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THE REPUBLICAN PLANS FOR COUNTING
ALL REVOLUTIONARY—TILDEN
SUCCESSFUL BY EVERY TEST.
To Hon. A. H. CulquiU, Governor
Elect, Atlanta, Ga:
My Dear Governor—l do not won
der at your auxious iuquiry as to the
prospects of Mr. Tildeu’s ioauguia
tion. He has been fairly, peacefully,
constitutionally elected. Such is
the conviction of the country—of all
sincere Democrats and of a large
body of Republicans who supported
Governor Hayes.
How any unprejudiced man could
doubt it, or how the inauguration ot
Mr. Tilden can be defeated with aov
show oi honesty or under any pre
tense ofcomplianoe with law, seems
to me beyond comprehension.
To plain people the assuption of
the office of chief executive against
the constitutionally expressed will of
the people would seein an act' ol
simple usurpation and to mnrk an
other stage in the hisiory of an ex
piring republic.
Of course it is idle in advance of
the report of the joint committee ol
the two houses, appointed for the
purpose, to speculate as to the plan
adopted for counting the electoral
votes; but it is safe to say that no
plan which finds support in the let
ter or spirit of the constitution, or in
the declared opinions of its framers,
or in the practice or precedents ol
the government, or that will stand
the test of time, can be adopted to
“count in” Governor Hayes. I repeat
that of all the plans for counting in
that gentleman, which the Republi
can press is suggesting, and which
take different hues with each sue
ceeding day as party exigency or the
1 public pulse seems to demand, not
one of them has the least warrant ol
law or sanction of commanding pre
cedent. Upon any oue construeiion
of the constitution, except that which
would coufcr upon the Vice President
the powers which Congress pos
sesses to count or reject, the vote ol
States fand that is noconstruction at
all,) the result- of the counting must
be the election of Mr. Tilden.
If for iostauce the prima facie pro
gramme, which was the Republican
plan until Gov, Grover, of Oregon
spoilt it, is to be adopted, Mr. Tilden
has 185 votes and is elected.
If on the contrary Congress is to go
behiud the certificates and count the
votes as given by tbe people of the
States, Mr. Tilden has 196 votes and
with South Carolina 203 votes and ol
course is elected.
If the 22(1 joint rule is to be re
adopted, allowing either house to ob
jeot to the counting of a State, ot
course the House of Representatives
will object to the counting of Louis
iana, Florida aud South Carolina tor
Gov. Hayes. It cannot be supposed
that tbe House will ever consent to
have these States counted as manip
nlated by returning boards, who have
usurped powers not conferred by the
laws of those States, aud expressly
denied by tbe courts in two of them.
The result, on that plan, would be to
leave Mr. Hayes only 16C votes, and
therefore not elected.
If tbe bill of Senator Morton now
before the Senate, on motion of Sen
ator Edmunds, should be passed, re
quiring all votes to be eouuted from
Suites which have sent up but one set
or certificates, or the one counted
upon which both houses agree, where
there are two returns, then also would
the result be Mr. Tildeu’s election.
Again, if that cause of the consti
tion which requires for tbe election
of a President a majority of all the
electors appointed be construed to
mean a majority of electors legally
chosen, and the votes of ono or more
States should be rejected, then it
would leave 184 votes a majority, and
Mr. Tilden is elected. Or if the other
construction be given to that clause
(viz.), that it requires 185 votes to
elect, that is a majority of all tue
electors appointed, whether counted
or not, then although there would be
no election by the people iu case anv
State were rejected, yet the House
woQid elect aud would elect Mr. Til
den.
But suppose the joint committee
should fail to agree and the counting
be left where the constitution left it
—to the two Houses. In that case
tbe vote of nc State to which objec
tion were made could be lawtuliy
counted; because as counting Is an
affirmative act to be performed by
both Houses it cannot be done by
one. What is the business of both
jointly cannot be performed by one
separately. In each State therefore
where there are more than oue set of
returns, neither could be counted if
objection were made. A count by one,
where it is clearly made the duty of
two, is no couut at all. There is, I
think, no answer to this position ; for
to count, and of course to count cor
rectly, is the clear mandate of tbe
constitution to the two Houses of
Congress. But suppose the Republi
cans üßsme the position that every
State must be counted unless objec
tion is made by both houses, and mat
in those States from which two re
turns are sent up, that one shall be
counted, unless both Houses object,
which comes clothed with the forms
Of law, with the Governor’s signature
attached. Suppose further, that they
base their claim on the do-triue that
each State has a right to its electoral
vote. Then the answer to the first
positioa is the one I have already
given, viz: that the constitution re
quires the two Houses jointly to
count, and not jointly to object. The
vote to be counted is wbat, by the
constitution, both must agree upon,
and hot tbe vote to be rejected. And
the answer to the State Rights doc
trine, falsely so-called, is, that when
a State speaks in matters affecting
the interests of all tbe other States,
it must be permitted to speak the
voice of its people and not the voice
of a lawless and corrupt returning
board. The thirty-seven ottier States
are entitled to proteciiou against the
forced and false utterances of a
throttled State. Better thut a State
be silenced forever timn that she
should under compulsion speak an
untruth, the precise reverse rendered
by a large majority of her people.
But let us go further. Suppose the
House of Representatives should ah
dicate its trust, and should consent
logo through the mere ridiculous
form of counting those returns which
in the doubly cetiifled states were
sent up with the Governor’s certifi
cate. This would be to Ignore its
constitut onal powpr to examine into
the correctness of tbe returns; but
could Governor Hayes be counted in
even upon that plan? The Republi
cans could thus capture the three
southern status; but by the same
rule the Demociats would, of neces
sity capture one vote from Oregon;
for if the Hayes electors in Louisia
na, for insi a use. are certified by the
Governor of that State, so is one Til
den eleoior from Oregou certified by
the Governor o r that State. If the
popular vote of Oregon was over one
thousand against that Tilden elector,
so the popular vote of Louisiana was
over B,noo against the Hayes electors.
If the Governor of Oregou, supported
as he is by the decisions of the high
est courts and a long array of legal
authorities, be said to huve commit
ted a blunder iu denying acertillcaie
to a Hayes elector who though elec
ted, was ineligible, certainly the
Louisiana returning board supported
by no law, aud violating the very
law by which it was created, has
committed a great crime against the
people of Louisiana, against the peo
ple of the United States, and if al
lowed to decide the Presidential elec
tion. agaiust liberty itself by refus
ing certificates to the Tildeu electors
who were both elected aud eligible.
So that upon this plan also Mr. Til
deu must be declared elected and in
augurated ; unless we are to witness
the remarkable spectacle of the rep
resentatives of a great people, at
tempting to settle one of the most
inomeuious questions which con
cerns their welfare and their liber
ties, by some strange rule of pro
ceedure that is to be rigorously en
forced where it subserves the pur
poses of oue political party and be
unceremoniously ignored where its
enforcement would operate to the ad
vantage of another.
I group these different phases of
(be electoral problem tog flier that
you may clearly see how very diffi
cult it is to defeat Mr. 'lilden by any
method ot counting which is nkeiy
to receive the support of sensible and
honorable men.
Iu reply to the question whether
Mr. Tilden will be peaceably n.iu
<urated, I utn almost ready, in view
of the constdelations I have giveu
you, to say yes. It is pioper huw
ever for me to apprise you of tiie be
lief prevailing here that the more
iaring leaders of the Republican
parly are disposed to take tue risk ol
inaugurating Guv. Hayes, iu spite of
Mr. Tildeu’s election, relying upon tbe
supposed pre-disposition of the people
lo make no urmed resisiauce in any
event; aud the belief is no less gen
eral that if constantly assured believe
forehand of peaoeuble acquiesceuse,
these desperate men will ruthlessly
proceed lo curry out their purposes,
uowever fatal to free elections and
to political liberty. Such, I say, is
' heuppreheusiou prevailing here ;bui
whatever may be the designs of this
class of Republicans, 1 cannot be
. hut a majority of me Senate will
ever sauetiou so lawless a procedure
or so hazardous an experiment, i
nave faith that the power of truth
and reverence for law will coutroi
-uch a body as the United States
Senate. It is no secret that there
are Republicans in both Houses of
Congress who will never consent
chat tbe Vice-President of tho Uuited
Stales shall exercise the extraordi
nary and dangerous powers which
the extremists seek to confer upon
him ; and 1 kuow of do other metnod
by which Mr. Hayes can be coun-ed
in. The very act of appointing a
joint committee to report a plan
would seein to be ac abandonment
of such a scheme ami recognition of
tbe constitutional power of the two
Houses of Congress over the entire
subject.
I have thus endeavored to show
you that any probable plan whion
may be adopted, short of vesting the
President pro tempore of tbe Senate
with dictatorial power, must result, in
the legal inauguration ot Mr. Tildeu
Notniug, I think, can prevent this,
unless the extremists, emboldened
by the promise of non-resistance,
snould attempt to evade by sophistry
the logic of facts and the law and to
deny the consiimtional rights of the
House of Representatives.
Let me conclude with the remark
t hat the great muss of the people -
Republicans and Democrats -are
honest imd fair-minded. I repose
with great confidence on the power
of public opinion which is crystaii
zing I believe, in the direction I have
indicated. That it may be potent
enougn to insure the peaceful iuau
guration of Mr. Tilden, I believe to
ie the wish of a very large majority
of the people, and I know of many
earnest Rep uhi leans who love coun
try more than party.
I am, most truly yours,
J. B. Gordon
THE CARPEr-BUiGEIM UNEASY.
HAYES MUST GIVE THEM GUARANTEES
BEFORE THEY WILL COUNT HIM IN.
Special r>i*patch to the Gazette.]
Washington, Januiirr 2 —A delega
tion of South Carolina Radicals, headed
by speaker Mackey and Collector Worth
ington, are in the city, and held frequent
long interviews with*John J. Patlerson
to-day. The carpet-baggers generally are
very much annoyed at the talk about
Huyes making propositions to Southern
Democrats to throw them overboard and
build up a Southern Republican party with
Old-Line Whigs as tbe basis of the or
ganizations. The visit of Judge Mackey
to Governor Hayes as the bearer of
Hampton’s letter lias badly frightened
Chamlwrlain’s carpet-hag allies in South
Carolina, and hence the visit of Speaker
Mackey, Collector Worthington, and
others of that ilk to Patterson. It is
now no secret that the carpet-bag Sena
tors have declared that if Governor Hayes
expects to be counted in by their assist
ance he must satisfy them that there is
no foundation lor the story that he will
be guided by men like Bristow, Srliurz.
and Halstead, and give Southern Demo
crats who were formerly Whigs the con
trol of a fair share of Federal patronage.
COLUMBUS, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1877.
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. B.—ln Senate,
Mr. Sherman presented a petition of
prominent business men aud citizens
of Cincinnati, members of both po
litical purties, asking an amicable
settlement, of the Presidential contest.
He spoke of the high standing of the
petitioners, and said their opinions
were entitled to great weight. He
felt sure the general tone of the peti
tioners for a peaceful, orderly count
of the Electoral vote would be ap
proved by every Senator.
Mr. Thurman said he entirely con
curred in principle with his col
league as to the standing of tho peti
tioners, and commended their peti
tion to the Senate.
It was referred to the Special Com
mittee of Senators appointed to con
sider the Presidential question.
On motiou of Mr. Edmunds, that
Committee was authorized to hold
sessions during the session ot the
Senate.
Many petitions were presented for
the distribution of the uuexpended
government awards.
Mr. Edmunds said that the Judici
ary Committee would endeavor to
give that matter their early atten
tion.
Morton offered a resolution citing
the banker, Runyan, to the bar of
the Senate for contempt of the Com
mittee on Privileges.
The resolution to bring Turner,
telegrapher, from Jacksonville, Ore
gon, before the bar of the Senate,
was resumed and adopted—yeas 35,
nays 3.
Mr. Booth, of California, submitted
an elaborate bill providing that when
the two Houses fail to agree on any
vote cast, it shall be referred to the
Supreme Judges, each House to be
represented by counsel, and tho de
cision of a majority of the Supreme
Judges shall be decisive.
Ordered printed, and Booth gave
notice that, he would call it up Friday
for discussion.
Sherman will make an elaborate
speech upon Louisiana affairs to
morrow.
IXOUSE.
The Select Committee on the pow
ers aud privileges of the House re
garding the counting of the Electo
ral vote were instructed lo inquire
whether uny electoral vot es were east
by U. S. officials or by persons la
boring under political disabilities,
and what ought to be done.
A Select Committee was ordered to
inquire as to corrupt or improper con
duct of the Board ot Police Commis
sioners ot Washington. A bid was
passed abolishing tho board and
transferring its duties to the District
Commissioners.
A resolution requiring the Judici
ary Committee to report within two
dny3 a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the payment of war
claims to any but legal persons, was
lost for want of a two-thirds major
ity—ll to 64.
A resolution offered by Mills, of
Texas, denouncing a lawless inva
sion by an armed force of the soil of
uny State or Territory, no matter
under what pretext, as among the
gravest oferimes, was lost for want of
two-thirds majority—lo 7to 82.
TELEGR APHIC NUMMARY.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. B.—This morn
ing all the employees of the Trenton
Potteries left their work, in conse
quence of a general reduction of 20
percent, of their wages. They num
ber 1,500 persons, and are now hold
ing an exciting meeting.
New York, Jan. B.—The Louisville
forger Brent has arrived—being the
Urst surrender by Great Britain since
the adjustment of the extradition
treaty.
St. Louis, Jan. B. Sixteen inches
of snow here. Tbe storm is general.
Weather becoming very cold.
New York, Jan. B.— Dispatches from
Newurk, Port Jervis and Hartford
report that much damage was done
by the thaw at Port Jervis. Another
Ice gorge is feared.
Harrisburg. Pa., Jan. B.—Reports
from Lykens this a. m. state that the
firemen are still gaining on the lire
Iu ttie mine, aud have strong hopes
of subduing it.
San Francisco, Jan. B. —The Russian
gunboat fc'unieh arrived to-day. Six
Russian corvettes and gunboats are
now here, and five more are due.
A RADICAL NLAMIICIt OF DR. HILL.
Washington, Jan. B.— lt is hardly
necessary to say that the editorial of
two colums iu the National Republican
to-day; under the caption “Demo
cratic Banquet in Fernaudo Wood’s
House,” is fiction throughout. Rep
resentative Hill, of Georgia, is mis
chievously, possibly maliciously
quoted, there was no formal dinner,
and Mr. Hill was not Mr. Wood’s
guest on Saturday.
WEATHER INDICATION*.
War Department, Office )
of the Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, D. C., Jan. 8,1877.)
For South Atlantic and Eastern
Gulf States, rising and higher ba
rometer, brisk and high west winds,
diminishing in force, decidedly cold
er and clear or clearing weather will
prevail.
LOUISIANA.
KELLOGG MAKE* ANOTHER APPEAL
TO GRANT TO INTERFERE.
GRANT DECLINES!
TWO GOVERNOR* INAUURATED.
Nicholls Hus tail tied by the Prpole.
HIS ADMIRABLE ADDKESB.
Washington, January 7.—lt will be
remembered that last week the Lou
isanaßepubliean Legislature passed a
resolution asking for military protec
tion agaiust apprehended Democrat
ic violence. This resolution was tel
egraphed to the President and laid
before the Cabinet last Tuesday,
when it was deemed proper that no
action should be taken upon it.
But since that time Gov. Kellogg,
actuated by a like fear, telegraphed
to the President to tho same effect,
and desiring the recognition of the
Tepublican Governor and Legisla
ture, a3 two inaugurations would
take place on Monday in New Or
leans-that of Packard, Republican,
and of Nicholls, Democrat, by their
respective parties.
The President having prepared a
reply to Kellogg’s telegram, called
an extra session of the Cabinet to
day, at which, in order to inform the
members of his proceedings in the
premises and secure harmonious ac
tion, the reply was unanimously ap
proved, and this afternoon forwarded
to Gov. Kellogg; and the substance
of it, given by the President himself
to Mr. Gobright, as follows: There
will be two inaugurations of Gov
ernors to-morrow, unless ono of
them is prevented. Ido not, howev
er, propose to interfere with them. I
have nothing before me to justify ac
tion in the way of recognizing either of
tho Governors, and therefore cannot
do so, particularly as a committee of
each house of Congress is now en
gaged in investigating all the facts
of the late election, including the
contest of the two Governors and the
two Legislatures, both claiming to
be legally elected. Under these cir
cumstances, for me to recognize one
or the other would be hardly justifia
ble, and I have so informed Gov.
Kellogg.
Packard and Antoine were inaugu
rated at the State House at 1:30. The
oath was administered by Ludeliug.
No excitement,
By noon i. ia~ge crowd had assem
bled at Sr. Patrick’s ball, entirely
filling the building. By 1 o’clock
some 5,n J ;>eople bad assembled in
the strer is, Lafayette square, and
on adjacent buildings. At 1 o’clock
Gen. Nicholls left the City Hotel for
the ball, where he was received with
tremendous cheers. Gen. Nicholls
appeared on the balcony at 1:10,
where, after prayer, the oath of office
was . administered to Nicholls and
Wiltzby Judge Tessat, after which
Gov. Nicholls made the following
address:
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and Fellow-Citizens:
In obedience to a call of my fellow
citizens, as expressed through the
ballot-box by a majority of more
than 8,000 votes, I assume the duties
of Governor of my native State, un
der circumstances of marked difficul
ty and at a period of very general dis
tress. For nine years a few meD,
having no identification with the
people of this State, either in feeling
or interest, have shaped and control
led their destinies. The result of this
unnatural condition of affairs has
been that, in spite ot a rich soil, a
genial climate, and immense re
sources, we find the people to-day in
wretchedness and poverty. The very
gifts of a kind and beneflcentCreator
have served these men as an addi
tional incentive to acts of op
pression and wrong. Not satisfied
with the injury which they have in
flicted, the authors of these calami
ties are again struggling to maintain
their ascendancy by fraud and to
establish over these people a usurpa
tion more glaring and infamous than
that which ends to-day its baneful
existence. The people of the State
of Louisiana are determined,
and I also am determined that this
effort shall be foiled. The rights
and liberties of Louisiana must not
be suffered to be destroyed. There
may be grave difficulties in the pres
ent manner of dealing with the mat
ter, but they will be overcome, and
hereafter m<on the duly and legally
constituted authorities of the State
will devolve the proper administra
tion of its affairs.
The national prosperity of Louisi
ana and the prosperity of her people
must be restored, and this can only
be done by truth and the energy of
the people co-operating with hones
ty, fidelity, integrity and patriotism
on the part of their representatives.
Self must ba sunk and the general
good alone serve as a guide to the
civil and political action of each citi
zen.
Laws open ting equally upon the
whole people, without distinction of
race, class or color,or condition, must
alone be found on the statute books,
and these laws should be thorough
ly, fairly, and impartially executed.
In this way confidence and hope will
prevail, and this State will speedily
become a home of happiness a;d
peace for all her children, for weak
as well as strong, for poor as well as
rioh. The first object of ail govern
ments is to secure peace, plenty and
prosperity, and to give the longest
possible opportunity fordevolopment
to individual citizens. Their interest
should be its constant aim, and citi
zens should recognizo and feel tho
Government only through its benefi
cent and reviving influence. How
nearly Governments erected in this
unfortunate State in tbe last nine
years have based upon or have real
ized these ideas, may best be seen in
the picture of misery which is reflect
ed on all sides. How nearly tho Gov
ernment ot the head of which I
have the honor to be will realize
them, can only be determined
when that Government shall
have been put to the test.
But I can assure you that
they are the principles by which
my conduct shall be guided as Chief
Magistrate of the Commonwealth. I
shall devote every energy to the
groat work of restoration and to se
curing administration of public
and efficient affairs with the
least possible cost to those on
whom the burden of the State rests.
Honesty aud capacity will bo re
quired as absolute conditions to
appointment and every avenue by
which people can bo injured will
be carefull guarded to the extent
of the local powers of the Executive.
It shall be the great object in my
administering to promote kindness,
sympathy, confidence and justice
between the two races that inhabit
the State, and who, with a common
interest, should co-operate to secure
common good.
In fine, fellow citizens, I shall in
voke the blessing and assistance of
Almighty God, and earnestly and
conscientiously endeavor to do ray
duty.
MOUTH CAROLINA.
TAX PAYERS SUPPORTING THE HAMPTON
GOVERNMENT.
Columbia, Jan. B.—A mass meeting
of tax payers of this couuty to-day,
with u large attendance, unanimous
ly adopted a resolution to recognize
Hampton as Governor, Simpson as
Lieutenant Governor, and only such
county officers uppoiuted by them,
and cheerfully agreed to pay 25 per
cent, of last year’s tax levy, on the
approaching tax to the Hamptou
government. This action is fortified
by previous decisions of the Supreme
Court.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington. Jun. B.— The action
of the Cabinet yesterday meets quiet
approval.
The Florida committee have re
turned. There will be no minority
report on the State election. The
minority report on the Presidential
Electors, if any is made, will show
that there were mutual intimidations
—the negroes intimidating their own
race in negro districts, and tbe blacks
in other districts deterred from vot
iug tbe Republican ticket from fear
of losing employment.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House took no action regarding tel
egraphic dispatches.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections are still after the SB,OOO
supposed to be sent to Oregon Elec
tors, without result.
People are flocking to Ford’s Op
er.a House to attend tbe Democratic
mass meeting.
Mr. R. T. Locke presided at the
Democratic mass meeting in this
city. W. W. Corcoran was among the
40 vice-presidents.
T. 8. Winslow, clerk in the cash
ier’s room of the Treasury, has beeß
arrested as implicated in the recent
robbery of a package for a Chicago
bank.
Cbas. Demon testified that he had
placed SB,OOO to the credit of Ladd
& Rush, Salem, Oregon, on the Gth
of September; had paid drafts from
them, one payable to tho order of A.
E. Cronin; knows nothing beyond
the mere business transaction ; will
produce books to show to whose or
der the money was paid.
Parkcrand Kleppel, Cronin’s Elec
tors, have arrived, and will be exam
ined to-morrow.
Levie R. Luckie, formerly private
secretary to Grant, nominated Secre
tary of Utah.
Confirmation—Steele 2d Alabama
District.
The Star, says the Committee of the
House, which has been investigating
the recent election in Florida, re
turned hpre this morning. TbeCotn
mittee will not hold a meeting for a
few days. It is said that Representa
tive Woodburn, one of the Republi
can members of the Committee, will
unite iu a report with the Democrats,
that ttie Tilden and Hendricks’ Elec
tors honestly carried the State. Mr.
Duunell, ttie other Republican mem
ber. had his pooketbouk stolen while
in tbe State, and is therefore of the
opinion that no matter how the elec
tion went there are thieves in Flori
da.
May and Bennett.
Washington, Jan. B.— Nothing re
liable is known regarding the move
ment or intentions of Messrs. Ben
nett and May.
It is barely possible that Bennett
and May fought in Maryland or Vir
ginia to-day. They have eluded all
tracers.
HTKAMKK AMKRII)t'E AGROUND.
PiHtnicn >ll Raved.
THREE sf.AMEN DROWNED.
Long Branch, N. J„ Jun. B.—The
steamer Amerique had a stormy
passage—a violent westerly gale all
the way until very near our shore,
when the weather thickened and
wind changed to the east. She took
a pilot 180 utiles outside of Sandy
Hook bar. Tbe pilot sounded about
15 or 20 minutes before 2 o’clock this
morning, and found five fathoms of
water and the same kind of bottom
as found in the channel leading into
Sandy Hook, and he supposed they
were in a right course for New York;
but at 2 o’clock the steamer struck
bottom with her bow, but so sligthly,
had not the wind been so heavy from
the cast she could have been backed
off again. Although so very near
shore, they could not see land until
after the ship struck. Sandy Hook
lights were not seen at any time. The
steamer now lies high and dry, broad
side on the beach.
All tho passengers except one, who
has a broken leg caused by a tall on
tho steamer during the gale, have
been removed.
The Ameriquo had SIOO,OOO in spe
cie, which, with the baggage and
passengers, will go to New York this
morning.
• Most powerful steam tugs with
heavy anchors and all kinds of ap
pliances, will arrive to-day, and the
steamer will bo got off if the weather
continues mild with the wind off
shore. She now lies imbedded in
sand ten or eleven feet, and lies per
fectly easy and id undoubtedly tfght.
No dauger is anticipated unless an
easterly gale should spring up.
The cargo consists of miscellane
ous articles, valuable paintings con
signed to different parties in New
York and elsewhere. The cargo will
probably have to be landed on the
beach aud shipped to New York via
Sandy Hook by rail or steamer.
The Coast Wrecking Company’s
steamer, Relief, and two lighters,
with Captain Merritt, have just arri
ved. Captain Merritt thinks the
prospects of saving the ship and car
go ure favorable. Preparations .are
being made to lay out heavy anchors,
whiclt it is hoped they will be able
to do to-day.
The bodies of three seamen, who
were drowned in landing yesterday
morning, were found at Station No. 1,
about a mile south of the point of the
Hook, late last night, and the coro
ner has been notified to hold an in
quest.
Among tho passengers were eight
Frenchmen, bound for Illinois. Most
ef the passengers are French emi
grants going to the Western States,
principally Illinois.
The man with the broken leg was
safely landed this morning in a ham
mock, and Will be sent to New York
with the rest.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
AN ULTIMATUM TO TIIE PORTE.
Conflicting Report* a* to tbe Probable
Aokwer.
Cobtantinople, January 7—ln clear
and well defined terms, the European
governments have instructed their
Representatives in the Conference to
refuse to consider Midhat Pacha’s
construction, and to present on Mon
day what is really the ultimatum.
The powers are very determined,
and undoubtedly mean to try to force
tbe Porte to accept their proposals.
The plenipotentiaries will give the
Porte until Wednesday or Thursday
for a final and direct answer. In the
event of a refusal they have decided
to withdraw from Constantinople.
The Porte begins to show a dispo
sition to yield, particularly in regard
to some sort of International Com
mission, which is the most important
part of the scheme.
Liverpool, Jan. B.—The various
special dispatches as to the probable
attitue of the Porte at to-day’s sit
ting of the conference, are very con
flicting, and a Pera special to tbe
Daily Telegraph, dated Sunday, says
the Porte is apparently still resolved
to make no concessions. The Mar
quis of Salisbury has already engaged
a steamer to depart on the 16th in
stant.
The same correspondent confirms
the report that some sort of an ulti
matum will be presented to the
Porte to-day.
fthlp New*.
New York, Jan. B—Arrired out, Alge
ria, Herbert Beach, Southern Rights, Vir
ginia, Bessie Parker, Kllza, S. Milligan,
Sea Farina, Paul Boynton, Abraham
Young, Celtic, Italia.
Homeward: Dagman, Charleston,
London, Jan. B.—Ship Southern Rights
at Liverpool from Savannah lost most of
her deck load.
Bark Bessie Parker from Charleston
for Liverpool collided with steamer M
Mersy and was considerably damaged.
GRANDOPENING.
WE WILL ON THURBDAT NEXT, OPEN OUR
Fall and Winter stock of MILLINERY, ke..
Embracing *ll the paraphernalia of a la
dy'a wardrobe. Haring conaldera
bly increased onr tore-room we
hare a larger and more com
plete stock than ever
before.
MRS. COLVIN h MISS. DONNE! LT.
OCtB-eod3m 100 Broad Street.
'FINANCIAL ANO COMMERCIAL
BY TELE6RAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONET AND STOCK.!.
LONDON. January B.— Noon—Council* MI-16.
Erie#*.
ft 8:M r. U.— COMoll 94 S,
PARIS, January B.—Noon—Rent** IMI.
NEW YORK, January 6.—Gold opened at 6'-,
NEW YORK. Jan. B.—Noon Stocka dU
and bttr for Now York Central and Michigan
Control, root a toady; money 0;gold *; ex
change, long, 4.89*; ahort 4 86*; State bonde
quiet and aleady, nominal prloea; Governmanta
active, nnaattlad aud lower.
NEW YORK. Jam 8 —Evening—Money dull
at 7; sterling steady I*; gold dull and heavy at
Government* active and lower, new 6’e
MV; States nominal.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. a- Noon.—Cotton buoyant;
middling upleude 7*d; Orlaana 7 6-16d, sales So,-
00n, speculation aud export 10,000, recetpte
26,000: American 16,800.
Futures opened, l-32d cheeper, but ere now
I- dearer than Saturday'* highest; uplands,
low middling clause, February and March 7*#
3-16d. Marcn {and AprU 7 7-38® '*®B-16; April and
May 7*d: May sod June 7 7-16d; shipped Decam.
bar and January, per rail, 7 3-10d; February 7
II- February aud March 7',9* 13-32d; March
and April 7 *d.
1:00 r. *f.—Uplands, low middling clause, Feb*
ruary and March delivery 7 7-32d; June and July
7*d; shipped June and July, por sail 7*d.
1:30 r, K.—Uplanda, low middling clauae. Feb
ruary and March delivery 7 3-16d; March and
April 7 9-32d; June and July 7 9-16®7*d.
3:30 r. M.—Uplands, low middling clauae, Feb
ruary and March delivery 7 7-33d, March and
April 7 6-10d; shipped February and March 7
7-
3:30 r. Salea American 11,000.
6:00 r. M.—Futures l-32d cheaper; uplanda. low
middlings clauae, Mareh and April deltvsry T
8- id; April and May 7 3-16d; May and June 7
13-32d; shipped January and February, per sail T
6-1(3,
NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Noon Cotton firm:
uplanda 13*; Orleans IS 7-16; salea 825,
Futures opened steady as follows: Jannary 13
5-16®*: February 13 9-160*; March 13 27-32®
29-112; April U 1-52&3 32; May U 6-32.
NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Evening—Cotton firmer;
a*lea 1169 at 13*07.16; net receipts 1697; groat
7263.
Consolidated net recelpia 40,297; exports to
Great Britain 35,416; to France 9,885; to Conti
nent 4986.
Futures closed weak end tending down; sales
67,000; January 13 5-16@ll-32; February IS 16-220
*; March 13 28-33; April 13 29-33® 13-16; May 14
1-16; Juue 14 3-16@7 33: July 14 5-16; August 14*,
September 14 15-16; October 14*011-16.
GALVESTON, Jan. B.—Cotton bnoyant; mid
dling 12*. net receipts 86)9; gross 8683; salea
8453; exports to Great Britain 2430; to Continent
616; coaatwiee49B.
NORFOLK. Jan. B.—Evening —Cotton, nothing
doing; middling 12*; net receipts 2337; exports
coastwise 1308.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Evening—Cotton firm;
middling 13. k oea receipts 268; sales 484; spin
ners 190, exporta to Orest Britain 600, eoaitwlae
210.
BOSTON, Jsn. 8. Evening Cotton strong;
middling KG* ; net receipts 778; gross 6122; sales
375; exports to Great Britain 31.
WILMINGTON. Jan. 8. Evening Catton
firm and nominal; middling 12*; net receipt*
297: export coastwise 803.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. B.—Evening Cotton
firm; middling 13.*; net receipts 161; groae
receipts 373.
SAVANNAfI, Jannary 8. —Evening Cotton
actlqe and firmer; middling 13*; net reoclpta
4073; ealoa 3200; export* coastwise 396.
NEW ORLEANS. Jaa. (.—Evening Cotton
strong, same sales higher, buslnees partially sus
pended; middling 12*; low middling 12.*;
good ordinary 11*; net receipts 31(0; groaa
6964; sales 5,000; exports to Great Britain 3636;
France 6632; Continent 1473.
MOBILE, Jan. (.—Evening —Cotton quiet;
middling 12*; net receipta 4827; tales 1600; ex
ports coastwise 917.
MEMPHIS, Jan. B.—Cotton strong; middling
12*; receipta 961; shipments 3263; salea 3,060.
AUGUSTA. Jan. B.—Cotton Irregular and
nominal, buyers and sellers apart; middling
12*: receipts 738, sales 399.
CHARLESTON. January B.—Evening—Cotton
firm middling 13; net receipta 1468; salsa 3600.
exports to Continent 900; France 2030; coastwise
1627.
FBOTMIOR*. AC.
NEW TORS, Jan B.—Soon- Flour dull uul
unchanged. Wheat quiet and heavy. Cora dull
and drooping. Fort firm at 118.00. Lard quiet;
■team $11.70. Frclgta heavy.
NEW YOKE, Jan. B.—Evening.—Flour held
more ateady, demand light both tor export and
home uae; superfine Weetera and State *5.40080.
Soutuern flour quiet and firm; common to lair
extra *8.8507.00, good to choice do. *7.050*8.00,
Wheat dull, lc lower, limited export and milling
demand. Corn dull, (lightly in buyera taror.
limited bulimia doing, mainly lor home uae; 80
for old yellow Weatern, Oats. graded
scarce and firmer, other kinda dull and un
changed. Pork opened excited and higher, cloeed
decidedly lower meaa $17.00; old *18.7*. New
lard opened higher, cloaiug dull and much lower;
prime eteam $11.60. Coffee, Bio. firmer and in
tair demaud; 19022)4 tor gold cargoaa 19033* tor
gold job lota. Sugar quiet and firm at 9)40 J 4 for
fair to good refining, refined firmer and in good
demand; 11)4@)4 lor icanuard A; 11540)4 for
granulated; 13 for cruahed and powdered. Wo
laaaea. New Orleana, unchanged. Bice ateady.
demand moderate. Whiekey ateady at 14.
Freighta quiet and nnehonged.
CINCINNATI, Jan. B. Evening Floor In
good demand; family *8 800**90. meat in
light demand, holders firm; red *1.40060. Cora
quiet and firm at 440 48. Oats steady and ln'frlr
demand, at 3308. Bye 88. Barley dull; prime
8*11960*1.00. Pork quiet at SIB.BO. Lard irreg
ular, (team refined held at 10* . kettle 13)40)4.
Balk meats quiet; shouldera 7)408, clear rih
aides 1014, clear aides 11*. Oreeu meats quiet,
shoulders d*. short rib 8* aaked, bams 9*o
10* for medium to light average. Whiskey
steady and in fair demand at 7. Butter dull;
eboloe Western reserve 22025, good to prime
yellow central Ohio 18020.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. B.—Flour firm; axtra $4,760
*8.10; family $8,800*8.78. Wheat ateady:
red $1.40, amber $1.46050, white *1.460*1 61.
Cora ateady at 44. Bye infalr demand at 80
Oata ateady and in fair demand; white 40, mixed
37. Pork in fair demand and higker at SIB.OO.
Bulk meats firmer shoulders 4*@!4, clear rib
aides #*o. clear aides B*o*. Bacon aearee
and firm, clear rih eideelO*, sugar cured bams
13*(E*. Lard strong, tierea 13013)4, kag 18.
Whiskey in good demand, at $1.07. Bagging
firm at 11)4.
BALTIMORE, Jan. B.—Oata ataady and quiet.
Southern prime 40041. Bye ateady at 73.
Provieiona firm and qnlet.mesa *18.60075. Bacon
shoulders 808)4*clear rih 10)40)4* lard firm;
refined 1114013, coffee strong and bighsr; ear
goea 19033)4, jobs 19), @33)4. Whiskey dull at
14)4. Sugar active and firm at 11)4012.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. B.—Evening—Flour strong
mostly but above buyers views: superfine *4.75
@*5.35, extra *6.80068. Wheat fair and active;
No. 3 red fail *1.43, No. 3. do. 1.3754©*. Corn
firmer; No. 2, mixed, 89)4. Oata firm and in
active at 38*. Bye quiet at 70. Barley, high
grades wanted, atrictiy prime to fancy Minneaaota
900*1.16. Whlikey quiat at 7. Pork opened
higher, and declined at eloaa, at $17.6< 078.
Lard held at *11.38. Bulk meats, shoulders
offeredat G*, clear rib aides B*. 8 asked. Bacon
quiet, 8. 10 and 10)4, for shouldera, clear rib
and clear aides.
Real Estate & Insurance
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BROKERAGE, REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE.
St. Clair Street, Georgia Home Building,
next to Western Union Tele
graph Office.
Land Warrants Bought.
MTxa, bt nucmsiox.
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feb36 t f
insurance and Real Estate Agency.
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DR. E. J. KIRKSCEY.
IAM PBEPAREED TO INBUBE YOUR LIFE
or property. Gin Houses and Content* la
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Also: Real Estate in *ll its branches promptly
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