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■r? i, 1 flic glttvs ,l. H. Proprietor, So. 3 WHlTAKfiU STREET, (MORNING NEWS BUILDING) W. T. THOMI’SDS, Keillor. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1876. Ex-Governor Brawn on Grant’s Hill- ta^v Snrveilance. In a letj^r to Mr. James A. Hoyt, Chairinai/of the Anderson county (8. C.) Demopifatic Executive Committee, ex- Goyfirnor Brown lakes occasion \$f express his condemnation of ' the employment of the United States army for the purpose of overawing the people and controlling the elections in the South. Alluding to Chamberlain’s call /or troops and the military occupation of South Carolina on the eve of the Presi" dential election, Governor Brown utters sentiments that will meet the cordial en dorsement of every true patriot in the Union. He 6ays : “The conduct of your present Execu tive in fomenting discord between the two races for personal aggrandizement, and for the purpose of perpetuating him self in office, deserves, as it receives, the condemnation of all unbiased, intelligent, patriotic people. His appeal to the gov ernment at Washington, to send troops to South Carolina, to disarm the white race, and awe them from the ballot box, cannot be too severely condemned; and the conduct of the President of the Uni ted States, in sending troops to South Carolina to interfere in the elections, with a view to carrying the State for his own political party, under the pretext of suppressing insurrection or domestic vio lence, when there were no armed organi zations or uprisings by the people of any character, which made war upon the State, or threatened to subvert the gov ernment of the State, or to set aside its power and jurisdiction on any portion of the territory of the State, deserves and will receive the withering rebuke and bitterest condemnation of all unbiased patriotic citizens North and South, who sincerely desire the perpetuation of our republican form of government. I look upon this as the most dangerous aggres sion upon the liberties of the country, and the most unjustifiable usurpation of power by the General Government which have occurred since the close of the war. It is a precedent that mast be rebuked by the overwhelming voice of an indignant people, and history must stamp it as the foulest blot upon the present administra tion of the Federal Government.” fitAt “ MutU Ifttmmet.” We are not surprised that that able Democratic journal,the Baltimore Gate tie, is not deceived by Grant’s ad captandum order to Gen. Sherman which seems com pletely to have misled some of our South ern cotemporaries into the belief that the President really desires that there shall be a fair count of the votes in Louisiana. The mistake, says the Gazette, which Messrs. Grant, Chandler and Cameron are now making is that they underrate both the intelligence and earnestness of the Amer ican people. General Grant’s dispatch to Sherman, which was intended as a sort of proclamation, insults the reasoning pow ers of this generation. He caunot, by a little pretty talk or “manly utterances,” regain the lost confidence of the country. They judge him by his fruits. Viewed by the light of his continued “confi dence” in Babcock, Shepherd. Schenck, Delano and Williams, and by his action in the Louisiana frauds in 1872 and 1874, his “manly utterance” now is simply ri diculous. Here it is. Let us look at it quite coolly : Philadelphia, November lj).— Gen. BY TELEGRAPH —TO— THE MORNING NEWS. FLORIDA. Address of the State Executive Commit tee of the Conservative Democratic • Party. [Special Telegram to the Morning News.] The Ollier Chandler. The notorious lobbyist and political fraud, William E. Chandler, has gone down to Florida on a mission from the National Republican Committee, to assist the carpet baggers in their attempt to count Mr. Tilden out in that State. The New York Sun says he is eminently qualified for this business by long expe rience in similar work elsewhere, both as Secretary of that committee and as one of Rollins’s Lieutenants in manipulating New Hampshire. Chandler and others of the same stamp have, according to the Sun, had a mo nopoly of the cotton claims allowed un der Boutwell and Richardson, of which Chandler first acquired an intimate knowledge a6 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and then resigned to prosecute them, in connection with the ring which was organized for that purpose. These parties handled the bulk of the Southern claims of so-called loyal citizens, which passed while the Republicans had both Houses of Congress ; and they acted as the agents and attorneys for Kellogg and the other carpet -baggers in all their schemes at Washington. With this training and these associa tions, Chandler is a fit person for the ser vice in which he is now engaged. But he may discover in the end that conspir ators are sometimes caught in their own traps. The Benefits of a Close Vote in the House.—The country is to be congratu lated, in the opinion of the Washington Star, that the even balance cf parties in the next House of Representatives will tend to break up absenteeism. Last see sion, owing to the large majority of the dominant party, both Democrats and Re publicans absented themselves, seeming to think their presence would Dot affect the result of votes on legislative measures, and in consequence there was scarcely a day of the session when more than two- thirds of the members were present. The whisky thieves may congratulate themselves that the election is over, for now the time of their deliverance is at hand. The polls had scarcely closed when the President signed the pardon of Avery, one of the head centres of the St. Louis conspiracy. McKee, the editor of the Globe -Democrat, will also taste the sweets of executive clemency. The President was afraid to pardon these men while a political contest was pending, but now he sees no reason why he should not show his sympathy with swindlers. Bi-Governor Noyes, the henchman-in chief of Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, says that “both parties in Louisiana are rascals, but that our (Hayes’s) ras cals are in, and, if it depends upon the count propose to stay in.” This, coming as it does from the reflected light of the Republican candidate himseif, has a very ugly sound ; but at least it is open and above-board, and only utters frankly what a great many of the cffiseholders more or less gecretly hold. It is, says the Tribune, a startling but not a very cheering fact that Mr. John Morrissey is said to hold more than $1,230,000 of bets in his pool box. We never, as a nation, were in a situation requiring greater sincerity, honesty, and singleness of purpose in the people; and to have an event upon which the per petuity of the republic may turn made an excuse for reckless gambling, hardly shows that popular seriousness which is at least desirable. W. T. Sherman, Washington, f D. C.: Instruct Gen. Auger, in Louisiana, and Gen. Ruger, in Florida, to be vigilant with the force at their command to pre serve peace and good order, and to see that the proper and legal boards of can vassers are unmolested in the perform ance of their duties. Should there be any grounds of suspicion of fraudulent count on either side, it should be report ed and denounced at once. No man worthy of the office of President should be willing to hold it if counted in or placed there by fraud. Either party can afford to be disappointed in the result. The country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns. U. S. Gbant. This, says the Gazette, is the “manly utterance” that threw a New Y T ork and a Philadelphia paper into fevers of delight, and caused their editorial pages to burst out ail over into eruptions of little Grant proclamations. They, as well as Grant, mistake the temper and intelligence of the nation. There is a well grounded suspicion, deeply fastened in the hearts of this whole people, that the meditated outrage in the States of Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana was planned in the President’s private office, Chandler and Cameron being present, and that every step taken in the plot is directed at Washington. This suspicion can only be removed by a fair, open, daylight proceeding. Cipher tele grams from Chandler to Chamberlain, to Kellogg and to Stearns, offset any amount of pretty talk or proclamations; and the country looks at the pronunciimento pretty much as it would if Mr. Chandler, in the midst of a protracted debauch should hiccough out “manly utterances’ in favor of cold water. If General Grant had been in earnest about this “manly utterance” he would have sent men to Louisiana who possessed the confidence of the people—men like Evarts, Bristow, Judge Hoar or Judge Edmunds. But whom did he send upon the heels of his “manly utterance?” Lo gan, Garfield, Kelley, and C. Irving Ditty, three of whom the country distrusts, and a fourth that no one outside of Biltimore ever heard of. Logan, whom the whole country suspects of complicity in the Chicago whisky ring; Kelley—“pig-iron Kelley,” who is utterly devoid of public confidence ; Garfield, who was connected with the District ring, credit mobilier and other jobs; and C. Irving Ditty, whose judicial faculty of mind is wholly suspended, and to whom the word “De mocracy” is like a red rag to a bull. These are the men whom General Grant sends to Louisiana to guarantee that there shall be no fraud in the count—these are the exponents of General Grant's “manly utterance,” and the public per fectly understands their mission to New Orleans. It is as paltry a piece of the atrical claptrap as ever “brought down the house,” with a chef de claque in the New York Herald. Sensible people are not misled by its rounds of applause. They weigh it coolly’. Grant cannot hide usurpation behind pretty talk, uor sweeten despotism by smearing his bayonets with molasses. Let him force on this crime against representative government, if he deems it safe : but let him not insult the intelligence of humanity with any more “manly utterances.” A Specimen of Radical Rascality in South Carolina. A special dispatch from Columbia to the Charleston News and Courier of yes terday says: “ Mr. Richard O. Watts, acting Democratic county chairman of Laurens. is here, and to day issued three warrants, one in the United States Court and two in the State court?, for the ap prehension of W. H. Rutherford, the messenger of the commissioners of elec tion and candidate for the Legislature in Laurens county, who is here with the returns from that county in his possession. He positively refuses to turn them over as required by law to the canvassing board. He is now hiding, but the police and United States Marshals are searching for him with the warrants, and if arrested he will be served with mandamus to compel him to perform his duty. The matter will be pressed to the full extent of the law. It will be remem bered that Laurens gave 1,112 Democratic majority. This matter was brought be fore the State canvassers this morning for their action, but they claimed to have no jurisdiction.” Of course, the Radical candidates in office, who comprise the board of State canvassers, have no jurisdiction to pre vent Radical fraud or compel the surren der of the returns of a county which polled a majority of more than a thousand votes against their party. If, however, the majority had been the other way there would have been no lack of juris diction nor of zeal on the part of the canvassers, and the recalcitr nt Ruther ford would ere this have been hunted down by a regiment of soldiers and United States Marshals, and made to dis gorge at the point of the bayonet. Tallahassee, Fla., November 16.—The leaders of both parties have been diligently at work to-day, and the following address was framed and will be issued by the Demo cratic Executive Committee to-morrow : Tallahassee, November 16, 1876.—The State Executive Committee of the Conserv ative Democratic party have the pleasure of announcing to the people of Florida the entire success of the reform ticker, electoral. Congressional and State, by safe majorities, which are given below. Both branches of the Legislature have also been carried by the Conservative Democratic party by good working majorities, so that our next Governor will be properly sup ported in the wise measures of reform and retrenchment which the people have now clearly demanded at the ballot box, and so greatly needed. The contest that the peo ple have waged against the corrupt party in power has been fought against great odds and at serious disad vantage. The candidate of the Re publican party for Governor had ail the patronage of the State government at his control and all the machinery of the elec tion laws in his hands. Officers have been displaced by him, election precincts have been abolished or removed to inconvenient locations,, and the Conservative voters have been discriminated against. But the spirit of the people has been thoroughly aroused, and they have spoken against the con tinuance in power of the corrupt govern ment that has so long oppressed and impoverished them. The con test has been of far greater pro portions than the people of Florida have realized. At present, while it is uncertain what course the unprincipled officials of South Carolina aud Louisiana will pursue as to the counting of the votes in those States, the entire country ia looking anx iously to see what we have done, and it will be our proud boast iu future that when the reform party of the country depended on the Conseivative Democrats ol our little State, Florida was equal to the emergency. In some of the couuties infamous frauds are already being prepared to thwart the de clared will of the people, and we are threatened with a repetition of some of the scenes of the past, when corrupt officials have counted out duly elected candidates. But the State board, according to its own decision, has the authority to throw out illegal votes and declare the true result, aud the people of the entire country will not tolerate any invasion of their rights in this momentous crisis of our'history. We look with confidence to the canvassers discharge their high and responsible duties faithfully and impartially. The figures given below in proof of our victory are mostly from official sources, and wo believe them to be entirely reliable. When the State board completes its duties aud purges the vote of all fraud our majority will largely increased over the vote as here stated. Iu some of the Republican counties the vote exceeds by hundreds the voting p qmlation, according to the actual census ballots have been misconstrued, ballot boxes have been stuffed, Democratic chal lengers have been excluded from the polls, aud other outrages hwe been committed for the purpose of stifling the voice of the people. But the committee has collected abundant evidence or their crimes and will ut the proper lime lay it before the country. Fellow-citizens, the patience and modera tion you have displayed in the trying scenes you have lately parsed through, have won the confidence of the world. Our canvass has been fairly conducted, and our acts will bear examination. We must await the ver dict of the country npou our case. Confi dent that truth aud right will prevail, let us calmly wait for fhat verdict, and it will bring with it, to our political opponents as well as ourselves, tho blessings of good gov ernment, peace and prosperity, reconcilia tion and good will. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. For Drew—Calhoun, 160; Franklin, 89; Hernando, 449; Hillsboro, 617; Jack son, 102; LaFayette, 248; Levy, 2S5; Liberty, 64; Manatee, 300 ; Monroe, 64; Polk, 642; Santa B isa, 367 Sumter, 342; Taylor, 171; Waukuila, 184; Walton, 621; Washington, 284; Holmes, iu 1874, Democratic,284; estimated increase 95. Total, 5,191. Eor Stearns—Escambia, 158; Gadsden, 437; ; Jefferson, 1,922; Leon, 2,019. Total, 4,556. SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. For Drew—Baker, 142; Bradford, 499; Ciav, 166; Columbia, 184; Dade, 5; Hamil ton, 283; Orange, 743; Putnam, 45; St. John’e, 180; Suwannee, 174; Volusia, 316. Brevard, in 1874, Democratic, 78; estimated increase, 26. Total, 2,846. Add the majority in the First District, 635. making a total ma jority of 1,055 for the State ticket. Fortitoarna—Alachua, 483; Duval, 716; Madison, 425; Marion, 594; Nasrau, 101. Total, 2,422. The committee has not yet been able to get the separate figures upon the electoral and State tickets from distant counties, but will announce them iu a few days. It is o-jly in a few counties that Tilden’s vote behind tho State ticket, and after making most liberal estimates for the counties not fully heard from, it is not believed tho ma jority upon the electoral vote can fall below 600. (Signed) Saml, Pasco. Chairman. J\s. M. Baker. W. D Bloxham. G. P. Raney. Jas. H. Paine. Attest: Robert Gamble, Secretary State Executive Committee. No new developments to-day. Politicians from ail parts of tho Union are still coming here and the situation gradually grows more interesting. TAX PIUtoldCfttiAi. 8UFS*ViiCA& UtCUMM 90 CONFAB. New Osleans, November 16 —The follow ing is the reply of the Republicans to the conftnunication of the Democrats inviting a conference : New Orleans, November 1G.—Gentle men : The majority of the undersigned, to whom your note of the 14th was addressed, only arrived in this city yesterday evening. Weliave, therefore, been unable to reply until this morning, and can only regret that your communication should have beeu given to the press immediately upon ns delivery, and without the possibility of an auswer accompanying it. You remark that you are informed that we came at tho request of the President, to see that the board of canvassers make a fair coant of the votes actually cast, aud ask that we meet and confer, lu order that such influence as we possess may bo exerted in behalf of such a canvass of the votes actually cast as, by its fairness and impartiality, shall com mand «he respect and acquiescence of the American people of ail parties. We join heartily with you in counsels of peace and the expression of an earnest desire for a perfectly honest and just declaration of tho results of the recent election in Louisiana, by its lawfully constituted authorities, and, we may add, that we kuow of no reason to doubt that such a declaration wiii be made. But we do not see the propriety or ntility of a conference on the basis and subject to the limitations you propose, for we have no such duty imposed oa us. And, as suggested by the clause of your note first quoted, we are almost requested to be wit nesses of what shall occur in the canvass of tho votes,without power or legal influence over the result or over the means by which, under the laws of Louisiana, tho result is to be determined. We cannot doubt that in this you, upon reflection, will concur with us. We are here as private citizens, with no official power ; we therefore cannot super cede or modify any laws of the State ; nor have we any right- to control or iuflaeuce any of its officers as to the manner in which they shall perform the ministerial or judicial duties imposed upon them by its laws ; and should we, being strangers and with out official functions, attempt this, we should be condemned by the people of every State in the Union for an improper in terference with local administration. The following extract lrom the laws of Louisana shows that the canvassing board is expressly required in certain cases to exercise judicial as well as ministerial functions : Section 3. “That in such canvass and compilation the retui uing officers shall observe the following order : they shall compile first the state ments from all polls or voting places at which there shall have been a fair, free and peaceful registration and election. Whenever from any poll or votiDg p ace there shall be received tho statement of any supervisor of registration orcomrais- t-ioner of election iu form, as required by s ction 26 of this act, on the affidavit of three or more persons, of any riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed dis turbance, bribery, or corruot influence, which prevented or tended to prevent a fair, free and peaceable vote of all qualified, electors entitled to vote at such polls or voting place, such returning officers shall not canvass, count or com pile the statements from such polls or voting place, until tho statements from all other polls or voting places shall have been cauvassed aud compiled. The return ing officers shall then proceed to investigate the statements of riot, tumult, acts of vio lence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influence at any such poll or voting place, and if from the evi dence of anch statement they shall be con vinced that such riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, armed disturbance, bribery or corrupt influence, did not ma terially interfere with the parity and free dom at such poll or voting p’aco, or did not prevent a sufficient number of qualified voters thereat from registering or voting to materially cLange the result of the elec tion, then, and not otherwise, the said re turning officers shall canvass and compute the vote of such poll or voting place with thoso previously canvassed and compiled; but, if ilie said returning officers shall not be fully satisfied thereof, it shall be their duty to examine further testimony in regard thereto, and to this end they shall have power to send for persons and papers, if, alter such examination, they (the said returning officers,) shall be convinced that paid riot, tumult, acts of violence, intimidation, disturbance, bribery or corrupt influence did materially in terfere with the purity and freedom o! elec tion at such poll or voting place, or did pre vent a sufficient number of qualified elec tors thereat from registering aud voting to materially change the result of the election, then said returning officers shall cot can vass or compile the statement of the votes of such poll or voting place, but shall exclude from their returns, providing that auy person interested iu said election by reason of being a candidate for office, shall be allowed a hearing before said re turning officers upon making application within the time allowed for the forwarding of the returns of 6»id election.” Hence, if there were any facts requiring the judg ment of the board upon the validity of any election or r< turns as affected by such frauds or violence, it would be a manifest interference with State rights and local self-government for persons like ourselves, without official rights, to attempt to in fluence or control its judicial action. Had a corresponding board in the State of New York in 1863 been authorized to pass upon tho fraudulent return o* votes of the city of New York that year, and a delegation of citizens of Louisiana, however respecta ble, attempted to influence its judicial action upon the facts presented to it under the laws of that State, such attempt would have beeu universally condemned. If the duties of the canvassing board of Louisiana were merely ministerial or clerical, as in the case of any officer charged by law with the duty of verifying and declaring the result of any any election or investigation with no discretion, as when the President of the Senate counts and declares the votes of the electors of sevoral States in tho election of President and Vice Presi dent under the Constitution of the United States, a different case would be presented. It is in our judgment vital to the preserva tion of constitutional liberty that the habit of obedience to the forms of law should be sedulously inculcated and cultivated and that the resort to extra unconstitutional modes of redress for even actual griovancts should be avoided and condemned as revolutionary, disoigauizing and tcndiDg to disorder and anarchy. To reduce the whole question, therefore, to the mere clerical duty of counting the votes actually cast, (as proposed by yon iu distinction from votes legally cast), aud re turned, irrespective of the question whether they are fraudulently or violently cast, or otherwise vitiated, involves a nullification of the provisions of the Jaws of Louisiana which have already been adjudicated as to t’je.r validity by the Supreme Court, and would be wholly unjustifiable hero as well as iu any other State of tho Union whioh had provided it was to protect the rights of voters and the purity of the ballot. We caonot, therefore, concur in your proposi tion for a conference on that* basis. Very respectfully, John Sherman, Stanley Matthews, J. A. Garfield, Wm. D. Kelley, John A. Kasson, E. W. Stoughton, C. Irving Ditty, J. H. Van Allen, Eugene Hale, M. S. Quay, Wm. Cam- back, Edward F. Noyes, Job E. Stevenson, John Coburn, Levi Wallace, J. M. Tuttle, W. A. McGrew, J. W. Chapman, W. R. Smith, Abner Taylor, S. R. Haven, J. M. Beardsley, C. B. Farwell, Sidney Clark, J. C. Hil-ou. To the Honorable John M. Palmer, Lewis V. Bogy, Lyman Trumbull, Jas. O. Broad- head, W. R. Morrisionand others, present at the request of the Chairman of the Na tional Democratic Committee. amsstsd. New York, November 16.—Lawyer Ohii. H. Hatch has been arrested as a defaulter for thirty thousand dollars in connection with, an estate of which he was trustee. EARL BEAOON8FIELD. London, November 16.—Earl Beaoons- field, on a visit to the Earl of Shrewsbury, returned to London to-d&y,Lhaviug received an urgent telegram from his colleagues. A DENIAL. San Francisco, November 16.—Governor Irwin denies having sent a dispatch to Washington stating that be would not certify to the elections on account of frauds. another office-holding elector. Washington, November 16.—George H. Corliss, elector for Rhode Island, is a Cen tennial Commissioner. BREWERY BURNED. Providence, R. L, Novemter 16.— Nicholas Mallero’s brewery was baroed to day. Loss $40,000. Midnight Telegrams RUSSIA MEANS WAR. The Sunlli Carolina Supreme Court Reeerres Its Decision. tHE LOU IS A Iff A CANVASSING BOARD. The .Methodist .Missionary Appropriation. THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans, November 16.—Ex-Gov. J. Madison Wells, Gen. Tbos. C. Anderson, G. Casanove and Louis McKenna to-day took the oath of office, filed the necessary papers with the Secretary of State, aud went into executive session in a room assigned them in the State House. Nothing has transpired regarding their proceedings. Gov. Kellogg stated this evening that the vacancy in the board had not yet been nlled. The board adjourned to meet on Saturday noon. Gov. Wells in answer to an inquiry whether or not reporters aud spectators would be admitted said that it was the wish, and he evidently expressed the sentiment of the members, that tho board should sit with closed doors during the canvassing aud compiling of re turns, except when information was wanted concerning a particular poll or matter con nected with the election, or when some point was to be argued before the board, aud he said that neither the Governor nor auy other State officer, if his wish was regirded, would have free access to the room during the sessions of the board. If the board wanted legal advice he said they would call on the Attorney Gen eral, but at no other time would they be ad mitted. Both Mr. Wells and Mr. Anderson said that the board was an entirely independent body and would not be controlled in its ac tion in any way, either by the Executive or by any other parties. WHAT RUSSIA MEANS. London, November 16.—The PaU Malt Gazette this afternoon states, that up to this evening the Porte’s objections to the conference had not been removed. The same journal in & leading editorial says that it believes Russia intends war. “She is preparing to insist upon a claim which she believes the Porte will refuse, aud is get ting ready to impose them by force.” The situation, it says, is but little’different from wbat it would be if for the word “armis tice” the words “Russian demands of reform submitted” were substituted, and the Iguatieff ultimatum thus modified were lying before the Porte. A Reuter telegram from Ragusa gays the Turkish army of Albania, which has been scattered, a portion under Dervish Pasha, has been ordered to Bulgaria and the Danube, and fifteen battalions to Con stantinople. The remainder stays in Al bania. Moukhtar Pasha has left Trebioje for Albania. EX-GOVERNOB BROWN’S STATEMENT. Washington, November 1C.—The Herald's Tallahassee dispatch 6aya ex-Governor Joe Br >wu, who has abstained from any posi tive statement until he had thoroughly overhauled all the returns and the lac now declares he is prepared to say “that Mr. Tilden has carried this State fairly aud honestly. His ma jority is positive and ample. Wo shall be able to sustain it before auy fair aud just tribunal. If it should be overthrown by an authority determined to trample over every thing, we shall be able to present the mat ter to the American people in such a shape that it cjuld not be sustained a single mouth.” Gen. Pierce M. B. Young has jnst leurnid from an authorized tour through the con tested counties, and endorses whai Gov. Brown has to say. DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE 8«jUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF CANVASSERS’ CASE. Columbia, November 16.—The Supreme Court met at 12:30. Counsel for the board of canvassers asked for an order instructing the board to proceed to canvass the returns to save time, in a strictly ministerial capaci ty. The order was granted, but subse quently amended, on motion of Democrats couusel, to read “shall” proceed iu a minis terial capacity, instead of may, as in the original order, whereupon it was withdrawn. Tlie court heard argument from counsel on both sides until eight o’clock, when it ad journed. The decision ia reserved and will ue delivered to-morrow. The returns are in the custody of tho Secretary of State, aud are not accessible. ELECTION ANNULLED. Versailles, November 16.—In the Cham ber of Deputies to-day the admission of the olection of Dndemaiue, Legitimist, to a seat in the House was considered. Alter a vio lent debate, a motion to aonul the election on account of undue influence exerted by officials was carried by a voto of 341 yeas to 153 nays. MI SIONARY APPROPRIATIONS. New York, November 16.—The Mf thodiat Missionary Committee this ovening appro- priati d $55,000 for the Iudian branch, $8,000 tor the Bulgarian branch, $16,000 for the European branch, aud $2,000 for the Mexi can branch. Compared with last year, the appropriations show a decrease of over ten per cent. Ii6W the Democrat* Can Oat the Vote of Florida, Etc., Cone ted. United States Senator Whyte, of Mary land, in an interview with a Sun repor ter said: He is confident that Mr. Tilden has carried Louisiana and Florida, and prob ably South Carolina, and that in spite of the returning boards, the votes for Mr. Tilden in these States will be counted for him. The votes of such electors will be certified to the President of the Senate, and copies will also be sent to Senators. When the Senate and the House sit to gether to couut the votes in February, one teller will be appointed by the Senate and two by the House, who will count and declare the votes as they are handed to them by the Vice President. Should the Vice President decline to produce the cer tificates in favor of Mr. Tilden, a Senator may produce copies of them and move that the votes be counted. The Vice President may also decline to put this motion to the joint convention of the two houses, in which case the tellers will be anked to put the motion to a vote. As two of the tellers will be Democrats aud one a Re publican, a majority of them can decide as to the propriety of putting the motion, and as the Democratic majority in the Hou-e is large enough to control the joint convention it is plain that the votes of all the States that are really cast for Mr. Tilden may thus be counted. Should the Senate withdraw and decline to count these votes the matter will go to the House of Representatives for decision, as in the case of a failure to elect by the people. Iu that event of course Mr. Tilden would be elected President of the United States. grur Afirrrttsro ta STEAlVt Job Prints! A/tfrtumrtm.’. If le» than S& cents. —AND- BOOK BINDING OFFICE OF HE MORNING NEWS. WE WOULD INFORM OI R FA TRO. S j*fD THE PUBLIC THAT THE MORNISC YY.WS Wheeler’s Record on Louisiana Cor ruptions. When the minority report was made in the United States House in 1874 on the infamously corrupt action of the Louisi ana returning board, it contained the fol lowing prophetic announcement. Mind you, this minority report endeavored to justify the Republican frauds upon the grounds of previous Democratic ex cesses. Here is the prophetic passage: “But the evil goes much further. Upon tho elections in Louisiana, as in other States, depends the right to their seats of Senators and Representatives who are to aid in making laws for the whole country, and the choice of Presidential electors, upon whose vote may depend the title of the office of the President of the United States himself. Ho party in the United States will like to submit to a remit decided by the votes of electors chosen by such means. Each party will be likely to credit charges of fraud and violence made against its own side. There is, in our judgment the greatest danger that these elements may enter into the next national election to so great an extent that it may the real expression of the will of ilia people in doubt.” Wm. A. Wheeler signed that report. He can hardly wheel round now and con sent to be elected Vice President by fraud. DEPART VIE*T8 Are in full working orde \.A ^11 werk will be dc: WITH DISPATCH —AND AT- Reasona >1; Prices W A‘ Thu, a f*nuii bov collect. Address thAlw ^ _ ting salary. C. H. *** Oft. l _ _ ** care m *raakM 0 i lad ' no^Tlol » oer Bull and 'state «r2S. M ' ^ Wl^Tau, everybody to , — JL^EK^S**** » Bun'll** types, frames and cODvin- ’ oyl 7-11 w *• J. N. 1 W A i I TK D ^‘ rood * Wt « <»oir ?lrl; both UlUrt be well Tf , .. • » — ply corner Abercorn and TbrtSSf* 4 **-aI TOTANTED. a wet n':r. \ Wv,.-.— TT Per month. Apply at . WANTED -A «ufS£?M?ss5*g W ANTED, a email honse^^T"- family; must be central'v good repair and at moderat. re - . -• tti V ttng particulars, HOUSE, this 0 - - Aii ‘ A NO. 1 book-keeper « „ c r ^_ A give four hoars' service . * - firm for tea week Call t n , - » K J - Kennedy, comer E-. Evening Telegrams. lay’s Iu- ENGLANI) PREPARING CONTINGENCY. FOR A Material Changes in the Constitution. Spanish DEATH OF A VENERABLE MASON. Grant’s Supervisors Decline to Confer. METHODIST MISSIONARY APPROPRIA TIONS. “I am willing to risk my reputation as a public man,” wrote Edward Hine to the Liverpool Mercury, “if ihe worst case of small pox cannot be cured in three days, simply by the use of cream of tartar. One ounce of cream of tartar dissolved in a pint of water, drank at intervals, when cold, is a certain, never failing remedy. It has cured thousands, never leaves a mark, never causes blindness, and avoids tedious lingering.” This extraordinary statement is printed in the N. Y. Express: “Chandler said, just before he left the city, Tve got one man already down South, and the Democrats will need a d—d fast train to get the inside track of him. I don’t propose to b^euchred in this matter, and Hayes has got to be the next President, whether he’s elected or not.” Patience.—The New York Heraldbids the excited to have “patience,” as the children of Israel waited in the wilder ness “forty years.” This is “good ad vice,” but if the children of Israel had given themselves up to the worahip of the golden calf they never would have xeaohed the promised land. steady at so\> for strained. ■i The New York Sun says : “ The dif ference between the claims of the Demo crats and the Republicans in the disputed Southern States is that while the former give the figures from the different coun ties and parishes to support theirs, the Republicans make only the general claim that they have carried the State, and talk of frauds and outrages which they fail to sustain by any evidence. This last is very suspicious. The Republican dispatches fail ?o indicate any honest confidence in success on a fair count. Taking the re ports from the Democratic and Republi can sources, no man accustomed to weigh ing evidence can fail to see that the proof, so far as it hts been presented, is all on the Democratic side.” The reasons for this difference between the Radicals and Democrats in the man ner of stating their respective claims of majorities is easily explained. The Demo crats expect to verify their statements by an actual fair count of the ballots, while the Radicals rely upon the array of bayo nets. The exact majorities claimed by the Democrats were ascertained through the ballot-box on the day of the election, while the indefinite majorities claimed by the Radicals were arranged in Zach Chan dler's committee room io Washington two months ago. WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET. Office of the Chief Signal Observer, Washington, D. C., November 16.—Proba bilities for Friday: In the South Atlantic States, increasing northeast winds, falling barometer, cooler, clou .y aud possibly rainy weather will pre vail. Id the Gulf States, falling barometer, and oa the coast flortherly winds, cloudy weather and ram, but in the interior the winds will shift to southerly with warmer cloudy weather. Iu Tennessee and the Ohio valley, the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valley, falling baiometer, partly cloudy and warmer weather, except possibly colder northerly wiuds at northern stations. In the Middle and Eastern ritates, north east winds, rising possibly followed by fall ing barometer, with clear or clearing weath er and stationary or higher temperature. The rivers will rise somewhat above Cairo, but will fall elsewhere. DEATH OF A VENERABLE MASON. Richmond, Va., November 1G—Dr. John Dove died tins morning, aged 84. He was a native of Richmond, and was a Mason for sixty-three years, during which time he held high position in that order. He was the oldest Grand Secretary in the world, holding the office over fifty years. He was Grand Recorder of the Grand Encampment of Knight Templars for thirty years. LABOR AND CAPITAL. London, November 16.—The Press Asso ciation states that the master spinners of north and northeast Lancashire have re solved to carry into effect a general lockout. Previous information, however, states that a meeting of the operatives wifi be held on Sunday, to decide whether the masters' terms shall be accepted absolutely as the masters require. SPANISH AFFAIRS. Madrid, November 16.—At* yesterdaj session of Congress the Minister of the J terior introduced a bill restoring the electu- 1 ral law formerly prevalent in Spain. This bill abolishes universal suffrage, establishes I voting by departments, and grants suffrai. only to persons paying a certain amount of tax’ and to members of certain professions. ENGLISH PREPARATIONS FOR AN EMERGENCY, London, November 16.—The Globe learns from trustworthy but unofficial sources, that twenty-one battalions of infantry seven regiments of cavalry and eighty gnns have been alreadv told eff for the Eas’, should their servioes be necessary for the protection of British interests, DESTRUCTIVE F1I1E. Richmond, Va., November 16.—The bu*i- ucss portion of the town of Magnolia, N. C., was destroyed by fire last night. Nine teen dwellings, including the railroad depot, telegraph and express offices, with their contents, were burned. Supposed to be in cendiary. THE CITY OF MANCHESTER DISASTER, London, November 16.—Tho City of Manchester, lost off Akiyb With all hands, except the Captain and steward, was form erly the steamer City of Manchester of tho Inman line, and was converted into a sail ing vessel. Thirty-two were lost. FIRE. Charlkson, 8. C., November 16.—A fire at Kingstreo destroyed a boarding bouse, dwelling house, store and two other build ings belonging to James Harper, valued at $15,000 doi:ars. No insurance. The tire is believed to have been iacendiary. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington. November 16.—The commis sion for framing a government for the Dis trict have decided to rest the government in three commissioners, but whether they shall be appointed or elected has not been de termined. SEEKING A HARBOR. Fort Monroe, Va., November 16.—The steamer Gnlf Stream, from Wilmington for New York, with her machinery working bad, came iuto port to wait for better weather. A heavy northeast storm prevails outside. TO BE TRIED FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Hamburg, November 16.—The public pro.ecutor has instituted proceedings against the Captain of the Franconia for man - slaughter. He was recently dischargee by tho English courts for want of jurisdiction. MISSIONARY APPROPRIATION. Vew York, November 1C.—The Missionary Committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church appropriated a total of $625,000, and a committee was appointed to aid the Secre tary in raising the money. THE INQUEST. Charleston, November 16.—The inquest on the body of Mr. E. H. Walter, killed during the riot on the 8th instant, was con tinued to-day. Five additional witnesses were examined but still no proof has been adduced which points to the identity of the murderer. The hearing of the case will be continued to-morrow. Hanged Himself Because Tilden was Elected.—In Boston, last Thursday eve- ing, Jules Briere, a Freuchmao, aged 4G, hanged himself with a rope to a skylight in a garret room at his residence, 108 Bowen street. He had sworn that if Til den wes to be President he would kill himself. That sort of suicide should be encour aged for the good of the country. Advniisicmrnts. FOli LIVKKPOOL. ^jpilE first-class British bark CAMEO, J. Bulford, Master, Having a portion of her cargo engaged, will have quick dispatch as above. For inriher freight engagements, apply to novl-tf HOL**T, FULLARTON & CO. [No. l,4’6.j Notice in Bankruptcy. T HIS is to give notice that on the 30th day of October, A. D. 1876. a warrant in Bank ruptcy was issued against the estate of David Newman, of Albany, county of Dought-rty.Jand State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition, and that the pay ment of any debts.and the delivery of any property belooginsr to such bankrupt, to him or for his use. and the transfer of auy property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the cred itors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his es tate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the law Oif.ce of Warren A Hobbs, at Albany. Ga., before Isaac Beckett, Esq., Reg ister, on the TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF NO VEMBER, A. D. 1876, at 3 o’clock p. m. W. H. SMYTH, nov!7 2t U. S. Marshal, as Messenger. [No. 1,433.] Notice in Bankruptcy. T HIS is to give notice that on the 24th day of October, A. D. 1S76, a warrant in Bank ruptcy was issued against the estate of Thomas J. Pratt, of Cutbbeit, county of Randolph, and State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition, and ihat the payment of any debts, and the delivery of anj property belonging to such bankrupt, to him or for bis use, anti the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts, aDd to choose one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the law office of A. Hood, Keq., at Cuthbert, Georgia, before Isaac Beckett, Esquire, Regis ter, on the FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1876, at 10 o'clock a. m. W. H. SMYTH, novl7-2t U. S. Marshal, as Messenger. The Legitimate Fruits of Kad’ealistn The Republican party since its incep tion has, says the Norfolk Virginian. ignored the Constitution, has invaded the rights of the States, and trampled under foot the liberties of the Southern people, until at last it is confronted with the con sequences of its own folly. This party at the North have looked complacently upon an usurpation of powers in the South which, if brought home to their own doors aud exercised in the North, would have provoked a storm of indignation and denunciation. An exigency has arisen when the election of the President may hinge upon a fair and just return of the vote of Louisiana, the whole machinery of whose government has, by means of unconstitutional Federal interference, been retained in the hands of dishonest Radical officials, who may precipitate upon the country a crisis at which both parties may well stand appalled. No better illustratin, says the Virgin- iano could be afforded the American peo ple of the wisdom of our forefathers in jealously guarding the rights of the States, and of the danger to the whole country which necessarily attends the infraction of the sovereignty of the States by Federal authority. The peo pie of the North thought little aDd cared less for the fraud which deprived Louisi ana of the government she had chosen. That very fraud now threatens to substi tute the chaise of two negroes fir the voice of the American people. We have no fear that this will be ac complished, but it is a lesson to the coun try which we trust will . never be forgot ten. The cotton market is still buoyant and strong. Since the signing of the armis tice between the Forte and the great powers has given r promise of peace, cot ton has advanced in tho neighborhood of two cents per pound, or about ten dollars per bale. The crop now harvesting in the Ssuth is only a little less than the great one of last year. It is estimated that over four millions of bales will be the yield. About twelve hundred thousand bales have already been forwarded to market, leaving about three millions still in the country. Three millions of bales with an advance of ten dollars on each, add thirty millions of dollars to the wealth of the cotton States. This is an important gain to the impoverished South, and should the bony ant tone con tinue, as now seems probable, will gteatly help business here and oonseq throughout the country. ESPECIAL ATT JNTIiN GIVEN TO Mercantile Work REMEMBER, that we pat anything from VISITI V# CARO —TCA— MAMMOTH POSTER And manufacture a J.i > i <; In ae BLANK BOOS 1111 perl: 1 Ledger -G A- PASS BOO K We have the r?ptation of doing the best PRnTIK & BINDING In \Lc State and atthe LOWEST FIGURES for 0r»OD WORK. 3 W hi tike 1* street, novI7-tf CORNER BAY LANE. Bac on, Corn, OJT.*, HAY. 25,000 sMFKSbi prime smoked 25.00. pounds ptme DnV SALTED SIDES. 5.000 pounds «K,, REJEC I ED HAMS. 5,000 Doundslg’ CTED SIDES ani SHOUL- DEF.S. 2/000 bu.hria c,d. FEED CORN. 2,000 bnahele <,0 FEED DATS. 500 bales -SCin iKKN HAY. 200 bales EJSl- SN HAY. In store and taarriee, at lowest market p:icea,by Bfc.l STUKTEVAJfT<v CO. We are contai tty receiving by rail and steam er a<l classes } f 'ROVISION8, and make a spe cialty of a'l .in a of BACO v , to which we in vite the attenio* of country merchants and fac tors. _ noy!7-3m NOTICE. T HE Snn.f HAIM ANN & KUHN is this da; dirsolvtj by mutual consent. Mb. F. HA I MANN will continue the COTTON BROKER AGE basin sb on his own account. FKANZ HAIMANN, „ ALBERT KUHN. 8av • tiitjh, September 1st, 1S76. nov!7-3t NOTICE. W &LtL 0 appointed Ms. F. HAIMANN as our ager it Savannah for buymg Cotton for our eODMhf- *ud transacting all business apper tain! „ > * STABER, HOYT & CO. _ w 1«. October 4 t 1876. novl7-3t WALI (JE SCHLEY & CO., Co: mission Merchants r„f Nor Dol 139 van; R con 5tf Ba - of COUNTRY PRODUCE. Deal- »■ in. Hay, Grist, Meal, all kinds of 1 Southern Vegetables, Foreign and ■jits. Florida Oranges a specialty. • ^eet, between Bull aud Whitaker, Sa- aermission, to Tison & Gordon, Hol- & Co., W. B. Woodbridge. EOPENING —OF THE— I bviveR A [No. 1,427 J Notice iu Bankruptcy. T HIS is to give notice that on the 5th day of October, A. D. 1876, a warrant in Bank ruptcy was issued against the estate cf Moses Allen, of Brown’s Station, county of Terrell, and rotate of Georgia, who has beeu adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition, and that the payment of any debts.and the delivery of any pro perty belonging to auch bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts and to choose one or more a-siguees of his estate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be; holden at the law office of A. Hcod, Esq., at Cuthbert, Ga., before Istac Beckett, ESq., Register, on the FIRST DAY OF DECKMEER, A. D. 1876, at 10 o’clock a. m. w. H. SMYTH, novl7-2t U. S. Marshal, ae Messenger. [No. 1,439 ] Notice in Bankruptcy. T HIS is to give notice that on the tfd day of No vember, A. D. 1S76, a warrant in Bank- ruptcr was issued adjust the estate of William J. X> B '>DUCT of one small dairv. on consign- Tompku s, of Lumpkin, county of Stewart, and b State of Georgia, who has been adjudged a bank rupt on his own petition, and that the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any p.operty be longing to such Bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer of any pioperty by him ; re forbidden by law; that a meeting of the cred itors of the said Bankrupt, to prove their debts and to choose one or more assignees of bis es tate, will be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the law office of Allen For, Esq., at Americus, Ga., before Isaac Beckett, Esq , Regis ter. on til- THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEM BER, A. D. 1S76, at 9 o'clock a. m. W. II. SMYTH, novlT 2t U. S. Marshal, as Messenger. opular Saloon is now open, and the iotor respectfully invites his friends ublic generally to give him a call, nch every day from 11 to 1 o*c!ock. m MORRIS APPLE, Agent. JRNITUBB! AND CHEAPEST IN THE CITY. EW BLANC (succe a sor to J. B. Rem- , 210 Broughton street. Savannah, Ga. _*ry descripilon of Second-Hand Fami ne highest price. Exchanges and sells oweak rat-'S. A full supply always tm Repairing dene in the best style. Pack- ;fu;ly done, and moving and r hipping five best attention. novl7-6t 15 TUBS SELECTED BUTTER Mr Will be soli CHEAP, novjj.tf CHAMPION & FREEMAN. W ANTED-A Situation temporary or permii.. Dt „ r K Biion* o. haring their B.«_ka w, [ Balanced, and accounts made on’ rp *r« can hare the same attended to bv M. H," Barannan P. o. ' ” “t. S5S - wanted - Ttiirirr ''-- pereona who lost rsdai . . revolution of 1t)3« will bear of- • . ■ - • :» H “twnnnicatitr "" "■ advantage RODR^UES. care of this ot£c - t $oardtnfl. r O RENT, handsome v turn - suite or sing.y, with good t* South Broad street, between W nard streets. OARD—Bo*rd, wi h : " ligbtfully located; also. meals. Ball street, east Chi-->ew Theatre. novy- i h s. BCE w *P.:t E legant rooms with ii.TTTrr^ MRS. TAYLOR, 41 We • 1 New York city. lyl -v. B OARDING.—Pleasant rooms at No. 136 Libert\ ftr*' and Whitaker. tor £alt. F OR SALE, a fine cow, which will calve in a few d„ novlT-lt and gQnu _ . . . - Apply to JAS. KEDMuNn Reynolds st., 2d door f re a Br u Vn- 1 NOR 6ALE. No. 1 MIl.Cll 1 SPRINGER**. Apply <- *-> A 8 coraer ina4 UOvl3-2t ^ L A KG E FL Y W il £E street and Thunderbolt road. friction rollers). Hoe's maie; «nitab * driving a lathe or pr : : - . cheap. Apply to J. II. ES . ILL, > c street. JJVjR SALE, two LITUOURAr Fk-vaVm T and lot of LITIlOGR • I ii.-7 ply to J. H. ESTILL, 3 Whitak r - • « e £$ So Steal. F OR RENT, Moorland Pianta ■ bts “ 4S4j serfs, c st pi’ch of tide oa Sav-.:.!.nh Fuck :.t- in good order. App y to J. J. PRI m .. . - Charleston, R TILgHMAN >MIT.: - j PRINGLE SMITH, Jm, Beech 1\ . ' . river. noviT-p/tTuA TT'CH KENT, two com ft riL . • n> .* - U floor (south front), with n- ; . ply 110% State street, or Express novl-7 F.T uJfcTb.Gt ftiee. F OR KENT, five ro^m*, a 1 on < « . . - -- . - --- fioor, ao4. ern improvements, on first fl >ur, at So Broughton str-^et. R OOMS To RKNT, luruishee »r •.;rfurt.;#Lei;' with or without hoard. .AnpljkMte" - Apply at 176 firm-*. novlT l: T O RENT, one, two or three rooms. U at low rent. Apply 59 York -tr et. raishrf. ncr 7-1 r pO RENT, Inrnishe or unf^ri. 1 lie tbe de lightfully sitaated dwel ;:.j. '.4o f-na street, corner of Whitaker. -- immediately. Apply at 151 Coi _-r•. novlo fit X next to Jones Rent,! 5 p»-r month. A: ply to Mrs. T. REILLY', corner ol Jclis. nov!6-2t j|H)K RENT oR SALE. Mc-'gli. - F.~: House, 116 aud 118 Bryan etr> b< ;we«. : and Drayton streets. Apply to JOHN RYA>', 110 Broughton street. 5 tf F OR KENT, the fine t> ick house on r : street, between Barnard and Jefferson, L<_. occnpied by Mr. A. SheftalL It ha* a ; water and modern improvements. a’..-o fine ,nt- buildings. To a good, permanent tcna^i i: w.: be rented low. Apply to nov!3-tf WM. B. STURTEYA5T. DM>K RENT OK LEASE. .F road, opposite Laurel on the Ogrechee . Grove Cemetery. HOUSE aud LOT, large and comm . o -. c .l - rooms in dwelling, together with outhouses, and storehouse in edclos*ure. used ns a cnxtry store. Enquire of W. C. MIDDLETON, rr. : Taylor and Liuco! streets. novUJfc I T'OR RENT, the two brick HOL >E- . north 1 side of Chariion street, second and third east of Abercorn and fronting Lafaj’ tej .uire; also, the small HOUSE on east «ice Abt-rco n between Jones and Charlton street-. For infor mation, address WM.H.STARK A CO., a lie:.dale. 8. C. novll-tf F OR KENT, the three-story br.ck 1 . No. 1 ply to nov2 tf . 160 Liberty street, west tenement. A;.- < CTAVCS COHEN & CO. fjpo RENT, hom-e and store corner BroujLLt and Montgomery streets. EOVl-tf C. A. CLOUD. I 'O RKNT, that desirable, new three-.-: .7 brick RESIDENCE on Liberty street, e 1: Habersham; has all modern impro-. ; . ply to McDonough & ballantyne. ct31 -tf THjR RaNT, that common:’ .n? and p •.a.-ilI located HOUSE, with eleven rooms outbuilding, corner Stone and Monty merj streets; poesesrion given iiumedian ly. Appiju» oct28-tf • WM. B. STUKTEVAN 7*OR RENT, a suite of bOOM>, w.th use : bath, pleasantly located. Apply at t:.:s office. oct!7-tf >OR RENT, three HOUSES on Duffy str.-eu between Bail and Whitaker streets; water and other modern cotwimcii. A| TR\IN, corner Bali and Anderson streets. octl6-tf RENT, a brick DWELLING, two - or« on basement, with all modern improve ments, situated on South Broad ‘tree: (soain side), third door from Barnard: p «r. given let October. Apply to E. L. NE1DLINGEK, >7. 156 St. Julian street, near the Market. :ia£:8-tf T O o IT'OR RENT, several large brick MTLDINg'* -T on State street, frottixg south; witcr works reccntlv put in; rent moderate; p Apply to C. D. ROGaRSv augiMf iven at any time, street. English alf:. FIFTY CASES Bit od, Wolfe & Co.’s Pale Ale, Just imported per bark Lara. For sale by ntvl7-tf CHAMPION & FREEMAN. iNo. 1,431.] Notice in Bankruptcy. T HIS is to give notice that on the 17th day of October, A. D. 1»<6, a warrant in Bank ruptcy was issued against the estate of William \V. Lee and John A. Fulton, ind vidual’y, anc Lee & Fulton, copartners, of Dawson county of Terrell, and State of Georgia who have been adjudged Bankrupts 01 their own petition, and that the payment of an. debts, and the delivery of any property be longing to such bankrupts, to them or for thei use, and the transfer of any property by then: are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the Cred tors of the said bankrupts, to prove their debt and to choose one or more assignees of thei estate, will be held at a Court ot Bankruptcy to be holden at the law < fflee of A. Hood, Esq. at Cuthber, Georgia, before Isaac Beckett, Esq Register, on the FIRST DAY OF DEcEMBEh A. D. Is76, at 10 o’clock a. m. W. H. SMYTH, ovl7-2t U. S. Marshal, as Messenger^ [No. 1,425.] Notice in Bankruptcy. T HIS Is to give notice that on the 15th day September, A. D. 1876, a warrant in Ban ruptcy was issued against the estate of Kend> son Cobb, ot Americas, county of Sumter, a State of Georg a, who h ;8 been adjudged a bai rapt on his owu petition, and that the paym> ot any debts, and the delivery of any prope; belonging to such bankrupt, to him or for use, and the transfer of any property by h are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the cr itors of the said bankrupt, to prove iheir d/ and to choose one or more assignets of hit late, will be held at a * curt of Bankruptcy be hoi Jen at the law office of Allen Fort, K at Americus, Ga., before Isaac Beckett, F Register, on the THIRTIETH DAY’OF NOT BEK, A. D. 1876, at 9 o’clock a. m. W. H. SMYTH. nov!7-2t U. 8. Marshal, as Meseeng Congress Water! ON DRAUGHT AT THE DRUG STORE OF O . BXJTLER,. •tf APPLES. 1 25 Barrels Apples, Just received by O; L. GILBERT A CO., Wholesale Grocers, nov!7-tf S. E. cor. Bay and Barnard sts. Mess Mackerel, ONE HUNDRED KITS VXTRA MESS & NO. I MACKEREL. IN FINE ORDER. r.ovll-tf CHAMPION A FREEMAN. NOTICE. "POURING my absence from the city Mr, JOHN F. HERB is my duly authorized attorney to col- leqt and settle all my accounts, tovl7-at JAS. B. READ. [No. 1,422.] Notice in Bankruptcy. T HIS is to give notice that on the 4th d. ,f September, A. D. 1876, a warrant in I ruptcy was issued against the estate of e * Bass, of Americus, county of Sumter, and . .• t of Georgia, who has b.en adjudged a ban -t oa bis own petition, and that the payment t> .,3 deb a, aDd the delivery of any Droperty b ing to euch bankrupt, to him or for his us« . the transfer of any property by him, are t , i- den by law; that a meeting of the credi' the said bankrupt, to prove their debts choose one or more assignees of his estat be held at a Court of Bankruptcy, to be at the law office of Allen Fort, Esq., at cus, Ga., before Isaac Beckett, Esq , Reg>tt the THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBEF 1876, at 9 o’clock a. m. W. H. SMY'i B novlT 2t U. S. Marshal, as Mcfsi gjutrtionms, &t. T. S. WAYNE, JR,, Auctioneer —AND— STOCK BBOK LU, Commercial BaiDilag, EovlS-tl ROOM NO >. * C IT'OR RENT, ROOMS in City £xcn*n*e si- -* F ing, lately occupied by D. Mayer & Co. Ap- ply to JOHN R. JOHNSON. City Tr^nrer. «ep25- tf I ,X>R RKNT, STORE in Waring”* Kante, >-• 184 St. Julian and No. 151 Br. . « be rented low. Apply to JAMES S. ''ILVA, Congress street. sep20-t: £atr. HAY, HAY. A CHOICE LOT OF EASTERN HAY, Ex ship Southern Rights, in lots to suit pur sers. App y to T. B. MARSHALL & BRO., A gen's ship Southern Rigius, novl6-tf No. 1 Batfersby’s Bs Ship Chandlery. M ANILLA, HEMP and BOLT ROPE, ailh»J Cottor: and Eng.ish Canvass, all Hemp and Cotton '*ail Twine, K Lines, Hooks and Thimble.-, Sister Hooka, an chors, Copper and Yellow Metal ia - : ! eLs .- Lo-ition J*pikes and Nails, Fitting. In L* Parking, etc., comprising a full assortment. *°* sale by _ . POTl4-tf CLAQHORN k CPSNINGgAJL^ Rice Plantation far Sale. W ILL be sold before the Court House m • J* vannah on the FIRST TUESDAY I> CEMBEK NEXT, “Sterling Bluff" Ki-'e tion, situated on the Ogetchee river. F».r P** ticulars, a!eo terms, etc , apply to THOS. A. ASKEW. Fxecutor P. H. Bebn. Sava Can be treated for at private sa e. tu' HAY AND OKA I A* I pOR SALE from depot or store in quantit*-' 3 1 to suit, at the lowest mark.: ; r:, ' lV Freah GRITS and MEAL. WHEAT. BKA-'- and all kinds of FEED and SEED GRAI> Lua stantly on hand. C. V. HCTCOIV*, 109 and l'l Bay mre*, OCt23-lm Next t# Express-off-*; Time, Tar, Etc. 1,000 50 bales OAKUM; YELLOW’ METAL; FELi- II*G; Manilla and Tarred ROPE of all «?!*»** F*or sale by a«pl-tf 8LAGH0RN A CUNNINGHAM- JUST RECEIVED. WARRANTED GENUINE AMERICAN WATCHES! IN SILVER CASES, AT 31200 BACH. M. W. NEUBUBGKR. 'Bovli-lm 1»0 Bryan .nets. r