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©BORGIA IOURSAL & ME88EXGER. CL13BT, JONES A REESE, Pbopbuctobs. Thi Pa milt Jousn u.- Niw»-PoLi-rioa— Litiratub*—Ihicultsii—Don ■axis GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING Established 1826. MACOIN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1880. Volume LIV—N05 BY TEBEGrRAPH Augusta, Georgia, December 28.— The city council last night unanimously Adopted a resolution inviting General Grant and party to stop here on his way to Florida, and extending to them the hos pitalities of the city. The following lias been received in r spouse to the invitation tendering General Grar/the hospitalities of this city: “ Washington, December 28.—To Wil- HrforceDa.ta, «n»: Thuta for the invitation from the citizens of Augus ta. I will not probably be able to stop longer than the train may be detained in your city. [Signed.] U. S. Grant.” Fairfield, Maine, December 28.— ; was held here last night is alleged in the case of Searsport, ted and, upon motion, was taken up in or because the article specified in the aections. Constitution in article 4, part 1, section The balance of the evening was con- 5, was not made up in the presence of the sumed in hearing reports of other com- Selectman, and in open town meeting, as mittees, which were of an uninteresting alleged in the cases of Webster, Lisbon or nature. An effort was made to reconsider other towns; especially of a written mem- the motion expelling Mr. Light, but it orandum of the persons voted for, with failed. 8? n "™^ er . ofvote 1 s for each person against 'Havana, December 28.-Sugar.-Qw- r,^.c?ni^ e ’^?*L na c e i ^ in ?! A"® to the holidays, the market has con- presence of the Selectman, and in open tiuued quiet and nominal, rendering it £° u * h not P}} 1 "P° n g* Impossible to'give the quotations. Siles mcord book of the town until after the haSbeeneffected at thi last hour, of500 meeting adjourned ; or because one of the baes #f centrifugals, No. 10, testing 04* A large meeting was held here last nig to ratify the action of Governor Garcelon und council; but more especially to give Conncillor'Brown chance to defend him self before liis townsmen, as at the indig nation meeting held last week, a resolu tion was passed personally condemning him for his action as Councillor, disfran chising liis own towx, and requesting so ciety to ostracize him. Mr. Brown was called on and made a short speech defending the action of the Governor and Council. A number of resolutions were adopted, including the following: • Resolved, That we, as citizens of the town of Fairfield, believe the Governor and Council have canvassed the election returns in strict accordance with the con stitution and laws of the State, and that they are entitled to onr respect and es teem for so faitlifully performing their du ties; and they shall have our support and services in whatever capacity they may be needed, so long as they pursue a course in harmony with the laws and constitu tion. Denver, Colorado, December 28.— A special to the Denver Tribune from Los l'inos, dated 25th instant, represents that the situation is very senous there. General Hatch was to have started from Los Pinos yesterday and spend the night at Cline’s Ranch on the Cimorroa. On the 30th he will start from there for Ala mosa, which is the last railroad station. General Hatch lias given up all hope of securing the Indians, and as his departure is tantamount to a declaration of war, much anxiety is felt as to his fate. There are several hundred braves near Los Finos, and the whites, all told, do not number over twenty-five. The Indians have the whites completely trapped. Those in the bowl are General Hatch, Colonel Valois and W. F. Saunders of Virginia, the Denver Tribune correspon dent, fifteen soldiers and the agency em ployees. General-Adams Is in Denver. It is believed that the troop of cavalry under Colonel McKenzie, stationed at Fort Garland, has been ordered to make a forced march to Los Pinos at once, but they cannot get there before the Indians , snake an attack iwhaa Ouray succeeds In ' keeping them quiet a little longer. Ouray, Animas City, Silverton and oth er settlements are greatly exposed. The White River Utes have consumed all the stores taken from the White River agency and are eager to make attack on the Los Finos agency. If Hatch has left without the Indian murderers, it is considered that the war will open at once. The Indians wHl strike the first blow, as they have every thing their own way, at present, owing to the removal of the troops to distant points at the demand of Ouray. New York, December 28.—The follow ing explanatory card from Governor Garcelon is published here: Augusta, Maine, December 27.—The difficulty grows out of the fact that the Governor and council confined themselves to constitutional and legal provisions in tabulating and counting the votes as re turned by the municipal officers. The Constitution makes certain things to be done by them imperative. The law sup plements others, and our Supreme Court have given an official opinion as to what Is to be done under certain circumstan ces. Every year there has been defective re turns rejected—that is, not counted—for non-compliance with constitution or legal provisions. But this year, in addition to the usual occurrences in this direction, a sort of mildew or epidemic seems to have infected several of our large cities. These returns are fatally defective, not only as would appear to an ordinary mind, but as decided by the rules laid down by our highest judical tribunal. It is alleged, however, that by a law passed in 1877, the Governor and Council have authority to make alterations or amendments of returns; hut, unfortun ately for their claim, that law, even if constitutional as applicable to Senators and Representatives, confines the only correction of returns to the record made in open town meetings, and incases where the attempt has been made for the cor rection of the record, if any existing was found to agree with the returns. Th« simple and only question, therefore, is shall the Governor and Council follow the mandates of the constitution, law and ju dicial decisions explanatory thereof, or, ia obedience to popular clamor violate their oatiis of office—trample the consti tution under their feet, and forfeit not only all self-respect, but that which they have a right to claim both from friends and foes, so long as they adhere to their line of duty. ’ Alonzo Garcelon. Augusta, Maine, December 28.— Hon. Lot M. Morrill yesterday replied to Governor Gareelon’s letter relating to points to be submitted to the judgment of the court, and suggested the following questions: First, is it the duty of the Governor and Council, in canvassing re turns for Senators and Representatives to the Legislature, to allow corrections therein by record, under the constitution and laws of the State, and to what cases can such corrections extend ? If not their duty, have they then a right or power to allow such corrections at their option ? Second, is a return signed by less than majority of the aldermen of the city so defective that it cannot be counted as it stands ? If so defective, can a dnly at tested copy of tlie record he substituted for it ami bo legally cotinted? The cases of Lewiston, Bath, Rockland and Saco are referred to. 3d. Is a return which places a number of votes opposite the word “scattering” so defective that it cannot be counted when the whole number of votes so placed added to any minority candidate’s, woald still leave a clear plurality to another can didate’s, and, if so defective on its face, can it be corrected by record ? The case referred to is that of the city of Portland. 4th. If a return has not the signature of the town clerk, as in the case of Leb anon and Albion, can a duly attested copy of the record be substituted therefor, aud the vote be legally counted ? 5th. Have the Governor and Council any rigid, to reject a return bearing the signature of the clerk and a majority of the municipal officers, because from evi dence aliunde they are satisfied it was not signed or sealed in open town meeting, or Was .igned by the Selectmen in blank at the meeting, and, after adjournment, filled in by the clerk, or because one of the Se lectmen signed returns in blank filling in the name of the town and county before the town meeting, the other two signing and sealing in open town meeting, as al leged in the eases of Joy, Stoneham, Lis bon and. other towns which are referred to; or because the return was sent to the Secretary of State’s office unsealed, as beingregular in all. respects; or be- ing 94 at pj reals,"and OOOba^ofcen- canse de facto officers who sign returns tnfugals at Cardena, Nos. 9 to 10, testing from any eBose were not legally ch^en or 90 degrees at 10 reals, with heavy cash merely disqualified from holding office, or advance. Stock in the warehouse at Ha- because the return is attested byaderk vana an d Matanzas—20,300 boxes, 9,500 pro temas in- the case or Vance- bag3 and 5,200 hogsheads. Receipts for “JJ- a . deputy clerkyas in the the week, 228 boxes, 1,250 hags, 1,200 case of Scarboro; or because the second hogsheads. Exports during the week, 2,000 returnw sent to.the Secretary,, differing bags, 640 hogslieads-alT to the United k the numbers of votes re- States. 'SpanSli gold, 235* to 230. Ex- various candidates? Un- c ii an ge flat on United States for sixty der the facts of the Greenfield case have days." the Governor and Council any right to re- | Boston, December 29.—A fire, which ceive evidence on either of the above broke out in the rear of the paper ware- po i“, ts >t s0 ’ °? -' I house of Rice, Kendall & Co., on Federal btli.Is it competent for the Governor ' street last night and spread to a number and Council, when the return states the ‘ ot other buildings, is at this' hour (3 a. names of persons voted for and the num- ! m.j, completely under control. The de- per of votes for cadi, and each signature tails of the Are show that the loss is mudi is genuine, to admit evidence aliunde as jess than was giveuby previous estimates, to any neglect in the town officers, before l On buildings it will probably be $400,000, or at a town meeting, to comply with any j a jffi stock nearly that figure, of the various requirements of the consti- The following firms are losers: On tution and laws ? Federal street, Rice, Kendall & Co.’s i tli. Is it the duty oftlie Governor and , building, No. 91, which was completely Council, or have they the right to reject gutted from cellar to attic; the Franklin the return, because the whole number of j Wool Company, No. 93, is in the same the ballots is not stated therein, as in J condition. The carriage and saddlery Otisfield aud other towns, or because the manufactory of Corbin & Page, No. 93, of whole number of ballots stated differs . the same street, and William & Codman’s from, the sum of votes returned from the * wool manufactory, were badly damaged several candidates, as in the case of in the rear and on the roof. The fire in Farmington and in other towns? Sts southern course was checked at this London, December 2S.—The Viceroy ! point. On Franklin street the losers were of India, undi r date of 27th instant, an nounces that telegrams from General Roberts, report the defeat and dispersion of the enemy around Cabul on the 23d instant, before the ^arrival of General Gough. A dispatch from General Roberts, dated the 23d, confirms the above, and gives the details as follows: Desultory attacks were kept np all of yesterday. During the day information was received that a general attack would be made at daybreak. To-day, large numbers of the enemy were seen occupying distant villages and approaching nearer as it became dark. At six o’clock this morning a fire was lighted on Asoni heights, we had been apprised that this would be the enemy’s signal for attack, and immediately after- W. T. Lawrence & Co., hankers, No. 63. No. 67. Rand, Avery *k Co.; Boston Credit Bureau; George D. Drake & Co., wool; office of New England Glass Works; W. J. Libby; John Carter, paper. No. 69, Fletcher Manufacturing Company, Sam uel C. Trippe, agent. No. 73, C. J. Pe ters & Sons, stereotypes; S. H. Sanborn, book binders; T. F. Collins, blank book manufactory; L. B. Wilber & Co., prin ters. No. 75, B. H. B. manufactory, and L. B. Wilder & Co., printers. No. 75, B. S. Thayer & Co., paper manufactory, con siderably damaged by water and doubt less rears and roofs of these numbers bad ly burned. On Franklin street, No. Ill, occupied by Claftan & Brown, Charles E. Perry, paper cutting, and JohnDilling- ham. No. 113, W. T. Brown & Co.; wards an attack was commenced; Wewere Houghton, Osgood & Co.; S. D. Warren & prepared for it. In the south and west, • Co. No. 117, Rand, Avery & Co. No. the enemy did not show much determina- l lip, G. S. Sclicnick, paper; Dillingham tion, but on the northeast comer of Beh- I Paper Company, James S. Morrial, paper inaroo heights some thousands collected J manufacturing company agent; Geoige P. and evidently contemnlated an. ascauli. Gose & Co., auctioneers and commission merchants—Chicago. No. . 123, John and evidently contemnlated- aa - Genera: Hugh Gough, ably assisted by Colonel Jenkins, commanded here. As soon as the enemy’s intentions were fully developed, I determined on a counter at tack with cavalry and artillery. These is sued by the gorge between Behmaroo heights and opened fire on the enemy’s flank and speedily dislodged them. The cavalry pursued and sabered numbers of the enemy, who retired from all points and hastily retreated to the city. We have now occupied some advanced villages—particularly those on the Balkak road. Gen. Chas. Gough’s camp is visible six miles to the east. A dispatch from Gen. Roberts, dated Cabul the 24th, is as follows: Our success yesterday was complete. The enemy’s less was severe. Our losses were five killed, including Captain Dundas and Lieutenant Nugent, of the Engineers, by a premature explosion when blowing up the towers of the neighboring village, and thirty-three wounded—the majority of whom arc doing well. Those of the enemy living in Cabul went straight to their houses after the defeat. The Kohis- tavis and Lagaris remained in Cabul a few hours, hut all fled during the night. Two of the enemy’s leaders, Mushki Alim, a priest, and Mohamed Jae fled early in the day, another prominent lead er is reported to have fled with Gakoob Khan’s eldest son toward Warkak. The cavalry have gone in pursuit. Bala Hissar and the citv will be taken possession of this afternoon. The former will be occupied if it appears certain that there is no danger from hidden mines of powder. Yakoob Khan’s wife and mother and a daughter of the late Akbar Khan, who are reported to contemplate and who have done all in their power to incite the Af ghans, will be brought to Shlmur to-day. I have telegraphed General Bright to push forward detachments from Jagdul- luk to Lclibak and Latahband. I send, a force to occupy Btilkak to-morrow. Com munication with India will be thus rap idly restored. General Charles Gough’s brigade ar rived this morning. A slight snow fell last night. All well. Akbar Khan, referred to by General Roberts, was the principal opponent of the British in 1811, and his daughter is reported to have distributed twenty thou sand pounds among the Afghans to incite them to the present rising. Rome, December 29.—The funeral of General Avezzanawas a very imposing one. The police, amid a tumultuous scene, seized the Italia Irrenta flag in the procession, hut their attempt to seize the Republican flag was evaded. The Favfidla says, in reference to the report of an assault made by a crowd on Tuesday last on tlie gendearmes, who ac companied King Humbert on a hunting expedition, that there were only four per sons concerned in tlio affair—probably poachers—who fled after discharging their guns. One of them was subsequently captured. Carnes & Co., paper. These firms are all losers on Devonshire street. The following are completely burned out, losing almost everything. North National Bank, comer Franklin street; Claiflin & Brown, twine and hags. No. 210, McGrath Bros., hoots and shoes. No- 218, Seliotype, Houghton, Osgood & Co., publishers; S. D. Warren & Co;, paper stock, Powers express, Union express of fice and Edward A. Taft, general express. The following firms occupying numbers from 222 to 240: Spaulding & Tewksbury, paper; Moore, Smith & Co., cutlery, etc.; George Foster & Moses E. Osgood, all damaged, either by fire, smoke or water, and it is impossible at this writing to as certain to what extent. The fronts of the buildings from Nos. 222 to 240 are not injured, tlie damage be ing confined to the rear where the block touched Rice & Kendall’s building. There is a probability that one or two of the firms given above are not damaged to any great extent, it being extremely difficult to ascertain just now what firms out of the large number in the burned dis trict that the fire did reach are tlie heaviest losers. The losers are Bice, Kendall & Co., $150,000; Houghton, Osgood & Co., $150,000; and Rand, Avery & Co., who had a large amount of stock in process of manufacture badly damaged by smoke and water, their loss may reach $100,000. San Francisco, December 29.—Ad vices from Camp Rucker are to the effect that Gerononio, the Apache Chief, with half of the Indians which surrendered to the military authorities will be sent to San Carlos. This is the band which has been depredating for some months along the border, and did much oftlie wqrk credited to Ricotoria’s band. This virtually wipes out all renegade Indians in Arizona and on the border. London, December 29.—The manager oftlie North British Railway, telegraph ing from Lencliars at 4 o’clock this morn ing says: Several large girders along with the lost train from Edinburgh were precipitat ed in the river last night with nearly 309 passengers, besides the company’s serv ants all of whom are believed to have perished. A dispatch from Edinburgh dated at 4 o’clock, says the portion of the bridge which fell consisted of several large superincumbent girders over the navigable portions of the river, which averages from forty to forty-five feet in depth. The train would fall about eighty-eight feet before reaching the water. Sometime elapsed before the nature of the disaster was un derstood. Tlie damage to the wires on the bridge and the badness of tlie weath er interfered with the transmission of news and it' is unknown whether tlie girders were blown down before the train entered the bridge or were carried away with it; and will probably never be ascertained as there are no survivors. The bridge was only opened for traffic in May, 1S78. _ It was considered a triumph of engineering skill. It is about two miles long and liaa eighty-five spans. The widest was two hundred and forty-five feet. At tlie high est point it was one hundred and thirty Wilmington, N. C., December 29.— The schooner Cherubim, Captain M. E. Lang, from Misigoma, Hayti, for New York, pu. in at Smitbville yesterday in distress. Captain Lang and mate, Lem Lank, both died of yellow fever on the passage, and were buried at sea. Tlie vessel is now at the quarantine statiou, and one mau has been sent to the hospi tal. The schooner was built in Baltimore, and was owned by the captain and mate. The captain hailed from a seaport of Del aware. ' J^The brig Silas H. Martin, which as re ported ashore near the bar, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, has been floated, and is now on her way up to this city. Augusta, Maine, December 29.—It is the general opinion that Governor Garce lon will not submit to the Supreme Court the questions propounded by ^Ir. Morrill. Tlie Republicans will be prepared for this, aud will present questions through a majority of the members of the last Sen ate, as it is thought such proceedings would conform to law. There is a dis- ] >osition to exhaust every legal means bc- i ore others are tried. Mayor Nash, of this city, will to-day address a letter to Governor Gareewu,urg ing him not to call out the militia Cm as sembling the Legislature,' as that would, provoke the bringing of a force from the other side. He will state that the extra police providod by tlie city is amply able to preserve the public peace. New York, December 29.—A Pitts burg special says that yesterday the roof of a large building occupied by Edgar A. Thompson, as an iron and steel workshop, foil in witli a great crash, buryii’g be neath its ruins a number of men. .-/They were extricated as soon as possible, when it was found that but nine of them were soriously injured and two fatally. At a meeting of the Board of D. rectors of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, J. B. Van Every, auditor of the company, was made vice president- Van Every’s successor has not been selected.. CiNCiNNTTr, December 29.—A special dispatch from Chicago to the Tim s says that Bight Rev. John F. A. Fi'Uiani, Bishop of Nashville, has been appointed to succed Bishop Foley, of Chicago. New Orleans, December 20—The Times says Dink Grove was not wounded by the Moonshiners near Monroe, as re ported to Commissioner Raum. It ap pears that DmkGrove was returning from the arrest of Quick, when the mule at tached to the mugon ran away, throwing Dink Grove frokt his seat, causing an ac cidental discharge of his pistol by which he was wounded. August Joluis, aged thirteen, was killed to-day by the premature discharge of a toy pistol which he had loaded with powder and wadding. The charge entered his stomach, from the effects of which he died in a few hours after the acciden*. The Cotton Exchange decided by a rote of 109 to 78 to inaugurate futuib call,?. Montgomert, Ala., De^iiW 29.— Money to meet tho interest due January-1 on Alabama bonds is on deposit with the Importers and Traders National Bank of New York. Funds are also at various places designated for the payment of in terest in this State. > Calcutta, December 29.—General Roberts telegraphs under date of the 26th instant, as follows: Butkak has been re-occupied. A force will start for Kohistan to-morrow to pun ish those who participated in the recent movement there. General Roberts’ total loss up to date is 77 killed, 220 wounded. A later telegram from General Roberts, dated 20th instant, says a heavy snow fell on the 25th, preventing a pursuit of the enemy. The country about Cabul and the line of communications is now clear. The Bala Hissar magazine has been emp tied. There were several explosions in Bala Hissar during its occupation by in surgents, and one explosion, it is stated, killed one thousand persons. The tele graph line was, for the great part, destroy ed, but is being rapidly repaired. Boston, December 29.—General B. F. Butler lias stated to a reporter his views of the situation in Maine. He contradicts the statement that lie has given Governor Garcelon and Counci legal advice on the course they had taken. He had never been asked to advise about the matter. He does not see how the Governor and Coun cil could have acted otherwise than they have done and strictly followed the Con stitution and law. The Governor is not a judge. General Butler is reported as hav ing said: “Nor are the Governor and Council the returning board, but simply a canvassing board. They are to ascertain who appear to be elected from the returns certified by them under provisions of the Constitution and laws. Whether the der fects discovered are amendable or un- amendable under the laws, I don’t know. Most of them would seem to be amenda- London December 28.—The Chilian I Legation at Paris announces that it lias : feet above high water, received a telegram stating that the Fresi- The train left Edinburgh at 4:15 in the dent of Peru lias arrived at Panama, en afternoon. It consisted of four third route to the United St ites aud Europe. I c i ass ca rs, one first class, one second class Paris, December 28.—The Temps as- ! an g a brakeman’s raw. At the last sta- serts that M. Gambetta had a long t j on before the bridge tickets were taken, and cordial conference with President j an q the train was then crowded. Vast Grevy to-day. A new ministry has been ' quantities of wreckage, such as doors and constituted, as follows :M. de Freyei net, roofeof cars, pieces of bridge and articles President of Council and Minister of For-; 0 f wearing apparel are coming ashore, oign affairs; M. Lepere, Minister of Inle- , The entire thirteen girders of the long rior and of Worship; M. Casot, Keeper of ■ central spans of the bridge are gone. The the Seals; M. Maguin, Minister of Fi | night was bright moonlight,but the wind nance; General Ferre, Minister of War; blowing a hurricane. Admiral Jaureguiberry, Minister of Ma- | London, December 29.—The weather rine;M. Jules Ferry, Minister of Public is milder here and at Paris it is thawing, Instruction; M. Varroy, Minister of Works; a fter thirteen days of frost, during which M. Tirard, Minister of Commerce; M. ! t he thermometer touehed 8 below zero. Codiery, Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, j This is the coldest weather on record Pittsburgh, Pa., December28.—Yes- • there, tenlay morning and afternoon were taken The owners of the Arragon, for whose up by the. Socialistic Convention Com- safety some fear is entertained in conse- rnlttee meetings, from which members of quence of a rumor, have heard nothing the press were excluded. In the evening from that steamer since she sailed from the public were admitted, and reports of Bristol on tlie 19th for New York, the committees heard. j London, December 29.—Rumors were The Committee to which was referred current in Bristol yesterday that the the report of the Executive Committee,' steamer Arragon from New Nprk.Noven - recommend that the Social Democracy her 20th for Bristol, had hindered at sea nut candidates in the field for President and all on hoard lost. Thei owners at u opposition to the candidates of the Re- present know nothing of any disaster, nub 11 can. and Democratic parties, and | German ship Leda, froin 3Sew York for urtred the passage of a resolution to that Bremen, is ashore on/Goodwin Sands, effect ; gbe will probably become a wreck. Her The report of the Committee dwelt at crew landed at Deal. r. _ ■ some length with tlie question of military | Steamer William Birjset, Captain Free- ^Lmi/ations w hich were thought to he man from Savannah for Peval, grounded a violation of the Constitution, and should near Malnro. She is still water-tight, but not be tolerated. The report was accep- is laboring heavily. ble by the final judge, the Legislature.” General Butler thinks the only way for the Republicans to meet the situation is by a legal constitutional means. In re sponse to the question as to whether the Maine Legislature can choose seven Presi dential electors next year, General Butler said: “Certainly; that is provided for by the Constitution of* the Uuited States, which says that * Electors are to be cho sen in any way the legislature may ap point. ’ ” General Butler does not believe there will be 'any fighting in Maine. He thinks there is too much common sense. He sees no parallel between the Louisiana return ing board in 1876 and tlie present condi tion of affairs in Maine. The difference is very observable. InLouisianathe return ing hoard claimed and exercised the pow er of counting votes not thrown out, which they they said ought to have been thrown out; whereas, in Maine,’the Governor only decides he has no power to judge between the electors and the elected, except upon legal evidence brought before him, and then his act is not judicial hut simply min isterial. London, December 29.—A dispatch from Dundee to the Press Association as serts that tlie number of lives lost by the Tay bridge disaster does not exceed nine ty. This is probably an under estimate. The bodies of six of the victims have been recovered. The railway authorities now estimate the total number of lives lost at seventy- five. A telegram from Dundee states that only fifty-six passenger tickets were taken up at the last stopping piace, hut these do not account for the number of young chil dren requiring no tickets, nor for the num ber of railway employees,. nor for the number of passengers for Broughty ferry, whose tickets were not taken up. If this statement is correct it is evident that the loss of life has been greatly overestimated. London, December 29.—A dispatch to the Times from Berlin says correspon dence lias been discovered, proving an al liance between the German Socialists and the Russian Nihilists. A Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post says he is authorized to contradict the rumor that a revival of the alliance between the three Emperors is contempla ted. The correspondent also denies that any alterations are at present intended in the protective tariff. He says it is under stood that the' Imperial Government In tend bringing in a hill restricting the right of Tree settlement, with ai view to check ing the spread of Socialism. London, December 29.—The St. Pe tersburg correspondent of the Daily Mews say he believes that the first step towards a rapprochiment between England and Russia has been taken in an unusual aud significant manner;'' He also says' that it is known that the greatest satisfaction will be experienced in the highest official quarters if the arrangement can be ef fected. Constantinople, December 27. — Ahmed Moukhtar has issued a proclama tion to the inhabitants of Guysinge and Flada stating that those districts now be long to Montenegro,and he also telegraphed to the Forte yesterday that a- conciliatory disposition prevails, justifying the hope of a,peaceful settlement of the difficulties arising from the territorial cession. Paris, December 29.—A boiler in the factory in the St. Louis quarter of this city has exploded, killing six persons aqd Injuring two. Madrid, December 29.—The commit tee of the Chamber of Deputies, to whom was referred the bill for the abolition of slavery in Cuba, which has passed the- Senate, will to-day commence ah exami nation of the Cuban Deputies, who are desirous to propose amendments to the bill on the reassembling of the Cortes oh Januaiy 10th. - It is expected that the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the minority, who recently absented them selves, will participate in the debates on the abolition bilh ’* New York, December 29.—The Charge D'Affairs of Peru denies the re port which is said to have emanated from the Chilian legation at Paris, annouhciiig the arrival at Panama of the President of Peru, en route to the United States and Europe, published on the 29th instant. Telegraphic advices to the 20th of Decem ber have been received here from Callao, at which date perfect order prevailed in Lima .and there had been no change in the government. Like most all reports relating to Peruvian affaire recently given to the world and purporting to come from the Chilian legation in France, this was undoubtedly published to affect the price of nitrate of silver or for other stock-job bing purposes in the London market. Chicago, December 29.—Tlie packing and provision company wbich hitherto has been regarded as friendly to the Union, this morning posted a notice that the firm inteiyled to run its own -business and em ploy whoever came, regardless of the Jnion. During the day some sixty of their beef slaughterers struck on account of tliis notice. The company engaged one hundred non-union men in their places. Slaughtering at Armou’s, at tlie Anglo- American and at Fawbers Bro.’s has pro- resssd well with exclusively non-unlon- its. Armour expects three hundred non- unionists from outside. The Unionholds meetings daily and is firm and determined. They claim to have received $7,000 from other unions. The receipts of liogs were much larger to-day and the appearance of matters at the stockyards is livliertbis morning than for two weeks past. Judge Tiley, in the Circuit Court to day, decided to appoint a receiver for Stettauer Bro.s upon tlie petition of H. B. Claflin & Co., New York, but requir ing that, before his appointment, the le gality of the firm’s assignment to Roscn- feldt be tested. Boston, December 27.—The total loss by last night fire is now figured at about ene million dollars. The principal losses are Price, Kennell & Co., one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, on which there is an insurance of one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. On the Cathedral building, occupied by them, the loss is from one hundred to one hun dred and twenty-five thousand dol lars^—insurance two hundred and fifty thousand dollare. Houghton, Osgood & Co., one hundred thousand dollare; and fifty thousand dollare on lieleotypcs—in surance seventy-five thousand dollare. Rand, Avery Vis Co., printers, about seven ty-five thousand dollars, and are fully in sured. ' Messrs. Scribner, G. P. Putnam & Sons, and other New York publishers lose con siderable amount on sheets printed by this concern; S. D. Warren & Co., paper deal ers, in the Cathedral building, lose fifty thousand dollars in stock, insured; Chap lin & Bro., paper, seventy-five thousand dollars, insured; Bigelaw & Tate, seven ty-five thousand dollars. The vaults of the North Bank were opened this morning aud the contents found uninjured. - H. H. Hunnewell, the owner of the building occupied by Pierce & Hardy and others, has an insurance of about seventy thousand, which covers his loss. T. G. Crowell, book-binder, forty thousand; insured for thirty thousand; S. K. Abbott, hinder, twenty thousand; iusured for eight thousand. Portland, December 29. — Gaptain Lynch, of; the Montgomery Guards, has notified his men to be ready to march at an instant’s notice, from whicli it is in ferred that the company, with light infan try, will be called to Augusta, if the exi gencies of the case require It. Augusta, . December 29. — Governor Garcelon went to Belfast to-day to attend a meeting called to sustain the course of the Governor and Council. A similar meeting was held in Rockland this even ing. The Governor sent for the Mayor this afternoon to consult with him in regard to the proper police force for preserving order on the re-assembling of the Legisla ture. The Mayor had just finished writ ing a communication to his Excellency on this subject, and conveyed it in person. Mayor Nash was courteously- received, and assured the Governor that all needed preparations had been made for keeping the peace. Two hundred extra police men had been already appointed, and this number would be increased. He. said we were able to keep order, and begged the Governor not to bring troops to the capital, or make preparations for arming them. He thought the citizens of Augusta would bear him out in thess assurances. Tho Governor talked quite freely, and informed the Mayor that he had great dislike of the idea of bringing troops here, and should not doit if peace could be maintained in any. other way. It would be his duty to preserve order and prevent interference with the mem bers of the Legislature. The interview closed here, and the Mayor passed the Governor the following communication: To His Excellency Alonzo Garcelon Governor of Maine—Sir: The excited condition of the public inind concerning the Legislature that is soon to assemble, induces me to address your excellency upon a matter of grave; public moment. The people of Augusta are loyal to legal ly constituted authorities of the Staite in the exercise of every lawful act and duty' and would feel great pain and mortification at auy lawless act or lack of decorum on.the. part of an excited populace in connection with the organization of the Legislature, aud I am warranted in hereby tendering to the State the service of hundreds of sworn policemen should a force unhappily be needed for the keeping of the peace of tlie city of . Augusta in the eapital district or elsewhere mthe city. Our city has increased its police to 200 good men of different political parties and these and any necessary number ad ditional are at the State’s disposal to carry out any request which the State authorities will communicate to me touching the maintenance of order 'aud the complete preservation of the public peace. I cannot refrain from expressing hope that your Excellency will feel justified in relying upon the services our citizens,- thus freely tendered and by so doing will see no ne cessity for calling out troops to perform the same duty. Your Excellency will pardon me for suggesting that the oc cupation of tlie. State House with armed men or placing of war material therein, will tend to disturb the public mind. The approaching Legislature is the fiftieth that has assembled in that building in as many consecutive years, and never before, even in'the excitement of civil war, with thousands of troops encamped near by, has it required the services of a single po liceman to preserve order iu its halls. Its doors have always been open to ingress and egress of all well behaved citizens and I trust your Excellency will see that the character: of tho building in that regard will be sacredly maintained. The great aversion of the people to any other course is suggestively witnessed by the recent resistance in Bangor to the re moval of the war material, supposed to be destined for tlie State House. That inci dent, iu connection with many suggestions in the public prints, has induced me to address this letter to your Excellency. You,will perceive that if one party-to the controversy shall arm, tlie other will do the same, and with both parties armed a conflict might ensue, -which all would deeply deplore. I feel confident that if no troops are called out by the State authori ties, no bodies of armed men will come to the Capitol on.thg. assembling of the Leg islature, land the civil police of our city will.be amply competent to deal with all cases of individual riot or disorder that may occur. [Signed] Charles E. Nash, • 9i Mayor. The Governor remarked that he would take the matter into consideration. SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD TAX Injunction Granted. In the case of the Southwestern Rail road vs. the Comptroller General of the State of Georgia, and the Sheriff of Bibb county, application for injunction to re strain the levying of executions for taxes, alleged to be due the State for the years 1876 and 1&I7, Judge Simmons issued an order granting the injunction applied for. This case was argued before Judge Sim mons last week, who held up his decision till yesterday. He then announced his decision, and enjoined'the executions issued by the Comptroller General against the railroad. The two executions which had been levied on the railroad by the sheriff of Bibb county amounted in the aggregate to about $220,000, including the penalties. Judge Simmons gave no writ ten opinion, but announced it verbally. We learn that the ground he based his de cision on was that the act of 1877 requiring the Comptroller General, whenever a cor poration makes a return, to carefully scru tinize said return, and if, in his opinion the return is not correct in any particular, he shall re-asses3 the property in sixty days from thejime the return is received by him, and ^shall give notice to the corporation of said re-assessment and the corporation shall have the right within twenty days, to have the matter submitted to arbitrators. The Comptrol ler General, it appears, failed to follow this law, bnt waited about seventeen months after the return of 1876, and seven months after the return of 1877, when in December 1S77, he re-assessed the property, giving no notice to the rail road. The returns for both years had been re ceived by the Comproller General without protest or complaint, and he had given re ceipts in full for the taxes for both years. On this state of facts, Judge Simmons held that the State was estopped from collect ing the taxes for those two years. He ex pressed no opinion as to whether the branch roads were liable to taxation or not, but intimated that if the Comptroller General had followed the' act of 1877, that some of the brandies of the road would have been liable to an ad valorem tax. The case will be carried to the Supreme Court. > Aurora' Chosen. The following are the names of those chosen as grand and pet't jurors for the adjourned term in January: Robert'L. Homy, Geoige Bunch, John S, Cargill, George P. Cornell, J. Lawrence Saulsbuiy, M. J. Baer, Josiali J. Am- ason, Isaac 1 H. Johnson, Henry B. Davis, John Marks, W. A. Cherry, ‘Wil liam C. Jones, David Clay. M. J. Clancy, Henry G. Cutter, Eil P. Taylor, William M. Key, W. D. Palmer, Louhdes A. Jor don, David D. Houglitou, Joseph K. John son, George Burdick, Walter T. Johnston, J. Wingfield Nisbet, Charles A. Nutting, D. S. Wright, David D. Craig, W, C. Wilson, W. R. Kent, James V. Grier. The names of the traverse jurors also chosen for the third Monday in January, are as follows: A. J. English, James J. Evans, Leonard S.Hill, James, Moats, Thomas O’Neal, Nathan L; Thomas, Green Tucker, Jesse P. Simpson, Fort W. McAfee, P. Avera, John H. Minton, Asa Clarke, W. D. H. Johnson, Armstead Biyant, colored. Geo. M. Fuss, Henry E. Reese, W. H. Dorman, Robert R. Gilbert, Charles M. Walker, W. L. Hughes, Charles F. Shepard, W. J. Dickson, Arch McKinney, Erastus Wil liams, Wesley Christian, Madison John son, William Delacy, Francis Day, Henry Welch, James A. Hains, Arthur Hardy, Edmund Edwards,. Thomas Q. Bonner, Eiias Witkowsld, W. R. Aultman. The traverse jurors for the fourth Mon day in January, are Orrin E. Massey, J. M. Durden, William Flowers, H. H. Ketchins, Walter Wimbish, Daniel How ards John W. Hemm, James E. Gates, Julius H.Bazemore, W. J. Parker, J, W. Sliinholser, Middletoa Johnson, L. P. Askew, Thieq. W. Ellis, Charles- Bone, James F. Garrett, A. W. Gibson, Henry. E. Gibson, James M. Blum, William H. Whitehead, John W. Ward, A. W. Vaughn, G. D. nodgkins, B. A. Full, W. H.; O’Neal, Charles F. Collier, ^W. H- An drews, R. C. Chapman, Samuel A. Towns- ley, A. Y. Adamson, John P. Davis, Rich ard H. • Brown, W. A. Pigman, Thom-a Brown, G. WV. Sherwood, W. M. Rogers. vly: Psiatal Accident. Yesterday au aged lady, while walking along the high railroad embankment on the Macon and Western Railroad, near St. Paul’s ■ Church, lost her footing and fell, dislocating one of her shoulders. She was taken to the City Hall. She sta ted tliat her name was Guliins, and that she was on her way to take the Atlanta train when the accident occurred. She also stated that her age was about eighty six. She was subsequently e&rried to the J City Hospital, where she will be cared for * until removed by friends, or she recovers. 'Escaped. :'*:J cr.- Yesterday morning two prisoners, James Brooks and Thomas. Mulvey,escaped,from the Bibb county jail. Yesterday morning when Mr. Foster, the jailer, went to feed the prisoners the cell of these two men was found vacant. Brooks is the man convicted of picking the pockets of Mr. Goodwin, of Marahall- ville, at the State Fair and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Mulvey was under a charge of. larceny from the house .with clear evidence against him. Royal Arcanum. At the weekly meeting of Anchor Council last night, an election was held for officers to serve for the ensuing year, with the following result: M. J. Baer—Regent. E. H. Link—Vice Regent, W. H. Mansfield—Orator. J. W. Blacksher—Secretary. C- J. Strohurg—Collector. Henry E. Rees—Treasurer. A.B. Small—Cqaplain. M. Lowenthal—Guide. T. B. Artope—Warden. W. A. Wylie—Sentry. S. M. Subers becomes Sitting Past Re gent. . . Trustees—D. Abraham, John C. Cord, T. L. MassaRburg. Representa tive to Grand Lodge—S. M. Subers, Al ternate—Robert Coleman. Knlghta or Honor. In Emmett Lodge, No. 250, the last election for officeis ^resulted in the choice of the following named members, to serve for the ensuing term: Robert Coleman, Dictator. W. F. Adams, Vice Dictator. T. B. Artope, Assistant Dictator. J. W. Blackshear, Reporter. C. J. Stroberg, Financial Reporter. J. D. Hudgins, Treasurer.. J. W. Burke, Chaplain. W. H. Wylie, Guide. G. W. Wright, Guardian. M. Lowenthal, Sentinel. Charles H. Holmes becomes sitting Past Dictator. Robert Coleman, W. H. Mansfield, M. Abraham were elected Trustees. Representatives to the Grand Lodge, Charles H. Holmes; C. J. Stroberg, Al ternate. The Ameirlcua Meeting. At a meeting of the citizens of Ameri cas, held on the 27th instant, delegates were chosen to the railroad convention, which takes place to-day. The meeting also passed a series of resolutions. The names of the delegates have been already published. We take pleasure in laying the resolutions before our readers this morn ing, as follows: Whereas, Americus has long felt and still feels the greaj necessity of additlona railroad facilities to this point; and, Whereas, The people are alive to any tangible project tending to afford relief to our people and section, aud will lend hearty sympathy and material aid to the same; therefore, Resolved, That the people of Americas and citizens of the surrounding country pledge their hearty support and co-opera tion to any company purchasing or leas ing the Macon and Brunswick road who will agree to build an extension or con necting branch to Americus. Resolved further, That the delegates to attend the Convention to be held in Ma con on the 30th inst., and representing the interests of this section, and make known the feelings of our people regarding the lease of the Macon and Brunswick Rail road, and take such steps as will throw the influence of this section to those par ties leasing who will give the strongest as surances of relief to us. Dodge County Delegates. At a meeting of the citizens of Dodge county held at the courthouse in Eastman, on the 23d of December, the following delegates were elected to attend the Rail road Convention to be held in Macon on the 30th instant: C. R. Armstrong, Wm. Pitt Eastman, James M. Buchan,. Harris Fisher, David M. Roberts, L. M. Burch, Hiram Sapp, John A. Harrell, Levi M. Peacock, William K. Bussey. RALSTON HALL Mr. B. Macaoley as “Uncle Banl.” A fine audience greeted Mr. Macauley at Ralston Hall last evening, to witness tlie presentation of “UncleDan’l, ora Messenger from Jarvis section.” To say that the audience was delighted would hardly express the true state of facts from the first rise of the curtain to the final go ing down of the same. We have never seen a more thoroughly pleased assembly in Ralston Hall. The house fairly rang with applause, and the verdict of all wa3 that it was the best per formance of the season. Mr. Macauley’s reception last night was the most enthusiastic we have seen in a long while, and was a genuine compli ment to him and his troupe. He came an entire stranger into the city; but will leave with a multitude of friends. The play itself is open to vciy little criticism,and as a literary production,ranks high. The humor is very engaging, gen uine and good. In the leading role, Mr. Macauley led 1ns audience through the play. He was called before the curtain several times by the most vociferous applause. The char acter is one of those great artis tic creations, truly American, and in it the actor : stands unrivalled at JolinE. Owens is the only Solon Shiagle. In fact, Mr. Macauley’s acting calls viv idly to mind Mr. Owen’s choicest humor ous points, the former having the advan tage in a more commanding stage pres ence. We do not see any points of im provements in Mr. Macauley’s conception. The honors ol the evening were fairly shared by Miss Minnie Maddem, as “Clip, of Kepplers,” who is the brightest, spright- liest, most fascinating little artist that has appeared in a long time in Macon. She took the audience by storm. Many traced iu her acting the admirable' character istics of Lotta’s brilliant impersonations. The rest of the support was good throughout. The Carolina Phosphates. Professor Charles N. Shepard. Jr., has recently delivered a lecture before the Ag ricultural Society of South Carolina which, for scientific knowledge, depth of research and practical information de duced from prolonged and laborious per sonal investigations of the subject under discussionjias seldom been equalled. Im. deed,bis paper on the Carolina phosphates is by far the most complete and satis* factory account of those wouderfuljleposita ever given to the'public. '.‘.'‘.'V. The Professor starts with a description of the phosphate bearing area of country. This he describes to bo confined in Caro lina, to a low, fiat district extending about fifty miles from the coast, and intersected and permeated by numerous sluggish streams which take their rise In deep, wooded swamps in the Interior. The tide ebbs and flows almost to the sources of these dark and tnrgid watercourses . winch are more or less brackish, j^ll the circumjacent lauds are almost a dead" level, very few elevations reaching the ® blight of twenty feet. The soil is a deep aud ricli alluvial very imperfectly drained. At a greater or less depth—but usually within a few feet, and cropping sometimes even to the'surface, the phosphatic nodules are to be found. These also abound in the beds of rivers, either lying on the bottom or hid by a light covering of mud, shells or marl. They are raised by wading and working, at low water, Or the use of tongs. ■\Then the depth of water is too great dredging is resorted to with success. Where the deposits underlie the soil, which often occurs in tracts embracing many hundred acres in extent, it is mined as follows: A trench is dug across or on the side of the tract to be mined, the natural drain age of the field being kept in view. This is carried below the odular stratum and a serves as the starting point of opera tions. The superincumbent soil and earth is thrown behind the laborers, the rock- beariug seam iu front on the undisturbed soil, whence it is put in cars or earts to be dragged by steam or mules, usually over an iron road to the “washers.” The man ual labor is performed by blacks under" the supervision of whites; and if at times unreliable, is with proper management quite satisfactory. The blacks are usually employed on “task” work, and under or dinary circumstances produce half a ton of rock to the man per aiem. The larger pieces of rock, after being crushed but not pulverized, are then thor oughly cleansed from adhering mud or debris by means of a long “washer,” made of wood and iron, within whose axis re volves a shaft armed with projecting steel ' teeth, which slowly move the nodules up the inclined bed of the trough, and against / a a oopious stream of water. Other clean ing expedients are also employed. Subsequently, the rock, after all shells, stones and fragments of marl have beau picked out,, is subjected to a drying process ■ in sheds, through the agency of hot air pipes, around which it is heaped. These pipes are supplied with heated air driven from an oven by a fan. A few days suf fice to expel all the moisture, and the rock is then ready to be ground and treat ed with acids, or to be exported. HOW THICK. Lovers or Fink Stock.—An attemp has recently been made to steal General Grant’s fine span of Arabian horses from General Beale’s' farm near Washington. The rogues only secured a lot of turkies j and chickens, and have since been ar rested. The usual thickness of the phosphate stratum varies from only five inches to thirty inches, which is the extreme limit. Ordinarily it extends from six to fifteen inches, with an average depth of about, v eight. • : , t t V. u i 1 The yield per acre of the dry rock or commerce is from three to twelve hun- -- dreil tons. The average yield of land beds Is from seven to eight hundred tons to the acre. Prof. Shepard estimates the; area now in Carolina of ACCESSIBLE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS - at 10,000 acres. Blit the rock is known to exist in more or less quantities on the -- whole Southern coast from North Caroli na to Florida. It has been found when boring for Artesian wells in Charleston and vicinity, at a depth of300 feetboneath. the surface, and in the form of pebbles, even much deeper. These -lower deposits arc too thin to admit of successful work ing. NOT PROFITABLE. Contrary to general opinion, the mining- of phosphates has not usually proved re munerative, and much money has been sunk by these embarking in the enter prise. The price of late years has aver aged ^ut. $6 per ton. The State, how ever, by her royalty of one. dollar per ton, has covered into the treasury not less than $546,965.75. The total production to date of Carolina phosphates is put down at 1,500,000 tons, worth, at present prices, $9,000,000. Some parties have made money at the business. 1-. The annual yield is about 200,000 tons. Of late a statute has been discovered levy- _ ing a tax upon each ton of phospate, both past and present, and it is asserted that if the attempt is made to enl'ore this law, it will greatly curtail production and well nigh ruin the business. We trust no such suicidal policy will be pursued. The roy alty alone, in all conscience, is tax enough. While there has been a falling off in the export of phosphates, at home the de mand and consumption is rapidly increas ing not only in the Southern, but Middle and Eastern States. „ . . q . ^-, 0 - .t. - j We regard the discovery and practical utilizing of the phosphates of Carolina as one of the greatest boons to the country. Through their agency, judiclous'y applied, all of our old fields and desert places can be made to “bloom aud blossom like tha rose.” Already have they been the means, of reclaiming a vast area of wornout land, and the gradual increase northward of the, cotton growing district is due to tha stimulating effect of the compounds ot which they form tlie chief ingredient. Under their influence the weed will ma ture full three weeks sooner than former ly. 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