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SIw HJonung pcu f j5 J. H. ESTUiL, Proprietor. YV. T. THOMPSON. Editor. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. I87S. The Situation In Florida. Our telegram from Tallahaanee conveys a fair idea of the situation in that city. The withdrawal of the Republicans from the Senate last Thursday was a trick to prevent the seating of two Democratic members of that body previous to the election for United States Senator. An attempt on the part of the Conservatives yesterday to compel these gentry to take part in legislation, met with a very de cided repulse. Indeed, we are told that one of the patriots went so far as to pro duce his little pistol and fire upon the in nocent sergeant-at-arms, who had been sent out for the purpose of prevailing upon the absent members to put in an appear ance. Our telegram is not very clear upon this point, but we are left to infer that the sergeaut-at-arms retired without accom plishing his purpose. However, presuming that Dr. Hicks and his fellow-voyagers have returned from their four thousand dollar tour to Jacksonville, the election for United States Senator will proceed to-day, with what result it is impossible to say. Dr. Hicks and his crowd claim to hold the balance of power, and it would be assum ing too much to suppose that the Doctor is too modest to allow his eagle eye to look toward Washington. As to the Democratic candidates, they are all good men and true, but our information leads us to believe that the prospect of getting the Executive office into the hands of the Conservatives causes many honest men to look composedly upon the probability of Stearns’ election. In the meantime, we shall see what we shall see. The Legislature ami the Insurance Companies. In our local deportment yesterday we printed the bill relative to insurance com panies, recently passed by the Senate. If we understand the provisions of this measure, its operations will be unjust to the insurance companies engaged in busi ness in our State, and before it passes the House we trust it will be fairly discussed in all its bearings, so that if it is found to be inequitable it may be disposed of accordingly. It is evidently the intention of this bill to throw the onus of proof, in cases of litigation, almost entirely upon the in surance company, relieving the assured from the necessity of producing such documentary evidence as might be used by the insurance company. Furthermore, it releases the assured from the most important obligations and conditions of the contract with the company, andholds the latter strictly to the terms thereof. Obviously this is unjust, and we are not surprised to learn that some of the most substantial and reliable companies now doing business in the State will withdraw their agencies if the bill becomes a law. Such withdrawal, at this time, might, in the course of events, take the shape of a public calamity. Blaine vs. Grant.—The New Orleans Timet of the 19th says: “Little by little the Republicans drop it out that the late anti-Grant committee was an adroitly managed game of a Presidential aspirant, who deemed it necessary to break Grant in order to further his own interests, and to do that consented to let the Louisiana cat out of the bag. The result, say they, in its effects on public sentiment proved more disastrous than was expected. Not alone Grant, but the entire Republican party went staggering to the wall; and now the new sub-committee comes in the hope of being able to present a counter report calculated to repair the damage so fearfully sustained by that party. Upon this view of the case the conclusion is irresistable that the committee will chiefly devote its time to questions relat ing to the late election.” Old but Applicable.—A little more than a century ago Junius thus wrote to the Duke of Grafton: “In doubtful meas ures the virulent exaggeration of party must be employed to rouse and engage the passions of the people. You have now brought the merits of your adminis tration to an issue on which every Eng lishman of the narrowest capacity may determine for himself. It is not an alarm to the passions, but a calm appeal to the judgment of the people, upon their own most essential interests. A more experienced minister (President) would not have hazarded a direct invasion of the first principles of the Constitution before he had made some progress in subduing the spirit of the people. Louisiana's Woes. Notwithstanding the almost judicial fairness of the report of the sub-commit- tee on Louisiana Affairs, Congress has thought proper to have the whole evi dence retaken, in hopes of getting a re port less favorable to justice. Conse quently a new committee has been dis patched to New Orleans. This is called the “ Banditti Committee.” Great preparations were made for the recep tion of the members by Kellogg, Pack ard it Co., and every effort has been made to prepare outrages to order. For this purpose an outrage and slander mill has been set up in the Custom House, and hired witnesses are daily instructed in their parts. But these are the minor de tails of the programme. It was a great disappointment to the Radicals that the assembling of the Louisiana Legislature was unattended by bloodshed. The White House organs had presaged it, and did all they could to bring it about. Sheridan’s presence, it was thought, would make assurance doubly sure. He was sent to New Orleans not to preserve the peace, but to provoke disorder. The sub-committee, of which Mr. Foster, of Ohio, was Chairman, was expected to bring back to Washington a harrowing tale that would “fire the Northern heart' and afford Grant a pretext for falling upon the Southern people with fire and sword. But “the best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft a gley. ” The citizens of New Orleans endured their wrongs without lifting a hand to resent them, and the Radical conspirators over reached themselves and were condemned by the very report upon which they had relied to countenance their designs. Un deterred by this disappointment, how ever, they are about to try it again. They know that the “Banditti Commit tee” is composed of men of their own stripe, and they mean to entertain that committee with a carnival of blood. A special dispatch from New Orleans to the Chicago Inter-Ocean says: “The Republicans are preparing for the full (banditti) committee, and if allowed will present such an array of witnesses as will convict the sub-committee and silence Democratic clamor. Troops may have to be sent into some parishes to escort Re publican witnesses, who before were not allowed to pass through the lines picketed by White Leaguers. The Leaguers who participated in the 1 Kh of September massacre in this city will be called by Re publicans, and if they admit that they fired a shot they will be arrested on their own admissions and tried. If this is done the 2, .'>00 participants will raise a storm, for such arrests would not be quietly endured. These men are guilty of murder, and the Republicans will take the offensive, and try to have them punished.” These disclosures clearly indicate the purpose of the Kellogg party to incite bloodshed in New Orleans, and Sheridan is pursuing a similar policy in Vicksburg. If success attends these efforts in either city, the pretext will be afforded for plac ing the South under military rule, and carry out the policy of the carpet-bag gers, as outlined in these dispatches yes terday. But even if they fail in this di rection, some other excuse will be found or made for remanding the Southern States to the same condition as when first reconstructed. Anything to give the carpet-baggers and scalawags a new lease of life. Those interested are advised of the fact that revenue detectives are abroad looking for violations of the law requir ing checks to be stamped. At Richmond. Ya..tlie collector has instituted suits in the United States Circuit Court against about two hundred and fifty citizens, upon un stamped checks, discovered in an officia* examination of the bank drawers; and we observe that revenue officials have also lately been searching the Chicago banks for similar proofs upon which to found proceedings, it is said, with great success. The editor of the Review, a paper pub lished in Richmond, Virginia, in the in terest of the colored people, says: “We have spent ten years in the South land, in politics and out of politics, (although a poor politician, and never held the humblest office,) and we have yet to ex perience at the hands of Southern gen tlemen even the slightest act of discour tesy.” The Edgefield Affaib.—The Augusta Chronicle says that Judge T. J. Mackey, envoy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary from Governor Chamberlain, reached the village of Edgefield Friday, and immediately issued warrants for the arrest of General M. C. Butler, Dr. Mc- Kie, Mr. Joseph Merriwether and five other citizens of Edgefield county, on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, inasmuch as those gentlemen, at the request of the colored constables who were seeking Tennant, went with said constables to assist in arresting the afore said Tennant, and dared to shoot at the latter and his party after they had fired upon them. General Butler, who was in Augusta Friday, returned to Edgefield on Sunday morning in order that the virtu ous Mackey may have no trouble in find ing him. Tennant was sent to Columbia Friday night. A negro who was arrested a few days ago confessed that Tennant had paid Jack Bussy and John Fryer, colored, fifty dollars to set fire to General Butler's house. He had also paid other negroes fifty dollars to assist those two in the work. The proof is positive against Tennant, both as to his hiring men to fire General Butler’s house and as to his re sisting arrest by the proper officers with force and arms. The Doc-trine of Common Sense. No other Republican journal in the country that professes to support the Ad ministration has treated the Louisiana question with so much candor and judi cial fairness as the Utica Herald. From the first interference on January 4 till the present time it has fearlessly demanded a strict obedience to the Constitution, and has frankly told its party that it goes di rectly to ruin if it takes any other course. In a recent article on the fruits of recon struction, it denounced the partisan cries of a “new rebellion,” the “old spirit of disloyalty,” a “revival of the lost cause,” •fcc., as absurd, since if there were any disposition in the South for another re bellion. there is not power enough there to make it potent. It says that recon struction is not a failure, since in “every Southern State, where the people rule, there is peace, and full enjoyment of po litical rights; there is no sign of a new rebellion : there is no hostility to the flag; there is no disloyalty to the Union.” The only exception is Louisiana, and the Her ald frankly avows its belief that if the control of that State is surrendered to the white people, to whom it rightfully be longs, “there will be an end at once and forever to all trouble in Louisiana.” It continues: “But the White League; shall we let that govern Louisiana? Yes, if it has a majority of the votes. What then will become of the poor negro? The enforcement act protects him. If the whole machinery of the State gov ernment were in the hands of the White Leaguers, the negro would not suffer as much as he does now. The enforcement act makes intimidation and violence against the negro an offense against the Federal laws. The Federal courts will protect him. This is the only possible solution of the Louisiana question. It is the only Constitutional solution—the only one which carries out the Republican policy of reconstruction.” The Republican Losses.—The New York World publishes official returns of the elections since 1872, which shows that in the course of two years the Re publican party, which elected its Presi dent by a majority of over 730,000 votes, has been put in a minority of over 300,000 votes. In 1872 their party carried thirty States, and by the end of 1874 had lost all but eleven of them. The World con cludes: “In two years the opposition to the Federal Administration has made a net gain of nearly one and a quarter mil lion of votes. There has been no such political overturning in so short a period in our history as a people. Never before has a Federal Administration received so rapid and overwhelming a condemna tion from those who placed it in power. There has been a steady Republican loss everywhere, and a steady opposition gain everywhere. New York has jumped from 53,000 Republican majority to 02,000 opposition majority, and Penn sylvania has changed from 130,(MX) Re publican majority to 7,000 opposition majority. The opposition has posses sion of the four greatest States of the Union—New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois. Two years ago it possessed not one of these. ” BY TELEGRAPH THE MORNING NEWS. FROM IDE STATE CAPITAL. Proceedings of the General Assembly. THE CONVENTION QUESTION. BILLS introduced PASSED. AND BILLS Bullock’s Fraudulent Bonds. Evening Telegrams. FROM THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. YESTERDAY'S CONGRESSIONAL PRO- CEEDINGS. Ben Bntler Fails to Pat His Rights Bill Through. Civil THE SENATORIAL CONTEST IN NES8EE. Meeting! or the TEN_ Savannah Jockey (lub! [Special Telegram to the Morning News ] Atlanta, January 25. CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION. Judge Reese, in the Senate, and Mr. Can dler, in the House, introduced a bill provid ing for submitting to. the people the ques tion of a Constitutional Convention. The bill provides for a representative for every four thousand population. Chatham county to have ten delegates, Fulton eight, and Richmond six, and specifies the first Tues day in April as the time for the election. BOGUS BONDS. The committee appointed to investigate the indebtedness of railroad officials during the administration of Blodgett, and to ex amine into the validity of the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad bonds, Senator Harris, chairman, reported to-day. They report bonds of the Alabama and Chatta nooga Railroad to the amount of one hun dred and ninety-four thousand dollars, issued without compliance with the require ments of the Constitution. CAMPBELL. Mr. Mattox introduced a resolution io the Senate reciting that on account of the feeble health and old age of Tunis G. Camp bell the Governor be requested to pardon him, which was indefinitely postponed. BILLSINTBODUCED. The following bills were introduced in the Senate: By Mr’ Kibbee—To prescribe the power of Grdinaries and other officers in relation to the levying of taxes. By Mr. Newbern—To reduce the Sheriffs bond of Clinch county. By Jndgo Reese—To require the Gov ernor to issue bonds to liquidate the State’s endorsement of railroad bonds. The New York Herald makes this rude reference to the leaders of the dominant party in Congress: “Ostensibly a Repub lican caucus considers plans for protect, ing the negro in the South; in reality it considers how it may carry the elections in the Southern States; and in these two points are all the policy of the dominant party—how to carry the elections; how to get the offices and distribute the plun der, and how to make the manoeuvres con trived for this end seem like movements taken to secure the rights of an oppressed people. A counterfeit United States Treasury note has been detected at Boston, so well executed that even the most skillful detectives differ as to its true character and have finally determined upon the follow ing minute differences : “ On the gen uine the buttons on the coat of John Quincy Adams are perfectly round, while on the counterfeit they have an irregu lar or more of an octagonal form; on the the genuine the small toes of the female figure of Justice are full and natural, while on the counterfeit the small toes are very small, and the little one very obscure.” Dr. W. H. Babcock, a journalist well known in Florida and in this State, has connected himself in an editorial capa city with the Jacksonville Press. Dr. Babcock is a graceful and fluent writer aud a most genial gentleman, and his connection with the Press will add largely to its influence. The New York Sun grimly remarks that “the surviving relatives of the Re publican party in Connecticut had a meeting in New Haven the present week, on which occasion they made arrange ments for giving the corpse an elegant funeral about the time the frost gets out of the ground.” The lowest bid for constructing the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad iron bridge across the Ohio at the city named was from the Watson Bridge Company, of Paterson, N. J., the figures being $(193,000. A resolution requesting the Governor to pardon Tunis G. Campbell, on account of old age aud infirmity, was offered in the Senate yesterday by Mr. Mattox, of the Second District, and indefinitely postponed. A bill was introduced in both branches of the General Assembly yesterday pro viding for submitting the question of a Com.Rational Convention to the people of Georgia. General Joseph R. Hawley, a promi nent Republican member of Congress from Connecticut, in a letter discussing the Louisiana outrage, intimates that there will be a new election ordered in that State, and predicts an exhaustive and instructive debate in the House when all the documents come to hand. He says: “The result will be, both from people and Congress, I hope, a verdict so plain and unmistakable against the fla grant wrong and terrible danger of per mitting military force to meddle with the constitution of a legislative body that no military officer, of even the most or dinary intelligence, will hereafter need special instructions to keep himself clear, and even the gallant and impetuous Sheridan will not again suggest in time of peace the most savage measure of war, a militar}' commission to take the lives of civilians.” There are a great many so- called “gallant and impetuous*’ people in the world of the “most ordinary intelli gence” whom the world generally regard as fools. The “ Banditti Committee.”—It is learned that one object of the sudden departure of the “banditti committee” to New Orleans was to stave off debate in the House on Louisiana. The report of the sub-committee was no sooner sub mitted to the House at the close of the session than the “banditti” packed their carpet-bags and started southward. They will delay their report until the last mo ment, when Congress is driven with the appropriation bills and necessary legisla tion, and thus hope not only to deprive Democrats of any opportunity to be heard on this question, but to preveiit any action with regard to Louisiana. That State will thus be left at the mercy of Grant and Sheridan, which is just what the President desires, his recom mendations for Congressional action be ing purely hypocritical. The marine disasters by fire, wreck or collision, or other casualty, to vessels be longing to, or bound to or from the United States during 1874 amounted to 351, the value of the vessels, exclusive ol their cargoes, being $8,78(5,000. During 1873 the disasters numbered 459, the losses aggregating $11,733,000. L*st year there were lost 19 steamers, 42 ships, 91 barks, 4G brigs, and 153 schooners. Of these losses, during the month ol December just closed, there were 38, the value of the vessels, exclusive of car goes, being $970,000. in the house. The following bills were introduced in* the House: By Mr. Baker—To make the inordinate use of intoxicating liquors a misdemeanor. By Mr. Carlton, of Clarke—To prevout and punish infanticide and abortion. By Mr. Warren—To protect the holders (without notice) of junior liens. By Mr. Norman—To create a Board of Commissioners of Colquitt county. By Mr. Cassidy—To organize a Criminal Court for Effingham county. By Mr. Anderson—To levy a tax to sup port the Government; also, an appropria tion act which provides no important change in the salaries of officials. By Mr. Adams—To establish an art de partment in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. By Mr. Alderman—To create a new coun ty called Lawton from Thomas and Decatur. By Mr. Miller—To appropriate half of the State tax in Ware county for the purpose of rebuilding the Court House. By General Lawton—To authorize the Sa vannah Free School Society to donate their funds and property to the Savannah Widows’ Home. bills passed. The following bills passed the House : To repeal the act c msolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Collector of Wayne county. To change the lines between the counties of Glynn and Camden. The bill to change the line between Glynn and Wayne was tabled. FRAUDULENT bonds. Mr. Tumlin introduced in the House a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the Speaker to appoint a committee to pre pare an amendment to the Constitution de claring null aud void all State or railroad endorsed bonds illegally issued. The Speaker appointed the following named committee: Messrs. Tumlin, Anderson, War ren, Warner and Black. CONGRESSIONAL NOTES. Washington, January 25.—Vice President Wilson being absent from thi city. Mr. An thony, of Rhode Ialaud, was elected Presi dent pro tem. Mr. Robertson, of South C arolina, pre seated the joint resolutions of the South Carolina Legislature asking an appropria tion of one hundred thousand dollars to deepen the harbor of Charleston. Referred to Committee on Commerce. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, in*rodnced a bill to establish au education fund, and apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to publ c education, aud to provide for the more complete endowment and support of national colleges for the advancement of scientific and industrial education. Ordered to be printed and lie on the table. He gave notice that he would call the bill up at an early day for the purpose of submitting some remarks thereon. The chair laid before the Senate a letter from the Secretary of War in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 11th insL tr msmitting copies of correspondence in relation to certain disorders in the Stato of Louisiana. Ordered to be printed and re hrred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Mr. Flanagan, of Texas, presented a me morial of the Mayor aud Common Council of Houstou, Texas, in favor of having that place declared a port of entry. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Iu the House, a bill was introduced regu lating telegraph tolls; also one aiding South era railroads. By Mr. Young, of Georgia—A bill appro priating fittv thousand do.lars for the im provement of the Etowah river. A bill v\as also introduced improving the Galveston harbor. Mr. Irwin has been discharged. A bill was introduced miking Houston, Texas, a port ot eutry. A motion allowing the Speaker to forbid dilatory motions upon certain questions was defeated by yeas 150, nays 98— not the re quired two-thirds. The bill repealing the China subsidy to the Pacific mail passed. The bill authorizing another bridge at St. Louis passed. Butler moved to take up the civil rights bill. The motion was defeated by yeas, 147; nays, 93—not two-thirds. The Republicans voting no were Butler, of Tennessee ; Har rison, Hyde, Loften, Lowndes, Maynard, Sener, Sheats, Sloan, Smith, of Virginia , Btauard, Strait Thornburg, Buffinton, Burcbard, Burleigh, Foster, Hale of Maine, Hale of New York, Kasson, Merriam, Phelps, Pierce of New Hampshire, Roberts, Smith of Ohio, Willard of Vermont, and Willard of Michigan. The Republicans opposed to the Civil Rights bill voted nay. The debate was quite spirited. THE WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET. THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. Washington, January 25.—Probabilities : During Tuesday in the South Atlantic States, high followed by falling barometer, slightly lower temperature, northeast to southeast winds and partly cloudy weather will pre vail, possibly followed by slight rain in the southern portion. I i tbo Gulf States, Tennessee, the Ohio valley aud the upper lake region, falling ba rometer, rising temperature, easterly or southerly winds, and increasing cloudiness with rain in the two first and possibly iu the th'rd district, and snow in the last. In the upper Mississippi and lower Mis souri valleys and the Northwest, lower ba rometer, higher temperature, east or south winds, cloudv or partly cloudy weather and snow, except south of Iowa, rain. In New England, the Middle States and the lower lake region, rising barometer falling temperature, north or west winds diminishing in force and generally clear weather, but followed in the western por tion of the two last districts by falling barom3ter, winds shifting to east or south, increasing cloudiness, and at night possibly threatening weather. JOHNSON AND BROWN. Nashville, January 25.—The joint ses sion adjourned amidst intense excitement. It is understood that the contest has nar rowed down to Johnson and Brown. The first ballot decides. storms. London, January 25.—A terrific gale, ac companied by storms of rain, have prevailed on the British coast for two days past. In numerable casualties to sailing craft are re ported. Midnight Telegrams. WASHINGTON NOTES. Sam J. Randall for Speaker. Democratic A RADICAL RUSE IN THE SENATE. Lively Little Row with the Sergeant at-Arms. LITTLEFIELD AND HIS FRAUDS. [Sj>ecial telegram to the Morning News.f A Lie.—To the art of lying the able conductors of Harpers Weekly have added the talent of forgery. In a recent issue these noble caterers to the tastes of an exalted civilization quoted a lot of ridicu lous bluster on the extreme Ku-Klux or der and credited it to the Logan (Ky.) Sentinel. There is no such paper as the Logan Sentinel, and consequently’ the in famous lie has been fastened upon the conductors of Harper's Weekly. Such lies as this are edited by that pink of cul ture and refinement, George William Curtis. The statue of Stonewall Jackson, exe cuted by the late Mr. Foley, the well- known Euglisli sculptor, for the city of Charleston, S. C., is now nearly comple ted at the Manor foundry, Chelsea, Lon don. The General is represented as standing, with a drawn broadsword in his right hand. The hand rests on the sword hilt, and the point of the weapon is placed on a piece of rock at the side of the figure. He wears a horseman’s sbor> tunic, girt by a broad belt and buttoned close on the chest, and loose trousers with riding boots. Tallahassee, January 25. There has been no quorum in the Senate since Thursday, a state of things that is the result of what the Radicals here are pleased to term “parliamentary tactics.” LIVELY LAW-MAKERS. This afternoon an officer was sent out to arrest the absent Republicans, but they re fused to obey the summons, and resisted the officer. The report is that pistols wore fired, and that Parlin, a Republican, shot at the Sergeant-at-Arms. For a while there was great excitement. THE WHEREFORE. The Republican Senators, by preventing a quorum, are working to keep the Conserva tives from seating Stewart, who has been defrauded of his seat from the Twenty-first District for two sessions. THE RADICALS want to keep the other Senators in until after the Senatorial election, which con- mences to-morrow. A DEMOCRAT SEATED. In the Assembly, Judge, from Santa Rosa, was seated. Littlefield’s frauds. Jones, of Escambia, “introduced a reso’u- tion to investigate the status of suit iu the United States Supreme Court about the Lit tlefield bonds. A NEW PHASE OF THE SWINDLE. The committee to be appointed will in vestigate the whole of that fraud, and per haps show that the suit commenced by the State will fasten the liability on the State for the swindle. SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS. A crowd of aspirants for the Senate ar rived to-night. The area of the British empire approx iw&tes to 7,769,000 square miles. per cent, of their capital stock. National Bank Circulation.—Under the present law governing the national banks those having a capital under $500,- 000 are allowed a circulation of 90 per cent.; over $500,000 and under $1,000,- 000, 80 per cent.; over $1,000,000 and under $2,000,000, 75 per cent.; over $2,000,000 and under $3,000,000, 70 per percent.; and over $3,000,000, 60 per cent. At the meeting of the Committee on Banking and Currency on the 21st, on motion of Mr. Farwell it was agreed to repeal the section and offer an amend ment making the circulation of all the national banks at the uniform rate of 90 A Nigger on the Safety Valve.—The Springfield (Mass.) RejrubUran says: The old Missis8ippi|river joke has, cu riously enough, become a political fact. The Republican steamer is already quiver ing from stem to stem; the firemen, with faces of grim determination,are pouring iu fresh supplies of turpentine; and the ‘nigger is sitting on the safety valve.’ It is no fault of his, poor fellow; but there he is, and there he is likely to stay until the explosion.” It is estimated that there are stored in New York aud other seaports 75,000,000 pounds of tea, with 10,000,000 in addi tion to arrive within a few weeks, or nearly three years' supply for the entire country. In the South Carolina Legislature a negro member introduced a bill to levy a tax of two mills to support the unem ployed negroes of Edgefield county. The proposition was voted down. Odd Fellows.—Much interest is mani fested in the decision of the United Pres byterian Synod on the Odd Fellow ques tion, which has lately been started afresh. At last week’s meeting of the Philadel phia Presbytery of the United Presby terian Church an appeal was presented from the decision of the session of the North Church, which had admitted a member who was connected with the order of Odd Fellows, to which others took exception. After a sharp debate a vote was taken on the appeal, which re sulted in a tie, ten against ten. A fur ther appeal was then taken to the synod. It should be explained, however, that the United Presbyterians are a different re ligious body from the one which passes under the glorious name of Presby terians. The postal card factory in Springfield, Mass., shipped 26,420,500 cards during the quarter ending January 1. The 30th of January has been fixed upon as the day for the passage of the first tram through the Hooeac tunnel. Catholic Statistics.—The New York Tablet gives the following statistics of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States : “Seven archbishops, 53 bishops, 4,873 priests, 6,920 churches, chapels and stations, of which certainly 4,809 are churches, 18 theological seminaries, and 1,375 studying for the priesthood, 68 col leges, 511 academies, 1,444 parish schools, 215 asylums, homes and refuges, 87 hos pitals, and a Catholic population (ex clusive of Baltimore, Charleston, Erie and Brooklyn, for which no estimates are given,) of 5,761,242. In 1814 there were 85 pnests, not as m^ny priests in the country as there are now Catholic hos pitals; not as many priests as there are now of three names, Walsh, Murphy and O’Connor!” GRANT UPS AND SAYS HE DIDN’T. POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN FRANCE. WASHINGTON NOTES. Washington, January 25.— The chances of Congressman Sam Randall, ot Pennsylvania, for the next Speakership of tho House has been brought into prominence, and greatly strengthened by his vigorous course regard ing the Louisiana outrage, and his ready knowledge and efficient nse of parliamen tary Tactics against the civil rights bill. The President eent to the House to-day the report of the Levee Commissioners, who recommend the immediate appropria tion of three millions of dollars to repair existing crevasses in Louisiana, and a half a milliou each for Arkansas and Mississippi. It is stated upon good authority that no appropriations will bo made beyond three hundred thousand dollars for official sur veys. FRENCH AFFAIRS. London, January 25.—The Times cor respondent at Paris telegraphs that it is considered that the Duke de Broglie, by tho part he took in Friday’s debate in the Assembly, has dissipated all chances of forming a new administration, as the vote on the motion to close the di bate, which was made and supported by liis partizans, prove that there was a ma jority of Dearly one hundred against him. The Duke de Cazes recently sent his sec onds to M. du Lemple to demand an expla nation of certain letters charging him with violating his engagements. It is announced that tho affair has been amicably settled. A TARDY DENIAL. Washington, January 25.—The state ments frequently made and published that certain members of the Cabinet threatened to resigu on account of differences of opinion concerning the management of the Lonisi- aua matter, and tint in consequence there of the message of the President was changed in time and language, are authoritatively stated to bo without Inundation in fact. N«> such threat was made to tho President, and there was no ebango iu the tone and char acter of message as has been stated. ALFONSO. London, January 25.—An autograph letter from Alfonso was delivered to Queen Victo ria on Saturday, formally advising her of his accession to the throne, and assuring her of his intention to rule over Spain on constitutional principles. A similar noti fication has been received by France. $ru? RACES! RACES! ft! Annual February 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1875. FIRST DAY—First Race—Hurdle Race; two miles, over eight hardies. Second Race—Savan nah Cup; two miles; closed with six entries. Third Race—Mile heats. riour m\l$. FOREST CITY FLOUR MILLS —AND— GRAIN WAREHOUSE, SECOND.DAY— First Race—Tenbroeck Stake; one mile; closed with nine entries. Second Race—Two mile heats. Third Race—One mile dash. THIRD DAY—First Race—Handicap Stakes ; one and a quarter miles; closed with eleven en tries. Second Race—Bouaventure Stake: mile heats; closed with five entries. Third Race— Selling Race; one mile; purse two hundred dollars. FOURTH DAY — First Race—Dash of two miles. Second Race—Three mile heats. Third Race—Lamar Stake; mile heats; cloaed with eight entries. FIFTH DAY’—First Race—Hurdle Handicap; two miles, over eight hurdles. Second Race— Free Handicap ; mile heats, three in five. Third Race—Consolation Purse ; mile heats. Quarter stretch badges for the week, $10; quar ter stretch tickets for the day, $3; to be had trom M. A. Cohen, Treasurer, 03 Bay street, or upon the Track. G. S. OWENS, President. J. T. McFarland, Secretary. Returning tickets will be issued over the several rai loads during the wc-ek. jan26-tf F O Ft SALE! VALUABLE PROPERTY SOUTH BROAD STREET. O N TUESDAY, the 2d day of February, ISIS, - - _ will be sold before the Court House door, the city of Savannah, at 11 o’clock, (if not sold previously at private sale,) that VALUABLE PROPERTY ON SOUTH BROAD STREET, consisting of Lot No. 40 Columbia Ward, north east corner of South Broad and Lincoln streets; said lot being sixty feet on South Rroad street aud ninety feet on Lincoln street, and Fifteen Feet of Lot No. 39, on South Broad street, run ning north about sixty feet to the north line of brick building used as kitchens, etc., for dwell ings on lot No. 40. This property is in one of the most desirable portions of the city ; is rented for eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and in sured in first class offices at one per cent, per annum. Terms Cash, purchaser paying for title. HENRY BRYAN, Broker and Auctioneer, jan96-td . No. 113 Bay street. Strayed or Stolen-—Reward. A REWARD of Ten Dollars will be paid for the return to the undersigned of a B! I the return to the undersigned of a BLACK MULE, bol)-tail, closely trimmed, aud rubbed on| the sides by trace chains. Strayed from, or was stolen on Hover’s Range Saturday night. Return to jack Moore, J&n26~lt At McLeod's Mill. FOUND, LARGE BRASS KEY. The owner can . get the same by calling at This Office and paying for this advertisement. jan2G-lt FOR SALE, COMFORTABLE HOUSE at the Isle of Hope. Bath House, Garden, Boats, etc., in complete order. For particulars, apply to jan26>1w HUGH WADDELL > Jk-S Congress Street, Corner of Montgomery, M ANUFACTURERS of all grades of FLOUR; also. GRIST and MEAL, and hav. I . , offal, Bran, Shorts, Ac., together with CORN, HAY, OATS, and GROUND FOOD to suit, at Wholesale aud Retail, and at the very lowest market rater. CORN.—Average stock bushels.. •■2f,000 FLiOUR.—Average stock barrels ] ^ <HT Cash country orders solicited. S. G. HAYNES A BRO., Proprietor, mhUM12in Office 95 Bay Street and at the Mill. Amusements. SACRED CONCERT! AT THE Savannah Baptist Church Tuesday Evening. Jan. *20. 1875. Duo, PROGRAMME-PART I. 1. Tannahanser Grand March, Organ Wagner—Mrs. Gust in and Miss Gleason. 2. Quartet aud Chorus, “O, IIow Lovely,” from the “Lay of the Bell,” Romberg—Miss Wi tier, Mrs. Bickford, Mr. Newman, Mr. Backus. 3. Tenor Solo, Abt—Mr. Ward. 4. Trio, “Father, Lead Me,’’ (Belsazzar,) But terfield— Miss Wilber, Miss Gustin, Mr. Bates. 5. Soprano Solo, “ Ruth and Naomi," Toplilf— Mrs. Lufburrow. 6. Trio, “ Are Yerum,” Kreutzer—Mies Came ron, Mr. Ward, Mr. Backus. PART H. 7. Oman Solo—Mr. Pen field. 8. Solo and Chorus, “ The Marvellous Work,” Hayden—Mfss Wilbur aud chorus. 9 Male Quartet, “The Chapel.” Kreutzer— Messrs. Ward, Newman, Backus, Gleason. 10. Trio, “Evening Hymn,” Concone—Mrs, Cameron, Miss Gross, Mrs. Gustiu. 11. Chorus. “Eyrie,” from Twelfth to Gr. Mass, Mozart Concert to commence at 8 o'clock. Admission, $1 00. jan25-vt _ Groceries ami grorisww. THE RED "GROCERYl 22 Barnard Street, Is offering the following IndnceuieBt*. g UTTER, choice article, at 40 aud 45 cento. RIO COFFEE, Prime Roasted, at 30 cents. SUGAR, Light Brown, at 10 cents. FINE TEA 41 , Black, Green or Mixed cents up. —also— from CO CANNED FRUITS, PRESERVES, Ac. -HD- SUITABLE ARTICLES for the German Table F. Rl’SSAK. All packages to any part of the city delivered free of charge. j ;inl6 . u On Consignment. 1 A A BBLS. EARLY.ROSE POTATOES ll/U 200 bbls. EAR cY GOODRICH po’-] Savannah Theatre! CHARLES B. FURBISH Manager - - P0T\- ™TOE8. 150 bbls. Chili RED POTATOES. 100 bbls, PEACH BLOW POTATOES 50 bbls. RED ONIONS. 30 bbls. NUTS, “assorted.” 5 frails NEW DATES. 25 bbls. aud half bbls. SWEET CIDER 10 bbls. choice CIDER VINEGAR. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, JANUARY 28, 29, 30. ALSO SATURDAY MATINEE. FOR BREMEN. T HE first-class German ship SAVANNAH, Teblbmasx, Master, haring a portion of her cargo en gaged, will have disnatch. For balance of freight room, apply to jan26*tt KNOOP, HANEMANN A CO. Jjnj ©oods. Prices Reduced! toy, O’Brien&Co. No. 147 Broughton Street. , Pre- To decrease our Stoek paratory to our Annual Stock taking, we will offer our Goods at reduced prices from now until the 1st of February next. (litMAT BARGAINS IN Shawls, Cloaks, BLANKETS, Furbish’s 5th Avenue Theatre Combination. ■The great society play, And for sale by L.T. WHITCOMB’S SON, Ag’t, Wholesale Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Fmit«, Nuts, Vegetables, Hay, Grain, Feed, Ac. Sole Agent for Kogers'Pure Cider and Cider Vinegar. 141 BAY STREET, janlfi-tf Savannah, Ga. THURSDAY NIGHT DIVORCE. FRIDAY NIGIIT—Augustin Daly’s adaptation! of Dumas' Parisian success, MON8. ALPHONSE. | SATURDAY AFTERNOON—Commencing at 9 o'clock—thr* sfurtlincr i'omwlv In four uclu ESTABLISHED 1856. GEO. G. - WILSON, i ALIXE. >’o. 190 Congress and 1S5 St. Julian Sts. AND PLANTERS' SUPPLIES GENERALLY, Which I will sell low for cash or good acceptance. I SATURDAY NIGHT-The Parisian novelty, i GrOCOrieS. WinOS illld LiliTIOrS, The above plays will be presented with all that i attention to dress and detail that has character ized past efforts, aud accorded to them the en dorsement of both press and public. Admission—fl, 75c, 50c. Reserved scats $1 25. Box sb«*et for each and every performance will open Tuesday morning, 11 o'clock, at 8clire ner's Music Store. Note—Since the above Combination was here last year they have purchased an entire new ward robe, each lady making from four to six changes during the evening, thus giving the lady patrons ^ ‘ * modes C ONSIGNMENTS of Cotton and Country Pro 1 - uullu n c*tuut e , iiiiiD piviiip Kilt, iu an opportunity to see the latest styles cow worn in New York city. jan25 5t dace solicited, to which I will give my per sonal attention, and satisfaction guaranteed. Parties shipping small lots ol Cotton will find it to their advantage by shipping me, a* “my charges will be small,” and remittances in cash or ] goods, as may be directed, made promptly, sepl-tf Savannah Theatre! SALT. 3 KAA SACKS LIVERPOOL SALT (10 to | ^ DUV the ton), cargo of ship “Amiabdla.'' | DIRECTOR JOHN E. OWENS. For sale by jan22-tf HOLST, FULLARTON & CO. SOLAR SALT. FOB THREE NIGHTS ONLY! O AAA SACKS now landing and 0„UUU for sale by The most Scholarly and Artistic Acttess known to the American Stage, jan22-4t RICHARDSON A BARNARD. Mrs. D. P. Bowers! •Pmodiralsf. Supported by the entire Company from JOHN E. OWENS’ THEATRE, New Orleanc. 15 Months in a Year! Admission—$1; Second Circle, 75cents; Gallery, .0 cents. 72'“The sale of Reserved Seats, without extra charge will begin on Friday, January 22, at Ii. L. Schreiner's. AND ALL CLASSES OF Flood and Fibe—An Exciting Scene. San Francisco, January 22.—The loss of life by the Marysville flood was over stated. So far as known one child, named Joseph Lauchlen, aged six years, was drowned. During the height of the flood a fire occurred in the Western House block while the roof was crowded with women and children seeking refuge from the flood. The flames were finally sub dued without injury to any persou. On Wednesday the water receded from the principal streets by nine o’clock p. m. The loss of personal property is estimated at $1.000,OX). Merchants lose seventy- five per cent, on their stocks. Assistance is asked for, as many persons are desti tute. Farmers suffer much loss in fencing and stock. WINTER GOODS. GRAY, O’BRIEN & CO., No. 147 Broughton Street. SPECIAL. 50 pieces fine WHITE TARLATANS, by the piece, at 25 cents per yard (about sixteen and a half yards in each Diece), worth forty c* tits. 200 dozen STOUT LINEN TOWELS, at $1 — per dozen. 500 dozen Ladies’Colored-Border LINEN HAND KERCHIEFS (j°b lot) at from fl 25 per dozen upwards, worth double the money. jan25 GRAY, O’BRIEN & CO. J. M. HENDERSON Custom House Shades. This well known Saloon (on Bay lane) has been handsomely refitted and improved, aud the .... -k - occasion will be marked by a Reduction iu the Prices of Refreshments. The Brooklyn (New York) water com missioners have issued a notice announc ing that the reckless waste of water throughout that city bids fair to create a water famine. The daily use and waste of water has reached $8,000,000 gallons, which is 2,000,000 gallons per day in ex cess of the quantity pumped into the res ervoir. The most bounteous vintage France has kuown. the statisticians say, is that of 1874. Not less than 2,0< 0,000 hectares (800,000 acres, thereabouts,) have been cultivated as vineyards, and the product is estimated at 75,000,000 hectolites or 1,087,500,000 gallons, very nearly. the times will give entire satisfaction. PRICES REDUCED! LIQUORS SAME! Lnnch daily from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. jan23-lw J. M. HENDERSON. insurance. People’s Fire Insurance Co., OF MEMPHIS, TENN. Within a radius of twenty miles around Wheaton, Ill., 20,000 cows are kept for dairy purposes. (gdurational. COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, SOUTHWEST corner Bull and S OUTHWEST corner Bull and Bronghton streets. Savannah, Ga. The Commercial Course is taught practically, so as to enable young men to take charge of a set of books in any de partment of business. Young men wishing to learn English will h »ve an opportunity of doing so by joining a Night Class, to be formed on 1st of February. Day Class from 9 a. m. to p. m. Night Class from 7# to 9% p. m. jan25-2t M. B. MCCARTHY, A. M. Check Books. QS all the SAVANNAH BANKS, stamped aid unstamped, k< Books printed to Chsck with or without aXJOU pnnUNl IU WW, WIKI UK WIUHIUK — T"| STATEMENT, JANUARY 1, 1874. Cash Capital $300,000 00 Surplus 108,760 43 Gross Assets £403,760 43 LIABILITIES. Reinsurance Fund $ 39.569 15 All other Claims against the Company 6,695 57—$ 46.264 72 Snmlns as regards Policy Holders $362,495 71 J. D. JOHNSTON, Agent, dec29-Tu,Tb«fcS5w No. 114 Bay street. jtmorate. Removal. I HAVE removed to my stores, NO. 196 and 19.3 BAY STREET, adjoining Haywood’s Ice House, where 1 am in daily receipt of heavy con signments of Western Produce, such as GRAIN, FLOUR, &c. —OK HAND— 1 car load extra HEAVY MESS BEEF. 100 boxes CANDLES. 200 boxes SOAP. 500 bbls. FLOUR. 50 tubs choice New York State BUTTER. 10 bbls. New Haven PIG HAMS. All for sale low to the trade. dec29-tf M. H. WILLIAMS. gotatoeg. Need Potatoes. 900 Barrels Early Rose, 100 Barrels Early Goodrich. 50 Barrels Chill Red, For tale bv ALEXANDER Jfc RUSSELL, jtnffl-ot Wholesale UrocerK, MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 25, LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET. TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 26, Camille; or. The Fate of the Coquette. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 27, SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Savannah quintette Club i PROF. HERMAN BRAUN, Solo Violinist of the Mozart Club, H AS formed the above Club, and will famish Music for CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENTS, Ac. Orders left at Schreiner's Music Store will be promptly attended to. jan7-lm £or £alr. Real Estate For Sale. The .bore is a reduced copy of the TITLE PAGI | of the RURAL CAROLINIAN. Brick Stores, Several Dwellings. Choice Building Lots, On Gaston, Drayton, and New Houston streets, CHEAP LOTS, With and without Houses, on Gwinnett street. Four Superior Garden Lots, On Middle Ground Road, over a mile beyond Anderson street, (one with a house on it). A Good Farm, In Effingham county, at Great Bargain. Apply to HENRY BRYAN, 113 Bay street. octW-tf Fifteen Months iu a Year. The Publishers haring determined to chang“ tb* j commencement of the Volumes ot the RURAL CAROLINIAN I A RARE ( HAME. FOR SALE, That Elegant anil Com moil ions Bcsidence No. 215 SOUTH BROAD ST., Comer of West Broad, on Lot No. 8 Elbert Ward, containing 2 PARLORS, DINING and LIBRARY ROOM, S BEDROOMS, 2 DRESSING and 4 BASEMENT ROOMS, all elegantly finished inside, and iu good order. Possession given immediately. Furniture sold with house if desired. Inquire of GUGIE BOURQUIN, Over Savannah Bank and Trust Co. decS-Tu.ThAStf FOR 8ALE. FROM 0CT0RER TO JANUARY, VOLUME VI. will contain FIFTEEN M M- BERS—October, 1S74, to December, WS. in*; 2 ' five—so that all persons subscribing or n I their subscriptions during the last three niootw f of 1P74 will have Fifteen Months in a Year’s Sul scription | FOR WHICH THEY PAY ONLY TWO OOLLAKS. Only a few hundred of Oct. and Nov. remai* j ot* hand, so that to secure the full benefit of this offer. Subscriptions should come in at onre. The RURAL CAROLINIAN is tli-c Agricultural Journal of the South. i'libUMMJ and Editors are all Southern men, and it isdeywi ■ exclusively to the interests of Soatberu Agn< I ture. While it is not the paid orzan ot Patrons of Husbandry, or of any society or wt « men, it has been the most powerful advocate the establishment of Granges in the H,ut l ’j7,J its influence has contributed greatly to the i ri“ ^ prosjierity erf the Order. D. H. JACQUES, Eeq., of Charleston, S. Cj Editor-in-Chief. iwirti CHARLES R. DODGE, Esq., of the I *, ;■ T ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. - i mological Editor. REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS. COL. D. WYATT AIKEN. WashiDgton, D- 1 HENRY W. RAVEN EL, K«l-, Aiken, S. t- REV. C. W. HOWARD, Kingston, Ga. COL. N. U. DAVIS, Greenville, S. C. RURAL CAR0LIMAX—*•-! por Anna* I Address, WALKER, EVANS Valuable Property ON SOUTH BROAD STREET, C M]ONSISTING of Lot No. 40, northeast comer of South Broad and Lincoln streets, 60x90 feet, and fifteen feet of Lot 39, on Sooth Broad street, running back to the north line of Brick building, used as Kitchens for dwellings on Lot No. 40. This property is rented for eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and is iu one of the most de sirable portions of the city. Applv to dec29-Tu,Th&Stf HENRY BRYAN. FOR SALE. HE SCHOONER “MAIL, IP dred bushels rough rice. T IHE SCHOONER “ MAIL,” forty-one tons measurement; capacity twenty-five hun- Bln goc fastened, and centre-board. Sail ging in good order. jan2S-tf ;ood order, copper ails, spare and rig- Apply to WARFIELD A WAYNE. FOR SALE, White Pine and Black Walnut —ALSO— COUNTER TOPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND C. S. GAY, sep2-ly Comer Charlton and Tattnall Sts. a cogsw: Publi-hers, Charleston, 8. t. ws will fc The Publisher of the Morxiso Nxw: nieh the Rural Carolinian and Daili - $11 00 per annum, and Rural Carolina Weekly News for $3 00 per annum. dec5-tf Wanted. WASTED, WRY niDES AND DEER SKINS. I 1 $1 D ry niDES and deer lVh ! 1 i for Hides, sixteen and a half centr, Deer Skins, forty-two c^tsjjer poand.^^. | 1*0 Bay^treeh jan25-3t HEIRS WANTED. T EXAS LANDS—All persons who in the Texas revolution of 1S36. vrw u: — •» iknl. .Jvanfflir. hv COTUm * 11 , something to their advantage by co™®':'. j with CARLOS HODREQUES, care of Savannah. Ga. nctl<* —- poplar <6rotr Dairti. Sap, &t. Hay and Bricks. 200 BALES PRIME EASTERN HAY. 30,000 EASTERN HARD BRICK, suitable for Taving. landing from schooner M. Kinney, from Wie- caseett, Maine, and for sale by decl9-tf WILDER A CO. CUSTOMERS AF the POPLAR GLOVE DAIRY \ (J Milk delivered at their door will y { came and residence to the Depot, ct>ru- • ^ ^ ^ street lane and Abercora street. Bice Plantation for Saif; rpnAT anc RIVER,RICE PLANTATI<*| X owned by the late John S^M ,, en rJfti ated on the Savannah river, abont f fc from this city, together with aU the ^ i thereto attached. The nee fieW* fuJ] p 4 rtidH| volunteer and all bad pEMEBk j la«i onnlv to BLlfl » 1 decu-fl — ihhi I