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I Alabama News. "JES SO." What sort of a showing would a poor and -4 and I had no doubt tha other man was also. him, and the people will elect him. He has the full statue of a statesman. Measured by any standard ha meets the demands of the A Good Showing.

Kr. lows G. Bass, Warden of the State SATURDAY OCTOBER 36, 1878. rees of bis speech by Greenbaoker and requested to read the platform of the Greenback party, he addressed himself to the task, and by superior power of analysis ao demolished the fabric that it would seem there was hardly one brick left upon another. One Greenbacker here has sinoe, I learn, given in his aUegience to the Democratic party and declared for Col Herbert hope that they will all do this before the 5th of November.

At the conclusion of his speech. Colonel Herbert retired amid the greatest applause. "I shall do my doty to the very letter," I replied. "I am sure yon mean to do so," said the agent "but you cannot be too carefuL Some of the members of tbe light fingered profession are smart as lightning. The plans they can't devise ai'nt worth thinking of, and they are as fertile in expedients as the evil one himself.

I thought I'd just put you on your guard in a friendly way and There was a slight sound at the door. If the depot hadn't been deserted by every one exoept us two, and tbe switch engine hadn't been pnt up at tbe end of tbe yard where we oould hear its incessant nofflng. I I i needy man have if an avaricious labor creditor should undertake to enforce Abk- stbono's labor plank against him. Here it is read it, and then resolve not to Vote for any man who would endorse such a mon strous proposition "When the price of labor is DUE and un- "paid, ANT LABORER, who is not so paid. 'HrlAiiLi tsm to enter ani "COURT of COMPETENT JURISDIC TION and UPON THAT STATEMENT, "properly verified, WITHOUT ANY "FURTHER FORMALITY, cause the id- "pointment of a RECEIVER TO TAKE 'UHAUUJS UK AMI Of ttw 'EMPLOYER, exoept his residence, and 'APPLY ENOUGH of the SAME to the "payment of ANY LABOR UNPAID, be- "iore using the JSSTATJS or AX rVtt- "TION thereof for ANY OTHER PTJR- POSE.

AN INDEFEASIBLE LABOR LIEN. Square Talk from Mr. Hendricks There is nothing doubtful about what Thomas A. Hemdbioks says on the issue of issues before the American people. He says: "The people of the United States by the largest vote ever cast on earth declared Mr.

Tilden to be President and by fraud, by corruption, by perjury, another man, not elected, was placed in the presidential chair. The public mind nas never settled down. The great crime against free government must be rebuked so emphatically that no one shall ever attempt to repeat it in the history of the country. And so, my fellow-citizens, we have not stopped, and never can stop. We must stand in solid line until a great victory is achieved in 1880.

The 4,000,000 men that voted for Tilden and Hendricks stand inline to-day. They never separated. That great line of battle has never been broken and never will until the constitution has been restored to the people, and the government is once more in the interests of the people and not of the few." The case may have been put in better words than the foregoing, but we have never seen tnem. State Rights. To those persons who believe there is ao such thing as State sovereignty, we commend the following sentences taken from a reoent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Pensaoola Telegraph Company's cue.

(6th Otto's Reports, page 23.) In arguing the ease the Chief Justice says, "State sovereignty under the constitution is not interfered with." As it is Impossible to interfere with what does not exist, it fol lows that the Chief Justioe recognises State sovereignty. Mr. Justioe Field in a very strong opin ion, in the same case, speaks as follows 'The late war was carried on at an enoi mens cost of life and property that the Union might be preserved but unless the inde pendence of the States, within their prope spheres, be also preserved, the Union is valueless. In our form of government the i is as essential as the other, and blow at one strikes both. The gener al government was formed for national purposes, principally that, we might have within ourselves uniformity of oommeroial regulations, a oommon currency, one postal system, and that the citizens of the several States might have in each, equality of right and privilege; and that in our foreign rela tions we might present ourselves as one nation.

Bat protection and enforcement of private rights of ootn persons ana property. and the regulation of domestio affars are left chiefly with the States, and unless they are allowed to remain there, it will be im possible for a oountry of such vast dimen sions as ours, with every variety of soil and climate, creating different pursuits and oon- nictrag interests in dwerent sections, to oe kept together in peace." Judge Men by Their Associates. Editor Advertiser: It Mr. J. P.

Ann strong is a good Democrat I am surprised at the intimacy which exists between him end the Republican leaders In this city, Messrs. Mayor, Strobabaoh and Patrick. He claims to have always voted the Democratic ticket, and is now a Democrat, 'only with a decided preference for greenbacks, and the benefit of his fellow with also a kindly feeling towards internal improvements. At almost any time when he is here and before he was taken sick you might visit the city building, and in the dis trict attorney's ofBoe find Mr. J.

P. A. ia close conversation witn seme one or toe above mentioned Republicans. My opinion is that he was there soliciting tneir advice as to tne way in wmon nis oam-paign could be most successfully conducted. and at the same time reoeiving such news as from time to time they might have collected through the mails from the various sections of this district in regard to the amount of support he may expect from the is there any workingman who calls himself a true Democrat, that will support such bare faced Radicalism in a man who calls himself the candidate of tbe workingmen of this district I say no.

Democrats may be misled by friendship to support a man who calls himself a Democrat, only on a plat form wmon they tninx is more to the interest of them than that on which the regs tuar nominee stands, but when that shows that he depends for election on such assistants, as Mr. Armstrong undoubtedly does, I assert that no true Democrat, be he workingman, or whatnot, will support him. UntOOBAT. An Unsound Platform. From the Troy Messenger The communication of Col.

E. B. Wit kerson, published below, reviews the plat- rorm or tne so-cauea ureenoacx parry, which is now striving for foothold In our section, and points oat the consequences of an adoption cf the policy advocated by this organization in a manner that the simplest mind oan but see tne detrimental tendency it has. This hobby of internal improvement by the go verment for the benefit of the laboring class is a political neresy or gioss est nature, and wholly impracticable in oountry like oars. If there are any who yet oppose CoL Herbert on aooount of the manner of his nomination, in which connection he has been completely vindicated, they should at once give up their prejudice and fall into the old Democrotio line, that standi ready to rebuke and crush this new com bination against the neaoe and prosper! tv of the country.

We have more faith in the integrity and good sense of the people of our District, than to think that there will be any respectable defection in favor of this movement, the suooess of which would be to hopelessly divide the Demooratio solid South and give the Republicans an indefi nite tenure or power. Editor Messenger Hon. H. A. Herbert received the nomination at Pollard, for a second term in Congress, I did not believe that he could consistently, with his former pledges, aooept the nomination, and therefore expressed my determination to vote for an independent Democrat if one should run in opposition to Mr.

Herbert The contest now being between Mr. Her bert whose record in Congress is unobject ionable, and Mr. Armstrong, whose platform is so objectionable, feel it my duty to vote for tne former, am no politician, but think I can venture to say that we cannot afford to vote for any man whose principles appeal to the prejudices of the people, in stead or tbeir good sense and experience. If the time should ever oome again for division in our ranks, it should be upon National questions, such as win save the oountry if either party should get oontrol of tne government in tne days or whiggery and democracy the oountry would have been safe in the hands of either party, but it would not be safe in the hands of a party wnose oDieet would oe class legislation. Congress should pass a law to build rail roads and manufacturing, establishments to give employment to the laboring classes, both the government and the laboring man wonld suffer by the passage of such a law we have plenty of individual capital to build all the railroads and manu facturing establishments the oountry needs.

so the competition that would naturally arise between the government and individ ual enterprises would reduce not only the prioe of labor out advance tne price provisions and cotton goods. The South oan pay taxes to aid in building railroads and manufacturing establishments; bat the North will be the benefloiary, if any benefit to any section. Tne south is not a manu facturing oountry, but an agricultural coun try, and the building or railroads and a nfactunng establishments by the govern ment in the South would draw the laboring classes from the farms, thereby en Hanging the price of provisions and cotton goods. We all know the character of the negro well enough to know that he will abandon the farm and work where he can find the largest crowd without regard to the compensation. The mechanics at the South will be the greatest sufferers by the passage of snob laws.

K. B. Wnxaason. Triumphantly-. Dr.

Prioe's Special Flavoring Extracts have stood the testa of science and of practical nse triumphantly, and stow are taking precedence over all others. They are justly entitled to the reputation they have sired, for their strength, purity and deH. From lb Bayaevula Examiner. A bob of Mr. Dick Norris died at Prairie Hill October 80th.

Mrs. Quale, wife of Mr. John Quales, died at her home near Trickem a few days Circuit uourt will convene in juaynevwe next Monday. The docket is a very full one, and will probably consume three weeks. Mr.

jjee romps died near tins place on the 16th inst, aged about 19 years. tlere in Xiowndes there is strong taix or getting the Legislature to prohibit tbe sale of seed ootton at all, at any hour. It would perhaps, be the most effectual check to tne deadfalls that could be invented. We have thought very little about this plan, bat if the losses and annoyances or tne planters can be stopped in no other way, we are for it Mr. William J.

Tucker died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Alfred Seidel, October 20th, aged about 23 years. Though subject to chills, his last illness, congestion, was of only a few hours duration. jars, rfosepn jr. Tviinon, ui oi.

ur, uk in Greene county, Georgia, Thursday of last week, aged about thirty-five years. ir. xtartweu mohd uieu uuwv at the Boro last Monday morning, aged about seventy-five years. Be had been in feeble health for some tune, and a oao turn siven to this some weeks ago by a rail from the steps of his dwelling. Dr.

Smith a native oi Virginia, out came wis oouuty at least forty-five years ago. tie practiced successfully as a physician, and also became a wealthy planter. He married a sister of Hon. Dixon H. Lewis, and his children are Mrs.

James Douglass, of Mont gomery, Mrs. Adeha Gunter, of Lowodes-boro, and Henry L. Smith, and Edward H. Smith, of Pintlala. Messrs.

Benjamin and James Smith, extensive planters of north Lowndes, were brothers or Dr. Smith, and the Messrs. so and Ken Mason of Pintlala, are nephews. Dr. Smith was a man of finished education, and tooa a oeep interest in publio affairs all his life, never failing, even in his later and enfeebled imhl to sn to the polls.

He was tbe nom inee of the Democrats for Representative to tha Legislature in 1841. but the Whigs had the eounty then. He was also a leading member of the Methodist ohurcn, and a moral man. honorable in his dealings, and thrifty and worthy as a citizen, rte leaves a mamorv that is resDeoted bv all. Mr.

Thomas E. Branseomb died at his home near Morgan ville last Monday, aged about flftv veers. He was a well known planter in northeast Lowndes, and was one of the worthiest and most upright citizens in the State. He was a virtuous and moral i doing unto others as he wished tnem to do unto him. He was a leading member of the Methodist Church, and was pious as well as religious, for he not only believed in the teachings of unnsnamty, dux ne prac ticed them.

From tha Tuekaloosa Time. Mr. Danner. of Mobile, is having five ooal VtnmiM built at our landins to be freighted with the "black diamonds" tor tne uuu City. They will be loaded by Spenoer at tnerr mines, ana wiu carry on tmiseach.

The first is being loaded now, and will shove out for Mobile at an 1v data. The healthfulnesa of Tuskaloosa withstood a seve test the past summer. We had prolonged wet weather, followed by pro- lonfed drouth, malaria nas been anosx pretty much through the entire South, mwv inland towns having the yellow fever. Two refugees from Vicksborg had the fever in our midst, but notwithstanding all this our city has been perfectly healthy during the entire summer. No malarial fever, no pneumonia, and scarcely a case of ordinary chills.

Oar citizens all remember wiiue, tne promising son of Uen. wood, wno movea bom this city to Florenoe, when just stepping upon the arena of active life. He rose at the bar until he became the peer of any man in the State of his age, and in 1876 took his seat, the youngest member of the Senate. But his suooess at the bar, and his usefulness as a legislator, have both been eclipsed by his reoent heroio conduct during the prevalence of yellow fever in Florence. He had no family to detain him in the infected town, and might have, with great show of propriety, visited his father and mother in this city, when the fever appeared.

Ha remained at his post, attended all the sick, and buried the dead. He supplied the wants of the suffering and destitute, nil arimhiiiitered the last comforts at the bed side of the dying. Day and night he was found with the afflioted, side by side mitk bin noble uncle. Judge Wm. is.

Wood, Ma diaHmminhed fellow-citizen, Hon. Henry O. Jones, lnese names snouia ua inscribed upon the roll of "the heroes of the plague." Tram the Greensboro Watcnman. Died, near Warren's Store, 2Gth alt, Mrs. rT.nr.

Jar.kann- aoed 60 veers. Died, of yellow xever, in juempnis, iin inst, Maj. R. M. Avery, brother-in-law of itr.

B. O. Tramin. and formerly a wed known aitixen of Hale countv. The Oahaba Baptist Association convened in Marion on the 18th inst, and continued in session four days, with the following om-mto- Dr.

J. T. Murf ee. Moderator; S. O.

TramilL Secretary, and Alfred Lawson, Treasurer. From the ttobile Begtete-1 Married on the 9th inst. by the Rev. J. W.

Gayle, at the residenoe of the bridee's lather, Clarke oounty, Arther McClel-lan Enmkh. of Monroe oounty, to Alios Nott, youngest daughter of CoL, J. C. Dees. Died at his residence.

National Cemetery, Mobile, at 2:45 p. Wednesday, tha 23d of October, Oapt Henry Richardson, aged 63 years and 1 day; and on yesterday evening, 23d inst, Theodore Henry, in the 74th veer of his aae. Also Rev. Victor Rntb. on the 23d inst We are indebted to oar efficient Health Officer, Dr.

T. 8. Scales, for the mortuary report for last monjh. The report shows a mortality of 78 against 74 for the previous month and 76 for the corresponding month last year. Of this number 21 were white rnaies, IS white females, 18 colored males and 24 colored female.

Thirty-three were natives of Alabama. 8 of other States of th TTnitad States. 8 of Ireland. 2 of Ger many and one of Denmark. The total deaths in publio institutions were 9, of whioh 8 occurred in the City Hospital and one in tha Marina HopitaL The greatest if nrtalitv.

so. in anv one ward occurred in the Seventh, and the least, one, in the Fourth. On tbe 1st, 8rd and 6th no deaths My daaihaansnraad on the 9tirU 19th and 80th. Of the deaths 16 were nri dec one year of age, 19 between 20 and 30 years, and one between 90 and 100. During the month 14 deaths occurred from yellow fever, of which ten were whites and four oolored.

Frcm the Ssfaala Tmua.1 A night or two ago; a negro woman, liv ing near tne depot, went to on urea wiia another man, and when tha two returned kmna. bar husband, who was oonoealed un der the bed, shot at them, wounding his wife in the thigh. Married, at the Presbyterian church, in this city, on the 22d mat, by tha Rev. J. J.

Robinson, D. Miss Mettle Wallace of Eufaula, and Mr. Wallace MoPherson of Atlanta, Ga. Miss Wallace is one of our most charming young ladies, a daughter of Oapt W. a WeUaoe, who has been long and favorably knows in this city.

CoL Herbert at Bamer. Barfeeewe and Grand Rally of the D-BBoeraey. Editor Advertiter: Tha notice of CoL Herbert's appointment at this place had preceded him some two weeks, and our citizens had been looking forward to the day as one of tha greatest events in tbe history of our little town. To signalise the occasion, and to draw out a larger crowd than otherwise, they determined upon grand barbecue. The fact that Messrs.

Friday RnhtAn, Jasper Wilson and the Rev. Mr. Sampey, together, with every other good citizen (and their name is legion) of this community, had put their shoulder to the wheel, gave us assurance of complete suooess on the barbecue question. Accordingly, on the morning of the 18th, the day preceding CoL Herbert's appointment, our village was literally astir with its citizens, hauling wood, digging pits, bringing oar-ceases, etc Anybody oould see that they "meant business," and it looked like they meant it with more than ordinary "vim." And ao they did, tor their object was not only to honor our gallant, gifted and faithful Herbert, but to resent, by this act, the base slanders that a few politioal tricksters bad originated against him relative to the Pollard convention, and, by the way, to give the Greenbaokers a hint aa to how "the wind was blowing." A while before the appointed hour, CoL Herbert arrived, aooompanied by CoL Gilchrist and tha Hon. John A.

Padgett, of Crenshaw. Already the streets were thronged with people of all ages, sexes, conditions and colors, and theory was "still they oome." A splendid stand and seats bad been arranged in a beautiful grove in front of tha academy, to the former of which the speaker, CoL Herbert, was conducted and introdaoed to the audience by Rev. Mr. Sampey, of this place. First, he expressed delight at seeing so many ladies present, and paid a glowing tribute to the fair sex.

He happily adverted to the self-denial and lofty patriotism as evinced by our southern women in every previous politioal of the oonntry's history, and dwelt with increasing pathos on woman's mission and woman's sphere in a world furious with oonfliota. (The question, I think, was raised as to whether he is a young widower.) Than followed, for nearly two hours, tbe most logical and tits most oonviucing oration to whioh It was ever my pleasure to Beta tempted daring the prof. I Kneeling down, I placed my aaraloseto the aide of the eoffin, and oould hear nlm breathe quite distinctly. I remember that it was tte intention of the rttimdsnt who bad boarded the train to enter tha ear at Redwood, ostenibly for the purpose of seeing the bodies and I oould not doubt that tne three men intended to attack, ma after tne tram pulled out from the station, and rob the car before our arrival at tha next stopping place. There was but one station between as and Redwood, and I knew we would be there in ten minutes mora.

1 bad no time for hesitation. In an in. staat I had decided upon a plan of aeaion. As quickly as possible I piled several heavy boxee of merchandise on the top of the two eofftns, sad then I knew 1 waa safe. Scarcely was this accomplished whan wa ran into tne station.

I immediatelv found two or thrs officers. First the man ia tha coach was seenred. He was highly indignant that ha should ha disturbed on such a solemn mlaetOB. But it was no go. He was handcuffed in less than two minutes and marched on tha platform.

It was an easy matter to secure tha two quondam dead men. They were taken greatly at a disadvantage, and were deprived of all power to resist almost before they became aware how their aloe little scheme terminated. All three had been well armed. Bound and guarded, the three miscreants were taken to Redwood and lodged fat tha ountyjaiL Before I left I took) a look at them through the grated door of theoelL When paid my respects to the man with the red eye, he smiled a little, and remarked patronizingly: "You're a pretty sharp young It takes a middling keen boy to outwit us." "jrermit me to sympathise with you ia your sorrow at the loss of your dear brother, just a little." GEN.T0M EWING'S IDEAS. The Desperate Efforts to Defeat axis Ate-juecnon.

from Um Washington Poet The Pott met Gen. Tom Swing, of Ohio. yesterday at the Biggs House. Tha hard fight he recently passed through does no seem to have reduced his avordupois. Ha expressed himself aa very well satisfied with the result, and couldn't for tha Ufa of aim A-c Itn Iti tiIbmiiii with.

He thought the "Ohio Idea" bad done very well, and instead of having best) killed it will survive to give its oppeaente a gooa aeai or trouble, in Hating -tha vote upon this question. General Jfwins thought the National vote should be mom ded witn tbe vote, sad thus a majority of about 80,000 is ahowa ia favor of the "Idea." In regard to his own district, tha General said he would have had a majority of 2,000 had the National vote been left to go as tha ww iwnuuT preferred. nut means waa used, by the leaden of the party to give Horton, the Republican muridatt their support Boy, formerally mine inspector, under the Republican ilininhdra tioa, it seems, manipulated tha Nationals in this district, and he 1 a personal grudge against wing. He applied to Gov. Bishop tor re waa safaaad.

Them he sought to overcome that refusal by pouring fa petitions upon tbe Ooretuoa from mJnesa. Oens Swing Mfnsed so sign one, aad for this, tha ex mis inerisotnr turned all his influenoe against aim, took from him many of tha Rational who otherwise would have supported him. Said the General "Now, in the agricultural districts I gained over the former Demooratio vote but I suffered in all tha mining districts. The miner were compelled to vote for Horton under threats of discharge. The proprietor of one furnace telegraphed notfto 1st the men vote until he eonid get there.

He reached thara during the day and stood right at the polls to see that the men voted tor Horton. Mea working for tha pitiful sum of eighty eents pee day were so moch afraid of toeing tbeir pianos that they were wilting to give tbeir vote to any body to retain work. Another party, who la bunding a furnace, and employs 250 men, told his employes ha would stop the work unless Horton was la addition to these infla money was used freely against me, aad that aooounui ror my small majority, a wee before tha election I soanted upon S.000 majority, bet these inflsoncas had not ahowa themselves against me then." Gen. Ewing believes there ia no hope for any relief to tha country, financially or otherwise, except through the Democratic party, and that by tbe next election. many voters who sated with the Nationals will realise this fact "General what do you think tha effect of the election wUl be upon the next Presidential nomlnatioa asked tbe Post.

"It seems to me that it sends Hand ricks to the front," be replied. Weevtlaoa foiNovember. i Omox SouTMsas JBau, Aasraua, Oot 21, 1878. Area from tha. Istkas to the Gulf and from the Atlantic to tha Miatiswppi.

ti About 1-4 cold frosty. Weather for this period wtfi develop the hut of October, and snow may be reported la low lattwdea. Storm centre wast and Booth.iwj ') About V-20 sod plenty of ioe. Storm oentre develops a Utile earlier, perhaps on the Atlantic Coast There is ovary probability' era heavy snowesona North and West about the 90th, if mot, earlier, extending into tbaSoata. About 28-80 cold, stormy weather.

Omcs Ybiaow Fbvbb Am Assoctarioa, JktoawooitsBXi Oct, Editor following are the contributions to the yellow fever fund since my last report, vbr: Miss Jenaie Branttey (bar fwaraV oanfaribntiaaii 50 J. 1L DkAerwthrooglt Gamer, 1 00 Mrs. Joseph Ghumt (wjrough MayovlloaaeVfoeeedaof sra fie of a basket (artificial, flow.v, Mrs. P. rf Robuison'SririrResdingOlub, prooedar-ssrimwsaiptu read-Ing at Mount 14 00 A.

Moog A Oo done tioa of whisky -t 10 00 oo Amount contributed 79 SO c.te nrwjWW 80 Add the report ef to-day to the amount ia my report of the 19th, sad, It shows $8,786 SO contributed by Montgomery aad surroundings to relieve the Swing, from yellow fever. Add to this- $1,000 i contributed by the bondholders of the Alabama A Great Southern distributed by Gov. Houston through this Association, and it wfil carry the amount to $T36 S0 distributed from Montgomery. i Jambs A. FAaurr, Ti lasui The World or Faaltloa.

ft iHWSW-t Brown stifl remains the favorite soles for children's Heavy cloth wUl bsased for street costumes for the wild season. tT. Square trains wfll be much wars on house dresses Uusaosson. (l The ban shaped "Oossevqie" bat is very popular and heoomiag. The large Alamtiaa bow is star used for ornamental stiuone of tha most elegant bonnets for dress A popular trimming for fall is the foulard scarf, edged with old lace.

Fairy worsted "has taken "the1 place of bhetland floss for shawls sad baby aaeques. White barege trimmed with wbHe satin has coma into fashion for bridal ihins Plash and satin and velvet and satin ribbon are among the latest milinery goods. Handsome passementeries are mora used than ever for trimming dresses of, aQ kinds. The Louie XT style is in vogue ia costumes, as well as ia furnitun and decorations. Velvet greatly enriches a woollen eostome and if of good trimming quality lasts as long as wooL New opera glasses are made 7ithl larger lenses than formerly and the novelties are in shark's akin.

1 Telvet Is more used in eon junction with wool for street costumes than with silk and it ia exceedingly stylish. Ornaments of let staeland hmmAm are still to he seen oa fall bonaets. iaahanna of butterflies and bugs of all descrigtiooa. The donhle In 1 1 1 1 away below the waists wUl be favorite out- buw yrmnw uw amies sot iau aao, winter. Bodioes are made in tbe ahape of.

a wmi w.w wKisooet ox piaia an either woolen or silk, silk of coarse meteriaL Is tha Horse shoes made of black onyx and stud-died with small diamonds and assail wings of yellow gold are favorite designs gen-tiemens soarf pins. Among ookm, red is stiB ia great favor ia all shades, and has aa eaeot with gray and the different tints of earn, broasa, beige and brown. The "Vakia hat broad brimmed and turned ap on ona side, is worn vary tar bask oa the head aad atriflo to ee skte aad very becoming to trans faces. The Kuptials Duly Celebrated. Btrebnrh, Tmrorr 4k Co.

Furnish the Rerrvahaaenta. A pretty fair collection a few hundred of colored troops collected about the Central Bank corner last night Prodigious placards. with the picture of a big eagle with a fieroe eye, were posted all over tbe county and city, and word was "saunt out" in every direction for the faithful to come and jine in the big "panjandrum" for the little soft money candidate. Of all the meetings of the kind we have ever witnessed this was the most spiritless. Notwithstanding the heating of the drum and the braying of the horns, there was hardly life enough to raise a respectable "rip-rip." The meeting was presided over by a well known oolored politician, H.

V. Cashin, who seems to be heart and soul in favor of beating the Democrats and electing Armstrong. The first speaker was Mr. U. S.

Marshal Turner. His voice, like his cause, was so feeble that we oould hear but little he said. We heard enough, however, to learn that he wanted all "his'en" to vote for little Jim-mie. In fact it was quite apparent from the speeches and the efforts to get up a meeting that its great object was to ratify and rally around their candidate, who had already joined himself on to Strobach and Mayer. Turner gave' the reasons whioh he thought should influenoe all the Republicans to vote for Armstrong, the main one, however, being the idea of injuring and breaking down the Democracy; that the suooess of the Greenbaokers here would benefit the Republicans.

Next came Strobach "vid his leetle taiL" Old Stro. is evidently still bilious about his defeat for the Senate at the last August elet tion. He had his heart set on occupying a seat in the Senate Chamber this winter, and the disappointment disturbs his digestion. He had much to say about "fraud" and 'counting out," and the duty of Republi cans to stand together, fight the Democrats and hit them a lick when they oould. Nathan Alexander, a oolored aspirant for fame, was next on the carpet like Strobach, he seemed to be suffering from the effect of the August election, at which he expected to be sent to the Legislature, but failed gratifying his ambition.

He was red-hot all over, and all the time for fighting with the Greenbaokers. Through them the Republicans had a chanoe to effect something, for they would certainly divide the offioes and spoils with the oolored men If suooessTui. ne was not earing so much for Armstrong individually aa he was for the future. He was the club the Republicans should use with which to beat down the Democrats. He said the Greebaekers would go with them in the future and to gether they would reap victories.

Alexan der was decidedly vigorous in the manner, if not in the matter of his speech. Jim Green spoke a few notes, bat we did not hear him only his voice. me nuptials were duly celebrated, and Strobach, Mayer ft Co. are, no doubt, highly delighted. A great many Democrats were listeners and lookers on, and are now more determined than ever to give the gallant Herbert a crowning victory.

It is a pity all of the few white men who intended to vote for Armstrong were not present, for we reel sure arcer wnat was said by the negro orators against the white Democrats in this oounty and city, they would all quit of disgust, and let the Radicals have the candidate they have so ostentatiously endorsed. "JOHN SMITH." The Noted Desperado and Es caped Convict Writes a Letter to an Old Friend. The Oxford Tribune has tbe following in reference to this noted criminal Mr. N. J.

Hioks, of Bean's Gap. in Cle- bure oounty, nas received a letter from John Fant, alias John Smith, the desperate convict who, some months ago. assaulted the guards at Helena ooal mines, fatally wounding young uanrora, and effecting the escape of himself and about seventeen fel-low-oonvicts. Fant was convicted and sen tenced, it wiu bo remembered, for the mur der of James Harcrow, at Mamford, Ala. As Fant did not enjoin seoreov anon Mr.

Hicks, the latter has sent the letter to us for publication. The post-mark on the envelope is "Chicago," plainly stamped and the address is written in the same hand writing as that of the letter. We print letter it appears in me 6 ginal: Chicago. Ixi. Sen.

4. '78. Well old friend this is me. vet alive an' witnessing the grandest sight ever seen in mis city, tne president is nere an' every body else only just a few of my old friends. there are one hundred thousand people here from other parts, some from every state in the union, yesterday the President was on the streets, followed by the U.

8. soldiers, then the state maiicia then eight nondreo policemen tnen tne nre oompanys from every state, all six miles long. I have never worked a day yet, nor never Will as long as I live, this world owes ma a living an I intend to see that I get my dues. I don't drink any more. I was wonoe an honest man if I know what an honest man is, bat lo, every good trait lev er had is gone.

don't know wheather will ever see you again or not but I think I wilL I have got money plenty if I did not wora xor it it does to spend all tha same. have been traveling all the time, here is the states I have been in, kentucky all over, Indiana strate through, illlnois over a good portion, in missouri two weeks, then to this point and last week I was up in mill- waujue Wisconsin and tnen down here. Mdlwaukie is 85 mile north of here. there is money plenty In this oountry but it would be a bad place for a poor man to farm. I tell you when I first left your oountry I naa a nara oia time, no money no ektnee an no nothing only plenty of waulkins.

When I got to Chattanooga I knew I had to do something so in I hitched, the first night I got nothing an got shot at I tbort I would try a little more so next night I got a gold watch worth one hundred and fifty ooiiars an aoout twenty nre dollars ana a good suit or ciotnes. tnen 1 was U. k. I win close for this time. Tours truly, Jomt Fast.

The Man with the Bed Eye. About eight years ago, when I had not railroaded it aa long as I have now, I waa employed aa a messenger on a western rail way. I don't know as it ia necessary for me to say jost what line it was, bat I will call it the B. T. and G.

R. jost to save myself the trouble of pronouncing the wboie name. I had not been on the run more than a month previous to the data of the occur rence of which I am going tell von. I had been running on a branch route for more than a year, and I might have staid there a good deal longer, if 1 had not been chosen to take PBxton's place when ha went off. Ton see, two or three attempts had been made to rob the express oar, and at last, at the end of a long ran, Pax ton was found dead in the ear with a bullet hole in bis head.

Bat tbe safe was olosed tight and secure, though an attempt had been made to blow it open, which proved ineffectual. But the strangest part of all was that the key was missing from Pax ton's pocket, and it was not- found till a good six months afterward. Then it was discovered at the side of the track with a card tied on it, on which was written that robbers were in the car and he expected they would murder him if he refused to give up the key. He was true to the last Wen, you may suppose that I felt just the least bit squeamish about accepting such an uninviting berth but the superintendent gave me orders, and I meant to do my duty, however disagreeable it might be. Then the pay was larger than I had ever received before and I was acquainted with a good girl who was ready to help me inhabit a house whenever I should be able to own one, and that was quite an object to me, I oan assure you.

Well, everything passed off smoothly enough for several weeks, and I hvl become accustomed to the route, and made a dozen or so very pleasant acquaintances, and I was growing to be pretty weU contented with my life. I had almost begun to think the robbers, whoever they might be, had given up all thoughts of ever making anything oat of my oar, and had sought another field for operation. One day I was informed by the agent at that some time within a week I would have to take charge of about $80,000 in specie in its transit over our road. The officers of the express company had been advised of this intended important shipment in order that they might exercise redoubled vigilanoa in view of the great risk incurred in the transportation of such a valuable consignment The evening after my conversation with the agent he called me into his office, and told me the specie was to go over the road the next day but one. He produced an envelope and handed it to me, saying as be did so: "There, Bill, are your orders direct from the superintendent, with his own signature attached.

Read them carefully and obey them to the letter, for a little miasmove might cause a great loss to theoompany and oast you your position eventing. Ccmprwhenning every interest equal to every problem and true to every trust, events grand in their phenomenal significance point to Thomas A. Hendricks as the man to adorn, by his superior abilities, the office of President end to secure for the country the bleesine of good government Tbe Demo oratio triumph in Indiana on last Tuesday, tne stn day or uotober, witn all its benefactions, with an event that secured for the State the grand privilege of naming the next President of the United States, and in presenting Thomas A. Hendricks as the standard bearer for the campaign of 1880 she loyally divides her glory with the Democracy of the oountry. Such is the logio of events with referenoe to the campaign of 1880, to whioh all eyes are now turning, and for whioh the people are now preparing.

Heroism of Memphis Editors. From the New York HalL While the terrible scourge that has deso lated the Southwest has smitten impartially, and without regard to sex, age, position or means, there are professions and occupations that neoeesarily show exceptional devotion and exceptional martyrdom. We have before spoken of the heroes of the eleo-trio wires, who stood at their writing amid dangers that might almost excuse desertion in a trained soldier. We have also alluded to the physioians and nurses who gave their lives wherever the duties of their call ing demanded. Thel business of journalism does not of ten expose its followers to extreme danger.

though reoent histories of wars and explorations present many instances of heroio daring on the part of correspondents and reporters. But that Stanlev has un dergone in Africa, or Forbes in the late Ros so-Tursaan war, can rival in real bravery and heroism the behavior of the editors. reporters and printers of Memphis, daring the awful visitation of the yellow fever. The Appeal office first felt the blow. One after one its force was taken down, until CoL J.

M. Keating, the editor in charge, was editor, reporter foreman and compositor. He never gave up but once, and that was when, out of more than twenty compositors, only one was left able to stand at his ease. Fred Brennan, the city editor, was among tha early victims, and had the black vomit three times bat his courage never failed, and he finally recovered. While w.

S. Brooks, tha telegraph editor, was sick. his mother, wife and son died, and he now lives a heart-broken man. Mr. Eugene Moore, temporary commercial editor, was taken down, but he fought through.

Eight nnoeitors died, and eight lived through. 7 died from the press-room. Henry ioode was tha hero among the printers. md it is now a question whether the paper Mold have been got oat without his help. Vera out two persons out of a force of ii 1 3 a 1 a uuxty-eigafi, wno uiu not nave we lever.

These were CoL Keating and Mr. Moode. Tha Avalanche can tell a similar story. When the plague began its advance there were fifty-four men employed in its several departments, Of them bat two remain Major F. 8.

Niobols, part owner and pres ent editor, and u. w. JUud, Doox-xeeper neither of whom has been thus far assailed. Twelve have died, twenty-four are sick or convalescing, and eight are absent from the city. When the disease first manifested its presenos, GoL Keller, editor-in-chief in Chioaso.

He started home immediately, and when he reached Nashville, acting upon the advice of his colleagues, halted in that city. D. A. rower, managing editor, and W. F.

Trass, oommeroial editor, left the city, and thus the editorial force was limited to Herbert Landrum, city editor, who. jointly with 8. Nichols and R. A. Thompson, business manager, conducted the publication of the paper.

Mr. Thomp son was taken down and died, in spite of his mend JUaodrum careful nursing, 'a ben Landrum took the fever, bat left a sick bed to go on with his duties, had a relapse in oonsequenoe, and died, rour of the oom poeitors died. All of the regulars in tbe composing room of the Evening Ledger exoept Kavan-augh, Reneau and Holland, the foreman, obtained furloughs on the coming of the fever, and to these three men alone is due the paper's continued existenoe. Kavan-auugh was the first in the composing-room to "torn a rule," but after a protracted te he recovered, and is now onoe more at the ease. John H.

Torry died. S. L. Reneau and E. L.

Hollar were also taken, bat recovered, as did E. Whitmore, of tha ooun ting-room, and Allen Avery, the engineer. The Evening Herald has been forced into temporary suspension. The compositors became food for the plague, scaroely one escaping, and those employed in the business department seeking more congenial climes, the force was reduced to Editor Mo Glory and City Editor Barinds. With this diminished complement the paper nan i tinned until the 28th of August Mr.

J. W. Walker, of the Herald, died. Mr. Barinds has thus far esoaped, and now occu pies tne position or Associated Agent, made vacant by the death of R.

R. Catron, his leisure time being devoted to relieving the distress and destitution, which are today tbe most prominent factors of daily life in Memphis. This brief and imperfect record is alike honorable to the' profession of journalism and to our oommon nature. Cotton Consumption. From N.

Y. -Financial Chronicle, 19. The very large takings by spinners in the United States, as developed by oar annual ootton report, so surprised us, that wa have sinoe then continued our investigations to learn more dearly the reason or reasonii for it and have reached the following results First It seems to be quite certain from the evidence that the stocks of the raw material in manufacturers' bands were, on September 1. in excess of the same time a year ago to the amount of about thirty or forty thousand bales. Such an accumula tion by those able to carry it was most natural, in view of the unfavorable oondition of the visible supply through the summer and the constant prophecies of a positive deficiency in September which were being made by many good ludgea.

this ootton. however, was unevenly distributed, and hence buying was eon tinned more freely than would otherwise have been necessary. Still, notwithstanding this fact, we have confirmatory proof of the surplus in the actual purchases of spinners during the early weeks of this season; for, if we make proper allowance for the much larger amount afloat this year (in transit north) and temporarily out of stock, we shall find a considerable decrease in their taking! daring tha first three weeks. Seoond Wa have also gathered farther evidence or tne inorneiiiiig use of cotton by woolen mills a necessary economy to meet the hard times. This fact we remark ed upon in our crop report, and have often referred to it before, and the additional Information now received, only confirms or statements.

Jn trutfc, a Knowledge of the market leaves little evidence noooaoary. For instance, with regard to knitting mills. one oan readily sea that very little wool oould be pot into drawers selling at three dollars per dozen. Hence, it is not strange manufaotureri of this description of goods write us that "most of the knitting mills are using ootton now entirely, for the reason that the publio demand cheap goods and cannot pay for those with wool in them.1 Of oourse there are finer articles of this description made of part wool, and some scarlet goods are all wool; but they are high priced. and at present does not take but few to grot tne market much the same conditions prevail with regard to all cloths usually classed as woolens.

Bales have run inoreas- inghr year by year on the low priced makes, and consequently mora and mare ootton is botn carded and twisted in with the wool, until now about all the lower classes of woolen goods are doctored in that way. significant circumstance in tbe same connection is that all the cotton warp mills have been doing a thriving business the past year. These are the facts, and being such the wonder ceases at the additional takings of oar spinners tor the twelve months ending with tne 1st of September. The Radicals. It is now definitely ascertained that the Radical inpygSfistriot are actively at work devising wfyland means to defeat CoL Lewis for Congress.

They doubtless have received money from Washington for that purpose. The old snake is not quite dead yet, in west Alanama, and tne ureenbaoK-ers are aiding to sua him into active life again. The negroes oan be easily rallied by the oommon enemy, and our only danger hes in apathy and overoonfidenoe. We do not fear the result, because we believe that every Democrat worthy of the name, will rallv around the noils on the 5th of Novem ber. We must not only have a victory, but a great victory.

ixuealoota limes. It ii not possible that a man of the proverbial sagacity of Tilden oould be ignorant of what was going on around him, or that transactions of this kind oould take place without his knowledge and approbation. Press. Is Mr. Hayes not a man of "proverbial sagacity ox is he also to be held responsi.

ble for the flagrant frauds perpetrated in Tff'lfl'v and Florida to give him the office to whioh Mr. Tilden was elected The rule bud down by the Press by which to judge Mr. Tilden should be a sound role by which to judge Mr. Hayes; and if so, Mr. Hayes must be dissert as either a simpleton or a participant in the frauds committed by Anderson, Wells A Co, Which is it 1 -PhOt Timet, Penitentiary, makes the following excellent showing for the fiscal year, ending Septem ber 80th.

last: Gross eamlnsa for 1878 $44,553 91 Net earnings 99 This is an increase over last year, as the following figures show: Net earnings, 1876, '77 $31,400 28 1877, 78 35,649 92 Showing an increase 4,249 64 A few years ago the management of the Penitentiary cost the State $25,000 to $30, 000, annually, whereas under Warden Bass' management, so far from there being loss, it yields a revenue to the State. Stick to Tour Colors. There is no Democrat in this or any other Congressional district in Alabama, who can give a reasonable excuse for voting against the Democratic nominee. When the so-called Greenback conference was held at Birmingham, the main mover in its proceedings was A. H.

Bbittan, of the Hunts- vflle Advocate, well known throughout North Alabama for his persistent opposition to the Democracy. In the Mobile dis trict, Philip Joseph, a colored politician, seemed to take (nil control and to run the machine which ground out a man named Batjlbt, to oppose Col. Hebndon. In this district, the key-note has been sounded by Stbobaoh, Mates A and the rallying cry is vote for "Abmbtboho anything and anybody to beat a Democrat" At the rally of the Radicals here last Thursday, it looked as if they were going to have one of their old time meetings, with Marshal Tubs xb, Stbobaob and negro orators abasing the Democrats and calling on the "Publican party" to vote for the Green back candidate. They were honest in one respect at least They did not hesitate to say that through the divisions they thought would be created by the Greenbackers, that the Republican party would be benefitted.

Mr. Abkszboxo was commended to their support as being a club with which to inflict blows upon the Democratic organization and as an aid to future Radical as- oendanoy. The people of this State have had enough of the Radical party and its allies. They have suffered too much in the past from its evil course and corrupt government to do anything that would redound to its advance ment Full well do they known that the bolters and Greenbackers, who are running for Congress, are being used by the Radi cals as the rallying points for 1880. They want to keep their organization compact and hope to do so by giving a solid vote for Abmbtboko in this District, and Lows and others In the remaining Districts.

But the unconquerable Democracy will be true to their colors. They are not going off on false and side issues to the support of men who are endorsed in publio meetings and in published letters by the Radical magnates. They will in this District rally to Hbbbsbt and in the other Districts vote for the nominees. Tbe Duty of Democrats. A few days ago we pointed out the neoes slty of thorough organization in order that wa may win every District in the approach ing Congressional elections.

Continuing the subject to-day we reprint from the Bal timore Gatette an eloquent statement of some of the reasons why now, more than aver. Democrats should stand by their party. For seventeen years, says the Gazette, the Democratic party has been seeking to re gain the control of national affairs. During the weary years of the war the struggle of the party was one of mere existence. After the war period, oppressed by arbitrary measures and denied even the privileges of a minority, came the sad decade of carpet- hagism in the South and persecution in the North.

With a heroism and devotion equalled only by the patriotio tenacity with which the Montenegrins have cJung for five hundred years to the doctrine that Justice can never rest until the lands from which they have been driven are returned, the grand old organization which administered the Government for more than sixty years has maintained its struggle for supremacy. From a condition of helplessness in 1865 it had risen to a grand majority in 1876. dent, but through the treachery, knavery and criminality of the Republican party it was denied the fruits of its hard earned vio tory. Swindled and defrauded and disheartened, the party set to work at once to recover lost ground. Unlike the Old Guard in one respect, the Democratic party neither dies nor surrenders.

Its existenoe is neces sary to the existence of the Government When the fiat went forth in 1877 that the representative of the Democratic parry who had been elected President would not be permitted to take his seat, every honest Democrat in the land felt that his political duty would never be fulfilled until the party which inflicted the wrong had been hurled from power. In every State the lines are being drawn for the straggle which must take place in 1880. The preliminary battle will be fought this year. In March next the Senate of the United States passes un der Democratic oontrot. A Democratic House should be there to support With the law making power in Democratic hands the battle of 1880 will be mora than half won.

Exigencies may arise which will throw the election of the next President into the House. The Democratic nominees for Congress hajce been entered in each district The preferences of all men have not been grati fied in the election of candidates. Personal interests, private ambitions and individual claims have perhaps been overlooked, but fat no instanoa has any unworthy man been placed before the people. Appealing to a Bpir- it of independence and indifferenoe to par. ty ties which is supposed to be abroad in the land, the Republicans of this State by Greenback and Independent candidates, seek to divide our Congressional delegation.

In dependent candidates are brought to the front, all sorts of isms are combined and all sorts of Insidious devices are resorted to in the hope that Democrats will be blinded to the great issues at stake. We say to our Democratic friends in all earnestness that this is not the time for a display of "individualism." The welfare of the oountry and the national suooess of the Democratic party are dependent on the result of the forthcoming Congressional elections. As we have already said, it is the duty of Dem ocrats to sink all individual and personal feelings and stand by the regular Democratic nominees. Wherever we look we find the Republican party settling its differences and looking shields for the fight The bogus Hates administration is exerting its powers in behalf of a Republican victory. The enemies of the administration have pooled their issues.

In New York Conkukg shakes hands with his enemies and prepares to wage war against the Demooratio organiza tion. These lessons should not be lost upon the Democratic masses. The marching order has been given and with unity and fixedness of purpose a solid Democratic delegation will be ready to report for duty in Washington in March next Demagogues and false prophets should be sent to the rear. There are wrongs to be righted and justioe to be meted out in this laud, and the day of politioal salvation will only oome when the banners of Democracy are firmly planted on the dome of the Capitol and the Grecian portico of the White House. If you want to play tail to the Mayer, Stbobaob A Co.

kite, vote for Abmstrono. The Congressional election will take place on Tuesday the 5th day of November. Let every reader of the Advxbtibxb devote a part of the time between now and then to active work for the Demooratio candidate in his district. We expect to carry every district, but our candidates are worthy of a fall vote and they ought to have It A Tote for Ajutsraoro ia a vote of oonfi-denoe in Stbobach's and Matkb's political judgment and sagacity. A vote for Abjcbtbobq is a iota for Stbo bach's rallying cry of "anything and any body to beat a Democrat." The Strobaokara an wonderful Green-backers of lata.

At any rata they profess to be all supporting the Greenback candidate for Congreai in this District. The Stbobaob: and Mann man have taken little antra from his original friends They have put him up as their standard bear er and in published letters and grand rallies (so called 7" are commending him to the rap. portjof "time Republicans." The American Exchange, the leading financial paper of New York city, claims that the sixty millions of gold which John Shbsjcav says he has on deposit with the banks, and which is represented as a part of the coin balance, ia purely a notion of book keeping. It proves the charge too, by an analysis of the bank statements. How do our Greenback friends like the declaration of one of the Radical orators last Thursday night, that in 1880 the Radicals and Greenback ers win ran eo-alition tickets and divide the spoils.

Ta this complexion must it come at last. Vote against Am arsons and put the seal of your condemnation upon all alliances with Matbb, Btbc- BACH CO. Evidence is at hand in Washington to as tablish the fact that the recent politioal dis turbance in Bumter county, South Carolina, was brought about by the emissaries of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee. The whole affair was a put-up job in pursuance of a general plan to revive the bloody shirt programme. The country understands this and will not be thrown oil its balance by horrid stories of Southern out rages.

"The Greenbaokers will go with us and in 1880. wa can divide the spoils." So spoke one of the negro orators at the Ask- stbosq Republican ratification meeting, last Thursday. He didn't say "wa Republi cans will go with the becauae the weaker goes to the stronger and there fore he claimed that "the Greenbackers would go with the Radicals." If any deluded Democrat ever had any intention of Toting for Abmbtboho, ha ought to abandon it now and vote for GoL Hbbbsbt. Farmers and laboring men are not apt to vote against their bast interests, by putting into Congress a man, who, like Auotkwo, makes the following one of the chief planks of his platform. "When the prioe of labor is DUE sod ANY LABORER, who is not so paid, "SHALL BE ENABLED to enter ANY "COURT of COMPETENT and UPON THAT STATEMENT, "properly verified, WITHOUT ANY "FURTHER FORMALITY, cause the of a RECEIVER TO TAKE "CHARGE OF ANY PROPERTY of the "EMPLOYER, exoept his residence, and "APPLY ENOUGH of the SAME to the "payment of ANY LABOR UNPAID, using the ESTATE or ANY thereof for ANY OTHER AN INDEFEASIBLE LABOR "LIEN." Gen.

8. M. Bablow, a prominent New York Republican, la quoted by the New York Tribune as declaring that ha does not see anything in the cipher dispatches to change the views he has always entertained and expressed in respect to the election in Florida. He has no doubt that Mr. Tnxra "was honestly and fairly elected in Florida, and was swindled out of his election by the returning Gen.

Babxow has no doubt also that the returning board would have given Mr. Txldx the electoral vote if his friends had seen fit to pay for it With respect to the dispatches he thinks that no one who knows Gov. Ttzdsk or Mr. Mab- bis win doubt that they knew nothing of the despatches, and he believe that their denials will be aooepted aa truth without reservation or evasion. Notwithstanding the reoent decision of Judge Fbxkdkaji of the Superior Court of New York, affirming the entire legality of the naturalisation papers which were charged with illegality by Little Johhkt Davhthobt, the Federal Supervisor of Elections, that diminutive Republican partisan has ordered his horde of deputies to disregard the de-eJiion of the court, and to refuse to register the voters who have these papers.

Then deputies have accordingly commenced tak ing away the papers, and the Democrats will secure a mandamut compelling the registration of the rightful owners. Judge Fbxxdkah, in his decision, showed that the alleged irregularity charged by Davxkpobt was a mere technicality, which by no means affected the validity of the naturalization of the parties affected about forty thousand in number. If the Greenbaokers, who profess to be Democrats, would stop to think, they would soon find that their support of Abmbtbonq for Congress is utterly useless. He could do nothing by himself, if he should be elected, whereas the great Democracy of this oountry is for almost every element of currency reform advocated by the Green backers. The Democrats remonetixed sil ver.

They time and again passed acta repealing the resumption law. They have voted overwhelmingly in favor of making greenbacks receivable for all dues to the government They are for paying the bonds exactly according to the original letter of the contract They are opposed to farther contraction of the currency, and favor substitution of the National bank notes with greenback currency. Aa to the wild schemes of intnrnal improvements and indefeasible labor hens, and such other leg islation aa that they stand opposed, and it ia for the good of the oountry that they do. But for all rational measures of relief the Democrats are thoroughly united, and no Greenbaoker has any rwasorisrils excuse for voting against any Democratic nominee. If they do, time will show that soma other oojeot is cloaked by their present action.

Abmbtboxo's labor plank deprives a poor fellow who may have a labor claim brought against him of any right of trial by jury whatever. Is he the sort of man to send to Congress to vote and aid in making laws. Here is his platform: "When the price of labor is DUE ANY LABORER, who is not so paid, "SHALL BE ENABLED to enter ANY "COURT of -COMPETENT JURISDIC TION and UPON THAT STATEMENT, "properly verified, WITHOUT ANY "FURTHER FORMALITY, cause the of a RECEIVER TO TAKE "CHARGE OF ANY PROPERTY of the "EMPLOYER, exoept his residenoe, and "APPLY ENOUGH of the SAME to the "payment of ANY LABOR UNPAID, be. "fore using the ESTATE or ANY thereof for ANY OTHER AN INDEFEASIBLE LABOR "HEN." A great deal of nonsense is uttered in some newspapers, about Hatbb' inclination to change his Southern policy. Mr.

Ha oannot change that policy by putting troops at work in the South. Ha oan do that only when Democratic Governors and Democratic Legislatures ask him to do so. A Democratic Congress has forbidden the use of troops to aid the Radicals and their allies in oarrying elections. It is understood that GrxxsTTB, the Supervisor man, is busy fixing up Super-isors for ttis and other Con gressional districts, but this is the extent to which Federal Interference can go in our elections. After another Congress meets there will be no U.

S. Marshals and Super, visors tampering with matters that belong entirely to the States. Abmstboxo, if e'ected, might, out of gratitude to Mates, 8TBOBACH fc vote against repealing the obnoxious laws which tolerate the interference of Federal officials with our State matters, but Col. Hxbszbt will vote to wipe hem off the statute book in short order. and the Hon.

John A. Padgett, of Rutledge, was next introdaoed. His remarks were principally confined to the Pollard convention, but he also gave the Greenbaokers a stroke or two. He entertained the audience for about half an hour, and sustained our frequent declaration of him the rising star of Alabama. As he is a young man, of oourse he is a great favorite with the ladies especially the young ladies.

Next came Colonel Gilchrist who ought long ago to have been styled the war Horse of Alabama." Julius U. Al-ferd onoe bore the appellation (they say) in this State, and surely at his death the man tle oouid nave fallen upon no more worthy shoulders than those of CoL Gilchrist He spoke of the Pollard Convention, and how near he came to getting the nomination then, he set forth the politioal issues of the day in a speech of groat logical force and eloquenoe, that sparkled with humor and wit, he flayed BaltzelL and drew a striking figure of him and the mi sift dog Boss. He spoke of himself. in short he spoke of almost everything. CoL Gilchrist is the only candidate before the convention for Congress, canvassing through these parts and already I hear tbe murmurs of the people" that he is tne coming man.

After ne nnished bis speeon, the vast concourse repaired to a long table that could hardly bear up the great quanti ties of barbecued meats of all descriptions with a full supply of choioe bread fresh from the bakers of Montgomery, and all the remainder of the evening was spent in a least of reason and now of soul." CoL Herbert has a strong hold upon the affections of this people and he may count upon our rail strengtn at tne oonung election. We think here that he is the man for the U. S. Senate. We caa't do better in the State.

CoL Eirkpatrick. Demooratio member elect to the Legislature from this oountv. present, and last as he has done ever sinoe the war, working energetically and powerfully for the suooess of Democracy. Spencer Grows Sanguinary. Be Predicts the Oustlns of Hayes.

and Tew Years or Civil HFsur. Deadwood Correspondence Chicago TrlbuM. Senator Spenoer. of Alabama, Is oommg to live in Dakota, tie nas already mining interests, and soon will have a large tract of wheat land, it is suspected tnsl ne politioal designs on us. He passed here the other day, with tne Ho Piatt, of New York.

They hajs-'mutual quartz interest about Deadwo'in an in terview on political mattr let himself out as follows. His onaraotarization of Judge Bennett will bring down more than one brick. This is not Alabama "What do you think, Senator, of Judge Bennett, the Republican candidate for Congress?" "He is corrupt, dishonest, a Pharises, and a fraud." "Then yon can't support him "No, sir, I oould not" "What's the use in electing a Republican, anyhow "There is no earthly use in electing a Republican. The next Congress, House and Senate both, will be two-thirds Demooratio, and a Republican delegate could have no weight or influenoe in shaping the legislation that Dakota might need or want" "What do you suppose will be the upshot of such a Demooratio triumph as you predict "I believe in December, 1879, the Democrats of the Senate will elect a Demooratio President pro tern. Then the House and Senate, jointly, will declare that Hayes was never elected President, and refuse to re-oognize him.

Then the President of the Senate pro tern, will be sworn in as President, and Congress will act with him, ignoring Hayes and Wheeler. They will justify their course by citing the Evarts letter of instructions to the visiting statesmen of Iionisiana. Next will follow confusion eon-founded, and a war that will last ten years. The mistake that the present Senate made was in confirming the present Cabinet It should have insisted on surrounding the President by Republicans of national reputation, and thereby have avoided the evil ooansels that have prevailed." Another Fair Oround From. Heard CUMBUBT.AND, Oct 25.

The President in his speech, alluded to our ability to undersell European countries in many things they have hitherto furnished us, as among indications of oar national prosperity, and concluded by saying The gold credit of the United States is valuable to every man in the United States engaged in any industry, because enterprises that give employment to laborers oan go forward only by capital, and capital oan be lent out only on good credit What wa want is good dollars and inducement to put them into business. If I know myself at all, my view is, that as more human beings are engaged in labor with their hands, than in any other way, they are chiefly to be considered in governmental affairs. Applause. That is my opinion. All the time travelling, our safety depends on the honesty and fidelity with whioh the oommon laborers perform their parts on the railroad.

If there be des fective machinery or oarelesssness, our lives are endangered. So, our National safety depends upon honest labor; therefore, the best tiling to do, is to keep our credit good, our eurrency sound and stable. Secretary Sherman said in the course of his speech We have imported goods from foreign countries during the last twelve months to the value of $430,865,017 sold foreign oountries during tha same period, goods to tbe value of leaving a much larger balance in our favor than has ever ooourred before in our history, and this balanoe is represented either by debts paid by ua, or money paid to us, mostly by debts paid by us. Among tha bright signs rn tne national tuture, ne mentioned tne following Our exportation of manufact ures of ootton increased from fJ2.947.526. dnring the fiscal year ending June 80th, during IBa.

or iron and manufactured iron, including steel, rose from $10,000,000 in 1873, to $12,000,000 in 1878. Exports of leather and manufactures of leather increased from $5,805,000 in 1878. to $8,077,000 in 1878. and over. Exports of copper and brass and manufactures thereof, rose from $763,000 during 1873, to $3,072,000 during 1878.

Speaking upon the eurrency question, the Secretary said I do not say that coin money should be the only money for I believe that paper money equal to ooin, ia for current purposes more convenient than coin money, but only test its equality to eoin ia that it is redeemable in ooin, on demand of the holder. I have no wish to enter upon the controverted politioal question whether the best mode has been adopted to bring this about, for upon this point we might honestly differ, but upon one point think we oan all agree, that, having gold and sil ver and paper money so near to each other. we will not allow the gap to widen again. but that all money shall be of equal purchasing power, so that rich and poor, bondholder and notehold, land owner and laborer, may have as he chooses, either form of money for nis labor and productions. 1 am frequently asked whether we oan maintain the equality of this money after resumption.

I say. without hesitation, that we can do so. but we must not force the issue of either form of money when its convenience and popular demand for it, and separate uses for which it is designed will not keep it at par with other. The Logic of Events 1880. mm the Indiarapons SennneLl We are quite willing to admit that the election in Indiana on Tuesday last is destined to have a direct bearing upon the Presidential oontest of 1880.

we are neither disposed to overestimate nor under estimate its ngnlncanoe. Men who are watching the drift of events will attach to the Democratic victory in Indiana an importance reaching beyond State politics. It means more than the triumph of the Demo cratic party in Indiana, in naming a ea didate for President it gives commanding empnasis to tne voioe ox Indiana, a western State, a Central State and a Demooartie State its influence in the oounoUs of the party will not be ignored on the oontrary it wm prove more pounnai tnan ac any previous period in the history of the State. The Democratic triumph in Tnlin fa decisive in its effects. It will be studied with profound earnestness.

Its logio is bold and convincing. It oan not be dwarfed or overthrown. It oomea to the front It demands audienoe. The oountry will listen and respond. Any attempt to oonoeal the process oi reasoning now going forward is supreme folly.

As well hope to roach the destined haven by ignoring oompaas. The conclusion is inevitable Indiana names the next President The Democracy of the oountry stands ready to seoond tbe nomina tion. The tune is auspicious 1880, in its demands upon the patriotism of the oountry it already dawning. Men devoted to the imperishable principles of the Demooratio party are ooming together, and even now demand a leader under whose banner they may rally in tbe fight for right There is no mistaking the logia of events. Thomas A.

Hendricks ia the bentral figure, and is hailed as the man for the oocasion. Indiana names him for President in 1880; tha events demand bim patriotisro comasnd i I I 1 don't believe we would have heard the sound at all. But we both noticed at onoe, and, as I looked oat of the office into the large room beyond, I saw a man standing just inside the outer door, with his head inclined toward us, as if he was trying to overhear our conversation. He saw me about the time I first notioed him. I knew it from the little start of surprise he gave aa his eyes met mine.

ne was all over his awkwardness ma min ute, for he threw his face down to an ex pression of the utmost unconcern, and came boldly forward to the windows of the office through which the agent always transacted any business he might have with persons without He was a very fair appearing man. an. parently about forty, though he might have been a little older. He waa drnswml in black, and, wearing a high hat, he might nave pasBea very well lor one Of tne clotn if his nose hadn't been just a trifle luminous. The other peculiarity I notioed about the man was that he had a queer sort of a red looking eye.

It appeared fixed and staring. and as he came nearer I concluded it was glass. It was so strange and unnatural in its expression that I thought I should know it if I should see it peering at me over the wan or unina. Is there a small package here for Isaac u. van sooter ne asaed, in a business-like way, in answer to the inquiring glance of the agent The agent referred to one of the big registers on tne aesa, and answered in tne negative.

"tiueer," said the man with the red eye. "It ought to have oome yesterday. Have you read the Evening Chronicle And after this abrupt interrogation, the stranger stood quite motionless, eyeing tne agent intently for as moon aa a minute. we botn answerd "Ho." The man took a paper out of his pocket and spreading it open before ua nut one of nis sienoer forefingers upon the following paragTapn "Fatal Aocrcnrr. This afternoon as two men, named respectively Henry Tan Sooter and H.

Griggs, were at work, chopping timber in the pineries near Scran- wn, a tree reu upon tnem. Killing Van Sooter instantly, and inflicting ininriea no on the person of Griggs from which he died in lees than an hoar. are residents of and it ia understood that their will be taken to that place fox buriaL" Henry Tan Sooter was mv oulv brother my twin brother who resembles me very much, and Charley Griggs waa my sister's husband. It's a sad blow I a sad blow! I don't know how my poor sister will bear it. it snout this sad affair I came here chiefly.

I want to send tha two bodies tnrougn to by express Thursday. by the 11:40 train. What what will be tbe charges?" "The charges win be $25," answered tbe agent The stranger only bowed solemnly in re cognition or tne reply. Then he was silent for a minute or two. daring which time he appeared to be struggling with his grief.

The bodies will be here Thursday morn ing, ne said. i nope yon will make all arrangements to prevent any delay. I guess my package will not come this week." The agent assured him that there would be no delay, and that he might depend i I ai .1 ua uavuig uie udum tuxvugu to with the greatest expedition. The man bowed again politely, then he said "Is the telegraph offioa near? I must break the sorrowful news to my poor sister, I suppose, though it's anything but a pleasant duty." -I told him ho to reach the place he sought and, with a polite "thank you," the man with the red eye walked out of the office, and in a couple of minutes tha sound of his footsteps died sway in the distance. "A queer sort of a chap," said "A little odd." replied the agent "I wonder if he heard us talking about tne specie ne queried.

"Yes," said "but Tm sure he was list ening to oar talk when I first saw him." "Are you eertain of Mr" the agent a iked, eagerly. "Well no," I replied: "not altogether certain beyond all mistake, but it looked mightily like it can tell you." "Suppose you go to the telegraph offloe ano see wnat xina or a message ne sends, jrnnstwi tne agent. No sooner said than done. I hastened around to the telegraph offloe, and aa I went in the man came out He did not seem to recognise me atlaasthe didn't look at me and I thought it prudent not to notice him. "Did that preacher-looking fellow send a message to 7" 1 asked or the operator, when I had gone in and closed tha ooor aner ma.

'-Yes. Why do you ask?" "Oh, only out of curiosity" I replied. "Was it anything of importance? Tha man said that his brother and brother-in- law were both kiled this afternoon." The operator took tha eopyof tha mes sage from the file on the table and laid it before me. It was addressed to Mrs. C.

BL Griggs, and signed Isaac O. Tan Sooter. It read: "Henry and Charles are both dead. They wfll be sent home Thursday." Everything seemed consistent, and any doubts I had entertained of tha good inten tions or tne stranger were speedily dissolved. I didn't go back to the office, but turned my steps toward my boarding-place, thinking, as I walked along, that Thursday would be aa uncommon day witn me, with two corpses and $80,000 in specie in my ear.

The money was safely deposited in the car an hour before the time for the train to leave, Thursday morning. It was securely locked in two strong, iron-bound chests. and when they were stowed away in the large safe, ana tne Heavy doors made fast, I thought everything 'well fixed. A few minutes before wa pulled out, two wagons paased by tha oar, one of them containing two coffins and tha other six men, who were evidently acting as pan bearers. looked around tor the bereaved brother with the peculiar eye, but ha was nowhere to be seen.

1 thought it litue strange that he should be absent at such a time, and I forgot all about it in a moment. -The coffins were placed in one end of the oar, and, after it bad been arranged that one of tha men should oome into the ear and take a look at the bodies when ws ar rived at he shook hands with the outers and entered one of tne ooacnea. Aa the doors closed on him the bells rang and we went steaming away. I was pretty busy for an hour or more. and wa had passed three or four stations before I had time to east more than a casual glanoe toward the quiet passengers at the end of the ear.

Bat after a tittle, when I had mora leisure, aa uncontrollable desire took possession of me to look at tha faces of the two dead A) ML. It wasn't mere mor bid curiosity, and I can't describe it any better than to say it was a sort of vague desire which I oould not quiet without satisfying it I notioed that tha lids were not fastened down. My next discovery was that the auieeW were gone. This struck me strange, for I was sore I had notioed them when the oomos were lifted into the ear. remembered that I had given the attendants permission to arrange the caskets to their own satisfaction, and they had been a long time doing it If they had removed the screws unobserved at that time, what pos sible object could they have had in doing so witn ima question in my mind, I raised the upper portion of the lid of the coffin nearest me, and took a look at the face of the occupant He was a young man, with a full face and square features.

His cheeks were not sunken, and be had a decidedly fresh appearance for a young man who had been dead nearly two days, I thought Replacing the lid, I passed away to the other eoffin. Here a new and startling surprise met me. The man in the coffin waa the man whom I lad seen in the express offioel That red eye was staring straight at me, and I was not mistaken! For a moment my consternation was too great for words. I oould not have uttered wsoond, had my life depended on it This man who waa alive after the accident whioh the paper said caused the death of Van Sooter and Griggs, and who had made arrangements for tbe transportation of their remains, and sow here in this oof. fin, to all appearanoee dead 1 Then I remembered that the bereaved stranger said that his dead brother resembled him very closely.

Bat two brothers are not apt to have red eyes! Such a coincidence as this was beyond the pale of reasonable probability. While I gazed at the oorpse, the other eye opened a little, and I waa sure it was looking at me I was oonvinoed that there was fraud here, bat to show what I had discovered it might eost me my life. So I very quickly replaced the lid of the eoffin and took a moment's time to think the matter over. I remembered the conversation with the express agent, whioh we feared had been overheard by the clerioal looking stranger, and oould only oome to the eonohisioa that tha whole thing was a deliberate plan to murder ma and gain possession of the in my charge. Thara was no denying that tha nsa with tbe red eye was aLtve, caey of flavor.

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