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(feltppjj auit Jferagc MACON, FEBUUARY 0, 1880 THE GEORGIA PRESS. TnE Griffin News does up the recent Leap Year party in that city in style, The Dublin Gazette favors the building of the contemplated railroad from Augus ta to Thomasville, to touch Wrightsville. Dublin and Eastman. The Blakely extension will, it is thought, soon be built. There is no emigration fever in Early county. The incorporators of the Northwestern railroad have opened books for stock. Mr. J. E. Stanton, of Chattanooga, will be prominently connected with the build ing of the road. The Guarantee mine of Oglethorpe county lias stopped operations. There is a clnirdi in the lower part of Lowndes county which is infested with fleas. The congregation is kept fully alive to the situation, and not a deacon has been known to fall asleep during sermon in the last ten years. As an anti-soporific the flea in this instance is an entire success. A snake with nineteen rattles was killed near Quitman last week. Washington hotel has a waiter who is dumb. That waiter should immediately learn tonsorial accomplishments. A negro woman of Wilkes county had her skull broken by a falling tree last week. A chapei. for the Thomasville College is in contemplation. The Thomasville leap year party, which was anticipated with the feeling of the liveliest pleasure, was a complete suc cess. One of the hoys, however, was ush ered into the ladies’ cloak room by mis take. He refuses to be interviewed. The colored porters of the* Albany merchants seem to be well organized for a systematic robbery of their employers Joseph Watson and 'Felix Armstrong have recently .been discovered in their evil deeds, and are now in the meshes of the law. Mr. George P. Mimms lost two hun dred dollars by having one of his houses burned in Lee county last week. The Quitman Reporter is making the most vigorous stand for a railroad from that place to Tallaliasse, via Monticello, Florida. The Macon Presbytery of the Presby terian Church held a meeting in Cuth- bert last week, at which time the pastoral relations of Rev. Mr. English with the cburcli of that place were dissolved. A paling is the latest method adop ted by the colored people of Albany in enforcing conjugal authority. Albany had two fires last week. During the month of January the Chatham county coroner held eleven in quests, and declined to sit on seven other cases. Mr. John H. Fheil, a prominent Ma son and order man, was buried in Savan nah on Sunday. Quitman claims to be the “booming- •sl" town in the State, if the mule trade is a criterion. Three car loads of long ea-rrt stock arrived there in one week. Pi ring the month of January, ending Saturday, there were sixty-eight marriage licenses issued by the Ordinary of Chat ham county—seventeen to whites and fifty-one to colored. The oldest Baptist minister in Iowa, Rev. H. Burnett, was bom in Georgia, He is eighty-one yearn of age. The Atlanta Phonograph will hereaf ter publish the entire proceedings of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and lawyers can thus get them for two dollars a year. Thomasville Times: The impression being made in some quarters that the Hon. William E. Smith will name his successor, does that gentleman injustice. The question will be for the people of the second district to decide. And, that they wi 1 decide it wisely, we do not doubt. Pome Courier: Simmons’ letter will prove a Simmons’ Regulator to many cie’-cr Democrats. It will set ’em all right. Dublin Gazette: The dead horse which was found in the road, was the property ot plien Powers, a colored man who that about two hundred yards from wiie.e tbe horse was found dead, he was shot .it but did not know that either him- s*--.*'or horse was shot until tbe animal fell d—>H. As 60on as lie was shot at he says hp put spurs to his horsaand thought he had escaped uninjured until his horse el*. * -iericus Republican: We see from p-'-p-ess dispatches that the President has approved on the 28th instant, the act liuihbig Macon, Georgia, a point for the U .it.:d States District Court to hold its s"- -. ; ->tis as Savannah hitherto has been. Th*s will ba quite a saving of time and exn-.nse to the members of the bar in the coil ill parts of the State, and also to par- t ■* litigant. It will also ad to the sig- i uce of Macon, now the lustrous and c • • il gem of Georgia. v vlkkr County Messenger: Mr. 1' . < Caugbman killed an eagle last and wounded another near his place v. ’ ! there they were feasting on a lamb T y bad caught and killed. The eagle kii'.vl measured six feet and nine indies f n tip to tip of its wings. Mr. H. S. • ? .tie brought to this office one of its • '.’idle Georgia Times: What is natter with “A. W. R.,” the edito- correspondent of the Telegraph -*.» .Messenger? He seldom ever writes .'*• *r now'. We regret this, as we regard *** l titters as the most spicy and entertain- r • '"any written from Washington. • Vj.cmbus Enquirer: Two tramps, ’ / verc sweetly slumbering in an empty i ar, and pleasantly dreaming of the -1 ous sights they would see the next .. ' i tliis, the Lowell of the South, were •i '.nned and surprised last night to find elves in the clutches of two stalwart - i of the city, who very kindly ten - them a more desirable (?) resting 4 ' than they had expected. They ■‘from Montgomery, and intended to leave to-morrow, but the force being slim, . i ; 'ie streets needing considerable work, ’ -trill no doubt be furnished a couple ',:.ks and a uniform. Their native they claim, is Pennsylvania, and liie-.r roague corroborates their statement. lUruRN op tae Exodusters.—Amer- ict: Recorder: It will be remembered by it y of our readers that the number of itii- era decoyed from our section by om agents three years ago was al- -! alarming. Many of our planters lit i t.I it impossible to cany on their tl la without this all-important factor. S > eat was the pressure from this source iit ictive measures were taken against labor agents to prevent a general .->\ ■ ■ is. A change, however, has come , he spirit of cuffie’s dreams in his El is, -i-lo. The return of the exodusters lirly set in, and is likely to continue the last darkey oi them is safety M in old Georgia. imminent planter of our county will •e a car load of the laborers from ...sas this week, and those in need of : ere liavc only to send their passage cy. * i.any Advertiser: Yesterday raom- ’.'Otit 2:80 o’clock,, a colored man. fioimnn, sleeping in the rear room of jrc-honse of Mr. F. F. Putney, at -<Mt, forme ly Hardaway station, on 1. F. and W. R, seven miles from Albanv, was awakened by a light in the store. ‘ On hastening around to the front, he discovered the building to he on fire, and looking closer, found some partly burnt splinters under the house, showing the work of the incendiary. The store and contents, valued at about $2,500, was a total loss, enly the show case and a box of carpenter’s tools being removed. More of the goods might have been saved, but owing to a quantity of powder in the store, those present were afraid to venture far iuto the building. The stock, to the amount of $2,000, was covered by insur ance. None on the building. A Fatal Accident.—Savannah News: Abram Brown, a sober, industrious col ored man, employed at the Lower Rice Mills, met with a horrible death Saturday afternoon, whilst engaged in the perform ance of his usual duties. About one o’clock, while the machinery was in motion, Abram had occasion to go to an upper room, and whilst there atten- ing to his work, it vvould seem that he ap proached too near the rapidly revolving machinery, and his apron or clothing be coming entangled with the elevating shaft or rod, he was whirled from the floor, and his body was revolved in the machinery with fearful rapidity, being bruised and mangled at every turn. James Willis, a colored hand employed In the room right below, discovering that there was some obstruction, as the rice had stopped flowing through the usual channels, ran np stairs to ascertain the cause, and was horrified to see the unfor tunate Brown revolving with the machin ery. He immediately hastened to inform Mr. A. McGIashan, who hurried to the room and cut Brown down, Willis, mean while, having stopped the engines. As may be supposed, life was extinct when the unfortunate man was rescued. Coroner Sheftall was notified of the sad accident and held an inquest, at which the jury rendered a verdict that the deceased, Abram Brown, had met an accidental death while in the perform ance of his duty at the Lower Rice Mill. The deceased was fifty-five years of age, and had been employed as a mill hand for the past twenty-five years. He leaves a wife and four children, and was well thought of for his industry and so briety. The Sparta Times and Planter thinks mules could be raised at home for less than one hundred dollars ahead and farm ers supplied without depending on the West. The Etna furnace of Rome is now in full blast. Several new stores are being built and opened in Sylvania. This is from the Sylvania Telephone, edited by C. H. Medlock, Esq. Henry Thompson, Esq., formerly a merchant of Americus, died in New York, recently. He was living in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was in New York on a visit. Miss Ida O’Shiels, of Jackson county, who was very severely burned last week in Athens, died Friday night. Washington is congratulating itself that it has never seen “Pinafore.” Wash ington must be protected by some special dispensation. Charles E. Willis, a young colored man in Savannah, committed suicide by taking laudanum. Tiie anniversary meeting of the Geor gia Historical Society, of Savannah, will be held on the 12th. The address will he delivered by Captain Robert Falligant. Mr. Joseph Ekeblich, tailor, of Al bany, has failed. Mr. Bernhard Luning, one of Alba ny’s oldest citizens, died in that city on the 2nd instant, at the age of sixty-seven years. The Montezuma Weekly thinks it would be a good idea for the citizens of Dooly county to have a mass meeting and invite Mr. Couper, of Brunswick, to be on hand, and tell them something about what his company is willing to do towards building a railroad through Dooly. The building of a railrord from Ameri cus to the Macon and Brunswick road is said be an assured fact. Sudden Death.—Thomasville Times: We regret to hear that Mr. William Ste phens, “Uncle Billy,” died very suddenly yesterday morning at the residence of Mr. Dr. David J. Hall, abont three miles from Thomasville, on the Irwinvilie road, aged about sixty-eight years. Mr. Williams was a bailiff in the Thomasville district, and left town early in the morning to look after some cattle in that neighborhood, but feeling unwell he halted at the resi dence of Mr. Hall, and was sitting on s chair near the fire, when he suddenly fell dead from his seat. He was never mar ried—was an old citizen of Thomas, for merly of Monroe county, Georgia. Macon Convocation.—Columbus .En quirer; As tho Macon Convocation of the Episcopal Church will hold a meeting to day and to-morrow in this city, services will be held in Trinity (Episcopal) church this evening at 7$ o’clock, to-morrow at 10$ a. m., and to-morrow evening at 7$ o’clock. The public is invited to attend. As many do not understand the mean ing and object of a convocation, we will explain. In the State there are four con vocations, viz: Macon, Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah. In this (the Macon Con vocation) there* are seven delegates or ministers from Macon, Griffin, Albany, Americus, Columbus, and the missiona ries in the district. Rev. W. C. Hunter, of our city, is the dean. The sessions of the Convocation are private. The object i3 to establish churches where there arc none. This is the principal object. To the service, which will be held m Trinity (Episcopal) church, as stated above, the public is cordially invited. Burned Bai.es of Cotton Picked Up at Sea.—Savannah News: It was reported on the streets yesterday that a fire had broken out on the steamship City of Macon, hence for New York on Satur day, when she was off Martin’s Industry,' and that a number of bales of cotton had been thrown overboard. The report had its origin in the arrival of the pilot boat John Stoddard with several hales of burned cotton, which were picked off the point named on Sunday morning, and were supposed to be part of the cargo of the City of Macon. The following are the facts furnished by the pilots: On Sat urday morning the steamship City of Ma con passed the John Stoddard about mid way between Tybec bar and Martin’s In dustry lightship, and blew her whistle as a salnte. As she approached the light: ship she blew her whistle a second time, when the steamship Juniata, bound for Philadelphia, steamed up to her, and re mained sometime, and they were then seen to proceed on their course together. On Sunday morning at daylight, when the pilot boat was fifteen miles northeast of the light ship, she encountered a lot of cotton floating about which had evidently been burning a short time previously. They secured two hales, partially burned, marked U. P. O. At the same time, pilot boat No. 4, of Port Royal, was seen en gaged in picking up the floating bales, which apparently numbered twenty or twenty-five. The pilot boat John R. Wilder, which had been cruising in the same locality, came up to the city with some cotton and yarn which she had picked np, and landed i t at the wharf of the steamer Katie. Un der the circnmstances, the supposition is natural that the cotton was thrown over- boad by the City of Macon. , A Piucf for Huggin’.—Americus Re corder: Miss Price was married in Co lumbus the other day to a Mr. Huggin. It is barely possible that leap year had something to do in making that match. A lady living near the foot of Blue Ridge a few days ago built a turkey pen in the hope of capturing some of the wild turkeys wliich are plentiful in that section. The next day she found she had entrap ped four very fine ones, and in order to cure them, entered the pen. They ini-, mediately began a fierce attack on her, But, after a time, she-succeeded In over coming two of them, and carried them home in triumph. Augusta News: “Mr. George Han cock, who live3 on the Waynesboro road about fourteen miles from town, near his father’s grist and saw mill, on last Friday about midday met with a serious, if not fatal, accident. While hauling logs with a large wagon, in attempting to change his position in driving he fell in front of the wheels, and both front and hind wheels passed over his body. After being run over he walked nearly two. hundred yards. He says after the first wheel passed over him he had neither the breath to stop the mnles nor the strength to get out of the way of the hindmost wheel, so he just shut, his eyes and waited for it to pass over him. The wonder is that ho was not immediately crushed to death, the wagon being a large six-horse, and having a lightwood log swinging under it. It is feared he has a nb broken and is other wise injured internally. He is now con fined to his bed, but is very cheerful, with some chances in favor of his recovery.” Camilla Dispatch: There is in this county, not more than a hundred miles from Camilla, a man living, a portion of whose history we give for the encourage ment of any concerned. He came home at the close of the war, bringing a pony horse and having not a dollar in the world. He found his wife and six chil dren with about fifteen days’ rations. He went to work. In the course of time, from the days of ’65 to the present, he has sup ported his family well; has paid twenty- five hundred dollars borrowed money; has paid nearly fifteen hundred dollars of debts, for which he was security; now re turns and pays taxes on twelve hundred dollars’ worth of property. Tiie Greensboro Journal says that Mr. James Edmonson and family, living near Bardstown, narrowly escaped death by poisoning a few days ago. It seems thaL Mr. Edmondson had purchased some strychnine and soda, wliich were put up in papers of the same color. These belaid on the mantelpiece, and by mistake the cook used the wrong paper in preparing breakfast. The whole family, says the Journal, also the dogs and cats, barely escaped death. Remarkable Longevity'.—Americus Recorder: The family of our fellow-citi zen, Mr. Benjamin Johnson, consists of five brothers and two sisters, the youngest of whom is fifty-nine years old and the eldest seventy-five. In all this time not a death has occurred to break the circle. THE BOND COMMISSION. An Important Meeting. 000 by selling them at 82$ cents, for the reason that this' indebtedness could — have been taken up by the new 6 percent. Yesterday afternoon the Bond Com- bonds at par: This depends entirely mission met at the office of Colonel John ; upon whether the parties with whom E. Jones, Chairman of the Commission, j ^* e ^ oss bonds were deposited would A full board was present. The meeting ! for thei " debts ,, , ■ f, .. ..... - at par. As they were amply secured, I am assembled to consider the validity of the assured they would not, and I have no The Darien Canal. It is stated that M. de Lesseps was ex pected to arrive in New York on Wednes day or Thursday of the current week. . „ His mission is to defend the superior j up a form for said bonds. See min- practicability and economy of his line of '^AffenvartU'said bonds Boss bonds issued in 1877 for the purpose of liquidating the floating debt. They have been, until recently, hypothecated, and were sold a short time since for 82$ cents on the dollar. A discussion ensued and several opinions touching the validity of the bonds were read. Mr. Huff presented the written opinions of the city attorneys, announcing as their judgment that the bonds were valid. Mr. J. F. Hanson presented the written opinion of an attorney, which held that the bonds were not fundable, but the debt for which they were given was. Colonel John P. Fort presented the fol lowing opinion endorsing the bonds, contains a carefully prepared history the bonds, and to enable our readers gain a clearer insight to the whole trans action, the opinion is presented entire: By act of the Legislature approved February 28th, 1877, the city of Macon was authorized to issue $25,000 of bonds to take up the mutilated currency, and $25,000 to take up the floating debt of the city. The first $25,000 of said bonds hav ing upon them the vignette of L. N. Whit tle were called the Whittle Bonds, the other $25,000 of bonds, having upon them tiie vignette of J. B. Ross, were called the Ross Bonds. I am informed by tiie Mayor that said Whittle bonds were sold for 85 cents, city currency, and the said currency burned. As the Whittle bonds are not under consideration, it is useless to investigate this matter further. After the passage of said act said Ross bonds were ordered issued by resolution of Council. See minutes, page 132. By ordinance of Council said Ross bonds were to be in denomination $500 each. See minutes, page 142. By ordinance of Council said bonds were ordered to be sold and the money paid into the treasury, and the floating debt was to be paid with the proceeds, and a committee of three were appointed to carry out the ordinance. See minutes, page 106. Afterwards said ordinance was amend ed so that the Mayor and finance commit tee were to superintend said sale. See minutes, page 185. Afterwards Alderman Johnston was put on said committee. Minutes, page 195. The city attorney was then required to Canal, and to procure subscriptions to the capital stock. Meanwhile it is manifest that a strong influence from Congress is to be thrown against it, for political and oth er alleged reasons, so that the failure of his effort to interest any considerable amount of American capital in that enter prise, may he anticipated almost with cer tainty. The financial hazards of the scheme are great enough, if it were let alone to work out its own results, inde pendent of political discountenance from the United States. To meet this difficulty, some days ago the following telegram, emanating from Washington, was published by the Asso ciated Press: “The State Department authorizes the statement tiiat the French Minister ac credited to this Government, Mr. Outrey, under instructions from his Government, has communicated to Secretary Evarts that the French Government has no con cern or participation in the movements of M. de Lesseps in regard to an isthmus ca nal, that project being an entirely private enterprise.” This is pronounced not satisfactory, even if authentic. A similar course was pursued by the French government in re lation to the Suez Canal, but it did not prevent the French government from ac quirings strong lodgement and influence in Egypt, whicli would have been much stronger if the French Empire had not been so suddenly swept out of existence. The “Monroe doctrine;” so called, which has been more or less steadily af firmed by the American government and publicists ever since Monroe’s administra tion, was stated by Mr. Clay, in 1825, as follows: “There is no disposition to disturb the colonial possessions, as they now exist, of any of the European powers; but it is against the establishment of new Euro pean colonies upon this continent that this principle is directed.” President Polk, in his annual message of 1845, puts it as follows: “No future European colony or domin ion shall, with our consent, be planted or established on any part of the North American continent.” This policy finds such justification as it can plead in natural fears of foreign com plications—in the antagonisms which exist between monarchical and popular systems of government, and in an earnest desire to avoid on this continent those rivalries and balance-of-power questions which keep Europe in a flame. Its applicability to the case in hand Is not quite clear; but. it is contended that even a private enterprise of this character and magnitude, the controlling interest i r . which should be held by subjects of a Eu ropean power, could not fail to concen trate a strong foreign interest and influence at tbe point, and furnish occasions and opportunities for foreign political inter ference. It is contended, on the other hand, that such a canal, being, though on foreign soil, essentially a highway of in ter-communication between different por tions of our own country, shonld be under a dominant American influence and pro tection. While open alike to the com- merceof all nations on equal terms, it ought to be under an American protectorate. It is certain that, whether well or ill- founded, these are. likely to be controlling ideas in Congress, and though the Pana ma route should be the best one, (which is altogether doubtful,) the canal will not be built on it, under French projection. Neither French nor English nor Ameri can capital will invest in it sufficiently if the American Government takes an unfriendly attitude in relation to the pro ject. The House of Representatives is al ready moving for a resurvey of the other routes heretofore contemplated on this side of the ocean. Under these circumstances, however imminent an attitude this scheme may have assumed, its execution is believed to be a question of long time. If left to Ameri can capital alone, it costs too much. Money is too dear here, and a speedy re turn is too doubtful. Our political atti tude will make foreign co-operation diffi cult, if not impossible. The foreigners will want to manage their own stocks. - A Gold Find.—Colorado boasts of a newly discovered gold mine which yields $21,199 to the ton of ore. Such finds as 1 his will increase respect for silver and mitigate the anxiety of -the gold worship- ^■3. . i .. • ■< Yellow Fever.—To ameliorate the dreadful effects of Yellow -Fever take Simmon’s Liver Regulator. Let it be given in large doses that it. may have an immediate effect upon the liver, and re: move the accumulating bile.- It so .acts npon the liver, stomach and blood as to prevent the attack of tliis terrible disease. were ordered to be put on the market. Minutes, page 249. The Treasurer was then ordered by Council to sign said bonds. Page 249. A resolution was then offered to hy pothecate said bonds. Pending action on the resolution Council adjourned. Page 291. A special meeting of Council was called on November 22d, 1877, and on page 291 Of the minutes of the City Council of Ma con is the following: Meeting of Council. Present—W. A. Huff, Mayor; Aldermen Hall, Grace, Conner, Knight, Butts, Sin gleton, Rogers, Price, O’Connell and John ston. Alderman Conner introduced the fol lowing which was adopted: Resolved, That the Mayor be clothed with authority to hypothecate the mutila ted currency in the hands of tiie City Treasurer, and the unsold bonds of the city,with the exception of $5,000 of the cur rency bonds, for tiie purpose of meeting the present necessities of tiie city. Resolved, further, That the Mayor be authorized to proceed to the cities of Au gusta and Savannah for the purpose indi cated, if found necessary. Resolved further, That whatever action is taken in the premises, we, the council, hereby pledge all the funds accruing from license and income tax to the payment of any money borrowed unaer these in structions tojhc exclusion of everything else. Resolved further, That if found practi cable, the Mayor is further authorized to hypothecate any past due bonds and cou pons now in the hands of any parties in the city. Afterwards, on page 302 of tiie minutes of Council by resolution, the Mayor was authorized to sell all or any of said bonds. Afterwards, said bonds were placed in the Mayor's hands alone to sell. See min utes, page 345. I am informed by Mayor Huff “that un der said resolution of Council he took pos session of said $25,000 of Ross bonds. He hypothecated $15,000 of said bonds with the Exchange Bank, borrowing $10,000 on the same, for whicli he gave his indi vidual note. Also $4,000 with the Central Georgia Bank, and the other $6,000 with various parties upon which he borrowed money, with his note attached to said bonds. With said money he took up the city indebtedness at par, as far as said money went, said indebtedness consisting of past due bonds, coupons, and other city indebtedness. The necessity for giving the individual and not the official note of the Mayor in these transactions, was that the Mayor was prohibited from incurring any debt by law. < Said bonds wore sold by the Mayor a short time since at 82$, and at a meeting of Council on January 20th, 1880, said sale was confirmed by Council, and the Mayor was ordered to reserve any money nbt used in taking up past due indebted ness of the city, and to pay over the bal- ance if any remained in his hands to the City Treasurer. The Ross bonds arc now in the hands of the parties purchasing them for said 82$ cents. The above is a complete history of the Ross bonds, as taken from the records of the City Council of Macon and which I take to be true. Said Ross bonds having been issued under an act of the Legislature of this State, and having been ordered engraved and put on the market for sale by the Mayor and Council of the city by ordinance, and said bonds having been used for the purpose for which they were ordered issued, viz: To take np past due indebtedness of the city, therefore, in my judgment, said bonds are legal and valid and constitute a debt of binding forte on the city of Macoq Jn coming to the above conclusion, I by- no means endorse the action of the Coun cil in regard to the order hypothecating said bonds “as a matter of business,” for itjput it In the power of the party hypoth ecating the bonds to buy up city indebed- ness at less than par and account for tho satne at par of “which I am assured by the person hypothecat ing said bonds,that noth ing of the kind has heeq done,” and for oth er good reasons I should have opposed said hypothecation had I been in the Council, but in my judgment, said action of the Council was binding, as they were legal agents of tbe city, and especially so, as their acts are put on record, and were un man with any fraud. But this question,as to the action of the City Council does not properly come before us. As to the point made, that the Ross bonds do not constitute a part of tiie bonded debt of the city,for the reason that the title had never passed from the city before the passage of the funding act of 1879. When the bonds were deposited as col lateral, the party, with whom they were deposited had a special property in them as.collateral security for a debt, said col laterals not even being liable to garnish ment. The holder, of collaterals stands upon the same footing as- a purchaser. Code 2788. The holder has the legal ti tle. 43 Ga; 415. - . Tbe city has never resumed her title to said property by paying the debts for which her bonds were deposited, and they having gone into third parties’ hands for value, they fconstitute, in my judgment, a valid portion of tho bonded debt of the city at the time the’citv deposited them as aforesaid by her agent. As to. the farther point, that they were not issued, the law and tiie records prove tiie contrary, and to. insist ffpon this point, in my judgment,, evades the question. As to the point made, that the City will lose 1-7$.per cent, upomthe $25,- reason to doubt their statements- And besides this, being a business transaction by the City with her creditors, does not come before us. As to the further point that to fond the Ross bonds would increase the bonded asht of the city, which the Commission hag no right to do, I am at a loss to see how an exchange of new 6 per cent, bonds for old 7 per cent, bonds of the city can increase her bonded debt, but on the other hand lessens It, by reducing the rate of interest. ' / In a business view of the question, does the city gain or lose by a refusal of the Commission to fund the Ross bonds ? A refusal to exchange these bonds would simply be to leave a valid outstanding bond of the city of 7 per cent., that could he funded for a 6 per cent, bond, and therefore the city would lose one per cent, per annum upon the entire amount of the Ross bonds until they be come due. For the above reasons as set forth, in my judgment, the Ross bonds should be ex changed for the new 6 per cent, bonds. Mr. H. L. Jewett introduced a resolu tion that the bonds known as the Ross Bonds, issued as above stated to the amount of $25,000, are not fundable in the new issue of funding six per cent, bonds. 1 « Mr. Jewett’s principal ground is that the bonds being unnegotiated until after the passage of the funding act of 1879, they were not fundable. A vote was at length reached on the resolution and stood as follows: Yeas, Messrs. Jewett, Ayres, Ross, Hanson, Plant and Burke; nays, Messrs. Fort, LawtoH, Huff and Dunlap. The next resolution offered was also by Mr. Jewett, to the effect that all city currency redeemed by the city and re-is sued, and all deposited as collateral secu rity since the Act of 1879, were also non- fundable. The vote on this resolution re sulted the same as on the first resolution. Mr. Jewett also moved that the chair appoint a committee of three to investi gate the validity of all the bonds of theJ city, and the purpose to which the money derived from them was devoted. The motion prevailed, and the Chai 4 appointed Messrs. Jewett, Fort and Ross. The meeting w&s quite a long one, and a number of speeches were made on both sides, the matter under consideration be ing thoroughly discussed. The Board ad journed, subject to the call of tho Chair- an. The decisions of the meeting created quite a sensation in the city wherever they were heard last evening, and the question was frequently asked what effect it would have on the funding scheme, on city securities generally, and whether the opinion of the Commissioners would be sustained by the court if the matter is tested ? The opinions were various, the general opinion, however, being that while the securities would be somewhat deprecia ted under the action of the commission, that it would be temporary. BY TELEGRAPH Philadelphia, February 3. — Two buildings of John A. Ebert’s furniture manufactory,on Edward street near Han cock, were • destroyed by fire last night. Loss, $69,000 and no insurance. A second fire occurred at the Keystone flour mills, corner of Leopard and Gordon Avenue. Loss, $20,000. Memphis, February 3.—Sixty stone cutters employed on the Custon House, struck yesterday, owing to disagreement regarding wages and the discharge of their foreman. New York, February 3.—The exten sive furniture factory of George C. Flint Senate adopted resolutions as a mark of respect. Adjourned. In the House Mr. Cox, of New York, introduced a bill providing for the forfeit ure of public lands granted to r.iilroadand telegraph companies, in cases where the guarantees have not complied with the conditions of the grants. Referred. The House then took up and passed the jury service bill, wliich provides that no person shall serve as a juror in any Uni ted States Circuit Court more than three weeks in any one year, except to finish the of cases begun before the expiration trial of such term of service. Mr. Culberson, of Texas, from the Ju diciary Committee, reported a bill rela tive to the jurisdiction of the tJnited States Circuit Courts, and the removal of cases thereto, from the State Courts, but pending its consideration, the morning hour expired, and it went over without action. The House then, in Committee of the Whole, resumed the debate upon the re vision of the rules, the subject under con sideration being the distribution of the Appropriation Bill among the Commit tees. _ On motion of Mr. Aiken, of South Caro lina, rule eleven was so amended as to give the committee on agriculture juris diction over the appropriations lor the Agricultural Department. Mr. Browne, of Indiana, moved to amend clause nine of the rule so as to give the committee on military affairs jurisdic tion over the appropriations for the sup port of the army. After a long debate the amendment was rejected by a vote of 107 to 93. The committee then rose and the House adjourned. The President sent to the Senate to-day the nominations of Mrs. E. C. Bainbridge as postmistress at Fortress Monroe, Va., and Robert M. Wallace, as United States marshal for the'district of South Caro lina. The House committee on Public Build ings and Grounds agreed to-day to report favorably on the House bill providing for the transfer from the War to the Treasury department of the United States military barracks at Savannah, Georgia, to be used as a post-office, and appropriating five thousand dollars for necessary alterations and repairs. The committee also agreed to report favorably the bill appropriating fifty thou sand dollars for a public building at Greensboro, North Carolina, one-half to be expended the first year. Smithville, North Carolina, Feb ruary 3.—A three masted schooner, name unknown, went ashore early thi3 morning on Bald Head beach. The steam tug Te- cumseli was notified and started out to her assistance. The tug has just returned and reports the vessel so high up on tho beach she could not get near her. Tho vessel appears to be des.erted. Cincinnati, February 3.—A dispatch from Fort Buford, D. T., says a fierce and bloody fight occurred on January 29th, between a party of Gros Ventres Indians and a band of Uncepapes, who had raid ed the latter’s camp and driven off a herd of ponies. Fifteen of the Uncopapas were killed, and the Gros Ventres recovered their horses. The Indians are much ex cited, and a. general uprising along the Yellowstone early in the spring is appre hended. Long Branch, February 3.—A fearful storm of snow and wind has been raging here since one o’clock this morning, and the gale has been increasing in violence ever since daylight. The wind is from the northeast, and nearly one hundred feet of the piazza of the United States Ho tel have been blown off. The brig Casto- bia, from Galveston, with 1,558 bales of cotton, came ashore abreast of the High lands, at two o’clock this morning. The crew of ton men and one lady passenger were landed by the life saving crew of Station No. 1. The ship and cargo are insured. Milwaukee, February 3.—The Mil waukee county hospital, at Maumalosa, was destroyed by fire early this morning. There were about sixty inmates, but near ly ail were gotten out safely. Two bodies, however, have been found, and it is feared there are others in the mins. The fire originated in a defective flue. Loss about $25,000. Philadelphia, February 3.—Captain Catherine, of the steamship Juniata, of the Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship line, which arrived here from Savannah this morning, states that Sun day afternoon last, about 2.30 o’clock, while passing Martin’s Industry Light ship, the lookout reported a steamer bear ing northeast,about ten miles distant,with a flag flying Union down. The Juniata 4 , . steered towards her, when she proved to & Co., W est 19tli street, was burned out be the steamship City of Macon bound for by incendiary fire last night. Loss $100,- 000, partly covered by insurance. Flint & Co. lost $90,000 on the National accor- deon company wliich occupied the floor. Ten thousand workmen of the factory had been on a strike several days and as they have made threats it is supposed one of them threw a lighted match through the grating into a pile of shavings. Brig Castalia, from Galveston with large cargo of cotton, went ashore this morning opposite the highlands. The crew landed safely. Rome, February 3.—A new session of Parliament opens on the 17th inst. The Manchester Guardian says the up ward movement at Liverpool indnees sell ers here to advance quotations^ point from Friday’s prices, but tiie views of buyers have undergone little change, and they mostly hold aloof. Yams for China are in fair demand at full rates, hut India and China staple good* are quiet. Prices are too h'gh for Manchester to operate freely. Nashville, February 3.—Snow began to fall at 10 o’clock this morning and still continues. It is now eight or ten inches deep, and the heaviest snow storm expe rienced for years in this locality. Washington, February 8.—In the Sen- _ Atm PiManAA PAmmlfiao tliic tnAfninrr ! New York fromSavaimah, with her cargo on fire. Captain Thompson,of the steamer Macon,requested the Juniata to lie by him, as he was using every effort to extinguish the flames by tho wing overboard the cargo, which consisted principally of cotton. During tho latter part of the afternoon, the flames were gotton under control, and at night the vessels parted company. Washington, January 3.—The House sub-committee on appropriations resumed to-day the examination of General Brady with reference to the Star route postal service. General Brady furnished much information as to the manner of letting contracts upon the star routes, and de fended tiie management of the service as much as possible under the present laws. The Committee of Ways and Means commenced this morning the hearing of arguments on the subject of duty on steel rails. The bill under consideration is that introduced by Mr. Covert, of New York, fixing the duty on steel rails at ten dol lars per tou,the present duty being twenty- eight dollars. At a meeting of the 1 House Commerce Committee to-day Representative McLean submitted a substitute for Reagan’s inter state commerce bill, providing for a board ate tho Finance Committee this morning • 0 f jj v - e railway supervisors to consist of decided to report adversely on_ the House j tbe Secretary and Assistant Secretary bill relative to coinage, and com and bul- I 0 f tbe Interior, Commissioner and Engin- lion certificates commonly known as the j Q Qr 0 f railroads;*and assistant' attorney Warner silver bill; (general fertile Department of thelnte- Mr. Bayard, from the Finance Commit-1 rior, who shall have jurisdiction of con- tee, reported the Warner bill adversely. Mr. Beck stated the report was unani mous, and tho minority hoped to be heard in regard to the bill at some future time. It was placed on the calendar. Mr. Teller submitted a resolution direc ting the Secretary of the Interior to com municate to the Senate the general line of of the location of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and what changes have been made by said company in their general line of location up to date. Also a statement of lands withdrawn from settlement in favor of said company under its several locations, and to what extent such several changes of. location have ef fected the rights of settlers. Adopted. In the House, on motion of Frost of Missouri, the privilege of the floor was granted.Messrs] Parnell and Dillon. . Davis’of California, called up a resolu tion, which was adopted, directing the Committee on Agriculture to enquire into the most feasible method of extending the benefits of the Agricultural Bureau over that portion of the United States over the 100th meridian. • Miles of Kentucky, offered a resolution calling on the President for information as to extending negotiations for a change of treaty between the Government of China and the United States. Referred. Mr. Sliellerbaiger, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, reported a resolution calling on the Supervising Architect of the Treas ury Department, for information as to the character of all public buildings now in coarse of construction, or which have been completed within three years—the cost of the same and the reasons why such build ings have cost more than the amount limited by law. Adopted. Washington, February 3.—In the Senate, sundry private petitions and me morials were presented and referred, after which Mr. Maxey submitted a resolution Instructing the committee on Military Af fairs to consider the expediency of legisla tion to provide for the retirement of non commissioned officers, with: suitable pay and allowances, after thirty.years’ meri torious services. Adopted. The Senate then took up and passed troversies arising out of inter-State trans portation, and shall report .annually to Congress. Subcommittees were appoint ed to consider this bill and to perfect the Reagan hill. Ne.w York, February 3.—A Herald special from Dublin says Parnell’s attacks on the Mansion House Irish relief com mittee are regarded here as utterly inex plicable, and cause great consternation among Parnell’s own friends. The com mittee is entirely non-political in its char acter. Each of its three hundred local committees consists of Protestant and Catholic clergy and the most respectable people of the neighborhood, and includes some of Parnell’s personal friends. Lord Mayor Gray, who is working night arid day for the committee, has been a prominent speaker in tiie land agiiation meetings, and V. B. Dillon, the most ac tive of his lieutenants, in furtherance of the Mfansion House fund, is John Dillon’s cousin. Sofia, February 3.—The elections for the Bulgarian Assembly have resulted in the re-election of most of the Liberal members. It is thought here that Prince Alexander may again dissolve the As sembly. St. Petesburg, February 3.—The Herald, referring to the supposed inten tion of Persia under British inspiration to seize Herat, says this step would be hos tile to Russian interests. Russia certainly will not retire before a small Asiatic State Inspired by a foreign power. The same paper points out that England is not in a position to defend Persia against Rus sia. Philadelphia, February 3.—The Citi zens’ Irish Relief Committee decided to day, in view of the increasing distress in Ireland, to issue another call for aid. Subscriptions .to date 'amount to $9,224. M6ney is to be' forwarded to" the royal bank of Ireland, for .distribution. Cincinnati, February 3.—A dispatch from Peoria, Illinois, says a thousand dol lars have been raised there for the relief of the distress in Ireland. The money will not, however, be given to Parnell and Dillon fpr distribution. Augusta, Me.; February 3.—Israel Booth, cashier of the First National bank breakwater, came ashore here to-day, and 18 wreck. The crew were saved. Wilmington, Del., February 3 Dur ing a northeast gale this morning British schooner J. F. Randolph, from Jamaica for this port, went ashore on the Fingers, near Baldhead bar, and will probably he a total wreck. The British barkentine Resolute was driven almost into the breakers at Baldhead, and now lies in a precarious condition with all her anchors down and seas breaking over her. A rev enue cutter has gone to her assistance. New York, February 3 Samuel J. Tilden publishes a statement denying the truth of the report telegraphed from Scranton, Pennsylvania, that he is about to marry a Miss Rank, of Lewisberg. Mr. Tilden says the author of the rumor has apparently acted upon the basis of equity jurisprudence, that what ought to have been done has in fact already been done. Denver, Col., February 8.—Very rich deposits of minerals have been found in Gunnison county, in Western Colorado. Competent judges declare that the discov eries of ore already made exceed both in quantity and quality anything of hitherto known in that State. Washington, February 3.—The sub committee of the House Judiciary Com mittee, to whom was referred the consid eration of the. bankruptcy question have decided to give a hearing on the subject of the bankrupt law on Monday, February 9th. Baltimore, February 3.—Mr. Henry says the yacht Henrietta having repaired damages, sailed from this port to-day on her voyage. Along the Southern coast she will stop at several points and will probably return in the late spring or early summer. St. John, N. B., February 3—It has been discovered that the bark Brother’s Pnde of this port, which was abandonsd at sea last May and which was claimed to have a valuable cargo of melado, had in reality no cargo of value and was scuttled and sunk as the result of a conspiracy be tween the shippers and captain to obtain $70,000 insurance. The captain was ar rested to-day and held for trial. New York, February 3.—A Ballston, New York, special says a new witness bas been found in the Billings murder case, whose testimony, if true, will undoubted ly convict Billing* of the murder of his wife. New Orleans, February 3.—A peti tion signed by a number of prominent merchants has been forwarded to the Pres ident, endorsing Governor Piuchback for naval officer of this part. The colored mens’ Protective Union endorse Governor Pinchback, and say the telegram recently sent by the President and Secretary was sent without the knowledge of the Asso ciation. Atlanticville, New Jersey, Feb ruary 3.—The brig Augustina from Ha vana for New York, came ashore here this morning. The crew, all Italians, eight in number, were rescued with great difficulty by the life savers of Station four. Captain Antonio Andez, seeing his vessel wrecked, shot himself through the head, lie was taken ashore, but will probably die before morning. “Cbonnels, Ireland, February 3.—A large number of unemployed people to day made a demonstration before the Mayor’s office, demanding work or bread, accompanying their demand with threats to sack the baker shops. New Yokk, February 4.—A Herald special from Dublin gives a tabular state-' rnent showing the severity of the distress in Ireland in villages, towns and counties. It says every day reveals new horrors in the catalogue of suffering. The outlook for the coming months is gloomier than any prediction has yet painted. No lan guage can describe the appalling priva tions and utter destitution which prevail. It is impossible to overdraw the situation, so rapidly do matters become worse. What might have been exaggeration yesterday will to-morrow he an under-es timate. Three hundred thousand people are slowly starving and can only be kept alive by superhuman efi'orts on the part of their fellow-creatures. Some of them are living on one meal a day of turnips or meal. Thousands more are consuming their last potatoes. Local efforts are becoming feeble. The people are looking to the world for succor. In an editorial referring to the distress, the Herald says, that in making this ap peal to the benevolent, it deems it fitting to set an example which will be taken as a proof of its sincerity. The Herald, there fore, opens to-day a subscription for Irish Relief, heading it with the sum of $100,- 000. It solicits other people to give m pro portion to their willingness and their means. It will receive subscriptions for any amount down to twenty-five cents, carefully publishing the name and resi dence of every subscriber, and when de sired tiie place ofhis former residence In Ireland, so that the people relieved may know to whom they are indebted. - ;Wasiiington, February4.—The House, after transacting some miscellaneous business, resumed the consideration ol the bill reported yesterday from the Judiciary Committee, amending certain sections of an act determining the juris diction of theUnited States Circuit Courts and regulating the removal of causes from State to Federal Courts. In the Senate Mr. Wallace presented the petition of sundry seamen, masters and vessel owners of Philadelphia, against any change in the shipping act of June 7th. : Mr. Maxey, from tho Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill authoriz ing the Secretary of War to acquire for the United States title to the land upon wliich Fort Stockton, Texas, is located. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Authonv. from the Committee on Navai Affairs, reported a hill for the relief of medical director John Thorn- leigh, of the Umted States Navy. He also from the same committee re ported favorably a bill regulating the rank and pay of certain marine officers in the United States service. Placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Maxey the Senate took up the Senate bill for tho relief of Edward Braden and J. W. Angus. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay Braden and Angus $12,548 for extra labor and material expended in construc tion of a quartermaster’s supply depot at San Antonio, Texas. ' Harrisburg, February 4.—A caucus of Blaine delegates was held last night, at which 105 votes were cast in his interest. Afterwards a caucus of all the delegates by a vote of 123 to 110, decided that the conventipn should to-day select delegates to the national convention. Denver, Col., February 4.—Gold has been discovered near the mouth of a canon of the Platte, twenty miles west of Denver. Specimens of the ore assay $21,199 per ten. London, February 4.—A Vienna dis patch says trustworthy accounts represent the internal condition of Russia as becom ing more critical. A number of officers high in command have become disaffected, while those who were not promoted after the late war with Turkey, have, with few exceptions, joined the revolutionists. Dublin, February 4.—At a meeting of the Irish National Land League yester day, it was resolved that Michael Da- vitt should be deputed to wait upon the editors of French and other continental newspapers to enlist their support In their efforts for the relief of distress in Ireland. London February 4.—The Right Hon. Sir George Hamilton Seymour, a retired diplomatist, and Rev. 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Boyden, of , . —_ , Salisbury, North Carolina. of this city, committed suicide to-day by Autouio, Texas. It directs the Secretary The Vice President laid before the Sen- jumping jnto a . cistern with weights at-J of the Treasury to pay them $12,54S for ate resolutions passed by the House with tached to lib feet, and at the same time extra labor and materials expended in regard to the death of Hon. Rush Clark; shooting hiniself through the head. the construction of a quartermasters sup- of Iowa," After tributes to the memory of j Lewes, Del., February 3.—The brig ply depot at Antonio. , vM1 , the deceased by several Senators, the Guango, from Demerara, for Delaware! Mr. Conkling moved that the hill be amended and referred to the Court of Claims, where he thought it properly ht- longed. Mr. Maxey defended the bill, and said there was no reason why it should go to the Court of Claims. After considerable debate, Mr. Conkling’s amendment striking out all except the en acting clause, and referring the Braden and Augus claim to the Court of Claims, was adopted, and the bill thus amended passed. The Senate then took up and passed the bill authorizing the conversion of gold hanks, as amended by the Finance Com mittee. On motion of Mr. Johnson, the Senate took up and passed as amended by the committee the bill authorizing the Secre tary of the Treasury to have constructed at Danville, Va., a building for the ac- commodat’on of the United States courts, post-office, revenue officers, etc., at a cost not to exceed $70,000. Dr. Morgan submitted a resolution providing for the printing of ten thousand additional copies of the report of Profes sor Riley on the cotton worm. Adopted. Mr. Hereford introduced a hill to repeal an act of July 4th, 1865, with reference to the war claims of loyal citizens, and pro viding for the reference of all such claims to the United States ^district courts, with directions to report their judgments to Congress. Adopted. Mr. Call introduced -a bill for the im provement of the St. Johns River, Florida, at Valusia bar. Referred. The Senate then adjourned. The House Banking and Currency Com- lttec at its meeting this morning au thorized Representative Davis to report back to the House, with favorable recom mendation, the bill Introduced by Repre sentative O’Connor, of South Carolina, uthorizing national banks to make loan3 lion mortgages on real estate. , Mr. Culbertson of Texas, explained the provisions of the bill, and Mr. Wellborn of Texas, and Mr. Willetts of Michigan, spoke in its support. The morning hour having expired, the hill went over without action. The Honse then considered in the Com mittee of the Whole and passed a joint resolution appropriating $20,000 to enable the United States Fish Commission to represent the United States at the Inter national Fishery Exhibition at Berlin, Germany, in April next. The House then resumed debate on the revision of rules, and after rejecting the amendment to Rule 11, which gives the Committee on Post-offices and Roads control over the post-office appropriation bill, and also the amendment authorizing that committee to report said bill for ref erence to tho Appropriation Committee, adjourned. New Yobk, February 4.—The steamer City of Macon reached her pier this morn ing, having had an eventful passage. She not only encountered extremely rough weather, but took fire while at sea, and only reached her destination by the prompt action of her officers. She left Savannah on Saturday last, carrying twenty cabin and three deck passengers. Her cargo consisted of 1,896 bales of cot ton, and a quantity of woolen hags and general merchandise. The only damage she sustained by the fire was to the iron ceilings between the decks, the plates of which are warped—in some spots the dis- . placement being an inch. The accident will not prevent her from sailing at the usnal time next Saturday. Captain Kempton says in his report that there were about forty hales of cotton and some miscellaneous freight thrown overboard, the greater part of which was more or less burned and all very wet, as there was about one and a half feet of water on deck in the vicinity of the fire. The cargo un der the hatches must be considerably wet. The damage to the ship is very light. Habbisbubg; Pa., February 4.—The Republican State Convention met here at noon to-day and organized by the election of Hon. Russell Errett temporary chair man. After the transaction of the usual routine of business Senator Herr offered a resolution that the delegates elect to the Republican National Convention at Chi cago he instructed to support for the Presi dential nomination General U. S. Grant, and to vote as a unit on all questions that may come before the convention. Mr. Stone offered an amendment re affirming the resolutions against a third term, adopted by the Republican State Convention of 1S76. After consid erable debate, in which a laige number of delegates opposed Senator Herr’s resolu tion, and favored Blaine, Mr.- Stone, of Crawford, moved an amendment to Herr’s resolution, by striking out Grant and in serting that of Blaine. The motion was lost by 154 to 96. The question then re curred on Herr’s resolution to instruct the delegates to support Grant. The yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted: yeas 1C3, nays 113. The second part of the resolution, instructing the delegates to vote as a unit, was adopted by a viva voce vote. The Pennsylvania delegation will, therefore, support Grant at Chicago next June. .. Long Island, New Jersey, February 4.—The bodies of three seamen, supposed to be members of the crew ot 'the vessel which foundered opposite Long Branch yesterday, came ashore on the beach op posite the highlands, this morning.