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A STI FFED COBIIXA.
THE MONSTER THAT DU CHAILLU EN
COUNTERED AND BROUGHT FROM AFRI
CA.
From the Philadelphia 'Times.]
Those who have read Du Chaillu’s
African Travels will be interested to
see the stuiTed hide of the terrible
gorilla that was killed by the plucky
little Freuchtnan lu an encounter
wnlch he graphically describes. It
is exhibited with the Ohio archteolog
ical collection in the mineral annex
of the main building. The exhibi
tor ia Mount Union College, of Al
liance, Stark county, Ohio, for the
museum of which it was obtained at
a cost of #IO,OOO. When this formi
dable beast was attacked by Du
Chaillu and two negroes, he wrench
ed the guns out of the hands of the
latter, bent them into the shape of a
horse-shoe, killed both the Africans,
and then rushed toward Du Chaillu,
screaming horribly and beating his
breast with his fore hands, as the
gorilla always does when enruged.
The little Gaul, however, finished
his gorillaship with a bullet through
the heart, the mark of which maybe
seen. This affair occurred on the
banks of the Gaboon river, in Africa.
The stuffed hide—generally known in
Centennial circles as Dr. Darwin—
stands erect, grasping with one band
the limb of a tree.
Assuming him to be still in the
flesh, he weighs over 250 pounds, and
is an excellent specimen of the near
est approach in the brute kingdom
to man, from whom, in outward ap
pearance, he differs little except in
the formation of the head, the length
of the arms and legs, and in being
covered, except on the face and
palms, with dark brown hair, which
is long and bushy on the head, and
shorter but equally thick on the
arms, legs and back, and very light
and sparse on the breast and the back
of the hands. His height is five feet
eleven inobes. Belonging to the or
der of quadrumuna, he has long
hands, twice as large and three times
as powerful as those of an ordinary
man, from which those on the arms
do not differ in form, while those on
the legs are shaped like a man’s foot,
but have longer digits, and are used
both as hands and feet. The animal
walks on all-fours as readily as on his
legs only. The legs are about six
inches shorter and the thighs much
thinner than those of an ordinarily
developed man of the same height as
the gorilla. The bones of the animal
are, however, one and a half times as
thick and strong as those of such a
man. The fist is a veritable sledge
hammer, ana the arm hardly less
than a battering-ram. As he never
carried a pocket-knife,his finger-nails
appear to have been in mourning
since birth. The circumference of his
chest is fifty-four inches, and that of
his waist about forty. When erect
his arms reach three inches below
the knees.
It is in his head that his animal na
ture is rauinly displayed. It is twice
as long as that of an ordinary man.
forming in the rearan almost straight
line with the back of his body. The
forehead is scarce half an inch high,
fiat on top, and receding almost hor
izontally to the immense bump be
hind. The upper half of the fuce is
flat and square, the eyes being very
large, brown, glaring, about five
inches apart, and located near the
top and sides of the face. The lower
half is the bump of a monkey’s phy
siognomy, chinless, but having a
mouth, the corners of which are four
inches apart in a straight line, and
nine if the measurement is made
around the lips. Where the social
and intellectual bumps are in a man
there is next to nothing in a gorilla,
although, corporally, he is only one
step lower than man. In spite of his
great yawning mouth, horrible grin,
and four immense canine teeth, the
ladies inspect him with great inter
est.
A Centennial Ronianrr.
One of the statues in Memorial
Hall of the Centennial exhibition
represents a Southern negro receiv
ing Lincoln’s emancipation proc
lamation, and it is said that the ne
gro resembles an Arab, or native of
some Eastern country. It is stated
that an officer of the United States
Navy, who has been conversing on
the subject, says that in 1873 he was
assigned to duty on the United States
storeship, Guard, which had been
designated to take the goods of the
American exhibitors to the Vienna
exposition. While lying in the har
bor at Trieste he was invited to visit
a sculptor’s studio to see a clay mod
el, to be cast in bronze, representing
the emancipation of the Southern
slaves. The features of the model
conveying the impression of a Mon
golian or a Malay more than a negro,
ltjwas suggested that a negro servant
on board the Guard, by the name of
Brown, who had been a slave in North
Carolina,might be employed as a mod
el for the artist. He went to the
studio regularly for two weeks, but
w&3 a surly and ill-conditioned fel
low, and became very inattentive,
and could not be depended on, so that
he was made to remain on board the
ship, and finally returned with her to
the United States. Some time ago, a
colored man, Wm. Ellis, was hanged
in the New York Toombs, with two
others, for the murder of an Israelite
peddler in Lyding’s woods, and,
while awaiting the execution, made
a full confession, and among other
things gave a sketch of his career as
a sailor in the navy. From what was
gathered in this confession, he said
that he was convinced that the negro
Ellis, who was thus executed, was the
negro Brown who had stood as a
model for the artist in Trieste. This
is a pretty good centennial romance,
hut it seems rather bad to make the
typical negro at the centennial ex
hibition a murderer. —Baltimore Sun.
—The Editorial Association of Virginia
will go to the Centennial September 11th.
then on to New York.
THE DAILY TIMES.
For the Ladies.
A young lady in Youngstown, Ohio, a
few days ago, received from her discarded
lover > letter covering fifty-two pages
foolscap. Bustles are now cheap in that
town.
The new Ulster cloaks are of most grace
ful shapes, and are very different from the
unsightly belted wraps now worn as dus
ters and as traveling cloaks.
Among the visitors to Saratoga this sum
mer is a lady who wears jewels valued at
#200,000, and carries, in addition to her
other baggage, a small fire and burglar
proof safe.
The handsomest shapes of the new
cloaks have no licit at all and merely fall
in gracefully with the outlines of the fig
ure. The front is double-breasted, and
fastened from top to bottom by two rows
of buttons.
A lady says it is no worse to encircle a
lady’s waist with your arm iu a ball-room
than to kiss your friend’s sister on the back
stairs. No worse! Why, it is not half so
good.
The useless waste of money on wedd
ings and funerals calls for reform. Ex
travagance makes the young men dread
marriage and death.
Adam and Eve escaped two very serious
annoyances of modern lovers. In the first
place, Eve had no mamma to makcjudici
ous inquiries as to Adam's social position
and prospects of matrimony, and Adam
had no “governor” to see that he did not
throw him-self away on a portionless girl.
The piece de resistance is the Brussels
applique upon a toilet of pule mauve poult
de sol, the most elaborate in (mint of orua
raeut, the value of whicli is $7,000, The
skirt of the dress, having an immense,
train, is finished with a full pelisse of the
silk, and yards and yards of the richest
flounces are laid or draped upon it.
In the west part of the city a youug
lady and a youug man gets on the steps
of a Sunday and enters into a contract.
For each shooting star he is to receive a
kiss. On one of these interesting occasions
a half hour passed away and not a solitary
star shot across the sky. But after a while
the cherry lips of the young lady parted
and she culled her youug man’s attention
to the flying meteors that were about to
escape his observation: then she got to
calling his attention to/the lightning bugs,
and finally got him down to steady work
on the light of a lantern a man was carry
ing about the depot where the trains were
switching. Artless girl.
Muslins, delicate us crepe lisse, and in
tiers and masses oi knife-edged plaitings,
arranged over shirts of .almost|equal tex
ture, and completed by ribbons and laces,
arranged with artistic grace—and the skill
of the practiced maid, as well as the mod
iste, for no lady can dress herself properly
nowadays.
A pairai who w r as sent to prison for
marrying two wives, excused himself by
saying that when he had one she lough t
him, but when he got two they fought
each other.
At the recent wedding of Lord Tarbat,
in London, the bride wore a dress of rich
white satin covered witli poine d’Aiguille,
tastefully trimmed with bouquets of
orange blossoms; a point d’Aiguille veil
covered a wreath of orange blossoms,
which was fastened by a tiara of diamond
stars. Her other jewels were a pearl neck
lace and bracelets or pearls and dia
monds —all wedding presents. The brides
maids’ dresses were of pale blue silk cover
ed with cream broche; Gainsborough hats
trimmed, four with blue and two with
cream feathers; blue satin shoes witli blue
rosettes and heels. Each young lady wore
a pendant, the gift of Lord Tarbat, com
posed of a pearl and turquoise double
heart, surmounted with a jewelled vis
countess’s coronet, and on the centre of
each heart the initials of the bride and
bridegroom.
Petting pink snd lily feet,
Holt snd warm snd closely pressed,
Deep their lover's dear unrest.
White round ankles peep snd greet
Petting lily feet
Caressing both thy velvet feet,
Drinking blisses warm with sighs,
Bound beneath seducing eyes,
Love! prelong this heaven sweet—
Caressing velvet feet.
Porte bonheur bracelets, in silver and gold
—very narrow ring or band—finished witli
knobs or drops, have succeeded the ban
gles, while not displacing the latter from
favor. Several patterns are generally se
lected, and present on the arm a bizarre
mixture of ornamentation.
‘‘Mrs. Spinks,” observed a boarder to
bis landlady, “the equal adjustment of
this establishment could be more safely se
cured if their was less hair iu the hash
and more in file mattresses.”
Everybody who has once lived in South
Bend, Ind., wants to go back there. Six
teen years ago a lady left the place envel
oped in tar and feathers, and even she lias
just renewed her residence. Love goeth
where it is sent.
Bangles are both plain and chased, and
always worn with the intention of some
significant motto, or the name of a friend,
the number of bands worn indicating the
letters that compose the motto or name.
When a Saratoga lady called her son
to account because be had golden hair on
the lapel of his coat he expiaineu that his
girl had put a head on him.
For edging garments trimmed with braid
fringe is the appropriate choice. The new
fringes are so wide and elaborate as to al
most form the garment itself, and, indeed,
many cardinal capes, fichus, and tubliers
are made of chenille fringe. This is a
summer fashion, however, and will not be
so much used in winter as the richly net
ted Moorish fringes with tassels in the
meshes, all made ol sewing silk, and vary
ing in width from three inches to six.
From the Southern Watchman.]
Xt Volng to the Centennial.
Mr. Editor ; The duilies of our
State are filled with the names of
judges, lawyers, doctors, merchants,
mechanics, editors, clerks and their
wives, children, aunts and nurses
who have gone or are going to the
Centennial.
It would appear, therefore, to be a
matter of the most absorbing interest
to the people of Europe and America
to know who do go. It must be of
equal importance to the world to
know who do not go. I deem it proper,
therefore, to give notice to the crea
tion that I shall not go, neither I,
nor my wife, nor my son, nor my
daughter, nor my man-servant, nor
my maid-servant, nor my ox, nor my
ass, nor anything that is mine.
Very respectfully,
John Smith.
Western Union Dividend.
Nf.W York, .Sept. 7.—The Western
Union Telegraph Company has de
clared a dividend of lj per cent, for
the quarter ending Sept. 30th, paya
ble Oct. ieth.
To be healthy, strong and robust, you
must take Dr. J. H. McLean's Strength
ening Cordial and Blood Purifier. It will
give vitality, vigor and strength, purify
and enrich your blood. Dr. J. H. Mc-
Lean's office, 314 Chestnut St., St. Louis,
Mo.
COLUMBUS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1876.
NEGRO RIOT IN CHARLESTON.
XI ANY WHITES INJURED.
THE HIOTEIIB ROBBING STORES AND BEAT
ING WHITE MEN.
Charleston, Sept. 7.—A serious riot
occurred late last night, growing out
of a street attack by colored Repub
licans upon some colored men who
have been taking a conspicuous part
in the Democratic canvass. A small
body of whites endeavored to defend
the Democratic negroes, but they
wero overpowered by the number of
the rioters. They retired after a se
vere fight, in which pistols were free
ly used on both sides. The rioters
held King street, the main thorough
fare, from midnight uutil sunrise,
breaking windows, robbing stores,
attacking and beating indiscrimi
nately every white man who showed
his face.
A large number of persons were in
jured—mostly whites. Several of
those shot are in a critical condition.
Intense excitement prevails, the
general feeling being that the trou
ble is not yet over.
The riotous proceedings of the rice
field negroes on the Combahee have
been renewed, and the situation is
regarded us serious.
The UFayeUtStatue In New York.
New York, Sept. 6.—The ceremo.
nies attending the unveiling of the
LaFayette statue, took place this
evening in Union Square. The statue
was presented by the French Gov
eanmeut to New York, and the pe
destal was presented by French resi
dents of this city. The statue is 11 feet
high, cast from brottzo by Barbedi
enne, of Paris, after the design of
the distinguished French sculptor,
A. Bartholdi, and prepared by the
direction of President Theirs, in be
half of the Fronch Republio. La-
Fayette is represented in the prime
of youth, stepping from a boat on the
American shore, his left hand ex
tended, his right held against his
head and clasping his sword. On
the base of the pedestal are the four
inscriptions; ‘‘LaFayette to the
city of New York,” “France, in re
membrance of sympathy in time of
trial in 1870, ’71,” “Assoon as I heard
of American independence my heart
was enlisted,” "1776, erected 1876.” As
a work of art, the statue is equal, if
not superior to any in the country,
and it forms a graceful expression of
the acknowledgement of the French
government. The square wus bril
liantly decorated. A number of so
cieties and military organizations
took part in the event. The unveil
ing was witnessed by an immense
crowd. The route of the procession
was linod with spectators, and admi
rable order was preserved. When
the procession arrived at the square,
the French Consul, Gen. Edmund
Kreuill, formally presented the
statue to the city. The cord was
pulled by M. Bartholdi, the sculp
tor, and the statue unveiled. A sa
lute was fired, the band played the
Marseillaise, and Mayor Wickham
then delivered an address of accep
tance. The band then played Hail
Columbia. Several appropriate songs
were rendered by a choral society,
and a number of addresses delivered.
The whole affair .passed off admira
bly.
Tlie Nicaraguan Nhlp-t’annl.
Washington, Sejrt. 3.— The Nicara
guan route for an interoceanic ship
canal between the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans having been determined
upon as most feasible, the arival
of Don Emeiio Benard, the accredit
ed Minister from Nicaragua to this
country, is anticipated with some in
terest by those who have devoted
much attention to this work. Upon
his return to Washington negotia
tions will be entered into between
our Government and thut of Nicara
gua looking to the construction of
the canal, and treaties will be pro
posed to the principal foreign powers
upon the general basis of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty of 1850, guarantee
ing the neutrality of the canal &e.
That treaty is regarded as being lib
eral in its provisions, and only re
quires amplification to insure the
construction of the great work in the
interest of all powers. The estima
ted cost is $65,722,157, but several
firactical engineers who have exam
ned the route express the opinion
that the many obstacles to be en
countered will increase the cost to
nearly $100,006,000. At least five
years of hard work will be required
to complete the canal, and, should
it be constructed under the control
of leading governments, it is be
lieved the work would not be de
layed for want of funds to prosecute
it. The total length of the canal by
the Nicaraguan route will be about
sixty-one and throe quarter miles.
To this is to be added fifty-three
miles of slackwater navigation by
way of the San J uan river, and fifty
six miles across Lake Nicargua,
making a total distance from ocean
to ocean, by lake, slackwater naviga
tion and canal, of about one hun
dred and seventy and hree-quarter
miles.
One nt Tlirm.
The landlord of a hotel near tlia Central
depot was yesterday accosted by u gone-to
seed looking chap about fifty; years old,
who said.
“Can’t you do a little something forme?
I am one of the escaped Fenians.”
“I know better!” shouted the landlord.
“Those men are all in New York yet.”
“I repeat that Xam one of tee escaped
Fenians,’said the man.
“I don’t believe it? When did you es
cape?”
"About an hour ago!” was the soft an
swer, “I was walking up street and a run
away horse came along. I just escaped
being run over!” The landlady didn’t
come down with a cent, but told the chap
he could escape some boottoe exercise by
hurrying right away.
Hen. Julian Harti-ldge Renominated.
Savannah, Sept. 7.—Julian Hart
ridge was unanimously renominated
for Congress from the First District.
THE TURKISH SITUATION,
Russian Intervention Deemed Unavoid
able.
London, Sept. 7.—The Standard’s
Berlin special says that since Tur
key’s declination of an armistice, the
outbreak of a Turkish and Russian
war is deemed unavoidable.
The Standard's correspondent at
Nissa states that large numbers of
Bulgarians are joining the Turkish
army. They exhibit muoh feeling
against the Servians, because tiie lat
ter brought mischief on them.
Four workmen wore killed by a
tunnel disaster.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the News says the British Ambassa
dor made a strong representation to
Turkey, that if the war oontlnuos,
the Turks must be prepared to see
Russia openly supporting Servia.
Rome, Sept. V. —La Liberty says the
Minister of War, foreseeing fresh
Eastern complications, is recalling
furloughed officers.
SERVIAN ARMY GREATLY DEMORALIZED.
London, Sept. 7.—A correspondent
of the Times telegraphs from Bel
grade : “Nothing is certainly known
about what is passing in Alexinatz.
There is a strong conviction that an
other battle was fought Monday,
though Russians recently from the
front doubt this. They represent
the Servian army reduced to a mere
mob, and Russian surgeons return
ing homo.”
A correspondent of the News notes
rumors of serious demoralization
and disintegration in the Servian
army.
Officials at Belgrade are dumb, re
garding the situation at Alexinatz.
The Standard's correspondent says
seven Russian medical officers from
the front confirm the worst about
Friday’s disaster at Alexinatz, and
confirm the Turkish advance on Bel
grade via Kraujeratz.
Ill.F.tUAi-iiic: SUMMARY.
The Harrisburg, Pa,, City Bank
has suspended. The depositors are
mostly women and working men.
The register and distributing clerks
of the Postofllce at St. Paul, Minn.,
arrested for robbing the mails.
Near Fort Scott, Kansas, one
Gregg, who had opposod his daugh
ter’s marriage, shot his son-in-law
and fled. He fired on the pursuing
posse, and the sheriff returning the
lire, killed Oregg.
FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY.
TRAIL OF TftF, INDIANS LOST.
Cheyenne, Sept. 7.—A courier from
Sidney, Nebraska, reports that Sioux
Jim arrived at Rod Cloud agency,
shot dead by American Horse for
refusing to surrendor arms.
Chicago, Sept. 7.— The latest from
Terry’s camp places him in a coun
try with dry streams. He has loßt
the (rail of the Indians.
M. II'• Rtfnw to HFCOinmriid Total Ab
stinence.
Philadelphia, Sept. 7.—ln the In
ternational Medical Congress, a com
munication from the Temperance
Society, inviting the Congress public
ly to recommend to nil persons total
abstinence from alcoholic beverages,
was laid on the table.
A paper on surgery was read by
Daniel F. Eve, of Nashville; one on
modieul biography, by Dr. Toner, of
Washington.
Nanacre of Earptlana.
New York, Sept. 7.—A Puris dis
patch says information has been re
ceived from a reliable source that
1,500 Egyptian troops, with their
commander a pacha, have been mas
sacreod In Abysinia.
The Abysiniaus afterward proceed
ed to Maizoard, which they seized.
The garrison and government officers
escaped on board some ships which
happened to be in port, and arrived
sefely in Suez. The Egyptian Gov
ernment is contemplating revenge,
and sending fresh troops to the scene
of action. Cavalry and artillery were
also being re-organized.
A PAHTY PICiHT IN NEW YORK.
WHERE WERE THE FEDERAL MARSHALS.
Kingston, N. Y. Sept. 7.—The Re
publican campaign club went to Sto
ney Hollow yesterday, and raised a
pole. The opposition pulled it down.
Stones andlpistols.were used; several
reported dead. Several of the club
were severely wounded; ouo has a
pislol shot in the head.
a
Political Movement.
Jefferson City, Mo., Sep. 7.—The
Greenback Convention endorsed
Cooper and Cary, and nominated a
State ticket headed by J. P. Alexan
der for Governorr, and a full Elec
toral ticket.
Omaha, Sep. 7.—The Democratic
State Convention nominated Paren
English for Governor.
Molly Magrulrcg to be Hum.
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 7.—Gov.
Hartranft has issued death warrants
for Thomas Mueley, James Carroll,
James Boyle, Hugh McGehan and
James Roarty, “Molly Maguires,” re
cently convicted in Schuylkill county
of murder in the first degree. Their
execution will take place October
31st.
The Weather To-day,
Washington, Sept. 7.—For South
Atlantic States, falling barometer,
south winds, partly oloudy weather.
Local rains, will prevail, with slight
changes in temperature.
THE GOSS AND ALLEN FIGHT.
INTERRUPTED, BUT RENt MED.
Allen Does the Beat Flitlitliiir,
BUT GOSS WINS BY A FOUL.
Cincinnati, Sept. 7.—Scene, a clo
ver field uear Walton, Ky., on tho
Short Line road. Five hundred
present. First round—sparring te
dious ; Allen got the first blood,
clinch and fall, Goss on top; time,
seven minutes. Second—Goss gets a
bloody mouth; Alien wins the fall.
Third—Allen seems getting the ad
vantage ; the militia appear, but the
fight continues. Fourth—Rapid and
heavy blows; Goss knocked down.
Fifth—Allen receives a terrible blow
in the stomach, but got a fearful ©ne
in Goss’ eye - ; Goss down to avoid
punishment. Sixth—Alien fights
Goss to grass. Seventh—When time
was called the Carington Light
Guards interfered. Mr. Goss’ aid
sent for Eph. Holland, and advised
him to stop the fight. Holland said
he was a law-abiding citizen, opposed
to bloodshed; and he stopped the
fight.
Holland says will make mou fight
it out before reaching Cincinnati to
night. Neither wus much punished.
Cincinnati, Sep. 7.—At 1 :40 the ref
erees called tho men to appear again
in the ring.
Eighth round—Goss got in a good
one on Allen’s face, Allen got one in
on Goss’s cheek; Allen forced the
fighting and the round closed with
Allen pounding Goss severely, but
tho latter threw him. Ninth round—
Goss forces the fighting and gets in
some good work on Allen’s breast
and face; Allen finished the round
for himself with heavy blows on
Goss’ face. Goss won by a foul on
the twenty-flth round.
Tenth round—heavy blows, in clinch
Goss was foreed on the ropes, and the
combuttants separated. Eleventh
round, hard fighting in favor of Goss.
Twelfth round, Goss’ eyes badly swo
len; Goss fell from a blow in the face;
He shows a terrible face. Thirteenth
round, Goss on his knees from a blow
in tho mouth. Fourteenth round—
Allen thrown foul claimed disallowed,
Allen’s fall a stunner.—Fifteenth
rouud heavy close fighting; both
badly punished. Sixteenth round
chasing Allen around the ring, Goss
slipped and fell. Scveuteeth—knock
down for Allen, Eighteenth—Goss
planted a stinger on Allen’s body;
heavy Ughtiing; Goss worsted; Goss
claimed foul—disallowed. Nineteenth
—Goss fell after a close fight,and dis
allowed. Twentieth—Both fell in
close fighting. Twentw-first —ln close
fighting Goss fell, and was struck
while on his knees; foul claimed, and
allowed, and Goss won the fight.
Allen says he knew he could whip
Goss, but knew he could not win this
fight.
Goss is almost blind. Allen’s pun
ishment is trifling.
Time of the fight: one hour and
fifty minutes.
I TOM ALIEN’S PARTY ARRESTED.
Cincinnati, Sep. 7.--Trains stopped
at Newport, Tom Allen and his party
arrested.
Antiquity of the Umbrella.
An exchange gives us the following on
the antiquity of tho umbrella;
Umbrellas and parasols, be it remem
bered, are as the sun and rain. Though
of modern introduction in this country,
they were well known in the oldon time.
In the Fast the umbrella has been in use
from time Immemorial, though chiefly by
the great; and proud is the Oriental depot
who can stile himself "Brother to the sun
and moon, and lord of tho umbrella.”
Assyrian monarchs stood beneath its
shade while receiving homage from tho
vanquished foes; and Lycian princes sat
under such shelter while directing the
tho siege of a hostile city, as tho relics re
cently brought from the ruins ofjNinovah
and the coast of Lylia, and now in the
British Musoum, satisfactorily attest.
The proudest trophy of the Gallic wars in
Africa was the umbrella of Abdel Kader,
till lie himself shared its fate, though he
was soon avenged by his victor who was
compelled to abandon his in a far more
ignorable manner.
Living Within line n Meuua.
If a man desires to live within his moans,
and is resolute in his purpose not to ap
pear more than he really is, let him be
applauded. There is something fresh and
invigorating in such an example, and wo
should honor and uphold such a man with
all tho energy In our power. But how
difficult to stem the direction of culture in
our best circles, where approbativeness is
nursed and tickled into excessive growth
in childhood nnd consequently bears its
fruitage of vanity, display, and supercil
ious obedience to conventionalities in ma
ture life. The extravagance of the devel
opment may in time bring about a reform.
But just now tho world is crazy for
show; there is notone perhaps in a thou
sand who dares fail back on Ills real, sim
ple self for power to go through the world
and exact enjoyment as he goes along;
there is no end to the apelng. the mimicry,
the false airs and artificial acts. It re
quires rare courage to live up to one’s en
lightened convictions in those days. Un
less one consents to join in the general
cheat, there is no room for him among the
great pretenders. May wo not indulge
the hope that by-and-by the Intelligent
classes will frown down tills demoralizing,
artificial, unnatural life, and rise to a
higher end purer system ? —Journal of
Health.
Western Bian, per hundred, $1 00
Mountain Dew Flour, per barrel, very
fine, $9 00.
Ferris and Diadem Breakfast Bacon, per
pound, 20c. and 18c.
A full line of Family Groceries, by
aug!s tf G. W. Brown.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
TAFT TO SPEAK, AS WELL AS
OEDEE TEOOPS.
—♦■ ■ '
KEN. NHEKMAN'H SUPPLEMENT TO
THE HAYONET CIRCULAR.
Washington, Sept. 7.— Attorney
General Taft is going to Ohio to
make a speech or two.
General Sherman loaves Saturday
for his far-Western inspection tour,
with Cameron.
The Star says: After all, the Dem
ocrats are ablo to pick up some
crumbs of comfort from the Vermont
election ; as they have nearly doub
led their vote of 1874, and have in the
cities and populous towns, in many
instances, made larger gains than the
Republicans. They have carried tho
Republican town of Bennington, and
have made large gains in Manches
ter, Arlington, Brattleboro, Eastland
and Vergennes. Still the fact re
mains that on a full vote the Repub
licans are able to carry the State by
nearly their flood tide majorities of
the past.
The practice ship Constitution ar
rived ut Hampton Roads from a sum
mer cruise of midshipmen.
Gen. Sherman, in publishing Tuft's
letter to Marshals, adds some in
structions, among them the follow
ing in effect:
Officers commanding troops sum
moned to aid marshals or sheriffs
must judge for themselves whether
the service is lawful or neoessary and
compatible with their ordinary du
ties. They must limit their action
absolutely to proper aid iu the exe
cution of the lawful precept exhibited
by marshals or sheriffs. If time per
mits every demand should be for
warded to the President for his or
ders; and in ail cases the highest
offioer whose orders can be given in
time to meet the emergency, will
alone assume the responsibility of
action.
THE DAILY TIMEN.
TIMES TRADE PAPER.
■ •
Wo propose to issue an edition on or
about tho 20th of September, containing a
review of the business of Columbus for uhe
past year. It will contain a complete and
full exhibit of the mercantile and material
progress of Columbus, and a reference to
tho advantages of our city, as a place of
business and residence.
This edition of the Times will be in
great demand, for In addition to the usu
al number of papers issued, an extra edi
tion of several thousand will be struck off
for distribution. We will bo prepared t >
furnish copies of tiie Times to our adver
tisers on that occasion, who may desire
to send them to their friends, or business
patrons.
For this issue we speak for a large ad
vertising patronage.
Tho business men of Columbus will be
called upon by a representative of this
office, and we trust they will liberally re
spond with good advertisements and an
order for extra copies of tho paper.
augSl tf
—
The Money Value of Religion.
Someone in examining the census sta
tistics for 1870, has made' the discovery
that tho people of this country spend upoil
their dogs four million dollars more an
nually than they do upon their religion
for the support of public worship.—The
Southern Churchman In commenting on
this fact expresses itself as follows:
“Do wo know how much tho dogs cost;
or how much tho United States Govern
ment in Its official returns says they cost?
Ten millions of dollars a year! There is
another race of animals that the same au
thority tells us costs tiie people of these
United States six mlllious of dollars.
What race can it be? Cats? Wolves?
Foxes? Boars and Lions, of whom Dr.
Watts speaks when he says they growl
and light?—No; not one of these. The
race that cost six millions a year is the
race of ministers of tho gospel. Ten mil
lions to support the dogs; six millions to
support the preachers! Our cigars and
tobacco cost us $610,000,000; our wines and
beer and other liquors two billions of dol
lars!
TAILORING.
The SPRING FASHION PLATES dis
play many handsome STYLES which I
am now making up to order. Merchants
dealing in CLOTHS and CASSIMEItES
are now opening a handsome line of these
goods. Offering the best exertion, I ex
pect to piece even tho most fastidious in
execution and In promptness.
CUTTING and REPAIRING will receive
strict attention. w ,
C. 11. Jonks,
AT THE
CASH DRY GOODS HOUSE,
COLUMBUS, OA.
\ new lot of Hamburg Edgings—
Exceptionally low.
TO OPEN MONDAY *.
New Prints,
Victoria Lawn at 18c and 20c,
Tamfse Cloth,
Bleached and Brown Shirtings,
American Cambrics,
Plain Gro-Grain Ribbons,
China-Pearl Buttons,
Now style small Dress Buttons,
augtaeodtf J. S. JONES.
NO. 151
TIIK lIK.HOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Wo, the delegates of the Democratic party of
the United Status iu National Convention assem
bled, do hereby declare the ailmtntstratiou of
the Feiteral Government to be iu urgent need of
immediate Reform; do hereby enjoin upon the
nominees of this Convention, and of the Demo
cratic; party in each State, a zealous effort snd
co-operation to this end; and do hereby appeal to
our fellow-citizens of every former political
connection, to undertake with uu this lirHt amt
most pressing prtriotic duty.
For the Democracy of the whole country, we
do here reaffirm our ffclth In the permanence of
the Federal Union, our devotion to the Constitu
tion of the United States with its amendments
universally accepted as a final settlement of the
controversies that engendered civil war, and do
here record our steadfast confidence in the per
petuity of Republican Self-Government.
Iu absolute acquiescence in the will of the ma
jority—the vital principle of the republic; iu the
supremacy of the civil over the military authority;
in tho total separation of Church and State, for
the sake of civil and religious freedom;
in the oquallty of all citizens before just laws ol
their own enactment; in the liberty of individ
ual conduct, unvexed by sumptuary laws; in the
faithful education of the rising generation, that
they may preserve, enjoy, and transmit theso
best conditions of human happiness and hope, we
behold the noblest products of a hundred years
of changeful history; but while upholding the
bond of our Union and groat Charter of these
our rights, it behooves s tree people to practise
also that eternal vigilance which ia the price of
Liberty.
Reform is necessary to rebuild and establish
iu the hearts of the whole people, the Union,
eleven yesrs sgo happily rescued from the
dangor of a Secession of Htates; but now to be
saved from a corrupt Centralism which, after
inflicting upon ten Htates the rapacity of carpet
bag tyrannies, has houeycombed the offices of
the Federal Government itself with incapacity,
waste and fraud; infectud Htates and municipal
ities with the contagion of misrule, and locked
fast the prosperity of an industrious people iu
the paralysis of‘Hard Times.’
Reform is necessary to establish a sound cur
rency, restore the public credit, and maintain
the national honor.
We denounce the failure for all theso eleven
years of peace to make good the promise of the
legal-temler notes, which are a changing stand
ard of value iu the hands of the people, and the
non-payment of which is a disregard of the
plighted faith of the nation.
We denounce the improvidence which iu
eleven yearß of peace Las taken from the people
iu Federal taxes thirteen times the whole amount
of the legal-tender notes and squandered four
times their sum iu usulcbs expense without ac
cumulating uuy reserve for their redemption.
We denounce the financial imbecility and im
morality of that party which, during eleven
years oi peace, has made no advance toward
resumption, no preparation for resumption, but
instead has obstructed resumption, by wasting
our resources and exhausting all our surplus
income;and, while annually professing to in
tend a speedy return to specie payments, has
annually enacted fresh hindrances thereto. As
such a hindrance we deuounoe the Resumption
day clause of the act of 1875 and demand its re
peal.
We demand a judicious system of preparation
by public economies, by official retrenchments,
and by wise finance, which shall enable the
nation soon to assure the whole world of its
perfect ability and its perfect readiness to meet
any of its promises at the call of the creditor en
titled to payment.
We believe such a system, well devised, and,
above ail, eutrutsed to competent hit mis fot
execution, creating at no time an artificial scar
city of currency and at no time alarming the
public mind into a withdrawal of that vaster
machinery of credit by which 95 per cent, of ail
business transactions are performed,—a system
open, public, aud inspiring general confidence,
would from the day of fts adoption briag healing
on ita wings to all our harrassed industries, set
iu motion the wheels of commerce, manufac
tures, aud the mechanic arts, restore employ
ment to labor, and renew in all its natural
sources the prosperity of the people.
Reform is necessary iu the sum and modes of
Federal Taxation, to the end that capital may
be set free from distrust, aud labor lightly bur
dened.
We denounce the present Tariff, levied upon
nearly 4,000 articles, as a masterpiece of injus
tice, in equality, and false pretense. It yields a
dwindling, not a yearly riaing revenue. It has
impoverished many industries to subsidize a
few. It prohibits imports that might purchase
th products of American labor. It has degraded
American commerce from the first to an inferior
rank on the high seas. It has cut down the
sales of American manufactures at home and
abroad, and depleted the returns of American
agriculture—an industry followed by half our
people. It costs the people five times more
than it produces to the treasury, obstructs the
processes of production, and wuates the fruits of
abor. It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling,
enriches dishonest officials, snd banrupts honest
merchants. We demand that all the Oustom-
House taxation shall be only for Revenue.
Reform is necessary, in the scale of Public
Expense—Federal, State and Municipal. Our
Federal taxation lias swoleu from 60 millions
gold, in 1860, to 450 millions currency, in 1870;
our aggregate taxation from 154 millions gold in
1860, to 730 million* currency in 1870; or in one de
cade, from less than $5 per head to more than
$lB per head. Hince the peace, the people have
paid to their tax gatherers more than thrice the
sum of the national debt, and more than twice
that sum for the Federal Government alone. We
demand a religious frugality in every depart
ment, and from every officer of the Government.
Reform is necessary to put a stop to the
profligate waste of public lands and their diver
sion from actual settlers by the party in power,
which has squandered 200 millions of acres upon
railroads alone, and out of more than thrice that
aggregate has disposed of less than a sixth direct
ly to tillers of the soil.
Reform is necessary to correct the omissions
of a Republican Congress and the errors of our
treaties and our diplomacy which have stripped
our fellow-citizens of foreign birth and kiudred
race recrossing the Atlantic, of the shield of
American citizenship, aud have exposed our
brethren of the Pacific coast to the incursions of
a race not sprung from the same great parent
stock, and in fact now by law denied citizenship
through naturalization's being neither accus
tomed to the traditions of a progressive civiliza
tion nor exercised iu liberty under equal laws.
We denounce the policy which thus discards tho
liberty-loving German and tolerates the revival
of the coolie trade in Mongolian women import
ed for immoral purposes, and Mongolian men
hired to perform servile labor contracts.
Reform is necessary and can never be effected
but by making it the controlling issue of the
elections, aud lifting it above the two false issues
with which the office-holding class snd the party
iu power seek to smother it—
1. The false issue with which they would en
kindle sectarian strife iu respect to the public
schools, of which the establishment snd support
belong exclusively to the several Htates, and
which the Democratic party has cherished from
their foundation, and is resolved to maintain
without prejudice or preference for any class,
sect or creed, and without largesses from the
Treasury to any.
2. The false issue by which they seek to light
anew the dying embers of sectional bate between
kindred people once estranged, but now re
united in one indivisible republic aud a common
destiny.
Reform is necessary in the Civil Service. Ex
perience proves that efficient, economical con
duct of the governmental business is not possible
if its civil service be subject to change sc every
election, be a prize fought for at the ballot-box,
be a brief reward of party zeal, Instead of posts of
honor assigned for proved competency, and held
for fidelity In the public employ; that the dis
pensing ofpstrouage should neither he a tax up
on the tirao of our public men, nor the instru
ment of their ambition. Here again promises
falsified in the performance, attest that the party
in power can work out no practical or salutary
reform.
Reform is necessary even more in the higher
grades of the public service. President, Vice-
President, Judges, Senators, Representatives,
Cabinet officers, these aud all others in authority
are the people's servants. Their offices are not
a private perquisite; they are a public trust.
When the sunals of this Republic show the dis
grace aud censure of a Vice-President; a late
speaker of the House of Representatives market
ing his rulings as a presiding officer; three Sen
ators profiting secretly by their votes as law-ma
kers; five chairmen ol the leading committees of
the House of Representatives exposed in Jobbery;
a late Secretary of the Treasury forcing balances
iu the public accounts: a late Attorney-General
misappropriating public funds; a Secretary of
the Navy enriched or enriching friends, by per
cuntagos levied off the profits of contractors with
bis department; an Embassador to England cen
sured in a dishonorable speculation; the Presi
dout’s Private Secretary barely escaping convic
tion upon trial for guilty complicity in frauds
upon the revenue; a Secretary of War impeached
'or high crimes aud misdemeanors—the demon
stration is complete, that the first step in Re
form must be the people’s choice of honest men
from another party, lest the disease of one po
litical organization Infect tho body politic, and
lest by making no change of men or parties we
get no change of measures and no real Reform.
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, the pro
duct of sixteen years' ascendancy of the Republi
can party, create a necessity for Reform confess
ed by Republicans themselves; but their reform
ers are voted down in convention and displaced
from the Cabinet. The party’s mass of honest
voter* is powerless to resist the 80,000 office
holders, its leaders and guides.
Reform can only be had by a peaceful Civil
Revolution. We demand a change of system, a
change of administration, a change of parties,
that we may have a change of measuros and of
1 men.