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t V c 1 t. -rV J \ ffi\Vjv j} Iffif/B 1 Wum&>L'Ayi "nnV*T '**■ l --' Miet- VOL. 2. T. X. WTMHK, W. . DK WOLF, JOHN H. MARTIN, JOHH *. •TKWA.HT. Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. PuMlklier* and Pr*|wlHr. DAILY, (In ndvano*) per annum *7 00 y. six montUm .... *OO three months 2 00 •' one month 76 WEEKLY, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms In proportion.) B\TK* OF AIIVKUTININC. Square, one week $ H 00 Ooe Square, one month 8 00 One Square, six mouths 28 00 Tranaient advertiaementa SI.OO for first tuner* oa. ao J A0 cents for each subsequent insertion. Fifty per oeut. additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisements. HAYES "AND THE - SOUTH. WHAT UK W lI.L 110 IF KLECTKD. HIS SOUTHERN POLICY—SHAIIP STABS AT GRANT OPPOSED TO CARPET BAG IBM AND BCAL A WAGGERY IX FAVOR OF CAPABLE AND HONEST LOCAL GOVERN MENT—AN ANSWER TO AN AUGUSTA LETTER. Cincinnati Commercial, Dec. 20th ] The warlike Hewitt, heard so much about the defection of Southern Djui oerats that he ealieil a caucus ut Southern members ut his house oh the night of the 16th. It was ascer tained that there was still a solid South. So the dispatches say. Ben Hill explained that lie thou tilt the Eeaceiul inauguration of Hayes a etterthiug thuu that Grunt should hold oven Lamar said the South could aot affliate with the Republican party. The main matter, however, is the alarm of the New York Democrats about a Hayes move ment iu the South. They had iieard so much about it that they thought it well to lull the roll There is a fact or two brhiud this that should bo considered most at tentively. The Southern Democrats have not been seconding the extreme measures of the Northern Democrats. They have exerted not an irritating, but a soothing influence. They should have lull credit for that. Perhaps the rea-on they assign for the cautiou they display is not agree able, bur, it is strong. It is: "We had an immense number of offers from the North of help if we resisted the Presidency of Abruhnm Lincoln. We did resist, but no help came, with the exception of a few stragglers tin I oue organized company from soutn ern Illiuois. commanded by a kins man of Gen. Logan. We hud the lighting to do and got the worst ot it. Now those offers are repeated. We are told to go ahead and resist the inauguration of Hayes, and they will reinforce us. Our reply is: If you please take the hca t of the column and we will bringupthe rear. Weonee waited for your reinforcements and they came not.” We have not altogether despaired of reinforcing the party of Ameri can Nationality and general freedom and fair play from the white men or the South. We are aware that the majority of the Southern whites were opposed to secession, and only ter rorized at last into the fatal policy that made war necessary, by and 'spe radoes. We remember tiie ol I Whigs of the South, and the Jackson Dem ocrats who detested disunionists, and put down nullitlers; an I we hope the race is not extiuet. The misgovern ment of the South through Grant’s administration is not an obscure fact initiatory. In the first place. Grant was not in the slightest sense or the word, a statesman, lie was our most successful General, and by all the precedents we had to elect him Pres ident. In the second place, the South did not give Grant it fair chance. lie had a great deal of good feeling toward the South, and put forward his old friend liongstreet. How was L mgstreet treated? Was there anything in the treatment of liHigstreet by the Confederates cal culated to encourage t he President to a liberal recognition of Southern men of his class? Grant became entangled in his fa voritism, and had bail advisers, and when lie attempted in vain to disci pline the most distin-iuished North ern Seuators, he was forced inro close relations with persons unworthy his confidence. There was carpet-bag ging and scalswaggery in the South that was deplorable, and that hmi the countenance of those high in au thority. The Htvte tha: suffered most was South Cirolina. 11a, the time came when there was a chance for an honorable Republican admin istration in that State. Governor Chamberlain fought the battle for reform within his own party; and we have seen how he was sit (ported by tiie white men of the State whose complaints of corrupt rule had been most bitter. At the termination of the war a statesman was President of the United States. Abraham Lin coln ha<l during the war attaine i the stature of salesmanship. and wi have not had astatesmanint the head of affairs since he was assassinated. Wo hope the quality that was lost in tiie Nation’s need, and that has been so loug and painfully absent, may b ■ restored with the accession of Haies. He said of Southern affairs in his let ter of acceptance: “The condition of the Southern States attracts rhe attent ion and com mands the sympathy of the people ol the whole Union. In their progres sive recovery from the effects of the war, their first necessity is an intelli gent arid honest administration of government, which will protect all classes of citizens in all their politi cal and private rights. What the South most needs is peace, and peace depends upon the supremacy of law. There can be no enduring peace if the constitutional rights of any por tion of the people are habitually dis regarded. A division of political par ties resting merely upon distinctions of race or upon sectional lines, is al ways unfortunate and may be disas trous. The welfare of the Soutn. alike with that of every other part of the country, depends upon the at tractions it can offer to labor, to im migration and to capital; but labor ers will not go. and capital will not be ventured, where the Constitution and the laws are set at defiance and distraction, and apprehension, and alarm takes the place of peace loving and law-abiding social life. All parts of the Constitu tion are sacred,and must be sacredly ob seivel —the parts that are new no le3s than the parts that are old. The moral and material prosperity of the Southern Slates can be most ettcclually advanced by a hearty ami generous recognition of the rights of all by all-a recognition without reserve or exception. With such recognition fully accorded, it will be practical to promote by the influence of all legitimate agencies of the General Government the effort of the people of those States to obtain for themselves the blessings of honest and ca]mhle local gov ernment. If elected, I shall consider it ! -ot only my duty, hut it will be my ardent desire to latior for the attain, ment of this end. Let me assure my countrymen ol'the Southern States that if 1 shall be charged with the duty ol or ganizing an administration, it will be one which will regard and cherish their truest interests —tin-, interests of the white and of the colored people, both and equally—and which will put forth its heat efforts in beliull <fa civil policy which will wipe out forever he distinction be tween North uud South in our Common country." There lias been a feeling iu the country that it would he well iT Governor Hayes, under the present circumstances, could speak words ol good will to the people o: the South. What better words could lie select than those in his letter of accep tance to which he has recently pointed as the best expression of ilia views he could give? What could he sav more happily adapted to the susceptibilities and inter ests ol the Southern people than that on a condition the justice ol which all must admit, he would labor through all the le gitimate agencies of the General Govern ment to promote the effort of the people of the Southern States to obtain the blessings of honest and capable local governmeoi ? It is gratifying and not surprising to know that there are Southern people who did not support Governor Hayes for the Presidency, who are looking to him with sympathy, and with confidence that his peaceful inauguration would be far better tor them man the reac tion. excitement and contusion, the up ri-ing of impracticable hut irrita ting and dangerous aspirations, lit it would accompany a Democratic ail ministration ; and Governor Hayes would be untrue to .himself if he did not under stand the growth of this seioime.it to he a promise "that if lie might indeed expend his best effort s in a eivil policy that would wipe out the distinction between the North and South; and we do not doubt that he would find methods and opportunities for the appropriate recogni tion of this auspicious sentiment. FI'.RRI’ Ilia HAND A UunrJril Mntriiienl ol the i'rn- Kraimiin lor llerlarlni; the Yule. TIIF. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE INTI MATES A PURPOSE OF GOING BEYOND THE LAW. Special Die patch to the World.} Washington, December 23.— N0 public olll'-'f lias been more persist ently anti more fruitlessly Interview ed than Henutor Kerry, President protein, oft lie .Senate. The last re ported conversaiion with him war published In a Baltimore paper this morning, and Senator Ferry, after reading it, has taken occasion to de ny its statements seriatim, aud pro nounces it all made up. In conversa tion with a friend this morning, Sen ator Ferry defined his position upon some disputed points; and, white not constituting an interview, the con versation may be accepted as giving his views. It will be remembered that iu receipting for the sealed en velopes brought to him. Senator Fer ry has adopted anew form, designa ting them ar envelopes claiming to contain the electoral vole. In re ceipting fur the packages received by mail, lie has taken ii similar course, describing the envelope and its marks iu his receipt. All these en velops purporting to contain electo ral votes he propose I to take to the place of meeting for the two houses, and there to of ea then without ex ception, treating ail, so far as their opening by the President of the Sen ate iu the presence of the two houses is concerned, in precisely the same manner. This ends a tolerably con stant rumor that only certain envel opes would bo opened by the Presi dent of the Senate, and insures that instead of 369 votes coining before the two houses for verification, 391 will bs handed lo the tellers, of which 2(6 will be for Tilden and Hendricks aud 197 for Hayes and Wheeler, What his action will be in the mat ter Mr. Ferry declines to say until the committee of conference liuve reached a decision or disagreed irre vocably. Mr. Ferry’s language upon the sub ject i’s sufficiently significant to de serve quotation as an informal ex pression of his views: “I hope tiie two committees will come to some plan. If the two houses agree, no lo idy will haveany objection to make. That will settle ttie matter. It is not a question that I want to decide. It is not an enviable position for any man to take. He is certain, however he decides it, to be hated by half the R-publie. But if the two houses fail to agree I shall appear at their place of meeting with ali theenvelopesaud do my Uuiy under tiie Cinstitution. I shall have no hesitat on whatever in doing my whole duty. I shall shii kno responsibility.” What Mr. Ferry considers his additional duty under Die Constitution in the verlfica tion of the votes and their count he lid not this morning say. He has not yet said, and, except to his imme diate poliiical friends, a clear-headed, reticent politician on the eve of a re election to the Senate is not likely to sav until February 14; but that he considers that he has a duty to per form beyond the mere opening, in case ttie houses fail to adopt some plan before their joint meeting, no listener to his conversation this morn ing, whose use as a conversation with a friend he permitted, could have any doubt, judging from his phrase and from tiie evident and earnest de sire that the two houses should de liver him of the ch irge of deciding the question before they met in joint session. Mr. Ferry said also that the Senate committee is not ma te up to favor a reference to the Supreme Court. He was anxious simply to get a strong committee of lawyers from the Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Privileges and Elec tions. He claims the credit of having insisted upon the even division of the committee. To County Candidates. Bring in your orders for Tickets. Don’t wait until the last day. Tho Times Job Office will get them up cheap,and at short notice. COLUMIUJS. GrA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1876. WASHINGTON NEWS. EXCITING TIMES AT THE CAPITOL. - - BLAINE AND OONKLING WILLING TO DO FAIB. TWO MCSI TAKING ON NKW I.IVES. Washington Dot*-.-Tho Herald and him on the Absorbing Question—The Tele graph Muddle—Nothing Xew In the Orrtfou liivcailirutlou. Washington, Deo. 3t>.~The House adjourned without doing any busi ness.*,. The Semite had no sessiou. Mr. Ferry,.President of the Senate hud a long interview with Grant to day. The thousand dollar couuter f eit bill is a d.-.ngerous oue, which found iu way to the Treasury, and had been takeu by a bank uud paid out Ugnill. The Oregon investigation is going on by the Committee on Privileges and Elections, and develops nothing new. A Herald editorial under the cup tiou, “Tito prospect of an honest count,” commences; “a noteworthy dispatch in the San yesterday, strongly corroborates the intelligence that notice was received six or eight days ago from our own sources of iutellgenoe. Our information was confidential, and wo wore only per mitted to shadow forth its substance without, liberty to state details. The correspondents of (he Sun obtained greater liberty from their informants, an I we are glad to find our private advices publicly confirmed from a source, which we have many reasons for deeming trustworthy; we know that noted Republican Seuators were only waiting for a proper time to act, und the intelligent dis patch to tbe Sun positively relieves us from the pledge of secrecy respect ing names and details, by which our own correspondents consented to be bound. “According to information of the Sun, Mr. Blaine, as well as Mr. Uoult ling, stands ready to abjure party iu the interest of justice, aud neither or them will be a particeps cri/ninis to the counting iu of Mr. Hayes, it it shall appear on a candid review of tho evidence that he was not fairly elected.” This not only accords with our own information, but with the intrinsic probabilities of the situation. The Secretary of the Navy has or dered meteorological observations at 7:35 a.m., Washington time, on all vessels every day, wherever they may be. These records will form a part of the bulletins of international mete orological observations. Mr. Barnes, the.New Orleans tele graph manager, lias not arrived. It is understood that tho telegraph authorities have taken no steps to ward obeying subpoenas, but neither have they taken steps to defeat them. They are waiting for developemeuts in the ease of Barnes around whose person, revolves the question of their duties and privileges. Revolutionary Mexico Brownsville, Texas, Dec. 30.—A courier front the interior reports that Diaz has occupied Queretaro, Igle sais having retired to Guanajuato. The report, of tiie capture and shooting of Escobedo is untrue. He is with Lerdo, at Mazatlau. The foreign merchants of Matamo ras have appealed to the United States for protection. Fillip \n*, New York, December 30.—Arrived: Servia, Knox Prinz. Arrived out, Bombay, Richard Third, Lady Bussell, Winchester, Saletn, Magur, Fritho, Emily Lawther, L. G. Bigelow Sarah 'A. Dunham. A. 0. Viuge, Ocsuben, Batavia, Somerset. Homeward, Ernamint Wood, New Or leans. Philadelphia. Bee. 30.— Steamer Vir ginia, Item* for Charleston, has broken her sliart and returned for repairs. Norfolk, Dec. 31 Italian bark Agria, for Baltimore, in ballast, went ashore on on the night of the 24t h of December, 25 miles north of Capo Hateras, near Life- Saving Station No. 9. She will prove a total loss; all the crew saved. New York, Dec. 30.— The brigantine Lillian Cameron, which went ashore a few days ago, went to pieces last night. Pbgvincetown, Mass., Dec. 30 —Six schooners were driven ashore in the har bor by last night's storm. New York, Dee. 30.—Ship Caucasian, ashore off Long Island, has gone to pieces. Twenty lives lost. Sandy Hook, Dee. 30.—The telegraph operator saw what he supposed to be a sloop capsized outside. It disappeared in fllteeti minutes. Liverpool, Dec. 30.— The ship City of Montreal, here from New York, reports she saw the bark Maria, from Duboy for Belfast, dismasted and waterlogged. Thirteen hands were seen on board the Maria, but it was impossible to render them aid In consequence of the gale pre vailing. Norfolk, Dec. 31.—The British bark Svnto. before reported ashore twenty-one miles north of Kitty Hauk, has gone to pieces Hnd will prove a total loss. The crew arrived here this afternoon. Counterfeit Half Dnllarn. Washington, Dec. 30.—Counterfeit half dollars, supposed cast from dies captured from the New Orleans mint, reach here from the South. The Alabama Claims Court has ad journed sine die. FLORIDA. BIBICAU CONCEDE TO TUI EI.EC. TION OF DBEW. Jacksonville, Dec. 30.—The Senate committee is still in session here. No important developments. The sub committee of the House have not yet returned. The Republican leaders here give up the State to Drew. TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT. 100 PERSONS KILLED, 00 WOUNDED. Cleveland, 0., Dec. 30.-The Lake Shore train, bouud west,went through the iron bridge at Adbtubula, Ohio, into the river, yesterday. The unfor tunate train was Wuovtu as the Pacific Express, and consisted of six coaches and two drawing-room ears, with the usual express aud baggage cars, and two engines. The relief train hence was two hours reaching the scene, though drawn by two engines aud the dis tance only thirty miles. Daniel McGuire, engineer of the forward engine, relates that the train was tunning tit a slow rate, and just as they hud fairly crossed the high bridge, which is not more than for ty rods distaut from the depot, he felt a violent jar, and in tin instant the coupling between two engines had broken and the whole truiu was precipitated, with the bridge, into the river below. McGuire says that his engine was pulled back nearly to tlte edge of the broken span before the coupling severed, and it regained its forward motion bare ly in time to save itself. Tbe bridgo over the Ashtabula river was an iron truss bridge, and had been in use about 11 years. The span is about 100 feet wide, and through the space between Hows the river, about four or five feet deep at this time, thickly covered with ice. In this space were the 11 cars and one engine and tender precipitated. The fall of 60 feet, breaking through the icy covering, shivered the cars as if a magazine of nitroglycerine had exploded beneath them. The seven passenger coaches alto gether contained übont 165 adults, besides a number of children. In the drawing-room car, which was bound for Cleveland, were nine persons, all of whom are supposed to have perished by drowning or from lire. In the two sleepers-bouud for Chica go there were thirty-live passengers, and most of those in the forward car are saved, with injuries more or less severe. Within a very few moments after the crash the flames burst out simul taneously from nearly every car. The latest statement gives 100 kill ed and 60 wounded. Among the wounded are T. C. Wright, of Nash ville, about the back—can be moved ; and Walter Hayes, of Lexington, Ky., slightly. I.ATF4I. Ashtabula, Dec. 30.—There are 127 missing. The dead are disfigured beyond recognition. All the cars burned to cinders. laiuUlana Investigation. New Orleans, Dec. 30.—The Sen ate committee is engaged in hearing Republican testimony in regard to bulldozing in Ouachita, and the Sen ate sub-committee is investigating East Baton Rouge. Ttie interest in the investigation has übuted consid erably,.owing to a surfeitof contradic tory testimony and the approaching struggle of the parties for the control of the State government. A ({iteatlmi of Jiii lodlellon. Boston, Dec. 30.—1n 1873, Henry C. Thatcher, cotton broker of this city, paid $6,300 on draf s made by Dick inson Brothers of Memphis, Teun. The hills of lading attached to the drafts were, it is alleged, fictitious, and Thatcher had the Dickinsons arrested by Boston detectives, on a requisition issued by Gov. Rice of Massachusetts. The Governor of Tennessee has now released the Dickinsons, on the ground that they cannot ba tried in Massachusetts for an offense committed in Tennes see. TEL. KG HA PH IC HEMMAKV. New York, Dec. 30.-The Crown Prince brought a quarter million in specie. Louisville, Dec. 30.— Seven un known young men from Utapia, 0., were drowned in a breaking ice gorge in Ohio. Toronto, Dec. 30. —A strike of en gine drives, with snow, has stopped freight and passenger business on the Grand Trunk Road. Erie, Pa., Dac. 30.—A heavy snow storm blocked railroad business in thissectiou. Portland, Me., Dec. 30.—There is no strike on the Grand Trunk R. R. this side of Island Pond. Trains run as usual. St. Louis, Dec. 30.—A fire in Demy Company’s warehouse; loss SOO,OOO. wuTiira indication*. Signal Office, Washington, | December 30,1876. ) For the South Atlantic States, clear er, fair weather, with rising barome ter and northerly to westerly wmds, followed during Sunday by light va riable winds and slight rise in tem perature. THE EASTERN QUESTION. THE ARMISTICE I*KOLONS£D. * Marc Hopeful ot P.n— London, Dec. 30.—Reuter's Tele gram ‘Company have the following from Paris: It Is officially announc ed hero that the armistice has been prolonged until the Ist of March. Constantinople, December .30.— At Thursday's sitting of the Conference, which lusted four hours, it was de cided that the armistice should be prolonged until the Ist of March 1877. Tho Turkish delegates submitted objections to several of the proposals made by the conference, chiefly on the subject of guarantees. A discus sion lollowed on these questions, in which Count Chandorley, French plenipotentiary, took tlte leading part. Tlte next sittings of the conference will be on Saturday and Monday, und it is expected that rapid progress will be made with the deliberations. Tbe apprehensions recently enter tained of au unfavorable issue, are now considerably diminished, aud a pacific solution of the pending ques tions is anticipated. Tho British fleet lias left Besika. The Pall Mall Gazette of this even ing states that the proposal for a pro longation of the armistice was made by the Porte, aud considers that this action adds much to the hopefulness of the situation. It believes Turltoy has put forward a proposal that a po lice force composed of Turkish regu lar troops under European officers, shuli supervise the application of re forms in the province-*. Whether the Czar and his ministers will be content with it, the Pall Mall Gazette seriously doubts, declaring it easier to believe the Russian army must fight, unless its Sovereign can boast of a far more obvious diplomatic vic tory than he is likely to obtain, than that it will be ordered home by a governmentvirtally defeated in the conference chamber. London, Dec. 30. -The Times' cor respondent at Constantinople takes an encouraging view of the situa tion from the prolongation of the ar mistice and the entertainjneutby the conference of the Turkish objections by members of conference, and their reference to their respective powers for instructions. This seems to have been tbe result of Thursday ’*session of the conference. London, Dec. 30.— The Moscow Gazette says, in the event of the con ference being broken off, Russia would have to enforce upon Turkey not her own decision, but that of Europe. Europe would then virtual ly make war against Turkey with Russian arms. Tho more friendly neutrality of Europe would not suf fice, as it was not Russia who raised the Eastern question. Russia could not afford to risk a rear or flank at tack upon tho Porto in addition to the sacrifice which a war would entail upon Iter. Russia must there fore unite her own interests with that of some other power. [NoTE.-The foregoing is a hint that Russia will not operate alone against the Porte iu case negotiations fail. This is a further pacific indica tion; as. in the present‘condition of Europe, any offensive alliance against the Porte is highly improbable.] Bt. Petersburg, Dec. 30.—Tho Ga lois thinks the Sultan can make the concessions demanded by the Pow ers without fear of the fanaticisms of the Turkish people, which are rather produced by tho government for its own purposes, than spontaneously directed against its policy. The same paper adds: “A wise con cession will strengthen the Sultan’s position, while stubborn opposition would undoubtedly produce serious conflicts.” The Ntrlke on (he Grund Work, Tohanto, Dec. 30.—The lougrhreat ened strike of engine men in the em ploy of the Grand Trunk Railroad, lust niglir, became an accomplish ed fact tills morning, along tlie whole length, enjoying an almost total sus pension of business. Pending the making of arrangements for resump tion all trains have been cancelled. The first tains were all can celled at six o’clock yesterday evening, in anticipation of the strike. Now no less than 15 of them are on the sideling between this city and Stratford. Meanwhile every effort is being made to secure the services of competent engineers to place business on a normal basis. The train from Montreal was aban doned a few miles east of Coburg last night. The passengers, silty in num ber, were conveyed to Coburg in sleighs. This morning engines and cars encumbered the line at inter vals. There is said to be a large qu mtiiy of live stock on the aban doned ears. The severe snow storm subsided this morning. New York Hank statement. New ioRK, Dec. 30. —The bank statement shows loans, increase 6$ millions ; specie, Increase 51 millions; legal tenders, decrease 1 million ; de posits, increase GJ millions; reserve, increase 3J millions. For anything in Groceries, Provisions Grain, Ac., at “rock bottom,’ - prices call on J. H. Hamilton. nov2 tf FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. " * ' MONEY ANB BTOCKI. LON DON. December SO.-Noou - Consol* 96 1-16; for money 84 I*lo. 2 p. m.—Conaola 84 7 Is. FAKIR, December $0—1.50 r. M. —Benton lOAf. and 46c. NEW YORK. December 80.—Gold opened at 7. NEW YORK, Deo. 30.—Noon-Stock* dull end steady; money 6; gold 7; exchange—long, 4.K4; short 4.80; Governments active end steady. State bonds—Tennessee’s better; rest steady. NEW YORK. Dec. 80—Evening—Money easy at 6; exchange quiet st 4; gold quiet at7(g>7q; Governments active aud steady; new A'a lift! States quiet. COTTON. NEW YORK, Dec. 80.-Noon -Cotton Ei change closed quiet. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. -Evening—No cotton market. Consolidated net receipts 20,804; export* to Great Britain 12,800; to France 4401; to Oonti* ueut 1397; to chanuel 4006. GALVESTON. Dec. 80.—Cotton atrong. mid* tiling 11; net receipts 800&; sale* 870; exports to Great Britain 1970; coastwise 1047. NORFOLK. Dec. 30.-Evening—Cotton noth ing doing; middling U)s; net receipts 2637; ex ports to Great Britain 6822; coastwise 1229; sales 300. BALTIMORE. Dec. 80 —Evening—Cotton firm; middling liU; net receipts 78; gross receipts 293; Halos 320; export* to Continent 20,000; coastwise 460. BO&TON, Dec. 30. Evening -Cotton quiet; middling 12>, bet receipt* 493; gross receipts 989. sales 600. WILMINGTON, Dec. 80. - Evening Cotton steady; middling net receipts 170; exports to Great Britain 1249. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 80.— Evening Cotton quiet middling 12>4; net receipts 399; gross receipt* 956. SAVANNAH, December 3d.—Evening—Cotton firm, offeriiwe light; middling 12; net receipt* <96: sales 1900; exports to Great Britain 3036; to France 1100. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30.—Evening—Cotton firm, middling 12 > net receipts 5737; gross T 957; dales 5000; exports to Great Britain 824; to France 3381. MOBILE. Dec. 30.— Evening—Cotton fl-m; middling sl#; net receipts 2988; sales 2.C90; exports to Continent 1107; to channel 4600; cosh twise 92. MEMPHIS, Dec. 30.—Cotton firm; middling 114; net receipts 481; shipments 628; sale* 2400. AUGUSTA. Doc. 30.—Cotton firm; middling IH4; receip s 892; sales 13&0. CHARLESTON. December 30.-Evenlng Cotton steady; middling net receipts 2915; sales 1000; exports coastwise 1339. PROVISION*. AC. NEW YORK, Dec. 30 —Noon- Hour quiet. Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn dull ana un changed. Pork firm at $17.50. Lard firm. Turpentine dull at 47*4. Rosin firm at *2.6o#U>. F.ghts steady. NEWYOKK, Dec. 30.—Evening.— Flour, budl uen light for expert and home use, prices gen erally without decided change, closing quiet aud firm, particularly fur low and medium grades, which are scarce. Wheat quiet aud firm; ship pers disposed to hold oif, 51.21 ($1.35 for un graded spring; $1.45 for winter red Western. Corn, quiet; 60(361 lor uew yellow, 68 for old, 60 for uew yellow Southern. Oats dull, without decided change in prices. Pork dull, shsde easier, mean $17.60. Lard opened dull and lower, closed more active aud firmer, prime • team $11.20. Coffee; Kio, quiet 17> 4 '#21>4 for gold job lota, 17>4*522 for gold. Sugar quiet at 954# 10. fair to good refining 10*%. Rice quiet. Mmasses. foreign quiet- N. O. firm. Turpentine steady. Roiu steady. Freights scarcely so atroug. cotton per tail 9-s2#6>l6; steam 5-,6. BALTIMORE, Dec. SO.—Oats dull. Southern prime 37(g)38. Rye steady. Provisions quiet and firm, unchanged. ( oflfoe strong. Whiskey dull at 15. Bugar steady at U^4(dll2. LOUISVILLE, Dec. 30.—Flour firm, good de mum; extra white firmer, $6.26#56.5u; double extra do. $. r >.Gs#ss 85; trible extra do. $6 Ob# $6.25. Wheat steady aud in fair dsiuaud 4 rd $J.26#30, amber $1 23, white $1.4455l 45. Corn steady at 44. Rye firm at 80. Oats steady, white 40 mixed 3S. Bulk meats quiet and firm, shoul ders ny t O\; Clear rib sides B^©’; clear sides *##?£. Bacon dull and nomtnsi. Pork in good demand at $17.00. Lard steady, tierce 11, keg 11%. Whiskey lu good demand at 6. CINCINNATI, Dec. lio.—Evening—Flour, firm, family $6 4U#s6 75. Wheat inactive red $1 360 45. Corn fi. merat Oats steady at 33#38. ltye steady at 80. Bariey quiet at sl.uo@s Fork firm at $17.00; closing at sl7 25 Lard firm, steam rendered 11; kettle 12. Bulk meats strong; nhonlders 6% cash, 7% March; short rib sides 8% cash, 9% March; short clear sides 9. Bacon quiet, shoulders $7%; clear rib sides 9%; clear Hides at $lO 05. Green meats strong; shoul ders 6.60. Whiskey quiet st 5. Butter steady, packing grades 18# 20. ST. LOUIS, Dec 29.—Evening—Floor quiet, but firm ior low and medium grades, the de maud exceeds tbe supply, superfine fall $4.66# $6.00, extra do. $6.26#55.69, double extra do, $6.66#56.85. trible extra do. $6 00. with aome Males 6#Loc higher than these quotations. Wheat inactive, No. 2 red fall $1 39%. No. 3 do. $1.34# Corn active No. 2, mixed, 39#%. Oats—de mand light, holders firm. No. 2 33. Rye quiet at 70%#%. Barley quiet and unchanged. Whiakey inactive at 6. Porksl7.oo. Lard $U 00 #llOs. Bulk meats—6%#%, B> a #% aud 8.8-# 9.00 for ahonldera. clear rib aud clear sides. Ba con quiet and unchanged. The TreaßCbv Robbery.—Further investigation of the Treasury robbery shows the following facts: Some three weeks ago George Sny der’s Illinois National Bank of Chi cago received a package from the Treasury Department supposed to contain $12,000 in greenbacks, sent in exchange fpr money redeemer}; but when the package was opened it was found to be what the detectives call a‘"boodle,” containing nothing but blank paper. The fullest examina tion of this robbery fails to find it to have been perpetrated in any other place than the cash-room of the Treasury Department. It is supposed that the clerks who tnako up tbe packages for the Express Company had prepared a similar package of waste paper, and that they substitu ted it for the money package. There is not a single sure safeguard in the management of tbe Treasury Department against such a theft, and the course that has been pursued for years in the prosecution of treasury thefts lias hud the effect to make a premium upon the stealing of Gov ernment money. The robbery of the cash room during Mr. Spinner’s time of $47,500, forms an interesting prece dent for this last robbery. The prin cipals irr the former case have never been convicted. They are at present out on bait and there is not tiie remotest possibility that they will ever be punished. The custom of Congress, too. iu remitting defalca tions has had a tendency to make officers of the department less vigi lant in setting up safeguards against these thefts. What was done three weeks ago in the substitution of this $12,000 package may be done again to-morrow. The People Want Proof. There ik.no medicine prescribed by phys icians Tor sold by druggists, that carries sucli evidence of its success and superior virtue as Boschee’s German Syrup for se vere Coughs, Colds settled on the breast, Consumption.or any disease of the Throat and Lungs. A proof of that fact is that anyporson afflicted, can get a Sample Bottle for 10 cents and try its superior effect before buying the regular site at 75 cents. It has lately been Introduced in this country from Germany, and its won derful cures are astonishing everyone that use it. Three doses will relieve any case. Try it. Sold by decl2 dAwtf Gilbert A Thornton. LAWYERS. Thomas J. Chappell, Attorney at Xjaw. OFFICE OVKBII* BROAD STREET, Columbus, tin. mxrcha It IIXKSK CRAWFORD. 1. U. McNEILL. Crawford & McNeill, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, 12ft Brood of.. Columbuf, 62a. __ _ * Janii SAM'L X. HATCMKJt. a. I. OOKTCMIfi HATCHER & GOETCHIUS Attorney* smmA Caanewtlnre st Law. Practice 1b State and Fedora! Court*. Omen—67 Broad *ti set, over Wit tick * Kin el’s Jewelry Store. f**pl HINES DOZIER. Attorney at Xiaw. Hamilton, (is. 'MfILL practice in the 01,..' *ahoo(.hee Cir v? or anywhere elae. Mr. G. A. B. Posier will be found In y office on and after October Ist. 1876, and will aaaiat in all collectiona and office work entrusted. sep26 1 y CAREY J THORNTON Wm . F. WILLIAMS. Thoretoe & • Williams, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS. OFFICE UP BTAIRB OVER THE STORK OF C. E. HOCHBTRABBKB, Broad 1 street. Will prsctic* in the eounties of Barrie, Talbot, Taylor, Marion, Chattahoochee and Stewart, and in the Supreme Court of the State, District and Circuit Coqrta of the United States; also in the counties oi use aud RuaasLl, Ala. Will also give special attention to the purehaae and sale of Real Estate. Examination of Titles and Conveyancing. Alao, to Renting and Collec tion of Rents. novl4 tf Joseph F. Pou, Attorney & Counsellor ut Law. OFFICE west side Broad street over store of W. H. Roberts A Cos. Practices In Btate and Federal Courts. Advice and services tendered to Administrators, Executors, Guardians, fce. Spe cialty made of Conveyancing, Examining Titles. Ac., in Georgia, or anywhere in the United States. All business promptly attended to. feb7 dtf J. D. R&mbo. W. W kUoxxLL. HAM BO & MACK ALL, Attorney* at Law. Office in Burras* Building, Columbus, Gs. mhl eodkwly , THORNTON & GRIMEK Attorney* at Ijiw. OFI’IOE o.er Ab.ll A o<\’, oornor of Broofl •ml St. OUir .tr.Bta, ,lumbu,,o>. Jnll It GRIGSBY E. THOMAS, Attorney at Law Columbus, Go. Office orer 0. E. Hochstrasser’e. Jtnli tf _ _ LIONEL C. L*i\ Y. Jr., Attorney and Connaellor at Law. Commissioner of Deeds N. Y. and other States. Office oser Georgia Tome Bank. EBTATJCB.—SpeciaI attention to keeping accu rate accounts, vouchers, Ac., and making an nual returns for Guardians, Administrators and Executors. sep2*~ly Leo McLester, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CCMITA. Oi. In Superior Courts and Courts of Ordinary, will be assisted by Joseph F. Pon, Esq., without extra shsrgs to my clients. ggr PROMPT ATTENTION TO COLLECTIONS. o. oAuaotnsr, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Oencvu, da. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS OF the Chattahoochee Circuit. Special attention given to Collections. He is Corresponding Agent for the Geneaal Collecting Agencies of New York end Savauush. Therefor# bis facilities for pursuing that branch of ths pro ession is unsurpassed by any lawyer in tho State. oct2l tf B. F. HARRELL, Attorney at Lav and Solicitor in Equity LUMPKIN, GA. gOpSpeeial attention given to Collections und remittances promptly made. novl-tf R. J. MOSEN Attorney at Law. OFFICE over Georgia Home Insurance Com pany. Office hours from Ist October to Ist June, 10 to 4 p.m. tyl9-iy "W. L. LATHAM. Attorney at Law, Hamilton, 6a. YI/TLL practice in the counties of the Chatta. VV hoocheeCircuit. GRAND OPENING. WE WILL ON THURSDAY NEXT, OPEN OUB Fall .nA Winter atock of MILLINERY, Ac., 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 stock than ever before. MRS. COLVIN L MISS. DONNE.LY. octß-eod3m 100 Broad Street. Insurance and Beal Estate Agency. Office No. 6, Crawford street, with DK. E. J. KIKKSCEY. IAM PREPARKF.D TO INSURE TOUR LIT* or properly. Sin Hum, and Content, I*- ■ured with .tf* compauin. Alao: Real Estate la all Ha branebea promptly attended to, W. F, TFKNF.It. * ortU Xm In.nranee tad Beal Estate Aft. NO. 251