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WASHINGTON.
Till'. CONCRESKIONAL COMMITTEE#.
senate Committee’* Elan for aetiltng
the Dispute.
A TRIBUNAL OF CONGRESSMEN AND SU
PREME COURT JUDGES TO DECIDE.
New York, Jan. 13.—A Washing
ton special says the propsltion or the
Senate Electoral Committee, which
was under consideration at the joint
meeting of the Senate and House
Committees yesterday, provides that
the Senate shall, on the day for the
counting of the vote, meet with the
House, in the hall of the latter body;
t he Vice President shall open all the
certificates, and tellers appointed for
the purpose shall as usual read, re
cord and sum the votes, but there are
to be counted In the first place only
the returns to which no objection is
made. Where there is one return
only from a State, and that is object
ed to, the two Houses will determine
whether it shall be counted; but the
concurrence of both Houses will be
required to reject any vote. Where
two returns are made from one State,
the dispute is to be referred to a
commission or tribunal composed of
nine members of the House and Sen
ate, and the four justices of Su
preme Court longest in the service.
The nine members of the House
and Senate are to be selected
by appointment of five Sena
tors and five Representatives, and
then dropping one of the ten by
drawing of lots. The justices who
would become members of the com
mission by terms of the proposition
would be Nathan Clifford, of Maine ;
Noah A. Swayne, of Ohio; Samuel F.
Miller, of Iowa; and David Davis,
of Illinois. This Commission is to
be authorized to determine all ques
tions of dispute, their decision to be
final. The disputed votes having
been counted in the presence of the
House and Senate, in accordance
with the decision of the Constitution,
and the whole number of the electo
ral votes having been summed up
by tellers, the Presldentof the Senate
will announce the result in the usual
form, which will determine who is to
be President of the United States.
Jussice Clifford is a Democrat;
Justices Swayne and Miller Republi
cans ; Justice Dauis was also appoint
ed by President Lincoln; he has
been known for several years as a
Liberal Republican.
The bill has not the unanimous
approval of the Senate committee.
If reports may be believed, Senators
Morton and Frelingbuyscn gave
very reserved und reluctant con
sent to the proposition. It has be
come clear, however, that no ar
rangement could be made between
the two Houses which would deter
mine positively in advance of the
count who would be elected. There
Is no middle ground of compromise
in which the two Houses can count
together. There can be no agreement,
in fact, unless the determination of
the questions in dispute is submitted
to some fair and able tribunal outside
of Congress, whose action cannot be
absolutely foretold.
The Senate proposition is based on
the bill passed by the Senate in the
year 1800, when all disputes concern
ing Presidential elections were yet
mere abstractions. That bill author
ized the appointment of six members
of the Senate and six from the House
to act with the Chief-Justice of the
Supreme Court, or in case of his ab
sence, the Justice of the longest ser
vice who might be ia Washington,
This was to constitute a Grand Com
mittee to hear and settle all disputes.
The bill was lost by disagreement be
tween the two Houses.
The House Committee are said to
look upon the proposition with some
favor, though the prospects for a
final agreemenl can’t be now estima
ted.
Washington, January 13.—The Joint
Electoral Committee was in session
until 3 o’clock. The report of the
Senate proposition, telegraphed at
noon, is credited in some quarters,
with much speculation as to who is
the leaky member.
Barnes is comfortably quartered in
the room of the Committee on Ter
ritories.
Wm. A. Wheeler is here.
David Dudley Field, and Judge
Lawrence of Ohio, have been added
to the Committee on Privileges and
Powers of the House.
Washington, January 13.— 1 t is as
yet impossible, legitimately or ille
gitimately, to obtain a confirmation
of the New York dispatch quoting
the Washington special in reference
to the Senate Committee’s proposi
tion for counting the Electoral vote.
It may be accepted as a shrewd ap
proximation.
Mr. Orton will appear before the
bar of the House on Monday. His
present intention appears to be to
assist to tho extent of ascertaining
positively tho rights of customers of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to privacy of their dispatches.
The Committee on Privileges and
Powers o f the House, in counting the
Electoral vote, have examined Secre
tary Chandler and Congressman
Runyan of Fla.
Late information warrants tho
statement that the proposition of the
Senate Committee is a wild specula
tion.
The Privileges and Elections Com
mittee opened the investigation re
garding tho Mississippi election. Maj.
Howard, of Jackson, knew of at least
200 colored persons, mostly Republi
cans, who could not roach the polls
on account of the crowd.
Cashier Jordun, of tho Third Na
tional Bank, testified that he drew
an SB,OOO check tor transmission to
Oregon, at the instance of Wm.T. Pel
ton, Secretary of the National Com
mittee. The supposed check wus for
political purposes, but he only knew
that the check was returned unused.
Samuel J. Tiiden is a director of the
bank, and owns $68,000 worth of
stock. Witness protested against
givißg further information regarding
persons interested in tho bank. He
gave information regarding Mr. Til
den’s interest by leave of the officers
of the bank,
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, Jan. 13. —Packard
has laid before Gen. Auger, Badger’s
failure, by defiance of Pinchbauk
and presence of the Nicholl’s militia,
to arrest members of the Republican
Senate who remain absent from that
body.
New Orleans, Jan. i3.~ Gen. Augur
says there is no change in the situa
tion or in his orders relative to the
rival parties.
Senator Breaux, who has left the
Republican Senate, has been sworn
into the Democratic Senate.
Representative Brown, of Vernon,
also left the Republican House and
wrote a letter to the Democratic
House that although he was returned
as elected by the Returning Board,
he did not believe he was elected and
would not ask for a seat.
The Democratic Legislature had a
ballot for U. S. Senator, but without
a choice.
EASTERN 'QUESTION.
London, Jan. 13. —All correspond
ents of the London papers consider
the failure of the conference prob
able. The attitude of the Turks is
unyielding.
St. Petersburg, Jun. 13.—The
Galois says it is believed the Porte is
simply playing with the conference.
Further concession by the powers
will only increase Turkish arrogance.
Russia’s self-respect demands that
negotiations bo prolonged no further,
but energetic measures, such as Gen.
Ignatieff recalled, be adopted as the
more determined Russia’s attitude
the longer peace will be secured.
Libel Afalmt the bemlnole.
Boston, Jan. 13.—1n the U. S. Dis
trict Court, in the libel plead by
counsel for John Maguire, of New
York, owner of tne steamer Mont
gomery, against steamer Seminole,
damages were laid at from $58,000 to
$60,000. The libel is to recover for
the loss of the vessel by collision with
the Seminole off Cape May.
The charge is that the accident was
caused by negligence on the part of
the commander of the Seminole. An
attachment was placed on the Semi
nole, which is still at this port.
Capture of a Cuban Privateer.
Washington, Jan. 13.—A telegram
from Havana, dated the 12th and re
ceived in this city, says that the for
mer Spanish merchan tsteamer, Mon
tezuma, captured by the Cuban insur
gents near Porto Rico and converted
into a pirate vessel called Cespedes,
has been burned by the Cuban pirates
on the near approach of the Spanish
war steamer, Jorgejuan, that was
giving her chase. Before the Jorge
juau reached the burning vessel, the
pirates had fled in boats to the
nearest coast, which is believed to be
that of Venezuela. The Jorgejuan
took up on board twenty-four of the
former crew of the Moutezuma, cap
tured and kept as prisoners by the
Cuban, s
A Foreign Elector.
St. Paul, Minn., January 13.—1n
the Senate to-day, Mr. Wilkinson,
Dem., offered the following resolu
tion :
•’That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to investigate as
to the eligibility of the several Presi
dential Electors, and that said com
mittee shall have power to send for
persons and papers.”
The facts which gave rise to this
resolution are that A. K. Finselt, one
of the Electors, it is claimed, is not
legally a citizen of the United States.
Bank Ntatement.
New York, Jan. 13.— Losses de
crease g million; specie increase 1J
millions; deposits increase 3 millions;
reserve increase 23< millions.
COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDAY MOKNING, JANUAEY 14, 1877.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
INAUGURAL OF GENERAL COLQUITT.
THE SENATORIAL. RACE.
THE RKX BALL—COLUMBUS LADIES-STRAY
ITEMS ABOUT ATLANTA’ &C.
Atlanta, Ga., January 13,1877.
Atlanta is as llvoly as a boe-hivo in
spring. The city is still crowded with
people, all hunting offloe, either for them
selves, or their friends. Up to date Gov.
Colquitt lias been entirely non-committal,
and tho hundreds of eager aspirants who
daily crowd ills office get tho invariable
reply, "I will give your application due
consideration.”
gov. Colquitt's inaugural.
Yesterday was the grandest day of the
session. At 12 o’clock, Gov. Colquitt was
escorted by a Special Committee from tho
Legislature, and all the Judges and prom
inent politicians that could be found in
Atlanta, and you know there wus a good
string of them.
The inaugural address was pronounced
by competent judges us one of tho very
best Inaugural addresses ever delivered
in Georgia. It was delivered in a very
impressive manner, and the earnestness
with which Gov. Colquitt spoke con
vinced everybody who heard him that ho
would in good faith carry out tho needed
reforms. The speech discussed vital im
portance to the State, bes des a concise
statement of national matters.
THE GALLERY
was packed with the beauty of Atlanta,
and many visiting young ladies from
other parts of Georgia. A number of la
dles had soUts upon tho lloor of the liouso.
Mrs. Ficklin, of Illinois, sister of Gov.
Colquitt, was seated directly in front of
Gov. Colquitt, in a chair brought from
the Executive Office.
THE REX BALL
last night was a grand affair. About two
hundred gay masqueraders attended. A
number of invited guests, not in cos
tumes, had seats reserved for them in the
parquette, so that all could see and not
interfere with tho dancers. Misses Ep
ping, Rod and Flournoy, and Mrs. Jordan
brilliantly represented your city, while
Mr. Epping, J. M. Russell, Esq., Dr. Goo.
Grimes. andT. W. Grimes, Esq., were the
gentlemen present.
THE LEGISLATURE
has not fairly gone to work, but now that
the Governor is inaugurated we may look
for hard and telling work. Reform has
been elected in Georgia, and no returning
board has attempted to count him out.
Yesterday the first step in the direction
of retrenchment was made by your rep
resentative, Maj. Moses. Ho introduced
a resolution cutting off the number of
doorkeepers and messengers, saving at
ono lick SBO2 to the Stato from that
source. Mr. James also introduced a
resolution looking to reform in tho State-
House officers, cutting off all perquisites,
and requiring the officers to live on their
salaries, and let the perquisites and fees
go into the treasury. This has not been
disposed of yet, but will bo early next
week.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
A resolution was introduced to bring on
the election of Stato liouso officers to-day,
but was postponed. There was a disposi
tion to have the race over, on the part of
members, who are beißg talked to death
by candidates, and the election would have
come off to-day, had it not been for tho
work to be done in
INVESTIGATING COMPTROLLER GOLDSMITH
A few days ago Maj. Moses introduced
a resolution, reciting that charges had
been made against the integrity of the
Comptroller, and appointing a committee
to investigate it. That committee are now
at work, and in a few days, will officially
say whether tho charges made against
him are true or not.
Gen. Colquitt wants to get the pressure
raised a little from his shoulders; so he
will commence appointing Judges and
Solicitors next week.
THE SENATORIAL RACE
Is the all-absorbing question. Everybody
Is taking stock and planking up on their
favorite. At the present tirrip Hill leads,
followed closely by Norwood, while Smith
is not tar in the rear, and his friends
say he will pass them all on the home
stretch.
Knowing ones say that neither of the
present candidates will be elected, but
that some tied-out nag will win the goal.
It is asserted that
JOE BROWN
will be taken up by Smith’s friends, if
Smith falls behind. Gov. Brown positive
ly denies that he is a candidate, and says
he will not be, but of course would not
feel at liberty to decline the honor if vol
untarily thrust upon him. It looks like
he is placing himself where it would net
be hard to find him, if they should con
clude to force him. He is seen all through
the day and at all hours of night, in and
about the hotels talking with members.
Joe ia up to something. It don’t look
right for a consumptive, who had to go to
Nebraska for hia health, to be plodding
about every night in the mud and slosh,
and then not want anything.
Mr. Norwood is here working like a
beaver, and some think injuring himself
by his urgent personal appeals for
the office, while Ben Hill is gaining
strength by remaining at Washington
But Mr. Hill has his workers. A few
more days, and more light will be shed
on the subject. *•
TELEGRAPHIC SURMA ICY.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 13.—Gov.
Cochran will send no requisition for
the bodies of May and Bennett, the
duel having taken place in Maryland.
Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 13.—N0
trains either way since ten o’clock.
Snow plows are clearing the track.
St. Catherine,Ont., Jan. 13,—Wil
lard Vale Manufacturing Co’s works
burned; loss sf26,tX)o.
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 13. —Exchange
block burned; loss SIOO,OOO, inclu
ding Youug Men’s Christian Associ
ation’s Library, valued at $5,000,
i IN THE TOILS.
■ n •
Uom a Young Hun '> Duped b On* of
the (jtlrla on tho Lenp Year lln.
From the St. Josephs Gazette.
Sunday night, at about 0 o'clock, Rev J.
M. C. Breaker was called upon by a party
ol young people, two of whdm, giving their
names as Ada L. Rothroek and At. J. Mi'ey,
stated that they were desirous of being mar
ried. The party were invited into the par
lor of Mr. Breaker’s residence, and there the
marriage ceremony was performed. Mr.
Breaker informs us that the young gentle
man did uot look ns though he had made any
extra preparations for the occasion, while
the bride had evidently been prepafed. They
left seemingly in happy spirits, the groom
stating that he would return the next even
ing and bring his fee. On Monday evening,
at about 8 o,clock, he returned, apparently
in a very excited state of mind. He infor
med Mr. Breaker that he was not satisfied
with the manner in which things in general
were transpiring about him, and was desir
ous of knowing whether or not the marriage
had been recorded, and, if so, if there was
any manner in which the marriage could
be annulled. Mr. Breaker informed him
that that which had been done could not he
undone, as far as he knew, hut probably so,
but not to his knowledge. Miley told him
that the mairiage had been performed while
lie had been on a spree, and he had been led
into it blindly as it were. He left to return
the next evening to have further conversa
tion on the subject. He is much grieved
over the status of affairs, and utterly relused
to abide by the mariage vow. lie claims
that he has been led into the marriage, and
that itwas nothing more than a blackmailing
scheme, and, besides, avows that his wife is
willing to a divorce on the payment of twen
ty-five dollars. He is a hard-working yaung
man, and is employed as a molder in J. W.
Ambrose’s foundry, in the lower part of the
city. He is about 21 or 22 years ofage, and
has lived here for several years. He lives
with his parents on Alitchel avenue, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, and bears
a very good character, while his only failing
is occasionally getting on a spree while
out with the boys.
The young lady, who sometimes goes by
the name of Ada Crocker, tells a different
tale altogether. She states that on Sunday
night, on returning home from church, she
found Mr. Miley there. They had met be
fore, and were tolerably well acquainted.
There were teveral present, and the evening
lor several minutes was passed in pleasant
conversation. Presently, the conversation
diil'ted to the subject of leap-year. This led
Miley to make the remark that if he didn't
get married during leap-year he didn’t know
when he could ever find any one who would
have him. Ada spok up and said in jest
as she says, “Miley, ’it's you and I go and
get married.” This, according to her ver
sion, suited Miley exactly, and he said she
could not bluff him a bit. She said all
right, and all right it was. They accord
ingly started out for the preacher, each <le
termined not to be outdone by the other, and,
as neither “wilted” a bit, the marriage was
a go and the ceremony was performed. She
told a Gazelle reporter that she was very
sorry that the joke had been carried so far,
but she was willing to abide the results, anil
would try to mske a dutiful wife. She had
heard of Severn i similar romantic marriages,
and happinr ai I peace, as a general rule,
followed. The inly thing she had to regret
was the far • ..it she was engaged to a young
man from IS- .lord, lowa, and the wedding
was to t. :e ~!ace on Christmas next. He
is at pres ui visiting in Indiana, and but a
few days ago wrote her a very affectionate
letter, reminding her of her pledge, and re
questing her to be true to him. He prom
ised to be here a few weeks before Christ
mas to make the necessary arrangements.
A few days ago his anticipated visit wus
looked forward to with longings, but now
the situation is entirety changed, and, if
things do not settle in some shape or other,
trouble will likely result.
As will be seen, the stories of the party of
the first part and the party of the second part
do not exactly coincide, hut, on the other
hand, are conflicting in almost every partic
ular. She says that they live together as
man and wile, and that the marriage was
brought on in a mutualjoke between the two;
while he denies having anything to do with
her, and that he was duped into the marriage.
The fact of her going so far as to go and get
married while yet engaged to another party
looks rather suspicious, and seems to be
good ground for Miley’s assertion that she
offered to agree to his obtaining a divorce
if he would give her $25.
Miss Crocker or Rothroek, lives with her
mother on Ninth Street, and they make a
living for themselves by dressmaking. She
is about nineteen years of age, and is well
known in St. Joseph, having lived here for
the past five or six years.
If matters are as some think they are
Mrs. Miley will object to ar divorce, and the
marriage will probably have to stand as
such. If so, we wish the romantic married
couple all the happiness attainable and a bon
voyage through life.
The Ice Gorgre at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Jan. 13.—The ice in
the river started again about mid
night, but soon gorged again. The
steamer Andes sunk. No other boats
were injured. The weather has
turned colder, and if it continues, no
further movement is expected. The
Andes was valued at $24,000.
LATER.
Cincinnati, Jan. 13.—Weather cold
and cloudy. No further indications
of the breaking of the gorge here. It is
thoughttbe steamer Andes, sunk last
night, can be raised if there is no
further movement in the ice. She
has only a quarter cargo aboard
damaged.
The stern-wheel steamer, Mary
Miller was forced aground, but the
position of the Andes protects her
from.the ice.
The Golden City had a narrow es
cape, the ice forcing her hard against
the steamer Telegraph, crushing the
fantail of the Golden City and push
ing her hard aground. The Ludlow
ferry boat was carried away from
moorings and was swept down to the
bend south of the city by moving
ice.
At midnight it was estimated the
damage to shipping was over SIOO,-
000.
Ship News.
New York, Jaa. 13.—Arrived, Montana,
Britania.
Arrived ont, Nella Crasley.
Homeward, Ellida, Mobile; Jonas Rlst-
Ing, Darien.
Queenstown, Jan. 12.—Steamer Stato of
Virginia is coming into harbor under tow
with a broken shaft.
The North Nprakln* Out.
Cincinnati Enquirer, Doc. 9.
The Democracy of many of the States
met yesterday iii commemoration of a
mime and day yet green in the affections
ot the majority of the people of tho coun
try, and especially dear to ttie Democrat
ic party. The utterance of the days were
temperate, timely, loyal. The meetings i
in the various States yesterday were a
protest against the attempted usurpations
of Republican rebels, for it is the un
scupulous managers of tho Republican
party that now rebel against the Consti
tution and the laws. In Ohio, in Indiana,
in Illinois,, in tho National Capital, every
where, the assemblages of the people have
breathed tho same sentiment—obedience
to the Constitution and the laws, the en
forcement of the declared will of tho peo
ple, cost what it may. The utterances of
these conventions were firm without be
ing incendiary, they were determined
without being disloyal; they were bold
without being liable to tho chargo of
bravado. The gatherings of the people
expressed the purpose of the people.
They will abide by the laws; and not
only they will, but all shall abide by the
laws. The declaration of the Ohio reso
lutions is, in part, that the votes lawfully
cast shall be counted; that the people
will resist to the last extremity any at
tempt on the part of the President of the
Senate to elect and declare a President,
even should that extremity be an appeal
to arms. The framers of the resolutions
forgot that in this crisis the retiring Presi
dent is more sinned agamßt than sinning,
and they misdirected the denunciation in
resolution number flve. Tbeaddresss of
Hon. Geo. H. Pendleton at Columbus was
as all bis addresses are, felicitous. The
historical illustrations he captured from
the story of 1800 met with a hearty re
sponse. In that crisis usurpation was
threatened and the great Aliddle States
resolved “to arm.” Peace and law' fol
low’ed. The hint was appreciated. Hon.
George Julian, at Indianapolis, dissected
the Louisiana question, and made a most
valuable contribuion to the Louisiana
literature. Gen. Ewing, Gen. Ward,
and men of that high character, uttered
at Columbus the deep determination of
the people of the laud. It is proper that
the Republican manipulators should
know, from such distinguished source*,
what the people mean. It is evident they
will not sit idly by while the Republic is
stolen.
• Diabolism.
Tire desperate political adventurers
who have locked lliemselvus in the St.
Louis Hotel have lor two days vainly en
deavored to urge their bummers number
ing, we are informed, about,one thousand,
to move out and attack the sheriff’s posse
and the police. Packard, Ludeling &
Cos., are w r ell aware that even if their men
were most gallant of lighters they could
capture the courts and police stations
from the legitimate authorities. They
know’ that such a resistance would only
result in bloodshed and that their men
would speedily be driven back into the
old rouge’s roost with loss of numbers.
But then this would suit them very well.
They know tiie Metropolitans and bum
mers, they aro seeking to urge into a
fight, cannot capture the public-buildings,
but they know the effort would result in
biood, and blood—the blood of miserable
Metropolitans, who have wives and chil
dren to support, and of ignorant negroes
—is, just now, what they want. They think
that if they can have the blood of thirty
or forty people shed, while they them
selves are stowed away in the Hotel and
Custom-House, the President will inter
fere and sustain them. So far they have
been unable to induce their men to sac
rifice themselves. Yesterday Packard had
several barrels of whisky taken into the
Hotel for the purpose of intoxicating the
Metropolitans and negroes, hoping that,
inflamed and maddened by liquor, they
could be precipitated into a bloody light
with the posse and police. But the dia
bolical scheme seems to have failed. Tho
Packard frauds is dead, and even rotgut
whisky cannot arouse the hearts of its
rag-tag and bobtail followers.— N. O.
Democrat , 11.
If the Northern papers tell the
truth about Mpitz dogs, ladies who
own these interesting pets should
commence a course of strychnine
with them at once. Several cases of
hydrophobia liavo recently been
caused by their bite in New York,
anil another case in New Jersey
cause the Hartford Times to assert
that tho Spitz dogs are not adapted
to this climate, and must suffer in
summer. Nevertheless it is not in
summer alone that their dreadful
work of hydrophobia is wrought.
It is a disease that seems to occur
as often in winter as in sum
mer. This dreadful case in Jersey
City is an example of the fact- and
there are many more. Dr. Kane
found these same “Arctic dogs”
going mad in the midst of Winter,
away in the ever-frozen regions above
Melville Bay. The Arctic dog may
be good for sledge journeys on the
ice, but he is clearly not a safe pet.
If aDy of our readers object to strych
nine, cutting off the animal’s tail is
recommended as a prophylactic. It
should be cut off just behind the ears
in order to render the animal entire
ly safe.— Augusta, Chron.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, Office 1
of the Chief Signal Officer, 1-
Washingtor, D. C.i Jan. 13, 1877. J
For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States, slowly rising, followed by
falling barometer; partly cloudy
weather, occasional rains and colder,
northwest winds, backing to westerly,
will prevail.
Ncarclty or Money.
There is no doubt but tho present condi
tion of all kinds of business and industry
is fearfully depressed, and it behooves
every family to look carefully to their ex
penses. Winter is coming on when chil
dren are liable to Croup, Whooping
Cough, etc. Coughs and Colds will pre
vail everywhere, and Consumption, with
other throat and lung diseases, will carry
off many These diseases should not be
neglected. Doctor’s bills aro expensive,
and would advise our people to use Bos
chec’s German Syrup. It never has
failed. One bottle at 75 cent* will keep
your whole family“well during tho winter.
Two doses will relieve any case. Sold in
all towns in the United States, and by
your Druggists
declßdAwtf Gilbert A Thornton.
Jus* Received.
A large stock of Flour, Bulk Meats, Fer
ris’ Sugar cured Hams and Shoulders,
Corn, Bran, Meal, Ac., Ac. at lowest prices
ja6 tt J. H. Hamilton.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
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BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
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LONDON. January 13.—Noon Cuuaols 95.
Erie
,3:00 r. M. —Consol* 94 15-IP.
PARIS, January 13— Noon—Run to* lOflf. aud
12c.
NEW YORK, January 13.—Gold opened at G*£.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Noon Stock* active
and strong; money 6; gold ; exchange, long,
4.Hits; short 4 86>*; Governments active aud
strong; State bonds dull, but strong.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Evening—Money active
at 6(g)7; sterling exchange quiet at 8)£; gold
strong at Governments active and
atroug; new 6's 12}*; State bonds quiet aud
•te*dy.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 13.—Noon.—Cotton eaeier;
middling uplands 7d; Orleans 7)4d, sales 12,000,
speculation and export 2,000, receipts 11,300;
American 600.
Futures opened partially 1-16 J dearer, but tbe
advance has since been lost; uplands, low mid
dling clause, January and February delivery,
C 29-33d, February and March delivery 7 l-16wi
l-32d; Mari’b and April 3-3id; May 7 l-16d ;
June and July 7 9-32d ;shipr>ed January and Feb
ruary per sail, 7}*d; February and March 7
5-16a.
In yesterdays weekly report afternoon should
have have been 437 American instead of 380.
2:00 r. m.—Futures quiet, uplands, low mid
dling clause, January anu February delivery ;
February aud March 6 31-3 id; March and April
7 l-16d; April and May 7 5-32d; shipped Februa
ry and Inarch per sail 7 5-32d.
2:00 r. m.—Sales American 7,800.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Noon—Cotton steady;
uplands 13©), ; Orleans 13 5-16; sales 602.
Futures opened easier as follows: January 13
3-32®5-32; February 13 7-82©£; March 13 15-32
; April 13 21-32&U-1G; May 13 27-32@&©29-32.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. —Evening—Cotton steady ;
sales 378 bales at 13),©5-16; net receipts 1066;
gross 3579.
Futures clesed barely steady, sales 21,000;
January 13 5-32@3-16; February 13 **; March 13
13-32; April 13 11-16; May 13?4; Juno 14 1-32©
1-16; July 14 9-32(53-16; August 14 7-32® <4; Sep
tember 13*4@13 16; October 13 Novem
ber 13 3-10© >4.
Consolidated net receipts 18,900; exports to
Great Britaiu 10,673, to France 1424, to Continent
2320.
GALVESTON, Jan. 13.—Cotton quiet; middling
12*4 ; net receipts 2808; sales 1068; exports coast
wise 9.
NORFOLK, Jan. 13. —Evening—Cotton quiet
and steady; middling 12>4; net receipts 2483;
sales 150; exports coastwise 2014.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.—Evening—Cotton quiet
and firm; middling 127*; 275; exports
coastwise 87*
BOSTON, Jan. 13. —Evening Cotton quiet;
middling 13)4; net receipts 95; gross 705; sales
375.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 13. Evening Cotton,
quiet and steady; middling 12 net receipts
285, exports to Great Britain 1044.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.—Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 13#; net receipts 85; gross re
ceipts 93.
SAVANNAH, January 13. —Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 127*'; net receipts 2669; gross
2682; sales 900; exports to Great Britain 2825;
coastwise 1036.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.—Evening Cotton
firm; middling 12),; low middling 12#; good
ordinary lift; net receipts 3771; gross 6450;
sales GOuO; exports to Great Britaiu 4863, to
France 1424; to Continent 650.
MOBILE, Jan. 13. Evening Cotton quiet
and steady; middling 12ft; net receipts 3487;
sales 1600.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 13.—Cotton quiet, middling
12*4; receipts 1143; shipments 3231; sales 2100.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 13.—Cotton quiet and steady;
middling 12ft; receipts 644; sales 813.
CHARLESTON, January 13.—Evening—Cotton
steady; middling 12)4; net receipts 2249; sales
1000, exports to Great Britain 1781; Continent
1670.
PROVISIONS, dfcC.
NEW YORK. January 13.—Noon- Flour quiet
and steady. Wheat shade firmer. Fork dull at
SIB.OO. Lard firm, steam $11,25@80. Freigtn
dull.
NEW YORK, Jan.'l3.—Evening.—Flour aahade
firmer; moderate trade reported lor export and
home uae, eloaing firm, advancing; $0 1)U©7.50,
common to fair extra Southern $7.06@9.00,
Wheat l®2c better, rather quiet, advance asked
materially checks export and milling demand,
moderate speculation. Corn Sc better for new,
fair export and moderate home trade demand, old
quiet, 38 for new yellow and mixed Southern,
uate I@2 batter, In good demand. Coffee, Rio,
quiet; 19@23k. for gold cargoes, l‘J@23k for gold
job lota. Sugar quiet at 9k@k for fair to good
refining, refined eaaicr moderate demand; at
Ilk standard A, llk®K for granulated, 11X
tot crushed and powdered. Molasses quiet;
foreign grades dull, New Orleans quiet at 46*
60, Rice quiet. Fork lower, tloaing a shade
firmer mesa $17.66. Lard unsettled, prime
steam cloalng $11.35. Freight! quiet.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 13. Evening Flour
steady and firm; family $6 76. Wheat afroi'ger;
red $1 46(0160. Corn easier at 44&45. Gate quiet,
but steady at 34@9. Rye quiet at 8K&82. Barley
heavy; Northwestern spring 70(0175. Pork dull
at $17.60. Lord in fair demand, steam 11, kettle
12@12k. Balk meats quiet; shoulders ekd’V
short rib aides *k. short clear aides 9. Green
meats In fair demand, shoulders 6)tf short rib
sidesßacon quiet, but steady, shoulders
7k. dear rib sidea 10. clear aides 10k- Whiskey
firm at 6. Rutter dull, shippers paying 17@18.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 13.—Flour steady; extra
$6.00®56 60; family $5.76®56.75. Wheat qnist;
red $|.38®33, amber $1.35, whits $1.40. Corn
firm at 44. Rye steady and In good demand at
80. Oats easier white 40, mixed 37. Fork in fsir
demand; at SIB.OO. Balk meata firmer, shoulders
clear rib sides 9k; clear sides 9k. Bacon
dull snd nominal, clear rib sides 10k- Lard
quiet, tieree 13, keg 13k- Whiskey firmer at
$1.06. Bogging Ilk.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IS.—Evening—Flour strong,
superfine fall $4.90®55.40, extra do, s6.Su@B6,
double extra do, $6.00@56.25. Wheat strong,
No. 2 red fell $1.56@66k; No. 3. do. sl.4B@k-
Cornfirm at 40. Oats firm; No. 2,33 - By®
active and firm, 72®7Jk- Barley steady, strict
ly prime to choice Wisconsin 95. Whiskey qulst
at 7. Fork dull at $17.60 asked. Lard dull
at 10k- Bulk meata dull, buyers and aellera
apart, aaked 6k- 8k and 8k tor shoulders, dear
rib and clear sides.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.—Oats steady; Southern
prime 40®4L. Bye steady and firm at 70@72-
Provisions firm and quiet, pork $15.60@76. Ba
con shoulders B@Bk. clear rib 10k. Lard firm.
Ilk® 13- Coffee firm, jobs 19k@23k- Whiskey
dull snd nominal at 12. Sugar active at 11,%'.
H* Must Have Bits Dkms.vted.—
In San Francisco the other day an attorney
named Bankroft killed himself, leaving
among his effects the following letter to tbe
coroner: ‘ln order to save you as much
trouble as possible, I beg to inform you that
this is a case of laudanum taken with ‘sui
cidal intent.’ Reasons concern no one but
myself, still if anyone should insist upon
having a reason, you may say I was driven
to desperation by the presidential muddle,
and seeing no way of ascertaining in this
uncertain world who was to be the next Pres
ident, went to the next, where all things are
supposed to be known, for tbe information.
Please exert your influence with the ‘city
fathers' to prevent the erection of a monu
ment over my remains; but if you find a
wide spread leeling on tbe part of the peo
pie to mark my last resting place, you
might let Mr. Young speak to Mr. Crocker
and have it fenced in.”
Maxims at Rochefoucauld.
Very few people know how to grow
old.
110 who lives without folly is not so
wise as he thinks
Nobody is ever so happy or so unhap
py as he imagines.
It requires greater virtue to sustain
good fortune than bad.
Our passions are the only orators who
are certain to persuade us.
The more one loves one’s mistress, the
nearer one is to hating her.
WIT AND lir.HOR.
Lutterell was once asked whether a
certain acquaintance of his was not al
ways very disagreeable. “Well, said he,
“he is always as disagreeable as the cir
cumstances will permit.”
A well-to-do real estate dealer of Teu
tonic descent, who abides in one of the
mountainous places of Pennsylvania, ne
tting a friend who was looking at one of
the pattern plates of Harper’s Bazaar, re
marked. “Well, it does beat all how dis
goundry is gitin’ cut up mit railroads.”
At a musical entertainment in Arkansas
recently, a young man who made fun of
the prima donna's singing was unceremo
niously pitched out of the window. He
remarked, when he came to, that that,
kind of aconcert pitch was altogether too
high, according to his notions.
Why He Didn’t Come.— Mr. Moody,
in speaking of the parable wherein the
man says: “I hare married a wife, and
can not come,” innocently asks “Why
didn’t he take his wife aloug with him f”
AVe can't, of course, answer this question
positive!}’ : but with our slight knowl
edge of the sex, we should say it was
probably because her Spring bonnet
didn’t get, home from the milliner's in
season.
Santa Claus endeavored to All a Chica
go girl’s stocking Sunday night, says a St.
Louis paper, but in consequence of an ac
cident to the grain elevator which he had
specially engaged for the purpose, he was
compelled to abandon the enterprise.
An inebriated individual fell down a
fight of stairs the other night, and a pass
er-by fearing him seriously injured, ran
to pick him up. But he majestically
staggered to his feet, aud iu response to
the proffered aid. roared out: “Now you
jeslc'm’lone. Wan’no slobberin’ round
me. I alius come down stairs that way.”
A correspondent has sent a piece of
poetry with these words: “The follow
ing lines were written more than fifty
years ago, by one who has for many years
slept in hia grave merely for bis own
amusement!”
“Look a-har,” remarked a granger to a
Main street lunch room last week, "your
coffee is O. K.; your hash is about correct,
but ain’t your eggs a lectle too ripe ?”
•The census-takers of the Young Men’s
Christian Association of Jersey City re
port that there are “thirty-five soloons to
each church iu that city.” Whereupon
the Norristown Herald says: “Why a
church should have so many saloons we
can’t understand. AVc should think ten
would suffice the largest church in the
city."
A fumnlc justice the of peace of Wyom
ing Territory was married last week, and
previously notified her friends to be pres
ent by a printed form as follows: I am
about to marry Mr. J D , of this
county, and he will be qualified and
sworn in at my office on Wednesday
morning next, at ten o’clock. You are
iuvited to attend.”
—A negro was found dead in Georgia,
having fallen and broken his neck while
stealing chickens from a high roost. He
was a class-leader in a church, and his
pastor in preaching his funeral sermon was
bothered by the question where tbe soul
of the dead brother had gone. "His well
known piety,” siad the preecher, “indi
cates that he died a Christian; yet there
are circumstances connected with his
death that are | perplexing. If, after he
fell and before he struck the ground, he
repented of his tins, there can be no ques
tion but that he is now in glory ; but
there was mighty little time for him to
think about it.”— N. Y. Sun.
The Lick Litigation Nettled.
San Francisco, Jan. 9.—The contest
between the trustees has been ami
cably arranged. John H., the na
tural son of James Lick, receives
$533,000 from which he pay $72,000 te
tbe other heirs, in various amounts.
This leaves the trustees in a position
to carry out the creditors’ trust deed,
and a gives a clear title to all the
real estate included in the trust,
which, on the testimony of experts,
has increased in the market value 60
per cent, by clearing away the cloud
on the title caused by the recent con
test. The value of the property in
volved is estimated at $8,300,000.
TILOEN TO BE INAUGURATED.
Let Returning Boards make their re
ports os they may, yet it will appear,
Ist. That James A. Lewis carries five
times the largest stock of Dry Goode,
Notions, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Ac., of any
House in the city.
2d. That James A. Lewis buy* in such
large quantities as enables him to offer
Inducements that other houses can not.
3d. That James A. Lewis will not be
under sold by any house South; hence all
parties wanting any goods should not
fail to examine his stock and prices before
buying. mchlO dAwtf
JUST RECEIVED.
FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Another shipment of Cloaks.
All the New Shades in Low and Medium
priced Dress Goods.
Large lot of Jeans at a Bargain.
New Ties, Scarfs, Ac.
Navy, Plum, Seal and Myrtle Ribbons.
Fine soiectlon of Prints.
Mens’ and Womens' Merino Underwear.
Ladies’ Shawls at greatly reduced
prices.
Immense lot of Balmoral Skirts from
60c. te $3.50.
declOtf J.S. Jones.
FOR CHRISTMAS AMD NEW YEAS'*
PRESENT*
GALL AT
WITTICH A KINSEL’S JEWELRY
STORE.
Where you will find tho useful, as well as
the ornamental, for prices to suit the
times.
A large variety of new goods has lately
been reoeived In addition to our large
stock of Watches, Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Goods.
A fine display of Bridal Presents of
every description on band.
Gold and Silver Laee, as well as Span
gles. for fancy dresses constantly en
hand.
Give us a call before purchasing else
where, and you will not regret It,
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