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GEORGIA LEGISLATUKK.
ITEIUIY FEBKI’ABY, la.
SENATE.
A message was received from the
House of Representatives notifying
the Senate of the passage of a num
bur of bills. The rules were suspen
ded for the purpose of reading a tax
act which was read and referred to
the committee on judiciary.
A numi|er of House bills were read
and referred to tbe appropriate com
mittees.
Upon the conclusion of the read
ing of the above bills, the clerk com
menced the reading of bills for the
eecond time.
A bill to allow persons who have
their estates sold tor debt to redeem
the same within two years from the
date of the sale by paying to the
purchaser the amount paid by him
lor the property and ten per ceut.
interest. The committee to whom
the bill was referred reportedadvefso
ly upon its passage. Mr. Carlton, who
offered the, bill, moved to disagree
with the report of the committee,
which motion was lost and the re
port was agreed to.
Mr. Cabaniss, Chairman of the
Joint Committee of the two Houses,
made a report, in which was stated
that in their opinion the business of
the two Houses would be fiuished by
Thursday next, the22d instant.
Mr. God Trey, chairman of the
Special Committee on Public Buil
dings, pejxmed that insurance had
been effected on ail State property,
BILLS ON THIBD READING.
A bill to change the line of the
counties of Irwin and Berrien as to
include certain private lots. Passed.
A bill to require the tax collector of
Fuitou county to make a return to
the State of all taxes collected when
such taxes reach the amount of two
thoustindiiollars—passed.
A bill to allow the chairman of the
board of county commissioners to
imprison all delinquent parties in the
city of Darien wbo may refuse to pay
their regular road or stteet tax
passed.
To authorize the appointment by
the Governor of county judges in sev
eral counties in the State, and for
other purposes —passed.
To prohibit the sale of liquors to
minors -passed.
To give the city authorities of Sa
vanuah the power to remove all per
sons who are afflicted with small pox
tdtbe hospital used forthat purpose;
also to require all persons living
within the city limits to be vaccina
ted -passed.
To amend section 459 of the code
of 1873 passed.
To change the county lines of Clay
ton and Henry counties—passed.
To authorize the Judges of the Su
perior Courts of the State to appoint
a reporter to take testimony in ail
criminal cases—passed.
Senate stiliengaged fn reading bills
third time.
* HOUSE.
Mr. Hood, of Randolph, called up
the reconsideration of the action of
the House in passing the bill to
abolish the State Board of Health,
and spoke In behalf of a reconsidera
tion. Mr. Turnbull spoke against
the reconsideration, and moved to
lay on the table, which motion pre
vailed.
BEAD THE THIRD TIME.
By Mr. James, of Fulton, to au
thorize the issue of bonds of the
State to fund the bonds of the North
& South, and Memphis Branch Kail
road bonds, indorsed by the S'ate.
A substitute was offered by the Joint
Committee,
On motion of Mr, Whittle, the
House went into Committee of
the Whole to consider the bill. After
a short consideration the committee
rose und through its chairman, Mr.
A. Pratt Adams of Chatham, report
ed the bill back to the House with
the recommendation that the bill
pass. The bill passed.
The bill was immediately trans
mittei to the Senate.
Mr. Candler, as Chairman of Geo
logical Survey Committee, made a
report.
SPECIAL ORDEH.
The special order of the day w;is
taken up, wtrtch was the hill to make
an appropriation for the executive,
judicial and legislative departments
of the Government. The House
went into . Committee of the
Whole and on motion of Mr. Whit
tle, of Bibb, the bill was taken up
and considered by sections. Amend
ments were offered reduciug salaries
in executive and other offices. A
running debate followed.
Mr. James said tbat he believed iD
low salaries, but that he was also in
favor of giving living compensation
to the officers ot the State, and theii
clerical aid. We must tix at. figures
of which we will not in the future be
ashamed.
The old cry of retrenchment and
reform was raised with considerable
earnestness during the discussion of
the provisions of the bill.
Mr. Keunon, of Clay, made a sen
sible and forcible speech against a
further reduction or the salaries of
the Executive and State depart
ments.
Mr. Fry spoke in fafbr'of a reduc
tion or salaries.
Mr. Burch, of Thomas, opposed a
reduction.
Mr. Bbbaon, of Washington, also
opposed a further reduction.
Mr. Allred-, -of Pickens, inquired
why so manv more clerks were now
needed in the Executive department
than formerly.
Mr. Moses replied that it was be
cause of a defective oonsti'ution,con
ferring upon the Executive such a
large patronage that the clerical la
bors of the office had Increased.
Several other members made re
marks.
The next question which provoked
discussion was the pay of clerks of
the House and Senate.
Mr. Cm, of Troup, said ho could
not understand why the clerks of the
Legislature received so much.
Mr Stewart,of Spalding, and Mr, Paine,
of Chatham, made speeches on the sub
ject.
Mr. Cox made a stirring speech against
the present pay of the House and Senate
clerks.
Mr. Chandler, of Hall, followed In a re
markably forcible and sensible speech,
opposing any further waste of time in
discussing a matter that had been settled
iu the joint Finance Committee, where it
was discussed by men who have the good
of the State and the subject of retrench
ment at heart as any now on the floor.
That the Chairman of the Enrollment
Committee had reported that the clerical
department would ruu at oue-half of the
expense of the previous year, and that
this was as great a reduction as could be
made.
Mr. Fry offsred a substitute, reducing
the pay of the clerks.
Mr. Richardson, of Whitfield, support
ed the reduction.
Mr. Phillips, of Cobb, is now on the
floor.
The Houre still sitting as a Committee
of the Whole, Mr. Turnbull in the chair.
Mr. Pilcher offered tt resolution
that the general assembly adjourn
sine din at 2r. m. .Saturday. Tabled
by yeas 79. nays 19.
The farther consideration of the
appropriation act was postponed
until to-morrow,
STATUS OF BUSINESS.
The Joint Committee on status of
business reported in the Senate 28
aieuate bil s for second reading; 1
House biil for a first reading, 40 for
second reading and GO for a third
reading. In the House they find IGB
House bills for a second reading, 110
for a third reading, 11 Senate bills
for a first reading and 20 fora second
reading. By diligence they think
the House can adjourn by Thursday,
the 35d, at 12 o’clock at night.
Uuder a suspension of rules, Mr.
Carlton introduced a bill to endorse
the bonds ol the Northeastern rail
road to the amount of $26,000, which
was read the first time and referred
to committee on corporations.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The following bills were read a
third time:
A bill to lay out anew county from
the counties of Meriwether, Coweta
and Fayette. .
The report of the conrmittee, which
was favorable, was not agreed to.
The bill was withdrawn.
A bill to amend section 2,971 of the
code. Lost,
A bill to refund New England Mu
tual life insruatice company certain
taxes paid erroneously. The House
resolved itself into a commit tee of the
whole. The committee recommend
ed its passage as amended, which
was agreed to and the bill passed.
The Methodists are about to ereet
a model church on Columbus avenue,
Boston. The building will aeccm
inmlate 3,000 persons, and can be so
arranged as to include the lecture
room, thus giving accommodation to
1 500 more. Tue church can be emp
tied in three or four minutes by
many separate outlets. The stair
ways from the galleries, protected by
brick work, will secure the safety of
those in that part of the building in
ease of tire.
sipntted Tati on a Mission ot Pencr.
Camp Robinson, Neb., Feb. 11.—
General Crook returned to-day from
Camp Sheridan, where he has been
several davs.
Spotted Tail, Chief of the Sioux,
with a body guard of two hundred
chosen warriors, started to-day ou a
self-imposed mission to obtain an in
terview with the Chiefs of the hos
tiles, now reported massed near the
forks of Tongue River, and counsel
them to accept, while there is yet
time, the terms offered by the Gov
ernment, viz: The surrender of their
arms and ponies. Spotted Tail ex
pects to be absent more than a month,
but will communicate with General
Crook as soon as he reaches the hos
tile camp. Indians think there is a
strong probability that this move
ment will be successful in termina
ting the war.
C >
George Washington used to write
himseir Go. Washington, with an
extravagant flourish in crossing his
t. Thomas Jefferson wrote his name
Th : Jetterson. Calhoun wrote him
self J. C. Calbouu. Daniel Webster
signed Ills name Doral. Webster.
Henry Clay brought himself down to
H. Clag. Andrew Jackson wrote bis
name very plainly, except that the c
in Jackson wore an emaciated ap
pearance not quite in keeping with
the signature of a hero.
The Family of the British Minister
at Warhlnoton.— The young daughter
of the Thornton family are described as
tall and slender, wilh sweet but rather
plain taci-s, and complexions of that sal
low paleness supposed to be unknown to
consumers of the roaste beef sod plum
pudding of England. They dress with
the greatest plainness, their abundant
light hair braided and tied with ribbons,
their dress- s ralher short and free from
unnatural expansion, and their shoes,
which are not at all dimunilive, have
soles thicker than any American shoe
maker would dare to make. The miles
that they walk, ride, or “pull on the
river” are an unfailing source of astonish
ment to young ladies whose only miles
are danced out on waxed floors. In sum
mer or winter, rain, snow or slush, they
are out, taking their father or governet*.
At concerts, opera, or the theatre, Lady
Thornton comes in brave with silk, laces
and jeweles; behind are the daughters, with
their governess, dressed just as plainly ns
when out for a walk, in their long beaver
doth sacks and plain broad-brimmed felt
bats down over their eyes.
Humane people in Boston have been
shocked by the performances of an in
fant-prodigy named H-.rry Shannon
aged 7 years who has memorized more
than one thousand pieces and uis been
taught to recite them. One evening a
gentleman rose in the audience and pro-,
tested against the performance, saying
that the boy was fired and nervous.
Thereupon the lather of the pridogy
arose and volunteered the usual state
ments on bis behalf. The affair has been
brought to mind the sad fate of “Young
Americns,” who played marvelously on a
violin in a concert troupe a lew years ago.
His precious and promising young life
was worn out, and his lather heard him
say the night before he died, “O God,
make room for another little child iu
Heaven!"
COLUMBUS, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1877.
New Jcrary t'rntrul UHltrouU.
Trenton, Feb. U.—ln the matter
of the Central Railroad, Hon. A.
Browning, as counsel for the Lehigh
Coal Cos., appeared before Chancellor
Runyon, and applied for an injunc
tion restraining the railroad corpo
ration from acting under their char
ter, being insolvent, and asked that,
Edward 0. Knight ami Ex-Chuncel
lor Williamson be appointed Receiv
ers.
The Attorney General nominated
T. L Lathrup. Supt. Howard Potter
of New York, nominated Robt. B.
Potter of Philadelphia. W. C. Bul
let withdrew the name of E. C.
Knight, and nominated Mr. William
son. The Chancellor has appointed
T. L. Lathrup of Now Jersey. He is
one of the judges of the court of
Errors and Appeals.
('iml Miners U.duoe Waxes,
New York, Feb. 14.—A Bethlehem,
Pa., dispatch says the coal miners in
all the mines at Jeansville, Pa., were
officially informed that a reduction
of 6 per cent, on their wages would
take effect to-aay. The other mines
throughout Lehigh Valley, It is said,
will soon follow suit.
Hlxns t Driiiorrntic Uiarurd In New
York.
. The New York correspondent, of the
Philadelphia Ledger (.Rep.) says :
“The old feud between tbat. portion
of the city Democracy represented
by Tammany Hall and the followers
of Mr Ttldea, which manifested itself
in so pronounced a form at the Sc.
Louis Convention last summer, is
tureateniug to break out afresh. It
is openly charged now that either
through Mr. Hewitt’s incapacity or
mismanagement the party in the
matter of the Presidency has been
badly outguDeraled. Politicians of
ordinary penetration, they urge,
ought to have foreseen that the elec
tion of Judge Davis to the United
States Senate was an ingenious de
vice to eouut in the Republicau can
didate, and that from that moment
the compromise plan ought to
have been resisted. It is true that
while Mr. Hewitt gets the blame for
the turn things have taken, Mr. Til
deo is teally meant. It is more than
probable, therefore, that uuder the
feeiing of disappointment, the Tarn
uiauy element will seek to get rid of
the leadership that has brought the
party Into this humiliating position,
and bring men of a different stamp
to ttie frout. There are, for that
matter, intrigues to that end already
on foot, tnougti the intriguers have
mauaged thus far to keep tuetr plans
pretty much to themselves. Between
now and the 4th of March, unless
present indications are deceptive,
these under currents of Now York
politics will manifest themselves on
the surface, and with eousequeuces,
too, that bid fair to Influence
the fori unes of the party through
out the country.”
The Democrats of New York are not
alone iu the opinion "that the party
in the matter of the Presidency has
been badly outgeneraled.” Who is
to blame we uo not pretend to say,
but, witu right on their side and wuu
equal control of the action of Con
gress in dealing with the returning
board conspiracy, it was certainly
very poor generalship to permit
themselves to be bullied into a com
promise arbitration of the matter
which, by calling in the five judges
of the Supreme Court, not only ren
dered the Democratic House power
less, but gave the balance of pow
er to the Radicals, The Democracy
certainly had euough to contend
with in the Senate, the army und the
Radical Executive; but when they
invoked tne intervention of the Su
preme Cutt, they arrayed against
the cause of right and justice the
combined Radical powers of the Fed
eral Government.—Nan. News.
PROVISION FOR GRANT.
His TS TO BE GIVEN A WAR VESSEL FOR
TRAVEL AND STUDY.
Washington Correspondence Cincinnati En
quirer.]
It is understood that when the presi
dency is settled peacefully, as it will he
now, a resolution will be introduced in
to both bouses of Congress (of the next
Administration) to let President Grant
have the courtesy of an idle ship of war
for a tourot the ports and deleuses of the
world. He has uever been out of the
United Stales further than Mexico and
Canada, and as he will be a volunteer cit
izen after March 4, and pass out of politi
cal notice, his military v.rluo may, at
some other time, be needed; and a naval
vessel can at once discharge agenial ob
ligation, give Ulysses a rest, and let him
burnish up his military science. It is un
derstood that Oeuiljcrals as well as Re
publicans desire lo relieve Grant from
poiitical prtjJdice, and remit him to pri
vate life without injury to bis self es
teem. All seem to say, “He is more sin
ned against than sinniug.
A Young Lady bet a young man a
kiss that Tilden would be elected—be
to nay if Tilden won, and she to pay
if Hayes was elected. On the morn
ing of the Sth of November he called
und paid the debt; on the 9th he call
ed and took it back. That evening
she pain the debt. Next morning
she took it back and lie paid ; then
she paid and he paid, and so they
have been kept busy by the contra
dictory dispatches ever since, and
both declare their willingness and
ability to hold out until Congress de
cides the question. They don’t like
the new Compromise bill.
Judge Black's Last Witticism.—
Judge Black did not come in until
after 1 o’clock, and he looked anv
t him? but the wit tie is. His last viol
is his lebuke to an excited Democrat,
who was swearing at Mr. Justice
Bradley because he did not Vote on
the Democratic side. “When you’ve
got.” said the old lawyer, with judi
cial solemnity, taking three fingers
full of something from the open
silver box iu his hand, “when you’ve
got your handl in a lion’s
mouth it’s exceedingly bad policy to
be making faces at. t tie fellow at the
other end, twisting that lion’s tail.”
The laugh which followed thisyouu
gent advice made people a#ound
think there was some hope for TU
den after all .—Special to Philadelphia
Times.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, February 14.—The
Senate, during the tnorniug hour,
passed a bill to remove the political
disabilities of I. E. Johnston, of
Virginia.
Bill appropriating a quarter of a
million for a building for a national
museum on Smithsonian Square re
ported favorably.
Bill removing political disabilities
of Gen. Joseph E. Johnson passed.
Mr. Conkling called up the House
bill for the distribution of awards un
der the Mexican Commission.
Mr. Spencer objected to its present
consideration. He had a telegram
from one of his constituents, alleg
ing fraud in the matter. The person
would be here in a few days.
Mr. Bruce presented a petition
from Miss, for the improvement of
Pascagoula river.
D. J. Quattlebaum, of Columbus,
Ga., petitions for removal of political
disabilities.
Mr. Dorsey introduced the Com
promise Texas Pacific Railroad bil
already pending in the House.—Cal
ender.—The Railroad bill resumed.
The amendment that $750,000 paid to
the sinking fund shall be in addition
instead of in lieu of other payments.
Adopted—22 to 20.
Without completing the bill, tbe
Deficiency Appropriation bill was re
sumed and passed. It provides that
after the present session the Public
Printer shall not pay over fifty cents
per thousand ems for composition.
Recess.
Nominations—Ransom Hawland,
Attorney for Florida; S. S. Garrett,
Marshal Western Texas.
HOUSE.
Disabilities of Geo. T. Mason re
moved.
The resolution of the majority of
the Committee on the election in Flor
ida declaring the Tilden Electors
to have been elected in Florida, was
adopted bp a party vote, with the ex
ception of Furman, of Fla., who
voted with the Democrats.
The Naval appropriation bill taken
up.
Recess.
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THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
Washington, Feb. 14. - Secretary
Chandler was before the Committee
oo Powers and Privileges. He knew
nothing of the details of Brewster’s
resignation andlreappoiutment—sim
ply knew tiie facts, nothing of mo
tives.
Green, the minute clerk of the
board, is on the stand. Nothing yet
developed.
The printed testimony of Henry
Outlaw, of Miss., locates the shoot
ing of 17 colored men in Munroe
county. Outlaw said it occurred in
Oktibbeha.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY,
New York, February PL-Floating
bonds of the New Jersey Central
Railroad, which is about going into
the hands of a Receiver—four mil
lions bonds held in New York.
Dardanelle, Ark.—A $75,000 fire
here, including the Independent Ar
kansan office.
St, Louis.— A. AT. Britton,'formerly
Vice President, and S. W. Lomax,
Seerelary St. Louis Life Insurance
Compauy, held iu $15,000 each to
answer an indictment for perjury in
their report of 1874.
London—A statement written on a
piece of paper was found in a canis
ter near White Haven, saying the
Lucy Banteran, to America, was lost
in a fog. It is probably a hoax.
Gov. Porter, of Tennessee, yester
day signed a resolution postponing
for the present payment of interest
ou State bonds.
Washington.— The Supreme Court
has extended its recess to 26th Feb
ruary.
The President avows no Intention
of becoming President of the Niea
rauga Ship Canal Company.
New York,—A thousand barrels of
whiskey from Illinois, seized on sus.
picion of false gauging.
Philadelphia,— Dr. Salter held for
trial for eausiDg the death of .Hester
Love, by mistake in preparing a pre
scription.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, )
Office of Chief Signal Officer, f
Washington, Feb. 14, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States, fall
ing barometer, northeast varying to
southeast winds, warmer, cloudy
weather and possibly light rains,
followed by clearing weather, will
j prevail.
A Colorado Obituary.
j Evans (Col.) Journal.]
; Lmst week we were informed that R.
B ick was in articulo mortis. The news
was like a shock to us. We wept. It was
on Monday we learned that tile angel of
death had made a sudden scoop, and took
his soul “Over the Range” to the happy
reaims, where there will he no more stripes
' and rash words, but plenty of bran mash
add good shelter. Razor Back came to
| Colorado in 1859. during the Pike’s Peak
! excitement. In 1871 he arrived in Evans,
where he has !>een ever since pumping
I water for the railroad company. He died
suddenly, but happy and contented.
ship New*.
I New York, Feb. ll—Arrived out:
Casher, Henry Sandford, Beau Monde.
Homeward: Western Empire, J. C.
I Robertson, Key West, American, Mobile.
KLLECTORAL COMMISSION.
ARGUMENTS ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF
EVIDENCE.
TO BE CONTINUED TO. It AY.
Washinton, Feb. 14.—Mr. Carpenter
concluded his speeoh, Mr. Trumbull
presented the facts which his side
proposes to prove, It is now pro
posed to allow each side four hours
to discuss the case as it stands, al
lowing that the Democrats are able
to prove what they allege and argue
together its admissibility and its
effect.
The Commission decides to allow
two hours aside on the admissibility
of evidence with the privilige, of
using any part of the four hours and
a half allowed each side on the main
question.
The following is regarded impor
tant as an indication of the tomper
of Commissioners: After Mr. Trum
bull had read his brief of evidence
and was proceeding with the argu
ment, Mr. Evarts asked what, the or
der of the Commission was in regard
to the time allowed counsel to argue
as to the admissibility of evidence.
Judge Trumbull requested three
hours.
Judge Strong moved that counsel
be given two hours to argue as to the
admissibility of evidence.
Senator Spencer said counsel would
aid the Commission if they would
agree to let the evidence go in subject
to correction, and let the whole mat
ter be discussed, If four hours and a
half is insufficient, the time can be
enlarged. But to fritter away the
lime of the Commission by allowing
argument on the admissibility of
certain evidence is uncalled for, and
to countenance such a proceedings
would be to make the Commission a
court of common pleas.
Senator Edmunds offered an order
that counsel be heard on the whole
subject as the case now stands, and
that four hours onm, side be allowed.
Commissioner Abbott did not be
lieve in mixing up the arguments on
the offer of evidence und the merits
of the case, let argument be heard
first on this offer, and then the Com
mission could iu secret session de
termine what they would do.
Senator Thurman concurred in the
views of Mr. Abbott.
Mr. Evarts said it must not be in
ferred by their silence that they re
garded the evidence offered as al
ready in. Senator Morton said he
preferred to go on with the case as it
stood and that counsel be given the
time allowed them yesterday—four
hours and a half on a side. The
matter of the admissibility of evi
dence could be determined after the
arguments had been heard,
After further discussion, Senator
Edmunds’ resolution was put to a
vote and lost—yeas 4, nays 11.
Judge Strong’s resolution was then
put and carried—That counsel on
each side have two hours to argue as
to the admissibility of evidence.
Subsequently, on motion of Judge
Bradley, counsel were allowed to
speak longer than t so hours on this
point, provided they agree to have it
taken out of time—four and a half
hours each side—given them to argue
the merits of the case.
A recess of 30 minutes was taken.
In reassembling, Judge Trumbull
began his argument in favor of the
admissibility of the evidence offered,
claiming that the Commission has
all the power of Congress and can go
to the bottom of the matter before
it and ascertain every fact. He
claimed that no man worthy of the
high office of President, or even of
the position of constable of a paltry
town, would accept an office on a
title given him by William Pitt Kel
logg. Mr. Turnbull, in stating tbe
case said they would prove that Kel
logg was de facto Governor of Louisi
ana during the month ol November
and December last, and that he was
not duly appointed an Elector.
They could further prove that
when the returning board canvassed
the votes they had no legal evidence
ot violence at the election, and con
sequently had no right to throw out
votes; that the supervisors efregis
tration omitted, willfully or other
wise returns from certain polling
places in their precincts ; that by the
returns actually made by the com
missioners of election Kellogg was
defeated as Elector by several thou
sand majority; that Kellogg, when
he certified to his own and the elec
tion of the other Electors well knew
that he was certifying to what was
not true and in accordance with the
returns,and that the issuance of the
certificates to the so-ealled Hayes
Electors was in pursuance of an un
lawful combination and conspiracy,
<>f which Kellogg, Wells, Kenner,
Casanave and others were the actors.
Judge Tiumbull read a printed brief
giving at great length the reasons
why the Kellogg certificate is false
and fraudulent. Among other thihgs
charged against the returning board
whs the forging of the returns from
Vernon parish; it is also charged
that Levesse, Brewster, Burch and
two or three other Republican Elec
tors were ineligible. The two first,
because they held offices of trust and
profit, under the United States, and
the other State offices.
Mr. Carpenter presented some au-
thorltiesas additional to the brief
submitted by him, t show that Kel
logg as Governor could not give a
certificate to Kellogg as an Eleotor,
and he argued that they must go be
hind the certificate to see that Kel
logg was elected.
Mr. Stoughton, for the Republi
cans, said there were objections
which might as well be answered
hero. It would be remembered that
when the vote of Connecticut was
opened, her Governor, Mr. Ingersoll,
who gave the certificate, headed the
list. It had been asserted that
Governor Kellogg was not the Gov
ernor of Louisiana. He referred to
the decision in the Dow case in the
Rhode Island Insurrection, as conclu
sive on that point. He said the offer
presented was to determine by search
and scrutiny of all the polls in Lou
isiana to ascertain what was the vote
of the State, counting the action of
officers of that State for naught. He
would undertake to show that the
statutes of Louisiana conferred upon
the board full power to determine
who were elected by the votes of tho
State, and that the Electoral College
had tho power to fill vacancies in its
body. He read from the decision in
the Florida case by the Commission,
that it was not competent for them
to go back of the action of the offi
cers of the State, and sc.id he could
not conceive tbat the question was
open for argument now.
Shellabarger followed Stoughton.
To-morrow morniQg Mr. Evarts
will speak, and Judge Campbell will
close.
The Commission adjourned at 7:30.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MOM EY AND STOCKS.
LONDON. February 14. Noon— Oooholb 95
1-IC.
4:30 p. m.— Qpnsols 95 11-16. Erie 8,‘4.
PARIB, February 14.—1:00 r. m.— lien tea 105f.
ami 95c.
4:30 p. m.—Rentes 106f. and 7%c.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Noon—Gold opened 5%.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Noon—Stocks active and
unsettled; money 3; gold s#; exchange, long,
4.84%; abort 4-86; Governments; dull and Hteady;
State bonds dnll and steady, except Louisiana's,
lower.
NEW YORK. Fob. 14 —Evening—Monoy easy
at 2%®3; sterling quiet at 4%; gold dull 4%;
• lovernaients active and steady; new 6's 19%;
States quiet and steady.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 14.—Noon. —Cotton easier,
but not quotanly lower; middling uplands 6%d;
Orleans 6 15-16d; sales 10,000; speculation and
export 2000; receipts 22,600; American 16,800.
Futures—Sellers offering at a decline of l-82d;
upiauds, low middling clause, February and
March 'delivery 6%; March and April C 23-32<U
April and May G 27-321; May and June 6 15-16®%“
Juno and July 6 31*32d; shipped Jauuary and
February per sail 6%d, April and May 6 18-16d.
1:00 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause.
June and July delivery 6 15-lGd; July and August
7d.
2 00 P, M.— Uplands, low middling clause, ship
ped February aud March per sail G 13-16d, April
and May 7d.
2:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, May
and June delivery 6 29-32d.
Sales American 8,400.
4.15 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause,
February delivery 6 21-32d; April and May 6
27-32d.
4:30 p. m.~Uplands, low middling clause, Feb
ruary delivery 6%d, April and May 6 18-lGd, ship
ped February and march per sail 6 27-32d.
6:00 p. m.—Futures dull; uplands, low middling
clause, March and April delivery 6 11-16d; May
and June 6%d, Juno and July 6 15-l Gd.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Noon-Cotton dull
and easy; uplands 12%.
Futures opened easy as follows: May 13%@
9-32; June 13 11-32@16-32; July 13 7-S2@l9-32.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Evening—Cotton dull;
middling uplands 12%, Orleans 13, sales 244; net
receipts 1117; gross 9934.
Futures closed firm; sales 58,000; February
12 27-32(0%; March 13@13 1-32; April 13 7-32®%;
May 13 13-32(07-16; June 13 9-16®19-32; July 13
7-16; August i3%; September 13 9-16®%; October
13 3-32®%; November 12%®15-16; December 12%
®ls-IG.
Consolidated net receipts 80,053; exports to
Great Britain 63,992, to France 9092; to Continent
5876, channel 1815.
GALVESTON, January 14.—Cotton nominal;
middling 12% ; net receipts 472; gross 497.
NORFOLK, Feb. 14.—Evening—Cotton quiet
and steady; middling 12%®%; net receipts 2595;
sales 200.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.—Evening—Cotton dull;
middliug 12%, gross receipts 1504, sales 205; spin
ners 150; exports to Great Britain 186, coastwise
58.
BOBTON, Feb. 14.—Evening—Cotton quiet
and steady; middling 13, net receiyts 884;
gross 884; exports to Great Britain 47.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 14. Kvenmg Cetton
dull; middliug 12, net receipts 221; sales 41.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.—Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 13, net receipts 49; gross 197;
sales spinners 123.
SAVANNAH, February 14. —Evening— Cotton
steady; middling 12%, net receipts 730; sales
176.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14.—Evening Cotton
quiet; mid-ding 12%, net receipts 4449; gross
4456; sales 2500; exports to coastwise 1340.
MOBILE, Feb. 14. Cotton unchanged; mid
dling 12 3-16; net receipts 453; sales 250; exports
to Great Britain 4086.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 14.-Evening—Cotton steady;
middling 12%, net receipts 403; sales 1200.
AUGUSTA, Fob. 14.—Cotton quiet and steady;
ruiddliugl2, receipts 680, sales 616,
CHARLESTON, February 14.—Evening—Cotton
steady; middling 12%, net receipts 758; sales
1200; exports coastwise 168.
PROVISIONS. dfcC.
NEW YORK, February 14.—Noon- Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat quiet and steady, corn
quiet aud steady. Pork heavy at $16.25@5010r
uninspected. Lard heavy, steam $10.90. Freights
iirm.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Evening.—Flour mod
eratively active, for export and home use, with
out any deciued change in prices; Southern flour
little more active; superfine Western and State
$5.40®70; common to fair extra do. $5.75@56.77,
good to choice do. $G.80@8.60. Wheat quiet and
firm; witheut decided change, demand nominally
speculative; snippers and millers holding off;
• 1.50 for winter red Western, $1.63 for white
Western. Corn %c better for new, moderate
export and home trade demand; old quiet; 58®60
fo* ungraded Western mixed, 57 for yellow
Southern afloat; 58 for white do. Oats dull, new
Eastern and Western 28@25. Coffee, Rio quiet;
job lots 17%@22. Sugar quiet and Arm; 9%®%
fur fair to good refining; refined very firm, and
bett-r demand, IJ%®% 'or standard A- Molas
seg, N. 0., moderate demaud at 45®68. Rice
steady, in fair demand; Carolina 5%@6%, Louis
iana 4%@6%. Pork unsettled and lower; new
mess, $16.2 ®516.80. Lard lower, prime steam
$1 .80. Whiskey about steady at 7. Freights
rather more easier, cotton per sail %®9-32,
steam %.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 14.—Evening—Flour steady
firm; family $675®57.00. Wheat in good de
mand, red $t.45®55.. Corn queit at 40®43.
Oats in good demand at 38®42. Rye steady
aud in fair demand at 78®79. Barley dull, prime
lilt at 78 Pork dull tHO 25@50 Iff 11
steam $10.25 asked; kettle $11.00®60. Bmk
meats dull; 5%®6 8% and 8%, for shoulders,
c;ear rib and clear sides. Bacon quiet, 7%, 9%
and 9%, for shoulders, clear rib and clear sid®.
Whisker in fair demand and firm at 5. Butter
dull and lower, packing grades 12@14.
LOUISVILLE. Fab. 14.—Floor modermtlvely ac
tive; extra $5.50;d0. family $6.76. Wheat Arm;
$1.46(0)1.47 red, sl. SO® $1.68 for white. Corn
dull. No. 1, white 4b, mixed 87, Rye steady at 80.
Oats quiet No. 1, white 43, mixed 87. Pork
Armor at $17.00(3)17.25. Bulk meats in flair de
mand at 6%, 8%, and 9% for shoulders clear rib
aud dear sides. Bacon quiet unchanged. Sugar
cured bams L2%@13%. Lard Arm, in good d
found, tierce 11 %SU%, kegs 12%#13. Whiskey
steady at 6. Bagging quiet 11%.
BT. LOUIS. Feb. 14.—Evening— Flour active
and Arm for supers and extras which are acarce;
superfine fall $5 26<550, extra $6.76#56.16,
double extra do. $6.36@50, treble extra do. $5 60.
Wheat dull and heavy; No. 2 red fall $1.60 bid,
No. 3. do. sl.46bid. Corn, No. 2 mixed 38%<g>%.
Oats firmer, No. 2 35%. Rye firm at 67%. Bar*
ley dull; No. 3, spring 85. Whiskey active at 5
bid. Pork dull at $16.26 asked. Lard dull, 10%
asked. Bulk meats flat; shoulders 6% asked cash;
clear rib sides 8% asked; clear sides no transac
tions. Bacon dull, 7, 9%a ud 9%, for shoulders
clear rib and clear sides.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.—Oats quiet and steady,
Southern prime 42. Rye uomiuaily steady at 70#
72. Provisions dull and heavy. Pork sl7 76<q)
SIB.OO. Bacon, shoulders 7%<5%, clear rib 10%.
Lard, refiued 11%5)%. Coffee dull; jobs 17 %@22.
Whiskey dull at 9. Sugar quiet and easier it
11%.
Miissta and Turkey.
London, Feb. 14.—A disturbance is
feared at Constantinople. The troops
have been confined bariacks,
and a number of the Turkish party
imprisoned.
The following was sent to Gen.
Ignatieff on his name day; The
general of the army of the south, and
tho generals under his orders, and
his Imperial Majesty’s troops ad
dress their sincere congratulations
to Gen. Ignatieff on the occasion of
his fete, and impatiently await his
orders to begin their march.
THE SITUATION RKOARDED THREATENING.
London, Feb. 14.—The Daily News'
financial article says the stock markets
were drooping throughout the day yes
terday, closing at the worst points touch
ed. The cause of this was the unsatis
factory tenor of information from the East
and rumors that a aupture is imminent.
Without specifying more particularly the
exact nature of these rumors, it will suf
fice to say that a belief tnat highly un
favorable intelligence had been received
in influential quarters was deemed suffl
to produce general weakness. A belief
in commercial circles tbat war is inevita
ble between Russia aud Turkey gains
ground, and still desire is shown to ex
tend commitments in tbe stock markets.
A New' Fractional Currency—A
Sharp Trick.— A few days ago it was
announced that the postmaster at
Statesville, N. C., had resigned his
position. As this is generally consid
ered a paying position and as Radi
cals are very fond of such, this very
singular conduct could not be ex
plained. An explanation has, how
ever, been recently vouchsafed us,
which is not only amusing but ex
hibits a degree of shrewdness on the
part of country postmasters, which
it was not supposed that such individ
uals possessed. It seems that re
cently there has been a failing off in
the sale of postage stamps ut the
Statesville office and consequent dim
inution in the salary of the office,
which is regulated by this—the post
master recieving 40 per cent, of all
revenues from this source. While
this was true, many of the postmas
ters throughout the section of coun
try north and west of that town were
increasing their salaries. An inves
tigation revealed tbe fact that they
were selling them to country mer
chants, who in turn paid them for
goods bought at Statesville. States
ville merchants deal largely with
this section of country and
in this way the whole town was sup
plied with postage stamps. In other
words, stamps supplied tbe place of
fractional currency. So far as known,
there is no law forbidding this, and
the business continues; but what is
fun to the country postmasters is
death to the one in Statesville. The
work of the office is as heavy as ever,
while the pay is less than half as
much as it was formerly. The dis
gusted P. M. says he won’t stand this
and has resigned, and it is now said
that nobody will have the position.—
Raleigh News.
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