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THE DAILY TIMES. JOHN H. MARTIN, ... Mllar. Columbui. Ua.. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17, 1877. LARGEST CIRCULATION 111 the Ceuatle* A4turret Ic ui Trading Tns New York Sun thinks that Bob Ingcrhoil ouglq not to be sent to the Sen ate, because “it would be inexcusably cruel 14 put hjiu in a place where he would be compelled daily to listen to a praygf'lo the Lord without the privilege of kicking back.’' And bow Gen. Gordon contradicts the report of a late interview, In whioh he was represented as saying that Hon. B. H. Hill had injured the Democratic cause by imprudent utterances. He has telegraphed to AtlantaAhat the report Is incorrect. Mr. Hill’s enemies have overdone the thing by their unscrupulous war fare on him. The quarrel between Mackey and Chamberlain, both Republicans, in South Carolina, grows more acrimo nious. It la said that Mackey now threatens to make such an exposure of Chamberlain aa will show him a tit subject for the penitentiary, and the supposition is that ho refers to frauds committed by Chamberlain in the election two years ago. The reporter of the New York Times, wno sent such malicious and unfair Radical dispatches to that pa per from Florida, was one Joseph Bowes. The Tallahassee Sentinel says that Bowes has run away to es cape prosecution and punishment for a ballot-box fraud committed at one of the precincts in Leon county. He was a at Instrument to employ In the work of bolstering up the frauds of the Florida canvassing board. Anxiety Ahodt Fj<ohida,— A Wash- MsY#Jch ? e§*W|y/. |ro vails among tiic Republicans ii> that city concerning the report of the Florida in vestigating committee. I t is admitted, says the dispatch, that if the committee shall be unanimous in its report in favor of the Tiiden electors it will make a very had show ior Hayes. To preveut this the most intense pressure has been brought to bear upon Messrs. Dunnell and Woodburn, the Republican tnepibers of the committee, to induce them to make a minority report. It is noticed at Washington that Gen. Sheridan is ottener consulted with by the President, than Gen. Sherman, indicating that Grant has more confidence in the former than in the latter. Thigmay mean sim ply that Sheridan ia more of a man after Grant’s own heart in his feel ings towards the Southern “banditti,” or it may signify that while Slier man is sincerely desirous of inaugu guratiftg Hayes, Grant has some scheme, supported by Sheridan, which looks to another contingency. r.ii Says the New York Sun of Satur day : “It ia morally certain that, on the 14th of February, the two Houses of Congress will differ as to the elec toral vote, and neither Houso can hold its position save by the employ ment of force. Suoh was the point of the argument made in the Senate yesterday by Mr, Booth, of Califor nia. We say, let there be justice to the matter, and there will be no heed of force, or the menace of it.” But the question is. |bcw does the Sun propose to get justice in the mat ter. , sat tntet tom s**• .noil One of the lost acts of the retiring Republican Governor of North Caro lina was to issue an unconditional pardon (says the Raleigh Observer j to James Heaton, a carpet-bag resident of Wilmington, in that State, "Wild was convicted by a Republican court of inciting the negroes to a bloody riot at an election in 1874. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary, but appealed to the Supreme Courts Gf his guilt there can he to hlestlpn. Heaton was a former Ohioan, and an ardent supporter of Hayes in the Cincinnati Convention, to which he. was a delegate, TBS VenT •TBimSKKCB. The following is stated to be the inaih point of difference between the Demoeratio and Republican mem bers of the Congressional Commit tees to whom has been referred the question of the mode of counting the Electoral votes: The Republicans contend that in the event of a disputed return from a State it cannot bo rejected without both Houses concur. The Demo crats, on the other hand, insist that if one House objeete the vote cannot be counted. They point to the action of the two Houses in 1868 on the vote of Georgia. The House voted to re ject the vote of that State, and the Senate voted to count it. when the joint convention reassembled, after the action had been taken by the two bodies in thefFßeparate capaci ties, the vote of Georgia was counted after the manner in which that of Missouri was counted in 1871. This action teas' equivalent, It is claimed, to a rejection of the vote of Georgia on the dissent of the House. It does not appear that anyjßepub lican member of either the Senate or House Committees on counting the Electoral vote, except Senator Mor ton, contends that the President of the Senate has the power to count, and that the two Houses aro mere spectators. The utmost that has been claimed by any Republican member of the House Committee is that in the event of the two Houses disagreeing about the counting of a vote of a State, theri the President of the Senate has the right to settle the dispute by ordering it to be counted. This is not strenuously contended for, however. The Republicans seem to be disposed to rest their case on the theory that there must be concur rent action to reject. It is certain, however, that at least one Republi can member of the House Committee does not agree to this and that be will unite with bis Democratic col leagues in holding that in the cases of Florida and Louisiana, the concur rent action of the two Houses must be had before either one of the two returns from each of these States can be accepted. - 1 ' • SOLBSESi VS. SLOWVESS.’’ It is useloss to try to disgufeo tho fact that while tho Democratic party all over the country arc fully satis fied of tho fair election of Tiiden and Hendricks, there is a material differ ence us to the party policy to be pur sued to secure for them tho positions to which tho people have chosen them. This difference, too, has taken something like a sectional shape. Tho Democrats of the West aro In favor of a strong popular de monstration of resolution to inaugu rate Tiiden and Hendricks in spite of all frauds and tricks, and if need be In spite of forcible factious op position. The Democratic leaders of the Eastern States, on tho other hand, still cling to the notion that they oan work the dispute into such a legal shape as to force the Radi- cals to abandon their conspiracy, of the existence of which no one entertains a doubt The Demo crats of the South, comprehend ing their present political status and influence, do not Intend to take the lead, but will support their po litical allies of the North in what ever course tho latter may agree upon. For a more explicit state ment of the differences between, the two divisions of the party at the North on this question, we refer to the recent conventions held in Ohio and Indiana, and to tho dispatch headed “Hewitt” which we copy, to day from the Cincinnati Enquirer. It is, perhaps, unnecessary for us to repeat here that we have not now, and never have had, any reliance whatever upon the policy which we ascribe to the Eastern leaders of the party. Their scheme might possibly work successfully, as it certainly has both right and reason to support it, if the ultimate arbiter of the contest wasjustlpeqr law. But wo know full well that the arbiter is to be the swofW, and to be wielded by. President Grant. We have had not only verbal intimations that he will put into execution, by tho use of the military power of the Government, tho decision of the Rad ical Senate, but we see that he is gathering at Washington the force with which to do it. The Radical leaders, throughout the whole dis pute, have displayed a resolute per sistence In a programme conceived before the canvassing boards in the South had done their allotted work. They make no appeals to the people they rather deprecate popular agitation of tho subject. The Demo crats, on the other hand, have tho popular sympathy to such an extent that their most cautious leaders can not restrain them from giving ex pression to a determination to maintain their rights. They are everywhere united in * the con viction that they have carried the election logally and honestly. If they only had a common, well defined plan of action to secure the fruits of their victory, they would support*it unanimously and enthu siastically. But, the differences of their leaders, above alluded to, have left them up this time, within less than one month or the decisive day, without a common plan of action or any understood means of meeting probable^emergencies. Thus it is that the Democratic party, though thoroughly united in feeling and conviction, has no settled policy upon whose efficiency it Can rely, while the Radicals, though divided in opinion us to the fairness of the triumph which they claim, and evi dently distrustful of the people, have yet a better assurance of success, based on rapidly organizing agen ofe*.-.:; 1 ~ In this connection we copy below a, Washington dispatch to the New York Sun, which may help more fully to explain the true situation: AwajihiHoton, Jan. 9.—lf, after re flection, I were asked to use two word characterising the two parties in their Struggle fOf the Presidency, I would say; Boldness and slowness. If there is anything that surpasses the boldness of the Republican con federates, under the lead of Morton, it is the slowness of the Democrats, under the lead of—well, that is rather diifioult to say. If dignity involves a certain degree of indolence or re serve, the Democrats in Washington are certainty entitled to be consider ed -very dignified. The House has now been in session for nearly six weeks. It Wet under critical circum stances. Public interests demanded prompt action. On the very day after the Convening of Congress a Dumber of committees were appoint ed tvith this view. That looked like doing something. But looks alone will not suffice. The Committee on South Carolina returned nearly a week ago. But its chairman, Mr. Milton Sayler, tells me that no report of the committee cap be expected tor a fortnight at least. ‘ f me committee on Florida return ed a few days ago. An early report might contribute much to allay the popular apprehension and settle the difficulty, Buta member of the com rnitjtee tells me that there is scarcely a hope for a report in less than a week, If then; that in point of fact the committee, as such, has had no meeting since its subdivision in Flor ida, and that it is not even known how every member of the committee stands on the stmple question wheth er Tiiden or Hayes carried the State. The committee to examine and re port upon the exact power of the House, under the Constitution and laws, in regard to the count of the electoral votes, has not yet reported, and may also delay its report Tor an other week, though the vital impor tance of this report is apparent. The committee of the House to meet a similar committee of the Sen ate, in order, if possible, to agree upon a mode in which the electoral votes shall be counted by the two Houses, has not yet met the commit tee of the Senate; in fact, has not yet come, to a definite conolusion as to what it exactly wants. The Committee on the Judiciary, to whioh the credentials of Mr. Bed ford of Colorado, were referred, which involves the very important question whether Colorado was a State at the last election, and wheth er its three electoral votes are to be counted or not, has agreed upon re ports on the subject, but the decision of the q,tiestjon by the House seems still very problematical and remote. I call this slowness. On the other hand, the boldness of the Republicans, considering how utterly destitute they are of either law or logic, how overwhelmingly Constitution and precedents, popular majorities, and publlo Interest seem to oppose them, is really sublime. I have just heard John Sherman de liver his political stump speech on Louisiana. It was a disgrace to the Senate Chamber, and should bring immortal infamyor Infamous immor tality to its author. I never in all my life road or heard such a jumble of utter falsehood, hypocrisy and base ness. Yet to-morrow every Republi can newspaper will pronounce it the greatest effort of a pure patriot, and the day after to-morrow thousands will swear by it, really believing that the people of Louisiana are all mur derers, and Kellogg and Packard are angels in uisguise. And right here is the danger, the greatest danger of the situation as it uppears in Washington. The practi cal unanimity of the Republican press and the perfectly systematic and rather able manner In which, since the election, it has spread all sorts of lies and falsehoods concerning the disputed Stated, and the determined teDaolty with whioh It has stuck to all In spite of everything, have ac complished one thing which is the most lamentable feature of tho situ ation. The reports of the Democratic demonstrations throughout the coun try on the Bth of January have en couraged their leading men here very much Indeed. To-day has been the one of greatest confidence in Demo cratic quarters, since I have been here. All the more proper, thought I, to throw out some serious sugges tions. The danger is as great as ever. The new Confederates have the abso lute power to commit a coup d'etat and count Hayes. They will do it If they can unite their party. Dem ocratic hope rests upon Republican discord. THE DENNKTT-MAY DUEL I Quite a number of the Northern press are very harsh in their denun ciations of Mr. Bennett for llghtiug a duel, and some of them are so sav age as to urge the enforuemenut of the strictest penalties of the law in his cose. And yot their papers would hereafter have been continual ly lampooning Bennett for his lack of spirit In not resenting the indig nity inflicted upon him by May, if he had not challenged him. They would have wanted no better point for their gibes than the unresented castigation which he received, and they would have cauterized the wound with all the malignity of whioh spiteful and cowardly natures are capable. Not knowing the provocation which May had for inflicting the punish ment, we cannot pass judgment upon that. But certainly Bennett had the most imperative reasons for de manding satisfaction, and any other mode to which he might have resort ed would have been as objectionable as the duel. Ho was not able to cope with his powerful antagonist in a muscular contest; he would have been ridiculed beyond measure if be had resorted to tho law; and if he had made an attack with arms upon May in tho street or elsewhere, he would probably have been sent to the penitentiary even If no great bodily damage was done. The duel really seems to have been the mo9t manly and honorable resort left to hinp. It is a practice which we by no means defend. We believe that it is much oftener abused than necessa rily resorted to, and often rendered ridiculous by being resorted to merely for the purpose of notoriety or bravado. But Bennett had a very grievous insult, which he could not bear without repfoach or endure without shame. In this section of of the country, at least, publio senti ment would condemn harsh legal proceedings against him. St. Louis is projecting anew air line road from Texarkana to Mexico, to run west of all existing lines to Texas rail roads. It is to pass through Dallas, Be dalia, Waco, Austin, San Antonio and in to Mexico beyond. It will be but 942 miles from St. Louis to San Antonio by this route, a gain of 218, and of 83 miles over the two present routes. Ufroßit the new Texas and Pacific Railroad bill, as agreed upon by the par ties in interest, Scott will build east, and Huntington west, the coal fields of New Meiico, about one hundred miles north of El Faso, to be the dividing line. Another Kick at the Returning Board The following letter, which speaks for itself, was on Saturday read in the House of Representatives and spread upon the minutes: New Orleans, Jan. 13, 1877. A mutual friend has called my ate tention to the official returns of the parish of Vernon, as ascertained by a certificate of the Secretary of State, P. G. Deslonde. Poll No. a has been doctored and so changed as to give mo thirty ma jority, when the Commissioner's re turn at this poll show my majority to be precisely ten vote*, This ex position satisfies me. I have been elected by the Returning Board and not by the people. I withdraw all pretensions to rep resent Vernon parish in the House of Representatives, and wish you victo ry in your battle for the people’s rights. Respectfully yours, Jno. A. Brown. To the Hon. E. E. Smart, House of Representatives. Hampton and Tildes.— Gov. Wade Hampton denies having entertained any idea of withdrawing the Tiiden electors during the recent campaign in that, State. On the contraiy, he says, he took strong ground against such a course. He supported Tiiden thoroughly nnd heartily throughout, and if he had thought his withdrawal at any time would have injured Til den’s inauguration, he would have witndrawn, and would do so now, without a moment’s hesitation. He declares that he had no agency what ever in Judge Mackey’s visit to Ohio, and that Mackey bore no proposition from him. He states, in addition, that a proposition was made to him by leading Republicans, after the election, that if he would publicly acknowledge the election of the Hayes electors, the United States troops would bo withdrawn, and he would be recognized as Governor. To this proposition he positively re fused to accede.— Augusta Chron. Winter Tour Cow*. I am prepred to take care of Cows for the winter, on a good cane Pasture, and plenty of Hay. at Times office. novSO tf G, m. But an. HEWITT. WHAT HE THIXKii Of THE PROPOSED NA TIONAL CqSVENTIOjr—A DIS COORAOJNO VIEW OF THE SITUATION. Wiehlngtou aiMMitml to the Clmiuu.tl Enquirer.] John G. Thompson to-day wrote a letter to Mr. Hewitt, Inclosing the resolntlpus adopted by the Ohio De mocracy at Columbus, and especially inviting his attention to the seventh, which recommends that the Chair man of the National Democratic Committee call a Convention of Dem ocrats in Washington on the Hth of Februrury. Mr. Hewitt does not seem to fully realize the dangerous conspirators he lias to deal with in Sherman, Morton, Chandler Sr Cos. He dec]lues to call the convention, and says that tho resolutions have done a great deal of harm. He said to-day, in conversation with Dr. Schiller, of Ohio, that he would pre fer Hayes for President rather than that the country be plunged into civil war, but he does not anticipate any necessity for making a choice of these evils. He thinks the Demo crats of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut would be a unit for Hayes and peace the very moment any steps were taken and the inau guration of Tiiden by force of arms. He said that he would resign his po sition as Cnairman of the National Democratic Committee rather than seem to give his approval, as the rep resentative or the Eastern Demo crats, to any scheme looking toward that object. Western men in the city represent the temper of the Democrats of their section as more warlike, and they are determined to secure a fair show for Tiiden, and to resist any attempt to carry out the Chandler conspira- cy by force of arms if necessary. Although the Democrats of the Northern money centers may be de terred by their supposed pecuniary interests, some of the Western Dem ocrats do not hesitate to denounce as pusillanimous the idea that Grant ism and all Its iniquities should be approved and fastened upon the country for at least four years long er, for the sake of peace. The determined and unbroken front the Democracy have so fur maintained has secured for them what they have gained in public es timation since the 7th of November, and if persisted in to the end, will totally defeat the plot concocted by Zach Chandler and a few unscrupu lous Republican leaders. The ma jority o' the Democrats of the East say that Hewitt does not represent them in stating that their constituen cies are willing, as it were, to fold their arms, and let the Hayes con spiracy hatch and bring forth, when the people huve it in their power to counteract it. They want the theo rists to understand that they deem that the inauguration of Hayes would the knell for the downfall of the Re public, and that what was worth lighting for in 1776 is worth lighting for now. It is not believed, either, that Mr. Hewitt, in respect to the holding of-the convention, reflects Mr. Tiiden’s views, and he has gone to New York to-night to see him. There is a decided feeling that the settlement of the Presidential ques tion is not how will it affect the bonds of the capitalists and money-changers in the E.ust, but rather how shall a liberty-loving people maintain their rights when they are threatened by a cabal of thieves, who long since should have been serving the State with.striped suits on. The conven tion will bo held regardless of Mr. Hewitt’s views, and Thompson’s note to him to-day was to request that he call the Executive Committee of the National Committee together to de liberate on the subject. Curran wus pleading before Fitzgibbon the Irish Chancellor, with whom he was on terms of anything but friendship. The Chancellor, with the distinct purpose, as it would seem, of insulting the advo cate, brought with him on the bench a large Newfoundland dog, to which he de voted a great deal of his attention while Curran was addressing a very deliberate argument to him. At a very material point in the speecn the Judge turned quite away, and seemed to be wholly en grossed with tiis dog. Curran ceased to speak. “Go on, go'on, Mr. Curran,” said the Chancellor. “Oh, I beg a thousand pardons, my lord," said the witty barris ter, “1 was really under the impression that your lordships were in consultation.” AUCTION. lAAA CHOICE varieties of Fruit Trees— • V/V/U Pears, Apples and Peaches;also, a lar&e lot of Btrawbrry Plants from the nurse ries ot PRUITT & BON, Nashville. Tenn., will be closed eut at auction at It o\lt>ck this day at Abbott Ie Newsom’s corner. €. S. HIKItIMW, Jt7 It Auctioneer. Dli. J. W. CAMERON Has permanently located near mt. ZION Church, Muscogee county, sod re spectfully tenders his professions) services to the citizens of tbst neighborhood and the publiegen eraliy. .... AtrCalls promptly attended at all hours day ot night. jag d&wto Notice! Notice!! Notice!!! 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NEW WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERY HOUSE, tJnclor Central Hotel, Where we wnx keep constantly ok hand a labs* akd complete stock of BTAI’LJi ud FANCYGROCERIEi, Cou.Utiug In prt of Boots, Shoes and Staple Dry Goods, Bacon, Lard, Su gar, Coffee, Cheese, Flour, Syrup, Bagging k Ties, rpoBACCO. WHISKEY, BRANDY and WINES, of .11 gredee, HALT, CORN, TEAS of .11 Br.nd. I MAKKH&L ud SOAP; with . fnII ttno of .11 other good, kept li . flnt-cIM. Grocery Honee. aa-OUR GOODS r .11 NEW .nd FRESH, .nd were bought for the CASH, end we will be tblr to SELL THEM AS LOW AS THE LOWEST, gar We eoltcit the patronage of the City end surrounding country, J. J. WHITTLE & CO. oetM-eodhwtf THE NATIONAL BANK OF COLUMBUS. o A Bank of Discount and Deposit. Deals in Exchange. Collections Made on all Points. Acoounts and Correspondence Solicited. GEO. W. DILLINGHAM, J. RHODES BROWNE, Cashier. President. jl6 lm SitaJ~.-L.iß. 'l..liJtaJLta~ta—l -- 1 . 1 iULMJS-’gg’LUJL DRY GOODS. Dry Goods! Dry Goods! CHEAPER THAN EVER, M. JOSEPH, SUCCESSOR TO JOSEPH St BRO.. HAS JUST RECEIVED: 500 PIECES BEST STANDARD PRINTS @6 1-2. LARGE LOT OF CORSETB @soc. each. SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGS, CHECKS, OSNABDRGS and FACTORY JEANS of all makes at FACTORY PRICES. CARPETING from 20c. a yard and upwards. SHOES, HATS, SEA ISLAND BLEaQHINGS, in large quantities at BOT TOM PRICES. I BUY AND SELL FOB CASH AND AM PREPARED TO OFFER BARGAINS. M. JOSEPH. sepM John Blackmar, Non-Board Fire Insurance Agency, It EXT TO TELEGRAPH OFFICE. AMERICAN, Pliri.A. Incorporated la IHIO. CAPITAL AND IIRPUS I, *3O.A* 4 FRANKLIN, ST. LOUIS. CAPITA I. AND SURPLUS, ... . . . 83S,.VAC PETERSBURG BAVINGSI, VA. SIO,OOO Deposited with Comptroller of Georgia aa Security to Policy Holder.. Incorporated 1860. CAPITAX AN JD ItKPLEA T*** AMAZON, CmCINNATI. CAPITAL AND SI7KPI.Ua. SIA6MM . _ Farmers and Drover*, I.oulsville Ivy: CASH CAPITAL - $300,000 Oltlzens, Newark, N. J laeerporated IHT, CAPITAL aaO MtKPLCO, . - SMAU janßieki solicited on GIN HOUSKB, COTTON io More, DWELLINGS, FURNITURE sad MEB CIIANDISB. AJ I have done much to lower the Bote* of Insurance here, the Public OWE IT TO THEMSELVES TO SUSTAIN ME. ___ ... , " . • INTEGRITY WILL WIN!! Fireman’s Fund Insurance Comp’y, San Francisco. PBOMJPT, I.IBKKA L, RESPONSIBLE. G. GUNBY JORDAN, 'gmam&rn Great Reduction in Fine Photographs AT G. T. WILLIAMS’ GALLERY (OVER CARTER’S DRUG STORE.; ALL STYLES AND SIZES FINE VHOTOOEAPHB REDUCED CONSIDERABLE FROM FORMER PRICES; putting One finished PHOTOGRAPHS in the reach of all. Gall and examine SEW STYLES sod PRICKS, and you will be eure and have your picture taken at this gallery. Taking Children and Copying Pictures a Specialty. One visit will satisfy any one that no better PICTURES can be had than at this GALLERY. W Remember the place is over Carter’s Drug Btore. You are respectfully solicited; to call. octattf ' MILLINERY. Bargains! Bargains!! CLEARING OUT SALE OF Millinery and Fancy Goods, 1" WILL offer for the next thirty days my entire stock of MILLINER! and FANOT GOODS, which is complete in eTery Department at such prices as must insure ready sales. is no humbug, as lam determined to sell. To the Ladies,l would say, call and be your own judges. L. A. LEE, 108 Broad Street, Columbus, Ga. roctiS s.w.tf&wXm AT COST FOR CASH, FOR THIRTY DAYS, J OFFER TO CASH PURCHASERS, MY BTOCK, CONSISTING IN PART OF TEAS-GREEN & BLACK. TOILET SOAPS, COMMON A FANCY. PEPPER—GROUND A WHOLE. HAIR BRUSHES. SPICE. TOOTH BRUSHES. GINGER. NAIL BR USHES. GELATINE. COMBS-coaree Afiw. QROUND SPICES. PERFUMER Y, Ac. CA YENNE PEPPER. ASD MAST AETIOLES USUALLY KEPT IK DRUG STORES. J. J. MASON, j.i2tt KtsasiM. srf.