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*am ' v Hw Whcduiq JtMltff tt?r, HSTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. ~ ~ WHEELINGTWEST V A7TH URSD A Y^MOING. DECEMBER 18. 1879. VOLUME XXVIII -NUMBER 99. Eb3?H%gn;c OMIrft !*??. 51ft mid 37 t'onrlceinh HlvMl N'Aiuira quoted active at Chicago a 3 90 rates. Lut* in tbh city that were sold for $75( last summer are now held for $1 <300. Thii it in the nature of a boom in real ettate.? GasriU. The fact that they are held and not sold .twin mil imlidtA mncli of a tvwtm Tiik Greenback Standard, o( Parkers* burg, suggested that possibly Col. Ben. Wilson anil bis friends are baiting Mayor Jake Jackson, of that bar?, with the proffer of a nomination for the Governorship, ia order that His Honor may not be in the Colonel's way for a tlfth. Congressional uuinination. MAINE ELECTION. A Fusionist Majority Secured. Th? Republican Rrjectiona Claimed to Hive Been Made Wholly on Technical Grounds. .U'Oi-aTA. Mii, Utfeiuber i".?The lull details of the count made by the Governor in?i Council show the following result: la the Senate the Fusionists are given 20 members and the Republicans 11. In the House the Fusionists are given 7S members and the Republicans 01, Five cities, with 12 Republican Representatives? Portland, Bath, Lewiaton, Rockland and Saco?are without representation. The House will thus be 12 members short at its organization. The actual result of the election, according to the official returns before being changed by Council, wad as follows: Senate?Republicans, ly; Democrats, I J. House?Republicans, !W; Fusionists, 01. Net change in the Senate 10; in the House 4<>. By the election retnrns the Republicans had a majority of 36 on joint ballot. As counted by the Governor and Council the Fusionists have a majority of 20 on joint ballot. The Republicans claims that the rejec...J II 4?1? uvua mm nuc it uuiii uu tcvuUlcal grounds. The certificates to Senators and Representatives were seat out by mail to-day. The canvass of county officers is about completed. The Committee of Council are engaged in preparing a statement to justify the count. VI&til.MV.H >EW NKXATOR. Tb?* Election of Gen. Wm. .Mahone-A .Sketch oflbc Man Richmond, December 17.?The General Assembly voted yesterday for a United States Senator. In the House, the nominees were Senator Withers, Gen. Mahone aud Gen. Wickham, the vote resulting as follows: Mahone5tf, Withers, 40, Wickham 2. In the Senate the only nominees were Withers and Mahone, the vote resulting, Mahone 2:1 and Withers 13. The joint vote was as follows: Number of votes cast 138; necessary to a choice 70; of which Mahone received 79 and Withers 53. The two houses met to-day in joint session, took a formal ballot and General Mahone was declared elected. The new Senator will succeed Robert E. Withers (Dem.), whose term will expire March 4, 1881. This "extraordinary little man." as he has been called, was born iu Southampton, Va.,in 1827, and, after graduating at the Virgiuia Military institute in ISo", devoted himself to civil engineering. He was the constructor, before the war, of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad. He embarked in the succession movement at the very start, and took part in the capture of "the Norfolk Navy yard on April21, I >*.11 U u n i 1 ami ivimmamluil Sixth Virginia Ilegimeut, and at its bead participated in most of the battles of the Peninsular campaign, those of the Kuppahannoclc, and those around Petersburg. In March, 1864, he became a Brigadier General, and in August of the same year a Major i eueral. lie subsequently commanded a division in Hill's corps, and at the time of Lee's surrender was in command at Bermuda Hundred. He figured prominently in many of the most terrible episodes of the war, as at the blowing up of the fort beiore retersburg, where he lea the way into the hollow crater to redeem the rebel line. It is said, however, that he never carried a sword or pistol daring the whole war, and went at the head of his troops with nothing in hid pockets and nothing in his hands. He was too weak to wield a sword had he podseHsed one, and he always forgot the pistol. After the war, he relumed to the railroad business, and was prominently identified with the development of tho Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio line, through which he sought to divert the trade of the South from other channels to Chesapeake Bay and thence North. Of this company he became President, and received $25,000 a year in that capacity until the concern went into the hands of a receiver two or three years ago. For some time after the cloao of tho war Mahone was regarded as being quite as much ot a Republican as a Democrat,.but of late he has been in full harmony with the latter party. He has, however, attracts! most attention a* the undiduu ted leader of the Repudiation party of Virginia, and was its candidate for the Gubernatorial nomination at the Democratic >'tate Convention of IS77. TUt Mtock MnrliPl After January. New Youk, December 1G.?Several financial authorities are predicting a great rise tn stocks in January. Aside from the usual plethora of money which follows the paymeut of January dividends, it is claimed that the money which has left New York and been distributed throueh the country to "mov? the crops" and carry on the fall exchanges id sure to return early in the year. The condition of the banks in August and the importations of gold *iuce then show that from $s0.000,000 to 3100,000,000 in "lawful money" has left the banks of New York and been absorbed by the country. The return of this Bum m expected to raise prices on Wall street >o far from regarding the present holdings of stocks as speculative,however,and in anticipation of a rise, the Financial Chronicle, an unusually conservative authority, says there has never been a time when "so large an amount of stocks was held in absolute ownership by parties away from Wall street and its vicinity." riRC KKCURO. AT ADDISON, sr. r. Euima, X. i"? December 17.?Nine Iniiinnu places in Addison were burned ywterdav. Imm $50,000; insurance $30-, "00. TheauMUnt engineer at Ailditoc and two Klrairn tlreman were injured bj tbe falling vails. Oma VMavla. Bauix, December 17.?Arrived: Gen Werder, from Sew York. AirrwiRr, December 17, ? Arrived SwiUerlind, from Sew York. THE PLACE WHERE. ; Meeting of the Republican Nation Executive Committee. t A Struggli Over the QumIIoi of Whei ) the Convention Should be Held. i The Boyi Requited to hi on Hand la Cb oi|o an tbi Third of Next June. Winnmaiox, D. C., December 17.?Th Republican National Committee ueemble ?t noon to-<l*v and remained in tontini out aeeaioa tilt 3:30, when a recew wa taken (or half in hour. Secretary McCorratck called the Cora mittee to order, and Elihu Enon, ot \VU connin, wu chosen temporary Chairman After roll call the premutation of proxiea in lieu of abeent members, wu consider ed. J. U. Chaffee, member for Colorado presented credential u proxy for Nevada Accepted. Jnk. fl V.? ?l ? 1-... w. ?. 1UUIHHII, nUtMIUIUei. aa proxy for Cumback, but bis claim to In admitted as proxy for Washiugtou Territory was rejected?vena 17, naym'20. \Vm. Heath, of Michigan, wasadmittei to fill the vacancy caused by the death o! Zacb. Chandler. Tbe resignation of Win. H. Ketnble, foi Pennsylvania, was accepted, and J. D Cameron admitted. The resignation of E. V. Noyes, foi Ohio, was accepted, and Wm. C. Cooper admitted in his place. The resignation of A. B. Cornell, foi New York, was accepted, and Thornod C. Piatt succeeded. The resignations of Cumback, of Io<li? | ana, McCormack, of Arizona, and Rule, 1 of Tennessee, were not accepted. Florida then came up. It was claimed on the part of some Florida Republicans that the State could not properly be represented by Purraao, on acconnt of his being a non-resident, and that Wentworih, chosen for the purpose, should l>* admitted. After a long discussion, Mr. Wentworth's claim was rejected, and Mr. Purman was continued. The Secretary then read a corrected list of the members (and proxies) as follows: Alabama, Jesse Ilarolson; Arkansas, Powell Clavton: California. ham; Colorado, J. II. Chaffee; Connecticut, Marshall Jewell; Florida, Win. J. Purman; Georgia, James T. .Severaux; Illinois, James P. Hoot; Indiana, John Chew; Iowa, John Y. Stone; Kansas, John A. Martin ; Kentucky, Win. C. Goodloe; Louisiana, 1*. S. Pinchback; Maine. Wm. P. Frye; Maryland, C. C. Fulton; Massachusetts, John M. Froces; Michigan, Lewis Heath; Minnesota, J. T. Averill; Mississippi, G. M. Buchanan; Missouri, C. J. FiUey; Nebraska, E. K. Valentine; New Jersey, J. fi Chaffee; New Hampshire, W. E. Chandler; N. J., George A. Halsey; N. Y., T. C. Piatt; N. 0., Thos. B. Keogh ; Ohio, Wm. C. Cooper; Oregon, II. M. Scott; Pa., J. D. Cameron; R. I, N. W. Albridge; S. C., John J.'Patteraon; Tenn., Wm. Rule; Texas, J. P. Newcoine; Va., J. B. Senor; Vermont, M. S. Coburn; W. Va, J. \V. Mason; Wis., Eliha Euos; Arizona, R. C. McCorinack; Dakota, Newton Edmunds; Washington, D. C., S. J. Bowen; Idaho, Thomas Donaldson; Montana, S S. Huntley; New Mexico, Stephen B. Klkins; Utah, J. R. Me Bride; Wyoming' Jos. MeCarey. Delaware ami Washington Territory are unrepresented. Election for permanent chairman then began. Mr. Chaffee, of Col., nominated A verill, of Minn., and George U. Gorham, of Cal., nominated J. D. Cameron, of Pa. The whole number of votes cast were 42, necessary to a choice 22.- Cameron reroii'Pil 9*' vn(M. Avt?rill l'l unit Plutt nf V Y.t2. The election was declared unanimous and Cameron on taking the chair returned his thank*. The resignation of R. C. McCormack as Secretary to the committee, was presented by that" gentleman, who stated in the course of his remark* that 110 person ought to be required to perform such laborious duties for more th'an one campaign and disavowed wanting the chairmanship. After some discussion in which McCormack was urged to withdraw his resignation it was accepted, and Thomas B. Keogh, of X. C., was elected Secretary unanimously. A committee was then appointed to draft resolutions in honor of the memory of the late Chairman Chandler. A resolution was adopted for the appointment by the Executive Committee, of a committee of five, including the chairman and secretary, to take charge of all matters touching the control ot the hall to be occupied by the convention in 1880. After recess claims were presented of several places for holding the next Republican National Convention. Mr. Root, of Illinois, advocated Chicago. That city had better hotel accommodations than any other city suggested (or the Convention. It would give a bed to Everybody attending the Convention. It would supply one of the finest I:alls in the country?the Exposition building, roofed with glass?and its architect was instructed to make any alterations that might bo suggested. The building was ou the lake shore, where there was always a cool breeze and no coal smoke, and within tive minutes walk of the |iailroad, hotels and hotels, and would be placed under tbe entire control of the Executive Commit tee. Rooms and accommodations would also be furnished free to members of the j Executive Committee at the Grand Pacific Hotel; all the clerical force desired by the committee would be supplied free of exfiense; the priutiug would also be done ree, as well as the printing and binding of the official report of the proceedings of the Convention. Anything else that the committee might suggest would be furnished [laughter], and he promised that the Chicago papers would deal fairly with everybody. A member ?How about the beer? [Laughter.] Mr. Root. The price of beer will not bt raised. Mr. Saowden of the Chicago Tinwt, promised on the part of the press ol that city, that the proceedings of the convention, if held there, would be reported better than they ever had been before. The claims of Cincinnati were presented bv Richard Smith, of the Gazette; he said ho had been commissioned by citizens ol that city, to extend to tbe committee a hearty invitation to select Cincinnati ai the place of holding tbe Republican con' vention. They would present to the convention tbe tlnest hall In the world, nol the boll in which the convention of"( was held.' but the new ball built at i cost of $300,000 for musical purposes, anil for holding conventions ami expositions In the body of thia ball there were 4.701 seats, while 1.200 more could be neated oi the stage. Tbls hall waa reached frou all hotels by street railroads. He w? authorized to tender that hall free of ex pense; that would include the printini 1 and everything necessary for the conven ience of the Committee.' Tbe key ol tli i building would be placed ia th > hands of tho Executive Committe ' free from all control on the part c tho local committee. Cincinnati would b pleased to entertain, an its guests, men bers of the National Republican Commii . tee, and to furnish them with such heac quarters iu? they misbt select, without an - personal expense. He might add, he sait on his own responsibility, that the prit of beer should not be increased. [Laughter.] Cincinnati made this application in a modest ?j.irit, which characterised her * people. [Laughter.] They would have ai offered free entertainment to all the delegates and alternates if they thought that that would be acceptable. Mr. Senor, (Va.,) will you give bonds 1 for the good conduct of the gentlemen of | the press? Mr. Smith. The pre* has promised to behave itself, and as it proved itself to be a |. power on the lost occasion, it will also prove itself a power on this occasion. , Mr. Senor. How about brother Halstead, of the Commercial? ' Mr, Smith. The Commercial hadtnedi- < e torial yesterday, in which that assurince is t given. He also made an explanation as to the absence of gas to light tne hall dur'* ing the lost convention. ' a Mr. Fry asked, whether or not, it all of e the Bristow pictures that adorned every t store window in Cincinnati, at the lime of the Isst Convention had been exhausted. '* Mr. Smith admitted that Cincinnati was v i. then in (avor of Bristow, but now it was a C it Republieanxityv- tl I In conclusion, he dwelt upon the politii cal importance of holding the Convention in Cincinnati. e Mr. Martindale presented the claims of J I Indianapolis as being quite as accessible (j j as any other city named, and promised s . ail hotel and hall accommodations that (i could be desired. He also dwelt upon the I importance of it in a political point of [ view as tending to make Indiana a lto- tl publican State. si Mr. Saclcett presented the claims of Sar- c atoga Springs. and the importance of v securing the thirty-five electoral votes ii . of Sew York. o The chairman mentioned that he had re- I ceived a letter from the President of the w Permanent Exhibition at Philadelphia offering the use of that building to the tl Convention free. ?i A vote wan taken and Chicago was P selected, as follows: Chicago, 24; Saratoga, Pj 14; Cincinnati, 2; Indianapolis, 2. E The time for holding the next Conven- fr tion was iixed for Wednesday, June 3. li Another recess was taken until evening, m when resolutions in memory of the late si .Senator Ghandler were adopted, and the *1 committee adjourned. THE PBEAlDF.sVtt POM HO*. (] Nome Chniicw fur (he Brpablieam to I'nilf nilh the Prrildent. ^ Wamusgtos, December 16.?The opin- er ion is gaining ground among those who ! sympathize with the general scope of the {J President's recommendations on the cur- 0> rency question that some way will yet be te discovered to unite a majority of Congress, or certainly a majority of the Republicans q in a declaration that will be in harmony xj with the administration on the essential T1 principles involved, although it may not '? contemplate so prompt action as was sug- pj gated. Many Republicans are ready to s< admit that, as a question of principle, the (i President is all right, but they say the ? time has not come around for such peremptory action on the subject. It is thought, for instance, that it will be pos- in tihlt* tn mnL-n an and tn thu nninn?a nf ?k>> Zl depreciated si'ver dollar. The payment ^ of members of ^Cfltogress in this coin is y proving tKe Btrongest argument yet ad- A vanced against its convenience and useful- ^ ness as a circulating medium. Jjj Furthermore, the opinion is held by some that it is not at present practicable A to deprive the government notes of their le legal tender quality. It may be practic- re able to get through Congress a declaration ti that at some fixed date in the future these notes shall cease to be a legal tender. This would afford an opportunity to make th all the necessary preparations by business d< men for a change in their character, if th preparation is needed, in the Bame way as ci opportunity was given to prepare for re- at sumption. aa ???- ai NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. t?< ti< bella i he. la ax Mrs. Buckney. who was burned to death w Monday, was buried from the A. M. E. w Church Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Stiles was taken on the evening B. a, & O. train, Wednesday, out to Union Ci County where his mother lived. The P' family was left in very destitute circum- J stances. A subscription was raised to de- ?i fray the funeral expenses. A large number of song-birds, canaries g and goldfinches, for Hale in the room next & ir ;u . _? rpu. i-.'-.i A iu raauiiuuuaurug aiuic. xue uirua iuhku q, music all the time. g The disciples are preparing for their an- 5 nual concert, which will be given ia their Bi church on New Year's eve. Sotne well E] known Wheeling singers and a quartette j.< from the Disciplcs Church of Wheeling m will assist. Miss Robinson, of Wheeling, and Mrs. ' Lewis Edwards, of Chicago, are the guests of Mrs. John Bigelow. w A countryman was badlv kicked by hia horse on Gravel Hill, Wednesday. Something got wrone with the harness and he P< got down to tlx it, when the horse got w fractious and kicked him several times. rc A black horse belonging to Isaac breeze's livery stable ran away Wednesday afternoon. It crossed the public square in full A gallop, scattering the school children, and turned down to >'elsou's hardware store, narrowly'missing running over some persons on the sidewalk. i'ollet. standing ? there, caught the bridle, and the horse 0j turned a complete sominereault, landing in the gutter seemingly unhurt. ai The steer which John Heil has been tii promising his Christmas customersarrived w in town yesterday. It is immense. Its :u weight is twenty-two hundred and eighty odd pousds. u Will Cunningham is confined to his bi 1 home, being threatened with typhoid o| fever. ? oj ' The Presbyterian mite society meets . ' next Tuesday at the house of Rev. Gaston. 11 Oysters were scarce in town the first of ra the week. A strike among the ahuckers a iu Baltimore is given as the cause. N. L. Marsh and M. Craft both have a larger than usual array of holiday goods ' in their line. Marsh's window is com- ? 1 pletely filled with a handsome case of a 1 silverware. R. C. F. al lV?Mt Virginia ami tl>? frw Rrhool * t*m. fl ' TTe*t Va. Journal ul Education. y [ Who shall estimate the value of the in. direct induences of the public schools? ) What a wonderful change has come over 1 the face of West Virginia in the last 15 & J years. The people are healthier and I . cleaner looking, they dress with more taste, 1 i their manners are easier, more papers sre * taken, more books are read, more fences \ b are white washed, more pictures are on the t a walls, more musical instruments are owned r e and used, farms are being improved, roads l if are becoming smoother, churches are in- i e creasing in number and improving in j i* architectural quality, lecture associations i L- are being formed in all the principal towns I I- ?in short, the State has taken an im- i y mense stride forward. Wo owe these j 1,1 things to our public schools. Revolutions i n 1 never go backward. 11 THE GRANT QUAKERS. How the Philadelphia are Entertaining the Ex-President. r p Pinafore Parties and Handshaking With till Slaters, Coailae and Aunts. jt C Philadelphia, December 1".?General lirant arrived at Carpenters' Hall about fj 10:40 a. m. The hall waa handsomely ol iecorated with bunting, growing Mowers Ri ind exotic plants. The General was re- j* leived by ex*Minister Walah, who gave gj1 ?im welcome to the old hall, and present* at d him with an engrossed address from th he Carpenters Company. General Grant f* cceptcd the gift in a few well chosen jj< rorils. The members ?i the Carpenters til Jompany and families were presented to . tie ex-President, and a general hand- |^( bakiug took place. - Over the stage erect* a? d for the purpose were the words: "The St ation's butliplace bids you welcome." ha feneral Grant on receiving the address to poke as follows: w< 'entUmii of the CarpetUm* Company of thr la preteid day: It is with much pleasure that I accept ae address which I see before me. I J11 hall preserve it and haud it down to my >ui bildren for preservation. I regard it as a ??"< ery great trophy, and one that will grow he i estimation as time passes and as long a* ur republic lasts, which it is hoped and Re think we have the assurance now that it wl] ill be as long as time lasts. Gen. Grant and Mayor Stokeley were ? > len driven to Independence Hall, where a un reat crowd was in waiting. The ex- eai resident took a Seat in the chair occti* tio: ied by John Hancock at the time of the om eclaration of Independence, and in da ont of the table on which the Declara- ih< on was signed. About 3,000 people, ^aii ale and female, were adraittal and are look hauds with the General, but no sb? ?eeches were made. lie A PINAFORE PARTY. After the exercises in Independence rj0 all, Grant planted an Kim tree in Inde- ter jndence Square. no) Iu the afternoon the General enjoyed froi te performance of Pinafore at the Acad- i,p, nv ..f \1 nsii' Tl.? ! Cl ??.-? w> ...V uwia nun upvutu m |an 30, At which time nearly every seat in em ie house had been sold. "The General's |aw >x was handsomely decoratedj At i clock the General arrived, and as lie en- ag-t red tbe box the orchestra played "See eac ie Conquering Hero Comes, and some ie cried oat "Three cheers for General ??uii rant." They were given with a will. aj?i tie General bowed his acknowledgments. Sjj be distinguished party was made up as o?x* Hows: General Grant, Mrs. Grant, Col. AM red. Grant, Mrs. Don. Cameron, Miss p*J itterson (daughter of Joseph Patterson), kioi :hnvler Colfax, H. T. Goshorn, Rev. x >r . if. Tiffany, Mayor Mtokeley and the embers of the Committee of Councils, i pon leaving the Academy General Grant l-itt as again loudly cheered. jj?" Mayor Stokeley gave a dinner to-night i honor of General Grant. Among the Nor lests were Judge Sheridan, of New ^ ork; Secretary of State Evarts, Hugh J. astings, of the Commercial Advert iw, New St. : ork; Geo. Jones, of theNew York Tim&; i'tniral Ammen,and J. YV. Garrett, Prea- * jnt of the B. <k 0. R. E. Admiral Am- mi en, it is said, is here to urge the Presi?ncy of the company to carry out tbe ojected Nicaraugan canal scheme. The Texi dmiral would not converse on the subct, statin? that his answer to De LeHsepa' T cent publication would appear shortly, reft he Grant Boom at Philadelphia, and the What It Com the City. hib Philadelphia, December 16.?In every ing that goes to make up a great popular , >monstration, the welcome extended by ? e people of Philadelphia to their fellow- mei tizen, General Grant, was conspicuous ^ id remarkable. General Grant himself rGp id that it far exceeded his anticipations, cou id that in the number of active par- can cipants, and the extend of the decora- inq jus, u aurpasaeu any 01 me great popo- ion r ovations that have marked his progress / ound the world. That part of the line Sen hich managed to get more than half ?tii' ay over the route was about six hours in int< isaing the Timet office, marched in com- con on Ume and stopping not very often, acri id never for more than a few minutes, tioi uretul estimates, leaning to moderation, rep ace the number of men in the several tati .visions as follow* tic Hilary and ?n?l-mllttarjr *..4,000 rand Army of the Kepubllu 7,mo resi ixtllw .. _ 3,000 a,u D'i an J steel - ?. _2,*00 lip builders, 4c ?... Ji,(K0 twe irrlers, dreun>u, ?tc .. ?........1,S0<J I ik?r.?, confectioners and freedmeu I,t0o _on merican Protestant AoocUuoq. !,<*? . her secret socletiis ? 2,500 itcberi 5KW gob orkeri In wood, Ac !*a) :nff orocro and furniture men 750 'ewers aud bottlers .... ............ S??i tne cpnsiuien ? s o ma stlrgulshcd guests .. .. 100 ilittcal .. ^,luo ?? tha Total .^..32,500 ^ Enumeratedj however, in the^ average Cur ?? u? uguiuttUUK UU1TUO, lb WUU1U UO pUt gUtl jwn as a line of fifty thousand men. to This takes no account whatever of the sp iople who lined every foot of the side- gait alks and crowded all thedoors along the ree ute of twelve miles. the can URAm CANDIDACY. try n Effort to be Hade to Gel au Opinion From III m on Iho Snbjeet. ? , wa; Wasiiixotos, December 16.?It has be- imj ime known here to-day that a company ! General Grant's intimate political jjjjj id personal friends will hold a consults- at t on in Philadelphia daring his stay there, to I ith a view of deciding whether, in their ne? idgtnents, he ought to be a candidate for J le Republican nomination. Quite a numar of these friends are decided in their trie ^position to his candidacy. A number ow I them ure understood to hold that the J me has come when he should decide the ^ latter one way or the other, and that he mil in uot afford to have tie subject continue P" ny longer a matter of doubt. Among those who will have part In tbia ^ onterence are the chiel men in the Si- mo uragua Canal project, and they will he trongly urge General Grant to accept tfie !h< osition they offer. General Grant's riends here expect an announcement, ur] , hich will be by authority, within a week. ?" no Hr. TiUIrn Dia|orffinv. OP -mw iori, uecemoer 17.?The eieouon of the Ute Robert Bayard paid back th 100,000 to the St. Louis, Alton and Terre '< laate Railroad Company, in compliance "J tith what they understood to be the riahes of the testator. The company en- do ered a suit to recover $300,000 held by its an mrcbasing committee. KuasellSage had or ikewiae paid back $100,000. To-day, it is ba eported, Samuel J. Tilden and Charles te Juker, the remaining members of tbe tli mrchaainjt committee, hare also paid lal lack $100,000 each. Tbe purchasing com- co niueeheid the bonda first aa surplus pi titer the organization of the company, b< ind afterward divided them equally amonit re theniMlvet. p< FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS Waihikotox, December 17. NKXATC. Mr. Da?ia(W. Va.) introduce'! a bill I speal cerUin permanent annual tppr riations. Referred. Mr. Morgan introduced the lollowic lint resolution, which wu referred to tb ommittee on Judiciary: Wurpvu (InnorMi haa hiratnfm ranted .States and corpo.ations, to aid i le construction of railroads, large grant f the public lands of the United State mounting in the aggregate to more tha X),000,(XX) acres, much ot it of the moe iluable character, remaining in poseet on of the Government, and said State id corporations having failed to perforn e conditions of their respective grants id having failed orneglected.in whole o part, to earn said lands by the construe >n of railroads through them within th< ne prescribed; and, Wiierkai, Large bodies of such condi >nally'granted lands have been and re ain withdrawn from sale, pre-emptioi id settlement for the benefit of suet ates and railroad corporations whicl ive slept ou their rights and privileges the manifest detriment of the publii ?lfare and the developmentof the nation resources; and, Whereas, Justice and public policy re ire that all such lands should be re red to the public domain, and that nc rther grants or extensions of furthei ints should now l>e made; therefore it Hetoived, By the Senate and House ol preventative*^., that all public landi tich have been granted by Congress to I in the construction of the following tned railroad telegraph lines, and hereder specified, which have not been ued uuder said grants by the construen of the section of the railroad contigui and adjacent thereto, are hereby dered forfeited to the United States, and > privilege to no acquire a title to the ue id nereuy revolted, ana said hinds restored to the public domain, anil ill hereafter be disposed of as other publands of the United States. And be it ther laolttd, That the Secretary of the Inter is hereby instructed,within GO days afthe passage of this act, to give public .ice of the date, not exceeding 30 days tn date of publication, when such lands eby restored to the body of public ds shall be opened to settlements on preption and homestead entry, under the s provided for said purpose, 'he following table shows the railroads toted and the amount of land held by h: A cm. f and Ship Mind....... 652,809 hamaand Florida 419,520 a and Tonuewee 13^180 lie and Cilrard- M\880 a and Chaunot-#a ljo.oou >iina and t.hatau<<og*, formerly Nortbeaat id Sjuthwe*t Alabama and Will!! Valley. rt'JT.S'.T) wcola and 'tAorgla 1,568 7U Ida, Atlanta and Gulf Central IKI.1.V1 th Louisiana and Texas, formerly VUkairy, Shirfeport au<l Texas 61<\SS0 Or eaii*. Ba'on Bougeand Vicluburg 3,ft 0.000 ?oula and Iron Uounta?n....~. ...... 6i0 OuO le Rxk and Fort f?mitli .. .< ....1,0*1 29 -oil and Milwaukee 355,1 0 ghton and Ontonagon, formerly MaiietU} and Ontonagon 552,315 ih American, formerly St. Cioix acd Jen Superior ami branch to Bayfield, WJanata Central. formerly i'oitagr, Wlnaebo and Superior .....1.800,000 Paul and Pacific, St. Vincent exltnidon, merly branch to the Bed Biter of the irth .. .. 0,000,000 hiul and Fadile, Ural nurd branch, for dy branch to Lake Superior 550,000 :Wi? and Dikota 550,000 on Central _1,'JOO.OUO nUcaml I'ttciac rJ.MXi.DOO u Pacific 18,000,000 ihern Pacific - 17,000, <JU? he following were also introduced and irred: ?y Mr. Call?To repeal section :MS0 of * Revised Statutes. This section proits the payment of any claim againBt Government which occurred prior to 1 in favor of any person who engaged ;he late war. ?y Mr. Eaton?Authorizing the appointlit of a Tariff Committee. Ir. Groorae offered the following: viiereas, It is desirable to have all the orw, communications and other data cerning the proposed inter-oceanic al carefully and fully considered and uired into and reported upon; there?bo it ktolvtd, That a select committee of nine lators be appointed by the presiding cer, whose duty it shall be to examine > the subject of a suitable route for the struction of an inter-oceanic ship canal :>ss the American isthmus, and all petiis, memorials, resolutions, bills and orta on such or other method of faciling communication between the Atlanand Pacific, be referred to the commit, and they may report at any time such jlution, bi)l or report as may be best id to secure such eommuniiiatinn h* ten said oceans. Aid over under objection to present alteration. Ir. Morgan offered the following: Ke,-ed that the continuance of the existvolume of U. S. Treasury notes, with ir legal tender, be preserved, and the intenance of their equivalent in value h coin is demanded by present necesss of trade commerce anu industry, and t full restoration of silver coinage, to lality with gold is now necessary to see to tne people of the United States a licient and permanent supply of money maintain our national prosperity, taking on this resolution. Mr. Morgan 1 it was antagonistic to the resolution ently offered by Senator Bayard, that latter was supported by large meritile and banking interests of the coun, who had sent a petition in its favor to igress, which had not yet been proted, but which was known to be on its Y, and which it may not therefore bo aroper to allude to. 'hough the principle of that resolution ;htbe theoretically correct, there was iger of going too fast into enforcements he present time. We wore too prone ;hlnk our existing prosperity permait The price of labor in Germany and land, and in other foreign countries. 1 been reduced under monetary and er legislation there until those counts are beginning to undersell us in our n luftrKeu*, rt.iu 11. was protMble tiiat would tlms lose much of our advanein foreign markets; also that Araoril patriotism is not shocked at being periled to purchase foreign goods at low cea, and if foreign countries underaell f>ey will get onr trade. If this iurs we shall have need of ill the good, ind money we can get, and possibly ire to prevent a calamity. The petition had mentioned was conspicuous for 1 absence Irom its signatures of labor[ men or persons in small business; sat capitalists and large dealers were ;ing on this movement. Their opinions i entitled lo great weight. They are t more or less disinterested in their inions than other men, but their skill in uncial management is not easily divestfrom their own welfare anddlreoted to e interests of other classes. Jew York a great city ol banking reserve!, and arly all tbe paper discounted anil exsnge soli) In in other cities, la paid in !? York. Th? Treasury Departmenl es all its own financiering there d seems nnable to carry on iti lerations without the aid o! New Yorl .nkers. It does not follow that the in rests of money centre are antagonistic U ose of tha whole country. Capital am bor are necessary to each other, and m untry, however rich in naturel resouraea ogresses in civilization unless it know >w to avail itself of capital. But capita aults from the intelligent labor of tin ?ple and ahould not be organiied againi them u In Ibis moment, lor destroying the legal tender o( greenback). Our people have unbounded confidence In onr paper money beenuse they know its re,0 minption depends on their own credit, and they have determined, and are able to pav it in coin. These petitioner! wish to be able to ig lend National bank notea to tbe people and pay them for their crops In thla currency, but when the people pay their debts the capitalists demand defcrlption e money, whose volume ahull be entirely n within control ol the National banks. The ta Industrial classes are content to receive ?, (Jolted States notes. They have contin denco in their own money. it II there ever was a time when the legal > leaner suouiu navo oeoa aDonsneu, 11 was a when the notes were below par. The n people had tried to maintain this curt, rcncy through the war and calamity in the r face of an oppressive law to keep it down, : and when they had been successful it was e attempted to be destroyed by men engaged in the business of manipulating money. It would be raising unjust suspicions of - the good faith of the people to take away i the legal tender quality, When the peoi pie had actually begun resumption, Con1 gress had no more right to destroy , the legal tender of this money, and so ; vitiate contracts, than it had to do the - same with other money. It was his belief that such a meaauro would be a great - breach of public faith. The notes mast - stand as legal tender or else be with> drawn. Ternaps it would be as well to * amend the Constitution by taking away > from Congress the power to issue paper money in time of war. Possibly our in[ tlationists might plunge into war in order i to secure what thev deemed essential to i i its financial prosperity, but the Sunreme j ; Court had upheld the constitutionality of i the present issue, and there was no appeal j from that decision, which had been relied j upon in all contracts made since it was rendered. Greenbacks are now good as gold, but they hamper the power of gold over the industries of the country, audit is not surprising that gold and the National ' i banks are moving together to destroy their ] competition. It is true their destr'uetfon ' would break some of the smaller banks, 1 but this would only add to the strength of 1 the great ones. Even at a moderate rate of interest on the public debt we will have naiil mora than fmif !>??? debt before it is paid off. We are in the t meantime paying $10,000,000 yearly for i the use of $>57,000,000 of National bank currency, when we might have the benefit . of the united States notes withouttaxa- J tion. Mr. Morgan went on to say that should ? the balance of trade turn against the 2 United .States, and gold be drawn from 0 the country, Rreebacks would be indispensable as our currency, and would be 6till kept at par by the honesty of faith of the people. f He would not advocate the abolition of J National banks, but he wonld not consent a: to the indelinite postponement of the pay- a ment of the public debt in order to keep u up their privileges; but he would advocate b the abolition of the'iuononoly that enables c the National banks to draw interest on C fund* deposited with the Government to secure their circulation, while holders of gold and silver are not permitted to bank upon it at all. He would remove all tax p on National bank circulation in order to remove a tax upon the people. The now- ? er of the banks was dangerous. He would * not increase it by removing the currency, " which may keeptheui in check. He would * vote against any measure that would dis- r turb the industries of thecountry. There was danger we might distroy the business contidence under which we" were returning to prosperity. The resolution was referred to the Com- ti mittee on Finance. \tf !?!??- ?.. t ??.- r. ..... ?u..iioivii, 11vim me wuiuniuico on y Agriculture, reported favorably on the joint resolution introduced at the last sea- g sion by Senator Davis, (\V. VaM) instructing the Committee on Agriculture of the two houses to consider the subject of aeri- a culture ami report what can or ought to bo done by tnc general Government to a better advance, encourage, and foster the agricultural interests. Laid on the table, n Mr. Thurmau presented a memorial from the citizens of Ohio, largely interested in stock raising, asking the appointment of a a committee to investigate the subject of contagious diseases of domestic animals, and to adopt and enforce, under the sanetion of the Secretary of the Treasury, rules ^ for tlie prevention of treatment of such P diseases. Referred. Mr. Pendleton, from the Committee on 1 Census, reported a bill to amend the act ei to provide for taking the tenth and subse- h quent census. It provides for free transmission through the mails of correspondence between census officers and the De- F partmentof the Interior. It also amends said act by striking out of the Seventeenth tj Section, so much as provides for schedule fonr containing the inquiry relating to the ownershin nf nnhllr* rn.:?- n eil States. It also amends .Section Seven- ci teen, so as to allow the report obtained from railroad corporations, express, tele- . graph and insurance companies to be " made for the fiscal year of the incorporat- 3 ed company having its termination nearest to the tirat of June, 1S80. It amends Sec- Jj tion Nineteen, so as to require enumerat- C ors to commence June 1st, 18S0, and to re- ri quire the enumeration in cities having P over 10,000 inhabitants to be taken within two weeks from that date. Ordered print- ?] ed and laid on the table. The Senate then held a short executive session, and when the doors were re-open- J ed, passed, among others, a bill to author- ? ize the free eutry of competitive prizes " won by American citizens in foreign h countries. Adjourned. r holme. r Washington, D. C., December 17.?Mr. j Halloa introduced a bill restoring legal e tender currency to constitutional requirements. Referred. H The text of the bill is as follows: Be it f enacted, that section 3588 of the revised statues, making U. S. notes legal tender on the payment of all debts, public or ^private, except for duties on exports J and interest on public debt, is hereby repealed, and that hereafter gold and silver . coin only shall be tendered in the pay- ' ment of debts; also repealing the stamp ' 1v?.? uh inun buov.kO. xvciCriCU. \ Mr. McCord, from the Committee on < Manufactures, reported a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment giving Congress the power to grant, protect and regulate the exclusive right to . adopt and use trade marks. The yeas and nays were called on order- : ihp the main question, there being a strong opposition to the resolution on the Domocratic side. The yeas prevailed, and i a discussion of the resolution followed. The resolution was at length referred to the Committee on Judiciary, with leave to report any time. 1 The consular and deplomatlc appropriation hill was reported. Ordered printed and recommitted, The House then went into a Committee on the Military Academy appropriation t bill. Mr. Jones, from the Committee on Post, office# and Post-Roads, reported a hill exi eiLDtiog postal employes from serving on t juries. Passed. Mr. Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary ) Committee, reported a bill authoring the 1 holding of terms of the United States Dia i irtci uourt ior uie Uistrict of West Vireij nia at Martinsbarg. fused, s Mr. Knott also reported back coocarrent I resolution for the appointment of a joint 8 committee of three Senators and live Rept resolutives, to investigate (he present system of salaries, (<*? mil emolument! allowed to olllcrrtof the several United State* Courts to ascertain whether tor abuses exist therein, and granting such committee power to report at an; time. Agreed to. Mr. Hard, from the same committee, reported a bill providing for the Circuit and District Court* ol the United Staten at Columbus, O., and transferring certain counties from the northern u> the southern district Plated. Mr. Conger offered a resolution which was adopted, asking tor information respecting the operation ol the life aavlng service on the great lakes. After considerable debate the committee rose and reported the bill to the House without amendment and it passed. Adjourned. ruiuuittrt wmws. ahjhamifttax. London, December 17.?Daoad Shah, formerly Commander-in-Chief of the AfKhan arm)*, has been professing to cooperate with the British since the occnpa tion of Cabal, and his arrest would seem to indicate recent treachery ot the discovery of proofs of his perfidy in the affair of the slaughter of the British Embassy iu Cabul, on which occasion he was sent by the Ameer to ouell the revolt, and publicly received the thank.H of the British officers for his pretended efforts to assist Cavagnari. The troops now on the way from Jellal labud and Gairdamut number two regiments o( cavalry and Bevcn regiments of infantry. Such a force as this, once free from the deliles, should be able to give a good account of itself and make its way forward. However, a large force of Maliomedans may dctach from Cabul to irrest its advance. a* irish tex a xt'* mextexi'k. Limerick, December 17.?The convicted enant who struck down Lord Fermoy in he Limerick county club house Saturday ast, has been sentenced to tive yean)enal servitude. The sentence created i great sensation in the court. i'orciu.1 .wlett. The Vicery of India telegraphed, ve*erday, that'communications with Gen. Roberts are interrupted. The decision of the Attorney General, ol ?nulaml. tr? ?...?? ..f ?.- Ts?-t >orne claimant was influenced by the itation of tho decision in the case ot Wm. 1. Tweed, on the question of cumulative r concurrent sentences. ChrUllim Fronrti'ft Will. Nkw York, December 17.?Christian F, 'ranch, a shipping merchant who recently . ied, leares two hundred and fifty thou- | and danish crowns to hU brother Emil, nd one hundred and twenty-live thousand 5 hiti stater Caroline. He also directs his ody to be taken to Milan, Italy, to be remated, and hisfs'iea to be buried at 1 lopenhagen. .YnlJoiial llnnk Kmrrvr. Washington, December 1 ".-?The House i tanking and Currency Committee has de- | ided to substitute Price's bill for Judge luckner's bill, requiring one-half of the ational bank reserve to be kept in coin, he bill is to be reported after the holiday ecess. telegraph' briefs. The Ameriqnearrived in New York yes- ^ srday. Robt. L Egerter suicided at Louisvil'e esterday. Judge .Samuel K. Perkins, of Indiaraplis, died lait night. Chicago porkpackcrs and their banc's re still at loggerheads. Smith ^ Wilson's planing mill burned t Cincinnati laet night. me Vine Marie Bank, of Montreal, , jakes a bad show ins. Liabilities $1,494,08; assets, $1,022,72). The Reuben Springer, anew Cincinnati ud New Orleans nacket, is illuminated 'itli the electric ligiiU Representatives of Western railroads in invention at Chicago are discussing the ooling of passenger rates. 1 Josephine Taylor, daughter of President aylor, of the Mormon 5ect, attempted to scape from Utah and her fathers harem, ut was captured and taken back. Told In Eight Brief t'linplerfl. r?m the lk?tou Advertiser. ? Here is a short story of Mississippi jus- I ce: I Ciiaptbe I.?James A. Barksdale was aminated as Chancery Clerk oi Yazoo ounty. g Chap. II.?Henry M. Dixon announced iraaelf as an independent candidate tor heriff of Yazoo county. Chap. III.?A delegation of the most Bspected citizens of Yazoo waited upon lapt. Dixon and strongly advised him to atire from his candidacy. Dixon comlied with their polite request, but? Chap. IV.?He afterward reconsiderod is determination, and again took the ield, whereupon? ' Chap. V.?James A. Barksdale went nut t uoon to meet Dixon, with a shotgun in lis hand, tired upon him at short rang?, 1 inarmed, in the open street, and killed 1 iim. Chap. VI.?Barksdale was formally arested, but released on bail, on his own j ecoguirance. ' Chap. VII.?The election was held, and atues A. Barksdale w.is triumphantly el- 1 cted Chancery-Cleric bv a grateful people. Chap VIII.?The Grand Juryinvesti;ated the shooting affair thoroughly, and ound no indictment against Barksdale. River Hew*. |Hy Telefrmpb, l'rrouuHOH, Decetpbor 17.?River 0 feet i inchcs and falling. Weather fair and :old. Cincinnati, December 17.?River 19 feet ' inches. Weather cloudy and cold. Vrrived?J. W. (ioff, Memphis. Departed? Hudson and Chancellor, Pittsburgh; Hut Shinkle, Memphis; Reuben R. , Springer (tlrflt trip), New Orleans. MAttKir.l). HOWKS?MCLRIXE.?on W?1?c?Ut, lUcetuWr 7, IhTU, it & p. M., hi tlta re*lil<>nc? ut the bride's uoth.r, ott South Pmm 8tr??t, Inland, br IUt. 0. P. kliMleu, Dr. Jolts H. Hows*. of Boanoke, Ind cub, luJ MtuAoi B. Mulki.ik, u( Wh.Hllns. AMUSEMENTS. OPERA. HOUSE. Job Night Only?Saturday, December 201b. LAWRENCE"BARRETT! S?PJ>or*e<l by ME. EBBS P1YMPTON, And > Supffh Cuupaor, In a pu, entitled yorick's love : wSsSSsassss'iS sSS^'W ?fe}* ,Wl *" ?!? ? . *> No vM >55 oSA'tXTj'anili ? >u or Jur plwct Ji!j HOLIDAY GOODS. SIXTH ANNUAL UNOUNCEMEkT cr r.ic City Book Store, THE HOLIDAYS lOF i879-'S0. ZmSnVii* ?" p*llu l". "" WU| uur rcputiilon for pre. woIIok tlir Ur^nt an<l iu<xl ?|p|pinl lloc of Holiday ?o?la that can Ite tu<l in tb?> K&xuiru market*. OUR LIKE OF JUVENILE BOOKS Cfc.lj.ilK, .11 th. SUrJjr.1 Mil Hrw H.WIe.Ug,. that arc durable, iucIi aa The English Chattarbox, The A tun leau Chati-rb.iT. Hound Volume* ?f "W'il? Awakt," Bound Volume* of "dalnt Nicholas " Bound Volumt* of "Our Young Folka." 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