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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16.
National Democratic Nominees.
FOR PRESIDENT,
II orace Greeley,
Op New Yore.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
J3. Gratz Brown,
Op Missouri.
FOB CONGRESS.
Gen. A. K. WRIGHT,
Op Richjioxd.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Fob the Ktatb at Laboe.
WASHINGTON POE nvnfmrrv'
\y t WOFFORD 01 BABTO.V.
JULIAN UAHTBIDGE Ap sniSCOGEE
H. L. BENNING OF MLbCOGLE.
ALTERNATES.
OEOBOE D. BICE OF HALL.
a if roLourrr of Dekalb.
a H HASSELL OF THOMAS.
ELI WARREN ■ - OF HOUSTON.
District Electors.
First DUtrict—H. G. Turner, of Brooks.
Second District—B. N. Ely, of Dougherty.
Third District—W. J. Hudson, of Harris.
Fourth District —J. M. Pace, of Newton.
Fifth District —Dr. H. R. Casey, of Columbia.
Sixth District— Jasper N. Dorsey, of Ilah.
Seventh District—E. D. Grahah, of Dade.
Alternates.
First District —J. Rivers, of Laurens.
Second District— A. L. Hawes, of Baker.
Third District—T. F. Smith, of Coweta.
Fourth District —T. F. Newell, of Baldwin.
Fifth District—A. M. Bodoebs, of Burke.
Sixth District—L. J. Allred, of Pickens.
Pis rict -B. A. Ai.cros, of DeKalb.
DEATH OF WM. H. SEWARD.-
The telegraph announces the death of
the Hon. W. H. Seward. He com
menced life’s career through friendly
aid in Georgia, but in the whole of
his career after leaving Georgia, there
is not a friendly act towards Georgia, to
which, at the close of that career we can
point, De mortals nihil nisi bonum.
Ourcnlogiura is nihil.
INDIANA.
Onr late returns confirm the elec
tion of Hendricks Governor of Indiana.
Tho associated press dispatches place his
majority, as a concession of his own op
ponents, at from three to fivo hundred.
Our private advices name a much larger
majority. Tho other Stato elections in
Indiana turned more upon personal in
fluence and interest in the character of
tho Legislature than upon any question
of general political interest. Senator
Morton’s term of service expiring on the
4th of March next, tho Republicans were
anxious to secure a Legislature favor
able to his re-eloction, and we are led to
believe intrigued with that design. No
particular interest attaching to the
gubernatorial contest, the vote for tho
candidates for Governor in this State,
therefore, represents fairly the strength
of the parties respectively. We count,
therefore, Indiana as Democratic be
yond doubt.
ONE I INDUED THOUSAND MA
JORITY NEXT TIME.
The Bullock rump again threaten
bayonet law at elections and political
persecutions in tho Conrts. Tho rump
assumes to be tho political agents of the
Administration. Farrow, tho conscience
keeper of tho late fugitive Governor—
Bullock’s Attorney-General for tho State
—comes to the foreground as captain
general of the rump, and loader under
bayonet laws in political persecution.
Roll up a majority of one hundred thou
sandjand Farrow, his hopes deferred and
designs defeated, will floe the State,
following the footsteps of tho illustrious
predecossor whom lie served as con
science keeper and legal adviser during
his rule of riot and plunder; and the
rump will take np their carpet-bags and
depart with him. „ Let us have, then, a
majority of one hundrod thousand for
poaco and reconciliation and deliver
anoo.
DISGRUNTLED.
Tho New York Times is terribly dis
gruntled by the overwhelming defeat in
Georgia, and becomes eloquent over the
wrongs which the wards of the nation
have to endure, declaring it to bo the
old story of tho Lion and tho Lamb.
Tho old subsidized philanthropist
would have been moved to tears could
ho have been present in a rural district,
and had seen a planter marching to the
polls at tho head of forty or fifty tenants;
the foreman of tho tenants bearing the
banner, “ Here’s Your Mulo ; Peace,
Reconciliation and Prosperity.” Per
haps the Times would have learned in
this, tho first step in the consolidation
of interests in tho New Era, which would
bo the Lion and which tho Lamb. We
are quite sure this Republican philan
thropist would have been moved to
tears had it witnessed the return of the
same party, after having deposited their
votes for tho Democratic nominees, to a
barbecue served near the sweet gurg
ling spring on tho old plantation home,
where innocent lambs and unoffending
porkers were slaughtered to commemo
rate the event; and would learn the les
son of thiyfutu re.
OUR STATE ELECTION.
Tho returns from our State election,
so far as heard from, show a Democratic
majority altogether beyond tho estimato
of tho most sanguine. The gain is not
confined to one portion of the State,
nor to any particular district, but is uni
form throughout the State, from the
mountains to tho seaboard. It does not
prevail in the black belt alone, but it is
equally marked in the Piedmont and
ultramontane regions, where there are
and never have been but few, if any, of
the black raoe citizens. The gain is par
ticularly marked in those counties where
Republican majorities were conceded
before the election, and where Republi
can majorities wore expected—where all
the officers of the county and the man
agers of the elections were open and
prononneed Radicals, holding over since
the days of our fugitive Governor, whose
absence has been so much lamented by
all lovers of justice and good order. In
the three sections of the State—Upper
Georgia, where there are no blacks, par
ticularly distinguished as “Union” or
anti-Robs, where the “ Red Strings,” as
they were called during the war, hold
the power ; Middle Georgia, where the
whites and the blacks are about evenly
divided, aud Lower Georgia, where the
black population predominates—the re
sult does not vary materially, either as
to the vote l polled or as to the increase
in the Democratic majority. We have
not yet full returns. The conditions for
a fair analysis of the vote are not, there
fore, at command. The indications are
t hat in the main there was neither effort,
nor the disposition for that effort, which
would bring the full Radical force into
tho field.
Go Abroad For News.— A dispatch
from Washington City to the New York
World on the election in Georgia con
taing amons other statements, one to the
effect that telegrams to Republican
headquarters from leading Radicals in
Georgia charged that the grossest frauds
and most fearful intimidation had been
practiced in the cities of Macon, Savan
nah and Augusta. This is certainly an
astonishing piece of information to the
people of this city. If there ever was a
fair election —an election where every
man voted just as he pleased, without any
fear of the consequences—where ample
room at the polls and plenty of time to
cast his ballot was given every voter—
that election was held in Richmond
county last Wednesday week. Not even
the Radicals themselves allege that any
intimidation was practiced against them,
but, on the contrary, admit that they
were whipped in a fair fight. It is hard
to imagine a baser falsehood than the
one contained in the dispatch, or a more
infamous oalumniator than its author.
St. Lons, October 12. —Fifteen busi
ness houses at White Hall, Illinois,
were burned yesterday.
TO BE REGRETTED.
The Atlanta Sun, of the Cth, an
nounces that an Electoral Ticket upon
sound Democratic principles, composed
of good and true men, upon whom the
Democracy of Georgia can rally with en
thusiasm, will, in a very few days, be
announced. We regret to learn this,
and trust that “a sober second thought
will operate to prevent any action that
, cannot tie productive of good, and may
work much harm. The Electoral Ticket
now before the people was selected, as
the platform in Georgia was made, after
consultation, keeping in view the unity
of the party and harmony in the State.
We do not believe that any essential
difference as to principle exists in the
ranks of the Democratic party of Geor
gia. We do not sec that any possible good
can be effocted by placing in the field
another Demo ?ratio ticket, but we think
wo foresee in such a movement much
harm by placir g two Democratic tickets
in the field. By all means let ns preserve
unity and harmony in the party.
THE APPEAL FOR AID BY THE
CAPTAINS OFTHE ELEPHANTS.
Potash Farrow, Hale, Jeff Long and
“ a private Irish gentleman from Bibb,”
are very vociferous in their appeals to
the Government for “protection.” This
rump of Bullock’s Radicals seek capital
to bring them again into notice. Hoping
for favor, they are attempting to raise
the old cry of persecution of Union men.
Farrow, the Captain-General of the Ele
phants, telegraphs that in all portions of
the State tlc-re has been “ nniversal and
outrageous interferences with the freed
man’s suffrage.” This shallow game for
profitable sympathy has been so thor
oughly played out, and may be so com
pletely exposed by a simple examination
of the returns from the mountain dis
trict, where there are but few, if any
freedmen, as well as by the returns from
the Southern districts of the State, where
there are but few white men to perpe
trate outrages, that even the Captain-
General of the Elephants must fail, and
the rump will be voted an incubus and
turned out by even Boast Butler himself
as worse than knaves—fools.
THE ELECTION IN THE GREAT
STATES.
Wo are not in possession of fnll elec
tion returns from the great States of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. But
the returns received so far forecast that
two at least of these States will give
their votes for tho re-election of General
Grant. These great States cast sixty
six electoral votes. The total vote of
tho electoral college is 367 from thirty
seven States. Heretofore we have
classed as certain beyond contingency
for Grant, Illinois, 21 ; lowa, 11 ; Kan
sas, 5 ; Maine, 7 ; Massachusetts, 13 ;
Michigan, 11; Minnesota, 5 ; Nevada, 3j
Nebraska, 3 ; Oregon, 3 ; Rhode Island,
4 ; South Carolina, 7 ; Vermont, 5 ;
Wisconsin, 11, and North Carolina, 10 ;
summing up one hundred and nineteen
votes. If to these be conceded tho
sixty-six votes of Pennsylvania, Ohio
aud Indiana, the result will be one hun
dred and eighty-five, or a majority of
the electorial college.
With us in tho South tho acceptance
of the nomination of Horace Greeley
held this significonce, peace and recon
ciliation —this and nothing more. This
is particularly true in Georgia, and it
was to this limit that discussion was
carried in tho late Gubernatorial cam
paign, so far as the canvass pertained
to the national administration. The
position was anomalous. Grant, an old
line Democrat before tho war, tho ex
ponent of hostility in tho enforcement
of Ku-Klnx laws, upon tho specions plea
that tho only way to effect the repeal of
obnoxious laws was to enforce them rig
idly, and Grant orators pointed to Gree
ley as thp power behind the throne—
greater than the throne itself—which
prompted those laws and made their en
forcement obligatory upon the occupant
of the Executive Chair. Greeley, on the
other hand, a life-long adversary before
the war —the admitted power behind the
throne—voluntarily came forward and
was accepted as tho standard-bearer in
this political contest, bearing the banner
of peace and reconciliation. Certainly,
therefore, as Horace Greeley has nobly
declared, whether Grant, who said, “Let
us have peace,” be re-elected, or wheth
er Horace Greeley, tho power behind
the throne, bearing the banner of peace
and reconciliation, be elected, the final
issue of the contest cannot bear else
than good fruit to the South—to the
whole country—as with this Presiden
tial contest dies tho direct issues
growing out of the war. Which
ever way the contest may be determined,
the South and tho whole country must
be gainers. But it must not be inferred
that partial telegraphic accounts are de
cisive, or that we should surrender upon
being heavily pressed by the columns of
the enemy upon great points in the pre
liminary engagement. It is the great
charge all along tho line, on the fifth of
November, that decides the day. Onr
latest telegraphic dispatches from In
diana go to show that Hendricks and
the banner of peace and reconciliation
have proved triumphant upon a hard
fonght field.
A triumph in Indiana means a olose
fight in November; for if that State has
been carried in the late election for
Governor, it will be surely carried for
Greeley in November by an increased
majority. Victory in Indiana makes the
issue in the final contest to rest upon the
doubtful States of Arkansas, Connecti
cut, Florida, New Hampshire, Louis
iana and Mississippi. Victory in any
three of these States, with Indiana, se
cures the final triumph of the banner of
Peace and Reconciliation—a consumma
tion most devoutly to be wished. The
South and the whole country, then,
have every interest that the issue should
be vigorously pressed, and that our ban
ner, borno triumphantly, shall, by vic
tory, make sure and lasting the founda
tions of peace and prosperity.
A SPECIMEN BRICK.
The defeated Radicals of Georgia
seem to be making vigorous efforts to
have the military sent back to this State.
Tho Republican papers are flooded with
villianons falsehoods, published for the
purpose of “firing the Northern heart”
and inducing Grant to attempt to over
awe our people with bayonets. Asa
specimen brick, we publish the follow
ing letter from a “Citizen of Georgia,”
which appeared in a recent issue of the
Cincinnati Gazette:
The election was carried Wednesday
in this State by fraud, force, gunpowder,
and lead. Colored men and white Jlc
publicans tecre shot down like sheep
killing dogs , at the polls, for daring to
exercise the right given them by the
Constitution to vote, or use the elective
franchise.
In this county, where the Republi
cans have a clear majority of 700, and
east 2,000 to 2,500 votes, only about 200
were polled yesterday. Early in the
morning, or 'rather at midnight, the
Democrats took possession of the polls
(at Macon), and voted about 450 votes
by half-past 7 o’clock in the morning,
and when the Republicans formed a line
to march to the polls, without arms,
knife, or stick, the Democrats com
menced firing upon them, and being un
armed, they broke and ran from danger,
and notwithstanding they ran, the devils
continued to fire, shooting them down
like dogs. *****
If Grant is defeated thousands of ns
will leave our native homes and move
North for safety. The State government
will not protect us. A military govern
ment many of us would welcome as a
blessing. Then our wives and children
would be safe.
You will see Democratic statements
putting it (the Macon affair) all upon
the colored men, bnt I declare to you in
advance that it will be, and is, an in
famous lie. Nobody is responsible for
it but Democrats, and if Greeley is
elected, there will commence a war of
races, and the poor ignorant colored
man will be destroyed. You have no
idea of the reign of terror that will pre
vail in the South. lam even now afraid
to show myself or expose myself at
home after dark at my own door ; and
yet I have been a member of the church
and an acceptable minister of the Gos
pel for twenty years, and am now living
in one hail mile from where I was
raised.
AN HONEST CONFESSION.
A correspondent of tho New York
Times, in the issue of the Bth instant,
makes this confession as to the charac
ter of thp Radical party in Georgia, in
accounting for their late overwhelming
defeat:
The mass of our voters are ignorant
colored men, and there are Lnt few i
white men to lead and direct them.
True, every word of it. The mass
were ignorant colored men—the most ig
norant of the class—and the other
moiety were knaves and rascals; and the
few—very few—white men who under
took to lead and direct this mass of ig
norance and knavery was an infamous
Radical Rump, without the influence of
either numbers or respectability; who
had often deceived and deluded their
adherents by lying promises and false
hopes, with painted mules and phantom
acres. The Times commends the letter
of its correspondent as being from a
Republican from Savannah, and there
fore deserving “careful attention.” A
no very careful analysis of its correspon
dent’s letter leads the attention to the
following wants of the Grant Radical
party in the State of Georgia; Want of
brains, want of money, want of num
bers; and the legitimate deduction
is that the whole mass is a com
pound of ignorance easily duped, and
villainy, plastic and pliant enough for
any design. This is a Republican pic
ture of the Rump Republican party of
Georgia. How do you like it ?
The Presidential Election. —The
St. Louis Republican draws attention
to the fact that the Presidential election
will not take place, as is generally be
lieved, the same day in all the States.
It will begin in Louisiana "on the 4th of
November. All the other States, except
Texas, will vote on the sth, and Texas
will close np the business with a four
days’ election, from the sth to the Bth
inclusive. Louisiana is required to vote
on the 4th—one day in advance of the
other States—by a special act of Con
gress at its last session. Why, the Re
publican adds, this enactment was
passed, it is hard to conjecture, unless
for the reason that the Administration
party want to use their expected victory
in Louisiana to assist them in other
States. The four days’ voting in Texas
is simply a device adopted by the Radi
cal Legislature of that State several
years ago for the purpose of trotting
negroes from one precinct to another,
and thus increasing the Radical voto.
Push on the Column,
To the Democratic Party in Georgia:
The conflict is over. The battle has
been fought, and wo have achieved a
brilliant, a decisive victory. All honor
to those who have “so nobly dared and
done;” but they must not rest on their
arms, nor lean oil their swords, until the
enemy, now defeated, is routed and his
forces destroyed. Linger not among the
spoils of the battle field to recount your
struggles or chant your pious of victory,
but close up your ranks, pnsh on the
column, and prevent him from rallying
to save his broken fortunes. Your vic
tory will not be complete if, by indiffer
ence or over-confidence, you suffer him
again to make a decisive stand. Cease
not your efforts, weary not in your du
ties, stop not your pursuit until his fly
ing hosts beg for quarters and give up
the conflict. The struggle through
which you have passed has been for
Georgia alone; yon must now unite your
forces with the grand army of Reform
and Conciliation that is marching toward
the nation’s capital, determined not to
aheatli tho sword or furl the banner un
til the one is wreathed with garlands of
victory, and the other floats in triumph
over the White House in Washington.
Georgia speaks no uncertain sound,
but clear, ringing notes. She sounds
words of cheer and greeting to her sister
States. Redeemed herself, her chains
broken, her spirits cheered and reas
sured, she will join Cincinnati and Balti
more in breaking the bonds from limbs
now fettered ; in restoring liberty to the
people, self-government to the States
and harmony and good will to the
Union. The object is commendable, the
purpose patriotic, the field inviting.
Falter not in your duty ; but go on bat
tling for the right until constitutional
government is restored, and the people,
North and South, East and West, shall
be united in feeling, united in interest,
united in “the bonds of a common”
Union. For this the battle yon have so
nobly fought and so gloriously won was
waged, and for this you must still fight
until, in November next, you can pro
claim from the citadel of civil liberty
that,
1 ‘Freedom’s battle onee begun,
Bequeath’d from bleeding siro to son
Though baffled oft”
At last is won!
Preserve, then, your organization in
tact. Have some fallen on tho field, or
deserted by the wayside ? Fill up the
ranks and unite the broken column, and
with freemen’s will and freemen’s daring,
march on to conquest and to victory.
To the Liberal Republicans who have
aided us so gallantly in the struggle, we
acknowledge with gratitude their valua
ble services, and with their aid in the
coming conflict we will overthrow the
party in power, whose corruptions they
have denounced, and whose usurpations
they have so fearlesvly exposed.
To the Execntive Committeemen in
the Districts, I would urgo increased ac
tivity. See to it that your Congression
al Districts are organized and canvassed,
for our Congressmen can be, and must
be, triumphantly elected.
To the sub-electors, whoso services our
committee so gratefully recognize, I
can only say, persevere in your good
work ; perfect your organizations, rally
your county forces and let each and all
of us determine to stay not onr hands
until we have reclaimed the sacred tem
ple, and instituted anew the pure wor
ship of the builders around the holy al
tars of constitutional liberty.
On then, good men, true men, to duty
aud in November next we will plant onr
banners upon the walls of the nation’s
capital, and “sing again our temple
songs in reclaimed Jerusa’em.”
Thos. Hardeman, Jr.,
Chairman State Dem. Ex. Com.
Democratic papers please copy.
Another Electoral Ticket in the
Field. —At the meeting of the State Ex
ecutive Committee of tho “Straights,”
held in Atlanta Wednesday, the follow
ing electoral ticket was put in the field:
For the State at Large—Purmedus
Reynolds, of Newton; W. H. Weems, of
Fulton. Alternates—H. F. Andrews, of
Wilkes; S. A. McNeil, of Randolph.
First District—M. L. Mershon, of
Glynn county. Alternate—H. H. Perry,
of Burke.
Second District—F. L. Guerry, of
Quitman. Alternate— A. W. Harrison,
of Randolph.
Third District—J. A. Woodward, of
Dooly. Alternate—E. D. Alfriend, of
Lee.
Fourth District—Henry Pitrsons, of
Talbot. Alternate—Miles Edwards, of
Douglas.
Fifth District—George McDowell, of
Pike. Alternate— P. 0. Jacob, of Mon
roe.
Sixth District—H. J. Bates, of New
ton county. Alternate —J. W. Burney,
of Jasper.
Seventh District—A. 8. Atkinson, of
Cobb, Alternate—F. F. Bailey, of Cobb, j
Eighth District—Miles W. Lewis, of j
Greene. Alternate—J. H. Casey, of!
McDuffie.
Ninth District—G. M. Xetherland, of;
Rabun. Alternate—John L. Ezzard, of j
Forsyth.
John- A. Wimfet Caught at Last !
As our readers remember, a United
States warrant for the arrest of the no
torious John A. Wimpey, of Dahlonega,
charging him with forging pensions, was
recently placed in the hands of a United
States Deputy Marshal, who proceeded
immediately to Mr. Wimpey's home in
Lumpkin county, but by a sharp strata
gem Mr. Wimpey eluded the officer by
leaping out of the back window and flee
ing to the woods.
After several days of pursuit and fruit
less search, the officer returned. He,
however, went back again to Lnmpkin
county, and instituted a close surveil
lance on Mr. Wimpey’s home. Oh Mon
day morning he was arrested, just as he
returned from his retreat in the forest.
He reached here yesterday afternoon,
and was lodged in jail. He will be ar
raigned before the United States Court
to-dav, we learn. It is stated that he
had the forged receipts of pensions upon
his person. —Atlanta Sun, 2d.
Successful Tampering with a Wit
ness.—There was a curious instance of
tampering with a witness and the results
thereof in a recent murder case in Ken
tucky. A man, named Roberts, was ac
cused of killing one Coates, and was
committed for trial without bail on the
testimony of a sister of the deceased.
After indictment Roberts was released
on bail, and immediately commenced to
pay his addresses to the dangerous wit
ness, and before the trial came on had
married her. He was acquitted for want
of evidence.
CAMPAIGN NOTES.
Hon. Montgomery Blair estimates the j
majority for Greeley in Maryland at j
from 15,000 to 20,000.
Senator Johnson, who has been ac
tively engaged in canvassing Southwest
ern Virginia, is of opinion that Greeley
will get from 18,000 to 25,000 majority
in Virginia. The Straight-Out vote is
put down as small—not over 500, and
for every vote thus lost, it is confidently
anticipated that there will be a gain of
four or five Liberal Republican votes.
An Important Matter.
Editors Chronicle & Sentinel:
Let ns not, in the midst of other ex
citing events, forget that a very impor
tant duty will devolve on the legal voters
of this county on the first Saturday in
November next. On that day, under
the provisions of our local school law,
as passed, by tho General Assembly, the
voters of each ward, district and in
corporated town or village, are to elect
three freeholders from their number as
members of the Board of Education
one for a term of three years, one for a
term of two years, and one for a term of
one year.
The Board thus elected are required
to meet at the Court House for organi
zation on the second Saturday in Jan
uary, 1873.
This is an important work. Let us
start right. We should select our best
men for the positions to be filled. It is
but just, that with other qualifications,
they should possess liberality and bo
willing to lend an honest effort to inau
gurate the new system auspiciously and
to make it a success. There need'be no
divisions among us.
The fact that the public schools of the
county have been closed since last June,
and that the Houghton Institute is the
only public school now in operation,
has served to arouse tho people to an
appreciation ot the importance of the
work before them. Without a good
system of public schools, there w r ill be
no education for hundreds of boys and
girls in this city and county.
It is not too early to fix upon suitable
gentlemen as Trustees. I repeat, let us
have our best men—men full of energy
and free from prejudice. The Board is
to select the County School Commis
sioner, upon whom will rest the organi
zation, grading and proper management
of the schools and the direction of the
teachers’ normal classes.
I could mention tho names of two
gentlemen, either of whom would be
hailed as just the man for County
School Commissioner; but I shall not
now do so.
Under our local law we can do what is
being done in Chatham, Muscogee,
Bibb and Fulton. Shall we not say, we
must do it ? What say the people ?
Citizen.
A Voice From Greene.
Editors Chronicle & Sentinel:
The election for Governor and mem
bers of tlio Legislature produced less
interest than usual in this county. With
stringency in money and cotton fields
white for picking, politics were held sub
ordinate. Tho result is, that Greene
alone, of all the counties in tho Eighth
District, has gone Radical. This mor
tifies us. It was accomplished mainly
by the more thorough organization of
the Radical party hero under Mr. Clay
ton and other leaders. This gontlcman
first called into requisition the services
of the defeated candidate for Governor.
Then came Fisher, and finally a grand
pow-wow was held at a place in the out
skirts of the town, called Canaan, where
there is a colored church, at which the
Radical Congressional candidate for the
Eighth District presided, and intro
duced Prince, of your city, as speaker
first, and then, as he styled him, the
Honorable Mr. Belcher, with the ex
hortation to give the Democrats “ a
little more grapo,” after the manner of
Capt. Bragg in the Mexican war. It
looked a little unseemly for an individ
ual aspiring to Congressional honors to
preside over a negro rabble made up
mainly of women and children, and ex
hort a colored man to war upon the
white Democrats, and then assist in
putting in nomination a negro candi
date to run against two of onr most re
spectable citizens for the Legislature,
and aid in his election. It is not strange,
therefore, that a huge effigy dangled in
front of the Court House to commemo
rate his patriotic services. Whether the
intelligent constituency of the Eighth
District will consider him a proper ex
ponent of their civilization is yet to be
seen. Greene.
Farrow and Conley Call for United
States Soldiers. — The Atlanta Herald,
of yesterday, says :
“ The guilty fleeth when no man pur
sneth,” is a truism which a sane man
cannot doubt who has observed tho con
duct of some of the Radical officials of
late in this State. The climax was
reached on yesterday by, Conley aud
Farrow, when they had put their little
brains together to devise some manner
by which their nefarious game of array
ing the white and colored people against
each other, culminated by them in
ostensibly taking counsel of their fears;
that calling upon the commandaut of
the military to furnish them protection
while they discharged the duties devolv
ing upon them in the further investiga
tion of the charges against some of our
citizens for the allegel offense of having
violated tho Enforcement Laws.
A squad of twelve soldiers were
marched from the barrltcks to Commis
sioner Conley’s Court Room, under
command of Capt. Wm. Mills, Second
Regiment United States Army, where
they were held for the protection of the
Court. Maj. Smythe, the United States
Marshal, made the requisition for the
soldiers only upon the order of Conley,
at tho suggestion of Farrow, who pro
fessed to be greatly alarmed.
The counsel for’the prisoners, despair
ing of accomplishing anything for the
relief of their clients before a Court de
termined to bind them over, and in view
of the presence of the soldiers in the
Court room in a period of profound
peaco, waived further examination, and
elected to give bond for their appear
ance at the next term of the United
States Circuit Court. The Commission
er fixed the bond at $3,000 in the case of
each of the following prisoners ; S. P.
Wells, S. E. Morris, J. G. Brazelton,
J. D. Wootten, Thos. Jone3, W. P.
Lights, C. W. Hunt, George W. Simp
son and James R. Ballanger.
The warrants against W. L. Morris,
R. H. Clarke, Jr., Barney Lee, and Sid
Holland, were dismissed by Farrow.
Death in a Railroad Cab. — The
Richmond Whig, of Friday, gives the
following particulars of the death of
Henry Bridgers, the eldest son of
Hon. R. R. Bridgers, President of the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Com
pany, who died at the depot of the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, in
that city, on Thursday morning last :
The deceased had been suffering for
a year or more past with consumption,
and he had been spending the Summer
among the Virginia Springs in hope of
being improved, but he was destined to
be disappointed. His father, hearing
of his feeble condition, 'went for him
with a private car fitted up with beds,
and they left the Rockbridge Alum
Springs Wednesday morning. Arriving
here Wednesday night too late to pro
ceed further, the coach was placed near
the depot of the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad, and his father and
brother occupied it with him. About
1 o'clock he became restless, and upon*
his father trying to assist him in getting
up, expired. Dr. Frank Cunningham
was called in and rendered every as
sistance that could be given, but the
vital spark had fled. The body was
carried to Tarboro to be interred in the
faniilv burial ground.
Mr.' Bridgers had just entered his
twenty-first year, and was a young man
of superior'talents and high moral
character. He graduated at the Vir
ginia Military Institute with high
honors, and, as assistant professor, en
joyed a high reputation.
Internal Revenue License.— The
New York Journal of Commerce, in
answer to a letter of inquiry as to
whether 'when a firm has paid the inter
nal revenue license for a year, and a dis
solution takes place before the period
expires the other partner can continue
the busines on that license, answers in
the negative, and asserts that while the
construction of the law is harsh, the de
partment has decided that any change
of title makes it necessary to obtain a
new license, even in case of the death of
one member of the firm where the sue- 1
oessors desire to continue the business.
FATHER AND SON.
Fearful Tragedy lu Savannali—At
tempted Parricide and Successful
Suicide— A Son Shoots His Father and
Kills Himself— Agony or the Mother.
j SPECIAL TEI.EGF.AiI TO THE CHRONICLE
AND SENTINEL.]
Savannah, Ga., October 11.
iIEETINO OF FATHER AND SON.
This morning, between ten and eleven ;
o’clock, Alexander Dillon, son of Mr.
David R. Dillon, banker, entered his
father’s office, pale and partly laboring
under some mental excitement. He
entered the room of the office, where
his father transacts his private business, i
THE FATHER UPBRAIDS Hlil.
On seeing him the father began to
repremand him in a very severe and
harsh manner.
YOUNG DILLON SHOOTS HIS FATHER.
The young man said he would not
put np with the language his father
had used on previous occasions and, in
the excitement of the moment, drew
his pistol and fired three times at his
father—all three balls taking effect, one
in the right arm, another in the head
and the third in the thigh.
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE.
After committing this act, he shot
himself in the breast. He was then taken
into the adjoining room, occupied by
Mr. Phillips, who seated him in a chair,
where he expired in about twenty
minutes. The wounds inflicted on the
father are not of a dangerous character.
ERRONEOUSLY THINKING HE HAD KILLED
HIS PARENT.
No doubt the son thought he had
killed his father, and concluded to end
his own life.
A MOTHER’S LOVE.
Tho mother, on hearing of the fear
ful and heart-rending tragedy, rushed
out of her house and down the street
to the office, screaming, lamenting,
abusing and threatening the father for
what she supposed to be his act. On
reaching the office, she endeavored to
get access to the room where Mr. David
Dillon was, but was refused admittance.
She then entered the room where the
dead body of her son lay.
AND A MOTHER’S ANGUISH.
The scene that followed beggars de
scription. All the agonized feelings of
a bereaved mother were given vent to.
She moaned and wailed over tho lifeless
body of her son, and, with tearful eyes
and heavy groans, kissed his cold cheek.
There was scarcely a dry eye among the
crowd of lookers on that pressed around
on every side.
THE FATHER CALM AND COLLECTED.
Mr. Dillon sat on a chair in his office
calm and collected, while his wounds
were attended to.
Coroner Sheftall visited the scene of
the tragedy at about noon, and held an
inquest over tho body of young Dillon.
THE INVESTIGATION AND THE VERDICT.
The verdict rendered, after a patient
examination of witnesses, was that “the
deceased came to his death by a gun
shot wound inflicted by his own hand.”
1?. A. T.
More Radical Slanders.— The Geor
gia scalawags and carpet-baggers still
continue their howls to Grant for
martial law and military rule in this
State. Gen. Grant’s organ, the New
York Times, publishes daily its column
of “Ku-Klux outrages” and “rebel
murders” from Georgia. The slander
mill, which two years ago was run in
Atlanta by Bullock’s Private Secretary,
Eugene Davis, now seems to bo in opera
tion all over the State, and the telegraph
wires bond beneath their daily burdens
of falsehoods. In tho Times, of the
eighth instant, we find a letter from
Savannah, a column in length, which
gives a harrowing account of rebel atro
cities all over the State. The writer
begs that a regiment of United State3
soldiers be sent here for the Presi
dential election. He says in one portion
of his letter:
This whole State is under the control
of the Ku-Klux organization. Only a
day or two ago, in Emanuel county, a
Ku-Klux who had been apprehended by
the United States Marshal was rescued
from his custody while waiting at Sta
tion No. Central Railroad, by a band
of about fifty men.
It is most important that some means
for protection be provided to aid us in
carrying on this unequal fight for our
lives almost.
The Democratic papers in Savannah
have proven the falsity of the charges
made against tho good men of that city.
Wo are convinced that the statement
about Emanuel county is equally untrue.
Neither in Augusta or Savannah—both
in daily railway communication with
that point—has anything been heard of
this terrible engagement at No. OJ, be
tween an United States Marshal and a
“band of fifty men.” But the Radicals
care not how monstrous the untruth if
it answers their purpose. What they
wish is, to havo the State over-awed by
Grant’s bayonets next November, and to
accomplish this they care not how many
slanders they publish to the world.
Debts of the States. —The amount of
the debts of the different States of the
Union foots up an enormous aggregate.
Taken in detail, their liabilities range
from 837,879,350 to s3oo,ooo—New York
having the largest, and lowa the small
est. Louisiana ranks next to* New
York, $30,244,752. The debt of Massa
chusetts is only a trifle smaller than that
of North Carolina, $29,500,664, and
about $3,000 more than that of Pennsyl
vania, which is S2S, 056,876. Alabama is
credited with a debt of $25,181,967; Mis
souri, $20,869,000; Georgia, South Car
olina, Maryland and Arkansas range
from $18,267,500. to $11,200,000. The
debt of Ohio is $500,000 more than tliat
of Maine, $7,212,000, and Florida’s debt
is $461,435 less than Connecticut’s,
which is $5,799,300. Indiana, Texas and
California are between three and four
millions each in debt; Now Jersey and
Rhode Island about the same, $2,500,-
000. The debt of New Hampshire is
$1,968,000; Nevada, $760,000; Vermont,
$412,000; and Oregon, $300,177. These
are entirely separate from the national
debt.
The Regatta Association of South
Carolina. — The News, of Thursday, gives
the following highly gratifying account
of the state of aquatics iu Charleston:
“A large meeting of the Regatta Asso
ciation of South Carolina was held at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms yes
terday. Many of the most influential
merchants of Charleston were present.
Letters from prominent citizens in va
rious parts of the State, promising their
support, were read, as also a large num
ber of letters of application for mem
bership. The roll of membership is
already quite large. The members of
the Association are desirous of bringing
about several rowing and yacht races, as
well as a parade of the fire department
and of the various rifle and sabre clubs,
to take place next Spring, simultaneous
ly with ther Schutzenfest, In other
words, they propose to get up a grand
gala week. The rowing clubs of this
city are making preparations to purchase
‘shell’ racers. One club has already
raised S2OO for that purpose. ”
Funeral of an Old Chablestonian.
—The funeral services of Mr. James
Armstrong, an old and esteemed citizen
of Charleston, took place in that city on
Thursday morning, at St. Mary’s Church,
Hasel street, where a solemn Requiem
High Mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father Northrop, assisted by Revs.
Father Quigley and L. Northrop. Mr.
Armstrong was a native of Derry, Ire
land, but he came to Charleston at an
early age, and engaged in mercantile
pursuits. He has lived there ever since,
and had become identified with its his
tory. He was, for over twenty-five years,
a member of the Hibernian Society, and
was also a member of the Catholic In
stitute. He was intense in his love for
Ireland, and charity never appealed to
him in vain. His remains were attend
ed to their last resting place by a large
concourse of mourning friends and rela
tives.
On the River. I
From the Savannah Advertiser, of
yesterday, we get the following river)
items :
NEGRO WOMAN DROWNED.
Justus the steamer Katie, from Au
gusta, reached her wharf, a negro
woman belonging to Paraehuela, S. 0.,
while walking upon the guards of the
steamer, fell overboard, and although
every effort to save her by the aid of the
ropes, was made, which fell over her
head, she failed to grasp them, and the
unfortunate creature was drowned. Her
body had not been recovered up to a
late hour last night.
SUDDEN DEATH ON THE CLYDE.
Paul Daniel, a negro man, deck hand
on board the steamer Clyde, was found
dead in the water closet during the last
passage of the boat from Augusta to
that city. It "is supposed that ho died
from a congestive chill, superinduced
by inattention to himself and unneces
sary exposure. His body was put ashore
at Sister’s Ferry for burial.
FELL OVERBORD AND DROWNED.
During the passage of the steamer
Clyde from Augusta to Savannah, Hen
ry Gibson, one of the iiremen on the
boat, fell overboard, at Hudson's Ferry,
and was drowned. He rose once and
hallowed, but before assistance could
reach him he disappeared and was seen
I no more, although a boat was sent to
search for him.
Killed While Attempting to F.s
cape.—Most of our city readers remem
ber the very daring maimer in which
the store of Messrs. Geo. T. Jackson &
j Cos. was robbed, some eighteen months
or two years ago, by a gang of thieves
from the North. Three of tho number—
Lee Whiteliouse, Morris and Murphy—
were arrested, and another made his es
cape after dangerously shooting a po
liceman. The three who were captured
were all sentenced to the penitentiary
for four years each. Whiteliouse, though
a very young man, was intelligent,
shrewd and bold, and evidently tho
leader of the party. While in jail he
made an attempt to escape, which was
detected and frustrated, and it was gen
erally believed that Grant, Alexander &
Cos. would be unable to retain him long.
Information received yesterday through
an ex-convict from this city, who has
just returned from the Air-Line Hail-,
road, states that he did malio tho at
tempt, but was killed by a guard. Tho
affair occurred on tho 4tli day of July.
It appears that Whiteliouse was at work
some distance from the rest of the con
victs, but under the custody of two
guards. While the attention of • one of
the guards was distracted, Whiteliouse
suddenly turned upon the other and at
tempted to take his gun away. The
sentinel, though surprised, resisted, and
while the struggle was progressing tho
other guard came to tho rescuo and shot
Whiteliouse dead upon the spot.
A short time afterwards Morris also
attempted to get away. He managed to
elude the vigilance of tho guards, slip
ped unperceived out of the stockado
and made his escape to the woods. His
absence was soon discovered, and a force
of the guards, accompanied by a num
ber of hounds, started in pursuit. Af
ter makjng a brilliant run of fully live
miles, tlie strength and bottom of tlio
fugitive failed him, and he was caught
by tho dogs and carried back to camp.
Congressional Nomination in t hh Old
Fourth District. —The Democrati e Con
gressional Convention of the old Fourth
District assembled at Forsytb, on "Tues
day, to nominate a candidate for Cos n
gress to fill tho unexpired term of Hon.
T. J. Speer, deceased. Tho two-thirds:
rule was adopted by tho Convention.
The following gentlemen were placed
in nomination : Col. M. Grieve, of Bald
win; Col. H. D. Capers, of Newton;
Col. W. A. Eeid, of rutnam ; Col. E.
S. Griffin, of Twiggs ; Col. E. W. Beck,
of Spalding.
On the ninth ballot the name of Col.
Grieve was withdrawn. On tho thirty
first ballot tho name of Col. Capers was
withdrawn, and on tho thirtieth the
name of Col. Griffin was withdrawn.
After the fifty-third ballot, a commit
tee of conference, consisting of one from
each county, was appointed by tlie
Chair to agree upon and recommend to
the Convention tho name of some suita
ble person upon whom they could har
monize.
The committee, after an absence of
half an hour, reported the name of Col.
E. W. Beck, of Griffin. The report
was received and adopted, and, upon
motion, the nomination of Col. Beck
was made unanimous.
A. N. V.—General Fitz Lee publishes
the following call, wliich will be read
with lively interest by many others than
those to whom it is specially addressed.
The address reads :
“The next annual meeting of the Vir
ginia division of the army o f Northern
Virginia will take place in Richmond,
on the 31st October, 1872. General
John B. Gordon, of Georgia, will ad
dress them on the occasion. Soldiers
and sailors who participated in the
meeting held on the 3d November, 1871,
in Richmond, are requested to send
their names and those of the commands
to which they belonged to Colonel
Joseph Mayo, Jr., Secretary of the .As
sociation at Richmond,*f°r enrollment.
Others desirous of becoming members
are referred to Article II of the Cor. sti
tution, as follows : ‘ Such persons ordy
shall be eligible to membership as shall
have honorably served in the Army < 'f
Northern Virginia, and all residents o. c
Virginia who have rendered honorable
service under the Confederate flag, on
land or sea, may be elected auxiliary
members.’ A full attendance is earnest
ly requested.”
A New Religious Project in Savan
nah. — From the News we learn that for
sometime past a movement has been on
foot in Savannah, lookiug to the open
ing of the theatre on Sunday evening
for religions services. The originator
of this project is, we believe, Rev.
Mr. T. C. Stanley, pastor of St. Mat
thew’s Church, and he has worked faith
fully in its interests. In England, ser
vices of this character are held in several
of the theatres, and have been found
to be productive of much good. It is
designed to have during the Winter a
series of lectures especially addressed to
the young men of the city. The pro
ceedings will be opened with religious
services, followed by the lecture. It
is purposed to invito distinguished di
vines of this and other cities to assist
in this laudable movement. Bisliop
Beckwith, it is stated, lias expressed liis
willingness to deliver lectures whenever
his onerous duties will permit, and to
lend all the assistance in his power. Wo
understand that this project will be in
augurated in about three weeks.
Magnificent Iron Enterprise in
Georgia. —A private letter to an official
of the South and North Railroad gives
an account of the purchase of iron-yield
ing lands, in the neighborhood of Cedar
Valley, during the past five months, by
Captain Griffith, through his partner,
West, of New York, a son-in-law of G.
W. Browning (whoso and West’s wealth
is reckoned by the millions). It seems
they have been doing it very quietly to
avoid any excitement. About 20,000
acres is the amount of land purchased,
costing about 875,000, upon which are
inexhaustible beds of iron ore, pro
nounced by Wes l (who is a practicable
iron man) to be very superior. They
intend to go to work at once erecting
two large furnaces, of 20 tons each ca
pacity, &c., &c.; and he says the freights
from them will yield daily to the N. &
S. R. R. 8100. Other parties now are
looking around in that county with the
same object in view, and Polk county is
in a great “flutter” over it.
New York, October 10.—Oswald Ot
tenderffer positively declines the Tam
many nomination for Mayor.
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
Wliat the Press Says.
[From tho Mow York Tribune.]
INDIANA AND VICTORY.
Writing before tbo October elections,
we said : “If our friends carry either
one of tho three States we shall have
the better chance of success in Novem
ber. The other side must carry all three
to give them the better prospect.”
We have carried one of them, and
the one most desperately contested.
Wo have overthrown the ablest of the
cabal that led the President to his ruiu
—we would say also the most unscru
pulous, if, in this hour of Pennsyl
vania’s shame, wo could forgot Simon
Cameron. Thomas A. Hendricks is elect
ed Governor of Indiana.
We have no desire to underrate the
gravity of tho situation. We have been
counted out of Pennsylvania, which we
should have carried. Wo could easily
have dispensed with its votes in the
Electoral College ; but tho moral effect
of the loss is depressing to a greater
extent than the number of electoral
votes would indicate. Tho work is
mado harder for us in Now York
harder for our brethren in all the
States we mean to carry, by the triumph
of Cameron’s money, iu tho success of
of the penitentiary candidate. From
this day till the first Tuesday Novem
ber we shall have upon us a steady,
coiitiuons strain.
But wo shall win! Our Liberal Re
publicans did well in Pennsylvania. In
parts of Ohio they won signal victory,
while the Grant majority in the State is
handsomely reduced. In Indiana -the
Liberal and Democratic victory has been
won in tlie face of such efforts to kill
tlie free suffrages of a State by importa
tion and by midnight ciphering as even
Morton never before attempted, and
neither he nor anybody can again
achieve.
And now we are iu tho open field! It
is no longer possible to concentrate a
Cabinet, a Treasury, all tho patronage
and all the money of tho National Ad
ministration on two pr three States.—
Thirty-seven States cannot be gagged in
a night, like North Carolina and Penn
sylvania, or overpowered by sheer weight
like Maine. On the broader field tbo
contest assumes a fairer aspect; and In
diana gives ns the omen of victory.
Under her inspiration tho splendid Lib
eral Republican and Democratic organi
zations in Hlinois declare they can win;
and, knowing theirworkandtheirpowor,
we believe them. Consider once more
the list of States as it may fairly be
placed to-day, in the light of the elec
tions within a week in Georgia, Connec
ticut and Indiana:
For Grant. Electors.
lowa 11
Kansas 5
Maine 7
Massachusetts . 13
Michigan 11
Nebraska 3
Nevada 3
Ohio 22
Oregon 8
South Carolina. 7
Vermont 5
Pennsylvania .. 29
Total 119
For Greeley. Electors.
Alabama 10
Arkansas 0
Connecticut.... 6
Delaware 3
Florida 4
Georgia 11
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 8
Maryland 8
Missouri 15
New Jersey.... 9
New York 35
Tennessee 12
Texas 8
Virginia 11
West Virginia.. 5
Indiana 15
Total 178
'Leaving still seriously contested
Rhode Island.. 4
New Hampshire 5
North Carolina. 10
Wisconsin 10
California...... f>
Illinois 21
Minnesota 5
Mississippi.... 8
That loaves us but six votes to win
from the doubtful States; it leaves Grant
sixty-five. On that showing, who can
doubt which side the chances lie?—
Illinois would elect Mr. Groeley—or
North Carolina, or California, or Min
nesota. lach is promising; either one
of the four would settle the fight.—
Courage, friends ! the enemy have dono
their worst; we have wrested Indiana
from their grasp, and tho way to final
victory is clear!
don’t give ut> the ship.
[From tlio Chicago Tribune ]
The most noticeablo fact of the can
wass in these States, a3 weli as in the
previous ones in North Carolina, Ver
mont and Maine, is that tho Adminis
tration party had all tho money, all the
oi bee-holders, all of tho election ma
chinery, most of the large corporations,
and. all the adventitious aid which help
to decide a'doubtful contest. Another
instructive fact is that a percentage of
the I lemocratic vote was cast for the Re
publican ticket large enough to offset
tho Lliberal Republican vote in each of
the th ree States. Although this change
has resulted in the success of the ticket
which we deem opposed to the best in
terest O’s the country, it points to a
speedy dissolution of both the old par
ties, and this we canuot but regard as a
benefit to the whole people. It is im
possible that tho Republican party
should long hold together without any
principles to contend for or promote. The
cry that, the liberties of the blacks are
still in danger—which has after all been
the most-potent weapon of the canvass
—being not true in point of fact, will
not avail much longer. Tlie Liberal
party is the party of the future, not
withstanding the adverse result of
yesterday’s election.
To the Liberals of Illinois, to the
Liberals everywhere, we say, Go on
bravely in the path you have entered ;
your cause is just, your principles are
as necessary to the preservation of good
government to-day as they were yester
day. It is still possible to elect your
excellent State ticket in Illinois. We shall
yield nothing in our zeal for Greeley and
Koerner so long as their is a vote to be
gained or an inch of ground to contend
for; and after the contest is over, we
shall still contend for the grand and
ennobling principles of peace, reconcil
iation, and reform, wliich are more
precious to us than any party or any
men.
THE FIGHT JUST BEGUN.
[From the Cincinnati Enquirer.]
Whatever may be the exact result of
the elections, yesterday, in the three
great States of Ohio, Indiana, and
Pennsylvania, they must not in any event
be permitted to relax the energies of the
friends of Greeley and Brown. In com
parison with the great battle of Novem
ber, when 37 States are to be heard from,
the fight yesterday was but a heavy
skirmish along the lines. If wo had
been successful in Maine, it would not
do’ to rest upon our laurels, for if we did
we might and probably would find wo
had a victory at Ligny only to bo de
cisively and forever beaten at Waterloo.
Trite as it is, there is no motto that
should be kept before the people as that
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liber
ty.” Even if wo had won the most
glorious victory, we could ndt allow the
watchfires to burn less brightly, or to
have our sentinels less strongly posted
in front of our lines. But if defeated
in any part of the field, or in all of it,
we must be more stirring, and prepare
for the great conflict of November. We
may rely upon it that Greeley and Brown
are far stronger than any of our local
candidates. There are, as wo have
shown fr*m the beginning, thousands of
Republicans who had made up their
minds to vote against Grant and in favor
of Greeley, and that nothing would in
duce to vote for any local or State ticket
that was not labeled and understood to
be Republican. We shall have the ad
vantage of this vote in November, and
it is far larger than the Grant men calcu
late on, as they will find to their sorrow.
In the election just passed the Grant
men had every advantage. They have
put in them their millions of dollars,
and exercised all the arts and appliances
of corruption in order that by favorable
results they might have a great effect on
the States that were to vote after. These
are the last State elections before the
Presidential election, and we call upon
our friends everywhere to be ready for
the issue. Pay not the least head to
mere talk of the enemy that you have
no chance of success. The wish is
farther to the thought. Strengthen your
lines and deepen your columns and press
on to the enemy’s works. What has
been done thus far in the election is
nothing compared to that which is to
come. Let every eye be turned on No
vember as the month which is to ensure,
by the election of Greeley, the pro
longation of American freedom.
STAND BY TKI SHIP.
[From the Gainesville Eagle.]
From present indications the Liberal
ticket has been defeated in Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, and Indiana. The causes
that have led to this unfavorable result
we cannot now stop to discuss.
Wo only have space to say to our
friends, the supporters of Mr. Greeley,
stand firm ! You will, before our next
issue, in all probability, be called upon
to go for O’Conor and Adams. Keep
out of that complication! The sup
porters of O’Conor jprofessed to be too :
honest—too devoted to principle—to
vote for Groeley; but in doing the
seavauger work for Grant thoy have
been remarkably active. But we can
not write of these things now. Stand
up for Greeley to tho last! There is
hope for him jet.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Tlie Triumph of Fraud—Address from
the Liberal State Committee.
To the People of Pennsylvania :
The successful consummation of a
measure of fraud in this city, that
must appal aliko tho guilty authors
and their no less guilty respectable
abettors, has mado Philadelphia ap
pear to give tlio unexampled majority
of over 20,000 in favor of continued
corrupt rule in Pennsylvania.
With every channel of power ready to
aid in executing the systematic defi
ance of the popular will ; with debaeh
ed or pliant canvassers to register 25,-
000 fraudulent names ; with the most
desperate repeaters of three cities to
vote the registry ; with abundance of
money, plundered from the people to
pay them; with election officers select
ed expressly to receive every vote offer
ed iu favor of tho ring ; with a police,
forco to pilot repeaters to their locali
ties, and protoct them in polling ille
gal votes ; with officers of tho law to
guarantee their immunity from ‘punish
ment., and with a large preponderance
of our citizens, who claim to bo the
champions of morality and reform,
giving their unqualified sanction to
what they knew to boa deliberatly
planned pollution of the ballot box—
tho result is but tlio logical result of
tbo rule that is now supremely en
throned in our city and State.
Nor was this gigantic system of
fraud confined to Philadelphia. In the
principal cities and towns throughout
the State thousands of illegal votes
have been polled. The Liberal cause
j was thus overwhelmed in Reading,
Chester, West Chester, Columbia, Har
risburg, Pittsburgh, and other locali
ties, while tho rural districts exhibit
largo and uniform gaiiis. lam war
ranted in announcing that tlio large
majority is wholly fraudulent.
Friends of good government, let no
triumph of lawlessness deter you from
giving your best energies to the cause.
Tho highest prerogative of a free peo
ple has been violently usurped by in
solent and debauched power, and the
people must resent it, and resent it
promptly, or give unquestioned license
to wrong. Now. more than ever in
this contost, is tho election of Horace
Greeley to tho Presidency a supreme
necessity, if peace ami honest govern
ment are not to perish from the annals
of our history. Right must, triumph
sooner or later, and it will yet, triumph
in this desperate straggle if tho people
shall prove faithful to themselves, to
their laws, and to their country.
A. K. McClure,
Ch’u of Liberal Republican Com.
Philadelphia, October 8, 1872.
OUR SOUTHERN POLAND.
A Baptist Association in North Caro
lina Broken Up by the Military ami
Women and Children Arrested at tlio
Point of the Bayonet.
[From tho Wilmington (N. C.) Journal.
The Following letter, received last
night, comes from a gentleman of tho
very highest character and position, and
well known to us personally. His state
ments may bo relied upon as strictly
true:
On Saturday, the 21st instant, a great
outrage was perpetrated in this county
by officers and soldiers of tho United
States Government. While the King’s
Mountain Baptist Association, a body
representing over' 3,000 communicants,
was in session at Bethlehem Church,
one Newton Long, a Deputy United
States Marshal, and one Archibald
Moss, who seemed to have some au
thority from Long, rode up, accom
panied by a squad of armed United
States sojdiers detailed from Col. Hart’s
command in Lincolnton, surrounded
tho church and forbado tlio people to
leave. Long and Moss were both
drunk, and Long cursed and swore very
freely. Tho proceedings of the Asso
ciation were completely broken up. The
paster of the church went out and en
deavored to persuade them to leave, and
on their refusing to do so tho Sheriff of
tho county arrested Long for disturbing
tho religious assembly. The soldiers
cocked their guns upon the Sheriff, and
commanded Long to come out. Efforts
were mado to induce them to behave,
and they were promised they would
not he arrested for further violating the
laws of tho State and of the United
States if they would quietly leave the
church grounds. They rodo off in tho
direction of tho spring, and many mem
bers of the Association returned to tho
house, thinking they were gone. But
thoy soon returned, and were galloping
over the church grounds with their guns
and pistols, and broke up tho Associa
tion that evening. When tlie people
started homo they found tho roads
picketed by soldiers who were under
Long’s command, and even women and
children were arrested with guns pointed
at them, and compelled to wait tho
pleasure of this fellow Long before they
could get home. Moss, lam informed
by an eyo-wituess, cooked liis pistol at a
young lady who was driving off in a
wagon, and threatened to shoot her if
she did’nt stop at once. The whole
proceeding was an outrage upon religi
ous liberty, perpetrated by officers and
soldiers of the United States Govern
ment. Tho excuse they rendered for
their conduct was that they were seareli
for one Mayberry, who was charged
with being a Ku-Klux.
Trouble Between the Blacks and
Whites S called. This from the
Thomasville Nn^'.rpHs): Wo regret
that the hitherto fair escutcheon of our
county has been blurred by a scries of
outrages in the vicinity of Boston—of
which the following is as Incur n correct
report ns we liavo been able to obtain :
The night following the election on
Wednesday, Cmsar Few, acolored citizen
of Thomasville, was seized and badly
beaten by unknown parties. This
aroused the ire of the blacks there
abouts, and on the next night a number
of them appeared, armed and seeking
to bo revenged for the wrong committed
the night previous. Their presence and
hostile attitude caused another violation
of the law and in the firing which
ensued, one white man was slightly
wounded. Whether others, wo have
not learned. Friday the rumor gained
circulation that tho negroes were going
to attack the town in force. The whites
prepared for defense, but no enemy
came. Humors continued rife and much
anxiety was felt by the community, but
no further violence was attempted or
hoard of until Sunday morning, when
another negro was found a short dis
tance from the town pretty badly used
up. On Monday morning a United
States Marshal made his appearance,
and is said to havo arrested one or two
parties. Later in the day Major Stegall,
Sheriff, visited the scene of action, gave
the people a talk, got up a conference
between the whites and blacks, and re
ports further trouble improbable. We
are glad to know that the good citizens
of Boston, as is the case all over the
county, sincerely regret tho perpetration
of these crimes, and earnestly hope
that their peace and quiet will no more
be disturbed by mobocracy or the viola
tion of law in any wise. We learn that
the last negro beaten lias sufficiently re
covered to state who did the heating,
and gives the name of another negro, a
fellow-laborer.
A letter addressed to James Barron
Hope, editor of tho Norfolk Virginian,
from Baltimore, Mr. Allan B. Magruder
says a committee of the citizens of Gal
veston, Texas, had written an earnest
appeal to the family for permission to
remove the remains of the lato gallant
General from Houston, for interment in
the cemetery at Galveston, with the ob
ject of erecting a handsome and appro
priate monument over them at the latter
place. This request lias been granted,
and therefore the project for their re
moval to Hollywood is at an end. The
people of his adopted State have deter
mined thus to honor the memory of
this brave soldier. By the side of the
heroic Albert Sidney Johnson, whose re
mains also repose in the soil of Texas,
he will sleep perhaps as calmly and be
as honored as ia tho soil of his native
Virginia.
Louisiana Suoak and Back Crops.—
The New Orleans Picayune, of the 2d,
says:
The papers published in the sugar
raising parishes complain of the injury
the long drouth is doing the sugar cane.
In the parish of Plaquemines alone is
the cane, so far as our exchanges tell us,
entirely uninjured by the drouth, and
this is not at an end in that parish.
The reports of the rice crop in this
State are most encouraging. The dry
weather has materially assisted the
harvesting.
In the parish of Plaquemines, which
raises half the rice produced in the
State, tho crop is reported to be one of
the largest and finest eve* harvested.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Table Showing tlie Vote for Governor
in Georgia in 1808 and 187 Z tlie Lat
ter to oe Filled Up From Day to Day,
as the Official Returns Are Received.
rbbWimrVj
vote, 1888. |
Governor**
vote, 187*2.
GortL n.
I
j Bulloch.
j SmitL.
I Walter, j
Smith.
| Walker. \
corsTiM.
Appling ; BIX Ml ”fiS|.... 55"
llaker Hill a:,.-, 7(H
Baldwin | 71;i| 99111 10(19 i;,s| un:
Banks 2IW anil C3D Ulr. a»!> 1
liMr*?” 11 215 4,,! sa: wii""!
mbb 1 i»isi| 2it»a| aaiKi ava 1947
Brooks i 4201 Mil win f,<u jj,|‘
llryun lilt 300! I \ ay
Bulloch | 4ii:>; 421 s4ii "l
Burke 422 2122 13.14 MX 7, MV
Batts 4991 882 Mil! 277 24.2
Bartow | | 1524 5811; 1008 !!!!!
Calhoun 371: 431
‘Camden 33! #ll 2M| lau "iiiil
Campbell 477| 531)| 7UO| 381) 38(l|
Carroll (124; m., 11U1I <i»7, 654i!""
Catoosa 428 2301 601 1871 344!... .
Chttttahooeheo .. 681 2771 4112 2101 24(i‘
Charlton | 30, 00 j I !
Chattooga 495 207! yvj i j •_> uio!"
Chatham | 2782| 44711 3831 j 8011 2941))""!
Cherokee | (193, 3(!9i 934 203 001!.!!!!
Clarke j 830, 1008 1399 905 491 !""
Clay | 43.1 1 310! 322 ! 234| 7X : !! !!
Claytou 34 U 32(1 010; 100 420.!!!!!
Clinch | 170 210 383 2 3HI !
Columbia I 4 571 12221 333 4 1 329
Coffee 1 122, 107
Coweta 1021, 1120 1505 ill.-., ’aw,
Cobb...: X.. 1 1341 j 6(0 1088 SSS 300
Colquitt ; 01 42 | ;!
Crawford 535 j 614' (ISO 4091 227
Dade J 234 05! !. , I |
Dawson | 151 301 I!!!!!!""
Decatur I (134 1038 85.1: lo4oi iny
DeKalb | 902 281! 1055] 994; ouj|
Dodge ! I 190; 69 ISI !!!!!
Dooly I 740; 407! 097 lull 60(3
Dougherty 1151; 10081 moo rmi! 327 l!!!"
Douglas 1 I 2291 183' 170!
Echols ; 155 Bill 283.. . I 283
Early 697; 355 529 lid 380 !”"
Effingham 248| 2281 370 204! 100.
Elbert 700 221 j 1142' 117' 1025
Emanuel 295! 100, 7421 7(5 007
Fannin 13'.*! 3241 i ! I!!!!!
Fayette 483 409 035 332 303
Floyd 1223: 804! 1233: 273 90o[ .!.!
l’oreyth 680; 330 007 215 4.VJ1!..!!
Franklin ' 477 350 loo.'! 09 9.(0
Fulton j 28671 1011, 2850 1510' 13lo|!!!!!
(Ulmer I 228 1 37 1 1 ! I |
Glascock :.1 211: 170 340 171 331!!!!!
Glynn 77; 510 j 214 j 389, 1 175
Gordon I 787] 323 1 I2OUI 220 980!
Greene ! 808 1032 j j
Gwinnett j Bso| 60S| 1150 37; i11:*'...!!
Habersham I 277| 380i (lull 101 l 890 l
Hall i 554 430 j 1008! 151 914
Hancock 62:1 1:194 999 809 190'
llanilson I 204 2421 1 1 '!!!!'.
Hart j 193 420 419 358 82:!!!!!
Harris 975 1035 1:11.5 Rwn 229'..
Heard ■ 444 4351 018, 357 2611
Henry 7sn (.14 9:11 354 r.H. 1
Houston I860! 1520 993 , 81(ll 183
Irwin I | ! 1 1,, J,
•lacks,m j 570; 071 j 103"! 273, 703
Jasper 0051 7891 979 451 j 5281
•Icflursou 4 28 1 10521 818! 2111' 699
Johnson 233 105 378, l] 3771
Laurens 1 3So| 510 000 274 504'!!!!!
- ■ 1 ■
1 liberty | H'ij 711' ai:» 1 Wl'
i ao wutiuH;;*.-*! (mi 7VI '“w 197
Lumpkin i US'* j 270. 50’*; lov n.u ...
Macon j 6821 1007' <>;»«)' 7;. \<\a
McDuffie ! 1 630 j u\ Go?:::::
Marion 70JI On.ij SHOI 240 240
Mutlimm 308 216) 481 > 4H1 1
Mclntosh 18. Y 440 100 1 51;;; j 454
Meriwether 728 11201 13321 7301 ’573!
MiltOll 500 07; Oil! 49
Miller 211 187' 355; lio* 24'<
Mitchell lit l i 45'f 021 1 478 145
Monroe 13I4« 1340 159.,' 885 71u".
Montgomery.... 230 34, 525 ' 625'
Morgan 465 1202 747' 5081 179 "
Murray 5001 35»! 5541 10, V ;iho'
muhuokoo into 10'tni 158.*; 8.-j Too::::'
Newton | 088 10011 820 647 1
Otfluthnrpo 557! 1144! 055 ‘JH7|
Paulding 412| 420 | \'.Y.V.
PiekeiiH 1 212 331 j 300 425! j jju
Fierce I 951 199 271' Hid 1 ' ii i > '
Film 850 6HO| Muni Bill 895!
Folk (Kill 337 791 480 Iku""’
Fulaski ! 702 HO'.) 1 959 IHli 770
I’utnam 1 407 1 Hwj: 04:0 370 30.7 1
Quilmuo 350 0
Rabun 220 180 ' ' ' "T”
Randolph 1113 087' 923, oom 2...,'!"
liiebniond 1719' 3078! 282:1 207. 745
Rockdale 1 I j . i !
Schlc.v I 374 389 4:12; ail,; ojti
He riven 280 0831 (Will |64l rxr.li!!!!"
Spalding HOI (170 800! 7111! |:,o'
Stewart | 940 W ... . I””;
Sumter ! 13551 1249; 902 "oil 201!
Talbot I 708! 10.67 9821 022! 300
Taliaferro 340 027 1 I'"'
Til l null ] 2841 78 j j ! I!!!!!
Telfair ! t ! 4411 | 441 1"
Terrell 8.52! 3321 K7l| 800 311
Thomas 337 1221 1107 1303 250
Towns 195 1 299, I |
Troup 1215' lONIIj 16431 637 1000 !!!!!
Twiggs 2011 11281 430 790 1 354
Hull'll «r.l*i 282
Upturn 785 728 1100 491 • 015,
Walker 050 609 840 321,
Walton 726 032 10451 24:1! 802
Warren 644 112(1! 890 270 390'
Ware 109 108 313 1:16 ]ho! !!!!!
Washington 1278 111, '51 1433 1071 p'l',ol
Wavuo 02 841 454 17 437
Wei ut r 444 2021 470.1 222 251 !
White 273 219, (140 85 60d!
Whitfield 775 057 620 250 870)
Wilcox 281 :i| 221!, 32 1 '.IdI!!!! ’
Wilkes 072 979! 1085 14 107l|!!!!!
Wilkinson 683 ; 842' 938 40 892
Worth 248 j 84 I | ;'■"!
Total 76880 8627
Mnj. rity — 1 7)711L .... | !| |!""
Whole vote, 1808 ! (8,888
STATE ELECTION.
Official Returns by Mail.
SOIIIVEN COUNTY.
Tho following is tho result of tho elec
tion in this county on tlio 2d instant:
Smith, (»(>; Walker, lb!. Representa
tive—Dell (Dorn.), 640; Jenkins (Rad.),
163.
BERRIEN COUNTY.
For Governor—J. M. Smith, 614; D,
A. Walker, 23. Senator, 6th district—
J. I). Knight (Deni.), 680 ; Joshua Grif
fin (Had.), 28. For Representatives—
W. H. Snead (Dem.), 250; Martin Shaw
(Dem.), 151; Thos. M. Ray (Dem.), 118;
J. T. Carroll (Dem.), 46.
A Sweeping Victory A Democratic
Liberal Majority of 7,000 in Connec
ticut Indicated by the Returns.
[Special Dispatch to (lie New York World.]
Hartford, Conn., October 7, Monday
/■.Vo liny, 10 o'clock. —Tlio Democrats
and Liberals of Connecticut have dono
a magnificent day’s work. Excepting
two, every town reporting gives a Re
publican loss. Owing to tho local con
tentions the two capitals make a poor
report, but tho loss there is more than
mado good By one or two small towns.
In the Republican stronghold of Meri
den the Radicals lose 212 and in Dan
bury 465. Brooklyn elects a Damo
cratie Selectman for tlio first time in
seventeen years, and NewCanaan makes
(lie same report. The Radicals gain but
one town, and, with one exception, in
every other report losses. Tlio towns
already heard from show Democratic
gains sufficient to secure a majority in
the Legislature next Spring, and pro
viding Hartford and New Haven wore to
go in November as hi tin's election, tlio
State would still elect Greeley and
Brown electors.
Comparing the basis of the last Presi
dential vote, the returns indicate to
night that Mr. Greeley’s majority will
fall very little short of 7,000.
Georgia lo lie Reconstructed and
Again Put Under Military Rule.
|Special to tlio Louisvillo Courier-Journal.|
Washington, October 9.—The leading
Government organ of the eitj-, tho
Washington Chronicle, publishes daily
editorial articles, telegrams, Ac., in
respect to Georgia, charging that tho
late Democratic majority of sixty thou
sand in that State was the result of in
timidation of negroes. There was no
disturbance wivo at two points, and
the Democratic gains are general. But
though no proof is adduced in support
of tho charge beyond tho refusal of the
whites to let themselves lie driven from
the polls at Macon, it is believed by
well-informed persons that there is a
serious design in Administration circles
to throw out tho electoral vote of Geor
gia and to subject that State to a third
military reconstruction in order to fur
ther the designs, now only partly ac
complished, of Simon Cameron and
Secretary Delano upon the Georgia
railroads. There will be an endeavor
to work up public opinion so as to fur
nish excuse for these ads and for ex
cluding the members of Congress to bo
elected in November next until tho or
ganization of tho next Houbo of Repre
sentatives shall have been perfected.
Federal troops will probably lie sent to
Georgia and Louisiana, with directions
to hack up tho carpet-baggers in any
sharp practice at the elections. Tho
feeling against Georgia in Government
circles and among the Grant men in
this city is intensely hitter.
GEORGIA ITEMS.
Tho diptlieria prevails in Macon.
Mr. D. W. Boully, the champion
newspaper originator, has retired again
—this time from the West Point News,
and is succeeded by Mr. J. L. Hollifleld.
The negro, Frank White, who was
wounded in the head during tho melee
in Macon on election day, died Wednes
day afternoon, from the effects of his
wounds.
Tho Sandorsvillo Georgian, of Wed
nesday, learns that Dr. T. A Parsons,
one of the most prominent citizens of
Johnson county, is very ill, and with
faint hopes of recovery.
J. S. Wilson announces in tho Atlanta
Herald, of yesterday, that he will givo
one ton of coal at the State Fair as a
premium for the fattest baby in the State,
to keep tho mother warm during the en
suing Winter.
On Saturday last tho Democracy of
Butts placed a full ticket for county
offices iu the field, at a mass meeting
held in} Jackson. Mr. P. M. Compton
was nominated for Ordinary, Mr. G. W.
Thornton for Sheriff, Mr. ifankston for
Clerk, and Mr. J. M. Thompson for
Treasurer.
The Griffin News snvs that about three
years ago Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman, after
living with her husband, Mr. Wm. Free
man, both of Spalding county, for six
or eight months, sued him for a divorce
and obtained it. They remained separa
ted for about two years, made friends iu
the meantime, and married again last
Monday.
MnJoritiV,
IH7'2.