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COLUMBUS SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 18777 j? uudag guiprim. COLUMBUS, GEOBGIA : SUNDAY DECEMBER 30, 1877, SALISBURY A. UO., Proprietors. Italy lias 8,000 miles of rail. Sheldon & Co., are no longer pub lishers of the Galaxy. Pauline Markham and M. W. Leftingwell are getting up a bur lesque troupe for a spring tour. George Shannon, of Lock port, Maine, has been lined $75 for open ing a letter addressed to his wife. ♦ ♦ ♦—-—— Governor Connor, of Maine, who is about to enter upon his third term, is not yet thirty-nine years of age. 4 ♦ — A Texas dog, which was taken to Missouri, found his way hack, eight hundred miles, to his old master’s home. — ♦ ♦ ♦ It costs more to govern the city of Mobile than it does to govern the State of South Carolina under Hamp ton’s rule. Queen Victoria is reported to be better pleased with Lord Beaconstield than with any other Prime Minister with whom she has had dealings. Some of the implacables are mad with the President because his new carriage horses are grey. Looks like favoring the rebels, you known. Fine American carriage horses bring good prices in London. A Kentucky horse worth $125 can be transported to Liverpool for $60 and then sold for $300. ♦ At a church fair in Pittsburg they had a slave market. Young girls dis guised with sheets were put on the block and knocked down to the high est bidders, the money going to the church treasury, and the goods never being delivered. The New Orleans Picayune says that the Confederate quarter dollars, “stamped with the head of President Jefferson Davis,” were made by speculative persons in that city, “who took care to bury them on the arrival of Farragut’s fleet in 1802.” ♦ ♦ ♦ The late General N. B. Forrest, of Tennessee, bequeathed his sword and pistol, with which he fought in the Confederate army, to his son, with the injunction “to use them when ever called upon to do so in the hon orable service of his country.” ♦ At the grand tournament at Quincy, Florida, on Wednesday, twenty-six Knights rode. A. S. Du Pont won the chief distinction. The Queen crowned was May, daughter of Phillip Stockton. Thirty Knights rode the tilt for the saddle, which was won by A. S. DuPont also. 4 4 4 The telephone has been tested at Milan over a circuit representing, in the aggregate, 1,000 miles of distance, and yielded splendid results. The sounds transmitted, though weak, and appearing to proceed from in definite distances, vere perfectly rec ognizable, as also the voices of the transmitting persons. Postmaster General Key lias received a letter from one of the new postmasters which reads : “I Made a Mistake Last quarter. I sint The Whole amount That I Maide During the quarter. I Did Not Keepe anney- liing for My solf so I Hope That you sir Will Have No obgections to Me Pay This Time and Next Time un Til I Take it awl.” > » » Humming birds were supposed, even to Buffon’s day, to live on the nectar of flowers, but it has now been proved that they eat insects also. A gentleman in Jamaica who kept some found that they must have in sect food, and the absence of it has probably been the cause of their dy ing on shipboard. It has been sug gested that some ants’ nests shall be in their ship’s commissariat in future. There is quite a formidable snag in the way of collecting balances due the Confederate States of America. England will be delighted to pay them over if the United States M ill only admit that it is the only heir or assign of the C. S. A., deceased in solvent. She M ill be delighted to pay all her indebtedness if she can then put in a claim for M’hat the late Confederacy oM’ed British subjects at the time of its decease. Beast Butler denounces Mr. Hayes’ Southern policy because he does not believe the Radical party can be built up in the South by its means. Whereupon the Charleston Journal of Commerce pertinently suggests that Butler need not be so over solicitous regarding the Repub lican party in the South, for inasmuch as there are not many silver spoons left in that region, the mission of But ler’s party there is, from his stand- point, pretty well ended. Hon. Fernando Wood, chairman of the M ays and means committee, is busily engaged in preparing the new tariff bill. He says that the two sub-committees M ill be ready to re port tlie neM’ tariff and internal reve nue project to the full committee by the 10th of January next. After that the measure M ill be gone through with again, and be ready to be report ed probably by the 1st of February, or earlier. In regard to the sugar duties Mr. Wood thinks the present revenue can be increased by adopting a better system of collection and pro viding tests M’hich M ill guard against the frauds incident to the present svs- tem. Dr. Griffin, of Pascagoula, in forms the Mobile News that the mills at that place and all along the Mis sissippi coast are shut down, and that there is a perfect cessation of busi ness. At least twenty sea-going ves sels have been turned aM ay from the port of Pascagoula M’ithout loads. This is oM'ing to Judge Hill having “gone back” on his former decision, and allowing the United States Mar shals to sieze logs M'liich he had once ordered released. Such action on the part of the government, thus putting an embargo upon commerce and in terfering M’ith important interests, on which a M'hole section of a State is dependent, is oppressive and tyran nical. THEBE'S HUMIC IN THE AIR. We hear it all around. It means a Democratic triumph in 1880. None of the loved gentry can support or condemn Mr. Hayes M’ithout mixing themselves in the mire. Let them attack Mr. Hayes and they will in volve themselves in the dirty busi ness of aiding in putting a man M'ho M’as not elected in the White House. Mr. Bill Chandler comes to the front again and says the Florida election Mas as fair as that of Massachusetts. The Supreme Court of Florida did not think so. A Democratic Gov ernor and Legislature noM' rule the State. They do not think so. A visiting statesman, a NeM- Hampshire man and a bitter Republican, with the hoj»e of being reM'arded with a big office, is about the only man who «ays Florida M'ent for Hayes. Op posed to his l»elief is a Democratic Governor and Legislature, the Supe rior and Supreme Courts of the State and the concurrent testimony of every honorable man in Florida. There they all are against Mr. W. E. Chandler. It is a matter of record. To add to the proof, dc facto Secreta ry of the Treasury Sherman alleges that Chandler in every particular falsifies regarding himself. Who is the country to believe? Can there be a doubt as to the trustMorthiness of Bill Chandler? The Earl of Carnarvon, the Pro- Grand Master of the English Free masons, a few days ago, at a very large meeting of Grand Lodge mem bers M r ho represent the 1,700 lodges “working” under the English consti tution, called attention to the recent action of the Grand Orient of France, M'ho had struck out from their pre liminary declaration words express ing belief in the existence of God and in the immortality of the soul. There had been much debate upon this point in France itself, ami seventy- six lodges had protested against the change. The Irish Grand Lodge had not hesitated to pass a resolution, un compromisingly draM-n, regretting the act of the French Orient, and dealing with it. In ordinary cases the Grand Lodge would have no right to interfere, but this Mas a matter which called for notice, as the French Grand Orient could not effect these changes without affecting the M'hole Masonic body throughout the world. The limits of Freemasonry M'ere very M'ide, and included Roman Catholics, Protestants—Church of England and Dissenters—the Mussulmans, the Calvinists, Lutherans, and JeM r s, and the M'hole M'ere bound by the princi ples of religion, and there could be no such principle M'ithout belief in God. The Prince of Wales M'as unan imously renominated Grand Master for the ensuing year. A Kentucky preacher rose to speak, and opened the Bible. The first verse that met his eye happened to be, “The voice of the turtle shall be heard in the land.” “Brethering,” said he, “at first sight one would not think there M'as much in this text, but, on a little consideration, you will see there is a great deal in it. Nom', you all know M'hat a turtle is. If you’ve been along by a pond, you have seen them on a log sunning themselves. Now, it is said, ‘The voice of the turtle shall be heard through the land; but the turtle hasn’t any voice, that anybody ever heard; so it must be the noise he makes in plunging off the log into the M'ater. Hence, M’e conclude that immersion ismeant, and that immersion will become uni versal.” » ■». BAII.BOA.lt X OB TO AO K. Thr l.alr A. and C. Under a New Name. From the Meridian (Miss.) Mercury.'] A mortgage deed, or deed of trust, has been filed on the 17th of Decem ber, in the Chancery Clerk’s office of this, Lauderdale county, to be put upon record, for the purpose of secur ing a loan of money to repair and equip M’hat M’as the A & C. Railroad. It appears from this deed that a neM r company has been organized, and the road has been given a neM' name— Alabama Great Southern Railroad— with Augustus Abraham, President, and R. V. Tomlinson, Secretary, both of London. This reoganization has been accomplished through the agency of M r. Jno. SM'an.M’ho bought the roail at public sale for the benefit of the bondholders. The deed is made to the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of NeM' York, conveying the road and all its appurtenances and franchises, in trust to secure the loan of $1,750,000, secured by the Company’s bonds of the denomination of $1,000, payable thirty years from date, bearing six per cent, interest, payable semi-annu ally, in United .States gold coin, in Ncm- York city. The expenses of the said John Swan in buying and operating the road are provided for, and, we suppose, if there are any re cent debts about operating the road since the said purchase, they M'ill be paid out of this loan. The neM' company probably knoM' where their bonds can be placed, and M'e may hoj>e now there M'ill be little delay in raising the money and put ting the road in first-class order. SHOCKIXO TBAUEOX. A Prominent Virginia Lawyer Mur dered—III* Assassin Fatally Wounds Himself. Farm vi i.le, Dec. 27.—A shocking tragedy occurred here to-day. Col. Win. Randolph Berkley, a promi nent lawyer of this place, M'as seated in his office conversing with Mr. Alfred Moth, cashier of the English and American Bank, M'hen a knock M'as heard at the door, and Col. Berk ley got up to answer it. On opening the door, a shot M’as fired from M’ith out, and the Colonel fell back with a ball in the temple. Immediately aftenvards Cant. Win. H. Kennedy entered the office, and stepping be hind Col. Berkley’s desk, placed a pistol at hisoM'ii head and fired. Mr. Moth says all he heard M’as a remark byCapt. Kennedy, as he fired, which intimated that he had some griev ance against Col. Berkley. It is stated that Kennedy made’ three at tempts on his own life, and for a long time has been in a moody and de spondent condition. Col. Berkley ♦lied instantly. He leaves a large family. He Mas a member of the firm of Berkley & Berkley, of Rich mond. Kennedy still lives, but M'ith no hope of recovery. He M’as former ly from Petersburg. Bunlnm In Nan I'rmnrUr*. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] San Francisco, December 29.— The stock boards have adjourned till January 2d. During the business year closing the total sales of mining shares at the big board aggregated $119,809,860 against $225,765,475 in 1876, $220,222,890 in 1875, and $260,- 471,915 in 1874. DANIEL WEBSTER. An Axnlotr Biography of the Numb* eh u Belt a Statesman—A Volume of Very Interesting Remlulseenee*. From the Boston Advertiser.] The volume of reminiscences of Daniel Webster by his intimate and cherished friend Peter Harvey,M’hich has been anticipated long, is noM r pub lished. Peter Harvey himself Mas lately gathered to the tomb, and his last M’eeks M’ere spent in finishing for publication these records of a friend ship M’hich was the choicest experi ence of his life. In the preface he acknoM’ledges M’ith gratitude the as sistance rendered during his hours of physical weakness by Mr. George M. Towle, by whom the material M’as in large measure put in shape tor publi cation. The octavo volume of 480 pages is a work of extraordinary interest. It may be called appropriately an anec dote biography of Daniel Webster. To any life that has been written, or that may lie written, of the illustri ous statesman this volume will hence forward be a supplement necessary for a complete comprehension of his large and many-sided character. But it ought not to lie sujiposed that this is a history of the personal intercourse of Mr. Webster and Mr. Harvey, tor it is not. Neither the beginning nor the course of that long and interest ing relation is told. It is rather a record of interesting incidents in Mr. Webster’s life, which, from time to time, he narrated to Mr. Harvey in the freedom of confidential conversa tion, and in this respect it is in a sense autobiographic. It adds much to our stock of information concern ing Mr. Webster’s early life, his struggles for an education and for es tablishment in his profession, his personal thoughts and judgments touching men and measures, and his own achievements during his long public life, his home life, and his ideas on religion. In giving these treasures of his memory, and of notes committed to his care by others, to the M’orld, Mr. Harvey has done a service to his friend and to his coun trymen, and done it with so much modesty, discretion and taste that the feeling of satisfaction is undisturbed by any shock. We read on, on, on, every page revealing in some fresh light the character of a great man M’hose slightest trait is interesting, until M-e come to that final pathetic scene M’hen the soul of Webster took its flight to other realms, and M’hen M r e have finished the entertaining and instructive story M'e close the book M'ith a feeling of pride and gratitude that one of the great names of our history, M'hatever his mistakes in public life, M as at heart such a man as he is by this record revealed. The volume begins M’ith a chapter on Webster’s early life, folloM ed by a chapter on his life as a law student. Then folloM’ three chapters on ids ca reer as a laM'yer, a chapter on his pub lic life, one on his relations with his contemporaries, one on his home life at Marshfield and Franklin, two on his personal traits, one on his relig ious thoughts and feelings and one on his last days. But there is no formal sequence or progress in the order of the book. It is not a connected nar rative, but a collection of the inci dents and anecdotes, M’hich are grouped rather arbitrarily underthese chapter titles. There are two por traits, one in the rough, farmer cos tume he is aceustomed to M’ear M'hen striding about his farm, and one rep re. sen ting him at the age of twenty-two- There is also a view of the home at Marshfield and of the library in M'hich he worked there. THE QUARREL WITH PINCKNEY. It would be easy to fill a page M'ith choice expressions from this book, but M'e must content ourselves M'ith one or tM'o. Mr. Webster gave Mr. Harvey the folloM’ing account of a quarrel M'ith William Pinckney, M'hich, he said, M*as the nearest he ever came “to a downright roM\” After describing Pinckney’s position at the bar of the Supreme Court as one M’ho received the briefs prepared by other laM’yers and argued their cases for them for the lion’s share of the fees, he continued: I M’as a laM’yer M’ho had my living to get, and I* felt that, although I should not argue my cases as M ell as he could, still if my clients employed me, they should have the best ability I had to give them, and I should do the Mork myself. I did not propose to practice laM’ in the supreme court by proxy. I think that in some pretty important cases I had, Mr. Pinckney rather expected that I should fall into the current of his ad mirers, and divide my fees M’ith him. This I utterly refused to do. in some important ease (I have forgot ten now M'hat the case Mas) Mr. Pinckney M’as employed to argue it against me. I M'as going to argue it for my client myself. I had felt that, on several occasions, his manner was, to say the least, very annoying and aggravating. My intercouse M’ith him, so far as J had any, M as always marked by great courtesy and deference. I regarded him as the leader of the American bar; he had that reputation, and justly. He M as a very great laM’yer. On the occasion to M’hich I refer, in some colloquial discussion upon various minor points of the case, he treated me M’ith con tempt. He pooh-poohed, as much as to say it Mas not M'ortli while to ar gue a point 1 did not knoM’ anything about ; that I M’as no laM’yer. I think he spoke of the “gentleman from NeM’ Hampshire.” At any rate it Mas a thing that everybody in the court-house, including the judges, could not fail to observe. Chief-Jus tice Marshall himself M’as pained by it. It M’as very hard for me to restrain my temper and keep cool; but I did so* knoM’ing in M'hat presence 1 stood. 1 think he construed my apparent humility into a M’ant of what he M’ould call spirit in resenting and as a sort of acquiescence in his rule. HoM’ever, the incident passed; the case M’as not finished M'hen the hour for adjournment came, and the court adjourned until the next morning. Mr. Pinckney took his M'hip and gloves, threM’his cloak over his arm and began to saunter away. I M’ent up to him and said very calmly, “Can I see you alone in one of "the lob bies?” He replied, “Certainly.” I suppose that he thought I M’as going to beg his pardon and ask his assist ance. We passed into one of the ante-rooms of the Capitol. I looked into one of the grand jury rooms, rather remote from the main court room. There Mas no one in it, and M'e entered. As we did so I looked in the door and found there M’as a key in the lock ; and. unobserved by him I turned the key and put it in my pocket. Mr. Pinckney seemed to be M’aiting M’ith some astonishment. I advanced toward him and said : “Mr. Pinckney, you grossly insulted me this morning in the court room, and not for the first time either. In deference to your position, and to the respect in M’hich I hold the court, I did not ansM’er you as I was tempted to do on the spot.” He began to parley. I continued : “You know you (lid; don’t add another sin to that; don’t deny it; you knoM’ you did it, and you know it M’as premedi tated. It M'as deliberate ; it M’as pur posely done; and if you deny it, you state an untruth. Nom ,” I M’ent on, “I am here to say to you once for all, that you must ask my jiardon, and go into court to-morroM’ and repeat the apology, or else either you or I M’ill § o out of this room in a different con- ition from that in which we entered it.” I M’as never more in earnest. He looked at me and saw that my eyes were pretty dark and firm. He began to say something. I interrupt ed him. “No explanation,” said I. “Admit the fact and take it back. I do not want another M'ord from you, except that. I M’ill hear no explana tions; nothing but that you admit it and recall it.” He trembled like an aspen leaf. He again attempted to explain. Said I: “There is no other course. I have the key in my pocket, and you must apologize, or take M’hat I give you.” At that he humbled doM’n, and said to me: “You are right; I am sorry; I did intend to bluff you; I* regret it, and ask your * pardon.” “Enough,” I promptly replied. “Nom-, one prom ise before I open the door, and that is that you M’ill to-morroM’ morning state to the court that you have said things which M’oundedmy feelings, and that you regret it.” * Pinckney replied: “I M'ill do so.” Then I un locked the door and passed out. The next morning when the court met Mr. Pinckney at once rose and stated to the court that a very unpleasant affair occurred the morning before as might have been observed by their honors; that his friend, Mr. Web ster, had felt grieved at some things M'hich had dropped from his lips; that his zeal for his client might have led him to say some things, M'hich he should not have said, and that he M'as sorry for having thus spoken. “From that day, M'hile at the bar, there M’as no man,” said Mr. Webster, “M’ho treated me M’itli so much respect and deference as Mr. William Pinckney.” AN EXTRAORDINARY CURE. Mr. Harvey gives an interesting account of the circumstances under which Mr. Webster purchased his Marshfield property, ('apt. Thomas, who OM’ned it M’as to have a home in the house during his life. The fol lowing story is told: The intimacy and friendship be- tM’een Capt. Thomas and Mr. Web ster were peculiar. The captain, though much Mr. Webster’s senior, soon learned to look up to him M’ith respect and admiration ; he made Mr. Webster his Magnus Apollo, and at the same time entertained for him a sort of paternal affection. He de ferred to Mr. Webster in all matters, excepting in some practical rules of farming, the nicer points of sporting, and the habits of birds, wild-foM'l and fish—in all M’hich matters the captain Mas Mr. Webster’s instructor. Their association, ahvays pleasant, greM’ into mutual affection ; and Captain Thomas, M’ho, at Mr. Webster’s sug gestion, subscribed for the semi- M eekly Columbian Centinel, watched M'ith the most intense interest Mr. Webster’s course in the Senate as re ported in that journal. In 1829-30 the good captain read Haynes’ first speech. He waited in confidence for a triumphant reply, ft came and he was entirely satisfied. The faithful Centinel, however, soon brought him Haynes’ second speech. He read it M’ith extreme and painful interest. It excited in him the greatest appre hensions for the idol of his old age. He M'as ovcTM’helined M’ith grief. His hero, his great man, his beloved, almost M'orshipped, friend M'as over- throM'ii in debate by his Southern antagonist. The kind old gentleman’s pride M as humbled ; he M as in des pair—his heart almost broken. Cast ing away the papers, he rose and re tired slowly to his room, directing some one to come and take his boots aM’ay, as he should never M'ant them again. His family tried in vain to console him. He refused to be com forted. Like one of old he was ready to exclaim: “Ye have taken aMay my gods, and what have I more?” For three days he kept his bed, mourning over the fall of his friend, and refusing all consolation. His eldest son tried to persuade him that Mr. Webster Mas able to defend the cause |of NeM’ England, and Mould yet have his triumph. His only re ply M'as: “Itcan’t beansMered, Hen ry, it can’t be answered.” * The fatal semi-weekly Centinel came again in due course. It M-as evening. The family M'ere gathered around the fire in sad apprehension. The old man’s mind seemed almost unhinged—they even feared for his life. The captain still kept his bed, and appeared to have determined to hold to his venv and never to rise from it. All their efforts to rouse him had thus far proved ineffectual. On opening the paper it M'as found to contain Mr. Webster’s second reply to Col. Haynes. The family resolved at once that Henry should assume the task of carrying it to his father and try the effect of this medicine to “minister to a mind diseased.” Hen ry entered the father’s room M'ith the paper and a candle. The old man groaned and asked M’liat he M’anted. Hen ry replied : “Father, I have brought you the Centinel; I thought you might like to look at it.” “No, Henry, I don’t M’ant to see it.” “It contains a second speech of Mr. Webster in reply to Col. Haynes.” “Oh, Henry,’ 5 said the old gentle man, “it is of no use; it can’t be an- SM’ered ; I don’t M’ant to see it.” Henry lingered, and seemed great ly distressed at his father’s refusal. At last Captain Thomas consented to have the paper and candle left, and said that perhaps he would look at it Henry M’ent doM’n stairs and reported the apparently unsuccessful result of his mission; and tlx* little family dreM’ closely around their M'inter fire more gloomily than before. Some time had thus elapsed M'hen they M'ere all suddenly startled by a tre mendous shout from their father’s room. They all rushed up stairs to see M'hat happened. The captain M’as sitting on the side of the bed, M'ith the paper in one hand and the candle in the other. As Henry entered the captain roared out: “Bring me my boots, Henry! Bring me my boots!” ('apt. Thomas’ recovery Mas so complete that he never again suffered a relapse of that mental complaint. PRIDE OF ANCESTRY. One day in 1840 he Mas travelling M’ith his son Fletcher, M’ho observed that he Mas in a thoughtful, silent mood. “What is the matter, father?” asked Fletcher, “are you not M ell ?” “Yes, olives! But I M’as thinking, Fletcher, of an old man, upwards of eighty years of age, M'hom I met in New Hampshire the other day. He told me some interesting incidents about your grandfather. He said that he M'as one of the company of minute-men that Capt. Webster com manded. He spoke of their being on Dorchester heights at the time Gen. Washington had his camp there. A detachment of my father’s company Mas delegated to guard duty around Washington’s tent. The M’eather was frosty, and this old man was one day walking to and fro before the tent, M'hen the side opened, and the tall figure of Washington appeared before him. He looked up at tiie sky, and then, turning, said to the sentry: “ ‘Soldier, who is the commander of your company?” ’ “Capt. Webster, of the NeM Hamp shire minute-men.’ “‘When you are relieved from guard,’ returned Washington, ‘say to Capt. Webster I should like to seehim at my tent early in the morning.’ “The sentry delivered the message, and my father aftenvards told him M'hat "Washington had said. He M’islied to consult him as to the feel ing in NeM’ Hampshire ; asked him about the patriotic sentiment among his neighbors—whether they had counted the cost of resistance to the British, and M’ere ready to throM’ aM’ay the scabbard and spend and be spent in the cause. Washington talked an hour with the captain, offered him refreshments, and M’hen he retired shook him M'armlv by the hand. Fletcher,” added Mr. Web ster, “I should rather have it said upon my father’s tombstone that he had guarded the person of George Washington, and M’as worthy of such a trust, than to have emidazoned upon it the proudest insignia of heraldry that the M’orld could give.” AN ESCAPE. Some time during the year 1842, he, M’ith Peterson, his faithful friend and constant attendant, and Hatch M’ere at sea in his little yacht Comet. They Mere some mile's from shore and lay at anchor, fishing. The sport M’as good, and all were busy stoM’ing in the cod and haddock, M’hen a sail M'as descried bearing doM’n on them from the northM'ard. Mr. Webster scrutinized it awhile through his pocket-glass, and, not recognizing it, said to Peterson : “Commodore, you knoM’ the cut of the jib’ of every boat or vesssl that is commonly seen in these M'aters. Take my glass and tell me M'hat craft that is yonder.” Peterson looked and pronounced it a strange sail. Mr. Webster then said: “Upon which point of the wind M ill the Comet sail fastest?” The commodore then replied, “About half free.” “Where M’ill that take us as the M’imlis now?" said Mr. Webster. “To Provincetown,” M'as the reply. “Weigh anchor then,” said Mr. Webster, “and put her under full sail, That stranger is an office-seeker, ami M e M ill give him a wide berth.” AM ay scudded the Comet to Prince- tOM'n; the breeze was fresh and Peter son M’as at the helm. After an hour’s sail the stranger craft M'as “hull doM-n.” Taking a long breath, grate ful for his escape, Mr. Webster an chored again and resumed his fish ing. On his return home at even ing he learned that his suspicions respecting the character of the strange sail were correct. GEORGIA "nEW S. —Savannah has reduced her annual expenses $15,000. —Savannah pays her May or $2,500, Clerk $1,200, and Treasurer $2,000. —Mr. A. C. D’Cottes, cashier of the Bank of Augusta, died Christmas day. —Savannah has passed a real es tate tax not to exceed tM'o and a half per cent. —Col. AndreM' Bates, of Atlanta, M ill hike samples of his gold mine to Paris M'ith him. —HoM ard Carroll is said to be do ing the Georgia editorializing in the NeM' York Times. —Certain employes of the Georgia Railroad presented Rev. Dr. Irvine, of Augusta, M’ith a beautiful gold headed cane. —Thursday night, in Atlanta, Dr. R. U. Palmer, of BroM'neville, Ala bama, and Miss Emil, of Atlanta, M’ere married. —Mr. Charles A. Magi 11, an old and well knoM'n citizen of Savannah, died last Wednesday. He had resided in that city many years. —The Mayor and Council of Sand- ersville last Monday night destroyed nine hundred and eighty dollars of mutilated “city scrip.” —A M'hite man in Allenvale M’ho had been caught stealing, preferred the imposition of thirty lashes to ex posure, and they M ere well given to him. —Christmas day tin* tM’o mules draM'ing the maii hack from Cave Springs to Cedar Town, and the ne gro driver, M'ere droM'ned and the mail lost. —Last year there M ere cleared from the port of Darien 222 vessels for for eign and coastM’ise ports. For the year just closing the clearances M ill be about 212. —A fifteen year old boy at Norcross, who is five teet seven inches high and weighs 127 pounds, never tasted animal food, drank liquor, smoked nor cheM'ed. —Monday night Mr. Geo. A. Wil liams, temporary bell-toM'er keeper in Augusta, M’as paralyzed in his legs and arms for exactly tM'enty-four hours, M'hen he became all right. —On the night of the 18th inst. the gin-house on the plantation of Mr. W. W. DodM'ell, in the upper jxirtion of Calhoun county, Mas burned, to gether M'ith the press and ten bales of cotton. —Dallis Jackson, a son of Maj. W. S. Jackson, of West Point, this year has made fourteen bales of cotton, all of M’hich he has sold at ten and quarter cents, one hundred and fifty bushels of corn, and eighty gallons of syrup, M'ith a single mule. —It is reported that Hon. C. W. Du Bose, Senator elect from the TMentieth District, Mill be presented by his friends as a candidate for President of the Senate. Col. Du- Bose is a true and tried Democrat and a pure and able man. —Augusta had Roman candle duels on Christmas night. A son of Capt. Pinkney Thomas had his eye fear fully inflamed, and Charley HaM’e Mas badly burned. Mr. J. ('. Bland Mas accidentally Mounded by a boy discharging a horse pistol. —Master Ernest CraM'ley, the only son of Mrs. (’. 1). CraM'ley, of Fay etteville, M'as accidentally killed Thursday evening at 5 o’clock. Ht Mas at his uncle Jasse L. Blalock V gin-house, and M’as caught in tin gearing some May and crushed to death. —The young men from Macon M’ho fought a duel near Columbus tin other day, have been given fame in tin* telegraphic dispatehesas“Guslin” and “Desan.” If there is anythin that can warp a man’s name quicker that electricity mi* Mould like to hear of it. —The DaM'son Journal notes the burning, last M eek, of the gin house of Mr. W. W. DoM'dell, in Calhoun county, together M’ith ten bales of cotton. It also says that Mr. Willis Martin killed two M ild turkeys one day last Meek at one shot, When cleaned they M'eighed thirty-seven ixiunds. —Savannah has resolved this: To resume the payment of interest upon the funded debt on and after January 1st, 1878; to stamp ujxm the face of all bonds and coupons attached an agreement or contract to receive three percent, interest for the first ten years, four per cent, for the second ten years, and six percent, thereafter in liquidation of accruing interest until the payment of the principal of the said funded debt. They also re solved to take past due coupons in payment of taxes at 50 cents in the do'llarand to create a sinking fund. —Augusta Chronicle : Mr. Sidney Lanier has contributed to the Hirer- side Echo a collection of doggerel M'hich he has dignified M'ith the name of the “Song of the Chattahoochee.” The verses sound a good deal like the production of Walt Whitman’s muse when the muse and Walt Whitman Mere running a gigantic drunk on joint account. As citizens of Georgia M’e protest against Mr. Sidney Lanier ruining any more Georgia rivers. It M'ill take a" Congressional appropria tion to rid the Chattahoochee of the raft of bad English ond M’orse rhyme M-ith M'hich Mr. Sindey Lanier has damned its limpid Maters. Some one should d—n Mr. Sidney Lanier, and stop his flood of idiocy. Hang in Tennessee. Knoxville, December 29.—Jacob Harris Mas executed at Clinton, for the murder of Isaac White in 1863. WASHINGTON. S(’HI'RX XBAXS TO STICK. Ft art* Believes Hayes Can Re-nonii- nale Rejections—Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Want No Presents on Their Nllver Wedding Day—This Oilier Menus to Offer Them None—Negroes Outraging Young Girls In the City—Matings Ranks Relieved of Tax—Cincinnati Postmaster—British Consul at Nor folk—Legal Tenders Destroyed. Theatre Manager Dead. Boston, December 29.—Dr. J. S. Jones, surgeon and playwright is dead. He was manager of the l’re- mout Theatre several veal's. EVARTS THINKS HAYES CAN RE NOMINATE THE REJECTED. Washington, December 29. — Evarts is quoted as saying, that the President may re-nominate persons whom the Senate lias rejected. SCHURZ TO STICK. A special to the Baltimore Sun says, Secretary Schurz states personally, that he considers that he has a work to perform in his present position, and that he intends to remain in the Cabinet and do so, unless lie is re moved. NO PRESENTS ON SILVER M'EDDING. The President and Mrs. Hayes have distinctly intimated to tlieii friends, that no presents M ill be re ceived on the occasion of the ap proaching celebration of their silver wedding. NEGROES OUTRAGE GIRLS IN THE CAPITOL. A negro knocked doM'n, outraged, and robbed a sixteen year old girl be tween six and seven o’clock last evening, in the northeastern part of the city. The brute on leaving his prostrate victim, gave her a parting- kick, A like outrage occurred in the same locality one month ago. Judge Lynch is organizing a court. TAX ON SAVINGS RANKS. Commissioner Raum, of the Inter nal Revenue to-day directed the abatement of the tax assessed against the State Savings Bank of Chicago amounting to over $20,000. There are six other insolvent Chicago sav ings hanks in whose cases similar relief will probably be granted to the depositors. Tt is understood that Commissioner Raum has addressed a letter to the committee of ways and means, recommending that all sav ings hanks, without distinction shall be relieved from taxation. He, how ever, favors the retention for the present of the tax on banks and bankers, and is strongly opposed to any change in the existing rate of taxation on whiskey and tobacco. POSTMASTER FOR CINCINNATI. Tt is said that Asa A. Clark is to be appointed postmaster at Cincinnati. One of the applicants is Mrs. Wilbur, family school mistress of Mrs. Hayes. BRITISH CONSUL AT NEM' YORK. The President recognized Barton Myers vice consul to her Britannic Majesty at Norfolk. DESTRUCTION OF LEGAL TENDERS. The Treasury lias destroyed over a million and a quarter of legal tenders; being SO per cent. National Bank notes issued during the month. BILL CHANDLER. lie Talks Koine More—Villainy on Its Faee. Washington, December 21). — A Boston special says W. E. Chandler M'as in town yesterday, and talked freely in relation to his recent letter referred to in the statement that his letter did not contain proof of serious imputations against the President as to a bargain with the South, by M'hieli he stepped into office. Mr. Chandler said he thought lie had M'rote very plain and direct state ments indeed, and he felt no doubt M'hatever that unless answered they would carry conviction whenever they M'ere candidly considered. His attention being called to a pub lished statement that if he chose to reveal what he knew concerning the count in Florida, Mr. Hayes Mould forfeit his seat, Mr. Chandler said that that statement M'as entirely M'ithout authority. The vote in Florida, lie said, M’as just as fairly east for Hayes as Mas that of Massachusetts, only by a smaller majority. It Mas mcII known, he said, that lie M'as a resi dent in Florida at the time, and knows whereof lie speaks. Referring to other suggestions thrown out that he M as keeping a good deal in reserve, he said: “I do not suppose for a moment that I have exhausted all the information I may have acquired in the courseof a life in this letter, but I have put forth, so far as I thought necessary,the M’hole truth in the matter referred to—at least all that Mas called for by this occasion." A NEW*"BISHOP. Docs He Accept or Decline? N em' York, December 29.—The Evening Post publishes a reply of Rev. George F. Seymour to the ofli- eial communication, announcing bis election to the Episcopal diocese of Springfield, Illinois. Rev. Mr. Seymour says, the fact that the elec tion Mas unanimous, impresses me profoundly, and I cannot, I dare not decline hastily and without deep searchings of heart and patient M int ing for divine guidance in response to earnest, continued prayer, and help, to be delivered from the coun sel of friends M'ho arc qualified to say “No,” at once. I do not see any course open for me to persue, hut to wait until the Church at large, through her constituted authorities has expressed her judg ment, in which event 1 may be spared the anxiety and distress of deciding betM'een tin* claims of my present po sition iuul the solemn call extended to me, as I believe, under the guidance of God, the Holy Ghost, from all the clergy and all "the laity present in primary convention ot the Diocese ot Springfield to becomethefirst Bishop of the neM' jurisdiction. If ever the question conics really before me to be determined, be assured I shall meet it promptly in the fear of God, and as do my best to reach the right conclu sion, and 1 immediately M'ill apprise you of tin* result. FAILURES. 1 ii I'lurianati Cincinnati, DeeemU r 29.—J. I). Parks & Co., M'holesal * druggists, have failed. SUSPENSION IN WATERTOWN, NEM YORK. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Watertown, N. Y., Dee. 29.— Geo. M. Brooks’ hank of Lowyille suspended payment. ^ Liabilities $60,000; assets equal. Failure Mas caused by lack of confidence. RUN ON A ROCHESTER RANK. Rochester, N. Y., December 29.— A partial run Mas made to-day on the Rochester Savings Bank. No alarm among the lare depositors. 1 he bank has a surplus of $700,000 over liabili- ies. ^ RAILROAD STRIKE. A Large One on January ltd. Washington, Dec. 29.—A special from Shenandoah, Pa., says it has just been ascertained that the strike "among the engineers on the Delaware, LackaM'ana and Western. Railroad, NeM' Jersey Central, Lehigh \ alle.\ and Reading Railroad is in contem plation, and Mill probably take place on the first of January. It is alleged the movement is the result ot the re cent order issued bv the Delaware, LackaM'ana and Western Railroad Co., to the effect that they will not retain in theiremploy engineers after the first of tlieyear that may belong to the Brotherhood ot Locomotive ENGLAND AS MEDIATOR. BrltUI. Government Aeeept. offer of Forte as Arbiter to Meoure Femee— Ministry Aeeept the Ta»k—Opinion, of the Time, and New.-.-What the German Preu Has to Say. London December 29.—The Times to-day in its leading article savs the the Sultan has united her Majesty’s Government to approach the Czar M’ith a view of bi.inging about negotiations for peace m ill tend to calm some of the fears M'hich have been exciting the coun- V".v, and to hold out the hope that a dreadful war may he brought to a close more quickly than bv the shock ot battle. The Sultan has taken the only course consistent M'ith a calm review of M'hat the war has already done, and M’hat it must do, if it should last much longer. The circular to the PoM-ers showed that the peace party of the Porte had for a time got the upper hand. It pro posed terms M’liich M ould, no doubt, have been inadmissible even before the Mar, and which M’onld not bear discussion after the terri ble battles of the last six months; but the Porte did not intend the circular to be taken as its last word. Nom’ that all the Powers have cautiously, but firmly, declined to approach Russia M’ith impossible conditions, the Sultan lias wisely asked this country to use its good offices to bring about negotiations for peace. It is important that the Gov ernment should conduct negotiations in a spirit absolutely free from parti sanship. We are not parties to the present contest. As mediators our essential duty is to convey a message from one PoM’er M’ith * M’liich we have no quarrel to another PoM’er M’ith M’hich M’e have no quarrel. We have doubtless great interests at stake, political as m cII as commercial, and they M ill be urged at the proper moment, but mean- while it is our duty toad as a friend ly intermediary, "and not its rulers of the Indian Empire. To take a side with one of the two poM’ers, M’hich M'e must bring into a contract, M ould simply be to make our mission useless and destroy the prospect of peace. Our Government Mill have to ascertain M'hetlier Russia is Milling to open negotiations, and. what all the conditions of peace. It M ill then have to offer Turkey such advice as it may deem proper, and to present her answer. It may have to reason in an earnest spirit with both belligerents in order to secure a common ground. It may be obliged to urge the Porte oil the one band to be M’ise in time, and Russia on the other not to de mand such terms as Mould goad the Turks to desperate courses, and thus multiply the perils of Europe. While a mediator may seem to act as the advocate, now of one poM’er, and now of another, the arguments must be dictated purely by a spirit of conciliation. No doubt the Govern ment Mould have to consider the in terests of England, but the presenta tion of them Mould come in good time, and there is not the slightest reason to fear they will be neglected. The Daily News says the Ottoman Government declared its desire that negotiatiations for peace may be brought about on the present basis of facts, and its professions must be ac cepted as sincere. The public M ill m isli^it success in its neM’ policy. It cannot be necessary to point out that even upon the most limited interpre tation of the office it has assumed, the Queen’s Government has assumed a task of great delicacy. The present war primarily concerns Russia and Turkey, but the Eastern question is one M'hich must be con sidered by Europe. By its present action our Government has taken upon itself the character of an intercessor for one unfortunate belligerent M’hile acting also officious ly for Europe ; but it lias to harmo nize this neM’ character with declara tions M'hich it has repeatedly made, and with a M'hole course of conduct, of M’hich the least that can be said, is, that it has not prepared the tvorld for the part it has iiom - undertaken to play. On her Majesty’s ministers may very much depend—M'hetlier the Eastern question shall be now settled, at least, for many years to come, or this M ar be folloM'ed by a mere truce, the prelude to a M ar even greater and more disastrous than that of M'hich M'e are now spectators. We are bound to hope that they Mill prove equal to their responsibilities. GERMAN OPINION ON TAE QUESTION. Berlin, December 29.—The North German Gazette says if England merely seeks to sound Russia, re specting her willingness to make peace, and the chances of success of a direct application of the Porte to St. Petersburg, credit may be awarded to Great Britain for her" meritorious in tentions. In any other case the theo- rv of the Ageneee Russe that media tion, unless solicited by both bellig erents, becomes intervention, may assert itself regarding intervention. Russia, in the fulfillment ot her mis sion, can scarcely l>c stopped even by the cleverest moves on the political chess bosi*d. ♦ ♦ ♦ ENGLAND. Pro Turkey vn. Anti-Turkey—Work- lug men Fiffhl It Out. London, December29.—Tm'o meet ings of Morkingmcn Mere held in Trafalgar Square to-day. One Mas pro Turkish,and the other anti-Turk ish. Seven thousand persons were present. The meeting's resulted in a free fight lasting an hour. The po lice interfered, and tMo arrests M'ere made. Nobody of any importance present. FRANCE. Art Ion to tlie Hope anil Eastern «l It ra tion. London, Dec. 29.—The Paris cor respondent of the Times telegraphs Minister Waddington has notified the foreign governments the French (’a hi net Mill in the event ofa conclave conform to the understanding of sub sistence among the tour ( atliolii PoM’ers, as regards the internal ec clesiastical policy of France. It will defend public M'orshipfrom the efforts of those M'ishing to assail them, but Mill protect a similar society from clerical encroachments. In regard to the Eastern question, M. Waddmg- ton thinks France may preserve a nurelv expectant attitude until the belligerents have opened negotiations, and M’hen her opinion is asked, she will give it M'ith the candor author ized bv such an attitude. He does not hesitate to say at once that slit could not regard M'ith indifterenci any changes in tin* Mediterranean o. the agitation of small surrounding States bv questions M'liich might be raised, in connection M'ith the purely Eastern question France is disin terested. TURKO-RUSSIAN war. —♦ . BI.SSIAXS AXIS CniXF.ME flu HT- 1 X u. Beth Aruiirt Kunv.-|, >e Froiu Cold. SERVIAN COWARDS PROGRESS. Belgrade, December 29.—The Servian troops captured Pierali, about thirty-five miles southeast of Nisoh, with a quantity of guns and ammuni tion. No details have been received. [Does any one rare M'hetlier they come?—Ed. Enquirer-Sun.] great heavens! the RUSSIA.vs TACKLED ’EM AND SUCCEEDED. St. Petersburg, December 29.— Official intelligence has 1)1*011 received announcing the success of tin* t ’hinese troops in Hashgar. They had forti fied Touchtonagoran and Askatellein strong strategetieal points. The in habitants are fleeing in terror into the Russian territory. ENGLISH ARMY OFFICERS THINK WAR CERTAIN—ENGLAND 11 AS AN ACTIVE ARMY OF 80,000 MEN. London, December 29.—a special says: In military circles, M'ar is con sidered almost inevitable. Arrange ments are completed and requisites allotted for an army of 80,000 men, and steps already are being taken to ward the formation of a nucleus for a reserve army. Profound uneasiness prevails here, and there is a great de pression in trade and finance. SOLDIERS SUFFERING TERRIBLY. London, Dee. 29.—A special dis patch from Bucharest to the Times says: It is impossible to procure full information regarding tin* condition of the Russian and Roumanian sol diers and Turkish prisoners on the M'ay to Bucharest during tin* snow storm. From disconnected details, it is evident there is terrible suffering among them. MEXICO. Various RuKui'w »iul l*n-Hoai«. Special to the Enqnirer-Snn.] Havana, Dec. 29.— 1 The French mail steamer from Vera Cruz brings tlie following: City of Mexico, Dec. 23. Gen. Ogazin, Minister of War, has resigned and Gen. Manuel Gonzales has been appointed. Other Cabinet changes are expected. The newspa pers urge a close alliance of Hispano- American Republics against North ern aggressions. It is reported a pronuiiciamento of Gen. Alvarez, in the State of Guar- rero, proves unfounded. Everything is quiet there. Minister Romero has given a flat tering report of the condition of the Mexican treasury. He claims to have made improvements M'liich M ill aug ment the treasury bv millions of dol lars. A motion was made in Congress to abolish tlie Zena Liheroand establish instead custom houses in the passes of the Sierra Mad re, hut Congress ad journed before the measures could be acted upon. The Suelivan-PaImer railroad con cession bill M'as defeated in the House of Deputies. The bill was not lost by a direct vote, but its enemies prevented its final passage. Opposi tion is based upon doubts as to the ability of the company to push the Mexican Railroad M’hilst it has the Texas Pacific Railroad in hand. Doubts also existed as to M’hetlier Col. Tom Scott was connected M'ith the project or not. The reported intrigues at Wash ington for the removal of Mr. Foster, American Minister here, creates in dignation among Americans in Mex ico. All foreigners here regard Mr. Foster as the man for the place. ( of Workingmen. Special to Enquire r-Sun.\ Newark, N. J., December 29.— Tlie Workingmen’s Congress sat openly to-day. They claim 72 sec tions of 7,000 members. Carl Savory and Mr. MeGrady, of Cambridge, Avere expelled for joining the Repub lican party. After debate, the name of the organ ization Mas changed to the Socialist. Labor Party. A platform Mils discussed and adopted. It declares a Morkingmen’s party necessary, because other parties afford no relief. It recommends the formation of trades unions and labor organization throughout the country, and favors the repeal of all laM's against labor combination, conspiracy and strikes. A resolution Mas adopted against the importation of Coolie laborers. A constitution lias not yet been adopted. Tlie ■•erjiiretl Bunk l*re*i«lent». New York, December 29.—The motion M'as denied for a neM’trial in the ease of T. S. Lambert, President of the American Popular Life Insur ance Company. The sentence was po.st]x>ned until Wednesday to ena ble the prisoner I<> make a disposition of his affairs. Sherman BroadM’ell, President of theClairmont Savings Bank, who fias been indicted for sw earing to a false report, Mas arraigned to-day and pleaded “not guilty.” Arrangements were made for a speedy trial. ♦ -♦ 4"osiI Mine** to Suwpemi Two Week*. Washington, December 29.—A special from Philadelphia says it is rumored that tin* general suspension of coal production in the Schuyl kill Collieries, beginning on the 5th of January, M ill last two Meeks. The action is taken as a means of lessen ing an over supply, and is the result ot a consultation among tin* individ ual operators. Tin* report originates from trustMorthy sources, and is probably true. FIRE RECORD. Fire in New York—Death of the YY'alehnian. Nkm York, December 29.—A fire earlv this morning in the fancy goods store of J. Simpson Jr., 619 Ugb^l avenue, damaged the stock -K. - The building mhs owned by ,h ‘ <>ertv estate, and insured toi • Janies McKuberson, einpoyu a watchman in the store, was badly burned and died soon after removal to the hospital. _ Bnslar> Sen****®^ SHtIM.FIKI.l-. MASS., »«; e »>J* r t>i) —The Northampton Bank bur glars, Scott and Dunlap, were sen tenced to twenty years each in the State orison—the full extent ot the APOLLINARIS NATURAL Mineral later. The Ipn-cii •>! ral.le Waters. highly effekvehevt : lilt. HI NTER JlrGOKK. Richmond Surgeon to late Stonewall Jackson.—“Healthful anti delightful to drink. Valuable in Dyspep sia and <tout." UR. LEVIS I. SURE “A delightful bev- 1>k! IVli.UAM i. HAMMOND "Far superior to Viehv, Seltzer, or any other. ' DR. AI.KRED I.. I.OOM1S—“.Most gratelul and refreshing." DR. R. OGDEN DOR Ml I s “y bsolutely pure and wholesome: superior to all lor daily use; fret* from all the object ions urged against Croton and artificially aerated wa ters." , 'ROE. W'ANKLYN. I.onden. Einr.— Impreg nated onlv with its own gas." DR. E. R. FKASI.EE—"Useful and very agree DR.USTIN FLINT, DK. E. V OTIS-"Health ful, and well suited for Hy-pep-ia, aim cases of acute diseases.” DIt. FURDYCE BARKER. "By themosl agreeable,alon ml*«l u 11 'a ful in Catarrhs ofstomaeli or Bladder anti DILJ.*MARION SIMs.—'“Not only a luxury, but a necessity. To he had of all Wine .Merchants, Grocer-. U s o.-l Mineral Water Dealers r-iit-ti - »>'■> - FRED'K DEBARY & CO.. 41 and 4:! II ARISEN STREET, no2S eodtim » '“ Kh - Bar-Room for Rent. rjUIE MUKDOCK-McLEgD BAlt, now o. eupied by Richard Porter. Apply ti It JOHN lil.AfKMAK, Real Estate Agent MULES! MULES!! MULES!!! I 'WILL be in Columbus from the 1st to the 10th of January next, with a drove of EXTRA FINE MCLEK, broke and unbroke, which I will sell at low tlgures. Don't buy before examining my St de23,27tl2&twlt JiEN'RA IOWA.