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VOL. 111.
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DEBT DECREASED SIX AMD A HALF MILL
IONS.
General Change of Federal
officers in Alabama Ex
pected.
Huron ted hkitish ttKM.isn.
Washington, May 30.—1 t is stated
that the debt statement will show GJ
millions decrease.
A special hence says the British
Government has asked information
as tothedeatli of McClelland,in Kem
per county, Miss. McClelland is
claimed us a British subject. Evarts
has promised due enquiry.
.Taubeit left for Philadelphia, sat
isfied that no action will be taken in
the Louisiana case.
A general change of Federal offi
cers of Alabama is expected almost
immediately.
No information is vouchsafed by
the State Department regarding its
instruction in the Mississippi trage
dy.
The report that McClelland was
British subject, and that Eugland
has asked an investigation, which
Mr. E vans has promised, can’t be
verified. The State Department is
assuming many of the lofty charac
teristics of the Star chamber.
The outlet lock of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, above Georgetown,
gave way this morning, killing one
and fatally wounding two.
There were the usual ceremonies
at Arlington to-day.
Assurances are given by a usually
well-iofonned diplomat that England
lias demanded an investigation into
the circumstances of the death of
McClelland, an alleged British sub
ject.
• -O- •
VIOKIt 0> i.i UkH.I 1 UaVEltfr.
It i* to be Commenced at I. act.
Washington, May 30. Yesterday
the Bureau of Engineers sent orders
to begin work upon the Georgia
rivers for which appropriations were
made a year since iu the River and
Harbor Bill. This action is atliibuted
to the persistent efforts of Senator
Gordon. The work is under charge
of Major W. It. King, United States
Engineer at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Tlllt NOBTHKKN IBFJBTTERH V*
THEY AKE NOT SORKY. BUT WANT BE
UNION.
Chicago, May 29.—The Presbyte
rians finally adopted the following
amendment: “While this Assembly
earnestly desires to be reunited in
closer relations with the brethren, we
do not fee! expedient at the present
time to fake any furtberaction on the
subject, except to declare that we are
ready cordially to receive a represen
tation from and send a delegate to
that Assembly whenever they indi
cate they are willing to do so.”
The Conference has adjourned sine
die.
si tin tli Carolina - * 15 united Debt.
Columbia, May 30. -The appropria
tion bill will probibly be returned to
the House to-morrow. It is not
thought that the House will accede
to the action of the Senate striking
out the sth section providing for pay
ment of interest on the bonded debt.
A committee of conference follows.
The result is doubtful.
laovtiinil'* I’rrimrntlnn*
London, May 30.—The daily Tele
graph's despatch from Plymouth
says, unexpected orders were receiv
ed from the Admiralty late on Tues
day evening, that the channel re
serve squadrons now in Plymouth
sound should proceed to sea as soon
as they were ready, without waiting
for the Thunderer. They will leave 1
Wednesday morning. . Their desti
nation is not announced, but is un
derstood to be Gibraltar.
Fleetwood Bark Race*.
New Yoke, May 30. -P. ice for 2:39 ;
horses won by Steve Maxwell
straight; Mary Lamb second. Time
2 ;32i, 2:27>, 2 :3<U.
2:21 race won by Y'oung Sentinel,
straight; Modesty second, and Char
ley third. Time 2:30. 2:27}, 2:29.
to lit ,1 ,Nrw*.
New York, May 30.—Arrived : Victoria,
.Servia, Abynia, Jason, Fox, Crescent City,
Ferdenand, Wright.
San Francisco, May 31.—The Pacific
mail steamer Costa Bica, arrived at San
Diego this afternoon, has on board 137
passengers of wrecked steamer City of
San Francisco.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Ball About to Open on
the Danube.
! DKSTRUCTIOA OF COMMER
CIAL VESSELS BY THE
TURK'S.
MORE REPORTS OF PEACE NEGO
TIATIONS.
j The Pulac Clique Overrule the Nulinii.
London. May 30.-The T'r
Bucharest dispatch contains the 1 i
j lowing: The Turkish camps at
! Nikopol is have been removed behind
i the hills. Tliis is believed to be a
j prelude to the bombardment of
Ttinio Magurli.
Very interesting intelligence may
■ presently be expected from the Wid
den and Ivalufat section of the
theatre of war. (They are on direct
| ly opposite banks of the Danube.)
The Daily Arias’ Vienna dispatch
; says Coarabia was shelled for eight
| hours on Monday. Ninesailingships
i were destroyed, and also a steamer
jof the Austrian Danube Navigation
Company.
Tlte Telegraph's dispatch from Bn
i ebarest says: Rumors are current in
! political and diplomatic circles re
| speeting tho possibility of an ar
| rangemeut through the mediation of
i Germany. The fact that Prince
Gortsohakoff will accompany the
! Czar, is asserted to be a paeiflesymp
| tom. The impression gains daily
that Russia more than ever desires
| a speedy solution of the present com
! plications.
London, May 30.—The Turkish
j Government has decided to admit
j foreigners into the army. A number
i of English gentlemen, who have had
! experience iu the English army, are
! about to join tho Ottoman forces,
i including Hon. W, Drummond.
London, May 30.—A special dis-
I patch from Vienna says the palace
‘clique at Constantinople seems to
have renounced all idea of yielding
| the formation of the conduct of the
i war. It lias reassured its position in
I the palace. This measure will prob
j ably prevent the Sultan’s going to
i the army.
St. Petersburg, May 30.—Heavy
i rains on the Danube occasion delay
j iu Russian operations.
THE WAR IN AMA.
Importance of the Circas
sian Rebellion.
RECAPTURE OF ARDAHAN SOT
COS FIRM ED.
St. Petersburg, May 3). —Advices
from Tillis to the 29tu mention only
a reoonn tissauce and unimportant i
cavalry movement.
Manchester. May 39.—A special i
dispatch says messages front St. 1
Petersburg denying that the Caucus
sim insurrection was any inflit
on the campaign should not. a
c-qited as representing the real sttua
tinij. When theCttcassian Chief Soba
rny lin 1851, wit h 16,0 )0 I’chectieuas,de
scended into the K ior Valley, the
Russians were compelled to evacuate
Bosnia and ail their positions and
retire to Tillis. They also abandoned
their expedition to Affghaittz. The
present rebellion at least blocks their
sole communication between Ladi
kawkows and Tillis.
Constantinople, May 30.—N0 con
firmation lias been received of life
recapture of Ardahan.
St. Petersburg, May 30. The re
port of the re-capture of Ardahan is
false.
ITALY.
In* Pope and llie Klii^
REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION AO A INST
THE P"PE.
London, May 30. —A Tunas special;
from Rome states that King Victor |
Emanuel has written to the Pope
congratulating him on his aproach
ing anniversary. The Pope has sent j
a reply, thanking the King, and [
taking occasion to beg him not to j
permit the Italian Government to J
despoil parishes and confraternities j
of their property, stating that other-j
wise he should be constrained to pro
test. The King has made no reply
to the Pope’s missive.
In consequence of President Mac-
Mahon’s recent action, the Italian
Republicans have placarded the
streets of Rome with notices of a
great demonstration at Apollo The
atre on the 31, to declare that Rome
can never again become the home of j
th Piqie.
The Treasury aggregates 20,000,000
piastres from the Pilgrims.
WIUTH E!I I V IIIC A TIONS.
War Department, j
Office of Chief HionalOfficer, r
Washington, May 30, 1877. I '
For the .South Atlantic States,
slowly failing barometer, rising tent- j
perature, winds mostly from the
northeast and southeast, and clear j
or partly cloudy weather.
COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 31,1877.
TEI.EGR AI*IIII - Sl'nM tK V.
London J. Latluop, American his
torian, is dead.
Gen. Grant, will dine with the
Prince of Wales at Piorrepout’s 21st
June.
London, 2 :3o i\ m. Derby race won
iby Bilot; Glen Arthur second, and
Rob R >v third. Seventeen starters.
London The beUlngngainstSilvo,
the I),-thy winner, was 12 to 1. Glen
Arthur, with 2J to 1 against him,
come in second.
—
iiKvniMaKii o\ mi: uak
* yv ihcOld < vufcderMie Leader Would
Conduct Ope rail •*!< Agalnsi Kusalu.
It has just came to light that in
186iithe to-wly inducted Charles oi
liotieiizolierij, Domnli.or Prince ot
Ronuiun la, tendered to General P.
P. T. Beauregard, then living in
Baris, the com maud of his armies,
with the rank of Field Marshal, u
I complete out fit mid SIOO,OOO a year
nay. Gen. Beauregard was to be at
liberty to seleet Ills own staff and
certain other odloers, and to desig
nate their rank. It was promised
that the army should be
kept at a minimum of 100,-
000 men. The General, howev
er, declined the offer and re
turned to New Orleans, where he is
now. He has written a letter, under
date of May 10, in which he refers to
this offer and expresses bis warm
sympathy with the Turks, “because
they tire the weaker party and are
defending their homes and firesides.”
As to the pretext of war—"the pro
tection of the Christians”-he says:
“It reminds me of the complaint of
t he wolf drinking at the same spring
with the lamb.” Gen. Beauregard
adds:
“ Turkey offers magnificent lines of
defense—the Danube and the Balkan
Mountains. With two or three hun
dred t liousand Confederate troops I
would guarantee to hold them
i against any number ol’ Russians. If I
j were in command there I would for
tify those lines well, and with my
iron clad gunboats 1 would prevent
|t!ie construction of any bridges
across tlie Danube. I weuld send
General Forrest with twenty-live to
thirty thousand cavalry to destroy
all the depots of supplies,
railroads and bridges from the Dan
übo to Middle Russia, thence to some
port of ute Black sea, where I would
j transport his command to some or tier
[ favorable point—say in the rear of
| the Russian forces operating in Asia,
south of the Black sea. Forrest
j would be provided with camels to
| transport his light field artillery,
baggage and light pontoon trains.
| lie would have also a full supply of
I carrier pigeons to keep me posted as
to his movements. My fleet in the
I Black sea would keep it tree from the
enemy’s ships. I would destroy their
J supplies at, Odessa and any otfiei
I ports on the Black sea. Iti other
j words, I would bring starvation to
Imy assistance. How long do yon
think Russia could stand such a de
! tensive war? Moreover, I am confi
dent i hat the other powers of Europe
i will never allow Russia to get an?
I nearer t > C uistaiitiiiople than tin
[ Balkan M - ip.tains, if even she gets
! there. Vuitn man plan de, campagne.
"But I mu a man of peace, now
that Louisiana is free.”
J. UII.KK* Is;OS9
ABSURD STORIES ABOUT HIS REMAINS
THE TRUE ACCOUNT.
Balumore tiaz,--tu.l
A number of absurd stories are
going trie t ouhds of Ute press as to
tne disposition of tile iviiiains of J.
\Viikes Boot It; tne latest of which is
: gi -- : - '■> O ipi - Dover P. Leslie, ol
.-bug, Fa., wlto stales the bod)
i-,as iu ik iu a lake seven miles below
Alexandria, Va. Tile incontrovert
ible facts are as follows :
Tne remains were ordered to be
delivered to the irb-nds of Booth, b>
Piesi'leut Andrew Johnson. John H.
Weaver, tile undertaker of tills eiiy,
was sent, to Washington by his fam
ily to bring them here for iutermeut.
A box was lateen tip from tlte arsenal
building and delivered to him. It
was brought by him to Baltimore,
and was examined by him and a re
porter of the Gazette at his room on
West Fayette street, near Holiday.
They found in it a skeleton wrapped
iu an old army blanket. When the
blanket was taken off the skeleton
was covered with a powder tiaviug
the appearance of soapstone, and ou
being rubbed between tho fingers it
disappeared just as soapstone will
do. On tho light foot was an array
shoe, cut open at the top its entire
length, as it to accommodate a swol
len foot. On the other was a large
cavalry boot. The reporter of the
Gazette examined the bones in and
above the shoe, and for some time
could fluid no injury. Believing the
remains to be those of Booth, the re
porter made a persistent examination
aud at last discovered the leg was
fractured clean through just above
tlte ankle. Tlte factum was clearly
marked, and the portion below the
fracture 1) -mg lifted off the box the
ends of the bones were of a pure
whiteness, leaving no doubt as to the
fact that Booth, in leaping from the
box, had fractured his right leg ,\ad
not. sprained it. Still the identity ot
the remains were not satisfactorily
established, especially as there was
no portion of the spinal vertebra - ,
missing and no mark of any bullet
upon them. A brother of Booth’s
was sent for, who was told by Mr.
Weaver of the doubts as to the iden
tity of his remains and YLr. Weaver
requested him to think of some
peculiarity,if any existed in the struc
ture of the brother, that would for
ever remove any doubt. After think
ing for a brief while the brother said
all that, he could remember was that
his brother ha 1 his tooth plugged
with gold in a peculiar manner. He
describe.! the location of the tooth,!
and drew wii h a p‘iicil the shape of j
the plug, which was of unusu tl size
The teeth were tikoii “lit, an i Die
noth was f m id plugged j ist. as de- j
scribe ! by the brother and forever
setting at rest auV questi ill of the'
ileiitiry of the puna'ns- Toe re- .
m tins were b irb-d in Green mount I
Om-dery In the game lot with his
gran I father, an 1 other children of i
tne family.
I will govern my Ilf. - and thoughts :
a* if the whole world were to see the
.me and t > rea l the orner; for what
and ies it signify to make anything a
seem t.o my’ ti-ight>. >r when to God
(who is the Seat-crier of • Ur hearts)
all our privacies are opened.—. Seneca.
.in liiipiirlniit Bank Biivcmcnt.
I Fiomttiu N. Y. UulU.tin, 28th.)
Tile national banks of this city
have recently bestowed considerable
; informal consideration upon a prop
osition which, if extensively acted
upon, would have ait important hear
ing upon Hie future of the tnouey
m.ukei as well as up >u tho execution
or tho Resumption Act. It, is pro
posed Mint, me b inks, or rather such
of them as may approve - f the pro
ject., shall apply to the T easury for
additional issues of .insulation.
Upon such issues being made, the
Secretary of the Tresury t required,
under the terms of th Resumption
Act, to redeem legal tenders to an
amount equal to 80 per cent, of the
sum of tne new bsnk notes: and
in mis way a contraction of the legal
ten let - circulation is to be effected.
It is not c.o u tern plated that the circu
lation thus obtained by tho bauks
*liali be flatted with in the or
dinary course of business; on the
contrary, the notes are to be quickly
returned to the Treasury for redemp
tion and cancellation and the opera
tion repeated as often as may be nec
essary to accomplish the purpose
contemplated. It is calculated that
tlte transaction may be repeated
twice within a month; so that banks
using say about half a million of
bonds in the operation can compel a
contraction of SBOO,OOO ot legal
tenders within thirty days; we say
compel, because the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Comptroller of the
Currency have no discretion but to
conform to the action of banks, their
demands being wholly within the
scope ot the Act of January 14, 1875
Some operations have already been
undertaken in pursuance of this plan
—but how far the banks of this city
are likely to co-operate in it, appears
at present uncertain. To some, it
commends itself as aiding the Secre
tary of the Treasury in accomplishing
the contraction of the legal tender
circulation, which he appears to have
undertaken; to others, it is accepta
ble as a means of reducing the re
serves of the banks and thereby rais
itig the rate of interest from its pre
sent unretnunerative staudard; to
others, it is attractive on bot h these
grounds ; and on the whole the pro
posal appears to meet with more
favor than disfavor -although some
who approve of the scheme prefer
that, other banks should do t he thing
rather than themselves. We under
stand that tite proposal has been
brought to the attention of banks in
Boston and Philadelphia, but with
what results we are unaware.
The banks have a most important
power in this matter. They can, if
t hey so please, reduce the legal ten
der circulation from the $300,000,000
at which it, now stands to the mini
mum of $300,000,000 fixed by the Re
sumption Act within a few mouths.
Iu fact, the employment, of live and
a half millions of bonds in these op
erations could compel the retlremo .t,
of $00,000,000 of greenbacks within
the next seven months. What the
ipinks can do and what they will
leem it, prudent to do may, how
•ver. prove to differ widely. The
chi (nation t o use this as a means of
idvancing the rate of interest is a
very potent one, and may lie ex
oecied to have considerable influence
In determining the action of the
hanks. The motive of patriotism is
ikely to prove less influent ial. Some
very plainly intimate tnat the Gov
•rnment has lii tie right, to expect tne
banks to use their bonds for its pur
iloses, when, ufter declaring ttiusi
bon Is free from taxation, it permits
ioc.il governments to t,*x them to
what extent they please. Altogether
here is considerable b'veisity ol
opinion on the proposed otion; ini
we ate disposed to anti irate that,
nevertheless, somet hin' will be done.
As to the wisdom or propriety
of the banks umiertakieg action of
this kind, that is a sq> .rate qu stion,
hat may be considered when the
scheme is more fully developed.
lie publican JLx tr**v ugauee.
Boston Pont.j
Washington, May 25.-A few Radi
cal papers, especially the ex-Admitt
tstrauon organ here, are still harping
on the old string that tne present
shortage in some of th appropria
i ions is because the last House did
not appropriate enough. The facts
notoriously disprove tneir assertions,
but or course that does not make
any difference to the Radical organs
aforesaid. They conveniently forget
to tell how the Government appro
priations have been squandered. One
notable instance has come to light.
At the very time when the Democrats
were fighting to cut down the ex
pense of running the Government,
and all the Republican papers, big
and little, were declaring that the
Government was being run in the
most economical manner jtossible,
nearly 2,000 clerks were on the
pay-rolls of the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing in the Treasury De
partment. It will be remembered
that a great hue and cry was made
when Morrill cut down the force to
1,600. Now, however, since Bnerman
came in and the order has been pass
ed along that the administration
wants to get up a little reputation
for civil service reform, the force
in this same bureau has been reduced
to 400 men, and still the number so
far exceeds the actual need that
numbers are obliged daily to sit
twirling their thumbs at Govern
ment expense, and the Assistant
Secretary intends putting another
hundred on the reserve force to wait
without pay until there is some work
for them to do. No one claims that
the work is not. fully as well done as
it was, and McPherson, the new head
of the department, admits that, ho
cart do the work with even
less than four hundred em
ployees. Here then in one single
division of one of the departments
political influence made the Govern
ment pay 2,000 people to do what any
enterprising private firm could do
with a force of 300, and this at the
verv time that Republican papers
arid Radical leaders in Congress and
out were asserting that the D-nm
cratie H"U*e was cripp'ing the Gov
ernment b “cause it reduced the ap
propriations a small per cent. _ Tne
example cited is by no means Pole
ted or exceptional. There is hardly
a division of a bureau in shiv of the
departments where a reduction of
tlte working force from 20 to 50 per
cen'. could no' b* made aduantage.
mislv to the Government. Indeed
the work would doubtless lie h tter
done, for the present superabipi
binei* of employees eng-nders both
laziness and shiftles^n-ss.
Don’t forget tne great bargains in
Shirts at the New York Sto e.
tr Gordon & Cargill.
The telnrriiiili rose.
The case of the Atlantic & Pacific
Telegraph Company to condemn the
right of way of the South it North
Road, is still pending in*rhe United
States Circuit. Court, Judge Bruce
i presiding. On the opening of court
yesterday, the Ju Ige delivered Ids
opinion at some length, overruling
the motion to quash for want of ju
risdiction, and because the act under
which the proceedings were institu
ted, of 1872-3, wiih in conflict with
the new Constitution of 1875, and
thereby annulled..
The argitmei t was then opened on
demurrer, and occupied tho entire
day. The counsel, consisting of
Judge Rice and Gn. Morgan, for
ttie W. U. Cos., and C and. Elmore and
Maj Semple for the Atlantic and
Pacific, made able and forcible argu
ments, exhibiting great ability and
research. At the close, tlte court iu a
lengthy opinion, overruled the de
murrer, and then adjourned until 10
o’clock this morning, when the case
will go to trial on its merits, and will
probibly he determined to day.—
Montgomery Acta., 30 th.
Millions of Jon.
Jewluh Reformer.l
The Jewish population in the Rus
sian Empire is acknowledged to
exceed 2,000,000. Next to tills is Aus
tria with 1,200,000. These figures are
rather too low than too high; be
cause in tho Polish provinces of both
empires are many cities of considera
ble size—as, for instance Brody, Wil
na and Tarnapol—where the popula
tion is almost exclusively Jewish;
Hungary, Moravia and Bohemia
in the Austrian Empire are
thickly populated with Jews.
Prussia, including the Duchy
of Posen, contains 223,000 ; all
other German States, small and
great., 200,000; France, 87,000; Hol
land, 75,000; Belgium, 13.000; Eng
land has 45,000; Italy, exclusive of
that part which was formerly Inclu
ded in the Austrian Empire, 32,000
half of this number live iu Rome.
The Turkish Em (fire iu Europe, 400,-
000; the lonian Isiauds, 000,000; Den
mark, exclusive of the German Pto
vinces and Swedish Kingdoms, 90,-
Oih); Switzerland, 4,000.
Besides these there are a large
number of Jews living secretly in
countries where they are forbidden
to reside, or where they can only re
main under very severe restrictions.
There are in tho Austrian Em
pire the provinces of Tyrol, Sals
burg. Upper Austria, Karnthen,
Krain and Slyer, where till recently
the Jews were forbidden to settle
permanently, several Congregations
and even Synagogues, as the people
have no objections against the Jews
living among them, and the “golden
thumb” shuts the eyes of the Govern
ment officers. Tlte same may be said
of several other countries and cities
in Europe. For instance, iu Saxonia
proper, or in the Kingdom, no Jews
were admitted, except a very limited
number into the capital, Dresden.
In Spain ami Portugal, pone will
doubt that rliere are thousands of
Jews who public.lv g'i to elution and
make annual-or semi-annual corifes
j siocs, bu r who are secretly tne most
] devoted Jews. These considerations
justify an addition of 37,00(1 to the j
I above number, which makes it a to
i fa] of 5,000.000 in Europe.
Iu tile United Siates there are fully
250.0011. there being nearly 80.000 iu
New Y’nrk alone. In the Canadas,
Central and South America arid tite
West Indies t here are 50.000. As to
their numbers in Asia and Africa, we
cati only estimate from tlte reports
of travelers and others. Front these
s oirees, and taking in'o considera
tion tho rapid increase of the Jews
after their return from Babylonia
and their extensive settlement iu
Asia and Africa, and especially in the
large islands on those cent meats, it.
is reasonable to put down their num
ber there as equal to Europe
ami America, thus bringing up
their present number to over
10,000.000. In this estimate we
do not take into account any of
the descendants of the lost tribes.
Whether they are to lie sought
among the Afghans in Asia or the
American Indians or the Chinese is a
point we will riot discuss here.
With 10,000,000 Jews living in the
world, with Jews at the helm of
State in England, France, Germany
and Turkey; with Jews in positions
of power and influence in Italy, Bel
gium and even Russia; with Jewish
bankers holding the purse-stririgs of
the foremost nations; with Jewish
artists, novelists and journalists in
the most prominent places in the old
and new world, there seems to be no
reason to despair of the future of the
race.
The to ml L>tte tllxiury al an AclreM*.
Win net a Montague, the actress,
now lying at the point of death in
New \ r ork, was famous in her youth
as the heroine of a sad romance, end
ing in the deatli of Walter Montgom
ery, the very promising actor. She
saw him act, and—on her part, at
least—it was a ease of love at first
sight. When he shortly afterwards
sailed for Europe, she took passage
on the same steamer pursued him
till he was at last unable to escape,
and finally won an offer of marriage
from him. They were married in !
London, and lived happily for a j
time, but rumors of her infidelity i
reached him, and he, being of aro-i
mantle disposition, killed himself. !
Miss Montague returned to this coun
try and married James M. Ward, the
comedian. This union was unhappy.
After a time they separated, and Miss
Montague became prominent in con
nection with City Treasurer Hamil
ton, of Jersey City, whose defalcation
and flight were attributed to his re
lations with her. Slo - became recon
ciled to James M. Ward, and in the
following year they started for San
Francisco, where she filled her last
professional engagement. She is now
in the New York Hospital, a hopeless
consumptive.
I, riinimr Tub roes.
To cultiv e the tuberose, the most
beautiful of all plants, suis an <-X|
lit-nced lioiiculturist, put the bultio
hi six inch pots, three iu each, ami
u-m a mixture of equal pans tu-fy
loam, peat and leaf mould, and place
them in a pit. Give verv little water
at first; and as they commence to
grow freely increase if. and keep
near the glass; Whentliev begin to
push up their flower spikes, they
will, of necessity, require to be
placed w h-re they ill hav. - sufficient
space for the proper development of j
’h ■ tall s; ikes. These will come in I
bmom front August to October, when j
i hey will ’•cgiiire a temperature, I
ranging from sixty toekrhty degrees,
i the lattei bci ig preferable.—Helen
! tific American.
Illutrenliu Arctilriit Near Mrni|)h .
Memphis, May 26. A distressing
affair occurreda few miles below the
eiiy to-day, where a party had gone
picnioing. Four young lads went
into a bayou to bathe, undone of
them James Alexander, aged 17, was
seized with cramp and sank. Jack
ProudUt went to his assistance, hut
before getting him to bank was also
cramped and called lor assistance.
Willie Vance joined him, and made
a desperate effort to save them, and
his sister, Miss Lula Vance, hearing
their cries, ran to tho spot and
plunged in, trying to assist them,
and but for the timely arrival of
some negres the whole party would
have been drowned; but all were
rescued except young Alexander,
who was lifeless when brought out.
All are children of prominent citi
zens, and the affair created great ex
citement.
The re|>* In HK-brnska.
Omaha, May 26.—The Rcepublishes
specials from forty-nine different
places in the State. In general they
show that an increased acreage has
been sown, especially of corn.
Though in some localities the farm
ers have been delayed by wet weather
and somo by flood, notably in the
Elkhorn and Platte Valleys, the
crops are looking finely and growing
rapidly under the warm weather of
the past week. The grasshoppers do
not seem to be doing any damage,
and a greater proportion of places re
porting that they are dying off. Ac
tivo measures have been taken by
the people for their destruction, and
are largely successful. At Lowell,
Neb., a few were seen flying south
ward to-day, none alighting. There
is a large increase in the number of
stock cattle and hogs.
N'i Privateering
New York, May 20.—A special
from St, Petersburg says the Czar
has issued a proclamation forbid
ding the granting of lettets of
marque. His Majesty says heaccepts
the declaration of the treaty of Paris
regarding free navigation, to neu
trals, arm guarantees a careful ob
servance of this provision of the
treaty. The Czar tiiso declares his
unwillingness to accept the propo
sal made at the recent conference at
Brussels.
Mrs. Sallie Robertson near Lu
thersville, residing in Meriwether
county, is now almost one hundred
and four years old.
She attends to her own domestic
affairs, cooking and washing and
sewing. She waits on an invalid
grand daughter, and attends church.
Alter she was one hundred years old
she knit a nice smooth pair of socks.
She carded the cotton and spun the
thread of the socks. Stie was
brought up near Crawfordville, aud
often inquires after Mr. Stephens
whom sin - knew when lie first set out
iu life. —Newnan Herald.
Harper’s Weekly: No more un
timely ami wretched work can be
done than to excite Republican hos
tility against "the South” as a sec
tion. Our politics become simply
revolutionary and intolerable when
one pany regards tlte ottier not a* an
opposition under the Government,
but as a deadly enemy of the Govern
ment itseir. To insist, by carefully
citing only crimes and disorders in
the Sourheru States, that the white
population can never be trusted to
deal fairly with the negroes is merely
to fan ami prolong the Hostility of
which tne negro is the victim.
The New York Times has been *ued
for libel, and s2s,out) exemplary dam
ages claimed, because it expressed
doubts of the genuineness of a col
lection of “old masters” which were
offered in a lump for $40,000. In
cluded iu t he lot were several Claude
Lorraines and Nicholas Pottssens,
one of which might easily be worth
twice the sunt asked for the entire
collection.
Ambrose M. Pounds, of Macon,
was killed at Stewart’s mill iu Jones
county, last week. He aud a young
man named Lincoln engaged in
wrestling. Lincoln threw him twice,
whereupon Pounds cursed him.
Lincoln stood the abuse awhile, but
as Pounds persisted he took a hand
spike and literally knocked the top
of his head off Ho died instantly.
Lincoln supposing he was justified,
did not leave.
HUcliway Robbery In Texas.
Galveston, May 28.—The News’
Corpus Christi special says: Word
was received to-day of the murder of
Francisco G. Floret - , a prominent
citizen of San Diego, and his son
Tebarcia. The robbers were eight in
number, all Mexicans. They obtain
ed S7OO in money. The same party
captured W. Lott, president of the
Corpus Christi & Rio Grande Rail
road, Mr. Lewis and a driver named
Mays, and robbed them of all the
money and jewelry on their persona
and stripped them of their clothes.
The country is alarmed and hunting
for the robbers.
Lumber! Lumber!!
11. O. CliH|>i>ell Bro.,
UtNiler* In Lumber,Colbert, tkO. K. 11.
4Cj*Prices furuiubed on application.
myH tf
Phenix Carriage Works!
Herring &; England
OGLETHORPE B'f. OPPOSITE OLD TEMPERANCE HALL.
prepared with
men to do Carriage wwEAa
work in all itg branches
in the best stile, aud as
W • also lnuuu acture new w*rk ! various
style*. my 13 eod&wly
johnblTckmar,
Urolicragc,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE,
Ht. Cliiii* Street,
GEORGIA HOME BUILDING,
NEXT TO WESTEHN UNION TM.IOBAPH OFJTCK.
LAND WARRANTS BOUGHT
REFER, BY i'EMIbBICd!,
To Batiks of this city.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONET AND MTOOK.N.
LONDON, May 30.—Noon—Consols
4JOTTOS.
LIVERPOOL, May 30. -—Noon—Cotton quiet and
steady; middling uplands 5*.,d; middling Orleans
ti 1-16 U; saiea 8 UoO; speculation und export 3.H00.
Futures partially i-B*2d cheaper, but cloeed
steady; uplands, mw ciuusu, May deiiv.
cry, A 31-32d; June 6 UMftit. July aud August 5%d,
August aud Hehtember 6 31-tfild, Hoptember and
October 0 l-32d.
3:00 r. w.—Sales of American 7,010.
FKOVIMIONM, db<7.
BALTIMORE, May 0 —Oat* ateady, Southern
42(g).j0. ttys steady at ?Sfa*bo Provisions dull and
heavy. Pork now mess —till (VO, Hat on, hi iltuers
B*4, clear side* hams, l'Jft Lard—refilled Ao*.,.
offee strong, j bs 17 (n’21. Wuisky dull at *1.1*2.
Sugar strong at 12.
CINCINNATI, May 30. Evening Flour
weaker; lauiily $8 M®#.} o. Wheat dull and
nominal; red $l.OG(<4Gd. Corn dull at 47(&40c.
Oats dull and weak at 41fd)46. Rye dull and notu
nal at 7G(gt7B, barley ami and nominal; prime
fall 00. Pork quiet at sl4 f>o. Lard quiet and
iirm—steam hel. at fO.JOftvttd, kettle slo.(*•<(*.so.
Bulk meats in fair demauti— shoulders $5 00;
short rib middles *7.02 *J, short eleardo., $7 87>,.
Bacon dull—shoulderss\', clear ribs $7.76<&H7)i,
clear sloes $8.25. Whisky qmet at SI.OO. butter
dull; Western reserve lj, central Ohio 12hfl 13.
LODISViLLE, May 30.—Flour dull and droop
ing; extra so.oo(tyso.so; family $7.00(057 50.
Wheat dull—red $1.05, amber $1.75, white SI.BO.
Corn dull, white 54, mixed 53, Oatß quiet aud
steady; white 47, mixed 44. Rye in fair demand
at 85. pork dull at $14.60. Bulk meats dull—
shoulders s(h 6, clear rib- $7.15, clear Bides $7.40.
bacon steady—shoulders 6 h . 4 i<.10, clear rib aides
8fh)8' tt , clear sides .Sugar-cured hams
qniet, but firm at Lard quiet; choice
leaf, tierce 10>V, keg 11 Whiskey quiet at $1.07.
Bagging nominal at 12*-„(#13.
EVERYBODY SUITED.
We are this Season in Receipt ot a Large
Supply ot ali Sizes ot Our
Celebrates
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Far WootlandOoul
Besides a fuilaasortmant ol other Popular
COOKING AND HEATING STOVtS
GRATES, Sc.<3„
And feel justified in saying that we are SUKJS
we can suit any aud all classes of purchasers, bot
in quality aud price.
Of other Goods in our line, wo have a large and
complete assortment, c ich as
TIN AND SHEET-IRON WARE
OV KVKBY i>£SCiUPTXOH f
HARD WAKE, TABLE AND POCKET CUTLER*.
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, COAL
HODS. SHOVELS. AC.
All of these articles we CAN and WILL sell a
VERY BOTTOM PRICES,
ian 1 dtf W. H. ROPAP.Tb A CO.
T. S. SPEAR,
No. IQi Broad St.. Columbus, Oa.
ill
Watches, Jewelry and Clocks Repaired promptly
all orders will receive prompt attention.
Remington Sewing Machine D eoot.
CHEAPER THAN EVER I
4
Plantation Wagons,
T. K. WYNNE.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned having heretofore held etock
iu tne M- rchauta A Mechanics Bank iu the
city of Columbus,Ga., hereby gives notice that ho
lias Boldhiß st ckin said Company, and had ihe
same transferaed, and claims in conformity with
section U 96 of the Code of Georgia, that he is ex
empt from any liabilities of said Bank.
mbit a uxors.
W. F. TIUMEK, Bcntilb
Randolph street, (Opposite Strupper si Golnmht*
laol lyl 'k*orgia.
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