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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
THIRTY-FIRST DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
Thursday, December 7.
Senate met, President Trammell in
the clioir; prayer by 'Rev. Mr. Ketchnm;
the roll call was dispensed with; journal
approved.
Mr. Brown moved to reconsider so
much of the proceedings of yesterday
as relates to the passage of a bill to
amend section 4430 of the Code, so as to
make the purchase of stolen produce a
misdemeanor, and the purchase of pro
duce between sunset and sunrise, prima
facie evidence of the same.
Mr. Matthews opposed the motion and
alluded to various instances where the
want of such provision had worked seri
ous injury. He was surprised to learn
that any district in North Georgia did
not need such a law, but Southwest Geor
gia undoubtedly does, for he believed
that section lost more annually for the
want of such a law than the annual pro
duction of North Georgia.
Mr. Burns moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table; adopted.
The bill to repeal th -* act organizing
the District Court, which was vetoed by
the Governor ad interim, was taken up.
The message placed the veto upon the
economy, speed, and other advantages of
the District Court as now constituted.
The vote on the bill stood: ayes, 33;
nays, 8; so the bill was passed.
A bill to repeal an act to declare the
poll tax for the years 18C8, 1869, yet
uncollected, unconstitutional, and to pre
vent the collection of the same—vetoed
by the Executive—was taken up.
The message based the disapproval of
said bill upon the objectionable form of
the bill, claiming that it contained pro
visions not specified in the title, and was
unconstitutional in containing more than
one subject matter, and that the bill as
framed would accomplish more than the
repeal of the act aimed at
Senator Campbell spoke at length
against the bilk
On the passage of the bill, the vote
stood, ayes, 27; nays, 13; so the bill w «s
A House bill to incorporate the town
of Colquitt, Miller county, was passed.
Mr. Nicholls offered a resolution for
the appointment of a joint committee of
five, from the General Assembly, to visit
the Penitentiary and the several places
where the convicts are employed, and re
port upon the manner of their treatment,
and all other matters connected there
with; also, to report upon what interest,
if any, Rufus B. Bullock has in the con
tract \inder which the convicts were
farmed out; also, to audit all claims
against the Penitentiary; also, to inquire
what disposition was made of the ap
propriation of $150,000 to the Peniten
tiary, made in March, 1869, and called
the previous question on its adoption.
Tno resolution was adopted, by ayes
25, nays 15.
The House bill to amend section 178
of the Code, fixing the per diem and
mileage of the General Assembly, and
the veto message of the Executive re
turned with the same were taken up and
read.
The message stated that the bill was
disapproved, because retroactive as pro
viding that it shall take effect from the
beginning of the present session, and
because the slight reduction made in the
bill is not sufficient to meet the - popular
demand.
_ Mr. Bums called the previous ques
tion. The call was sustained, and the
bill passed by ayes 29, nays 8.
Bills on third reading.
To incorporate the Macon and Knox
ville Railroad Company; passed.
To regulate and define the laws of this
State relating to the assessment aud en
forcement of county taxes, and for other
purposes.; indefinitely postponed.
A House bill to provide for the ap
portionment of Representatives in [the
General Assembly.
The special committee to whom the
bill was referred reported a substitute to
the same effect, and changing the Sena
torial Districts, which limits tha number
of Representatives in the House to 175.
Mr. Nicholls moved to have the bill
printed, and make it the special order
for Saturday; lost.
Senate adjourned until 3, p. ji.
AFTERNOON session.
The Senate met at 3 p. m., President
Trammell in the chair.
The consideration of the bill to appor
tion Representatives in the General As
sembly was renewed.
Mr. Nicholls opposed the bill on the
ground that the county of Wayne which
has no representation in the House,
would be materially injured by its pas
sage, and moved to strike out so much as
relates to changing Senatorial Districts;
the motion prevailed and the bill passed.
A number of bills were read the second
time.
Mr. Erwin offered a resolution that a
joint committee be appointed to look
into the amount of business on the desk
of the Secretary and Clerk, and report
whether or not the public good would be
promoted by prolonging the session be
yond the constitutional limit; adopted.
A House resolution, requesting the
Public School Commissioner to resign
his position, was taken up.
Mr. Brown favored the passage of the
resolution. The School Commissioner is
a stranger to the people, and unacquaint
ed with their wants, and his report shows
that the school fund has been managed to
but little advantage.
Anderson asked if the salary of the
School Commissioner would cease on his
resignation. He thought the resolution
useless, for even if the Commissioner
should consent to resign the position, he
would never resign the salary.
Campbell opposed the adoption of the
resolution, merely because the Commis
sioner is a stranger.
Mr. Smith thought the most prudent
and proper course would be to appoint a
committee to investigate the matter, be
fore taking action.
Mr. Nunnally said he was in his place
when the nomination of the School
Commissioner was sent in for confirma
tion, and he did all he could to prevent
it, but now he holds the office legally,
and he is strongly opposed to asking
him to resign merely because, as the
resolution recites, he is a stranger.
Mr. Hinton spoke in favor of the
resolution.
Mr. Brown said the resolution does not
propose to request the resignation of the
Commissioner because he is a stranger,
but because tbe people have not confi
dence in him, and without that confi
denoe the system of public instruc
tion, however perfect, could never sue
ceed, and that further reason is adduced
from Jus report.
Mr. Burns called the previous ques
tion.
The resolution was concurred in by
• Messrs. Hfeidt and McWhorter opposed
the amendment.
Messrs. Bacon, Simmons of Gwinnett,
aves 23* nays 13. j an ^ Pierce, urged the motion to adopt
* A resolution authorizing the Governor | the amendment.
to furnish to each Judge of the Supreme The amendment was adopted and the
and Superior Courts, with a pamphlet of bdl was passed.
the Public Laws of the General Assem
bly, to be published by B. J. McCamy,
Esq., was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met, Speaker Smith in the
-hair; prayer by Mr. Jones; Journal ap-
^Mr.^Pierce moved to suspend the rules
to take up a Senate resolution directing
the Attorney-General to dismiss certain
suits against the Treasurer, and declar
ing that the Treasurer shall not be held
liable for interest on deposits in the
Treasury. ’
Mr. Pierce said this was due to the
faithfulness of the Treasurer, who had
done so much toward guarding the public
The motion to suspend prevailed, and
the resolution was unanimously adopted.
On motion the House went into Com
mittee of the whole on the appropria
tion bilL
After a discusssion of an hour or more
on the question of granting five hundred
dollars extra pay to certain clerks, an
amendment paying chief clerks of the
House and Secretary of the Senate at
five hundred dollars and mileage without
per diem, was adopted.
No appropriation was made for Attor
ney GeneraL Committee rose, reported
progress, and asked leave to sit again.
Mr. W. D. Anderson moved to take up
the Governor’s veto of the bill to reduce
the per diem of officers and members of
the General-Assembly. Tbe message was
read. The reasons assigned for the veto
are that the bill is retroactive and un
constitutional, and that the reduction of
only two dollars, leaving the mileage as
it was before, was not a sufficient reduc
tion to meet the demands of the people.
Mr* W. D. Anderson moved to pass
the bill over the veto..
Mr. Edwards called tbe previous ques
tion, which was sustained.
The yeas and nays were called, with
tbe following result: Yeas, 118.
Those voting in the negative are: At
kinson, Battle, Blue, Bruton of Decatur,
Brown, Campbell, Clower, Colby, Davis
of Clarke, Dukes, Floyd, Griffin of Hous
ton, Hall of Meriwether, Head, Hillyer,
Joiner, Lewis, Mansfield, McWhorter,
Moreland, Oliver, O’Neal, Ormond, Put
ney, Richardson, Sargent, Simmons of
Houston, Smith of Coweta, Williams—
31.
House again went in Committee of the
Whole.
The salary of principal keeper of the
penitentiary was reduced to $1000.
It was moved to appropriate about
$2500 to pay Mssrs. Rawson, Redwine,
Hammock and;others for taking charge
of and posting up the State Road books.
This averages about $150 per month for
those actively engaged. This motion did
not prevail.
Messrs. Hoge and Jackson explained
the situation, when these parties were
called upon to take charge of the books,
and the value of the services rendered.
On motion of Mr. Jackson, $100 per
month were appropriated as pay to the
clerks employed on these books, aud
$150 per month, on motion of Mr. Wof
ford of Bartow, as pay for the book
keeper employed. On motion of Mr.
Bacon, $100 per month were appropri
ated to each of the gentlemen who were
appointed a committe to take charge of
the books.
On motion of Mr. Cumming, $5,000
was approjjriated to Mrs. Catharine Flem
ing for money which the State got from
her husband during the war, as money
belonging to the United States, and for
which the United States sued and ob
tained judgment against her and col
lected the money.
The committee rose and reported back
the bill.
Fending final action on tha bill, the
House adjourned until 3 p. m.
afternoon session.
House met at 3, p. m., and resumed
the cousiderarion of the Appropriation
Act.
Mr. Pou moved to amend the bill by
giving the Secretary of the Senate, Clerk
of the House, and Journalizing Clerks,
each $750; adopted.
Mr. Hunter moved to amend by ad
ding $300 to i>ay the Sheriff of Brooks
county for special services; adopted.
The bill as amended was then passed.
Leave of absence was granted to
Messrs. Bush and Cox for tbe balance of
the session.
A joint resolution of the Senate pro
viding for the appointment of a Joint
Committee to examine the business be
fore the Legislature, with a view to pro
longing the session, was adopted.
Bill to alter and amend the charter of
the Georgia Militaiy Institute; passed.
A number of Senate bills were read
first time.
Senate resolution asking information
from the Governor in regard to the
amount due by the State for printing,
etc., was adopted.
A substitute for the Senate bill to au
thorize tne town of Forsyth to issue
bonds to purchase stock in the Monroe
Female College and Hilliard Male Insti
tute; passed.
On motion of Mr. Russell a bill to cre
ate a Recorder’s Court for Savannah was
aken up aud read second time.
Mr. Rawles moved to take up a resolu
tion providing for the purchase of -a num
ber of copies of the laws passed at this
session to be prepared by D. P. Hill,
Esq. This motion prevailed.
Mr. Bacon said that it would bo an
unnecessary expense. He said that it
will be the duty of the Public Printer to
publish the laws, and the public laws
could first be published by that Printer,
and as soon as anybody else'could do it.
This method would not cost the State any
thing scarcely. On motion the whole
matter was laid on the table.
The Hoose then adjourned until 7 p. m.
night session.
House met at 7 p. m.
A resolution by Mr. Primming, pro
viding for the appointment of Messrs.
W. H. Hull, R. H. Clark and J. T. Nes
bitt, a committee to examine the Digests
and Indices of the last ten volumes of
Georgia Reports, and to report during
the next session upon the merits of the
several works, was adopted.
The bill to incorporate the Savannah,
and Thunderbolt Railroad Company was
read third time.
Mr. Simmons of Gwinnett moved to
amend the bill by allowing the road to
be run through Abercom street.
Bill to incorporate the Chattahoochee
Manufacturing Company; passed.
Bill to amend the charter of the Al
bany and Columbus Railroad Company
was read tbe third time.
The idea of State aid was suggested,
and the fact that the hill proposed to re
vive the State aid which was originally
imperfectly granted to the road.
Mr. Jackson opposed the bill.
Mr. Pou earnestly advocated the bill,
urging that the Road was defeated of
State aid by a clerical error, upon the
general principle that equity confiders
that done which ought to l e done. The
bill was lost.
Bill to incorporate the Georgia aud
Alabama Coal, Iron and Manufacturing
Company; passed.
Bill to change the time of holding Tal
bot Superior Court; passed.
Bill to consolidate the offices of Tax
Collector and Sheriff in Jones county;
passed,
Senate bill to amend Section 4428 Code
so as to secure performance for contracts
for labor; passed.
Senate bill to incorporate Oglethorpe
Fertilizing Company; passed.
Senate bill to regulate the practice of
Dentistry in this State; laid on the table.
Senate bill to amend the law of Arson;
On motion the House adjourned until
9, a. ii., to-morrow.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
THIRTY-SECOND DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.
Saturday, December 9.
Senate met, President Trammell in
the Chair; prayer by Rev. Mr. Warren;
the roll call was dispensed with; journal
approved.
Campbell moved to reeousider so much,
of the proceedings of yesterday as relates
to the passage of a bill providing for the
appointment of certain commissioners
for McIntosh county.
Mr. Jones moved to lay the motion on
the table; carried.
One thousand copies of the bill to
carry into effect the election bill, were
ordered printed for general distribution.
Mr. Simmons offered a resolution that
whereas the it has been charged in the
public press of this city that a member
of this General Assembly has received a
fee of five hundred dollars for his aid
and influence to secure the passage of a
certain bill; therefore, that a joint com
mittee of two from the Senate and three
from the House be appointed to investi
gate the matter, aud report to the Gen
eral Assembly; adopted.
A resolution providing for a committee
to inquire and report whether the interest
of the State as Stockholder in the Atlan
tic and Gulf Railroad requires the exten
sion of said Railroad to Mobile; adopted.
The following bills were read the third
time, find passed.
To incorporate the Commercial Bank
of Albany.
To promote the propagation of shad in
the Savannah River, and to provide a
penalty for fishing for the same on Sun
days and Mondays.
The committee, to whom was referred
a resolution requesting the resignation of
the State School Commissioner, reported
a resolution providing for a committee of
three, to be appointed by the President
of the Senate, to investigate the fitness
and efficiency of tha present State School
Commissioner, and report thereon to the
General Assembly, and recommended its
adoption.
Mr. Lester moved to lay the whole
matter on the table; carried.
Mr. Kibbee offered a resolution L ro-
vidingfor the extension of the present
session until Saturday, 16tb, inclusive,
which was adopted by a constitutional
vote of—ayes 28; nays 12.
A message from the Govemoi. -d in-
tei'im, in response to the resolu. , re
questing information of the amount of
the indebtedness of the State for print
ing, contingent expenses, &c., was read,
and referred to the Finance Committee.
A resolution looking to reimbursement
to the corporate anthorities of Savannah
by Congress of $218,000, expended in the
repair and improvement of the harbor,
was adopted.
A resolution appointing certain persons
to inspect and report to the General As
sembly upon certain digests, and to pre
pare an analytical index of the Georgia
Reports, was tabled.
The following bills were read the third
time and passed:
To change the time of holding the Su
perior Courts of Talbot county; to make
the employment of any servant whatever,
during the term of service in which he or
she shall have been employed, a misde
meanor; to incorporate the Darien Tel
egraph Company; to incorporate the
Georgia Reliable Insurance Company, of
Atlanta; to incorporate tbe Griffin and
Columbus Railroad Company.
A bill to protect the people of this
State against the illegal and fraudulent
issue of bonds and securities, and for
other purposes, vetoed by the Executive,
was taken up, and the veto message re
turned therewith was read.
The veto message based the disapprov
al of the bill on the material damage to
the credit of the State, which it alleged
the bill would effect npon its_unconstitu
tionality in "violating the obligation of
contracts, and generally npon its contra
vention of the wisest fmanei-l policy.
Mr. Burns denied that the bill pro
poses repudiation of anything. It merely
provides for a committee to investigate
the bonded debt of the State, to report*
to the General Assembly.
Mr. Simmons said the bill was the re
sult of the most careful labors, and the
advice of the first financial ability of the
country. He said the proper authority
was totally unable to state the amount of
the State’s debt, and policy, and protec
tion impartially demand, in the absence
of any record of the amount of the
debt, a suspension of payment of inter
est until the people can know the actual
condition of the State’s finances.
Campbell spoke againBt the bill, and
called the previous question.
The call was sustained and the bill
passed, by
Ayes—Messrs. Black, Bums, Cameron,
Candler, Estes, Erwin, Griffin, Heard,
Hicks, Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyle, Jervis,
Jones, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Mat
thews, McWhorter, Nicholls, Nunnally,
Peddy, Reese, Simmons and Wellborn—
25.?
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Bru
ton, Campbell, Clark, Coleman, Crayton,
Deveaux, Wallace and Welch—10.
Senate adjourned until 8 o’clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate met, President Trammell
in the chair.
Mr. Kibbee offered a resolution to ap
point a committee to notify the Governor
that the Senate and House had each re
solved to prolong the session until Satur
day 16th inclusive; adopted.
Also, a resolution to examine the bills
on the Secretaty’s desk, and ascertain
those of a general and those of a special
nature, that the former may be first acted
on; adopted.
Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of reading the ap
propriation and tax bills tbe second time;
carried.
Mr. Nunnally offered a resolution
that the House be requested to return
a bill to protect the people of this
State from the illegal and fraudulent issue
of bonds transmitted this morning,
and supported it on the ground that the
discussion was cut off this morning by
the motion of the previous question be
fore the matter was fully ventilated and
against the will of some who desired to
be heard. The measure was the most
important one of the session and ought
to receive thorough consideration from
the Senate. He said he voted for the bill
this morning because he believed some
such measure ought t6 be adopted, al
though he objected materially to some
portions of this bill.
Mr. Brown advocated tbe adoption of
the resolution.
After some discussion upon the point
of order, that a measure passed over the
Executive veto could not be reconsider
ed; the President ruled the point well
taken. -
Mr. Nunnally withdrew the resolution,
a House amendments to the bill to create
a County Court in each counly were con
curred in.
A bill to authorize Executors, Admin
istrators, and Agents, to foreclose any
lien under the laws of this State; passed.
A bill to amend Section 3871 of the
Code so as to insert the word “criminal”
before the word “case,” relating to the
conduct of juries. On the passage of the
bill the ayes were 16; nays 16. The
President t oted no, so the bill was io3t.
Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House met, Speaker Smith in the chair.
Journal approved.
Mr. Griffin of Houston said that Dr.
Simmons, of Sumter countv, had contes
ted the seat of Hon. Wright Brady, de
ceased, and that no action had been tak
en upon the matter by tbe Committee on
Privileges and Elections. He moved to
reconsider so much of yesterday’s pro
ceedings as relate to the adoption of a
resolution requesting the Governor to or
der an election in said county.
Mr. Hudson said that no contest bad
been entered for Mr. Brady’s seat, and
now, since Mr. Brady is dead, certainly
his seat cannot be contested.
On motion of Mr. Bryan the motion
to reconsider was laid on the table.
Mr. Russell moved to reconsider the
loss of the bill to pay the heirs of Col.
M. Sheftall, an officer in tbe Revolution,
certain money as compensation for his
claims against the State.
On motion of Mr. Richards the motion
was laid on the table.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston, offered a reso
lution asking the Committee on Privil
eges and Elections why no report had
been made on Mr. Simmons’ claims to
the seat of Hon. Mr. Brady, deceased;
adopted.
The following bills were read the third
time, and passed:
To incorporate the town of Vien
na; to incorporate the Griswoldville
and Jeffersonville Railroad Company;
to incorporate the Steam Wagon Compa
ny of Georgia; Senate bill to amend the
road laws; to change the line between
the counties of Pickens and Gilmer; to
exempt ministers of the Gospel from
road duty in Pickens county; to author
ize the classification of public roads in
Dooly county; to regulate the levying of
taxes in Pierce county; Senate bill to in
corporate the Hawkinsville and Eufaula
Railroad Company.
Senate Resolution, ordering printed
copies of the election bill, to fill unex
pired term, to be distributed to each
county in this State, was concurred in.
Senate resolution, appointing a joint
committee to investigate charges made
by the public press against a member of
the General Assembly, was concurred in.
Bill to amend the charter of the town
of Hartville; passed,
Bill to prohibit granting of licenses to
retail liquor iu Gainesville, and one to
amend the law relating to coroners, were
passed.
A resolution by Mr. Wofford of Bar
bour, notifying the Governor of the ex
tension of the session until Saturday
next, was adopted.
Bill to change the Constitution by a
two-thirds vote of two successive Legis
latures, in relation to pardons, &c., by
the Executive, was lost.
To authorize the Governor to draw his
warrant in favor of G. O. Edwards, for
mer Tax Collector of Lee county, for
money overpaid; passed.
To amend an act to grant to the Sa
vannah, Skidaway and Seaboard Railroad
Company the right to construct a railroad
through Aberorombie street, was laid on
the table.
To change the line between the coun
ties of Douglas i and Paulding; with
drawn.
To provide for selling horses and cattle
when levied on and claimed, when the
officer is required to keep them until the
trial; passed.
To levy and collect a tax on dogs in
certain counties of this State, was debat
ed and amended to a considerable extent,
and finally recommitted.
The following hills were passed:
To incorporate the Home Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, of Colum
bus; to change the line between Fulton
and Campbell counties; to allow W. U.
Hunnicutt, of Gwinnett, to peddle with
out license; to amend the law in relation
to receiving jury certificates in payment
of county taxes in White and Habersham
counties; to change the fees of Sheriffs in
keeping live stock; to amend the law in
relation to sales of horses and cattle by
Sheriffs.
Pending the consideration of the bill
to create a county conrt, the House ad
journed until 3 p. h.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A Senate resolution providing for the
appointment of a joint committee to in
vestigate and report to this or the next
session of the General Assembly as to
aiding the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad
Company, was concurred in.
The Senate bill to create a county
court for each county of this State, ex
cept such as are specially excepted, was
resumed. The following counties were
added to those excepted by the Senate,
to-wit—Effingham, Montgomery, Eman
uel, Clinch, Charlton, Sumter, Tellair,
Mitchell, Irwin, Fayette, Colquitt,Worth,
Glasscock, Appling, Taylor, Pike, Jeffer
son, Fulton, Cobb, Bartow, Wilkinson,
Laurens, Pickens, Randolph, Tatnall.
Paulding, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, De-
Kalb, Butts aud Madison.
COMMERCIAL.
Office Daily Sun, Dec. 11,1871
COTTON REPORT.
Cotton Report. — Market strong
offering stocks generally withdrawn.’
Selling on street at 18; in store 18;(^
18*. Sales 100 bales; receipts 75.
Provisions — Bacon— shoulders 8l*
An amendment by Mr. Lang, was also ^ ear , rib, sides 9; clear sides
agreed to, authorizing the court to try
all misdemeanors which may be trans
ferred thereto from the Superior Courts,
wrs agreed to and the bill was passed. , — -
The act providing for the protection j buckets 13.
of the people of this State against the Financia
fraudulent and illegal issue of bonds
which was vetoed by tbe Governor, was
taken up and passed over the veto,
A message from the Governor received
saying that the following acts had been
approved and signed, to-wit: An act
to create a County Board for
Screven county; also, an act to
amend the charter of Clarkesville;
also, an act to authorize the corporate au
thorities of Dalton to purchase and do
nate laud to the Selma, Rome a 2d Dalton
Railroad Company; also, an act to pre
vent the sale of liquor within one mile of
Clement’s Institute; also, an act to au
thorize the Tax Collector of Madison
county to receive jury certificates k in pay
ment of taxes; also, an act to amend the
charter of the Medical Collage of Savan
nah; also, an act to provide for levying
and collecting a tax for the payment of
insolvent criminal cost due B. L. Cole,
late Sheriff, and W. H. Bullock, late
Clerk of the Superior Court of Chatham
counly; also, an act to incorporate the
Grand Bay • Paper Manufacture
Company; also, an act to authorize
the corporate authorities of Dal
ton to issue bonds for educational
purposes; also, an act to authorize a
a counter showing to a motion for a con
tinuance; also, an act to incorporate the
town of Tilton; also, an act to make if
legal for levying officers to sell certain
personal property without exposing the
same before the court house door; also,
an act to change the law of distributions,
so far as affects the separate estate of
married women; also, an act to authorize
the corporate authorities of Cuthbert to
issue bonds for educational purposes; al
so, an act to authorize the Ordinary of
Cobb county to issue bonds to aid in
building a court house; also, an act to
authorize the town of Calhoun to aid in
building the North Georgia and North
Carolina Railroad Co.
The Senate resolution providing for
the appointment of a joint committee to
inform the Governor of the prolongation
of the session was concurred in.
Senate bill to incorporate the Way-
man and Franklin Manufacturing Com
pany. passed.
House adjourned until Monday.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Sandringham, December 11—8 a. 21.—
The Prince passed a restless night. His
symptoms continue precarious. *
Noon.—The condition of the Prince is
unchanged. His symptoms are unal
tered.
5 p. m.—Wales has been restless during
the afternoon, but his exhaustion is not
increasing.
London, December 11.—An unofficial
telegram from Sandringham, at 1 o’clock
this afternoon, says it is evident, from the
distress there, that the last hour of the
Prince of Wales is approaching. The
whole household is thrown into the deep
est gloom. It is reported on good au
thority that he has been unconscious,
with one interval, from the first. The
Prince’s children, the Queen and other
members of the royal family, have been
repeatedly summoned to his bedside, yes
terday and to-day.
Sandringham, December 11—10 p. m.
—Wales did not sleep during the after
noon. His general state continues un
changed.
London, December 11.—In accordance
with the request of the Archbishop of
Canterbury prayers for the recovery of
the Heir Apparent were introduced into
the service in all the Anglican Churches
yesterday. In the Roman Catholic
Churches, the Jewish Synagogues,' and
the Dissenting Chapels, special prayers
were offered.
The feeling of grief for the present,
and uneasiness for the future, is profound
and widespread. Business is almost sus
pended throughout the country. The
telegraph lines lines are blocked with the
multitude of messages sent to and fro
concerning the Prince. The greatest
anxiety is manifested to obtain the latest
news. _ _
issue extra editions every hour of official
bulletins from Sandringham, which are
too rarely issued. The telegraph line
to Sandringham has been closed to the
general public, becaused the wire was
burthened with messages to the Queen
from charlatans, quacks and officious
persons tendering medical advice.
hams, plain 12 *@14; su^
cured 15 *@17. Bulk meats—shoulders
6J; clear rib sides 8; clear sides 8*.
Lard—Tierce 10*@10}; cans lliraio-
iflroto 11
Gold is buying 1 io_«
selling 1 12; silver is buying 1 04—sell,
iogl 08.
Fruit—Rough peaches 41 to 5* per
pound; peeled 10 to 14. Apples, peeled
4 to 4* per pound; green Georgia applet
$3 50 to $4 00 per bbl*
Butter—Tennessee And country but
ter 20 to 30 cents; Northwestern 27 to 31.
Leather—Hemlock 25 to 30; Oak 40
to 45; Harness leather 36 to 45; upper
leather 42 to 50; Calf skins $25 to $60
per dozen; American calf skins §25 to
40 per dozen.
Hides—Green 7 to 7*; green salt 8*
to 8*; dry hides 15 to 16.
Onions—$3 00@4 00 per barrel.
TobacC: Low grades 55@56c ; com
mon, 58@65; g- jd, 75@90; fine, $1@
$1 25; choice brands, $1 25@1 50.
Iron—Swede 7c; horse shoe iron 7c*
City Mills and Pittsburg bar 6c.
Mackerel—Half- bbls. No. 1 $8.50: No
2 $7; No. 3 $6. Kits, No. 1 $1 85; No!
2 $160; No. 3 $140. ’
Cheese—17c. «
Grain.—Corn, old, very scarce—white
95@97; mixed 95; new shelled 90@93.
Oats, mixed 68@70; black 70@75; yellow
75@S0. ^ J
Sugar—A, 14; extra 0,13}; crushed,
powdered and granulated, 15; Dem-
erara 12|@13*; fair to choice brown,
11@12*. Fair supply; market steady.
Coffee—Rio, 22@24; Java, 34; La-
guira, 30.
Molasses—By barrel, 36; by hogs
head, 32; New Orleans choice, 65, prime
63.
Salt—Liverpool 2:00; Virginia 2. Rice
9@9*.
Flour—Superfine $6 50@$7; extra
$7 00@$7 50; family $7 50@8 25; extra
family $8 75@9 50; fancy S10.
cotton goods.
8 oz Osnaburgs, 16; 6 oz, 12*. 4-4
Sheeting, 12*. 7-8 Drillings, 13. 7-8
Shirting, 10*; Shirting, 8*. Yarns, all
numbers, $1 40. Cotton rope, 28. All
domestics in good demand.
New Yore, December 11.—Cotton sales
5752; uplands 20; Orleans 23*. Futures
to-day 19,000 bales as follows: Dec, 19*,
19j, 19 9-16, 19}, 19 13:16; Jan’y 19*,
19 13-16, 20, 19 1-16, 19}; Feb’y 19},
19 15-16, 19*, 20; March 20,20 1-16, 20*.
20 *, 19 15-16; April 20, 20*, 20*; 203-16,
20*; May 20}, 20*. Money closed strin
gent at 7. Currency to gold with *@*
commission. Outflow of currency con
tinues. Sterling 9. Gold 9*@9|. Gov
ernments steady. 72s 10*. States steady.
Liverpool, December 11.—Cotton
closed active and firmer; uplands 9*; Or
leans 10*.
Cincinnati, December 11.—Flour and
corn unchanged. Pork in speculative de
mand and higher—$13 75. Lard 9@9*
asked. Bacon in light demand but firm,
shoulders 7*; sides 7}@7*. Whisky de
clining, 91; some sales at 90.
Louisville, December 11.—Bagging
heavy and weak, 14@15. Provisions
quiet but firm. Whisky 92@93.
Savannah, December 11. — Cotton
buoyant, active and excited; middlings
19*; net receipts 4050; exports to Havre
2520; coastwise 2511; sales 2000; stock
65,245.
Augusta, December 11.—Cotton firm,
and in fair demand; middbngs 18}; re
ceipts 1000; sales 800.
The Harrisburg. Pennsylvania,
CORN SHELLER.
T HE Greatest Thing Out, Grsat saving of time
and labor. Weight 3 pounds—Price $3.
Evans & Walker. Agents for Putnam, Hancock,
Warren and Taliaferro counties. Address: Craw*
fordviUe, Ga.,
HUTCHINSON & CHIPLEY BROTHERS.
Agents for the State, Address, Macon, Ga.
decl2-ltd4tw
GKORGIA— Douglas County.
rpwo MONTHS AFTfcR DATE, AN yPPLIOA-
4 TIOS will be made to the Court ofOrdiunary
of DouglaBs county, Georgia, at the first reg iar
erm after expiration of two months from thiBno-
ice. for leave to seU the lands belonging to the es
tate of Wm. B. Barnett, late of Union county, Ar
ansas, deceased. November G. 1871.
knovl2-2m W. F. MEADER, Adm’r.
GEORGIA—Taliafebbo County.
Obdinaby’s Office, Dec. 4,1871.
TNASMUCH AS THE ATLANTA SUN HAS THE
au advertisements lor the Ordinary’s Office, and
Clerk of the Superior Court of said county, wUl
hereafter be published in that paper.
CHAS. A. BEAZLEY,
Ordinary of T. C., and Clerk S. C.
decG-dGt&wlt
Georgia—Douglas County.
A J. FARMER, AND H. C. H.VIZEL, HAVING AP
PLIED to me for permanent letters of Adminis
tration on the estate of Joseph Farmer, late ol said
County deceased, this is to cite all, and singular,
the creditors and next of kin of Joseph Farmer, to
be. and appear at my office within the time allowed
by law, and show cause, if any they can, why perma
nent Administration should not be granted A. J.
Farmer and H. C. Haizel, on Joseph Farmer's estate.
Witness my hand and seal, this Oct. 14th, 1871.
W. W. Hindman,
Ordinary.
, 1 To the Superior Court o
_J said county.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Columbia, December 11.—The Fed
eral court, when it sentences the prison
ers who have pleaded guilty, will decide
as to which section of the Ku-klux law
has fixed their punishment.
In the case of the Averys and others,
charged with murder, the defense moved
to quash the indictment. It is expected
thit this case will go to the Supreme
Court upon the decision of the Circuit
Court
Philadelphia, December 11.—A lamp
explosion burned a house with a small
pox patient A mother and three chil
dren, who were burned out, were refused
refuge by the neighbors who feared the
contagion. They were taken to the
Station House.
Louis McNeal’s clothes caught fire near
skating pond, and. he was burned to
death,
New York, December 11.—Rev. Ed
ward Y. Highbee, Minister at Trinity
chapel, is dead.
Wilbur H. Ramsey, son of President
Ramsey of the Albany and Susquehanna
Railroad, has been accidentally drowned.
A number of Internationale working
men, attended court when their impris
oned brethren were about to be tried.
Red ribbons, feathers and neckties were
conspicuous. Judge Shandly discharged
all the prisoners, on the ground that they
had already been sufficiently punished.
The crowd greeted the released men en
thusiastically. Their red flag was re
stored to them. A mass meeting and pa
rade has been projected for some evening N ,? e£ „ - ~ . w ,., #lnhk P .
this week • ° ^nng Co., Atlanta, Ga., Philadelphia, Pa,
GEORGIA—Taucafebko County.
CBAWFOHDYHiE, Ga., Dec. 7, 1871.
r TASMUCH aB the Atlanta Sun has the largest cir
culation in said county, of any newspaper of the
State, notice is hereby given that the Sheriff’s adver
tisements, by me, will hereafter be mad6 in that
paper. MARCUS D. L. GOOGEE,
dee9-w2t Sheriff.
STATE OF GEORGIA,)
County of Fulton, j
T HE PETITION OF J. R. WYLIE, A. C. and B.
F. Wyly, G. E. Gibbon, W. H. Hancock, J. O.
Bruckner, L. B. Davis. William H. Cumming, W. P.
Pattillo and J. E. Godfrey, and such others as are or
may be associated with them, shows that they
desire to be incorporated under tbe name of the
“ Eccentric Laundry and Laundry Machine Compa
ny of the City of Atlanta;” that they desire under
said corporate name to carny on the Laundry
business in the city of Atlanta, in said county; that
the capital stock of said company shall consist of
one thousand shares of the par value of ten dollars
per share; that when four-fifths of the capital stock
shall have been subscribed, the business of the
company shall commence, the remaining one-fiftb
of the stock being held as preferred stock for the
benefit of the stockholders; that tbe amount of the
capital stock to be actually paid in before commenc
ing business, shall be twenty-five per cent, of the
above named four-fifths of said stock, amounting to
two thousand dollars; that vour petitioners desire to
be incorporated fur the period of twenty years; and
your petitioners will ever pray, kc.
HENRY JACKSON & BRO.,
dec5-w4w Attorneys Pro Pe itioner.
Agents "Wanted for
A.H.STEPHENS
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