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VOL. 2. T. *. WTHNK, W. n. DK WOLF, JOHN H. MARTIN, JOHN H. HTKWAUT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Pubthbrm nnii Proprietor*. OAIU, (in advance) pir annum. $7 00 *• nix months, 4 00 ** three month*,.... 2 00 " woe mouth,... 75 WEEKLY, qn* year n....... *J 00 <Hhartr term* iu proportion.) KATI'M OF AOVEKTIsINt. Square, one week. ..?.. $t 00 One Square, one month 8 00 One Square, aix months 28 00 Transient advor tisomunU SI.OO for first inser* on, and 50 cents for each subsequent inaertiotr. Fifty per cent, additional in lineal column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. ('ONGUKSSIOXAL •SEX ATE. Washington, Dec. 11.—The Senate passed House bill appropriating s2l,* 000 to defray the expenses of Special Committees of the House to investi gate the recent elections in South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida, with an amendment appropriating 150,000 to defray the expenses of the Committee on Privileges and Elec tions in ranking the investigation au thorized by the resolution of Mr. Ed munds. The committee on elections and Privileges of the Senate agree and to take up the Oregon investigation as proposed in Senator Mitchell’s reso lution. The investigation has been referred to a sub-committee, consist ing of Senators Morton, Logan and Kernan. Oov. Grover and the Sec retary of State of Oregon will be summoned. The programme telegraphed on Saturday in all other respects is adopted. The Committees for Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana leave for the scene of their labors ty-day. The Judiciary Committee of the House considered the Representa tive from Colorado this morning, and will take action to-morrow. Bogy desired to present, for the purpose of having it printed, the re port of the five Democrats invited by the Returning Board of Louisiana to be present at. the canvass of votes. Hamlin asked if it was addressed to the Senate. Bogy replied no, nor was the report of the other committee. Mr. Edmunds said if Bogy turned the paper into a petition it would be proper to print. Bogy*Baid he would have the paper read aspartof his speech. He finally decided to present it in the form of a petition to-morrow. It covers 8,000 words. The chairmen of sub-committees of Privileges and Elections were em powered to administer oaths. Boutweil was excused from serving on the committee. The petition of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Gen. M. L. Bonham was presented for the removal of political disabilities. The Senate then resumed consider ation of the unfinished business, be ing the joint resolution of Mr. Ed munds proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States so as to have the Electoral vote for President and Vice President counted by the Supreme Court; and the amendment of the Judiciary Committee authorizing the Electors to vote viva voce instead of by ballot, was agreed to. Mr. Morton opposed the clause providing the court shall, in the dis charge of the duty, disregard errors of form and be governed by the sub stantial right of the matter. He ar gued that this clause would give to the Supreme Court a boundless ju risdiction. It would authorize that body to do almost anything—per haps to go and count the votes in the State of Vermont. Such a jurisdic tion should not be conferred upon any tribunal, as it was dangerous. Mr. Edmunds said the object of the clause was not to authorize the court to exercise boundless jurisdiction or go anywhere to count the votes of citizens, but it was to authorize the court to do exactly what all courts do in matters which they are called upon to try, and that was to disre gard forms and decide the substan tial right of the matter. He then explained at length the provisions of the joint resolution pro posing the amendment to the Consti tution, and said it was a device, as some of the newspapers had inti mated to swap horses in crossing a stream. It was introduced by him in the Senate on the 22d of March last, almost a year ago, and reported favorably by the Judiciary Commit tee, with amendments, on the 12th of May following, before either of the Presidential candidates were nominated. He then referred to the proceedings of the convention which framed the Constitution, and said he bad been unable to find anything in the debates of the convention which threw light upon the clause of the Constitution in regard to the count of the Electoral vote in the presence of the two Houses of Congress. The extent of the power of the pre siding officer as to the Court, was not defined. In referring to the last section of the proposed amendment, making it applicable to the present contest if it should be ratified in time, Mr. Edmunds said he did not share in what was suid by parties who should not have made use of such expres sions, that there was danger of any civil convulsion by force. There would not be such troubles, unless it was forced by the men who cure more for what they can make out of war than they did for the peace of their country. If the two houses of Con gress did not agree in regard to the last election, It did not follow that the wise men and patriotic men would think they must fall back on their muskets. He did not think the good sense of the nation, with its love for law, was going to allow any dispute as to which of the two men voted for last November should ap point postmasters and sign commis sions during the next four years. There would be found somewhere in the Constitution a way to settle It PMoefully. No action. Ogleby appointed on committee of Privileges and Elections, vice Bout well. Adjourned. HOI HE. In the House, the first business was the call of the States. Atten dance thin. Among the bills introduced and re ferred was the following: By Darrall, of Louisiana, author izing the State of Louisiana to close the mouth of bayou Lafaurche where it opens into the Mississippi. Also, to apply the proceeds of sales of public lands to the education of the people. Banniug, of Ohio, moved to sus pend the rules and adopt a resolution reciting the eulogism passed on J. Madisop Wells, of the Louisiana Returning Board, on Senator Sher man's report to the President, and calling on the President for copies from the War Department of all re ports, orders or correspondence con nected with General Sheridan’s re moval of Wells from the Governor ship of Louisiana in 1867. The motion was defeated—Hi to 80 —not the necessary two-thirds. Mae Deugal offered a resolution for the appointment of select commit tee’s on election frauds, as follows: Committee’s of nine for New York, Brooklyn and Jersey City; five for Virginia—the Second and Fourth Congressional Districts; nine for Mississippi; five for Philadelphia; and three for Alabama. Negatived— yeas 124 nays 88 -not the necessary two-thirds. Cox then offered a resolution for a select committee on fraudulent regis tration and fraudulent voting in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Jersey City—adjourn ed. On motion of Goode, of Virginia, the Judiciary Committee were in structed to inquire and report on the legality of the circular letter issued by the Attorney General during the late Presidential campaign to the United States Marshals, in relation to their duties on such election. A resolution offered by Spencer, of Louisiana, for inquiry into intimida tion practiced on Government em ployees during the late election to compel them to contribute election funds, was defeated for want of two thirds. Democratic t'aiiruN. Washington, Dec. 12.—The Demo crats of both liojses had a caucus session this evening. Nothing is known of its proceedings beyond its pledge .to secrecy. The Democratic Senatorial caucus, after discussing the situation, appointed Thurman, Bogy, Boyard, Kernan and Eaton a committee to confer with a commit tee for adjusting only difficulties re garding counting the Electoral votes. The House Democratic caucus to day, after a very animated discussion, agreed on the motion of Hunton to instruct the Judiciary Committee to report what course j.he House should pursue regarding the counting of Electoral votes, and what legal pow ers the House and Senate respective ly possess on the subject. Some excited speeches were made, bat the general determination was to take no other action until the receipt of reports of Southern investigating committees. French Politic*. London, Dec. 11.—The Paris corres pondentof the Times says the minis terial crisis beginning seriously to affect trade. Up to midnight Sunday, the Left .have refused to let M. Dufaure have a portfolio. The difficulties do not appear to have been cleared away by Drefaur’s conference w.ith Simon. There is a chance of a list appearing in Monday’s official journal. Paris, Dec. 11.—The interview be tween Dufauve, President of the Min isterial Council, and Jules Simon, which was held on Saturday last, and at which M. Simon was offered the portfolio of the Interior, has proved abortive. The Journal lie* Debate says Dufauve has now abandoned further efforts to reorganize the Cab inet, and insists upon resigning definitely. Chandler’s Telewram* Demanded. Washington, Dec. 11.—It is stated the Congressional Committee has de manded the telegrams sent by Secre tary Chandler, also those sent by Mr. Wm. E. Chandler, who has been to Florida during the canvass. COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1870. SOUTH CAROLINA. A qIIET MUMBAI. Rrporlrd l.ynrhlnir ot Negro Murderer* Colombia, Dec. 10.—Everything was remarkably quiet to-day. The Con gressional Committee attended the various churches. There Is nothing I to Indicate the slightest ruffle. The Democrats nre hopeful and confident of justice. Columbia, Dec. 11.—It is reported that ten negroes, who wounded one w bite a nd killed anot her, at Lowndes ▼ille, were takeu from the Sheriff’s posse and lynched by Georgians. ! Charleston, Dec. 11.—Sixteen ne groes were arrested in Abbeville oouu | ty, Charged with the murder of two : white men, whom they umbushed and shot, near Lowndesville, on Monday. Six of the negroes made a full confession, implicating j their fellow prisoners, and divulging a plot for the murder for the white men of the village and capture of ! the women. Twenty of them were ; in the conspiracy, und they had be gun the butchery by slaughtering j the two white men. Of the sixteen arrested, thirteen were started from Lowndesville to Anderson, the in tention being to send them from Anderson to Abbeville by railroad. This round-about course was adopted to avoid being lynched by men who were said to be on the direct load from Lowndesville to Ab beville. The prisoners started for Anderson on Saturday, under a strong guard, but up to evening have not been heard from. It is rumored that they have been intercepted and lynched by a party from Georgia; but no confirmation of the report has yet reached Charleston. Two of the pris oners had been hurt when captured, and the party may have stopped on the road to ease the wounded, and especially as the weather hns been so cold. LATER. Columbia, Dec. 11.—Positive infor mation lias been received here that the Lowndesville murderers were not lynched. They have been removed to Walhalla, O’Conner county, a9 a precaution against violence. Investigations discloses that the plot to murder the whites indiscrimi nately was so horrible as to arouse the excitement among the whites to the extent of threatening summary punishment. The precaution taken avoided this, aud everything is cow quiet. One of the captured murderers took laudanum and died from the ef fects. A jury in ilia case reudered a verdict unanimously : “We the jurors upon our oaths do say that, Samuel Bouton came to his death from the voluntary use of laudanum, taken by himself, and received by him from the hands of his brother.” The prisoners are now all safe in Walhalla jail. JUDGE BOND REI.EASF.B THE CANVASSING BOARD. Columbia, Dec. 11.—Judge Bond has delivered his decision discharg iug the board of Btate canvassers on the ground that the Supreme Court of the State had no jurisdiction. A confiscation. Case. Washington, December 11.—Tho Supreme Court to-day decided Wind sor vs. McVeigh and Gregory vs. Mc- Veigh, error to the Corporations Court of Alexandria, Va. These were actions by McVeigh to recover property which had been confiscated. The court below held that McVeigh had no notice of" the confiscation proceedings, and judgment was for him. That judgment is here affirm ed, the Court holding that the juris diction acquired *by the seizure in such cases is not to pass upon the question of forfeiture absolutely, but pass upon that question after oppor tunity has been afforded to the owner and parties interested to appear and be heard upon the charges against them. Some notification beyond that arising from the seizure is essential, prescribing a time within which ap pearance must be made, and not having been given in that case by the usual modes, the decree of con demnation is held to be affirmed. Mllp WK. Norfolk, Dec. 11.—The Tobigu, ashore at Lambert’s Point, floated last night, by the assistance of tugs. The body of Capt. Berg B. Gandy, of the schooner Dreadnaught, from May. was found last night float ing in the harbor here; supposed to be an accident. New York, Dee. 11. -Schooner Har ry Elliott. Thomson, has been wreck ed on Long Island shore. The cap tain, wife, child and mate drowned. The remainder of the crew are safe; vessel almost a total wreck. Schooner Fanny Blivenport, Jeffer son, capsized on Jones’ Inlet bar. Two of the crew drowned. Capt. Seth Robbins rescued but lies in a precarious condition. The vessel is a total wreck ; value $25,000. Over 30 vessels reported ashore yes terday near j3andy Hook. Several hauled off yesterday. The Weather To-Day. Washington, Dec. 11.—For South Atlantic States, warm, southerly to westerly winds, with slight changes in barometer, and partly cloudy weather. From ttin Atlanta Couititutiou.] HOW IIKOWX VIEWS IT. THE ASTOUNDING FRAUDS COMMITTED BY THE RADICALS IN FLORIDA—HE THINKS THE GOVERNOR OF OREGON, WHETHER HE ACTED LAWFULLY OR NOT, HAS FI- J NALLY SETTLED THE QUESTION. Ex-Governor Brown returned to the city Friday morning and was all day in his room, busy about private matters, and we could not uut.il yes terday see him and talk about what had been done in Florida, where he has been for three weeks aiding the Democrats to get a fair count. We found him at home yesterduy, look- j Ing better t han we expected. He! says he has suffered very much with an attack of pneumonia, that atone time made him quite uneasy, but he 1 is now almost entirely recovered. Wo asked him about things in Flor- I ida. He replied : “Things have been f very fully reported about proceedings there, but I am willing to give any additional information in my power.” Reporter—What is your candid opinion of the votes in the State on the 7th of November, and the result announced by the board? Gov. Brown—There can be no pos sible doubt but that the vote of the State was for Tilden and Hendricks Gov. Drew’s majority was larger than Tilden's. Take the returns as much by itio county canvassers with all the frauds, and it gave Tilden a majority of 120, and Drew over 800. I have no doubt but if there had been a fair poll and proper return by the county fjoards, their majorities would have I been larger. It was necessary for the State Board to overcome these majorities, and they did so in a very I bungling manner; but plainly shows j their infamous conduct. It is cer tainly the boldest piece of fraud ever perpetrated. The truth is it will not ■ stand the test of Investigation by any fair minded man, I care not what ! party he belongs to. j Reporter—Was there no way to j prevent this? Oov. Brown—None at all. Every thing was done that could be, and we have accumulated a mass of testimo ny that will convince any one when it is published. This is all that could be done. The Democrats have labor ed under very great disadvantage all the time. Every officer in the State, except members of the Legislature, from the Judges down to constables, are appointees of the Governor. All the precinct managers and persons who had control of the election were appointed by Gov. Stearns, and in the first instance they did everything to make the vote as large as possible for the Republicans nnd as small as possible for the Democrats; and when they found that they were" still de feated, they were ready with every cunning device to suppress the truth when it cut against them, and were open and bold, even resort-, ing to perjury and bribery, to estab lish their claim to a majority. In Mauatee county the entire vote was thrown out because persons voted who bad not registered, when it was cjearly shown they were entitled to vote. In Alachua county, at Archer Point, they wore detected in the grossest frauds in trying to sustain the 212 fraudulent votes; but, this board did not hesitate to count out the one nor to count in the other, and they kept throwing out counties and votes until they got enough, not only to elect the Hayes Electors, but, all the other officers who were voted for on the 7th November. And it must be convincing proof of fraud to even tiie Republicans, that having everything in their own hands, with nothing left to the Democrats but to vote, tiiat this board should find, or pretend to find, that only the Dem ocrats had acted so as to lose their majorities. In not a single county was a vote lost to the Republicans, but whole counties that gave Demo cratic majorities were tiirown out by this board. The gross frauds perpe trated by all the men who had charge of the returns was done to keep in their Governor, as much as anything else, because they knew if Drew was elected they would lose their places. Reporter—What did the military do there? Gov. Brown—They were user! by the Republicans whenever they wanted them. A company was sent to Archer precinct with a State offi cer, to get up affidavits to sustain the 219 votes. When they got there the man who had been sent, called all the negroes in the neighborhood to gether, and I am informed circulated the report that ail the negroes who had voted the Democratic ticket were to be arrested by the military and carried to the chain-gang. This was done to keep any of them from saying they had voted the Demo cratic ticket. He brought back a number of affidavits signed by ne groes with their mark—but not enough even then to show 219. One affidavit stated that be voted and fifty others voted for Hayes; these were ail taken by the board as con clusive evidence. One company, under Capt. Mills, who is well know n here, was sent to Jackson county, and ordered to report to some low down fellow there that had nothing whatever to do with the army, whose business it was to get up evidence about intimidation. When Captain Mills returned to Tallahassee he was much disgusted at the work he had assigned him, and complained about the manner in which the person had performed his work. We wanted the board to let Capt. Mills come before them and testify about it, but they refused to hear him, yet took the affidavits brought by the person who had been sent to get them up. Reporter—WAS there anything that indicated that Gov. Stearns knew of their frauds? Gov. Brown—He knew oil about them. Housed his power whenever it was necessary to carry them out. Whenever a man would not certify to suit him, he would remove him and appoint another. Reporter—How about the telegraph wires, who cut them? Gov. Brown —Well, they were cut several times, whenever they wanted ! to keep outside news from coming in, or anything from going out, the wires were cut. This was the work of the Republicans. The raorniDg they sent off the dispatch about the j result of the board, they sent the re sult over the wires, and immediately the wires were cut. During the day i they fixed them up again, and sent, a i few more dispatches, and then cut them again. Reporter—Who is there that will ; aid the Congressional committee in their investigation? Gov. Brown —Attorney General Cooke, Mr. Pasco, Judge Hilton, Mr. | Raney and Mr. Call, of Jacksonville, j are there and they are good men, und j will aid them iu getting up all the) additional evidence. These gentle men have the evidence wo accumu-1 luted, which will all be laid before) the committee. Reporter— Where wore you when you heard froni-Oregon? Gov. Brown—Wo were at Live Oak on our way home. Several Republi cans and Domocratis were on the train. Mr. Marble received the dis patch, and it made tho Republicans gloomy. They had been talking a great deal about a prima facie case, and It would be hard to overcome it, which is true. Reporter—What do you think of the Oregon matter? Gov. Brown—l think it settles the Presidential question. I have not ex amined The law to see if the Governor of that State has compiled with it; but even if he hns not, there is no way to get around his certificates, without providing a precedent for the Detnocrais to go behind the cer tificates in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. Just here some friends called to see the Governor, and we were compelled to leave him, or we would have pumped more out of him on the Ore gon case. We were satisfied, though, that he is certain of Tilden’s inaugu ration. THE PRESIDENTIAL DI DDLE nitdrully or Electing My the House. special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.J Washington, Dec. B.—There is t bis danger if the two Houses count the Electoral vote recognizing the Joint Rules to be in force. The House would of course object to tbe South ern States stolen for Hayes. Next, the Senate would object to Missis sippi, Arkansas, Alabama and other States on pretexts which can easily he conjured from the fecundity of Radical imagination. If the result should throw tho election into the House, t he Republicans could check mate tbe Democrats in two ways. First, by filibustering until after the 4th of March, thus robbing the House of its constitutional preroga tive. Second, by absenting them selves from the count. The Consti tution explicitly provides tiiat tho counting of the Electoral vote shall be done in the presence of the Senate and Houso ot Representatives. If tlio Senate will not. attend in tbe hall of the House, and if the House will not attend in the Semite Chamber, it is very evident that - the vote can not be counted. If tho vote is not counted the President of the Seuate can make no declaration us to who is elected President, and the House might then proceed to elect a President. But tlio Constitution provides that when the House is called upon to elect a President a quorum for that purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the States. More than one-third of the States represented in tbe House have a majority of Republicans, and it would be in their power, by absent ing themselves, to prevent a quorum. Then the Senate could elect a Vice President who would succeed to the Presidency. This may, after all, be the game of the defeated party. Of course it would be revolution, but a party that can steal three States with the eyes of forty millions of people upon them can also do this, and say complacently, "What are you going to do about, it.” The Democracy have a tricky, scaly set to deal with, and before temporizing with them it is well to consider what steps they might not attempt, to beat Tilden out of the Presidency. ALABAMA LEGISLATURE. Saturday, Dec. 9.—ln the Senate, on tlio call of the districts, the fol lowing were among the new bills in troduced : * Mr. Bice, to provide for the remov al of convicts from the penitentiary. Mr. Armstrong, to authorizes W. M. Lewis of Macon county, to peddle without license. Mr. Tait, to require railroad com panies to pay for stock killed in cer tain cases. Mr. Comer, to protect sheep hus bandry in this .State, Mr. Saffold, to secure to the resi dents of this State the exemption from execution of real property al lowed by law without reference to its actual occupation by the owner. Mr. Seay, by leave, introduced a bill to authorize the Governor to fill vacancies in the offices of circuit so licitor, coroner, and justice of the peace. The bill to provide for the appoint ment of a commissioner to adjust the State debt, and the bill to regulate the parties convicted of felonies in certain cases, were made special or ders for Monday. In the House, on the call of the counties, bills were introduced— Mr. Harrington, to amend an act to create a lien in favor of owners of str.llions or jacks. Also, ro authorize the taking of de positions in certain eases. Mr. Kelly, to amend an act to pre scribe the manner in which tho ex emption of property from sale on ex ecution may be waived. Mr. Herndon, a joint resolution to Congress in regard to the construc tion of a breakwater in the bay and harbor of Mobile. ’Adopted. Also, to regulate the practice of medicine in this State. Mr. Glennon, to provide for the re demption of lands sold for taxes and purchased by tbe State. Mr. Hubbard, to prescribe the time within which proceedings for the al lotment of dower must be commenc ed by tho widows of decedents. Also, to put in force section 25 of article 5 or tho constitution. Also, to require in the allotment of dower, to assign the entire dower in terest in the lands embraced in the homestead, and to increase the dower interest therein by the amount or value of it in the homestead. Mr. McMath—To amend the act re quiring tho county taxes of Shelby county to be paid in State obliga tions. , Mr. Dillon—To prevent the levy of an execution or attachment on the crop of a tenant in certain cases. Also, to prevent injury to domestic animals. Mr. Stevens, from coffee, from Committee on Federal Relations, re ported favorably on a memorial to Congress in regard to the homestead law. Adopted. Mr. Jackson, from Committee on Publlo Roads and Highways, report ed a substitute for bill in relation to working the public roads. [Provides that auy person failing to work thC roads shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than $2 nor more than $5 for each day such work has not been per formed.] A number of amendments were offered and defeated, when the sub stitute was adopted and the bill or dered to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Manasco, of Walker.from Com mittee on Military, reported favora bly on bill to more efficiently organ ize the volunteer militia of Alabama. On motion of Mr. Betts, the hill was laid upou the table, and 150 copies ordered to be printed. Mr. Jere, from Committee on Agri culture and Commerce, reported favorably on bill requiring ware housemen to give full weight in re ceipts for cotton received for storage. The Governor informed the House of his approval of the bill to make defendants in proceedings to keep the peace, competent witnesses in their own behalf. THE COMNFIRACY. The True Inwardness ol Senator Ed munds' Invesrilcatlnß Resolution. CONGRESS TO BE BULLDOZED. Special to the >’. O. Democrat.] Washington, Dec. 9.—The Repub lican majority in the Senate has now determined to stand by the Return ing Boards to the end. The committees contemplated in Edmunds’ resolution have been agreed upon and will commence op erations next weak. Their make-up is ot the most Radical character, particularly those to investigate Louisiana and Mississippi. The real scope of Edmunds’ resolution does not seem fully understood by the Democrats. On its face, it is simply an inquiry as to violations of the Constitution in Southern elections, but its real pur pose is to lay the foundation of a pro gramme by which the next House of Representatives is to he bulldozed. The scheme is for the committees of the Senate to report that certain Cou gressiouul districts in Louisiana, Al abama, Mississippi and the other States named in Edmonds’ resolu tion, have been carried by the Demo crats through intimidation, etc. Then the members from these districts are to be prevented from taking their seats by military force, and the next House is thus to be organized as a Republican body. This is the true inwardness of Edmunds’ move, and is thoroughly understood by tho Re publicans here, though the Demo crats do not seem to bave discovered it. No legislation will be attempted in either House pending the work of tho committees. It is not expected that any committees of either House will be ready to report before the 10th of January. The President lias fully decided to sustain Chamberlain and his Legis lature, and the dispersion of the Democratic House in South Carolina by Gen. Ruger may be expected any day. All attempts of Hewitt, Randolph aud others by personal solicitation to induce Grant to give Hampton fair play, have proven futile. The Republicans hope to torment the South into resistance against Federal authority; in which event they think the North will rally, as of old, and give them a united support. How We Have Clot Kill mormon. Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.) The Oregon muddle sticks in the gills of the Republicans, aud they see no loop-hole for escape. They must now either reverse all their dec larations previously made, or give Tilden his seat on the face of the re turns, which will show him to be elected. If the Hayes Electors refuse to file the certificates issued them by Gov. Grover, and merely file a sworn statement of their organization, John Sherman’s declaration made in the Senate yesterday, that neither the President pro tern, ot the Senate nor the two houses in joint convention had any authority to go behind the certificate of the Executive of a State, goes for naught. The trouble, then, is just this ; If the two Hayes Elec tors file the Governor’s [certificates, what credentials will the Elector Watts file ? If the certificates of the first two are recognized, what is to be done with the Democratic Elector, Cronin, who will come here armed with a certificate equally as valid as those of the two Hayes Electors? Again—if the Senate shall insist that there are no joint rules in force, how is the certificate of Cronin to be rejeoted ? The Republicans assume to say that the matter will come out all right. They hold that the President of the Senate when Cronin presents to him his certificate will throw the same into the waste rubbish and take cognizance of the three Hayes Electors, including the disqualified Watts. Sherman said in tbe Senate to-day that he did not see how the Governor of a State could certify to the election of an Elector who was not the choice of the people. This is a strange position for one to assume who for three weeks remain ed in Louisiana to defeat the popular expression of the people of that State. The indications to-night are that tho Democratic Senators will take Sher man at his word that the Governor of a State cannot cheat the people out of their choice, and will raise the ar-< gument against the patent Returning Boards which have been guilty of just what Sherman complains of. The Democrats in Congress withhold for the present an expression of judg ment concerning the action of Gov. Grover. TKI.KBKAPIIIC MUMM Y BY. Burlington, N. J., Dec. 11.—Twenty buildings on York street burned. Loss 100,000. Madrid, Dec. 11.—The Cortez has passed a law making Education com pulsory. London, Dec. 11.— A report Is Cur rent that the Turks are about to enter Roumania. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 11.—Hon. Geo. A Trenholm, Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate Govern ment at the time of the collapse, Is dead, aged 70. LAWYERS. BEEBE CRAWFORD. J. M. Me NEILL. Crawford & McNeill, Attorneys and Counsellors at Lai, ItH Brood At., ColtimMua, CM. - .. UU'L V. HATCHAB. . B. OCMCMIO*. HATCHER & GOETCHIUB Attorney* m 4 CmbmUot* t Law. Practice la State and KedoraJ Court*. OrFira—B7 Brood atiaat, over Wittlch k Ala* l*a Jewelry Rtore. , Leo MoljOßter, A TTOHXK Y A TI.A W, f- , .... - r -~y~~ -• H MKTA, Di. MR BROKET ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS. W. Xj. Tj A'a* rA A*BdE Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ga. WILL practice In the c nun tie* the Chatta hoochee Circuit. fcb3 ly Thomas J. Chappell, Attorney At Law. OFFICE OVER 118 BROAD STRERT, Columbus, fin. march 2 tf CARRY J. THORNTON WM. F. WILLIAM. Thornton & Williams, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AND BEAL ESTATE AGEHTB. OFFICE UP STAIRS OVER THE STORK OF C. K. HOCUHTKAHBER. Broad street. Will practice in the counties of Harris, Talbot, Taylor, Marion, Chattahoochee and Stewart, and in tbe Supreme C6urt of the State, District ami Circuit Courts of the United States; also in the counties of Lee and Russell, Ala. Will also give special attention to tha purchase and sale of Real Estate, Examination of Titles aud Conveyancing. Also, to Renting and Collec tion of Rents. aorl4 tf Joseph F. Pou, Attorney A Counsellor at Law, OFFICE west side Brood street'over stor# of W. H. Itobarts A Cos. Practices in State ami Federal Courts. Advice and services tendered to Administrators, Executors, Guardians, &e. Spe cialty made of Conveyancing, Examining Titles, &0., in Georgia, or anywhere in the United States. All business promptly attended to. feb7 dtf IJO\i:ii C. LEVI, Jr., Attorney and tnunarllor at Law. Commissioner of Deeds N. Y, end other States. Office over Georgia Tome Bank. ESTATES.—SpeciaI attention to keeping accu rate accounts, vouchers, Ac., snd making an nual returns for Guardians, Administrators snd Executors. sepUD-ly R. JT. MOSES, Attorney at Law. OFFICE over Georgia Home Insurance Com pany. Office hours from Ist October to Ist June, 10 to 4 p. m. _ tepid ly O. n AT.TTOTTKr, ATTOENEY ATLAW, Geneva, Ga. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS OF the Chattahoochee Circuit. Special attention given to Collections. He is Corresponding Agent for the Oeneaai Collecting Ageneies of New York snd Savannah. Therefore his facilities for pursuing that branch ef the pro* easion is unsurpassed by any lawyer in the State. octaFtf THORNTON & GRIMES, Attorneys at Law. OFFICE over AMU & Co.'*. cornet ot Bn—d imi St. (Ur atrwta, lub>Dm, fl*. Jail ly GRIGSBY E, THOMAS, Attorney at Law Columbus, Go. Office over 0. E. Hochstrasser’s. JanlQtf HINES DOZIER, Attorney At Law- Hamilton, Ga. WILL practice in the OUtUhooebee (Hr or anywhere else. Mr. O. A. B. Doaier will be found in my office on and after October Ist. 1870, and will Sssistla all collections and office work entrusted. *ep26 ly B. F. HARRELL, Attorney it Lav and Solicitor in Equity LUMPKIN, GA. 9~Hpecial attention given to Collections and remittances promptly made. Bovltf J. D. Bamxio. W. W Macsax*. RAMBO Hi MACKALL, (UorneTi at Law, Office lu Uurrug’ Building. Colambne, CM. mhl mul&wly __ __ PItOMINENT INCIDENTS -IN THE— History of Columbus, Ha., FROM its fijrst settlement in 1837, to the Wil son Raid In 1865, with a chapter on Colum bus as it now is. Compiled by JOHK H. MAR TIN. Part 11, a volume of 208 pages, and the eon eluding portion of the work, just issued from the press. Subscribers to the publication will be furnished to-day. These desiring copies of either volume, who have not subscribed, can obtain them at the of fice of the publisher, 42 Randolph street. Price, 1 1.00 each. TM4S. ULIBKT. JmiM tf GRAND OPENING. WE WILL ON THURSDAY NEXT. OPEN OUR Pall and Winter stock of MILINEBY, AC., Embracing all the paraphernalia of a la dy’s wardrobe. Having conaldera i'i bljr increneed our atom-room, we have a larger and more com- . plete stock than ever before. MRS. COLVIN A MISS DONNELLY. octs-eodSm 100 Broad Street. NO. 232