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8. 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. 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