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XCUIATBHY.
At church i sst within ber pew,
O pew !
But there I hesrd
No pious word—
I saw Rloue her eye of blue !
1 saw lifer bow her head so gracinu* .
O Gracious !
The choir sang.
The organ rang— *
And seemed to All the building specious
! could not hear the Gospel law—
O Law!
My future bride
Was by ray side—
I fouud all else a mighty bore!
And when pealed forth the organ's thunder!
O Thunder!
I fixed my eyes
In mute surprise,
On her beauty was a wonder.
To me that maiden was most dear
O Dear!
And she waa mine—
Joy too divine—
For human words to pi<*ture here.
Her love ieemad like a prayer to bless me—
O Bless me!
Before she came,
if y life was tame—
My iWTeAt joys could but Oppress me.
The service done, we sought the shore -
O Shore!
And there we walked.
And sadly talked
More sadly than e’er before.
To me she seemed a type of goodness—
Otrooduess'
But on that day
I heard her say
Plain words whose very tone was rudeness .
We strayed beside the tide mill’s dam—
O Dam!
Him jilted me,
And now I see
That woman's love is all a sham .
ROMANCEI^HISTnKV.
- - A.— -
The While ftpei-ter ul Uie l.mrf
A CONVIVIAL PARTY’ DURING THE HEIGH
Lon* THE THIRTEENTH—THE DYING
WISH OF A GALLANT KNIGHT
A SINGULAR BET -AN UN
PLEASANT KURPRIHE
THE PAG* AND BIS
FRAIL MISTRESS
—A SCENE #F BLOOD AND WOF.
About daybreak on the 9th of Sep
tember, l2fi, half a dozen young!
noblemen were seated in a fashion
able wine-shop in oue of the nurrow
streets in the neighborhood of the
hotel de Ville, in Paris.
All of the young men were consid
erably under the inliuence of liquor,
and their faces indicated plainly that
they had been up ail night, and from
the strange and outlandish costumes
they wore, it could be easily seen
that they had been at a masquerade.
“Messieurs, my friends,” said the
young Vicotntede St. Eustaehe, “it
was a splendid ball whicti the city of
Paris last night gave to his Majesty,
our gracious King Louis the Thir
teenth.
“Yes, I don’t remember an occa
sion when the great hail of the Hotel
de Villo appeared to better advan
tage," remarked Monseignsur de
Maltefllle.
"Only oue thing was wanting,”
said the young Duke de Lafere.
"And wbafc was that, your grace?”
asked Eimanseurde Foury.
"Tt was that you would not permit
me to appear in the costume of the
’White Specter of the Louvre.’
Would I not liked to have, stepped
up to the King and spoken to him in
sepulchral tones!”
His companions burst into loud
laughter.
"You are right, Sir Duke,” said
M. de St. Eustaehe ; “it would have
done me good, too, to see Louis the
Thirteenth, the unworthy son of the
great King Henry the Fourth, con
fronted by the very s|>ecter which he
dreads so much. But you might
have relied on it that it would have
cost you your head, Sir Duke.”
“That would have been paying a
somewhat too high price for the
pleasure of scaring our cowardly
King a little. But I ant ready to give
half ray fortune to whosoever will go
to the Louvre in that costume, and
show himself in it to at least one per
sou. The news would spread like
wildfire that the terrible White Spec
tre of the Louvre was about again.
You know that its appearance, in
the belief of the people, indicates the
impending death of the reigning
Kiugl and I have been informed
from a trustworthy source that an
astrologist, a few months ago, told
the Kiag to beware of the present
year.”
“from what trustworthy source
did you learn that?” asked M. de
Foury, carelessly.
, “Why, from
THE KING’S MISTRESS,
the charming Dolorez Del Besos,
who happened to be my inamorata,
too, while his Majesty was bestowing
his affection upon her.”
“Was not Mile. Del Besos believed
to be a spy of Cardinal Richelieu?”
"Of course she'was, M. de Foury,”
replied the young Duke, laughing;
“but that did not make her by any
means less lovely in my eyes. What
did I care whether she allowed cer
tain liberties to his Majesty, and
amused him at hours when the Car
dinal did not want to be disturbed by
him. Ido not meddle with state af
fairs, and so I could kiss and hug
the dark-eyed Senora without caring
a fig for it whether or not she would
repeat what I told her to his emi
nence, our great Cardinal.”
• The young nobleman, at M. de
Foury’s request, quaffed another
goblet of wine.
“Sir Puke,” said M. de Foury,
then, “supposing you should ever
get into trouble, you should be
thrown into the Bastiie—”
“The fairest of the fair, Dolorez
Dei Beeos,” cried the Duke, laugh
ing,'’would importune his Majesty
and Cardinal Richelieu until thev
had signed an order for my release.”
! “If she is so devoted to you. Sir
Duke,” remarked the Yieomte <le
St. Eustache, ‘‘you might invoke her
influence also in ease any of us should
get into trouble.”
“It. would afford me the greatest
pleasure to do so," replied the Duke.
“But, landlord, lazy Etienne, don’t
I you see our bottles are empty? Bring
inore wine. What Burgundy have
you ? Pontohartin ? Very well; bring
a dozen bottles ?”
So saying, the Duke threw two
i double gold pistoles on the table.
The wine made its appearance, and
the Vicomte de St. Eustache said :
i “Let us drink the health of that
paragon of beauty,
“THK PEERLESS DOLORKZ!"
The young men touched glasses,
i and drtiuk a bumper,
j By tiiis time the Duke de Lafere
was almost completely inebriated.
Monsieur de Foury, who was now
more sober than any other member
of the convivial party, hud been fur
tively watching the Duke for s vine
time.
“Sir Duke.” he said bow. ‘'you
spoke in spen disdainful terms of his
; Majesty, the King, a few minutes
ago! Has Louis the Thirteenth ever
! done you any harm ?”
The question startled the whole
party.
All the young men looked with an
expression of intense curiosity at the
Duke de LaFere.
The latter replied with a somewhat
heavy tongue:
“His Majesty, the King, six years
ago, at the tournament of Bonchalot,
decided a jousting match between
my elder brother, Alvidor, and Gui
son de Beuiatre unjustly in favor of
the latter. My brother took this un
just decision so much to heart that
he died three months afterward bro,
ken-hearted. On his death-bed the
poor fellow said to me:
“Louis, you know that I die be
cause I nru unable to revenge myself
upon
the crowned villain,
who is too cowardly to wield a lance
himself. Watch every opportunity
to strike terror into his soul. He is
an arrant poltroon—he is supersti
tious aud, I am sure, a genuine, thor
ough fright would kill him. Cause
him such a fright-let him die like a
scared old woman—and you will ful
fill the last wish of vourdving broth
er!”’
“And what have you done. Sir
Duke, in order to fulfill the last, wish
of your brother, Alvidor. who, I have
been told, was a second Bayard ?”
“Wasn’t he ?” exclaimed the young
Duke. “As ray name is Louis Duke
de Latere et Martigny, my brother
Alvidor was a true knight.”
“And well worth revenging even
upon a King,” added M. de Foury.
“Alas!” exclaimed the Duke, “were
I like my brother, I should have
challenged the very brother of King
Louis to mortal conjbat: but nature
has not endowed me with strength,;
and so I have sought by dint of in- 1
trigue to attain my object instead of j
reaching it at the sword’s point.”
“And thus far all you have accom- j
plished, Hir Duke,” remarked M. de
Fourv, “has been to share with his
Majesty the caresses of the Spanish
woman.”
The Duke was nettled by the slight
ly disdainful tone in which these
words were uttered.
“Indeed,” he cried, “did I not in
tend to frighten his Majesty at the
ball last night by appearing before
him in the costume of the specter of
the Louvre?”
“M. de Bt. Eustache,” said de Fou
ry, “remarked awhile ago that this
little joke might have cost you your
head, Sir Duke, but I beg to differ
witn him. I believe if you had en.
tered the great hall of the Hotel de
Vilte in that absurd winding-sheet,
dotted with small black skulls, ths
King would have ordered one of hit
archers to kick you into the street
without any ceremony whatever.”
The Duke uttered a wild oath, and
sprang to his feet.
All the young noblemen looked
alarmed. Only M. DeFoury, at whom
the young Duke was casting furious
glances, remained perfectly cool.
“Tut, tut, tut, Hir Duke,” he said,
“what is the use of getting angry at a
friend who tells the truth? Have
you forgotten, or ure you ignorant of
the fact that the White Specter of
the Louvre appears only in the so
called blue room of the royal palace
between the hours of midnight and
one? If you should have courage
enough to go there to-night in your
costume with the black skulls, and
step out for a moment in the corri
dor, so that the sentinel posted at its
end could catch a glimpse of you in
your winding sheet, then you would
be very near attaining your object;
for
THE KINO WOULD BE FRIGHTENED TO
DEATH
by the news which would be certain
to reach him in a very short time.
But without intending to hurt your
feelings, Hir t Duke, I will bet tive
hundred double pistoles that you will
not venture to engage in so hazard
ous an enterprise.”
“And 1, cried the Duke, with an
angry Hush, “I will bet ten thousand
double pistoles. Monsieur Achiile de
Foury, that you will not have the
courage to do it either.”
“Ten thousand double pistoles!”
cried the other young men. "It is an
enormous amount of money.”
“j have ten times that amount at
my disposal,” said the young Duke,
proudly; “You are sileut; you do not
take up my bet. Ah! I thought so.”
“Hold on, Sir Duke,” replied de
Foury.
"Are you in earnest about your
bet.”
“In dead earnest. Monsieur.
“I accept the tier.”
“Ah!ah!”
“But on one condition.”
“Name the condition, Monsieur de
Foury.”
“Sir Duke,” said Achille de Foury.
“you know that my undertaking will
be fraught with considerable dan
ger?”
“I know it, Monsieur.
“You kuow that I am not rich, and
that it would be advisable for me to
flee as soon as I got out of the Lou
vre. Will you then, Sir Duke, en
gage to have at 1 o’clock to-morrow
morning the fleetest thronghbred
horse I can find to-day in Paris at
the southern wicket of the Louvre?
Will you engage to have there a ser
vant likewise mounted on an excel
lent animal?”
“Certainly, my dear Achille, re
plied the Duke, who seemed to sober
up at the idea of revenging his
brother so soon upon bis royal ene
my, “all your wishes shall be grati
fied. Bur how am T to know that
COLUMBUS, GrA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1876.
you have really accomplished your
purpose?”
"Sir Duke,” replied M. de Foury,
almost solemnly, “you know that but
for a caprice of his Majesty, the
King. I would now be Lieutenant of
the Swiss Guards, being entitled to
that place on account of
THREE YEARS’ FAITHFUL SERVICE
in the company of tlie Mounted
| Gardef du Corps, lu that capacity
'• 1 have become acquainted with every
nook and corner of the Louvre. I
cau easily get to the roof of the pal
ace, and descend by the chimney,
! which, like all of them, is very wide,
iand contains steps inside for the
| chimney sweeps, to the Blue Room,
Onceiu it I will wrap myself in your
famous windiug sheet with the black
skulls, which you-have in that bun
dle yonder, aud for un hour make
sucli a terrible noise there that every
man and woman in the palace will
pray a pious paternoster. At last I
j will open the door aud step out into
I the corridor, and remain there until
the sentinel at its end sees me. I
will lay a heavy wager that the poor
fellow will feel like fainting away.
Then I will quickly retrace my steps,
and, in live minutes will be gallop
ing toward the gate of St. Autoino.”
“Capital! capital’” cried the Duke
do Lafere. clapping his hands in de
light. “My dear Monsieur de Foury,
hero are four hundred double pis
toles.” ho added, handing Achillea
well-filled purse, "purchase your
horse with it, also hire your servant,
and buy him a horse; aud here, take
this diamond ring, it is worth fifteen
hundred double pistoles. Any Jew
on the Place Royale willgive you one
thousand for it. That amount will
take you to England, and as soo.i as
you have notified me of your arrival
in the kingdom of Charles the First,
I shall send you nine thousand
double pistoles more.”
“Very good,” rejoined M. de Foury ;
“you, gentlemen,” he said, turning
to the other four noblemen,” will
bear witness to this transaction, will
you not!”
“We will! we will 1” they cried.
"And you will pledge your word of
honor, gentlemen, never to breathe
one word of what we have talked
about here?” asked M. de Foury.”
They solemnly swore never to be
tray the Duke and Achille. Then
they parted,
Achille de Foury, upon walking
down the Rue de Gonaigue, could
not restrain ’ ,
A SMILE or TRIUMPH.
"What a Godsend?” ho said to
himself, “Penniless, head over ears
in debt, I suddenly find myself richer
than I have ever been in my whole
life! And I know I can play the part
Ihave undertaken.”
Ho occupied himself all day long iu
purchasing horses, and engaging u
servant. He also bought a complete
outfit, and, after paying for every
thing, he had still one hundred pis
toles in his pocket,
He then went round to the Jewish
dealers in jewelry and precious
stones, and offered them the diamond
ring, which the Duke de Lafere. had
given him for sale.
They acknowledged that the ring
was worth fifteen hundred double!
pistoles, but they were unwilling to 1
give more than eight hundred for it.!
“Jf the ring|were sent to England,” j
said one of the Jews to Achille, “you
could easily sell it, for two thousand j
double pistoles.”
“So much the better,” thought,
Monsieur de Foury, “to England I am
going, and there I will sell my ring.”
He nut it in his pocket, and went
to his lodgings, where his newly en
gaged servant awaited him.
“Did you hear that thieves robbed
the royai treasury-chamber in the
Louvre last night, ?” said the servant
to him.
“No,” replied M. do Foury, yawn
ing.
He felt sleepy, and in view of the
fatiguing journey of the coming day,
he lay down for a brief nan.
At eleven his servant woke him up.
He gave him tiie necessary instruc
tions—to wait with the horses for him
at the southern wicket of the Louvre,
and then boldly sallied out in the di
rection of
THE ROYAL PALACE.
He entered the southern wicket, the sen
tinel recognizing him, and by way of sev
eral spiral staircases reached the roof of
the Louvre.
The night was very dark, hut Monsieur
de Foury was familiar, oral least he
thought he was familiar, with every inch
of the ground he was treading upon.
8n he selected a certain chimney, and
rapidly lowered himself into it, profiting
by the small iron steps which had been
fixed in the masonry for the use of the
chimney sweeps.
In the fourth story lie saw a faint glint
mer through the fire-place, but it was a
bed-room, whose inmates were already
asleep. So lie passed on unobserved.
At last he thought he whs near the Blue
Room.
He stepped into a huge fire-place, and
from it into a large room.
Tbeiehe drew breath for a monent.
Then he drew the winding sheet of the
Duke de Lafere from under his coat, and
wrapped himself in it.
Had he been aide to see himself, he
could not have helped laughing over his
very singular appearance.
Ilis hands and face looked entirely
black from the soot in the chimney, and
the white winding-sheet contrasted
strangely with them.
Suddenly he heard a stir in the further
end of the room, and then a female voice
hurst into
PIERCING SHRIEKS OK REHROR.
lie tried to setback into the fire-place, j
but he stumbled over a stool standing
close to it, and fell down.
In the next moment the door of the
room was torn open, and several soldiers,
bearing torchlights in their hands, rushed
in.
t A minute later, the hapless Achille de
Foury was a prisoner in their hands.
“What did vou want here in the bed
chamber of Mile., the Duchess of Berry,
his Majesty’s sister ?” said the officer of
the soldiers to him.
M. de Foury was at a loss what to say.
Casting a furtive glance toward the tied,
in which the Princess sat, with a face
livid with terror, he noticed that a man
was trying to hide in the narrow space
between the conch and the wall.
With remarkable presence of mind, he
then said to the officer;
“Yon had better take that man too.”
They pulled him from liehind the bed.
It was a handsome royal pags, M. d’El
beuf, the Princess’ lover!
The unfortunate lady fainted away,
while the two captives were taken to the of
fice of the Captain Provost, who had them '
both searched.
In M. de Fonry’s pocket the diamond
ring which the Duke de Lafere had given
him wa found.
“Aha! You are one of the malefactors,”
| said the Captain Provost to him, “who
robbed the Royal Treasury last night,
j You have come back to-night for further
! plunder.”
M. lie Foury indignantly denied his
charge, hut refused to account for the
presence at so unseemly an hour, and in
such a startling condition, in the bed
chamber of her Royal Highness the Duch
ess of Berry.
As for M. d’Elbrnf, he was wringing his
hands in despair.
“I have ruined the Princess !” he sob
bed. “But she was after me so much!”
“Silence, monsieur!” said the Captain
Provost. “You had better lament your
own fate,"
The two prisoners were detained until
next morning, when they were brought
before the King, who immediately sent
for Cardinal Richelieu.
M. d’ElbeUf confessed that lie had a
long limeg ntertainod a tender! iaison with
the Duchess -of JJerry.
An order was immediately issued for
htln to be taken to theßaatde, where the
unfortunate man was kept in solitary con
finement for nearly forty years.
When he left the famous prison he was
a decrepit old man. His royal inamorata
was kept under close surveillance for ten
years when she died.
M. de Foury'* fate was a truly terrible
one. He was subjected to all the horrors
of the Penal Question.
He bravely etqod the indescribable suf
ferings of the first four degrees of the tor
ture, but the water ordeal at last wrested
a confession from his lips.
The Duke de Lafere and the four other
young nobleman were arrested lu conse
qucuce, and the whole truth was brought
to light.
King Louis the Thirteenth was inclined
to treat the culprits leniently, but the
thought that his sister’s shame might be
divulged caused him to adopt a more rig
orous course.
Ho, on the 13th of December, the six
noblemen were privately executed in one
of the courtyards of the Bastile.
Achiile de Foury was to suffer death
last.
He hud witnessed the decapitation of
liis five accomplices, and, pale but deter
mined, approached the recking block in
order to have his head cut oft too.
“M y orders are to dispatch you in an- i
other way. Monsieur de Foury,” said the
headsman to bin. “You shall lit- taken to
I,a Greeve, to be hung there upon the gib
bet upon which 1 am to swing off four
thieves to-day.
This was the greatest disgrace tbnt
could be inflicted upon a French noble
man, and Achiile de Foury begged almost
frantically to be executed in private.
In vain ; he waft launched Into eternity !
together with four common ruffians.
%1,4 R IM A l,Mi ISiI. ATI Itl-:.
Friday, Dec. S.—Among the bills in
troduced in the Senate uud ordered
to a Second reading, were the follow- j
ing: To provide a remedy for per-!
sou* having claims on agricultural
products: To anieud sections C, 7,8,
11 and 12 of the net providing for the
registration vt electors. A bill tp re
lieve several railroads of county taxes
was tabled. The bill to amend sac
tioh 1 of the uet providing how a
waiver of exemption may bo made (by
mortgage) was further discussed and
postponed until to-morrow. The
Heuate re-considered its concurrence
in the House resolution for a recess
f om the 15th of December to the 9th
of January, amended it by substitu
ting the 14th of February, and re
passed it as amended. But at a later
hour, the House having refused to
agree to the amendment, the Senate
receded and again passed the resolu
tion as it passed the House. Mr
Chambers introduced a bill to provide
for the appointment of a commis
sioner to liquidate the State debt.
Mr. Rice, a resolution instructing the
Judiciary committee to report a bill
fixing the rate of taxation at one-half
of one per cent., and providing
what property shall lye exempt from
taxation.
In the House, Mr. Betts, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, re
ported that the present rate of taxa
tion could bo reduced, provided no
exemption, or only a small amount,
he allowed. Tabled. Mr. McKleroy,
from special committee, reported
favorably on bill to amend the Rev
enue law so ns to impose a license
tax of SSOO upon emigration agents.
Lost. The bill in regard to the re
covery of damages for property injur
ed or destroyed by railroad trains,
was taken up and ordered to be en
grossed lor u third reading. The bill
creatintPtho new county of Cullman
out of portions of Blount, Morgan
and Winston, was passed. Mr. Mc-
Kieroy, by leave, introduced a bill
imposing a tax upon emigration
agents, so far as relates to Bat hour
couniv Ordered to second reading
to-morrow.
The New french Cabinet.
Paris, Dec. 8 -Midnight.— The fol
lowing list of members of the new
Cabinet is circulating here to-night:
E. Dttfaure, President of tho Council
and Minister of Worship; Bardaux,
Keeper or Seals; S. Eman, Minister
of Interior. This gives the ministe
ries of the Interior and Justice to the
pure Lift. The question is whether
President. MacMahon will accept this
list., to which the majority of the Left
consent.
*
Turkey and Russia.
Constantinople, Dec. 9-General
IgnatiefT, Russian, and Marquis Sal
isbury, British ambassador, had a
long interview to-day.
A war tax of 15 piasters has been
levied on males between fifty to
sixty.
New York Bank ktatentent.
New York, Dec. 9— Bank state
ment: Loans increase 4 million;
specie increase 2j millions; legal
tenders decrease 34 millions; de
posits decrease 24 millions; reserve
decrease § millions.
City Mills will sell fine White Meal to
day at 75c. N. Embry,
nett* tf Proprietor.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The DtmiH'ralic llou.e Kept out Ml the
mimic llnuae by Federal Troop*.
THE MINORITY RECOGN I7.ED -THK MA
JORITY tUBkED OUT.
• .-M .. ' R— i- ■ .1
Columbia, Dec. 9,— The following
has been received by the Committee
of the Democratic House:
Columbia, Dec. Bth, 1876.
To Hon. T. A. Cowner and others:
Gentlemen of the oomraittee—l
have the honor to say, in reply to
your inquiries based upon the reso
lution of which you. handed me a
copy ou yesterday, that the United
States troops in the State House
weiw-pijwad LUaxu -by UU' aider, for
the purpose or executing such orders
ns might be given, and in this con
nection I would say with refer
ence to inquiries numbered six
and seven; that if your body
should appear ut the State
House for the purpose of entering
the hall of the House of Representa
tives, and should be refused admis
sion by those having charge of the
doors, and such persons should ap
ply to the officer in command of the
troops at the State House for assis
tance necessary to prevent your en
tering, the present orders to the offi
cers would require them to render
such assistance.
I atn, gentlemen,
Your obed’t serv’t,
Thos. H. Huger,
Colonel and brev’t Brig-General,
Dep’t of the South.
Except that more Federal troops
ure en route to this place, everything
is remarkably quiet.
-■ • ■
WASHINGTON NEWS.
thk mEft.vrr/* cohhittkk to uu
MOUTH.
GRANT DENIES THAT HF. HAS RW4OLVKD
TO DO WHAT KCGRR IS DOISft!
Washisgxon, Dec. 9, -- Neither
House of Congress was in session to
day :
The Committee ou Privileges and
Elections discussed the last plan ol
conducting the investigation ordered
by the Senate under Edmunds reso
lution. It was resolved to send sub
committee's immediately to Louisi
ana, Florida and South Carolina.
Committee’s for Louisiana—Howe,
Wadleigh, McMillan, Boutwell,
Suulsbury, McDonald.
For Florida Mitchell, Seller,
Hooper.
For South Carolina—Cameron of
Wiß., Christiancy and Merrimon.
The committees are expected to
leave on Monday. All questions of j
law regarding the election in Oregon,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and
concerning the eligibility of Presi
dential Electors in all the States, re
ferred to a sub committee consisting
of Morton, Logan andKernan, to re
port to a full committee at a future
meeting, until which time all action
regarding the four States named is
deferred.
Professor Seelye, member of Con
gress, believes the Presidential ques
tion will be thrown into the House.
The President to-day, upon appli
cation by card for confirmation of
the statement published that the
Cabinet yesterday determined to sus
tain Chamberlain as Governor de
facto and dejure, to reorganize the
Mackey House, and not to withdraw
tho troops from the State Capitol,
&c., replied that there was no truth
in the statement.
THE UUOOKUN PIKE.
nurdot'h'H Bad)' Pauad-
New York, Dec. 9.—Workmen en
gaged in clearing: the stage yester
day noticed a strange odor proceeded
from a heap of bricks near the left
proscenium box, and came to the
conclusion that there was a body be
neuth. This morning tho bricks were
carefully removed, and beneath was
found the charred jjbody of a man.
Tho right leg and about one-third of
the right side of the trunk had escap
ed the flames; the head and the up
per part of the body consumed. One
fireman noticed apiece of black vel
veteen attached to the knee of the
leg; this fact caused belief, that the
remain's wre those of Murdock.
They were afterward examined and
were fully identified, being those of
Murdock. The body heretofore sup
posed to be Murdock’s must be
placed among the unknown.
Revolutionary Mexico.
Matamoras, Dec. 9.—The mer
chants have been called to a meeting
by Gen. Rennellas, toconsultwhetber
they would submit to a "forced loan
or personal labor on the fortifica
tions. It is thought the invitation
involves some scheme of plunder
preparatory to the flight of Ren
nellas.
President Lerdo’s flight from the
capital is confirmed.
Weather To-Day.
Washington, Dec. 9.—For Mouth
Atlantic and East Gulf States, colder
and generally clear weather, with
north to east winds, and rising ba
rometer during the night.
FORGERIES IN FLORIDA.
KK-UOV KK\OK JOaKFII MKUW.VM
OPINION.
SOME SALTY TALK—THE FRAUDS b£viKW
| HD TILDEN’S ELECTION CLEARLY
PROVEN—THE EMBASSADORS OF HAYES
GET A FLEA IN THEIR EAR.
! Special to the Constitution.)
Jescp, Ga., Dec. B.—An interview
that I consider very important, in
several resiiects has just taken place
here.
Ex-Governor Brown is here en
route homeward. Ex-Governor Noyes
arid Attorney Gehoral Little, ®f Ohio,
who were in Florida as the special
reporters of Mr. Hayes, were on the
same train. To-day they received a
dispatch from Ohio that was believed
to be from Governor Hayes. They
approached Governor Brown after
the reception of the dispatch, and
of the election in Florida, and the
status of politics in the South. They
invoked bis candor with au earnest
ness that impressed vourcorrespond
ent with the idea that they were
inspired ’from somo higher source
than their own curiosity.
The ex-Governor thoroughly im
pressed with the true history of the
election, gave these gentlemen a long
talk, showing up the history of the
fraud in Florida in an exhaustive and
decisive manner that left them no
room for doubt. He said to them
that the State had given Tilden a
clear majority, and that the Hayes
majority had been builded up
through direct and simple fraud
that the majority had been put
at the absurd figure of 923, simply
because that much was required to
elect their State and Congressional
ticket, as well as the Electoral—that
if more had been required tho board
would have unhesitatingly voted it.
If, as we suspected, those gentle
men sought the ex-Governor’s opin
ion at the suggestion of Gov. Hayes,
he left no room for doubt as to the
message that they should entry back
to him.
Governor Brown stated to them in
as plain terms us polite language
could put them, that no man who
hart a regard for the good opinion of
his fellow-iMwple could take the
Presidential chair op such a title as
was fumiened by Florida.
That Gov. Haves has exhibited se
vere doubts of late as to whether or
not as an honorable citizen, with a
regard for hi* reputation, he could
afford to take the Presidential chair
now, even If it were offered to him,
there i* bo dcuibt. There is no man
in the South whose opinion is more
valuable in the North, or more prized
by the masses than Gov Brown’s. I
consider it quite probable thaf Gov.
Hayes desired to get it. and if so, he
may certainly “get. it.” The ex-Gov
ernor has never had but one opinion
about Florida since the exhaustive
and elaborate inspection be gave the
election returns during the first week
of hfs visit there.
It was quite a noticeable fact, that
of the crowd who boarded the special
traiu hearing the “visiting states
men” home, nine-tenths of them
asked for Gov. Brown first. He was
the hero of the campaign and the
hero of the homeward march.
H. W. G.
TRI.F.UBAPHIC MVMMABY.
Liverpool, Dec. 9,— The Abyssinia
took SIOO,OOO specie.
New York, Dec, 9.— The wind at
Sandy Hook, at 10 a. m., blew at the
rate of seventy-five miles an hour.
Nttw York, Dec. 9.— Mrs. Sarah
Goodrich, aged 82 years, become de
mented from the loss of relatives at
the Brooklyn Theatre, and commit
ted suicide. J. Stenson, injured in
escaping, is dead.
ff
French Polities—Serious.
Paris, Dec. 9.— The political situa
tion is considered very serious.
There is now a direct conflict between
the Left and President MacMahon.
The latter is asserted to be infiuerfeed
by counsels which, though not re
actionary, are unfavorable to the Re
publicans, and is resolved not to
yield, while the Left are equally re
solved to carry their ideas. A state
of feeling exists whleh renders a
compromise difficult.
What to he Thankful Por.
Among other things tho New York
World finds to be thankful for are these:
That things arc no worse than they are;
That coal has gone down;
That Boss Shepherd has gone up;
That Tilden is likely to be in;
That Green is certain to be out;
That Tweed is in jail;
That the whiskey thieves are not;
That there won’t bo another Centennial
till 1976;
That we are going to have a fair count;
That Miss Martinez got SSO damages;
That she didn’t get any more;
That there’s an end of the Brooklyn
scandal;
That any Presidential Elector isn’t inel
igible ;
That we have saved our Ulsters since
last winter;
That Hell Gate has been blown up;
That Mr. Evarts will soon have all the
facts before him, and
That It’s four years to the next, election.
Murder Will Out.
A few years ago "August Flower" was
discovered to be a certain cure for dys
pepsia ami liver complaint. A few thin
dyspeptics made known to their friends
how easily they had beenoured by its use.
The great merits of Green's August
Flower, became heralded through the
country by one sufferer to another, until,
without advertising, Its sale has become
immense. Druggists in every town in the
United States are selling it. No person
suffering with sour stomach, sick head
ache, costiveness, palpitation of the
heart, indigestion, low spirits, etc., can
take three doses without relief. Go to
your druggists Dr. Gilbert A Thornton,
and get a bottle for 75 cents and try it.
Sample bottles 10 cents.
july2s-d<fcwtf
If you want good Blankets for little
money, call on J. Albert Kirten.
i FINANCIAL ADD COMMERCIAL.
BY TELE6RAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AWD 6TOCKA.
LONDON. December 9. Noon Console fS
1616.
PARIS, Dec. o. Noon—Reptef 104f. uud 46c.
NEW YORK. Die. 9. - Noon—Gold opened
•4 7*.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—Noon—Htoeks dull and
lower; money 4; gold 7; exchange, long, 4.HU;
•hort 4 84; State bonds quiet and steady; except
Louisiana's, which are better; Governments dull,
lower prices.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -Evening-—Honey 0, ster
ling dull at 3; gold at 7*'; Government* dull and
unsettled; new ft’s IQ/,; States quiet and nomi
ne!
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dac. 9 Noon.—Cotton stronger;
middling upholds 6;>d, Orleans 6 18-Wd, sales
18,000, speculation and export 4.<wn, receipts
7,600-all American.
Futures opened weaker, with seller* offering at
test night's prices, but have since improved;
uplands low middling danse, January and Feb
ruary delivery 6 9-10$l#-32d f March wnd April 6
11-lHtt, February and March 6 tMfi<g)l*-32<$*h;
April and May 6 ttMttd; shipped November and
December, per sail, 6 19-82, new crop, shipped
November aud December per sail, 6*|d, Decem
ber and January 6* # 'and, shipped January and Feb
ruary, per sail, 6 11-ltfd, new en*j, shipped Feb
ruary and March, per aail, UX'd,
3p. it.—Hates of American 10,000.
2:80 r. m.— Futures weaker; uplands, lew mid
dling clause, January delivery tt 9-16<l, March
and April 8 21-33d; shipped November and De
cember, per sail, 0 19-3‘Jd; new crop, shipped
January and February per wail. 6 U-ifki.
NEW YORK, December 9 Noon—Cotton quiet;
uplands 1 1% \ Orleans 12 6-10; sales 484.
Futures opened firmer as follows: December
12V 4 'ti3s.h>; January 12 15-32@jf; February 12 21-03
@ll-16; March 1213-16^,
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. —Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling rJV<pl2 6*lG, sales 484, net receipts 70i),
gross 4.888.
Consolidated net receipts 25,904; exports tu
Great Britain 6,119; Continent 1,430; channel
4,888.
Futures cl seed strong ; sales 3,000; December
13 6-16(411-03; January 12February 13 11-10:
March 12?*(£29-32, April 13 11-16; May 18 7-<fcL,
June l*tf#l3-; July 13 17-89&9-1H; August £.
GALVESTON Dec. 9,-—Cotton steady, middling
12%'; net receipts 819, gross 1,610; sales 220.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 9. Evening Cettoa
steady; middling 11 V 4 '<s\'; net receipts 61V; ex
ports coastwise 526.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.—Evening Cotton
quiet and firm; middling 12 l 4 ; uet receipts 487.
grows receipts 1,186.
SAVANNAH, December 9.—Evening —Cotton
firm, middling
exports Ito Great Britain 3,456; channel 2.088.
NEW OKLFiANB, Dec. 9. Evening— Wlra
down.
MOBILE, Dec. 9.—Evening—Cotton firm;
middling 1 1?i. net receipts 2,681; sales 3,50 0.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 9.—Cotton strong; middling
fl‘4; receipts 3,045; shipments 2,345; sales 7.300.
AUGUSTA* Dec. 9.—Wire down.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 9. Evening Cotton
quiet aud steady; middling net receipts
3,441 ; exports t Continent 1,480; channel 3,300;
safe* 1.200.
l*K()VI8IO.\8, A4.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.- Noon—Flour quiet aud
firm. Wheat dull and declining. Corn dull aud
unchanged. Pork firm at sl7. Lard quiet, steam
410 40. Turpentine firm at 41 Rosin firm
at for strained. Freights firm.
'Evening, 9.—Flour dull and without decided
change, cloning quiet, tending to favor buyers,
superfine We*tern and Htate $5 26<540, Month
era tfour a shade firmer, common to fair extra
$5.60(6'*5.75, good to choice $6,86. Wheat dull;
spring l'2c lowor to mil; winter grades quiet
and unchanged, shipper* holding off* $1.26 for
uusonnd white Western. Corn, new * lfyaUp
firmer; for old Western mixed, old
without change. Coffee firm and fair demand.
16($ 19 ‘ 4 gold cargoes, 16 gold job lot*.
Sugar dull, for fair to good refining,
refined quiet; 11>, for standard A, Molasses,
New Orleans firm. Rice steady. Pork, spots
qaiet, future* more active, closing firm, mess
$17—510.86 for January. Lard opened easier and
closed firm; prime steam $10.35(^42>£. Whiskey
a shade firmer at 10. Freights to XJverpool firm.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 9.—Evening—Flour steady
and in good demand, family $6.00@5.&0. Wheat
firm; red $1 26, amber $1 31 (a33, white $1.31<538,
Corn steady white 44, mixed 42. Rye in fair de
mand. 2Q@75. Oats quiet, demand fair, white 36,
mixed 34. Pork in lair demand at sl6 60. Bulk
meats firm; sales in salt 10 to 15 days, shoulders
clear rib aides 8> clear aides
*. Bacon (none here). Lard in good demand,
tierces kegs Whiskey steady,
in fair demand at 6. Bagging firm at 11\.
‘CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.—Evening—Flour strong;
ftuuily $6 10@$6 36. Wheat scarce and firm, red
$1.35@ 46. Corn steady, 44@45. Bye firm at 80.
Oats ttrmat3o(S)B. Barley firm. Pork firm at
sl6 60 asked, sl6 25 bid. Lard in fair demand,
etesra held $lO 21%, kettle 10 76@11.00. Bulk
meats firmer, shoulders 6, clear rib aides 8, clear
Bides 8, 4 \ Bacon dull and nominal; shoulders
7 clear rib aides 9clear 10){@10ji; green
meats firm, 7 St fur abort ribs, generally held x
higher. Whiskey strong and advancing 6. But
ter steady and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-Oats quiet aud steady.
Rye steady. Provisions firm and unchanged. Cof
fee strong and quiet, limited offerings, jobbing
16@20)£. Whiskey dullat 9Hugar quiet and
steady at 12?.
BT. LOUIS, Dec B.—Flour firm, generally held
above buyers views, superfine fall s4s4 25,
extra do. $4 50ft£75, double extra do.
Wheat. No. 2red fell $1.83# hid; No. 8 do. SI-:97
23. Corn inactive, No. 2 mixed 43*i bid. Oats
No. 2 higher, 74 cash and December. Rye firjn.
Barley steady, choice to strictly choice sKinnc
sofca 90®51.00. Whiskey steady at 6.
ier, job $16.26. Lard firm at 10. Bulk meats In
active at 6, B % '®)i and for shoulders, clear
rib sides aud clear sides. Bacon dull at 7
*nd for shoulders, elms rib£sdes
and clear^aides.
skill News.
New York, Dec. 9.—Arrived: Ne
vada, Australia, Britannic.
Arrived out: City of New York,
Illinois.
Homeward: Echo, Charleston.
Boston, Deo. 9.—Brig Whitaker, of
Philadelphia, for Portland, with coal,
was driven ashore lastnighton Wood
End bar, Cape Cod. She will proba
bly get oft without serious damage
after discharging her cargo.
“THK OLD RELI4BLB."
■ 1 ' R... -
We make our annual bow to the public,
and beg to announce that we are again
prepared to offer the best
’VINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS,
at whosale and retail at the lowest eash
price.
In addition to LIQUORS, we have
rmorek’s materials ofhvhbt descrip
tion,
and at prices to suit the times.
BEST A UR ANT.
The Restaurant Department of our
house will lie kept to the usual standard,
and with that our friends have heretofore
been satisfied.
mr Birds, Fish, Oysters, and alt gam*
of the season kept on hand.
( has. Hktman <fc 00.
t( _
Holland Herrings $2.25 per keg.
Boneless Codfish 6 tt> boxes 78c.
Plain and Mixed Pickles by the gallon.
Buckwheat Flour.
Goshen Butter. By
augis tf G. W. Shown.
Cancd
Peaches, Pine Apples, Tomatoes, Green
Corn, Oysters, Salmon, Ac., at
novu u Hamilton’s.
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