lining fgUghiin. t FCBLISHKO EVERY FIUOAY." JT J1LL- VAN CLEVE, THE REGISTER. BUILDING, Vomer Fmy and First Street. TKRMS-IS ADVANCE. vJiie com-, one vnar. One mnv. i" "' j 25! 1 o cl nbs if twenty, eac'n'ct.p v '. '. V.'.l ' ti 00 2io-!n'op'es- --! - Ten cctits. i,.. . ........ ' " ui'iii i-uuiiiv Hlli lie fi. ? ostra n 7o for the year-n L1?'" t,w "mount of isti-e per an mi in ,,rc required to iy on eneU im;x;r Itutilad Ijv us. AjjPiits far (lie Register. The following nnmcl irrntU-mcn are author Ized .to reciTo ml nveipr for snlcrinti.-n to th i:kistku tn tho Iwulitie mentioned : Messrs. Kirk Hume Brownsville. J-uertG!sis Crn-forr1v-ille. AA . i Smith Iluisey. it. P.'Tnwnkin HaVi-ishiirK! t. IT. Clmishmii., i..Le'imon. A. WTicelor A i n Kliedd Mi-jsrs. Smith & Uraxiield.. Junction Citv. I. B. Irvin Sclb Thus. II. IJevnoUls ,I....Siilem PRIDAY. ...SEPTEKBKR S. 1S7G. FIGURES SHOWING POSITIVELY WHICH IS THE REFORM PARTY; READ AXD JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. j Some time since, Senator Davis, of West Virginia, offered a resolution in the Senate calling tor a list of default ers to the GoA-emmcnt from 1SC0 to , 1876, with,the amount ..or defalcation. The purpose ot the resokitton was to . furnish campaign thunder for the Dem ocrats. Some one moved to amend by calling ft r a Hst of all the defalcations since 1S3G to the present time, and the amendment prevailed. After severe . and lot g continued labor, tho avoi k was accomplished ; but, strange to say, the facts thus unearthed didn't seem to be exactly suited to make Democratic cam paign capital out of, and our Demo cratic brothers have failed to use them Jn fact the list is rather favoralAe to the Republican cause, and Democratic jiapeis and seakers will have none of it. For the edification and instruction of all Ave give beloAv a summary of the defajjcations, thefts, frauds, etc., com mitted by officials under the different Administrations during the past forty years, and leave our readers to judge which parly has the best record for lioncjsty, the Republican or Democratic. The tables are made of two parts first the "net loss" which covers the action of officers and agents; second the "gross loss" which embraces the double hand ling of money, the negotiations and records ot loans, etc Tho table below is made up on this plan : Xer lo3 Gross loss A(lnimi?trmion. pcr$l.U0O per :i,(KXl .jauKou ;iast term).. j $10 55 VanBuren (Florida wart 2ii 21 15 Jlamsoii anu Tyler 14 -19 . 30 37 J'olk ID 35. . . . . 8 :u Tnylur and .Fillmore X J$ 7 64 Pierce (Mex. Avar.. (J 94 5 80 linehiiiian 8 77 (5 93 J.liicolii (KelH'ilion). 2 07 1 41 Lincoln and Johnson.. . 1 SH. 4- iraut '.first term) 1 59 40 tiraut (second term) 1 01 - These figures are theip oavii best com ment. They surprise thot-e who have been listening to all the stock denuncia tions of the Administration. Tho net proportional loss of the "good Id times" when the Democratic party was in Kwcr was from eight to twentj times as much as during Grant's administra tion. The net loss of the last Dem ocratic administration, inaugurated 20 years ago, was 8 77. The next ad ministration was Republican and the loss was reduced to 2 07 a clear re daction ot G 70 on cv?ry thousand The loss in Grant's first term was 61 59 less than that of Lincoln's or John son's. The loss during the second term was $1 01, the lowest on record. The "gross loss" has fallen off equally with the "net loss," it being daring Grant's second term only twenty-six cents on the thousand, which is only about oue- etghtteth ot the total in Van Bureu's time, and about oue-thiuieth of that in Buchanan's. Figures more eloquent than these are not often produced. Now let ourDemocratio ink-slingers put their teeth against this tile. EJTGEAXI. AXU THE SIOUA'. Recently,in the British Parliamcnt,Sir 13d ward Watkins-"wished to inquire of the Government whether or no it hail , tendered, its good offices in regard to the difficulty betAveen the American na tion and the Sioux Indians.?' IVJr. lwther, Under Secretary of States re 4ied that it had not. Sir Edward said lie believed . that many of the Sioux were- British subjects, bora on British mU, and entitled to the Government dotectioii,- Mr, Lowther said that he thought not ; he certainly- hoped not. He did not believe that Sttting Bull or t:razy Horse or any others of the eu jioneously named scoutidrels or' their allies or foTlowers were British people or entitled to British protection. The Government, he said, had no idea, ot either entering into 3 war with the United States or of paying another tre mendous indemnity claim for damage t Americans or American projterty, either to British subjects or foreigners malting British soil their place of ren dezvous, therefore the Government had issued stringent orders that the British Indians should not bs allowed to leave British soil iur American Indian be a! lowed to rendezvous on it, and had sent and were sending troops enough to en force the orier. Sir Edward Watktns THE MASSACRE AT 1IAVRURGII, SOUTH CAROLIXA. Tl.etoilcAving.Etaiemct.it of facts re garding tho massacre at Hamburgh, South Carolina, wero made by Hon. Robert Smalls, M. C, from South Car olina, in the House of Representatives, July 15, 1S7G: "The origin of the difficulty, as T learn from the best and most reliable authority, i. as fo lows : On the Fourth of July the colored people of the town were engaged in celebrating the dav, and part ol the celebration contested in the parade of the colored militia com- panv. After marching "ihr.mgh the priiicif-al streets ot the Unvn, the cc m- panv came to a halt iicross ore ut the roads leading out ot the town. While resting there two Avhite men drove 11., in a buggv, and with curses ordered the company to break ranks and lot " them pass through. The captain of the com- pany replied that there Avas plenty of room on either tide of the company, and they could pass that way. -.The Avhite men continued cursing and re fused to turn out. So the captain of the militia, to avoid difficulty, ordered his men to break ranks and lKirmit the buggy to pass through. '1 he order Ava.- obeyed, and the white men Avont on their way tittering threats. The next day a colored trial iusii:e is sued process against the officers of the eouipany, based on the complain of the 'two Avfiite men, citing the officers to ap pear and answer to a charge of" obstruct ing the public highway. They obeved tho writs, ami after a slight examina tion the justice adjourned the trial un til taturday, the Sth inst. On that day, at an early hour, the town com menced to till up with white men armed to the teeth with lepca'iug rifles and revolvers. The colored people had r.o idea of the bloody tragedy which Avas soon to take place, and consequently made no pr?parations to resist an attack, and were almost defenseless. ' Late in the afternoon Gen. M. C. Butler, one of the most malignant of the un-reconstrucUd rebels, rode into town accompanied by 3 tcore of well armed Avhite men, and staled to the leading colored men-that he came for the purpose of prosecuting the case on the pan pt the two Avhite men, and he demanded that fhe -militia company should give up their arms and aiso sur render their officers. This demand the militia Avas ready to comply with for tho purpose of avoiding a difficulty it General Butler would guarantee them entire tafety from molestation by the crowd of-while desperadoes. This But ler refused to do, and persisted in his demand for the surrender of the guns and the officers, and threatened iliat it the surrender Avas not immediate y made he would take the guns and officers by ioice 01 anus, i nis in real aroused tiie militia company to a realizing sense of their impending danger, and they at once repaired to a large brick building some two hundred yards rrom the river, used by them for asi armory, and there took retttge. They numbered about 40 men, and had a very small quantity ol ammunition. During thistime,whilethe militia Averc taking the refuge in the armory, the Avhite desperadoes were coming into the town in large numbers, not only from the adjacent county of Edgefield, but also from the city of Au gusta, Georgia, until they numbered over fifteen hundred Avell-aimed and ruffian y men who were under the im mediate command and direction of the ex-rebel chief M. C. Butler. After the entire force had arrived, the building where the militia company had taken refuge aves entirely surrounded and a brisk fire opened upon it. This fire Avas kept up for some two hours, when finding that the militia could not be dislodged by -mall arms, a messenger was sent to Augusta for artillery. Dur ing all this time not a single shot had been fired by the militiamen. The- ar-t;i!.-.. ..,,1 j mvijr .4iiicn aim wns posteu on me bank of the river and opened lire on tue ouimmg with grape and canister. ! 'n . i . j. nu ujiiiuit now rcanzeu inat U was necessary 10 evacuate tl;e armory at once. 1 hey proceeded to do so, getting -tint ot a back AviudoAA' into a cornfield. They were soon discovered bv the ruf- lians, and a rush Avas made for them. i-ortunately, by hiding and hard fiiiht- mg, a portion of the command escaoed. but tAventy-one Avere captured by the Dusiiwiiackcrs and taken immediately to a place near the railroad station. Here a quasi-drumhead court-martial Avas organized by the blood hunters, and the last scene of the horrible drama began. It must now be remembered that not one of the twenty-one colored men naa a pistol or gun about them. The moment they were captured their arms were taken from them, and they were absolutely defenseless. The or derly sergeant of the militia com -any was ordered toca:l the roil,and the first name called out to be shot in cold blood was Allan T. Altaway, the first lieu tenant of the company, and holding the position or county commissioner of Aiken county, in which county Ham burgh is situated. He pleaded for his life as only one in his position could plead, but his pleadings were met with curses ana blows, and he was taken from the sight of his comrades and a nle of twelve men fired uj-ou him. He was penetrated by four bal s. one enter ing his brain, and the other three in the lower portion of his body. He was in stantly killed and after he was deal the brutes in human shape struck him over the head with their guns and slabbed him in the face with their bayonets. Three other nieo were treated in the same brutal maimer. The fifth man when taken out made a dash for his life and luckily escaped with only a blight wcund in his leg. In another portion of "the town the chief of police, a'-colored roan named James Cook, was taken from his louse and while begging for his life was bru tany murdered. JSot satisfied with this, the inhuman fiends beat him over the i iieaa with their mu6kets and cut out his tongr je. Another colored man, one of the marshals of the town, surrendered- and Avas immediately shot through the body and mortally wounded. He lias since died. So tar as I am able to learn only one white man was killed. It will thus be seen that six colored men were bru tally murdered and one wounded, Avhile on the t-ide of the Avhites only one man AA-as killed. After this holocaust of blood Avas over the desperadoes iu larcru bod ies filtered the houses of the most prominent colored men of the towu and completely gutted them. They stole all they possibly could, and what -. they could not steal they destroyed. Furni ture was smashed, books turn to pieces, piciuies cu'. irom tiieir trames . and " - , M. 1 t ill -. T - 13 um s . .u,u aertruyed was Keii up to tne ciemon ot destruction, "Cl sce"es e3'cs 1,ave "'ever before wlUl'ssed t'2 distress and suffering an,"" lx,ur colored people R-as i 'ri-ienuing to oehold. 1 he town is i de!:olate &M tIie inhabitants have takm ,el.!'Se -Aiken, Columbus and other t l',!"ls- The civil authorities are pow- eriess or too negligent to do anything, ana peace ana order cannot be preserved unless United States troops are sent to this point at once. The scent's during the massacre were fearful to behold the moon shining down on the horrid scene lighting up the Avhole with a ghastly light; the pop ping of small arms; the screams of frightened women and terrified children; the loud reports from the artillery, all tended to make a scene terrible and more than fearful to behold. And iioav AA'hat was the provocation given for this hellisli slaughter ? The answer is, noth ing. Legally the militia had the right of Avay over the public road. The day waAtho nation's holiday. The militia had a perfect right to parade, and ve hicles ot all kinds Avere required to keep out of their way, and not lnterieie Avith tiieir marching. Again, Gen. Butler had not the shadow of a right to de mand th! arms of the militia. They Aveie organized under the constitution and laAvsot the State, and 'were part at.d parcel of tho armed force of the commonwealth. Xo private citizen had the slightest light to molest them. Such molestation was a direct blow at the poAver and authority of the State. It Avas a revolutionary step, and should be thus punished. Are tho southern colored citizens to bo protected or are they to be left at the mercy ot such ruffians as massacred the poor men of Hamburgh? The murdered Attaway Avas a man of considerable prominence in the .Republican paity of the country. He was a law-abiding citizen, hed a responsible office, and Avas well thought ot by many people. The other murdered men Avere ijood citizens and have never been known to infringe the law. The whole affair Avas a AAell and secretly planned scheme to destroy all of the leading Republicans of the county f Aiken living in Hamburgh. Al. t'. Butler, who lost a leg.Avhile light ing in the ranks of the rebels, and who is to-uay tiie uiiieresi of Kn-Klux De mocrats, Avas the instigator of the Avhole all'air and the blood-thirsty leader of the massacre. lie boasted in Hamburgh during the fight that that Avas only the beginning; that the end would not be until after the election in November. Such a man should be de't with Avith out pity 01 hesitation. The United Slates Government is not poAverless, and surely she will not be silent in an emer gency like this, the paralled of which pen cannot describe. lu this Centenni al year will she stand idly by and see her soil stained with the blood of de fenceless citizens, and Avitne&i the bitter tears of women and childreu falling up on the murdered bodies of their loved ones? God forbid that such an attitude will be assumed toward the colored people ot the South by the "best Gov ernment tiie avoi Id ever saw." Some thing must be done, and that quickly, or South Carolina will shed tears- ot blood and her limbs be shackled by De mocratic chains. What I have written in this letter are facts which I vouch for entirely, and are not distorted in any degree. It's a plain, unvarnished narration of painful aud horrible truths. GOVERXOR HA YES. A Southern lady said to us once dur ing the war, retering to Mr. Lincoln, "it he had only been a gentleman." It was the only excuse she could give for tbe hatred of the South for that great man. And now the Democratic partv, not able to find a joiut iri Governor Hayes' armor, exclaim, "if he had only talent." His record as a soldier, his un sullied cfiarattter as a man, his efficiency as the GoA-emor of a great State, his qualifications as a lawyer, aud his expe rience as a legislator, are sneered out of sight and the howl goes up about his qualifications for the office. Do not fret, gentleman ; Gov. Hayes will probably develop enough talent to satisfy you that he can fill the chair at the White House as cleverely as some of, his pre decessors, even of the transcendent De mocratict types. Read carefully his let ter of acceptance, weigh its sentiments, and then hunt for something to find fault with. The fact is, the party is like a bear on a chain, pacing and tret ting in a circle which they can neither escape from nor .widen.-. They would have us believe that they saved the country, even though they insisted, to the last on the war beings a failure. They stuck to the rag-baby till they lound it would not thrive only in a few localities, and then they tried the hard money question, but that is "our thnn. der." They howled about sectarianism over the school question, till they found thpir &nU vl-ia -i .1 . . , and thev had i..-v - ncKety platform ot borrowed planks they are trying to find out whether Hayes has any brains. We'll settle the question in-November; please God,- . . 1 1 . . . j -aitu iiuw Willi a OUR NEW YORK LETTER. THE ASTOUS A NKAV CATllKPRAt THE JEWS POLITICAL THE TKA1ES' TJSilOXS. Xew York, August 19, 1876. THE ASTORS. John Jacob Astor, son ol William B., u arranging for a monument to his father, or rather the deceased Astors, which will have no parallel in this country. It is nothing less than an al tar in old Trinity Church, the designs for which are now being made in Man ich, and which is to cost over 100,000. The Episcopalians have held to Trinity fof reasons other than that of reverence for the old church' and its beauty. The old Xew Yorkers went up town to live very reluctantly, and with reason, for the area below the post-office is a thous and times more pleasant than that above. They believe that the lower wards will be again filled Avith a dense population in the. course of a , few years, aud that consequently old Trinity will again be a centre for wealth and fashion. Con sequently they are spending money laA--ishly upon her, and that is Avhy Mr. Astor selected it as the church for his memorial altar, in place of one up Ioavd. .,' . -A iBAXl OATHEUEAW Speaking of churches, the Episco palians whose interests lie uptown have determined to build a cathedral that Avill eclipse in size and style anything in the United States. They have selected a tract ot land up among the fashion ables, (those who go to heaven in pur p'e and fine linen it they don't breakup before they can get their property in the name of their wives,) ai.d propose to raise $2,000,000 and erect thereon snch a cathedral as will put the Catholics even to utter shame and make the Jew ish Synagogue look smaih- It Avill cov er an entire block, and Avill have every thing knoAvn to ecclesiastical architec ture that money can bay. Tho sum necessary to insure its erection is now almost raised, and it is expected to com mence it next Spring. i j THE JFEWS. Speaking 01 religious denominations, tho Catholics, who are by all odds the poorest of the denominations, can buii tue oiggesi cnurencs and raise money the easiest. The vast body of laborers. and servant girls, the poorest paid and closest living of all the labor of the country, contribute money to build vast cathedrals and churches most ex pensively fitted and furnished. Will these giving is made a religious duty, and when the priesthood calls, the money is paid Avithout a murmur. The Jews, without being under the control ot a priesthood, nor subject to any in fiuence aside from a lieliet in their re ligion and a devotion to it, build the most gorgeous church edifices of all Their new synagogue on 5th avenue is the most honor to them as a people, and it will be a long time before it will be eclipsed. I hey are more wealth, per capital, than any race on the conti nent, and the orthodox JeAv believes m his religion Avith all the fa A-or of a Cath olic, Avith the difference that his belief is one always of intelligent conviction But the glory is departing irom Israel. The young Israelites are mingling and mixing Avith the Gentiles; they are adopting their habits and customs, and little by little Judaism is losing its hold upon them. They neglect the obserA-- onces ot the Church, they modify its doctrines, and doubt as to whether its usages have a binding force. In short the "hicKory Jews" are in a majority, and the orthodox are groaning in spirit The Nathan murder is almost forgotten 1 he murdered may was an Israelite of the strictest style. He kept Saturday, and in all the observances of the Church was as strict aa a Kabbi. It was the gteat grief of his life that his sons were every one ot them, liberal. They in termarried with the Gentiles, they as sociated Avith them, and in every way refused to have any of that exclusive- ness which is necessary to the perpetu ation ot such a system. 1 he young Is raelites of the city are mostly young Na thans, aud one or two generations will not destroy Judaism in this country, but it will modify it so that the difference betAveen it and Unitarianism will be very sligtt. rOLITICALi The Tildeu Committees have got their arrangements completed, and will commence vigorous work at once The two States in which tbe most work will be done are, of coruse, Ohio and Indi ana, and their best speakers and several barrles of money will be sent thither. The strong Congressional nominations made by the Republicans of Ohio have disheartened them somewhat as to their prospects in that State. Their favorite catch-word "Reform," has no meaning when they are opposing such men as Cox, Garfield, Matthews, Force, Mon roe and Foster. But' with a faith in the stupidity, of the people which is al most sublime, they will make a desper ate fight for both States; aud I warn tiie Republicans thereof tjiat they have no child's play before them to prevent "Slippery Samrny-" from capturing at least Indiana. lie is as cunning as fox, as slippery as an eel, aud with boundless money. The rings which have plundered New York aud Brook lyn relentlessly, for so many years, want the Avider opportunity that the Federal offices would give them, aud they will pour out money like water to bring it about. Besides, this is the death-struggle of a great many aspir ing politicians, and you may all depend upon it, the October States will be fought over, every inch. Look out fof tramps in October. These felloAvs are moving westward 111 armies, and it Avouid ue singular tf so expert a manit ulator as Mr. Tildeu should neglect to use them. 1 lie most 01 them were re peaters in New York before the new system came into vogue, and they will be used. If they can carry either Ohio or Indiana they will have something to go into the November fight with, some show ot success, or rather some encouragement. The most thorough canvass will be made ot Indiana, and every bit of talent that can be command ed will be thrown into that . State. Senator Morton displayed his usual judgment when he opened the campaign eariy, and boldly took the aggressive. lie realized the gravity ot the issue aud its importance. At their headquarters they are very active. They are tending out documents by the million, and every train takes westward speakers and agents," secret and public. It will be hot in Ttidiana this Fall. The Republicans are no less active. Gov. Stewart Woodford, who did such splendid service in Ohio last tall, did not intend to take the stump this sea son, but the necessity for carrying Indi ana and Ohio, has made him reconsider his determination, and he will devote several AA eeks to these States, and all the best speakers of the East will visit the West as their services may be re quired. the trades' unioxs Are being taxed to their utmost at this time, and their resources will be more severely tried as the season progresses. These organizations are charitable and protective, and so large a per cent, of their members are and have been out of work, that their treasuries are empty, and they have upon their hands thous ands ot helpless people. And if this is the situation in the busy summer, what Avill it be Avhen the winter cuts down the Avork half nd swells the Tanks of the unemployed and hungry? This is a matter winch cannot be met and graph ed with too soon. The unemployed of New York now constitute a dangerous cltss, and when their number is doubled there Avill bo trouble. Men with hungry Avives and children don't reason very well, nor do they draw very fine dis tinctions. Those ot the unemployed who can find any thing to ck are leav ing the city, but as work is aout as scarce everyAvhere as here, all that is gained by change is a saving in living. They can be supported at less cost in the West. Pietko. T2ZI- ElKt O.ViinKRU) VCItOIlT. Some sixty years c;o a case was tiied at Chester, in England, before a j"dge ot great ability and em-mence, and a jury Avhose intelligence but you shall hear. In the preceding Spring there had been a bad case of burglary at a farm house in Cheshire. Three men had tied down and gagged the farmer and his tvvo maid servants, and had rilled the house at their leisure. The police were told of the matter, and pretty accurate descrip tion; were given of the men. There were tAA'o other ciews. In the strttgg'e, one ot them had lost a button from his coat, which button he had left behind. Also, the same man had had his face so severely scratched by one of the maids that the girl said : "She was sure she had left her mark upon him." Weeks passed without any arrests be ing uiade, and people began to forget the burglary, until one day a man was taken up on suspicion ot being xn cerned in quite a different matter. He had with him a bundle containing some of the plunder of the farm house. More ot tl8 plunder Avas found at his lodg. ing. His face W.ro traces of scratching. and, to clinch the matter, Ins coat waut ed a button, and the buttons on it cor. responded exactly with that picked up at the scene ot the burglary. His defence was very flimsy. "He knew nothing about the burgla ry, but had bought the eoat aud tilings A-ery cheap of a maB on the street." "Did you know the man ?" "No, never saw him before nr since." "How about the scratches?" "Well, he was a sailor, and too much accustomed to big hurts to take notice of scratches." Of course be was committed for trial, and the trial came on at Chester. It ex cited a great deal of interest, and the court was crowded. And yet, after all, there was very lit tle to be said. The circumstantial tes timony above mentioned Avas over whelming, and, in addition to that, far- t ... 7 mer ana servants, with one accord, swore to the identity of the prisoner with the burglar. There was 110 defence : the jury found a verdict of "guilty," with out leaving tne dox, aud, a a burglary was a hanging matter those days, it merely remained to pass a sentence f death. Only a formula between bini aud judgment: " 'risoner at the bar, vou have heard the verdict of the jury. Have you any thing to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon you ?" J hen t he prisoner spoke for the first time. J ust brushing his eyes with the cuff of his coat, he began; ' 'Well, cap'n it's hard to be hung for noth'n,-but 1 can see this is a yard arm business. I knew no more o' this 'ere burglary nor a baby. When the thine came off I was fightinr the slavers on the ijrold Coast. But you've cot 110 call to believe that, aud so there's an end to it." "But," urged the judge, "the court has no Avish to hang a man who may be innocent. Is there no one who could speak for yon ?" ".No, he began : but lust then his eye lighted on a stranger from the inu. "Yes," he added pointing to him, there's s gentleman who might speak for me if he would." The judge turned round. "Do you know the prisoner ?" he asked. . "No, my lord,'' was the reply, "I never saw him before in my life." "Well, Captain Sharpe," said the prisoner, "If you put the rope around my neck, I give in. Go on my lord." "Stay," said tbe judge j "is your name Captain Sharpe ? ' "Yes, my lord." "Wellj the prisoner seems to recog iiize you, so that I will ask you to step into the witness box and be sworn, that he may ask you questions." The Captain went into the box, and ti e following dialogue ensi el : . " "Are you Captaiu Sharpe ot his Ma jesty's ship Vulture ?" "Yea." 'Were you in command of heron the slave coa-it this Sprinor ?" i'l was." "And wasn't I one of your crew ?" "Most certainly not.' "But, cap'n, don't you remember the big slaver that gave you all the trou ble?" "Yes.' . "Well,- but, cap'n, once more ; don't you remember the big nigger that was almost cutting you down ? Don't you remember the man Who stood between yon and death, and what he got for it ? Don't .you remember that?" And brushing back his hair,- the pris oner showed a great scar down the side of his head. The whole court looked on breathless as the captaiu stared at the scar and the man till his eyes seemed starting from his head. At length, as if in a dream, the captain seized the prisoner's hand, and turning to the judge, said i "My lord, this was the best man in my crew, and he saved my life. Kind Providence sent me here to save his. He is so changed by illness and impris onment that 1 could not recognize him. But there is no mistake now, and if you hang the old bo'son of the Vulture you must hang his captain with" him." Then followed a scene rarely witness ed hi a court of justice. . Amid cheers and sobs that no one cared to suppress the judge briefly directed the jury to reconsider their verdict, which they at once did, finding a unanimous "Not guilty" The prisoner was discharged, and left tiie dock arm-in-arm with the captain. They were hurried into a chaise and drawn to the inn ic a tri umphal procession, and, after a sump tuous lunch, they posted o.T together fr London. As they cleared the ancient town, Captain Sharpe might haA-e been heard addressing his companion some-j what as foIloAvs : "Well,-old pall, we pulled through that buiness pretty well, 1 think. But it was a near go. 1 hat was a good motion of Willy Bob's to wait for the verdict before movi.nr. We could nev er have touched that evidence." ; "Yes," replied the innocent and lone sufTeriiiir boatswain ot the Vulture. 'and it you had cottoned to me a min ute too soon, the beak would have been fly to the trick. Lord. I was tit to burst when the old boy began to cry." From which brief remark avc gather that Captain Sharpe" might have knoAvn more ot the burglary than of the Vulture.- TO THE POINT. Samuel J. Tilden claims credit for exposing Tweed and bringing him to punishment. It is a well-known fact that Tilden presided' at a Democratic convention wherein Tweed made a speech in favor of reform nearly one year alter the New York Times expos ed his rascality. E. A. Starrs, hi a speech at Chicago, hit the .nail on the head when he said :- "This Mr. Tilden, the Reformer, after having for years and years come at the beck and call of Mr. Tweed, after Tweed had been exposed by the Repub lican press and the Republican party, jumps on to the carnage when it is all ready to go, and the streets in cood or der for.traA-el, and takes a ride on it at Kepubhcan expense. Loud cheers and laughter. Let us have it ont. Tweed Avas tried by a Republican judge, before a Republican jury, prosecuted by a. Re publican attorney general, convicted in the good old Republican way, sent to a Democratic jail, laughter, m charge of a Democratic jailor, and escaped in I the old Democratic style. Renewed laughter.! i bus ends that lesson of reform. It is not, unfortunately generally known that in the case of fire in build ings containing horses, if the harness be merely put on, however roughly, the horses will quit their stable' without difficulty. A fire in Chinatown of Oroville de stroyed 50,000 worth' of property on the 28th ult. The keeper of a low den fired into a party of firemen with a shot-' gun, wounding three. He was arrested. A proper fraction -A bette r "half.' New To-Day National Republican Platform. When, In the econmv of. rrovldence. this land Avas to be purged of human slaverv and when Che strength of government of tne people Dy the people atxl for tins people was to be demonstrated, the Republican party came" hito power. Its deeds have passed into history, and" we look back to them Avith pride. Incited by their memo ries to high aims for the good of oof coun try and mankind, and looking to the future with unfaltering courage, hope aud nnrnose.- Ave, the representatives of the party iu Na tional Convention assembled. nake the fol- loAving declaration of principles : 1. The United States of America is a Nation, not a league by the coinbiupd workings of the Nntional and State cavern. menb under their respective institutions. the lights of every citizen are secured at home anil protected abroad, aud common welfare promoted. i. 1 ho Republican pnrtv has nreseraul these governments to the hundredth anni versary of the Nation's birth,- and they are now embodiments ot the great truths spoken at iu cradle, "that alt men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and tbe pur suit of happiness ; that lor the attainment of these ends governments, have been insti tuted among men, deriving their just pow ers from the consent of the governed." Until these truths are cheerfully obeyed. Or, if need be, vigorously enforced, the work ot the Republican party is unfinished. 3. The permanent pacification ot tbd Southern section ot tbe Union, arid the free protection of all Its citizens in the free en joyment of all their rights and duties, to" which the Kepubiiom party stanussacremy pledged. The power to provide for the en forcement of the principles embodied in the recent Constitutional amendment is" Vested by those amendments in the Congress of the United States, and Ave declare it to be the solemn obligation of the legislative and executive departments of the govern ment, to put into immediate and vigorous exercise all their constitutional powers for removing any just causes for discontent OH the part of any class, and for securing to every American citizen complete liberty and exact equality in the exercise -.of all civil, political and public rights. To this end we imperatively demand a Congress and a Chief Executive, Avhose eotiinge and" fidelity to these duties shall not falter until these results are placed beyond dispute or" necall. 4. In the first aet of Congress signed by President Grant, the National Government assumed to remove any doubts of its piir pose to discharge all just obligations to the public creditors, and solemnly pledged It faith to make provisions it the earliest prae- ticuhle period for the redemption of thef United States notes in coin." Commercial prosperity, public morals and national crcdJ it demand that the promise be fulfilled by a continuous and steady progress to specie" payment. 5. Under the Constitution, the President and heads of departments are to make nom inations for office, the Senate i.i to advice and consent to iipporntnients.and the House of Representatives is to accuse and prose cute faithless officers. The best interest Of the pulilic service demands that these dis tinctions be respected ; that Senators and Repie-entative avIio may be judges and mm ensers, stould not dictate appointments to office. The invariable rule in appointment should have reference to the honesty, fideli ty and capacity of the appointees, giving to the party in power those places where harmony arid vigor of administration re-' quire its policy to be represented, but per mitting all others to be filled by persons selected with sole reference to the efficiency' lo the public service, and the right of all citizens to share in the honor of rendering" faithful service to the country. G. We rejoice In the quickened conscience of the people concerning political affairs,, and Avill hold all public officers to a rigid responsibility, and engage that fhe prose-' cinioti and punishment of all Avho betray othVial trust shall be SAvitt, thorough, and unsparing. 7. The public school system of tiie several States is the bulwark of the American Re public, and Avith a view to its ecnrity and' permanence, we recommend nu amendment to the Constitution of the United States for bidding the appropriation of uy public funds or property for the benefit of any schools Or institutions under sectarian con trol. 8. The rcA'enne necessnrA' for current ex-" peiioitiires and the obligations Of the ptibliiJ debt, must be largely derived from duties npon importations, which, so far as possi ble, should he adjusted to promote fhe in terest? of American labor, and advaiice the prosperity or the whole country. r 9. We reaffirm our opposition to further grant of the public lands to corpora flon and monopolies, and demand. Hint the na- tional domain be devoted to the free uses-O? me people. 10. It is the imperative duty of the gov-' eminent so to modify existing treaties with? -European governments that the same pro tection shall be afforded to the adopted American citizen that is given to the native horn, and that all necessary Isavs should be passed to protect immigrant., in the ab sence ol power in the Stntes for that purpose.- 11. It is the immediate dutv of Congress1 to fully investigate the effect "of the Immi gration and importation of Mongolians tip.' on the moral and material Interests 01 the' eonntrv. 12. The Republican party recognizes AVithV approval the substantial advances recently made toward tha establishment of equal rights for woman by the many iniportanf amendments effected by Republican legisJ" lattires, iii the law which concern the per-r sonal and properly relations ot wives, mothers and wMoavs, and by the appoint ment and election of women to the supcrin tendence of education, or charities, and Other public trnts. The honest demands' ot this class of citizens for additional rights, privileges, and immunities, should be treatx ed with respectful consideration. . I 13. The Constitution confers upon Conv gress sovereign power oA-er the Territories of the United Sfates for" their government and in the exercise of this poAver iti right and the dufy of Congress ftv prohibit and extirpate in the Terrhorlcr lhn relic Of barbarism, polygamy ; and Ae demand such legislation as shall secure this end and" the supremacy or American institutions fu el I the Territories. 14. Tire pledges which the nation has" given to her soldiers and sailors must be fulfilled, and a grateful people will always bold those who imperiled their lives for' their country's preservation fn the kindest' remembrance. 15. We sincerely deprecate all Sectional' feelings and tendencies. We, therefore, note with deep solicitude, that f be Etero op eratic party counts, as its chief hope of suc cess, upon the electoral vote of a united" South . sceured through the efforts of those who were leccutly arrayed n&ainst the na tion, aud we invoke the earnest attention' of the country to the grave truth that at success thus achieved would reopen section al strife, imperil national honor and human rights. la. We charge the Democratic party with being the same In character and spirit as Avhen it sympathised Avith treason; with making its control of the House of Repre sentatives the triumph and opportunity of the nation's recent foes; with reasserting: aud applauding in the National Capital tbtr sentimeuts of unrepentant rebellion ; with- sending Union soldiers to the rear, and promot ing Confederate soldiers to tin- front-: " with deliberately proposing to re udiate the plighted faith ofthe government ; with' being false and imoecile upon the overshad oAviug financial questions ; with thwarting' the ends of justice by its partisan misman agement and obstruction of investimiUou Avith proving itself, through the period ot its ascendancy iu the Lower House of Con--gress. ntrerly Incompetent to administer the government, and we warn the countrv aga.nst trusting a party thus alike Unwor thy, recreant and incapable. 5 17. The National Admitristratlnri m.h, c-omiiiciuiaiion ror its Honorable wor in the management of dOme.tland foreign affairs, and President Grant deserves the -continued hearty gratitude of the American people for his patriotism and his eminent services in war and hi peace. . , , v 3?or Oalo !' v ;.. : A Iarge Body r Rich Land foe Sale Cheap. OCA ACRES OF LAT1. I?f Lifts COtrWTT ceptiblc of oultivntion-well watered. l"a I KSft,1' '?1f..d " thoron- roart Station'. " A11Vk ,T "or ?n V, Z entire tract will b!! bold ulcap. Blq" ironf Um