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onponttl* aitb &mffnrl. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1877. EDITORIAL NOTES. Cmcio received 58.000 hogs in one day, this week. _ Jkrk Black masticates 20 cents worth of tobacco per day. A good cook will lie In the market when Sanford returns from Belgium. The English advise Turkey to sue for peace. Russia wants piece-a piece of Turkey. Senator Eustis, of .Louisiana, gets a snug little fortune in the shape of back pay and mileage—something like SIO,OOO at least. ; Over a million and a quarter majority for the Presidential candidate of the De roocracy in 1880 is predicted by the New York Express. Under the heading of “an important re form,” the lowa Stale HegUler announces that Mr. Talmagf. will abandon round dances in the pulpit. Those editors who invite Roscoe Con k t ing to come B<>uth and be disarmed of his bitterness are advised that Hoscok has no bitterness It is all politics. “A. folitk man,” said the Due de Mor ny, “is one who listens with interest to things he knows all about when they art told him by a person who knows nothing about them.” The Worcester Spa playfully alludes to Senator David Davis as a “coward and demagogue.” Lucky for the Spy that it isn't where Judge Davis can sit down upon it.— Bouton Poet. - We are informed that after Sanford had lost the Belgium appointment, Mr. Beacchamp, of Indiana, next lost it for saying in a love letter that he tendered his fair one his “Hole hart.” A St. Louis widow has had three hus bands. She has on hand a lawsuit to break the will of the first, another to recover the insurance money on the life of the second, and a third to obtain alimony from the last. The Virginia (Ne v.) Enterprise says: “In the Consolidated Virginia office |yesterday we saw $600,000 worth of silver bricks, and outside sat a beggar. Both were types of Nevada—the latter the more common type.” A notorious French criminal named Haas, who had been sentenced to death for murder, has escaped the guillotine through a clerical blunder. In making up the ver dict the foreman wrote that a “margorite” of the jurors found him guilty. In the language of the New Orleans Democrat, “a puritanical wave has recently passed over Louisiana.” Ahalf dozen towns in the Slate Imre been carried by the Pro hibitionists, and a dozen parishes have ranged themselves under the Sunday law Banner. - —— o-—■ —- V. I*. Schenck, a banker of Vevny, I nil., was delighted by the return of his prodigal son, who had been away tor many years. The father expressed extravagant joy, and gave a dinner and a ball in honor of the occasion. On the following day an officer from New Orleans came to arrest the son for murder. The sudden transition from happiness to misery made Mr.SOHENCK a lunatic. The Baltimore Gazette says: “Osman Pasha wounded seems to have absorbed all the glory of the defense of Plevna; and yet we venture to say that many a Turkish private soldier suffered more than he with hunger, cold, fatigue, danger and wounds, who bore them with equal bravery, or died of them heroically, who never will be heard of." The samo may be said of all other great Generals. TnK World conjectures that the Sublime Porte has made up its mind to accept the services of Germany in the settlement of this great duel for its life; and if this be the case, we may expect now to seo the in terest of the Eastern question shift west ward very rapidly. It will be worth while to watch the game which the English Lib eral* have been playing with Lord Bea consfield when Prince Bismarck openly takes a hand in it. Thf, Missouri Republican reminds those who prate so much about the sacredness of the nation’s promise to pay its bonds in gold that they may get more light by read ing carefully the various acts passed by Congress in relation to the public debt. There is no instance in any of these acts where the word gold is used without being coupled with the word silver. Where it is not coin it is always gold and silver, never gold alone. A Chicago newspaper, which ought to know, is authority for the statement that ex-Minister E. 11. Washburne is a oandi dale for the United States Senate, and also for the Presidency. He expects to succeed Senator Ogi.esbt in 1879, and then hopes to make the Presidential nomination the •following year. He is accused of puffing the Germans in his lecture with a view to making political capital, but, of course, there is nothing in this. The Boston Globe, remarking how Con gressman Smalls (colored), of South Car olina. vibrates between the Penitentiary and the House of Representatives, adds: “As soon|a* he gets out long enough on bail to make U an object, he bolts for the Capi tol, and sits in his seat with as much inde pendence as if he never wore striped clothes. Then he goes back and eats bis prison mush with as much apparent gust* as he would discuss a dish of ‘cold tea’ in the Capitol basement." Col. ,Ihm S. Mosbv lias contributed to the Philadelphia Times a paper in defeme of the deceased Confederate cavalry leader, Gen. J. E. 11. Stuart, upon whom, in liis opinion, Col. Taylor and Gen. Heth have, directly or indirectly, cast the respon sibility for the Gettysburg discomfiture. He claims that the charge is untrue, that Stuart acted under the direction of the ■commanding general, and that his move ment was entirely successful, whether con sidered as an independent raid or in its re -1 tion to the general movements of the army. California is preparing to make a splen did display at the Paris Exposition. The aggregate space asked for is over 30,000 square feet, and the estimated weight of the exhibit is five hundred tons. The exhi bition of minerals will be the finest trie world has ever seeu. A pyramid, twenty tivt at the base, and nearly seventy feet high, will represent the seven millions of cubic inches of gold which have been produced on the Pacific coast. This mass would be equivalent to a solid block of gold as large a# a room sixteen feet square and very neariv sixteen feet in height. Senator Ingalls made this point: He said the claims of Mr. Ecstis would be in controvertible. if there were not grave doubts whether lie had a Senate and doubts that he had a House of Representatives, and doubts that he had any credentials - The fact was simply that in voting to seat Mr. Eustis, the Republicans attempted to atone in some measure for the insult heap ed on Louisiana by letting Kellogg in as a .Senator from that State. It would not do exclude all Democratic claimants from a C ow democratic State, and so Mr. Eustis was sworn in without any struggle comparatively. . One of the most Amur* can tmrbsque actresses is just u. ow ° an immense business professionally, eeaUBC of a scandal case*. And from Europe we learn that Patti’s domestic troubles appear to have increased her operatic value in the capitals of Europe. At Milan scats for Patti were ten dollars, and the theatre was a sweet jam. The price made a coldness at first, but gradually the Milanese melted and ran over with enthusiasm. The Princess Marguerite sent a bouquet to the (lira with the wildest expressions of delight. At night the street on which Patti's hotel was situated was illuminated and ablaze in ber honor, and a •band played all night undsr her window. This kind of homage la worth making a scandal for. It is stated that the Emperor of Germany has forbid den Patti’s appearance in Berlin, in ctasev queue? of the high prices proposed to IB; charged for admission to see and hear The Emperor seems to regard her popu^B; ity as public robbery, and he closes the citt Unites against the robber. 8 HON. J. B. ECSTIS. Hon. James B. Ecstir, Senator from Louisiana, and the only true representa tive of that State in thn upper House of Congress, is a native of the State he hails from. By his father’s aide he is descended from excellent Massachusetts stock. His mother was a Creole of Lou isiana. The New Orleans papers assure us that he has been thoroughly educated under both the Northern and Southern educational systems, a distinguished graduate of Harvard, inheriting the re markable logical power and acumen and strong natural sagacity of his distin guished father, so long the eminent Chief Justice of the State, always a student of men and affairs as well as of books. He is, we believe, a brother of the Ecstis who married the only child of W. W. Corcoran, the Washington mil lionaire and philanthropist. Mr. Eusns will ably and faithfully represent Lou isiana and present a shining contrast to his colleague, who has been thrust into the Senate by proceedings among the most disgraceful in American history. JIN UNSEEMLY SPECTACLE. It is matter both of surprise and re gret that four Democratic Senators should have seen fit to unite with the malcontent Republicans in rejecting the nominations made by President Hates for the New York Custom House. The telegraph leaves ns somewhat in donbt whether different aetion by these Sena tors wonld have brought about a differ ent result. One statement of the vote makes it appear that the votes of these four gentlemen would not have affected confirmation ; another shows that they wonld have changed rejeotion into oon flrmation. Bnt be this as it may, the duty of Messrs. Eaton, Dennis, Whyte and Maxet was perfectly plain. That they failed to discharge that doty no right-thinking man oan deny. The President, believing that the efficiency of the revenue servioe of New York would be promoted by a change in the personnel of the officials, attempted to make such change. There was bat one thing which was said against the aien whose names were sent to the Sen ate: this was that they were not the personal friends of Senator Conklino, and that, if confirmed, they wonld dis place personal friends of Senator Conk lino. In othor words, Senator Conk lino claimed the Federal offices of the State of New York as personal per quisites, and resented any interference with his imaginary rights. The ap pointees were Republicans and confess edly good men, but they were neither the admirers nor the henohmen of the senior Senator from New York. Every Republican Senator should have sus tained the aotion of the President; bnt what shall be said of the Democrats who made common cause with the malcontents in thwarting his civil ser vice policy and defeating hia wishes ? Above all, what shall be said of South ern Democratic Senators who made com mon cause with Senator Conklino in bis assault upon the Executive ? On the one hand was a Republican Presi dent. who has striven to govern the oonntry by constitutional methods and who has pursued towards the South a policy of peace and conciliation. On the other hand was a Republican Sena tor who has been the active and unre lenting enemy of the South and every thing Southern and whose hatred of the President is founded solely upon the latter’s wise and benoficent course in Southern affairs. And yet there were found Democrats, and worst of all, South ern Democrats, who were willing to aid in striking down the one and holding up the hands of the other ! Shame upon them ! They were not true representa tives in this case of the party with which they claim affiliation. They were false to the Democracy, false to their constituents snd false to themselves. THE COMING MAN. The usually well-informed and reli able Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun states that one of the oldest and most far-sighted of the Dem ocratic Senators says that every move made by the Democratic advocates of unlimited stiver and resumption post ponement renders more certain the nom ination of Gen. Grant in 1880. He says if the Repub icans can only put the Democratic party as a national organi zation in the attitude of indorsing the crack-brained projects whioh are now exciting the fancy of so many members of that party, it will be all they can hope for. At the auspicious time Grant will be brought forward as the repre sentative of honest money, and nomi nated on a platform to that effect. The Republicans who are now co operating with the Democrats on the projeot of financial legislation will fall baok and raDge themselves under the banner of Grant and honest money, and the result ■will be thut Grant will have just an other snob a walk over as he had in 1872. The correspondent adds: “No man of sound judgment oan doubt that the words of the Senator are the words of soberness and truth. That the idea which he speaks of is uppermost in the minds of the men who managed the Grant campaigns in 1868 and in 1872, is plainly made apparent every day. If the Democratic members of Congress persist in the path that so large a num ber of them are now following, the cry of repudiation will be raised against the party with tenfold force, and by none raised louder than by the Republicans who are temporarily acting with them for a purpose. The effect will be that in 1880, as in 1872, the great body of the money interest of the whole country will throw its influence against the Dem ocratic candidates.” That some each programme is now on foot we have no question. General Grant has been sent to Europe for a deep purpose, and his movements are recorded in a way to keep him before the people. A large amount of the bonded debt is owned abroad, and the ex-sov ereign will not want for “ dnoats ” to keep np his royal state so long as he is posed as to the coming man for 1880. Besides this, the “ stalwart Republi cans ” are disgusted with President Hates’ return to constitutional methods and desire a return to the era of bayo nets and good stealing. We do not '<ss* derrate the power of money in combi nation at the next election. It unfortu nately plays only too conspicuous a part in all elections, snd reoent revela tions have shown that the Democracy have been made the catspaw of foreign and domestic Shylocks, especially when Mr. August Belmont, the representative of Rothschild, was Chairman of the National Executive Committee, after having been, dnring the war, Mr. Sew ard’s chief detective and oounaellor. That prodigious efforts will be made, here and in Europa, to prevent a tri umph of the Democracy, which has be gan to be considered a victory of the South and West, we know for certain. Against these machinations we may as well prepare in advance. It is impor tant that onr party should make no capital mistakes of any kind. We are no believers in repudiation of honest debts and are no advocates of dishonest money; but we do utterly soorn the idea that Grant, under any circumstances, - have a “walk over” in 1880, and share . . , thinkß go maß t love his the man wtu. -country, gold more than to , " „ T ISTICB. interesting SW* The Massachusetts Secretary fitS* 6 publishes some statistics respectiS* polls, property and taxes of that 8M for 1877, in which appear some interest ing comparative statements. Tha re port shows a decrease of valuation f more than SIOB,OOO. But property value 5 gives no evidence of decline, as there are 4,40* more dwelling bouses, 891 [mote hones, and nearly 1,000 mors cows 1 than there were last year. The number of dwelling houses is 105,980, an increase of 87.000 since 1860. Sinoe that year l the number of horeee km increased from 88,300 to 128,188; that of cows from 149,090 to 152,046. In 1871 them were 162,172 cows, so that there has since been a considerable falling off. There is also a less number of sheep in the BUte than in 1860. Taxation reach ed the highest point in 1874, when it was over $30,000,000 inclusive of bank, corporation and insurance taxes. This year it is about $25,000,000. The savings banks deposiU November 1, 1877, were $239,385,956.5gain5t $243,840,643 in 1876, and $245,735,726 in 1875. The amount, however, is three times what it was 10 years ago, and five times as large ao in 1860. The report of the labor bureau shows that there are as many goods manufactured, though at a small profit, as there were two years ago, while there are few skilled workmen unemployed, exoept in localities here and there. m m m THE FALL OF PLEVNA. The fate of Metz, Sedan, Plevna, Kars and our own Vicksburg would seem to prove that an army which is once cooped-np in an inadequately provision ed fortress by an outnumbering enemy has no chance of salvation unless reliev ed by vastly superior forces operating externally and in harmony. The Rus sians calculated at 125,000 men besieged 60,000 Turks. So long as they were hurled against the entrenchments of Osman they were repelled with dreadful slaughter, bnt when Todleben, the great engineer, came upon the scene, all was changed, and the Otto man Pasha was like a scorpion girt with fire. It was a question of time and biscuits. The day came when the last ration was consumed, when the 60,- 000 men had shrunk to 30,000, and then the desperate sortie ended with surren der. The Turkish General made a me morable defense. He did all that mor tal man could have done, and his name will pass into history as among the bravest and most tenacious, as well as most unfortunate, of heroes. It must be confessed that the Czar has behaved handsomely in returning Osman’s sword, but it appears that the Pasha did not, like Kosciuszko, decline to reoeive it on the gronnd that he had no longer a country to defend. He no doubt believed that bis country had yet a part, and a great one, to play in his tory, and that her doom was not yet sealed. And yet what fearful odds that oonntry has had to contend with. Leav ing out of the calculation the Monte negrin thorn, the 70,000 Roumanians, hostile Greece, Crete and Servia, we be hold a Russian military establishment of 1,750,000 men. Against this tremen dous host what has Turkey to show? Let Dr. John Cotton Smith, who looks on Russia as engaged in a holy war, as the vioe-gerent of the Omnipotent, an swer. He says : “Turkey brings to bear against this stupendous empire— comprising one-sixth of the habitable globe—a valiant, well-trained and ad mirably appointed army of something like 300,000 men; but no more. The statement which has recently appeared in the papers that she has a force of half a million men in reserve is perfect ly absnrd. Turkey, like Russia, is heavily in debt, but Turkey is bank rupt and bears sway over provinces once as fertile and populous and power ful as the world has ever known, but now barren, desolate and in ruins. Tur key has no moral power. Its institu tions are debasing. Its very religion makes its people crafty, false and cruel. It has forced into the army and into the field all the troops whioh it can advan tageously use, and it has behind it a history of more than two hundred years of persistent decline. It is a huge ob stacle in the way of God’s purposes on the earth. Can we question what its end will be ?” As to “God’s purposes” we are in ignoranoe. Unaided and alone, how ever, with his best commander and army defeated and prisoners, it would seem the part of reason for the Sultan to sue for peace. The probabilities are that he will do so, but it is equally probable that the terms will be unendurable. In ease of refusal, the war will go on, and the chances are that it will continue un til the whole of Europe shall be in a blaze. THE NEW LEGISLATURE. We publish a letter from Atlanta this morning whioh has something to say of the new Legislature and its organization. The question of ealling or refusing to oall an extra session of the General As sembly has already been presented to the consideration of the Governor. Un der the New Constitution the Legisla ture will not meet in regular session un til next November, bnt the Governor is authorizad to oall it together sooner if in his judgment the interests of the State demand such aotion. There are some who believe that many and mis chievous complications will arise unless steps are taken to put the new or ganic law in working order. There are others who think that snch a state of affairs does not exist as warrants the ex pense of an extra session. It is stated that the Governor inelines to the latter opinion; but he is doubtless carefully considering the matter before arriving at a decision. As yet there has scarcely been time sufficient for a thorough in vestigation of the legal bearings of the ease. Our correspondent intimates that the oontest for Speaker of the House of Representatives has already commenced and mentions five prospective aspirants to the honors of the position: Hon. A. O. Bacon, of Bibb; Hon. B. C. Yancey, of Clarke; Hon. N. J. Hammond, of Fulton; Hon. J. D. Stewart, of Spald ing; and Hon. R. A. Alston, of DeKalb. It is to be presumed that the field will grow larger as the day of election ap proaches. Nothing is said of the Presi dency of the Senate, but it is safe to aay that each an important office will not be allowed to go begging, especially when so many able men have seats in that body. STATE TAXES. A writer in the New Orleans Democrat has examined the tax rate in the various States, and finds that Louisiana stands at the head of the list. The State tax there is I4j mills. The other States are given in the following order : South Carolina, 10 mills; Arkansas, 10 mills; Tennessee, 10 mills; Alabama, 7j mills; California, 7 3 20 mills; Florida, 7 mills, Kansas, 5} mills; Texas, 5 mills, Oregon, 5 mills; Georgia, 5 mills; Maine, 3f mills; Ohio, 8-15 mills; New Jersey, 3 mills; Illinois, 2 4-5 mills; New York, 2J mills ; Michigan, 2J mills ; New Hampshire, 2 mills ; Maryland, 1 7-10 mills; Connecticut, 1} mills; and Massachusetts, 1 mill. There is no State tax at all in Pennsylvania. From these figures it will be seen that the tax levied for account of the State government of Georgia is less than the tax levied by any other Southern State except Texas, and the rate in these two States is the same.. The rate in the South ranges from five mills in Georgia and Texas to fourteen and a half mills in Louisiana. Taxes are also lower in this State than in those two thriving West ern Commonwealths, Kansas and Cali fornia. The aale of Georgia's railroad property would reduce taxation to two or three mills. The people of this State are certainly a great deal better off than many of their neighbors. A bull has been offered in the South Carolina Legislature, and will doubtless become s law, which provides that all execuirr o * i° *bst State shall be in pri vate, with oniy officers of the law, tit* -lergy. the family of tile condemned man, j* tgo or three spectators in *t tendanoa. < _____ Our Atlanta correspondent paya • de ; insTfd compliment to the ability persGArei popularity of Hon. E. P. How- Saasto* from the Thirty-fifth Dis trict, and Managing Editor of the At lanta Constitution. Mr. Howell is also mentioned aa a candidate for Resident of the Senate. If be rune be win n donbt saafce a strong race. ( AFTER TIIE_ BATTLE. OATS CITY GOSSIP OVER THE RESULT. An Extra Session of the Letslature—The Governor Supposed to Oppose It—The Can didate* For Speaker—A Fall Field From Which to Choose—Deserved Compliment# to Hod. E. P. Hawaii—The Defeat of Hod. Henry Httljrer How It Was Brought About. [Correspondence Chronicle and Constitutionalist.] Atlanta, Ga., December 14 —The ques tion of calling an extra session of the Legislature has already been brought to Governor Colqnitt’e attention and he has been requested to move in the mat ter. It is held by those who desire him to move in the matter, that if he were to die the State would be thrown into con fasion Over the Successorship, Some persons holding that President Lester, of the late Senate, would be come Governor ex officio, and others that the newly elected Legislature wonld come together of its own power and meet the contingency. It is also nrged that it is impossible to put the new Constitution into operation without a session of the Legislature. That, for instance, a debtor cannot now take the homestead, as the homestead of ’6B is repealed, and there is no pro cedure by which the homestead of '77 can be taken, Governor Colquitt has not yet spoken officially upon the subject, but it is very gene rally understood that he will not call the Legislature together. The first contingency, viz.: that of his death, is too remote to call for prompt action. As for the homestead, it is quite proba ble that the Courts can devise some method of giving these laws at least an equitable administration until the Leg islature can meet and arrange the de tails. For the Speaker of the House. There are a number of gentlemen al ready prominently mentioned in con nection with the Speakership of the House. It is presumed, of course, that Col. Bacon will make the race. It is quite probable that Col. Ben Yancey, of Clarke, will be in the field. He has a number of personal friends in the Honse, and would be able to carry his section pretty solidly. In addition to this, he would doubtless have a nearly unani mous support at the hands of the Inde pendents who were eleoted, he being the most prominent exponent of that ele ment. Col. Yancey served as President of the Alabama Senate and is an accom plished parliamentarian. Col. “ Bob ” Alston, of DeKalb, will, in all proba bility, be a candidate. His friends are already at work in his interests, and claim that he will poll a large vote. He knows nearly every member of the Honse personally, and if he makes the race will be a lively candidate. Col. Jno. D. Stewart, of Spalding, is also prominent ly discussed in connection with the Speakership, bnt it is said that he baa his eyes set on Milt. Candler’s seat and will not have them diverted. He wonld be very strong if he went heartily into the race. Col. N. J. Hammond’s name has also been suggested, but his best friends insist that he shall remain npon the floor. They claim that his splendid talent will give him greater reputation from the floor than occupying the Speaker’s chair coaid possibly do. With his intricate knowledge of the new Con stitution, it wonld be a calamity to the State to have him taken from a leader ship on the floor. If, however, he con cludes to run for Speaker, he will get the hearty and nnanimous support of this section, and would be very strong all over the State. A Wonderful Race. The most brilliant victory scored on “the memorable sth” was that won by Hon. E. P. Howell in his race for the Senate. With thirteen candidates in the field for the House, there could not be found a single man in Fulton county who wonld run in opposition to Mr. Howell. He was simply the unaniroons choice of the people. His record was not only spot less, but! lustrous. One of the young est Senators, be had gone direct to the front rank of leadership, and won the respect and love of such men as Reese, McDaniel and Lester. Atlanta was just literally proud of him. And when she gets her pride centred on a man she won’t al low him t.o be fooled with. At length, ex- Senator Winn, of Cobb, was brought out against him. Mr. Howell did not actually give two days’ work to his per sonal canvass. He was absorbed head over ears in directing the capital campaign, and training the big guns of the Constitution, loaded with his own heavy balls, and Harris’ deadly grape and canister. A newspaper published in Atlanta said: “If Atlanta is beat for the capital, it will rain Senator Howell —because his vote made the Convention possible—it will ruin the Constitntion. because it might have defeated the call for a Convention, and did not do so.” Thus put literally upon his metal, Mr. Howell gave his whole time to the campaign. I am cer tain that he did not sleep four hours a night for a month. I happen to know what work he did. Most of the letters from prominent men were secured by him—his correspond ence was quite as large as that of the Campaign Committee. He was in con sultation or caucus over half his time, and it is safe to say that not a single measure of the campaign was adopted without his approval having been ob tained. It may be imagined then that he had but little time to attend to his own canvass. He had literally no time. And yet there were not fifty Democratic votes against him in his own county. He got over one-third of the votes in Cobb county, and a nearly unanimous vote in Clayton oonnty. There is no man in Georgia whose political future is bright er than that of our young Senator. There is no position in the gift of the people that he may not aspire to, and he will never call on his own district with out finding it literally solid at his back, The Hon. Henry Uillyer Made a wonderful race in the legislative tilt. It is the deliberate opinion of those who should know that Mr. Hill yer, though the youngest of the candi dates, received many more of the white votes of Atlanta than either candidate. He was really considered all through the race the leading candidate, and had his defeat been anticipated it conld never have occurred. It was a surprise to every one, and shocked the sense of jus tice of tho community. He richly de served a re-election. The negroes voted solidly against him, and he was defeat ed. The State and Fulton county loses much more than Mr. Hillyer does. Cabib. GENERAL BENJAMIN HUGER. Ilia Death—A Sketch of Hia Life and Ser vices. [Baltimore Sun.l General Benjamin Huger, a native of Sonth Carolina, and for several years commandant at the United States arse nal at Pikesville, near Baltimore, died in Charleston, S. C., where he was on a visit, on Friday morning last, and his remains reached Baltimore yesterday and were interred in Greenmonnt Ceme tery. General Huger was born in Charleston, S. C., and was the eldest son of Colonel Francis Kinloch Huger, who, in conjunction with the German, Dr. Bollman, once rescued Lafayette from the dungeon at Olmutz, in Austria, though the great friend of America was subsequently captured in fleeing on the horse they had provided, and they them selves were also made prisoners. He was born November 22, 1805, and grad uated at West Point in 1825, when he was assigned to duty in the artillery branch of the service. On tbc organi zation of the ordnanoe corps, in 1831, he was transferred to it, and served for many years as commander of the arsenal at Fortress Monroe, and dnring the Mexican war was chief of ordnance to General Scott’s army. He afterwards served for several years as superinten dent of the armory at Harper’s Ferry. General Huger, together with Generals McClellan and Mordecai, was com missioner in Europe, during the Crimean war, to report upon military operations to onr Government. He was in command at Pikesville arsenal, near Baltimore, when the late oivil war broke out, resigned, and was for a little while in command of the Maryland Guards, of this city, and by his cool and judicious counsel prevented rash movements and enterprises which were projected by some of the more indiscreet at that time. As the crisis approached he went Sonth, entered the Confederate service, was at once appointed a brigadier-general and assigned to the command of the Depart ment of Norfolk, Virginia, where he or ganized a division and was soon promot ed to the rank of major-general, and took part in the battles of the peninsu la. Gen. Huger also took part in the battles around Richmond, and on ac count of some dissatisfaction expressed in regard to his failure to intercept Mc- Clellan in his retreat, he demanded a court martial, and was wholly exonerat ed by it. He oontinued in the service of the Confederacy until the end, when he was on dnty in the trans-Mississippi Department. Then he came to Balti more to reside a while, where his wife (a South Carolina Pinckney) died, and was buried in Greenmonnt Cemetery, as was Benj. Huger, Jr. General Hager woufduoi 8011111 Caro * lina, his native Ste# whilst its govern ment was in alien hands, and, therelore, purchased an estate in Fauquier county, Va., where he has resided for years past, ABWifH in agriculture. About a year ago he was subjected to an attack of apo jplexy, since whioh his health has gradu ally declined. Gent. Huger will be re membered in Baltimore by many, where he was esteemed for his kindness and courtesy, as well as for his character and skill as an officer. CONKLING*S TRIUMPH. Contest Over the New York Costoas House Nentioutioo*—Spirited Speech by Mr. Bay ard, Fallowed ky Mr. Cookltoc With an Artfal Appeal—Very Able (Speech by Gea eral Garden, or Geeraia, la Favor ol Can firotation—Hear, Matthew* aad Cbrtatlan cy, the Prealdeat’a Principal Kepobltcan Supporters—Roaevelt and Prince Finally Rejected—Demacrata Who Voted to Sup port the Groat Corruption!*! aad Unprin cipled Spoils-Hunter. [Telegraphic Cor. of the Courier-Journal] Washington, December 12. The great event of the day was the contest in the Senate over the New York Cus tom House nominations. Nominally it was a personal oontest between the President and Mr. Conkling, the latter seeking to rejeot and the former to con firm the appointments which were nnder consideration. Practically the question was whether the great and innnential patronage of these offices should be used to build up the extreme element of the Republican party, headed by Mr. Conkling, or be controlled by the more moderate and liberal wing. The Sen ate, after bearing an able and scholarly speech from General Morgan, of Ala bama, in favor of restoring the old sil ver dollar, and one on the other side from Judge Ohristiancy, went into ex ecutive session at half-past two o’clock. It was soon reported that the New York appointments were up, and about to be voted on. Tbe public interest was immeliately excited to learn the result, and this interest was intensi fied as the hours passed away and the hour of a final vote seemed to recede. The first speech was a spirited one from Mr. Bayard, who referred to his former investigation of the New York Custom House. He declared that he knew it to be corrupt, and for a share of this dete rioration of the pnblie service he held the incumbent of the office responsible, and thought that he was rightly remov ed. Mr. Conkling replied in an artfnl speech of more than an hour’s length. He did not venture on any insolence to ward Mr. Bayard, for he knows well whom to kick; bnt he went for Secreta ry Sherman, of whom he spoke with the bitterest possible seorn, accusing him by name of treachery and bad faith. The burden of his speeoh was, however, an insincere and groveling appeal to the magnanimity of the Democratic Senators whom he had a0 often insulted. He said that he had met them in debate and had dealt them hard blows, but that this nomination was a mere personal war on himself individually, and he asked them not to aid the Administration in striking down a brotfier Senator in order to gratify a personal re sentment. General Gordon made a long and very able speeoh, urging the confirmation of the appointments.— Conkling’s principal backer in the de bate was Edmunds, who spoke for him several times. Maxey, of Texas (Dem.), also spoke for rejecting the nomina tions. Kernan, of New York (Dem.), followed Gordon and Bayard, in urging the support of the nominations. The Republican Senators who stood by the President’s nominations were Hoar, Matthews and Christiancy. On the final vote there were twenty-five Sena tors who voted to confirm, and thirty two Senators to reject. Nineteen Demo crats voted to confirm and five to re ject. The five for rejection were Messrs. Eaton, Dennis, Whyte, Maxey and Cock rpll. Several Democrats were absent. The Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware and North Carolina Senators voted to confirm, as did also Lamar, Morgan and Coke. McDonald was against the nominations, and stood paired with Voorhees. The great body of the Republican Senators voted to re ject the nominations. Those who voted to confirm were Burnside Conover, Hoar, Dawes, Christiancy and Matthews. Judge Davis, of Illinois, voted with Conkling. The triumph for Conkling is indeed great. His mastery over the New York Republicans and the Senate is now firmly established. Even Blaine to-day fought and spoke under his leadership. The result is that Conkling starts in for his race next Fall for re-eleotion with marked advantages. Democrats in the Senate unwittingly have helped him to defeat both the President and the De mocracy of New York, and to pay hie expenses in tho campaign out of the public treasury. The result will be an immense strengthening to the ultra aifd irreconcilable wing of Radicals, who demand a perpetual bayonet rule for tho South, and a falling away of the more liberal element. It was repre sented in the Democratic caucus that the Administration was very feeble. Senator Lamar replied that this was very true, but, feeble as it was, it represented whatever there was of liberality in the Republican party, and that this feeble barrier was all that stood between his prostrate section and the firm hatred of the party led by Conkling and Edmunds. He compared it to the levee on the Mississippi, where a feeble barrier, which one hand could sweep away, was all that protected a vast territory from the ravages of the flood. He challenged Senators who were supporting Mr. Conkling to name a single instance in which, since he first entered Congress, he had ever failed in his malice toward the Sonth, or been wanting in promoting the political engi neering which had brought desolation and misery over his section. The Presi dent’s nominations having been rejeoted, Arthur remains in office as Collector and Cornell as Naval Officer. All the Presi dent can do for the present is to send in new names. PEBTS OF THE PACIFIC COAST. Serious Phase of the Chinese Question— Earnest Discussion in the Cabinet—Enforc ing Order in California—How Ah-Siu is Re ceived in Our Free Country. WAsaiNGTON, December 14.—The Chi nese question was a leading topie of at tention to-day at a full meeting of the Cabinet. The recent reports to the President from San Francisco, in addi tion to several papers on the subject, brought to his attention at various times, were laid before the council and made a matter of very earnest consid eration. It was expected at the meeting that the report of yesterday from the “six companies” was an exaggerated statement of the disorder that had oc curred, but the President has been ad vised from several sources of a condi tion of affairs which may eventuate in serious trouble. The feeling is, there fore, entertained by the President and members of the Cabinet that necessity exists for taking a careful view of the subject, and hence a rather prolonged discussion of the problem to-day. There was no result, and the matter will be continued at a future meeting of the Cabinet. It can be said that members of the Government are not unmindful of the ability of the prop er civil authority in San Francisco to prevent outrages of this kind, bnt it may be required to give assistance if de manded, in which case the naval force in the Pacific would, in all probability, be directed to strengthen the local authori ties so as to prevent a recurrence of any severe trouble that might happen. The question of the treaty relations between the two countries was discussed. The views of some of the members of the Cabinet seem to be that some modifi cation might be made in order to limit the importation of the Chinese. It is not unlikely that the President will, st some time, make the Chinese question the subject of a special message to Con gress. The Cabinet also gave attention to onr 3lexican Relations, Though there was nothing particularly new with regard thereto for considera tion. The question of recognizing the Diaz Government will, however, very soon be formally acted upon> as the Ad ministration inclines to the opinion that it is necessary and proper to approach this question with but little further delay and reach some decision concern ing it. No important nominations were decided upon, and the New York Cus tom House appointments were not the subjects of any discussion. Wknt tke Cklnese Pass Is Ab.ut. San Francisco, December 14. —The statement telegraphed to-day by the “six companies” to President Hay os, that one hundred and fifty of their eoun trymen, on landing from a river steam er, were attacked by roughs and mal treated and robbed, tnd that no interference was made by tike po lice for their protection, lacks con firmation. Careful inquiry at Cen tral and Harbor police stations and from persons frequenting the vicinity of the steamboat landing, fail to show that anj such incident occurred. City Point is infested by crowds of vagrant boys, whs take advantage of every opportunity to throw stones at Chinamen landing at the wharves. Snch an occurrence took place last Saturday night, when the po licemen in attendance at the dock chased the boys away and administered a flog ging to two or three of them. It is pro bable that this circumstance has been magnified into the story telegraphed to the President. It has been repeatedly shown that one gets better results from less than two thirds of Dooley’s Yeast Powder than from full amount of any other baking powder in the world. Housekeepers have found out this fact, and the books of grocers all through the country prove this immense popular preference absolutely. FORTY-FIFTH_CONGRESS. DANIEL TUCKER CORBIN TOO LATE FOR SUPPER. ( nrlinn's Outcast Kicks Up a Chuuk In the Senate—Will Contest Butler’s Seat at All Odds—Programme nf the Cheeky Pro cedure-Tabled for the Present. Washington, Deoember 13.—1n the Senate Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, pre sented a petition of D. T. Corbin, of Sonth Carolina, asking that his claim to a seat in the Senate from that State may be inquired into and decided by the Senate upon its merits. He moved that the petition lie upon the table for the present, and gave notice that he would call it up hereafter and move its reference to the Committee on Priv ileges and Elections. So ordered. Voorhees Protecting National Credit. Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, submitted the following resolution, and gave no tice that he would call it up on Tuesday, January 15th, 1878, for the purpose of submitting some remarks thereon: Resolved, That it is of the highest im portance that the financial ciedit of the Government be maintained, and in or der to do so the Government itself, in all its departments, should, in good faith, keep all its contracts and obliga tions entered into with its own citizens. Matthews’ Silver Bill—Conflrmatluns. The discussion of Matthews’ silver resolution continued to the executive session, which lasted nearly four hours, and resulted in the confirmation of Brady as Collector of Petersburg Dis trict; Baxter, Judge of the Sixth Ju dicial Circuit, vice Emmons, deceased; Lurty, Attorney for the Western Dis trict of Virginia; Hoyt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs; Murray, Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Tne President sent a dozen minor nomina tions to the Senate to-day, of no general or Southern interest. Lively Fight Upon Geo. Brady—Brady’s nod Baxter’s Confirmation by a Large Majority. A considerable portion of the ex -1 eoutive session of the Senate to-day was devoted to a discussion of the nomina tion of Gen. James D. Brady, as Col lector of Internal Bevenue for the Petersburg, Va., Distriot, in plaoe of Geo. S. Biohards, who was suspended under the Tenure of Office act last Sum , mer, but recently re-instated by reason of the failure of the Senate to take aotioa upon the oase at the last session. The Finance Committee yesterday sub mitted an unanimous recommendation that Brady’s nomination be confirmed, although as made, it explicitly involved the removal of Biohards, regardless of the faot that no charges were pre sented against the latter and that he was conceded to have been a faithful officer. Biohards, after holding the office eight years, had entered upon a third term under the appointment of President Grant, when he was suspend ed by President Hayes in order to give the position to General Brady, in pursu ance of his announced policy of filling Federal offices in the Southern States by native born residents. Brady was a ; native of Virginia, a Republican in poli tics and a volunteer officer in the Union army during the war of the rebellion. His policy was strongly recommended by tbe Virginia Senators and other I prominent Democrats, and bis confirma tion has been earnestly opposed by many Bepublicans, who are personal and politioal friends of Bichards. The committee’s favorable report and the discussion which ensued to-day resulted iu Brady’s confirmation by a viva voce vote, with only six or seven Senators in the negative. The nomination of John Baxter, of Tennessee, to be Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, was reported from the Ju dioiary Committee,with favorable recom mendation and discussed at consider ' able length and confirmed without a roll call. The nomination of E. A. Hoyt, to be Commissioner of Indian Affairs, was also a subject of some de bate, but was confirmed without much opposition. Tbe Indian Affairs Com mittee were unanimous in reporting it favorably. The resolution for a removal of the in junction of secrecy from the votes on the New York Custom House nomina tions was not reached, it being at the end of the calendar. No motion to recon sider yesterday’s action in regard to these cases lias been entered, nor was the controversy opened in auy other manner to-day. There was no report in executive ses sion to-day on the nominations of Wick ersham as Postmaster, or Smith as Col lector of Customs at Mobile. They will doubtless hang in the committee until after the recess. Postmasters: Little, Piedmont, Va.; Liesingring, Charles town, Va.; Leland, Waco, Texas; Mrs. Farrell, Covington, Ky.; Deslond, Pla quemine, La. Bills in the House—Money’s Pacific Bill— Patterson, Democrat, Heated from Colo rado. Political circles have not recovered from the shock of yesterday’s battle. The President and his Secretaiy of State are reported as utterly indignant, but their future course has not yet been indicated. The bill introduced by Mr. Money, of Mississippi, und referred to the Pacifio Railroad Committee, allows the South ern Pacific Company to continue its road from Fort Yuma along the route selected for the Texas Pacific Road until its track meets that of the latter road. The bill grants the lands before allotted to tbe Texas Pacific, which that com pany haß forfeited by not complying with the law requiring the building of the road within a certain time. The bill contemplates tbe two companies working from opposite ends towards a meeting point. The Colorade Case. The contest over the Colorado case closed with “nip and tuck.” The first vote was to seat Belford (Bepublican). This resulted—ayes, 110; nays, 128; a strict party vote. The second was on a motion that there was no valid election —yeas, 116; nays, 117. Democrats voting ayes, Cutler, Stenger, Williams, Potter and Willis. The vote then re curred on the majority report of seating Patterson (Demooract)—ayes, 116; nays, 110. The Committees at Work. Washington, December 13. The Military Committee of the House visited the Department of State to examine some documents on file, and afterwards heard General Miles, the Indian fighter. The Senate Pacific Railroad Commit tee referred tbe Texas Pacifio Railroad bill to a sub-committee, consisting of Matthews, Lamar, Dorsey, Saunders and Barnum. The Post Office Committee agreed to report Wickersham again favorably. THE SOLONS GETTING READY FOB THE HOLIDAYS. Hchurz Raises Another Howl—Perfecting Mississippi Navigation—Matthews’ Silver Bill Resumed—Nominations aud Confirma tions. Washington, December 14. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, calling attention to the law in regard to compensation. He suggests that the law be so amended to allow tbe department to pay the same rate for ad vertising as papers receive from private individuals. Referred to the Commit tee ou Civil Service and Retrenchment. Cameron, of Wisconsin, called up the House joint resolution relating to reser voirs to promote navigation of the Mis sissippi river, which passed. Edmunds, of Vermont, by request, introduced a bill to extend operations of the aet of February 27tb, 1875, to pro vide for a settlement with certain rail way companies for, one year. Referred to the Committee on Railroads. At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate resumed the consideration of Matthews’ resolution declaring the right of the Government to pay bonds in sil ver, and Hereford, of West Virginia, spoke in favor thereof, Cnfrnatliiiia, Lee, Consul-General at Frankfort; McLean, Consul-General at Nassau ; Baldwin, Collector of Customs at Char- C.; Pronty, Collector of Cus toms at Selaria, Texas; Fisher, Surveyor of Customs at Cairo, 111,; Davis, Judge of Court of Claims; Wade, Collector Third Georgia District. N.mlaatiaa*. S. Wiley Wells, of Mississippi, Con sul at Hong Kong; L. L. Lewis, Dis trict Attorney Eastern District of Vir ginia; E. Pratt Stratton, of New York, Supervising Inspector of Steamboats for the Second District; David Porter, Sur veyor of Customs at Savannah; Jas. Gil christ, Surveyor of Customs at Wheel jag; Jno. Oglesby, Assistant Appraiser at New Orleans; Wm. F. Lee, Postmas ter at Pensacola. N. Action an tke Silver Bill—Tke Me. Wka Are t. Keep Peace With Mexico. Matthews’ silver resolution was dis cussed without action. The Vice-Presi dent announced as the special commit tee anthorized by the resolution of Mr. Conkling, submitted on the 11th inst., to inquire into the practicability of pro moting commercial intercourse with Mexico, and to establish a just and peaceful condition of affairs on the bor ders of this country and Mexico, and also to ascertain and report facts touch ing the present government of Mexico— Messrs. Conkling, Hamlin, Howe, Jones of Nevada, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Eaton and Maxey. It has transpired that Blaine would have been made chairman of the com mittee had his health not demanded recreation during recess. Tbe 12 years sore between Blaine and Conkling, it is said, has been healed. Blaine gave Conkling vigorous support iu his con test against the President over the New York Custom House. The Senate adjournß to-morrow im mediately after the reading of the Jour nal, and business lies over until the 10th of January. Concluding and Pausing the Deficiency Bill- Republicans Kick at Investigation Innova tions. Iu the House the conference report on the Defioieuoy bill was, after much discussion, agreed to, the item of*ssoo,- 000 for inland transportation of the mails (the star service) is retained in the bill. The Senate amendments to the bill for the Paris Exposition were also taken up and concurred in. These two bills now go to the President for his signature. A resolution reported from the Committee of Ways and Means for a wholesale investigation of all the Government departments was resisted by the Republicans, who resorted to filibustering motions. Adjourned with out action. Government Departments to be Re-Inventl gated—The Senate’s Sheriff. Washingtion, December 14.—The Ways and Means Committee adopted re solutions that the committee pursue in vestigations similar to last sessiou. The Republican Senators oauenssed in regard to Sergeant-at-Arms French, and will meet again to-morrow. The general impression is favorable to French. More full inquiries verify the Associated Press report of the struggle over the New York nominations. Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, is surprised and in dignant that some papers placed him as voting with the majority. The I’acltic Committee. The House Committee on Pacific Rail road appointed Ithe following snboom mittee on Texas Pacific : Morrison, Chalmers, Luttrell, O'Neil, Blair and Cole. Messrs. Hoar, Chalmers and O’Neil are favorable to the Texas Pacifio. The position of Cole is not clearly de fined. Opposition to Wade’s Appointment. In executive session to-day consider able time was devoted to the nomina tion of Edward F. Wade, to be Collector of Internal Bevenue for the Third Dis trict of Georgia. Senators Gordon and Hill opposed his confirmation on the ground that Wade wonld not be accept able to the people of Georgia; they thought that a Bepublican acceptable to the people should have been ap pointed. The nomination, after some disonssion was confirmed by a strict party vote. There was also some oppo sition to the confirmation of C. H. Bald win to be Collector of Customs at Charleston, vice Worthington, aud of Messrs. Lee aud McLain, both of Ohio, nominated respectively for the Consul Generalship at Frankfort and Consul ship of Nassau, but they were all three confirmed by large majorities. No Overt timers Wanted. The nomination of Samuel B. MoLen, formerly a member of the Florida Re turning Board, to be Associate Justice of the Supremo Court of New Mexico, was reported unfavorably upon from the Judiciary Committee, and was re jected in exeentive session without di vision. Senator Conover is reported as most earnest in opposition to this ap pointment as one unfit to be made. GORDON AND CONKLING HAVE A MISUNDERSTANDING. llow Two Senators Became Too Severe to “Be Parliamentary—Trouble Originates in Executive Session—Conkling Interferes With a Nomination, and Gets Bounced— The Affair Finally Amicably Arranged, Washington, December 15. The town was full of conflicting statements last night of sharp words between Sen tors Gordon and Conkling in executive session. Accounts published this morn ing are equally conflicting. There is no doubt that, the situation is difficult, aud it is still thought best to await an au thorized statement of the affair. Up to eleven o’clock no communica tions had passed in the Gordon-Conk ling affair, but it was thought almost certain by tbe friends of both parties that the affair would be amicably ar ranged. How Ibe A ll'alr Was Set I led. In the Senate to-day, Mr. Thurman, of Ohio, said there was a mattor which he was authorized to stato would be brought to tbe attention of tho Senate. Ho, therefore, moved that the doors be closed, under the 64th rule! and the mo tion was unanimously agreed to. (Buie 64 provides that ou a motion made and seconded to close the doors of the Sen ate on the discussion of any business which may, in the opinion of a Senator, require secresy, the presiding officer shall direct the galleries to be cleared, and during the discussion .of suoh mo tion the doors shall remain closed.) The motion was submitted for the purpose of considering the difficulty between Messrs. Conkling and Gordon in the executive session of yesterday, and after the doors were reopened, the following paper was made public. During the secret sessiou, Mr. HamliD, of Maine, offered the following, which was unani mously agreed to: Whereas, A misunderstanding having arisen between the Hon. Roscoe Conk ling. of New York, and the Hon. John B. Gordon, of Georgia, in the course of the exeoutive proceedings of the Senate yesterday, and mutual understandings thereon having been arrived at as set out in the following paper, it is ordered that said paper be entered at large on the legislative journal of the Senate. During an executive session of the Senate held yesterday words were ut tered both by Seuator Gordon, of Geor gia, and by Senator Conkling, of New York, which were mutually felt to be unkind and offensive, reports of the in cident appearing in the papers of this morning which are inaccurate and un just to both speakers. Upon a careful inquiry as to what was said by each speaker, and what was understood to be said by the other, it is certain that the first offensive words were inspired by an honest misunderstanding of what had been innocently said by the other speaker. One harsh remark provoked another, as too often happens, but all that was offensive was the out growth of misapprehension. Since such was the faot, we, who are mutual friends of both Senators, are of the opinion that it is due alike to the Sen ate and the speakers that whatever was felt to be unkind or offensive in the re marks of either should be treated as if neither had uttered them, and we are now authorized to state are mutually and simultaneously withdrawn. [Signed] H. Hamlin. M. W. Ransom. „ Timothy O. Howe. J. E. McDonald. Deoember 15tb, 1877. r One Aceount of the Adair—The Cause of the Difficulty—Thurinau Falla aa a Peacemak er—Conkliuji’a Insolence to Be stopped. Washington, December 14.—Mr. Conkling’s strutt and insolence in the Senate has increased siuce his recent victory on the New York nominations. A sharp altercation occurred in exeentive session this afternoon between him and General Gordon, of Georgia, which may lead to grave personal oonsequences. The latter Senator was on the Committee on Commerce, and had directed Spen cer, of Alabama, to take np the nomi nation of Smith, as Collector of Mo bile, and which that worthy has been endeavoring to suppress in order to prevent the case from coming to a vote. Conkling came to the rescue of his henclimen, by calling out in loud aud peremptory tones, “go on with tbe cal endar.” General Gordon rebuked this rude interruption by remarking that he was conducting the public business, and that the Senator from New York had no right to give orders to the Vice-Presi dent. Conkling affected not to hear this re mark, and asked the Senator from Geor gia what he said ? Whereupon General Gordon repeated his remark. Conkling replied, that if the Senator from Geor gia stated that he was giving orders to the Vice-President, he stated what was not true. Gordon at once restated what he had said. Whereupon Conkling re peated it again, speaking bypotbetioally “that if the Senator stated that he had given orders to the Vice President, he stated what was not true.” Very well, said Gordon, we will settle that. “Yes,” said Conkling, "we will settle it here.” “No,” retorted Gordon with emphasis, “we will not settle it here.” This scene was, of coarse, highly exciting. At a later hour of the day Judge Thurman undertook to play the part of peace maker, and made some remarks, assum ing that the two Senators had misun derstood one another, and that no per sonal reflection was intended by Mr. Conkling, but it would seem that his pacific explanation &l the affair had not been authorized by either party, for both Senators were profoundly silent. It is reported to night that Mr. Conk ling has privately stated that he intend ed no reflection upon General Gordon’s veracity, but np to this time the affair is unsettled. General Gordon has re fused to see reporters who have called on him to furnish any statement on the sabject, but the above is derived from authentic sources. It is pretty certain that Mr. Conkling’s insulting tone to ward Democratic Senators will not be permitted to go on in this case without a check General Gordon is by nature pacific but is as resolute as he is uni formly courteous to all persons who are gentlemen. No Seoate Evecutlve Ncmlo> Ye.ierday- W ffm ! ■ Cjeneral Bailer Demands an Investigation IntO.HU Cnee—The Motion Postponed. In the Senate, Mr. Paddock, of Ne braska, inquired if it would be any vio lation of the agreement made yesterday for the Senate to proceed to the con sideration of executive business. The Chair (Mr. Ferry) ruled that it would be a violation. The motion for au executive session, therefore, was not made. After some unimportant preliminary business, Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, submitted the following: Resolved, That tho Committee on Privileges and Elections bo and hereby is instructed to inquire forthwith, and report as soon as may be, any threats, promises or arrangements respecting existing or contemplated aoensations or criminal prosecutions against any Sena tor, whether any other corrupt or other wise unlawful means or influences have been in auy manner used or put in ope ration, directly or indirectly, by M. C. Butler, one of the Senators from the State of South Carolina, or by any other Senator or other person for the purpose of influencing the vote of Senators on the question of discharg ing said oommittee from the considera tion of said M. C. Butler’s credentials or any other question at the late session of the Senate, and that said oommittee have power to send for persons and pa pers and to sit during the sittings of the Senate. Mr. Butler said he submit ted the resolution iu pursuance of a notice which had been previously given, when his credentials were under con sideration in the Senate. The resolu tion was substantially that offered by the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed munds) at that time. So far as he (Mr. Butler) was concerned he desired, be might say he demanded, that the fullest investigation be made touching his oonduot in connection with his ad mission to the Senate. When the Sen ator from Vermont (Mr. EdnmmA sub mitted his resolution to the charges he read au the New York Tribune. He that tne extract would go before the oommittee and that they wonld examine the charges contained therein. He asked for the present consideration of the re solution. Mr. Cameron (Wisconsin), objected, and the resolution went over. The post route bill went over. The Investigation Project Smothered in the House—Committees Investigating During the Recess. Washington, Deoember 15.—1n the House, the effort of the Democrats to secure action on the resolution for a wholesale investigation of the Depart ments was stubbornly resisted on tbe side of the Republicans, until half-past three o’deok, when, on motion of Mr. Mills, of Texas, the motion was post poned till the 10th of January next. Leave was given to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and refused to the Com mittee on Military Affairs, to continue the investigation of the Mexican border troubles during the recess. Adjourned till 10th January. Court Whisper* lu General—Paris Exhibition Bill Examined—Cottou Tax Refunding Bill —A Fight on the Mexiean Frontier. Washington, December 15.—The President approved the Paris Exposition bill. Commissioner General McCormick will sail in March, speuding his time meanwhile partly here and in New York in the transaction of duties connected with the exhibition. The bill to refund the cotton tax. which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, was referred to a sub committee, of which Hon. H. B. Harris, of Georgia, is Chairman. There are twelve millions of this tax due the State of Georgia. This question will be thor oughly examined by the committee. Representative Mills, of Texas, is in receipt of a telegram from the Governor of that State conveying the information that a company composed of about twenty State and United States troops, had been surrounded on the Texas side of the Rio Grande by some 300 Mexi ean desperadoes, and that at tho time of writing six of the State troops and one of the United States troops had fallen, and fighting was still in progress. The Governor appeals to the President, through Mr. Mills as Secretary of the Texas delegation, for immediate assist ance. The Adjustment Satisfactory and Honor able. The settlement of the Gordon Conk ling difficulty, as made in executive ses sion to-day, was tbe unanimous conclu sion of the gentlemen who signed it, and was approved by the friends of both Senators, It was read in the Senate in the presence of all the witnesses of the transaction, and met so completely the approbation of all the Senators that it was ordered unanimously to bo entered on the records of the Senate. This is the first entry of tho kind siuce like ac tion was taken iu respect to the cele brated i.ffair between Senators Poin dexter und Forsyth, which was arranged iu the same way through the good offices of Henry Clay, over forty years ago. Senators Conkling and Gordon, ever siuce the difficulty oc curred, have declined to converse on the subject. No communication either verbally or iu writing passed between the parties, certain Senators having immediately after the event commenced the business of adjustment, among them prominently were Senators Ham lin and Ransom, who were especially judicious and effective iu arranging the matter satisfactorily to both sides. Sena tors Gordon and Conkling were not in the Senate Chamber when the settle ment was reported. THE GALLANT GORDON. South Carolina’s Testimonial to tlie Ueorgia Senator. Columbia, S. C., October 31, 1877. To General J. B. Gordon : Dear Sir—l am requested by "Colum bia women" to ask your acceptance of this silver salver, as a token of their gratitude and regard. It was intended for your little “Carolina,” and we deeply deplore the disappointment that has fallen upon our design of giving into her keeping a record of Carolina being free, through the help of Gordon. 3ir, words would not express the thoughts that move our hearts at the sound of your name. Gordon and Hampton ! So closely entwined, that to think of the one is to think of tbe other; to think of either is to think of our State; and to think of our State is to combine in thought what is highest and noblest in the history of tbe past, and to ask God’s blessing for the future. We send our offering, a representative of all grades of sooiety, far too small to bold the words of praise and gratitude that fall from the lips of all, even tbe poorest enriching her mite with “God bless Gordon.” We all say, “God bless yon;’’ the man who came to us in our need; who worked, watched for and hailed with joy the hour we were set free. Yours, Graue Elmore. Washington, December 3, 1877. To Miss Grace Elmore: Dear Madam —l have received the silver salver presented by the women of Columbia, and with it the letter from yourself as their representative. It wonld be unavailing to attempt an ex pression of my appreciation of the gift or my sense of gratefulness for the hon or done me. lam not insensible, how ever, of the faot that you plaoe too high an estimate upon my services, for my nature must have been callous indeed if I had not responded to Carolina’s call with every energy of my mind and every throb of my heart. Whatever of assist ance I h ive been able to contribute to the relief of your State from the evils of misgovernmeut, was rendered to a peo ple hound to those who sent me here by every tie of kindred, of interest, of deathless memories and enduring sym pathies. I shall treasure this beautiful gift through life as a memorial of South Carolina’s new birth, and of the too generous tribute paid to me, by her daughters, for the [aid it was my privi lege to render in the time of her distress and humiliation. With sincere thanks to you aud to those whom you represent, I am most respectfully and trnly yours, * J. B. Gordon. THE FRENCH BUDGET. The Chamber of Depaliea at Work on the Appropriation*. Paris, December 16.—The Chamber of Deputies will to-day vote four direct taxes and two months of the Budget. Fire In Chieaa*. Chicago, December 15.—The Presby terian University building at Lake Forest, on the suburb of Chicago, was burned; cost, SBO,OOO. The library was saved. The Pope. Rome, Deoember 15.—The Pope is much better to-day, and is sitting up in his bed. _ “One touch of nature makes the whole world akin,” writes the immortal bard of Avon. That’s the reason why the ladies sink all their dissensions in common admiration of “Andrews’ Ba zar,” which meets their wants so fully. Bright general reading, stories, essays, criticism, racy ehit-chat, sparkling para graphs are here; bnt, best of all, the most perfect fashion department in any magazine. All the most novel things from abroad, supplemented by the taste of the finest American modistes, are profusely given aud illustrated. Send to Cincinnati for it. SOOTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS. WHAT WAS DONE IN COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY. The Keresii—lnvestigating Corbin—Puller on’n Cane—Action of the Nrnnte—The Greenwood and Auguntn Rond—The Presi dential Election. f Charleston News and Courier.] Columbia, Thursday, December 13. The legislative recess is now fixed from December 20 to January 16. The boud commission say that they have hopes of finishing their work before the adjourn ment for the holidays, but this is uncer tain. I am informed that resolutions will be introduced to-morrow appointing a special committee to investigate the means used by D. T. Corbin to procure his election to the United States Senate, the charge beiDg that he fraudulently applied $28,000 of the phosphate royal ty, in the shape of bribes, to procure an election. A telegram has been received here from Corbin stating that he still has the matter of accepting the District Attorneyship under consideration. Patterson’* fuse. In the House, Mr. Dibble, of Orange burg, presented the report of the joint committee on public frauds on the Pat terson matter. It briefly relates the circumstances of the proseoution, arrest and release of Patterson, sets forth with several “whereases” that it is disgrace ful that he should bo allowed to repre sent this State under snch circum stances, and asks that tbe committeo be authorized to forward a copy of the evi dence to the Senate. The oommittee presented the following resolution: Resolved by the House of Represen tatives, the Senate concurring, That the joint investigating committee on public frauds, Ac., do forthwith report the evi dence in their possession, upon which indiotmenta have been found against the said John J. Patterson, to the end that the said testimony may be forwarded with this resolution to tbe honorable the Senate of the United States. Laid over for consideration to morrow. In the Senate, Mr. Ooohran, in behalf of the joint investigating committee, submitted a report and resolution rela tive to John J. Patterson (see House proceedings), wbieh was ordered for con sideration to-morrow. The report of the Committee on Fed eral Relations on concurrent resolution of the House of Representatives relating to the election of the Hon. J. J. Patter son to the Senate of the United States was adopted and the resolution tabled. [The committee recommended inaction on the ground that the matter was iu the Courts, where it properly belonged, and that the General Assembly had no right to interfere with tbe duty of a co ordinate department of tho Govern ment.] The Augusta and Greenwood Rond. In the House, the bill to allow the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad Com pany to pay their indebtedness to the State for the hire of conviots in the stock of said oompauy at par, thon came up. Andrews, of Sumter, opposed it, ou the ground that the Stato could not afford to take for her pay stook which may be worthless. Ho moved to strike out the enaoting clause. Palmer, of Richland, also opposed it. He thought that, it wbb bad enough to bring oonviot labor in competition with that of honest men, but it was worse when the State did not derive from it even the small pecuniary benefit to whioh she was entitled. Mr. Aldrich favored the bill. He thought the State should enoonrage railroads by all possible means. Mr. Haskell said that if this bill was merely to relieve the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad of past indebtedness, be would vote for it. He thought, however, it was a bad pre cedent,' aud if he thought the bill con templated anything further he wonld oppose it. He did not think the State could afford it. Mr. Miller, of Beaufort, did not like the idea of hiring conviots to railroads for nothing. It was bad enough for her to discriminate against honest labor by exacting suoh low rates for convict hire. She should certainly receive her pay in cash. Mr. Vernor thoiißht it to the in terest of the State to encourage rail roads by all possible moans. Mr. Saw yer was opposed to the State giving her convict labor gratuitously, and wanted to know the value of the stock. Mr. Baist was unalterably opposed to bring ing convict labor into competition with the honest workingman. There were hundreds of men in Charleston now who would be glad to got work at almost any price, and ho would oppose the State’s hiring convicts for worthless stock. If this bill was merely to relievo this rail road temporarily, he wonld not object, however, if the State was exempted from paying assessments on the stock. Mr. J. J. Hemphill thought it would be to the State’s interest to assist rail roads with her convict labor, even if she got nothing for it but relief from the support aud care of the prisoners. It would be to the ultimate benefit of. the workingman, as it would increase the producing capacity of the country. Mr. Oallison argued, favoring the bill on tbe samo grounds. Amendments, calls, points of order, motions to post pone and motions t,o adjourn thon fol lowed thick and fast, both the oppo nents aud supporters of the bill engag ing in the struggle, whioh was the most animated one of the session, and tho roughly awoke members from the lethar gy induced by tfcp reading of incorpo rating and bills. In the midst of the fight three o’clock arrived, and the House adjourned. Tlie Presidential Election. In tho Senate, Mr. Lipscomb intro duced the following : Resolved, That it is tho sense of the General Assembly of South Carolina, as expressed by this joint resolution, thnt Samuel J. Tilden and Thomns A. Hen dricks were fairly and legally elected President and Vice-President of the United States. 2d. That the delegation of the right to count and determine the electoral vote to a committee composed of mout hers of the Supreme Court, of the Uni ted States Senate and of the United States House of Representatives was in violation of the Constitution of tho United States and the spirit of American liberty. 3d. That the action of the majority of the members of the Electoral Committee in refusing to hear evidence in regard to the alleged irregularities and frauds in the election for President and Vice- President was the resnlt of a premedita ted and well developed scheme of fraud. 4th. That the manner in which they obtained possession of these offices un der a color of law made them still tha guilty recipients of the usurped and vio lated liberties of the people of this groat and glorious republic, and eqttally as culpable as the base conspirators who conceived and exeented Ibis gigantic fraud. sth. That the action of Rutherford B. Hayes since his pretended inauguration has been one of treachery to tbe party who placed him in power, and biß open attempt to influence leaders of the Democratic party by the use of Execu tive patronage, that his efforts to inau gurate anew party by a dismemberment of the National Democracy and espe cially the solid Democracy of the Sonth, is a gross insult to the members of this great and growing party. The resolutions went over under tbe rules. SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Greenwood and Auguata Road—Tenure ol OMee. In the House Friday, the bill to per mit the Greenwood and Augusta Rail road to pay the hire of convicts in its own stock at par passed to a third read ing, with an amendment providing that the State should never be liable for as sessments. The joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State relative to the offioe and tenure of the Justices of the Supreme Court and of the Judges of the Court of General Sessions, then came up. It makes the tenure of office of the Justices and Judges last during good behavior. It was strenuously opposed by Mr. Wells, of Richland, who moved to strike out the enacting clause. A discossion ensued, which was par ticipated in by Messrs. Aldrioh and J. J. Hemphill favoring tbe bill, and An drews, of Sumter, against it. The mo tion to strike out the resolving words was lost on a division by a vote of 64 to 36. The resolution was then passed. THE SCORCHING KCAVANGER. A lacking Flame Eaves Through Helena, Arkansas. Memphis, December 13.—A fire at Helena, Arkansas, last night, burned a block. The following are the principal sufferers : J. K. Wooten, queensware, $13,000; Mulkey & Burke, books and sta tionery, $12,500; office of the Daily World, $8,000; J. K. Coolidge, commis sion merchant, $8,000; post office in same building was destroyed, bnt mails was saved. New Castle, Ont., December 13.—The Royal Hotel and blook of buildings comprising tbe principal business por tion of the town was burned last night. Loss, $40,000. Npootaneou. Comba.tlan. Toledo, 0., Deoember 13.—Sponta neous combustion in a drying room burned the Millburn Wagon Company buildings; loss, $4,500. We understand that there will be a large number of candidates for posi tions on the police force, at the election to be held next month.