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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 18TT.
NO. 304
WASHINGTON.
41 inwaT TO SEXTO VE A
COLLECTOR.
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•avia* Matfaa—Tlatbar Mum
iwlda awl MlaalaalpFi.
TRYING TO OUST HIM.
Washington, Dec. 27.—A move
ment i« on foot by native Republicans
to ou»t Powers, Collector of the Sec
ond North Carolina District under
c jyll service reform.
Patterson's condition.
Patterson passed an uncomfortable
night, and at the turn of the day lie
suffered much pain. At two o’clock
this afternoon he had again rallied.
BUTLER ENQUIRY.
The Star says the pending resolu
tion offered by Senator Butler to in
vestigate the charge that he entered
into an unholy alliance with Senators
Conover and Patterson will undoubt
edly be adopted. Senator Edmunds
of Vermont, however, will offer a
substitute that the investigation be
conducted by a special committee,
which substitute Senator Butler may
accept.
HURON WRECK ' DISGRACEFUL,
TRUE.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
received the report of Walter Walton,
assistant inspector of the Life Having
Service, who was ordered to investi
gate the circumstances connected
with the recent wreck of the Huron,
with especial reference to life saving
station No. 7. The report contains
testimony mostly of those who wit
nessed the wreck from the shore. It
is particularly severe on a fisherman
of Nag’s Head, named Evan O'Neil
who was the first to see the wreck at
half-past one o’clock in the morning.
He was out hunting wild fowl and
saw the vessel before she struck, saw
her strand and heard the agonizing
screams of those on hoard, and vet
neglected to give warning tod he life
saving station. He had a good boat,
the wind was in his favor, and the
Water to Roanoke Island was com
paratively smooth, and he could have
given information in twenty minutes,
as the distance was only two and a
half miles away. He, however, went
and ate Ills breakfast, ami did not re
turn to the wreck until 7 o’clock.
Lieut. Walton thinks that lmd the
life saving station been in operation,
or had the keeper of station No. 7
received timely warning nearly, if
not all all on boad the Huron could
have been saved. The bodies of
those who perished were robbed as
they were washed ashore, and out of
ninety-one bodies, twelve of which
were officers, not a single trinket,
such as would be treasured as a relic
by relatives remained. Watches,
money and even rings were stripped
by those who first found the bodies.
Lieut. Walton says that such actions
as these, together with tire inhuman
conduct of Evan O’Neil have cast a
stigma and reproach upon the in
habitants residing on the beach
along the whole coast from Cape
Henry to Cape Hatteras. He advises
-that- keepers of life saving
stations be invested with powers and
duties of inspectors of customs, which
will prevent such disgraceful actitms
in case of shipwreck. The report
relieves members of the life sav
ing stations from any blame.
TIMBER SEIZURES IN FLORIDA AND
MISSISSIPPI.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 27.—E,
A. Protois left this evening for Jack
sonville, Florida, under instructions
from the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office, to aid in the prose
cution of timber depredators. Pro
tois is expected to exercise good sense
in the seizures, which it seems the
regular agents have sadly lacked.
Advices from Houthern Mississippi to
the Commissioner of the General
Land Office bring intelligence of the
discovery by Government agents
there of further and considerable
timber depredations, and still further
seizures by them in that section of
country.
SENATOR. PATTERSON GREATLY IM
PROVED.
• Senator Patterson has greatly ini
proved to-day, and if be escapes pros
tration to-night the physicians are
hopefolof saving him.
ALABAMA.
SUIT AGAINST GOV. DR EH'.
or IIAster's Mesa Work.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Wash inoton, December 27.—Gov.
Drew, of Florida, against whom ami
his partner, Lewis Bucki, a replevin
suit lias been instituted by special
agent Hester for the possession of
lumber sawed from logs eut from pub
lic lands, says liis firm do not cut but
buy all tlieir logs; that In making
purchases care is taken not to pur
chase any logs cut from public lands,
and the firm will be able to show that
the Government has no claim upon
the lumber in <mention. Gov. Drew’s
friends assert that the suit hus politi
cal significance.
Propose* Roses at Loalisllle.
Louisville, Ky., December 27.—
A dispatch says the Louisville
Jockey Club have received a letter
from Theodore Winner, owner of
Mollie McCarthy, of the California
turf, saying he has decided to bring
the famous race horse across the
Rocky mountains and run a series of
races against Ten Broeck, Parole,
and Tom Ochiltree. The jockey
club decided to offer a purse of $5,000
for an open race, free to all ages, two
miles and a half, to be run litre next
May.
Another Louisville dispatch says,
General Thomas Ewing made a
speech to a large assemblage last
evening on the occasion of a sere
nade, in which lie denounced the
eastern press with the bitterest em
phasis, and spoke of perfect faith in
lie passage of the special resumption
repeal hill by the Senate and its ap
proval by the President.
Recovery from (be Metier dt €'ora|mny
Failure.
New York, December 27.—The
Post'll financial article says : The
excitement of yesterday, caused by
the suspension of Netter & Co., anil
by fear of tire collaterals from them
were not safe, lias passed away, since
it lias been ascertained that the col
laterals could be obtained by taking
np tile loans made to Netter & Com
pany on them. Nearly all these
collaterals have already been re
covered. The amount of the loans to
which Netter & Company were a
party was $3,000,000, as we learn at
their office. The collaterals on these
will all have to he obtained at a cost
to the owners of the collaterals of
$150,000 to $200,000, which Netter &
Company will he responsible for.
The firm have wealthy connections,
nml it is not improbable that tills
amount will he forthcoming.
Tli« Auhlv.f River Railroad €'oiu|>!eled.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Charleston, Dec. 27.—The Ash
ley River Railroad, the last link on
the coast line of railway between
New York and Jacksonville, Fla.,
opened to-day. A new bridge over
Ashley river replaces the ferry liere-
tofore'used, and passengers now go
tlirou to Florida on Pullman’s ears
without transfer.
FIRE RECORD.
Al Mw-eelwater, Tf-nn,
New Y’ork, December 27.—A spe
cial from Knoxille, Tenn., says the
fire at Sweetwater, Christmas night,
destroyed five stores, two warehouses
and several other buildings. Loss
$30,000. ^
Wyoming Territory.
Cheyenne, Dec. 27.—The express
and freight trains collided in a fog.
The engineer nnd fireman of the
freight were killed. The others
jumped. The responsibility rests
with the dispatcher of Chicago.
W. W. Heaton, Chief Justice of the
appelate court is dead.
Mew yorfc Nun wi^Ilbel Worllilm
New York, Dee. 27.—Alonzo
Hell, Assistant Secretary of Interior
vs. the New York Sun for $100,000
damages. Verdict for defendant.
The libel was that Bell entered his
wife under her maiden name as clerk
In the Department.
Boston Moving* Bunk.
New York, Dec. 27.—Tlie officers
of the Boston Savings Bank availed
themselves of the provision requiring
notice from depositors of payments to
depositors during the present month
of $100,000, The ultimate solvency
of the hank depends on the value of
real estate owned by the hank.
Nailer la Mariner..
M-as, Forw.rd.-JoN.» Mark lo 2 7.-The
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Montgomery, December 27.—Gov.
Houston has forwarded to the Nation
al Bank of the State of New Y'ork
in New York city, money to pay the
interest on Stutc bonds due January
1st.
The Mayor of this city lias also for
warded to'New York money to meet
the interest on January 1st, on city
bonds issued under the late adjust
ment of city debt.
TENNESSEE.
Jacob llurrU lo llung.
ftucrial to Enquirer-Sun.}
ashvIli.E, Tenn., Dec. 27.—Gov.
Porter refused to commute the sen-
ten^ of Jacoh Harris, sentenced to
if„ hnm.rat Clinton, Anderson coun
ty, next Saturday, for the murder of
Isaac
NO RESULT
White in 1803.
REACH ED IN THE SET
TLEMENT OK THE STATE DEBT,
mu. t miniature, having reached no
^it m the settlement of the State
V . e i U t nassed a resolution to adjourn
debt, P^b to-morrow.
bill to compromise the
. J l,0 £h £ tifiv cents on the dollar.
interest at four, five ami
wan defeated in the
!i X .1* niter an amendment to make
per cent, for the first
tUtee'n andHU per cent, for the next
“Iff years. The high tux men
rif ffl against it, because it was not
in compliance witli a proposition of
the' bondholders, which was fifty
fems at six percenLinterest.
MSI * *c°**w Hwrbor. Open.
.Special lo Enquirer-Sun.]
Halifax, December 2i.—All liar-
Isirs on the Nova Scotia coast arc still
open and vessels are arriving and de
parting.
Defaulting l«-»^.la-*r In CUMKoJ
Special l-i the Enquirer-Sun.)
* SEW York, Dec. 27,-Owen Mur-
„hv the absconding excise cominis-
lioii'er is reported at the Clifton house
t Canada. He was expelled Iron,
jbe hoard of commissioners yesterday.
TURK0-RUSSIAN WAR.
GENERAL BUTLER S BRICKS.
REACTION CAUSED BY REJECTION OF
PEACE PROPOSAL.
London, December 27.—The Times'
correspondent at Vienna says the in
telligence from Constantinople leaves
little doubt of the rejection of tile
Turkish note by the Powers. It has
cuused the war party to recover full
sway. Above all tlie reaction pro
duced in the feelings of the Sultan by
the humiliating rejection of the note
is deemed reliable.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE A TURKISH
STEAMER.
London, December 28.—A Russian
official dispatch states the steamer
Rushland, commanded by Adjutant
Buruoft', who commanded the steam
er Vesta in the alleged affair with the
Turkish iron-clad Feethi-Boulend,
has returned to Sebastopol from a
cruise In the Bosphorus, bringing as
prize the Turkish transport'steamer
Jessiiui, with seven hundred Turk
ish troops on hoard as prisoners.
RUSSIAN PRETENCE.
St. Petersburg, Dee. 27.—Ageixcee
Russe observes the English Cabinet,
in encouraging the Porte to further
resistance by convoking the British
Parliament earlier than usual, will
compel the Russians to march on
Constantinople, causing the precise
result which it seeks to avert.
MONTENEGRIN SUCCESS.
Ragcsa, Dec. 27.—The Montene
grins yesterday defeated a body of
Turks'occupying the entrenched po
sitions between the river Bogariaaml
the town of Dulciguo. Tlie Turks
lost many prisoners, three flags and a
juantity of provisions.
RUSSIA’S IDEA.
St. Petersburg, December 27.—
Agcncee Russe says: The Porte’s re
quest for mediationlwill he declined
because according to International
law mediation is only possible when
solicited by both belligerents ; other
wise mediation becomes intervention.
ENGLAND AND TURKEY.
London, December 27.—A Reuter’s
Constantinople -dispatch states Eng
land’s reply to the Porte’s circular Is
not received hut Mr. Layardhos been
instructed to sound the Porte on the
several points relative fo conditions
of peace. Another Cabinet Council
was held in Downing street to-day.
AUSTRIA WARNS SKKVIA.
Belgrade, Dec. 27—PrinceWrede,
the Austrian diplomatic agent, has
informed tlie Servian Government
that Austria decisively protests before
hand against Servin extending her
action, either warlikeor revolutionary
to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Servia
lias consequently given her forma!
assurance that strictest orders have
been forwarded to tlie commander of
the Drinn corps to refrain from hos
tilities in the direction of Bosnia.
BRITISH FLEET LEAVES BESIK A BAY.
London, Dec. 27.—A dispatch'from
Constantinople to Reuter’s, says the
British fleet left Besikn Bay for Gulf
of Vnrlla, near Smyrna. Meliemed
Dnmail Pasha lias returned from a
tour of inspection in tlie Balkans.
SERVIANS CANNONADE NOVI BAZAR
AND ARE REPULSED.
The Servians have cannonaded
Novi Bazar and Perot, but were re
pulsed. It is believed that they in
tend to return to Novi Bazar and ad
vance to tlie Balkans via Mitrovitza
and Prischtina.
GERMANY.
Hl.inMrlc'. New Ministers.
taxes from whicli the Government
now receives its revenues I shall sug
gest a renewal of the tax on incomes.
What should he taxed ns an income
is what comes from Invested property;
Miles M Everything nnd EverybodT-A l 1 ' 1 -* 1 , 1 ? to »‘.V, from property wlliell
Failure nr the houtheru Policy sm would produce an income whether a
THE LONG RESERVED MISSILES
I V THE AMR AT LAST.
iron buoys in Long Island Sound to
eastward of New Haven and in
Freshet Island Sound are removed
for the Winter. Spar buoys will lie
substituted. In New York, buoy
and approaches. Spar buoys are
placed alongside of the iron buoys
The latter must not he relied <
where there is ice in the bay.
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Receiver Appointed.
New York, December 27.—A re
ceiver lias been appointed to wind iq
the affiiirs of tlie People’s Saving
Bank of this city.
know Mlorau — Traveler*' Association,
Chicago, December 27.—There is
a heavy snow storm at Cheyenne,
coming eastward. Tlie weather
throughout tlie northwest is cooler,
with threatening snow.
Tlie Northwestern Travelling Men
Association is in session here.
Weather.
Washington, December 27.—Indi
cations: For tlie South Atlantic
States northeast to northwest winds,
cooler and partly cloudy weather and
rising barometer will prevail.
ttentenred lo Fifteen Years' Imprison
ment.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Philadelphia, December 27.—
Martin Pester was sentenced to a fine
of $500 and costs, and fifteen years’
imprisonment, fora felonious assault
on u little girl.
Run on Patterson, N. I., Banks.
Patterson, N. J., December 27.—
There was a slight run on both local
savings hanks to-day. De|ioxitors
were promptly paid.
Death of a Journrllat.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.}
Portland, Me., December 27.—
Geo. A. Bailey, late publisher of tlie
OingressioiuU Globe, died, aged 57
years.
—» » ♦
Senator Kehnan says that he can
count 24 anti-silver men in the Sen
ate.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, December 27.—A special
to the Times from Berlin, says it is
probable Herr Von Benningsen and
Herr Von Foskenbeck, speakers of
the Prussian and German Parlia
ments, and eminent members of the
moderate liberal party will become
Ministers of Finance and Interior re
spectively. The Ministry of com
merce will he combined witli that of
agriculture under Dr. Fricilentluil
Prince Bismarck's motive in estab
lishing closer relations with tlie
Moderate Liberals seems to he a wisli
to form a strong majority for the
support of Ills financial and political
projects, it being doubtful whether
an Increase of direct taxes would he
politic. Prince Bismarck, contrary
to the recognized financial pro
gramme of the Liberals, intends to
resort to indirect imposts, especially a
heavy tobuecojduty and excise. Proba
bly other motives are connected witli
tlie Cabinet changes which it would
he difficult to fathom as yet. If tlie
Emperor approves tlie new appoint
ments, they are likely to lie announ
ced about the end of 1 January, when
Prince Bismarck returns to Berlin.
FRANCE.
More Nluir About a Coup d'Etal.
Paris, December 27.—Tlie corres
pondent of the Times announces that
eighty-six appointments of new pre-
feetoral secretaries will be gazetted.
Republican papers contiuue to as
sert a coup d’etat was preparing dur
ing the ministerial crisis.
jiien Public says the Bonapnrtlst
General Dona, a few days before the
termination of tlie crisis, conferred
with several generals on such an
eventuality.
The Prance declares the troops at
Versailles and elsewhere near Paris
were provided with cartridges, and
that many officers drew up tlieir res
ignations on receiving orders to be in
readiness to march.
DON CARLOS REQUESTED TO 1
FRANCE.
Pauls, December 27.—Tlie Frenc
Government lias requested lion Car
los to leave France. He started for
the frontier to-day.
Civil Ncrvlre Reform---Cut, I net
Organisation Necessary ••• Beneflctal
Filer I • lo Fallon- Hie Remonetisation
orMKvor—The TnrlflT.
Special to the .V. Y, Herald.]
Boston, Dec. 23.—General Butler
lias at length emptied his lmt of those
bricks which he has been holding
back so long. The occasion whicli
furnished him the opportunity of
hurling tlie missiles was the regular
weekly dinner of the Middlesex Club
at the Parker House, where were
>resent ex-Secretary Boutwell, Col
ector Simmons and other i>oliti.clans
of less renown. Upon being intro
duced the dUtingiifsed Essex states-,
man did not dwell for an instant on
the soelal pleasures of tlie occa
sion,but^proceeded at once to discuss
tlio Tariff and Silver Bills; then in
turn the policy of President Hayes,
which he considers an entire failure
unles she embraces either the Republi
cans or Democrats and re-organizes
his Cabinet before the 1st of Februa
ry.
TARIFF AND FINANCES.
The Tariff bill he did not speak on
at length, simply remarking that it
was a very important question to
Massachusetts, and he thought that
tlie legislation which would finally
come would amount to expansion.
He said he believed the Silver hill
would become a law of the land In
sixty days, expressing the opinion
that if the President vetoed it—and
he did not think he would—it would
he passed over his veto.
HAYES’ OBJECTION TO THE BLAND
BILL.
The President, he said, objects to
tlie Bland bill on account of the free
oinage clause, the unlimited legul
tender characteristics, and because it
Is a violation of the public faith to pay
the creditors of the government,
either the principal or interest of tlieir
bonds, in silver. In regard to unlim
ited colnnge and the danger of flood
ing the country with silver we need
not fear that, because we cun not issue
more than $2,000,000 per month, or
about $25,000,000 a year, and that
would be a mere drop' in the bucket.
It is clnimed to lie legislation in favor
of the silver industry of the country,
hut I do not know why we should ob
ject to it because it benefits the silver
or any other special industry if it also
benefits the whole country at the
same time. If as legal tender silver
was limited to $100 it would he a dis
crimination in favor of the capitalist,
because the poor man in the payment
of his small debts might he obliged to
receive the depreciated currency, sil
ver, while the rich man in the pay
ment of his debts could claim gold,
which is worth a considerable
per centage over silver. I
claim that what 1b good enough for
the poor man is good enough for the
rich man and what is enjoyed by the
rich man in this respect should he
enjoyed by the poor niun.
EFFECT OK PASSING THE SILVER
BILL.
Passing the Silver bill will he only
to bring the government hack to the
standard which had always been
known from the beginning of tlie
government up to 1873. Silver, as a
standard, was not demonetized until
1873, and in 18(17 and 1808 I, as a law
yer, found that the statutes of' tlie
United States permitted payments of
the bonds in greenbacks, and 1 may
say that the opinion was coincided in
by other lawyers who examined (lie
question.
OBLIGATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Tlie Genera] said that in regard to
tlie moral obligation of -tlie govern
ment to pay gold (since otherwise all
bonds would be depreciated) the
other property of tlie country, except
bonds and evidences of indebtedness,
hus depreciated on the average about
thirty-three per cent.; everything iH
thirty-threefer cent, lower, if you
owned a lious^ worth $100,000, ami it
was mortgaged for $50,000, it is now
worth $00,000 or $70,000, lmt tlie
mortgage is still $50,000. The bonds
have not depreciated at all, and since
tlie other property lias depreciated
why Blioulu not the bondholders and
creditors come in and hear a small
part of the general depreciationIf
your property has decreased thirty-
three per cent, why cannot tlie credi
tors stand a depreciation of less than
ten per cent ? I don’t believe that
this depreciation will take place. 1
almost wish it might in order that we
•ould get at something like ail aver
age of these losses. I believe that us
soon us silver becomes legal tender,
three per cent, of the difference will
at once disappear, ami in three
months’ time I am confident the
other live per cent, will disappear,
and silver will be as good as green
backs, and both Ik* equalized to gold
in value. I believe, further, that it
will have a beneficial effect upon the
country. The grain houses of the
West are bursting witli grain ; (lie
warehouses of the East are filled witli
manufactured goods, the railroads are
anxious to bring the grain from tlie
West to put into our mouths and to
carry tlie goods from tlie East to put
upon tlie bucks of tlie West. The
passage of tlie hill will tend to bring
about that result, because it will siiow
to the |ieople that we have reached
JAPAN.
All e«liinicrrUI Trestles a Nulltly.
London, Dec. 27.—The Paris Moni-
teur says Japan lias denounced all
commercial treaties anil resumed its
right to revise custom duties lit pleas
ure. [Note. This requires confir
mation.]
New York Com let Esrope*.
White Hall, Dee. 27.—During
the transfer of fifty convicts from Au
burn to Clinton prison, Richard
Kavauaugli jumped from tlie car
window while the train was under
full motion and escaped.
that position popularly designated as
“hard pan,” that contraction has
ceased, that we arc not going any
further in that direction. The public
confidence will tie restored, business
will be revived and we ahull enter
upon a new career of prosperity.
THE TARIFF AGAIN.
The General at this point referred
once more to the tariff question, and
this time more in detail than before.
Free trade, lie said, will reduce the
revenues of the Government and the
deficiency must lie made iqi from
some other source. 1 shall oppose an
increase of tlie tax oil tea ami coffee.
These are to lie found on the poor man's
breukfast table, ami tlie more the
C r man drinks of tea and coffee the
i whiskey will he consume.
We cannot tux rum any more.because
at tlie present high rate it is impossi
ble to collect as much as we might
get if tlie tax was lower and there
was not so much inducement to
fraud. We cannot tax tobacco any
more, because it is already so highly
taxed that tobacco frauds are greater
than the whiskey frauds. The only
tiling left, therefore, is the income.
If these gentlemen interested in free
trad* pres* the abolishment'of the
man were alive or dead. If produced
by Ills personal services, as for wages,
eu\, it would not he income. I
would not assess the man who re
ceives the income, thus making the
amount he would pay dependent upon
the elasticity of his conscience, as it
is a constant temptation to fraud; hut
since the income is payable from in
vested projierty I would make the
payer reserve from Ills payment the
income tax.
RECONSTRUCTION.
You will notice I have said noth
ing about reconstruction. Tlie news
papers, as you are aware, have won
dered why I have kept still. I will
state to you confidentially that it was
because 1 have thought it best,
[Laughter.] In a talk with the
President last March I found he was
imbued with the idea that he could
build up the Republican party In the
South. I thought afterward he might
know more about It than T did, nnd T
would not interfere witli a fair trial
of the experiment. He siill seems to
have that belief, and is honest in it.
I do not believe it can succeed, and
probubly almost all Republicans have
tlie same feeling. There is, probably,
not u man here wlio can understand
how one can he thoroughly imbued
with that notion.
TRUTH AND THE WHITE HOUSE.
We must remember that tlie trutli
is never spoken in the White House.
Tlie President never lias an oppor
tunity of hearing the truth. When
people go to the White House to ask
favors they very naturally say to the
President that lie is all right and that
the people are with him and are sue
porting him. They certainly would
never think their chance of obtaining
an office any better if they should say
to the President,
“You are all wrong in your policy
and the people are opposed to you.'
If u man wants a postofflee in Hog-
town he is very sure not to adopt the
latter theory.
Mr. Van Buren told an intimate
friend iu 1840 that you could never
hear the truth in the White House.
To illustrate, Mr. Vail Buren said:—
“The next morning after election I
woke up with as firm a conviction
that I had been re-elected President
ns that I was to liuve my breakfast.
I lmd been told by everybody that it
was all right, and L was sure of a good
majority. I did not find out that I
lmd been beaten until a fortnight la
ter."
There was probably not another
man in the United States over twen
ty-one years of age who had not
known for three months previous to
tlie election that Mr. Van Buren was
beaten. I have appeared In the unu
sual role of pacificator. People have
come to me and remonstrated against
the President’s course, and I have
said, "Wait a little while and see how
it will work.” That has been the atti
tude of tlie Republican party in Con
gress. It is stroll go that thePresident
does not see tlie true state of tilings.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE TROOPS.
It is said that tlie President Is to he
commended for withdrawing the
troops from tlie States of Louisiana
and South Carolina. I do not see
how any one is to he commended fur
sending a hundred men from one
barracks to another or for not sending
them.
In one of tlie full conventions iu u
great, State the orator said that the
President was to he praised because
he withdrew the troops, and in an
other part of the same speech lie said
tlie President was obliged to do it. 1
do not see what merit it is for a mail
to do wliat lie is obliged to do. If a
limn kicks me down stairs it cannot
be any great merit in me because 1 go
down'.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Another topic I may mention is
civil service reform. This is gener
ally ignored in Washington. 1 do
not see thut it has served any other
purpose than to give some one an op
portunity to deliver u public lecture
upon that topic. I hardly know
what to say about it. I do not know
wliat it means. (Laughter.) Since]
have been in Congress Ibis time I
have never heard it mentioned iu
Washington only now and then us a
butt for u joke. Since the Massachu
setts election even the President ap
pears to have abandoned that iilauk
of his platform so far as it refers to
the actions of office-holders assisting
in elections. I do not think there is
any man so stupid ill isilltics—not
even James Freeman Clarke—who
cannot see that- if tlie Republican
party is divided on this or other
questions and the Democrats come
into power, that, they will remove
every Republican office-holder in the
country and put Democrats in tlieir
place, regardless of civil service re
form or any other reform. There are
certain ideal reforms and principles
which will do for a Utopia, but in
practical, everyday life we must con
sider wliat is necessary and practical,
und govern ourselves accordingly.
FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Ill conclusion 1 inuy say that l am
hopeful as to the future of the Repub
lican party. I toll you, gentlemen,
there is no disunion in the Republl
can party in Congress. The Repub
lican majority in the Senate and four-
fifths of ihe Republicans of the House
consider the present Southern policy
of tlie President a mistaken one. But
the general feeling lias been to pre
vent any collision. Tlie President
was honest in Ids intention and we
were willing to see it tried. We have
felt on the subject thut tlie least said
is tlie soonest mended. We hope that
tlie President will in time see Ids mix-
parties, and there will he tlie issues of
finance, the tariff, economic ques
tions of government and other mat
ters to divide upon. If tlie President
decides to join the Republicans tlie
party will be as powerful as it ever
lias been: The Republican party
North will he united, nnd we cun un
doubtedly carry New York State, nml
this would give us victory in 1880.
[Applause.]
The General’s speech was listened
to with the greatest interest and was
frequently applauded.
NEIF ENGLAND IDEAS.
Mr. Evartft* Nu«>«>rh at New York ow
mturday.
New York, Deeeniber 23. — The
following is tlie concluding portion of
Secretary Evarts’ speech at the New
England dinner Inst evening:
We have finished a struggle that
has made permanent ami general in
the Constitution, in tlie law, iu the
arrangements of society, a complete
admission of equality of law ; of safety
of citizenship and of duty of mutual
love—now after a great civil war,
greater than any nation lias ever en
dured, separately, without disintegra
tion or Injury to Its Integrity. There
are duties that do not belong to a con
dition either preparatory .to strife or
when the strife was in progress. We
have found out what bayonets mean
in this country ami you remember
wliat Hosea Bigelow auys on Hint
subject: “Lord! didn’t I feel streaky
tlie first time I found out the bayo
nets were peeping;" and you will ob
serve that tlieir utility is of a some
what demonstrative .character. But
I think it is Bismarck who is credited
witli the hull that bayonets are not an
institution to sit down on, and s
tlie American people, as averse
as any people could lie, to tin-
use or administration of bayo
nets, is tlie last nation of tlie
world that would wisli lo sit down on
that institution. [Laughter und up
plause.] When therefore we have
come to a time when having secured
every purpose of tlie war, when
having enlisted tlie law und institu
tions of society in furtherance of New
England virtues, that justice and
duty and rigid should prevail
tlirouglimil this land—let us accept at
once wliat we shall lie recreant and
faithless lo our importance if we do
not accept — that New England
opinions, New England ideas anil
New England’s results are making
their way in this country by moral
and intellectual methods. ' I hear
some |talk of ro-notioiiurv tendencie
and influences, lmt if we are not
willing to he patient I do not think
it is advisable to resort to finished
methods of force, 'Whenever those
methods urq necessary New England
will resume her arms and not resort
to animoxitiexuud jealousies in orde
to readi the courser method of hostili
ties. New England practices her
faith, if these methods are slow, and
by a gradual diffusion of moral
government, we can never
charged with having done anything
that does not honor our New
England ancestors.
There are three questions now be
fore tlie people—all public, unselfish,
ennobling and patriotic—the public
peace is the first one—and that is to
he assured in (lie general wav in
wliicli I have Indicated. Then there
is tlie public faith—[the whole audi
ence ut this point rose and cheered
heartily for tlie President] without
which we cannot have an honorable
national life, and last of all there is
the public service, which, unless it is
pure, strong and noble, will degrade
tlie pieans of our freedom to tlie low
est doggerel in our ears. In regard
to the public faith, we have passed
the stage of antagonism witli regard
to the nation’s deeds. There are dif
ficulties and dangers to lie overcome,
hut there are no hostilities. Every
thing from East lo West from North
to South is at peace. Wliat we need
is to look after our wealth, to in
crease our gold and silver, pre
serve our industry and thrift,
and make tlie most of our brother
hood. It was a very wise maxim of
Mr. Webster, when in the bitterness
of tlie strife that was waging against
him in the latter days of his career lie
made this ready answer: "They are
not lmd nicii, lmt lmd reasoners.”
Upon the subject of public service it
Is better (lmt all should have one good
example than many principles. We
must not step back ward. Tills must
lie the motto of our magistrates,
statesmen, teachers,editors and peo
ple. We must go on—we must go on.
We must understand thut there are
many difficulties to lie encountered
in tlie methods by which we may
reach our way out, and I believe that
those difficulties will lie met. Ill tlie
words of Mr.Burke, where be speaks
of the life of a good government, he
says: “By whatever path the great
places are to he reached, even if thut
path he slimy with calumny und jeal
ousy, the one which tends upwards
i 11 he the one which Is taken.”
It is for you us a people to make
your lives hriglil and clear and ever
tending upwards. As all example of
your public service I need only start
with your honored President. He
bus never pursued any devious paths
and lie does not propose to encourage
their pursuits by others. [Prolonged
cheers.]
JV.4 VAL APPROPRIATION Rll.l..
In lnrrrn»« of There Mlllloun to Mr
A•!*««! lor Oter the Appropriations
for Ibr 4’urrrnt Yrnr—The Movement
In t'oiiiualtlee for n Tax I'pon In*
not be granted. The retired list of
tlie army now carrying three hun
dred officers, for whose pay six hun
dred thousuml dollars is’ asked for
next year, will also be thoroughly in
vestigated by both the military und
appropriation committees.
SOUTH^ AMERICA.
The 1'au «1 HolbermtloM.
New York, Dee. 27.—Advices from
Val|iaraiso to Nov. 10th state that
the rebellion organized in Puntu
Arenas for the purpose of the exter
mination of Uupt. Guzulude, chief of
the garrison, the government was al
first entirely unable to quell tlie re
bellion. Tlie rebels ulter cruelly as
sassinating the Captain set lire to the
buildings including tlie hospital witli
all the patients ill it. The church
and house of priests have escaped in
jury. Tlie rebels stole seven thousand
dollars from tlie Treasury and robbed
all the houses of Commerce. In tlie
confusion they were killing each oth
er the houses composing the col
ony only about one-liulf of them re
mains standing. Tlie total number
killed is 40 with 14 wounded.
Advices from Ecuador state that
the conservative revolution has been
quelled, and the Colombian army
lias recroxsed the frontier into Colom
bia and the future political prospects
of the country are ns uncertain us
ever.
The coffee crop of Guatemala is
large, and is being brought forward
rapidly for shipment.
Guatemala lias refused to recognize
the government of General Guardla
In Costa llicu, which circunistance is
ominous of trouble between the two
States. As they are situated, how
ever, with tlieir 'other three neighbors
between them, there will not lie much
lunger of war unless Nicaragua,
Honduras und Salvador, one or all,
become Involved, which does not
'em probable at present.
I'HBINT.MAS.
!■ Lonilou unit Ti
London, Dec. 27. The weather
(luring the holidays was exceptionally
fine. Tuesday and Wednesday was
tear, cold and bracing. Slight snow
Tuesday night, the first of t lie season.
To-day, frost with clear weather.
There had been severe cold with heavy
snow throughout the north of the
Inland. In Paris on the contrary the
weather hail been gloomy. Sleet and
rain fell the greater purl of Christmas
day. Nevertheless the streets were
thronged, and tlie boulevards prexent-
a brilliant appearance.
ONe of the most interesting decisions
In the records of criminal practice
was rendered in the Supreme Court
at Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday.
Sarah M. Victor, convicted of poison
ing her brother, Joseph Parquet, in
order to obtain $2,000 life insurance,
was originally sentenced to ho hang
ed, hut ns there were symptoms of
Insanity the Governor commuted
her punsihnient to imprisonment for
life. While she was in the peniten
tiary her reason was restored, and
she refused to assent to tile cmiiniuta-
tion of the sentence. Having obtain
ed n writ of habeas corpus, she asked
the court to release her; hut the bench
ruled that although she was detained
in the penitentiary without warrant
of law inasmuch ns she hud not con
sented to the commutation of sent
ence, she was not entitled to liberty,
but was an escaped prisoner after con
viction, and must therefore by de
livered to tlie sheriff alul tlie original
sentence carried out. In a word,
the prisoner who was trying to crawl
nut of tlie courts through the knot
hole of a technicality, was ordered to
he hanged. This was more than site
and her lawyer had bargained for.
As soon ns slio was taken to the
county jail she opened proceedings
iu error, and applied fora reYersaPfeC
the judgment and order which she
hud herself procured. The Supreme
Court now., rules that tlie Common
Pleas was wrong iu affirming that a
prisoner must consent to a commuta
tion of sentence, and decides that
Mrs. Victor must he sent hack to tlie
penitentiary for life.
THE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY.
HUNYADUANOS,
New Aperient Water.
take and join IiiukIh with tlie Reimb-
lleuns. We have kept silent on tnexe
questions, hut they must lie met
sooner or later. The President lias
lmd an opportunity to ascertain the
truth. Of course it must lie consid
ered that lie lias a Cabinet, a majority
of whom when aji]xiiiiteil were not
known as Republicans. 1 think Unit
Special Dispatch fo the Philadelphia Times.]
Washington, December24.
Representatives Clymer anil Blount
arc preparing tlie Naval Appropria
tion Bill amt will have it ready to re
port soon after the re-assembling of
Congress. Mr. Hale, of Maine, Re
publican member of tlie sub-commit
tee, is at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Estimates for the Gill are about six
teen amt a quarter millions, or three
millions more than was appropriated
for tin* current year. Nearly one-half
the entire amount is asked for the
payment of officers and seven thou
sand five hundred men, and much at-
will have to he recognized, and that i tention will he paid to this portion of
it soon will be. The President will the hill. It is probable that the en-
goon have to elect with which of tlie J (ire scale of the pay of officers will he
two parties lie will go. By next Kel>- : overhauled and reductions made, ex-
ruary he will have to decide whether [ cept in the ease of actual service. The
lie will take the Republican into liis \ retired list will lie thoroughly ins'os-
counsels or join the Democrats. The i tigateil, and it is expected that large
present state of things cannot eon- | reductions will lie made in this ex-
tlime. No man can successfully ride i pensive branch of tlio naval establixli-
two horses going in opposite ilirec- j ment. Application lias already been
tions, however kind or wise he may i made foran appropriation forbaek pay
Vie. If he joins the Democratic party and allowances of Surgeon Draper,
there will he a great breaking up of I lately restored to service, hut it will
J. K. HABXKS, NurKi'iiii Ucncnil I . S. Arm)
“The most certain mid pleasant in its el
feet* of any of the hitter waters.”
UK. J. MARION SIMS York “As a Inxu
live, I prefer it to every other inlncru
vate
OK. A I.KKKO L. I.OOMIK, New York—“The
moat prompt and most ellielent; special
ly adapted for daily use.”
lilt. kolllIVCK BIltKKK, New York "Requires
less, Is less disagreeable and unpleasant
than any other.”
OK. IiKWINA. SAYKK, New York—"Preferred
to any other laxative.”
A WineglaBBful a Dose.
Every genuine bottle boars the name of
Tiie Ai'oi.i.inahis Co. (Limitedj, London.
FRKD’K l»KBAItY&<0.,
41 anil 49 Warren Ht.. Xcu lark.
Sole Agents for United Slates and (\omdus.
YOU KAI.K KY OKALKKS, HKIHKKS ANO
OltrUOISTS.
no28 codtim
Muscogee Sheriff Sale
rTNDER and by virtue ol' n decree issued
. .. r , . ivUl $
on the first Tuesday
front of tlie Auction House .ol' lilrsoli A
Hecht, Broud street, cit y of Columbus, Mus
cogee county, state of Georgia, between the
usual hours of sale, tlie following property,
to-wlt:
Lots of Lain! numbers two and three, in
tlie city village north of the city * if Colnm
bus, in Muscogee County, state of Georgia
J. G. BCHRUS,
deo2 uawtw Sheriff.
539:
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