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AII EOR SENSATION.
It in evident that, front the beginning
to (ho present phase of the Virginius
difficulty, there has been a studied attempt
to inflame the public mind and inflnotice
official diplomacy by false reports. In
the (irst place there wore exaggerated
statements of tho number of the captives
butchered, and false reports of a contin
ued butchery after orders had been re
ceived from Spain to stop it. Then we '
had false and most extravagant reports of
the terms of the demands made by the
United Htates- demands represented to
lie ho exacting as to make war almost in
evitable, and to incite, tlie people to take
a warlike position which tlio Administra
tion would have to advance to. At the
same time there were unfounded reports
of angry interviews between the United
fitates Minister and the Spanish Presi
dent, and violence being threatened to the
Minister. And more recently wo have
had greatly exaggerated accounts of in
subordination in Cuba against tii9 Span
: h authority and the inability of the,
Spanish officials to fulfill the terms of the
protocol.
All these falsehoods and exaggerations
betray a purpose to precipitate a war be
tween Spain and the United States, with
out allowing the governing administra
tions of the two countries to settle the
questions involved accordingly) the dic
tate , of reason, justice, humanity and in
ternational law. Most of these unfound
ed or sensational reports appear to have
had their origin or their prompting in
New Stork, and it is a natural presump
tion that those who concocted them had
a selfish purpose more potential with
thorn than any dictate of patriotism or re
gard for the interests of either country.
They apppoar to have been huppily foiled
so far, and the resignation of Sickles
gives some assurance that the danger of
rash proceedings at Madrid has been
greatly lessened. The people of this coun
try, too, have now hoard the false cry of
“wolf” oftou enough to put thoin on their
guard, and nothing but a. sure enough
Spanish wolf is apt to excite them greatly
again.
O A B 0 00,7 n ES l I. r.
Ike resignation of Gen. Sickles ns Min
ute! t» Spain is ono result of the troubles
with that nation, for which this country
will hed.luiukful. Ilis antecedents unfit
■toj him for any representative position,
out las presumptuous and officious course
" Idle at Madrid has. on previous occasions
muulo him ridiculous and served to lower
ttlouitundardof American diplomacy. Espe
wily ns tho representative of the greatest
nqhilbiiifi »/i the world to an infant repub
lic strugglaag against foes both without
and within, hUEkles was a man wholly un
fitted for his position. Ho retires with tho
joyful furcwoU <nf.Urn.foreign government,
which he has installed, and, it is to be
hoped, with the approval and to the relief
of the Administration at home to which
his representation gave so little credit.
* ♦ ♦
CONGRESS.
film Senate, at the present session, con
lists of 6'5 Republicans and 111 Democrats.
Four of the fawner are Liberal Republicans,
and without their co-operation the Radi
cals would barely be able to secure a two
thmls vote on a party .measure.
The House, as sworn iu, coutninH 11)8
Republicans and 93 Democrats. A num
ber of neats aro contested, bill it is not at
all likely that the Radicals will give up
their two-thirds majority by giving places
to Democratic eontestauls. The course
pursued in admitting Piuehback’s Louisia
na Representatives shows a determination
to regulate this matter in the interest of
party.
It do a not appoar to be likely, however,
that any important legislation (other than
the settling of contests for teats; will
draw strict party lines.
dnimbliog abont tuxes is a chronic j
com(/isint in tha boat of times. In ape I
riod libed-bis it ih a public requisition that I
goes to.ta* bottom of a man's pocket, no |
matter wind Southern State ho lives in. !
lint poor Lofiwiana is worse off in this :
r respect than aftf State, South .Caro- ,
. Una not excepted. J bey have accumnia- .
:?iid taxes to pay tlnssii^ —taxes that were
imii. oltectod on so,«ie property last year
sail.the tellogg government has adopted
most , xttaoiidiuary and arbiterry meas
ures to(ai fence suininary collection. Ahe
New Orle&4*.,fct >:«bf states that •'the par
ish journals ai .imusinua have not sutti
cieut dimensions L-J.'jibiisb all the adver- j
tiseineuts of sheriff’s property for
taxes. Nearly every farm .and lot in many
of the parishes is thus offered for sale.
Alio whole rural portion of the State has
been brought to the block.”
I’he purpose of the negroes there is to
impose such taxes as will compel the
whites to sell their lands. A similar de
sign was long since avowed in South Car
olina; and a week or two ago a colored
niinnlier of the Alabama Legislature de
clined in a speech made in that body that
he favored such a policy as would compel
the sale of portions of the lauds in the
State.
We see that some of the Noitheru pa
pers, noticing the return of Hon. A. H.
Stephens lo Congressional circles, say that
he is one of the Southern Representatives
who left their seats anil returned homo to
aid the rebellion. This m a mistake. Mr.
Stephens was not a member of Congress
in l.siio 1, and did not have to decide the
question (which to a man holding his
opinions might have been a perplexing
one)whether be would withdraw from his
seat or not. Had he withdrawn, lie could
not have been auiemberof this Congress,
for the aiuuesty exceptions still keep out
those who withdrew,aud there ha3been lie*
special removal of disabilities in Mr.
Stephens’ case.
Mississpn.—Gov. Powell has issued
writs of election lo fill vacancies in the
the Legislature of last year, caused by
death or resignation. This shows his de
termination to recognize that Legislature
as still existing, aud to convene it for
the transaction of business. The Radicals
of the Ames stripe will of course resist
this, and probably by application for
Federal intervention. Roth Legislatures
are largely Republican, and Powoil also
belongs to that party. The squabble dis
closes another of the beauties of forced
“reconstruction.”
Dispatches from Washington say that
there is a strong feeling against the con
tinuation of Williams as Chief iJustice.
and that a majority of the Senate s Com
mittee on tho Judiciary, to whom the
nomination has been referred, are op
posed to his confirmation. It is also ru
mored that some Radical Senators arc
tryiug to induce Gen- Grant to withdraw
the nomination.
VOL. XV.
"ts .V. 31. TWEED, STATESMAN.”
V< hen Tweed entered the walls of the
penitentiary on Blackwell’s island, and
was required, in accordance with the cus
tom of the institution, to record his name
and occupation, he wrote in the prison
book “William M. Tweed, Statesman.”
Hie press are some indignant and some
facetious over the impudence which they
impute to “the Boss” in thus recording
his occupation. But we imagine that a
feeling more aggressive than sheer impu
deuce actuated the old man in the act. If
Artemns Ward were living, ho would
probably interpret it by bis peculiar pa .
renthetical remark, “this is sarkasm.”
Tweed was not a rascal without confed
erates and accomplices. He had the dis
posal of immense sums of the public
money, and while he feathered his own
nest pretty liberally, he had to distribute
a large share among accomplices, without
whose connivance his frauds could not
have been successfully perpetrated. He
was nought at last, and herein consists
the distinction between him and his pals. I
TJuy aro gentlemen and “statesmen” yet,
and why not Tweed, whose misfortune
has only been greater than theirs?
The high places of tho land are filled by !
“statesmen” who have robbed the Gov- \
eminent aud people as shamelessly as
Tweed robbed the city of New York.
4he St 1 ary gratis, it is true, were perpe
trated under the color of law, hut Tweed’s
were perpetrated under his construction
ic aw - The Credit Mobilier records
of Oai.es Ames’ little book tell tales equal
ly as damaging as any of Tweed’s transac
tions, but those wbo gat tho plunder are
* statesmen” still, and why not Tweed,
who only lacked the influential backing
which they have ? If all tho nefarious
transactions connected with tho Pacific
Railroad could be revealed, does any one
doubt that many a “statesman” would bo
convicted of frauds as great as Tweed’s ?
If all tho defaulters and knavos lately or
stiil in tho service of the Government j
wore sent, like Tweed, to Blackwell’s !
island, would there not be a whole colony |
of “statesmen” there—enough to make j
the term a by-word and r< proach among I
men, instead of Tweed’s making himself !
an object of jeer and ridicule for using it
Our impression is that Tweed made a
decidedly good hit in recording his occu
pation, and that his satire on the times
and the circles in which he moved is emi
nently truthful and suggestive, though
written by a convict with cropped hair
and a striped suit.
MORE OE KEI.I.OGG'
One of Kellogg’s spurious Representa
tives elect to Congress died a few weeks
ago. Federal bayonets could not protect
him from yellow fever. He was a Mr.
Fetors, who was badly boaton in 1872 by
Mr. Davidson, Democrat, but who got
Pinchbaek's (Lieut.-Gov.) certificate of
eloction nevertheless. Davidson received
Gov. Warmoth’s certificate. Tho death
of Peters left Davidson with tho only cer
tificate of election, and that from tho real
Governor, and with this he repaired to
Washington, expecting to got seat at least
until some ono could contest it. But on
the first day of the session, simultaneous
ly with the appearance in the House of
Davidson, appeared also one Smith, with
a certificate from Kellogg, signed the 20th
November, that bo had boon elected to
fill the vacancy at a special eloction hold
on Iho 21th November, five days previous!
The certificate also gave the pretended
vote which Smith received. Tho District
in a large and thinly settled one, and the
collodion of the returns nnd their trans
mission to Now Orloans in live days is an
impossibility. But a protonce of that sort
had to be made, to prevent the seating of
Davidson as prima facie the Representa
tive elect. Aud tho House, is well as
Kellogg, was equal to the emergency.
On motion of Ban Butler, it voted Smith
in !
WIT AT ZULUETA PROPOSES.
A few daj’s ago we copied an account
of tho Cuban Volunteer chief Zulueta, and
of the groat influence which he exercises
with his class of the population. The
statement iua(le (me tho controlling spirit
of the Volunteer organization. It is
therefore of interest to learn his purpose
or opinion in reference to the last report
ed difficulty in the way of an adjustment
between the United States aud Spain. He
is reported by a dispatch of the sth iust.
from Havana, as having assured an Amer
ican gentleman that the Virginias would
tie delivered quietly'. But jt was said that
Zulueta Rad received a dispatch from
Madrid, the purport of which was that
Spain would afterwards claim ono hun
dred millions of dollars damages ffpm the
United States! That’s comfort for the
Dons. Whether they get the idea from
the United States submitting to British
aid to the Confederates as long as the war
lasted, and afterwards demanding and re
ceiving heavy damages, or from Prussia
exacting her milliards from France as war
indemnity, the dispatch does not enlighten
us. But it is an idea in accordance with
the late practice of nations, and the ques
tions raised will, we imagine, be such as
tho United States will not care to submit
to arbitration, after recent precedents.
ehotoseo a m k xhm ex ts-v o the
COS’S TJ T ITT I OS.
Mr. Wilson, of Indiana, has made a list
of all tho amendments to the Constitution
now' currently discussed, which he offered
in the House, to which he has added one
more, which is, to say the least, sufficient- !
ly comprehensive. They are;
First —Congress shall not pay any debts j
of a State or Territory, nor loan the credit
of the Government, nor make grants of j
land to any corporation.
Second—Every act of Congress shali
embrace but one subject, which must ap- !
pear in its title.
Third A Congress shall not increase its
own salary, but only that of its successor.
Fourth —The President shall be elected
for six years.
Fisth —Senators shall bo elected 'by
ballot by the people.
Sixth —Congress shall have power to
pass laws necessary to protect the financial
affairs of the people.
OEOVC.IA OX THE SEXATE ASH
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
We find the list of Senate and House
standing committee in the Courier-Jour
nal and gat this information as to Geor
gia Senators and Representatives in con
nection therewith: Gen. Gordon is on the
Committees on Commerce, Agriculture,
and Education and Labor; Mr. Norwood
is on the Committees on Naval Affairs,
Pensions, and on Transportation Routes
to the Seaboard.
la the House of Representatives, Mr.
Biount is on the Committee on Manufac
tures; Gen. Young on Military Affairs;
Mr. Rawls on tho Expenditures in tho In
terior Department aud Revolutionary
Pensions; Mr. Stephens on Revision of
the Laws; Mr. Harrison Mines and Min
ing, and Enrolled Bills; Mr. Bell on Coin
age, Weights and Measures; Mr. Freeman
on Private Land Claims; and Mr. White
ly on Public Expenditures. —Macon Tele
graph.
Blank Contracts
For the hire of Freedmen for the year
1871. for sale at the Sun office.
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THE WEEKLY SUN.
RAILROAD MEETING AT HA MIL
TON.
1 1 oceoflings in Detail—Encouraging Out
look.
j Hamilton, Ga., Dee. Bth, 1873.
j I ursuant to the public call, a meeting
j waa day held in the court house at
I tllis P laco to devise means of extending
i North and South railroad to Hamilton.
The mooting was respectable in numbers
i and unusually f.o in the character of the
participants.
On motion, Mr. W. E. Farley was se
lected as chairman, and Col. Jus, M. Mob
ley appointed Secretary,
t Superintendent Chipley being reqnest
| ed to explain the object of the meeting,
j said: “I am here to-day to advise with
j citizens of Harris in regard to the ex-
I tension of the North and South railroad
to Hamilton. I was told that such an ef
fort was useless, and I acknowledge Inn
! dertook it with great hesitation, but was
j urged on by two facts; first, that as long
; as I remained an officer of the company,
I considered it to be my duty to push for
ward the enterprise in every honoiable
manner possible, regardless of difficulties;
secondly, I could not help believing that,
the amount required being so small and
the advantages to be derived so great,
that it could be raised despite tho hard
times.” He referred briefly to the en
hancement of values, not only in Hamil
ton, but for miles around, and compared
its prosperity now with what it would be
with daily trains, telegraph, warehouses
aud a cotton market in winter, and hun
dreds of visitors from the cities in sum
mer. He recounted the wonderful im
provement at Troy, Ala., and Carrollton
and Gainesville, Ga. He referred to tho
fact that a short time ago Hamilton could
have secured tho road with $1,500, the
freight on the iron. The panic had ren- j
dered more cash necessary, but the pres- :
ent arrangement was n favorable one, aqd !
he strongly cautioned against further de- |
lay.
Gapt. 0. A. Redd followed in a pleas- j
ant and favorable speech, and among '
other examples gave the action of Union I
Srpings when three miles from the termi- j
nus the citizens built the interval, and in j
throe years from its completion shipped ■
thousands of bales of cotton against hun
dreds previously. His remarks wore very 1
forcible and had a lino effect.
Jas. W. Mobley, Esq., said ho desired
to support the object of tho meeting from
a different standpoint. Although a citi
zen of Hamilton, 110 did not have a foot
of land within its limits for sale, and was
interested as a farmer in the extension
of the road. [Persons present say Col.
Mobley’s argument was a convincing
one.—Eds]
Judge Hudson in bis usual happy style
introduced tho following:
Whereas, The small sum of SII,OOO
will secure the completion of the North
and Month Railroad to Hamilton, and
Whereas only a portion of this amount
is asked of Harris county,
Unsolved, That Samuel Goodman, Jos.
W. Story, T. W. Sparks, A Van. E. Farley,
J. M. Mobley, Dr. F. Barnes and M. H.
Spencer be appointed to canvass for the
the required sum, to report at a meeting
to be hold in this place on the first Tues
day in January next.
On motion,W, H. Hudson was added to
the committee.
Mr. Story and Dr. Barnes being called
for, responded that they would offer a sub
stitute for speaking, and each subscribed
to the fund.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
again the first Tuesday in January, amid
unanimous expressions of confidence in
the ability' of tho company to raise tho
required amount.
Wm. E. Farley, Ch’n.
Jas. M. Mobley, Scc’y.
A LA ISAM A NEWS.
Tom Sanlcey, colored, who killed Mar
tin Graham, also colored, in Montgomery
county', some months since, was on Sat
urday sentenced by the City Court to be
hung on the 30th of January. They had
a disagreement about a woman.
There are 289 Granges of the Patrons
of Husbandry in tho State of Alabama.
The bill for the relief of tho Alabama
Insane Asylum has passed both Houses of
the Generel Assembly and gone to the
Governor.
The Alabama Conference of the M. E.
church commenced its session last week
at Salma—Bishop Marvin presiding.
Bishop Wightman was also present, On
Saturday, J. M. Scott was appointed to
take charge of the accounts of the South
ern Christian Advocate. Among the lo
cal preachers elected Deacons, were Wm.
M. Boswell from Crawford Circuit, and-
Lawrence Baker from Enon and Midway
Circuit. Among tie traveling preachers
elected Deacons, were John A. Green
from Tuskegee Station, D. M. Banks from
Enon and Midway, and James W. Crosby'
from Perot’e Circuit. The following del
egates to the General Conference were
elected: T. O. Summers, W. A. McCarty,
M. S. Andrews, J. Hamilton, W. D.
Sfiaphard, as clerical delegates; Col. R.
H. Powell, Hon. A. A. Coleman, Rev. J.
G. Motley, Dr. T. J. S. Kimbrough and
H. A. Stollenwerck, Esq., as lay dele
gates. Reserves —A. S. Andrews, S, p.
Richardson, A. J. Briggs, L. W. Reeves,
Fleming Law, Moses Padgett, John Chain,
I>. A. Bush. Opelika was chosen as the
placo for holding the next Conference.
On Monday, tho Methodist Conference,
in session at Selma, instructed its dele
gates to tho General Conference to en
deavor to have all that portion of the Ala
bama Conference north of the Noxubee
river, and all that portion of the North
Alabama conference (with its concurrence)
west of the Tombigbee river, placed in
the North Mississippi Conference. A reso
lution was adopted, urging the next Gen
eral Conference to insert in the discipline
a specific rule against the sale of intoxi
cating drinks. Also a resolution that the
preachers take up, sometime during the
months of March and April, a collection
for the purpose of defray ing the expenses
of the delegates to the General Confer
ence.
The Montgomery Journal of Tuesday
says : “There is a case being tried in the
city court in which damages are claimed
for $50,000. It was tried two years since,
and the jury did not agree. It is Shin
gler against Martin. The parties lived in
Russell county and were engaged in farm
ing. Nearly every prominent lawyer at
our bar is engaged, w'e are told, ill the
case.”
The Montgomery negroes, having done
their duty to the Radical party by
voting as much as was required of
them, now talk of taking Cuba in hand.
They are about to raise a company to ten
der to Gen. Grant. What would the
Spaniards do with them in case of capture?
Give them tho ballot or the hoe ?
There is likely to be an irreconcilable
disagreement between the Legislature of
Alabama and the State Board of Educa
tion, both now in session at Montgomery.
The Board claim that the State is pledged
to appropriate $997,000 now due for edu
cational purposes, and claim the whole of
it this year—rejecting by an almost unani
mous vote a proposition to get along with
$200,000. On tho other hand the Legis
lature is sorely perplexed about the ways
and means of raising revenue and loans
to carry oil the political departments of
the State government, and it is said that
some of tho members have been indulg
ing in very harsh remarks about the
Board of Education.
Hon. J. L. Pennington, Senator from
Lee county, is mentioned as Grant’s
probable nominee for Governor of Utah.
Jinks had been indulging too freely in
ardent-epirits. At a street corner his hat
dropped into the glitter. Says Jinks : “I
know —if I pick yon np 1 11 fall—if I fall
you won't p—hick—me—hick —up —good
night !” And he walked off with a smile
i of satisfaction, describing innumerable
zig-zags as he went, leaving his hat in the
gutter.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY", DECEMBER 10,1873.
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Not for “Free Cuba”—lnflation Unpopu
lar—Some Good. Suggestions About the
Currency and Banking—Costly and Vast
Improvements for Washington Tile
Canal Scheme 9, ~&c.
- Correspondence of the Sun.]
Washington, Nov. 2S/.1873.
This city is rapidly filling’up and to-day
the Avenue i3 thronged, although a slight
snow is falling and tho day is bieak oven
tor Washington. The spacious hotels are
comfortable and inviting, and groups
crowd their halls discussing tho coming
session of [which convenes on
Monday next. It would no doubt gratify
the enthusiastic friends of free Cuba, in
Columbus, to nee how entirely her affairs
absorb the discussion of to-day. It strikes
me that tho cowardly proposition to “sell
out” made by the Cuban patriots to save
their lives is calculated to dispel the halo
of heroism which the first reports threw
about their bloody end. If anything
more is needed the condition of. South
Carolina and Louisiana should suffice, for
the annexation of the vine-clad Isle would
add another star to the radical galaxy of
States, with a population in comparison
with which the lawless mobs of Colfax,
Louisiana, would seem a virtuous band
I notice that the large meeting held in
your city offered their
SWORDS TO FREE CUBA.
That is what’s the matter with Cuba;
two many swords and not enough muskets.
That meeting will about officer, “with
their swords,” all tho troops Georgia will
bo required to furnish, if there aro any
positions as privates yet untaken lot me
know. I have got a man or two I want
killed, and if I will persuade them to go
and Spanish buliets don’t get them tho
yellow fever will.
The papers tell of another meeting in
Columbus, the sentiment of which, in my
humble judgment, will net meet an
endorsement from Congress. I refer to
Gen. Gordon’s proposition to issue $500,-
000,000 additional currency. Tho feeling
seems to be that a settlement all around
must occur, and now that wo are so near
rock bottom it i3 thought that no perma
nent relief can come from inflation,which
will only defpr, not removo, tho evil day.
Over $200,000,000 can be made available
by releasing the National Bank reserves.
These banks are now required Go keep
from fifteen to twenty-five per cent, re
serves, (according to their location) lor
the protection of their depositors. Relievo
this reserve and require depositors to lie
guided in their business by the capacity
and integrity of tho national bank officers,
as other business men are who deal with
banks not organized under the national
bank law. Did it ever strike you how the
national bank plan
LOCKS UP MONEY,
which under a different system would be in
circulation ? Suppose ten men desire to
start a National Bank of SIOO,OOO capital.
Such men are usually lenders,but to carry'
out their scheme they must withdraw from
circulation SII,OOO each, for it requires
SIIO,OOO to buy SIOO,OOO United Htates
bonds to commence on. On those they
receive $90,000 in National Bank notes,
$20,000 less than was in circulation when
the movement commenced. Os this amount
not less than 15 per cent, must be held in
reserve, adding $18,500 to the amount re
tired, making an aggregate of over 30 per
cent, irrevocably locked np by the ope
ration of tho National Banking system.
Prussia, with millions of French gold just
paid her, has changed tho basis other cur
rency from silver to gold, and now offers
over three million of silver per month
from her mines at twelve per con!, dis
count for gold. Gold can be purchased by
Secretary' Richardson at eight per cent,
premium, which util leaves tho silver at a
discount. Add iho usual per cent, of al
loy, and tho mints can turn out over
$40,000,000 of silver per annum at a Rav
ing of over fifteen per cent, on green
backs. This in tho kind of inflation the
country' needs, being permanent, reliable
and above all other things will never
have to bo redeemed. Another mcm
nro of relief is the proposed reception of
GREENBACKS FOR CUSTOM DUES,
and the stoppage of the robbery of the
Government by paying tho principal and
interest of bonds (made payable on their
face in currency) in gold. The last report
of the Treasurer showed that over $40,-
000,000 had been expended in premiums
on gold to be used in tbi3 illegal way.
The improvements now progressing in
this city, under district auspices, but to
be paid for by the Government eventual
ly, aro simply fabulous. It is stated that
it will require $50,000,000 to carryout the
existing plans. When I add that the as
sessed value of the real estate is only' SBO,-
000,000, some idea of the extent of the
operations may be arrived at. The grades
of tho streets around the Capitol have
so changed as to add greatly to tho gran
deur of Capitol, but it leaves a good deal
of property in a blue way. The Baltimore
and Ohio depot, formerly level with the
street, is now eight feet below. Tho com
pany has purchased a considerable addi
tion to its property nnd will soon erect
new buildings, raising the grade of acres
of land from 8 to 12 feet to conform
with the streets. Apropos of the B. &O.
Road is the presence in the city to-day of
two of its officials, fomerly on the Savan
nah & Memphis, and to whose united en
ergies that company is indebted for
the completion of its last ten miles
in seven weeks, thereby avoiding
a forfeiture of their State endorsement.
I refer to Capt. Thos. R. Sharp and Sam’l
Spencer, Esq. Tho former is Master of
Transportation, managing over 1,200
milesof road with an ease and success
which has placed him among the first rail
road men of America. Mr. Spencor, as
Assistant Supervisor of Trains, has under
his charge 10S miles, having probably as
much responsibility upon him as any rail
road official of his age in the country.
While the Pennsylvania Road, the great
rival of the B. & 0., issues scrip dividends
and has its solvency questioned by the
press, the latter road has paid cash divi
dends, and shows by its annual report
earnings for last fiscal year of over $15,-
000,000, aud a surplus of over $29,000,000.
The friends of Messrs, Sharp and Spen
cer may well congratulate tli’em Upon
their high positions 111 such a corporation.
Not only does inflation seem to have
a black eyo here, but there is also
another scheme essentially sciif.mish —
the very great Western Canal—in the
samo fix. It will be mixed np, no doubt,
with Jay Cooke’s fraud, the Northern Pa
cific, and Tom Scott’s grand scheme, the
Southern Pacific, aud Grant will recom
mend them all, but it won’t go. The day
has passed when a company of men with
out capital, unknown for skill as engi
neers or capacity as financiers, can secure
$40,000,000 guarantee upon a scheme
whose benefits time will prove not com
mensurate with its cost, if practically
feasible at all. The land-lock navigation
from New Oilcans to the St. John’s river,
being reasonable ns to cost and beyond
all doubt as regards its utility, will com
mand the careful consideration of Con
gress, and nothing but the remarkable
crisis upon us can possibly compass its
defeat or rather delay. Eventually it
must bo built, and then fifty steamers
will ply the Chattahoochee and the com
mercial importance of’ Columbus will be
enhanced a hundred fold.
Occasional
A DECISION OX CITIZENSHIP.
Washington, Dec. 7.—The States and
Spanish Claims Commission have decided
case of Fonlk, administrator of Edward
Cisneros and guardian of Maria and Em
ma Cisneros. The claim was for dam
ages growing out of the sequestration of
estates amounting to SIB,OOO, with inter
est. The claimant urged that by the
laws, both of the United States and Spain,
and by the express terms of the embargo
itself, the title of the parties affected by
it was not divested, and that upon the
death of any such party, the property
embargoed passed to his distributees:
that by the laws of the United States all
persons born therein are citizens thereof
and entitled to protection against deten
tion of property; and that Ennna Cisne
ros is such a citizen, and her property
cannot be detained by a Spanish embargo.
The brief shows that Edward Cisneros
was formerly a resident of Havana, re
moved to and resided in New York from
12th February, 18159, to 4th May, 1871,
when he died intestate. The arbitration
has decided that the child of a Spaniard
born in the United States is not a citizen
I of the United States.
GEORGIA NSWS.
i Judge Peyton Reynolds died of small
pox in Macon on Friday night. Tho Tele
graph says that he lived in the noighbor
! hood of Mr. Bates, used to go to the house
every day to inquire about him, and prob
ably contracted tho disease thus.
O’Neal’s Mills, in Troup county, between
LaGrange and Hamilton, is ono of the
new postofficer, establised, or rather an old
I one revived]
A number of shares of the new Lang
ley cotton factory, at Augusta, were sold
last week at $110(2112 per share.
Tho Macon Telegraph quotes from
Gov. Troup's message to the Legislature of
Georgia, in November, 1524, to show that
he proposed, as early as that date, the two
Southern canal schemes now urged upon
Congress. This quiets the claims of per
sons of this day to their origination.
Gov. Troup iu this message, informed
the Legislature: “As soon as it was as
certained that Congress had passed
an act authorizing tho President to pro
cure tho necessary surveys, plans
and estimates, for roads and canals, etc.,
I addrossed a letter to tho President, re
questing that Georgia should be admitted
to a participation of any benefits or ad
vantages which might result to the Union
from this act, and called his attention
particularly to the importance of connect
ing the waters of the Savannah with those
of tiie Tennessee, and tho waters of the
Stu Marys with those of the Suwanee.” I
J. It. Jones was elected Mayor of Jones- j
boro' on Friday, by a majority of one 1
vote over W. L. Watterson —84 to S3.
The yellow fever appears to have run
its course in Bainbridge. The latest
papers from that place report no new
cases.
It is reported that the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad is negotiating for the
purchase of the Georgia Air-Lino entire,
and that tho sale is likely to bo consum
mated.
Shipped from Savannah on Monday,
4,337 bales of cotton for Liverpool, and
3,084 bales for Bremen.
The tax collector of Richmond county
paid $48,000 —tho largest amount vot
received from any tax collector—into the
State Treasury on Saturday.
The cotton crop of Thomas count}',
according to statistics published in the
Thomasvillo Times of the 6th insfc.,
amounts this year to only 6.212 bales.
Tho corn crop of the county is 259,648
bushels.
Eighty-one criminal cases are waiting
trial in Chatham Superior Court. Eighteen
of these cases aro for murder.
—a*.—
ALA HA IU A LEGIST J I VIIE.
Saturday , Dec. 6.—The Senate passed
the following bills:
To prohibit the sale or giving away of
spirituous liquors within two miles of
Town Creek Baptist Church in Hackney
ville Beat, Tallapoosa county.
Also favorably, to render competent as
witnesses certain parties therein named
when suits are brought by the personal
representative of deceased porsons.
Also, favorably, a bill to better secure
the payment of mechanics and laborers
for work and materials furnished.
Also, a substitute for the bill to amend
section 2373 (1984) of the Code. [This
bill authorizes 11 mortgage of the separate
estate of a wife.]
Joint resolutions amending the State
Constitution were declared passed by a
vote of 21 to 9, which some contended
was not two-thirds of a full Senate, which
would be 22.
The following bills, reported by the
joint Finance Committee, were made spe
cial orders for Monday aud Tuesday:
For tho appointment of Commissioners
to liquidate claims against the State,
arising from bonds issued and endorsed
in tho name of the State of Alabama.
To authorize executors, administrators,
guardians or trustees to make invest
ments in bonds, obligations, or securities
or the United unites and or mo state or
Alabama.
To allow John C. Todd, of Lee county,
to peddle without license.
The house took up, and after considera
tion passod the Revenue bill, with some
amendments, the most material of which
was one making taxes delinquent January
Ist of each year.
Mr. Barnett from the Finance Commit
tee, reported adversely to the bill to au
thorize the issue of State certificates.
Report received, and bill and report laid
on the table.
Mr. Bruce, from the Committee of Ways
aud Means, reported adversely to the bill
to provide for the funding of State war
rants and the redemption of State certi
ficates. Report accepted, and bill and
report laid on the table.
The bill to provide for the funding of
the domestic debt of the State was then
taken up and considered as a whole. It
was under discussion when the House ad
journed.
Monday, Bth. — ln the Senate, number
of new bills were introduced. Among
them was one to fix the time of election
of Supreme and Circuit Judges aud Chan
cellors at the .general election of 1874,
which was referred; also the following,
which were passed :
To authorize the Court of County Com
missioners of Tallapoosa county, to com
promise the bonded debt of said county,
with the Savannah and Memphis railroad
company, or others, holding the bonds of
said county, to said Savannah and Mem
phis railroad company.
To fix tho time of commencement and
ending of terms of office of the several
tax collectors in this State. (Ends tho
term in April, 1875.)
The revenue bill was made the special
order for Wednesday, 12 m.
The House ordered the printing of the
journals of the Capitol Legislature of 1872.
A great number of local bills were intro
duced in the House. We notice the fol
lowing. which were referred :
Mr. Davis, to establish anew charter
for the town of Midway in Bullock coun
ty-
Also, to regulate the terms of the Cir
cuit Court of Bullock county.
Clark, of Barbour, To consolidate the
fine and forfeiture fund with the general
fund of Barbour county.
Mr. Davis, To amend section 12 of the
act to establish a criminal court for Bul
lock county, with civil nnd criminal juris
diction.
Tho following was passed:
To prohibit liquor sales within two
miles of Mt. Hillard Church, in Bullock
county.
Tuesday, 9th. —The Senate concurred
in tho House amendment to the bill for
the relief of Judges; aud passed tho bill
to authorize guardians, executors, admin
istrators and trustees to make investments
in bonds, obligations and securities of the
United Htates and of the State of Alaba
ma.
Mr. Irvin, from joint Committee on Fi
nance, reported, in answer to the memo
rial of the Board of Education, a bill to
provide for the support of the common
schools for the? current year. [This bill
provides, in addition to the sums set apart
for the support of the schools, the sum of
$170,085 75, which is tho amount of in
terest on the 10th section fund. The 2d
section provides that it shall not be law
ful for tne Auditor to draw his warrants
upon the Treasury, for any sum exceed
ing this amount, the amount of one-fifth
of tho entire State revenue being kept in
the counties. ] The ayes and nays were
called and were, ayes 22, nays 4; so the
bill passed.
Tie same committee reported a bill re
ducing the price for victualling prisoners
j in jail from 50 to 40 cents per day, which,
after unsuccessful attempts to amend and
to strike out certain counties, was passed
as reported.
Mr. Black introduced a hill, which was
referred, to equalize and provide for pay
ment of the fine and forfeiture fund of
Barbour county.
In the House, Mr. MeC'askey, from the
; select committee, reported favorably to
the bill “to prevent the Tax Collectors
and all others engaged in collecting the
revenue of the State from trading or
speculating in State warrants, State cer
tificates or other securities of the State
with amendments thereto. Tho amend
ments were adopted, but final action on
the bill was prevented by the arrival of
the hour for a special order, which was
the bill to provide for the funding of the
domestic debt of the State, and which was
then taken up and considered—the pend
ing question being Mr. Dustan's proposed
amendment of section 1. The bill was
! debated to the hour of adjournment.
THE VIRGINIUS.
An Official Account of Tier Capture.
Washington, Dee. S. —The following is
an abstract from a dispatch sent to Rear
Admiral Scott by Commodore Braine, and
telegraphed to the Secretary of tho Navy:
“Thf. Worcester, )
“Key West, Fl.a., Dec. Bth, 1873.)
“Tho Virginius was captured October
31st at 10 p. m., IS miles off Mornat
Point, Jamaica. She was sighted by the
Tornado 20 miles south of Cuba and
was chased by her eight hours. She fired
five shots at her to bring her to. She
was captured under tho American flag
and carried American papers. She had a
clearance from Jamaica. Both vessels
returned to Santiago doCuba togetherin 18
hours under steam. The Virginius carried
tho Spanish flag and was iu ehargo of a
prize crew. One hundred and fifty-five
persons were captured, of w-hotn one hun
dred aud one aro still alive. The shoot
ing of the officers and crew was done un-
I der the orders of the previous comman
; dant of the naval forces. The shooting
of the passengers was done under tho or
der of Captain General do Rodas. Both
sentences were approved by Gen. Burriel.
Only four were shot November 4th; 37
of the crew, Capt. Fry included, wore shot
on the 7th, and twelvo passengers on the
Bth. They were tried by a military and
marine court-martial. They were held
twenty-four hours before execution. No
counsel for the defence was allowed, and
the Consul was not informed of tho trial.
No interrogation of the prisoners was al
lowed during tho trial. Capt. Fry and
the erew were kept on board the Tornado
and taken to jail, then sentence read and
executed the samo day. The trial was
entirely secrot. After the condemnation
tho United States Consul was allowed to
see Capt. Fry in jail, and this was only
two hours before the execution. An
armed guard was placediat the door of tho
Consulate whon the Captain and crew
were passing by on tho way to their exe
cution.
“The 7defences"”at Santiago de Cu
ba are Moro Castle at the entrance
and some old works, containing thirty
guns—ten, eight and six-inch. By re
port, only eight guns can bo seen. £s
tella battery, five six-inch guns ; Catalina,
one gun. Westward of entrance there is
one mile of water battery. Blanco bat
tery has four light guns. u One ship could
silence in an hour all the gunboats while
the ship engaged the fort.
“[Signed] G. 11. Scott,
“Rear Admiral.”
THE SITUATION IN CURA.
Havana, Dec. 7. —Captain General Jo
vellnr authorizes the statement that the
entire island is tranquil. He has no doubt
that all will be arranged peaceably and
satisfactorily, without tho slightest diffi
culty. Ho now declares that lie doos not
intend to leave Havana, or transfer his
power into the hands of Gen. Morelo,
segundo cabo, who arrived by the last
steamer from Spain.
The feeling of tho people in Havana is
quieter and no disturbance is apprehend
ed. The disposition to comply with the
mandate of the home government aud
obligations of the treaty with tho United
States without further discussion is be
coming general.
The General commanding at Santiago
de Cuba, in the absence of Gen. Burriel,
acting without orders, but believing he
was doing right, placed ninety-two of tho
Virginius prisoners aboard the Spanish
man-of-war Bazan and sent them to Cien
fnegos. The few remaining prisoners
were either too ill to be removed, or being
youths of tender age, had been set at lib
erty. One of those thus liberated was en
gaged as waiter on one of the government
steamers.
The prisoners, while at Santiago, were
well treated l>y the authorities and in no
way molested by the populace. When
the Sazan reached Cieufuegos, her com
mander announced by telegraph to Ha
vana his arrival with the prisoners, and
tho < ! ap t,ain-Oeneral answered hy order
ing the immediate return of the Bazan
and the prisoners to Santiago, where
they must have arrived by this time.
gen. forrest tenders his
SERVICES.
What Gen. Sherman Says About it.
Memphis, Dec. !).—Gen. N. Forrest, in |
view of a possiblo war with Spain, made
a formal tender of his services to Gen.
Sherman, who, writing a characteristic
letter to Forrest, said he }iad sent the let
ter to the War Department, with this en
dorsement :
Respectfully referred to the Secretary
of War, for file among the hundreds of
offers that came to me. I deem this
worthy of a place among the archieves to
await coming events. I regard N. B. For
rest as one of the most extraordinary
men developed by our civil war, and were
it left to me, in the event of a w»ar re
quiring cavalry, I would unhesitatingly
accept his service, and give him a promi--
nent place. I believe now he would fight
against our National enemies as he did
against the United States, and that is say
ing enough.
[Signed] W. T. Sherman.
A CIVIL RIGHTS CONVENTION
IN AN UNCIVIL CONDITION.
Washington, Dec. 10. —In the Civil j
Rights Convention the preliminary pro
ceedings were interrupted by a motion of j
Mr. Currey, of Texas, that lion. P. B. S. j
Pinchback be declared permanent Presi
dent by acclamation. The motion pro- \
duced considerable excitement, and was
lost. A call of States then proceeded, I
and the chairman of State delegations
were appointed on the committee on per
manent organizi.t on. The Convention
throughout was somewhat turbulent, and
did not adjourn until half past twelve.
SICKLES OUT OF THE WAT. j
New York, Doc. 8. —A Washington dis- !
patch says General Sickles’ resignation
will not in the least affect the relations of
our Government with that of Spain. No
late communications with the Spanish \
Government have passed through his :
hands, and none would should ho remain
in Madrid.
TEXAS.
Later Returns of the Election—Cooke’s
Majority.
Galveston, Dec. G.— Specials to the
Galveston News give the following figures
from thirteen counties additional to-day :
Total number of counties heard from 57,
of which 43 voted for Cooke, giving 20, -
708 ; and 14 voted a majority for Davis of
3,4G3. Cooke’s net majority so fur 17,335.
TOR A CCO—VOTA TOES—IIA V.
Washington, Dec. s.—The report of
the Department of Agriculture, for No
vember and December, shows that the
average tobacco crop, in comparison with
last year, is tit. A falling off of seveuteon
million bushels of potatoes is indicated.
The hay crop is five hundred thousand
tons less than last year.
FEEDING THE NEGROES.
Washington, Dee. 8. —Geo. L. Smith,
newly seated in Congress, gave dinner to
night at Gray’s to the sixteen colored
Louisiana delegates to the National Civil
Rights Convention, which meets to-mor
row. There were present Augustus, Sen
ator West, Mr. Pmchbach, Gen. Sypher,
Gen. Sheldon and Messrs. Morry and Dor
rell.
A BISHOP DEAD.
New' York, Doc. B.— Bishop Armitago,
of Wisconsin, died here in St. Luke’s hos
pital. Dispatches from Milwaukie ex
press deep general regret. lie was aged
43. His malady was a tumor in the vicin
ity of the spine. He entered the hospital
Thursday last for surgical treatment. An
operation w r as performed, but after it the
bishop sank rapidly. His wife was with
him during his illness, and has charge of
his remains.
.JUDGE UNDERWOOD DEAD.
Washington, Dec. B.—J. C. Underwood,
\ Judge of the Federal District Court of
j Virginia, died suddenly of apoplexy.
[Judge Underwood was better known
for his connection with the trial of Jeffer
son Davis, that didn’t come off, and for
| proceedings for confiscating the property
of Southern men. than for anything else.]
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Dec. S.—The House is en
gaged iu the call of the States for bills.
A large number were introduced.
In the Senate, Merrlmau, of North
Carolina, presented resolutions of the
Legislature of that State asking a modifi
cation of the internal revenue laws.
Spencer, of Alabama, introduced a bill
in relation to tho United States courts in
that State.
Stevenson, of Kentucky, introduced a
bill providing that busts of the late Chief
Justices Taney and Chase bo placed iu tho
U. S. Superior court room.
Senate.—Windoni, of Minnesota, intro
duced n bill incorporating the Southern
Trans-Continental Railroad and giving it
the right of way through public lands.
Referred to Committee on Public Lauds.
West introduced a bill protecting public
work on tho Mississippi river; also for
the better organization of tho District
Court for Louisiana.
Cooper introduced a bill relieving East
Tennessee University.
Gordon, of Georgia, moved that the
papers in the case oi Francis W. Sike3,
of Alabama, bo referred to Committee on
Privileges nnd Elections, and that the
Committeo have power to send for persons
and papers. So ordered. Sikes is the
contestant for tho seat now occupied by
Spencer, of Alabama.
Sunderland waa elected Chaplain;
Young, Executive Clerk.
The repeal of the salary increase was
argued.
Adjourned.
Conkling’s bill, amendatory of tho bank
ruptcy act, provides for repealing the
third paragraph of the 33d section of said
act; for adding to the 43d section a re
quirement that in all eases of bankruptcy
now pending, whether an adjudication of
bankruptcy has been had or not, in all
future cases of bankruptcy, whether be
foro or after tho adjudication, whenever
an agreement for settlement or compro
mise is presented, to which a majority of
the number whose claims amount to two
hundred and fifty dollars and upwards
and two-thirds in value of the creditors
shall havo assented in writing, it shall be
the duty of the court to decree that such
agreement shall be binding upon all the
creditors, and to order the estate wound
up in accordance therewith.
Scott’s bill supplementary to th3 bank
ruptcy act, provides that in ease a bank
rupt proposes to settle with his creditor
in full or on a per cent, and four-fifths of
the creditors as ,ent to the proposed ar
rangement, the court may confirm the
same and annul the decree of bankruptcy;
provided, it shall appear that the interest
of the creditors will be promoted thereby.
Sherman’s bill amendatory of the act
to restrict jurisdiction of the Court of
Claims relates to modes of settling claims
m tho Quartermaster’s Department arising
in loyal States.
West’s bill, to facilitate the execution
of and to protect tho public works at the
mouth of tho Mississippi, gives the Sec
retary of War full control over the chan
nel now in course of excavation, and au
thorizes the collection of fines of from
SSO to SSOO for violations of such regula
tions as he may prescribe.
House.—A vast number of bills intro
duced, including one for the payment of
French spoliations; refunding proceeds
of cotton illegally seized ; granting lands
for railroad from Decatur, Ala., to Rome,
Ga.; for a ship canal near St Philips, La.;
for steamship service between New Or
leans and Mexican ports ; to. reimburse
pensioners dropped during the war.
Negley, of Pennsylvania, introduced
and asked to put on its passage a bill mod
lfying the .steamboat , passenger act, by
allowing tow boats on the Oliio and Missis
sippi rivers.to.carry one hundred and fifty
pounds of steam pressure in plane of ono
hundred and ten pounds on standard
boilers of forty-two inch diameter with
plates of a quarter inch in thickness, lie
explained the bill and stated it did not
change tho existing law, hut only extend
ed it, as tho law would expire bv limita
lion v« 7 o-on. 'l*.- Will ...... I.
Maynard, of Tonnessoe, from Commit
teo on Rules reported a bill removing all
disabilties imposed aud remaining on any
person by the third section of the 4th arti
cle of the amendments to the C’onstitu
lion, and substituting for tho iron clad
oath tho modified oath now being admin
istered to persons from whom disabilities
have boon removed.
Lwarence, of Ohio, asked whether, un
der that law, Jefferson Davis might not
obtain a seat In eithor House.
G. F. Hoar inquired whether the Com
mittco on Rules had a right to report such
an act of general legislation.
The Speaker doubted very much wheth
fhat committee had a right to report it,
except under a call.
Hoar said he would not insist on the
point.
Butler, of Massachusetts, said that he
would.
Maynard moved to suspend The rules
and to receive and pass the bill. In re
ply to Lawrence’s question, he said that
the late President of the Southern Con
federacy might as well as the Vice Presi
dent have a seat in either House, provided
the people should, think'proper to send
him.
Butler, of Massachusetts, said he would
not object to the bill if it had been exam
ined by and was reported from a Com
mittee.
Maynard said it was the unanimous re
port of the Committee.
The bill was then passed by a vote of
141 to 29.
The Judiciary Committee, without ac
tion, considered Williams’ nomination as
Chief Justice.
Washington, Dee. 9.—Senate.—Alcorn,
of Mississippi, introduced a bill to pro
vide for the construction of levees on the
Mississippi liver. Referred to Committee
on Levees.
Hamilton, of Texas, introduced a bill
to erect public buildings and grounds.
House.—Engaged on salary.
'lhe McMillau-Pinehback case has
been postponed to Friday.
Judge South worth, of Mobile, ariived
here yesterday in the interest of the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad, and also in the
interest of Sj'kes as against Spencer, who
now holds a seat in the Senate.
The Committee of Privileges and Elec
tions will probably not reach the Spencer-
Sykes case before the holidays.
The proceedings in the House to-day
were of a lively character. After tho
passage of a bill for the redemption of
the twenty million loan of 1858, theqnes
tion of the increased salary bill came up
and was discussed till the hour of adjourn
ment. The two chief advocates of the
repeal who appeared on the stage to-day
were Cox, ot New York, and Laurence,
of Ohio.
'ihe former was pretty thoroughly rid
dled by Negley, of Pennsylvania, while
Laurence was made the butt and laugh
ing stock of the whole House, because he
had to confess that as a member of Con
gress in 186 G he had pocketed $4,000 of
hack pay under circumstances quite an
discreditable as those which characterized
the last salary grab.
Tho only Southern man who participa
ted in the discussion was Lynch, of Mis
sissippi, who boldly avowed that the
Southern members were opposed to any
reduction, and at least asked that no re
duction should apply to the present Con
gress.
On tho whole, the salary grabbers were
in the ascendant. A vote will be asked,
but hardly reached to-morrow.
Senate—Several financial bills.
Alcorn introduced a bill for levees on
the Mississippi.
Alcorn was appointed on Committee on
Mines and Mining.
Tho Vice President gave notice he
would be absent several weeks, and sug
gested the election of Speaker pro tem.
Adjourned.
A Republican caucus nominated Car
penter. The Democrats nominated Thur
man for President pro tern of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 10.—House.—A res
olution recognizing the independence of
Cuba, introduced by Phillips of Kansas,
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Dawes, the Postmas
ter General was ordered to report whether
the mails at New York and Boston had
been tampered with by detectives for the
purpose of detecting revenue frauds.
I On motion of Mr. Wood, the Secretary
| of the Treasury was asked the cost of re
i funding the public debt in five per cent.
I bonds. The question includes traveling
j and other expenses and all personal de
, t tils of the transaction.
NO. 45.
-•Ir. Hays, fiom Committee on Agricul
ture, reported a rose ution authorizing
the printing of a quarter million of copies
of reports of 1872 and 1873.
The Postoffice Committee is consider
ing the repeal of the law against the free
circulation of country newspapers and
exchanges.
Iho Naval Committee reported a bill
increasing the enlisted men of the navy to
ten thousand, with an amendment that it
shall be temporary. The bill passed.
The bill appropriating four millions
to the Navy wan referred to Committco of
the Whole.
House.—A portion of tho Joint Com
mittee on Mississippi Levees Morey,
Hnrldat, Stodard, Pierce, Lewis, Randall
and Lamar.
Senate Mr. Edmunds, to whose com
mittee the Temper,meo Regulations were
proposed to bo referred, stated that Con
gress had only control over the District of
Columbia and Territories. Several peti
tions regarding traffic and liquor wore re
ferred to tho Finance Committee. This
committee reported favorably on the bill
f° r ft National Bank without circulation.
A number of financial matters was made
tue special order for Monday next.
The bill provided by the House for
General Amnesty was read. Sumner ob
jected to a second reading, not because he
opposed it, but ho desired simultaneously
to secure certain rights to hi3 colored fel
low citizens.
Mr. Gordon, of Georgia, submitted a
resolution directing tho Secretary of the
Treasury to communicate to tho Senate
the number of bales cotton seized under
orders of the Department at the close of
the war, from whom and where taken,
by whom taken, to who and where
sold, w r hat price, and what disposition was
made of the proceeds beforo being paid
in the Treasury; also a list of claims
filed before him under the act of March,
1872, showing tho names of such elaim
ants, how much cotton is alleged to have
been taken, &c. ; also the amount of ex
pense deducted from th» proceeds of sale
of such cotton, and w'hen the same was al
lowed by the Department, and in whose
favor. Laid over.
COTTON ROLLING IN.
New Orleans, Dec. 7. Receipts of
cotton at this port for the commercial
week ending at 12 m. Friday were 40,543
bales not, overtopping tho previous week
by nearly 20,000 bales, and last year’s
corresponding week by nearly 7,000,
The gross receipts wove 02,876 bales, worth
about $6,000,000. From 12 Friday to 12
yesterday 9,823 bales gross came in, and
the Jackson Railroad supplemented this
by the crack day’s business of the season—
-4,073 bales—making a total of 13,901
bales. The prospects are favorable for
receipts this week of 60,000 to 52,000
bales.
In addition to the foregoing, nearJj'
$1,000,000 worth of sugar and molasses
were received and sold last week.
Tho Louisiana sugar crop will certainly
boa short one this season. From all (lie
sugar farming districts wo hear the yield
is very poor. The current crop estimate
on tho sugar landing is 65,000 to 75 000
hlids.
Receipts of sugar of this crop up to
Friday night amount to 14,350 hlids.,
compared with 20,377 same time last year
—a decreaso of G.OIB hlids., or about 30
per cent. Tho demand has been very
slack and prices low. Buyers, for the
most, have not come forward with any
spirit till of lute. — Picayune.
MR. BECKS’S SHREWDNESS.
Washington, Dec. 4. —The game of the
Republicans has been to leave the Presi
dent’s salary undisturbed at $50,000 per
annum, using as an excuse tho constitu
tional prohibition against making a re
duction during this term of office. But
Mr. Beck of Kentucky, to-day trumpeted
this trick in liis shrewd and most affect
ive style by bringing a bill to prohibit all
payment of appropriations for the execu
tive mansion during the present term,
ihe appropriations amount to smu pci,
000 per annum, and if the bill passes, the
result will bo that tho President will have
to pay all these expanses out of his
$50,000 per annum. This bill created a
good deal of consternation among the
Republicans, and will boa hard dose for
them to swallow, while they are dema
goguing on tho main subject. -Louisville
Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington, Dec. 9.—Secretary Rob
eson claims he is putting tho Navy on a
full war footing and asks for $5,000,000.
Tho Civil Rights Convention elected
Congressman Elliott temporary chairman.
A Committee on Credentials was appoint
ed. Adjourned. There are 200 delegates
present.
Proceedings against the Mobile and
Ohio railroad have, by order of the At
torney General, been dismissed. The or
der to tho District Attorney in effect is,
“You are ordered not to bring suit for
duties paid the Confederate Government
by the company during the war, and if
brought to dismiss it.”
It is said Gov. Burbanke sent his res
ignation as Executive of Dakotah to the
President.
Gen. Sherman don’t believe there will
be war ; neither Government wants war.
The friends of Gen. Sickles say ho will,
on his return to Washington, formally
tender his resignation as Minister to Mad
rid.
Ex-Representative J. C. Conner, of
Texas, died in Washington last night, af
ter a brief illness.
The failure of R. P. Herrick is an
nounced in New York.
Tho steamer Povvhattan and moniter
Manhattan have gone to Norfolk to coal.
A young man named -Cronebold, aged
22, in St. Louis, yesterday, killed a man
named Balticher, aged 35, who ruined
Cronebold’s sister, aged IG.
THE TITLE DE HAVRE DISASTER.
New Yore, Dec. 9.—ln answer to a
dispatch from the agent at Now York, the
following was received from the Chief
Director of the General Trans-Atlantic
Company, dated Paris, Dec. 9 : “The re
port of the crew of the Loch Earn is abso
lutely false. The steamer was manoeuvred
correctly; the officers and crew fully and
nobly discharged all their duties, Copt.
Sumont especially. The Loch Earn only
was in fault. We will send a report and
testimony of witnesses.”
THE LONDON FOG.
London, Dec. 10. —London was again
enveloped in a dense fog this morning.
There were numbers of accidents yostcr
day, both in the streets and on tho Thames.
The hospitals are filled with people who
were run over or otherwise wounded. On
the river three persons wero killed by
collisions beteeu various crafts.
A dispatch from Birmingham says a
serious collision ooeurrod on the railroad
near that city this morning, by which
thirty persons are reported killed and in
jured. A heavy fog prevailed at tho time
of the disaster, and it was impossible for
the engineer to see the approaching train.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS
The carpet weavers of Philadelphia re
fuse to change their decision to resist the
reduction offered by employers.
Chas. McLester, an old merchant of
Philadelphia, and one of the Peabody
trustees, is dead.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
New' York, Dec. 9. —By a recent decis
ion of the Secretary of the Treasury, no
duties are henceforth to be charged on
importations of tropical fruits. This will
make a difference of between four and
five hundred thousand annually in custom
receipts.
MASS A CHUSETTS CIVILIZA TION.
Boston, Doc. 10.—At tho city election
four ladies wero chosen members of the
School Board.
Citizens and police were well aimed to
prevent interference with tho whipping
of the bank robbers. [Does kMassaehu
setts use the whipping post, or -was the
whipping done by lynchers or ku-klnx ?]
RESUMING WORK.
Philadelphia, Dec. 10.—Many large
establishments have resumed work, mo.st
j ly on part time, and ten to fifteen per c^nt.
1 reduction of wages.
CiVit> RIGHTS BLARNEY.
Washington, Dec. 10. —The Louisiana
delegation to the Civil Rights Convention
visited tho President. Senator West in
troduced them. Tho President said he
was glad to meet them. He had always
endeavored to seenro for the colored man
all the rights which should accompany
enfranchisement. Certain rights are still
withheld, but ho hoped that ero long they
would find themselves in full possession
of all the privileges which belong to free
men. Ho said he did not know what Con
gress would do in the matter, but he
thought it likoly that that body would at
its present session pass a Civil Rights bill,
and that if such a bill is defeated, it will
probably be because an extreme measure
is urged by some person who claims to be
a particular friend of the colored men.
Col. Lewis ’ was orator in behalf of the
visitors.
CIVIL EIGHTS AGAIN.
Washington, Dec. 10.—The National
I Convention of Civil Rights was startled
1 by tho accidental discharge of a pistol in
a member’s pocket. The ball passed
through the boot log of Mr. Burner, of
Mississippi. No harm.
Pinchback was elected permanent Pres
ident. Pinchback then addressed tho
Convention, returning thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, and express
ing his gratitude to the Republican party
for what it had accomplished in behalf of
i tho colored race. Ho proceeded to reca
j pilulato tho status of tho colored rnoo hero
j since the introduction of a cargo of Af
| ricaus by the Dutch, in IG2O, into Vir
; ginia, when they were sold as slaves, and
j on up to the late civil war, since which
! time tho raco hero has been clothed with
political rights. They now ask tho Na
tional Legislature to givo them such priv
i ilegoa as aro nccorded to tho whito race,
j They ombraeo tho rights of admission
! into tho public schools, tlienfres, hotels
and on steamboats and railroad cars
: It was n falaey to say that the colored
race are slaves by instinct. They wero
freo before thoy wero seized by their for
mer captors and traders, and a long
series of years of bondage has not ex
tinguished their love of freedom. Ho
cited the successful record of tho race
since their emancipation. Denies that
it was dependent upon tho Caucasian race
for sustaining its vigor of intellect, as is
often asserted. Pointed out education as
tho way 1 to have recognition. Seek, then,
instead of begging for it.
There was some sqnabling over minor
places.
No action regarding motives of the
Convention in a body.
SEVERE FIGHTING IN TUE ASH
ANT EE COUNTRY.
The British military undertaking for
the conquest of tho Ashantees is likely to
prove a very troublesome, if not a posi
tively hazardous affair. Telegrams from
Cape Coast Castle report the occurrence of
severe engagements between the Europe
an royalists and their native auxilia
ries and the soldiers of His Majesty
King Coffee Calcali. During a battle,
which w T as fought near DunqUah, forty
Englishmen and natives were killed and
wounded. The Ashantees attacked the
European position at Abbrnerampta
with great impetuosity, but were re
pulsed, after fighting an hour, with a
toss of thirty men. The foreigners
were in this instance protected by earth
works, a fact which speaks still more de
cisively as evidence of the gallantry of tho
Ashantees. The War Office in London is
likely to bo convinced that ‘’the colored
troops fight bravely.” —New York Herald.
DESPERADOES COME TO GRIEF.
Sr. Louis, Dec. 5. —The Evening Dis
patch has a letter from Sulphur Rock,
Ark., which says a party of six despera
does made a raid along While liver on
November 26, robbing the settlers
of horses, money, jewelry, cle. They
crossed tho river on their return trip at
Magnes Ferry, and when about half a
mile below the ferry were fired upon from
ambush by a party of citizens and Fort
iugson, their leader, and two others nam
ed Beaver and Higbee wore killed. An
other was mortally wounded. The re
maining two were slightly wounded.
The citizens made preparations to hang
tho latter two, but wero finally prevailed
upon to allow Ihe law to take it:; comae.
Renting Land.—Two months ago \v=
heard a planter say that before bo would
again rent his lands to negroes it should
and that his lands were often injured by
it. Since then wo have heard like expres
sions from other planters.
Unskillful laborers, unless they have an
energy and thrift unusual among negroes,
are certainly poor tenants when loft with
out supervision and direction. And much
of tho idleness and squalidity, and even
crime, among the colored people of Ala
bama may be ascribed with Ujith to the
plan of renting to them now so generally
in vogue. Wo do not fear contradiction
when wo say that one whito man in every
two needs a master hand to direct him in
the affairs of everyday life, and tho im
providence and ignorance of the negroes
subject them almost to a man to the same
rule. The country cannot prosper when
tho direction of its practical concerns anti
most vital industries are in the hands of
unskillful persons. It is bad for the
land-owner, worse for the tenant, and dis
astrous to the country. —Eufaula News.
Tin: Noted Case of the State vs.
James L. Piehce.— Cartersville, Ga. JJec.
0, 1873. —The noted case of The State vs.
James L. Pierce, charged with improper
propositions to a young lady in Carters
ville, is now in processs of investigation
in Bartow Superior Court. It will l>o re
membered that Mr. Pierce was the Meth
odist preacher in charge at Cartersville at
the time. He was tried by the Metho
dist Conference, and acquitted. The
trial of Mr. Tierce commenced yester
day, Friday, and will last, no doubt, till
Tuesday night. The trial is tedious, and
all the ground fiercely fought over.—At
lanta Herald.
A Church fok Dr. Wills in Macon.—
It has been suggested that a free and in
dependent church be built in Macon and
tendered to Dr. Wills, investing the titles
in it to him during his life, withthepower
to name his successor in the members and
contributors to its erection. We have
no doubt that the idea, if energetically
acted upon, would speedily culminate in
a handsome building. The plan should
bo for this eminent divine to not be re
sponsible for any of his opinions to his
congregation, but to his conscience and
to his God : and that if any man did not
like what he preached he, and not Dr.
Wills, would have the right to retire. —
Atlanta Herald.
Ahead of All. —Col. James S. Reid,
of Morgan county, rented land this year
to three white boys by the name of Head,
who, with the assistance of one mule,
made seventeen bales of cotton, avera
ging 450 pounds per bale, seventy-five
bushels of corn, made a sufficient quanti
ty of potatoes to last the family, besides
Laving a fine garden. These boys are re
spectively nine, eleven, and fifteen years
of age. They never stopped a mule from
work to go to town, but walked; and never
took holiday on Saturday. Such boys de
serve praise; and their widowed mother
should justly feel proud of them.—Au
gusta Chronicle.
Fresh Texas Beef For, New York. -
A special train of ten of the Texas and At
lantic Refrigerator Company’s cars, load
ed with fresh beef, killed at the Compa
ny’s establishment at Denison, Texas,
passed through Sedalia, Mo., November
21Hh. 3he train run from fifteen to twen
ty miles an hour, and expected to reach
New York city Wednesday morning.
Each of the ten cars contained over ten
tons of dressed beef ready for Now York
butchers, and if it reaches that city in
good condition, this company will keep
the New York market supplied with dress
ed beeves. The company can now slaugh
ter and ship 500 head per day, and are
prepared to increase the number as fast
as the market demands it .—Galveston
News, ~>th.
A correspondent suggests that Cor
gress be asked to make an appropriation
to open an inland passage for steamboat;
from St. John’s river to Key West, by
the way of Pablo (near tho mouth of the
St. John’s), North river, Matanzas, Hali
fax, Mosquito, Indian rivor and Jupiter,
Lake Worth, Hillsboro, New river and
Biseayne Bay ? This route would bo al
most straight, and inside all the way to
Key West. It would bo nowhere more
than a mile from the sea. Fast steamers
could make the trip nearly as quick as by
a railroad.
The Washington correspondent of the
St. Louis Republican remarking upon
tho wonderful celerity with which tho
American people accommodate them
selves to circumstances; says: “Within
two hours after Williams’nomination was
announced there were plenty of people
there ready to maintain that he is a great
, and learned jurist.”