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VOL. 2. T. X, WTXMX, W. B. DKWOL T, JOHN H. MARTIN, JOHN S. STEWART. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Publlhfr)( and Proprietor*. DAII,Y, (in advance) per annum,. ........ $7 00 •• aix mouth* 4 00 •• three months..,., 2 00 *' one month 75 WRKKLY, one year...... 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) EATBM OF ABVERTIiINIi. Square, one 'week.:'..........; $ 3 00 Oue Square, one mouth 8 00 One Square, six month* 28 00 Transient advertisement* SI.OO tor first inter on, and 50 cent* for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA. Krrolltrtlaaa *f WlHtmm H. uratwturtl Knoxville, Crawford, Cos., Geo., I September 28,1876. ( Editor rimes:—Knoxville Is a small, dilapidated village, the county site of Crawford, made so in 1823, and chartered or incorporated in 1825 as a town. It is now without a corpor ation. It contains a court house, hotel, a few small stores and as many bar rooms, with a church build ing and school house. The inhabi tants number about 200. Though small In number, they aro refined in manners, courteous by habit, plain and candid in their greetings to strangers, pleasant as neighbors, and withal good and true citizens. THE COUNTY was runoff in 1822; it wus then 17 miles wide and 17 long, hence its square miles are 280. THE SURFACE OF THE COUNTRY is uneven, rolling, and in some places rising to the dignity of hills, in some parts forming scenes that de light the vision and enrapture tho soul with nature’s beautiful wood land panoramas. NATURE OF THE SOIL. The northern aud uneven part of the county is a dark-gray soil, in its freshness well adapted to the suc cessful production of tho white staple that now brings in market less than 10c. per pound. The bottom lands along the Flint, Uleohachee, Walnut, Spring, Sweetwater, Deep creeks and other branches, are very rich and abundantly fertile, but in many places are subject to spring over flows. In the southern portion of the county the soil is exceedingly poor, sandy flats, having a growth of pine barre&e. THE CROPS are up to the expectations; cotton enough to pay off debts, corn enough to supply the county, with a fair yield of truclfcproducts. THE OLDEN HISTORY of this county would All volumes. The old horoes of the rebellion of ’76 left many glittering tales of deeds of valor performed in those days. Among these bruves there lived in this county Mathews, Meador, Eth ridge, Turner, Hartley, Goodwin and Fudge. They have gone to meet their comrades who fell in defense of their liberties. A DISTINGUISHED MAN. Benjamin Hawkins, one of tho Rev olutionary Rebellion patriots, was a giant in those days; to none did he yield the palm of devotion to his country. With much philanthropy swelling his soul, he gave up all pleasure and entered on a sanguine hope of civilizing the Red man. His zeal was more abundant thau his suc cess. For years he slept in their cul chotaS and rode their soguillahs; with them chased theYonabs; read to them by the light of their chesta tees, and never did an Indian pass him without a happy “O-se-sa-naw lah!” In 1816 he died, and was bu ried at the Old Agency, near Knox ville. After WILLIAM HARRIS CRAWFORD tills county is named. He was a man who grew to be a giant in intellect; he occupied a front seat among the great men of his day; he was a de scendant of a proud Scotland family, who fled to Virginia in 1600; he was born in Nelson county,Va., February 24,1772. In 1779 his father left Vir ginia with bis family and settled on Stevens’ creek, in Edgefield district, South Carolina. In 1780 the British captured Augusta, and Mr. Crawford then moved to Chestei, over the Broad river. Here ho was brutally seized and confined in Camden jail as a rebel one whole summer before his release by the interference of his loyal neighbors who went security for him. In 1783 he crossed the Georgia line and built ou Kiokee, where he died 1788. This brought William Harris Crawford to his eleventh year. The small-pox had killed his father and swept off all the valuable negroes belonging to the family. Ho commenced life at this age, almost a struggle against pover ty. However, in 1794, Waddell open ed a Latin school in Columbia, to which Crawford went for two years; the last he acted as usher in the school. In 1796-’7 he taught school in the Richmond Academy. In 1798 he succeeded Judge Tait as Rector. During this occupation he stndied law, and was 1798 admitted to the practice a self-educated lawyer. In 1779, he located in Oglethorpe county and commenced the practic of law in the Western Circuit, attending courts of the Judicial District. Many hard raps he received from Peter Early in his first days in court, but soon Ear ly found a man and brother THE DAILY TIMES. “worthy to break a lance with’’; he formed a warm friendship for Crawford. In 1802 Early wout to Congress and left his law practice to Crawford. For four years Crawford represented Oglethorpe in the State Legislature. In 1807 he was choson United States Senator for six years. In 1811 he had no opposition to his re-election. In those days if Geor gia foqnd an able Senator they did notseek to pull him down,but re-olect him. To this Crawford owsd his unanimous election for tho 2d term as United States Senator. In 1813 Madison appointed him Minister ut St. Cloud. In 1815, on his return from France, he reoeived the ap pointment of Secretary of War. In 1816 he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury, and re-appointed iu 1817 by Monroe. He held this office until 1825, when he refused to under Adams. During this year ho polled 40 votes iu tho College for President of the United Jtates. His torians say if he had not been sick at the tinje ho would have been elec ted to the highest gift of the people. In 1827, soon after tho death of Judge Dooley, he unexpectedly received from Governor Troup the vacant Judgeship of tho Northern Dis trict. In 1828 tho Legislature re-elected him without opposition to the same office, which position he held to the day of his death. He died at his post, with judicial harness on. Whilst ou his circuit and going to Elbert Court, he was taken sud denly ill, and died September 14, 1834, aged 62. In politics he had enemies, in private life all were his friends—ln both public and private life he did much forthe advancement of Georgia's interest, and the nam ing of this county iu Honor to his fame is but a just and deserved trib ute to a great man and oue of fteor gia’s adopted sons. TO THE IMMIGRANT This county possesses many advan tages; it is healthy, the climate pleasant, the soil productive aud well adapted to truck farming, schools good, people neighborborly and kind, morals of the county ex cellent ; but few crimes committed agaiust the commonwealth, and they of a petty character. Industrious people from the East would do well to examine the advantages of Craw ford as they come .South ;in it they they can get comfortable homes cheap. “B.”’ Threatened Famine in China. The North of China is reported to be threatened with a famine, of which it is difficult as yet to foresee the intensity. The greater part of Chili and a large portion of Shang- Tung are actually suffering from dearth, and the autumn crops aro said to be hopelessly lost. The Manda rins are said to be incapable of deal ing with the emergency ; they expend some little money in importing grain, but there are no ad equate means of transporting it to the interior, and people are starving two hundred miles inland, while wheat is cheap in the port of Chefoo_ They have no capacity for organiza tion, and dislikiug the very name of free communication, do not dream of employing the people to rnako roads and thus furnish them with remuner ative employment at the same time that they create means of carriage to the suffering districts. Largo quan tities of grain aro also being expor ted to Tienstin, but the same diffi culties of transport exist, and dis turbances are feared in the interior of ttie province—.AT.|F. Ballot lirme Kxelteil and Armine. Athens, Oct., 2.—A meeting of eight thousand persons was held here, at which the intolerable posi tion of the Greek provinces of Tur key was discussed. A proposal for the augmentation of the Greek army and navy was enthusiastically greeted. Bloliop Janrn. New York, Oct. 2.— The Methodist ministers, at their meeting to-day, passed resolutions of regret and sor row at the death of Bishop Janes and his wife, and sympathy with the be reaved family. A committee was ap pointed to arrange for the public Me morial services, to be held in Novem ber. Jerome i’ark Harrs. Jerome Park, Oct. 3.— Weattier fine; track excellent. Mile race— Janette Norton won;.Partnership 2d; Courier 3d. Time 1:49j. Courier was the favorite. One and three fourth miles for three year-old fil lies—Sultana won; Patience 2d ; Athlete 3d. Time 3:16j. Five miles—Tim Ochiltree sold four to one.against the field, which embraced Gray Nun, Chespcake and Mattie. At start Chespeake led, with Mattie 2d, Tim 3d, and Gray Nun last. Going under the club house Ochiltree passed Mattie, Chespeake still leading. In this possition they passed tho judge’s stand on the 2d mile. In the third mile Mattie shot out and passed Ochiltree, but on the home stretch the latter made a mag nificent dash and passed Mattie and Chesapeake, and won the race by about a length ; Chesapeake 2d by a good head ; Mattie 2d, and Gray Nun several lengths behind. Time, 5:43j. In the mile and a half race Virgin won; Invoice 2d, and Preston 3d. Time, 2:46. Tl Weather To-Day. Washington, Oct. 3.—For tho South Atlantio States, falling followed by rising barometer, southerly winds veering to westerly, and warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, will prevail. COLUMBUS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1876. YELLOW FEVER. From the Savannah News of Monday.] The mortuary report for the two days past shows no increase in the mortality. The interments on Sat urday for the twenty-four bouts end ing at six o’elook, wore twenty-seven, of which eighteen were of yellow fever. Yesterday’s report gives the total interments as twenty-five, of which seventeen were flt yellow lever. Elsewhere will bo found notices of some of tho prominent victims of tho disease. The woather has changed suddenly cool, with a strong wiud from the northwest. The gen eral impression is that the change is favorable. As showing tho fatality of the dis ease. as compared with that of 1854, Mr. Torlay has furnished us with a camparative statement of tho num ber of interments iu Laurel Grove Cemotery for the month of Septem ber this your and forthe same mouth in 1854, from which it appears that during the past month there wore 464 buried in Laurel Grove, of which 268 were of yellow fever coses. For the same time in 1854 there were 372 burials, of whioh 248 were of yellow fever. Mr. Torlay, ufter inquiries mado, is satisfied that several of the colored who died of yellow fever late ly were of pure African deseout, with no mixture of blood. INTERMENTS FOR THE DAY ENDING SEP TEMBER 30, 1876. Laurel Grove Cemetery—Whites— Thos. B. Watts, aged 43 years, yellow fever; Win. H. Kidd, aged 27 years, yellow fever; Charles Lehman, aged 33 years, 10 months, yellow fever; Wm. Henry Cravat, aged 7 years 8 months, marasmus; Henry Gails, aged 19 years, yellow fever! Anna Norton, aged 8 years, yellow fever; Cornelia tSt. John Martin, aged 1 year 3 months 25 days, marasmus; Joseph F. I’elot, aged 50 years, yel low fever; Charles Sehieher, aged 36 years, yellow fever. Colored—lsaac Bugg, aged 5 years, remittent fever; Samuel Harmon, aged 21 days, malarial fever; Dennis Johnson, aged 63 years, congestive fever; Nathan Blaekshear, aged 40 years, bilious fever; Prince Brown, aged 16 years, yellow fever; Albert Jones, aged 21 years, yellow fever; Ophelia Cuyler, aged 1 year 4 months, convulsions; Gilbert Oliver Jones, aged 2 years 9 months, yellow fever; Peter Hherod, aged years, yellow fever; Nora. Richardson, aged 30 years, bilious fevor; Grace Brown, aged 30 years, yellow fever. Whites, 9; colored 11; total, 20 (yel low fever 12.) Cathedral Cemetery Whites James McConaugh, aged 10 years, yellow fever; John P. Roche, aged 29 years, yellow fever; Margaret Mo- Qusde, aged 2 years 1 month, yellow fever; Mary Ann Roche, aged 8 years, yellow fever; James Dieguan, aged 27 years, yellow fever. Colored—Mary Anu Middleton, aged 27 years, -' —. Whites, 5; colored, 1; total, 9 (yel low fever, 5.) Evergreen Cemetery—Eliza Week ala, aged 14 years and 4 moths, yel low fever. RF.CAPITULATION. Laurel Grove Cemetery— Whites, 9; colored, 11; total 20 (yellow fever, 12). Cathedral Cemetery Whites. 5; colored, 1; total 6 (yellow fever, 5). Evergreen Cemetery-Whites; (yel low fever, 1). Grund total, 27. Yellow fever, 18. INTERMENTS FOB THE DAY ENDING OCTO BER 1, 1876. Whites-Joseph Boeguer, aged 26 years, yellow fever; James K. Muu nerlyn, sr., aged 61 years, yellow fever; Emina Symons, aged 18 years 3 months, yellow fever; Henry G. Hicks, aged 47 years, phthisis pul monalis; Henry 11. Hogg, aged 20 years It months, congestive pneu monia. Colored—Patience Gibbons, aged 30 years, debility; Alphonso Baker, aged 8 years, remittent fever; Zelena Floyd, aged 35 years, dropsy; James Anderson, aged 21 years, gravel; George Bradley, aged 35 years, yellow fever; Edward Martin, uged 2 years 8 months, convulsions; Louis Miller, 22 years, yellow fever; Cyrus Brad well, aged 37 years, yellow fever. Whites, 5; colored, 8; totalis, (yel low fever G.) Cathedral Cemetery -Whites -Kate Heffen, aged 50 years, yellow fevjer; Margaret Moseha O’Sullivan, aged, 15 years, yellow fever; Thomas Wright, aged 15 years, yellow fever; Patrick Ward, aged 14 years, smuli pox ; John McNulty, aged 29 years, yellow fever; John Simpson, aged 19 years, yellow fever; Allen Sullivan, aged 49 years, yellow fever; Charles Reynolds, aged 35 vears, yellow fe ver ; Josephene E. O’Byrne, aged 41 years, yellow fever; Catherine J. Kennedy, aged 44 years, yellow fever; Patrick O’Connor, aged 26 years, yel low fever; Henry Scally, aged 30 years, yellow fever. Whites, 12; colored, 0; total, 12- yellow fever 11. RECAPITULATION. Laurel Grove Cemetery—Whites, 5; colored, 8; total,l3—yellow fever.G. Cathedral Cemetery -Whites. 12; colored, 0; total, 12—yellow fever, 11. Grand total, 25. Yellow fever, 17. DU. O. A. WHITE’S OPINION OF THE SAN ITARY CONDITION OF SAVANNAH— BILBO’S CANAL A SOURCE OF POISON. The opinion of such a medical ex pert as Dr. O. A. White upon any subject connected with hygiene should carry weight and be authori tative. We accordingly called upon tho Doctor yesterday, who kindly gave us a half hout of his valuable time. Dr. White thinks that, the present epidemic is different in very many essentials from yellow fever, as that fever has heretofore come under iris medical observation; that It is mixed largely with the type of malarial fe ver, and assimilates to what was known years ago in Charleston as tho Neele fever. He is satisfied that the ordinary treatment for yellow fever cannot be pursued with effect in the fever now ravaging our city, and that the good results following the quinine treat ment pursued generally by the pro fession indicates that the malaria enters largely into the diagnosis of the disease. The doctor, alluding to the sanitary condition of Savannah, said that he found the city proper remarkably clean, nothing apparently presenting itself to account for tho toxic poison by which the city was enveloped. That the source of this poison was not found in the Springfield planta tion, on the western part of the city, but that from an examination of Bil bo’s canal he was satisfied that that was the reservoir of the poison which had devastated our city. It was in a very foul condition —the numerous bars formed by the action of the tide and water created so many reservoirs as it were for the poison; the ex tromo hot weather experienced iu July and August had aotod as a gen erator ; and the east winds had scat tered the poison to every part of tho city. Dr. White thinks it would bo suici dal policy to disturb ono spadeful of earth at the preseut time, aud was very emphatic iu tho condemnation of any measure which looked for re liof from tho influence of the toxio poison by attempting now to clean out the canal. lie is satisfied that it would result most disastrously. Dr. White lias given to tho Mayor tho result of his observations at to the condition of Bilbo’s canal as the poison reservoir, and it is to bo hoped that, guidod by tho dreadful experi ence of tho present, those who may live to soo tho end of the scourge will take efficient measures to iusure a prevention of the return of the scourge. Surely hundreds of thou sands of dollars would bo well spent jf the spending would prevent a re currence of such scenes, such distress and suoh total annihilation of ail the material interests of Savannah as we are now passing through. ■ • SAVANNAH. YELLOW F.F.VER REPORT FOR TUESDAY. Savannah, Ga., Oct. 3. —Total in terments to-day, 30, of which 23 were from yellow fever. Of the burials nine were colored persons. mKut iPiiic smiuitv. Tho attempt by Chineso merchants to establish a lino of steamers be tween Shanghai and Japan ports has failed, and tho enterprise has been abandoned. A subscription list has been opened in Quebec for aid to tho Georgia sufforers from yellow fever, and do nations are coming in freely. At the town election in Hartford, Conn., on Monday, the Republicans elected tho first selectman, one as sessor and three constables; tho rest are Democratic. The town elections in the vioinity, as far as heard from, show gains for tho Republicans. Tho total contribution in New York for the yellow fever sufferers now amounts to $28,430. A dispatch from Alexandria, Egypt, says it is now certain that the reported capture of Messowah by the Abyssinians is untrue. Wm. Sampson,formerly the finance editor of tho London Times, is dead. Secretary Chandler iS still detained iu the West by "important busi ness.” He is expected at Washiug ron to-day or Thursday. Col. I’. R. Franke, of Washington, D, C., is dead. WASHINGTON NEWS. Naval station Inquiry—Planet Vulcan Nat Hceit, Jfcc. Washington, Oct. 3.— The board of naval officers to determine, among other matters, the practicability of establishing a naval station on tho Georgia coast, met at the residence of Commodore Porter—all present. They will be in session several days. Secretary Morrill has gone to Phil adelphia for several days. There will be a call for ten million bonds in about a week. A telegram received at the Bureau of Medicine und Surgery of tho Navy Department from Burgeon John H. Clark, stationed at Port Royal, re ports not a case of yellow fever or any disease of that character has ap peared on vessels in that locality. Astronomers have kept steady watch at the observatory sinco yes terday morning for Vulcan, without result. They aro disposed to regard the planet as a myth. COLORADO ELECTION. REPUBLICAN BY A HEAVY MAJORITY. Df.nver, Col., October 3. Reports received from different points indi cate a peaceful election. Tho vote will be the largest ever cast in Colo, rado. Reports from principal points up to 3 o’clock p. m., show heavy Republican gains everywhere over the election of 1874. The Chairman of the Republican State Committee claims the State by 20,000 majority, and tho Legislature by a majority of forty on joint ballot. A DOUBT ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS THE N. Y. WORLD’S CALCULATION. Washington, Oct. 3.— There is a conflict in opinion upon tho func tions of the colored Legislature elect ed to-day, as regards Presidential Electors. It appears they are by language of law, to provide for their appointment. This morning’s World has the following on the Col orado election. ‘‘The Republicans count with confidence on carrying the State and on reinforcing their decreasing majority in the Senate. They have been, however, rent with conflicts over the prospects of the spoils. The Democrats can count largely on the stock men, most of whom are Texans and Missourians; the solid Catholic population in the south, cast of tho mountains; the Irish miners of San Juan, Central canon, &o.; also on the vote of the graziers west of the mountain range, Denver, Colorado Springs, Greeiey, &c., will go Republican. Unless, therefore, some new ele ment has been introduced into the situation, a Democratic victory may be expected after a hot fight.” The Legislative appointment seems to favor the Republicans. THE TURKISH SITUATION. MANY HI MOIhS AND SURMISES. A WILD REPORT ABOUT THE UNI TED STATES AND RUSSIA CON TRADICTED. Tin- Outlook mill Warlike, London, Oct. 3.—A Reuter dispatch from Constantinople says the Porte’s answer is expected hourly. Vienna, Out. 3.— Correspondence between tho Czar and Francis Josoph is preliminary to a declaration that the application and onforoment of the reforms proposed by the powers can’t bo entrusted to Turkey; there fore tho powers are invited to come to an understanding about the guar antees to bo demanded to secure the application of tho reforms promised. The Times’ leader says Russia can’t too emphatically be warned that in proposing tho occupation of Bulgaria tho Czar has mislead tho mind of Europe. The scene of Rus sian troops marching to Bulgaria is a masterpiece of boldness and au dacity. Bulgaria is tho key of Tur koy. Should tho Government of the Czar insist on its occupation, it will lay itself open to tho darkest suspi cion. Every country in Europe would say that its ardent champion ship of the Christian subjects of the Porto was a covor for designs of conquest and dreams of Pan-Sciavism would spread general alarm. Vienna, Oct. 3.— A dispatch to-day says tho Free Press has heard that Russia and tho United States con eluded a treaty last August, by which tho former cedes the port of Okhotsk in Siberia and adjacent territory on the sea shore, in exchange for iron clads, and the sum of sixteen million roubles; that a Russian crow has al ready left for America. Washington, Got. 3.— The report from Vienna that Russia and the United States have concluded a treaty by which the former cedes tho port of Okhotsk to tho latter, is nows to the Department of State, which never heard of such a treaty except through the newspapers. The Herald special from Constanti nople says the Herald correspond ent at Constantinople telegraphs tho situation there is really very critical, rendered so by the incen diary character of articles iu the public prints. Ho thinks it urgent that an American fleet, be sent to the Bosphorus to protect the livos und property of Americans. London, Oct. 3d.—The Daily News’ special dispatch from Bucharest statos that it is rumored there, that Mr. Abbott, brother of Henry Abbott, German Consul at Saliviea, who was assassinatod lust May, has boon mas sacred together with his family near Saluvicu. Router’s Telegraph Com pany has a dispatch from Paris, say ing: It is stated here thatthe Porte’s reply to" tho proposal of tho pow er’s offers suspension of hostilities, but not an amnesty. The Porte does not grant the autonomy which was demaded for certain provinces, but reforms throghouttho Empire, which render autonomy unnecessary. Belgrade, Oct. 3.— Doubts having boon expressed at St. Petersburg concerning the intelligence that the Servian Government had rejected proposals made by the powers to Porto and resolved to continue its stand, it is now officially confirmed that the Servian Government will only yield to foreign millitary inter vention aud'will not ontortain peaco conditions unless they are first sub mitted to Servia. Paris, Oct. 3.—The Temps publishes a communication from the Russian Embassy in tho city, in which it is stated that tho Czar is still in favor of peace. If Russia should eventual ly intervene, it would only be with the entire agreement of the powers, and that intervention in any case would be preceded by a conference. Belgrade, Oct. 3.—The Servian Wur Minister has been ordered to purchase twenty-five thousand chas sipots. London Oct. 3,— A Berlin corres pondent of the Times comments up on the excited Russian and Herzego vina press. He says it is interesting to notice that the organs of both the Russian and Austrian Governments are exchanging threats of wur. Tho Pesther Lloyd declares that Austria would have allies in a conflict. The St. Petersburg Oalvis replies that Russia will not be stopped even if she had no allies. Tho tone of many of the leading organs of Germany is strong ly opposed to tho presumed ambi tious designs of Russia. The Altgemeine Zeitunj says it is convinced no German government will support Russia’s selfish designs. It thinks Russia would recoil from war if Austria and Turkey accepted her challenge. The Times’ correspondent remarks: This opinion was very general hero some time ago, but recent events have somewhat modified it. It is now thought that Russia, after her repeated threats of war, might, if challenged, deom it incompatible with her honor to remain at peace. London, Oct. 3.—A Reuter dispatch from Constantinople says the Porte yesterday communicated to ambassa dors of the powers a plan of reforms aplicable to tho whole empire, inclu ding the removal of all disabilities from Christians. This plan Is drawn up so as to imply that local autonomy for Bosnia, Bulgaria and Herzegovina would be usoloss, although it does not formally refuse autonomy. Trench UounresK of Working: Men. Paris, Oot. 3.— At the opening ses sion of tho Congress of Working Men, 252 Paris, 99 provincial dele gates attended. All the great cities of Franco are represented. Chabort elected President, Dopiere of Lyons, Secretary. Tho object of the Con gress is to obtain higher wages and a share in Parltamentaay representa tives. Louis Blanc is their God, aud Crcmleur their Prophet. JOHN DIMMIT'S VIKWH. ENGLAND SHOULD LEAVE TURKEY TO HER FATE. Manchester, Oct. 3.*—Jno. Bright, addressing tho Reform Club, said he thought a meeting of Parliament de sirable. It would result in a now policy, probably under anew minis try. It would stamp the future poli cy of the country with solemn decis ion, that English treasures and blood should never again be wasted in behalf of the Ottoman Empire. Turkey should bo left to tho fate which Providence decreed for her corruption and tyrants. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. MONEY AND STOCKS. LONDON, Oct. B.—Noon—Erie 9%. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Noon—Stocks active ami irregular; money 1%; gold 10; exchange, long, 4.83; short 4,84%; State bonds dull. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Evening—Money more active, 1%; sterling quiet, 4; gold ; Govern ments active and lower, new 6's 14; States quiet. BERLIN. Oct. 3. Evening—Specie decreased 21,000,000 francs. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 3.—N00n—Cotton opened dull and easier; middling uplands 5 15-ltid; Orleans 6‘ u d.; sales 10,000; speculation aud exports 3,000; receipts 3,000, all American, Fu tures weak; middling uplands, low middling clause, October delivery, 5 2f>*32d.; October aud November 5 23-32(1.; November and December, 5 13-10; December ami January 5 13-16; new crop, shipped November and December, per sail, 5 27- 32d.; December und January, per sail, 5%d.; January and February, per sail. 5 29-32d. 2 l*. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, now crop, shipped October aud November, per sail, 5 13-Lod. 4 :30 p. m.— Yarns aud fabrics quiet. Futures steady; middling uplands, low middling clause, new crop, shipped October, 5 9-10. 5 i\ m. —Futures steadier; uplands, low mid dling clause, shipped January aud February, per sail, 5%d. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Noon—Cotton dull; sales 1,210; uplands 11; Orleans 11 3-10. Fu tures quiet, steady; October 10 16-Joall, No vember 11 l-32a1-16, December 11 5-32a3-10, Jan uary 11 5-16, Nobruury 11 15-32a%, .March 11 21- 32a11-16. NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton sleady; receipts 11,484; middling Hall 3-16; consolidated net receipts 61,118; exports Great Britain 12,800; Franco 3,003;j Continent 3,300 Not receips —; gross 71,088. Futures closed firm; sales 17,000; October 10 31-32; November 11 1-32; December 11 %a5-32; January U%a9-32; February 11 7-10a 16-32; March 11%a21-32; April 11 13-16a27-32; May 12 1-32; Juno 12 1-1 G; July 12 11-32; August 12 15- '32a'*. GALVESTON, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton heavy and irregular; middling 10; net receipts 1,646; gross receipts 1,G13; sales 2,735; exports coast wise 400. NORFOLK, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10%; net receipts 3,594; oxports to Great Britaiu 1,785; coastwise 716; sales 676. BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10J*all; net receipts —; gross 699; sales 100; sales spinuors 165; oxports coastwise 120. BOSTON, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton steady; middling 11/*; not receipts 188; gros* 200. WILMINGTON, Oct. 3.—Evening Cotton nominal; middling 10)*; net receipts 192. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.—Evening Cotton quiot: middling 11 >4; net receipts 613; gross re ceipts 889. HAVANNAII, Oct. 3. Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10),; net receipts 3,086; gross 3,466; sales 719; exports coastwise —. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3.—Evening Cotton easy; middling 10**; low middling 10; good ordinary 9%; net receipt* 3,004; gross 4.492; sales 3,900; exports Great Britain 3,702. MOBILE, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton firm;mid dling 10; net receipts 1,615; salcß 1,000; exports coastwiso 115. MEMPHIS, Oct. 3.—Cotton quiet and steady; middling 10**; net receipts 1,837; shipments 695; sales 1,300. AUGUSTA, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton irregu lar aud in good demand; middling 9%a10; re ceipts 1,887; sales 1,360. CHARLESTON, Oct. 3.—Evening—Cotton easy; middling 10%; not receipts 176; sales 1,200; exports France 400; Continent 1,540. PROVISIONS. AC. BALTIMORE, Oet. 3.—Noon—Oats firm; pro visions steady; lard scarce, refined 11%; coffee firm; whiskey scarce aud higher, 14; sugar quiet, 10%a%. NEW YORK, Oct, 3.—Noon—Flour firm; wheat ■hade firmer; corn very firm; pork firm, $10.70a 75‘. lard firm, steam $10.70; turpentine 86; rosin dull; freights flrih. % NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Evening- Flour—steady export aud fair home trade. Advance mainly on medium und low grades; superfine, Western and State $4.90, closing quiet; Southern a shade firmer and fairly active. Corn to fair extra $3.15 a56.25; good to choice do. $6.30a58.50; Wheat better aud good export datnand, chocked by body firmness of holders aud advance in price*; new winter $1.24; new amber, Missouri, $1.20; do, Indiana $1,20. Corn %al better aud in good demand, 67ft9 for ungraded Western. Oats mod erate request la2c. lower, 30a4H; mixed Western and State 30a50; white do. Coffee, Rio, firm aud in good demand; cargoes 15%a9; gold job lots 16a 20. Sugar dull and nominal. 8%a9 for fail' to good; refined unchangad. Molasses quiet; Or leans 44. Whiskey nominal 12. Freights firmer; for grain and cotton, sail, 5-10; per steam 11-32; wheat, sail, 8%. t CINCINNATI, Oct. 3.—Evouing—Flour in fair demand; family ss.3f>a6o. Wheat flrmor and ac tive; prirao white $1.15a51.18. Corn in good de mand; mixod, shelled. 47. Oats dull. Rye in fair demand; choice 69%. Barley firm, sl.lO. Provisions stronger. Pork strong ut $16.50*75; $17.00 asked at the close. Bulk moats higher; shoulders, 7%, clear rib sides 8%, clear sides 9Bacon quiet, 7%a8, 9%a%, and 9%a10%, for shoulders, clear rib and elearsides. Lard ingood demend; prime steam 10%, kettle 11%. Whiskey in good demand, 9. Butter easier, choice Western reserve 24a5. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 3.—Flour quiet and weak; some sales; rather higher fancy $0.00a56.60. Wheat firmer and not quotably higher; red sl.ooa $1.05; amber $1,05a51,16; white $1.05a51.16. Corn firmer; white 44, mixed 42. Ryo quiet and firm, 68. Oats quiet; white 34, red 33. Pork In fair demand, $10.50. Bulk meats steady and In good demand; shoulders 18, clear rib sides 9%, elearsides 9%. Bacon in good demand; shoul ders 7%, clear 9%, clear rib 10%. Sugar cured bams 10%. Lard in fair demand; tierce* 11%; keg* 12. Whiskey firmer, 9. BT. LOUIS, Oct. 3.—Evening—BTour—Medium extras at $4.50a55.50; scarce and wauted, Wheat fall $1.19a20a23 and $1.10%*%. Corn active and firm; No. 2, mixod, 41%a%. Oats dull, 33% bid. Whiskey steady, 10, Pork firmer, $17.50. Lard easier, $10.40. Bulk meats dull. Bacon 7%a%, 9%a10 and 10*%, tor shoulders, clear rib aud clear sides. ♦ ♦ • whip New*. New York, Oct. 3.—Arrived—City of Meridian, Anglia. Arrived out—Jettio, Celtic. Homeward—Lincoln, Galveston, Vesta, Gamecock, Kioto, New Or leans, State of Virginia, New York, State of Indiana, New York. NO. 173 THU DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Wo, tho delegates of tho Democratic party of the United States iu National Convention assem bled, do hereby declare the administration of tho Federal Government to be in 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 and co-operation to this end; aud do hereby appeal to our fellow-citizens of every former political connection, to undertake with us this first aud most prossing prtriotic duty. For tho Democracy of the whole country, we do hero reaffirm our fhith in tho 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. aud do here record our stead fast coufldouce In the per petuity of Republican Self-Government. In absolute acquiescence iu tho will of the ma jority—the vital principle of the republic; in the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; iu the total separation of Church aud State, tor the sake alike of civil and religious freedom; in the equality of all citizens before just laws of their own enactment; In the liberty of individ ual conduct, unvexod by sumptuary luwh; in the faithful education of tho rising generation, that they may preserve, enjoy, aud transmit these best conditions of human happiness and hope, we behold the noblest products of a huudred years of changeful history; but whilo upholding the bond of our Union and great Charter of these our rights, it behooves a free people to practise also that eternal vigilance wLicli is the price of Liberty. Reform is necessary to rebuild and establish in the hoarts 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 which, after indicting upon ten States the rapacity of carpet bag tyrannies, has honeycombed the otfices of the Federal Government itself witli incapacity, wustu and fraud; infected States and municipal ities with the contagion of misrule, aud locked fast the prosperity of an industrious people iu the paralysis of‘Hard Times.’ Reform is necessary to establish a soupd cur rency, restore the public credit, and maintain the national honor. Wo denounce the failure for all these eleven years of peaco to make good the promise of the legal-tender notes, which are a changing stand ard of value in the hands of the people, aud the uon-payment of which is a disregard of the plighted faith of tho nation. We denounce tho improvidence which iu eleven years of peace has taken from the people iu Federal taxes thirteon times the whole amouut of the legal-tender notes and squandered four times their sum in useless expense without ac cumulating any reserve for their redemption. Wo denounce the financial imbecility aud im morality ol' that party which, during eleven years of peaco, has luade no advance toward resumption, no preparation for resumption, but instead has obstructed resumption, by wasting our resources and exhausting all our surplus income, and, wliilo annually prolessing to iu tond a speedy return to specie payments, has annually enacted fresh hindrances thereto. As such a hindrance we dououuco the Resuinpliou tlay clause of the act of 1875 aud demand its re peal. Wo demand a judicious system of preparation by publie economics, by official retrenchments, aud by wise Uuauce, which shall enable the nation soon to assure the whole world of its perfect ability uml its perfect readiness to meet any of its promises ut the call of the creditor en titled to payment. We bellevo such a system, well devised, and, above all, entrutsed to competent hands foi execution, creating at no time au artificial scar city of currency aud at no time alarming the public mind into a withdrawal of that t aste* machinery of credit by which 95 per cent, of all business trausactionH aro performed,—a system open, public, aud inspiring general confidence, would from the day of Its adoption bring healing ou its wings to all our harrassed industries, set iu motion the wheels of commerce, manufac tures, aud the mechanic arts, restore employ ment to labor, und 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 be set free from distrust, und labor lightly bur dened. We denounce the present Tariff, levied upou nearly 4,000 urticles, ub a masterpiece of injus tice, iu equality, aud false pretense. It yields u dwindling, not a ycurly 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 an inferior rank on the high seas. It has cut down the gales of American manufactures at heme uml abroad, ami depleted tho returns of American agriculture—an industry followed by half our people. It costs the people five times more thau it produces to the treasury, obstructs the processes of production, and wastes the fruits of labor. It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling, enriches dishonest officials, and baurupts honest merchants. We demand that all the Custom- House taxation shall be only for Revenue. Reform is necessary, in the scale of Public Expense—Federal, Stato and Municipal. Our Federal taxatiou has swoleu from 0U millions gold, in 1860, to 450 millions currency, in 1870; our aggregate taxation from 154 millions gold in 1800, to 730 millions currency in 187 U; or in one de cade, from less than $5 per head to more thau $lB per head. Sinco the peace, tho people have paid to their tax gatherers more than thrice the sum of the national debt, and more than twice that sum for tho 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 laudß and their diver sion from actual settlers by the party In power, which has squandered 200 millions of acre* upou railroads alone, and out of moro than thrice that aggregate has disposed of leg* thau 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 follow-citizens of foreign birth and kindred race recrossiug the Atlantic, of the shield of American citizenship, and have exposed our brethren of the Pacific coast to the Incursions of a race not Bprung from the same great parent stock, and in fact now by law denied citizenship through being neither accus tomed to the traditions of a progressive civiliza tion nor exercised in liberty under equal laws. Wo denounce the policy which thus discards the liberty-loving German aud tolerates the revival of the eoolie trade in Mongolian women import ed for immoral purposes, and Mongolian men hired to perform servile labor contracts. Reform is necessary aud 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 in power seek to smother it— 1. The false issue with which they would en kindle sectarian strife in respect to the public schools, of which the establishment and support belong exclusively to the several States, and which the Democratic party has cherished from their foundation, and is resolved to maintain without prejudice or prelerenco for any class, sect or creed, and without largesses from the Treasury to auy. 2. Tho false issue by which they seek to light anew tho dying embers of sectional hate between kindred people once estranged, but now re united iu oue 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 1b not possible if its civil service bo subject to change at every election, boa prize fougbt 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 tho public employ; that the dis pensing of'patronage should neither be a tax up on the time of our public men, nor the Instru ment of their ambition. Hero again promises falsified iu the performance, attest that the party iu power can work out no practical or salutary reform. Reform is necessary even more in tho higher grades of the public service. President, Vice- President, Jndges, Senator*, 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 annals of this Republic show the dis grace and censure of a Vice-President; a late Speaker of the House of Representatives market ing hJs rulings as a presiding officer; three Sen ators profiting secretly by their votes as law-ma kers; five chairmen of the loading committees of the Honse 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 of tho Navy enriched or enriching friends, by per centagos levied off tho profits of contractors with his department; au Embassador to England cen sured in a dishonorable speculation; th© Presi dent’s Private Secretary barely escaping convic tlon upon trial for guilty complicity in frauds upon the revenue; a Secretary of War impeached 'or high crimes and 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 the body politic, and lost by making no change of men or parties wo 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 nocessity for Reform confess ed by Republicans themselves; but their reform ers aro voted down in convention and displaced from the Cabinet. The party’s mass of honest voters is powerless to resist the 80,000 office holders, its leaders and guides. Reform can only be had by a peaceful Civil Revolution. We demaud a change of system, a change of administration, a change of parties, that we may have a change of measures and of men.