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VOL. 2. T. X. WYNNE, W. S. DEWOLF, JOHN H. MARTIN, JOHN H. BTKWAUT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos, PublUlierM mi<t Proprietor*. D AILY, (in advance) per annum $7 00 m alx month* * 00 • three month*.. 2 00 •• one month 75 WEKKLY, one year 2 00 (Shorter term* in proportion.) HATE* OF ADVERTWIXG. Square, one week... $ 8 00 One Square, one month 8 00 One Square, six month* 28 00 Transient advertisement* SI.OO for first loser on, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. THE TURKISH SITUATION. •TIM. WtRUKR KOaBU’S PREPARATIONS AND AUBTRU’B JEALOUSY. London, October 4.—The Times’ Vienna dispatch says that Francis Joseph’s answer to the Czar was handed yesterday to Gen. Summo koff. (flie same dispatoh says the Porte’s answer to the Powers is very grave, for it reopens the whole question and strengthens the opinion of those who have maintained that more par suasion was useless. A Reuter dispatch from Belgrade says it is asserted that Russia has ordered her railroads leading to Tur key and Roumania to have sixteen trains d*ily at her disposal, and that she has requested Roumania to havo her roads similarly equipped. The News’ dispatch from Bucharest says the peasants in the neighbor hood of Batak are starviug. The Turks forbid threshing until the Others were paid. The Times’ Vienna dispatch says there are seven thousand Russian volunteers, including 18 officers, in Servia, and 2,000 more enlisted. The News’ Vienna dispatch says Pesther Lloyd, Andrassy’s organ, published a warlike article yester day, showing the necessity of Austria defending herself against Russia’s designs. THE TURKISH PEOPLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE PORTE TO AOCKPT THE CONDI TIONS OF THE POWERS. London, Oct. 4.—The Tuerapore correspondent of the Times, in a let ter dated September 26th, says: The Porte grounds its resistance to the demands of the Powers on its al leged inability to curb the passions of the mob. Its ultimate resort is a threat of the massacre of Christians. The Turkish ministers allege that they are constantly receiving anony mous letters, and placards are posted at every corner of Stamboul, threat ening popular vengeance on the Gov ernment if they accept conditions In compatible with the dignity of the empire. Shrewd persons are inclined to believe these measures are pre-arranged by the Government itself, but many European residents, and even some of the diplomats, especially Mr. Elliott, British ambassador, arc disgusted by them. The panic in Para is almost as great as in May last at the time of the Softa movement. The Times’ Berlin dispatch says the Turkish Cabinet, it is understood have de clared it cannot be expected to en dorse a programme concerning which such differences exist among the powers themselves. There is every rcasou to believe Aus tria will decline to make common cause with Russia as long as ADdrassy remains in office. , <■ The Paris correspondent of the Times and Telegraph agree that Turkey, in answer to the powers, refuses to grant an armistice. The Paris correspondent of the Telegraph is not assured that Austria has definitely refused the Russian proposal. Meanwhile Austria has communicated the projxjsal to other powers. Another dispatch says Austria de clares she will not undertake the oc cupation of Turkish tei ritory except at the request of the powers. London, Oet. 4.—A Belgrade dis patch to the Netcs says Turkey is dis posed to grant an armistice of three weeks, as suggested by England. In confirmation, of this, the Telegraph's Paris correspondent says .there is reason to believe England has already taken the initiative by requesting Russia to wait till the last effort is made to induce Turkey to come to terms by fair means. Belgrade, Oct. 4. —Princo Milan has written General Sumarloff, the Czar’s aid-de-camp, a letter of apolo gy, exculpating himself in the matter of the royal proclamation. The Postal Commission. Louisville, Oct. 4. —The postal commission left for Atlanta lasteren ing. At their last session here a number of prominent business men appeared before the commission and made suggestions concerning postal transportation. The majority de clared in favor of a fast mail, advo cating two daily trains from New York—one in the afternoon, ond one in the morning, saying the whole South would be materially benefltted thereby. ——— • • • Hie Weather To-Day- Washington, Oct. 4.—For the South Atlantic States, rising, followed by falling barometer, warmer, south to east winds, and increasing cloudiness will prevail, except falling tempera ture in the Oarolinas. THE DAILY TIMES. COLOEADO ELECTION. COLORADO REPUBLICAN. Denver City, Oct. 4.—Launders county Democratic majority 300— Democratic loss 73. Burt county Democratic majority 100—loss 63. The Republicans have undoubtedly carried the State by a decided ma jority, and both branches of the Leg islature, which elects two Senators and three Presidential electors. Chicago, Oct.—The Times’ Denver special says the election was quietly conducted yesterday, though there was great excitement all over the State. Governor Ruitt called out the State military to suppress a reported outbreak on the southwest borders. The indications now are that the vote will be very close. Returns fa vorable to the Democrats come from Colorado Springs. Majorities for the Democrats como"lroin Central City, Black Hawk, Trinidad, Boulder and other places—their State, county and Legislative tickets being successful in these places. The Democratic headquarters at Denver, Colorado, is the scene of the greatest excitement, and the Demo crats claim the eleotiou of Hughes for Governor, Pattersou for Congress and the whole Legislative ticket. Washington, Oct. 4.—Nothing new from Colorado through regular chan nels since 2 o’clock this morning. later. THE DEMOCRATS CLAIM THE STATE. New York, Oct. 4.—A telegram was received to-day at the headquarters of the Republican Na tional Committee, declaring that that State had gone Republican, that the Republicans had elected the Gov ernor, and had a majority in the Leg islature. At the Democratic headquarters the following dispatch was received : Returns come in slowly, but more encouragingly. We claim the State and Legislature. LATEST THE STATE CERTAINLY REPUBLICAN. Denver, Oct. 4.—Official figures are coming in, and show still heavy Re publican gains, and mjorities greater than last nights’ dispatches indica ted. Arapahoe county gives the Re publicans 420 majority; Boulder county 418 majority. The Republi can gain in theso two counties is 1,152. The Democratic loss in Los Animos county, their strongest coun ty, will be 25 per cent, more than before estimated, and they lose a member orthe Legislature in that county. The Democrats concede the State to the Republicans, who claim two thousand majority. The Legis lature will be two-thirds Republican In each house. CONFIRMATORY. Denver, Qet. 4.—There is no longer any doubt that the Republicans have carried the State tby a majority ap proximating 2,000. Official figures show s ratio of gains by them which, if sustained in sections not yet heard from, might increase the majority to 2,500. LO3 Animos county Democrat ic majority 150. The Republicans gave |in this county 223; Boulder county Republican majority, 600 —a gain of 574. Gilpin county Republi can majority 250, gain, 228 ; Jefferson county Republican majority 75, gain, 213; Park county, Republican ma jority 80, gain, 225; Clear Creek coun ty, Republican majority, 110, gain 144; El Paso, Republican majority, 550, gain 287, Costilla, Republican major ity, estimated 400, gain 441; Conejalos Republican maj. estimated 300- gain 393. Elbert county, Rep. maj. 60—gain 275. Weld county, Rep. maj. 325—gain 181. Pueblo county, Dem. maj. 175—a gain. Saquache county, Rep. maj. estimated 117—gain 132. Rio Grande county, Rep. maj. 125- gain 175. The San Juan mining regions, it is thought, will givo the Republican ticket 300 majority at least. The Chairman of the Republican State Committee claim* twenty-one of the twenty-six counties in the State, and three-quarters of the Leg islature. _ TKMitiPAPIIIC NUMMARY. D. D. Curtis & Co’s straw goods fac tory, at Newfleld, Mass., burned. Loss SBO,OOO The London Standard has a Mad rid dispatch sayiDg that Gon Campos will replace Jouvellar as Captain General of Cuba. The opinion is expressed that the result of the Colorado election will bring Mr. Chaffee, another one of the Jones-Sharon class, to the United States Senate. A special from Paris says the ex istence of the planet Vulcan is con firmed. Some of the Republicans of the 7th District of Massachusetts yesterday nominated Judge Hoar for Congress against Ben Butler, regular nominee, and Hoar has accepted. The New York Associated Press, at a meeting held on Tuesday, passed resolutions deploring the death of the late Joseph Warner, of Buffalo. Five thousand pounds sterling were received at the Assayer’s Office in New York, from London yester day, making a total of £210,000. Lost Hill Balloon. Boston, Oct. 4.—D. L. Thomas, who left Bridgefield, Conn., yesterday evening, was pitched into a tree at Rockland,Mass., this evening and his baloon floated out to sea. • COLUMBUS, GrA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1876. YELLOW FEVER. From tho Savsunah Now* of Tuesday.] The mortuary report, 'published elsewhere, for the tweuty-four hours ending at six o’clock yesterday, shows a largo increase of mortality over the previous day. There were a total of 42 interments, of which 28 wero from yellow fever. Tho sudden and severe change in the tempera ture from tho heat of midsummer to tho frost point, which took place Sunday night aud continued throughout yesterday, seems to havo had a fatal effect upon a number of those who were very sick with the fever. The genoral improssion amongst the physicians is t hat the present cold snap is favorable to an abatement of tho disease and a miti gation of its spread. We cannot tell what the morrow will bring forth, and can only hope that the opinion of our medical men may be verified. liitrrmenla for the Hay Ending October X, INTO LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY. Whites—Edward Bennett, aged 10 years, vomlto; Charles Leo Usher, aged 12 years, yellow fevor; John Edward Doran, aged 58 years, yellow fever; Mary A. Bender, aged 25 years, mismarriage and fever; Edith Eliza beth Peak, aged 9 months 15 days, maramus;John Landman, aged 24 years, yollow fever; Margaret E. Smith, aged 53 years, yellow fever; John Buchta, aged 37 years 2 months and 12 days, yellow fever; Joseph A. Balm, aged 45 years, pernicious fever; Charles H. Hitt, aged 25 years, yellow fever; Maggie W. Mitchell, aged 7 voars and 7 months, yellow fever; Amelia Meyer, aged 33 years, yellow fever; Susan J. Scott, aged 67 voars, 7 months ami 4 days, yellow fever; Samuel W. Partride, aged 24 years, yellow fever; George Wagner, aged 19 years, yellow fever; Cunt. It. Russell, aged 18 years, yellow fever. Colored—Earnestiue W. Low, aged 12 years, yellow fever; Ellen Parsons, aged 16 years, yellow fever; Samuel Finnagiu, aged 28 years, consump tion ; Diek Wilson, aged 7 years 3 months, providential causes; Charles Jencks, aged 14 years, bilious fever; Infant Mclntosh, aged 2 days, lock jaw ; Stella Hayne, aged 5 years, re mittent fevea: Abraham Sullivan, aged 6 years 9 mouths, convulsions; Claiborne, Brookins, aged 10 days, spasms; Itobt. Williams, aged 14 years, yellow fever; BerthaThurgen, aged 25 years, yellow fever; Seaborn H. Osborn, aged years, no certifi cate ; Theresa Howard, aged years, bilious fever. Whites, 17; colored, 13; total, 30 ("yellow fever 18>. CATHEDRAL CEMETERY. Whites Antou Koox, aged 11 years, yellow fever; Annie Thomp son, aged 26 years, yellow fevor; John Malone, aged 3 days, yellow fever; Mary Ann O’Connell, aged 48 years, acute gastritis; Alice O’Mera, aged 15 years, yellow fever; Mary Ma gune, aged 15 years, yellow fever; Win. Masters, aged 6 years, yellow fever; Thomas Winslow, aged 24 years, yollow fever; Thomas Rossiter, aged 77 years, injury of spine; A. J. Mozia, aged 26 years, yellow fever; Mary Francis Fitzgerald, aged 12 years. 7 months, yellow fever; Wil liam Robinson, aged 8 years, yellow fever. Whites, 12; colored, 0; total, 12 (yel low fover, 10). RECAPITULATION. Laurel Grove Cemetery- Whites, 17; colored, 13; total, 30—yellow fo ver, 17. Grand total, 42. Yellow fever 28. From the Macon Telegraph.] Mortality at lliuiiHWlck. The death rate at Brunswick from September 6, 1876, as near as it can be ascertained, to date is as follows, all of which were yellow fever,except Herbert Snow, who died of con sumption : September 6-Capt. Bean, Spanish barque, seaman. September B—Mrs. West. September 9—Herbert Snow, I’a eetty’s child. September 10—Zeigler, time-keepor Brunswick railroad. September 12-W. P. Burns, mar shal. September 13—Togte, cross-tie in spector of Brunswick railroad; Mr. Cole. September 16-Mrs. E. Morgan. September 18-E. Tultrill, Italian, unknown; Thomas Peters, English. September 19—W. T. Jones, lawyer; Mrs. D. Mason, A. F. Herzog; Mrs. Boone, wife Episcopal minister. September 20—Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Bartlett. September 21—P. Hertel, Cary Cox, J. H. Noble, Miss Caston; Henry Hamilton, fcolored ; Alex, Peters. September 22—August Peters; T. F. Smith, editor Seaport Appeal; A. J. Smith, lawyer; Sirs. Shine. September 23—A. F. Herzog’s child, James Meyers, Moran’s infant, Chi naman, Mrs. Moran, A. Boehard’s child, Mrs. West’s child. September24—Dr. Nobles, Bryant’s child, P. Hawkins, George Ray, Dr. L. H. Tabor; Henry Fore, colored. September 25—Mrs. Henry Gray, C. H. Spear, James Meyers’ child; Sam uel Sykes, colored. September 26—Jones’ child, E. H. Getchei, H. F. Beach, Mrs. Tultrill, John Sylvan.. September 27.—Seaman, name un known, Miss Cohen, Chinaman, Mary Braine, Mr. Savage, a fireman, name unknown. September 28.—J. W. Christian,law yer, Dr. Hampton, J. Coyart, Henry Coxe’s child, Miss H. Hicks. September 29.—E. B. C. Courtney, Joseph Goodbread, jailor,Frank Rob inson, Stringfellow, Maurice Life, colored, seaman, name unknown, Frank Roberts. September 30, to 10 a. m.— Jno. Rob erts’ child, Mrs. Hudson, Benton, sailor. The above is not a perfect list, but approximates acurraey as near as can be attained. A correct list will bo kept hereafter. C. R. Goodyear, Sec’y Relief Association. LIST OF DEATHS SINCE LAST REPORT. October I.—Miss Susan Armstrong’s adopted child, J. W. Davenport’s child, teething, etc.. Sophia Holmes, colored, E. W. Kelley. October 2.—Miss Lizzie Smith, Adam Tatnall, colored, Lizzie Law rence, colored. The above list runs to 10 o clock a. ir. of October 2d, 1876. C. R. Goodyear, Sec’y Relief Association. Delaware Democratic. Dover Del., Oct. 4. —Th'e little elec, tion for inspectors throughout the State—a sure indication of the course of the State in the big elections—re sulted in favor of the Democrats. Senator Bayard was serenaded last night. STATE ELECTION. Special to the Times.] TALBOT COUNTY. Geneva, Ga., October 4.—Talbotton gives Colquitt 194; Norcross 118. Geneva—Colquitt 87; Noroross 7. 0. C. ELECTION AT AUGUSTA. Augusta, Oct. 4.—Tho e otion passed off quietly. About 2,800 votes polled, of which Colquitt received twenty-two hundred, and Norcross six hundred. FLOItIDA. AN OLD RADICAL GIVES UP THE STATE TO THE DEMOCRATS, AND WILL HELP THEM TO CARRY IT. Washington, Oct. 4.—Tho Star has tho following among its political notes: Solon Kobinsou, for many years the agricultural editor of tho New York Tribune, and now a resident of Florida, says, although a staunch supporter of Hayes, that Florida will certainly go Democratic, aud that he will cast his vote for the Democratic State ticket. J.t is time, lie thinks, that Florida had au honest State Government. Tho Democratic nom inees for Congress will also be elect ed. Hnrd Upon nn llnurst Ultllller. Washington, Oct. 4—Judge Ship man, of the U. S. Circuit Court, has decided the following case in favor of the Government. John Hallariu, a distiller, made a true return of all spirits distilled by him, was regularly assessed, and the tax collected by distraint. Afterwards the Govern ment brought suit upon his bonds to recover nearly SI,OOO which was a tax under section Twenty of tho act of July 20th, 1868-80 per cent, of tho producing capacity of his distillery as determined by of ficial survey, less the tax already col lected. One Devlin, a surety, was alone served in tho case. Devlin sot up in defence the assessment and pre vious collection of taxes upon a true return of spirits actually produced, and that, no lawful assessment had been made. The case was tried by the court upon an agreed statement ns above. > ♦ . A President’s Grandson Stabs a Young Lady who Refused Him. Cincinnati, Oct. William Henry Har rison, a grand son of the former Presi dent, entered the residence of John 11. Moore, in Boone county, Ky., and made a proposal of marriage to Mary, Mr. Moore’s eldest daughter, and being re jected, stabbed her nine times in the breast and face. Fatal results are feared. Harrison who is forty, lost his wife about a year ago. He had been visiting Miss Moore frequently, but received no encour agement, on account of dissipation. Indian Halil In Texus. Washington, Oct. 4.—Texas advices say 25 Indians struck the Nueces river on the 28th ult., and swept down Sabine river below Frio City, attack ing the ranches and sheep camps, killing three whites and several Mex icans ; and are now passing out of Nueces river in the direction of Fort Clark, with over 100 head of horses. Citizens and soldiers are in pursuit. This jiarty has committed more dev iltry than any party for several years. Colored I. O. O. F. Memphis,! Oct. 4.—Tho thirty-first annual session of the National Grand Lodge of colored Odd Fellows opened here, with forty-six delegates. Tbe united Ntitei and Npaln London, Oet. 3.—A Keuter’s dis patch from Madrid says all differ ences between Spain and the United States have been arranged, and that a friendly feeling now prevails be tween the Governments. The Pork Crop. Washington, Oct. 4.—The Agricul tural Department reportslliow a de crease of stock hogs in the pork pack ing districts east of the Mississippi, a small increase in lowa, and a large increase west of the Mississippi. The average for the corn region of the West is made five per cent, less in number than last year, witli a very small decreasCTn condition. WASHINGTON NEWS. Washington, Oct. 4.—The President and family are expected to-morrow. Cabinet meeting called for Friday. All the members will be present except Cam eron and Taft. Tbe President lias commissioned Ida Walsb Postmaster at Hot Springs, Ark., and Wm. Scannon at Spartanburg Court House, S C. —That doteetive Whitely, who puts the prefix “Colonel” to his name, and who is involved in the safe burglary business for which Babcock was tried, must be an in tolerably bad egg. It was proved on the. trial that he told others—“the fact is, I had to ‘squeal’ to saye myself, and to put it on Babcock.” Such a man is not want ed in any community. Babcock may be mean enough, but this “Colonel” Whitely must be vastly meaner. And he a “detec tive!" Pork Parkers' Convention. Indianapolis, Oct. 4.—The National Pork Packers Convention convened here. Western and Southern States represented. More expected. The Next House. A Democratic Minority to bo Collated Upon—Republican Estimates sail Hopes. Special to tho N. Y, World. Washington, September 28.—The main tenance of a Democratic majority in the next Congress is next in importance to the election of a Democratic President. The victory will not be complete in November without it. The Republican leaders are making a close canvass in the Congrcsiona! districts throughout the country, but are una ble to anticipate a reversal of the tidal wave of 1874 far enough to give them even a bare majority. It is well, however, to profit by their calculations, and to secure a decisive Democratic majority in the Forty-fifth House. With Colorado the representation will consist of 293 members, of which 147 are a majority. There are in the present House 292 members, 184 Democrats. It can hardly be expected that this large majority can be secured, though there is no reason why it should not be kept up to at least 164. The Republicans calculate that they will be able to retain their present representa tion in the South of 16, thus conceding to Democrats 84. The former will probably lose one in Florida, one in Virginia, one in Kentucky and Louisiana, and possibly one in Nortli Carolinr. In the Northern and Western States they claim a gain in: California ' 2 New York 5 Connecticut 2 Ohio 4 Illinois 4 lowa 1 Indiana 3 Pennsylvania 7 Massachusetts 3 Kansas 1 Michigan 2 Wisconsin 2 New Hampshire 1 New Jersey 2 39 Even conceding this extravagant claim of the Republicans without deducting their probable losses in the South, they will still fall by two short of a bare majority of 147, after merely adding their estimated increase of their representation of 106 in the present Congress. But there is hardly any reason to doubt that the Republicans will lose 4 in the Southern States I have named, which will reduce their count to 141,while a claim of 4 in Ohio, 2 in Connecticut and 0 in New York and 7in Pennsylvania is altogether too large, and must on a fair estimate be reduced one-half, thus increasing the Repub lican estimate of Democratic representation from 148 to 161. In Michigan and Wiscon sin the Republican claim of a loss of two Democratic members in each state is not well founded. There is no reason to doubt that the Democrats will retain their six members from those States, and may possi bly gain in Wisconsin, which is quite cer tain to vote for Tilden in November. A loss of the Democratic members in Kansas and lowa is notimpossible. It therefore appears that the Democrats are bound to have the next House by a fair majority; but the fact should not detract from the work of the campaign in the Congressional districts, that the large majority in the present Con gress may be approximated as nearly as possible. The Republicans have deceived themselves with a close margin, but have entered the canvass with a determination to increase it if possible. Improvement In Alabama. Wo loaru from a gentleman who has recently been traveling in some of tho northeastern counties of Ala bama, that there is a gradual, steady improvement in the condition of the country. There is anew industry that has sprung into existence in the counties along the Georgia border from Russell up aud westward of con siderable importance. We refer to the manufacture of syrup from the various species of sugar millet. Mil lions of gallons of excellent syrup are being made. Almost every farm has a sugar millet patch, and the whole country up there is now en gaged in cutting and grinding it. The great demand is for barrels to put it in. and coopers would do a great business up there. People will give two prices for a barrel now, though we suppose this extraordi nary demand is temporary. The syr up is of excellent quality, and in all respects equal to the sugar cane syr up. It is not boiled in sugar kettles, but evaporators, and fifty gallons can be made in a day. The evapora tor is a long, shallow, wooden box, like a big battoau, copper-bottomed, and a good one costs about sl3. Many of tho mills are portable, and driven on wheels from one point to another, where the cane is found, stripped, and piled ready for grind ing. This gentleman informs us that he saw a good many now houses in tho country, some quite handsome and newly painted. He saw bottom lands on tho Tallapoosa river in Cle burno county that were selling as high ns fifty dollars per acre. In Randolph county, at Roanoke, he found a beautiful and stately buiiding just finished that cost $lO,- 000—the Roanoke College, having a hundred and five students. Consid ering tho poverty of our county gen erally. this is a noble enterprise, and does the people of Roanoke tbe great est honor to think that out In the country, and many miles from any railroad, they should have been so wise and liberal as to establish this splendid institution of learning—a light that shines to illuminate and cheer tho country. Hon. Wm. A. Handley, very near whose hospitable homo this building stands, is one of tho many others who united in this mast honorable and liberal enter prise, and he, with all the people up there, takes a grdat pride and inter est in the college. It is liberally pa tronized by the people of Clay, Cle burne and Randolph counties, and bids fair, located as it is, in a beauti ful, healthy mountain country, with crystal springs of pure water around it, to be one of the most prosperous institutions of learning in the State. —Eufaula Times. Manx. When, asks the sprightly North Brook field (Mass.) Journal, did tho first slang phrase come into use, and where do they originate? It is astonishing with what rapidity they circulate among tho boys— and wo might say girls—from Maino to California. The limits of tills article for bid the enumeration of a tithe of the vo cabulary; but whoever passes a group of boys will be likely to hear some of tho fol lowing : “Bracnupand havo somo stylo about you,” And "How Is that for high ?” "Shoot that” or “Cheese it,” Then tell them to “Mind your oye.” "He’s a sick pill of misory.” And “Don't you forgot it,” “They've gone up the spout;’’ "You’d bet ter sell out," And “Givo us a rest on it.” “I’ll put a tin car on you,” “You know how it is yourself,” “Wipe oft your chin, and pull down your vest.” “Not if I know myself.” “That’s what’s the matter with Hannah,” "Or any other man.” “That's too thin." “Bully for you 1” And “Boat that if you can.” “You’d bettor sell out” "and "Go West,” Or "I’ll put a head on you.” “I ain't that kind of a hairpin.” And theso are only a few. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. MONKY AND STOCK*. LOUDON. Oct. 4.—Noon—Brio 0; consols MS 11-10. NEW YOltK, Oct. 4.—Noon—Stock* active and better feeling; money la%; gold OX; exchange, long. 4.83; abort 4.84%; Htute bond* quiet aud nominal prices; Governments active and lower. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Evoning—Money easy, active, 1%a2; sterling firm,3%; gold weak, 9%a%; Government* active and lower, new 6’514%; titates quiet and nominal. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 4.—Noon—Cotton opened dull and easier; middling uplands 5%d; Or leans 6%'d.; Bales 8,000; speculation and ex port* 2,000; receipts 1,700; American 900. Fu tures weak; partially l-32d. cheaper; middling upland*, low middling clause, October deliv ery, 6 25-32d.; November aud December 6 25-32d.; December aud January 6 25-32d.; new crop, ship ped October und November, per sail, 5 25-32 J.; November and December perjiail, 6 13-16d.; also 5 25-32d.; December and Jauuary, per sail. 5 27- 32d.; October and November, per sail. 5%d. 3 i*. m.—Middling uplands, low middling clause, October and Nevember delivery 6%d.; new crop, Bhipped November aud December, per sail 5%d. 3:30 p.m.—Uplands, low middling clause, new crop, shipped November and December, per sail, 513-16<!. 5 p. m.— Futures steady; uplands, low mid dling clause, October aud November delivery 5 25-32d,November aud and December 5 26-32d,Feb ruary and March 5 27-32d. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Noon—Cotton dull; uplands 10 5-10; Orleans 11X; sales 631. Fu tures weak; October 10%a16-16, November 10 31- 32a11, December 11 l-10a%, January 11 7-32a%, February 11%a7-IG, March 11 9-16a%, April 11%a 13-16. NKW.YOIIK, Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton dull and easier; receipt* 330; middling 1015-16a% ; consoli dated net receipts 80,871; exports Great Britain 19,697; Franco 3,903; Continent 3,300 Net receipts 37H,grosB 8,924. Futures closed steady; sales 20,- 500; October 10 15-16; November 10 31-32; Decem ber 11 8-82a% ; January 117-32a%; February 1113- 32a7-16; March 11 19-32a%; April 1125-32ai-16; May 11 31-32&12; Juno 12 6-32*3-16; July 12 6-10a%, August 12 15-32a%. GALVESTON, Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton easy; middling9X; net receipts 8,719; sales 2,186; ex ports coastwise 820. NORFOLK, Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10% ; net receipts 3,571; export* coast wise 1,704; sales 204. BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.-Evening—Cotton dull aud easy; middling 10%; net receipts 146; gross 374; 5a105.356; exports coastwise 175. BOSTON. Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton steady; middling 11X; net receipts 142; gross 194; sales 100; exports to Great Britain 25. SAVANNAH, Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton irregu lar; middling 10%; net receipts 2,757; gross 2,935; sales 627; exports coastwise 1,449. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4.—Evening Cotton easy; middling 10}*; low middling 10; good ordinary 9,'*; net receipts 3,533; gross 3.605; sales 2,550; exports Great Britain 4,412. MOBILE, Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton quiet; mid dling 10; not receipt* 1,802 sales 1,600; exports coastwise 672. MEMPHIS, Oct. 4.—Cotton dull aud nominal; middling 10%; net receipts 1,209; shipments 1.650; sales 2,000. AUGUSTA, Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton in good domand; middling 9%; reoeipts 1,371 sales 1,181. CHARLESTON,Oct. 4.—Evening—Cotton lower; middling 10%; net receipts 3,149; gross receipts 1,226; sales 100. PROVISIONS. AC. NEW YORK, Oct, 4.—Noon—Flour a shade firm er; wheat la2 better; corn&dvdncing; pork quiet; mess $17.00; lard heavy, steam $10.90; turpen tine firm, 35; rosin quiet, $ 1.98a52.00f0r strain ed; freights firmer. NEW YORK, Oct. 4 Evening- Flour—me dium and low grades 6aloc. better; fair export and home trade demand; superfine, Western and Btato, $4.5Ua56.00; closing quiet; Southern a shade firmer and fairly active; common to fair ex tra $5.25a56.30; good to choice do. $6.35a58.50. Wheat about lc. better, only very light trade for export aud milling, the advance was checked, and a small supply offered, together with firm ness In prices, it has materially checked busi ness, $1.10; old winter red Western $1.20a4; new do, $1,30a2. Corn %c. better and in good de mand, 57%, 69 for ungraded Western mixed, 60 for graded yellow. Oats moderate request l2c. lower, 80a48; mixed Western and State 36a50; whito do. Coffee, Rio, firm and in good demand; cargoes 16%a19; gold job lots 16a20. Sugar quiet aud nominal, 8%a9 for fair to good; refined unchanged. Molasses quiet; Orleaus 44. Rice in fair request, 6%a6%, Carolina 4%a6. Rosin un changed, Turpentine 34%a5. Leather firm; Texas $13,26. Pork shado firmer, cloaiug steady; • now 16.95a17.10. Lard opened steady, after wards became easier and closed firm; prime stoam 10.80a85. Whiskey decidedly firmer, 13%. Freights firmer for grain; cotton, sail, 5*16; per steam 11-32; wheat, sail, 8%. BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.—Noon—Oats steady and firm; rye quiet and steady; provisions steady; lard scarce, refined 11%; coffee strong; whiskey firmer 14; sugar steady. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4.—Flour firm and weak; some sales; rather higher fancy $G.00a56.60. Wheat quiet and flrftior; red $1.00a51.06; amber $1.05a51,16; white $1.05a51.15. Corn quiet; white mixed 42. Uyo 68. Oats steady; white 34, red 83. Pork steady and in fair derqand, $16.60. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders 7%, clear rib sides 9%, clear sides 9%. Bacon steady and firm; shoulders 7%, clear rib sides 9%, clear sides 10%. Sugar cured hams 14%. Lard it# ac tive demand; tierces 12%; kegs 12. Whiskey Inactive demand $1.09. Bagging 12. CINCINNATI, Oct. 4.—Evening—Flour in fair demand; family $5.40a60. Wheat firmer and ac tive; prime red $1.12a51.18. Corn In good de mand; mixed, shelled, 47e48. Oats dull, 33a84. liyo in fair demand, Gsa6B, Barley firm, $1.12. Provisions stronger. Pork strong, at $16.15a1.7; Lard in good demand; prime steam 10%, kettle lla%. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders 7%, clear rib sides 8%a9— closing at outside pricos, clear sides held at 9%a%. Bacon quiet, shoulders 8%, clear rib sides 10, clear sides 10%. Whiskey in good demand, 9. Butter easier, choice IWestern roserve 24*26, Central Ohio 20a23. BT. LOUIS, Oct. 4.—Evening—Flour—Medium extras at $4.50a55.50. Wheat, No, 2 red fall $1.22a %, No, 3 $1.12%. Corn active and firm; N*. 2, mixed, 41%a%. Oats firmer, No. 2, 34% bid. Rye firm, 58%a% bid. Barley steady and firm, sample lots 05, Nebraska 60a85, Minnesota 80a$l.- 16. Whiskey steady, 10, Pork Armor, small lots $17.75. Lard, summer steam, 10%. Bulk meats dull, clear rib and clear sides 8% aud 9%a%. Ba con active aud f1rm,.7%a8, 10a% and 10%a%, ior shoulders, clear rib and clear sides, closing strong, at outsido figures, New York. Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Business was less active with commission houses, but there was a fair Jobbing trade. Cotton goods in moderate de mand and steady. Prints active and very strong account of an advance in print cloths. Merri mack Cardinal prints are aduanced. Dross goods in steady request. Woolen goods in moderate demaud, The £xprett says there is a healthy tone to trade—everything Is progressing satis factorily—and the season promises to bo tho largest ior five years past, and certainly more renumerative than any previous one for a year or two. Tho commission merchants have had an ac tive demand for prints and especially at advance in prices; and tno accumulation of stock, not withstanding tho fact teat some mills are work ing on evtra time continues. Tho firmness of print clothij naturally has a tendency to strength en the print market, The market for brown cot ton generally has attracted more attention and also of lower grades of bleached goods, while in flannels there has been an active demand at tho prices. All tho railway trunk lines report a marked increase in freight traffic. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. —OFFICE OF THIS— COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, Washington, July 16, 1876. "fXTTIEBEAS, by satisfactory evidence present- ed to the undersigned, it has been made to appear that “The National Bank of Columbus’’ in the city of Columbus, in the county of Musco gee, and State of Georgia, lias complied with all the provisions of the revised statutes of the United States, required to be complied with be fore an association shall he authorized to com mence the business of Banking. Now therefore, I, John Jay Knox, Comptroller of the Currency, do heroby certify that “Tho National Bank of Columbus,” In the city of Co lumbus, in the county of Muscogee, aud State of Georgia, is authorized to commence the business of Banking, as provided in section flfty-on© hun dred and sixty-nine (5,169) of *h# revised statutes of tho United States. Iu testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal of office this 15th day of July, 1876. (Signed] JOHN J. KNOX, Comptroller of the Currency. Jnly22eodAtw 2in NO. 174 THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. We, tho delegates of tho Democratic party of the United States iu National Convention assem bled, do hereby declare tho administration of the Fodoral Government to be in urgent need of immediate Reform; do he ruby enjoin upon the nominees of this Convention, aud of the Demo cratic party in each State, a zealous effort ami co-operation to this end; and do hereby appeal to our fellow-citizens of every former political connection, to undertake with us this first aud most pressing prtriotic duty. For the Democracy of tho whole country, we do here reaffirm our faith in tho permanence of tho Federal Union, our devotion to the Constitu tion of tbe United States with its amendments universally accepted as a final settlement of tho controversies that engendered civil war, and do here record our steadfast confidence in tho 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 tho civil over the military authority; iu tho total separation of Church aud State, for the, sake alike of civil and religious freedom; in the equality of all citizens before Just laws of their own enactment; iu the liberty of individ ual conduct, unvexed by sumptuary laws; in the faithful education of the rising generation, that they may preserve, enjoy, oml transmit these best conditions of human happiness aud hope, we behold the noblest products of a hundred years of changeful history; but while upholding the bond of our Uniou and great Charter oi these our rights, it behooves a free people to practise also that eternal vigilauce which is the price of Liberty. Reform is necessary to rebuild and establish in the hearts of the whole people, tho Union, eleven years ago happily rescued from tho danger of a Secession orStates; but now to be saved from a corrupt Centralism wnich, after inflicting upon ton States tho rapacity ot carpet bag tyrannies, has honeycombed tho olttcos of the Federal Government itself with incapacity, waste and fraud; infected States and municipal ities with tho contagion of misrule, and locked fust the prosperity of an industrious people in the paralysis of‘Hard Times.’ Reform is necessary to establish a sound cur rency, restore the public credit, and main lain the nutional honor. Wo denounce the failure for all theso eleven years of peace to make good the promise of the legal-tender 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 w’hich in eleven years of peace baa taken from the people iu Federal taxes thirteen times the whole amount of the legal-tender notes and squandered four times their sum iu useless expense without ac cumulating any reserve for their redemption. We donouuce tho financial imbecility and im morality of that party which, during eleven years of peace, has mado no advance toward resumption, no preparation for resumption, but instead has obstructed resunqjtiou, by w’asting our resources and exhausting all our surplus income;aud, while annually professiug to in tend a speedy return to specie payments, has annually enacted iresh hindrances thereto. As such a hindrance we denounce 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 olfici&l retrenchments, aud by wise finance, which shall enablo the nation soon to assure the whole world of its perfect ability aud its perfect readiness to meet any of its promises at tbe call of the creditor en titled to payment. We believe such a system, well devised, and, above all, entrutsed to competent hands 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/ astet machinery of credit by which 95 per cent, of all business transactions are performed,—a system open, public, aud inspiring general confidence, would from the day of fts 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, and renew in all its natural sources the prosperity of the people. Reform is necessary in the sum and modes of Federal Taxation, to the end that capital may be set free from distrust, and labor lightly bur dened. We denounce tho present Tariff, levied upon nearly 4,000 articles, as a masterpiece of injus tice, in equality, aud 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 an inferior rank on the high seas. It has cut down tho sales of American manufactures at homo 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 tho processes of production, and wastes the fruits of labor. It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling, enriches dishonest officials, and banrupts 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, State and Municipal. Our Federal taxation lias swolen from 60 millions gold, in 1860, to 450 millions currency, In 1870; our aggregate taxation from 154 millions gold in 1860, to 780 millions currency in 1870; or In one 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 Bumof 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 tho profligate waste of public lands aud their diver sion from actual settlers by the party in power, which has squandered 200 millions of acres upon railroads alone, and out of moro 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 oar treaties and our diplomacy which have stripped our fellow-citizens of foreign birth and kindred race rocrossiug the Atlantic, of the shield of American citizenship, and have exjjosed 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*** being neither accus tomed to the traditions of a progressive civiliza tion nor exercised in liberty under equal laws. We denounce the policy which thus discards the liberty-loving German aud tolerates the revival of tho 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 bo effected but by making it the controlling issue of the elections, and lifting it above tbe two false issues with which the office-holding class and the party in power seek to smother it-~~ 1. Tho false issue with which they would en kindle sectarian strife In respect to the public schools, of which tho establishment and support belong exclusively to the several States, aud which the Democratic party has cherished lrorn their foundation, and is resolved to maintain without prejudice or prelerence for any class, sect or creed, aud without largesses from tho Treasury to any. 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 in one indivisible republic and a common destiny. Reform is necessary in the Civil Hervice. Ex perience proves that efficient, economical con duct of the governmental business 1b not possible if its civil service be subject to change at 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 of patronage should neither be a tax up on tho time of our public mon, 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 tho higher grades of the public service. President, Vice- President, Judges, Senators, Representatives, Cabinet officers, those 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 the dis grace and censure of a Vice-President; a late Speaker of tho House of Ropresentativer. 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 in the public accounts: a late Attorney-General misappropriating public funds; a Sec retary of the Navy enriched or enriching friends, by per centagos levied off the profits of contractors with his department; an Embassador to England cen sured in a dishonorable speculation; tho Presi dent’s Private Secretary barely escaping convic tion upon trial for guilty complicity in frauds upon th^revenue; a Secretary of War impeached # or high crimes aud misdemeanors—the demon - stration is complete, that the first step in Re form must bo 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 we get no change of measures and no real Reform. All those 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 aud 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 demand a change of system, a change of administration, a change of parties, that wo may have a change of measures aud of men.