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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Macon Telegraph.]
TIII'UHDAY, FEB. 1.
SENATE.
The Secretary then read a num
ber of House bills fur the llrst time.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to levy State tax on proper
ty specified in the bill. The 1 inance
Committee to whom the bill was re
ferred, recommended its passage, as
amended by the House.
The bill on motion of Mr. Howell,
was taken up by sections and acted
upon. , .
Mr. Howell, offered a resolution
that the Senate, when it adjourned,
accept the invitation of the lady
managers of the Young Mens Libra
ry Fair, and attend in a body, to par
take of a superb lunch provided for
the occasiou. The resolution was
adopted unanimously, and at one
o’clock the Senate adjourned to 3: 30
P. M.
MThe Senate took up as the report
of the committee of the whole a bill
of the House of Representatives to
levy a tax on the people of Georgia
for the support of the govern merit
for the year 1877, and for other pur
poses. On motion, the bill was con
sidered by sections and paragraphs.
Various amendmens were adopted,
and tlie bill read a third time and
paired.
. HOUSE.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. Pilcher, pLYEarnfn; introduced
a resolution that tne*Eegislature do
adjourn sine die on the 19th inst, at lu
IV'M.
Mr. Hood moved to table. Motion
prevailed. * * ~
A number of Senate bills were read
and Senate . amendments to House
bills returned were concurred in.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
By Mr. James, of Fulton —To issue
bonds to meet falling due bonds.
Lost.
By Mr. Phillips of Carroll -To en
able persons to till the county offices
in this State. Lost.
By Mr. Dozier, of Quitman—To cre
ate a commissioner of Fish in this
State. The Committee amended the
bill.
This being a bill contemplating the
appropriation of money, was consid
ered in the Committee of the Whole.
Tne Committee recommended ad
verse to the passage of the bill, and
the bill was lost.
By Mr. Dozier, of Quitman, to
amend section 398 of the Code. Lost.
By Mr. Matthews, of Talbot, to
amend section 1407 of the Code.
By Mr. Stewart of Spalding, to
make the sale or cotton futures a mis
demeanor. Lost.
By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski, to incor
porate the Hawkinsville Bank and
Trust Cbmpaby. Passed.
By Mr. Corker of Burke, to author
ize the Governor to issue certain
bonds and for other purposes. The
House went into Committee of the
Whole. The Finance Committee re
ported a substitute. An elaborate
discussion followed which was par
ticipated in by Hillyer, James,
Walsh, Carlton and Whittle in favor,
and Cox, Jordan of Hancock, Branch
and Hood against.
Mr. Whittle’s speech was statisti
cal aud exhaustive. He reviewed the
entire bond question.
Mr. Turnbull followed.
The Committee, pending Mr Turn
bull’s argument, rose and reported
progress, for the purpose of receiving
a message from tne Governor.
The House received the message
and, on motion, referred it to Com
mittee of the Whole.
The House then resolved itself into
aCommitte of the Whole, and the
message, with accompanying docu
ments, were read. Tney relate to
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad,
and the proposed purchase, by Mr.
Hazleburst, of Macon.
Mr. Turnbull resumed bis argu
ment against the issuing of the
bonds.
During the morning Mr. Hood in
troduced a resolution, that no gentle
man be allowed to yield his time to
another member so as to allow him
to speak more -than ten minutes,
without the consent of the House.
Agreed to.
Mr. Whittle, chairman of Commit
tee oh the State of the Republic, made
a report that the resolution to con
nect the waters of the Atlantic and
the Gulf be adapted.
Mr. Stewart, or Spalding, chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, reported.
One of the bills reported on favora
bly provides for the payment of in
solvent costs to the Solicitor General
of the Macon Circuit.
Mr. Price, of the Joint Committee
on Insurance, reported that they had
effected insurance on the public
buildings.
To authorize the Governor to issue
6 per cent bonds to the amount of
$28,525 to Herring, Branch et al.
Made special order for to-morrow.
Mr. Whittle moved that the Gov
ernor’s message and accompanying
documents on the sale of the Macon
and Brunswick Railroad be made the
special order at 11 a. m. clay after to
morrow, which motion prevailed.
To govern and control the lunatic
asvlutn. Passed
To authorize affidavits In certain
cases to be made in other states.
Lost.
To amend 4379 of the code.
Passed.
To change the lines between the
counties of Randolph and Stowart.
Passed.
To change the penalty for bestial
|ty, P.iflsod,
To pay the change bills of the We -
tern and Atlantic railroad issued du
ring the war. Passed.
To amend section 1431 of the Code.
Passed.
To amend the act amending the
homestead laws. Amended by in
serting “and also in the county
where the property is situated.
Passed.
To amend section 3972 of the Code.
Passed.
Toatnend the act to prohibit the
sale of liquor within two miles of
Trinity and Fletoher chapel in Meri
wether oounfy. Amended to apply
to the town of Woodbury in the same
county. Passed.
To make penitentiary convicts,
working under lessees, liable for road
duty in eertaiu cases. Passed
To facilitate the collection of tax
executions. Passed,
To effect the more speedy process
of mean process where the sheriff i3
u party or has no deputy. Passed.
To amend section 4814 of the ,Code,
“provided that in the counties of
Muscogee, Stewart and Chattahoo
chee the convicts be employed on
the public roads.’' Recommitted.
HAYES’ SOUTHERN PROGRAMME,
HAMPTON AND NICHOLAS TO
HE COUNTED IN.
THE REPUBLICANS OF THE
XORTH THE NATURAL ALLI Eft
OF THE HO ETHER X
WHITER.
C’arpet-Baicsera to be Lifted.
From the Macon Telegraph, 16th.]
Judge T. J. Mackey, of South-
Caroliua. being in Macon on Wednes
day last, sent a message to this office
requesting an interview with one of
the editorial corps of the Telegraph,
stating that he had some important
facts to communicate in respect to
Carolina and the generaLsituation.
Aceoidiugly, our coirwtgu&ftTolonel
Jones, w’aited on the J doge;', and the
leading topics of 'theAcafbversation
which ensued are 1 reported*'in this
edi’ion, at length.
The Judge gave a very circumstan
tial ' report of hisMnterviews >- with
Governor • Hayes, in‘the capital of
Ohio, some weeks'since, about which'
varipus, meagre and- unsatisfactory
statements * have created -no little
gossip and excitement among politi
cians. On. this occasion, however,
Judge Mackey gave the very worda
uttered by Governor Hayes—taken
down contemporaneously by the
Judge, and- carefully reported as
they fell from his lips.
There is no doubt, therefore, that
these were the views and opinions of
Governor Hayes at the time they were
uttered, although it has been charged
that he was subsequently forced by
party pressrue to ruodity or ahandon
them; and it may well be supposed
that the absolutely fraudulent title
with which Governor Hayes will
enter upon his administration, is
obliged to enter, with a controling,
force, into its general course and
character. Without moral or legal
right to the office, it must necessarily
be championed and directed by the
more reckless and unscrupulous ele
ments of the party.
No doubt such of the Republican
leaders as do not take counsel wholly
of their Southern antipathies see
that there is no hope for the future
with a “Solid South” against ttiern,
and there is just as little hope of po
litically dividing the South by the
Radical methods of “bulldozing,”
fraud, tyranny and repression. Gov.
Hayes is of this class, and ever since
his nomination has had a difficult
part to play to ke p peace with the
other and larger division of the par
ty. It. is believed they have been too
strong for him several times, and we
are inclined to think they can hold
him in permanent check. With no
show of popular strength—defeated
both in the ballot and electoral vote,
he has nothing to stand on in astrug
gle with the old-time leaders of the
party.
But still, this idea of building up a
white party following in the South
ern States, however impracticable
and shadowy, is flittering through
his brain, and this very manifesto in
the Telegraph of to-dav, put forth
in the Central City of the great lead
ing Southern State of Georgia, at the
moment of a dawning conviction in
the public mind that he is to
be forced on the country as Presi
dent, is itself a significant political
fact. It is intended to quiet appre
hension —to disarm opposition and
to pave the way for a white Southern
Republican organization.
Is such an organization practica
ble? Not, as we judge, by the very
arts which have consolidated white
opinion in support of the Democracy.
Hayes becomes President by a fraud
ulent triumph over the Southern bal
lot. He is the spawn of the roguish
contrivances by which the Southern
whites have been robbed and swin
dled. He is the creature of the ini
quities which have ruined our States
-the peer, aud nothing more, of
Packard aud Chamberlain. His ad
ministration will be the crowning
triumph of Southern Radical frauds,
and therefore he will come be
fore us with peculiarly unsatisfac
tory credentials as a Reform leader.
Aud we have that old fashioned
faith in the general honesty of the
people, North and South, to believe
that a national administration found
ed on fraud and injustice can never
win public confidence or work public
reform anywhere. The Hayes gov
ernment will be the first experiment
in that line, and we hope the last
one.
Extract* from the interview above mentioned.
Governor Hayes expressed himself
as appalled at the misgovern merit so
long flagrant and disastrous in South
Carolina. He said, “I regard the
Presidential contest in the form that
it has assumed as most uncertain as
to its result. I shall perform no uet
to influence that result, but do say
unreservedly that the great need of
the South is good government, and if
lam President, I shall use all legiti
mate agencies to foster the eztablish
menfinthat long disturbed section
of intelligent and honest local self
government."
These, Judge Mackay says, were
the precise words of the speaker as
committed to writing by him.
Mr. Hayes also declared, that “the
ppople of the Northwest will seek
homes in the genial climate of the
South, where lauds are abundant
and cheap, whenever good govern
ment, honestly and economicaily ad-
COLUMBUS, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1877.
ministered, and which respects the
rights of all, is established *iu that
section. They will desire, however,
that tkey shall receive a kind wel
come, if personally worthy, and that
no personal discrimination are made
against them. With these condi
tion soomplied with, (his exact lan
guage) euptini ot the North will
pour into the Southern States lu a
golden stream. ”
He said, further, that the Republi
cans of the North are the natural al
lies of the Southern Democrats,
owing the greater portion of the
property, and controlling the chief
enterprise of the Northern States,
just as the Democrats in the South
chiefly represent its property, intel
ligence and virtue.”
At this point. Governor Ilayes
also stated that, “We of Ohio have
recently subscribed twenty million of
dollars to build the Cincinnati and
Great Southern Air Ltne Railroad,
to Atlanta, Georgia, via Chattanoo
ga. Tnis alone gives us an immense
financial interest in the prosperity
of Georgia .South Carolina and their
sister Southern States. For if their
property sinks under bad govern
ment, it reacts directly upon us.”
Governor Hayes expressed a high
adrniratiou for Senator B. H. Hill, in
view “of his recent highly temper
ate course,” and earnestly hoped
that he would be electod to the Uui
ted States Senate.
Judge Mackey says, “Mr. Hill’s in
fluence will be vast with Hayes if he
is seated.”
In conclusion. Judge Mackey said :
“lam satisfied that Hayes will be
declared President, and that one of
hisjirsf acts will be to recognize the
government of Hampton in South
Carolina, and Nichols in Louisiana.
I regard Ids utterances to me as mean
ing this. But recognition or no rec
ognition, we shall sustain Governor
Hampton to the bitter end,.invoking
the constitution of the Uuion and
standing under tiie flag of our coun
try.”
Helt-lleicrailaUim.
Nothing hurts a man more than to
seem small arid ignoble in his own eyes,
It is the slayisli feeling tlmt degrades the
enslaved. A base ambition makes the
man that cherishes it, base. Slander,
satire, falsehood, injustices—these can
never rob you of your manhood. Men
may lie about you, they may denounce
you. they may cherish suspicions mani
fold, they may make your failings the
target of their wit or cruelty ; never be
alarmed ; never swerve an inch from the
line your judgment and conscience has
marked out for you. They cannot by
all their efforts take away your knowl
edge of yourself, the purity of your mo
tives, the integrity of your character, and
tue generosity of your nature. While
these are left, you are in point of fact,
unharmed. Nothing outside yourself can
ever make you smaller than you ate to
day. If you shall lose what makes you
an ornament to that rank and order of
intelligence to wkirb you were born—the
hts will be a self-inflicted one. Bell-deg
radation is the only degradation man
can know. —Golden Rule.
A Nhinrrr nt Rack
Walton County V delte: On Friday of
last week, in the early afternoon, on Cov
ington street, in Social Circle, there oc
curred one of the strangest phenomena
that ever was seen in Georgia. It, was
nothing more or less than a genuine show
er of stones, varying in size from as large
as alien's egg to that of a man’s two fists.
The stones are of irregular shape, of a
dark greyish color, interspersed with a
bright, shiny substance resembling ising
glass. The shower was very brief, and
extended over not more than four acres
of ground, and followed an explosive
sound not unlike canonading. A pinicky
feeling pervaded the vicinity visited by
the shower. Happily every' one except a
negro woman was in doors at the time,
else someone might have been injured.
One rock, as large as a man’s two fists,
came near striking this woman. As many
as a dozen stones fell on the roof of ihe
editor’s house, though without doing much
damage.
That two circus performers should con
sent to bfe married in the ring, and thus
as an attraction to the show, is not re
markable; but that a clergyman could be
found to take part in the exhibition is as
tonishing. Such a thing took place in
Philadelphia, the persons being Miss
Ella Stokes, a rider; Randolph Mettie, an
athlete, and Rev. S. S . Hull, an Episcopal
pastor. The bride and groom appeared
as usual in the regular entertainment;
and then the marriage ceremony was per
formed, to the great diversion of the as
sembly.
Liverpool Cotton Circular.
Liverpool, Feb. IC.—The circular
of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ As
sociation, reviewing the transactions
of the week, says:
Cotton was in increased request in
the early part of the week, with an
extensive business, and prices for
some descriptions advanced, but
durlDg the last few days the demand
has decreased and the tendency of
the market has been in favor of
buyers. American was in active re
quest early in tbe week, and ad
vanced |d., but there has been
less inquiry, and wi h the large
supply offering, the extreme advance
was barely maintained. Sea Island
was in fair demand and prices were
quite steady. In futures tbe week
opened a very large business, aud
by midday on Monday an advance
of fully 3-16d. vas established. Bus
iness has since been smaller, and the
advance has been lost.
JBltf Bmurs>:r( Captured.
New York, February 16.—A large
amount of prunella goods, smuggled
via Rouz’s Point and the States, with
two smugglers, have been captured.
Manyarrests of merchants, middle
men and revenue inspectors are ex
pected. Prunella, used in making
ladies’ gaiters, pays 85c. freight per
pound duty. One of the prisoners is
worth nearly half a million dollars.
Prize Fight
New York, Feb. 16.— Joseph Co
burn, prize fighter and notorious
rowdy, was committed to the Toombs
to-day by Justice Fiftmmer, charged
with shooting police officer Jefries
and Tobias early this morning.
Wounds serious.
CONGRESSIONAL.
URATE.
Washington, Feb. 10.—Mr. Logan,
of Illinois, moved to take up the.
Senate bill for the issue of silver
coin and to make the silver dollar a
legal tender, being the bill introduced
by him iu August last.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, opposed
the motion, on account of the ab
sence of the chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance (Mr. Sherman),
and said there had also been a kind
of understanding that the bill should
not be.considered until after the re
port of the silver commission should
be made.
Durlug tho discussion Mr. Bogy, a
member of the Silver Commission,
said the report of that commission
had been completed, aud would have
been submitted to the Senate had
there not been a difficulty in having
it printed. He hoped it would be
printed and submitted to the Senate
in a few days.
After discussion. Lognn moved to
make the bill the special order for
Monday next at 1 o’clock p. m. ; which
was agreed to without a division.
Conflrmations--Flanderß, Assistant
Treasurer, New Orleans; L. Taylor.
Land Register, Jackson, Miss.
Mr. Spencer, of Alabama, present
ed the petition of Alfred A. Green, of
Alabama, asking an investigation
into the alleged wrongful action of
the Joint Commission appointed to
adjust the claims between citizens of
the United States and the Republic
of Mexico, Referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
Sinking Fund bill for Pacific Rail
roads was considered until adjourn
ment.
HOUSE.
Bills were passed removing the
political disabilities of Jas. Austin
McCraiek. of Florida, Henry H.
Lewis, of Maryland ; 11. F. P. Tyler,
of Pennsylvania; Win. F. Russell, of
Florida; Win. Bulackall, of Virginia;
and Cbas. H. Levy, of Louisiana;
also a bill for 'he relief of Jas J. War
ing, of Savannah.
, Recess to ten to-mnrrow.
TIIE CONGREtWIONAIi COMMITTEES.
Washington, Feb. 10.—In Wood’s
Committee Gov. Stearns is testifying
about tho use and abuse of troops in
Florida.
The Privileges aud Elections Com
mittee are still deciphering Oregon
dispatches.
The Privileges and Poweis have no
session.
Howe’s Louisiana Committee is
still on Littlefield’s developments.
WASHINGTON NEWS. .
Washington, Feb. 16.— Hocore,
colored Secretary of Louisiana, ar
rived here yesterday with certain
papers, under a subpsena from the
Seriate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. It is supposed they are
the papers which the House Louisi
ana Committee called for, and for
refusing to deliver which the return
ing board are in duress.
Louisiana Democrats here suspect
Weldon is Mrs. Pinkston in male at
tire.
The President has signed the de
ficiency bill, and the printers have
struck.
Gen. Ruger will testify Monday on
the use of troops. Gen. Sherman
will also be called.
Rear-Admiral Davis, in charge of
the Observatory, is sick.
Kellogg, Pitkin and Duroil repre
sented to the President that there
was danger of bloodshed and trouble
in New Orleans, and urged him to
put a stop to further dissension by
recognizing the Packard Govern
ment. It is understood that the Pres
ident intimated that he could not at
present reverse his determination
not to disturb the existing status.
111 fcMI l nil) TURKEY.
London, Feb. 16.—Correspondents
speak of Russia’s position as untena
ble.
She cannot wait much longer, but
must go backward or forward. The
general tone of the dispatches and
editorials is more pacific.
London, February 16.—The Vienna
correspondent of the limes says It is
the opinion of persons at Bt. Peters
burg, who agree with the Czar, that
war is needless, because the fall of
Midhat Pasha marks the commence
ment of a state of anarchy, which
will eventually compel Europe to
interfere. It is said that Gen. Igna
tieff, who has arrived at St. Peters
burg and conferred with the Czar and
Prince Gortschakoff, supports this
view.
The idea amongst the police party
seems to be that the Powers in
answering the Russian circular might
enable Russia to withdraw and a*ait
the result of Turkish efforts at re
form, by publicly recognizing the
sacrifices which she has made on be
half of the Eastern Christiana.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, 1
Office of Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, Feb. 16, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States, rising
barometer, colder, northwest winds,
cloudy weather and possibly light
rains, followed by clearing weather,
will prevail.
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Louisiana Given to Hayes & Wheeler
THE COMMISSION WOULD NOT 60 BE
HIND THE CERTIFICATES.
Would Not Inquire Into Eligibility of Electors
DETAIL* OF IT* ACTION.
THE SAME STRICT PARTY VOTE THROUGH
OUT.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The Electo
ral Couimission-8 to 7—decided that
no evidence can be received in the
Louisiana case except the Electoral
certificates. Numerous propositions
were made to take various kinds of
evidence, but all rejected by the same
vote—B to 7.
Commissioner Payne moved to al
low counsel ono hour’s time, but
counsel declined, and the Commis
sion resumed its secret session with
a view of reaching a final decision to
night.
Immediately after tho doors were
closed, Mr. Morton submitted a res
olution declaring that the votes of
tiie Hayes and Wheeler Electors
of Louisiana should be counted, and
assigning reasons therefor which are
understood to also cover the case of
Oregon and South Carolina. This
resolution was adopted by a vote of
8 to 7.
Justices Miller and Bradly and
Representative Abbott were then ap
pointed a committee to draft a report
for presentation to Congress, aud at
6:15 the Commission took a recess to
7 o’clock.
Tho following are the resolutions
acted upon by the Commission.
Mr. Hoar submitted the following:
Ordered, that the evidence be not re
ceived.
Mr. Abbott offered the following
as a substitute:
Resolved, that evidence be received
to show that so much of the act of
Louisiana establishing the returning
board for that State is unconstitu
tional, and the acts of the said re
turning board are void.
Vote—yeas, Messrs. Abbott, Bay
ard, Clifford, Field, Huuton, Payne
and Thurman—7. Nays—Messrs.
Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton and
Strong—B. .
Mr. Abbott offered another substi
tute, as follows:
Resolved, That evidence will be
received to show that the returning
board of Louisiana, at the time of
canvassing and compiling the vote
of that State, at the last election in
that State, was nut legally constituted
under the law establishing it, in this:
that it was composed of four persons
of one political party, instead of five
persons of different parties.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr. Abbott then offered another
substitute:
Resolved, That the Commission
will receive testimony on the subject
of the frauds alleged in the specifica
tion of counsel for the objectors to
certificates 1 and 3.
Rejected by the same vote.
Mr. Abbott offered fourth sub
stitute : Resolved, that the testimony
tending to show that the so-called
returning board of Louisiana bad no
jurisdiction to canvass the votes for
Electors for President and Vice Pres
ident is admissible. Rejected by the
same vote.
Mr. Abbott offered a fifth, which
was rejected by the same vote, which
was as follows; Resolved, that evi
dence is admissible that the state
ments and affidavits purporting to
have been made and forwarded tp
said returning board in pursuance
of the provisions of section 26 of the
election law of 1872, alleging riof.,
mult, intimidation and violence,
at or near certain polls and
in certain parishes were falStSj
fabricated aud were forged by
certain disreputable persons underi
the direction and knowledge of the
said returning board, knowing the
said statements and affidavits to be
false and forged, and that none of
such statements aud affidavits were
made in the manner, form, or within
the time required by law ; and know
ingly, wilfully and fraudulently fail
and refuse to canvass or compile
more than ten thousand votes cast,
as is shown by tbe statement of the
votes of the commissioners of elec
tion.
Mr. Ilunton offered a sixth substi
tute, as follows
Resolved, that the votes cast and
given at tbe said election on the 7th
of November last, as shown by the
returns made by the Commissioners
of Elections find the said polls and
voting places in said State have
never been compiled nor cauvassed,
and that the said returning board
never even pretended to compile or
canvass the returns by said Commis
sioners of Election, but that said re
turning bourd only pretended to can
vass the returns made by the Super
visors of Registration. Rejected by
the same vote.
A seventh substitute was offered by
Mr. Bayard, as follows:
Resolved, that no persons holding
an office of trust or profit under the
United States is eligible to be ap
pointed an Elector, and that this
Commission will receive evidence
tending to prove said ineligibility, as
offered by counsel ' 'objetkoM 16
certificates No. 1 and 3. Rejected 'bjr
the same vote.
Mr. Justice field offered the
eighth and last substitute, as follows:
Resolved, that in the opinion of the
Commission, evidence is admissible
upon tho several matters which the
oounsel for objectors to no. 1 and 3
offered to prove. This was also re
jected by the same vote.
The question on the original order
submitted by Mr. Hoar came up, viz:
That the evidence offered be not re
ceived.
Mr. Payne moved to strike out the
word not. Rejected by the same
vote.
The vote on tho original order was
then taken, and It was adopted by
tho following vote: Yeas—Messrs.
Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen,
Garfield, Hoar, Miller, Morton, and
Stringer—B; nays—Messrs. Abbott,
Bayard, Clifford, Field. Ilunton,
Payne and Thurman-7. After the
conclusion had been reached by the
Commission, counsel were admitted,
and the above resolutions were read
by the secretary.
The Commission is now in secret
session. There is little doubt of the
result.
PATRICK’S CIPHER IHSrATCII.
SENATOR KELLY EXPLAINS HIS ENDORSE
MENT OF IT.
Washington, Feb. IC.— Senator
Kelly states, in regard to his en
dorsement of the cipher dispatch
sent by J. H. N. Patrick on the 30th
November to Col. W. T. Pelton, that
he was totally unaware of its con
taining a proposition for the
purchase of a Republican
Elector. He says Patrick came
to him and stated that he
had proposed a cipher q*legram
to the Secretary of the National Dem
ocratic Committee, asking the latter
to plaoe SIO,OOO to his credit for the
pupose of paying lawyer’s fees and
other necessary expenses connected
with the anticipated litigation con
cerning the issuance of the Govern
or's certificates to the Electors
of Oregon. Patrick requested
him to endorse this telegram
because he (Kelley! was
known to tbe NatLoual Democratic
Committee, and it was desirable to
secure prompt action. Senator Kel
ly says he could not read the cipher,
and accepting Patrick’s statement of
it? meaning, endorsed it, without
hesitation, upon the foregoing aasu-j
ranee as to its contents.
The Senator also states that subse
quently he earnestly endeavored to
get from tho National Committee
money to pay the lawyers’ fp<?s, apfi
not being aide to obtain dt, raised.
$3,200 on his own note forthhQpuN l
pose, three thousand
which he paid to Hill,;’J’ijpfflipppq
and Durham, who had. been retain-.,
ed ; the remaining two hundred were
paid for expense of'brinjiitti^'S., O,
Well, one of the
tors, in Salem, as ,it. was . thought,
perhaps he had a higher number‘of 1
votes than Cronififi’"'”' "' ll
11 hi i in I. il ■ ■.mi vlli'ilMiti
liii 77 . ,iti!**[ [ii illi.iv,,
JHORK ABOUT WKLIHOKii.nI'I '.H
A NORTHERN fwJim WI. ’ll in ’
Mobile,qALA., 'Feb.'/ 15,-Win. ' R.'
Weldon wqs tq'ljlqtAie vA
tober, recommended by a member,of
the House of Claflin &Go., to take'aer
vice With P.‘ R: ‘Repper k Oo'; & weal
thy dry goods house fiefe,
engaged by Mr. Pepper, and remain-,
ad in bis employ until abdt thn dayß
since, quitting hts'EttUafeidh,'he took
coupled with a little Rive matter,, apd :
did sorpe wild things,: last Sundayi
ihfortting obb of ' his aeqaatatahhes
.thathe frits piling tfy'klfl:hiniattf.'jjttfj
that iu? hfi4.,already SWHired, a .roftfh
at Maodich’a restaurant tor that pur
'fiosb: 1 ‘0 ynlU rntiii II.It il * *<lt htlo.
V Th'h fa'stEedti 'br‘Wdjildh' ,! £t 'Fop-'
" ! fui nun it /flfiJiiXtii-j'iTi n ‘jif i ■
/par whkpfi A
m.:, when he called, ip .and received
“i sett l!/s,w t
then told the cashier “good bye,
and onbeidg asked it he whs' gdihK 1
tb tdmain h'erh. hd 1 APf.^ijat',
he batl siqmftthihS elso on baaii ah<i
was about.*p. leave .the, oily* ml"u
These kfiow trim hero bay tbhfl
his rhfolailbty, It
must nave, beep faiteppysr, theMtlok-;
ing tableland,; with,those who 'bap-*
peued with'blm at tihe; time." ; Wblfe
here he't'Olti' hUft 1 fjrlbnclA ihkt' bis
father waff "ft,' mlnJsW Jtv
Philadelphia.!. He was never!.knowni
to take any part'or interest iu poli
tics on one! the' Otjher. ',
Weldon’s pcquaiptaoees here are
willing to swear .that Weldon ,bae not
been in a condition Of responsibility,
for more
this fact by
lies. • "ii'iii *. >nft Utu-ni
*■—t■liftr.i*.-n"in-irt-7**ml*! ’Unit
Havings flrtnk'eMWh.'" J 1 ■• 1
samakin.pa. , Fqfy
Trust and Safe Deposit,. Ruqk is,
closed, owing to inability to .realize
money on notes held 1 AS 'blHsh’diS 11
counted. Ttie bunk'hajd a' ref
utation among principal! business
men, who are heavy depositors;, had
but few depositors among the work
lQffmen - ',uT*"SmU
' • * rr~TL nod‘lit/
For anythin# in Groceries ,*f?*>yMWi
Grain, 40., at “rock bottom,’:,prtoß flail
on J. H. Hamilton.
nov2 tf
iINANCIAt AND ,;; COMMERCIAL,.;
, Mtt III! I', to lit ill I Ittfi'l Mil I ilf
• ♦ •
BY TELEGRAPH jo THE DAILY TIMES*
, .... ini hurl ,ff lJi .<ll
MONEY AND ATOCK*. #t V f ff^l
LONDON. February 16.—Noon Cottfcol* 9t ;
6-32. Erie 11#.
PARIS, February 16.-1:00 p. m.—Rente* 106f.
aud 90c.
NEW YORK. Feb. 10.—Noon—Gold opened s#.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Noon Stocks dull,
unsettled aud lower; money 3 bid; gold s#; ex
change, loug, 4.84 X; abort 4 86, Governments
dull and steady; State bonds dull; Louisiana's
little off, Alabama’s better; rest steady.
NEW YORK. Feb. 15 —Evening—Money easy
at sterling dull at 4#; gold dull at 6#
(<s*i ; uovermneuts dull aud steady* new ft’s 10#.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16.—Noon. -Cotton flat and
irregular; middling uplands 6 ll*l6d; Orleans
6 13-10d; sales 7,000; speculation aud export
1000; receipts 8,700; American 6100.
Futures -Hellers offering at a decline of 1-ltkl;
uplands, low middling clause,February and March
delivery 6#d; March and April 6 11-16d@'Jl-83d;
April Gll-16d; April and May 6 26-32d; May and j
Juue Olid -, shipped February and March per sail
6 32d; April aud May 6%<529-32d; Jauuary and
February 611-lid,
1;00 r. m.—Uplands, low middling clauss,
Marth and April delivery 6>d; April and ltlHy
6>id; June and July 6%d.
2:30 p. m.—Uplands, low middling claust’*
March aud April delivery 6 21-82d; April and
K 25-82d; shipped March and April per sail 6*4d.
Bale* American 4,800. .I |i • hitii
4:00 p. m.—Uplands, low middling elapse,,
March and April delivery 6#d; April and May
6*i'd- . * *i ‘* : i ■ i
6:00P. m.—Future* dull; uplsudi, low mid 4
dling clause, March and June delivery 613-16d.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Noou—Cottb* weak;
upland* 12#; Orleans 13; sale* 328.
Future* opened easier aa follows: March 12
13-10®#; April 13 1-32®1-16; May 1S 7 7-OT##; M
Juue i;#(g)l3-32; July 13*,®9-16. Ji ill
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Evening—Oottopqqiet;
middling uplands 12 13-16, Orleotf* 12 ’ls-16 ‘ iftlefc
337, nut receipts 654; gross 2687. 'I. i r;f --1
Futures closed steady; sales 59,000; February
12 9-16®#; March 25-32; April 13®,13 1-32;
May 13 J-16®7-32; June 13 11-‘J2®# ; Jiily U 15 32;
August 13 17-32; September lb#(s6tlf>; October I
12 29-32® 16-16. November 12 11-16^23*32; Decem
ber 12 11-16®23-82. " rri ni • 11 n ' ' , ' IT7T, ‘ 1
GALVEbTON, January* 16.^-Oottbn dull,' tnid
dliug 12#. . ■.i j 11 *; JUKI IHii* I•'i •,/
Weekly net receipts 9208, stock 77,822, sale*
1928, exports to Great Britain GbflT. 'ia Fr4fae
18U6, coaa wise 8687. , () j f<l - H |r
NORFOLK, Feb. 16.—Evening—Cottpn dull:
middling 12*4®#. 11 " ,,rn v * ,n ,T '' 1 ' ’
Weekly net receipts 14,129, stock 15,165; sales
2025, exports to Britain 8006, coastwise
12,392. ’* ‘ r * r T
BALTIMORE, F&. 16 dull
aud easier; middling 12#. j , / , ,j ,
Weekly net receipts 165, gross 2698, stock 6796,
sales 1275, spinners 660, exports to Great Britain
786, coastwise 1230. i; • ,
BOSTON, Feb. 16.—Evening—Cotton quiet
aud steady; middling 13.
Weekly net receipt* 6592, gros* 17,086, stock
11,018, sale* 1 20 b, export* to Great Britain 28*2.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 10l —Erenmg ~ KJatton
dull and nominal; middling 12.
Weekly net receipt* i726, stock 5418, sties 46,
exports to* Great Britain 17*0, coastwise 1628.;
PHILAJLiLIaPUIA, Ifsfc., 16.—BveuingS-rCottOu ;
quiet; middUng 13.
Weekly net refeeifetk gro*6 2st4,
2729, exporta to-Grsat*Britain 2iik.-'oi{Him t |<
,1 Weeliy Art-keel***’dm*! stock 80, nlft
1860, MDortA *o prt*t Uritntu : *lo*. to Truw
$484, to Continent 16,081: coastwise 2860. .
~ Nitiv' dittitfANS. Feb'. 1 16,-Bveiilug 'dohon
quiet aud lower <Jo aeli; mid.ding lUJu, low mid*
diidg 11%, good ordinary 1.4%,
. wsht* vw;. r?iwstok
3!6,8b8, sales 23,w0; ‘export* to Great Britain
29,62a, to Fraqee 4,327, to Continent : 4873;; to
obaiuMd 1315, coefttwiije
MOBILE, Feb. 16.—Cotton quiet aud nominal;
I slf •’ f 1 <>'’■ i 1,17/ : ii:J’>*Mfr '•<
IVttkly net receipt* 0688, stock 65,728; sales
406 u; exports to Great Britain 4092, to France
<1441,* ’ nrtFV. i
AUGUSTA* Feb. 16.—-Cotton dull and easier,
m Weekly receipts 2946. shipments 2080, sale*
( 3(180. sipinhers 644, stock 1i,971. '-hr.t'i "tl Til
Il tttAULLSTOiS.February W.~-fiTeningt*Oott<m.
drill; middling 12^(§}%.
Weekly net receipts 64Wfr,’ stock 4(>,99i, ssiei
6200: ox ports to Great Britain 2749, i to iUontlnfen*
2b03. coastwise 1701.
*' MoktGOMkitY, FeW 16.—Cotton, quiet 'and
easy; middling I full.! i'l hr'iilr! n-.o *
i, Weekly receipts 289; shipments 691; stock
6 ' f I . :,I. I. .:I, , tllv.ifl 11/ >■>!(
MACON, February l(!. Cottc;n quiet little
clo)n&v mlddltut* 111\'. i 1 t' HI -> 1 n it,T|i r.fi.
Wetokly receipti ? 7sMv lisle* 1022; stock 7251 ji n
)ihfp ft eqte ypfc t > |(il , m |t) ~,jn
s pbcuiation t * i..£yji; ai j a i.. I C
Ht A^ncrioap,actual, QOiijnt. •.7 ~.k • .560,000
Receipts of week 83,000
Receipts -lAniericsh. . .‘J. J.'J-JJi . J; : JJ .. 48,-000
.^ U .V. e^ v "’:;! : r.v.v.
AjndricanaH/>t.*. .vwi.i....1. .u.'iihi. u. .886.900 *
Sj,le, o( American. ;;r v,y M r ff ’,IffMlM WO . .
,!, i , ,Nre^ i ‘lffork,lV|Ok>yii d> 7
Net receipts for the week.................. 4785
Gross reoOiptsi. J. ..' V." .A/.‘.. 1 ‘/.'J.'J 29,702
Exports to
Ftknce 8600
SabiSt.* ►*/. tut.i iVu.lUi p.M. .itsil l W 762
• v*ir rv vwr-v.v 1
M-, FKOVIUJONfI. *C. :
1 SeW Yoirtf,’ ‘F l eb?lia , ry 16.—Noon- inbnr quiet
and uaebangod. Wbeat steady and turner, corn
'dull and steady., Pork quiet at 1 16.00 lor tjnin-
Quieted; Lard qolet,tbam $10.15. l"t-etxnWdtifl.
NEW tYOHK.i FW>. W lWt)e
llqsr atoaSri swpertaß We.tern and
S;s?t
duii;,i.sa Western, *l,sS,tbr
white Western. Corn J£o better for new. Ikir
export and nomo trade demand; old quiet and
uate, f.irittqmry, new Eastern and Western a i
(^>■26. Coffee, Rio steady, moderate demaud; Job
•ivta 17Sugar qulet; : SqtSX 1 Wr to
good, retUuug; reftnsd Tory arm. .1 IH@Di-.Jgr
standard A. Molaases, N. £)., quiet at 48 fo&S.
Rloe quiet and steady, ia fair demand; Carolina
•6X©6ji.Louisiana4’i&6>4,. Pork firmer, more
nleSt,' ,IB.J9@SI&.SO, old 1 sl6 00.
L*e<t viispndjfjrctted.krwbr, sloaed,beany, .print*
steam *Li.M>i@Bs. Wbiekey steady, at 7q.
Frsibta-d*tl*d T "’I ‘ ■ " f “ ™ K'u “liT • •
"IqINDISNIATI/ FeK.lG.—Bren big—Floar at.ady
firm; family 56.76(n157.00. Wheat quiet and Arm;
,red **i;S(Mjt>s. Corn Steady find' firm fit 4l@4S.
jats.ttrm. in gyiod fieiuanq at Rye quits .
at ,78@,80. Barley quiet; prime tall at 76<aeO.
Porkluruli*aud noaiitiai at sit 50*36616.00. Lkrd
Swiss ■
sboudtera. Clear ,rtb and ■ clear aides. Ream
quiet, but firm; 7)4, 9k and 9M, for aLouldera,
qiear 'tlb and clear Bides. Whiskey quifetfit 6. '
Butte); Ipacttye, parklaggradea UttUD. - I; and
q^WlWfti;' W •
wio at in latr* demand;, red ,SJ.6@L*O, amber
, *1.56@51.60, white $1.46@*1 60. Com steady;
.No, L white 4bi mtied‘S7. Kyt'ffrfn St‘Bo. Osts
fair 4Bmaod,dS.,)i, and St 6 for "honldera dleiar
'edit'd came 12>a@W. La tin quiet notbigkeg,, i
lleSc?lYs®llX, kegs Wlli.key wk
,**6. Bagging quiet UtJ. ‘ ' 1 1 ••
,„B|r. LOUIB, Feb 10.—Evedlnfi— Flour flrtn.
ies* active; superfine fall 25<.a50, extra $6.75
rod l*u 41.48*4®4t. Corn siottve, and Bohet-;
,So, 3j,nit*ed 3UK@4i,)4. *.Oaw firmer at&Sl.
Bali meaJta; buyers Plitf ‘ sellers 1 apifft; nothing
doing? clear iib sidt# askfedj
""BjALTfifOßii' Feb! Ifl '-dOatfi qiffetind steady,
Sdutlii.m prlmb 41 @4, Rya finn at' N (fiiOl '
Provieione duU.and iiefiYyK : Prk i* 17 76@4p5.0i1, : .
& m- tin.Vum
Whiskey quiet at 9. Sugar steady at 11^.
NO. 41,
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