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WASHINGTON.
REV. DR, 11’. P, HA MR INOX ELECT
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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1877.
NO. 265
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FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THE NEW CHAPLAIN.
Washington, November 9.—Rev.
Dr. W. P. Harrison, nominated as
chaplain of the House, will in addi
tion io ids duties there, preach at
Vernon Chapel of the Methodist
Church South. Harrison has been
elected chaplain hy acclamation.
RED RIVER RAFT TO BE REMOVED,
AND GOVERNMENT VESSEL FOR
NEW ORLEANS.
Mr. Ellis succeeded to-day in hav
ing Secretary McCrary order Major
Benyaurd, of the engineer corps, to
remove the raft in Red River above
Shreveport, and to keep the river
open.
Secretary Thompson will to-day or
der, at the solicitation of Congress
man Ellis, a Government vessel to be
placed at the disposal of the city of
New Orleans for tiie improvement of
the harbor there.
GOVERNMENT PRINTERS WANT OLD
RATES.
A delegation from the Government
printing office hod an interview with
the Printing- Commissioner of the
House, with a view of having their
wages restored to old rates.
LETTER CARRIERS AFTER HIGHER
PAY.
Tiie Letter-Carriers’ Convention
hud an informal hearing from the
House Committee on Postofflce and
Postroads. The delegates were ad
vised to go home by prominent mem
bers of tiie committee, and rely upon
u favorable consideration.
CONFIRMATIONS.
John Welsh, Minister to England;
Locke, Postmaster at Eufaula, antf
Noble, at Anniston, Alabama.
UNFAVORABLE TO HARLAN.
The Senate Committee on the Judi
ciary hud no quorum this morning.
Delay is not considered favorable to
the committee’s endorsement of Har
lan as Justice of the Supreme bench.
It is stated in this connection that the
Senate, in executive session, in every
instance lias adopted tiie reports of
committees without division. In tiie
ease of Welsh, there were no nega
tives votes.
CONKLING ON HAYES AND EVARTS.
Tiie Herald prints the report of an
interview with Senator Conkling.
He said, from the time Hayes came
into office and apixiinted a Demo
cratic Cabinet, the principal labor of
Evarts and the rest, laid been to
withdraw the Republican suppor
from me. Tiie interview makes
three columns.
ANTE BELLUM POSTAL CONTRACTS.
The House Committee on Post
Offices und Post Roads to-day agreed
to recommend tiie passage of tiie bill
introduced by Mr. Money, of Missis
sippi, providing for tiie appropriation
of a sufficient sum to pay all ante
helium Southern mail contractors or
their heirs or legal representatives
the balances due for transportation of
the mails up to tiie 31st of May, 1801.
CHICAGO WHISKEY COMPROMISES
NOT EXCEPTED.
Special to Enquirer-Sun,]
Washington, November 9.—It is
stated that, as the result of a consul
tation held at tiie residence of tiie
Attorney General, Thursday evening,
in which Secretary Sherman, tiie
Attorney General and Revenue Com
missioner Rauni took part, it was de
termined to reject tiie oners of the
compromise made in tile Chicago
whiskey fraud cases by Roselle &
Junker, Oliwr & Co., and others. As
a further result of the conference, ad
ditional instructions were agreed
upon to be transmitted to District At
torney Bangs. Mr. Bungs, who lias
been some days in tiie city, left for
Chicago this evening.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE AWARD MADE
BY UMPIRE SIR EDWARD THORN
TON.
SpeeUtl to Enquh-rr-Sun,]
Washington, November 9.—Mr.
Evarts, Secretary of State, to-day sent
to the House, through tiie Committee
on Foreign Relations a bill for the
distribution of tiie award by Sir Ed
ward Thornton, Umpire of the Joint
Commission between tiie United
States and Mexico. He recommends
that no attention be paid to tiie pro
tests by Mexico against tiie claim of
the Laabra Mining Company and
tiie Wiel claim. The Secretary takes
the ground that tiie Umpire's decis
ion of the cases was final, and Unit
'neither Congress nor flic Executive
Department will enquire into any
matters of fraud or corruption alleged
against the said claimants. The
money he claims ought to lie dis
tributed to those to whom it was
awarded.
SENATE COMMITTEE TO REPORT IN
FAVOR OF KELLOGG AND AGAINST
SPOFFORD.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, November 9. —
There is no doubt tiie Committee
9 on Privileges and Elections will re
port unfavorably to seating Spoflord,
and the Star says, in an airv column:
“The Committee on Privileges and
Elections, is only awaiting tlufreturn
of Senator Hill, to render a decision
on the contested Louisiana case be
tween Kellogg and Spoflord. The
Republican members of tiie commit
tee are unanimously in favor of the
admission of Kellogg."
PATTERSON TO ASK AN INVESTIGA
TION.
Senator Patterson of South Caroli
na, will, it is said, within a few days,
introduce a resolution in tiie Senate
asking the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, to investigate tiie
charges made against him in connec
tion witli his election lo tiie United
States Senate. If these proceedings
rae entertained by tiie Senate, tiie
requisition for Senator Patterson as a
fugitive from justice will be held in
gbeyance.
HOUSE.
Washington, November 9.—The
Army Appropriation Bill again occu
pied the House to-day, and had not
made much progress at tiie adjourn
ment.
Tiie discussion took about the same
range us yesterday—the need of a
strong army to guard the Indian and
Texas frontiers and prevent labor dis
turbances. Most of those who referred
to the latter topic deprieated the use
of tiie military for such a purpose.
Reagan, of Texas, particularly took
that ground,holding that the true way
to have peace and prosperity in the
country was to repeal the resumption
act, remonetize silver and reduce the
burdens of taxation.
In regard to tiie Texas difficulties,
it was stated by several members in
debute that the proper course to
adopt, was for the United States Gov
ernment to put down the marauders
by having them pursued and pun
ished, even on Mexican territory.
Phillips, of Arkansas, described the
frontier Mexicans ns a despicable
race, half Spanish and half Indian,
witli all of the vices und none of tiie
virtues of either stock.
All tiie propositions looking to a
reduction of the army were voted
down by a small majority, tiie Re
publicans voting solidly against
them, hacked by the Texas members,
Luttrell, of California and Williams,
of Michigan. Tiie force beyond
Which tiie army is not to be recruited
was fixed us in tiie existing law at
26,000.
SENATE.
Mitchell introduced a bill granting
nine years extension of time for tiie
completion of tiie Northern Central
Railroad.
Tiie Vice President named on
the committees to till the vacancies
caused by Morton’s deceuse. Kirk
wood on Foreign Relations; Ingalls
on Privileges and Elections, and
Saunders on Rnilronds.
On motion of Mitchell, who bus
been acting Chairman, Mr. Wudleigh
was made Chairman of the Privileges
and Elections Committee of tiie Sen
ate, Mr. Mitchell taking tiie second
place.
LATER.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, November 9.—Mr.
Morgan presented tiie petition of citi
zens of Bibb county, Ala., asking an
appropriation for the improvement of
tiie navigation of Mobile Bay. Re
ferred to tiie Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Hereford, of West Virginia, in
troduced a bill for the relief of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
don, Kanawha county,
EUROPE.
at Charleston,
West Virginia. Referred to the Com
mitted on Claims.
SOUTH ^CAROLINA.
Th« Trial Of ionfreuman NuialU,
Colored.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 9.—Con
gressman Smalls’ trial was begun
this morning, after Judge Townsend
had delivered a written opinion, re
fusing a motion to remove tiie case to
the U. S. Courts.
Woodruff, Clerk of tiie Senate, tes
tified that lie paid Smalls $6,900 to
secure the passage of an appropriation
for the Republican Printing Com
pany. He guve a check on Hardy
Solomon’s bank, which check was
produced and identified by Woodruff,
whose evidence in this point was cor
roborated by Seelye, tiie cashier of
the bank, who paid tiie check and
made tiie deposit of tiie money to
Smalls’ credit at the same time.
Defendant's counsel contest every
inch of ground. Six whites und six
colored men conqiose the jury.
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ELECTIONS.
PeiuujhanlM Democratic by 10,000.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9.—Nearly
complete returns show about 10,000
Democratic majority in Pennsylva
nia.
Mississippi.
Jackson, November 7.—Tiie elec
tion yesterday passed off very qui
etly. Little interest was manifested,
as' there was no opposition to the
nominees of the Democratic State
ticket. In a few counties an attempt
was made to elect Independents, but
with tiie solitary exception of Mar
shall county, where the Independents
elect their entire ticket, the attempt
was unsuccessful. In Warren and
Hinds counties, the Independents
were well beaten. An indpend-
ent Sheriff was elected in Ran
kin county. Ex-Governor Brown
was run by his friends for Senator
from the Eleventh district, composed
of Hinds and Rankin counties, but
was beaten upwards of IKK) votes. A
very small vote wus polled. One pre
cinct near Jackson, which generally
votes over five hundred |Killed only
twenty-nine.
Natchez, November 7.—The vote
of Adams county is light. The entire
fusion ticket is elected, except possi
bly the County Treasurer und one
Representative. The Democratic
State ticket was voted for almost
unanimously by both parties. The
election was quiet und characterized
by tiie best of feeling.
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Nleaiuer Nuuk.
Keokuk, November 9.—The steam
er Alexis Mitchell lias sunk. Seven
ty-five passengers escaped, but two
hundred tons of freight were dam
aged. t t t
Carriage Fnolory Burned.
Camden, N. J., Nov. 9.—The ex
tensive carriage works of Charles S.
Caffrcy, loth and Market streets, was
totally destroyed hy lire this morn
ing. Loss oh buildings, bails, pat
terns, benches and office furniture is
estimated at $105,000. Insurance,
$82,000.
Railroad Dlllleullles In Vermont.
Newport, Vt., Nov. 9.—Trouble
between Passumpic and Southeastern
Railroads is further advanced in con
sequence of the arrest of Emmons
Rovmond, President of tin* Passum
pic', last evening, charged with caus
ing tiie tearing up of truck and impe
ding traffic and transmission of U. S.
mails.
XuiTolk Direct to Liverpool.
Norfolk, Va.,Nov.9.—a dispatch
says tiie British steamship Venezuel-
lan cleuretl vesterduy for Liverpool
with 3,000 bales of cotton. This is the
first shipment of cotton direct to
Europe by recently established steam
ers returning from that city to Liver
pool,
FRANCE.
TUB CRISIS THU'KKXS.
Neither Party Shown Disposition, to
Vleltl—Ntaleatents Telegraphed Only
to lie Uonlrailletetl.
SENATE TO SUSTAIN M’MAHON.
London, November 9.—A Reuter’s
Paris dispatch says: A delegation of
all the groups on tiie Right waited
upon the Marshal to-night to assure
linn that he might count upon a ma
jority in the Senate for an energetic
defense of the country and society.
Marshal MugMuhon replied: Your
declaration only proves I was right to
rely upon tiie support of the Senate
for a conservative policy, which is as
you know the only policy I amableto
follow.
THE ASSEMBLY BEGINNING TO BE
VIOLENT.
London, November 9.—The Time*'
Paris correspondent telegraphs the
following: Some assert that the Cab
inet obtained an adjournment of the
Senate in order to wait until the
Chamber of Deputies hud declared
valid tiie election of a sufficient num
ber of members to enable it to pro
ceed to business. Others say the Cab
inet have accepted an adjournment,
because it hopes the Chamber of Dcp-
uties will meanwhile display such
violence as to demonstrate an impos
sibility of conducting the government
with it.
The correspondent adds : It Is feared
the Chamber will neither be willing
or able to restrain itself. The debate
yesterday was a warm one.
' A preliminary meet!ngof the Left last
night appointed a committee of eigh
teen members with full (lowers to act
for the party. The committee’s de
liberations are secret. The committee
was appointed in spite of the known
opposition of M. Grevy, and others
who feared it might become violent,
and awaking tiie memories of the
convention, furnish tiie Reactionists
with dangerous arguments.
REPORTS CONTRADICTED.
London, November 9.—A Reuter's
from Paris says tiie greater part of
this morning’s papers publish tiie re
port that yesterday after the sitting
of the Chambers, tiie Duke De Broglie
and his colleagues definitely resigned
their portfolios. A laterdlspatch from
Paris states that contradiction is given
to the report that the Ministry will
appear before the Chamber of Depu
ties to-day, prepared to answer for
their acts.'
RECEPTIONS BY It’MAHON.'
London, Nov. 9.—A special dis
patch from Paris to the I'atl Mall Ga
zette says President MucMahon lias
received at the Elysee, Gen. Vinoy
and Senators Dandigne, Clement, De
mon tgolfier, Delsol and Brnme, who
it is believed will form of a new Cabi
net of resistance.
MORE difficulties.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Nov. 9.—The Daily Tele-
graph's Paris correspondent says, at
a meeting of forty Constitutionalists
of (lie Senate, including the leaders of
the Orleunists, a majority voted that
tlie party should not sanction anew
dissolution of tiie Chamber of Depu
ties, if it was demanded, nor support
tiie present ministry.
ENGLAND.
l.ftRIt BBACOXSFIBIjU’S sbbkch,
England to lit* Bit*uti*nl Until llt*r In*
t4*rests are AmuIIpU—■•rojppl of Non
Opera IIouim* Abandoned—Iain ran hi re
Karen.
Lord Alnyor of London Inaugurated
London, Nov. 9.—Right Hon Thos.
8. Owden, alderman for Bishop’s Gate,
who was elected Lord Mayor last Sep
tember was inaugurated to-day with
the usual ceremonies.
LANCASHIRE RACE.
Liverpool, Nov. 9.—Tiie. great
Lancashire handicap was won by
Arbitrator, White Bait second, Hegcr
third.
NEW OPERA HOUSE ABANDONED.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Nov. 9.—The Standard
says the dehen tu re holders of the m
National Opera House on tiie Thames
embankment have determined that
tiie project is a failure, and will con
vert tiie site into a hotel or other simi
lar use.
l.ur«I li<‘iir<m»Uvl<l'« Declaration of
Knall.il Policy.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
London, November 9. — At tin
Lord Mayor’s banquet to-night, the
Earl of Beuconafleld, replying to tin
toast to her Majesty's ministers, de
dared in strong terms that Hie Gov
eminent unswervingly adhered to
the declaration they made at tl
commencement of the war, "that
British neutrality must cense,
British interests were assailed
menaced.” He believed this policy
of remaining neutral, except in de
fence of English interests, was the
best policy not only for England hut
for Turkey, as it luid enabled Turkc;
to display'an amount of vigor am
force which imd demonstrated lie
right to be recognized among tit
sovereign powers, and hud dissipatei
tiie formerly current belief, that lie
people were efi’ete.
Lord Beaconslield concludes: “Th
Government have both hope ami
patience with respect to the war, and
I trust tlietimeis not fardistant when
witli the rest of the Powers, we may
contribute to a settlement of tiie dif
ficulties which may secure tiie peuc
and independence of Europe.”
SAMOA X I si. AX Its.
Ami'rlrun 4'oiiimiI Weeks I'rpnrli Prote4*
tlwn from flu* British.
San Francisco, Nov. 9.—Ailvlc
from tiie Samoan Islands report Con
sul Griffin ejected from the American
consulate by tiie English, Griffin
applied to tiie French gunhout for
protection und assistance, and after
remaining some days aboard, re-
occupied his consulate with French
und American flags unfurled.
CtUAH MARKUS’ SIRtKK,
Ml nation Ml fcnn FruiirUro.
San Francisco, Nov. 9. —The Ci
gar Makers’ Union deny tiie recently
telegraphed statement that they will
bring any of the New York striking
cigar milkers to this city, inquiry
among the Chinese fail to confirm the
rc|Mirts that any of them are going to
New York to take the place of tiie
strikers.
The yield of tiie State
from eight to ten per
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Norflk, Va., November 9.—The
character of the weather since Octo
ber 1st luis been generally favorable,
with complaint in some localities of
too much rain during tiie latter -part
of tiie month. No frost of any conse-
uence lias been reported, the light
'rout experieneed being rather benefi
cial than otherwise. About half of
the erop is reported as having been
licked, und picking will cease about
i;he first of December. The reported
yield will be on an average about ten
per cent, less than last year.
GEORGIA.
out-turn five per cent. less.
Special to Enquirei'-Sun.]
Savannah, Nov. 9.—Eighty-five
replies from fifty-live counties. The
weather the past month lias been
favorable—not us favorable, however,
as last year. Some sections have been
visited by heavy and frequent rain.
In the most northern sections of the
State there lias been a light frost, lml
no damage bus been done to the crop.
Three-fourths of tiie crop is picked,
and (licking will be over generally by
tiie first of December. On light,
sandy uplands drought and rust have
done their work very effectually, and
a very small yield from these lands
lias been realized, baton bottom lands
the yeld lues been more or less than
last year, due entirely to the very late
fall. The out-turn of the State, how
ever, is set down ut five to six per
cent, less than last year, and the
juality is much below the average.
FLORIDA.
YIELD 8 TO 10 PER CENT. LESS.
Thirty replies from fourteen coun
ties. Tiie weather lias not been so
favorable as last year for gathering
the crop. Very heavy and continued
rains having occurred throughout the
full. No frost has occurred in this
State. Two-thirds of (lie erop iH
gathered, and picking will lie over hy
tiie 1st or December. Portions of this
State have Buffered from rust and cut-
rplllars, ami there is a general i
plaint of rotting of bolls from too
much wet, and not only is tiie quan
tity cut off, but tiie quality has been
injured,
estimated ut
cent, less titan last year.
MIDDLE TEN NEWS EE.
BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Nashville, Nov. 9.—Thirty-five
replies, of which thirty-two report
weather very good and three too much
rain; twenty-nine more favorable
than last year, six Ichs favorable;
thirty-three report frost, but no dam
age, two report no frost; eighteen re
port Half of the crop picked and will
finish about the first of December,
ten report a third picked and will fin
ish tiie last of December, seven report
a fourth is picked and will finish the
last of January ; six report tiie yield
the same as last year, nine much bet
ter witli a probable increase of 59 lo
75 per cent., sixteen probable increase
of 25 to 30 per cent., nine probable in
crease of 10 percent., one a decrease
of 20 per cent. The acreuge is not so
large, but tiie yield is much better
titan last year. v
NORTH ALABAMA.
RATHEB increased.
Twenty-eight replies; 19 report too
much rain, 9 favorable weather, 19
less favorable than last year, 9 more
favorable; 25 report frost but no dam
age, 3 no frost; 14 report hull' crop
picked und will finish 1st to 15th De
cember, 14 one-third picked, finish
last of December; ti report yield 29 to
39 per cent, less than last, year, 7 about
same, 12 about 25 percent, increase.
There lias been no killing frost. The
top erop will be much larger titan
usual, if weather continues good.
LOUISIANA.
DECREASE 27 PER CENT.
Special to Enquirer-8un.]
New Orleans, November 9.—We
have 94 answers from 31 parishes, av
eraging date 31st October. Tiie char
acter of the weather is universally bad,
in fuct tiie most unfavorable forgath
ering tiie crops over known. Some
report slight frost with no damage,
while the majority state great damage
has been done by incessant rains ami
winds, causing cotton to rot in the
fields, and tiie average of tiie crop
picked is about 00 per cent., and (lick
ing will be finished about tiie 15th of
December. Tiie yield compared with
that of last year is estimated to lie 27
percent, decrease, lint much will de
pend on the character of tiie weather,
MIHMINNIl‘1‘1.
DECREASE 12 PER CENT.
Eighty-four reports from thirty-one
counties of average date, October 31st.
Twenty report weather fair to tiie
14tli, since then very rainy and un
favorable; six report weatiier fair
during the month ; fifty-eight report
very wet and unfavorable during Hie
mouth, much more so than last year
at the same time. Light frost is re
ported from some sections, but no
damage was occasioned. Picking lias
been greatly retarded up to date of
our answers. Fifty per cent, of the
crop lias been gathered. Owing to
tiie continued rains picking will lie
finished in some sections before the
1st of January. The yield will lie
about 12 per cent, below that of hist
year, with n favorable season from
this time. A large majority of an
swers report heavy rain storms have
greatly injured cotton remaining in
the fields, causing cotton to lie beaten
out und bolls to rot.
AKKANNAN.
ABOUT SAME AS LAST YEAR.
Our report is compiled from 49 an
swers received from 24 counties of
average date October 31st. Weather
during the whole of tiie past mouth
lias been very wet and decidedly un
favorable for harvesting, as compared
witli same time last year. There was
a light frost in some sections during
tiie month, lint this occasioned no
damage to tiie crop. Picking lias
progressed fairly up to date of our
answers, when 50 per cent, of the
crop Imd been gathered, and the re
mainder is expeeteil to lie picked hy
the 15th of December next. Tiie yield
up to the present time compares’very
favorably witli that of last year, but
heavy and continuous rains accom
panied hy storms have done damage
to crops and much will depend on
weatiier during the balance of pick
ing seusou.
N€)i:Til UAHIILINA.
DECREASE 10 TO 40 PER CENT.
Charleston, Nov. 9.—Seventy-
nine replies covering twenty-eigut
ounties; fifty-two report the weath
er favorable, nineteen report from
eight to fifteen days wet, the rest of
tiie month favorable, and eight report
unfavorable. Compared with last
year, thirty-seven say more favorable,
eighteen the same, and twenty-four
less favorable. There have been light
frosts throughout tiie State, except in
a few lower counties, but little or no
Inmge lias been done to cotton ;
twenty-seven counties report from
two-thirds to three-rourtns of tiie
crop gathered, and one county one-
third gathered. With good weather
picking will lie finished from the 15th
to the 39tli of November, except in
six counties, where it will be later,
say December 16th to20th. Compared
to last year, two counties report un
increase in yield of 5 to 12 per cent.,
and twenty-six counties a decrease 10
to 49 per cent. Tiie average of the
State shows a falling off of 13 to 40
per cent. The decrease in yield Is at
tributed to tiie drought in August.
There Ih very little studied cotton.
TURKO-RUSSIAN WAK.
ORA I# VOICES.
Afouklilar Pasha Mill Hold* Ihv ■»!««•«*
—Russians Hi Ink Plevna* Will Mur*
remit*!' Before Many Days—Combined
Turk lull Alliirk Bel off Prepared—The
Porle Beterinlned to Fight lo the Gnil.
MOilKUTAH HOPES TO HOLD ERZE-
ROUM.
London, November 9.—A special
from IVru to the Daily Telegraph
says Moukhtar Pasha telegraphs un
der date of November (itli that lie
still hopes to be able to hold Krze-
rouni. He lias plenty of artillery,
munitions, and larger reinforcements
are on their way to him.
PLEVNA CAN’T HOLD OUT MANY
DAYS.
Specials report Plevna cannot hold
out many days. Osman Pasha's men
are deserting" in large numbers on ac
count of privations and hardships.
The Russians have a field telegraph
line completely around Plevna, so
they tan concentrate immediately on
any part attacked.
RUSSIANS REPULSED AT ERZEROUM.
Constantinople, November 9.—
The following telegram lias been er-
ceiveil from Moukhtar Pasha :
Erzeroum, November 9—Noon.—
At 4 o'clock tins morning the Rus
sians uttaeked our fortified positions
at Azizie. Our troops, lighting with
great valor, repulsed them and pur
sued them four or five miles from
Erzeroum. Tiie Russians were total
ly defeated. Our trenches are tilled
with their dead.
Earlier advices received here (Con
stantinople) show that before this
success the situation at Erzeroum was
very critical. The inhabitants de
manded that tiie authorities should
capitulate, tiie expected reinforcement
not having arrived, us communicat ion
with Trebizond was difficult.
TURKS TO MAKE A COMBINED AT
TACK.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, November 9.—A Renter’s
lias the the following: Consantinople,
Nov. 9.—It is expected combined op
erations will tie attempted by Osman
Mehemet Ali and Clievket Pashas,
ii|)on which die fate of Plevna will
depend. The Porte inis determined
to fight to tiie bitter end.
Failures.
San Francisco, Nov. 9.—The old
ship chandlers Ordliam & Jen
nings failed for $99,000, They offer
forty cents outlie dollar.
KENTUCKY CATTLE DRIVER GOES UP.
Cincinnati, Nov. 9.—Benj. A.
((room, a cattle drover in Clarke coun
ty, Ky., tiled a petition in bankrupt
cy yesterday, liabilities $173,548, as
sets $130,270 ill lund und cattle. Tne
various banks in Lexington, Paris,
Frankfort and all through tiie blue
grass region are among ids creditors.
Ab»<*onde«l.
Cincinnati, November 9.—It Is
reported Carl Suck of Eyehberg A
Sack, has absconded with $29,000,
borrowed money. Eyehberg A Sack
have made an assignment.
Il«*nvy liUk«* Ntorna.
Chicago, Nov. 9.—Last night's
storm ou tiie lake wus the severest
experienced this season. Bout houses
belonging to tiie clubs here, which
have withstood previous storms, were
beaten to pieces by the waves.
The Illinois Central Railroad trac k
was torn up for some distance along
tiie lake.
Most of tiie sailing vessels were in
tiie harbor, having been driven in.
4- -♦•
4|unraullne RHiimnl From Pensar4»ln
Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 1).—It will
interest the marine interests to know
that in view of the entire exemption
from sickness ami the eolil weather
that tin* (|tiaraiitine at this port has
been abolished for this season.
yiorrlsse.s Seriously III.
New York, Nov. i).—John Morris
sey is seriously ill, ami will have to
tfo South to recuperate when able to
travel.
Weather.
Washington, November ».—Imli-
tations: For South Atlantic States,
cloudy weather, and rain areas, fol
lowed by clear weatiier, colder north
erly winds and higher pressure.
OR OCR
Wonderful Possibilities of Rr. Edison's
halcsl Inveiilioii—Tin* Tone* of the
Human Volec lo br Hr produced Vein**
After Dentil by tin* Phonograph---
Marvellous Results Already Aelileved
—Desertpflou of Inslruinent.
The Scientific American of thin
week contains the first announce
ment of what may tie tiie most won
derful invention of the day.
Nothing could be more incredible
than tiie likelili 1 of once more hear
ing the voice of tiie dead, yet the in
vention of the new instrument is said
to render this possible hereafter. It
Is true that the voices are stilled, but
whoever lias spoken or whoever may
speuk into the mouth piece of the
Phonograph, and whose words are re
corded by it, lias the assurance that
his speech may be reproduced audibly
in ltis own tones long after he liim-
self has turned to dust. A strip of
indented paper travels through a little
machine, tliesoundsof the latter are
magnified, and posterity centuries
hence hear us as plainly as if wo were
present. Speeeli lias become, as it
were, immortal. The Scientific
American suvs:
Tiie possibilities of the future are
not much more wonderful titan those
of the present. Theorator in Boston
speaks, the indented strip of paper Is
the tangible result; but this travels
under a second machine which may
connect with the telephone. Not
only is the speaker heard now in San
Francisco , for cxumplc, Hut by
passing 11 test rl p again under the re
producer lie may be beard to-morrow,
or next year, or next century. Ills
speech, in the first instance, is re-
corded ami Irausmitted simultunc-
ouslv, ami indefinite repetition is pos
sible.
The new invention is purely me
chanical no electricity is involved.
It isusimplcuffidrof vibrating plates,
thrown into vibration by the human
voice. It is crude yet, but the prin
ciple lias been found, and modifica
tions und improvements are only a
matter of time. So also are its possi
bilities other than those already noted.
Will letter writing lie a proceeding of
tiie past ? Why not, if Hy simply
talking into a moullipieee ciurspeeeli
is recorded on paper, and our eorres-
The Poslolllce Report.
’Hie report of tiie operations of the
Postofflce Department for the last fis
cal yeur shows an increase in the
number of postoffices of 903, 1,825
having been established und 803 dis
continued. Of the postmasters, 4,800
have resigned, 711 have been removed
and 397 have died. There ure 35,948
offices with a salary less than $1,000,
and 1,337 wi li a larger salary, the
lust being known as Presidential
offices. The letter-carrier system has
cost $1,893,019.86, paid to 2,205 letter-
carriers in eighty-five (daces having
free delivery . at whose postofflees tho
receipts tor local postage were $2,254,-
957.83. Tiie expenditures of the De
partment show a nominal deficiency
of $l,6Ub,000, and a real deficiency of
less than $500,000'.
David B. Parker, simerintiffident
of special agents of the Postofflce De
partment reports that during the year
543 persons were arrested for offenses
against the postal laws, being 104
greater than in the preceeding year,
though during the last year the num
ber of special agents had been reduced.
The persons arrested had committed
every variety of ollense known to the
postal laws, and 172 of the number
were transferred to the State courts to
lie tried for burglaries of postoffices,
highway robberies of malls while in
transit, murder of mnl) drivers, Ac.
Many eases of alleged improper sales
of (Kistage stumps were investigat
ed, and postmasters removed
for that cause. The whole number of
complaints of lost registered letters
during the year was 1,289, with a re
ported aggregate value of $54,414, of
which 714 letters were recovered, and
210, valued at $10,510, accounted for
by the recovery of their contents from
persons who bad stolen them, or
through whose carelessness they were
lost. The percentage of actual losses
compared with tho total number of
letters registered during tiie year, viz.,
4,348,127, is about one-fiftieth of one
per cent., or one in every 5,000 regis
tered letters sent through the mail.
Many of tiie losses occurred through
unavoidable causes, such as railroad
and steamboat accidents, etc.
paper hear
have a new
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Till* B4*iiioim*I leal Ion of kilter.
Washington, November 6.— If
the silver dollar is remonetized Its
reeoinugc will have the effect of add
ing a singularly beautiful piece to our
circulation, and give some relief to
the Liberty sealed on vacancy and
looking into nothing, which has dis
figured our silver currency for twenty
years. The new die, prepared in an
ticipation of the passage of the bill,
lias on the obverse a medal
lion head of Liberty, with sprigs
of cotton and corn in place of tiie tra
ditional fillet. The execution of the
Head i- remarkably free, and the ar
rangement of the Hair on tile fore
head and tiie disposition of the lines
at tiie chin and neck are treated
with remarkable grace and freedom.
The reverse lias an eagle displayed.
The mottoes on the coin will be "Uni
ted States of America” and “Epluri-
litts I’nuiii," witli the date. Where
the secondary motto is to go, "In God
we Trust,” is not yet determined, but
it will not be left off. A study was
made of an eagle from life, but it
proved unsatisfactory, and tiie an
tique type was followed.
pondcnl call by tl
us speak ? Are wo I
kind of books ? There is no reason
why the orations of our modern Cicc-
roes should not be recorded and de
tachable bound so that wo can run
the indented slips through the ma
chine, and in tiie cpdet of our own
apartments listen again, and as often
as we will, to the eloquent words.
Nor are we restricted to spoken words.
Music may be crystallized as well.
Imagine ait opera or an oratorio sung
by the greatest!i vi ug vocalists, tints re-
irded, and capable of being repeated
as we desire.
Vhc American then describes the
instrument in detail, which we cannot
give for want of the cut.
J41I111 Kelley 011 3loi*rtNNi*y.
Tile New York Sun thus describes
a scene in Tammany Hall Tuesday
night. Mr. Kelley spoke as follows :
“Fellow-citizens: The returns that
we have received so far assuredly in
dicate that yon have carried the State
by a vert' large majority, mid that
you ltuve elected tiie county ticket by
ut least from 5,000 to 7,Olid majority.
[Applause.] But it is well Unit you
should know — there is no use of
keeping anything from you on an
occasion of tills Iciiiil ail'd I tell you
now frankly—that John Morrissey
is elected.” '
The wildest confusion ensued.
Ringing cheers were given for Mor
rissey, mingled with hisses, applause
for Schell und cheer for Mr. Kelley.
After a long pause Mr. Kelley con
tinued :
The responsibility for tills act falls
upon the Republican parly. Mr. Mor
rissey in that district has received
about eighteen percent, of the Dem
ocratic vote. Now, gentlemen, 1 am
astonished that you here, as Demo
crats, would cheer at the election of
the man who lias been elected by Rc-
I iublieaiis over the Democratic party.
Cheers.] That old Trojan, that oicl
Democrat who lias served Ids party
so well in Ibis city for Ibrly-live years,
lias been beaten by John Morrissey.
Let tiie infamy tilt'd disgrace rest upon
those to whom it belongs. Let your
Dodges and I'lielpses ami the other
gentlemen who reside in that district,
who have licet nlinually berating
the Democratic parly of tliiscity—let
them now consider the act they have
done in sending that man to tiie Leg
islature to make laws lor the honest
people of this great State*. To my
mind it is a disgrace to repub
lican institutions. There is an old
maxim, Vnx 1‘tgmli, ro.e Dei. Is there
any gentleman within bearing of my
voice who can now agree to that sen
timent? John Morrissey, the mail
wild keeps the largest gambling liciuse
in (lie Slate of New York | Voice.
"They all do it.”] Getillemeil, you
have your families III Icmk alter; you
have yourcliilclren to bring up in tills
community. Now let me ask you as
sensible men, is it proper, is it right
tiial a man like John Morrissey
should lie elected? As a member of
the State Senate at the last session he
was present when a law was passed
making it a penal offence to engage
in pool selling. Yet Mr. Morrissey
goes to Saratoga, and, in defiance of
tho law officers, sells pools just as if
no law had been enacted. Now, gen
tlemen, these are tilings for you to
look at. As American citizens you
are all equul before tiie law. Isn’t it
your dut v, under all circumstances,
to obey the law? Now, in the face of
all tlii’s, the men who live on Murray
Hill, wlio support the New York
Tinas, have elected to the Senate of
the State of New York such a limn as
Morrissey. Let the blame fall on
them unil not on the Democracy.”
After announcing the election of
Eeelesine, Wagstall', and others. Mr.
Kelley referring to the cry of "uny-
tliing to beat Tammany' Hull and
John Kelley," said:
"No defeat can scare me; there is
too much pluck in my nature to let it
put me down. I fight better under
defeat tliau under victory. Drive
Tammany Hall from the’ county?
You might as well talk of driving the
Government out. You can never
drive Tammany Hall from the city
or John Kelley from the Democratic
party.”
Mollenl Rulin'.
Dr. Colzey's lieul'tli
otters his services t<* tie
at the druo store of Urn
Resilience, Troup Stre
Clair mnl Crawford sire
not seDt
Deadwood Festi VI ties. — Tile
long, weary journey from Sidney Imd
come to an end; our hero who had
persuaded a “bull team” in advance
ill'll freight wagon to visit the land of
gold had arrived, soiled and weather
beaten, in the metropolitan city of
Deadwood. The weary march was
forgotten and joy was unconfiiied. A
fervent admirer of the fair sex, ho
sought the dance house, where “take
your partner” is the only introduction
needed. When the exciting moment
of “gents to the right” was announc
ed, his colossal cowhides smote the
floor like tiie stamps of a quartz mill.
When the welcome sound of “balance
to the right” rang through the crowd
ed hall our pilgrim uttered one long
hoop-ce, and shouldering hl“ fair part
ner absorbed a tumblerf. i of hurtling
fluid. “Partners for a quadrille.”
Our hero sprang upon the floor and
extemporized a breakdown. "Dog on
my melt. 1 am the Utter of the woods.
Come here, gal, let's nave some more
tnrantler juice.” “All set,” shouted
the floor manager. "Scrape them
cat's innards and let’s codfish around.”
In llie excitement of "all hands
round," a heavy weight unfortunate
ly collided with our pilgrim, and ex
planations were of no avail. “I am
bad,” shouted our hero, "let me at
him, let me chaw ltis mane; I’m a
coyote, let go my harness; I’m a yel
low-tailed wolfj'let me pick ids eyes
out; I’m a wooly horse hard to curry,
hoop-ee; I’m an elephant, I’m—“just
then he trod on a favored corn of a
hardy-herder, who pasted our hero
one between the eyes, which seated
Him violently upon tiie floor. As ho
arose, blowing the ruby fluid from his
nasal promontory, he reiterated, “I’m
an elephant, hut my Hide's tore.”—
Black Hills Pioneer.
MOW LK AM) UlliARl) R. R.
COLUMBUH, QA., October 1,1H77.
Double Dully 1'assengor Truiii,
Vf AKING
1VI SprliiBHi
itli M
Tnil
Inn Ih und points
This Is the onl;
tIon ut Monttfom
Aluhuniu Trull) I
Arrive ut Troy
Arrive id Kufunlu.
Arrive ut Moiituni
Arrive ut Mobile
Arrive ut New ni l
Arrive ut Nushvill
Arrive id Lou is vl I
Arrive ut ('Inelnnii
Montgoi
id.
ul<Ini' elo
n Southi
• North wt
|8Sf
olunibt
•ut opellku
■ut Atluntu
• ut Macon
i* ut Suvunnuh
• Kufunlu
ut 2:20 t* m dully.
m dully 'Sunduy
.days
eptedi,
lu Ku
Sleeping Cnrneeon
i between (dlumbi
W. L. t’LAHK,
Superintendent.
K. WILLIAMS,
lend Ticket Agent.
WESTERN RAILROAD
ALABAMA.
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OF
roLt’Miirs
Trains Leave
»A, September 30, 1877.
Col uni Inis Daily,
I*. M.
SOUTHERN MAIL.
Arrives ut Montgomery.. 5:14 i* m
Mobile 8:00
New Orleans.. 8:20 a m
Selma 8:4o e m
Atluntu 7:15 a m
ATLANTA AND NORTHERN MAIL.
7:00 A, M Arrives ut Atluntu 2:2»» p m
Wushlngt
Halt hi
Nc
11:80 l* m
0:45
. u
» HY
I1H TIM
imldi.
restored,
. Office
Carson,
veen St.
Arrive at Montgomery 1:85 pm
TRAINS ARRIVE AT ml ."MRUS
From Montgomery und s«u,;!.west..l0:55 a m
From Montgomery and Southwest.. 5:25 pm
From Atluntu and Northwest 5:25 p m
gjF'Thls Train, arriving at Columbus at
5:25 e m, leaves Atlanta at 9:80 \ u.
K. P. ALEXANDER, President.
CH AS. PHILLIPS, Agent. decl8 tf