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YOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1877.
NO. 281
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DEMOCRATIC senators for commit
tees.
Washington, December 6.—The
Democratic caucus of (lie Senate put
Voorhees on Finance, Jones of Flori
da on Naval, Harris of Tennessee on
District, Butler of South Carolina on
Militaiy, and McDonald on Indian
Commueions, with tbc understamd-
ing the latter gives -way to Eustis
when seated.
PATTERSON, OF COLORADO, IN HOUSE
The House Elections Committee
agreed to report in favor of seating
Patterson, Democrat, from Colorado.
WEST HAPPY.
The asssignment of Senator J. O.
West to the Naval Committee is grat
ifying to him and representatives of
the people from the Gulf and South
Atlantic coast.
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.
The Star says Senator Harris, the
new member of the Senate Committee
on the District of Columbia, is one of
the most intelligent and genial of the
Southern Democratic Senators.
SYNDICATE PROPOSES A NEW LOAN.
The Secretary has a proposition
from the syndicate for a subscription
of one million additional 4 per cents.
BUTLER AND VOORHEES CONGRATU
LATED.
Senator Butler is congratulated on
ills assignment to the Military Com
mittee. The highest and most signif
icant position was given to Mr. Voor
hees, on Finance.
EUSTIS TO BE SEATED.
Mr. Eustis will be seated Monday.
The delay wrs accorded to Wadleign,
ade
who made the majority report in fa
vor of Mr. Eustis, who wishes the
affirmative vote to be as nearly unan
imous as possible.
Blaine was in his seat to-day.
The*Treasurer has called ten mil
lions of five-twenties consols of 1805.
Interest ceases on the (ftli of March.
ADJOURN ON 15TH.
It is thought Congress will adjourn
on 15th for the lioliduys.
NOMINATIONS.
Theo. Roosevelt, Collector of the
port of New York; E. Morrill, Sur
veyor of the port of New York; Brad
ford Prince, Naval Office, New York;
W. Z. King, Surveyor of Customs,
Greenport.Ncw York; Thomas Jones,
Collector of Customs, Annapolis;
Robert F. Mitchell, Collector of Cus
toms, Mobile, Ala. ; J. Dewes, Naval
Officer, New Orleans; J. R. Jolley,
Collector of Customs, Teehe, Louis
iana: John Baxter, Circuit Judge 6th
District of Alabama; Morris D. Wick-
ersham, Postmaster, Mobile, Alu.
CONFIRMATIONS.
Jno. B. Hawley, Assistant Secreta
ry of the Treasury.
NOMINATIONS.
Brady, Collector 2d Virginia;
Wade, 3d Georgia ; Collins, Collector
of Customs, Brunswick, Ga.; Smith,
Collector of Customs, Mobile; Lewis,
Naval Officer, New Orleans; Jolley,
Collector of Customs at Teehe; Camp
bell, Collector of Revenue 3d Texas;
Prouty, Collector of Customs at Sa-
luria, Texas; Shurtz, Marshal of
West Virginia; Parsons, Attorney
General of North and Middle Ala
bama; Reed, Marshal of North and
Middle Alabama ; Murray, Attorney
General of West Tennessee; Wal
dron, Marshal of West Tennessee;
Little, Postmaster at Piedmont, Va.;
Lelsenring, Charlestown, Va.; Potts,
Petersburg, Va.; James, Ashland,
, Va.; Wiekersham, Mobile, Ala.;
Johnson, Shelbyville, Tenn.
STEAMBOAT BILL.
The Executive Committee of the
National Board of Hteain Navigation
of the United States held a meeting
at the Ebbitt House this morning to
take measures to press the steamboat
bill now before Congress, wbicli is
about the same bill as that passed in
the House lust session, and failed in
the Senate. Capt. Thomas Shorlock
of Cincinnati, Capt. Coyle of Port
land, Me., Capt. Marshall Parks of
Norfolk, Capt. Copeland of New York
City, Jno. N. Bo finger of St. Louis,
constitute the committee.
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
REPUDIATE THE “POST.”
The new Democratic paper, the
Poet, appeared this morning. One
of its articles aroused great indigna
tion among the Southern Democratic
Senators wioregardeditasan attempt
to coerce them into the support of
ConkUng and his branch of the Re
publican party. They say that they
utterly repudiate the paper, and deny
its right to speak for the party or for
~ uthi ~ — ■
send: Six companies of the4th cav
alry (420 men), four companies of the
2d artillery (156 men), 20th regiment
of infuntry (297 men), are now under
orders for the Texas borders. Re
cruits wilt be sent as soon as availa
ble to fill up companies. Col. Mc
Kenzie will be in charge of the cav
alry.
PACKARD CALLED HOME.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. J
Washington, Dec. 6.—Ex-Gov.
Packard, is called to New Orleans by
the probable fatal illness of one of ills
children.
NEW TRIALS GRANTED SAWYER & CO.
A new trial is granted in the case
of Sawyer, late Assistant Secretary of
tlie Treasury; Haines, late Commis
sioner of Customs and Banks. The
motion for a new' trial in this case was
grunted to-day by Judge McArthur of
the criminal court of the District of
Columbia. In the course of his re
marks the Judge said it was apparent
at the trial, and it is made more so by
what lias tuken place since the defeat
of the trial to which the defendants
were subjected is perhaps more ual-
liable tnun in any case tliaf
has ever been presented for
my consideration. From some cause
or other, perhaps not exclusively
owing to their own neglect, these
defendants have not had the advant
age of a full defense. The want of
preparation was evident from the first
moment that the triul began. The
parties appeared to be wading and
reeling their way through. I am in
cline!! to think upon the whole that
it would be exercising a sound dis
cretion on the part of the Court,under
the circumstances, to give the parties
one more chance. The order, then
may be made granting a new trial.
RE-NOMINATIONS AND TENURE OF
OFFICE ACT.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 6.—In the
Senate Executive session on the ten
ure of office act, the argument had its
origin on the phraseology of certain
re-nominations, whose cases were
pending when the extra session ad
journed. In renewing file nomina
tions the President has not referred
to tlie original suspension but merely
states they are made in lieu of nomi
nations heretofore submitted but not
acted upon. For instance the nomi
nation of Alex. Reed for postmaster
at Toledo, which was laid before tlie
Senate to-day. He proposes his
appointment to tlmt office in the
place of himself, in place of Dowling,
suspended. The opinion of tlie Sen
ate was practically unanimous that
such a nomination is in accordance
with the tenure of office act. The
President, in the instance argued,
leaves out of sight the person sus
pended in the nomination, though
fully stated in tlie first made to the
extra session.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
MOUSE DEBATING.
ial« Resolves to Vote on Silver Bill
Tuesday.
Southern Democratic Senators.
CHANGES IN SENATE COMMITTEES.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Dec. 6.—The follow
ing are the principal changes in the
Senate committees as announced by
the Vice President to-day. The Dem
ocrats have increased representation
on five of tlie principal committees as
follows: Finance, Senator Vorhees;
Military Affairs, Senator Butler;
Naval Affairs, Senator Jones, of Flor
ida; Indian Affairs, Senator McDon
ald; District of Columbia, Senator
Harris.
Senator Burnsides lias been trans
ferred from Commerce to Post Office
and Post Roads- Senator Jones of
Nevada takes Burnsides’ plnce on
Commerce; Senator Ferry has been
relieved from the chairmanship
of the Committee on Rules,
and Senator Blaine lias
taken the chairmanship thus made
vacant; Senator Teller supercedes
Blaine as Chairman of the Committee
on Civil Service and Retrenchment;
Senator Kellogg has been placed on
the Committees on Territories, Rail
roads, Mississippi Levees and the
special committee to inquire into the
subject of elections of President and
Vice President of the United States.
Senator Butler lias been placed on the
select committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard.
TROOl'8 FOR TEXAS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 6.—Sena
tor Maxey has the following infor-
puriion from Adjutant General Towu-
HOUSE.
Washington, December 6. —Sev
eral resolutions were offered, calling
for inquiry into tlie condition of the
Cuban insurrection, but they were
all objected to.
Reports of the Colorado election
will be called up Tuesday after the
morning hour.
In the House tlie Post Route bill
was reported aud passed.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
During the morning hour a num
ber of petitions were presented.
Among them were several from the
national banks of Boston, Mass., and
Providence, protesting against the
passage of tlie silver bill.
Burnside, of Rhode Island, submit
ted a resolution calling upon the
President to transmit to the Senate,
if not incompatable with public in
terest, tlie corres]ioiideiiee nail with
our late Minister to France, in regard
to the Franco-Prussian war; also the
correspondence on the same subject
with our Ministers to Englnnd and
Germany. Agreed to.
The silver bill was made the special
order for Tuesday next, after the
morning hour and continued un
til disposed of. Vote — yens 41,
nays 18,—two-thirds voting aye. This
threatens a defeat of tlie veto should
the President adhere to his message.
Mr. Matthews offered a concurrent
resolution which, after referring to
the various financial acts of the Gov
ernment, deelures that all the bonds
of tlie United States issued or author
ized to be issued or payuble, principal
and interest, at the option of flic
Government of the United States in
silver dollars of tlie eoinuge of the
United States, containing 4121 grains
each of standard silver, and that to
restore to it coinage such silver coins
as a legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not
in violation of the public faith, nor in
derogation of the rights of public
creditors. Lies over.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 6.—Tlie
vote to take up the silver bill Tuesday
was:
Messrs. Allison, Beck, Booth, Bai-
GEORGIA ELECTION.
Augusta, Dec. 0.—The new Con
stitution is adopted by a large major
ity. Atlanta is endorsed as tlie per
manent capital. A large vote was
polled. No disturbances are reported.
ATLANTA CLAIMS 40,000 MAJORITY—
FULTON COUNTY ELECTION.
Special to the Enqu/rer-Sun.]
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 0, 1877.
Latest advices indicate that Atlanta
has 40,000 majority, and the New
Constitution about the sumc.
There is great rejoicing here to
night.
Hainmon, Mynatt and Hulsey are
elected to the Legislature, and Evans
Howell Senator by a huge nmjority.
The Steamer City or Berlin,
New York, Decemher4.—Agentsof
the steamer City of Berlin, hence No
vember 25, for Liverpool, express no
doubt of her arrival very soon, as
they think she has met with some
accident to her machinery. Tlie
same vessel was towed back to
Queenstown in June last with a bro
ken sliaft, at which time there was
a great fear of her loss. In Decem
ber Inst, she also was given up by
many as lost, but arrived here six
days over due, after u very stormy
passage.
THE AGENTS’ ACCOUNT.
London, December 6.—The propri
etors of the Inman Steamship Line
express entire confidence in the safety
of the steamer City of Berlin, now
twelve days out from New York, for
Queenstown and Liverpool. They do
not believe that her shaft or lnaenin-
ery is broken, but think probably her
propeller is damaged by contact with
wreeknge. They say she possibly
may have something in tow.
'l'lie Financier says the premium nt
Lloyd’s for re-insurance on the City
of Berlin advanced to ten guineas
yesterday. _
C'lffur Jlukem EatabllNh Tbrli* Ohu
Faetorle*.
New York, Dec. 0.—The striking
cigar makers to-day start a factory
for themselves, 200 hands going to
work. The number will be increased
to 500 in a week. Three other fac
tories on the same co-operative plan
will be at work within a week. The
strikers claim to have six millions
capital nt their back. To-day they
had a procession and marched
through the streets, fully 5,000 in
line.
A Bill (o Appropriate the Cotton Tax
to ftehool Purpoan In the Mtate* In
wbleli It waa Collected.
The following is the full text of the
bill, introduced by Mr. Shelley, in
reference to the cotton tux. It was
not acted on at the extra session, but
holds its pluce in the present session :
Be it enacted by tlie Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That restitution, as herein
after provided, shall be made of all
money collected as taxes under and
by virtue of the several acts of Con
gress, and regulations pursuant there
to, imposing a tax upon raw cotton,
after the proclamations of tlie Presi
dent of the United States, dated June
thirteenth and twenty-fourth,eighteen
hundred and sixty-five.
Sec. 2. That it shall be tlie duty of
the Secretary of the Treasury to cause
bonds of tlie United States to the
amount of suid taxes, to be prepared,
in sums of one thousand dollars each,
payable at tlie Treusury of tlie United
States, to bearer, at the end of forty
years, from date, in gold, bear
ing interest at the rate of* four
TITRK0-RUSSI AN WAR.
TUBES AMO USED.
They fteem te be Wlaalac at TIntel m.
SKRVIA NOT READY.
London, Decomber 6.—The Times’
Belgrade correspondent says Austria
had sent a remonstrance against Scr-
vin’s participation in tlie war. No
note has been received from Turkey
or England. Final arrangements be
tween Servia and Russia do not seem
to be coimilete. A Bucharest dispatch
says the Russians have been ordered
to check their advance on Wlclden.
VICTORY AT ELENA.
A special to the Daily Telegraph
from Adriunople says the victory at
Elena removes the danger of attack
on Hamborghaz Pass, and enables
ten Turkish battalions which have
hitherto been guarding it to join Os
man Pasha’s army.
A dispatch from Rasgrad to tlie
Times says the Turkish division from
Sarnasquatar has crossed the Loin
and taken Papkoi, and is now march
ing to tlie interior of Verba eta.
TURKS ADVANCING ON TIUNOVA.
Constantinople, December 0.—A
Turkish division under Fuad Paslm
is in three hours’ march from Tir-
nova.
KIMBALL’S GREAT TRIUMPH I
.* (T I..1IIHTIES KEEOBT IX THE
BKf. DU. BOBMXNOX'U
VHVBCH.
cash ; and so tlie work went on until
a man offered 850 to know how much
had been already subscribed. Mr.
.Kimball announced that tlie
amount had ranched 8108,000, and
The Debt or illO.M. Wiped Out by
Mubarrlblni Klembm*"Th(i HanlMl
Work (hot the Wonderful Persuader
II ns Bone.
FRANCE.
HOPES OF AG BEE MEAT ST I hie BE-
FOB TED.
Impossible to Tell the Mltnntlon from
Detnebed Telegrams.
PROBABLE MINISTRY.
London, Dec. 6.—A Reuter Paris
dispatcli states negotiations between
President MaoMahon and M. Dufuure
are resumed in consequence of steps
taken by Senator Bulbie.
[Note.—M. Balbie is probably act
ing for Orlennlsts Senators.]
Tlie Soldi states M. Dufaure is
willing to conduct negotiations to u
point forming a Ministry, but is un
willing to accept an office himself.
The Figaro names as among tlie
probable Ministers, M. Balbie as
linister of,Justice ; M. Waddington,
Minister of tlie Interior; M. Leon
Say, Minister of Finance, and M.
Christaple, Minister of Public Works.
Paris, December 6.—Tlie Soir con
siders there are strong indications for
tlie formation of a Dufaure Cabinet.
more cabinets.
This afternoon, M. Dufaure, now
endeavoring for a i parliamentary
Cabinet, thought likely he would
succeed. Rumor mentions M. Wad
dington as probable Foreign, and M
Murcere, Minister of the Interior
with MM. Baltic, Bnrdoeux, Feissee-
rene, DeBort and. Leon Say as col
leagues. Nothing positive, however,
is known.
A DELEGATION BLUFFED.
Manchester, December 0.—’l’lie
Guardian's Paris dispatcli states thnt
a delegation of Elbuf manufacturers
called at the Elisce Wednesday, to
present a petition to President Mc
Mahon, but failed to see hint even by
a secretary. They were received and
bowed out by an usher, and returned
to Elbuf with their memorial.
ley, Bruce, Cameron of Wisconsin,
Chaffee, Coke, Conover, Davis of Illi
nois, Davis of West Virginia, Dorsey,
Ferry. Garland, Gordon, Harris, Here
ford, - Howe, Ingalls, Johnston, Jones
of Florida, Jones of Nevada, Kirk
wood, McCreery, McDonald, Mat
thews, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan,
Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson. Plumb,
Runsom, Saunders, Teller, Thurman,
Voorhees, Wallace, Windom, With
ers—41.
Nays: Messrs. Anthony, Bayard,
Blaine, Burnside, Christiaucy, Dawes,
Hamlin, Hill, Lamar, McPherson,
Mitchell, Morrill, Randolph, Railing,
Sargent, Wadleigh and Whyte—18.
Cart* ofttugar ftelard.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, Dec. Collector Ar
thur seized a cargo of sugar of the
bark Morning Light, for the purpose
of making a test case in regard to the
validity of the receiit decision that
tlie duty of imported sugar shall here
after be appointed without reference
to color, where the coloring matter
has been used to reduce the grade.
The cargo is worth from to
$100,000. _ _
Eight Mfn Cruahed.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.)
St. Johns, Neb., December 6.—
A building in course of erection in
Prince William street fell, and eight
men were crushed in the ruins.
per centum, payahe semi-annually In
in gold, with coupons attached, to
be called Cotton Tax School Ronds,
to be signed and authenticated in the
manner directed and provided in
section three of tlie act entitled “An
act to authorize the issue of United
States notes, and for tlie redemp
tion or funding thereof, and for fund
ing the floating debt of tlie United
States," approved February twenty-
fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
two; which bonds, so authenticated,
sliall.be by him delivered to the Gov
ernors of the several States in which
said taxes were collected, in sums
equal to the full amount of tlie suid
taxes so collected in each- of said
States respectively.
See. 3. That it shall be the duty of
each of said Governors, upon receiv
ing said lionds, to deposit ttie same
with tlie State Treasurer of his State,
and tlie same shall continue a perpet
ual fund, which shall remain forever
undiminislied.
Sec. 4. That it shall be tlie duty- of
stud Treasurer, or such other offle
as the legislatures of the States re
sportively, may by law designate for
that purpose, to collect and receive
from the United States the interest
upon said bonds as tlie same may
accrue, fifty per centum of which
shall be placed by the said treasure:
to tlie credit of the public school
fund of said State, -by whatever name
it may be designated in said State.
Sec". 5. That the remaining fifty
per centum of said interest shall eon
stitute a sinking-fund for the liquida
tion of the ‘principal of the puhlh
debt of said States, respectively, to be
used in such manner as the Legisla
tures of said States respectively may
bylaw direct: Provided, That no
part thereof shall ever tie used for (In
payment of any of the interest tlmt
may accrue upon said public debt.
When tlie principal of tlie public
debt of any of said States shall lie so
reduced iii amount, ill any manner
whatever, that n levy of one-tenth of
one per centum tax upon the taxable
property of said State shall lie suffi
cient to pay the interest upon tlie
public debt thereon, then, and in that
event, tlie whole of the interest of the
suid cotton-tax school-bonds so held
by said Stale shall lie appropriated to
the use of the public schools of the
State ill the same manner as tlie said
ttftv per centum.
ffec. o. Tlmt the money thus appro
priated to public schools in the seve
ral States shall la- disbursed by tlie
Superinteiidentof Education, or other
officer of suid Slates, respectively,
having in charge the public schools
thereof, in tlie same manner as other
money for that purpose may lie dis
bursed.
Sec. 7. Tliut the said cotton-tax
school-bonds hereby set apart to the
use of public schools shall lie inviola
bly held by each of said States for the
endowment, support and mainte
nance of said public schools, in tlie
manner hereinbefore set forth.
Sec. 8. Tlmt nothing in tins act
shall be construed to authorize the
United States government to exercise
any control over the public schools in
any of the States.
The Hr.
Impmalon Gr.nl SI .dr In
England.
From Conway's London Letter to the Cincin
nati Commercial.]
Now that General Grant is
ENGLAND.
London, December 0.—Tlie strik
ing masons have advices of a number
of workmen coming from Germany.
An experienced pilot who landed at
Falmouth Tuesday reports, while
coming down the channel, he passed
more derelict vessels, parts of vessels
and wreck stuff than lie ever remem
bers. Sometimes whole fields of
wreckage were visible. A special
wateli liad to be kept in order to
avoid collisions.
The Pope.
London, December 6.—Tlie Times'
special from Rome, states tlie bunds
anil arms of the Pope are swelling.
Respiration is laborious. The mind
however, continues clear. The opin
ion here, is that the end is rapidly
approaching. Very little concern is
shown about tlie political consequen
ces of ills death. Tlie Standard's
Rome dispatcli, however, states
symptons slightly ameliorated.
Rome, Dec. 6.—Tlie Pope is better
to-day and 1ms left bis beu.
— o o o—
lutheru A Atlantic Telegraph Com*
patty.
New York, December 6.—At tlie
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Southern & Atlantic Telegraph
Company tlie following Board of lli-
reetors were elected: Win. Orton,
Charles W. Blossom, Henry Hinty,
Charles M. Fry, O. B. Graves, John
W. Kirk, William H. Able, It. H.
Rochester and Norvin Green.
♦ ♦ ♦
Failure*.
Troy, N. Y., December 6.—Tlie
Nutionul Exchange Bank of Troy
1ms gone into voluntary liquidation
by a resolution of the stockholders.
New York, December 6.—Green-
liuuin Bros. & Co. have suspended.
The firm is connected with the sus
pended German National Bunk at
Chicago.
Wale of Rubber Hood*.
New York, December (i.—Tlie sale
of tlie Associated Rubber Company’s
o)>eiied brisk. Prices ruled about tlie
same us previous sales. There was n
slight falling off in prices of pure
gum shoos.
Found Dead.
New York, Dec. 6.—Francis Copi-
ott was found dead in lied on Fourth
Avenue in an apartment of his house
with liis luce near in a pun containing
chloroform. He was a wealthy sup
porter and member of tlie Union
League.
Failure la Bo*lon.
Boston, December 6.—Jas. Sturgis,
East Indiu trader, is embarrassed.
Liabilities $-51)0,000.
Weather.
Washington, December 6.—In
dications: For tlie South Atlantic
and East Gulf States, rising barome
ter diminishing northwest winds,
colder and clear weather followed in
latter by falling barometer and warm
er southerly winds.
The finest articles of Solid Silver ami
Silver-Plated Ware, for sale at
sapdO 3m Witiioh & Kinski.’*,
Mr. Edward Kimball, tlie church
debt raiser, began work two weeks
ago in tlie Presbyterian Memorial
Church at Madison avenue and Fifty-
third street, which was burdened
with a debt of 8110,000. Mr. Kim
ball’s plan was novel. He took the
congregation by surprise, and in a
meeting of four hours’ duration, lie
raised 887,852, leaving only 822,048 to
be collected. Tills result was received
with astonishment throughout tlie
country, and the ]iustor, tlie Rev. Dr.
Robinson, 1ms received hundreds of
letters of congratulation, which were
premature, for, unless every dollar of
the debt was pledged on or before the
1st of March, 1878, tlie whole would
lie forfeited. As the members re
flected on this fact, many of them
became despondent. For two weeks
the matter rested. No more money
was subserlbed, and the majority
were in ignorance of what was to lie
done; but yesterday morning Mr.
Kimball aguin occupied tlie pulpit
with Dr. Robinson, anil then they
knew that another effort was to be
made.
At tlie close of the earlier part of
the service, Mr. Kimball made an ad
dress. He congratulated tlie people
on what they had done, but remind
ed them that till their previous labor
would lie for naught unless they made
one more strenuous effort and raised
the remaining 823,000. He said that
he lmd 110 doubt tlmt they could and
would do it. Ho began with a call
for those who were willing to pay ten
cents a week from now until June 1
to rise. Alioutthirty personsdidso. He
then culled successively for those who
were willing to pay twenty-five and
fifty cents, one dollar and one dollar
and a half per week. Few' responded,
and not much interest was manifest
ed. Mr. Kimball then culled for ten
subscribers of 82,000 each, and offered
to be the first to give tlmt sum. He
appointed canvassers, whom lie
called by name, to go tli rough the
churelx and talk with tlie people.
When the worshippers begun to go
out singly and in little groups Sir.
Kimball begged them to stay and
give tlie encouragement of their
presence if nothing more. To the
call for 82,000 there were 110 responses.
Mr. Roswell Smith, President of tlie
Board of Trustees, entered the pulpit,
and, after heartily applauding Mr.
Kimball and all tbut lie hud done,
read a letter from the son of a former
member of the church, offering uh u
gift real estate that in two years
would produce 82,000. Dr. Robinson
suid that lie was dally in receipt of
letters from all jiarts of the country
congratulating him on tlie release of
his ehurcli from debt. He wanted
tlie writers to understand that not
one cent had yet been paid, nor
would be unless the whole amount
could be rusied. He told ids parish
ioners that this was tlie most solemn
and eventful day in the history of
their church, and tlmt on this meet
ing depended its life. He told them
that on the wings of the press
the story of what they were attempt
ing had been borne to ull parts of the
world, and that churches everywhere
were waiting with breathless interest
tlie result. They were to be the
means of encouraging similar efforts,
or become laughingstock for attempt
ing what they could not accomplish.
Failing to get any $2,(XX) subscrip
tions, Mr. Kimball culled for twelve
of 81,000 each, of which from the fund
at Ids disposal he would give the first
and lust. He suid: “The question
now before you is, will you give $23,-
(XX) to-day, or will you for wunt of
tlmt amount sink buck under a debt
of $ll<l,(HXI?” Mr. P. C. Atterbury
came forward with 81,(XX), anil Mr.
•Smith ottbred a like sum 011 condition
that tlie whole amount lie raised ill
thnt meeting. No more similar sums
were given, and then there was a
long, disheartening pause. Mr. Kim
ball said tlmt '.here was wanted 85,000
to make up the 812,(XX) that he wuh
trying for, and tlmt if four of tiiose
who on tlie fonueroccusion subscribed
85,(NM) each would give nil additional
81,IMHI, lie would be the filth. He
promised that he would not uppeur
before them again, and pleaded for a
final effort. In regard to church
debts, lie said tlmt lie lmd no doubt
tlmt they are the prime cause of many
of the business defalcations tlmt arc
of such frequent occurrence among
business men, many of whom are
members of churches. With such
examples constantly before them,
they allow themselves to fail into
debt, and, in despair at their own
condition, become defaulters ill a vain
effort to clear themselves.
Time was passing away, and hut
little bud been done. Many persons
were going away, and empty pews
presented great gaps in what, at the
beginning, lmd been ularge audience.
Dr. Robinson made an Impressive ad
dress; in which lie saiil tlmt this ef
fort should be (lie last, aud tlmt, if
the needed sum was not pledged with
in tilt* next half hour, 110 further calls
would he made. This brought out
two more offers of 81,(XX) each. Then
the hymn “I Love Thy Church, O
Lord!" was sung, after whicli an
other unsuccessful eifort was made
for 82,<XK). The project at this stage
hail a gloomy outlook. Nearly half
tlie congregation lmd departed, two
hours lmd passed, and not half tin*
required amount liad been pledged.
Mr. Kimball said tlmt he hud never
before labored so hard, with so faint
prospect of success. Dr. Robinson
offered a prayer, and then, with tears
in his eyes, mane a last appeal to his
people." 11c told them of the sacrifices
that lmd been made by a few for the
good of the whole. He showed them
the degradation of a debt-laden church,
tlie scorn with which they were re
garded by other churches, and by
tlie world at large, and the
little influence tlmt they possessed.
So in earnest was he, anil so forcibly
diil lie present the case, that many
were moved to tears, and the effect
was instantaneous. Two persons sub
scribed 81,(XXi apiece, ana thus tlie
$12,(HMt wus raised. A former subscrip
tion of Slid wus raised to 81,000. Four
asked who would be the first to begin longer tlie guest of England, there is
to clear ofl’the remainder. Dr. Rob- some chance that some expression of
insou offered to take tlie responsibili- I the real Impression he lias made may
ty of raising tbc first 81,(XX), but of I gradually find its wav into print. A
tills rcsposihility lie was quickly re- j little installment of the opinion form-
lieved by Mr. Thompson. Then tlie ed of him appeal's in an editorial in
smaller stuns pourd in. Members bo- the Times of yesterday, tlie article be
anie excited at the prospect of speed- Inga criticism on General Noyes'
ilv completing the work, and otters of
825, 820 and 810 were heard in ail
parts of the house, und at 3 o’clock
tlie books were closed. Tbc entire
sum lied been raised.
There was an impressive silence ns
Mr. Kimball stood up and, paper in
hand, asked the folks if they wished
to know the result. When lie told
them tlmt, exclusive of the $1,000 for
which Mr. Thompson lmd become
responsible, he lmd their pledges for
$110,117, there was a storm of applause.
The notes of tlie Doxology were
sounded from the organ, and, rising
to their feet, the congregation joined
in singing the hymn, “Praise God
from whom all blessings flow.” The
benediction followed. As the congre
gation dis]iersed, hearty congratula
tions were exchanged, and tears wore
in many eyes.
Di addition to the amount raised
for the pavment of the debt a contin
gent fund of $2,0(K) was pledged to
cover possible deficiencies, and to
assist some of l lie poorer members,
who, it was feared, lmd promised
beyond their means.
In the evening the pastor announc
ed the result of (lie morning’s work
and said tlmt. in addition to the sums
then pledged, several hundred dollars
bad been sent in to him, making the
total 8110,753.
Mr. Kimball is aiding tlie Central
Presbyterian Church,in Fifty-seventh
street, the edifice of which was built
from the material of the Rev. l)r.
speech uttheGrund Hotel (American)
banquet, in Paris. The Times says
General Noyes’ “byperkoles” were
extravagant his talk of “providential
men” (which it intimates was too
much in the vein of some ]>oriloiis
French superstitions) is “incon
gruous when spoken of General
Grant,’ whose soldierly virtues are
“dogged courage, invincible persever
ance, indifference to criticism, the
capacity of supporting reverses with
out duelling, the determination to
shrink from no sacrifices in order to
reach the end Hot before him;" but it
denies Grant any such "genius" or
"brilliancy" as would place
him beside tlie great commanders.
General Noyes “strains tlie language
of compliment ronghly when fie af
firms that General (front’s place in
history as a civil magistrate will bo
among the foremost.” “Flatteries in
deed will now pass by him without
injury, and bis well-earned repose
will not be dlsturlieil by the delusive
belief that Ills civil policy was always
wise and just." “It Is notorious tlmt
General Grant left the largest and
most vital of the problems which per
plexed bis country unsettled; that bis
failure to settle them brought bis
Government Into discredit, and al
most destroyed bis party, and that
President Hayes is now laboring
to repair the* errors and the short
comings of the preceding Admini
stration on two of the most important
of those questions—the pacification
John Hall’s old church, given for the | oftheSoutli andtbc reformoftliecivil
purpose. To furnish this, and to cleur • —
off a debt, 842,(XHl is needed. Last
Wednesday evening Mr. Kimball
entered prayer meeting, and, among
the comparatively few persons pre
sent, raised 826,000 in three hours.
Since then $3,000 more 1ms been
pledged, making it total of $28,0(H).
The exumpleset by these twocliurclies
Is felt by others. The ftev. Dr. Tay
lor of tbc Broadway Tabernacle told
his people lust Sunday, that, if the
members of the Presbyterian Memo
rial Church could raise $88,000 in a
single day, their purse in tbut direc
tion was almost unlimited, and their
excuse for resting under a debt pro
portionally less.
Colorado KiprripiifiPN-.AttKckPd by m
Hooky Houiilnln Mon.
From the Kanin* f'ltj/ < Minouri) Time*.]
There is now on exhibition, in tlie
Lindell Hotel, the rudely-stuffed hide
of a very large and ferocious-looking
mountain lion, which was killed a
few weeks ago in Hinsdale county,
southwest of Pueblo, Colorado. Mr.
II. J. Minor und a partner named
Shane were engaged in running a
pack train of burros, or small Mexi
can asses, over the mountains to the
mines in tlie Sun Juan conntry.
They bail just gone into camp one
night in Antofope Park when tlie
lion made its appearance. One of the
burros lmd given out from exhaustion,
and had been left standing alone in
tlie snow a short distance from tlie
camp. The animal, although almost
unable to move, suddenly gave evi
dence of great terror and alarm, and
commenced to bray. Mr. Shane
started out of tlie camp to see what
tbc trouble was. As soom as he left
the circle of the camp fire a large
mountain lion sprang upon him from
a projecting rock above him and bore
him to the earth, liis partner, Mr.
Minor, saw the animal spring, and
called at once to Simile to keep still.
The lion stood growling over the
prostrate malt with Its two fore feet
on liis breast. Minor dropped the
roiies he was engaged in coiling, and
seized a Winchester rifle and fired.
Tlie animal dropped, and Sliune
scrambled to bis feet anil assisted in
dispatching the ferocious beast. He
wus hurt slightly on tbc breast,where
the claws bad penetrated llicclotlilng.
The lion resembles u very large cut,
and would measure perhaps seven
feet from the nose to the tip of the
tail. It is the largest and best speci
men of tlie Rocky Mountain lion
species every brought to Ibis city.
These creatures seem tube different
from the panther, or puma, and to la;
identical witli tlie ‘ mountain lion”
of California.
Who lnvfnl«‘il I It** Aliunde T«»lc||i'upli.
Cincinnati Commercial.)
Saitl Fuck:
"i'll pul n Klnllc round nlii.ut I In- earth
In forty minutes."
The mischievous sprite meant lids
as an accomplishment of speed and
rapidity. It was then tlie dream of a
poet; to-day it is an actuality, so com
mon that ii no longer excites wonder
Tin* readers of the daily newspaper
read in tbc atmosphere of the iimtu
Until coffee what tin- people of lam-
don and Baris ate fur supper flic night
before. The Atlantic ruble is Puck' *
girdle. Wc find tbc following para
graph in Tlu Builder, an illustrated
weekly magazine, London, for tlie
week ending March 7, 1847:
“In the Senate, lately, a Mr. More-
licud presented a memorial from the
editor of a daily ('iiiciiiimti paper,
asking Congress to invest him with
power to form a company to extend
tlie magnetic telegraph across the At
lantic ocean! Referred to the Postr
offloe Committee.
“‘Better refer it to tlie marine, ’ suys
an infidel. Well, it is liurd to say.
We have been taught by repented ex
perience since the establishment of
steam, gas, railway transit, and elec
tro magical (magnetic’.’) correspon
dence, to hesitate about denying the
possibility of utmost anything, how
ever visionary or preposterous."
The memorial was presented by
Senator Morebead, of Kentucky, for
Mr. L. G. Curtis, the editor and foun
der of tlie Cincinnati Commercial,
who did not live to see his project car
ried out.
Watches and (‘locks repaired by ex
perienced workmen. School and Soci
ety badges; also. Hair Jewelry inidn
to order. Diamonds re-set, and En
graving ot every kind done, at
sopSO 8m Witticu A- Kissel’s.
service.” The truth is, the more tills
people saw of Grant the less they liked
him; they got very tired of him; the
reports of liis movements in tlie press
shrunk and shrank until they became
small paragraphs.
Any real conversation with him on
casual introduction was out of tlie
question, and some complain that lie
seemed to come from a country,
which, like India, has no such words
as “thank you." The unwisdom
and corruptions of General Grant's
administration were politely kept out
of sight while he was hero (out of re
spect of tlie American Nation, who
were suppose 1 to have put him for-
■wardas a test of international courte
sy), but there is k-:t an uneasy feel
ing that General Grant has gone oft’
with a belief that England admires
his Presidential career. General
Grant, on the strength of ids own
qualities or Prc ldeuUa! reputation,
would hnve received comparatively
little attention in this country, and
no homage at all. I may add tlint it
lias not been looked upon here nor in
Purls as an admirable tableau in
which tbc late Presidentof theUnited
States was seen hob-nobbing with tlie
would-beast astln of the French Re
public. There lias been already too
much of that kiml of thing among
prominent Americans in Purkduring
the late Empire. It would have re
dounded more to General Grant's
credit among the Europeans who
maintain liis country’s principles
if, after those principles hud been in
sulted in bis per. er. by the demand
that lie should keep away from
France lest his presence might dispar
age anti-Republican intrigue, lie hud
refused to go when the bar was taken
down; or, if ids desire to lionize in
Paris wus too strong for tlint, had lie
preserved a dignified coolness toward
tin insulters both of himself and Re
publicanism, General Grant may,
perhaps, realize the truth of these
tilings if, as Is rumored, lie means to
come back and take a bouse lu Lon
don.
t'OBBOSMVK XlBEiMATK.
■■oh * Wronged and Nuirerlng Wife
Found Out llou Ulorloia* II uu*
to Die.
offers of $51X1 eacli were quickly made.
A former subscription of $250 was Our Linens aro
doubled, and several of $250 were giv- clieapor than
en. One of $125 was given, then an- de2 tf
other, and half u dozen of $100 each.
A former offer of $10 was raised to Do you want
$100. A poor servant girl gave $& in Kyis'•, they t
warranted pure and
c in the market.
J. Kyle dt Co.
a suit of clothes, go to
ill you up. uoll tf
From the Hartjord Times.]
I hear a story of a wronged ami
long suffering wife. Her husband, a
business inun on State street, was
long suspected of sustaining improper
relations with Mrs. , of Park
street, whose husband's business calls
him off so much to I’hilndrtphiu.
'l’lie wronged wifosufferod and endur
ed long in silence, but when it came
to a fresh and undoubted case of in
fidelity on her husband's part, in tlie
matter of a certain Asylum street
widow, she could endure no more,
but resolved to end her sorrowsund her
life together. Writing uu affection
ate note of farewell to licr erring
husband and her children, (lie wrong
ed wife deliberately went to tlie cup
board, and from the upper shelf took
down her phial of corrosivcsublimutc
—an article with which most fami-
Ilies urc provided, to kill bedbugs—
and, liuvlng ascertained, by its label,
that indeed it was that fatal drug, she
went to her lied room, ddiberutdy
poured out enough to kill Imlfadozeh
persons, und swallowed it utudraugli.
Then she lay down on tlie bed. The
burning of the corrosive poison in her
stomach was dreadful; and, in spite
of her determined resolution, sin- in
voluntarily began to cry out. Her
cries alarmed tlie household, ami on
going to her bedroom they found her
in a strange condition. 'Vliere were
broken ejaculations and tlie strangest
utterances
"H-c-Ifgive you all; tell James 1
f’glve him! He bus done me great
wrong. But I reive him now. I
fgive ye all.O if I had only known!-
c-um. Only know (hie)." It I liad
only known how glorious 'twas to
die, 1 would liavo died before. ()
death, where is thy sling'.' Good
bye, my children. "Good-bye, my
husnbin.”’
At this point the erring husband
entered the room, exclaiming.
“What's all this?"
“Oh, she’s taken poison! She's
taken corrosive sublimate!" pointing
to the bottle,
“Corrosive sublimate! h—1!"irreve
rently exclaimed tlie husband, “that's
not corrosive sublimate, that label I
pet on the bottle to keep away the
hired girl from my ten dollar "bran
dy!”
The heat and largest selection of fine
ana cheap Jowolry in tills city is at
scp30 3m WtTI.ICIi it Kinski.'s.
Another lot of those Chaop Table
Linens, Towels,Napkins, Ac., at
d«3 tf Kyle's,