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GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
HATI'HDAT, FEBHl'lttY IT.
SENATE.
The following bills were read the
third time:
To authorize city council of Fort
Gaines to submit to the oitizeus ot
said city the question of the issue of
bonds to aid in rebuilding the bridge
across the Cuattahoochee river at
said point. Passed.
To provide for a form of govern
ment lor the asylum for the deaf and
dumb. Made special order for Mon
day at 11 o’clock.
The hour of 11 having arrived, the
convention bill, the special order of
the day, was taken up.
The bill was amended by the
House by requiring each voter to in
dorse on his ballot‘‘Atlauta or Mill*
edgevilla” as a matter of information
to the convention as to where the
people wish the seat of government
to be located.
Mr. Dußose moved to disagree to
the House amendment, and made a
brief and eloquent speech in support
ef his proposition.
The motion to disagree to the
House amendment was carried.
Mr. Dußose moved that a commit
tee of conference consisting of three
from the Senate and five from the
House be appointed to adjust the
differences of the two bodies on the
bill. Lost—2o to 22.
Mr. Black offered a resolution re
fering to the disturbances in Gilmer
and other counties, and difficulties
between revenue officers and the
people, and asking the Gov
ernor to appoints commission to be
composed of three good citizens
to go at once to the scene of
the disturbances, and to use all
means in their power to allay excite
ment and to persuade the people to
submit to lawful authority. The
commissioners shall have power to
take testimony unil to iuforfn the
Governor as fully as possible of the
extent of these disturbances. The
Governor is authorized to issue a
proclamation to counsel peace and
obedience to laws, ana offer rewards
for violators of the law, in order to
bring them to justice.
The appropriation act was taken
up as the special order.
The bill was then taken up by sec
tions.
A[number of amendments,to the bill
all increasing salaries, were adopted.
Tne bill as amended was then
passed.
Senate then adjourned to 3J o’clock
in the afternoon.
The Senate took up the bill of the
House to authorize the issue of bonds
to the amount of $2,298,000, for the
purpose of retiriug by exchange or
paying off the recognized bonds of
the Maoon and Brunswick railroad;
also bonds of the North and South
Railroad. Passed.
Tue following bills were read the
third time:
A bill to incorporate The Rock in
Pike county. Passed.
To incorporate the Augusta and
Knoxville Railroad Company. Pass
ed.
To provide for appointment of
school trustees for sub-districts of
counties, etc. Passed.
To amend sectiou 55 of the code in
relation to the arrest and surrender
of fugitives from justice. Passed.
Rules were suspended and the reso
tion appointing commissioners to
visit Gilmer and other counties
where disturbances now exist was
taken up and read. This resolution
was offered_as the report of the joint
committee bn tiie state of the repub
lic.
Mr, Reese offered as a substitute a
•resolution authorizing the Governor
to send to the troubled sections a
p#rson to report their true condition
to the Governor.
This was adopted in a lieu of the
original resolution.
The resolution from the House to
appoint a joint committee to look to
an early adjournment was taken up
and passed.
The President apointed on tiie part
of the Senate Messrs. Cabaniss and
Furman.
The Senate then went into execu
tive session, after which it adjourn
ed.
NIGHT SESSION.
A number of House bills were read
the first time, among which were the
following:
To incorporate the Fish Trap gold
mining company.
To charter the Georgia land immi
gration and navigation company.
Rules were suspended and Mr.
Cody introduced a resolution pro
longing the session of tne present
Legislature until 12 o’clock next
Thursday night.. Withdrawn.
To amend an act for the protection
of deer, partridges, etc. Passed.
To incorporte the purchasers of the
Georgia Western railroad. Passed.
The House resolution prolonging
the session until 12 o’clock ou Thurs
day 22 I was taken up and adopted.
The Senate then adjourned to Mon
day morning at 10 o’clock.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Case, the rules
were suspended and SeLate bills for
a second reading were rakeD up:
To amend sections 2537 and 2639 of
the Code. Lost.
To amend the claim law. Lost.
To amend section 4528 of the Code.
Lost.
To amend section 151 of the Code.
Lost.
Enabling parties to waive the home
stead. Lost.
Amending the act to set apart a
year’s support for widows. Lost,.
Regulating the law of insurance.
Tabled.
For the better protection of estates
in proceedings for assignment of
dower. Lost.
Amending section 1046 of the Code.
Lost.
HILLS ON THIRD READING.
House bills for third reading were
taken up:
To amend the act to provide for the
annual collection and publication of
agricultural statistics.
Mr. Frederick offered an amend
ment t hat whenever the tax receiver
shall fail to perform Ills duty, he may
make affidavit that he has done the
best he ean, and shall be relieved of
the penalty. Adopted.
The report was disagreed to—yeas
49. nays 66—and the bill lost.
To amend the lax laws so as to
secure a more correct valuation of
property. Messrs. Moses, Walsh and
Evans favored, and Mr. Hammond
opposed the bill. Lost —yeas 56, nays
79.
To repeal section 1203 of the Code,
imposing a religious disqualification.
Passed.
To amend the law relative to legal
advertising.
Mr. Miller moved to .indefinitely
postpone the bill; which prevailed
yeas 60, nays 34.
To amend section 2040 of the Code
Exempts $l5O of household and kitch
en furniture from levy and salo.
Passed.
THE TAX ACT.
The Senate receded from its amend
ment to the tax act.
Mr. Stewart.. of Spalding, moved
that a copy of the bill to repeal the
local option law in Dalton (mislaid)
bo substituted for the original aud
referred to the Judiciary Committee,
which prevailed.
Mr. Richardson offered a resolution
that a special committee of three be
appointed to investigate the disap
pearance of said bill, which prevail
ed, aud Messrs. Stewart, oT Spalding,
Fry and Richardson were appointed
as that committee.
THE REVENUE RAID.
The committee on the state of the
Republic submitted a report, recom
mending that the Goveruur appoint
three upright, discreet ami intelli
gent citizens, other than members of
the Legisla uro, to visit thecouoti;s
of Fannin, Gilmer and others, aud
exert themselves to get the people to
quietly and peacefully submit to the
due execution ami course of the law,
the commission to be armed with full
power io take testimony aud compel
the attendance of witnesses, and
after mature investigation to report
to the Governor. His excellency the
Governor is authorized to issue his
proclamation to the people of that
section, aud offer rewards for parties
who have violated the law aud es
caped . rrest. The commission to re
ceive the same per diem and mileage
as members of the Legislature.
Mr. Hood moved to strike out the
clause relative to the pap of the com
rnssiou, which prevailed.
Mr. Phillips, of Cobb, moved to
amend by striking out the words
"other than members of the Legisla
ture.” Rejected by yeas 3a, nays 67.
The resolution as ameuded was then
agreed td.
STATUS OU BUSINESS.
Mr. Steward, of Spalding, offered
a resolution to appoint a joint com
mittee of three from the Mouse and
two from the Seuate to report the
earliest time of adjournment, which
was agreed to.
The bill to repeal the act prohibit
ing the saleof liquor in Cusseta dis
trict in Chattahoochee couuty was
lost by yeas 38, nays 59,
The bill to loan the credit of the
State to the Elbertou Air-Line Rail
road was withdrawn.
The House adjourned until 3:30 p.
m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bills which were reported un
favorably upon by the committees,
were read by their title and disposed
of as follows:
By Mr. Hammond. To amend sec
tion 1564 of the Code. Laid on the
table.
By Mr. Richardson: To consoli
date the office of Secretary of State
arid Superintendent of Public Works,
withdrawn.
To amend an act to authorize the
transfer of executions issued for
State, county and municipal taxes,
lost.
By Mr. Owenby, to allow jurors to
furnish substitutes, lost.
By Mr. Cloud, to exempt certain per
sons in this Stale from tax duty, lost.
By Mr Case, to reduce and fix the
number of grand jurors’ in several courts
of this State and to regulate the manner
of organizing grandjuries, lost.
By Mr. Dugger to require certain offi
eers to postpone public sales, lost.
By Mr. Turnbull, to repeal the act cre
ating tiie Agricultural Bureau.
Mr. Turnbull moved to disagree to the
report of the committee on agriculture
which was adverse, and spoke in favor
of his motion—he was opposed by Mr.
Hood. 'rbe report of the committee was
agreed to and the bill was lost —yeas 04
nays 53.
The House adjourned to o’clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
The regular order being tbe reading of
bills a third time, it wassuspended.for the
purpose of reading Senate bills a second
time to-wit: The bill to amend the con
stitution of the State, (in reference to
fraudulent bonds.)
Tiie bill for bolding a constitutional
convention. Tiie Senate refused to con
cur in llife House amendment.
Mr. Price moved to recede from the
amendment
Mr. Sheffield moved to lay on the table.
Adoped, yeas 70 nays 38.
Sir. Turnbull moved to take up tbe res
olution of the House for which the Sen
ate adopted a substitute in reference to
this disturbances in Gilmer, Fannin and
neighboring counties. The House re
fused to agree to the substitdte of the
Senate.
The committee on state of business
made a report suggesting as the earliest
day practical which the business can be
finished as next Thursday night at
twelve o'clock.
Mr. Cassey offered a resolution prolong
ing the session until 12 o’clock p. in.,
Thursday next.
Mr. Jordan, of Hancock, Mr. Shef
field of Miller, opposed the resolution. •
Messrs. Robson, Cochran, Stewart, of
Spalding, favored the resolution.
The resolution was agreed to by a vote
of 94 to 35, being two thirds,
A bill to amend tbe laws respecting
tbe liabilities ot railroad companies for
the killing or other injuries to stock by
the running of trains. The report of the
committee was agreed to and the bill was
lost.
On motion tbe House adjourned till 9
o’clock Monday morning.
COLUMBUS, GA„ TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1877.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAICIM.
11 Hurrendri-a Unconditionally.
Washington, Feb. 17.—The Dem
ocratic Senators and Representatives
were in caucus to-night, Representa
tive Olymer presiding.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Mr. Walliug, but received only
thirteen votes:
"Resolved, t hat in view of the fact
that the so-called Electoral Commis
sion have refused to receive evidence
of frauds charged in the recent elec
tions or the ineligibility of Electors,
it is our duty, us the representatives
of the people, to do further legisla
tion, uot recognizing said Commis
sion, or meet, in joint session to fur
ther count the Electoral vote under
its decision.”
Mr. Cochrane offered a preamble
and resolution, substantially as fol
lows:
“Whereas, the Electoral Commis
sion was created in good faith, with
a view to the examination of evidence
and all questions which pertain to
the disputed votes of Florida, Louis
iana aud Oregon ; and.
Whereas, said Commission, in dis
regard of their oaths, fraudulently
refused to obey the law and will of
the people by defeating such exam
ination, therefore,
Resolved, that is the duty of Con
gress, wuich it owes to the Democrat
ic party and the American people, to
defeat the fraudulent acts of said
Commission by all means known to
the Constitution and laws, to the end
that all possible delays tnay be in
terposed, dilatory motions made aud
objections interposed to the vote of
every State yet to be counted, with a
view to multiplying the issues and
thereby defeating the inauguration
of an usurper.”
Mr. Reagan offered the following
resolution as a substitute:
“Resolved, that the count of the
electoral vote shall proceed without
dilatory opposition to the orderly ex
ecution of the act creating the Com
mission, whose decisions shall be re
ceived and acted upon in accordance
with the provisions of said law.”
A long and animated debate en
sued. On one side it was contended
that the conception of a tribunal to
adjust controverted questions was a
sublime act of statesmanship, freight
with t he hopes and wishes of the na
tion, but the result was dissatisfac
tion, mixed with grief aud misfortune.
It would, however, be injurious to
the Democratic party who so
strongly supporteu the Electoral
bill, if they did not now
abide the result in good faith.
On the other si lo it was urged
that it would be better to have an in
terregnum, and for the presiding of
ficer or the Senate to act as Presi
dent until there could be anew elec
tion, rather than to submit to fraud,
which should be defeated by all
means known to t he Constitution aud
rules of the House.
Among those who advocated Mr.
Cochrane’s proposition were Messrs.
Thompson, Hurd, Southard and
Lvnde; and among those who op
posed it were Messrs. Brown of Ken
tucky, Reagan, Singleton, Hill, Bay
ard aud Kernan.
Mr. Bright offered the following
amendment to Mr. Reagan’s resolu
tion :
“But this resolution is accompa
nied with the solemn and earnest
protest of the Democratic party
against the gross and shameless vio
lations of law, justice and truth con
tained in the decisions of the major
ity who signed the same in the cases
of Florida and Louisiana.”
The resolution or Mr. Reagan, as
amended by Mr. Bright, the whole
being a substitute for Mr. Cochrane s
proposition, was adopted by a vote of
ayes 69, noes 40.
Mr. Field offered a resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
five to inquire whether it would be
expedient to withhold appropria
tions for the support of the army.
Mr. Willis moved to lay the reso
lution on the table, saying that to
withhold such supplies would be
revolutionary. The effect would be
to alarm the country. Therefore, be
should oppose any such resolution
to the bitter end. .
Mr. Field withdrew bis resolution.
Messrs. Field and Tucker suggest
ed there be an adjourned meeting of
the caucus, but this was objected,
and an adjournment took place.
From tbe Houston Home Journal.]
Georgia Labor Moving Westward.
From the notices recently appearing in
many of the newspapers of Central and
Soulhwesters Georgia, in reference to
large numbers of negroes leaving our
State for the West, a question is brought
before us that calls lor careful considera
tion. What will be the effect of this
movement?
Ata cursory glancemost persons would
assert this to be a bad showing for the
agricultural portions of oir Slate, but af
ter the subject is considered opinions differ.
Some take tbe stund that we are better off
without this class that is, and lias been
for several years moving westward; while
others claim that we have not a single
man to spare.
We propose to treat the subject now
only as regards the experience that Hous
ton county has had in the matter. Sever
al years ago the negroes left Houston coun
ty in great numbers, and almost a panic
was created among the farmers, who fear
ed that their lands and stock would have
to remain idle for lack of labor. We
were ever of the opinion that a large num
ber of these negroes could he very well
spared, and it was a noticeable fact that
these emigrants belonged mostly to the
worthless vagabond class whose room is
better than their presence in any commu
nity. Experience has taught us that they
have indeed been a good riddance, and
to-day tiie farmers of Houston are much
better off than when the negro population
was nearly double its present numbers;
for all those who are really valuable as
laborers are still with us.
We do not mean to assert that the pop
ulation of our county is as great as we
would wish, but we mean to say that the
labors is sufficient to supply all the pre
sent demands of capital. It is true that
many acres of our lands are now uncul
tivated, but this is caused by tbe lack of
capital and not by an insufficiency of
labor. On account of a superabundance
of nonproducers, and an attempt to con
tinue operations on a basis too extensive
for the amount of capital on hand, our
farmers were compelled to reduce their
operations in proportion to their means.
This rednetion caused the negroes to emi
grate, and. had it occurred earlier our
community would now be much nearer
true independence.
Thus in fact has this westward mpve
ment been a blessing to cur farmers, wbo,
though cultivating loss, are making more
for homo consumption than when the
movement began. Houston county has
gained much and lost nothing by the
move.
We do not want any more of this class
than is already among us, but a class of
working men bringing some capital with
them would he a welcome addition to
our population.
As soon ns Governor Hampton was
informed of the passage of the Elec r
toral Commission bill, ho wrote to
Washington, saying that in his opin
ion the Democrats Imd made a mis
take by trusting the game which they
held In tht-ir own hands to such a
tribunal.
flirup Gan hi l. Lout*.
St. Louis, Feb. 16.— A company
styled l ho Gas Consumers’ Protective
Association has been formed here,
and to-day made a proposition to
Mayor Overstoiz to lease the gas
works and property of the city for a
term of years, anti pledge themselves
to furnish gas to private consumers
at $1,50 per thousand feet, ami to the
city street lamps at $5 per year each.
This arrangement is contingent, of
course, upon the final decision of the
Supreme Court In the suit against
the Gas Compatiy. It consummated,
it will save the city $200,000 per an
num for lighting the street lamps,
and private consumers about $400,-
Speculations as to Hayes’ Cabinet are
supposed to be iu order. It is under
stood that John Sherman will be made
Secretary ot the Treasury. Evarts will
be Secretary of State. Hale, ot Maine, is
talked of for Secretary of the Interior,
Stewart L. Woodford for Secretary of
the Navy, and Don Cameron for Secreta
ry ol War. Cameron is both warrior
and statesman, and it would be a pity to
waste him by kicking him out with
Grant’s old baggage. The Attorney-
Generalship will probably be offered to
Edmunds, Stanley Matthews is entitled
to something, t£nd will doubtless be eleva
ted to the seat on the Supreme Bench va
cated by Davis. — Cincin. Entp'.
Til K BI.CE-1.11.HT CUBE.
A Testimonial to the KHlenry of Gen.
I‘ieasanton's Keiuetly.
From the Providence Press.]
A lady well known in the Third
Ward, and the wife of a protniueul
manufacturer, has been for three
years afflicted with paralysis, which
deprived her of the use of her limbs.
In her helpless state she had to be
taken bodily to and from her chair.
Various doctors were consulted, ex
periments with electricity were
made, and nothing was left untried
that, would afford relief. Butall efforts
of the medical men were unavailing;
tneir visits ceased unless specially
urged to call, and while not
wholly abandoning the case, yet,
they very broadly intimated that it
was hopeless to expect any perma
nent benefit from the physician’s
skill. So matters stood when the ar
ticles ou blue glass appeared in these
columns. Little attention was at first
given the matter, but as reiterated
statements were made of the benefi
cial effects derived from blue glass
sun baths, it was deemed of sufficient
importance to give the matter a trial.
If no good effects followed, certainly
no injury could result from so harm
less an experiment, while the theory
of tho efficacy blue glass could be
satisfactorily tested. Accordingly
tne husband of the sick lady
had tho lower sash of two of
the parlor windows glazed with
blue glass in the manner
recommended by Gen. Pleasanton.
The parlor fronts south on Transit
street, and in the morning the sun
light streams through the south
blue-glass window. The other side is
a side window looking to tho west,
and along in the afternoon the sun
light pours through the blue-glass
window ; so that for several hours of
the day tho patient can sit and re
ceive the sunlight. The husband had
not a particle of confidence in the
blue-glass theory, but cheerfully ac
quiesced in the experiment, being
witling to go to any expense or in
convenience to have his wife’s health
restored. About ten days ago the
blue-glass arrangement was com
pleted, and the next following pretty
day, when the sun was shining, the
experiment commenced. The lady
was carried to the parlor and left sit
ting in her chair, the other members
of the family withdrawing. In
the course of an hour or two
the family was startled by a noise in
the parlor,feat ing that she had fallen
from her chair. Ou entering the
parlor, what was their astonishment
to tine that she had actually risen
from her chair and walked across
the floor. Strength had returned
to! her limbs, she was able to move
her arms, aad immediately
iucredulity in tiie efficacy
of blue glass banished from
that house. This was the first day’s
experience, but subsequent experi
ments only confirmed the confidence
of the household, and the husband
who at first had “pooh-poohed’-’ the
whole thing, is now one of the firm
est believers. It has done great
good, and while a cure has not been
by any means effected, yet very good
results are looked for.
A Texas paper says: “Ira D. Lat
timer, tiie murderer of Mr. W. T.
Flint, Texarkana, escaped the clutch
es of the law, but fell into the em
brace of a more merciless and unre
lenting enemy. He escaped into the
terrible cold of the past month, un 1
entered the village of Fartnersviiie
with hands and feet literally frozen
stiff. Amputation was necessary to
save his life, and now the mutilated
trunk awaits the vengeance of tjie
violated law.”
Gov. Bross illustrates the marvel
ous growth of Chicago by saying that
in 1850 he saw a wolf pass his door on
Michigan avenue, now tiie principle
residence street of the city. His
friends amuse themselves by telling
him that he had better luck than the
general run of Western editors. The
wolf generally squatted in front of
their doors and howled.
WRiTBXB I,\ HI CATION S.
War Department, ]
Office or Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, Feb. 19, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States, falling,
| followed by rising barometer, warmer
southeast varying to colder north
west winds will prevail, with partly
! cloudy weather, and possibly light
I rains.
CONGRESSIONAL
HOUSE
TUE JOINT SESSION.
Washington, Feb. 19.— The House
met at 10 o’clock.
At ll o’clock the Senate entered.
Tne decision of the Commission in
the Louisiana case was delivered.
General Gibson presented a re
monstrance signed by all tbo Demo
crats. It reviews the proof proposed
by Democratic counsel and proceed
ings of tho Commission with full de
tails.
The House will separate when the
reading is concluded.
Further progress of the count is
m probable to-day.
At 11 precisely the Senate arrived
at the hall of the House, and took
the seats allotted to them in the
right of the chamber.
The presiding officer then handed
to the tellers the decision of the
Electoral Commission giving the
votes of Louisiana to Hayes and
Wheeler. He then asked if there
wore objections to tbo decision.
Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, present
ed objections signed by nearly all
the Democratic Senators and Rep
resentatives.
Other objections were submitted by
Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania,
and by Representative Cochrane of
Pennsylvania.
These having been read, the Sen
ate retired, aud the House, on motion
of Mr. Wood, of New York, took a
recess until 10 o’clock to-morrow
yeas 110, nays 130.
The House is in caucus to-night.
SENATE.
No business transacted previous to
the return of the Senate from the
House, when Mr. Sherman submitted
a resolution that tho decision of
the Commission upon tho Electoral
vote of Louisiana stand as the judg
ment ot the Senate, the objections
made then to the contrary notwith
standing.
Mr. Kernan submitted a substitute
for the resolution of Mr. Sherman,
as follows: Ordered that the votes
purporting to be electoral votes for
President and Vico President, and
which were given by Wm. P. Kel
logg, J. H. Burch, Peter Joseph, L.
A. Sheldon, Minis Marks, A. B. Le
visse, O. 11. Brewster and Oscar Jef
fen, claim to be Electors from the
State of Louisiana, be not counted,
the decision of tho Commission to
the contrury notwithstanding.
The questian being on the substi
tute of Mr. Kernon, Mr. Thur
man, of Ohio, said the statute of
Louisiana created a returning board
consisting of live persons, who were
to hold office indefinitely and with
power to fill vacancies that might
occur. It devolved upon these five
men to say who should hold office in
the (State, The question of who
should hold office depended not upon
the will of the people, but upon the
will of tiie returning board. He be
lieved such a board was utterly
distructive of a Republican form of
government, The State of Louisia
na, under our Constitution, had no
power to create such a board and the
actij of that board wero unconstitu
tional, null and void. Even if its
acts were not unconstitutional, they
were not legal in canvassing the
vote of the seventh of November
last, because the statute required
that tho board should be composed
of five persons of different political
parties-but, in fact, it was composed
of but four persons, ail of the same
party, and they steadily refused to
fill the vacancy.
The duty of that board was to can
vass and compile the returns of the
commissioners of elections, but the
testimony showed they did Dot do so.
The proof which counsel offered be
fore the Commission should have
been accepted, and in that opinion
he was fortified by the action of both
houses of Congress four years ago in
rejecting the vote of Louisiana.
He then alleged the ineligibility
of certain Electors in that State, and
said he could not regard that other
than as a nullification of the consti
tutional provision on that subject.
Under this decision, no matter by
what fraud a man might be elected
President or Vice President, or how
ineligible anEiector might be, there
was no power to inquire into
it. The vote of an ineligible
Elector must be counted, and
neither the State nor Congress
could right the wrong. Ho utterly
dissented from such a decision as
being destructive to a republican'
government. Tho decision would
have tho effect of a proclamation to
create returning boards to perpetrate
whatever villainy their interests
might dictate, with the absolute cer
tainty that they would be successful.
Mr. Morton followed at length in
support of the action of the Commis
sion.
Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, said, as
r. member of the Electoral Commis
sion, he had given all that he could
give of earnest study, patient labor
and devotion to secure a just execu
tion of the law under which he was
appointed. His labors and his efforts
had been crowned by failure. Deep
was his sorrow and poignant was his
disappointment. He mourned his
failure for his country’s sake, for it
| seemed to him not only did this de-
| cision of tho eight members of the
Commission trample in the dust all
tho essential safeguards thrown
around the election of a chief magis
trate, but it announced to tho peoplo
lof this land that truth and justice,
| honesty and morality were no longer
| tho central basis of their political
power.
Sherman’s resolution was adopted
jby u strict party voto—4l to 28.
Recess.
WASHINGTON NEWS,
Hewitt KxlilliltlnK His Klectlon Fund
Acrount.
I THE COMMISSION MUST DO RIGHT WITH
OREGON, OR BE DISGRACED.
Washington, February 19.—The
President was in consultation with
Secretaries Fish and Cameron and
Attorney General Taft this morning,
lie could not receive delegations;
will see them to morrow.
Representative Hewitt testified be
fore the Privileges and Elections
j Committee. He had the disbursing
■ of tho National Democratic Comtnit
j tee’s money, as alleged, and would
produce the accounts to show how
every dollar was spent. He sent no
telegraphic dispatches iu cipher
during.the last campaign.
The friends of the Texas Pacific
Railroad have determined to make
no further effort" to pass their bill at
this session. The Electoral compli
cations and pressure of appropria
tions demand so much time as to
prevent the consideration whioh its
friends desire it should have. There
is no doubt whatever that the bill
would pass by a large majority could
a vote be legitimately reached.
Howe'B La. Committee, upon which
the Republicans base their hope of
Packard’s recognition, has work be
fore it which will occupy the week.
Gov. Palmer, of Ills, has been sum
moned in connection with Littlefield
and Yernon parish; and Secretary
Honore and his papers must bo ex
amined.
The Democratic counsel have near
ly completed their preparation of the
contest over Oregon. They say they
will win these or utterly disgrace the
Commission.
The House Committee on Appro
priations voted $360,000 to-day for
ante helium mail contractors.
The Supreme Court met pursuant
to adjournment and took a recess to
next Monday.
There is no indication of a change
in the orders to Gen. Auger. It is as
yet the feeling in military quarters
that the army in New Orleans is
sufficiently strong to prevent any
outbreak, and at the same time it is
not the impression in Cabinet circles
that any violation of the law will
present itself.
THE PRESIDENT ON SOUTH CARO
LINA.
“THE SUNSET OF (OFFICIAL) LIFE GIVES
US MYSTICAL LORE.”
. Washington, Feb. 19.— The New
York Tribune publishes au inter
view with Grant regarding South
Carolina. The President is made to
say that in South Carolina the con
test bad assumed such a phase that
the whole army of the United States
would be inadequate to enforce the
authority of Gov. Chamberlain. The
people of that State had resolved not
to resort to violence, but adopted a
mode of proceedure much more
formidable and effective than an
armed demonstration. They have
refused to pay their State tax
es to Gov. Chamberlain, and it
would be useless to sell out their prop
erty, as no one would buy it. Unless
Gov. Chamberlain could compel tho
collection of taxes, it would be utter
ly useless for him to expect to main
tain his authority for any length of
time. This state of affairs must in
evitably result in the abandonment
of all efforts by Gov. Chamberlain to
maintain himself in the exercise of
the Gubernatorial functions in the
State of South Carolina.
RUKHIa and Turkey.
London, Feb. 19.— 1 t is stated that
8,000 Russian engineers are altering
tbe guago of Roumanian roads to
conform with those of Russia. The
work will be completed in twenty
days.
Christies, Servian envoy, was hon
orably received at Constantinople by
the new Grand Vizier appointed.
Reuter’s dispatch from Rustchuk,
Bulgaria, says the number of Turkish
troops quartered in the villages
along the Danube, has been increas
ed from 60,000 on the 31st of January
to 75,000. The garrison of Rustchuk
numbers 12,000 men.
A Reuter dispatch from Belgrade
says negotiation? are progressing
satisfactorily, and it is expected that
a treaty of peace will be ready to
submit to the Great Skeeptschina on
the 26th inst.
O’.tlalutney'M Remains.
London, Feb. 19.-The Catholic
Bishop of Cioyne has consented to
celebrate a requiem mass on tho ar
rival of O’Mahoney’s remains. The
landing of the remains at Queens
town will be the occasion of tremen
dous demonstrations. The remains
will lie in state at Cork until Sunday,
25th, when they will be removed to
Dublin for interment.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCK*.
LONDON. February 19.—-Noon Erie B**.
3:30 p. m.— Consols 95 15-16.
4:00 p.
PARIS, February 19.—1:30 P. ai.—Rente* 1061.
and 1%0.
4 .00 p. M.—Reutea 106f. and 13c.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19.—Noon—Gold opened 6**.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Noon Btocka active
and dull; little better feeling; money 3; gold 5%;
exchange, long, 4.84 V,; short 4-80; State bonds
quiet and steady; Governments active.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 —Evening—Money dull at
202)i; gold dull at 6*i; Governments dull and
lower, new s’s 10 > 4 ; States quiet and nominal.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19.—N00n.-Cotton tending
down; middling uplauds 6%&i Orleans 6*4d; sales
8.000; speculation and export 1000; receipts
12,300—a1l American.
Futures oponod l-32d dearer, but have be
come weaker; uplandß, low middling clause,
March aud April delivery 6 19-83d April and k May
6 23-32d011-16d, June aud July 6 27-iTJd; shipped
March aud April per sail 6 27-82d; March and
April delivery 6 9-lttd, May and June 6%d.
1:80 p. m.—Uplauds, low middling clause,
March delivery 6 , l *d.
3:00 p. m.—Uplands, low middling clause,
shipped January per sail6*i@l9-32d.
4:00 p. m. —Sales American 6,400.
5:00 p. m.—Futures firm; uplands, low mid
dling clause, April and May delivery 6 21-32d, also
6 11-16d.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Noon—Cotton quiet;
uplands 12% ; Orleans 12% ; sales 184.
Futures opened easier as follows: March 12%
@ll-16; April 12 29-32(0)15-16; May 13 3-32ig> l „;
June 13 7-32(g)9 32; July 13 11-32013.
NEW YORK, Fob. 19.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling uplands 12%; Orleans 12%; sales 348;
net receipts 1328, gross 6470.
Futures closed firm; sales 107,000; February
12 9-16(4)19-32; March 12 21-82011-16; April 12
29 82015-16; May IZ%, June 13V 4 09-32; July 13. H
(g) 13-32: August 13 7-16, September 13 3-16(3)7-82;
Octobor 12 13-16027-82; November 12 19 82021-32;
Decem-ber 12 19-.2021-32.
Consolidated net receipts 30,230; exports to
70reat Britain 11 ;265; to France 7621; to Continent
450; to channel 8870.
GALVESTON, January 19. Cotton irregular;
middling 12, net receipts 1387. gross 141, sales
684, exports to Great Britain 1362.
NORFOLK, Feb. 19.—Evening—Cotton dull;
middling 12%'. not receipts 1850; sales 25, exports
to Great Britain 4684, coastwise 126.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 49.— Evening—Cotton dull
and ussier; middling 12%, gross receipts 659;
salcß 196; spinners 106, exports coastwise 240.
BOSTON. Feb. 19.—Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 12%; net receipts 1321, gross 5647.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 19. -Evening Cetton
dull and nominal; middling 12, net receipts 316;
exports coastwise 763.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19—Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 13, net receipts 98, gross 142
sales spinners 225.
SAVANNAH, February 19. —Evening— Cotton
dull; middling 127, net receipts 976, gross 1006;
sales 500; exports coastwise 302.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19—Evening Cotton
easier; middling 12, low middlidg 11>*, good
ordinary 11 %, net receipts 8948; gross, 9486;
sales 3uo0; exports to Great Britain 2460, to Con
tinent 2200; to channel 5900.
MOBILE, Feb. 19—Cotton weak; middling 11% 1
net receipts 2054 k; sales 500, exports coastwise 364.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19.—Evening—Cotton quiet
and nominal; middling 12; receipts 2660, ship
ments 2HI, sales 790.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 19.—Cotton dull and in fair
demand; middling 11%, receipta 525, sales 243.
CHARLESTON, February 19—Evening—Cotton
dull; middling 12%. net receipts 646; sales 450,
exports to Great Britain 1812; coastwise 945.
PROVISIONS. AC.
NEW YORK, February 10.—Noon- Flour quiet
and steady. Wheat quiet and steady, corn
firm and quiet. Pork heavy at $16.26. Lard
heavy, steam SIO.BO. Freights heavy.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 19.—Evening— Flour firm,
leBB active; supertine fall $5 25@50, extra $5.75
@58.15, double extra do. $6.36(a>50, treble extra
do. $5.50. Wheat firmer; No. 2, red tali slsl,
No. 8, $1 46>j@47. Corn active, No. 2 mixed 99%
iy,4oq. Oats firm and Inactive, No. 2, 38 bid.
barley dull; No. 8, spring 85. Whiskey quiet at
6. Pork dull, Binall lots $15.70. Lard dull and
nominal; 10)4 asked, 10k* bid. Bulk meats, dull,
6q, B>i aud 8%, for shoulders, clear rib and
clear sides. Bacon quiet and weak; 6V, 9% and
9%, lor ahoulders clear rib and clear sides.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Evening.—Flour—litle
more doing, but generally steady; superfine
Western and State $6.00@56.(10; Southern flour
steady; commou to lair extra do. $6.80@57.50,
good to choice do. $8.80@8.60. Wheat firm aad
quiet, only limited export aud milling demand,
sl.B*@s4for wmterred Western, $1.83 for white
Westers. Corn opened steady and closed easier;
moderate trade, export aud home use; 68@69>£
for ungraded Western mixed, 58 for yellow
Southern ou track; 68@60 for white do. Oats
dull, Eastern and Western 23>,@25k. Coffee,
Rio. quiet and steady, medorate demand; job
lota 17>j@22'. Sugar quiet aud steady; %<&%
for fair to good refining; refined in moderate
demand, ll%&% lor staudardA. Mulaasea—
N. 0., quiet at 45@68. Rico quiet and steady, in
fair dpuiaud; Carolina 6>4@6?4, Louisiana i%@
6' 4 . Pork lower, new mesa, $18.90. Lard lower;
prime steam $111.46. Whiskey firm, held st 8.
Freights to Liverpool dull,
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 19.—Flour firm; extra
$6.26@50;d0. famil $5.75@56 00. Wheat active;
red $1.35@1.40 amber $1.45@5).80, white $1.46
@slso. boru dul aud nominal; No. 1, white 43,
mixed 41. Oats dull and nominal; No. 1, white
43. mixed 37. Rye in lair demand aud firm at
80. Pork quiet at $16.60. Bulk meats in fair
demand, 6*4, 8%@%, and 9%@H for shoulders,
clear rib and clear sides. Bacon quiet; 7>s, 9%
aud 9%. tor shoulders, clear rib aud clear sides.
Sugar-cured hams l@l3g. Lard firmer, tierce
U>j, kegs 12>i. Whiskey firmer at 6. Bagging
quiet 11)$.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 19.—Evening—Flour strong
and higher; family $6 90@57.10. Wheat in good
demand, red $1.86@67. Corn firm aud in fair
demand at 41@44. Oats quiet and firm, at 38@
43. Rye quiet and steady at 78@80. Barley
quiet; prime tail at 76@80. Pork quiet at sl6 76
fen 116.00. Lard dull, steam offered at $lO,lO, ket
tle sll 00. Bulk meats dull, 8%@%. 8% and 8%,
fur shoulders, clear rib and clear sides. Bacon
dull; 7 9%, and 9%, for shoulders, clear rib
sud clear aides. Whiskey quiet at 4, generally
hold at 6. Butter stronger, Western reserve 21 @
24, Central Ohio 17@18.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.—Oats quiet and Bteady,
Southern prime 41(3)42. Ityo better st 70@73.
Provisions dull and heavy. Pork sl7 75@518.00.
Bacon. shoulderß 7 @%, clear rib ltJ. Lard,
refined 12*4@ s 4- toffee steady Jobe 17X@22.
Whiskey dull at 8%. Sugar active At 11%.
Ship News.
New York, Feb. 19.-Arrived, Utopia,
Herman.
Arrived out, Queen of Austria.
The People Want Proof.
There is no medicino prescribed by phys
icians, or sold by druggists, that carries
such evidence of its success and superior
virtue as Boschee’s German Syrup for se
vere Coughs, Colds settled on the breast,
Cousumptlon.or any disease of the Throat
and Lungs. A proof of that fact is that
any person afflicted, can get a Sample
Bottle for 10 cents and try its superior
effect before buying the regular size at 75
cents. It has lately been introduced in
this country from Germany, and its won
derful cures are astonishing everyone
that use it. Three doses will reliove any
case. Try It. Sold by
(leel2 d&wtf Gilbebt & Thornton.
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Chattahoochee Sheriff’s Sale.
WILL be sold before the Court House door in
Cussets, Ga„ between the legal hours of
sale, on tbe Cth day of March, 1877: Lot of Land
number 213, in the 33d District of originally Lee,
now Chattahoochee couuty; levied ou as the
property of John T. Robinson, Jr., to satisfy a
tax tt. fa. issued by the Tax Collector against said
.John T. Robiueou, lor taxes due for 1876. Levy
made aDd returned to me by James W. Austin,
Lawful Constable. February Ist 1877.
JOHN M. BArP,
fcb4 tds Sheriff Chattahoochee Cos.
NO. 43