The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-23
The Alaba ma Convention.

MONTGOMERY, November 22.-The article OF tHe
Constitution on the Judiciary Gas reported), pro-
vides that the Governor shall appoint all Judges
of the several Courts-Solcitors and Chancellors
to be confirmed by the Senate. The Magistrates
shall be appointed by the Governor, but the Leg1s-
lature may change the manner Of appointing them.
The Chsncellors shall appoint Registrars, and the
Judges appoint the Clerks of the several Courts.
The term Of all these officers to be for six years.
The appointment of Judicial officers is provided
for, in order to prevent the elections being con-
troled by colored voters. The black delegates
strongly oppose the policy.
An ordinance was introduced to assess tax OF
twenty cents per gallon on liquors., to pay the ex-
penses of the Convention which was referred.
An ordinance was introduced, and referred, pro-
viding that the loan of s275, 900 to the Alabama
and Tennessee Railroad, which was repaid to the
State in Confederate currency during the war, is
still undischarged, and the said road is bound to
pay the same in good money.
In the evening session Of the Convention, an
amendment on the article on the Legislative De-
partment was offered, to empower the Legislature
at it's next session to go furthur in dsfranchisng
persons who participated in the rebellion and have
not aided in the work of reconstruction, which
was tabled on test vote of forty-three to thirty
seven.
Marine News.
SAVANNAH, November 22.-The steamship Equa-
tor has arrived from Charleston.
Market Reports.
NOON DISPATCH.
Star-
hng-long 93 short 81. Gold 39l. 81 Coupons
1851. Flour 10 15c. lower. Wheat dropping.
Corn in buyers favor. Rye 1c. better. Mess Pork
s2O.75. Lard dull. Cotton dull at 1Sc. Frelghts
dull. Turpentine steady at 81 54sc Kosln
dull.
EVENING DISPATCH.
Cotton easier at III 17lc. Sales 1900 bales.
Flour dull; State $S 20 10: Southern 50 70 a Il
Wheat dull. Corn heavy at 81 81 81 So. Mess
Pork $40 rs. Lard heavy at 12S 12s. Groceries
quiet. Naval Stores unchanged. Freights quiet.
Money easier on CALL but discounts very stringent.
Gold stronger at S9a. Sterling dull Governments
fr1ner. Stocks very heavy.
BALTIMORE Nov ember 22.-Cotton very dull
Middlings 17c. Flour dull. Wheat hrmer; choice
red 50 so a 60; receipts light. Corn frmer; old
white 81 IS / 9S; yellow 81 SS; new white 81 ~
125. Oats 6S 74c Rye 81 so Q 60. Provisions
unchanged.
| ST. LOUIS. November 22.-Flour very dull, at
s6as75. Corn firm, at 80 95c. Mess Pork
$40 so 81; shoulders III 112c.; clear sides lot
15Sc Lard II 12ac.
| CINCINNATI, November 22.-Flour easier Corn
dull; new on the ear CSC. Mess Pork s1s 30 ~.
Lard III a 12c. Supply of bacon exhausted.
WILMINGTON, November 22.-Turpentine firm at
49c. Rosin dull; no sales. Tar steady at 81 70.
! Cotton dull at 159c.
| I AUGUSTA, November 22.-Cotton in fair demand;
prices weak. Sales SIT bales Receipts 6Ss. Mid
dlings 154c.
| SAVANNAH, November q. Cotton dull and droop-
ing. Middlings Ice. Sales 672 bales. Receipts
4OO2 bales.
NOZZLE, November 22.-Sales 1000 bales; quiet;
Middlings 15a. Receipts 1887. Sales Of the week
$500. Receipts 15,17s. Exports sO86. Stock
| SS, 1863.
New ORLEANS, November 2.-Sugar and MO
lasses unchanged. Flour dull and lower; super
fine, So so a rs; choice, 19a 1884, Corn dropping,
81 10a115. Oats inactive at TIC. Pork dull but
held fir nly at $50 co. Bacon, retailing, Shoulders
ct 121c. clear Sides, 16tc Lard quiet and steady;
in tierces, 12lc. in kegs, 1S. Cotton quiet and
easier Mddling Orleans, 162c.; sales to-day 47Oo
bales; receipts, 52S9 bales exports, 1896 bales ];
receipts of the week, 1S,s4S bales; sales, 26,SOO
bales exports, 14677 bales; stock, 62,9ss bales
| Gold, ssS. Sterling, so 50. Sight Exchange on
New York, ! per cent. premium