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(Hsurgli* HJecklu (Lelsgjcapb attb Saucnal & |Ej?ssu?ng*i:. New York's necrology for 1880 shows that ten women and one man dtetl aged over 100 years. The oldest was 111. Women evidently live longer than men in Gotham. The WAn Against Whisky.—A general prohibition law is trowing in ftvor in alt sections o! North Carolina. Mali far and Chatham counties, through their boards of county commissioners, have already refused to grant any more licenses for retailing liquors. _ Massachusetts Railroad Commis sioners have, for the second time, refused to grant any route for the proposed dera ted railroad in Boston, and seem to con sider the proposed scheme impracticable, on account of the damage to property and fear of passengers of accidents. Leprosy is Louisiana.—A death oc curred in the New Orleans Charity Hos pital last week from leprocy. The New Orleans Stale says: “This is not the only death that has resulted from leprosy sat the hospital, and a great many people will be. astonished to learn that there are now over fifty cases oi genuine leprosy in the city of New Orlarns. The expectation is that tho basis of representation in the next House of Rep- retentatives will be increased to 165,- of population for each member. South Carolina, according to the census, has a population of 005,706, and on the basis of 165,0j0 would be entitled to six members, a gam of one. Even if the basis of representation be mado rather more than 105,009, tho probabilities are that South Caralina will, nevertheless, get her six members, as having one of the largest fractions. There are 40,000 negroes in Washing ton, says the Courier-Journal, of whom not more than 5,000 are steadily at work during the year. The remaining 35,000, according to a Republican exchange, “live by begging, sponging, stealing, and by public charity.” One would think that a better state of affairs would exist among these colored citizens, living, as they do, directly under the the shadow of a Repub- liran administration which asseverates that it represents all the piety and moral ity and enlightenment of the country, besides being tho avowed “friend of the negro.” Washington dispatch to Baltimore Sun: In army circles there is much crit icism over the ordering ofa court-martial in the case of tho colored cadet, Whit taker. Such a course is said not only to bo without precedent, but to be plainly illegal. The President, upon determin ing upon such action, did so against the strenuous protest of two of the ablest members of the Cabinet. It Is generally said that bad Whittaker been a white cadet not half the fuss would have been made over his case, and he would have been dismissed from the academy long ago. A New Steamship fob Charleston. The Philadelphia Times of Thursday says: “Tl>c steamship Delaware, a new and powerful vessel, will leave here to day. The vessel was built for Thomas Clyde by Messrs Bircly, Hillman & Streak er and is intended to run on the liue be tween New York and Charleston. She is of 1,750 tons burthen and has a carry ing capacity of over 4,500 bales of cotton. Her dimensions arc: length 275; breadth of beam, 38 feet; depth of bold, 20 feet. Shelias compound engines and three boilers. The Delaware is built In the most approved fashion and after the best model, and will rate A1 in the highest grade.” New York special of Wednesday: The snow storms at the South—which put a stopper on picking—caused quite a bull ish feeling on the Cotton Exchange, which the bears fought with vigor. Blocks of a thousand bales were taken ou a basis of II. SOaU.OO for January, against sales at 11:72 yesterday, and of March at 12.24a 12.30 against 12.0S. The Exchange Is largely short—having gono so ou tho re cent big receipts—and an organized bull movement would make things lively for the bears. The cotton goods consump tion, both here and abroad, is the largest ever known, and this winter’s consump tion will no doubt, owing to Its severity, beat last winter all to pieces. This con- sump’ion business, it is feared, is one speculators for a fall la the staple have lost sight of. Telegrams from Mississippi to-day state that skating has taken the place of cotton picking. Aprils ran up to 12.45, against 12.20 yesterday. An anecdote of tho last festivities at Sandringham: Onthe evening before the party broke up the Russian ambassador and Mrs. Gladstone were engaged in ani mated. conversation. The former was sipping his coffee and arguing his point while standing on a large tiger-skin, which forms ono of the principal personal trophies which H. R. H. brought home from his Indian trip. Tho latter was listening attentively, clad in an historicle black-velvlt dress. Swayed by his own oratory, and aided doubtless by tho pol ished floor, the ambassador .lost his bal ance through the treachery of the rug, and fell into the arms of the Primier’s wife, upsetting tho coffee over the time- honored garment. Thereupon the Frince Of Wales dilated upon a contretemps which caused Russia to trip up over India and to disconcert England! The Obelisk Completely Uncased. For the first time stnee its arrival, says the World of‘January 2d, the obelisk was completely uncased yesterday. As it is now within about four hundred feet of its destination and probably within a few days of its erection on the site chosen for It in Central Park, Lieutenant-Comman der Gorriuge decided that it would be advisable to add to the holiday attractions of the Park by giving the people an op portunity of seeing the bare stone and its hieroglyphs* Although 1U position on the trestle-work placed it beyond the imme diate reach of the thousands who throng ed around tho uncovered monolith all day, it was yet so near that the symbols were distinctly discernible, and Lieuten- Mit-Commander Gorringe’a patience was sorely tricd.by the multitudinous and of ten ludicious questions that were asked him whenever he could be buttonholed for a moment by people in thirst for trans lations. The work of moving went on steidily and uninterruptedly until dark, when the stone had been carried 220 feet further up the trestle-work, leaving it less than four hundred feet from its site. Two Richmond lads ventured to request a drunken man to make no noise in front of their home, as their mother was very III, In response one received a bullet in the eye and tho other a wound in the Wood at Fifteen Delian Per Cord. Wo are Informed by several gentlemen that three days ago wood was selling on the streets at fifteen dollars a cord, and difficult to be had even at that abnormal price. One needy buyer expostulated with the fuel dealer, and threatened to transfer his patronage elsewhere when tho present famine was over. “Oh,” lie re joined, “I don’t intend to sell wood aiiy more after the weather breaks.” This was equivalent to saying, we. suppose, that, judging from the daily prognostica tions ol “Old Probs,” ami present appear ances, he would be able to make bis “jack” and retire, before old Sol would show his rubicund face again. And it docs look very much that way. At lids writing the price of oak wood has declined, however, to $0 for a scant cord, or at least we saw a half cord disposed oi yes terday at that figure. This is all wrong. Of course the wood- seller is entitled to a reasonable advance for his fael in the preseut condition of the roads. But when he piles on Jive hundred per cent., it is a matter of simple extor tion. Perhaps the consumer may be benefited in tho end, however, if the railroads would reduce the freight ou wood, or a company could be formed to cut and rajt down to the city on the Ocmulgee a moi ety of the millions cords which lie ad jacent to its banks and can be pur chased for a mere trifle. This would bring the “haulers” to reason. As the matter stands, there is great dis tress and scarcity among the poor, and even those able to buy cannot be supplied with wood. The gratuitous distribution of fuel, at this particular juncture, has been a grace ful aud timely act onthe part ol our “city fathers which will meet with universal approbation. It is earnestly to be hoped that such another dearth of wood, coal and coke may never again be experienced in Macon. Just now, old boxes and barrels, neg lected “brush,” discarded chips, and even good merchantable lumber, are eagerly utilized to make the “pot boil” and keep the body warm. Moral of Christmas. There is a moral about this Christmas which most people will forget, but some will be sure to remember, and that is, get ready for it next time. Don’t let it again find you with a vacuum where the coal- beap or woodpile should be. And since you now see that the reliable lady and gentleman of African lineage will no*, im pair bis holidays by undue service, devote the wepk before Christmas to baring tlic wood cut and stored in some convenient place ready to band. Fortify yourself in advance for the worst weather you ever saw, which is Christmas weather. And it will be well to begin your shopping at least by the middle of December, so that you can have leisure aud heart to condole with your neighbors who are out trailing and drag gling through the mud and water for that purpose, and olbowing their way through the dense crowds m the stores, clamoring for a hasty recognition from the tired and distracted clerks. Next year have all these preparations oil foot by the 12th or lath of December and completed by the 20tb, and don’t forget it. The South and the Census. The ITorlil concludes some interest ing comments upon the census of 1SS0 as follows: The irresistible influences of climate and soil, it will be seen, arc telling surely at last in favor of the South and South west, a3 all intelligent observers long ago saw tiiat they would as soon as tbe artifi cial trammels imposed by the existence of slavery upon the development ol those re- 5 ions were removed. Tbe silly and scan- alous efforts of low partisan Journals and of libellous twaddlers like the autbor'of “A Fool’s Errand” to figlit against these in fluences with mere misrepresentations of Southern life and tbe Southern people are certain to prove as futile as Mrs. Partington’s war with her broom agaiust the Atlantic. The per centage of increase throughout tbe South during the past decade stands at 31.05, against 20.85 at tbe North in general, while the percentage of increase in New England has been only 14.70, and in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jer sey taken together only 88.02. Tbe fif teen so-called Southern States have added 4,277,700 to their population, and tbe twelve Western and Pacific States only 3,581,805. Tbe absolute increase of Texas since 1870 lias been greater titan that of any other State in tbe Union, being 42,000 more than that of Pennsylvania, and 46,000 more than that of New York. Her ratio of increase lias been enor mous. Should she maintain it for the next decade, 1890 will see Texas running a close race with Illinois for the fourth place in the list of States. Witli, the impulse sure to be given her by the immense railway operations now leadiug to and concentrating upon her territory, indeed, Texas is not unlikely to exceed this ratio, and in that event Ohio will be hard pushed by her for the third place. Colorado shows the most colossal ratio of increase, reaching 3S9.S2 per cent., but this is obviously abnormal, as Is also, tbe ratio of 2G7.83 in Nebraska and of 173.14 in Kansas. The only State which shows as important a ratio of increase, restiugon causes likely to endure, as Texas, is Ore gon, which has grown at a pace nearly double that of California. v«i m cold in Macon ou Thursday at it was in N«w York. Ice at Niagara Falls.—On account of the cold weather setting in earlier tills year than usual, the scenery at Niagara this winter promises to outdo that of 1878 and 1870. With the thermometer at zero, good sleighing ice all around as far as the eye can reach, tho river fall of huge cakes of ice which have come over the falls from the lakes above, struggling and crushing through the gorge, threatening every mo ment to jam and forma solid ice bridge, Niagara is in full wintergarb. The Ice cones already reach half way to the top of the falls. Tbe trees at Prospect Park, Goat Island and Table Rock are beauti ful beyond description, most of them bow ed to tbe ground by tbeir heavy coats. Tbe pendant ice and icicles under the Horseshoe Fails, ou tbe Canada side, are grand, and tbe buildings in tbe vicinity of tbe falls are brilliantly draped with fringe ice. Too Cold for the Colored People. —Dan Voorliees will have to raise anoth er exodus committee, and spend another $20,000 to learn why a few colored cooks and washerwomen are reluming from Ubio anil Indiana to North Carolina. To day another batch went through, having had one taste of Western winter and are satisfied. They were on tbeir way from Greensburg, lnd.. to which place they emigrated last January from Wilson county, North Carolina. They state that they could not stand the cold climate of Indiana and preferred to return to their old homes. They said they had plenty of work In Indiana, and the people treated them very kindly and paid them every cent they agreed to do for their labor, but notwitbstaudiug all that they could not live there so happily a-3 in North Caro ns. They hod plenty of means to carry j them backhand were not dependent upon charity.— Washington Special to the Gin- j cinnati Commercial. Congreta. -- Washington, January 5.—The House was called to order at 12 in. and the jour nal of December 22d read and approved. The Speaker then, os tlie regular order, proceeded to call eonuniltees for reports. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, chairman of the committee on coinage,' weights and measures, reported back a bill amending section 3524 of tlie revised statutes, so as to authorize a charge for melting or refin ing bullion when at or above standard. Referred tn'the tlonse calendar. Tbe morning hour having expired. Mr. Springer, Illinois, introduced a bill forthe apportionment of Representatives in Con gress among the several States, and to se cure to the people oi each State an equal and just representation in tlie House of Representatives. A short discussion en sued as to wlielher tbe committee on elec tion! or committee on the census should have charge of the bill. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, slated that tbe bill embodied more than a mere appor- t’oument. It was drawn in accordance with the principles of minority repre sentation. It provided for tbe same num ber of members during tbe next decade that now composed tbe House, (293). Deducting tbe territories and the District of Columbia, tlie population of tbe county was 49,869,714, Which, being divided by 293, left a population of 16S,40Sas tbe ratio for one meinl er of Congress. Tbe bill was finally referred to tbe committee on the census. 4 Mr. Townsbend, of Illinois, introduced a bill relating to tbe retirement of army officers, which was referred. Mr. Cl finer, of Pennsylvania, stated that tbe gentleman from New York,“(Sir. F. Wood) who bad charge of tlie funding bill, was ill tiiis morning and bad re quested liim to proceed with the appro priation bills. Tbe House then, at one o'clock, wen! into committee of tlie whole (Mr. Harris, of Virginia, in the ciiair) ou tlie army ap propriation bill. In tbe Senate, tbe Vice President l.vd before the Senate tbe following coiniuuui- cation: Mentor, O., December 31, 1880—Sim On tbe 13th and 14th days of January, A. D. f 1880, tlie General Assembly of the Stale of Ohio, pursuant to law, chose me to be- Senator in tbe Congress of tbe United States from said State for the term of six years, to begin on the 4th of March, A. D., 1881. Understanding that lawful evidence of that fact lias been presented to tbe Seuate and filed in its archives,! have the honor to inform tho Senate that I have, by letter dated December 23, 1880, amt addressed to tbe Governor and General Assembly of tlie State of Ohio, formally declined to accept tbe said appointment and have renounced the same. I act, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. A. Garfield. To tbe President of tbe Senate of the United States. „ , The letter was placed on the files of tbe Senate. The Vice President also submitted a resolution of the Republican Central Club, of New York, passed December 17th last, as follows: Resolved, That tho members of this club, in common with tbeir fellow-citi zens, urge upon Congress the passage of the laws submitted by lion. John Sher man, secretary of the treasury, tbe pas sage of which will enable him to refund the nublic debt now falling due. Refe-red.to the committee on finance. Mr. Burnside asked tlie chairman of tbe committee on foreign affairs (Mr. Ea ton) to infonn the Senate whether any action bad been taken by that commit! *>e on a joint resolution introduced by Mr. Burnside on June 2Ctli last, deprecating tlie construction of an interoceanic canal by the Europern powers. Mr. Burnside hoped that still stronger ground might now be taken by this government, and its opposition to tbe construction of such a canal by any company incorporated by any foreign government. Mr. Eaton replied that no action bad been taken by tbe committee on that sub ject. He bad no doubt that tbe matter would be brought to tlie consideration of the committee without a great loss of time. Tlie President to-day sent tlie Senate tbe following nominations: Benjamin ,K. Flanders to be assistant Treasurer of tbe United States at New Orleans. Collectors of customs—Geo. P. Fowler, district of St. Marks, Florida; Jonathan A. Gray, Al- exandia, Virginia; Edward J. Davis, Galveston, Texas; Sherman C. Slade, Paso del Norte, Texas. Postmasters— John A. Wbiltemore, Sumter Court House, South Carolina; John D. Gardner, Troy, Alabama; Berry Wick Craig, Versailles, Kentucky. Judge William B. Woods, the newly appointed Associate Justice of tbe United States Supreme Court, arrived here last night, aud to-day subscribed to tbe. usual oaths of office, and took bis place on tlie Supreme bench next to Justice Bradley. The Hoiise committee on appropria tions met this morning, and agreed to add $125,000 to the army appropriation biil for tlie purpose of paying 50- per cent, to tbe land grant railroads, in accordance with the receut decision of tbe Supreme Court. Representative Clyiner, in charge of the bill, was instructed to call up the bill to-day for action by tlie House. Several verbal amendments were also agreed to by tbe committee, and will be offered when tlie bill is called up. Tbe total amount now appropriated by the bill is $26,315,800. Washington, January’ 5.—In tho House, Mr. Clyiner explained tbe provis ions of the bill, which appropriated $26.- 100,000, an apparent reduction from the appropriation for the pending year, though really an Increase on account of tbe reappropriations. Tbe bill avis then read by sections for amendments. Mr. Hawley, of Connecticut, offered au amendment Increasing tlie number of en listed men in tbe army from 25,000 to 26,000. Ruled out ou a point of order. Mr. Warner, of Ohio, offered an amend ment providing that no officer on active duty in the field shall bo retired without his consent. He was induced to offer tbe amendment in view of the late retirement of a distin guished aud grand officer, who bad been in service in tlie field ever since tlie close of the war. His retirement had been made not on a purely military but on a political consideration. He believed it was due to General Ord, the officer to whom ho re ferred, that the country should under stand tiiat bis retirement in place of Gen eral McDowell was not, under the circum stances, in harmony with tbe merits of tbe two officers. Mr. Warper said it was rumored that Gen. McDowell had drawn bis mileage for going to New York to vote, and he in quired whether this bill contained an ap propriation for the payment ol that mile age. Mr. Clymcr replied that mileage had been provided for in the appropriation bill for tbe enrrent year. Mr. Keifer—“Does the gentleman state as a fact iliat Gen. McDowell did draw mileage?” Mr. Warner—“I state that it was so re ported.” Tbe amendment was ruled out on a point of order. Mr. Ciymer, of Pennsylvania, offered an amendment appropriating $125,000 to pay land grant railroads wliat the Quarter master Geneial finds justly due them for transportation. Adopted. Tbe committee then rose, reported the bill to tbe House, and it was passed. Mr. Reagan, of Texas, moved that tbe House proceed to the consideration of tbe House calendar, slating bis intention to call up ,tbc inter-state commerce bill, a bill ol more importance than tbe fund ing bill or any other measure before Con gress. Mr. Blount, of Georgia, differed from Mr. Reagan, thinking the funding bill tbe more important measure of tlie two. Mr. Reagan’s motion was agreed to, aud the House calendar was taken up. The first bill was tbe Hostetter bill, prohibi ting political assessments, tbe title of which was greeted with laughter on tbe Republican side, and though there was some disposition to take It up, it was laid aside for the present. 1 Mr. Frye, of Maine, inquired whether the inter-State commerce bill would gain 1 any advantage by tieing taken up to-day. , that a motion to go into such committee 1 would have preference at any time. The inter-State commerce bill was final ly taken up. Mr. Reagan stated that though be had reported tue biil from the committee, he did not approve its provisions, and had offered a substitute, which he proceeded to support. The hour allowed him ex pired before he finished speaking, and the matter went over, the understanding-be ing that, when it next comes up, one or two days shall be allowed for debate. Mr. Upson, of Texas, introduced a bill authorizing tbe President to retire Briga dier General Ord on liis present rank of major general. Referred. The Speaker submitted a letter from the Postmaster General relative to the bags of mail mail matter retained in tbe Wash ington post-office, Which it was attempted to send through the mails under franks. Mr. Browne, of Indiana, called for its reading, pending which the House ad journed. In the Senate, the Vice President sub mitted a recommendation ol the Secretary of War fur an additional appropriation ot a million dollars to replenish the depot stock of clothing which is exhausted; also for teu thousand dollars to complete the road from Vicksburg to tbe national cem etery; also for oue hundred thousand dollars to test magazine aims. Bills were introduced as follows: By Mr. Maxoy, authorizing the Secretary of War to ascertain and report tbe amount of money expended aud indebtedness In- ci c ed by Texas in repelling Mexican in vasions. By. Mr. Kernan, regulating tbe coinage of standard silver dollars, it repeals so much of the act of ’878 as requires the Secretary ot the Treasury,to purchase sil ver buillion and to com not less thau two nor more than four million dollars per mouth. It also provides tiiat only such amount shall be coined as the secretary limU demanded. By Mr. White, for the purchase ot Washington’s swo.-d, bequeathed to Geo. Lewis, and owned by bis Heirs. Mr. Buiier offered a resolution calling on the S<.rotary of tin Interior for? a report of tlie Superintendent of Census re garding the alleged frauds in the enumer ation in South Carolina. Adopted. Tlie bill appropriating $526,739 to pay tlie claim of Bon Holliday for mail trans portation, etc.,- was taken up. Mr. Kernan o4for«*.l au amendment referring Holliday to tbe Court ol Claims. Pending debate tbe Senate adjourned. In connection with bis remarks on tlie apportionment biil in tlie House to-day, Mr. Springer submitted various tables on tbe subject. Under ‘.he bill the number ot members apportioned to each S’ate is fixed as follows: Alabama 7, Arkansas 5, California 5, Colorado], Connecticut 4, Delaware 1, Florida 1, Georgia 9, Illi nois IS, Indiana 12, Iowa 10, Kansas 6, Kentucky 10, Louisiana 5, Maine 4, Maryland 5, Massachusetts *10, Michigan 19, Minnesota 5, Mississippi 7, Missouri 13, Nebraska 3, Nevada 1, New Hamp shire 2, New Joisey7, New York 30, Nirh Carolina 8, Ohio It), Oregon 1, Pennsylvania 25, Rhode Island 2, .South Carolina II, Tennessee 9, Texas 9, Ver mont 2, West Virginia 4. Virginia 0, Wis consin 8—total, 293. Tlie foliowing States would lose one member each: " Alabama, Florida, Indi ana, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massa chusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Veruiout and Tennessee. Pennsyl vania would lose 2 and New York 3 members. Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, jouth Carolina and West \ irginia would gain oue member each; Minnesota and Nebraska two each, and Kansas and Texas 3 rack. Murder in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, January 5 —Frank Desmoulins, in revenging au old grudge, with four companions, entered a saloon to-day a id knocked William Rowell down with a spittoon, and while his companions held Rowell, Desmoulins cut him. It is thought lie will.die. Tbe ruffians sallied out aud attacked a snowballing party and Desmoulins fatally cut William Chambers. A policeman in trying to arrest Desmou lins was beaten aud the desperadoes es caped. Two of them, Fox aud Gray, were captured an! committed without bail. Accident to the Fast Mail. Petersburg, Va., January 5.—The fast mail train, due here at'4 a. in., did not arrive until 1 o’clock p. in. to-day. Tlie delay was caused by an accident which befell the train last night near Magnolia Station, on tbe Wilmington and Weldon railroad. The sleeper and pas senger coaches were thrown down an em bankment of twonty-five feet, completely wrecking tbe former and badly damaging tlie latter. Tlie passengers, numbering about thirty, were more or less injured. Mrs. Mary Brown, of Philadelphia, was very seriously injured, having an arm brokcu and receiving a severe cut across tlie ltead. The accident was caused by tbe breaking of a wheel of tbe mail car. California Nominations. San Francisco, January 5.—Tbe Re publican members of the Senate and As sembly, in joint caucus last evening, nom inated, on tlie first ballot, Gen. John T. Miller for United States Senator, the vote ■lauding Miller 63, Booth 5. Tbe Demo cratic caucus on the fourth ballot nomi nated cx-Chief Justice Wallace. Chicago, January 5 —Gen. Sheridan has a telegram from Major Ilges, at camp Poplar Grove, dated January 3rd, saying that two hundred hostiles are in bis camp safe, and Sitting Bull ts coming. He sub dued the hostiles after a short attack, kill ing one aud wounding two. New York, January 5.—There were 21 deaths from diphtheria here during the last 24 hours. Key West, January 5.—At a meeting this evening ot colored Cuban citizens, a resolution was adopted condemning the action of tbe Spanish press in declaring tho recent uprising in Cuba to be a war of races, and in behalf of themselves and tbeir colored brethren, pronouncing tbe statement false and malicious. Pittsburg, January 5.—The grand jury to-day ignored tlie bill against Con ductor Routh, Engineer Hoey and Flag man Penrodc, indicted for criminal negli gence in causing the late railroad disaster at tlie Twenty-eighth street crossing. Greensboro, N. C., January 5.—The Greensboro Patriot, the oldest paper in North Carolina, was sold yesterday, R. T. Fulgbum being the purchaser. The daily aud weekly editions will bo contin ued as heretofore. New York, January 5.—Tho board of aldermen failed to elect a president to day. Tbe corporation counsel deciding that tbe mayor’s message could be re ceived without organization, it was pre sented and read. Hartford, January 5.—The Legisla ture met and was organized by the Re publicans to-day. Governor Bigelow was sworn in. An Astrologer's Wild Prediction. Prof. C. A. Grimmer, of Kingston, Ja maica, who is a scientist of fame, recently made some wonderful prophecies in con nection with tlie planets and other heav enly bodies. He says of the “Star of Bethlehem”: In 1887,'the “Star ot Beth- lelieui” will be once more seen in “Casso- opiia’s chair,” and will be accompanied by a total eclipse of the sun and moon. Ttie star only makes its appearance every 315 years. It will appear and illumine tbe heavens, and exceed in brilliancy even Jupiter when in opposition to the sun, and; therefore, nearer to tho earth aud brightest. The ■ marvellous brilliancy of “Star of Betlilohem,” in 1SS7, will surpass any of its previous visita tions. It will bo seen even by noonday, shining with a'quick, flashing light the entire year, after which it will gradually decrease iu brightness and finally disap pear, not to return to our heavens till 2202, or 315 years after 1887. This star first attracted the attention of modern as tronomers in the year 1575. It was then called a new star. Ii was no new star, however, lor this is tho star which shone so brightly 4 B. C., and was the star that illumed the heavens at the nativity of Christ. - It has reappeared every 315 years since, and every educated astrolo ger is certain that'it will reappear in August, 1887. The appearance of this star, accompanied as it will be by solar and lunar eclipses, togetherwith the bane ful influence tiiat follows tbe positions that Mars and Saturn will occupy, will cause a universal war and porteutous clouds and fearful shipwrecks. North America will be involved in civil strife, and a reign of terror will prevail in the Atlantic States, unless a Napoleon arises to quell it. There will be a war of class es; tho rich will array themselves against the poor and vice versa everywhere.— Washington Republican. Washington Hews. Washington, January 5.—John W. Folianshe and Henry Alien Rucker have been appointed internal revenue store keepers and gaugers for thesecond district of Georgia. The International Sanitary Conference met to-day and wa3 called to order by Secretary Evarts, who made a welcoming address. John Hay, assistant secretary of slate, was chosen pres.tiing officer, and Dr. T. J. Turner, of tlie navy, and secretary of tbe National Board of Health, was made.secretary. In tbe absence of certain specialists and experts and tbe lack of specific instructions from the governments o’f several delegates present, an adjourn ment was bad to Wednesday next. The census.office gives in the population of Kentucky at 1,048,599 of whom 832,010 are males, 815,08) females, 1,5S9,131 na tives, 09,468 foreign born, 1,377,077 white, 273,522 colored. Mrs. Christiancy denies tho genuineness of tbe letters published as bers, addressed to Giro,and says her former acknowledge ment of them was made before reading them. Oafs Killed. We are informed by a reliable gentle man from Houston county, that the oat The Speaker 1 replied that tho funding bill! cr0 P hi* aection was ruined by the late j Mersey on the *4th Inst., forty head were was in the committee of the whole, and freeze. lost. The Governor, before Foreien. London, January 5.—The Pall Mall Gazette, in a leading article this evening, expresses strong disapproval of a coercive policy for Ireland. A number of provin cial Liberal rapers coincide with this view. There are rumors that Ministers Bright and Cliamberlain are also much discontented at the recent turn of affairs. A dispatch to the Times from Athens says: “The oi dering out rf tho reserve ■and National Guard will increase tho Greek army to 80,000 men.” Paris, January 5 Troops are confined in tho bariacks in view of a possible dis turbance at the funeral of Blaiiqui. Berlin, Jnnuary 5.—An attempt to get up a number of meetings lu Hamburg last night in favor of Hamburg’s incorporation with the German customs union cow- plctelyglailcd London, January 5.—A dispatch from Berlin to the Pall Mall Gazette says it is stated tiiat tlie police have discovered a new secret organization of socialists ex tending over the whole of Germany. Dublin, January 5.—Tho proceedings in the trials of the traversers to-day,which were monotonous, consisted of ths ex amination of stenographers. Tho court was fairly crowded. Mr. Parnell was not present. London, January 5.—The projector using the steamship Great Eastern for the transportation of cattle from America has been abandoned. Postmaster General Fawcett, speaking at Manchester yesterday, said that there was no reason to assume beforehand that the House of Lords would reject tbe Irish land bill. The Lords rejected tho com pensation for disturbance bill because tho comparatively small majority by which it passed the House of Commons showed that it was languidly supported by tlie public. A dispatch from Paris to the Times says a demonstration is expected to occur at the funeral of Blanqui, which will take place to-day. It is thought tho poliee will be strong enough for any eventuality. Full latitude"will be allowed a« to the route of tho procession, and in regard to speeches’!he only prohibition being against red flags and crown3 or other communis tic emblems on the hearse or coffin. Blanqui’s son, a moderate Republican, intends heading the procession, a position which Louise Michel and several other female fanatics have assigned themselves. A dispatch from Berlin to the Times says a German war vessel will probably proceed to the Cape iu order to watch the course oi hostilities in the Transvaal. Tho customs war duties, referred to in a Berlin dispatch of the 4th instant, which it is thought the German government con templates imposing as au offset to the in crease of Russian duties on imports, means the adoption of retaliatory meas ures. Dublin, January 5.—At tho weekly meeting of tho Land League yesterday, Mr. Davitt said it was understood that several • moro meetings wodld be pro claimed this week, and be counselled ail tbe branch leagues to give the authori ties no pretext lor a suppression of tlie meetings in consequence ot the wording of tho placards. If all the meetings .were proclaimed, lie said, tlie branches of the leaguo would be summoned to meet fortnightly, aud if tbeso meetings were also prohibited, the only remedy which would remain would inevitably point in tho direction of illegal meetings. If the habeas corpus act were suspended, ho was firmly convinced that violence and out rage would usurp the restricted influence of the league. Truth this afternoon states that the marriage ot the Baroness Burdcttc-C’outts witli Ashmead Bartlett will take place during the present month, and that the clause of the will of the Duchess of St. Albans by which the Baroness would for feit her interest in the Coutts bank in tbe event of her marrying a foreigner will be contested in tbe courts. A Berlin dispatch to tho Daily News says : At a large meeting of students, held to debate on tbe best means for extending tlie auti-Jcwish agitation, deputations from tlie universities of Gottengen, Leip zig, Kiel, Rostock and Hello were present.. Fourteen hundred Berlin students and one thousand and twenty-two Leipzig students and many others have diready signed an anti-Jewish petition to Princo Bismarck. Tbe authorities have dismiss ed tho great agitator, Dr, Henrijo, from his post of schoolmaster. London, January 6.—The Sportsman to-day says: We understand that a party of English byciciists will start, for • New York on the 22d of March next for tho purpose of visiting the principal cities of tbe United States on their machines. Paris, January 5.—Vignaux, tbe cham pion billianlist, says be agrees to Motion's challenge for a return match if lie is allowed to practice tour hours daily for a fortnight on tho table which Slisson brought over and on which tbe last match was played. He declines Slosson’s offer of expenses to No w York. Londox, January 5.—A dispatch from Madrid to the Standard says the election of the various committees ol the Senate and Chamber of Deputies showed an an imated resistance by tho opposition, sev eral of whom were elected. The opposi tion in the Senate demanded that the cab inet should produce the documents in the negotiations for a treaty of commerce witli the United States. The Times states that it was determined yesterday to seud two more regiments of infantry to tbe Transvaolfrom India. Two more bottles of petroleum were found yes terday, one at Carrier’s dock and one at Huskerson dock. Berlin, January 5.—The weekly state- Dublin, January 5.—The president, treasurer secretary and two other mem bers of tee Tralee branch of the Land League were arrested at a weekly meet ing of the branch, to-day, on the charge of sedition lu having resolved at their last meeting to “Boycott” a man named Con ner. Ono of the rioters wounded In tbe en counter with tbe police near Claremorris last nigbi bos died. From tbe line of crow-examination it U evident one point of the defense will be that nearly all the meetings at which the traversers spoke were sanctioned by or presided over by Catholic clergy. Par nell, Dillon and Sullivan were not pres ent in court to-day, having, contrary to general expectations, gone to attend tbe opening of Parliament. London, January 5—Of the cattle on tho steamer Brazilian, wrecked in the ashore at Gravesend, has floated. Ttie steamer Enrique, at Liverpool from Bal timore, lost 126 head of cattle on her passage. Tlie steamer St. Albans, of Liverpool, from Baltimore, lost 94 head of cattle. . , A Diabolical Biblioklept. The great pattern of bibiiok!co:s,a man who carried his passion to tlie"most re grettable excesses, was*a Spanish priest, Don Vincente, of the Convent of l’obla, in'Arragon. When the Spanish revolu tion despoiled tho convent libraries Don Vincente established himself at Barcelo na, under tlie pillars of Los Eucactes, where are tho stalls of the merchants or bric-a-brac and the seats of those who sell books. In a gloomy den the don stored up treasures which he hated to sell. Once he was present at an auction where he was outbid in tbe competition for a rare, perhaps unique, volume. Three nights after that tho people of Barcelona were awakenend by cries or “Fire 1 ” The bouse and shop or tbe man who had bought “Ordinacions par los Gloriosos Reys de Arrago” were blazing. When the lire was extinguished the body of the owner of the house was found with a pipe in his hand and some money beside him. Every one said: “He mast have set the house on fire with a spark from his pipe.” Time went on, and week by week the police found the bodies of slain men, now in the street, now iu the ditch, now in tho river. There were young men and old—all had been harmless and mot- fensive in their lives, aud—ail had been bibliophiles. A dagger^in an iuvisible baud had roaehed their hearts; but the as sassin had spared their purses, money and rings. An organized search was made in the city, and the shop of Don Vinccnto was examined. There, in a hiddeu re cess, the police discovered the copy of •‘Ordinacions par los Gloriosos Keys de Ar rago,” which ought by rights to have been burned with tho house of its purcltascr. Don Vincente was asked how begot the book. He replied in a quiet voice, demanded that his collection should bo made over to the Barcelona library, and then confessed a long array of crimes. He had strangled his rival, stolen the “Or dinacions” and burned tlie house. Tho slain men were people who had bought from him books which he really could not boar to part with. At his trial bis counsel tried to prove that Ids confession was false and that be might have got bis books by honest means. It was objected that there was in the world only ono book printed by Albert Lambert in 1542, and tiiat the prisoner must bare stolen this, tiie only copy, from tbe library where it was treasured. The defendant’s counsel proved that there was another copy in the Louvre; that therefore there might be more, anil tiiat tlie defendants might have been honestly procured. Hero Don Vincente previously callous, uttered an hysterica, cry. Said the alcalde: “At last, Vin cente, you begin to understand tho enor mity of your gffense ?” “Ah, Signor Al calde, my error was clumsy indeed. 1l you only knew how miserable I am!” “If human justice proves inflexible there is another justice whose pity Is inexhausti ble. Repentance is never too late.” “Ah, Signor Alcalde,my copy was not unique!” With the story ol this impenitent thief we may close the roll of blbiioklepts.— Springfield Republican. Wllbor’a Compound of Pure Cod-Liver Oil tand Lira*. The advantage of this compound over tlie plain oil is, tiiat the nauseating taste of the oil is entirely removed, and the whole rendered palatable. Tlie offensive taste of tbe oil lias long acted as a great obstacle to its use; but in this form the trouble is obviated. A host of certificates might be given here to testily to tbe ex cellence and success of “Wilbor’s Cod- Liver Oil and Lime;" but the fart fhat it is regularly prescribed by tbe medical faculty is sufficient. For sale by A. B. Wilbor, chemist, Boston, aud by ail drug gists. lw An Outrage on Two Boiton Ladies, The Gazette has this from Boston : One day during tho heignt of tbe holiday sea son tho wife of a wealthy business man, who lives at tbe Highlands, entered one or tbe principal dry goods stores to make her Christmas purchases. Tho stoie was thronged and tho clerks were hurried with the demands ot their impatient customers. The lady in her tour of tbe establishment paused for several minutes before a coun ter where some expensive laces were dis played. She spent some minutes in ex amining tho delicate goods, but made no 1 purchase and moved away toward another part of tbe store. Before she bad taken many steps in passing through tlie throng, however, an officer in the employ of the firm confronted her and informed her tiiat lie must take her into custody ou the charge of shop-lifting, at the same time lifting a jriccu of valuable lace , which hung suspcmled from the button of her outer garment. In vain she protested her innocence, and affirmed her ignorance of the presence of tho bit of lace. She was taken into the private room, eearchcd, and then con ducted to a more secure place. Notbiug of a suspicious character was found upon her person. The lady was expensively dressed, and had a considerable sum of money in h?r purse. She gave lier name and address freely, hoping thereby to es tablish her claim to respectability, but of no avail. Her husband, upon being in formed of her arrest, &t once took meas ures to have his wife released from cus tody, and, as near as can bo learned, had a stormy scene with tho firm iu whoso store tbe arrest was made. The case against the lady caine into court in duo course, but no one appeared to prosecute, aud the action was dismiss ed. The presence of tlie lace upon the lady’s garment was easily explained when an examination of the buttons was made. They were of a peculiar, rough pattern, and in handling over the pile of laces spread out by the salesman for her In spection, one piece, according to her theo ry, was brushed against a button as she leaned against the counter and clung to it. When pointed out to her by the offi cer, it was hanging conspicuously, with no attempt at concealment. It is said the lady’s husband, In his anger at what he considered the insult offered bis wife, in stituted suit against tbe firm. The affair was quickly hushed up, however, and ail parties to the case suddenly became moro reticent. The most startling story of holiday shoplifting is told as having occurred at another large dry goods bouse. Tlie wile of a leading jeweler was pointed out by a cash boy at tho establishment in qnestion as having been seen by him to take goods from tbe counter. JFIer denials of tbe ac cusation bad no effect, and upon being searched two or three handkerchiefs were found In the pocket ofhersacque. She de nied all knowledge of how they came there; but Ber story was not credited. Like the other lady, she sent for her husband, who promptly demanded of the firm the proofs, if they possessed them, of bis wife’s guilt. Tlie cosh boy was brought in, and when closely ques tioned began to. snivel, and finally con fessed that be himself put tbe baudker- cbieis in tbe lady’s pocket, in the hope thereby of obtaining a reward offered by the firm lor any case of theft detected by au employe. Of course tho lady was promptly set at liberty, with profuse apol ogies. Her husband’s indignation rose higher at tbe knowledge of his wife’s nar row escape, and Be-threatened suit. Tlie case was settled, however, and as with the other case, the affair was hushed up for obvious reasons. reported a bottle. The Chicago Times, which has all along clung to the belief that Hancock re ceived a majority of the popular vote of the county, is convinced by the returns from South Carolina and Texas, and gives Garfield a slim plurality. Its figures are: Garfield, 4,445,839; Hancock, 4,443,535; Weaver, 308,486; Dow, 10.835. Garfield's plurality is, therefore, 2,304. The Florence aitkUsgsle of tbe Nur sery. ]et- Tlie following is an extract from a H ter written to tbe German Reformed . senger, at Cbambersburgli, l’ennsylva nu ' A benefactress. Just open tbe door for her, and Mrs. Winslow will prove tbe American Flor ence nightingale of the Nursery. Of this wo are so sure, that we will teach our “Susy” to say, “a blessing on Mrs. Wins low” for helping ber to survive and escape the griping, colicking and teathing siege. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup relieves tbe child from pain, and cures dysentery and diarrhoea. It softens tbe gums, re duces inflammation, cures wind colic, and carries tbe infant safely through the teeth ing period. It performs precisely what it professes to perform,every part ot it,notbiug less. We have never seen Mrs. Winslow —know her only through the reputatiou of her “Soothing Syrup for children teeth ing.” If we hod the power we would make ber, as she is, s physical savior to tbe in fant race. Sold by all druggists. 25 cents ‘Uf. • US'. Sfc: FINANCIAL. STOCKS AND BONDS IN MACON. CORRECTED DAILY BY LOCKETT * BOND. BROUEQS. Macon, January 5.—Georgia 6 percent, bonds, dtte 1889, 1O701O8]; Georgia do (old) X00iQ)105; Georgia 7 per cent, bonds (mortgage) 1080110; do bonds (gold quar terly coup) 11210114; do bonds, due 1896 1170118]; do 8 percent, bonds 1020115; Northeastern R. K. bonds (endorsed) 104 ©107* Central R. R. joint mortgage 7 per cent, bonds 112©113. Georgia K. R. 6 per cent, bond 100© 101. Wes tern R. R. of Ala. 1st mort. 115©116; do 2nd Tnort. 1150116. Mobile aud Girard R. R. mort. 115|0116|. Montgomery it Eufaula 1st mort. endorsed C. and S. W. roads 1000101j. A.AG. R.R. consolidated mort. 102©104. Southwestern R. R. bonds 1090110. M. & A. R. R. 1st mort. (not endorsed) 900101. M. & A. R. R. 2nd mort. (endorsed) 1U301O5. City of Macon bonds 98|0 100. City of Savannah bonds 8840804. Oityot Atlanta 7 per cent, bonds 1080111; do 8 per cent, bonds 112 ©115. City of Augusta 6 per cent, bonds 104©1C5. Southwestern R. K. slock 1004 01104 ex dividend. Central R. R. stock 1OS01O8| ex dividend. Augusta * Sa vannah R. R. stock 1100112. Georgia R. R. stock 11301144. Thu Itarhels by Telegraph. New York, Roon—January 5.— Stocks strong; money 60—; exchange long 08J; short 99j; State bonds dull; government securities quiet. New York—Kerning—Money 604; exchange, 08f for 60 days; government securities firm; new 5 per cents 1014; 44 per cents 111]; 4 per cents 1I2|; State bonds iu high request. Stocks irregular; closed : New York Central 150|; Erie 48], ex. div.; Lake Shore 130; Illinois Central 1254; Nashville and Chattanooga 704; Louisville and Nashville 89] offered; Pittsburgh 134; Chicago and Northwestern 125 J; do. prefd 140{; Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific 43|; do. preferred 84]; Memphis and Charles ton, 43; Rock Island 136; 'Western Union Telegraph 85J; Alabama -Slate bonds Class A,two to five, 71 J; do. class A, small, 72; do. class B, fives, 90 j; do. class C, two to five, 88. Sub-Treasury balances: Gold $71,971,' 622; currency $3,7G9,956. Macon Cotton Statement. Office Telegraph and Messenger, January 5.—Evening. Tbe market to-day was quiet at 10] for middling. Received to-day by rail ... 42 by wagon.. 6— 48 Shipped 519 Sold 04 statement: Stack on band Sept. 1, 1880 927 Received to-day 48 previously 51.003—51,011 Shipped to-day . . , previously Stock on hand this evening 10,495 C0MXEBCIAL. COTTON. Liverpool, January 5.—.Yoon—('of- ton in fair demand; middling uplands 6 13-16; middling Orleans 6 15-16; receipts 11,700 bales; American 6,950, sales 12,090; speculation and export 2,000. Futures—Futures easy; uplands low middling clause, January delivery 6 25-32 © ; January and February 6 25-32© 13-16; February and March 0 27-3200]; March and April 6J©—; April and May 629-32015-16; May and June 6 15-029-10 32; June and July 707 1-32; July and August . New York, January 5.—.Voon-Cot- ton steady; sales 346; middling uplands 12; middling Orleans 12]. Futures quiet: January 12.10; Februarv 12.20; March 12.43; April 12(58; May 12.70; June 12.80. Cotton firm; middling uplands. 12; middling Orleans 12]. Sales 477. Con solidated net receipts 13,395; exports to Great Britain 7566; to France ; to continent 0,800; channel . New York—Evening—Ret receipts 795; gross 0,058. Futures barely steady; sales 71,000 bales; January delivery 12.OS0——; February 12.22023; March 12.40041; April 12.55050; May 12.CS© 69; June 12.790SO; July 12.S90S9; Au gust 12.03094. Galveston. January 5 Cotton firm; middling 11]; low middling llf; good ordinary 10]; net receipts 1470; gro-s 2171: sales 3812; stock 123,744. Norfolk, January 5.—Cotton steady; middling Ilf; low middling —.; good ordinary—; netreceipts 2315; gross ; sales 916; stock 40,985. Baltimore, January 5.-Cotton steady; middling 11]; low middling 11); good ordinary 10]; netreceipts ; gross—; sales 947; stock 33,962. ; Boston, January 5. -Cotton steady; middUng 12|; low middling 111; good or dinary 10!; net receipts 1138; gross S213; sales ; Stock 5801. Wilmixqton, January 5. — Cotton firm; middling 11}; low middling 111- 16; good ordinary. 10]; pet receipts 10; gross ; sates noLe; stock 10,346. Philadelphia, January 5.—Cotton qnlet; middling 12]; low middling Ilf; good ordinary 10]; net receipts 42S; gross ——, sales 638; to spinners'012; stock 7,705. - i Savannah, January 5.—Cotton firm; middling 11];- low middling 10];- good good ordinary 0J; net receipts 2055: gross —I sales 4000; stock 115,124. New Orleans, January 5.—Cotton firm; middling Ilf; low middling 11; good ordinary 10]; net receipts 2980; gross 3,537} sales 2,260; stock 291,055. Mobile, January 5.—Cotton steady; middlings 11J; low middlings 10J; good ordinary 10; net receipts 810; gross sales 20007 stock 09,643. Memphis, January 5.—Cotton firm; middling upl nds 114: net receipts $21; shipments 2833; sales 3100; stock 81,512. Augusta, January 5.—Cotton quiet; middling 11; low middling 10|; good or dinary 94; net receipts 90; gross sales - —stock 299. Chableston, January 5. — Coltox quiet; middling 11* ; low middling 114; good ordinary 10{; net receipts 880; gross ; sales 1000; stock 84,812. ■<COX PRODUCE MARKET, CORRECTED DAILY BY I. 8. Jones. Merchandise Broker. Macon, January 5.—Bacon, shoul ders 6; clear rib shins 9. Bulk meats, shoulders 5|; clear rib sides Hams, sugar-cured 11© . nag ging, 1J tb 11]. Ties, bundles $2.35. Lard, tierces 10; tubs 10|; in buckets 11 J. Bran, per 100, $1.15. Hsv,per 100. «!.: 5. Corn, white,by car load, 73©—;mfxed, bv car load 70©- . Oats, feed, 56; rust-proof, 85. Bait, Virginia $1.00; Liverpool $1.20 0—. Meal 75; bolted 80. Grits $!.25. Flour, faucy, per bbl., $8 50; choice $7.00; extra family $0.75; family $6.50: extra $5JJO. Coffee, common 13; fair 144; good 15; prime 17C - , Java 2y. Mo lasses, cl family $7.25. Wheat—Southern bl*W- Western lower; closed weak; Seatkaas red $1.1701.20; amber tl.2201.$St Mat 1 Maryland$ —0—; No. 2 Westers winter red spot January $J.t4;s9I.5rt& February $1.17017]; March $l.lO£0i*] K April $2.21©—. Corn—Southern higWr- Westero qniet; Southern white, Veilow. 55©56. Oats higher; Westons white 44045; do mixed 43044; Fewxsyr- vania —0—. Louisville, January 5.—Finer 'Xrw&f'- extra $3.2503.50; family $3.7r-ff42tS5; choice to fancy $6.9tt©6.50. XMu steady at 55©$1.0O. Corn dnl); 3a 3P mixed 46©—. Oats steady at 37©—. PstSc firm at $13.00050. Lard steady; jK-iea'- steam 8.500—. Bulk moats steady; siiostt- ders 4.25©—; clear ribs 6.65©—; cJcsx sides 6.87]©—■» Bacon dull; slkwDeiMesr $4.25©—; clear ribs © ; vleas sides $7.000—. Hams—Sugar-cured 120 10. Whisky steady at $1.10. Cincinnati, January 5.—Fforn tfaa family $4.«5©4.85; fancy $5.2 70S Wheat dull; No.“2 Amber $Ln;;©—< os red winter $1,040 —. Corn Crmerc tew mixed 430—. Oats quiet; No. 2 asrei- 33036. Fork dull al $13.2.7©—; vr $ . Lard quiet at $8.50©— Knit. meats dull; shoulders crew -i8s> $7.00. Bacon dull; shoulder? ST.Ta; rie' $7.75; sides$8.50. Whisky doth at $i,3R- Sugar firm; hards ]0}©10J; New ■'.•r.eessL. 94©7»- Hogs easier; common $3.(F> light $4.45©4.70; packing butchers $4 900$5.10. ST. Louis, January 5.—Floirr choice to fancy $4.80©5.O5; fimhv ©$5.00; double extra $3.00©3.7 h V&vt lower; No. 2 red fall for art's.’ $l.OlJ01.Olf for February; for March. Corn lewer; ©— for ca»t aud January; SO]©—for February: SPj ©39] for March. Oats lower at for cash; 32]©.— for February. WAiiy quirt and steady at $1.11. Fork fosses' fo. $12.50©—. Lard lower, held tt S&SSff —. Bulk meats lower; shouidhis KlOffl ; ribs $6.00©—; sides fd.Ti* Bacon dull; shoulders 5.50©—,~ eiesar rite © ; clear sides S7.G0®—^ Chicago. January 5.—Flour qniet; ui. winter $5.00©$0.25; fair to choice 5; Western spring $4.75©5.75. Wheat Ivpuc%: No. 2nd winter 91(©95l bid; do.Cb,cage- spring 96 J© Tor cash ; 97.J® £*- Febiuary; 0 C ]©—for March. Cora war- set tied at 30 J©— for cash;3T| for FJ. tSr— ary; 41]©—for May. Oetafownt 4? — for cash and January; 3OJ©30fft>r jih- ruary; — for May. Pork hhtbezat*li3£.» 0 . Lard strong at SS-oOf©—, meats 6teady; shoulders $4.150—; shteb. nits $0.40; short clear $0.95*. VUfry steady at $1.11. Nkw Orleans, January 5.—Cofitt strong; Rio cargoes 8{©lSf. .S<ie*rr active; common to good common Sjyic- yellow clarified 7f©S. Molassei .eras, centrifugal 33035; prime to chcoce •«£ 47- Rice quiet, firm; Louisiana ccc. nary to choioe 4]©0]. New York, January 5.—Coflee quiz? Rio tu cargoes 11]014]; do in iok lolss —©—. Sugar firm; Cuba Oj©;;; u .t»- covado 7|©7f; Centrifugal 8£© fair to good refining 7|©7J; prime Tiff- refined fair demand; standard A I Molasses quiet; new crop New CY'Vteki 35052. Rice fair demand st 4J©C{. -Una. steady at $1.8001.00. Turpentine at 46048]. Wool quiet; domestic fieec* 37052; pulled 24©40; unwashed 14MI| Texas 14033. Freights steady. RATAL NTOKESi. Wilmington, January. 5.—Spirits «T Turpentine firm et 44]. Kotin* T-—. $1.45 for strained; good Wrainedi 3i.C5> Tar steady at $1.40. Crude turptccia* steady at $2.S0©— for yellow dip; qa^ar ©— for Virgin. NOTtCET W. COX M « verer*’ mrtner.and Fanes. B. Jaqass sna Newton T. Jobnum u rartner* in m rremic tmiincni iattecSye Macon It;t.b county, un.'er the Oric wne at V- R.Coi. herrny civa no'ie* of tbe FonsnMswaC *ai<l partnership on the followlny teima. te-nU Kaebef the spertsl partners paj in c*>h tteavar. ot ten thaotanJ d. liars iioo o» Into ih*.-ixatst •tm k; mid partne'tbiti is to commerce faaatanss. on tbe Snt oev of Jennarr 18U, endtoreaftaer foi the term O' t»o jtt-r* (ramtiiJ date- faillU rate mu affidavit resiaterod in U14 l.kiti »flo> ot the Fuernor Court of Blbkcour.ty; Tbb So*, no A last. W. R. COX Getters* Partner SaVVKL R. JtQtIBS > nswtont. loknaos, S^uru. jan7 eSar ( nl. ) —28th— Popular Monthly Dravrtrtv of the Ccimanw ealil DMntiti f%, aT SIAOAULMVa THEATRE; Is the City of Lou'arit:*. fra MONDAY, JAKUAKY 81, IffiJi, ThesedrswiuRtoreer tpontbly tSemtiam at- ctpV)') under orsVtanti* of an Art a! tLeSetaao- \. s.vrHy of Kentucky. lue.rjiO'Ct r.* the New- - port Printing and Newspaper Civ., Aprils. 1878. T •S-Thisla a special Aot, ancTfeas er been renoaled. The United Butea Circuit Coart oo rrttdered the tallowing decision? : lst-Thus tbe Commonwealth Disitil Corap*-j «tesbl. fd—IU ^rawtnssar* Mr. The company ha? row on band’ ala-gf rwnw uud. Read caret ]!>- the list ot P’lao? tar u i. JANUARY DRAWING. 1 rn*L—m^. .......... IPriaa ‘ hi I’rirae ILCU0 oarh » P.- te* MOeseb too Pnsee ICO eeeh M> PrHei S0e?ch ........ *0 Pris-m 30 e-ell ...... rea Prim Weaeh. — - .ji, SrS*** ^ ajfrethcwrn pr.toe U8a (PmctL.,..-! do as i ,•> tPruMltteaob ss dt, ' L«eo Prim rTi |j» WholeTtoiits. HrtfTicket*.*1. 27 Ticket*. $J0. M Ticket*. Bmntt Mates orHwik Draft tn Letter oraawtS bvFxpitaa. DON’T SEND sanustMt LBTTKP. OT POST-OFf ICE ORDER. Ortihta of and upward, by Expire'. Can ii ourexpene-!. AdJro tallordrr to . B. M. BOARDlf Alt; nor-Jeon.el Bad 'toe Lnnfm.ir Eec.tu*..'f or T. J. CoMSfEKVOrHr 211 Brieda&y, S, i a. c; ’srtJWw. Wtcrth uMtfj iotb -r ithcniM * k * i&Ohi a -to- V'-IS AX. om fie*?. choice Cubf, hbls.,50j do common 40; sugat-lipuse, bbls., 30; do bbls., 33; Syrup-—Georg'» cane syrup 43; Golden 50; New Orleans, choice. 55; do. prime, 50. Su gar, Goidou V, TOR brown 9, Vof.ee C 9!. white, extra C standard A !•>*; gran ulated; 11; powdered ll]. Rice 7{©7{: Condictt.15. Matches, $2.85. Pouutb, $3.0G. The Markets kr Tefearrapk. Baltimore, January 5.—Piour firmer; Award street and Wisrom superfine SfStMW.OQi, Mxtn $4.26©$6.00; tarniJv City Mills superfine $3.35 >•3.75; ettra $4.2504.75; family $6.00 16.25; Bio bsffads $0.000 j PaUpsco Bibb County Sheriff §&hx, YTJILLbuo.d before tho rosrt-tocsa dicr t V T tbe SON Mn-Ofi, <Ju.-' l ;< the Icm! f»,» a ® flr.t Tueatay it, reL-ra»7 1 ’bo to hr,ar property to wit: That tract or pa.Oel of land krowu — •TfSrC *?**** •lntheeity of Mar's, k* *- all lata Not 8 ano a ir. block No. at axtwpSt i OTrt>ccaimd by J. E Befcofi-ld ut.^t; au jsarli ne»hfp»nd the s outhe-n 8n n. iCj 1kV.od on ttc prop, r’t ottLo Planters* w •*.. M'SvO toaatialy aflfa 1».ec Iron Bletaernw— rurtturtlufav rotWteOtogwn ^ U. V. htroho-I cr. Property ptuitod outly^t toruaja for tha plan.;iO. 7 ** Alaat th 3 game time and place, the hiMta to-vrit: All that t act or parol cf.J.Mg? in tu» thir«»'.t’. ni'tri.1, tredmaUi vow ,ibbo.u.'ty.i., u„ §oiSsrSXEFSt: know:, as lh. H „ae p',r .. t: ,. ^ ‘ property b* ePdore m»mI hy tbe ai-- bibb cOL’niF U» Jitccfttf T. *\,iid In iho clci ss*n uihe«o! Bibb 8u> - tract v! Uud corn. dSZ m tvK-ih r w lb foil I'v* taumM aiico tb.ittriet or i*%rr irrti .n 1Howmnl dlitriri. o.: ; ib«J Ft. r»} C !(>»•, Op{. Jilt* tLff f fcva n< tbe saiuo j. rousrtv h•*? Cu<i 16 Hines ao J*3. F. ?tj coniia inK 119 »u*re*i m jrc* tr *1 to ’u . \ tho propei ty ol J tn a T. M .bet to sathfy - Ak it-ued. I/oni B:bo Superior ' ourt A <Zia, .. Macon a nk ana Trua, tismsoy vs i vy« "S Sur r i,r.,t Rot A X a Set Property out 'tj PJklLtltr* l tton OJ. ae'V'Vi 1 'A 1 »’-<! pvt, ail lb . Orparot of kudhtrra on the ea-ltioacjti. uc ,u * e river,sboat t»o or tlecitr.JM;.con iu ‘aid roo:: . ’o n-eu! o.e<ibT tp«ca tbo.i by I, ra-,n. “ttd latifffe Joa-ph C-arrry. toUalnln* aW acre*, more or I a, Levi-n on ,, !ha orvi“ Tim lev, to aatial, . Mf i a 'M .run Hub -up..,i ur e n * A.HodKkmav, Fietoinc D V p out m mortgage 1. f fc . ’ ’ ' ‘ * AJao »ni>- mc r t me tuu: pines* ^s'!; r «h- ui , c “ r. .A »U-ril lil ttaj J.;l »v n p .-es-w *• >•> *.”>M<*k a., a v.'f. a into .mo -t. ol ore-fourth ot \r, a<lt> ta*.,, sSt ? u 2* ca f *£•<* U • three toon: tram* dw«n5*. ™k ' 1 *; 2‘‘ V V 1 * I’tvoerty Of VTm. CUo2 OU), to ,all.ly t*o tt. fas. Hau-tl f w , M Csssm Court of RibbcOaCty in for r of W T? ui tsioaiu. OmMLIM.. A oo. st ihj .Anctitreand I ’s-cthe ''-’I i-ima- protertyto w.t hot No. IS cf i>., CollinjTl? »o> ol tne i_au»ej aieia in Vir.ee.-r!a, —n lihmi one-half n acre, mo e if !■•««. bounded on nort& by »ai Otft, on tbo^ai $7 foe Nov17 I d oil sa h j pro erty f We. X UlierrySoiiaa.- ty a ft la. laa «1 (ro.tl J stico C net of It..—a.- dUtr.cl, U. kJ . in la or ol it. A > mod oerl. nr and M-yboa VcOmt. f rt*o. *i» E A. Chsrry. Lerr rtfric leiunji o I’uob) i (X>U'bl)le. A»»g. t e aerav ilm» at.d | || to w*,t: L*»l b in b;ork So .\7, w „ m M» • u &ud foj mi ; ujteu'uce : te;sun$u in* Mu* *nl oil tbffr'ortte’a cf Y\ th »tre^’.s in c.ij M%c©\ Bibb _ •mi Si Gvirg'a. hi tied tu a« tbe p*S orBtu tna V. >»»ver io * i$ y a0.1*.T Irocn btnbbttw.orCottrtio Sa.-oroT & tk sawyer. Fwtpett, Potato*, oat tee 9*0*6* » rkrtfo