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WASHINGTON.
Mexican Air AMO BBWrflM.
(ouaiUln u PmIII* B»llr.»d
.caaalltM Drrldw Tkrax-kuiort<m
• (balrniKU — Conklin* A*aln»l (lie
lew York irooriBKiloiM—Gordon and
Kiindolpli A«alnnt CoaUlif — Fori-
-..fcllr Mall from Naianaah lo Ha
vana—Nhrrldan ou Rio Urnndr
Border— *0 I>an*cr of War I'nlna
Iroiu Arrldetilal CollUlou.
Washington, December 12.—The
committee on foreign afJMrs ugreedto
-port a bill for the distribution of the
Mexican awards for all claims allowed
except the Meil and Louisiana Abra
claims, which are held for investiga
tion.
PACIFIC RAII.KOAD COMMITTEE.
The House committeeon the Pacitlc
Railroad by a vote of « to 4 refused to
excuse Governor Throckmorton from
serving as chairman, vice Potter re
signed. He will take the place at the
foot of the committee.
NOMINATION.
John C. Davis, of New York, Judge
Court of Claims.
CONKLING AND THE NEW YORK NOM
INATIONS.
The Star says Senator Conkling in
executive session of the Senate yester
day, presented an adverse report from
(lie committee on commerce on the
nominations of Roosevelt and Prince
for collector and naval officer of the
port of New York, and a favorable
report on the nomination
of Merritt for surveyor.
The adverse report in the committee
was secured by a vote of 0 to 2, Sena
tors Gordon and Randolph being the
only two members voting in fnvorof
a favorable report. The general im
pression is that Senator Conkling lias
secured sufficient votes among Demo
cratic Senators to secure the rejection
of tlie appointments by the Senate.
His friends indeed claim that he has
a majority aguinst their confirmation
of 15 votes.
MAIL FROM SAVANNAH TO HAVANA.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 12.—Com
mencing January 1st next, fortnight
ly mails will be sent from Savannah,
Ga., to Havana, via Nassau. This
line will be kept up all winter.
BILL FOR SETTLEMENT WITH SOUTH
ERN ROADS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, December 12.—The
bill introduced in the Senate to-
-duy by Mr. Ransom, to provide for
the settlement of accounts with cer
tain railway companies, is the same
bill that was introduced in the House
November 5th, providing for reopen
ing the settlement by the United
Btates Government with the Selma &
Meridian, the New Orleans, Ope-
louses i Great Western, the Atlantic
& North Carolina, the New Orleans,
Jackson & Great Western, the Mis
sissippi & Tennessee, the Chicago &
Alexandria, and such other rail
road companies as are purchased
and have made full payment for
engines, rolling stock, etc., sold
to said companies by the United
States Government in 1805 uud 1806,
and to adjust the same upon the basis
and the plan of settlement adopted in
the settlement by the Secretary of
War with the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, under act of Congress ap
proved 3d, 1877. Tlie bill au
thorized the Secretary of War
when said claims shall have been ad
justed to issue ids warrant on the
United States Treasury for tlie
amount of money it is found ought
to be refunded to said railroad com
panies on account of said settlement.
SHERIDAN ON THE RIO GRANDE
BOUNDARY.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.]
Washinngton, December 12.—
Gen. Bheridau was before the mili
tary committee of the House to-day
on the Rio Grande. Tlie most sig
nificant remark Sheridan made was
there was no danger of war unless
from accidental collision between the
American and Mexican forces. He
also testified that within the last year
there had been one raid of marau
ders into Mexico from the Texas
side of the Rio Grande, and
in reply to a question stated
that he had not advised tlie issuance
of the order for our forces to pursue
Mexicans across tlie river into Mex
ico. It was decided to-day that the
sub-committee consisting of Banning,
Debrell, Bragg, White, and Maish,
shall continue the investigation do
ing the recess of Congress.
FORTYFIFtTUCONGRESS.
MM HQI’NE NOTHING IMPOHTANT.
lu Senate Conklins Gains (he Victory,
■■4 by a Vote ot II to 13 »rA-aU
Hayes' New Yot k Nominations—The
Vole — Matthews’ Nil ter Bill Ills.
HOUSE.
Washington, December 12.—Ste
phens, of Georgia, introduced a bill
repealing the iron clad oath.
The House has under consideration
the Colorado contested election case.
Morey Introduced a bill to author
ize the Southern Pacific Railroad to
extend its roud and telegraph from
its present terminus in Arizona to a
point on the Rio Grande near El
Paso.
The discussion of the Colorado con
test occupied the day. A vote will be
taken to-morrow. -
SENATE.
A great portion of the morning
hour was again taken up in the pre
sentation of petitions for the appoint
ment of commissioners to inquire
into alcohol liquor traffic; favoring
the sixteenth amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States; to se
cure female suffrage,and agaiust any
legislation concerning the revision
of tariff duties until after official in
quiry as to the business industries of
the country. All were referred to ap
propriate committees.
A half dozen Northern postmasters
were nominated.
The almost certain nomination of
Potta as postmaster at Petersburg will
not be readied till after recess.
The consideration of * Matthews'
silver resolution was resumed.
Chaffee, of Colorado, submitted the
following as a substitute for tlie reso
lution, leaving the preamble of Mr.
Matthews the same us submitted bv
that Senator.
Resolved, That all the bonds of the
United States, issued or authorized to
lie issued under the said acts of Con
gress heretofore recited, are |>uyable,
principal and interest,at the option of
the Government in coin of gold or
silver of the standard value when
such bonds were issued, and to restore
to its coinage such silver coin us a
egal tender co-equal with gold coin,
is not in violation of the public faith,
nor in derogation of the rights of the
public creditor. Ordered printed bva
vote of 44 to 20.
Went into executive session.
The struggle over the New York
appointments resulted in victory
•or, Mr. Conkling. All details obtain
able follow: The Senate was in exec
utive session to-day nearly six hours,
adjourning at 8 o'clock. The entire
session was devoted to tlie New York
custom house nominations, two of
which, namely, those of Theodore
Roosevelt to be collector in place of
Arthur, to lie removed, and L. Brad
ford Prince as navul officer
vice Cornell, to be removed,
were reported from the committee on
commerce unfavorably. The third,
namely, that of A. E. Merritt to be
surveyor of customs in place of Sharp,
whose commission has expired, was
reported with a favorable recom
mendation. No opposition was mani
fested to the latter, but the contest in
regard to the two proposed removals
was extremely animated, and took a
very wide range, covering a discus
sion of tlie rights, powers and duties
of the President in regard to remov
als from office, and tlie subject of
civil service policy in general.
Mr. Conkling, chairman of tlie
committee on commerce, opened tlie
debate with a brief statement of tlie
reason why, in the opinion of a ma
jority of that committee, the two first
named nominations should not be
confirmed. These were in brief that
no charges either of corruption or of
inefficiency iiad been made against
the present incumbents, but thut on
the contrary they were conceded to
be faithful, honest, experienced and
able officers.
Mr. Bayaru followed in an extend
ed argument maintaining the rigid
of the Executive to make changes
which in his opinion would be for
the benefit of the public service, lie
being responsible for tlie execution of
the laws and entitled to select bis
agents subject to the confirmation of
the Senate, but that without being
obliged to furnish tlie Semite a state
ment of his reasons.
Mr. ICernan then delivered a
speech of considerable length on the
same side of the question, defending
the action of the President. His re
marks were mostly read from manu
script.
General Gordon was tlie next
speaker. He warmly commended
the civil service policy of President
Hayes, and in regard to the pending
nominations asserted emphatically
thut tlie removals which they con
templated were demanded by a prop
er regard for tlie purity of the service.
He charged that Messrs. Cornell and
Arthur had disgracefully made use of
tlie power of tneir offices for merely
f iartisan ami selfish purposes; and
le intimated that it was time for tlie
one-man power in New York State to
be broken.
The debate then became quite gen
eral.
Messrs. Hoar and Matthews spoke
in favor of sustaining the action of
the President in the exercise of his
constitutional power, and what they
believed to be ids sound public policy
in removing tlie civil service from tlie
domain of partisun control.
Mr. Teller and others spoke briefly
in reply, arguing that in the present
instances, at least, tlie President had
departed from the principles of civil
service which lie himself had an
nounced, namely, thut faithful and
efficient service should prevail.
Senator Conkling closed the debate
in a speech of considerable length
and great vigor and earnestness. He
replied in detail to the various argu
ments advanced by the supporters of
tlie nominations, and repelled with
the utmost emphasis the charges that
had been made against tlie official
character and conduct of the officers
whom the President proposed to re
move. He insisted that they had
been faithful, honest mid effi
cient in every particular, and
challenged the proof that a
single charge had ever been
made ugainst them either by the mer
cantile community, or tlie Secretary
of tile Treasury, or tlie President
himself. He also defied any one to
show or to assert that ids (Conk-
ling’s) action in this matter had been
otherwise than fair, open, courteous
and above board. In conclusion, he
claimed thut tlie Senate would be
alike unjust to faithful officers, care
less of its own prerogatives and duties
and unmindful of the dictates of true
civil service policy, if it failed to vote
that these nominations should be re
jected.
A vote by yeas and nays was then
taken upon the nomination of Mr.
Roosevelt and it was rejected by a
majority of seven, the ayes being 25
and the nays 32.
The nomination of Prince was re
jected upon another roll call by the
same vote.
In each case Senators Eaton, Den
nis, Whyte- and Maxey, Democrats,
united with the great body of the
Republicans aguinst confirmation,
and 'Senators Burnside, Christiancy,
Conover, Dawes, Hoar and Matthews,
Republicans, sided witli tlie mass of
tlie Democrats in favor of confirma
tion.
The nomination of Merritt was con
firmed without a division.
Amotion was made to remove tlie
injunction of secresy from the rules,
but ufider tlie rules a single objection
carried it over until to-morrow, when
it will undoubtedly lie adopted.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1877
fee, Conkling, Davis, of Illinois- Dor
sey, Eaton, Edmunds, Ferry, Ham-
lin, Howe, Ingulls, Jones, of Nevada;
Kellogg, Kerwood, McMillan, Mitch
ell, Morrill, Oglesby, Paddock, Pat-
terson, Pluml), Hollins, Sargent,
Stiiinders, Spencer and Teller—total
NO. 292
32.
It is said that the majority against
the confirmation of Messrs. Roose
velt and Prince would have been two
or three greater but for the absence
of mi equal number of Senators
known to be opisised to the nomina
tions who had temporarily left tlie
capitol without pairs, with the belief
that a vote would not be reached
until a late hour. With tlie excep
tion of these two or three Senators
and Mr. Sharon, who is still absent
from Washington, all the votes of the
full number of Senators were either
actually east or made eflbctive by
means of pairs.
LATER.
Special to Enqtiirer-Sun.]
Mr. Jones, of Florida, from eoiu-
mltteee on naval affairs reported,
with amendments, the Senate hill to
authorize the Secretary or the Navy
to transfer to the Secretary of the In
terior for entry and sale all lands in
Florida not needed fornuval purposes.
Placed on the calendar.
Also from the same committee,
without amendment, Senate hill to
retrocede to Florida jurisdiction over
lands reserved tor a dock yard in tlie
county of Escambia, Florida. Cal
endar.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.
JTI SWJ.4.V* CArTMJMMC 40,000 Ti’RKS
AT PLEVNA.
The fur Hel«n» Osmmi Pnshn HU
Mwont — Turkish ilrsntl fouucll Re
solves lo Curry on War to LmI Ki>
treuilly.
THE VOTE.
Special lo the Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington. Dec. 1-.— Mean-
while tlie following is believed to be
a correct statement of tin- votes actu
ally cust by these Senators who were
present and not paired. The names
of several whoare mentioned as having
separated from the majority of their
political colleagues on tlie question oi
sustaining tlie President’s action
will not lie found m -this list, but
their respective fiositions were made
manifest by tlie announcements of
pairs. Those who voted in favor of
confirmation were according to tlie
best information obtainable: Messrs.
Baylev, Barmim, Bavard, Beck,
Burnside, Christiancy, Coke, Cono
ver, Dawes, Eustis, Gordon, Grover,
Harris, Hereford, Hill, Hoar, John
ston, Jones, of Florida, Kernun, La
mar, McCreary, Matthews, Morgan,
Handull and Saulslmry. Total 25.
Tlie negative votes were east by
Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Blaine,
Booth, Bruee, Cameron, of Pennsyl
vania; Cameron, of Wisconsin; Chat-
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Savannah, December 12.—Tlie
bondholders’ committee and finance
committee of tlie City Council met in
conference to-day to take action in re
gard to city bonds.
The proposition by tlie city to issue
thirty year bonds, paying the first ten
years three per cent., second, four per
cent, and the third ten years five
pel- cent, was rejected by tlie bond
holders, and tlie proposition by tlie
bondholders for tlie city to issue’ long
bonds, (tearing live per cent, was re
jected by tiie city. No further action
was taken.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rrpobllrnna filer! a Mate Senator.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.]
Charleston. December 12.—J. W.
Collins, Republican, was elected State
Senator in Beaufort county, Monday,
by 1,500 majority. This is tlie first
election in this State tills year which
has been curried by the Republicans.
WESTERN UNION TE 1.KURA PH CO.
<|uarlerl,r Dividend or 1 M Per Cent
Deelnred.
New York, December 12.—At tlie
quarterly meeting of tlie directors of
tlie Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to-day a report was submitted,
showing that on October 1st, there
was a net surplus of $90,805.01, and
that tlie net profits for the quurter
ending DecernberfUst was $750,188.76^
making a total of$841,000.30; that the
interest on tlie bonded debt for one
quarter and oiie-quurter’s proportion
of tlie sinking funds amounted to
$732,000, which leaves a balance of
$709,004.80. From this tlie usual
quarterly dividend of D per cent, is
taken amounting to $625,031.56, leav
ing a balnnce of $188,072.80.
A resolution was adopted declaring
a dividend of 14 per cent, from tlie
net earnings of three mouths ending
December 31, payable on January
15th, 1378.
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Ilouic KmlorMN Nhellj'a BUI.
San FRANcrsco.Dcceniber 12.—The
House unanimously adopted tlie Sen
ate concurrent resolution endorsing
Shelly's Chinese bill. All is quiet at
Sonora. Tlie newspapers exaggerated
tlie recent troubles there.
I.nr*e(it Association In New Jersey
Newark, Dec. 12.—The Newark
Savings Institution, tlie largest and
oldest of tliis city, chartered 30 years
ago, lias been taken charge of by the
chancellor on action of its managers,
so as to insure ail equal distribution
of its assets among tlie depositors and
to prevent unfairness from a possible
run. It lias about $12,000,000 assets,
including depreciated securities and
$2,000,000 ill Government bonds. The
deposits are $11,000,000. Tlie chancel
lor orders them to pay 18 per cent, of
tlie principal to depositors who apply
for it, witli 2 per cent, interest on
January 2d, and no more till bli
ther orders. Meanwhile lie will ol
der a full investigation of the affairs
of tlie itit-sitntion. Moneys hereafte
dc|H)sited are to lie kept separate and
invested in United States,New Jersey
and New York bonds, free from tlie
risk of former investments.
Illeachml Uootl» ui Auction
New York, December 12.—A great
sale of 6,943 cases of bleached goods
took place here to-dav. Tlie goods
sold were deliverable in either New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Bos
ton or Providence, and tlie goods of
fered embraced tlie entire stocks of
Lonsdale, Blaekstone and Hope
bleached cottons on hand this day in
all tlie markets and at all other places,
Among tlie houses represented were
several of Baltimore and Philadel
phiu. Tlie bidding was extremely
brisk, and prices obtained we
sldered good. The sales realized $1
800,000. Lonsdales averaged 81 cents
per yard, Blackstoncs a fraction ovc
71 cents, Hones a fraction over 7
cents per yard.
( rrdllorti of Nprngur * C'c
Providence, December I
meeting of the creditors of A. A \\
Sprague, representing $4,250,000 in
debtedness, was held to take action to
protect them and secure their rights.
An association was formed for this
purpose and an executive eommittei
was chosen who were instructed to
take steps to protect tlie creditors.
Allot her Toko* Hie I’-linl Conroe.
Special In Enquirer-Sun.]
Taunton, Mass., December 12.
The Taunton Savings Bank lias sus
pended. It is thought depositors will
be paid in full.
THE FALL OF PLEVNA.
Constantinople, Dec. 12.—The
fail of Plevna is officially announced
here. Melionict Ali lias been remov
ed from iiis command and replaced by
Cliukir Pasha. The Council of State
lias decided to appointthrec Christian
Governors of tlie provinces.
OSMAN’S sortie.
Bucharest, Dee. 12.—Tlie sortie
was solely prompted by tlie entire
failure of the provisions. Osman
crossed the river Vld, attacked and
took Ft. Daleny Etropol. The Rus
sians and Roumanians were hurried
up from Susarta and Bukova. After
a terrible carnage, Osman attempted
to re-enter Plevna, but it had mean
while been occupied by tlie Rouma
nians and Russians from Gravitza.
Osman on finding himself thus sur
rounded, although wounded in tlie
font, personally conducted negotia
tions for the surrender. He expressly
announced that lie surrendered un
conditionally to the Emperor.
CAPTURES AT PLEVNA.
London, Dee. 12.—Estimates of
the number Turks captured at Plev
na, telegraphed from St. Petersburg
lust night, are 40,000, exclusive of
20,000 sick and wounded. They are
worthless, us there are no Letter
means of estimating tlie number
there than here.
TURKS SURRENDER 30,000 MEN.
Vienna, Dec. 12.—Tlie correspond
ent of the Time*, after a careful sur
vey of file operations about Plevna
since July with various losses and
reinforcements arrives at tlie conclu
sion that Osman Pashn surrendered
less than 30,000 men altogether.
THE UZAR AND OSMAN PASHA,
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
London, December 12.—A Reuter
telegram from Verbitza states tlie
Czar will start for St. Petersburg Sat
urday. He has visited Osman Pasha
and ' returned to him his sword in
recognition of ills bravery.
TURKS TO CARRY ON WAR.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Constantinople, December 12.—
The Grand Council was held to-day
at the war office. It Is said it was re
solved to carry on tlie war to tlie last
-xlremlty.
FRANCE.
r.VA’ASI.VKII* KKKI II/ V
TROUBLES APPREHENDED.
Paris, December 12. — Nothing
definite is known about tlie new cab
inet yet.
The Dir Neuviem Seiclc speuks of
the iiossibility of President MucMu-
lioii’s Impeachment on several
grounds.
The Clerical organ Defence says Die
Senate’s refusal to sanction the disso
lution would release President Mue-
Mahon from Ids promises and leave
him free to retire. Tlie Defence,
however, hopes President. MacMahon
will not be eager to seize sucli an op
portunity, and thinks his devotion to
(lie country will suggest to him a
loftier and firmer resolution.
MEETING OF NEW MINISTRY.
Tlie new Ministry held a council
but failed to agree on a programme.
Tlie troops in Paris and Versailles
are confined to their barracks.
uneasiness prevailing.
London, December 12.—The Stand
ard'n Paris special says it is difficult
to describe tlie intense feeling of un
easiness and apprehension that pre-
ails. In accordance withorders of the
Ministry of Interiof, gunsmith shops
in Paris have shutters up. No out
ward symptom of agitation is making
such precaution necessary. Some
foreigners are leaving Paris. Presi
dent MacMahon still believes in the
support of a majority of tlie Senate.
Tlie firm belief of those who know
him best is that if tlie Senate refuses
dissolution and urges him to make
overtures to tlie Ijeft lie will comply.
UrMl Fire Ml Snl.lnllfler.
Santander, Dec. 12.—A great fin
is raging. Tlie damage so far is esti
mated at four million reals.
Tent KxcUr ('iwf.
New York, December 12.—In a
test case Judge Davis announced his
decision to-day in the matter of ha
beas corpus to’ procure the release of
tlie arrested liar tender, August Will.
Trocli, for violating tlie excise law.
He suid that after giving tlie case tin-
most careful consideration in ids
liowcr be had come to tlie conclusioi
to dismiss tlie court and remand tlie
prisoner.
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Ina|M>rtmnl—Wb.v Should Tliej ?
Providence, Dec. 12. — United
States Supervising Inspector Mat
thews and two assistant inspectors
visited (lie steam yacht Estelle at
Bristol. The result of the visit is un
known.
Binhop of quin'". 1
Special lo Enquirer-Sun
What The Commodore Said.—
The contestants of Commodore
Vanderbilt's will arc attempting to
show that lie was such a sufferer from
disease that he couldn’t lie of sound
mind. Here is a specimen of the tes
timony, Dr. Bodenheimer being un
der examination :
“The Commodore and myself were
talking together in his room one day,
and I arose, and, in doing so, I made
a noise with a chair. Said lie to me:
‘Doctor, do sit down; you disturb me.’
I remember upon another occasion 1
wanted to move the Commodore from
one position to another in ids lied.
Dr. Lindsley was present, and in the
goodness of Ids heart pulled oil' his
coat and approached the lied. The
Doctor made a motion to assist him,
and Commodore Vanderbilt excitedly
said: ‘Oil, do let me alone; I am aide
to belli myself.’ I recollect another
time lie chided Dr. Lindsley
Pin-Pirlim Takra In the Dishabille
of Debate.
spondcnce Nashville American.
THURMAN, BAVARD AND BUCK.
Climb a fiiglit of stairs. Admire
tlie finest marble stairway in the
country, if not in tlie world. Cast a
single glance (one will suffice) at a
painting high upon tiie wall repre
senting tlie storming of Chupultepec.
There are possible soldiers doing im
possible tilings. Impossible Indians
doing possible tilings, and way off on
one side something like a mammoth
wood box on a hill top, which lias
apparently no connection with tlie
startling events going oil below, nod
knowingly to a sleepy, pleasant-faced
attendant, swing buck a green baize
through a marble |M>rtal, turn to the
right and look about. You are in one
end of a long, low, narrow room,
shaped like a carpenter's square.
Three men are talking in u group.
One tall, with a small head, a clean
shaven face, eyes witli an intense
earnest look, and mouth that smiles
by involuntary action. Tlie second
is much shorter and thicker-set. He
is older. Instead of short, dlirk hair,
his locks are long and grey. He wears
a flowing beard, hIbogrey. Hismoutli
shuts together witli u severe firmness,
and tlie lines suggest thefaceofalion.
Tlie eyes arc grey and would lie cold
except for a furtive twinkle that
broadens into a satisfied laugh as the
third man cracks a joke. The third
man is unmistakably Scotch, even
without tlie accent. Tlie round,
hard head, tlie short curly hair, once
black, now turning grey, tlie dose-
cropped beard and moustache, tlie
small keen eyes, tlie brawny figure,
all bear witness to his nationality. He
is speaking. Listen. “Tom, ' that
was a clear thrust under tlie ribs that
tlie Senator (turning to tlie old man)
gave Hoar when lie asked him who
seated all these Southern Senators
who hud waded to their scuts through
blood? Wouldn’t he have stirred up a
hornet’s nest thougli if he'd accepted
the challenge and uuined one?"
“It wus indeed a home thrust," re
plied tlie tall, quiet man whom
tlie other hud uddrssed so familiarly
as ‘Tom,’ "and it silenced him. I
convicted him myself out of his own
mouth, but” (anil this witli a gesture
of impatience), “what use is it to
argue with hucL men who hold such
utterly false notions about us and will
not lie convinced? Wluita definition
of a gentleman! Why, Mr. Hoar says
we all sanction murderers, and profit
by frauds, and in tlie same breath
says lie knows that personally we are
gentleman. A pretty definition of a
gentleman, indeed! A new one, by
Geo. F. Hoar, to wit: a mail, who
sanctions murder and profits by
fraud.” Tlie old mail, who lmil
smiled with complucent satisfac
tion ut the commendation
of his companions, Inuglied
quietly uud good linturedly at tlie in
dignation of “Tom," and remarked
in a voice which seemed to dwell
somewhere in tlie depth of his chest,
“1 rather thought I hud him. 1 rath-
thought T had fiini.”
Of course you have guessed tlie
names of the three—brave, bluff
Thurman, the father of tlie Senate;
the tall, courtly Bayard, whom all
his companions address as “Tom,”
and Beck, tlie keen, sensible Scotch
man from Kentucky.
WALLACE.
On a leathern lounge in the corner,
at tlie outer angle of tlie room, a man
lies stretched ut full length, napping,
witli Iiis hand across his eyes shield
ing them from the glare of tlie gas
light. He is full, angular and bony,
luit straight as an arrow. Tlie hair
is short and sandy; thestiffside-whls-
kers arc reddish brown; tlie eyes are
blue; the lips are thin; tlie mouth
wide, straight and compressed. It is
Wallace, the leader of the Pennsylva
nia Democracy, and the best political
manager in that great political State.
HAULSHURY.
A tall, old man,witli a thin, pale,
kindly face, and a spare, bent form, is
standing thoughtfully before tlie
cheery lire of cunnel coals, with Ids
buck to tlie ruddy blaze. His arms
are carelessly crossed behind him. A
cigar, half burned, is between ids
teeth. His head is bowed forward
wearily. It is Saulslmry, of Dele-
ware. ’ A younger and a shorter man
comes up. The feature of ids face is
the eyes, which are large, full and
pleasant. Silver tin-ends arc coming
in the abundant hair and full beard,
which evidently were once almost
block.
“Well, Senator, this is pretty trying
work for you." (Tills from tlie younger
mail to ’Saulslmry, who lifts. his
head, smiles pleasantly and responds
quickly: “Yes, Mr. Harris, it iH rath
er trying, hut I am feeling nicely and
can stand it, I guess, as long astliey
cun.”)
EUSTIS.
A plain looking man, in a reddish
brown business suit,- is passing slow
ly back and forth, stopping occasion
ally to ask or answer a question.
He Inis something of the mastiff in
Ids build. His limbs are short, Ids
body round and stout and ids head
round ami a trifle pugnacious. He
wears a full heard and moustache,
close cropped, after tlie style which
lias been so fashionable since Grant
set it. Both hair and heard are dark,
witli a few gray threads. In one
bund is a.light switch cuneund in the
other un old slouch but, witli a broad
brim and the color of stale smith This
is Eustis. He bus waited patiently
for twenty-two months, cooling Ids
heels in the anti-chamber. Within
than that number of days now In
stance of tlie Senate, to convict this
man of instigating tlie Hamburg
massacre, dared not prefer tlie charge,
and remarked after a month’s daily
acquaintance with (fen. Butler, “If
this man is guilty of this crime, lean
only say ‘a milder mannered man
ne'er cut a throat or scuttled a ship.’ "
No, Gen. Butler has something ofa
military look, given doubtless liy ids
erect carriage amt the moustache a ta
Napoleon, and the light brown goatee
winch lie wears. Tlie general con
tour of Ids face is not unlike that of
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, nordo
they vary much in size and shape.
Of the terrilde accusations which have
been heaped upon him Gen. Butler
says quietly: “My friends and my
people know better, and they ure so
preposterous that they have ceased
even to trouble my wife."
ng. Tlie
Tlie in-
AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE SENATE
CHAMBER.
While we have lingered In tlie
Democratic cloak room an hour lias
glided'by in the Senate. It is 1
o’clock. Ben Hill is spoakiiij
galleries are thinning out.
terlopers who. crowd the reporters'
gallery on great days have gone
home. Tlie workers still tarry con
densing hours of (lie political liistory
which is making into lines which are
flying along the wires North, East,
South and West, to greet at the
breakfast table in the morning the
great public scattered from Boston to
San Francisco, and from Chicago to
New Orleans. The change ofa head
line by a pale, over-worked young
man in that gallery takes a para
graph from a Boston render and
serves it up in New Orleans, it is
wonderful.
THE "FLOOR,”
that magic space, so near you might
drop down upon it from tlie parapet
Without injury, and yet distant by
years of labor, and even then more
likely unattainable; that forum which
has bequeathed to fame a Webster, a
Calhoun and aClav; tbatspnee which
lias echoed the ilrey eloquence of
Benjamin and Sumner’s forcible
pliillippics; thut enchanted ground of
an imagination whereon the lordly
Conkling treads and poses, on widen
Edmunds pours out hisgali,where the
courtlv Bayard pleads for honor, and
blufTTliurmiin strikes for Democracy
sturdy blows. The “floor of the Sen
ate," that Mecca of all American
ambition, stripped of all enchantment
and vapory disguise, looks for nil the
world like a college recitation-room
after hours. The desks are three-
fourths deserted. The light-brown
carpet is strewn with bits of paper,
torn by nervous Senatorial fingers. A
few stragglers lounge upon tlie sofas
against the wall in the rear and at
either end.
DEVENH AND STOUGHTON.
Ear round to the left two large-built
men, sitting close together, one with
a military moustache and a dose-
cropped, pointed beard of iron gray,
the other with a very florid face ami
u wealth of hair as white as driven
snow, are pointed out as,respectively,
ey Gene
AN OLD CASE.
Iavolvltif the Value or DeponlteH lu
Mouthern Haaka l>tiring tlie lVar.
From the Huntsville Independent.]
The case of A. G. Henry vs. tlie
Northern Bunk of Alabama, was con
cluded at a late hour Saturday night
and tiie verdict of the jury entered
Monday morning. The case hud oc
cupied about ten days' time of tlie
court and u great diversity of law was
offered by the contending attorneys.
Gen. L. P. Walker and Paul L.
Jones, Esq., appeared for Mr. Henry.
Milton Humes, Esq., and ex-Gov. ft.
P. Lewis represented tlie bank. Tlie
case was fought hard and well on both
sides.
The amount sued for was $0,154.25,
which with interest from date of de
mand would aggregate something
more than $11,000.00. Tlie claim wus
for deposites in gold (120) current
bank bills, Confederate Treasury
notes and collections on Memphis &
Nashville. The deposits, were made
in the latter part of November, 1801,
and In January 1862.
The plaintiff' claimed legal tender
from tiie date upon which lie made a
formal demand on the hank, viz:
December 10, 1807.
The testimony was voluminous.
Tlie bunk books were brought in and
In course of the testimony names
came up of parties who have long
been sleeping the last sleep, (it is
now sixteen years since these deposits
were made.) During the trial of the
cause there .was generally a goodly
throng of auditors in the court room.
The proof was that all of the depos
its except the gold, were (ionfederate
currency, fart of which was deprecia
ted bunk notes of suspended State
bunks and a part Confederate Treas
ury notes.
Tlie efiect of the charge was sub
stantially to entitle piaiutiir to ills
gold and the value of the other de
posits ut tlie time the demand wus
made. Tlie court had before it for
guidance the ruling of the U. S. Su
preme Court in the case of the Union
Bunk vs. Planters Bank, llith Wal
lace, which held (lie Confederate cur
rency was a commodity and not
money.
The verdict of the jury gave $500
to the plaintiff. Justlmw they reach
ed that exact amount wc are not ad
vised, but have heard it suggested that
they made it out of the gold (which
all know is good, ami mighty good !)
and some of flic State bank notes at a
reduced value. They evidently put
ns little value on the Confederate
money us people are disposed to put
upon it ut tills hour.
Numerous exceptions were made
on either side. We hear thut the
bunk directors arc satisfied at the re
sult, although the verdict is probably
for about twice tlie amount they
looked for.
Mr. Henry is a man of firm views
and would not have brought tlie suit
unless he thought himself entitled to
the money sued for. Plaintiff will
probably go to the Supreme Court.
era I Dcvens and lawyer
Bishoi
of Quincy.
Quincy, December 12.—Rev. S. L.
iarris, D. D., of Chicago, wus elected
5(shop of tlie new Episcopal Diocese
for
»|>-
Did
profane language'.” asked
Mr. Lorih ‘I don’t remember,’ said
Uie Doctor. ‘Do try.’ Well. I think
he said “duinii you, gel out." ' "
plying bandages to his spine. ‘Did
he use any profane language'.” asked
le
will get bis p;isl dues, Deo voleidi,
and will Is- installed a Senator of the
United States.
GENERAL BUTLER.
On a lounge opposite the fire-place
is stretched the form of Gen. M. C.
Butler, who is talking earnestly to
Eaton, a little man, but one of the
largest-hearted ill the Senate. As
Butler lies there you may stare at him
to your heart's content and note every
lineament of tic- best abused man in
America. The most sensational court
re|Hirter in the world could not find a
point on which to hung Hint "I told
vou so" of ciMirt re|H>rts, to-wit: "He
looked a criminal.' You might travel
many a day without finding such
another frank, manly, pleasant face.
The forehead is high, the eye full anil
bright, tlie mouth firm aim tlie smile
as pleasant and gentle as a woman’s.
Even tlie venerable Christiancy .after
having labored for weeks, at tlie iu-
Attorne
Stoughton.
A CARPET-BAG TRIO.
tn the corner to tlie left three men
on a sofa have their heads together.
All three are very common looking.
The middle one of the group, slim
and wiry, with long, brown, wavy
hair, slmkcH iiis head impatiently and
occasionally interjects a word in the
voluble discourse which is being cur
ried on by the other two, botli short,
both dumpy, both heavy-jawed ami
heavy-headed. One is nearly bald ;
tlie other lias an abundance'of hair.
It is Patterson, flanged on either side
by Dorsey and Spencer, carpet-bag
gers all.
KELLOGG.
A tall man, with broad shoulders,
deep set eyes and a fine black’mous
tache, stands idly leaning against the
doorway of the cloak-room on tlie
Republican side. His sharp, restless
eyes watch every word which falls
from the lips of either of the trio of
carpet-baggers. That iH William Pitt
Kellogg. 11 iH abode for the past week
lias been in (lie Republican cloak
room of tlie Senate, lie is a Senator
now. Ho may lie until 1879. He
hardly will be after that.
FUTILE ORATORY.
Look again. The speaker is wax
ing earnest. He is appealing to
Mitchell. Where is Mitchell? His
hank is toward the speaker. One knee
is in Iiis chair. Ills elbows are on
the desk of Conkling. who, stretched
clear forward, is talking earnestly to
a group of six, whose ears are all
within tin’ sound of iiis imperial
voice. Of three you can zee tlie
hacks, of three you cun see file
tops of the heads' only. Edmunds
is one, and Wudlefgli is one,
and Howe is one, and Don
Cameron is one. The speaker, stand
ing amid hisaudicneeof empty desks,
makes a point so strong against Kel
logg that it penetrates the thick
skull in the galleries. Do you say
thut must convince the Senate'
Look again at Conkling and iiis
group. They have not even heard it.
They hardly know who is on the
floor. Why not? Because the argu
ments which have been, mid which
may lie. hurled into tin* uremi of tlie
.Semite have as little influence upon
this question as the simoonsof A ratlin.
Ben Hill may indeed In- talking to
the country, lint the issue of the con
tested case’s hangs upon the conclu
sion of those six men, so inattentive
to all save their party leader who is
explaining to them the nature and
tlie effect of the iiltimutimi which has
been submitted by the Democrats.
Dignity'.’ There is very little of it
in a night session, llypocniey?
There is much of it in politics.
Luther.
"All, Moils, do (i said a gen
tleman to a l-'rciich friend the other
day, “sorry to hear you’ve lost your
wife.”
“Old, Sure," replied the French
man, “Ah, ze misfortune liorreeble;
my poor vlfe.”
“I attended the funeral at tlie
church,” continued the gentlemun;
"you seemed to be taking ou terribly
about it, I noticed.”
“Ze church,"exclaimed tlie French
man, excitedly. “Zu church ! All,
my friend, zut was missing. You
should luiveseenme at ze grave. Zere,
I raise li—1."—A'. Y. Commercial Ad
vertiser,
Weutlier.
Washington, December 12.—In
dications: For tiie Soutli Atlantic
States, falling barometer, winds
mostly from southerly to westerly,
generally warmer and' clear or partly
cloudy weather.
A WESTERN ENOCH AHOEN.
('in-ion* €•»*«* of MUIakcn Identity—A
Wife .Vlatnkea a N trail get-tor lierHua-
iiand and Istaen With IlluiTno Yearn.
Ci ncinnati, November 27.—A cu
rious case of mistaken identity on one
part and a heartless deception on the
other hand, has Just been brought to
light in Covington, Kentucky. Some
eight or ten years ago a man named
Ignatius Goetz lived with a family in
Lewisinu-g, a village near ('ovington.
Not prospering in Ids aflidi-s, he en
tered the regular army and went to
Texus. After remaining there two
years lie received injuries of some na
ture and was discharged, and instead
of returning home went to Chicago,
turning up just before tlie great nre
there. Here befell in with a stranger
named Alien, strongly resembling
him ill personal appearance, uud tlio
two set out during the fire to plunder
and rob, in which scheme they were
caught ami narrowly escaped lynch
ing. On being tried both nicii were
convicted, and Goetz was sen
tenced to serve six years in the pen-
tentiary, Iiis partner being sent
only for four years. Cjion reaching
the penitentiary they were placed in
adjoining cells, and became -very in
timate friends. Alien, after serving
out his sentence, came to Covington,
and, finding Mrs. Goetz, claimed to
be her husband. At first she would
not believe him, 1ml he finally suc
ceeded in convincing her and took up
Iiis abode witli her, and in duo time a
child, the fruit uf their iilii-it union,
was born. Everything passed quietly
until about a month ago, when Goetz
liimsclf returned, having served out
ids time. When the first meeting
hail taken place Goetz wus informed
of tiie deception Hint had been prac
ticed on ids wife, and ut once sought
legal redress. But Allen bail learned
of Ids coming, and tied across tlie
river to Cincinnati. Goetz followed
witli Iiis family, mid undertook further
proceedings, but soon learned that he
liud fled tills city and gone to parts
unknown. The woman is respectably
connected in Covington, and is earli
est in her protestations that she wus
a victim of deception iu the two years
she lived with her paramour.
Mrs. Oates, tlie famous opera
bouffe singer, who lias often visited
Columbus, seemslo be always in some
sort of trouble. Soon after her hus
band (Oates’) death, she married her
business man, Titus. Tills union did
not lust long, hut broke up inn grand
row. Her lutest notoriety is explained
by the following item from the Now
York Times of tlie Otli inst.:
A suit lias been brought in the Su
premo Court iu which Elizabeth
Laurent seeks an absolute divorce
from Henry Laurent. Tin-parties to
tlie action arc well known among
actors, the defendant being at pres
ent a member of the Oates
Comic (hioru Troupe. Mr. and
Mrs. Laurent were married
in London, England, on Feb
ruary lo, 1874. Mrs. Laurent, in her
compluiut. says that her husband lias
committed adultery with Mrs. Alice
Oates, at the Union Square Hotel, in
this city, ut Richmund, New Orleans,
St. Louis, Chicago and elsewhere.
Both Mr. Laurent and Mrs. Oates arc
now traveling with the troupe, which
has recently been performing ut
Wheeling, West Virginia, and at
Columbus, Ohio. The case was
brought to tlie attention of Chief Jus
tice Davis, in Supreme Court Chum-
bers, who yesterday grunted an order
for tlie publication of tlie summons
in the ease. Mrs. Oates mid Mr.
Laurent have ns yet bad no opportun
ity of answering the charges.