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-glS ^ -A.isriD Enquirer. YOL. XYI. COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY. JANUARY G. 1874. NO. lteiroms OK TUB DAILY, WEEKLY, AND SUNDAY „ HIIVQUIK xm. ALFRED R. CALHOUN, Proprietor. Twelve months, in advance $8 00 Six months, “ 4 00 Three months, “ .......... 2 00 One mouth, “ 7. r »o. (Vkeki.y Enquirer, one yoar 2 00 Sunday Enqdirku, one yeur 2 60 Sunday ami Wuukly Enquirer to- gether, one yoar 3 00 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