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COLUMBUS SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1877. $uudag gnguim COIiVMBVS, GEORGIA i SUNDAY,.... NOVEMBER 18,1877. SALISBURY & (X)., Proprietors. The Consulship to Iquique has been filled, and 299 mourners are uttering keno oaths. Stoughton has briefly and feebly replied to Jere Black. It sounds like a hysterical sob on the gallows. “The Ancient Order of the Sons and Daughters of Moses of the United States and the World at Large” is the rather comprehensive title of a Wash- ington colored society. Joaquin Miller is credited with saying that “when a man returns home at night and kisses his wife with more than ordinsfty tenderness, she may be pretty certain that he has been in mischief.” Without Joaquin it may also be said that a man has been in mischief if he does not kiss his* wife. Longfellow’s New Poem.—The interest which all the world just now feels in keramies would be sufficient reason for reprinting the long poem, “Kerainos 1 ” from the new number of Harper's Magazine, but the interest which all the world feels in a new work by Mr. Longfellow is another and better reason. Still another, and the best reason of all, is that the poem is a good one and will give pleasure to many readers. New York Herald: Every politi cal ]>arty has equal rights in the Sen ate. What a majority of one party may do in relation to appointments the other party would have precisely the same justification in doing when it in turn has a majority. If it be right for a Republican Senate to de cide that it will reject every appoint ment of a Democrat to office, then it would also lx* right for a Democratic Senate to refuse to confirm the ap pointment of any Republican. Mrs. KhzaMillar, of New York, who claims the John Young estate, • consisting of 119,000 acres of land in Virginia, West Virginia and Ken tucky, and also valuable property in Philadelphia, and Alexandria, Va., valued at $30,000,000, appeared before the Commissioner of Deeds and signed documents preparatory to bringing suit in the Supreme Court for the re covery of these lands, some of which are now occupied by several large coal and iron companies. Dr. Tresham D. Gregg, a re nowned controversialist of Dublin, has challenged “Bob” Ingersoll to a public debate. The conditions are these : Dr. Gregg is willing, if defeat^ ed in the contest, to retire from his work of propagating the Gospel, and to withdraw from circulation his numerous theological works. On the other hand if Ingersoll is beaten, he must forever afterward hold his peace against the Christian religion, and must also withdraw from circulation his dangerous book and other anti orthodox documents. The Capital Question.—By re storing the capital to Milledgeville, Georgia, will only be doing an act of justice that will secure better legisla tion. Besides, it will build up that section of Georgia and make it more valuable to the State and furnish greater taxation. This will be some thing gained for the whole people. It is something tangible, and is dis connected from sentiment and means business. By keeping the capital at Atlanta inferior legislation is ob- 1 -4^9-and no benefit to the State. tfSr ^bejocation of the capital there 1 many thousands of dollars yearly to the resources of Atlanta, but will grow and expand without it, ixcause it is a great railroad centre. The thousands of railroad men that congregate there form the nucleus of an immense inland city which the capital would not enhance so very appreciably. At Milledgeville, the capital would be the means of adding to the material wealth of the entire State, by transforming a village into a city that would pay large taxes. negroes, hands. who cannot be good mill GEORGIA NEWS. Now we all know there is not a 1 word of truth in the above. If the ‘ writer desires to see magnificent water power improved let him come to Columbus or Augusta. He will find here a dam of 3,000 horse-power, with rock canals already completed, and no taxes to pay under State laws for ten years. He will learn that labor is as reliable as any in the North, and as low as that of the skilled operative should be, and building material abundant and cheap. He will ascertain the vast advantages of being adjacent to the cotton fields, of buying the raw mate rial in bales or loose, of long summer days, of a power that never freezes as is the case of New England rivers half the year, of the saving in work ing the material, steam and lights, and that Southern people are as fit for work as those of any section and labor as well. Prejudice and theory differ widely from actual demonstrations. If Northern jxople w'ould come among us and examine for themselves, there never would be another mill erected outside the cotton belt. It has every facility, and Southern enterprise has shown it can and will be developed. In comparison and considering con ditions the South has progressed won derfully, and capital attracted by her success will soon be ready to join hands with her energetic sons. RAKCrAlTCBDO IN THE SOUTH. A gentleman from the North, now living in Columbus, has sent us a batch of New England papers. The tendency of the articles are to show 7 that New England has no fears of su- pereedure in the manufacture of cot ton. One paper asserts that New Hampshire alone has added to her capacity since the war more spindles than Georgia now has. The reason is very apparent if the statement be a fact and it is easy to verify it. We are so satisfied of the truth that we will not take the trouble to examine the statistics. Look, however at the conditions, and we find that relatively the South has made for greater pro gress than any section of the North. By the results of the revolution the South was impoverished. Right here in Columbus seven days after Gen. Lee's surrender six cotton factories and 60,000 bales of cotton were burned. Some of our enterprising people had saved some cotton and this was in vested in paying enterprises, and we now have 50,000 spindles and 2,000 looms in operation—all accomplished in ten years, and this by a ruined place of not 10,000 inhabitants. As a result too of the conflict slave proper ty was swept away and lands depre ciated in value. Now what place in the North has accomplished anything approaching this vitality? The Northern manufacturer had fattened by the struggle. His pockets had become plethoric in wealth. Of course he could without trouble erect more mills with the surplus, but he has ceased that business in the last few years. He now sees that mills in the South are making money while he is starving, running short time, or disturbed by striking operatives whose wages he has reduced to beg gar’s ]>oint and these settled irregu larly. Had not these Northern mill owners such immense amounts con sumed in buildings, they would several years since have erected mills in the South. In the Mew England Manufacturer we find this: The South has plenty of water-power, but it is wholly unimproved, and to improve it would cost more than New England power equally as good and ready to Reused can be bought for, and until the improved water-power in New England is all in use, that of the South is not worth taking the gift of. In the South the soil and climate are of such a character that work upon the land will give better wages than any manufacturer can afford to pay, and this fact alone renders it impossible for that section to engage largely in manu facturing. Again, Hie character of the Southern people unfits them for the service which a factory requires. The only people there who do what we call a day’s work—that is, who v THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE. He is a capricictis little demon that in the wrong time infests every hu man soul. He comes ever at an in opportune moment, and it requires an immense amount of energy to throw him off, and then, persistent, he resumes his attack. To the gay and light hearted he appears shad owed in gloom and sorrow, causing fear that the brightness of the present may be succeeded by the despondency of the morrow. To morbid tempera ments he glooms with a deeper sad ness, creating suspicion, vexation and emotions tinged with deepest melancholy, when the oppressed spir it would gladly leave its tenement of clay. Jolly ivhen lie should be seri ous, petulant under the fairest skies, cross and vexed when all the world is glad, laughing when all else is mourning, stubborn when yielding is profitable, impatient with friends and meek as a dove before enemies—the Imp of the Perverse flits from mind to mind ever unreasonable, ungovern able and the very opposite of what one likes to be. His baneful effect permeates business circles and culmi nates in irretrievable difficulties,while in every phase of social life the evil spirit is apparent and omnipresent. He is a mean little devil. In the happiest heart he injects a portion of his insidious poison. Distrust and suspicions are his favorite fellow's, When we should make friends he steps in with his undesired presence and produces enemies. Friends he offends; those he dislikes are separa ted when a word might remove every hindrance, but that he never allow's to be spoken. Heart might commune with heart did not this rascally, frow- ard satan interrupt with an important suggestion of ill. Resist him firmly and though he may renew the on slaught, at last he will retire defeated and abashed. He neglects none. From early mom to dewy eve and in the night watches he is at his mischievous work, and even in dreams his ready visit pays. To the lovelorn maiden he is ever hinting doubts. He teach es her that after all a lie is but the truth in masquerade, and that to-mor row is a satire on to-day and shows its weakness, and though the charm er may whisper: “Do not weep, my dear lady; your tears are too precious to be shed for me; bottle them and may the cork never be drawn,” the Perverse distorts it all with his ugly suggestion that it’s all a drama for effect. With a man he plays full havoc, tempting ever to show the worst side of his nature and hiding the real self, which maybe noble, from his tenderest friend Per verse teaches him to sneer at w'hat he truly venerates, to laugh when truest sympathies should be awakened, and be serious w'hen he should be most merry, and thus effect the rest with the frowning of an ominous brow. Families he divides and to the de jected he flings an additional trouble. The whimsical elf if one yields the least to his sway, will enforce a course directly the contrary to that the actor desires. None are exempt wholly from his influence, and to thousands he has brought the dreary monitone: “Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, Thus unlamented let me die; Steal from the world,and not a stone Tell where I lie. After inflicting the soul with sor row’s crown of sorrow, he forsakes his wretched victim for awhile and casts his shadow over green fields and pastures new. Ah, the sorrow, misunderstandings and heartaches the Imp of the Per verse has caused! The careless and the free have been converted into the captious,and impatient. Friends have been parted and cherished compan ionships severed; love has been turned into indifference, and distrust succeeded confidence. No one knows, save the sufferer himself, what this demon has caused, who presents his temptation in a moment when the resolution seems incapable of resist ance. Pain is inflicted when there is no excuse for not giving and im parting pleasure—that is done which every atom of sense tells is out of place and the mere result of unruly obstinacy, the recollection of which is fraught with keenest regret. Enjoyment stops where indolence begins, is a maxim, and when luxuri ating in ease the Perverse begins his insidious warfare and subsequently resumes most disagreeable shapes in working hours and intervals of leisure. The only safety is in resisting his ad vances, or else cross, crabbid men and women are the consequences. Per fect understandings might be secured, the old relations retained, the lost companionship restored did not the Perverse prevent soul from speak ing with soul as they desire, but do not. The web of our life after all is of a mingled yam, good and ill together, but we that live to please must please to live. It is easier to create joy than sorrow if that Imp of the Inferno were banished from the breast. The best thing we have seen in many a day is the motto the ancient dial bore, “I count the bright hours only.” Memories would be pleasanter for the adoption. It is said man must suffer to know what enjoyment is, and certainty the Imp of the Perverse creates sufficient woe, and will continue to do so while time lasts, so we might as well en dorse what we musf/ feel: “Let the world slide, let the world go: A fig for care and a Of for woe! If I can’t pay why I can owe. —Captain Ruell W. Anderson has been nominated by the Democrats of Pulaski for the Legislature. —The Mayor of Savannah has been authorized by Council to apiioint Tuesday, the 29th, as Thanksgiving Day. —Three ox carts full of men, wo men and children, passed through Gainesville last Friday on their way to the West. —On Mr. C. C. Lowe’s place near Camak, there is an old colored wo man, 103 years old, who picks 100 pounds of cotton per day. —A negro in Spaulding county as saulted Mr. John Millam with a bar of iron and broke both arms, one in two places. The negro is in jail. —C. M. McCune has resigned the sheriffalty of Monroe county, and an nounced "himself a candidate for the lower house of the General Assembly. —Catoosa Springs was sold Wed nesday. Mr. H. H. Hickman, of Augusta, was the purchaser. It is to be put in fine running order next season. —Rev. Mr. Williams has tendered his resignation as pastor of Christ’s Episcopal Church, Macon, and ac cepted a call to St. Paul’s Church of Augusta, to take effect January 1st. — Miss Hammill, aged eighteen years, living with her relation, Mr. Hugh Carmichael, in Butt’s county, committed suicide by taking strich- nyne. She refused to give any cause. —It is stated as a fact that Colonel Candler, the candidate for Senator for the Thirty-third district, can tell where every" corn-shucking will be held in his district for the next three weeks. —The 37th Senatorial District com posed of Troup, Heard and Carroll, nominated Judge John A. Speer, of LaGrange, for Senator, and the Con vention declared for Atlanta as the Capital. —Kiuclien Foster’s gin house near Melville, Chattooga county, with a small amount of cotton and a large amount of tan bark, was burned last Wednesday night. It is believed to be the work of an incendiary. —The pressure of the valves in the cotton compress in Turner’s ware house in Macon bent a large bolt near ly five inches in diameter out of posi tion and the top of the compress went flying through the roof. No one hurt. —Solicitor General Reese, Cols. John C. Reid, Barrow and Gen. Toombs publish letters contradicting the statement of the Oglethorpe Echo regarding the treatment of Mr. J. D. Matthews in the court house in Lex ington when opposed in a case to Gen. Toombs. —The Early County Mews signifi cantly remarks: “Of the very few men in Georgia who oppose ratifica tion, we venture the opinion that not one of them will vote for Milledge ville ; hilt all W'ho vote for the ‘halls of our fathers’ will head their tickets with ratification.” —A drunken negro was put out of a wagon in Houston county. He caught hold behind and cut Mr. Rob ert Matthews in two places on the leg. Col. Winslow, who was in the wagon crushed the negroe’s' hand, when he fell and the wheel ran over him and cut off one of his ears. —In the Superior Court, Mrs. S. L. Whitehurst has obtained a verdict of $750 against the city of Macon. The nominal damages claimed were $20,- 000, accoiding to the Telegraph and Messenger. The city had had some repairs made on the sidewalk in front of the court house. In making these repairs sand mixed with gravel was used. In walking over these the plaintiff’s foot was turned under and the result was a fall which broke her leg just below the knee. The acci dent confined Mrs. Whitehurst to her residence for six months. —Savannah News: Among the passengers by the steamship San Sal vador, which arrived yesterday from New York, w r ere Mr. St. Charles and a party of twenty-six pioneers of the St. John’s Co-operative Colony, on their way to Wells’ Landing, on St. Tnhiia rivi>r Thpv haw stiv>k hilild- vines from which he realize^ this year $150 per acre, and that too from two and three years cuttings. All over the colony are to be found vine yards which will bear next year. John G. Klein, from three acres, this year has proven that Mr. Meisner’ efforts don’t stand alone. WASHINGTON. TME FMESIBF.ST /.TTE* ITE H’ED Hr A. 8E.T.4 TORIAL CAU CUS COMMITTEE. Johns river. They have stock, build ing material, and in fact everything necessary with them, and are to be followed by about 250 more, who will come from time to time as quarters and accommodations are built. We congratulate our sister State upon the acquisition of these settlers to her population. ALABAMA NEWS. —The wife of Col. N. H. R. Daw son, of Selma, died a few days since. —Married, on the 13th, Mr. R. R. Seay and Miss Mary E. Smith, all of Alexander City. —The new Catholic Church in Huntsville was dedicated by Bishop Quinlan last Sunday. —The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad has many freight cars with four Wheels instead of eight. —Montgomery to Friday night had received 43,903 bales of cotton against 37,920 last year, and have stocks of 7,774 against 7,701. —Mr. J. H. L. Wood, of Talladega, had the gin house on his farm near Ten Islands burned one night last week. Six bales of cotton were con sumed. Loss something over one thousand dollars. -The ordination of the deacons of the Baptist Churcli at Dadeville will take place at the next regular meet ing on Saturday before the fourth Sabbath in this month. Revs. Mr. Brewer, Carrroll and Bledsoe will at tend. -In the United States Circuit Court at Montgomery Friday, in the case of Win. R. Walker, as assignee, vs. C. Rhodes, J, C. McKenzie and J. G. L. Martin, there was discontinuance as to McKenzie and Martin and verdict in favor of the defendant Rhodes Court adjourned pending the case of Elisha Calhoun vs. John McGough —A meeting of the merchants of Troy was held on Monday night last to consider the best course to be pur sued in regard to the loss of weights of cotton shipped from that point. A committee was appointed to wait up on the City Council, make known the grievance and ask the appointment of a city weigher, whose duty it shall be to w'eigh cotton or other produce when requested, but that cotton should be first weighed as heretofore by the warehouses. —On Friday of last week, after the 2 o’clock train passed Talladega, the railroad agent, Major W. L. Terry, was returning to his residence from the depot. As he entered the front gate he was knocked down. The rob ber sprang upon him, choked him and held him with a terrible grip by the throat until he had robbed him of his pocket book. The Major had only about fifty dollars with him, and this was all the daring robber received for his desperate act. The night was dark and Major Terry did not see the man who struck him. —Through the active efforts of Hon. R. F. Ligon, the Attorney-General of the United States, and the Com missioner of Internal Revenue, have postponed until the next term of the United States Court in Montgomery, the cases against certain citizens of Clay county, charged with violations of the Revenue law. It is thought that the other cases in the Fifth District will also be continued. In the mean time efforts will be made to have a settlement of the whole matter. The people who are charged with illicit distilling, in many instances were ignorant of the violation of law. He Satlaln Them mt the BeMtlei Hl« Southern Policy. Washington, November 15.—A committee of seven Senators, repre senting the Republican caucus, has called upon the President in accord ance with the decision of the caucus. The committee consisted of Messrs. Edmunds, of Vermont, Chairman Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Hamlin of Maine, Kirkwood, of Iowa; Bruce of Mississippi (colored); Christiancy, of Michigan, and Howe, of Wiscon sin. The committee had an inter view of two hours and a half with the President. The chief topic con sidered was tliat of the appoint ment of Democrats to ‘office in the South. Senators Hamlin and Howe manifested the strongest opposi tion to this policy. Mr. Hamlin was most extreme, and said that he did not believe in appointing any ni.°n who had ever been a Democrat to office. Senators Christiancy! Kirkwood and Bruce, on the other hand, exhibited very liberal views, and were disposed to thoroughly anc cordially co-operate with the Presi dent. Mr. Cameron, <ff Pennsylva nia, contrary to expectation, stated that in his judgment it was the wisest party policy to stand by the President. He stated that he felt compelled to do this as a matter party wisdom. The main point discussion, as stated, was the appoint ment of Democrats to office in the South. They were agreed that in the event of the appointment of such persons, none should be appointed except those who give unqualified as surance faithfully to execute the re construction acts. The President’s reply to this was that he always had, and always should, make it a provision that there should he full obedience to all laws growing out of reconstruction, and that as a matter of course he never intended to appoint any to office who would not cordially and unquestionably carry out the spirit and letter of these laws. As to the result, with the possible ex ception of Howe and Hamlin, it is said that the committee left the Pres ident satisfied that there was not the ground for misunderstanding that they had been led to suppose existed The President explained at conside rable length his Southern policy, and was enthusiastic over it. He was con vinced that it would conciliate, stim ulate, energise and vitalize the Repub lican party; that under this policy, in 1880, through the elements of disinte gration now at work in consequence of it in the Democratic ranks, itwould be possible to carry for the Republi cans North Carolina, Florida, Ten nessee, Alabama, and possibly Geor gia. A FUSS IT THE FAMILY. How Tyner Runs Tiling* When Key’s Awny- Washington Cor. St. Louis Republican.] When Mr. Tyner stepped out of the Postmaster General’s office and down __ , , i work ten or. _ eleven hours in succession—are the 1 And death makes equal the high and low.” ‘' ' —The grandest enterprise which Cullman has as vet called into exist ence is the Chicago Colonization Company. This company has bought of the railroad company one hundred thousand acres of land, which it will settle with people from the West. A bank is to 6e established by it and also a health and pleasure resort hotel to be built at the mineral spring, which is within the present limits of the corporation of the place. Grape culture is demonstrated to be a suc cess, and the Rhine, which has for ages had the field undisputed in wine making, is soon to find a contestant in the mountains of Alabama. W. O. Meisner has eleven acres bearing into the place of first assistant, upon the appointment of Mr. Key in the Cabinet, it was generally understood and recognized that he had sacrificed his self-respect and accepted a subor dinate position where he once “ruled the roost,” in order to subserve the interest of his friend and champion the late Senator Morton. The patron age of the Postofflce Department is more extensive and more generally distributed over the country than that of the other executive departments combined, and Senator Morton was never unmindful of opportunities to extend his own influence and power. But when the policy of the present Administration in reference to Feder al appointments had unfolded itself, it soon became evident that, if strictly enforced, it would seriously interfere with Mr. Tyner’s programme; on the other hand, if Mr. Tyner was to dis pense all the patronage of the Depart ment and make all appointments, then Mr. Key was merely to be a fig ure-head and a Cabinet dummy. It was easy to see from the beginning that if Mr. Key intended to assert his own independence, and to elimi nate party politics, or even partisan cliques in the Republican party itself, from the Postoffice Department, that a direct issue would at once be made between him and his First Assistant That issue has at length been made and it has occurred over the Mis souri appointments. Three im portant positions have to be filled in Missouri, at Hannibal, where the Postmaster has resigned or been removed and there is a vacancy, and at St. Louis and St. Joseph where the commissions of the incumbents have expired. Mr. Secretary Schurz, of course, feels some interest in the important appointments in his own State and sometime since had the promise of Postmaster General Key that no appointments should be made for these offices until he (Schurz) had, at least, been informed and consulted about them and the applicants. Mr. Tyner was doubtless aware of this and wishing to block the game on his own chief and Secretary Schurz tried a little sharp practice. Just before the assembling of the extra session of Congress and during the temporary absence of Postmaster General Key from the city, Mr. Tyner quietly walks over to the White House, and gets the President to sign a commission for Colonel J. T. K. Hayward as postmaster at Han nibal. As soon as Mr. Key returned and discovered the trick that had been played upon him by his subordi nate there was “music in the air” around the postoffice square, and its loud, discordant notes, the clarion of triumph as sounded by Tyner, and the bass drum of vengeance as pound ed by Key, reached even to the White House. A Cabinet meeting was at once called, and the matter in dispute between the Postmaster General and his pert assistant was laid before the full council. It was a matter of offi cial independence with Mr. Secretary Key, and upon its decision, in all probability, hung the question as to whether or not he could remain in the Cabinet. By the action of the meeting, however, Col. Hayward’s appointment was revoked, and the short-lived triumph of Mr. Tyner was changed ro inglorious defeat. No ap- g iintment lias yet been made for annibal, and it remains to be seen whether or not Hay ward may not yet turn up again with a Presidential commission. If he does he will hard ly get the confirmation of the Senate. Just these same or similar issues will present themselves when the other two appointments for Missouri are to be made, if new men are selected. The fight between Postmaster Gen eral Key and Mr. Tvner has begun, and it will in all probability end only with the retirement from office of one or the other official. Lynched by nn lew* Hob. Des Moines, Ia., November 15.— In Warren county, some fifteen miles from Des Moines, a man named Reuben Proctor, who was having his preliminary examination on a charge of having fatally stabbed a Miss Cadigan while burglarizing her fa ther’s house, was taken from the room last evening by a mob of forty men and hanged. The mob wore no masks, and are understood to have been citizens of the township in whick Miss Cadigan lived. The girl was fatally stabbed by the burglar, who was supposed to be Proctor. He had g one to the house at night, knowing er father had sold his farm and had the money in the house. He entered the house with a cocked revolver when there was no one at home but the girl and her aged mother. The girl flew at the robber, struck down the pistol, tore off his mask and ac tually drove him out of the door. He fired two shots at her, one ball pass ing through her breast and one going through her head. The girl still lives, but the doctors say she cannot re cover. THE MOUSE COMMITTEE SESOS FOM COVET RECORDS IS SMALLS’ CASE. TnrlflrHnt to be Disturbed at Extra Mes- •1m—Republican Senators Caucus-— Wbat Hayes Said to -Committee—He Hopes, by Appointing Democrats to Oflce, to Balld Up tbe Republican Forty ia tbe South—Senate Tbiabs the Aetlea Unwise and Impolitic—-No Action Taken. THE SMALLS CASE. Washington, Nov. 17.—The Judi ciary Committee of the House has sent for the court reccords in the case of Congressman Smalls, of South Car olina, held for felony. THE taiuff. The Committee on Ways and Means will take no action during the present extra session to disturb the existing revenue laws. COINAGE. The Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, of which Mr. Stephens is Chairman, heard Mr. E. B. Elliott of the Treasury Department, and member of the American Metrological Society, on the subjects before the Committee. Mr. Elliott gave the Committee a learned and elaborate history of coinage, and strongly favor ed the existing system of having sil ver subsidiary to gold. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS—REPORT OF HAYES’ REMARKS TO COMMITTEE— NOTHING DONE. A caucus of the Republican Sena tors was held at the Capitol this after noon. There was a full attendance, as the proceedings were expected to be of uncommon interest and impor tance. Mr. Edmunds and the various other Senators who waited upon the Presi dent Tuesday evening to acquaint him with the general tenor and spir it of the comments expressed by the majority of the Republican Senators in the last caucus concerning his ell'll service policy, etc., gave to the caucus to-day a verbal account of what oc curred at that interview. They re ported that the President, in response to their statements of the widespread uneasiness and dissatisiaction which had been created among his party friends by his appointments of Demo crats to Southern offices, etc., had ar gued that his jiolicy in this regard was not prejudicial to the interests of the Republican party, and certainly was not adopted by him from any want of earnest desire for the perpet uation and maintenance of Republican power and principles. On the con trary, it was his expectation and be lief that the pursuance of this policy would promote a coalition of the old Whig and various other elements naturally opposed to the Democratic party in the South, and eventually secure six or eight Southern States for the Republicans. All the Senators who were present at the interview expressed themselves to the caucus as being convinced that the President was thoroughly sincere in this belief. They also reported that the President said he was very desirous to be in harmony with the leaders of the party, and was gratified to have had the opportunity of ascer taining thus definitely and clearly the views which had been expressed in the caucus. Advice and candid criti cism would always be welcome to him, and in closing he said he hoped and believed that there would be less causes for complaint in the future, and in any event, if there should be differences of opinion, there need be no occasion for ill feeling, and he trusted there would be none. After the reports of which the fore going statement is a correct, though brief summary had been made to the caucus, a free discussion ensued as to the propriety and probable effects of the President’s policy in case it should be acquiesced in by the Senate. The in terchange of views developed an al most unanimous opinion that the pol icy of appointing Democrats to office in the South is not wise or sound, and even those Senators who are most dis tinctively known as friends of the Administration expressed doubts whether its pursuance would have the effect of which the President is san guine. No action was taken by the caucus to-day, and none was proposed. Nothing was said about the New York Custom House appointments, nor was there any discusston of the contested Senatorial election cases from Louisiana and South Carolina The question involved in these con tests for seats in the Senate seem to be generally considered as purely ju dicial in their nature and therefore outside of the caucus control. TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR. TEE SAME OLD STUFF. The Multan for Peace—If One Is in a Harry He raa Skip All that Fallows and be as Well Infornsed as If He Had Read It. RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION. St. Petersburg, November 17.— The Minister of War has ordered the S aration of stores necessary for the ilization of the remainder of the army. SERYIA TO BREAK PEACE. London, November 17.—Several special dispatches from Vienna say Count Andrassy, Austro-Hungarian Premier, has declared his belief that Servia will break the peace. TURKEY WANTS PEACE. The Standard's special correspon dent at Constantinople telegraphs under date of yesterday that a council of war over which the Sultan presided was held yesterday. I am informed that a general feeling was expressed by no one more strongly than the Sultan in favor of making an effort to put an end to the war in which enough had been done by both sides for glory, and which, if continued, must inflict lasting miseries in the two empires. It was felt, how r ever, that at present sufficient reliance can not be placed upon the declaration of Russia, and that even while seeking to obtain honorable peace, prepara tions are prolonged. Resistance must be vigorously carried on. I am told that subject to this determination to prosecute the war, if an honorable peace cannot be maintained, it was resolved that the time for endeavoring to put an end to the war has arrived. If my information is correct, the Grand Vizier will to-day inform Mr. Layard, British Ambassador, of the decision of the Council in hope that England will aid in putting a stop to the war which so greatly damages her own trade and threatens to com promise her best interests. GENERAL SOIIOBELOFF SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. Bucharest, Nov. 17.—Gen. Scho- beloff was slightly wounded on the 15th instant, but retains his com mand. ROUMANIA. A decree is published convoking for the 27th FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. HOUSE. Washington, November 17.—The Committee on Appropriations report ed back the army bill as amended by the Senate, recommending a concur rence in the same and a non-concur rence in others of the Senate amend ments. The Senate amendments to the Army Appropriation bill were acted on. The important amendments w r ere eoncurred in, fourteen Democratic members, including five from Texas, voting -with the Republicans. The bill now provides that cavalry regi ments may be recruited to one hun dred men in each company, and kept as near as practicable to that number, and that a sufficient force of cavalry shall be employed in the defense of the Mexican and Indian frontier of Texas, and that nothing in the bill shall authorize the raising of the army beyond 25,000 men. Stephens, of Georgia, introduced a bill for the financial relief of the coun try, to facilitate a return to specie payments, without injuriously affect- ng the commercial business and in dustry of the people. Referred to the Committee on Banking and Curren cy. It provides for the issue of $350,- 000,000 of exchequer bills with whicli legal tender notes are to be redeemed, and for the issue of 3 per cent, bonds, into which the exchequer bills may be exchanged at par—the bills to be receivable for all debts, public and private. The bill appropriating $150,000 for representation at the Paris Exposi tion was discussed, but no action was taken. SENATE. The Senate is not in session. SOUTM CARO LISA. New. Trials Refased Cardoso and Smalls. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Columbia, S. C., November 17.— Judge Townsend has overruled the motions for new trials in the C’ardozo and Smalls cases. Motions in arrest of judgment were then made, which the court held under advisement until Monday, the 26th iust. YELLOW FEVER. Only Five Cases and They in One Lo cality In Jacksonville. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Jacksonville, November 17.—An official statement this afternoon an nounces that there are only five cases of yellow fever in the city, and all are improving. No new cases are reported. A cool northeast wind has been blow ing all day. Some excitement was created yesterday by the announce ment of fever in the city, and many left the town, but there was no exo dus to-day, and business is going on as usual. The present cases are confined to one locality. COMISO MASOISC. Negro Murderer to Be Hang bert. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Cuthbert, Ga.. November 17. Albert Marshall, negro, was to-day sentenced to be hung at this place on the nineteenth of next month. Les. Roumanian Chambers instant. BULGARIAN MASSACRE. Constantinople, Nov. 17.—Bulga rian inhabitants of Veratza have mas sacred the Musselman inhabitants. ASSAULT ON KARS POSTPONED. ViranKaleii, Thursday.—An as sault on Kars was fixed for the 13th instant, and troops were ready for ac tion at nightfall, hut owing to bad weather the assault has been indefi nitely postponed. MONTENEGRINS. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Vienna, Nov. 17.—The Political Correspondence publishes a rumor that the Montenegrins have captured Autivady by storm, and are marching on Dulcigno. ASTOUNDING ! CAN IT POSSIBLY BE A FACT ? Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Constantinople, Nov. 16.—The Turks have expelled the Russians from the village of Berkovtcha. CISCISSA TI. Trouble Between Western CSroeery Job bers and Codee Jobbers of New Yerk Threatened Withdrawal of the W cet era Codec Trade Crone New York and Transfer to New Orleans. Cincinnati, November 15.—There are serious troubles between the gro cery jobbers of this city and the coffee jobbers of New York, threatening the withdrawal of the entire Western trade from that city and its transfer to New Orleans. The jobbers in New York formerly resaekea and shipped all coffee sent West, charging for sewers about thirty cents per sack. Dealers found they could get this done for about nineteen cents per sack and so got other parties to do the work. Then New York dealers formed a combination and refused to sell to any one who would not allow them to re sack and ship. Dealers have pro tested and threatened the withdrawal of trade. The New Yorkers replied by letter, which was received to-day, refusing to retract. The result is that a meeting of Jobbers is called for Monday next, at which they will probably decide to purchase all coffees at New Orleans as before the war, or buy direct from jobbers. St. Louis, Louisville and Pittsburg have sent word that their dealers will join with Cincinnati in the movement. The coffee trade of the West is worth about twenty million dollars a year to whatever port gets it. NEW GOODS! THIRD SHIPMENT Black. Caslimer ©si! INCLUDING OUR CELEBRATED DOLLAR GOODS. -JOJ- WILL OPEN MONDAY MORNING A FULL LINE OF Gents’ K S! VASDERBILT’S WILL. In Operas and. "Wlxit©. tot FRANCE. USUAL ROUTISE GESCE. ISTELLI- MncMahou Accepts the Resignation of His Mlnisteis, bat Requests Them to Remain for the Present—The Proba ble New Cabinet—The Committee of Enquiry into Eleetions. Probable New Cabinet. Paris, November 17.—It is believed the following will be members of the new Cabinet. None of them belong to either house at the outset. They will declare that they only held office provisionally: Minister of War—Major General Grimaudet de Roehehonet, now com mandant of Bordeaux. Minister of the Interior—M. de Welche, now Prefect of the Nord. Minister of Finance—M. Fare, now' Director General of the Forests. Minister of Commerce—M. Ozenne, now Secretary General of the same Ministry. Minister of Public Works—M. Graft. Minister of Foreign Affairs—M. Sefebvre Behene. Nothing is know'll yet about the President ot the Council or Minister of Marine. ORLEANISTS SENATORS. Paris, November 17.—Much im portance is attached to the views the Orleanist Senators may express at the Senatorial Conference to-day of delegates from various groups of the Right. The Orleanists are expected to define to what extent they will support the Government and co-oper ate with the Legitimist and Bona- partist groups in the Senate. THE MARSHAL CONTEMPLATES NO COUP D’ETAT. Among the members of the Com mittee of Inquiry are Malbert Grevey, Renault, Coserver Perier, Louis Blanc, and Jules Feriy. President MacMahon seems altogether opposed to violence. This morning lie, in •onversation w r ith an old friend, scouted the idea of a coup d'etat as purposeless; also, it is asserted that General Berthant declared that such an idea never had, and w'ould never enter the Marshal’s head. ENGLAND. A WALKING FEAT. London, November 17.—William Gale, the Cardiff pedestrian, who re cently accomplished the feat of walk ing 1,500 miles in 1,000 consecutive hours, and who started at half-past four o’clock Sunday morning, Octo ber 21, on an attempt to walk 4,000 quarter miles in 4,000 consecutive pe riods of ten minutes each, at Agricul tural Hall, Islington, will complete that walk at ten minutes past eleven o’clock to-night. Gale is in good con dition, and will undoubtedly succeed barring accident. The Commodore’s Physician on the Stand—Private Conversations. New York, November 11.—The Vanderbilt will case was resumed to day. Dr. Lindsey, the Commodore’s physician, was re-called for further examination. He said he selected all the other and medical attendants sul>- ject to the Commodore’s approval. William II. Vanderbilt did not inter fere during his last illness. I fre- i quently heard Mr. Vanderbilt talk I with William H. about his will. On I one occasion I remember, while sit- i ting in the Commodore’s room, Wil- \ liarn H. entered. The father and son j began to talk business, and I rose to • leave the room. The Commodore motioned me to a chair and said, “Sit dow T n.” I did so, and he said : “Billy, after I am dead there will be a great responsibility on you. You will find a piece of paper. It is my will. I charge you to carry it out faithfully.” William acquiesced by nodding his head. He afterw'ards pointed his finger to William and said: “You will have a great load on your shoul ders when I am dead. See to it that you carry out my will faith fully.” I remember he asked me at one time to come and live with him. He said : “If I had died during my illness in New Jersey, the world would never have known. I believe I have been spared to accomplish a great good. ” That good was the Cen tral Itoad. He said he would like to leave $-5,000,000 to one daughter, be cause all his children would get into the road and turn Billy out and put Torrance in, and they would put the stock on the market and run the price down to 40. The Commodore told Mrs. Leban, the contestant, that lie had done the best he could in his will, and in speaking of the will of 1854, he stated that he gave the bulk of his property to William H. and to George. The latter died fifteen years ago. His mind was clearer, and he had more fortitude than most men. His mind was entirety sound. Within two months of his death he told Mrs. Leban, in the presence of the witness, that he had made the best will lie could, and the witness thought that it was in her presence he said if he made his will a hundred times he would not make it different. New York, November 13.—The Nett’s says it was stated authoritative ly in the Surrogate office, to-day, that the basis of a settlement in the Van derbilt will case was submitted at the close of the proceedings, yesterday, and is now under consideration. New Bibs in white, light blue and pink; Silk Corsets, Laces—the most exquisite line Crepe Lissa Rufflings ever brought to this market. Our stock of Kid Gloves is thcrough in every respect. An elegant line Black Alpacas from 25c. to $1.00 per y ar d Merino Underwear and Blankets a specialty. |5F"Will continue to offer inducements in BLACK SILKS. Our Black Silk at $1.25 is superior to any. thing ever brought here. Blanchard & Hill TheNewYork Store: SOLE A GENTS FOB Bankruptcy In Brooklyn for Millions. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New York, Nov. 17.—A petition was filed to-day in the United States District Court in Brooklyn by attor ney for Conrad Pahpenhausen to have him adjudeiated a bankrupt. His assets and liabilities are seven or eight million. M. Pahpenhausen has been sick in Germany for eighteen months. In two years he has lost the accumu lations of his life long labor. Another Savings Baalc Suspended. Newark, N. J., Nov. 17.—The Peoples’ Savings Bank, which started in 1871, suspended. There are $50,000 due depositors. Assets, if realized,are enough to pay full. More Bankers Fall. Cincinnati, November 17. — W. Kinney & Co., bankers at Portsmouth, O., made an assignment. JOHN CLARK’S SPOOL COTTON, Put up on Black Spools—the best Machine Thread in use—1,000 dozen Juit Received. BLACK CHENILLE FRINGE—new ami pretty; Ladies’ and Gents’ MERINO UNDERWEAR cheaper than ever sold be fore in this market. Money saved by examining these Goods before buy ing:. Our BLACK SILK still ahead—the best Black Silk ever offered in Colum bus for the price—only $1.00 per yard; well worth $1.50. All other grades proportionately cheap. It will pay to look before buying. A Good 2-Button GENTfe’ KID, in White and Operas, at $1.25, former price $2.00. CORSETS and HOSIERY, 25 per cent, cheaper than any house in Colum bus. SST" Remember you will find the celebrated 7-Biitton Side-Cut KID GLOVES in White Opera Shades only, at codtr GORDON & CARGILL’S. COME AND BUY THE BEST! At Less Than Cost. CLEARING - OUT SALE lECIID GLOVES. ot A NTICIPATING the early arrival of a new lot of choice real KID GLOVES, which I have arranged to get out by direct importation, and which 1 shall keep exclusively, I shall offer to-day my best REAL KID GLOYES sold up to yesterday at $2.00 to $2.25, at the remarkably low price of $1.50 for 2-Buttons." They can he had in black, white, opera and all new dark shades. The above lot includes the best Seamless Kids, sold throughout the coun try, Northand South, from $2.00 to $2.25. J. S. JONES. Columbus, Ga., Nov. 14, 1877. nhv&tf Sherry for Be! Sherry fori! Just Received at The Centennial Stores, Acquitted. Chicago, November 17.—Charles Feneker, arrested lately for defraud ing the Government by shipping goods from Italy and substituting a smaller invoice for that which came with the merchandise, was acquitted to-day, it having been proven that the lesser invoice represented the correct value of goods, while the larger one was intended for the in spection of customers. AN EXTRA FINE QUALITY OF GENUINE IMPORTED ALHAMBRA SHERRY! I Offer at $6.00 per gallon. "W. A. SWIFT, dec!5 eod&w r tf Proprietor, Mexican Indians Balding In Texas. Galveston, November 17.—A spe cial dispatch to the Mews from San Antonio says, information has been received at headquarters from the border that several large parties of Indians, one of them composed of 35 Bucks, have crossed into Texas to raid. Borden Mill Burned. Fall River, Mass., Nov. 15. Borden City Mill No. 1 was burned at 6 o’clock* this morning. The prop erty was insured for about $400,000 in mutual offices. The fire broke out in the fourth story and the mill was to tally destroyed. further particulars. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Fall River, Nov. 17.—The Bor den City Mill No. 1, was a brick structure erected in 1872, contained 36,000 spindles, employed 450 hands, was running full time on all kinds of goods. No cause known. A dull, heavy explosion occurred in the fourth story which blew out the win dows and was soon followed by an other explosion in the third story, with similar results. The man hav ing charge of the gas says he had turned it on but a few seconds before the fire was discovered. He thinks gas could not have escaped in sufficient quantity to eause an explosion. It is stated 400 bales of cotton and a quan tity of cloth were burned in the ruins. Fall River, November 17.—The loss on the mill and cloth is about $4-50,000. M«M«. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Halifax. Nov. 16.—Lieut. Gehle, Of the Royal Artillery, shot himself at his quarters at St, Georges, Bermuda, while teihoorarilv insane. teikpor JL Heavy Storm*. New' York, November 17.—Ves sels arriving here from Europe, re sort terrific weather on the Atlantic. The ship, Intrepid, from Queens town, twenty-eight days, reports at latitude forty-nine to forty, longitude fifteen to thirty, had a terrific gale from southwest to north and north west ; November 5th, latitude forty- six to thirty, longitude forty-eight to fifty, had aheavy gale, during which the topsail and foretopsail blew adrift, and whilst making them fast, a seaman fell overboard and was lost; November 14th, forty miles south to southeast from Nantucket passed a wreck. A Judge's Face Slapped. Brownesville, Nov. 17.—The trial of Gen. Escobedo for violation of Uni ted States neutrality laws resulted in acquittal. Judge Morrell had his face slapped by ex-Judge Russell, counsel for de fence after trial. To Be Variously Punished. Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 17.—The State Supreme Court overruled the exceptions in the case of Asa Mogorn, the wife murderer, and he w r as sen tenced to be hanged on the 4th Fri day in November, 1879, 18 months of interim to be spent at hard labor, and 6 months in solitary confinement. General Smash In Beading, Pa. Reading, Nov. 17.—The Reading Savings Bank, with nearly a million on deposit, Rushong & Bro’s, bank ers, liabilities $300,000, and the Dime Savings Bank have suspended. Weather. Washington, November 17.—In dications: For the South Atlantic States, higher barometer, northwest to northeast winds, and generally colder, clear or partly cloudy weather. Thanls^iviiigr Proclaiatioi By the GOVERNOR of GEORGIA: Procure it in time if you wish’to save doctor bills. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Price 25 cents; large size, 50 cents." T HE citizens of Georgia have enjoyed, in a large degree, during the present year, the blessings of a merciful and bounti ful Providence. We have been spared the scourge of pestilence; our harvests have been plenteous, our communities have been peaceful. Social order has been universally preserved, and the hearts of the people have been cheered by the prospect and promise of a restored harmony and fraternity. It becomes us as an intelligent and grate ful people to make formal, reverent and heartfelt acknowledgment of this goodness and mercy. To this end, I earnestly invite you to meet in our several places of worship on Thurs day, the 29th of this month, to testify our gratitude to God, and, with our household, bow before the Majesty of Heaven, thanking Him for past mercies, and invoking His care and blessing upon the future of Geor gia and our common country. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Executive Department, at the Capital in Atlanta, this 15th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and seventy-seven. ALFRED II. COLQUITT, Governor. By tbe Governor: J. W. Warren, Secretary Executive Department. announcements. SPRINGER’S OPERA HOUSE. For the Legislature. I announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives of the next Legislature, and respectfully request the support of the voters of Muscogee county. Election 5th day of December next. oc28 d<fcwtd* LOUIS F. GARRARD. To the Yoters of Muscogee County. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for the House of Represen tatives of the next Legislature. I am in favor of a fair race before the people. oc26 d<twtd REESE CRAWFORD. To tlie Voters of Muscogee, Chatta hoochee and Marion. I announce myself a candidate for Senator to represent the 24th Senato rial District in the next Legislature. I am willing to submit my claims to whatever the people may desire, whether it be a nomina tion or hurdle race. I shall make a personal canvass of the District, and will “shun no question and wear no mask.” oc24 diwtd* THOMAS W. GRIMES. THIRD GRAND CONCERT OF THE Columbus Choral lira! Thursday Even’g, Nov. 22,1877. FOR THE Benefit of Fernandina Sufferers Empire Mills PRICE LIST: SJiOW FLAKE, per barrel S 7.75 SILVER LEAF « “ 7.25 PEARL DUST « “ 7.00 BRAS, per 1,000 lbs., sacked 11.00 SHIP STUFF, per l,000*lbs., saeke I 13.00 Rest White Table Heal and Grits, pr 40 lbs. SOr The above grades of Flour I guaran tee to be equal in all respects to any brought to this market. Every sack is fully warranted to give entire satisfac tion. GEO. W. WOODRUFF, PROPRIETOR, Nov. 18, 1877—3t Grand Masonic Entertainment in Browneville. T uesday and Wednesday even ings, Nov. 20th and 21st, 1877, under the auspices of of Wilson Williams Lodge. The Alabama Gymnasium will give varit-d performances on each evening. To be fol- owed by a Grand Ball in Masonic Hall( Brass and String Bands will be in aitend- ance. Jg-For particulars see hand bills. (2t. -19-ADMISSION 50 cents; Reserved Scat- 75 cents. Seats may be secured at Pease -V Norman's on Wednesday, 21st. , Honorary members may secure seats a- ame place Nov. 20th (Tuesday;. nol ota By HIRSCH k HECHT. Valuable Real Estate at And ion. A T 11 o’clock on the first Tuesday in I • comber next, will be sold to the higne»‘ bidder, in front of our store, the d--irai-i" HOUSE AND LOT owned by Mrs. Mar> Henes, No. 502, fronting 92 feet 10 inches Forsyth street, and 147 feet 10 inches - ■ — - - - ’• • - - * good Randolph street. On tlie I.ot are twi Dwellings, one with five rooms and the »>tj>* er with two rooms; also a Kitchen witn three rooms, together with one of the Vl -, best wells of water in the city. The rent notes from day of sale goes to purchaser This lot is conveniently located to t-' churches and schools, and is in a nrst-r.u neighborhood. Terms cash. C. S. HARRISON Auctioneer. Nov. 18th—21,25,28,del,2,4,7 ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE- TTNDER and by virtue of a decree of th 1 U Clis •• • ill ...ancery Court of Russell county, f " 1 sell, at public outcry, to the highest wu-e., ON TUESDAY, THE Istii DAY OK I )E * CEMBER NEXT, the following Lands belonging to the estate of James Wright, deceased, situated in tin- sell county, Ala., to wit: ts Section one (1) and a part of section two in township fourteen (11), and range thin. (30); the south half of the south half ot sec tion thirty-five (35), and a part ... • . fifteen 0.». GEORGIA! VIRGINIA!! TEXAS!!! AH • Wool Texas Cassimeres ! Just in, from which we are making up BEAUTIFUL SUITS! American Chevoits at $1S.00 a Suit (A GREAT BARGIAN). G OOD QUALITY, variety of style and col ors, made to measure, well trimmed and fit guaranteed. The Eagle & Phenix Jeans and Doeskins, ready-made or made to meas ure, in good style, at short notice. A large stock of these Goods now ready, selling VEK\ low, wholesale and retail. C3r. J". PEACOCK, novl8 eodtf thirty-six (36), in towhship — . range thirty (30)—containing one thousan (1,000) acres, and constituting what is know as the ♦ MILL TRACT* Also, the southeast quarter of section nin; teen (19), the whole of section twenty fractional section twenty-one (21), traetio a section twenty-two (22), fractional section twenty-six (26>, fractional section txvein. is known as the Osnicliee Bend Plantation. RUSTPROOF OATS. GENUINE Florida Syrup, -AT- ALABAMA WAREHOUSE, BLANCHARD, WILLIAMS A CO. SKifcWlt The Sale will take plac on the premises. TERMS: One-third cash. at 12 o’clock >t- at one-tliird twelve months, and one-third at two j ears, with interest on the deferred pa j men ts eight percent, interest. W. H CHAMBERS, nol8 SElm Administrator. For Sale or Rent, Cheap. T HE place known as tlie PFRR7 S)0 acres of cleared land. KING Apply to TalbottonVGa., or J. F. POU, City. nov4 SElm S1200 S U. VRY. Penn*»ent wleroM w&oted to sell Staple Goods to ile«J- Sopeddl.tgr