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VOL. XIX.
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Bollrood*—Hope* and Company fbr
Kca York—Bloloe For Florida.
RAYKS A CO. FOR NEW YORK—BLAINE
FOR FLORIDA.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Dec. 17.—Evarts
left for New York, where he will
be joined by Hayes and several mem
bers of the Cabinet on the 20tli.
Blaine spends his recess in Florida
for health.
THH MISSISSIPPI JRTTIKS.
Special loEnqulrer-Sun.]
Washington, Dec. 10.—A New
Orleans telegram states that Captain
Brown’s official survey of the South
Bass jetty channel on Saturday allows
a depth of 22 feet and a widtli of 200
feet, entitling Capt. Eads to a second
payment of half a million.
GORDON-CON KLINC AFFAIR.
Washngton, December 17.—The
excitement over the Gordon-Conkllng
atfair lias entirely subsided. The for
bearance of Southern .Senators meets
general commendation, nnd Senator
Cordon’s conduct in the matter has
universal approval. An account of
the scene In Executive session onFri-
duy,proper for tiie Associated Press to
promulgate is beyond reach.
Gen. Sherman lias gone to St.
Louis.
Hoyt was qualified as Indian Com
missioner to-day.
THE SPECIAL MEXICAN COMMITTEE,
Cotikling chairman,. had their first
meeting to-day. Gen. Sherman was
before them. He apprehends no se
rious results with Mexico, but be
lieves the best safeguard against
trouble is the reinforcement of the
army on the Rio Grande.
Tiie President ]>ardoncd Henry J.
Chreiber’ sentenced in New Orleans
for robbing tbe mail.
MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Iii the Supreme Court an order was
made for rehearing the motion in the
case of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
in which the Court heretofore sus
pended the supbreedaes in tiie case.
The road, therefore, will not be sold
until further order of tiie Court. The
rehearing is set for the fourteenth of
January, 1877.
AFTER NEWS.
The sub-committee on military af
fairs of the House, authorized to sit
during the recess, have requested the
Secretary of Wur to order certain
officers on border duty before them
with a view of learning tiie exact
facts.
, ABOUT LOGS.
D. R. S. Bailey, special agent of
the general land otnee, who lias been
in Mississippi regarding timber dep
redations, reports tiie Government
seizures of logs and lumber unlaw
fully taken from the public lands ag
gregate a value of $334,000.
ALL REPORTED GORDON CONVERSA
TIONS UNTRUE.
There is unquestionable authority
for stating that any and ail publica
tions purporting to give accounts of
conversations with Gen. Gordon in
reference to the recent difficulty in
the Senate arc untrue, and that lie
lias absolutely refused to converse
with reporters on the subject ever
since the occurrence, nor is lie wil
ling to correct any misrepresentations
on the subject that have found their
way into the papers.
TROOPS TO RELIEVE TEXAS TOWNS.
Representative Mills, of Texas, lias
assurances that troops are being hur
ried forward to release beleagured
Texans.
RAILROAD GRANTS BY MEXICO
SENATOR JONES.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 17.—Sena
tor Jones, of Florida, introduced In
the Senate a joint resolution, which
was read twice and referred to the
select committee on the condition of
afihirs between the United States and
Mexico. Tiie resolution authorizes a
treaty between tiie United States and
Mexico to secure the protection of
capital and labor of tiie citizens of the
United States.
The preamble, after narrating the
importance of raiinvay and other
communication across Mexico from
the United States to the Pacific coast,
proceeds to say :
Whereas, said Republic of Mexico
has, in the grant of liberal charters
for railroad and telegraphic communi
cations toN. S. Reneau & Co. and oth
ers, citizens of tiie United States, in
dicated the desire of said Government
to promote such communication and
to facilitate trans-continental com
merce and trade; therefore,
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives of tiie United
States of America in Congress assem
bled. That the President of tiie Uni
ted States be, and lie is hereby, au
thorized and requested to open and
conduct negotiations with the exist
ing Government of said republic with
a view to secure protection to tiie
capital, labor and enterprise which
may be Invested and employed by
citizens of tiie United States in the
opening and maintaining under the
grant already, or which’may be oh
tallied from said republic, such rail
way and other commercial lines of
communication between tiie Pupiflc
coast and tiie boundary line of tiie
United States and in said northern
States of Mexico.
Some details of the enterprise,
which the joint resolution has special
ly In view is as follows: Tiie Rio
Grande ami Pacific Railroad from op
posite Loredo, Texas, to San Biason
on the Pacific coast, thence via Ma-
zatian Guyamas and Ures to the Uni
ted States line of Arizona, tiie Engle
Pass and Saltillo branch road to the
City of Mexico, and the Guanajuato
branch road and the Tampico and
San Luis branch road and telegraph
lines; and each road is endowed with
large land franchise and $5,non cash
and $20,000 in Mexican bonds
to each mile of said rouds
and the right to take into Mex
ico free of duty every species of prop
erty necessary in constructing tiie
said roads and telegraph lines, and
one thousand families as immigrants
and laborers to every 25 miles of rail
road with other valuable privileges
granted. It is to be ho|>ed Gen. Re-
ueau’s franchises will be made the
basis of commercial treaty between
the two Republics.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 18T7.
NO. 296
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SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
AM 9 POINTMKXTb FOB COL VMM 1/0.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Geneva, Ga., Dec. 17,1877,
Conference adjourned to-night to
meet next year at Thomasville. The
session has been pleasant, and all
iraise the kind and generous hospi-
ality of the noble-hearted people of
Tal bottom
TiieJbllowitig are among tiie ap
pointments: -1
COLUMBUS DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder—Rev. A. M.Wynn.
St. Luke—Rev. J. O. A. Cook.
St. Paul—3. 8. Key, D. D.
liroad Street— Rev. A. Wright.
Girard and Trinity—'Rev. J. V. M.
Morris.
THE TEXAS BORDER.
Ns Xrileui Have CrwH-The Traill
AWnI Troop*.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Chicago, December 17.—[Official.]
—The mob at San Elezario consists
of about three hundred citizens of El
Paso county, Texas. No Mexicans
have crossed tiie river to tak&parl in
tiie trouble. The Mexican authori
ties have given positive orders that
no' citizens should cross. About 300
troops are ordered from the posts in
New Mexico to the scene of tiie dis
turbance to aid tiie civil officers of El
Paso county. Tills withdrawal of
troops leaves the Indian frontier ex
posed. Tiie statement that an unusual
quantity of supplies are being sent to
Texas from St. Louis is incorrect. On
ly ordinary supplies are being sent,
and for no greater number of men
than are now serving in that depart
ment,and assigned to it,all the oflicers
of tiie army in position to know any-
tiling about tiie existing troubles in
Texas, or tiie views of either govern
ment are satisfied there is no possi
ble ground for warlike preparations.
POWERS REPLY TO THE PORTE’S CIR
CULAR.
fytrlal to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, December 15.—A Reuter’s.
Constantinople dispatch says several
of the Powers have already acknowl
edged the receipt of the Porte’s circu
lar. The tone of Italy’s reply is very
conciliatory and friendly. It says
Italy will endeavor to have steps ta
ken in concert witli tiie other Powers
’I tar the purpoeuof offiping uu^Uatlou.
Mr. Layard, tiie British ambassa
dor, denies that he lias sounded the
Porte as to the conditions of peace it
would be williug to accept.
The London Observer states it has
reason to beleive the Turkish circular
was dispatched at tiie Instance of
England.
TUe Scotsman's London correspond
ent says: It is understood that the
English Government does not wisli
to act without the concurrence of the
other Powers. It was most anxious
to avoid complications which might
lead to unpleasantness with Russia.
NORTHERN MEXICO,
Filibusters PrepsreA fur luvasluu.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
San Francisco, December 17.—A
Tuckson, Arizona, dispatch states
Hermosillo papers recieved say Gen.
Huerta, former Governor of Sonora,
proceeded in Mexico with 2,000
American filibusters stationed near
the Sonora line is preparing for an
invasion.
BALTIMORE.
AH Abuul souse Huger
Baltimore, Dec. 17.—The com
mittee appointed by the District
Court, consisting of Messrs. R. D.
Fisher, E. C. Chamberlain, Special
Agent of the Treasury Department,
and R. L. Ross to appraise cargoes of
sugar imported by Messrs. T. H. Pe
rot and Tate, Muller & Co., by tiie
Mississippi and Manitcau, and seized
by special agent Chamberlain for for
feiture, held a meeting this morn
ing, nnd had samples of sugar in con
troversy before them. The apprais
ers are not unanimous in opinion as
to the value of sugars. Chamberlain
declined to-sign the report agreed ui>-
on by Messrs. Fislier and Ross.
The sugars were valued by
tiie Maniteau commission at a
price near which the last
sule of Deniarara sugars were sold at
in this market. On Saturday a lot of
750 bags of sugar, regarded as being
of nearly the same class was sold by
Mr. Perata, of tiie Calvert Sugar Re
finery, at 7 9-16 cents per pound, and
Messrs. Fislier and Ross agreed that"}
cents would be a fair valuation and
so decided against tiie opinion of
Col. Chamberlain, who contended for
a much higher figure, claiming that
for some reason or other Demeraru
vacum pan-centrifugal sugars had
suddenly fallen in tiie market, The
appraisement pa]>ers were filed in the
District Court. Importers will give
bond and withdraw tiie sugar for sule
or shipment.
THE NEGRO REPUBLICS.
Tbe Usual Revolution.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Havana, December 17.—Advices
from St. Thomas of December 13th
say there had been heavy gales up to
the the Mth inst. and on tiie 29th. The
ship Lawrence Brown, from Phila
delphia for Genoa, is leaking, and
discharged her cargo.
Advices from Sail Domingo, No
vember 29th, report a distressing eon
ditlon of afihirs.
Tiie revolution lias spread all over
tiie country. Carlos Baez, brother of
the President and Governor of the
Province of Aztia, was killed by tiie
Insurgents in his house. San. Do
mingo city prisons arc crowded.
Many prisoners were executed in the
interior, among them Gen. Milen-
caino. Baez's full seems inevitable.
Quiet in Hayti.
The Paris’s Pica Fur ReMulluu tu the
Puwm au* UulbvoraUc Rrapuuara—
Russians Admit u Loss sr 77,San— Is
Osmuu BraSl Is th« t'suunUrans
Which Is Rreuhlu* the Heart or the
Southern Press Acral—Flchtlui;—
Snow In the Balkans.
RUMORS OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
A Reuter dispatch from Constanti
nople, via Syra, says it is reported
that England has sounded Russia as
to conditions of peace. Tiie Porte,
however, has been informed that
Russia desires Turkey to negotiate
direct with her, und that mediation
would only niuke tiie terms harder.
The peace party seems to be gaining
ground somewhat. Greut discontent
prevails among the imputation of
Stamboul — seditious placards are
frequently found.
ITALY.
RsslBuatlau ar Mlalsiers.
Special to the Enquirer-Nun.]
Rome, December 16.—Signor De
Pretes lias informed the Chamber of
Deputies that in consequence of the
present position of parliamentary
parties, the ministers have resigned,
and tiie King has accented their res
ignations. and charged him (De Pre
tes) with the duty of forming a new
ministry.
ministry defeated and resign.
Rome, December 17.—Tiie vote in
the Italian Parliament, Saturday,
was on the question of tiie Ministers
violating the freedom and secrecy of
telegrams, but tills was a mere pre
text for discovering tiie general dis
content touching the various lxilitical
and financial .questions. The vote
stood 184 for to 162 against the Minis
ters, which, deducting tail absentees
and the votes of Ministers nnd Secre
taries, left a majority of live. The
Ministers were afterwards actually
defeated in the bureaux on tiie ques
tion of electoral reform, wiierou]xm
they resigned.
Signor DePretis will endeavor to
reorganize the Ministry by bringing
in the leaders of tiie dissatisfied sec
tions.
Tiie Appeal Court lias sentenced
the publfser of tiie Asservatore, tiie
Romano dally orgun of tile Vatican
and Clerical party, to six months’ im-
prisonient for libelling ministers of
the Italian free church.
ENGLAND.
HUNGARY DEMANDS RESISTANCE TO
RUSSIA.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Pesth, Dee. 16.—A publie meeting
of from 6,600 to 8,000 persons lias
adopted resolutions that the Govern
ment should resist, even if necessary
with arms, the further extension of
tiie power of Russia. Tiie President
of the ministry refused to receive
deputation from the meeting usit was
accompanied by a crowd. The crowd
becoming disorderly the police cleared
tiie streets.
RUSSIAN LOSS 77,058.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
St. Petersburg, December 10.—
The total Russian loss up to Decem
ber 13 was 77,058 men.
SERVIAN MOVEMENTS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Belgrade, December 10.—Prince
Milan has started for Alexlnalz. The
Servians under Gen. Lesclijanin have
occupied, with artillery., the heights
• .of TepotnlUa and .JMcaukaa com
manding Fort Mramor near Niscli.
OSMAN PASHA NOT DEAD.
London, Dec. 17.—Tiie rumor cur
rent in Constantinople Sunday that
Osman Pasha is dead is not credited.
Tiie Daily Telegraph of this morn
ing, however,asserts dispatches readi
ed London from Bucharest that Os
man had poisoned himself actuated
by a Moliamedan horror of amputa
tion which the surgeons informed
him was necessary. Tiie story is
still doubtful.
The Standard's special from Con
stantinople Sunday asserts Osman
telegraphed to his family that his
wounds were progressing well.
GERMANY’S REPLY TO TURKEY.
London, December 17.—The Berlin
correspondent of the Times telegraphs:
Germany lias replied to the Turkish
note that German participation in
the mediation depends upon Russia’s
consent to parley. The North Ger
man Gazette and National Gazette
concur in declaring tiie Powers will
not listen to tiie Turkish appeal. Tiie
Times' Pern correspondent says tiie
Turkish Government obviously feels
its capability of resistance exhausted,
and would gladly make peace upon
reasonable terms, but It appears to
have no definite programme.
Cabinet Ceuaell—Humored Rm| ( u.
Ilex ar Darby and Nallebary.
London, December 17.—A Cabinet
couucll was held to-day. It is be
lieved the object was further to con
sider the question of mediation in
connection with the Porte’s circular.
Tiie bears of the Stock Exchange
are circulating a rumor, which is
probably utterly groundless, that
Lord Derby, Foreign Minister, and
tiie Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary
of State for India, have resigned.
London, Dec. 17.—Lord Derby und
another gentleman were driving at
Tunbridge Wells yesterday when the
horses ran away and tiie coachman
was instantly killed, but Lord Derby
and his companion escaped witii a
slight shaking.
GERMANY.
N* bilhkiui Arrested.
Special tu Enquirer-Sun.]
London, December 16.—Reuter's
telegram from Berlin denies the truth
of the special report to a London
journal that an Englishman had been
arrested in Germany on the charge
of treason against the empire.
FRANCE.
Wlrerdleu Elected.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. ]
Paris, Dec:. 16.—M. Emile De-
Glrardlan was to-day elected deputy
from the 9th arrondisoiiieiit of Paris.
CHANGES IN DEPARTMENTS.
Paris, December 17.—A great
change in the person el <>l depart
mental administration is expected.
Over forty prefects have already re
signed.
Pop* Improve*.
Rome, December 17.—The
continues to improve.
Some Gardinuls desire to remove
tiie Conclave to Trent.
THE CENTRAL ROAD;
Balxsrlsc the B—b.—H.pdrt ef tbe
Super Intel, deit I Opuralluue uf Ike
Road- riHHuelul Exhibit ... Receipts
und Expenses — Assets ef the (’em-
puny,
Savannah .Vries, Friilap.]
The mutual meeting of tiie stock
holders of the Central Railroad and
Bunking Company was announced to
take place yesterday morning ut 11
o’clock. There were an unusually
large number of stockholders in the
city, and it was expected the meeting
would be well uttended. At the
appointed hour, however, only a few
were present in the rooms over tiie
hank, where the meeting was to take
place, and, after waiting sometime, a
register of tiie stock represented was
taken, - and it was found there were
only 2,418 sluires represented. As
the representation pf 37,600 shares was
requisite to constitute a quorum, no
meeting could lie held. The nnmial
report of the President and directors
were furnished those present.
8TPEKINTENDKNT'S REPORT.
Tiie earnings and expenditures of
the Central, Southwestern and Up
son County railroads, for tiie year
ending 31st August, are as follows:
EHriitugHCentral Itiilt-
rtmil, Mil van lull. Di
vision 11,210,17/) 95
EarnlngaCentral Rail
road, Atlanta Divi
sion 4V7.8M.T
Earnings Southwest
ern Railroad UX8,035 45
Earnings Upson Coun
ty Railroad 7,71
Special to Enquirer-thm.]
New York, Dec. 10.—An attempt
was made this morning before day
light to wreck u freight train on tiie
Hudson River Railroad. At 148th
street, a number of rails und boards
were plaeed across the track, but were
discovered in time to prevent un ac
cident. Six tramps who are supposed
to lie the parties who placed tiie
obstructions on tiie track were arrest
ed near the scene of operation.
Terrible Oil Fir*.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Patterson, N. J., December 17.
An oil train was burned. Thefiaming
Oil Hooded tiie street, burning houses
in some Instances hulfu mlletrom the
scene. As oil curs hurst flames would
shoot hundreds of feet high. Paint
was blistered on houses u mile dis
tant.
Weather. •
Washington, December 17.—In
dications: For the South Atlantic
States light northeast to southeast
winds, lower pressure, higher tem
perature, partly cloudy weather and
possibly light rains will prevail.
ANOTHER DENIAL—VIRTUAL.
A Reuter telegram from Bucharest,
dated Sunday evening, makes no
mention of the death of Osnran Pasha.
London, December 17.—A dispatch
from Constantinople to Reuter’s Com
pany, dated Sunday, says: Tiie dentil
of OHinan Pasha while en route to
Bnclrarest is unnouuced ltere to-day.
Note discredited.
HE’S INSPECTING—THE BEAUTIFUL
SNOW, ETC.
Constantinople, December 17.—
May manfl, Damad lias gone to inspect
the fortifications of tiie Balkans. A
Russian force which appeared at To-
shen, between Kamarly and Sofia,
were driven back. It is snowing
heavily in tiie Balkans. It is believ
ed the’passes will lie rendered impass
able.
RUSSIANS NEAR ERZF.ROUM.
ErzerouM, December 17.—Two
Russian divisions are moving to cut
Turkish communications with Trelii
zond und attack Erzeroum from tiie
north.
London, Dec. 17.—A Reuter from
Bucharest announces the arrival of
tiie Czar there, und does not mention
the deatli of Osman.
GREECE TO BE PEACEFUL.
Athens, Dec. 17. — The cabinet
council resolved to adhere to peace
(xilicy.
PRETTY BIG ARMY.
London, Dec. 17.—A .special from
Bucharest to the Daily News from
Colonel Wellesley, Britisli military
attache, says Osman Pasha had less
than 80,000 men at Plevna, and in Ills
sortie^
Bogekt, Dec. 17.—The Russians
after occupying Elena pushed to Be-
hrova, yesterday.
ENGLAND INFORMS THE PORTE SHE
WILL OBSERVE NEUTRALITY.
Constantinople, December 17.—
It is generally believed here the
Porte’s appeal for mediation of tiie
Powers- will have no result. Mr.
Layord, tiie Britisli uinhnxudor, lias
informed the Turkish Government
tliat England will continue to observe
neutrality.
HONESTLY, HE AIN’T DEAD.
London, December 17.—A Reuter’s
Bucharest dispatch reports the sui
cide of Osman Pasha raise, with no
foundation.
Pope
DBA THH.
Prof. llRMurl Tyler, or New |York.
Washington, December 17.—Sam
uel Tyler, sr., Professor of Columbia
University Law School, is dead.
LIFE SENATOR OF FRANCE DEAD,
Paris, December 17.—General
Daurelle DePaladlnes, life Senator
of France, Is dead.
DIES OF PIOBION IN NEW YORK.
Nf.w York, December 17.—A
young lady, who said her parents
died ill New Orleuns two years ago,
was found dying of poison here yes
terday. She came here in search of
her brother, George. She refuses to
diselose her name.
BARONESS DE IIUSSIEKRE.
Baroness de Bussicrre, daughter of
Benj. Holiday, of California, tiie mil
lionaire, died at tiie New York Hotel
of pneumonia. Aged about twenty-
five years.
W,4W,MH 21
Expenses Central Rail
road, Savannah Dl-
vlslon *821,256 OH
Expenses Central Rail-
road, Atlanta Divi
sion 294,421 HI
Expenses Houthwest-
ern Railroad 458,267 24
Expenses Upson Comi
ty Railroad 8,229 05-81,682,160 80
heaving a balance of *820,925 35
The earnings for tiie previous year
were $2,0111,542 10, nnd tiie expenses
$1,018,000 87. It will therefore be
seen that our eurniiigs have fallen oft'
$192,449 89, and that our expenses
have been reduced $35,834 01. The
loss in earnings on tiie Savannah di
vision bus been $105,415 18, on the
Atlanta division $02,229 27, and on
the Upson County Railroad $084 82,
while they have Increased on tiie
Southwestern Railroad $35,879 38.
The reduction in expenses has been
on tiie Atlanta division $33,970 78.
on the Southwestern $20,427 55, and
on the Upson County Railroad
$870 62, while there has been un In
crease ou tiie Savannah division of
$19,440 84. The principal increase in
expenses on the Savannah division is
ill transportation and repairs of road.
In tiie transportation department the
increase is much more tlinn accounted
for by tiie amount ($35,258 51) paid
for cotton and merchandise burned ill
the yard on tiie night of November
13th, 1870. Tiie increase In re pull’s
of road Is also more than accounted
for by the amount paid for rails over
tiie previous ; tbls item alone amount
ing to $45,437 08. There lias also
been expended $8,000 for a new roof
and second story to our machine simp
in tills city. But for these extraordi
nary expenditures the Savannah di
vision would have been operated at a
greatly reduced cost, compared with
tiie previous year. While tiie At
lanta division shows, in the uggre-
S ute, a decrease, tiie item of ‘ inci-
entals” lias been increased. Tills it
explained by the payment of State
taxes that have not heretofore been
paid, but in the future, under tiie de
cision of the .Supreme Court of tiie
United Htates, will lx* exacted.
The only other department in
which there lias been un increase is
for repairs of road ; that is more than
accounted for by tiie excess of rails
paid over that of the previous year,
amounting to $25,848 89. In refer
ence to the items of decrense, it lias
resulted from the strictest economy,
consistent with a wutoliful care for
tiie property of tbe company und its
business.
Mr. W. G. Raoul, Superintendent
of the Southwestern Railroad,’ reports
the gross earnings for tiie your on
tliul road us follows:
road's expenses on the basis of mileage
made. Auxiliary accounts kept with
our passenger trains enable us to
know the exact amount of tiie earn
ings of each train in detail. Upon
tiie alxive basis of division tiie earn
ings and expenses per train mile have
been:
Gross enrnliiKs per train mile of all rev
enue trains $1,588
Gross expenses per train mile for all
revenue trains 1,004
Net earnlaRS per train mil)’ for all rev
enue trains 0,524
.Separating freight and passenger
train mileage, and freight nnd passen
ger earnings and expenses, It would
stand—
Gross enrninx’K of freight trains, per
train mile 1)2,024
Gross expenses or freight trains, per
train mile 1,001
Net earnings of freight trains, per train
mile 0,000
Gross earnings (‘oliimbus mall, per
mile run 0,015
Gross earnings Kufaula mall, per mile
rim 0,070
Combining the mileage ami earnings
of hoth trains, it. gives the nverage
gross earnings per passenger train
mile o,T9t
Gross expenses of passenger trains, per
train mllo 1,004
The earnings emitted to tiie Co
lumbus nnd the Eufuiilu mail trains
include that received for passage,
mail pay, extra baggage, and express
company’s freight. Tills covers
the revenue from all sources earned
by these trains, nnd proves to be less
than tiie cost of oix'rnling them if
they are to be charged with their pro
rata of operating expenses.
STATEMENT OP STOCKS AND HONDS.
Storks— Shares.
Ocean Steamship Compa
ny of Savannah .7,050 % 705,000 00
Southwestern It It Compa-
770,.’170 :>0
4,400 00
1,856 00
4,445 110
1,517 00
lly
Vicksburg and Hrunswlek
Railroad 4.400
Savannah,Gttlln and North
Alabama Railroad 1,555
Mobile .V Girard Railroad...4,50)
Upson County Railroad 1,517
Eatnulon ltranch Railroad. 507
AtlnntlraudGulf Railroad. 051
Monthorn and Atlantic Tel
egraph Company.
Kit)
Western
Railroad of Allllxi-
500 00
1101,0#!) 82
81,080,704 12
8 140,118) (JO
810,000 Western Railroad of Ala
bama, belli at 17,105 00
Western Railroad of Alabama
coupons paid 120,160 00
8:125,ooo Savannah, Grlitlu und
North Alabama Railroad, at
50c.
102,500 00
85,0(8) (3ty of Columbus..
MARKF/T REPORTS.
Rice steady and In fair demand—for
Louisiana, 59£@7e for Carolina. Pork lower,
cloning firm—mens $12 76(8)1300. Lard deci
dedly lower, closing more steady—prime
nteam *8 29moH 30. wninkey steady, at SI ITt.
Ml. Lou I«.
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St. Lov t
iperftne
JlTfltStai loU! fto 4 do. *101. * Corn Inactive
and lower—No 2 mixed U^c. Oats Inactive
and lower—No 22Hl^S , 2WjVfc. Ryo steady,66*^0.
Barley dull—prime to fancy Minnesota and
Wisconsin TOffflHOc. Whiskey heavy, *1 05.
Pork dull and lower, *11 75<Mll 87}^, Lard
dull and nominal. Bulk meats weak, only
Job sales—shoulders *110, clear rib sides SH 05
@fl 10, clear sides *0 2rtfu>0 25. Bacon dull,
nothing doing—shoulders OJ^O^c, clear rib
sides 7%c, clear sides 8V^*.
St. Lou 18, December 17.—Hogs slow,
weather very warm—packing $7 75@4 00.
Cattle dull and nominally unchanged—Tex
ans. cornfetl, S3 50(3)3 65. Sheep weak—good
to choice *51 H5(a)4 25.
Lonlavllle.
Louisville, December 17.—Flour quiet-
extra *4 25(4>4 50, family $5 00@5 25. Wheat
firmer, but not quotably higher—white*1 <33,
amber 91 00, red *1 28. Corn easier—white
46c, mixed 4.3c. Rye dull.70c. Oats dull-
white 86c, mixed 88c. Provisions quiet.
Pork quiet, at 912 25. Bulk meats quiet
—shoulders 4l£c, clear rib sides 6^«, clear
sides OUc. Bacon nominal. Sugar-cured
hams iu IWr demand, at 12c. Lard quiet-
choice leaf tierce 8%c. Whiskey steady—
$1 06. Hugging dull, at 12>£e. Tobacco quiet
nnd unchanged.
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, December 17.—Flour dull and
lower—family 95 60(d)575. Wheat quiet and
steady—red 81 15(4)1 23. Corn heavy, 38@89e.
<)ats quiet und sternly, 80@85k;. Rye firmer,
S 02(09150. Barley dull nnd lower-good to
rime Western spring5305Tc. Pork dull, at
II 90. I^ird easier—steam *7 HO, kettle 9« 60
(ai8 76. Bulk meats dull—shoulders
clear rib sides 69i@67^c, clear sides SMO^—
these prices are asked. Bacon nominal-
shoulders 7c, clear rib shies Ko, clear sides
8Vtfc. Whiskey active and firm, *1 06. Butter
dull—prime to choice Western reserve 20
(422c, Central Ohio 18c. Sugar steady and
unchanged—Hfiifa 1o*m« for white, yellow' r<*-
llneU 9*4(a>9Uc, New Orleans 7<fuH%c. Hogs
dull, few sale—packing *1 Uka l 2U; receipts
13,055, shipments H50.
Clirsio.
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Chicago, December 17.—Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat dull anti lower—No 1
Minnesota spring *1 09‘ A , No do 2 do 91 MUj,
No 1 Chicago spring *1 (*)%($ 1 00Lj, No 2 uo
91 06^(jj> 1 0S% cash and December. *1 06%@
1 00^ for January,81 irj%(d)\07%for February;
No 8 do 81 00(4)1 08. Corn steady In fair de
mand—48c cash and December, 41%c bid for
January, 41Uc for February. Oats steady
and In lair demand—24^ bid cash and De
cember, 24%c for January, 21 %c for February.
Rye a shade lower, at 65Ue cash. Barley
lower, at60c. Pork lower—Ml 75 cash, 910 90
(&U1 00 for December, *11 77* a ««U Ho for Janu
ary 811 92V«(4)1I 95 for February. Lard lower
87 70 cash and Junuary, *7 80 for February.
Bulk meats easier—shoulders 4%c, short rib
middles 6c, short dear middles (%c. Whis
key dull, at 81 00.
Receipts — Flour, -18,000 barrels; wheat,
88,000 bushels; corn, 52,000 bushels; oats,
34,000 bushels; rye, 4,200 bushels; barley
37,000 bushels.
Shipment*—Flour, 8.500 barrels; wheat,
10,000 bushels; corn, 25,000 bushels: oats,
15,000 bushels; rye, 00 bushels; barley,
9,500 bushels.
Afternoon Board—Market closed : Wheat
Inactive and lower—9106% for January
8107% for February * “
New York, Deo. 17.—The City
Gliumberluin lmx recieved from the
State Attorney General a check for
$444,982 18, being tiie amount* re
cieved from Peter B. Sweeney and
Elbert A. Woodward in Hettlement of
suite aguinxt them to recover part of
the money xtoien by tiie Tweed ning.
Mrs. Gilman, wife of tiie forger,
W. C. Gilman, box recovered her rea
son.
Cigar Mtrlk*ra Assault Boys snd Cl I rift.
New York, December 17.—Two
hundred girlx and boyx, employed by
the cigar manufact'oricH up town,
where tiie eigur makers are on a
strike, were multrcated yesterday by
a gung of xtrikerx. The police came
to their aMsixtanee und the uxKuilante
fled. Tiie girlx and boys were badly
beaten.
4*4
Killing In Nnskvlllc.
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Nashville, Tenn., Dee. 16.—
Thox. Behan xliot and killed Alonzo
Beaty in a xaloon quarrel to-night.
Cnnndn Mtrlk*.
Montreal, Dec. 17.—Two tlioux-
and laborerx of the Lucliine Canal
have struck. They demanded $1
inxtead of 90 cents per day.
»■» ♦
Wsg** I** h* Beducod.
Sheffield, Dec. 17.—The iron
workers here have notice of u reduc
tion of wages after the holidays.
Cnllffcrnfn X*nnt*r*klp.
Han Francisco, December 17.—
Kilaiul has withdrawn from the Sena
torial contest.
—It is very strange that while thora
are 2,836,288 single marriagahlo women
in tiie United States, ami a lur^e pro
I iortion of them like Barkis, the nuin
>er of suicides because-somebody sail
no, is on the constant increase.
—A Frenchman, having heard the
word ‘‘press” made use of to signify
persuasion, as : “Press that gentleman
to take something to eat,’’ too k occasion
at a party to use a term which he
thought synonymous, and begged a
fritnu to tqusezs a lady to sing.
i up freights
’roin down freight
i passenger
..8205,870 77
.. .307,024 90—8512,395 73
.. 151.080 88
.. 19,853 34-8171,530 72
*088,935 45
Expenditures for tiie same time
have been:
lit transportation*! 18,011 79
it motive power.. 98,704 07
t ears 34,404 05
101,177 98
. 4,792 57
1,924 98—8458,257 24
•count repairs road.,
•count slot k killed.,
•count Incidentals...
•count buildings
vlng
..8225,078 21
Tiie above rexuit, ax compared with
the year previoux, shows:
An Inereaxe In eroxx narnliixH S.i-’i.KTi) :W
A decreiiHc In urn»H expeiiHCS 20,420 IK
Not (joins *50,100 .IS
Tiie proportion of groxx earnings for
operating expcnxex ix 67 percent. Ill
view of the number of our branch
lines yielding u revenue barely xulti-
dent to meet their running expcnxex,
T tliink the )x‘r centage of earningx
xpended in operating ix rcuxouuhiy
xntixfaetory.
The train mileage on the road has
been ax follows:
Mile*
Passenger train on main line 177,390
h'relglit and mixed trains on main
lines and branches 25!
Total mileage of all trains yielding
revenue 4!*
Switching engines and struction
By Telegraph to the Fiiqulrer-Muti.
FINANCIAL.
London, December 17—Consols, money,
95 5-16; account, 95*^. Erie 9%.
1:80 p. m.—Erie 9%d.
St reet rate 3% per cent., which % per cent,
below bank.
4:00 p. m.—Consols,money,94 15-10; account,
95 1-10.
Pauls, December 17—1:00 i\ M.—Rentes 108f.
and 5()c.
5:00 p. if .—Rentes 1081'. aud 46c.
Nkw York, December 17.—Money active,
at 7 percent, sterling quiet, 482!£. Oolu
quiet, 102%. Governments firm — new 6’s
106%. State bonds quiet.
NKW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Nkw York, December 17.—Stocks closed
heavy, us follows :
New York Central 104%; Erlo 9; Lake
Shore 58%; Illinois Central 72; Pittsburg
77%; Chicago and Northwestern 83%, pre-
' - western
Sub-Treasury
bonds «194,700.
('ustoms ret
pall
i*ipts *380,000.
COTTON.
*st 824,300, for
Liverpool, December 17—Noon.—Cotton
easier; middling uplands 0%d, middling
Orleans 0 ll-10d; sales 8,000 bales—for specu
lation and export 1,000.
Receipts 9,400—0,000 American,
Futures partially l-32d cheaper:
Uplands, low middling clause, December
delivery, 0 13-32(1; December and January,
6 U-32d.
Uplands, low middling clause, new crop,
shipped in November, per sail, 6 ILT2d; Jan
uary and February, 0%d.
2:00 p. M.—Uplands, low middling clause,
January and February delivery, 0 6-llkl:
February and March, 6 5-Hid; March and
April, 6 ll-32d.
Uplands, low middling clause, new crop,
shipped iu December and January, per sail
0 5-16(1; February and March, 0 13-32(1.
4:00 p. M.—Of sales to-day 5,200 bales were
American.
Uplands, low middling clause, March and
April delivery, 0 5-I0d; April and May,
8%d.
Uplands, low middling clause, new crop
shipped November and December, per sail,
6 5-10(1.
5:00 i». m.—Futures steady :
Uplands, low middling clause, shipped in
March und April, per sull.O 15-32(1.
Galveston, December 17.—Cotton quiet;
middlings 10%c; net receipts 8.707; sales 1,148;
exports to Great Britain 4,020, France 2,749.
Boston,December 17.—Cotton steady; mid*
tilings 11 %e; net receipts 710.
Havannaii. December 17.—Cotton dull;
middlings 10 13-10c; net receipts 0,557; sales
1,000, Saturday evening 700; exports to Great
Britain 1,107.
Nkw Orleans, December 17.— Cotton
caair; middling 10%c, low middling 10%c,
good ordinary 9%c; net receipts 14,036: sales
6,000; exports to Great Britain 2,741, France
8,036.
Mohilk, Dece
tilings lft%c; net irmino n,
ports to (front Britain 6,23fi
Charleston, December 17.—Cotton dull
and easy; middlings 10%c\ net reeepts 4,752;
sales 1,000.
Nkw York, December 17.—Cotton easy;
middling uplands ll%c, middling Orleans
ll%e; sales .176.
Consolidated net receipts 83,220; exports to
Great Britain 29.58J, Fra ’• Ao ‘‘ *
5,930, channel 0.
Nkw York, Decembr
1,095.
Operating, us \vi* do, many trains
carrying both freight and passengers,
it is j»i|>os*ible to proportion the ex-
IKinses of the road accurately between
the freight and passenger service, but
in order to arrive at some information
as to expenses and earnings per train
mile, I nave classed all mixed trains
as freight, and assume that the ex-
(leiises per mile of running a passen
ger train is the same as for a freight
train. It is true tliat passenger
trains are lighter, require lighter
engines, und consume less fuel,
but in my judgment these ad
vantages are fully counterbalanced—
by higher rate ol speed at which they
are run. By the greater cost of ears
and equipments used on them. By
greater expense of maintaining pas
senger over tliat of freight ours. By a
larger share of the expenditure for le
gal services and court costs being due
to tiie operations of passenger trains,
and therefore they should he charged
with a pro rata proportion of the
15,280, continent
17.—Not receipt
cloned Hteinly, salon 54,000 hales,
II 24-100(^11 25-100
II 27-100(81
II 2VI00(rfdl 27-100
11 17-100®
April 11 57-100®
May 11 ^7-lOOrf
Julie 11 77-100®
Jillv 11 82-100®II 83-100
August 11 87-100® 11 89-100
FBOVINIONft.
Futures
as follows
December.
January....
February
March..
n 110-4 joiiuuiji
.... „. Corn inactive and
lower—i2JuC for December, 41%c for January.
Outs easier—24U®»4c for December, 2i%c for
January. Pork unsettled and generally
lower—911 G0®11 75 for January, 81187*4®II W>
for February. Lard easier—87 70 for
January, *7 77»^®7 80 for February.
N«m Orleans.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Nkw Orleans, December 17.—Pork dull,
at 813 00. Izard In fair demand—refined
tierce 8»4®8Uc, keg 8%(5)9c. Bulk meats
let—shoulders, loose 4^®5c; packed 6V£®
c. Bacon quiet—shoulders dull, nt 6%®
e, clear rib sides scarce and firm, at 8
^d. clear sides 8%c. Hugar-cured hams in
otl demand large 18c, small 14. Whtakey
•adv—rectified Louisiana 91 02® 1 05; Wes.
it 'll 08®I II. Coffee steady and firm—
Unary to choice Rio, cargoes I7@20c.
NAVAL MTOKKN, RTF.
New York, December 17.—Spirits turpen
tine dull, 33®33»*c. Rosin quiet, at *1 67*4®
1 72*6 for strained. Tallow remains steady,
at 7\<M7%c. Petroleum—refined Coal
firm, at $2 60®3 75.
Freight*.
eryool qi
MU IP NRWM.
Nf.w York, December 16.—Arrived : New
York,Old Dominion, Gallyde, RioGrunde,
Germania, City of Brussels, schooners Jus.
Rudd, Georgetown; Charles E. Page, Wil
mington; Enchantress, Suvnnnah; H. E.
Hlmmons, Richmond.
Arrived out : Queenstown,Grafton, Prince
Patrick, BoiUhwest Pass.
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Savannah, December 16.—Sailed: Sara
gossa and Huntsville.
The National Eagle, from Norfolk for Jack
sonville, put in for harbor.
Sftecidl to Enquirem/un.]
Halifax, December 16.—Arrived : Sar-
matlan.
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Fort Monkok, December 16.—Arrived :
Brig Zebcnla, from Windsor for Richmond.
QUEENSTOWN, December 16. — Arrived :
Steamer Brltanle, from New York.
New York, December 17.—Arrived: Al-
suthi, Centma.
Arrived out: Cutheln, John T. Berry, Kate
Davenport, Francis Herbert, Tekonlii, Flor
ence, Margaret, Handckleps, Maas, State of
Nevada; City of Montreal, Anchorta, Lord
Clive.
Homeward: Caravan, Savannah; Daniel
Barnes, Tybee.
London, December 17. — The steamer
America, from Port R««yal September 15th,
for Liverpool, is posted at the Lloyd’s ns
missing.
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^Kky West, . December 17.—The British
hark Merrlc, for England, loaded with ma-
hogony, struck on the French reef on the
13th and is a total loss. Her cargo -v111 prob
ably be abandoned.
Sticcialtu Enquirer-Sun.]
Savannah, December 17.—Arrived: Strs.
San Salvador, New York; America, Balti
more; Bark Chili, Matllnque.
Cleared: Ship Princeton, Liverpool; bark
Cusplan, Havre; brig Affe/.lane, Hamburg.
Sailed: Brig Isabel, Barcelona.
Bai
Baltimore.
imokk, December 17.—Oats dull and
F.J. SPRINGER
Uutter Springer’s Opera llouxe,
CORNER 06LKTU0KPK and (lAWFORD STS.
Wholesale and Retail
lower—Southern 35o» 38c. Rye dull, ut 63®0Se,
Provisions—round lots nomlnul, lob lots dull
and heavy. Pork mess *13 50. Bacon—
shoulders <LJc, clear rib sides RUc. Hams 12
r«13o. I^ird-refined 9*4e. Coffee firm and
quiet—Job lots 16 , /a2le. Whiskey firm, at
91 11*4. Sugar firmer, at 9%c.
New York.
New York. December 17.—Flour dull nnd
strongly In buyers’ favor, shippers holding
off; lobbing demand mainly for pressing
want*—superfine Western nnd State *l 90®
5 15, and *8 30(0/9 00, closing dull and heavy;
Southern 5®10c lower—common to fair extra
85 60®6 90, good to choice *5 9W8 25. Wheat.
l®2c lower, scarcely any Inquiry. Malt dull
and unchanged. Corn fully Ic lower and
heavy—52®58c for ungraded new Western
mixed, 60c for new and old do. 62c for while
Southern. Oats dull and declining. Coffee
—Rio quiet and firm -cargoes 10®20c, gold;
16®21 >40, gold, for Job lots. Sugar firm—7»4
(2)7y^c for fair to good refining ; refined firm
and in fair demand—9^ for standard A,
Wjjc for granulated. Molasses, grocery grades
steady, with a moderate inquiry—New Or
leans new crop 35®50c for common to fancy.
Groceries and Provisions!
WINKS,
All klllils
i.ioroits,
TOBACCO.
CHUBS,
And General Htoek of
Plantation und Family Supplies.
TAX EXECUTIONS!
Muscogee County—1877.
A LL who have not paid STATE AND
A COUNTY TAXES, 1877. will save costs,
advertisement, levy mut sale uy settling 11 fas
with me in ten Jays from this date (Dec.
13th, 1877), after which books will be closed.
D. A. ANDREWS,
s*p2 «od4m Tax Colleotor.