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VOL. XX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1878.
NO. 27
WASHINGTON.
TRAFPR If'MTU FIRAXFFj.
MAJOR Rt'RKKUOKH FOR RFF.FeRFT.
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..•The New OrleauH Wills-
hl ., warehomtee-Tw enly 4'enl Piece*
Beromiiieiided to be Abollalted—F.a*l*
iih Honorary t'oniiuWsloncr—Silver
Bill Oeeuplea €on*re**»—Tnrlft Hill
4'oaupleted 1
-Ita Main Feature*.
pm LA DELPHI A PETITION FOR CON
NECTION WITH BRAZIL.
Hariusburo, January SO.—The
resolution offered in the House uttk-
jujr Congress to instruct'the Post
Office Department to employ Ameri
can vessels at reasonable rates to car
ry die mails between the United
States and those foreign nations with
which it is desirable to promote com
mercial relations and which will co
operate with our own Government in
the enterprise was referred to the
committee on federal relations.
COINAGE OF TRADE DOLLARS.
Washington, January 30.—The
Cabinet decided to resume the coin
age of the trade dollar at the Phila
delphia mint.
LOUISIANA CASE.
Washington, January 30.—Tn the
Acklin-Darrall Louisiana contested
election case the whole committee on
elections heard argument on the ex
parte testimony and the application
by Parrall for a continuation. The
"THE POLITICAL TRAMP."
«o i r* v.»E VT to wo re thk pit-
me .in.wv.i.va .v.ii » ox
ir.m rnoTiirv.
argument was made for Darrall by
Jcre Wilson, by the contestant, and
Acklin for himself. The committee
refused the application.
NEW ORLEANS COLLECTOR.
The Democrats on the committee
of commerce in the .Senate will be
governed by the views of Mr. Eustis.
They will be joined by the discordant
Republicans, and an unfavorable re
port flu Williamson as collector of
customs of New Orleans is almost
certain.
WHISKEY BONDED WAREHOUSES.
An issue will be reached
to-morrow on the debate in
the House overextending of the time
for the withdrawal of whiskey from
tlie bonded warehouses.
TWENTY CENT PIECES.
Washington, January 30.—The
hanking and currency committee re
port. in favor of the discontinuance of
silver twenty cent pieces.
KADES AS HONORARY COMMISSIONER
Kudos, of jetty fame, Is u
honorary commissioner to the Paris
Exposition from Missouri.
SILVER BILL.
The silver bill occupied the day.
No Southern or important con'lirnt-
ntions. No nominations to-day.
THE TARIFF BILL COMPLETED.-
The committee on ways and means
have completed their tariff bill. The
hill covers fifty-live pages. The gen
eral principles on which the tariti bill
are based are a reduction and a sim
plification, and with sections directly
looking to an enlargement of our for
eign trade. The schedules and classi
fications of the present tariff nre fol
lowed. A slight reduction is made,
averaging about twenty per cent, of
tlie present rates in the entire list,
though in wine, brandies, cigars and
other articles of like character there
is no reduction. There are no com
pound duties, the rates being either
spccilieornd valorem. There is no free
list. Every article that is not dutiable
is admitted free without specification
or enumeration. The present num
ber of articles in the tariff laws is re
duced to about live hundred, all'told.
Ill this hill changes have been made
from ad valorem to specific duties
wherever practicable. It is claimed
that this bill will reduce the cost of
collection from $7,250,000 to less than
$3,0011,000. The bill proposes to raise
$154,040,000,’ estimated by Treasury
experts upon the average of injjwvrtH
for tlie past six years. Only $138,-
000,000 were collected lust year.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
HKXATE niSCl'HNES AIL I KK HI 1,1.
Washington, January 30.—Tlie
following lias just been made public:
New Orleans, La., January 20.—
lion. Wm. t'. Chandler, Washington.
I). C.: Refore considering the subject
matter of a telegram received this day
purporting to be signed by W. E.
desire to ask, if tlie au
thor is the Chandler who as Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury traveling
through tlie South in 1805 corruptly
participated in the spoils gathered
by supervising treasury agents en
gaged in robbing their Government,
and in defrauding tlie distressed peo
ple of tills and adjacent States?
Is it the ('handler who, as Secretary
of the Republican National Commit
tee, with certain Republicans from
Louisiana, at a conference or confer
ences at tlie Fifth Avenue Hotel,
New York, concerning Louisiana
uflitirs about October, 1372, secretly
and corruptly conspired to take ad
vantage of tlie absence from Louisi
ana of the Governor thereof, to as
semble secretly the Legislature,
impeach tlie Governor, seize the
Government and use its machinery
to carry tin- election of 1372?
Is it the Chandler who earned and
received a fee from Kellogg of $3,000
in 1873, nnd the encomium that you
had done more for him than any one
except Attorney General Williams in
maintaining lus foul and infamous
usurpation of the office of Governor
oftliis State”
Is it the Chandler who encouraged,
abetted and conspired with infamous
allies ill tills city to roll twelve thou
sand citizens of New Orleans of their
franchise and drag them before the
Federal courts on or about the day of
tlie late election—who, in November
137(i, liy telegraph, guaranteed Kel
logg that the whole power of the
Government would sustain tlie Re
turning Board in counting the vote
of Louisiana for the Republican can
didates, and then hastened to Florida
to manipulate the frauds of Unit
State count?
Is it the Chandler who has of late
been vainly seeking to stir up the
hell broth of sectional hate and foul
liis political nest to the disgust of de
cent citizens North and South?
If yea, permit me to say that the
inquisitorial powers of "political
tramps” terminated in March last
Sneli persons are subjects of inquisi
tion.
If liny, the important telegram shall
have such consideration as it deserves,
[Signed] E. A. Burke.
chandler reheats his query.
Washington, January 30.
Major F.. A. Burke, New Orleans ;
Your violent language and false
charges against me leave no doubt
about your identity, and I therefore
repeat my inquiry about the Worm-
ley’s Hotel conferences : Were you
present? Was a memorandum made
mid will you make it public?
[Signed] W. E. CHANDLER.
THE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY
THE PEOPLE—CONSERVATIVE (111
DISRAELI PARTY AHEAD—LIBER
ALS AT A DISCOUNT.
London, Jail. 30.—Tlie Conserva
tives in tlie House of Commons ex
it'd to give solid support to the ered-
t vote Thursday. One or two defec
tions, not more, are probable. Tlie
Liberals on the contrary ure divided.
There will be numerous abstentions,
and some Liberals will support tlie
Government. Home Rulers are not
yet determined on their course, but
will probably mostly abstain from
voting. Such of them as vote are
mainly ultmmimtunc and wilt snp-
iort it. The Government majority
'or tlie credit is already estimated at
over one hundred.
Meetings ure being held through
out the country to influence Parlia
ment against tlie credit, but mostly
by Liberals, or Reform or Peace or
ganizations. No non-partizan meet
ing lias yet been attempted. An
open-air meeting, at Sheffield yester
day for tlie purpose of opposing
the Government was turned into an
anti-Russian demonstration. An
imcndmcnt to an original resolution
igalnst credit was carried by an im
mense majority, declaring that the
cause of peace and interests of tlie
Empire will be best promoted by sup
porting the foreign policy of the Gov-
AF. A ATE. .
Washington, January 30.—During
the morning hour Hoar, of Massachu
setts, had read a communication from
tlie committee on pensions in regard
to the application of soldiers, pen
sion not having fiecn acted upon on
account of insufficient clerical force
in the office of the Surgeon General,
where tlie hospital records of the
army are kept. Hoar, Edmunds and
Ingalls commented on the delay in
acting upon the pension cases, and
argued that it was caused by the
Democratic party reducing the ap
propriations.
Withers, of Vfi., replied that tlie
party with which lie acted, now
charged with being the cause of the
delay, laid not reduced tlie clerical
forcesif the Surgeon General, or tlie
force ill the pension, office. On Hie
contrary the clerical force of tlie Sur
geon General’s office had been in
creased for the purpose of promptly
acting upon pension claims.
Davis, of West Va., read from the
re|K>rt of tlie Jencks committee made
to tlie House of Representatives to
tlie effect that throe persons hail
been detailed from the pension office
to act as clerks of tlie Republican Con
gressional committee in this city.
HOUSE.
Washington, January 30.—After
a great deal of discussion in tlie com
nilttee of the whole oil the hill ex
tending until July 1, 1378, the time for
tiie withdrawal of distilled spirits from
bond, a substitute offered by Foster,
of Ohio, was adopted, declaring that
it is inexpedient to reduce tlie tax on
whiskey. Tlie House by vote of yeas
140, nays 112, adopted tlie substitute
of the committee of the whole.
The Funn, Iluvcnporl Troupe.
Richmond, Va., January 30.—Miss
Fanny Davenport, supported by Au
gustine Daly’s splendid New York
company, closed a most sueeesslul
engagement here to-night, attracting
tlie most brilliant and favorable audi
ences of the season. They play in
Norfolk to-morrow night, and go
thence en a tour to the principal
Southern cities.
Phllludrlplitu*'Appointment.
SlieciulIn Knqulrcr-Snn.\
Hauuisbitro, 1 j a., January 30.—
Clement it. Fenrose was nominated
by Gov. lluilmuft for Judge of the
Drphuus Court in Philadelphia.
NEW ORLEANS.
Anderson Jury—Ten White* unit Too
lltnek..
New Orleans, January 30.—Tlie
jury in the returning board ease eon
sisfs of len whites and two colored
Pile latter are compiuTively iutelli
gent and never took part in politic
Anderson Telnl ■■roieresslnis—Nlioollup
All'ruy on the Levee.
New Orleans, January 30.—Tlie
trial of General Anderson is progress
ing.
shooting affray this morning
occurred on tlie levee between Cnpt
,1. T. Oprey, of the steamer Isabel
L. F. Bonelierean and J. Kounse
Eleven shots were tired. Cnpt. Oprey
was slightly wounded. A colored
man and a white mail were also shot
in the legs. The latter were stand
ing by and were not participants,
Tlie principals were jailed.
FAILURES.
■ n<4‘nnn<la.
Montreal, January 30.—Darwin
Williams & Shannon, boot and shoe
manufacturers, failed for $220,000.
dunning’s statkm ent.
New York, January 30. — Tin
schedule of E. J. Dunning, Jr., W
Street dealer in commercial pnpe
wlio Hindi' an assignment, tiled to-d;
bis liabilities at $1,854,004 ; lioniin
assets, $018,043 00; actual asset
$484,741.
Knn.n. City mink Suspend*.
Special to the Enqnirer-Snn.]
Kansas City, Mo., January 30
The First National-Rank of Kalis
City lias discontinued I nisi ness. The
board of directory publish a card gi
ing reasons therefor, and saying ill
positors will, in due time, be paid ii
full. The comnmnily is much sue
rprised. There was a run on otlu
banks but the excitement lias n<
subsided.
Wreckers at Providence.
.Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Providence, R. L, January SO.
A large meeting of business men n
sembled at the Board of Trade to-dn
to receive a report of tlie special
mittee of the Bourdon tlie silver hill
and currency questions. Addrc
were made i>y Gov. \ nnzniult, ex
Gov. Llppctt,' Hon. Will. Grosveuor
and Hon. Nelson W. Aldrich, Presi
dent of Board.
Resolutions were reported and
adopted' unanimously protesting
against tlie enactment of any law
remonetizing silver, providing for its
unlimited eoinuge and for its use as
money for any purpose except as sub
sidiary coin, with gold as the stand
ard of value, and denouncing the iu-
tlation element of the Bland silver
hill, and endorsing tlie cM'prts of the
Government to luinl tlie national
debt at the lowest possible rate of in
terest. , , ,
A resolution was also adopted ill
favor of maintaining regular mail
communication with the Sandwich
Islands, Japan, China, Australia and
South and Central America.
ninUlor I’onlcr front MetU'o,
Special to Enquirrr-Snn.]
Evansville, January 30.—Minis
ter Foster arrived licrc this
from tin' City ”1' Mexico, on route to
Washington. He declined to say
anything of the situation in Mexico.
tria’s refusal to annex Bosnia and
Herzegovina is confirmed on minis
terial authority. Andrassy will sanc
tion no measure* calculated, directly
or indirectly, to bring about the ruin
of the Ottoman empire. This reso
lute attitude of Austria within a few
hours lias, in a certain measure, been
made known to Russia by Count An-
drassy, as well as Lord Di’rby, in tlie
form of an iudeiitloal.
REFUGEES FLOCKING TO CONSTANTI
NOPLE — DISEASE AND DESTITU
TION.
London, Jan. 30. — Special cor
respondents of tlie London newspa
pers continue to give details of the
Immense distress prevailing. They
state the small pox and typhus are
among tlie refugees and etlbrts are
making to send them to Asia. It is
apprehended the increased population
of Constantinople will occasion a
scarcity of provisions. Eight thous
and refugees arrived ill tlie capital on
Monday. Many are huddled In open
F.1.VOIT MOTTMKHX Dl'tCI.M.
Horurbnrh—Pr<>ntlu and
-A Ptrwual Knaluli*
Fltclilltijc on
Tom lianli]
To the Editor of the Sun—Sir : The
Sun has recently published some in
teresting reminiscences of noted duels
in the South, but the record Is by no
means exhausted. Far be it from me
to say that any of them are apocry
phal, although tlie account of tlie
young Mississippiim, contained in
last Sunday’s edition, beurs a singu
lar resemblance to tlie affair related
of an English officer with a noted
Bonapartist bravo which is said to
have occurred at the Cafe Foy during
rnnient.
The meeting numbered over twenty
thousand persons. They sung patriotic
songs, cheered Lord Reucoustleld by
nine, and greeted Lord Carnavon
with hisses and cries of "traitor!”
Some of tlie lending provincial news
papers are taking an anti-Russian
tone.
KED CROSS SOCIETY.
The central committee of tlie Red
Crescent Society telegraphs front
Constantinople an appeal to ull
kindred committees of the Red
ross, all benevolent institu
lions, and all kind-hearted
men of all countries, It say
a considerable number of wounded
soldiers are flocking into Constanti
nople from all parts of tlie country.
Nearly 150,000 refugees, victims of
the will' Hying from the scene of mill
tury operations, deprived of all means
ot existence and almost naked, consti
tute tlie situation, which, considering
the limited resources of the Red Cres
cent Society, might end in disaster
in tlie general calamity.
GOVERNMENT MOTION.
London, January 80.—In tlie Com
mons this afternoon Mr. Bedford
Clapperton Treveliun Pun, Conserv
ativc member for Gravesend gave no
tice Unit he would move to-morrow
that the House, while giving the
Government due credit for maintain
ing tlie policy determined upon, after
solemn assurances of the Czur that he
desired only immunity for Christian
subjects of the Forte and aimed at no
aggrandizement whatever, is of the
opinion that these assurances are be
ing deliberately evaded by
tlie proposed terms of
the peace and tlie advance of the
Russian arms, and believe that the
time has come when tlie immediate
action of England is an absolute ne
cessity, and requests forthwith esti
mates for placing the army and navy
on a war footing. Mr. Fun repre
sents tlie strong "yurophile" section
of the House.
AUSTRIA’S CONDITION FOR COMBINED
ACTION.
Tlie Central News states Austria
declined to commit herself to a joint
action with England unless previous
ly assured that the British ministry
is safe against the assaults of tlie op
position which might Jeave Austria
isolated at a lute stage, and that the
Ministry intend, pending the vote, to
furnish' the requisite guarantee. If
the Ministry obtain a large majority,
a very important European combina
tion will appear.
WHAT GLADSTONE HAS To SAY—Ol'-
1‘OSITTON TO GOVERNMENT COURSE.
London, January 30.—Gladstone,
accepting the address from tlie Liber
al Association at Oxford to-day, said
lie considered sending the fleet into
the Dardanelles an act of war,a breach
of neutrality. The v6te ofsix millions
would be taken by Turkey as an en
couragement to prolong tlie war. He
feared tlie vote would lie carried by a
failure of tlie Irish members to oppose,
it, t bough lie hoped for Ireland’s honor
—those who hud themselves been
struggling for freedom—would respect
and sympathize with tlie freedom of
others’. He said the Liberals were in
the minority in the House, but they
liail the country with them on this
question. It rested with the country
to say whether it would receive the
burden of this vote and encourage
Turkey to persevere'in prolonging tile
cruel and bloody struggle, which lias
already brought her well uigli to de
struction.
PEACE PROSPECTS.
iy
sheds, knee deep in mud and water.
The wholesale exodus from Roumiliu
is unabated.
RUSSIANS SINK A TURKISH STEAMER.
St. Petersburg, January 80.—The
commander of the Russian steamer
Constantine reports lie left Sebnstopel
for a cruise on tlie 22d instant, and
approached Rutoum on the 2iith
where there were seven Turkish ves
sels. Tlie Constantine sent a while
head torpedo against a screw steamer
which was on guard outside and sunk
her immediately. The crew were all
drowned. The Constantine has re
turned to Sebastopol.
WHAT SKllVIA DEMANDS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, January 80.—The Vienna
Presse says Serviti demands iih the
conditions of peace all of Old Servia
xeept that part comprised in llosnia,
tie hundred and lll'ty thousand Turk
ish pounds as war indemnity, and
the immediate appointment of a spe
cial commission to examine the re
spective claims of Romimiiia and
Servia to the Pasluilic of Widdin.
AUSTRIA’S NOTE TO RUSSIA.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Brussels, January 30.—A telegram
from Vienna conllrms the report that
Austria has addressed a note to Rus
sia, upholding the interest of Austri
and Europe. The note already forms
the subject of a general diplomatic
pourparlers.
TYl’HUS AMONG RUSSIAN TROOPS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
JjONDON, January 30.—The Globe
alleges on the authority of Russian
newspapers that typhus prevails
among the Russian troops in Caueas-
sia and Armenia to such an extent
it might be called the plague.
PORTE CAN’T GET AN ANSWER.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, January 30.—The foreign
office publishes a dispatch from Min
ister Layard, dated Constantinople
January 29, stating the Grand Vizier
lias distinctly informed him that the
Forte telegraphed the Turkish pleni
potentiaries, January 23d, ordering
them to accept the basis of peace
lias since telegraphed three times,
asking them to report tlie result, but
lias received no answer, although
telegraphic communication with Kc
z.uulik is still open, as proved by tin
fact that one of the members of the
mission lias telegraphed to his fund
iy, and messages from Kezaulik have
lieen received in twelve hours from
tlie lime of filing.
More MHtn'ial lor I lie Iftmcll Kullronil
Philadelphia, January 3(1.—Tlie
Metropolis, lienee for Brazil, the
second steamer dispatched by con
tractors for the Madeira and Naniore
railroad, Brazil, carries 200 laborers,
500 tons railroad iron anil special
mails for Brazil. She goes direct to
I’ara and will be followed soon by the
steamer City of Richmond.
Frank Arri*(tlP*l for l.lhcl.
Pn i lad Kill'll i A, January 30.—
Frank Leslie, a New York publisher,
lias been arrested here, elmrged with
libel.
Frank LeaHe.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Philadelphia, January 30.—
Frank Leslie gave $2,500 bail to an
swer tlie charge of libel.
Mliuc Mlrlkr.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
llortTON, January 30.—At Lynn the
situation is more favorable to tlie
shoe manufacturers. I ndieations are
the strike will be a failure.
Nil IP NEWN.
Nk\v Youk, January 30.—Arrived : Don-
ItiiNkintiM Wink n Turkish Nleitnaer—
Plngtie Among KiimmIiiii Troop*—Ana*
Ii*lu Write* n Wole lo RunmIk—Nrrvln*
CoiMlIllon—I’orle ll«» no Advice*
From 11* Pence Plenipotentiaries.
MISUNDERSTANDING' BETWEEN AUS
TRIA AND RUSSIA.
London, January 30.—There is no
doubt there is a little misunder
standing between St. Petersburg and
Vienna. Austria, it seems, expected
that the conditions of peace would lie
submitted to tlie European Congress,
or at least communicated for approval
to tlie members of the Hippie alli-
kxth.i firm smith.
ck, Tr
mm, Hoim,
Frederick
Schaltuil,
lotlall, Ex-
Anivodout : Waconsta, Can nr
Sllphidc, Clara, Giauo, Jasot
Woyer, Royal Minstrel; W
Erin, Asia, Claudia, Arizona, l>
pounder, Jantlie, Istrlun.
Homeward: Regina, South West Pass;
Ilertlg, Askar, Fredcrleka, Pensacola; Vcn-
tns, Hampton Bonds.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Savannah, January 30.—Arrived: Ships
Jupiter, Hamburg; Itebocca H. (^neeii,Phil
adelphia.
Cleared; Thrown, New York; Americium,
Darien; Cambridge, Philadelphia; II A He
met, Jacksonville.
Sailed: General Barnes, New York; Geo
Appold, Baltimore; Carroll, Boston; Sail
Jacinto, Nassau.
PHCENIX JEWELRY STORE,
101 Broad Street,
5§2columbus, ga.fg|
New (iootls—Fashionable (jtmtls!
COI,11 AMI SILVER
W^TOBIIES!
JEWELRY,
Fashionable Patterns and Styles.
Turkey ready to acckpt any- sterling silver Ware, Silver Spoons,
The Vienna 'correspondent of the *'«' ks > > '“l ,kl,,K * Ui " krs >
Tinas telegraphs as follows: Whether j pniErT EltuM THEM A .v I’EAVTUltElt.
the preliminary conditions have been
signed or not is purely of secondary
importance. The Forte, at any rate,
lias approved them, and according to
all accounts is quite ready to accept
almost anything else which the Czur
may propuse, merely to prevent tlie
Russians from executing the threat
of marching Oil Constantinople.
AUSTIll a’h OPPOSITION.
London, January 3(1.— The Tele
graph's Vienna dispatch says Aus-
C1IRIS1MAS! CnBISTMAS!! CUB1STMAS!!!
beautiful Presents for the lloliilajrs !
Mr. T. S. Spoar
Will be pleased to attend to the wants or
bis friends at the
PHCENIX JEWELRY STORE-
have occurred at the Gate boy during
the occupation of Paris by the allies
in 1814-15. A long resident in the
South and West lias made me famil
iar with the history of many of these
encounters. One of the most singu
lar which happened at New Orleans,
was fought between a gentleman re
cently before the public, In a suit to
maintain or recover his commission
ami emoluments in the United States
army, Capt. Schemberg, and a Mr.
Chevalier. The combat took place at
the race track near New Orleans, on
horseback, with sabres, {■kihemberg’s
horse, a fine animal, was killed, and
I believe suit was brought by its
owner to recover damages. No other
barm was done.
The duoj between tlie great orator,
Sergeant S. Prentiss of Mississippi
ami ex-Governor Henry S. Foote,
occurred near Vicksburg. A large
rowd was present, and after one or
two harmless shots had been ex-
banged, Prentiss, with his inimita
ble humor, called out to some young
sters who were perched in a tree near
by. “Take’care, boys; the Governor
is tiring very wild to-day.” Foote
was Anally wounded. Prentiss was
one of the coolest and bravest, as well
as the most magnanimous man 1
ever met. He was one of the counsel
for the defence in the celebrated
Wilkinson and Murdaugh trial for
murder in Kentucky. The case was
amoved to Harrodsburg on account
of tlie prejudice against the accused
at Louisville, where the killing
occurred. When Prentiss arrived at
the Galt House on his way to the
court, some one warned him of the
bitter feeling existing against his
clients, remarking at tlie same time :
“They will be hunting you, Mr.
Prentiss, if they llnd out you are in
the city.” “An !” said he, reaching
over the counter for ids travelling
bag and taking out a pair of pistols
which he placed in his pockets.
“Well, I am a hunter myself when
there is game around.” No one mo
lested him, however.
The celebrated Thomas F. Marshall
of Kentucky fought several duels;
that with Col. James Watson Webb
is familiar to most Northern readers.
Tom once told the writer that if Webb
hud not stood cross-legged and dis- I
concerted his aim lie would have
killed him; that lie hud meant to
have another tight with him, but tlie
Colonel unfortunately took the pledge |
to Gov. Seward. Another of Tom’s
duels was with John Rowan of Ken
tucky, a crack shot, but one of tlie
most amiable and gentlemanly of the
old “fire eaters.” Tom received a
a bullet in tlie leg, and us Rowan,
who did not wish to kill him, walked
up to express his regret, Marshall, ly
ing on the ground, exclaimed: “By
, Mr. Rowan, you shoot a fellow
and apologize for it with more grace
than any man in Kentucky.”
With one of these Kentucky aMUirs,
which occurred in 1845, I was unfor
tunately connected, and the course it
took may illustrate the state of feeling
on the subject at that time. The
principals were Dr. T , of Harrods-
burg, and Counsellor H , brothers-
in-law. The cause of oifence was a
family a flair. I resided in Lexington
at flic time, and was induced to inter
fere. in the interest or peace, on be
half of Dr. T., who was a stranger to
me. After several days’ discussion
on the part of the Doctor’s friends,
and canvassing as well :is I could the
views of the other party, I found an
amicable adjustment impossible, and
having gone so far, there was nothing
left for me but to carry a challenge.
The elder brother of the Doctor, him
self an eminent lawyer, the brother-
in-law of the latter, and even the ven
erable mother—the last two strict
members of the church—were con
sulted by me, but the feeling among
them all was that their relative liud
been grossly insulted and must vin
dicate his honor in the usual manner.
The meeting was appointed to bike
place at a retired spot in Boyle coun
ty, but was prevented by the authori
ties, and I remember well we hud a
scamper to get beyond their jurisdic
tion and avoid arrt'st.
Di the mean time I received a re
quest from a reverend gentleman,
whose death T saw noticed last year,
to withdraw the challenge for an ac
commodation which he hoped to
bring about. I gladly agreed to com
ply, provided the opposite party con
sented to the arrangement without
prejudice to my friend; but the overt
ure was plumply rejected by them.
The meeting took place the next
morning at a wild, romantic spot on
Dick’s river. The law officers were
on the hill above us, but an old
boatman and bis sons, whom we
were compelled to take into our con
fidence, and who had the Kentucki
an’s instinctive love of a “fair fight,”
kept them at bay. The weajHms
were tlie old fashioned duelling pis
tols, those used by the opposite party
being n pair belonging to Henry
(May. Counsellor H. fell, morbilly
wounded, ut the first fire, and, ns
there was but one boat to cross the
river, the constables waiting for us
on the side we occupied and only
kept back by a wholesome fear of
our friends, the houtmen, we were
compelled to wait until the wounded
man had been transported across. I
never saw a man sutler more mental
agony than the Doctor did during the
time, having been informed of the
result. He had not wished to kill
his opponent, only to infiict a wound
such as might end the affair. We
both left flic State, going in different
directions, he to Missouri and I to
Louisiana.
From what I subsequently learned
of bis history, this affair wrought the
most singular change in the character
of Dr. T . Prior to the tight I hud
found him amiable, inoffensive, and
averse to bloodshed, tliou&h truly
brave; but afterward I heard that he
was frequently engaged in desperate
encounters, in one or which,I believe,
lie was killed. This duel created
considerable excitement at the time,
and the Louisville ./•turned having
published an ueeounL derogatory to
Dr. T , Mr. George I). Prentice,
tin* editor, was ealled on to correct it,
which he did. R.
A Chill Mill! Ill«* NoI«mI 01*1-1 Imp Poll*
tit* Iimi--* I loo ll«* t Jot III* Mobrlqupt.
“lOxtru Billy” Smith. Virginia’s
noted war Governor ami one of the
old-time politicians, was captured by a
Pont reporter Saturday. Tlie Gov
ernor is now in his eighty-first year,
but were it not for bis snow-white
hair he could pass for sixty. He en
joys good health and gets about as
actively as In* did twenty years ago.
He is up by the peep of day every
morning, and by sunrise has every
thing going on liis farm in Fauquier
county, Virginia, lie was first elect
ed Governor of Virginia in 1845 by
the Legislature, the mode of election
then prescribed by the Constitution
of tlie State, and in 18(13 ho was called
from the camp to the Governor’s
chair by tin* votes of the people.
Where were you born, Governor?”
asked the reporter.
“I’m a genuine son of Old Virgin
ia,” he replied, with an air of proud
satisfaction. “I was born in King
George county, between the Rappa
hannock and Fredericksburg.”
“When ?”
“Thereby lmngs a tale ; we old men
are like the Indy who said she was
twenty-teen because she didn’t want
to get out of her teens; I was eighty
on the 0th of last 'September.”
“How was it Governor, that you
got the name of “Extra?” Several
versions have been told.”
“Well, I’ll give you the correct
one, I was educated a lawyer, and
when a young man was practicing
with success in Culpepper. We hail
only one mail a week, and that came
by horseback. 1 became impatient
at this isolation, nnd having a good
(leal of energy I hid for a mail con
tract. Well, I got it, and had on that
hid a two-horse stage allowed. Thus
welmdamail line hi a two-home coach
instead of horseback. But I soon
found that wouldn’t do, and f applied
for an extension from Culpepper to
Orange Court House, where we inter
cepted the regular stage line from
Fredericksburg toStaunton. Well, T
went on enlarging and extending
until I got a mail line daily from
Washington city to Milledgevillc,
Georgia, with numerous branches.
Every extension of service secured an
extension of pro rata compensation.
These extensions were denominated
in the Blue Blook as extras and
marked with a star. They were very
numerous in the rapid expansion of
the mail service on my line, and one
day our Senator, at that time Benja
min Walker Lee, in commenting on
these things, applied the term to me,
aTTd it 1ms stuck to me ever since.”
“When was your mail line in oper
ation, Governor?”
“That ranged from 18127 to 1833.
Oh, I had u magnificent line till it
was superceded hy railroads. As rail
roads advanced I retired.”
“Did you make much money out of
I it, Governor ?”
I “No; I didn’t make any. On 1
routes with an allowance for a mail
three times a week 1 carried it six]
times. I went in for opening up the
country more tlmn to make money.”
“You saw some active service dur
ing tin* late war, didn’t you?”
“I went into the Confederate army
when I was 0-1 years of age, and
(proudly) I had a brigade that never
broke in Imttie.”
“And during the war you were
elected Governor the second time?”
“Yes; in 1803. I never left camp
to do any can vassing. I was Govern-,
or when Lee surrendered.”
“Did you remain in Richmond?” i
“No; I went out with the others. 1
didn’t know how much light was left
in the people. I went all over the
State; many times right among the
Federal soldiers, and there was a re
ward of #125,000 ollcrcd for my cap
ture.”
“Were you captured at last ?”
“No, sir; I was not. When 1 saw
the thing was all over I wrotetoGen.
Patrick, telling him I would surren
der, hut that I wanted a safe conduct
to headquarters. He sent it and I
gave myself up.”
“How were you treated, Governor?”
“They treated mi! first rate. I was
not imprisoned, Imt was paroled, and
went home. But they had no cause
to treat me severely. MMiough I be
lieved in vigorously prosecuting the
war, I always did what I could to al
leviate the suficring it caused. I got
many a man out of Libby Prison.
Sam (’ox, or Suifset Cox, as they call
him, was trying once during tin* war
to obtain some order for the relief of
somebody, and it was refused. He
went to Sir. Lincoln, and In* refused
him. Cox got indignant and said:
‘Even that arch-traitor, Extra Billy
Smith, docs not hesitate to grant re-
APOLLINARIS
Tin* (pi fcii of Tab If Waters.
IIIOIII W EFFETtVEWUF.NT.
DU. II0NTKII MtUl llU:, Hlclinioml (SnrK«*on to
lute Ktonownll JnokMoiii ••llenltliiiil ami
doll^litrnl toililnk. YnluuMo in Dyspop
sla and Goal."
PROF. 4. A. WANKI.YN. SI. Ucorfrc'N IIohiiIInI.
Lomlini—“Highly Kollorvosoonl, Whole
some, and Abaolutoly Pure; superior to all
ollierH."
Dll. H. OUDKX DOUKSHJH—“Alii
and wholesome; superior to nil lor uni Iy
free from nil the ohleetlons uiged
j;:
.... .... tin
nuninst Croton nnd artilloiuily nornlod \
tors.”
Dlt. PETEK HOOD. Pmdrinit of 1 lie Herts. 3lc«l-
irul Society, etc.—“Superior to Vichy nnd
Vnls.”
PETEIl KOUIUE. F. I.. N., Ghemlnt to the tpieen,
10th Edition of Onnpanion to the /}ritinh
Pharttutcoptvia—'“KxhllnrntIm?; <Jootl for
Sickness, Dyspepsia, nnd loss of Appetite.”
MaeXAMAKA, F. K. C. S.. C. s. I.. Suwon to
Westminster IIon|i., I.omlon “Mon* Whole
some and Refreshing flinn Sodu or Seltzer
Water.”
W. AliMNOIIAM, F. It. (’. S„ Suwon In St.
Mark's Hose., Loudon—‘‘Ily fur the best
Sparkling Water for dally use.”
FRED’K nr. BAKV &*C0.,
41 amt 4.1 lVnrrrit M.. %>ir York.
Sole A pent* for (Jutted States and (Unailas.
FOK SALE HY DEAI.KKN. OKOCEKS AND
DHitmiSTS.
Every genuine bottle hears tin* YELLOW
Inblc. uolNcodtSin
F.J.SPRINGER
Under Hpriiigrr’K 0|iera House,
COm OGLETHORPE anil CRAWPORD STS
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Groceries and Trovisons!
All kinds
WINKS,
LIQUORS,
TOBACCO,
CKJARS,
Amt Golicrnl Stock nf
Plantation anil Kainil.y Supplies.
jfirAII Goods delivered in city nnd vieini-
y free of drnyngc. nov l eod.'hn
Muscogee Sheriff Sale
W ILL HE SOLdToN THE FIRST TUES
DAY IN FF.BRUAIIV NEXT, in front
of IIli'Holi A Hccht'H Auction House, Itroud
street, In the city of Columbus, Muscogee
count y, State of Georgia, I he following prop
erty. to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of Luinl lying nnd
being in the city of Columbus, Muscogee
county, nnd known mnl distinguished In
the plan of said city us n timlxTLW, being the
south two-thirds of said lot, containing tut
feet front, more or less, and running back
the whole length of said lot to the westc line,
and eon tali, ing one-t lilt'd of an acre, with Im
provements thereon; sold as the proper!> «>l
Ylurrlct E. Marcus, to satisfy a tax M fa in
my hands for State and count > taxes, Issued
hy 1>. A. Andrews, Tax Collector, against.
Harriet E. Main
Jal oawlw
Administratrix Sale.
B Y ORDER of the Court or Ordinary ot
Muscogee Comity, will he sold. < >N 'I’ll E
FI KST TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY NEXT,
III front of 1 list'll A I leeht's, Broad Street,'
(‘olumhus, Ga.,
120 ACRES 01’ LAM)
Gorily, deceased.
”1 EGRGIA — MUS
IFF.
' NT 3 .
\ Jt Whereas, John T. Clark, A.lniinlsimini
of M. J. Wellborn, deceased, represents It
the court III IiIh petit ion, duly tiled and en
tered on record, that lie has fully admlnis<
tered said estate.
This Is, therefore, to cite all persons eon-
rued, kindred and creditors, to show eaii’ t
(Ifni
the.]
should not he dis
t rat Ion and receive letter
the first Monday in F«
of dismission
November Oth, 1877
GEORGIA — MIIS
F. M. H1U M IKS,
I EE
gi n n
the
jlieHtH that will alleviate the sutlerings
of am* people, while here, on our own
side, such petitions are refused.’ Lin
coln asked, ‘Did Kxtrudo that?’ ‘Yes,
sir, he has,’ answered Cox. ‘Well, I’ll
not he outdone in magnanimity hy
liim,’ replied Mr. Lincoln, and Cox
got what he asked for. Cox denies
the ‘arch’ part of the speech, but says
lie did say traitor: but I’ve no doubt
lie put both words together, for that
was a term frequently applied to me.”
On tin* subject of polities Governor
Smith said lie was one of the old
style Democrats. He holds that there
edn*l»e hut two parties in theeountry:
one maintaining that tlie Federal
Constitution shall he strictly con
strued, and the other going in for a
liberal construction ; the one con
forms the Constitution to thetermsin
which it was formed, theother hy de
grees changes its whole character, as
evinced hy the administration of the
Government for the last few years.
The Democratic party is the constitu
tional party, and must* restore consti
tutional government. In regard 'to
Ills party in his Slate, (Jovernor Smith
said:
“We must get rid of that word con
servative and come hack to our right
name, Democrats. I ’m a Democrat,
and I’ll not allow them to call me
conservative.”
BONNY DOON BERKSHIRES
\<i in i n i
of M. Riiningcr, liccciiKftl, r«’pr«-t*nls lo
court ln Ills nt’tmon. duly tiled and ent
on record, that lie has lull.v administered
Tills is, therefore, to cite all persons eon
corned, kindred and creditors, lo show emi-.'
(Ifnny they euii) why said Administrator
should not be discharged from bis adminis
tration and receive letters of dismlssiou on
the first. Monday In February, IS7S.
F. M. BIU MMvS, (Irdliiary.
This November tith. IS77. oawliw
/GEORGIA — MUSCOGEE. COUNTY
I Jt Whoreas Henry F. Even t! makes ap
plication for Letters of Administration <>u
the estate of Mrs. Caroline S. Cash, late oi
said county, deceased.
Them* are, therefore to cite and admonish
all ami singular, the kindred ami t it ilitoi-s
of said deceased, to show cause ill' any they
have), within the time prescribed l>> law
why said letters should not he granted to
said applicant.
F. M. BROOKS, < military.
January r»th, 1S7S. oawlw
FJ >RGI A — M l JS< •(»(J EE CO I' NT Y
VJT Whereas, T. S. Stewart, Administrator
ot ( harles 1). Stewart, represents to t In ni t
in Ids petition, duly tiled and entered on
record, that lie has fully administered said
i estate.
'I’liis is, therefore, to rile all persons con
cerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause
I (Ifnny they ennj why salt I Administrator
should not lie discharged from liis .‘tdniini-
tration and receive letters of dlsmis-.i.»n on
the first Monday in February, Is7s.
F. M. I!Rot iKs, i military.
November 8th, 1S77. novtioawl-w
iF.E
1 EGRGIA - Ml
Jt Whereas, Tim
application for Letters of
»tn the estate of Redding <
of sabl county, deceased.
.. within tin- time |
why said letters should
said applicant.
OUNTY
ns makes
Administ rat ion
F. M. BROOKS
January IMi, IK7S
/GEORGIA — >
l Jt Whereas, M
makes applies! lot
.to cite and ndmouis
all and singular, the kindred and crcditoi
of said deceased, to show cause it :m
they have), within the time prescribed i.
s should not be grnnle
M. BROOKS, Ordinary.
January Ith, 1H7K. . jal oawlw
PI EGRGIA — MU8C0GEE CoI NTY
OT Whereas, James M. Rodger* Guardia
or Charles B. Fool, makes application i<
otters of Dismission from said Guanlia
shin
; These are, there
' all persons collect
(ifany they have), *
scribed by law,, why
should not he granted
be he discharged froi
shi)
d to
F. M. BRooK-
FOR SALE.
( CHOICE BERKSHIRE PIGS, from I
j class IMPORTED SOWS, bred to tin
lowing noted Prizewinners: “Robinlm
“Smlthcrccn,” “Royal Smitherecn," "K
Tombs,” and “Sir I >oreliesler »'a I'd 11!'.”
transportation and satisfaction t*
anteed.
.1.1
■ tie i
January Itli, 1S7)
/GEORGIA — MUSCOGEE COl’NJ
. I Jt Whereas, Mrs. Caroline McCook,
ministratrix ol W. M. McCook, dece;
having intermarried since said letters
granted, her letters as such Administr
have therefore abated, anil theieisilo
' representative of said estate.
These are, therefore to cite and admonish
| all and singular, the kindred and creditor-
..I -..id W. M. McCook .deceased, to Omu
I cause (if any they have', within the linn
prescribed by law, why L*’tiers of AdminC
I {ration </<- honis non should not ttegr.inle.i
to Henry K, Goctchius, ot said count >.
F. M. BRotiKs, ordliim ■
I January Ith, 1X7*. Juloawhy
legal