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@«0rgla ISutehly QiieLegcapli at*U 3mjimal & JRfri&SfrtigjM:. <£tltgtfl$ anft Jfcsengtr. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1870. THE GEORGIA PRESS. Dk. W. O. Ciieney, of West Point, is dead. > r 'Hi: learn from the Valdosta Times that a difficulty occurred recently, near the line of Berrien county, between Mr. Jas per Ghldens and Calvin Hightower, in which both combatants were severely cut. Giddens ended the fight by freeing him self from his adversary's grasp, and shoot ing him fatally. The safe of the steamer Katie, plying between Augusta and Savannah, was robbed during her last trip of nearly $400. A man named Rufus Houston, whoso pas sage money had been paid by a friend, and who left the boat at Griffin’s landing, “flush,” was arrested the day after the robberj’ in Augusta, and $53 found upon him. It is the same old story, the cotton gin and the human hand. Somehow or other the gin always seems to have the advan tage. Blocker reports a case from a justice’s Court in which A. sued B. for $20 and B. plead a set-off of $120. The court sus pended judgment on the case until he got a good might's sleep, and then announced a mistrial, with no costs charged. Botli sides were much relieved, and the judge went home happy. * Sterling Ivey, Esq., of Warren county, is dead. A vagabond deaf and dumb negress, who had enlisted the sympathies and pocketed the contributions of the Madiso nian*, got aboard the railroad train and enquired the way to Atlanta. The Broadaxe and Itemizer, having failed in securing a turkey on Thanksgiv ing day, lias one in training for Christ mas. We acknowledge the invitation so cordially extended us, and hope to be on hand in time to share in the cranberry sauce. The only way that junior Athenians can prevent sneak tliievesTrom stealing their hats, is to keep their hats jammed down over their “domes of thoughts,” when visiting. Imagine the difficulty of kissing, with a stiff brim shoving the young ladies out of range. —— The Albanians are now blowing their fingers to coot them. Cotton futures. Columbus received last Friday 1,00!) hales of cotton. The receipts for the week were 0,720. These are the largest amounts ever received in one day and week, re spectively, and the total receipts are over 3,000 hales ahead of any former year. Mb. A. Wallace Hunter, formerly of Savannah, died recently in New Or- leahs of apoplexy. The blue ribbon campaign opens in Savannah on the 18th instant. TnE enterprising police of Savannah, place their “plain drunks” in a wagon and haul the whole turnout to the barracks. The Cocliran Enterprise publishes Without comment, a full account of the recent tragedy, in which Sir. Corbett lost liis life. There is but little difference in it and our first report. The unfortunate affair is much regretted. W. M. Brantley, a constable in the ♦ legitimate discharge of his duties, was fired upon by L. D. Paulk and brought to the ground with a pistol ball in the thigh. Brantley, while lying on the ground, re turned the fire, instantly killing his assail ant. - So says the Berrien county News. Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Last Thursday night, about seven o’clock, young man by the name of Augustus Blackburn was found lying on the pave ment on the corner of Campbell and Tel fair streets. He was in a state of insensi bility from drink, and thoroughly wet from the rain, which was pouring down in torrents. He was picked up and car ried into a house near by and the police were then notified. An officer conveyed the man to the City Hall and laid him be fore the fire in the guard room, in order that his clothiug might dry. Everything was done to make him as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. About half-past ten o’clock it was noticed that he did not seem to be breathing, and exami nation showed that he was dead. His relatives, who live near the Augusta Fao- tory, and the Coroner were notified. An inquest was held at 2 a. m.fand a verdict returned that the deceased came to his death from causes unknown to thejuty. We understand that Blackburn had been on a spree for some time. Daily Enquirer-Sun: When a railroad company dies its lawyers ought to be the heirs of the ready money assets. Some such remark we heard a leading lawyer playfully remark yesterday. Where the “ought” comes in we can’t see clearly, but the legal gentlemen somehow manage to get the greatest share. Such has proved to be the case at the demise of the Atlan tic and Gulf Railroad Company at Sa vannah. The courts do allow practition ers enormous fees. After the court had ordered paid $20,000 to four lawyers, the master reported in favor of paying these and three others, $90,000 additional. One recommendation is for $00,000, and it is thought all will be allowed. Broken roads pay enormously the few who ad minister on the remains. It constitutes a splendid feast. While the funds are be ing gobbled up in this style, laborers, to whom the $120,000 are due remain un- 5 aid. It is a terrible hardship on them, 'hey depend on It for subsistence. The work performed by the lawyers has been too little for such enormous amounts to be charged. The poor man must stand aside and wait, and perhaps hopelessly, while thousands are paid for legal ser vices. Would such charges be made if the business was tliat of individual—if the dealings were with private parties and not tlie representatives of a broken com pany? Such actions—paying such fees be fore the small claims of laborers—may be law but it Is not justice. It looks like fattening on the spoils. Sumter Republican: Otter Skin and Beavers.—Mr. Webb, from tlie eastern part of Macon county, brought in on yesterday an otter skin which he had killed in or near Flint river. Oar streams abound in these animals, also bearers, but the latter Is hard to capture, as when caught in a trap, if they do not fell iu-. staidly in swimming water they will bite off tlie limb which the trap clamps and make their escape. A friend stated to us a few days since that he caught one in a trap and saw him caught, hurried to him, but he bit his legoff while he was endeav oring to kill him. He, however, at great risk, seized the animal by the tall, slung Lis head against a tree and killed him. Columbus Times: A ludicrous trans position occurred in the make-up of a couple of telegraphic items in the New Haven Journal and Courier recently, which produced the following effect: The first item read “A large cast iron wheel, revolving 900 times per minute exploded in that city yesterday after a long and pain ful illness. Deceased was a prominent thirty-second degree Mason.” This was followed by the second item, which read, “John Kadeif the well known, florist anil real estate broker of New Port, R. I., died in Wardncr & Russel’s sugar mill at Cristal Lake, Ill., on Saturday, doing $3,- 000 damage to the building and injuring several workmen' and Lorenzo Wilcox- fatal ly.” We Icam from the Thomasvillc Times Biat the Fruit Growers Association re cently held a meeting in that, city, in vh many valuable ideas were ad- v- - i' .ml discussed. Referring to th- d : ploys it says: Tlie display of large ripe Le Conte pears, from the orchard of Mr. L. L. Var- nedoe, and luscious strawberries freshly picked fron the garden of Mr. John Stark, attested our mild climate and the prolific ness of these varieties of fruit in this seo* tion. The trees from which these pears were plucked bore heavy and paying crops last July, and now have from one to two bushels per tree of this second crop fruit. While not so large nor so delicately fla vored as the spring crop, these peats are very eatable, and coming in after all other fniit is gone adds much to the good qualities of this pear. These pears will be exhibited at the Tallahassee’fair. Cochran’s brass band is at a low ebb. We presumo that the missing B flat note book, so extensively advertised for, has failed to turn up. When it becomes known that a brass band can bo demoral ized by tho stealing of a B flat note book, even a missionary mlgbt learn to steal. We commend tho project for the run ning of a railroad from Dublin to Tennille on tlie Central. Such a road, we think, wonld pay. The Gypsies are in Columbus telling fortunes. When a Gypsy settles down in a now locality, the only event of the future he knows to a dead certainty, is that somebody’s chickens will turn up missing. Ip the foreign editor of the Constitution assails us with any new Gallicisms, we will write a parody upon some of his poems. Tho “Colonel of Poetry” may yet serve in the ranks. W. J. Leonard, traveling agent for Allen Bros., jewelers, of New York, was robbed of his satchel containing $2,000 worth of samples, between Charleston and Augusta. The thief is supposed to have been a “professional,” who followed Mr. Leonard from New York. A satchel, pre cisely liko the one containing the samples, was substituted for it during the voyage, and the theft was not discovered until Au gusta was reached. Walter S. Lynchj sued in trover for an express package containing $25,000, said to have been lost by him some time since, has been removed from the jail in Augjsta to tho hospital, it having been shown to tlie court that his health de manded the change. Lynch was sued by the Southern Express Company, as before stated, In trover, and judgment was ren dered against him. He will have tore- main in prison until the package is pro duced. There was ice in Griffin last Sunday. The Griffin fire department is hung on a hair trigger. The Tribune admonishes the wearers of red flannel underclothing not to show themselves at the windows after dark, lest they he mistaken for a fiery glare. Bob Moon, of Warren county, is one hundred and seven years old. Fanners in that section who have been waiting for a new moon, so as to kill their hogs in or thodox style, say that nothing but nitro glycerine can reduce them—the hogs—to pork now. Some of them are older than Pinafore. The steam yacht Henr.’ette awl her ten der, the Follette, flying the French colors, started from New York Thursday for a trip around the world. Only Monsier Henri Say, with his wife, child, nurse and the necessary crew, oomprise the party. The route announced is as follows, as we learn from the Savannah News: Off Delaware Bay the yachts will part company, the Follette going . to Washing ton and the Henrietta to Philadelphia. From Philadelphia tlie Hemiette will go to Washington, Richmond, Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans, Havana, Kings- ston, St. Thomas, Trinity, Martinique, Rio Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Valparaiso, Callao, Panama, San Francisco, Sandwich Isles, Japan, China, India, Suez Canal, Medi terranean, Cherbourg, and Havre. The Follette will keep ahead of the. Henriette from three days to a week. Columbus Enquirer-Sun : Frank Har vey, a colored boy employed in this office, lias a small box, which he keeps locked, containing’ papers, letters and money. About three days ago he suspicioned some one of tampering with it, and trying to get the money out. Ho moved the filthy lucre to a more safe place, Thursday n! * but left the letters in the box. Yester morning, a drayman, while coming across the commons, found the box, which had been broken open. Tlie thief, Blinking he had a bonanza, for Frank usually keeps some ten or twelve dollars in the box, took the box from the house, and carrier. it out upon the commons, broke the loch, and found plenty of “taffy”—love letters, etc., but no money. He probably got disgusted and fled. He should he made to treat for having no better judgment than to attempt to rob a newspaper office employe. Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Our count shows that forty-seven gin houses have been burned in Georgia since August 81st, and twenty-five in Alabama. Their de struction involved a loss of fully $100,000, for with each, cotton was burned. Very few wore tli« results of inceudiarics. In Florida wo have noted the conflagration of some six or ten. Wo do not wish our northern admirers to imagine as they did a few years ago, that these houses were for the manufacture of gin. We mean by gin houses places for ginning and baling cotton. We remember a few years ago thatsonio Massachusetts paper soundly lectured the Southern people on their In temperate habits. The editor judged from the number of gin houses reported burned. Savannah News: Yesterday morning, about eleven o’clock, Christian Ocsjelman, a sailor on the German bark Mathias, ly ing at the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway wharf, discovered in the creek near the naval stores yard the body of a white man, which he secured and landed when he recognized it to be that of Luder Weidcman, second mate and boatswain of the bark. Information was at once sent to tlie police barracks, and coroner Sheftall was notified. It seems that Weideman left the bark on Saturday night, about seven oiclock, intending to come up into the city, and while crossing the bridge which spaiis the creek at the naval stores yard, approached too near the edge, there being no railing to the bridge, and fell off into tbe water. He cried out for help, and Arthur Brace, who was engaged in making fast tho schooner Cyrus Hall, rushed quickly in the direction from whence the alarm sounded, hut in consequence of the gath ering darkness, failed to see the unfortun ate man in tlie creek. Yesterday afternoon the coroner held an inquest at which the above stated facts were developed. The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death by accidental drowning, and recom mended as a protection to the public, a railing be placed at the sides of the bridge at the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway company’s wharf. The deceased was perfectly sober when he left the bark, at ten minutes past eleven o’clock. He was a native of Viqisack, near Bremen, where his wife and two children are now living. He was forty- one years of age, and was a good sailor and worthy man. Says the Brunswick Advertiser: “See ing our little notice of the superiority’ of the St. Simon’s oranges, Mr. Wm. R. Shadman, of Cannons Point, on that island, has sent us a sample of his. They are equal, in size and flavor, to any we have ever seen anywhere, which goes to prove the assertions we have hereto fore made, that there is no need of going to Florida to raise oranges. The soil and climate of St. Simon’s are just good enough, and not only St. Simon’s,but source of revenue to him in after years.” The Atlanta Post publishes several anonymous letters of a threatening nature whi(iu have been produced by Mr. Drew, tlie temperance crusader, by whisky deal- era in Atlanta. They all complain that tho temperance movement has deprived them of some of their best customers, and that if this crusade does not cease they will he compelled to dose doors. There fore they say, “Drew must go,” quietly if ho will, but forcibly if necessary. Mr. Drew, the Post states, will pay no atten tion to these epistles, but will continue liis work just tbe same as if they had never been penned. The depth of the Savannah river at the bridge' in Augusta, measures 27 feet, 9 inches in depth'. "Result of the' late hard rains. The Americus Recorder says that the colored people ye paying up their taxes promptly. This is indeed a sign of pros perity. Santa Claus is having his little boom now. If the children could have a vote on the question S. Clau3 would reign for ever. A white man in Columbus, named McAdams, used indecent language while in a store, and a colored woman promptly threw Urn out in the street. There is a dearth of news in the Georgia press. Nobody shot, nothing turned, and aeddents entirely 'suspend- id. We are indebted to the Monroe Adver tiser, the Union and Recorder and the Georgia Register for complimentary no tices of our new dress, and for compli mentary mention of members of the edi- rial staff. Talbotton is bound to have a railroad If she has to hammer away at the project for five years. So says the Standard. The Daily Banner, published at Ath ens, came to hand to-day more than usu ally brilliant. The Banner floats over Georgia alone, and is devoted to her peo ple and their interests. Long may It the adjacent islands, as well as • much of ’ first margin was gone, tlie main lands lying contiguous to salt! had fairly recovered another dispatch water. We tip our hat and acknowledge came for $250 more, as cotton had declin our indebtedness to friend Shadman for j ed still further. Then, as the Psalmist the nico present, hoping that his orange * would say, “the heathen raged.” They * crop maj never fail and . v»r provo a rich were mighty close on to being bea’.liens, Augusta is keeping step in tlie grand inarch of progress. Her manufactures are world renowned, and her beautiful streets, elegant residences and courteous people make, her the favorite tarrying spot of the tourist. There is much to see in Augusta and much to admire. Thus do we reply, when one of her papers calls our own city an “undistributed middle.” We have missed, for the last day or so, the footprints of the versatile M. E. T, In the Augusta Evening News. We It rust that no eTil has befallen his soaring imag ination ; for despite our pleasantries, we like to read the breezy letterS’he sends out from Atlanta. With some men, every thing heard, goes in one ear and comes out the other, hut with M. E. T., no mat ter which ear anything enters, it emerges from his pencil point. This, we take it, makes the reporter. When Mumford rested his gifted army gun upon the fence and fired at Ids distant target, a mule three hundred yards to the right kicked np his heels and quoted the well known passage in Hamlet, “a hit, palpable hit.” The mule spoke the pas sage feelingly. Sylvania Telephone: Billy Warren, son of a colored woman—Adeline—while hauling a wagon load of furniture from Herschmann’s Lake Landing for a Mr. Garvin, an emigrant from South Carolina, was shot in the foot by the accidental dis charge of a gun stowed in the wagon amongst the furniture. The load tore off the sole of Warren’s shoe, and shot off one toe and split another. Moral Never haul heavy loaded guns in w agons for anybody. AjcericusV' Recorder: The Sumter County Agricultural Society held, its monthly meeting on the Ctli, Vice-Presi- ient Wilson presided iu the absence of Major,Farlow. The membership of the body is not con- .Sned to any county,' and among the newly added members at the meeting we note: Major William Eh Weems, of Lee; Major £. S. Baldwin and Isaac Hart, of Schley; Thomas G. Bryan, of Lee; Pierce Meyers, C. C. Connors and John T. Connors, of Sumter^ From tlie proceedings we make the fol lowing extract: On motion the Constitution was amen ded, and the President required to observe as far as practicable, parliamentary form in the debate and proceedings. The question of the day’s discussions, “Tlie Clement Attachment,” was called. A. A. Adams read an article on tlie sub ject as requested at the last meeting, Quite an interesting discussion, all favor ing the new enterprise, ensued. Over $0,- 000 was offered by members present to wards establishing an experimental fac tory at the fair ground, and a committee was appointed to receive subscriptions and confer with tlie directors of the Americus Fair Association on the subject. The committee are J. H. Black, Judge C. F. Crisp, William E. Clarke, J. F. Ross, Colonel Weems, of Lee county, and Ma jor Baldwin, of Schley. Liberal propositions of sites and power, steam and water, were offered and evi dently nothing is needed to establish a “Clement Attachment” factory, than con cert of action. The following delegates to tho spring convention of tho State Agricultural So ciety next year, were elected: William B. Gueny, and William E. Clarke; and for the flail convention, T. M. Farlow, J. T. Howell and Dr. Thomas H. Stewart. The Secretary of the Society Is ex-officio a delegate. Constitutionalist: Intelligence reached Augusta l* ^ oning of tlie drowning’ of Rev. Ba; * - Doyle, a Catholic priest, and Ice Moynahan, head clerk in tho _ | establisliment of James M. Gra ' * of Athens, about ten miles from c si place. Father Doyle, who was in charge of tlie mission embracing Athens, Lexington, and other points, un der tbe direction of Father Colbert, of Washington, Georgia, went from Athens to Lexington, Snnday, in a buggy, in com pany with Mr. Moynahan, to pay a sick call, and the two' were returning to Athens when the accident occurred. The streams, usually low and easily forded, were greatly swollen by tlie ■ recent heavy rains, and in attempting to ford one of them they were swept down by tlie flood and both drowned. The bodies were re covered yesterday afternoon and carried to Athens. Father Doyle's remains will be conveyed to Washington to-day, for in terment at that place. Mr. Moynalian’s relatives in New York have been tele graphed-to as to fhe lHsposMuii to'benwKfef of his body. Father Doyle is a native of Ireland. He came to this country a short time ago and last December was ordained a priest in Savannah, having completed liis theologi cal studies in Ireland and Canada. He was assigned to duty on the mission men tioned above and has been there since that time, closely engaged in the duties of his office, having a large extent of countiy to visit. He was only twenty-four years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Moynahan was from New York City, a young man and unmarried. We learn from tho Monroe Advertiser that the negroes of Monroe county are making contracts for next year’s labor, and tliat the exodus boom is dead. Also, that six of the good citizens of Forsyth,' each having $25 of money for which he could find no profitable employment con cluded to buy 100 bales of cotton futures. The. telegram to the broker was duly sent and just about that time a break in the _ market occurred in New York, and the . Polhill, administrators of Reuben Atwell, broker telegraphed for $250 more, as the I deceased.” The defendant, John. Scott, first margin was gone.’ Before the six had filed his plea that tlie right of action on said notes was not. barred by the stat- from the emphatic way they ex pressed themselves. The English lan guage was inadequate and the Chinese was employed. It was impossible to col lect the six' together in one body. The very sight of each other made them sick. Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Tho Citizens’ Association are determined that thairrace meeting at the fair grounds,_ in January;‘shall ‘be tlie most interesting event of tlie kind that lias evertakenplace in thia section. In addition to other at tractions, it has been decided to have a Roman hippodrome chime xace. All the preliminaries have been arranged with Sir. H. W. Hixley, now at Pontiac, Illi nois; and he will bring his four horses and the celebrated riders, G. H. Loft is and B. T. Clieno, to Augusta in time for tlie ra ces. The horses run in pairs, bareback, the riders standing erect, one to each pair. Around' the body of each horse is a chime of bells. The riders will be in costume. Thef§ will be one of these races on each day. Tbefirsbtwo days there will be a half mile doth and the second two, half mile heats, Lest two in three. The horses run abreast, and it requires much skill, address and courage in the riders to main tain their positions while the animals are dashing around the track at full speed. The^euime races have attracted large crowds in the West wherever they have beefi'ran, and will be a novelty in Augus ta. The Association have added this feat ure to their already attract ive programme, at great expense. ,, r -i- ■ r tre Supreme court. Decifdosf Rendered December 16, 1879—Hon. Hiram Warner, Chief Justice, Hon. James Jackson and Logan E. Bleckley Associate Justi ces; f vs Weaver et at. vs. Thornton, Ordinary, for use. Debt, from Greene. Warner, C. J—This was a suit on a guardian’s bond against the principal therein and his securities, alleging as a breach thereof tlio non-payment of the sum of $456, besides interest, found to be due the plaintiff by the judgment of the Court of Ordinary. On the trial of the case, the jury, on tlio charge of the court, foiind a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $503. Amotion was made fora new trial on the grounds therein stated, which was overruled, and the defendants excepted. It appears from the evidence in the record that the plaintill' introduced the judgment of tho Court of Ordinary. It also appeared that Alonzo C. Jackson, the principal in the bond, was the admin istrator on tho estate of John S. Jackson, and that the plaintiff, Isaac C. Jackson, was one of tlie dis tributees of his estate, and that Alonzo C. Jackson was Jiis guardian. It further appears that on the 26th of Decem ber, 1874, A. C. Jackson, as guardian, re ceipted himself as administrator for the sum of $1,300. The defendants Introduced in evidence the returns of the guardian to the court of Ordinary from which that court made the calculation when it ren dered judgment against him. The defend ants also proved by the guardian himself, that no property of any kind passed into his hands about the time tlie receipt was given, but it was given in order to wind up the estate and release tlie securities on his administration bond. The court charged the jury, among other .things, that if they believed from the evidence, that Alonzo C. Jackson, as guardian of Isaac M. Jackson, receipted himself as administrator for any amount, andchargedliiniself with the same in his annual returns to the Ordinary,then he must be charged with such amount as cash, and the securities on his guardian's bond are estopped from proving that no property of any kind passed into liis hands when such reccpts were given, the securi ties as well as the guardian being hound by tlie receipts, whether any property passed or not.” The court further charged the jury “to examine the returns made by A. C. Jackson as guardiau, and decide from, these returns whether or not/tlie guardian, or liis security, are liable, and to ascertain from the Ordinary’s calcula tion or from the returns whether or not the Ordinary's estimate of the sum due is cor rect, and if not to rectify the same.” The judgment of the Ordinary’Jjased on the guardian’s returns was only prima facie evidence as against tho securities, and hence the first part of the charge was too stroug upon that point, bnt when taken in connection with the latter part of it, we perceive no material error in view of the evidence In the record. There is no evi dence that there was nothing due from the administrator fdr which the guardian receipted, that was not ^hat securities attempted to, prove. When A. C. Jackson as guardian receipted liimsi-if as A. C. Jackson, administrator for the sum of $1,300, that was such an act on his part, tlie legal effect of which was to transfer that amount from his hands as administrator into his hands as guardian, and he was properly chargea ble with. tliat amount as. guardian, whether any properly passed into Ills hands at that time or not;-he had it al ready in his hands in the 'Character of ad ministrator, and receipted for it as guar dian, and his securities as such guardiau are prima facie liable for it on their bond, and there is no evidence in the record to rebut that prima facie liability, and there fore the guardiau and his securities were legally bound to account for it. It ap pears, however, from the guardian's re turns that he is entitled to a credit of $1,- 044.42 for cash paid his ward in January, 1876, and the ordinary only allowed him a credit of $1,000 ip the settlenlcnt of his acconnts for whlclithe judgment was ren dered. The judgment of thq court below is therefore reversed, unless the plaintiff shall consent to write off from the’verdict the siun of $44.42, and in'the event of his doingso, then the judgment of the court below to stand affirmed. Judgment reversed on terms. M.W. Lewis & Son?, for plaintiff in error. McWhorter Bros., for defendant. Scott vs. Atwell et al., administrators. Appeal from Jefferson. Warner, C. J.—The hill of exceptions and brief of evidence show the following facts ; Tho plaintiff in error, John Scott, on tbe 22d day of December, 1870, made and gave to Reuben Atwell, deceased, his six. promissory notes for the aggregate principal sum of $579.75; all of said notes are of said date and became due one day after the'date thereof. On the 28th day 6t January, 1875, Reu ben Atwell died. Temporary letters of adtninistration on his estate were granted to'ricfendaufs in error, James Atwell and John P. Hill, on the first day of February, 1875, and permanent letters of administra tion on said estate were granted to them on the first day of March, 1875. Said ad ministrators brought suit on the six notes Iu a justice’s court against John Scott, and the original summons In each case was is sued »y the justice of the peace on the 28th day of January, 1877, and was served by the constable on February 2d, 1877. At the judgment term of said cases in the justice’s court, John Scott, the defendant therein, appeared, and by his counsel, confessed Judgment in each of said cases with the right of appeal, and then appealed said cases to the Superior Court of said- county. — When said cases came on for trial at t.i'. May term, 1878, of Jefferson Superior Court by consent of parties and counsel, an ordcr'was passed by the court consoli dating the six cases and directing that they be tried as one case. Tho case, as stated in each original summons, was as follows: Reuben Atwell, James Atwell, agent, vs. John Scott. And counsel for John Scott moved the court to dismiss said case, on the ground that there was no party plaintiff therein, it being admitted on both sides that Reu ben Atwell had been dead nearly two ears before the suits werS,’, brought in justice’s court, which motion was over ruled bv the court, and the plaintiffs, on motion'oftheir counsel, br&rc permitted to amend said summons by striking there from tlw name of Reuben Atwell and the word agent,'and inserting in lieu thereof tlie word “James Atwell arid John J. The evidence submitted to the court and jury on the trial of said, case showed the following statement of facts, that the notes sued were due on the 23rd day of December, 1870, and that: tbe summons issued in each case was dated on January 28,1877, tliat said Reuben Atwell died either on tlie night of the 2oth or on tbe morning of the 26th of January, 1872, that temporary letters of administration on his estate were granted to said adminis trator on February 1,1875, and that per manent letters of administration on said estate were granted to (hem on March 1, 1875. The verdict of the jury under the charge of the court was a finding for the plaintifis of principal amount due on said notes, with interest from tlie time they became due. The defendant, John Scott,-flled his mo tion for new trial iu said cases, which was bqsed on tho following grounds, to- wit: 1. It appeared by the original sum mons, issued iu said case by the justice’s court, that suit was instituted in the name of Reuben Atwell, plaintiff, versus John Scott, defendant, and after both sides had announced themselves ready for trial, it being proven before the court and admitted by counsel for plaintiffs that Reuben Atwell had been dead for nearly two years previous to tho date of said summons, counsel for tho defendant moved to dismiss said case, because there Was no party plaintiff to the same, which motion was overruled by the court and the defendant now say that the court erred in ruling. 2. The name of James Atwell, agent, appeared in said original summons, and counsel for plaintifis moved to amend said summons by striking therefrom the name of Reuben Atwell and the word agent, and inserting therein James Atwell and John J. Polliill, administrators of the es tate of Reuben Atwell, deceased, so that the plaintifis in said case, as stated in said amended summons, would be James Atwell and John J. Polliill, administra tors of the estate of Reuben Atwell, de ceased, which motion was sustained by the court, and said amendment was made, and the defendant say that the court erred in said ruling. 3. After the evidence had been submit ted to the court and jury, and both sides had -closed, counsel for defendant moved to dismiss said case on the ground that the notes t the subject matter of tbe suit, were barred by the statute of limitation at the time that said suit was commenced upon them in the justices’ court, which motion to dismiss said case was overruled by the court, and the defendant says tlie court erred, in said ruling. 4. ^Because the court erred in its charge to the jury, that the statute of limitations was suspended and did not run as against said notes (tlie subject matter of the suit), during the period of time from the death, of Reuben Atwell, the maker thereof, to the granting of permanent.letters of ad ministration on his estate. 5. Because the court erred in its charge to the jury, that ou the death of. Reuben Atwell, the statute of limitation in its ap plication to said notes was suspended and did not commence to run again at the tiriie of the granting of temporary letters of administration on the estate of Reuben Atwell, but that said suspension contin ued until the time of granting permanent letters of administration on his estate, at which time the statute again commenced to run against said notes. 0. Because said verdict is contrary to tho evidence. 7. Because said verdict is contrary to the law. 8. Because said verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence. When said motion for new trial was heard, counsel for movant submitted to the court with the brief of evidence tie affidavit of Bryant McDaniel, who swore that he was an attending physician with said Rcubcu Atwell during his last illness, and that said Rcubcu Atwell died on the 26th day of January, 1875. Ou the hear ing of said motion, the same was over ruled by tlie court on each and all of tlie grounds stated therein. jVhercupon the defendant exempted. The suits in the justice’s couit W re awkwardly brought, bnt James Atwell, one of the administrators, was a party plaintiff, and the defendant had filed no plea of misnomer in the justice’s court, but had confessed judgment and entered an appeal, and we will not control the discretion of the court below in refusing to dismiss the case and allowing the amendment to be made as set-forth in the record. The notes became due on the 23d of December, 1870; the defendant had all of that day to pay them, and the statute did not commence to run in his favor un til the 24th of December, 1S70. The suit was commenced on the notes on the 28tli of January, 1877. Counting out time dur ing vyliich the statute‘of limitations was suspended, from the death of Reuben Atw nil, the intestate, on tho 2Gth of Jan uary, 1875, to the graut of permanent let ters of administration on his estate, on the 1st of March, 1875, tho plaintiff’s ac tion was not qnite barred according to our calculation at the time of the commencement of the suits on the notes in the justice’s court but would have been barred if the running of the statute was only suspended for the time of the granting of the temporary letters of administration on the 1st of February> 1875, and the question is whether the run ning of the statute was suspended from the death of the intestate to the time of the granting of the temporary letters, or to the time of granting the permanent let ters of administration. The 2928th sec tion of the code declares that the time oc curring between the death of a person and representation taken upon his estate shall not be counted against his estate provided such time docs not exceed five years, etc. Whilst it is true that tliis court has held that a temporary administrator can sue in certain cases, still we think that the above cited section of the code contem plated a permanent, and not a temporary representation upon the decedent’s estate before tlio statute will commence to run against it and such is the interpretation which we give to it. In view of the facts of this case as disclosed in the record, there was no error In overruling the de fendant’s motion for a new trial. Let the judgment of the court below bo affirmed. R. W. Carswell, by brief, plaintiff in error. Cain & Tolhill, by Z. D. Harrison, for defendant. BY TELEGRAPH *peci«l to Tolesrsph ami’ Mcsienxer.J Tallahassee, ' Florida, December 16.—Mr. James J. Tuten, a citizen of this place and an employe of the- J. P. and M. railroad, committed suicide last night by shooting himself with apistol. Cause ex cessive drink. He leaves- a wife and sev eral children. F. M. M. 8p*dal ta th« T»l»*r»pli and HetMnger.J Tallahassee, Fla., December 16. The races here to-day were quite lively. In the quarter race Zady Wade won, Lady Lightfoot second, Kate third. Time 27| and 27. In the three minutes race Grey Buster won in straight heats, Georgia Girl second, and Bob Toombs third. Time 2:51,230 and 2:50. The military display comes off to-mor row and bids fair to be an interesting affair. F. M. M. Boston, December 16.—Dispatches from Augusta, Maine, asserts that a count has been made by the Governor and council which will result in the delivery of certificates to a sufficient number ' of Democrats to give tliat party a majority in both branches of tho Legislature. There Is great feeling among the Repub licans owing to this condition of affairs. An Advertiser special from Augusta says the Republican majority in both branches has been counted out—the Republican members counted down from ninety to fifty-eight—Democrats counted up from sixty-one to seventy-eight. It is claimed’ this is done on technicalities and infor malities in the returns. The Senate under the count will have a Democratic majority of nine. The Gov ernor and council count out three Sena tors from Cumberland—one each from York, Lincoln and Washington, and two from Anderscoggin. The Democrats will have a majority large enough in the House to give a quorum if none of the Republi cans take their seats. They have thrown out the Republican Representatives from Portland, Bath, Saco, Rockland and Lew iston and other towns enough to make va cancies in fourteen representative dis tricts. Portland, Me., December 16.—A special to the Argus, (Dem.) says tho council lias not completed the canvass. A few districts remain unsettled. It is ex pected a result will be reached by Wed nesday. Democratic as well as Republi can returns have been thrown out. It is thought the House will be 77 fusion and 62 -Republicans with 12 vacancies. The Senate, 19 fusion and 12 Republicans. DesMoines, Iowa, December 16.—An engine on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad exploded her boiler at Newton this morning, killing her engineer, William Gibbons, and fatally wounding the fireman, Alex. Jones. It is believed to have been caused by a defective boiler. Philadelphia, December 16.—Gener al Grant arrived at 9:20, and Mayor Stoke- ly and other officials entered the car and formally welcomed the General to the city. Washington, November 16.—The Sig nal Station, 147 milles south of Ports mouth, North Carolina, report! ship Ja cob Trumpy a total wreck. The crew arc taking out provisions and private prop erty. Washington,December 16.—'The Sen ate Finance Committee agreed to recom mend the passage of the House bill to authorize allowances for leakage of spir its. Tlie bonded transportation commit tee’also decided to report favorably upon Bayard’s bill to exempt from custom du ties all competition prizes won by citizens abroad. In the Senate, Mr. Bruce introduced a bill to provide for the investment of cer tain unclaimed pay and bounty moneys now in the Treasury, and to facilitate and encourage the education of the colored race. Mr. Davis, of West Yirgiuia, introduced a bill to relieve tlie Treasurer of the Unitod States from the amounts now charged to him and now deposited with tlie several States. Referred. Mr. Windom offered an amendment to tlie resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Voorhees for the appointment of a com mission of five Senators to investigate the causes of the exodus of blacks from North Carolina to Indiana. The amendment in structs the commission to, if it finds the colored people have been deprived of their rights, to consider the expedience of ap propriating for the use arid occupation of such persons as may desire to emigrate from their present homes in order to se cure their constitutional rights such ter ritories as may bo necessary. Ordered to be printed and laid on tlie table. Owing to the large number of bills in- trodiced yesterday (about 200) the read ing of the journal was not completed un til 12:50. Mr. King, of Louisiana, offered a reso lution for the appointment of a select committee of eleven, whose duty it shall be to examine into the subject of tho selection of a suitable route for an inter- oceanic ship canal to which all petitions, memorandums and reports relative to such canal shall be referred, and which shall have authority to report at any time. Adjourned. The Spoaker then proceeded to call on th co amittee for reports. Calcutta, December 10.— General Roberts telegraphs from Cabul that one mountain gun was lost during Sunday’s Thrman Ratiiifr Woritf. *oi»iica.ian rain# It rapiliy hull XJicew.ou chaffingEoond.illabtogftiei 5nR.£*»»H- in.ci.ffteiiona ttat hsra br“ the tSffReh- h/etime. thus affording unaprakabl* ££01?* * tion 10 thonaaada; Barm. vEm? wJSS 8 ®; Festers; all Itching and fcbTBraS22 d \*? 4 Skin, and allAtfrrtiona ofiha losaot Hair. likSYhS’ every external aH-rtlou. At everv •bjy aaaijted by Cnticura S^ap, Vhi& ol lttoM EMdinnallj and at the fanutima^S?- refresSnl 1 ?^^ bath and Nunery Soap in exit ten™ «^a^S!ffl3t5sse!Brss poisons, c*u«edby the virus of scrofula, eanser, canter, malarial or SESWirSK- SALT EHEUM. Lila engagement. Goncral Roberts estimates precedented fall of snow and scarcity of tho number of tho enemy at 30,000. transportation. «S0OO men, to be sent out immediately, is | probably Untruej/as the Viceroy of India ' telegraphed yesterday that he had ample wrees at his disposal. * Augusta, Ga^ December 16.—A man named ^lartin vas run over and killed at Langley, near Augusta, this moruing, He was walking beside the track and sudden- THE SHEA T RT7T M nrmx lysteppedin front of the engine. A1IU VTUXtAl CltlN CURE. Richmond, December 16—The Gen- T ’ ’ eral Assembly to-day voted for a United States Senator to succeed Senator With ers, whose term expires March 4th, 18S1. The vote was taken in the two House during separate sessions. In the House the nominees were Hon. Robert E. With ers, General William Mahone and Gen eral W.C. Wickham. The vote resulted as fellows: Mahone 56, Withers 40 and Wickham 2. In the Senate the only nominees were Withers and Mahone. The nominating speeches, which were marked by the usual political crimination and recrimi nation, occupied the attention of the Sen ate until 3.15 p. m., when a vote was ta ken, resulting in Mahone 23, Withers 13, Wickham • 3, John W. Daniel 1. The joint vote was as follows: Number of votes cast, IBS; necessary to a choice, 70, of which Mahone received 79, Withers 53, Wickham 5, and Daniel L Tlie two houses will meet in joint session to-mor- row, - - London, December 16.—The Attorney General has granted a fiat for a writ of error in the case of Arthur Orton, other wise known as the “Tlchbomo claimant,” on the ground that la*; hhve been put be fore him justifying the discussion of the point whether Chief Justice Cockbume should not have made two sentences of seven years penal servitude, one of whiMi has just expired,concurrent instead of suc cessive. Washington, December 16.—The joint committee ou the completion of the Washington monument in tliis city, sub mitted a detailed report to the House, showingthat the amount of appropriations unexpended and available for carrying on the work is $100,000. To continue the work till October 31, 1881, will require $100,000 additional, and to complete tbe shaft to the proposed height, 500 feet, will require $677,221. It is estimated that the entire work cau be accomplished by the spring of 1883. The House Committee on Mississippi levees to-day agreed to report to the House a resolution authorizing and directing them to make a trip down the Mississip pi about the 10th of November, 1880, for the purpose of gaining more accurate in formation iu regard to the subjects within the purview of the Committee’s jurisdic tion. The House Committee of Ways and Means to-day designated January 27th, 29th and 31st, for a hearing upon tho ques^ tion of revision of the tariff upon sugars. The hill introduced in the Senate to-day, by Mr. Bruce, appropriating the interest of $510,000 unclaimed pay and bounty of colored soldiers to aid in the education of the colored soldiers, is similar to the bill in troduced in the Senate by Mr. Bailey a few days ago, except that Mr. Bruce’s bill ex tends the proposed benefits to twenty-two colored schools and universities, located in fifteen different States, while the bene fits under Mr. Bailey’s bill, are conferred upon only five universities and normal schools. Washington, December 10.—In the House tlie Committee on Naval Affairs to-day, through Representative Gibson, introduced a bill to amend an act to en courage the establishment of marine schools, so as to extend its provisions to the cities of Wilmington, Charleston, Sa vannah, Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston, and Baton Rouge. Tlie hill was adopted. The public lands Senate Committee to day took favorable action upon tho bill in- trtKluced by Mr. Paddock at the extra session of Congress, providing for the pay ment of what is commonly known as the “five per cent, claims” of various States, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, whose enabling acts of admission into tlie Union contained a stipulation for the fSayment'to tnem or five per centum on all sales by the United States of tlie public lands within their boundaries. The executive departments of the gov ernment have held that this stipulation was intended to ajiply only to cash sales. The States contend that it is equally ap plicable to lands located under tlie vari ous classes of military scrip and land war rants Issued by the United States from time to time. The bill which was to-day agreed to by the committee (and subse quently reported to the Senate) adopts the latter view of the question, and di rects the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the claims. .Nashville, Tenn., December 16.— The Tennessee Legislature met to-day in extra session in accordance with the Gov ernor’s proclamation, to clothe the local government of Memphis with additional powers to execute proposed sanitary im provements for the protection of the city against yellow fever. The Executive mes sage stated that the Legislature was need ed to allow Nashville to make similar im provements. Bills were introduced cover ing all objects for which the Legislature was convened. Washington, December 16.—Secre tary Schurz to-day received a telegram from General Adams, stating that Cfuray had left for the camp of the White River Utesto hurry up their movements and was sending in the Indians designated by tlie Commission, He says he regards their surrender as an accomplished fact, although General Hatch may be delayed in bringing them on on account of the un- ilia knfruiin In this Uulbb Dursti. Iirlh” SaSSS**" "■ h- «irS? a buri™n Io'me. W;,1 ^ d *** helpleu—my Tery ,gj; ■ * hive used ewTthlry ft, th# xhtpsof rise, both external »nd 1. t-rnal, but with“otf. I tried it* and 16! It wai as i» a mW-.v j b##u performed, t.r I will taki J n :Ki. 9 “d may be tome >ne ahnfarly afflicted and would earned adriaehii to giro o u «cJwl Youra. raff thankfully. Tetter or Salt Rheum ca tbe Baade Cured. A Cratrfapltter. . Heim Yibki ft ?OTTXK—Gentlemen* Bar. ♦I£»aV» r wi! >!edtM3nnwith tho T «*- and epent n>anr a hard-earn ed dollar. I wwgmn a trial of your Cullcun, and, thank God, »y hand* ara well. I never bad an»thine do me good liko that. Toumtypmt thia in the pirer and we’cocca and may't do aome other poor -offerer the stmt eoodit has done me. I arT. well known here. haringhvedherealmoat mte»n yurt and kept boarders for a Iirio/r, ard rometimet my heart was aore. ihinkiog I would hare togireupaho- aelber with my .-or# hand-, and hiring a small family to take e-r« of; bui oh. thank God. my handa rre well *01 ajain return thanka. Youra reapoclfully. BLIZkBETH BUCKLEY. Littleton. N. H., Hay 39, 1878. Tbs Cnticura remedies are prepared by Weeks ft rotter.Ohemlstand Druegiits. SiO Waihinston street. Mnaton. and are for sale by all drugriits. Urea of Cutirnr* small bores 50e; large boxa*. co»taioing two and one-half times the eiaatltr *' small, (L Resolvent, 31 per bottle. Cntirura Soap Xlc per cake; by miiljle: three cakea75c. declaim <*(YLL1NC» Place! over the centre ^VlLuny 0 j j] i0 nervous forces, the HHge WWnmmfdot >ho stomach, they Htt UWIHD furnish the absorbents Piie-rCfift with that marvellous ri- •wlQi 11™ talizing and restorative as on ay. electricity, united with the curative P>o»erliet of our own fragraLt B-ltams and Pins. Per Weak and Sore Lung*. Palpitation of tho Heart. Painful Kidneys. Liv,r Complaint, Bilious Colic, Weak Stomach ai d hawtls. .Rheu matism, NturaUia. and-?cia:ica, they are the -best remedy In t' , e wo-'d. ae 181m ute of limitations when suit was instituted upon them in the justice’s court, and on the issue thus made the case proceeded to trial. Lee and Grant Lee’s sttrrendor to Grant was a ceremo ny simple 1 enough, and-will probably nev er be a scene put on canvas. Colonel Scliaffner, who was with General Grant, said to a writer in the Courier Journal re cently that when on the road to Appro- mattox, he found an occasion to ride be side Grant, “and,” he adds, “after much circumlocution I said to him that as the surrender would be formal arid ceremo nious, as I supposed, I wanted to have a sketch made At tlie timeitt orderfo have a large painting made of it for the 1 Capi tol. Having listened to what I had to say, he very quietly and with some senti ment remarked that ha would not like to see such a picture, nor was it his inten tion to have a surrender with ceremony. He continued for some minutes, stating among other things that “these are our people,” and It' would have a bad effect to humiliate them. “They are not foreign ers, hut they belong to us and we to them; and all we want is for them to stop fight ing, and for us all to live at peace and as a Union.” I made a slight effort to change liis views upon the subject, and expressed tlie opinion that future generations should see the end of an attempt to destroy the Union. He answered tliat the traces of tlie annies left evidences more than sufficient. * . * t After the'surrender had been concluded, Lee requested Grant to inform him if the terms of his letter permitted Ids 'private soldiers to take with them their private property. Grant examined the letter and said he thought not. Lee re sponded tliat he so understood it, and that lie desired to kuow, as all his cavalrymen owned their horses. Grant then very promptly said I10 did not know that, but he would give orders to allow them to take their horses, as they would be needed to cultivate.their crops: Lee answered, “I thank you; it will have a good effoct with tlie people.” Their fire he says was severe. He is con fident of his ability to restore British au thority in Afghanistan; but says rein forcements are necesary to enable 1dm to act vigorously. London, December 16.—The Indian government has asked for reinforcements of 570,000 men to be sent forthwith. A Dublin dispatch says there is no truth in the statement that the prosecution of Davitt, Killen and.-Daly will be aban doned. Claude Eitenne Minie, inventor of many improvements in fire-arms, is dead. New Orleans, December 10.—Steam ship Hanover, from Bremen has brought 333 immigrants, mostly bound for Texas. Washington, December 10.—The Sen ate resinned the consideration of the hill reported by Mr. Maxey, from the commit tee. ' '**• After a slight amendment the bill pass ed at 1:20 p. in. The Senate went into executive session, and, .when the doois were opened, adjourned. In the House the Speaker proceeded to call tlie committees for reports. Money, of Mississippi, Chairman of the Commit tee on Post-offices, and Morse, of Massa chusetts, presented a joint resolution, now before the committee, jiroviding for the abandonment of legal tender. Washington, December 10. — Tlie Senate in executive session to-day, con firmed the following nominations: Ed Gutliridge to be United; States Attorney for tlie eastern district of Texas; Charles Lemon, Collector of Customs for tlie disr trict of Mississippi and George E. Bowden to be Collector of Customs for the district of Norfolk. Postmasters: Boberts, Tallcdge, Ala bama; Bringe, Casbry,'North Carolina; Mary Carpenter, Gainesville, Texas. The Senate committee on military affairs, decided to postpone action on army nominations, 110 iu number, until after Christmas. London, December 10.—An acciden tal explosion of blasting material occurred in the Wilhethsgluce Saltmines, by which twelve miners were killed and sixty were injured. Disaster occurred from first at tempt of the miners to open the door oufc- ward’instead of inward, and the mine ex ploded. 1 London, December 16.—The Times in leading editbridl tills morning says: “News from Afganistan indicates'beyond a doubt that the crisis has been readied in our military operations in that country, and are more important than aViy through which we have passed since tlie commence ment of the invasion. Happily the posi tion we occupy and the resources at our disposal apipear to render us better able to meet this emergency than any which has yet proceeded it, hut our strength is being tested more than hitherto. The statement of the Central News that the Indian Gov ernment Las asked for rcirfor?em?ntg of Washington, December 16.—An in formal meeting of the members of the National Republican Executive Commit tee was held here this morning and was to discuss the selection of a chairman in the placo of the late Senator Chandlsrand to compare views as to tho time and place for holding the next National Convention. It seems to be virtually settled that Came ron will be the chairman, and that the Convention will he held in Chicago some time during the last of May or first of June. Philadelphia, December 16.—Gen eral Grant arrived here to-day, and was received with the most demonstrative en thusiasm. It is estimated that there were 30,000 persons in the line of the proces sion. including tlie military force of about 7,000, and an equal number from the Grand Army of tho Republic. To-night the city is brilliantly illuminated. London, December 17.—A Caiml dis patch states that David Shah, who was Commauder-iu-Chief of the Afghan army and who was sent by the Ameer to quell the _ revolt during the massacre of the British at the embassy, has been arrested. A Cabul dispatch dated the 15th says the nlbst difficult position of tho enemy was gallantly carried" yesterday. Later in tlie day the troops lost a position which they had before taken. A Koliat dispatch announces that Gen eral Tytberlias attacked and captured Zawa, which was stored with grain of all the ZaimahaL-tribes. The. enemy left largo number of dead on the field! The British loss was four wounded. London, December 17.—The Viceroy of India telegraplis to-day that communi cations with General Roberts are now in terrupted. Paris, December 17.—An official de cree has been issued pardoning 150 com munists. London, December 17.—The Daily Standard says the cantonments of Sliirpur are surrounded by high brick walls, loop- holed with an outer ditch behind the walls. Earthworks are thrown up adding to their strength and raking the platform for the defenders to fire from. At corners and at intervals along the walls are bas tions for guns. ■* Against a position such as this, held by five thousand British troops with abund ance of artillery and munitions of war,the rash of a savage mob could do nothing, anil their numbers, however large, wouid add little or notliing to their aggressive, force. The troops now on the way from Jellnla- bail and Gaudamuk, number two regi ments of cavalry, seven regiments of in fantry and two batteries of artillery. Such a force as this once free from the’ defiles, should be able to give a good account of itself and make its way forward, however large a force Mahmed Jan may deliCch from Cabul to arrest its advance. Little Rock, December 17.—Chancel lor Carroll, of the Pulaski Chancery Court, to-day decided the case of tlie State vs. the Mempliis and Little Rod: Railroad Company et at. The suit was for fore closure of mortgage to secure a loan of 9100,000 made in 1861. The decree is for the State and orders a sale or the rum 1, rolling stock, etc., unless the debt and in terest amounting to over $202,000 is paid by a day named. The case will probably be appealed. Panama, December 6.—Advices from Lima to November 25tli state that Gen eral Bimdia attacked the Chilian array on the 19th ultimo, at a place called San Francisco, on tlie railway which stretches inland from Pisaqua, and that the Allies were forced to retire demoralized, and with very heavy loss. The Chilians were entrenched. Augusta, Me., December 17.—The council were engaged to-night in issuing the remaining certificates which have not been sent out up to tliis time (midnight.) Members of the Council say the official list will n*tbe given to the public till to morrow. They say the House will stand 61 Republicans, 7S Fusionists and 12 va cancies. The Senate will stand 20 Fu sionists and 11 Republicans. Later.—The Council have completed their official report. It confirms the fig ures in the previous dispatch. No decis ion has yet been reached upon the county officers. St. Jean, Port Jalique, December 17.—The court house was destroyed by lire tliis morning. Three persons were burned to death and ten injured. Altoona, Pa., December 17.—The Al toona City brewery was burned this morn ing. The loss is forty thousand dollars. Insurance sixteen thousand. Several men sleeping iu tho building escaped by jumping from the windows. Washington, December 17.—In tlw Senate, Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, in troduced a bill to repeal all permanent annual appropriations. Referred. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, offered tbe following resolution: That tlie continu ance of the existing volume of treasury notes, with their legal tender preserved, and the maintenance of their equivalence in value with coin, is demanded by the present necessities of trade, commerce and industry, and that the full restoration of the silver coinage to an equality with gold is necessary to secure to the people of the United States a permanent and sufficient supply of money to maintain our nation* prosperity. Mr. Morgan, in speaking to liis resold tion, said that it might be unwise to pr cced too rapidly towards the consuming tion of a policy which was thBQgjflaP acceptable. Our present w»i«!Hty wu likely to prove temporary. Should we 1«* obliged to buy largely abroad, we would need all the good, sound money we pos sess and probably more. It was unwisi to withdraw any of the currency. Washington, December 17.—In the Koute the Banking and Currency Com mittee decided this morning to substitute Mr. Price’s hill for Judge Buckner’s bill, requiring one-half of tlie National Bank ‘reserves to be kept in coin. The bill will be reported to the House after the holiday recess. Mr. Morton, of North Carolina, intro duced a hill for the establishment of * National Steamboat Service. Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, offered 1 resolution of inquiry as to what legisla tion was necessary on the subject of Chin ese emigration. .’Referred. . Mr. Ballon, of Rhode Island, introduced a bill restoring the legal tender curreno to constitutional requirements. Referred. The text of tlie hill is as follows: Be it enacted,-etc., that section 3588 of tlm Re vised Statutes, making United Stag* notes a legal tender in payment of debts, public or private, except for dutii - on imports and interest on the puj*£ debt, is hereby repealed, and that."?**'■ ter gold and silver coin only slum 1* tender in payment of debts. , Also repealing the stamp tax on tiau checks. Referred. -v Chicago, December 17.—The e ,u ' ployees of packing houses held a ,uee “?» last night and decided to strike. lo calise of tlie determination is the »*>- charge by various firms of one tiiousau union men. The uni on demands tii’Siid are ready \ , .... .. . from Chicago rather than submit to. In* dictation of the union. A number « houses did not buy any hogs yesterday ai- Washington, December 17.—The R> publican National Committee at its meet ing to-day elected Senator Cameron permanent chairman, and decided that the next'National Redublicau Convention ball be held at Chicago on June