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MACON, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 8, 1879-PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Number 9.267
STATE LEGISLATURE.
AuisTi, Jalj 7, 1879
THE SENATE
baTlEe adjourned from the 31 til! to-day
there wa.. oo eeeaioD on Satardiy.
THE HOUSE
mot at the anael bujr of nine s. m.. Spe-
cker Uiooo in th. obeir. The ezeroieee
were opened by Dr. H. E. Tucker. The
journal wee read and approved.
Mr. D.vi*, of Houston, having given
the ntuil co'iee thereof moved to con-
eider eo much of the journal as relate! to
the action of the Houae in rejecting B.
B. 190 offered by himself and prohibiting
bane und trust companies and loan corpo
rations from charging more than the le
gal rate of interest on their advanie# and
loans, under penalty of forfeiture of the
entire deb', pnn ipal and interest. Mr.
Davis spoke at length on the motion to
reconsider. ■
Mr. Wright, of Eichmoni, moved to
table the motion to reconsider; the yean
and nays irate oslle! on the question, bat
the celt was not sustained. The ques
tion was then pat by division and the
motion to table was lost.
More debate snsned, when Mr. Jordan,
of Wilkes, called for the previous ques
tion; call sustained and the motion to re-
consider put and earned.
a MKBSAOK Fit' Off TH* SENATE
asking toe coucnrranoe of tha Home in
leverai bills wntch have been passed in
the (senate.
THE COOBTEST OF SEATS
was extended to AT.H-.r-, S. 0. Mi’o'iell,
A. B. Tnomas, A. E. Coohran a id Poll-
lip Cook.
KB. DtVIS, OF HIKES,
Chairman at the Committee of Confer •
eoos ou the wild land investigation mado
a report.
Mr. Wallets, of D iajber y, moved to
postpone tbe reading of the report, and
that five hundred oopies be printed for
tbe uho of tbe Hinsr. Tbe motion pro
Veiled. ,
Mr. MoCnrry, of Hart, moved to sus
pend tb s regular order of business to take
up ibn report of tbe committee on jidi-
oDry, on looal and soeoisl bills. The
motion prevailed and tbe report taken
op.
Tbere was a msj lrity ant mu o lty ra-
pori. Both reports were road and are a.
follevs :
Mr. Turner, of Brcoks, Chairman of
the Jndiciary Committee, made the fol
lowing majority report:
"‘Mr. Speaker, tne Cimmitte»oa the
Jadioiary have had under com id .ration
n resolution with reference to tne intro
duction of looal and special bills, upoa
which they instruct me us their chair
man, to umkdthe following report: Tue
committee recommend that all local und
special bills btr laid by tbe members of
the Hou-e before the committee oo “Lo
oal and Special Bdls,” and tnst said com
mittee bo instructed to prepare resolu
tions to bo submitted to tbe House, and
to bo passed by a two-thud vote author
izing said committee to consider and re
port such bill to the House, notwith
standing that fifteen days after the or
ganisation of this General Assembly have
already expired, esid foil s to be specified
by their titles in said resolutions. A id
further, lhat said Committee may from
time to time c n.uler aa.l report snob lo
Cal and special bills as may be laid before
it, first obtaining tbe passage of a resolu
tion of tbe H iuis, like tb it heroin pr.ovi -
ded for to specially aiuborixo tbe same.
Too committee further recommend that
this report be adopted in lieu of the reso
lution referred to the committee.
(Signed) F. P.JTdknek, Ch’m.
MINORITY RErOUT.
Mr. Speaker, the undersigned, mcm-
b -rs of ibs Judiciary Cjimuiuee, respect-
tally sabmit tbe following minority re
port, aad ask us adoption in lien of the
report submitted by the majority of the
committee, 10-wit:
Resolved, Tnat it is the tense of the
House tu»t, this being a prolongation of
tbo session of 1S78. no local and speoi.d
b.Us oaa be introduced or considered at
this session, unless the Honse by a two-
thirde vote upon eaon bill presented di
rects its reference to the Committee on
Local and Spooisl Bills; or rules! tbe
Hcn,e by a like vote order the bill to s
first reading and then its reference to tbe
Committee oo Local B.Us, or to some
otner aommi'tee.
Resolved, fid Tual morabers presontiog
looal or special bills will do so in tbe
manner prescrib'd in Bale 4.3 of the
Honse for the introduction of petitions,
memorial-, etc.
Signed by Fort of Sumter, Turner of
Cowets, Harrison of Stewart, Pike of
Jack.on, J. E Stroether, W. E Luff-
mao, Dnpree or Macon, J. E, Polnill,
and Gray cf Ca'ooss.
A loog debate followed tbs reading of
the two tepoits, participated in by many
of the be hi men lo the House. The mi
roilty report was adopted »a a saosiitnte
by a vote of 91 to 30
Tbe special order of the day was tbe
consideration of the bill introduced by
Mr. Rn-stll of Chatham, providing for
tbe oresiion of the effije of Keeper of the
ArobiVra of tbo State.
Tne bill was referred to the uommlttee
on Finance.
Tnomas Butler, (juL), moved a sus
pension cf tbe tales to introdnee a me
morial end refer tbe same to the Commit
tee oo Ejection.
'dho speoisl committee on tbo M. and
B. it. K. met ibis eveniof. Hcnse ad
journed till uiue to morrow.
C A10LTNN.
TBS WILD LAND COMMIT TEE’S REPORT.
The committee, after organizing on
tbo 13;h of D.*c-mter, adjourned to
meet again on the first Monday in June.
Since mat time they have been engaged
in ths investigation and enbmit a lengthy
aad comprehensive report, the following
being a synopsis of it:
1. As to tbe number and Sffsioat *bst
lots of land, giving the number, district
and county ; for what years the
tax fi. fas. n *v. b en issued by tne
0 nop-roller G mer it of the State, aid
whether i» ally is. ned or not.
We ciil* d upon ibe Comptroller as to
the u.iiob r issu-d during the je.rs
1S74. "75. »7G Slid "77. 20.325 fi. f*s.
weie waned. The siaieui-itt was m.de
cousoltusieu and not pern z d, tbe Corap
troller oonteu.ling lhat his iffioe
cno ilf record a.vl uot of b- ok keepiag,
and tuat it would r> quire a very loug
lime end a gieat amount of labor, t
make the aiatement hs nquired. W
eodeavorrid fs.lhiuily ter eev.-rai day*
with the ae*iabUna of a skillet account
ant, about -e. mj* oy-d fo.,tu |o'.r,S'-e, *o
ratify the slat men'; but, owing :o h
fact that in some ioetanc s uo e tn.i
one fi'a is ia ii d against me same lu
o( laud ; ti*. iue i,.xes on row.* of tb.
Iota w. re pmd sf'er tbe cneck m-rks
(muica’ing the ftf,) were eut ua; against
tbein, and ti.o,^. p.ir.icu.ar-y were kept
m the offic • mi l > rcj> e j aa iuer.: matt rs
cf lec.sd ad iot cf ajetun - ,
Could not v nfy i; without traoin* .
lot cf land free* .me book lo another ftom
y, sr to year lota eppliee to tbo j ars
1874, '5, and G
A» to whether th.se ti as were I. g illy
is.u.d, we think ihey were- Ia all ca
ses wcere the lion was in default
of boih remms ler taz*s and pay-
uunt of t..ies. .xept that the
act of 1874 it quite- tbe fi fa ''shall
be dliected to tbe bh. lil of t .s c.nuty
wbeto the laud lies.” Wt res, tue-e
a fas were drected to sli and tib-ular
tee Ster.ffs cf said Slate, com mi ties w.a
co'. prepared o ptunonoce Oo validity of
such a fas.
In tuaoy oases fi fas were baaed where
lots were returned bnt negligently no: re-
poritd by lax receivers to '.ne Cootplrol-
ler-G.ner.l, cud m fame Instance a mis-
uka ware made in the wild lsn-l ofiioa
and fl fas ls.'ieJ sgdnoi lota not ia de
fault. Seen fl fas arc void and titles do
oot pasa
Report cites »wo ina'sncei: "The
g-neral tax book "to Cuoipt.-cl'et’o offiae
s tows 332 lots in v >rioaa parts of tne
S at* returned by Itinn io A Co., and
Fox A Co., of Baltimore. L.tcr iu tbe
btoko said lots it was seen that D Lutt
bad more lot- mid .ban fi fas onargsd to
him in tbs wild Uud . Ifiie.
InvestigatioL revealing that tax fi. fas.
he was charged with to the wild land of-
fi m were a part of tbe lands of Rounlo A
Co. ar.d Fox k Uo. whiob which were not in
default, having been regularly given tu to
tbe Comptroller before fi. fas. were is
sued. The committee called on tbe
Comptroller. He furnished additional
statement of D. Lott’s fi. fas., and ex
plained that he kept this list in a sepa
rate book in hU eafe (a .copy of which
books were attached "to tbe report.) He
issued and transferred fi. fas. to Lott be
cause he (Lott) paid tbe taxes as a part
in 1875, and closed those fi. fas. for bis
protection, and that he might indemnify
himself for (he money be paid. The
committee wers unable to find any Fox
k Co. A telegram from Baltimore
elicited the information that no auoh
firm was in that city. Koundo A Co.
was a firm in Atiauta which went into
bankruptcy m 1871. Two of the firm
are suit living in Atlanta. They
did not own the lands. They
testified they never gave any au
thority to give the tots in or piy the
taxes, and never had heard of D. Lott
until now. The record shows 223 of
these lots transferred to D. Lott. Com
mittee denounces the transaction by
which Lott gets control of 100.000 acres
of land, was without the slightest anadow
of authority and positively contrary to
law. Lott testified he only paid taxes to
get possession cf land.
Comptroller claims he knew nothing of
the fraud perpetrated in this way.
Another instance, in wnioh lots of
Walsh k Co., of New Xirlc, were sold
by uiistako or oversight iu the will
land officer, which sales are void.
II. As to tbe number of fifas, refer-
snee was made >o the first part of
this report. No separate or dis
tinct record of tb 1 amount of
a Ufa is kept in tbe office, and
can only be ascertained by tracing
its history, whether issued for one, two or
three years, done by reference to the di
gests for those years, ascertaining rale of
taxes, Stite ant county aad doubling the
asms. Eicb lot thus requires time and
it whs impossible to examine tue whole
number.
The names of transferees are of record
and accordingly were not copied.
Tbe testimony shows that tbe face
value, that is the tax and cost of fifty
cents on each fi. fa., was paid to tne
Comptroller General when they were
transferred except ia the Brando k Co.,
and Fox k Co., lots, tor whieh only the
sum of fifty cents per lot ai cost, was
paid, the taxes having been paid in 1875.
As to legality of transfers, the com
mittee reports that it had give most
careful atienfion.
The faota were ascertained and the sets
on will land consulted besides, bet au
thorities and conclusions reached that,
the transfers by tbs Comptroller General
were authoriz id by law. He cites the opio-
niou of the Attorney General. It merely
decides that these fi. fas. are transferable
by tbe officer whose duty it is to transfer
them. It does uo; decide that tbe
Comptroller General is tits", offinr,
though we believe that it was under
stood by the Attorney G'ueral and the
Comptroller General tuat the opinion
wan mteuded to sud did cover that point.
With great deference to the learning
and known ability of the Aitornoy Gen
eral, we think lhat opionion an eiroi—
one of those errors tuat any man, how
ever learued he may be, is liable to
make.
Tne act of 1871 authorizing tbs issu
ance of fi. fas. requires that they be is
sued against the land and not the persons
owning the land.
ThiB faot would pievent their transfer fiy
any ooe. Section 891 of code cited by
the Attorney General reit'.ta to exeou-
tions issued against persons.
The section limits transfers of fi. fas.
against persons to tbe enforcing officer.
Tbe Comptroller is not each officer, as ho
caunot levy and sell. Ho cannot execulo
tue writ; fie osn only 1-sne it. Even
this act cf 1874 requires S. f«s. to be exs-
oqted by tbe sheriff of the county where
me land lies, and it commands that they
be directed to that officer. It is conten
ded that (be Comptroller osu exeou.e the
fi. fas. because be can order or suspend
sale. So can plaintiff in an ordinary
fi fa., bat bo mast appeal to
officer to whom it is directed. Bat tbe
Comptroller is not vested with any dis
cretion. Ha has no control on any time,
place or manner, bnt the Soeriff his. To *
governor is '-be ouly one who can suspend
and ooiy for a limited time.
The great qu-s* ion is, were the fi fas.
transferred at all? We think HOC. ‘ Tne
history of ail the wild lands tas-leirisla-
tion in Georgia demonstrates tha true
meaning of the act of 1974. All previous
acts failed to provide sufficient protection
to the_true owners, and the evils likely
to grow out of tbo enforcement of those
laws were fo apparent that they
were ntvereDforced ! TheExccutiv- from
time to ti me snspendtd there enforcement
and they Wete all repealed on tne,-.urer
thought. The Legislature of 1874, lo
obviate the difficulties of tbe previous
acts, as to prop r protection of tne own
ers, who, iu many cases, were unrepre
sented estates, widows, orphans and lu
natics, passed this act, throwing every
safe-guard around the riguts o: the true
owuets and rn > State, (tor tho Slate is
the true owner ot many hundreds of
those lots) by leqniring the Comp
troller General to keep a complete
record of tho "amneers of alt such l«nd
and the ismount of taxes collected there
on and to whom sold,” and requiring him
to redeve tbe purchase mo oey, and to pay
it it> tne true owner, on bis diking ssi-
isfaoiory evidence of his title to the
Compiroller-General. The Comptioilor-
Gener-1 is reqniied by every con-true-
tion of tbo set to watch end protect the
interest of the owners. He is a trustee
for their protection. By no principle of
law or policy could he transfer this trust
tu an Irresponsible stranger. If the
State ooatd part with ail its powers and
right* by a transfer of ihe fi fas, as claim
ed, why require tbe Sheriff to make re
turns to the Comptroller-General ? The
sot require* the Comptroller-General to
keep up witn the history of every lot he
is-ues a S fa against. II is beyond hu
man piw«r to do this, if tne fi fa* are in
Ibe hs\da of buedrtds of unofficial spec
ulators. as tbi y new are. Tne cot clear
ly omtciupUteJ no power or sgency be
tween tho Ccnnptrollc.r-GeOtr»l and tae
Sheriffs, bat provided for direct inter
course between these offioers. Any
tran-feree ooming between them is an
interloper, snd an enemy to every inter
est or tne Slate aad its oit.Zins.
Ic slating these views we deem it prop
er in go further, and ssy, that no title
"d d cf oonld pans at any sale had under
trnusfered fi las. There are two good
reasons for this outside of ail questions
cf fi»uj. First, these sabs are oonduot-
ed t7 and mutated as to time, eto, by
uoaothor.z.-d parlies who bad no pnw-
rr to represent the Slate aod the true
owner*, ns they seemed to be manipu
lating the sales snd all their cooecquen-
q-h to smt themselves and whose mtar-
e-t- in in direct cor the: with the
interest of tbe true owners or the lanx
aa 1 the State. We assimulate tne trans
fer es to a a anger who unlawfully gete
noe*os-,oo of a ii. fa., and fcrce3 tbe de-
iVcdcti.'-H property to a sale, without th*
consent or authority from the plaintiff,
. idy interested m toe re, ut
of the tale aad which is known to pur-
cn-.i’r- SI snob sole, as r 11 purchasers are
| bound to know at these sales.
; Tne second re iron wby these sales are
• T0 U. is when these transferees paid the
tax to the oomptroller general, each pay
ment instantly became aa extinguish
ment of the State’s claims for taxes and
tbe power to sell for each taxes forever
extinguished. It was a payment of the
taxes because the receipt of tbe taxes
was the extent of the comptroller gen
eral’s authority and “a payment of the
tar, whether by the owner or any one
else will void the sals.” 73 State Penn.
Bsp., 464 and the other authorities
above cited. We find from the evidence
that the comptroller general charged on
each and every fi. fa. the sum’of S ty
cents for costs. We examine all the-
laws of the State bearing on this
subject and we find no authority
either expressed or implied, for euoh a
charge. The fee bill of the Comptroller
General contains no such item. The act
of 1874 makes no provision for it. The
Comptroller General, however,'relies on
the wild land sot and the act of 1875,
pige 15, for authority for tnis charge.
This act is on the subject of railroad tax
fi. faa.snd it does not tonou this subject
even by analogy. It is a negative ttat-
ute and does not contain the express del
egation of right to tax costs as is required
by law. It fixes no amonnt, nor does it
define the services f or waioh the costs
shall be charged. This is too indefinite
even as to railroad tax fi. fas. The wild
land act is silent on this subject. "Ail
offioers charging costs and ex rating pay
ment from tue pooketsof the cifizsn mast
always show the authority of tbe law to
do bo.”—10 Ga. Rep. 613; 2 Kelly, 240; 9
Ga. 109. The Oomptroilei General has
treated these costs ot fifty cents per fi
fa. as his legitimate perquisites. We do
not think th's io aeoordanee with the law
but directly contrary to it. Section 100
of the code provides that all fees charged
by tne Comptroller General shall be by
him paid into the treasury. We couidfind
no repeal of this, and therefore if ho were
entitled to obarge fifty cents per fifa
costs, ho would b j entitled to keep it as
his peiquisite. Tne evidence shows that
tbe transferences were the priuoipal pur-
-.Lasera of lands under tbe sales of liras
transferred to them. We hare made as
thorough an investigation as we could in
the time we had, as to whether any of the
public officers ot the State were interes
ted in any of these fifas and sales.
We could find no evidenoe that the
Comptroller General had any interest in
the transactions, except biB charge for
casts, bnt we are pained to have to re
port that Dr. A. J. Bell, a clerk in tbe
wild land office, and who was the active
managing party to the transfer of fifes,
who principally kept the records, and
conducted tbe correspondence on this
enbject, was engaged la the speculation.
To what extent we are not fully sat
isfied. Tbe testimony connecting him
with many lots up to a certain point, he
tbon disappear*. In one instance he u*ed a
Editions name ou tha records as trans
feree, and thereby reserved the lots
charged to the fictitious person for bia
own benefit. The evidence disclose* all
tbe minu'ie of this transaction. We
take occasion here to say that no suspi
cion osn attach to either Mr. Wright oc
Mr. Hardeman, clerks in the office, in any
of the wild lend transactions. Their
confine*, has been proper and right in ev
ery point we investigated. We respect
fuily refer to tho evidence ou this sub
ject. The proceeds of tbe sales under
these fi. fas. have, in a majority of case*,
baen absorbed wholly or in part by the
transferees, either by chargiug against
the fund arising from the sale or excess
ive cost* which they did not pay, or by
pretending to be true owners ot tne lane,
aad inducing the shenffj to turn the ex
cess over to their as such true owners,
and, in many instances, by combining
both ways. The sheriffs permitted them
to do this under the circular issued by
the Comptroller General to them, dated
November 1st, 1877, instructing them as
foilowa i
Ia all wil l land sales the excess of the
money over snd above the tax and all
costs, mint b) paid over to the owner of
tbe laud if to be found at the time of tha
sale; or i* the owner is not to be found,
then said snm of money in excess of taxes
and costa must bo sent to me to be depos
ited in tbe treasury to the credit of the
owner as a trust fund.” Taking advan-
tageof these instruction* of the Comp
troller General to Sheriffs, in some in
stances transferees, would gather up any
kind of title*, however fictitious or fraud
ulent, and for tbo express purpose would
present, them to the Sheriff, and under
these, claim the entire proceeds of tbe
sale. Tney yet hold these moneys, in
some cases large amounts, and as in
stances of this we refer to the evi loncs
showing that tho transferees in Dodee
county, retained an excess cf $9,142.92,
and that D.-. Lott has <etained the en
tire proceeds ot the sales in twelve conn-
ties. But the most common way of de
manding the tius owners and tbe State,
une been in excessive charges for ccsts.
In almost every instance tbe tiauafer-
ees have made contracts with newspapers
to do the advertising by tbo iqnare,
thus getting it done for abont tea cents a
lot, and when they settle with the sheriff
or the State, thry ded acted from the pro
ceeds ol tbe sale from $2 50 to $5 09 a lot,
gccsrally $1.00 being charged. This is
of coarse illegal. There is nc law fixing
the printei’s fee. Whatever is actually
and ic good faith paid for advertising a
bvy can be taxed ai costs against tho de
fendant in fi. fa, in those cases, against
tbe fond arising from the sale of the land,
and no more. They also made contracts
with the sheriffs to have the sales mado
for a smali proportion of the usual costs
far sheriff's levies and cale?, and they
charged in tbe settlement full sheriff's
cos! s, «nd, in many instances, mere than
sheriff’s e-.st*. Some times they would
charge $2.00 for a levy or one of these
fi. fas., when the Act of 1376 expressly
fixes it at thirty -five cents. Ia many in
stances they would charge$3.50 for mak
ing a deed, they being the purchaser--,
and seventy-five cents for recording the
deed. As one instance of this we refer to
tbe ehenff’e return of the sale under
Mr. Germany's fi. fas., ia Terrell
county. We believe that every
officer and person acting in these
if he were acting illegally, is bound to
render a true account to the true owner
or tbe State when called on to do se.
They would be quasi trustees for the true
owner, or the btate as the case may be,
sod cannot obarge a prise greater than
thet paid for any services. It has been
impo sible for ns to ascertain tbe
amounts of the excess in tbe hands of the
vsrioas transferees. It would require
tne oommitiee rneny months to ascertain
Ii would require a oalcnlciiou aa to
each snd every lot ot laud. This is all
m * sea of chaos and a world of confu
sion. It osn never be straightened. While
we are ou this enojeot we respectfully
call your attention lo that oitcuUr of tbe
OimpiroUer-Gsneisl lo Snenffs shove
aim led to. The set of 1874, seo ion 8,
expiessly charges the Comptroller-Gen-
era! with the doty of deciding who these
tras owners are; it is an official duty
cast upon him, that he cannot delegate to
5neriffs. Much of tbe confusion that
eas grown out of tbe.e wild Und matters
is directly attributable to this circular.
We fled many frauds of various'species
and kinds, practic d by these transferees
and otner* at sales. Io many instances
they nuked and beared the market by
many unlawful tn.ians and devices, too
numerous to mention in this re-pect.
Tnis discloses many of them. We are
satiifi-d that a volnm* of such frauds
could bo gathered. We ware compelled
to pass over a great many evidences of
this kind, because we bad not the time
to include them iu cur investigations.
We only include fair examples cf them.
To anemrth them all would be an endless
task, for as one of tbe heaviest transferees
himself expresses it, while testifying be
fore the cimmittee, “The latd scarks
went every man for himself and the devil
take the hindmost.” There is no record
of sales in quite a number of counties
in the Comptroller General’s office; the
transferees and sheriffs having made no
retnrn or settlement with that offlor. Io
aomb counties sales were mads ly tne
sheriffs for the transferees witbom first
making levies, and without even Laving
tbe fi. fas. in hand on the day cf sale.
The Comptroller General has ollowed
these excessive casts to be dednated by
the transferees, notwithstanding he was
informed of their proceedings. Ha re
plied to complaints made to him oa the
subject, thst he bad nothing to do with
it. We think the primary cause of all
these frauds and troubles is attributable
directly to this misapprehension of the
law, for had tbe law been administered in
its letter and spirit th9 frauds conld not
have been committed, and there would
have been no confusion. And it per
chance the ccnrts or Legislature, should
hold valid or ratify these sales, we see no
reason why the Comptroller General
would not be liable to tbe State on his of
ficial bond foral these moneys In the
bunds of transferees or othurs. Toe
Slate cannot coufietceud to litigate vi h
these hundreds of people who now bold
this money, but should iu the event alla-
ded to look directly fo the offiedrd wboie
mistakes diverted it from the Treasury,
leaving him to look to tbe people dealt
with for his indemnity.
It may be necessary for us to say
something of the expense we have incurr
ed m this investigation. Oa.this subject
we can state that we have baen extreme
ly careful to have the necessary service
done at the least possible expense, con
tracting for the lowest figures. The out-
side Bervice we have employed has been
efficient aod faithful, aud should be paid.
We therefore recommend that the Audi
ting Committee of the honse aud t this
account and report it for proper action.
Wo thick the testimony taken in this
matter is a fair exposure of tbe frauds,
and to be properly understood by the
Legislature and the people, should be
printed. We there recommend that it be
printed for the use of the General As
sembly.
In view of the wholesale fraud com
mitted in these transactions we respect
fully recommend that this Legislature
pass an act declaring r II these sales held
under transferred fi. fts , null aad void,
as some of tho courts have already do-
cidefi, and another to withdraw all pro-
tection of any statute of limitation or
law of prescription from all such titles or
oihore founded on them, or emanaiing
from them ; and this committe beg leave
to continue their organization for the
purpose of preparing these bills and re
porting them as soon as poB-ible.
D. A. Rus3xi.li.
A. J. CiiaNDi.su.
On the part of the Seuate.
Louis Strickland,
John 0. Maund.
Pabbisu D. Davis,
On the psit of the Honso.
Mr. Chandler offers an exculpatory mi
nority report, exonerating the Comp
troller General.
BV TELEUKAFH.
SUNDAY’S DISPATOHE3.
Havana Markets.
Havana, JulyG.—The sugar market
during the week has ruled active aud
strong at advancing prise*,and -qperutiens
would have been heavier but for tbe high
pretensions of hoideis. Nos. 1 to 12is
6J(3;7. reals gold per arrobe; Nos. 15 to
2u.s 8(s91'e*ls. Molasses sugars. Nos.
7 to 10, o)(5i55 reab; Muscavado common
to fair, 5f@5} real-; centrifugal sugars,
No*. 10 to i3 in boxes and hogsheads,
81(383 real-; stock in warehouse at Ha-
i and Ma'ansas 996 boxes, 737 bags,
72U hogshead-; receipts for the week 2,-
9tK) bex;s, 2,250 bigs, 2,810 hogsheads
exports durian the week 9,800 boxes, 8,
500 bags, 7,800 hogsheads, including 205
boxes and 4,400 hogsheads to tne United
States. Tobacco dull. Spanish gold
212@212J-. Exchange firm; on U. S. 60
days, gold, 8@S}premium; short 9@9);
on Lyndon 11*4(320; Palis 5J@6.
Foroiga.
Con-tantisoflk, July 6.—The report
that Ex.Sultan Murad baa escaped, is
semi-officially denied.
Capetown. June 17,via Madiera.—The
troops have commenced au advance from
fort Pearson to fort Oheimsfocd, and a
junction has almost been effected witn
Col. Wood, who is also advancing. The
rumor that an armistice had been agreed
to in not confirmed.
Rome, June 16—It is asserted that Sig
nor Sella has been entrusted with the
formation of a new cabinet.
Pari*, June 16—Gen. Oastleman has
asked to be placed on the retired list in
order to be able to attend the funeral of
the Prince Imperial.
Londin, June 16.—The Observer's cor
respondent at Paris, understands that
Prince Jerome Napoleon and his two sons
will attend the funeral.
Domestic Items.
Indianapolis, July C.—Tue pria'.eis’
strike ended here to-day by the newspa
per publishers acceding to the demand
for 33) cents per tnonsaud cm.
Hartford, Conn., July 6.—Alanaon
Work, wbo for nearly forty years was
employed in tbe Missouri penitentiary,
for three years ou a sentence of twelve
years for trying to help slaves to fro. -
dom, died in this city today. Hs wis
eighty years old.
Philadelphia, Jaly G.—Kennard H.
Jones, Chief of Police of this city, died
this morning after an illness of two
months.
Mkkchantvlllb, N. J., July C.—The
residence and barn of Adam M artin were
destroyed by fire last night. Mrs, Still,
an elderly lady neighbor, diod from
fright.
Mob iu Rio do Janeiro.
New York, July 6.—Advices from liio
Janeiro to Juns 8 report that the dismis
sal of the Minuter of the Interior by tbe
Emperor, on advice of th- Premier, on
a.-countof differences between the former
aud his colleagues, ha* caused much ex
citement. A scene of great uproar oc-
enrnd in the Chamber of Deputies ou tbe
6th, occasioned by an interpellation
Drought forward by the dismissed minis
ter. The galleries were occupied by aa
unruly crawl, who applauded and booted
the Deputies in turn. The President
wad ultimately compelled to suspend tne
sitting for two hoar*, and in the interval
stationed a guard of 400 soldiers outside
of the bailding.
This etep caused great excitement
among the populace, and the Premier
and Samoa minister were grossly insult
ed on tbe streets and at the entrance ot
the chamber.
Tne disturbances were renewed on tha
following day—the mob icenlting fhe
ministers when proceeding to a Cabinet
council. The troops fioally dispersed
the rioters, but nos until several per sous
had been wounded. The city is now
guarded by patrol*.
DAY Dt>t-.v;tjur,*.
Washington
Washington, July 7.—Ssoretsry Mo-
Crary his issued an order placing Adju
tant General Toxcatnd in ensrge of the
wors of codifying the army regulations,
ander the recent aat of Congress. Tha
statement ttat Colonel Roberts, of Loui
siana, ha* beau placed in charge of this
wotkis not correct.
.foreign.
London, Jaly 7.—The reprrt ele -
graphed by the Paris correspondent of
tne Times, of the ainkirg of a steamer
and loss of 35 Uvee in a hurricane on the
river. Donbs in Franoe was repnbliibed
in tha Jonrnal de Jura, without dite or
other details, and its authencily is doubt
ful.
A Berlin dispatch to the Homing Post
says the prospect now regarded as cer
tain of the early adoption of the high
protective tsrifl, has canaed the mer
chants to import large quantities of
goods in advance, eo as ro escape in
creased dntiea. Hence a great falling
off of trade is ftared, apparently with
good reason, after the new tariff shall
become a law.
Bismarck, in tho face of seriona objec
tions, insists upon an increaee in the du
ty on foreign corn.
Toe Times' Berlin correspondent says
the second reading of tne tariff bill be
ing now complete tbe third reading will
bs merely formal and tbe measure will
probably ba completed by Saturday,when
it is intended to prorogue the Reiobstag.
The Liberals and Socialists mads a des
perate stand against the dntiea on ooffee
and petroleum, Her Bebel declaring
they would breed much discontent aud
fnrutsh a fresh stimulus for social and
demoaratio agitation.
Panama, June 2S.—Lima advices to tbe
18th report a battle at Caloma and the
capture of that point by the allied Gailian
force*. Toe losses are estimated to be
abont 1,500 killed. Na official report of
tbd aotion ha* been received, and the
statement is discredited.
Au insignificant encounter is reported
at Quillaqna on tho river Lia, in which a
small Chilian advance gurrlwas beaten,
several killed and tbe rest captured.
Osuippro was reported io be within 20
nuloi of Ca'oaa ou the 16:b, r;s:>ng, pre
paratory to an attack on that place. Re
ports from Iqoiqne state that there wors
four thousand Chilians at Qiilaqus, which
wont! acem to indicate that no advance
wsb made on Caloma from Peruvian ter
ritory.
The official organ of Peru publishes a
letter from a distinguished gentleman at
Iquique where he took oo'es of tbe fight
or the 21st of May from Chilian prisoners
taken Irom tho ships engaged iu it. Tbe
letter stute* that the oomm'auder and
crew of the Esmeralda were thoroughly
demoraliz'd during the combat, the crew
actually reooguiziDg no oommander, and
thio sing themselves naked into tho water
before tbe Haaicar had given the Esmei-
alda tbe fatal blow.
London, July 7 —The person who sup
plied the pistol to Alexander Silovitff,
with which he attempt'd to assassinate
tho Emperor of Russia, is a medical doc
tor from Weimar, Germany, wbo is alto
proved ro have procured the poison with
which Satovic-ff attempted suicide after
his failure to kill the Czir, and to have
owned toe horse by means of which the
assailant* of General Mesentsoff alternat
ed to escipe. A telegram from St. Pe
tersburg authoritatively states that he
has been sentenced to he hanged very
shortly.
Lond.n, Joly 7.—A diqpateh to f he
Times from Vienna says: Tuo walls of
the fortress at WtJden, Siiistm, Kustchuk
mid Vienna hud been destroyed aud the
earth works left to exposure of the weath-
A dispatch to the Baibj News from Par
is, says ; Tho authorities here hive iu-
tsrdieted a great meeting at tho Bor
deaux Alhsmbria where M. Blaoqni was
advertised to speak.
Lord Chelmsford's diapatoh lo Sir B ir-
tlo Prere, of JuueGtb, statiug that pend
ing King Ccttawayo’s answer, there
wood be no military operation!,appireot-
ly means only that the Zalas will not be
uotnally attacked pending the reoeipt of
Oettswayo’s answer, as all the aoconnta
agree that the advance has o-immenaed.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jaly 7.—Advioes
from Hajti, says; Port Au Prince is in
flame*; bnsiress is suspended; blocks of
buildings aia in ashes. Tho Custom
house is dosed tu consequence of the rev
olution.;
London, July 7.—A long telegram from
Lord Cuelmsford received at war office
to-diy, state! that King Cetiaway has
not yet yielded to tbe proposals marie to
him.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Foreign.
London, July 7.—Tne London corres
pondent of the Liverpool Courier gays :
An agreement was signed Satu day on be
half of the orginal promoter of the Pan
ama Canal Scheme, resting their rights
in M. DeL-HFeps as repressntative or the
future atockholders of au inter oceanic
canal company. Subscriptions for 750,-
000 pounds ia twenty pound shares will
be opened in London. Paris, Frankfort
and New Yuxk simn.taneoasly m abont a
fortnight.
London, Jaly 7.—A dispatch to the
Pall Mail Gazette aaye the new German
Consul General for Samoa has received
orders to abstain from all interference
with internal affairs. Tne RuggeBtion of
certain interested parties that Germany
shall annex Samoa finds no favor in high
quarters.
A Lirage oapible of accommodating
8,0.0 head of cattle to facilitate tho im
portation from America ia about to bs
erected at Borrow in Furness, L inca-
shire, which is connected with the whole
rail ray system ot England.
At Ribstocfc, Somerset county, S00
colliers have stiunk.
News Items.
Norwood, N. Y., July 7.—The baiter
tub dry houte, with about 15,000 tubs,
owned by the Norwood Lumber Ootrpi-
ny, was totally destroyed by fire las;
night. Loss $30,000; no insurance. •
Cincinnati, July 7.—A *p ctai dis
patch from Shelbyville, Indiana, siys
Girton, Semour k Kent’s grain ekvttor,
with 7.503 bushels of grain, was burned
Saturday evening. Lass $10,000, loau -
ance $5 500.
Providence, K. I, July 7.—To-mor
row at 11 a. tn , at Sc. Mary's (Catholic)
Churcb, in New York, Brsiiop Hender
son will celebrate a pontifical r.quiem
mass for tbe repose of the soul of the
late Prince Imperial, of France. Colonel
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and his
brother from Biltimore wilt be present.
New York, July 7.—Judge Peter in
the Supreme Court this efcerneca grant
ed a writ of habeas corpus and certiorari
in the esse of Chasttce Cox, the self-
confessed murderer of Mis. Hull.
Wails a part of the tenement boose
in Jersey Oi.y, known as “ibo ship" we*
being torn down this etternoon, tbe riof
Llinpon the crowd of women end chil
dren »rd five were more or tea* injured.
Newton, N. J., July 7.—A lsiga blast
furnace at Franklin rorn-cf, New Jersey,
wo* fired np last Saturday after having
been unnsed several year*. This morn
ing the employes, numbering abont a
hundred, strnok for higher wages.
Ottawa, Ont., July 7.—Oa Siturday a
b<-y named Van Delta quirreled with iua
six-yesr-cld aisler, snd shot her with a
revolver, tbe bell lodging in her temple.
Sit* died to-day in great agony.
Dnkver, C.L., Jaly 7.—Jsf. H. Croft
and Gearies G. Wabcoth wers arrested
at Alamosa on Tonrsday for the murder
of William S. Yoke last month. Last
Saturday they ware taken from tho jail
by one hundred oit zem und hanged to a
cottonwood tree.
Philidelfhia, July 7.—Steamer Sax
on, b und from Boston, reports seeing
a balloon of pccular construction descend
ing to the Ocean on the G h m-t., forty-
five miles southeast of Study Hook, four
teen miles from the “Saxon,.’ but just
ahead of 3n unknown hark.
Galvestjn, July G.—A News special
from Sandol.ioio, says Jere Cordora, tbe
Mexioan who murdered Robert Trimblo In
Jaly, 1877, war exeented to-day in tbe j ail
corridor in the presence of phjsiontce
and reporters. On tbe scaffold Cordora de-
1 .red hia innocence and made same
statement in writing yesterday. Tne
drop fell at 11:25. The only signs of a
straggle were a few convulsive shudders
and the men was declared dead at 11:45.
Tbe body was lowered ten minutes lattr
and turned over to his parents. Cordo
ra exhibited tbo utmost aooluess to the
last moment.
synopsis Weather statement.
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, Jaly 7, 1879.
Indications: For the South Atlantic
States, falling barometer, southerly
winds, stationary temperature, partly
clondy weather.
DHUMUtlT DISt'ATUUKS.
News Itoms
Boston, July 7.—A collision occurred
to-day iu the habor between the steamer
John Romer on her way to Nantasket
and tho yacht Undine. Both were dam
aged, but no lives lost. The stcAmer re
turned to the wharf and landed her pass
engers.
Pitt-buro, July 7.—A man named At
kins, 71 years oil, shot and instantly
killed his wife, aged 73. at Greensburg
_ye. t-rJ.-iy,in a dispute about a small piece
of land and then put tho muzz.e of the
gun under hrachin and shot himself.
Noufolk, July 7.—Judge Willis, of
Elizibetu City County, at the recent
term ot his court rendered a decision in
tho case of the Common wealth against
Harrison Phaibus, to the effect that terri •
tory Ceded to the United States by the
consent of the State is under tha execu
tive jurisdiction of tho United States
Government, und that the revenue laws
of Virginia have no force or effect there.
The suit was brought to determine
whether tho Hvgcia Hotel at Old Point
Comfort was liable tu tho Stato for li
cense. The Commonwealth’s attorn- y
has appealed to tbe Circuit Coart.
Louisville, July 7.—Too trial of Bu
ford for tbe killing of Judgo E.liott com
mences at Owenton to-morrotv. It ia
generally conceded that tbe plea of the
defense will be insanity.
Boston, July 7.—The Golden Gate, tho
smallest ciaft that ever started for a trip
around the world, left her moorings in
this city this afternoon. She is schooner
rigged, 19 feet in length,!) feet depth of
hold, 117 tons burden, and carries a crew
of two men.
Nashville, Jaly 7.—Burrall Smith
and John Hail, two negroes, who mur
dered Major Pugh at Murbreesboro not
long since, and who were Friday sentenc
ed to be hangt d August 8tb, confessed
tn* crime to-day.
San Francisco, July 7.—TheArclio
yacht Jennetto is offioiatly announced to
sail to-morrow afternoon.
The Consolidated Virginia and Califor
nia Mining Companies have passed divi
dends this month.
Milton J. Saffold, son of Renben Saffold,
old Chief Jastiae of Alabama, died in the
City Reoaiviog Hospital on Saturday,
from cerebral hemurrhago, with whiob
he was atuokod on tbe street.
Pottoville, Pa., July 7 —The mines
at Big Mountain. Buck Ridge Storeing
and Luke Fuller Colleries at Skawakm,
and Grulba and Sheppo men at Locust
Gap, struck to-dav for an advance of ten
cents on wager; 1200 men and boys are
idle with no indications of a compromise.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LATEST TfiLEUIlAFlIKJ KETOKl’S
OPKIC13 TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER
July 7. 1379.—Ey^itiyo.
Ootion.
Liverpool — Noon— Cotton hardening, mid*
dliiik? uitland* 6 15-10; middling Origin 7.
ti&ies S 000 bnles; ol which ilOO wore luken by
Mpcculutors and for export*, recoipts 1600. ail
or which were American.
Futures opened 1 82 better but the advance hus
8i» ce been pirtiallv Jo»t.
Uplands low middlim? clause July andAu
Rust delivery 615-1C. Juiy and August •» S-jijB. Au
gust and September 7 1-16, 8eptt*mber and Oc
tober 7 3 Si! .'57 1-16, October and November 6 25-
32(0.8%. Novemnor and December
2 (>o pm—Middlinguplands 2: middling Orleans
71*16: uplands low middling clause July deliv
ery 6 3*32.
4 p hi—Sales of American 6 SOD, Uplands low
mid tiling clause July and August delivery 6 15-16
August and SepteiitOjr 713i September and
October do.
6 p m—Futures clored dull.
KjiwYouii—Cotton dull: sales VO: middling
uplands* 12 7*16. middling 1 irb-an* 12 9 10.
Futures opened quiet: July delivery 12 40. Au
gust 12 i7. September 12*40. Uciober 11.50, Nov
ember 11.13.
Cotton—Net receipts 25; gross 1231.
Future* closed steady; sales 5r,000;July delivery
1130—12, Augu-t 12 41—42. September 12 31—32,
October 11.44—15, Nr vembor 11.07—i8, December
11.02. January ll 03—04 February 11.13—lkUarch
1123—27.
oUon closed dull; roles 72; middling uj»*a ids
Great Britton S(H».continent 1249.
Galvksion—Cotton, no demand: middling IS.
low middling lt%gi>od ordinary ll%.net receipts
£21; 3ro*s —; saiea —. stock 2525.
Nosfolk—Uotton steady, middling ltj^, net
receipts 32, g»o*s —. stock 1607.
Baltimork—Cotton quiet; middlin'* 1255 lo»
initialing 12>£. good ordinary H96*. net receipts
6. gross —, sales —. to spinners — , istoc
2703.
Boston—Cotton steady; middling ls^.low mid
dling 12 *4. good ordinary li%, net receipts 530,
gross £43; hh-i —; stock 4781.
WIX.MISOTOB—Cotton bte»dy; middling 12,
low niddlitK 1% fcood ordinary 11; net re
ceipts —. vr.-S’d —, Mill’s —• block jpS.
PfllLADRLPUlA—Cotton qu et; middling 12%;
low middling 12*4, good ordinary Jl%. net re
ceipts £2: gross 144, tales 284. spltnera 184. atock
1051*.
SAVA5NAII—Cotton qniet; middling 12; low
middling lljfcf, good ordinary i.%, ntt receipts
105. gross —; sale a SbO: »tock 2575.
New Orleans—Cotton firm; middling 12: low
middling ll>fr good ordinary 11*4, net receipts
78, ktosh 79, sales ICO. stock 2136*
Mobile—Cotton qu et: middling 12. low mid
dling li^, good ordiuary 11^, net receipts 27,
gross —. sales —, atock 2675.
Memphis—Cotton steady: middling 12; net
receipts 62; shipment* 21: bales —, stock
6170.
Augusta—Uotton quiet: middling 11%. low
middling li%. good ordinary ll%, leccipts —,
bhmments —, sales iC.
Ch UiLESToN—Uotton steady: middling 12; low
m’ddlinglgood ordinary 11J4 ne; receipts 3:
gross —, sales Si), stock 11*.
FINANCIAL
Lr*jrr»o^—Noon—Contois, money 931-16, ac
count 9*V£.
NavrYoaic—Stocks opened Ktrong. raonev Sa4;
exchange, long 4 85% short 4 87%. State bonds
dull. Government securities strong.
Money easy 3@4; exchange steady at 4 45%%
4 46: gcveri.ment securities quiet, new 5 per
cents l OSjj** new 4J4 per cent* 1 06J^, uew 4
per cents 1 ol%. State bonds dull.
Stocxa closed itroeg. New fork Central
118; Brie 27%; Lake Shore 73: preferred 8i%-
llimoiN Central 9r, FUtwcmrg 64% <**uauc3 »nd
Northwestern 95%; Rock Iabnc 137%. Western
Union felegrapn company 92%
Sub-Treasury balances; coin 123 010,231; cur
rency 35.9S5.3S3.
PRODUCE
BaXTIMORR—Flour quiet and firm; Ilowirdst
and Western suoerflne3 0u <pS «h extra 4 00G&475.
family 5 0« @5 75 City M U11 super nee 60:
extra California 4 75; Rio brands 6 LO; Patapsco
family 6 75. Wheat—Southern, firm: Western him
and nctlvc: southern rrd 1 15c>l 17; amber 1 IS
120; No 2 Pennsylvania red 1 ZO; No 2
Western winter rcU rput 1 lo. July lUM?
112%. August 119%($U9%, September tO w %al ou
Southern corn fira: Weateru firm, southern v hte
53, yel.bw 43. Uais firm; southi-rn 4Q.$*2, Wes*
terniwhite 37039. do mixed SS^SP. Pennsylvania
37@39. Pay steady; prime to choice Pennsyl
vania and Mar j land 12 s 1J. Provisions firm.
Pork lo 75. xsulk meats, I009P, snoulJerd 4%,
clear rib 5%: do packe t 4% aad 5% Bacon—
shouIneisS. clear nb G Hami 11&12 L»rd, re
fined in tierces 7. Butter qmet; pnine to choice
Western backed If <g)ll. Cofiee firm; rio in (ar
gues UV£aUV£. Whisky firmer at Ib6%al07
Freights unchanged.
Nawx oka—Flour 5@10 better end more ac
tive. Southern fi jur firm common to lair extra
4 75^5 S £0, good to cbo.ce 5 to-h6 75 WfuMt lto
4bttier, good export and more active speculative
business: ungraded winter red 116^119. Corn
J4 better and flood trade ungraded 41*.4*.Vi. Oat*
34 higher and fairly active at S3>£939 lor No 5
Coffee quiet and unchanged- Sugar quiet and
steady: fair to good refining quoted at fc)£f3i6><;
prime 6%; refined in moderate demand and firm.
Molasfiea dull and unchanged. Kice fairly active
and steady. Turpentine du!l at 27. Pork quiet
a* d firm, very light trade, choice oil mess spot
9 7, new at 10 25. Cut meats steady but quirt
Middlrsquiet and unchan► el: long clear quoted
at 5 15^5 2>.',bhort clear|5 3r.', long and short clear
6 25. Lard a 8h*da firmer; trade moderate.prime
ateum spot SSTJ^a-i 46, August 6*5- Whiskey
quiet at 105*4 cash. Freight*. *teady
l.ociKTH.ua — iriour qi:e* aud unchanged;
Wheat firm; red and amber 9j><£95 Corn steady,
white 43, mixed 40. Udt»qu et white 36, mixed
35. Porn s’eady at 10 75. Laru steady; chons- !e»».f
,n tierces 7%. in kegs SH- Bulk meats steady;
ahouldera S -0, clear rib 5 05, clear aide* 5 3d.
Bacon steaJy; shoulders 4V£; lelear ribs 5 40, dear
side 5 65 sugar rured hams firmer at lutgil.
Whisky ate a iy at 104.
CIRCIHHATI—Fiour Steady; family 4 75^3 75,
Wheat active; new red 90<&l 02. Com qu;et at
| 386*8%, Oats in good demand at full prices at
! smt&. Pork qu-.et at 10 25<aio 50. Lard steady
and in good demand: current make 8C0. Bulk
metis stronger; shoulders he'd at S95, snort rib
4 90 cash 5 02% neller August, sh-.rt clvar sides
held at 5 10. fi&ron in good demand; shoulders
4 37%; clear ribs 5clear sides 5 75. Whisky
in good demand at 1 u*. Hogs active and firm;
p irking S.75a* 90.
St louib- Four unchanged: double extra fall
S75<3*25. treble do 445&4 7S, family 4S5@5 20.
choice to faccy 52%35 85. Wheat active firm and
higher. No 2 roa fall 97(697% cash, 9J% July, 95%
August;!No3do 92%89S. Corn higher at 3*54
caih ami July, 35% August, 36% bid September.
Oats dull and k>w«»r at 2SX<$£9. Pork steady at
10 25, Whisky steady at 105. Lard nom.nalat
605. Bulk meats firm: Khonloera * 8% loug dear
ribs 4 93, short clear 5 05(c35 07% Bacon—*houl-
aers 425:1 clear ribs 5 65. clear sides 5 85.
navaiTstoreb.
Viiniffiov -spunta mrpent res Vady at 25%
Roam firm at 110 for straintxi. 1 15 for good
strained. Crude turpentine stei dy at l 00 for
hard; 160 for yellew dip; 210 for .virgin. Tar
quiet at 75
MARINE NEW8
NEW YORK—Arrived—City of Austin. Gal
vesten; Richmond and W>mnoke. Richmond.
Arrived out—St Laurent and Geliert.
C'lifc&so Marhets,
Closing quotations furnished daily by
W. IV, Carnes, Merchnutltse
Broker.
CLOSISOaX 2 30.
C R Sides-August 4 80®* 99.
Pork—August
l ard—August 615.
Wheat—July 1(0. August 97.
Corn—August 37%.
Oats—August 2S&.
Receipt of Hogs—10.000.
£L&3an Wnoj.Q&aio Blur Bet
GORRRCTRO daily by
f r . US. Tfj^SL 3£ *3?
GKAIN AND PK0VI810N*.
BACON—Clear no aidea...
Shoulders
Bulk cloar rib sides
Bulk shoulders..,
Choice SC hams
. : fiMi
4%**%
Leaf, in tubs
!!! 8(3)8%
Leaf, in buckets
OATS—For
... 10^)10%
... 55
Rust proof seed......^....^
... 75®8J
BALT—Virginia..
... 16>
Liverpool....
... 12( <ai
MEAL
.... 7(v%?i
boited
... 72@75
CORN—By car lend
small lots
FLOUR—Fancy per bbl
€8aJ70
.... 70(3)75
... 7 50
Choice
.... 7 CO
Extra family, per bbi...........
... 5 00
Family, per bbl
Extra nor bbl
... 6 25
... 5 75
COFFKfr—Common
— 11J4
... 12;*
Good
... 1*4$15
Prime.
... 17
Java
... 2*382
SOAPS—Perth
MOLASSES—Choice Cuba. hhis..
... *% * 8
... S3
Choice Cuba, bbia 3£<£S7
Sogarhouse, hhd* 23&2ft
8ugarhou.se, bids... 29
Choice Orleans 6
SUGAR—Golden C 8%<T 9
brown. 7%?*%
O. ooiree 7%
Extra 0. white 8J46A
Standard A 9@9%
Granulated v%&9i4
Powdered and crushed 9%:a9
ORACKERS-Soda 78910
Cream nail
Ginger 10 a II
Strawberry ]2%
Fancy 1%
O 4NDLKS—Star 12%
NAILS—Bans lus 2 65
BrARCH
PEPPER 17%
SPICE XO
GINGER ’2%
NUTMEGS lta&l 25
CLOVES..
0IGAR8—PerM 20 OOaSO.lO
CHEROOTS 12 CO
SNUFF—Lorillard’a. far
Lorillard’s, foil 7<‘
TOBACCO—Common 40 a 45
Medium Ki)a60
Lucy Hinton 62
Fino......... 75 al *:
SHIPPXAG PKBDUt'S
CORRECTED DAILY BY
BERND BROTHERS
HIDES— Greensait, per Tb 4
Dry s*;t \6 -3i 8
Dry dint 7^>ll
GOAT 8KI;<3—Dry, per lb 10'<$IS
SlltsEP SKINS—Per piece torijso
Sit BARLINGS—Per meoe tdiut
DEERSKINS—per to
LEATHER—In tbe rougn lWviS
RACCOON—Per niece 5<flS0
MINK—Per piece 10®25
OTTER—Per piwv, 5t;<#2 00
BEAVER—Per niece 2*(«fcl 25
GREY FOX SKINS i5*£25
RED FOX 2 @40
WILD CAT—Per piece 5@x0
OPOSSUM—Per piece 5
MUSKRAT—per piece @ 5
TALLOW—Prime, per lb (<Q S
WAX—Pur©yellow, per lb £0:^«l
GINSENG^ Per lb ©M)
DRIED APPLES-Prime per to ^
DRIED PEACHES—Peeled, bright Noll
Unjveltd. No 1 f nota
DRIED BLACKBERRIES
WOOIj— Fleece, burry, per lb 10&16
Unwashed...... l$t£&2C
Wished t5?aS3
b to css aud ijonas
CORSE ID DAILY. BT
L. KiPJLjav, unoiCKU
Georgia 8 percent bonds 101 a
<«eorgia? percent, boudsigold) 112 a
Go »rgi»* 7 per oant. bonds (regular)......ids a 1(9
ireorgiH 7 per cent bonds (*ndorwd)....H7 a ui8
Georgia 7 per cent, bonds (Smith) 1?2 a H3
G'Oivtitrf per oent 4 Id) „101 a 1( 5
Georgia 6 per rent, bonds fucwj i05 h led
City of Macon7 percent, (lone)...^. 61 a r.6
City of Maron 7 per cent (shi n 7» a 75
Oityof Aucuhtb 7 ;*er rcn*... ,,100 a 101
City ol Atlanta7 percent 100
City of Atlanta 8 per oeut 102 a 105
City ol Savannan 67 a O'*
0 .ultra*. Raimata joint mortgage 1(7 a 103
Georgia Railroad 6 p*-r cent, bonds 10 ) a lin
Maron and Western U. R. bonds ^..pnrani Hit
Northeastern R Rhone* (endorsed)......103 a 1» 6
Southwestern Rjiiiroa > par and mt
South Ga. aad Fla. lot mortgage ~...H*7 a 109
A. A G. R. R. 2d mortgage (enaorBed)...102 a 104
frouth G an rid Fla 82 a 3:
Western K. R.cf Alabama 1st mcrtgagellb a 112
Western SL Rol Alabama i*i mortgHite...l 10 a 112
M.A A. R.R. 1st mortgage (not endor*d )W a 90
X A A R R, 2d mortgage endorsed),, jura
Southwestern R R stock 99 a
Georgia Railroad stock ro a
central Railroad stock (5 a
An Bust* .4 Savannah Railroad stork 105
TJB.JQ
42nd Annual Session
Will begin on
WEDNESDAY, 17th September,
With a full ccrps of experienced P/ofe^ors and
Teachers.
Tie very bast advantages in Literature,
Ancient aud Modern Languages, • Music and
Art.
Domestic Department unsurpassed for com
fort and care.
Expenses payable one half in September, bal
ance in February.
Board and Regular Tuition in two Lower
Clas*es $250
Beard and Regular Tuition m three Higher
Cl»j>se>i $280
Board. Regular Tuition. Music and French
Girman in two Jx*wer
•Ten per cent discount on Ctoh bills lor Board
and Tuitiou.
No credit except on good bankable paper,
rend for Caiaiugue t »
W C KARS. President.
juc25 3m or C W SMITH. Secretary.
8. F. LAWTON,
Banker and Broker,
40 SECOND STREET,
Opposite S Waxelbaum A Bro s WSftoSeMte
Dry Goods House.
A'GENERAL BANKING, GRCSESACE (UK
EXCHANGE BUSINESS tPfiE, COLIECTIOIS
ATTtKOtO TO WITH CARE A89 Q8PATM.
mayS So
OPTICIAN!
save: yous: eves.
I F Your vision is failing—if you are growing
near*sighted, or jour eyesight u troubllxia
yon in any way, call on
Mr. Ch. RefelcU Optician,
und your eyesight will bo benaflteA by hia
superior Spectacles aud Kjo Glut.es. They
willrt*iuo\u i’ll . Mur’,, confusion* ana
floating spocka. and the most seneitive eve wiB
bo restored to its normal and healthy cor.Aitlou ;
saving fatigue, requiring less lk fit ana enabling
tho wearer to view plainly all remote obp ote.
These useful and unapproachable (ilaases cau
only bo procured from Mr CH P.RPBLD. Hia
establishment—No 20 Fecund St, Macon, Ga.
apr9 6m
A LA RGB lot in store and for sale ai laru
XL. prices.
JONES A COOK.
Wm. B. Sturtevanfc & Co.*
103 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK.
(Late of Savannah, Ga.)
SOUTHERN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES A
SPECIALTY.
r to Messrs Jor.es A Cook. Maoon ; Jahu
HcMahon. Kbq. Savannah. Ga; Milo Hutch. 8a-
vatmali, Ga* National ParK Bank, New York.
Stencils furnished on application.
Our advantages for handling PEACH N't and
DRIED FKUITS are unexcelled in this city.
ravs-4 2aw S w
CdSwXH-JIfilL^k.JL. jtAO'Jt'ftCK.
EUPATJLA. ALABAMA.
^jj.OOD BOARD and Rooms and Ute Rest Al
ntiona.
aisil BILLINGS 4 MOYB
Joim .L. Hardeman,
Attorney at Law,
- - Goorffia
Tax Receiver’s Notice
I AM now ifcciving Returns of Taxable Prop
erty for the 3 ear 1879 aud would be pleased
to have Tax-Payers call and make their Re
turns promptly, as the time is snort ouT the
Books must be closed as tho law directs.
R J ANDKRaoW.
Tax Receiver Bibb Oo, Ga.
apr24 if Office No 9D Mulo’y ht. Mwu. Ga
THE
REV TOILET SOAP
A medical writer says: “A la-ge yart of the
soap* now in use are mado from putri-i grease
obtained from tenement houses. hospitals,
and public institutions. an6 no possible process
cun render tLetn pure and fit for use. The mtdi-
cal faculty of London arid Paris nnvo warned
tbeir patients and friends to use tuy ao-paof
tested puriiy.**
If you,w«nt a fine quality, milled, absolutely
pure Toilet >k)*p, without vile perfumes, vbici
often cover st«ll viler mstenala, ask your Cheat
1st for
R[(KSECSER’J SKIN SOAP, !
which i! Cli.l.j on ! y cf Veve table Oil,, softer. *
th-, Skin, coiiuitu no coloring matter, rcuktsu 2
rich luxurious lather, is nig without perfume, |
and i* eronomical. lasting as loC< ax two cakes -
of ordinary Toil ;t Soap. Mammoth Tablets sold |
at 25 cents.
Be sure to cet the genuine ut
FIRST NATIONAL BANS.
MACON, GA.
8ANX OF 0EF0SIT. DISCOUNT AND EWNMM
Office Hours—9 a. m. to 1 p. (£
W W WRtGLIT. I C PLANT;
Cuhiar PriwxaiJ
janlt p-i
Lasf flat fir Ice fifgoi
O N and after tbi«* date we will deliver Ico ia
all parts of the city at lc per pound. Or-
dois left at Fhi tory or tho Mulberry Sireot Da-
pdf. will receive prompt attention.
™ay*2 MACON’ 10K FACTORY.
E> CRAH5T02T & CO.,
Brokers and Commission Merchants, 41 A%-
bj-m.A Strset. Atlanta. Ga.
gents for thr Geo Fox btaroh Ma mfaciurir.s
umpany, the M ism a Oil aod Soap MaLufaciwr
g Corn puny. Chicago quotations, *p>t and
tares, of Meat and Grain received every hour
FUTURES A SUBCULT Y.Confldent&l.
m^yti lra
f0Q Ip
p Inp
luu, lb
D, II’0:
0
UR Mulberry Street Dcpjt is now open for
the s ason. where Ice c.tn be procured tu
7 desirea quantity. The usual Suuda> hoars
l bo observed.
ia>22 MACON ICE FACTORY
.gr »ix.
LEATHER and FINDINGS, also stock ip
Tannery and everything |»frtain eg *o the busi
ness istobesold in ilia next thirty dava re-ranl-
rss of cost in order to* wind up the estate of th
deceased Jacob Echali.
A ny one m nee«i of Roots and Shoes can save
5 per cent by calling on us,
roavg*WMaRY HnHALT,* Tros»ee.
W. C. DAVIS,
Attorney aad Counsellor
at Law,
SANDEBSteB, - - G20EG-IA,
SBIBMSR WC BOOKS!
"Tlthe gospel or joyi 35 ot«.
„§{ Jait out. Gr;at favorll*.
= £ GOUDSEWbl 35 ot*.
o * I V *'° 1 known, al waj j good.
»»a SHI.VJXG BITEK! 35 cu
^ f Very braatiful son,s.
sT-ThEHS OF EX8LI3D SOXG! $2 50.
S 25 | Beit ,omt collection.
“R | CLUSTER OF GKHS! $2 50.
K 'g j Canital Piano Pirce».
*a OEMS OF THE DANCE! $2.50
^ o | Brilliant Waltzes, Ac.
I Lives of Bethovon, (83 00), Mozart
($175) Schumann. ($17i) ami other-;
most interesting, also Ritter’s History of
Music. 2 vols eac'i (3: 50).
| Musical Record ($3 ot). Good reading.
w once a week, all the news, and line selec-
i—■ o I tion of music.
p. H i Descriptive Catalogues. (10c), of amioi
1 all Music Books that are rubli-hed. Very
I valualle for reference. ISOj books.
Any book mailed, for retail price.
OLIVER, OITSONi CO., Boston.
O-h’DiMOH & GO. 813 fl’dw»y NT.
futlti tf
ANCHOR Lir4£.
UNITED ES 8T ATM AIL STBaMERF.
Sail from Now York for
GLASGOW. every 81TU&D VY •
And R8GULARLY to LONDON direct.
Passage to Glasgow, Lonoo&dci ry. Belfant
Liverpool
SALOON CABINS, $601*; §80,CURRENCY
SECONDCABiN. iuclutlitig-ii ’t.uuisilca, S-SU
STEBK.AGK 828.
TO LONDON BY DIRECT 6TKAMFR,
No Steerage.
8ALOON CABINS. .8SS and 8GS.
Excursion Tickets a: htduced Rate*.
PaBs»n$ie'- accommodations uinmrpn*x«d lr r ele
gance and comfort. Ail eUtteruomson
mniu deck.
For Books of information, P ar.s. Ac.
Apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS.
1 HOWLING GREEN N- W YORK,
or to T II HliNDKKSON, il tO^N.
mavz7 3m
WtoatlMffiiiiai
c
ISli pa l fo- W
Massenburg's.
!6 &
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W W W * *idre.» J S'OaTH A CO. S^Loui*.
AiTOBNET AT I A*'
| T have rein *rd -uoneoi my bri 'k or!!
Poplar aud Second str >r*: 8 .
i *y Naddition to local ousii;:^-., « u .ji ^ ^
X attention tu c&sca entruv.-d to u.-
Albany aud Southwestern ^ir- «• -
j united States Circuit aiul Bankrupt Oc
Georgia