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A. R. I,AMAH, ESQ.
Mis many friends hero have been grati
fied by the announcement that Sir. La
mar's health is sufficiently restored to on
able him to enter upon an activo discharge
of the duties of his office. 'The readers
of this paper, upon which his able and
caustic pen was for some time employed,
need no assurance that lie will fill his
present posit ion creditably to himself and
beneficially to the State lie lias been
tried in other positions, under tho State
mul tiie Confederacy, and found always
capable and eftloient. He was a trusted
counsellor of high Confederate authorities
during the war, and his own station in
that conlliot was one as necessary and im
portant to the Confederacy as the soldiers
m the field. Nor is it forgotten that per
ils and responsibilities had to be encoun
tered by our public men, immediately af
ter the w'.ar, of quite as responsible and
hazardous a nature as service in the field.
W'e ail know how manfully Mr. Lamar
stoo dup during our “reign of terror”—
when able and influential men were de
serting their principles atid their race—
against the effort to degrade Georgia to
the condition of Mouth Carolina and Lou
isiana as to-day exhibited. Though known
to be “spotted,” and though speaking and
writing at the risk of his personal liberty,
he did not hesitate to denounce and ex
pose the outrages perpetrated ot\ the
"Ashburn prisoners” and the tyranny and
knavery by which they were committed.
Ho carried with him from Columbus the
affectionate regard of our people, w hich
many of them evinced by their support
of the paper on which he was engaged in
another city, and they still remember with
pride the capacity, courage and fidelity
with which he lias filled every position
entrusted to him.
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i’ll or. i.ovis it. Ad ass ix.
t his eminent naturalist, whose death is
reported by-telegraph, was born in Switz
erland, May 28th, 1807, and was conse
quently in the ti7tli year of Iris ago. lie
wind to (tie United States in 1840, and
had since lived in this country His fame
.as a naturalist and a man of varied science
was world-wide. His travels were exten
sive, his researches thorough and labori
ous, and his collections probably the
greatest of any man of his day. Most of
the latter are in the Boston Museum of
Comparative Zoology. His works were
as varied as his learning, being upon fos
sils and living animal species, upon go
•ology, the glaciers, natural history, Ac.
He had in progress of publication a mag
nificent work entitled “Contributions to
The Natural History of the United, States,”
which will probably now' remain unfin
ished. Distinguished literary honors had
been bestowed vipon him, and men of
science everywhere paid the greatest de
ference to his opinions. The latest active
enterprises iti which lie was engaged were
in couueelion with the 1 nited States
coast survey and in the establishment of
an academy of natural scieuoe upon a
little island on the coast ot New England.
MOIITON 'S “I’lllMA FACIE."
Piuehlmck manufactured a Legislature
to elect himself to the l nited States Son
-ate. lie recognized as members of his
Legislature the persons certified to have
been elected by a Board of t anvassers
who had no returns to canvass —the re
turns having been made to the Board re
cognized by Gov. Warmotb. Biuchback s
Board, not having the real returns, made
oat statements of the election from the
registry lists of the parishes and the ie
tnrns of former elections, 'they presum.
ej. that men voted because it was found
that they had been entitled to vote, and
presumed that they voted for Radical
candidates because they were negroes!
Upon such conjectures and inferences as
these they certified that candidates of
their party hail received so many votes
and were elected. And now Morton
claims that this establishes a prima Jaeie
case of regular election for Pinchback,
and asks the Senate to give him the seat
until the matter is investigated ! There
is face enough about it, certainly, but it
has no primary base to rest upon, and the
admission of Pinchback will he the sanc
tion of a fraud unparalleled in the history
of popular elections.
Empress Eugene was deeply affected at
the verdict aud sentence of Marshal Ba
*'.ine. Her agitation is so great that she
has been compelled to postpone a visit
that she was about to make to Queen
Victoria.
VOL. XV.
a nrma xi) ran wohk and
HUE All.
| We are rather surprised that no tele
graphic report was sent of an immense
mass meeting held at Cooper Institute.
Now York City, on Thursday night last!
It was a meeting of working men to take
into consideration the condition of the
industrial classes as affected by tho finan
cial situation and dullness of business,
iho New York papers of Friday say that
every inch in the hall was occupied before
the hour of meeting, and that the jam
was “almost unprecedented.” The spirit
which actuated the getting up of tho
meeting was emphatically displayed bv
some of the mottoes placed in prominent
positions around the platform. We copy
a few of them: “The Unemployed De
mand Work. The Dawn of Liberty
I Dee. ti, 187:’.;” “Freedom for Labor,
j Death to Monopoly; “Does Speculation
or Labor Create Wealth?" ■•’We have
sworn upon the altar of justice that the
i wealth earned by labor shall pay the tax
es; “Wo mean business’ Politicians
: Please take a back seat.” “When work-
I ing mc-n begin to think, monopoly begins
i*° tremble;” “We strike at evils, not
men; ’ “A pill for panics, graduated tax;”
“Equal laws and homes for tho indnstri
; ous;” “Give us this day our daily bread;”
“All salaries shall be reduced—they are
too expensive luxuries in these hard
times; “Civil rights have passed, now
lor tho rights of labor;” “Government
cmlpoyment a remedy for strikes;” “Man’s
avarice must be limited,” Ac.
A report of a committee previously
appointed to examine into the number
and condition of the unemployed working
people of New York, was read. It pur
ported to show that there ate 10,000
homeless men and women in the streets
of New York, while 7.500 others of the
same class are lodged in the overcrowded
station Louses every week. These figures
show an increase of 3,720 over the number
for Inst year. There are 1,500 starving
men and women fed per day from one
private house, and 20,250 idle men from
eleven trades unions, while only 5,950 of
their fellow craftsmen are at work. In
the State of Now York, there are 182,000
skilled workmen idle belonging to ihe
trade organizations,and 82,000 machinists
atid blacksmiths at present out of employ
ment in the United States. 'lhe total
number of persons thrown idle in the
city, of all classes, is given as 1 1 0,000.
The number of persons living in the tene
ment houses of New York is 000,009. Os
this class 100,000 women earn their own
living, and 38,000 women are employed
at the average wages of $5 11 per week.
Tho report of this committee demanded
of tho city authorities immediate employ
ment for those out of work, the abolition
of all useless offices, a reduction of all
salaries of officials, Ac.
The address to the peopio of the United
States, which was adopted, made ihe same
demand of work from the General Gov
ernment and reduction of salaries. Two
other demands are the following : First—
that a law shall be enacted,[which shall
prevent any law being enforced until it
has been submitted to the people and
sanctioned by the people. Second—That
no individual shall be allowed to hold,
either directly or indirecty, a sum of
money, greater than $300,000, or any
sum which the people themselves shall
determine upon.
These two propositions seem to be
democratic and agrarian iti the extreme;
but they were excelled by another of a
practical character: “That we will, in
this our time of need, supply our families
and ourselves with proper shelter and the
necessaries of life, and will send all our
bills for the same to the City Treasury, to
be liquidated, until such time as we shall
obtain work, and pay for all our work.”
Perhaps the most mischievous action of
the meeting was the appointment of a
“Committee of Safety,” whose duty was
defined to be “to look after the interests
of all the people, and to see that their
rights are respected, and if need be en
forced."
Those detnonstations do not surprise us.
Bnt, as there is evidently an improvement
in business all over the country and a pro
gressing resumption of industry and
trade, we trust that the undeniable hard
ships of the situation, which are urged as
the justification for such proceedings, are
being gradually overcome, aud that the
feeling which actuated this meeting will
subside with the restoration of better
times, instead of gathering force by agita
tion and a continuance of the evils com
plained of.
me. srrriiExs ix coxgress.
\Ve do not agree with Mr. Stephens in
his views of the “salary grab,’ and we
dislike the position he took in his speech
on that subject on Thursday last. But
we read with pride the many reports of
the extraordinary interest which the man
and his speech attracted from the floor
and galleries of the House, and the gene
ral tributes to the superiority of his mind
and the patriotism of his motives. It
brings forcibly back to our “mind’s eye”
the old scenes in Congress, when South
ern statesmanship and genius bore off the
palm in debate and in parliamentary tac
tics, and the smaller section of the Union
was generally triumphant in the struggle
for the policies which it favored. Mr.
Stephens is a lingering representative of
that Southern sentiment, and though the
sadly changed condition of the country
does not permit hb to hope for a re
newal of its old successes, we may at least
exult in the tributes to bis intellect and
integrity extorted from those who so
greatly differ with him m sentiment and
purpose.
The New York Tribune, of Friday, edi
t irially noticing Mr. Stephens’ speech on
the day previous, says that “the debate is
beginning to rise above pettiness and per
sonality:” that “Mr. Stephens considered
the subject broadly and treated it from a
higher plane of observation than any who
had preceded him on that side of the
question;” and that “there is some grain
in the discussion after all.”
Admissions such as these, from politi
cians of principles antipodal to Mr..
Stephens’, constitute a very high tribute
to his intellect —an emphatic acknowledge
ment of Iris superiority over the the shallow
minds that had treated the question accor
ding to their narrow views or personal in
terests.
The Montgomery Morning News— the
new paper at the seat of government of
Alabama, of which we have heretofore
made mention—made its appearance yes
terday. It is a bright, genial, entertain
ing and newsy sheet, and ought to com
mand success upon its own merits. Our
friend John E Roberts (“Sandy Merlin,”
whose correspondence has often enter
tained our readers) is the senior editor
aud proprietor, associated with Messrs.
Jas. M. Richards and Thos. J. Cox. lbey
make a splendid newspaper team, as their
first number attests. We wish them
abundant success, and we believe that
they will achieve it. for they are the right
sort of men to overcome difficulties and
win their way to public confidence and
appreciation.
The terms of the Daily News are ■- 8
per annum, of the W eekly $2 off. ihese
are low rates for so good a paper, and
people wanting a good paper from Mont
gomery will nut be disappointed in tne
News.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
PATHOS SI OF HVSIIANDRY IX
COUNCIL.
W e learn from our special correspond
ent that the Patrons of Husbandry o
Pike county assembled in convention a
the City Academy in Troy. Ala., on Satur
day last, holding a morning and evening
session, the intermission being devotee
to a “Basket Dinner” provided by the la
dies of Troy[for[the delegates.
Although the night had been stormy,
and the morning dawned inauspieiously,
| thero were delegates present from nearly
! every portion of tho county, and the
greatest interest and enthusiasm was man
' ifested in the objects of the meeting.
Judge John A. Law, the efficient Master
of Darby Grange at Henderson, was made
Chairman, and Capt. 1,. 11. Bowles, asso-
I date editor of the Troy Messenger, was
selected to act as Secrotary.
Upon calling the roll it was found that
| eleven Granges were duly represented by
delegates: Darby, Spring Hill, Little
Oak, China Grove, Orion, Brttndidge,
Whitewater, Troy, Pea River, Tan Yard
i and Richland. A committee on general
| business, consisting of one delegate from
each of these Granges, was appointed,
' with AV. C. Menefee, Esq., District Depu
ty, as Chairman. The following most ex
i cellent selection was made for this com-
I rnittee, as will be seen by tho result of
\ their labors: J. J. Darby, AV. J. Mcßride,
J. L. Foster, M, Etheridge, C. F. Bennett,
E. AV. Hilliard, C. M. Mcßae, AV. Ram
age, G. N. King, S. J. Townsend and Q.
P. Siler. After due consultatiou, these
gentlemen presented the following reso
lutions:
Resolved, That this Convention suggest
to the various Granges in this county, the
adoption of resolutions recommending to
their members that in pitching crops for
1874, they shall regard the necessity of
planting a sufficiency of cereals to supply
their farms and all their dependents, and
as much cotton, in addition, as they may
think proper; and that they also use their
influence to secure the adoption of tho
same policy by such of their neighbors as
are not members of the Grange.
Resolved, That we recommend to the
different Granges of Pike county to adopt
prompt and effective measures to put
down night trading, or illicit traffic, in
farm produce.
Resolved, That iti view of the hard
times, we earnestly recommend io the
men and women of our Order, that they
use all the economy possible in matters
pertaining to dress.
Resolved, That we can make no report
in regard to commercial fertilizers, except
to recommend that the. members of our
order make all the, home fertilizers they
can; and if they are compelled to buy
commercial fertilizers, to let their past
experience guide them in making future
purchases.
Resolved, That the above resolutions be
submitted to the subordinate Granges of
the county, for their approval or rejection,
as the case may be.
Resolved, That tho thanks of the Pat
rons of Husbandry are due the editors of
the Troy Messenger, for the valuable aid
rendered in disseminating general infor
mation in regard to the Order, and for the
use of the columns of that paper for mat
ters of local interest; and that we will
avail ourselves of its “Department for the
Patrons of Husbandry,” for the purpose
of inter-communication.
Resolved, That the thanks of [this con
vention are hereby tendered to the mem
bers of the Troy Grange, for the kindness
and hospitality extended to the delegates
in attendance from abroad.
Resolved, That these resolutions, with
a report of the proceedings of this con
vention, be published in the Troy Mes
senger, and that n copy be sent to the
Secretary of each Grange in Pike county.
Although the convention contained
many aide and eloquent public speakers,
work was the order of the day; and with
out any bmneombo speeches, but with a
hearty unanimity, the resolutions of the
committee were adopted.
It will be seen by reference to the
resolutions, that a conservative spirit
governed the entire proceedings of the
convention, aud that the Order in Tike
county is in a most healthy as well as a
most flourishing condition. The success
which has attended their first convention,
held as it was under many unfavorable
circumstances, gives rich promise for the
future prosperity and increase of the
Order of the Patrons of Husbandry in that
section of Alabama, the home of \V. 0.
Menefee, Esq., the energetic and efficient
Deputy for the counties comprising the
second Congressional District.
Troy Cotton Market—Statement to Date.
The past week has been onejof great ac
tivity in the business circles of tbeinland
city of Troy, and hardly a day has passed
without witnessing the public square filled
with cotton wagons from tho[lower coun
ties. As the greater portion of the cotton
comes to the warehouses of Columbus, it
will be gratifying to our merchants to
hear of the growing prosperity of our
sister city. Os the shipments last Satur
day, from a'total of 229 bales, there were
171 for Columbus, 20 for Montgomery, 13
for Savannah, 10 for Baltimore, and 15
for New York. The following is a com
parative statement of the past and present
year, for which we are indebted to Dr.
Ravenseroft. Alderman AVilson and Capt.
Nall :
ALABAMA WA It F.HOUSE.
From Sept. 1 to Dec. 12, 1873 4,900 j
Prom Sept. 1 to Dec. 12, 1872 4,200
Excess over last year 700
Stock on hand 920
CENTRAL WAREHOUSE.
From Sept. 17, to Dec. 12, 1873 1,121
Stock on hand 90
SHIPMENTS BY MOBILE AND GIRARD RAILROAD.
From Sept. 1 to Dec. 12, 1873 5,599
From Sept. 1 to Dec. 12, 1872 4,734
Excess over last year 805
In estimating the excess in shipments
over last year, we must include a thousand
bales now in the warehouses, as there
were less than a hundred bales on storage
at this time last year. Nor can we predict
from this excess that the crop generally
has been brought to market. Collectors ,
who have been riding through that sec
tion state that large quantities of cotton
are still to be seen about the giu houses, j
from which it is evident that the planters
of Pike, aud of tha adjacent counties
below, have made an excellent crop this
year. They are mostly men who do their
own work, and whose families understand
how to economise. The few negroes
employed by them are made industrious
and useful by tire example of their
employers.
11 I R RIS CO vXTr S Til I. A HEA D.
Catat’la. Ga , Dec. 10, 1873.
Editor Sun: —l see by your paper of
to-day, that AVm. A. Andrews, of Opelika,
boasts of being ahead of my next door
neighbor with his “Two Alule Crop.” j
Now I propose to tell you what I have done j
before von give Alabama the lead. AVith
one horse, fifteen years old, I made nine
(9) bales of cotton, averaging five hun
dred pounds each, and one hundred aud
fifty pounds of lint cotton over that
amount; one hundred and twenty-five
measured bushels corn; five stacks fodder;
over one hundred bushels oats; one hun
dred bushels potatoes, and sold twenty
dollars worth of watermelons; all of
which will be vouched for by my neigh
bors. Now. who is ahead ?
Yours no more until another crop.
Julius AV. Lawson.
The population of Atlanta, according to
the census cow nearly completed, it is ,
said will approximate 30.000.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23,1873.
Action of the Press Convention.
At informal meeting hold Tuesday after
ternoon— a quorum still being lacking—
the following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved. That the President of this
j association be and he is hereby requested
to instruct the Treasurer, Air. C. H. C.
AVillingham, to pay over, at once, all
funds in his hands belonging to the asso
ciation, to the Secretary. J. R. Christian,
to be by him disbursed in tho payment
| of bills due to himself and R. L. Rogers,
Chairman of the National Press Conven
tion Committee.
I Resolved, That ihe committee’s ap
pointed at the annual meeting, held in
Americas and Atlanta, in May last, be and
are hereby requested to consider the sub
j jects referred to them, and report at the
annual meeting in Alay next.
Resolved, That the President be and
ho is hereby requested to make publica
tion, an authorized, in resolution relating
i to advertising agents found on page 23 of
the proceedings of last Alay.
Resolved, That the President and Sec
retary of this Association are hereby re- ‘
quested to collect, at once, the annual i
dues of the members, aud appropriate I
the same to the payment of claims against j
the Association.
Resolved, That the Committee on “Na
tional Press Convention” be and are here- j
by requested to push forward tho object I
contemplated, and call a convention at
such time and place, (not later than the j
15tli of July, 1874.) as they may deem ex- j
pedient.
Resolved, That the thanks of tho mem- ■
bets of the Georgia Press Association. ;
hero assembled, are cordially and grateful- ■
ly tendered to the citizens of Columbus
for the courtesy and hospitality so grace
fully extended to them, and especially
to the gentlemen of the city press fori
characteristic courtesy and journalistic
hospitality.
Resolved, That our thanks are due and j
are hereby tender ed to tho Chattahoochee '
Boat Ciul), for the use of their Hall, and
other delicate attentions.
Resolved, That the President is hereby j
requested to call the next annual meeting [
of this Association on the second AVed- j
nesday in Alay next, at Alaeon; and that
he invite the presses of Alabama, Tennes
see, South Carolina, Florida, and such j
other Stares as he may see proper, to meet
the Georgia press on that occasion.
Resolved, That, the thanks and most >
grateful acknowledgements of the mem- j
bers present are tendered to Air. J. AV. |
Ryan, the popular host of the Rankin
House, anil Mr. Frank Golden, the clever
and obliging clerk, for attentions and cour- !
tesies extended.
Resolved, That we return thanks to I
Superintendent Cliipley, of the North
and South Railroad Company, for an invi- !
tat ion to an excursion which lack of time '
would not allow us to accept.
THE GRAXGES.
A I.arge Meeting in Macon County, Aia.
Society Hill, Ala., Dec. 12, 1873.
Er>. StTN:—A large meeting of the citi
zens was held at this place to-day, for the
purpose of hearing speeches from Rev.
Dr. Ticknor and Col. S. S. Scott upon the
subject of Granges. Dr. T. did not come.
Col. S. was present and spoke to the peo
ple about au hour. He,explained in a
lucid manner all the objects of the organ
ization, the rapidity of its growth, with
tho certainty of its bringing about not
only a moral revolution in the country,
bnt health and prosperity in every branch
of business and among every class, at tiro
samo time that it gave to tho agricultural
interest that high and elevated position
which rightfully belonged to it. His re
marks upon the subject of corruption in
the country and his conclusion, upon the
work of the Grange in doing away with
this corruption and purifying tho people,
reached the very highest point of elo
quence. The impression made was pow
erful aud lasting, aud will result in great
good in this community.
J. A. Richardson.
WHITE METHODISM IX COI.UM-
Jt US AXD IMMEDIA TE VICINITY.
Net Gain 301— Total Membership 1,337
Sunday-school Pupils 301— Total Con
tributions $113,249 50 —Denominational
Strength 3,4*18.
The conference year closed Monday.
The following shows the result of the ope
rations of the year and status of the
churches in Columbus.
ST. I.TKE’S CHURCH— REV. -I. S. KEY, IX D. PAS- j
TOR.
Received—
By profession 47
By certificate au— 77 '
Removed—
By certificate, 20
By withdrawal, i
By Church Couterenee, 79
By death, 12 —79
Net loss on year's work, 2
N umber of members, 529
Number Local Preachers, 3
Infants baptized, 20
Adults baptized, 22 I
Sunday Schools, 1 I
Officers and teachers, 35
Sunday School pupils, 315
Sunday School requisites, 850 |
A T olumes in Library, 425 !
Church Periodicals taken 230 i
REAL ESTATE AND OTHER PROPERTY.
Church building, 425,000 00
Sittings, 1,200 00
Parsonage, 3,500 00
Two Organs, 2,250 00
FINANCIAL.
For repairing furniture, Sec., $1,184 00
Pastor, 2,000 00
Presiding Elder, 350 00
Bishops, 60 00
Conference collection, iso 55
Missionary collection, 218 50
Sunday School in St. Luke, 191 76
$4,184 81
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH —BEV. A. IVRIOUT, PASTOR.
Number members at beginning of year, 241
Added during the year by letter and profes
sion of faith, 23
Gross aggregate. 264
During the year we have dismissed by
letter 9
Stricken from the roll [3
Withdrawn, 2
Loss by death, ..6 20
Present membership, 244
i In the church there is 1 Sabbath School,
23 officers and teachers, and 175 scholars.
The church a has_ contributed during the
year for all purposes—support of pastor,
incidentals, Sunday School and benevolent
collections, $3,708.
[Property valued at about $15,000 for
church building, and organ $1,500. —Lo-
cal Ed.]
C ROAD STREET CHURCH—REV. W. F. ROP.t-
SON, PASTOR.
Members at present 200
Infants baptized duriug the year 13
Adults “ ■■ “ [...[[ 5
The Sunday-school has 17 teachers, ami pu
_ lie
Sunday-school requisites 150
Sunday-school volumes in Library......... [IOO
Sunday-school periodicals uo
FINANCIAL.
Money raised for the church building $3,200
’’ Preacher in charge ' 800
“ “ “ Presiding Elder 100
“ '• “ Bishop pj
*’ ’’ Sunday-school 00
’’ the poor of the Church. 31
•84,210
The assets and liabilities of Broad
Street Church have been turned over to
E. G. Raiford, Esq., for proper adjust
ment.
[The building is anew brick edifice.—
City Ed.]
GIRARD, TRINITY AND ASBCRY CHAPEL—REV.
•I. W. SIMMONS, PASTOR.
Members received by profession of faith
and certificate 200
Dismissed by certificate and otherwise
disposed of 37
Died 4-41
Net gain 439
Present membership 364
Number oi Sunday-school pupils 265
Teachers 37
FINANCIAL.
Raised for the support of the ministry. $874 75
For Missionary and Conference fund.. 65 00
ForSunday-sckools 113 00
Incidental expens.s 95 00
Total $1,147 75
The churches have three framed build
ings.
RECAPITULATION.
Number of Churches 6
Gain in membership of the year 301
Total membership 1,357
Suml ay-school pupils and teachers... 984
Collections during the year $13,249 56
Blank Garnishments and Bonds for sale
at the Sun Ojncz,
s vmned ax it i.HxrsTi.
It is slated in letters from Washington
that Senator Sumner has avowed his pur
pose to defeat the Amnesty bill, which the
' House has passed, unless it has coupled
with it his Civil Rights provision. This
: is a singular stand for a politician who
participated in the Liberal Republican
movement of last year, and accepted the
platform of that party, to take. But it is
in conformity with Sumner’s course at the
1 last session of Congress. Asa three
fourths vote is required to pass an Amnes
i ty bill, Sumner may be able to carry his
, point. It is at least very probable that
the friends of Amnesty will have either
1 to wait a while longer or to accept the
j '‘civil rights” for which Sumner contends.
yon Tit GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
The appointments of the Ministers were
announced on Tuesday. Wo give the
locations of preachers best known in
this section of the State: Rev. J. E.
Evans is stationed at St. .lames Church,
Augusta; Rev. G. 11. Ratillo goes to Spar
ta; Rev. A. T. Mann, to Madison; Rev.
.1. L. Pierce, to White Plains Circuit:
Rev. W. J. Wardlaw, to Putnam Circuit;
Rev. J. N. Austin, Porter Springs Mission;
Rev. W. 51. Crnmloy, to Rome; Rev. A.
Moans is supernumerary.
We copy the appoints for the LaGrange :
district :
H. J. Adams, Presiding Elder.
LaGrange—W. J. Scott.
West Point—P. M. Ryburn.
Newnan—A. M. Thigpen.
Troop—L. Rush; J. P. Howell, super- !
numerary.
Long Cane Circuit—ll. .T. Ellis.
W 7 hitevil!o Circuit—J. T. Love.
Greenville and Trinity—E. A. Kimbell.
Chalybeate Circuit—-J. S. Bryan.
Grantville Circuit—W. J. Coster.
Pierce Circuit—James Jones.
Ilogansville—J. 51. Bowdon.
Senoia Circuit—R. F. Jones; E. 51.
Akin, supernumerary.
Palmetto Circuit—T. 11. Timmons. !
Fairbnrn Circuit—J. Chambers.
Carrolton Circuit—sV. C. Dunlap.
Bowdon Circuit —C. A. Mitchell.
Franklin Circuit—J. W. Stipe.
Missionary to China—Young J. Allen. I
Emory College—Morgan Callaway, Pro- j
fessor.
Sunday School Secretary 51. E. ChuTch ;
South—A. G. Haygood.
Superintendent and Agent Orphans j
Home—W. 11. Foot.
District Superintendent American Bible j
Society—Win. A. Parks.
ONE DALLAS COUNTY A'A It MUD.
Wo met a Dallas county planter yester
day, whose plantation is in the extreme
eastern portion of the county, who in
formed us that he had at this time thirty
seven fine fat hogs to kill so soon as the
weather is favorable. He raised these
hogs on his place, and lias not fed them
as much as fifteen bushels of corn. He
raised them on potatoes, turnips, peas,
etc., all of which ho also raised in abun
dance. He has now on hand fifteen hams
of meat of last year’s killing, and has
raised this year corn enough to make an
other crop; furthermore, he made plenty
of oats, and has one hundred and fifty
bushels of rust-proof seed oats for sale.
He has already commenced operations
for another year, and has at this
time seventy-five acres of oats and
wheat growing finely. Our friend only
raised fifteen bales of cotton this year,
but he has plenty of meat, corn, fodder,
oats, peas, potatoes and turnips, at home
for white and black, and his stock, until
the next crop is made. And better than
all, he does not owe one dollar to his
commission merchant for advances. He
has paid out and is rmtrammeled and un
embarrassed. This is the sort of farming
to redeem the country, and mako the
owners of the soil not only independent,
but tho richest agriculturists in the United
States. Arid why enn’t others do as our
friend has done? Think of it, thirty
seven hogs ready for killing, aud not fif
teen bushels of corn used in raising them!
There are many who say that hogs can’t be
raised here because they will bo stolen,
but that’s too thin. Let one-fifth the at
tention be paid to them that is given to
cotton, and it will be found that they can
be raised. There are no mortgages on
the land of this planting gentleman, and
if you waut at any time to find him, go to
his plantation. He lives at home and at
tends to his business. —Selma Times.
The Union Springs Grange of the Pat
rons of Husbandry carries out fully' the ob
jects of the order, combining pleasure and
social enjoyment with business. The
Herald says that it meets every Saturday
at 10 a. m., and passes the day in attend
ing to the increasing business of the Or
der. The farmers and their wives, from
the country, bring their baskets well filled
with tempting viands, and spread a lunch
at dinner time that would honor any occa
sion. These weekly reunions are not on
ly pleasaut socially, blit they are profita
ble in the interchange of opinions on all
subjects of domestic economy, and tend
to stimulate the spirit of improvement in
home management generally.
Though a large portion of the route of
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad has been
located, the long agitated question as to
the route through Tennessee appeal s to
be yet undecided. It wili run through
Lincoln, Pulaski and AVayne counties,
Kentucky, and enter Tennessee at Chit
wood. This place appears to be too far
west to favor the Knoxville route, bnt a
line from Chitwood due south would
run thirty or forty miles east of Chatta
nooga, and there are two or three com
peting routes from Chitwood to Chatta
nooga.
The Dallas (Texas) Herald says the re
ceipts of cotton in that place have exceed
ed anything ever beforo known. About
1,400 bales were received in one day, one
half by wagons and tho other by railroad.
The total receipts for this season are ex
pected to reach 40.000 bales. The Her
ald says no one, iu advance, supposed the
receipts would exceed twenty thousand
bales.
A AYashington dispatch says the Presi
dent made support- of his nomination of
Williams as Chief Justice a test of fealty
to his Administration, and thus silenced
the opposition of some Republicans dis
posed to vote against it. Progressive if
true, isn’t it ?
President Grant, in a conversation on
Tuesday with a number of gentlemen up
on the state of our relations with Spain, is
said to hava remarked, emphatically, at
the close. “Gentlemen, you may rest as
sured there will be no wfir.”
The yellow fever still lingers at Colum
bus, Texas, one of the last places in which
it made its appearance- There were fif
teen cases under treatment there on the
13th iust., and one new case that day.
The near Constitution submitted to a
vote of the people of Pennsylvania has
been adopted by a large majority—esti
mated as high as 150,000. It is Baid to
provide for some important reforms as
compared with the old Constitution.
The Savannah News is of the opinion
that a great government that can resort
to such a contemptible trick as sinking a
coal barge to keep a Spanish war ship in
her dock, “will need all the saluting the
Spanish navy can give to preserve the
honor of the flag.”
Even in Massachusetts strongholds the
tide is turning. Three of the principal
cities in that State which have always
been Republican, have just elected Dem
ocratic Mayors—Lawrence. Springfield
and Fall River. The town of Gloucester,
where Butler usually has great influence,
has also given a Democratic majority.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Dec.^l.l. —Senate—After
the Louisiana contest, finances were re
j sumed.
The House bill for the redemption of
the loan of 1858. passed, with several un
important amendments.
Without other definite action the Senate
went into executive'sesaion.
West introduced a bill regarding St.
Philip canal, as recommended by the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
Gordon's resolution of inquiry, regard
ing postal affairs, with some modification, ■
j passed.
House.—A largej number of bills were |
read, under regular call: For commis
sion on alcoholic drinks, amending 3d sec
; tion of the" Act j of March 12th, 1803; for
I collection of abandoned property in insur
rectionary States; to establish a light
honse“in York! river, .Ya.;“granting pay !
to soldiers of the slexicau war; allowing I
producers of leaf tobacoo_to sell .’w'ithont |
i tax; to establish an iron ship building |
navy yard on the Southern coast; grant
\ ing public lands in Alabama to !
| public schools and internal im
-1 provements; for public buildings at i
Cxford, Mississippi; for construction of
| St. Philip’s Ship Canal, as suggested by I
| the New Orleans Chamberof Coniuierce.in- I
troduced by Sypher; for internal ini- j
j provements in Louisiana,
j By Darrell—Rebuilding the Mississippi
Levees.
By Morry for canal over slussel j
Shoals, in the Tennessee river; declaring !
' the slemphis City aud Kansas Railroad n
post road : for improvements in rivers and j
harbors in Florida, and granting belliger- j
ent lights to Cuba.
By Wells—For improvements of tho
Galveston harbor and buildings] at Hous
ton.
By Giddings—-For removing all tax on
apple whisky. There was three hundred
billsread.
A petition signed by 0,000 druggists,
representing 075 cities, asking the repeal
of stamp tax on medicines or modify them
to coniine the tax to patent medicines.
The Judiciary Committee reported a
bill repealing the Bankrupt act. Tre
maine moved to suspend the rules, but
dually the bill was made the special order
for to-morrow and 'vote after two hours’
discussion. The first section repeals the
Bankrupt law and all its amendments; the
second provides that where there are
bankruptcy proceedings pending, a ma
jority] in value of the creditors whoso
claims have been proved or are proveable,
to determine in what manner and what
terms and conditions tho estate of the
bankrupt shall be adjusted, and such res
olution shall be immediately confirmed by
the court. Further sections arrange the
details.
There was a long debate in the House
on a proposition from tho Committee on ‘
Ways and Means and of Appropriations, to
refer back the annual estimates to the
heads of departments, for the purpose of
having them reduced, tho object being to
avoid if possible the necessity of having
to meet the estimated deficit of $12,000,-
000, by imposing a duty on tea and cof
foe, and increasing the tax on whisky, to
bacco and other articles,
Tho party of finflationists was]]headed
by Butler, of,Massachusetts, who favored j
the issue of convertable bonds to 'meet i
the- deficit. The resolution was finally
adopted, and] the House passed a resolu
tion to adjourn over on Friday, 19th of
December, until after the Christmas holi
days, to GtlYof January.
Washington, Dec. 10. —The House is
discussing a bill for the repeal of bank
ruptcy law.
Senate. — Unimportant. Stockton is
speaking.
Washington, g. Dee.?. IG. —The House j
passed a bill to repeal the bankruptcy law,
but providing that all pending proceed- j
ings in bankruptcy shall be continued !
under the existing law, except that all |
fees, costs and charges shall be reduced s
to one half the present rates.
The Select Committee on Salaries re- j
ported n bill fixing the salaries of mem- !
bers at $5,500, to be in full of all allow
ances except for actual individual travel
ing expenses, and reducing all other sala- j
lies that were raised last session to what i
they had been before, except Judges of j
the Supreme Court and the President’s, j
during this term.* {An amendment was
adopted making the resolution take effect !
from tho 4th"March,]lß7ls.Tho bill was
not disposed of.
A motion to reconsider the confiscation
of Shepherd was voted down. He is now i
District Governor.
No other action of the Executive session i
has transpired.
The Committee on'Appropriations of j
the Senate agreed to report the Houje
bill giving the Navy four million without !
amendment,
The Postmaster] General was before
the Committee on“ Postoffices and Post-I
roads, explaining the relief to the service ;
by the abolition of the Pranking Privi- 1
lege. It is understood he j opposed any ]
modification of the]presentUaws.
The Finance Committee heard argu
ments against the ruling of the lievenuo ;
Department,that prescriptions with doses
marked in writing must bear stamps.
The committee agreed to report ad
versely on Clayton’s bill imposing 10 per
cent, tax on the circulation of banks oth- I
er than national.
The Senate’s Finance Committee report
adversely a bill authorizing partial pay-!
ments of duties in green backs. The
bill placing the telegraph lines connecting i
the Capitol and Department under the
control of Geu. Babcock, passed.
The bill removing the disabilities of
William Steele of Texas, referred.
Morton made a long speech in favor of
Pinchback. McCrary speaks to-morrow
at the executive session.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Wilson, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported a reso
lution authorizing that committee to send
for persons aud papers in the inquiry as j
to the official conduct of Judge Busteod,
of Alabama, and a resolution instruct- j
ing that]committee to inquire and report
whether Judge Durrell, of Louisiana, i
should be impeached for high crime and j
misdemeanor, with power to send for per- J
sons and papers. Adopted.
Senate -Proceedings of this morning
show that there is little probability of the
passage of the Bankruptcy repeal before
the holidays.
Fenton is speaking on finance. This ;
chokes off the Louisiana question to-day. |
Washington, Dec. 17.—1n the Senate j
to-day Bogy, reporting a private bill from j
the Committee on Indian Affairs, took i
occasion to severely criticise the Admin- 1
istration on Indian ass airs,and pronounced
the whole legislation a farce from begin
ning to end.
The House bill increasing the number
of enlisted men in May to 10,000, was re- !
ported, but Sherman opposing, the bill
went over.
There was a long debate on the House
bill to repeal the bankrupt laws.
Edmunds moved a reference to the
Judiciary Committee. Ho was satisfied
of the impolicy of an absolute repeal of
the bill, but thought that the committee j
would be able to prepare a bill which
would relieve the present law of its ob
noxious features, and would at the same
time protect the interests of both credit
ors and debtors.
Frelinghuysen was also opposed to
absolute repeal, aud wanted it referred.
During the discussion of the motion to re
fer the morning hour expired. General
dispositien indicates a repeal.
Fenton made a long speech on finan
ces, arguing in favor of immediate con
traction of currency, and a reduction of
government expenses.
The special Naval appropriation bill of
four million dollars was passed in the
Heuse to-day.
Stephens of Georgia said if he had been
present yesterday, he would have voted
for the repeal of the Bankrupt act, and
against the repeal of the salary bill.
Stephens also presented the memori
al of the Cuban meeting held in New
York, requesting the recognition of Cu
ban belligerents. Iteferred to committee
on foreign affairs.
The bill for the redemption of the loan
of 1858 with the Senate amendments was
passed. Also a bill to so amend the laws
relating to internal revenue as to allow
distillery warehouses to continue business
after a change in the manner thereof.
There was a long debate in the House
on an amendment to the salary bill, strik
ing out the words “during his present
term of office, " as applied to-the excep
tion made in regard to the President's
salary.
CONGRESS OPPOSED TO INCREAS
ED TAXATION.
Tiie Loan of 1858—Financial Schemes,Ac.
Washington, Dec. 14.—There is at
present a general indisposition among
memers of Congress to increase taxation.
: It will not be done unless the necessity
can be clearly shown. The reeommenda
! tion of tho Secretary of the Treasury in
his recent letter to Representative Dawes
• will be discussed by the Committee of
Ways and Means at their meeting to-mor
row. Several members of that committee
| said there would be no hasty action upon
; ihe subject.
The Treasury Department is somewhat
pressed for money, not only by the fall
ing off in thojrevenues, but by,the extra
ordinary appropriation of four or five
million dollars for naval purposes, and the
! early approach of tho redemption of the
! twenty million loaa of 1858, a bill in re
| lation to which is now pending between
I the two houses of Congress. Over two
thirds of this loan are in coupon bonds,
which some] of the holders desirous ;
of exchanging for five per cent, bonds of j
the fundedjoan.
, Tho Senato has set apart to-morrow for i
discussion of tho tho finance question, the
majority of tho Committee on Finance
having on AVednesday [reported absolu
tion, having in view not only the redemp- 1
tion of the United States notes in coin, j
bnt measuresjwhich will furnish a curren
cy of uniform value injgold or its equiva
lent, and so adjusted as to meet the
changing wants of trade and commerce.
Members of Congress severally are now
privately discussing the matter of currency.
Some of them have already introduced
in their respective houses bills or resolu
tions, containing such j; methods as would
in their opinion afford the relief at pres
ent required. A !arge[_numbor. of them
favor an[[increase of currency, either by
releasing the Treasury [or bank reserves,
or an arrangement of ’ what is called an
elastic currency—folTmake currency and
bonds at all times interchangeable accor
diug to business interests or necessities.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Pennington Appointed Governor of Da
cota li—Sam Bard Postmaster at Atlan
ta—Other Appointments, Ac.
Washington, December 15.— Two tugs
are towing the monitor rMontank to New
Y'ork.
The] War Claims „Committee] of the
House ask for’power jo send for persons
! end papers.
Nominations—John L. Pennington, of
Alabama, for Governor of Dakota; James
W. Watson, Postmaster at Helena, Ark.;
Gov. Bam Bard, Postmaster at Atlanta’
i Ga.; Col. R. W. Hughes, District Judge
of the Eastern District of Virginia; Wm.
jH. Hart, Marshal Southern District of
Florida; Thomas P. Purnell, Marshal of
the Western District of Texas.
The confirmation of Judge Williams as
Chief Justice hangs fire. The case was
up to-day without conclusive action.
The Financial Condition of the Govern
ment—The Salary Bill.
Washington, Dec 17.—Several promi
nent members of .Congress to-day, wffiile
privately expressing their view’s about the
proposed holiday recess, said if the Senate
J agreed to the House resolution for that
purpose, more than a month must elapse
before anything could be done for the re
lief of the Treasury. They alluded to the
fact that, while tho redemption of the loan
of 1858 involved additional obligations,
the extraordinary appropriation of four
millions for the Navy exceeds what could
possibly be saved by a reduction of the
estimates, and besides the Secretary had
already drawn eighteen millions and a half
from the forty-four million reserve, with
out which tho Treasury would now be
bankrupt. The reserve was constantly
being drawn upon, and therefore it was
imperative, with a due regard to the pub
lic credit, to pass measures of relief with
out delay. What these should be they
were not prepared to say, but they, with
others, were to restore the duty
on tea and coffee and increase the tax on
spirits and tobacco, which was the more j
easily collectable, or they would agree to
a temporary convertible loan of say fifty
millions. At all events Congress should
not think of holiday adjournment until
ample provision be made for the Treasu
ry. tlie receipts of which yesterday were
not more than one-third’ of what they
would have been but for tho effects of the
panic.
There was another feud dav in the
House on the saiary bill. After the bill
bad boon amended by requiring restitu
tion of the back-pay received by those
members who had also been members of
the last Congress, a substitute was i
adopted in spite of tho opposition of the j
friends of the reduction, and of the com
mittee who had charge of the bill. The
substitute makes the salary of members
$(1,000, with an allowance for actual
traveling expenses. But it has no retro
active effect. There was groat confusion j
and excitement in the House during the j
last three or four hours, and it was not un
til 9 o'clock that the House adjourned.
Washington, Dec. 17.—The State De
partniout has information that the Vir
ginias wasp, released yesterday morning,
the ltith, at 9 o’clock, and sailed from
Bahia Honda, at 4 p. m.
The HeratejConimitfee on Transporta
tion Routes to the Seaboard, leave this
city Monday for Atlanta, Ga., where they
will continue the examination of subjects
referred to them, and will then proceed
to New Orleans and other Southern points.
A delegation from Oregon opposing the
nomination of Williams to be Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court, was before the
Judiciary Committee this morning.
Samuel G. Brown and Roli’t. Riggins,
both of South Carolina, and imprisoned at
Albany for offenses against the K. K. K.
law’, have been pardoned.
Secretary Belknap has returned.
Curiosity as to the fate of Judge Wil- !
bams, as to the Chief Justiceship, in
creases.
Gen. Spinner was at his desk to-day.
He goes to Florida during the recess for
his health.
The Executive Mansion is closed on ac
count of the death of Col. Dent.
PIXCBBACK.
Washington, Dec. IG. —The Committoe i
on Privileges and Elections divided upon !
this question: Whether Pinchback, upon i
his credentials, is entitled to be sworn in. !
Morton’s resolution is that the credentials
of Pinchback for a seat in Senate for six
years, commencing 4th of March, 1873,
being in regular form, he is entitled under ;
the law ana usages of the Senate to be I
sworn in; that whatever grounds of con- :
test should be made thereafter.
AX OTHER CAR LIST SUCCESS.
Bayonne, Dec. IG.—The official journal
of the Carlists announces that the town
of Bnrga has been captured by the Roy
alists under Tristany. The Cure of Santa
Cruz will be tried by Court-martial.
Madrid, Dec. 1G. — The riarlist Insur
lectionists ate decreasing.
A $400,000 DEEAZCATIOX.
Chicago, Dec. 15.—1 t is stated that Da
vid A. Gage, City Treasurer, is $400,000 \
short—the bulk locked up in suspended
National Banks. It is thought the city is
secure from ultimate loss.
Cheney was installed .Bishop of the |
Reformed Episcopal Church.
BECEIVIXG THE VIRGIXIUS.
Ivey West, Dec. 15.—The Dispatch
sailed with four officers from the flag-ship j
and an extra crew of thirty-six men to
receive the Virginias. They will probably :
take her to some Northern port. She
carries a full compliment of officers.
A TERRIBLE STORM.
London, Dec. IG.—A dispatch from
Sheffield says that the city was visited to
day by a terrible storm. ‘ The wind blew
a hurricane. A large number of build
ings and chimneys were blown down, and
many persons were killed.
DEMOCRATIC XOMIXA TIOXS.
San Francisco, Dec. IG.—A Democratic
caucus nominates J. T. Farley for United
States Senator, for the long, and Judge
Herger for the short term' Both are
claimed as anti-railroad men.
NO. 46.
AEEAIRS IX CUBA.
A Full for Greater Energy ;,i Prosecut
ing tlie War.
; Havana, Dec. 17.—Tho proposed en
j rollment for military duty of all men be
: tweeu 18 and 40 years of age, a fourth of
j w hom are to be conscripted for active ser
| vice, is gaining advocates. Tho Diaro
says; “We are now- at llio 15th of
■ December, and have raised no means
and done nothing new* to crush
tho rebellion; lot ns give fresh
impetus to the winter campaign, if wc
would advance on the road to pacification
of the Island. The enemy will gain
time and territory, and wo will have
causa to deplore our criminal vacil
j lation. Without a great and united
movement on our part, tho war will
; 'Rag on as it has to the present hour. It j
has consumed * annually from 10,000 to
| 15,000 soldiers and], When
Iwo find ourselves fallen, never to rise
i again, wo.will bitterly] regret our short
! sighted lack of preparation.”
Tho I os DeCuba shows that tho pro
longed resistance of Cartagena is drain
ing the resources of Spain and weakening
her power. Castellar is not strong enough
now to oppose tho exactions of foreign
governments,'which nearly all tend to the
destruction of Cuba, and the longer
his declining power is respected and
obeyed in Cuba, the greater is the
probability that the object of those
foreign demands will be accomplished.
Several letters appear in the evening jonr
nals, addressed to] the Captain General,
and calling on him to declare the island in
a state of siege, and to enroll citizens.
A steamer from Cadiz arrived to-day
with 800 soldiers and 150 seamen.
HATCH, THE ALABAMA SEXATOR.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 17. —Tho Sen
ate last night unseated Hatch, Senator
from Hall county, elected last spring to
fill a vacancy. It seems that three years
ago Hatch was postmaster at the county
site of Hall county. Moneys were missed j
from the mails, and Hatch made affidavit |
and accused Sanborn his clerk. After j
Sonborn had been jailed several months. !
the investigation pressed Hatch so close j
that he wrote a confession of his own guilt, I
which was published, and agreed ivith the
special agent, Petheridge, to pay up. j
Suit was cgnmienced in the United States
Court and Hatch was turned out of office.
Hatch then ran for tho Senate and was
elected by a large majority; but on tho
above showing the Senato declared him
ineligible. He is a Republican.
THE GRAXGEKS.
Chicago, Dec. 17.—Tho Second annual
Convention of the Illinois State Farmers
commenced yesterdday. President of the
Association delivered an address review
ing the growth, and its results to the
members. At the first meeting one year
ago, only about 40 counties were repre
sented, now every one of 102 counties in
the State has its clubs, and in tho ma
jority of the counties farmers carried
their ticket at the last election.
SURREXDER OE THE VIRGIXIUS
OFEICIALL V AXXO UXCED.
New York, Dec. 10.—A Herald special
from Paris says a cypher dispatch from
Madrid states that Castelar made an offi
cial call on Sickles to-day, accompanied
by the Secretary of State, and made a for
mal announcement of the surrender of
the Yirginius and the prisoners. The ut
most cordiality was shown both sides.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.
Berlin, Dec. “ 15.—Elizabeth, Queen
Dowager, is dead, aged 72.
Dr. C. Schenck has been'elected Presi
dent, and Dr. E. White Yice President of
the Swiss Confederation.
Henry]Bel fe Page Winterbotbam, a
member of Parliament for Stroud, and
Under Secretary for Home Department,
is dead.
London journals in their obituary no
tices of Judge Nelson and Prof. Agassiz,
award high praise.to“them.
New Orleans, Dec. 17. —Judge Alex
ander Walker bought the newspaper Pic
ayune for $20,000. ITo assumed outstand
ing contracts and subscriptions.
McMILLAX AXD PIXCHBACK.
Washington, Dec. 15. —The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections is
in session; Sumner is absent. They re
port themselves equally divided upon the
merits of the case between McMillan and
Pinchback; will refer the whole matter to
the Senate, and ask to be discharged from
its further consideration.
The committee is divided thus; Morton,
Logan, Anthony and (Mitchell for seating
Pinchback on prir/ia facie-, opposed, Car
penter, Alcorn,.Hamilton and Saulsbury.
RICHARD SOX OX TAXATIOX.
Washington, Dec. 15. — Secretary Rich
ardson, in his letter to ltepreseutative
Dawes, reiterates his previously expressed
views that it is better to obtain necessary
money by taxation than by an increase of
the public debt by loan. He says he se
lected teas and coffee because the public
would feel the tariff on these articles less
than any others; and as to the articles of
taxation pertaining to the Internal Reve
nue Bureau, the money could be collected
without additional expense to the Govern
ment. The Secretary to-day, after the ne
cessary examination, ascertained that the
public debt has increased since Ist inst.
five million dollars.
FRENCH NE ITS.
London, Dec. 1C. —The Paris corres
pondent of the limes, says Bazaine in
tended to put himself under the lead of
Alphonzo, had sentence been commuted
to banishment.
A special from Paris says the Conserva
tives are dismayed at the Republican sue- ;
cesses in the recent elections.
Paws, Dec. IC.— lt is rumored that in
consequence of the Republican successes
in the late supplementary election for
members of the Assembly, the Right will
propose the adoption of a suffrage law
depriving four millions of persons of the
franchise.
DEATH OE COL. DENT.
Washington, Dec. 10. — Col. Frederick
Dent, father of Mrs. Grant, died at mid
night, aged 88. His daughter, Mrs. Casey,
is quite ill at Philadelphia. An unfavor- :
able effect of thesad news is apprehended, j
Col. Dent has resided for a long time at
the White House, as the guest of his
daughter. Tho Colonel never abandoned
his Democratic principles. He at.e his
breakfast and smoked his cigar yesterday
morning.
AMOUNT OF FORK RACKED.
Chicago, Dee. 13.—Number of hogs
packed to date, 790,197, against 429,430
same time last year. The Commercial
Bulletin to-day says very little definite
information has been received during the
week in reference to packing. The re
ceipts of hogs continue quite largo. It
may be considered safe to estimate the
aggregate packing of meat to date at three
million hogs, or 55 per cent, of total
slaughter of last season.
A ROYAL VISIT.
London, Dec. IC.—The ex-Empress Eu
genia is visiting Queen Victoria, at Wind
sor Castle to-day.
At length the question is decided as to
whether a man can talk after his tongue
has been cut out. The Lancet describes
a case to the point, reported as having
occurred in the Royal Free Hospital iii
London. In order to remove an ulcer, it
became necessary to cut the patient’s
tongue wholly out, leaving the floor of the |
mouth entire. In scarcely a week's time
he was heard to distinctly say: “I should
like some more beef tea '
j ORANGE CULTURE.
j From iiib Florida Settler.
, It has been generally supposed that it
required a large amount of capital to start
a paying orange grovo. But as may be
seen by the accompanying statement, thin
is a mistake. The kind of capital needed
most is patience nnd industry. These
qualities should constitute the great stock
in-trade of every man starting out to es
tablish an orango grovo. With these, the
poor man, having but littlo means beyond
the amount given, can go to work, and in
ten years have a grove which will yield
him a revenue of five or ten thousand dol
lars a year. Having entered his home
stead, he sets about building a house and
planting five or ten acres in orange trees.
They require but little attention, and
while attaining that point of growth when
they become profitable, he supports him
self from tho cultivation of tho rest of his
homestead, in the manner he would have
to do if ho entered it in any of tho West
ern States. He has only to exercise pn
tienco and industry, and the event must
issue iu ’AVith these quali
ties, orango culture in Florida is a certain
road to wealth. Nor is tho wealth liable
to any of tho contingencies to which the
income of the merchant is subject.
The orange is a sure crop. Tho tree is
long-lived, and has few enemies. Its
greatest enemy is cold, and an escape
from this can bo rendered almost abso
lutely certain by planting far enough
South. The scale insect made its ap
j pearance among tho orange trees in 1838,
j and for a while it did considerable damage
but it has now almost entirely disappear
ed, and is wholly subject to intelligent
culture. This weal is certain also from
the fact that no species of foreign orange,
as found in this country, can compare
with the Florida fruit in flavor or sweet
ness. Tho superior quality of tho oranges
of tho Stato is a matter about which there
is no question. For hundreds of years
the decision has been in their favor, and
every ouo that now finds its way to market
confirms this decision.
The St. Johns river is at present the
favorite place for orango planting, owing
to the convenience with which the fruit
can be shipped to market. But tho In
dian and Halifax rivers, the entire South
orn portion or the Peninsula, and the
gulf coast, aro equally well suited. The
oranges of Charlotte Harbor and Tampa
Bay arc not excelled by none in the State,
Mid the trees of these localities aro much
less liable to be injured by frost than
those of tho St. Johns. There aro some
fine groves on tho Apalachicola river.
Their number is about, twenty-five, lo
cated between Rico’s Bluff, in Liberty
county, and Owl Creek, the boundary line
between Franklin and Liberty counties, a
distance of some twenty-four miles.
Above Rico’s Bluff about twenty miles,
there are a few young groves, and at Apa
lachicola City a few valuabe groves, in
addition to those mentioned. The
majority of the groves are small and
the average yield is about 25,000
oranges, the greatest yield of a single or
chard having been 200,000 oranges. The
groves have never been known to have
been injured by insects. Tho small trees
were somewhat injured by the cold winter
of 1872 and 1873, but large trees show
little or no signs of damage. The growth
is mainly due io the protection of forests.
The land is poor and has to bo well ma
nured before planting. Last year’s crop
was not so good as that of former years,
and sold for an average price of $25 per
thousand oranges at the orchard. The
oranges from these groves are of a very
superior quality, equaling in size, richness
of flavor, and fullness of pulp, any grown
anywhere.
COST FOR A TOOK MAN. \
IGO acres choice land, freo home- **
stead $ 14
Deadening trees on ten acres t
Plowing 50
The trees can be raised from the seed,
cost 25
Planting and manures, all told 100
0
Total $ !<):}
No fencing needed.
CROP REPORTS.
Jacksonville, 111., Dec. 13. —Reports
dated Doc. 1, received at the office of the
National Crop Reporter, correcting pre
vious estimates, indicates for the corn
crop of 1873, in comparison with that of
1872, as follows: States of Illinoi ’. Wis
consin, Minnesota, lowa, Ohio, Tennes
see, Kansas and Missouri, which produce
in the aggregate over one-half tho entire
crop of the United States, total loss of 29
and 2-10ih percent.; heaviest loss in Kan
sas, 44 per cent.; lightest in Wisconsin,
11 per cent.; Illinois, loss nearly 3S per
cent.; lowa, over 24 per cent.; Ohio near
ly - per cent., nnd Missouri 32} per coni.
Returns relative to tho total quantity of
fatted hogs for the market this season as
compared with last, indicated in tho States
above mentioned and in Georgia and Ar
kansas a total falling off of ten per cent.
Os this the percentage of loss in Illinois,
4 i-lOth: lowa, 4 4-10; Ohio, 9; Missouri
7 3-10, and Wisconsin, 7}. Correspond
ents state that in order to supply tho de
mand from packers, tho reserves of stock
hogs has been drawn upon quite exten
sively, and that as a rule the supply of
hogs tit for market is nearly or quite ex
hausted at points of production.
Partial returns from Iliinois, Missouri
and Georgia ns to the average of winter
wheat sown this season indicates an in
crease in those States of 8 8-10 per cent,
over the average sown in the fall of 1872.
The condition and prospects in nearly ail
the Territories are very much more favor
able than in December, 1872.
C’REATIXG A SEXSATIOX.
From the St. Louis Republican.
Washington, Doc. 11.— Mr. Kasson, in
Ria speech, said that a tendency to exalt
the executive branch and debase the legis
lative branch of the Government had
grown until it had become alarming. He
said there was a tenderness manifested in
regard to the executive person which ill be
come the representatives of a free people;
that the exclusion of tho President from
the operation of the repeal was simply ono
of a long series of acts whereby tho exee
tive had been unduly exalted nnd the
Legislature of the nation unduly humbled.
It was time to chock this growing and
dangerous tendency and the way to check
it was by an exhibition of manly inde
pendence on the part of Congress. These
were novel sentiments to bo heard from
the Republican side of the house nnd cre
ated considerable of a sensation.
MATAMOROS.
Tlie Election for Mayor—Political Trou
bles Expected.
Matamoros, Dec. 15.—An election for
Mayor of this city took place yester
day- Gen. Cortina, Gen. Hinojosa and
John Trevino Cannaleso were the can
didates. Cortina received a larger vote
than tho other two combined. Some dis
turbance occurred at ono or two precincts
and as the present city government is bit
terly opposed to Gen. Cortina, trouble is
apprehended on next Sunday, when tho
return judges meet to announce tho suc
cessful candidate. Tho friends of Cor
tina appear to bo determined to sustain
their chief against any technicalities that
may be raised by the city authorities in
regard to the election.
CESFEDES DEFOSED.
Havana, Dec. 17.—The following intel
ligence has been received from tho head
quarters of the rebellion: The so-called
Cuban House of Representatives, in ses
sion at Bejucal do Jiguari have formally
deposed Cespedes from the Presidency bv
virtue of the powers conceded the legisla
tive branch in articles seventh, eight, and
ninth of the constitution of Guimars. Tho
object of this act is understood to be
the restoration to power of the old Junta
of New York. Pancho Aguilera will take
charge of the Presidency, which is now
filled ad interim by the Marquis of Santa
Lucia, a member of the House of Repre
sentatives under the new administration.
Vincent Garcia becomes Secretary of
War; Dr. Mallor, Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, and Calixto Garcia commander-in
chief of the forces operating in the East
ern Department.
NEIV YORK ITEMS.
New Yobk, Dec. 17.—Tho coal barge,
Upland, which was accidentally sunk in
front of the gates of the dry dock at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, preventing the
Spanish iron-clad, Arapiles, from °going
out, was surveyed to-day by divers, pre
paratory to commencing tho work of rais
ing her. The contractor for supplying
coal will have to bear the expense of
raising the ’vessel, as the* Government
holds she was sunk by carelessness. Tho
Captain has writen to Admiral Eomain,
expressing an earnest desire to get away!
In tho trial to-day, John Mcßryde Da
vidson testified he applied to Tweed in
1871 for a contract for supplying the iron
work on the Harlem Court House, and was
referred to Sent, who directed him to
mfiKe out a bill, and he did as directed
He never saw the bill after and never got
any money or supplied goods. Ex-Mayor
Hall identified his signature to the war
rant for the money.