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YOL. 2. T. X. WYJtNK, W. 8. Dr. WOLF, JOHN H. MAltirN, JOHN 8. BTKNVAHT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. PulillMherx and Proprietor*. DAILY, (In advance) per annum $7 00 “ six months. 4 00 • three months., 2 00 “ one m0nth...... 75 WBBKLY, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) KATES OF ADVBRTIMXC2. Square, one woek $ 3 00 ! Ouo Square, ouo month 8 00 One Square, six months 28 00 Transient advertisements SI.OO for first ineer on. and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal raWt to Larger advertisements. WE MET. By the merest chance in the twilight gloom, In the orchard path he mot me - in the tall, wet grass, with its faint perfume— And I tried to pass, but he nyuie no room; Oil, I tried but he would not let me; So I stood and blushed till the grass grew red, With my face bent down above it. (How the clover lifted each pink, sweet head. To listen to all that my iover said; Oh! the clover blossom—l love it!) In the high, wet grass, wen* the path to hide And the low. wet leaves hung over; But I could not pass upon either side. For I found myself, when I vainly tried. Iu the arras of my steadfast lover. And he held me there, and|he raised my head. While he closed the path before me; And he looked down into my eyes and said— (How the leaves bent down from the boughs o'er head. To listen to all that my lover said; Oh! the leaves hanging lowly o'er me!) Had he moved ankle a little way. I could surely then have paused him. And would not have heard what he had to say. Could I only aside have cast him. It was almost dark, and the moments sped, And the searching night wind found us; But he drew me nearer and softly said— (How the pure, sweet wind grew still, instead, To listen to all that my lover said; Oh, the whispering wind around us!) I am sure b* knew' when he held me last That I must be all unwilling; For I tried to go; and would have passed, As the night was coming with its dew at last, And tho sky with stars was filling; But he clasped me close when I would have lied, And he made me hear his story, And his soul came out from his lips and said— (How the stars crept out where the white moon led. To listen to all that my lover said; Oh, the moon and stars in glory!) I know that the grass and leaves will not tell, And I am sure that the wind—precious rover— Will carry his secret so safely and well That no being shall ever discover One word of tho many that rapidly fell From the eager lips of my lover— Hhall never reveal what a fairy-like spell They wove round about us that night in the dell, In the path through the dew-laden clover; Nor echo the whispers that made my heart sw T ell As they fell from the lips of my lover. THE KNIGHT’S SECRET. BY ream:, Thomas Erpingham was knighted hy Henry the Fourth tor good and valiant ser vice. This Sir Thomas Erpingham, Knight ol the Garter, afterwards fought by the side of Henry the Fifth in his French wars, and ■was made Warden of the Cinque Ports, but retired to Norwich, his native place. He married a beautiful, pious lady, and, after a turbulent career and the horrors of war, de sired to end his days in charity. Being wealthy and of one mind, he and Lady Er pingham built a goodly church in the city, and also erected and endowed a religious house for twelve monks and a Prior close to the Knight’s house, and parted only by a high wall. But though the retired soldier wished to be at peace with all m *n, two ot his Fri ars were of another mind. Friar John and Friar Richard hated each other, and could by no means be reconciled; neither had ever a good word for the other; and at last Friar John gave Friar Richard a fair excuse for his invectives. Lady Erpingham came over to matins in the convent, and Friar John would always awaither coming, and attend her through the cloister, with ducks and cringes and open adulation, whereat she smiled, being in truth a most innocent lady, affable to all, and slow to think ill of any man. But Richard denounced John as a licen tious monk; and some watched and whis pered; others rebuked R chard; for it was against the monastic rule to put an ill con struction where the matter might be inno cent. But Richard stood his ground, and, unfortunately, Richard was right. Misun derstanding the lady's courtesy and charity, Brother John thought his fawning advances were encouraged, and ’his bred in him such impudence that one day he sent her a full some love-letter and had the hardihood to beg for a private interview. The lady, when she opened this letter, could hardly believe her senses; and at last, as gentlewomen will be both unsuspicious and suspicious in the wrong place, she made up her mind that the poor, good, ridiculous Friar could never have been so wicked as to write this; nay, but it was her husband's doings and a trial of her virtue; h was older than herself, and great love is oft tainted with jealousy. This brought tears into her eyes; to think she would be doubted; but soon anger dried them, and she took occasion to put the letter sud denly into Sir Thomas’ hand, and fixed her eyes on him so keenly that if there had been a flaw in his conjugal armor, no doubt those eyes had pierced it. The Knight read the letter and turned black and white with rage; his eyes sparkled with fury, and he looked so fearful that the lady was very sorry she had shown him the letter, and begged him not to take a mad- man's folly to heart. ‘Not take it to heart!’ sail! he. ‘What! the beggarly shavelings that I have housed and fed, and so lessened my estate and thine; they would corrupt thee, and rob me of my one earthly treasure! Sit thou down and write.’ ‘Write, Thomas! What? to whom?, ‘Do as 1 bid thee, dame, 1 said he sternly, ‘and no more words.’ Friar John, at the appointed time, took care to be in town; for he knew the lay brother who kept the gate of the priory would not let him out so late. He came to the side door and was admitted by a servant of the Knight, a reckless old soldier, who cared for neither man nor devil, as the say, ing is, but only for his master. This man took him into a room and left him, then went for the Knight; he was not far off. Now, the unlucky monk, having come to the conquest of a beautiful lady, as he vainly thought, had fine linen on and perfumed like a civet. The Knight smelled these perfumes, and rushed in upon him with his man like dogs upon the odoriferous fox, and, in a fury, without giving him time to call for help or say one prayer, strangled him and left him dead. , , , But death breeds calm; the knight s rage abated that moment, and he saw he had done a foul and remorseless deed. He would have given half his estate to bring the offender back to life. Half his estate? His whole estate, aye, and his life, were now gone from him; they were forfeited to the law. The rough soldier seeing him so stricken, made light of all except the danger of discovery. ■Come, noble sir,’ said he, ‘let us bestir our selves and take him back to the priory, and j there bestow him; so shall we ne’er be known I in it.' Thus urged, the Knight roused himself, and he and his mun brought the body out and got it as far ns the wall that did part the house from the monastery. Here they were puzzled a while, but the man remembered a short ladder in the hack yard that was high enough for this job. So they set the ladder, and, with much ado, got the body up to it, and then drew the ladder up and set it again on the other side, and so, with infinite trou ble, the soldier got him into the priory.' The next thing was to make it appear Friar John had died a natural death. Ac cordingly, he set him up on a rickety chair he found in the yard, balanced him and left him: mounted the wall again, let him down, i ami then dropped into the Knight's prerai- I ses. He found the Knight walking in great ! perturbation, and they went into the house. 'Now, good master,’said the stout soldier, go yon to bed, and think no more on it,’ ‘To bed!’ groaned the Knight in agony. ‘Why should Igo there' I can not sleep. Methinks I shall never sleep again,’ ‘Then give me the cellai* key, good sir. I’ll draw a stoop of Canary,’ ‘Ay, wine!’ said the Knight; ‘for my blood runs cold in my veins.’ The servant lighted i a rousing lire in tho dining hall and spiced ' some generous wine, after the fashion of the day, and there sat these two over the lire, | awaiting daylight and its revelations. But, meantime, the night was fruitful in j event*. The l’rior, informed of Friar Rich ard s uncharitable interpretations, had con i demned him to vigil and prayer on the bare pebbles of the yard, from midnight until three ol the clock. But the sly Richard, at dusk, had conveyed a chair into the yard to keep his knees off the cold, haid stones. At midnight, when he came to his enforced devotions, 10, there sat a figure in the chair. He started, and took it for the l’rior, seated there to lecture him for luxury, but peeping he soon discovered it was Friar John. He walked round and round him, talking at him. Is it Brother John or Brother Rich ard who is to keep vigil to-night. I know but one Friar in all this house would sit star-gazing in his brother’s chair when that brother wants it to pray in,’ &c. Brother John vouchsafed no reply; and this stung Brother Richard, and he burned for revenge. ‘So be it, then,’ said he; ‘since my place is taken. I will tell the Prior, and keep vigil some other night. With this he retired and slammed the door. But having thus disarmed, as he conceived, Brother Jonn’s suspicion, ho took up an enormous pebble, and slipped back on tip-toe, and gelting near the angle of the wall, he flung his great pebble at Brother John, and slipped hastily behind the wall; nevertheless, as he hid, he had the satisfaction of seeing his peb ble, which weighed about a stone, strike Brother John on the nape of the neck, and then and there w as a lumbering noise and a great clatter, and Friar Richard chuckled with pride and delight at the success of his throw. However, he waited some minutes before he emerged, and then walked briskly out. like a new-comer. 'Mere lay John flat, and the chair upset. Brother Richard rante him. charged with hypocritical sympathy, ami found his enemy’s face very white. He got. alarmed and felt his heart; he was stone dead. The poor monk, w hose hatred was of a mere feminine sort, anil had never been deadly, was seized with remorse,, and he beat his breast and prayed in earnest, instead ol repeating paternosters, ircces sinr tnenc dictux,’ as the great Erasmus calls them. But other feelings soon succeeded; his en mity to the deceased was well known, and this would be called murder il the body was found in that yard, aud his own life would pay the forfeit. Casting his eyes around for a place where he might hide the body, he saw a ladder standing against the wall. This surprised him; but he was in no condition to puzzle over small riddles. Terror gave him force; he lifted the body, crawled up to the ladder, set it on the other side, and took his ghastly load down safely. Then, being naturally cunning, and having his neck to save, he went and hid the ladder, took up the body, staggered with it as far as the porch of the Knight’s house, and set it there holt upright against one of the pillars. As he carried it out of the yard he heard a window in the Knight's house open. He could not see where the window was, nor whether he was watched and recognized; but he feared the worst, and such was his terror he resolved to fly the place and bury himself in some distant monastery under another name. But how? He was lame, and could not go ten miles in a day, whereas a hundred miles was little enough to make him secure. After homicide, theft is no great matter; he resolved to borrow the maltster’s mare and turn her adrift when she had carried him bpyond the hue and cry. So he went and aroused the minister and told him the con vent wanted flour, and he was to go betimes to the miller for a sack thereof. Now the convent was a good customer to the malt ster; so he lent Friar Richard the mare at a word, and told him where to find the saddle and bridle. Richard fed the mare for a journey and saddled her; then he mounted and rode at a foot’s pace past the convent, meaning to go quietly through the town, making no stir, then away like the wind. But as he paced by the Knight’s house he cast a look ascant to see if that ghastly object still sat in the porch. No; the porch was empty. What might thut mean! Had he eorne to life? Had the murder been discovered? He began to wonder and tremble. While he was in this mood there was a vieat clatter behind him of horse’s feet and clashing armor, and he felt he was pursued. The Knight and his man sat together, drinking hot spiced wine and awaiting day- light. The Knight would not go to bed, yet he wanted a change. ‘Will daylight never come?’ said he. ‘Twill be here anon,’said Ihe soldier; ‘in half an hour.’ The Knight said no, it would never come. The soldier said he would go and look at the sky, and tell him for certain. ‘Be not long away,’ said the Knight, with a shiver, ‘or the dead Friar will he taking thy place here and pledging me.’ ‘Stuff!’ said the soldier; ‘he’ll never trouble you more.’ With this he marched out to consult the night, and almost ran against the dead Friar seated in the porch, white and glaring. This was too much, even for the iron soldier; he uttered a sharp yell, staggered back, and burst into the room, gasping for breath. He got close to his master, and stammered out-. ‘The dead man—sitting in the porch!’ aud crossed himself energetically—the first time these thirty years. The Knight stared and trembled; and so ‘ they drew close together, with their eyes ! over their shoulders. ‘Wine,’ cried the Knight. | ‘Aye,’ said the soldier,‘but Igo not alone. He’ll be squatting on the cask else.’ So they went together to the cellar, often looking around, and fetched two bottles. They drank them out, and the good wine, COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER li), 1876. J falling upon more of the sort made them madder and boledr. They rolled along, holding on by one another, to the porch, and ; there they stood and looked at the dead Friar and shuddered. But the soldier swore a great oath, and vowed he should not stay there to get them . hanged. Thereupon a furious lit of reckless ness succeeded to their terror; they got a suit of rusty armor and fastened it on the i body; then they saddled an old war-horse that was kept in the stable as a reminiscence, and tied the Friar’s body on to him with j many cords; they opened the stable door and pricked the war-horse with their daggers that he clattered out into the road with a bound and a great rattling of rusty armor. Now, as ill luck would have it. Friar Rich ard and his borrowed mare were pacing de murely through the town scarce fifty yards ahead. The old horse nosed the mare, and, being left to choose his road, took very nat urally after her; but when he got near her tho monk looked round apdsawthe gsaiily rider. He gave a yell so piercing ir waked tho whole street, and for lack of spurs, drove his hare heels into the mare’s side; she cantered J down the street at an easy pace; the fearful pageant cantered alter; the Friar kept turn- 1 ing and yelling, and the window s kept open ing and heads popped out, and by and by doors opened add a few early risers joined in the pursuit, w ondering and curious. The cavalcade never reached tin; town of Norwich; the Friar, in the blindness of despair, turned his mare up what seemed to be an trprn'lnne, but there was no exit. His dead pursuer came up with him, and he threw himself oil’and cried: “Mercy! mercy! vien culpal I coufcss ii! I confess it! Only take that horrible face from me!” And in his despair he owned lie had slain Brother John. Then some led the horse and his ghastly load away, and wondered sore; hut'others hauled Friar Richard to justice; and he, believing it was a miracle and Heaven’s hand upon him, persisted in his confession and was east into prison to abide his trial. He had not to wait long. In those days the law did not tarry for judges of Assize to come round the country now and then. Each town had its Mayor and its Alder men, each one of whom could try and hang a man if need was. So Friar Rich ard was tried nextweek. By this time he had somewhat recov ered his spirits and his love of life; he de fended himself, and said that indeed he had slain his brother, but it was by misad venture; he had thrown a stone at him in some anger, but not to do him deadly harm. This he said with many tears. But, on the other hand, it was proved that he had long haled Brother John; that he had got out of the priory without passing the door, and had borrowed the maltster's mare on a false pretense; and’ finally, marks of strangulation, had been found on tho dead man’s throat. All this amazed and overpowrred the poor friar, and, al though his terror at the apparition was not easily to be reconciled with his having been the person who tied the body on the horse, and though one Alderman, shrew der than the rest, said ho thought a good deal lay behind that, yet, upon the whole, it was thought the safest and most usual course to hang him. So be was condem ned to die iu three days’ time. Tlie Friar, seeing his end so near, strug gled no more against his fate. He sent for the friar tojeonfess him, and told the truth with deep sorrow and humility. "Men cnlpn! ineaciilpa!" he cried, “If I had not hated my brother and broken our rule, then this had not come upon ine.” Then the Prior gave bint full absolution and went away exceedingly sorrowful, and doubting the wisdom and justice of laymen, and, in particular, of those who were about to hang Brother Richard for willful murder. This preyed upon his mind, and he went to Sir Thomas Erping ham to utter his misgivings and pray the good Knight to work upon the Sheriff,who was his friend, for a respite until the mat ter could be looked into more closely. The Knight was not at home, but my lady saw the Prior and learned his errand. “Alas, good father,” said she. “Sir Tho mas is not here; he is gone to London this two days.” The Prior went home sick at heart. Even so long ago ns this they hung from Norwich castle. So the rude gallows was put up at 7 o’clock, and at 8 Brother Rich arc must hang and turn in the wind like a weathercock. Hut before the fatal hour a King’s mes senger galloped into the city and spurred into 5 the court-yard of the castle. Very soon the Sheriff was reading a parchment signed hy the King’s own hand; the gal lows was taken down, and the people dis persed hy degrees. Some felt ill used. They thought appointments should he kept, else not made. At night Friar Richard, not reprieved, but, to the amazement of smaller function aaies, freely pardoned by his sovereign, in a hand writing a housemaid of this day would blush for, but with a glorious seal the size of an apple-fritter, crept forth into the night, and, gliding along the streets with his head down, slipped into the Pri ory and was lost to the world for many a long day. Indeed, lie was confined to his cell for a month hy order of the Prior, and ordered to pray thrice a day for the soul of Brother John. When Brother Richard emerged from his cell he was a changed man. He had gathered, amidst the thorns of tribulation, tha wbolesomo fruit of humility and tlio immortal flower of charity. Henceforth no hitter word ever fell from his lips, though for a time he had many provoca tions, Horn salt qui mal y pause was the rule of his heart. He made himself of lit tle account, and outlived all enmities. He lived much in his cell, and prayed so often for the soul ofßrother John that at last he got to love him dead whom lie had ha ted living, . Time rolled on. The Knight’s lmir turned gray, and the good Prior died. Then there was a great commotion in the little priory, and three or four of the lead ing Friars each hoped to he the Prior. That appointment lay with Sir Thomas Erpingham. lie attended the funeral of the late Prior, and then desired the sub- Prior to convene the monks. “Hood Brothers,” said he, “your Prior is Brother Richard. I pray you 1° Invest him forthwith, and yield him due love and obedience. The Knight retired, and the monks stared at each other awhile and then obey ed since there was no help for it. They invested Brother Richard in due form; aud such is the magic of station that in a mo-. ment they began to look on him with dif- ! ferent eyes. The new Prior bore his dignity so rneeklv that he disarmed all hostility. His great rule of life was still “HemH soit qui ■ mal V pp.nse," and there is ho course: more apt to conciliate respect and good will. The Knight showed him favor and esteem, and the monks learned to respect and, by-and-by, to revere him; but he neAcr ceased to reproach himself and say masses for the soul of Brother John. The years rolled on. The Knight’s gray hair turned white; and one day he sent for the Prior and said to him, “Hood father, I have grave matters to entertain vou withal," “Speak, worshipful sir,” said tho Prior. The Knight, looked at him a while, but seemed ili at ease, and as one that hath re solved to streak, but is loath to begin. At last he said, "Sir, there bo men that waste their goods in sin, or meanly hoard them till their last hour, yet leave them freely to Mother Church after their death, when can no longer enjoy them. Others there bo whoso breasts are laden with a secret crime they ought to confess, and clear some worthy man suspected falsely; yet they will not tell till they come to die. Methinks this is to be charitable too late, and just when justice can neither cost a man aught or profit his neighbor. There fore, not to be one of these, 1 wilt reveal to you now a dceij that sits heavy on my conscience.” “You would confess to me, my son,?” “As man to man, sir, hut not ns a peni tent to his confessor; for that wore no merit in me; It would be no more than bury my secret, iu ft ttcsViv grave. Nay, what I tell to you, you shall tell to all the world, if good may come of it.” j Here the Knight sighed and seemed much distempered, like one whowrcstlcth with himself. Then ho cast about how ho should begin, and to conclude lie open ed the matter thus: “Sir, please you read that letter; it was writ by Brother John unto my wife.” The Prior read it, but. said never a word. “Sir,” said the Knight, “do you remem ber a sad time when you lay iu Norwich Jail accused of murder and east for death?” “1 do remembur it well, sir, and the un charitable heart that borught me to that, pass.” “While you lay there, sir, something befell elsewhere, which I will hide no longer from you. The Kink being at his place in London, a Knight who lmd fought side by side in France sought an audience in private. It was granted him at once. Then the Knight fell on his knees to the King, and begged that liis life and lands might he spared, though he had slain the man in heat of blood. The King was grave and gentle, and then I showed him that letter, and owned the truth, that I and my servant, in our fury, had strangled that hapless Monk.” “Alas! sir, did you take my guilt upon yourself to save my life, so fully forfeited? ’Twas I who hated him; ’twas I who flung the stone.” “At a dead body. I tell thee, man, we strangled him anti set his body where you saw it; hand in his death you had none.” The Prior uttered a strange cry and was silent. The Knight continued, in a low voice: “We set him iu the yard; and when we found him in the porch, being half mad with terror and drink together, we bound him on the horse and lunched him. All this I told the lvifig, and he, considering the provocation, and pitying too much his old companion iu arms, gave mo my life and lands, and gave me thine, which, indeed, was hut bare justice. So now, sir, you know that, you are innocent of bloodshed, and ’tia I am guilty.” The Knight looked at the churchman, and thought to see him break forth into thanksgiving. But it was'not so. The Ptior won cUtcply movod, trtfct, noi f*XUU ant. “Sir,” said he, like a man that, is near choking, “let me go to my cell and think over this strange tidings.” “And pray for me, I implore you,” said I the Knight. “Ay, sir, and with my heart.” Some days passed, and the knight look ed to hear his own tale come round again. But no; the Prior was silent us the grave. Then alter awhile the Knight sent for him again, and said, “Good father, what I told you was not under seal of confession.” “I know it, sir,” said the prior, “yet it will go no further unless 1 should outlive you hy Hod’s will. Alas! sir, you have taken from me that which was the health of my soul, the belief that 1 had slain him 1 hated so unchristian like. This belief made humility easy tome, and even char ity not difficult. What engine of whole some mortification would be left me now were I to go a-prating that I slew not the brother I hated? Nay, I will never tell the truth, hut carry the precious bur den of humility all my days.” “Oh,saint upon earth!” cried the Knight, “outlive me and then tell the truth.” The Monk replied not, hut pondered these words. And ilfc)l out so that the Knight died three years after, and the Prior closed his eyes and said masses for Ids soul; and a good while after lie did, for the honor of the convent, reveal this true story to two young Monks, hut hound them hy a solemn vow not to spread it during his life. After his death the truth got abroad, and among churchmen the Prior was, much revered for that he had cured him self of an uncharitable heart, and had in forced on himself the penally of unjust shame for years.—From Harper’s Weekly. - YUUMOVr. Tlic Democratic Contest. MoNTPF.UF.it, Vt., Nov. 18.—Hon. E. J. Phillips Ims been retained as counsel hy the Democrats to contest Postmaster Sol lace’s seat in the Elec toral College. Washington, Nov. 18— The situa tion Hi Vermont, gathered from spe cials, is that the Democrats will con tend for everything that the law allows iri the ease ol Postmaster Sol lace. It happens that Amos Aldrich on the Democratic Electoral ticket has four more votes than his col leagues. Aldrich believes, after con sultation with eminent counsel, that he is elected to a seat in the Electoral College and will defend his right to the end. Business Beprcsslon In Loudon. London, Nov. 18.—Owing to a de pression in steamer coal trade, more than 1,000 miners arc thrown out of employment in the Northumberland collieries. Business in the Stock Exchange was flat throughout the week, in consequence of the warlike exhibition, dispatches and adverse news about a conference. All changes have been in a downward direction, though nono wore so heavy as during the war panic last month. New York Bank Statement. New York, Nov’. 18. The bank ! statement, shows lokns, decrease half ! million; specie, increase one and a half millions; legal tenders, decrease, one million ; deposits, decrease three fourths of a million; reserve, inereaso ! five-eighths of a million. Cod Liver Oil, 1 equal to the best, 50c. a bottle, at ! It A. M. Brannon's. THE POLITICAL SITUATION. LOTJ IHIAN A. - ■ - Ineligible Radical Electors Three of the Radical Electors Fall 3,000 Votes Behind Their Ticket. MEtTING OF THE RETURNING BOARD. | V (’omuiUtoo of Each Party to. Witness tftc Count. A (ONMITTKE OF EACH PAHTY ADMITTED. UemocrniK Plead to the larldl-tln. Nkw Chileans, Nov. 18.—It is stated that two of tho Republican FJectors ure Federal office holders. Washington, Nov. 18.—The Herald's New Orleans dispatch says: “Gov. Curtin Ims informed your corres pondent that among tho official re turns received by the Returning Ronrd ure those of five parishes in which no intimidation is alleged or charged, in which, by a mistake of the local Republican politicians, only the name of the two Electors at Large and the one for the district appear upon tho ticket, thus leaving the balance of the RepublicanjElec tors running behind ths ticket some 1,900 votes. All these parishes are Republican by a largo majority, and it is known that other similar errors exist, and which will increase the discrepancy to nearly 3,000 votes. Mr. Wells, of the Returning Board, has addressed a letter to Senator Trumbull and others, providing fora committee of live of each party to be present during the counting of the vote. The Timas’ New Orleans dispatch intimates that the chairman of the Democratic State Committee of Lou isiana will be allowed to nominate a person for the vacant place on the Returning Board. New Orleans, Nov. 18, U r. m.— There was quito a gathering at tho rooms of the Returning Board. Messrs. Casanave and Wells, mem bers of the board, wora tbova luSxo Trumbull, Judge Stallo, Gov. Palmer and Ex-Gov. McHenry, of tho north ern Democrats, and the Democratic Committee which has charge of evi dence to be presented on the part of tiie Democrats, were present. There were a number of Republicans pres ent, and also a delay in meeting in a part of tho board, on account of the absence of Anderson and Kenner. The board met at 12:30, and author ized the Sorgeant-at-Arms to procure a room for the meeting of the board. A resolution offered by Gen. An derson, inviting the presence of five gentlemen from each party of Northern Democrats and Republi cans in the city was adopted. Col. Zacharie filed a plea to the jurisdiction of tho board, which thereafter went into Executive Com mittee. W \SII INGTON GOSSIP. THEY HAY SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BKE.V DECIDED FOR HUES, Di*<‘!n!oii of the District Court. ■ APPOINTMENT OF APPRAISER FOR THE SOUTH—OPENING OF THE CANAL TO THE NORTH SEA. Washington, Nov. 18.—Judge Hum phreys, in the District Court, made a decree in the case of Admiral Porter and others, of the North Atlantic squadron, against Confederate cruis ers destroyed, involving a million and a half dollars. The docree iinds that for want of proof the captors are en titled to only half of the Texas, valued at $53,520, and the Beaufort, valued at $12,000. Chandler received a dispatch from Congressman Hoge, of South Caroli na, saying: “The board of Canvas sers have furnished the count. Hayes and Wheeler’s majority is 000. This is official.” Ex-Representative, Frank Morey, has been appointed general ap praiser of merchandise for the South. The State Department has advices from Amsterdam of the formal open ing of the great eanai to the North Sea. The death rate for the year shows 194 whites, 504 colored in this dis trict,. TIIE EUROPEAN SITUATION. London, Nov. 18.—Correspondents say Russia is raising fresh troubles about the line of demarcation. The Times, in a leader, sums up the latest phase of the situation in Turkey: “On the decision to-day in regard to the conference and the question of peace or war. There may bo war even though the confer ence meet. It must be taken that Turkey’s refusal to participate in the conference would be considered as heracceptance of favor.” , Cullforiiln, Oregon anit Neruda for Vsyea. Special Dispatch to the Conetitutiou, San Francisco, Nov. 17, 3:50 p. m.— Tho States of California, Oregon and Nevada have all undoubtedly gone for Haves. John J. Yallentine. SOUTH CAROLINA. THK t’OtlNT COMMENCED. ,1 Mi,mil Minority Counted for lluyc. EXCEPTIONS TAKEN IJY THE DEMOCRATS. Charleston, Nov. 17— Midnight.— Tho Board of Canvassers are collat ing tho vote as ordered by tho Court. Considerable progress has boon made, but no figures are furnished. Columbia, Nov. 18.—The result of tabulating the returns of the county canvassers gives tho State to the Hayes Electors by majorities ranging from 230 to 1,133. Counsel for the .Democratic candidates Immediately filed exceptions to tho aggregation, on tho grounds of irregularities, errois and omissions between, tho managers’ returns and statements of county canvassors, which they claim vitiates tho above result. The Su preme Court will, it is understood, direct tho board in its duties us to the final count. ALABAMA I.KSIHI.ATI RK. Ft'hlay, Nov. 17.—0n tho call of tho districts in the Senate, tho following among other new bills were intro duced : By Mr.Torrey, to lix tho time for filing claims against insolvent estates; to protect estates in the hands of executors, guardians, &c. Several bills were introduced to amend sections of tho Code. The Senate adopted a joint resolution to meet the House on Saturday, 18th, to witness the counting of tho voto for State officers at the August election: The Lieutenant Governor announc ed the following standing commit tees, with tho concurrence of tho President elect: Judiciary-Messrs. Little, Robin son, Billups, Hargrove, Saffold, Seay, Cunningham, Harrison, Wilson. Finance and Taxation—Messrs. Chambers, Lyon, Broeks, Sherrod, Dunklin, Gordon, Rice. Internal Improvements—Sherrod, Dobbs. Padgett, Taft, Comer. Federal Relations—Robinson.Sher rod, Howell, Knox, Torrey, Wood, Seay. Education—Armstrong, Hargrove, Harrison, Brooks, ltice, Padgett, Owen. Privileges and Elections—Torrey, Randolph, Thornton, Harris, Billups. Municipal ana ounniy Optimiza tion—Randolph, Dobbs, Howell, Seay, Gordon. Militia—Harrison, Dunklin, Comer, Gordon, Owen. Printing—Brooks, Slaughter, Rob inson. Engrossed Bills—Padgett, Thorn ton, Dobbs. Enrolled Bills—Bankhead, Wood, Cunningham. Industrial Resources, etc.—Slaugh ter, Hargrove, l’ait. Local Legislation—Billups, Ran dolph. Wilson. Torrey, Chambers. Revision of Laws—Wilson. Bank head, Wood, Armstrong, Knox. Penitentiary—Howell, Slaughter, Johnston, Comer, Harris. The House referred to its commit tees a number of bills introduced yesterday. Among the now bills in troduced were the following: By Mr. McKleroy, to repeal an act to estab lish separate school districts in the several counties; by Mr. Ramsey, to prevent the killing or injuring of live stock by railroad cars. Bills to amend sections of the Code and Rev enue law were also introduced. Ali ordered to a second reading. FLORIDA. the hoard refuses to count THE VOTE UNTIL COMPELLED TO DO SO. Special Dispatch to the Constitution.] Tallahassee, Nov. 17.— Tho Demo crats to-day announced themselves ready and asked the Htato Board to commence tho canvass of tbo votes. The Republican members voted against beginning until they were forced to do so by law. This is a weakening. The Democrats are thoroughly armed with proof and confidently claim their ability to de fend Mr Tilden’u majority. The Weather To-Day. Washington, Nov. 18.—For the South Atlantic States, falling barrom eter, aud warmer, southeast winds, with warm, eloudy and possibly rainy weather prevailing, followed by cooler westerly wiuds and rainy barometer. For the Gulf States, colder northwest winds, rising ba rometer, partly cloudy and clear weather, followed by warmer weath er in Western Texas. No Change Reported at Wahlnton. Washington, Nov. 18.—The latest advices from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana show no material change in the situation. Kentucky. Louisville, Nov. 16.— Official re turns from 101 counties in Kentucky give Tilden 60,100 majority. Sixteen counties arc yet to hear from, but will not materially change it. Til den’s majority shows an increase of 60 per cent, over tho Democratic ma jority of last year. The Congres sional results are reported as follows : First—Boone, 10,993; Turner, Inde pendent. 8,154; Houston, Republican, 5,221. Fourth—Proctor Knott, Democrat, 15,743; Lewis, Republican, 6,982. Sixth-Carl isle, Democrat, 16,- 404; Landrum, Republican, 8,133. Seventh—Blackburn, Democrat, 18.- 884- Shackelford, Republican, 9,348. Eighth—Durham, Democrat. 15,482, "Bradley, Republican, 12,654. Five other districts also elect Democrats, but the vote is not yet officially re ported. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. - ——— "♦ I " l MONEY AND STOCKS. LONDON. Nov. 18—Noon.—Street ratel*. PARIS, Nov. 18.—Noon—Rentes 104f. and 22*c. NEW YORK, Nov. 18. Noon—Gold opened at 109*£ NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Nooo—Stocks dull, but better feeling ; money 3)„'; gold 109^; exchange, long. 4.82 H: short 4.84 H\ Government* dull end steady; State bonds quiet; South Carolina* bet ter; rest steady. NEW YORK, Nov. lß.—Kvening—Money quiet at 3; sterling quiet at 2>s; gold dull at (r v r ; Governments dull aud steady; new 6’a 12%: State* quiet and steady. COTTOX. LIVERPOOL, HO*.TB—Noon.—Cotton flat; mid dling uplands G%\ Orleans 6 9-l Cd. sales 6,000. speculation and export* 1,000, receipts 2,100—a1l American. Futures; uplands, low middling clause, December and January delivery, 8%; up lands, low middling clause, November and De comber delivery 6 6-16; January and February 6 6-32d; new crop, shipped Novomber and De cember, per sail 6 5-16; new crop, shipped Jan uary and February, per sail, 6%. 1:00 r. m.— Uplands, low middling clause, Jan uary and February delivery 0%; now crop shipped October and November, per sail, 6 9-32d; uplands, low middling clause, shipped February and March per sail, 6 7-16. 2 r. M.—Uplands, low middling clause, No vember delivery 6%; April and May 0% \ do, new crop, shipped November aud December, per sail, 6 l)-32d. 2:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, ship ped October and November, per sail, 6#. Sales of American 2,600. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Noon-Cotton dull; uplands 12; Orleans 12 3-16; Bales 1700. Futures opened steady: December 11%(§29-82; January 12%; February 12 March 12 5-16. NEW YORK, Nov, 13.—Evening—Cotton dull; sales 613 at 12@12 3-16, Net receipts 607, gross 4819; consolidated net receipts 2732, exports to Great Britain 10,094, to France 1604, Continent 1897, channel 1535. Futures closed steady; sales 20,000: November 1113-16@29-32; December 11 27-32 (&% \ January 12; February 12 5-32(3)31-32; March 12 11-32; April 12 17-32; May Juno 12 13-16(g,27-y2; July 12 21-32; August 13 1-16. GALVESTON, Nov. 18.—Cotton steady; mid dling 11‘0; net recoipts 845; sales 239; oxports coastwise 1050. NORFOLK, Nov. 18.—Evening—Cotton dull; middling 11',; net receipts 5296; sales 850; ex ports coastwise toll. BALTIMORE, Nov.lß.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling 11V; gross receipts 815; sales 616; ex ports to continent 006; coastwise 205; sales to spinners too. BOSTON, Nov, 18. Evening Cotton quiet; middling 12',; net receipts 1038; gross receipts HUI; sales 175. WILMINGTON, Nov. 18.—Evening Cstton quiet, middling 11; net receipts 845; sales 239; exports coastwise 1050. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18.—Evening Cottoi quiet; middling Hi; net receipts 268; gross re ceipts 265. SAVANNAH, Nov. 18,—Evening—Cotton easier; middling 11 *.; net receipts 4458, gross 4458; sales 15#|); exports to Great Britain 2830, coastwise 910. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 18.—Evening Cotton irregular; middling 11’,; low middling 11; good ordinary 10*;; net receipts 4938; gross receipts 0840; sales 3500; exports to Great Britain 1250. MOBILE, Nov. 18.—Evening—Cotton weak; middling 11; net receipts 3597; gross 3397; sales 1U00; exportß coastwise 1531 MEMPHIS, Nov. 18.-Cotton irregular and un settled; aMAUas ut; net receipts 2197: ship ments ousO; sales 2200. AUGUBTA, Nov. 18.—Cotton weak; middling lojfej ; net receipts 604, solos 1413. CHARLESTON, Nov. 18. Evening Cotton quiet and easy; middling 11 74@54: net receipts 3218; gross 3218; sales 1000; exports to Great Brit ain 1783, chaunel 1735, France 1604. PROVISIONS, dkC. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Noon—Flour quiet and Arm. Wheat steady aud firm. Corn Arm. Pork lirm, mess sl7. Lard Arm, steam 11. Freights Arm. Evening, 18.—Flour—medium and low grades 55? 10 better; lair export aud home trade demand, good to choice brands steady, moderate inquiry, $5 Ss<ase 60; common to fair extra Southern $6 6551175. Wheat quiet, prices generally with out decided change, only moderate export de mand; $1.295680 for winter red Western. Corn steady, only moderate export and home trade de mand at 565861 for ungraded Western mixed, 62 for Western yellow. Oats without decided change, rather quiet. Pork Arm, mess sl7- Lard opened excited, decidedly Armer, and closed heavy, prime steam 11@11.15. Coifed quiet. Su gar quiet and very Arm. Rice quiet. Molasses quiet. Turpentine Arm 30*4, Freight* to Liver pool quiet and very Arm. BALTIMORE, November 18—Evening—Oata steady and Arm, prime 36@38. Rye Btead.y Pro visions quiet, stock light. Pork 17)4@54- Bulk shoulders 654 ; clear rib Bacon should ers 7*4, clear rib 9@Ji- Lard, reAned, 11@)4. Coffee quiet, job lots 165620. Whiskey nominal, 11. Sugar easier, hut activo. 12(5)12*4. ST. LOUIS Nov. 18.—Flour firmer, more buoyant: superfine fall $3.50; extra do. family $4 00(t525. Wheat active and firm, No. 2 red fall $1.24>5; No. 8 do. $1.16J4@1.17. Corn No. 2. mixed, 43!4@)4. Oats, No. 2, 32*4@33. Ryo 62 Barley steady and unchanged, scarcely any thing done. Pork, new, $16.76 Lard steady and firm, 974. Bulk meats quiet, shoulders 654@74, clear rib sides B)4@J4, clear sides 854J4. Ba con quiet, shoulders 6)4@54, clear rib sides 9@*4, clear sides 9>4@?4. Whiskey qmet atC. CINCINNATI, Nov. 18.—Evening--Flour firm. In fair demand, family $5 60@80. Wheat quiet, red $1 155625. Corn dull, a shade lower; new 40, eld 485650. Oats in fair demand at 30f88. Bye Armor at 68. Barley inaotivo andffree 75. Pork in fair demand, firm, slG.oo@sl6.26,Lardin good demand, higher, steam *1.06@26; kettle 105811. Bulk meats iu good demand, Bhouldera o,'i@)i, clear rib sides 874 954, clear aides 8)4. Bacon scarce and firm, shoulders clear rib sides 9745>y4; clear sides 9J4@H>- Whiskey steady at 1.05. Butter quiet and unchanged. LOUISVILLE, Nov. 18—Evoning— Flour steady and unchanged. Wheat firmer; red *1 15@1 20, amber $1 22@1 22, white $1.20@1.80. Corn steady, white 44; mixed 43. Rye in fair demand at 65. Oats dull; white 35, mixed 32. Bulk meats firm, shoulders clear rib sides 874@54, clear sides 854@9. Bacon strong; shoulders 7)4, clear rib sides 974, clear sides 10. Sugar-cured hams b>. Lard scarce and firm, U 54. Whiskey 4ot<i;r Ati' damoind, Bagging iu nix de mand, firm; 12. LAWYERS. W. Xj. IiATHAM. Attornoy at Law, Hamilton, 6a. WILL practice in the counties of the Chatt*. V T hoochee Circuit. lebS ly KEKSK CRAWFORD. J. SI. McNKILL. Crawford & McNeill, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 128 Brood St., Columbus, Ga. _ jaulStf KAM'L B. HATCHER. • OOETCHIUS. HATCHER & GOETCHIUS Attorney* Counsellor* ftfc I**w Practice in State and Federal Courts. Office—67 Broad street, over Wittich & Kin el*B Jewelry Store. faepl ly PEAItODY & KRAA'OiV, Attorneys at Law, Hare moved their Office to corner ot Broad and Randolph streets, over Store of R. S. Thomas J. Chappell, Attorney at liaw, OFFICE OVER 119 BROAD STREET, Columbus, Ga. march 2 tf NO. 214