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WHY HE'LL LOOM
▲ CORRECT EXPLANATION OF WILLIAM M. TWEED'S
RETURN.
The Republican skies they were sober.
The outlook was dismal and drear.
The outlook was Haysey and drear.
It was hard on ths mouth of October
In the goodly f'enteunial year,
And the day of election was drawing
Very uncomfortably near.
Then it was that the shrewd Zachariah,
In communion most deep with his bowl—
With Taft and his much cherished bowl,
Remarked it was high time or higher
That the ball was beginning to roll,
Else Hayes would be sure to go higher
Thau the top of ths boreal pole.
And now as the time was propitious—
Ohio suggested the need—
Kilpatrick had hinted the need—
Hs said, with a smile that was vicious.
“I will show them the manuer to lead;
I’ve hit on a plan most delicious—
Wo’U seise upon William M. Tweed.
We’ll have him return and he'll dish us
Home yarns that are worthy of Tweed.
“He Is sharp and thoroughly drilled in
The practice of roiling off lies,
The most Brobdiguagian lies,
Aud we'll tell him how to open on Tilden
With some of ths largest iu size.
While the cracks shall be carefully filled is
With a few of my own supplies. ”
But Taft, as he lifted his finger.
Said, "Somewhat this game I mistrust;
A good deal this gams I mistrust;
Perhaps it were wiser to linger
Thau play it in haste and then bust.
There's a law which permits men to linger
In Hpain, and the law is just;
Let us wait till we hear from Ohio;
Let us keep to the law—for wo must.”
Zack replied, “You arc certainly dreaming,
Just leave this whole matter to me;
There's no one who’s equal to ms
In the matter of planning and scheming.
Nor even the great James (J.,
Nor yet the mighty Don C.,
Notone of'etn’a equal to me;
Will fetch the Boss, happy and beaming.
From over the turbulent sea,
I will, as you'll presently see.
With diamond glariug aud gleaming
As natural as natural can be.
Don’t mention the law unto me,
Just leave the whole matter to me,
And a vessel from Spain shall come steaming
To bring us our William M. TANARUS.,
Without whom, unless I am dreamisg,
The hopes of my Hayes are empty!"
Mabc E. Cook.
WM. HENRY HARRISON.
THi; KA!YDMN or A I . *. IMIF.MI
m.M’ U.YDKU Ut'AKII AM AX
AMMAMKIX.
From the ciociuu.tti Kaquir.r, Itli.J
“o woman, woman, thou shouldst have
few Bins of thine own to answer for. Thou
art the author of such a book of folliee in
mau that it would take the tears of alt the
angels to blot the record out.”
The people of Boone coupty, Ky,,
who live along the river nearly op
jiosite to North Bend, in Bight of the
toinb of Harrison, and only about
fifteen miles from this city, were ap
palled yesterday morning at the in
telligence that William Henry Har
rison, a son of the late Hymmes Har
rison, and a grandson of a President
of the United .States, had entered the
residence of Major John H. More and
stabbed to the death Miss Mary
More, the only daughter now living
at home. The news had hardly be
gun to travel before anxious neigh
bors began hurrying to Major More’s
home, all believing the report to be
some hideously conjured lie, all con
fidently expecting to have their be
liefs confirmed, and yet all curious
to ascertain what oould havo given
the report its origin. Their horror,
therefore, can scarcely bo imagined
when on arriving at the scene, they
found Miss More weltering in her
blood, which was flowing from near
ly a dozen wounds, and fuund that
Harrison had indeed been her mur
derer.
The circumstances, so far as could
bo learned by our reporter yesterday
afternoon, are substantially these:
Something over a year ago the wife
of
W. H. HARRISON,
who is now about forty years of age,
died, leaving to his care three sons
and one daughter, the daughter be
ing only about ten years of age. The
loss of his wife weighed very heavily
upon him and the responsibility of
rearing his only daughter seemed
greater than he dared to assume; at
least so he had given friends reason to
Infer. Added to this a heavy mortgage
on his farm, which by the way, joins
Major More’s, had troubled him a
good deal, but instead of applying
himself to lifting this mortgage, he
had allowed his place to run down,
had traveled about considerably, and
recently had taken to drinking rum
very freely. He had repeatedly told
his near neighbors that ho be
lieved ho was going crazy, aud that
his wife’s tombstone was constantly
before his eyes. He said that if he
went to Cincinnati and started to re
turn, as soon as he would get within
two miles of home, this same ghastly
specter of a marble stone would rise
up before him and accompany him
the rest of the distance. Harrison’s
three sons live with him, and the old
est, named Pike, has a wife, who has
acted as the lady of the house. This
whole family had been pestered with
the queer notions of the father, but
no member of it ever suspected him
of being at all vicious. On the con
trary he was regarded as an exceed
ingly harmless man. One of the
neighbors even remarking yesterday
that if he had been called on to point
out the most inoffensive man in the
community he would havo pointed
out William H. Harrison; “but,”
added the neighbor, “I haven’t
known so much about him of late as
formerly, because I have seen him
but little.”
Harrison had always been on inti
mate terms with Maj. More’s fami
ly ; indeed, his wife was a niece of
the Major’s wife, and the two were
married under the very roof where
the terrible tragedy occurred yester
day. In the early part of the sum
mer Harrison began to visit at Maj.
More's a trifle oftener than usual,
and it was soon suspected that he
had designs on Miss More, who,
though a fine looking and very Intel-
THE DAILY TIMES.
| llgent woman of thirty-five or forty,
; had, like many other most estimable
I ladies all over the land, rejected op
j portunities of marriage that she
might remain by her father, whoso
years are now almost four-score and
whose wife has been long dead. Har
rison had reoelved no encourage
ment, and was never, by word or
look, given to understand that bis
feelings were reciprocated or that bis
I attentions were agreeable. A little
| over u month ago ho took his daugh-
I ter to a relative’s, in Port Wayne, ln
' diaua, where he endeavored to secure
for hera home, but failed. Ho then
returned with her very much discour
aged, and last week, at the big Dem
ocratic demonstration in Aurora, In
diana, was seen there to be very much
under tho weather and under the in
fluence of drink. He hud conceived
an idea that Miss More’s father was
his bitter enemy, and when that gen
tleman was home he rarely came to
the house.
Last Monday morning Maj. More
came up to Cincinnati and to Coving
ton, where ho stopped with his son
in-law, Mr. Joseph Canada, a well
known citizen of the latter city.
Monday night, and In fact nearly all
day Monday, Harrison, availing him
self of tho Major’s absence, hung
around the old More homestead.
During tho day ho had an intimation
that Maj. M. would bo home Monday
evening, and it was during that
evening that his hellish ambition was
first developed. At the time the train
from Cincinnati was due ho was seen
to be armed and lurking near a hay
stack, which stands hard by tho path
which the Major would have to tra
vorse in going from Ills ferry-boat
landing to his home. After being
seen he quickly disappeared, and was
not again seen near the More resi
dence until about eight o’clock yes
terday morning. On approaching the
house he Inquired of a colored boy
who lives on the place if the Major
had returned, and, on receiving a
negative reply, asked if the front
door to the house was unlocked, and
just here it may bo well to add paren
thetically that the Major has a crip
pled son named William, somewhat
older than the sister, Mary. By an
accident, when a mere boy he was
made utterly helpless, so far ns a use
of his legs was concerned. He is an
intelligent man, and. though unable,
however, to move around does a great
deal of the headwork about his fath
er’s very large farm. His room is lo
cated in tho rear part of the house,
aud it was the vicinity of this room
that Harrison was so careful to avoid.
It was for this reason that he wished
to make his entrance through the
front door, but upon leurning that
the door was looked ho stole slyly
around to tho side entrance, which is
still opposite to William’s room. lie
slipped into tho sitting-room unan
nounced, found Mary there, and, It is
supposed made some proposition of
marriage to her, which she rejected.
He had been iu thero but a mo
ment, however, when he began yel
liug:
“i’m crazy! i’m crazy!”
Whisked out a formidable jaek knil'e
with a blade as thick as a razor, and
dashed at his victim. A mau of at
least ordinary physical strength, he
would have soon completely over
powered the inoffending object of his
rage bad Miss More not been a very
vigorous woman aud capable of light
ing him off like a tigress at bay. But
there were tremendous odds against
her. and she screaped for help. Har
rison’s first lunge resulted in a ghast
ly wound in the breast, just to the
left of the breast-bone. He struck
again for the heart, and another
wound was made in tho left breast,
and still again a third wound spurted
blood from just over the heart. Then
he lunged aguin, this time for his
victim’s throat,and a bloody,slitdown
the left temple was all ho accom
plished ; then again, and a wound in
the left cheek was made. By this
time Mary caught liis knife-blade in
her hand, but tier assassiu drew it
through, and tho hand, with every
finger wounded, was helpless. Again,
with uplifted blade, ho sprang for
her throat, only to plunge his ugly
weapon into her left arm, which she
raised for defense, and still again
and until five gaping wounds were
bleeding in her arm, and still tho de
mon followed. But by this time,
with a desperate effort, the strug
gling woman had reached a door
leading into the kitchen and thence
to William’s room. Through this
door she reeled, and to her brother’s
room, closely followed by Harrison.
Herscreams had startled her crippled
brother, but in an anguish of alarm
he was compelled to wait. He bad
sent a small colored boy who attends
him to ascertain tho cause of his
sister’s cries, arid the boy had just re
ported. The time between the re
port and his sister’s reeling through
the door into his room was but a
moment. It seemed an eternity. As
Mary entered William’s room she
slammed the door, and while Harri
son halted a moment before it—
through his fear of William—she
locked it. Meantimo William had
reached for his revolver, which lie
has always keirt. within a convenient
distance of his bed, aud made it
ready for Harrison’s entrance. Tho
latter, however, had no notion of en
tering. Believing that lie had
wounded Mary More to the death,
he took down a rifle, which was hang
ing in the kitchen, with the avowed
purpose of blowing out liis brains,
but the rifle, though loaded, had no
cap on it. Then he called for a cap,
and William told him to come in and
get it. He’d give him a cap. While
this conversation was going on,
through loss of blood, Mary had
fainted and was lying across a lounge
unconscious. Then some of tho farm
bauds began coming in, and Harrison
walked deliberately out of the bouse
and toward his own home. Arriving
(here he told his boys that he had
killed Mary More- “she wouldn’t
marry me, and I killed her,” and
that lie was now going to
kill himself. He then took his
own rifle in his hands as if to shoot
himself, when liis son I’ike seized it.
A struggle ensued, but Pike, discov
ering that his rifle -too had no cap,
ceased struggling. Harrison made
the discovery, or pretended to, about
| the same time, dropped tbe rifle, and
'■ with the same yell, “I’m crazy! I’m
| crazy!” ran to the cistern and jump
ed in. The cistern contained only
i about four feet of water, and the stip
i position is that Harrison knew it, for
had he been bent on suicide, the
Ohio river would have answered
every purpose, and that wits only a
few rods away. He floundered
around in the cistern a few minutes,
keeping up his cry of “I’m crazy,”
until his sons fished him out; then
he made a dive for a small medicine
chest in the house, saying he was go
ing to poison himself, but when our
reporter left last evening ho was still
alive aud trying to devise some other
means of self-destruction. He was
COLUMBUS, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1876.
placed under a watch last night, and
this morning will be taken to the
Burlington jail.
Soon after tho tragedy, a messen
| ger was dispatched to Covington for
Major More, and Inst evening tho
Major aud Mr. and Mrs. Canada ar
rived homo.
The room in which the deadly
scuffle occurred wus still ns it was
left in tho morning, and presented a
horrible appearance. The matting
on the floor was stained with blotch
es of blood, aud tho door where the
fiercest, st ruggle had occurred was all
stained over with tho crimson fluid,
as were tho doors in William More’s
room. From tho sitting room clear
across tho kitchen 1 tho struggling
woman’s courso could bo traced in
in blood, and she, still bleeding,
though her wounds had been dress
ed, was lying very weak on a bed
that hail been improvised in the
kitchen for tlie occasion. Drs. Tor
rill and Crisler had but just left, and
they had pronounced her condition
very critical. One of her wounds in
tho breast they probed to a depth of
three inches, aad ono they did got
probe at all. Her loss of blood had
been terrible, enough to kill a per
son of ordinary strength, and her
suffering at times was almost un
bearable. It is by tho smallest
enanee in tho world that sho recov
ers.
Harrison last evening evinced no
concern whatever over tho occur
rence. It is generally believed that
he lias rather overdone tho mat
ter in attempting to exhibit symp
toms of insanity since tho affray.
His attempts at suicide all had an
air of sham about them, which, per
haps a few months in tho Burlington
jail, and a careful trial before an
honest judge, will ventilate.
LATEST ABOUT THE CASE.
Cincinnati, Oct. 5.—W. H. Harrison,
who fatally stabbed Miss More, is a
grandsou on his mother’s side of
General Pike. There is no question
in the minds of those who well know
him and his antecedents of hisinsari
ity. His mother was insane at the
time of his birtli and died insane. He
was much attached to his wife, and
her death subjected him to tho deep
est melancholy. Six months ugo Dr.
Hughes, of Cleveland, prescribed for
him for insomnia, and warned him at
tho time that if he did not seek a
change'of scene and surroundings his
mind must soon entirely fail him.
The idea of his insanity iR so genor
allyaecepted that even Miss More
stated yesterday that she did not
want him arrested ; that sho consid
ered she had a chance for recovery,
and that she did not consider him
responsible for what had occurred.
Harrison wns taken to Burlington by
some of his friends. Ho appeared to
bo quite rational, and claimed to
have no recollection whatever of tho
dreadful deed he iiad perpetrated.
The lady is in a critical condition,
but physicians think she may reeov
er.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Henry Jerome Bcrtini, musician, of
Paris, is dead.
President Grant lias returned to
Washington.
Postmaster General Tyner and Sec
retary Morrill were at the White
House yesterday, but no formal Cab
inet meeting was had.
Henry Sawyer, colored, has been
arrested in Boston, chargod with beat
ing a woman, supposed to be his
wife, to death.
H. A. Patterson, one of the most
active speculators at the New York
Exchpnge, has reported his suspen
sion to the Board. He was a conspic
uous seller of tho coal and other
stocks. His liabilities are unknown.
Von Amlin.
Berlin, Oct. s.— The court met to
day for tho trial of Count Von Arnim
on a charge of high treason. A letter
was recoived from the Count, dated
from Ouchy, saying that illness pre
vented his coming to Berlin. As his
illness was not legally attested the
court, on demand of the public pros
ecutor, decided to proceed against
him. It was also decided that tho
proceedings should bo private.
Count Von Arnim’s counsel was not
permitted to plead.
HOW THE BAYONET ORDER WORMS
taft’h tools arrested for intimida
tion.
Baltimore, Oct. G.—A supervisor of
registration and three United States
deputy marshals arrested, charged
with intimidation of voters. Tho
arrests caused considerable excite
ment in tho political circles.
Peter Cooper on tlic Slump.
Peter Cooper, the Greenback can
didate for President, is contemplat
ing starting next Tuesday on a tour
through the greenback portions of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, go
ing by way of Harrisburg and Cleve
land to Indianapolis. The leaders
think that a trip like that, with a few
brief speeches from their candidate,
will show that he has the requisite
vigor to discharge the duties of the
Presidency, and will gratify the
Greenbackers in those sections, who
have sent many urgent invitations to
Mr. Cooper to visit them.— N. Y. Her
ald, Ist.
(Stork Going Moutli.
There seems quite a demand for work
ing stock Soutli after a long quiet season,
so long quiet as almost to dishearten the
veteran shippers of Indiana and Kentuc
ky. Messrs. Wisdom & Owen shipped
three cars of mules and horses yesterday
one car containing the finest mules that
have passed througli for years. They
were from the blue grass region, aud av
eraged 10 hands high and 1,200 pounds
weight. They were engaged in Charles
ton at S2OO per head —Cluittancvga Com
mercial.
A Spanish capitalist advocates the con
nection of Africa and Europe by a tunnel
under the Straits.of Gibraltar. lie desires
to obtain for the enterprise $20,000,000,
and says that, with this and the one be
tween Calais and Dover completed, die
railroad companies might soon be adver
tising that they would take passengers
from London to Calcutta “without change
of cars.”
You will find the largest line of choice
Carpets at Kyle’s. He is selling them at
manufacturers’ prices.
YELLOW FEVFiL
REPORTS FROM SAVANNAH.
From tho Macon Telegraph of Friday.]
Passengers from Savannah last night
brought but little nows of importance, all
agreeing however, that tho scourge is far
from abatement, amt thatnothingshort of
a cutting frost will make an inroad upon
tho epidemic. True, there are fewer cases
reported at tho daily meotings of tho Med
ical Board, and the death rate is greatly
diminishou, yet thefatallty is fully as se
vere us in the incipienoy of the pestilence,
and tho best of modlcal skill is battled.
Tiie cool weather seems to bring but lit
tle relief, and is generally considered as
worse than a regularly warm tempera
ture. Captain Young, who eamo to Mn
oon last night, reports affairs as bad as
over, and cites the city ns another edition
of Goldsmith’s “Deserted Village.” Res
idences and storehouses are closed
throughout tho city, pedestrians are few
and far between, and gloom and despon
doncy are terribly apparent on every
hand.
Tho many friends of Cuptain James E.
Marlow, one of the old timo and most effi
cient of tho conductors of tho Central Rail
road, will regret, to hear of htsdeath, wldch
took place at Marlow station, No. 2%, on
Wednesday.
Mr. J. F. Waring, forwarding agent of
the Central Railroad, died at Whitosvlllo
yesterday. Ho was a gallant soldior on
tho Confederate side, was for many years
an active member of tho Georgia Huzzars,
and will ho lamented by a much larger
host of friends than usually fulls to tho
lot of man.
Mr. Henry Woslof, tho well known sales
man of Messrs. H. Meiuhard, ltro's. & Cos.,
died at Isle of Hope, and was buried there
on Wednesday. Ho was a member of the
Cadets and of the Golden Rule Lodgo of I.
O. O. F.; was twenty-throo years of age,
and much respected by oil who know him.
Rev. Dorn Gatirid Bergier, O. S. It. also
died at Isle of Hopo Wednesday. Ho was
thirty-nine yars of age, and was a native
of France, and went to Savannah about
thero years since. He was the Superior
of tho Benedicti no Order at tho Islo of
Hope. Ho received all the sacraments of
tho Roman Catholic Church by Rev.
Richard A. Browno on Tuesday night.
By his request Rev. A. Lochner, whom
throo weeks before he prepared for death,
went, but could only give the dying priest
tho last absolution. Father Bergier was
interred in tho Cathedral Cemetery.
’The News of yesterday makes 'tho fol
lowing favorable mention of tho situation
up to tho close of tho report for Wednes
day: “The mortuary report for ttie 24
hours ending at G p. M., yesterday, shows
a diminufttion both in the number of In
terments and of deaths by yellow fever,
the figures being twenty four interments
from all diseases, of which seventeen
were yellow fever, and of tho latter five
were colored. This exhibit wo regard ns
favorable, and showing botii a decline In
the number of eases and in the vloleneo of
tho disease. The weather was delightful,
and those who wore in a convalescent
statu are rapidly improving."
Wo annex tho mortuary report for
Wednesday ot tho three cemeteries:
Laurel Grove Cemetery—Whites—Hugh
Robertßon, aged 28 years, yellow fever;
Sarah Jane Griffin, aged 36 years, yellow
fever; Katy Mundorf, agod 1(1 years, in
termittent fever; John Randolph aged 83.
yellow fever; Hayward A. Lumsden, aged
35, yellow fever; George Perdue, aged 24,
chronic diarrhooa; Andrew Mock, agod
9, yellow fever.
Colored—Josua Buck, agod 67, meningi
tis; Henry Bolan, aged 4, fever; Logan
Hhoftall, aged7B, yellow fever; Charlotte
Goodwin aged 65, yellow fever; Georgo 11.
Cuylor, aged 2, diarrhoea; Rosa Harloy,
aged 32, intermittent fever: Harlo Paine,
aged 75; old ago and neglect; Henry Buck,
agod 26, yellow fever; Anson Noble, aged
28, yellow fever; Charles N. Turnbull,
aged agod 8 months, yellow fever.
Whites, 7; colored, 10; total, 17 (yellow
fever 10).
CATHI PK VL CEMETERY.
Whites—Mary Ellen ltussell, agod 8
years. Ellon Walsh, 26, Dom Gabriel Ber
gier, O. B. 8., 39, Margaret McKenna, 48,
Stanislaus Kennedy, 18, John Kenny, 26-
all yellow fever.
Whites 6, colored o—total 6.
EVERGREEN BONA VENTURE CEMETERY.
Whites—Daniel E. Huger, aged 29, yel
low fever.
RECAPITULATION.
Laurel Grove Cemetery—Whiles, 7; col
ored. 10; total, 17 (yellow fever 10).
Cathedral Cemetery—Whites, 6; color
ed. 0; total, 6 (yellow fever 6).
Bonaventuro Cemetery—Whiles, 1; col
ored 0; total, 1 (yellowfever 1).
Grand total, 24. Yellow fever 17.
Mr. Georgo L. Cope, Secretary of the Sa
vannah Benovolent Association, acknowl
edges tho receipt of $62,644.80 monoy con
tributions from all sources, and assist
ance is still being dally received from all
directions.
Klrlimnnil Unntrllmllnn*.
Richmond, Oct. G.— Tho canvassers
appointed at the citizens’ meeting
last week to solicit aid for yellow fe
ver sufferers of Savannah and Bruns
wick collected nearly $2,200. Several
of the committee have yet to report.
It is estimated nearly as much again
has been sent by private subscrip
tions direct.
Ytllov Fever Death In Brooklyn.
New York, Oct. G.— lt is stated that
Hugh McShane, employed on tho
steamer Charleston, plying between
New York and Charleston, died at his
home in Brooklyn of yellow fever.
He reached here September 22d from
Charleston, and wont home ill, dying
last Wednesday; the building where
he lived has been disinfected and
the clothing burned.
Fatal Railroad Collision.
Hornellbville, N. J., Oct. G.—The
engine and bagago car of the passen
ger train bound west wns thrown
from the track on tho western branch
of the Erie Railroad, three miles
east of Genesse, at 11:25 last night, by
striking a horse. Engineer Clark
was killed, and brakesman, and a
tramp badly injured. Three passen
gers slightly wounded.
Cincinnati, 0., Oct. A special
passenger train?east, containing sol
diers, homeward bound from the re
union at Indianapolis, on tho Indian
olis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Rail
road, collided witli a freight train six
miles east of Greensburg, Ind., this
morning. A number of pnassengers
and employees were injured, and con
ductor Allen of the passenger train is
not expected to recover.
THE SILVER COMMISSION.
K. M. T. HUNTER IN PLACE OF GEN. DIX.
Washington, Oct. G.— Gen. Dix, on
account of age, has declined tho
place ns expert on the Monetary
Committee. The position will be ten
dered to R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia.
In 1862, Hunter made an elaborate
report. He then favored tho double
standard.
It is stated on good authority that
the Commission stands 4 to 2 in favor
of the double standard.
THE TURKISH SITUATION.
lIIMNIAN AND AUSTRIAN INTER
VENTION EXPECTED.
EiiKlaml WenkrnlnK I" lirr mipppu of
Turkey.
London, Oetobor C.—A Belgrado
Times dispatch says tho English
policy is a loading factor in Sorvian
calculations. The war party expoct
Russia to declare war with the ap
proval of England. This expecta
tion is founded on the sontiment of
tho English people as gathered from
public meetings.
Tho Times’ Berlin dispatch says
should Russia persist in occupying
Bulgaria, troops will not only oc
cupy Bosnia and Herzegovina, but
will operate against the Servians.
The Turkish generals have resum
ed operations, but avoiding Aloxi
natz and Deligrade, are penetrating
north into the eastern country. This
is tho result of Russian proposals
to Austria.
The Sclavonic committee at Con
stantinople reports a fearful catas
trophe will bofall Bulgaria unless
Russia intervenes before winter.
Austria is anxious to force the
peace programme on the Porto; but
since tlie independent action by Rus
sia, even tho acceptance by the
Porte of the programme would not
offer a solution.
Tho Roumanian Government keeps
thirty thousand soldiers ready to pro
tect tho country. Preparations are
making to transport these troops to
tho Bessarabian frontier.
Tho News’ Vienna dispatch says,
Italian journals' freely discuss the
gaining of territory from Austria
south of Tyrol!, should Austria seek
territorial aggrandizement in Tur
key.
It is reported Pan-Slavist emissa
ries in Bulguria are inciting the
Moslem to deeds of [bloodshed,with a
view to Austrian decisive political
action.
London, Oot., G.— Reuter’s latest
Belgrade dispatch says the Porte’s
rejection of peace proposals is re
ceived with satisfaction. Hopes are
entertained of Russian intervention.
New York, Oct., G.— A cable special
says Sir Henry Eliot, British ambas
sador at Constantinople, has boon
instructed to notify the Porto that
unless the English proposals are un
reservedly accepted, the British Gov
ernment will withdraw all support
to Turkey, ,-nnd merely guarantee
Constantinople against Russian oc
cupation.
London, Oct. G.— -A Reuter telegram
from Belgrade yesterday says it is now
thought that Russia will present ulti
matums, to be followed by declara
tion of war.
Raguba, Oct. 6. Rear guard Nean
khtar and his force while returning
toward Herzegovina were attacked
by Motenegrins. The Turks, being
defeated, fell back on Garica.
London, Oct. 6.— The Times’ Paris
dispatch states positively that
Franco favors an immediate confer
ence, und has instructed her repre
sentatives abroad to urge it as an ex
pediency. Intelligence concerning
this point, however, is vory conflict
ing.
Reuter’s Vienna dispatch states
that the idea of a conference has been
abandoned in favor of the plan pro
posed by Russia, that all the Powers
should come to an understanding
with a view of imposing an armistice
or truce on Turkey. Thi3 telegram
states the Porte has already been re
minded and has expressed its will
ingness to agree to an armistice or
truce, on condition that Servia shall
receive no more foreign reinforce
ments.
Reuter’s from St. Petersburg says,
it is stated here that General Ignl
tieff, the Russian ambassador to Tur
key, has been summoned by the
Czar to Cividia, where General Su
marokafT, the Czar’s aid-de-camp,
whose mission has been signally
successful, is also expected.
LIVEFOOL COTTON CIRCULAR.
Liverpool, Oct. G.— The circular of
the Liverpool Cotton Brokers Asso
ciation says: “Cotton has been only
in moderate demand this week, and
with a still ample supply, prices are
rather easier, and quotations of some
descriptions are slightly reduced.
American has been in fair demand,
but the better grades being very
plentiful, has declined 1-10 to Jd.
Business has been small, but prices
are generally unchanged. Futures
continue dull and havo declined ful
ly 1-1 G and. in the week.
bontbera Postofflee Appointment*.
Washington, Oct. 6.— The President
has appointed Solomon Baer Post
master at Holly Springs, Miss., vico
Benjamin F. Phillips, who failed to
give bond; and Thomas Richardson
at Port Gibson, Miss., vice F. C. Hall,
suspended.
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The Weather To-Day.
Washington, Oct. 6.—For South
Atlantic States, falling followed by
rising barometer, brisk, and high
southeasterly winds, verging to
northeasterly; decided fall in tem
perature, cloudy and rainy, succeed
ed by clearing weather.
A Minister Recalled.
London, Oct. 6.—The Pall Mall Ga
zette says Bomer, United States Min
ister at Copenhagen, has presented
his letter of recall privately to the
King of Denmark.
GEORGIA.
I'OIITY COUNT IKG OFFICIAL.
A BIG ESTIMATE.
Special to the Times).
Atlanta, Oct. 6.—Forty counties
from which offlciul reports havo been
recoived, give Colquitt 43,934, Nor
cross 13,797.
The Secretary of State from these
returns, estimates Colquitt’s majority
at not less than 100,000.
[We think this estimate extrav
agant.—Ed.]
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lIIOIOiRATI AGAIN CLAIM CULO
II ADO.
Washington, Oct. 6.—8. M. Hughes,
Democratic candidate for Governor
of Colorado, telegraphed yesterday,
"I think I am elected Governor by a
fair majority, and that Patterson is
elected to Congress. Keturns come
in slowly, but are satisfactory.”
THE STATE CEIITAINLY REFCBLICAN.
Denver, Oct. G.— Deducting from
the total of tho Bepublican majori
ties, which official figures assure to
be correct, all that lias been claimed
by tho Democratic Stute Committee
leaves the net Republican majority
in the State at 1,200. The Legislature
will certainly be two-thirds Kepubli
cnn.
CUBA.
Murr About Ihe Topi lire of I.OH Tiuiok.
Havana, Oot. 5 (via Key West G.)—
Additional particulars of the capture
of Los Tunos by the Insurgents un
der Vicente Garcia during the night
of September 22d : About five hun
dred Insurgents, headed by Vicente
Garcia, attacked Los Tunos on three
sides. A portion of the Spanish
troops at the place were surprised
and made prisoners near the fort.
Tho remainder were distributed by
the Governor in various houses,
while somo citizens and volunteers
fortified themselves in the court
house. Duringthe confusion attend
ing the attack the Governor wns as
sassinated by his own soldiers.
Upon capturing the fort the insur
gents turned its guns on the Court
house, disabling 54 men ; after which
they took possession of the city.
Vicetto Garcia then sent a message
to the Spanish Governor in Holquin,
notifying him that he had 240 Span
ish prisoners and 105 wounded, who
would receive proper attendance if
tho Governor vent tho necessary re
sources.
After appropriating everything that
they needed, the insurgents left the
place.
This affair was briefly mentioned
in the Diaro, which attributes the
disaster to tho carelessness of the
garrison or the connivance of the in
habitants with the Insurgents.
Commenting on tho event, it says:
“We shall henceforth publish unfa
vorable as well as favorable news, as
experience has shown that keeping
back the former pryduces lamentable
consequences.”
The distress in the jurisdiction of
Puerto Principe is increasing, and
the people of the city of Puerto Prin
cipe talk again of its probable aban
donment by the Spaniards.
INDIANA.
InUef,rmlciibold Out to the Radical*.
Indianapolis, Oct. s.—At 11 o’clock
to-night, the Independent State Con
trol Committee nominated Judge
Henry Hartington, of Indianapolis,
for Governor, in place of Hon. Aus
tin Walcott, declined. They also
passed a resolution denouncing Mr.
Walcott as a traitor to the Indepen
dent party of Indiana, charging him
with having been corrupted with Re
publican money.
Judge Hartington has written a
letter accepting the nomination.
Ezra Hayes, Independent candi
date for Congress in the Fifth Dis
trict, to-day also declined to run.
LATER.
Indianapolis, Oct. 6. At a late
hour last night, the Chairman of the
Independent State Committee au
thorized the statement that the ac
tion of tho committee in tho nomina
tion of Judge Hartington for Gover
nor, vice Austin Walcott, declined,
was without official character and is
void, no call for such meeting hav
ing been made.
Failures of Scotch Spinners.
Dundee, Oct. C.—Geo. Schlessinan,
spinner and merchant, and Kinnear
& Filhie, spinners, have failed. Lia
bilities $15,000 and $45,000 respective
ly.
LIST Of' LETTER*.
The following i the liat of letter, remaining In
the postoftlce at Columlms (Ga. f ) October 6tb.
Alexander G Homes mrs Matt
Balilii Madam Jenkins J
IJalini Victore Jones mrs Emily
Brown J W Johuson C
Burows miss Kmiua Kelly James M
Bush C G Ketchum B F
Byrd miss Rebec-a King J
Clark miss Milly King miss Marie
Clements Mr Little miss Edith
Colliere miss Bell McArthur D
Collins J B Mangam H
Curry F M Minton F
Davidson K F More H
Editions ntrs Lucinda. Owens Res
Ellis It F PossyJ
Ennis B Phillips miss Fannie
Kavra A Iladcliff rnrs J
Fitzgerald J E Kodd mrs V E
Foster J M Reed miss Lucy
Gamble mrs Lacy Rock Island Paper Mills
Oammel F M Robertson 8
Gamnsill B Rogers B
Giles Silvia Slaughter It W
Gaudy miss Martha J Thomas mrs Lou (coil
Gordon F H Thomas Archie
Greenwood J Thornton Matildie (col)
Griffin M Torance W H
Grantteville Mill Bupt White Joe
Griffin Nathan (col) Willis J E
Hancock W H Wooldridge mrs Lodie
Hancock mrs Adaline Wright mrs Mary B
Holmes mrs Mattie V Yancey D H
ZiggtDH miss Eliza
W. H. JOHNSON, P. M.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
PARIS, Oct. 6,—Noou—Rentes 105f. 05c.
LONDON. Oct. 6.—Noon—Erie 9%.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Noon—Gold opened
stocks active and unsettled; money 2; goldO'.,;
exchange, 10ng,4.83K; short, 4.85; State bonds
quiot prices; Governments dull and lowsr.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Evening-Money easy,
oft'erod at 2; storling steady, 3J*; gold quiet,
9; Governments active and lower,
13)4; States nominal.
COTTOX.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 6.—Noon—Cotton opened
firmer; middling uplands 6#d; Orleans o‘cl.;
salofl 10,000; speculation and exports 2,000; re
ceipts 11,300; American 1,700. Futures steady;
middling uplands, low middling clause, Febru
ary delivery 5 27-^d.
2i. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, Octo
ber delivery 5 13-16d. Hales of American 6.300.
4 r. m.—Middling uplands, low middling
clause, November aud Decomber delivery 5 25-
32d.; crop, shipped January aud February, per
sail, 5 7 ,d. Yarns and fabrics dull and tending
down.
6 p. m.—Futures weaker; uplands, low mid
dling clause, new orop, shipped Oct. aud Nov.
sail, 5 13-16d.; Nov, and Dec., sail, 5 13-1 fid.
NEW YORK, Oct. ft.—Noon—Cotton firm;
uplands 10* 8 ; Orleans 111-16; sales 1,403. Fu
tures easy; October 10 15-16a3-32, November 111-
32, December ll' a as-32, January 11 0-32a5-IG, Feb
ruary 11 15-89*#, March ll^all-lfi.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Evoniug—Ootto* firm;
receipts 1,502; middling 10#*11 1-16; not receipts
57; gross 3.507. Futures closed steady; sains
14,000; October 10 15-16; November 10 31-32;
December 11 3-32*#; January 11#; February 11a
7-1 Gals-32; March 11*,'; April 11 13-16; May 12;
June 12 6-32*8-10; July 12 11-32*#; August 12!,.
YGALVEHTON.Oct. 6.—Evening—Cotton steady;
middling 9#; stock 38,85 m weekly net receipts
16,772; gross 16,088; sales 0,971; exports costwise
6,630.
NORFOLK, Oct. 6.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 10#; stock 15.558; weekly net receipts
20.638; exports Great Britain 1,785; coastwise 11,-
067; sales 1,457.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 6.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 10#; stock 2,736; sales 1,511; ship
ments 075; exports coastwise 686; weekly net re
ceipts 142; gross 2,298.
BOSTON, Oct. 6. Evening—Cotton steady;
middling 11#; stock 1,282; sales 400; exports to
Great Britaiu 652; weekly net receipts 1,443;
gross 5,271.
WILMINGTON, Oet. 6. Evening Cotton
steady; middling 10; weekly net receipts 4,743;
stock 4,f47; sales 324; exports coastwise 2,831.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6.—Evening Cotton
dull; middling 11; weekly net receipts 1,634;
gross 3,169; net receipts 590; gross 820; exports
Great Britain 264.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 6.—Evening Cotton
easy; middling 10#; low middling 10; good or
dinary 9#; weekly net receipts 29,501; gross
35 412; stock 76,706; sales 2,400; exports Gnat
Britain 849; coastwise 3,144; France 3,437;Conti
nent 60.
MOBILE, Oct. o.—Evening—Cotton stedy; mid
dling 10; weekly net receipts 10,117; gross —;
stock 14,775; sales 7,500; exports coastwise 5,290.
MEMPHIS, Oct. o.—Cotton steady; middling
10#a?a; weekly receipts 11,095; shipments 6,567;
stock 10 835; sales 10,200.
AUGUSTA, Oct. o.—Evening—Cotton in fair
demand; middling 9#; weekly receipts 9,188:
shipments 1,853; sales h,061; spinners 563; stock
5,669.
CHARLESTON, Oct. fl.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 10#*#; stock 29,412: sales 10,100; ex-
Great Brigain 2,085; France 3,400; Continent 3,050;
coastwise 40,944; weekly net receipts 18,922;
gross receipts —.
MONTGOMERY, Oct.| 6.—Cotton quiot end
steady; middlings 9#; weekly receipts 4,320;
shipments 2,869; stock 4,202.
MACON, Oct. 6.—Cotton steady and in good
demand; middling 9#; weekly receipts 4,267;
sales 3,779; stock 3,857; shipments 8,316.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 6.—Cotton quiet; middling
10; weekly net receipts 728; shipments lift;
sales 742; spinners 3; stock 829.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 6.—Weekly net receipts
273; stock 1,100; sales 1,500.
SELMA, Oet. ft.—Weekly net receipts 4,681
stock 4,066; shipments 3,254.
PROVISIONS. dcC.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 6.—Noon—Breadstuffs quiet.
BALTIMORE, Oct. o.—Evening—Oats steady;
Southern prime 40a42; rye quiet aud steady, 60a
65; provisions steady; pork 18#; bulk shoulders
B#, dear rib 9#; bacon shoulders B#a#, clear
rib 10#*#; lard, refined, 11#*12; coffee strong,
upward tendency; whiskey firm, 14;sugar steady,
demand fair.
NEW YORK, Oct. o.—Evening- Flour firm,
less active, very moderate demand for export
and home trade use; superfine, Western and
State $4.60a55.06! Southern a shade firmer and
rather moro doing; common to fair extra $5.25*
$6.30; good to choice $6.35a56.85. Wheat dull;
spring la2 lower; old winter red Western $1,20
a5; new do. $1,20 for old and new mired win
ter red Western. Cnn Ko. lower; only mod
erate export and home trade demand, 57a59 for
un graded Western mixed, 67a58 for white West
ern in store. Oats slightly in buyer’s favor;
moderate trade reported. Coffee, Rio, scarce,
firm and in fair demand; 15#*19 for gold cargoes;
16a20 for gold Job lota. Sugar active and nomi
nal, B#*9; fair to good refining and refined
10#*#; standard A 10% i powdered 10#*#;
granulated 11%, crushed do. Molasses quiet;
Orleans 44. Rice steady and in flair inquiry.
Pork quiet, slf.Moas 17.00. Lard opened lower;
prime steam $10.77#a510.80. Whiskey firmer,
$1.15. Freights firm; cotton, sail, 9-32*5-18;
steam, 11-82.
CINCINNATI, Oct. ft.—Evening—Flour in fair
demana; family $5.00*66. Wheat firmer and ac
tive; prime red sl.l(>asl.oß. Corn in good de
mand; mixed, Bhciled, 48. Oats dull, 3:t40.
Rye in fair demand, 66&C8. Barley firm, sl.oßa
$1.12. Pork unsettled—generally higher, at
$17.25a517.60 closing at outside prices. Lard in
good demand; prime steam 10%, kettle 10*4®
11. Bulk moats iu fair demand; shoulders ?> 4 7£
%, clear rib sides 9, clear sides 9%%%. Ba
con dull and lower; shoulder* 7££aß, clear rib
sides 9%a10, clear sides 10*4. Whiskey in good
demand, ;9. Batter easier, choico Western
reserve 24*25, Central Ohio 20*28.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 6.—Flour firm and fair
demand; extra $3.50a54.00, family $4.25*54.5fi.
Wheat firm;red $1.00*81.05} amber $1.05*11.15;
mixed $1.03a51.15. Corn firm; white 44; mixed
42. Rye firm. 68. Oats in fair demand; white
88. Pork active, firm and higher, $17.25. Bulk
meats in active demand and higher t shoulders
1%, clear rib sides 10, clear sides 10>j(. Bacon
fairly active; shoulders 1%, clear rib sides 10,
clear sides 10#. Sugar cured hams 16#.
Lard moderately active; tierces ll#a#; kegs
12#. Whiskoy firm, 9. Bagging firm, 12#.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.—Evening—Flour firm for
sound fall supers and extras; superfine fall $3.50
a53.75: extra do. $4.00a54.25; double extra do.
$4.50a56.00. Wheat. No, 2 red fall sl.2#a2l#;
Nq, 3 $1.12. Corn inactive; N*. 2 mixed, 41#.
oats lower, No. 2, 34# bid. Rye firmer, 68#*
59 bid. Barley steady and firm, sample lots of
Kansas and Nebraska 60a69, Minnesota 80a51.20.
Whiskey steady, 10. Pork, $17.50 asked. Lard,
summer steam, 10#. Bulk meats firmer, more
doing. 7#, 9#, and 9%, for shoulders, clear rib
and clear sides here—#e. less up country. Ba
con active aud firm, B,lo# and 10#, for shoul
ders, clear rib and clear sides.
(J.g. WEEKLY COTTO* BTATEMEXT.
Net receipts at U 8. port*? for the week... 931.000
Total receipts since September 1 78,810
Exports for the week 7,781
Epxorts to France 1,390
Continent 000
Halos 10,954
Stock at ull U. 8. ports 62,449
Liverpool Weekly Statement.
Kales of week 60.000
Sales of American 28,000
Speculation and exports 9,000
Stock at Liverp001........... 691,000
St' ck of American at Liverpool 308,000
Actual exports 8,000
Cotton afloat for Great Britain 176,000
American afloat 35,000
Iteoeipts of week........ 81,000
Ileceipts American 11,000
Deaths from Katin* Toad Stools.
Newark, N. J., Oct. 6.— Miss Bo
sar, Miss Craner, and a boy are dead
from eating toad stools at a Connect
icut farmer’s. Miss Pool, who ate
sparingly, will probably recover.
> , ■
Prepare for Winter.
White and lied Wool Flannel from 20c.
Beal Skin.'Bhaker, Heavy Twilled.
Buy the celebrated Medicated Bed, and
keep oil ltheumntlsm.
octl ood2w . _£■ Kyle it Cos.
At tcntloii. Everybody.
I Imvo removed to the Muscogee Home
corner, where I will continue to keep a
good stock of Family Groceries and Coun
try Produce. A. call from my friends and
the public is invited.
octl eodlw H. F. Etebett, Agt.
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