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VOL. 2. T. . WTHWK, W. 8. DKWOLF, JOHN H. MJUITIN, JOHN g. STKWAIIT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Publisher* and Proprietor*. DAILY, (in advance) per annum, $7 00 ** ait months, 4 00 “ three months 2 00 M one month 75 WI'.KKLV, one yew 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) RATBi OF ADVKKTIfIiIIVCi. Square, one week $ 3 00 One Square, one month 8 00 One Square, six months so 00 Transiont advertisements SI.OO for first inser on, and 50 cents for each subsequent Insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. A Wonderful Cure. BY AMY RANDOLPH. j* * y; : u;.— ‘‘Tick! tick!” went the clock, sounding as softly as the August rain-Urops on a moss fringed brooksidc; “chirrup, chirrup, chee ee-ee!” twittered the canary-bird, as if it were talking under its breath! Even the coals clinked softly down upon the fender, as if they had their doubts upon the likelihood of disturbing somebody. The floor was carpeted with Turkey pUe—the doors listed —the'very light shut out from the windows by crossing and intercrossing folds of silk and lace and linen draperies, and there was a faint smell of cologne and red lavender through the room. “Please, ma’am, here comes your tea,” said a white~aproned attendant—and then, and not ttfl then, a heat! became visible in a perfect maelstroom of perfumed, lace edged pillows. “Jefferson, I wish you'd have the hinges of that door oiled at once,” spoke a fretful, complaining voice. ‘ It’s nothing but creak, squeak, squeak, creak, the whole time! I’m nearly wild with the noise.” “Yes, ma'am, immediately, mu m,” assen ted Mrs. Jefferson ‘*Try and sit up. now, there's a dear, and have a little sup of \ux. It'll do you all the good in the world! And here** the wing of a broiled ekichen, and a slice of toast beautifully brow ned, ma’am, and a soft-boiled egg.” “I couldn’t eat a morsel, Jefferson,” sighed Mrs. Penfield. But for all that, she allowed herself to be bolstered up,and was making quite a respectable headway upon the toast and chicken wing, when the offending door gave a tremendous squeak, and in walked a handsome blonde-mustached man of about thirty, to wit, Mr. Pen field. “Well, Deflyr cried out this visitor, stum bling over a ioptstoo! in the eemi-darkness, and knocking the sugar-bowl aiid two tea spoons off the tray. 1 And how do you find yourself this morning?” Mrs. Penfield put her hand to her brow, and sank helplessly back among the pil lows. Nurse Jefferson Fifted a warning fin ger. “My mistress is dreadful nervous this morning, sir,” she said, in the professional sick room whine. “She passed a bad night, sir ” Bu t, ignonng the nurse, Mr. Penfield sat cheerily down on the side ol the bsd, tak ing one #f the little transparent hands in his. “Don’t you think you could get up a lit tle, Sis*? Such a lovely day as it is—all winds and apple blossoms. A drive in the park now—” “Do you want to kill me outright, Wal ter?” remarked Mrs. Penfield, jerking the hand away fYorn him. and feeling w ildly lor bottle “No, but 1 begin to think you want to kill yourself, Dell, in this hot, scented room, and—” “Men rrfiver did appreciate the delicacy of a woman's constitution,” sighed Mrs. Pen field, while Nurse Jefferson rolled up her eyes and elevated both hands in the air, behind her master’s back, “I know you’re not strong, my dear,” said Walter PenfieltLapologetically, “but I really think you’d feel better if you wouldn't give up to it quite so much.” Mrs. Peniicld's only reply was an otfenja ttnus sigh. Walter felt as if he was a brute a ruffian. “You will never believe that I am ailing until they carry me out iu my coffin,” she cried, hysterically. ‘Of course, i know I’m only a care and an incumbrance, that—” “Have I ever given you any reason to talk so, Dellyf" the husbaud asked gravely. And then he rose and left the room. “0, dear, dear! ” sobbed Mrs. Penfield. “Take away the breakfast tray, Jefferson— 1 I’ve no vestige of appetite left now! I do think there never was a woman so tried in 1 all the world.” “Men is all alike, ma’am,” sympathized Mrs. Jefferson, obeying her mistress’s man date. “They s’poses everybody is made of cist-iton, like they is. lie nursed in a many famiiutr ma'am, but never see one where mure from her nerves than you Pen field, ma'am.' 1 Meanwhile*going dejectedly down stairs, met the doctor in the vestibule —a brisk bright-eyed little man, with white teeth, and a pleasant, confidential way with him, which took Y ou quite by storm. Ab* PinfWkl, good-dy!”said he. “How is she, this morning?” “Oh, much Jhe same as usual,” aswered the patients husband, dolefully. “I w ish we could get her to exert herself a little,” said Dr. Maylie. “A breath of freqh air now', a timely diversion of the mind, a ray or so of sanshine from the outer world—** Mr Penfield shook his head. “It’s no use trying,” said he. “She’s made up her mind that she’s an invalid, and an invfclrd she I ’* likely to remain. And that odious old attendant makes it her business to foster delmidh.” ‘•lt .-too good a place to give tip, I suppose,” said Sr. .Maylie. laughing. “But I tell you what. IPenfiokl, there are soma forts which can be taken only by stratagem.” i'KhJ.V Mr. I’enheid. ‘‘Once get her out of her room, and half the battle is gained,” suggested the doctor. “Yes; but how are you to do it?” •‘Are you iu hurry to get dowu tow n this morning?” queried Dr. Maylie. “Not particularly. Why?” asked Mr. Penfield. “Then come into the breakfast-room and iiti talk itovet. Because I really think something ought to be done in the matter.” Mrs. Penfield woke up the next morning mon “vapory” and nervous than ever. Dr. Mai e prescribed as usual—harmless pills, ic*j (ter, colored the least bit in the world to i] resent medicaments, and warm foot ball . ‘i ? the wayi” said he "I wonder how Pen liell fids himself to-day?” “f here anything the matter with him?’ aski Mrs. Penfield, lifting her heavy eye lidW “I | hasn't been in to see me this morn ings tow that I remember. Is he ill?” •1 iI am told,” answered Dr. Maylie, pur sinj up bis lips. * st what is the matter with him? For I oui ;to know!” persisted Mrs. Penfield, be girt ng to be a little anxious. “ ought to know, if he had done me the hert rof consulting me,” said Dr. Maylie, w well simulated spite: “but I haven't!” THE DAILY TIMES. “But surely he ought not to b without a physician!” “Oh. he is not. He has a physician—a very beautiful ones I am told. I dent myself believe in lady-doctors, bnt I am given to understand tjiat they are very popular among the gentlemen.” “A lady doctor,” Mrs. Penfield sat up among her pillows, and pushed back her hair with both haipjs, “My husband! Oh! the bold thing. How dare she come into my house!” “She Woutft’t unless she bad been sent for, l suppose,” said Dr. Maylie,? dryly. “It’s Dr. Nelly Barkef. She male* a specialty of brain diseases, and is tolerably success lul, as I have understood, in her practice.” “Is—is she pretty?” “Very. A brunette, with cheeks like peiclieia, and big Spanish <tyes.” (Mrs. Penfield herself was a blopde with yellow locks, and a complexion as fair as a calla-lilly.) And at the same moment, a sweet, clear voice like a bird-whistle soun ded in the hall, and a face like a rosebud crowned with a jaunty black velvet hat and plume, was thrust into the room. “Oh! 1 beg your pardon,” said she. >1 mistook this for the apartment of my pa tient. The servant told me l should find the invalid here. Dr. Maylie, happy to meet you. I shall be glad if you will come in and consult with me.” She withdrew in a graceful, off-hand sort of way, and they could hear her light foot steps tripping along the hall. Dr Maylie rose and took his hat. “I shall accept her invitation,” said he. “By Jove, she's a prettier woman than 1 thought! I’ve half a mind to fall ill, and send for her professionally myself. Good evening, Mrs. Penfield; just keep on with the tonic according to directions. And he followed hurriedly in the wake of the fair M. D. No sooner had the door closed behind him, than Mrs. Penfield sprang out ofbed. “Get out my slippers, Jefferson, and my quilted dressing-wrapper, quick!” she erica, with red spots on either cheek. “Ma’am, are you crazy?” demanded the scandalized Jefferson. “No; but I shall be, if I am to lie here, and let my husband be tampered with by black-eyed who pretend to a knowl edge of medicine!” cried Mrs. Penfield, as she hurried on a pretty blue cashmere wrap per and thrust her fojt into a pair of azure-, satin slippers, bordered with white fur. None of Mrs. Jefferson's arguments could dissuade her; and just as Dr. Nelly Barker was leeiing the pulse of her patient, the door swung open, and in walked Mrs. Petir field, stately as Minerva! Walter sat up on the sofa. “Delly!” cried he in amazement. Yes, it is Delly,” utiered she, indignantly. “I am not s<> ill as you thought—as you per haps hoped," 1 with a severe glance at the dimpled M. D. “It is unnecessary farther to trouble you, ma,am. If my husband is ill it is my place to nurse him.” “1 called merely in a professional capac ity,” began the black-eyed doctor, “and— ” “I don’t want you here in any capacity,” sputtered Mrs. Penfield. “Walter, will yon pay her bill, and tell her 6be needn’t call again?” ‘•Oh, certainly, certainly, my dear,” said Mr. Penfield, abjectly. “Just as you say.” Dr. Nelly courtesied and withdrew, not without a laughing glance toward Dr. May lie, and Delly took her seat by her husbands side. “Walter! Walter!” she cried out, wistfully, with a quiver in her lips, “did you think 1 had no wifely love lor you? Oh, Walter, what must you have thought of me?” Mr. Penfield’s illness dial not last long, as our readers may mobably coujecturc, but when he recovered Delly was his compan ion. everywhere. Mrs. Jefferson . lost her comfortable sinecure, and Dr. Maylie and Dr. Nelly Barker congratulated each other— confidentially, of course—upon the excellent success of their novel mode of treatment. But to this day Mrs. Penfield suspects nothing. 1 f A ItuvsinH Mar, ICuKMinii Volnutcrra Pouring Into Nn-vlit l*y Hundred* Every Huy. London Times. Writing before the fall of Zalear, I pointed out that, almost avowedly, the war was pro longed for no other purpose than that of tfie Russian Slavonic Societies, whose object was then, has been ever since, and is now, to force Russia into the field of battle for the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. In reply to my anticipations, which I knew to be shared by the most thinking and patri otic Servians, it was urged that the Czar and the Russian Government had resolved not to depart fronybe attitude of neutrality which !*U cornmoit*\vith the other guaranteeing powers they had pledged themselves to ob serve. Well, I have never written a line to insinuate the contrary; but I could not shut my eyes to the fact that as the fortune ol war was declaring itself more and more against the Servians, Russian assistance, which at first was only manifesting itself in driblets, was becoming every day more sub stantialand ostentatious. Early in July the Russian volunteers were only coming in twos and threes; by the middle of August they were arriving in twenties and thirties, now it is a dies non which does not bring them in hundreds, and we hear on excellent authority that within another week we shall have them in columns of thousands. It may be that at an earlier stage of this armed mi gration the Government at St. Petersburg might have stopped it altogether; certainly one would think that if any official disap proval had been even intimated in respect of it, so many Russian officers, some of them belonging to the Imperial Guard, would not have resigned their commissons in the Im perial army to go to Servia with the expec tation on their return they would bo restored to their former rank, if not receive promo tion. Perhaps the Russian Government thought that the influx into Servia of offi cers and men of the Czar's service never would assume the proportion it now has as sumed; .but, be this as it may, the danger has arisen that the Russian Slavonic socie.. ties have in this matter of what is called ihe Servian war become too strong for even the Imperial power. I say what is called the Servian war,because the title is now a “mis nomer.” If the war is to be continued, and everything points in that direction, it will be a Russian war in Servia until it becomes something more. There is a Russian Gen eral performing the duties of a commandant de la place- By him the Russian officer* are received on their arrival; from him they recieve directions as to where they are to get their uniforms and to what place they are to depart. The organization is admira ble, and works without noise or eonfusion. WEST VIRGINIA. 12,000 DEMOCRATIC. Wheeling, W. Ya., Oct. 13.— Ohio <x>unty gives a Democratic majority of 189, on the vote for Governor. Re turns from the interior come in slow ly and generally show increased Democratic majorities. West Vir ginia Democratic majority will probably be 12,060. COLUMBUS, GrA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1876. AUGUSTA, AMI HH'IIHOM* COI'KTY. Awocsta, Ga., Oct. l'ith, 187 C. Editor Times.—Augusta is the Cap -1 ital of Richmond county Georgia. It is the third city in size in the State. To Oglethorpe are the citizens in debted for the ntm being changed from the l’Arlsh $f St. Paul to that of Augusta, in honor of one of the Princesses Royal of his day. The city is built upon the southwest bank of the river Savannah, in lati tude S3 tic., 33 min; longitude 5Q do. 18 min. The plat of tits city is good; the streets cross at right angles, all but two are named for distinguished men. The buildings are low, irregu lar and squatty, not displaying much taste or show of elegance. titk t..tores are, like most Georgia women, nota ble for their beauty and sparkling wit. The iuo3t distinguished, oom manding-looktng woman in the oity was born in Columbus. She is a young matron of 24 years of age. Her husband is now the exceedingly popular chief clerk of the Globe Hotel. THE MIJUOHANTS are mon of nerve, work and energy, and uso all honorable efforts to se cure the coast trade in their proper radius in Georgia and South Carolina. Tho trade for this fall has opened up well, and the city presents a busy appearance all along the cotton por tion and wholesale houses. THE CITY GOVERNMENT is Democratic and well controlled in tho interest of tho citizens. The lire department is well maougod. Tho police force is composed of good men wliQ know their duties and do perform them, without fear, favor or reward. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, oourt house, Mogpnio hall, churches, colleges, school houses, theatres, town halls, llbarlcs, jail and market houses, all chosen well—amply suf ficient for the needs of tho city. THE MANUFACTURES, from tho cotton mills down to the common blacksmith shops, arc pay ing institutions, adding much to the Income values of individuals and the city. THE CANAL was commenced in May 1815, and tho water let on the 23d of November, 1810. Cotton, flour, corn, wood and truck arc brought to tho city by this enterprise. EMINENT MEN. Richard Heftry Wilde, tho well known author of a littleiwork on the Love and Madness of Tasso, and that beautiful poem, “My Life is Like the Summer RoseW. H. Crawford, General Twiggs, the Father of the Mexican General, Watkins, Freeman and Walton, tho Signer of the Decla ration of Independence,nnd Abraham Baldwin, commencod thebj. public life in this place. EARLY fißTLpitS*! Roger De Lacy, Woodruff, Bug und Murphy came to tho place before a hut had been built. ANCIENT AUGUSTA was laid out by the Royal Trustees In 1735; garrisoned In 1736; rebuilt In 1751; in 1752 gave up their charter for the formation of a Royal Govern ment. In 1761 this city was then Bt. Raul’s Parish and was represented by Barnard Graham and McGilvray in the Colonial Assembly. In 1776 the Legislature met in adjourned session hero. Tn 1779, Col. Campbell, a British officer, captured the town and held it for five weeks. The Chronicli' and daxntte were printed at tills place in 1786; RICHMOND COUNTY Is bounded by Columbia, McDuffie, Banks and Jefferson counties on the Georgia side, and by South Carolina, across the Savannah river, on that side. According to tho House of As sembly, in 1758 tho county was called St. Paul’s parish. In 1777 the Legis lature changed it to Richmond, in honor to Charles Lennox, tho third Duke of Richmond, a warm friend of the rebels of 1776.* NATUBK OF THE SOIL. Along the Savannah river, and the Butler, Mcßae, Boggy Cut, Head stall, Sandy Run, Spent Rock, liae’s Rocky, and Cupboard creeks, and On other little streams, the soil is fine— producing well. Rack to the west part of the county the lands are poor. MINERALS. Brimstone, porcelain clay, novaou lite, stealite, micaceous sand rocks, mica slate, Sienite and granite are said in Cotton’s report to be found in paying quantities. POPULATION of the county is 20,000, an income of less than 5,000 since the building of the railroad in 18C1. The county is Democratic, inteligent and refined. CROPS are good In quantity and quality; the farmers well satisfied with the yield. They are beginning to pay attention to skilled labor and practi cal farming. An intelligent farmer told me that since Janes had been in tho State Agricultural Bureau of Georgia, he, Janes, had saved to the farmers of the State over $1,000,000 on the single item of Fertilizers, by instructing farmers not to buy the worthless articles of commerce, but induced them to make heme-made manures. If this bo true, the Geor gians should wear his likeness in their breast-pins. This crop wiil pay the most of Richmond farmers out of debt. ;“B.” THE TURKISH SITUATION. RUSSIAN INFLUENCE SWAYING SERVIA. SKUYIi KKJBCTN Till; AIOISNTH’E. ■tusslnn Military I'miaratlonx. London, Got. 13.—The chief topic of war correspondents is Russia’s attitude. Assembled at Lyvadn are the Czar, Prinoe Golschakoff, the commander of tho Black Sea Squad ron, the Ministers of War and Fi nance and the Czarnwitoh. Tho Times’ Vienna dispatch says the Porte desires to stop the intlux of foreign soldiers into Servia, and that other provinces be regulated during the armistice. This is stated not to be a condition, but only a wish. The Times’ Berlin dispatch says the report is revived that the Czar thinks of abdicating if wur is decid ed upon. Russian residents in Austria and Germany, liable to serve In tho army, are ordered home. Tho Black Sea squadron is roady to carry 96,000 men from tho north ern to tho western shore. Responding to Russia’s request to co-operute, the Persian government is sending troops to the Turkish frontier. Reserves ore being called out on some of the western provinces of Russia. Troops have boon moved toward the northern and eastern frontier of GaJiea. 20,006 horse have been placed on a war foottng in Rus sian Poland. These preparations, it is believed, are intended to force Austria and Turkey to concede tho independence of southern Slavonia without war. The Daily News’ Belgrade dispatch says the proposal of Turkey goes to St. Petersburg and thence to Levldin. The Russian reply will go to St. Petersburg and London. Hence, ton days must elapse before definite action can be taken. During that time military ovents may change the entire situation. .The Times’correspondent at Bel grade does not anticipate a favorable reception of tho Turkish proposition for an armistice. The ministers would liko to accept, and tho reason ing portion of the Servian popula tion are sick of the war, but Russia’s views will guide their action. Servia has not yet received un offi cial communication of Turkey’s un swor. London, Oct 13.—Reuter’s dispatch from Sagusa dated 12tli, says that the capture by the Turks of the Hill ofßesoke on the 9th inst., Dervish Pasha advanced in tho direction of Danagrade on the Otor, und on the 11th inst. he defeated various small detatchments of Montenegrans. In one or the engagements tho Monte negrans lost 800 men. On the 11th instant, .however, sevral bands of Montenegrans attacked and almost surrounded Devish Paseha and sim ultaneously attacked Budgariza with 5 bntallions. Dervish Paseha was compelled to retreat with heavy loss to Deiha. Fighting continues between Mou ska Paseha and the Montenegrins. The former is unable to make any forward movement. London, Oct. 13.—Reuter’s dispatch from Constantinople, stated that, in addition to tho note specifying con dll ions on which the Porte grants an armistice, which were published this morning, the Porte yesterday deliv ered to tho ambassadors u note justi fyihg its refusal to entertain peaco conditions submitted to it by the great powers, especially the auton omy proposed for Bosnia and Her zegovina. London, Oct. 13 A Reuter Dispatch from Belgrade, says the Servian cab inet Council has decided not to ac cept the six months armistice deter mined upon by the Turkish extraor dinary Council. TELEGRAPHIC M .WMARY, The Director of the Mint has fixed the price of silver at 115 cents per ounce, flue. The steamboat Express Line, from Fall River Mass., collided with a local freight boat. One killed, sev eral hurt. In a riot on Westchester driving Park, New York, four persons were severely and sevoral slightly wound ed. Gov. Gaston has declined the Dem ocratic nomination for Congress. ComptrolierGreon has accepted the nomination for Mayor of Now York, tendered him by the into Cooper In stitute meeting. The New Orleans Crescent City Riflo Club team lias won the inter state match, making 1,507 of a possi ble 1,800. The creditors of Turkey have seized 292 guns which were being shipped Antwerp for Turkey. “Wore Troop*.” Washington, Oet. 13.—Senator Pat terson, with some persons claiming to be from South Carolina, called on Gen. Sherman, representing to him that more troops were necessary to secure a peaceful election in that State. Gen. Sherman is of opinion that no more are needed, as Gen. Huger is in command, or has within call a sufficient number of troops to secure pekoe. Persons purporting to be from Mis sissippi called on the Secretary of War, urging a like need of troops for that State. The Secretary’s reply has not transpired. N|>uln und Culm. London, Oct. 13.—Tho Times’ dis patch from Barcelona announces that 30,600 soldiers will, if nccossary, follow tho 15,000 who start for Cuba on tho 20th inst. Gen. Quesadn has ordered the mu nicipalities la the Basque Provinces to immediately destroy all fortifica tions not occupied bySpanish troops. Barcelona, Oct. 13.—Gen. Campos took leave of tho garrison Wednes day. Joveiiar retains tho Captain Generalship under the orders of Campos as Communder-in-Chief. It is believed Campos will induce tho Insurgents to accept terms, and tho more resolute leaders will leave the islaud for pecuniary considerations. AM ITALIAN UOCIKTY. Memphis, Oct. 13—At a “triennial session of the grand Union Society,” Sooieta Do Foantillouga Italinia U. S.” this A. M., a temporary organiza tion was effeoted. The following wero eloct officers of the Grand Un ion for next term : A. Vncaro, Mem peis, President; D. Banhano, N. Y., Vice President; M. Vicoroi, Balti more, Secretary; A. P. Ghio, St. Louis, Treasurer, W, U. Telegraph In. Ofllrei-M. New York, Oct. 13.— At a meeting of tho Directors of the Western Un ion Telegraph Company to-day, the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: President, Win. Orton; V. P., Aug. Schelf, Hiram L. Green, Harrison Durker; Secre tary, 11. R. Brejver; Treasurer, I{. H. Rochester; Executive Committee, Wm. Orton, Jus. H. Banker, Alonzo B. Cornell, Harrison Durker, Hiram Greon, Jas. Hooker, E. D. Morgan, Augustus Schell, W. K. Thom, C. Vanderbilt, and Frank Work. litttCHt from Indiana. Indianapolis, October 18.—Returns from 89 counties received which givo a net Democratic majority of 4,578. The same counties in 1872 gave a net Democratic majority of 845. Throe counties to hear from gave Hendricks 403 majority iu 1872. UntllalraiilclKiw l'ever. Savannah.— J. W. Lathrop. Presi dent of the Cotton Exchange, died at Greousboro, of yellow fever He left hero a few days since to see a dying son at that place. O W. Thompson of Walter & Thomson, chandlers, died lastnight. Georgia Cam lielore llie Supreme Court. Washington, 13. —In the Supreme Court the case of Terry vs. Bank of Commerce,gSavanah, also Terry vs. Merchant’s and Mechanic’s Bank were heard to-day. Von Arnliii’a Nentenre. London, Oet. 13.—The Times’ dis patch from Berlin says Count Von Arnim’s sentenco of flvo years im prisonment in the House of Correc tion, involves the forfeiture of his title and his property. .. Tlie murk Militia. How many stand of arms have been distributed to tho negro militia of this Stato wo do not pretend to say. The Legislature once authoriz ed the purchase of a quantity of arms, and it is known that each State is entitled to draw from tho United States Government a certain number of arras every year. This source of supply was not overlooked. Inquiries made at Washington re veal tho fact that sinco 1808 South Carolina lias received frotn the Gov ernment SIOO,OOO worth of arms and ammunition, and it is estimated that this will cover the South Carolina quota for 27 or 28 years. According to this calculation, South Carolina will not be able to obtain a musket or a round of ammunition from tho Government for twenty years to come. One hundred thousand dol lars worth of arras, besides thoso bought and paid for by the State! Where have they gone to ? The Adjutant-General of the State, in his last report to tho General As sembly, accounts for 9,429 Remington and Winchester Rifles, with 800,000 rounds of ammunition. This does not by any means account for tho whole number of urms received. But it is enough to alarm the public when the manner of their distribu tion Is considered. The Adjutant- General says that the arms were “is sued indiscriminately to parties nut connected with the malitia, but form ing simply an armed body, without any command, and many of said arms have been lost or destroyed.” Ia another place he says : “Many of thoso obtaining arms from the State * have distributed them to companies not organized as required by law. Thousands of improved rifles, ten thousand or more, aro in the hands of the colored militiamen; not in armories, but in houses and cabins all over the State. Tho possessors of them, far from being “a well-regula ted militia,” are passionate and cred ulous Degrees, easily alarmed and excited by their crafty leaders. With the “State arms,” as they are called, most of the deeds of violence in this State have been done, and so long as they are in the hands of the colored people, so long as ten thousand rifles are In the hands of tho black militia, the whites must bo expected to bold themselves in readiness to repel at tack, and this cannot be effectually done without organization and con cert of action. Tho Rifle Clubs have been, and aro, a public necessity in South Caroliua. There is nothing secret about them. They have no oaths or pass-words. Nor are their members, in some counties, whites exclusively. The Colored Club in Barnwell was one of tho first to volunteer for duty at Ellenton. And if the course of or dinary justice were such that neither areon, nor highway robbery, nor acts more terrible, were to be feared, and t.ho whole people could be confident that every criminal, of whatever race or class, would be arrested and pun - ished, no citizens anywhere would hang up their rifles or lock up their pistols more cheerfully and gladly than the members of the Rifle Clubs in South Carolina.— Charleston News. Origin ul the MplcFe. Nutmeg is tho kernel of a small, smooth, pear-shaped fruit, that grows on a tree in the Molucca Islands and in other parts of tho East. Tho trees commence bearing in their seventh year, andcontlnuo fruitful until thoy aro seventy or olglity yoarsold. Around tho nutmeg or kernel is a bright brown shell. This sholl has a soft, Bcar lotcovoring, which, when flattened out and dried, is known as maco. Tho bost nutmegs are solid and omit oil whou priokod with a pin. Ginger is tho rootof a shrubilrst known in Asia, and now cultivated in the West Indies and Sierra Loono. Tho stem grows throe or four foot High, jpul dies every year. There are two varieties of ginger—tho white and the black—caused by tnkingmoreor less care in selecting and preparing the roots, which are al ways dug in winter, when the stems are withered. Tho whito is tho bost. Cinnamon ia the Inner bark of a beauti ful tree—a mitivo of Ceylon—that grows from twonty to thirty foot in height, and livosto be conturlos old. Cloves—nativo to tho Molucca Islands, and so called from resemblance to a nail. The East Indians call them "changkek”— from tho Chinese “toohengkia” (fragrant nails.) They grow on a straight, smooth barked tree about forty feetjiigb. Cloves aro not fruits, but blossoms, gatnored be fore they aro quite unfolded. Allspice—a berry so called because it combines tho odor of sevoral spices— grows abundantly on the beautiful alb spice, or bay-borry tree, a nativo of Mouth America and the West Indies. A single troe ha* 1 boon known to produce one hun dred and fifty pounds of berries. They aro puplo when ripe. Black pepper is made by grinding the dried berry of a climbing vino nativo to the East Indies. White pepper is obtained from the same berries, freed from their husk or rind. Red or cayenne popper Is obtained by grinding the scarlet pod or seed-vessel of a tropical plant that is now cultivated in all parts of tho world. A furious Apple Tree, There is growing in Eochuok, N. J., an applo tree which bears both sweet and sour apples. Not only this, but sweet and sour apples grow on the same limbs, and some of these apples are both sweet and sour. One can piok an apple and find it intensely sour, then pick anothor from next to it and find it exceedingly sweet; still anothor can bo plckod from tiie same audit will be both swoot and sour- one half sweet thoothor sour. Over a quarter of a century ago, one William Babb, now deceased, in experimenting, took a bud from an apple tree which boro greenings and anothor from a tree which bore sweet apples. Cutting them half, ho placod the sour and sweet halves togother, and, budding them to tiie troe, the above lias been tho result. Some of tho apples are entirely green in color, whilo others have a yellowish east. The Weather To-Day. ■Washington, Oct. 13. For tho South Atlantic and Gulf States, fall ing barometer and easterly to south easterly winds, and warmer, partly cloudy weather will prevail, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. MOA£Y AXD STOCKS. Loudon, Oct. 13.—Erie 9#. Weather flue. NEW YOIiK, Oct. 13.—Noon—Gold opened 9; stocks active and unsettled; exchange, long, 4.34; short, 4.85 ; Governments dull and steady; State bonds dull. NEW YOliK, Oct. 13.—Evening—Money easy, ofl'erod at la2; sterling 4; gold steady 0. Govern ments steady; States quiet. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 13.—Noon—Cotton opened quieter; middling uplands 5 15-10d; Orleans 6 3*16(1.; sales 13,000; speculation and exports 2,000; receipts 2,900; American 1,000. Futures weaker; Boilers at last night’s prices uplands,low middling clause, November and December delivery tb%d.; December and January 6%d .; February and March 5 15-16d.; new crop, snipped October and Novem ber per sail, 6%d.; November and December 5 29*32d.; January and February 513*32(1. 8:30 t. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, No vember delivery 6%d.; new crop, shipped Decem ber and January, per sail 6 15-lGd, Halesof Arueri can 6,700. 3 r. m.—Futures dull. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Noon—Cotton weak; uplands 10 15-l(i;Orleans 11 ; sales 639. JFutures opened easy; October II 19-32a10 31-32; November 11 1-32, December 11 5-32a1l 3-16, January 11 l-32all>;,February 11 9-10al9-32,March April 11 15-16a12. # NEW YORK. Oct, 13.—Evening—Net receipts 161; gross 1,246. Futures closed steady ; sales 16,600; October 10131-33} November 11 1-16a8*32; December 11 21-32;March 11 27-32; Aprill2 l-32;May 12 7-32; June 12 13-32; July 12 9-16a19-32; August 12 11- 16a12%. GALVESTON, Oct. 13—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10; net receipts 16,907; gross 17,201; stock 47,462; sales 14,585; exports coastwise 80,- 972. NORFOLK, Oct. 18.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10?, ; stock 23,994; weekly net receipts 24,886; gross 24,578; sales 2,732; exports coastwise 16,173. BALTIMORE. Oct. 18.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 10%; stock 8.368; weekly net receipts 420; gross 2,677 sales 2,705; spinners- 1,020; ex ports Great Britain 60; continent 160; coastwise 850. BOSTON, Oct. 13.—Evening—Cotton steady; jniddliug 11; stock 12,822; weekly net receipts .1,888; gross 7,146; exports Great Britain 6,145; France 1,834. WILMINGTON, Oct. 13.—Evening—Cotton dull and nominal; middling 10'a'; stock 10,794 weekly net receipts 4,723; sules 985; exports coastwise 198. MJILADELPHIA, Oct. — Cotton qnct; middling 11; net receipts 1,582; gross re ceipts 3,495; exports Great Britain 385. RAVANNAII, Oct. 13. Evening Exchange closed stock 65,862; weekly net receipts 18,090; gross 18,696 sales 778; exports coastwisl 5,515. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13.—Evening - Cotton iu fair demand; middling 10J£; low middling 10^; good ordinary O 1.,; stock 104,614; | weekly re ceipts 35,761; sales 31,860. exports coastwise 1.945; Great Britain 0,622. MOBILE, Oct. 13.—Evening—Cotton quiet and easy; middling 10; stock 20,697; weekly net re ceipts 10,177; sales 8,700; exports coastwise 5,249. MEMPHIS, Oct. 13.—Cotton qnlet; middling 10>4; stock 15,212; weekly receipts 16,630; ship ments 12,260;* sales 12,800. AUGUSTA, Oct. 13.—Cotton dull and tending downward; middling 9%; weekly receipts 8,000; shipments 7,960 sales 8,155; spinners 164. CHARLESTON, Oct. 13- Evening Cotton quiet; buyers and sellers apart middling 10 stock 4,265; weekly net receipts 2,365 sales 12,300; exports France 150; continent 1,649; coastwiso 0,912. * MONTGOMERY, Oct. H.—Cotton quiet ami steady; middlings 9%; weekly receipts 4,306; shipments 8,411; stock 5,097. PROVIDENCE, Oct. 13.—Weekly net receipts 609; stock 4,000. PUOVIMOXS, &c. LIVERPOOL. Oct 13.—2 p. m.—Breadstuffs quiet. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Noon—Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat firm. Corn quiet, Freights heavy. BALTIMORE, Oct. 13.—Evening—Oats easier; Southern at 40a43. Rye firm 62*65. Provisions quiet and unchanged. Coffee active and un- NO. 182 changed. Whiskey qnlet 1 B}(. fium ftnq nd unchanged. NEW YORK, Oet. 13.—Event)!*- Flour still in buyers' favor; superfine winter and Stato $4 40a $4 90; Southern Hour quiet ami uuc&augetf. Wheat la2c. higher for winter grades; about lc. better for export*, now winter red western $1 26a 1 28; amber western $1 23al 30 Job lots, Sugar firm, but qnlet. Br.a9>,8 r .a9>, for fair to good refining. Moiussss -dull but unchanged. Tho Circular of the Liverpool uettrn brokers says: Cotton wan iu very extensive demand throughout tho woek and the supply continues ample; prices have shown a hardening tendency and quotations for reveral descriptions are higher; “jTftrican has been in active request, but being very freely offered lias only advanced 1-16 in medium grades. Sea Island continhaa to bo neglected and quotations nominal. Tho transactions iu futures have been large, tho quo tations showing an advance of '^c. CINCINNATI, Oct. 13.—Evening—Flour firm. Wheat quiet at $1; 12. , Corn steady. -Lard dud. steam KP*. kettle lOßall. Bulk meats dull weak and lower; shoulders 7Rafi; clear rib BIR4 BV. dear sides 91,,. Bacon dull and lower; clear rib 7?4'aß; clear sides 9*4 Whiskey iu good de maud at $1,101,'. LOUISVILLE, Got 13.—Flour active and fair demand; extra $3.76a54.00, family $4.50a54.75. Wheat steady and firm; rod $1.05a51.06. Corn quiet; white 44; mixed 43. Rye lair demand 65. Pork in good demand $17.50. Bulk meats iu fair demand and higher; clear rib sides O’.CaOR; clear Hides 9R. Bacon fairly active, shoulders H, clear rib sides 10, clear sides 10‘4, Lard in fair demand; tierces 11 >^l2*^; kegs Whiskey in good dernaud. U.I. WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT. Net receipts at U 8. ports for the week... 960,000 Total receipts sinco September 1 . 25.M6 Exports for the week 9,647 Epxorts to France 350 Continent 3.104 Sales. 7,177 Stock at all IJ. S. ports 385 Liverpool Weekly Statement. Sales of week 101.000 Hales of American 60,000 Speculation am1jjexp0rt5.................. 16,009 Stock at Liverpool 658,006 Stock of American at. Liverpool 272,009 Actual exports 11,000 Cotton afloat for Great Britain 156,000 American afloat f 48,000 Receipts of week f 3.000 Receipts American 50,000 ( ilßl J5X*! CAS?ETS jT Two ply,fall wool, at 75c. handsome as sortment of patterns in two ply, throe ply and Brussols, at Kyle’s. octß oodl w. Zephyr Wools. Large stock of Zephyr Wools in desira ble shades. Ladles cart rely on getting any shade of me. J. Albert Kirven, <>cts eodtf No. 90 Broad Bt. LIST OF LETTERS. The following iB tho lint of letters remaining In the postoflioe at Columbus (Ga.,) October lltli. Bailini Madam V Johnson miss J Bagley E Ketcliniu B F lleall miss L A Kelly J Bostick mrs 1! King miss O Britton J L Lewis 8 (col) Butler C Lockwood U D Oabeard miss F Lnrtno mrs M Carter mrs B Lockwood G D Chambers H Lorrno mrs M Crawfore miss M McCoy J T Dixaon miss B Millor miss I, Fagan k Bro Nance k Butler Fenn mrs M A O'Neal R .St Son Fletcher W A Partridge I Forbbs B F Phillips, Bradshaw .k Cos Fraukiin mrs E Phillips V Futral WEB Kaboru W M Gardner Netiy Sliarter miss S Gardner Amelia A Smith miss L Giles inr E Wadsworth Satn Gossett T J Walker miss E Grove mrs P Wall mrs L Harris mrs T A Walker prof R J Hamer miss M li Webb A Hill O Wetson tnrs A (col) Jacks on Abby Wigins J Johnston rnißß G Woodard mrs N E Johnson L Yearty Rachel W. H. JOHNSON, P. M. T_ X3CZ. ynne . HAS UN HAND ‘ X Two Horse Plantation Wagons, -AJSTD BUGGIES— Both Side and End Springs, FOR SALE CHEAP.