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VOL. 2. T. K. vrVSVK, W. g. DK WOI.K, If. MARTI*, * JOHN H. STEWART. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. PublißlftcrM and Proprietor*. II III.T, (in advance) per annum $7 00 ,f six months 4 00 “ three month* 2 00 •• *one month 76 WKEKI.T, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) MATE* OF iOVEKTINUnt. Square, one week.. $ S 00 One Square, one month * 00 One Square, six months 38 00 Transient advertisements sl.uo for first laser* ou. and 60 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. 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. NO. 231