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DEPARTMENT NEWS. .
SOUTH C.tKOI.IXA RADICAL!) AC.
KAUn'LEDOIAO HAMPTON.
Washington. April 4.—Secretary
Sheruaau is inaugurating radical
changes in the Treasury Department
in the interest of reform. The Secret
Service force will be placed in charge
of one of the Assistant Secretaries,
a9 well as the special agoDts. The
arrangements of these details, as
well as other considerations, have
prevented Secretary Sherman from
taking a very active part in the diu
cussion and decision of the Southern
question.^
P. C. Humphreys, Florida Elector,
becomes Collector of Customs at
Pensacola.
Hoa. liichard McCormack qualified
as Assistant Secretary of the Treasu
ry this morning.
The Louisiana Commission has de
parted, via Louisville.
Half of the million realized from
the old Philadelphia Navy Yard ap
pears not to have been stolen, but
diverted to uses not authorized by
law.
No Cabinet to-day. The first omis
sion, except Suuday, since the inau
guration.
It is published that charges were
recently preferred against N. L.
Noerr, Chief of the Division of cap
tured and abandoned property in the
Treasury Department, by aU. S. Sen
ator. This is the division which
passes upon all the cotton claims
growing out of the late civil war, and
the charge was made that Mr. Noerr
was in collusion with certain claim
ants; Secretary Sherman directed
Assistant Secretary French to inves
tigate the charges, which he did, and
reported that there was nothing to
substantiate ttSam, and that Mr.
Noerr bad proved to be a very effi
cient officer, but had incurred the
hostility of many persons by report
ing adversely upon their claims.
Appointments—J. A. Warder, At
torney for Middle Tennessee; Armis
ted Swope, collector of Seventh Ken
tucky district.
Schurz holds up the recommenda
tion to discharge twenty employees
from the Pension office. He will
make no dismissals or appointments
until he has looked into matters.
The Star says: the interview be
tween Senator Patterson and Wade
Hampton was brought about in this
wise: last evening Senator P. sent
his son to Senator Gordon, asking
him if he could arrange for him
(Patterson) to have an interview
with Hampton. The desire of the
Benator was communicated to Gov.
H., who said he would be pleased
to see Senator Patterson; whereupon
an hour was appointed and Patter
son oalled. He assured Gov. Hamp
ton that while he antagonized his
claim to the Gubernatorial seat, that
now, since he had been virtually
recognized by the President, he (Pat
terson) was willing to forego all fac
tious opposition and accept the situ
ation, and do what he could to pro
mote the welfare of South Carolina.
Gov. Hampton said he was pleased
to hear such expiessions from him,
and that he will, as Governor, ad
minister the office for the good of the
whole people, and with no special
reference to parties.
The interview lasted over fifteen
miDUtes, and was exceedingly cordial
and pleasant.
It is also published that Sheriff
Bour and Prof. Greener, of the South
Carolina College, gave their adhesion
to Hampton.
The order to remove the troops
from the State House at Columbia
will reach Gen. Huger through Gen.
Hancock.
Paymaster Maj. N. Redder ordered
to report for duty to the commanding
officer of the Department of the
South. Maj. J. R. Wesson ordered
to San Autonio, t report to the com
manding officer of the Department
of Texas.
The train hence at midnight, bear
ing Gov. Hampton, ran into a land
slide near Quantico, and engine
smashed. One passenger was hurt
The passengers proceeded with little
delay. _
Ship News.
New York, April 4.—Arrived: Gellert,
W. A. Hcholton.
Arrived out: Sea Crest, Elinor, Herlof,
Hullofsen, Magdalene, Bolivia, Atlantic,
Blanche, Chitloom and Mosel.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FAILURE.
It (biiim a (Great Depreciation nl
Panama and Pacific Mall stork*.
New York, April 4.—The Times
says: While the chairman’s gavel
was rapping for close of business in
the Stock Exohange yesterday after
noon, a communication was handed
in from John Poudier, announcing
bis inability to meet his engage
ments. Mr. Poudier was known to
be the broker of Trenor W. Park,
President of the Panama Railroad;
and as rumors had been flying about
for some time previously, affecting
Mr. Park’s solvency, a scene of tre
mendous excitement ensued. Pana
ma Mail stock fell instantly from 122
to 80, without buyers; ami Pacific
Mail, in which Mr. Park was also
interested, went down to 12—having
sold, last week, at 25.
Mr. Poudier refused to furnish any
information as to the cause or extent
of his misfortune, further than to
say that he would pay his creditors
lOOcts. on the dollar. He failed once
before, about ten years ago, having
lost SIBO,OOO through the downfall of
James Schedler, a large importing
house. He then made a similar
promise and redeemed it on the fol
lowing day. He stood very high on
the street, is an extensive owner of
real estate, and has a very fine farm
in Westchester county.
It was reported yesterday that Mr.
Park had been unable to meet cer
tain large “puts” on Panama stock
that had fallen due within the past
few days. The amounts were vari
ously stated at from 000 to 4000 shares.
Mr. Park left his office about two
o’clock, it wa9 said by his subordi
nates, to attend the annual meeting
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Cos.,
but it was denied there that he put
in an appearance. At a meeting of
the Panama R. R. Cos., he was elected
President of the road; J. G. McCul
lough, Vice President, and W. J. Em
mett Secretary and Treasurer.
Louisiana.
Another Kerrult for the Ylcliolln Nen
ute.
New Orleans, April 4.—Allain, col
ored, a holding over Senator, aban
doned Packard’s Senate and took a
seat in Nicholls'.
Judge Wbittaker ordered tho dis
missal of the charge of treason
against Packard’s nine recruiting of
ficers. They were discharged, but
warned should any one in future
be guilty of the same crime he would
be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
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GRANT DECLIKKO FOR HAMPTON!
AMI MCIIOH.*!
HE COMMENDS HAYES FOR UNDOING
GRANT’S WORK.
New York, April 4.—A St. Louis
special to the Herald says General
Grant expresses himself in favor of
the Hampton and Nicholls govern
ments, and he thinks they should
both be recognized. He commends
highly the action of the Hayes’ ad
ministration in removing the troops
from the South Carolina State House.
Jacksonville PimuilMte Burnt.
Washington, April 4.—The Post
office Department has received a dis
patch that the postoffioe at Jackson
ville, Florida, was burned on Mon
day, but all the property had been
saved, and asking authority to make
temporary arrangements. The De
partment directed the Postmaster
to make the best arrangement he
could, and ordered a special agent
there to look after the public proper
ty.
There are no details regarding the
origin and extent of the Are. The
building was the finest in the city,
and was used for the District Court
and other Federal purposes.
The new Postmaster assumed
charge of the office, and Judge Settle,
newly appointed District Judge, com
menced his functions Monday.
Jacksonville, April 4.-The Are
was in the third story. The build
ing was flooded ; records saved. The
postoffice will be occupied Saturday.
Loss SIO,OOO.
THE EASTERN “QUESTION.
atlll Threatening.
Constantinople, April 4. —It is
almost certain the Porte will protest
against the protocol, when it is offi
cially presented.
St. Petersburg, April 4.—A peace
ful solution of the present difficulties
is not expected, despite the protocol.
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WITHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, )
Office of Chief Signal Officer, f
Washington, April 4, 1877. )
For the South Atlantic States:
areas of rain, followed by clearing
and warmer weather, light variable
winds, and slight changes inpressure.
The river Amazon i3 navigable by
vessels of large size for a distance of
3000 miles. 2000 miles from its mouth
its channel has a depth three fath
ons; and for 2600 miles there oocurs
no fall to interfere with the passage
of shipping. The river has four
tributaries, each over 1000 miles in
length, which are united by a net
work of natural canals, thereby in
creasing the facility of intercommu
nication.
COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1877.
TEUiIiIUPHIC NUMMARY.
BERLiN-Bismark persists in his re
quest for permission to retire on ac
count of 111 health.
Paris—Priuce Hokoulapoe remains
embassador here, notwithstanding
Bistnark’s retirement.
Philadelphia-D. W. Boyd, Jr.,
the General passenger Agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
died at Jacksonville Fla.
Berlin Vaheyck’s painting of
Virgin and Child, stolen, from the
National Gallery a few days ago, has
been recovered.
At the Emperor’s request, Bis
marck leaves his resiguatiou iu obey
anoe during his year’s leave of ab
sence, Bismarck will visit England.
New YoHK-Last night, iu a house
of ill repute, the clothing of Lucy
Freeman, aged 19 years, was set on
lire by au unknown man, who es
caped arrest. The girl was badly
burned and died to-day.
Liverpool—A school-house in the
Norwegian village of Ellenin9o was
burned, and sixteen children per
ished.
•
INSTRUCTION* TO THU LOUISIANA
COMMISSION.
Washington, D. C., April 2, 1877.
Hon. Chas. B. Lawrence, Joseph R.
Hawley, John M. Harlan, John C.
Brown and Wayne MacVeigh, Com
missioners: Gentlemen —I am in
structed by the President, to lay be
fore you some observations upon the
oecasiou and object which have led
to him to invite you as members of
the Commission about to visit the
State of Louisiana to undertake this
public service. Upon assuming your
office, the President finds the situa
tion of affairs iu Louisiana such as to
justify and demand his prompt and
solicitous attention ; for this status
presents as one of it features, the
apparent intervention of the military
power of the United States in the do
mestic controversies which undoubt
edly divide the opinions and disturb
the harmony of that State. Ttiis in
tervention, arising during the term
and by the authority of his predeces
sor, throws no present duty upon
the President except to examine
and determine the real extent ami
form and effect to which such
intervention actually exists, and to
decide as to the time, manner and
conditions which should be observed
in putting an end to it. It is in aid
of his intelligent and prompt dis
charge of this duty that the Presi
dent Iras sought the services of this
Commission, to supply by means of
its examination, conducted in the
Si ate of Louisiana, some information
that tnav be pertinent to the circum
spection'and security of any meas
ures he may resolve upen. It will be
readily uuderstood the service de
sired of and entrusted to this Com
oiision does not include any exami
nation into or report upon the racts
of the recent State election, or of the
canvass of the votes cast at. said elec
tion. So lar as attention to that sub
ject mav be necessary, the President
cannot but feel the reports of the
Congressional committees, and other
public information at hand, will dis
pense with and should preclude any
originul exploration by the Commis
sion or that field of inquiry. But it
is now pertinent and important, in
coming to a decision upon the
present question of executive duty
before Him, that the President
should know what are the real
impediments to regular, legal and
peaceful procedure under the laws
and constitution of the State of
Louisiana by which the anomalies
or government there presented may
be put in course of settlement without
involving the element of military
power as either an agent or a make
weight in such solution. The suc
cessful ascertainment of these im
pediments the President would con
fidently expect would indicate to the
people of that State the wisdom and
the mode of their removal. The
usual circumstances wiiich attended
and followed the State election and
canvuss from its relation to ttie ex
cited feelings and interests of the
Presidential election may have re
tarded within the State of Louisiana
the persuasive influences by which
the great social and material inter
ests, common to the whole people of
a State and the pride of the Ameri
can character as a law-abiding na
tion, ameliorate the disappointments
and dissolve the resseutments of
close political contests. But the
President both hopes and believes
that the great body of the people of
Louisiana are now prepared to treat
the unsettled results of the State
election with aealm and conciliatory
spirit, If it be too much to
expect a complete concurrence
in a single government for
that State, at least the President
may anticipate a submission to
tne peaceful resources of the laws
and the Constitution of the State of
all their dissensions, all at once re
lieving themselves from the reproach,
and their fellow-citizens of the
United States from the anxieties
which must ever attend a prolonged
dispute as to the title and the admin
istration of the government of one of
the States of the Union. The Presi
dent therefore desires that you
should devote your first and princi
pal attention to a removal of the ob
stacles to an acknowledgement of
one government for the purpose of
an exercise of authority within the
State and a representative of the
State in its relations to the general
government under section 4 of article
4 of the Consiiiution or the United
States, leaving if necessary to judicial
or other constitutional arbitrament
within the State the question of ulti
mate right. If the oDstaele should
prove inseparable from whatever rea
son, and the hope of a single govern
ment in all its departments be dis
appointed, it should be your next en
deavor to accomplish the recognition
of a single legislature as the deposi
tory of the representative will of the
people of Louisiana. This great de
partment rescued from dispute, the
rest of the problem could gradually
be worked out by the prevalent au
thority which the legislative power
when undisputed is quite competent
to exart in composing conflicts in
the co-ordinate branches of the gov
ernment. An attentive considera
tion of the conditions under which
the Federal Constitution aDd the
acts of Congress provide or permit
military intervention by the Presi-
dent in protection of a State against
domestic violence, has satisfied the
President that tho use of this au
thority in determining or influencing
the disputes in a State is most care
fully to be avoided. Undoubtedly,
as was bold by the Supreme Court in
the case of Luther vs. Birden, the
appeal from a State may involve such
an inquiry as to the lawfulness of
the authority which makes tho inter
ference of tho President in supposed
pursuance of the Constitution, but it
is equally true that neither tho con
stitutional provision nor the acts of
Congress wore frameu with anv such
design. Both obviously treated the
ease of domestic violence within a
State as of outbreak against law and
the authority of established govern
ment, which the State was unable to
suppress by its own strength. A case
wherein every department of the
State government has a disputed
representation, and the State, there
fore, furnishes to the Federal gov
ernment no internal political recog
nition of authority upon which the
Federal Executive can rely, will pre
sent a case of so much difficulty that
it is of pressing importance to all in
terested in Louisiana should be
avoided. A single legislature would
greatly relieve this difficulty for that
department of the State government
is named by the Constitution as the
necessary applicant, when it can be
convened, for military intervention
by the United States. If, therefore,
the disputing interests can concur in
or be reduced to a single legislature
for the Suite of Louisiana, it would
be a great step in composing their
unhappy strife. The President
leaves entirely to the commission the
conciliatory influences which, in
their judgment, formed on the spot,
may seem to them to conduce to the
proposed end. If a determination
that only public considerations
should inspire and attend this effort
to give tho ascendancy in Louisiana
to the things that belong to peace,
is evinced by his selection of Com
missioners, who offer to the country
in their own characters every guar
anty of the public motives and meth
ods of the transaction which they
have undertaken, your report of the
result of this endeavor will satisfy
the Piesideut. He does not doubt of
the wisdom of his selection of, and
of his plenary trust in the Commis
sion. A second and less important
subject, of attention during your visit
to New Orleans will be the collection
of accurate and trustworthy informa
tion from the public officers and
prominent citizens of all political
connections as to the state of public
feeling and opinion in the communi
ty at large upon the general ques
tions which affect the peaceful and
safe-exercise within the State of Lou
siana of legal and political privi
leges conferred by the Constitution
of the United States upon all citizens.
The'maintenance and protection of
these rights and privileges by ail
constitutional means, and by every
just, moral and social influence arc
the settled purpose of the President
in his administration of the govern
ment. lie will hope to learn
from your investigations that this
purpose will be greatly aided ami
not resisted by the substantial body
of the people of Louisiana. The
President does not wish to impose
any limit upon your stay in Louisi
ana, that would tend to defeat the
full objects of your visit. Ho is,
however, extremely desirous to find
it in his power at the earliest day
compatible with a safe exercise of
that authority to put an end to even
the appearance of military interven
tion in the domestic affairs of Louisi
ana, and he awaits your return with a
confident hope that your report will
enable him promptly to execute a
purpose he has so much at heart. The
President desires me to ask that the
publication of the results of your
visit, he shall hope to make imme
diately after the communication to
him.
I have the honor to be with great
respect, your obedient servant,
Wm. M. Evartb.
Unwritten Instruction*.
Special to N. O. Democrat.]
Washington, April 2.—Notwith
standing the secrecy observe/! at the
White House in reference to the in
structions given to the Louisiana
Commission, it transpires that the
following verbal instructions have
been turnished to the members of the
commission :
On reaching New Orleans they are
to organize at once and lay the follow
ing propositions before both Nicholls
and Packard for consideration :
That it appears from the examin
ation made by them of the statutes
and laws of Louisiana that the power
toicauvass the gubernatroial vote and
declare the result is vested solely
and entirely in tne Legislatureof the
State ; that it appears from the roils
of the two bodies now respectively
claiming to bo the Legislature of
Louisiana that neither of them has a
quorum duly declared and admitted
elected under the laws of the State;
arid that, tliqfefore,
It seems to them from the best in
formation at hand that no legal de
claration of the election of Governor
has yet been made, since the only
body which possesses the power to
make such a declaration has not an
undisputed legal existence.
The Commission will then state
that conflicting representations of
the condition of affairs in Louisiana
have been made to the President and
his advisers by representatives of the
two contesting governments, which
nave produceil uncertainty at Wash
ington as to which of the two govern
ments is entitled to the respect and
recognition of the other States and
of the Federal authorities as the true
and rightful government of Louisia
na, independently of t-.e legal con
siderations already set forth.
There!" re. and fti consideration of
these facts, the Commission delega
ted by the President and the Cabinet,
offer to undertake and adjust all the
pending difficulties according to the
law and the facts, beginning with a
recanvass of the vote for members of
the Legislature, in order that an in
disputable legal body may be organ
ized having the statutory power to
declare the election of Governor;
provided that, whereas it has not
been assumed that the commission
has any legal power in the premises
except what may be conferred upon
it bv common consent of the parties
legally interested, the said consent
shall be fully and freely given, and
also provided that such consent or
acquiscence shall not be deemed by
either party to change tho statu sguo
now existing pending the examina
tion proposed by the commission.
Macßbide.
How she Fooled Him.
John Sanscript’s wife went to bed
Saturday ulght with her mind made
up to fool the old man next day or
die iu theattempt. In previous years
she had found John impervious to
jokes of all kinds, and she realized
the Augean task before her on the
morrow. With her mind full of her
self-imposed task she went to sleep.
At daylight she awoke and at once
begau to operate. Her victim was
lying with his buck toward her, ap
parently in sound sleep. She poked
him vigorously in the ribs with her
sharp elbow and clawed his shins
with her toenails, preparatory to
startling him with a half-whispered
warning.
"John—Oh, John—there’s some
one ringing the door-bell.”
“Lem ’im ring,” was the sleepy re
sponse.
“But, John, maybe it’s the man on
the next, square, who owes you that
SIOO, come to pay you.”
"No ’taiutneither,” said John, with
a yawn.”
“But you don’t know, and it may
be that very man.”
“I guess not, for he’s buried ; died
last week. Besides, old woman, your
ears deceive you. I took the bell
knob off last nigbt to fool April
foolers.”
Heavens, what a tness she made of
it to begin with! But when the old
man rolled out of bed, yawned, and
picked up his pants, she rammed the
sheet in her mouth to plug up her
laughter.
“Oh, jiminy, won’t he tumble when
he puts his foot in them pants and
finds the legs sewed up,” she said to
herself.
Judge of her rage when the pro
voking brute innocently carried the
blockaded breeches to the wardrobe
and inquired:
"Nancy, where’s them chockolate
colored pants I had on last week?”
“Put on the ones you have in your
hands, John; what’s the matter
with them?”
“I burst a button off yesterday,
and they need mending in the
seat.”
At breakfast she poured out a nice
cup of coffee for him and sweetened
it with two spoonfuls of salt.
“You needn’t give me any coffee,”
he said : “keep that yourself.”
“Why, John, what’s the matter?
This is the first time since we were
married you refused coffee.”
“The blamed stuff has made me
nervous lately; and as this is the
first of the month I thought I’d break
off and only drink it for supper. You
keep that yourself.”
When he came home to dinner she
had prepared him a neatly-directed
euvelope with a sheet of blank paper
inclosed within. He eyed it sus
piciously, and throwing it into the
fire said:
“I know that handwriting, It’s
from that crazy luuatic who wants
me to vote for him to-morrow. So
much for his letter.”
In the evening she disguised her
self in one of her husband’s old suits
and came to the door to beg for char
ity.
“Please give me a nickel to buy
some bread.”
"Get out, or I’ll give you a nickel
with my boot.”
“But, sir, consider. I atn starv
ing'”
“The devil you are! Now, I’ll bet
you SSO against the suit of clothes
you wear that you are an imposter.”
“But, sir,”—
“If 1 were to search you now I
shouldn’t be surprised to find you
lousy with wealth. For two cents I
would see.”
“For heaven’s sake” —
"Now, none of your soft-soap on
me. I don’t believe in beggars.
Here, you policeman, take this infer
nal imposter to the station house.
Just as the “peeler” grabbed the
supposed beggar by the back of the
neck a shrill voice yelled :
“John! John! you wouldn’t send
your wife to the station-house, would
you ?”
“Tho h—l I wouldn’t!” was the
cool response. “Anybody who lies
to me about my door bell, sews up
my trousers, puts salt in my coffee,
writes me anonymous notes, and
steals ray clothes, ought to go to the
Penitentiary for life.”
“But how did you know”
"If you women wouldn’t talk in
your sleep you might keep a secret
once iu a while.”
Mrs. Sanscript says that hereafter,
when she attempts au April-fool joke,
she iutends to sit up all the night
previous. Gin. Enq.
Obey Orders —The late Lord Derby
when having one of his country man
sions decorated, was having the central
hall floor either painted or tesselated.
A young man was at work on one of the
walls, when the earl ordered a number
of slippers to be thrown on the doormat,
desiring this young man to order any
one that came in to put on a pair before
crossing the passage, and adding to the
order, “If any one fails to attend to it,
you must take him by the shoulder and
turn him out." Soon after a party returned
trom hunting, and the Duke of Welling
ton (the old Duke) with his splashed boots
opened the door and rushed along the
hali. The young man immediately jump
ed off the ladder on which he was paint
ing, and seizing his Grace by the should
er, nearly pushed him out of the house.
In the course of the afternoon Lord Der
by summoned all the household and men
at work into the study,and seating himself
beside the great warrior, demanded who
had had the impertinence to push the
Duke out of doors. The painter ail of a
tremble, came forward and said: “It was
I, my lord.” “And pray,” rejoined the
earl, “how came you to do it?” “By
your orders, my lord ” On this his Grace
turned round to Lord Derby, and smil
ing, drew a tovereizn out of bis purse,
which he gave to the workman, adding:
“You were right to obey orders.”
A Texas sheep raiser says there are
about two million head of sheep on the
borders of the Rio Grande, the finest
sheep-raising country in the world. He
has imported some of these to his own
ranche, and he says that in two years
the clippings will net him sixty-five cents
per head, which, togeth r with the in
crease of stocks, will yield him a hand
some revenue. On the Nueces and Frio
rivers there arc about seven hundred and
fifty thousand sheep, from which the
best mutton will soon be ready for mar
ket.
Call at once and see Kirven’s Spring
and Summer Stock. Goods cheerfully
shown and low prices given. mb2o tf.
Thornton Ac Acee,
The Clothiers will Iron up old Silk Hats
good as new for 50c.
More About tho Oglethorpe Riot.
Special Dispatch to tho Constitution.]
Union Point, Ga., April 3 —A seri
ous riot took place at Crawford, Ogle
thorpe county, last Friday night, be
tween the negroos and whites, sever
al of the lattor being soverely wound
ed.
Among thorn, J. M. Norton in the
arms ana shoulders, and Jasper Hop
kins, marshal, iu tho hands and
hips. No negroes hurt.
The cause of this difficulty seotns
to bo this: An incendiary preacher
by the name of Luke Johnson had
been holding secret meetings at
his houso, for what purpose was
not known, but tho town au
thorities thought they ought
to know. The marshal, on
the night mentioned, with a small
posse of men, unarmed, went to the
house of this negro to ascertain the
nature of things, and find out what
they were up to. They were
MET AT THE GATE AND FIRED UPON,
cursed, eto. The whites retired to
get help from the town, but when
reinforcements catno the negroes
had skedaddled.
A large number of arrests have
been made, and several committed
to jail. There was intense excite
ment Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
and is considerable yet.
Luke Johnson made his escape,
but parties are scouring the country
in search of him.
THE GREAT SUSPENSION IIHIHGF.
ITS OWNERSHIP, THE DIMENSIONS OF ITS
PARTS, AND ITS PROBABLE COST.
From the Sunday New-.]
Tho work on the Brooklyn Suspension
Bridge commenced on Jan. 2, 1870. There
were $500,000 subscribed by private stock
holders, $3,000,000 by the city of Brook
lyn, and $1,500,000 by the city of New
York. Of the private subscriptions $340,-
800 were paid in, but this was returned
interest to th# stockholders last year on
wih the assumption of the work|by the two
cities. The act of the Legislature now
requires the bridge to be finished by a
joint subscription of New York and
Brooklyn, in ihe proporti®n from each of
the original contribution, the latter to pay
twice the amount of the former. The
cost of the bridge is given at nine mill
ions, besides the acquisition of the land;
the latter is estimated at three and a hall
millions. We put together a few items
concerning tliis bridge:
Construction commenced Jan. 2, 1870.
Length of river span, 1,594 feet 6
inches.
Length of each land span, 930 feet (1,-
800 feet.)
Length of Brooklyn approach, 971
feet.
Length of New York approach, 1,062
feet 6 inches.
Totallength of bridge, 5,989 feet.
Width ot bridge 85 feet.
Number of cables, 4.
Diameter of each cable, 151 inches.
Each cable consists of 0,350 parallel
(not twist3d) steel wires No. 7 guage,
closely wrapped to solid cylinder.
Ultimate strength of each cable, 11,200
tonss.
Depth of tower foundation below high
water, Brooklyn, 45 feet.
Depth of tower foundation below high
water, New York, 78 feet.
Size of towers at high water line 140x59
feet.
Size of lowers at roof course, 130x53
feet.
Total height of towers above high
water, 277 feet.
Clear height of bridge in centre of riv
er span above high water, at 50 deg. Fabr.
136 feet.
Height of floor at towers above high
water, 119 feet 3 inches.
Grade of roadway, 8f feet in 100 feet.
Size of anchorages at base 129x119 feet.
Size of anchorages at top, 117x104 feet.
Weight of each anchor plate 23 ton.
Total cost of bridge, exclusive of land
acquisition, $9,000,000.
Cost of land, say $3,9)0,000
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BV TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AN II ttTOOK.It.
LONDON. April 4.—Noon—Consul*. 96 9-16.
Erie 0%.
PARIS, April 4. Noon lieu ten 108f. and
32%c.
NEW YORK. April 4.—Noon—Gold opened
104%.
NKW YORK. April 4.—Noon—Btocks active,
unsettled, and better feeling, money 4; gold 4%;
exchange long, 4.85; short, 4.88; State bond*
strong; Governments dull but firm.
NEW YORK, April 4. Evening Money
easy, at 5 bid; sterling steady at 6% ; gold firm
at 4% 06; Governments dull and steady —new
6’s 10% ; States quiet and nominal.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, April 4. —Noon-Cotton active;
middling uplands 6 6-16d; Orleans 6%d; saJes
20.000, speculation and export 6000, additional
sale* 20,000, speculation and export 6,000, addi
tional sales lute yesterday after regular closing
5000, receipts 33.000, American 21,900.
Futures 1-32(1 cheaper; uplands, low middling
clause, April and May delivery, 6 9-82d, May and
June 6 7-16@13.89d. June and July 6%d, July and
August 6 19-32@9-16d.
1:30 r. if.—Uplands, low middling clause, April
and May delivery 6%d, May and June 6%d, Au
gust and September 6%d.
3:00 p. if.—Uplands, low middling clause, April
and May delivery C 7-32d, June and July 615-32®
7-16d.
Sales of American 13,500.
4:00 p. if.—Uplands, low middling clause, May
and June delivery 6 11-32d, July and August 6
17-32d.
6:00 p. if.—Futures flat; uplands low mid
dling clause, May and June delivery 6 6-l Cd.
NEW YORK. April 4. Noon Cotton dull
and easier; uplands 11%; Orleans 11%; sales 240.
Futures opened easier as follows: April 11.66
@.70; May 11.76; June 11.900.92; July 12.020.03;
August 12.10®.13
NEW YORK, April 4. Evening Cotton
steady; middling uplands 11%; Orleans 11%;
sales 1674; net receipts 480; gross 2490.
Consolidated net receipts 19,419; exports to
Great Britain 13,882; to France 63; to Continent
9719; to channel 3800.
Futures closed weak; sales 74,000; April
11.480.49; May 11.540.66; June 11.670.68;
July 12.780.79; August 11.870.89; September
11.72074; October 11.550.68; November 11.45
0.48, December 11.450.48; January 11.60®.65.
GALVESTON, April 4.—Cotton firm; middling
11%; net receipts grass 753, tales 7( 2; ex
ports to Great Britain —; France —, ooastwise
687.
NORFOLK, April 4. Evening Cotton
steadier; middling 11%®11%; net receipts 266;
gross —, sales 175; spinners —; exports to Great
Britain —; coastwise 3i4.
BALTIMORE, April 4.—Evening Cotton
firm; middling 11%; net receipts —; gross 46;
sales 126; spinnerß —; exports to Great Britain
—, coastwise 115.
BOSTON. April 4. Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 11%; net receipts 298; gross 1728;
sales —; exports to Great Britain —.
WILMINGTON. April 4.—Evening Cetton
quiet; middling 11; net receipts 196; sales 46;
exports to Great Britain —, coastwise —.
PHILADELPHIA, April 4.—Evening—Cotton
quiet; middling 11%; net receipts 182; gross
282; sales to spinners 412; exports to Great
Britain —.
SAVANNAH, April 4.—Evening—Cotton quiet,
middling 11%; net receipts 256; gross 296; sales
100;exports to Great Britain —; to continent —;
to channel —; coastwise —.
NKW ORLEANS. April 4. Evening—Cotton
easier; middling 11%; low middling 11; good
ordinary 10; net receipts 2064; gross 2316; sales
10,000, exports to Oreat Britain 4807; to France
—; to Continent 427; coastwise —.
MOBILE, April 4.—Cotton quiet; middling
11%® %; net receipts 107; gross 107; sales 1000;
exports to Orest Britain —; to France —, to
Continent —; to channel 2500; coastwise 1897.
MEMPHIS, April 4.—Evening—Cotton steady;
raiddiing 11 %* receipts 296; shipments 496; sales
800.
AUGUSTA. April 4. Cotton firm; middling
11%; receipts 68; sales 188.
CHARLESTON, April 4. Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 11%; net receipts 146; sales 200;
exports to Great Britain —; to France—; to
continent —; coastwise —.
PROVISION!!. deC.
NEW YORK. April 4.—Noon -■ Flour firm,
Wheat shade firmer. Corn steady. Pork firm
at $15.00. Lard firm, steam $9,95. Freights
firm.
NEW YORK. April 4. Evening Flour
6®loc better rather more doing; superfine West
ern andState $6.20®56.80, other grades un
changed, common to good,extra do., $7.95@59.00,
Southern flour more active shade stronger, com
mon tolair extra $6.30@57.00; good to choice
do., $7.06@59.00. Wheat oseued better, closed
quiet, advance about lost, moderate demand; No.
2, red Western, $1.46@60, white Western $1.61.
Corn in moderate trade demand, ungraded West
ern mixed 55, yellow Southern 57%, yellow
Western 58, white do., 56%. Oats—moderate
buaiuess; mixed Western and State 38®63.
Coffee, Rio, quiet—l6%®2o% for gold cargoes,
16%(au22 for gold job lots. Sugar dull; 8%@8%
for fair to good refining 9, prime Muscovado
8%08%; refined easier, 10% lor standard A,
granulated and powuered 11, 11% for crushed.
Molasses—grocery grades iu moderate inquiry at
38056 for New Orleans. Rice lower, better de
mand; Carolina 606, Louisiana 4%®6%. Pork
opened firmer; closing shade easier; new mess,
$15.15, closing at $15.12%. Lard opened higher,
closed scarcely so firm—prime steam $10.00;
kettle $10.25. Whiskey shade firmer at 7%.
Freights to Liverpool about steady, cotton per
sail % per steam ,%.
CINCINNATI, April 4. Evening Flour
firm; family $7.00@57.16; superfine Hall $6 26
050, extra $5.75® $6.16, double extra do., $6.36
050, treble extra do., $5.60. Wheat firm; red
*( 60®1.60. Corn quiet at 40042%. Oats dull at
88040. Rye firm at 75. Barley dull, prime fall
60075. Pork quiet and firm at $14.87%@516.06.
Lard ingood demand; shade higher, steam $9.50
055%, closing at $9.55 asked, kettle $10.26®
$10.75. Bulk meats staong and higher—shoul
ders $5.50, short rib sides $7.62%®76, short
clear sides SB,OO. Bacon firmer—6%, 8%, and
8%®9, lor shoulders, clear rib and clear sides.
Whiskey steady and in fair demand at 4. But
ter dull; choice Western reserve 23®26, Central
Ohio 20(5^2.
ST. LOUIS, April 4.—Evening—Flour quiet;
superfine fall $5.60056.00; extra do., $6,150
$6.50; double extra do., $6.60®6.85, treble extra
do., $6.86®57.00. Wheat excited and higher—
No. 2, red lall $1.67, No. 3, do., $1.63. Corn-
No, 2, mixed, 89%@%. Gaffe firmer—No. 2 86%
bid. Rye firmer at 67. Barley quiet; strictly
prime to choice Miunessota 90. Whiskey steady
at 4. Pork firm at $14.76. Lard firmer ats9.so
asked. Bulk moats firm—s7.7s for clear rib
sides. Bacon firmer—6, 8%, and 9, for shoul
ders, clear rib and clear sides.
LOUISViLLE, April 4. Flour active and
k'gher; extra $6.00075, family $6.00®56.50.
Wheat scarce and wanted; red sl.so,|amber $1.60,
white $1.60. Corn dull; No. 1, white 42. mixed
41. Rye dull at 76. Oats dull—No. 1, white 40,
mixed 38. Provisions stronger, advancing ten
dency transactions light. Pork higher at $15.25
0116.50. Bulk meats firm—s%, 7%, and 8%. for
shoulders, clear rib and clear sides. Bacon
steady and in fair demand— 6%@%, 8%@%, and
9, for shoulders, clear ribs, clear sides. Sugar
cured hams firmer, at 10%@12. Lard steady;
choice leal in tierce 10%@i0%, do., in kegs 11%
012. Whiskey in fair demand at 1.84. Bagging
dull at 12013.
BALTIMORE, April 4. Oats steady; Southern
prime 43046. K.ve steady at 72®75. Provisions
quiet. Fork $17.60. Bacon shoulders 6%,
clear rib 9%. Hams 13®14%. Lard, refined 10%
OV 4 . Coffee dull and nominal; jobs 16021%.
Whiskey dull at 7%. Sugar steady it 10%.
Election Monday Next.
THE undersigned citizens of the First Ward,
respectfully suggest the name of COL. D. H.
BURTS, as a candidate for Alderman to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman
Mehaft'ey. Election Monday, 9th instant.
JAMES RANKIN,
PETER PREER,
R. B. MURDOCH,
THOB. J. NUCKOLLB,
SAM’LB. HATCHER,
T. K. WYNNE,
N. J. BUSSEY.
apr4 tl
NEW FURNITURE
JUST UECEIVED.
I AM NOW IN RECEIPT OF A FULL STOCK
OF
FURNITURE
Of all kinds in the line, consisting of
BED-ROOM SETS,
FINE and COMMON
PARLOR SUITES,
CHAIRS of all kinds,
BKADBTEADB in Great Variety, Ac., Ac., all of
the latest styles and fresh, and will be sold low.
Funtture Repaired Promptly and
Cheaply.
L. ROONEY,
S3 aud H£ Bruud St., Up Stair*.
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COFFINS, GASKETS,
—AND—
Metalic Burial Cases,
CRANK. BREED & CO.'s and the AMERICAN
BUKIaL CASE COMPANIES'
SELF-SEALING, AIR-TIGHT
BURIAIi CASES.
For Beauty of Design, Lightness *nd durabili
ty, are acknowledged by th* trade everywhere to
be the very best.
The Cincinnati Coffin Companies’ Superb Im
itation Inlaid Work
Wood Coffins.
The Most Beautifully Finished Coffins now
manufactured.
I also keep the Aib-Tioht, Self-Sealing Wood
Coffins regularly on hand, and my friends may
rely on finding any really meritorious new arti
cle in thiß line in my stock, as I keep fully up
with the times, and am the leader in low prices.
T. T. EDMUNDS.
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NOTICE.
THE undersigned, having heretofore held stock
in the Georgia Home Insurance Company, in
the city of Columbus, Georgia, hereby gives no
tice that he has sold his stock in said Company
and had tho same transferred, and claims,ln con
formity with section 1602 of the Code of Georgia,
that ho is exempt from any liabilities of said In
surance Company.
RORY McNEILL,
Administrator of the Estate of Jno. A. Mc-
Neill, deceased. _ inchl lam6m
WM. SCHOBER.
Healer In Snu and Ammunition.
Gunn, Locke, fee,, Repaired.
Scp3o-tf 89 Randolph 8t„ near Time, office,
NO. 81