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VOL. 2. T. *. WtTWF, W. S. I)KWOLF, JOHH H. MAUXIN, JOHN S. STEWART. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Publishers and Proprietors. DAILY, (in advance) per annum, $7 00 “ six months, 4 00 “ three months 2 00 ** one month 75 WEEKLY, one year., 200 (Shorter terms in proportion.) KATE* OP ADVKHTISING. Square, one week $ 3 00 One Square, one month 8 00 One Square, six months 28 00 Transient advertisements SI.OO for first in scr oll. and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per oent. additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. 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. —■ ♦ 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.] - - • • - - - 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. m. 170
