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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 18TT. NO. 304 WASHINGTON. 41 inwaT TO SEXTO VE A COLLECTOR. U«IUi-~H«*> DllwlfP- raM ful Cundurl HpiKjrlPd al the •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. #44 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: . J.\V