Georgia Historic Newspapers

    OLO SERIES—VOL. SCI
SEE SERIES—VOL. XL.
TERMS.
THE DAILY CHRONICLE A SENTINEL, tbs
oldest newspaper in tbe South, is published
daily, except Monday. Terms : Per year,
$lO ; six moatila. $5 ; three months, $2 60.
THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE A SENTINEL is
published every Wednesday. Terms : One
year, $2; six months, sl.
THE TRI-WEEKLY CHRONICLE A SENTI
NEL is published every Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday. Terms : One year, $6; six
months, $2 SO.
SUBSCRIPTIONS in all cases in advance, and
no paper oontinned after the expiration of
the time paid for.
RATES OP ADVERTISING IN DAILY.—AII
transient advertisements will be charged at
tbe rate of $1 per square each insertion for
the first week. Advertisements in Tri-Week
ly, $1 per square: In Weekly, $i per square.
Marriage and Funeral Notices. $1 each.
Special Notices, $1 per square. Special rates
will be made for advertieemente running for
one month or longer.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS announcing candi
dates for office—from County Constable to
members of Congress—will be charged at tbe
rate of twenty cents per line. All announce
ments must be paid for in advance.
Address WALSH A WRIGHT,
Chronicle anil Sentinel.
WEDNESDAY.SEPTEMBER 6. 1876.
The Washington Republican expects
to gain 100,00(1 votes by Grant’s military
order to enter the South.
The Republican party “bas tried to
do right,” says a Republican organ. And
It has failed in every case and instance.
If Governor Haves be a reform can
didate, bow is it that we find, among
those working for bis election, every
man who has been an ardent supporter
of Grant ?
If Gov. Tilden be a “wrecker of
railroads,” how ia it that the men most
interested in the welfare of those rail
roads are among his most ardent ad
mirers and zealous supporters?
“ A bloody-shirt campaign with
money, and Indiana ia safe,” epigram
matically wrote Rider Kilpatrick. “Let
no guilty man escape if it can be avoid
ed,” more ambiguously wrote President
Grant.
If tbe Republican party, during the
past eight years of its administration,
bas brought one misfortu e after another
upon tbe country, until it ia nearly
ruined, what must be its opinion of tbe
people, if it expects a continuance of its
evil apportunities ?
Schuyler Colfax, pronounced dis
honest by a committee of the Senate of
which he was the presiding officer, is
working hard lor Hates and Wheeler.
What must be the character of an Ad
ministration which can find in him an
acceptable 00-worker ?
After the House of Representatives
has saved the country thirty millions of
its expenditures, why is it that the Re
publican party, which desires the con
trol of our affairs for the next four years,
oan only speak in condemnation of what
the House has done ?
If under the Presidency of Governor
Hates, tranquility is to be restored to
the South, how is it that Senator Mob
ton, who has done more than any other
one man to stir up strife in that section,
and who has made so much political
capital out of the outrages that he has
either actually oaased, or has invented,
is among the warmest and most eager
advocates of his election ?
The Baltimore Gazette , replying to a
correspondent, who says he is a Repub
lican, and wants to know if the Demo
crats will pay the “rebel” debt when they
come into power, says : “No, they will
not. There is no way in whioh they
could do it, if they were so inolined, be
cause it is prohibited by the amendments
to the Constitution.” *
We are authorized to aunonnoe that
General L. J. Gaktrbll and Judge H.
D. D. Twioos, electors for the State at
large, will speak at Thomson, Wednes
day, September 20th; at Waynesboro,
Tuesday, October 3d, and at Augusta
Wednesday night, Ootober 4th. Judge
Twioos will address the people of San
dersville, Wednesday, September 13th.
The Springfield (III.) Register an
nounces the accession to the Demoorat
io party of the Hon. Georoe W. Julian,
of Illinois, who will fight for Tildes
and Reform. In the early days of the
Republican party Mr. Julian was one
of its leaders. He leaves the Republi
can party because of its venality and
corruption. He is a man of great power
on the stump, and proposes to meet
Morton before the people.
We publish this morniug the report
of the oommissioners of tho two great
divisions of Methodism—the Northern
and Southern ohurches—to the bishops,
ministers and members of their respec
tive bodies. These oommissioners have
been in session at Cape May for the past
ten days, and the objects of tho meeting,
the removal of obstacles to formal fra
ternisation, and the adjustment of dif
ferences couoerning church property,
seem to have been satisfactorily accom
plished. The split in the Methodist
Church of the United States originated
in the slavery question, and the Southern
Methodists resolved themselves into a
separate jurisdiction in 1845, since
which time all efforts at reconciliation
have proved fntile.
The New York Bulletin states that
trade at the West is exhibiting a slow
but steady improvement. The receipts
of new grain are gradually increasing at
the shipping points, and by the begin
ning of the month an active movement
is anticipated, and business .in mercan
tile circles will no doubt be more or less
governed by it. The Chicago Inter-
Ocean of Monday auys; "Our mer
chants have taken advantage of the de
pression in the Eastern markets, and
have laid in good selected stocks. Col
lections, however, are reported slow, and
a good share of the favors requested of
bankers is in the way of renewals of
mercantile paper.'* At Bt. Louis,
wholesale dealers and jobbers report a
■atrked improvement, with some houses
pretty actively engaged in meeting the
demands of interior merchants.
Wa find the following in one
of our exchanges : “ Many Dem
ocrats appear to think that there
is a prospect that the next Senate
of the United States will be Democratic.
The chances are not good for such a re
sult. Of the Senators holding over or
already elected, thirty are Republicans
and twenty-three Democrats. Of the
States to elect the following are regard
ed as oertainly Republican ; Illinois,
Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Massachu
setts, Michigan, Nebraska, South Caro
lina, Colorado. These States elect ten
Senators, swelling the number of Re
publicans to forty. Boors, of Califor
nia, is now acting with that party, mak
ing the number forty-one. The other
States to elect are Arkansas, Alabama,
Delaware, Georgia, Tennessee, West
yirginia (2), Louisiana (3), New Jersey,
North Carolina, Oregon, electing twelve
members in all, whioh would give the
Democrats but thirty-five, if they se
cured all the last named States."
The people of South Carolina are
hopeful of the result in that State. If
General Hampton is elected this ensures
the election of a Democratic Senator
from South Carolina.
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
The intelligence which reaches as
concerning the campaign iu North Caro
lina is of the most assuring nature.
Gov, Vance has recently canvassed the
western counties. He was everywhere
received with enthusiasm by the people,
sad his addresses, always well-timed
and oft-times thrillingly eloquent, made
a profound impression upon those who
heard them. Gov. Vance appeared to
the best advantage in the victories
achieved over bis competitor. Judge Set
tle, whilst discussing the issues of the
day with that gentleman.
Gen. Leach, Col. Jarvis, Judge Fow
ler, and others, equally able and zeal
ous, are conducting the campaign in
other portions of the State. Tbe people
are fully aroused, and it is confidently
believed that a very large majority will
be rolled up for Tilden and IJendricks,
Vance and Jarvis, in November next.
GEN. JOHN B. GORDON.
We see a statement in one of our ex
changes that Gen. John B. Gordon is
ill at his home in Kirkwood. This an
nouncement will be received with re
gret by the people of Georgia. No man
iu tbe State bas a warmer place in the
hearts of the people. Nor is this affec
tion and esteem confined to the people
of Georgia. It extends to, and is shared
by, the people of the South, for he is
the knightliest gentleman among ten
thousand. Whether in war or in peace,
this distinguished Georgian has always
performed his duty. His record in the
war will always shine with undiminished
lustre. His bearing and conduct in the
Senate of the United States have won
for him the confidence and respect of
tbe people of the whole country, irre
spective of party. True to the Sooth in
the war between the States, he has
proven himself a patriot in the Senate
in bis efforts to heal the wounds left by
tbe civil conflict and to bring abont fra
ternal feeling between the sections. His
efforts in this direction have not been
barren of good results, and Georgia has
every reason to be proud of her gallant
and gifted Senator. Gen. Gordon is
one of tbe most available men in the
South. In whatever position he bas
beeD assigned to duty, he has proven
himself equal to its requirements, and in
this as well as in other respects, he is a
remarkable man. We have deemed this
much due to the services and ability of
Senator Gordon.
LYNCH LAW.
Our community was startled Sunday
morning by reading in the Chronicle
and Sentinel the particulars of the
lynching of Robert Williams, who was
taken from the jail Saturday night at
eleven o’clock, and shot to death by a
mob. Williams was guilty of the hor
rible crime of brutally assaulting a
yonng married woman in this county
on last Thursday, and of attempting to
outrage her person. For this terrible
orime Williams deserved summary and
oondign punishment. Had his life been
taken immediately after his arrest, the
provocation was so great and the offense
so atrooions, there would have been
little cause to find fault at the manner
of his death.
In new and unsettled communities,
where there is neither the semblance of
law nor the restraints of order, it is per
missible and justifiable for the people
to take the law into their own hands
and execute summary vengeance upon
criminals. Vigilance Committees have
been organized at sundry times in the
newly settled territories to protect the
rights of person, property and life, and
to punish the peipetrators of crime.—
Self-preservation, the first law of na
ture, justifies the speedy punishment of
criminals. But in old, respectable and
law-abiding communities, mob law and
the violence that foyows, as a necessary
oonsequenoe, are to be deplored and
condemned.
Here, in Georgia, there is no ob
structions to tbe punishment of crimi
nals. The Courts perform their func
tions at regular, stated periods, and
those who are fonud guilty of crime
are punished. In this commu
nity, in this State, there is
no justification for lynch law.—
Every department of the government
—the legislative, exeoutive and judioial
—is in the bands of onr own people.
The several departments are in sympa
thy aud accord, working harmonionsly
and satisfactorily. There is no chance
to cheat justice, or to render nugatory
the mandates or verdicts of the Courts.
Under this condition of affairs there is
no excuse for violence; there is no justi
fication for a mob to take the law into
its own hands, thus usurping the prov
ince of judge and court.
Where this violence—permitting the
mob to constitute itself jury, judge and
executioner—is permitted, there is im
minent danger to the peace and security
of society. Mobs are without reason,
and without restraint. Lynch law
is at all times reprehensible in a law
abiding community. It is fraught with
evil results. The example is at all
times pernicious and often times conta
gious and fatal. Good men may some
times be sacrificed to its fury. Th*
lines of distinction cannot be drawn as
to what crimes shall be left to the juris
diction of the Court, and the fury of
the mob. Hence the danger to society,
and the necessity for patting down by
the hand of oonstitnted authority all
acts of violence. The Courts are the
proper tribunals to vindicate the ma
jesty of the law and to punish
criminals. Mobs mast be put down
at all hazard, aud not be permitted to
nsurp the anthority and fnnetions of
our Courts.
We do not hesitate to condemn the
perpetrators of the orime committed in
this city last Saturday night. The law
was ample to punish the ‘criminal. An
assault with intent to rape is punishable
by hard labor in the penitentiary for a
term not less than one year nor longer
than twenty years. The orime of rape
is punished with death, unless the de
fendant is recommended to mercy by
the jury, in whioh case the punishment
is the same as for an assault with in
tent to oommit a rape. Under the state
of facts existing, the prisoner would
have been tried, found guilty and pun
ished in accordance with law. The
Court would have performed its duty,
and the majesty of the law would
have been vindicated by the pun
shment of the prisoner.
We do not hesitstc to condemn the
mob and to denounce its lawless conduct
in breaking down the gates of the jaiL
We do not hesitate to condemn its in
humanity and barbarity to the prisoner.
We do not hesitate to condemn the mu
nicipal authorities for permitting this
violence in this community if they had
any knowledge that this aot was about
to be perpetrated. If the Mayor had
any reason to apprehend a riot, and
was unable with his police foroe to pro
tect the jail and prisoner and to sup
press violence, he should have called
upon the military to sustain him in pre
serving the peace.
We care more to do right, to preserve
law and order, to sustain the Courts in
the eserese of their jurisdiction, to vin
dicate the good name of our citizens,
than to seem to justify mob law for any
evil that may result to us politically.
We have given the fall particular* of
this unfortunate affair. We have noth
ing bnt sympathy for the unfortunate
woman who is tbe victim of Williams’
brutality, but we have no sympathy
with tbe manner of his taking off. We
believe that we express, the conviction
of our people. We do not approve
the application of lynch law in any case.
The people of Angusta condemn it, and
they are not responsible for the scenes
of violence and blood-shed which occur
red in this city on last Saturday night.
Warrants have been issned for the ar
rest of a nnmber of the parties concern
ed, eight of whom were arrested yester
day and lodged in jail, charged with
murder. For the good name of our
city, for the safety of society, and for
the vindication of the law, we hope this
will be the last act of violence in this
community.
WAGES IN NEW YORK.
The hard times have had a serious
effect on the trades nnions of New York
city. Instead of employers being at the
mercy of these societies, as was the case
a few years ago, the societies themselves
are at the mercy of the times. Work is
so scarce that thousands of members of
unions have been forced to forfeit their
membership by non-payment of does,
and to seek employment where they can
get it, and on the best terms they can
make. Many societies have dwindled
down to a few members, and others
have been broken up entirely. The re
daction of wages since 1870 in the va
rious trades is from 10 to 20 per cent.,
and even at the reduced rates there is a
greaf lack of work, and thousands of
skilled artisans are idle. In 1869 the
various trades unions in the oity had
24,425 members, tbe largest being tbe
laborers’ union, with 5,000 members;
the cabinet makers’, with 2,100; the
printers’, with 2,150; and the tailors’,
with 2,100. In 1872 there were 88 or
ganizations, embracing every *-claßs of
men engaged in occupations, and having
a membership of 72,322; now they do
not number over 15,000. The wages of
females share the general redaction. In
1870, bnrnishers, printers, lace sewers,
machine operators, hair dressers and
telegraph*rs were paid $9 to sl7 a week;
now they receive $6 to $lO. Dress
makers sewing by the day have had
their pay cut doWn from $2 50 to $1 50 a
day; shirt makers from $6 to $4 a week;
upholsterers from $7 to $5 a week; fur
sewers from $5 to $4 a week. Even the
wages of female domestics have been cut
down. In 1874 they demanded and re
ceived sl4, sl6 and $lB a month; but
now tbe intelligence offices are crowded
#ith applicants for situations, who are
glad to get $lO lo sl2.
HON. GIDEON WELLES.
The Hon. Gideon Welles, the Secre
taay of the Navy under Lincoln and
Johnson, in a private letter to Mont
03MEBY Blais, announces his intention
of supporting Governor Tilden. He
speaks in this fashion of Mr. Tilden’s
letter of acceptance:
I liavo read Tilden’s letter with great satis
faction. It is the product of an able mind—a
statesman and a politician, who will give us an
energetic and capable administration. The
paper carries us back to better days and times,
when we had statesmen for chief magistrates
who were capable of defining a pohey and
Bbaping a course of wise administration. I
regret that Tilden’s and Hates' letters oould
not have appeared simultaneously, so that the
public could have read and stndied them to
gether. Tbe tame platitudes of one, and the
profound and intelligent thought and utter
ance* of the other, are in strong contrast. He
believes Tilden will be elected, and of the Re
publican leaders he says : “It seems to me
there can be little doubt of Tilden’s election.
As things are, Grant will be a violent partisan
in the present contest. The whole weight of
administration, with all its corrupt appliances,
will be used to elect Hates. Morton, Bout
well, and factious men of that class, are striv
ing, with Grant’s assistance, to revive section
al hatred. General Dix, with more military
zeal than he displayed during the war, is ap
pealing to the ‘Boys in Blue’ to organize for
Hayes, and the worst elements of faotion will
be busy to defeat Tilden. What a monstrous
suggestion is that of Boutwell, a Senator
from Massachusetts, to remand Mississippi
back to a territorial condition 1 What are the
ideas of such a man of the structure of our
Government ? But I trust we shall be able to
overrun Boutwell, the devil and all their
works."
Mr.. Welles was for eight years at the
head of the Navy Department, and al
though he had many opportunities of
making a fortune if he had abused his
privileges, as his successor under Grant
has done, he preferred to retire hon
orably.
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS.
The Bt. Louis Republican takes an
encouraging view of the revival of busi
ness. It states that “after a reign of
three years the depression of trade
whioh began in the Fall of 1873 begins
to show signs of nearing its end. It
has been a dismal period, as ten thou
sand bankrupt business men in the
country can testify, and even those who
have managed to weather it will remem
ber its severity as long as they live.
When the September collapse of 1873
came, Senator Thubman, of Ohio, ven
tured the opinion in a speech in the
Senate that the country would not fully
recover from its effect in a shorter time
than fonr years. This was thought to
be a croaking prediction, but the result
shows that it was not far from the truth.
Hard as the times have been, - particular
ly to the large debtor class in the coun
try, they would have been harder still,
and attended by a vast amount of indi
vidual suffering, if there had been a
partial failure of the crops in the West.
It is the good crops of 1873 and 1874,
and the still more bountiful crops of
1875, that saved the country and made
it possible for hundreds of thousands of
families to live on their greatly reduced
means. The crop of the present year is
equally as good as that of last year was;
corn is being bought in Missouri, Illi
nois and lowa at 15 and 20 cents a
bushel, and other kinds of grain at pro
portionate rates. These are low prices
and indicate plenty in the West. Farm
ers oertainly cannot make money by
raising grain at such figures; but it
must be remembered that if grain is
oheap manufactures are cheap, too;
what the farmer has to buy is re
duced in prioe as well as what ha has to
sell; there is a general cheapening all
ronnd; and farmers get their share of
the benefit. There is a large cotton crop
in the South as well as a large grain
crop in the West, and the movement of
these to market mnst bring a more
cheerfnl state of things. The movement
may be sullen and sluggish, for those
farmers who have the good fortune to
be out of debt will wait as long as they
can before selling their produce. But
what does not goto market this Fall
will have to go in the Spring—and then
we may look for an established revival.
There will be a material improvement in
trade this Fall, particularly after the
Presidential election, for the oonntry is
not only nearly bare of comforts, but
possessed of the means of buying them,
A great deal has been done in the last
three years in the way of paying off in
dividual indebtedness; and what the in
dustrious fanner is making now is his
own and not bis creditor’s. Every debtor
in the land has been stinting himself
and his family for three years to gather
the means of payißg off some pressing
debt contracted in what appeared to be
more prosperous times, and it is this al
most universal stinting that accounts
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1876.
for the depression of trade, and the
steady precipitation of prices. The pro
cess has gone, we have reason to believe,
to its limit; prices are lower than they
were before the war, and the already
perceptible indications of a rise are the
prelnde to a substantial revival of trade
which, we may hope, will commence
(this Fall and become fairly established
next Spring.”
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
We have before ns two tables—one
from a Democratic and the other from a
Republican source—purporting to give
the result of the Presidential eleotlon.
Each party makes their own side ahead.
This is generally the case with people
who figure on the prospective result of
an election. The first table we find in
the Nashville Union and American.
The estimate for Tilden and Hendricks
we consider a fair one, unless all the
signs of the times are deceptive. The
opinion is based upon tbe following es
timate of Democratic and Republican
States :
BATES AND WHEELER, j TILDEN AND HENDRICKS
lowa 11 | Alabama 10
Kansas 5 ; Arkansas 6
Maine... 7 Delaware 8
Massachusetts .. 18 Florida. 4
Michigan 11 Georgia 11
Minnesota 5 Kentucky 12
Nebraska 3 Louisiana 8
Vermont 5 Maryland 8
Ohio 22 Missouri ',15
Pennsylvania. ...29 Mississippi 8
Rhode Island.... 4 North Carolina.. 10
Sooth Carolina.. 7 New Jersey...;. 9
Wisconsin 10 Texas 8
Tennessee 12
132 Virginia 11
West Virginia.. 5
New York 35
Indiana 15
Connecticut 6
196
The remaining five States are:
Electoral votes.
New Hampshire 5
Illinois 21
California 6
Oregon 3
Nevada 3
38
“The whole number of Presidential
electors to be chosen is 269 (without
Colorado). It will require 185 electoral
votes to choose a President. The
American bas given above thirteen
States, having 132 electoral votes, to
Hayes and Wheeler, and nineteen
States, having 196 electoral votes, that
may be oounted with as reasonable cer
tainty, for Tilden and Hendricks. Of
the five remaining States, the Demo
cratic ticket, we think, has decidedly
the best promise of success in at least
three of them, including- California and
Oregon.
“So far as platform declarations and
pledges go, the Democratic polioy seems
to have the call with the Pacifio State
people, with whom the Chinese ques
tion rises above all partisan considera
tions and almost overshadows even the
reform and currency issues. Even in
some of the States we have conceded to
the Republicans, the Democrats are not
without hope of success. Hendricks’
name on the ticket certainly strengthens
it in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois,
for, in addition to the widespead hos
tility in those States to the financial pol
icy of the Republicans, Mr. Wheeler’s
prolonged and determined opposition
in Congress to the Ohio river improve
ments will greatly weaken the Republi
can ticket in all of the Ohio river States.
“Some of our Democratic friends in
Wisconsin are quite confident of a vic
tory in that State. Yet if these specu
lations are considered too rose-colored,
suppose we accept, for the sake of argu
ment, only the States composing what
the Republicans are pleased to consti
tute the “solid South,” whioh they con
cede to the Democratic ticket. This
concedes 123 electorial votes. New
York, a Democratic State, with a Demo
cratic Governor, who is the Democratic
candidate for President, will add her 35
votes, making 158 electoral votes dead
sure to the Democrats. The Republi
cans cannot claim, with like certainty,
as many votes. With this estimate the
Democrats would need but twenty-six
additional votes to be obtained out of
the twenty-three remaining States, hav
ing an aggregate electoral vote of 208.
To make up the twenty-six additional
votes necessary to elect, J;he Democrats
can (with more oertainty than the Re
publicans) claim New Jersey’s nine
votes, Delaware’s three, West Virginia’s
five, Connecticut’s six, Indiana’s fifteen,
New Hampshire’s five and the Pacifio
States’ nine. Of the Ohio river States
we have only coanted West Virginia and
Indiana, and there is much more of fact
than speculation in onr estimates.”
The Republican column comes from
the brain and hands of the Hon. Zaoh
Chandler, Chairman of th National
Repnblican Executive Committee in
Washington. It will be read with in
terest by those who are enrions to know
how Zaoh Chandler views the situa
tion. The figures represent the nnmber
of electoral votes each State is entitled
to :
TILDEN. | HATES.
Alabama lOjPennsylvania ... .29
Arkansas 6 Ohio 22
California 6 Illinois ' .' 21
Connecticut 6ilowa 11
Delaware.. 3 Kansas....!!!!.! 5
Georgia 11 Maine 7
Kentucky 12 Massachusetts ... 13
Maryland 8 Michigan 11
Missouri 15 Minnesota 5
Nevada 3 Nebraska 3
New Jersey 9 New Hampshire.. 5
Oregon 3 South Carolina... 7
Tennessee 121 Vermont 5
Texas 8; Wisconsin 10
Virginia 11l West Virginia.... 5
—[Rhode Island 4
Total 123! Total 163
DOUBTFUL.
New York 35|North Carolina.. .10
Indiana 15; Colorado 3
Louisiana BjFlorida 4
Mississippi 8
Total 83
The New York Sun, in commenting
oi these figures, says that “there are in
the aggregate 369 electoral votes; there
fore it will require 185 votes to elect.
According to this table, Tilden will re
quire 62 votes from the donbtfnl States
to give him a majority, while only 22
are wanted to elect Hayes. And here is
where the peculiar significance of the
‘doubtful’ list oomes iu. No one sup
poses that either Louisiana, Mississippi
or North Carolina would go for Hates,
unless overcome by Federal intimida
tion; but it will be observed that these
three States alone would supply the
wanting 22 votes for and four
over. Hence, if the Republican mana
gers find themselves compelled to give
up all hopes of carrying New York and
Indiana, we may expect to see a vigor
ouse use of the bayonet in the three
Southern States named in order to se
cure the iudispensible 22 votes.
This shows a very nice prospect for the
Republican ticket, admitting Zaooa
bias’s estimates to be correct; but, long
before the election, he will find his Hates
column so fearfully demoralised as to
effeotually upset all these profound cal
culations.”
The Northeastern Railroad from
Athens to the Air Line will be com
pleted this week and trains will run
through.
U. P. Wade, Esq., has been nomi
nated by the Screven county Dem
ocracy for a seat in the Lower House
of the General Assembly. He is an in
telligent and worthy gentleman, and
will make a useful member of the Legis
lature.
GEN. WADS HAMPTON.
The Radical papers are abasing Gen.
Wade Hampton for being a representa
tive man of tha South—a gentleman
against whose eharaoter the finger of
suspicion has never been raised. The
New Jersey City Journal makes the fol
lowing nnjnst and ill-bred comments
the nomination of GMn. Hampton :
The action of the Democratic party in South
Carolina in nominating for Governor the ex
rebel General, Wade Hampton, ought to satis
fy any caodid observer that the control of the
Democracy in the South has gone back ir
recoverably into the hands of those who repre
sent the old pro- rebel ideas. Hampton
is a complete representative of the old order
of things, of the old State rights, Calhoun,
secession sentiment, of the unreconciled and
nnreconcilable “white man's government”
party of the Democratic* Southern constitu
encies. He was in 1863 openly in favor of re
pudiation and overturning all the acts of re
construction, and of rendering null and void
all the pledgee that were the natural results
of the victory over the rebellion. He is, how
ever, an appropriate representative of the
opinions of the faction that ruled the Demo
cratic party in the House of Representatives
in the session lust closed, and of the men who
would rule that party in the nation, if it oould
elect Tilde* and Hendricks. He will not be
elected in South Carolina, bnt bis nomination
by the Democracy shows what they would do
if they oould.
Whatever political opinions General
Hampton entertained before and during
the war, he accepted the arbitrament of
the sword at Appomattox. Since that
day, General Wade Hampton has devot
ed himself to the best interests of his
State. Some eight years ago he held
certain opinions in common with An
dbew Johnson, Fbank P. Blair and
other “loyal” men as to the effect of the
reconstruction aots. • He looks upon the
reconstruction acts to-day, however, as
indisputable and fixed faots, and he ac
cepts all the results of the war in good
faith. True, he is a “complete repre
s ntative of the old order of things ”
the representative of that high order of
culture and of true manhood—that
would scorn to depart from honor and
truth. He is no longer a secessionist,
and he is neither nnreconoiled nor un
reooncilable to the Federal Government,
He has never counseled his fellow-oiti
zens to disobey the laws, and he believes
the preservation of the Union essential
to the prosperity of the country. Gen.
Hampton is hostile to the thieves who
have plundered his native State, and he
is engaged in the good work of endeav
oring to restore honest government to
the people of his plundered and out
raged State. In this purpose he should
have the moral support of good men in
every section, without regard to the ties
of party. In his eleotion to office, the
negroes have nothing to fear. He will
deal out justice to all men, be they
white or black, and he will protect the
oolored people in all their rights—oivil
and political. If such men as General
Hampton were eleeted to office in the
State and Federal Governments, the
American Republic would not be a by
word and a reproach among the civilized
nations for the corruption and dishones
ty of its public servants. If Wade
Hampton is elected in South Carolina
he will give all the people a just and ac
ceptable government. Honest people
will be protected and thieves will be
punished.
WHISKY TAX FRAUDS.
Hon. John M. Bincklry, who was As
sistant Attorney-General under Presi
dent J ohnson, delivered a speech recent
ly in Milwaukee, in which he attacked
the party in power for the frauds in the
whisky tax. He considered the eight
years from 1863 to 1870 inclusive. He gave
the amount of whisky that paid duty,
the rate of duty and the revenue in each
year. He then gave the probable whis
ky product as compared to the pretend
ed product, and the amount of revenue
that should have been collected, show
ing the loss to the Government from
year to year. For the eight years taken
into account, and by no means worse
than those which succeeded, the total es
timated loss is $1,370,138,210, or over
$150,000,000 a year. The figures are of
ficial except the conjectured whisky pro
duction as compared with the amount
which paid tax. The oonjeoture is care
fully made. It is based upon the known
production in years previous to the levy
ing of the tax of 20 cents a gallon in
1862, and assumes an annual increase
of 8,000,000 gallons. The estimates are
moderate, but it may be claimed that
the tax which ran up to $2 per gallon
would have out down production. To
this Mr. Binokley answers by the gene
ral aphorism that the consumption of
snch luxuries as tobacco and liquor is
not, according to statistical returns in
other countries, greatly lessened by high
taxation. But he adds a definite and
specific argument of crushing weight.
The Government taxed the sales as well
as the production of liquor, and taking
the year 1870 for a test, the speaker
shows that there were $1,125,611,000
worth of sales of distilled spirits in that
year. Deducting liberal allowances for
imported liquors, aud casting off a heavy
percentage by way of margin, and reck
oning the price of each gallon sold at $4,
and there appears a total consumption
in 1870 of 227,915,977 gallons. The pre
tended product which was taxed was
78,490,267, and the amount set down in
Mr. Binokley’s estimated yearly pro
duct was but little more than -half the ac
tual consumption. After showing that
the sum lost by whisky frauds for two
years would bny all the churoh prop
erty of every description in the country,
the speaker said :
It the magnitude of these frauds ou the peo
ple could once be fully realized, there would
be no more politics in the remedy than there
ia politics in a cholera mixture. A Republican
would hasten the destruction of his party as
an owner hastens to shoot hie own dog ae goon
as he finds him possessed of the demon of hy
drophobia, and raging at large in the commu
nity. He doesn’t blame the dog, bat he knows
that only miracles can cast oat an evil spirit
from dog or party, and there is nobody to
work one. There is no help for it—shoot the
dog. Shoot the party.
INDIANA.
The campaign in Indiana is red hot.
The Republicans are making the issue—
treason or loyalty to the Government.
The Democrats are all set down as trai
tors and the Republicans as patriots.
The ensanguined garment is made to oc
onpy the most conspicuous place in the
‘campaign. But the Democrats are not
idle. They are engaged in an aggres
sive campaign against the Radicals with
good effect Hon. D. W. Voobhees de
livered a speech at Columbus last week
which is regarded as his masterpiece.
Hon. Geobge W. Julian, an original
abolitionist and hitherto one of the first
men in the Repnbliean party, spoke at
Indianapolis Saturday last He ar
raigned the Republican party for its in
competency and corruption and de
nounced it as no longer worthy of the
support of the American people. He
prefers Tilden to Hates because the
latter represents the corrupt party in
power, while the former is the represen
tatives of two great principles —honesty
and reform.
The New York Times speaks of Gov.
Tilden as the perjured candidate.
While engaged in bringing Tweed to
justice and in breaking np the canal
rings in New York, Gov. Tilden was
endorsed by the Times as one of the
purest and ablest men that ever occu
pied the Governor’s chair.
WALTON COUNTY.
Letter From Oar TraYelin* Correspondent.
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel.]
Monbob, Walton Cos., Ga., August
24.—The August term of the Superior
Court convened here Monday morning,
Judge George Rice presiding. Albert
L. Mitchell, Solicitor-General, is at his
post looking after the interests of the
State. Judge Rice is dispatching oases as
usaal. He has a large circuit, the largest
in the State, over twice as large as some
Judges have, but he is ever faithful to
'duty, and ready if it is a hard task.
There are quite a number of visiting
attorneys here on business: Judge John
J. Floyd, Wm. W. Clark, Esq., Coving
ton; Joel. A. Billups, Esq., Thos. H. S.
Brobston, Esq., Wm. 8. McHenry. Esq.,
of Madison, Ga.; Emery Speer, Esq ,
Mr. Hill, son of Hon. Ben. Hill, Athens;
Mr. Dunlap,- of Gainsville; Mr. Jas. B.
Liman and Mr. J. W. B. Mahaffey, of
Jefferson, Jackson oonnty; Messrs. T.
Spearman and A. S. Florence, of Social
Circle. Local bar, Messrs. H. Mc-
Daniel, O. W. Walker & Son, W. J.
Ray, and J. W. Arnold. There has been
a large attendance at Court. Tbe people
turn oat well in Walton. Youcan see them
and hear from all parts of the oonnty.
I learn from the farmers that their crops
are better than thev&f ve been for years
—both corn and coitoiT
Monroe hrquite atfioa little townf, nhn
miles from the Georgia Railroad. There
are two churehes here—Methodist and
Baptist, aud two schools. Tbe John
ston male and female institute is locat
ed hear, Prof. A. J. Burns, Principal,
and has an attendance of abont sixty
pnpils. Monroe is a healthy, nice place
of five or six hundred inhabitants, with
good water, so it is not to be wondered
at that they have two good schools.
While here I had the pleasure of meet
ing with many warm friends of the
Chronicle and Sentinel,, and added
quite a nnmber of new subscribers.
From here I visit Jefferson, Jackson
County Court. Gwinnett, Hall, Banks,
Frankdn, Habersham, Rabun and
White where I will be pleaoed to meet
all my old subscribers and have their
assistance in filling my already large
list. G. W. N.
THE THIRTIETH SENATORIAL CON
VENTION.
No Nomination Made and the Chasm Un
bridled,
[Oglethorpe Echo.]
Pursuant to a previous call, the dele
gates from the counties comprising the
Thirtieth Senatorial District met at
Point Peter, for the purpose of nomina
ting a candidate to represent this Dis
trict in the next General Assembly of
Georgia,
On motion, Oapt. J. S. Barnett was
oalled to the Chair, and B. J. Meadors
requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, a list of the delegates from
each county was furnished the Secretary
to enroll.
On motion, J. P. Shannon was re
quested to act as assistan Secretary.
Mr. Hnrt here arose and read the res
olutions of the meeting in Lexington on
iihe first Tuesday, instant, claiming a
representation in the Convention based
upon the number of Representatives
from the respective counties in the Reg?
islature, and asked the views of the del
egates from Elbert and Madison on the
subject. The expression of the Conven
tion was decidedly antagonistic to that
basis of representation.
On motion of A. J. Cleveland, the rule
of four years ago was adopted, whioh
was one vote for each militia distriot,
the two-thirds rule, and by ballot.
Mr. Long, of Madison, presented the
name of Hon, R. H. 3u!lock, who was
unanimously nominated in Madison
county.
Mr. J. T. Hurt, of Oglethorpe, pre
sented the name of Hot). Samuel Lump
kin, of Oglethorpe.
Mr. Deadwyler moved the following
resolutions, to-wit:
After repeated ballot, without any re
sult, and believing it impossible for the
present Convention to agree,
Resolved, That we refer the matter to
the people of the respective counties for
further action in the case, and they be
requested to elect new delegates, to
meet at some fnture day, to nominate a
candidate for the Senate.
Mr. Hurt moved to strike out the
latter danse of Mr. Deadwyler’s resolu
tion, commencing at ,f and they,” which
motion prevailed.
The motion to adopt the motion of
Mr. Deadwyler was put to the house,
with the following result: Ayes, 15 1-5;
nays, 15 3-5,
Then the Convention proceeded to
another ballot for a candidate ;
Seventeenth Ballot—Lumpkin, 15 35;
Bullock, 16 2-5.
Eighteenth Ballot—Lumpkin, 15 3-6;
Bullock, 15 J-5; Ebarhart, 1.
Nineteenth Ballot—Lumpkin, 15 2-5;
Bullock, 16 1-5.
Mr. Turner moved to adjourn till to
morrow morning at 8 o’clock, but Mr.
Meadows moved to amend by substitu
ting tbe first of September, whioh was
lost by a vote of 10 to 14.
Mr. Turner’s motion was then put and
lest by a vote of 9 to 15.
Mr. Adams moved that'a committee,
composed of five from Madison and five
from Oglethorpe, be appointed to see if
they could agree upon a candidate,
which was carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Hurt, J.
M. and J. F. Smith, Johnson and Stoke
ly, from Oglethorpe; Messrs. I. J. and
B. J. Meadors, Collins, O’Kelly and
Long, from Madison.
The committee, after consultation, re
ported that they found the delegation
from Madison were instructed to vote
for Bullock at any and all times—so it
leaves the matter just as it was before.
Mr. Hart moved that the proceedings
be published in tbe following newspa
pers: Oglethorpe Echo, the Elberton
Gazette and Athens papers, which was
carried.
A motion was made by Mr. White to
adjourn, whioh was carried by 17 votes.
The Convention adjonrned at 5:30, p.
m.
SCREVEN COUNTY.
Democratic Mas* Meeting.
Sylvania, Ga., August 28, 1876.
Pursuant to a call previously made
the Democratic party of Screven county
assembled in mass meeting at the Court
House at Sylvania on this day. Upon
motion, Col. J. Lawton Singleton was
made Chairman, and W. L. Mathews,
Jr., Secretary. The Chairman having
stated the object of the meeting, it was,
upon motion of Judge E. B. Gross, N
Resolved, That this Convention do
now proceed to ballot for a candidate
for the Legislature, and that the candi
date receiving the largest number of
votes be declared the nominee of the
Democratic party of Screven county.
Before the balloting commenced the
following resolution, offered by Mr.
Thomas W. Oliver, Jr., was unanimonsly
adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That we, the citizens of
Screven county, in Democratic mass
meeting this day assembled, do hereby
pledge our sacred honors to support the
nominee of this Convention, and that we
hold ourselves in duty bound to put
forth our moat active, earnest and ener
getic efforts to secure his election to the
next Legislature of Geo.rgia,
The Convention then proceeded to
ballot. There was bnt two candidates
announced, to wit: Hon. U. P. Wade
and Capt. J. B. Cooper. Upon count
ing the votes by the managers selected
by both candidates the following was
the result:
Mr. Wade received. , .385
Capt. Cooper received 338'
Mr, Wade, having received a majority
of all the votes cast, was declared the
nominee of the Democratic party.
The following gentlemen were then
selected as the new Democratic Execu
tive Comittee for the county, to-wit;
Hon. John C. Dell, Judge E. B. Gross,
Col. Geo. B. Black, Hon. Virgil H.
Burns, Dr. John W. Johnson, T. W.
Oliver, Jr., Jackson Larisy, J. J. Ar
nett, Capt. J. B. Cooper, Jefferson
Boyd, Jr., Capt. Wm. Lanaier, Dr. B.
W. Lovett, John B. Humphries and W.
B. Mims.
The following resolution was adopted
by the Convention:
' Resolved, That the nomination for
county officers be held on Friday, the
15th of December next.
Resolved further, That the election
be held in all the districts at the court
houses of said districts and that the re
turns of said election be transmitted to
the Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee on the day after said election, at the
Court House in Sylvania; and that the
persons receiving a plurality of the
votes be declared the nominees of the
party for the county officers.
The following gentleman were select
ed as delegates to the Jessup Gonven-
tion, to-wit: Hon. John O. Dell, Hon.
Yirgil H. Burns, W. R. Mims, Dr. How
ard Smith and Henry C. Kentes, Esq.,
and on motion Col. J. Lawton Singleton
was also appointed a delegate. It was
also,on motion.
jjesolvtd, That the proceedings of
this . meeting be published to the Si
vanliah Morning News and Chronicle
and Sentinel, of Augusta, Ga. Tbe
Convention then adjonrned sine die.
J. Lawton Sinolbton, Chairman.
Wm. L. Mathews, Jb., Secretary.
THE ESCAPED FENIANS.
ARRIVAL OF THE BIX PRISONERS
RESCUED FROM AUSTRALIA.
The Catalpa’a Cruise—Graphic Details of
the Escape sad Voya*e—From Freemantle
to New Yerk.
*
r [New- York Herald.]
The whaling bark Oatalpa, of New
Bedford, arrived off the Battery, having
on board the six Fenians held as mili-,
tary prisoners by the British Govern
ment in the Freemantle prison, at Swan
river, Australia, and rescued thenoe on
Easter Monday, April 17 last, by friends
sent thither from this oity for that pur
pose, No sooner bad the vessel dropped
anchor than tbe news of her arrival was
telegraphed all over the oity to the nem
> ben of the committee appointed to re
ceive the refugees. The three agents of
the Irish national party in this country,
who had directly superintended the car
rying out of the plan of escape in Au
stralia, were also on board the vessel,
and they ftt once came ashore and pro
ceeded to tbe hotel of G’Donovan Rossa,
in Chatham street, where they were at
once surrounded by an enthusiastic
gronp of fellow-countrymen.
Long .before daylight the news was
known in Irish circles throughout the
city, and early in the morning a party
boarded the Catalpa to reoeive the res
cued prisoners. the first tp
grasp the hands of the refugees yete
Patrick Lennpn, Mr. W. Foley, and the
son of O'Donoyan Rossa, \yjjq reprpsppt
ed bis father, the latter beinjjf opt of
town. The scene on board when the
resoned and rescuers met was an excit
ing one. Tears stood in the eyes of
more than one of the party and many a
“Thank God” was uttered from oypr
flowing hearts,
+P iflormog WBS spent in sooial con
verse aiid in nearing the exciting story
of the escape from the lips of the actors
in it, Shortly after 11 o'clock the party
were rowed to pier 1, North river, where
they .were received by a large concourse
of friends, among whom were John
O’Donovan Rossa, Denis O’Donovan
Rossa and Lawrence Kane, of the Sun
day _ Citizen. Here carriages were in
waiting, and the party were at oncp
wheeled away to the hpte}, where they
were received hy hundreds of sympathiz
ing friends and fellow-countrymen.—
When they bad sqcpepdcd ip freeing
themselves from the attentions of their
admirers the party proceeded to bathe
and rehabilitate themselves after their
long imprisonment and subsequent sea
voyage. Shortly after noon they sat
down to a hearty repast and then retired
to their rooms to rest. Throughout the
day and evening, however, a constant
stream of symp&thizers poured into the
hotel, and many of them insisted upon
grasping the hand of at least one pf ‘'the
boys."
The Six Men Who Escaped
Were not; included in tbe general amnes
ty granted the Fenians, inasmuch as, in
the eyes of the British Government,
their offense was aggravated by the fact
that they had been soldiers in the Eng
lish army, whioh they deserted for the
Fenian ranks. They are:
Thomas Darragh, the Protestant chap
lain’s clerk—Tried in Ireland by court
martial in February, 1866, charged with
breach of the articles of war in coming
to the knowledge of an intended mu
tiny and not giving information. He
was at first sentenced to death, bnt that
was -afterward commuted to penal servi
tude for life.
Robert Cranston—Tried in Ireland by
court martial in June, 1866. Charged
with breach of tbe articles of war, muti
nous oonduot and endeavoring to induce
a soldier to become a Fenian. Sentenoe
—Penal servitude fer life.
Michael Harrington—Tried in Ireland
at court martial in July, 1866. Oharged
with breach of the articles of war, muti
nous conduct and desertion. Sentence
—Penal servitude for life.
Martin Hogan—Tried in Ireland at
court martial in August, 1866. Charged
with breach of the articles of war, muti
nous oonduot and desertion. Sentence
—Penal servitude for life,
James Wilson, color aeigeant—Tried
in Ireland at court martial in August,
1866. Oharged with breach of the arti
cles of war, mutinous Conduct aud de
sertion, Sentence—Penal servitude for
life.
Thomas Hasaett—Tried in Ireland at
court martial in August, 1866. Charged
with breach of the articles of war, muti
nous conduct and desertion. Sentence
—Penal servitude for life.
One Fenian prisoner waa left behind,
named James Kiely, who was regarded
4s a traitor, and purposely left.
The Story of the Escape,
As related to a Herald reporter yester
day by one of the refugees, is exciting
in the extreme. It appears that the
men were oonfined in Millbank prison,
in England, for a period of ten months,
at the expiration of which time they
were transferred to Chatham prison, in
the county of Kent, where they remained
for some twelve months. Thence they
were transported to the penal colony in
Western Australia, where they were put
to work building roads. When each
days’ work was completed they were
locked up for the night in huts and
plaoed under a close guard. They suf
fered much in that place, as the work
was of the most laborious oharaoter, the
food miserable, and the discipline strict
in the extreme. In addition to the
regular guard a special felon guard was
plaoed over them at night. A plan of
rescue was concocted by some Irish na
tionalists in America, after due consul
tation and a close examination of all the
surrounding circumstances, on informa
tion acquired from every available
source. James Wilson and Martin Ho
gan wrote several letters to friends in
America, and ex-prisoners gave minute
details about the oonyict service, the
colony roads, ports, ko. Captain Hatha
way, of New Bedford, supplied invalua
ble information about the coast, and
suggested important portions of the
plan. A general outline having been
thus formed. Mr. John Breslin, the
agent-in-chief of the enterprise, was
given discretionary' power to adopt
the plan or change it as he should
see fit after an examination of
the ground; he collected funds
for the enterprise, and as it was neces
sary that the plan should be kept secret,
every patriot wm> contributed his money
did so with a blind faith in those into
whose hands he placed it. It was merely
said that it was “to resoue the boys." How
that rescue was to be brought about on
ly a leading few could k;.ow. Wilson, of
course, told his fellow-prisoners the good
news, and soon afterward he received
a third letter from New York, telling
him that friends would soon visit him,
and naming as the date of their coming
either December, 1875, or January, ’76.
All these letters were transmitted secret
ly-
Meantime the friends of the prison
ers in this city worked like beavers. The
Catalpa was purchased by Hr, John
Richardson, of New Bedford, Hass.
The purchase and equipment of the ves
sel cost about tfiS,OQQ. She was manned
for a whaling praise, and, setting sail,
actually engaged in that industry for
some time. November 7, 1875, she was
at Fayal, and sailed thence for Buntfury,
West Australia, where she arrived Tues
day, March 98th. In the meantime
Messrs. John J, Breslin and Thomas
Desmond, who bad been the secret
agents of the Nationalists in this country,
had made their way to the Beene of the
meditated rescue. In November a Mr.
Collins, described as a gentlemanly man,
about six feet high, of fair complexion,
and with an English accent, arrived at
Albany, West Australia, per steamer
Georgette, as a first class passenger.
This person was none other than Mr.
Breslin, one of the secret agents. He
was dressed in the height of fashion, and
claimed to be an American millionaire
looking for a profitable investment for
his capital. He at once placed himself
in eoramnnioatiqn with Wilson. Mr.
Desmond, the seoond agent, arrived at
the same time, under the name of John
son, and put up at Harwood’s Hotel, in
Free man tie.
The latter gentleman went on two
days later to Perth and obtained employ
ment at bis trade of carriage maker in a
factory owned by a man named Sloane.
Once a week upon his arrival, and after
wards more fretgoently, he hired a car
riage from one bommers and drove out
about the country. There was appa
$2 A TEAR—POSTAGE PATTI
rently do connection whatever between
the millionaire Collins and the humble
mechanic Johnson. Mr. Breslin finally
arranged to have
A Secret Meeting With Wilson
In some underbrush where they would
be safely concealed from observation. It
was by them decided, after a long dis
cussion, that the attempt to escape
should be made on April 17. Wilson
was to give the prisoners notice to be at
an appointed place, where his American
friend would take care of all further ar
rangements.
On the night of March 31 Breslin,
alias Collins, the , millionaire, went up
from Freemantle in the mail coach and
met Captain Anthony, when the two
came on board, and the captain, tbe
mate, Mr. Samuel P. Smith and Mr.
Breslin went into the oabin and consult
ed as to the best means of sending a
boat ashore for their friends after the
vessel left Bunbury to go to Freemantle,
where tbe prisoners were. They con
cluded to send a boat in at Rockingham
and take the men from Freemantle and
drive them in a carriage from Freeman
tle to Rockingham, a distance of about
eighteen miles, where they would have
the ship’s boat waiting for them to take
them off to the vessel.
On Saturday night, April 1, the oap
tain and Mr. Collins, or Breslin, took
the steamer Georgette and went to Free
mantle; so that the captain could take
notes of the coast, so as to see Rock
ingham and know where to come in with
the boat. After they reached Freemap
tle next day they took a carriage and
went out to Rockingham to reconuaiter.
Qn Tuesday the captain sent a letter to
Mr. Smith from Freemantle, stating t> at
a gunboat had arrived there, and that
he would wash and paint the ship,which
was still at Bunbury, getting off wood
and water. Friday tbe captain came on
board from- Freeman tie. "Qn Tuesdav
Mr. Btpslto telegraphed from Freeman
tle up to Bunbury to the captain in a
disguised dispatch to pome on; that all
was right. Qn Wednesday, April 12tb,
there traffic on a strong, heavy breeze at
midnight, whioh at length blew a gale.
Thursday It was still blowing heavy,
with cloudy, squally, bad looking weath
er. The captain telegraphed to Mr.
Breslin that it a heavy
gale: ship dragging both auchors. Could
you advance me more money if needed?”
This was a disguised dispatch to let him
know that he pqid no l go to sea on that
day. Friday, April Hth, them were
fresh breeds and pleasant weather, ex
cept a few rain, squalls. The captain
telegraphed to Mr. Breslin, “I shall
leave Bunbury for the whaling grounds
to-morrow. I suppose you start for
New York to-morrow.” This was to say
that all was ready. Mr. Breslin on
Thursday telegraphed the captain, “To- '
morrow being Good Friday, I shall not
start for New York,” whip); meant “I
understand you.” In answer to the cap
tain’s last dispatch, Mr. Breslin tele
graphed back, “I wish you good took.
I hush you would Strike oil. Au repair."
■The Escape*
In accordance with the arrangement
made with Wilson, the prisoners met et
9 o’clock on the morning of the 17th.
Two carriages were in waiting with
swift horses, and jumping in without
parley, the party was whirled away to
ward Rockingham, twenty miles distant.
The party consisted of ten, including
Mr. John King, who rode in the rear,
looking out for the officers, and Mr.
Thomas Brennan, of New York, who
took down the baggage of the party to
the beach. The ooast was reache t at
half-past ten o’olook, and the Catalpa’s
boat, with a orew of five men and well
stored with provisions, was found wait
ing for them. Jumping in at once, the
party put out from land, abandoning
the horses and carriages to the care of a
resident who came to where they were
embarking. The fugitives had put to
sea bnt a short distance when they saw
the mounted police coming in pursuit
down to the coast. Arrived at the place
of embarkation, the offioers took pos
session of the carriages, and at onoe
sent the polioe boat to chase the es
caped prisoners. The Oatalpa was at
this time not in sight, being, as was af
terward learned, some thirty miles at
sea. Keeping on the designated course
the boat made good headway until about
7 iu the evening, when a storm broke
upon her, carrying away the mast, which
broke short off at the thwart, and
wetting the passengers aud orew to the
skin. When the storm subsided, at 2
o’clock in the morning, it was found
that all the provisions were spoiled.
Just as the gray dawn streaked the sky
Mr. Breslin reported the Oatalpa in
sight and coming toward them. Rig
ging up a temporary sail with au up
lifted oar for a mast, the fugitives made
for the vessel. At about seven o’clock,
and when they were within eight
miles of her, Mr. Breslin looked back
and saw the smoke of the Govern
ment steamer Georgette. of 211
tons burden, bearing down upon the
Oatalpa, whioh she must have seen be
fore we did. The crew of the boat now
plied oar and sail to reach the ship ;
but it soon became apparent that the
Georgette was gaining too fast upon
and would fetoh the Catalpa much
sooner than they oould. They then de
termined to take in sail aud lay to,
which they did, and the Georgette
passed within a oouple of miles with
out seeing the boat, and bore down
upon the Catalpa, now distant about
five miles. When the Georgette had
gone far enough ahead the boat’s crew
pulled after in her wake, judging it to
be the best position they could occupy
if she were looking for them, and also
bringing them nearer to the ship. Situ
ated thus they saw the Georgette run
alongside the Catalpa, and, after re
maining there about tea minutes, steam
slowly away, the ship holding on her
course and the Georgette steaming in
the same direction, but gradually sheer
ing off and going more in ahore. The
occupants of the boat now pdt forth
every effort to overtake the Catalpa,
whioh held on her course on the wind,
heading south-southeast. The two ves
sels and the boat were then sailing in
the same direc ion, the Catalpa leading
about twelve miles ahead of the boat,
and the ateamet shout eight miles,
until eleven o'clock, when the steamer
turned around and came back, evident
ly searching for the boat. The boat
waa almost in the steamer’s track ; if
the latter bad stood out to sea a little
she must inevitably have caught the
fugitives, The Georgette now got so
close to the boat that the latter ship
ped her sail and the crew lay down
while the Georgette passed so close that
the men coaid be discerned on her
deck. Now the boat gained on the
Catalpa, and the latter, ahout two, p.
m., changed her course and came to
ward the boat. Qalf an hour later she
saw the boat and hore down to pick it
up. At the same moment the boat’s
crew saw the water police cutter head
ing for them, and about as far distant
from the ship land side ia the Oatalpa’s
boat was on the seaward. It now be
oame
An Kxvltine Rave,
Whioh boat should re oh the ship first.
At 3, p. m , the boat with the fugitives
ran up to the ship on the weather side,
the police boat being only distanced
about four ship’s lengths on the lee side.
The fugitives scrambled on board with
out delay, and the Oatalpa’s mate called
out to Mr. Breslin, “What shall I do
J? Y'. ¥ T ' Cos^U 8 ?” The latter replied,
“Hoi*t your flag and stand out to sea.*'
This was done in good style, and the
B h>P, vpas Pfl* about and standing on her
conrse inside of two minutes from the
time the fugitives clambered od buard.
Ine police boat was then dropping
sstem. Mr. Breslin kissed his hand to
the gentlemen who had lost the race,
“O tpe officer of the boat shouted,
Good-bye, Captain, good-bye."
The OataJpa then steered for Cape
Naturalist. Next morning, at half-past
five, the ship having altered her conrse
and working to windward, steering
north-northwest, which would bring her
towards Freemantlc again, ontside Bot
tenest igJaod* the Georgette hove in
view, bearing down npon them. She
had some artillery and the. water police
onboard The men of the Catalpa,
armed with rifles anfl revolvers, aasem-.
bled m the cabin out of sight. The
steamed ahead and fired a shot
across the hows of the Catalpa. In a
moment the two vessels were aide by
side within easy speaking distance, and
Captain Anthony, of the Catalpa, asked
through his trumpet what the other
vessel wanted.
to," came from the Georgette.
What for? inquired the former.
ii* ter a P auae the Georgette said,
boardV 0 " ® anv *nt prisoners on
“No prisoners here that I know of."
The hteergewe The* Halted,
“I telegraphed your Government. Don’t
you know that you are amenable to Brit
ish law in this colony ? Yon have six
Qoaviot prisoners on board. I see some
of them now. I give yon fifteen minutes
to consider, and you must take the
consequenoes. I have the means to do
it; and if you don’t heave.to I’ll blow
the masts out of you.”
Captain Anthony pointed to the flag
and shouted: “That’s the American flag.
I am on the high seas, and my flag pro
tects me. If you fire on this ship you
fire on the American flag. ”
The Gatalpa got under way and was
leaving the Georgette behind, when the
captain of the latter called out, “Won’t
you surrender to our Government ?”
No reply was vouchsafed to this, and
again he oalled out, “I see three of these
men on board now. ”
Captain Anthony replied, “You are
mistaken, sir; the men you see are my
ship’s crew.” ‘
This was true, as the fugitives were
all concealed from view in the cabin.
After ten minutes longer sailing side by
side, the Georgette hailed again, “Can
I come on board?”
Captain Anthony replied, “No, sir-1
am bound for sea, and can’t stop ” ’
The Georgette still kept the American
company till half-past 9, a, m., when
she slowly swung off and steamed baok
to Freemantle.
No stoppages were made on the wav
from Freemantle to New York where
she arrived as above stated. No inci
dent of peculiar interest occurred dur
ing the passage except the death of the
second mate RJr Faruhaw, which oc
°ur/®d Way & His body was committed
to the deep on tho following day.
THE STATE VS. JONES.
TUe Case Adjourned In the Audit Court to
October.
After ten days of real work in the in
vestigation before Auditor Pace of the
accounts between the State and John
Jones, ex-Treasurer, the matter has
oome to a stand still for the present, so
far as active operations before the Audi
tor are concerned. On Saturday, at 3,
p. m., the investigation was adjourned
over until the first Monday in Ootober
being the 2d day of said month.
The Rensctu fVr Adjourning
Over for the length of time agreed upon
was in consequence of the case having
reached that point where it was neces
sary, so considered by the counsel for
the State, to introduce the testimony of
the parties resident in the State of New
York. These parties include bank offi
cers in institutions which were, or are
financial agents for the State, and with
whom the Treasurer necessarily had
dealings. Also, the assignee and books
of the firm of Henry Clews & Cos., who
played suoh a gigantic part in Georgia
financial affairs at one time. The coun
sel for the State proposed that the audi
tor and counsel upon either side should
Uo To New York City
And hold suoh sessions there as might
be necessary for the examination of the
witnesses, etc., desired upon the part of
either the State or the defendant. After
consultation the counsel for the defense
refused to accede to the proposition,
Judge John L. Hopkins, who is the
representative in part of John T. Grant,
one of the securities upon the official
bond of Jones, making the objection.
Though it was olaimed that much time
would .be saved by the journey and
work in New York, it was insisted
against by the opposing counsel upon
the ground that the auditor would be
without jurisdiction in the State of New
York. Therefore the testimony ip be
ing sought by interrogatories and while
waiting for these the Court stands ad
journed, as stated above.
Prwreaa of the Work.
As yet the investigation has but par
tially gone through with the matter of
the twice paid Clews bonds, as they are
termed. The bonds and a large amount
of writteu and oral evidence is already
before the auditor and between this and
the'seeond of October he and tbe coun
sel on both sides will have quite enongh
to do to thoroughly digest it.— Atlantu
Constitution.
A VIRGINIA BELLE'S MATCH.
An Unexpected Wedding Thnt Caused a
Flatted in Richmond Society.
[ Correspondence of the New York Sun.]
Richmond, Va., August 23.—Rich
mond society ha& been all a flutter to
day over the revelation of the fact that
Miss Mattie Ould of this city, celebra
ted far and wide as being Virginia’s
greatest belle, was married yesterday
morning in Salem, Va., a little out-of
the-way station on the Richmond and
Danville Railroad, to Mr. Oliver J.
Schoolcraft. The above was extensively
rumored last evening, but the oouple ar
riving here in the afternoon kept the
facts from the public, and nothing was
ascertained until to-day, when, on ac
count of oertain informalities in the
mtrriage lioense obtained at Salem, the
oouple were remarried in the groom’s
suburban villa, near Richmond, by Vne
Rev. Alex. Weddell. Miss Ould is
twenty-eight years of age, a-jfi Mr.
Sohoolcraft is about twenty-four, and a
mere boy in appearance. She is the
daughter of Judge Robert Ould,
statesman who figured in the Govern
ment of the Southern Confederacy as
Commissioner for the exchange of pris
oners, and who is now one of the weal
ana most eminent lawyers and ju
rists in the State. Mr. Schoolcraft is a
millionaire, a native of Albany, N. Y.
He brought himself into society here, as
the saying goes, a few months ago, and
has been for a short time the moDeyt-d
man of the Enquirer. Miss Ould for a
number of years has been one of the
greatest attractions of the Virginia
Springs, and three years ago she made
a reputation at Saratoga on account of
her brilliant wit, quickness at repartee,
and surpassing beauty. Sehoolcraft is
not credited with having much brains,
and is considered in every way inferior
to his spouse. She is an elegant figure,
bordering on tha embonpoint, and he
weighs about one hundred and ten
pounds, and measures about five feet
four. It was generally believed in so
ciety that Miss Ould had been for a long
time affianoed to a prominent tobacco
merchant of this city, and no one dream
present result Hence the
flutter. Judge Ould, who was not
apprised of the wedding until it was
over, was very muoh grieved and in
censed.
FOEITICAI. NOTES.
One hundred and fifty Republicans of
Berkshire- oounty, Massachusetts, have
signed a call for a Tilden and Hendricks
meeting. *
Col. Youmang and Haskell are doing
valiant service iu South Carolina in be
half of redemption and reform. They
are not alone—by no means.
The Baltimore Gazette says that
skilled American mechanics are sailing
from New York and other to seek
in the Old the work they cannot find*
the New World. “The remedy of Grant
and the Republican £arty i s to put the
troops in marching order.”
Mr. Carl Shu.v* takes an ungentleman
ly ning at General Sigel in referring to
him as % man who controls his own vote.
Mr, achurz claims to control ever so
I many votes besides his own. He con
fesses, however, that there is “a consid
erable defection among the Germans at
the present time.”
following indicates the way the
tide is drifting : Nifty Republicans, of
Colombia oonnty, N. Y., have declared
roinldai and Hendricks. Thirty Re
publicans in the town of Bennington
will vote for Tilden and Hendricks. The
farmers and ineohanics and shopkeepers
want a change.
The Baltimore Oazetle fervently trusts
that the report from Washington that
Each Chandler intends to resign the
Secretaryship of the Interior, in order
to give all his time to the Hayes Cam
paign Committee, is true. Chandler is
doing more to elect Mr. Tilden than aDy
other man in the country.
It is officially announced that Hon.
Charles Francis Adams will accept the
Democratic nomination for Governor of
Massachusetts if tendered him. The
Boston Herald favors the nomination on
these grounds : “We feel quite sure that
Air. Ada is* is not a f'enian, and we
hardly think that he calls himself a
Democrat; but be believes in home rule
and honest administration, and he is
going for Tilden, and the wisest thing
the Democrats of Massachusetts can do
for themselves and the country is to
make him their candidate for Governor.”
George Eliot says that a young man’s
eyes first open to the world when he is
in love. This is not always so. Usually
it is when* he has gone away from home
and had bis washing sent out for the
first time, and finds among it when it is
returned an odd stocking with two red
stripes about tbe top, and loDg enough
to button around his neck.