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C O LTJ M B IJB: J. H. MARTIN, Editor. THE-WEEKLY SI N, $1.50 Pays to January 1,1875. A Large Sheet, Cheap and Full of News. Jt the business season is now opening, we take this occasion to invite a comparison of The Sun with its cotemporaries, and to solicit of our friends a tittle £XEKTIOK IN ITS BEHALF. We make no boasts of what we intend to do—we stand upon our record in the past, and only promise to do the best we can for our patrons. The sub scription price is very low, and we trust that our readers find the paper worth, its cost to them, with out catchpenny inducements. A little effort would, we are confident, not only strengthen us in our determination to maintain the present interest of the papier, but enable us to add to it. The times are eventful, as well as critical, and every man ought to be fully and continuously in formed of the progress of public events. It is our duty to give such information, as well as miscella neous entertainment, to our subscribers, and this duty we shall as zealously try to perform in the future as in the past. Try us ! Persons subscribing and paying now “ r ' will receive the Weekly Sun until the Ist Jan., IS7s—for One Dollar and Fifty Cent s. For terms to Clubs sec rales at head of columns on first and third pages. 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.