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THE ATLANTA WEEK L Y SUN.
THE DAILY SUN.
Wednesday, December 2-7, 1871,
SUN-STROKES.
Ilullocfc’s Hand Exhibited.
Editors Daily Sto
ing New York telegram from a 'Western
paper:
Bank Examiner Callender.
Nkw Vons, December 20. Evening.—It ia alleged
that Dank Examiner Callender wu employed by the
Port-.go Canal Company to negotiate loan*, and that,
. he borrowed upon collateral from banka and bankers
J200,000, and was given fifty thousand shares in the
concern for his services. Xo redeem some of his
engagements, ho iB said to have borrowed $76,000
from the Ocean Bank, agreeing to deposit as collat
eral the securities be was about to take up from the
hanks. Thus the Portage Company saved Irom the
* collapse. The collateral deposited with tbe Ocean
Dank consists of $106,000, nominally bonds of the
Portage Company. That with tbe other banks was
the same, and $60,000 nominally of the Chicago
Southern Illinois Ilailroad bonds, and notes of A.
Wild, L. Wm. Avery, P. O. Avery and J, E. Conant,
amounting to one hundred thousand dollars. The
two Averys aro the President and Counsel of the
Portage Company, and, with Governor Bullock, are
said O) have been the company in the firm of J. E.
Conant k Co., in Wall street. Wild is the same
against whom a petition In bankruptcy w»8 recently
jr filed.
Now I would like to know if tlie
2 Aveiys and Conant mentioned are the
same parties who figured so conspicuous
ly, a short time ago, in Georgia. W. L.
Avery, I think, must be the same indi
vidual who promised, and agreed to pay
Yaraey Gaskill $30,000 if he would se
cure an immediate issne of the bonds in
favor of the Brunswick and Albany Rail
road. Conant must bo the same fellow,
who bad his office in the Capitol Build
ing, and was connected in some way as a
contractor on both the Brunswick and
the Cartersville Railroads as a member of
the firm of J. Edwin Conant & Co.
And now it turns out if the statement
made in this item be true, that Governor
Bullock was a member of this delectable
firm, whose voracious maw has, doubt
less, engnlohed State bonds, so-called, (is
sued by our renegade Governor,) to the
^ amount of millions.
Perhaps Conant, the Averys and Wild,
if sent for, and properly interrogated,
might be able to give information, that
woald facilitate tbe investigation of the
• committee appointed to ventilate the
bond question. Tax Payer.
Note.—We have been patiently wait-
. Ing—knowing that, sooner or later, Bul
lock’s hand would be showu, and that
the place where he “dipped in,” would
be pointed out. This point has, so far,
been well concealed. It has been con
jectured by many that he had an interest
in the Kimball House; by others that he
had an interest in the State Road Lease.
The first is improbable and the other is
emphatically and authoritatively denied.
It will most likely turn out that he had
uu interest in the Bond Ring schemes,
. uud of the swindling contracts which he
assisted.—Eds. Sum.
The Queen of the Belgians is •
well, she hopes it will be a Prince.
The Nashville Banner has sus-
I clip the follow- pended—its visits to this office.
The Grand Duck is what he is now
called.
A new cabinet has just been formed
in Madrid. Spain must be a good coun
try for cabinet-makers to go to.
JSQf* Alexis looked at Niagara and ex
claimed “oh what a fall is there, my
countrymen! ”
Tbe wife of Mr. Isaac Donovan,
proprietor of the Mobile Register, died
very suddenly, Saturday evening.
£S~The conduct of the weather is
questionable, as it is circulating a good
deal of tbe “queer.”
Fleury is said to be starving in
Brussels, and yet no one is in a flurry
about it
J6Q?* Mace and Coburn, it is reported,
attend church together, and the Boston
Post thinks it “a new phase of pew-gil-
Those Fraudulent State Bonds —
Their Real Value Tested.—On Satur
day last Col. Geo. W. Adair sold at pub
lic outcry, in this city, after advertising
the same in the daily papers of the city,
five bonds of the State, payable iu gold,
issued to the Brunswick and Albany Rail-
Toad, in place of the second mortgage
bonds of that road, of the denomination
of $1000 each—$5,000 in all.
At the same time he sold $15,000
worth of the Atlanta Ice Company’s stock,
on which 50 per cent., or $7,500, had
been paid in.
The whole amount obtained for the Ice
stock and the State bonds was six hun
dred and thirty dollars—all told!
The Ice stock is valuable. The ready
cash market value of that sold is eou-
sidered to be at the vny least $4,000,
and the reason it did not brincr more is
that there was a fear of the validity of the
transfer or title of the same. It had
passed through bauds whose touch was
suspicious, and the fear of losing the
stock after paying for it j revented mon
eyed men from bidding for it.
But the State bonds sol'd squarely on
their real merits. Nothing was in the
way of their bringing a fair price, ex
cept that they were fraudulently i.- sued,
and, therefore, worthless. Quite a cum
ber of the bankers, dealers in stocks and
moneyed men of Atlanta were on hand,
and we think it not unlikely that some of
the members of tbe Bond Ring were
there—though we do not know. Under
these circumstances the Bonds of the
State payable in Gold, issued by Rufus
B. Bullock, sold for less than the value
of a very cheap song—showing that they
are publicly esteemed as invalid, and not
worth a cent. A banker of this city who
was present, remarked that he world not
give the value of the paper they were
.printed cn lor them.
As wo said, we think it not improbable
that some were present, who hold some
-of these illegal and fraudulent bonds,
and are claiming their full fice from the
State ; yet, when they had an oppor
tunity to bny five thousand dollars
■worth of them, could not be induced to
bid over $630 for them. If none of the
holders of these bonds were present,
some were in the city, who must have
3mown of the sale, and if they had had
any faith in these swindling bonds be
ing a legal claim against the State, they
would have been present, and wonld not
have missed the opportunity to purchase
$5000 of them for but little over one-
..teuth of that amount
This shows the estimate which the
Sing party place upon the value and va
lidity of Bullock’s fraudulent issues of
bonds.
The truth is, they are worthless. They
■were issued for the purpose of defraud
ing, in violation of the provisions of the
* Constitu ion and laws. Let the Legisla-
. •« tore set them aside forever, on the ground
• of their fraudulent character.
able and energetic President of this new
enterprise was in our city yesterday on
business connected with his road. From
Li in we learn that the work upon the
line is being pushed with much vigor.
Already ten moles next to Griffin have
been graded, and are now ready for the
superstructure. Several hundred labor
ers are employed, and the friends of the
road look forward to much confidence to
its early completion, if Augusta and the
Georgia Railroad will lend them a help
ing hand. The idea of making this a
narrow gauge road has been abandoned—
it is being graded for the general gauge
now adopted by all the roads in the
State. The company have relieved them
selves from their entanglements with
Kimball, and henceforth will rely upon
the merits of their enterprise and the
liberality of onr own citizens for its sup
port. The whole line has, we believe,
been surveyed and located, and has been
found to be a very favorable one, except
a few miles near tbe Ocmmgee river. It
is believed that the entire line from Grif
fin to Madison, can be built for less
money than any road of equal length in
the State.
Savannah Irishmen are preparing to
celebrate St. Patrick.
De Castro is prestidigitatiug in Sa
vannah.
The Savannah News’ Washington
special says: Blodgett left last night,
ostensibly for Atlanta, but it is thought
he went via New York. Morton’s reso
lution providing .or the paying of Fos
ter Blodgett tbe salary and mileage of a
Senator for the time he has been trying
to secure his seat in the Senate, failed.
The non-explosive exploded a lamp
in the Tliomaston Church last Sunday
night. No damage.
The Early County News says: On Sun
day night last, or just before daylight on
Monday morning, some miscreant dis
charged a shot gun through a window of
the house of Judge James B. Ransome,
of this county. No damage was done,
more than shattering the glass by twenty
eight buckshot, which lodged in the
wling beyond.
The same paper says: About two weeks
ago a little daughter of Mrs. John Floyd,
widow living iu Miller county, was in
stantly killed by having her head caught
and crushed between the lever and cap-
sill of a cane mili. The child was about
eleven years old, and was engaged in
feeding the mill when the accident hap
pened.
The Columbus Sun, of Saturday, says
T. W. Lane, Esq., died Saturday night,
at the residence, in Eufaula, of his uncle,
Dr. A. W. Barnett, from an overdose of
chloroform, which he. had been using
several days to overcome rheumatic pains.
He was for a time, several years before
the war, connected with the editorial’ de
partment of the Columbus Snu, and
afterwards the news editor of the Sayan
nak Republican. He msamaa of fine
talent.
lie Constitutionalist, of Sunday, has
the following: Yesterday, a man named
Henry Ranee presented an order to a
clerk at Messrs. Pope, Mack & Co.’s for
$60 worth of clothing. The order pur
ported to be signed by Mr. John C. Pope,
of the firm, and the clerk taking it for
granted that all was right, delivered the
clothing. After Ranee had left the store,
however, it was discovered that the order
was a forgery. The fact was brought to
the knowledge of the police, who at once
instituted a search for the forger, and
after a short time found and arrested
him.
Through a gentleman from Thomson,
we learn that a shooting affray occurred
that town on last Friday, whicu re
sulted iu one man being seriously wound
ed. The parties to the affray were Capt.
Charles Hamilton, of South Carolina, and
^9 Mr. Joseph Hode, of McDuffie county.—
Pomeroy’s Democrat states the. .The affray originated, as most affrays do,
LOCAL NOTES.
ism.
The French Assembly declines to
return to Paris. Possibly it is afraid
that, in Paris, it will become only a Com
mune affair.
“The magnificent creamy sea of
melody” is the “milky way” in which an
Ohio critic disposes of that “star,” Mad
ame Parepa-Rosa.
The Post says: “There are more
buildings in course of erection in Boston
this winter than have been reared during
any previous season.” Ice-honses?
The New York Times formally
reads Schurz out of tbe Radical party.
It is a lucky thing for him to get out of
it in any manner.
The Williamsport (Pa.) Standard
says: “Forney is relapsing very rapidly
into his second childhood.” Of course
the Standard means, into all of childhood
except its innocence.
JGSy- Some of the Texas papers are
contending over the respective merits of
their job work. It has been thought
that the Radical politicians mainly do
the “job” work in that State.
“Are you doing something for your
poor relations?” asks the Philadelphia
City Item. As the question is evidently
flirted at the White House, answers from
other quarters will not leceive attention.
figf- Since tbe Grand Duke lias been
receiving ovations at the hands of “free
Americans,” his father has issued a
ukase making the use of the Russian
language compulsory in Polish schools.
J6@“ The Cincinnati Times and Chron
icle has something to say about “ Reform
Run Mad.” It is understood that re
form has taken so definite a shape that it
has run Grant very mad.
J6§^- George Sand is trying to buy up,
in order to destroy, all the copies of her
work on Alfred de Mussett. If some
writers wonld buy up and destroy all the
works they ever published, literature
would’be greatly benefitted.
That bearded three-year old baby
is now located in Florida. Last week it
in Tennessee. Like the needle
woman, it is destined to make the run of
all the States and then take the principal
cities seriatim. *
case of His ex-Oxcellency iu this wise
‘Bullock,, tli? late Governor of Georgia,
is politically dead, morally damned, and
financially dishonored. The people of
Georgia are the ones who killed him, as
surely they had a right to kill a bullock
fattened at their expense.
Charles Busch was arrested the
second time for making love to Miss
Nilsson. If some muscular masculine
friend of Miss N. would take a stout
hickory club and “beat about that Busch,
there would be no necessity for any more
arrests, and the lady wonld have a rest.
BgU The Washington Republican has
been saying something about the Chron
icle, which the latter distinguishes as
base and mendacious slanders.” A
reader, who had not seen the Republican,
would infer, from this that it has been
saying something clever about the Chron
ide.
On the 22d of May, A. D. 1869,
Joseph R. Jones and wife deeded to
Ulysses S. Grant, ninety-seven acres of
Cook county land (Chicago is in Cook
county), for the consideration of $1. On
the same day J. Russell Jones, of Chica
go, was appointed United States Minister
to Belgium, with a salary fc of $7 : ,500 in
gold. Is this the same Jones ?—Mihcau-
Tde (TFis.) Rexes.
GEORGIA MATTERS.
JJS^Don Piatt says “ Wade is as coarse
as a liorse, as vigorous as a horse, and as
ignorant as a horse,” and as “the horse
knoweth his owner,” so does Wade know
• his, and whinnies at hearing the voice
"Of the national horse-jockey.
Having failed to secure a purchaser,
the proprietor of the Macon Citizen has
suspended its publication.
The Sumter Republican of Thursday
says: On Tuesday last, between the hours
of 1 and 2 o’clock, a negro man named
Richard Hill entered the sleeping apart
ment of Mr. J. H. Black, and inflicted
severe wounds on his arm, while in bed.
Mr. Black, hearing some one walking
about the room, stretched forth hishanc.
to see if any one was in reach. As he
did so, he received the wounds. The ne
gro then made his escape. Mr. Black
got out of bed and followed him to the
door, where he saw him distinctly, as he
moved off The .negro was arrested in
in the morning and taken before Justice
W m. Coker, on a charge of assault with
intent to kill. The evidence being.suffi-
cient to convict, he was committed to
jail to await his trial.
The gin house and eight bales of cot
ton belonging to Mrs. N. Foudreu, of
Thomas county, were burned Mon
day night. Accidental.
Speaking of the Griffin, Monticello &
Madison Railroad, the Augusta Chroni
cle and Sentinel says: Col. Boynton, the
in some trivial matter, and resulted in
Capt. Hamilton’s shooting Mr. Hode, in
flicting a serious wound, but one which
was not considered fatal. At last ac
counts the wounded man was improving
a little.-—Chronide and Sentind.
The Bainbridge Sun wheels to the
front and shouts “no paper next week.”
The Newuan Defender of last Wednes
day reached here yesterday, which is cer
tainly good time for that enterprising
sheet to make.
Columbus determined that the boys
should see some Christmas, consequently
she added fifteen men to her police force,
to serve during the holidays.
Savannah is well supplied with Rice—
‘old Dan.”
Rome is having a lively little campaign
of its own, tinged with some “crimina
tion and recrimination,
Elberton had three inches ot snow last
Thursday.
Mr. Mims Cleveland, an old and re
spectable citizen of Elbert county, died
last Thursday night.
Elbert connty gave 290 votas for Smith,
Mr. W. H. Adams, a most reliable gen
tleman, as we know, writes to the Elber
ton Gazette as follows: “A gentleman
living on my plantation has a cow which
■^recently brought forth three calves at
bne birth. Two of them are large-sized
calves, the other is small."
The Elberton Gazetto says: We are re
quested to state that there will be a meet
ing of the corporators of the “Elberton
Air Line Branch Railroad” in this place
on Wednesday, 28th inst., for the pur
pose of effecting ‘a temporary organiza
tion.
Mr. Niblack, of Jackson county, was
thrown from has buggy aud had his leg
so badly broken as to render amputation
necessary.
• Col. Christy, of the Athens Watchman
has gone on a Western pilgrimage.
Clark county gave Smith 663 votes.
The residence of Mr. J. C. Matthews,
about eight miles from Athens, was
burned last Thursday morning; and the
gin house of Dr. H. R. J. Long, near
Athens, was burned the afternoon of the
same day.
Some of the provincial papers issued
half sheets last week to let their readers
know that “no paper will be issued next
week "
Bainbridge laughed until her sides
ached over her fantastics on Monday.
»-•-«
A little girl in Ithaca, just before she
died, exclaimed: “Papa, take hold of niy
hand and help me across.” Her father
had died two months before. Did she
see him?
Reiuened.—W. L. Scruggs, Esq., ed
itor of the Reic Era, has returned
from Washington city.
W, A. Hemphill, of the Constitution,
has arrived from New York.
Road Steamees.—In onr last, we made
some notice of the fact that the Legisla
ture, at its last session," had chartered a
company to introduce Road Steamers,
for hauling road cars or wagons over our
common roads.
The use’of steam'over common roads
has long commanded the earnest atten
tion of first-class engineers, and much
time, labor and money have been expen
ded in experimenting. It is believed
that at last the matter is reduced to prac
tice, and that steamers can be used sue
cessfully on all roads where the grade is
not more than one foot in twelve.
In a late ’number of “The Scientific
American,” we find an engraving and full
description of tbe Road Steamer, with
a train of wagons attached—
the invention of R. W. Thompson, of
Edinburg—a thoroughly educated engi
neer, as well as a man of large means,
which enable him to continue experi
ments and perfect his invention, till its
practicability is demonstrated and it has
been approved by the most eminent en
gineers in the Old and New World.
The British Government appointed a
commission of military men to examine
these road steamers with the view of
adopting them in the War Department.
The examination was most severe and the
report so favorable that a number have
been ordered; among others, one to carry
stores up the rock of Gibraltar, the in
dines being one in six. Various other
European governments have, after care
ful examination, ordered them for draw
ing heavy artillery, and for other purpo
ses. Over seventy road steamers are now
in order at the works in Great Britain for
India, Australia and other countries,
It is said that a road engine has never
before met the demand for drawing heavy
trains of wagons on common roads.
Adhesion, without too great weight
traction, without destroying the roads
gearing, which would not bi’eak when
joltiDg over rough pavements, and steer
age which would enable the engine to be
easily turned, were some of the absolute
requirements of a practical road locomo
tive.
Traction engines of enormous weight,
having rigid tires, are used for steam
plowing in England. This weight
necessary for securing sufficient adhe
sion. Some have been made with teeth
in the face of tbe wheels to give them
adhesion, but this destroys roads when
drawing heavy loads. Inability to use
springs—thus causing the wear and tear
of gearing parts; and the time consumed
in turning corners, present some of the
difficulties which have been in the way.
The main feature of Mr. Thompson’s
invention consists of an elastic tire made
of vulcanized rubber. The driving
wheels are about five feet in diameter,
having a twelve inch face, with flanges at
each edge. On tbe face of this wheel,
between the flanges, is placed the rubber
tire, one foot wide and five inches thick.
A chain of steel plates one foot long and
three and a half inches wide, surrounds
the rubber. This ring or chain of steel
plates has no rigid connection with the
rubber tire, and the rubber tire has no
rigid connection with the face of the
driving wheel- The steel plates and the
rubber can move or slip round independ
ently of each other, and -without the con
currence of the inner iron rim of the
wheel. This is a very remarkable com
bination. It enables the rubber to slow
ly creep round the wheel, so that in going
a mile with a heavy load in tow, the rub
ber tire will be found to have crept once
around the iron tire. To this ingenuous
device is due the indestructable nature of
the tire. An enormously sudden and
heavy strain upon the soft tire might tear
it, but the slight slip saves it. The weight
upon the rubber tires causes them to
conform to all the irregularities of the
road, and thus is insured adhesion and
traction, which cannot be obtained in the
slight line of contact with smooth rigid
tires.
An important feature is claimed in its
ability to run over soft ground and mud
dy roads. The elastic cushion prevents
injury to the roads; and acting as springs
or buffers between the rough road aud
the gearings, saves the machinery from
damage.
The boiler is vertical and tubular,
made entirely of steel. The coal break
ers hold a day’s supply (about one ton)
and the water tanks a third of a day’s
supply. The speed varies from two and
a half to six miles per hour for freight
steamers, and ten miles per hour if con
structed specially for passenger service.
With our vast country, so much of
which must be, for many years, without
railroads, they will be of great use for
mines, transportation companies, feeders
to railroads and for general carrying pur
poses. In plowing the grain fields of the
Great West,and the sugar and cotton plan
tations of the South, they will find a wide
field of usefulness. Harnessed to one of
Williamson’s gang plows they turn seven
furrows of eight inches depth and twelve
inches width with perfect ease.
Federal Soldieb Kttxed by a Negbo.—
One of the soldiers of the gleaming co
horts of King Ulysses The Last, was
killed—shot through and through—on
Monday night, on Peters’ street, near
theU. S. Barracks. We have not been
able to learn any particulars, but suppose
the gay Lothario was the victim of
jealousy.
Accident.—Mr. John Cox accidently
shot himself through the ankle on Mon
day.
At a regular monthly meeting of Lodge
No. 1 of the Knights of Jericho, on Mon
day night last, the following were elected
officers for the ensuing term:
F.-P. Perdue, Worthy Chief.
J. P. Perdue, "Vice Chief.
J. J. Fold, Chaplain.
Wm. C. McCown, Recorder.
T. W. Keltner, Treasurer.
Samuel Watson, Marshal.
M. M. Johnson, Herald.
A. Chisholm, Guard.
W. Keltner, Sentinel. , j
Miss Georgia Forsyth, Preceptress.
Peofessobshep of Modeen Langua
ges in the State Uniyeesity.—Mr.
Cyprian Wilcox,—appointed to the Chair
of Modem Languages in the University
of Georgia, to succeed Dr. M. J. Smead,
deceased—was born in Hancock county.
He is about fifty years of age. After
graduating at Yale College, with distine
tion, he went to Europe to make himself
master of Foreign Languages. Becom
ing proficient, he has been a teacher for
about twenty years—teaching in Europe,
residing at various points, Berlin, Mad
rid, Brussels, and in Switzerland. From
his known purity of character, and fitness
by attainments, classes of American
youth were sent to him—teaching also
foreign youth, where he resided, the
English language. Thus he has had pe
culiar opportunities and long experience
to make himself eminently qualified to
fit him for the Chair to which he has
been invited. He married, some dozen
or more years ago, whilst on a visit to his
native State, Miss Smyth e, of Augusta,
the accomplished daughter of Mr.
Smythe, once editor of the Augusta
Chronide and Sentinel, and several years
postmaster of that city. He is thus fully
identified with the interests of Georgia.
The young men of Georgia are presented
a rare opportunity of learning German,
French, Italian and Spanish languages.
Rewabd of Mebit. — John Talbot,
driver for Tallulah Fire Compauy, was,
on Christmas day, presented with a hand
some silver watch and gold chain. The
watch bore the following inscription:
“Presented to John Talbot, for efficien
cy, by the officers of Tallulah Fire Com
pany, December 25th, 1871.” This was
a most fitting testimonial to a most ex
cellent employee of the company, and
shows that “the gallant boys of Tallu
lah” are as prompt in acknowledging
faithful service as they are in rendering
it when called upon. Mr. Talbot may
wear his watch with pride, for so tangi
ble a compliment from such a source, is
something to be proud of. Men who are
promptest in the discharge of duty are
the quickest to.’discover promptness, and
the readiest to reward it.
Pebsonal,—Messrs. J. L. Sanders and
Joel Hurt, graduates of the C. E. De
partment of the State University, were
in the city yesterday. They have just
returned from a perilous and fatiguing
railroad survey beyond the Rocky Moun
tains.
Taking Christmas.—A negro boy was
killed out in Jenning’s Town on Monday,
by another young America, who shot him
in the mouth because he would not get
out of the way of young America, heir
presumptive to the crown vice U. S. G.
Come Back Again.—Foster Blodgett
arrived iu the city very quietly on Satur
day, went to his house and has remained
there closely. His son, E. F. Blodgett,
has also come back, and was on the streets
yesterday.
AMilitaby School.—We invite at
tention to the advertisement of the
King’s Mountain Military School. It is
located at a point famous in Revolution
ary history, and has a high reputation.
The principal of the School understands
his business, and we commend his School
to parents who wish to send their boys
to have a military edneation.
TELEGKAMS.
Washington, December 26.—E. S. Al-
pirl, confidential clerk of Barclay, Bruce
& Co., of Buffalo, who has been in jail
six months on the charge of embezzle
ment, has been acquitted.
The Spanish Cortez has been pro
rogued until January 20th.
Topete, the Spanish Minister of Colo
nies, announces his intention of reform
ing Havana volunteer organizations.
Troops for Cuba continue to depart.
The Right Center of the French As
sembly has made overtures to the Legiti
mists for a coalition. The Legitimists
will usually coalesce with the Right Cen
ter, but will maintain their independence
as Legitimists. They disapprove of the
Orleans Princes as leaders.
Mrs. Sturdevant, wife of the Superin
tendent of the Institute for the Blind, at
Nashville, is dead. Her death was caused
by a kerosene explosion.
Jesse R. Grant’s condition is critical.
The Soldiers’ Home, in Knights town,
Indiana; has been burned.
On Wednesday last Solicitor General
Bristow tendered his resignation. It was
not accepted, and to-day CoL Bristow re
ceived a communication from the Presi
dent, which induced him to withdraw it.
Col. Bristow left for Kentucky this after
noon and will return on the first of Jan
uary.
Minister Schenck has dissolved his
connection with the Emma Silver Min
ing Company.
There wes no Cabinet meeting to-doy.
Bowen, of South| Carolina, is here,
looking after his interest in the contest
for DeLarge’s seat.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The weather
has turned suddenly mild. The Potomac
is open.
London, December 26.—Business is
entirely suspended.
The Sublime Porte, backed by Russia
and Austria, is sharply pressing the Gov
ernment of the Danubian Principalities
for a settlement of their railway oblte a ,
London, Dec. 25.-—The Prince of Wale
»assed a quiet night. He is gradual]!
gaining strength.
Havana, December 26.—It is posits
ly denied that the Spanish fired bfi
cartridges at the Florida. Orders ha
been issued to the Spanish squadron!!
cease annoying the Florida. u 10
Halifax, December 26.—John Mir
shall, of the Welsh brigantine Nera, load'
ing for Liverpool, killed his boatswain U "
A soldier was .struck with a pitcher in
a negro house of ill fame. The inmate,
of the house were arrested.
Cincinnati, December 26. Liter
news from Chicot county, Arkansas
states that the negroes have disbanded’
and that there is no fear of retaliation hv
the whites. * I
Another vain storm occurred in Cali
fornia on Saturday night. Fifteen aJa
half inches fell within a week—more than
last year. Several towns are flooded.
The levees at Sacramento have with
stood the flood, and the town is saved.
Oil City, December 26.—The cosmo-
politan well at Scrubgrass exploded from
gas wile the men were drilling. Six wen
severely burned.
Philadelphia, December 26.—Jacob ■
Barker, a broker known throughout thol
world, is dead—aged 93.
New Yokk, December 26.—The fane-
ral of the wife of Rev. Dr. Houghton
Pastor of “the little church around the
corner,’’.took place this morning, and
was attended by many members of the
theatrical profession.
Buffalo, December 26.—Alexis gave
Madame Parepa Rosa a necklace. 6
A woman, with a child in her arms,
was knocked down by a train to-day
The woman was killed, but the child
falling between the wheels, escaped. ’
Binghampton, December 26.—David
Fletcher stabbed his wife three timesin
the heart and then stabbed himself. Do
mestic trouble was the cause of the act
Both will probably recover.
Tweed’s bonds were justified to-day,
aud Tweed will be arraigned on Monday!
The Hudson river is reopened.
The funeral of Sidney E. Morse was
largely attended. The Professor is non
the only survivor of four brothers.
The Erie Railroad Company has trans
ferred 35,000 shares to Heath & BappalL
It is expected^ that the balance of the
60,000 shares, wrougfulty converted, willfl
be delivered this week.
The police will probably not be paid [
on the first of January. It is doubtful I
whether payment cau "be made withont j
Legislative sauction.
John Myers, an emigrant swindler,
been sentenced to thirteen months in 1
penitentiary.
The Repress reports two failures—ore|
a produce and the other a malt dealer. ||
Both heavy. No names are given.
Utica, December 26.—One person wasl
killed aud two hurt, to-day, by the fall-1
iug of a scaffold.
Annapolis, December 20.—Analytical
chemist Liimy testified to-day that lie®
found six-temhs of a graiu of metalic an-HJ
timocy iu a portion of Ketchum’s visceraBB
New Obleans, December 26.— 1 Tlie®
twelfth-night revellers give their third 9
anutral representation Friday, Januair”
5tli, instead of the 6th, which comes <
Saturday, iu a grand procession and a|
ball at the opera hall. Fashionable fo-l
ciety here look forward to the twelfth |
night as the crowning event of the sea-f
son. The representation for 1872 prom|
ises is to be a brilliant affair.
Rome, December 26.—The entire Fee®
pie’s municipal ticket has been elected®
There is great rejoicing over the result®
St. Louis, December 26.—The city »
comparatively free from small-pox. NtH
new cases were reported last week. 19
The negroes still hold Lake village,®
Arkansas, and are impressing horses aniipj|
supplies. They hold many white prison-ll
ers. They are being reinforced.
The passeDger tram went through thel
bridge at Rockford, Iowa. Three em-f
ployees were killed.
McGkean, who was acquitted of thel
murder of Myers, escaped lynching byj
flight.
Columbia, December 26.—The report
of the Joint Legislative Committee,
which has been sitting in New Yorkjj
during the summer, with B. F. ’WhU-j
temore, as chairman, has appeared. h|
makes nearly 300 printed pages, «nl
gives an elaborate view of the adminis
tration of the State financessincetkein
stallation of the present government.
Regarding the State debt, the Cob
mittee declare that they cannot believJ
other than the fearful truths that starq
them in the face: that the bonds am|
stocks printed by the American Ba
Note Company—$22,540,000 do not rep
resent the liabilities of the State; fors
while the faith and credit of the StatfK|
however unlawfully presented, have bed®
pledged for their payment, the contic j
gent liability incurred by railroad in f
dorsement swells the total up to S--V
000,000 inclusive. _
The report says the Committee, in vie*
of the atrocity of the disclosures, tb !l|
work of the present administration, 0’!*
rather of a ring, composed of the leadinf
officers of the State Government, uuhesd
tatiugly say that the Republican party!
which elevated them to power, must dWl
its condemnation of such treachery aij
knavery by immediate aud united legisj
iative enacements, as well as by ever
other deliberate measure, to bring to jni
tice those who have prostituted the a^ l
thorily with which they have been clot-1
ed and so flagrantly and criminally il g
periled the trusts to them confided.
Lttekaby Style.—The following
agrapbs furnish a few samples of
way the Boston Post has of stating
Mr. Moffat, of Ohio, tried to m®*, I
bullet out of his gun. He succeeded |
Aged 62.
A Connecticut youth, who was espe^
menting with a shot-gun, interrupted
brother’s reflections by peppering to
relative in the back.
Mr. Murray, of Hartford, executed-
pigeon wing with a pair of skates on \
countenance of Mr. Buckingham, ^.
such effect as to cut off the latter’s b° s "
In a dialogue between two Georgh
colored men named Wooten and C 1
the former belted Cook with his hi
embrace with such earnestness tlia
services of six pall-bearers bacl t
secured ou the following day.
An ingenious Mississippi negro
he would kill a sheep by hojdmg
front of an approaching locomotive. H
animal escaped with a broken i e & .pi
the ingenious individual was ma e
subject of a funeral oration.