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VOL. 2. t. *. rrm. w. s. n* wolf, JOHN ■. MARTIN, JOHN |. HTJCWAUT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. PubllNlien* and Proprietor*. DAILY, (in advance) jper annum $7 00 " six month*, .......... 4 00 three months..'.?'..." 2 00 one mouth... 76 WUCKLY, one year 2 00 (Btaorter tenua iu proportion.) It ITEM OF ADYEIKTIStXG. Square, one week..**...* $ 00 One Square, one month 8 00 One Square, six months 28 00 Transient advertisement* SI.OO for first inter •n. and 60 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per oont. additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. 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. NO. 249