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WASHINGTON NKWS.
The Fight for the Fast Southern Mail.
TMK KK\\K HOI IK WIIJU
PKOBtHLY VKT IT
Trouble with Arizona Indian..
JOHN I>'B. HOOPER P. M. AT OPELIKA.
Washington, July 12.—The action
with regard to Special Treasury
Agants Brackett and Moore is the
sensation of the day. An importance
attaches to these agents which nei
ther their pay nor their known func
tions warrant.
The Atlantic Coast Line, via Wil
mington, the Piedmont Air Line, via
Richmond and Charlotte, and the
Kennesaw, via Lynchburg, Knox
ville and Atlanta, are making a des
perate fight for the Great Southern
mall. It is carried at present over
the Kennesaw Route, and the indica
tions are that it will continue to go
over that line.
Advices received at the Interior
Department from San Diego fore
shadow an outbreak in that quarter
among the Mission Indians. It is
said this condition of affairs is at
tributable to the encroachments and
abuses of the white settlers, and
complaint is made that the Indian
agents wink at these trespasses and
outrages. Gen. Stoneman has been
written to by Secretary Schurz to use
his influence in bringing about a set
tlement of the difficulty.
The home subscription to new four
per cent, loan has reached *18,000,-
000. *
Acting Secretary McCormick has
advices from London that they are
being placed by the Syndicate at par
in London.
The Department of Justice disa
vows any intention of arresting Mar
shal Douglass, of North Carolina.
There is nothing to warrant proceed
ings against him on file in the De
partment.
Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Ohio,
has authorized an interviewer to say
that he has never made any bargain
with anybody about anything at any
time connected with Louisiana af
fairs, and that all assertions to the
contrary are pure inventions.
John Deß. Hooper has been ap
pointed Postmuster at Opelika, Ala.
TNK MlNSUSirri RADICAL*.
They Have I<e4ri bat OOU-e-if
eiit—Thert forc < 't Organize,
Washington, July 11—Private ad
vices from Jackson, Miss., state that
the Republican Committee of that
Statfc met on Saturday and passed by
a mere majority a resolution of con
fidence in President Hayes. The
Committee resolved to make no nom
inations for the State election next
fall, for the reason that the Presi
dent’s civil service letter forbidding
Federal officials to engage in cam
paign work left them without organ
ization, a majority of the. Committee
being office-holders. A vote was
passed to adjourn sine die, which was
equivalent to disbanding the Repub
lican party in Mississippi.
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Texas stock Freight.*.
New York, July 12.—A large meet
ing of railroad officials Interested In
the Texas business was held at St.
Louia yesterday, for the purpose or
equalizing rates to points in that
State, principally on stock in car
loads. It was agreed to reduce rates
to several points, so as to make rates
equal to distance and prevent the
••entering of traffic at one point.
A Xewipuper Embargoed.
New York, July 12.—The Frenoh
Government has forbidden the circu
lation in France of the Courier des
Etals Unis, of this city, on account of
sensational articles which have ap
peared in it lately denouncing Presi
dent Mac Mahon’s course.
Austrian Discovery
London, July 12.—The limes' Ber
lin correspondent says tfiif Austrian
Government here ascertained that
Servia and Rouraania have concluded
a treaty with a view to join opera
tions against the Turks, and have
authorized the Hungarian Taxes De
partment to keep funds ready for the
mobilization Of militia.
WHATBEK INDICATION*.
War Department, j
Office of Chief Sion al Officer, !•
Washington, July 12. 1877. t
For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, stationary or higher pressure
and temperature, variable winds.par
tially cloudy weather, and occasional
light showers.
Tins WAlt IN EUnOPt:
Positions of the Opposing
Armies.
■HAI4RUNH ABRKnTEI* BYTltt*
RUSSIAN REPULSE AT RUSTCHUK.
London, July 12.—The Dally News’
special from Bieia, July Bth, con
firms, the report that the Twelfth
and Thirteenth army corps have
been constituted the army of Biist
chuk and are destined for the siege
of that fortress, with the Czarowiteh
as Commander-in-Chief.
The Turkish forces are concentra
ted on the line between Rasgrad,
Shu in la and Elki D’junia. The Rus
sians were last heard at Monaster
on the road to Bustcbuk, which is
separated from the Turkish position
by the river Loiii, the banks of
which are ‘precipitous and abound
ing in good position, and may there
fore become the scene of the first
serious engagement in Bulgaria.
London, July 12.—A special dis
patch from Rustehuk to the Daily
News says several Bulgarians have
been arrested, charged with assisting
the Russians and fomenting insur
rection, and also with dlstrihuiing
petroleum to fire the town.
The Daily ..Veins’ Varna coi'mspou
dent, writing under date June 28th,
says that up to that date in Rust
chuk 700 persons had been killed
and wounded by bombardment.
Tbe Dally Telegraph's Adtiuuople
dispatch suys the Russian cavalry
are at the Cbipka Pass.
London, July 12.—The Central News
has the followiag:
The bombardment of Rustehuk
recommenced on Tuesday afternoon.
Under cover of the bombardment the
Russians first attempted to take the
town by assault, but were repulsed
after two hours’ fighting.
Heavy Failure*.
New York, July 12.— Butler &
Leeds, manufacturers of straw goods,
558 broadway, and at Haliston, Mass.,
have suspended. Liabilities estima
ted at $150,000 to $200,000.
Tyng & Brotherson, pork packers
and grain dealers in Peoria, 111.,
have failed and filed a voluntary pe
tition in bankruptcy. Liabilities
$120,000.
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE PREMIER'S EXPECTED RESIGNATION.
London, July 12. -The Daily News
publishes the following patagraph in
prominent form:
Yesterday rumors prevailed in
quarters usually well-informed, that
the Earl of Beaconsfield was about to
resign the premiership. Although
this report is probably premature,
yet we believe his Lordship is anx
ious to retire from office as soon as
the state of public business will per
mit, his health haying been for some
time iu an unsatisfactory condition.
Hebrew Council at Union.
Philadelphia, July 12.—The clos
ing session of the Council of Union
of the Hebrew congregation opened
this morning wii h a prayer by Rev.
Dr. Lithenthal, of Cincinnati. Mil
waukie was selected as the place lor
the next annual electing. The fol
lowing were selected ns offioers of
the Executive Board: M. Loth,
President; Julius Freiburg, Yice
President; Solomon Levi, Treasurer
—all of Cincinnati. Offioers of the
Board of Governors of the Hebrew
college were also elected, as follows :
B. Beltmau, of Cincinnati, President;
Josiah Cohen, of Pittsburg, Pa., Vice
President; Jacob Eslkeil, of Cincin
nati, Secretary.
SHIP NEWS.
New York, July I).— Arrived; Othello.
Arrived out: Ellen, Roth, Vesta, An
toinette, J. W. Settewall, Ranchito, Mon
data, Ilos, Myoming, Cornwall,
Lunar Hranrli Haem.
Long Branch, July 12. —Mile
Yorkshire Lies won; FatthWes 2d,
Charters 3d. Tim? 1 (47J.
Mile heat-Fred. Grant woo first
in 1 ;47, and 2d in a canter 1 -.47.
One and one eighth mile—Kenny
won ; King Bee 2d.
Hweple chase—Dead Heat, won;
Rosa 2d, Prohibition 3d.
The San Francisco Chronicle thus
explains the issue of the suit brought
in that city against the sender
of a postal card : ”A. Zcehandalaar
was examined before United
States Commissioner O’Beirne
yesterday on a charge of
sending an indecent publication
—a postal card —to E. G. Emmett,
law elerh in the office of C. T. Em
mett, dunning him far an unpaid
tailor bill. Mr. Emmett was asked
if he did not owe the bill, but an ob
jection was made. The District At
torney argued that the card contain
ed an inuendo that the debtor is dis
honest, by use of the following
words: ‘Honest men pay their
tailors’ bills.’ He argued that an at
tempt was made to hold Emmett up
to public ridicule. The language
was absolutely insulting. It was an
illegitimate mode of collecting a
debt. The object was to protect the
postofflee from becoming the vehicle
for conveying indecent and insulting
communications. He considered any
unbecoming language aorionable.
The defense claimed that there was
nothing indecent on the card; that
any lady could read it without blush
ing. Tne Commissioner promptly
ruled out the evidence aud dismissed
the case, holding that the statute did
not cover the ease.”
COLUMBUS, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1877.
Orange Row at Montreal.
Two or Tkrt* Prtoß KHlt and.
Montrkal, July 12,2:30 a. m.—All is
peace so far, but immense crowds of
ominous import, are gathering in St.
James street, Victoria Square and
Eraii streets. Numbers of the Irish
Catholic Union are rendezvousing
at St. Patiiok’s Ball. Anxiety and
dread are visible on every counten
ance, and the worst fears are expres
sed of approaching trouble. The
services In Knox Presbyterian
church are still proceeding. A largo
number are present.
1:00 p. M.— A stranger has just
been shot dead on Victoria St .
1:30r. m.—Troubles beginning. The
man was killed while standing on
the steps of Dunn’s store, where he
had been pushed by the crowd.
About 1:30 a woman was standing
on Victoria square with an orange
lily on her breast. Another snatched
at the lily and the women commen
ced to fight. A man in n check suit
tried to separate them. People gath
ered around; a fight ensued and sev
eral shots were fired. The man with
check shirt being badly wounded,
rushed to an adjoining store, where
he was followed by several parties to
protect him. and a further row took
place, during which tho man, whose
name is not known, was shot throe
times in tlie temple, killing him in
stantly. The police have just march
ed down to disperse the crowd.
3 p. m.— The whole volunteer force
in Chudfleid batteries, ordered out.
Tho excitement, is increasing. It, is
rumored that the Catholic Union
meu are being supplied wit it arms
and bail cartridges.
3.10 p. m.—The city is full of roughs
perambulating the streets. Numbers
of them are strangers. The Quebec
societies have probably furnished
their quota.
Washinotof, July 12.—Latest re
ceived from Montreal show no fur
ther disturbances. The celebration
of the Orangemen elsewhere had
been tame, and no disturbances have
been reported.
TI[K \YAU IN ASIA.
Russian Troops to be Withdrawn.
(Jen. Wrltkoff Demand* u Court Martial.
London, [July 12.—A St. Petersburg
correspondent reports that the Czar
has ordered the withdrawal of the
Russians from Turkish Armenia.
Great despondency prevails among
Die troops in consequence. Geu.
Melikoff tendered his iresignatidn
and requested a court martial a fort
night ago.
DIR Horn Gold anil Kaiu.
Eureka Hentinel.l
BioHorn, May 29. —We have been in
tlii camp five clays, and prospected nu
merous creeks and gulches with not very
encouraging results. Three or four of
our party found a bar iu a creek that
contained some gold, and wc have
heen prospecting it for ihe past two days.
Ten of us took out about two ounces the
first day and three to-day. The gold is
very fine, but we have hopes that as we
get it opened it will pay better.
A portion of our party will work the
claim and the balance of us prospect the
surrounding country. Wc have heard of
a strike over on Owl creek, about fifty
miles from our camp, but cannot vouch
for the truth of it. It is a had season to
do much exploring, as the streams arc all
so high that weeannot get into their beds,
and have to confine our operations to the
gulches. The country in this vicinity
has all the looks-of a mineral-bearing
region, there being plenty of gravel anil
wash, and the streams are filled witli
quartz pebbles, but we have not seen the
first indication of a ledge since we ar
rived. This place is the hunters paradise,
although there is very little small game.
Black-tailed deer, "antelope and bear
abound, asd we luxuriate on vension in
every shape, with an occasional slice off
of ihe rump of a fat bear Small game is
not so plenty, with the exception of rab
bits. A few ducks aud geese are found
on the water courses, and fish whenever
one feels like catching a mess. We shall
put in the sumuter season in this part of
the country, and if there is anything to be
found, we hope to get our share of it; still
at the present writing,! do not have any
?reat faith in the future of this part of
he Territory.
Falsa Impression.
It is generally supposed by a certain
class of citizens, who are not practical or
experienced, that Dyspepsia eannot in
variably be cured, but we are pleased to
say that Green’s August Flower has
never, to our knowledge, failed to cure
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint in all its
forms, such as Sour Stomach, Costive
ness, Siek Headache, palpitation of the
Ueurt, low spirits, Ac., Ac. Out of 30,000
dozen bottles sold last year, not a single
failure was but thousands of
complimentary letters received from
Druggists of wonderful cures. Three
doses will relieve any case. Try it. Sam
ple bottles 10 cents. Regular Size 75
cents. For sale by
rnctilS tf Gilbert & Thornton.
August Flower.
The most miserable beings in the world
are those suffering from Dyspepsia and
liver oqraplaidt. More than seventy-five
per cent, of the people in the United
Btatos are afflicted with these two disea
ses and their effects: such as sour stom
ach, sick headache, habitual costiveness,
palpitation of the heart, fleart-burn, wa
ter-brash, gnawing and burning pains a*
the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated
tongue and disagreeable taste in the
mouth, coming up of food after eating,
low spirits, *c. Go to your druggists
Gilbert A Thornton and get a 75 cent bot
tle of August Flower or a Sample Bottle
for 10 eeuts. Try It. Two doses will re
lieve you.
my§ tAwtf
Beautiful Linen Suits just received at
the New York Store,
tf Gordon A Oarotll.
From the Savaumvh Nows.]
Till: CITY BONUS.
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11ILL FOB INJUNCTION AGAINST THE
CITY TUK APPOINTMENT OF A
RECEIVER ASKED.
During the past several days con
siderable Interest has been manifest
ed over the report Unit a bill 1o en
join the city authorities from paying
auy claims other than actual current
expenses was to be filed in the Supe
rior Court. Ths bill was prepared by
Gen. Henry R. Jackson, attorney for
the petitioners, who are tax payers
and bondholders in the eity, and was
presented to Judge Tompkins iu
chambers, when an order was grant
ed requiring the complainants to
show cause on Monday (yesterday),
July 9th, why the injunction prayed
|or should not he granted and a re
ceiver appointed as prayed for.
The bill was filed yesterday by
General Jackson and submitted in
open court with some remarks, when,
by general consent,, hearing upon
the same was postponed until Friday
the goth, at 10 a. m. Messrs. Hnrt
ridge & Chisholm represent the Mer
chants’ National Bank and the bu
rn tin ah Bank and Trust Company,
and Messrs. A. P. & S. B. Adams rep
resent George P. Curry, of Augusta.
THE BILL.
As the matter is one of great inter
est, we present the bill in lull, as
follows:
State of Georgia, Chatham Coun
ty.—To the Honorable the Judge of
the Superior Court of Chatham eouu
ty having jurisdiction in equity.
J. G. Butler, D. It. Thomas, Wil
liam M. Davidson, J. B. Read, Wil
liam liemshart, Henry Blun, Sam
uel P. Bell, trustee, Hiram Roberts,
executor, Isaac D. Laßoche, trustee,
H. J. Dickerson, William It. War
ing, J. McCrohan, G. VV. Garmatiy,
trustee, John Asendorf, Henry
Kuck. Martin Helm kin, Nicholas
Geil, D. W. Hcnkin, Frederick Wea
sels, Jacob Quint, P. McCabe, James
Ray, A. Bonaud, Lawrence Dunn,
M. T. Quiuan, P. Decker, Christo
pher White and Henry Bleyhert,
who aver themselves to be residents
and taxqiayers of the city of Savan
nah, bring this their bill of com
plaint, against the Mayor and Aider
men of the city of Savannah, George
P. Curry, of the county of Richmond,
in the State of Georgia, C. C. Casey,
Louis Vogel, Bolke Wittimer, Fran
cis Biair, W. H. Bordley, John Wil
liamson, T. H. Harden, John M.
Guerard, Mary A. Mehrtans.
Caroline Muller, A. M. Mar
tin, Jos. D. Weed, James Hunter,
N. B. Knapp, Aaron Champion, J.
r j[. Villaionga, E. C. Anderson, the
savannah Bank and Trust Cos., the
Southern Bank of the State of Geor
gia, all of the city of Savannah and
county of Chatham; Eugene Kelly,
Li. C. DeWitt and John B. Manning,
of the eity, county and State of New
Yotk;B. Walton of the county of
Richmond; Robert Toombs and W.
M. Reese, of the couuiy of
Wilkes: George W. Williams an i
Cuas. H. Simoiitou, of of the city of
Ctiarlesiou and State of South Caro
lina; the Merchant’s National Bank
of t,lie eity of Savannah ; Eugene Kel
ly & Cos. and the National City Bank
of the city of New York, and others,
holders of coupon bonds issued by
the city authorities of the city of Sa
vannah, whose names it is prayed
may be inserted herein so soon as
they shall bo ascertained, with fit
words to make them parties defend
ant hereto.
And thereupon your orators com
plain and say;
l. The pecuniary liabilities, actual
and contingent, of the city of Savan
nah, as estimated by tier inuuicipil
authorities, amounted on May 31.
1877, to $4,108,866 82; her entire taxa
ble property, real aud personal, to
$13,600,000. Her liabilities, thus
bearing to her resources the rela
tion of 1 to 3.30, very largely exceeded
ihe proportionate indebtedness of
the leading commercial cities of the
United Srntes; the bonded debt of
New Turk being, to the value of her
real estate, as 1 to 10.80; of Philadel
phia 1 to 0.80; of New Orleans, 1 to
5.25; of Memphis, 1 to 6.68; of Mobile,
1 to 8.33; ot Charleston, 1 to 6; as
your orators aver upon information
and belief.
2. The Mayor aud Aldermen of the
city of Savauuah, after years of ef
fort to pay the interest upon this
heavy debt, having largely augment
ed the bonded principal for the pur
pose of supplying the deficit left by
taxation, found in the early mouths
of the present year (1877) that it
would not bo possible to continue
such payments longer. This fact
was communicated generally to the
holders of coupon bonds and other
securities, which had been issued by
the muqielpal authorities of Savan
nah, at various times and lor various
purposes, and they were invited to
confer with the said Mayor and
Aldermen, in regard to the exigency.
A statement of the financial condi
tion of the city, her liabilities, re
sources, necessities aud capacity,
was submitted to them, from which
the following language is extracted :
“In forming estimates for income
the valuation of real estate of former
years and the average receipts from
other sources have been taken as the
basis, and, in the same manner, ex
penditures have been predicated
largely upon the average of preced
ing years. Another year it will be
absolutely necessary to reduce valu
ations. Real estate is now, for taxa-
hie purposes, valued fully thirty
three per cent., above a fair market
price; aud the specific aud other
tuxes imposed upon mercantile call
ings must be greatly lightened. To
increase or attempt to maintain our
present rate of taxation, depressed
as our community is now, and has
been for several years past, must
work infinite detriment to every in
terest, creditor as well as debtor, op
pressive in the extreme to those own
ing real estate, and paralyzing to
business enterprise and general pros
perity.
# “The committee have come reluc
tantly to this conclusion only after
the most thorough examination into
the facts herein set forth, in which
they have been materially assisted
by the replies of citizens to the cir
cular of inquiry, in which has been
brought prominently and truthfully
forward the relativo condition of real
estate in successive periods since
1870. The committee, therefore, be
lieve that an inoomeof three hund
red thousand dollars is the utmost it
will be safe to calculate upon, or
provide, by a tax levy another year.”
A printed copy of the said state
ment is hereto annexed, marked
“Exhibit A,” to which the usual lib
erty of reference is prayed.
J. Your orators are Informed and
believed, and uncord I ugly aver, that
a large number of the said creditors
have Indicated a willingness to con
sider the feasibility of some plan of
arrangement between themselves
and the city, which will lift from her
tax-paying people a portion of the
burden they cannot bear; and that
negotiations, which look to this end,
; arc now in actual progress.
t. But iti the meantime, and pend
ing these negotiations, other eredi
' tors of the same class tiave commen
ced suits against the city of Savan
nah. On April 2, 1877, George P.
Curry instituted three actions upon
east duo coupons iu the court of J.
J. Abrams, Esq., Justice of the
Peace, and obtained judgments on
the day of May following. The
; said eases having been transferred to
: t.tiis honorable court by appeal of do
j fondant, your orators pray that the
record papers may be taken as ex
j hibiis to this, their hill of complaint,
with tlie usual liberty of reference
thereto. Six other suits of like char
acter have been instituted by the
I said Curry in the same court, and
now stand for trial there, three of
I them on the UHh and three on the
117th day of July, when like judg
j ments will lie rendered against the
! defendant unless tlio said Curry be
i restrained by tho order of this hou
lorable court; all of which will more
1 fully appear by reference to tbe copy
! summons in each of said cases here-
I with submitted. On the 21th day of
I April, 1877, the Merchants’ National
Bank brought its action in this hon
orable court against the Mayor and
I Aldermen of the eity of Savannah for
! the recovery of *37,000 upon prom
i tssoiy notes given by the said mayor.
6. Your orators have good reason
to fear that the example set by the
above named parties will bo surely
and speedily followed; that, in the
struggle between eager creditors, all
competing to obtain the earliest
judgments, the number or suit3 will
increase with accelerated velocity;
that the city of Savannah will be
made a party defendant in different
courts; and that all hopes of adjust
ment will be extinguished in litiga
tion, file cost of which must inevita
bly grow to be most oppressive to ull
concerned: yet further exhausting
the limited resources, and crippling
the life, of the city of Savannah.
G. Your orators express the further
apprehension that in the progress
of litigation, and in a possible con
iliet ‘of jurisdictions, serious
embarrassment may be occasioned
by ttie seizure, or the attempts to
seize, certain property belonging to
the city of Savannah, a schedule of
which is to be found on the sixth
page of Exhibit A.
7. The above named parties, who
have so instituted suits, and the par
ties who will soon follow their exam
ple, and are now refusing all plausof
compromise, fairly suggested by the
uncontrollable course of past events,
and by the actual condition of things,
claim, as your orators aro informed
and believe, that they aro simply
asserting theit clear legal rights,
; and reject the idea t hat the appall-
Img shrinkage in the value of the
J property which is subject to taxation
j for the payment of the bonded debt
they hold affords any sufficient rea
i son for reducing, by agreement, the
I debt itself. Bur, on the other hand,
j orators are advised, and accordingly
I aver, that t hey, too, as residents and
| taxpayers of the city of Savannah,
I have clear legal rights in the premi
ses, which in view of the uncontroll
! able course of past events and of the
i actual condition of things, it has
| now become imperatively necessary
•hi-. they assert - always avowing
- ' . MU') J iris,
their readiness, however, to retire
I from such assertion, whenever the
said, the creditors of Savannah, shall
indicate a willingness to uccept
| some seLtleinont which will not in
volve the certain ruin of their debtor.
8. And thereupon your orators say
that the coupon bonds of the city of
Savannah which are now outstand
iug, and which amount, in the aggre
gate to $3,473,891), were all of them
issued without authority of law, and
are invalid. Here reference is pray
ed to a schedule, to be found on page
5 or Exhibit A, which gives a full
description of the said bonds, with
their dates and the purposes of their
issue. From this it appears thut
during the year 1853, there were is
sued coupon bonds to the aggregate
amount, of SI,2tM.S(K), that is to say;
For the construction of Water Works,
$198,000; for Savannah river im
provements, $64,500; aud for two
subscriptions to the Savannah, Al
bany and Gulf Railroad Company,
$037,000. While there uro special
i grounds of defence against several of
! the classes of bonds, as having been
issued for purposes not sanctioned
by law, it is sufficient to say that.,
during the said year 1853, the muni
cipal authorities of Savannah had no
power to issue coupon bonds for any
purpose whatever; your orators
| being advised that the power to bor
row monev “for the use oj the city,”
etc., etc., did not involve the further
power of contracting loans in the
form or coupon bonds; negotiable
securities of a peculiar character,
passing, and designed to pass, from
hand to hand like money.
Frbm Ist February, 18G0, to 2d July,
1873. there were issued coupon bonds
to the amount of $2,269,300; that is
to say—For funding coupons prior to
1866, and Tor other purposes, $368,800;
for redemption of bonds which had
fallen due, $767,500; for improve
ments in the city of Savannah. $534,-
000; for harbor and other improve
ments, $509,000; and to meet out
standing indebtedness of the city,
$300,000. Although, at the dates of
these several issues, the municipal
authorities of Savannah had the
power (given, for the first time, by
the existing Code) of contracting
loans, to Ito made payable in coupon
bonds, the exercise of that power
was confined to a single purpose—
namely, to pay subscriptions to
works of internal improvement. It
consequently follows that, none of
the last mentioned issues of bonds,
which have so greatly and so rapidly
increased the debt of the city, were
authorized by this or by any law.
9. It appears, from the schedule of
“Liabilities,” to be found on the first page
of "Exhibit A.,” that the municipal au
thorities of the city of Savannah have un
\ and rtaken to place the city’s endorsement
ioubondftof the Atlantic aud Gulf Rail
! road, which arc now in default tor Inter
| eat, and the principal of which will be
| due January 1, 1879, to the amount or
I $31)0,000. Your orators arc advised, and
j accordingly aver, that the said endorse
{ raent was wholly without authority of
law, and is null and void.
19. From the same schedulo it further
I appears that the city is largely indebted to
’certain banks and banking houses named
therein. Y'our orators allege, unon infor
mation and belief, dint this indebtedness
was created by effecting loanittpon prom
issory notes signed by the Mayor. They
aver that these notes were also giveii
without authority of law, and are null
and void.
la consideration of the premises
and to tbe end:
1. That the said defendants, and all
others who shall hereafter bo made par
ties to this bill, may appear and answer
the premises; hut here your orators spe
cially waive discovery.
2. That the said, the Mayor and Alder
men ol the city of Savannah, may be re
strained trom paying money to any of
the said defendants, in discharge of any
of tbo bonds, coupons, or promissory
notes which are herein mentioned: nr any
port ion of the same.
it That the said George 11.l 1 . Curry, and
the said tlie Merchants National Bank,
may be restrained from prosecuting their
said suits against the city of Savannah.
A. That all of said defendants may tie
restrained from instituting suits at com
mon law against the city of Savannah
for the recovery of money upon any of
the said bonds, coupons, or promissory
notes; but may come into this honorable
court for the purpose of asserting t heir
rights, if any they have.
3. That your Honor may decree that
the said coupon bonds were issued and
the said promissory notes were given
without authority of law, and arc, there
fore, null and void.
0. That the property owned by the
city of Savannah, in its corporate capaci
ty, may lie placed under the control of
this honorable court, until the right of
all porties shall have been judicially as
certained.
7. That your orators may have such
other, farther and different relict as may
bo required by the nature of the case, and
as to your Honor may seem meet and
necessary.
May it please your Honor to grant to
your orators the writ of injunction to be
directed to the said Mayor and Alderman,
to the said Curry and the said the Mer
chants National Bank, and to all
others, the defendants hereinbefore
named, restraining each and all of them
in manner and form as liereinbeforo pray
ed.
And may it please your Honor to ap
point a receiver to take charge of tbe
said property of tbe city of Savannah,
and to hold the same subject to the future
direction of the court.
And may it please your Honor to grunt
to your orators the writ ot BUbprana, to
be directed to each and all of said defend
ants who reside in the State of Georgia,
and an order for effecting service by pub
lication upon all ot said defendants who
reside out of the State of Georgia, requir
ing them and each of them, at a certain
day and under a certain penalty to ap
pear and make answer in the premises,
etc.
Henry li. Jackson,
Solicitor for Complainants.
Not long since, in London, M. A. S. Men*
ier, the inventor of the military hot-air bal
loon, delivered a lecture on the subject. He
explained at length the results of his inves
tigations into different systems. His aim
was to find a balloon which would ascend
and descend rapidly lor a prolonged period,
could be steered, and would proceed, it pos
sible against the wind The result ot his
inquiry is the military hot-air balloon,
which has been for the past eighteen months
under examination by the War Office author
ities at Woolwich. Rejecting hydrogen gas
as an inflating medium because it could not
be generated in the air and escaped very
Ireety, compressed air for the same leason,
and mechanical force as cumbrous and un
workable, he chose hot air, because, although
it requires greater cubical capacity, the ma
terial employed lor the balloon need not be
specially prepared, and is therefore lighter
and less liable to spontaneous combustion.
By employing a special kind of fuel the bal
loon can be kept in the air for twenty or
twenty five hours; while considerable chan
ges in the density of the air, and consequent
rapid ascents and descents, are rendered easy.
To his balloon, which is spherical in shape,
M. Menier affixes wings all aronnd except
in front, and a tail behind, managed by the
aeronaut, acts as a rudder. The inventor
claims that his balloon can be made to tra
vel against some contrary winds, and when
this is not practicable, that it will tack to
and fro like a ship. He besides urges that
under his system of inflation the balloon can
easily rise to any required altitude, and that,
therefore, when an adverse wind is blowing
on the surface of the earth it will only be
necessary to rise above it and travel in the
favorable current likely then to be reached,
or to go higher still into the cairn regions
usually found at a height of 2,000 or 3,000
yards. Two small balloons were used to
illustrate the lecture, and one, after ascend
ing perbendieularly, was made, by altering
the rudder, to rise at an angle of about forty
five degrees. It then unfortunately slippe ‘
loose, and rising to the top ofthe hail, could
not be brought down, while the other got
out of order. M. Menier, however, assured
his audience that his scheme had been tried
successfully at Brussels, and he read very
favorable reports from the Engineer and
ITridcpendance Beige in proof.
FOR SAL)-".
Pure Bred Merino Sheep.
Flock Belonging to ihe HOWARD Estate,
near Rising Fawn, Dade Cos., Ga.
8 Pure Bract MERINO BUCKS (2 years olil) $lO
each.
25 Pure Bred MERINO EWES (frem 1 to G
years old) $5 each.
19 Grade MERINO EWES, (from 1 to 7 years
old) $3 each.
20 Grade SOUTHDOWN and MERINO EWES,
(from 1 to 5 years) $8 each.
##-Fo r information, terms, Ac., Address,
0. H. WARING,
KINGSTON. BATOW CQ„ OA.
NOTICE,
ALL persons are notified not to trade for the
following described notes: Two notes signed
by 8. G. O’Neal: one for $293.00, due one day af
ter date, and one for $282 45, due October Ist,
1877; both dated about the 12th of March, 1877,
and payable to me or bearer, for said notes were
lost by me June 30th, 1877.
July 7th, 1877. J. A. PARRAMOItE.
jlyiO dl&2i _ ; .
B. F. HARRELL,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity
LUMPKIN, GA.
attention given to Collections and
remittances promptly made, novl-tf
SECOND UEAND DRAWING
KENTUCKY CASH DISTRIBUTION CO
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 30,1877.
SIO,OOO (ISII ill GIFTS
New Organization, New Scheme, Now
.Management.
Farmers di Proven Hank, LotHuviHe. Ay . Deport*
tory.
THE KENTUCKY CASH DIAri.IBUTION CO.,
| autUomud by a Special Aet of iko Legislature
i for the bum-fit of the Pmitir BWioolh or Fkavr
! koht will have
' THE HSCOKU OF TMC HKBIKK OF UK AMY IUtAWINOK IN
THKi’ITV F LOHIIVILLE, KY.„ SAIUBuAY JUNE
WITH, 1H77
at Pi ni.H; LIURAKY HALL,
! A Scheme Commensurate with the Times
SUO.O<UO For only T ISM.
READ THE I.IST OP GIFTS.
I Grand < it.li GUI MMMMio
I 1 Grand Cash Gift sks<Ui
1 Grftud Cash Gift 18.000
; 1 Grand Cash Gift 10.000
:i Grand Cash Gif ts, $5,000 each 18,000
f> Grand Cbhli OiftH, $2,000 each 10,000
, ‘2O Cash Gilts, SI,OOO each 20,000
40 Cash Gifts, SSOO each 20,000
100 Casu (Jilts, S2UO ruck 20,000
800 Cash Gifts, SIOO each On,ooo
600 Cash Gifts, SSO each 26,000
0000 Cash Gifts $lO each 00,000
0072 Cash Giftß, amounting to $310,000
WHOLE TICKETS $lO, HALVES $5, QUARTER $250
1! TJPKF.TN SIOO, TICKETS $:00.
TICKETS SBOO.
Drawing Positively June3Gth, 1877-
Anti JOvery three Mouth* thereafter.
The present management emphatically notify
j the public that there will be no postponement oi
tills drawing, as is usual in suck enterprises,hut
that it will positively and uucquhieally take
place on tho uato named.
This, the Second Drawing, will bo conducted
like the first, to tho fairness oi which the follow’-
I lug named gentlemen have testified:
! Hon. Alvin Duvall, lat,o Chief Jus > ice Slip. Court
iof Kv. James G. Dudley, Chairman Board ot
School Trustees. Grant Green, Cashier Far
i mors’ Bank Kentucky.
Hon. S. I. M. Major, Public Printer State ol
Keutncky. Hon. Thomas Lindsay, Pres’t Far
mers’ Bank of Kentucky. Hon. Thomas C. Jones,
Clerk ot Sup. Court ol Kentucky. Judge K. A.
Thompson, Proß'dg Jhidge Franklin Cos. C’rt.
James G. Crockett, Clerk Franklin Cos. Court.
Remittance can bo made by Mail, Exp-ess,
Draft, P. O. Order or Registered Letter, mad*
payable to G. W. Barrow k Cos.
Tickets paid promptly and without discount.
Reliable Agents wanted.
Address all communications and orders for
tickets to
i, W. HARROW X CO.,
General Managers
Courier-Journal Building, Louisville, Ky.
Send tor Circular.
4 'OIAJJIBIJS LOMUE .tl.
KNIGHT* OF HO.VOIC-
M LET'S at Masonic IXall, 2nd and 4th Monday
evenings ta each month at B fi o’clock r. M.
JiyS 1V
NOTICE!
U. 8. Internal Revenue
SPECIAL TAXES,
JIA.IT 1.1577, to silMUIa 0, 181 U.
Office of Internal he venue, I
Washington, D. 0., January 20th,1877,j
rnjJE BE VISED STATUTES of the United
1. Staten, auctions 3232, 3237, 0208, and 3230,
requires every person engaged iu any business,
avocation or employment which reders him lia
ble to u SPECIAL TaX,
TO PBOI'VRG AM) PLACE COX
MPICIOV3LY I\ IIIM EsTAH
LISIIMFAT OK PLACEOP
I* USIJI ESS,
a STAMP denoting the payment of said SPECIAL
TAX, for the Special-Tax Year beginning May 1,
L 877, before commencing or continuing bufciuess
Alter April 30 1877.
a return, an prescribed on Form 11, is also re
quired by law of every person liable to Special
i'ttx as above.
The Taxes embraced within the provisions of
tho law above quoted aro tke following, viz:
Rectifiers S2OO
Dealers, retai 1 liquors 25
Dealers, wholesale liquors 100
Dealers in malt liquors, wholesale 50
Dealers in malt liquors, retail..., 'J<
Dealers iu leaf tobacco 2
ttctail dealers in leaf tobacco 600
And on sales of over SI,OOO, fifty cents for
every dollar in excess of SI,OOO.
Dealer sin manufactured tobacco $ K
Manufactures of still 60
And ior each still manufactured 20
And for each worm manufactured 2"
Manufacturers of tobacco,... h>
Manufacturers of cigars 1
Peddlers of tobacco first class (more than
two horses or other animals) $ 50
Peddlers of tobacco, second class (two horses
or other a nlmals) $ 23
Peddlers oftobucco, 3d class (1 honeor olher
animal $ 16
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class ton foot or
public conveyance)...., U>
Brewers of less than 500 barrels s<
Browers of 500 barrels or more 100
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 oi specific directions so to do to
gether with the necessary postage stamps, or the
amount required to pay the postage. Tho post
age on one stamp is thrfce cen ts and on two stamps
•ix cents. If it is desired that they he transmit
ted by registered mail ten cents additional
should accompany the application.
CAREEN R. BAUM,
Commissioner IniM Revenue.
Health Notice.
ALL citizens are respectfully requested to
CLEAN, WHITEWASH and VENTILATE
their CELLARS; cleanse aud deordorize their
Privies, and keep their lots and yards free from
all decaying animal or vegetable matter.
By order of the Board of Health.
M. M. MOORE,
jlyll Iw .Secretary.
FOR RENT.
muE LARGE AND HANDSOME Storo A
1. 1C >om on Bt. Clair street, next tn fTrffTjfr
C. 8. Harrison’s Auction rQomin “Gun- 'H
by’s Building.” Possession given
diatoly. Apply to f fW* M
M. J. CRAWFORD, Jr.,
njyS tf at Store on Broad St.
CLEAN YOUR LOTS.
rrUIE polloo will to-day. (Juno 25), commence
JL the inspection of 11 lots in the city. nd cit
izens are requested to afford then, facility lor ,o
iloieg, and to oomplj promptly with any notice
given by them for cleaning the same.
By order of the Mayor.
M. M. MOORE.
j2R tw Clerk Oonnell.
To Tax Payers.
“POSITIVELY THE LAST GALL.”
I WILL keep my books open Until Saturday the
14th. All who fail to give in their Taxes by
that time, will be sure to be Double-Taxed. My
Books must bo closed that day.
W. W. THWEATT,
llviost Tax Receiver.
NO. 165