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Newspaper Page TextYOL. 2. T. K. WYNN*, W. H. DK WOLF. JOHN H. MAHTIN, JOHN H. STXWABT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Publishera and Proprietor*. DAILY, (In advance) per annum $7 00 •• six months * 00 •• three months 2 00 •• one month 75 VTSEKLY, one year 2 00 ! (Shorter terms iu proportion.) HATER OP AYRKTI*INU. Square, one week $ •< 00 One Square, one month 8 00 One Square, six months 28 00 Transient advertisements SI.OO for first iuser on, and 50 coots for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per cent, additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. wasiiingtojT letter. TiI.DEW IMPROVING PROSPECT* RADICALS DIVIDED AND DOUBTFUL —DEM OCRATS RESOLUTE AMD CONFIDENT. From our Regular Correspondent.] Washington, Dec. 20, 1876. Events, since I last wrote, have not been startling, but they have been cumulative and decisive. Mr. Hew itt, after due deliberation and coun sel %ith the leading Democrats, an nounced authoritatively a result of 'Ae Presidential election that has A>eea long since conceded by every fair-minded, well-informed person. To this Mr. Chandler, the mouth piece of the office-holding class, without consultation, and without authority, issued a ridiculous and impotent reply. The result has been to define more sharply the issue be tween thoso who tear their feeble fin ger-nails against the grunite of uni versal suffrage, and those who rep resent the flamiag sword of popular condemnation—the ira populi et ira Dei that has driven them from the official paradise forever. If the impression is abroad that there is the slightest thought of submission or compromise on the part of Demo cratic members or Senators, let it be banished ; there is no flaw, not even a soft place in the phalanx. The feeling is deep amt pervading that they cannot shirk the vindication of the clear Electoral majority, the im mense popular majority, and a ma jority represented by a million of the Anglo-Saxon voters, all ef which, in spite of the seductions ot official patronage, and the terror of bay onets, have pronounced for reform. I do not think I am mistaken when I say that the Republicans here were never confident. They have some times been misled to hope, cheered by Zuch Chandler and the New York Times. It is both amusing and piti ful to see the unhappy government clerks rush from the departments to the news stand at 1:30 r. ~ buy a copy of the Times and read it as they walk back to their offices. But the more intelligent Republicans, both in and out of office, have felt from the first that they had no case, and those who have allowed themselves to hope are now much depressed by the results of investigations in the three disputed States, and especially by the statement of Gen. Barlow that the Returning Board should have de clared the State of Florida forTilden. Gen. Barlow was formerly Attorney General of the State of New York, and is by far the most prominent Republican who went to Florida to see the count. It will be remember ed that he was cpunsel for the Re turning Board, and such a verdict from an undoubted Republican has had a very marked influence upon fair-minded Republicans, and is of course, discouraging to the office holders. The impression is now pre valent among both Republicans and Democrats that the election of Til den will be conceded by the more able and respectable Republican Senators, and opposed only by Mor ton, Boutwel), Patterson, and their carpet-bag satellites, Patterson, Spencer, West, Clayton, and a few others, but not by a majority. Just now the Radical press is chuckling over what they term a de fection of Southern leaders from the Democratic ranks,but nothing can be more absurd than the assertion that Messrs. Hill and Lamar will, under any circumstances, lend their influ ence to the Chandler Returning Board conspiracy to count in Hayes. Your correspondent has authority for say ing that they are in perfect aceorii with the party of Reform. To un derstand these gentlemen it must be remembered that they *are diploma ists as well, as statesmen, and that it would have been ruinous to the in terests which they represent for them to have taken the decided stand of Speaker Randall in his address upon accession to the Speaker’^ehair. Mr. Lamar and Mr. Hill do not wish, just now, to fire the Radical heart. It is better to spike their ma lignity with temperate speech, for words of patriotic alarm uttered by Mr. Randall would be called treason and rebellion if spoken by them. It has been decided that Congress will not adjourn for more than two days during Christmas week. The chairman of the Committee of Ap propriations told your correspondent, that with the greatest industry the appropriation bills could scarcely be passed by the third of March. This will make it necessary for Mr. Tilden to call an extra session of Congress. Social gayety has been suspended until after New Year’s. And last, but not least, we have a startling innova tion—a fresh, able, dignified daily paper, called The Union. It is edited by Hoii. Montgomery lllair, and Mr. W. W. Corcoran, the distinguished philanthropist and art patron, is the priucipal stockholder. This journal supplies a want long felt in Washing ton, for wo' have had nothing but fee ble sheets edited by Government clerks, and dependent for their sub sistence upon Government advertise ments. Justtbinn of it, a Washing ton paper of about 1,000 estimated circulation advertising a yoke of Gov ernment oxen or some condemned army overcoats to be sold at San An tonio or Fort Sill, and having a bill cushed at the Treasury Department larger than the New York World would dare charge a private person for the same work! C. A. S. LETTER FROM ATLANTA. The lut-omlnit and Outgoing Governor. THE SENATORIAL CONTEST—BOARD OF HEALTH, &C, Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21, 1876. Editor of Columbus 'limes: Wear rived here to-day in a gentle falling rain. The city looks like a wet blan ket—little or no stir in the business circles. THE RISING SUN, Governor Colquitt, has rooms ut the Kimball House, where he receives ap plicants and applications for office. There are dow near 500 written appli cations on file. THE SETTING SUN looks as large and shines as smil ingly on this city as the day it rose in the political east of Georgia and drove the owl Bullock to its dark haunt in the North. It is said by many knowing ones that when this sou of Georgia shall lay aside the light robes of the highest gift of the people in the State, that he will be chosen to shine iu the United States Senatorial halls as tho Senator from Georgia. THE HILL, now being dressed down by both par ties, clearing it of noxious weeds and uncertain fungi of a political na ture, is expected to be so trimmed cleaned, shaped up that it may be transplanted from the House to the Senate as Georgia’s mountain in that body. A Democrat says: Ben Hill explained some years af ter tbe "Delano Banquet" that his object in associating with and eulo gizing Delano was to spy out the in famies of the Bullock administration. Well, maybe Ben is now only on a nosing expedition into Hayes’ infa mies. But it may be well to remem ber that Ben Hill was then a partner of Delauo iu tho State Road lease; wonder what interest he is to have with Hayes that makes him now tiug Mr. Hayes. Another says: When the Legislature shall have convened in January, the Hon. B. H. Hill—who, if he ever was a Demo crat, “didn’t go to be”—will call a meeting for the purpose of debating to the representatives of the people his right to a seat in the United States Senate. It will be an opportune oc casion for some member who is a Democrat to catechise Benjamin as follows: 1. Are you a Democrat; if so since when and for how long? 2. Are you on the same confiden tial terms of association with the “honorable and honored” Columbus Delano as in 1870 ? 3. Did you, or did you not, state to a prominent citizen of Atlanta, in 1871, that you had for the future but one ambition in life, and that was to make money ? 4. How many political somraer saults have you made since 1854 ? (If you cannot state accurately, try to approximate the number.) 5. State what important act of leg islation, in your twenty-two years of political life, owes its origin to you. 6. Have you a more exalted esti mate of Southern civilization at this time than when you so severely crit icised it in your Athens Bpeech of 1872? 7. Do you really believe the people or Georgia so innocent as to be hum bugged longer by your inconsisten cies ? THEBE IS A THIRD MAN in the field, who is desirous of being his own successor as United States Senator. He has many warm sup porters, and may win. COLUMBUS FOLKS. Judge Poti, Col. Mott, Col. Willeox and Doctor Kirkscey are on a visit to the Capital. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. We learn this body has completed its evidence in regard to the yellow fever at Savannah, Brunswick, Au gusta and Macon, and will in a few days complete their report. They think they will be able to give such advice as will eradicate or prevent the disease ever appearing again in epidemic form in our State. A WITNESS. General Wayne, in an open letter to the Board, says : “Permit me to invite your attention to what seems to me to be an influen tial agent in the encouragement of disease in this city, especially those maladies of a typhoid character, or engendered by dampness. I allude to the superabundance of shade trees lining our streets. In touching upon this matter, I am aware that I may irritate the tender feelings of many of my fellow-citizens who take a jus tifiable pride in the claim of Savan nah to be called the “Forest City,” but in my opinion the evil of the su perabundance can be remedied with out forfeiting the sylvan title, and at the same time to a great extent con tribute to the healthfulness of the city. Passing along our streets at any hour between sunrise and sunset the COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 24, 187(5. careful observer will note many i places (hut cannot be touched by the j sun’s rays witli vivifying effect at any hour, and aro so much excluded from I lie benefit of tho sun. Particu larly is this the case in many of our squurcs. In consequence the mois ture of the soil is not absorbed, nor can tiie traps and other openings of the sewers be sanitarily searched by the sun’s heat to the vaporization of their exhalations otherially. Since my eighth year I have been subject to the asthma, and in pass-j ing through the city, especially in tiie evening, my air tubes are prompt indicators of the prevalent dampness in theatmospere, and in some streets noted for their excess of shade trees, a few moments detention almost in variably causes labored breutbing. Iu some streets I cannot visit com fortably at night if tho windows be open. To measure the complete envelop ment of the city of Savannah by shade trees, ascend to the belfry of the Exchange and look down upon the beautiful panorama of foliage, with only here and there the roof of some tall building rising above tho tops of the trees. While these trees ware young and growiug, the malign effect* of their numbers was little or nothing upon our general health, but now that they have attaine.i full size, they in terpose between us and the great pu rifier, the sun. There is a happy medium in this as in other things, and I think that ns a general rule, every ot her tree in many of our streets might be removed without in jury to shade and with advantage to our health. Believing that your board is called for by the advanced intelligence of the age, and if properly connoted will §rove of invaluable benefit to our tateaud this communication is with in tho purview of its organization, I beg leave to subscribe myself, very respectfully, vour obedient servaut, Henry C. Wayne, corner of Lincoln and Huntingdon streets. This board will get a few hard raps when the Legislature meets. Indi vidually, wo think it wise not only to continue the Board of Health, but to increase their power. “B.” lIiVES' BUP PORT EllS CROWIMi I.ESS CONFIDENT. BAD NEW'S FOR THE REPUBLICANS FROM THE THREE DOUBTFUL STATES—TWO PALPABLE FRAUDS DISCOVERED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL COM MITTEE —GENERAL BAR LOW’S LETTER A DAM PER ON HAYES’ SUPPORTERS —FKELI.NO of the moderates. Special to the N. Y. Herald.] Washington, Dec. 18.—The Republi cans have had an uncomfortable day. On Saturday and Sunday there was pri vate informal ion in town and in posses sion of Republicans Unit matters did not promise so well in Louisiana. The con duct of the Returning Board in refusing to exhibit its records to the Constitutional Committee excited suspicions that all was not right and that the Btato was not rightfully given to Mr. Hayes, and these suspicions were increased by private news, carefully kept secret, but which led to conclusions which were here and there spoken out. To-day came the let ter of General Barlow, virtually con ceding Florida to Mr. Tilden. This let ter produced a decidedly blue sensation among the Republican Senators. It was carefully read, and Senator Jones ol Florida was asked what lie knew of the precinct, Jasper No. 2, of which General Barlow says that if the inspectors were Republicans the vote ought to be counted and would give the Slate to Tilden. Mr. Jones says the inspectors, who lelt the vote half counted, were Republicans, and that this fact, as well as their abandon ment of their duties, will be easily proved before the investigating committee, so that if the vote of the State depends on that, it will have to be given to Tilden. There are also reports in town that the South Carolina committee have dis covered irregularities there in the conduct of the Returning Board which may show that the State was really carried by Tilden, It will be remcmbcied that the Returning Board, after footing up the consolidated reports of the county mana gers, all of them appointed by Chamber lain, and most of them his officeholders, were asked to compare these with the, ori ginal sworn returns from the precincts and that after doing this with six counties they suddenly stopped and not only refused to go further, but refused the resonable re quest to allow certified copies to be made of the county and precinct to let any one see them. It is now said to be suscepti ble of proof that a great discrepancy was discovered between the county managers, consolidations and the precinct returns, showing that the former had been cooked. But what is of greater importance, it is asserted that proofs are before the Con gressional Committee that, even as to the six counties where the prccint returns where compared, the Returning Board have since that comparison altcied these returns so as to make them conform to the county manager’s cooked reports. Of course such a fraud as this, if detected, must convince even (lie Republican mem bers of the committee that the Returning Board acted in a very dishonest manner. The pri cinct reports in the six counties ex amined, it is asserted, gave the State to Tilden by a small majority. All these matters make a strong impres sion here upon fair-minded Republicans, who, though they want ami mean to put Governor Hayes into the White House il he was honestly elected, do not for an in stant think of ae.ting unfairly; and these are getting into a state of mind where they (eel a strong and reasonable doubt of Mr. Hayes’ eh ction, which will have to be removed before they will consent to act with the extremists. "Governor Hayes’ election is certainly, not assure as it was,” admitted one of his most earnest suppor ters this evening: and another remarked: — "The Congressional committees may after all settle this question, so that it will never come before the House. FIKE IN HO.WKK, U. Twenty Ruiloeu llonn Destroyed. loss $150,000. Special to the N. O. Democratic.] Homer, Dec. 22—A disastrous fire broke out here this morning, which is thought to be the work of some incendi ary. Twenty business bouses burnt and two dwellings. The three leading firms burnt out, McCraney, Gill and Oats & Barrow. Loss $150,000. Insurance $54,- 000. CONGRESSIONAL. - —— -- -- HKNATK. Washington, Dee. 23.—As the com mittee ou Privileges and Elections already had authority under Mr. Ed- 1 munds’ resolution, and had commen ced the Oregon investigation, the ! Senate without'a quorum and with out division, passed Mitchell's Ore gou resolution, which makes tho proceedings of the committee in re gard to Oregon special and printed. ■roi’HK. The House was in session, ouly 20 minutes. No business was done, except by unanimous consent. M . Monroe, of Ohio resigned his position ou the committee on the Privileges, Rights and Duties of the House in regard to counting of the Electoral vote, A resolution was adopted calling for orders under wlrich expenditures of last session's appropriation for in ternal improvements have been made. Adjournment to Wednesday. TICI.F.G It.VIMIIC SUM M.l It Y. Nfav York, Dec. 23.- Hugh McClel lan, clerk of Wm, H. Webb, ship builder, was arrested for the embez zlement of $30,000. Edward L. Alexander, jumping on an Eleventh street car, fell to the ground, and will dio. The City of Berlin brought $200,000 in specie. Allentown, Pa.—Rev. L. K. Probst, editor of Lutheran Church Honks, is dead. Paris. The sentences of sixty more Communists have been remitted or commuted. Auburn, N. Y.—The tannery of Newark village burned. Four men perished. Loss $60,000. Indianapolis.— Tonsey & Wiggins’ | pork house burned. London.—Many wrecks reported on the Boorish coast from the gale. Six ty lives reported lost. These make i the loss of life on the east coast of Scotland and England, during the re cent gale, full 150. Salem, Oregon.— The Democratic State Central Committee call a meet ing on the Bth of January throughout tho State. They endorse Gov. Gro ver’s action. SOUTH CAROLINA. HAMPTON ORRAVIZIXO MIN OV KENT. Columbia, Dec. 23. —BotliJllouses ad journed. Cbamberlaiu made a great many nomi nations, which Senate confirmed. Hampton, who lias assurances of money is proceeding to organize county govern menls. PRESIDENT ORTON SUSTAINED. The tllapatchn Not to be Gives lip. ■ ■— ■ ■ "■ ■ THEY WILL BE SPEEDILY DESTROYED. Washington, Dec. 23. —The Tribune, publishes in substance the following: A special meeting of directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company unanimously adopted resolutions au thorizing the President to make all proper resistance to the demand of Congress or its committees, for pri vate and confidential papers; also giving the managers of the company power and directing them to de stroy the original copies as soon as possible after auditing accounts. The Tribune adds: Some time ago the managers were ordered to destroy originals after six months instead of two years. This term may be re duced to four months or if necessary from thirty to sixty days. WASIUNOTONNEWS. Washington, Dec. 23.—Public prin ter Clapp says he must have $350,000 deficiency or stop. Nothing done in the departments to-day. The action in Florida has made the Indiana Democracy happy. They feel sure now that Mr. Hen dricks will be Vice President. Applicants for Office. Governor Colquitt has received a large number of applications for of fice. He has only a few appoint ments to make, and has not been in augurated. The run on him for of fice will be as unprecedented as his majority was in the late election. We find on file up to date the fol owing: For places in siccative department lil For state house guard )<> For superintendent public works 1 For messenger executive department 3 For state librarian 31) For places in state asylum 3 For inspectors of fertilizers 12 For keeper of penitentiary 2<i For physician penitentiary 4 For compiler of laws 7 For attorney general 6 For solicitor general various circuits f JB For judges Supreme court, various circuits.... 24 For judges county court 12 lu additiou to the above, several persons have applied to him for places on the Macon and Brunswick railroad. There are now no vacan cies on this road to be filled by the Governor. Thirty-nine men file their written applications for some places. In the Flint circuit there are fifteen applications for solicitor general. In the Southwestern circuit we find ten applicants on file for judge. A large number of these gentlemen for these different officers will be disap pointed, and as each one thinks he is the man for the place, we have no doubt will think Gov. Colquitt dis played very poor judgment in the selection made. We arc satisfied that it is bis intention to do bis duty, and give no one any just cause to complain.— Atlanta Const, 23 c1. MK. IIF.WITT’S LETTERS. HE MAKES A STATEMENT ON THE SfIUKCT. New York, Dec. 23.—Abram H. Hew itt testified before tuo Congressional committee this afternoon that ho had no knowledge that his lotters wero opened in tho New York postoffico, and he never so stated in the House or elsewhere. In consequence of anonymous letters purporting to be from Clark in tho New York post office, stating that his lotters wore tampered with, he found tho flaps of some wrinkled, ns if exposed to steam and opened. Several persons who saw the letters said they had been opened. They were shown to Park Godwin, who said he would see Post master James about the matter. The appearance of tho letters was noticed by Gen. Dick Taylor, and Wm. Hale, of Maine. The day after he made his remarks in the House his letters came all right, which he thought sig nificant. Two envelopes from Ills, and Ten- I neasee wero produced, which ho al i ieged were tampered with. He re garded Col. James a model officer; ho never made anyjcomplaint to the postmuster, nor took any action whatever in the'matter. Witness said a gentleman had writ ten him a confidential note, saying he would furnish tho names of wit nesses. Postmaster Janies declined to ask Mr. Hewitt any questions. James Gailer, city delivery super intendent of the po3tofflee here since 1872, was sworn. The two envelopes referred to were gtveu him for exam ination. One of them looked suspi cious, as the mucilage appeared to have been put ou with a brush. The other appeared all right. It vras dif cultto tell whether these letters had been opened or not, there being no uniform system of sealing. Witness then explained at lengt h the duties of various clerks and precautions taken to prevent interference with j the mails. THK EASTERN QUESTION. NO IJI TltOV EM ENT IN VHK Ol TI.OOK London, Dec. 23. —The Times' Ber lin correspondent says no second ruto power has been found willing to meddle with the Eastern question to the extent of sendiug troops to garri son Turkish provinces. The latest dispatches concerning the disposition of the Porte are con tradictory, and the military prepara tions of Russia and Turkey continue. BRAVE WORDS FROM THE GRAND VIZIER London, Dec. 23.—A dispatch from Constantinople to tile Pall Mall Gazette states that Midhat Pacha, the newly appointed Grand Vizier, in a conversation with the Marquis of Salisbury, said the Turks have decided to accept no terms giving exclusive administration to Bul garia, Bosnia or Herzegovina. We intend, he said, giving large reforms to our subjects—even to the Turks— who with you don’t count. Europe asks us to cut our throats. We must trouble Europe to do it for ua, if they are to be cut. Wo came here a small number; if we go away, we go as we came—leaving England to cover the graves of those left behind. .1(111 NX \ IIA VEX I*o KT’S CON FES. SION. "a large number of republicans MUST HAVE GONE OVER.” New York, Dec. 23.—John I. Daven port testified before the House com mittee that the local authorities and Federal officers had acted harmoni ously and successfully to prevent frauds in the New York city election. He accounted for the large Demo cratic majority by saying a large number of Republicans must have gone over. WEATHER PROBAIIII.ITIFA. Signal Office, Washington, D.C., I December 23, 1870. ( For the South Atlantic States: colder, northerly to easterly winds, threatening weather and rain, with rising barometer in the northern portions, followed by falling barom eter. Mew fork. Bank Btn(emest< New York, December 23. —The bank statement shows loans decreased 1 1 millions; specie increased J of a mil lion ; legal tonders decreased 1 mil lion ; deposits decreased S ol’ a mil lion ; reserve decreased J of a million. The total taxable property of Tex as, for 1870, amounts, according to the assessment, to $200,000,000. Tho valuation for 1870 is $16,000,000 great er than that for 1874, and $10,050,000 greater than that of 1875. The tax is one-half of one per cent, on the as sessed value. It is estimated by Gov. Coke that fully one-third of the prop erty escaped taxation under a defec tive revenue law. The Chicago Times is responsible for the statement that one of the Illinois electors ,Hon. George Arrnore, is not a citizen ot the United States. whip New*. New York, December 2.3.—Arrived City of Berlin. Arrived out—Nevada, I’ayrant, Cam bay, L. L. Sturgis, Fearless, Cltesseur, Lydia, Peschau. FLORIDA. Tin: COURT DECIDE* that THE no t 1(11 HAD NO JUDICIAL POWERS. IT SHOULD HAVE COUNTED THE VOTES OF JACKSON AND OTHER COUNTIES. Nf.w York, Dec. 23.—Specials from Tallahassee show that the court holds tho duties of tho Cauvaasiug Board to be simply ministerial. Extract from the decree: "We must therefore decide that the gen eral nature of the power given by the statute is ministerial; that to the ex tent that any strictly and purely judicial power is granted, such power cannot exist.” After a minute inquiry as to the powers of the board under the statute the Court determined as to their ac tion in certain counties, to wit: In Jackson county tho board had rejected 557 of the votes cast, on the ground of irregularity and fraud in tho conduct of tho election. There being no plea on the part of the board that the return from this coun ty was in itself falso, fraudulent or irregular, the Court decided it to be the duty of tho board to count it. The same minute instructions are given by the Court in respect to other counties and precincts where the board exercised judicial powers and ignored the face of the returns. THE SUPREME COURT PEREMPTORILY OR DER A NEW TRIAL. Tallahassee, Dee, 23,— The Su preme Court met at 12 m. to-day. The counsel for the board withdrew the motion made yesterday that he be allowed to answer. Tho court made the writ peremptory, and or dered to re-cauvass by the 27th inst., and file a report of their action on that day, and then took a recess un til 4 o’clock to make up the record. Special to Atlanta OoostitutiOu.] Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 22.— The Supreme Court to-day decided to issue a peremptory mandamus com pelling the canvassing board to undo its infamous work and give the votes anew canvass. The board has com mitted itself to a re-canvass, and will go to work promptly. The new can vass will give tho Tilden electors a majority of 161 votes, and will elect, Drew. There is great rejoicing here ovei tho result. It will now bo demon strated, that uuder a canvass con ducted under the Supreme Court’s construction of tho law, the Tilden electors have carried the State; while a fraudulent and illegal canvass baa given the Hayes electors the certifi cates. But Florida rights herself at last and conducts Tilden to the White House. H, W. G. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. MONET ANl> STOCKS. LONDON. December 23—Noon Consols S3 16-16. 2:30 p. m.—Consuls BA. PARIS, Dec. 23.—Noon—Rentes 1061. and 3%e. NEW YORK, December 23.—G01d opened ut 1 %■ NEW YORK, Deo. 23.—Noon—Stocks dull and steady; money A; gold 7b; exchange, tong, 4.83; Hhort A 85; State bonds—Tennessee’s better, Louisiana's and South Carolina's lower, rest steady. Governments dull and strong, NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Evening—Money dull, at6@6c; sterling quiet and Arm; gold 1%; Gov ernmente dull and strong, new 6’s 12; States nominal. COTTON. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—N00n Cotton Ex change doted, quotations nominally unchanged. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Evening—Cotton Ex change cloaed quotations nominally unchanged. Consolidated net receipts 32,674; exports to Great Britain 32.368; to France 8,665; to Con tinent 208; to channel 2,800. No movement in cotton lutnree. GALVESTON, Dec. 23.—Cotton quiet mid dling 11%; net receipts 3,868, gross recoipt# 3,868; sales 1,612. NORFOLK, Deo. 23,—Evening—No market; holiday. BALTIMORE. Dec. 23.—Eveuiug—Cotton Arm ; middling 13%; gross receipts 688; sales 276; spin ners 140 experts coastwise 415, BOSTON, Dec. 23. Evening Cotton quiet; middling 13%; net receipts 713; gross receipts 1,738; sales 400. WILMINGTON, Dec. 33. Evening Cotton Arm and nominal ; middling 11K; net receipt 785; gross receipts 875; exports coastwiss 131. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 33.—Evening Cotton quiet;middling 12M; net receipts 77; gross re ceipts 1,600. SAVANNAH, December 33.—Evening —Cotton quiet;middling 11,V; net receipts 3,470; gross 3,470; sales 2000; exports to Great Britain 3,865; to Continent 1,341; to channel 2,800. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23. Evening—Cotton steady; middling 11V. l nw middling llj,;good ordinary 10 %; net receipts 8,083; gross *,§o7; sales 4,000; exports to Great Britain 4,567; to channel 677; to France 3,665; to Continent 840. MOBILE, Dec. 23 Evening—Cotton quiet; middling lib; net receipts 3,587; gross 2,687; sales 600; exports to Great Britain 3,604; coast, wise 182. MEMPHIS, Dec. 33,-Cotton Arm; middling lib. receipts 3,326; shipments 2,478 sales 3,700. AUGUSTA, Dec. 23.—Cotton steady; middling llb@,’; receipts 2,219; sales 1,301. CHARLESTON, Dec. 23. Evening Cotton Arm; middling 13%; net receipts 3,786; sales 1,000; exports to Great Britain 0,676; coastwise 634. SELMA, Dec. 23.—Cotton weekly receipts 3,122; shipments 3,019 stock 7,2„8. f v HO VISIONS. Oct:. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.- Noon—Flour a shade firmer. Wheat advancing, very firm. Pork heavy, at $17.16@25. Lard heavy, steam $lO 80. Turpentine dull at 49 b. Rosin quiet at $2.66@65 for strained, Freights firm. NEW YORK, Doc. 23.— Evening.—Flour a elude firmer; loss doing: superflno Western and State $6 20(gi6.40, Southern fiour 10c better, common to fair extra, *5.056i56.80, good to choice do. $0.55©58.75. Wheat irregular and unsettled; openlug lc better; closing quiet and firm at $1.37801.42 for winter red Western. Corn shade firmer, very moderate export and home trade demand; 59©60 for new ungraded Western, mixed. Oats dull and drooping at 61. Coffee quiet and firm; 17@20b foe gold cargoas; 17@22 for gold job lots. Sugar quiet, 9%@10. Molasses quiet, foreign grades dull; N. O. steady. Rice quiet and steady at Port easier, little better jobbing trade, mess held st $17.25. Lard closed firm, prime steam $10.70©80. Freights quiet. LOUISVILLE, Dee. 23.— Evening—Flour firmer, good demand, full prices, extra $4.35<q>75, family $6 000*5.60. Wheat firmer, red $1 30©32; amber $1 3637, white $1.366341, Corn steady, In good demand at 44©46. Rye firm at 80. Oate steady, white 436j43, mixed 38. Pork in aetive demand at $lB 76©517 00. Bulk meats airly active, shoulders 6b@H. clear rib sides sb<sb. clear sides 8%@%. Bacon dull and nominal, clear rib sides B‘,. Lard ateady, in faia de mand, tierces 11, kegs 11%. Whiskey In fair demand at 8. Bagging steady at lib. ST. LOUIS, Doc. 33.—Flour irm, at *5.30@ *5.85. Wheat, M<>. 3 red fall ).37X, No. 3 do *1.33',atl 83. Coru dull. No. 3, mixed (3. Oata Inactive, No. 333 aakrd. Rye qulvt at 00M. Barley dull choice to etrlctly choice Minnesota 80M*1.00. Wblakey quiet at 8. Pork aaaler at *lO 87,', aaked; *16.38 bid. Bulk meats quiet, nothing done, Job I'evtfdS 1 , aud *B.BO bid for ahouldera clear rib atilaa and clear aldaa. Bacon quiet, amall jobbing trade; Jobbing lota ol new at T.'dfJ?,, arid 10 tor ahouldera, clear rib aldea and clear atdea. Lard firmer at 10>, aaked. CINCINNATI, Dec. 38.—Evening-Flour quiet and Arm , family *U 36<(6*6 40. \V#aat quiet and Arm; rod *1.30(8 40. Coru dull aud lower at 43 Oata quiet and Arm, at 300133. Rye quiet at 80. Barley dull and uoratual at *1 08(31*1.03. Pork inactive, held at* 16 75, caah sl7 00, January *l7 30. Lard quiet, ateam lo:,<4,10)4. kettle 11. Hulk mcata steady; ahouldera tlshort rib aldea 88■,, ahort clear aldea Bacon qalet; ahouldera 7J, clear rib (aides 0),. olear aides X. Greou meats in fair demand. LAWYERS. Thomas J. Chappell, Attorney atLaw, > OFFICE OVEi U 9 JROAD STREET, Coll mb IIS, fall. march 1 .! tl kKKsi. cuAWH)i>i'. j. Mb McNeill. Crawford & McNeill, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 128 Brood Columbus <-a. jams HAM L B. HATCH KB. R. H. GOKTCHIU HATCHER k GOETCHIUS Attorneys and Counsellors ut Law. Practice in State and Federal Courts. OmO*—67 Broad sti eet, over Wittich & Kir. el’s Jewelry Store. fsepl ly HINES DOZIER, Attorney at Liaw Hamilton. <*a. VI 7 ILL practice it* the CL-ttahoochee Cir * or anywhere else. Mr. G. A. B. Dozier will be found in my office on aud after October Ist. 1875, and will asniet in all collections and office work entrusted. sep23 ly CARET J. THORNTON Wm. F. WILLIAM*. Thernton & Williams, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AND EEAL ESTATE AGENTS. OFFICE UP STAIRS OVER THE STORE OF C. E. HOCHSTRABBER, Broad street. Will practice in the counties of Harris, Talbot, Taylor, Marion, Chattahoochee tod Stewart, and iu the Supreme Court of the State, District aud Circuit Courts of the United States; also in the couutieg of Lee and Russell, Ala. Will also give special attention to the purchase aud sale of Real Estate, Examination of Titles and Conveyancing. Also, to Renting and Collec tion of Rents. novl4 tf Joseph F. Poll, Aiioruey A I hiiiivrlliir ut l.im. OFFICE west side Broad street over store of W. H. Itobartß k Cos. Practices in State and Federal Courts. Advice and services tendered to Administrators, Executors, Guardians, &c. Spe cialty made of Conveyancing, Examining Titles, kc... in Georgia, or anywhere in the United States. All buhnkhr promptly attended to. feb7 dtf J.V. RAMBO. W. W MaCKAU,. RAMBO & MACKALL, Attorneys at law, Office iu Burrut’ Building, Colnxulro*, G*. to hi eodfcwly THORNTON & GRIMES, Attorneys at law. OFFICE over Abell A Oo.'s, corner of Broad and St. Clair streets, flumbua, Ga. Inl6 ly _ __ GRIGSBY E, THOMAS, Attorney at Law Golumhus, (in. Offioe over 0. E, Hochstrasuer's. jnl2 tr LIONEL C. LEVI, Ir., Attorney and Counwelltir at Law. Commissioner of Deeds N. Y. and other States. Office over Georgia rome Bank. EBTATF3S.— Special attention to keeping accu rate accounts, vouchers, te., and making an nual returns for Guardians, Administrators and Executors. sep2-ljr_ Loo McLester, A TTORNE Y AT LAW, CTMETA. GA. In Uuperior Courts and Courts of Ordinary, will be assisted by Joseph F. Pon, Esq., without extra charge 10 my clients. a#-ritOMPT ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS. O. CALHOUN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Geneva. Ga. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS OF the Chattahoochee Circuit. Special attention given to Collections. He in Corresponding Agent for the Gcne&al Collecting Agencies of New York end Savanuah. Therefore his facilities for pursuing that branch of the pro ession iB unsurpassed by any lawyer in the State. octal ti STORES to RENT, Nos. 78 & 80, T. .1. NUIIiOLUi. Or to JOHN BLACKMAIt. Real Estate Agent. angl7-tf. _ ______ „ FIREWORKS PROHIBITED. THE following ordinances is published for in formation of all concerned, to-wit: "The setting off of any Sky Rockets, RomaH Candles, large Fire Crackers or Torpedoes, or Balloons, at any places within the corporate lim* its of the city, except north of Franklin street and south of Thomas street, is hereby prohibit ed during the Christmas Holidays,under penalty of line or imprisonment, atjthe discretion ot the Mayor; and the Police are specially instructed to enforce this prohibition.” Done by order of Council. M. M. MOORE. 4ec2o tilianl Clerk of Council. NO. 244