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nqmxtv VOL. XIX. WASHINGTON H4 XDFORD AN Ml HIWjIjWARI) < OX- HtDKBKl* ■ -WITHOUT ACTIOX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1877. NO. 2 74 CodimIU^ ' Work ••• Captain Nunror 1)«>h«1—The Metric Nyatcm—Mr. II ay cm Order* That no Drunkard tthall Be ftatrunUMl With RMpon»IUIIty*«Xo Appointment* ner Mouthern Nomina* tlona—Conhmaatlona— Mpofltord—Kel* logs Caw- SPOPFOUD AND KELLOGG. Washington, November 20.—The Committee on Privileges nml Elec tions rend the Bpoffora-Kellogg pa pers and adjourned, to meet after the session of the Senate. SILVER BILL. TO-MORBOW. In the Finance Committee the Sil ver bill men carried their point. The hill will be reported to-morrow to the Senate with some immaterial amend ments. SANDFORD AND HILLIARD CONSID- BRED. The Committee on Foreign Rela tions gave a partial consideration to the nominations of Sandford to Bel gium, and Hilliard to Brazil, No expression of opinion was given be yond that there Were matter* connect ed with both nominations meriting consideration. DEAD. Capt. Frank Monroe, of the Marine Corps, is dead. THE METRIC SYSTEM. The Secretary of the Treasury, re plying to a question from the House, says the metric system may he used by beginning the next fiscal year for customs and postottices, and ' on the the commencement of the fiscal year of '81, it may he used In all public und private business. ORDER ABOUT DRUNKENNESS. The President has issued general order No. 104 against drunkenness, saying no person addicted to it can expect to be entrusted to any respon sibility. REMAINING APPOINTMENTS. A full Cabinet considered the few appointments remaining, hut made none. NOTHING FOR THE SOUTH. No Southern nominations. CONFIRMATIONS. Allen, Marshal of Western Minnes ota; Humphreys, Collector of Cus toms, Pensacola; Woodcock, Collec tor of Fifth District of Tennessee ; Russell, Collector of Third District of Virginia ; Orr, Postmaster at Ath ens, Ga: Brown, Postmaster at Key West; Stewart, Postmaster at Talla hassee ; Bryan, Postmaster at Bren- ham, Texas ; Quirney, Postmaster at Navasota, Texas; MeConnico, Post master at Bryan, Texas. SPOFFORD-KELLOGG. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, November 20.—The Committee on Privileges and Elec tions this afternoon agreed to take no testimony in the Spoftord-Kellogg case, but to admit in evidence the re ports of the Louisiana investigating committees of both Houses. A Re publican member of the committee is S I noted, they will reach a report in a few days. FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. ftenate Debate* Whether the Indlai m Cltlsen and PoMtpone* It to Deeem* teer—Credential* or Gen. Butler-—Wen a tor Th|arman A*k* They Be Taken From Committee-Republican* Nhown lip In a Bad Light—Mot lou Defeated By an Objection. Washington, Nov. 20.—During the morning hour, several bills were introduced and referred. The consideration of the hill to ena ble the Indians to become citizens of the United States was resumed nnd discussed by Whyte, Thurman and Ingalls. The bill naturalizing Indians was postponed to December, During the debate Mr. Thurman said he saw no necessity for the pas sage of this bill. There was nothing in our laws now to exclude an Indian from naturalization. the word “white” having been stricken out, The provision in this bill ullowing the Indian to retain his tribal inter ests would work mischief. It would enable the Indian to become a citizen and at the same time give him the benefit of the immense sums annual ly distributed to bis tribe by the Gov ernment. He was apprehensive that the bill, if it should become a law, might give a little trouble, if that chief Sitting Bull, or, as the French called him, Bocuf Amryant should happen to come over on this side of the line, as our commissioners did not succeed in toleing him over. They were not so fortunate as the commis sioners who went to Louisiana und toled Packard’s negroes awny, [Laughter.] If they had toled Sitting Bull into this countr; and one of his braves sliou become a citizen of the United States and should then claim a part of the annuity that belonged to Sitting Bull and his band, he (Mr. Thurman) ven tured that Sitting Bull would say to him not exactly in the words but ex actly with the idea, “Under which king, Bezonian, speak or die; under King Sitting Bull or King Ruther- ‘ t ” [Renewed laughter.] ' ~ ford;” [Renewed laughter.] Mr, Thurman continuing his argument expressed the hope that the tint® would come when the Indians would adopt the habit of civilized life ami become citizens of the United States, and until that time the Government should treat them kindly and keep all the treaty stipulations with them. After Executive session, Thurman of Ohio, submitted a resolution that the Committee on Privileges and Elections be discharged from the fur ther consideration of the credentials of M. C.Butler as Senator from South Carolina. Mr. Conkling, of New York, sug gested to his friend from Ohio, (Mr. Thurman,) that tiie resolution be withheld till to-morrow morning, un less something was to be gained by taking it up this afternoon. The mo tion to discharge the committee was unexpected und several Senators who would like to lie heard in regard^ to this matter were not here to-day. The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed monds) was out of tiie city to-duv, but wonld return to-morrow. A single objection to-day would prevent the Consideration of the resolution, though be did not desire to make such objection. Mr. Thurman said he had intended that a vote on this resolution would be taken to-day. He merely desired to liave it taken up now.so as it would come up its tiie unfinished business to-morrow. If there should be other business then of more importance, a majority of the Senate could lay this resolution aside. The matter, after long discussion, went over. • The Vice President appointed Messrs. Davis,of West Virginia; Beek, of Kentucky; Allison, of Iowa ; In galls, of Kansas, ami Cameron, of Pennsylvania, as the special commit tee to examine the booksand accounts of tiie Treasury Department in re tard to alleged discrepancies author ized by the resolution of Mr. Davis, agreed to yesterday. later. Special to EnquirevBun.] Washington, November 20.—Mr. Thurman argued that tiie resolution submitted by him was a question of privilege, and it should be disposed of with all due diligence. He said lie offered tills resolution with reluc tance, because he knew the members of tiie committee would be apt to re gard R as a reflection upon them, but lie State of South Carolina had had but one Senator on this floor since the 4th of March last. Five weeks of the present session had elapsed, and no report had been made on the cre dentials of Mr. Butler. He did not propose to go into the merits of the case now, but us far as lie had been informed there was no controversy whatever between tiie contestants from South Carolina, Messrs. Butler and Corbin, about tiie facts; so there was no necessity of going outside of tiie record to learn the facts. He hail also been informed that it was not the desire of either contestant to go outside of tile record or take testimo ny aliunde. No report the Commit tee on Privileges and Elections could make would prevent a discussion of tiie cuse in the Senate. Ordinarily it was tile duty of the Committee to ascertain tiie facts ill a ease, but in this ease the facts were all upon record, and tiie sooner the matter came before tiie Senate, tiie better it would be. Be sides if the Committee on Privileges and Elections had other cases in whicli testimony should be taken, it would be aiding the Committee in its work to relieve it of this cuse. The average daily sessions of the Semite during tba past five weeks had not exceeded an iiour and a half. Mon' time lias been given for the committee work this session than he ever knew of heretofore. Senators had been en joying themselves this fine weather going to the theatre at night as some of tiie sinners do, and others going to horse races. This delay in the Soutli Carolina case was a reproach to the American Senate. Mr. Wadleigh, of New Hampshire, chairman of the Committee on Privi leges and Elections, argued that it was not a question of privilege to move to discharge the committee from further consideration of the cre dentials of one claiming to liave been elected Senator. No member of the committee who knew what, the work had been would stand up in tiie Sen ate and say the committee had been guilty of tardiness. While the Sena tor from Ohio (Mr. Thurman) was attending horse races. Mr. Thurman—Yes, I was one of them. Mr. Wadleigh — resuming — and theatres, the Committee on Privi leges nnd Elections was hard nt work. Mr. Thurman—If the committee had made a report on this case, I would liave been attending to it in stead of tiie horse race. Mr. Wadleigh. continuing Ids re marks, said : The cases of Kellogg and Spoflord were first taken up by the committee, and they did not think it would be proper to lay aside tiiose eases to take up another. In his opinion this desire to take this ease from tiie committee was caused by tiie fact that the work of the com mittee on tiie Spoftiird-Kellogg case was nearly closed. In one or two days the committee would be pre pared to decide that case. Upon the Republican side of tiie chamber Sen ators supposed the Butler case would he examined into und reported upon by the committee, nnd not a Senutor had prepared himself to discuss it in tiie Senntei having relied upon tiie committee to present tiie whole case ; lienee tiie motion of tiie Senator from Ohio (Mr. Thurman) was unjust to the Republican Senators. The Com mittee on Privileges und Elections hud shown no desire to delay, und lie hoped they would he allowed to re- I«irt upon this case, or, at least, time should he given for Senators on his side of the chamber to prepare them selves for the discussion. He felt it to he liis duty to object to the considera tion of the resolution to-day. Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, by unanimous consent, spoke of the question of privilege claimed by the Senutor from Ohio (Mr. Thurman) for his resolution, und denied that it was a privileged question. He referred to the rules and practice of the House of Representatives in support of his argument. Mr. Thurman said he did not care whether it was u privileged question or not, but lie thought he could give good reasons tosliow it was privileged. However, lie did not propose to do so now. He had submitted his resolu tion and it should he considered. It seemed that the Senate had no mnn who knew anything about questions of order unless he had served an ap prenticeship in the House of Repre sentatives. it had been more tlinn 30 veurs since lie (Sir. Thurman) serv ed ill the House, and therefore he knew nothing about such questions. In the Senate they did business as a set of gntlemen und did not bother themselves about ques tions of order. The Chairman the Committee on Privileges stated that made the motion to discharge the committee from further consideration of the Eustiscase, and after discussion withdrew the motion himself, it, was all done at one session of the Senate, und therefore could not have been pending when the committee took up tile Kellogg case. Mr. Saulsbury, of Delaware, a mem ber of tiie Committee on Privileges nnd Elections said, the motion of the Senator in the Eustis ease was made on tiie 10th of October and the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections did not meet until the 19tli so that all the east's were before the committee when it met. In reply the chairman of the Com mittee, Mr. Wadleigh said a member of tiie committee hod culled tiie atten tion of the members to tiie fact that a motion would he made to discharge tiie committee from the further con sideration of the Butler case, niui therefore Senators on the other side of the chamber knew it, and had time to prepare themselves. The chairman had said tiie committee had been dil igent, hut he (Mr. Saulsbury,) must say that the committee hail ample time to dispose of the Eustis case, the Butler case nnd still could have made the same progress it had oil the Kel- logg-Snotford case. t)n Monday last In committee lie made a motion to take up the ease of Mr. Eustis, hut it was lost. Mr. Wadleigh renewed his objec tion, and the further consideration of tiie resolution went over until to morrow. HOl'ME. The House spent the whole day ill discussion and voting on the amend ments proposed to the Paris Exposi tion hill and finally passed the hill by a majority of 14. it accepts the invi tation of tiie French Government, provides for tiie appointment of com missioners from each State und Terri tory, allows the use of one or more vessels of war and appropiates $150,- 000. llow II Won Done—Rnwlmia NiiiiiImt asw.ooo, nnd Turks sio.oou In Knroiw —Montenegrin* Hoftntcd—Moiikhlnr Pashm Refuses lo Mnrrender Erse- ronm. PELTS IX I'.l m. TURK0-RFSS1AN WAR. the capt ram op ears. RUSSIA AND SERVI A. London, November 20.—It is be lieved that Russia is disinclined to accept all conditions demanded by Herviu, preliminary to her taking the field. MONTENEGRINS. It is unofficially announced that the Montenegrins have stormed Hpitz- about, and are kept in check by the Turkish ships in the roadstead. ' RUSSIANS LOST 25,000 MEN AT KARS. London, November 20.—The Rus sian official report states that the Rus sian losses at the capture of Kars were 25,000 men. Among the officers killed were General Belinsby and Lieut. Col. Melikoff. FORCES OF THE BELLIGERENTS. Berlin, November 20.—The semi official Mclitor Vochenblall stutes that the Russian forces in Bulgaria und the Dabrudselui number 280,000 men, and (lie Turkish forces 240,000. MOUKHTAR REFUSES TO SURRENDER ERZEROUM. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, November 20.—Reuter's Constantinople telegram reports the Russians summoned Moukhtar Pasha to surrender Erzeroum, but that place will he held to the last extremity by order of the Sultan. MONTENEGRINS REPULSED. Ali Sail) telegraphs from Scutari that 4,000 Montenegrins, who attack ed the position defending the road from Antorari to Scutari, have been repulsed, with a loss of 300 killed. FRANCE. THE J.EET MAH. Harrisburg, Pa., November 16.— Tiie official vote of Pennsylvania at tiie late election, as received at the State Department, excepting Wash ington county, the returns of which arc compiled from the county papers, is as follows: Supreme Judge—Sterrett, Republi can, 244,480; Trunkey, 251,000; Bart ley, Greenback, 51,582; Winton, Pro hibition, 2.899. Turnkey's plurality, 0,520. State Treasurer—Hurt, Republican, 241,810 ; Noyes, Democrat, 251,717 ; Wright, Greenback, 52,854 ; Connell, Prohibition, 28,271. Noyes’ plurality, 0,901. Auditor General — Passmore, Re publican, 242,288 ; Schell, Democrat 251,250; Emerson, Greenback, 52,988 Barker, Prohibition, 2,997. Schell’* plurality, 8,098. CARR'S 9ECOID TKJ.ll. A question or Low Decided )>> a Jury. lip telegraph to the Herald.] N ew Orleans, November 17.—The trial of ex-Speuker Mortimer Carr, on the second indictment, was called to- iluy. As the charge wus for uttering n forged hill of lading, similar to the first indictment, a plea of autrefois acquit was entered by the defence. After a lengthy and hitter argument between the Attorney General and tiie counsel for the defence, it was decided to adopt, the unprecedented idea of laying the matter before a jury. With considerable difficulty a jury was obtained, and "after argument be ing heard from attorneys on each side, tills preliminary issue was sub mitted. After a charge from tiie Judge the jury retired, and in five minutes decided that tiie indictment held, and that the prisoner should he tried. He was then arraigned. The case attracted to the Superior Court nearly every lawyer of prominence in the city. Sad State of Affairs in Ten nessee.—A Memphis dispatch says: “A few months ago Mack Williams and some friends, residing four miles north of Raleigh, in this county, were engaged in a row with a part y of col ored men and shot, two of them. Since then a reign of terror lias exist ed in that section. A number of col ored men have been shot at night, resulting in driving away a number of hands from the plantations. The law-abiding citizens have been over awed by the ruffians. Lust Saturday night Scott Smith, a worthy negro, residing on Taylor's plantation, was called to the door by fifteen ortwenty men, among whom lie recognized Williams, und fired upon. He was wounded in the head ami arms. The gang, believing they had killed Smith, left. Smith came to the city to-day to seek redress and protection.” Conservative Burnlairln Canada. Toronto, November 20.—J. Oliver's pluiiiiiig mill and a quantity of lum ber were burned. loss $25,000. TANNERY BURNED. Watertown, N. November 20. —Beach & Dodge's tannery at Horris- vllle is burned. Loss $50,000. Baltimore nnd Ohio Hullrond. Baltimore, Nov. 20.—At the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Wm. McDonald and Henry C. Smith succeded Samuel W. Smith and F. I. King, us directors. President Gar rett’s report shows rather unfavora bly for the year’s work on account of the Railroad wars and strikes, hut concludes the successful management of the business of the Company re quires the hoard to express their tq>- preflation of the efficient services of the officers and employes in all de partments who faithfully performed their ditties. unit Elections had stated that win the Com.n.ttee c fel1. 11 to he its duty ^ * Y<( x „ v- 20.-Borden City Whv'the ('omniltte considered that Mill. P'Drama'ii) wus^uHosstoknow', posed by the company ' to run'the h \lN [ MHch .11 ofOKBon wid when other mill double tf.no, for winter at «f " : was tlirowii ,, out < of employment 6 by''the Ele m,w in Thc Senate to^discharge burning of mill No. 1. work enough CSSiStW 1 ... pull tl.rough it, eration of the Eustis case, and there- ■ < nut season. __ fore it was thought best to take up , the Kollogg-Simfibrd ease, and not consider the Eustis case while the motion to discharge the committee ^ was pending. . Mr. Thurman said it was he who | THE SENATE, LEFT AND M'MAHON. London, November 20.—The re sult of the vote in the French Senate yesterday was cheered by the Left. Figures show that the Senate lias virtually abandoned the Cabinet, as excluding five votes contributed by the ministers themselves. The Cabi net commands less than half the Sen ate. Tills is' regarded as a sign tlmt unless the Marshal henceforth gov erns with tiie majority the Semite may lie regarded as’ having also aban doned him. THE LEFT INDIGNANT WITH '1 SENATE. Paris, November 20.—The Official Journal announces the resignation of the Cabinet which President McMa hon lias accepted. Tiie ministers will serve until their successors are ap- pointeil. Tiie Republican newspa pers comment bitterly oil the Senate's vote last night on tile order of the day proposed by the Right, regarding it os the commencement of a serious conflict between the two chambers. Tiie Conservative organs consider that the result of yesterday’s proceed ings leaves the President’s position intact, as it places him above party strife. They recommend the Govern ment to keep within tiie prescriptions of tiie Constitution. ENGLAND. Detective* Sentenced Tor Fraud. London, Nov. 20.—The case of four detective police inspectors, John Meikle, John Nathuniel, Dr. Usco- vich, Win. Palmer and Geo. Clark, together with Edward Froggat, a Solicitor, were indicted for unlawfully conspiring together to defeat the ends of justice In connection with the re cent turf frauds on tiie Countess Dc- Goncourt. The jury found all the prisoners, except Clark, guilty, hut recommended Dr. Uscovich ami Pal mer to mercy. The four prisoners were each sentenced to two years im prisonment. MEXICO. DrrUlon of l hr Vatican. London, Nov. 20.—The Council if the Vatican decides that no power !in veto the Conclave's selection of l Pope. I'nMettled Condition of the Country*** ■litter on the United Ntnte*. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Havana, Nov. 20.—Tiie steamer City of Vera Cruz lias arrived, bring ing'advices from the City of Mexico, to the 12th. Differences among mem bers of the Cabinet have resulted in a ministerial change. Gen. Manuel Gonzales is to he Secretary of War; Senor Zainacora, it is said, will be Secretary of Foreign Relations. Di visions liave also arisen in Congress. The friends of Senor Vullorta pro posed a resolution ill the Senate ap proving liis diplomatic course on the American question. It was voted down. Personal feeling and ambi tion governs all questions tlmt conic up in Congress. Fears are enter tained tlmt the perfidious course of Vullorta will force war upon the United States. Congress continues to show deadly hostility to tiie English company owning the Vera Cruz railway. The President signed a concession to Messrs. Sullivan and Palmer for a railway from Tuxpan to Nuvchcsta, on the' Pacific coast. The concession is considered unimportant, there be ing no capital to buck those who ob tained it. General Trevino is about to leave the Capital with 2,500nienfor the Rio Grande. Trevino will then have over 4,0<H) regular troops. All State troops have been ordered to disband, and all irregular armed bodies to dis arm. A suggestion lias been made tlmt the Mexican and United States Governments combine their forces on the frontier to drive out the Lipan Indians, who are considered the sole cause of the border difficulties. The clerical journals arc very vio lent against Diaz. Till*Church party urges war with the United States. A journal called the Jiandrrannrinnal denounces the Americans as enemies of God. Vice Conaul an KntUeKBler. San Francisco, November 20.— The following telegram, referring to U. S. Vice Consul Bradford, was re ceived from Shanghai, addressed to Consul General Myers : Bradford was tried for embezzlement. He pleaded guilty und was imprisoned. He ap peals to the President. Tiie Chinese are removing the Woosung railway. OMTII RATHER THAT BMSfiRACR. Miiiclilc of it IVealJh) Tonsi Hrldr In Non York fit.) on Account or on Kn> clirlnlc llnsboml. Seven months ago a quiet marriage was cclcrtmtcd at St. Thomas’ church, between Robert Stuart and Evelina Terry Marks. A brilliant reception followed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and the bride and bridegroom, after the wedding trip, settled In luxurious quarters nt the corner of Fifth Ave nue mid Ninth streets. They had ample means, and the happiest pros pects. Two mouths ago the bride dis covered tlmt her husband was the slave of hereditary dipsomania, nnd after she had patiently hut vainly en deavored to wean him from ids love of liquor, her mind lost its balance. On Monday morning last she lay dead by her own act, while her hus band, who had not yet recovered from a debauch, wrung his IuuhIh, cursed himself nnd shed maudlin tears over her laxly. Robert Htuiirt, the husband, was the son of Lieut. Robert .Stuart, United States Navy, of Detroit, who died of alcoholism. His mother is the wife of ex-Congressman Elijali Ward, of New York city, und is now In Europe. When Robert’s father died he left his children well provided for, their guardian being Air. F. I). Tappen, President of the Gallatin National Bank, who, know ing Robert’s weakness, and believing that an active business life would tend to cure him of it, procured him a comfortable situation in tiie hank. The position, however, the young man was compelled to resign liiHt month, being continually unfit for duty through overdrinking. Miss Marks, the wife, was only twenty- three years old. She was tiie niece and adopted daughter of Mrs. Abiel B. Marks. Miss Marks was a quiet, refined well-educated girl, somewhat melancholy in disposition, and in clined to he religious. The marriage wus celebrated on tiie 19tli of April last. Air. Stuart’s mania for liquor was detected by ids wife aliout two months ago. As lie was not of robust phy sique, a little wine asserted its influ ence over him for a long time. He suffered greatly when recovering from a debauch, and of late hud been constantly in a dull, quiet state of in ebriation.' Airs. Stuart often remon strated with him. hut hIio kept the secret from everybody hut Air. Tap- pen until Saturday last, when, goaded by some harsh language that her hus band used to her while intoxicated, she made the chambermaid, Kate Cummings, her confidant. The young bride, surrounded by luxury, was shedding scalding tears as if bro ken hearted. That night Mr..Stuart returned home in a maudlin condi tion and treated his young wife even more roughly than before, nnd she passed the night alone in her bed, he sleeping on a lounge in the sitting room. Aliout eleven o’clock on Sun day, Mr. Stuart being out, Mrs. Htu- art told the chambermaid the re newed insults slie hud submitted to. She would rather die, she suid, than live as she did. The girl tried to con sole her, hut Airs. Stuart cried con tinually. Aliout noon she appeared to liave taken a sudden resolu tion, and dressing herself hastily, she went out. returning few minutes. The girl Kate saw her in her room shortly after she returned. Siic was then calm, and was sitting at the writing desk. Monday, when she was dead, throe letters were found on the desk addressed to dear friends. About six l*. m. on Sunday Mr. Stuart entered liis apartment intoxicated. He opened the door of tiie bedroom, and seeing ills wife lying dressed on the licil imagined she hud laid down lo take a liap. He laid down on the lounge in the parlor and slept till six o’clock Monday morning, when, feel ing cold, lie determined on going to bed, believing that his wife laid un dressed. When lie opened the bed room door and saw that his wife still lay dressed on the lied lie vaguely apprehended that all was not right, und stepping to tiie side of the bed, shook his wife’s arm. Tills failed to arouse her, uml lifting her head lie found that she was insensible, pale and breathing heavily. He endeav ored to scat her on tiie side of the bed, hut lie was still under the influ ence of liquor, and her inert form slipped from his grasp and slid heav ily on the floor. Dr. Hubbard, who was summoned, found the patient too fur gone from narcotic poisoning to rally. Mrs. Stuurt died about eight o’clock Monday morning. Her last moments were inexpressibly sad. None of her friends or family had been summoned, and her husband became hysterical, wrung his builds, cried bitterly, Iierently charged himself with having caused his wife’s death, and lie heaped curses on liis was reserved for the husband, who, with tins)led face and trembling legs, walked into the deserted room alone, on the arm of liis guardian, Mr. Tap- pen. Despite Ids dazed look, he ap peared to realize Boinctldilgof his aw ful position. Then the liilwas screw ed down, and the coffin borne on the shoulders of the undertaker’s assist ants to the hearse, the husband and AH'. Tappcu following in the first car riage. The remains were taken to Belleville, N. J., for interment. It is Haiti tlmt Mr. Stuart and Mr. Tappen have secured passage for Europe. Ft VS MX. A Itricf Sketch or III* 1.1 Ic* and Farcer. Giovanni Aluriu Aiiistai Ferretti, who, for thirty-one years lias tilled the chair of St. Peter as Pope Pius IX., was the scion of a noble Italian family, and bom at Sinigoglia May 13, 1792. He was originally intended for tiie military profession, und went to Rome to enter the Papal guard, but slid wing signs of an epileptic ten dency lie changed liis purpose and became a student of theology. After completing Ills studies and receiving liolv orders, lie remained some time in Rome nnd took an active part in the various inqiorlaiil works of char ity, whicli gave liimu high reputation for intelligence and energy. This reputation led to his selection'by Pius VII. to fill a mission to the Govern ment of Chili, South America, where lie acted as “auditor” to Monsignor Muge, the vicar apostolic of that re public. Equally faithful and suc cessful in this ixisition, lie was, on his return, made domestic prelate of Leo XII., and President of the Ospizio of San Michele. In 1829 lie was made Archbishop of Spoloto, and in 1830 was sent as apostolic nuncio to Na ples, where he distinguished himself by liis clliirts to mitigate the raveges oi' the cholera, then raging there. The Neapolitans still retain a grate ful recollection of his self-sacrificing services ill tlicir behalf 111 those terri ble days. In 184(1 lie wasm>nted Car dinal ’ Archbishop of Imolu, where much political disaffection existed; hut lie displayed such wisdom and skill in reconciling differences and healing dissensions, coupled with such liberality of sentiment, that peace und prosperity were speedily re stored to tiie district. Pope Gregory XVI. died June 1, 184(1, and on the loth of the same month Cardinal Ferretti was elected by acclamation gs liis successor. As soon as practicable after his consecra tion Pius IX. set aliout tlu* introduc tion of certain reforms in the admin istration of affairs which experience mid observation Inal convinced him were necessary as well as desirable, liis intention was to establish the papal government on a firm, and yet, at the same time, popular basis; and during the brief period that events permitted him .to follow this pro gramme, lie not only accomplished many highly valuable results, liut en deared himself greatly to the people. But tiie French revolution of 1848 gave such a tremendous impetus to Republicanism throughout Ituly, that the pope felt compelled to adopt a more conservative course, which nat urally diminished liis popularity at once.' The reactionary policy pre cipitated the inevitable crisis. <>n the 15th of November, 1848, Count Rossi, tiie papal minister anil adviser, was assassinated in Rome, and u few days later the pontiff wus obliged lo take refuge in the Quirinnl palace; from whence lie left the city and estab lished Ids court at Gacla, the first town in Neaiiolltmi territory. From Gaeta lie sent, November 27, an ordolimince to Rome, declaring void all the acts of the new government. He also addressed a formal remonstrance lo tlie Catho lic sovereigns of Europe, Iml neither nrdonnunce nor n 'monstrance prod ne ed iinnicdiiiti'praclicul fruit. In April, 1849, however, the fruit came. A French force landign at Civita Vee- cliia, under command of Gen. Oudi- llot, advanced on Rome, then belli by native troops led by Garibaldi; and ufter a seige of thirty days captured the city and placed within it an army of occupation. The* 1’apal govern ment was reinstated, bill the Rope did not re-enter Romcuntil April 12, 1850. For Home years Ills rule met with no serious obstructions, bul in 1859 and 1800 changes in Kuropeun politics tended to materially weaken tile tem poral power of the Holy See, and in September, 1800, the Sardinian troops entered the Rapid territory and took ■.session of Pcsaro, Ftmo, Urbina, rugia, and Spoloto. On the 28lli of the month named, Ancona surren dered; which left of tiie States of the Church only Rome, Civita Vecehiu and some (listriets iipieil by the French army. The troubles thus be gan continued with various modifica tions until 1870, wlicn they culmina ted in the withdrawal of the Freneli held by Hie Univlfcial Church—is, by the Divine assistance promised to him in the Blessed Peter, jiossessed of that infallibility with whicli the Divine Redeemer willed that His Church should bo endowed in defining doc trine regarding faith or morals; and that therefore such definitions of the Roman pontiffare of themselves, and not from consent of tiie church, irre- fomiable. Pius IX. has not only secured a place in history by ids occupancy of the papal throne for hearlya third of a century and by ids intimate con nection with some of tiie greatest events of modern times, but Tie has stamped the church with the indelli- ble impress of his genius. Tiie rapid strides that church is making through.- out Christendom are due partly, per haps, to other tilings ; hut mainly, us we believe, to the indomitable cour age, the inflexible will and tile won derful sagacity of its high priest. He is a man who would have been greut in any position and in any age ; hut lie was peculiarly fitted to exhibit greatness as the supreme ruler of an organization which, look at it as we may, lias not now, and never lias iiud, an equal on earth. Ntrnck. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Springfield, November 20.—The cigar-makers have struck. Mnn. Wife nml Horse Killed, Lawrence, Mass., November 20. —Orleando Abbot ami wife, of North Andover, attempting to cross the tracks at Portland street crossing in a light wagon was struck by an en gine. Botli were instantly killed. The horse wus also killed. Tiie en gine mid tender was thrown from the track ami both considerably damaged. — ♦ ♦ ♦ —— Child Cremated. New York, November 20.—Julius Klreher, a Lutheran, and Hin wife, a Jewess, being unable to agree to tiie burial of tlieir dead child in cither a Christian or a Hebrew cemetery, agreed to cremate it, which was done at the chemical works, of which tiie father is proprietor. Weather. Washington, November 20.—In dications: For the South Atlantic States tailing barometer, a temporary rising along the coast, increasing northeast winds ami cloudiness and rising temperature, with frequent rains in the latter and extending to tiie western gulf of tlu* former. + ♦ ♦ Nil 11* NEWN. Nkw York, November 20.—Arrived : City of Berlin. Arrived out: Efficient, Colombo, Indiana, Eugene, Mary Eplnul), Nattrig, Juniata. Homeward: Gettysburg, New Orleans; <-oililly of IMeton, Tybee; Milton, Pensacola; Armstrong, New Orleans; Nordsjemon. Pen sacola. London, November 20.—Ship James A. Wright, from Liverpool for South west Pass, Is ashore at Hebrides, In a dangerous posi tion. The bark Uebsron, from New York for Yolcnliamu, Is aslioro nt Hull MncnsHnn and will be a total wreck. Her cargo is washing ashore. The bark Gona, from Baltimore, which arrived at Queenstown yesterday, lost sails. She Jettismed part of her cargo. Nkw York, November 20.—The steamer Baltic, from Liverpool, reports on the 17th Instant, hit. 44° 10' north, long. 50° 52' west, spoke the schooner Kensett, from Liverpool for New York, Aliy days out, in distress. She had had continuous westerly gales, lost jihhoone and an entire suit of sails and stove hatch house, destroying all her provisions. She supplied her with stores for fourteen clays. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Savannah, November20.—Arrived: Sirs. City of Macon, New York; .Juniata, Phila delphia: ships Ardmore, Glasgow; Alexan der, Liverpool; schooner Carrie Bell, Boston. Cleared: Bark Tursko, Amsterdam, Gundbo, Genoa. Hailed: Str. George Appold, Baltimore; General Barnes, New York, Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Nkw York, November 20.—The steamer Domm, from Bremen, reports that from November 7th till the 14th, she experienced terrific gales from west to northwest. On the 11th und 12th she experienced almost a hurricane, witli tremendous seas. Arrived out: Wosor, Nio, Audeau. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ] Qukknktown, November 20.—The Ad vance, from Quebec, and Britan in, from New York, arrived badly damaged. Special to Enquirer-Sun.) London, November 20.—Many disasters are reported, hut none from the Southern ports of the United States. own It ail. The Coroner's jury ron- troops Iron tile lontilli il doniin 0118, .lorofi i verdict of death from the which pH'l ireil the wa ' for tin bli f»oots of an overdose of laudanum. media e oe< ilpat on of tome l>\ the Tho funeral services over the hyily Sa rd i t lull 1 rmy under ten. Cnili rim, of Mrs Stuurt were performed on which evei t 1 !(’•< lirreil o 1 the 20th of Weiltu sdav morning in the residence Neptci iber. Tl is rro\ vuing in t of of Mr. A. it. Marks, her foster father, tiie in ilieut ion i f Italy cxtiugiii sill'll nt 02 West Thirty-fourth street. Long tin- emp v, an mil anthn ity of the before* die hour appointed the iiaud- Dnpae 1 lef Plus 1 X. only a sov- Home irown stone dwelling was e reign in i HI ll ritual cuse. A S ill! erowdt d with sympathizing relatives, could M)t ilian loll liis prerogatives, friends , nod even strangers anxious or com proj lise i ll,'ll III helm'd 1 > In* to obtain o lost look at the face of tho tin* innliei nidi rights of liis high young wife, whose sad cud has culled offlee, lie 1 as i ever r •cognized the for Hindi universal pity. In tho preset t Itn inn invert! ueiit, am hns soutbt ist corner of the front drawing remal led a sell -eon till. d orison t in room stood the casket of polished the \ uliel ■>; ■eeeivin g there, ns n ebestii id, covered with white opera eotnpi ns,-it Oil li r Ills ifilil'tiollH , the cloth, and ornamented with heavy unite' an 1 el tlmsia- ie homage of silver studs and handles. The inner tin- w lolc lit In die Will' il. Htirfuc ' of the lid Imre a silver plate Th< 1IIOS ill! •resting eeelesiuf tieal with the inscription; “Eveline T. acts of the pope were the Murkn Stuurt, (lorn Oct. 18, 1854; divisi III o I'll gland lllo Cut lolie died .\ nv, 12, 1K77.” dioees •s, ii 1851 ; the muni <l< rtni- Iml 'iled iii a rich mass of white tion o the duet 'file of tile itlltl IUCU- satin trimmings, delicately cut and fluted, lay the* body of Mrs. Stuart, dressed iii tin' bridal rolio which she wora at her wedding in St. Thomas 1 <'llurch, seven months ago. Thepul- lid, waxen features wore a look of patient Hollering. I'non the bosom lay the slender left hand, hearing a plain, heavy, wedding ring. Many who stooped to kiss the white lips were with difficulty restrained from bursting into tears. At the head of the casket reposed a beautiful floral pillow, and at tin' foot a large and a small cross of miles, japonieas, and immortelles. Mr. Robert Stuart, the husband, remained in an upper room during the ceremony, the family having de clined to see'liim. At the conclusion of the service tiie guests withdrew from the parlor, and the members of the family, in full mourning, entered to take a final view of the remains. Tiie last look By IIIKSdl & HECHT. Valuable Real Estate at Auction. * T II o'clock on I A ci'inlaT next, w ter, In front of llorsK AND I.cr tin* first Tuesday in I>e- )V 111 I ie sold to the highest our store, the desiruble >T owned by Mrs. Mary nting U2 feet It) inches on id 117 feet U) inches on <)n the Lot are two good v 1111 Vltll flv Kit ( the otli ken if tin* late conception of the Virgin Mary, December K, 18.54 ; the publication of the famous Kncyclical ami Syllabus, December 8, Isti l ; tlu* canonization of the Japanese marly rs ; tunl last, a lx 1 most important of all, tlu* con*' yoking of tin* i Kciimcnicu) council of tlu* Vatican by papal bull, dated De cember 8, 1 si 17—which body held its tlrst session in St. DcterVDecember 8, 1st>'J. This council—which sus pended its meetings on tin* 1 st 11 July, 1870, in consequence of the invasion of Rome by tlu* forces of Vidor Km- manuel—liut forth the following dcli- nision of tlu* dogma of tin* infallibili ty of tlu* head of tin* ('atbolic church: We teach ami define that it is a dogma divinely revealed ; that the Roman pontilf, when be sneaks f.r cathedra—that is, wbetuin discharge of the olllee of pastor and teacher of all (’hristian.N, by virtue of bis supreme apostolic authority, be detlnes a doc trine regarding faith or morals to be three rooniH, togetlu best wells of water in tin- city. The rent notes from day of sale goes to purchaser Tills lot is conveniently located to the churches und schools, und is in a tlrst-rate neighborhood. Terms cash. ('. S. HAURIHON, Auctioneer. Nov. 1st h—21,25,2S,del,2,1,7 GEORGIA! VIRGINIA!! TEXAS!!! AH-Wool Tux as ('assiinoros ! .Inst In, from which we are making up BEAUTIFUL SUITS! American Clicvoits nt $l s *00 a Suit, (A GREAT BARCHAN). Ci ( ><)1> QUALITY, variety of style and col- U ors, made to measure, well trimmed unit tit guaranteed. The Eagle A Ulienix .Jeans and itoesklns, ready-made or made to meas ure, in good style, at short notlee. A large stock of tlu vhole.valc idy, selling VERY a.J.PEACOOK, SWEET POTATOES FOR SALE. tvr. 1 >< >MINGo Y A MS- A N EW P(VTATOE. n Finest stock Potato* grown, and excel lent also for table use. Three hundred bushels to the acre on rich land. Two hun dred I ushels have been gathered from one acre at Bonny Boon on medium upland. Apply at Bonny Boon Stock Farm, or to WILLIAM BIUVE, Eagle & Plionlx Offlee, Columbus, Ga. novlO dtawAwlm* Third and Last Call to Tax Payors of Miisrogw County! m.vx KXKCCTIiIN'S will !>■' Issuo.l nrailnst | all parties who have not settled Stateanil County Taxes for 1*77. No further notice will be given. DAVIS A. ANDREWS, „ sep2«od4iu Tax UoUeetor.