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i ni ; feeling in congress.
Wo copy from the specials to the Louis
ville Courier-Journal a report of an in
teresting debate in Congress on Monday,
on the subject of increased taxation and
the currency. While this debate and the
proceedings of the House on that day do
not positively indicate what policy will
prevail in Congress, they suffice to show
the reluctance with which the Administra
tion leaders in the House can be brought
into the support of the increased taxation
recommended by tho Secretary of the
Treasury. They also show that the ma
jority of the House are equally reluctant,
and indicate pretty plainly! that no early
action can be reasonably „
Tho report is also indecisive as to tho
predilections of a majority of the House
in reference to tho regulation of the
currency. Ho far as the $14,000,000 re
serve is concerned, there is no longer any
doubt that it will all be needed to carry
on the operations of the Government, and
this is a contingency in which the Secre
tary is authorized to use it without furth
er legislation. Indeed it seems more
than probablo that all of tho reserve will
he needed and used before Congress can
act on tho question of increasing the cur
rency, and to that extent it will almost
inevitably ho increased. This is due to
the groat falling off in the revenues.
Tho following is tho resolution of Mr.
Garfield, adopted by the House on Mon
day, in response to tho recommendation
of increased taxation by the Secretary of
the Treasury: y
Whereas, Tho Secretary of tho Treas
ury lias recommended in an official letter
to the Committee on Ways and Means an
increase in certain duties and internal
taxation, therefore,
llesolved, That tho President be reques
ted to cause a revision of said estimates
to he made by tho several executive do
partments, and cause a report to bo made
to tho House, if possible as early as tho
.Ith of January next, setting forth in detail
what public expenditures for the current
fiscal year and what estimates for the next
fiscal year can bo reduced, and tho amount
of such reduction, without serious detri
ment to the public service.
On the same day the House, by the
close vote of 111) to 11 1, adopted a reso
lution of Mr. Kelly, to tho effect that tho
moneys now neoded by tho Government
should bo obtained by a temporary loan
at a low rato of interest. Hut it will of
course require the regular passage of a
bill by both Houses to enable the Gov
ernment to do this, and no such action
can bo expected until after the holiday
recess.
It occurs to ustliat this is a fine oppor
tunity lor in Congress,
simply by ndhorenco to principles which
they have long professed,and w ithout cap
tiousness or factions opposition to tho
Government, to effect most salutary re
forms. Now is tho opportune time to
push for a reduction of such Tariff duties I
as amount to prohibition, by which reduc
tion tho revenue would bo considerably ,
increased and at tho same time tho cost
of tlic commodities lessened to the con
sumer, by lotting in the foreign to com- '
pete w ith tho domestic product; to urge
tho payment of llui interest on the bonds
in currency instead of coin—a change i
which would savo millions to llus Govern
ment and materially help to maintain its
paper currency near par with gold; and i
to demand retrenchment in tho expenses
of every department of the Government.
Wo believe that the Administration party,
now divided and distracted as those pro
ceedings andjdobatos in Congress show
them to be, would not venture to go be
fore the country as the opponent of such
reforms. We believe that betw-een the
imposition ot greater taxes, ns proposed
by tho Administration, and a resort to the
Democratic policy above indicated, there
can tie no question as to the choice of the
people of tlie country. The difficulties
now embarrassing tho Government and
tho people are such ns ought to be con
sidered in a spirit more liberal than that
of party; but when the condition of tho
country so clearly reveals that the remedy
for its evils is to be found in the princi
ples and measures of a particular party,
patriotism and duty alike call upon it to
make the most of its opportunity.
We have beard but very little, since the
commencement of tho panic, about run
ning Gen. Grant for a third term, and we
supposed tho little plot was entirely brok
eu up. But Wendell Phillips came to_the |
front in New York, in a lecture delivered
there last Friday night, with a recommen
dation of Grant for another term. A year
or two ago, Wendell was tho bitterest
personal al-user. of Gen. Grant in the j
country. Democrats not excepted. He
did not want him then for a second term.
Ilis exceeding fondness and confidence
is now therefore a little surprising—at
least as much so as Wendell Phillips can
surprise the country by anything that he
may say or do.
—
In Texas, ns elsewhere in the South, the '
defeated Radical party die hard and claim
as many lives as a eat. They have found
out, since their overwhelming defeat the
other day, that the election was altogether
irregular and void —iu fact that was not
the legal time for the election; and they
talk now of keeping the present State offi
cials in their offices. After leading off in
the nomination of candidates, and hold
ing the electionpmder tho supervision of
a Governor of their owu party (himself an
active canvassing candidate for re-elec
tion), this claim is little too thin, however ’
characteristic.
Among the new bills introduced into
the House of Representatives at 'A ashing- j
ton on Monday (“call day") was one by j
Mr Harris, of Georgia, to put printing
type, paper, Ac., on the free list; also one ,
by Mr. Longbridge, of lowa, to impose a
(ax on incomes of $3,000 and over, and i
another to regulate commerce between '
the States and to regulate reasonable rates
for railroad charges for freights.
We understand tlie report of the Com
mittee of Elections in tho case of Bethune
against fiarris to amount simply to this:
That Bethune had no good ground of con
test, and therefore the committee asked
to be discharged from the further eoiisid- j
e’ation of tlieease. Everyone here knows |
that this is tlie truth about the matter.
On tho 14th and loth inst. there were !
eight new cases of yellow fever in Colum- |
bus, Texas, and two deaths from black
vomit on the 1:1th. It is to lie apprehend- j
ed that the disease will hold out there to
the end of the year.
ALABAMA. LEGISLATION.
We learn from Senator Harris that no
special or local bill affecting Russell coun
ty was passed, except the lull abolishing
the Criminal Court.
The General Revenue bill continues the
taxes on real estate anti personal property
as they were before—State tax 71c. on
the SIOO, and county tax not to exceed
10c.
Tlie Funding bill was the only one pass
ed for the relief of the financial condition
of the State. This bill provides for the
funding of the State certificates (known
as the “Patton’money") and State war
rants into 8 per cent, bonds redeemable at
short intervals. It is believed that by re
tiring these obligations in this way suffi
cient revenue will be derived from taxes
to pay the ordinary expenses of tho State
Government and provide a sinking fund
for the ultimate redemption of the bonds.
The Senators did not draw for long and
short terms —this body taking the same
view of that question that the last Sen
ate took—that the constitution does not
require this until after the next apportion
ment. So there will be no election of
State Senators at tho next general elec
tion—the present Senators ail hold over—
and that election will only be for Repre
sentatives.
Tho Montgomery Stale Joarnal (Re
publican) of Thursday, in a brief notice of
the work of she session, says: “Thous
ands of dollars paid out, thirty days of
precious time worse than squandered, and
by the tactics of partisans, the wrangling
of demagogues and the unseemly efforts
for party leadership, poor Alabama, shorn
of her beauty and her credit, is left naked
to her enemies. Not a single measuro of
relief adopted; not a general measure of
any kind not subordinate to local interests
and not defeated by the gerrymandering
of those who thought party policy of higher
concern than State honor.”
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
This continues to be the prominent
theme of discussion by the Press of the
State, and a majority of our exchanges
favor the calling of the Convention. The
object of tho discussion is to elicit public
sentiment for the information of the Leg
islature soon to assemble. The definite
proposition is that the Legislature, at its
next session, shall make the call and pro
vide for the Convention.
Wo arc no better convinced than we
wero when we last noticed) this matter,
that now is the proper time for calling a
Convention, but we arc fully satisfied
that it ought to be called and will be call
ed at an early day. No one can fore
tell whether the year upon which we are
about to enter will begone of continued
hardship and monetary stringency, or
whether business will quickly resume its
activity and industry [regain its prosperity.
We do not know whether- there will bo
money in tlio State Treasury to defray
the extraordinary expenses of tho Conven
tion, or whether another loan will have
t,o );o resorted to.
In saying this, we do not wish it to be
understood that we are influenced by the
extravagant estimates of the cost of a
Convention which some of the press op
posed to it are making. Some say it will
cost $1:10,000, and some $200,000 or
more, and they refer to the “Reconstruc
tion” Convention of 1808 ns an example.
But that Convention should be no criteri
on, for the simple reason that it was con
trolled and managed and its session pro
longed by delegates, a majority of whom
made the plunder of tho State and the
people their paramount object—carpet
baggers, negroes and others who paid uo
taxes. But in 1805, a Constitutional
State Convention of the real people of
Georgia —representatives of the property
holders and tax-payers of Georgia—was
held, and was managed and controlled by
such men as Charles J. Jenkins, 11. V.
Johnson, Hines Holt, A. H. Chappell,
Cabincss, Phil Cook, Joshua Hill, John P.
King, 11. C. Walker and others, and this
Convention passed various ordinances
necessary to our new state of affairs since
the close of the war, and adopted a far
better Constitution than the one of 18(18,
aud tho cost of this
convention in 1805
was but $45,300 35—the Convention be
ing in session but 14 days, and the mem
bers (301) voting themselves $0 per day
and $4 for every twenty miles of travel.
We can see no necessity for any future
Convention consuming a longer time than
two v\ eeks, but say that the next one
should sit three weeks,then the cost ought
not to lie over SOO,OOO.
Per diem of 310 members, at $0
per day, 21 days, $39,040
President, $lO per/lay, 210
Secretary, $lO per day, 210
Five assistants, $lO per day 030
Doorkeeper and messenger, each
$0 per day, 252
Mileage for 307 members, 18,400
Contingent expenses, 2:18
$59,040
In the Conventions heretofore held, in
addition the number of Representatives
of each country, one member to the Con
vention lias been allowed each county for
a Senator. There being but 109 members
of the House of Representatives in 1805,
there were but 301 members of the Con
vention at that time. But at present
there aro 175, and 136 counties, which
will make 311 members to the next Con
vention, if the old basis of representation
is adhered to. But why should not this
number be reduced by allowing Senatorial
delegates only for the 44 Senatorial dis
tricts, or be still further reduced by hav
ing no Senatorial delegates at all, or oven
by grouping counties iiito_Representative
districts, if that is not a proposition that
would defeat the call of a Convention al
together ?
THE TEXAS SQUABBLE.
We have already mentioned the fact
that the defeated party iu Texas I'ow dis
pute the regularity of the late election,
and raise the same cry of “prolongation’’
that has of late years become so common
at the South. Tho New Orleans Pica
yune of Friday has this special dispatch
on the subject:
Houston, Texas, Dec. IS.—Trouble is
anticipated regarding the validity of the
State election. The Radical officials die
hard. It is rumored to-night that the
Supreme Court will decide against the
legality of the late election on account of
an informality in the manner of con
ducting it. Some of the Radical officials
of this county could not be found when
the candidates elect demanded their seats.
Possession, however, was taken, and at
the same time the law was complied with.
The Educational bill, which has been
adopted in committee of the lower House
of Congress, would materially aid the
States in establishing free school systems,
and if all Congressional intervention ex
cept the appropriation of the fund could
be prevented, it would doubtless prove a
salutary measure. It sets apart a certain
portion of the proceeds of the sales of
public lands to the public schools in the
various States aud Territories. One-half
of the net proceeds are to be distributed
each year to the States, Territories and
Dist rict of Columbia, on the basis of pop
ulation betweeu the ages of four aud
twenty-one, provided that for the first five
years the distributions is to be made upon
the basis of numbers who cauuot read
and write. The States are to have charge
of their individual funds, aud the bill,
which is carefully guarded, was drawn, it
is said, by Mr. Geo. F. Hoar, after cor
respondence with the educational officers
of the various States.
The Chattanooga Times reports ex-
President Johnson as having said, while
passing through that city from Washing
ton ou his way to Nashville, that “we have
territory enough; might make a good use
of Cuba in a pristine state; but with its
present population it would not prove an
especial blessing.
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
Correspondence of tbo.SuN.]
Macon, Dec. 17, 1873.
Editor Sun : The South Georgia Con
ference convened this morning in Mul
berry Street Methodist Church, Bishop
Paine, the Presiding Bishop, in the Chair.
The Conference was opened by singing
one of Mr. Wesley’s unparalleled Confer
ence hymns, and prayer by Rev. Mr.
Knox.
Bishop Paine delivered a very feeling
and touching address on his taking the
Chair.
The Secretary, Rev. S. D. Clements,
called the roll. A large majority of the
members responded to the call. But one
minister having died during the year—
Rev. Wm. M. Kennedy.
Tho Conference elected Rev. S. D.
Clemens a permanent Secretary, R. J.
Corley and I. S. Hopkins assistants.
A Committee on Nominations was ap
pointed by the Chair, consisting of one
from each District. Revs. H H. Parks,
F. A. Branch, D. R. McWilliams, A. M.
Wynn, Wm. Hays, E. 11. McGhee and J.
J. Morgan. This Committee reported
back to tho Conference.
Committees on Books and Periodicals,
Geo. Johnson, Chairman.
Bible Cause, Walter Knox, Chairman.
S. C. Advocate, J. M. Marshall, Chair
man.
These with standing Committees on Ed
ucation and Sunday School meet in the
afternoon.
Rev. A. Wright moved to fix the bar of
the Conference, aud all members seat
themselves within it.
Rev. J. W. Simmons moved that Edi
tors and Reporters to newspapers be in
vited within the bar and seats at one desk.
A communication was presented from
Rev. A. 11. Redford, Agent of tho South
ern Methodist Publishing House. The
financial exhibit in*brief shows:
Assets, $520,100 13
Liabilities, 243,982 70
Balance in favor of tho house, $270,117 43
Balance July, 1872, 229,730 7S
Increase from July’72 to July’73, $46,380 05
Dr. Redford being present, was invited
forward, introduced, and in his felicitous
style addressed the Conference.
He stated the Nashville Advocate had a
circulation of 14,000, and as it was the
central organ of„ tho church, it ought to
be taken throughout thejconnection.
The Sunday School literature, so ably
edited by Dr. Ilaygood (which he thanked
Georgia for sending them), had increased
in circulation most wonderfully. Tho S.
S. Visitor and Little People, running to
seventy thousand.
Their Sunday School reading books
could be bought as cheap as from else
where, and Methodists should train their
children up to reading their own litera
ture, that they (their children) might
walk in their footsteps as Dr. Key’s sons
were following after him. So he wanted
his children to come after him.
The Publishing House had passed
through the panic and came out on solid
basis. All the Conferences thus far had
(fledged to sell’their books, and one hun
dred dollar orders were rolling in from
the preachers, and he knew the South
Georgia Conference would respond.
The Doctor is a flue speaker, and man
aged his case as no other could.
He is tho bast agent tho Publishing
House ever had, and has increased tho
property nearly $200,000 since the war.
A communication was read from Dr.
McFerrin, the Missionary Secretary. Tho
work of among the German
population in Louisiana, Virginia and
Texas was very gratifying. Had translated
oue Discipline and Hymn book into their
language.
The work among the Indians was pro
gressing with great success. The Mission
Conferences West presenting inviting
fields of labor, and young men were
responding to tlie call as fast as money
came in to send them.
Mexico, the most recent, and probably
the most important in some regards, call
ed loudly for our help. Several experi
enced and efficient men had been sent,
others were to follow.
The assessments for another year ag
gregate $79,000. Os this SII,OOO is
to the South Georgia Conference. A for
ward movement along the entire line is
the watchword.
A Committee on the State of the Church
was appointed by the Chair, oonsisting
of Revs. George Clark, Parks, Branch,
Morgan and Myers, Judges Jackson and
Sessions, Messsrs. Allen, Rylander, Elu
sion, Rogers and Clemens.
This is an important committee and
may recommend some legislation to tho
General Conference.
The following names of applicants hav
ing been before the Committee of Exami
nation and approved were received on
trial iu the Conference : Howard W. Key,
Benjamin W. Key, Isaac F. Carey, J. W.
Weston, Cornelius Boland, Richard W.
Rogers, James E. Rorie.
The following were continued on trial
in the Conference, A. M. Williams, W.
F. Beardou, Jetter G. Twitty, John J-
Boring, Barnard H. Lester. Jas. M. Os
borne was discontinued at his own request.
Dr. Kennedy, Editor of the Southern
Christian Advocate, was introduced to the
conference. Dr. A. G. Haygood was an
nounced to preach to-night at Mulbery
St. Church; Rev. H. 11. Parks at First
St. Church; Rev. J. Domingo at East Ma
con Church. Bishop Pierce is present
and Bishop Keener will be here to-night.
Bishop McTyiere is also expected. S.
SECOND DAY.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 18th, 1873.
Conference opened at nine o'clock with
prayer by Dr. O. L. Smith.
Bishop Paine took the chair, aud the
secretary called the roll.
The attendance is very large both of
ministers and laymen.
Walter Knox moved to dispense with
rhe calling of the roll after to day. Car
ried.
Second question was resumed. Revs.
W 11. Rogers and B. 11. Sasnett were
continued on trial.
Dr. O. L. Smith read a report of Emo
ry College.
The President, Dr. Smith, has filled bis
position with marked ability. The Col
lege numbers 132; with 70 in he academ
ic course. Rev. A. M. Wynn, Chairman
of the Board of Examination to the above
College,read a report from the committee.
A report of the Southern Christian
Advocate was read, showing a full exhibit.
Dr. J. A. O. Clark read a paper from Dr.
Pierce, praying a re-adjustment of the di
viding line between the North and South
Georgia Conferences. The paper was ta
bled for the present.
Rev. T. T. Christian read a paper from
the Columbus District—au appeal from
a quarterly conference, by a member who
was expelled for sale of alcoholic liquors,
the paper was turned over to the Bishop
for his official decision.
A memorial from Mrs. Thos. H. Capers
to be transferred from the claimants on
the Florida Conference to that of the
South Georgia. Referred to the Board of
Finanee.
4th Question —Who are admitted iDto
full connection ? R. M. Lockwood, Geo.
C. Thompson, Wm. J. Green, J. W. Do
mingos, J.)F. Mixon, J. B, Culpepper, G.
W. Hardaway and B. H. Sasnett, were
called, who presented themselves before
the bishop, who delivered an address,
based on the rules of the discipline.
The above class were all received into
Conference.
Rev. J. M. Marshall moved that to
morrow 10 a. in. be fixed as the time to
elect delegates to the General Conference.
Carried.
A memorial from Dr. N. Abbey of the
Publishing House, was presented and
passed. *
This is a paper petitioning the United
States Congress for claims, covering the
damages done the Publishing House by
the Federal troops during the war. This
is a very just claim, and the present Con
gress should do itself credit by granting
it.
Bishop Pierce took the chair.
Dr. J. E. Evans, chairman of a commit
tee from the Board of Trustees of Emory
College, presented a memorial calling for
aid to rebuild and endow the college. He
delivered a strong speech urging its
claims.
Dr. Clarke moved that the memorial be
received and passed.
Judge James Jackson spoke for the col
lege with eloquent words, asking Method
ism to endow Emory with $500,000. ”
Bishop Pierce also addressed the Con
ference on the claims of the college. He
stated oue building was completed and
paid for; another about half completed.
The main building will, soon be in course
of construction. Had collected in cash
and subscriptions $30,000; expected to
collect $20,000 more between this and
spring.
This College Las graduated 518 since
1841—seventy of whom are travelling
preachers, eighty sons of itinerant min
isters, one hundred and five professors
iu colleges and schools, one hundred and
twenty-one beneficeries. We hope the
Bishop will realizejhis wishes, and that
Georgia Methodism will at an early day
step forward and endow this noble insti
tution.
Dr. R. W. Lovett, a lay delegate, and
a graduate of the college, made a feel
ing[speech—as ho'spoke of,his conversion
and graduation at Emory College, aud
that also of his sons.
Question 7. —Who are the deacons of
one year? R.;L. Homiker, S. M. Tucker,
J. W. Glen, J. B. Wardlaw, R, D. Gentry
and Win. J. Green, the two last located
at their own request.
Dr. J. E. Evans was announced to preach
at Mulberry Street Church to-night; Rev.
A. M. Wynn at First Street Church.
The weather is extremely pleasant, and
tho citizens appear to enjoy the session
of tho Conference. Their attendance in
creases, and the interest manifested at
the religious services encouraging.
Dr. Ilaygood preached a sermon of great
power last night, from “I know whom I
have believed, and am persuaded be is
able to*keep that I have committed unto
him against that day-.”
The Bishop announced to-day that this
session would lie short. The committees
must hurry their business. He is in feeble
health, though yet very sprightly for a
man of seventy-four years.
Wo give you tho outline of the proceed
ings—though dull—rather than fill out two
much from our own pen. S.
A TERRIBLE THING IN ENGLAND
Cincinnati Commercial London Letter.
Sion College is an Anglicun and reli
gious institution, wherein tho bishops and
clergy of London periodically assemble,
listen to a paper or lecture, aud then dis
cuss the same. There were on this last
occasion about 150 of the most eminent
prelates and clergymen present, and also
a sprinkling of scientific men, among
them Tyndall, who is very often, like a
certain personage in the book of Job,
present when the holy ones come togeth
er. Dr. Carpenter took for his theme
the “Reign of Law,” and his treatment of
it gave rise to a sensation—l may almost
say a scene—of nearly a fearful character;
It has been hushed up here; no paper
would dare to face the ecclesiastical scan
dal which would be caused by its publica
tion. Dr. Carpenter cast utterly aside
tho Duke of Argyll’s accommodation of
the reign of law to theological exigencies,
and maintained that nature represented a
kingdom of orderly evolution, which had
never been invaded by anything arbitra
ry; preternatural, or supernatural; and
his address ended by the emphatic decla
ration that all the liturgies, litanies, col
lects and prayers that were ever uttered
never had influenced—never could influ
ence—the course of this universe, nor
mankind, nor a single individual, in the
least degree.
There was a terrible silence when the
Doctor sat down. Presently there arose
an eminent London clergyman, who
said that if he believed the declaration
just made, he would ascend his pulpit next
Sunday only to announce that the church
would be forever closed from that hour.
Then he sat down and another painful si
lence occurred. All eyes were turned
upon the tall, thin Doctor with an intel
lectual face to see what effect the remark
would have ou him. It had none; he be
longs to the school of thinkers whose
motto is “Truth, whatever the conse
quences.” Then one after another the
clergymen arose, and there was a hurri
cane of stormy protests. The amount of
them was, “This can not bo true, for it
would close our prayer-books.” Carpen
ter seemed to be unmoved even by this
argument. But when the rest of the com
pany had exhausted themselves Professor
Tyndall arose and with a slow and solemn
voice said:
"I am speaking to men of education
and men of learniug; to men who have
studied in universities, and have read his
tory and observed the course of nature;
aud I feel constrained to ask you as gen
tlemen of culture whether it is really pos
sible that you can have any belie,f in the
efficacy of prayer to affect this universe
in the slightest)degree?”
This is in Sion College. This to a hun
dred and fifty clergymen who read prayers
every day 1 Their breath was fairly taken
away. Only one seemed to retain enough
to falter out a motion for adjournment,
which was adopted in mournful silence.
“RILING A CANAL.”
Some of the New York prints are seri
ously discussing a project to keep the Erie
canal open this winter by means of steam
pipes, running its entire length and kept
full of steam by stationary boilers at reg
ular intervals along side of the canal. A
good many of them seem to consider this
proposition n feasible oue. aud perhaps it
might be so if they could fall on any plan
to first utilize the steam for the purposes
of propelling the boats.
But then if the canal were kept open,
the lakes and the river which collect and
receive the freights at either end would
be closed, so that very little benefit would
result from the operation. On the whole,
the, proposition seems about as chimer
ical as that other one to dissolve the
snow and ice obstructions at exposed
points ou the Great Union Pacific Rail
road with stationary burning glasses. It
is hard to fight against nature, and the
result of such battle is seldom doubtful.
The sensible way is to build both rail
ways and canalsin more southern latitudes,
where they can be utilized alt tho year
around.
Will some statistician furnish the people
with a just estimate of the annual loss
by the closing of the great Erie canal
route during tlie five cold weather months?
Will he also give us the figures showing
the annual cost of keeping the Union
Pacific railway open, and the annual loss
by detention of trains by snow ? Both,
we fire inclined to believe, will be found
to amount to handsome dividends from
those gigantic investments, and leave the
remaining seven months to operate ex
clusively ou expense account. — Macon
Telegraph.
The English War Against the Ash
i antees. —The war operations of the Brit
j ish army in the Ashantee country proceed
slowly. " A Herald special telegram from
the Gold Coast reports, under date of No
vember 10, that Queen Victoria’s Coin
mander-in-Chief, Sir Garnet Wolseley,
was invalided by an attack of fever and
remained on board ship, still ill, after six
days’ suffering. The disease was regard
ed as being more dangerous from the fact
that the patient is entirely uuacclimatized.
The Fautees, the native allies of the En
glish. were being utilized as carriers, la
borers and camp police, after having been
forcibly enlisted into the service of their
powerful friends from abroad. Skirmish
ing took place now and then in the field,
! but the actions appear to have been of an
unimportant character. The British com
! maud was looking out for the arrival of
white reinforcements, after which it was
; expected that the work would become
! much more lively. So far the Mar Office
in London has gained very little, either
in glory or material profit, by the cam
paign "in the Ashantee country —a fact
which will not tend to elevate the Minis
try in the estimation of Mr. John Bull.
The Marianna Courier says that a rock
fish weighing 97j ibs. was caught in the
Chipola river last week.
GEORGIA NEWS.
The Independent says the merchants
in Quitman are generally busy through
the day chaicin' sugar cauo and looking
out for a lien man.
Tho Savannah News gives an account
of the recovery in its city (of a large
amount of dry goods that a bankrupt firm
in Montgomery bad secretly and clandes
tinely conveyed to Savannah to prevent
their- sale as assets. The amount was
about $15,000; the bankrupt firm was
Shulman & Frankfurter, of Montgomery,
and the process was from the U. S. Circuit
Court.
The Griffin Star of Tuesday made the
announcement that on Thursday (yester
day) Rev. Dr. J. H. DeVotie would marry
Mrs. Amos, of Meriwether county. The
Star says of the bride, that “she is one
of the most beautiful and accomplished
ladies) of Meriwether county, young in
years, but not younger in feeling than
Griffin’s favorite and beloved preacher.”
The numerous friends of Dr. DeVotie in
Columbus will wish him and his gentle
partner many years of happiness.
The Augusta Chronicle gives an account
of the progress made by o company oper
ating in its vicinity in the purchase of
lands on which to erect an extensive cot
ton factory and houses for its operatives.
The company was incorporated in October
last, including a number of leading citi
zens of Augusta, and Messrs. John Bul
lough and E. A. Leigh, of England. Mr.
J. J. Gregg, an experienced manufacturer,
is President. The sum of SIOO,OOO was
raised to purchase and improve the
grounds, Mr. Bnllough contributing $32,-
000 ot it. Considerable tracts of land on
the Augusta canal and its vicinity have
already been bought, at an aggregate cost
of $59,244, and it is contemplated to
build and furnish a factory of 25,000
spindles as soon as the monetary condi
tion will pemit.
While a colored band was out serenad
ing in Augusta, on Friday night last, Ike
Hooper, one of tho band, stabbed and
killed Howard Satterwhite, another mem
ber. Hooper was) acting in a disorderly
manner, and Satterwhite was remonstrat
ing with him against it when the attack
was made. Hooper fled into South Caro
lina, but was arrested and brought back
to Augusta.
The United States Circuit Court at Sa
vannah has decided in favor of the con
stitutionality of the act of the Georgia
Legislature, approved March 10, 1809,
which declared that all actions or causes
of action founded on contracts rnadef pri
or to the first day of June, 1805, on which
suit was not brought by the first day of
January, 1870, should be barred. The
Supreme Court of Georgia had previously
affirmed the constitutionality of the act.
Dr. Thos. F. Green informs tho Mil
ledgoville Union that there are two cases
of small pox in the male department of
colored patients of the Georgia Lunatic
Asylum, but that they have been removed
and isolated, and there is no reasonable
ground to apprehend the extension of the
disease. Tho Union also mentions two
or three cases near the city.
Mrs. Cora Norman has been convicted
of furnishing tools to her husband, with
which he broke out of the jail of Liberty
oounty, and she has been sentenced to
one year’s imprisonment in the penitenti
ary therefor.
The Atlanta Constitution of Thursday
says that the tax collectors of the State
are making their returns pretty lively just
now to the Comptroller General’s office.
Iu Cobb Superior Court, last week, Jo
seph Hayward was found guilty of
“beastiality,” and sentenced to the peni
tentiary for life.
In the North Georgia Conference, at
Monday’s afternoon session, the Statisti
cal Secretary made the following report:
White members 47,690
Increase this year 1,249
Infants baptized 11,179
Adults baptized 2,800
To support pastors $73,430
Missions 7,298
Sunday Schools 4,321
Cartersville was selected as the place
for holding the next Conference.
The Conference passed a resolution
condemning fairs, tableaux and theatrical
performances as a means of raising money
for Sabbath Schools.
New and improved machinery, j ust re
ceived from England is now taking the
place of the old machinery in the Milledge
ville cotton factory. The building has
also been enlarged, and there will be an
increase in tho quantity as well as an im
provement in the quality of goods manu
factured here. About fifteen thousand
dollars has been expended in those im
provements.—Union.
Who Can Beat It ?—A gentleman from
Crawford county who was in our office
yesterday, informed us that Col. T. F.
Gibson, of that county, has caught, dur
ing the last two hunting seasons, one hun
dred and thirty foxes, and that one hun
dred of this number were of the “red”
variety. That is sport, indeed, and hard
to beat, wo should think.— Macon Tel.
There was a fine gathering in Americus
last Friday, composed of delegates from a
dozen or more Granges from Sumter and
adjacent counties. The convention was
for consultation and general preparation
for next crop operations, as well as for a
social gathering among Patrons. Arrange
ments were made to have a grand mass
meeting of Patrons at Americus some
time in February next.
The-various warehouses of Rome have
received up to the 15tli inst., 10,953 bales
of cotton; shipped up to same date, 9,403
bales; leaving balance in warehouse 1,550
bales.
Among tho importations at Savannah
by the British steamship Darien, on
Wednesday, was a steamplow for Dr. J. F.
Waring, which he will use on his planta
tion on the Savannah river; also three
horses, each weighing over a ton, for a
gentleman in South Carolina. The steam
er also brought seven cases of machinery
for the manufacture of cotton.
Tho Macon Telegraph learns that Hen
ry R. Ross, formerly of Macon, was shot
aud killed at Hempstead, Texas, by John
T. Griffin, formerly of Fort Valley. They
were cousins. No particulars.
The Macon Bank and Trust Company
have declared a dividend of 10 per cent,
for the last 8 months.
Col. A. S. Cutts, the Democratic nom
inee, was elected Mayor of Americas on
Wednesday. Vote —Cutts 222, It. C.
Black (Ind.) 150.
Atlanta had received 39,520 bales of
cotton up to Friday; LaGrauge 7,973;
Albany, 14,077.
Rome is supplied with water pumped
by steam from a well of great depth and
size, and the Commercial says: The
water works engine has been iu use since
November 14, 1871, and has raised over
34,000,000 gallons of water without cost
ing a cent for repairs. It was made in
Rome by Messrs. Noble Brothers & Cos.,
and Mr. Junius George is the engineer.
There is a local sensation in Carroll
county about the burying of a box of
gold in the vicinity of Carrolton during
the war, and the proceedings of two men
last week, who are supposed to have found
it. The story goes that a wealthy Virgin
ian, early in the war, sent his two sons
Sonih to seli a number of slaves and con
vert the money into gold; that they sold
them for about s4o,ooo,and conceivingthe
idea of appropriating the money to them
selves,buried itnear Carrollton and report
ed to their father that they had been rob
bed; that one of them was afterwards killed
in baflle, and the other, before dying iu a
hospital, revealed the place where the
treasure was concealed; and that the two
men seen prospecting in the vicinity were
in search of it and found it. It is said that
one of holes which they dug presented
exactly the appearance as if a box or bar
rel had been taken from it. The Carroll
ton Times of the 19th devotes a column
and a half so the subject.
Jim Cooper, colored, who killed John
Morgan, also colored, was convicted of
murder by the Superior Court of Rich
mond county, on Thursday, aud sentenced
to be Lung on the 13tb of February. The
evidence showed that a party of negroes
were loudly singing in the neighborhood
of Cooper’s house on the night of the
sth of August, that he ordered them off,
and soon thereafter shot at them, killing
Morgan.
Birds and Infectious Diseases. —Can
birds scent the cholera and yellow fever
infection in the air ? Certain well-au
thenticated facts render it not improbable
that they can. Recent European journals
state that at Munich, where several cases
of cholera had occurred, the rooks and
crows which before flew about tlie steeples
and through the trees of the public prom
enades, had all emigrated; and the same
thing hapened during the cholera seasons
of 1830 and 1854. According to Sir
Samuel IV. Baker, the same phenomenon
occurred at Mauritius, where the martins
which exist in immense numbers the year
round, wholly disappeared during the
prevalence of the cholera. It is stated
that during the prevalence of yellow fever
at Memphis and Shreveport the absence
of the birds were similarly noticed.—
Nashville Union and American.
ALABAMA NE ICS.
We learn that the exodus of Alabama
negroes is not altogether in the direction
of Mississippi. Numbers of them have
gone from along the lines of the [Mont
gomery and Enfanla and Mobilej'aud Gi
rard railroads to Florida.
Messrs. Shnlman and Frankfurter, of
Montgomery, were arrested in that city on
Wednesday, on charges connected with
the running of some of their goods to
Savannah (elsewhere noticed.) They gave
bail for appearance.
; The Russell Recorder nominates Judge
; Chambers (of the County Criminal Court
just’abolished) for Judge of the Circuit
Court. No better man for the position
could be found in the whole Circuit.
The Recorder complains of the unusual
tardiness of the psepie of Russell county
in paying their taxes due this year.
In the United States Court at Montgom
ery, on Wednesday, J. S. Farden was
bound over to answer at the May term,
for abstracting official records from the
same during his temporary occupancy of
the position of the late collector Widrner,
Dixon Burton, colored, publishes in the
Montgomery Advertiser a card “to the
public,” in which he says: “I am disgust
ed with the Radical party and regret the
votes I have given in favor of its candi
dates. I have given them my last.”
The preliminary examination into the
case of young Graham, for killing N. R.
Keeling jr., was progressing at Tuskegee
on Thursday, before Judge Strange, sit
ting as a committing magistrate. Seve
ral days had been occupied with it, and
a large number of witnesses examined.
The best “movement” among the color
ed people of Alabama is reported by the
Eufaula News. It says that quite a num
ber of them have left tho city in search of
employment, in the country.
Mr. S. Corzciius states, in a Montgome
ry paper, that one of the members of tho
Alabama Legislature (a white man, too,
from one of the Northern counties) has
made default in paying his board bill for
two successive sessions.
The Selma Times of Friday, says:
“Another squad of over one hundred
negroes left this city yesterday for Missis
sippi. There are more yet to go. It is
the best thing they can possibly do.”
The Montgomery Journal led us into
an error in reference to one of the parties
to a rape case, alluded to yesterday. The
female was tho party wronged. The
Journal got the plaintiff and defendants
mixed up.
About fifty white emigrants from Tal
ladega county passed through Selma on
Friday, en route for Texas.
A motion for anew trial in tho caso of
Parsons vs. Bnsteed, made on Thursday
in the City Court of Montgomery, was not
granted, but by consent of both parties
the judgment was reduce.d from SIO,OOO
to $2,500.
ACTS PASSED.
The Montgomery Journal of Saturday
publishes the captions of the acts passed
by the Lesgislature of Alabama at its late
session. We never saw a more beggarly
and unprofitable budget. We notice those
of a general character, and those of local
interest in the counties nearest to us.
Among the places in whose immediate
neighborhood the sale of spirituous liquors
is prohibited by acts passed, aro the fol
lowing : Salem, Youngsboro’, .and the
Chewackla Lime works in Leo county ;
Mt. Hilliard Church in Bullock county,
Dudleyville Academy in Tallapoosa coun
ty-
The following are the captions of acts
of a general character :
For the protection of unfortunate fe
males, and to prohibit their being worked
on the public streets of the several incor
porated towns and cities of this State, as a
means of punishment for the violating city
or town ordinances.
To prevent the judges of tho circuit,
criminal and city courts from holding any
other office during their respective terms
of office.
To prevest tax collectors and all others
engaged in collecting tho revenue of the
State, from buying, selling, or otherwise
trading in State certificates or other se
curities of the State.
To provide for the funding of tho do
mestic debt of this State.
In relation to victualing prison ers in
jail.
To provide for the redemption of lands
sold for taxes and purchased by the State.
To authorize executors, guardians, ad
ministrators or trustees to make invest
ments in bonds, obligations and securities
of the United States and of the State of
Alabama.
. To amend section 4 of an act entitled
an act to regulate property exempt for the
payment of debts, approved April 23d,
1873.
To provide for the support of the Freed
man’s Hospital, located near the city of
Tailadega.
To provide food and clothing for the
convicts in the penitentiary.
To make appropriations for the fiscal
year ending 30th September, 1874.
To constitute the purchasers of any rail
road hereafter sold under authority of any
law of this State, a body politic and eor-
To regulate the trial of attachment
cases.
Relating to the term of office of the
several tax collectors of this State.
To provide for the support of the com
mon schools of this State for the current
year.
To secure a more thorough assessment
of the real property of this Slate.
The following, of a local char icter, will
interest our readers .
For the relief of Thomas A. Jones, of
Lee county.
To repeal an act entitled ati act to estab
lish a Criminal Court for the county of
Hassell, with criminal and civil jurisdic
tion, approved Fed. (1, 18(115.
For the relief of Shapard Hall Female
College at Lafayette, Alabama.
For the relief of Wm. H. Clemons, tax
collector Chambers county.
Authorizing and defining the compen
sation of the Hoard of Equalization of
Pike county.
To amend section 2 of an act to amend
an act to authorize Pike county to have
col acted a tax to pay bridge claims.
To authorize the Court of County Com
missioners for the county of Tallapoosa,
in this State, to compromise the bonded
debt ot said county with the Savannah and
Memphis Railroad Company or others
holding the bonds of said company, here
tofore issued by said county to the said Sa
vannah and Memphis Uaiiroad Company.
To amend sections (!, 10, 12 and 15 of
an act entitled an act to establish a city
court for the county of Leo, with criminal
and civil jurisdiction, Ac., and to repeal
certain sections therein named.
To fix the time of holding the chancery
court for the sixth district of the eastern
chancery division, composed of the coun
ty of Macon.
GEORGIA FARMS AMt FARMERS.
Forty farmers of Jefferson county are
worth each over $5,000; twenty are worth
each over $10,000; nine, over* $20,000;
four, each, over $30,000, and three, each,
over SIO,OOO.
J. N. Bethea, of Jefferson comity, cul
tivates 7(10 acres in cotton and 560 in corn.
I. C. Warren cultivates on his planta
tion, in Jefferson county, 850 acres in
cotton and 700 in corn.
E. M. Hill, of Jefferson, cultivates (110
acres in cotton and 500 in corn.
L. F. Garrard, of Muscogee, cultivates
400 acres in cotton and 100 in corn.
John D. Dozier, of Muscogee, cultivates
400 acres in cotton and 350 in corn.
Thirty-two planters of Floyd county are
worth each over SIO,OOO, and three worth
each over $30,000.
Forty-three planters of Fulton county
are worth each over $5,000; seventeen
are worth each over $10,000; live are
worth each over $20,000; two are worth
over $30,000, and one over $40,000.
Dr. J. K. Price, of Lee county, culti
vates 000 acres in cotton, 250 in oats, and
400 in corn.
Mrs. J. E. Minis, of Lea county, plants
more cotton than any woman in Georgia.
This year she cultivated 1.000 acres in
cotton and 500 in corn.
C. G. Farmer, of Lee county, is not
only a farmer in name, hut in fact also.
He cultivates 000 acres in cotton, 120 in
oats and 205 in corn.
T. E. J. Cowart, of Lee, piauts 500
acres in cotton, 125 in oats and 000 in
corn.
One hundred planters of Lee county
cultivate each over 100 acres in cotton';
fifty-six over 200 acres; thirty-two over
300 acres; twenty-five over 400 acres, four
teen over 500 acres; eleven over 600 acres;
eight over 700 acres; seven over 800 acres;
six over 900 acres; two over 1,000, and
one over 2,000 acres.
James O Cheek, of Lee, cultivates 900
acres in cotton and 440 in corn .—Atlanta
Herald.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Dec. 13. —Senate —Gen.
Gordon’s resolution enquiring about the
seizure and sale of cotton, and disposition
of the proceeds, passed. It is sweeping
and will unearth some State secrets. Tho
Senate is debating economy in public
printing. The House is on routines.
‘ Senate —Committee on Printing report
ed bill for printing the biennial blue book.
Passed. The salary bill passed by the
House was referred to the Committee on
Retrenchment. The Finance Committee
wishes to ascertain whether Senators de
sire an expansion of currency or return
to specie. Boutwell remarked ho did not
propose to go into any extended remarks
at this time. He would state, however,
that he favored neither contraction or ex
pansion. The foruior would bring the
business interests of the country to a
stand, would diminish revenues and ren
der taxation inevitable. The latter would
postpone the stay of specie payment, and
he did not think it wise to add to the
return of a currency of the character we
now possessed. Ho viewed with appre
hension any attempt to secure immediate
specie payment. Martin said he reconized
the fact that we must come to specie pay
ments at last, but now it was not practi
cable. He favored a slight inflation.
The Senate confirmed to-day Harry
Lott, Register of the Land Office, New
Orleans; Julian Neville Receiver of
Public Moneys, New Orleans; Thomas E.
Milstold, Collector of Customs, Yorktown,
Va.; Felix Brannigan, U. S. Attorney
Southern District of Mississippi; Leroy
S. Brown, U. S. Marshal Southern Dis
trict of Mississippi; W. N. Murray, U. S.
Attorney Western District of Tennessee;
Geo. B. Henna, Melter and Refiner Assay
Office, Charlotte, N. C.; Postmasters:
Henry Blackman, Brookhaven, Miss.: A.
K. Davis, Macon, Miss.; Mrs. J. C. John
son, Shellbyville, Tenu.
In the House this morning the hour was
exhausted by personnl explanations,
throughout which the Republican mem
bers called each other dogs.
Butler, of Massachusetts, from the Ju
diciary Committee, reported the supple
mentary civil rights bill. It pvevides
that any proprietor of a public inn, a
place of entertainment, a line of
stage coaches, or other means of
transportation,or of cemetery, benevolent
institutions or public schools, wholly or
partly endowed for public use. who shall
make any distinction as to admission or
accommodation of any citizens of the
United States because of race, color or
previous condition of servitude, shall on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more than five
thousand dollars for each offence, and
shall be liable to the citizens thereby in
jured in damages to be recovered in an
action of debt, such action to be prosecu
ted in any United States Circuit or Dis
trict Court, having jurisdiction. He gave
notice that ho would ask action on it to
morrow.
Washington, Dec. 19. —A sub-commit
tee of two were authorized to proceed to
New Orleans to take testimony in the Du
rell matter.
The Supplementary Civil Rights bill
was taken up for discussion, with the
agreement that tho vote shall bo taken on
the second day after recess.
In the Senate, Fenton from Finance
Committee, reported unfavorably on the
resolutions of the Legislature of North
Carolina, in relation to tax on cotton. Laid
on the table.
The Committee on Elections this morn
ing instructed the chairman to introduce
a resolution in tho House dismissing them
from further consideration of the election
contest of tho fourth Georgia district, of
Bethuno against Harris. This will leave
the House to decide the contest without
any recommendation. Tho contestant of
Mr. Raphaels was denied further time to
take testimony.
Senate—On House bill allowing a con
tinuance of distillery warehouses after a
change of management.
Bill authorizing the printing of sundry
documents. Passed.
Resolution for recess from to-day to
Monday, January sth, passed by 32 to 27.
A discussion of this resolution developed
the ideas of Senators regarding the repeal
of the Bankrupt law, which in the main
were adverse.
Morton submitted a resolution, which
w’as laid on the table, instructing the Com
mittee on the Judiciary that in any bill
they may report in regard to the Bank
rupt law, whether for its repeal or amend
ments thereto, such repeal or such amend
ments in relation to the acts, causes or
conditions, by virtue of which any person
may be thrown into involuntary bank
ruptcy, shall be made retroactive and to
date back and take effect at a period not
laler than tho first day of December, 1873.
Butler, of Massachusetts, from the
Judiciary Committee, offered a resolution
authorizing that Committee to send a
sub-committee of two to New Orleans to
take testimony in the matter of the im
peachment of Judge Durell, with power
to send for persons and papers. He ex
plained that among the charges against
J udge Durell there were charges of mis
application of funds and misproceedings
in bankruptcy that would require all the
bankrupt records to be brought to Wash
ington at much expense, and it was to
save that immense expense and consump
tion of time that it was proposed to send
a sub-committee to New Orleans. The
resolution was offered in the sense of true
economy. The resolution was adopted.
After considerable colloquy it was
agreed that the discussion should go on
all day on fifteen miuute speeches, and
on the first and second days after the re
assembling of the House. The previous
question to be considered operative on
the second dav.
Butler, of Massachusetts, opened the
debate on the supplementary bill. He
said that the bill gave no light which
every man did not now possess, except
where there was hostile State legislation.
The hill simply proposed to give to whom
ever this right was taken away a means
of over-riding that hostile State legisla
tion, and to punish those men who takes
that right away from him. That was the
whole of it, and ha could argue against
that. Desultory debate followed.
THE CALIFORNIA S ENATORSHII‘.
San Francisco, Dec. 17.—-It is conce
ded on all sides that Senatorial matters
are in a critical position. There will
be balloting in joint convention to-day.
Booth needs five votes to secure election,
hut eight or ten men believed to he sound
against (lie railroad monopoly and in favor
of Booth, fell down yesterday. It is
hoped they may yet come to his side.
The Republicans in caucus last night, at
Sacramento, nominated J. McM. Shatter
for the Senate for a short term.
Latf.k.— ln joint convention a! Sacra
mento the first ballot was Booth, 57; hur
ley, 41; Shatter, 28.
The fact that Booth gained one vote in
i joint convention over the vote yesterday
m the Senate and Assembly has made the
i railroad party desperate, Mr. Cole has
1 withdrawn. Another ballot will be taken
!to morrow. It is reported the opponents
j of Mr. Booth and the people are using
j money lavishly, hoping to prevent him
from getting four votes which are neces
sary to elect him.
A MURDER IN MISSOURI.
Its Summary Revenge.
St. Louis, Dec. 19.—A special dispatch
to the Democrat, from Sedalia, says that
information was received there yesterday
itiat a farmer living near Cambridge sold
a lot ot hogs in that town on Wednesday,
receiving therefor about one thousand
dollars, and (hat while returning home he
was overtaken by five men, headed by a
notorious desperado named Tom Stanton,
who shot and killed him and robbed his
b°dy. Shortly after the tragedy a gentle
man living near by discovered tire body in
the road, and hearing an angry altercation
in an adjacent thicket, he comprehended
the situation at once, quietly raised a par
tv of his neighbors, captured three of the
murderers, hung them to a tree, and then
started in pursuit of the others; but at
last accounts it was not known whether or
not they had been captured.
WHAT THE LONDON TIMES
THINKS.
London, Dec. 18.—The Times of this
morning editorially approves of Secretary
Richardson’s additional taxation proposi
tion, and thinks the demand for retrench
ment is inopportune. In view of large
expenditures necessitated by the Cuban
difficulty, the Times sajs without a sur
plus of revenue a return to specie pay
ments will he indefinitely postponed. If
Congress desires to practice economy, it
might relinquish the hack salary. The
Times does not believe an increased tax
will ha voted this session.
A married woman whose will has been |
proved in Euglaud, gave all her estate to
her husband; directed her clothes to he
sold to pay her funeral expenses, and
added: It is also my earnest wish that
my darling husband should marry ere
long, a nice, pretty girl, who is a good
housewife, and. above all, to be careful
that she is of good temper.”
WASHINGTON iYB IIS.
Washington, Dec. 10. —The President
signed the bill redeeming the loan of 1858.
The President has withdrew the name
of Henry Kessler, as provost martial of
Cincinnati.
Sickles telegraphs the State Department
that Oastellar’s Government is gaining
strength.
The Judiciary Committee continued in
session nearly all day over Williams.
James Lyons declines the District At
torneyship of tho Eastern District of Vir
ginia; not officially, however.
Washington, Dec. 19. —The President
confirmed Hunt, Marshal of tho Southern
District of Florida; Williams, Bard and
Hughes'must w ait the holidays. There is
no doubt of Hughes’ or Bard’s confirma
tion. Williams is shaky.
The Virginias will be brought here
where an investigation of her right to
carry the American flag will be investiga
ted.
A circular has been issued by the Sec
retary of the Treasury, that holders may
chauge registered or coupon bonds of
1858 for new 5 per cents, par for par.
Mr. Rawls, of Georgia, is allowed to
renew some testimony which was burned;
beyond this all testimony in Georgia
cases is closed.
Gen. McMillen, Mr. Ogden and Gov.
Bard leave for home. Messrs. Marr,
Jannin and Billings, remain here to watch
Louisiana affairs. Herschell Y. Johnson
left for home to-day.
A call is being numerously signed by
members of Congress, headed by repre
sentatives McNulty of Illinois, and Harris
of Virginia, looking to a union of the
members of the Northwest, and the South
for the purpose of uniting these sections
in the question of cheap transportation
from the West to the Atlantic seaboard.
A meeting will be held in the Hall of
the House of Representatives on the first
Tuesday after the recess.
Senator Gordon leaves hero to-night for
Atlanta.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.
New Mexico, Dee. 20. —An attempt to
arrest certain parties across the Mexican
line, resulted in killing of tho sheriff and
another.
New VoiiK, Dec. 20.—Eighty leading
firms in this city have signed a protest
addressed to the United States Senate,
against a repeal of the bankrupt law-, but
admitting tho law needs amendment in
many of its'provisions.
The transfer of the Pacific and Atlan
tic telegraphic lines to the Western Union
was completed yesterday. The Pacific
and Atlantic has 5000 miles of line and
10,000 miles of wire.
London, Dec. 20.—Special dispatches
from Madrid say there is great rejoiciug
there over a rumor that the Government
of the United States has decided the Vir
giuius w'as not entitled to carry the Amer
ican flag. The Times, commenting o*
the report, says : “Such a decision would
be consistent.with truth and justice.”
The report that Barthold, of the French
Legation at St. Petersburg, has been ap
pointed Minister to Washington, is con
firmed.
WHITE AND INDIAN HORSE
THIEVES.
Coniliets with Them in Western Texas.
San Antonio, Dec. 15. —Fort Griffin ad
vices of the Bth give the following par
ticulars: Lieut. Turner, of Tenth Caval
ry, at the request of citizens, left his post
on tho 3d instant, with a constable and
troops, to assist in capturing a gang of
horse and cattle thieves, who had been
infesting this neighborhood for some time,
stealing and terrorizing to a fearful ex
tent. On the 4th they surprised one squad
of the thieves, who refused to surrender
and showed fight. At tho request of the
constable holding a warrant for their ar
rest, they were fired upon, and four killed.
After this another party of four men were
captured, but in attempting to escape
were all killed, making eight shot in all.
Lieut. Turner left on the sth with an
other detail and constable, bolding a fresh
supply of warrants of arrest. It is
thought that many depredations, credited
to the Quahadas, Oomanches and Kiowas,
were committed by these desperadoes.
Fort Clark dates of the 7th bring the
intelligence that Gen. Hatch, 4th Cavalry,
commanding at Fort Clark, having been
informed that a large band of Comanches
were operating on the lower Neuces, sent
out different detatchments to intercept
them. One, composed of Lieut. Hudson,
of the 4th Cavalry, and forty men, struck
them on .the west fork of the Neuces on
the 10th. There were thirty-five Coman
ches, of whom ho killed nine warriors,
whose bodies were left on the field; also
wounded a number of others. The detail
captured eighty-one horses. Casualties—
one soldier wounded in the leg, three
horses killed and one wounded.
WORK OP COMMITTEES.
Washington, Doc. 20. —Tho Committee
on appropriations remain during the re
cess to perfect bills.
Messrs. Wilson, of Indiana, and White,
of Alabama, go to New Orleans to investi
gate the affairs of the Federal Courts.
The Senate’s Select Committee on
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard
will start on their Southern tour on Mon
day next. The Committee propose to
slop for two days at Atlanta. They have
also promised to visit Mobile, the business
men of that city having preferred a request
to that effect. They will spend at least
four days at New Orleane, and will, if
time permits, accept an invitation to ex
tend their visit to Galveston.
FIRE IN E UFA ULA.
Special to the Sun, by S. & A. Line.
Eufaula, Dec. 18.—Last night about
12 o’clock fire was discovered in Mr.
Josiali Flournoy’s dwelling, on Eufanla
street. Both engines and hook and lad
der companies were promptly on the spot,
but were unable to save the house entirely.
All the furniture was saved. Loss about
SI,OOO. No insurance.
I VOLF «C" LONG, OF NE IV ORLEANS.
New York, Doc. 18.—A meeting of the
creditors of the firm of Wolf A Long, of
New Orleans, was held at the Astor House
to-day. Wolf said the firm was willing
to pay in full, and asked an extension of
twelve to twenty-four mouths. A com
mittee was appointed to investigate the
affairs of the firm. Nothing further was
I done.
MORE FAILURES.
New York, Dec. 20.—F. R. Josselyn,
cotton yarns; Frank A Kaser, furnishing;
I*. Landreker, furnishing, have failed,
Howes A Macy have been adjudged bank
rupts.
New York, Dee. 20.—The Cotton Ex
change has posted the failure of W. Klop
penbnrg.
DEAD.
Raleigh. Dec. 18.—Hon. W. N. Kd
j mends, one of the oldest ex-Congressmen,
| a member of the 1835 State Convention,
and President of the Secession Convention
| of 1861, died at his residence in Warren
| county to-day; aged 80.
THE VIROINI US SURVIVORS.
Santiago DeCttba, Dec. 18.—The Vir
| ginius survivors were delivered aboard the
Juniata, which brings them to New York.
NE IK YORK RANKS.
New York, December 20. — Loans in
creased $2,625,000; specie decreased
$3,.,,000; legal tenders increased $2,500,-
000; deposits increased $ 1,000.
ROOTII ELECTED.
San Francisco, Dec. 20.—Gov. Booth ;
was elected by two muj >ri;y to the United
States Senate. [He is an anti-Monopoly
Republican. J
A GASSIZ’S S UCCESSOR.
i Boston, Dec. 20.—Agassiz, by his will,
chose his son Alexander successor in the !
school and presidency of l’emkese.
The jury in the Penn Bedell case had
not agreed upon a verict Friday night,
when the Atlanta papers went to press.
They had been out two days, and the
Herald says looked rather tired on
Friday afternoon when they came into
court to have a portion of the Judge’s
charge repeated.
The Kellogg officials in Louisiana will
not publish, and refuse to let representa
tives of the press see, the returns of the
special election fora Congressman in the
Shreveport district. But they certified to
the election of Smith, Republican, within
four days after the election.
TliE SURRENDER OP rnr
GIN I US. ' :
Key West. Doc. 18. —The small s | e
er Dispatch, Capt. W. D Whitney. wi'/m
had been assigned by the United iituto
Government to the duty of receive,'• /,,’
surrender of the Yirgmius, sailed frot.
Key West Sunday evening aud arrived ill
the harbor of Baiiia Honda the next man,
iug, where she found the Virginias
charge of the Spanish Hloop-of-war g ,
Favorita, Honor de Ja Camara command
ing-
Shortly after noon the latter came on
board of the Dispatch and made arran Ke
ments with Captain Whitney for the sn,
render at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning, jp)
visit was returned later iu the day LI
Capt. W. The iuterconr.se was of tU
most courteous character. On Tuestlav
the weather was bright and clear.
only spectators of the scene about to take
place were the men on the Dispatch amt
LaFavorita and some ragged and dirt,
Cubans in fishiDg smacks, apparently
intent upon fishing alone.
At half past 8 the gig came over from
LaFavorita to the Virginias, eontainin,,
the oarsmen and a single officer. As tin,
latter stepped on deck, a petty officer an,•
half a dozen men who had stood watch on
the Yirginius during the night, went over
tho other side aud remained in the dinky
awaiting orders. Punctually as the bells
on the Dispatch struck for nine, and he.
fore the echo had died away the American
flag flew to the flagstaff of the Virginia,
and at the same moment the boat contain*
ing Capt. Whitney and Lieut. Mariax put
away from the Dispatch.
As they ascended the accommodation
ladder of the Yirginius, a single man oil
deck, who proved to be Senor De I.aCam
ara, advanced and made a courteous salute
The officers then read their respective in
structions, aud Capt. DeLaCamara re
marked, that, in obedience to the require
ments of his Government, be had the hon
or to turn over the steamer Yirginius to
the American authorities. Capt. Whir,
ney accepted, and ascertaining that a rt
ceipt would be acceptable, gave one. A
word or two more civilly spoken, and
the Spaniard stepped over the side
and signalled to his oarsmen mm
m ten minutes he was again noon
deck of his own vessel, having discharged
with becoming diguity, the unpleasant
duty imposed upon him by his govern
ment.
Key West, Dec. 18.-—The engines of
the Yirginius are found to be in bad con
dition and she had to be towed to sea t v
the Despatch. Both vessels left the har
bor at 3 p. m., the Spanish flag being dis
played by the fort as they passed at 8 p
m. They were met by the naval tug For
tune. Steam was subsequently got up on
the Virginias and she with the Despatch
went to Tortugas, where they met Ossipea
and a coal schooner. Provisions will be
transferred from the Ossipee to the Vir
ginius, and whatever coal may be neces
sary will bo supplied by tho schooner.
When supplied with provisions and coal,
the Virginius will probably be sent to an
other port. Washington and Norfolk are
mentioned among prize officers. Much to
the disappointment of some of the officers,
tho Federal courts are now anxiously look
ing out for her arrival. She will not enter
the harbor of Key West at all, express or
ders to that effect having been received
from Washington. The Fortune proceed
ed to Key West where she arrived at 4
this evening, with a dispatch to Admiral
Scott, giving full accounts of the snrven
der. The officers and crew of the I)t
spatch aud LaFavorita, number of prize
crews, and the correspondent of the Tt\
bune only witnessed the surrender. Not
a single person appeared on the bay, and
not an inhabitant of the town of Bahia
Honda or of the surrounding country felt
sufficient interest in the proceedings t,>
walk or sail to tho seeno. Somo Amen
cans presented themselves at the entrance
of the harbor in chartered vessels, but not
being provided with clearance papers and
passports, were stopped by a boat from
the fort in several attempts to enter the
harbor, and finally withdrew without wit
nessing the surrender.
THE CURRENCY AND TA XES.
Interesting Debate in Congress,
Special to the Courier-Journal.]
Washington, Dec. 15. —Avery interest
ing scene occurred in the House to-day
upon the subject of Secretary Richard
son’s application for $42,000,000 addition
al taxes. Mr. Dawes and Gon. Garfield
had evidently cast their respective parts
of the drama, and decided on tho order
of business. In a very ominous and sol
emn manner, Mr. Dawes brought tip the
subject, stating opinion of the Committee
onWaysand Means, which was that the.
departments should revise their estimate:,
with a view to reduction, before anything
could be done in the way of imposing
new taxes. Gen. Garfield offered a reso
Intion to the same effect, which was final
ly adopted. But before this was done an
animated debate sprang up, in which
Dawes, Butler, Gox, Garfield and Scofield,
of Pennsylvania, participated.
the chairmen op the committees.
Mr. Dawes complained of the yearly
inreease of the estimates, and ihsisted
on a reduction, as did Gen. Garfield, li
looked as if the great committees of the
House were antagonizing with adminis
tration. Garfield charged that somebody
had been very much to blame in letting
the country' know the proposition of the
Treasury Department for now taxes on
whisky and tobaceo—a criticism which
was evidently aimed at Mr. Richardson.
Dawes gave the accusation still more point
by bringing out the fact that the commit
tee were iu secret session on tho Treasury
message, when, alt of a sudden, they
learned that the news was in New York.
Mr. Seofietd, of Pennsylvania, said ho
thought the country has as good a right
to the news as the Committee of Ways
aud Means.
the administration party rent in twain.
It was very obvious from the debate,
which was lisroued to with the most eager
interest, that the administration party of
tho House will be rent in twain on this
vital issue of providing tho ways ami
means for the Government. The House
Committee on Ways and Means arc said
to be resolute in their opposition to in
creased taxation. Messrs. Wood. Beck,
Niblack, Foster, Kasson, and Sheldon are
now dead against it. They make a ma
jority of the committee; so th. t unless
there be a change, no bill for new taxes
will lie reported to the House.
THE VIEWS of TIIF. PRESIDENT.
It is reported that the President has
said that this idea of cutting down the es
timates was contemptible,
GEji, sutler's views,
Mr. Butler, who had been watching the
disloyal proceedings of Messrs. Dawes
and Garfield, was not long in pouncing
upon them with ltis decisive logic. He
belittled the idea of cutting down the es
timates, and urged that, if taxes were im
posed upon tobacco, whisky, tea and cof
fee, it ought to be done at once, inas
much as delay would only put money in
the pockets of manufacturers and impor
ters.
Mr. Butler next went on to ventilate
his panacea of a convertible bond at alow
rate of interest, and denounced the bin*
of specie resumption as the most nm
chieyous of all dogmas.
SECRETARY RICHARDSONS VIEWS.
The Secretary of the Treasury was in
terviewed to-night, all( i took the aeh .M
in the House very coolly, saying that ho
was only the executive officer of the (ho
eminent. Congress had the power
legislation, and it did not matter to him
whether they got at the object by cuttin ;
down the appropriations or by augment
ing the revenue. In either case he shoe i
carry out their will.
THE GENERAL RESULT.
At the same time, the impression nu.cn
by the day’s debate is that the express), n
of opinion was certainly condemnation at
the financial policy of the administration
Washington, Dec. 21.—1 t has ben.
known for some time that the Span ot.
Government has submitted evidence with
regard to the steamer Virginias, and hei
claims to bear the (lag of the United Sint' ■
and that the President had submitted tin.-
evidence to the A Kornev General for
opinion thereon. It seems now to be un
derstood in official circles that the Ath>r
ney General has given the opinion that
the vessel had forfeited the right to bear
the flag of the United States, and that at
the time of her capture she was carry)i ".
it without right and improperly.
FIRE.
Philadelphia, Dec. 21. —Late this even
ing firooccnriedat winter head-quarters of
Forepanghs Menagarie at Germantown,
destroying a frame stable together with
seven valuable horses and all the wagons
belonging to the show. Cages contain
ing wild beasts were all saved.
A chemist says be can reduce bootlegs,
to beefsteak. Some landlords have bait
ton years the start of him.