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sons saw fit to pame fclstiye, ss near the
fourth degree as second cousin, for instance,
he would not be bound to pay back his S3OV
after leaving college. At the end oil NIFTY
years, if the State Of Georgia refused to rsoind
herself to pay seven per cent. for the use Of he
Sc, 900, this sum as to be paid TO the trustees
Of the university out of the treasury, on con-
aitfon that they would invest in United
States bends, the interest arising therefrom
to be used as before. The debate IN the
Legislature consumed the whole day and
was Sery lively. several members boldly
charging that the bill was an effort 10 esta5-
lish Brown aristocrscy in this State 10 rule
after Joe's death, and the Brown family, and
old Joe in particular, were denounced IN the
biuerest tefEs.
The main argument Sgsinst the bill came
out in the powerful speech OF Little, of Mus
cogee, who showed that it would be uncorsti-
tutional for the State of Georgia 10 borrow
money, except 10 discharge existing indebt-
edness, and the speaker demonstrated that
there is at present enough and more than
enough money in the State treasury TO meet
the States Indebtedness.
Outside opinion considers that prejudice
against the Browns in general killed the
bin, and many sound thinkers condemn
holly what they call the insane folly Of the
Legislature in rejecting the donation. Sen
aior Brown is In Washington, and has not
been heard from on the action OF the As
semblv. The opinion is universal here that
he will not re-offer the gift ia a different
shape.
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Al PittsburS.

PITTsBURG, December 6.-The observation
OF the transit of Venus at the Allegheny OBJ
servaiory was rather unsatisfactory, on &C
count Of clouds. At the moment of the firs
external contact cloud passed over the sun
but, from observations before and after, the
time was determined at nine hours, five
minutes, three seconds. In the interval be-
tween the first external and first internal
contact, the light was seen gathered into a
bright spot extending within The planets
disc, and occupying thirty degrees of ils cir.
conference. This phenomenon was unex-
pected, and Prof. P. Langley, the observer,
said he was unable to account for it. While
preparations were being made for photo
graphic observations The clouds grew thicker
and oOscured the sun for the rest of the day.
observations were also taken by number
OF amateuc observers, while stained and
smoked glass was. freely used on the streets
by citizens
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VALENTINE SCRIP.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT To LOCATE 1T IN CHI


WASHINGTON, December 6-There is still
another application TO locate Valentine scrip
about Gu csgo. This time the application is
m sde b7 one John FIrson 10 locate his scrip
in section is, township 80, north range IA
east The commissioner of The General
Land Office has rejected the applica-
ton, and the appeal is now pending
before the Secretary of the Interior.
Mr.. Teller will have an opportunity, there
fore, to pass upon the Valentine scrip as
well as upon the PorteIfeld. The attorneys
for Fsrson are Curtis, Earle and Burdetie,
one of whom Was formerly commissioner OF
the General L nj Olic-. Commissioner
Williamson prsc-icslly r. jscted This appli-
cation. Comm ssioner Mcfarland has done
the same. Oie reason is tina: ell this frac-
tions sec ion had been granted to toe State
of Illinois under the canal act that grant
having been approved by The President.
An scc.mulaiive resson was that Secretary
ScbuTz has decided thai the Valentine
scrip could only be located upon un-
occupied and unappropriated land OF
the United States in a stale OF nature. An
application will be IN ade by Secretary Teller
for oral argument upon the case, but il is not
certain it will be granted The argument is
the same az that which has been 20 many
times repeated in these dispatche'. Mr..
Bsbee denies hat he is an attorney on be half
the Porterheld scrip cIaimanis. He says
= ehss been approached by heir side, but
mas not taken fee. Tue statement that Mr.
Bigbee was interssed in the case was made
upon the authority OF one Of the Porierield
scrip claimants.
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THE WESTERN UNION.
Resolutions AdOPted by the Executive
Committee i'm Regard TO Messages.

New YORK, December 6.-1he executive
committee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company to-day adopted the following:
WHEREAS, An unjust imputation has been
made against the Integrity of the manage
ment of this company in respect to the
sanctity of private messages passing over it's
wires or through its offices; and whereas, it
has always been cardinal principle with
this company to regard The sacred privacy
of Geographic correspondence intrusted TO its
offices, the company having for that purpose
expended many thousand dollars in resisting
the demands of courts, juries and legislation
committees in cases where this company had
no other interest at stake than lis honorable
obligation to its customers, therefore
Resolred, That the imputation that Off
cials or other persons connected with this
company have the privilege OF inspecting
messages passing over its wires or through
it's offices, is without foundation in fact.
Resolued, That any officer, clerk, operator
or other employe handling messages, who
shall report or divulge the contents of such
messages to any officer of the company, or
other person, shall be promptly dismissed
from the service of the company and prose-
cuted under ths law making it a penal Of
fence to divulge the contents of messages.
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Bor.ford's Acid Phosphate
IN DYsPEPSIA.

Francis Fl. Atkins, A. A. surgeon U. S: A.
says: "For dyspepsia, whether in the lean
or corpulent, in nervous debility and in
night sweats OF consumption, it has com
monty given speedy benefit, and some of my
army friends are quite enthusiastic about it. :
National Batter aud Cheese A Association.
MILWAUKEE,, December 6.-The tenth an
nual Convention OF the National Butter, Egg
and c ieese Association opened this after
noon.
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ELEVEN LIVES LOST
BY the Explosion Of Lower River
Steamboat Near New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, December 6.-The boiler
OF the propeller Morning Star, plying between
this city and the Magnolia plantation, ex-
ploded about o'clock this morning at the
Bellair plantation. OF twenty-one persons
on board, three were killed, eight drowned,
aud six badly, if not fatally scalded. The
steamer Sunbeam, which was near BY when
the accident occurred, brought the wounded
to the city. They were sent TO the hospital.
Jack johnson, white, fireman, and seven
colored roustabonts were drowned. The
killed were Henry Kaiser, Nancy Gardiner,
colored, aud a child named Joseph Sine
deriu. The badly scalded were Eugene
Pennowitt, engineer; James Ryan, boiler
maker; Mary Miller, colored, passenger;
Frank Holland and VIM. Frantz, employees OF
the boat
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HARTFORD, CONN, December 6.-ErIy
this morning the SKY was covered with
clouds, and the G-rman astronomers were
unable to make desired observations before
the time of the transit of Venus. The time
of ingress also passed before the sun could
be clearly seen, but at about l0:l5 o'clock
the clouds became so thin that
heliomelric observations could be made TO
determine the position OF Venus on the solar
disc. Work was done very rapidly and sue
cessfully. Though the air was not so bad
and at any lime perfectly clear, four half
Gets and six full sets of measuremen is,
equivalent TO eight full sets each, Including
eight double observations, we're completed
by 2:30 O'Clock pm. Accurate measure
ments OF the apparent diameter of Venus
were then made before time of egress. The
final cont acts were observed by Drs. Mueller
and Dsichmueller and Bauserger, of the
German party, and Prof. Hart of Trinity
College. The observations were somewhat
iuterfsred with by clouds, so that only the
latter tive distinguished the black drop. No
traces we're seen of any satellite of Venus or
of atmosphere surrounding the planet. The
contact at the egress was two minutes later
than the computed time, the allow
snce for the error being but one
minute. At the end of the obser-
vztions the German and American
flags were displayed from the Observatory,
and were salutsd by the college students who
hsd Themselves observed the phases of the
contact with much interest. The astrono-
mers tonight telesraphed to Germany their
success. The heliometric measurements,
with which alone they think will be OF
special value, were in their judgment emf
nently successful.
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THE SOLDIERS HOME
TwENTY-oEE YEARS ARREARaEs OF

/ IhENT1-OhE YEARS ARREAR4ES OF DE-
sERTER5' FORFEITED PAY DUE.
| WAsHINGroN, December 6.-The Second
Auditor, in his annual report, adds the fol-
lowing interesting chapter 10 the history OF
| the miFm ansgement OF the Soldiers Home
affairs; By ssction 1918 OF the revised
statutes all forfeitures on account Of deser-
ton and all moneys belonging to the estates
Of deceased soldiers, remaining unclaimed
for three years subsequent to the death of
such soldiers, are set apart and appropriated
for the support of the Soldiers Home. find
that twenty-oue years. arrearages are due said
| Home on account OF moneys forfeited by
those deserters from the regular army who
were never heard Of after desertion. With a
few trihing exceptions the accouu's oil such
deserte rs have not been settled. When the
men were dropped from the rolls of the
army such data as was necessary 10 an ad-
iustment of their pay accounts were entered
on the muster rolls, and there tine matter
ended. There is also a large sum due the
Home on account of unclaimed money
belonging 10 the estates of soldiers
VINO died prior 10 July ], 1879. Ths sgsre-
gate amount payable TO the Home from
these two sources is estimated at up
ward OF 81 100000. 1t ia clearly the duty Of
the accounting officers of the Treasury De-
partment TO adjust and settle the accounts OF
deceased soldiers and deserters, 50 that the
apart and appropriated for its support, but
the necessary clerical force il lacking. /
estimate that it would take SIX experienced
clerks FIVE years in this office, and a proper
tiouate number for the same period in the
second compiroller's Office, to bring the work
up to date.
In view of all the circumstances, and con-
sidering especially the length OF time that
the Soldiers' Home has been deprived of
portion of its legitimate income, l venture to
suggest plan by which an equitable settle
nlent between the United States and the Home
can be arrivs d at without the expense and
delay OF examining and adjusting the pay
accounts of deceased soldiers and deserters,
namely, tn at Congress shall appropriate rea-
sonable amount-say 81 900, 0C0-to be depos
lied In the treasury in accordance with the
provisions of section of Senate bill No.
1921, prescribing regulations Tor the Sol
diers' Home, and now pending IN Congress,
said amount to be accepted by the Home in
full discharge of all obligations on the p,rt
Of the United States, under section 481S OF
The revised statutes, up 10 and including
June 80, 1879.
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ovERcERrIF,cATIoN.
A SUPPRESSED POSITION OF THE CONTROL
LER's REPORT.

L.
WAsHIHGToN, December 6-In The report
OF Mr.. Knox, com ptroller of The currency,
there was one Chapter on the illegal certif-
cation of checks which, for some ressop, was
suppressed. This section contained an opin-
ion of the aitornev-general not hitherto pub
lished, constituting the set of July 18th last,
which was designed TO prevent national
banks from certifying checks, but which the
s.ockbrokers' banks in New York have
svsded By l form OF aeceptaucs. Mr.. Knox
SAYS, in this suppressed portion of his re-
port, that on October 81, the date Of the
last statement, the certificates or a9ceptsnees
were nearly one-third greater than for a cor
responding date in The year previous, and
that the amount of acceptsuces for stock
brokers of nine national banks on that day
vas more than nine times the aggregate cap
isl stock of those b5nks. Mr.. Knox Sc
cordiuslv submitted to the attorney &c neral
these a uesiious: "Has a national bank the
legal right 10 accept checks drawn
upon il unless the drawer has The
amount stated 10 the check actually on de-
post in the bank? II a national bank hiss
the power to make such an acceptance, would
such acceptance at a time when the money
was not on deposit TO the credit of the drawer
be liability TO 1t for money borrowed, and
as such be required to be limited 10 one
tenth of the paid-in eaTital Of The bank. re
provided by section 5000, United States Re
vised Statutes? II rational bank has the
power 10 accept such checks equal in
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PROVIDENCE, December 6.-The National
I,ssgue OF professional baseball clubs has
awarded the championship of 1882 10 Chi
czeo. An appeal from the action of the
Cleveland club suspeudiDg Doscher Was dis
missed. n. Young was reelected secre.
tary. The Worcester and Troy Clubs re-
signed and were made honorary members
A miuute was made of the death of Presi-
-, Hubert.
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The wabash stock-Yard Suit Compro.
missed.

ST.. LOUIS, December 6.-The suit of the
Union Stock Yards of this city sgainst the
Wabash Railway Company for 100000
damages for breach of contract has been
compromised. The suit Is withdrawn at the cost
of the stocky ards, and = new contract made be-
tween the parties by which the Wabash binds
itself to deliver live stock to Union yards
from all points west of the Mississippi river at
rates less than to yards on the east side of
the river by the amount of actual customary
transfer toll, etc. On all shipments from
competing points the Wabash road gives
what concessions it wants TO shippers. but
paws the Union Stock Yards toll of - per
car for all cars going through st. Louis and
over the bridge. The compromise, 1t Is said
has advanced the value of the shares OF
stock of the Union Yards twenty-five per
cent. 1t is rumored on the streets, and not
denied BY President McHenry, that the COM
promise will probably lead to the consolida-
ton Of the Union with the National Stock
Yards in East ST. Louis. with the idea OF the
packing business being done on the east eide
of the river and the butchering on this side
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DISSATISFIED DOCTORS.
GARFIELD's PHYSICIANS DISSATISFIED WITH
THE BOARD OF AUDIT.


WAsHIEGToN, December 6.-There is a
good deal of gossip about the course OF the
Garfield doctors. 1t seems 10 b. taken for
granted that they are all dissatisfied with
,-<~szwards of the Garfield BosrJ. A report
was started, apparently on the strength Of
this belief, this afternoon, 70 the effect tn at
DR.. Bliss mad said be and the other doctors
proposed being dissa isfisd with the awards
OF the commission, and believing they were
entitled to receive from some quarter the
amounts which they had asked of The com
mission, to sue the estate of q ufield for the
full value OF the bills. DR.. Bliss said to-
night that this report was absolutely untrue
He intimated TINT in no possible event
would he ask the estate of Garfield for a
single cent. He believed the other doctors
wodld hold the same position. 1t is be-
lieved that il the doctor makes up his
mind that he cannot get any more from
Congress he will accept the $4,000 offered by
the commission, and that the other doctors
will follow his example.
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Racing a, Charleston.

CHARLESTON, s. c., December 6.-The
winter meeting of the South Carolina Jockey
Ciub at the Washington course commenced
10 day.
Ffra Rocs.-Three-quarters of mile dash.
Constautins WOO; Wing -et-Un second, Minos
third. Time-l:lS.
.Sseond Raoe.-One mile and one-eighth.
DIXIE of Mont Alban won; Jim Nielsen Sec
ond. Palmetto third. Time-2:O4
Third RGce.-Hu,c Crimson stakes for two
wear oIds, Carolina bred; three-qlarters of a
mile. Lady Dean won; Mordaunt second.
Time-l214.
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NOMINATIONS
sNr TO THE SENATE BY THE PRESIDE
YESTERDAY


YESTERDAY,
WASHINGTON, December 6.-Nominations
ent to the Senate by The President to-day:
Feorge Z. Warning, jr., Rhode Island, to be
bemoer OF he National Board Of Health
Henry II. Morgan, Louisiana, secretary Of
egation of the United States to Mexico
ohm w. Garden, Clifornis, register of the
and office at Shssts; Frank G. Ward, Cali
'oLsfs, receiver Of public moneys at Sasan-
Fllle, rice Rinda. Nebraska, receiver Of pub
lie moneys at Nioorara; Jssp Luz, Indiana,
|egister Of the land flee at D<adwood; To-
Ian agents, WIN. c. Council, Ohio, Umatilla
Igency, Oregon; D. NJ. Rierdan, Arizona.
Navajo sgenoy, New Mexico; John CLARK,
Michigan, Colorado River agency, Arizoua /;
IL. acksOn, Nebrasks, Pima agency, Ari.
ona; Brig. Gen. John Pope to be maior-
GENERAL; Col. Rapold S. Mackenzie, Fourth
cavalry, to be gadier-general; Msj. VIM
\. Rucker, psymasteJ, to be Lieutenant
oionel and deputy psymsster-general; Msj.
! -orse H. Elliott, corps engineers, 10 be
lieutenant. colonel oil engineers; Com Earl
ng less, to be chief of the bureau OF equip
nent and receiving depart ment of the navy I;
Ilso large number OF army promotions.
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amount ~ any one case TO oue-tenth Of the
capita, would the acceptance Of any number
| Oh cnecks 70 ab amount not exceeding in the
aggregate the amount of its paid-in capital
De In violation of section 5000, United States
Revised Statutes% The attorn ~ generals
opinion contains the following: dIn answer
TO the hrst question, l accordingly reply that
IN my opinion national bank cannot legally
sccert checks drawn upon it where the
drawer has not on deposit Herewith the
amount stated in the check. To do so rem
ders the bank subject TO certain proceedings
on tue part Of the comptroller of the currency
/ under section 1884 Revised Statutesl, and
The oti.cer By whom the acceptance il made
becomes Liable to the penalties provided
I in the act of July u, 1882 The case
presented In the second question is not ID
nay opinion covered by the provisions Of
section 500, Revised Statutes. The re-
striciiou then applies only to Liabilities for
money borIoWed. The acceptance OF q check
where the drawer has no funds or deposit
would be loan OF the credit OF the bank
rather than loan of money, and, il other
wise Objectionable, il would not properly be
regarded as within the terms of the re-
slriction averted 10. The third question
presents the same case 10 connection with
section 52O2, Revised Statutes, which declares
that no association shall at any lime be in
deoted or In any way liable 10 an amount
exceeding the amount of it's capital stock
actually paid in and undiminished by losses
or otherwise, except on account of demands
oil The nsture therein described. Liabilities
incurred hy The acceptance Of checks, the
drawers thereof having at fhe time no funds
on denostt xitt- tlaA -k-.Ai-,
fall within any Of the exceptions enumer-
atedi aud, assuming such acceptance to lie
lawful, / am of the opinion that
the limit imposed by section 5202, ex-
t9nds to liabilities thus incurred, and that
the acceptance of checks by bank,
without the existence OF funds on deposit
Herewith to an amount exceeding In the
aggregate the amount OF its paid up capital,
would be in violation of that section" "Un-
der this opinion of the attorney-general,"
Mr.. Knox says, 81. will be the duty of the
comptroller 10 bring such evidence as he can
obtain by frequent examinations 10 the az
tention OF the proper officers, in order that
such violation may be determined by the
courts and the penalty enforced as provided
by the STATUTE"
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AT ha.i,vtIte.

NASHVILLE, TENN, December 9Th,
transit was observed by Prof. DIN II. Ian
dreth, of the Vanderbilt University, with
the large equatorial Telescope OF Vanderbilt
Observatory, and by Mr.. Barnard, using his
own fine telescope, and c. L. Thornburgh
with the transit instrument. Owing to clouds
they failed to get the first and second contact
and the meridian, but secured excellent OBJ.
servations OF the third and fourth contact.
The third contact was a. 2:1, 184 10, The
fourth contact at 2:22 II, Vanderbilt mean
time
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CABLE CLICKS.

CANNES, December 6-Louis Blanc died
to-day.
LONDON, December 6.-Herr Won Flotow
the vell-known composer of operas, has be-
come blind from a cataract of the eye.
ROME, December 6.-Bertani the scknowl.
edged leader of the Radical party, has taken
the oath of allegiance TO the King.
TIFLIs, December 6.-The Christians al
Bitlis have sent deputation to Ezeroum &c
complain against he governor for hinderiDe
them from saving their goods from the late
fire.
LONDON, December 6.-Larrsen, who &C
compsnied the Jeanette expedition, hal
been engaged to go TO Nargatz Island il
search of the Danish exploring vessel
Dijomphna. The governments of Denmark
and Holland propose an expedition, the OBJ
ject being to assist the Dutch exploring yes
sells Varna and Dijomphna.
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wes,ernLumhtrP Pool.

CHICAGO, December 6.-The general freigh
agents Of the roads running to Missouri river
points met here to-day TO form lumber
pool TO those points. The question came up
Az to vine, her a single pool should be mada
10 all points or whether it should be sepa'
rated into two divisions, north and south,
and after discussion it was decided to refer
the matter to the general managers for de.
cision. The meeting then adjourned 10 meet
the Doth ipstaut
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were made for obseryina The transit o f'1 w
nus by Prof. Engler, of Washington Uni
vers;ty; Prof. ]. +. Prince, of St. Louis
University, and Brother Edward John, oil
the Christian Brothers College, in their va.
rious institutions, but owing to the cloudy
weather observations were unsuccessful.
At the Christian Brothers College the planet
was seen in transit at 1870 o'clock, and this
was the only point in the city where it was
observed
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LITTLE ROCK.
Changes I'm the Omcers of the Gazette
PublfshiDg Company.
Special to the Appeal

Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, December 6.-At meeting
OF the Board of Directors of the ATh0nsd'
Daily Gazette, held this afternoon, H. g. Allis
secretary and treasurer; resigned, and J. s
Whiting was elected 10 Oil the vacancy
George Russ Brown, city editor, was elected
ice-president of the company. Allis hai
been appointed auditor OF the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railway. He was formerly
general passenger and freight agent of the
Arkansas Valley route.
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ENGLAND
FRANCE IN MADAGASCAR.


LONDON, December 6.--The Central Nelrs
announces that Lord Lyons, British ambAs-
sador at Paris, has informed France that
England will not consent to her forcing a
protectorate on Madagascar.
TEN PERSONS DROWNED.
A collier foundered off Berwick, and Ten
persons were drowned.
STANFORD COURT BURNED.
Stanford Court, Worcestershire, the seat of
Sir Francis Wilmington, burned, together
with valuable plate, pictures and manu-
scripts.
ANTHONY TRoLLoPE DEAD.
Anthony Trollope, the novelist, is dead.
THEATER BURNED.
The Royal Alhambra Theater burned to-
night. The audience had Just retired.
Within half an hour the dome fell, and the
building and neighboring houses were soon
Quilted. Nothing was saved from the
theater.
FAwcErr's CONDITION.
Postmaster-Ge General Fawcett obtained
some sleep to-day. His condition tonight
is more satisfactory.
LOST AT SEA.
The British ship Flora Was lost at ses,
with all on board.