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FIELD AND WELLS.
A SEARCHING LAWYER AND AN IMPU
DENT WITNESS.
In the House Committee soon on
Monday, after Weils had given his
direct testimony Mr. Feld cross-ex
amined him, as follows:
Cross-examination by Mr. Field:
Q. Was your letter to Senator West
oictated by anybody? A. Nobody,
sir.
Q. Was it suggested to you by any
body? A. It was not, sir.
Mr. Field—Look at it,if you please,
and direct your attention to the first
paragraph. “I regret much not see
ing you when here. I wanted to say
much to you whish would be at least
imprudent to put upon paper.”
What was it that you wished to say
which would be “imprudent to put
upon paper?” A. Nothing pertain
ing to the subject matter before this
Committee.
|gQ. What was it? A. It was this: I
was a friend of Senator West, and I
was anxious to have him re-elected
to the Senate. There was a combi
nation of my own party to defeat him,
and I did not propose to insert in
that letter tue names of parties who
were opposed to him.,
Q. Your first paragsadh, then, had
reference to nothing but Senator
West’s election? A. Yes, sir.
Q. “Our duties as Returning Offi
cers have augmented to the magni
tude of the destiny of the two great
parties - may I not say the nation?”
What did you mean by that!” A. I
meant that the Presidential elec
tion hinged upon the result of the
eleolion in Louisiana.
Q. Have you stated repeatedly in
this examination that you did not
know what parties had secured the
State in the first instance? A. I did.
Q. Have you stated "that you did
not know what parties had carried
the State at the last election until
you actually made the returns? A. I
have said so. I will explain: The
results throughout the State had not
been known, so far as toose States
were concerned where there was no
trrouble or difficulty, no murdering
of people becuuse they had attempt
ed to vote; and the whole matter in
regard to those three Southern States
in doubt. •
Mr. Field here made an inquiry of
the stenographer. Witness inter
rupted ; upon which Mr. Field repri
manded him.
Witness-I have a right to steals in
defense of myself.
The Chairman to witness-Keep
cool.
Witness-Well, protect me, or I
will protect myself, and that very
quick.
Mr. Field—Do you now mean that
the result of the Presidential election
hinged on the result in tue Southern
States? A. I mean Louisiana to
gether with the other two Southern
States.
Mr. Field-Ah! yes- , „ .
Witness (interrupting)—Mr. Chair
man, I am not a lawyer, and I do not
wish a gentleman to say for mo what
I did not want to say myself. I am
no sharp practitioner, and I want no
sharp practice upon me on this com
mittee. I ask to be protected, and
(excitedly) if the committee does not
protect me I will protect myself.
The Chairman—Just answer the
question. Do you mean that the an
swerwhich yougave awhile ago, that
the election hinged upon the result
in Louisiana, was true or Dot? A. I
mean that the result of the Presiden
tial election hinged upon Louisiana,
with other Southern States.
Q. Which others ? A. Florida is
one, sir; and at that time South Car
olina was one. .
Q. Then, when you said in this let
ter, “Our duties as returning officers
have augmented to the magnitude of
the destiny of the two great parties
—may I not say the nation ?”—did
you me;.n that the destiny of the two
great parties—
Witness (interrupting) -Stop, sir;
do not put your meaning upon what
I write.
The Chairman—Witness, you must
not interrupt the examiner. Just
answer his questions, and if you ob
ject to any one of them ask the com
mittee if you are obliged to answer.
When you wrote what I have just
read did you mean that the destiny
of the two great parties—not to say
the nation—depended on Louisiana.
Florida and South Carolina ?
A. So far as had beep ascertained.
Q. How did your duties as return
ing officer augment to any magni
tude? A. There was a very great
question before us that we bad to
decide as to the result of the vote of
Louisiana.
Q. Did you decide according to the
Jaw and justice of the case? Did you
not decide without reference to its
effect upon the parties—did you not?
A. Most assuredly,
|nQ. Then you will tell us how your
duties were augmented to the destiny
of the nation? A. As responsible
men for the result of our findings.
We were responsible to the nation
and to the people of Louisiana, and
we felt ourselves so.
Q. Responsible for what? A. Re
sponsible for an honest, fair and up
right decision upon the result of the
election in Louisiana.
Q Then you meant merely that the
destiny of the nation depended upon
the honesty of the discharge of your
duty, did you? A. I did not mean
that, sir. ~...
Q. What do you mean beyond that?
A. I mean just what I have said,
Q. Did you mean that the destiny
of the nation or of the two great
parties depended upon any thing
more than the honest discharge of
your duties as Returning officers? A,
Asa matter of course, I did not
Q. (Beading) “I fully oomprehend
the situation.” What did you mean
by that? A. I meant the political
situation of the country—of the im
portance of the distracted condition
in which the people were In regard
to the contest then pending, which
was Dot over then—the vote was over,
the people were excited upon it.
Q. Ho you moan to say that the im
portance of that affected in any way
the honest discharge of your duties?
A. I did not, sir.
Q. You also say here, “as well as
my duty to the greatest living Gen
eral, U. 8. Grant.” What duty had
you as a returning officer to General
Grant? A. General Grant had sent,
or requested, gentlemen to go down
there and witness the count, and I
felt it my duty to make a fair legal
investigation and count of the entire
vote of the State of Louisiana in the
presence of those gentlemen, to satis
fy them that the board was correct
in regard to its action. If it should
not happen to be pleasant to them,
let the decision fall as it may.
Q. But bow was that a duty to
General Grant? A. From the simple
fact that he had wanted these gentle
men to go down there and see
whether this count was going to be
fair or not. It was a duty to him, as
head of the nation sending those
gentlemen down. It was a duly to
be sure that I owed to General
Grant, as well as to the people whoso
head lie was.
Q. Do you mean to say tnat your
duty to General Grant was any
greater than your duty?
Witness (interrupting) —not at all.
Mr. Field—You know what I was
going to say of course?
Witness—No, I did not know your
thoughts.
Mr. Field—Why did you answer
then?
Witness—Well, I perhaps answer
ed a little too quick.
Mr. Field—Not at all, if you knew
exactly what I was going to say.
Witness—l did not know.
Mr. Field—Then you had better
wait until you do.
Witness—Then I will answer you
when I please.
Mr. Field—You will answer me
when I am through with my
question.
Witness—Well, that is a question
to be considered. If you put a prop
per question I will answer it. If
you don’t I won’t.
Chairman—Answer the question.
Witness-I mean no disrespect to
the Commission, but I mean to de
fend myself.
Mr. Field—You had better wait
until you are attacked.
Chairman—The best way to de
fend yourself is simply to answer
questions that aro put to you.
Mr. Field—Do you mean to say,
then, that your duty to—
Witness (again interrupting)—No,
sir.
Mr. Field—May I be permitted to
finish the question?
Wittne3S (condescendingly—Go on
with your question ; go on, sir. Then
the Committee will decide. [Laugh
ter.]
Mr .Field—Now, do you mean to
say that your duty to Geu. Grant
was any greater than your duty to
the nation? A. No, sir; Ido not.
Q. Or any greater than your duty
to the people of Louisiana? A. No,
sir; nor greater to any individual
voter.
Q. I read further from this letter—
“And not with my consent shall this
oppressed people be governed by his
paroled prisoners, aided by the white
livered cowards of the North.” What
had that to do with your duties as
an honest member of tbo Returning
Board? A. It hus a good deal to do
witn it.
Q. Explain it. A. (The condition
of our country is very different from
ttiat here. The people are forced
with the bullet—the ballot is swapp
ed for the bullet—and I determined
wherever that was done that it
should not be tolerated if I had a
voice in the matter. I said tnere:
"His paroled prisoners.” 15y that I
meant that the Confederate soldiers,
together with their associates,
should not control the destiny of the
oppressed people by violence and
intimidation. That is my auswer.
Q. But what had that to do with
your duties as a member of the Re
turning Board? A. Well, this was
merely writing a letter, and those
ideas going in as a matter of course
transmitted to the paper.
Q. That is to say, your ideas of
your duty to Gen. Grant came in in
direct and proper connection with
your declaration that you would not
consent that this oppressed people
should be governed by bis paroled
prisoners? A, I have answered
that.
Q. What had that to do with your
snaking an honest count of the
votes? A. It had nothing to do with
an honest count.
Q. Then why were the two things
brought into connection in this way?
A. That I would not approve any
thing that I conceived to he illegal
or improper.
Q. Had any such thing been pro
posed? A. I anticipated it, sir.
Q.—Never mind anticipating—had
any such thing been propased? A.
By the Hon. Duncan F. Kenner,a very
wealthy gentleman in tho State of
Louisiana.
Q.—What did he propose? A. He
proposed to give me $200,000 to
change the vote for Mr. Tilden. He
made the proposition in his own of
fice on Sunday,the 19th of November,
between 10 and 11 o’clock in the
morning.
Q.—After the Board had begun to
canvass? A. The Board didn’t be
gin to canvass until the 29th; this
was the 19th.
Q. It was in consequence of that
offer that you wrote to Senator West
that never with your consent should
the State be delivered over to the
“paroled prisoners? A. If it had
to be done by purchase.
Q. You didn’t add that?” ?A. No;
but I add it now, because it incident
ally comes in.
Q. It was in consequence of a
bribe offered to you that you wrote
in this letter to Senator West that the
State of Louisiana should never, with
your consent, be delivered over to
the paroled prisoners; was it? A.
No; it was in this way—that I never
would consent that by bribery,which
was an illegal act, these parties
should control the State. I knew
positively that the Republicans were
about fifteen thousand stronger, and
that the only way the State could be
controlled by the other side was
through money,
Q. You had had this intimaton,
or offer, from Mr. Kenner. A. Yes.
sir.
Q. Is that the reason why you
said you would not consent to de
liver over Louisiana to the paroled
prisoners?
COLUMBUS, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY I), 1877.
The witness—My reasons, sir—
Mr. Field-Oan’t you answer me?
The Witness (emphatically)—No;
I won’t do it.
Mr. Field—You won’t, do it?
| The Witness—l won’t do it. I will
answer it my own way. You will
have it my way, or you won’t get it
I at all.
i Mr. Field—Well, givo it your [way.
The Witness—Very well. My
meaning was, as I stated awhile ago,
that if the election wa9 falily con
ducted, and there was no bribery, no
intimidation and no frauds, then I
had no objection to either party con
trolling it.
Q. Hud there been any proposition
in your Board that there should bo
any but a legitimate count? A. Cer
tainly not; but when a proposal was
made to buy the count with money,
there was illegitimacy tthere.
Q. That is to say, you thought that
though you could not be bribed your
associates might? A. No, sir.
Q. I want to get at your meaning.
What was the danger so long as the
result depended upon your four hon
est men in counting the votes? A. I
don’t say that any of the Board might
be bribed, but I don’t know what in
fluence money would have. You
know it better than I do, because all
New York politicians know exuctly
how the City of New York is carried,
and it is carried generally by money.
Q. Then you thought that the New
York way of dealing with elections
would be followed in Louisiana? A.
exactly sir.
Q. Had you any distrust of either
of your associates on the Board? A.
I had not, sir. I believe them to be
all honorable men, but I don’t know
how far money would go with auy
body. It is said that all meu have
their price, and I don’t know wheth
er my friend and associates on the
Board had their prices or not.
Q. You say, further, in this letter:
“Let me, my esteemed sir, warn you
of the danger.” What was the dan
ger which you were warning him
against ? A. There was said to be
immense quantity of money that had
been sent there for the purpose of in
fluencing the election ; and, further
more, the people were very much
exasperated, and it was rumored,
with some semblance o£ truth, that
the people would rise, and with this
influence of money, would do bodily
harm to the Returning Officers, and
would destroy the returns; an 4 1
wanted prompt action by the Gov
ernment for our protection by the
military, and to assure the people of
Louisiana, who were crushed and
murdered every day, that the Gov
ernment was going to protect them
from any further harm.
Q. If I understand you, the danger
you feared was that this money
would corrupt the mob, who would
then make an assault upon the Re
turning Board and destroy the re
cords! A. Yes sir.
Q. Sir, do you really think that
excitement of the people of Louis
iana against your Board, or against
your party, was caused by money
circulated among them ? A, By no
other cause in the world.
Q. None at all? A. None.
Q. Their honest convictions are
not at all Against your proceedings?
A. No, sir: It is the politicians who
are creating the whole thing.
Q. Was there not great excitement
among the people of Louisiana gen
erally over the canvass of votes? A.
There was—was great excitement in
New Orleans, but that is not tho
State.
Q. Do you say that that was caused
by money? A. The desire to obtain
money and office. The loafers would
excite good people iu order to get
themselves in power.
Q. Did not the people of Louisia
na feel that the lawful vote of the
State was in danger of being taken
from them by fraudlent canvassing
and counting? A. Not the people.
A minority of the people who had at
tempted to take the vote of Louisiana
by violence were offended,and feared
tne result of their violence.
Q. You say millions have been
sent here. Who told you that? A.
That was a common rumor on the
streets. 1 can not designate the in
dividual.
Q. You supposed, when you said
that millions had been sent there,
that .iiillions had been sent to influ
ence your Returning Board? A. You
may say it, but I don’t.
Q. Cun you tell us whose influence
was to be affected by millions of
money? A. Some Republicans’, as a
matter of course.
Q On what Board, or in what of
fice? A. I don’t say upon the Board,
but to change the result in some
manner, shape of form.
Q. How could it be changed ex
cept by acting through your Board?
A. In the event of the vote of the
State being cast for Hayes—would it
not give an opportunity for them to
tamper with someone, and would
not this money give opportunity to
hire mobs to destroy the papers and
assassinate the Board? In 1876 there
was an assassin sent to assassinate
me, and he sat by'my side, and I had
him rushed out of the room; and the
Demobratie lawyers when I had him
turned out by a police affieer, pur
sued him, and said : “Let us protect
him.” And Zacharie is one of the
gentlemen that made that exclama
tion.
Mr. Field—The witness outrages
all license of witnesses, and I must
ask you to request him to answer
questions, and answer no more.
At this point witness interrupted
Mr, Field, who sharply ordered him
to stop.
The Witness—Mr. Chairman, has
the gentleman a right to order me
to stop, and do it in an abrupt man
ner?
The Chairman—The gentleman
has a right, as a member of this
Court, to stop witnesses.
Ship N(w.
New Yokk, Feb. B.—Arrived: State of
Pennsylvania.
Arrived out: Harmonia, Germania,
Vaaken, Signide, J. A.Simonson, Empress.
Elliott. Gen. Shipley.
Homeward: Peter Creerar, Hampton
Roads, Rednwa, Tybee.
WEATHER ISDIOATIOXS.
War Department, 1
Office of Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, Feb. 8, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States, and
east Gulf States, rising barometer,
cooler, northerly winds, and clear or
clearing weather will prevail, fol
lowing a slight depression in Geor
gia, with partly cloudy weather and
possibly light rains.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, Fob. B.—Tho Senate,
during the morning hour, discussed
House bill for the payment of Jas. B.
Eads for the construction of jetties at
South Pass of Mississippi river.
Eads bill indefinitely postponed—
j yeas 30, nays 21.
Note—lt is understood this action
I was in accordance with Eads’ wishes,
j and that the Secretary of the Treasu
■ ry will now have requisition of tho
I Secretary of War in Eads’ favor for a
half million in bouds.
The indian appropriation bill, with
amendments which carries it back to
the House, passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The treatment of tho returning
board is under discussion. It came
under a rcsolutn by Hall that the
Sergeant-at-Arms had placed them
in other quarters than those assign
ed them by Speaker Randall.
Mr. Hall presented a communica
tion from J. Madison Wells and
Thomas O. Anderson, stating they
wore confined in a damp, dark cell,
whore their health waß being under
mined, on account of dampness and
ill-ventilation of tho cell. He offered
a resolution directing tho Sergeant
at-Arms to remove the prisoners to a
better room.
After debate, tho resolution was
referred to the Committeo on the
Louisiana Election.
Mr. Carr asked leave to offer a res
olution directing that inasmuch as
the Electoral Commission had re
fused to receive evidence taken by
the Southern Committees, the mem
bers of the Louisiana returning
board bo released from custody.
Bland objected.
The Deficiency appropriation bill
was reported from the Committeo of
tho Whole, but not acted upon.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
ACTION OF THE COMMITTERS.
Old Minion Cameron mied lor u Hrcaeli
Of Promise.
Washington, Feb. B.— The Privi
leges and Powers Committee of the
Senate examined Albert Peyser,
Democratic Elector, who is pale, and
alleges he was born in New York.
Howe’s Louisiana committee ex
amined Judge Davis. Nothing im
portant.
The Privileges Powers Committee
took a rect-.- on account of Fields’
being b i'c • tho committee.
Gov. \>.,-ils had a chill this morn
ing.
The treaty for the Nicaragua ship
canal was nearly ready for trans
mission to the Senate, when Henry
Meigs sprung a contract with the
Nicaraguan government to build the
canal over the route indicated, by the
treaty.
Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes is
dead, aged 76.
The Appropriation Committee is
making up items for the Military
Appropriation bill on the basis of 22,-
000 men.
The case of tho United States
against Gen. Belknap was dismissed
on motion of the Attorney General,
for the reason the evidence would
not sustain tho prosecution. This
action was taken by direction of the
President.
Mrs. Mary S. Oliver, a citizen of
Pennsylvania, and clerk in the
Treasury, has instituted suit against
Hon. Simon Cameron for breach of
promise of marriage. Damages
$50,000. Respective ages of tho par
ties 35 and 75.
A llcclnfon In Favor of Hie United
mates.
London, Feb. B.—The Registrar in
Bankruptcy has decided in favor of
the United States in the appeal from
the decision of the trustees in liqui
dation of Clews, Habicht & Cos. This
decision will enable the United
States to prove a debt of $29,980,
which the trustees rejected on the
ground that it was due from tho New
York house because the London
house had not yet received the re
mittance at the time of Henry Clews
& Co’s., failure. The answer was
that Henry Clews & Cos., received re
mittances merely as agents of Clews,
Habicht & Cos. The deoison of the
trustee wa3 overruled with costs.
THE EASTERN "QUESTION.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS
ING.
London, Feb. B.—The causes and
effects of the down-fall of Midhat
Pacha arc still the subjects of con
flicting views.
Constantinople, Feb. 8. —Advices
reiterate the statement that the dis
missal of Midhat Pacha docs not im
ply a change in Turkey’s foreign
and international policy.
Vienna dispatch says- the new
Grand Vizier has given special in
structions to continue preliminary
negotiations with Servia.
The Prince of Montenegro tele
graphs the Grand Vizier his willing
ness to negotiate, but deires the ne
gatiating be conducted with the Ot
toman ambassador at Vienna.
Onion Sets, White and Rod; For Sale by
jaiß St J. J. Mason.
1 ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
I’l-nreedlnga or Yesterday.
ARGUMENT ON HUMPHREYS’ CASE.
■ ■>
Washington, Fob. B.—The Commis
sion convened in open session.
Justice Clifford—Proceedings are
now in order under tho orders adopt
ed yesterday.
Mr. Green, counsel for Democrats,
called George P. Rae, of Florida, who
was sworn.
Question—Wero you present when
the writ of quo warranto was served ?
Evarts objected to tho question as
not within the order.
The court sustained tho objection
to tho question.
Green then presented a certificate
from tho clerk of the court that no
resignation hnd been filed up to Jan
uary 24th ’77.
Green announced that was all the
affirmative evidence they proposed
to offer.
Humphreys was sworn. He pro
duced Wood’s letter accepting his
resignation and another letter re
ceived dated October 6th, ’76, from
tho collector requesting witness to
turn over the books and papers of
his office.
Merrick objected to the last pa
pers.
Clifford announced the case ready
for argument—two hours for each
side.
The argument was commenced by
Judge Hoadley.
LATER.
Washington, Feb. B.— The argu
ment in the Florida case is closed.
Each side used their powers in argu
ment which was very close and tech
nical. The Commission will take
the case into private consideration
early to-morrow morning and it is
expected will reach a result during
the day.
The Democrats have little hope for
anything more favorable to them
than the throwing out of the*,vote.
The contest in the Louisiana case
will be over the legality of the re
turning board itself. It will be
claimed that there has been no can
vass of tho votes, and that no Elec
tors have been appointed,
The same excellent authority which
furnishes these rather discouraging
foreshadowings expresses absolute
confidence that the Commission has
inaugurated a line of proceedure that
must throw out the vote of the Ore
gon postmaster.
How the Action of (lie Commission U
Regarded.
Washington, Feb. B.—The stun
ning effect of tho party division of
the Commission on the main ques
tion yesterday is somewhat dissipa
ted this morning. The Union claims
that in all essential particulars tho
question is before tho Commission in
the shape indicated and desired by
Mr. O’Conor in his opening state
ment. Chief Justice Waite is quoted
as saying that yesterday’s proceed
ings are merely preliminary, and
furnish no indication of tho issue.
Dan Voorhees is quoted a3 calling
It a black eye—nothing serious.
TKI.EG RAPH IC MIJIM ART.
New York—The remains of John
O’Mahony, into Fenian leader, will
be taken to Ireland for interment.
London—The British steamer
Etheo Bilbon, for Newport, Wales,
was wrecked. 19 lost.
By an explosion in Foss colliery,
near Lile, ten were killed and.ten
wounded.
Parliament met to-day.
A gross difference is reported be
tween Lord Salisbury and his col
leagues. Rumors of the resignation
of Lord Salisbury are in circulation
New York—Martin E. Murphy’s
plaining mill, Tompkins St., nearly
destroyed, $ Danno’s lumber yard
and Green's flour store were dam
aged by fire this morning. Loss
$40,000.
Fort Monroe, Va.-—United States
steamer Swartana, Capt. Cooke, from
New York, arrived in the roads yes
terday evening.
New York—There are reasons for
believing the wrecked steamer is the
George Cromwell, instead of the
George Washington. Both belong to
the same line, and were on the same
voyage.
St. Louis—John T. Douglass. Pres
ident Columbia Life Insurance Com
pany, and Edwin W. Bryant, actuary,
are held for making and swearing to
a false statement as to the Columbia
Life Company.
London,—The short-horn cow,
Tenth Duchess of Geneva, is dead.
She was bought by Lord Bective at
New York York in ’73,forever $30,000.
Hartford— The deficiency in the
Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank is estimated at a half million.
It is stated this will not endanger
its capital. Its surplus is nearly
twelve millions.
Boston—Oliver S. Chapman, of
Banton, Mass., a well known rail
road contractor and for some time
director of the Union Pacific Rail
road, fell dead this morning.
London, Feb, B.—The Queen made
no allusion in her speech to the
American extradition treaty.
Cincinnati—Steamer Boston struck
the tow boat early this morning at
Sclotoville, Ohio, and sunk to her
upper deck. A nmber of lives were
lost. She was the largest up river
steamer running.
GREAT BRITAIN.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
THE QUEEN’S SPEECH.
London, Fob. 3.—Tho session of
the British Parliament for 1877 was
opened by her Majesty, the Queen
in person to-day. The weather was
fair and mild. Her Majesty left
Buckingham palace shortly after
one o’clock, in the Royal State car
riage, attended by a brilliant suite.
The royal escort was composed of a
detachment of household troops.
Her Majesty alighted at the peers’
entrance of the Parliament building,
where she was received by tho Dep
uty Lord Great Chamberlain and
great officers of state and conducted
into tho House. The Prince and
princess of Wales were present, and
there was a brilliant assemblage of
ladies: all foreign ministers and Chi
nese and Japanese embassies were
also present. The Earl of Beacons
fleld carried the sword of state be
fore the Queen. The Marquis of
Salisbury was not present.
After her Majesty had taken her
place on the throne, the Lord High
Chancellor read the Royal speech.
The Queen says: Hostilities which
before the close of the last session of
Parliament had hroken out between
Turkey on the one hand and Servia
and Montenegro on the other,
engaged my most serious attention,
and I anxiously await for an oppor
tunity when ray good officers, to
gether with those of my allies, might
be usefully interposed. The oppor
tunity presented itself by solicitation
of Servia for our meditation, the offer
of which was ultimately entertained
by the Porte. Her Majesty then re
fers to the basis which in the course
of negotiation, in concert with other
powers, she deemed expedient to sub
mit to the Porte for the restoration
of peace, and the Porte’s action
thereon. While proceeding to act
in this mediation, she thought it
right, after inquiry into the facts, to
denounce to the Porte the excesses
committed in Bulgaria and express
her reprobation of their perpetra
tors.
Her Majesty next speaks of the
armistice and conference, in which
she was represented, and says: In
taking these steps her object has been
throughout to maintain the peace of
Europe and bring about a better
government in the disturbed provin
ces, without infringing upon the in
dependence and integrity of the Ot
toman Empire. She regrets that the
proposals have not been accepted by
the Porte, but the result of the con
ference has been to show the exist
ence of a general agreement among
European powers, which cannot fail
to have a material effect
upon the condition of the Govern
ment of Turkey. She trusts that the
armistice yet unexpired .will lead to
the conclusion of an honorable
peace. She has acted in cordial co
operation with her allies, with
whom, as with other foreign powers,
her relations continue friendly.
Papers on those subjects will
forthwith be laid before Parliament.
Her Majesty alludes to her assump
tion of the imperial title at Delhi,
which was welcomed with profes
sions of affection, and the famine in
India, to arrest which every resource
will be employed.
i,The remainder of the speech is de
voted to colonial and home matters.
Gov. Grovor, of Orrion.
Washington, Feb. B.—A Portland,
Oregon, dispatch says last evening
ex-Gov. Grover arrived at overland
from the East. Mr. Grover after
formally turning over the Executive
office to Secretaay Shadwick, now
acting Governor will return imme
diately to Washington to asssmehis
seat in the Senate on March 4th.
TRe Fiend Twin'* Wary.
January.—Am born. Didn’t want to
be. Object immediately as loud as I can.
Younger brother born seven minutes later.
Looks like a fool, but may improve as he
mellows with age.
February.—Catch a cofd. Give it to
younger brother. He’s sicklier than I
am. Very nearly settles him.
March.—Catch a nice rash. Pass it on
to the other cove. Pretty well winds up
liis clock.
April.—They’ve christened us. I’m
Augustus and he’s Alexander, Don't he
look an ass of an Alexander? I’ll kick him
when ho sleeps. ,
May.—The nettle rash. Hooray So s hei’s
o n iy WO rse.
June.—They don’t think they’ll be able
to rear him. He’s to have cod liver oil.
Can’t help laughing.
July.—He’s been squalling awful. Nurse
says it’s his nasty temper. I know it’s a
pin, but I’m not going to say.
August.—We've got anew nurse, who
talks to tall soldiers and leaves perambu
lator basking in the sun. Alexander’s got
a blister ou liis nose. They don’t know
whatit is, and they’re going to give him a
powder.
September.—l’ve given him the scar
latina. Ho seems resigned. I’ve nailed
his feeding bottle.
October.—l’ve got anew game now—
poking Noah’s wife into his ear when the
nurse ain’t looking.
November.—We’re beginning to walk.
He’s weaker on his pins than 1 am, so I
can shove him over easy.
December.—l’m beginning to cut my
first tooth. As soon as its through I’ve
made up my mind to bite Alexander.—
Punch.
WH. SCHOBER.
Healer la Gao* an* AaaiklUM.
Gnni, Lock*, *., Repaired.
ScpaO-tf 8# Randolph 8t„ near Time* office.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE MILT TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCK*.
LONDON. February B.—Noon—Consols 95 13*1$.
Street rate lft@ft, which ft@ft below ban*.
3 p. m.—Bullion decroaae £371,000.
PARIS, February 8.—1:45 p. sc.— Rentes 1061.
and 93c.
Specie increaae 36,393,000 franca.
NEW YORK, Feb. B.—Noon-Gold opened s*.
NEW YORK, Feb. B.—Noon-Btocka active, un
settled and lower; money 3; gold MM4ex
change, long, 4.85; short 4 86ft; State bonds—
Tennessee’* end South Carolina's lower, rest
■ teady; Governmenta dull on aeoond call, but
better prices.
NEW YORK. Feb. B.—Evening—Money dnll
at 2@2ft; sterling a teady at 6; gold atronger at
®ft@ft Governmenta active and steady; new 6’a
10 ft; States quiet and nominal.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. B.—Noon. - Cotton dull;
middling uplands (P.d; Orleans 6 13-16d, sale*
k. speculation and export 1000; receipts 7000;
American 1100.
Futures quiet at last nights prices; uplands,
low middling clause, March and April delivery
6 11-lrtdfoi2l-32. April and May 6 35-33d; June and
July 6 29-32(1; shipped Febuary per sail 6 21-32d.
1:00 p. if.—Uplands, low middling clause, ship
ped March and April per sail 6 29-32d.
I*3o p, m.—Uplands, low middling clause, now
landing 6 17-32d; February and March delivery
C 19-32d; shipped April per sail 6ftd.
2:00 p. M.—Uplands, low middling cltuee, June
and July delivery 6ftd; shipped April and May
per sail 7d.
2:35 P. M.—Uplands, low middling clause,
March and April delivery 6ftd; July and August
6 15-lGd; shipped February and March per sail
6 25-32d.
3:00 p. x.—Sales American 6,000.
4:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, March
and April delivery 6 21-32 U, May and June 6 27-32d,
June and July 6 29-32d.
6:00 p. if.—Futures closed steady; uplands, low
middling clause, July aud August delivery 6
81-83d.
NEW YORK, Feb. B.—Noon—Cotton firmer;
uplands 12ft, Orleans 12ft, sales 320.
Futures opened steadier as follows: February
12 21-82® 23-32; March 12 13-16@ft; April 18 1-82
@l-16; May 13 7-32@ft; June loft@7-16.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8. —Evoning—Cotton firm;
sales 530 bales at 12ft@ft, net receipta 1543;
gross 1543.
Futurea closed firm; sales 25,000; February 12
11-16; March 13 29-32016-16; April 13ft; May 13
9-32@5>16; Juno 1316-32, July 189-16@19-32; August
13ft ;jHeptember 13 9-32@ 11*32, October 13 15-16;
November 12ft@18-16, December 12ft@13-16.
Consolidated net receipts 116,576; exports to
Groat Britain 65,565; to France 10,047; to Conti
nent 18,380; to channel 6090.
QALVEBTON, January B.—Cotton, holders gen
ally ft@ft higher; middling 12ft, net receipts
2492; sales 365; exports coastwise 1156.
NORFOLK, Feb. B.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 12. net receipts 2007. sales 50; exports
to Great Britain 2736; coastwise 8025.
BALTIMORE, Fob. B.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 12ft, gross receipts 895; sales 200; spin
ners 75, exports coastwise 120.
BOBTON, Feb. B.—Evening—Cotton quiet aud
steady; middling 12ft, net receipts 1633; gross
2836.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 8. Evening Cotton
dull; middling 12, net receipts 247, sales 27.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. B.—Evening Cotton
quiet and steady; middling 12ft; net receipta
737; gross 1008, spinners 390.
SAVANNAH, February 8. Evening Cotton
steady; middling 12ft; net receipts 949; gross
956; sales 660, exports to Great Britain 2171;
coastwise 631.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. B.—Evening Cotton
in fair demand; middling 12, low middling lift,
good ordinary lift;net receipta 2116; sales 1000,
exports coastwise 635.
MEMPHIS, Feb. B.—Evening—Cotton steady;
middling 12, net receipts 1603; sales 1100, ship
ments 1499.
AUGUSTA, Feb. B.—Cotton quiet and steady;
middling lift, receipts 570.
CHARLESTON, February B.—Evening—Cotton
dull; middling 12ft;net receipta 1019 sales 600,
exports to Continent 2400.
PROVISIONS. AC.
NEW YORK, February B.—Noon- Flour dull
and declining. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn
dull and steady. Pork steady at $17.00@26.
Lard firm, steam $11.35@40. Freights heavy.
NEW YORK, Feb. B.—Evening.—Flour, little
more doing, without however and decided
change in prices, demand mainly for immediate
wants of local trade; Southern flour quiet and
heavy, superfine Western and State $5.40@70;
common to lair extra do. $6.75@59.77, good to
choice d0,56.80@8.50. Wheat rlUier more steady,
without material change in prices, limited export
and milling inquiry; >1.60 for winter red West
ern, $1.63 for white Western. Corn, new lftc
lower, light export and home trade domand, old
mixed Western quiet; without decided change,
at 58@59. Oats firmer, 39@58ft for mixed West
ern. Coffee, Rio, in fair demand, job lota 17ft®
22. Sugar quiet and firm, 9ft@ft for Mir to
good refining, refined steady, and in fair demand,
Uft@ft for standard A. Molasses, N. 0., fair
demand at 40@68. Rice steady, moderate inqui
ry. Pork quiet and about steady, new meaa,
$17.00@517.25. Lard opened stronger, after
wards scarcely so Arm; prime steam $11.35.
Whiskey somewhat unsettled at 7ft@B. Freight*
dull.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 8.- Evening-Flour Arm.
and in fair domand; family $6.76@57 00. Wheat
scarce and firm; red $1 40@50. Corn in good
demand at 41@44. Oats strong and higher, at
3tt@4l. Rye quiet, No. 2, 90@98. Barley inactive,
good to prime fall at 66@85. Pork buoyant at
$16.80. laird opened strong and higher, closed
inside prices; steam $10.75@5U.00, kettle $11.58
@76. Bulk meats firm, shoulders dull, $6.22®
37ft, short rib sides $8.70@75; short clear sides
$9.00. Bacon quiet, shoulders 7ft, clear rib sides
9ft@ft, clear sides 9ft@lo. Whiskey dull and
drooping, at 5. Butter dull,
LOUISVILLE, Feb. B.—Flour dull; extra $5.25
@ss 50; do. family $5.75@56.00. Wheat Arm; red
$1.45. amber SJ.6O, white $1.60. Corn Arm, No.
l, white 43, mixed 41. Rye Arm at 80. Oats in
goon demand, No. 1, 43, mixed 40. Pork quiet
and Arm, $17.00@17.30. Bulk meats quiet, ehoul
tier, r.tt side* BX-clear aioea Wf •
con ecarce Hnd firm, ahouldera 7i4,olear rib ,tde
SX, clear .idea 10. Sugar-cured beme \*9UH-
Lard active, net quotably higher, tleroe ll>t#j4>
Itega 12J4®13. Whlekeyateady at 6.
ST. LOUIS. Feb, B. Evening— Floor aetlve
and firm; euperfine faU 35.00#26 extr
Wheat excited and higher, Mo. 4 red tail *I.M,
Mo. 3 do. 31.4834 bid. Corn dull; No. J mixed
38. data quiet. No. 2 85*. Byelnactira at 68.
narlev dull. No. 8, aprlng 36. Whlekey a teady
at 6. Pork lower at 316.60, job lota 316.76. Lard
held higher, 11 naked. 10X bid. Bulk meeta In
active, demand for car lota, 6#6X and 814@54
for ahouldera and clear rib eidea. Bacon arm,
714. *X cd 9’4 for ahouldera clear rib and clear
eidea.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 8.-Oete ® o , nth * r “
urime 42. Rye nominally steady st 70®72. Pro
vision! firmer end quiet * or **' 7< 'SSSiSSft'
ahouldera 7X@X, clear rib 10# 14. bam.l*@ 6>4 ;
Lard, refined 11X@J4. coffee dull and nominal.
Jobs 17X@22. Wbiekey dull at . Sugar activa
it 11*.
Dlt. J. W. CAMERON
Has permanently located near mt.
ZION Church, Muscogee county, end re
spectfully tendere hie professional serYices to the
citizens of that neighborhood end the public gen-
Sr promptlT >tund,< ** T
Real Estate Sc Insurance
John Blaokmar*
BROKERAGE, RE/.L ESTATE &IRSURARCE.
St. Clair Street, Georgia Home Building,
next to Western Union Tele
graph Office.
Land Warrants Bought.
urea, nr FKxinaes,
Te Beaks of this city.
febas tf ' ; '
W, V. TISNIW, Mentis t,
Randolph street, (opposite strapper •) entomb*
•an! ly] Georgia.
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