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MEXICO.
IMPORTANT DETAILS OF THE REVOLU
TIONARY MOVEMENT.
An American gentleman, writing
from the City of Mexico, under date
of the ‘27th ult., gives a graphic pic
ture of the progress of the revolu
tionary war in the neighboring re
public. As the date of the communi
cation is the latest of which we have
any account, the statements
read with interest. The writer says :
Merchants and others come down
here to tind themselves in a country
which they cannot easily get away
from, and are unable to move one
mile from the city. The last six
months have put Mexico back, at
leat commercially, more than ten
years. So- hard aro tho times that
our poor American Benevolent Soci
ety is called upon to send American
mechanics back to their own coun
try, and merchants are returning
after having lost thousands of dol
lars.
THE SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION.
Since Porttrio Diaz landed in Oaja
ca, about three months ago, he has
been hard at work organizing his
forcos. On the government’s side,
Gen. Alatorre, with an army of from
5,000 to 6,000 men, formed a corps of
observation, stationed along the rail
road from Mexico to Yera Cruz, a dis
tance of more than three hundred
miles, but retained 2,000 men at To
huacan awaiting the approach of
Diaz. The rest of his army was busy
watching Manuel Gonzalez, Mendez,
Figueraand others, who at any time
might strike the railroad with from
500 to 1,500 Indians.
In this way affairs remained for
several months. Lerdo had declared
himself re-elected President by the
Congress on tho 26th of October, or
thereabout. Congress also conferred
upon him “extraordinary faculties,”
increased by a law allowing him to
fine and imprison any editor or print
er, without trial of any kind, as he
saw lit. At once, after this action by
the Government, Don Jose Maria Ig
lesias, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and ex-officio President of the
Republic, left in disgust for Guana
juato. Here he was well received by
Gen. Antillon, the Governor of that
State, and issued his manifesto to
the nation declaring Lerdo’s election
null and void, as being obtained by
fraud, and proclaiming himself Pres
ident ad interim until anew election
coaid be held.
lrrdo’h abmy assumes the offensive.
The Government was prepared for
this event, and immediately ordered
troops from Guadalajara, Lugos, San
Louis Potosi and Queretaro, to con
centrate and move against Guana
juato, ordering to the front at the
same time all the available troops
that coulti be spared from here, leav
ing a garrison of only about SUO men
in the capital. Tho State of Quer
etaro, through tho action of the Gov
ernor and Legislature,' pronounced
iu favor of Iglesias, and Antillon
found himself at ttie head of from
4,uuo to 6,000 men. General Ccballos
came down from Guadalajara to La
gos, and had a fight with Oeneral
Eehagaray, General-in-Chief or Igle
sia’s forces. Eehagaray was defeat
ed, or rather his attack against the
town of Lagos was repulsed. At this
juncture General Perez Castro pro
nounced in favor of Iglesias, carrying
with him a detachment of 1,500.
and thus Ceballas was obliged to fall
back on Guadalajara, the capital of
the great State of Jalisco.
THE OPEBATIONS OF DIAZ IN THE SOUTH.
Diaz came down from Oajaca, sud
denly slipped by Alatorre and gain
ed the mountainous district to the
south of the State of Puebla. Manu
el Gonzalez, by another flank move
ment, came down from Thizco with
4,000 men, took the strategic position
covered by the town of Apizaco, and
held it for a week. The government
now raised 800 or 1,000 men by the
leva— that is. forced enlistment, or
jiieking them up on the streets, and
sent them to Apizaco, together with
an .additional reinforcement of from
500 to 1,000 men from the city of Pu
ebla. Gonzalez, finding himself
threatened by superior forces, fell
back on Tlazco. Alatorre now came
up to the cspital and had a consulta
tion with the Minister of War, Gen
eral Escobeda, who (unfortunately
for Lerdo) had relieved General Don
Iguaeio Mejia on the 31st of August.
Alatorre then returned to Pue
bla, massed ail the troops that
were disposable, to the number of 2,-
511 men of all arms, and attacked
Genera! Diaz on the 16th of Novem
ber at a small place called Tepeac,
near the town of Humantla. The
battle raged for a long while unde
cided, Alatorre makings gallant at
tack with his 2,500 men, against 7,000
commanded by Diaz in person; and
but for the unexpected appearance
Manuel Gonzales with his forces,
who struck Alatorre in flank and
rear, the revolutionists would doubt
less have been defeated. Notwith
standing the desperate straits in
which the government general found
himself he still fought on manfully,
when, in the midst of the melee, the
crack regiment called the “Supremos
Poeres,” went over to Diaz. The
battle was over, and Alatorre could
hardly find time to make his escape
from the scene of action with an es
cort of 300 cavalry, with which he
made for the city of Puebla. Here
he effected a junction with Romeo
Vargas, Governor of tho State of
Puebla, and without delay brought
him un to Mexico.
At the battle of Tepeac, Alatorre
expected 1,000 or 1,500 men uuder
Alonzo to reinforce him in the same
direction from which Gonzalez ap
peared, and hence mistook hirenemy
for his friend. Instead of support
ing Alatorre, Alonzo went to the city
of Puebla and “pronounced” the
following day in favor of of Diaz.
THE MANOEUVRES OFIEKDO.
In the face of all these disasters
Lerdo had made up his mind to re
sign the Presidency, but allowed
himself to be persuaded by Gen. Es
cobedo, the Minister of War, to hold
on and follow the example of Juarez,
who clung to power to the last, and
succeeded, after unheard of vicissi
tudes, to turn defeat iulo victory.
Following this advice Lerdo left this
city on the night of the 21st of No
vember, taking with him his Cabinet
and 800 troops. Of these 500 soon
pronouuced and returned here, leav
ing Lerdo on his way to Acapulco,
Morelia or Jalisco.
DIAZ TRIUMPHANTLY ENTERS THE CAPI
TAL.
Diaz entered this capital on the 23d
of November and is now Acting Pres
ident and everything else. Igleslas
is said to be on his way down here;
but as them seems to be some mis
understanding between him and Diaz
he may not come.
For three tiayo after Lerdo left us
we expected a mob to take posses
sion of the city, but goad manage
ment prevented so lamentable a dis
aster us this would have been. So
there are now Lerdo, Diaz and Igle
sias in the held. It is said that Igle
sias wants Gen. Mejia, Lerdo’s for
mer Minister of War, to be Presi
dent; but Diaz will not hear of this
idea. The manifesto of lglesias says
that “Neither himself nor any of ins
Cabinet shall be candidate for the
Presidency.” It is also reported
that Diaz wants to remain Minister
of War under lglesias until such time
as an election can be held.
Diaz is bringing his Oajaca troops
into the city. It is believed tiiat
there are B,otj<), of them. Others as
sert that lglesias is coming down
with his Guunajuatau forces from the
interior. Meanwhile, as the tele
graph lines arv all cut down, there is
but slow communication with the
outward world. The railroad to Vera
Cruz has been cut since the 2d of
November. A great many officers
who consider that Lerdo’sre-election
was illegal, were willing to stand by
him until the 30th of November,
when his term of office will expire,
and then pronounce in favor of Igle
sias as his legal successor until a
new election cau be held. But the
victory of Diaz, at Tepeac, forces the
issue, and everything looks dark
and gloomy for merchants. Lerdo
made theni pay two war contribu
tions, but they may not have to con
tribute more.
A HOBIUBLE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
The capitol is eutirely cut off from
communication with the interior, and
robbers are even more plentiful and
audacious now than usual; iu fact,
everything looks bad. An Ameri
can gentleman is hero representing
New York capitalists, and obtained
a concession to build a railroad from
the Rio Grande frontier to the city
of Leon, in the central State of.Guan
ajuato, and another company intend
ed to extend this line front Leon to
the Pacific coast, by way of Guada
lajara, and thence either to San Rlas
or Manzanillo.
RUMOR OF LERDO’s CAPTURE.
News has just come in to the effect
that Lerdo has been captured and
Escobedo killed. How reliable it is
no one outside of official circles can
say. The bells are just now ringing
out their joyful peals, the troops are
marching in review, and tho bands
are playing the national airs in honor
of the triumph of the plan of Tuxte
pec and Palo Blanco, as headed by
Diaz. As this plan conilicts in sev
eral material paticulars from that of
Iglesias, it means that the would bv
President in Mexico and the Vice
President iu Guanajuato are going to
fight it out about the office. The
feeling of insecurity is very great, as
Iglesias has many friends who re
spect Lis position as representing
the law and tho constitution, in ad
dition to which he is backed by Gen.
Antillon and his army.
The Position of Mr. Mill.
From the AthmU Constitution, 27th.]
The attacks upon Mr. Hill, by at
least a portion of those of our State
exchanges which have deemed it
proper to adversely criticise his re
cent utterances on the present politi
cal situation, have been very bitter, if
not unbecoming. Some of them go
so far as to profess to believe that
Mr. Hill is “about to turn over to
Hayes”; that he is about to sell out
for the privilege of taking a seat in
Hayes’ Cabinet. Considering these
averments and insinuations, entirely
apart from any influences they may
be supposed to have upon the elec
tion of a United States Senator from
Georgia, we would ask if they are
either just or fair ? Are such dam
aging statements based upon any
word uttered or act done by Mr. Hill
since his return to Washington ? Are
they grounded on his interview
with a New York Herald cor
respondent? We have carefully re
read that interview, and we fail to
find anything going to show that ho
is "about to flop over to Hayes.” We
fail to find even the least indication
of anyttiing of the sort.
We will confess that when the re
port of the interview first came to us,
preceded and followed as it was by a
deluge of denunciation on the part
of the Democratic press, and of a
hearty commendation on the part of
the Radical papers, we were of the
opinion that the position he occupied
was altogether too neutral, to say
the least of it, and the editorial com
ments printed in the Consti
tution, were by no means of a
flattering character. But we are
convinced now, as every thinking
conservative man—every man not led
away by personal prejudice—will be,
that his position is a safe one. if not
altogether satisfactory. His re
marks to the reporter were made
with extreme deliberation and cau
tion, and with a view of giving the
people of the North an assurance,
through the lips of one who had
been denounced as a “vile rebel,”
that the people of the South are
peacefully inclined, and only desire
to see full and fair justice done in the
momontious verdict that Congress is
soon to pronounce.
Suppose that Mr. Hill had spoken
otherwise? Suppose he had said to
the Bohemian; “Sir, say to your
paper that Mr. Tilden is fairly and
lawfully elected, by an overwhelm
ing majority ol the votes of the
American people, and, by heaven,
we of the South intend to see him in
augurated.” What would have been
the result? Why the very people
and the very papers that are now
abusing him for his moderation
would have abused him for his im
prudence. We are not by any means
the champion of Mr. Hill. Should
COLUMBUS, GA.. Fit I DAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1876.
he swerve, when the proper moment
arrives, one huir’s-breadth from his
duty as a Representative of Georgia
and of the South, we snail take a
mournful pleasure in denouncing
him in terms that will have truth for
their sting and not enmity—in terms
that will have tho merit of vigor
rather than of oleganco.
It. should be remembered by those
who are so swift to fall upon Mr. llill
—who are so ready to interpret his
utterances to suit themselves, and so
eager to criticise their own interpre
tations—it should be remembered by
these gentlemen that in the case that
is shortly to come before Congress for
trial, Mr. Hill, so far as his decision
and vote aro concerned, will act in
tiie double capacity of judge and ju
ror. We all knbw, and he knows,
that the case is made up of forgery
and fraud ; in short, that it is no case
at all; and yet it is a case to try —a
case for Congress to sit in judgment
upou. We ail know what Mr. Hill’s
course will be. Wo know how his
vote will be cast. Lot those doubt
his judgment who will—there are few
to doubt his patriotism, and none to
doubt his eloqueuce or his fearless
ness. He is a Georgian -a lover of
his State and section -and we do not
believe that even his enemies doubt
what his position is now, and what it
will be when the Radicals set, tiio
machinery of their knavery at work
to cheat the country out of an elec
tion. In all truth and justice, we ask
our brethren of the press who . are 1
now engaged iu bitterly criticising
Mr. Hili, not to prejudge him. We
do not ask them to trust him, but ask
them not to prejudge him.
Mr. Hill.
The Georgia public will certainly
acquit the Telegraph of auy special
partiality for Hon. B. H. Hill, ami we
have no doubt, with equal justice,
will acquit us of all unfairness to
him. Our policy to all the public
men of the State is briefly one of
favorable construction. Wo desire,
if possible, to add to their reputa
tion and influence, aud not to crip
ple them. Wo prefer to be a little
bland, rather than over sharp—to be
charitable' rather than censorious,
and to take satisfaction in their
achievements, rather than in any
plausible misapprehension of their
course and opinions.
Uuder their promptings we think
great injustice has latterly been done
Mr. Hill, in holding out that he has
the smallest sympathy iu tho plot to
override the national ballot and
count in Mr. Hayes, or that he would
have the smallest agency in any
scheme to reconcile the country to
the consummation of such a crime.
Tho same thing has been charged
on Mr. Lamar, and the charge is so
incredible as to be scouted.
But it is equally at war with Mr.
Hill’s antecedents. These attempts
to blacken Hill all come originally
from the Radicals, aud are designed
to confuse Democratic morale,on one
hand, aud to fortify the courage of
the conspirators on the other.—Ma
con Telegraph.
Marine lllsaxier*.
Washington, D. C. December 28.
The Signal Service reports from Kit
ty Hawk, N. 0. tho English bark
Finto, from Glasgow, Scotland, to
Baltimore, 600 tons, crew seventeen,
cargo coal, went ashore four miles
North of station live, on tho 25th.
Crew all saved by tho crew of the
Life Saving Station next morning.
The vessel will go to pieces.
New York, December 28th. -
The schooner Trott, King, from San
Domingo, for Boston, was abandon
ed at sea. The captain died of ex
haustion.
London, December 28th.—The
steamer Goethe was wrecked on La
bos Island, off Uruguay, with crew
and passengers.
Judge Wood Not Goins to Florldu.
Montgomery, Ala., Dee. 28.—U. S.
Circuit Court Judge Wood is at his
homo in this city, and has been hold
ing Court until a few days ugo. He
is not going to Florida, his Court not
calling him there now. He knows no
reason for going, and ho has no
present intention of going.
Heavy Failure.
New York, Dec. 23. —Chipman,
Stone & Cos., 74 Pine street, and Yoko
hama, Japan, one of the largest
firms engaged in the Japan trade,
have failed, with heavy liabilities,
estimated at from $250,000 to $500,000,
the greater part of which is held in
this city.
TELEGRAPHIC NUMMARY.
Naw York, Dec. 28.—Ex-Senator
Jas. \V. Nye is dead.
Amy Fawcett, English actor, is
dead.
Tony Pastor’s Theatre damaged
by fire.
Fredericks & O’Neal’s photograph
gallery, third story, witli valuable
pictures, destroyed. Their loss is
eighty thousand dollars.
Six thousand smuggled cigars con
cealed in India rubber bags were
seized last night from Havana, on
steamer Columbus, by Special Agent
Backet.
Roundout, Dec. 28.—Four hundred
and fifty men, of the Knickerbocker
Ice bouse, struck for wages. They
say this is the beginning of a move
ment along the entire river. About
five thousand men usually employed
and say no ico shall be housed till
the companies return to the old
p rices.
Itnlnn Eeaptuer Defaulted and Missing.
New York, Dec. 28.—Otis D. Swau,
broker of Wall Street lias disap
peared. Before leaving, it is stated
his misappropriated funds held in
trust for his brother and sister;
amount stated to be $600,000. He is
also in default four or five thousand
dollars to the Union League Club, of
which he was one of the founders.
WASH I TON NEWS.
IIOINK COMMITTEE AFTER THOSE
DISPATCHES.
lluillralft ••■ullUozlnK" Terry.
Washinuton, Dec. 28.—The Senate
Committee of Privileges and Elec
tions will commence on Oregon to
morrow. The Republican Electors
and Secretary of State of Oregon are
here.
Speaker Randall, Judge Knott and
Gen. Huntonare in consultation over
over the difileulties thrown in the
way of the production of telegraph
ic dispatches called for by tho com
mittees committees. The whole
power of the House will be invoked
to secure these dispatches.
It is certain that Gen. Anderson
dicj not deposit with Mr. Ferry, the
Republican Electoral vote of Louis
iana, when he was here on Christmas
day, J udge Spafford is coming with
tho Tilden vote of Louisiana.
There is dissatisfaction with Forry
for withholding receipts from Repub
lican messengers when there are
Democratic contestants, and it sug
gested Anderson was advised to with
hold the Republican vote of Louis
iana until Ferry was hulldozed into
receipting for them.
Washington, Deo. 28.—A bill was
introduced in the House by Air.
Douglas, authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to purchase the
Freedmun’s Savings Bank building,
in this city, for government uses, at
a sum not exceeding $300,000; also,
authorizing the commissioners now
adjusting the affairs of tho bunk to
buy in its real estato when the prices
offered for it at public sales aro held
to be too low. Air. Douglas is chair
man of a select House committee on
the Freedman’s Bank.
Hooker introduced a bill for tho
improvement of Pearl and Pasca
goula rivers, iu Mississippi.
A resolution of inquiry will be pre
sented in the House on Monday,
whether gentlemen requested by the
President to visit tho Southern re
turning boards, were paid from the
United States Treasury or not.
FLORIDA.
THE FULL COUNT GIVES THE STATE TO
TILDEN AND DREW
DREW 4UI, TH.IIKY V 4 MAJORITY.
Kndical Canvassers Hety tlic Court.
THEY PERSIST IN ALTERING THE RETURNS
AND COUNTING IN HAYES.
Tallahassee, Dec. 28.—Gen. Cocko
(tiie other members of the board re
fusing) canvassed tho vote yesterday
morning. His canvass gave the
Drew 497, and Tilden 94 majority.—
This he filed with the Clerk of the
Court,.]
Subsequently tho other members
agreed to the canvass. The full
board assembled. In this cauvass
the order of tho Court was disregard
ed. Clay county was thrown out,
and the contested vote of Baker
county counted. This gives Drew
197, and Hayes 206 majority.
Cocke files a protest.
The Court assembled to-day to re
view tho action of the board.
THE KA&TERN QUESTION.
SITUATION' NOT NO DANGEROUS.
RUSSIA CRIPPLED FOR WANT OF TRANS
PORTATION.
Nf.w York. Dec. 28.—A special dis
patch from Paris says there is the
highest authority for stating that
notwithstanding tho hopeful dis
patches recently received from Con
stantinople, there is but a single
chance of peace iu the East. Itussia,
in spite of the intense ardor of her
people for war, may be obliged to
yield at the last moment, owing to
her means of transportation being
defective. She has been taxing her
resources to the utmost to get her
army into condition to strike with
the greatest possible suddenness and
vigor, but it seems now that her
means of transportation are inade
quate to the task of providing for
such a large army as would be neces
sary to strike a decisive blow against
Turkey.
London, Dec.[2B ; —The Post, in its
leading article, says that the excite
ment created by the first alarming
telegrams from the East has been
much toned down by those which
followed, but we have reason to be
lieve that even the latter exagerate
the danger.
London, Dec< 28.—A Moscow dis
patch to the Times says the Gazette
declares the new Turkish Constitu
tion a mere mockery of the powers.
The only way of improving the con
dition of the Christians in Turkey is
efficacious occupation and the grant
ing to Christians the right to carry
arms, or depriving the Musselmen
of the right.
The Pall Mall Gazette, in a leading
editorial article, says that probably
a word may be spoken to-day which
will be followed by instant war,
threatening to involve all Europe
sooner or later, if the powers demand
a simple yes or no, or if the Porte,
for military and other reasons,
thinks it expedient to go straight to
the point without delay. Tho answer
will be a refusal, )ut it is more likely
no. A direct or final answer will yet
be given, not that tho Porto has
shown the faintest sign of yielding
to the Russian demands, but, says the
Pall Mall Gazette, tracing Russia’s
policy, for the formidable pretension
of immediate Russian occupation
thought the various modifications to
the latest proposal for the simple in
troduction of a small number of Bel
gians, gens d’armes to supply tho
nucleus for an organization of a
native police force, after the model
commission in most continental
States, concludes that Russia is ready
to accept or indeed to suggest further
modifications, because affairs do not
look well for Russia at this time. It
says the stories of disagreeable dis
coveries in tho Russian ara-'nals, and
unexpected weakness in transport
apparatus are probably true. The
oountry is almost bankrupt, and the
utter fuilure of the Internal loan
howed how little money could be
screwed out of the people.
The danger of antagonism
with Austria and thereafter
with Germany of being confronted
by Groat Britain, and a certain point
of success may well bring Russia to
pause, and if Turkey knows her foe,
would be glad to withdraw from her
arrogant position.
Alidhat Pasha is not unlikely to
facilitate that object. Tho question
is not so much whether the Porte
will yield to the Russian demands for
the sake of peace, but whether Rus
sia will abate them for the same
object.
Deacon Oplilltree’* Pew.
From the Burlington (town) Hawk-Eye.]
If there is anything Mr. Oplilltree is
particular about, it is his own individual
corner in his own particular pew. He
can’t half enjoy the sermon if ho has to
sit anywhere else than in the inside cor
ner of No. 52, right hand side of tho mid
dle. For years he has occupied this seat
as regularly as Sunday morning came
around. He has heard the Gospel “dis
pensatod with,” ono ministor after an
other. From that seat he has smiled and
noddod encouragement to the Boanerges
who have preached the Gospel after the
ideas of Deacon Oplilltree, and has frown
ed forbiddingly and terribly at tho hap
less prebendary who has dared to enunci
ate doctrines which were disagreeable to
No. 52. No usher or sexton ever so far
j forgot himself as to put any ono in that
corner because tho Deacon was a little
late.
It was always considered sacred. Im
agine, then, tho Deacon’s amazement last
Sunday morning when ho entered the
church, wrapped In a profound study of
the doctrine of regeneration through
sanctification, to see a solemn, important
looking stranger in his precious corner.
The Deacon brought up all of a sudden at
the head of his pew and gazed at the
stranger in open-mouthed, but voiceless
wonder. Tho stranger, never returning
his gaze, sat twirling hifl thumbs and
looking straight at the pulpit. Deacon
Ophiltree, doubting the evidence of his
senses, backed out into the aisle, took out
his spectacles, rubbed them, aud placed
them on his nose. Then he tilted back his
head and looked at the pew, No. “52.”
Plain as ever a52 was in the world; there
could be no mistake about that. He
advanced to the head of the pew, and
bent his head down until his chin touch
ed his breast, and then gazed fixedly
at the stranger over his spectacles. Thors
was no mistake about that. The stranger
was there. Then the Deacon stepped
back one pace, leaving the entrance to the
pew unobstructed, so that the stranger
could get out without any trouble. But
the stranger didn’t appear to have any
idea of evacuating his position. Ho grew
a little restless under the Deacon’s in
censed glances, but he only fidgeted a
little in his seat, and stopped twirling his'
thumbs to pickup a hymn-book, which he
opened at “Hold the Fort,” and read that
stirring bit of religious military composi
tion with evident comfort and edification.
The Deacon was amazed. “Possibly,” he
thought, “tho intruder docs not see me.”
Then he took out his handkerchief, a red
silk standard, which looked like a pocket
edition of a garrison flga, and burying his
nose in this warlike banner blew a toot
that echoed through the room like a sig
nal of defiance. The stranger never
moved, but he bent his eyes upon tho
pago before him and read the lino,
“Hear tho bugle blow,”
with much mental unction.
Tho Deacon was more astonished than
he would have been if the end of the
church had fallen out. He crammed his
handkerchief into the crown of his hat
with the defiant air of a man who ment
business, and inflated his lungs, and cal
led for the stranger’s attention with a
stentorian—
“ Ahem 1”
The stranger fidgeted a little, tnrned
very red in the face, and looked up,
glanced around and saw the congrega
tion tittering and taking it all In, and he
evidently made up bis mind to “hold tho
fort” until Gen. "Buger's troops ejected
him, if he had to stay there all winter
So lie settled himself again, and, without
1 oklng at the deacon, turned over to the
hymn.
‘•A charge to keep I here.”
The minister rose to give out the open
ing hymn, but the congregation had no
eyes or ears for anything but the indig
nant Deacon and the immovable stranger.
Tho Deacon was about to introduce some
now tactics, when he felt a punch upon his
arm, and a gentlemanly looking church
official said: ,
“I will show you a seat, sir, if you
plaese.”
“Seat?" said the Deacon, in such wrath
ful undertones that he Is nearly choked,
“Seat? That," pointing to the blushing
but obstinate stranger, “that is my seat.
The seat I have occupied and paid for, for
these nine years past."
“You aro merely mistaken," said the
placid ofllclal, "and you are interrupting
the servlco and distracting tho minister.
The seats In this church have been free
for tho past five years.”
Tiie Deacon looked aruund him as it he
expected tho ground to slide from boneath
his foot, and a gleam of Intelligence and
dismay passed over his face.
"This is”—ho gasped and could get
no further.
“The Church of the Lost Sheep!” ex
plained the officer.
Tho titters of .the congregation followed
the mortified Deacon to the door as he
bent his stops toward his own Church of
tho Ransomed, and wiion he got tliore lie
struck overybody dumb with amazement
by dropping into the seat nearest the
door; and if a oow or an lothyosaurus had
waltzed in and taken its seat in the Inside
corner of No. 62, Deacon Ophiltroo would
not have boon in tho least bit surprised,
and wouldn’t have raised one single
murmur of objection.
FINANCIAL m' COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCK.*.
LONDON. December 28—Noon Con*ola 04
MO.
Bullion decreased £411,000.
PARIS, Dec. 28—1 :30p. m.—Rente* 106f. and 10c.
NEW YORK, December 2s.—Gold opened at 7.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.— Noob— Stock* dull
but lower; money 7; gold 7; exchange, long,
4.83**; short 4.85>£; State bonds—Tenneaaee
new, Virginia new and Console, Miaeour and Bt.
Joseph's better,rest steady—Government* active
and little off. Curreucy bonds better.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Evening—Money 4@sc;
eterling firmer at 4; gold dull at 7(3)8; Govern
ments active, news's 11V- States dull and nom
inal.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28—Noon.—Cotton active
and firmer; middling uplands 6 9-10d. Orleans
G VI. Holes 18.000, speculation and export k 2,000,
receipts 43,600 —American 35,000.
Futures opened I*l6 dearer; uplands low mid
dling clause, January and February delivery
6 19-32@6X; February and March 6 11-16; March
aud April 6X; April and May 6 13-16; shipped
November and December, per sail 6#; Decom
ber and January 6 11-16; January and February
6#'.
2p. m.—Middling uplands 6;’.; middling Or
learns 6 13-16; uplands low middlings clause,
March delivery 6\ ; shipped March and April,
por sail 6 15-16.
8 p. m.—Sales Amen lap. 10.900.
3 p. m. —Uplands, low middling clause, January
and February delivery 6 19-32d,
4:00 r. m.— Uplands, low middling tlauaef
January and February kolivery 6#; March and
April delivery 6 25-32.
5 p. m.— Futures firm; uplands low mid
dling clause, December delivery 6X ; February
and March delivery 6 25-32d; shipped Novomber
and December per sail 6 21-32; shipped Decem
ber and January per sail 6 23-.vjd; shipped
January and February, per sail 6 25-3‘Jd.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Noon—Cotton firm;
uplands 12 7-16; Orleans 12X; sales 1534.
Futures opened firmer, as follows: January 12
19-32021-32; February 12X012 16-16; March 13
5-32013 3-16; April 13*,'013 7-16.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. -Evening—Cotton steady *
sales 2665, at 12X012 11-16 c; nat receipts 1626;
gross 6426.
Futures clesed easy; sales 24,500; December
12X’> January 12X021-32; February 12 15-16;
March 13 3-16: April 13 13-32; May|l3 9-16019-32;
Juno 13X; July 13X029-32; August 18 16-160
31-32.
Consolidated net receipts 137,177; exports to
Great Britain 67 066; to France 18,796; to Conti
nent 6G64; to channel 2,800.
GALVESTON, Dec. 28.—Cotton hardening, mid
dling llx ; net receipts 3877; sales 2698; exports
to Great Britain 4809.
NORFOLK, Dec. 28.—Evening—Cotton firm;
middling 11X; net receipts 2845; exports coast
wise 2705; sales 600.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.—Evenlng-jCotton firm;
middling 12X01gross receipts 1231; sales
870; spinners 422- exports coastwise 48,
BOSTON, Doc. 28. Evening Cotton quiet;
middling 12X; net reoeipts 609; gross receipts
1566; sales 5800.
WILMINGTON, Doc. 28. - Evening Cotton
steady end nomiual; middling HXi net receipts
581.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28 —Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 13>£; net receipts 499; gross
receipts 679.
SAVANNAH, December 28.—Evening—Cotton
Arm; middling 11X; net receipts 3103; soles
3400; exports to Great Britain 7611; coastwise
1201.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.—Evening-Cotton
active and strong; middling 11^;low middling
11X; good ordinary 10X: net receipta 4864; gross
receipts 6964; sslss 1200; exports to Great
Britain 4340; coastwise 495.
MOBILE, Dec. 28.—Evening— Cotton strong;
middling llXl net receipta 2394; gross 2405;
sales 3600; exports to Great Britain 6004.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 28.-Uotton Arm; middling
11X011#; receipts 9381; sbipmeata 1666; sales
2700.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 28.—Cotton Arm; middling
11*; receipts 1105; sales 1100.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 28.—Evening Cotton Arm;
middling 12X; net receipts 2540; sales £.00;
exports coastwise 2343.
PROVISIONS. AiV.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.- Noon—Flour quet; 10c
better. Wheat dull and declining. Corn quiet.
Pork Arm at $17.250617.90 for uninspected.
Lard firm; steam $1i.05. Turpentine dull at
48. Rosin steady at $2.50066 for strained.
Freights steady.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.— Evening.—Flour opened
firm and closed dull and drooping, without how
ever auy decided changes, Southern flour quiet,
common to fair extra, $5.80056.80, good to
choice do. $6.85058.75. Wheat 102 c lower,
holders rather more disposed realise, $1.57 for
amber winter. Corn )£o lower, for new, light
trade export and home use, 60061 for new yel
low, 58 lor old, no grade mixed, 60 for new
yellow Southern. Oats dull, without deeided
change in prices. Coffee Rio, very firm and
quiet, 17X031X for gold cargoes; 173%©22 for
gold joblota. Sugar dull at 6XOIO, fair to good
refining 10X. Molasses quiet unchanged. Rice
steady and in fair demand. Pork higher, mess
$17.40017.50. Lard excited and higher, closing
heavy, prime to steam $11.25. Whiskey quiet.
Freights rather more active, cotton per sail 5-16.
RIO JANEIRO, Deo. 2T.—Coffee animated,
prices firm.
SANTOS, Dec. 27.—Coffee very animated .prices
advancing.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 28.—Evening—Flour, firm
demand and higher; family $6 40056 75. Wheat
quiet and Arm; red $135£46. Corn quiet and
firm at 42045. Oats quiet and steady, from 33d
38. Rye quiet and steady, at 80. Barley quiet,
prime fall at $1.05. Pork hijber, sl7 00 asked.
Lard higher, steam 10X011; kettle do., 11X012.
Bulk meats higher; shoulders IX; short rib
sides 8X; short clear sides 8X Bacon quiet
shoulders s7>;; clear rib sides clear sides at
slo.os.(Green meats fair demand, higher; shoul
ders 6.30. Whiskey quiet and steady at 7. But
ter steady, packing grades 18020. Hogs fair de
mand, higher, packing grades $6.15. Receipts
6,356; shipments 154.
LOUISVILLE, Deo. 28.—riour steady, good de
mand; extra white firmer, $5.25055.50; double
extra do. $6,650*5 85; trible extra do. $6,000
$6.25. Wheat firmer not quotably higher, red
$1.25030, amber $136051.40, white $1,400
$1.46. Corn steady and firm at 44. Rye in good
demand at 80. Oats quiet, white 40 mixed 38.
Pork firmer at $17.00. Bulk meats qTiet and firm,
shoulders 6 l 4 0X ; clear rib sides 8X0X; clear
sides
firm, in tierce 11, keg 11X Whiskey steady and
unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 27.-Evening—Flour firmer,
and strong for low and medium grades, the
demand exceeds the supply, superfine fell $4.65
016.00, extra do. $6.26015.60, double extra do,
$5.66016.86, trible extra do. $6.00, with some
sales 6010 c higher than these quotations.
Wheat easier, No. 2 red fall $1.40; No. 3 do. sl.-
34 3*o#. Corn inactive. No. 2 mixed 40. Rye
firm at 70X071. Barley dull aud unchanged.
Whiskey eaaier at 8. Pork $16.60 bid. Lard, lie.
asked. Bulk meats in good demand, held above
buyers views at 6XOB#; 8X Mked for shoulder i;
clear rib and clear sides X bid. Bacon quiet
and unchanged, only jobbing trade. Hogs strong
and active,good to choice $5.9506,16; fancy $6.25.
Cattle dull and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.—Oats dull and nomi
nal. Rye quiet and firm. Proviaiona quiet and
nominal, toffee strong snd quiet. Whiskey
steady at 15. Rugar|steady.
LAWYERS.
Thomas J. Chappell,
Attorney At Law.
OFFIOE OYER 119 BROAD STREET,
Columbus, €iia
march] tf
REESE CRAWrOIID. 1. U. McNEILL.
Crawford & McNeill,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
ISM Brood fit., Columbus, Ga.
Jaall
SAUL H. HATCH HU. S. H. OOETCHIt)
HATCHER & GOETCUIUS
Attorney* sad Conasellor* st Law.
Praotioc iu State and Federal Court*.
Omci-47 Broad atieet, over WitUcb k Kin
el'* Jewelry Store. feepl ly
HINES DOZIER,
Attorney at Law-
Hamilton, <*n.
WILL practice in the Ou-f ahnochee Olr
or anywhere else.
Mr. G. A. B. Doxier will be found in my offiee
on and after October Ist. 1876, and will aaaiat 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 UP STAIRS OVER THE STOKE OF
C. E. HOCHHTRABBER, Broad .treat.
Will practice in the counties of Harris, Talbot,
Taylor. Marion. Chattahoochee and Stewart, and
In the Supreme Court of the State, District and
Circuit Courti of the United Htatea; also tn the
counties of Lee and BuaaeU, Ala.
Will also gire special attention to the purchaae
and sale of Real Estato. Examination ef Tltlea
and Conveyancing. Alao, to Renting and Collec
tion of Kents. norU tf
Joseph F. Pou,
Attorney A Counsellor ut Law.
OFFICE west Bide Broad street over store of
W. H. Roberts k Cos. Practices in State and
Federal Courts. Advice and aervices tendered to
Administrators,"Executors, Guardians, Ac. Spe
cialty made of Conveyancing, Examining Titles,
Ac., In Georgia, or anywhere In the United
States. All busikms promptly attended to.
fcb7 dtf
J. D. Rambo. W. W Mack all.
IUMBO & MACKALL,
Attorneys nt Law.
Office in Burras’ Building, Oolumbas, Ga.
mb I eod&wly ___
THORNTON & GRIME*,
Attorneys at Lsn.
OFFICE over Aball k Co.’s, corner of Broad
and St. Clair streets, Mumboa, Ga.
Jnl6 ly __
GRIGSBY E. THOMAS,
Attorney at Ziaw
Columbus, Go.
Office over 0. E. Hochstrasaer’s.
_jnl2tf
LIONEL C. LEVY, Jr.,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Commissioner of Deeds N. Y. snd other States,
Office over Georgia Tome Bank.
ESTATES —Special attention to keeping aeou
rate aceonnts, vouchers, Ac., and making an
nual returns for Guardians, Administrators
and Executors. aep29-ly__
Leo McLester,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CV6BETA. CIA.
In Superior Courta and Courts of Ordinary, will
be assisted by Joseph F. Pon, Esq., without extra
charge toxny clients.
O#-PROMPT ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS.
O. CALHOUN,
ATTORNE Y'AT LAW,
CieneYa, (in.
WILL PRACTICE IK AIX THE COURTS OP
the Chattahoochee Circuit.
Special attention given to Colleotions. lie is
Corresponding Agent for the Gencaal Collecting
Agencies of New York end Savannah. Therefore
his facilities for pursuing that braneh ef the pro
ession is unsurpassed by any lawyer in the
State. octal tf
B. F. HARRELL,
Attorney at Lav and Solicitor la Equity
LUMPKIN, GA.
jiarSpecial attention given to Collections and
remittances promptly made. novl-tf
IT. J. MOSES,
Attorney at Lun.
OFFICE over Georgia Hone Insurance Com
pany.
Office bo are from let October to let Jane. 10 to
4 r. m. iepl ljr
—*•■■■*irtT T""*" v ’v
■ 3EmR 3^Z!a
Attorney at Law, Hamilton, 6a.
WILL practice in the eoontiee of the Chatta
hoochee Circuit. feb> ly
GRAND OPENING.
WE WILL OK THURSDAY HKXT, OPEN OUR
Fall and Winter atock of MILLINER!, A*..
Embracing all the paraphernalia of a la
dy's wardrobe. Having considera
bly increased our store-room we
have a larger and more com
plete etock than ever
before.
MRB. COLFIN k 1068. DOXHXLLY.
octß-cod3m 100 Broad Street.
Insurance and Real Estate Agency.
Offl.e Ko. 1. Crawford atrcet, with
DR. E. jr. KIRKBCEY.
IAM PBEPAREFD TO INSURE YOUB LIFE
or property. O n Houses and Contents In
sured with BB.e companies.
Also: Real Estate in all its branches promptly
attended to.
W. r. TI7RIKER,
octlS Sm Insurance and Real Estate Agt.
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