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JOHN WILKEM BOOTH.
New Faets Concerning Abraham Llb
coln’s Aaa*tuation.
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE MAN BY INTIMATE
PERSONAL FRIENDS-ALEXANDER R.
CAZAURAN’S DESCRIPTION OF
THE MURDER.
From tho New York Dramatic News.]
A short time since a party of theat
rical gentlemen were assembled oue
night at the Albion Club, in Fifteenth
street. Among them were James
Peakes, the singer; John P. Smith,
the theatrical agent; A. R.Cazauran,
the critic; John ThornpsoD, the sten
ographer; W. P. Ferguson and Tom
VVhiffiu, the actors, aud several oth
ers. The conversation was general,
but after some time fell on John
Wilkes Booth, who was a personal
acquaintance of every gentlemun
present. AH had been more or less
conneeted at various limes with the
mau whose name and wtiose act will
always occupy an important page in
American history.
It was rather singular that so many
persons should meet at the same
table, and find that each had been
more or less an aequaiutauoeof John
Wilkes Booth. Tnis fact naturally
brought about a discussion of the
circumstances which surrounded the
man previous to his crime, and of
the fact that each of the speakers
had played somewhat of a part in
the circumstances ttiat surrounded
the’ period of which they spoke.
Those present naturally spoke of the
dead actor as a reminisoenoe more
than as a criminal; aud the sole ob
ject of this article is to add some cu
rious faets to the unwritten history
of the man. There was a species of
fascination in the conversation, aud
as it proceeded it became deeply in
teresting.
“I remember so well meeting John
Booth,” said Johu P. Smith, “a few
days before the mssassiuation. He
had just been playing in me oil re
gions, aud I asked him at the hotel
in Washington how he made out.
‘Business was line,’ said Booth, ‘but
I intend to give up the stage forever.
1 can matte more money speculating
in oil. Besides I am Here on some
business of my own which may take
sometime.’l anew uoihiug of the
oil regions, aud I asked Booth if he
wouldn’t iudicate a good route, aud
the hotels to go to. He drew out his
pocket-book, aud scribbled off a two
weeks route in five minutes, and
gave it to me. I put it carefully
away in my papers of future refer
ence, aud saw no more of Booth. I
went to bed early the night of the
murder, and when I got down to
breakfast the next morning, I sat be
side some mau wnom I Was in the
habit oi conversing with. He asked
me if I had heard the news. ‘\V Hat
news?’ said I. ‘The President is dead,’
said he. ‘Dead, how?’ ‘Snot.’ ‘Snot!
By whom?’ 'Why that friend of
vours who was iiere the other day;
what was his name—Booth, wasn’t
it?’ When I heard that, I tell you
my flesu crept. lustiuctively I felt
all there was in having been seeu
talking to Bootn. I went on with
my breakfast, went up to my room,
tore up the route he had given me,
took wliat I could lay my hands on,
made a bee-line for the depot, aud
got on the cars for Baltimore. I re
member the relief I felt, though I
could never describe it, when I got
out of Washington.”
‘‘You are right,” said James
Peakes, ‘‘l was iu Washington that
night, and remember the horror of
the whole population, the sentries in
every street. I felt scared myself,
because I was an intimate friend oi
Booth's, and used to go over to his
rooms, which were opposite Ford’s,
and take a drink. I almost feared
getting Suspected of complicity.
Booth roomed with John Matthews,
and it was raLher strange they never
took him. Matthews was pretty
badly frightened that they would,
and that was the very room they car
ried the President to, aud where he
died the next morning. A singular
coincidence. If Lincoln could have
seen, there was a portrait of his mur
derer at the foot of the very bed on
which be expired. I thought Booth
acted queerly during those days. He
did not seem himself, and spoke of
not acting for some time to come. I
remember his saying, ‘I shall sur
prise you in a few days,’ and when I
asked him how, he would not
auswer, but kept silent. Tnis hap
pened two or three times. I could
not get anything out of him, and I
began to think, from the wav he
moped round, that he was a little
crazy.”
‘T met him the very afternoon the
day the murder took place,” said Ca
zauran, and he asked me to rake a
drink. It was about two blocks from
Ford’s Theatre, and I remember that
Ford wanted an attraction in Balti
more, and I asked him if he would go
on there. He said no, he would not;
he did not think he would ever act
again. I laughed at the idea, and
asked him bow he was going to make
a living. He said he did not know
that be needed any, but he would not
act, at any rate, for any amount of
money. He was sick of it. He said
he had
another object in view,
and whether successful or not, there
wouldn't be any necessity of his go
ing on the boards any more While
talking, we walked out of the saloon
and down the street, I urging aud he
refusing. When we got opposite the
theatre, he asked me if I was going
that night-the President was to be
there. I said I didn’t think I should,
as I had some writing to do. This
was true, as I was rather hard up at
the time. We parted and shook
hands, and this was the last I saw of
him until I saw him on thestage that
night. I then went up to the Chroni
cle office, for which I was writing oc-
casionally, to see if there was any
thing for me to do. When I got
there, the editor asked me if I’d like
to go to Ford's that night and write
up the reception of the President,
who bad just returned to Washing
ton. He wanted two eolumus about
it, and I said I’d go. He gave me
the two tickets Ford had seut
to the office, and then I went
out to take my diuner. After
ward I sauntered slowly to the thea
tre, went in and took my seat. I
oould see there was going to be a
jam. and there was. Tue curtain
went up on the first act of. “The
American Cousin.” The President’s
box was draped with American Hags,
but there was no President in it.
The curtain fell on the first act, and
still everybody was looking up at the
box to see the arrival of Mr. Liucon.
It was evident there was a great deal
iof enthusiasm in the house, and
great disappointment about the non
i arrival. I was seated right under
! neath the box. aud the two asile
seats four rows from the orchestra.
VYttpn the curtain had gone down on
the second aef, and the President,
hadn’t come, I made up my mind
he wasn’t coming at all, and went
back to the office to tell them. The
night man fold mo there hud been a
dinner at the White House, and no
doubt this made the Presdieut late;
but he’d go because he said he
would, and he advised me lo go
back. So I did, and when I got
there, found that
MR. LINCOLN HAD ARRIVED.
I went down to take my seats, and
found them occupied. By a natural
movement I cast my eyes on the
other side of the house and saw that
the two corresponding seats to mine
were uuoccupied. I made up my
mind that these people had mistaken
their seats, ami went quietly over
without disturbing them and took
one of those that were vacant, The
piay went on, and several times I
east my eyes up at the box, and saw
him with his wife aud his niece. It
was the same good old face I had
seen so often. Every now aud then
there would he a cUeer, and then he
wuuld rise up and how iu bis homely,
awkward way. Oue time that I look
ed up, l saw John Booth standing
by the President’s box. I thought I
noticed that he looked pale and sick.
When I looked up again I saw he
had disappeared. The fourth act
was on, aud I remember distinctly
that Heury Hawk uud Mrs. Muzzy
were on the stage, going through
their scene together.
“That’s so,” broke in Ferguson,
“I can bear you out in that, because
I was standing in the wiugs, just
ready to go ou with Laura Keene.”
“The whole house was intent on
the acting, when suddenly I heard
the sound of a shut, coming as I
thought then, from the President's
box. I looked up, and saw Mr. Lin
coln fall forward with his head ou
the cushioned balustrade before him.
Almost at the same instant a man
put oue leg over the front of the box
aud gave a leap down to the stage.
I saw one of his feet catch by a spur
he had on-not to the American flag,
as was said —but to one of the heavy
curtains that hung down on each
side. His spur made a rent in the
curtain all tUe way down, and he
fell, as it were, on oue foot. The leg
bent beneath his weight, and
HE FELL ON ONE KNEE.
Then he rose aud limped slowly
across the Stage, looking fully at the
audience. It’s all nonsense saying
that he shouted ‘sic semper tyrannis.’
He shouted nothing at all.”
“Yes, I can vouch for that.” inter
rupted Ferguson again; “fur the
wing iu which Laura Keene and I
stood was directly fronting the Presi
dent’s box, aud we were looking at it
when Booth walked across the, stage
to come out by the very wing we
were standing in, and passed by us
so near that he touched Miss Keene’s
sleeve. He looked us straight in the
face and never said a word. We were
too much surprised to make a move
ment or utter a cry.”
“That was the case with the whole
audience,” said Mr.Cazauran. “They
didn’t apppar to realize what had
happened till the young lady in the
box with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln bent
forward, and with her body outside
shouted, ‘Help! Help! the President
is shot!’ Theu there was an immense
sensation through the house, and
everybody rose up talking aud cry
ing out,, all wanting to know who
had done the deed. I made for the
oichestra and jumped on the stage,
where the wnole company had come
runningout. They were all talking
excitedly, each one saying, ‘Who was
it?’l said,‘Why it’s John Booth. I
know him.’ Gifford turned to me
said, Hush! do you want to ruin the
man.’ Then I said nothing more,but
ran up to the office aud wrote the
Chronicle account of tho affair, be
sides sending 1,000 words to New
York over the wires. Nobody seemed
to know that night that John Booth
was the man who llred the shot.”
“And I saw you the next day meas
uring the box in which the Presideut
was, and taking uutes,” said Fergu
son. “I spoke to you about the af
fair of the night before.”
“Yes. that’s so,” said Cazauran,
“and I remember Gifford coming to
me while I was measuring, and ask
ing me what I was doing that for? I
don’t know what answer I gave
him, but I remember
THE STRANGE IMPRESSION
made on me by that, and what he
had paid the night before.”
“Way,” said Ferguson, “Miss
Keene recognized Booth right away,
but, for a time she was too frightened
to know anything.”
“I think you’re mistaken, Cazau
ran.” said John Thompson, “about
its not being known that night that
John Booth was the man who fired
that shot. Ned Booth was iu Boston,
and a sort of a little supper was
given him that same night, at the
Parker House, Boston, in room 70 I
was one of those present. We were
having a good time, and I suppose it
was half past twelve o’clock when
Ned Booth rose with a glassof cham
pagne in his hand to give a toast.
He was just raising the glass to
speak, when the door opened, and a
boy came in with a telegram, which
he handed Booth. He took it, and
saying, ‘Excuse me a moment,’ put
down biß glass and opened the en
velope. As he read his face turned
white, and uttering 'My God!’ he
sank'down, with his nead on the
table, and wept. The telegraph fell
on the floor, and was picked up and
read aloud. It said that John Wilkes
! Booth had shot Abraham Lincoln at
Ford’s Theatre that night.”
The conversation continued on,
and ran into a discussion of John
COLUMBUS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1877.
Booth and his character. But on
further facts were developed.
EXTRACTS FROM WILKES BOOTH’S DIARY
AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF MR. LIN
COLN.
Washington Corroapoudouoo New York Graphic.]
A correspondent ol tho Graphic, in
the Spring, in writing of the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln, attributed to Wikcs
Booth a desire to revenge, in killing the
President, the death of his friend Bode,
whom Mr. Lincoln had failed to pardon.
In the Bureau of Military Justice is kept
the diary found on Wiites Booth when
his dead body was captured. I have been
permitted to copy gome entries from this
diary, and requested to publish them in
the Graphic in refutation of the suppos
ed cause of his crime. This 1 am told
has never before been in print.
April 14, Friday, the Ides.—Until to
day nothing wasever thought of saciticing
to our country’s wrong. For six months
we had worked to capture. But. our
cause being almost lost, something decis
ive and great must be done. But its fail
ure was owing to others, who did not
strike for their country with a
heart. I struck boldly, and not as ike
papers say. 1 walked with a firm
step through a thousand of his friends,
was slopped, hut pushed on. A colonel;
was at his side. 1 shouted sic semper
before I tired. In jumping broke my leg.
I passed all tuc pickets ; rode sixty miles
that night with the bone oi my leg tear
ing the flesh at every jump. lean never
repent it. Though we hated to kill, our
country owed all her troubles to him,
and God simply made me the instrument
of bis punishment. The country is not
what it was. This forced Union is not
what I have loved. I care not what be
comes of me. I have no desire to out
live my country. This night beiore Ike
deed, I wrote a long article and left it for
one of the editors of the National Intel
ligencer, in which I fully set forllt our
reasons for our proceedings. He or the
South.
Friday 21.—After being hunted like a
dog through swamps, woods, and last
night being pursued by gunboats till I
was forced to return, wet, cold and star
ving, with every man’s hand against me,
lam here in despair. And why? For
doing what Brutus was honored for—
what made Tell a'hero. And yet I, for
striking down a greater tyrant than they
ever knew, am looked upon as a common
cut-throat. My act was purer than either
(>f titeirs. One hoped to be great himself;
the other had not only his country hot
his own wrongs to avenge. I hoped for
no gain ; I knew no private wrong. 1
struck for my country, and that alone.
A country groaned beneath that tyranny,
and prayed for this end; and yet now be
hold the cold hand they extend to me.
God cannot pardon me if 1 have done
wrong. Yel I cannot see any wrong ex
cept in serving a degenerate people. The
little, the very little, I left behind to clear
my name the Government will allow lo
be printed. So ends all. For my coun-
Iry 1 have given up all that makes life !
sweet and holy, brought misery upon my
family, and am sure there is no pardon in
the heavens for me since man condemns
me so. I have only heard of what has
been done (except ’ what I did myselt),
and it tills me with horror. God! try
and forgive'me arid bless my mother. To
night I will once more try the rivet with
the intention to cross, though I have a
greater desire and almost a mind to return
to Washington and in a measure clear
my name, which I leel I can do. Ido not
repent the blow I struck. I may before my
God but not to man; think I have done
well, though I am abandoned, with the
curse of Cain upon me, when if the world
knew my heart, that one blow would
have made me great, though I did desire
no greatness. To night I will try to escape
thiir bloodhounds once more. Who, can
read his late? God’s will be done. I have
too great a soul to die like a criminal. Oh
may He spare me that, and let me die
bravely! I bless the entire world. I have
never, never hated or wronged any one.
This last was not a wrong, unless God
deems it so, and it’s with him to damn or
bless me. And for this brave boy Harold,
with me, who often prays (yes, before and
since), with a true aud sincere heart, was
it crime in him? If so why can he pray
the same? I do not wish to shed a drop of
blood, but I must light the course. Tig
all lhat’s left me.
Work up the Product. —The South
ern States grow annually near 5,000-
000 bales of cotton. They catmot
work it up. This is their great loss.
So they sell it, and export it to other
countries.. The producers of corn,
wheat, cattle, hogs, petroleum, rosin
aud tobacco cannot consume them.
They export them, if uot at such
prices as they want, then at such as
they can get. Now our producers of
coarse cottons are doing the same
thing. What are our iron and steel
men doing? There are over 700 blast
furnaces iu the United States, with a
capacity of three-fourths of a million
tons. Now, what do they do? Ex
port their products? No. There is
a sufficient number of machinery
manufactories, of railroad enterpri
ses, and otner means of using up this
heavy product, and it must be expor
ted or the works stop producing.
Now. that is just where the leak
comes in. Iron and steel may be
called, to all practical purposes, raw
material, as are cotton, flax and pro
visions. and must, be used up to a
higher profit. The iron ami steel
should goiuto machinery; the nation
should be demanding the machinery
for many industrial enterprises, and
these enterprises must be cared for
if thev are expected to consume ma
chinery. The iron and steel interest
needs to do the same for flax and
sugar aud fine cotton and wool goods
that the couQtry has done for iron
and steel—protect them—and in so
doing they will make a market for
this raw material. —St. Louis Journal
of Commer e.
The St. Louis Academy of Sciences
proposes to supplement the weather
probabilities with a department of
grasshopper probabilities. Profes
sor Biley, of that body, thinks there
will be no difficulty in prophesying
the years when ikese will come, their
numbers, and the direction then
inarch will take. The professor’s
predictions for the coming year are
decidedly gloomy;
“The swarms of Rocky Mountain
locusts, though they came too late to
seriously affect maturing crops last
year, have laid eggs over large parts
of Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas aud
Colorado, and iu restricted portions
of lowa, Missouri, Texas and Arkan
sas. Should uitie-tenths of these
eggs be destroyed, the remainder
would hatch enough young insects to
destroy everything green iu the re
gions named, unless steps should be
taken to prevent such a result.’
Tamise and Silk Warp Alpaca at
feb7 eod.St J- S. Jones’.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
H AII.KOAD FI’XUIXU 1111.1. PASS
ED TIIE HOUSE.
Atlanta, Feb. 13. —The House of
Bepresentatives passed a bill this
morning to fund the railroads en
dorsed by the State. Tho bill
authorizes the issue of bonds of
the State of Georgia, amounting
to $2,298,397, for the purpose of retir
ing by exchange or paying off the
recognized bonds of the Macon and
Brunswick ltailroad to the amount
of one $1,950,000 Bonds of North and
Soutli Bailraod to the amount lot
$240,000; and bonds of tho Memphis
Branch, Railroad , to the amount of
$34,000, also to fund the interest on
these bonds to the first day of Janua
ry, 1877, to the amount of $74,397.
The object of this is to fund all
endorsed railroad bonds in six per
ceut. straight bonds of the State.
The new bonds shall be sold for not
less than par, and the prooeeds shall
be applied to redeem at par all en
dorsed railroad bonds. These bonds
have 12 years to run, with interest
payable semi annually.
The bill will pass the Senate.
Holders of endorsed bonds, it has
been reported here, will prefer new
C’s and to endorse railroad sevens.
THE EXTRADITION TREATY WITH GREAT
BRITAIN.
London. Feb. 14.—1n the House of
Lords, Lord Derby, Foreign Secreta
ry, in reply to a question by Earl
Granville, gave details regarding the
extradition controversy. He said
tho difficulty arose because Amer
ica intimated that she would
try Lawrence, who was extradited,
for another offense than the one un
der the treaty, if the first failed,
America eommunicated in August
that she never intended to try Law
rence for a second offense. The Brit
ish agent, therefore, while maintain
ing the construction it adopted,
felt that there was no reason for
longer suspending tho operations of
the treaty. The surrender of Brent,
the Louisville forger, was uncondi
tional, because conditions were not
required. Arrangements continuing
as before. Negotiations are now
pending for anew treaty.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, 1
Office of Chief Signal Officer, \
Washington, Feb. 13, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States, north
east winds, cooler, cloudy and rainy
weather will prevail, followed by
falling barometer and warmer south
east winds.
CAMPOS' REPORT OX CUBA.
London, Feb. 13.—A Madrid dis
patch says Capt. General Campos
telegraphs the Cuban insurrection
will be almost entirely suppressed
by May, when lie wili be able to re
turn to Spain.
TALK AT WASHINGTON'.
Special dispatch to the Constitution.]
Washington, Feb. 12, 1877.—There
is no good news yet.
The House had a rattling de
bate to-day, during which Mr. Carr
(Kerr’s successor) made a cutting
attack upon his Democratic coi
leaugues who voted for the Electoral
bill.
It tnav bo definitely said now that
the Democrats will submit to the
decision of the commission, no mat
ter what it may bo. They will pro
test for four years, but won’t fight a
minute.
The reading of the Democratic
objections lo tho Louisiana vote give
little hope. It is generally believed
that the Commission will walk right
over them.
Matt Carpenter will manage the
Democratic argument. A decision
is looked for ou Wednesday.
Already the politicians are discus
sing what will be the result of the
election four years from now if Hayes
is inaugurated. That the Democrats
will organize at once, and go straight
to glory, seems to be the universal
opinion. The one danger is that
Hayes will offer some very tempting
bait to Southern leaders, and try and
disintegrate the Democratic parry iu
that section. It has already been
suggested that
CONGRESSMAN FELTON, OF GEORGIA,
might have almost anything he de
sired, if he would only couseut to
try to organize the Independents of
Georgia on a liberal platform, and
hold them ready for a contingency.
It is needless to say that Mr. Felton
would utterly put away from him
anything that looked like acquies
cence iu the abominable Hayes usur
pation.
The truth is, in a national point of
view, there is Dot a more earnest or
loyal Democrat in Washington than
Dr. Felton, or one who stands higher
in theoonttdeuce and estimation of
the party leaders. He is true to the
core. It i3 suggested, also, that the
HON. HENRY W. HILLIARD,
who is quite well and favorably
known in ante-bellum political cir
cles, will probably “be sent for,” if
Hayes goes in. The Hon. H. W.
certainly lives on missionary ground
if the vote of the 4th District of last
winter is any sign.
I had a long talk with the Hon.
Milton Candler, who bids fair to be
come one of the best arid most re
liant of otir Southern members, as he
is now one of the shrewdest observers
at the notional capital.
He says “a certain and splendid victory
awaits the democratic party four years
hence, even if it meets defeat now. It
can very well afford to wait. Hayes will
take bis seat under suspicion of fraud.
Our committees will see to it that all the
frauds and wickedness of the three con
tested States are put before the people.
Hayes will thusent r office under the sus
picion ol having been fraudulently count
ed in.
Now, we have the House, and will hold
it. In two years we wilt have the Senate
also.
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 13.—Mr. Patter
terson, of S. C., presented the creden
tials of D. T. Cavlin, claiming to have
been elected U. 8. Senator from the
State of South Carolina for the term
of six years from March 4th, 1877.
The credentials were signed by D. H.
Chamberlain as Governor of South
Carolina. They were read and placed
on file, no objection-being made to
their reception.
The journal of Thursday, Feb. Ist,
was read to-day, and the regular dal
ly order resumed at 12 o’clock.
The Texas Pacific Railroad bill
may be takeu up next Monday by a
two-thirds vote and assigned a day.
No other legislation of particular im
portance is pending.
The political disabilities of Reuben
Davis removed.
The arrest of Conrad A. Jourdan is
ordered for refusing to produce Til
den’s, Pulton’s and Hewitt’s bank
accounts.
Executive session.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
FURMAN, OF FLORIDA, MAKES A SPEECH
ADMITTING THAT THF|STATE VOTED
FOR TILDEN.
The House was engaged all day in
debate on the report of the Florida
Investigating Committee, the major
ity report declaring the Tilden Elec
tors to have been duly elected.
There was but little interest in the
debate until Purman, of Florida,
rose and after censuring his party
associates in the North for the indif
erence which it had shown to the re
sult of elections in the South,
aud for the blunder it had
made in refusing to admit Pinchback
into the United States Senate as a
Senator from Louisiana, he declared
that though a staunch Republican,
he felt it his duty to say that the Til
den Electors had been duly elected
in Florida, and he charged the Con
trolling Board of that State as a body
unscrupulously fraudulent.
His speech elicited much applause
from the Democruts, who paid close
attention to bis remarks.
While the understanding was that
a vote should be taken to-morrow
upon the resolution of the Com
mute, the House took a recess till
ten to-morrow.
TIIK I:ONGHK.**ION AU) UOIWMITTKES.
Washington, February 13.—1n the
Committee of Powers and Privileges
John Stiles, an appointment clerk of
the Interior Office, produced a letter
from Brewster, dated Novomber 4th,
to Creswell, resigning the office, to
take effect that day, and a letter
from Chandler, dated November 16th,
accepting his resignation, to take
effect November 4th, also a letter
from Brewster, December 19th, ask
ing to be reinstated.
Secretary Chandler will be exam
ined to-morrow.
Maddox's character is under fire.
Half a dozen testify as to his integ
rity.
James I’ellitier of New Orleans
testified before the Powers and Priv
iliges Committee that he was waitor
at a restaurant where on Sunday,
December 3d, members and
clerks of the returning board
dined. He overheard a conversation
between Wells, Anderson and Little
field. Heard Welle say, in reply to
a question of Littlefield, “No matter
if Tilden has 100,000 majority in the
State, tho vote could be given to
Hayes,” and that he (Wells) did care
what would become of the State.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington, Feb. 13.—Confirma
tions; L. P. Luckey, formerly the
President’s private secretary, Gov
ernor of the Territory of Utah ; J. R.
G. Pitman, Marshal oi Louisiana;
Miltner, Postmaster, Newnan, Ga.
Bear Admiral Goldsborough is sick.
Secretary Cameron and Gen. Sher
man have gone to New York.
Nominations; Andrew A. Warfield,
Collector Customs, Alexandria, Ya.;
R. C. Kerr, Register Land, Jackson,
Miss.
Morrill and Cameron were absent
from Cabinet to-day. Nothing im
portant done.
By direction of the President, Col.
G. W. Getty, Third Artillery, is or
dered to relieve Col. Barry, Second
Artillery, of command at Fort Mon
roe, Va., and artillery school at that
point. Barry, on being relieved, will
return to his regiment.
THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
another reported change.
London, Feb. 13.—A correspondent
of the Standard at Paris telegraphs
that there is a coalition in the Cham
ber of Deputies against Duke De
Cases, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
and his position is regarded as en
dangered. It is reported that he will
shortly exchange his present port
for the St. Petersburg Embassy.
Though the same report has been
several times circulated heretofore,
I cannot say that it is now improba
ble. In that event Jules Simon will
become Foreign Minister. This
change or any disturbance of the
Cabinet at this time would be little
short of a public calamity.
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Washington, Feb. 13.—The Com
mission met at 11 o’clock.
Chief Justice Clifford announced
that two hours for argument would
be allowed each side, and the Com
mission was ready to hear objectors
to tho Hayes certificates.
Senator McDonald opened, claim
ing that the Hayes Electors were not
legally elected, quoting tho statutes
of Louisiana, showing two sets of
electoral laws. Whether one repeal
ed the other, or whether they should
run together, the proceedings of the
Louisiana returning board were alike
irregular and unlawful.
McDonald and Jenks are making a
strong case, and apparently a strong
impression on the Court.
There is no change in the situation
as indicated by expressions of confi
dence by either side. Each asks the
other, “Do you give it up ?” and each
answers, “No.”
Mr. Jenks concluded by asking the
Commission to let the truth shine
upon the whole transaction. If you
do, said he, there can be but one
single result. The wisest of men,
the strongest of men, cannot make
the false true. No false god should
be set up. Solomon set up a false
god to his cost. If you attempt to
blind the eyes of this mighty nation,
your edict will be reversed, for his
tory will know the truth and record
it. No, we want to clear out all this
pollution and to purge the nation of
the disgrace of the fraudulent act of
this vile returning board.
Mr. Hurlburt, one of the objectors
to certificate number two—the Tilden
papers—after briefly, reviewing the
history of Louisiana for several years
since, claimed that the Kellogg gov
ernment had been officially recog
nized by the President of the U. S.
and both Houses of Oongress.
John McEnery had not attempted to
exercise the functions of the Govern
or since 1874, and yet he now comes
forward and attempts to give certifi
cates to men who claim to have been
elected Tilden Electors. Mr. Hurl
burt read one of the certificates to
show its peculiar phraseology,
and that McEnery did not sign
himself as Governor, and did not
use the Great Seal of the State. He
had no seal, nor did he have any of
fline. The fact being settled that
Kellogg is the only lawful Executive
of Louisiana, he would ask the Com
mission whether they had the right
or time to interrogate the election in
that State.
Hoar followed Hurlburt on the same
side.
Commission adjourned at 6 o’clock.
Important Freight sthcilule.
New York, Feb. 13.—A Chicago
dispatch says a very important meet
ing of general freight agents of trunk
railroads was held yesterday. Rep
resentatives were present from the
Baltimore & Ohio, Michigan Central,.
Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, Pitts
burg, Cincinnati & St. Louis, and
Grand Trunk roads. The meeting
was called to settle schedule compli
cations which have risen regarding
the rate on foreign freight, that is, to
adopt a plan for Insuring uniform
rates on competitive traffic destined
to foreign ports.
The following tariff was agreed
upon ; Chicago to Liverpool—wheat 52
cents, corn 53 cents, provisions 60
cents, flour $1.24; Chicago to London
—provisions 72 cents, flour $1.30;
Chicago to Glasgow—wheat 34 cents,
corn 56 cents, provisions 72 cents,
flour, 1.23; Chicago to Bremen—pro
visions 88 cents; Chicago to Antwerp
wheat 68 cents, corn 69 cents, pro
visions 83 oents.
These notes from Milwaukee to the
same points will be 12c. higher in
gold than the tariff from this city.
Flour will be charged for by the bar
rel, and other freights by the 100
pounds. While the plan adopted ad
mits of but one uniform rate on all
export freights, the trunk lines are
left free to make any inland rate they
please, so long as it does not conflict
with the agreed to tariff of European
pointß.
This arrangement goes into effect
to-morrow a3 an experiment, and
will remain in force during this week
at least, and foras much longer time
as may be agreeable to all parties.
It is a part of the agreement that
general freight agents shall meet
every Saturday and revise, or if nec
essary tevuke the new schedule ; and
at the meeting in New York on the
27th Inst, the plan will be finally ap
proved or disapproved by the Eas
tern and Western lines in conven
tions.
The Pope and the Cardinals.
London, Feb. 13.—A dispatch from
Rome reports the Pope mush dis
pleased at the reply of the Cardinals
concerning the resumption of the
Vatican council.
Wrecked Steamer.
London, Feb. 13.—1d a bottle found
on the Scotch coast, the Peter Du
brovackl was wrecked near St. Hilda.
The captain and crew are at St. Bilda.
Note.—Peter Dubrovacki leftGlas
glow Jan. 12th, for New York.
Engineer.’ strike.
Boston, Feb. 13. —Engineers strike
on the Boston and Maine R. R. con
tinues, trains run through tut it is
believed the strikers are buying off
new hands; in some eases paying as
high as five hundred dollars.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Warlike Huntnni Unsettle the Mtoek
Exchange.
London, Feb. 13.—The uneasiness
on the Stock Exchange and Paris
Bourse, in consequence of the uncer
tainty of Eastern affairs, is intensi
fied by various adverse rumors that
Russia will preclptate a conflict; that
negotiations with Mantenegro are
suspended, etc.,—none of which are
traceable. No business Is doing
in international stocks, and the tone
of the general market is flat.
London, February 13.—The limes’
Belgrade dispatch reports that M.
Christo is appointed an envoy to
Constantinople, and empowered to
sign a troaty of peace, Servia having
acceptod all the Turkish conditions
except those referring to the treat
ment of the Jews and residence of a
Turkish commissioner at Belgrade.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
LONDON. February 13. Noon— Connote 95
13-10.
4:30 r. m. —Consola 95*.
PARIS, February 13.—13)0 r. M.—Rentes 1061.
and 10c.
4:30 r. at.—Rente* 105f. and 90c.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Noon—Oold opened 5 b,.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 —Noon—Stack* active, un
settled, feverish aud lower; money 3; gold 6*;
exchange, long, 4.84*: ahort 4 86; Government*
active and lower; State bonds qniet snd nom
inal.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 —Evening—Money easy
at 2>,@3; sterling steady at 4*; gold s*@V.
Governments active and steady; new 6’a 10*.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13.—Noon.—Cotton quiet
and tinner; middling uplands 6*d; Orleans
6 15-lGd; sales 10,000: speculation and export
1000; receipts 32,000; American 11,500.
Futures l-82d dearer, uplands, low middling
clause, February and March delivery 6 11-16d;
May 6*@29-32d; May and June 15-ld; July and
August 7 l-16d; May and June 6 3-16d; shipped
January aud February per sail 6*d.
3:00 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clsuse,
shipped January aud February per sail 6 25-32d.
Bales American 7,400.
6:00r. u.— Futurea flat; upland), low middling
clause, March aud April delivery 6*d; April and
May 6*d, May and June 6 16-16d, June aud July
7d.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Noon—Cotton dull;
saleaGlß; uplands 12%, Orleans 13.
Futures opened easy ss follows: Februsry 19
25-32(0,-27-32; March 1370)1-32; April 18 7-32(3)> 4 ;
May 13 13.82®7-16; June U 9-16®19-32.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. —Evening—Cotton dull
aud easier; Bales 329 balea; uplands 12';, Or
loaua 13, net receipts 364; gross 1623.
Futures closed steady; tales 60,000; Februsry
12 23-32®*; March 12 29-32(315-16; April 18*®
5-82; May 13 5-16(311-82; June 13 16-32®*! July
13 19-32®.*; August 13 21-32@11-16; September
13 11-32® 13-32; October 12 21-32@13; November
12 23-32®25-32; Deoembor 12 23-82®25-2.
Consolidated net reoelpts 68,324; exports to
Great Britain 54,986, to Franco 9002; to Continent
5876, channel 1315.
GALVESTON, January 13.—Cotton quiet;
middling 12*; net receipts 2487; sales 861, ax
ports coastwise 988.
NORFOLK, Feb. 13.—Evening—Cotton qniet
and steady; middling 12*; net receipts 2530;
sales 760; exports to Great Britain 1990, coastwiaa
3048.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 12*, net receipts 165, gross 835, sales
220; sales spinners 170; exports tonstwiae 125.
BOSTON, Feb. 18.—Evening—Cotton quiet
aud steady; middling 13, net receipts 1657;
groas 1986; exports to Great Britain 2287.
WILMINGTON, Fob. 13. Evening —Cotton
dull aud nominal; middling 12, net receipts 316.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.—Evening Cotton
dftrrn; middling 18, net receipts 1165; groas 1166;
sales spinners 198, exports to Great Britain 1212.
SAVANNAH, February 13. —Evening— Cotton
quiet; middling 12*. net receipts 660; sales 600;
exports to France 1484.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.—Evening Cotton
very little doing; middling 12*. low middling
11*; good ordinary 11*. net receipts 12,888;
gross 14.040; sales 2000; export* to Great Britain
8530, to France 1868; to channel 1316.
MOBILE, Feb. 13. Cotton, holiday, net re
ceipta 711; exports coastwise 1216.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 13.—Evening—Cotton, holids ,
receipts 1915; shipments 1263.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 13.—Cotton quiet; middling
12, receipts 600, sales 620.
CHARLESTON, February 13.—Evening—Cotton
quiet; middling 12*, not receipts 1086, sales 760;
exports coastwise 662.
PROVISIONS. AC.
NEW YORK, Februsry 13.—Noon- Flour quiot
and unchanged. Wheat qniet and firm, corn
quiet and steady. Pork dull at $16.60®62* lor
uninspected. Lard heavy, steam sll.lO. Freights
firm.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—Evening.—Flour, less
doing, fair business reported in city mill* for
export to West Indies, otherwise demand light;
prices without delued change closing quiet;
Southern flour dull; superttue Western and
State $5.40®70; common to fair extra do.
$6.75@56.77, good to choice do. $6.80®8.60.
Wheat quiet; without decided change, demand
nominally speculative; snippers and millers
holding off , *1.60 for winter red Western, 61.63
for white Weetera. Corn *@*c better for new,
moderate trade for export and borne use, old
nominal, 68®60 for ungraded Western mixed, 67
for yellow Southern afloat; 68 for white do. Oats
better grades flrmer, per qualitiea dull and heavy
at 39®53* for mixed Western. Coffee, Rio.
quiot; job lots 17*®22. Sugar quiet; 9*@*
for fair to good reflning, refined steady, aud in
lair demand, I)*@* lor atandard A. Molasses,
N. 0., dull at 40®67. Rice, fair busluesa,
steady prices; Carolina 6*©6*. Louisiana 4*@
6*. Perk heavy, decidedly lower; new mess,
616.26®f 16.50 for uninspected. Lord much
lower, prim* steam $19.90®511.00, closing at
$10.90 asked. Whiskey dull, held at B®9* cash.
Freights to Liverpool quiet and firm.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 13.—Oats quiet and steady.
Southern prime 42 Rye nominally steady at 711®
72 Provisions quiet end steady. Pork sl7 76®
SIB.OO. Bacon, shoulders 7*. clear rib 10@*.
offee firmly held, jobs 17*@22. Whiskey dull
at 9. Sugar quiet It 11*.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 13.—Flour firm; extra
$5.60; do. family 66.76. Wheat firm; $1.45@1.<7
red, 6>.60@61.53 for amber aud white. Corn
dull. No. 1, white 43, mixed 37. Rye steady at 80.
Oats quiet No. 1, whits 43, mixed 37. Pork
flrmer at $17.00@17.26. Bulk meats in fair de
mand at 6*. B*, and 9* for shoulders clear rib
snd clear aides. Bacon qniet unchanged. Sugar
cured bams 12*@13*. Lard firm, in good de
mand, tierce ll*@U*, kegs 12)4(6)18. Whiskey
etoady at 5. Bagging quiet 11*.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.—Evening—Flour In fair
demand and firm; family $6.75@57 00. Wheat
in good demand, red $1.45@53. Com quelt at
4i®43. Oats In good demand at 38@42. Bye
dull at 78@79. Barley dull, prime tail at 86.
Pork dull and nominal at sl6 50. Lard dull;
steam $10.60@76; kettlesU 26@76. Bulk meats
dull and nominal, shoulders $5.26®*, clear
sldei $9 00, clear ribs $8.75. Bacon quiet,
shoulders $7.50; clesr ribs s9*®*; elear sides
9* 10- Whiskey good demand, shade higher,
offerings light at 6. Butter dull and lower,
packing graces 12@14.
ST LOUIS. Feb 13.—Evening— Flour firm;
superfine fall $6 00@25, extra $5 60@75. Wheat,
No 2 red fall $1.62*, No. 3, do. $1.47. Corn
easier. No. 2 mixed Ba*. Oats flrmer No. 2 85.
Ry e dull aud lower to sell at 66 bid. Barley dull;
No. 8. spring 35. Whiskey active at 6. PorkduU
at $16.00. Lard nothingdeing, llasked, 10* bid.
Bulk meats easier, shoulders $5.30®56,34,
clear rib sides $8.52*. clear side* $8.76 Bacon
easier, 7. 9*@* and 9*. for ahouldera clear rib
and clear sides.
Onion Sets, White and Red; For Sale by
jalß 3t J. J. Mason.
NO. 38