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VOL. 2. T. K. WTNNK, W. H. DK WOLF, JOHN H. MARTIN, JOHN H. MTKWABT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. PulilhlifrH and Proprietor, DAILY, (In advance) per annum, $7 00 ** six month*, 4 00 ** • three month* 200 •• one mouth 75 WBKKIjY, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) It \TE*i OP Alivn Square, one week 4 $ .1 00 One Square, one month... .V 800 One Square, six months 28 00 TANARUS, 'ansient advertisements SI.OO for first inter* A and 50 ceuts for each subsequent insertion. JVifty per cout. additional in Local column. m Liberal rates to larger advertisements. L MONTGOMERY, ALA. President Chambers’ Address l the Mate GrniiKr. Exchange Hotel, I Montgomery, Ala., Dec. IG, IH7G. | Editor Columbus Times— Montgomery looks blue, dull and indifferent to-day. The Legislature gone, Circusgone, State Grange gone, and boarding-house keepers wearing long faces. Indeed, the city seems deserted. ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE MASTER OF THE STATE GRANGE. Col. Wm. H. Chambers, of Russell county, Master of the State Grange * of Alabama, in annual session in this place on the 12th inst., delivered Ids annual address to that body, which was received with applause. He lirst welcomed the Order to Montgomery. He rejoiced in the oc casion which brought the farmers to gether to exchange feelings of fartn erly and agricultural,love, to talk to gether over farm matters. He es teemed it the highest pur poses and chief excellencies of the Order of Patrons “that feeling of fel lowship which it is intended to awak en among those who are united by a community of interest. Without the advantages of constant association, which is offered by the compact neighborhoods of cities and towns; living for the most part on our farms, and, as a general rule in the South, in sparsely settled communities,farm ers feel less of that sense of brother hood, which grows out of identity of pursuit, than is generally found among those, who are engaged in other vocations. Merchants meet each other daily on the streets and in their places of business, physi cians are brought together constant ly in the sick room and in their pro fessional boards, lawyers are drawn together in the court room; and thus the ties of a common pursuits are cemented by personal contact; but aien who cultivate the soil are, from the nature of their business, brought but little into association with each other, and from this cause, perhaps, it has happened that there is less professional cohesion among farmers than is to be found in any of the other vocations of life. Tire Grange helps to correct this misfortune.” They realized this in the monthly and annual meetings, in State, coun ty and subordinate Granges as they met around a common altar. Farm ers there know each other better and cultivate a feeling of love for each other. He denies that the Order, from any selfish or clannish motive, meets to gether to combine against other classes or to employ means in hopes to further their own end or intertests. When others reflect upon the impor tant relation which the agriculture of the country sustains to the gener al prosperity, that it is indeed the mainspring of our natural growth, and that the grand aim of the Grange is to foster, develop©, and strength en that great interest—l repeat it, we have established our claim to the good will of men of all classes and all pursuits. The Grange is nothing more nor loss than an organization of the agri cultural classes of the country for the purpose of building up and pro moting the interests of the laud. Its vitality has been exactly proportion ate to its fidelity to this germinal idea. Wherever this truth has been subordinated to an inferior concep tion of its mission, the Grange has languished and will eontiuue to lan guish so long as its object is miscon ceived. Other views of its design, finding expression in questionable enterprises, may give to itforawhile a fictitious prosperity, but in the long run, and as a rule almost universal, those Granges have been most fortu nate which have kept it steadily in view, as the aim of its organization. IN HIS CONCEPTION, the State Grange is the State Agri cultural Society of Alabama, and the six hundred subordinate Granges which we have scattered through the rural districts of Alabama are so many associations of the farmers in their respective neighborhoods, for the purpose of improving the agri culture of the State. Because I re gard the Grange as the most effici ent organization for this purpose that we have ever had in this coun try, and I believe if we should per mit it to fall we shall probably never have another that can so well do this work, I feel a profound interest in whatever concerns its prosperity. DELINQUENT DUES. Some grangers have failed to pay up, and he advises they be relieved aud revised—how or when as master he did not instruct. COUNTY DEPUTIES, he believed the best system of deputies, but he acknowledged it dif ficult to secure competent men to fill the office; that last year the appoint ments were made by him too late to effect much good. COUNTY ORANGES need uniformity in their work, to be effective; and he asked for legisla tion necessary to meet the object of such county organizations. In his judgment, it was best to aid County Fairs; that they could do nothing "which will more certainly vitalize our v der and promote the great aim of our organization, than to foster these enterprises by lending to them your encouragement and co-opera tion. I should rejoice to see move ments set on foot in every county in the State for holding County Fairs daring the coming year. In Maren go, Sumter, Dallas, Bullock, Jefifer sou, and perhaps other counties, the efforts which have been made in this direction have met with the most gratifying success, and I doubt not will bo repeated the coming year with still better results. I trust that the examples of these counties will be followed in other sections of the State, and I feel assured that wher ever they aro undertaken, the most gratifying fruits will result from them.” HIS IDEA OF CO-OPERATION. “I am free to say that I have not en tered with much enthusiasm into some of the schemes for co-opera tion in business,which have received the hearty endorsement of other members of our order. Indeed, I have regarded some of these enterprises with so much distrust that I have been charged with hostility to this feature of the Grange. Such a charge, however, does mo injustice. I am a friend to co-operation, but I am not an advocate of all the visionary schemes which, under the name of “co-operation”—a sort of talismanie name in our order--have been rec ommended to patrons, and many of which have always resulted in fail ure, to the personal injury of those who have embarked in them, and to the detriment of our cause. My judgment is, that we should embark very cautiously in any business enter prise involving the credit or good name of the Order. Every failure in an effort of that sort reacts prejudi cially upon the Grange. Asa gener al rule, I doubt the wisdom of under taking to turn farmers into mer chants. My opinion is, we shall best subserve the interests of agriculture, aud the prosperity of our Order, by sticking to our own business, aud permitting the merchants to attend to theirs. Hence I have not looked with favor upon the system of “co operative stores,” which seem to have succeeded well in England, and which from that fact, have been very earnestly recommended to .the farmers of this country. In dense ly populated districts, and when for tunately placed in the management of prudent business men, they may succeed ; but in sparsely settled com munities like ours, and in the hands of men, who, however successful as fanners, have had no experience in mercantile pursuits, they will in nine, cases out of ten, result in failure. JI confess I have no confidence whatev er, in what is called “international co-operation.” The idea that the farmers of this country can, without the intervention of “middle men,” send their produce* directly to the manufacturers of Europe, and re ceive in return the fabrics of the mills, so far from being progress is in my opinion a step backward in civil ization. It is a Violation of that law of competition and subdivision of la bor which is the genius of our age, and to which more than to any other one principle are we indebted for the excellence which has been attained in every department of industry. I cannot, of course, within the limits of a commu nication like this, undertake to go into any extended argument on this matter, and hence must content my self with the general statement of my views. There are, however, legit imate subjects and modes of co-oper ation, which I should be glad to see fully considered and prudently em barked in by our Order. One is the establishment of schools for the edu cation of our children, in which some of our District Granges have already made very successful experiments. There are now within this State seve ral well established and prosperous institutions of learning, founded un der the auspices of the Grange, in communities where, without such co operation, there would have been no schools whatever. Another instance of feasible and proper co-operation is furnished in the example of those District GraDges which have combin ed for the purpose of breaking down monopolies hostile to the interests of agriculture. In some cases, com binations have been formed among those who have transportation and handling of our crops, by which the producers have been compelled to submit to unreasonable exactions, and in almost every instance where the Grange has undertaken it, these combinations have been forced to giveaway. This sort of co-operation is legitimate and commendable. In other instances, Granges have united COLUMBUS. GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1870. in raising a fund for the purchase, at wholesale, and for cash supplies for their farms, thereby effecting a largo saving in the cost of their purchases. This mode of co-operation is practi cable, and will, I trust, become more general. Another mode of co-opera tion is that suggested in tho memo rial presented to the National Grange at its last session, by a oommittee appointed at a meeting of the mem bers of tho Executive Committee as sembled in Convention at Chicago, November 19th. I invite your care ful attention to these suggestions, contained in the paper herewith transmitted, und hope that you may, at this session, do something to wards the inauguration of the sys tem therein recommended. STATE FAIR, GRANGE ITALLS AND STATE TEMPLE received favorable notices and re comeudntions. Other .points soley of interest to the Order were reviewed in a style that reflected credit on tho Order. CONCLUSION. Of the recent objects and ultimate aims, designs or success of this se cret Outer wo are ignorant; but if Col. Chambers and his Grangers will raise more “hog and hominy” and less cotton another year, they will have advanced one step in fanning, and to this and all honorable aims they have our best wishes. “B.”' THE SOUTHERN* DEMOCRACY. Tlieir Attitude In Deference to ■ lie Presidential Question. A Determination to At Mlutnn Their ItlitM* Allied Willi Conservatism. Special Dispatch to the World.] Washington. Dec. 15— Tho South ern members of Congress, in inter views to-day, appear to bo growing restive under the continued misrep resentations of their attitude on the Presidential question, which are ap pearing from day to day in the news papers. The sensational and wholly incorrect report of an interview Col. Roberts, of New Orleans had with Gov. Hayes, at the home of the lat ter in Ohio, was promptly exposed and contradicted but it contin ues to be followed by similar statements which aro equally un founded in fact. Some of these re ports have no doubt grown out of a recent interview with Mr. Hill, of Georgia; but Mr. Hill does not re flect altogether the sentiments of his colleagues, and could not command to-day a corporal’s guard of follow ers. It is possible that thero may be one or two Soul hern members who would concede the election of Mr. Hayes with the hope of gainingsome thing for their section by the conces sion, but it would be difficult to find them. They certainly would notreji resent the sentiments of the South ern people. Neither among the Southern men in Congress or out of it is there the slightest disposition to concede the election of Mr. Hayes, or the faintest desire to buy his good will by acting in bad faith towards their Northern allies. The South did its part in the lust election toward placing Mr. Tilden in the Presi dential Chair; it knows that he has been fairly elected, and should be in augurated, and that position it is ready to maintain. Of course, if the North makes no resistance to the revolutionary pro gramme by which the Radicals propose to put Mr. Hayes into the White House the South must also give way, however unwillingly. But let the North show a hold front and assert its rights, and the South will not be found wanting. Of course no Southern man, and it might he further said no true lover of his country, desires the settlement of the Presidential question by an appeal to arms. All in terest save those of a few adventurers are opposed to internal strife, and none are more ready to deprecate even die possi bility of bloodshed than the much ma ligned cx-Confederates who heldsoats in Congress. They have seen quite enough of Avar and its horrors. All the war talk of to-day comes from Ihe hangers-on of the Administration and departmentalemployees, and the loudest mouthed are those least likely to respond to a possible call to arms. They are no doubt encouraged in their threats by the moderate and law-abiding policy of tiie Democrats in Congress and by the appar ent apathy with which the people of the North have tegarded the use of troops and the frauds of the returning hoards in the South. A little while ago they were com pelled reluctantly no doubt, to admit the election of Mr. Tilden and to concede that lie would lie inaugurated: now they say that if the attempt is made to inaugurate him there will he trouble, and that the Democrats will show their wisdom by forbearing to provoke a collision. Of course, this is mere idle vaporing; but men who talk so are moved by the spirit which lias Grant in leading strings and dictates the Republican policy. The idea that threats of this kind could have any effect upon the Democrats in Congress or out of it is too absurd lor serious considera tion ; but it is not more absurd than the repeated false statements that the South ern Rcpresenativcs here have any inten tion or desire to sell themselves to Gover nor Ilayes or to place the fortunes of the South in liis hands. To this a Southern member to-day suggested the additional assurance that the Southern Democracy have been tried by fire since the war and tlieir loyalty to the Constitution and the Union proved beyond all question. These are the view's as obtained by a correspond dent of the World from conversation with nearly all of the Southern members of the House. Investigating Incompetents. Washington, Dec. 19.—The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec tions continued the investigation of alleged incompetent Electors. An other is claimed from Tennessee, who resigned a naval cadetship for the Confederacy. SB WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Signal Office. Washington, D;C., I December 19, 1876. j In the South Atlantic States, fair weather, slight rise in temperature, variable winds, mostly from north east to southeast, slight rise, followed by falling barometer. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, Dec. 19.—1n Senate, Mr. Windom, from the committee on Appropriations, reported without amendment tho House bill making appropriations for tho payment of pensions during tho fiscal year end ing J tine 30th, 1878. Placed on Calen dar. The Semite then passed a number of bills of a private character, not objected to. The sub-Judleiary Committee hav ing in charge the matter of exacting copies of telegrams, will report to morrow somo resolutions and safe guards. The Ways and Means Committee agreed to adjourn from Saturday to Wednesday, this and next week. The petition of Jno. R. Tat nail of Georgia, for removal of political dis abilities was presented. Several private bills were passed, and the Massachusetts statues ac cepted. Mitchell’s Oregon resolution was discussed all day without action. HOUSE. The House is engaged on routine business. Tho Fortification bill, appropria ting only $250,000 for repairs, arma ment aud torpedoes, passed. An amendment offered by Mr. Reagan, appropriating SIOO,OOO for commencing fortifications on Gnl- excluded on a point of order. The statues of John Winthrop and Samuel Adatus were accepted from tho State of Massachusetts, to be placed in the Capitol. The resolution for an adjournment from next Saturday to Wednesday the 27th, and from the following Saturday 3d January, was adopted. LOUISIANA. EX-HOY■ YYIt'KI.II'FE’S TESTIMONY. '■ ■■■ -■■■■♦ * Ex-Gov. Wickliffe testified before the Congressional Committee, that tho organization of Regulators was gotten up while he was in Kentucky. He knew nothing of its constitu tion or modes of proeeedure; had a conversation with Col. Powers* who was in command of it; don’t know who succeeded him ; have no knowl edge of armed bodies moving over the country at night; thinks the change fn the vole of West Feliciana parish was due to tho interest taken by the whites and the arguments used by them, promising a just and economical administration and a proper application of the school fund in the event of a Democratic success. Know of no other threats of dis charge or anything of that sort being used by anyone. Received circulars from Col. Patton, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, in which he said : You cannot convince a negro by reason, but may by pos itive statements of ten repeated wit nesses; Did not agree with the views of Cos!. Patton, &c.; fouud the negro readily convinced by the arguments he employed. No means were used to influence them to vote the Demo cratic ticket. THE EASTERN QUESTION. THE A DMIDTICE PKOLOIY’GED. •• ■ ■ Constantinople, Dec. 19.— Midhat Pacha has been appointed Grand Viceroy of the Turkish Empire, in place of Mohammed Ruchid Pacha, dismissed. London, Dec. 19.—A dispatch from Berlin to the Pall Mall Gazelle states that six or eight weeks extension of tho armistice is assured. The plenary sittings of tho confer ence will not be held /until after Christmas. London, Dec. 18.—The prolonga tion of the armistice to March seems confirmed. Turkey desired it, and Russia was not ready for hostilities. TELEGRAPHIC SUMS*ARTY. Bt. Louis, Dec. 19.—Colonel Henry Olmstead, sentenced for whiskey frauds, ha3 been pardoned. San Francisco, Dec. 19.—A private dispatch from Fort Yeoma reports steamer Montana, hence for Mexican ports, burned—total loss. Passen gers safe. Portland, Oregon, Dee. 19. Gov. Grover has left for Washington. Rome, Dec. 19.—At a consistory held at the Vatican to-day, Rev. Jno. Spalding, of Louisville, Ivy., was ap pointed Bishop of the new sec of Peoria, United States. Washington, Dec. 19.—A full Cabi net meeting—short session—routine business. Boston, Dec. 19.—The residence of Hollis Hnnneweil was burnt. Loss $75,000. The chambermaid was suf focated. Mittp Sflft. New York, Dec. 19.—Arrived Stermana, Camnia, Magnolia. Arrived out—Frey Adams, Mar garetia, Matilda, C. Smith, State of Nevada. Homeward—William Huuter, Gal veston ; Waterloo and the James, Pensacola. SOUTH CAROLINA. DEMOCRATS MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS FOR JUSTICE. HOY. HAMPTON DEMAND!* HIS OF FICE. Chamberliiln Defuse*. Washington, Dec. 19.--The Herald's Columbia dispatch says the Demo cratic programme of memorializing Congress for its recognition of Hamp ton as Governor, and of otherwise ar riving at a peaceful solution of the present complications, is being carried out. Gov. Hamilton and his advisers were engaged to-day in framing a memorial, which when completed will be promptly forward ed and presented to both Houses of Congress. In further pursuance of tho plan, Gov. Hampton to-day made a formal demand upon Chamberlain for pos session of the Executive Department of the Government. The following are copies of the correspondence between the two Governors. State of South Carolina, ) Executive Chamber, V December 18,1876. J Sir ;—As Governor of South Caro lina, chosen by the people thereof, I have qualified in accordance with the Constitution ; I hereby call upon you, as my predecessor in office to deliver up to me the Great Seal of the State, together with the posses sion of the State House, the Public Records, and all other matters and things appertaining to said office. Respectfully, your obedient sorv’t, Wade Hampton, Governor. D. 11. Chamberlain, Esq. State of South Carolina, ] Executive Chamber, j- Columbia, Dec. 18, 1876. J Sir—l have received the communi cation in which you call upon me to deliver up to you the great seal of State, etc., etc. Ido not recognize in you any right to make the foregoing demand, and thereby refuse com pliance therewith. I am, sir, your obedientservant, D. H- Chamberlain, Governor South Carolina. To Wade Hampton, Esq. THE SITUATION AT COLUMBIA. New York, Dec. 19. -The Herald’s Columbia special says Hampton’ has established the present temporary Ex ecutive Department at the rooms on Richardson street formerly occupied by tho Democratic State Committee. Chamberlain holds forth in the Ex ecutive Chamber at the State House, guarded by United States soldiers, and his special constabulary, who admit no one but Republican mem bers of the press aud a few' other privileged persons, including mem bers of the House and Senate, and the committees of Congress when properly identified by some well known Republicans. Regardless of Chamberlain’s re fusal to deliver up the great seal, re cords, &c., Hampton is slowly pro ceeding to establish his government. the democrats with a full quorum— THEY ELECT At. C. BUTLER U. S. SEN ATOR. . Columbia, Dec. 19.—The Demo cratic House to-day had 79 Senators and Representatives present. This being a legal quorum of the joint Assembly, a ballot was taken for U. S. Senator, resulting in tho eloction of M. C. Butler, he receiving 04 out of the 79 votes. Nothing was done by the Republi cans or courts to-day of interest. Everything very quiet. Alabama'. Finances. Montgomery, Dec. 19.—Gov. Hous ton has placed funds with the Nation al Bank of the State of New York,with which to pay interest due January Ist, on Alabama new’ bonds issued in exchange for old ones by the Com missioners to adjust the State debt. Holders presenting coupons to the above bank will be paid. The Government has also money with which to pay, January Ist, the interest on State obligations. Alabama lUver Stocked with Mulmnn. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 19.—D. T. Casey and J. J. Stewart, in the em ploy of the United States Govern ment, last night placed thirty thou sand youug salmon from Lake Mich igan, in the Alabama river. They left Northville, Mich., on Saturday, in cars filled with lake water. They changed water every three hours. The fish reached here all well and healthy, and were successfully placed in tile river. The fish were about an inch long and a few weeks old. Weather here cold; thermometer 29 at daylight. Gen. Crook’s Deport. Washington, Dec. 19.— Gen. Crook’s annual report says the miners in the Black Hills did not violate the treaty until long after the Sioux had ceased to regard it. Tho miners have not suffered as much from the Sioux since they went to the Hills as they did before on the border. Ho claims that his command, with less than 1,000 men, fought and beat Sitting Bull’s band in the battle of the Rose Bud, only a week previous to Cus ter’s disaster. He thinks the Gov ernment has treated the Sioux with unparalleled liberality, which they have repaid with Raids only limited by the endurance of their ponies. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.! . | BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. MONEY AND STOCKS. LONDON. December 19—Noon—Erie 9\\ Weather foggy. 4 p. m.—Consuls 94,V PARIS, Dec. 19. Noon—1:301*. M.—Rentes 104f. j and 75c. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Noon—Stocks active, off lrora opening prices; money easy, gold 7>,; I exchange, long, 4.82',; short 484?*; Govern ments active; State bonds butter. NEW YORK. Dec. 19 Evening—Money offered at 5; sterling firm at 2J*; gold weak at 7 Vai7S ; Governments active aud steady; new 6's 11?*; Status quiet and nominal. BERLIN, Der. 19.—Specie increase 511,000 marks. COTTON. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 19—Noon.—Cotton easy, but not quotably lower; middling uplands CJtfd, Orleans 6 11-lGd, sales 8,000, speculation aud export 1,000, |receipts 22,000; American 13,400. 3:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause. May 6 12-32, new crop shipped November aud Decem ber per sail, >*. February aud March G 11-l Gd. 3:30 p m—Sales of American 4,900. 3:30 r. M.—Uplands low middling clause, Feb ruary and March delivery G 17-32d, new crop Bhipped Novumber aud December per sail, G>,, shipped January aud February per sail 6 19-32. 4:30p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, Jan uary aud February delivery 6%. Futures opened 1-32 cheaper, but have aiuce recovered; uplands low middling clause, January and February delivery 6 l-32d, March 6 9-16(4) 19-32; April aud May 6?,; May aud June 6 11-16, shipped November aud December per Bail 6 15-32, Murch and April 6&d. 6 p. m.—Futures steady; no transactions. NEW YORK, December 19—Noon—Cotton dull, sales 455, uplands 12>£, Orleans 12 5-16. Futures opened steadier as follows: December 12 11-16; January 12 6-16@U-32; February 12 19-32(3)9-16; March 12\@25-32; April 12 16-32. NEWYOI&, Der. 19.-Eveniug—Cotton dull; sales 409, at 12‘,@12 5-16; net receipts 1,628; gross 17,351. Futures elesed;quiet aud firm; sales 15,000; December 12 5-32@12, l 4 ; January 12 11-32; Febru ary 12 19-32: March 12 13-16- April 13@13 1-32; May 13 3-16@7-32; Juuo 13 11-32; July 13 15-32 (ti l H ; August 13 17-32. Consolidated net receipts 96.316; exports to Great Britain 59,246; to France 10,007; to Con tinent 15,714; to channel 9,085. SAVANNAH. December 19.—Evening -Cotton quiet; middling 11 s ,; net receipts 4,936; sales 1000; exports to Great Britain 3,210. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19. Evening—Cotton j steady in fair demand; middling 11',. low xuid- j dling 11 good ordinary H\’: net receipts i 10,336, gross 10,731; salt s 7,00; exports to j Great Britain 9,383; channel 2,040. MOBILE, Dec. 19.—Evening-Cotton quiet; ( middling 11.*,; net receipts 3,837; sales 2000; J exports coastwise 670. BOSTON, Dec. 19. Evening Cotton quiet; middling 12' 4 ; net receipts 692; gross 837; Bales 25u. WILMINGTON, Dec. 19. Evening Cotton quiet; middling 11‘ 4 ; net receipts 373, sales ‘J6. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.—Evening Cotton quiet; middling 12' 4 ; net receipts 87, gross receipts 225. MEMPHIS, Dec. 19.—Cotton demand moder ate; middling 11'*; receipts 4.335; shipments 1,891; sales 2,200. AUGUSTA. Dec. 19. Cotton quiet aud steady; middling 10? i; receipts 1,872; sales 803. CHARLESTON, Dec. 19. Evening Cotton steady; middling 11 receipts 2,536; salt s 2000; exports to Great Britain 2,025. GALVESTON, Dec. 18.—Cotton quiet; mid dling 11' 4 ; net receipts 2,707, sales 2,591; ex ports coastwise 229. NORFOLK, Dec. 19.—Evening—Cotton quiet aud steady; middling 11>£; net receipts 3,700. gross receipt# 3,831; sales 6)0; exports to Great Britain 8,352; coastwise 2,737. BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.—Eveniug—Cotton quiet; middling 12; net receipts 146; sales 375: spinners 140; exports coastwise 36. PROVISIONS. Ai. NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Noon—Flour quiet and firm. Wheat a shade firmer. Corn advancing. Pork firm at $17.00. Lard heavy, steam 10.80. Freights heavy. Evening, 19.—Flour steady; fair export and home trade demand, superfine Western and State $6.00(£5 25, Southern flour, rather more active without decided change in prices. Wheat about 1 cent better, very light export and milling inquiry; also some little speculative de mand. Corn K<slc better, moderate export and home trade demand, also some speculative inquiry, 68<§)69 for new ungraded Western on track 69@61)4 for old ungraded Western mixed. Oats shade firmer less active. Coffee, Rio, steady aud fn fair demand. Sugar dull and nominally unchanged 9% ($lO. Molasses quiet, 4H(a]sß for New Orleans. Rico quiet, without any meterial change firm at Rosin higher. Lard opened heavy, closed very firm, prime steam SIO.BO. Whiskey a shade firmer at 12>4. Freights dull, cotton, per sail, 11-32; per steam %@l3-32. BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.—Oats quiet, Southern prime 37@40. Rye steady at Provisions quiet and steady; mess pork sl7 25; bulk shoul ders, packed, 7(g) Li, clear rib 9? 4 ; bacon shoul ders clear rib 9>{; bams 14^@15%. Lard, refined, llj 4 fe)lljf- Coffee strong and quiet, jobs 17J4@22. Sugar steady, Whft key firm at 13. LOUISVILLE, Dec. 19.—Evening—Flour steady and in good demand, family $6.00@5.60. Wheat firm, all offerings takeg at yesterdays prices, red $1 30, amber $1 35, white $1.35@40. Corn steady, in good demand at 44. Rye firmer at 80. Oats in good demand, white 40, mixed 37. Provisions in fair demand, Pork sl6 60. Bulk meats quiet, bu* firm, shoulders 6'i(g> ' 4 , clear rib sides BK@ i 4 , clear sides B%(g)?4< Sugar-cured hams 14#. Bacon—clear rib sidea 9#. in fair demand, 10vi@#. Whiskey active a shade higher at 6. Bagging steady aud firm at 11#. CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.—Evening—Flour firm; family $0 10(#$6 35. Wheat steady; red $l3O @4O. Corn easier, 44. Itye quiet and firm at 82. Oats in fair demand and firm, Barley quietßo@l.os. Pork firm at sl6 50 cash; sl7 25 February. Lard in fair demand, steam $10,25 (3)35; closidg quiet, kettle 11. Bulk meats quiet and steady, shoulders 6#@ 1 4 , clear rib sides B#©#, clear sides B?{<&#. Bacon dull and nominal, shoulders 7#, clear rib sides 9#, dear sides 10. Green meats in good demand. Whis key strong and in good demand at 7 Butter quiet and unchanged. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.—Flour firm, active for low and medium extras, $4 60@5 50. Wheat in active ; No. 2 fall $1.33; No. 3 do. sl.2B#<s29#. Corn—No. 2 mixed 40#. Oats firm. No. 2 32. Itye dull and hei.vy 68# bid. Barley quiet, choice to strictly choice Minnesota 90(a)$1.00. Whis key quiet at 8. Pork opened firm at $16.60, closed easier. Bulk meats, buyers and sellers apart at #, 8# and 8# asked for shoulders, clear rib sides aud clear sides. Lard easier owing to advance in freights, 10#. Bacon dull nt 7.‘ 4 (5) 9# and 9# for shoulders, clear rib sides and clear side*. First Through Pullman t ars. Washington, Dec. 10.— The first through fullman sleeping cars from Boston to Danville, by way of the Virginia Midland route, passed .South at 2 o’clock this morning, having left Boston yesterday at !) o’clock. These cars mako close connections with trains for Florida, and are spe cially intended for invalids going South. - (ien. Miles Defeats Bitting Dull. Washington, Dec. 10.— Gen. Sher man has advices from Gen. Miles that after his last council with Sitting Bull he had a regular stand-up fight, in which the Indians were driven from the field and scattered over the Yellowstone in tho direction of Fort Feck. A large number took refuge at Fort Peck, and are now under charge of Gen. Hazen. Gen. Miles expresses the opinion that the Sioux war is over for some years at least, ! and that the hostiles will come in i and surrender before winter is over. NO. 240 LAWYERS. Thomas J. Chappell, Attorney at Law. OFFICE OVER 118 BROAD STREET, ColUlllllllM, tail. raarch2 tf REESE CRAWFORD. J. M. M<iXTBILL. Crawford & McNeill, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, I2N llrnori Ml,, (bliiiiiluis CJa. Janls HAM L B. HATOHKR. B. U. GOLTCRIL . HATCHER & CO ETC HIUS Aftornrya and Connsellor* nt Law. Practice in State and Federal Courts. Offick—67 Broad stieet, over Wittich A Kin cl’h Jewelry Store. fsepl ly HINES DOZIER. Attorney at Law lliimillon. <n. WILL practice in the Ci... .♦%h* octiee Cir n or anywhere else. Mr. G. A. B. Dozier will be- found in my office on aud after October Ist. 1875, and will assist?in all collections and office work entrusted. sep2s ly CAREY J. THORNTON Wm. F. WILLIAMS. Thornton & Williams, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS. OFFICE UPSTAIRS OVER THE STORE OF (j. E. HOCHSTRASSEIt, Broad street. practice in tho counties of Harris, Talbot, Taylor, Marion, Chattahoochee and Stewart, and in the Supreme Court of the State, District and Circuit Courts of the United States; also in the counties of Lee and Russell, Ala. Will also give special attention to tho purchase and sale of Real Estate, Examination of Titles and Conveyancing. Also, to Renting and Collec tion of Rents. uovl4 tf Joseph F. Pou, Attorney & Counsellor at l.w. OFFICE west side Broad street over store of W. H. Roberts k Cos. Practices in State aud Federal Courts. Advice and services tendered to Administrators, Executors, Guardians, &c. Spe cialty made of Conveyancing, Examining Titles, Ac,., in Georgia, or anywhere in tho United States. All business promptly attended to. feb7 dtf THORNTON & GRIMES. Attorneys at l.nw. OFFICE over Abell k o'\'s, corner of Broad and St. Clair streets, flumbus, Ga. jnlß ly GRIGSBY E. THOMAS, Attorney Law Cohuiiltus, (,u. Office over 0. E. Hochetrasser’s. janlS tf R. F. HARRELL, Attorney at Law anil Solicitor in Equity LUMPKIN, GA. jKjr Special attention given to Collections and remittances promptly made. novl-tf LIONEL C. LEVI, Jr., Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Commissioner of Deeds N. Y. and other States. Office over Georgia Tome Bank. ESTATES.—SpeciaI attention to keeping accu rate accounts, vouchers, Ac., and making an nual returns for Guardians, Administrators and Executors. sep29-ly J. D. Rambo. W. W Mackall. RAMBO & >IACK ALL. Attorneys at Law, Office in Burros' Building, Columbus, Ga. mhl eod&wly Leo McLester, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CUSBETA. GA. • In Superior Courts and Courts of Ordinary, will be assisted by Joseph F. Pou, Esq., without extra charge vo my clients. • PROMPT ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS. O. OAIjHEOUISr, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Geneva, Gu. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS Of the Chattahoochee Circuit. Special attention given to Collections. Ho is Corresponding Agent for tho Gcneaai Collecting Agencies of New York and Savanuab. Therefore his facilities for pursuing that branch of the pro ession is unsurpassed by any lawyer in the State. ocf2l ti IT. J. MOSES. Attorney at I>hiv. OFFICE over Georgia Home Insurance Com pany. Office hours from Ist October to Ist June, 10 to 4 p.m. ly 'W. Zj. LATHAM. Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ga. WILL practico in the counties of the Chatta hoochee Circuit. feb3 ly REMOVAL. The Public are Informed that have moved my Tailoring Establishment TO THE STOKE NEXT TO Ilojfitii’w Too House, Broail Street. FOR THE PURPOSE of carrylnß on my Busi ness, I have this day associated with me Mr. 11. SELMA IV, A fine and prompt Workman. We will be pleased to serve the public, and will guarantee as FINE WORK as can be done In the United States. Bring in your orders for Buits and they will bo furnished with promptness. Respectfully, KCEHNE & SELLMAN.