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< out I titled from Fourtii I'aKf
rumor, anti told me that Mr. Harri
son had said that Mr. Tilt Moore had
repeated the remark about the
Beecher ease. He said he didn’t
know anything about it; that he went
to see Mr. Barnard and Mr. Moore
about it; that he (Moore} said he was
sorry lie had repeated the rumor or
anything about it, and asked him
about it. It seems that Mr. Barnard
had been speaking to Mr. Sturgis a
Mr. Will helm. It seems like this
rumor started when Mr. Barnard
followed Miss Bush on Christmas
day. I weut to Mr. Barnard and had
a talk with him about it myself. Mr.
Barnard told me that Mr. Willhelm
had told him t hat he saw Miss Fan
nie Bush come out of a daguerreo
type gallery on Broad street; that
they had some conversation about
it, and as she went toward the Bap
tist church he (Barnard) said he fol
lowed her, and liendld mo that he
waved his handkerchief at her, and,
furthermore, that she waved her’s
hack at him, and went round the
Baptist church and disappeared fora
moment; that he went in to dinner,
or before he went in, he saw her run
round and run in the back door of
the church. This lie said occurred
between two and three o’clock—told
Mr. Willhelm about it; said he had
spoken to Mr. Sturgis about it in the
afternoon, and thut. he (Sturgis) said
someone is trying to start a scandal.
I had heard from one of the school
girls, that Miss Fannie Bush had re
ceived a note from me; that it was on
the day she received a note through
the post-office from Mr. Vaudeuberg.
Weil, so far as the note is concerned,
Vanilenberg was the sender, and not
myself. In talking with Mr.Sladeon
this subject. I begau to think where
i was on Christmas day. I remem
bered of having dined with l)r. Bus
sey ; his son, pastor of the First Bap
tist Church tit Huntsville, Ala., was
there, and 1 was invited to dine
with him, and just about one o’clock,
I went over to Girard to visit a
young man who was in a dying con
dition, his name I do not just now
recall. He died very shortly after
wards. I had borrowed Mr. Swift’s
horse and buggy, and about half
past one o’clock I returned, went up
to Dr. Bussey’s. 1 reached there a
little before two o’clock. We sat and
talked about an hour. I think
about 3 o'clock, we sit down to
dinner. It was a fashionable din
ing that day, and we were nearly
an hour at dinner. After dinner I sat
in the parlor and talked until quite
dark. I had not entered the church
since early that morning: I went in
the church that evening. This re
port. alarmed me, and f went to Mr.
Barnard, and he said there was noth
ing in it ter implicate me; and more
over I do not like to say things about
a lady. I would rather take the risk
of losing something that might be
gained tiiau to criminate a lady. I
will not say what Mr. Barnard said
to me then, and what others have
said.
It was a short time after this ru
mor, perhaps two or three weeks,
that I entered the church again one
afternoon. I fouud that someone
had been writing—saw my pen lying
on the table wet. I turned to get
some paper, and pretty soon after
wards Paris, the sexton, came in. I
asked him if any oue had been to see
me. He said he hadn’t seen any
one, but a young lady had been in
there and had gone out. I asked
him who it was. He said he thought
it was Miss Fannie Bush. I was then
convinced that Miss Fannie Bush was
visiting the study, from having seen
her.go in and out near the church;
from having seen her, as I thought,
upon one occasion in there, aud from
wiiat Paris told me. I think it was
some time in March, it might have
been February—the latter part of
February or lirst of March—that I
went up to the study one afternoon,
about three o’clock; I entered the
door and stopped, and saw Miss Fan
nie Bush sitting there at the study
table, just folding up some paper
she had. She seemed confus
ed as I came into the door;
she jumped u(> and said: “I
have beeu looking lor a Sunday
school paper, I thought I left it, in
here.” I said, “did you find it?” She
said, “no, sir, perhaps I did not
leave it,” and shortly went out. I
sat down in the chair by the table,
where she had been sitting, placed
my elbows on ttie table and my
hands under my chin and com
menced to think. Mv mind went
back to this report. I knew, then,
that Miss Fannie was visiting the
study, to make use of it for some pur
pose. So far as that is concerned
she would have been perfectly wel
come to use it, if she used it not to
the detriment of herself or myself.
I thought that would not do, because
i thought I would be suspected about
it. I got up and went to the back
door; by that time she had reached
the back gate and had started east
towards Mr. Brannon’s residence. I
would have called her back and
had a talk with her, but I saw
that a lady was coming towards the
corner and I didn’t think it would
be proper to call her back under
the circumstances, and I did
not do so ; but, either that
afternoon or a very short time after
wards, T sat down and wrote a note
to Miss Fannie Bush. I told her of
t he reports that had come to my ears.
I told her the people had observed
her going there; that it bad been
talked about; that she had been
watched, and would be watched; and
that, unless she were particular, it
might get to the ears of her father or
mother in a very discreditable and
unhappy way. I didn’t send this
note through the post-office, but
handed it to her one morning as I
was coming from the post-office, and
talked with her a little while.
She said she had received a note
from me; that she had destroyed
them. I wisli she could present that
note. I wish it might be handed in
as evidence in this court-house to
-day; it is destroyed.
I do not remember, after that oc
casion, when it was that I saw Miss
Fannie Bush, except on Sabbaths. I
have noticed her before me in the
congregation, and on Sabbath after
noons at singing, when she and her
sister and other young ladies would
be present in the Sabbath school
room. I remember frequently of see
ing her and sister on the streets, and
of speaking to them before the scan
dal. We had Sunday school singing
VOL. 2.
that afternoon, just as Miss Fannie
Bush testified hereon this stand. We
commenced singing about a quarter
before four o’clock. We were a little
late, half past three being the desig
nated time. We continued to sing
nearly au hour—three-quarters of an
hour to an hour. After that was over,
and they wero all gone, I went into
tny study, nicked up Dr. Hanna’s
works on the "Miracles of Christ,”
and sat down to read over
again one of the miracles upon
which I expected to preach that
night. While I was reading there, I
sat awhile for a few minutes, and it
occurred to me that I had promised
mv wife that I would return ; she was
quite ill and had been for sometime.
It was my custom to remain on Sab
bath evenings until about dark. I
needed all that time tb prepare my
night sermon. That afternoon I re
mained only about twenty or twenty
five minutes in the study after the
singing was over, and shortly after
the singing was over I shut down the
window, closed the blinds, and went
home.
Three gentlemen have been
called in hero and have testified
about what they saw on that after
noon—Sunday evening. There are
some things that are very mysterious
—aud, gentlemen of the Jury, that is
one of the most mysterious things I
ever heard of iu all of my life. And
yet when you come to look into the
testimony, two of them testify to
having seen her come out of the Bap
tist Church on Sunday evening be
tween 5 and 6 o’clock. Now, then, I
suppose they saw her when she went
iu to the singing, and afterwards saw
me sitting at the window reading a
book, and as they were circling round
they saw me, perhaps,--after a while,
shut tiie window blinds; and then
they told you that they saw her come
out of the back gate and go towards
home; that shortly after that I left.
On Tuesday afternoon (I don’t know
where I went), right after dinner, I
went up town somewhere; and just
here I wish to state that tile testimo
ny of Mr. Foran is totally false about
my meeting Miss Fannie Bush under
Gammel’s old stable. If I had I
would not have denied it. There is
nothing in passing a lady there. I
did seo Foran working about the
church.
[We wero disappointed in getting
in time for this issue, the concluding
portion of Mr. Kendricks statement,
but are enablod to give the substance
of it.3
He gave to the jury a history of his
whereabouts ou the Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday afternoons previ
ous to Wednesday, the 19th of April.
Ou that evening he denied having
been in his study after three o’clock,
or of seeing Fannie Bush at all dur
ing tnat day. He pronounced tne
charge against him, made by Vau
deuberg and McLeod, as false in
every particular as far as he was con
cerned. He regretted that Mr. ,T.
Marion Estes should be so much at
fault in his memory in improperly
describing his appearance in the
church when he found him there.
He thought Mr. Estes testimony a
mystery and a wonder. After ho left
tho church, he went to Mr. Swifts,
stepped inside of the gale, Plucked
a flower, and went home. When he
got there Miss Gallic Bush came to
him and asked about her sister, and
told him of the report. He then
went to Mrs. Bush’s aud found her
in trouble. He protested his inno
cence to her, ana she told him that
Mr. Bush was in search of him to kill
him. He followed her advice and
went home another way than that
which he came to her house.
lie described his flight on that
night, and gave as a reason that he
feared for his life, and was urged to
leave by Mr. J. M. Estes. That he
did leave when hostfle demonstra
tions, as he understood them, were
being made about his house.
He again declared his innocence,
and trusted that the jury had con
vincing evidence before them.
THE ARGUMENT.
The argument in the caso was opened
for the prosecution Tuesday evening at 5
o’clock by J. M. McNeill, Esq. Ho deliv
ered a line speech of two hours’ length.
The Court then adjourned until Wednes
day morning at 9 o’clock.
Mr. James Kendrick (brother of the
prisoner) followed Air. McNeill. He spoke
nearly two hours.
Capt. Iteese Crawford followed, in behalf
of the State, in an eloquent appeal to the
Jury to do their whole duty in the case
His speech was a splendid effort.
At 12 o’clock Col. Beverly A. Thornton,
for the defense, took the floor and spoke
until the dinner hour. The Court then
adjourned for dinner, and convened again
at 2p. M. Col. Thornton having the floor,
continued his speech. His was a fine
speech, and well received by the Jury and
the spectators. He reviewed at length the
testimony, and read the law the defense
relied upon.
Col. Willis A. Hawkins, who is consid
ered by many the finest criminal lawyer
in the State, followed for the defense in an
able argument. He argued the entire case
from every standpoint, and claimed for
his client a verdict of acquittal.
Solicitor General Little, for the State,
summed up the evidence and the law in a
handsome speech of a couple of hours in
length.
Mr. Little’s speech was pronounced by
all who heard it, as the finest effort that
has been made in our Court House in ten
years. The conclusion of his speech cre
ated an applause. The Court promptly
checked it.
THE CHARGE OP THE COURT.
At 7% p. it. the argument was concluded
and Judge M. J. Crawford delivered the
following charge to the Jury:
Gentlemen of the Jury:
The defendant, Charles A. Kendrick,
stands charged by the State with being
guilty of seduction, and you have been
chosen to pass upon the case, and declare
by your verdict whether, under the law
and the evidence, he is guilty or not guilty
of the charge.
Seduction is the drawing aside, the de
ceiving, the misleading a virtuous unmar
ried female from the right, and inducing
her to yield to the lustful embraces of the
seducer, and allowing him to have carnal
knowledge of her person. This may be
done either by persuasion and promises
of marriage, or it may be done by any
other false and fraudulent means.
It is not charged against ttie accused
that he is guilty of the offence by reason
of persuasion and promises of marriage,
but by other false and fraudulent means.
It is alleged by the State that the ac
cused being a minister of the Gospel, hav
ing the pastoral care of First Baptist
Church and congregation, and wlth-whlch
church there is a Sunday school attached,
did, by promising one Fannie Bush, a vir
tuous unmarried female, about thirteen
years of age, a member of the congrega
tion and Sunday school, that he, the said
THE TIMES.
COLUMBUS, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1876.
Kendrick, would impart to her religious
knowledge and instruction, procured the
said Fannie to visit him alone frequently
in a private room being a part of the
church building, and that whilst so visit
ing him, confiding and trusting in him, ho
told and persuaded her that it would not
be wrong to permit lustful toyings and
lascivious embraces of her, the said Fan
nie.
That by offers to loan her certain books
then in the Library of the said Kendrick,
did procure the attendance of tho said
Fannieat tho said private room alone, and
having so procured her attendance, and
having her trust and confidence, told her
that he loved tier, and desired her love in
return, and that it would not bo wrong for
her to submit to tho embraces of him, the
said Kendrick, and allow him, the said
Kendrick, to have carnal knowlodgo of
her person.
And further, that being tho pastor of
the said church, having acquired tho full,
free, and entire confidence of the said Fan
nie, by means of promising her to show
her certain books; to aid iior in her com
position; to talk with her about joining
the church, induced and persuaded her,
from time to time, to remain alone witli
him in his said private room and oompa
nv, and having so induced and persuaded
her for the purposes aforesaid, did cor
rupt hor modesty, and by gradual ap
proaches, by taking improper liberties
with hor person, to-wtt: embraces, kisses,
holding her in his lap, by dalliance, and
toying with her person, seduce and induce
her, by sucli false and fraudulent means,
to permit him to have carnal knowledge of
hor.
These are tho allegations made by the
State against tho defendant.
Then lie comes by his pica and says in
reply, that ho is not guilty.
This makes tho issue between the par
ties.
Tho finding of the bill, and tho putting
of this defendant upon his trial, gives tho
State no advantage in securing a verdict.
Upon the contrary, tho legal presumption
is, that tiie defendant is innocent, and it
devolves on tho State to show by proof
that lie is guilty.
Now, the first quest ion for you to consid
er when you retire to your room will be
whether tho defendant has had any sexual
intercourse at all with £nid Fannie Basil.
To ascertain this, you will look to the tes
timony of ail the witnesses bearing upon
that part of the case, and say whether it
is so or not. Is tho proof such as to satis
fy you, beyond a reasonable doubt, that
tiie defendant lias had carnal knowledge
of the said Fannie?
In making enquiries upon this subject,
you are not to confine alone to the 7tli day
of August 1875, nor to any given day up
to and including the 19th day of April 1876.
liut did he on cither, or both, or on any
day, before the finding of the Bill of In
dictment; and within years preceding
have sexual connection with her I
If you so decide, then you will have to
press your enquiries further under this
indictment amt say how, and in what way
he was enablod to accomplish that object
on the other hand if you should decide
that he has not at any time had inter
course with her,there you would find a ver
dict of not guilty and return it Into court.
But should you all agree that he has
been guilty or tiie offense of sexual inter
course with her, then you are next to con
sider when it was and whother tho said
Fannie Bush was at the time of the happen
ing of that event a virtuous unmarried
female, and whether it was tiie result of
tiie false and fraudulent means used by
the defendant to induce her to yield to his
lustful embraces.
The law considers every femul* who has
not had unlawful sexual intercourse with
a man virtuous. It matters not that her
virtue lias been assailed, it matters not
that efforts have been made to destroy
it, still if she has not actually been pollu
ted and defiled by positive contact in this
way by man, then she is in the eye of tiie
law virtuous, aud you are so to consider
her.
Besides, the legal presumption is in her
favor to the extent that she is held and
deemed, in law, to be a virtuous without
any proof thereof until the contrary
appears, and therefore the State is not
bound to establish the same by evidence.
After you are satisfied of the connection,
it is required of the State to make it ap
pear to you# beyond a reasonable doubt,
that the defendant did employ the false
arid fraudulent moans alleged against
him, and thereby he was enabled to mis
lead, to deceive and carnally to know tho
said Fannie Bush.
It is claimed by the State that the proof
introduced is positive, clear and convinc
ing. First in establishing the sexual in
tercourse, and next, that the intercourse
was the result of the false and fraudulent
means by which he obtained her confi
dence and trust, and was enabled to so
curo her presence alone with him in ills
study, and thereby further false and
f audulent moans accomplished the object
for which these moans were used.
Does the testimony convince you of the
truth of these charges? Was the defen
dant a Baptist minister having charge of
the church and congregation with a
Sabbath school connected therewith, and
of which congregation and Sabbath school
Fannie Bush was a member ? Did lie
promise her that lie would impart to her
religious knowledge and instruction ? Did
he tell and persuade her that it would not
be wrong to permit him to have with lior
lustful toyings and lascivious embraces ?
Did he, by the loan of a book, or offers to
loan certain books, procure her visits to
his study alone, and there tell her that lie
loved tier, and desired tier love in return,
and that it would not bo wrong for her to
submit to his embraces and allow him to
have carnal knowledge of her person?
Did he, by means of promising to aid her
in her composition and to talk with her
about joining the church, secure her visits
alone to his study from time to time, and
when there, by gradual approaches, by
taking liberties with her person—such as
embraces, kisses, holding her in his lap,
by dalliance arid toying with her person—
induce her to yield to his lustful embraces?
If the evidence establishes these things to
be substantially, although not to the very
letter true, and that they or any of them
were done by the defendant with the false
and fraudulent intent and purpose on his
part, as the means by which ho eculd car
nally know the said Fannie, and that she
was by them drawn aside from the rigid,
misled, deceived, overcome—then they
would be such false and fraudulent means
as in law would constitute the crime of
seduction. You will remember that, it is
not false and fraudulent premises, but
false and fraudulent means.
The defendant claims that he has, by
undoubted proof,, rebutted the presump
tion of law that the said Fannie was a
virtuous female at the time alleged, but
on the contrary that she had, previously
thereto, lost her personal chastity and
could not therefore be seduced. How is
that? Does the testimony satisfy you
that she had, before that time, permitted
carnal knowledge of her person by an
other ? If it does, then in law she was not
the subject of seduction, and the defend
ant could not be guilty of that crime. He
must show by proof, when you shall have
■ tirst found that ho has had sexual connec
tion with her, that she had been before
that time guilty of the same conduct with
another, before the legal presumption of
her chastity wiil be removed, that previ
ous personally chaste character being one
of the essential elements of the offense.
Seduction cannot tie committed upon
one who has actually been guilty berore
of unlawful sexual intercourse. Because
then she would not be personally chaste,
and it is this personal chastity which the
law seeks to protect; and if it does not
exist, then carnal Knowledge of such fe
male would be another and not this offense.
Illicit intercourse is not always se
duction, bat that illicit intercourse
which is brought about by false
and fraudulent means. Seductive arts
and appliances used to overcome
the virtuous female, and destroy that
chastity which the same intends to
guard is seduction.
Has this proof been made? Did the de
fendant have any carnal knowledge
of her, and if so, has it been shown that
before that act by the defendant that she
had been carnally known? For if she had
not, then she was a virtuous female.
The defendant further insists that he
has by proof shown that he is not guilty
of any offense, and relies upon the evi-
donee introduced to establish that part.
Thus tho issue stands, amt you are to say
by your verdict what tho truth is. To ar
rive at this it must bo done upon evidence
and law. The testimony alone which bus
been introduced is tiie only ohannol of in
formation open to you In inqiring what
are tho facts. No private knowledge of
any juror not given in ns evidence by him,
can bo considered by himself or his fellow
Jurors. There may or may not bo such,
remember It is not evidence,
Then it is your duty to look to, consider
and weigh tho testimony of tiie witnesses
who have been introduced. Their credi
bility is with you. You may, if it bo pos
sible, believe evory ono who lias testified,
if that be impossible, then you
are to say who swore falsely and
who swore truthfully, and this
you must do as between all the witnesess
where thero is any positive irreconcilable
differences, ltextends also to such as are
introduend to prove contradictory state
ments, as well as to those whose testimo
ny why sought to bo Impeached.
Witnesses are generally to be believed,
unless impeached in someone of tho
modes pointed out by law. But if it bo
impossible to boliove all tiie witnesses,
and there is no impeaching witness, then
you may consider the iniluonco under
which each one testifies, liis opportunity
of knowing what ho testifies about, the
motive, if any, operating upon him, his
disposition to tell tho truth, and such oth
er things as you may see in his manner of
testifying which will enable you to say
whetherho swore truly or not.
One mode of impeaching a witness is by
proof of contradictory statements. When
ever this is done, you are to say how far
yiiu will then believe the witness, and in
passing upon it, it would be proper to en
quire whether it; was carelessness, indif
ference, a want of rocolleotion, or that tiie
party did not really know what the truth
was, or did not care which way he stated
it. And when ho makes contradictory
statements from one or more of the above
reasons, you are to detormino tiie credit
which you will give to his testimony; but
where a witness knowingly and wilfully
swears falsely, Intending to do so, then he
is not to be believed, unless ho is corrobo
rated by other proof establishing his tes
timony.
Y’ou will remember that where an
apparent discrepancy exists between
the testimony of different witnesses,
tho legal presumption is not that
they intentionally swore falsely, but
that each one testified correctly ac
cording to his memory, and the rea
sons upon which he reached his con
clusions. Then an important fact is
to be established, and the witnesses
there agree as to that, slight decre
panoies as to tiie collatorai attendant
facts afford no ground to discredit
them. For instance, suppose tho
important fact to bo proven is wheth
er a certain man passed along a cer
tain highway on a given day. A
dozen witnesses might see him pass,
aud all differ as to the time of day
when lie passed, yet if all agreed as
to tiie main fact which was that lie
ho did pass, there would be no reason
to discredit their veracity.
In considering evidence you must
not forget that positive testimony
must always outweigh that which is
negative. The positive testimony of
one witness will outweigh the nega
tive testimony of many witnesses.
Whore one witness testifies that a
fact transpired at a given place, and
as witness supposed at the hour of
ten in the forenoon, and another
swears that he was there also from
eight in the forenoon uut.il two in tiie
afternoon and saw nothing of it;, the
inconsistency may he reconciled by
supposing that one or both of the
witnesses was mistaken as to the
exact time.
It is proper to refer just here to (lie
privilege which the law gives the
prisoner. It is his right to make to
the court and jury such statement
in the case' as he may deem proper,
said statement not to be under oath,
and to have such force only as the
jury may think right to give it.
With these rules of evidence to
guide you, you will find whether the
defendant ever had carnal connec
tion with Fannie Bush? If he did
not, that ends the case, ir he did,
then when was it, and had any one
else before him actually done tiie
same thing? If he were the first
man thus to act with her, did lie use
the false and fraudulent means al
leged against him to bring it about?
Or had she really fallen before?
If she had not fallen, and he pro
duced it by the means [alleged, then
ho is guilty of seduction.
If she had in fact already fallen
and after that he had carnal knowl
edge of her, then lie is not guilty of
seduction, but he would be guilty of
adultery.
mi I oil onveoriD
The law gives to all persons
charged with crime the benefit of
any reasonable doubt, the jury may
have of the guilt of the accused. A
reasohabie doubt, which, is very
often a great stumbling block to the
juror, is nothing but a doubt founded
in reason, and common practical
every day sense, and which must
arise from the testimony it self, or
the want, of it. The question is not,
whether it be possible that the con
clusion to which the testimony
points may be false; but whether
there is sufficient proof to satisfy
the mind of the truth of t.ho charge.
Moral and reasonable certainty is
all that is required in legal investiga
tions, and whenever you are morally
and reasonably certain of what the
truth is, just write it out as you may
believe it to be.
If under the evidence and law you
believe the defendantguilty of seduc
tion, your verdict will be, “We the
jury find the defendant guilty.”
If you believe he is not guilty of
seduction, but believe that he is guil
ty of adultery, then your verdict will
be, “we the jury find the prisoner
guilty of adultery.”
If you believe he is not guilty of
either offence then your verdict will
be. “we the jury find the prisoner
not guilty.
In addition to the above charge,
tho court gave several charges as
asked by defendants counsel, but
which are mainly covered by the
regular charge.
We learned that both sides were
satisfied with Judge Crawford’s
charge,as being able, comprehensive,
and fair.
No VERDICT.
Up to the hour of going to press, the
jury had rendered no verdict. It is sur
mised that tho jury are divided, some for
seduction, adultery and acquittal.
Mr. Benton one of the jurymen is quite
sick.
The case was submitted to the jury at
7 Y, o’clock.
The Judge’s charge was finished by ten
minutes past eight and tho jury retired to
their room.
The ease was begun last Wednesday
morning, making seven days [exclusive of
Sunday] that the case has consumed.
Western Brand, retaii, SI.OO per hun
dred.
Roasted Java and Rio Coffee, twice each
week.
Family Groceries of all kinds, by
jun 24 tf G. AV. Brown.
CONGRESSIONAL.
TI I'MIIY, JINK 31.
SENATE.
Washington, Juno 27. —Mr. Antho
ny, from tho Committee on Printing,
submitted an adverso report on the
resolution to print the report of tho
Secretary of the Treasury, showing
tho list of persons appearing on tho
books as defaulters to the Govern
ment. The report was agreed to, and
the resolution laid on tho table.
Tho Senate then resumed the con
sideration of the District of Columbia
Tax bill.
Pending further consideration, Mr.
Morrill, of Maine, made a report from
tho Conference Committee on tho
Legislative Appropriation bill. He
explained the differences between
tho confreres in relation to the bill,
and said tho Senato confreres had
prepared certain modifications to tiie
House confreres, which had been re
jected; Tho Senate adhered to its
amendments, and anew conference
was agreed to.
Tho consideration of the District
Tax bill was then resumed.
house.
Mr. Debrel from Committee on
Public Expenditures reported a bill
to reduce tho expenses of collecting
the customs of revenue—referred.
Mr. Hopkins from Committee on
Manufactures reported a bill author
izing the President to appoint a com
mission of skillod mechanics to be
composed of ono from each State and
representing the different houses of
industry to sit in Philadelphia, and
and make a report upon the indus
tries reported there—referred.
Mr. Page, from Committee on
Indian Affairs reported a hill de
claring that section of Wyoming
Territory north of North Platte river
and oast of tho Big Horn Mountain
open to the settlement and explora
tions.
Pending consideration the morning
hour expired.
Mr. Hoge, a special committee ap
pointed to investigate tiie charges of
corruption against George M. Adams,
clerk of the House, submitted a re
port exonerating tho clerk and de
claring tho charges groundless and
without a shadow of foundation.
Tho report was unanimously adopt
ed.
On motion of Mr. Jones tho House
proceeded to tho consideration of the
bill to authorize the Warhington,
Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Company to construct a narrow
guage railway from tide water to St.
Louis and Chicago. On ordering the
main question no quorum was voted
and the bill was referred.
The House at 3:30 i>. m. adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2H.
SENATE.
RUshington, June 28. Mr. Mor
ton, from Committee on
Privileges and Elections, submitted
a report on the matter of tho Con
gressional Printer, with a resolution
that the Committee on Printing be
directed to investigate tiie official
conduct of A. M. Clapp, with power
to send for persons and papers—
adopted.
At one o’clock, on motion of Mr.
Howe, the Senate went into execu
tive session. After an executive ses
sion of twenty minutes tho doors
wero opened, and the Senate resumed
the consideration of the House Silver
bill.
HOUSE.
Mr. Atkins, of Tennessee, from
Committee on Appropriations, re
ported back the Army Appropriation
bill, and moved non-concurrenco in
the Senate amendments, and the ap
pointment of a Committee of Confer
ence. It was finally sent to a Confer
ence.
Mr. Payne, of Ohio, from Commit
tee on Banking and Currency, re
ported back the Senate amendments
to the bill for the issue of silver, and
moved a concurrence in the amend
ments.
The motion to reconsider prevail
ed.
Mr. Payno explained the bill. The
first amendment of the Senate was
to strike out the word “now” in the
first section, so as to allow the issue
of coin in the Treasury and not to
limit it to that now in the Treasury.
The amendment was rejected -yeas
83, nays 98.
The next amendment was the one
declaring that the trade dollar
should not boa legal tender, and
limiting its issue to the needs of bus
iness. This was rejected on a count,
but as no quorum had voted the
yeas and nays were demanded, and
the amendment was then rejected
yeas CO, nays 109.
Mr. Randall then moved to recon
sider the last vote, and said he would
then move to concur with an amend
ment putting on as an addiliona
section his bill providing for the is
sue of an additional twenty millions
of subsidy coin, to be coined from
bullion to be purchased in open mar
ket.
I.uulnlaiia.
New Orleans, June 28.—Tho Re
publican Convention adjourned to
noon to-morrow, awaiting the report
of the Committee on Credentials.
Ex-Gov. Thomas O. Moore died at
his plantation in Rapides parish last
Saturday, aged 75. He was a native
of Ireland, and was Governor of
Louisiana from 18G0 to 1861.
NT. I.OITIS.
SECOND DATS PROCEEDINGS.
V HITCH IIX Till’. ri RHF.M V l|l F.I
TION.
FIST DISPATCH.
St. Louis, June 28,11.15 a. m.—Ev
ery seat and all standing room in the
Convention hall is now filled.
Tho Convention is about being
called to order by President McCler
riand.
SECOND DISPATCH.
1 i>. m.—Mr. Kolley, of New York,
presented to the Convention a list of
names of prominent men of Now
Y’ork opposed to the nomination of
Tilden, but the chair decided that
the matter was out of order.
THIRD DISPATCH.
2.55 p. m.—Lieut, Gov. Dorsheimer,
of New Y’ork, lias just concluded
reading tho report of the majority of
the Committeo on Resolutions.
Gen. Thos. Ewing, of Ohio, has
commenced reading tiie minority re
port of the Commiteo on Resolutions.
Later.— Gen. Ewing’s report rec
ommends an amendment to the re
sumption clause reported by tho
Committeo on Resolutions. Gen.
Ewing is now speaking, defining the
reasons for urging the amendment.
THE MAJORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
The majority report of the Commit
teo on Resolutions was adopted, by
651 ayes to 83 nays.
4:5G f. m.— A vote just announced
of a call of States: ayes 219, nays 550
—which is claimed as a hard money
victory.
Dan Voorhces is now on tho plat
form making a speech, and Leonard
Abbott, of New Jersey, nominates
Parker, of Now Jersey.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
5:30 p. m.— The Chairman announc
ed that a call of States shall be made
for nominating candidates for Presi
dent, and the roll being commenced,
Whitely, of Delaware, nominated
Bayard, and is backing it up with a
ton minutes speech.
Col. iriliiams, of Indiana, nomi
nates Hendricks, which is received
with prolonged cheering. He is now
speaking in favor of Hendricks.
6 p. m.— JFhen New York was call
ed there was immense and prolonged
cheering. Francis Kernan, of New
York, cdvanced to the platform and
is speaking ten minutes on the nom
ination of Tilden.
FIRST BALLOTING.
Tilden 193}, Hendricks 1331, Allen
56, Bayard 27, Hancock 75, Parker 18,
and a few scattering.
SECOND BALLOTING.
Tilden 467, Hendricks 108, Thur
man, 2, Hancock 71, Allen 54, Parker
18, Bayard 18.
Whole vote cast 738; necessary to a
choice 492.
TlMi:\ YOHLYATIiB!
After the casting of the 2d ballot
loting, tho State of lowa changed to
50 for Tilden ; Illinois changed, 24 for
Tilden, 18 for Hendricks—giving
Tilden 531 votes, or more than two
thirds.
Tilden was then nominated by ac
clamation.
Fort Moulirie Centennial.
Charleston, S. 0., June 28.—The
centennial celebration of the battle
of Fort Moultrie is a success. The
parade formed at 6 : 30 a. m., moved at
8:30; nearly three thousand troops
in line; tho finest military display
ever witnessed here. The Old Guard,
of New York, and Tigers, of Boston,
attracted universal attention. Streets
crowded; over fifteen thousand visi
tors in the city. Great enthusiasm
along the line of march.
Rumored death of one of the Bos
ton Tigers from exhaustion. One of
the Old Guard is also ill from ex
haustion.
Thousands visited Fort Moultrie
and Sullivan’s Island. General Ker
shaw’s speech on the island was re
ceived with great enthusiasm.
A large number were overpowered
by tho extremo heat. The death of
the leader of tho Fifth United States
Artillery band from exhaustion is an
nounced. Thermometer 97 degrees
in the shade.
The troops were under command of
Gen. Wade Hampton, who was greet
ed with intense enthusiasm. The
Richland Rifle Club and Richland
Volunter Club, from Columbia, were
in line and presented a highly credit
ably appearance.
John A. Wilson, of tho Savannah
Cadets, is lying dangerously ill from
sun-stroke.
Last night tho steamer Republic,
with the Savannah troops on board,
run down a sail boat, and eight ue
gro men wore drowned. The boat
was cut in half.
Mupiiuw ut M.Hu.
Boston, June 28. A Fall Itivei
special to the World says a docu
ment has been circulated among the
mill agents asking concerted action
for a five weeks stoppage, and the
result has been successful on the
part of the originators. The Slade,
Osboene Barnard mills, which are
working on contracts, will run part
and probably full time. It has not
been decided whether the mills twill
start up after July for a week, but
if so they will close the following
week.
Orders for City Mills can be left at
Watt A Walker’s, or at J. & J. Kaufman’s
Kudlral Nomination*.
Philadelphia, Juno 28.—Tho Con
gressional nominations of tho Repub
lican Convention in Philadelphia this
morning, wore—First District, Free
man; 2d, O’Neil; 3d, Berry; 4th, Kel
ly; Bth.Harmer.
■■utillr fil'd Inn I
A numbor of gentlemen have Invited
Col. Willis A. Hawkins to address the
public at tho Court House to-night, on tho
prospects of tiie Democracy In tho coming
oloetions. He will probably consent to
do so.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
lUU MIjEN COTTON MARKET.
FOR TWO DAYS.
Columbus, Ga., June 28,1876.
Daily Statement.
.Stock on hand Aug. 31,1875... 485
Received for two days 0
“ previously 80,010 -50,015
50,500
Shipped for two days 226
' previously 45,813—46,030
Stock on hand this morning 4,461
Prices.
Ordinary 10
Good Ordinary 10%
Low Middlings 10%
Middlings 11
Good Middlings
Warehouse sales 0
Receipts.
By Wagon. 0
•• M.&tt.K 0
“ River 0
“ N. & S. It. it 0
" S. W. It. It 0
“ W. K. R 0-
SMoments
ByiS. W. R. R 210
W. It. R 0
M. A G. It. R 0
Home Consumption 10—226
BY TELEGRAPH.
COTTON MARKETS.
JUNE 28, 1876.
Liverpool: Dull.
Receipts 900, American 900
Mid. Uplands 6 1-16, Mid Orleans 6 3-16
July and August delivery from Sa
vannah or Charleston, Low Mid. 5J
New York: Dull.
Ordinary 8 o*l6 Good Ordinary 9 5-16
Middling 1 Orleans 12 5-16 Middling
Alabama 12} Low Middling II 1-I*l
Middling Uplands 12
Futures: Sales
June, II 23-32.®$
July, 11 23.32®$
August, 12 27-32®}
September 12 13-16®27-32
NO. 117
October, 11 J®2l-32
November,! 1 17-32®
December, 11 17-32®
January, 1877, 11 21-32011-10
February, “11 13-lG®'j
March, ‘ll3l-32®12
April, 11 5-3203-10
Alay, 12203-16
Savannah: Receipts 322 Ex
ports —to Great Britain to Conti
nent Coastwise 1,029 Middling
11
NewOiieans: Receipts 1,389. Exports
—to Great Biitain to Continent to
Coastwise 580.
Middling 11§.
Gin Repairing.
I' HAVE opened a sliop in Girard, Ala., near low
er bridge, for the purpose of overhauling and
repairing COTTON GINS, in all its branches,
Filing, Filling Boxes. Brushes, etc,; and in fact
everything pertaining to the perfect working of
Gins. Perfect Satisfaction guaranteed in every
case. Terms reasonable.
J. W. RYDER,
Gin Wright.
Refer to Cols. W. A. McDougtld, Edward Hale,
Russell county; T. 8. Fountain, Stewart county;
J. L. Hogan, Columbus.
Orders through Post Office will receive prompt
attuutiou. junks km
At homo or abroad you can got Dr. J. H
AlcLean’s Strengtinilng Cordial and
Blood Purifier. It is recognized all over
the world as tho best tonic, invigorator
and purifier of the blood. For puny and
weak children, or delicate fomalos, it is an
absolute necessity. Dr. J. H. AlcLean’s
office, 314 Chestnut street, St. Louis, AIo.
Pearl Grits 25 lbs. for $1.00; $5 per bbl.
Strictly Fancy Flour, none bettor $9.00,
per bbl.
Choice A. Flour $7.50 per bbl.
Good Family Flour $6.00 to $7.00
per bbl.
For cash by
jcC tf J. 11. Hamilton.
M l ltl lIANTS’ EACHANGK.
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I will k<wp constantly on hand tho
Choicest and Finest Liquors, Foreign and
Domestic. All kinds of Lager in bottles
for family use and on tap. My Cigars
can’t bo surpassed in quality and cheap
ness. Conrad Link.
jc3 lm
TAILORING.
The SPRING FASHION PLATES dis
play many handsome STYLES which I
arn now making up to order. Merchants
dealing in CLOTHS and CASSIMERES
arc now opening a handsorao line of tfieso
goods. Offering the best exertion, I ex
port to pleso even the most fastidious iu
execution and in promptness.
CUTTING and REPAIRING will recci vo
t let attention.
C. H. Jones,
*
Fly Traps! Fly Traps!!
The best over invonted cheap.
For sale by
jo9 tf J. H. Hamilton.
West’s Pure White Kerosene Oil, 25 ct
per gallon. ltoßT’t. S. Crane.
june29 Xw
AT TIIF. CASH HUT GOGHS 1101 Sl]
Columbus, Georgia.
Cnmoo Spring Suitings.*
Solid and Plaid Alohairs.
“ “ “ Pongos Silks.
Largo Stock Piques ut a bargain.
Bargains also iu Victoria Lawns.
Bleached Shirtings exceptionally low.
Bleached Shirtings 9-4,10-4 and 11-4 wide
New Prints weekly.
marqtiß tl J. S. Jones.
I IIEAI'CII THAN i:Vlilt
MUuT RE SO D.
I’ho large stock of dry goods now on
hand and to arrive must he sold by the
first of October. We are going to quit
tho business, and tlie stock must be sold.
Tripes no object.
jun2o tf Joseph & Bro.
Cheap Board Iu North Georgia.
Board for families or individuals can be
had in Cartersville, Ga., during the sum
mer months for twenty dollars (S2O) per
month. Children and servants half price.
For particulars enquire at this office.
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