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wtim tnm&n Y $7.00 a Year. The Electoral bill received the prompt support of the chivalric Bayard yesterday, and passed the Senate by a good majority. A better synopsis of the bill than that furnished by the Associated IVcsh was printed in Thk Six Wednesday morning. The News and Courier says the .South Carolina Democrats can relinquish every "tissue ballot" and leave their candidates u sufficient majority. NOTKN OUTII AltOM.M W Wilke&boro has had snow. . . - . - ' Durham has a well organized board of trade. The Messenger ays Wayne county to bacco it taking the lead. The semi-annual examinations at 'the University continue until the 20th. .Rev. W. S. Bynuni, rector of St. Iiuma bis, Greensboro, Episcopal Church, is ill. Rev. Mr. Whitfield, of Charlotte, is preaching some revival sermons in Wades boro. The Hhelby Aurora says Mr. W. M. Long's leg "was broken by the kicking of a buggy horse. Mr. Hiram J. Ham, a Goldsboro uierch-. -ant. has failed, makintr an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. The Winston Sentinel reports the pra toably fatal shooting of Jim -Smith by Iwis Uohanen, his futher-iu-law. The Nutshell says the Revenue steamer Yt. A. Stephens reports a schooner on the swash near Hatteras. Tuesflav. Sea leavy. - While Kev. X. U. Cobb will move from Lilesville, the Wadesboro Herald says he lias not accepted the Presidency of Judson 'allege. Mr Joseph Pugh, of Bertie, was nearly drowned by getting bis boat capsized m the Koanoke. ne clunjr on for two miles until rescued. Tarboro Southerner: General W. (J. Lewis will live on the Mordecai farm next year, having purchased one-half of K. 1'. Battle's interest. ' A catamount or North American tiger, was recently killed in Alexander counfy by Mr. W. C. Linney. The Landmark holds one of its feet. L The Economist resrets to hear of the ua,lini ii nra : fcw a UrrtK VT7 n trpp ffillinrr on him, of Mr. Wilson Ilasket, who lives near Elizabeth City. On Thursday, lie v.. ".Dr. Marshall joined together in marriage Mr. John A. I'em berton, of Fayetteville, and Miss Maggie II. Gibboney, bf Wytheville, Va. Hon. 11. 11. Bridgers having been put in nomination for U. S. Senater, the Tarboro Southerner says a man who can manage a big railroad successfully is competent for anything. Ilev, F. W. Eason, pastor of Middle , Street Baptist Church, Newbern, has re ceived by express an elegant gold headed cane from citizens of Fayetteville, where he lived recently. Tarboro Southerner: We knocked a man dowa for asking us Monday why O'Hara was like a good cook. We buried him when he said 'cause he was trying to clean the K itch in. " The Raleigh Observer says that while bringing some meat to the market in that city, Mr. C. T. Thomas was accidentally shot in the leg by a pistol in the hands of a companion, Gaston Johnson. We learn by the Patriot that at Guil ford Court, W. J. Blaylock, who carried one pf Mr. Yanatory'B harses with a buggy to Tennessee, has been convicted and sen tenced by Judge Kerr to the penitentiary .for seven years. The Washington Press learns that a no torious character named Bob Brown on last Saturday night without any provocation inflicted some very severe wounds upon the person of Mr. Geo. Cherry, in Tranter's . Creek district, cutting his threat by sever ing his wind pipe and making some very ugly gashes in his arm and shoulder. Yadkin Presbytery (Northern Presby teriaa) after deliberation, report resolu tions exonerating Kev. J. A. Chresfield from the charges brought against him, but admitting that there were slight acts of imprudence on his part. They recommend that he be changed to another field as soon as the way be clear. Meetings have been held, within the past week, in Newborn and Pollocksville, urging additional appropriations from Congress for internal improvements for the Neuse and Trent rivers. Gen. Robert Ransom was present at the Newbern meet ing, says the A tit shell, and gave an excel lent description of the work, now being done under his supervision. In a few days he will be beyond Kinston, and will have spent $10,000 out of a 40,000 appropria tion The meeting thanked (Jen. Han som. Remarks were made by Hons. M. E. Manly and W. J. Clarke, and Henry R. Bryan, Esq. Committee to memorialize Congress an appropriation of 100,000 was appointed. . The' Xews and Courier reports the finding on Thursday ; near Charleston, of the body of Mr. Thomas Edwards Screven, recently a clerk in the Eagle Hotel, Ashe villc, and insurance asreut. lie was shot and a gnu lay across his body. Thomas Dupree, col.j who first saw and reported that he was lying there, was arrested on suspicidn. Mr. Screven was about twenty three years of age. A Study in Optics. Tarboro Southerner. A remarkable case of defective vision is that of the three children of Jas. Howard, a seafaring man, whose family live en Ocraooke Island. They become totally blind each day immediately after the sun goes dowd. If by chance they happen to be iu the yard playing when the sun sets, playthings are instantly laid aside, and ef forts made to reach the house, when they soon after retire and sleep soundly until uurise, after which their sight is described as beiag restored and, to all appearances, perfectly unimpaired. The youngest is ana the oldest ten years old; two oj and one girl, all of liSht complexion. in. "Lej!" are light blue and there is noth- & hmu mem that appears at all strange SUN TI'IGRAMS. EARLY AND MIDNIGHT REPORTS. iOV. IIAIIITO. I.TIE'ltOYI'I. -His Friends Wore Hopeful. Sun Sjininl. JJixjiatv.'i . Com mhia, Dec. lo.li.l.Vp. in. A 1. 1 I (ojv.H; mp- ton s eoniiiuou ha..- uern considcrfd critical for the last few days. The physi;ian.- re gard hiui greatly improve! to-day, and friends in .attendance announce a decided improvement tonight, lie is not out of danger, but all are more hopeful than "at any time since the ainpiitution of his leg. J. A. 11. Coli jibu, .S. C, Dee. 1.5. (iuv. Hamp ton rested comfortably last night, and the attending physicians rport him as much improved to-day. Scene in a .civ York t'ourl. Nkw Youk, Dee. l.'i. A dramatic scene was enacted in the ieii,e;-;il Sessions this morning, previous to the-sentencing of Dr. Bradford, convicted of causing the death of Sarah Victoria Couriers by malprac tice. His counsel made an appeal for a new trial Cn legal points, and an additional ground of newly discovered evidence. The prisoner addressed the court, protesting his innocence and narrating the manner in which he discovered his new evidence. While in the -Tombs, a young woman visited him, and remarked that she had some little things -belonging to "Vickie"' Couriers. He closely questioned her, und she admitted performing operations upon the girl. At this point the wQinan, who had been sittinr in court, arose, and in a thrilling tone, exclaimed. .'It is all true : I confess, before (iod and Jesus Christ, that I am guilty, and that man is innocent.'' The woman then made her way to the side of Bradford, and gave the details of the crime. She stated that it was onlv after continued solicitations on the part of the girl, that she consented to perform the operation, and that she received therefor sixty dollars. Frightened' at the conse quences' of the act, she took the girl to Dr. Bradford. After making" her promise not to tell, she returned her ten dollars out of the sixty, and then left her in the doc tor's office. 'The woman subsequently gave horname as Madame Clerardi, clairvoyant, of 1C") Pierrepont street. Br'ooklyn ' After a brief conversation between the counsel, Judge Sutherland quietly turned to the-womau and remarked-: "1 think we have had enough of your stary. You have got through vour part of ttie play." Assistant District Attorney Rollins ad dressing the Court, said: "Haven't we had enough of this ? This man has added to his many infamies by bringing this wo man here to tell her liqs." and then moved for a sentence, Judge Sutherland denied a motion for a new trial, but granted 20 days to prepare exceptions. s Then he sen tenced the prisoner (who again protested his innocence) to the Sate prison for 14 years and G months. "1 lie prisoner stag gered by the sentence, was condoled with by the self-accused woman, who again and again reiterated his innocence. After his removal, Madame Cherardi left the Court.' no effort being made to detain her. Union League. Piiu.ADKKi'iiiA. Pa., Dec. 13. The ses sion of the Union League of America were more largely attended yesterday, than any day before, many members'!' the National Council arriving from Western and South ern States. The Council reconvened at 0 o'clock, ex-Governor Newell, of New Jersey, pre siding. An address to the nations was adopted, and officers for the ensuing vear elected. Arrangements were completed for the appointment of an executive committee of ten, of whom five are to be in New York and live in Washington. OVER THE ATi.ATIi' CABLE. Darmstadt, Dec; K5. The condition of the (irand Duchess of Hesse, is alarming the fever having increased and the swellinir having reached the larnvx. London, Dec. A man named Mad den, was arraigned at Bow street to-day, charged with having ..made' threats against the life of Queen Victoria. It appears that he is a harmless lunatic, and has been known as such for twenty years. past, and the affair is regarded as unimportant. In the House of Commons to-day. Sir Stafford Northcote. Chancellor of the Ex chequer, said there was no truth in the statement of the Renin telegram that a confidential communication from Germany, alluded to by Mr. Burke in the House of Commons recently, was a proposal that England should assume a protectorate over Constantinople, etc. Nortbcotc declared that the communication referred onlv toJ the execution of the treaty of Berlin. He also announced that he would shortly move for government money by ' Parlia ment, to aid the distressed people of the Rhodope mountain Intelligence was cived at" Vienna that the chiefs of the Albanian-League have demanded the incorporation of all allavian districts, as autonomous provinces. That they intend to act on the defensive; have refused to aid the Porte against the Ma cedonian insurgents ; have promised to protect Podyonitza against Montenegro, and have advised the inhabitants of Nan- bazar not to attack the Austrian troops occupying liosnia. Liverpool Cotton Circular. Livkrpool, Dec. 13. This week's circu lar of the Liverpool cotton brokers' asso ciation says : Cotton has been heavy throughought the week and. closes much depressed and with further considerable decline. For most descriptions of Ameri can there was a fair demand with a pres sure to sell. 1 rices are irregular ami xe- daced one-eigth of a peuny to a farthiner. In the Sea Island business is very limited and prices unchanged. J? utures there were increased in depression and they cloie.very weak at a decline of l-32d. for near and 7-32d. for more distant positions. WILMINGTON, N. C, THE FEDERAL. CAPITAL. Forty-Fifth ConffresaJIr. Bayard Speaks in Favor of Mr. Ed munds' Electoral Bill It I'asses Davenport to be Investigat ed Board of Trade. Blaine Again Postponed. Ete. Wasmi xoton, Dec. 13. Sf.vate Dur ing the morning .hour a number of bills were introduced and referred, among them the following : By Mr. Plumb of Kansas : A bill to pro vide fwr a temporary increase of the army in cases f emergency. Referred to cpm mittee on military affairs. By 'Mr. Gordon of Georgia: A bill to secure more efficient collection of revenne from cigers; Referred to committee oa finance. By Mr, Conkling of New York : A bill to amend the laws relating to pensions. Referred to committee on pensions. Mr. Conkling said this bill con cerned the fees of pension agents. He op Iosed the recent action on that subject, which fixed the xnaxiraum rate of fees. Un der operations of this bill the attorneys refused to act. The bill just introduced came to him with letters from persons en titled to pension, complaining that under the guise of protecting them a law ha-d been put upon the statute books prevent ing them from securing the services of re spectable attorneys. At the expiration of the morning hour the Senate resumed the consideration of the unfinished business, being Mr. Ed munds' bill in regard to the countof the electoral votes. Mr. Bayard spoke in favor of the bill. Following Mr. Bayard Mr Eaton spoke in opposition to the 'bill. In his judgment there could be constitutionally no legisla tion upon this cpuestion. There ought not to be any interposition by Congress be tween the States and the Constitution in regard to choosing electors. After a con siderable discussion the bill passed by a Vote of 35 to 2G. . The bill, as passed, provides that elec tors of the President and Vice-President diall be appointed, in each State on the first Tuesday in October in every fourth year and on the same day in October or whenever there shall be a vacancy in both the offices of President and Vice-President. The electors are to meet and give their votes for President and Vice-President on the second Monday in January next fol lowing, at such place in each State as the Legislature of such State shall direct. In ease cf-a vaca'ney in both office of Presi dent and Vice-President occurring more than two months net preceding the first Tuesday in October, the Secretary of.State shall cause the ratification thereof to be made to. the Executive of every State. It further provides that each State may pro vide by law (enacted prior to the day named for the appointment of electors) for the appointment "of such electors for the trial and determination of any contro versy concerning their appointment before the time fixed for their meeting in Janu ary. The electoral vote, shall be counted by the two Houses of Congress on the second Monday o'f February succeeding. House A resolution lookiug to'an in vestigation .of the official conduct of J. J. Davenport, United States superviser of elections, was adopted without objection, after being amended. This resolution pro vides -for an investigation into his conduct on days of registration. The Executive Committee of the Na tional Board of Trade, in session here, agreed to hold its meetings in Washington uniformly, instead of various cities in turn, as heretofore. The Council has laid before the appro priate committees of Congress the action of the board, favoring a systematic and thorough revision of tariff's by a competent commission, to unite with the one repre senting the Dominion of Canada in forming a new and broad reciprocity treaty, as & oasis ipr negotiating between tne two governments concerned a modification of the navigation laws the assertion by the General Government of its authority and jurisdiction over the navigable waters of the country, and the establishment of a de partment of commerce as a branch of the (rnvprnmpnf if liavp in . elinrrrp vtiripil c.. ...... , -v. -" e - industrial interests of the nation. From the returns to the Department of Agriculture, it estimated the aggregate wheat crop to be 425.000 bushels.. Among the details of the army reorgan ization are provisions that "Hereafter all vacancies in grade second Lieutenant,, shall be filled by appointments from grad uates of the military academy, and promo tions of meritorious soldiers. And that, The general officers shall be selected from the army, the Major Generals from the Brigadier Generals, and the Brigadier Generals from the Field officers of the line." i These provisions, with a section which j requires appointments to the grades above, cerial promotions to cover the subject of appointments into the army. It is claimed therefore, by members of the commission, that the incidental repeal of section 1,218 ot the revised statutes, which forbids the appointment in the army f any person who served in the Confederate cause, will not open the door to the appointment of Confederate officers or soldiers to any grade except that of second Lieutenant, and to that only through graduation at the military academy, or by promotion rank. Second Monday iu February succeeding every meeting of the electors, every ob jection shall be made in writing, stating the reasons, and shall bevsigned by at least one Senator and ne member of the House of Representatives. Pending an earnest attempt bv Mr. Blaine to take up his resolutioa regarding the citizens being deprived of thtir consti tutional rights, the Senate adjourned until Monday. ' The House went into the committee of the whole on tke private calendar without any important action, aid adjourned until to-morrow. The House naval committee met this, morning, but the Republican members not being prepared with a minority report on the Robeson investigation subject, post poned until Tuesday. It was decided to hold a special meeting to consider Representative Harris' bill for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1878. the reorganization of the navy, but a "date was Bot fixed. J. B. Little, IV M. Galbraitb, John E. Gyles and L. B. Gillett has been appointed U Ganger, and Aaren C. Merrick ami Geo. P. Ferguson storekeepers and gang ers for South Carolina- - Ex-Attorney (ieneral Pierrepont has leen appointed special counsel for the United States for the Iewis will case. This is the case of Mr. Lewis, the Brook lyn millionaire, who left large bequests to the government. The will has been con tested by several women - tlaiming to be relicts of the deceased. A bill has been introduced in the Senate to provide for the temporary increase ef the army in aa emergency. It authorizes the President, whenever in his judgment, when exigencies of the frontier service re quire it, to cause 25,000 enlisted men to be added to the army to serve during such exigency. The "committee on appropriation will probably take action to-morrow in regard to the continuance of the postal car ser vice. .Sub-Committees have been appointed by the Congressional committee on yellow fever to prepare reports on the constitu tional power of Congress to legislate on the subject, the scope and method of in vestigation v.m the selection of experts. Crimes. Matox, Ga., Dec. 13. Last night at Cochran, C. R. Pennick committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart. Family trouble the cause. Mili.kdokvim.e, Dec. 13. Hamp Gib son fatally shot his brother-in-law, Style, in a bar room. Boston, Dec. 13. A detective has been employed to look into the -affairs of Pat rick Kerrav, a Providence wool dealer, who failed" Oct. 18th. Liabilities $225, 000. It is alleged indications of fraud have been discovered. Shorter Telegrams. The Spanish Minister of Colonies has introduced a bill in the chamber, author izing the government to issue Cuban bonds, and cancelling the contract for 1.250,000 piasters, concluded between the Hispanola colonial bank and the treasury. Cyprien Cost, of Looraz de Mirabel, was hanged to-day at !5t. John's, Quebec, for the murder of Matthew Matherlon. He professed innocence of the crime, to the last. (reat Presence of Hind. New York, Dec. 13. A serious catas trophe was avoided this morning, by the presence of mind of the Principals of the Wooster street Public School. Fire broke out in the building, but 1,200 children were dismissed without a knowledge of the fact, under a plea that carpenters were coming to work. After all were in safetv. the alarm was guished. given and the fire extin- Trial or a Counterfeiter Chief. New York, Dec. 14. Michael Conner,: the alleged chief of a gang of cowterfeit- crs, was pJacea on trial in the tnited States Court, to-day, who was indicted for circulating bogus trade dollars and coun terfeit notes on the Rank of Taraaqua, Pennsylvania. A Joke on the I'oliee. New Havex, Dec. 13. The arrest here last night of Joseph S. Sypher, supposed to be connected with the stealing of the body of A. T. Stewart, appears to be a joke on the police. Sypher will enter suit against, the officer who arrested him. LATEST MAILS. V. E DX'EKDA YS SCEXE. Blaine and His Bull-Dozing Kes oiiitioiiK Tlmrmau and Lamar -A Report Partly Favora ble to Illaine. Philadelphia Times, Independent, trilh Jtejnih- Ucan Sympathies on Xational Questions. Washington, Dec. 11. The speech of Blaine was the sensation of to-day, but to most of those who heard it was a disap pointment. The ordinary visitor at the Capital has an idea that when Mr. Blaine is advertised to speak there must necessa rily be a big scene, equalled only by a cir cus with a great many performing animals aud a ringmaster, to say nothing of a clown or two. This idea has gained an existence owing to the frequent shows in the House ot Representatives in which Mr. Blaine participated,' and most people have not stopped to inquire whether the Maine statesman was equal to anything greater than low comedy or variety business. Those who take the trouble to indulge in a little reflection must have been most agreeably surprised at Mr. Blaine's effort to-day. It was dignified without being stupid and it was severe without being offensive. A larger crowd never gathered in the north wing of the Capitol Intelli gent officers of the Senate sav that not .less than five thousand people were turned away unable to gam admission in my twelve years' experience in Washington, visiting the Capitol during that time on every great occasion, I have never seen so big a crowd in the Senate chamber. Fvery seat was occupied, aud all the aisles in the galleries were packed and the doorways were jammed full. THE FLOOR CROWDED. The floor of the chamber was also crowded with members of the House and other privileged persons, and the cloak rooms were filled with ladies. Secretary Evarts, Sir Edward Thornton, Admiral Gore Jones, of the British navy; the Spanish Charge, the Turkish Minister and many other members of- the foreign lega tions loeked down en the scene from the diplomatic gallery. The household of the white house, including Mrs. Hayes, occu pied the front seat in the Senators' gallery. Secretaries Sherman and Thompson, Postmaster-General Key, General Sherman, Lot Morrill, ex-Senators Williams, Robert son, Fowler and Howell and other distin--guished visitors occupied seats on the floor of the chamber. So many members of the Hoase were present that the business vu practically suspended in that body. The immense audience was unexpectedly orderly and quiet aad listened to the dall routine of business and the unmusical veice of the reading elerk for an hur with commenda ble patience. SENATOR BLAINE OP EM 8. Shortly before one o'clock Mr. Blaine entered the chamber and passed unnoticed to hia seat. A few preliminaries were gone through and the speaker took the tioor. He had the most respectful atten tion of every one of the many thousands in the chamber, except Mr. Conkling. who pretended to be engrossed in his writing. a3 he always pretends when Blaine has the floor. As to the matter of the speech, every person may judge for himself. The manner of delivery was without fault There was nothing of the aggressiveness so common in Mr. Blaine, and he said very pointed thingt without giving offense to the other side of the chamber. To the ju dicious observer, the effort to-day opened a new phase in the Maine Senator's nature the faculty of calmly, deliberately and dispassionately discussing a party ques tion. Those who expected a bullying manner, loud talk and excited gesticula tion, went away disappointed. The man ner of the speaker was calm, forcible and earnest throughout. When he closed there was faint applause, and nobody had the bad taste to congratulate him until the adjournment of the Senate, when he had quite an ovation. THURMAX REPLIES. Senator Tburman followed him in a twenty minutes speech, which was in god taste. He made some strong points and avoided epithets and disagreeable allu sions. A few words were exchanged be tween him and Blaine, but nothing offen sive were said by either. Senator Lamar spoke a few minutes, and, although he began very well, he did not add anything to the Democratic side. The opinion is to-night that the debate 'will not be pro longed. Both partias are disposed to let the subject rest where it is. Blaine an nounced his purpose of calling up his reso lution at the earliest day possible. Another View or the Speech and Its Effect. Xew York Iferald Special, 2tJi. M,r. Edmunds, who did not conceal his impatience at the whole discussion, rose as soon as Mr. Lamar sat down and asked that the Senate go on with the regular order, and thus the brief debate closed, having on the whole disappointed pretty much everybody who came in the hope of seeing a great neld day. it was good- natured throughout, and the impression is that Mr. Blaine's speech and motion fell rather coldly even on a great many Repub licans, and that it will require a good deal of fanning to inflame anew the Northern heart. Republicans as well as Democrats are saying te-night that Mr, Blaine would have been wiser if he had taken the cue from General Garfield, and had deprecated instead of trying to inflame sectional feel ing and suspicion. The very general im pression is that he has made a blunder, and Republicans, even of the stalwart kind, ad mit that General Garfield struck the true note for political success. CO MM EXT OX THE BLAINE OIK- CCSSIOX. Views of Nome Northern Paper. blaine's speech a trick. Xeio York Sun. A less fcxpert politician would have fran tically waved the bloody shirt, but Blaine has not done this, knowing a trick worth two of it. He has not sought to enlist the sympathy of the. North for the bull-dozed negro voters, but has touched at once the available issue, asking the white people of the Northern Btates : "Are you willing that the white men of the Southern btates, who fought against the Union, shall have twice as much weight in choosing its rulers and making its laws as yen have who fought for it ? Is every vote cast by a white man of the feouth to count as much as two votes cast by white men of the Xorth ? Is the section beaten in the civil war to Le allowed, by the device of count ing the negro voters enfranchised on paper, but disfranchised in fact, to capture the Government?" This is the drift of Blaine's language yesterday. BLAINE ANSWERED BEFORE HE SPOKE. Xcw York World. In fact, from Mr. Blaine's own point of view, it must be said that his speech was answered before it was made, and answered by a member of Mr. Blaine's own party. Mr. Thurman's cool exposure of the speech might have been expected, as might also Mr. Lamar's gallant and effective defense of his own people from groundless slanders uttered from the most unworthy motives. But Mr. Garfield showed much more po litical sense and skill as well as much more public spirit than Mr. Blaine when he said on Tuesday that "the man who would at tempt to get np a political excitement on "old sectional issues would find himself "without the support of the country, but "the man who wanted to gain the good-will 'of the fcountry must put hicaself in line "with its leading thought, and that was "the restoration of business." The people of the country eitertain certain expecta tions of Congress, and the mischief of Mr. Blaine's attempt to stir up strife, withont so much as a dead negro in any Southern State to start from, is that it prevents the consideration of the public business. We do not overrate the intelligence of the mass of voters when we say that they are quite capable of appreciating; Mr. Blaine's pre ference of his own political interests to their business interests at its true value, and that therefore Mr. Blaine has made what he will discover to be a political mis take. AN IPETTOL'S STATESMAN. Xew York Herald. The ranch heralded speech of the emi nent Senator from Maine seems to have made but a feeble impression, first, because it was dull; second, because it was not spo ken but read; third, because the snbject is too stale for anything new to be said upon it, and fourth, because his fellow Senators regarded his speech as a bid for the Presi dency, and few of them are disposed to fa vor his aspirations. This able Senator has an important lesson a quality m which General Grant h strong as Mr. Blaine is depute, - .v wj aou masieny inactmty" U a phra of whose meaning this innitinn. seems to have no conception. The n, . " "T prmg3 up or an old onr is revived Mr. Blame monopolize it without waiting, Itke a w.rv and prudent man. for ti a - - wm v: ten is io shew whether it has any strength. IUd ne oee a oi a cooler and more calolatinr temperament he would quietly hate in spired some less coiuDimAna ..i . offer his resolution, and without showing his own hand have camed that Senator t. get the resolution indorsed by the princ i- iirpuuiicau lurmoers utiore onenng it Hut when he introduced it himjir mi ik. first day of the session, without conferring with the older Republican Senator, be sumed a positron as leadership which was uuensive to tne pride, oi Messrs. Ceakling and Edmonds. Of course thev could not oppose a resolution to which even Mr. Thnrman and Mr. Lamar were constrained to give a polite asent. making no opposi tion to its nassasre with an arruri,lnwf- but the Republican Senators exhibited a lumciupiuuus inuiuerence to the speech tv occupying themselves witiother matter duriug its delivery. M1XIN; PRAISE AND BLAME. Philadelphia Time. There is no ooo man in the country who careful deliverances on political issues re so widely read by all parties, and no gen erally accepted by the masses of his parti san faith, as are those dT Senator Blaine. He is the oracle of vital Republicanism : the Harry Clay of the present ; the imper sonation of chivalrous leadership, and. taken in the Senate and on the hustings, he is the ablest ot all who survive to cham pion the Republican cause. His brief but pungent speech delivered in the Senate yesterday is as ingenious as it is able, and as a party command, will Ik? generally respected. It is fallacious in some of its most important premises, but where it is so, fallacy is so exquisitely in terwoven with the truth, that it will le difficult for the opposition to achieve con spicuous success in answering it. The gen eral principle of solidity of representation complained of in the South, would apply to Mr. Blaine's owar adopted New England four-fifths of the time during the last wore of years, and the same complaint could be made against the West during the present decade ; but we doubt whether the voice of the distinguished Senator could ever Ik? made to grow eloquent over the disfran chisement of the entire Democracy oCA'cw England. But Senator Blaine predicate his complaint on specific violations of the spirit or letter of the fundamental law in tne South, and when he makes out that part of his case he can be justified in his special accusations. The evident absence of candor on one point takes a most vital link from the chain of SenatomBlaine's argument. It is not a proven fact that the colored voters of the South, as a rule, have been in any way. de nied the right of suffrage. Nor can it be assumed because Republican districts here and there elect Democrat ic Congressmen; for both Republican and Democratic districts North and South have done the same thing when large ma jorities had to be reversed. It must Ik? established as exceptional from the politi cal wrongs of all sections and all parties, and as subversive of all government. To score up the number of blacks in the South and demand an equal Republican vote; would be an absurdity too palpable for Senator Blaine to accept, cqecially after the impressive lesson his own. Republican State gave him a few months ago; aad yet wen these rules are applied to the agument of the speeeh before us, they terribly skel eton the impassioned sentences. XE W A D VEJl T1SEMESTS. National Hotel, CORNER OP Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street. Largest Hotel in the City: Hemodele'd, r furnished, new passenger elevator, Washington, I). C dec 14-1 in F. TENNEV, Proprietor. BEEF, PORK, VEAL, 4 SU'S -ITfE HAVE AT OUR MARKET FOR TO- day the above, which we invite con euniere to examine. We give weight and sell low. Trv us and be convinced. MOTT CAMI'EN, North side Market street. dee 14-1 1 Envelopes. 25,000 JUST RECEIVED, Which wo offtr at a email advanee on rot, with or without printing. JACKSON & BELL, Printers and Binder. dec 8-tf OPERA HOUSE ! One Night Only ! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11. THE INIMITABLE IT h O T T Jl IN MARS DEN '8 DRAMA OF Seat can be secured at Heinfcberj-er'i, eoni- mencinfr Thursday morning. dee 11-- Hair, Tooth & Nail Brushes, An elegant assortment J oat received. TOILET ARTICLES In jrreat Tariety at LOW PRICES. Cod Lifer Oil, Porous PUtert, Simmon' Liver Medicine, Patent Medicine In great variety. Mixed Paint, Glaaa, Oil, Sw. For sale low at GREEN & FLANNER'ii, Drutpffct, declltf Market txtt- Ruling and Binding. TnOSE IN NEED OF WORK IN THIS line would do well to obtain figure from c" before eiriujr order el e where. Books rebound in beat poaIbU manner at reasonable rates. , Gilding promptly and ntJT 5fJ JACKSON & BELL dee Uf printer nd Binders. 3 Cents a popy OPERA HOUSE! ONE MGI1T uALV. IHMIY. DEC t. The Reigning Favorites, THE MOST St H Km. tm.VMATic OR ' . WIXATIOV IN AMF-KtrX 8 V." EDYGOMPA n apj-ar in u j.,rrlu! Aiiicri an (omr.lv Drama,. titt. ! !m.in NoMV, u.,i. in Ha 1'IKTII M t t lFri. MIAMI. THE PHEENIX. Carroll t;rar, t Jim IIIkn -VIII.TM XMII.IX. Other prii. i it . Ur t r . Mi FantiW I.. Hurt, Minn.- Klranrr, Amy !. (irar i'u'v, AUhiz., S lmrtx, ai K. Kan, Ham VYrntw iirtli, J. V. J'unj. mer. J. H. Kra ! . rn Ma. k, rt . V A.luiUi..i, .V an.i JV.; JUvrrvr.1 Su, $1 . Ki'wnivl U !..rU't llritbrrff-r'a Book Store. c.imu. t .rs- Friday. Iti-r, 1 3a 1 . dec ".L2r r-un - ' VOL' CAN III V BoTTr.E IF Speers Port Grape Wine, n:o! " . .1 AV.Ks t . Ml .V;S, Dki ...i-t, r-t m., .. fiU-rily Hall. 1 tck Tijftioi, ..iu!.ii!i!i-l a? ill Liium, OK NK.IIT. V f H.lf " Tuning and Repairing Pianos TO!liFII lir.M K fn.m tU.uimJ.U.H.-.. ft i;. in Wilmington to ti ns it htt-AlK I ialK'S, Mrlo h oi;. . U. -.1 31,.! PijM Orirans. t ri-- to mit l(u tiim. Orders lcil at 1 Ii'IiiMm rtf r'i I t t Hook Store will i:i- t v.itli prompt attention IloV l- If Bill Heads. IjAR;f. si i'Vi. v hand mi..j or,in llllrd promptly at I.OWKST ItATK. jl'-c Ml ' JACKSON ,v: 'HKI.!..- Letter Heads. V. FINK STOCK Of LINKS IMI'KH. fiiilalilc for. Li-ttiT lirad. UilU of F.xehaiig'r or Bills La.iiiiL'. dec s.tf . JACKSON A BF.I.L. Howei.i. hiui. c. i. m. rut. PUECELL HOUSE,. WII.MINiiTON. N. 1) KCENTLY THo:;ol (illl.V VK It I hauled a.j.l I'tiovuit'-! . FUT-CI.A&S in ev. ry rom!. .iK tioi iiira)ilc, Ih-Iiij; hituuti 1 n-ar all 1'U-lin- !u.uim- litofTlce, Cufctoin lloun-. City IlaJ! and Court llouw. KATF.S and )'2.fti r Pay. Our motto i TO PLEASE! coiiii linos., I'mjtrletor. oet Si-t! If You Would Know OMK AND s F. K HOW CIIKAI VOI! CAN III" V (JOODS al der I If FAllKFIl & TAYLOK'S. TO BENT, WITHOUT BOARD rinvo i.ak;f. andcomkoktably fur. I nUhed BKD KOOMS.-ln a w ne!hW hjod, and near Ihe LuiteM portion of hm eitv. Convenient to-the Iti'1t id Mail, road Depots. Apply at ' . nov 1 tf THIS OFFICE.. EMIMRK. IIOUSU, WILMINGTON. N, C. I. I. DOLBY, Proprietor. iioardf'i.OO j-r Day . A flrt-ela liar. Billiard Hal! and Lui.eh, Room attached. ;fOpii Day and Xlht.' nov rirlm A. S H R I E R. BARGAINS ! X II A VK ON HAND A SPLENDID AH ortmcDl-of OvVrewau aud. lino Suila for Me, Boys -a nd .Children at firm r.i I'ki Now is th? time to luy. , Call at - A. SHRIER'-, Ue ClotliW, dec tf ?4 Market tre. Huntly House, WADESItOHO, X. C S of town, offer cial Inducements to' Sum-. mer Tuiior ann cfwu:rvi w-. ." - - furnwUeil nxmi$, ztl fa re, iUte sen ants. DIILYIIEKAW STA'.'E. Our daily taare line U to in fall Persons derive U return U W UZ way of Cheraw ,ud noreuce rat. CUme ejection UP and down tralD on the C. C. DwJ; , Addre, . US71 decIMf Agents Wanted ! To TAKE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR "The South Atlantic," (A Monthly Macaxine of Literatur, "tiviewe and Art) 4 ' Id every county to Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia. Liberal Trrmr. For particular, address GOODWIN & LEWI3, General AgeuUt 37 N. Calvert 8t, mv2-tf. Baltlnwire, Md I I'iSjW frffr!