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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINIO N THE WEEKLY OHNION. SlTUAflON a ALABAMi.-TheMJ" three political parties In <¥ ^ n ' tcd State*. The «H rampant, run-mad, pro slavery. sore-headed Democracy; the ex- treroe, fanatical, purblind. Impracticable, canting, hyprocrltlcal B*dlcal*;andthe Impartial Sulfrago and Amnesty party. The drat want no Union without “Demo cracy" and perhaps slavery ulso. The second want none wherein a white man may live and maintain his self respect* The third, want a Union wherein all men may have au equal chance before the laws; where all have tbo opportunity of better ing their condltton, without the means of degrading any. The first would min where they can no longer rule. The second would organise Haytl, St. Domingo or Perdition In the Southern States for the sake of the spoils. The third would havo tho Union restored, not“aslt was,” butasJustlee,and the altered condition of society, demands. The defeat of Reconstruction In Ala bama wits the result of tho combined ef forts of the two Unit named parties. The Democrats were, of |H-oted to oppose any scheme ol '!■ n-truction which did not place the “tutu In their hands. The Radicals, equally proscrip tive, sought to foist upon the people a Con stitution which aimed to perpetuate power In the hands of an Ignorat cabal. The consequence was, that not only Democrats, but Republicans who still stand pledged to Re -onstructlon under the Sherman bill, voted against It. Had tho Constitution been liberal and just—disfranchising non.' not disfranchised by the (ionstltutlonal Amendment—and had It been a charter ot Rights commensurate with the necessities ami convenience of the icholcpcoylr, instead ol a sort of political platform, it would have received the support of the masses, and been ratified by an overwhelming ma jority. As it is, the work is to be done over again. _ c?* Governor lliilloek, the Republican Governor of Massachusetts, in Ills message, already alluded to by telegraph, said: "We n. ust remember that there are million* of the whlto race who cannot and must not always be retained in the position of ab ject foes; millions whose productive labor is necessary- for the discharge of nationa' obligations which must never be repudia ted, and whose good will anil co-operation are essential to a complete and thorough reunion. Let us then hear no inoroot con fiscation and attainder for tho Southern masses.” I lor urn; to—Ills staled by an Alabama paper, that Jeff. Davis is very much op posed to reconstruction finder the laws ot Congress, and that lie proposes taking the slump in Mississippi against the new Con stitution of Mississippi. We judge from this (If there be any truth In the report), that there is no repudiating clause ill that Constitution. About Dickens.—Dickens, it Is said, has a sister-in-law, who is keeping a hoarding house in Chicago, and who barely earns a support. In this connection we remember a state ment, Hindi! in tho New York papers a few days since, that Dickens had sent Mrs. Clem, of Baltimore, Edgar A. Poe's moth er-in-law. 91.0110. Ann:].ism.—it Is not surprising that a man of Dr. Lovlck Pierce's learning and piety, should pronounce the weak and silly effusion of Ariel unworthy the seri ous consideration of any sound mind. The style of this pamphlet by Ariel is clumsy, the reasoning both puerile and pedantic, and many of the arguments sim ply contemptible. It is at best a very in different humbug. Memoir ok.Ton.** M. Daniel.—Frederick I.. Daniel, brother of the late John M. Daniel, editor of the Richmond Examin er, Is prepsrlng a memoir of his Illustrious brother, anil selections from his writing* as editor of the Examiner. The memoir will be interesting to a very large class of tile Southern people, and will not la? with' out reailo's North and South. Republican Meetinos. proceed ing* of Republican meeting; held In Up son, Spalding and Union counties havo all been received, from which wo observe that they have proclaimed for Col. Fahkow as tlicir choice for Governor. We cannot publish these proceedings for want of space. Similar meetings have been held In Carroll, Campbell, Murray and Towns counties, but we have been unahlo to pub lish them. MoNijY IN Montoomebt.—Up to Satur day last—thl* day week—nearly 55,000 bales of cotton had been received in Mont gomery and the greater part of It sold. They ought to havo plenty of money in Montgomery and vicinity. Mm. Pollard.—Mrs. E. A. Pollard- wife of blood and thunder Pollard, author of the “Lost Cause”—has been released from Jail. She was incarcerated, os our readers may remember, for shooting at and attempting to kill Dr. Moore,ol Baltimore. A Mr. Johnson, and a Mr. Poppleton, went her security. Mrs. Yelverton Coming.—The Bon. Mrs. Yelverton—who has become some what notorious—has been giving dramatic readings In Charleston, S. C, and It am nonnecd to appear In Augusta toon. We presume Atlanta will, In duo time, be com plimented with her presence. Homicide in Qbeenil—The body of Jess* Moore, a citizen of Greene county, was found near White Plains, on Thursday evening. Be had evidently been brought to hie death through malicious means, but no cine bat been had of the murderer, GEORGIA STATE CONTENTION. IOBTY-8IXTH DAT. latrosrtD cxFBiiSLT roa the daily opinion. I Saturday, Fcbrunrv IS, 1808. Convention met at the ususal hour. Prayer by theChapleln. Minutes read and approved. Mr, WADDELL moved to reconsider the vote on the adoption of section 10 of the Franchise article. Mr. EDWARDS moved to reconsider the vote by which paragraph five, section 1, of the article on Legislative Department, was adopted. Mr. CONLEY movedto reconsider tho vote amending and adopting paragraph aix of section 1, of the same article. The question being on the motion to re consider the vote on section 10. Mr. WAD DELL sent to the Secretary’s desk a sub stitute which he should offer, should the motion to reconsider prevail, as fol lows: Sec. 10. White men onlv shall be ellglblr to any office of trust honor, profit, or emolument, whether municlplc. judicial, or political, In this State; anil white men only shall serve as jurors in the Courts. On motion to reconsider, tho yest and nays were ordered, and resulted—yeas 10, naya 103, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Bell of Btnkt, Cameron. Cooper, Cobb of Sfadlson. Crane, Flynn. Foster of Paulding. Griffin. Harltnd, Har rison of Carroll, Houston, Holcombe. Howe, King. Knox, Martin of Calhoun. Stanford, Trammell, Waddell—10. Nays—Messrs. Allkins. Alexander, An derson, Ashhttrn. Bedford, Bentley,Bealrd. Baldwin. Bell of Oglethorpe, Bowel*. Blodgett, Blount, Bryant. Bracewell, Bui- !... k. Campbell, Carson. Casey, Christian ol Newton, Clift, Chatters. Claiborne, Cham bers. Cobb of Houston, Costln, Conley, Crawford, Crayton. Crumley, dotting. Dalev. Dinkins, Dunning, Dunncgan, Ed wards. Ellington, Fort, Gilbert, Goodwin. Gove. Golden, Guilford, Harrison of Han cock. Illgbee, Hlgden, Hotckltt, Hopkins, II ndton. ilutoheson. Jackson, Joiner, Jones, Jordan, Key, law, Linder, Lumpkin, Mad den, Maddox, Maull, Mathews, Martin ol Carroll, Martin or Habersham, McHan. Mi-Cay, Minor, Miller, Moore of White. Moore of Columbia, Murphy, Neal, Noble, Palmer. Popes Prince, Reynolds, Rozar. Sautter. Sikes. Seeley. Sherman. Smith of Charlton. Smith of Coweta, Smith of Thom as. Shumate. Stewart, Supple, Stone. Strickland, Traywlck. Turner, Wallaee. Welch. Whitaker, Whitehead of Burke. Whitehead of Butts, Whiteloy, Williams, W, hi, Icy—103. So the motion to reconsider was lost. Thu question then recurred on the mo tion of Mr. Edwards, and the yeas and nays being ordered resulted yeas 03, nays 02—tho Chair voting In the negative—as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Adkins, Alexander, An derson. Ashburn, Bentley, Bealrd, Baldwin. Bell of Oglethorpe,Blodgett, Bryant. Bul lock. Campbell, Casey, Cult, Chatters. Clai borne Chambers, Cobb of Houston, Costln, Conley, Crane. Crayton. Cottlng, Dinkins. Edwards, Golden. Guilford. Harrison of Hancock, Illgbee, Hopklnl, Jackson. Join er. Jones, Under. Lumpkin, Madden, Mad dox, Maull. Minor, Mooro of Columbia. 51 tirphy. Neal, Noble. Palmer, Pope. Prince. Reynolds, Koran Sikes, Seeley Sherman. Siuwnrt, Supple, Stone. Strickland, Turner. Wallace. Welch, Whitaker, Whitehead of Burke, Whitehead of Butts. Wlllltmt—63. Nays—Messrs. Angler, Bedford, Bell or Banks, Bowden of Campbell, Bowen, Blount, Bracewell. Bryson, Carson, Camer on. Christian of Newton, Cooper. Cobb of Madison, Crawford, Crnmley, Daley, Dun ning, Dunnegen, Ellington, Flynn. Fort, Foster of Paulding, Gilbert, Goodwin, Gove, Griffin, Harland, Harrison of Car- roll. Iligdcn. Hotchkiss. Houston, Hol combe. llooks. Howe. Hudson, Hutcheson. Jordan, Key. King, Knox. Lee. Lott, Ma thews. Martin of Carroll. Martin of Cal houn. Martin of Habersham. McHan, Me nu, Miller, Moore ol White, Parrott, Saul- tcr. Smith of Calhoun. Smith of Coweta. Smith of Thomas, Speer, Shumste, Stan ford. Trammell. TrBywtck, Waddell, White- icy. Woody—62. So tho motion to reconsider wss lost. Thu question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Conley to reconsider tho vote on amending paragraph six. Thu mntlon prevailed, when Mr. CONLEY moved to strike out the words "Vote or,” which were Inserted yes terday. The motion was sustained, and the sec tion us amended reads as follows: 0. No tierson convicted of any felony or larceny before any court ol tilts State, or In any of the United States, shall be eligi ble to any office or appointment of honor trust within the State, unless he shall have been pardoned. The regular business, the report or the Committee on the Legislative Department, was taken up. when Mr. ASHBURN offered the following resolution: Resolved, Tint the 2d and ihl sections, as reported by the Committee on the Legis lative Department, be referred to a special committee of seven appointed hy the President, selected, one from each Cangrea- tlniuil District, with Instructions to report on tho 10th Instant. Mr. ASHBURN moved the previous question, which motion was not sustained. After discussion, Mr. WU1TELEY moved the previous question, which motion prevailed, and the resolution to refer wss adopted. Tho following gentlemen were appointed the committee named In the resolution of Mr. Ashburn: Messrs. Whiteloy,Seeley, Edwards, Whitehead of Butts, Hotchkiss, Shropshire and Blodgett, Mr. HOTCHKISS moved to suspend the rules to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That tho Finance committee be authorized to negotiate a loan to defray the'expenses of this Convention. Mr. SAFFOLD moved that seven per cent, only should be paid. Mr. ANGIEB moved to add: “Provided It can be procured at a rate of Interact not exceeding 12 per cent, per anmnm. Mr, Saffold accepted the amendment which waa lost. Tho resolution was adopted. Mr. BULLOCK moved to auspend the rules to allow the Introduction of the fob lowing resolutions: Resolved, That It Is the determination of this Convention to recognlzo all legltl* mate Indebtedness of the State of Georgia, and do hold that said Indebtedness should ever lx? held stored. In this series of obli gations we enumerate: First—The entire bonded debt contract ed under the nets of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia before the war. Second—The bonded debt contracted since 1885, provided, however, that no in debtedness, bonds or otherwise, contracted by the State of Georgia, during the late rebellion, or Indebtedness contracted dur ing the lut two years for the benefit, di rectly or Indirectly, of any Interest of the rebel States or Confederate Government, shall In any manner be recognized by this Convention. Mr. HILLER moved to strike out all after the word enumerated, and Insert as follows: “All the bonded debt of the State, Issued and negotiated before the 10tli day of January, 1801, and Blncc the 1st day of June, 1805.” ’ The motion to suspend the rules was lost. Mr. WHITELEY moved to adjourn. Lost. . The consideration of the legislative re port was resumed, and paragraphs 1,2 3,4 and 5 were adopted, as follows: 1. Each House shall be the JSdge of the election returns and qualifications of Its membeat, and shall have power to punish them for disorderly behavior or, miscon duct by censure, fine, ImprlsoAatntor ex pulsion, but no member sllall Tv expelled except by a vote of two-thirds of the House from which be Is expelled. 2. Each nouse may punish by Imprison ment, not extending beyond tho session, any person note member, who shall be guilty of a contempt by any disorderly he- tiavlor in Its pretence, nr who during the session shall threaten injury to the person or estate of any member for anything said or done In either House, or who shall as sault any mein bur going to or returning [livrefront.or who siinll rescue or attempt to irsetie any person arrested by order of either House. 0. The members of both Houses shall be ireo from arrest during their attendance on the General Assembly, and In going to or returning therefrom, except for treason, lelony, larceny or breach of the peace; and no member shall be liable to answer In any other place for anything spoken In debate In either House. 4. Each House shall keep a Journal of Us proceedings and publish them immediate ly after its adjournment. The yens and nays of the members on any question shall, .it the desire of one-fifth of the members present, be entered on the Journals. The original Journals shall he preserved, after publication, in the office or the Secretary of State; but there shall be no other record thereof. 5. Every bill, before It shall pats, shall be read three times, and on three separate and distinct days In each House, unless In eases of actusl invasion or incurrectlon. Nor shall any law or ordinance pass which refers to more than one subject-matter, or contains matter different trom what Is ex pressed In the title thereof. Paragraph 6 was amended and adopted as follows: . 0. All acts shall be signed hy the Presi dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and attested hr the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and no bill, ordinance or resolution, Intrude,I to have the effector a law. which shall > :i e been rejected by cither House, shall be again proposed during the same re.-siun tinder the same or any other title, without theconsentof two-thirds of the House by which the same Was rejected. Mr. MURPHY moved to strike out two- thirds In the third line, and Insert the words “a majority.” The motion prevailed, and the paragraph as amended was adopted: Paragraph seven was adopted. 7. Neither House shall adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place, without the consent of the other; and n ease of disagreement between tho two Houses on a question of adjournment, the Governor may adjourn either or both of them. Paragraph eight wu read, at follows: 8. The officers of the two Houses, nther than the President and Speaker, shall bo a .Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House, anu an Assistant for each, a Jour nalising Clerk, two Ergrosalng and two Enrolling Clerks for each House; and the number shall not be Increased, except by a two-third vote of the House. And their per diem pay, as well as the pay and mile age of the members, shall be fixed by law, In the passage of whlcu two-thirds, of the members ol each House shall concur. Hr. BRYANT moved to amend by strik ing out the words “two-thirds” In ths lut line, and Inserting the words “a major ity.” Upon which motion the yeas and nays were ordered and resulted—yeas 08, naya 41, at follows: Teas—Messrs Alexander, Anderson. Ash burn, Bedford, Bentley, Bealrd, Baldwin, Bell of Oglethorpe. Bowden of Campbell, Blodgett, Brvant, Bryson. Bullock, Camp bell, Casey, Clift, Chatter*, Clatrborne. Chambers, Cobb of Houston, Costln, Con ley, Crane, Crayton, Crumley, Dinkins, Ed wards, Goodwill, Golden, Harrison of Han cock. Ulgbee. Hopkins, Howe, Jackson, *, Jones, Jordan, Linder, Lumpkin, .on, Maddox, Maull, Minor, Moore or Columbia, Murphy. Neal, Noble, Palmer, Pope, Prince, Reynold*. Klee, Rozar, Sikes, Seeley, Sherman, Speer, Stewart, Supple, Stone, Strickland. Wallace, Whitaker, Whitehead of Burke, Whitehead of Butts, Whiteloy, Williams—88. Naya—Adkins, Angler, Bell of Banks, Bowers, Blount, Bracewell, Carson, Cam eron, Christian of Newton, Cooper. Craw ford, Cottlng,Dunning. Dunnegat), Elling ton, Foster of Paulding, Gilbert, Gove Griffin, Harrison of Carroll, Iltgden. Hotch kiss, Houston, Holcombe. Hooks, Hudson, S utcheson, Key, King, Knox, Lee, Lott, athews, Martin of Carroll, Martin of Cal houn. Martin of Habersham, McHan. Mc- Cay, Miller, Moore of White. Saffiffd, Saul- ter, Smith of Charlton, Smith of Coweta, Smith of Thomas, Shumate, Traywlck, Turner, Welch, Woodey—41. So the motion to strike out prevailed. The CHAIR laid the following com- munlcetlon from Gen. Meade before the Convention i Headq'bs, Turd Miutarv District,) I Bon. J. B.ranolt.Preeiienl Conelllulional Contention, Atlanta, Oa: Sir—I have the honor to acknowlcge the receipt hy the hands of tho Sccretanr of the Convention of an official copy or the ordinance passed tho 8th Inst, to provide the means for defraying the expenses of the Convention, and the compensation of officers ant) members,” and beg leave to enclose herewith a copy of the order Issued by me approving said ordinance, and di recting its enforcement. Inasmuch ns In my opinlonlon the Issue of any scrip had better be superlntened by the officers of the State Government, con nected with the control of its finances, I have so far modified the ordinance u to enforce upon these officers the Issue of the scrip provide.) for In sections second and five of the ordinance. Very res;>ectl)illy, Your obedient sorvant, Otto. G. MaADR, Major General U. 9. Army, Commanding Third Military Dlstriot. 11'DQirARTKRsThird Military District,) (Dept. Ga., Florida and Alabama,) J Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 14,1888.) Uknrral Orders, No. 21. I. Whereas, the Constitutional Conven tion ol Georgia, now In session In Atlanta, on the Stli day of February, 1808, enacted the following ordinance: Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the people of Georgia, In Convention assembled, Thet an ordinance of this Convention passed on the 20th day of December, In the year 1807, entitled “an ordinance to levy and collect a tax to par the delegates ana officers con nected with tho Convention, as well as all other Incidental expenses,” except the second section thereof, Is hereby rescinded, and the following Is ordained In lieu there of, to-wlt i That It shell he the duty of the Comp- ..oiler Gtneral of the fitato of Georgia to levy end assess a tax of one-tenth of one per cent, on nil the taxable property of this State, ns returned upon the digest for the year 1807, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of this Convention, and the com pensation of officers and members. And It. shall he the duty of the Tax Collectors In the several counties of this State to col lect the tax so assessed, and to pay the same to the Comptroller General on or be fore tho first day of May, 1808. And It shall he the duty of the several Tax Col lectors to issue executions against all per- sous subject to taxation under tills ordi nance whose tax Is unpaid after twouty days notice to pay It, forthe amount of tax due them anil fifty per centum thereon and all costs; and of sheriffs and constables to levy and sell under such executions, and to return tho proceeds to the Tax Collectors, as soon us the same can be done under the provisions of existing laws. Sec. 2. Be It ftirthcr ordained, That any scrip which may be Issued by the authori ty of this Convention for the purpose aforesaid shall bo received by the Comp troller General from the Tax Collector In payment ot the tax aforesaid. See. 3. Be it further ordained, That the Tax Collectors shall receive the same per cent, for collecting the tax aforesaid as they are now allowed by law for collecting the State tux. See. 4. Be It further ordained. That tl|e Comptroller General shall Issue to the tax collectors all necessary ordora for the col lection and payment of the tax aforesaid, which orders shall be binding upon said tax collector. Sec. 5. lie It further ordained. That the moneys and scrip received by the Comp troller General tinder the ordinance be paid by him into the Treasury of the State to lie disposed of as this Convention may direct. Resolved, That the General Commanding the Third Military District be requested to cn lore an ordinance of tiffs Convention, passed this day, entitled “an ordinance to provide the means of defraying the ex penses of this Convention, and the com- iwusatlon of officers and members.” Resolved, that copies of said ordinance am' resolutions be transmitted by the Pres ident to Major General Meade to the Pro visional Governor and Comptroller Gener al of the State. II. Therefore, hy virtue of the plenary powers vested by the acts of Congress In the Commanding General of the Third Military District. It Is ordered: That all of said ordinance, except wlmt Is contained In sections 2 and 5. Is approved and direct ed to he cat ried into execution; and It is hereby enjoined on the Provisional Gov ernor, Comptroller General, and Secretary of State, Tax Collectors, Sheriffs and all others, to give duo and prompt respect to the requirement of this order, and to the collection of the special tax provided for In the aforesaid ordinance. III. In lieu of section 2 and paragraphs of the aforesaid ordinance, the Provisional Governor of the State is hereby authoriz ed to Issue In udvnuco of the collection of the special tax. scrip In zuch sums ai may be deemed the most convenient, and not to exceed In amount fifty thousand dollars, IV. The scrip herein authorized to be Issued, shall be made receivable in pay ment of the special tax; shall be paid out of the Treasury only for the pay and ex- penses.of tho Convention, anu so much as shall not be received In payment of the special tax. shall he redeemed out 'of the proceeds ol said special tax when collected. By order of MnJ. Gen. Mradk. R. C. Dhvu„ A. A. G. OkficiaL : K. C. Duck, A. A. G. On motion the Convention adjouned. Alabama in Conorrss.—The following Is the bill Introduced In the United States Senate, for the rc-ndmlzslon of Alabama to the Union: Whereas. Tho people of the State of Ala bama have, with strict compliance with the filth section of the act of March 2. 1887, entitled “An act to provide for tho more efficient government of the rebel States.” formed a constitution of government, framed by a convention of delegate* elected In compliance with the said act; and. Whereas, Said Constitution has been rat ified by a majority of the qualified persons voting on the question of ratification; ami. Whereas, Said Constitution contains all the guarantees required by said act; therefore, “Be It enacted and declared by Cho Sen ate and Houso of Representatives of the United States of America, Ac. That the State of Alabama Is entitled to representa tion In Congress, and that Senator* and Representatives shall he admitted there from on taking tho oath prescribed by law.” Indiana.—The Indiana State Republican Convention, for the nomination of dele gates to Chicago, meets on ths 20th at In. dlnnapollt. Leading Republicans of tho Stato have tendered Senator Morton tho vote of the Convention as the first oholco for President, but he has declined It. The friends of Mr. Colfax are making a strong eflbrt to get him Indorsed for Vice-Presi dent. Tub Polls in North Aubaua.—The Huntsville Alabamian (Republican) says the vote In that section was very small, anil that the Constitution has been defeat ed In the State by 18,000. or There are about 000 prisoners In the Tennessee Penitentiary. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, congressional, WASHfNdTOS, Feb. 14.—SenatesThe President was asked whether he had cre ated* notv military department here, and under what law, • The bill Regulating tlio filling of vaean- clee was pissed. It provide* that offices vacant by sickness or otherwise may be filled by the President for ten days, pro vided that the apilblntee's salary shall not bo Increased. The Thomas case was resumed and dle- cusscd to executive session. Adjourned. W AsnivgTON.Foh. 11.—Bouse—G en. Grant Waa directed to furnish the. notue his cor- resjiondcnce with Gen. Hancock. A resolution was offered taxlDg Federal bonds two per cent, Tho bill extending the patent for a wood en screw making machine, was lost. The Speaker submitted a communication from the Secretary of War. covering or ders issued by district commanders. A resolution from the Virginia Conven tion, praying a reduction, of tho tobacco tax, was referred to the Ways and Means Committee. Ilousb adjourned. Itllncelta neons. The Government Is pushing the claims against Confederate agents abroad. Some seven millions dollars worth of property has been attached lu Fraance. The claims agnlnst Mr. Mcltea approximate twelvo millions. He also sold twenty-six ships to various parties, proceedings against whom are about being Instituted. The Treasury Department suggests that the seven-thirty bonds due the 16th of June and July, amounting to two hundred mil lions, be promptly forwarded, otherwise there will bo delay in returning the flvo- twfinty bonds, Into which seven-thirties are convertible. The President has pnrdoned Commodore Farran, who commanded Pensacola Navy Yard, but who resigned to join the Confed eracy. The whisky tax trom 1883 to 1807 has averaged (27,000,000 per annum. Ethan Allen, Collector of customs at Teche.Louisiana; Albert G. Orldley, Gen eral Appraiser of Merchandise for the South; II. E. J. Morgan, Surveyor of Cus toms, at Selma, Alabama, arc confirmed. An official proclamation wns Issued to day, creating a new military division of the Atlantic, comprising the Departments of the Southeast and Washington, com manded by General Sherman, with head quarters at Washington. , The President ordered Grant to assign Sheridan to the temporary command of the Division of Missouri. Internal Revenue, receipts to-day $213,- 000. General Lorenzo Thomas is assigned to duty as Adjutant General of the arpiy, re lieving General Townsend, who. has been acting since 1802. Covode presented a communication, sup ported hy affidavits, regarding alleged whisky frauds in New Orleans. Tho, pa lters arc quite voluminous. It alleges that each distiller pays the whisky ring over ono thonsund dollars per month, the reve nue officers getting it portion of the money. Loutsiaua Convention. N«w Orleans. Feb. 14.—Tile Conven tion yesterday adopted u resolution asking for the appointment of Gen. Mower to command tile Third District. In ease Han cock is removed. It was amended to sub stitute Genoral Sheridan forOeucral Mow er. To-day wu the sixty-fourth day of the session. Another resolution, abolishing the addi tional thirty per cent, per diem, lulled. The Committee on Style reported that the Constitution, as revised, had been sent to the printer, and would lie ready for the action of the Convention on Monday morn ing, together with the suggestions of the Committee on the amendments proposed. Adjourned till Monday, A dispatch from Gntveaton saya the Con vention hu undoubtedly carried, the con servatives voting against or wholly ab staining. No general rcturnsyet received. North Carolina Convention- Raleioii, Feb. 14.—Tho Convention wu engaged In discussion on the BUI of Right* to-day. Nothing done. The Convention will hold night sessions, beginning to-night. Gen. Canby has left for Charleston. ' •South Carollnn Convention. Charlxston, Feb. 14.—In tbo Conven tion to-day a speech wu made In further discussion of the new Constitution. Noth ing of special Importance. riorlda Convention. Tallahassee, Feb. 14.—The excitement among the delegates hu been Intense for the put fonr hours. There are serious ap prehension* of a collision between the Bil lings faetlon and the majority of the Con vention. The military are protecting the Capitol from tho possibility oOvlolent demonstration. The Convention had twenty-eight member* present to-day. Arrest ol Sir. Burn,. Augusta, Feb. 14.—A special to the Ma con Telegraph, dated Rome, Feb. 14th, says:“Ex-Comptroller General Burns wu arrested to-day hy order of Ocn. Meade, and Is now confined In tho barracks, for refitting to deliver Uto records of hU office.” Death ol an Old Printer. Mobile, February 14.—Hiram T. Henry, tho oldest Printer In Mobile, died this morning, aged 02 year*. Foreign. Havana, Feb. 14.—Ilaytien dates to the llth Instant have been received. Cocas, within twenty miles of Cape Haytlcn.'hst captured thirty Snlnavet and their follow ers, Including a General. Several were shot. 8*1 naves’ fall Is regarded a« cer tain. A British man-of-war has gone to the Bay of Ssnam to watch proceedings there. Paris,, Feb. 14.—Ministerial changes conciliatory of the Liberal party tire cur rently reported. ’, Florence, Feb. 4.—in nniwcrlng -the Parliamentary question, Monabra stated that the Government hail dispatched seve ral ships to the river LaPlafn. , A Soldier Shot. Memphis, Feb. 15.—A negro Hint a rea dier for Insulting his wife. Tho Arkansas Convention lias adjourned subject to the coll of Its I'csldcnt. Foreign. Commodore Farrogut dined with Victor Emanuel. Ills alleged objccl/was the ac quirement of a naval station on the Mediter ranean. The Fenian Lemon lias been sentenced to fifteen years suspension. The writ of habeas cArpns In Ireland Is' continued. 1 '/• The British West India mall steamer it directed to make a cruise, calling at 81. Thomas. The French Press Bill failed after a stormy debate. The French Government is publishing the National Guard, the organ. markets. Mobil*. Feb. 14.—Cotton flat; sales ‘2nd bales at 18J{nl9. Baltimore, February 14c—Cotton dull at 20«. New Yoek, Feb. 14.—Cotton ? 4 a 1 .. lower; sales 2,100 hales at 20>jn20Jj. Government securities dull andsteailv. North ('arolinn bonds 73aSl. Sterling Cold ex cited during afternoon, reached 1411b | closed at 140%al40%. Savannah, Feb. 14.—Cotton dull, nomi nal; sales 1,500 bales; receipts 3,271; mid dling lOtfalO.'j. Liverpool. Feb. 14. — Cotton closed firmer; uplands S'inSy,; Orleans 8* ,a8?«; sales 10,000. New Orleans, Feb. 14.—Cotton easier: sales 2,700 bulus at l'.i; ; 4 ; receipts 0,487 bales. Sugar and molasses active and un changed. Sterling 52a54. New York sight %c discount. Gold 13!)J,<nl40. Chalehton, Feb. 14.—Cotton declined Ufa '/•; middling 19>£a20. London. Feb. 14.—noon—Consols dOW: ond* 72>j. Paris, Feb. 14.—Bullion increased two million francs. Bourse higher. Rentes quiet. Liverpool, Feb. 14.—p. si.—Cotton easier. Sales will reach 10,000 bales. J.ard 65. London. Feb. 14.—Evening.—Coa-ols 93X. Bonds 72,'a- Nkw York. Feb. 15.—Flour SalOe better. Wheat lc better. Corn quiet but firm. Rye steady. Oats dull, l'ork heavy: Mess 23.37j J. Lard quiet. Cotton firmer at 20'. a20?f. Freights dull. Cold 140/,,. London, February 15. M.—Consols 0.T j; Bonds 72. Paris. Feb. 15.—Rentes firm. Liverpool, Feb. 15, si.—Cotton opened firm, estimated sales 10.000 bales. The market for cotton to arrive is buoyant. Breadstuff* generally firmer, London, Fob. 15, p. it.—Bonds 71 7 „aG2. Liverpool, Fob. 15, p. m.—Cotton buoy- ant—uplands 8*au8J 4 '; Orleans 87,,a!); up lands to arrives,':;; sales P/CCO bales. In Jail.—Messes. Galloway and Rhea, editors of the Memphis Avalanche, were recently fined and imprisoned for contempt of court* They are both In jail, serving out their time—one month each. The two Bens.—Ben. Butler and Ben. Wade are both aspirants to the Republican nomination to the Presidency* Not much chance there for cither of Urn lions., and the first will probably go back to Democ racy whence he canto. tsr?ho Board of Directors of the Unlon Pacific,! Railroad Company, at a meeting on Friday, voted to place the machine- shops, depots, Ac., for tin- road, cast of the mountains, and for the mountain division at Cheyenne, amt u> make Unit point the grand turning |iolnt. nt the east base of the mountains. The decision will cause the expenditure of a large amount of nmnev. ns the shops are to he on as large a scale as any In the United States. 1ST The Maine Historical Society has a piece ol paper taken from tlicsolld wood of u saw-log, received for sawing nt Augusta some time ngo. The paper bears tho words: “1775. J. B. Dunkirk, with Arnold.” Nine ty circles In the wood were nted out side of It. the precise number of years since Arnold’s expedition up the Kenne bec, The fact that tho ph|ku' was presented by a preacher, ltev. W. A. Drew, precludes all doubt as to thcnibhcrftlclty of the store of Its origin. ' The Tiual ok Mks. Pollard in Balti more.—The Wlsc-Pollard trial has been eel talIlly fixed to takephteo between the 12th and 17th of March, Reverdy Johnson and other counsel asking forthe postpone ment, Pollard Is lit Baltimore and tne State Is ready for trial nt any time. Mrs. Pollard has now consented to accept ball for assaulting Dr. Mooro. l)f L A London paper snys this 1* a paper age. People ent paper, drink paper, talk paper, make their fortunes on paper, mid. Inconsequence, occasionally go through the bankruptcy court, and there Is no rea son why they shouldn’t wear paper. But a paper foundation Is unstable when thu deluge of adversity comes. Politics in Ohio.—The Columbus (Ohio) State Journal, Intimates that George H. Pendleton Invested *4.000 in Min Eighth District to defeat Beatty mid ulect Burm-v Burns. The Cincinnati Co say’s -tho remark will not be nmlss that Pendle ton’* candidate could have been Just as easily beaten for hair the money.” WTho Luzerne County, (Pa.) Court has sentenced Jnilson Wescott, a notorious desperado, on throelndlctments to fourteen years and three months Imprisonment, with an order that at the expiration of ! that term ho bo returned to tho oottntv again for wntcncc under eight other indict ment!* Tho Cincinnati Gazette says busi ness In that city Is prostrated, and hun dreds and thousands of persons, represent ing nearly every branch of business and labor, are out of employment. t3f~ “ Mephlllpenotrasccoinoniento,” Is the name given to a new musical Instru ment, on the other side of the Atlantic.
