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conguessiomlT
Washington, Jan. 10.—In the Sen
ate, Mr. Boutvrell presented the pe
tition of the Boston Board of Trade,
asking Congress to provide by law
for the appointment of an Interna
tional Convention to consider the ex
pediency of remonetizing silver coin
and fix the value of silver in relation
to gold coin, and until such interna
tional convention on the subject,
sllvar shall not be made a legal ten
der for any sum above ten dollars.
After some discussion, it was refer
red to the Committee on Finance.
Several bills of no public impor
tance were introduced during the
morning hour, and the Senate then
resumed consideration of unfinished
business, being the House bill to per
fect the revision of the statutes of the
United States,
Mr. Spencer, of Alabama, present
ed a joint resolution of the Alabama
Legislature asking Congress to ap
prove an act of that body for the con
struction of a breakwater in the Bay
and harbor of Mobile. Referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Without concluding the bill for the
revision of laws, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 10.—The bill au
thorizing a bridge across the Ohio
river between Cincinnati and Coving
ton, without private draw, was dis
cussed for three hours, and then de
feated.
The Senate bill for Commissioners
to an International conference on
the silver question was discussed for
an hour, without final action.
Holman’s amendment to the Con
sular and Diplomatic appropriation
bill, reducing compensation of minis
ters abroad, was discussed in Com
mittee of the Whole. No vote was
reachd.
Tbe CangreulMUl Comtueen.
Washington, January 10.— The Pa
cific Railroad Committee of tbe House
were in prolonged session. All ques
tions affecting the main stem are set
tled. The contest is over the branch
es, generally, but especially the two
from New Orleans and the three
from Bt. Louis.
The Judiciary Committee having
under consideration the contumacy
of the telegraphers and the Lou
isiana returning board had no meet
ing this morning.
Saylor of Ohio, and Durham of
Kentucky, are having a spirited fight
over the bridge interests between
Cincinnati and Covington.
President Orton will report himself
under arrest to-day to the Sergeant
at-Arms of the House.
The New York banker, Dimarid,
submitted his books to the Commit
tee of Privileges and Elections. They
develope nothing.
It is transpiring that the National
Executive Committee retained law
yers on both the Atlantic and Pacific
slope. The lawyers got the money.
Washington, Jan. 10.—The special
House Committee on the privileges,
powers and duties o! the House or
Representatives in counting the Elec
toral votes, have so far agreed on
only two points: First, the President
of the Senate has no power to couot
the Electoral votes; Second, that the
House of Representatives has equal
power with the Senate in counting
the Electoral votes.
newTmoews.
President Orton Arrested.
uknnett’s surgeon imprisoned for
REFUSING TO ANSWER ABOUT
THE DUEL.
New York, Jan. 10.—President Or
ton is under arrest, and will be taken
to Washington to-morrow.
Dr. Charles Phelps, who was con
nected’ with the May-Bennett duel,
was subpoenaed before the grand
jury to-day by the Distrsict Attor
ney, to testify concerning it. He re
fused to answer all questions, on
the grounds that he would criminate
himself, and being brought before
Judge Gildersleeve in the Court of
General Sessions, and still refusing,
he was committed to the city prison
for thirty days for contempt of
court.
weather indications.
War Department, Office )
or the Chihf Signal Officer, >•
Washington, D. C., Jan. 10,1877.)
For South Atlantic States, rising,
followed by falling barometer, west
erly winds, shifting to warmer,
southerly or southeast, and general
ly clear weather will prevail.
LOUISIANA.
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TBE TRIUMPH OF THE PEOPLE A
QUIET ONE.
Packard and His LrKl.latiirr Besieged
In the Mtate House.
New Orleans, Jan. 9.—About six
o'clock to-night the Nicholls’ militia,
about 5,000 strong, had a review on
St. Charles street, opposite Lafayette
square. As they marched through
the street they were cheered by men
and ladles who thronged the galler
ies and waved their handkerchiefs.
They were principally armed with
Sprinfleld rifles, with bayonet and
cartridge boxes, though some were
armed with carbines, shot guns and
old muskets, and marched in a man
ner that showed they were familiar
with the school of the company.
After review, the companies were
detailed for duty and marched off to
different points. Some are patrolling
the city to-night, but most of them
were disbanded for the night. All
ages, from 16 to GO, are represented
in the militia; and all nations, except
Africa, are represented.
As they passed the Custom House,
they moving on the march to Jack
son square,the windows on Old Levee
street were filled with U. S. soldiers.
The militia brought their guns to a
carry arms and gave three cheers,
which was responded to by the sol
diers. At 9 o’clock to-night the
agent of the Associated Press at
tempted to enter the State House to
interview Gov. Packard, but was
halted by the Nicholls police and re
fused admission.
Gov. Packard and Legislature are
in the State House, but the new
police have refused to allow pro
visions to be carried inside.
New Orleans, Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.—
The city is perfectly quiet, and with
the exception of a few armed squads
patrolling the streets and white rib
bon badges of the Nicholls police,
there is nothing to indicate the
events which transpired yesterday.
Not a single case of violence or dis
order occurred during the night as
far as known. There is no indication
of the gathering of the armed hosts
of yesterday. Both sides are exceed
ingly reticent in regard to their in
tentions, and nothing is known of
them outside of their trusted filends.
On visiting the State House this
morning, the writer found a line of
Nicholls’ police on the south side of
St. Louis street, and on the opposite
side a line of Metropolitans. The
former permitted him to pass, but
the latter halted him until word from
Packard was recived to pass him. On
entering the building he found the
Metropolitans looking as if they had
been on duty uil night without sleep,
and the members of tbe Legislature
presented a similar appearance. Gov.
Packard, who had just returud from
breakfast, looked as cool and collect
ed as on yesterday. He said that there
was no change in the situation,
since last evening, beyond the fact
that the House would have a quo
rum, which was prevented by fears
of the members. The Senate still
lacks one to complete a quorum.
Ex-Gov. Kellogg, United States
Marshal Pitkin and others were
present and engaged in earnest con
versation. All were very reticent
and declined to give any information
as to their iutentious.
In its leading editorial on affairs of
yesterday, the Republican says: “As
we have at present no government
in this State where authority is so
undisputed, and as there are two or
three Congressional committees try
ing to find out the truth about the
late election, perhaps the President
may deem it his duty to establish
martial law until such time, if ever,
as Congress shall come to some con
clusion and agreement in the prem
ises.”
Noon.— There is no change in the
situation, nor is there any trouble
anticipated. The Nicholls party as
sert that they are satisfied with the
situation, and will make no further
aggressive advances.
New Orleans, Jan. 10—1:40 p. m.—
The Republican Legislature, in joint
session, has just elected Ex-Gov. W.
P. Kellogg to be U, S. Senator for the
long term. The indications are that
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Antoine will be elect
ed for the short term.
After Orion.
Washington, Jan. 10.—A deputy
Sergeant-at-Arms left Washington
last night to serve on Wm. Orton the
writ of the Speaker for bis arrest,
and to bring him to the bar of the
House to answer for an alleged
breach of its privileges and a con
tempt of its authority in failing to
appear before Morrison’s commit ee
with certain papers or telegrams.
The Sergeant-at-Arms has not yet
heard from his deputy.
Gen. R. H. Anderson, the estimable
President of the Savannah Rifle Associa
tion, was presented, New Year’s day,
with a magnificent breech-loading shot
gun, by the members.
Said she, “Dear, it is just twelve years
since that Christmas eve, when you wash
ed my face with snow and kissed my
tears away.” Said he, “Is that all ?”
■ • ■
Prince Bismark has established it as a
principal that no official of the Foreign
Office can marry a foreigner. The Prince
reasons thus—a husband is sure to tell
bis wife, and the wile to tell someone of
her country-women.
COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1877.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
omrlal Report or the nt.po.ltluu of
United Ntate, Troop,.
Grant Orders Auger to Disperse the "Mob"
Around the Louisiana State House.
11* Will Decide Which Is the True
InCirUlafure of the Hiate!
Washington, January 10.—At the
close of the session of the House
yesterday, a communication was pre
sented from the Secretary of War, in
response to the House resolution
dated December Bth, giving the dis
position of United States troops. In
accordance with this showing, the
troops here include an ordnance de
tachment, companies A, C, E, F and
G, of First Artillery; C, G and I,
Second Artillery; A, D and E, Third
Artillery; I, Fourth Artillery; and
C, Fifth Artillery—in all 61 officers
and 720 men. Total. 771.
The number of troops scattered
through the Southern States, exclud
ing Texas, amount in officers and
men to 3,681. Of these 1,005 are in
Columbia, S. C., and a nearly equal
force massed at New Orleans. Nearly
one half of all the troops in the
South are within the State of South
Carolina.
The entire Army Roster is given
at 27.004. This city and the South in
cluded at the tiinoofthe returnabout
one-seventh oT the armed force of
the country.
The Secretary of War and Presi
dent were in consultation to-day
about noon, upon the subject of the
telegraphio information recived here
officially from New Orleans through
military and other sources, and it
was decided to send a telegram to
the military commander at the post,
giving the exact exposition of the
general government in the matter.
Accordingly the following was tele
graghed from this city:
War Department, Jan. 10,1877.
Gen. C. C. Auger, New Orleans:
It is reported that the State House
in New Orleans is surrounded by a
mob. If this is so, notify all persons
to disperse, and compel compliance
with your order. It is tho determin
ation of tho President to see that the
Legislature i-s not molested. When
he has full knowledge of all the facts
in tite promises, he will decide which
should be recognized.
[Signed] J. D. Cameron,
(Secretary of War.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
THE POWER* UETTIXQ I MPA.
TIEXT.
Turkey Accused of Procrastination.
London, Jan. 10.— The Times has a
statement that the Porte'is elaborat
ing anew scheme based on|the Andras
sy note,and anticipates little result if
Turkey is permitted to fence with
the proposal of the Powers. The
game of delay has lasted too long,
and we are beginning to feel that
the attitude of the conference is
somewhat humiliating; but some
signs appear to show that forbear
ance has nearly reached its limits.
Prince Bismarck is said to have
forbidden his representatives to dis
cuss any further concession. Impa
tienco is visible in other quarters,
and unless the Turks change their
tune a rupture may cotne any day.
A dispatch from Pera to the Daily
Telegraph reports that great excite
ment prevails among fhe Turks in
consequence of reports of Russian
defeats in Turkestan, and crowds of
people are parading the streets of
Constantinople, oneering over the
news.
London, Jan. 10.—A special dis
patch from Constantinople to the
Pall Mall Gazette says Gen. Igna
tieff, the Russian representative, in a
confidential communication to Mid
hat Pasha on Saturday, urged the ac
ceptance of certain points of the con
ference proposals, and indicated
means of evading others. He advised
the acceptance of an international
commission with consultative powers
only. He suggested the appointment
of officers of instruction instead of
the establishment of a foreign gen
D’Armen, and the appointment of a
Bulgarian instead of a European as
Governor of Bulgaria. He guaran
teed Russia’s assent to the proposals
thus modified. He denied, in the
course of his letter, that Russia in
cited Servia to make war.
whip New*.
New York, Jan. 10.—Arrived, Hausa,
Cil y of Richmond, Lone Star.
Arrived out, Slrene, Forda, St. Louis,
Weber, Ella, Vase, Bertie Bigelow, Ed
ward McDowell, X. V. Marzs, Frida.
Homeward, Nebo, New Orleans.
London, Jan. 10.—Shooner Pacific from
Charleston for United Kingdom, abandon
ed at sea, December 14th.
Fortress Monboe, January 10.—The
revenue steamer Hamilton, Capt. Hamlin,
reports the bark Dannebrog, from Bor
deaux for Hampton Roads, bark Irene
from Grimsby, and bark Hilda, from Rio
for Baltimore, anchored in Lynn Haven
bay.
The bark Adelaide from Bio, and bark
Xelpher from Liverpool for Baltimore,
were off the Capes, beating in.
The telegraph cable across Hampton
Roads Is broken between the Fort and the
Rip Raps. An office has been opened on
the Rip Raps until the cable Is repaired.
Murder Twenty five Year, Am.
time’s revenge.
A. V. Lee, Esq., our efficient Solicitor,
is working up a murder case that occur
red in this county twenty-five years ago,
which borders almost on the romantic,
and which if successfully terminated will
afiord another evidence of the truth of
the adage that “time rights all things.”
In 1862 Mr. R. A. McTyer, then of South
Carolina, bought the farm upon which
he now lives near Eufaula, and in the early
pan of that year a man named Dixon
canto out with some hands, either as part
ner or overseer, to settle it. He had six
negroes in the woods getting timber, four
of whom belonged to him, aud two to Mr.
McTyer. White thus engaged the ne
groes reported his death in the woods,
which they said was occasioned by a
broken limb of a falling tree which bad
struck another tree in its descent, aud
(bus caught him unawares. He was
found with the limb across his head
which was crushed, and a Coroner’s jury
accepted the statement, and returned a
verdict accordingly. About six months
ago an old negro woman on the planta
tion told Mrs. McTyer that the negroes
killed Dixon, and this remark having
reached the ears of the Solicitor he quiet
ly went to work to ferret out the truth.
At the last term of the City Court of Eu
faula, which adjourned on the 23d of De
cember, with the assistance of a member
of the Grand Jury and two gentlemen
who now live in the neighborhood where
the murder was committed, he ascertained
enough to warrant the arrest of the par
ties suspected. From these he learned
that Dixon’s head was crushed by them
with clubs after deliberate preparation
and consultation, and that they then put
him under this fallen limb and reported
biß death, as we bane stated above. Had
they stated that a tree had fallen on him
it would have been unreasonable, for any
one might have avoided such a calamity.
But it is very reasonable to suppose that
a man might have been overtaken by a
falling limb that had accidently been
broken, and for which he could not have
been on tho lookout, and the shrewdness
of this statement misled the Coroner and
the public generally. One of the murder
ers is now in jail at Clayton. The So
licitor has made requisition for two others
who reside in different Slates, the fourth
has turned States evidence, detailing the
circumstances of the murder and the
motives for the same, and the other two
are dead. There seems to be no doubt
of the facts as thus elicited, and Solicitor
Lee is to he commended for his quiet yet
untiring zeal in working up a case that
deserves the severest penalt3’ of the law,
and yet has so long been otherwise reas
onably explained. —Clayton Courier.
CONDRNNEII GEOKUA NEWS.
—The Onnalitution announces thct Col
E. Y. Clarke is writing a history of Atlan
ta. There is no Southern city affording
by its rapid growth and wonderful de
velopment such materials for an interest
ing sketch of Us rise and progress, and no
man is bettor 'pnlifled tube Its chronicler
than Col Cl." Te.
—Judge 1...m.n0nd contests the elec
tion of Jud " Pittman as Ordinary of Ful
ton coun'
On Mor.d. / night W. It. Joyner, of the
Book and Ladder Company, was elected
Chief of the Fire Department of Atlanta,
and John W' Rouschenbarg Ist Assistant.
—Bob Toombs to Gov. Colquitt: “Well,
Governor, we gave you 682 majority In
Wilkes. Would have given you more,but
the niggers gave out ?” Omat.
—Notice U given that the annual Con
ference of the A. M. E. Church will be
held In the city of Bainbrldgo on the 18th
day of January, 1877, and tho public are
invited. W. H. Noble, P. E., of Thomas
ville, D. C., presiding.
—The next meeting of the Goorgia
State Agricultural Society was by ap
pointment to have been held in February,
but in consequence of other public events
in that month lion dieting with this ap
pointment, the President, Gen. Colquitt,
by virtue of tho authority given him in
tho constitution, announces that the
Spring Mooting of 1877 of the State Agri
cultural Society will take place in tho city
of Milledgeville, on the first Tuesday (Gth
day) of March, 1877.
—On the Bth Inst, two daily malls from
the North commenced arriving at Sa
vannah. Under this arrangement mails
for the North will close at 9 o'clock a. m
and 9 o’clock P. u. Mails will arrive at 7
A. M. and 5 P. M.
—Tho following are tho officers of
Stewart county, elected last week: Ordi
nary, J.B. Latimer; Clerk, B. F. Hawes;
Sheriff, J. C. Herndon; Tax Beceiver, Jas.
W. Lowe; Tax Collector, G. W. Aid; Treas
urer, J. 0. Peak; Surveyor, Y. F. Wright;
Coroner, E. Woodward,
—The Griffin Newa says that the recent
heavy sleet has destroyed much valuable
Umber In some parts of the country. It
has also ruined a large amount of beauti
ful schrubbery about the city.
—Dr. George D. Case, tho oldest physi
cian In Milledgeville, died on Thursday
last.
—The Monroe Advertiser considers it a
great wrong to heap so much abuse upon
Mr- Hill for uttering the opinion of a large
majority of the people.
Farewell to Stumps.— M. W. M.
Turner, of Maine, has tried to destroy
stumps by boring a hole in the top
and tilling the hole with sulphuric
acid and plugging. It has been
claimed that iu a short time stumps
treated iu this way would be eaten up
even to the very roots. Mr. Turner
tried it, and failed, only a small por
tion of the stump at the top being af
fected. He then tried a plan recom
mended by a Nebraska farmer, which
he reports as a perfect success. The
plan is in tho autum to bore a hole
one or two inches in diameter, ac
cording to the girth of the stump,
vertically in the centre of the latter,
and about eighteen inches deep.
Put into it one or two ounces of salt
petre, fill the hole with water, and
plug up tight. In the ensuing spring
take out the plug and pour in about
one-half gill or kerosene oil, and
then ignite it. The stump will
smoulder away without blazing, to
the very extremity of the roots, leav
ing nothing but ashes. If any of
our readers try this plan they will
please let us know the result.— Vir
ginia Patron.
—Thompson says on these cold nights
he takes a nip and tucks himself up with
the bed clothes.
VANDERBILT* WILL.
The Bulk of (he Immense Fortune Left
to William 11. Vanderbilt.
AFTER LIBERAL PROVISION FOR HIS FAM
ILY AND RELATIONS.
New York, Jan. B.—To-day tho
will of the lute Commodore Corne
lius Vanderbilt was opened at the
residence of Mrs. Thorn, daughter of
the deceased, and read in the pres
ence of the family, after which Wil
liam H. Vanderbilt, Augustus Schell
and counsell proceeded to the Sur
rogate’s office and petitioned for its
probate. The will is dated Jan. 9,
1875, and a codicil is attached, dated
Juue 30, 1875. The will directs exec
utors to pay to Mrs Vanderbilt $500,-
000, settled on her at marriage, to
gether with the family mansion,
statuary, furniture, plate, two car
riages, one pair of carriage horses,
etc. To the live daughters, Mrs.
James M. Cross, Mrs. William
K. Thorne, Mrs. F. Clark, Mrs.
Daniel Torrance and N. B. Babau,
$1,250,000 registered bonds of
the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroads and $1,250,000 of
consolidated mortgage bonds of the
New York & Harlem Railroad Com
pany, to be divided in equal shares;
to Mrs. Daniel B. Allen, a daughter,
$400,000 in ten-forties in trust, upon
which she is to receive the interest,
and upon her disease the $400,000 iu
bonds is to go to her children; to his
daughter. Mrs. Eliza Osgood, the in
terest on $300,000 or the sumo cluss of
bonds, and at her dedease the princi
pal goes to the residuary legatee; to
his daughter, Mrs. Catherine Lulitte,
the interest on $5u0,000 in ten-forty
bonds, und at her death the bonds
are to bo divided among her children ;
to his son, Cornelius J. Vanderbilt,
the interest on $200,000 in bonds
given to residuary legatee; to his sis
ter, Puoebe, $1,200 per annum during
life; to his niece. Phoebe Ann Blake,
S3OO per annum; to Rebecca Little
and her daughter, Cornelia, S2OO
each per annum; to his brother,
Jacob H. Vanderbilt, $50,000 first
mortgage bouds of the Staten Island
Railway Company; to his niece, Annie
Root, $20,000 of like bonds; to his
nephew, Cornelius V. DeForrest,slo,-
000 registereS Lake Shore bonds ; to
his niece, Poebe Ann Dusten, $5,000
consolidated New York and Harlem
bonds; to Mrs. Sophia White, $5,000
of like bonds; to his niece, Charlotte
Haskell, $5,000 of such bonds; to
eaeh of three (laughters of bis niece,
Phoebe Ann Dusten, $5,000 iu sueh
bouds: to Churles Simonson, son of
his nephew, Charles M. Simonson,
deceased, SIO,OOO iu like bonds; to
his family physician, Dr. Jared Lais
ley, SIO,OOO iu like bonds; to Oapt.
James Braised, formerly iu tho em
ploy of the Commodore, $4,000 in
such bonds; to Lambert Wardell, an
old aud faithful clerk, $20,000 in such
bonds; to his grund sou. William K.
I'horu, son of his daughter Emily,
$25,000 iu registered bouds of the
Lake Shore aud Michigan Southern
Railway Company ; to Samuel Patten
Hand, a brother of the Commodore’s
mother, one sueh registered bend of
said company. $5,000; to Rev. Dr.
Charles F. Deems, pastor of the
Church of the Strungers, $25,000 in
such registered bonds; to Mrs. Maria
Leicher, wife of Gen. Gordon Gran
ger, SIO,OOO {n such registered bonds,
aud to the wire of his nephew, Sam
uel Barton, $25,000 iu first mortgage
bonds of the Staten Island Railway
Company.
All the rest, residue and remainder
of his property und estate is be
queathed to William H. Vanderbilt,
his heirs, executors, administrators
and assignees forever.
William H. Vanderbilt, his sons
Cornelius and William, and Samuel
Barton, nephew of the Commodore,
are appointed executors of the will
and trustees. If Barton refuses to
act as executor and trustee without
compensation, tho bequest to his
wife becomes cancelled and the
bonds revert to the residuary es
tate.
The codocil bequeathed to his
grandson Cornelius Vanderbilt, a son
of William 11., 22,390 shares of capi
tal stock in tho New York nnd Har
lem Railroad Company, and 31,650
shares of capital stock in the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road Company; to William K. Van
derbilt, another son of William H.,
20,000 shares in the New York Cen
tral and Hudson ltiver Railroad Com
pany stock; to Frederick W. Vun
derbilt, another son of William H.,
20,000 shares of the same stock to be
delivered when ho becomes of age;
to George Vanderbilt, another son of
William H., 20,000 shares of same
stock, to be delivered at tho age of
21; to bis beloved wife, Frank A.
Vanderbilt, 2,000 sbures of like stock,
in addition to previous bequests.
Alabama School Funds.—Yester
day the Supreme Court, Chief Justice
Brickeil delivering the opinion, rnude
a decision of iqterest to school super
intendents and county treasurers
Among other points decided the
Court ruled that since tho act of
March, 1875, requiring couuty super
intendents to collect from county
treasurers the poll tax and other
school funds turned over to them by
the tax collector, the county superin
tendent could sue on the treasurer’s
bond in his own name, to enforce the
payment to him; second, that, by the
terms of the act of April, 1873, pro
viding for keeping in each couuty its
proportionate share of school funds,
the county treasurer was not author
ized to receive the poll tax and other
moneys required to be turned over to
him, until lie gives the bond required
by that act; that until he did so,
payment to him was forbidden by the
law, and if he did not account for
them, his sureties were not responsi
ble. It would seem from this that
tax collectors who pay over school
moneys to county treasurers who
have not given the special bonds re
quired by the act of April, 1873, are
themselves liable on their official
bonds, in case tho money does not
reach the proper parties.—Monty.
Adv., 9tk.
Van Moltke expressed himself at a
recent military gathering, to the ef
fect that Russia, in making war
against Turkey, was embarking on a
great and dangerous enterprise. In
1823 the Turks, with barely 40,000 raw
levies, resisted for a long time the
onslaughts of 20,000 well equipped
and disciplined Russians, whose
numbers were kept up by continued
reininforcements; in the present
emergency the Russians would have
still less reason to anticipate an easy
and rapid success.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAdY TIMES.
•
MONEY AND ITOCKM.
LONDON. January 10.—Noon—Conaola 94 13-16,
Eric 9 *4. Street rate IS and tjtf, which is % and
% below bank.
1:30 p. m.—Conaola 94 15-lf.
3:00 p. m.—Conaola 96.
PARIS, January 10-1:80 P. m.-Rente* 106f.
aud 22>£o.
NEW YORK, January 10.-Gold opened at 0.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Noon Stocka active,
unsettled and lower; money 6; gold 6; exchange,
long, *4.84; abort 4.86; State bonds quiet
and steady ; North Carolina's old lower, South
Carolina’* bettor, rt at steady; Governments act
ive and steady.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10,—Evening—Money easy,
offered at 3; sterling dull at 4; gold firmer at 4®
; Governments active; new B'a 10'*; States
quiet and steady.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 10.—Noon.-Cotton active;
middling uplands 7 >d; Orleans 7 16-Kid, sales 20,-
000, speculation aud export 7,000, receipt*
25,000; American 23,000.
Futures l-16d dearer than last night's closing
prices; uplands, low middling olsuse, February
aud March delivery 7,5®7 3-32; March aud
April 7 7-82d@>id; April and May 7 6-16d; Juue
aud July 7 13-J2d, shipped December and Jan
uary per sail, 7Sd, January and February 7> 4 d;
uplands, low middling clause, ship named, 7%,
1 P. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, Febru
ary delivery 7 l-82d; May and June 7 6-16d.
1:30 p. M.—Uplands, low middling clause Feb
ruary and March delivery 7 l-16d; shipped De
cember and January per sail 7,1-lftd.
Uplands, low middlings clause, March and
April delivery 3-16d.
2:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling [clause, Jan
uary and Febrnary delivery 7; April and May 7 ;
shipped January and February, per sail, 7 3-16d.
3:30 p. m.—Sales American 8,800.
3:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, Feb
ruary and March delivery 7 l-32d; March and
April 7 6-32d; shipped January and February,
per sail. 7 5-32d, uplands, low middling clause,
loading 7d.
4:00 r. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, Feb
ruary and March delivery 71-l Cd.
4:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, ship
ped April and May, per sail, 7>td, June and July
7 9-l Gd.
5 p. m.—Futures firmer: uplands, low middling
clause, April aud May*7 itfd,
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Noon—Cotton quiet;
uplands 13*4; Orleans 13 7-16; sales 1007.
Futures opened steady as follows: January 13
5-16@%; February 13M@9-16; March 13 25-32®
13-16; April 13 31-32® 14; May 14 3-32@ 1 „.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Evening—Cotton dull;
sales 511 at 13Ji@7-16f net receipts 2136; gross
5355.
Consolidated net receipts 63,743; exports to
Great Britain 50,249; to Franco 11,274; to channel
11,230.
Futures closed barely steady; sales 31,000; Jan
uary 13 3-16@7-32; February 13 6-16@U-32; March
13 9-16; April May 13 29-32; Juno 14 1-16.
July 14 3-16@7 32; August 14ce' 4 ' ; September lit\
®25-32; October *l3’,@7-16; Novembor 13 5-32®
7-32.
GALVESTON, Jan. 10.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling 12>*, net receipts 3342; gross 3344; sales
3319. exports to Great Britain 1331; coastwise
777.
NORFOLK, Jan. 10.—Evening—Cotton, nothing
doing; net receipts 1611; exports coastwise 2220.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.—Evening—Cotton firm;
middling 13sales 250; spinners 140; exports
coastwise 105.
BOhTON, Jan. 10. Evening Cotton quiet
and firm; middling 13#; net receipts 352; gross
2987; exports to Orest Britain 1103; sales 280.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 10. Evening Cetton
nominal; middling 12#; net receipts 500, exports
coastwise 1291.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10.—Evening Cotton
firm; middling 13#; net receipts 39; gross
receipts 62.
SAVANNAH, January 10. Evoning Ootton
dull; middling 13#; net receipts 1978; salea 1700;
exports to Continent 4,002; channel 1,600, coast
wise 604.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10.—Evening*— Cotton
quiet and easy; middling 12# ; low middling 12#;
good ordinary 11 #; net receipts 1304; gross
2619; sales 6,000; exports to Great Britain 17,455,
Continent 1605.
MOBILE, Jan. 10.— Evening Cotton quiet;
middling 12#®#; net receipts 1020; salea 500.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 10.—Cotton quiet; middling
12*4; receipt* 1224; shipments 912; sales 1500.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 10.—Cotton quiet; middling
12#; receipts 638; sales 638.
CHARLESTON, January 10.—Evening—Cotton
quiet; middling 13; net receipts 1126; sales
1000, exports continent 18, coastwise 640.
PROVISIONS. AC.
NEW YORK, Jan 10.-Noon- Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn ateady.
Pork firmer $18.60 for uninspected. Lard firm,
steam $11.45){. Frcigts firm.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Evening.—Flour quiet
and strong, light trade lor export and home
use, superfine Western and State, white, $5.60,
Southern flour steady; common to lair extra
good to choice do. $7.05@59.00.
Wheat opened quiet and strong, moderate milling
aud speculation Inquiry, closed steady, $l6O for
winter red. Corn opened a shade stronger; 67 %
for ungraded new Western mixed, for new
yellow Bouthern, 69®62 for new white do. Oats
rather more firm. Pork firmer, closing
heavy, newmeas $18.50®67, old do. $18.25. Lard
opened firmer, closed easier, prime steam $11.60.
Coffee, Rio, quiet; 19@22>* for gold cargoes, 19®
23,'4 for gold Job lots. Sugar very firm at 9%<&}£
for fair to good refining, refined and in fhlr de
maud, at 11 %(&% lor standard A. Molasses
quiet, foreign grades quiet, New Orleans, 60®58.
Rice steady and in fair demand. Whiskey decided
ly firmer at 14>£@ 15; closing firm* Freights to
Liverpool quiet.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.— Evening— Flour in
good demand, full prices, family $6 75. Wheat
in fair demand, red $1.40@50. Corn steady and
iu fair demand at 44@45. Oats firm at 34@9.
Rye steady and in fair demand at 82. Barley
dull; fall 96®51.00. Pork quiet at SIB.OO. Lard
easier, steam reduced, 11% asked, kettle
Bulb meats quiet; shoulders 7, short rib sides 9,
short clear sides Green meats dull and
lower, shoulders 6%, short rib 8% asked, hams
: %(<$ 10 ‘4 for medium to light average. Bacon
firm and unchanged. Whiskey quiet at 6. Butter
quiet, shippers paying 17@18.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.—Oats steady; Southern
prime 40®41. Rye 70@72. Provisions firm
and quiet, mess $18.50@75. Bacon Shoulders 8
@B^,clear rib 10%®%, Lard firm; refined 11V
(Al 2. coffee strong; jobs 19>$@23#. Whiskey
dull at 14. Sugar active at 11%.
BT. LOUIS, Jan. 10.—Evening—Flour very
firm;lew and medium grades scarce and wanted,
superfine fall $4.75®55.25, extra do, $5.6u@70,
double extra do, $5.76®56.00, treble extra do.
$6.21@56 65. Wheat, excited and higer, No. 2
red fall $1.48; No. 3. do. Corn
firm and inactive, No. 2, mixed, 39V- Oats
firm and inactive No. 2,38 V. Ry dull, 88 bid.
Barley steady; high grades wanted, strictly
prime to fancy Minnessota 90@51.15. Whiskey
quiet at 7. Pork firmer, $17.60 bid. Lard firm,
$11.40 asked. Bulk meats quiet, shoulders 6 %
asked;clear rib sides clenr sides 9%
asked. Bacon, 7%, 10 snd 19% for shoulders,
clear rib and clear sides,
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 10.—Flour firmer, but not
quotably higher; extra $4.76®56.10; family $6.60
@55.75. Wheat in good demand; all offerings
taken at yesterday’s prices; red $J.26®30, amber
$1.35®40, white $1.40®5146. Corn steady at
44. Kye in fair demand at 80. Oats lower, white
40, mixed 37. Pork steady and in fair demand at
SIB.OO. Bulk meats firm, shoulders
clear rib sides 9%(&%, clear rib sides
Bacon firmer; clear sides 10%. Sugar-cured
hams in light demand at 13%, Lard dull and
heavy, tierce 12, keg 12%. Whiskey iu fair
demand aud firm at 7. Bagging 11%.
Bam Bowles of llic Springfield (Mass.)
Republican, shrewdly insists that the rea
son why the best Republicans sometimes
admit that they may be wrong, and that
the best Democrats never do so, in regard
to the Presidential trouble, is that Tilden
was evidently elected, while Hayes was
elected by the barest possibility.
—Some persons seem utterly incapa
ble of appreciating a generous act. Mere
ly because a young man calls on a young
lady half a dozen evenings during the
week, and occasionally drops in between
meels, there are people mean enough to
insinuate that It means something besides
anxiety about the health of her sick
mother.
The Feeling at Washington.
THE GRAND TII.DKN MASH MEETING.
Special Telegram to the Morning News.l
Washington, January B.— The Inion
(Montgomery Blair, editor) says this morn
ing : “Tilden will be President unless
the due course of law is defeated by
force.”
Garfield, Morton, Spencer and Ingalls
declare “that the loyal people will not
permit the fraudulent intimidation tri
umph of the solid South to be a success.’'
The gigantic Democratic mass meeting
here to-day his fired partisan Spirit in
tensely and a fight is freely talked of on
both sides rather than yield.
The re-appointment of Mr. Murtagh os
President of the new police board is con
sidered the more singular the more it is
thought of.
A resolution is being prepared asking
the necessity for so many changes in the
station of troops and for the heavy ex
pense involved therein, and in the ship
ment North of munitions and ordnance.
The grand Tilden mass meeting to-day
was addressed by Generals MeLelland,
Coarse, Banning, AfcMahon, Denver and
other*.
-
Ail Indian Tradition.
Among the Hetninole Indians
there is a singular tradition regar
ding the white man’s origin and su
periority. They say that when the
Great Spirit made the earth, he also
mado three men, all of whom were a
fair complexion; and that after mak
ing, he led them to the margin of a
small lake and bade them leap there
in. One immediately obeyed, and
came out the water purer than before
he bathed; tbe second did not leap
until the water became slightly mud
dy, and when he bathed he came up
copper-colored; the third did not leap
in until the water became black with
mud, and came out with its own col
or. Then the Great Spirit laid before
them three packages of bark, and
bade t hem choose, and out of pity for
his misfortune of color, he gave the
black man his first choice. He took
hold of each of the packages, and
haviDg felt them chose the heaviest;
the copper-colored one then chose
tho second heaviest, leaving the
white man the lightest. When the
packages were opened, the first was
found to contain spades, hoes, and
all the implements of labor, the
second enwarpped hunting, fishing
and warlike apparatus; the third
gave the white man pens, ink, and
paper—the engines of the mind—the
mutual, mental improvement—the
social link of humanity—the founda
tion of the white man’s superiority.
B. F. HARRELL,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity
LITMPKIN, GA.
jfcir.Special attention given to Collections and
remittances promptly made. novl-tf
Dray and Retail Liquor Li
cense.
f¥TOE rates of License for 1877, having been
jL fixed by Council, all engaged In Draying or
Retailing Liquor, are requested to procure Li
cense by the Bth Inst.; at in default they will be
liable to bo reported and fined.
M. M. MOORE,
Jqg 1 w Clerk Council.
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XANTHINE
Never tails to restore Grey Hair to Its origuuil o
our in a few weeks, pure, harmless, effective
Prepared bv XANTHINE CO.. Richmond. "V
Sold by Purcell, Ladd k Cos. .Richmond, Vs., sad
druggists snd country merchants. Price $1 per
bottle.
This Incomparable preparation for the Hair is
commended to the public on its own merits.
It prevents the Hair from falling off, producing
a rapid and healthy growth; eradicates scurf and
dandruff, and cures diseases of the scalp. Try it
and judge for yourself.
[From Bev. E. T. Baird, Sec’y of Publication of
Presbyterian Church South.)
Richmond, July 57,1874.
The Xanthine is the only hair dressing 1 have
ever used which has removed the dandruff from
the ecalp and made my hair soft and pliable. It
has also restored my hair to its natural color; and
by occasionally using It as a hair dreasing, 1 have
no doubt it will preserve the color.
X. TANARUS, BAIRD.
rFrom Rev. Mr. Cameron, Minister of Presbyte
rian Church South.)
Mousy Cbeik. Tens, Aug. 32, 1876.
Xanthine Cos., Richmond, Va.:
I have uaed the Xanthine now for three years,
and have induced others to buy it, aud have nev
er known it to fail in uecompliehing all you
claim for it. It is an eicellent tonic, a pleasant
dressing, remeving snd preventing dandruff and
all unpleasant Itching, promotiug and preserving
the natural growth and color of the hair, and ren
dering it gloasy and pliable. I confidently,
cheerfully, knowingly recommend It.
WILLIAM CAMERON.
Sold by M.D.HOOD*CO
Wholesale and Retail Druggists.
luiylßeodtw3m Columbus. O
tailoring.
The FALL FABBION PLATES dis
play many handsome STYLES, which 1
am now making up to order. Merchants
dealing in CLOT&S and CASSIMEEES
are now opening a handsome line of these
goods. Offering the best exertions, I ex
pect to please even the most fastidious In
execution and In promptness.
CUTTING and REPAIRING will receive
strict attention. „ „ ,
0. H. Jonhs.
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