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W. T. THOMPSON, Killor
FRIJ»AT, JANUARY 19, 1877.
TAI-PINO THt Vi :nsa.
The Georgia I.«.i,lat 0 rp !, fair!- a* .,.ri
-here is an atp&re-it inclination to go
the work of retrenchment with a will,
ihere ia an economy which in the end ia
mere waatefulneaa, and it will be well ir in
aToidint- the Sylla of extravagance on the
one and the Legislature does not injure the
b ip of State on the Ch&rvbdes of penurious-
neaa on the other. It ahoold be determined
what officea and officera are needed to carry
on the government, and when that ia aacer-
tiined, put the beat men in the officea and
pay them for their labor. Tbia ia true
economy, and thia course will not only save
money to .he State, bat will actually put
money in the State Treaanry.
The oppoeition to the ‘state Board of
Health is again sprung in the House, Hon.
PAnMAti ft. . .
The Future of Florida.
Our special telegram from Tallahassee,
published yesterday, notes the presenta
tion of a petition to the Legislature of
Florida which we consider of vast import
ance, and which, if granted and the object
designed i* properly carried ont, will re
sult in material advantage to the “Italy
of America.”
This petition comes from the Board of
Trustees, and asks that the Governor be
authorized to appoint an agent, subject
to the board’s approval, to reside in New
York to solicit immigration, and that
•<1,500 be appropriated to pay expenses.
This is undoubtedly a wise movement,
but the petition, as reported, appears
open to some objections or rather to
amendment.
The present—in this hour of her dis-
enihralment from Radical misrule—is a
propitious time for a movement which
has for i:s object the direction of immi
gration to Florida, and the appointment
of a general immigrant agent we regard
as a striking exemplification of the earn
estness and wisdom of the Democratic
Legislature, whose efforts are devoted to
the work of redeeming their gallant little
State and placing her on the high road to
Bennett Stewart, of Taylor county,'baying tete® ■■ ■ ■
introduced a bill to abolish it. If the great P ros P erlt T and greatness. It is essential
Empire State of the South decliuea to bub- that the advantages of Florida ir
tain thia important organization, bo it bo climate and resources should be in
but such action will show that she is far be- telligently and thoroughly represented
hind her sister States in enlightened legis- to the people of the North and West,
at ion, and we trust that the effort to die- j thousands of whom are anxious to es-
solve the State Board of Health will fail.
The inauguration ball at the Kimball
House Wednesday night was a splendid
success. The bright array of fair women
and brave men there gathered together in
honor of Governor Colquitt’s inauguration
cape the rigors and hardships of those
frigid, sterile and overcrowded regions.
But this object cannot be obtained by
the appointment of an agent who will
sit down in New York city and content
indicates an auspicuous and harmonious himself with merely sending out circu-
term for our new Governor. lars and drawing his salary. What is re
Who would have thought that the arre- quired in order thet the purpose of the
gaDt Louisiana returning board, who Board of Trustees mav be successfully
C _“‘ t0 ri 8 bt ” thwart tLo expressed accomplished is that the agent should
will of the nation and decide the Preai- —
dential question; who, hut a short time
since, braved with iusoleut demeanor the
oommittee appointed by the Representatives
of the people, would so soon be escorted to
the lock-up of tho cash room by au humble
sergeant-at-arms. Yet, so it is. Wells and
Anderson, of that board, were arrested
yesterday morning and kept in custody
until after tho morning hour, when they
were presented before the bar of the House.
It is thought that they will purge them*
selves of tho contempt by producing tho re
turns required by the committee. Tho two
remaining members will be brought fiom
New Orleans by a Sergeant-at-arms, who has
gone for them.
In the Senate, Mr. Jones, of Florida, pre
sented the petition of the Democratic elec
tors, stating that they were legally elected,
aud asking that their votes might be re
corded instead of those of the Hayes and
Wheeler electors, who are not the legally-
elected electors of the Stato of Florida.
The petition was laid on the table, and Sen
ator JoneB gave notice that he wonld call it
up next week and submit some remarks on
the subject.
The Lantern question is fast approaching
a general collapse, unless all the signs are
false, and all the correspondents are de
ceived, and all the representatives badly
fooled by his sublime highness. The con
ference will end without accomplishing any
thing but giviDg Turkey time to prepare
for the mortal tussle with the great bear.
Europe stands on the tip toe of expectation,
waiting for the word that will fire tho maga
zine.
In the Florida Legislature matters are
progressing smoothly aud harmoniously.
The Senate has asked the Assembly for a
conference to consider the deficiency and
expense appropriation bill. The amount
required to cover the deficiency of 1873 and
the expenses of 1873 is over two hundred
thousand dollars, rather a large amount for
a people whose substance has been eaten ont
by irresponsible carpet-baggers, who hav.
left this debt as a legacy to the just elected
Democratic Legislature. Y'et the people are
patriotic, and will not see the good name of
their State dishonored.
The bill for the protection of laborers was
passed in the Assembly. Lee, of Duval,
bo a man thoroughly acquainted with the
resources of Florida and the most avai 1 -
able and desirable localities for 3ettler«,
and the advantages in climate, fertility of
soil, water powers, etc., of each, and who
has also had experience in transportation
and emigration business. Desirous of
seeiug our sister State reap all the benefit
possible from an increased population,
we are induced to recommend as one
eminently fittod for the position of emi
gration agent, Mr. D. II. Elliott, who is
extensively known throughout Georgia
and Florida as the pioneer of the through
shir rnent of Southern fruits and vege
tables to the West and N>rtli. Mr.
Elliott has a large experience in the
management of the emigration business,
having for several years been at the head
of a bureau in the West. The rapid
growth of Kansas and Colorado is due in
no small degree to his excellent and judi
cious management. He is a live, ener
getic man, fully informed in regard to
the duties of the position, and his know
ledge and varied experience would be of
incalculable value in furthering tho inter
ests of the State. Only in the
hands of such a man could the
proposed plan prove a success,
and in thia earnost conviction we would
urge that a scheme which has in its com
pleteness so much of benefit to the peo
ple of Florida, should not be made a
failure by an injudicious appointment.
We have evidence of Mr. Elliott’s capa
bilities in this line by the conception and
management of the rapid transit move
ment and organization of the Florida
dispatch line for the transportation of
Southern products to Northern and
Western markets. He has the interest
and development of the State at heart,
and hence we commend him as possessing
all the qualifications requisite to insure
satisfaction in the introduction of a
thrifty and industrious class of settlers m
Florida.
Heartily approving the measure pro
thought it was a bill to “crush laborers and posed by the Bocrd of Trustees, and
put them all in the Denitentiary.” The text !
of the bill is published in our special, aud
our readers can see for tLemselves how far |
the member from Duval was from the truth
when he thus characterized it.
Judge White has overruled the demurrer
of the Hayes aud Wheeler electors, to tho
information of quo warranto of the Tilden
and Hendricks electors. The decision is iu
favor of tho Democrats and against the
Republican electors, who, in their domurrer,
trusting that the Legislature in its wis
dom may deem it proper to clothe the
Governor with the authority asked, we
fear that the plan will fail of entire suc
cess unless the business be trusted and
deputed to a competent, energetic and
experienced agent, progressive in his
ideas, thoroughly posted and judicious.
The failure of many immigration
fcchemes heretofore attempted in the
claimed that haviug performed their duty gouth has been due entirely to injudi-
Failure of the Texas Pacific Grab
Predicted.
Considerable apprehension has been
felt that the Tom Scott’s scheme for
plundering the national treasury of many
millions of dollars annually in the shape
of guaranteed interest on hundreds of
millions of railroad bonds of the Texas
Pacific Railroad would be lobbied through
the present Congress. This apprehen
sion was not a little increased
by the fact that a truce
had been arranged between Scott
and Huntingdon, his great rival of
the Central Pacific, by which op
position from that quarter would
no longer be encountered in the
lobbies of Congress. Having composed
their interests by some sort of a com
promise, it was feared that these two
railroad magnates would be able to bring
influences to bear that would secure the
passage of their grand subsidy scheme.
The tax-payers of the country who do
not approve the voting of millions of dol
lars from the public treasury in aid of
private joint stock companies and to en
rich bankrupt railroad monopolists will
be gratified to learn that there is no im
mediate prospect of the consummation
of Mr. Scott’s gigantic scheme
of plunder. A special Washington
dispatch to the New York Journal of
Commerce says: “Representative Hol
man said to-day in conversation that the
country could rest assured that not only
would the Texas Pacific Railroad scheme
not be parsed through the House this
session, but that its opponents entertain
ed not the slightest doubt of defeating it.
He did not even tbiak the House would
be brought to a direct vote upon it, for even
if the bill took the regular parliamentary
course it could not be f ally considered
for want of time, and, to take it out of
the regular course, a two-thirds vote was
necessary, and that would not be se
cured. Furthermore, Representative Hol
man said he had no doubt from inquiries
he had made that a very considerable ma
jority of the members of the House were
uncompromisingly opposed to the sub
sidy scheme.”
An Electoral Trick.—The President
renominated on Monday for the position
of Surveyor General of Louisiana O. H.
Brewster, the ineligible Hayes elector of
that State. Brewster testified before the
Congressional Committee in New Orleans,
on Saturday last, that he did not resign
the office of Surveyor General of Louis
iana until after the election, yet his
resignation was accepted to date Novem:
ber 4, three days before the election. It
seems astonishing, even in the light of
past experience, that the President would
consent to be a party to such a bold
fraud as this. It is stated that Brewster
would not have resigned at all but for
tho assurance that ho would be reap
pointed. The administration was thus
compelled to make terms with him, or his
ineligibility would have deprived Hayes
of one vote of the 183 which are so
audaciously claimed for him. However,
the Brewster incident is no worse than
dozens of other transactions which were
found to be necessary to count up Hayes
183 votes.
BY TELEGRAPH
hour of one o’clock, past meridian, on the ~ TAlArtmorvYO
first Thursday in February, A. D., 1877, and hiVeiling 1 eiegraiHS,
the President of tbe Senate 6ball be there •
as presiding officer. Two tellers shall be
—TO—
THE MORNING NEWS.
FROM ATLANTA.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
S reviously appointed on the part of the !
enate and two on the part of the House of CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Representatives, to whom shall be handed,
Reporting and Reading of Bills in the
Senate and House.
db. McClellan on boards of health
AND YELLOW FEVER.
Importance of Iti|id Quarantine.
[Special Teiegram to the Morning News.]
Atlanta, Ga., January 18.—The Judiciary
Committee of the House reported favorably
the bill amending sections 4,414 and 4,370 of
the Revised Code. Also a bill to reduce the
fees of county officers in tbe county of Ware.
Also Colonel Hammond's game protection
bill for Thomas, Lowndes and Patnam conn
ties. Also a bill to amend the act on roads
and revenues for Camdea, Thomas and
Echols counties, so far as Thomas county is
concerned.
The Senate read and referred bills and ad
journed before noon.
Dr. Ely McClellan, of the Uaited States
army, read a very important and valuable
paper on Boards of Health and yellow fever
epidemics before th6 Board of Health and
members of the Legislature in the Senate
chamber to-night. He asserted that there
was no reason why Savannah conidnot protect
itself from yellow fever epidemics by proper
quarantine regulations. Dr. McClellan’s
paper was comprehensive and valuable, and,
on motion of Dr. H. F.Campbell, of Augusta,
it was highly complimented and a copy re
quested for publication.
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM
MITTEE IN COUNCIL.
Miltins- Bull in a Minority of One.
TALK OF PUNISHING OLD ZACH FOR
CONTEMPT.
No Abatement of Jiitter Feeling
[Special Telegram to the Morning News.]
cious selections of agents. Gov. Drew
will no doubt appreciate this, and will be
wise in his selection, and, as a sugges
tion, we mention, in our opinion, a most
suitable person in Mr. E.liott, who has
anil cast their votes, tho court had no juris
diction. The court sustains its jurisdiction,
and tho case will now be heard on its merits.
This decision of Judge Whito will bo ap
pealed to the Supremo Court.
The war between the Lancashire manu
facturers and the operatives, which for somo I already done the Stato some service,
time has been in process of arbitration, has
at last been declared, the masters posi
tively refusing to accept the conditions
proposed by the operatives. The upshot of
tho matter is that there will be a general
lock-out and untold suffering among tho
latter.
The Pope of Rome according to the cor-
tho Universe, intends to
respondent of
Zilch Chandler’s Loss of Memory.
OldZich Chandler, Grant’s champion
bulldozer and briber, has got himself into
an awfully tight place—so tight that a de
cent man would feel very uncomfortable
in it. They brought the old reprobate
up before the Committee on the Powers
strengthen the church by filling up all the and Privileges of the House on Monday,
vacant Cardinalates. This intent is proba
bly conceived in view of tho Pope s feeble
health, age, and tho contingencies of ap
proaching death
Tho effect of tho warliko demonstration
upon English finances and manufacturing
interests, is forcibly stated by the London
Times in its financial article. One firm of
and put him through a searching
examination in reference to his telegrams
to Stearns, Kellogg and Chamberlain, the
day after the election, instructing them
to hold the electoral votes of their States
at all hazards, and assuring them that
they would be abundantly supplied with
cotton spinners, employing twelve thousand troops and money. He came before the
hands, has been so embarrassed that it comm jttee with an air of defiant iinpu-
would have been compelled to suspend ope- no j suspecting that they had in
rations but for the financial aid ex tailed by
the government.
their possession any evidence of his
guilt, and relying upon his brazen
effrontry to carry him safely through
the ordeal. But when, after a few ques
tions, Mr. Field asked him ia regard to
nSjoiad bv the joint committee for the I certain dispatches, giving the precise lan-
creation of a commission to count the guage of his message to Stearns, thereby
electoral vote. I disclosing the fact that his villainy had
Tlie Electoral Commission.
In our telegraphic columns this inorn-
M«iu be found the text of the bill I
A hasty perusal of its provisions has been disclosed and the evidenee against
impressed us with the conviction that it him was in possession of the committee,
is erhap° the best plan that, under the he suddenly squelched and became as do-
circumstances, could be devised cile as a whipped spaniel. He became
for a fair and satisfactory solution of the utterly demoralized and lost his memory
difficulties which surround the Presiden- entirely. He couldu’t remember any-
tial question. I about it- He didn’t remember
If as seems to be the general opinion, fending any dispatches; had forgotten
the interference of the Federal adminis - whether he received any dispatches;
tration in the State elections, and the ho had a very vague recollection of the
1 arities and frauds which have re- election, and oouldn’t remember whether
sailed from such lawless interference, has he had consulted with Don Cameron
endered a deviation from the simple about sonding troops to Fljrida or not.
«tbod of the Constitution necessary I a short, he had about forgotten that a
m the only means of averting Presidential election hid taken place in
il 8 t r ife the plan which has Florida, aud only remembered that he was
matured by the committee is a 8 a member of the Cabinet, and could not
been ma a8 any that could be be required to disclose government secrets,
r 106 C j that would be likely to be ac- Being closely pressed, he finally begged
the country. While it pro- time and was granted another day to
“ p y tribun al outside of Congress refresh his memory. And now he has
v “ 63 °r u^jeation and settlement of the alternative of telling the truth or be-
f0t * 6 * 'involving the legality of ing dealt with for contempt.
of the contested States, | Poor old Zach! We thought Henry
The Florida Contest.—A Washing
ton speoial to the Baltimore Sun says ;
The statement given to the agent of the
Associated Press by Senator Sargent,
Chairman of the Senate Florida Commit
tee, is precisely what was expected. As
a Senator remarked to-day, Mr. Sargent
will write ju9t such a report as he would
havo written had he never went to
Florida at all. No amount of evidence
would make the least impression on such
deep-rooted prejudices as he entertains
toward the South. Senator Cooper, of
Tennessee, the Democratic member of
the Senate Florida Committee, agreed
entirely with the House committee which
went to that State that both the national
and State Democratic tickets received a
majority of the votes. Senator Cooper
will, of course, prepare a minority re
port, in which he will give all proper
consideration to tho fact that the whole
election machinery cf the State of Florida
was under Republican control, and yet
he face of the returns showed a mrjority
for the Democratic ticket.
Washington, January 18.—At a meetinj
of the Democratic Executive Committee last
evening at Hewitt’s residence, the situation
was very generally canvassed, and it is re
ported that to-day a barrel full of letters of
instruction and confidential communica
tions were mailed to all parts of tho country.
Senator Morton is the only mem
ber of the joint committee to
prepare a plan for counting the
electoral vote, who declined to sign the
report submitted to the Senate to-day. He
maintains that only the President of the
Senate is authorized to make tho count and
announce the result.
Notwithstanding the conservative mem
bers reprehend the open threats to pun
ish Secretary Chandler for contempt in
not answering certain questions relative to
tho Presidential muddle, it is very apparent
that a majority favor such action, and the
very bitter leeling already existing is greatly
intensified thereby. Meanwhile there is a
general desire to get at the frauds reported
in Philadelphia by Mr. Cox’s committee.
TOE
DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL
VOTE OF FLORIDA.
Petition of the Electors.
[By Telegraph to the Morning News.]
Washington, January 18.—In the Senate
Mr. Jones, of Florida, presented the petition
of Wilkinson Cali, Robert B. Hilton, J. E.
Yongo and Robert Bulloch, the Democratic
Presidential electors of Florida, claiming to
have been legally elected, and asking that
tho electoral vote cast by them for
President and Vice President be counted in
stead of that cast by tho electors oa the
other side. Oa motion, Mr. Jones’ potition
was laid on the table, and he gave notice
that he wonld call it up next week for the
purpose of submitting some remarks on the
subject.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
The Senate committee that has been
holding eessions in Columbia, South
Carolina, to inquire into the circum
stances of the recent election, examined
some interesting witnesses. Among these
were two hog thieves, who swore they
had to leave Laurens county solely on ac
count of their political opinions, when,
in fact, they were still evading the service
of warrants against them for stealing
swine. They also examined a notorious
house burner, and the negro Coroner of
Edgefield county, who at the time he
gave his testimony was under indictment
for perjury, committed in an attempt to
defraud the owners of property sold at
Sheriff’s sale out of five thousand dollars.
All of these patriots testified to out
rageous intimidation on the part of Demo
crats, and the Republican majority of the
oommittee refuse to hear evidence in re
buttal of their lies.
Postal Telegraphic Petition.—A pe
tition entitled “A Petition for Cheap
Telegraphing” is being circulated exten
sively throughout the country, accom
panied by a circular letter aiming to show
that the Western Union lines can be du
plicated for about $15,000,000 if the
company ahoulcPrefuse to sell out at that
price. About G,500 have been mailed to
the postmasters throughout the country.
The petition, which is addressed to the
Senate and House of Representatives,
expresses the belief that the telegraph
properly belongs to the Post Office De
partment, and that it should bo incorpo
rated therewith and worked for the bene
fit alike of the government and the
people.
Report of the Joint Committee of Both
Houses.
the text of the proposed bill.
[By Telegraph to the Morning News.]
That conservative paper of New York,
the Journal of Commerce, which so
largely represents the business interests
of the country, says that the political
complications have added great weight to
the general depression prevailing, and
enterprise of all kinds seems to be almost
wholly paralyzed by reason of the great
uncertainty existing as to culmination of
events.
surrender the
questions
the votes
it does not entirely
jurisdiction and control of Congress
• the premises, nor establish any
in till V ' o commission inconsistent I w jth the Tiltons, tho Moultons and the
authority in Constitution. If | Bowens. ButZicli is worse afllicted with
Ward Beecher had a very bad memory
when, on his examination, he failed to
remember anything about his relations
with the spirit of the Constitution .. . ■ . . .
wiiu i _ . —it can the same radical misfortune, a treacher-
the plan is adopted by Congress,
Sy fail of the purpose for which it is | ous memory,
intended—the securing of a fair and just
count of the electoral vote, and an hon
est iffixmation of the verdict of the peo
ple-by the bad futh of those who may
be assigned to discharge fife-t 08 P onalljl0
duties whioh it imposes. **'»
“Mobe Pungent than Pabliamenta-
Ry " In reference to the President’s
Last year 29,211 deaths occurred in New
York city, an average of 80 each day.
The number of births reported during
the same time was 23,744, which is greatly I less <W
at variance with the generally accepted the W
theories regarding the relative propor- I Preaid
tiona of births to death*. j much
order to General Augur, tbe Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph, a Republican paper,
says: “Tho President recognizes Pack
ard with an ‘if’—that is, he throws the
iponsibilities of the situation on the
j of Gen. Augur. The dispatch
a Augur is one of the most shame-
to Gen> B . ,
Sound lawyers have been struck with
the merits of the defense made by Gov
ernor Grover, aud particularly with the
fact that be appears to have acted, not in
haste, but with great deliberation, in
strict accordance with the laws of the
State of Oregon as these have been set
tled in an analogous case by a decision of
the Supreme Court.
It is understood in Washington that
the action of the President in regard to
Louisiana affairs was induced by the argu
ment that it was virtaliy important for
him to do so at once, or the electoral vote
of Louisiana would inevitably slip from
the grasp of Hayes.
'mmente that has been issued from
ite House since Grant has been
t. It is doubly shameless inas-
it ia cowardly.”
The prostitute Pinkston does the best
she can for the Republican party, but
that little makes the Republican party
appear as a fosterer of harlots.—Courier-
Jo
Journal.
Weston and O’Leary, the American
pedestrians, are to have a walking match
in London next April for three thousand
dollars.
Washington, January 18.—In their report,
submitted mill the bill, tho committee
say they have applied the utmost
practicable study and deliberation
to tho subject, and express tbe
belief that tbe bill reported is tbe best at
tainable disposition of the difficult problems
and disputed theories arising out of tbe late
election. They speak of the difficulty of
reaching a conclusion, and that they dealt
with abstract questions, save as far as they
are necessarily involved in the legislation
proposed. The report implies that legisla
tion may be had on tho subject in accord
ance with the Constitution, but the commit
tee think that the low proposed is inconsis
tent with but few of tue principal theories
upon the subject. The bill is only directed
to ascertain for tbe purpose, and in aid of
the counting, wbat are the constitutional
votes of the resDective States, and whatever
jurisdiction exists for such a purpose,
the bill only regulates the method
of exercising it. For this tbe Constitution
gives tho warrant, and therefore the law
proposed is not inconsistent with that in
strument. The committee regard it as of
far greater moment that the wdl of the peo
ple should bo legally t arried cut than the
question of who shall be President for*a
prescribed term. They therefore endea
vored to provide a fair and impartial mea
sure. The legislature aud the judiciary
are represented in tbe tribunal in
equal proportions. The composition of
the judicial part of the commission looks
to a selection from different parts of tho
tepublic. While it is thought to be free from
any preponderance or nupposable bias, and
the addition of the necessary constituent
part of the whole] in order to ob
tain an uneven number of the com
mission, it is left to any agency the
furthest removed lrom prejudice than
any existing attainable one. It would
be difficult if not impossible, tho committee
think, to establish a tribunal that could be
less the subject of party criticism, tbau
such a one. The committee felt bouud by
the highest duty to let no bias of party feel
ing stand ia the way of a just, equal and
peaceful measure for extricating the ques
tion from the embarrassments that at pres
ent surround it. The committee conclude
as follows:
In cone usion, we respectfully beg leave
to impress upon Congress tho necessity of a
speedy determination upon this subject. It
is impossible to estimate the material loss
the country daily sustains from the existing
state of uncertainty. It directly and power
fully tends to unsettle and paralyze busi
ness, to weaken public and private credit,
and to create apprehensions in the minds of
the people that disturb the peaceful tenor of
their ways, and more, their happiness; it does
far, far more: it tends to bring republiean
institutions into discredit; to create doubts
of tho success of our form of government,
and of the perpetuity j of the republic; all
consideratious of interest or patriotism,
and of justice, in demanding of the law
making power a measure that will bring
peace and prosperity to the country, and
show that our republican institutions are
equal to any emergency; and, in this
connection, *we can’t refrain from the
expression of our satisfaction that
your committee, composed of equal mem
bers of both parties, have fortunately been
able to do wbat has been attempted in vain
heretofore, almost unanimously agree ou a
plan considered by them all to be just, wise
and efficient. Wo accordingly recommend
tbe proposed act to tbe patriotic aud just
judgment of Congress.
(Signed) Geo. F. Edmunds,
Fred. T. Fkelinohuysen,
Roscoe Conk lino,
A. G. Thurman,
T. F. Bayard,
M. W. Ransom,
Of the Senate Committee.
H. B. Payne,
Eppa Hunton,
Wm. M. Springer,
Geo. W. McCrary,
Geo. F. Hoar,
Geo. Willard,
Of the House Committee.
A bill to provide for aud regulate the count
ing of the votes for President and Vice
President, and tbe decision of questions
a rising thereon, for the term commencing
March 4th, A. D. 1877 :
Be it enacted, etc., That the Senate and
House of Representatives shall meet in the
hall of tbe House of Representatives at the
as they are opened by the President of the
Senate, all the certificates aud pa
pers purporting to be certifi
cates of electoral votes, which
certificates and papers shall be opeued, pre
sented and acted upon in alphabetical order
of the States beginning with the letter A;
and said tellers having then read the same in
the presence and hearing of the two houses,
shall make a list of the votes as they shall
appear from said certificates; and the’ votes
having been ascertained and counted as in
this act provided, the result of the same
shall be delivered to the President of
the Senate, who shall thereupon
announce the state of the vote and the
names ot the persons, if any, elected, which
announcement shall bo deemed a sufficient
declaration of the persons elected President
and Vice President of the United States, an 1
who, together with a list of the votes, shall
be entered on tbe journals of the two
houses.
Upon such reading of any such
certificates or paper, when there shall
be only one return lrom a
State, the President of tbe Senate shall call
for objections, if any. Every objection shall
be made in wr.ting, and shall state clearly
and concisely, and without argument, the
ground thereof, and shall be signed by at
least one Senator aud one member of the
House of Representatives before the same
shall bo received. When all the ob
jections so made to auv vote or pa
per from a State shall have been
received and read, tho Senate shall there
upon withdraw, and 6ucb objections shall be
submitted to the Senate for its decision: and
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall, in like manner, submit such objec
tions to the House ol Representatives for its
decision, and no electoral vote or votes from
any State from which but cne return his
been received shall be rejected except by
tbe affirmative vote of the two houses*.
When tbe two houses have voted they shall
immediately again meet, and the presiding
officer sha 1 then announce the decision of
the question submitted.
Section 2. That if more than one return
or paper purporting to be a return from a
State shall have been received by tbe Presi
dent of the Senate, purporting to be certifi
cates of the electoral votes g.ven at the last
preceding election for President and Vice
Prescient in such State, unless there shall
be implicates of the same return, all such
returns and papers shall be opened by him
in the presence of the houses,
when met as aforesaid, and read by
tbo tellers, and all sued returns and papers
sh&il thereupon be submitted to the judg
ment and dtcisiou as to which is tho true
and lawful electoral vote of such 8tate of a
commission constituted as follows, namely
During the session of each house ou the
Tuesday next preceding the first Thursday in
February,1877,each house shall by a cica voce
voteappoiQt five of i*s members, who, with
the five Associate Justices ot the Supreme
Court of tho United States, to be ascer
tained as hereinafter provided, shall con
stitute a commission for the decision of all
questions upon, or in respect of, such dou
ble returns, named in tbia section. On the
Tuesday next preceding tbo first Thursday
in February, A. D. 187J, or as soon there
after as may be, *he Associate Justices
of tho Supremo Court of tho United
States, now assigned 10 the First,
lbiid, Eighth and Niuth circuits,
shall 6e’ect in such manner as a majority of
ihem shall deem fit another of the Associate
Jnt-tices of said court, which five persons
shall be members of said commission, and
tbe person longest n commission of
-aid five Justices shall be President of said
commission. Tho members of said com
mission shall respectively take and subscribe
the following oath: “i, , do solemnly
s*ear [or affirm, as the case may be,] that
I will impartially examine and consider all
questions submitted to the commission of
which I am a member, and a true judgment
give thereon agreeably to the Constitution
aud laws, so help me God,” which oath shall
be filed with the Secretary of tbo Seaa’e.
When tho commission shall have been thus
organized, it shall not be in tbe power of
either house to dissolve the same
or to withdraw any of its members,
but, if any such Senator or member shsll
die or become physically unable to perform
the duties required by this act, the fact of
such death or physical inability shall be by
said commission, before it Bhall proceed
further, communicated to the Senate or
House of Representatives, as tho case may
be, which body shall immediately and with
out debate proceed ’ * cica voce vote to
fill tbe place so vacated, and the person so
appointed shall take and subscribe the oath
hereinbefore prescribed, and become a
member of said commission; and in like
manner if any of said Justices of the Su
preme Court die or become physically in
capable of performing tbe duties required by
this act,the other of said Justices, members
of the commission, shall immediately
appoint anollitr Justice of said commis
sion, and in such appointment re
gard shall be had to tbe impartiality and
freedom from bias sought by the original
appointment of satd commission, who shall
thereupon immediately take aud subscribe
tbe oath hereinbefore prescribed and be
come a member of said commission to fill
tbe vacancy occasioned. All the certificates
and papers purporting to be certificates of
the electoral votes of each State, shall be
opened in tbe alphabetical order of the
Stales as provided in section first of
this act, and when there shall be more
than one such certificate or paper as certifi
cates aud papers from such State, shall be
opened, excepting duplicates of th9 same-
return, tbeyjsball be lead by the tellers, and
thereupon the President of the Senate shall
call for objections, if any. Every objection
shall be made in writing, and shall
state clearly and concisely, and without ar
gument, the ground thereof, and shall be
signed by at least one Senator and oue mem
ber of tbe House of Representatives, before
the same shall be received. When ail such
objections so made to any certificate, vote,
or paper from a State shall have been re
ceived and read, all such certificates, votes
and papers so objected to, and all papers
accompanying the same, together with such
objec ions, shall bo forthwith submitted
to said commission, which shall proceed to
consider tbe same with the 6ame powers, if
any, now possessed for that purpose by tbe
two houses, acting separately or together,
and by a majority of votes decide whether
any and what votes from such State are the
votes provided for by the Constitution of the
United States, and how many aud what per
sons were duly appointed electors in such
Stat ; and may therein take into view such
petitions,’depositions, and Bother papers,
if any, as by the Cons ; itution and now
existing laws may be competent and perti
nent in such consideration, which decision
shall be made in writing, stating briefly the
ground thoreof and signed by the members
of said comm ssiou agreeing therein; where
upon the two houses shall again meet and
such decision shall be read aud entered
in the journal of each house, and tbe
counting of votes shall proceed ia conformity
therewith, uuless upon objection made
thereto in writing by at least five Senators
and five members of the House of Represen
tatives, the two houses shall separately
concur iu ordering otherwise, in which case
such concurrent order shall govern. No
votes or papers from any other State shall
be acted upon until the objections previously
made to tbe votes or papers from any Stato
shall have been finally disposed of.
Section 3. That while the two houses
shall be in meeting as provided in this act,
no debate shall be Lllowed and no question
shall be put by the presiding officer, except
to either house ou motion to withdraw, and
he shall have no power to preserve order.
Section 4. That when the two houses
separate to decide upon an objection
that may havo been made to the
counting of any electoral vote or votes
from any State, or an objection to a report
of said commission, or other question ari -
ing under this act, each Senator and Repre
sentative may speak to such objection or
question ten miuutes, and notoftener than
ouue; but after such debate shall have lasted
two hours, it shall be the duty of each
house to pat the main question without
further debate.
Section 5. That at such joint meeting of
the two houses scats shall bo provided as
follows: For tbe President of the Senate ia
tbe Speaker’s chair; for the Speaker imme
diately upon his left; the BeDatora in the
body of the ball upon the right of the pre
siding officer; for the Representatives in
tbe body of the hall not provided for the
Senators; for the Tellers, Secretary of the
Senate, Clerk of the House of Represent
atives. at tho Clerk’s desk; for other officers
of the two houses in front of the
Clerk’s desk and up m each side of
the Speaker’s platform. Such joint
meeting shall not be dissolved until the
couut or the electoral votes shall be com
pleted aud tbe result declared, and no recess
shall be takeu unless a question shall have
arisen in regard,to the counting of such votes
or otherwise, under this act, in which case
it shall be competent for either house, act
ing separately in the manner hereinbefore
provided, to direc a recess of such bouee,
not beyond the next day (Sunday excepted;,
at tho hour of ten o’clock in the forenoon;
and while any question is being considered
by said commission, either house may pro
ceed with the legis ative or other business.
Section G. Tbatnothing in this act shall
be held to impair or affect any right now
existing under the Constitution or laws to
question by proceeding iu the judicial courts
of the United States the right or title of the
person who shall bo declared elected, or
who shall claim to be President and Vice
President of the United States, if at.y such
right exists.
Section 7. That Baid commission shall
make its own rules, keep a record of its pro
ceedings, and shall have power to employ
such persons as may be necessary for the
transaction of its business, aud tbe execu
tion of its powers.
Action on tbe Report of Joint Commit
tee on Counting Electoral Tote.
DISCH ARGE OF DB. PHELPS, SECOND
IN THE HAY-BESXETT DUEL.
the fate of a murderer
UnaucccMfuI Senatorial Balloting*
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, January 18.—Bouse.—The
concurrent report of the committee on
counting the electoral votes was nude, read
an J re-commit ted,Payne, of Ohio, the Chair
miD, stating that the report was signed by
the seven members of the House committee
and by six of the seven members of the
Senate committee, aud alto stating he
would soon move to Have tbe bill made
spec al order, so that it might become a law
in good time, as the day for the proposed
meeting of the joint ’convention is two
weeks lrom to-day, being two weeks earlier
than the day fixed by law.
Tbe resolution reported by the Select
Committee on Privileges of tbe House, of
which Kuott, of Kentucky, is Chairman, and
which assert that the President of the Sen
ate has not the right to count the electoral
votes, was debated, but uo action on it was
reached.
Senate.—Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, the
Chairman of that committee, said: “I am
direc ed, Mr. President, by tbe select com
mittce raised under tbe resolution of the
Senate on the subject of counting the elec
toral vote, to submit a report in wri
ting, with an accompanying bill. The
report is signed, I am happy
to say, by all tbe members of both commit
tees, it being a reportin form joint and sever
al to the two hoases,with one exception, and
all that I wish to n&y on this occasion, after
stating we fh&ll desire to take it up at tbe
earliest possible day, as the time is running
very fast, possibly and I hope indeed
on Saturday, tli9 day after tc-morrow,
but certainly on Monday, to press
it to a determination in some form steadily
from that time forth. I only wish to say
that the committee are of the opinion
that the measnre we represent is not what
is called a compromise in any sense of the
term, but is a measure of justice in aid of
the exercise of constitutional government,
and that iu no sense of the term will
anybody have a just right to
say anybody’s opinions or views have been
surrendered’ in auy substantial respect. It
is not a measure of policy or coutrivance,
but a measure of constitutional justice for
the preservation of the peace and order of
the government.'* It was ordered printed,
read a second time and placid on the calen
dar, when the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET.
Office of the Chief Signal Observer]
Washington, D. C., January 18.—Indica
tions tor Friday :
lu the South Atlantic States, rising or
uejtrly stationary barometer, variable winds,
colder threatening weather aud light rains
will prevai 1 , excepting nearly stationary
temperature in tbe t’arolinas.
In the Gulf States, stationary or higher
barometer, winds mostly from northeast to
northwest, generally warmer threatening
weather and light rains, succeeded by fall
ing temperature over the interior.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, station
ary or higher barometer, winds mostly
northwest or Dortb, warmer, threatening
wfatber and possibly light rains, succeeded
by failing temperature.
Ia the Middle States, generally lower
pressure and high temperature, with south
erly to westerly winds, and partly cloudy
weather, and possibly occasional lignt rains.
balloting for united states senator.
Boston, January 15.—Tbe third joint
ballot for United States Senator resulted as
follows: Whole number, 274; necessary for
a choice, 138. Hoar, 100; Boutwell, 89; Ab
bott, 62; liice, 17; linllock, 4; SeeJye, 3. No
[choice.
Boston, January 18.—Two ineffectual bal
lots have been had as follows : Boutwell,
84 ; Hoar, 104 ; necessary to a choice, 133.
Springfield, III , January 18.—The
tenth ballot resulted as follows :’ Logan, 99;
Palmer, 8G ; Davis, 7; Anderson, 7 ; Parish,
1; Haines, 2.
THE SCHEME FOR THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
Washington, January 18.—The report of
the Joint Committee is momentarily ex
pected; they are in session now, perfecting
their report. Payne, the Cnairmau of the
House branch of tho joint committee on
counting the electoral vote, has just
entered the hall of tho House. Tbe report
is signed by thirteen members of the com
mittee, Mortou only dissenting.
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING EOARD—THEY
WILL PURGE.
Washington, January 18.—Wells and An
derson have been confined in tho cash room
of the Sergcant-at-arms all the morning.
They will be presented at tbo bir of tha
House after the expiration of the morning
hour. It is understood they will purge
themselves of the contempt.
A MURDERER HUNG.
St. Louis, January 18.—Daniel Pnce, a
[negro, was hung at Warren ton, Missouri,
Ithis morning, for the murder of Samuel
Taylor, also negro, in July last. Price de
clared his innocence to tb6 last.
nominations.
Washington, January 18.—Ellis H. Spear,
of Maine, was nominated Commissioner ot
Pensions, and Elias Griswold Judge of the
Northern District of Florida.
THE PROPOSALS OF THE POWEES UNANIMOUSLY
REJECTED.
London, January 18.—A dispatch from Con
stantinople t Reuter’s Telegraph Company
announces that tho Grand Cjuncii to day,
after an animated debate, unanimously re
jected the last proposals of the European
powers as contrary to tbe dignity, integrity
and independence of the Empire. Several
speeches were made but perfect agreement
prevailed.
Another dispatch from Constantinople to
Reuter’s Telegraph Company says :
“Sixty Christians participated iu the Grand
Council. After the proposals of the Euro
pean powers had been unanimously rejected,
Midhat Pasha asked whether the Porte
might not, nevertheless, enter npon nego
tiations respecting the rejected point*? The
Council answered no, and declared that the
Turkish couuter proposals were the only
subjects on which the discussion of the
conference could be carried on.
The French mau-of-wkr Chateau Renand
will arrive on Friday to take on board Count
ChaDdordy, the plenipotentiary of France.
The Turkish Grand Council rejected all the
proposals amid shouts of “deatn before dis
honor.”
Hm AflrfrnsmfBW.
Dissolution.
WASHINGTON NOTES—DEMOCRATIC CONVEN
TION-CHANDLER REFUSES TO ANSWER.
Washington, January 18.—The Executive
Committee of the Democratic Committee
met to-night, Mr. Hewitt presiding. Reso
lutions were adopted authorizing the Chair
man and Secretary of tho committee to call
a meeting of the National Committee at an
early day, if they think it necessary, iu rela
tion to the proposed National Convention of
the Democratic party, to be held in tnis city
February 12:b.
Before the Committee on Privileges aud
Duties of the House, Secretary Chandler de
clined to answer because of the confidential
character of the communications between
himself and the President, and other mem
bers of the Cabinet. The Secretary said ho
had no more right to disclose what
passed between himself and the President
than a United States Senator had to dis
close what occurrod in executive session.
Mr. Tucker asked whether the message to
Governor Stearns was sent by Chandler as a
member of the Cabinet. Mr. Lawrence
objected, aud the committee went into pri
vate session.
SPRING MEETING OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
JOCKEY* CLUB.
Charleston, January 18.—In the mile aud
a quarter dash the summary is as follows:
Chauce first. Ascot second, Marie Barnes
third, Rutledge fourth; time 2:20.
Second race, Hampton Stakes, for feur-
year-olds, two mile heats. Iu the firet heat
Hatteras, a Planet colt, and Courier, a Liv
ingston colt, ran the two miles almost even.
At the finish Hatteras forged a neck ahead
and won the heat. Tho second heat was a
repetition of the first, Hatteras winning by
□ot quite half a length; time 3:50, 3:51.
The third race was a mile and a half dash
for a purse of $130, $105 to first horse and
$25 to second. Summary—Tom O’Neil first,
Brown Asteroid second, Libbie L. Y. third;
time 2:47.
The weather was foggy aDd the track
heavy.
'J'EB partnership heretofore existing between
the undersigned under the firm name of 9. EL-
SINGER A CO. is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent. S. ELSINGER.
jan!9 It R. HERING.
BUTTER.
2Q FIRKINS Martin’s GILT EDGE BUTTER
eceived and for sale by
O. L. GILBERT A CO.,
jan!9-tf Who’esale Grocer*.
COMPRESSING REDUCED
O N and after the FIRST OF FEBRUARY
proximo, and until farther notice, the
charge for compressing at the Tyler Presses will
be FORTY (40> COSTS PER BALK on all cotton
delivered over the p;es* wharves.
jsul9-tf JAS. U. JOHNSTON, President.
I&ratfft.
Advertisements coming unaer
sertsd at ten cents a line, for three
ANTED, by a young man, a perrta^J
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situation in some good business
ei her as clerk or bookkeeper; convers^l
corresponds in the German language; car M
unexceptionable reference; salary no car-ril
object. Address EMPLOYMENT, this
jan10-lt
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in a wholesale grocery or auction
commission store. Call or address letter Bn
G. Ch. Gemeadeu s, Savannah. jaolfcJ
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teDd in a saloon. Apply a: THE ron
TAGS, 30 South Broad street.
W ANTED, 333 cns'omers for tbe b-.-
fre&h ground GRITS and MEAL at -!
mill, 43 Bay street.
janlg-6t B. HAGA|,
G O TO 21 BULL STREET for FERROTTl
or COPYING OLD PICTURES.
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Notice to Debtors & Creditors.
A 1
per
John Bennett, deceased, will present the
same, propeily a tested, witnin the time pre
scribed by law; and a’l indebted will make im
mediate payment to me.
TERRENCE BENNETT,
jani9-F6t Executor.
‘Y^/’ANTjfiD, IO.oOO cash customer* to
[OOD at low prices, at BUTLER s u j
lYard. Seud orders C. O. D., C. R. k. Br n
for fine BLACK JACK WOOD.
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woman to cook aud wash, or do
woman to cook aud wash, or
housework for a small family living in P]^
Apply at this office. janRj
■Boots, £bors;, &r.
Clearing Out Sale
GENTS’, BOYb’ AND CHILDREN’S
A DEFAULTING BANK PRESIDENT.
Annapolis, Md., January 18.—Hon. Geo.
Wells, who has been President of the Farm
ers’ and Planters’ Bank for five years, is a
defaulter for $50,000.
BALLOTING FOR SENATOR.
Nashville, Tens., January 18.—Four
ineffectual ballots for Senator have been
had to-day.
Pusir Books, Sc.
Music Books for Schools,
ACADEMIES ASD SEMIXAKIES.
The High School Choir.
($’, or $) per dozen) is already a “proved and
irlzed’’ book iu a multitude of schools, aud has
‘ longs in two, three ai.d four parts, by Emerscn &
Tilden.
Equally good are the older HOUR OF SING
ING ($i), by Emerson & Ti den,CHOICE TK108
($1), tor three Female Voices, by W. S. Tilden,
aud DEEM’S SOLFEGGI (7Cc), which has exer
cises in Italian style.
THE ENCORE!
75c. or $7 50 per dozen), so succes.-ful as a Sing
ing School book, is also a piactically good class
book for High Schools.
The Whippoorwill,
f50e), by W. O. Perkins, author of “Golden
Robin,” is filled with genial, pleasing songs lor
Common Schools.
American School Music Readers,
Book L (35c), Book II. (50c), Book III. (50c) are
well made graded note readers, by Emerson &
Tilden.
As collections of cheerful pacred songs,snch as
now enter gracefully into school life, we com-
merd three books of uncommon beauty, oar
Sabbath School fong Books, RIVER OF LIFE
(36c),8HINING RIVER (35c),GOOD NEWS (35c).
Either book mailed post free for retail price.
OLIVER DITSON A CO., Boston.
CHAS. H. DITSON A CO.,
711 Broadway, N. Y.
J. E. DITSON & CO.,
Successors to Lee A Walker, Philadelphia.
janl2-WASa&w.tf
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SPRING STYLES in
STRAW AND OTHER HATS
we will sell the remainedr of our stock on hand at
COST PRICES.
BOOTS AN1> SHOES.
Just opened, la’
stock in Ladies’ an
and Infants’ SHOE?; Gents’and Boys’BOOTS
and SHOES.
, large additions to our attractive
’ and Misses’ SHOES; Children’!
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DISCHARGED.
New York, January 18 —Dr. Fhelp?, a
second in the May-Bennett due), has been
discharged.
The deposed KiDg of Oude occupies the
palace and grounds provided for him by
the British Government, extending one
mile on the river bank in Calcutta. He
is granted an allowance of .$120,000 a
year, but he not only spends that but has
frequently become deeply involved in
debt.
Midnight Telegrams
THE TESTIMONY OF AN ALABAMA
REPUBLICAN.
Turkey liespcels the Proposals of the
Powers.
THE NEW YORK GRAND JURY ON POOL
SELLING.
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TO BE THE
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SAUCE,”
And applicable to
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OF DISH.
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of a LETTER
from a MEDICAL
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brother at Worces
ter. May, 1351.
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WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
LEA A PERKINS -
SIGNATURE is on EVERY BOTTLE
HOW THE REPORT OF TIIK ELEC
TORAL COUNT COMMITTEE IS
RECEIVED.
The L'nlen Tru»t Company Forgery.
A REPUBLICAN VOICE FROM ALABAMA.
Montgomery, January 18.—The following
resolutions were offered in the House of
Representatives to-doy by Mr. Delmos, a
Republican, and referred to tbe Com
mittee on Federal Relations:
Whereas, Information has reached this
body that reports are being circulated in
certain quarters to the effect that the Au
gust and November elections of 1876 in this
State were not fair and legal in a few of the
voting precincts of the same, and that in
timidation and fraud were piacticed in the
several place-; therefore,
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of
I Alabama, That we pronounce any statement
affecting the fair name of this State in the
matter of the elections iu the past year, or
to the effect of the foregoing preamble, no
matter from what source it may come, as
utterly devoid of truth and without any
foundation whatover, aud there can be no
other than a designed and selfish and un
scrupulous object in the utterance of such
mischievous slanders.
Be it further Resolved, That the uninter
rupted peace and harmony which prevails
in the State of Alabama, and which were
characteristic of the condition of the State
oaring the past year, 1S7C, assure those
whom it may concern of a bright and glo-
rions future for a people who are earnestly
desiring by industry, and morality, and good
government, to rebuild their material pros
perity, aud that upon these facts, attested
as they are in numerous ways to the eyes of
impartiality and truth, we felicitate our-
Iselves and congratulate every citizen of the
American Union.
New and valuable gold discoveries are
being made in the Black Hills regions,
despite ike winter weather.
NEW YORK N0TE8—GRAND JURY ON POOL BELL
ING—THE BANK FORGERY.
New York, January 18.—In the Court
of General Sessions the grand jury
this evening made a presentment to
the court of au aot for the sup
pression of pool selling, which they de
sire to be transmitted to the Legislature of
tbo State. The act recites that any person
engaging in or having anything to do with
pool selliag shall, upon conviction, be
punished by imprisonment iu the State
prison for a term not greater than two years
and a fine not more than $2,000, or both.
The managers of the Cotton Exchange
amended the rules so that on and after
March lBt decimals shall be used in cotton
transactions instead of fractions as at pres
ent, no transactions to be made at a rate
less than 10100 per oent.
Horace E. Brown, charged with negotiat
ing a forged check for $61,225 on the Union
Trust Company, was arraigned at the Tombs
Police Court. Sworn affidavits were made
in the case by Edward King, Presidont of
the New York Life Insurance Company,
Anthony W. Dimock, a Wall street broker,
and Geo. L. Maxwell,connecting the prisoner
with passing tho forged check. Brown re
fused to make any statement. The further
examination waB postponed until to-mor
row.
HOW IT IS RECEIVED.
Washington, January 18.—The report of
the joint committeo is received with gene-
rel satisfaction. It will be combatted by the
more ultra of both parties. It is regarded
as indicative of Tilden and Wheeler. Very
sensible people see no room for Hayes in
anv of the features of the proposed bill.
The Democrats of the House held a caucus
to-night. Goneral Hunton discussed the
proposed bilL Another caucus for consulta
tion will be held on Monday.
SENATOR ELECTED.
Omaha, Neb., January 18.—Alvin San
ders is elected United States Senator,
JOHN DUNCAN’S SONS,
sep26-iu.ly NEW YORK
(fflttcatUmal.
UILLSBOKO’
MILITARY ACADEMY
- Hillsboro’, N. C.
rpHE SPRING SESSION of this Claaeical and
Mathematical School commences JANUARY
FIFTEENTH. For circulars, containing fall
information, address the Principals,
jan3-WAS,6t HAMILTON A MORSON.
SAXDEKSVILLE BIBB SCHOOL,
Male aud Female.
E VERY department thoroughly organized
Large, prosperous, popular, accessible and
tailed to the times. Pupils prepared lor any
class in college or for the t usiness of life. Spring
term opens January 15. 1877. For catalogue,
apply to IVY W. DUGGAN,
aec!10-W4t Sandersville, Ga.
2rfl3l gotirrs.
NOTICE.
;e, \
77. J
United States Internal Revenue,
Deputy Col. Office, Third District Ga.
Savannah, January 2, 1S77. ,
N OTICE is hereby given that the following
seizure lia9 been made for violation of the
internal revenue laws, to wit:
Two STILLS, one each as the property of Wm.
Hughes and Htnry Young, of Liberty county.
Any person or persons claiming any of 9aid
property are required to appear and make such
claim within thirty days from the date hereof,
and give bond as required by law, otherwise the
same will be 3old aud the proceeds deposited to
the credit of the Secreta»w oEthe Treasury.
EDWARD C. WADE,
jan3-W4t Deputy Collector
Notice to Debtors & Creditors.
gTATK OF GEORGIA, ClliTni* Cocktt-
Notice is hereby given to all persons having
demands against Mary Brannon, late of said
county, deceased, to present them to me, prop
erly made ont, within ite time prescribed by law,
so as to show their character aud amount, and
all persons indebted to said deceased are hereby
required to make payment to me.
December 3‘Jth, 1876.
JAS. J. MoGOWAN,
Administrator estate Mary Brannon.
dec30-8,6t
Notice to Debtors & Creditors.
S TATE OF GEORGIA, Chatham County.—
Notice is hereby given to all perrons having
demands against Michael Tally, late of said
county, deceased, to present them to me, proj>-
erly made out, within the time prescribea by law,
to as to show their character and amount; and
all persons indebted to said deceased are hereby
required to make pay ment to me.
December 30th, 1S76.
JAS. J. MoGOWAN,
Administrator de Donis non estate cf Michael
Tully. dec30-S,6t
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
A LL persons having claims against the estate
of ' ‘
John E. iSmitn, late of Chatham county,
deceased, are hereby notified to present them,
dnlv attested, within the time prescribed by law;
and all those indebted to said estate are requested
to come forward and make^ia^TneiU
decSS-Stt Executor.
R EMAINING UNCLAIMED in office of South
ern Express Company, Savannah, January
16, 1677, at owners’ risk and expense:
Package—Biown, Mrs Jos
Box—Burke, W B
Valise—Bresnan, John
Package—Bardes, Geo T
Box—Boehm, B A Co
B irrel—Bodlander, M
Package—Bateman, L A
Turk y—Bacon, Charles
Package—Bntier, P H
Bag—Brown, Jas B
Package—Briggs, C E
Package—Carmichael, Dr
Package—Cameron, A C
Package—Coal, J G
Package—ConnalJy, Mrs 8
Package—Cummings. M J
Package—Davidson, W A
Package—Drury, Mrs M A
Package—Dutton, Mrs E M
Package—DeLamott, C D
Package—Doyle, J D
Box—Dickinson, J K
Package—Edwards, Alfred
Package—Exposition Publisher
Package—Knston, J A
Package—Fleming, J
Box—Fleming, James
Package—Gazan, L
Package—Grimble, Miss Alice
Bag—Gardner, Mrs L
Bag—Gr^nt, Johnson
Box—Henry, II F
Package—Ualligan, Thos
Truss—Harris, S D
Package—Hardwick, C C
Package—Hull, Joseph
Package—Hewes, W H
Package—Henderson, W M
Package—Holeman, Rev F R
Package— Ives, F D
Box—Jenkins, M
Tin Buckets—Jackson, T M
Package—Jackson, Mrs T M
Box—Johnson, B P
Box-Jackson, Mrs H
Box—Joselyn, Mrs U
Box—Joselyn, A W
Box—Knowles, J L
Package—Krosch A
Box—King, U M
Package— Kenmckell, A
Package—Kyle, W
Can—Lyons. D D
Package—Lilley, Gen R D
Empty Can—Lippman Bros.
Package—Ludden A Bates
Box—Dowler, J G
Black Valise-Lindsey, H
Package—McFadden, F C
Trunk—MiddletowD, Mrs W C
Hat Box—Miller, Mr- S E
Package— Morsey, J W
Bor—McCann, Pan
Package—Monahan, P A Co
Package—Mean-, P
Bundle—Medmer, A J
i ackage—Meara, Peter G
Package—Masters, C F
Package—Nichols, Geo S
Package—Oppenhelmer, J
Pack ge—Pierce, W T
Package—Papot A W
Box—Kadclin. W T
Package—HedgeL Mrs
Three Trunks—Ketzler, John A
Package—Schreiner, S A
Box—Small, John
Cage—Sanders, Miss E
Package—Scott, G W
Package—Schmidt, F LL
Package—Small, Mrs
Box—Stephens, Geo
Bos—Thomaa, W R
Package—Thomas, JT
Package—Thorn, Mjs S
Box—Talbot, J T
Package—Timmons, F E
Package—Tunno, M R
Package—Townsend, D K
Package—Wood, DBA Co
Package—Williams, John
Package—Wood, A S
Package—^Way, C II
Package—West, C W
Package—\onng, H
Trunk—Yarges, John
WANTED Agents for tne
"" best selling Stationery
iar; • • a
iho world. 11 contains 18 sheets of pap, r ,;. L
velopes. pencil, penholder, golden per./aJj
piece of valuable Jewelry. Complete
package, witli elegant gold plated sleeve bnuorj
and 1 atlies fashionable fancy set. pin
post-paid, 2"> cents. 5 packages, with
Jewelry, $1. Solid Gold Patent Lever
fre* to ftil Itwntj. BRIDE A CO.. TU.’t
free to ail agents. BRIDE A CO„ 769 Bm-
V. Y. dec6-W.Fx.Mtal
H IEIB8 WANTED —TEXAS LANDtwl
persons who lost relatives in the Taj
revolution of 1836 will hear of sjmethir.g tol
advantage by communicating with CAR!
KODKEUCBS, care of this office, [" mi
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octlO-tl
, Savannah. (J
£ost and found.
J^OST, last evening, between the Post 0^
J and J B. W«at A OII.M office, a kiaTj
OF KEYS. The finder will be libera ly rew&rr^H
by leaving th«.-m at C. W. ANDERSON ,v < i ,■
office, corner of Abercorn aud Bay street-. '■
jan79-lt
S jTRAYED to my place since the middle ofjJ
gust la?t a CuW, marked swallow-fork
nnderoit in each ear. Owner will pleas ■
forward, prove property aud pay expeusi el
•JIM COOK, 193 C
j-.n!9 It
i Charlton etree;. I
L OST, a Newfoundland DOG, while I
answers to the name of “Gyp.” A fu - uhJ
reward will be paid if left at the corner of Libenl
and Habersham ttreets, or 122 Bay street.
jan!5-tf
^carding.
G OOD BOARD at No. c Jeffersou BtreeTwM
cr without rooms; terms low.
B OARDING.—Pleasant rooms auu noofl
at No. 135 Liberty street, between BjJ
and Whitaker.
mhlstf j
for fair.
JCK CREAM : ICE CREAM ! will bo served «
the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Saloon, on Ball act
York street lane, TO-DAY - , January 19,1S7T.
janlfMt B. L. BLO.NK |
C OW FOR SALE—A fine Tenncnee GOB
four years acclimated; gives 15 to .’"jairJ
par day; will be sold at a bargaiu. Call at ldl
Bernard street. jiulP-lt |
I T'OR SALE, garden edging TILES, impoi
' direct from England. Apply to
HARTLEY - A RUSSELL,
53 Bay street.
janl9-F,6t
J^INE COW FOR SALE; will give from Up
14 quarts per day; Savaunah raised. Ap, i
to G. BROWN, Jasper Spring. janls-::'
JjiOR SALS.—A good 'York IIORSE u: >|
so d cheap. Apply at office of the Mn.-r
Manufacturing Company. j-w’3-1:
4 large fly wheel ahd stand (wi
friction roilers), Hoe’s make; suitable!?!
driving a lathe or printing press; will ties*
* ' H. ESlTAMHiflll^H
cheap. Apply to J.
street.
LL, No. 3 WhitaigI
jeW-ll P
J^OR SALE, two LITHOGRAPH D PRESS-:|
u.iun, In u GI1UGUU.-U 11 . ' i
and lot of LITHOGRAPHIC STONES, ip.1
ply to J. H. ESTILL, 3 Whitaker street. Je&;|
F OR SALE, a fine CHRONOMETER. Apply ;|
dec23-tf WILDER AUU. P
So Urol.
T7K)It RENT, a very desirable double rooc.
X 1 furnished or unfurnished, with hoar !. A
reasonable teimi. Apply liG South Broa’ street.I
corner Drayton. janl»-'.: f
I jhOK KENT’, six large rooms, en suite er sin.:.. I
on third floor ot Battersby’a bniidiu^, co’--|
ner of Bay and Drayton streets. Apply to A. L |
UARTRIDGE, No. 3 Bate:shy’s buildin-:.
lanlS- 6t
F ^OR KENT, reasonable, a fine suite of roorcl
also, large and small houses. Enquir?: ;!
Hull or 5S W’est Broad street.
jan!7-tt
T ~|0 RENT, a large front room, furnished ofl
unfurnished, pleasantly located. Addr »I
MAN, at ihis office.
jan 7-tf
T O LET, pleasant and desirable rooms, w::
or without board, convenient tothebns-
ness portion of the city; also. t»ble boarder* k-I
commodated, corner ot Lincoln and State .-tree*.-. |
Terms reasonable janl6-Ct
F OR KENT OK LEASE, a house of four roota I
ut Bloomingdale, No. lx C. R. K. For I
further information enquire at 69 Barnard r-treet. I
jan.6 6t 1
F U _____
unfurnished rooms to rent, in bonne No. C! I
Barnard street, coroerJMcDonough, lacing’Orlcii 11
square. Apply on premi«es.
jauvtl
R OOMS TO KENT.—On Broughton, mar Ik-1
street, three large connecting rooms, far-1
nished or unfurnished, with modern convtDi*|
ences. Apply No. 115 Bronghton street.
dec8-tf
T O KENT, house ana store corner Broughton
and Montgomery streets,
novl tf c. A. CLOUD.
?OR RENT, ROOMS In City Excnange lint.fr
ing, lately occupied by U. Mayer A Co. Ap
ply to JOHN R. JOHNSON. City Treasurer.
sep25-tf
itardtrare, Ac.
Steamboat and Kill
SUPPLIES.
ROLLS NEW YORK BELTING AN3
Packing Co.’s BELTING.
300 lbs. Round and Square TUCK’S PACKING.
500 lbs. SHEET RCBBER-'.-lO to X incb»-
PACKING.
janlIMt
^rintiug.
Letter and Note Headings
E N VELOPES
Prices to Suit tlie Times!
—AT TUE—
350 ponnds SOAPSTONE PACKING.
600 pounds HEMP PACKING.
500 feet RUBBER HOSE, assorted.
20 rolls LEATHER BELTING.
8 rolls DOUBLE LEATHER BELTING.
6 dozen aides LACE LEATHER.
10,000 BELT HOOKS.
10 gross AXLE GREASE.
6,000 ponnds AXLE GREASE in kegs and barrels
500 ponnds COPPER RIVETS and BURRS.
Orders taken for
ESDI.ESS BELTS or RUBBER HOSf.
And famished in ten days.
l’ALMER & DEPPISH,
Wholesale and retail dealers in
hardw are.
] 4S and 150 Congress, 140 and 151 St. Julian sts.,
declfl-3m-2p SAVANNAH, GA.
i
UAitJUWAKE.
1 CIO T0NS SWEDES IRON.
4 yjyj 150 tons REFINED IRON.
76 tons PLOW STEEL.
3O0dozen AXES.
1,500 kegs nails.
4,000 pairs TRACES.
1,000 bags SHOT. For sale bp
nov27-tf WEED * CORN WELL.
fruit, &(.
P. II. WARD. n. J. feab.
P. H. WARD & CO.S
(Successors to L. T. W’hitcomb’s Son),
141 Bay Street, Savannah.
CAA BARRELS POTATOES.
WVW 150 barrels APPLES.
40 barrels ONIONS.
10,000 ORANGES.
W boxes LEMONS.
5,000 COCO A N UTS.
100 liales HAY.
NUTS, FIGS, RAISINS.
CIDER, BUTTER.
—AND —
All kinds of GRAIN. janlT-tf
Morning flews Steam Printing: House.
Nr
00; each
>3, per
add-d
1.000 sheets, U 00 to $6 00.
LETTER HEADS, per 1,000 sheets, from $7 00
to $10 00; each added 1,000 sheets, $5 00 to
$S 00.
These prices include paper, ruling and printing.
ENVELOPES, $3 00 to $6 00 per 1,000: each added
1,000, $2 25 to $5 00.
These prices include envelopes and printing.
Good work and stock guaranteed.
Bananas and Oocoanuts.
0OQ BUNCHES RED BANANAS.
88,000 COCOANUTS.
Cargo of George Washington, from Baracoa,
for sale by J. B. REEDY,
jan4-tf 21 Barnard atreet
BLAN K BOOKS
AP every deeerfation. for any kind if Busin
U tarnished to arte. The best materials are
used, and our boohs made in the moat durable
manner, tad waiiaitp. Call and aee speci-
mmm aft HOBXQM UWB JOB OJFICK.
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