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VOL. 2. T. K. wwrvif., W. . DR WOJ.F, JO|jK H, fUMCUt. JOHN H. rr* wajfi*. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Publishers and Proprietor*. I* tILY, (In advance) per annum.. ..... .. $7 00 fiix months, 4 00 “ three* months 2 00 “ one month 75 WKIIHLY, one year 2 00 fShorter terms in proportion.) KYYK* Ol' AiIYKHTI*I*L ttqoSte, one week...,..,., $ 0 00 One Square, one mouth 8 00 One &|lMMafe, Ix months ..i 28 00 tIM i*U 6rbt inßt,r ' 'n, and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. CONGHKSSIUNAI.. SENATE. Washington, Dee. B.—ln the Sen ate, on motion of Morton, it was or dered that three additional mem bers to the Committee on Privileges and Elections be appointed, to aid in discharging the duties imposed by the resolution of Mr. Edmunds, re quiring an investigation into the late elections in various Southern States. Mr. Edmunds of Vermont, moved to take up the joint resolution pro posing an amendment to the Consti sution of the United States in regard to the count of the Electoral vote by the Supreme Conrt. Mr. Merrimon of North Carolina, objected, and read the 21st joiut rule providing that unfinished business leftover from odc session shall not be taken up for action until after the lapse of six days from tho beginning of the subsequent session. He made the point of order that under the rule the joint resolution could not be con sidered now. The ehair, Mr. Ferry, overruled the point or order, and announced that the joidt rules were uot iu forco; besides, this subject was covered by the Senate rule 52, which lie directed to be read. It provides that at the commencement of ihe second ses sion business shall be resumed and proceeded with as if no adjournment had taken place. Mr. Merrimon appealed from the decision of the chair, and said he had no objection to taking np this joint resolution if it could bo done proper ly, but if the 21st joint rule was iri force, as he believed it was, tho reso lution could not be taken up. He thought that the rule contained a very wholesome provision. Mr. Mer rimon then argued that the rules were in force and it was not compe tent for the Senate to abolish them without concurrence of the House of Representatives. Neither House could withdraw its assent to these rules without the concurrence of the other. The debate continued ail day and was of a technical character only. Incidental allusion being made bear ing on the question of the Electoral vote. ThO Yote was finally reached, the question being on the appeal of Mr. Merriinon from the decision of the chair. The decision was sustained, yeas 50, nays i as follows—Maxey, Merriment, Windom and Wright. Senate adjourned till Monday, iiouau. Routine business. No important action is expected until tilts return . o£,. the committees from the South. The Republicans of the Senate cau cussed au hour and a half this morn ing. They were noisy, but a Sena tbr says cheerful and harmonious. If any action was taken, it has not transpired. It is undecided whether the sub committees of Privileges and Elec tions will visit the Slates or sit here. The general political feeling finds no boisterous expression. The Judiciary Committee of the House met and agreed to report Mc- Creary’s resolution to appoint a committee of five from the House, to act wilh a similar committee from the Senate, wilh the object of refer ring the canvass of votes of the Elec toral College to some tribunal whose action will be final. The Pension Appropriation bill passed. A resolution offered by Wood, of New York.caililig on the President for copies of orders and instructions sent to, and.of reports received’from military or civil officers in the States of Georgia, Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina, since August last, adopted , Adjourned Jill Monday. Democratic Caucus. Washingon, Dec. B.—A committee of the Democratic caucus ordered last nijartit, consists.of Messrs. Hewitt, of N. Y., Payne, o* Ohio, Wood of New York, Randall, of Pa., Sparks, of Ills., Holmau, of Ind., Warren, of Mass., Stephens, of Ga., Waterson, of Ky., and the chairman of the cau cus, Col. Lamar. *;ov. trover Defends Hi* Course. Nf.w York, Dec. 8. —Gov. Grover, of Oregon, telegraphs the New York Herald, commencing as follows: “At your request, I give you some of the grounds of my action in grantingeer tificates to Electors in Oregon.” The Governor states at length that he has followed precedents, obeyed the laws and enforced the Constitutional man date to the extent of his power. SOI Til CAHOLINA. THE MTI ATIMXi IT Mil lIKlt. ■—< - .i ...I. i DBICOdUTO DEMANDING THK WITHDRAW AL OF THK TROOPS, AND PROCEED ING AGAINST CHAMBERLAIN. ■ • ■■ "I* . Columbia, S. 0., Deo. B.—The Con • gressional Committee arrived here late last night, mot in ttie morning, organized, and soon after drove to the State House in carriages. Weather cloudy and raining. The Mackey Houllftiud Senate are in session—action important. 'Tho committee appointed by the Democratic House yesterday are now in the discharge of their duties, which was to call upon tho officer commanding United States troops at the State House, and inform him that the House is legally constituted, ask their withdrawal of tho troops from that building, and if refused, demand by whataiuhority the troops are retained there. The Democratic House also in structed the Judiciary Committee to employ counsel to proceed against D. H. Chamberlain for treasonable acts usurping the government of the Slate ; also directed the commit tee to ascertain and report what counties are not represented in tlie House. ‘*llll>TEl U\ THEItCOWX PKTARM.’ Ilrmoerats Jubilant FIRING OF CANNON AND REJOICING TIV THE DEMOCRATS- NEW YORK Hl RAI.D ON THE OREGON MATTER. Washington, Dec. B.—Under the caption, “Tho Oregon Electors—A Checkmate and a .Surprise,” the Herald prints a column and a half of editorial, concluding, “by this astute .manoeuvre the support ers of Mr. Tilden have cap tured the stronghold of tho enemy and can turn his own batteries against bitn. If the House alone cannot revise the certificates which hear the signature of the Gov ernor and the sea! of the State, the Democrats are strongly entrenched on the ground selected by their ad versaries. The rage of the Republi cans at being thus hoisted by their own petard is ns amusing as it, is nat ural. Full Cabinet meeting to-day. When the Republicans had fired lit) guns last night an unfortunate man was fatally injured by a prema ture discharge, and the firing ceased. To-oight.thc Democrats have fired 201 guns. TELEGR APH 10 SI MM ARY. Paius, Dec. 8. At a Cabinet coun cil, MacMahon urged the ministers to retain their portfolios. They agreed to await, full information as to the disposition of parliamentary groups. ' London, Dec. .--A Reuter from Constantinople says agreement be tween Ute powers does not seem im possible. Havana, Dec. 8. A Bpanish war ship has arrived wit it 1,000 troops. Cleveland, Deo. B.—The National Convention of baseball clubs unan imously expelled the Mutual and Athletic clubs. Lively ball to be used hereafter. London, Dec. 8.-The Neves states in official form, that England has accepted the American interpretation of the extradition treaty. A meeting preliminary to the con ference is to be held daily at Con stantinople for about a week. New York, Dec. B.— Morrissey & Cos, have declared pools on the direct Presidential result off. London, Dee. B.—Further private telegrams of a disquieting nature have been received from Buenos Ayres. New York, Dec. B.—Morrissey re tains 2 per cent, of the election pool money for his trouble. The Persia brought SIOO,OOO specie. Brooklyn, Dec. 8. —The coroner’s report shows 292 bodies recovered. Liverpool Lotion Broker*’ Circular. Liverpool. Dec. 8.-The circular of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ As sociation. reviewing the week ending last night, says: Cotton was in less request the early part of the week, and prices gave way about £d. The demand on Wednesday improved, and the market on Thursday was ac tive, with a large business, and the previous Thursday's quotations were nearly resumed. American was depressed at the commence ment of the week, and prices de clined id. Abut it has since became active anal-PPc/fthe decline has been recovered. Sea Island has been the highest and prices are un changed. Transactions in futures were comparatively limited, at lower rates until Thursday. Tiie Weather To-tlay. Washington, Dec. B.—Probabilities for South Atlantic States, light rains, lollowed by clearing, colder weather, north to west winds and rising ba rometer. Wo noticed that Kyle’s store was crowd ed yesterday with our beautiful ladies, buying goods for this cold snap. COLUMBUS, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1), 1870. | THE LOUISIANA COUNT. HOW THE UETI ItXIXli ROARR MARK MAJORITIES A’OII HAVES ASH PACK Ann. —— - - —' ... The following are tho parishes counted out: East Baton Rouge—All but four polls; 1448 Democratic and 41 Radl , cal votes counted out and the whole parish ticket changed. Bossier-Due poll with 300 Demo cratic votes counted out.- Caddo—One poll counted out. Caldwell -Two polls oouuted out. Catahoula .One poll oouuted out. DeSoto- Polls 1,8,5, 7 and 8 counted j out, witli 704 Democratic and 198 Rad | icai votes, elcctingthe Radical ticket. Feliciana, West—Polls 2,3. 4, 5 and 0 counted out, with 10X3 Democratic and 158 Radical votes, electing tho : entire Radical ticket. Feliciana, East—'With 1780 Demo ! cnitic votes, oouuted out altogether. Franklin—Oakley poll, with 73 Democratic votes, counted out. Grant -All the polls, with 518 Dem ocratic and“3Bs Radical votes counted our. Iberia - Two polls, with 322 ; cratio votes counted out. Lafayette—One poll with 325 Dem ocratic votes counted out, and the Democratic member oT the Legisla ture thus defeated. I .ivingston—Polls 1,3 and 10 coun ted out, aha 327 Democratic votes | and 23 Radical Votes. Morehouse All but one poll coun- I ted out.; 80!) Democratic and 327 Rad ! ieal votes east out, changing the mem -1 bers of the Legislature and entire par i islt ticket. i Nachitoches— Two or three polls, with :til Democratic vote, thrown UuachJUa- All the votes but tlm Monroe poll thrown out, making 15,13 Democratic and 50 Radical votes cast away, changing the entire parish rep resentation. Hfchland—All but one poll, No. 2, 'thrown out, with getting rid of 786 Democratic and 15 Radical votes. St. Landsy-Oue poll with lpoDem- I oeratic votes thrown out. Webster—Three (mils with 44G Detn cratic aud 198 Radical votes thrown out and the member of the Legisla ture changed. Orleans, Seventh Ward—Poll 3, with 322 Democratic and 159 Radical votes thrown out. Eleventh Ward-Poll -with 427 Democratic and 50 Radical votes thrown out. HAYES' BID FOR THE PRESIDENCY. As Reported by the New York Herald.] Cincinnati, Dec. 3,17t>. The . 'Enquirer published yesterday a dispatch from Columbus, giving at some length a rather curious story about some expressions of ,Governor i Hayes in relation to bis policy if he j should become President of the’ United States. The story has not" attracted much attention or belief there, because of the quarter in which it appears, and because, also, of certain details which are incor rectly stated. I am in position to give a correct and accurate version of the whole matter, which was intended by Gov. Hayes and his friends to be kept se cret. As it has leaked out through somebody’s indiscretion, some of the friends of Gov. H. think it best to make the correct story public. THE CORRECT STORY. The Governor has never been in spmpathy with those Republicans who pressed the Southern issue, and he has no sympathy at all with the carpet-baggers and adventurers like Governor Chamberlain, in South Carolina, or Governor Kellogg in Louisiana. He has waited impatient ly for an opportunity to let honest Southern men know his real views, and assure them that they need not fear, if he should become President, that the abuses in the South, which General Grunt has tolerated and en couraged, would be continued. Mlf. LAMAR DECLINES. Afterconsultarion with two orthree of the safest advisers, he concluded that it would be well to see and con confer with Mr. Lamar, of Mississip pi, and that gentleman was written to by Hulsted, informing him of Gov. Hayes’desire to consult with him. Mr. Lamar was at first inclined to go to Columbus from here and meet Gov. Hayes, but on consideration thought -uch a meeting at this time unwise, as possibly committing both him anil the Governor to matters which alter ed circumstances might make incon venient. He said that he did not at this time wish to see Governor Hayes’ hand, nor was he prepared, nor did he fed the time had come, to talk over Southern questions with him. He therefore declined in a courteous note, und went on his way hence to Washington, THE GOVERNOR 8 PROGRAMME. Colonel Roberts, who is, I believe, managing editor of the New Orleans Times, and a gentleman of ability and reputation, was thereupon asked to go und see Governor Hayes, with a view to get attheGovernor’s ideas, so as to be able to communicate them to Mr. Lamar. Colonel Roberts wont from here t) Columbus by appoint ment of Governor Hayes. and had a long conference with him at the Governor’s house, and Governor Hayes explained to him very frankly his political programme. The con ference was private, of course, and was intended to be kept so, but as an incorrect story hus got out, it is now thought best by the friends of Governor Hayes to let the public know precisely what was said. It should be premised that the Govern or is very well informed on Southern affairs, hits made them a study, has frien Is in some Southern States and did not need information from Colo nel Roberts. WHAT GOVERNOR HAYES SAID. He said to Mr. Roberts that ho wished Mr. Lamar and also General Hamilton and other Southern men like them to know and to be assured that he believed himself fairly elect ed to the Presidency; that he meant to be President, anti to be his own man and to have hisown policy; that no person who had been prominent ly concerned in the administration of General Grant, whether in Washing ton or elsewhere, should have any office or power under his administra tion. He thought reform absolutely necessary, and impossible except by calling in new men and dropping the men now in power and place. About this he spoke, as it is known lie feels, very positively. HAYES* SOUTHEItN POLICY. As to the South, the Governor said that he desired to consult with such men as Mr. Lamar and Gen. Hatnp- I ton ; that he thought Hamilton had acted a noble part in recent events In South Carolina, for which the country owed him thunks; that if he i became President ho should wish to call Mr. Lam.tr into his Cabinet, and should not ask him, In that event, to abandon his present political rela tions; that lie meant to frnmo his Southern policy on the advice of these two gentlemen ; to make the Federal appointments in the Southern States upon their recommendations, and entirely of Southern men. consider ing this OTa only proper disposition lof these offices. He said, frankly, that carpet-bag government had not | been successful; that tho complaints of the Southern people were just in this matter; that he should require absolute justice and fair play to tbe negro, but. that he was convinced this could begot bestand mostsurely by trusting tho honorpble and influ ential Southern whites and putting the responsibility oh them of main |tnining peace find punishing out rages. SYMPATHY WITH HAMI'TON. He expressed his strong sympathy with Hamilton in South Carolina, and his opinion that the President had acted down there in a very ill-advised manner. Finally Governor Hayes said that as soon as tho Electoral vote was declared and his eleotion thus publicly assured, he wished to have a private conference with Colo nel Lamar and General Hampton, and would take measures to that end, believing that then they could see no objections to a consultation which had for its object the good of their own section and the harmonizing of differences which had gone so tar that reconciliation was absolutely necessary for tho good of the whole country. This is a true account of what Gov ernor Hayes said. It comes from a source thoroughly informed, and it presents what those who know Gov ernor Hayes intimately have known to bo his views as to the necessities of a public policy when be becomes President. Tin: inrri HMM. no visit A HTOIIV UIDUT KEt.LOGQ AND THE OTHER THIEVES. Prom tiie Hartford Times.) . j , it seems Kellogg's interesting Om cas ing Board in,New.Orleans, who are elec ting a President of the United States, holds four sessions a day —thus : 1. An open Session —anybody admit* ted. 2. An executive session. Nobody ad - mitted but tiie ten distinguished Northern visitors on each aide. 8. A secret session. “Festively no ad mittance.” The three white men and two negroes (all Republicans) handle the re turns themselves. 4. An evening session, at which Re publicans only are admitted, and at which the situation is cussed and dis cussed. At the first, or open, session of these President-makers by the new patent pro cess of Kellogg, Grunt and Packard, any body can obtain a view of the machine without money and without price. It is chuuper than tiie experience of the inebri ated Jerscyman in New York, who, led by flaming posters advertising the play of “The Forty Thieves” at Niblo’s, went; to the box office and called for a ticket —at the same time throwing down a#sgreen back. On receiving in return $3 and a ticket (lie hus expected to pay about 50 cents,) the astonished countryman, looking first at the money and then at the ticket, exclaimed: “IT—h—how much d’yer ask to (hie) gee these Forty Thieves ?” The ticket-seller informed him ttiut the price was $2. “Well,” said Jersey, throwing hack the ticket and looking sharply at the official, “you may k—k—keep yer ticket—l don’t care about seeing the other thirty-nine. BLOOM FOR B I,ool*. THE MENDER FIENDS AND HOW THEY MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED. The Boston Herald says: One of the blackest of all crimes is known as the Ben der tragedy of Kansas. The Bender family was resident in Montgomery comi ty, Kansas; the family consisted of “Old Man” Bender, his wife, his daughter Kate, and liis son, a young man who is to some considerable extent acquitted in the pub lic mind of much that is charged without distinction to his father, mother and sis ter. The crime of tiie crowd consisted of murdering from mercenary motives, and bury ing upon their wayside premises, not fewer than nine persons, all of them trvel ers, and some of them citizens of at least local prominence. Though a number of “sudden disappearances” had occurred in Montgomery county, suspicion had not. settled on the Benders until after Dr. York, brother of A. M. York, the exposer of ex-Senator Pomeroy, had suddenly “come up missixg,” and when suspicion had finally fallen upon the family every member of the same simultaneously disap peared. Since their disappearance no trace of them hag ever • been found, not withstanding the most diligent searen and the most intricate plans and plot tings of detective bureaus the country over. All this, until within % few days, has been accepted as the essential (substance ol what could be discovered or explained relative to the procedure. Very lately however, an unexpected solution of the matter lias been offered, though as yet it must not be accepted as conclusive.- Facts have come to light which point very strongly to the supposition that a vigilance cixnmUtee went to the Benders’ house, placed them in heir own wagon, drawn by their own horses, and conveyed them toaseicudedspot not far off, on the edge of a large pond, and there extorted a full confession Irom them of all their erfinesdown to the smallest details. After this, the Benders were never heard of, and it is more that probable that their bodies were carefully concealed. It will be re membered that a few days alter this a wagon was discovered near this point, to which a pair of horses were tied, which was known to he the Bender’s properly. This was soon followed by the announce ment that the home of the Benders had been deserted. It is said, too, that Gover nor Osborn was secretly apprised of all these facts, which will account for the fact that on the part of the Kansas au- i thorities, no systematic effort has ever' to apprehend the Benders, and j stfiriea of their capture elsewhere have j only excited an incredulous smile at the State eapital. AI. ARANA I,K4JHM.AH RE. Thursday, 7th.— Among the bills In troduced lu tho Senate and ordered to a second reading, were the follow ing: Mr. Harrison—To abolish the office of county treasurer, and to provide for the performance of the duties of the same. Mr. Know—For the protection of game in this Stato. Tho House resolution providing for a recess from the 16th inst. to the 19th of January, was taken up, and a long debate ensued, after which the resolution was concurred in. The bill of tho Finauce Committee, fixing exemptions at $250, was laid on t he table. Bill providing for the relief of sure tieson bonds of administrators and executors, was re-committed. The Judiciary Committee reported favorably, with amendment, to au thorize nho revival of chancery suits in certain cases. [Provides that re vival may be made within ninety days by defendant.] Passed; yeas 14, tmys 13. . Also, favorably to House bill to make defendants in oases to keep tbe peace competent witnesses in their own behalf; passed. Also, favorably to procure more competent jurors in the counties of Montgomery, 1 Lowndes, Autauga, Dallas, Perry and Bullock. Special order for to-morrow. In tho House, the bill in regard to the recovery of damages for property destroyed by railroad trains, was discussed and postponed until to morrow. lit gives justices jurisdic tion to assess value und issue execu tion for sums of SIOO, and the Circuit Court for over sloo.] Tho following were among the new bills introduced: Mr. MeKloroy, to fix tbe general rate of taxation in this State. Also, to make circuit judges rotate throughout the Stato. Also, for the temporary regulation of the public school system. Mr. Crews, to require tax collec tors to levy first upon personal prop erty for delinquent taxes. Mr. 1 Ross, to authorize the commis sioners court of the several counties in this State to levy special taxes upon the assessment, made for the State! Stephens of Perry, to repeal an act to prevent white and colored per sons from being imprisoned together in the same apartment before con viction.’ " Mr. McKleroy. from committee on Education, reported adversely on bill to amend section 1 Of chapter 3 of the revenue law'. The report was laid upon the tabie and the hill passed. Mr. Harrington, from Committee on Finance.reported a bill to author ize the commissioners appointed under the act of Dec. 17,1875, to ad just and liquidate claims against the State of Alabama, to substitute cer tain old bonds, bearing date May 1, 1833; ordered to a second reading to morrow. Also, favorably, to amend an act to give incorporated cities and towns the powe? - to regulate the speed of railroad trains running through their corporate limits; passed. Jlr. Herndon, from Judiciary Com mittee, reported a, bill to provide for the impeachment of tho officers men tioned in section 3, article 7, of the constitution; ordered to a second reading. Mr. Holloway, from Committee on Municipal and County Organizations, reported a substitute for bill creating anew county out of portions of Mor gan, Winston and Blount, to be call ed tho county of Cullman; ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. AN EXCITING CHASE, THE CAPTURE OF A POLAR BEAR. The Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin re cently contained the following: The skin of an immense Polar bear has been received by a gentle man in this city by the bark Nile, from a friend on the bark Isabella, at Cumberland Inlet, with the fol lowiugaccountof its capture: “A par ty of men from the Isubella, includ ing a number of Esquimaux and my self, wero walking on the iee a short distance from the ship, when, round ing a hammock, we unexpectedly discovered, a short distance from us, a large bear quietly feeding. We would have returned to the ship without disturbing it,' as we wete armed with only one rifle and a few spears carried by the natives, had not one of the sev eral dogs that were with us announc ed our presence by a loud bark. The boar, as it saw the intruders, began to advance slowly towurd us, but was met by the dogs, who attacked the animal vigorously, but with little effect. He shook them off, and after injuring three of them so badly that they had to bo killed, continued to advance. Wo discharged the rifle and then fled to the ship, where we armed ourselves and came back to look after the bear, which had dis appeared behind one of the numerous hummocks by which we were sur rounded. We made a search, when as one of the Esquimaux passed the corner of the hummock he came face to face with the infuriated animal. He gave a fearful cry just as the brute struck him with one of his im mense paws. The rest of us heard the cry and rapidly surrounded the brute, which stood perfectly still over the body of the Esquimaux. We fired sixteen shots, twelve of which entered his body, before he received bis death wound. The native was insensible when we picked him up and badly torn about the shoulders by the beast’s claws, but was not seriously hurt. Wo look the body of the bear on a sledge to to the ship ; it weighed 1,575 pounds, and was ten feet from nose to tail, and eight feet and four inches around the thickest part of its body.” Against the British’ Turkish Tolley. London, Dec. B.—A large meeting wus held at St. James; Hall, styling itself National Conference on the Eastern Question. The Duke of Westminster presided. The object was to oppose the British pro-Tur kish policy. Letters were read from the Bishop of Manchester, Marquis of Bath, Duke of Argyle and Robert Lowe. Atnong the sneakfers were Gladstone and thoSHhop of Ox ford. Ciiiiimrrrlal Fraud*. riom tin) Priß LaLibertle.) The undertakers of coloratluu of wines wlHi fuschlne may havo devoted many ef fom and large capital to the establish ment of thair industry; they may have been able to secure every possible certifi cate to tho ianocuousaess of their inven tion; physicians, chemists and pharma cists may havo made no end of experi ment in anima viti, and in testing the in fusion of fuschlne upon the veins of dogs, to prove that no bad result will ensue from Its introduction Into the veins of the ■ human system. That, is their affair. It is j ours to maintain that wines colored, for-! tilled and aromatized with fuschlne, or j with any analogous substance, are not i natural wines, and the manufacture of wiues by auy such means will inliict irrep arable injury upon our agriculture, man ufacture and our immense foreign trade In wines 1 . When tho contrivers of tho penal code, and later, tho conooctors of the hundreds of special laws, notably the lair about trade marks, had denounced a hundred pains and penulties against imitators und counterfeiters, they had, doubtless, some good end in view. It is not difficult to discover what , that end was. They wished to guarantee loyalty, con fidence, and perfect security in indus trial and commercial relations. We know how, during the last yoars, theso ques tions havo arisen into importance, and to what a luxury of precautions they have led. We are far from wishing to recall a past that has been Irrevocably extinguish ed, but tho freedom of industry, of com merce and of labor, cannot consist, and never has consisted in deception In re spect of tho article sold. Just as, in the region of politics, liberty doos not imply anarchy, but independence to human ac tivities within the limits of the law, so, in tho region of economy, tho freedom of trade does not signify permission to sell I spurious goods. We must not conceal from ourselves j that for time, and especially since the war | of 1870, commercial frauds have increased j to a very groat extent. Salt, pepper, coffee, pulverized sugar, vinegar, wino, brandy and cordials, have afforded occa sion for gigantic frauds." Salt is not dear, j but nevertheless, and here in Paris espe-: dully, it is nearly always blanched with plaster and sold as a blanched article. As for pepper and vinegar, It has been mo ex ceedingly rare to find a pure article of the kind. It, is beyond measure important to take steps against this sort of business atonco. These frauds strike at the very root of commerce, for commerce rests upon con fidence, nnd if that confidence is upset, commerce itself is assailed at a vital point. Those who manufactured fueshined wines may, thorefore, count us amongst their most positive opponents. They may sell their products as they will, for what they will, so long as they discontinue to entitle them wines; this they have no more right to do than have the sellers of bean flour to call it pepper, or the ven ders of plaster to call it table salt. We are aware that in the departments of the South the fusehine establishments have created a great suspicion towards genuine wines, and that in every direc tion there are complaints in regard to the difficulties the Administration has thrown about the “fortification” or wines with alcohol, or the “cutting” of them with full bodied wines, such as tho red wines of Spain. The exigencies of the public revenue must also be counted in, in this general consideration of swindles. Such is the in crease of duties that their very enormity inspires the instinctive desire to dodge them. This always happens when an im post gets beyond a certain limit. That this limit has been transcended in the case of salt, sugar, winos, coffee, and many other articles of general consumption, does not need to be demonstrated—the facts are patent. The spirit of fraud is tho cruelost enemy true commerce can have, and such duties always tend to nourish this spirit. Cheap Land Sales.— On last Mon day several tracts of Russell lands were sold under decrees of the Chan cery Court—prices were very low. One half section near Glennville brought $570; a thousand acres near Seale brought $320; two half sections near Hatchechubbee brought each SSOO ; and four hundred and eighty acres near Ucheo brought $192. It looks like these sales are cheaper than dirt ought to be. But the way real eatute has been ranging at sales under execution or even on private bargains tho figures do not drop under ordinary estimates obtaining of late years. Wo think bottom prices have been reached and hope a dhange for the better will soon inter vene to stop the down grade we are on. —Russell Register. Milp News, New Yoke, Dec, B.—Arrived, Assy ria, City of Limerick, Eleia. Arrived out, Tornasto, A. C. Ad ams, Juan, F. Pearsons. Homeward, Maury, Savannah: Gaspe, Florie M, Hurlbut, Charles ton ; Myra, Pensacola. Washington, D, C., Dec. B.—The Signal Service observer at Cape May reports the two-masted schooner, Fannie K. Shaw, tonnage 295, from St. Marys, Ga., bound for Baltimore, loaded with pine lumber, Capt. Jno. H. Balari, ran ashore opposite this station last night. Seven of the crew, out of eight all told, are safe. Assistance has been sent for. Georgia, Chattahoochee county, WHEREAS, W. J. Mcßride, administrator o VY John B. Darden, deceased, makes applicatioi for letters dismissing from said administration These are therefore to cite all persons interestei to show cause, if any they have, on the Ist Mon day in January, 1877, why said letters should no be granted. This, Bept. 29, 187 G. W. A, FARLEY, uctS-wtd Ordinary. Georgia, Chattahoochee Cos: TT. r HKREAS, J. H. Wooldridge, administrator VV of J. N. Johnson, deceased, makes applica tion for letter of dismission from said adminis tration : These are therefore to cite all persons interested to show cause, if any they have, on the Ist Monday in January, 1877, why said letters should not be granted. This. Bept 29, 1875. W. A. FARLEY, Octß-wlstm.l'77 Ordinary- NO. 230 A RAI.TIMORK COURT IrKXI. Why a Lawyer Did Nut Know Where He Uot Ibe Rreeclie* He was Wearlmt. From the Baltimore Sun.] In the Criminal Court of Baltimore, yes terday, George Barton was placed in the prisoner's dock on trial for the theft of a pair of trousers, valued at $3.30, from Jo seph Brenner. Ho had beon arrested while Intoxicated, and the pantaloons, with Brenner’s card on them, being found In his possession, Brenner was sent for. He had not sold them to Barton, whom ho had never seen before, and Barton being unable to account for them properly he was presented for the larceny. On being asked by Judge Brown whether he had anything to say, the prisoner addressed the oourtlas follow#: ■‘lTua a* a moat painful position for me, your Honor, to stand before t: court of j justice charged with an act mi degrading ias theft. As little as anyone did I think ever to lie so shamed. Eoj- only four years ago I was an honored of a liar not undistinguished for ability iu anoth er State. How I havo fallen this degra datlou (indicating by a gesture; his posi tion) and these rags (holding out his arms) willlshow. They are the effects of intemperance. I well know intoxication is no excuso in law for crime. But the es sence of crimination is tho iutent. I am totally oblivious in regurd to this act. 1 know not when nor where nor by whom I was arrested. Could I have intended, then, to do the act? , If courts are institu ted not alone to find out the truth and punish the guilty, but to amend and re strain, they must leave narrow rules and advance to broader principles; the spirit of the law.rathor than its letter must be their animating principle. If this court is administeredjn that spirit 1 may again be permitted to enter those fields of exer tion and enterprise where I may reolothe mvsolfiwtth the honor and respect of my fellow men, for whatever may be the end of this mat ter, IJhave resolved never again to degrade my manhood by intoxication. In this presence I repeat and renew the pledge of reform X had made to myself. I will devote my manhood and my old age to winning again the honor, respect, love, friends and position I once held. I will pursue again the paths and the steps that, lead to good repute and happiness. “But conviction means something very different from these hopes. Conviction means not imprisonment only. It means shame and ruin of a life.—Every hope of rehabilitating a life will be In vain. The brabn will bo on me.—Every avenue of honest industry will be closed to me. No where can I escape the stigma. If I “take the wings of the morning and fly to the uttermost parts of the earth,” it will fol low me. If for a brief space secure in oh seurity, it will still ever hang like the sword of Damocles over my head I Ah I how hungry the world is, to catch up the ■ evil reports that blacken men's names. I ask not for pity, but only that a way may again be opened for a man’s restoration to self-respect, friends and a home once more.” Judge Brown released the prisoner, and tho court officers and spectators made up a purse for Barton to take him homo. He had beon in jail for fifty-two days. It Is not probable that he gave his right name. PIANO AND ORGAN DEPOT. Phillips, Crew & Freyer, ATLANTA, A. Sole Agent* for tho World-Renowned KNABE GRAND, SQUARE and UPRIGHT PIANOS THESE INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN BETORK the public lor mors thim forty yr, *nd upon thsir ejceltence alone have attained an UNPURCHASED PRE-EMINENCE which estab lished them as UNEQUALLED for their TONE, TOUCH, WORKMANSHIP and DURABILITY. They have received soventy-Rve gold and silver Medals overall other competitors. Endorsed by “THALBEKG,” “GOTTSCHALK,” "BTAKOSH.” “PAULINE LUCCA,” “CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG,” ILMA DE MCRSKA,” “MUZIO” MILLS, and others. Also securing the first and highest premiums at the lATKKAATIOIVAL. Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia, October, ISIS. The price* of these instrument* are as low as the exclusive use of first-class materials will al -4-Catalot<ueß and price iit mailed free on application to PHILLIPS, CREW & PREFER, General Agents, Atlanta, Ga. JWSGLD ON EASY TERMS. cietM 1 REMOVAL. The Public are Informed that have moved my Tailoring Establishment to Tin? STORE NEXT TO Hogan's Ice House, Brn<t Street. FOR THE PURPOSE of Hurrying on my Rrtirt nooa, 1 have tliia dy anaocisted witn mo nr. 11. NELMAI, A fine and prompt Workman. We will be pleased to nerve the public, and wiLi guarantee as FINK WORK ah <jan be done in the United States. Bring in your orders for Stilts and they will be furnished with promptness. Respectfully, KXEHNE & SELLMAJS. OCt3 tt * „ ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY—AI.L PER SONS having demands against JONATHAN H. JENKINS, late of said county, deceased, are required to present them to me properly made out within the time prescribed by law, so as to show their character and amount, and all per* sons indebted to said deceased, are hereby re quired to make immediate payment LIONEL O. LEVY, JR., Administrator of Estate of J. H. Jenkins. November 9. me;. novll law6w