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Newspaper Page TextCOLUMBUb SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1874. jfrtttsttag guquim. C9iVIBV*i OKOmdlAt SUNDAY NOVEMBBE 22, 1874. A Bf OTHER EXTRA. Advertisers should bear in mind tbit on fhe 22nd of February, 1875, 1 propose to f or free distribution, an extra edi tion of FIFTY THOUSAND OOPIES of the BUH- »ay Enquiber—an eight page seventy-two oolntnn paper. Send in yonr “ads” be fore all the spaeo is taken. A. R. Calhoun, Proprietor. Br. Jordan. This morning we publish *a letter from Germany, one of the characteristic pro ductions of a young gentleman of whom OUT State is proud. Doctor Jordan is a brother of Captain G. Gunby Jordan, and those who know the latter gentleman will mj the Doctor must be talented if be takes after the family. Onr Friends. We stated yesterday that we gave to our patrons some seventy-five hundred papers, It is to their advantage to have these pa pers distributed, and it will accomplish the object we have in view. We there fore hope that every gentleman who has surplus papers will Rend them away. We have two objects in view; the first, to be candid, is in our own interest, the next is onr town, Stato, &c. We propose to hold up our end of the lino, and while we snake no arrangements for defeat, yet if it comes, we can pick up And 6ay from our heart, “failure was not our fault.” The Nashville Union says that one hun dred thousand of the voters of Tennessee did not vote in the recent electien in that Btate. ^ ^ ^ Wit. Van Ulrich, a citizen of Chatta- Rooga, Tenn., has inherited s fortune of one million of dollarH by the death of an n&ole who mudo a largo fortune in the East Indies. The Gazette says that Mr. Ulrich will go to Germany to obtain his share of the ostato, and then return and invest his money in this country. SoXE’of tho Tennessee papers say that cx-Presideut Johnson stands no ohanoe whatever to bo elected Senator to Con gress. A speech which ho made at Democratic exultation mooting, a few days ago, offended many of the, party, seems quite probable that ex-Goveruor John C. Drown will bo elected Senator. A Washington special to the Cincinnati Enquirer states that on Tuesday evening there was a brilliant entertainment at the White Iionso in compliment to Lieut. Fred Grant aud his bride, and that among the guests was Richard Harrington,whose trial for tho notorious safo burglury is now progressing. Tho dispatch says that Harrington’s prosonee there was the sou nation of the day, his invitation being considered an improper uttompt to influ ence the case. The Philadelphia Inquirer (a paper whoae consistent Republicanism will not be questioned) says of the proposition to •end Federal troops to upset the Demo cratic government of Arkansas: “This would not bo a healthy time to send troops to Arkansas to put down n govern ment chosen by the people and set up an other in its stood. If tho November elec lions meant anything in particular, they meant that this is the people's govern meet, aud they may also liavo meant that there has been a tritlo too much of Mr. Attorney-General Williams' peculiarities of law.” We notice thut several Republican pa pers, believing that tho increase of the President’s salary hurt tho party in tho late elections, are now calling for its re duction to tho old sum of $25,000 a year. It oannot constitutionally be reduced dur ing Gen. Grant's presout term, atul the indications are that the Radical party will not be especially interested in tho salary of the next President. Wo doubt very muoli whether tho iucroaso of tho Presi dent’s sulary hurt his party at all, and wo do not think that it is too largo; but view of the oireumstuncos attending tho increase and the “log rolling” that influ enced it, it may be best to restore the old •alary. Georoe K. Bovtwki.l. was the lost Democratic Governor of Massachusetts, gad not Marcus Morton, as has been stated. Mr. Pont well was elected by collation of Democrats and Free Boilers in the Legislature of 1851, aud re-elected by the popular vote in 1852.—Wanking’ ton Republican. Correct as to tho coalition aud the eleo tion, but Boutwell belonged to the Free- •oil wing, and received tho Freesoil vote when bo was ro-elected by the people, was the same coalition that first elected Charles Sumner to tho United States Sen ate. ARKANSAS. There is stilt a preaaaro upon the Ad- minMntioa at Waahinfttoa to InMfero tn lataat political aqnabbla ia Afkanaaa. doaa not aeam likely that the President will take any immediate action; bnt Judge Poland's investigating committee will make a report to Congreca when it .meets, and probably that body may undertake to “reconstruct" Arksnsas orer again. It is intimated that Poland's committee will report that Brooks was really elected in 1873, and this waa no doubt the case; bnt Brooks waa not a Radical then, and canid get no remedy from either the Btate or the Federal Courts against the usurpation of Baxter, whom Gorernor Clayton deolared be elected, after throwing ont whole counties to make up a majority for him. Bat even if Congress, at this late dey, should undertake to give Brooks the posi tion, we do not see how fimith can profit by that. Neither .do we tea how Smith’s claim and attempted revolution can ad vance the cause of Brooks. They ran npon different tickets—Smith being on Baxter's—consequently Smith's title can only ba asserted by first recognizing Baxter's, not Brooks.' It ia the moat com. plicated case that has yet arisen from bungling “reconstruction.” Smith and bis adherents ssy that the late constitutional convention waa illegal ly called, and therefore the election of Garland nnder the new constitution was illegal. They argue tbet Inasmuch as the previous constitution msde no provision for tbs calling of a constitutional conven tion, all tbs aotion of snoh a convention, when called, is void. As ths convention was called by a direot vote of the people, this argument ia equivalent to saying that the peopla are not the source of power, and have fettered their own hands for oil time to come. It is not Ameriosn repub lican doctrine, and cannot bo maintained consistently with onr institutions. If Baxter's government is deolared by tiongreae to have boen a usurpation, then the Legislature made up by throwing out the returns that would have given Brooks and the Conservative county tickets their majorities must have also been a fraudu lent one, and B. W. Dorsey’s eleolion as United Btates Senator was illegal. The Radical party can hardly afford to risk the loss of another Beustor et this time, end this consideration may restrain any Con gressional action adverse to Baxter's gov ernment. The whole case is greatly mixed up, and will make some politicians realize the truth contained in the hytnn— OUR GERMAN LETTER. The Dust-Covered Hellos of the L m* Ago— The Soul Tints or Rolnbrandt and tho Hand iworks of Old “Unknown”— 1 The Telltales of a Warrior’s Valor aod an EmperorVi Rule— The Dreamy Drapery of Augustus the Strong —The Queer Japanese Palace—009,000 piecos of China—Tne Summer Home of tho Sax >n King—The Renowned Cowilnll—The Wheez ing Old Boer Destroyer*-'»I atn Going to Bide up that Mountain,” and She Stra died Her Steed—The Fraud of a Hrorano Writer and the Stength of Konlgrtoln—Tho Mesa They Made of It—New York, London and Atlanta—Sunday School Grapes—Inter esting Case of Cremation. were destroyed, and 3,000 peopla were j Instead of discouraging manufacturing rnado Li>ineless. While this lire would be i here, the snooesa of this company ought but an episode in America, yet here it is } to incite others to invest. Bnt it ia remembered as an awful event—just what known that want of capital among oar it is. No more generous people exists in ! own people,and a foolish fear among oap- tho world than these Saxons, and scarcely i italists of the North that their invest- Alabama Legislature. Friday, 20tA.-—The Son ate passe I a bill repealing tho act to provont the wanton destruction of fish in the State. Among the new bills introduced and referred were the following: To repeal the aot author izing the several cities end towns to enb- soribe to the capital stock of railroads; to flx the time of Loldiug the sessions of the General Assembly (third Monday in Jan uary) ; to flx tho rate of taxation on real and personal property (one-half of one per oeut.) ; to flx the compensation of members of tho General Assembly ($4 per day); by Mr. Harris, of Lee, to change the time of holding the Circuit Courts of Lee and Unssell counties. The House did very little of publio in terest, except to reoeivo the Senate and witnoss the counting of the vote for State affinors. The vote for Governor was an nounced—for Houston 107,118, for Lewis 03,028—majority 18,100; total vote 201,- 040. Ligon'a majority over McKinstry for Lieutenant Govornor is 13,547, Ligon having received 107,070, and MoKinstry, who runs 300 votes behind the Republi can ticket, 93,532 votes. For Secretary of Stato Col. Doyd received 100,882, and Rice 03,012 votes, making Boyd’s majority 13,270. Col. Sanford’s majority ovor Tumor as Attorney General is 13,430, Sanford having reoeived 100,023 votes aud Turner 03,403. For Treasurer, Craw ford received 100,920 votes, aud Bingham 03,455, giving Crawford a majority of 13,- 474. Bingham runs 473 votes behind his tioket. Leipzig, October 15, 1874. The wonderful gallery at Dro^den con tains in it gems and mysteries to All many n book with bewitching weird stories. My buried visit was yet one so indelibly impressed upon me that I look yet at it as an exbiiisrating episode. To look away book into ths hurried past, to touch its treasures and see its beauties, to know its works shall yet live when its doers are dmt, to see the pnnphaualia in which royalty robed precious self and to look npon the re m nants of valor’s armor are but tho events of an hour. I have told you of some of the grand old pictures which claimed and hold even my uncultivated attention. The imperishable glories of Vun Dyck and Jordaens, the chof d’amvre of Carlo Dolci, the soul tints of ltembrAndt, aro all here. Then yon see piles of work by old “Unknown,” and an earnest worker he was too, for bis paintings aro by far tho most numerous. The Historical Museum contains numerous relics/jf “ye olden tims.” Napoleon's boots, which were at tho battle of Dresden, hang Hide by Hide with his golden slippers. Tho one sug gestive of the mighty warrior, tho other of the renowned Emperor. Bide by side they hang and toll tho story of ntubition and bravo deeds that the royal foot might be ever suggostivo of its pandered lord, ttow after row of armor which was once worn by tilling knight. These cumber some suits weigh often 100 pounds, aud that wbioh belonged t(^ Augustus, tho Btroug, pulls the'scales at 200. Tho cap alone weighing 2» pounds. There is queer palace known as the Japanese—20 rooms of this aro filled with China 000,000 pieces of China from all nation alities of the world. What u queer people are these, to collect up such oddi ties. Down tho Elbe in a steamer from Dres den, I visited Baxou Hwitzerluud, which comprises a beautiful uiouutainous coun try, being a portion of lowor Haxouy and upper Bohemia. The banks of the rivor are crowded to the very edge with villas. This soouery is lovely and beautiful. Not awe-inspiring or grand, but graceful and pleasant. The mountains rise into posks, aud studded as they are with houses and people, thoy look like wild boasts shut in by the cages of civili zation. These peaks wo visited, stopping first at Pillintz, the summer residence of the Baxon Kings, and here the lato King John diod. The noxt peak which we did was the one upon which is tho Cowstall— Kuhstall. This “Cowstall,” which, by the way, the American guide book trans lates Cowstail, is an immense rock o high peak. In it are roomy stalls, or nat ural crevices. T he foot of the moun tains is covered with guides, horses and had the lurid flames died into blackened ashes, when subscriptions were uUrted over the whole country to aid tho sufferers. Leipzig has taken fresh growth since the war, and since my arrival here has grown ten streets aud added 10,000 inhabitants to its former census. The finest house* ever erected in the city have been built during the last five yoarB. The Kaiser and ‘Crown Prince have jmt visited the various important points to witness the manoeuvres of the larger corps. The first case of cremation in Prussia oocurred at Breslai a few weeks since. The body was that of a patient of one of the city hospitals—an old woman without friends. The furnace was one invented by a Leipzig professor. Tho body weighed seventy aud one-half pounds and was consumed in one and one-half hours, being reduced to three pounds of ashes. “Mind there, Betsy Jane, don't knock ovor that urn, and spill your moth er’s ashes,” sounds novel now, bnt I sup pose we can soon get accustomed to it. More anon, 8. N. J. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. [Communicated ] A. R. Calhoun, Proprietor Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Permit me, as a Director and stock holder in the Eagle and Phenix Manufac turing Company, but nevertheless a citi zen of Columbus, whose investments are almost entirely in the city, and who is deeply interested and has great pride in its prosperity, to correct, through your columns, the false impressions likely to bo made by Major R. J. Moses in his com munication of the 17th inst. Please send your bill to me for the insertion of this communication. I do not propose to call on the stock- holders or citizens of Columbus to reim burse me for the expense of publishing it, although my motive in doing it is to show to tho no president stockholders and the citizous of Columbns, in the first place, that Mr. Moses’ objeot is to damage the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Compa ny, aud in the seoond place, his pretence of beuefittiog the oity has no foundation in common sense, or in tho history of manufacturing enterprises here or else where in the South. HIS LEGAL FOTN* as to the rights of the Water Lot Co. the city and the F 4 agle and Phenix Manu facturing Company, I do not propose to discuss, as I am no lawyer. What I have to say on this point is that I was reliably informed nearly three years ago that com munication was made by Major Moses, or by bis son, to tho husband of a non-resi dent stockholder that the titles of the company to some of their most improvod property was unsouud, and hinting that suit would be brought against it. This information spreud to other non-resident stockholders, representing nearly one- tenth of the capital stock, and I was ap proached by one of them on behalf of himself and tho others, who manifested much alarm at the information, and re quested me to give him the facts. As far as I could learn, this threat meant a suit against the company for re covery of the “Winter Lot.” I told tho aids prices all American. Wo walk up | utocklioldovs jf such wos true that “J/ia- It is proposed to tunnel tho Hudson liver between New York and Jersey City, and operations on the Vork aro roportod to have been commenced. Tho project is to build a tube of brick masonry throe feet thick and of twenty-five feet diameter in tho clear. A shaft is to bo sunk on the Jersey side sixty-tivo feet deep, then tun nel to the middle of the river on a de scending grade of one foot to the hun dred, repeating the operation from the New York side. The contractor will use the system followed in the caissons of the Brooklyn bridge of forcing out tho debris with compressed air. The ostimate is that it will tako from two to three years to complete tho work. Tho railroad com panies are opposing the soheme, and an injunction has already boen asked for. Southern Btate Debts.—A dispatch from Richmond, Va., reports tho progress made by the agout of European bond holders in obtaining a new’ funding of the debts of a number of oar Southern Btates. It is stated that the Governors of the States of Arkansas, Mississippi, Ala bama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia have agreed to recommend the plan of re-funding proposed by the Euro pean agent. That plan is simply an ex- tension. It is merely to substitute now bonds, having thirty years to run, for the bonds now held, securing them by a sink ing fund, and giving the bondholders the right and means of enforcing payment. We doubt whether several of the Gov ernors named have really agroo to this plan. The Governor of Alabama has not, as we feel wen assured. The dispatch states that the Governor of Georgia re jected the proposition, and adds that Georgia will be “let severely alone” by ths bondholders. Considering that Geor 8ta is not in arrears for either principal or interest on her acknowledged debt, this is altogether gratuitous aud w\U not create By Telegraph to KimuiaiR.J DONEMT1C —Five inches of snow in Portland, Maine, yesterday. —Col. L. P. Grant, of Atlanta, accepts tbo llootuvorahip of the Atlanta aud Rich mond Air Line Railroad. —Mexicans continue stealing raids on Texas cattle, while Mexican soldiers uro lookiug on. —Negotiations are pending in Now York for the Union Pacitio Mail aud Pan ama Railroad. —Smallpox rages at Brownsville, Texas. In Bums, Texas, 100, mostly children, out of a population of 700, havo died of the disease. The striking weavers at Philadelphia proposed to submit to half the reduction demanded, and the owners made no re sponse. Weavers adjouruad *n Tuesday. The United States troops, 08 serving, defeated 800 Cheyennes, after a hard fight. Two little white girls were cap tured from the Iudians. Fresh troops are in pursuit. The Returning Board has counted the St. Jam** Parish (La.) returns, and found the frauds the Conservatives claimed. The result was Conservatives were count ed in. —A German named Spitzfaloo, with three childreu were throwu in tho Carol- ton canal in New Orleans yesterday. The horse ran against the bridge. Two chil dren were saved. Spitifahleu and a grand child were drow’ued. —Edward ltidney, eotton broker of New Orleans, has been arrested in New York on the charge of defrauding Mrs. Van Osteert, of New Orleans, of $55,000 which was turned over to that lady yeater- day, on requisition from the Governor of Louisiana, aud departed with her, appa rently beiug in no ueed of the officers’ help to retain them. —A dispatch from Wilkesbarre, Penn., makes a dreadful showing of the violenoe and lawlessness prevailing in the miuiug districts in that viciuity. Within a few days past six men have beeu murdered and four badly beaten. Corpses have been found in much frequented localities, indicating that tbe ruffians who commit ted the crimes took little pains to oonceal their bloody deeds. Notwithstanding this there have been no arresta made, and the officers of the law art powerless or care less for the time being. FOREION. —Tbo explosion in Warren Vale coul mine, in Yorkshire, England, killed twou- ty-four. —Bismarck baa been defeated in the Germau Reichstag on his bank bill and one other measure. —Tbe editors of La Preasa, Ia Ban. dera aud Ell Espanol, newspapers in Madrid, Spain, have been arrested and sent to prison for violating tbe press laws established undei a state of seige. . —The Republicans in Spain are massing in Navarre for the relief of Pampalnnia, The Carlisle are conoentratiug around i Eatella, under command of Mendria. The it, and scarcely start boforo Homo of these old corpulent parties aro poshing, thump ing and fairly roaring, in their frantic efforts to appear active and scale the ascent. Thoso old beer de stroyers suffer, but it is fun for the boys. A very pretty girl undertook to ride up horseback, but sho slipped while ridiug sideways; but she said while she ‘.‘could no ride” a horse sideways, sho was going up thut mountain. Bo, exactly in two miuutes, she resolved if sho could not ride sidewise to ride “otherwise” so, straddling that sorrel stud, she bit her fingernails and marched off to more olo- vated climes. Borne profuue author has handed it down as an historical fact, that on these exceeding steep peaks a rare op portunity is offered to study the mono grams on Oxford ties. 1 desire to say this historical tradition is a fraud, aud its author a romancer. A visit to Konigstoiu ahows it to be the strongest fortress in Saxony. Red tape is liero on tho rampage, and to obtaiu admittance one must detail his dwelling, occupation, nationality, and above all and more patent than everything else bosidos, you donate one thaler aud ten groschen, aud you got your soldior guido, who shows its sights, viz : Bombs, cannon, prisoners, and other warliko ap pendages. Id times of ^aroreven disquiet, the jewelry of which I have written is brought here for sufe keeping. In this fortress we drauk water from u well 000 feet deep which required forty years to completo it. From this point on a bright, clear day tho viow is strangoly grand. One looks down upon a world of rocks, whiob, like great gisnts carved in fautas. tic forms,stare up from aud out of a laud- soupo studded with qniet villages, deep valleys, dense wood aud siuiliug mead ows, all girtod with the silver cord, the wiudiug Elbe. We saw all this aud went jor Moses was the attorney of the company when the deed to that property was made, and it was submitted to him as the compa ny's attorney, and he pronounced it good ” In fact, Major Mosos was tbe attorney for tho company from its inception, procured its charter, and was employed to look af ter and guard its interests from its foun dation until about two years afterwards. Tbe point made by the attorneys of the factory in this claim case was, that the property of the company was not subject to au old judgment in favor of the Bank of Brunswick against the Water Lot Company. Thia judgment is for about $2,000, and the question tried by the court was, whether this judgment was a lien on the factory’s property. Tho factory bought from Josephus Echols, who held his titles from the par ties to whom Major Howard convoyed. It was claimed by tho company that the stockholders in the old Water Lot Com pany had divided tho property to get rid of the company, and after this division Judge Echols sold three-fourths to the Eagle Manufacturing Company, and con veyed his interest, not as a stockholder in tho Water Lot Company, but as an indi vidual. Now, the factory claimed that after holding seven years under this deed from Echols, they had a title against the Water Lot Compauy, and therefore their property was not subject to this old judg ment. Tho factory never claimed against the city of Columbus, but on tho contrary j thoy trace their titles to the oity, aod ac- | knowledge that they hold under the deed made by the oity to John H. Howard. The company inquired before they purchased of Judge Echols, aud we were j informed that there was no lieu on the property, and we expect to see tho judg ment reversed, believing as wo do that ments would not be safe at the South, are the potent reasons for the alow inorease of the manufacturing interest over the whole South, while the general want of success attending snch enterprises alao deters investments in this line. It ia only a year or so ago that an at tempt was made and long persisted in by some of oar citizens, to raise subscriptions for building a factory on the site owned by Mr. R. L. Mott, who offered tbe aite for stock in the enterprise; even that failed, although endorsed by good names. There have been repeated efforts made to build a factory in Atlanta, but unsuccessful as yet. The Augusta canal is by no means lined with factories, although spared the torch that destroyed oar own industries. At this point two large mills have risen on the war ashes of tbe old Eagle Manu facturing Company, under the same man agement that brought success to the old factory, whiob pays taxes as per the city Treasurer and Tax Collector’s reports, as follows; Whole real estate tax of 1873, (oity), $71,148; of this amount the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Company paid $<; ,331, or one-eleventh of the entire tax. Whole tax on Bales for city, 1873, $26,- 072; of which the Eagle and Phenix Man ufacturing Company paid $952, or one- twenty-eighth of the entire tax. State and county taxes (Muscogee county) for 1873, $76,000; of which the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Compa ny paid $12,500, or one-sixth of the en tire tax. The company pays out annually to 915 employees the sum of $259,073 04, all of which is expended in trade with the mer chants of Columbus in support of a fac tory population of about 3,000 souls. This institution, while drawing to this community from other sections nearly one million of dollars annually, expends year ly, in round numbers, $700,000 among our own people for cotton and wool, the home products of our farmers, and among the merchants and home institutions, and to laborers. The amount paid to the Colujnbus Iron Works since we commenced operations reaches $41,822 66. In the light of past experience, has this company retarded or hindered the devel opment of manufacturing, or damaged tbe city ? Reviewing the slow development of manufactures at Augusta and other points South, is it likely that there would be more factories at this point, if the city bad controlled the water power. Is it not more reasonable to suppose that if the oity or others had put all thia water power in position to be use! in 1848, before the demand came for the sites that its citi zens would to-day be taxed to pay the interest on soma tvfo to three hun dred thousand dollars of its bonds (which aniouut would really be much below the cost of suoh improvements if substantial), and with no prospect of selling all its sites for a generation or more to come. Instead of such a possible debt, the property is a source of revenue to the oity aud no expense. It would fill me w ith pride, as a oitizen, to see our river bank lined with factories, aud such has been* my day dream, espe cially when it is remembered that the employees of this Company equal one- eighlh of the entire population of the city, and its sales hero and elsewhere equal oue-fifth of the entire sales of the city. But more age and experience has taught me that man ufactories are of slow growth, and a large number fail for want of proper financial management. Such enterprises bring more material wealth and prosperity than any other, and while wo oannot hope to live to see a factory on every site, even under the most prosperous time ahead, yet I trust to see great advances made in this direction in tbe near future. But such articles as Maj. Moses’ will do great harm to the manufacturing in terests of Columbus. Indeed, tbe timid ity of capital is so great that not one dol lar will now bo invested here for fear of law suits and losses over rights wbioh at at least the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company had the best possible reasons to believe were long since settled. In conclusion I would,say that everyone interested iu the prosperity of Columbns ought to oherish aud strengthen the man ufacturing interest, rather than be en gaged in throwing shadows and clouds over the titles to the very water power which drives euery piece of machinery on our river bank. Respectfully, A. I. Young. ARKANSAS. THE STATE TO BK LET ALOKE BY TBS BX- KCUTIVX. Washington, Nov. 21. —Representative Wbittshire, of Arkansas, bad an interview to-day with Attorney General WiUiama with reference to the affairs in that State, and says it was of a satisfactory charac ter. Whittshire iu satisfied that if any action at all be taken in the matter it will be by Congress and not by the Executive Department. The Attorney General in formed him that in his dispatch to Jndge Poland at Little Rock he did not suggest or indicate that Representative Ward of tbe House Special Committee remain there, but merely requested Po land to come to Washington on his way home, as he (the Attorney General) de sired information relative to Arkansas af fairs. Judge Poland, among other things,said to him there wa* no disturbance or excite ment whatever in Arkansas, and that the State was unusually quiet. It is the pur pose of Representative Wittshire and Governor Low to prepare this week, and file with the Attorney General a state ment refuting tho oharges and allegations of Smith and those who represent his in terests. The general feeling in Washington is opposed to Federal interference. I Responsible! Liberal! Reliable* INSURE AT HOME WITH tHE of* Columbus, Georgia. A Home Institution Booking the Patronage of Home People. We offer INDEMNITY against LOSS by FIRE. We have paid our friendB for losses since April, 1865 8922,725.40. —Gerdemann’s preliminary examination before a police magistrate occurred in Philadelphia. His counsel pnt in the plea that as tho Church whose funds be is accused of converting to his own use iu not a chartered institution, action ponld not be maintained aguinst him for defal cation as a trustee. State’s attorney, Maun, made a sharp reply to this defence, and the recusant priest was then held in $10,000 bail to answer the charge of em bezzlement. —Bos on capitalists are talking of a new railroad ronto to the West and South. MARKETS. HI TEI.EOKAPH TO BiqlllUI. Money and Stock Markets. London, Nov. 21.—Consols 93%Q%. Erls, preferred, 32. London, Novomber 21.—Street rate 9-18 be low bank rate. , Paris, November 21 —Rentes Olf. and 45c. NkV York, November 21.—Stoofcs dull. Money 3 per oont. Gold 111*^. Exchange— lung 486; short 490%. (Governments dull. State bonds quiet and lower . Nkav York, Novembor 21—Governments considerable, being steady. State bonds quiet * ““ * Lou- and lower. Consols 50%; deferred 12%. bama 8s 47; 5s 38. Georgia 6s 79; 7s 99. North Carolines 29; now 16; special tax 7s 80; new 20; April and October 2 >. hank statement. New York, November 21.—Loans deereaso $500,000; specio lncrouso $500,000; legal ten ders decrease $ 2,000,(100; deposits doorcase $2, 500,000; reserve doorcase $875 000. Mobile, November 21.—Cotton quiet; mid dlings 14%; net receipts 4,028, sales 1,700. Washington, Nov. 21—The 8eeretary of State to-day purohused about $200,000 of U. S. bonds from tbo First National Bank of New York for the loves -ment of the lutessst on tho Geneva award fund accrued for three months, up to tho 1st lost. Cotton Markets. Liverpool, November 21. — Noon— Cotton steady; uplands 7%; Orleans sales 12,- 0 M) bales, including 2,000 for speculation and 2: v. m.—Of salos to-day 2,500 bales woro American. 2 i*. m.—Cotton sales on a basis of middling uplands, nothing below low middlings, shipped in December and January, 7 11-10 sales 784 bales; uplands 14%; Orloans 16%. Futures opened quiet ana steady, as follows: December 14%@ 16-16; January 15%@8-16; Fobruary 15%@ 17-32; March 15 3 32@16j New Orleans, November 21.—Cotton In fair demand; middlings 14%; net receipts 1,976; exports to Franco 976;'salos 7,200. New York,Nov.2L—Cotton quiet and steady; sales 784 bales %t not reelpts 258. New York, November A.—Cotton—Futures closed easy; sales 19,000, as follows: Novetn- Juuuary ber 14 13-10; Deueinbor 14 27-32@%i Jai 16 5-32@316; February 15 15-32® U; March 16 27-32® 13-10; April 10 l-10@3-32; May l$%018-$2; ’ UI10 10 21-32@ 11-10. Boston, Novomber 21.—Cotton quiet and LOUISIANA. ; not receipts 19;~saUs 360. firm-, middlings low middlings 13% @14; good ordinary 13%1$%; net receipts 5,034. Provision Markets. DIHXOTORS i J. RHODES BROWNE, L. T. DOWNING, Att’y at Law. JAS. F. BOZEMAN, Atlanta. 4N0. MolLHENNY, ex-Mayor. N. N. CURTIS, Walla h Curtla. JNO. A. MoNEILL, Grocer. J. R. CLAPP, Clapp’a Factory. JAMES RANKIN, Capitaliat. CHARLES WISE. J. RHODES BROWNE, SAM’L S. MURDOCH, GEO. W. DILLINGHAM, President. Secretary. Treasurer. nov22 tf BOOTS AND SHOE8. The Old Shoe Store 4 la full of New Shoes. Our lato additions are The Protection Too Shoofor children. Ladies’ Glove & Pebble Button Boots. Ladies’ Fine Kid Button Boots. Misses’ Fine Kid Button Boots, Ladies’ end Misses’ Kid Opera Boots.. AH “as pretty as new shoes.’ r Bargains in Boots! Men’s Hand-Sewed Boots for $ :1 per pair. 50 cases Men's Thick Boots, very cheap. Ladies’ Kid and Felt House Slippers. Men’s, Boys' and Youths' Slippers in variety. The Old Reliable Weils’ Hand-Sewed Shoe. The Virginia Stitch-Downs. And a full stock of desirable work in quan tity and variety, and at prices worth tho at tention of any buyer. WELLS & CURTIS, No. 73 Broad St., Sign of tho Big Boot. HOTELS. Rankin House, Columbus, Gla. J. \V. ItYAN, Frop’r. Frank Golden, Clerk. Ruby Restaurant, Bar and Billiard Saloon, Under the Rankin House. my24 dawtf J, W. RYAN, Prop’r. THOMAS & PRESCOTT EXCELLENT Business Suits Elegant Dress Clothing! All at Prices Lower than Ever. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 10,1874. t L. P. AENCHBACHEE, Tailor and Cutter. CITY HOTEL/, CENTRALLY LOCATED. Troy, Alabama. R. H. PARK, Prop’r. deo7 BBlv Commercial Hotel, New York, November 21.—Flour dull and drooping. Wheat quiet and heavy. Corn quiet and steady. Pork unchanged; msss$21. Lard heavy; steam 14@14%. Cincinnati, November 21.—Flour quiet and unchanged. Corn in fair demand but lower : 68@09. Pork steady at $21. Lard unsettled; I irregular at 13Bacon firm; stock light; limited jobbing domahd. Whiskey steady. Konin, Ac. New York, Novemher 21.—'Turpentine un- s firm. Attention, Columbus Guards. M EET at your Armory promptly_at 7^ 2d, 1874, to elect Lieutenants t cies. By ordor. nov22itdec2 2t] City Taxes—Executions Parties paying boioro first December will have the costs remitted. This is tho last notice. JNO. N. BARNETT, Treasurer. nov22 tdeel SIGHT DRAFTS ELFAL I.A, ALABAMA D EDICATED to tho Commercial Travelers of the United Suites, ami all persons trav- el mg on business or pleasure. Wo will do all we can to uinko your stay with us pleasant and agreeable. Give us a trial. RIDDLE & SMITHA, Prop’r nov!6 tf 1874 1 HOWARD HOUSE, 11874 BROAD STREET, Eufaula, Alabama. J. W. HOWARD. Prop’r. Dissolution. T HE Arm of J. T. HOLLAND Is this <lny dissolved by consent. The books are in the hands of J. M. BAKER, and all parties duo ti e firm are earnestly requested to oall and settle immediately. Nov. 17th, 1874. J. T. HOLLAND. nol9 3t For Sale-Mules and Wagon. PAIR of Extra Fine Young Well Broke GROCERIES. Jellies in all varieties, Dundee Marmalade, Horse Radish (grated), Liebig's Extract of Heel, Queen Olives, Brandy Poaches and Cherries, Wheat Grits, Oat Meal, Ryo Flour, Pickles, Chow-Chow, Lances, All kinds of Canned Goods, Buckwheat, Mince Meat, Florida Syrup and Oranges at wholesale, imported and Domestic Liquors, Wines of Franco, Spain and America, P UIICKIVISD IIY H. F. ABELL & CO. All goods delivered# novl2 tf AT THE CASH STORE. .A. Mules and A 1 Wagon. HARRY HOLLAND. nov21 3t . ON ENGLAND, “ Ireland, “ Scotland, “ Frunco, “ Germany, Ittlv, Austria, Denmark, down and peeped nt the bottom of mu ^ not liftble . lngor. Never visit Leipzig during Meste I The iiupt6i ai 0 n nought to be made on (or Fair) times. It is unploasunt d.sa- J ^ ,. q that thfl ^ , ud pUo _ groablc, disgusting. The presout Meuse | ^ during Company is standing the way of other manufncturiug outer Tho presout Measo j ia the wholesale oue. Tho streets nro j packed to overflowing, tbo linos of booths prUo9 „ m , tUe con , eq „ent good of the stretch throughout tho principal at roots, andthe visitors come continually iu. Dust following clouds of dust fills tho air with its dirty self. The horso aud cattle Fair has just ended, and was, thank Heavens, not immediately iu the city, but out iu one of the village suburbs—a village of 1,400 inhabitants. This would be iu Aui.rica a city, and would be calmly clas sing itself with New York, London and AtlanUi, and the other well kuown towns above the taint of exaggera ting when they speak of themselves. city is entirely at varinneo with facts. The managers feeling that the sites while unsold will bring in no revenue, but on whioh thoy pay annual taxes, are and have been anxious to dispose of them at tho most reasonable figures aud on easy terms, either above or below their own site, aud in order to make the power available they have expended since the war, over one huudred thousand dollars in building the OllAND JURY INDICTING PARISH AND STATE OFFICERS FOB HIGH CRIMES. New Orleans, November 21.—The grand jury of Plaquemino parish have in dicted the following persons: Henry Ma- houov, colored, an ex-member of the House of Representatives, for embezzling $3,300 as Treasurer of the Board of Edu cation; Edward Butler, colored, ex-State Senator, for receiving a bribe of $1,500; W. A. Prescott, Parish Judge, since 1868, for bribery and corruption in office^ and subornation of perjury ; Nicholas Rivau, colored, for shooting with intent to kill, blackmailing, and obtaining money under false pretences, by intimidation and threats; Frank White, Jailor and Deputy Sheriff, for conniving at the escape of prisoners, including the defaulting State Tax Collector. The Grand Jury consisted of four white aud twelve colored men. Sweeten, Norway, Belgium, Holland, Swlizorlund, H. H. EPPINQ. Apply at Chattahoochee National Bank. Spectacles and Eye Glasses. WOULD Invite those In need of SPEOTA THE SAFE Bl’ROLAIY. HARRINGTON BLAMES WHITELY. Washington, November 21.—Harring- groat alarm. wa"„”£F'- —• — race and daiu. Besides this, we have no doubt au equal amount was expended by 1 ton was allowed to speak two hoars in his Echols & Howard originally in construct- • own behalf. During the first part ho Before the opening of the cattle market , jug same. The officers of the com- . spoke of Hariiugton, in the third person, or Fair, the children aro allowed, and do, p aU y havo always held the opiuion that but finally shed tears in the first person, more factories increased here, 1 saying, “so help me God, do.” He ac- iutorcst would be advanced j kuowledged the conspiracy against Colum bus Alexander, and douounced the De- iu hundreds, parade tho streets with transparencies. Eveu the children in the nurses anna are wild iu their outhu- j n j,h t . proportion, oud in furtherance of siastu to show these “Pftmpious. The j their opinions have writteu and caused to grape season is upon us, and some of t bo written nrtioles for publication in these specimens aro wonderfully like the Northern journals for the purpose of invi- Suudsy-school grspes Mark 1 waiu calls j jj U g influencing capitalists and man- oar memories to. While they do not re- ufacturors to invest here, taking pains to quiro the two men to carry them as tho Het f or tb ^c a flvantages this point has Bunday-school pictures intimated, yet pertinent of Justice, and also the Secret Service as controlled by Whitely. He •vered, “so help him God” neither he nor Williams had any share in the conspiracy. these we luxuriously largo, and ore ; coas f u i mauufaetutiug. at about 13 cents per Germau pound. TUB WKATUBB. tl .... , Washington, Nov. 21.—l*robabiUties.— over any other m their opimon for aae- . For ^ Atlantic State., generally *..i *--* 1 0 i Qar tud cool weather, with eouthwest Oue of our leading managers spent winds and slight changes in pressure; for The largwt tire whioh has been soon in i sou., .lx mk. ths past summer among j ^^jU^SSTwlttroSth wtndsf all«ht Germany in a long time, occurred in t ths manufacturers of ths North, and eve- ohanuos iu pressure, * n d light rain”in ‘ * . - » « Vv—tora Gulf Hilts and tho Misaia- Baxony not long aiuoe, in Mimingen. rywhere he used hia influanoe to induoe 1 the Be vend miliioufl of dollars of property | them to inveei in Oolumbne. A CARD. H AYING purchased the stock and fixtures from the firm of .1. T. HOLLAND, at tl»o old stand of HOLLAND & BAKER, Marshall, Ala.,I will keep on hand a good as sortment of Choice Family Groceries, and am determined not to be undorsold. Try e. HARRY HOLLAND. Marshall, Ala., Nov. 21, 1874_. 3t_ Fairbanks’ Scales, DRAW 2,700 LBS. Have been as new. HARRY HOLLAND. nov213t Assignees’ Sale. vN Tuesday, the 8th day of December next celebrated and scientific makers. They are wittiout doubt superior to any ever brought to this market, though the prices asked are no higher. J. 11. BRAHHALL, Watchmaker and Jxwki.br, nov22 tf J 99 Broad St., Columbus, Ga. L. Banner, stroot, has just received a large lot of Beautiful New Stylo Prints, ~ l.»a f Ktutwla 1 Ladies* Shawls, Hats and Tranks, Dress Goods, he. Gall and Inspect the stock. All goods for sale cheaper than ever. New Oyster House, HAVE opened laehtoola Oysters lor sale by the barrel, gallon, S .art or single plate. Will sell none except ose which are sound and fresh. Gall and WM. MAHAFFEY. Gutson has applied for homestead exemp tion of personalty, and 1 will pass upon tho same at my office on Wednesday, December 21, 1874, at 10 o’clock a. m. nov22 2t* F. M. BROOKS, Ordinary. CONFECTIONERIES. Facts Worth Knowing l THAT PR0FUM0 & HOFFMANN have now on hand tho largest stock of Confectioneries, Toys, &o„ tho auction houso of Ellis & Harrison, in Co lumbus. Ga., commencing nt 11 o’clock a. ui., the following real estate boing a part of the property of John King, Bankrupt, to wit: 1st. Tho Houses un i Farm known as the W. H. Hughes place, on the Hamilton road, about three miles from Columbus, containing about _ Crop New Orleans Syrup at $1 ft gallon. Atinore’s celebrated MinCe Meat, 10% c V ®'- Fine Teas, Green and Black, $1 $ Extra Choice “ 44 44 $l,60i6'$t 1P ^ Irish Oat Meal (Lontol’s). Bakers’ Premium Chocolate. Extra Choice Butter, Cream Ghecso. Meal, Flour aud Bran, at mill prices. 4=jr- Delivered free of drayago. Terms cash. ROB’T S. CRANE, ffoi»l <iV2ml Trim<*. DRY COODS. REMOVAL. J. KYLE & CO HA\ E REMOVED TO No. 106 Broad Street, farm,« . house. 2d.'Th<> Houses and Farm known as tho Ruse place, on the Hamilton road, about two miles from Columbus, Ga., containing about 162 acres. Terms, half cash; balance In twelve months, with Interest. W. L. SALISBURY, JOHN PEABODY, novl7 did Assignees of John King. Annual Meeting. November 23d, 1874. novI7 lw W. P. TURNER, Fire and Life Insurance Apcy, 90 Broad St, Colnmbua, Un. Boarding. their wives, or single novll 2tawlm NOTICE. TYERSON8 HA VINO OUNS OB PISTOLS r,tB, .tor. ov.r <lu# »ro tior.br notltteil Amt trth.7 tall to coll for thorn by Novembor oxcoeiUngly low. In oonneetlon with our .lor. w. b.vo n lor., •nd .xtanUv. Onk. B>kw, nnd Oandy Man- amatory, which U turnlnir out good, aqnnl to anutacturad l» thl. country, i.mbar 111. |>Uoa. ■ippt Volley. I umoto | no re* *odaw r , . of informing the public that I da vo on hand a vary fine assort ment of New Guns, which I am prepared to soil at very low prloes. I havo neon in (ho trad* In Columbus twenty yoarc. and know uMtly what ti require. My goods aro se'eoU ed to suit It, and guarant**d to bo preelsoly wl Si—----- whnt l rn.r-.nt tfi.m to OADMAN, Broad Stroot, opposite Express OOoe. ootMfelootewlm * Throe doors below iholr old stand. T* ie .o 0U L is much butter lighted. Customers win goods in any part of the houso. OUR FALL STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE Every Department. Wo aro determined to SELL CHEAP. “Small 1‘rotns and Uuick Is our motto. respectfully invltod tocalla nd I amluo our stock. KYLE fcl’O. Columbus, Got. 3d, 1874. REAL ESTATE ACENTS. JOHN BLACK3UB, St. Clair Street, Gunby’s Building. ncsl “ Preer, Illgcs & Co. Real Estate Brokerage & Insurant RXFXB, UV^XHMISSION, ^ To Merchants’ and Mechanics’ Bank, t 1 auric tf — HIDES. Important to Mercliants. B’ IY yonr WBAPPINO PAPER ASHi» BAGS at home, at Now York r»li»i M. M. HIRSCH, Corner Bridge aud Oglethorpe " tri Important to the Public S ILL HIDES, KllUS, DEK8WAX, K' u ''' at highent cash price*, to M. M. HIRSCB. Corner Bridge and Ogletorpe, and CrawM' 1 augl3