Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-02

and Sherman, and Hon. q. w. Nor
gan will address the camp. Presi-
dent Grant is confidently expected.
A sword captured by General Cock
Grill from Colonel Archer at Tilton
station, Ga, will be returned to its
owner with impressive ceremonies.
Many States have responded, prom
ising large delegation.
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
scoundrel calling himself L. F. Cope
land, was tarred and feathered last
night in Knoxville, and passed
through Bristol to-day, on his way
E. st. He i. said to have successful
" swindled the people of various
communities for years, passing him
self off as a preacher, lawyer. jour
nalist, &c, and having betrayed the
confidence of hume Gus ladies, some
whom he married. There was a
rich North Carolina odor about him,
and he wore cowed look.-Bristot
Nacs, 17h.
JACKSON, Miss, August 26.-The
Republican State Convention con-
tinued in session till four o'clock this
morning. The proceedings were not
harm onious or enthusiastic, and at
one time we're perfectly disgracful.
S. NJ. Buchanan, of Marshal county,
was nominated for State Treasurer.
The platform contains nothing new.
The Daily Times, the Republican pa
per of the place, vigorously protests
against the section congratulating the
parties on the successful and econom.
ical administration of Governor
Ames, and thinks the raising of such
an issue as presented by the adoption
of that section extremely impolitic.
THE CorroN CRoP.-On the whole
the Memphis Cotton Exchanges crop
reports for August are of an encour-
aging nature, despite the disastrous
overflow of the Mississippi. Sixty
thousand bales of cotton have been
lost, without taking into account
damage done to the cereals and the
injuries inflicted on crops further in
land by wind-s:orms. But, on the
other hand, the corn-crop never was
larger or better, wheat and small
grain and grass abound everywhere,
and the Southern farmer seems in
fair way to have his first experiment
in the direction of varied agriculture
proved an eminent success. All that
is now needed is brief season of
warm, dry weather, and late frost,
so that the tardy cotton crop may be
safely brought to maturity, and the
dense growth in the low lands saved
from rottins.
A very important piece of News is
the brief letter to Director General
Goshorn from Mr.. A. j. Cassett, Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, announ-
cling that the four chief railroads of
the United States have agreed to
charge full rates in one direction only
that is for carrying goods to the
Exhibition, but to carry back free
of charge those remaining unsold.
1t was almost essential to the success
of the Exhibition that some such ar
rangement should be made, and that
the railroad companies have made it
is, we trust, some indication Of the
spirit with which exhibitors will be
treated by all men and all corpora
ton. In Europe an imperial govern
ment can extend to exhibitors cour-
tesics which only individuals can offer
in free Republic, and it will be a
very good exhibition of the capac-
ity of the people for self government
if during the Centennial year that is
secured voluntarily from the people
which in other countries comes only
from the governing power.-Phaa.
Ledger.