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VOL. XX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1878.
NO. 9
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KIO ORANDE IMPRESSIONS,
Washington, January 9.—While
the general tenor of evidence of Col.
Shatter and Lieut. Bullis develope
no new facts, the impression la
strengthened that Federal military
force, both on the jiurt ofthe United
States aud Mexico, must be retained
on the Rio Grande border. Appre-.
henston of serious complication be-
! tween the two governments ure dlssl-
! pated.
SENATE COMPOSITION.
When the Senate assembles to
morrow there V ill lie 37 Republicans,
| 36 Democrats and David Davis. Two
Republicans will be absent without
pairsl Davis can make either side
Kick the beam.
THE SOUTH HAS NO INTEREST IN
WOMAN’S CONVENTION.
The South is not represented in the
Woman’s Suffrage Convention. Mrs.
Hooker advocated the reconstruction
of police. She fuvored the introduc
tion of the female element on the
force. Mrs. President Sarah S|>encer
in closing yesterday’s exercises, said
the Republican Senators were alarm
ed, as there was a dying party at the
capital, but tlley would gladly grab
women suffrage or anything else if
they thought it would save them.
She gave notice that the convention
would make a grand raid on the.
capltol at ten minutes after 12 on
Thursday next, and if they found
both branches of Congress hud ad
journed rattier than meet them, they
would take possession of the building.
THE TOBACCO AND WHISKEY TAX'—
WISHES OF TOBACCO DEALERS.
There is a strong movement in
favor of the bill of Representative
Robbins, of North Carolina, for re-
t duetion of tobacco tax from 24 to 12
cents, and spirituous Ihjuors from 90
: to 40 cents. The amendments
S offered by Representative Cabell, al
lows a draw-back of tax on all to-
| bacco which manufacturers muy
; have-on hand when the reduction
[ goes into effeet.
j Col. Geo. C. Ayers, chairman, with
j C. G. Holland and Thus. J. Talbott,
constituting a committee of the to-
[ bacco manufacturers of Danville and
I surrounding country in Virginia, are
1 here to support the amendment.
[ This committee will meet lepresentu
[ tlves of the trade from Cincinnati,
: St. Louis, New York, Baltimore,
Chicago, Detroit, Louisville and other
cities in formal session on Saturday,
and will have u hearing la-fore the
committee on ways and means early
next week. All are represented as
favoring Robbins’ bill, provided Ca
bell’s amendment is adopted, us it is
the more imjiortunt feature of tills
measure, as It affects tills great indus
try. C. H. Conrad is the secrctury of
the Virginia committee.
BONDSMEN DESIRE RELEASE.
Borne of the bondsmen of Collector
Ternell, of the 4th North Carolina
district, are here with the avowed
purpose of applying to the Secretary
of the Treasury for release from the!
bond.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Tixnrisr* acrcal.ii’i.v r © v-
mrnoj.
William E. Chaatlar InhaaO la
awa Mata— HU Letter Deeeeeee*
aaSktlallM a Pallllral Tram©—Ha
Gala the Srasd Bauara—Hajra Ea-
SonaS fallj—FrasroU SsalaalaS ear
Gavaraar—.Masolullaas—Afalaat all-
THE BONDHOLDERS.
Haar Tfaalr Crr-rarmaacnl Cammlllaa
la Xamorlallav lOBfrru—Thry Waal
Silver Only for ehansa aaS Early- Rs
Iriayllon.
Ne>v York, January 9.—Tlie Con-
■-M ventlon of Bank Presidents adopted
HH the following:
• -w Resolved, That a committee he ap-
■ pointed to consist of live bank officers
; from New York, three each from
0?5 Boston, Baltiinoi-e and Philadelphia
t togetiier witli throe merchants ami
representatives from the Trust and
. Insurance companies, and witli such
others ns from time to time may be
. by them added, tin* duty of which
' committee shall he first to memoriul-
| Ize Congress against the passage of
the pending Sliver bill, and to peti
• tion that any enactment authorizing
the coinage of silver as money, ex
cept for change, shall regulate the
value thereof by its bullion contents,
, Second—To communicate with the
several banks and other institutions
'here represented, and through the
several clearing house associations of
;%the country lo their respective mem-
, l>ers, inviting and requesting all
' financial institutions lo join in such
■ memorial and petition, and further to
.urge upon them, aud through them
>upon the merchants, traders ami
manufacturers, as speedily as may lie,
to place their uflairs upon a gold
basis, in whole or In part, and to ad-
iffvlse, from lime to time, their progress
' attained, togetiier with such further
suggestions for individual action ns
yi exiierience may dictate.
.y Resolved, That It shall he the duty
$§> of tills committee to meet us soon as
may seem to it convenient, and to
prc|>are measures which shall be suli-
mltted to the financial institutions of
the several cities represented.
Resolved, That the committee is
requested, whenever It has matters to
submit to the constituent bodies for
action, to invite’ simultaneous meet
ings in the different cities of all the
institutions represented—all with a
view of attaining resumption as early
as events shall prove to he practi
cable.
COMMITTEE.
SpeeJul to Enquirtr-Sun.]
New York, January 9.—The reso
lutions were udopted unanimously,
and the following committee ap-
al pointed, us provided therein : G. S.
■ Coe, President American Exchunge
,.|s Bank; Charles M. Fry, President
Bank of New York ; Win. L. Jen-
IH kins, President Bank of America; J.
"■y D. Vermilyeu, President of the Mer
chants’ National Bunk, and F. B.
Tappun, President Gullutiii National
Rank.
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Price or Nolls.
Apta-itU to Enquirer-Son.)
•Pittsburg, Pa., January 9.—At a
meeting ofthe Western Null Associa
tion, card rates in nails were ad
vanced to $2.50. Terms, 60 days, ten
cents per keg oft'on 2U0 keg lots; two
percent, off for cash In 10 days. A
further stoppage of mills to reduce
jtroduotlon was agreed upon.
TURBULENT REPUBLICAN CONVEN
TION—PRESCOTT FOR GOVERNOR.
Concord, N. H., January 9.—The
Republican Convention nominated
Benjamin F. Prescott, by acclama
tion, for Governor.
The proceedings were stormy, with
some personalities smelling of pistols
and coffee. The course of the con
vention was iudicated hy its presi
dent, William Bell, who said : ’’Our
election Involves no question of na
tional policy, It ia aiutply.x choice
between Republican Mia Democratic
rule."
CHANDLER SEVERELY DENOUNCED
AND DEPENDS HIMSELF.
Special to Enquirer-Sun,]
Boston, January 9.—At a meeting
of the Republican State Committee at
Concord, N. H., Inst night, prelimi
nary to the State Convention to-day,
there was manifestly a very formida
ble pro-Hayes element in the Re
publican party. Opinions were ex
pressed by delegates in conversation
at hotels that it would be impossible
to jiass resolutions condemnatory of
the President or his policy. In’the
early part of the evening it seemed
both parties were disposed to make
concessions, and thought if the mut
ter wus not entirely ignored an en
dorsement made in the resolutions
would be mild or non-committal in
character. A strong feeling against
Chandler was freely expressed by
delegates, and it wus claimed by
Chandler's friends there had been uii
organized cflbrt to crush him, secret
meetings huving been held for that
purpose, und (iiat various prominent
men had been drawn into it.
Tlie meeting was opened at nine
o'clock, und during tlie early part of
tlie evening the 'proceedings were
quiet nnd harmonious, though in
many of tlie speeches there were in
cidental or indirect attacks on Mr.
Chandler’s recent letter.
The first speech was made by ex-
U. S. Senator Patterson, who, though
lie endorsed tlie President, admitted
tlie unadvisuhility of introducing the
mutter into the convention, as there
was a disagreement upon it.
Speeches advocating either a con
ciliatory policy or positive endorse
ment of Hnyes were made by Gen.
Stevens, Muj. E. W. Farr, 'A. O.
Moore, and others.
Messrs. A. H. Tuck and Mason W.
Tappun severely uttueked W. K.
Chandler, who In a delegate.
Mr. Chandler spoke at length, crit
icising tlie action of the President.
He spoke of tlie attacks made on him
by two naval ofllcers, Messrs. Horr-
man and Tuck, and intimated certain
irregularities on the purt of Tuck
while in office.
Mr. Tuck retorted by calling Mr.
Chandler, a political tramp, and
charged him with dislionerubfe ci
duct us a lobbyist.
More and Tappun then spoke, the
latter quite severely on Mr. Chund'
ler.
Major Farr mude a stlriug speech
and in speaking of the Southern jxill-
cy said he was willing to shake hands
with the man who shot a bullet
through his arm.
The officers of tlie Convention were
announced with Chas. H. Bell us
President.
No newspuper reporters were ad
mitted to the meeting which closed a
little before 1 o'clock.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Concord, January 9.—Resolved,
That tlie representatives of New
Hampshire re-afflrm and rc-adopt tlie
Cincinnati platform which pledged
the party to these declarations and
principles, to-wit: The United States
of America is a nation; full protection
of all citizens in the full enjoyment
of all tlielr rights; the permanent
purification ofthe Southern section of
tlie Union ; tlie redemption of IT. S.
notes in coin by a continuous and
steady progress to specie pay
ments; that Senators and Represent
atives who may be judges und accus
ers should not decide appointments
to office, the invariable rule for hi>-
polntments lo have reference to hon
esty, fidelity and caiiability of ap
pointees, Icuving to thy party in pow
er tlie places 'where the harmony
nnd vigor of the Administration
requires und it is possible to pro
mote tlie deprecation of ull sec
tional feeling and tendency; the
speedy, thorough aud unsparing
persecution anil punishment of all
who betray official trust; opuosition
to further land grants to corporations
und monopolies; the adjustment of
duties upon inqiosts for revenue so
to promote the interest of American
labor and advance the prosperity of
the whole people.
Resolved, That we recognize the
piM'iuanent duty of President Huyc
to render these high und solemn
professions actual and living realities,
and while wc admit an honest difier-
ence of opinion in respect to his past
acts, we welcome mid approve ull his
patriotic aud sincere efforts to keep
faith with tlie people aud secure to
tlie wholqgpnunlry tlie blessing of a
just, efficient und honest Republican
National Administration.
Resolved, That we condemn us
recreant und ruinous the second at
tempt of tlie Democratic House of
Representatives to destroy the re
sumption act and thus rentier aliortive
yours of anxiety and waiting and
playing to make the greenback dol
lar tlie equal of the gold one ill ils
capacity lo reward and pay tlio pub
lic creditors.
Resolved, That we disapprove and
denounce any legislation, open or dis
guised, tending to repudiate tlie puh-
! lie debt in whole or in |>arl ; that we
! deem a eliungc in tlie stundurd of
values by making the depreciated
silver dollur a legal dollar for ullpuli-
| lie unit private indebtedness a viola-
i tion ofthe rights of property, a re
pudiation of government contract and
I a wrong done to lalsir, criminal in
its nature aud dishonorable to the
nation, and wc call on the President
to use the veto, if It becomes necessary,
as did Ills courageous predecessor to
shield tlie national honor from legis
lation that threateus to wound and
to blast it.
Resolved, That we are opposed to
subsidies and Und grants to private
corporations and interests, and we
demand that our Senutors aud Repre
sentatives In Congress shall sturdily
oppose all schemes to rob the treasury
and injure public credit.
Resolved, That the unchallenged
mrlty, economy and efficiency of all
lepartments of the present Adminis
tration, the continued reduction of the
public debt, the funding of bonds pf
a lower rate of Interest, and the wise
and -hopeful efforts to restore pros
perity at home and extend the field
American commerce and manufac
ture abroad deserves and receives our
unqualified approbation.
Resolved, That we condemn us fac
tious and mischievous all attempU lo
re-open the Presidential controversy,
or to question the title ofthe Presi
dent to his high office.
NATIONAL PARTY.
Thai Vail far a National Ceeveattee.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Toledo, January 9.—A call Is is
sued for a National Convention ofthe
National I’artv to be held In this city
on the 22d of February next. It reaifs
as follows: The undersigned, believ
ing the present finuueial policy of
those in control of the Federal Gov
ernment Is destructive of the best in
terest of tlie people, and that if it con
tinues will bring general ruin and
unprecedented suffering upon the
industrial clusses, and also believing
that through organization and unity
pf action we may induce those in
power to tuke such steps as will avert
such calamitous results, we call upon
those, regardless of past politl-
cal affiliation, who will unite
for independent action to
elect one delegate in each Con
gressional district, and afterwards by
proper authority two delegates for
each State at large, to meet in Na
tional Convention in the city of
Toledo, on the 22d day of February,
1K78, they to take such action as wis
dom may dictate.
Upwards of one hundred names
are appended to the call—prominent,
among them being those of Wendell
Phillips, of Massachusetts; Peter
Cooper, of New York; Thomas I>.
Hoxsey, of New Jersey; Alex. Camp
bell, of Illinois; Blanton Duncan, of
Kentucky; and Moses W. Field, of
Michigan.
KENTUCKY,
HeIUIImk for 1!. *. MeuHlor.
Frankfort, January 9.—Second
ballot—Williams 50, Lindsay 50, Mc-
Creery 23, Boyd, Republican, 13.
Two absentees.-
Third ballot— Williams 51, Lind
say 51, McCreery 21, and Boyd 13.
FAILURES.
ftleroud KhIImhI RNuk.Hl, L»n1*.
St. Louis, January 9.—The Second
National Bank of St. Louis, In liqui
dation transferred its business to the
First National Bank of St. Louis,
where depositors will lie paid ill full,
but the checks must be presented to
the First National Bank for certifica
tion.
TURK0-RU88IAN WAR.
ARMISTICE.
Tim kb mum mom one.
It la Daa* kj Ik* AItIn «r Ka|laal«.
IhmImi Partially laand* Kagllak
Y law—HtfllaHaaa la fugraa*.
RUSSIA PARTLY YIELDS TO BRITISH
VIEW.
London, January 9.—According to
the Times’ Berlin correspondent, who
is In a good position to know, a com
promise has been reached rather fa
vorable to the British view.
When the English Cabinet asked
Russia to state her condition for peace
or an armistice, am) Russia declined,
England began a new negotiation to
secure the separation of an armistice
from terms of peace. The Russiuu
official press havesince persistently de
clared the two steps inseparable, there
by implying that Russia would not
abandon her claim to conclude a sin
gle-handed peace. England’s posi
tion during the negotiation lures been
stated to bo that she would take no
steps towards encouraging an armis
tice, If proceedings to that end were
going to be used to fasten upon Euro]>o
a series of accomplished facts which
would only be submitted for subse
quent ratification as a matter of form.
This morning’s announcements in
dicate tile success of tlie English
view.
CONFIRMED—TURKEY TO ASK FOR
ARMISTICE.
These announcements ure further
confirmed l>y the following dispatch,
just received by Reuter’s from Con
stantinople : Tlie council of minis
ters have agreed U|Min conditions of
an armistice and submitted them for
the Sultan’s approval.
In opening direct negotiations
purely for u military armistice tlie
Porte is said to lie acting upon Lord
Derby’s advice.
A later disjiuteh from Constantino
ple to Reuter’s 8:40 o'clock, tills
i Wednesday) morning, says : The
Snltan having approved tlie armistice
conditions mentioned ill the dispatch
hence of the 8th inst. as having been
submitted tu him by the ministers,
Reof Pasha, Minister of
War lias ordered tlie commanders
in the field to conclude an armistice
with the Russian commanders.
ENGLAND’S REFUSAL AND ADVICE
TO TURKEY.
Before agreeing on this course,
Servier Pasha, Turkish foreign min
ister, telegraphed to Musuru Paslm,
Turkish umbussador at London, in
structing him to request Lord Derby
to arrange with Russia conditions of
an armistice. Lord Derby replied,
Russia would not entertain such a
proposal, und counseled direct nego
tiations between the belligerents. It
is stated that negotiations continue
between England und Russia on the
question of mediation.
The Chamber of Deputies having
heard tiis explanations of the Minis
ter declared them satisfactory and
especially approved Sevier Pasha's
foreigh policy. All the minister's
were present during the debate.
RUSSIA.VS CXPTinX TKO.l t V PASS.
Turk* Kmh*u*t«d—Bu**lu H«* Not Lo*t
Our Year'* Coutlugeut — Turk* A*k
I'ur nn Armistice.
DANUBE FROZEN OVER.
Bubhabkst, January 9.—The Dan
ube is thoroughly frozen over. The
Russians in Bulgnria have only three
weeks’ supplies. There Is great dif
ficulty about forage. It Is apprehend
ed communication will soon be res
tored.
SERVIANS TO OCCUPY SOPHIA.
Belgrade, January 9.—-rt is un
derstood tlie Servians shall occupy
Sophiu, transferring their headquar
ters there.
ENGLAND ADVISES TURKEY TOOPEN
COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMMAND
ERS.
Pera, January 9.—A communica
tion from London advising Turkey to
open negotiations wiili Russia,
through the military eomnlanders,
.was issued here. There is a strong
disposition evinced to accept tlie ad
vice.
TURKS WANT AN ARMISTICE.
London. January 9.—A Reuter
from Constantinople says tlie Turkish
commander in tlie field here bus been
ordered to conclude an armistice with
Russian commanders.
RUSSIA WILL GRANT TRUCE.
A H]K*eial to tlie 'Jtint's from Berlin
says; Russia has consented to negoti
ations for an armistice. Even if the
preliminaries of peace are not settled
beforehand, the conclusion of a truce
Is probable.
EFFORTS OF ENGLAND.
[Note.—This is probably <lie real
basis of apparent accord between
Russia [und England. The later
efforts of England have been report
ed to be directed to favoring a limit
to the power of tlie commanders in
arranging a truce, and preventing
them from discussing main stipula
tions which might contain prelimina
ries of |ieaec. That there ure limits
to iier claim to a separate settlement,
even if Russia has admitted all along,
the only question lieing whether tlie
Czar would consent to have these
limits fixed at the present, and on
demand of only one Power.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE TROJAN PASS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.\
London, January 9.—A. Russian
official telegram stales the Russian
detachment which had crossed the
Balkans by by-ways occupied, Tues
day, a position in the rear of tlie
Turkish fortifications in the Trojan
puss. The Turks being also attacked
in front, abandoned their positions
which were occupied by the Russians,
whose vanguard advanced in the di
rection of Seke. Tlie Russiuu loss in
these operations was uiiimjKirlunt.
Reuter’s St. Petersburg dispatch
says the hollowness of Turkish re
sistance. in the Trojan pass Is regard
ed there as a sign that tlie Turkish
losses arc irretrievable. It is pointed
out that Russia's losses, although
great, are considerable less than lialfa
single normal year's contingent
recruits.
— — 4 + 4 — ■
Wrlnar* M«atc*r*4.
Sjiecial to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, January 9.—Wetmore,
Vice President of the Security Life
Insurance Company, bus been sen
tenced to one year'* bard labor.
ITALY.
Ml* l<aal lluura — Ktf'eet lu Kona* -•>
Prince Humbert Proclaimed Klnir—
Tfce Klu* I* Ikeedt l.o*| Live Ike
KlNf.
London, January 9.—The King of
Italy died at 2:3(1 o’clock tills after
noon.
Rome, Juii. 9.—King Emmanuel
received the consolations of religion
before his death. In tlie afternoon
sacraments were administered to
King Victor Emmanuel, who receh ed
tlie priest with groat serenity. The
King then summoned Prince Hum
bert, the heir apparent, and his wife,
Princess Marghentu, to ills bedside,
with whom lie conversed a few mo
ments. Afterwards tlie miliary erup
tions increased.
Tlie King then summoned all those
who were in tlie habit ofapprouchlng
him. He addressed to every one pres
ent a few words and a few moments
after died.
Tlie news of his ileatli soon spread
through tlie city und caused great
emotion among tlie |>cople. All the
shops were closed.
Prince Humbert wus proclaimed
King of Italy. He confirmed the
present ministers in their posts.
ENGLAND.
Loudon Money Market Htaguont,
London, January 9. — Stagnation
in the money market, says the Times
in its financial article, exceeds any
thing experienced for a long time.
The rise ill consuls is |uirtly due to
tlie investment by hunks ami others
having tlie disposal of large sums of
money which cannot be used In the
way of loans. There seems no longer
any justification for tlie Bank of Eng
land to maintain tlie present rate of
discount.
LAST FENIAN RELEASED.
Corporal Chambers, tlie last Fenian
prisoner, is released.
FRANCE.
PMHUlrr Mol lo be Oppoftfd.
London, January 9.—The Paris
correspondent of tlie Times telegraphs
it is now understood the reactionary
Senutors are aware of the hopeless
ness of opisisiiig llie re-election of
Duke D'Andritch Pwsquierus Presi
dent of tlie Semite, and will not at
tempt it.
FIRES.
Mt.UttO ©M* Kl LsHrcNlburg, Soria
Carolina.
Wilmington, N. G\, Jan., 9.—A
disastrous fire occurred at Laurens-
lung, Richmond county, tills morn
ing. The principal losers are Hector
McLean, B. J. Rlvenhuck, '/. Foun
tain, M. J. McKay A Bros., A. Cam
eron, J. C. Morgan, J. S. Crouch A
Co., Cross, Kcdmuii A Co., E. Ben-
bmv, J. O. Edwards and the post-
office. The total loss is between $20,-
000 and $30,000, witli lint little insur
ance. The fire is thought to have
been of incendiary origin.
Mas Vork Hnr Aswrlalloa—Msllraad
rrrighn.
New York, Jan. 9.—The annual
meeting of tlie Bur Association elected
Evarts, President and Tllldcit Vice
President.
The Presidents of tlie trunk muds
meet Thursday to make film, utturts
to prevent the euttiug of rale*.
( Hi.VDl.H-l CMMVA ItKK 1,
Why the New HaaspsMrs Hlatksraklls
Hair* Hayrr—A Tiay Prraialwrrly
SyrHsi— Hlalar PlajM Oal.
"Ont!tV Washington Letter to the Philadel
phia Times.]
It is learned hero that the animus
of Billy Chandler’s attack on the
President was the refusal of Mr.
Haves lo appoint him Minister to
Italy. Chnnuler’s health is not very
good. His second wife. Miss Lucy
Hale, whom he married after the
death of tier father, wus a resident of
tSpain when John P. Hale was Min
ister there. Hule’s quarrel with Perry,
ills Secretary of Legation, is a subject
freshly in the public mind. It result
ed in the recall of both |>artles and
Gen. Sickles was sent to Spain in
Hale’s place. Chandler liad set ills
heart on tlie Italian mission, and Ills
services for Blaine at the Cincinnati
Convention—where Mrs. Chandler
attended in person, and was very em
phatic and loud in her approbation of
Bluine—put (he Maine Senator under
obligations to him.
It is related here by mumliers of
Gen. Grant’s eubinet circle that Mr.
Bluine culled on the President and
asked for the appointment of Wm. K.
Chandler as Minister to Italy. This
is a $12,009 place, und has been held
ever since Mr. Lincoln’s accession to
the Presidency by George P. Marsh,
of Vermont, an accomplished scholar
and author. He Iihh a Secretary and
overlooks fifteen Consuls at such
agreeable points aH Rome, Venice,
Naples, Palermo, Florence und Brin
disi.
Chandler lias picked up a good deal
of money ‘‘practicing law,” as it is
called, urouiul Washington. He
husked in tlie idea of a domestic rest
in tlie Eternal City, around the Court
of Victor Emanuel and close to the
tombs of the early Cliristluu martyrs.
Mr. Blaine called on tlie President
and asked for Mr. Chandler's ap
pointment. As the Chandler tribe
relate it, Mr. Hayes endeavored to
draw from Blaine uu admission tliul
he would support (lie Administra
tion. They say that Blaine fought
shy on tlie question, und Hayes en
deavored to placate him afterward by
giving Maine the appointment to
Sweden of Alfred L. Stevens, who
hud formerly lieeu Minister on tlie
La Plata.
Blaine, however, was not appeased
by tills upiMilntmeiit. George Robe
son, it is said, called on Mr. Evarts.
alter the President and Cabinet had
returned from their Bennington nnd
Richmond visits, and asked for Mr.
Chandler's appointment to Italy.
Mr. Evurts replied that lie did not
mean to appoint Mr.Chandlerto Italy
nor to any other place.
A( this information the snappish
and voluble rascals who attend oil
Chandler made suppressed and in
creasing outcry. It wus resolved to
do something’ decisive and punish
Hnyes and Evarts for overlookin
such an important personuge. Ckunc
lor and Ben Butler have lieeu neigh
bors for some years on I Street. The
idea was then'suggested that Chand
ler should make a series of charges
uguiust tlie President of bribery aud
corruption, simultaneous witli iui on
slaught in all the Union Pacific rail
road organs against Mr. Hayes.
These were to come in tile shape of
an alarming case of State’s evidence,
Chandler, the Florida sharp,
as informer. General Butler was
then to rise in Congress nnd call at
tention to the gravity ot tlie charges
and ask tliul they be unsigned to a
committee of investigation. As But
ler lias acted with no especial party
for some time, und has maintained u
mysterious course, it was expected
that he would poll for his resolution
tlie votes of all the Bourbon Dem
ocrats und all tlie disgruntled Re
publicans, making a large majority
Butler would then manipulate this
committee toward an inqieaciiment,
und the Chundler crew would supply
such evidence as they always have at
command from their stipendiaries.
Tlie success of Butler ill the Impeach
ment triul of Johnson, where lie tow
ered above all tlie managers, made
this duty purticulurly grateful to him.
He could then occupy a place of
vantuge, threatening both tlie Presi
dent and the Senate, and at tlie head
ofthe disorderly purt of Congress.
But from some recklessness, or ex
cess of oxygen in his drinking water,
nr declining cunning, Chundler let
oft’ iiis screed before it was ready,and
in such a way as to bring contempt
and ridicule upon tlie whole ulluir.
Butler then delivered modified
speeches in Boston, assisting as far us
possible to keep up the commotion,
nut the effect on Hie whole is very
disappointing to the conspirators
here. It is now supposed (hut the
Benute will have to go on witli the
fight against Hayes. His civil ser
vice message may give tlie op|ior(ti-
nlty to debate it, und tin- impossibil
ity of getting any Democratic sup
port fora civil service | ml icy will pluee
tlie Republican Radical Senators at
an advantage.
Mr. Blaine is regarded us out of ull
Presidential contests, his nervous
system being us weak us a woman’s
and Ills intellectual strength good
only for an excitable spurt.
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i'oiBBi'r********* Waddfll'* Lerlar* la
New Yark.
New York, January 9.—Hon. Al
lied M. Waddell, of North Carolina,
chairman of tlie Congressional Post-
office Committee, delivered a lecture
last evening at Musouie Temple, be
fore an immense audience, for tlie
benefit of tlie Ponloffice Mutual Aid
Association. He wus introduced in
a brief speech by Post Master James,
und held die great audience in close
attention to the end. His subject
was, "Two Americans—Morse and
Maury.” On the platform were Wil
liam Ol'toli, Peter Cooper, Joseph J.
Couch, E. S. Sanford, Berrv Willis,
William M. Fleiss, Henry V. Pear
son, General Arthur Merritt, A. B.
Cornell, K. C. Cowdry, Anson G.
McCook, and Mayor Kfy.
Congressman Waddell returns to
Washington to-morrow, having given
nearly a week's time to postal mut
ters in this city.
n«**|er m*el*|.
Sr. Louis, January 9.—C. J. Fry
er, Manager of the Fryer, l*ap|>er.-
heiin A Adams ()|H-ra Company, lias
disappeared and took no Imggugc.
Anxiety is felt.
Eada Util HI* Hair Million.
Washington, January 9.—Captain
Eads received Ids half million to-day
on account of tlie Jetties. In honor
of the great engineer, they propose
calling them Eads' Eddies.'
ths: roeeu.tKX op hkokhia.
Name Seailaieencx-a or Hem. A, H.
rlfSbraa' Ant•-Hrllaaa Days.
.Veil- York World.]
It is not long sineethe cx-Confede
rate Vice-President, Alex. H.
Stephens, was in New York, willing
to be interviewed, and met with the
usual Gotham courtesies of being us
mncli interviewed as a man can
bear, and live. 1 would like to give
you a few reminlscenses of him. It
wus not so safe when lie was this side
of Washington, because his memory
is so wonderful and Ids observation
so keen that to mistake tlie color of
one of his dogs, seen ten years ago
perhaps, or to misname a character
In one of Ids stories, is to Insure be
ing quietly scalped the next time
your legs und Ids are under Hie same
mahogany.
I once hud au invitation from him
to run away from the dust of the
Georgia, Augusta, und the cares of
tlie daily Constitutionalist, to the
shadows of tlie great oaks and tlie
more liospituble roof-tree of Liberty
Hall. He does not so cull his borne
with any Flag-of-the Free nourish,
but as a notice to ull comers that they
are at liberty to do what they like in
side tlie bounds of ordinary civility.
I had lust shaken hands with him at
the close of Ids great speech to sonic
ten thousand souls, July 2, on retire
ment from Congress in' 1859, and 1
had mainly seen him at tlie time of
reut triumphs in iiolitieul or legal de
late. But I had the usual experience
of stranger guests, who approach tlie
5 reut Georgiun with tlieuwe tiiat is
ue to one of tlie few surviving giants
of tlie days of Benton, Clay, Calhoun,
Webster, Douglas and Lincoln, and
who soon find themselves in easy
jesting or sober intercourse with
one wlio might lie mistaken for u
happv-looking school-boy save for u
wrinkled face, faded hair, iron jaw
and wonderful eyes.
Another of tlie Johnsons is one day
to he his Boswell, hut some of Ilfs
words may lie given now, with no
risk of impoverishing tlie material.
One of the memories of tlie Georgia
bur witli which lie likcs.lo umuse his
visitors is the Peter Bennett speech.
I have seen another report of it, with
the names mostly wrong, und will
try lo come nearer Mr. Stephens'
own relation.
A doctor named Boynton liad sued
Peter lieunett for his'liill, long over
due, for attending tlie wife of the
latter. Alexander H. Stephens was
on tile Bennett side, and Robert
Toombs, then Senator of tlie United
States, was for Dr. Hoyston. Tlie
Doctor proved Ids number of visits,
their value according to local custom
und Ids own authority do medical
practice. Mr. Stephens told Ids
client that the physician
liad made out Ids case,
and as there was nothinig where
with to rebut or offset tlie claim, the
only thing left to do was to pay
it. “No,” said Peter; “I hired you to
speak to my case, and now speak."
Mr. Stephens told him there wus
nothing to say; he liad looked on to
see tliul it was made out, and it
was
Peter wus obstinate, und at lust Mr.
Stephens told him to niuke a speech
himself, If he thought one could he
made.
“I will,” said Peter Bennett, "If
Bobby Toombs wont be too hard on
me."
Senator Toombs promised, und
Peter begun:
“Gentlemen of the jury: You and
I is plain farmers, aiul if we don't
stick togetiier these ‘ere lawyers and
doctors will git tlie advantage of us.
I ui nt no lawyer nor doctor, and I
aim no object inns lo them in their
proper place; hut they uint farmers,
gentlemen of Hie jury.
"Now this mull (toyston wu
new doctor, und I went for him
for to collie an'to doctor my wife’s
sore leg. And he conic uu, put some
salve truck onto it and some rugs,
but never done It one lilt of good,
gentlemen of the jury. I don't be
lieve lie is no doctor, no way. Thure
is doc-tors us is doctors sure enough,
lint this man don’t earn his money,
ami if you send for him, as Mrs.
Burali Atkinson did, for a negro boy
us was worth $1,000, hejust kills him
und wants pay for it.”
“I don’t," thundered the Doctor.
"Did you cure him?” asked Peter,
with tlie slow accents of a judge with
thcbluck cap on.
The Doctor wus silent, and Peter
proceeded:
“As 1 was asayln,’gentlemenoft he
jury, we farmers when we sell our
cotton lias got to give valley for tlie
money weusk.unil doctors ain’t none
too good to lie put to the same' rule,
And I don’t believe this Sam Boynton
is no doctor, nohow.”
The physician again put in his
onr, with, "Look at my diplomu if
you think 1 urn no doctor."
"His diplomu!” exclaimed the
new Hedged orator, with great con
tempt. "His diploma! Gentlemen,
that is a big word for printed sheep
skin, and it .didn’t make no doctor of
tlie sheep as first wore it, a good
newspaper has more in It, and 1 pint
out to you that he uint no doctor ut
all.”
Tlie mutt of medicine wus now in a
fury, and screumed out, “Ask my
patients if I am not a doctor!
“I asked mv wife,” retorted Peter,
"an’ she said us how site thought
you wasn’t."
"Ask my other patients,” said Dr.
Royston.
'I'ltis seemed to be the straw that
broke tlie camel’s buck, for Peter re
plied witli look and tone of unuttera
ble sadness: “Tliul is u hard sayln’,
gentleman of the jury, und one as re
quires me to die or lo have power as
I’ve liearu tell ceused lo lie exercised
since tlie Apostles. Does lie expect
me to bring tlie Angel Gabriel down
to toot his horn before Ids time und
cry aloud, ‘Awake, ye dead, ami tell
this Court and jury your opinion of
Royston’s practice V 1 Am I to go to
the lonely elntreliyurd und rap on the
silent tomb, and say to um us is at
lost ul rest from physic und doctor
bills, ‘(Jit up here, you, and state if
you died a nuterul death, or wus hur
ried up some by doctors'.” He says
ask ins patients, and, gentlemen of
the Jury, tln'ii arc alt dead! Where
is Mrs. Beuzley’s man, Sum ? Goask
tlie worms in tlie graveyard where
belies? Mr. Peake's wouiun, Sarah,
was uttended by him, und her funcrui
was appointed and lie hud tlie corpse
ready. Where is that likely Hill us
belonged to Mr. Mitchell? Now In
glory u’cxpressiu' his opinion of ltoy-
stou's doctorin'. Where is that baby
gal of Hurry Stephens? She are
where doctors cease from troublin'
aud Hie infants ure at rest.
“Gentlemen of the jury, lie lias et
chicken enough at my house to pay
for Ills salve, and I furnished the rags,
and 1 don’t Biqqiose he elinrges for
makin’ of her worse, and even lie
don't pretend to charge for curin' of
her, and I am humbly thankful that
he never gave her nothing for her in
wards as lie diil his other patients,
for somethin’ made ’um all die
mighty sudden”—
Here the applause made Hie speaker
sit down in great confusion, and In
spite of a logical re-statement of the
case by Senator Toombs, tlie doctor
lost and Peter Bennett won.
Mr. Stephens has many stories to
tell of negroes, and one is of a famous
cotton and chicken depredator, who,
since the war, met tlie ex-Vice Presi
dent in the roud. "Well, Thomas,”
was tlie kindly salutation, "I was
sorry to hear that you liad been in
trouble about Mrs. Tripp’s chickens."
“Yes, Mars Aloe, but I done quit
all dat now,” said tlie negro, very
penitently.
“How inuny did you lake, before
you stopped ?” asked Mr. Stephens.
“I tuck all she had," was tlie per
fectly innocent reply."
Before tlie war Mr. Stephens liad a
body servant named Pierce, who liad
become so used to tlie silent endur
ance of tlie guests, in whose chambers
his depredations were made that it
seemed a chronic habit. However, a
little application id' hickory was re
solved upon in attempt to reduce the
disease.
The luil exhausted tlie usual mixed
denials and promises in vain, but ut
last stayed tile uplifted hand of Ills
master with one film! appeal:
“Just stop one minit, Mars Elec.
Now, Mars Alec, if you hud a dog,
and you loved the dog, and lie did
steal something, would you whip
your dog?”
Mr. Stephens turned away with
dim eyes, und it is doubtful if tho
plea lias hud its full parallel since the
lamed one of tlie Hyroplioeniuiuu
woman: "Truth, Lord,'yet tho dogs
eat of tlie crumbs that full from Hie
children's table.”
Mr. Stephens lias had few equals in
either (mlitiful or legal debate, und
some of his sayings and repartees
have passed into Southern proverbs.
In u sneei-li upon tlie urts of James K.
Polk lie compared Democracy to a
terrapin, which lias all kinds (if incut
inside ot It—hog, turkey, bear, chick
en and beef. lie also said tliul its
Hold on office was like the bite of a
mud turtle on a negro's toe ; it never
lets go '(ill it thunders. When de
feated, it had its own thunders of dis
union. Of course he was a Whig
then, or lie would never have said
that Polk went into the Mexican war
as tlie fellow with the new suspen
ders went into tlie light—“just to
show them," he said.
A story of the transition from Whig
to Democrat Is told, but I do not
know how truly. On one occasion
Dawson, of Georgia, was Ids omx>-
nent, and us Ids name is Andrew
H. H. tlie nickname Hard Head,
framed on tlie last two letters, seemed
earned on this occasion. Mr. Ste
phens liad s|»iken with Ids usual
power, and Ids opponent begun with
tlie words:
•‘Fellow-Citizens—In tlie days
gone by we liad it great party called
the Whig party in tlds land, and it hud
giants on its roll,such as Henry Clav,
Duniel Webster, Crittenden, Fill
more, und bead and front of tlie illus
trious was tlie Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens, of Georgia. And to-day,
fellow-citizens, we have a great Dem
ocratic party, and it lias such chiefs
as Douglas Huehauuii, Breckenrldge,
Cobb; aud again head of the host is
Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia.
The old Whig party is dead and gone
to Hades, and Stephens burleil its
carcass, and if he will only lead his
present nurty where lie led the other
one 1 will be entirely satisfied.”
A ms:.4 s. scuta tk si vvi / so v
People 11 row In* Anslou* About 0(1.10,<
OOO l.rnl on Vlrolnin Farm.
Prom the Washinf/lon Chronicle.]
Tlie interest of some $250,000 of
promissory notes supposed to be
guaranteed by tlie Real Estate I,ohm
and Trust Company of Washington,
undpuyuhle ut the Second National
Hank of litis city, was defaulted last
week. The notes hear nn their face
the mime of J. C. McKimlen, lately
President of tin* Second National
Bunk, Treasurer of tin- Loan and
Trust Company, und George W.
Bulloch, of Freedman’s Bureau fume,
as Secretary of the Company. Tlie
lunguuge In which the notes ure
drawn is very adroitly worded, and to
the ordinary reader it would appear
that company is responsible, Hu t a
careful inspection of them shows tliul
the company does no more tliun
guarantee that the title to tlie land
securing tlie notes is valid. Tin*
laud is In Scott, Wise,and Buchanuuu
counties, Virginia, anil comprises a
tract of 400,000 ucres. A great deal of
excitement among persons interested
has beeii caused, and publications
charging a gigantic swindle upon tlie
company have appeared in some of
the papers of Philadelphia.
Technically (lie charge eat lie
sustained altnougli neither can there
he any doubt that many holders of
the notes misinterpreted tlie lan
guage in which they ure drawn
Many of tlie notes referred lo are
held in Washington. Some of them
have been sold in New York, Phila
delphia, Boston and even in Chicago.
Kpi*i'0|i»l Rl*kwp.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Montgomery, January 9.—Diocese
of Alabama consents to
tlon of Seymour.
Dividend Dei'lMrrd.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
San Francisco, January 9.—Tlie
Bunk of California has declared u
quarterly dividend at the rate ol T
percent., the first since its suspen
sion.
K»rlhqu*ke*.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Cairo, Egypt, January 'J. Two
slight earthquakes last night.
W*uth«r.
Washington, January 9.—Indi
cations: For South Atlantic States,
northeast hack to cooler northwest
winds, imrtly cloudy weather, falling
followed by rising barometer will
prevail.
Mule*! Mu!«•* !
100 broke Kentucky Mules at Mate
day’s Stable. Must be sold at once.
jal eodlOcf