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COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY. JANUARY G. 1874.
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OKORUIA XKWM.
—Rome won’t allow houses of ill fame.
—There are 220 Runners’ Granges iu
Georgiu.
—The wheat crop arouud Covington is
improving.
—Joe Murphy, the eommedian, is play
ing in Atlanta.
—Six marriages wore cousumated iu
Noroross lust week.
—A fence rail nearly wrecked the Giiffiu
& Newnan train, laRt week.
—Mrs. Angelina Bond, of Banks coun
ty, huug herself. All for love.
—The Alluuta Herald has been eleoted
“city printer." Price not given.
—Talbot eouuty is planting for moro
wheat and other small grain than last
year.
i county, John T. Chap
burned yesterduy week.
In Toliafer
man's house wa
Loss $4,000.
—In Macon,
inohes of rain
inches the yeai
n 18711, about tifty-one
fell, against forty-nine
before.
—Ninety men are at work improving
Port Pulaski. Now and heavier guns are
to replace the old ones.
—John 11. James, the Atlanta banker,
thinks it important, that the public should
know ho has made a will.
—A German seaman of the bark Cu-
bauo, becoming flightened in a terrible
storm, “revolvered his brains.”
—The colored people of Augusta cele
brated the anniversary of the proclama
tion of emancipation on New Year's day.
—Mr. G. (J. Carter, a wealthy Boston
ian, became insane ou the steamor Sun
Jacinto, and hud to be ironed ou arrival
at Savannah.
—The Visitor highly compliments Aid.
G. A. Redd upon his exertions to oxtcml
the North and South railroad to llumilton
and beyond.
—Numbers of mules are arriving at At
lanta and heavy receipts are expected in
the next ten days. Prices give shippers
small margins.
—At a party iu Guiuosvillo a young man
remarked ho had become so warm from
the dance that his head itched. Things
were lively up there.
—W. II. Turner, the retiring manager
of the Western Uniou Telegraph ofiloe in
Savannah, was presented by tho operators
with au elegant silver tea set.
—Hon. A. II. Stephens has writton an
other letter stating he will do his duty,
uud defending Southern members of Gon-
gress. How long is this to last?
—Mai. George Y. Jackson has resigned
the PreSTOoucy of the Port ltoyul Rail
road, to take effect ou the 14th inst., if
the Executive Committee desire it.
—Dodge county made, last year, D80
bales of cotton uml 4(1,0715 bushels ol
corn, and owns 9,000 sheep and 6,800
cattle. ’iUli for Dodge ! No liens there.
—Mr. George K. lteid, of Wilcox coun
ty, owns 8,000 head of cnttle ; Mr. Sel
lers, of Lee. 800 head ; and six persons
in Pulaski 600 head of cattle and 1,740
sheep.
—Forty hands are at work on the new
road ou Pine mountain, leading from
Hamilton to LaGrange. The grade of
the old road is one foot in three, while
that of tho new ono is one iu fifteen. So
says tho Hamiltou Visitor.
—Atlanta cotton rocepts are falling oft'
terribly. Previous to December 26th
they were averaging over 100 bales per
day, now about 80 are received daily.
The Constitution says about seventy per
cent, of tho crop has been marketed.
—Tho Atlanta Constitution distributed
2,060 cards. The valuo of premiums was
reduced, leaving only one-fourth interest
in the buildiug and other splendid premi
ums. A splendid sum was paid iu gold in
lieu of parting with u building interest.
The proprietors havo presented subscri
bers witn $2,061) on a gold basis, leaving
out tho most valuable presents. Tho
highest prize, $1,260 in gold, belongs to
a holder in Marion comity.
—Tho hog and cattle market of Atlautn
is good. Receipts ocpial tho demand.
Some 810 hogs were sold to butchers last
week—ono lot bringing (»|o gross—being
the highest pi ice of tho season. Ruling
price is $6.1)0 to $0.10, gross. The ship
ments hereafter will bo shoats for butch
ers’ use. Several car loads of cattle
passed through Inst week. Tennessee is
quoted at 8 to 4 A cents.
—Au engineer of the Port Royal Rail
road, Floury Lewis, who is living with a
Mrs. Henry, in Augusta, on Friday struck
his wife with a hatched, thou handed the
weapon to Mrs. Henry, who also struck
her. The man thou kickod his wife out
of tho house and broke her jaw. She is
not expected to live. The parlies have
beon arrested ou the charge of murder,
and refused bail.
—From a oorro.spo.idenet* in tho Macon
Telegraph wo learn that the name of Mr.
E. L. S'roheeker, Jr., was presented to
the Social Club of l hut city and declined.
He tolls Major S. 11. Jaques if he cauuot
furnish tho names of the throe black-
bailers ho will hold him (Jaquos) respon
sible, as ho is President of the Club. Ma
jor Jaques replie 1 he was not present at
the ballot, and bad written but not de
livered his resignation as President.
Stroheekor iu a second unto makes simi
lar demands on Jucpies. Tho Club ap-
appointed W. W. Carnes, B. G. Smith and
D. E. Norris, to wait on Strohocker. They
stated they were unable to leuru who
were the black-bailors that if they
WASHINGTON.
oii|;rr** (tiioriiin Expected—Appro-
print tOuft Considered—Rel lei —
Stephen* mid Eiwmr AfinliiBt
(lie 4'lvll Right* Bill-
Supreme Court.
Protmbilitien ol' William*’ Confirm*
Mtlon—l*rojire*s Made by Commit*
lees-EIrlit House Estimate*
Keduced a Million.
Washington, January 3.—Many of tho
members of Congress having returned
their homes, there is no reason to
suppose there will not bo a quorum in
both Houses to-morrow for resumption
of business. Tho general sentiment
among them is, that they should lirst see
to what extent the appropriations can be
reduced, before they consider the subject
of ussislsnce to the Treasury, either in
the form of additional taxation or by
temporary convertible loaua—the latter
finding more favor thuu the former mode
of relief.
After tho morning hour in the House,
which will bo devoted to tho calliug of
States for bills and resolutions, the consid
eration of the suplemontary Civil Rights
Bill will be resumed as the special order,
and will bo debated on Monday aud Tues
day,'ou the latter day till 4 o’clock r. m.,
when the discussion will close.
Representative Stephens, of Georgia, aud
Representative Lamar, of Mississippi, are
expected to speak against the hill, which
it is said by its friends will undoubtedly
pass.
Tho Supremo Court will also resume
business to-morrow.
There are no new developments in re
gard to tho Chief Justiceship, though tho
preponderance of opinion now is that
the nomination of Mr. Williams will bo
confirmed.
Tho House Committee on Appropria
tions have had four mootings during tho
recess, and considered the Army, Iudian,
Fortification and Navy appropriation bills,
though none of them have yet been pro-
pored.
Tho Senate Judiciary Committee has
had several meetings during tho re
cess at tho residence of Senator Edmunds,
and considered the bankrupt Bill. Yes
terday they met nt tho capitol and fur
ther discussed that measure with the view
of perfecting and reporting it to tho Sen-
ato at an early day.
Tho ostiuiates of the Light House Board
have been cut dowu about one milliou
dollars, leaving them one-half the sum
submitted at tho begiuuing of the session
CONilRESH MEETS—NPECEEA-
TIOXftt-EEXUTlIY REPORT.
Bogg made a speech on the tluauces,
in which he complainod of tho uuequnl
distribution of tho currency to the detri
ment of the South and West.
House.
A number of hills of special importance
to the South wero introduced.
Wheeler, of New York, from tho Com
mittee ou Appropriations, reported tho
army appropriation bill, appropriating
$28,449,1) 16, which was made tho special
order for Tuesday of next week.
The lions© then resumed tho considera
tion o f the supplementary civil rights
bill.
Frye, of Maine, Raid ho had charge of
a similar bill at tho lavt Congress, and
was prepared to advocate it at length, but
he wus convinced that the hill commend
ed itself to the grout majority of the House
and country; that he would not occupy
tho tiino of tbo House, but would yield
the floor to Mr. Harris, of Virginia.
Harris, of Virginia, addressed the
House iu opposition to the bill, contend
ing that Congress had no right to inter
fere with the internal poliey of the
StnteH, and that this bill would break up
the public school system und tho lunatic
asylums and other charitable institutions
of the South. lie appealed to tho House
whether auy one would coutond that the
negro was tho equal of tho white man.
A colored member (Lynch of Miss.)
roso iu response to the chnlleuge, but
Harris, amid giuut lnughtor, declined to
yield to him, saying that ho was address
ing himself to tho white men, and did
not propose to let a negro interfere.
Washington, January 6.—The House
is vory thin. Tho usual call of States is
progressing. The friends of the Supple
mental Civil Rights Bill have no doubt
of its passage to-morrow at four o’clock.
Tho answer to tho general querry as to
what it will amount to, if it passes the
Senate and receives executive sanction, is
“oh, nothing.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee made
a report coveriug two thousand words.
It is a substitute for the House bill sug
gesting amendments, but opposing the
repoul. Many bills wero introduced.
Tliv Supreme Court—Jmlge Clifford
Preside*.
Tho Supreme Court is now iu session
with a full bench. Justice Clifford by
virtue of seniority of commission acts as
chief.
Timid Kopiiblleuu* Wavering About
the Civil Bight* Bill—Committee
(o luvcNlltfiite Wage*, Ac.—
Cutting 1 Bonn Estimate*,
Reducing .Salaries, Ac.
Washington, Jan. 6.—The ,President
wus at the Capitol three hours to-day.
lie lirst sent for Speaker Blaine aud the
Louisiana delegation, and afterwards for
the Judiciary Committee of tho Senate.
Thero has been some small discussion
to-day over tho pending Civil Rights bill.
It is understood that at tho closo of the
debate to-morrow Gou. Butler will move
its recommittal. Timid Republicans
seem to iusist upon this action, which
virtually defeats tbo bill without per
sonal commitment for or ngniust it. It
is stated iu other quarters that the action
is in the line of conciliation, and was
prompted by the resolutions of the Vir
ginia Legislature. Some of tho Virginia
Republicans w ere prominent in the move
ment.
A bill was introduced iu the House to
day authorizing tho President to appoint
a committee to investigate the subject
of wages aud the hours of
labor, and of the joint profits
of labor and capital between tho laborer
aud capitalist, and tbo social, educational
and sauitary condition of the laboring
classos of the Unitod States.
House.—The Committee on Appropri
ations this morning, in discussing tho
army appropriation bill, cut out all esti
mates for tho armament of tho coast forti
fications, except such as were doomed ab
solutely necessary for the national safoty.
A great many f jrts, it will be remember
ed, (luring the Virginius excitement, wero
ordered uiautied, and the effort of tho
committee will be to lot them retuaiu ns
wero known tho Club would expell j ^key wero heretofore,
them. Strohocker then writes a letter Washington, January 6.—The Senate
» hi “ h 1 "f *" ,h " I 1 " 1 ,’' sll,ti "B .!!** ‘.‘lay WM principally on lb. salary quoa-
Ua.kball.ra lmvm K shirked raapcm.lbllity ; u but touk m , octiou .
aud are beneath contempt. So the mat-;
ter dr«>ped. All tho parties are well ''right, of Iowa, introduced a bill in-
known iu Columbus. Query—What is { struoting the Committee on Civil Service
the use of belonging to a club if you have ’ a „d Retrenchment to inquire into tho
twu “■«“«. * "fi*- ° f -
did not ad with dignity, aud backed I oout - on tUo ‘* rtUr,eB ot government
down. I officer*.
VI !t. ATE I* HEX.S' SPEECH.
Stephens, of Georgia, next rose to ad
dress the House, hill said that he could
not say all ho had to sny in twenty min
utes, and he asked to have an hour allowed
him.
E. R. Hoar objected, but subsequently
offered to withdraw tho objection in case
the same privilege was grunted to Elliott,
of South Carolina, (colored). Then Walls,
of Florida, (also colored) renewed the ob
jection, but ho too withdrew it.
Stephens thou took his position iu tho
back part of the hall, ou tho Democratic
side, and proceeded to road a speech in
opposition to the bill, remarking that in
view of tho gloat importance of tho sub
ject, ho had reduced his views to writing.
Ho was not opposed to tho bill because of
any opposition he had to do full and am
ple justice to every humau being within
the legitimate jurisdiction of tho Federal
legislative powor. Tho chief end of all
governments, whether State or Federal,
should be the protection of right.
Ilis opposition to the bill sprung from
no prejudice against any man, woman or
child within tho limits of the Uui'ed
States on account of race, color or previ
ous condition of servitude. He entertain
ed no feeliuy of that kind, and
governed in his action by any influence
of that sort. His opinion of justice aud
its proper administration w as not founded
on that dogma, so generally announced
and so pernicious in principle, thnt it
should be for tho greatest good of tho
greatest number, but on the higher rule
that it should be for tho greatest good of
all without detriment or injury to any.
While ho did uot hold tho doctrine of tho
oquality of race*, ho did maintain tho
grout truth, however paradoxical it might
appear, that all men woro created equal.
That great truth had been announced
first by a Council of State, on tho 4th of
July, 177(J ; but it was never mount to
convey tho idea that all men wero croated
equal in nil respocts, p ysically, mentally
aud morally. It was, however, meant to
assert tho great law of nature, that all
men had an equal right to justice, aud to
stand perfectly equal beforo the law.
Iu proof of his willingness to have nil
natural rights socured to colored won, be
sent to tho Clerk s desk and had read ex
tracts from an address made by him to
tho peoplo of Georgia ; but he was op
posed to this measure, or to any one
kindred to it, because of tho want of the
necessury power on the part of
Congress, uuder tho Constitution.
Ho assumed that evory member would
admit that tho powers of Congress
woro specific and limited, aud that
all the legislative powers which
Congress could rightfully exorciso wore
held by delegation from tho peoplo
of tho soverul States ; and he contended
that no now powers had been conferred
on Congress by either tho 14th or 16th
Amendments to the constitution. Th©
proper reuiody was iu the judgment of the
courts, to be rendered iu such a way ns
Congress should provide, declaring any
State act in violation of the rights of citi
zens to bo mill and of no effect. Ho op
posed the bill, further, hecauso of its in
expediency, oven if tho power wero un
questioned in Congress to pass this law.
IIo thought it would ho injudicious und
unwise to exercise it. It would bo better
to leave all such matters to the States.
Ho did not boliove in point of fuel that
tho colored people of Georgia
desired it. The religious and church or
ganizations, except in tho chso of Catho
lics, woro distinct from those of the
whitos, and they had their own schools,
even a college, for rtdoted youths. They
did not desire to have mixed schools.
Mr. Stephens occupied tho floor for an
hour and a quarter, having had his time
extended twice, au unusunl honor. As in
the case of written speeches, its delivery
did not command or receive the ultoutiou
of tho House.
The peroration was iu these words:
If you who cal! yourselves Republicans
shall,* iu obedience to what you con
sider u party behest, pass this bill iu tho
vniu expectation that tho Republic
principles of tho old and true Jeffersonian
indulging n fatul delusion. Tho
old Jeffersonian Democratic Republican
principles are not dead, aud will never
die, so long as a true devotee of liberty
lives. They may bo buried for a period
as Magna Chnrto was trodden under foot
in England for more than a century; but
those principles will come up with reuewed
energy, as did theso of MaguaCharta, and
that too, at no distant day. Old Jeffer
sonian Democratic principles dead! When
tho tide of the ocean ceases to ebb and
flow, when the winds of heaven are httsh-
•d into perpetual silence, when tho olouds
no longer thunder, when earthquakes are
no longer felt or heard, when her internal
fires go out—theu. and not beforo, will
these principles cease to live—theu, and
not beforo, will these principles Jccaso to
animnte aud move tho liberty-loving
masses of this country.
Other Speeches.
Rancier, of 8. C., colored meiubor,
followed in a written speoch iu sup
port of tho bill, and contending
that thero was no practical freedom in
tho Southern States for colored people,
aud would not l.e mo long as the matter
was left to tho discretion of tho several
States.
Mills, of Texas, epposod the bill as
an unauthorized aud uuconstitutional as
sumption of power.
Elliott, of S. C., obtained the floor, but
yielded to a motion to adjourn.
Tlio V1 rj; in Sum —President *» Mcn*i»k<
The Speaker laid beforo tho House
messago from tho President in referent
to tho steamer Virginius. Tho message
was read and referred to the Commit!
on Foreign Affairs.
Tho Houses then, at 4: It), adjourned
SPAIN.
tiifttellur Rerouted In I lie forte*—
Sink on u hiieccMMl'ul Coup
D'etat A New Roverii*
incut Eoriucd.
NEW YORK.
Deiunud* ol' (lie Working .Ho
the City Auf horff Ion—Rrc
Clamor, hut Xo Action.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
A STROXU PROTEST At* AIX XT THE
Cl VIE ItIUHTS BIEE.
Richmond, Va , January 6.—Both
Houses of tho General Assembly to-day
adopted a series of resolutions that de
clare there is no purpose upon their part,
or upon the part of the people they rep
resent, to cherish captious hostility to tho
Federal administration, and reaffirming
that portion of tho Conservative platform
which declares they will judge it impar
tially by its official acts,Ac.; that tho Leg
islature recognize tho Fourteenth Amend
ment of the Federal constitution as part
of that instrument, and desiro in good
faith to abide by its provisions os ex
pounded by tho Supremo Court of tho
Unitod States, and the amendment thus
construed fcis the supreme law of the
laud, and should bo oboyed and respected
by all co-ordinate departments of tho
government; that the bill now beforo Con
gress, known as tbo Civil Rights bill, is
in violation of this amendment as in
terpreted by the Supreme Court; is an
infringement on the constitutional and
legislative powers of the States;
tionnl iu its operation ami injurious alike
to tho white aud colored popula
tion of tho Southern States; und
that its enforced application
iu theso States will prove destructive of
their systems of education, arrest tho en
lightenment of tho colored population, in
whose improvement tho people of Vir
ginia feel a lively interest: produce con
tinued irritation between tho races, coun
teract pacification and development now
happily progressing; repel immigration,
greatly augment emigration; reopen
wounds now almost honied; engender new
political asperities, and paralyze tho pow
or and influouco of the Stato government
io control and promote the domestic in
terests mid preserve internal harmo
ny ; thnt tho people of Virginia and its
Legislature earnestly protest against this
bill, and ‘.instruct their Senators aud re
quest their Representatives in Congress
firmly, but respectfully, to oppose its pas
sage uot only for the reasons expressed,
but as a measure which is calculated to
arrest, tho growing sentiments of concord
and harmony between tho Northern aud
Southern States.
U. STATES AND MEXICO.
THE MIXER COMMISKIOK IX SES
SION- (T.AIMK AX R 4'Ut'XTER
CLAIMS - .MEXICO HAS NO
.11'NT KROEXBS FOR
COMPEA1XT.
A* Co
Madrid, January 3.—In tho Cortes to
day tho Deputies, on two votes, gave ma
jorities against President Castollur. Gen.
Putin, who is a friond to Cuatellar, there
upon ooonpiod the Palace of tho Cortes
and other public buildiugs with a force of
14,000 troops. He dissolved tho Cortes
and summoned tho most eminent men of
all parties, including tho inombers of the
prosent government, only excluding tho
Carlists and tho intransigentes, to found
a new government. This, General Pavia
declared, was the only moans for tho salva
tion of tho country. Ho refused per
sonally to beooino a member of tho gov
ernment. The streets are filled with peo
plo, and great excitemout prevails, but no
blood has been shod.
The majority in tho Cortos against
President Custollnr was ono hundred uud
twenty.
Cnitillar'N Addre**.
Madrid, January 3.—Tho Cortes met
yesterday, and President Castellnr read
his address from tho ministerial bench.
He said tho Government had acted
promptly and energetically against dis
turbances and conspiracies of all kinds,
and that order had boon maintained ev
erywhere, except in the North, where tho
Carlists still maintained their attitude of
rebellion, and where, unfortunately, crim
inal insurrection had possessed itself of
ono of tho strongest places in Spain, and
with it the best arsenal and most formid
able iron clads, and impregnable fortres
ses within which to protect their accursod
ling. The want of troops anil resources
delays their recipturo, which, however,
is certain iu tbo ond. It is beyond doubt
that the insurgents at Cartagoun have di
rect communication with the Carlists.
Tho Carlist war is greatly aggravated b\
this organization, aud the luck of disci|
line and dissensions among the loaders ol
forces supporting the Government cause.
Tho President appeals to all, in presence
of war, to sink and efface party differ
ences. No policy is possible for the
Government except a continuance ol
tho war. The Spaniards should keep
iu mind thut while the war continues
it imperils their young Republic, the i
ancient liberties, tbeir conquests, their
civilization. We strive to maintain tin-
position of modern European people,
llono* the war. though to mi abnorma 1
condition, requiring the Mispe: s on of
certain social functions and temporary
sacrifice( ia necessary.junt ns iu a fever
abHtonnuce from arcistomcd f*>ml is nec
essary. Wo must have a standing army
uu army consolidation, t ic rev val of th-
military code and restoration of the dis
cipline. Tho government Ins di-dributed
military commands among llie gen
all parties, in order to give the at my a
national chuructor. Wo lmvn not us
caped the tyranny of Kings to sub
mit to the tjrauny of parlies. The
President speaks in terms of praise
of tho Republican troops. The
war expenditures during tho
recess, he says, have amounted to four
hundred millions of reals, llo recoin
mouds legislation for the gratuitous pub
lie instruction, and for the abolition ol
servile luborors of slavery iu tho Spanish
dominions on both ^ides ot tho Atlantic,
lie says tho Cortos tuiint ontabliHh u stable
government. The European poweis will
soon rocoguizo tho Republic, to which
none of them have any invincible anti|.u
thy. All countries desire primnrially tin-
maintenance of order -nil (he protect ion
ot tho vast intcrortlH of commerce. He
promises shortly to submit thedooiinn-ii's
relative to the Virginius affair, which will
demonstrate that war has been averted,
while the principles of international law
have been Upheld by tin* coins* nf the
Government.
In closing, tho President congratulates
tho Cortes that tho condition of affairs is
greatly improved. The army is recover
ing from the effects usual on privations.
Riotous outbreaks arc censing ; municipal
authorities no longer seek to exercise dic
tatorship. Popular rising**, Imiricades
aud pronuuoiamnutos have been annihi
lated by universal suffrage. llo appeals
to the Cortos to do their duty, and receive
tho verdict of history aa the conservative
founders of tho Spanish Republic.
Our <*ovcriiiuciil Disappointed.
Washington, Jan. 6. Pavia's Coup
d'Etal in Spain sadly disappointed our
departments. It bus been kuown thut
our dainty troataieut of Spain in tho Vir
ginius mutter was iu the interest of the
Castellar govorumeut, and biH defeat is i I
Nkw York, January 6.—Ono thousand
unemployed working men assembled in
Union Square to-day. The chairman ad
vised tho men uot to he too lmsty. but to
organize ou tho spot and proceed nt once
to tho City Hall and await the reply of
tho Comptroller and Board of Aldermen
to their demands. They ought to take no
denial if thoy wished for success. Tho
next speaker, ono Maguier, counseled
the uion to bo sober and law-abiding citi
zens, and Raid if the denim.d* were not
ncccdod to by fair means, then force
must be resorted to.
A committee of tivn was appointed to
wait on tbo Mayor and Comptroller ; after
which tho men started in a body for the
City Hall. Tho Workingmen reached tho
City Hall i-hortly after It o'clock. After
waiting ft lengthened period they wero
unable to see cither the Mayor or Comp
troller.
Tho committee of five appointed nt
Union Square this morning then visited
sevorul officers, but failed to obtoiu an
with any of tho heads of de
partments.
After a few addresses denouncing the
lion of tho authorities, and resolving
to hold a grand demonstration on Thurs
day next, tho crowd dispersed.
oinpuiiy Resume.
-Henry (’lev
resumed their business to-day, sli
cing the fact in a circular, iu which
warmly thank their creditors for
forbearance, aud declaring their
ness now to pay all obligations in
cotton’ futures.
THE NEW CHURCH.
SI.RVI4E.H AT UIII A(d).
Chicago, Jan. 4. — Bishop (’honey, of
tlio Unformed Episcopal Church, to-day
administered tho rite of confirmation, af
ter the form adopted by the Now Church,
to forty-five persons at Christ's Church,
hioh was crowded with people.
AFRICA.
\nv t\4 »; or the iikitimi
London, Jan. 6.—The Standard 1ms in
telligence from the gold coast thut the
British forces will outer Ashanteo territo-
y on the 16th of this month.
western Thiols.
4 'OR X A X B I’OT A I OI S SHORT.
Jacksonville, III., Jan. ft.—The Na
tional Crop Reporter's figures show thut
the com crop this year iu Illinois, Indi
ana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Ohio and Tennessee is 241,200,01)0 bush
els below that of 1872. The potato crop
iu some States shows a loss of 18,400,000
bushels.
MARINE DISASTER.
XIX E MEX I.O.NT.
New York, January 6.—The hark Folly,
from Fensncohi, for Liverpool, with lun
I or, wuh abandoned at roil Ij ns huo d
officer, carpi ntor, Rtawaid and six tuuu
Ti o b lauco of the crow aro here.
Jl RUIAVOODS DECIDESTHCM El’..
«AE AM) VAEID—HI KTEE.I
O V ERRE EER - X E W Till A I.
OltRERER IX EE UMAX
BURN. VS. STB ASX*
KERliER.
'Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 6.—Tho •
of Lehman Bros. vs. Strasshurger, tried
before Judge Bustocd last spring, v
heard on a writ of error hv Judge Woo
of tho V. S. Circuit Court at Mobile
Friday aud Saturday last. Lehman Bros,
tiled a petition to put Strasshurger
info involuntary bankruptcy on a note
given for losses on what arc commonly
known as future cotton contracts, which
woro muds and loses paid imtGoy alleged
by Lnhmau Brothers as the fu< tor ; and
agents of Strosburgcr.
A trial by jury was hail. Judge
Bustnod, in his instructions to tho jury
held such contracts illegal. Lehman
Brothers sued out a writ of error to the
Circuit Court of the United States at Mo
bile.
To-day, Judge Woods delivered his
opinion iu Mobile, in which ho decided
that tho contracts ns proven are valid
and binding.
Said contracts were proven to have
boon made according to the rules of the
Now York Coliou Exchange. Judge
Woods reversed the cast! and remanded it
for trial by another jury.
Itj Tclctf
ti EX ERA I. XI.WN.
• (he Enquirer.
>f tho river Danul-o
—The uuvigaiioii
i closed by ice.
—Two hundred pi
ploded
tier
f pi
mo iNovudu mine, killing ■
persons, injuring others, and destroy
a two hundred foot shaft.
- Ebonozor Knowltou, of Maine,
uxOougruHsmau, was yesterday mnui
tod by the Frusidont as Consul for \
paraisu.
ISIANA.
STARVATION 4 4>N4J It CSS ASKER
F4MI ItATIONM-fAI'ITOE
4 0NKEHEN4E.
Washington, January 6.- Bishop Wil
limie visited tho l’resideut to-day, urn
represented that there wero starving poo
pie iu Louisiana. Tho Bishop, accompn
nieil by tho President, proceeded to the
(’ipitol, where thoy hail a confercnct
with the Louisiana delegation.
Syphor will to-morrow introduce a ros
olulion authorizing the War Dcpartmou
to issuo rations to those people.
Only tho Republican moinbors of tin
Sonata •Judiciary Commilton were iu con
feronco with the Fresiilont at the Capitol
The result of the conference is iuacces
Hilda, but it is supposed to have beet
about Williams.
Wu
util
In* i
Kh.\
THE WtSATl
Iiki*aar.Ment or Wail *
Washington, Jan. ft, KfTI.»
Crobahilitiis.—For tho Southern States
oust of the Mississippi river, partly cloudy
weather with rain.
marine Intelligent!-:.
A It l< I V A I.S AXR BERAIITI KEN.
At Liverpool the Halifax from Chari.
Old Dominion, Mediator, An
Fonnsylvauia.
kw York, January 6.—Anived
» Livingston, Washington, Sen
•eedila.
iriveil out- Fommurunia, Coltii
MARKETS.
B V TE I. E4* IIA I* II TO I.XUl'IKElt.
Money unit Stock Market.
London, J an. 6. — Street discount . {„-
lotion Market*.
York, Jan. 6—(Jolton
uplands Hi}, (Means Hi
Fun
folio
nary
quid
February t.'-jalG I-Hi;
April Hi 16-Hi: May 17}.
Liverpool, Jan. 6, r. %t. «)utt
and unchanged; sales 12.000, foi
tioii and export 2,noo. Uplands, tiothmg
below good ordinary, shipped Dreemlno
and January, Nil.; Orleans, nothing below
shipped December niu!
Sale,
S{d.
elude
I bales All
nothing below good ■
.d Jo
6. Sales uplands,
rdmnrv, shipped in
Md.
.hipped in January
lo. do., shipped in
v : do. do., delivi
Kd. ; nothing belo
and February, 8 1 in.
February uud Mai. h,
y in March and Apul,
.Idling, deliv
nothing below lo
M treli and April,
vchool are dead. !>© assured that you are I the Adjutant Geueral of the army
Washington, January 6.—Tho Unitod
States and Mexican Commission has now
fully rosimied its businew, and will doubt
less dispose of all the cases ou the docku
by tho oxpiratiou of its oxteuded term.
Mexico claims that under tho treaty of
Guailuloupo Hidalgo, the United States
pledged themselves to forcibly restrain
Indiau incursions into her territory, and
that whenever such raids could not bo
prevontod, tho Indians should bo pre
vented by our government and satisfac
tion for tho same oxactod.
Tho United States, on tho contrary, in
sist that our Government
mise to do for Mexico w
required to do for our own citizens, am
therefore no damages could bo claimed
Should, as is expected, the umpire do
cide against Mexico in tho pending case
Mexico will present tho sumo principle n-
an nnswor to tho United States for cluimi
of damages to citizens of Texas growing 1 neuver iu supp*
out of tho incursions of Mexicans into \ d'etat.
that State on the Uio Grande borders. | KERRAXO I’ll I EE EXEllTItl..
Madrid, January ft.—A deuroe b^
—First Lieutenuut Hyor, of tlio lHth 1 been promulgated appointing Sorrum
Infantry, bas been ordered to hold him- chief of tho Executive power,
self in readiness at Columbia, S. C., to j
uko pay moots to claimants under spo- j —Treasurer Spinner louves Wishing
to 1 by i tou to-day
i his health.
»ck factory attached to
MeKnon A Co., C
rnod. Tho tiro was
4. - Tho Bone
tho sugar house
regarded as our*.
MORE ARRET THE REVOEE’THIS.
London, January 6.—A special dis
patch from Madrid siya it was Marshal
Semtiiuos wish that Castellar should ho
a member of th© now Ministry, but the
latter refused to again accept office. On
tho defeat of (’astollar, and previous to
the interference of Gen. l'uvia, tho Cor
tes elected Senor Hortania Fresident ot
Id not pro-1 the Cahiuot.
than it was J The A'ties' special soys tho Republican
force besieging Cartagena accepts the
new government. The national malitia
iu Madrid is being quietly disarmed. Tho
jXetDH dispatch also says a rutuor is iu
circulation in Madrid that tho late retreat
of Geu. Morioues was a concerted tun-
f (ion. Favia’s roup
building. Loss $200,(KM
building was burned years
A HART I ST <11111411
BOSTON.
Boston, Jan. ft.— 1 Th.
Baptist Church was d
the amount of $G".o
III It NT I N
CJjii
uined. Tho steeple and walls uio injured
DISC RACEl ; l I..
KOI t.IIS ASS AI ET \N ERITOK.
6-Hi. Sale
middling, deli’
April 10 11 - Hi
ng quiet Nt is
ill I 1 .. GoVOll
•is. ‘States
Orle
i., last night, tho cu
is attacked in his
iiglis, as is alleged.
At llu
.r of tin
lice bv
i party
the editor ><f the
publican.
the instigatio
The nttacl
lined and kicked ou
jc trouble grew out
the Journal attacking
id. Folk steady
lending up-
*ial inst i
Florida, for tin
rcveuuo office at Wash
'd yesterday in respect
of the lute deputy coin-
.sin unchanged. ITcight*
nnatI, Jan. 6.— Flour Urn
uUbly higher, (’urn qi
Whiskey uci