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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1879.
WASHINGTON.
j, rn Orleans Cnee Derided..-CnnOmn-
lion—The Tlr«lnl» Jury Matter-Ad.
minions and Nonlhern Hauers In Su
preme Court—Charges Asalnst Indie
Storkett — Question of Transference
from State to United Slates Courts—
petitions Piled In the Honse— com-
utltlee Orsnnlsatlon — Carpenter's
Mill.
Attempt to Assassinate the Csar.
Washington, April 14.—The De
partment of State to-day received a
telegram from Col Wicklian Hoff
man, in charge of United States
affairs at St. Petersburg, announcing
an attempt had been made on the
Russian Emperor’s life this morning,
•while ills majesty was walking near
the Imperial palace. The would-be
assassin discharged five shots at the
Czar, fortuuately without affect, his
majesty being untouched. The
assassin was arrested.
Derltion la it flaw Orleitna fate.
Washington, April 14.—In the
case of the New Orleans Canal and
Banking Company against the city
of New Orleans, thq United States
Supreme Court to-day affirmed the
judgment of the Supremo Court of
Louisiana, which, it is held, does not
invade any right of the city given to
it by the Constitution or laws of the
United States.
A decision wns also rendered in the
case of David N. Barron, administra
tor, vs. Logan Hunton, appealed
from the United States Circuit Court
for the District of Louisiana. The
court holds that the Circuit Court
had no jurisdiction, and orders its
judgment reversed and the case re
manded to tlie State court, from
which it wns taken.
SUPREME COURT.
With consent of counsel on both
sides tlie bearing of argument upon
petitions of State of Virginia for writs
of mandamus, habeas corpus and
certioriari in the ltives mixed jury
case has been postponed until the
first Tuesday of next term. They are
then to take precedence of all other
business. It is tlie desire of the At
torney General that argument should
be heard by a full bench of justices,
and if all are not present on the day
to which the cases have been assign
ed the hearing will again be post
poned to ttie first duy when there shall
be a full bench. A case from Ten
nessee involving similar questions is
set to be argued at the same time.
admTtted—decisions of supreme
COURT.
Mark I). Brnlnard, of Montgomery,
Ala., and Jas. '8. Fowler, of Nash
ville, Tenii., were to-day admitted to
practice in tlie United States Supreme
Court,.and decisions were rendered
in the following Southern cases: The
Board of Supervisors of Calhoun
county vs. W B Galbraith from the
U. 8. District Court of Mississippi.
The court holds that since irregulari
ties on which the county bases Its re
fusal to pay its bonds were committed
by its own servants, it would be estop
ped from taking the advantage of
them, even if recital in bonds them
selves of their conformity to the
statute were not alone conclusive.
Judgment affirmed with costs and
interest.
A C Britton vs. the Police Jury of
the parisli of Concordia from the
United States Circuit Court of Louis
iana. Judgment affirmed with costs
by a divided court.
- CONFIRMATIONS.
Among the confirmations to-day
were the following : Midshipmen to
lie ensigns, Clias C Rogers, of Ten
nessee ; F M Potts and Robert Ray
of the District of Columbia; C. J.
Roush, Virginia, Hiohard Hender
son, Norili Carolinu; L.K. Reynolds,
Alabama; Benj. Tappau, of Arkan
sas.
deaths. •
Dr. Isaac Hogcs, editor of the
American Journal of Medical See
ences, who has been on the staff of
that journal fifty-two yeas, died yers-
terduy; aged S3.
QUESTION OF TAKING BUSINESS
FROM STATE COURTS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun, 1
Washington, April 14.—Chief
Justice Waite announced in the Su
preme Court to-day that in view of
the great importance of questions in
volved in tlie case of the Delaware
Railroad Construction Company
against Meyer & Dennison, numbers
209, 210 and 500 on the present calen
dar, the court has decided to order a
re-argument when number 209 is
reached in regular call of the docket
next term. The cases in question
require the court to give a construc
tion to the act of March 3d, 1875, 18
stats. 470, regulating the removal of
cases from State courts, and the de
cision Is likely to effect a great num
ber of other suits. In order, there
fore, that all counsel in cases now
pending in this court and the circuit
courts, in which construction of tlie
statute is involved, may have ample
opportunity to present their views,
permission is given them to file
printed briefs therein, upon condi
tion that thirty copies shall be filed
with the clerk of this court before
the first of October next. Tlio Chier
Justice also announced that the reg
ular call of the docket would cease
for the present term on the 25th of
April, at which time notice would be
given of the date of tlie court's ad
journment for the summer.
PETITIONS FILED—CARPENTER'S BILL
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, April 14.—Among
the petitions filed to-day embracing
bills were the following:
By Reagan, of Texas, to regulate
interest on commerce, and prohibit
unjust discrimination by common
carriers.
To amend the revised statues con
cerning commerce aud navigation
and regulation of steam vessels.
Providing, that from ami after
July 1st next, the customs duties on
quinine ami the salts of quinine shall
be reduced to 20 per cent, ad valorem.
Authorizing the (Secretary of the
Treasury to pay to the State of Texas
one Million ainl a half dollars on
account of monies paid out by the
Btate for frontier defence.
Authorizing the payment of the
balance of the fund appropriated for
the payment of creditors of Texas.
Authorizing tlie immediate pay
ment of the money appropriated in
1877 to pay mall contractors of the
following States: Alabama, Arkan
sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Missouri, North and
South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Virginia and West Vir
ginia. .
With tlie exception of the commit
tees on coinage, weights and meas
ures, Hon. Alex. H. Stephens, chair
man, and foreign affairs, Hon. S. 8.
Cox, chairman,the House committees
I lave not yet formally organized for
the transaction of business. The two
mentioned organized this morning,
Dr. Culver being appointed clerk of
the former, and Mr. H. Spofford of
the latter.
The members of the committees on
accounts and epidemic diseases held
informal conferences. These com
mittees, together with the appropria
tion and agricultural, expect to or
ganize to-morrow morning.
The bill introduced to-day by Sen
ator Carpenter, concerning Senato
rial elections, proposes to amend sec
tion 14 of the revised statutes by in
serting the words “and organized,”
after the word “chosen,” so that it
will read, "The Legislature of each
Stete which is chosen and organized
next proceeding the expiratiou of the
time for which any Senntor was
elected to represent such State In
Congress, shall, on the second Tues
day after the meeting nnd organiza
tion thereof, proceed to elect a Bena-
tar In Cougress." The bill to de
signed to remedy a defect in the ex
isting law which was recently
brought into public view by the New
Hampshire case.
fortv-sixtiTcongress.
Senate Debate* Arm7 Bill—Itlnlno I*
A natt ered by Wilber* and Wallace*—
House Vote* Down n Resolution Not
to Go Into General Legfslatlou.
HOUSE.
Washington, April 14.—Immedi
ately after reading of the journal the
speaker proceeded to the call of States
for bills for reference, beginning with
the Btate of Maine. The flrst'response
was made by Ladd, of Maine, who
introducecLa bill to put coinage of
gold and tmver on the same footing.
A [mint of order thereupon was
raised by Conger, of Michigan, that
the Introduction of bills required one
day’s notice, and that no such notice
had been given. The Speaker, after
quoting several rules bearing on the
subject, overruled tlie point of order.
An appeal from the decision was
taken by Conger, and a motion to
lay the appeal on the table was made
by Cox, of New York.
The question was debated by Ste
phens, of Georgia, who expressed the
opinion that the decision was clearly
right, and that atall events the object
of the bill could always be attained
by presenting a petition on the same
subject, a course which he, himself,
had pursued this morning in regard
to all objects of legislation which he
desired to promote.
Conger is now debating the ques
tion, and thus, indirectly, attaining
his object, which is the consumption
of the morning hour.
After a brief argument by Reed,
of Maine, in support of the point of
order, and by Cox, of New York,
against it, Conger called tor tellers,
on motion to lay on the tabic. There
upon, Springer, of Illinois, remarked
that he wished to expedite
the decision of the question,
called for yeas aud nays,
which were ordered, and on whicli
Conger's ludicrous comment was,
that “he was glad to see that delay
was being occasioned by the action
of the Democratic side oftho House.”
The appeal was laid on table. Yeas,
139, nays, 76; but the morning hour
was used up in the objection, discus
sion and taking vote.
A motion to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution giving as the judg
ment of the House that no legislation
changing tlie law in regard to the
currency or tariff should be underta
ken at the present session of Con
gress was defeated by a vote of 108
to 117.
SENATE.
After the usual morning business,
tlie Senate resumed consideration of
the army appropriation bill.
Blaine proceeded to address tlie
Senate.
Blaine opened the debate. He said
the Democrats, instead of striking
out the words offensive to them, viz :
“or to keep peace at tlie polls,” re
pealed the whole section of which
these words were a part, and then re
enacted it, thinking to get credit for
originating It; but tliis law was
passed in time of war and signed by
Liucolu, when he had a million men
under his control, and could have
controlled elections without any such
aid. Tlie purpose of the law was to
insure fairness in elections, and the
Democrats now bore witness to its fit
ness for that purpose by trying to re
enact it. He derided the idea of danger
from military interference, and said
tliere were only 2,797 soldiers enst of
Onialia, and only 1,155 in the South
ern States—about seventy to every
million people. The Democratic cry
of military despotism would injure
the standing of the country abroad,
but a European would laugh
at it if he knew that there was only
one soldier to every 700 square miles
of territory in tlio South. This was
not the real issue. The ulterior pur
pose of the other side was to prevent
the general government from being
represented by its civil officers at
elections, in which it was specially
interested nnd over which the Con
stitution gives it full control. He
would not profess to know what the
President would do when these bills
come to him, but it seemed to him
that the dead heroes of tlie Union
would rise from their graves if lie
should consent to be intimidated and
outraged in his proper constitutional
power by threats like these. The ap
propriate response from his lips
would be, “Is the servant a dog that
he should do this thing.”
Withers, of Virginia, said Blaine's
remurks would not produce much
effect on either Senate or country. It
was not a question to be decided
whether there wero soldiers enough
to dominate and control elections,
but whether under the operation of
existing laws it wns not [possible for
the Executive to distribute nnd use
tlie soldiery so as to destroy the free
dom of elections. It was not to con
front tlie present danger, but to re
move trom the present or any future
President the temptation the existing
law would offer to destroy the liberties
of the country, and erect on the ruins
of a Republic a despotism supported
by arms. He argued that tlie pres
ence of troops at the polls was incom
patible with free government, and
tills was the principle on which the
pending bill was based. Tlie Demo
crats did not propose to shape their
course as to what may or may not be
the position of tlie President. He
should not to attempt to take away
a particle of spinal marrow attempted
to be given to the President by the
Senntor from Maine. He would not
interfere with any agency to infuse
strength to his spinal cord.
The debate was closed by
Mr. Wallace of Pennsylvania,
who declared that tlie sin
gle issue in this bill is, shall the
Executive longer possess the power
to place troops at the polls? Their
presence is a menace upon the rights
of free elections. This right is fixed
and certain. It comes to us from
England and is part of our system of
laws. Its protection rests with the
States and tlib Federal Government
has nothing to do with it. After
an argument of considerable
length the Senator closed by saying
this legislation places a check on
military [tower. In the interest of
the people wo must restore tlie origi
nal ptinclples from which four years
of war liuve diverted the Govern
ment, bring military to strict sub
ordination to civil power, permit free
system of laws to be based upon free
ballot and expunge a standing men
ace upon free institutions.
RUSSIA.
The Attempted I nation of the
Csar.
St. Petersburg, April 14.—While
the Czar was taking his usual morn
ing walk early to-dny near the palace
four shots from a revolver were fired
at him. The Czar was unhurt. Tlio
man who fired the shots wns arrest
ed by a crowd which tlie firing at
tracted. Tlie city is being decorated
in token ofthankfulnessfor the Czar's
escape.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
St. Petersburg, April 14.—The
would-be assassin of the Czar is now
undergoing examination. A full of
ficial account of the affair says to
wards 8 o’clock this morning as the
Emperor was taking his customary
walk a respectably dressed mnn,
wearing a military can with a
cockade advanced toward him, and
us the Emperor approached nearer
drew a revolver from a pocket of his
overcoat, and fired four shots at him.
The assassin before submitting to
his captors tired unothershot slightly
wounding tlie cheek a person in the
crowd. The great throng of people
which had assembled enthusiasti
cally oheered and congratulated tlie
Emperor, who thanked them for
their proofs of fidelity on such u
I iainful occurrence. He said he
mew he had the support
of all rcspcetuble people. He
hoped God would grant that he
might complete his task, which con
sisted in promoting tlie welfare of
Russia. The Emperor, after the
foregoing speech, drove to the palace
without escort. He lias not suffered
the least ill effect from the attempt
upon his life. Afterwards he drove,
still without escort, to the Kazan Ca
thedral to return thanks for the pres
ervation of his life. When receiving
the congratulations of the officials of
the empire at noon the Czar was so
much overcome by his enthusiastic
reception as to bo unable to speak for
some minutes. On recovering from
his emotion he said, “This is the
third time God lias saved me.” The
Emperor's assailant took poison be
fore his attempt, as ho vomited after
his arrest. Poison was also found
under his iinger-nnils. Antidotes
were administered. It is thought the
man was an employe of the Minister
of Finance, and an agent of the In
ternational. The Sultan and nil of
the European sovereigns have tele
graphed their congratulations.
VIRGINIA.
Negroes Hnve not tlie Emigration
Fever.
Fredericksburg, April 13.—Dili
gent enquiry does not confirm the
report that negroes along tlie Rappa
hannock river had caught the emi
gration fever. Between here and
Chesapeake bay many negroes are
engaged in fishing and oystering,
and they are as prosperous and happy
as the whites. They could not lie
persuaded to leave this section for the
North or West.
Richmond, April 14.—The grand
jury of the U. S. Circuit Court ad
journed to-day, nine die. No action
was taken in the matter of indicting
County Judges in this district, for
not having mixed juries. The tele
gram sent to the House on Friday on
the subject was based upon a state
ment made by the acting assistant
District Attorney of the U. S. Court.
Charlottesville, Va., April
14.—The 80th anniversary of Thom
as Jefferson’s birthday was celebrat
ed to-day by a large procession.
South Cnrollim Election Case*.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Charleston, S. C., April 14.—Tn
the United States Court to-day Judge
Bond denied a motion made in btf-
linlf of the defendants in the election
case to set aside the juries as illegally
formed; also, a motion for a contin
uance of the cases ; also, a motion to
prevent the application of the test
oath to jurors. On each of these
questions Judge Bryan dissented,
and Judge Bond announced that
pending appeal on these issues to the
Supreme Court, the accused, if con
victed, would he admitted to bail.
The case of the United States
against Win Kerrigan, white, charged
with assaulting and obstructing John
Freeman, a colored U. H. supervisor,
was then tried. A jury of eight
whites and four colored having been
formed under the operation of the
test oath, after evidence and argu
ment, Judge Bond gave the case to
the jury without any charge, in
structing them to render a sealed ver
dict. The jury have to-night left
their room and it was reported and
believed their verdict is for convic
tion.
Funeral or Gen. Klrliard Taylor.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, April 13.—The funeral
of the late Gen. Richard Taylor took
place to-day from tlie Church of the
Transfiguration. Rev. I)r. Houghton
reud tlie burial services. Among
them in tlie ehurcli were Royal
Phelps, ex-Gov. S. J. Tildeu, ex-
Mayor Wyck'liam,President Jewett of
tlie Erie Railroad, Gen. Smith, Pork
Godwin, and Charles A. Dana. By
special request there were no floral
offerings. Tlie pall bearers were
Hon. Hamilton Fish, Charles O’Con
ner, Secretary William M. Es’arts,
D. D. Withers, William It. Travers,
George Tychnor Curtis, August Bell-
lnont, (diaries L. Poins, William
Constable, Abram 8. Hewitt, Sena
tor Bayard aud Mayor Cooper.
GARRARD BONDS.
The Correapondenee In ihe Natter—
Decision of t'ommlulonrr Raum —
The Rond* Can he Paid Out by llnnk*
Without Liability to Tax.
Tlie special telegrams to tills poper
have fully reported Commissioner
Itaum’s decision regarding the Geor
gia four per cent, bonds. The fol
lowing we publish, showing the
whole correspondence:
HON. L. F. GARRARD TO HON. HENRY
PERSONS.
Columbus, Ga., March 20, 1879.
Hon. Henry Venom, Washington,
I). C. .
* * * ° * fl-
Our four per cent, bonds are wortli
par, and will purchase any commodi
ty us readily as currency, hut some of
the banks are afraid to receive them
on deposit or iiay them out to parties
wishing to take them, for fear of be
ing taxed ten per cent. I know of
no law in tlie revised statutes which
taxes tlie receiving or paying out of
a State bond. You will find by re
ferring to sections 3412 and 3413 of
the revised statutes of tlie United
States of 1878 that every national
bank, Stale bank or banker sliall pay
a tax of ten per centum on Holes of
any person, Stale bank, town, city or
municipal corporation, paid out by
tliom; nut certainly this does not ap
ply to tlie bonds of a State, for tlie
paying them out simply amounts to
a sale of tlie bonds by the bank, and
no one is bound to receive the bonds
unless they want them, because of
tlie interest imposed.
It these bonus should go below par
of course tlie banks would not take
them, hut as long as they remain at
par, the banks will take them if they
do not fear of violating some law of
which I have no knowledge. Attend
to tliis at once, and send me official
answer. Very truly,
Louis F. Garhaud.
HON. HENRY PERSONS TO HON. GREEN
B. 11AUM.
Washington, D. C., April 2, ’79.
Hon. Oreen V. Raum, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue.
Dear Sir: 1st. Will you kindly
inform me if there is any law or rul
ing which can tax any bank corpora-
ted or private, for paying out a bond
of any sovereign State in the United
States in payment of checks upon
said banks, when the holders of sucli
checks are willing to receive said
bonds in [inymeut of said cheeks?
2nd, Qr is there any law or ruling
which can in any manner tux any
bank for receiving or paying such
bonds in lieu of currency beyond the
usual tax on average deposits of any
character?
3d. Would not State, prlvato and
National Banks stand oil tlie same
footing as to receiving or paying out
such bonds?
If you answer yea to either of tlie
first two questions, or nay to tlie
third question, please point out tlie
section governing the mutter.
Very respectfully,
Henry Persons,
M. C. Georgia.
DECISION' OF COMMISSIONER RAUM.
Treasury Department, i
Office of Internal Revenue, [
Washington, April 11,1879. )
Sir; 1 have received your letter of
the 3d Inst., in which yon say, "Will
you inform me if there is any law or
ruling which can tax any bank, cor
porate or private, for [laying out a
bond of any sovereign Stute in tlie
United States in payment of checks
upon such banks, when tlie holders
or such checks are willing to receive
said bonds in payment? (2) Or is
there any law or ruling which can in
any manner Uix any bank for receiv
ing or paying such bonds in lieu of
currency beyond tlie usual tax on av-
eraeg deposits of any character? (3)
Would not State, private and nation
al banks stand on tlie same footing
as to receiving or paying out such
bonds?”
The bonds or obligations particu
larly in question are, as I understand,
of various denominations, some of
them us low as five dollars. One of
them of tlie denomination of $5 bus
been shown me. Itwas issued by tlie
State of Georgia under an act of the
Georgia Legislature, is payable to
bearer by ttie State, January 1st, 1885,
with annual interest represented by
coupons at tlie rate of four per cent,
per annum, and is signed by tlie
Treasurer and the Governor of the
State. In short, it is an interest bear
ing obligation of tlie SUite of (Jeor-
gia, payable to bearer at a definite
future time.
It lias never been considered as
within tlie spirit of the internal revo-
nue’lawB, or the policy of Congress to
NO. 91
impose a tax upon the bonds or other
similar obligations of a State. In fuel
tlie tenor of tlie decisions of tlio Uni
ted States Supreme Court in anala-
gous cases is that Congress lias no
authority to impose such a tax.
However that may lie, 1 am of the
opinion that not only has Congress
not imposed any tax upon (lie obliga
tions in question, 1ml that it lias
passed no statue which purports to
impose them.
Tlie tax imposed upon bank depos
its by section 3,408 of the revised
statutes is upon “deposits of
money.” I do not regard the bonds
in question as “money” with in the
meaning and intent of thutwordus
used in that portion of the statutes.
They are obligations, which a bunk
may buy and sell as it buys and sells
ail bonus and other similar obliga
tions; but they are not money.
Tlie only other internal revenue
tax to which these obligations may
lie thought liable is the tax of ten per
centum imposed upon certain notes
mentioned in sections 8,412 mid 3,413
of the revised statutes, and sections
19 and 20 of the act of February 8th,
1875, (ab. statutes at large 311.)
Even assuming the obligations in
question to lie '‘notes," they are nev
ertheless liable to tax neither under
said section 8412 nor said section 19.
The tax imposed by those sections is
upon the note of persons, firms, asso
ciations, State haul's and State luintc-
iny associations within the meaning
and intent of this statute—(13 Opin
ions of Attorneys General, 17(1). And
it would hardly be cluimcd that a
State falls within either of the other
classes enumerated in tlie section
cited.
The tax imposed by said sections
20 and 3413 is upon the notes of any
town, city or municipal corporation.
The expression of one tiling implies
the exclusion of others.
The mention of towns, cities and
municipal corporations, implies the
exclusion of a Stute. If it had been
the purpose of Congress to Impose a
tax upon notes issued by a State,
States would undoubtedly have been
included in the enumeration in the
statute.
In reply to your inquiries there
upon, I have to say that there is no
ruling of this Rureau, nor in my
opinion is there any internal revenue
law which requires a tax from any
bank or banKer, for paying out
bonds of the Stute of Georgia in sat
isfaction of checks drawn upon such
hank, nor is there any internal rev
enue law which imposes a tax upon
any bank or banker, for receiving or
laying out such bonds in
ien of currency. State banks, private
banks and national banks stand upon
tlie same footing, under internal
revenue lawH, ns to receiving aud
[laying out such bonds.
Respectfully,
Green B. Raum,
Commissioner Internal Revenue.
Hon. Henry Persons, M. C., House
of Representatives, Washington,
D. C.
R**ler* tto«MCll».
London, April 14.—A special from
Vienna to tlie Daily Tctrgtajdi says
the resumption of negotiations rela
tive (o the mixed occupation of East
ern Roumelia, which stopped when
the Porte proposed that, Instead of
mixed occupation, tlio powers should
agree to the nomination of Aleko
Pasha as Governor, the Porte agree
ing to the prolongation of the Inter
national Commission for one year,
and to ubstain during that period
from occupying points it lias a right
to garrison, has only served to in
crease the state of dire confusion
that prevailed when they were sus-
lended a few days ago. Germany
ms refused to semi u commander-in-
chief and sbiff, and it is stated that
another power, which had a leading
[iart in tlie whole business, has also
rejected the offer of chief command.
Russia lias also raised new difficul
ties.
Egyptian Matter*.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. 1
London, April 13.—The Observer
understands that official circles, botli
in London and Paris, consider that
recourse should not be had to the
Sultan’s authority to Holve Egytian
difficulties, except after very careful
deliberations. No step will, there
fore, be taken in reference to ttie Sul
tan’s proposition until France and
England nave had a full opportunity
of concerting a common courso. A
dispatch to tlio Observer from Cairo
states business is completely suspend
ed and is likely to remain so until tlie
leeision of England and France is
known. The Gove-ninent is collect
ing money throughout the provinces
using every meaiiH of compulsion.
An immediate levy of 10,000 soldiers
lias been ordered. A special envoy
lias been sent by the Khedive to Con
stantinople.
AfkkHllllM.
London, April 14.—Tho Times'
Lahore correspondent telegraphs as
follows: Tliere is no doubt that a
feeling is growing against tlie British
amongst all tlie tribes interested in
Khyher Push. They complain that
tlie British are acting as though they
intended to beep the pass in spying
out tlie hill fastnesses. Emissaries
from Yukooh Khan doubtless also
have been busy among tlie tribes.
Our conduct and intentions must lie
explained, and the frontier affairs
placed in the bands of tlie most capa
ble officials, otherwise we may have
a combination against us, which at
the present moment would he most
inconven’ent.
A Iteiil cr’s Constantinople dispatch
denies the Sultan has offered to de
pose tlie Khedive.
Clinric.s Aguluat J.i.lit*' Nluck.lt Mat-
then*.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, April 14.—Some
Baltimore opponents of R. Stockett
Matthews, recently nominated to lie
U. S. District Judge for Maryland,
have filed witli tlie judiciary commit
tee charges against that gentleman
alleging malfeasance when lie was
register in bankruptcy, and also im
pugning Ids private moral character.
Secretary Evurtsthis afternoon tel
egraphed to Minister Stoughton, at
Russia, directing him to convey to
the Czar President Hayes’ congratu
lations upon his escape from the at
tempted assassination.
Unprovoked Attempt nt Murder to
New York,
Rprriul to Enquirer-Sun.1
Buffalo, N. Y., April 13.—Con
ductor Radcliff, of the Grain! Trunk
Railroad, while running his train
yesterday afternoon near Victoria,
was shot III tlie face by a noted des
perado, Joe Mace, with a shot gun.
No provocation whatever is assigned.
Mace was arrested. Conductor ltad-
cliff, although badly lacerated by ttie
shot, will probably recover.
Fire.,
Cincinnati, April 14.—A special
says tlie planing mill of W H Rcffen-
burg, at Hobart, Did., was burned
Saturday night. Doss $10,000.
Slack A, Degruytcr’s brewery,
Charleston, West Virginia, was
! in rul'd this morning. Loss, $10,(MK).
Insurance, $5,000.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New Orleans, April 14.—P Hol
dens’ stublcs, with six buggies, five
horses, etc., were burned to-day.
Doss estimated at $10,000.
Failure*.
Scranton, Pa., April 14.—The
directors of the Scranton Trust Com
pany and Savings Bank, have made
voluntary assignment to H. H. Pierce,
President, for tlie benefit of die cred
itors.
London, April 14.—Tlie old estab
lished firm of Charles, Guinur it Co.,
ship and insurance brokers at No.
17 Change Alley, E. C., lias failed.
Itomh* lu a MpniiUli Church.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. I
Madrid, April 14.—Two bombs
wero yesterday thrown Into the
church of San Antonio, at Seville,
with the object, it is supposed, of crea
ting a panic, anil stealing tlie valua
ble sacramental plate belonging to
the church. Several persons were
injured. ^
Killing lu North Carolina.
Wii.minoton, April 14.—A special
to tlie Star says: I). J. Williams, a
merchant of Laurenburg, N. C\,
while engaged In closing his store
Saturday night was shot and killed
by II. Oglesby. The shooting was
the result of an old grudge. Oglesby
is in jail.
Madame Bonaparte, in her young
er days, once attended a State dinner,
and was taken to tho table by Lord
Dundas. Ho had alroady roceived
sorno of her sarcastic speechos, and in
a not vory pleasant mood asked her
wiiothor she had road Mrs Trollope’s
book on Amorica. Sho had. “Well,
Madame,” said tho Englishman, “what
do you think of her pronouncing all
Americans vulgarians?” “lam not
surprised at that,” answorod sprightly
“Betsy Bonaparte.” “Wore tho Amer
icans tho descendants of tho Indians
ortho Esquimaux, I should be aston
ished; but boing the direct descend
ants of tho English, it would be vory
strange if they woro not vulgarians.”
There was no moro hoard from Lord
1)undas that ovoning.
—Corn is scarce in Walker county.
A lot of Western corn has boon Import
ed.
Isolated.
I am now located on tho west side of
Broad street, at Thomas «fc Prescott’s
old stand and next door bolow Blanch-
ard it I nil’s. I am now propard to ac
commodate all who want cheap Goods.
I will be ploasod to have all of my old
customers and as many now ones as
possible, to give mo a call beforco buy
ing. I am determined to sell goods at
reduced prices.
All tlioso indebted to mo by note or
account will please call and sottle.
jal6-d<few tfl James E. Deaton,
Anotliou Savings Bank gono up
This lias boon said ho ofton of lato, that
people aro boginning to look for safer
investments for thoir surplus cash.
A.ny man who has 26 cents to invest
cannot do better than buy a box of
Mott’s Liver Pills, for they novor fail.
Ahvaj's keep them in tho house.
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Bladder and Kidnoys, and Dropsical
Swellings existing in Mon, Women or
Children, no matter what tho age or
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Manufactured and for salo by
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dolO eodAwtf
JVo More Dempalr for the Debilitated,
Whoro Consumption—not always tho
fatal tubercular consumption of tho
lungs, but general decline of vital en
ergy and wasting away without ronow-
al of tho tissues of tho body,—when
this surely shows itsolf tho doctor stops
his usual proscriptions and ordors Cod
Llvor Oil. Throe times a day tho pa
tiont tries to Nwallow the nauseous
dose, and as often fools that tho repul
sion it causes weakens tho powor of
nutrition and digestion far moro than
it supplioH nourishment to tho debili
tated system. It is only by mingling
the Oil as in Scott’s Emulsion with tho
Hypophosphitosof Lime and Soda that
tho disgusting taste and smell of it can
1)0 entiroly roinovod. This mixture is
pure and smooth and pleasant as sweet
and not only restoros digestive
vigor to tho fluids bf tho stomach, but
it enriches tlie blood and subdues all of
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The Death-rate of
Our country is getting to bo fearfully
alarming, the average of lifo being les
sened every year without any reason
able cause, death resulting generally
from the most insignificant origin. At
this season of the yoar especially, a
cold is such a common thing that in tho
hurrv of every day life wo aro apt to
overlook the dangers attending it and
often find it too late, that a Fevor or
bung trouble has already set in. Thou
sands lose their lives in this way every
winter, while, had Banshee'h German
Syrit]> been taken, a euro would have
resulted, and a largo bill from a Doctor
been avoided. For all diseases of the
Throat and Lungs, Bosshee’s German
Syrup lias proven itself to bo the great
est discovery of its kind in mouioino.
Evory Druggist in this country will
tell you of its wonderful elloct. Over
950,000 bottlos sold last year without a
single failure known. [junel, tbfcwly
Of Medical Faculty, Laval Universi
ty* tjuobec, states: “I have found Col-
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and Tonic Invigorator particularly uso-
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i/cness, Dyspepsia., and Nervous Af-
jhelions. In pregnant women it lias
retained while every other article
of food wits rejected. I can recom
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Yos, woman has os good right to
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Then, why suffer so long when tho
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Bradfield’s Female Regulator, Wo
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your health and strongth fully restored.
Call on your druggist for a circular,
ami see some of the wonderful euros it
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STOCK* AND RO XDS.
STOCKS AND BONDS CORRECTED BY JOHN
BLACKMAK, BROKER.
State Dondm.
Georgia 8b, due 1883 112 @115
City Dondm.
Atlanta 7b loo ©lot
Augusta 7b 102 @104
Columbus 7h or* (f* (T7
Macon 7b so ro> 55
Ha van mill 78 78 @ 80
__ Halt road Dondm.
Central con mtgo 7b lii (»11‘2
Georgia R R7s 10-1 @100
Georgia R R Oh 101 ©103
Mobile A Girard 2d mtgo eml
or ii in
Western K K Alii. 1st mtgo end
CRB 112 (am
Western Alabama 2d mtgo end 8b112 @113
Rail road Stoehm.
Central, common 77 @ 80
Georgia hi @ 85
Houtliwestern 7 perct. guaranteed 107 @110
Factory St or km.
Eagle A Phot)lx 100 @101
WA .VIKD.
50 Shares Eagle & Phenix Factory
Stock; 10 Shares Merchants and Me
chanics’ Bank Stock.
FOR SAI.K.
f 100 City of Columbus new 5 per cent
Bonds; 10 Shares S W It It guaranteed
7 per cent Stock; 10 Shares Central R R
Stock.
JOHN BLACKMAR,
Brokor nnd Dealer in all Securities
mentioned above.
MARKET REPORTS.
Hj Telegraph to the Enquirer-Nun.
FINANCIAL.
Nrw Yokk, April M—Money :i®I per
cont. Exchange JSflsJISdU. (Invcinnieuts
steady, 101)4. Htate bonds Gull.
NKW YOKE STOCK MARKET.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
ew York. April 11-Stocks active but
irregular, ns follows:
Now York Central, 110; F.rle 25t£;
bake Shore, ,71'J; Illinois rcentral, 85',-;;
Pittsburg, 92V$: Chicago A Northwestern,
01%; preferred, 00%; Rock Island, 130;
Western Union Telegraph Company, 100.
8UU TREASURY BALANCES.
COTTON.
Nrw York, April 11 — Cotton quiet;
Halch550billes; middling uplands ll%c, mid
dling Orleans \\%c.
Consolidated not rocelptR 80.81; exports lo
Great Britain 17,080, France 00, Continent
6313.
New York,April M—Cotton—Netrocelpts
421 bales.
Futures closed easy; sales 157,000 bules,
as follows:
April II 70-100011 72-100
May II 75-100011 70-100
Juno II 01-100
July 12 05-UK>012 00-100
August 12 17-100(0)12 18-100
September 11 9G-100M)ll 07-100
October 11 55-UH)((i.ll 50-100
Novembor 11 15-100011 18-100
1 )ecembor 11 12-100011 ’ 14-100
Galveston. April 14 — Cotton, market
firm; middlings 10%c, low iniddlirigH
lO^c, good ordinary 10%c; net receipts 7281;
sales 530; stocK 23,582; exports to Grout
Britain 00, Franco 00, Continent 00.
Boston, April 11—Cotton, market firm:
middlings Il%c, low middlings II'„o; good
ordlnaryll.net receipts 010; sales 00; StocK
(1000; exports to Great lirtuin 1050.
Havannatt, April 11 — Cotton firm;
middlings llbje, low middlings 107£c, good
ordinary 10Kc; net receipth 1,005; sales
00; stocK 12,410; exports to Great Britain
7085, eontl nout 00.
New Orleans, April 14—Cotton strong:
middlings U^c, low middlings 10-%c, good
j. ..... net receipts 2000; sales 3000;
Charleston, April 11 —Cotton maricet
rm; middlings ll%e, low middlings IQKc,
good ordinary 10Uc; net receipts 821; safes
200; MtocK 13,071.
PBOVINIONN.
New York.
New York, April 11—Flour dull nnd
hoavy, prices generally without decided
change; extra good to prime, $5 7.Va0 50,
choice to double extra 80 0(V-i (J 75;
Southern, marKot more active; common
to fair extra I 1005 10, good to choice do
» 5000 50. Wheat U&lc lower and dull; very
limited export and speculative Inquiry; un
graded winter red #1 07(mI 12. Corn heavy
and about Uc lower; ungruded 44fcbl5c; No
3 do ‘13V£c. ()ats dull and a shade easier;
No .3, 31c. Co true dull and weak. Sugar in
moderate demand; CuhaO 3-lile, centrifugal
7%c, fair to good refining quoted at 0> ^a,0%c,
prime GUo; refined fairly active. Moiasse
firm, moderato Inquiry; Now < h leans 28(d) 10c.
Rice In fulr demand and steady; Carolina
common to prime Louisiana (iUm
7c. PorK dull and decidedly lower; new
mess, spot, quoted at 810 I3r».10£0. old do
80 37V$; for May. new, &I0 30010 35. Middles,
Western and city long clear 5' ^e, short clear
5%c, long aud short clear 5' ,e. Lard lower
but fairly active; closing weak; prime
stoain, spot, 0 35(a)0 45. NVIiIhKey steady,
81 06'Xj.
V.oaUvIllc.
Louisville. April ll—Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat steady: red and amber
81 00@1 03. Corn firmer; white .38c, mixed
37Uo. Oats easier; white 30c, mixed 28c. Hav
(inlet; 88 00@10 00, PorK steady; 10 75. Lard
quiet; choice leaLtierce 7J.4C, keg s%c. BulK
meats steady; shoulders 3J.jc. clear rib
sides 4 95 , clear sides 5 15. Bacon (pilot;
shoulders 1 00, clear rib sides 5 30, (dear
sides 5 55. Sugar-cured hums uWadOc.
WhlsKey 81 02.
Clnelnuall.
V.HGUHIMU, ~nrl
family 8-1 0005 50. Wheal,
amber 81 OOfol 01, Corn dulI'and drooping;
37*4c. Oats <pilet nnd firm; 2!)(.i.32c. PorK
quiet; Jobbing at flu 50«i in 75. Lard In fair
demand; steam held at 0 20. Bulk meats
dull; shoulders 3 GO, clear ribsides I 75m I so,
sides—<\ Bacon dull, prices a Shade
DU. N. V. J DUD AX,
OFFICE.
No. 70 Broad Street, Burrus’ Building
—Up Stairs.
Office Hours: 9 to 11 a m; 3 to 6 r m.
RESIDENCE.
43 Upper Broad Street*
decl 6m
Co/JInm nnd i'amketm t
A full line of Coffins and Camketo
of tho best makes, at prices as low as
anybody. L. ROONEY,
S3 A 85 Broad St., up-stalm.
apO, coddtwlm]
lower; shoulde
iCa)i 37 U. Cl
lu fair domain
and drooping; eh ole
Sugar steady, unchanged
A white H^OH^c, New
Hogs In fair demand and li
rib side
Wilis
and higher; 81 irj. 'Buttcrdufl
• ' ral Ohio 1 f@15c.
hards « : »<(«.9>4e;
minion;
o3 7d, packing 3 GOO3 85;
Chicago.
Chicaoo, April 11—Flour, msrKot steady;
XT?..
G 00, patent me _
tras 4 2V«5 00. Wheat active but lower and
heavy; No 2 Chicago spring, fresh, V'be;
regular 8Gc cash, 9034090';c tor May, '.dV.fl
92c lor June; No 8 do 77bio. Corn* In fair
demand but lower; fresh 7 „<• cash, regular
91 'Ac cash, 35c bid for May. .35' o for June.
Oats easier; 22c cash, 25' e for , 2V' I <- !*u
June. PorK 111 good demand but lower;
810 20 cash and May, 810 32'.; for June. 81" I"
@10 42*/$ for July, bard active but tower ami
very wouk; 80 07J^<ait JO cash and Muy.SG 15
@0 17J/6 for June. " bulk meats dull and a
shade lower; shoulders 3 7". short rib sides
1 90, short clear sides 5 10. WhlsKey steady
and unchanged.
Market closed : Wheat active and
lower; M»;-£c b'd for May, UP ,e hid for June.
dull
ensle
id 2';
La
NAVAL .STOKES, ETC.
Ko*ln, Ac.
New York, April 11—Spirits turpen
tine (pilot, 35c. Rosin quiet; 81 40 for good
strained. Tallow steady, 61-lCo.
Freight*.
New York, April 14—Freights to Liv
erpool firm; cotton, per suit ',d,
per steam *4d; wheat, per steam (id.
MIIIP NEWS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, April 14—Arrived: Nectar,
Flamhnrough, and City of Macon.
Charleston, April ll.—Arrived; liritlNR
Empire.
