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All letters should be addressed, J. H. ESTILL Savannah. Ga. Georgia Affairs. The well timed paper of Judge Daniel Pit man, of Atlanta, published in the Atlanta Con stitution. successfully meets the arguments of gold-oids of the country. It is a clear exposi tion of the financial question now agitating the country, a successful refutation of the ad cap- tandum views of Senator Hill, and a trium phant \ indication of the popular will as against bondholders, banking institutions and the monied monopoly generally. Let the papers “ Greenbacks vs. Taxation” be extensively circulated. We have only room for the following extract, speaking of Senator Hill's position: “He, Senator Hill, says that ‘he shall vote against the rejieal of the resumption act,’ and yet he says ‘we cannot resume;* neither can a pint cup fill a hogshead, and yet ho will vote that it can! Is this statesmanship or is it pig headed obstinacy? The people will decide.” While repairing the wire chain across the Chattahoochee at Bolton river, broken by the freshet Thursday, Mr. James Branhan was drowned, the boat in which he was, with others engaged in the work, being capsized by being caught by a hook. 1 nree men who were in the boat were rescued one mile below the bridge. Mr. B. was a valuable citizen, and a wife and several small children are left to mourn his loss. The Atlanta Constitution has done justice to the Central Railroad, as will lie seen by the following in its issue of Saturday: “There ap peared in our local columns of Thursday an item to the effect that the agent of the Central Road at Griffin refused to sell "half fare tickets from that point to Atlanta to jiarties wishing to attend the Rex festivities. After the road had promised to do this the charge was quite seri ous, and we take pleasure in stating that it does the road an injustice. It appears that on the 1th of January orders were issued by the Superintendent of the Central Road to all the local agents between here and Macon instruct ing them to sell tickets for one fare to Atlanta on the 8th and J»th, good until the 10th inclusive. All these orders were duly received except at Griffin, where the agent failed to get his instructions by maii. Consequently he did not sell any return tickets on the 8th, but being informed by Conductor Renueau on the night of the 8tli that the other agents were selling return tickets, he immediately com menced the sale at his office and sold them all on the 9th. When Superintendent Rogers, of the Central, who was then in our city, heard of the trouble at Griffin, he ordered Mr. Schmidt, agent of the road here, to grant return tickets to all parties who had paid full fare from Griffin on the 8th. The road acted in entire good faith in the whole matter, and the only difficulty was caused by the loss of instructions mailed to the agent at Griffin.” Mr. Robert T. Mydeater lias been appointed Clerk of the Superior Court of Lowndes county. The LaGrange Reporter appears in an octavo form, and looks as neat as a new pin, ami is quite as pungent. I)r. James Holmes, the efficient port physi- c'an of Darien, was re-elected to that responsi ble jHisition by the Board of County Commis sioners of McIntosh without opposition. There is talk of building a telegraph line be tween Darien and Doboy. It will cost but a few hundred dollars, and its advantages to the bus iness community of both places would count thousands. Darien has had a prosperous year, if the ac counts of the City Trgasurer are an indication. The receipts during the year 1877 were §9,000 63, and the expenditures §1,652 25; and there is a balance on hand in the treasury of $4,348 38. A colored man and woman were drowned be tween Darien and Dolioy on Friday last. They were in a small boat and were on the way to Doboy when the boat capsized, drowning both man and woman. The Darien Gazette says : “Benj. H. Hill is now catching fits from all quarters. It was a sad day for Georgia when Norwood was defeat ed by .Hill.” We look for Ben's address before the Press Convention of Tennessee with inter ests—on the bond question. The Henry County Weekly starts the new year with seventeen new subscribers. It is a worthy paper aud deserves seventeen hundred paying readers. The Butts County Argus announces that it has more material, more help in the way ot a good printer, anti henceforth is going to send out a red hot paper in every sense of the word. The papers are giv ing it to Ben Hill from all sides; and the worst of it is that Ben deserves some of it. The following gentlemen were elected Direc tors of the First National Bank of Americus last Tuesday: A. C. Bell, F. E. Burke, James W. Bell, M. Burke, Dr. W. W. Barlow, Eli G. Hill. Mr. A. C. Bell was elected President, and F. E. Burke, Cashier. The annual election for city officers of Au gusta took place Saturday evening with the following result: Assistant Collector and Treas urer, James W. Walker; Chief of Police, J. A. Christian; First Lieutenant of Police, W. W. King; Second Lieutenant of Police, A. M. Pra ther; Keeper of City Hall, M. J. Deween; Keeper of Jail, T. C. Bridges; Keeper of Canal Basin. J. W\ Wiglitman; Bridge Keeper, A. R. Houston; Keeper of City Clock, J. N Freeman; City Sexton, J. A. Bryan: Superintendent of Streets and Drains, John Morrison; Superinten dent of Freedman’s Hospital, Dr. R. O- Gercke; Clerk of Market, Eli Mustain; Engineer of Water Works, A. H. Davidson; Superintendent of Canal, P. S. Holden; City Attorney, J. C. C. Black, Esq. For the week ending January 12th there were seven deaths in Augusta, of which three were white and four colored. Mr. John Sileox, cue of the oldest citizens of Augusta, died at his residence in that city last Friday. From an interesting report of the Board of Education of Richmond county we glean the following statistics- Number of pupils enrolled. J.016; average munber belonging, 1,353; average daily attendance, 1.156; percent of daily attend ance, 854; average of pupils to teacher, 45: per cent, of school population enrolled, 41. The re ceipts for educational purposes tfce past year were $32,706 10, and the expenditures $30.756 9° leaving a balance of SI,949 81. The h schools cost the county $6,623 84, and returnee in the shape of tuition fees $3,664 30. Cows in Lexington, Oglethorpe county, are poisoned by licking guano sacks. The deaths at Macon last week were five, iwo whites and three colored. Of the total three were non-residents of the city. The contractor to build the new jail in Early county won't begin until a sufficient tax is lev ied to pay for it. There is a movement to convert the old capi- tol at Milledg'e' llle into a State military school, and we hope it will succeed. Who wouldn't have a home in Georgia? A two hundred acre farm was sold by the Sheriff in Early county for sixty dollars. The extreme cold weather of the past week, says the Dahlonega Signal, has put a complete embargo on work at the different mines, espe cially those being worked by open cuts and with water. Everything is frozen up tight, and with the exception of some tunnel work underground, going on at the Neall mine, work is generally suspended until a favorable change in the weather, which will sc-on take place, as so se vere a cold snap as we have ju*t had rarely lasts longer than a few days in this climate. A sign of the prosperity of Quitman is found in the fact that there is not a vacant store or dwelling house in the city, all of them being rented and occupied. The following gentlemen were recently elected to run the municipality of Quitman for the coming year: Mayor, Wm. Al Lane; Aider- men, J. B. Finch, S. S. Rountree, L S. Wood and A. B. Newsome. It cost just two thousand one hundred and seventeen dollars and forty-nine cents to run the incorporated city of Valdosta for the past year, and the City Treasurer has a balance on hand to this year’s account of one hundred and fifty-one dollars and eighty-five cents. The Summerville Gazette says: “We regret to learn the wheat crop will not be as large this .year as last, on account of the fall season being imhlu fnr BAirinv •? . i Unfavorable for sowing.” "W3 J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. SAVANNAH, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1878. ESTABLISHED 1850. In the Supreme Court the cases of the East ern Circuit are now being considered. The fol lowing is the calendar: No. 9. Wotter vs. Camp bell. Certiorari, from Bryan. Argued. John M. Guerard for plaintiff in error; P. W. Mel- drim contra. No. 12. Abrams, J. P., vg. Sung's Sons, Widow & Co. Rule, from Chatham. Ar gued. A. P. & S. B. Adams, by P. W. Meldrim, for plaintiff in error: W. Grayson Mann, by L. H. ae Montmollin, contra. No. 17. Brown vs. Driggers et al. Equity, from Bulloch. A. B. Smith for plaintiff in error; P. W. Meldrim contra. A tame monkey, which amuses a baker named Hurtz. in Atlanta, fiercely attacked a little child, two years old. of a citizen named Harris. The Constitution gives a graphic pic ture. which reads very much like a tale of fic tion in the New York Weekly, and says: “The animal fiercely attacked the little boy, five years old, who was carrying his two year old sister, tearing with fearful force the child from hin arms and dragging the little creature along the alley. The alarm was soon given and sev eral parties came to the rescue. The fierce ani mal seemed terribly enraged, and was tearing the child's flesh with a norHd ferocity. He was attacked with clubs and sticks, but only after a severe beating would he relinquish his grip on the suffering victim. As soon as the child was rescued she was taken home and Dr. Abram Love was called to dress her wounds. It was found that the enraged beast had torn the ttesh terribly on her left arm, and in other ji&rus of her body had inflicted very severe wounds. They are not considered fatal, but it is sure that had not such prompt aid come the child would have been torn in pieces by the infuriated beast. The father is justly in dignant, and declares that he will kill the mon key.” The Constitution of Saturday says: “Day before yesterday there was a heavy land slide about one hundred and sixty miles aliove At lanta, on the Air-Line Road. It occurred in what is known as Harbin's cut, and was a very large fall of the earth on both sides of the cut. Trains have for two days past been delayed several hours in reaching the city. The passen ger due here yesterday morning did not arrive until about five o'clock in the evening. The dam age caused by the slide lias been fully rei>aired, and the road is now in fine condition. Trains run through regularly, and make qui<*k time to New York ana all points North. The entire oad is in excellent condition.” The Atlanta Constitution says: “Dr. L C. Du ncan was in the city on yesterday and laid before the merchants of the city the points in volved in the meeting of the National Exporters Convention, advertised to take place in Wash ington on the 22d inst. He succeeded in con vincing our people that Atlanta, and indeed all Georgia, has a vital and tremendous interest in the success of the convention. It is proposed put a movement on foot that will improve our ocean postal arrangement, aud give the southern ports a direct steamship connection with the tropical ports. Of course, when a line of steamers is put on for carrying the mail, it will speedily result in direct trade between the southern ports and the tropics of this hemis phere. Major Crane, as Chairman of the Board of Trade, appointed Messrs. R. A. Alston, Albert Howell, E. F..Howell and W. T. Newman dele gates to the convention on behalf of the Board of Trade. Each one of those gentlemen will at tend.” The Sumter Republican has the following “curious phenomenon:” “Some time ago a gen tleman living in our vicinity had a beautiful bird that was greatly admired by all lieholders, anil was one of muon attraction. This gentle man had this innocent pet caged for many years: and on a recent occasion when there were many friends present and all admiring this beautiful bird, she turned suddenly brown, plumed her wings and flew away, and up to this time has not been seen by any who were present. *A thing of beauty is a joy forever.’ ” Macon Telegraph: “It is a very gratifying fact that the $25,(XX) worth of city bonds which were placed on the market day before yester day by the City Council, have all .been sold. The purchasers are Macon men, and have bought, them as a safe and profitable invest ment.” The 3Iacon Telegraph and Messenger ot yes terday says: “To-night and to-morrow morn ing. on th£ Central Rood, the delegates aje pointed by the meeting of business men will leave for Savannah, where they will on Tues day take the steamer for the contemplated trip under the auspices of the Central Road to Nassau and Havana. Macon will be repre sented by Mr. B. C. Smith. Mr. Charles H. Rogers, Colonel II. H. Jones, Captain W. W. Carnes and Mr. D. B. Jones. A large number of delegates will come down the Central Road from the principal cities of the West, who will join the party at Savannah.’’ The City Council of Columbus, at the last meeting, passed the following resolutions : Resolved, 1. It shall be unlawful to shoot or pple, by any act, buzzards or carrion crows, within the corporate limits of this city. Resolved, 2. Any person or persons so viola ting said resolutions shall be fined for each and every offense $5, or imprisonment at the discre tion of the Mayor. Said resolution to go into ■ffect on and after its passage.” The Dublin Gazette says: “Our town was greatly shocked on Thursday morning at the news that Mr. Thomas Bannon. the barber at this place, had committed suicide. Mr. Bannou had been in our town for nearly two months— had fitted up a neat little shop, and seemed to be doing a good business. During the holidays he had been drinking very freely, and continued it until on last Wednesday night, when he en tered his shop, and sitting down upon his lied shot himself through the head, the ball enter ing the right temple, and causing a most ghastly wound.” The Dahlonega Signal says: “The wheat crop is very promising, and we are pleased to learn that an unusually large acreage has been sown. It is getting to be a leading crop, and one which pays as well, or perhaps better, than any other crop, expenses and everything else considered.” The Columbus Times says: “Last evening alxrnt six o'clock Mrs. Edna Drew, daughter of Mrs. J. W. Mullins, attempted to commit sui cide. Mrs. Drew is about seventeen years old, and is an employe of the Eagle & Phenix Mills. She works in the new mill, and her business is the cleaning of the machinery. Last night after work hours she went to I)r. Carter’s drug store and bought a twenty-five cent bottle of chloroform. She then went to her father s house, which is on upper Oglethorpe street, and going into her room took all of her letters and notes from her trunk and gave them to her sister, giving her at the same time her trunk key and telling her that she wanted her to burn all of her notes and let ters, but everything else she could take as hers. She also told her to go to the mill to-day, and get the money due her for this week's work. She then went into the bark room of the house and sat down on the doorstep, seeming to be in a very depressed state of mmd. Her sister followed her. and was asking her what she meant by her strange conduct, when suddenly she fell over on the floor as if she had faiuted. Her sister sprang to her and asked her in a startled manner what was the matter with her, but received no an swer. She was unconscious. In great alarm she was placed upon a bed, and Drs. Law and Johnston were summoned. While undressing her the bottle of chloroform was found in her pocket and about oue fourth of its contents gone. The physicians fouj^u her in an uncon scious state, but life was not «;xi#nct. and on the application of the proper remedies she was restored to consciousness.” The following is a memorial from Rev. Dr. Irvine, .addressed to the Board of Education of Richmond county at their recent annual meet- Tothe Hon. George R. Sibley. President, and the Membersoj the Board of Education, city of Augusta, county of Richmond, Ga.: The petition of the undersigned respectfully showeth— 1. That the Bible being God’s gift to a lost world, and the only book which contains a re vealed plan of salvation through the Blessed Mediator, ought not to be withheld from any man. woman or child. 2. That the Presbyterian children attending your public schools, from which the Bible is excluded, are deprived of a most sacred privilege given by God. and not to be forbidden by any authority, civil or ecclesiastical. • \3. That the non-admission of the Bible as a school book is at variance with the teachings and injunctions of the Bible itself. 4. Thai the rejection of the Bible as a school l»ook has not relieved your public schools from the odium of being called 'Godless schools." 5. That many of our best citizens are alarm ed by the present management ot some ot your public schools. Hence my letter to Mr. David son, foi warded by mail to each member of the board* aud new incorporated with this memo rial. 6 That your memorialist cannot regard this either as a question of expediency or of muni cipal policy, but as a question of right or wrong, of Bil«e vr no Bible, which many of our • .‘■'ifcdiigent aud martial citizens are This ith deep alarm .une, and especially In the name u* t - u f-.‘ l cA*‘ r j an families, among whom he is evenin'-* minister of the gospel, your me- xnK. ' , Nimbly but earnestly and respeet- fulljPCndeCa* [hat your board will take the premises into your #enous consideration, and order that all tue Presbyterian children attend ing your public schools shall’be alleged to use the Bible without note or comment as a daily school book in all the public schools under y out care, and as in duty bound your memorialist will ever pray. R. Isviaue, D.P., Pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Done at Ga., this 7th day of January, 1878. BY TELEGRAPH. THE LONDON PROVISION AND FINANCIAL MARKETS THE QUESTION OF THE ARMIS TICE. The Russians Sonth of the Balkans. THE FINANCIAL TIDAL WAVE. Wells & Fargo’s report is a very argument in favor of a bi-metallic cur- reuev. and shows very conclusively that the demonetization of silver would have a disastrous effect upon the value of gold and upon all the indebtedness of the world. This report shows that the obtaining of gold from gold-quartz and placer dig gings has ceased to be profitable: that two-thirds of the gold obtained annually to-day comes from silver-quartz. The Bonanza silver mines of Nevada, for in stance, which produce the greatest amount of silver of any mines "in the w orld, produce at the same time more gold than silver. II silver were demonetized, therefore, hy all countries as it has been by Ger many and the United States, and ceased to be of any use save iu the arts and sci ences, it would soon descend to the level of iron, and be of no more value than that metal. This would have a most disas trous effect on gold as well, for silver, being then worthless, silver quartz would no longer be mined, and the gold supply would consequently diminish at least one- lialf. As it is now too small to supply the de mands of commerce, gold would soon increase extravagantly in value and cause the general unsettlement of all the values and industries of the world.—New Or- learn Democrat. The Havana Excnr*lonI»t*« RUMORS ABOUT THE ARMISTICE. London, January 12.—The Bucharest correspondent of the Times says: “Con tradictory reports in regard to the con ditions of the armistice" continue. The Russians have probably not yet made any proposal, but all the re ports current point to severe conditions. A rumor is in circulation in Berlin that the Russians demand the evacuation of the Danube fortresses, and the withdraw al of the Turks to a line of demarcation between Adrianople and Pliilippopolis.” The Times' Bucharest dispatch says: “It is rumored that the Grand Duke Nicholas has demanded the surrender of Adrianople as the first condition. No great confidence in the conclusions of the armistice is felt at Bucharest, unless the matter is conducted entirely by a Russian diplomatist to the virtual exclu sion of the military element. ” A telegram to the Times from Vienna also says: “According to verv trust worthy information, the whole Russian army feels the hardness—almost the in justice—of the annistice proposals, coming just when the final triumph is in view. My informant, who knows the feelings at headquarters, says there is a strong disposition to prevent, or, at any rate, delay the armistice as long as possible.” The same correspondent says: “The Prince of Montenegro having applied to the Russian headquarters for instructions relative to the armistice, has been in formed that he need not send an envoy, as the Grand Duke would take charge of Uis interests.” The Daily Telegraph's Peru corres pondent sends the following: “The Porte has refused to allow the questions of peace and armistice to be considered to gether, as it was understood these questions were to lie kept separate during the preliminary negotiations. I believe the Porte is determined that the defence of Adrianople is virtually impossible. The Ministerial changes are regarded as favorable to peace, but op posed to the separate arrangement desired by Russia. Hamdi Pasha, the new’ Grand Vizier, not Hanmi Pasha, as the name was first telegraphed, fa vors a dignified, honorable peace. An imperial order giving notice of the changes in the Ministry says: The Turkish defeats are due to the faults of the commanders, wiio will be tried when peace is established. The order expresses the hope that the new Ministry will make such arrangements as will guarantee the integrity and independence of the country. It is officially stated that the term of the armistice proposed hy Turkey is six weeks.” A Reuter telegram has the following: “Constantinople, January 12, it a. m. —Encouraged by the German Ambassa dor, who intimated that Russia’s condi tions of peace would probably be moder ate, and iu order to give Europe proof of its sincere desire for peace, the Porte has asked the Russian Government to state what conditions it would demand.” war notes. London, January 12.—The Standard's special from Constantinople says: “The Russians have occupied Eski Saghra and Yeni Saghra, cutting off the Turkish arm}*. This report is apparently due to the panic in Constantinople.” Several special dispatches announce that the garrison of Nisch, which surren dered to the Servians, numbered eight thousand men, with ninety cannon, twelve thousand rifles and a number of flags. The Times' Bucharest dispatch reports that six small steamers commenced ply ing between Simnitza and Sistova on Thursday. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Vienna states that at Schipka Pass the Russi;ins captured twenty-eight thousand men, one thousand horses twelve mortars, twelve seige guns and eighty field guns. The Cossacks have eut the Yamboli railway. Constantinople, January 12.—Prince Henry the Seventh of Reuss, German Ambassador here, absolutely denies that he said the Russian conditions of peace would be moderate, as mentioned in a Reuter dispatch hence this morning. All he said was that the conditions would be easier if Turkey treated directly w’ith Russia. London, January 12.—The Manches ter Guardian has a special from Con stantinople containing the following: “Fugitives are flocking here from Philip- popolis and Adrianople. Three crow T ded trains arrived Wednesday evening and three Thursday evening. ” A special dispatch from Tartar Ba- zardjik to the Daily Telegraph says: “The Turks have burned the town of Tehetemab, and intend to burn Tartar Bazardjik and other towns in the Topo- loniza and Gyopra valley v EX-QUEEN ISABELLA AND THE MARRIAGE OF ALFONSO. London, January 12. — The Times' Paris correspondent telegraphs as fol lows; “Ex-Queen Isabella, who it was stated some flays ago would not be per mitted to return to Spain on account of her action in connection with the expulsion from France of Don Carlos, insists upon attending the marriage of King Alfonso, her son, and the Spanish Ambassador at Paris is compelled to resort to number less petty precautions and stratagems to prevent her from carrying out her inten tion. Th6 marriage of King Alfonso and the Princess Mercedes is now fixed for the 2d of February.” MATTERS IN THE NEW YORK STOCK EX CHANGE. New York, January J2.—Tbe feeling of uneasiness created in financial circles, was reflected to-day in a lower range of prices at the Stock Exchange. The de cline, however, w’as only fractional. Coal shares are well sustained, on the belief tfiai the formation of a combination is assured. Efforts are being made by f be friends of Mr. Dunning to remove the assignee and reinstate Dunning in control of liis ;iffairs. It is thought that before evening arrangements satisfactory to all parties interested w ill be made. (ipLD FOR THE UNUED STATES. London, January 12. — The itm*’ financial article says: “Some gold from nrivate stores is in course of transmission to Ika United States and some is likely to be warned ff>? Germany next week, but there is no probabfiuv uf Ihy ODera- tions extending beyond the limifa vi what the open market can supply.” A FAILURE. Chicago, January 12.—Weils, E^ijlk- ner & Co. have filed a petition in bank ruptcy. Their liabilities are $118,000, of which $90,000 are unsecured; their assets are $128,000, of which $80,000 are in open accounts, $25,000 in real estate and the rest in sundries. THE ENGLISH CABINET COUNCIL. London, January 12.—The Daily News says: “The Cabinet Council summoned for to-day was originally fixed for Mon day. The date,” says the Daily News, “has been advanced for reasons which may be of great gravity.” SHOE FACTORY BURNED. Worcester, Mass... January 12.— Johnson, Davis & Forbes’ shoe * factory, at Brookfield, was destroyed by fire. Loss $50,000. WELL NOT’ REDUCE. London, January 12. —The Blackburn Mill owners have abandoned the attempt to reduce the wages of the operatives. NOT IN SESSION. Washington, January 12.—Neither house iu session. THE TOBACCO INTERESTS. Washington, January 12.—The to bacco delegations were reinforced by a delegation from Baltimore, Lynchburg, Liberty, Va., and other places. Confer ences were had with several members of Congress. The several delegations were j unanimous for a reduction to twelve J cents per pound and a drawback on the old stock in MONEY AND STOCKS. London. January 12.—The Economist says bills are now quoted at two and a quarter per cent., and even that quota tion cannot in all cases be adhered to. The hopes of peace and cheaper money have raised prices in all the speculative stock markets. The investment business ™ has generally not much improved, not the** hands I withstanding the large amount of money of the manufacturers, their agents I thrown into consols and the somewhat and jobbers when the new law goes into effect. They urged upon these members that this rule would bring more than thirty million dollars into the Treasury, a sum lieyond which Congress ought not to require this staple production to con tribute. Should there be any deficiency it should l»e made up on other smb- jects now untouched by Federal taxation; that this reduction of rate would generally increase consumption, thereby increasing the price of the farmers and planters leaf; that the price of the leaf has steadily fallen since the present high rate of taxa tion went into effect, March 3, 18~“ until it ranges on average grades in Eastern and Western markets at 6fc. per pound, a point unremunerate to both farmer and planter. This move in behalf of a reduction was commenced by the representatives of Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri. Tennessee and Kentucky, in the interest of the farmers and planters, and has since been taken up by the manufacturers of Richmond, Lynchburg, Danville, Louis ville and Cincinnati, whose interest is considered with that of the growers of tobacco. The Baltimore delegation insist upon the drawback as set forth in Representa tive Cabell’s bill. In fact, they repre sent that the dealers and jobbers of the North will take this bill as it is. The tobacco manufacturers have a strong ac cession to their ranks on the basis of this bill, which seems to be one which har monizes the different interests to greater degree than any which has yet been offered to Congress. The representatives of the cigar inter est represent that they are more interested in a change of the bonds now required of them than they are in reducing the pre sent rate on cigars and cigarettes. WASHINGTON NOTES. Washington, January 12.—The re porters’ galleries of the Senate and House are connected by telephones. Orders have been issued to detain Estelle at Bristol. J. N. Camden has been appointed Commissioner to the Paris Exposition from West Virginia. The Star says: “Representative Buck ner, Chairman of the Banking and Cur rency Committee of the House, is reported as threatening that if the Senate fails to pass the silver bill, or, if the President should veto it, he will have the rules of the House suspended, and the Bland bill attached as an amendment to the legislative, exe cutive and judicial appropriation bill.” This afternoon the Postmaster General transmitted to the Speaker of the House a communication recommend ing a change in the law regu lating the prices to be paid for advertising. In case no change in price is made, he suggests that no list of routes be published, but that notices informing contractors that proposals will be re ceived for earn ing mails between stated points be published instead, and that the contractors be referred for all informa tion usually advertised to the Second As sistant Postmaster General. The President has recognized Enrique Ortiz y Pi as Vice Consul of Spain at Charleston, and Salvador Rizzo, Vice Consul of Spain at New Orleans. THE SHOEMAKERS’ STRIKE IN MASSA CHUSETTS. Boston, January 12.—The troubles at Lynn have assumed a new phase, firms representing four-fifths of the shoe busi ness interests having agreed to notify the Crispins that they will no longer em ploy them unless they renounce their connection with all labor organizations. The result will probably be a general lock-out. The Herald saj’s relative to the action of the Lynn shoe manufacturers: “The Crispins at headquarters last night,which were crowded, unanimously voted to stand and die in the ditch. Monday morning will witness nearly the whole city on a strike, so far as the shoe business is concerned. The City Marshal has removed all amis from the armories. The Crispins are as fully determined as the manufacturers, and will stand out as one man. There are one hundred and eighty-nine shoe manu facturing firms in this city, and if four- fifths shut down, twenty-five hundred or three thousand people will be thrown out ef employment. Aid is coming for the Crispins ~ fro n all quarters, iu the shape of groceries and money. RESULTS OF THE DUNNING FAILURE. New York, January 12.—John F. Henry, Curran & Co. made an assign ment to their cashier, Bcnj. H. Dewey, to-day b}’ advice of counsel. It is stated by one of the firm that if Dunning obtains a settlement with his creditors, Ilenry & Co. will also be able to resume. liegeman &Co., who were involved in the Dunning failure, have made as signments for the benefit of their credi tors. Mr. Bell, the assignee of E. J. Dun ning, states that an important conference of the banks and other creditors will be held Monday, at which lie Loped to reach an agreement which would prevent otlihr failures and enable Mr. Dunning to re sume business. EXCURSIONISTS EN ROUTE. St. Louis, January 12.—A delegation of about thirty gentlemen, representing various branches of business left here this morning for Savannah, Ga. f aud will there join the excursion to Havana, which starts from that city the early part of next week. The object of the excur sion is to open direct trade between St. t«Louis and the various cities of the South and Cuba via a steamship line between Savannah and that island. The party will be joined en route by several dele gations from interior cities of the South. PISaSXROLS £IRg London, January 12, 3 ;3Q f. m.—One of the iargest fires' that bus occurred in many years is now burning in Friday and Watling streets. It originated in the w areliouse of Crocker, Sons & Co., cali co printers. The whole block is threat ened, but the fire is now believed to be under control. The loss is over one mil lion dollars. STOPPED PAYMENT, Trenton, N. J., January 12.—The State Savings Bank stopped payment to day. They ask the forbearance of de positors for a few days until they can d&pQSg; of tome of their securities. This is generally known as Fi-vcze’s hank. SUDDEN DEATH. London, January 12.—Wm. Cobbett, well-known for his strenuous efforts in beunu of the Tichborne claimant, fell dead in Westminster ILiJJ this morning. He was a son of Wm. Cobbett, uie ccie brated English Radical politician and A HEAVY FAILURE. Leith, January 12.—D. R. Mac- gregor<fe Co., merchants and steamship owners at this place, have failed. Lia bilities $1,500,000; assets not over $50. 000. Macgregor is a member of Parlia ment for Leith, and has resigned his seat. free buying of United States bonds. In the foreign department prices all around tended to rise until Thursday afternoon, when the capture of the Turkish army defending the Schipka Pass led to the belief that the Russian advance might interfere with the progress of armistice arrangements. Up to that moment the rise in the Russian, Turkish and Hungarian stocks had been marked, but the closing prices of the week are not quite the best. The death of King Victor Emanuel was preceded by a general inelasticity on the Paris bourse, and before its announce ment there was an absolute fall in Italian rentes. His death was followed by a rise which proved adverse to speculation and to have been miscalculated. The fall in money this week, although less marked on the continent than here, appears to have assisted to induce purchasers in this department, and Russian securities are tjvo per cent. higKer for the week. Hungarian is nearly as much, and Turkish, French and Italian are about one-half per cent, higher. The decline in Egyptian stocks seems to be the result of a reaction upon the recent im pulsive buying, when the state of poli tics was thought to portend active pro tection by the British Government. The alarm having to some extent subsided as to extreme measures which might result from the silver agitation in America, the abundance of money on this, the Ger man and the American markets lias led to the purchase* of United States bonds, and there is a rise of about one per cent, all around. THE LONDON PROVISION MARKETS. London, Januaiy 12.—A large busi ness was done in the Mincing Lane mar kets during the past week. Prices were generally steady at the beginning of the week, but have since lost tone. At the close the market was again quiet. Colony plantation and Ceylon coffee, new crop, brought about previous rates: other sorts declined two to three shil lings per hundred weight. Indian tea met with a demand, but the general market was quieter than for some time past. Sugar opened on Tues day firmer at a slight advance upon low sorts, but later afterwards became dull and could not realize an improvement in any parcels. Crystalized Demerara sold at auction at about last week’s recovery, and all kinds of refined have brought better prices. A few cargoes of last sea son’s rice sold at irregular prices, and the market on spot is more active. Salt petre is dull. Spice is largely supplied and there are few changes. MATERIAL AID FOR TURKEY. New Haven, January 12.—This after noon the iron steamer Remus reached this port, having come for a load of arms and munitions for the Turkish Gov eminent. She will not begin to take on a cargo for several days. Meanwhile the iron steamer John Bramliall still lies in the sound just outside of the harbor ready to start,bearing a cargo worth over $1,500,000. She has been long delayed, and for fourteen days has drawn demur rage at the rate of $250 a day. THE COSSACKS SOUTH OF THE BALKANS. London, January 12.—The Daily Telegraph's Vienna dispatch says: “Tlie Cossacks have cut the Timova and Yam boli Railway south of the Balkans. A BONANZA. Treasure of the Steamer Japan Found In Beep Water by Divert. BALLOTING FOR SENATOR. Frankfort, Ky., January 12.—An other ballot resulted as follows: Williams 51, Lindsay 48, McCreery 20, and Boyd 43. Several were absent. The Legisla ture adjourned to Monday. THE EXPORT TRADE. Pittsburg, January 12.—A meeting pf the National Convention of the United States Export Tnwie will meet in Wash ington, D. C., on February’ 19 BURNED TO DEATH- Machias, Me., January 12.—Jason Leighton’s camp, on the West river, above Cherryfield, was burned. Six of Jus children perished in the flames. 'Hie Canton correspondent of the New York Times has the following: It will be remembered that the steamer Japan, of the Pacific Mail Company, was burned off the coast of China in Decem ber, 1874. The scene of the accident was 135 miles east of Hong Kong and and 50 miles from Swatow. The nearest land was Breaker Point, 20 miles away, and the depth of water where the wreck lank was twenty-three fathoms. The Japan had on board about $350,000 in specie, and the underwriters at Hong Kong immediately gave notice of their intention to attempt the recovery of the [coin. They engaged for this undertaking Capt. Jno. P. Roberts, of New York, who formerly commanded the Under writer in the New York and Liverpool Packet Line, but has been in China for the last fifteen years, and largely en gaged in wrecking enterprises. A schooner and a small steamer were bought and equipped with the necessary apparatus, and in January, 1875, Capt. Rolierts began sweeping the ocean’s bed in search of the wreck. In the month of March he found one of the jmddle- wheels, but it was not until near the end of July that he discovered the wreck, eleven miles southwest of the position of the wheel. From this time to the 12th of Septem ber work was pushed forward for the opening of the treasure tank and remov ing the money. The southwest monsoon blows from March to September, and it is only during the prevalence of this wind that the divers are able to work at the wreck. On the 12th the monsoon ceased and the work was abandoned, and on the morning of that day Capt. Roberts be lieved that the whole enterprise would end there, and the Japan and her treasure be allowed to rest undisturlied forever more. But on his last plunge for the sea son the diver managed to push his hand through a hole in the tank and secured a black lump resembling a piece of coal. The lump, on examination, proved to consist'of twenty-four American trade- dollars, burned and oxidized so much that they reuuired a great deal of scour ing to reveal their true character. But they were much more than $24: they were valuable as an encouragement to the underwriters to continue at their work. The wreckers retired to Hong Kona- the six months of the northeast monsoon, and resumed operations in the following sprint;- C?ince then there Lao Deen no se rious obstacle to the prosecution of the enterprise, and during the summers of 1876 and 1877 about $1«3,000 of treasure has been recovered. It is thought that the balance of the money will 1* secured in 1878. It is the first wrecking opera tion ever conducted in the open ocean at so great a depth, aud the instances where divers have descended so far, even in still \Y4tpr, are comparatively few. The coin is mostly m good condition, though nearly all of it is black and heavily oxidized. Some near the surface of the tank was partially melted by the heat of the burning steamer, and 'many of the boxes are charred and broken. Some of the dollars are bright as new when brought to tlu ai+rface, but they speedily turn black when exposed to tile air. No attempt has been made to secure anything except the coin, but on one occasion a line was passed around a case of tinned lobsters, by way of experiment. The lobster was swwt and ftesh ;%& when first put up, and the Chinese found it good eating. The gilt eagle that ornamented the step of the “.Japan" lies on the dark sand of the bottom, and the Captain thinks that when his work on the treas ure is ended he will take this pin! in as a trophy. But lm is now too busy with sil ver eagles to take any trouble about a gilded one. Diphtiieiha in Salt Lake.—The Salt Lake Tribune reports the death of three children who had diphtheria, and says that it was due to the persistency with which their father prohibited the em ployment of remedies or the consultation of a physician, he relying, entirely upon the teachings of the Mormon elders, that the Iajing on of hands is the only neces sary remedy for healing tbv rivk. The ward Bishop was sent for every day, and laid hands upon them. This was all that was done. General Gram has been reviewing the royal Bersaglieri troop at the Neapolitan Palace. He must be becoming quite a linguist. Gold and Silver. Editor Morning News: In the present agitation.about the currency, it may be interesting, and perhaps useful to your readers, to know the relative measures of value of gold and silver coin at the mint, and the countries employing them in trade. Our standard of gold and silver is 900 parts of pure metal and 100 of alloy in 1,000 parts of coin. The alloy of gold coin is 25 of silver and 75 of copper to 900 of pure gold. The alloy of silver is copper, 100 to 900 of silver. The weight of the gold dollar is 25.8 grains. The weight of the silver dollar is 412.5 grains. These are our standard values, and by these standards foreign coins are valued at our mint as follows, in decimals: gold. 1 guinea=-$o.059; 1 pound or sover- eign=$4.848; 100 francs—$19,225 ; 20 francs—$3.845; 1 imperial sovereign—13 florins, 20 kreutzers (Austria>-=$6.77; 1 imperial ducat=4 florins, 36 kreutzers (Austria)—$2.28; 1 double Frederick—11 thalers, 10 silver groschen (Prussia)— $8.00; 1 imperial—10 roubles (Russia)— $7,952; 80 lires (Sardinia)=$15.488; 1 doubloon or ounce (Spain)—$15.731: 100 reals (Spain)=$4.963; 1 ducat (Sweden)— $2,267; 24 scudi (Rome)—$2.60; 1 doub loon (Mexico)—$15,5 3-1; 100 piastres (Tur key)—$4,374; 1 inohur (Hindoostan>— $7*08. SILVER. 1 shilling—$0,222; 5 francs—$0,968; 1 rix dollar (Austria)—2 florins—$1.013; 1 crown(Austria)—2 florins 12 kreutzers— $1.1138; 1 zwanziger—20 kreutzers— $0,168; 1 thaler (Russia)—30 silver groschen—$0,717; 1 rouble (Russia)— $0,784; 5 lires (Sardinia)—$0,968; 1 pias tre (Spain)—$1,005; 1 specie rix dollar (Sweden)—$1,101; 1 scudi (Rome)— $1,047; 1 piastre of 8 reals (Mexico)— $1,049 ; 20 piastres (Turkey)—$0,865; 1 itzebur (Japan)—$0.37; 1 rupee (Hindoo- stan )=<$<). 46. These are the principal gold and silver coins of the civilized world. Trade has adopted gold as the standard of com merce. by which other currency of sil ver, or gold, is valued. Being the stand ard, it is unchangeable as such, although the mint value of gold coin may be al tered by raising or lowering its purity. Having a fixed standard of pure gold, the fluctuations in the value of debts payable depend upon the expense of passing over in satisfaction of them gold or silver coin, or the ability to convert any paper that may be substituted for them into coin in the hands of the credi tor. Paper is more easily transported than gold or silver, Which are bulky. Hence paper is often passed in exchange for debts, payable in gold or its equiva lent of silver. Where gold is abund ant, gold will be paid; where it is scarce, its equivalent of silver or paper. Gold becomes, thus, a pow’er, which, retaining unchangeably its ow n intrinsic value, is used to depreciate silver or paper, rela tively to this intrinsic value, as the hold ers of gold may determine; but with this limit, the cost of procuring and transporting gold from another point. We assume as the substitute standard mint silver coin, and paper backed by something substantial enough to give it the value of currency. By the Constitu tion, Congress, only. Las the power of coining money, and regulating the value thereof; and it forbids any State from making anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, and no State shall coin money. Such being the case, the Constitution, making gold and silver the leiral tender of the States, it seems that jiisnce to the whole people of the country requires that in the payment of dues to the ‘gov ernment, of every kind, there should lie no discrimination in favor of one legal tender over another. Gold is a con trolling pow’(.T, as we have seen, from its intrinsic merit, and the holder exercises that power. Why then should thfi paner of gold be increased by unconstitu tional legislation, denying to, or reduc ing the intrinsic merit of silver and its in ferior power exercised by its holders? In other words,whv should the masses w’hose means permit them to accumulate only silver, be compelled to bu} r gold coin at its holder’s valuation, and not at its mint value, to pay a debt due to the govern ment, the coiner and backer of the silver coin? The only answer c:in be to obtain the gold alleged to be re quired to pay the interest on the national debt. But the obligation, iugal or moral, is not to pay the Interest in gold, but in coin—that is gold or silrer. It is human nature that the bondholder desires to be paid in gold, the element of wealth and of financial power; but is it either law ful or equitable io do so*' The law does not call for it, and justice forbids it. Silver demonetized—the people’s coin—and there canqot be, and never will be, a return to specie payments in this country, until the gold holding capi talists permit it. Silver is a precious metal, and not perishable as paper, there fore kept with greater security. Is it just to further enhance the value* of gold, by making the popular currency an in secure one? For with the people it must be either silver or paper, as gold is scarce and consequently expensive. We got along admirably with gold and silver as currency, before the war, when silver was a legal tender to the amount of $5 and when gold was not ps plentiful as now; not ilien return to a system that we know worked well? There can be no reasonable objection to it, and the only objectors I know of are capitalists who, as gold becomes plentiful, naturally desire to compensate for the depret iation of its intrinsic value by giving to it an artificial importance relatively to the other elements of currency. But government is instituted for the benefit of all, and not for the financially favored few, and should not discriminate against the many. No title of nubility can be granted by the United States, but make gold the pre-eminent, and for any debts due to government the exclusive leo»i ‘ en( jer and on arising buiu np -“ goki is created and fostered without nobility, either by title or merit, and the contest between capital and labor becomes intensified on the side of lala>r, and justly so, it seems to me. For the the masses, reduced to serfs of gold, will be driven to emancipate themselves from its control by strikes and other violences, and by combinations based on commun ism. The Constitution, justice and wis dom, therefore, appear to be on the side of remonetizing silver upon such a basis as shall secure equal rights to all, and save the nation from communistic legis lation. ‘‘Be there a will—then wisdom finds a way " Particularly is this incumbent, as gold is not the basis of financial trans actions in any country. Being the stand ard of values adopted by commerce, gold is only the test by which the value of commercial transactions are measured. And as such a test becomes the leading element of consideration, not the abso lute one, however, for statesmen in their svstems of finance for public revenue. This is a material distinction that must be borne cqnstantlv in mind in discussing all questions of {>111)110 revenue—finance as it is called—which is Built on copper—not on silver or gold. The penny sterling, and our cent, being the basis of calcula tion, at their relative mint values, and of every table of exchange, for adjusting commercial transactions between *Kis country and Europe. One pedfiy is equal 'to one cent and eight mills, therefore following the custom of trade the fraction being against us, we say, no calculations, 1 penny is equal to 2 cents. So two pence 3c. 6m., say 4 cents. But 3d. is not equal to 6 cents, but 5c. Why? Because the mint value of the cent begins here to tell in our favor, 3 pence being actually equal to 5c. 4 mills. Our system of finajjpg js aa « were a column, wiih copper base, silver shaft, and gold capital in admirable harmony. Every system of finance is built Oa an inferior metah ami ascending to gold, the stand ard of values, ana consequently the regulator, hut not the basis, ft or i? gold any more the basis of commercial transactions than of financial, as it is sim ply an impossibility. The Balance of trade is struck hy a gold standard, hut is not, once in a hundred times at least, paid in gold. Debts in trade are almost univer sally paid by the use of drafts or bills of exchange without the transmission of coin, gold being the standard of their value, and not their basis. To advance such an argument, therefore, in con structing a national system of finance, that it is the basis of 'financial transac tions! is not only an absurdity, but a fatal misstatement. >Ir. A., the merchant, does not pay his debts in Europe with gold, but with bills of exchange based upon the relative value of coin. Why then should we have only a gold currency urged upon us, not for him to pay* in, but solely as the basis for his paper calcula tions. and furnish no cheaper currency, as silver to Mr. B., the mechanic, who has to pay his debts in currency, and not with drafts or bills of exchange, and who. in consequence, is kept constantly in a hand-to-mouth condition, with no prospect of bettering himself or his fam ily? The evil of our financial system is the national banks, which, by the con vulsions of the war, captured the van tage ground that Mr. Biddle and the I nited States Bank tried to get, that is to take the regulation of finance out of the hands of the government into their own, and so swell their own pri vate fortunes. Mr. Chase, the au thor of the national bank system, at a tear measure, saw its danger to the country in peace and urged its repeal We have had few abler financiers than Mr. Chase, and the dangers he foresaw in continuing the national bank system in peace are upon us. It is the "old man of the sea" riding us to death, and for which there is but one remedy—“Kill him ’’ With gold, silver, copper coined by the government and local State banks to till in the vacancies as in 1860, we may confidently hope for a return to specie payments, os it seems to me, but not oth erwise. A Democrat ok the Old School. THE SENSATION OF DROWNING. Tlie Experience of a TIan wiio was HchcucsI by .North stiver Boatmen From the New York Evening Express. I am the man,” Mr. Henry R. Ken dall said, as he rested in his cot in Dr. Miller's water cure, yesterday. "I am the man who, as reported, took the laud anum on Saturday last. I hoped to sink by its means into an endless sleep, but, unfortunately, it failed me, producing no effect save that of deathly nausea. That effort having miscarried, I made my way to the river, hoarded a ferry boat, and when midway in the river made my way to the rear of the boat. It was dark, and no one near except one old man, who sat on the opposite side. I quickly, and without ado, laid off my coat anil hat, looked up and down the river, and over to the New York side, where the lights were glimmering in the night, then mounting the rail, jumped down into the deep cold blackness." Mr. Kendall paused, turned on his side, and resumed, in a thoughtful manner. “Yes, I jumped, and" I can re member that I went down, down, and then rose slowly to the ni-face; and again, though still con scious, I went down into the cold water —ugh? how cold it was!—and then I came up, and a third time again sinking, and as I went down 1 said to myself, Now, this is the third time, this is the last, and it will be over very soon; it is all right now.’ But still I retained my con sciousness, and the next I knew I lay flat on my back upon the surface, and open ing my eyes, 1 took aq oUsaa-ution uf the new njoor*, ->tut thought, how bright the stare are; half provoked that I did not sink, I deliberately turned over on my face and clawed my way again down into tlie water; but again I came itp, and I said to myself, I cannot lie here and suffer my misery, and, calling out, began swimming toward t he Jersey shore. Two bogtinou, whoso attention was at tracted, rowed alongside and pulled me in with their hands. But during the whole time, and I must have been in the water over an hour, I did not entirely lose consciousness. They pulled me iu and brought me here .” "And,” the lady attendant interrupted, ‘‘he is never going to try it again.” "Ah-h,” was the reply, "I am not sure, I don't say that.” Questioned as to the cause of his course, Mr. Kendall said: *‘I am sick. I have suffered misery enough. For five yours l have been un able to think or read. To work is impos sible, and I have come to the conclusion that for me the other side is the !>est, and I tried hard to get there, hut I have l>een foiled. What is the ttameof my ailment? Well, the physicians call it ‘passive eere- b<oi congestion, ’ and, as I say, I have had nursing enough. No, go, sir; I don’t care to say anything of my wife. I love her too dearly te bring such unenviable uotice upon her; suflioe this, ray course is iu no way owing to domestic difficul ties, neither to pecuniary embarrassment, although I am not wealthy. No cause wish to he rid of this That’s all,” exists except miserable life. Highwaymen in California. Tlie San Francisco Bulletin of Decern her 20 has the following respecting the lynching of five highwaymen: "The five Mexicans who were summarily disposed of recently sj Bakersfield were well- known robbers and murderers. They, with their confederates, were strong enough to swoop down on a settlement, rol> stores and houses, killing any persons who resisted their raid, and then make their escape to tlie neighboring moun tains. They were of the same stripe as the gang formerly led by Vasquez, who came to a sudden stop in 9an Jose, Tlie gacg recently disposed of were well- known in San Joaquin valley, and espe cially in the Kern river country. They usually camped in the mountains, and came down into the plains when they wanted to rob or obtain whisky. Th'".' planned a series of roVucrif-t. be- p.r.mng with Caliente a.id extending up the valley ‘is far as Kingsburg, which place they had set down on their pro gramme. The Caliente robbery ended the enterprise. Besides rifling several stores, they stabbed one man who resist ed, who may or may not recover. The whole gang was arrested and consigned to the jail at Bakersfield. After the ban dits were secured, it is said that leading citizens of Bakersfield, without any dis guise, broke down the doors of the prison, took the robbers to the court house, im provised a court, tried them, and their guilt being proved beyond a doubt, the live men were hanged with little de lay. Of course, there was a Coron er’s jury, which found the fact of the hanging, hut were totally ignegant as to who took any part in the proceedings. The proportion of Mexi cans, or native Californians, who have taken to the road, or have adopted the profession of bandits and murderers is alarmingly great. They kuow all the mountain fastnesses, and once there they are almost as secure as if shut up in a fortress. There are bandits of this class who have been following the business for twenty years or more, and are so bold as to appear in small villages by davlight without the hazard of arrest. Cnpro- Jected citizens know that if they attempt to bring such men to justice they will be marked for vengeance. Now and then the patience of communities becomes exhausted, ae at Bakersfield the other day. If such summary proceedings cannot be altogether justified, it may be well to con sider the reasons which seemed to be sufficient to the minds of the citizens who dispensed justice without the forms of law.” A Noble Temperance Martyr. Nine o'clock a. m.—“I lay my hand on my heart and forever forswear the use of intoxicating beverages.” Ten a. m.—"No, thank you. I lay my hand on my heart and forever forswear the use of intoxicating beverages." Eleven a. in.—“Nuck, drink, drink. Daid my han’ on mi' heart's morning an' forever foreswore the use of intoxica tion beverages." High noon—“Norrabit. Laid my lian’ on my heart'sh morning and frever for swore th’useof intoxicating beveragesh.” Two p. m.—"Firsh time doeshn't count. But 'sh momling laid m'—hie— hand ommy heart, and forever forehwore use of intoxicating bevaliagcs. ” Four p. m.—"settemudpagain! Thish lasht time. Laymy han nommy—hie!— heart, and fullevcr foshwear uge of in toxicated bellavages." Ten p. m.—"Lamrod, fill th' fuf—fuf —hie!—fuf—flowing bo—hia!—owl ! He'sh jolly goo’ fuf—feller! Lesh fell- over f sh wear uge of tockshicadel bevage- ler." Eleven p. m.—^“Whoop pee! I’m al’ rt‘! ‘Smatter ‘th you? Nev' mind bootsh; alius shleep ‘ith ’em on. Lesh fever fshwear hie!—tocksh—fshwear tockshy —tocksh—tockshcad!—” The bell strikes twelve. Mr. Duffy takes no note of time. ?rii <6oofl,s. UHKAT Clearing Out Sale OF PLAIN AND FANCY ! ’ AB&CT Oie-MftlwOiiiiialCosi, Groceries and grorisions. 2% barrels Choice Eating Potatoes. tea, TEA! THE BEST FOR THE MONEY. AT 50. 70. 90c $1 0O. it 25 AND $1 a) PER POUNd! ® u GARS. RETAILED AT WHOLESALE PRICE8 CANDIES. ALL KINDS AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. STICK 15c. PER POUND AT RETAIL. o00 Bunches Bananas. 63,000 ORANGES. AT *2 00 PER HUNDRED. GEORGIA DRIED PEACHES at tOc. per lb. GEORGIA DRIED APPLES 4 lbs. for Sic. ALL KINDS OF FANCY CRACKERS. —AT— *T. B. REEDY’S, janll-tf 21 nARS ' ARD STRECT FRENCH PRUNES. COX'S GELATINE. FRESH YEAST CAKES. BUCKWHEAT. GEORGIA SYRUP. CANNED PUMPKIN. —AT— A. 31. A C. tv. W EST'S. declfi-tf r-M ( ; A R ! 11 pounds Extra C Sugar for.. 10 pounds A Sugar for $1 00 . 1 00 COMMENCING MONDAY, JAN. 7TII. OA PIECES 40-inch ALL WOOL CASHMERE ^'/ at 60c. per yard. reduc»*d from 85c. 15 pieces 40-mch ALL WOOL CASHMERE at 75c. per yard, reduced from ?1 00. 25 pieces :i6-inch ALL WOOL CASHMERE at 50c. per yard, rtiluo-d fronj 65c. 20 pieces 40-inch ENGLISH CASHMERE at SOe. per yard, reduced from 50c. 50 pieces double width COL< >RED ALPACA at 20c. per yard, reduced from 30c. 25 pieces DRAB FRAISEE, colored, at 37Uc. per yard, reduced from 60c. 20 pieces ALL WOOL SERGES, reduced from 50c. per yard to 85c. 30 pieces MATALLASSE POPLINS at 50c. per yard, former price 75c. 35 pieces PONGEE SILK at 25c. per yard, former price 45c. 38 pieces Silk finished COLORED BRILLIANT- IN ES, reduced from 50c. to 3714c. yeryard 60 pieces PLAIN and COflDfcU POPLINS at 20c. per yard. fornvA price 35 and 30c. per yard. 100 pieces NONPAREIIa STRIPED and PLAID POPLINS at 10c., reduced from 15 and 20c. per yard. 1 case KNICKERBOCKER and MELANGLE CLOTHS at 20 and 25c., sold at the com mencement of the season at 50 and 60c. per yard. TREMENDOUS BARGAINS IN Iilark iiiiti (olornl Silks 100 DOZEN 2-BUTTON KII) GLOVES, AT 50c.. REDUCED FR03I ?1 00, This advertisement is no extravagant exagger ation.expended on a mere handful of go<xls.pur chased perhaps at high figures and under the pressure of a doubtful credit. Hence it Ls that I respectfully submit it to the earnest consider ation of the people. DANIEL HOGAN. jauVtf B. F. MefflM & CO., 157 Broughton Street. t IMictioi ii Prices. €Iosin«;0ut ourWinterStock. A LL our BOURETTE, KOMO and other Fancy xY Dress Goods at reductions of from 25 to 50 per cent. All our handsome BASKET PLAID, all wool dress suitings, at very decided reductions. All the remaining of our stock of fine all wool FRENCH CASHMERES, reduced as follows: From $1 50 to Si 25, from $1 40 to : >1 12^, from SI 20 to$l, from Si 10 to 90c., from ■ '1 00 to 85c., and lower grades reduced to pro portion. All our WOOL C VSPiMEKES for Men’s and Boys' wear, reduced fully 33 per cent. BLANKETS. SHAWLS, FLANNELS and all heavy winter goods at great reductions* B. F. McKEXNA & CO. Corsets, Hosiery, Gloves, etc. CORSETS—** La Traviata,” “ L’El*fc*nt,” “Queen Bess,” “Grand Opera,” ‘'Cinderella,” “Nonpareil." and other popular brands. Also, “Abdominal” or “Health” Corsets in all sizes. Prices from 25 cents up. HOSIERY—Full lines of Indies' COTTON HOSIERY, Fancy Striped, Solid Colored, Em broidered; BALBRIGGAN, White and Brown. Full lines of Children's Fancy Stripe, Solid Color and White long half and three-quarter HOSE. Full line of Gentlemen's Stout aud Superstout ENGLISH HALF HOSE. GLOVES—A full assortment of sizes, in three button, REAL ALEXANDRE KID GLOVES, winter colors. A full assortment of sizes in other Kid Gloves from 50c. per pair upwards. A choice lot of Ladies’ Elegant Hand-work EMBROIDERED LINEN CAMBRIC HAND KERCHIEFS. Ladies' Handsome LACE BORDERED LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS. Ladies Fu.e CLEAR LAWN LINEN HAND KERCHIEFS. JUST RECEIVED. 50 more gross of those fine LEAD PENCILS, at lc. each or 10c. per dozen. 50 more gross of HAIR PINS, at lc. per pack age or 10c. per dozen packages. 500 dozen of that popular BASTING COTTON, at lc. per spool or 10c. per dozen. 100 dozen all LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, at 5c. each. 100 gross Fine LAWN HANDKERCHIEFS, at 5c. each. dec31-tf BRIM & COOPER’S. janK-tf HEADfJUARTERS —FOR— POULTRY, EGGS, BUTTER. ■ i Cr A M ETC.. CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES Orders delivered with promptness and free of drayage. KILLOUGH iV COLLINS, 159 CONGRESS STREET. jan8-tf FLOUR, HAMS! W E have j ust received a ear load of GEOR- ’ ’ OIA FLOUR, which we will retail as foUows: Half sacks BEST FAMILY at ?2 15. Half sacks CHOICE FAMILY at Si Wand 82. Quarter sacks BEST FAMILY at ?! 10. Quarter sacks CH( HOE FAMILY at 96c. and £f. Best sugar-cured HAMS at 14^c. per pound. A. C. HARMON & CO., 31 WHITAKER STREET. dec!5-d&wtf SEED POTATOES! | A BBLR. PURE VERMONT EARLY ROSE SEED POTATOES 100 fobls. JACKSON WHITE POTATOES. 100 bids. PEERLESS POTATOES. 100 bbls. CHILI POTATOES. 100 bbls. EARLY GOODRICH POTATOES. 100 bbls. PINK EYE lUTATf >ES. 250 bbls. PEACII BLOW POTATOES. Warranted all PURE seed. No mixed stock. For sale by P. H. WARD & CO., janll-tf SAVANNAH, GA. Of C HEEK and WHITLOCK'S FLOUR. BELLE OF LOGAN FLOUR. DOOLi: V S BAKINO POWI >Eil. A choice assortment of GREEN sad BLACK TEAS. PIPER HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE. NORTH CAROLINA APPLE BRANDY. CHAM PAGE CIDER on draught. Agents for KRUG & CO.’S CHAMPAGNE. Howe & Hubliell's WELC< >ME WHISKY. Also, a clioiee assortment oi GROCERIES. ALES, WINES, IJQOUILS and CIGARS, at JAS. McGBATH & CO’S., oct26-tf 1~ WHITAKER STREET. ©it$. COFFEE. Y 000 COFFEE, per American brig David Babcock, direct from Rio de Janeiro. Now landing and for sale by jai»tr WEED & CORNWELL. syrupT ioo Bhis. choiceTLorida SYRUP FOtt SALE BY If. MYERS sepl2-tf & BROS. VRESTOX CL-.VNINGHAM. WM. H. HJCWES. ClXNIXGHAJt & HEWES, Groeers&Sliip Chandlers, Corner Bay and Drayton Streets, SAVANNAH GEORGL4 oct26 3rr JOHN LYON8, Agent for the following: P > ALTIMORE PEARL HOMINY COMPANY. > Cantrell & Cochran's Imported BELFAST GINGER ALE. —ALSO— Headquarters for PIPER HEIDSIECK CHAM PAGNE. and the celebrated BAKER WHISKY, octft-ly OATS AND POTATOES. I AH BBLS. Chili Red Seed POTATOES. HRJ 500 bushels Heavy Feed OATS. For sale by GEO. C. FREEMAN. jan?2-2t 94 Bryan street. 5Soots ana fhors. It is now stated that ♦he brothers of Cardinal Antonelii have discovered several letters and other documents in the Palazzo where the Cardinal resided previous to his voluntary seclusion in the Vatican since 1870, which go to prove that the supposed illegitimate daughter Q$ the late Cardinal is in reali’.y the natural child of a foreign Ambassador now deceased. The Cardinal promised to act po-rentis to the child as the Ambassador in question was allied by marriage at the time to one of the highest families in Europe. Linseed & Cotton Seed Oil. ATTENTION \ TYriLL be sold under foreclosure. FEBRUARY yy 14th, 1878. at 12 m.. the extensive OIL WQRKB on Meridian street. East Boston. There are large buildings, best machinery capable of crushing 1,500 bushels of seed a day. dock privileges, and about 39.000 feet of land; the whole at an extraordinary bargain. The ma chinery may perhaps be sold separately. Far particulars apply to M. FIELD FOWLER, jan7-4w 27 India m*reet, Boston. Mass. THIRTY DAYS! I ADIES’ and Misses’ WHITE KID SUP- J PERS, $1 50. Ladies’ Fine BRONZE TOILET SLIPPERS, 82. Ladies' SERGE KID FOXED BUTTON BOOTS, 81 50 to $2 50. Ladies' GOAT and PEBBLE BUTTON BOOTS, 81 50 to 82 oo. Misses' and Children's BUTTON BOOTS, $1 25 to 81 75. A large assortment of Fine GENTS’ SLIPPERS. Hand-sewed and Cable GAITERS and LOOTS. GREAT BARGAINS. JULIUS SPAXIER, 149 CONGRESS STREET, decli-tf HARD WARR. 1AA TONS SWEDES IRON. Il/U 150 timg REFINED IRON. 75 wma PLOW STEEL 300 dozen AXES. 1,500 kegs NAILS. 4,000 pairs TRACES. 1,000 bags SHOT. ‘ ct sale by nov2?-tf WEED & CORNWELL ©as fittittfl. JOHN NICOLSON, Gas and Steam Fitter, PLUMBER AND DEAIJER IN GAS FIXTURH^ Drayton Street, second door above Broughton. Houses fitted with Gas and Water, with all the latest improvements at the shortest notice BOV&tf
