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WASHINGTON.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS TO BE SENT TO
THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION.
, _
The Vote as Cast for Legis
lators to be the Test.
PATTERSON TALKS OF VOTING FOR
BUTLER.
Washington, April 12.—The Secre
tary of tlie Treasury has determined
to appoint a commission to investi
gate the New York Custom House.
Shermao will, it is said, reject de
mands for clemency in certain
civil whiskey suits when there is no
evidence on record that Secretary
Bristow was a party to bargains
made by District Attornies.
The Star Says: “the advices from
the Louisiana Commission are not
encouraging for settling the difficul
ties existing in the State. The
statement is made that supplementa
ry instructions will be given to the
Commission to meet the difficulties
that have arisen. It is also stated
that the President is willing to agree
to a reorganization of the Legisla
ture ou the basis of the original par
ish returns, without regard to the
jirotest which Packard is understood
to have made against sueh action.
The Secretary of the Navy returns
Saturday.
The iron clad fleet, at Savannah
for fresh water, will return to Port
Royal early in June.
Rear Admiral Worsen has ordered
the American squadron in Europeau
waters to assemble at Nice, whence
they will sail for waters in the vicin
ity of Turkey, to protect American
interests.
Capt. Barrett, of the- steamer Ply
mouth, reports au excellent reception
from the people as bypasses up the
Mississippi with his vessel. They
have balls on boarcl and ashore.
Their treatment while at anchor at
Donaldson ville, Capt. Barrett reports
to the Secretary of War, was most
hospitable. The citizens vied with
each other to make the stay agree
able.
It can be stated on authority that
the President made no promises
whatever to Chamberlain as a condi
tton of his abdication.
Patterson, in an interview
with the President yesterday,
thought he had made a mistake in
his course Cowards South Oarolifia.
The President replied that it was an
experiment, but from the representa
tions received and pledges made by
Hampton, and subsequent develop
ments, there was reason to believe it
would be successful.
Senator Patterson is quoted that he
believes in the right of the Legisla
ture to instruct, and under instruc
tions, should vote for the admission
of Butler, and besides he would vote
for the admission of Democratic Sen
ators frpui Louisiana. This would
interfere with his Republicanism,
but his action would be based on the
ground that a State right to be rep
resented according to the wishes of
the people as represented in their
State Government.
M. H. Hale, C. C. Adams and E. F.
Jennings reinstated as Special Agents
of the Treasury Department.
Restriction of Capt. Adams is re
garded as a special compliment to
Bristow.
THE NEW E.VGI.A.VU lUVFKKKXOE.
STTLL LOOK mi TOSBRtIONAL AOITATTON.
Boston, April 12.—The New Eng
land. Methodist Conference adopted
the following:
Whereas, it has been reported to us
that Wo. H.Scott, an aged and high
ly respectable member of the
South Carolina Conference, has been
shot to death without provocation,
while peaceably leaving his church,
on tbe elose of an evening service;
and yyhereas we naturally and right
fully look to our chief ministers at
venose direction we go to our fields,
however perilous, to exert to the ut
most their great influence for our
protection and maintenance of our
rights and just reputation; therefore,
Resolved, that we respectfully re
quest our presiding Bishop, Bev. K.
L. Foster, to inquire into the facts
and circumstances of .this case, and
if he finds i hem such as they have
been represented here, to bring them
to the notice of the entire church, in
such a way as he may deem wise,"
that it may take such action therpon
as the facts of the case reqaife.
The report was briefly discussed
and adopted.
LOUISIANA.
NO PRQ6RESS MADE BY THE COMMIS
SION.
They Want Packard Sent to
the Senate.
THE DE.II OF It AYU WILL NOT CON
hKKT.
New Orleans, April 12.— Yesterday
Nicholls’ legislature abolished the
old school Board and enacted a now
one, composed of State officers apd
citizens. Pinchbaek is a member of
the new board.
The commission decided to-day on
a part holding a conference with
Packard and the others with
Nicholls. The commission have
been busy with delegations and indi
viduals, but have made no new pro
gress.
Washington, April 12.—The lull in
politics continues. All.wait on Lou
isiana.
It is believed at the White House
thut.the commission will simply re
port on the situation without any
recommendation.
The impression is g eneral in high
quarters that it will require heavy
reinforcement of troops in Louisiana
to sustain Packard. The troops can’t
be spared.
The happy results following the
enforcement of the policy in South
Carolina have greatly strengthened
the administration, and the enforce
ment in Louisiana is a question of a
very few days.
New York, April 12.—The Herald’s
New Orleans dispatch says, iu a
private conversation last night with
Gen. Gibson, the commission indi
cated their wish that Packard should
be elected to the United States Sen
ate by Nicholls as the cost of recog
nition. In obedience to their desire,
he has siuoe so informed Gen.
Nicholls. As yet this is known to
only a few leading Democrats, all of
whom repudiate it.
hlilp New*.
New York, April ll.—Arrived: Celon,
State of Indiana, Suevia.
Arrived our,: Lucean, Lewis' Walsh,
Antabella, William Jaekswn, Tyrrell,
Hernrich, Diecks, Cyrus, Exandis.
Homeward: Minna* IMboy.
Tlie St. Uiuls Calamnity.
St. Louis, April 11.—The number
of lives know to be lost is eleven;
it is feared twenty to twenty
five bodies may be found in the search
which will follow the fall of the in
terior walls of the building.
Fire*.
Pomeroy, Ohio, April 12.—A fire,
commencing in Greepfer & Tan’s
Warehouse, burned twenty-five busi
ness places. Loss, SIOO,OOO. The
Masons lose $3,000 worth of fixtures.
Stamboul, April 12.—A fire Tuesday
night burned 300 to 300 houses, in the
Greek quarters.
Patterson, N. J., April 12.—The
Hamilton mHI, the principal woolen
shawl mill in the country, was
burned. Loss, one hundred thousand
dollars. A large number ousted.
VV EATTir.lt INDICATIONS.
War Department, 1
Office of Chief Sign al Officer, >
Washington, April 12, 1877. )
For South Atlantic States increasing
Northeast to Southeast winds, threat
ening weather and rain, with station
ary or a slight fall in temperature
and falling barometer.
TELEGRAPHIC summary.
Rochester, N. Y. April 12.—The
Bank of Avon has suspended.
Panama—Several case3 of yellow
fever are reported at Callao. It is
reported Consul Clayton died from it.
San Francisc®— Race, two mile
heats, Lady Amanda won, Council
Bluffs second, Wheatly third. Tim®
3.38 J, 4.01 J.
London— Business on the Stock Ex
changers quieter to-day, but there is
no recovery in prices.
PhiLadelhßia—L. P. Farmer, As
sistant General Passenger Agent of
the Pensylvania Riilroad, promoted
to General Passenger Agent, vice D.
M, Boyd, j r., defceased.
Another Failure.
New York, April 12—The failure
of H. Kennedy & Cos., caused excite
ment ancl decline in stocks. 340,000
shares of stock of different kinds in
volved; much money lost. The firm
is worth a million. No other fail
ures reported.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
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Still Some Chance for Diplomacy
Variant View* or the Mutation.
London, April 12.—The Post, speak
ing of the mejtping of Turkish circu
lars, says: In a wore!, the Ottoman
Government is prepared to face the
Pontiff of war, rather than submit,
beforeband, tp terms which it consid
ers could only be imposed upon a
vanquished nation after great re
verses in the field.
The Times, in a leading editorial,
COLUMBUS, GA., FBI DAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1877.
soys: The news from Turkey would
lie grave if wo believed Russia eager
to precipitate a war; but, happily,
there is no need to draw such a con
clusion. Diplomacy has not said its
last word.
London, April 12.—A Reuter dis
patch from Constantinople says the
Turkish Senato has not contirmed
the dispatches about a refusal to ac
cede to Moutenegro’s demand, but
decides to leave the question to the
Government.
London. April Berlin dis
patch to the Times states that the
alarming aspect of the situation is
apparent., not real. Both parties are
auxious for peaee, but the Russians
wish to derive some benefit from de
mobilization, by representing that
the Porte is acting under pressure,
and the Turks desire to avoid even a
semblance of submission. Thus the
Russians threaten war, and the
Turks flavor their disarmament with
an admixture of independent lan
guage.
St. Petersburg, April 12.—The
Journal DeSt. Petersburg states there
is no further hope that Turkey will
accede to the demands of Europe.
Oolos declares the present state of
things such as to leave scarcely any
hope of a Pacific solution. Russian
occupation of the Christian provinces
of Turkey would be a logical conse
quence of a refusal of the Porte to
carry out the demands of the proto
col. Such occupation would exclude
all iddea of the ambitious designs
attributed to Russia, who by inter
viewing in behalf of the Christians
would solely pursue humanitarian
ends.
THE EVACUATION.
Special to the Cbarleiton News.]
Columbia, April 10.—The guard on
duty to-day was a detachment of
twenty men of Company B, Second
Regiment, under command of Lieut.
Haynes. All necessary preparations
for the evacuation had been com
pleted before our arrival on the
scene, and the men fully accoutred
were resting in two ranks and with
guns stacked before the Comptroller
General’s office, which has been
used as officers’ quarters during the
siege. A solitary sentry paced up
and down on his old beat before the
Executive office. Col. Black and
Adj. Potter stood under an arch, a
few paces distant, frequently refer
ring to theii - watches. Gen. Ruger’s
aide bad arrived with the order
during the morning, and Col. Black
was nervously intent upon comply
ing with its precise instructions as to
the hour of departure, to wit, pre
cisely twelve. His nervousness af
fected his subordinate officers, from
these it spread to the crowd, and no
second was permitted to pass alto
gether unobserved in its flight. At
ten minutes before 12. Lieut. Harris
suddenly sounded the order, “Atten
tion!” which was generally observed
by the crowd throughout the build
ing, as well as by the handful of
men to whom it was more particular
ly addressed. Then came in rapid
succession, “Take arms,” “unfix
bayonets,” “carry arms,” “count
fours,” “twos right,” “march!” The
last order brought the squad
sharply down on the crowd
which gave way to allow a free
passage to the door. But the time
was not yet up, and a sudden
halt was made as the leading file
reached the south entrance. The
sentry on duty befote the Executive
office, now relieved for the last time,
resumed his place in the rank3, and
the command “Order arms” being
given, the men stood at ease in their
places. The few remaining minutes
of the ten seemed to loiter as they
passed. Presently the sergeant, who
had timed his watch with the City
Hall bell, which in turn was set with
the clock in the telegraph office,
which in turn was regulated from
Washington by telegraph, whispers
to the lieutenant, “Oae minute more,
sir,” and is directed to take his stand
at the south door, next to the City
Hall, and to give notice of the
first tap of the clock bell by a
wave of his hand. Colonel Black,
seeing the manoeuver, recalled the
sergeant and sent Lieut. Col. Briggs,
of the same company, to take the
post of warning. The seconds are
minutes now, and everybody is lis
tening for the sound or watching for
tb* signal. There it goes I Lieut.
Briggs waves his hand to indicate
the first tap, which was not heard in
the recesses of the hall, and advances
rapidly to Col. Black to report the
fact. The Colonel says, “don’t run,
sir,” The Lieutenant joins the squad,
then is heard, “Attention guard!”
“Carry arms!” “Right shoulder
arms!” “Twos right, march!” The
sound of heavy and hurried footfalls
resounds along the corridors, and be
fore the bell bas reached the fifth
stroke of the twelve, the file has
crossed the threshold. A number of
the negro constables, evidently act
ing under peremptory and ur
gent orders, instantly sprang to
the heavy doors and slam
med them to with a bang, in the
face of the crowd within, and in the
immediate rear of the last file of sol
diers without, who are hardly out of
the way of, the closing panels. A
heavy bar dropped into its brackets,
and the military occupation of the
State is ended, much to the relief of
the citizens and military as well. All
wasdono so suddenly the clock could
be heard striking after the doors wore
closed. The boll strikes slowly at
best, and it requires litle suggestion
to involve the comparison of a funer
al knell. Twelve strokes sounded,
and the twelve long,weary, wretched
years of carpet-bag misrule were
tolled off one by one, and consigned
to the tomb of the pust forever,never
to know a resurrection.
The crowd quickly dispcrsed.almost
in silence, and in a few minutes the
wires were flashing the tidings to
every town and village of the whole
land. The detachment of soldiers
were inarched direct to theirquarters
and dismissed, and so ended the first
lesson of tho eventful duly.
The best phy9icans assure us that
Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup is a reliable
and never failing remedy. All
Druggists keep it. Price 25 cents a
bottle. _____
Forty-live Year* In u Cave.
Dingman’s Ferry, Penn., April 2,
1877.—Austin Sheldon, who has lived
for forty-one years the life of a her
mit, in a cave, in a lonely place in
the mountains, nino miles Southeast
or this village, was fouud frozeu to
death in a deep snow-drift, near the
entrace of his cave, on Friday even
ing last. A terrible storm of wind
and raiu had prevailed in the moun
tains for two days, and Tuesday
evening, contrary to his custom,
Sheldon had visited the cabin of some
hoop-pole cutters, about a mile from
his abode, to buy something to eat,
he having been without food for two
or three days. The cutters invited
the hermit to remain with them all
night, and not attempt to brave the
fury of the storm by returning to his
cave. He had not spent, a night from
his caVe since he inhabited it, and he
refused to stay at the cabin. The
snow piled in suoh drifts before the
storm whs over that tio comm union
tion with the settlements outside
could be obtained until Friday. The
cutters themselves were nearly frozen
to death. The hermit although, near
ly seventy-live years old, managed to
reach within a few feet of his cave,
when he was overcome and buried
ten feet deep by the snow. His fea
tures were terribly distorted, and his
knees were brought up to his chin.
It does not seem credible that this
man, who buried himself in tho wil
derness for over half his life, and
who at last met so terrible a death,
might have died surrounded bv
friends iu the best society. He was
born near Stony Creek, Connecticut,
in 1806, and when he was 26 years old
married a lady named Tuthill, the
daughter of a wealthy gentleman
living near the city of Hartford.
Sheldon’s family was the leading
onein the town of Bradford, where
he has a brother and sister still liv
ing. His wife died ten years after
their marriage, and Sheldon soon af
terward disappeared. lie had al
ways been an enthusiast in religion,
and had often expressed a wish to go
to heathen counties as a missionary.
His friends believed that he had
gone to some such country,and never
hearing from him thought he had
died there.
Fortv-ilvo years ago the country in
the northeastern part of Pennsylva
nia wua still in great part a primitive
wilderness. Lumbermen had com
menced invading the forests, how
ever. In 1838 a party of prospecting
lumbering men madeacarap on the
northern slope of the Moosao moun
tains, in Wayne county, Penn., and
one day discovered a cave occupied
by a man miles from any other hu
man habitation. Ho said ho hud
lived there a year, and had been
roaming in the forests of Connecti
cut, Vermont and New York, look
ing for such a place as his cave for
five years. He gave his name as
Austin Bheldoii, but told nothing of
his past. The lumbermen, growing
more plenty, he left his cave and was
heard of no more by them.
In 1843, two hunters discovered a
man living in a cave near which the
hermit was fouud dead on Friday.
This was Austin Sheldon. He told
them he had not seen a human be
ing for ten years. He continued to
live there, but nothing was known
about him until last summer,
when a paragraph appeared in
the New York Times, men
tioning the fact that a man named
Austin Sheldon was living as a her
mit in a cave in tho wilderness of
Pike couutv, Penn., his past being a
mystery. This item was seen by
Sheldon’s relatives in Connecticut,
and a brother and sister visited his
cave. They offered him everything
that wealth could bestow if he would
leave his cave and go home with
them, but he refused. From these
relatives the facts as to Sheldon’s
early life were learned.
Sheldon seldom left his cave, and
then only to obtain fish, game, roots,
or berries for his food. At the time
of his death he was bent and wrin
kled, with long matted gray locks,
and a beard reaching almost to his
waist. The clothes he wore he had
not taken off his body for 22 years.
They were tattered and ragged, and
held together by hickory withes.
The hermit never washed, and his
face and hands were encrusted with
dirt. His cave was about eight
feet square, dark, damp, and
ioathsome. He slept in a rude
chair, surrounded with bones, filth,
rubbish of all kinds. He was very
taciturn, speaking willingly only on
the subject of religion. It was his
boast that he had read bis Bible
through nearly 100 times, and that
he communed personally with God
and the aucient prophets. When he
walked he used a long staff, aud liis
old. well worn Bible was fastened to
his leathern girdle. Forest fires
frequently swept over the mountains
about the hermit’s cave, and many
times it was surrounded on all sides
by fire. The hermit, sayiug That he
was in the hands of God, never volun
tarily sought safety when thus im
periled, and courageous natives ofien
saved his lire at the risk of t heir own.
He was often saved from death by
freezing in the same manner. His
onlv exrdaoation of his living in the
wilderness ulone was that he wanted
nothing to take his thoughts from
God. As he had considerable money,
according to his relatives, at the time
he left Connecticut* many believe
that he buried it about his cave.
For Fancy Work.
Gold, Silver and White Perforated Card
Board, also a great variety of IVforated
Mottoes at J. Albert Kibven’s.
mh2s tf.
A M|KYlinrn.
"It is said that tho President told Bob
Alston that he would iiuvu received the
appointment of Marshal, but for tho op
position of Bon Hill, and the Macon Tele
graph wishes to know now if Ben Hill pre
leis a Radical to Alston."— Exchange.
We give this as a specimen of the
manner in which Mr. Hill is treated.
He, Mr. Hill, saw fit to refuse to re
commend Col. Alston for appoint
ment to office, ergo Mr. Hill prefers a
Radical, and is himself no better than
a Radical. This is the logic of tho
Telegraph, and we say it, with due re
spect to our eotemporary, would be
unjust treatment to au acknowl
edged criminal, much less to a Sena
tor of Georgia, who has won a place
in the front rauk of statesmen and
patriots.
We say this is a specimen of the
treatment of Mr. Hill, for the Tele
graph is not alone in indulging iu
these uucallod-for and gratuitous in
sinuations.
When the agent of the Associated
Press at Washington City telegraph
ed the bareraeed falsehood that Mr.
Hill voted for the confirmation of
the negro Fred Douglass, one paper
indulged in some very severo reflec
tions upon Mr. Hill; but before the
paper went to press, tho rumor was
authoritatively denied. The editor
of tho paper, however, published his
words of censure and added at tho
close “since writing the above, we
learn that Mr. Hill did not vote for
Fred Douglass and therefore he is
not amenable to tho above criti
cism,” or words to that effect. Now
we submit if this is not delightful
treatment of an honorable man, tbe
occupant of the highest position in
tho gift of the people of Georgia?
This is another speeimen.
No wonder Mr. Hill says he is the
most abused man in the country and
wants to know iu tho name of High
Heaven what he has done that calls
down sueh unprovoked attacks upon
him. The Telegraph advocated the
claims of Mr. Norwood. Can it not
forgive Mr. Hill for defeating its fa
vorite? He defeated him honorably.
He was at bis post in Washington
city, doing his duty, when he was
elected.
In this connection we desire to ask
if Mr. Hill had, in concert with John
Young BrowD, made a bargain with
the intimate friends of Hayes that if
he, Hayes, would agree to withdraw
the troops from South Carolina and
Louisiana, then they, Hill and Brown,
wouldagree to offer no objection to the
proceeding of the count of votes for
President, would not Mr. Hill have
been aqathmetized front one end of
the Slate to the other? And yet Gen.
Gordon did make a bargain equiva
lent to this. We make no war on
Senator Gordon for so doing, because
it doubtless kept Tilden from the
Presidency. Tho unfair critics of Mr.
Hill have no words of censure for
Gen. Gordon, but we firmly believe
that had it been Nr. Hill instead of
Gen. Gordon, he would have been
severely censured. And our belief is
founded on evidence, for Mr. Hill is
blamed for t be passage of the Electo
ral bill, while Gordon, Bayard and
others equally prominent, did as
much to secure its passage and there
arc no words of censure for them.
The fact is the world never witness
ed such unfair treatment of a public
man, (by men who claim to be intel
ligent and fair minded) as is mani
fested towards Mr. B. 11. Hill. While
we are not his champion, we have
always admired his hold, fearless
course and rejoice to know that he is
secure in a prominent place for a
longterm, where he can still serve
the people. The contest before the
Legislature demonstrated one fact
conclusively—that he has the affec
tions of the people aud they triumph
ed over the polititians and the unfair
newspapers in a masterly manner.—
Monroe Advertiser.
llow a SpauUli Sexton Imperaoimted the
Devil.
From tho Pall Mall Gazette.)
A strange story comes from the north of
Spain. A moribund landed proprietor, not
withstanding the entreaties of his family
and friends, refused to receive the consol
ations at religion. His family, thinking
they had overcome his scruples, sent tor
the parish priest; but upon his arrival the
sick man declined to receive him, and tbe
priest withdrew, declaring that the devil
would come in person to carry off so hard
ened a sinner as soon as he was dead.
A few hours afterward the sick man
died, and while the family were watching
over the body the door of the room was
opened with a great noise, and there ap
peared upon the scene a personage array
ed in red, brandishing a pitchfork, drag
ging a long tail after him, and smelling
very strongly of sulphur. His appearance
created so much terror that, the women
r resent fainted, and the men rushed out
of the room by another door. A manser
vant, hearing the screams, and thinking
that thieves had broken into the house,
armed himself with a revolver and made
his way to the room from whence they
proceeded.
For a moment he, too, was terrified by
the appearance of “the devil,” who by
this time had got the body in his arms;
but, mastering his fears, he fired three
barrels of his revolver at him and the sup
posed devil, who tell to the ground, prov
ed to be the parish sexton, who, by the
orders of the priest, had disguised him
self, as he conceived, as Satan. He was
quite dead when picked up, and four
priests, who are suspected of complicity
in this attempt to work upon the super
stitious feedings of the family of the de
ceased, have been taken into custody.
TERRIFIC HURRICANE.
IX—MfIHJEY AXIt .HAIUU.NI COUNTIES.
I.oss ot Utc—Houses Unroofed—'Tree*
and F'ences mown Uown.
SCHLEY.
From our correspondents “D. S.
H.,” and E. H. Baldwin, Esq., of
Schley 00,. we learn that a most ter
rific hurricane passed over that
county and Marion, on Saturday
night last; the wind continuing until
about 2 o’clock, followed by a heavy
rain until near daybreak. The roar of
the elements was so great that people
were aroused from sleep and jumped
in fright from their beds. Houses
trembled ou their foundations ; feiioet
and trees west down betoro the bl3t
Our informants tells us that while
there was no danger done to proper
ty in Eiiaviile, the work of the storm
in the vicinity of Samuel Williams’,
about seven miles Northwest of Ella
vilie, was quite disastrous. A negro
man was crushed to death by the
falling timber of the house he was
staying in. At Mr. Walton’s, a short
distanoe übove, and just over the
Marion line, another house was
blown down, and a negro occupant
killed. On Mr. Fed Rainey’s place,
nearly every house was blown down.
MARION.
Some two or three miles due north
of the last mentioned place at Mr. G.
W. O. Munroe’s, in Marlon county,
the destruction to fenoes and timber
was also very great. We heard of no
personal injury to individuals.
We fear the worst has not been
heard from. Sumpter Republican,
llth.
FINANCIAL AND" COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCK*.
LONDON. April 12.—Noon-Erle 0%.
4:30 r. m.—At the Stock Exchange prices have
again broken and clone at the lowest point jet
reached, though the decline on the day was not
heavy.
PARIS, AprLl 12. —1:30 r. m.—ftentet lOCf. and
83c.
Specie decroaeo 17% million fraiu.it.
NEW YORK, April 12.—Noon—Gold opened
106%.
NEW YORK. April 12.—Noon-Stocks activs
and unsettled feeling; moneyS; gold 5%; ex
change long, 4.86>4; short, 4.88; Governments
dull and firm; State bonds steady and nominal,
NEW YORK, April 12. Evening— Money
2@2%; sterling quiet at 6%; gold 6%@6; Gov
ernments moderataly active aud very strong—
new s’s 11%; States steady.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, April 12.—Noon-Cotton steadier,
middling uplands 6%d, sales 10.000,
speculation and export 2000, receipts 14,800;
American 8,000.
Futures 1-324 better; uplands, low middling
clause, June delivery, 0 8-32d; June and July 6
7-32d; July and August 6 9-32d, August and Sep
tember 6 11-32d; shipped March and April per
sail 6 5-32d.
1:00 r. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, April
and May delivery 6 l-32d; May and June 6%d.
3:15 i*. m.—Uplands, low middling clause, May
aud June delivery 6 3-32d.
Sales of American 8000.
6:00 r. m.—Futures weaker; uplands, low mid
dling clause, May and June delivery. 6%d, also
6 3-32d.
NEW YORK, April 12. Noon —Cotton quiet
and steady; uplands 11%; Orleans 11%; sales
405.
Futures oponedfirmer, as follows: April 11.36
@.40; May 11.30(a).41; June 1J.63@.67; July
11.67® 70; August 11.78@.80-
NEW YORK, April 12. Evening— Cotton
weak; middling uplands 11%; Orleans 11%;
sales 1280; net receipts 102; gross 980.
Consolidated net receipts 19,411; exports to
Great Britain 26,453; to France 10,339; to Conti
nent 19,011; to channel 1108.
Futures closed barely steady; sales 81,000;
April 11.38®.40; May 11.40® 41; June 11.68®.54;
July 11.66®.67; August U.76@.77; September
11.66®.68; October 11.53®.54; November 11.41®
.43; December 11.42®.44; January 11.68®.64.
GALVESTON. April 12.—Cotton dull; middling
10%; net receipts 124; saleß 620; exports to
Gruat Britain —; France —, to obauuel —; to
continent —; coastwise 1609.
NORFOLK, April 12. Evening Cotton
quiet; middling lu%@U; net receipts 277; gross
—, sales 100; spinners —; exports to Great Brit
ain —; coastwise 40.
BALTIMORE, April 12.-Eveuing —Cotton
quiet; middling 11%; net receipts —; gross
02; sales 106; spinners —; exports to Great Brit
aincoastwise 30.
WILMINGTON, April 12.-Evening —Cotton
quiet; middling 10%; net receipts 4; sales 44;
exports to Great Britain —, coastwise —.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12—Evening—Cotton
quiet; middling 11%; net receipts 104;,grops
, 1 i2l sales to spinners 225, exports to Great
Britain 394.
SAVANNAH, April 12. Evening Ootton
quiet and steady; middling 113 18; net receipts
369; gross 429; sales 200; exports to Great Britain
—; tocontiueut —to channel —j coastwise 616.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12.—Evening—Cotton
quiet; middling 11%; low middling 10%; good
ordinary 9%; net receipts 917 gross 047; sales
1700, exports to Great Britain —; to France —;
to Continent —; coastwise 2307.
MOBILE, April i2.—Cotton quiet aud steady ;
middling 10%; net receipts 39; groat —; sales
205; exports to Great Britain —; to France —;
to Continent —; to channel—; coastwise 30.
MEMPHIS, April 12.—Evening— Cotton dull;
middling 10%; receipts 295; shipments 359; sales
300.
AUGUSTA, April 12.—Cotton quiet and steady;
middling 10%; receipts 09; sales 202.
CHARLESTON, April 12. Evening— Cotton
steady; middling 11%, net receipts 200; sales
500; exports to Great Britain —; to France —;
to continent —; coastwise 8.
i**covisions, *e.
NEW YORK. April 12.—Noon- Flour quiet
and firm. Wheat dull. Corn dull without any
decided change. Pork firm, new mem $16.01)#
slij,ls, Lard firm, .team *9,85. Freight, firm.
NEW YORK, April 12. Evening Flour
less strong, tie decided efiange in prlcea, only
limited demaud for export aud home use, clos
ing quiet; superfine Western aud state $6 10#
$9 00, common to talr, eitra do., $G.95#57.76,
good to choice do., $7.80@519.00, SoutUeru flour
firmer; common to utr extra $7.(i0#58.60;
good to choice do., $8.65@510.25. Wheat dull,
slightly m buyers* favor, only very limited de
mand; new uugraded spring $1.60#53, No. 2,
Milwaukee Iu store SI.OO. Corn opened shade
easier, closed firm and in fair demand; ungraded
Weetern mixed 58#60; yellow do., 58, white SO 1,.
yellow SoutUeru ou dock 68, old Western mixed,
in store 56@57q. Oats shade stronger, moderaet
trade; mixed West ern and State 88(316*. Coffee,
Rio, quiet and steady—l6>4@2og tor gold car
goes, 16Ji(a22 for gold JoU lots. Sugar firm,
moderate demand; B?i#BJ< for fair to good re
fining 9, prime Muscovado Bh@B%; refined i
better demand; 10?4 lor standard A, granulated
aud powaeredUX. UK for ctusbed. Molasses—
grocery gradea steady at 38@66 for New Orleans.
Itice steady, moderate demand—Carolina 6@G,
Louisiana Pork more active—new mess
*15.(8). Lard opened essior; closed firmer—prime
steam $9.76@0. Whiskey quiet at 8 bid, 8)1
asked. Freight, to Liverpool firmer and quiet j
cotton per aatl >4 per ateam ',i.
LOUISVxLLE, April 12.—Hour active, firm
and higher; extra *5.76(31*6,00; family *6.26(0.
*0 50. Wheat excited and higher; red *1.60(3166,
amber *1.76. white *1.75, Corn fairly active,
Bhado higher; No. 1, whit* A3, mixed 42. Rye
in fair demand et 76. Oata quiet-No. 1, white
42, mixed 39. Pork in fair demand at $14.76#
$15.0*. Bulk meata firm—6)s, 7)4, and 8, for
shoulders, ciear rib and,dear sidee. Bacon quiet
—*6.)2>1<325, *B.so#B2>i. and *9.00, fot ahoul
dera, clear rib, clear aides. Sugar-cured hams
iu islr demand at 10>i#12. Lard firm; choice
leaf Iu tierce 10)4 do., iu kegs IU4. Whiskey
steady at 104. Bagging qutetat 12)4@X3.
CINCINNATI, April 12. -Evening Flour
scarce and lira, and iu good demand; lamily *7.60
@57.78; superfine tall *6.265,60, extra $5.76#
*0.16. double extra do., *8.30(350, treble extra
do., *5 60. Wheat in good demand at full prices;
prime red *l.W#79. Corn firm at *4@47. Date
firm at 37#4i. Rye tu fair demand aud higher,
at 80#72. Barley steady, (Canada) spring 86#
*I.OO. Pork dull and nominal at *14.60#76.
Lard quiet and firmer, steam rendered bid,
$9.50 asked, kettle *lO 75. Bulk meats IMiUw;
shoulders *6.t,0#56.12)4. $7.40 bid, and $7.60.
aakeu for abort rib and abort clear aides. Bacon
dull —6%, 8%, and 8%. ior shoulders, clear rib
aud clear aid©*. Whiskey quiet and steady at 4.
Butter dull and heavy; cuolce Western reserve
2U@22, Central Olno 20@22.
BT, LOUIB, April 12. -Evening—Flour—medi
um and choice extras scarce; superfine fall $5.60
(a)56.00; extra do.* $6 50® $6.76, scarce and very
firm; other gradea a low j double extra do., $7.08®
$7.25* treble extra
I-No. 2, red fall $1.69%, No. 3, do., |1.67%@6*.
Coro active aud firm; No. 2, mixed* 43%. Oats
dull and lower to sell, rejected at 35. Rye active
and firm at 76@77. Barley steady and firm;
tnctly prime to choice Minnesota 90. Whiskey
ateady at 4. Pork firmer at $14.60@G2%.
firmer, kettlfe 9%. Bulk meats flrmer-olear rib
sides 7% bid. Bacon qniet~6%@s%, 8% and 8%
@%, for shoulders, ciear rib andclear aides.
BALTIMORE, April 19.-oata firm, demand
food, Southern prime 43#46 Ky* higher t
Bti#B6 Provision* dull. Pork sls.oo#s 16.25
Bacon— ahouider* 6X, clear rit* *@9)4. Hama 18
Lard, refined 10)4. firmer; not
higher, jobs Whiskey held at 8)4-
Sugar higher at 10)4-
The April Term i>f the United Hiatn
Court At HATAMUII.
Tbe April term of the Federal
Circuit Court convened ou Tuesday
at Savannah, and the following tra
verse jury was sworn.
Joseph Miller, Harris county,
foreman, appointed by the Court;
Tony Hill, Houston county* Clark
Davis, Jasper county; D. W. Bry
ant, Crawford county* Allen O.
Page, Johnson county; Washington
Love, Muscogee county; B. J? 4 Avery,
Houston county; Manny M. Moody,
Tattnall county.
NOTICE!
U. 8. Internal Revenue
HPECIAL TAXES,
MAY 1,1877, Cos APRIL 30, 1878.
Office of Internal Revenue, 1
Washington, D. C., January 20th, 1877, J
THE RKVIBED STATUTES of the United
States, sections 3232, 3237, 3238, and 323*.),
requires every person engaged in any business,
avocation or employment which redors him lia
ble to a SPECIAL TAX,
TO PROCURE AND PLACE COs
HPICUOtfILY IX HIM ESTAB
LISHMENT OR PEACE OF
HCM MESS.
a STAMP denoting the payment of said SPECIAL
TAX, for the Special-Tax Year beginning May 1,
1877, before commencing or continuing business
after April 30 1877.
A return, as prescribed on Form 11, Is also re
quired by law of every person liable to Special
Tax as above.
The Taxes embraced wi thin the provisions of
tbe law above quoted are the following, viz:
Rectifiers S2OO
Dealers, retai 1 liquors 25
Dealers, wholesale liquors 100
Dealers iu mail liquors, wholesale 60
Dealers in malt liquOrs, retail 20
Dealers iu leaf tobacco * 26
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco, 500
And on salea of over SI,OOO, fifty cents for
every dollar in excess of SI,OOO.
Dealer sin manufactured t0bacc0.....: $ 5
Manufactures of atlU. 50
And for each still manufactured , 20
Aud for each worm manufactured 20
Manufacturers of tobacco 10
Manufacturers of cigars 'lO
Peddlers of tobacco first class (more than
two horses or other animals) $ 50
Peddlers of tobacco, second class (two horses
or other animals) $ 25
Peddlers oftobacco, 3d class (1 hort e or olher
animal $ 15
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class \oh foot or
public conveyance). $ 10
Brewers of less than 500 barrels.... 50
Brewers of 500 barrels or more MSA
Any person so liable, who shall fail to comply
with the loregoing requirements, will be subject
to severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable to pay any of the Special
Taxes named above must apply to Andrew Clark,
Collector of Internal Revenue at Atlanta, or to
the Deputy Collector of their Division, and pay
for and procure the Special Tax Stamp or Stamps
they need, prior to May the Ist, 1877, and
WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE
Spec al-Tax stamps will be transmitted by mail
only on receipt from the person or firm order
ing the same of specific directions so to do to
gether with the necessary postage stamps, or the
amount required to pay the postage. The post
age on one stamp is three cents aud on two stam \ >h
six cents. If it 1b desired that they be transmit
ted by registered mail ten cents additional
should accompauy the application.
GREEN R. RAUM,
aprl-3w2tw Commissioner RitT Revenue.
CHEAPER THAN EVER I
Plantation Wagons,
T. K. WYNNE.
P; ?1-4 .r . . - •" 7 r >' T >■-* £~ * >’te -§s' i3 " =
n a T r II T O obtained for me chanlc&l de-
M A 1 I" 111 I \ vices, medical or other com
| n I LI I I wpounda, ornamental designs,
trade-marks, and labels. Caveats, Assignments,
Interferences, etc., promptly attended to.
INVENTIONS THAT lIAVK BEEN
n mm if ATI" f%by the Patent Office may
L" L IL I I LI Istill, in most cases, be se
ll LJ L W I LLfcured by us. Being op
pc44 c the Patent Office, we can make closer
searches, and securs Patents more promptly and
with broader claims than those who are remote
irom Washington,
111 I Cl! I UnOwe make examinations
free of charge, and advise as to patentability. All
correspondence strictly confldetial. Prices low,
AN UNO OHAEOE FNJLEBS PATENT
IS sEcV RED.
W* ruler to official* in the Patent Office, and
to inventors in every Btate in the Union. Ad
dress, In Merman or English, C. A. BNOW & CO.,
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D.
Attention Mail Contractors
CONGRESS having passed an act for the pay
ment of claims for Mail Contracts performod
previous to the War, ws are prepared to collect
them. • '1: ' •
If the Mall Contractor is dead, his heirs can
reeover.
O’"Apply for information to otir Associate At
torney CHAS. H. WILLIAMS, Celumbus, Ga.
PIKE & JOHNSON,
Attorneys at Law Washington, D. C,
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