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J. 11. ISSTELL, Proprietor.
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W. T. THOMPSON. editor.
SATCKOAV, JANUARY O. 1875.
blame of this infamous Louisiana busi
ness on Congress, we are at a loss
to understand. Mr. Stephens car-
not ignore the fact that Grant has
favored every oppressive measure
of Congress against Louisiana and i THE MORNING NEWS.
the South, that his influence has been
—TO—
Mr. Stephens on the Outrage Policy.
We have had various intimations from
Washington that the carpet baggers have
been very importunate in urging upon
Congress the adoption of an extreme
policy towards the South, claiming that _ A . . , . . . ■,
1 . J . A .. ’ , , , of the people has been notoriously and
active intervention on the part of the - i * i -a * a , ,
exerted in favor of the Congressional
policy from the beginning, and that in
executing the laws he has selected the
most unscrupulous and tyrannical agents.
There is little doubt that the villainy of
the lie turning lioard, by which the will
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
government was not only necessary for
their protection but for the preservation
of the Republican party in the Southern
States. Among other measures proposed
by them is the increase of the United
States army to one hu idred thousand
men, and the distribution of a large mili
tary force throughout the South. It was
this and similar demands upon the party
that c died forth the severe strictures of
the Chicago Tribune, and other leading
Radical journals, denouncing the carpet
baggers as a pestilent set who were a dis
grace to the country and an element of
weakness to the Republican party. Tho
cold shoulder given them in the beginning
of the present session by the Republi
cans, while it was a cause of open com
plaint by them, encouraged the belief
that they would have very little influence
in shaping the policy of the party towards
the South. A Washington dispatch, al
luding to this matter, says that Hon. A.
H. Stephens does not share this belief.
His view’s are thus given by the correspon
dent:
“Thus far he has seen no indication
that the North will sustain the policy of
proscription, oppression and hate inau
gurated by the carpet baggers; but be
fears that it will. The bills introduced
in the House by White, of Alabama, and
Whiteley, of Georgia, to legalize repeat
ing and to place the entire control of
elections in the South in the hands of
Federal officials, he regards as the initia
tory steps in the programme, and has
little doubt but that they will bo adopted
as party measures. The Democracy, he
thinks, fail to appreciate the magnitude
of the danger. They laugh, he says, be
cause they do mot see how dangerous and
how likely to prevail is this plot for plac
ing the South once more in fetters. Of
course it is in the power of the Republi
cans of the North and West to prevent
the adoption of this carpet-bag policy, but
will they do it? Mr. Stephens compares
the present condition of the Republican
party to that of bees about to swarm—
disorganized, buzzing to and fro; but
while the Democracy are beating on pans
and kettle* they will settle on some twig,
which may be represented by the South
ern outrage policy, and theu the organi
zation wil. begin. Mr. Stephens sees
brains in the Southern outrage policy,
the brains Df desperate men nerved to
do anything and everything to maintain
their past supremacy. That the Repub
lican party will adopt and carry out this
policy is evidently his firm belief, and
when opportunity offers he will no doubt
souud the note of warning to all who
are opposed to tyranny and wrong from
his seat in tlie House of Representatives.”
From the friendly and confidential re
lations said to exist between himself and
President Grant, Mr. Stephens ought to
be well informed as to the designs and
purposes of tho latter towards the
people of the South He should know,
better than auy other Democratic Repre
sentative of the South in Congress, how
far General Grant is resolved to go with
his carpet-bag allies in carrying out the
third term programme which has been
determined on, and the first grand move
in the prosecution of which took place in
1 the capital of Louisiana on Monday last.
Mr. Stephens has time and again assured
us that Goueral Grant is a remarkable
man—a man of brains. He sees brains in
the deep laid conspiracy for placing the
South once more in fetters, to the end
that the conspirators, by any and every
means, however revolutionary and des
perate, may “maintain their supremacy.’ r
Whose “brains,” if not Grant’s, and whose
“supremacy,” if not Grant’s? If Mr.
Stephens recoguizes the brains cf his
friend Grant m this wicked and heartless
plot not only against the people of the
oppressed and plundered South, but
against tho liberties of the whole country,
then it is time that he should denounce
the arch-conspirator and warn the coun
try of his treason. If it is only the vile
carpet-baggers that are engaged in in
augurating the “policy of proscription,
oppression and hate,” which Mr. Ste
phens has such strong reasons to ap
prehend, then he must place but a
light estimate upon the “brains” of the
President if he cannot rely upon him in
his commanding position, with all of his
vast influence, power aud patronage, to
defeat their treasonable machinations.
If General Grant really possesses the
patriotism, brains and heart attributed
to him by Mr. Stephens, now is the
time for [him to exeroise them for
the peace of the country and the
maintainance of Republican insti
tutions. Until, however, he gives
ns some better proof of sagacity, states
manship and magnanimity than he has
exhibited by his lawless, cruel aud unwise
policy in Louisiana, we must differ widely
with Mr. Stephens in our estimate of the
character and calibre of the man, and
hold him chiefly responsible for the evils
under which the South has so long suf
fered, and which now threaten the over
throw of our Republican system of gov
ernment.
We are gratified to learn from the ex
tract which we give above, that we
may expect soon to hear from Mr. Ste
phens,and that ho will “souud the note of
warning to all who are opposed to tyranny
and wrong.” The people of Georgia,
whom he in part represents in Congress,
are anxious to know if he still justifies and
defends Grant’s Louisiana policy, as illus
trated by the acte of the military in sup
pressing the legal Legislature of the
State, and Gen. Sherman’s infamous
orders and dispatches to the War Depart
ment.
Since the above was in typo we have
met the letter of the Washington coitg-
flpondent of the Charleston Nem and
Courier, who relates an interview which
he had with Mr. Stephens on Monday
last. In the course of the conversation,
the writer says “Mr. Stephens referred to
the shameful treatment of the people of
Louisiana, who have been cheated out of
their own by Kellogg’s Returning Board,
and who are kept out of it by Federal
troops. Strange to say, Mr. Stephens
persists in holding President Grant blame
less in this Louisiana matter. He de
clared, as he has on former occasions,
that there never has been a President
from Washington down so loth to exor
cise arbitrary power as Grant, whom Mr.
Stephens characterizes as emphatically
and distinctively a passive man, one who
bus never sought honors or office, but has
had them literally showered upon him.
For the condition of affairs in Louisiana
Mr. Stephen* holds that Congress is to
blame.”
This interview took place on Mon day
before Mr. Stephens had heard of the
military suppression of the Louisiana
Legislature, and before he had seen
either Sheridan’s dispaUhe/e or Grant’s en
dorsement of that officer’s conduct. -How
Mr. Stephens, with all the evidence that
has been elicited, before him, can hold
Gen. Grant blameless m forcing the Kel
logg usurpation on the people of Louis-
iona—how he can regard Grant as a
passive man, reluctant to exercise arbi
trary power—and a till persist in laying the
Sherman aud Grant.
Very many persons have been curious
to kuow why Grant should prefer Sheri
dan to Sherman, tho man whom, he has
often confessed, he owes more to than
any other living. The cause may bo
found in the following paragraph from
the Plymouth (England) Daily Neie*'
London correspondent, who, in a recent
letter, said:
A friend who has lately returned from
the United States tells me that while
there he had some talk with General
Sherman about the condition of the
Southern States. That distinguished
officer expressed his disgust at the man
ner in whioh the Republicans had ruled
tho South since the war, aud said that
certainly it was not to bring about such a
state of things that he fought ten years
ago.
The Mobile Register,commenting on this,
saj'S: “No. Sherman and three-fourths
of the Federal leaders and soldiers fought
to bring about a settlement such as was
recognize 1 in the Johnstou-Shermau
agreement upon which the surrender took
place in North Carolina, such as Mr. Lin
coln planned and Mr. Johnson attempted
to execute. General Sherman may now
see that the people are ready to indorse
the views of Presidents Lincoln aud John
son, and may be willing to speak out—
but all candid and honest men would like
to know why he has kept quiet so long.”
Hancock spoke out like a man and was
persecuted. Why does not the brave
Sherman aiso speak ? Secure as he is in
the affections of the people of the North
ern States at least, he has nothing to fear
from the administration.
most attrooiously falsified and overruled,
was perpetrated in collusion and with the
connivance and consent of the administra
tion. If any evidence were needed to
show Grant’s cognizance and approval of
all this villainy,it is abundantly furnished
by his preparations made in advance
for its military enforcement, his threats
that somebody w’ould be hurt if his
will was resisted, his selection of that
most vindictive and unscrupulous satrap,
Sheridan, to establish military despotism
on the ruins of civil government in Louis
iana, and his approval of his brutal and
illegal acts. But this last crowning out
rage had not taken place at the time
when Mr. Stephens delivered himself of
the opinions above quoted. Does he still
hold those opinions? Is ho still the
apologist and defender of the usurper and
tyraut, Grant? If so, he is out of place
in Congress as the Representative of the
people of Georgia.
The Radicals 1160001111? Disgusted
with the Southern Xe?ro.
A remarkable passage in the report of
the Louisiana investigation is that which
touches upon the causes of the defec
tions from the Republican party in the
South. One witness, a colored man, said
that the negroes are going over to the
Democratic part}’ for two reasons: (1)
Because of bad local government; (2)
because of the failure of the Freedman’s
Banks. The Chicago Tribune (Radical)
can’t see it in this light. It thinks the
negroes who vote with the Democrats are
influenced by “ bribery aud flattery,”
which is very complimentary to its late
colored friends. “ It would be very ab
surd,” says the Tribune, “ for the negroes
to go over to the Democratic party be
cause of the bad government which the
negroes themselves created ”—another
compliment to the newly enfranchised.
The editor also thinks “ it would be ab
surd for the negroes to charge the Freed
man’s Bank swindle upon the Republican
party,” who pledged the faith of the
Government for the security of their
money, and then swindled them out of it.
Tho editor has the candor, however, to
confess his “ doubts as to the ability
of the Southern negroes to sue these
absurdities in a proper light,” which is
equivalent to charging the Southern ne
gro with a lack of common sense. The
truth is, the Northern Radicals are be
coming very much disgusted with the
“Southern negro,” since he refuses to be
swindled out of his money and his votes
by the carpet-baggers who the party sent
down South to oversee them. Their
sudden chauge of opinion in regard to
the Southern negro is not unlike the
revulsion which took place in tho mind
of the old negro in respect to the quali
ties of the rabbit. The old negro, as the
story goes, had caught a rabbit, and with
it under his arm, holding it by the hind
legs, was trudging homeward, filled with
delightful anticipations of the sumptuous
feast it was to afford him. Stroking
the animal’s back, he said: “Ah, o’d
buckey! good for stew, good foz
roast, good for bake, good for bile, good
for fry, good for .” Just then the
rabbit gave a sudden spring from his arms
and dashed off across the field. As he
disappeared the disappointed old darkey
exclaimed: “Go to de debil, you good-fc*’-
nothing old cotton-tail son of a gun; you
aint good for nothing no how.” So with
the Southern negro. While the carpet
bagger held him secure—and they could
count on his vote with certainty—he was a
man and a brother, a good citizen, a good
juryman, a good voter, good for “rebel
outrages”—good, indeed, for almost any
thing. But now that he has escaped from
the swindling carpet-bagger’s control, and
is audaciously inclined to think and act
according to the dictates of his own rea
son, he is suddenly discovered to be good
for nothing, and, if it were possible, the
Radical party would deprive him of his
right to vote in the States, as they are
about to do in the District of Columbia.
Stearns Refuses to Make an Ass of
Himself.
THE GOVERNOR'S RING LEFT OUT
IN THE COLD.
[Special Telegram to the Morning News.]
Tallahassee, January 8.
TUE SENATE.
The Senatorial dead-lock still continues
with unabated vigor, although it is hinted
that by Monday next an arrangement will
he effected whereby the organization of the
body may proceed.
AN APPEAL TO STEARNS.
Tlie Republican caucus last night adopted
a resolution requesting Stearns, the Gov
ernor, to take a soat in the Senate as Lieu
tenant Governor and organize the body;
but he refuses the unprecedented request
for fear of creating excitement. This ridicu
lous project would, of course, give the Radi
cals a majority of one, and of course that
delectaLle party would have matters all their
own way. The knowledge of this causes
hot-headed Republican Senators to deuounco
tho Governor for refusing, while others sty
he is light. The Senate adjourned till 12
o’clock to-morrow.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly completed its organization
to-day. Harmon, colored, was elected Chief
Clerk without opposition, with Bryan, Con
servative, Assistant Clerk. The balance of
the offices alternated between the Liberals
and the Conservatives. The straight-out
Republicans are out in tho cold, aud arc in
clined to be denunciatory.
Midnight Telegrams.
THE LOUISIAN A INFAMY,
Further Discussion of the Mutter in
Die Senate.
A LIVELY DEBATE ALL ROOD.
THURMAN’S RESOLUTION AMEND
ED AND PASSED.
HOW GENERAL GORDON SILENCED
mephlstgphii.es MouroN.
SOME OLD-FASHIONED DEMOCRATIC
TALK.
THE RADICALS INVENTING EXCUSES FOR
GRANT’S TYRANNY AND SHERI
DAN’S LIES.
Considering the Matter in the Cabinet.
Evening Telegrams.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Beast Butler Admits the Kellogg
Government to be a Fraud.
AND
INTRODUCES A BILL FOR A
NEW ELECTION.
BOSTON MOVING IN THE LOUISIANA
OUTRAGE.
Grant Called for the Facts in Regard
to the Infamy.
Senator Gordon.
Every Georgian, every true Southron,
must have felt a heart-thrill of pride on
reading the eloquent and manly defense
df his people by our gallant and noble
Gordon, the recognized Chevalier Bayard
of the Senate. The encounter between
our Senator and Edmunds, of Vermont,
was a triumph for truth, justice and
right, that did not fail to elicit the plau
dits and heartfelt sympathy of true men
of all sections. Ia this contest with
fanaticism, bigotry aud malice, in which
ho bore himself so manfully and struck
home so effectively, he added fresh laurels
to the imperishable chaplet that adorns the
brow of the hero, patriot and statesman.
Well may Georgia be proud of her Gordon.
And now comes the Washington re
porter of the Baltimore American (Ad
ministration paper) with the statement
that the President’s message was altered
with respect to Cuba, sfter the synopsis
}jfyi been given to the Associated Press.
This reporter says that Secretary Fish
called on the President on the morning
Ol the day of delivery of the message,
and induced the President to modify it.
Now let us wait to see what the Wash
ington Republican has to say to this.
MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
COXORESSIONAL NOTES.
Washington, January 8.—The certificate
that the confinement iu the common jail
would seriously effect Irwin’s health was
referred to the- Committee of Ways and
Moans. A motiou that pending the investi
gation by committee, Irwin remain in tne
custody of the Sergeunt-at-Arms,wasjlost by
a voto of 34> to 190.
The Committee on Private Bills report* d.
Mr. Butler intr**duced a bid lor the elec
tion in Louisiana. Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. It provides for an elec
tion to be held on the fourth Tuesday in
May next for Governor, Lieutenant-Gover
nor, Secretary of rttate, Attornev General,
Auditor of Public Acoonuts, Superintendent
of Elections, and members of the Legisla
ture; that the President shall immediately
appoint thr^e suitable persons 10 superin
tend; that they shall immediately appoint
two competent and suitable citiZi ns
of opposite political parties as State
Registrars, who shall cause a new
aud complete registration to be made of all
the legally quahtied voters of tho State ;
that tho State Registrar** and Snperiuu 11-
dent shall iu like manner appoint two Super
visors of Registration in each parish, aud
that the Superintendents shall in u ke man
ner appoint two Commii-sioners of elecrion
for each election precinct. Within ten days
after the day of election the Stall Regis
trars are to op«n the returns in the presence
of the Superintendents, and to exinib e,
canvas and compile the same, and the Su-
perintcudentstareithereupoQ to make a pnbl c
proclamation of the result ol tho election in
two newspapers of general circulation, aud
of opposition politics. The Legislature
thus elected is to meet ami organize on ihe
sc -oud Monday after tho promulgation of
the result of the election, and on the lirst
Moudav after such promulgation, ilio G *v-
ernor. Lieutenant Governor and other St te
officers shall enter on the discharge of their
respective offices, and the government thus
established is to be recognized by tho Uu t< <1
States Gov rnment as tho legil government
of Louisiana. The United States Circni;
Court of Louisiana is to have exclusive
jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses made
I mnishablo by the act. It authorizes the
’resident to employ tho army and navy
to maintain tho public peace, to sustiin
the officers under the act, and to enforce
the provisions of the act; 1 ud any act of an
officer of the State of Louisismna, or *»f
any State Court, interfering with the exe
cution of the act, is to be treated as abso
lutely void.
In the Senate tho naval appropriation bill
passed.
Louisiana was resumed, and Mr. Bayard
and Mr. West spoke.
A resolution passed calling; for papers and
instructions regarding Louisiana, the
amendment leaving it discretionary with
the President to furnish information, and
another, by Mr. Morton, askiug for informa
tion about the organization and objects of
the White League.
WASHINGTON WEATHER REPORT.
Washington, January 8.—Probabilities :
During Saturday in the South Atlantic
States there will be partly cloudy weather
with possibly occasional rain, and winds
gradually veering to the West and North,
probably followed by rising barometer aud
falliug temperature.
For the Gulf States, rising barometer,
temperature falling below freezing, except,
possibly, in the southern portion of th**
Eastern Gulf States, with bri-*k and high
northwest to northeast wind.*, partly cloudy
weather, accompanied by occasional light
rain or snow.
For Teunesseo, the Ohio valley aud tho
lower lake region, cloudy weather with snow
to-night, followed on Saturday by rising
barometer, decidedly lower temperature,
brisk aud high winds veering to west and
north, and partly cloudy weather, with light
snow in the last named section.
For tho Middle States and New England,
falling barometer, rising temperature, winds
shifting to southeast and southwest, cloudy
weather and possibly light rain or snow,
followed iu the former district by rising
barometer, rapidly falling temperatu e. aud
brisk or high northwesterly winds during
the afternoon and night.
FROM ALABAMA.
Montgomery, January 7.—Messrs. Lnt-
trell, Coburn aud Cannon were in EufatPa
yesterday. They examined many witnesses
as to alleged intimidation and riot on last
election day; also one Republican as to the
State debt, whose statement in writing was
received by tbo committee. Another Re
publican witueas tiled a long document as to
the relative votiug strength of the two par
ties, aud charging that the Democrats polled
illegal vot-»s. The committee reached here
this morning, but left immediately for
Washington, and will reach that city Satur
day morning.
The Savannah and Memphis Railroad re
turned the State bonds endorsed bv the
State to the amount of one miliion dollars
and took in lieu thereof straight bonds for
one-quarter that amount.
the mass meeting.
New York, January 8.—The call for a
mass meeting at Cooper Institute, relative
to the Louisiana troubles,' received the sig
natures of one hundred and twenty-tiro
prominent shippibg firms at the Maritime
Exchange up to 10:30 a. m. to-day. Many
are still coming forward to append their
signatures. In the various Exchanges sig
natures are being obtained. It is expected
that by Monday next the list will contain
several thousand names.
in the cradle of liberty.
Boston, January 8.—The Journal this
afternoon says that stops are being taken to
hold a meeting in Fanuel Hall to protest
against interference by the military iu the
organization of the Louisiana Legislature.
The feeling is very strong, not only amoug
those who are opposed to the administra
tion, but with those who are counted upon
as among the supporters of the administra
tion.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND NOTES.
Washington, January 8.—Irwin went to
the ciiy jail to-night.
Col. S. B. Halabird, who was the chief
Quartermaster at New Orleans during the
late war, has been under examination bv
the Southern Claims' Commission tor the
past four or five days in relation to the
many claims filed by persons in that section
of the oountry.
NEW YORK NOTES.
New York, J&nnary 8.—A vast crowd is
present in the court room, but no jury has
been obtained yet in the Tilton-Beecher
case.
Dispatches from Lansing, Mich., say that
Chandler’s opponents do not concede his
re-election.
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
Pasts, January 8.—Baron Delarcy has de
clared his inability to form a new Cabinet.
President llicMahon ha* now applied to M.
Dufoure to undertake that task.
LOUISIANA IN CONGRESS.
Washington, Jaunary 8.—At one o’clock
the Senate resumed consideration of the
unfinished business', being the resolution of
Mr. Thurman in regard to the Louisiana
troubles.
Mr. Bayard said that two years ago he
introduced a resolution calling upon the
President for information in regard to the
conduct of Major Lewis Merrill, of tho
United States army, in South Carolina.
Then, us now, the Senator from Now York
(Conkling) offered an amendment ieaviug it
discretionary with the President to answer
it. That resolution, with tho amendment,
passed the Senate on the 3d of March, 1873,
and to this day the President bad troited it
with contemptuous silence. With a full
knowledge of the conduct of this Major Mer
rill in South Carolina he had been sent to
green fields aud pastures new in Louisiana.
Never since tho time when the American colo
nies had separated themselves from Great
Britain, had the people of this country been
brought face to face with greater questions
than those of to-day—questions needing tha
most careful conside ration. Tho issue was,
whether we should have a free government
or a military dictatorship. The remarks of
the Senators from Indiana (Morton) and
Vermont (Edmunds) and Illinois (Logan)
were calculated to obscure the question,
and by partizan appeals to divert the minds
of the people from the merits of the case.
He (Bayard) then spoko of the circum
stances attending tho organization of the
Louisiana Legislature, the action of the
Returning Board, Ac., and said that in
States of thro© or four times the population
of Louisiana the election returns were tab
ulated aud promulgated within a week after
the election. Iu great cities, with a
population equal to that of Louisiana, they
had been tabulated and promulgated within
forty-eight hours after the polls closed; but
in Louisiana the Returning Board was occu-
pi d in canvassing returns nearly two
mouths, and iu every case of dispute or
doubt they decided iu favor of the Kellogg
party. Ho read from the Constitution of
Louisiana, aud argued that there was an
organization of tho House of Representa
tives of that State on Monday last by tho
Conservatives ; that there was a quorum of
tho House present, and that the organization
was under the Constitution. Ho ask«d the
Senate and the American people if
the President had legal warrant to
nterfere 111 tho organization of that Legis
lature, and declared that this debate would
close. No lawyer would be able to produce
auy statute showing a warrant for such ao-
tiou. Bayard then quoted from a speech
delivered by him iu the Senate on the 27th
of February, 1873, in which he argued that
the dangers which were menacing the lib
erties of tho people of Louisiana then were
also menacing the liberti s of tho American
people. Had tho policy of the President
been modified or moderated since theu ?
No, sir! It had been doggedly intensified.
There was not one case where the displeasure
of the President had been signified by the
removal of any im • -roper ofii ial—not a single
instance of rebuke. Sberidau had been
Feat to New Orleans* secrectly to dragoon
tho people of Louisiana. He arrived there
only three days before the meeting of the
Legislature, lie conferred with none of
those who had the welfare of the State at
heart, but only with Kellogg and his adln -
rents, and then produced from his own
pocket the authority to assume command.
Other officers of the* ar uy, higher and lower
than Gen. Sheridan, had been passed over,
and he was personally selected to interfere
thus with tho organization of the State Leg
islature. Ho (Bayard) did not wish to de
tract from the glories of this officer. They
were won in a career of rough war, but he
was an officer of tho army of the United
States, fed aud clothed by the people
aud a servant of the people, and in
no way their master. lie then
read from the Constitution of the Uuitcd
States and said if this cavalry officer, with
whatever glory he may have attained by his
sword, is stronger than our guarantees of
liberty, then let ua know it now. The issue
cannot be raised too soon.
Mr. Bayard then quoted from the dis
patches if Sheridan to the Secretary of War
and acko-l who would say that this officer
(Sheridan) was over fit to breatho the air of
a Republican government, and next quoted
from the dispatch of Shoridan urging that
certain poisons be declared banditti, aud
►aid if there was now the tone in the Execu
tive Department of this country, that there
once was, that officer (Sheridanj would
never sign his uamo again as Lieutenant
General of the United States Army. If that
officer had been in a hostile country, he
could not have made a more brutal or bloody
threat. Such language ab that, used in a
d 1 snatch, was like that nsed by the Captain
of a baud »f Janissaries askiug tor instruc
tions from some Oriental despot, (tenoral
Sheridan had no one quality to tit him for
the dutns to command iu Louisiana. His
first qualify should bo gi>od will towards the
people of the State. Mr. Bayard n* xt
read tho dispatch of Secretary Bel-
nap approving tho course of General
Sheridan, and said that the disgust which
he (Bayard) felt at the language of Sheri
dan was rather increased towards him who
would pen such an answer. He believed the
American peoplo would repudiate Mr. Bel
knap aud all others who undertook to * n-
dorsc this action of Gen. Sheridan. The
proposition was here presented for the first
tune that tlio President of the United States
could, of his own motiou, adjudge tho fact
that such domestic violence -existed in a
State as would justify him in interfering in
the organization of a State Legislature.
The powers of a State Legislature to judge
of the qualification and election of its own
members wero just as secure as the power
of Congress of the United States to iudgo
of its members. If Congress permitted such
power as this to be exercised by the President
m Louisiana to-day, it might be exercised in
New York to-morrow, or Massachusetts the
next day, and in the Congress of the United
States on tbo fourth of March next. A sin
gle brigade couid take charge of the capitol
on tho fourth of March next, shut out the
people aud give the seats to lrionds of the
dominant party only. To-day was the anni
versary of the battle of New Orleao, a bat
tle which covered the American armies with
glory. Should the glory of 1813 be dimmed
or clouded by the shame of 1875? Was it
to he that thoso who fought against such
f-atful odds to defend that city iu 1815
fought for nothing? It may have been
that mistakes were made, that misjudgm- nt
and partisan feeling, all combined, le 1 the
President to take the actiou he diil, but ho
(Bayard) hoped that the American people
would give him a command oy which no
would bo forced to obey the laws, aud take
his armed band irom tlie throat of Louis
iana.
Mr. Sehurz said he desired to speak in
regard to Louisiana, but was too much in
disposed to do so to-day. He then offered
the following resolution, aud gave notice
tnat lie would call it up for consideration o.:
Monday:
Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju
diciary be instructed to inquire what legis
lation by Congress is necessary to Becuro to
the peoph^of Louisiana their rights of self-
government under the Constitution, and to
report with the least possible delay by bill
or otherwise.
Mr. Clayton, of Arkansas, submitted a res
olution requesting tho Attorney General of
the United States to communicate to the
Senate a copy of the report of the United
States Attornev for the Western District of
Tennessee, relating to tho massacre iu that
district last summer.
Mr. Cooper, of Tennessee, submitted an
amendment so as to include all communica
tions on that subject which passed betwem
the Executive of the State of Tennessee and
the President of the United Stites. Tile
amendment was accepted aud the resolu
tion agreed to.
The question then being on the amend
ment of Mr. Conkling to insert in the reso
lution of Mr. Thurman, calling nr on the
President for iufortion in regard to the
Louisiana troubles, the words, “if not in
compatible with the public interest,” it was
agreed’to—yeas, 32; nays, 21, as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. A1 ison, Boarman, Bout-
well, Cameron, Clayton, Conkling, Dorsey,
Edmonds, Ferry of Micbigau, Flanagan,
Freeliughuyseu, Hamilton of Texas, Harvey,
Hite cock, Howe, Ii.-galls, Logan, Mitchell,
Merrill, Morton, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease,
Pratt, Sargent, Scott, Sherman, Spencer,
VYadlig, West, and Wiudorn—32.
Nays—Mts«rs. Bayard, Bogy, Cooper, Da
vis, Dennis, Fenton, Ferry of Connecticut,
Goldthwaite, Gordon, Hager, Hamilton of
Maryland, Jehu son, Kelly, MeCreery, Merri-
mon, Ransom, Sanlsberry, Sehurz, Steven
son, Thurman, and Tipton—21.
Mr. Morton submitted an amendment to
add to the resolution, the following words :
“And whether lie has any information in
regard to tue presence in that State and the
State of Alabama, of an armed organization
hostile to the government of the State, and
intent upon overturning such State gov
ernment.
Mr. Merrimon moved to amond tho
amendment as follows : “And particularly
whethor the pors >ns whom he has recog
nized as authorities of said State of
Louisiana were elected accord-ng to
the constitution and laws of that State,
and if so, how and by what means he ascer
tained such facts, aud whether other per
sons than those recognized by him as such
authorities claimed and claim to be the law
ful authorities of said State, and upon what
grounds tho last mentioned persons claimed
to be said lawful authorities, with all the
evidences furnished the Executive Depart
ment by said persons to sustain such claim,
and all communications between the Execu
tive Department and said persons in refer
ence to said claims, and w hat aud all infor
mation he had and has to that effect.”
Mr. Thurman desired to close the debate,
on this resolution, th it being his privilege,
as he was the mover of it, but he was too
much indisposed to-day to proceed, and he
therefore moved tliAt the farther considera
tion of the resolntion be postponed till Mon
day next.
Mr. Conkliug said every Republican Sena
tor in The Chamber was ready to vote on
the resolution, and he was opposed to any
postponement.
Mr. Thurman said he asked that its
further cousiderati n be postponed, because
he was too much indisposed to speak to-day.
If tbc Senate insisted upon a vote to-day he
would have to forgo hi6 privilege of closing
the debate.
Mr. Conkling said the Senators on the
other side of the chamber had assailed Gen.
Sheridan for interfering in organizing the
Legislature, but according to nis informa
tion Sberidau was not in command when it
was organized. It baa been further argued
that the President was constructively pres
ent in New Orleans, and that he was an
actor in this transaction, but the President
bad no knowledge of the transaction,
except such as every one else had by the
published telegrams. All the Senators were
iu thedaik now, and if the discussion was
to go on in advance of an answer to the
resolution, he submitted that it had better
be pushed forward aud not laid over till
Monday.
Mr. Tipton said he desired to see this dis
cussion postponed till Monday iu order that
the Sen-ite might hear from the people of
tlie country, whom, the Senators beaming
ly said, they represented. All these
Louisiana questions were now pass
ing before the people an.l they would
kuow more by next Monday. He wanted
to hear from the people and bo instructed
by them. He had been gratified that the
limes, the representative of the Republi
cans in New York, had united with the
Tribune, World and Evening Post in de
nouncing the outrage. He (Tipton) thought
a military usurpation had been accomplished
in the State -f Louisiana, and before the
question reached a final voto, he wished to
say one word in behalf of an humble con
stituency not able to cope to-day with the
Army of* the United States. He represented
a State which had been visiied by the grass
hoppers, and he hoped it would not have a
worse curse—the Armv of the United States.
Mr. Sbermau hoped the resolution would
be passed at once. He would be the last
man to deny his colleague a courtesy,but the
discussion could be resumed when the infer
mation called for by the resolution should
scut in. Ho had no doubt it would be an
swered immediately. If the resolution had
been in the usual form when first offered,
as . to preserve that courtesy due to the
President, tbero would not have been
moment’s delay. To continue this de
bate now would be cruel to the people
the United States, as they desired all the
information. He would vote against any
postponement and appealed to the Senate’
justice—he appealed to Senators—not t
make th • arraignment of these officers un
til they had all the facts. Ho would say to
the people of the United States that the
Senate was prepared to deal with any officer
who had done wrong, and apply the proper
remedy. Let the resolution be passed now.
Ho hoped no member of the party to which
he belonged would hesitato for a moment
to vote for it. The information requested,
he had no doubt, would be iu by Monday,
He was ready to vote for the resolution
when first offered by his colleague, with
the amendment submitted* by tho Senator
from New York (Conkling.)
Mr. Stevenson, of Kentucky, said ho hoped
it would suit the convenience of his friend,
Mr. Thurman, to allow the resolution to be
voted on, now' that the Senator had the
light to close the debate, but tl.at the same
right would the i allow him to deprive them
of their liberty by drum-head court-martial.
He had no party feeling in tho matter, aud
be hoped it was a subject which arose above
all party ties.
Mr. Scott,of Pennsylvania, said the gravity
of the question before tho Senato should
prev nt anything like heat or passion. He
hail purposely refraiued from saying any
thing, because ho was unwilling to thrust
himself before the Senate on this question
until all the information should be received.
This day itself ought to admonish the Senate
to make haste slowly. Six years ago an
army officer in New Orleans arrested a
Judge for issuing a writ of habeas corpus
and put h.m where he could not issue auy
more. That officer was subsequently fined
oue thousand dollars, but tuo fine was re
mitted. Perhaps if the members of this
body had been there then thev would have
condemned him on a simple telegraphic d.s
patch, had the telegraph then been iu exist
mice. In conclusion, Air. Scott urged the
immediate passage of the resolution.
Mr. Thurman said it was a matter of en
tire indiffi rence to him, so far as his per
sonal feeling was concerned, whether he said
one word or not. He had no disposition
to thrust his views upon an uu-
willing Senate, but be had this to say
His colleague (Sherman) was never more
mistaken in his fife than when he said th
whole debate had been premature. Never
was there a debate more timely or more
called for. He would Bay to his colleague
that a federal officer could not enter a Leg
islature of a State to determine who were
the members of that body without a debate
taking place. Such action could not be de
buted too soon in the Senate of the United
States. Whenever an occasion of this kind
took place in this republic, so long as fr^-e
dom was respected, a debate would
take place. He (Mr. Thurman) wanted to
speak upon it with coolness and deliberation
but as there was a Senate unwilling to hear
him, he would ask leavo to withdraw his
motion for a postponement till Monday.
Mr. Sa’gent said the first call for mili
tary interference in the Louisiana Legisla
tore came from the Democrats to preserve
order in the lobby, but that fact had been
ignored by the Democratic Senators here,
lie alluded to tho banditti dispatch of Gen
eral Sheridan, and said the men whom
Shoridan desired w to Lav* declared
banditti were those men who had covered
the South with murder and assassination,
burned school houses and committed all
kinds of depredations. The Democrats
might raise this cry of constitutional liberty
being destroyed—they might raise it by
their subsidized press—but wheD the story
of these fearful outrages in the South came
to be fully understood public opinioa would
condemn the Democratic party. He
argued that the Republicans had been hu-
niaue and kind, and had willingly extended
mercy to those who attempted to stab the
nation. Ho did not eay all the Southern
people were bad. There wero hundreds snd
thousancs of persons there whose souls re
volted at the deeds of iniquity. He hoped
the Senate would begin at the right end aud
have the information desired before con
tinuing the debate,
Mr. West of Louisiana, again referred to
the troubles in that State f r years past, and
said the meu whom Sheridan desired to
have dec ared banditti were the same men
who ha 1 taken tho arms from the State, aud
had never laid them down, though com
manded to do so by the proclamation of the
President. He then read a list of arms tak
en frun tho State which had never been re
turned. a* follows : Two mountain liowit-
Zcis, till Springfield rifl--g, 301 Winchester
rifles, GUI Emield rifles, 93 Spencer car
bines, 1,590 bayonets.
Mr. Morton sj*oke in favor of his amend
ment, and quoted from reports of commit
tee s of Congress to show that there were
armed bauds iu the South who defied all law.
Referring to the banditti disp-tch of
General Sberidau, said it was true
that Sheridan did not write like
lawyer. He did not write like some of
thus * on the other side of this chamber
who had assailed him, but while they were
studying law aud learning how to argue
Phil was on the field fighting for his coun
try. He (Morton) had no doubt there were
more men killed for political offences in
Louisiana than had been killed in all the
Indian wars for the last twenty years. This
whole thing looked to them as ’ if it was a
preconcerted p an to exterminate (lie Re
publican party in every Southern State.
Then the Democrats would have every one
of thoso States, and all they had to do would
bo to get oue or two Northern States and
thus elect the n-3Xt President. It had been
denied on this floor that any each thing as
ihe Ku-Klnx organization existed.
Mr. Thurman inquired when and by
whom such denial was made.
Mr. Morton said it had been repeatedly
denied by Democrats.
Mr. Tharma i said the Senator could not
name an instance.
Mr. Mortou, resuming his argument,
quoted, from the speech of the Senator from
Qeorgia (Qord-m) of yes erdav, as to peace
existfug in that State, and said while he had
no doubt the Senator was sincere in his
statement, he (Mortou) must be allowed to
express his incredulity. He had evidence
that four hundred negroes in Georgia were
deprived of the right of suffrage because
they did not pay the school tax.
Mr. Gordon inquired the name of the
writer.
Mr. Morton said it was not very safe to
make public the names of Republicans in
the South.
Mr. Gordon replied that reports of out
rages were exaggerated, and said that in
one instauce when he was a candidate for
office, and his opponent was declared to have
been elected, a Republican there asserted
that unless he was made United States Sena
tor or Superintendent of the State Road, he
would show that Gordon defeated his
opponent by six or seven thousand majority.
That man was elected United States Senator
aud Superintendent of the Road, too.
Mr. Morton—Who was that man ?
Mr. Gordon—Fofter Blodgett.
Mr: Morton, resuming, said the Republi
can vote in Georgia had fallen off greatly.
Gordon said his predecessor in the Senate,
lion. Joshna Hill, was a Republican when
he oocupied his soat in this chamber. Since
then he had seen tit for causes which suited
him to ohango his opinion. No jan now
stood higher in the State than Mr. Hill. He
was a man of influence, and when he left
the Republican party many went with him.
There were many colored men in Georgia
who voted the' Democratic ticket. Hie
(Gordon’s) carriage driver had declared to
him that he desired to vote the Democratic
ticket, bat he feared to do so as he would be
murdered by ha own color.
Mr. Morton said the Ungntge of the Sena
tor from Georgia would do p thji debate,
but it would hardly do in Georgia, or in
Faoenil Hall, in Boston.
Mr. Gordon said if the Senator meant to
say that be (Mr. Gordon) uttered sentiments
here which he would not utter in Georgia or
Faneoil Hill, he uttered a libel on his (Mr.
Gordon’s) character.
Mr. Mortou said the sentiments of the
gentleman were not operative.
Mr. Gordon said thev were operative.
Mr. Merrimon, of North Carolina, also
spoke of peace existing in the South, ai d
especially in bis own State.
Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, ask'd the Sen
ator (Mr. Merrimon) if he remembered *
mau named Spark or Spench in North Caro
lina who testified before the Congressional
Committee that he was a member of the
Ku-Klux organization, and who had subse
quently been been made a judge by the peo
ple of that State ?
Mr. Merrimon repliod he did, and the Dis
trict of that Judge was oue of the most
quiet Districts in the State.
Mr. Sco t inquired, if that same Judge
had not shot down a negro iu the street
and bad never been brought to trial for tho
offense ?
Mr. Merrimon said it was not trne that
Judge Shank had shot down a negro in the
street. The Judge was assailed at his house
by a drunken negro, who refused to leave
after being warned off. The Judge tired and
killed the negro, and immediately went to a
magistrate and surrendered himself. He
was tried and acquitted. In conclusion,
Merrimon said theie was not a more qniet
community than that of North Carolina.
To-day they had a Republican Governor
and * Republican judiciary, and a Demo
cratic Legislature.but perfect peace reigned.
Mr. Gordon said the Senator from Indi
ans [Mr. Morton] had spok-m of the Demo
crats carrying Georgia and the Republican
vote falling off. He [Mr. Gordon] would
like to inquire ot that Senator how
it wee the Democrats teamed Indiana
how they carried Ohio, which State a short
time previously gave forty thousand Repub
lican majority ; how they carried New York
how they carried Massachusetts and Penn
•ylvania, the Keystone State. Ho [Mr. Gor
don] challenged a comparison of tne oourt
records of Indiana with those of Georgia,
and was willing to abide by the result.
Mr. Thurman said all this cry of out
rages and White Leaguers on the
Republican side of the chamber was
to obscure the real question. Did
the Senators on that side think they
could deceive such mm as the ex-Attorney
General, who had stoned the call for a meet
ing in New York, anu another who signed it
who was one of the oldest Republican editors?
Ths people of this country could not be de
ceived. When the Senate got the informa
tion called for bv the resolution, it would be
only half of the facts, but if it contained the
on# fact, that this action of the military in
New Orleans was sanctioned by the‘Presi
dent, he (Thurman; would bo satisfied. Mr.
Merrimon then withdrew his amendment
and ths amendment submitted by Mr. Mor
ton was agreed to.
Mr. Sargent submitted an amendment to
insert in Mr. Thurmam’s resolution after the
word Senate, where it last occurs the words
“under what circumstances,” Ac., so that
the resolution would read as follows:
Resolved, That the President of the
United States is hereby requested to
inform tho Senate, if not iucompatiblo
with the public interest, whether auy
portion of the wmj of the United
States, or any officer, or officers,
soldier or soldiers of such army did in any
manner interfere or intermeddle with control
or seek to control the organization of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisi&ua,
or either branch thereof, on the 4th inst.,
aud especially whether any person or persons
claiming seats in either branch of said
Legislature have been deprived thereof or
prevented from taking the same by auy
such military force, officers or soldiers, and
if such had been the case, then that the
President inform the Senate under what cir
cumstances and by what authority such mili
tary intervention aud interference have
taken place, aud whether he has any inform
ation in regard to the existence m the State
of Louisiana of an armed organization hos
tile to tho government of the State and iu-
lent upon overturning such State govern
ment by force.
The amondment of Mr. Sargent was
agreed to, and tho resolution was adopted
as amended.
Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, moved that
when the Senate adjourn to-day it be to
meet on Monday next. Agreed to.
Mr. Conkling called for the yeas snd nays
on the Louisiana resolution, but the Chair
(Sargent) ruled that the call was too late,
the Chair having announced that tho reso
lution had been adopted, aud then enter
tained the motion of tho gentleman from
Maryland.
IN TUI CABINET.
Washington, January 8.—At a Cabiuet
meeting to-day all the official dispatches
and letters containing instructions to Gen.
Sheridan for his guidance in New Orleans
were read, aud in addition thereto the press
reports of to-day were the subject of atten
tion. The official dispatches from General
Sheridan were also reviewed. The adminis
tration is now awaiting official information
prior to the time at which Gen. Sheridan
took command of the Department before
deciding definitely upon a report to Con
gress.
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Savannah Theatre !
THREE NIGHTS ONLY!
Not the Right Kind of a Southern
Outrage,
The Congressional Committee investi
gation of the recent troubles at Vicks
burg, Mississippi, does not pan out to
the satisfaction of the Radical party. In
stead of a blood curdling Southern out
rage to make each particular hair of
every Radical man, woman and child in
the North stand on end like “the quills
of the fretful porcupine,” it turns out to
have been a deliberately planned negro
insurrection, instigated by the carpet-bag
gers and Gov. Ames, which, had it not
been promptly met and put down by the
whites, would have resulted in the sack
ing of the city and the slaughter of the
men, women and children. This being
the character of the evidence elicited by
the committee the Chicago Tribune wants
no more of it. The editor says: “We
exclude from the paper this morning
most of the report of the investigation at
Vickburg furnished by the Associated
Press. It develops nothing new, and
does not seem to us to be worth printing.
It ought never to have been sent over
the wires.”
The Popular Revulsion at the North.
The people without distinction of party
are calling for public meetings in the
great cities of the North, West and East,
to give expression to the popular condem
nation of the monstrous outrage perpe
trated in New Orleans on Monday last.
A stirring call for a mass meeting in New
York on Monday next, is receiving thou
sands of signatures of leading and in
fluential citizen of both political parties,
Our dispatches this morning announce a
similar movement in Boston, and the
leading journals of Cincinnati are calling
for a mass meeting, irrespective of party,
in that city. We hail these demonstra
tions of patriotic alarm and indignation
at the atrocious assault upon civil liberty
and constitutional government by the
military power of the government as hope-*
ful auguries of the dawn of a brighter
day for the Republic—of the return of
reason and justice, nnd the restoration of
peace, concord aud national fraternity.
Return of the Favorite and Versatile Artiste,
KATIE PUTNAM,
Supported by the Talented Young Actor,
J. JT. SULLIVAN,
And a powerful Comedy Company.
MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 11, 1875,
Will be presented for the first time in this city,
LITTLE BAREFOOT.
AMRY’ (Lille Barefoot) KATIE FUTNaM.
Daring Second Act Katie Putnam will sing
“Barefoot's Prayer," words and music
composed by herself.
CHANGE OF BILL EACH NIGH V.
Scxlk of* Prices.—Parquette and Dress Circle,
$1 0«; Family Circle, 50c.; Colored Gallery. 25c.
Seats secured without extra charge at Schreiner’s
Book aud Music Store. jan9-4t
Amusmcuts.
Poultry, Eggs & Butter.
FINE DRESSED TURKEYS,
DUCKS,
Geese and Chickens, Eggs,
ROLL BUTTER,
A ND other good things received daily at the
“Produce Exchange,” 142 St. Julian street.
CANNED GOODS. FINE WINES, CHOICE
LIQUORS (by ttie Bottle or the Gallon), always
in store. COUNTRY* PRODUCE of every de
scription daily received.
Housekeepers, look to your own interests !
Drop in, boy, and save money.
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141 St. Julian and 141 Bryan streets.
jan»-8,Tu&Th,tf
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500
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Savannah Theatre!
Positively Three Nights Only
And SATURDAY MATIXEg,
JA ” ART 1«. ,» Alt D 1 8 .
Farewell nppeanuire of the undisputed and
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the World Renowned *
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Supported bv her new and miwt brilliant
New York Star Company
Thursday, January 14, ’
MARY STUART!
Friday—First time in this city ut the
grand Historical Tragedy entitled
EARL OF ESSEX!
Saturday—Grand Gala Matinee
TEMPTATION!
Saturday Keening-Farewell appearance
DEBO R A II !
(Leah the Foreaken.)
Farces or admission.—Admission II •
Seats 50 cents Extra; Family Circle, 75c- Uall.r,
50c; Quadroon Boxes. 7.V. ••
MiTiN'EE Pbh-es.—Admission to all parts of th.
honae, ire; Reserved Seats onlv Me Extra.
The sale of Reserved Seats will commence on
Monday morning. 11th inst, at !> o’clock V.
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—OF THE-
TIUS FIRST-CLASS STEAMSHIP
A3IERICA,
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W ILL sail for Baltimore on SATURDAY,
January 16th, 1S75, at 1 o’clock P. M.
Through bills lading signed for Cotton destined
for Liverpool and Bremen, by first class steamships
■ailing from Baltimore.
For freight apply to
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FOR PHILADELPHIA.
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January 9th, 1875, at 10 o’clock A. M.
Insurance on Cotton by steamers of this line
one-half j>er cent.
Through bills lading signed to Antwerp, Rotter
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Hull, Leith, and all prominent interior points on
the Continent of Europe, by steamers of the “Red
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ior £ak.
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liquor police.
1875. Liquor Licenses. 1875.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, )
Oftice Clerk op Council, Jan. 7, 1875./
U NDER and by virtue of the provisions of the
Tax and Revenue Ordinance of the city of
Savannah for the year 1875, all parties engaged in
selling malt, vinous or spirituous hquors within
the city limits, either at wholesale or retail, are
notified that all c’ty licenses expired on January
1, 1875. No further notice will be ismed.
Price of license (either wholesale or retail). flW
128 70
No license will be issued for any period less
than one year, the usual bonds to be tiled in this
office, and the amount of license to be paid to tire
City Tre*nrer, who will issae a receipt for the
same. The Bond Books will lie opened on January
10. 1875. JAMES STEWART,
janS-3t Clerk of Council.
tfoal.
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^OR SALE at onr yard, in lots to suit pur-
_ chasers, carefully weighed and delivered in
any part of the city;
1,000 Tons Nova Scotia Coal,
Screened;
1,000 Tons Egg and Stove sizes
Red Ash Coal.
ALSO LUMP AND BLACKSMITH COAL.
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©mimes and provisions.
So JUnt.
Truck Farm to Rent,
L OCATED on Thunderbolt Road near toll gate,
consisting of twenty or thirty acres us de
sired. It is one of the best gardens in the coantv,
with two-story House. Barns, etc., all in good
condition. The above place can be purchased if
desired. For terms, etc., apply to
J. McDonough,
dec2S-2w Cor. Charlton and Price streets.
FOR RKNT,
T HE WESTERN FLOOR of City Exchange,
lately occupied by H. Mayer A Co. Apply
i JOHN K. JOHNSON.
dec25-tf City Treasurer.
FOR RENT,
The Rice Plantation known atf
New Hope,
On the Ogeechee River.
dec7-tf R. HABERSHAM’S SON A CO.
TO RENT,
T HE building N. W. corner of Whitaker street
and B«y street lau»\ lately occupied by Mr.
John Oliver. Apply to
J. H. ESTILL,
dec2-tf 111 Bay street.
Just Received.
BBLS. CHOICE RED APPLES.
209 bbls. Peerless, Rose and Jackson POTA
TOES.
10 bbl*. CARROTS.
50 bbls. SILVER SKIN ONIONS.
25 bbls. and bags new NUTS—“Almonds,
Pecans. Walnuts, Filberts and Brazils.”
100 boxes RAISINS.
100 boxes FIGS, assorted.
5 Frails New DATES.
10 bbls. New CIDER.
20 half bbls. New CIDER.
10 bbls Choice CIDER VINEGAR.
And for sale by
L.T. WHITCOMB’S SON, Ag’t,
Wholesale Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
Nuts, Vegetables, Hay, Grain, Feed. Ac. Sole
Agent for Rogers’ Pure Cider and Ciaer Vinegar.
141 BAY STREET,
novSl-tf Savannah, Ga.
Marquis de Talleyrand Villa,
B EAUTIFULLY situated on a high bluff, on the
bank of the St. John’s river, on the shell road,
a short distance from the city of Jacksonville.
The extensive river and landscape views are not
excelled at any point on the river. The build
ings are surrounded by one of the grandest aud
most magnificent forests of huge live oaks, water
oaks, magnolia, laurel, cherry, English holly, and
other grand old trees, the growth of former ages;
flowering shrubs, creeping vines, and flowers in
profusion.
OVER 1,000 ORANGE TREES
all from five to eight years’ growth; plums, figs,
lemons, etc.
The residence is complete in every respect, and
the location is one of the pleasantest, healthiest,
and most desirable on the 8L John’s river; com
bining, as it does, all the pleasure of a rural home,
with the advantages of a live and growing city
close at hand. Tne house lias nine (9) unusually
large, high, and airy rooms, with several smaller
ones; broad piazzas on all sides; kitchen aud ser
vants’ rooms detached.
Fine drives, walks, good wharf, bath and Bnm-
mer-honse, fishing ana hunting on the pr» raise?.
Dwelling, carriage house and outbuildings all in
complete order aud well painted. The ground?
comprise thirty acres, all rich gardening; will
be sold with as little land as desired.
Come and examine the property, aud wcare
one of the pleasantest homes on the St. John's
river at a satisfactory price and on terms to suit.
Will exchange for improved city property, or
for a good clean stock of goods with lease of
store, in almost auy well established business.
For a private residence, or boarding bouse, or
for a popular hotel and place of resort, it is un
equalled by any in the State.
May be had completely furnished with eveiy re
quisite for housekeeping if desired.
Horse, carriage, Aiderney stock, poultry, etc,
if wanted. Address or apply to
C. A. LINCOLN.
dec!0-8tf Jacksonville, Fla.
A RARE CHANCE.
FOR SALE,
That Elegant and Coni mod imi* J
Residence
No. 215 SOUTH BROAD ST.,
Comer of West Broad, on Lot No. s Elixyt
Ward, contain big
2 PARLORS, DINING and LIBRARY B00L
8 BEDROOMS,
2 DRESSING and
4 BASEMENT ROOMS,
all elegantly finished inside, and in good order.
Possession given immediately. Furniture sold -
with house if desired. Inquire of
GUGIE BOUBQUIN,
Over Savannah Bank aud Trust C'o-
dec8-Tu.Th£Stf
FOR SALK
Valuable Properly
ON SOUTH BROAD STREET,
C ONSISTING of Lot No. 40, northeast cnrntr I
of South Broad and Lincoln Stmtt, I
feet, and fifteen feet of Lot 39, on Sooth Bmau
street, running back to the north line of Brick I
building, usetf as Kitchens for dwellings on Lot |
No. 40.
This property is rented for eighteen hundred j
dollars per annum, and is iu one of the meet de- I
sirable portions of the city. Apply to 1
dec29-Tn,Th*Mf HENRY BRYAN.
Beal Estate For Sale.
Removal.
' HAVE te moved to my store*, NO. 196 and 198
- - BAY STREET, adjoining Haywood's Ice
House, where I am in daily receipt of heavy con
signments of Western Produce, such as
GRAIN, FLOUR.
—ON HAND—
1 car load extra HEAVY MESS BEEF.
100 boxes CANDLES.
200 boxes SOAP.
500 bbls. FliOUR.
50 tabs choice New York State BUTTER.
10 bbls. New Haven PIG HAMS.
All for sale low to the trade.
dec*M. n. WILLIAMS.
Fancy Groceries !
CANDIES,
FIREWORK S
ORANGES,
APPLES.
At 21! U^ruard Street.
FELIX BUSSAK.
iomury arlera prompt 1 ? eincnted. dec!9-tf
Check Books,
Book* printed to outer, with or without ■tempt.
mt«—eewtjwfr numbered. K desired, atthe
ESTABLISHED 1856.
GEO. G.~WILSON,
Ho. IDO Concrete ud 185 8t. JalUa Ste.
Groceries, Wines and Liqnors,
AND PLANTERS’ SUPPLIES GENERALLY,
Which I will eell low for caeh or good acceptance.
CONSIGNMENTS of Cotton ao*' Uoncirr Pm-
v doce solicited, to which I will uiee air per-
Bonal attention, ud BatiafartSon guaranteed.
Parties ahtpping smali lota id xiottop will and M
me, m “my
chargee will be umafl, ■ and remittance* in caeh or
^ directed, made promptly.
-ifORsI —
Fresh Garden^ p^*™
Warranted the GnF 0<3 <2i|
At
J*n8-tf o.
Brick Stores,
Several Dwelliii?*-
Choice 6111111111$; Uots
On Gaeton, Drayton, and New Hooeton street*.
CHEAP .LOTS,
With and withoat Douses, on Gwinnett street
Four Superior Garden
On Middle Ground Road, over a mile i
Anderson street, (one with a boose on it/-
A Good Farm,
.it Atnnghext county, at Great Bargaid. Apply
HENRY BRYA*>
0ctS4-tf 113 Bay etteet __
FOR, SALE,
White Pine and Black IV
—ALSO— —
COUNTER TOPS CONSTANTLY ON HAN"-
C. S- GAY,
se [/My Comer Charlton and Tattnall Ptn,
Jin hoofing, &(■
cointbactoB
-FOR—
TIN ROOFIIVG’I
Gutters and Conductors.
Also, for making and putting up
GALVANIZED IKON COENICK.
ORNAMENTAL BRACKETS’ J
GUTTERS AND CONDUCTORS.
REPAIRING HOOFS will meet with po®** j
attention Orders solicted.
Corma^kHopfe* 11 ^ j
No. 167 Broughton SL
janl-tf
GRAM) MILITARY BALL
German Volunteers
AT THE HALL OF THE
German Steam Fire i’o.
MONDAY, JANUARY 11th, is;;.
COMMITTEE:
Lient. Jno. Derat, Q. M. Valantine Baler
Sergt. A. Voese, Sergt. F. J. JaiirotcW
Corp. I. J. Fox, Private Henry Schroe
Corp. George Wagner.
breeder
Tickets can be procured from any member of
the Committee. dec29-td
Savannah QuintetteClui)
PitOF. HERMAN BRAUN
H AS formed the above Club, and will furnih
Music for
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENTS, Ac.
Orders left at Schreiner’s Music Store will be
promptly attended to. janl-lm