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Bk and ^ommewial gain®* | ^uoATED APRIL lO, 1870/ HATES OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. for the weekly. lurftw POR THE TRI-WEEKLY.. — 1 00 p;l l>l Strictly In advance, tno price of -- will br $2 50 a year, and the , Week » 00 5 copy will be far- Thej g“ ve ® 011 - Hancock a royal re- tion in New Orleans, and the Pica- 1 e ca lls him the model officer of the American army. More than 4 ()00 bills have been in- )( j ac ed in Congress this session, and ■bout a dozen only have been passed. 7i ere is an escelent prospect for asum- - jj e r session and many sick congress- | t eommitt-e of the Senate has agri O'.. create a netv Territory out of portio/s •• Wyoming and Dakota, to be called Lincoln- It is difficult to see what the j? jjjject is unless it be to provide places for • boe needy politicians and add to the R j-iense of the government \ petition in favor of tne pardon of Tass Carp-mter, convicted some time ,, f„r participation in the plunder of ,e South Carolina ring, has been signed ;r nearly all the members of the Leg- mature of that State. Gov. Hampton, . j 3 believed, will set him at liberty. M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR. ‘WISDOM, JUSTICE A^J) MODERATION.” ==N=r . TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. VOLUME XXXII. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, 27, .-1878. NEW SERIES-NO. 26 The Latest Cremation. s President Grant was pretty severely Wen to task f or keeping Babcock in the Virile H ouse while he was under indict- ; jDt for engaging in the whiskey frauds. Jut that's rather tame now that Hayes js declared his intention to retain An- ■ ..••:).) as deputy collector at New Or- fins alter lie lias been convicted of l'or- . Mr. Stanley’s African Explorations ■■•(■ai to have awakened an interest in 3?.sit continent, among the colored peo- 1; Four hlack missionaries are prepar- ; , to leave the Fish University for the . /die of their race, and the Southern ,Voted colleges generally are awaken- Q ; to the important of endeavoring to Si.ristainize that und veloped country. B The consumption of tobacco of all Kinds in Paris during the past half , :»ur was enormous Cigars to the value f 54.460,000 were smoked, and cigar- tes to the value of liitie-over $300,000. bout $300,000. weut for snuff, and ; *100.000 for chewing ' tobacco. The ii'amber of Cigifs,. smoked in the. . Iionths was 75.417,500, and the g.ejg'Et: 1 ! the cigarettes^, w-as over. IiinSri)- tottee “Gath” writes from Washington to • J :e Pliiludelphia Times: “I have noticed ■sit after every brief absence from ■.'ishingten I retuiW Eere and find the ■resident’s following weaker His' few 11” ?-irtfelt, ideal friends are more cast rn. His yaducers andfliestay-aways inn hffi" residence and receptions are Blder and more numerous.” Other Srresoondents write in. the st ;c *iin.‘ The example of the eccentric Baron de Palm, who consigned his remains a little more than a year ago to the fiery furnace of Dr. Lemoyne, in Washing ton, Pa., was followed yesterday by Mr. Benjamin PitmaD, of Cincinnati, who gave, not his own, bat the remains 6/ his wife, to tne same red hot fate. 'he New York Herald says, as the en thusiast De Palm was the first man in America to seek thin crematory distinc tion, so Mrs. Pitman is the first woman, and the account between the sexes is now even. It will be seen from the dispatches of our correspondent that there was little or no difference between the cremation ceremonies and results of the Boron’s taking off and those of Mrs. Pitman. Her body was placed in the same iron cradle and put into the same furnace as her titled predecessor, and the beat of twelve hundred de grees did its work on both equally quick, with the exception that the ad vantage in point of time was slightly in favor of the woman. The delay in the Baron’s case was, of course, owing to the fact that he was a pretty tough old customer, his bones not yielding so readily to the devouring flames. Dr. Lemoyne, however, would have us be lieve that the speedier consumption in the case of Mrs. Pitman is entirely owing to his greater skill in getting up a white heat, and he assures us that ip a short time he will bring his blazing process to such perfection that he will be able to dispose of a body iu an hour. There is not much probability that the speculative and ingenious doctor will have an opportunity to acquire much greater skill in this peculiar business. Cremation is evidently not popular, nor are there any indications that it is ever likely to become so. One body every fourteen months shows an awful stagnation in this branch of trade, and the best thing the doctor can do is to shut up his little furnace or convert it to some other purpose. It is hardly worth while to keep it to accommo date the eccentric De Palms and Pit- tsana-of this generation. Attorney General Devens is a man it txactly of tne make-up of Alfonso Sift. He is too good a lawyer to as- :t that the Government has a duly to rform in protecting two’criminals in iisiana. Devens said, the other y. tiiat “the United States cannot rfere with the Returning Board ; •'Uisiana has a perfeet State govern era. and is just as much entitled to r sovereign power as Massachusetts.” Knoxville Tribune: .At a late meet- ; of the Faculty of i he East Tennes ■Hf • I niversity it was decided that the ■ form of the cadets shall hereafter jj V :.sist of the navy blue blouse coat 1 gray pants, as formerly. The gray - dress coat, which is now worn on K «de. is to bn di^Cirded. Aside from • >r considerations, this is an econo- measure, as the full dress uniform »*cli is low worn is too expensive, s is a move on the part ot the Fac- 1 > y worthy of all commendation. Hve hundred and fifty million gal 1“ pallons of petroleum were export. [*0c, * * r °m this country from 18G6 t j 1S71 ■ :, :h brought an average price of 34 m muling to §187,000,- FfuiH 1871 to 1876, covering the period ot fivM ye irs there were a jj t y p Gor 0 ld men who had once les. % i'P'-d KM,1100.000, or twice L 'h nil, which fold at the avearge ‘ lo canes per galhm realizeing '■'t'.U-h). Fins increased exports ’.cil less money bv $22 000,000 than ’shipments of the tir.-t named perl b, e laborers are employed in the F|- wine house in -an Francisco. ET'. v had had skilled wine makers '■'F-H j3~ France and Spain, but at the end H-t first year there was a shortage yCJ • coni:I not be accounted for. It was B-t-y ascertained that each workman Ij-k about two bottles of the best B-ap.iignaday. The firm then placed I, f/gi' cask of native wine, Wurth ikld ff-nty iive cents a gallon, on tap to very gpiy the workmen. This did not |<v them and the thieving continued • whole force was then dis r-et'l and Chhinese labors ubstituted. ■1. comes it, says the- Kuoxville Ibune, that President Hayes, who is so ¥ f r ,U3 that “bygones shall be bygones,” J |tthat ’ that ail "political prosecutions”should e ’ has never turned his benevolent towards those “iucouie tax proceed- a o a tnst Samuel J. Tildeu, which ^ a g their slow length along in the States Court ef New .York? action against Mr. Tildeu was insti- to bolster up a campaign attack him when he was the candidate ■t Mr. Hayes, and is as much a Heal prosecution” as any proceeding 5 Anderson or AVells for felony, i P°' si bly be. Besides, it is a pro- before a United States tribunal, ^ould not require an opinion from ai to the right to interfere. lau,” Air. Hayes. . The? appointments’ of Bayard Taylor as Minister to Germanyif*n4J of Will iam Cassius - Goodloe as Minister to Belgium, are the first two diplomatic nominations sent by the President to the Senate which can be heartily ap proved. Bays the Courier-Journal. Mr. Hayes has been singularly unfortunate^ thus . far; ’in -his’ foreign selections. Messrs. Welsh and Noyes are, to say the best that can be said of them, ap pointments of doubtful character; while Mr. Stoughton’s was one of decided im propriety. In Bayard Taylor we shall have a Minister who unites to great popularity in the country to which he is accredited a thorough knowledge of the German character, language and people. A man of real ability and cul ture, at once representative and genial, he will stand, at onoe, a9 a type of the American and the scholar. Mr. Good loe is a Kentuckian, but, strange as our Eastern friends may think it, he is not a barbarian or a buccaneer. A roan of elegant culture and address, of consid erable experience in public life, and decided ability, he will prove an im provement upon those of our country men who have hitherto represented us at Brussels. The Senate should lose no time in confirming both appoint ments. Paulding County Grand' Jury Presentments, January Term, 187S, We, the Grand Jury, selected, chosen and sworn for the present term of the court, beg leave to make these, onr gen eral presentments. Through bur respective committees we have examined the public build ings, and books of the county officers, and find the jail unsafe. We recom mend that it be removed to some more suitable place, and so constructed that there may be three rooms, and when removed that there be built ope story on the present one, and that the rooms be provided with iron cages sufficient to keep the inmates safely ; and, further, that it be provided-with suitable furni ture and bedding. We find the court-house generally in good condition, except the windows needing some repairs. We recommend the Grand Jury room be used when court is not in session as an office for the tax receiver, tax collector, and treas urer of the county, and for the use of the county commissioners, and that the key be left with the ordinary for those purposes, and that the offices of the ordinary, sheriff, and clerk of the Su perior Court be Tor their use, and not encumbered by being occupied as offi ces by any other persons; and that the jury room be rented to the best advant age, and proceeds applied to purposes of public benefit. We find the office of the clerk of the Superior Court in good order, and his books neatly and correctly kept. We also find the ordi nary’s office in good order, and his books correctly kept Also we find the office of the sheriff and his books in good order, with entries properly made; but take occasion to comment on the ales of wild lands as made by him, which from almost universal complaint is not acceptable to the citizens of our county; and in doing this we do not censure him, but the parties in fault, as we suppose they were to be sold to the best advantage of the public, and not for private benefit. We find the tax receiver has deposited a copy of the digest in the ordinary’s office, neat- ly made sad correctly kept, accord- Ye ^ddpur collector is engaged on jnry duty, nfe differ our report on his books until fhe 'udjoumed’te'nn^of i court, but we. believe him to’be lt ‘ petent and fafthfa^officer.. We -find.- the booksof -out^-county treasurer neatly and correctly kept, and proper entries for all funds received, and proper vouchers for payments, and find a balance on hand, after deducting his commissions, of actual cash (not a paper balance) of 81,538.47, as shown by the following statement: Balance on hand at August term, 1877 $ 29G30 Amount since received 2,514.25 The Senate has passed a bill to amend the pension law, which restores to the rolls names stricken off for dis loyalty during the late war. During the debate several good points were made. Mr. Ingalls referred to the in congruity of restoring leaders of the re bellion to full citizenship and in some instances elevating them to high official positions, and at the same time exclud ing from the benefits of national liber- served their country well, and who at the outbreak of the rebellion must have been too old to take active part against the Federal Government. He did not think such a course as this was calcu lated to promote national unity. Sen ator Blaine and others spoke in a sim ilar strain. Missouri Republican: Tliere is no party division on the silver bill. The vote on it in the senate iucluding those who were absent and paired stood : 26 Democrats and 26 Republicans for it and 10 Democrats and 14 Republicans against it.' Some of its most active and earnest supporters, both in the senate and in the house were Republicans- who contributed at least a full share of the arguments in its favor. Nothing therefore could be more absurd than the appeal of some of the New York journals to Mr. Hayes to make it a Re publican shibboleth and rally the party on it. For the remainder of February Prof. Tice thus regulates the weathsr: 22d to 25th, rising barometer, and falling temperature, but probably cold ; 25th to 23th, clouding, threatening with heavy rains and snows in places. The warm or comparatively warmer days will be about the 26th and 27th. The cold or comparatively cooler days will be about the 25th and 28th. $2,810.55 Paid out as per vouchers .f.l,14S.37 Commissions 128.71—$1,277.08 An election for delegates to a Consti- tional Convention will be held in Cali fornia next June. The convention to re vise the Constitution will be held in Sep tember, and $100,00Q have been appro priated to defray this expenses of the body. $1,533.47 We find the account of the school commissioner as regards receipts and payments, satisfactory, and he has paid out more than received, and recommend the amount of S22.10 be reimbursed to him, and injustice to him as a faithful officer we state that it occurred by the number of children taught being great er than the number reported, for which the assessment was made. We recom mend the appointment of James M. George to the office of one of the Board of County Education to fill the vacant office of J. M. Spinks, who has removed out of the county. As regards roads and bridges, we find the bridge across Pumpkin Vine creek at the widow Reynold’s, also the one across the same creek at Robert Gann’s, the bridge at Gray’s mill, and the bridge on Sweetwater creek near Susan Baker’s on the road to Douglas- ville in bad order and unsafe, and call attention of the proper authorities to their condition, so that they may be properly repaired before some serious loss of life, limb or property occurs. We fully concur in the charge of the court as regards the benefit of good roads, and find that they are generally in good passable condition, but the bad condition of some roads has been re ported to our body, and if not worked in a proper manner by the time of our next adjourned court, we recommend that commissioners in default show cause why they should not be fired for neglect of duty. And we call special attention to the proper posting of all important roads, and putting up sign boards st the forks of same, and that any willful destruction or injury of mile pests or sign-boards be reported to our body. We find the books of the Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public' of the county neatly kept, with correct entries on the same. _ We recommend that paupers be paid according to two classes, the first as most needy, and the second as less so, and provisions be made for them ac cordingly. As regards the financial policy of the’ General Government; in its effects on the people, while we, as a county, are but a small meietyof the body politic, we would be glad to see silver remone tized and the repeal of the resumption act, and as what we call money is only a medium for the exchange of proper ty the real worth of any land, the. de monetizing of silver and the resump tion act cannot operate to the benefit of the people, bat to their serious injury and detriment. While soma of our members are of a different opinioncyet in our action as a body, we respectful ly request the ordinary to issuqno more licenses for the retail of spiritu ous liquors in the town of Dallas, nor. within two miles of the court bouse, and that those at present engaged in ihat business desist from the sale of it’ by retail at the end of thirty days from the present term of the Superior Court. We recommend the amount of 87 be paid the sheriff for fuel, saw-dnst and stationery furnished at the present ferrn of the court. We respectfully petition his Honor Judge Underwood to fix the adjourned term of the court on the first Monday' in May next. We approve the change of time of teaching under the benefits of the pub lic school fund to summer sessions, of schools, and depend upon the school commissioner seeing that the schools are efficient, and that none receive the benefit of them who are not entitled to the same. - - In conclusion of our labors we tender our thanks to his Honor Judge J. W. H. Underwood for his suggestions and information given in his charge, and for his enforcement of the laws; aqd to Solicitor General C. T. Clements for his courtesy to our body. We recommend our presentments be published in the Rome Couhiek, as having the greatest circulation in onr county, provided the same can be done at an expense of five dollars, with a re quest that the Marietta Journal copy the same. • James B. Dean, foreman. Wm J Hardiug, Win L Rollins,* Simpson Siniard, Win R Twilley, Elisha Lackey, GT Pruett, > Tbos J Howard, Wm T Meadows, Jos D Butler, RoboR Gaim, . Martin L Greene, J Wfittiams, John W Baker, Ja^TGarter.' Paulding Superior Court, Febmafy Term, 1878. Ordered^tiiat the within presentments be published as therein recommended, andlhat £ie publisher be paid for the same as therein'' recom mended, this 9th day of February, 1878. S Jj Roberts, Jes9e M Ruff, Thos J Helton S S McGarity, Wm J Lee, L M Parker, Allen Smith, Jacob H Bass, JohHUnderwood, J. s. c. P.'c. ae Courier-Jou reklto-da?^ ih j The Silver Bill. e House has concurred in the amendments to Bjand’s bill, it goes to the President in the shape i t passed the forhis approval or veto. We give bilow the text of the amended bill as agreed to by, both Houses: Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoqsaof Representatives of the United States’of America in' Congress assem bled,'That there shall be coined at the seveml'mints oT the United States sil- irs of the weight of 4121 grains standard silver, as provided In the "a of of January 18, 1837, on which shall’be the devices and superscription provided by said act, 'which coins, to gether with all silver dollars heretofore ' by the United States of like and fineness, shall be a legal tender at their nominal value for all debtsand dues, public and private, ex cept wnere otherwise expressly stipu- latedjn the contract. And the Secre tary of the Treasury is authorized and diredpd to purchase, from time to time, silver bullion at tne marke price there of, not less than $2,000,000 worth per mouth nor more than $4,000,000 worth- per esmith, and cause the same to be coined monthlv as fast^as so purchased into such dollars. And a sum suffi cient lo carry out the foregoing provi sion ol this act is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. And any gain oE seigoiorage arising from the coinage shall be accounted-fbr .and paid into the treasury ife? provided under exist ing laws relative to the subeidiary coin age,; jyovided tnat the amount of money at any one time invested in such silver bullion, exclusive of sacb resulting coin, shall not exceed S5,GOO,O0O, end provided further that nothing in that act shall be construed to authorize the payment in Bilver of certificates of de - ‘ ; posit Issued under the provisions of Trr:ii section 254 of the Revised Statutes. Sea 2. All acts and parts of acts in consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec: 3 —That immediately after the passage of this act the President shall invite the government of the countries .camooaing the Latin Union, so-called, and of such other Europen nations as he m^y'deem advisable, to join the United States in a conference to adopt a current ratio-between gold and silver, fur the purr pose ot establishing internationally the use/af bi-metallic money, and recuring fixity of relative value between those metals; such conference to ba held.at such plice in Europe.br Li the United States, at such time within six months as ihay -be mutually -agreed upon by the Executives of the governments so invited, or any three of them, shall haye signified their willingners to unite in the same. The President shall, by and with the ad vice and consent of the 3enate, appoint three Commissioners, who shall attend such•voafereoce.'* '*ha!f.of the United Hale and Garfield ttJ-Uay wei job. The whole thing was a precon certed and elaborate attack on the Pres ident’s policy. Hale led off .in a long harangue, coarsely assailing the people of Louisiana and defending his two partners in villainy, Wells and Ander son. He charged that the prosecutions were a violation of the agreement with Nicholls and the resolutions of the Lou isiana Legislature, but when General Gibson called on him to name one of the Louisiana Commission who would say that the agreement had been vio- alated, he. was unable to do so. He favored the interference of the Govern ment with the Louisiana courts. Mr. Gaifield in somethings went farther that Mr. Hale, and was more insolent. He insinuated that the com mission had beep sent down to Loui siana to procure one result, rather than another, and waved the bloody shirt in his old style. As far as there was any argument by Mr. Hale ns was fully auswered by Messrs. Gibson and Elam of Louisiana, who vindicated their State from the charge of bad faith and persecution, made by Mr. Hale. The party lines were drawn close to day, and much parry feeling was ex hibited. Madison Wells’ infamous lct- t-r was quoted bv Mr. Garfield, and it is evident that the Ridioal members will make common cause with thes- criminals. London, Feb. 20.—The Manchester Guardian has a Pt-ra dispatch saying that riuleiman Pasha, has been placed under arrest, and will be court-martialed. The Times’ St. Petersburg dispatch says: Among ihose who expected Ger many to i_’ive Russia active diplomatic support. Prince Bismarck’s speech caused disappointment. In official circles, it has produced no impression whatever, being pr* eisely what was anticipated, several days ago. Iudeed.its geueral scope ami tone were confidently predicted by peo ple whose prophetic inspiration was prob ably derived from an official source. The Paris correspondent of the Times says: The chief thing remarked here as Prince Bismarck’s desire to absolve Ger many from all responsibility and to main tain a just equilibrium between Russia Austria. After this speech the people are more than ever discussing the policy of Eueland. The Times’ Adrianople correspondent says he believes that in the peace nego tiations a proposal will be made to have the tribute money received from Bulgaria paid into the Ottoman bank for the bene fit of the Turkish bondnolders. . A special from Belgrade to the Times says 6,000 Russians are expected to oc cupy the pashalik of Nish shortly. Cardinal Howard, whom it is said the Pope appointed Archbishop of Edin burgh and Primate to Scotland, is a near relative of the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl-Marshal and premier Duke of Eng land, and head of the English nobility. I he Cardinal is quite a young man, and was always a special favorite of Pius IX. As the authorities of the establish ed (Presbyterian) church of Scotland’ have announced their intention to fight the proposed hierarchy with all the legal weapons the statute book contains, “tbo land of cakes” is likely to witness a holy war as bitter as that inaugurated by janet Gedds, when she flahg her stool' at the head of the Episcopalian priest who in sisted upon “saying mass in her Ing^ in the old cathedral of St. Giles. ' Even remonetization will not. bring; good times at once; but it will serve as a brake on the wheel of disaster;-»™» probably stop any farther sin: substitute hope for despair, reyivi it and turn us from the darkness‘-to ward altetter time.—N. Y. Graphic!' — Rome, February 20,—The conclave’s second ballot began at 5 o’clock yester day. The smoke of the burning ballots in this esse was not observed: until' 6:45 ,P. jl, showing .the votes to be much scat- ttaed, / .. , ;•/, The Fajfulla states that Germany in structed Cardinal Hohealohe to declare that the election of an irreconcilable Pope:would oblige the government to take repressive steps iiameaiately,whereas a moderate pontiff could speedily termi nate existing differences. The Fanfulla also says that the French cardinals, con trary to first declarations, ultimately de termined to Unite with the Spanish. Aus trian and German cardinals in support ing a moderate candidate. Cardinal .PeCci, the pontificial earner- lingue, it elected -Pope. Cardinal -Pecci is an Italian. Cardinal Pecci takes the name of Leo XtlL Rome, Feb. 20.—The smoke af the burning ballots hating been seen at 12:30 p. m. to-day, the crowd before the Vati can, thinking the ballot was again wi'h- out result, had almost dispented, when, at 1:15 P. m., Cardinal Caterioi appeared in the grand gallery of the Vatican Ba silica and announced in the customary formula Cardinal Pucci’s succession to the papacy.- The few bystanders cheered moist enthusiastically, and a large crowd soon assembled, densely thronging the open space before the Vatican and ap preaches thereto. At .4:30. the newly- elected ’ Pope, snrrounded by-all tbe car dinals, appeared in the inner gallery of the Basilica. The crowd vociferously shouted—“God save the Pope!” The holy father at length made a signal for silence, and then intoned the Benedicite and pronounced a benediction; after which the cheering was renewed and codtinned until the Pope withdrew. to the PresidentJiJhlQflbsiff transmit the' same to Congress.* Tbe said commissioners shall each receive the sum of 82,590 and their reasonable expenses, to be approved by the Secretary of State, and the amount necessary to pay such compensation aad expenses is hereby aporopriated out of any many in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 4.—That any holder of the coin authorized by the act may deposit the same with the Treasurer orany Assistant Treasurer of the Uuited itates in sums not less than $10 and receive therefor certificates of not less than 810 each, cor responding with the denominations of the United States nate. The coin deposited for or representing the certificates shall be retained in the treasury for the pay ment of the same on demand. Said cer tificates shall be receivable for customs, taxes aud all public dues, aud when so re ceived may be reissued. Conclave of Cardinals. London, February 18. — Reuter’s agency has received the following from Rome: Cardinals Manning and de Falloux have endeavored to bring about an arrangement by which all foreign cardinals shall vote unanimously in the conclave. The combination has failed in consequence of the Austrian cardinals refusing adhesion. .The ultramontane cardinals, however, are. working actively to obtain the election of one of their party. It is stated a pilgrimage on a large scale is preparing. A special lo the Pall Mall Gazette from Rome says: All the cardinals have arrived here to attend the conclave, xeept Cardinals Treotto, arcb- tiishop of Benerento, St. Marie, aich- hi-hop of Capua, who are not coming, and Cardinal MiClosky, archbishop of New York, who is expected, Cardinal Di Pietro, bishop of Patte, De Luca, prefect of congregation aud Panebianco, grand penititiary are acceptable for election to the Italian cardinals. Harrichi, arch bishop of Bologna, and Miretti, arch bishop of Raveune, are forced by the foreign cardinals, while Cardinals Precci, poutificial camerlango and Dicanosso, bishop of Verona, are supported in va rious quarters. Rome, February 18.—Sixty-one cardi nals entered their cells at 6 o’clock this evening. The cardinal patriarch pf Lis bon, has not yat arrived. The cardinals will meet twice daily in the Sistine chapel to vote, viz: at 10 in the morning and 4 in the afeernooh. A majority of the cardinals have agreed to hasteo the conclave and elect the pope in four or five days. After special service invoking aid of tbe Holy Spirit for tbe conclave cardi nals, they will; toenight enter their cells in the third story of the.Vatican. The operations of the conclave begin to-mor row. ■ A Million Dollar Fire* New York, Feb. 18.—The six-story iron front building known as the Ex celsior blook, on the south side of 22d street near 7th avenue, containing six stores, a Presbyterian Church adjoining on the 'east and a Scotch Covenanters’ Presbyterian church on the west side, is entirely destroyed. Loss estimated from 8500,00Q,to $1,000,000. The third, and fourth •flooreofthe Excelsior build ing wefe oeddpied-as an armory and drill-rooms by'the 'Bth Regiment Na- - "■!.} C.*V ’ The immediate redaction of the army to ten thousand men would insure a curtailment*, of expenses mure than, enough to -avert the predicted deficit for the .present- fiscal year.—New York" Sun, .* Pope Leo XIII. 'ill the President Veto the Sil ver Bill ? Washington, Feb. 16.—It is the gen- oral opinion here to-day that the Presi dent will not veto the Silver Bill as the majority in the Senate and bouse insuffi cient to overcome the veto; besides tbe President is credited with sufficient re spect for iho wiiLpf the sovereign people as not to interfere with what is now plainly their will, expressed through thiir Representatives. Tbe silver major ity in the Senate-turns out to be larger than was calculated upon, and all hopes of ’defeating the measure by a veto are abanduned. The ooly object tbat a veto copld accomplish now would be to spread ibe Presidential objection on record. Bdt it is noi probable this will be dune Ttye President has observed tbe constant ly aUgmeated swell of the popular silver wave, aud can only injure himself- by opposing it without being of any service to Jthe gold interest, as a two-thirds ma jority in both the Senate and House is assured. Besides bis Cabinet are by no means a unit against silver. Evarts, Key, Thompson and McCrary incline towards silver decidedly. Key thinks, however, that popular expectation of benefit from the measure will not be realized, nor will tbe barm ensue that is predicted by the other side. The coun try will roll along much as before. The weakness of gold and stiffness of Government bonds, reported here from New York to-day completely upset the calculations of the enemies of silver, and they are free lo say tbat they don’t understand it. They predict, however, that withio a few days we shall see tbe reverse—that gold will go up and bonds become weaker. Lamar at Home. Nuhville Am-ricmn.J A gentleman well-informed, writing to this office on business, from Lee county, Miss., says dow and then you find a man here making money by .farming—a mi nority of them selt-susiaiuiug, aud the majority growing poorer and poorer every year. If relief don’t come in some shape, the people generally will be ruio- ed. They attribute their fiuaucial dis tress to Sherman’8 resumption policy, the demo-etizaiion of silver and the general and reckless extravagance of all sorts of government, from center to circumference. Senator Lamar’s speech on the silver resolution of Matthews is freely criti cised ; and if he persists in the course he has taken, (though his abilities and in fluence are duly appiec ated) he will meet ji senti’-ieut of h.istili'y amongst his C‘ nstituency that wi'l certainty, but gracefully, retire t im lo the shades ot private life. His brilliant oratory (though a balm to the memory ot Charles Sumner) will not soothe the wounds he inflicts upon bis own people, black anti white, nor elevate his states manship in the general estimation ot the country.” European News. London, Feb. 21.—It is reported that a Cabinet council was hastily sum moned this morning, Lord Cairns, the Lord High Chancellor, being called from the heating of a case in the House of Lords to attend. The stock market is doll and heavy in consequence of this report, and Russian securities are one per cent, lower than at the close of the market. The Times’ St. Petersburg special of Wednesday says: “It is now stated here that the British Government will not withdraw the fleet to Besika bay. Accordingly the • Russians are likely to occupy Cuustantinool^” The Manchester Guardian states that an officer of the Horae Guards arrived at Bristol yesterday, accompanied by a veterinary surgeon, to purchase 5,000 horses for the War Office. The officer states this is part of a purchase of 21,- 000 horses which ■ have been ordered. The Government has purchased anoth er ironclad, built for Turkey. It mounts ten 12-ion guns. The newspapers which make a feature of indecent sensations unquestionably find their profit in an extended tircnla- tibn, and it wsnld he Useless to address any protests to them: Their proprietors no donbt deliberately calculated upon the morbid curiosity and depraved tastes of a large portion of tbe community be fore they embarked in. this style of journ alism. Tbe discouraging feature about the whole matter is that papers of this wrtseem to flourish more than those which endeavor to keep their columns dean and repiltaWe.—Gtetieiind Hsrcdd. A bill to-vpreveot the creation of any more Irish peersgee has bUen Introduced ,4ip (Parliament.- \ • Big Claims. STsw Orleans Democrat. This has always been a country ot big claims. The claims of citizens.of the United States, for instance, against Mexico before the Mixed Claims Com mission amount to no less than* $570,- 126,613.40. So that; if the whole oi Mexico was sold oat it would hardly be able.to pay the American daimants for their losses. But the big land claims tbat have been developed in this country since Mrs. Gaines’ triumph are utterly unprecedented in the histo ry of tit is country. There is scarcely an acre of land in the country to .which- some claimant does not turn up. A few months ago a man was discovered who owned abont the half of Balti more. Tlte next month we were treat ed to the story of (he Pawlett family, who owned theentire city of Philadd phia, having* purchased it from Lord Calvert But the last land claimant, Mr. Thomas Minsball, of Dnbuque, Iowa, is a giant to whom theBe land grabbers are but dwarfs. Mr. Mins hall has ir, his possession a deed to the greater portion of the State of Illinois, made to his great-great-gTandfat! er and nineteen others it Fort Gage in 1773, by ten Indian Chiefs. . The deed is describrd as a very an cient looking document, signed by a □umber of respectable Indians and wit nessed by Hugh Lord, thon command ing tne Illinois couetry. The consid eration was abont two tons of gUD flints, som.e. breeches, oxen, etc. The land is in two pieces, extending from Cairo to Chicago. Mr. Minshall is now look ing up the missing heirs. The next tbiDg is to find Adam’s will, and lay claim to the entire world. A Kentucky Democratic paper nomi nates Thurman and Gcrdou lor 1SS0, and. says it has enlisted under that ban ner for the fight. A careless printer made a dancing, master’s card to read: “I offer my res pectful shanks to all who have honored me with their patronage.” Talk abont female curoeity—it’s all -one-sided. Let one man stop on the street to spell oat asign on the top of a high bnilding and every other mother’s son that goes by will stand still and stare for tea minutes trying to make out what the first idiot is looking at- One of the discoveries mad by the latest Arctic explorers is that the length of the polar night is 142 days. Nice lace, this, to walk home with a girl Jew Year’s eva, and find that the old people have locked np the house and gone to watch-meeting and won’t be home till after midnight. Germany and the East. . Berlin, Feb. 20.—In • the Reichstag Prince Bismarck stated that the Rus sian official communication made it certain that the chief interest of Ger many, namely, freedom of water, was such that the straits and the Danube for commerce would be maintained. He believed it was to Russia’s interest to come to' an understanding,, and not have the fear of complications with Austria or Englaad constantly im pending. The supposition that Rassia might forcibly compel ether powers to accept a settlement to which they ob jected seemed entirely out of question. He denied that ’he Russians had push ed forward their troops under the cloak )f negotiations. He believed that all the powers honorably desired to send representatives speedily to the confer ence. He energetically repndiated the idea of Germany -engaging in a war rel ative to the Eastern question. Nothing should induce him to" hazard a rupture with any power relative to questions in which Germany had no direct'interest. No Government, at least neither of, those principally intered, had proposed that Germany ohonld antOc -opon ohy such course. left -Phil- - adelpia last Thursday for Brazil, .with passengers and 620 ton ortailrqad I, besides goverriimmt and shipsup plies. "Hiir vtjpteliiSaiajb'lfa1>aBriA’I-1 but leaving so soon after the ill-fated Metroplis, there is a great deal of anx iety on the part of the .friends of the sengers.. She belongs to the Messrs, 'ens, the ownere of the Metropolis. i»-| The Chancellor’s speech was loudly cheered. Representative Ellis and Pres ident Hayes. Washington, Feb. 19.—Representa tive Ellis (Dem., La.) states that in a protracted interview with President Hayes last night he received assurance tbat the Administration had never con templated interference by the United States Courts or otherwise with the ac tion of the courts or State government of Louisana, and that while the Presi dent regretted the prosecution of An derson and Wells, it would not alter his course towards the State or people of Louisana. I*, was a matter which in volved their honor, and he trusted their honor. Mr. Ellis also stated that he fully in formed the President of the condition of affairs in Louisana and corected what he (Ellis) considered the error and mis statements of Secretary Sherman and others in regard to the Returning Board trials. The rise in Bonds- London) Feb. 19.—The Times’ finan cial article says: Uuited States funds have surprised many people by advancing, inst.ad of falling, on tbe news that tbe silver bill had passed in a manner that wdl insure its becoming law in much its present shape. »Ye have always.said that the public was outsell ing the Jiocfc to any appreciable extent, and the Weaknist which has now und then characterized the bonds was due as much as anything to passing fears ot dealers and to speculative selling, which only made the market harder. Hence, on receipt of better New York prices and because the worst was now known, the market naturally rose by the mere efforts of those who had sold to buy back. Vienna, Feb 19.—Prince Anersperg, President of the Austrian Council of Ministers, in reply to an interpellation in the lower House of the Rvichsrath to-day. said the Government, upon be ing informed of the preliminaries of peace, frankly stated its position re garding them, declaring it could not consider as binding any arrangement between the belligerents affecting the interests of this monarchy or the rights of tbe signatories of the treaty of Paris, as lung as such arrangements were not agreed to by the powers at the same time. New York, Feb, 19.—A special from Princeton, N. J. “-ays a serious affray occured last night between two Soph omores and eight-Freshmen in which one of the Sophomores was dangerous ly shot. The Sonotnores room was en tered by the Freshmen who bound the Sophomores toebairs shaved their beads and left them tied. Other Sophomores followed tne Freshmen and shots were exchanged, and Mr. Atterbury of the Sophomores class was wounded in the thigh. There is great excitement Sas Francisco, Feb. 18.—A very' heavy storm has prevailed daring the last 24 boars extending throughout the State. A dispatch from Jacksqn, Ama dor county, Bays that by the rise of Jackson creek naif of the Chinese quar ter has been swept away. Eight China men and two women are known to be drowned. . One of Josh Billings’maxims: “Rise early, work<hard and late, live oh what you can’t sell, give nothing away, and if you don’t die rich, and go to the devil, you may sue me for damages.” CONTRACT RATES OF AfiVERflSlHC; jpLiSh 7 '800 / 12 00 One-fourth column one month One-fourth column three months One-fourth column six months One-fourth column twelve months One-half column three months - V S (8* 00 , One-half column six mon&£/....~^~~~~ 60 00 One-half.column twelve months_„ 10100 One colninn one months. 38 00 One udnmn three months— 80 00 One column six months 101 00 One column twelve months-... — 160 00 additional upon table . Mrs. A. T. Stewart owns the largest single diamond in the land; value $35,000. The meeting of the National Demo cratic Executive Committee has been postponed from the 22d of February .to the 22d of May. New York, Feb. 18.—Joseph P. Wall, who kicked his wife to death, was sentenced to 15 years in the State, prison. He was advised by (he' Jttdge to bring a civil suit agains. the “’parties who Bold bim-the liquor and sue for damages for Etlpport of his children, now doubly.bereaved^ ; — : ’ According, to recent .utterances, Sen ator Blaine believes the demonetization* of Bilver unconstitutional. If acts speak plainer than words, 'hiff-reBolution, making silvgr a ' legal tender for half: the amoufifo'dft a debt; means tbat he only half believes.:demonetization un constitutional.—Utica Republican, Rep. Mackey; the enormously- weal Ay Cali fornian, has ttonghi-Mr; Albert -Grant’s - home'at .TTanmyteiy’inti ial<>ai»<$jtec to London with hja-srifeancTdaugbter^to Mackey is .said tobea_hative of Ireland, who caiSB’foi'&'nrcbgntry apoorbejr. “He • is now one of the wealthiest: men iq’Ae . wckld. - In England a hotse -suoo lias been Wckuesser OT“ adopted made • of-thrOe cowhide compressed into a steel mould and Aen subjected to a chemical prepa ration. It is claimed to last longer, and weighs only one-fourth as much ■ ns the common iron shoe; will never cause Ae hoof to split, nor have Ae least injuri ous influence on the foot. It requires no calks; even on asphalt the horae never slips. . ._ 1 ' An estimate lately made of the efiec; tive force which England can call into the field at short notice is as follows : “Regular army (62,000 ef Aose serv ing at present in India), 189,000 ; reserve and auxiliary forces, 346,000; Indian - colonial troops, 127.000; colonial mili-' tia volunteers, etc, 81,000. The untrain ed militia of Canada and the contingents furnished by the native Indian States are not included n tbe above. . l ' 'l The Countess'Miraflori, morganatic widow of Victor Emanuel, is still feeble, but in no danger of dying, despite the published reports of her death. As soon as she recovers she will be .pre? vailed on by “superior authority” to go outside of the kingdom and live. The present King wa3 violently opposed to her marriage wi.h bis father, and never has tolerated her or her children. She hjs been prohibited from raising Ae _ royal arms over her house or decking ' :raelf out in any kind of royal toggery. Miss Clara Louise :Kellog saogatea- concert in Titusville, Pa., Ae oAer nigtit and and the Herald of that place describing her performance says: Like the smooth, unctuous trickling of the oleaginous commodity from a hundred barrel well were the liquid, oiljr" notes of the handsome, bediamonded Kellogg andto the -enraptured Titus villere.” One of the Virginia Congressmen ...^graeed himself by get'ing drunk and swearing that he wonld not be present in Ae House when the Eman cipation painting was received, as he had “lost all his niggers by just such ‘ d foolishness. A farmer friend bad ocejsioi L, n ; !<- the editor of a local paper :• uote tne other day. In closing lb- note,-lie said: “Urb, can you tell me the way- out of the present bard .u-nes?"’ Of course we can. Keep peggi>‘i* away— live within your income, ami » 'e<> -i little for a rainy day—sell your rlir- p! us stock and grab'—if you can’t get your price, take what you can get; take the money and pay your honest debts; and if you owe no debts, put the money- at interest and don’t give credit any more; work steadily ■ and be econom ical—make no bad or foolish trades, and you will be sitting up cro68-legged, wiA peace and plenty. Now wq’ve told you the way out,’and if you don’t go, it is yonr own fault. The trial in Ae United States Court of Ae Kemper county (Mim.) parties, indicted for conspiracy onder the Feder al laws in preventing-Judge Chisolm from pleading his own cause daring tbe Congressional campaign of 1876 has re sulted in their acquittal. Mrs. Chisolm and several other witnesses -testified Aat a mob gathered about her-husband’s house and fired pistols, some of the balls striking Ae house, and Aat Chisolm was repeatedly forced by Democrats to give up Republican meetings he had adver tised to hold.’ There was li(-le attempt at denial, bat the prosecution was unable, even in Ae judgment of the Jackson Times, a Republican paper, to establish the fact of a conspiracy, and the jury promptly brought in a verdict of not guilty, as the court practically instruc ted them they must do.