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VOL. 2. T. K. WVNNK, W. S. DKWOLF, JOHN H. MARTIN, JOHN H. STEWART. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. PutiliKticr* and Proprietor*. 11.111/1% (in advance) per annum $7 00 ** lx months, 4 00 •* throe months... 2 00 “ one month WEEKLY, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) RATE* OF ADVEHTIiIYC. Square, one week $ Jt 00 One Square. one month 8 00 One Square, six months 28 00 Transient advertisements SI.OO for first inser on, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. THE SEXTKY. They’re gone—the watchfires they have set Glow round the mouutaiu passes yet; Oqt through the darkness of the night gy|- flash a Bitent. light. they shine on Victory's distant track. Whence none, alas! for me comes back; They let me bleed to death, to-night. True sentry, on the field of fight. Hushed is the tumult of the fray, The powder-smoke is blown away ; Faint, broken shouts fall on my ear, My comrades all are Hr from here! Yet, though my comrades all are far, There gleams full many a golden star. And angel bands light up on high Th' eternal watchfires of the sky. On, omrades, brave, to victory! Farewell, ye bauuers. high ami free! I can no longer be with you; Another camp is near in view! While banners in the moonlight spread, Float through the heavens above my head, Stow sinking now, I see them wave, And flutter o'er a soldier 's grave. Oh, loved one, ’Ms the thought of thee Alone weighs down this heart in me; Yet weep not, love! be this thy pride— That bravely at my post I died! The Lord of Hosts, unicorn on high I .cads out the armies of the sky ; Soon shall he call my uarno out clear. And h true sentry, answer—“ Here." _ Frojn the Geimtwy. . * ——- THE MORMON HA**ACRE. TRIAL OF LEE FOR COMPLICITY IN THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE —ITS HORRIBLE DETAILS REPEATED. Hai.T Lake, Utah, Sept. 16.—The following special dispatches have been received concerning tlie Lee trial now in progress at Beaver, Utah: BbavAr, Utah, Sept. 15,—Seven wit nesses testitled for the prosecution to-day, all new except Joel W. White, lixing the murder on Lee. The east; will probably go to the jury to-mor row evening, and conviction is a dead certainty. The first witness on the Lee cast; was 1). H. Wells, who testi fied that Lee, in 1857, occupied tiie position of farmer to the Indians in Southern Utah, und perhaps some place in the militia. Labou Morrill testified as to the council held in Cedar City which had under advise ment tho destruction of the train. It was understood that before it should be done Brigham Young should be consulted. A messenger was sent to Salt Lake for that pur pose and another to Pinto Creek to draw off the Indians and allow the train to pass on till word came from Brigham Young to the contrary. Forty-eight hours before the mes senger returned from Salt Lake, he heard that the massacre hud taken place. Haight, Htgbee and Klen genswith were in the council and Lee was not there. James Haslarn testified that tie was the messenger sent to Brigham Young by Haight, who explained the object of the message. Lee could tiold the emigrants corralled while waiting his return. He rode night and day, stayed two hours in Salt Lake anti returned with Brighaui’s message, which was; “GO; don’t spare horse flesh ; those men must be spared; let them go in peace.” He got back to Cedar on the following Sunday and learned that the deed was done. Joel W. White testified almost ex actly as on the former trial relative to taking the message to Pinto Creek and taking part in the massa cre, Samuel Knight’s testimony went to show that he was driving one of the wagons which contained fire arms, in the train; heard the I 'first gun fired after the emigrants had been decoyed out. Saw Lee blow a woman’s brains out, beat a man to death with a gun, and murder sever al others, and at the same time saw the Indians make a gush on the women and children, whom they slew. Samuel McMurty testified that he drove the other wagon after the emigrants had been decoyed out by flag of truee, and the whole column commenced moving up the meadows. Heard the command to halt, and looking around saw Leo put his gun to a woman’s head and fire'; she fell; he heard him beating a man’s brains out with a gun. Leo then came to witness’ wagon and shot all the wounded men with his pistol and dragged the bodies to the ground. Only the children’s wagons were saved. This witness refused to tell whether he took part in the killing, but on the former trial it came out he was the man wh6, while in the act of firing on one of the wounded emmigrants, said; "Oh, Lord, re ceive their spirits, for it is for their sakes we do these things.” Nephi Johnson, who went to the Meadows as Indian interpreter, tes tified that he saw Lee shoot the wo man referred to, and cut a man’s throat as he dragged him from the wagon. This witness was extremely careful to tell nothing implicating any one except Lee; the witness be ing most constant in the forgetful ness of names and incidents not re lating wholly to tjtie defendant. His cross examination, which was scorch ing, showed that he could tell suffi cient to hang every man who took part in the massacre. All lie said damaged Lee materially. Jacob Hamblin testified as to the conversation between himself and Lee a few days after the butchery, in which the defendant justified him self by claiming it was necessary as a military massacre. The testimony of all the new wit nesses thus far plainly indicates that they are in a conspiracy to sacrifice Lee for the good of the church. EUIiTHER HORRORS. Salt Lake Gitv, Sept, 16.—1n the Beftver Court this morning, Jacob Hamblin was recalled. He states that Lee further told him that an In dian chief, who lived at Cedar, brought two girls, who had been hid ing in the brush, to him, Lee, and asked what he should do with them ; THE DAILY TIMES. that they were too pretty to kill. Lee replied that lie must shoot them; that they were too big. The Indian then shot one, and Lee threw the other oue down and cut tier throat; that when Hamblin returned to his ranehe he wentovertheground and found the bodies’of the two girls about the age described, from 13 to 15, lying uear together with their throats out as described to him ; that one of the children, who was about 8 years old, was at Ids house, who claimed the two bodies us her i sisters, and that their name was Dun lap, Hamblin, on being asked by the defense if he Imd ever told tilts to any oue, replied that, he had, and more to*; that soon after the occur rence when he remembered more than he did now, had told it, to Pres ident Young and George A. Smith. That President. Y’oung told him that when the right time catne and we could get a court of justice to go and tell it, and it being further pressed said he had not seen the effects of any court of justice from that time to this, but thought now was just the right time to tell it. Johnson, on be ing recalled, stated that subsequent ly to the massacre ho was sent to protect the next company of emi grants to the Santa Clara. That on his way he stopped at Harmony, where he saw John D. Lee, who pro posed to him to get the emigrants into an ambush to destroy them by the Indians, and get their property. Also, that Johnson replied there has been too much bloodshed by you al ready. I have been instructed to see them safely through, and I will do so or die with them. That, he then abused hint, calling him names. That he indentifled the prisoner at the bur as being J. D. Lee. The prose cution rested their case here, to the surprise of all present in the court room. Lee’s attorneys announced that they also rested their ease, and would not introduce any witnesses, but give tiie ease to the jury on the evidence already adduced by the prosecution, and asked for a contin uance of the ease until Monday, tiie 18th, to give time to [prepare the ar gument and instructions to the jury. The Court adjourned till Monday, at ten o’clock, and instructed the witnesses to remain, as their cases pertaining to the massacre were to be disposed of. The following documentary evi dence has been filed by the prosecu tion, but was not. given to the jury ; A letter from John D. Lee to Brig ham Young, dated November‘it), 1857, giving u report of the massacre as an Indian affair. A letter from Brigham Young to J. W. Denver, Commis sioner of Indian Affairs, dated Sep tember 12, 1857. A letter from the same to the same, dated January 6, 1858. The proclamation of Gov. B. Young, September 18, 1857. An affi davit of B. Young to Geo. H. Smith, July 30, 1857, and a letter front B. Young to Bishop Dame, September 4, 1857. THE COTTON UKPOKT FOR THE YEAR. TOTAL ‘-HOP 4)632,313 BALLS, Nkw Ori.kaxs, Sept., 19. The fol lowing is the official report of the National Cotton Exchange of the crop in the United States, for the year ending August, 31st: Total crop, 4,632,313 bales; recei|ti at shipping ports, 4,195,071 bales; exports to Great Britain 2,019,299; exports to France, 450,874 bales; Continent, 684,- 046 bales; exports to Chan nel ports, 71,534 bales. Over land movement direct to mills 305,328 bales; Southern consumption 133,637 bales, including taken from ports 2,- 822 bales. Stock at delivery porta at tiie cjose of the year 44,071 bales. Sea Island crop, included in tiie above, 14,530 bales. XKW VOIIK’N All# TO SAVANNAH. ♦ ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. New York, Sept. 19.—The Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting this evening to consider the appeal for aid to the sufferers by yellow fe ver at Savannah, and also to devise some means to be taken for their re lief. On motion, it was Resolved, To appoint a committee of twenty-five, with full power to adopt such measures as are expedient to raise funds by voluntary contribu tions for the relief of the suffering people in Savannah. Among those appointed on the committee were H. B. Claffiirj, Writ. H. Guion, F,. 8. Jaffray, W. P. Clyde, L, P. Martin, Jos. Zeligman, E. C. Conden, S. Schultz, Wm. E. Dodge, Taeo. Rosevelt and others. Over $2,200 have already been collected. TKl.r.GßvrHic; si.mmakv. Trains on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, interupted by the storm, are again running regularly. By an explosion in Fitzwilliam Coal Mine, California, two white men and one Chinaman were killed, and three white wounded. } Cutholic priest, at Madrid has been sentenced to ten years in eontu maciam for murder and arson. The explosion at Hell Gate has been, postponed until Sunday morn ing. No deaths were reported yesterday in Baltimore from typho-malarial fever. A man whose name is supposed to be Frank Wheeler committed suicide in a state room of the steamer New port on route form New York to Fall River, Loss of Steamship and Lives. Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 19. Steamship Rebecca Clyde, from this port for Baltimore, has gone to pieces at Portsmouth, off Pamlico Sound. Capt. Childs, two mates, two engineers, three seamen, the steward, two coal heavers and a passenger named Whildon, lost. Huskies and Wagons. I am offering the remainder of ray stock of open Buggies and Studebaker Wagons, cheaper than ever. Mr. Thus. DeVore, who has an office in the Repository, will serve customers my absence. febll tf Thos. K. Wynne. COLUMBUS, GrA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 187(5. THE YELLLOW FRY Kit SUNDAY AT SAVANNAH. From the News of Mouffay.) It will be seen by the official re ports that there were twenty-eight interments on Saturday, of which twenty-one were yellow fever eases, and thirty interments yesterday, of which twenty were yellow fever making fifty-eight interments, of which forty-one were yellow fever, since our report in Saturday's paper. The reports yesterday show a slight Improvement in tiie general health of the city. Saturday was a windy and disagreeable day and the bad weather continued until Sunday noon, when the sky cleared up, and the afternoon was very pleasant. Below we give the full white mor tuary list for the two days, together with the total of white und colored : SATURDAY’* REPORT—LAUREL PROVE I'RMETEKY. Valeonia E. Vereen, aged 4 yeurs, yellow fever; O’Neil, aged 46 years, yellow fever; Elizabeth P. Richardson, aged 56 years, yellow fe ver; Lizzie Smith, years,'not nam ed ; Ohas. Jeffrey, aged 5 years, yel low fever; Julius Habersetzer, aged 6 years, yellow fever; Richard A. Webb, aged 9 years, voniito; Charlie M. Foster, aged 7 years, yellow fever; Whites, 8; colored, 5; total, 13 fyel low fever 7). • i'ATHKDKAL I'EMBTKRV. John Delaney, aged 27 years, yel low fever; Margaret Gleason, aged 33 years, yellow fever; Henery Ben ner, aged 51 years, yellow fever; Mary Picket, aged 16 years, yellow fever; Frederick Harris, aged 50 years, yellow fever; W. H. Clay, aged 38years, yellow fever; Daniel Crowdy, aged 38 years, yellow fever; James Cuvery, aged 12 years, yellow fever; James Hefferman, aged 14 years, yel low fever; Thomas Mahon, aged 30 years jaundice; James White, aged 8 years, yellow fever; Moxev Hussey, aged 38 years, yellow fever; B. Geurv, aged 26 years, yellow fever; Rev. .t, B. Langlois, aged 42 years, yellow fever. Whites, 14; oolored,0; total, 14 (yel low fever 13). EVKKGItEKN CEMETERY. Maggie Kennedy, aged 21 years, yel low fever. Sunday's report - laurel grove cem etery. John Per rio, aged 48 years, yellow fever; D. H, Miller, aged 20 years, yellow fever; John W. Gue, aged 19 years,.yellow fever; Annie Brown, aged 1G years, yellow fever; William Wilson, aged 65 years, heart disease; Thomas Eell, aged 17 years, yellow fe ver; L. Mehrtens, aged years, yel low fever. Whites, 7; colored 10; total 17, ("yel low fever, 9.) EVERGREEN ('EM ETEHY Henry Elilers, aged 4 years, yellow fever. CATHEDRAL OEMETERY. James R. McGarrety, aged 3 years, yellow fever; Mary A. Russel, aged 3 years, congestion of brain; Jane In iiis, aged 21 years, yellow fever; Jas. O'Connell, aged 20 years, yellow fe ver; James Giliooly, aged o years, yellow fever; William Hardeford, 3 years, yellow fever; Daniel Roach, 4o years, yellow fever; Martin Roach, 25 years, yellow fever; Mary Carroll, aged 68, yellow fever; Susan Cooney, aged 4 years, yellow fever; Mrs. J. Vetter, 40 years, yellow fever. Whites 11; colored 1; total 12, (yel low fever 10.) Grand total 30. Yellow fever 20. THE FEVER IN BRUNSWICK, At last the distressing news is con firmed that the yellow fever has broken out in Brunswick. At a meet ing of the city authorities, physicians and citizens, held on Sunday morn ing, it was agreed by all the physi cians that the fever existed there in epidemic form, but of a typo that readily yields to treatment when taken in time. As fur as could be ascertained, there were somewhere between seventy and ninety cases in the city, and three deaths had oc curred. The physicians have ad vised till who can get away to do so. —Macon Telegraph. The Odd Fellows. Philadelphia, September 18.—The Grand Lodge of I, O O. F. began its fifty-second session to-day. The re- IMirt shows the number of grand lodges to be 48, of subordinate lodges 6,395, grand encampments 39, subor dinate encampments 1,756, lodge ini tiations 50,403, lodge members 454,- 689, encampuient members 87,450, to tal relief, $1,098,868, total revenue $4,714,241. Warrants were issuod du ring the year for a grand encamp ment in Arkansas, subordinate en campments in Great Britain, Chili, Lower Provinces, New Mexico, Flor ida, Idaho and Montana; for Grand Lodges in Dakota and Chili, arid for subordinate’lodges at Chili, Pro vince of Quebec, Indian Territory, Great Britain, Sandwich Islands, Washington Territory, Netherlands, Bolivia and Peru. BerlntiN t lmrr<* Acniiixt secretary HebeMMi. Washington, Sept 19.--Naval offi cers who have been furloughed or placed on waiting orders by Secre tary Robeson, upon the plea that the appropriations are inadequate, claim r tbat he has been actuated by per sonal and partisan motives, both in his general action and the selection of victims. These officers have em ployed counsel, and the authority of Attorney General Taft is invoked to restrain the Secretary of the Navy. A LITTLK RIGHT FOB H IMA A III). TALBOT OVERWHELMINGLY FOR HARRIS. Special to the Times.) Geneva, Ga., Sept 19.—The Geneva Lamp, in to-day’s issue, endorses Hil liard for Congres. Talbot county is overwhelmingly tor Harris. B. Murder by a Tramp. "Springfield, Mass., Sept. 19.—A tramp called at the house of Mr. Hazard in Otis ; on leaving he struck Hazard with a club, and Mrs. Hazard with an axe. Mrs. Hazard is dead. The people have the tramp safe in jail. TiTOURKISIf SITUATION. DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF PEACE. TURKISH OPINION WILL RESTRAIN THE SULTAN FROM OFFERING MORE LIBERAL TERMS. THE rORTR’N CONDITIONS IN ADMIN NIIILK. Trimble llctneen Turkey unit I'rrnla. London, Sept. 19.—The Standard's Belgrade speciul says Tohernayeff’s freak of having Milan proclaimed King by the army produces much annoyance. The Porto hopes by the time the truee expires the European powers will have fully considered the terms of peace. The general opinion in Belgrude is that peace is further off than ever. The Russians continue to pour in great preparations for a winter cam paign. Teheruaycff complains that the Turks don’t observe the truce. The Standard's special Berlin dis patch nays it is probable the Turks will resume hostilities at the end of ten duys, because the Servian army has proclaimed Milan King of Ser via. Reuter’s telegram from Tabruz re ports frequent violations of the boundary between Turkey and Persia; severe encounters occur be tween the Turkish and Persians daily, and several border villages have been burned. The Times' Vienna dispatch says the Porte’s order suspending hostili ty could not bo mado public for fear of agitation among Mohamme dans. London, Sept. 19,—The Times’ Vienna correspondent says, despite the Poite’s concessions, the impres sion produced is unsatisfactory. Apart from the unanimous opinion that the conditions of peace it pro poses are iuadinissable, this indirect and imperfect way of complying with the wishes of the Powers seems to have produced an effect contrary to what the Porto expected. While England was not inclined toacquie3ce in Turkey’s answer, because the de facto armistice might bo eusiiy pro longed, other Powers desired a regu lar armistice. The greatest impedi ment to granting an armistice was the strong feeling among the Mo hammedans. This had found ex pression in the resolution of the Great Council, the meaning of which is unmistakable. The dread of an outburst is still felt. It was only after an interview of five hours with lead ing men that the Austrian Ambassa dor got in writing a proviso that the orders for a cessation of hostilities would be issued. London, Sept. 19.—A special from Vienna to the Times says, as tho Ser vian government tins lost all control over its army.it will depend upon tho good will of Tehernayeff whether the order suspending hostilities is obeyed; but as his ammunition is short, the respite will probably be welcomed. Reuter’s special says the ambassa dors at Constantinople have opened negotiations for the signature of a formal armistice for a month. RUMORED RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE. London. Sept. 16.—A Reuter dis patch from Viena says several dis gusting reports are current there. It is asserted that the Czar has given Milan three millions of rubles, and a large body of Cossacks are ready to entor Servla via Roumania A Berlin dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette says it is expected Russia will submit anew plan of peace to the guaranteeing powers. More llavanes ly the Storm Washington, Sept., 19. The storm was tho severest ever known off Cape May. The Stockton House and Con gress Hall were unroofed; several houses were unroofed, vessels drag ged anchors; at Wilmington, Dela ware, half the apple crop blown unripe from tho trees. A number of small crafts are ashore and dismasted but no loss of life reported. ■Washington, Sept., 19,—The hur ricane is exhausting itself in New England with diminutive winds and rains. Cautionary signals ordered at East Port. • ♦ • Trial at HalH'ork. Washington, September 19.—The trial of Babcock for conspiracy, in jure, against Columbus Alexander, known as the safe burglary case, was called, and ten jurymen obtained. Gov. Shepherd and other friends of Babcock are in court. New Hampshire All ftifflit. Concord. Sept. 19 -The Democratic State Convention nominated Elec tors, and adopted the following res olution: That the recent order of the President for the employment of the army to control the elections in the Southern States is an outrage on popular rights and the freedom of tho ballot, and a gross imposition of power arid violation of the Constitu tion. and merits the severest condem nation of every patriotic citizen. Ntnroiider of the tiloux. Chicago, Sept. 19,—Kill Eagle and Little Wounded, with one hundred followers, who had been in Custer’s fight surrendered at Standing Rock. WASHINGTON NEWS. APPOINTMENTS FOE THE SOUTH. Changes of Troops in the South. INDIAN NEWS CONFIRMED. Washington, Sept. 19.—Three hun dred thousand four-and-a-halfs sub stituted to-day. The President has signod commis sions to Lafayette McLaws, Post master at Savannah, Ga.; Vincent Boreing, Pension Agent at Lexing ton. Ky.; Thos. E. Burns, Marshal of Kentucky. Commander Smith W. Nichols has boon ordered to duty as inspector of Light Houses in the seventh district, at Key West. Changes of stations of troops du ring the week ending Saturday Sept 16th: Company L, 2d Artillery, from Fort Macon, North Caroliua, to Lan caster. South Carolina. Company F, Second Infantry, from Mt. Vernon Barracks, Ala., to Chat tanooga, Tenn. Company A, Second Infantry, from Livingston, Ala., to Atlanta, Ga. Company O, Second Infantry, from Huntsville, Ala., to Atlanta, Ga. Company K, Second Infantry, from Mobile, Ala., to Atlanta, Ga. Company A, Tenth Infantry, from Fort Concho, Texas, to Fort McKer vitt, Texas, established at Lancaster, S. C. Dispatches at head headquar ters confirm the Associated Press re ports of the wants and situation in the Indian country. RENO ON THE MARCH. Fort Buford, September 11,1876. Adjutant Military Division, Chicago: I arrived here on the 7th. On tho 9th information reached mo that a considerable body of the hostile Sioux had appeared at Wolf Point, about eighty-five miles above Fort Buford, I therefore dircted Major Reno, of the Ninth Cavalry, with his own regiment and Major Moore’s battalion of tiie Sixtli Infantry, to march from his position on tho Yel lowstone to that place. I go up the river to-day to meet him. (Signed) Alfred 11. Terry, Brigadier General - • Sail Accident at Montgomery. FOUR JEWISH BOYS DROWNED. f Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 19.- Five Jewish youths, of this eity, were out in the Alabama river in a skiff, about 6 o’clock this p. m. The skiff was up set, precipitating tho boys into the water. Four of them drowned. One was saved by a man who saw them and went to them in a boat as fast as possible. Tho accident occurred on the far side of the river from tho eity; hence there was no chance of effect ing a rescue until too late. To-day is a Jewish holiday. THE NAMES OF THE HOYS. Special to the Times.] Montgomery, Sept. 19.—About five o’clock this afternoon, five young men were capsized in a boat near the wharf, and four were drowned. They were Albert Abrahams, Samuel Weil, Charles Moore and Charles Isaacs -each about sixteen years old, arid all the sons of prominent Jewish citizens. Tho bodies of Abrahams and Isaacs have been recovered. $ Weather to-day. Washington, Sept.,l9.—For the South Atlantic States, falling barom eter, increasing south-east to south west winds, and warmer, partly cloudy weather will prevail. Muvannnli Fever Deport Savannah, Sept, 19,-Totnl inter ments 33, of which 27 were yellow fever. John 1). Carter, a lawyer died to day. ATTENTION! We have have just received a large stock of Fall Prints; how styles Collars anil Cuffs,Silk and Crape Ties, Wide Belts, Solid Colored Hose in navy Blue, Seal Brown and Cardinal. Have opened in our Shoe Department, LADIES, MISSES and CHILDRENS’ SHOES of all kinds. Call and get our prices before purchasing. We buy direct from the manufactory and keep nothing but the best stock. ECONOMY IS WEALTH. TRY US. sepl4 eodlw J. Kyle A Go. ■ *♦ • TAILORING. The FALL FASHION PLATES dis play many handsome STYLES, which I am now making up to order. Mot chants dealing in CLOTHS and CASSIME3ES are now opening a handsome lino if ,heso goods. Offering tho best exertior s, l ex pect to please even the most fastidl >us in execution and in promptness. CUTTING and REPAIRING will receive strict attention. _ _ , C. H. Jones. Found. A bunch of keys on M. A G. It. R. be tween Seale and Fort Mitchell, which can be had by calling at Times offico and pay ing for this notice. sepl7 d&w New Dress Goods, embracing beautiful effects in Plaids, also Gray Silk Poplins, especially adapted to immediate wear at J. 8. Jones. Sep. 10-tf The Vice Dictators. From the Baltimore Gazette.) On the day that the United States Marshals called out tho posse comita tus, appoint two to twenty thouaadn special deputies and back these up with Federal troops to that day they became the vice dictator of Gen eral Grant, Under the law as laid down by Judge Taft in his official pronuneiamento, thero is absolutely no limit to their authority on that day—or the day after that, or so on for ten years. Marshal Goldsborough can summon all tho Judges of the Court of Appeals and put them into his posse coinitatite, and eoiupol them to obey his orders. He can summon all all the officers of tho State govern ment and stop itswhole nd-ministra tive maehiuiney, and.if they dare dis obey his order, he eau direct his deputy specials and United States troops to arrest them as violators of the law. It may bo said that he is not the kind of man to thus abuse his authority, and perhaps ho is not. But still under the Grant-Taft mani festo he has the power; and if Judge Taft is right in ins views of the law, Judge Dobbiu and Chief Justice Brown would bo violating tho law should they refuse to quit their seats upon the bench and serve upon the posse com Ha t as. Vico Dictator Goldsborough de rives his power from Taft, who de rives his from Grant. On that day all law ceases, and tho only source of authority is Dictator Grant. The courts may all bo emptied by the summons into the posse or all the Judges and Clerks; and there may thus be left no one to issue a writ of habeas corpus. The Governor aud his ministers may be summoned; the Mayor and members of the Coun cil may be summoned, and all placed in the posse comitates unarmed, yet under the guard ef as many thousand Deputy Special Marshals as tho Vice Dicta tor may see fit to swear in. If any one of these refuses to obey or refu ses to serve on his posse he. will be violating the taw as laid down by Field Marshal Taft and Dictator Grant. He will become by such a refusal a disorderly person and a dis turber of tho peace. It was by just such measures as this that Louis Napoleon overthrew the French re public, deluged Paris with blood and made himself Emperor. History has repeated itself very many times in this frightful way. It may be said, “Oh thero is no likelihood of all this. Marshall Goldsborough is a good sort of a man; he would not do such things as these.” Possibly not. But what our fathers demanded a hundred years ago, when men loved liberty with a haughty, uncompromising love, what they then demanded was not what on official would not; do, but what he could not do. They did not trust their liber ties to his discretion. They did not rest their political rights upon the forbearance cf any man. What free men claim is not privileges, which well-disposed officers will not invade, but rights which no one, well-dis posed or not, shall dare to invade. It, is not enough that a United States Marshal will kindly forbear to crush the sovereignty of the State of Mary land. What its freemen demand is that no Marshal, nor posse comitates, nor horde of special deputies, not regiments of United States troops, nor all these combined, shall touch tno sovereignty of the State, nor the free, unfettered voice of her people at the ballot box. Let tho people keep l'resh in their minds tiie very words of the infa mous pronuneiamento of Judge Taft and his master, Dictator Grant. Attorney General Taft says: “lad vise that you aud each of your depu ties, general and special, have a right to summon to your assistance in pre venting aud quelling disorder, every person in tho district above fifteen years of age, whatever may be their occupation, whether civilians or not, and including the military of denom inational militia, soldiers and ma rines, all of whom ure alike hound to obey you. Tho fact they are or ganized as military bodies, whether of the State or of the United States, under immediate command of their own officers, does not in any wise affect their legal character. Thero are still the posse comitates.’’ Let them ponder this well, and then consider how much is left of all that our forefathers won for us one hundred years ago, and then act well and wisely at tho polls by casting their ballots in opposition to the party that has inaugurated such rev olutionary measures. AT THE cash dry noons norsR, COLUMBUS, GA. Will open to-day of my own selection: Linon Collars and Cuffs, New Ties in Silk and Lace, New ltuffs. During tho weok: Brocade Poplins for OveiUults; New Shades in Solid Ralermos for Suitings; and many other novelties in Radios DRESS GOODS. Also lull linns of ALPACAS, CASHMERES undifIUL LIANTINES, Now Prints and BLEACHED DO* MESTICS; Red, White and Opera Flannels, Ac., Ac augts dtf J- S. JONES. *- AT FUST FOR C ASH From now until the first of October I will sell my entire stock of DRY GOODS, ROOTS, SHOES, DATS, NOTIONS, it c., AT COST. AND A GREAT MANY ARTICLES FAR J.ESB THAN COST. I MEAN WHAT I SAY, as I intend to retire from tho dry goods business at that time. All those wishing a bargain come at once. Come one, come all. and buy at a SACRI FICE. * aug29 UAw till ml J. J. Wiiittle. Till: IIKMOCRATIC PLATFORM. . Wo , tho delegates of tho Democratic party of tho United Staton in National (Jonvontion assem blod, do hereby doclaro tho administration of tho Federal Government to bo in urgent need of immediate Iteform; do hereby enjoin upon tho nominees of thin Convention, and of tho Demo cratic party iu each State, a zealous effort ami co-operation to this cud; and do hereby appeal to our fellow-citizens of every former political connection, to undertake with us this first und most pressing patriotic duty. For the Democracy of the whole country, we do hero reaffirm our faith iu the permanence of tho 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. In absolute acquiescence iu the will of the ma jority—tho vital principle of the republic ; iu the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; in the total separation of Ohurch and state, tor the sake alike of civil and, religious freedom; in the equality of all eitizous before just laws of their own enactment; iu the liberty of individ ual conduct, unvexed by sumptuary laws; in tho faithful education of the rising generation, that they may preserve, enjoy, and transmit these, 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 umj great Charter of these our rights, it behooves a free people to practise also that eternal vigilance which is the price of Liberty. Reform iH necessary to rebuild and establish in the hearts of the whole people, the Union, eleven years ago happily rescued from the danger of a Secession of States; but now to be saved from a corrupt Centralism wnieli, after inflicting upon ton States the rapacity of carpet bag tyrannies, has honeycombed the offices of the Federal Government itself with incapacity, waste and fraud; infected States and munlcipttJ ities with the contagion of misrule, and locked fast tho prosperity of an industrious people in the paralysis of'Hard Times.’ Reform is necessary to establish a sound cur rency, restore the public credit, ami umiL.ain the national honor. We denounce the failure for all these eleven years of peace to make good the promise of the iegal-tt •uder notes, which are a changing stand ard of value in the hands of the people, and the non-payment of which is a disregard of the plighted faith of the nation. Wo denounce the improvidence which in eleven years of peace bus taken from the people in Federal taxes thirteen times the whole amount of the legal-tender notes and squandered four times their sum in useless expense without ac cumulating any reserve for their redemption. We denounce tho 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 denounce the Resumption lay clause of the act of 1875 and demand its re puttl. 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 nud 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 all, eutrntsed to competent hands foi execution, creating at no time an artificial scar city of currency aud at no time alarming the public mind into a withdrawal of thataster machinery of credit by which W 5 per cent, of all business transactions are performed,—-a system open, public, aud inspiring general confidence, would from the day of its adoption bring healing on its wings to all our harrassed industries, set in motion the wheels of commerce, manufac tures, and the mechanic arts, restore employ ment to labor, aud renew in all its natural sources the prosperity of the people. Reform is necessary iu the sum aud modes of Federal Taxation, to the end that capital may oe set free from distrust, and labor lightly bur dened. We denounce the present Tariff, levied upon nearly 4,000 articles, as a masterpiece of injus tice, iu equality, und false pretense. It yields a dwindling, not a yearly rising 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 un inferior rank oil the high seas. It has cut down the sales of American manufactures at home und 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 processus of production, and wastes tno fruits of tabor. It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling, enriches dishonest officials, andbanrupte honest merchants. Wo demand that all the Custom- House taxation shall be only for Be venue. Reform iH necessary, in the scale of Public Expense—Federal, State aud Municipal. Our Federal taxation has swoleu from 60 millions gold, in 1860, to 450 millions currency, iu 1870; our aggregate taxation from 154 millions gold in 1860, to 730 millions currency iul870; or in oue de cade, from less than $5 per head to more than $lB per head. Since the peace, the people have paid to their tax gatherers more than thrice the sum of the national debt, aud nore than twice that sum for the Federal Government alone. We demand a religions frugality iu every depart ment, and from every officer of the Government. Reform is necessary to put a stop to the profligate waste of pubuo 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 loss than a sixth direct ly to tillers of the soil. Reform is necessary to correct the omissions of a Republican Congress and tho errors of our treaties and our diplomacy which have stripped our fellow-citizens of foreign birth and kindred race recrosaing tho Atlantic, of the shield of American citizenship, and have exposed our brethren of the Pacific coast to the incursions of a race not sprung from the same great parent stock, and iu fact iw by law denied citizenship through naturalization.as 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 the .iberty-loving German aud 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, and lifting it above the two false issues with which the office-holding class and the party m 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 and support oeloug exclusively to tho several States, and which the Democratic party has cherished from their foundation, aud is resolved to maintain without prejudice or preierenco for any class, sect or ree<l, and without largesses from the Treasury to any. 2. The false issue by which they seek to light anew the dying embers of sectional hate between kindred people once estranged, but now re united in one indivisible republic and 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 it its civil service be subject to change a* every election, boa prize fought for at the ballot-box, be a brief reward of party zeal,lnstead of posts of Donor assigned for proved competency, and held for fidelity in the public employ; that the dis pensing ofpatronage should neither be a tax up on the time of our public men, nor the instru ment ot their ambition. Hero again promises falsified in the performance attest that the party iu 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 and all others in authority are the people's servants. Their offices are not a private perquisite; they are a public trust. When the annals of this Republic show tho 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 of the leading committees of the House of Representatives exposed in jobbery; a late Secretary of the Treasury forcing balances in the public?accounts: a late Attorney-General misappropriating public funds; a Secretary ot the Navy enriched or enriching friends, by per c-ntagas levied off the profits of contractors with his department; an Embassador to England cen sured in a dishonorable speculation; the Presi dent’s Private Secretary barely escaping convic tion upon trial for guilty complicity iu frauds upon tho revenue; a Secretary of War impeached ‘or high crimes and misdemeanors—the demon stration is complete, that the first step in Re torm must be the people’s choice of honest men from another party, lest the disease of one po litical organization infect the body politic, and lest by making no change of men or parties we get uo change of measures aud no real Reform. Ali these abuses, wrongs and orini* s, the pro , duct of sixteen years’ ascendancy of the Itepubh ’ can party, create a necessity for Reform confess ed by Republicans themselves; but their reform ers arc voted down in convention and displaced from the Cabinet. The party’s mass of honest voters is powerless to resist tho 80,000 office holders, its leaders and guides. Reform can only be bad 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 measures and ol mfrn. NO. 161