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ColumOn VOL. XIX- 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. ■ ♦-♦s (.lI.4FO«Vl(. 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. » ♦ ♦ 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.