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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1877.
NO. 53
FRAUD ACCOMPLISHED.
■ATE* AID WAIILKK trtKl-
AlaLT DKCUUD ELECTED.
CONGRESS.
FIELD’S QUO WARRANTO BILL LOST
Wainimotox, Maroh 2.—In the Hoqm,
•(tar tha rote not to oonnt Sollaoe's vote,
Bandatl annonnoed tba Ohair had allowed
•vary legitimate legislative motion. The
duty to notify the Senate of the deoieion
ia mandatory.
Several propositions were overruled.
Oox said: There ia no nae endeavoring
to prevent the Speaker from oonnting in
Hayes at ones.
The Speaker aaid: Gentlemen need not
objeet. The Ohair hea no authority to
teoeive any motion.
At 11 the Senate entered, and Vermont
was counted for Hayes, Virginia and.West
Virginia for Tilden, and Anally, after a
separation and the two Houses discussing
Wisconsin wee oonnted for Hayes.
At half past four, Mr. Ferry aaid : This
oonolndea the oonnt of 88 States. The
tellers will now asoertaia and deliver the
result.
Senator Allison, one of the tellers, de-
olareil the vote Bntberford B. Hayes, 186;
Samuel J. Tilden, 184.
Mr. Ferry said : Wherefore I annonnoe
H. B. Hayes and W. A. Wheeler duly
elected President and Vice President for
the fonr years commencing March 4th,
1877.
There was a solitary hiss.
The Senate retired; the House adjourn
ed and the flag was lowered for the first
time since February 1st.
bbadut's nan.
Hayes arrived at nine o’olook. It rained
a torrent. Senator John Sherman oarried
Hayea to his house.
nrraoT.
Ho one seems glad. There are no
oheerful ooogratnlations. Those who do
look eorrowfnl, appear ashamed.
HIS FRAUDULENCY.
GRANT'S LAST CABINET!
HAYES TAKES THE OATH SUNDAY!
Resolutions Regarding Louis
iana Returning Board.
Houao Removes all Political Disa
bilities by IIS to 37.
House Forbids by Two-Thirds Vote Any
of the Appropriations for the Army
to be Used to Support a
State Government—
Sent to Senate.
Ho Is Dined by Sherman I
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.
Washington, Maroh 2.—Grant’s last
Cabinet meeting has'been held.
The President having determined npon
his course regarding Louisiana, and hav
ing reaistad all possible pressure, South
ern affairs were not broeohed.
The proceeding were mainly of a per
sonal oharaoter.
Hayes will qualify Sunday noon, bnt
deliver his inaugural Monday noon.
All the Cabinet o(Boers will before noon
Mondey place their resignations in
Hayes’ hands.
The inaugural is prepared, but may be
altered. Its drift ia unknown.
Beoretary Cameron and Bob Iogersoll
were at dinner to-dey with Hayes at Sen
ator Sherman's. After dinner visitors
were introduced to Hayes by Senator
Oglesby Of Illinois, nothing notable oc-
onrred.
mourn opinion on his raauDULSNor.
Sfteitl to Encairer-Su*.]
London, Maroh, 2.—The Poet discuss
ing events oonneoted with the Presiden
tial question says: We fear, President
Heyee’ authority will be seriously dimin
ished, by the means adopted to secure his
return.
Heyee Reatsas me Governor.
. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Columbus, March 2.—Hayes has tele
graphed to file his resignation as Gover
nor.
Lieutenant Governor Yonng took the
oath of offioe and left for Washington.
BOETH* CABOUEaI
SUPUMB COUNT 4MOOBNHD— MISTSBIOCS
aaSNNOB OP COLOSSI) MBMBSB.
OoLtntBia, S. 0., Maroh 2.—At 11 a. u.
the Supreme Court room was orowed to
Igar tba deoision in the Tilda Norris
habeas eorpns oase, involving the invalid
ity of Hampton’s pardon.
Aasooiate Jnstioe Williard appeared on
the benob.bnt the eoloredJnstioe, Wright,
The Sheriff was sent to look for Wright
and returned with the information that
he had not been seen sinoe yesterday
morning.
Owing to the lack of a full bench, Jus
tice Williard adjourned the oourt until
Monday.
The absenoe of Wright at this junoture
creates intense ezoitement.
marriage*of a poetess.
RHEUMATIC 70 TO 59 TUBS.
Speciei to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Maroh 2.—The Honorable
Mrs. Horton, the poetess and novelist,
was married yesterday to Sir Wm. Sterl
ing Mozwell, baronet and member of
Parliament for Pasthshire. The oeremo-
ny wsa performed at the bride’s residence.
The bride's age is 70 years, and she is
oonflned to her ohair with ohronio rheu
matism. Sir Wm. Moxwell is 59 years of
age. The guests iooluded the Duohess of
Montrose, Lord and Lady Feversham,
Lady Paltimore, Lady Thyme, the Hon.
Oarlotta Morton, the Hon. Biohard Hor
ton, R. Brinsley Sheridan and Mrs. Sher
idan.
Wemther. '
Wasbinoton, March 2.—Indications.—
Foe the Sooth Atlantle and Golf States,
rWng baromater, warmer southwest winds
partly cloudy or clear weather wUI
BERATE.
Washington, March 2.—Mr. Morrill,of
Vermont, submitted a resolution anthor-
ixing the appointment of a oommittee of
Senators to make neoeeeaty arrangements
for the inauguration for the President
elect, on the 5th of Maroh. Agreed to.
Gen. Abe Buford, of Kentuoky, peti
tioned for the removal of political disa
bilities.
Morrill, Howe and MoDonald were ap
pointed a commitee to make arrange
ments for the inauguration.
The conference report on the detloienoy
appropriation was sdopted.
West reported that tha oonferenoe com
mittee on post offloe appropriations was
unable to agree and a new oonferenoe
was ordered. West stated the oonferenoe
had agreed npfin all but the railroad, Bra-
sil and China subsidies. The Senate
oommittee was willing to rednoe Brazil
snbaidiea to $300,000, but the House was
unwilling.
The disabilities Gen. Quattlebsum were
removed.
Mr. Gordon, of Georgia, called up the
Senate bill to authorize the Secretary of
War to adjust and settle the olsims of the
State of Georgia against the Government
in aocount of the Western and, Atlantio
Bailroad. Passed.
Mr. Bansom presented the credentials
of M. 0. Butler as U. S. Senator from
the State of South Carolina, for Bix
years from Maroh 4th, 1877. They were
signed by Wade Hampton, as Governor,
and had the seal of the State attached.
Placed on file.
The monetary oommission submitted
majority and minority reports. Ordered
printed.
The Oonferenoe Oommittee on naval
appropriations wsa unable to agree and a
new conference ordered.
The printing of 300,000 oopies of the
sgrionltural report was ordered. *
Adjourned.
peeiol to Enquirer-Sun.]
NIQHT SESSION.
The Senate has up the sundry civil ap
propriation bill, and many amendments
reported by the Committee on appropri
ations have been agreed to.
BOCAE.
Washinoton, Maroh, 2.—A resolution
with the extraoruinsry preamble that the
Louisiana Beturning Board be discharged
so as to assist the members of the Com
mission, who completed the work of the
Beturning Board in the inauguration, is
pending, and will not receive two-thirds,
Chances are the Beturning Board will
be certified to the Diatriot Court for pun
ishment.
The resolution to release the Louisiana
Beturning Board was defeated, the Be-
publicans and many Democrats voting
nay, as the preamble contained matter in
suiting to Hayes. There ware only 18
affirmative votes.
The conference report on the deficiency
appropriation was adopted.
The army appropriation bill was report'
ed. It contains a clause that no portion
of the appropriation be used to support
any State government by the army. Il
reserves the distinction on sooount of
color. A special danse is that neither of
governments of South Cardins nor Louis
iana shall be supported until recognised
by Congress.
The motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was agreed to and it goes to
the Senate. This notion is regarded as
equivalent to the suocesa of Hampton and
Niobolls.
The river and harbor bill was reported.
It waited to receive two-thirds and must
take the regular oourse.
Hurd, of Ohio, reported resolutions re-
oiting, as it has been deolsred the Pres
ident of the United States may be inau
gurated on the fraudlent action of the
Louisiana returning board, its members
sboold be discharged from oustody, yeas
89, nays 97.
Bill for payment of claims passed upon
by Southern olaims Commission was
passed. It appropriates $474,000.
Speeiol to Enquirer-Sun.]
nioht szssion.
Field’s bill allowing proceedings on the
nature of a quo warranto to try the title
of a President or Vice President was de
feated by 66 to 99.
A bill was passed by 118 to 37 remov
ing all political disabilities.
WASHINGTON.
Deterwalwattow ef Radical SeaaSsn.
Washinoton, March 2.—No oourse of
notion has developed itself this morning.
Fifteen Badioal Senators had a meeting
and resolved, if Hayes' Southern polioy
is against the Bepublioan party of the
South, they should know it.
biohts of pabtibs.
Ho conference committees meet this
morning. The House is indisposed to
take hold of business, and is oooupied
with questions of privileges, involving
pages and doorkeepers.
HATBS VISITS GBANT.
President elect Hayes, in company with
Senator Sherman and Governor Denison,
visited President Grant at the White
House this morning during the Cabinet
session, and had a short oonversation with
the President and Cabinet.
INDICTMENTS IN OBOBGIA NOL PBOSSBD.
SIGNAL STATION AT ATLANTA, GHO.
Senator Gordon has applied to the
Chief Signal Offloer of the United States
for the establishment of a signal station
at Atlanta, Ga., and has the pomise of
tha department to oomply with his re
quest as soon as the condition of the ser
vice will permit.
NOMINATIONS.
Silas B. Dutcher, appraiser of merchan
dize at New York; Wm. Stone, distriot
attorney of South Carolina.
CONFIBMATIONS.
George 8. Lsoy, distriot attorney of
Louisiana; O. S. Slade, collector of cus
toms, at Paaso Del Norde district;
Frank Morey, general appraiser of mer
chandize; John Farnum,reoffiver of publio
money, Florida; B. J. Caldwell, district
attorney of Louisiana; M. J. Grady, land
register of Louisiana.
EXTBA SESSION OF SENATE.
The President has issued a proclama
tion convening the Senate in extra session
on Maroh 4th.
PEBSONALS.
Wheeler has arrived.
Lou Wier will be marshal ef the Dis
trict.
B. P. Bockland, of Ohio, will be pri
vate secretary to Hayes.
NATIONAL BETUBNIG BOABD DISBANDED.
The Electoral Commission paid em
ployees and dissolved.
BXTBA SESSION IMPBOBABLE.
The extra session of Congress is im
probable.
THB FEELING AMONG SOUTH BBMBBS
WASINOTON.
Washington, Maroh 2.—The President's
dispstoh to Paokard and the adoption by
the House by two-thirds vote of the
hampering clause of the army bill has
produoed a very cheerful feeling in
Southern conservative circles. Let them
have Hayes and Wheeler, but give us
South Carolina and Louisiana seems to
have been the Bucoessful war ory. Pri-
vate advices from New Orleans up to four
o'clock repreaent everything quiet there.
Speeiol to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Maroh 2.—It is under
stood that Senator Gordon has induoed
the President to hare the Distriot Attor
ney of the State of Georgia inatruoted to
enter a note, proetqui in many of the
of parties arrested for breaoh of the rove
nue laws in Georgia.
DOWN COES PACKARD.
President ureal Nottaes Him He
Will Re Laager Be anpporled
by Halted Mates Troops,
kel Will Reeegnlae Nei
ther Claimant for the
Governorship
Headquabtebs or the Abmt, )
Washington, D. C. Maroh 2,
1877—12:22 p. M. )
To (Jen. C. O. Augur, Commanding
Department, New Orleans;
The following dispstoh bsa gone to
Paokard, and is heieby sent you for your
information and government.
[Signed] W. T. Sherman,
General.
Executive Mansion, )
Washington, D. O. Maroh 1st. 1877. )
To Gov. S. B. Packard, N. O. La.,
In answer to your dispatch of this date,
the President direots me to say that he
feels it his duty to state frankly that be
does believe publio opinion will no longer
support the maintainanae of the State
Government in Louisiana by the use of
the military, and that he must oonour in
this manifest feeling. The troops will
hereafter, as in the past, protect life and
property from mob violenoe when the
Slate authorities fail; but under the re-
maining days of his official life, they will
uot be used to establish, or to pull down
either claimants for oontrol of the State.
It is not his purpose to reoognize either
claimant. O. 0. Sniffin, Seo'y.
howe's pabtizan gush—one sided sena-
TOBIAL BEPOBT ON LOUISIANA.
A Minister Who Was Too Hmnrt.
Special to Enquirer-Sun]
St. Thomas, Feb. 17.—Mr. Bussell,
United States Minuter at Venezuela,
wrote, it appears, a dispstoh in whioh he
said or intimated that all the Venezuelan
officials were open to bribery. This com
ing to Guezaman Blanoo's knowledge, he
immediately broke off relations with Mr.
Buaselh The latter is expected bare soon.
Paper Mills horned, t
Cincinnati, Maroh 2.—The Harding
Paper Mills, of Franklin, Ohio, ia burned.
Lorn $900,000.
Will Tbeio Be an Extras Session T
The correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says:
Your correspondent had an interview
to-day with a prominent Bepublioan
Congressman, who is a personal friend of
Governor Hayes, and is supposed to re
tleot that gentleman’s wishes. He thinks
the Bepublioans would sooner argee to
the appropriation bills as passed by the
House than have an extra session, Ihe
Senate will even pass the army bill, with
its limited appropriations and obnoxions
provisions, rather than risk an extra aee
sion. Taking advantage of this disposi.
tion, Ellis and other Southern men are
proposing to taek on to one of the appro
priation bills a clause reoognizing the
Niobolls government in Louisiane, and
the Hampton government in South Caro
line. There ia another element that antan
into the possibilities of an extra leieioo,
There will be a lively fight made by Say.
ler’a friends to elevate that gentlemen to
the Speakership. BaodaU's friends feel
confident that if there be an extra session
he can become Speaker of the new House,
while a summer vaoation may result in
combinations tbst may defeat him. Say
lar and his friends sre opposed to sn
extra session.
THE VOICE OF STATES.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Wheeling, Feb. 28.—A Democrstio
csucus of tbe Legislature of this State,
held last night, passed resolutions and
telegraphed the same instructing their
Senators and Uepreaentatives in Wash
ington to use all constitutional means to
prevent the oouoting of tbe electoral vote
under the decision of tbe Eleotoral Com
mission.
CONNECTICUT.
Hartford, Conn., Febrnary 28.—Tbe
House of ltepresentatives to-day passed a
rasolution declaring that both branohea
of Congress, having endorsed the Eleoto
ral Commiaaion and the Commisaion
having come to decisions whioh
will reault in tbe election of Hayes
and Wheeler, it is the dnty of Congress to
make the declaration of the resnlt before
March 4tb, as prescribed by the Constitu
tion. Any attempt to defeat tbe opera
tion of coostituiional laws by dilatory
motions is declared dishonorable, and a
repudiation of the agreement to submit
all questions to tbe Electoral Tribunal,
and deserving of the reprobation of all
good oitizena.
Dead,
Florence, Maroh 2.—Joel T. Hart, the
Amerioen sculptor, is dead.
SCBM SALK.
Kirven's Yard-wide Bro. Cottons at 8o.
“ “ Bleaohed Cotton, lOo.
ootl aodAwly
Washington, Maroh 2.—The report of
the Senate Louisiane Committee, present
ed by Senetor Howe to-dey, is e volumin
ous document of about 100 manuscript
pages, although they state it is only a re
port of a part of the oommittee.
After explaining what they were re
quested to do under the resolution, they
say that there are two ways in whioh the
right of snff rago may by abridged—one
is to deny tbe legal voter tbe privilege of
depositing his ballot, and tbe other is to
refuse to oonnt the ballot after it is de
posited by different parties. It is claimed
that both of these methods have beeu
pursued within the State of Louisiana.
The allegation as to the last osn't be oon-
troverted. The lews of Louisiana author
ize its tribunals,under certain conditions,
to rejeot from the eount not only the en
tire vote of a preoinot, but tha entire
vote of a parish.
In oonolnsion tbe oommittee say that
the testimony is not sufficiently oomplete
to enable them to say positively wbst
would have been the result of the elec
tion in this Stato, if intimidation had not
been employed at all; but organized in
timidation is charged against 17 parishes
of tbe State. Against 40 no such charges
are made. Iu those 40 parishes the col
ored registration numbered 87,999; white
registration numbered 72,037 leaving a
majority of colored voters registered of
15,965. These 40 parishes returned 65,-
747 Bepnbliosn votes and 59,392 Demo
cratic votes; so that in that part of tbe
State where intimidation is not ohsrged,
there wea a Bepublioan majority 6,353
votes.
It is uot pretended that the same argu
ments were employed in the forty perish
es that were employed in the other seven
teen, bnt the results are very different.
In the seventeen parishes said to have
been intimidated, the colored registration
was 27,269, the white registration 20,320,
giving a majority of oolored voters of
6,949—half as large as the colored
majority in all the rest of the
State; hot the vote in the seventeen par
ishes ss returned showed bnt 10,910 Be-
pnbliesns, 21,123 Democrats. In tha
seventeen parishes, where there was a
majority of nearly 7,000 colored voters
registered, there was a majority of 10,153
Democratic Votes returned. The report
is signed by all tbe Bepublioan Senators
on tba committee.
PAOEABD’e TZLIOBAM TO QBANT—HE DE
RISES TO KNOW IF HE IS TO BE LIFT IN
THE LUBOH FOB THE WHITE LEAGUE TO
BAT UP?
Special to the Enquirer-Sun. I
Executive Office, »
New Orleans, La., March 1, 1877.)
To the, Preeident:
Statements are autboritively made here
that yon have announced your purpose to
withdraw tbe United States forces from
the various positions to which they have
beeu assigned iu tho interest of peace and
publio weal in this city and Stato so soon
ss tbe eleotoral vote shall bave been de
clared. It is farther stated that assur
ances have been given on tho part of
Niobolls and bis supporters, (who, I may
state, are identically tbe same organiza
tion under the name of the “White
League" that roBe in iusurreetion against
the State iu 1874, and were suppressed by
your orders), tbst, if the support of the
United States troops bo withdrawn, the
government of which I urn the bead wonld
be disintegrate, and Niobolls be installed
without violenoe and bloodshed. It is
enrrently reported, and believed here on
the other hand that the “White League"
are under ordora to attack the tbe State
House, end will attack tbo State House as
soon ss tbe soldiers are withdrawn from
the oity, their purpose being by tbe anni
hilation of tbo offioera of this government
to leave no Bepublioan State for yonr
successor's recognition.
Tbe validity of my title as Governor,
having been passed upon by the only tri
bunal known to tbe State lews, and being
now eonfirmed by the deoision of tbe
National Tribnnal, I deem it my duty to
maintain tha Government by all means at
my command.
I therefore, most reapeotfnlly, bnt urg
ently, request to be informed whether any
changes be contemplated by you in or
ders heretofore given to Gen. Augur,
commanding this department in order
tbst I may be able to take such measures
ss oiroumstanees end my duty as Chief
Executive of the btate may seem to res
quire, and i again most reapeotfnlly re
quest at your bauds, the reoogoition of
the legal State Government.
[Signed] S. B. Paokabd.
THE EAST.
PEACB BETWEEN TURRET AND SERVIA.
Constantinople, Maroh 2—A treaty of
peaoe with Servia has been finally signed.
MEETING OF EMPERORS.
London, Maroh 2.—It is rumored anoth
er meeting of the Empetora of Bumia and
Austria has been arranged at Deacechan.
The tone is peaceful from all quarters.
WHY THE BBITIEH SQUADRON WAS WITH-
DEAWN.
London, Marob 2.—A dispstoh to Ban
ter's Telegram Company from Athene
says tba objeot of tba removal of tbe
British squadron from Fiereus ie to refit
tbe ships end give leave of absence to the
men preparatory to a oruise during the
summer, political reasons no longer ren
dering the presence of the squadron nec
essary iu Eastern waters.
ACTION or THE 07AK.
London, Maroh, 2.—The Times pub
lishes a letter from its St. Petersburg
correspondent, jlsted Feb. 22nd, saying
notwithstanding all that ia aaid about the
impossibility of tbe Czar reoeeding from
his position, I still believe tbe war will be
avoided, for the present at least. Tha
correspondent is oonvinoed that if the
Czar should iaaue a manifesto declaring
that owing to ohanged oiroumatanoee, he
fealB it his duty to demobilize the army,
the declaration would be reoeived with
oheerful obedience by alt classes of Bus
sian societies.
DONN PIATT.
HE TELLS ALL ABOUT GRANT’S
BULLDOZE.
HOW THE PRERIDENT HEARD THE
NEWS.
A QUEER CABINET MEETING.
Something that Papa Gobrlght Did
not Report.
Are Wo a Vassal or a Pear?
NBs He Cant Ue Back On.
St. Louis Times: Don Cameron nom
inated Hayes at Cincinnati. Hayes can
not go buck on Don Camaron and his
father.
Jay Gonld contributed twenty thousand
dollars to the Hayes campaign fund, and
made it bia particular business to oarry
Oregon. Hayes cannot go baok on Jay
Gonld.
Morton went to California and filed up
sixteen thousand votes for Hayee. Hayaa
oannot go baok on Morton.
Judaou Kilpatrick swung tbe bloody-
sbirt for Hayes all over tbe United States.
Hayes cannot go baok on Kilpatrick.
J. Madison Wells by fraud gave the
vote of Louisiana to Hayee. Heyee
not go baok on Welle.
Tyner, the Poatmaeter General, broke
the baok of the Bristow movement at
Cincinnati. Hayes oannot go baok on
Tyner.
Bob Ingersoll denounced God and the
Democrats iu the iuterestof Hayea. Hayea
cannot go baok on Ingersoll.
Taft employed twelve thousand deputy
marshals at the people's expense, to help
Hayes through. Hayes ounuot go baok
on Taft.
Shollaburgor sat with his feet iu human
gore, all for Hayes. Hayes oannot go
back on Shellulmrger.
Logan Btood by tbo whiskey ring, and
brought it into line for Hayea. Hayes
oannot go bnck on Logan.
Stanley Matthews ia Hayes' brother-in-
law. Hayes oannot go back on his wife’s
relations.
Grant held the army level for Heyee.
Hayes oannot go back ou the army of
Grant's relatives now holding offloe.
Deacon Biohard Smith lied likes pirate
all through the campaign for Hayes.
Hayes eauuot go back on the deaoon.
Halstead began a speech for Hayee one
night in New York; it was never finished,
but it got into tbe newspapers all tbe
same. Hayea cannot go baok on Hal
stead.
Z. Chandler sent forward the supplies
of “money and troops” in tbe interest of
Hayes. Hayes cannot go baok on Chan
dler.
John Sherman stood np in tbe Senate
uad in behalf of Hayes enlogized J. Mad
ison Wolls. Hayes oannot go back on
Sherman.
Not Bribes, Bui Justice.
John Young Brown, of Kentuoky, one
of the most eloquent members of tbe
present Congress, Bpoke as follows with
referenee to the present oondition and
duty of the Democratic party:
Something has been said of bargaining
with the South. You cannot win them
over by bribes; they want nothing but
justiee. I see before me a distinguished
and cherished friend from tbe South [Mr.
Lamar,] a gentleman of tbe highest abili
ty and integrity; honored by bis people
uud worthy of tbeir trust. I spesk not
by bis authority, but as bis name has been
mentioned in this oonueotion, I say that I
am sure ho would shrink from such a
coalition as bis soul would recoil from a
cruel wound of dishonor. ,
The men you could bribe in the South
are not worth having. Yon wonld loathe
them when you got them; they would
have no following or influenoe at home.
And if they were to join your party to sus
tain it in its psstand present policy, they
would find themselves political pariahs in
the land of tbeir birth. Nothing will
conciliate the South but justiee, and you
will ho liQd it. They want rest, order,
home rule. Your largess there will be
thrown away if given to corrupt. These
people are your peers, equals, be
fore tbo law; and neither by bribery nor
fores oan yon ebange them from serfdom
to villainy. In tho precious name of tbeir
mauhood and womanhood I repudiate the
intimation with scorn unutterable.
There will be no division in the Democ
racy. Lay not the Haltering nnotion to
yonr souls. It is a difference to day only
among them as to the policy of the hoar.
Rall's for TcICRrnpliluR lo Europe.
Mr. H. Griffith, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company at Savannah,
furnishes tho News Ihe following informa,
tion, which will be of interest specially to
our commercial men :
On and after Maroh 1, 1877, the tariff
to France and the United Kingdom, Great
Britain, will be forty cents per word,
gold, from Savannah. This rate also ap
plies to messages to and from plaoes
beyond France.
“ltegistered addresses" of two words
will be sent free in messages to Greet
Britain andr Fence, and free aa far as
France in messages to and from plaoae
beyond Franoe. Continental rates and
rules remain unaltered.
Washington Capital.]
The administration has bad a panio.
The edministration baa had every other
disorder known to humanity, and the pan
io closes tbe catalogue.
At about twelve minutes past 10 a. m.
last Monday—we like to be partioular in
our dates—a hack was observed to stop
under tbe portioo of the Executive Man
sion and from it emerged the venerable
Senator Hamlin. The hack, that is known
aa a might-liner, being a cheap convey
ance, and therefore within Ihe reaoh of
tbe venerable Hamlin's personal econo
my, moved on, and the Senator ambled
into the While Honse. Tbe venerable
Senator was evidently agitated. He car
ried a eopy of the The Capital, and it
shook with the nervous twitching of his
band, while bia aged swallow-tail flapped
its forked extremities with unusual vio
lenoe.
The venerable Solon naked for tbe Presi
dent with a husky, trembling voice, sod
when shown into the presence of tbe Ad-
ministrationne was evidently startled at
its calm exterior; for the Administration
stood buttoned in a broadcloth frock and
smoking a huge segar, as usual. The an-
oient half of Senatorial Maine wiped the
perspiration from hie dome of thought aB
he laid aside his old silk plug.
' Mr. President," he asked, “bave you
seen yesterday's Capital.
“Nover see the damned thiug," re
sponded the Administration, puffing a vol
ume of smoke into the Senatorial counte
nance before him, that caused the aged
“Be-it-enaoted" to sneeze and cough in
the most violent manner.
“Well, Mr. President,” oontinuod tho
venerable party, as soon as be oonld
wrestle himself out of the snffooation,
“Ibis thing has gone far enough; this has
got to be stopped. ’
“Louisiana 7" askod tho Preeident.
“No, eir; worse, sir—perfectly damna
ble; I may say, Mr. President, without
being open to a charge of profanity, that
this ia damnable.”
“Well, bowl on," laid the Administra
tion, with that tenderness of expression
to peculiar to it.
Whtrempon the aged and exoited party
•at down, opened tha Capital, and read
with husky voioe our editorial headed
"The Beginning of the End." As he read
tbe aonntensnoe of the Administration
darkened. His brow corrugated until it
resembled a galvanized iron roof. He
pulled at bis oigar like a locomotive on
an np-grade. Ho rung tho boll until the
oord snapped, and when it waa answered,
BBid :
“Fetch my Cabinet 1"
Tbis order, uttered as if be bad said
“fetch my carriage,” “turn on the gaa,”
“order dinner," seemed to he tho usual
style, for the servant ouly bowed and
hurried oat. In a few minntes couriers
were dashing over town with burned
summons to tbe constitutional advisers.
They responded at once, in old depart
ment landaulets, in hacks, carriages and
on foot—the seven wise men of Washing
ton.
First appeared Don Cameron, the eda-
oated atnpidity of tbo Camerons.
Then onr beloved old Sardine of the
State Department put in an appesranoe.
It was a rosy appearance—tbe gathered
vintages of eighty snmtners purpled iu
thie intellectual face. He tak«a on more
and more the appearance of a retired hot
ter, as tbe time approaches for bis return
to tbo family vault npon the Hudson.
After came the paternal Taft,hiasmooth
benevolent countenance beaming with
gentleness, with tho mild oslmuess of a
oowpen in au early summer morning. Ue
strode in on hie long legs, and hinging on
bia legal centre,clasped bia bauds upon the
tbe rounded digestive apparatus that is so
marked iu his judicial figure, and began
twiddling his thumbs, which movement
always indicates that tbe paternal Taft is
reflecting.
Tbe burly Zacbarish, tbo great Michi
gander, rolling in, eat down on Senator
Hamlin's old hat and npset an inkstand.
When Z. Chandler Hets on a hat or upsets
an inkstand notice ia given that be is
reedy for business.
Tyner the simple osme in weekly, with
a depreeating sir, as if be wished to spot-
ogize for being alive.
The Botund arrived last. He had been
tacking along in a heavy sea and head
winds. He roiled heavily, seeming to bo
top-heavy, and when bo cauie to anchor
be threw out s long breath, as if bo were
blowing off steam.
After tbe aged party from Maine bad
extricated bis crushed tile from under the
Interior Department, and Dou Cameron
bad righted the inkstand, tbe Administra
tion pushed tho Capitol towards Don
Cameron and said, “Head that." Don,
much amazed, opened and began ou the
social gossip. “Not that,” roared his Al
coholic Majesty, “Dot that!" The startled
Don slatted in on “A Breakfast with Itay-
wond," and would probably have beeu die.
missed from tbe Cabinet hud not the sol
emn party from Maine, still at work try
ing to restore the covering to bis senato
rial intellect, came to Don’s rescue and
pointed out tbe objeotiooeble editorial.
Don is not a bad reader, as he did full
justice to our artiole, reading in a clear
way, with proper etnpbasia and oboice
intonation. When he eDded the Adminis
tration said, between puffs:
“What do you think of that?"
“Not a bad imitation of Junius," said
Fish.
Tbe Administration nover heard of
Junius, and evidently thought him some
disreputable newspaper fellow, hut said
nothing. Evidently an opinion was ex
pected ; eo Don Cameron said: “Poor
stuff." Chandler remarked: “Damned
rot." The Botund blew off more steam
and said nothing. The paternal Taft
only twiddled his thumbs and looked ns if
ha wanted to donate a niokle to a colored
beggar. But Tyner, with truer inslinots,
hie eyea fixed on tbe Administration, said
rising from hie sett, he gave in his usual
manner intimation that the andienee waa
•t an end. Aa tha members, bidding
good morning, et whioh the Administra
tion only nodded and grnntad, moved
from the room, Oameron touched tha
elbow of the paternal Taft and asked in
an undertone:
“Got any law for me in this?”
"Not a law,” responded Daddy T.,smil
ing as if he were giving tbe Wer Depart
ment bis blessing.
“Well, I can’t interfere through tha
military without some authority. Martial
law baa not yet been proclaimed in tba
Distriot. It belongs to yonr department,
Taft.”
“I suppoee it doee, if it belong! any
where. I don't like it. Piett’a got to go
ing for me anyhow, and I'd rather bava
•pmsl meningitic. Besides, all the nawa-
papers of the ooontry will bonnoe us like
bricks.”
“Tbst’i true enough; bat tha old man
baa set bis heart on it and eomathing
must be dons. I wonder who started tbe
damned thing. Grant never rasde any
thing.”
“Why, old Hamlin. Didn't yon see
him pointing tbe artiola ont? He got tha
newepapere down on him by raising the
postage, and he wants an editor killed.”
Daddy-long-legs, sa the olerks of tha
Department of Justice endearingly style
the paternel Taft, returned to bis offloe
aud summoned all hia force and stated
bis trouble. He wanted some law; but
be wanted also a Capital of tbe day pre
vious. Bnt auoh had been the demand
uo Capital aotild be had. A messenger,
disguised as a countryman and armed
with revolvers, was sent to onr offioe. He
returned with fonr, being all that waa left
of an addition of over fourteen thousand,
and the Department of Jnetioe went to
work.
There are few things more entertaining,
if not inatraetive, than an old lady who
adjusts her spectacles end fetohes her
feminine intellect to tbe study of come
mysterious question. Of thie sort wee
Poppy Tsft in search of the law under
whioh we oonld be indicted end punished.
To aid him ha had Dutton—known, lo t
these fifty years, sa tbe yellow-hammer,
a bird bo called bseauaa of its plumage
aud a disposition it has to be forever
peeking away at rotten logs for imaginary
worrna. Also, tbe Hon. Joseph Cox of
the Ham. County Common (very common)
PIbsb, volunteer advisor, aud balf a dozen
snbs. of the Department of Justice,
whose qualifications for plsoa were found
in tbe faot that, like necessity, they know
no law.
Dutton aaid it waa oonatruotiva burgla
ry—fiat burglary—for we sought to break
tbe peaee. Cox asserted that it waa oon-
Htruulive arson, for we attempted to fire
tbe patriotio heart.
Euoh sob. had e different statute end a
different construction. Poor old Daddy
Tatt, be studied each and all, until hia
venerable head got ao oonfuaed that ha
oould not tell hie nearest and beet friend
whether he stood a poo hia intallaet or
the broad foundations of bia alongatad
extremities.
In this extnmity a happy thought
atruok Poppy Taft. Ha would go to
Thompson, tbe drnggiai, and take a mild
purgative. He had discovered in former
vexed oonditions that a mild purgative
relieved the bowele, opened the pores,
stimulated tbe circulation and oleared tha
brain. There iaa curious theory prevalent
among tbe heathen Chinese that the soul
lies iu the atomaob. If this be eo—and
the os bo of Poppy Taft is singularly strik
ing in ita support—what a soul Poppy
Taft must possess! for, aa Shakapeara
said of Cardinal Wolsey, he ie a man of
unbounded stomach. In tbie inatanoe
the purgative end the investigation work
ed well. To favor both Poppy Taft re
tired with the statutes to a very secluded
plaee, and at the end of an boar eame
out with the statutes and a oonolnsion.
Uo found us guilty of ineitiog to rebel
lion, insurrection and riot, and forthwith
we were indioted and arrested.
We were arrested by a tall, bandeome,
well-mannered gentleman, who, oalling a
back, carried ns and onr bail into tbe
dread presenoe and majesty of the law—
jolly Arthur Mao Arthur. We felt relieved,
aud believed that Providence had bia eye
on ub, when we found that it was not tbe
venerable Pnmphriee or the weeping
Oiin.
We humbly submit that, for so grave
offense against the peaoe and dignity
of tbe Administration,the bail waa entirely
too low. Wo expected to be oalled upon
for at least a hundred thousand, instead
pitiful five thousand The oonrt wsa
evidently dereliot in ita duty. But wa
submit.
Aud now Poppy Taft, aided by hia as
sistants, ia bard at work to find the insur
rection, or rebellion, or riot thet we inoit-
ed. When fonnd we hope he will favor
us with an affidavit, so that we oan iaaua a
aubpeeua duces tecum to fetob aaid insur
rection, rebellion or riot into oourt.
Are we a vassal or a peer ? Say ?
in a deep, aepulebral voice : “Treason!
And the Cabinet started aa if subjected
to an alectrieal ebook.
“Cameron," said tbe Administration,
lighting another cigar, “order out a file
of men and arrest the fellow." Then,
BOBBERY IN BOSTON.
X BOX CONTAINING $40,000 IN SECUBITIIS
STOLEN BY ONE TUI EE WHILE ANOTHIB
ENGAGED T1IE ATTENTION OF THE VIC
TIM.
Boston, Feb. 26.—Joseph Brigham, a
wealthy gentleman of this oity,was robbed
tu-day of $40,000 in notes, stook and
bouds, at bis residenoe, No. 1,038 Wash
ington street. Two men resiled and in
quired for him, and while one engaged
turn in conversation in the parlor tbe
otbor slipped up stairs into bis room and
suocooded in possessing himself of a
small trunk in whioh the securities were,
uud oscaped from the house. Mr. Brig-
barn bud but just returned from the
vaults of the Security Deposit Company
with the trunk, and it is supposed that he
was seen and followed by the robbers. It
is thought that tho thieves will be unable
to realize on tbeir plunder, aa steps were
at once taken to (top the payment of the
securities. Ou returning to Lis room Mr.
Brigham at onoe missed his property, but
both men bed disappeared.
The securities stolen from Mr. Brig
ham, with the exception of a mortgage
note for $6,000, were found at 9 o’clock
tbis eveuiug lying near tbe gate of the
rear eutranoe to his residence, where the
package had been thrown sometime dur
ing tbe evening.
Scripture Text for Hayes.—Tbe Bible
is aliunde to the Nstionel Betnrning
Hoard, but not so to Christians. We ven
ture upon a quotation for tha benefit of
the fraudulent President and his sup
porters :
“Stolen waters are sweet; yea, bread
eaten in aeeret is pleasant."
We expressly disclaim any other aig-
nifioance in this quotation beyond what
ia severely tbeologiosl. It has no (peoial
allusion to any Eleotoral Commisaion or
to the grand lsreeny of the Presidency.—
' New York Sun.