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THE DAILY SUN.
Thursday JIobnino December 26.
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The barometer will probably continue to riwa ou
Thursday, with uoitb weal wind* UsUsm to Uac
north in Stw England and the Middle State*, and
north-east wlnda In the Southern and Gulf Mate* —
Nouttf n wind*, frith Ibrwttnio*. weatboiv
weather prevail very generally eaat of the Mlaaia-
aippi. Brisk bat not dangeroa* wind* are antlci-
patod for this aranlng.
! C V, Y AFF AIR3-
CBHifrmu ahd Bbidal Pbesent*.—
Silk dreaaea, «ot>roMere<l clookx, fun,
French kid gloves, silk andcr-gsrments,
Frerf KWfty.’I'ftncli fedMoAk' ^reosh
, fans, real lace acta, every nov-
iies, real Jet agts and threo cnsca
of cariosities—all opening at the London
Siera, Marietta street In.
That FwaouuuL—See the
advertisement of a gold penholder lout.
The finder will be rewarded.
A Book-Knars#.— Any person wanting
one would do well to consult the adver
tisement of B. K. in this morning's pa-
pen '
Ne* IeAbV Prehekth.—See the adver
tisement of nice things by T. R. Ripley,
in The Sch this morning.
There are beach warrants out lor the
Blodgetts, bnt they liavo not been ar
retted.
Great Sale of Splendid Propebty.—
The property at th6 corner of Pryor und
Hunter streets, opposite MeDaniel’s cot
ton wsrehousc, advertised to he Bold by
Col. G. W. Adair, at tbo City Hall, next
Tuesday, is tho most centrul and dcair-
able now on the market
•--••SSI* t*T ' ' ' ^
Am ill-fitting ahirt is a torment, while
a weU-nad* comfortably fitting ono is a
luxury. Bead the advertisement of a
lady whose specialty is making shirts and
white work lor ladies wear.
The address—To the People of Geor-
ria, by several members of the Senate, is
an able exposure of Conley's inconsisten-
vindiostion of the course of the Legisla
ture.
Bowdon CoLLEOt—Bead the adver-
tisemept of Bowden Institute fa our col
umns this morning. This Collego is well
established bell patronised and popular.
Boarding and tuition igM oheapor tliau in
the large aides.
The Massm. or as -Grant ur Geor
ou.-A-WdaA apctial otUatim to tlia ad
vortisemonta of tho editor of The Manual
for the State 61 Georgia. Ho laftn expo
rienced writer of biographical/md other
s'letchea. His liook will, no doubt, he
an interesting one.
Atlanta MANfFAiTTBES,—One of the
finest mssinfsetaring establishments In
tho South is that of O. C. Roger*, 1b
thiseijy,, His saddles, Uri dies and hnr
uess are equal in neatness and fiuish to
any that aru teengbi from Ike North
He keeps a large stock of bnggies, wag
ons and other articles in his liuu.
..0 *► •••"•
Pebsonal.— Col. 8. 0. Beuham, who
represents the St. Louis and South-Eas
tern Railroad, has boon spending severe’
days aU tbe Kimball House. The
Colonel it an active railroad man, and
tho&oughly couvorsant with the impor
tant interests which ho represents.’ Ho
is a nephew of Stephen A. Douglas.
Htonk Mountain fooo mmodation
Train. ~-gta>qjd after Mouditf, the 25th
instant, will leave Atlanta at 5:20 p. m.
just fit* « behind tho regular
moil train, and continue until tho season
requiroa a change, which will ho made
for tho convenience of a majority of the
patrons. By direction of B. K. Johutor,
Nupdrin tendon L
•IsOtS-tl Kd. A. Wrmnek, Agent
Just Received, on Saturday, Decem
ber 23d, four car loads elegant Furniture
for lioliday presents. Fifty full botl-
roow auks. Ihrlor Furniture low or thou
New Yortt wholesale prices. All custom
work. Fully -twenty per cent, saved iu
freights, besides manufacturer's profits*,
an it^th housekeepers should remember
jiefofe buy in k iloeaherc. We olwayi
sell to our customers, or or make some
other dealer cut his Unger uiiila to the
quick. Fumnituub Euvouum,
dec24 3t t\ Kitit’s Oornkr.
Day op DKLivmi.iwttt.~-'The prison
doors of tho calaboose were thrown open
on WBiday; and the prisoners released to
participate in tho festivities of Christ
inas. This was effected at \Tic suggestion
of Lowry, w^V)$ tbs good uess of bit
heart* revolted at tbe idea of tbe poor
sinners langiishiog in cells, listening to
the jofttl bldtaof etj»kcrs,.tirc-al*i#nud
ChfUMbfc hbnos, and he interceded
with His Honor, who forthwith sent out
an Via Otfy's offender*
from cOnftbVtnenf.
To the People of Georgia.
Fellow Citizens—As Senators in the
present General Assembly, we submit to
« ou through tbe press a brief history of
10 proceedings or that body at its late
session, and the reasons for its action on
certain measure* bow laws, notwithstand
ing tho veto of the acting Governor. We
do this because we have been acting for
you, and ft el that you should know all.
Aud many things which have been done,
imd the reasons tor their doing,you could
learn in no other manner. Only .meday
before the meeting of tho L* gilature in
November laat, liufas li. llulhck, justly
fearing impeachment for his many crimes
committed against, the Constitution and
laws of tnls State, which he lmd sworn t
maintain and ols*y, resigned his office of
Governor, nti&ihf Mae. Houjnmm Com
U j, tin than J'rfeidrot of tho Henate,
according to the provision of our Consti
tution, having tirst taken the proper
oath, commenced to exercise the func
tions of the Executive Department ot our
Government.
These events met tho BopresonUtivu*
of the people upon their assembling at
tbe Capitol, and necessarily produced
much excitement and confunion. How
Mr. Conley should be treated after the
organization of the two Houses, when
bis office of President of the Sen
ate had censed, was a grave quas*
tion. Was ho to bo treated uh Ciuver*
nor ot the State for the nuoxpired
term of liuf us li. Bullock, or as an usar-
j>er of this great office? While a huge
majority of the Representatives in both
branches of the General Assembly be
lieved, os they still do, that the right and
duty of exercising the functions of Gov
ernor when that officer hod resigned or
had been removed from his office, were
simply incidents of another office, that
ot President of the Senate, until the vo-
cancv in tho office of Governor could bo
filled in the manner pointed oat by tbe
Constitation^an election by tho people;
y*t it was agreed, in order to preserve
the peace of the State, that Mr. Tram
mell, President of tho Senate, should not
qualify as Governor, aud tliat Mr. Con
ley, ex-President of the Senate, should
remain undisturbed until an election by
the people could be hail in pursuance of
the Constitution.
This was a concession which should
forever suppress all clamor about the
revolutionary designs of tbo Democratic
party in Georgia, considering that the
Constitution, in terms of tho pluiucst
character, declares that tho President of
the Senate shall exercise the Executive
powers of tho Government in case of the
resignation of tho Governor—uot that
one who has been such President, and
ceased to be such,shall exercise the duties
of tho Executive Department.
This determination having been
Totaled and executed, it is necessary to
say a word mi the right to havo an elec
tion now bo strongly disputed by Mr.
Conley and his friends. Have we such a
right, or is it true that Mr. Conley can
legally exercise the functions of Gover
nor until January, 1873? The right to
else tion arises from a provision of tho commission to examine into the transfer
Coustitiition iu these words: “ The Gen
oral Assembly shall have power to pro
vide bv law for flUiugtiuexpircd terms by
a special election.” If a bid, providing
for a special election to till tho unex-
piled term of Rufat* B. BuUdc.k, lias been
passed by both branches of the General
Assembly, has been vetoed by tho acting
Governor, has boou passed by a aousti-
tutional majority over tho veto, the
requisites of the Constitution havo been
complied with. Tho right to make pro
visions for filling unexnirod terms is not
restricted to a provision In advance of
the vacancy, but covers aU oases, either
by geuaral law before a vacancy happens
or by special law after such \aoancy oc
curs.
Tho first important action of
tho Legislature which incurred
tbo hostility of tho acting Governor,
wan tho resolution to suspend the 20th
section of tho Appropriation bill, which
hod been used under the title of tin* “in
diu rubber clause, ’ to spend over $50,
000 on newspapers, nearly the some on
lawyers, and a very large sum, many
thousands of dollars, on reul and preten
dod captors of felons. The acting Gov
ornor.ossuwod the ground -though iucon
sistcutly with Ills previous opinion, as he,
while iu the Senate, had ieiuod in sus
pending tar IatN by resolutioR^-tlmt a
law eoidd uot ho suspended by resolu
tion.
It will be seen by reference to the case
of Jone* vs. Tho Macon and Brunswick
Railroad Com]>auy (39 Georgia lie ports,
ittgo 138) that in tho opinion of the
highest tagal tribunal in the Jitato a res
olution xonv be used to suspend tho pro
vision* of a Jaw. On account of the
titno which might be consumed in dis
cussing the first veto, and tbo facility
with Wliicti the name object might be
otlurwiM accomplished* the Senate re
ferred this veto meMigo to n committee
from which no report Was over made.
The second measure which called forth
from tho acting Governor a veto message
was tho bill to provide for an
election to fill the unexpired
term of Rufus II. Bullock, a meas
ure propose d by the Democratic party in
a spirit of i>ouoc, to preserve the quiet
of the State, and to avoid any claim
for Federal interference. Tins mess-
lire, though vetoed by Mr. Oonlev,
was, nsverthttlesh, passed by a constitu
tional majority over the veto, and is now
tho law of the land, aud however it may
bo treated by law-breakers, will receive
from oil good citizou* that respect aud
obodiouce duo to tbe law. We hope,
uuder the circumstances attending the
puMags of this bill, that the acting Gov
ernor, baring already contested tho mat
ter with the General Assembly and been
defeated In a constitutional mode, will
make no further contest when the result
of tho election is announced, but will
surrender tbe offioo of Governor to him
whom the people have selected to hold it.
If Mr. Conley will oUaurve the oath
which w
tionai requirement to promote common
schools, and to cause the. right of suffrage
to be respected and appreciated by tbe
voters of the State, very early in the aes-
$ion determined to act fully and fairly on
this matter, and when the veto of the
acting Governor came in, the bill, not-
witli«t4Bding liia veto, was made a law in
the manner pointed out by the Constitu
tion. Ho, now, this matter is settled, nod
the teat hers of common schools will feel
that a part, ut least, of their just duo*
will bo regularly aLd certainly paid, aud
the voters of the Htate will feel that
the privilege of voting, electing
rulers, and legislators, aud officers
depends upon a prompt payment
of the poll tax.
The fourth measure of the General
Assembly which incurred the hos
tility of Mr. Cowley, acting Governor,
was tho bill to repeal the act organizing
the District Court. This justly odious
Court, which the Radical party had fas
tened on particular, districts of the Htate,
Mr. Couley exerted aU. his .strength to
perpetuate. Incompetent Judges and
State’s Attorneys, and tbe enormous cost
ot the ooart in the amount paid to Dis
trict Judges and Solicitors, wore the rai
sons, and amply sufficient they were, for
the abolition of this court.
To veto ft aaeasore ridding the-op
pressed and poverty stricken people of
the State of a eonrt tinsuited to their cir
cumstances, and overwhelming them with
taxes, seems to us most extraordinary.
Tn'thtft veto,—a/T fi!5o Tn several others,
the acting Governor abandoned the
usual grounds of Executive veto, and in
a role peculiar to himself, ha* encroached
upon matters entirely of legislative dis
cretion.
Tho fifth measure of the Legislature,
which tho acting Governor vetoed, was
the bill to reduce the jxty of members
from nine to seven dollars per day.—
When we consider that Mr. Conley, with
out any scruples, has, from his excess of
patriotism, served the State 328 days, ex
clusive of this session of tho Legislature,
at the modest sum of $12 per day, making
the amount received by him for fastening
the District Court upon the people, and
all thoso equally obnoxious laws passed
in 1808, and 1870, $3,030, this veto
places him io a most ridiculous attitude.
His vpto of this bill woe in purt founded
on the idea that as the exiting law, enact
ed by himself and his friends, gave mem
bers of tbe Legislature nine dollars per
day, tho per diem of the members
could not bo reduced by the men en
titled to loccivu it. VeriJjr a Hulou has
arisen among us, and a Daniel come to
judgment!!
The sixth aud last measure of the Leg
islature which Mr. Conley, for the time
being exercising the functions of Gov
ernor, endeavored by his veto to defeat,
was the famous Bond bill. This bill re
quires all persons holding funds of tho
State issued since 18C8, to report the
same to a special commission for regis
tration before the first of April* 1872*
and if such holders fail so to do, said
bends ore to be dectncd prime facie ille
gal and fraudulent. It also roquires the
of said bonds, how they aro held, and
upon what consideration; and also pro
hibits the Treasurer of the State from
paying interest ou said bonds until the
further order of the LegieUture. The
5th section, which contains the clause
last cited, excited the special opposi
tion of Mr. Conley aud Jus friends,
the Bond holders. He and they desired
tho interest paid on all bonds issued since
1868, and registered in the Comptroller
General’s office. They claimed that
such action was necessary in order
to sustain flic credit of Georgia. The
Democratic Legislature passed this bill
over the acting Governors veto,, believ
ing it absolutely necessary to protect the
bona fide holders of regularly issued Stute
bonds, and to preserve the tax-payers of
the State from utter ruin. It was known
to the leading Democrats in both branch
es of tin* General Assembly that oue
banker in New York, Bussell Sage, held
for an advance of $375,000 00, at, le :st
ono million dollars in Georgia bomb ; that
the confederates of 1 hillock aud Kimball
(Henry Clews & Co.) for advances and
payments with a large amount of usury,
amounting to nearly $1,700,000 00, held
$2,500,0(H) 00 of Georgia bonds; that
Bullock himself had declared that $800,-
000 00 of the bonds held by Clews were
iu valid, and $500,000 0) of thoso held
by Russell Sage were of a similar uatuio;
aud that other large holders of Georgia
bonds had only advanced partially on tho
bonds held by them. With such knowl
edge, how could the Legislature, with
any show of justice, allow these bond
holders to collect interest on tlu* amounts
named iu the bonds? How could they
have acted otherwise to liavo protected
tho bona fide creditors of the State, and
the tux-payers, than to have required the
hnldeiftof bonds, issued during a jieriod
when fraud was • abroad in tho laud, aud
rogues aud swindlers filled the high offices
of the State, to come forward und show
in what manner aud upon what couaiiler
at ion these bonds wore in their posses
sion? In addition to all this, it was well
known that Bullock hnd fled the Slate
because he had i&sued $1,800,000 of gold
bonds to Kimball A' Co. for tho lieuetit of
the Brunswick & Albany Railroad* iu de
fiance of the Constitution and laws made
by his own Radian] Legislature. Iu our
opinion, if tho Legislature had not
passed this bill over Mr. Conley’s veto, it
4 buld have merited universal execration.
Wo believe if the Legislature lmd passed
no other bill than this, and hud consumed
the whole forty-five days in so doing, it
should receive the commendation of the
people. A rigid adherence to the pro
visions of this bill will eavo tho bnr-
t lie nod tax payers of the Stute from that
min which a few short weeks since was
staring them in tho face.
Besides these measures, so neces
sity to the welfare of the people,
the Legislature, in a short session of
forty-live days, passed many import
ant general laws uud more local laws
than were ever before matured and
passed in the same period of time. The
new Constitution having thrown upon the
Ordinaries of the several counties of the
State tho whole county business, it had
been in some places neglected, in some
used for base purjxiscs, and in others hnd
overwhelmed the Ordinary by its amount
pointed out by the Constitution) long
enough to satiify the pro tem. Executive
that bis failure to recognize would z!7>t
affect them. Tho General Assembly, as
we believe and assert, fu’lycompli'd sith
tho requirements ot the Constitution
in extending the session five dnys. Both
Houses, by a two-thirds vote, on the day
before the expiration of the forty days,
agreed to extend the session five
days after the expiration of the
forty days, and due notice of this action
was immediately given to Mr. Conley.
We maintain that the action of the Leg-
fsluture was constitutional aud necessary
to tho prseervfttioii of liberty. Suppose
it had been on one of the very last days,
say the 3Uth day of the session, discov
ered that the acting Governor hod done
the same thing (illegally indorse railroad
bonds), tor which his immediate prede
cessor and friend, Bullock, had fled the
State; suppose further, that it had, in
the time above mentioned, been discov
ered that Mr. Conley had sold pardons of
Xalons tor “moneys numbered;” suppose
that it had been in like manner discov
ered thut the acting Governor, in the in
terest of tho bond-holders and for money
paid him, was induced to veto the b6bd
bill; suppose farther, that it had been
discovered that Mr. Conley, while aotiug
as Commissioner to investigate and au
dit claims against the “State Rood,”
had, for money paid him, allowed uu-
Jnst claims to perns and be paid, would
» construction of Jjy^ Constjtutipftl to-,
which gave the Governor the right to
break up tbs General Assembly, when
both branches had agreed to contiuue
in session to investigate his conduct,
be received with astonishment? A con
struction which would allow, the Execu-
adnnuisterod to him when he
entered upon tho duties of the Executive
office, he will surrender the office. If he
is a law-abiding citisen, 'Inuring tbo wol-
furo ol tbo State, ami Uist “luw and or
der" uisy reigu supruuie, be will inter
pose no obstructiun to tbe oxoctiliou of
tbe kT.
Tbo third measure which culled forth
from tho acting Governor an exercise of
he veto poopi , was tbe bill to repeal tbo
sn s shsp'w&ug a collection of the xdl
tax for svfend years past Tho Radical
party, which for the last three years has
ruled and ruined the Htate, iu order to
its power, hod from time ^
ift...tiiuo W43P£ftded the collection enumerated, but tor its assertion and
°f a poll tax, claiming that such maintenance against the acting Exrcu
tive such opportunities to defeat rhe Gen
eral Assembly Can only be tolerated from
necessity. Now, is there any such ne
cessity? The words of the Constitution
on the subject of extension of the session
are as follows: “No session of tho Gen
oral Assembly, after the second under
this Constitution, shall continue longer
than forty davs, unless prolonged by a
veto of two-thirds of each branch there
of.” “Every vote, resolution or order,
to which the concurrence of both Houses
may be necessary, except on a question
of adjournment or election, shall be pre
sented to the Governor, and before it
shall take effect be approved by him, or,
being disapproved, shall be passed by u
two-thirds vote.” “No provision iu this
Constitution, for a two-thirds vote of
both Houses of the General Assembly,
shall bo construed to waive the csoassity
for tho signature of the Governor, os in
other coses, except in the case of the two-
thirds vote required to override the veto.”
If this lost cited clause refers lo the
first cited, ns to the extension of the ses
sion, then Mr. Conley was right aud the
Legislature was wrong. To what, then,
does this last clause refer? Iu our opin
ion it only refers to those provisions in the
Constitution which require a two-thirds
vote; for example, to lay off new coun
ties, to abolish counties, to pass u bank
charter, to make a donation to any
person, ate. We do not believe that it
refers to the section first cited, because,
os wo think, whether a session shall be
coutiuiuaMoiiger than forty days involves
a question of adjournment over which,
by express provision of the Constitu
tion, the Governor bus no jurisdiction.
When the Constitution declares that the
session shall not continue longer than
forty days unless prolonged by a two-
thirds vote of each branch of tile Gene
ral Assembly, it declares, as we under
stand, that, after tho expiration of forty
days, the Legislature shall adjourn “si/le
die.” To adjourn '* sine dia" is to break
up the session—to continue it no longer.
Hence to contiuue the session is to re
fuse to adjourn “*»»« dia\ The reaolu-
tion properly passed declared fthe inten
tion of the General Assembly to be to
continue in session after the forty days,
not to adjourn “ sine die," but to udjuuru
at the expiration of five days thereaf
ter. Wo believe the question of ad
journment wtm passed upon in twe
aspects: firstly, iu refusing to adjourn at
a certain time and agreeing to continue,
and, secondly, iu agreeing to adjourn
sine die at another time tliau the expira
tion of the fortieth day. Richardson, in
his large dictionary, defiues the meauing
of the word “adjourn” to be “to discon
tinne.” The question of odjonrnment i:
thou simply one of cCntiuuauce, and over
this question the Constitution declares
that the Governor has no control. As
the precedents (so-called) on this ques
tion are uearly equally divided We make
no aflaslou to them.'
• TreCeficuta to be of value must have
ariseu out of contests and discussions.
Having made this contest for the rights
of the General Assembly against the
acting Executive, we have done what we
believe to be our duty, and confidently
appeal to tire people of Georgia for their
approval. Wm.M. Rresk,
Chaklbs Kibubb,
Thomas J. Simmons,
John T. Burns,
Columbus Heard,
C. J. Wellborn,
Georoe Hillyeii.
—-—-—mh ’
Tub congregation of 8t. Stephens’
Chapel, will have a Christmas tree for
their Sunday School, in their Hall, on
tho corner of Walton and Forsyth
streets, on Thursday, 28th iust., at 7
o’clock r. m. All, and especially the
children and congregation of St. Phillips
Church, are cordially invited to be pres
ent Geo. Macau ley, Rector.
The Grand Opera.—Owing to the ex
ceedingly cold weather last evening, the
Fonues-Habelaiann Operatic Troupe
were not greeted with so largo on audi
ence as their masterly performance de
served. All of the audience, enraptured
with the rendition of II Troralore of
Verdi, with one voice, express their inten
tion to return to-night, to w itness a per
formance which, for true merit, genuine
pleasure, peerless acting, and inspiring
music, is a rarity in °nr city.
In 11 lvosolore, M’Ue Anna Rosetta os
oonora (Soprauo) sang with all the
touching effect of Nilsson, and acted
Road Stbaickbe.—We 4 have a letter
from Dr. F. F. Taber of this city, in
which, after alluding to the fact that road
•teame • cost much leas than railroad en
gines, and their great convenience and
efficiency in transporting freight to inland
points, he calls the attention of the com
pany who are introducing these steamers
into Georgia, to the fact that a Georgian
has invented uud patented a steam rood
wagoD, uud has nearly completed u work
ing model of it, which has many advan
tages over anything of the kind yet in
vented.
Its principal feature is, tliat it is a four-
wheeled macliiue instead of two—having
the advantage in this of the traction of
two front wheels. It is lighter, costs less
money, and is the invention of a Geor
gian. It, therefore, baa a greater claim
for patronage than the machine of any
one elsA
Dr. Taber asks the company to oom-
•municite with thin Georgia inventor,
foster home iuventiou* aud support na
tive geniUM-.iUvl ability in preference to
that which is foreign; ami that a letter
addressed to Coh W. C. Bibb, 41 Brood
street, New York* will reach the inven-
We give the substance of Dr. Taber’s
note with pleasure. We hope the day is
not distant when we will not be under
the necessity of laying dow'n cross-ties
and iron rails for steam engines to run
ou, but that this cun be mode to go
wherever an ox cart con be driven.
Decisions of the Supreme Court.—
We have before os Part 2, Vol. 41, of
Georgia Reports, by CoL N. J. Ham
mond, Reporter. It is a took of 366
pages, and coutuins a large number of
tbe most important decisions ever given
in Georgia. It covers parts of the June
term of 1870,‘and of the January term of
1871. It oau be hod by addressing OoL
N. J. Hammond, of A. W. Hammond k
Son, of this city. It is well printed on
good paper and properly indexed.
Local & Busiuesri Notice**.
Jrirt Stokes k Bro., beg, respectfully,
to call the attention of the ladies to their
full stock of Finest Fancy and Family
Groceries aud fruits, nuts aud canned
goods. ^ tied 0-81
Dap* Japauese Cocoa Sticks made tor
the first time in Atlanta, at Block’s Can
dy Factory, No. 75 Broad street.
Broken Candy 20 cents per pound.
Chocolate Caramels every Wednesday.—
Freeh Candies of all kinds kept constant
ly ou hand. nov25
BiT Atmore’s Mince Moat, at
ilecl9-8t Stokes, k Bro.
Go to McBride k Co.’s before you
buy your Christmas and Bridal Presents.
Their stores are furnished with tbe
cheapest and most beautiful in the city.
dec20dtf
Diamond Oil.—Do not endanger
your lives aud property by using danger
ous oils. Go to the corner of Whitehall
and Mitchell streets and get Diamond
Oil It is endorsed and recommended
by tho “ Board of Underwriters” and by
the United States Government; is the
safest and cheapest oil in use.
dec20dtf
fitb* Dollar Stores—Fifty Cents
Stores 1—Do not send off orders for
Vases and Dolls, Cups, or any other fan
cy article. McBride & Co. have large
lots just from auction. dec20dtf
Bsauwfca beyond description—
tbe Dolls, Vases, Toilet Sets, China Sets,
Knives, Arc., at McBride & Co.’s, bought
at auction. They are the cheapest in the
city. dec20dtf
At Reduced Prices.—I will sell my
entire stock of Ladies’ and Misses* Furs,
at greatly reduced prices. Parties wish
ing these articles would do well to call on
me at No. 40 Whitehall street.
dec20d5t John M. Holbrook.
iin.l character. To alter this slate of | «itU the graoo and of a flrxt
thmg. r<4*0'l «hch special Icgiilatiou, I ^ lrm ,; ennt . Tho Auvi ] O t,o„.. and
Miserere were produce^ with magic ef
fect. In the latter, Mannco’s voice, by
Then much special legislation was
Hooded for the cities, towns aud villages
to enable them to preserve peace and or
der in the State. We thiuk that the
Legislature has not ouly merited the com
Herniation of the people for the acts
Hit* TIi* riiiMfam *7 m “*■*> «-«■*«««g uuu sucu muinte
balTOdaSiafeJniaa^ vJSC* .*Jh(£"^ ««'*« U>“continue
attended of the IMploa of
Tcrpeichore, who, MiewgfcoM wxeriMtien,
liaa lout none of her ebafna. The«iod
ern billet worahipa at the shrine or The
moae with the aame ardor that character,
lied tho BhveobJa daughter ia “aald
lang Bjnc.” The gay and faehfonable
votaries paaacd thaeveniug at the hall in
<loic<T well-ordered p1«uu», such aa be-
cornea the moderate in the pursuit of
plAaure. Koch credit ia duo our (ler-
mt population for thtu preserving the
old, ti■••honored customs of their an- {
castors.
... ... , , its session without the consent of the
, , and thus mlieve taerr mstq, delu- Governor beyond the forty days allowed
fM^rodadhutmta who Ud not paid by tho Constitution. When tho acting
their taxes, from tbs ban of the constitu- Govarnot, ou tim day hofoio tho expira-
tioaol requirement which makes payment tion of the forty days allowed by the Con-
tt necessary qualification of an ! stitution for the length of tho session un
less continued by a two-thirds vote, ooti-
lied the ljegislatnre that he, only allowed
elector.
This lax was, and ia tho principal
aotuwe /ruui which lo raise a fund (or
common schools, and though pretending
to ha tbe egpecial friend to common
schools, the lUflicul parts hail II-
legally need its power (for a porti-
eau purpose, as shown already,) to pre
vent the collection of this tax, and
thereby strangle tho common sohooU
The Democratic Legislature, houi-stly
endeavoring to carry oat tho constitn-
hold his office for a few short woelu
for the sake of peace, would not recog
nize your representatives aa the Legisla
ture of Oeorgia after 12 p. w. on Sunday
night, then the representatives could only
prove recreant to the people by yielding
to Mr. Conley, or maintain the rights or
the Ucueral Assembly and remain in ses-
ita touching pathos, seemed to thrill the
audience with its electric fhrcwell, and
the entire opera, one of the aofeleat et -
torts of Venii, was rendered in a style
wholly unfamiliar to Americans.
To-night they will produce fYa thank.
We admonish one and all to seize ihe op
portunity for witnessing the crowning
exhibition of the
It is believed that the oldaet rose bosh
in the world is one which is trained upon
ono side of the Cathedral of Hihloaheim,
in Oermsnv. The root ie buried nnder
the crypt, below tbe choir. The stem is
a foot thick, and half a dozen branches
nearly cover the eastern side of tbe
church, bearingoonntlaw flowers in sum
mer. Its age is nnkmoVrti, out documents I
exist that prove that the llishop llezilo'
sidn (hpviiyg lust continued the session nearly a thousand years ago protected it
beyond tlfb torty days in tbe manner J by a stone roof, which is still extant
The Weekly Sun, an 8-page paper, is
sued every Wednesday. $2 per year;
single copy, 5 cents.
#S,. Rupture.—Why will you suffer
from tyiptnre, when you can have lleliof
and Cure. Throw away your disagreea
ble Trusses, aud coll on Drs. Rowe A
Taber, Capitol Building, Atlanta, Ga.
dcclOdtf *
STERLING
SILVER-WARE.
SHARP & FLOYD,
No. 33 Whitehall Street,
. ATLANTA.
Specialty,
Sterling Silver-Ware.
Ipecltl attention It requested to the
many now and oltguat |Inci man •fac
tored expressly to oar order the past
y«ar, and quite recently completed.
A« unusually attractive assortment
of novelties Tn Paney Silver, cased for
Wtddlsg *|Ml Holiday present*, of
medium and expensive olsaracter.
The Home we represent manufartare
ost an unparalleled •calc, employ lup on
Sterling Silver-Ware alone ovei
Hundred skilled hands, the most u<
piUlied talent In Designing, aud the
best Labor-saving Machinery, enabling
them to prod nee works of the highest
character, at prlees VBAPPROACHED
by any competition. Our eturh ut prte-
t U the largest aud most varied this
side of Philadelphia.
auslnatlon of onr stock und
prlees will (tsvsstn onr sales.
OUR HOUSE USE ONLY
BRITISH STERLING, —
SV* Fob Rmrr.—A splendid Store
Room in Odd Fellows' building, on Ma
rietta ztreet. Apply to R. P. 8. Kimbro
k Co., Mo. 0 Decatoz ztreet, Atlanta, Ga.
d*c28-6t _
Slightly Tarnished Silver Ware,
good ox ever, from beat makers, at and
below coat, at McBbide A Co.’s.
dec20Jtf
W. New London Layer Raisins, Leg
horn Citron, New Currants, Jellies, Fla
vouring .Extracts, and Finest English
Spices, at
decl9-8t Stores A Bso.
All our goods are warranted to be
the very beet, and at Broad street prices.
ttou T*t IhAHowo - Oru^The safest
and cheapest. Comer Whitehall and
Mitchell streets. * dec20dtf
• landing Committee* of the Georgia
State Senate.
Judiciary—Reese, Chairman; Brown,
Candler, Wellborn, Nannally, Hillyer,
NiclioUfl, Hoyle, Brock.
Finance—Simmons,<fiiairman; Hinton,
Candler, Barns, Hillyer, Lester, Heard,
Nieholls, Bruton.
Enrollment—Hovle, Chairman; Well
born, Hillyer, Peody, Brown, Kibbee,
Welch.
The State of the ItepabHc—Wellborn
Chairman; Reese, Hillyer, Brown,
Kibbee, Hinton, Brock.
Education—Nieholls, Chairman; Kib
bee, Jervis, Reese, Lester, Clark, Camp
bell.
Internal Improvements — Nunnallv,
Chairman; Burns, Bruton, Erwin, Black,
Hinton, Jervis.
Banks — Lester, Chairman; Hillydr,
Simmons, Burns, Erwin, Welch, Stead
man.
Privilege and Elections—Brown, Chair
man; Heard, Griffin, Kirkland, Kibbee,
Hicks, Estes.
Petitions—Estes, Chairman; Hoyle,
Black, Cone, Cameron, Colman.
Public Buildings—Erwin, Chairman
Kirkland, Lester, Black, Burns, Bruton,
Cone.
The Penitentiary—Kibbee, Chairman
Nieholls, Jones, Cone, Candler, McWhor
ter, Wallace.
Lunatic Asylum—Hinton, Chairman
Simmons, Erwin, Smith, Kibbee, Ma
thews, Welch.
Military—Jervis, Chairman; Kirkland,
Cone, Erwin, Brock, Estes. Deveanx.
Printing—Hillyer, Chairman; Candler,
Simmons. Hinton, Wellborn, Richard
son, Clurk.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Burns,
Chairman; Jones, Black, Richardson,
Hillyer, MoWhorter, Jervis.
The Institution of the Blind—Jones,
Chairman; Simmons, Hoyle, Cone, Hen
ry, Kirkland, McWhorter.
Agriculture and Manufactures—Stead
man, Chairman; Jones, Mathews, Jor
dan, Erwin, McWhorter, Anderson.
Auditing—Candler, Chairman; Bruton,
Nieholls, Peddy, Heard, Kibbee, Wallace.
Engrossing—Jordan. Chairman; Hill
yer, Cameron, Hicks, Cone, Black,
Brock.
Journals—Cone, Chairman; Cameron,
Hicks, Mathews, Welch, Bruton, Wal
lace.
State Library—Heard, Chairman
Black, Estes, Jervis, Welch, Colman
Walhioeu
New Counties aud County Lines—Mc
Whorter, Chairman; Kirkland, Jordan,
Anderson, Smith, Cone, Crayton.
•lauding Committee* of the House of
Representative*.
Judiciary—Maura. Hoge of Fulton,
Wb. I). Anderson of Cobb, Phillips
of Echols, Graham of Dade, Dacon of
Bibb, Sneed of Richmond, Simmons of
Gwinnett, Murphy of Harris, Pou of
Muscogee, Scott of Floyd, Edwards of
Elbert, Peeples of Berrien, Dell of
Screven, Hunter of Brooks, Cumming of
Richmond, Tierce of Hancock, Russell of
Cbstham.
Finance—Messrs. Rawles of Effing
ham, Cumming of Richmond, Crittenden
of Randolph, Netherland of Rabun,
Barksdale of Warren, Howell of Milton,
Jackson of Fulton, Nutting of Bibb,
Cato of Troup, Gray of Bartow, Batts of
Hancock, Ormond of Houston, Hunter
of- Brooks.
Committee o« State of the Republic—
Messrs J. W. Wofford of Bartow, Clark
of Troup, Jones of Terrell, Hall of Up
son, Goldsmith of DeKalb, Bush of Mil
ler, Hoge of Fulton, Goodman of Camp
bell, Wofford of Banks, Lang of Lin
coln, Johnson of Jefferson, Guyton of
Lanrens, McWhorter of Greens
Committee on Military Affairs—Messrs.
Baker of Pike, Watters of Jasper, Chan
oey of Early, Paxton of Charlton, Mat
tox of Clinch, Carlton of Colquitt, Sar
gent of Coweta, Reid of Union, Renfroe
of Washington, Bell of Webster, Jenkins
Worth.
On Banks—Messrs Cumming of Rich'
mond, Scott of Floyd, Harvey of Marion
Bowie of Walton, Wynn of Wilkes, Mor
ris of Talbot, West of White, Trammell
of Psnlding, Griffin of Twiggs Beoseley
of Jefferson, Clark of Richmond, Booth
of Pnloski, Fanlk of Irwin.
On Privileges and Elections—Messrs.
Phillips of Eohols, Pierce of Hancock,
ltnssell, of Chatham, Rnther/ord of
Crawford, Sellers of Appling, Allred of
Pickens, Floyd of Morgan, Williams of
Decatnr, Smith of Oglethorpe, Flynt of
Taliaferro, Slaton of Wilkes Head of
Haralson, Colby of Greens
On Internal Improvements—Messrs
Hall of U|»on, Woodall of Talbot, Wood
of Walker, Summers of Newton, Heidi
of Ckatlmm,Uickardsof Cherokee, Wood
ward of Dooly, Ronntroe of Emanuel,
Barron of Jones, Pentecost of Carroll!
llilcy of Lumpkin, Hudson of Schley'
Jones of Hark
On Agriculture and Manufactures—
Messrs. Davis of Newton, Bunn of Polk
W. P. Anderson of Cobb, Bryan of Hen’-
it, Jones of Gwinnett, Cox of Burke,
Davenport of Ogletlioi|e, Johnson of
Clay, Murphy of Burks Brady of Sum
ter. Braddey of Glasacock, Handley of
Pulaski, Putney of Dougherty.
Ou Public Expenditures—Messrs. C.
A. Nutting of Bibb, Kelly of Chatham^
Hammond of Butts Tarver of Baker'
McMillan of Ualierskam, McNeal of Ran:
dolpli, Pou of Muscogee, Griffin of
Houston, Sneed of Richmond, Wilson
of Fulton, llallenger of Floyd, Ross of
Bibb, Muuslkid of Stewart
Ou Educaliou—Messrs. Jackson of
Fulton, Bacon of Bibb, Wofford of Bar
tow, Cody of Chattahoochee, Davis of
Newton, Simmons of Gwinnett, Joiner
•f Dougherty, Etheridge of Putnam
McNeal ot Randolph, Bryan of Henry'
Morrison of Ware, Guerry of Quitman
Berrien of Bnrke.
Ou Enrollment—Messrs. McMillan of
Halieisham, Converse of Lowndes, Craig
of Telfair, Dell of Screven, Gleglioru
ut Chattooga, Baker of Bryan, Bate
man of Taylor, Spence of Coffee, Sto
vall of Columbia, Hillyer of Camden,
Palmer of Dawson.
On Journals—Mesars, Bush of Miller,
Killian of Towu*, Cloud of Warren,
Emerson of Whitfield, Kennedy of Bul
loch, McConnell of Clayton, PayDc of
Catooaa, Knowles of Pierce, Moreland
of Meriwether, Glover of Sumter, Field
of Murray.
On Penitentiary—Messrs. Goldsmith
of DeKalb, Dukes of Morgan, Baker of
Pike, Davenport of Oglethorpe, Morris
of Talbot, Jones of Hart, Harvey of
Marion, Brown of Monroe, Rutherford
of Crawford, Simmons of Hull, Riley 0 f
Lnmpkin, Palmer of Dawson.
On Lunatic Asylum—Mesars. Eth
eridge of Putnam, O'Neal, of Baldwin
Hughes of Forsyth, Cloud of Warren’
Johnson of Jefferson, Clements ,,f
Montgomery, Lipsey of Le*, Wbatly of
Fayette, Battle of Thomas, Larnkia of
Columbia, Jones of Terrell, Chastain of
Gilmer, McNeal of Randolph.
On Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Messrs.
Bunn of Polk, Simmons of Hall, Lipsey
of Lee, Gray of Bartow, Browner of
Franklin, Farmer of Liberty, Bro.vton
of Tatnall, Mann of Wilcox,' Martiu of
Johnson, Meadows of Madison, Howell
of Milton, Wilson of Fulton, BullcDncr
of Floyd. b
On Blind Asylum—Messrs. Putillo of
Harris, Collins of Mitchell, Taylor of
Washington, Emeraou of Whitfield,
Jones of Msoon, Pierce of Hancock)
Hancock of Jackson, Hooks of Wilkin
son, Richards of Cherokee, Goodman of
Campbell, Franklin of Fannin.
On New Counties and Coqnty Lines—
Messrs. Fain of Gordon, Gnyton of Lau
rens, Clark of Troup. Jonesbf Gwinnett,
Hendleyof Pulaski, Converse of Lowndes)
Meadows of Madison, Woodall of Talbot)
Clower of Monroe, Braddey, of Glass’-
oock, Putillo of Harris.
On Publlo Printing—Messrs. Wm. D.
Anderson of Oobb, Heidt of Chatham,
Carlton of Colquitt, Cato of Troup
Chastain of OilnMr, Nethoriaod of Ru!
bun, Richardson of Clark, Johnson of
Spalding, McWhorter of Greene.
On Auditing—Craig of Telfair, Riley of
Lumpkin, Rountree of Emanuel, Frauk-
lin of Fanuin, Atkinson of Thomas.
On Petitions and Memorials.—Heidt
of Chatham, Graham of Dade, Bryan of
Henry, Edwards of Elbert, Johnson of
Jefferson, Berrien of Burke, Baker of
Pike, and Hall of Meriwether, McMillan
of Habersham.
On State Library.—Bacon of Bibb,
McMillan of Habersham, Jackson of Ful
ton, W. D. Anderson of Cobb, Russell ul
Chatham.
Oa Western and Atlantia Railroad —
Jackson of Fulton, Hall ot UpsoD, Mc
Millan of Habersham, Craig of Telfair,
Tarver of Baker, Wofford of Bartow,
Fain ot Gordon, Cato ot Troup, Mc
Whorter of Green, and Hall of Meri
wether.
Ou Public Buildings and Property.—
Cumming of Richmond, Wilson of Ful
ton, Wynn of Wilkes, Kelly of Chatham,
Hudson of Schley, Netherland of Rabun.
On Corporations.—W. D. Anderson of
Cobb, Cumming of Richmond, Fain of
Gordon, Hoge of Fulton, Phillips of
Echols, Pou of Musoogee, Peeples of Ber-
ien, and Hall of Meriwether, Phillips ol
Eohols.
Special Aotioets.
Notice to Travelers going West Via Hemphi*,
Tenn.—The Proprietor* of the “CommercUl Hotel,'
corner of Front and Jefferson street*, Memphis, re,
•pectfnlly request the travelers from Georgia to pnt
up at their establishment. The Hotel la most conve
niently situated, can acoouuuodat* over three hun
dred guests, has a first class table and charges very
moderate, $2 50 per day.
decGdUw [Signed] ALLEN BROS.
CONTENTS
“ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN,”
FOB TUB WEEK EM DIB Q
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER STth, 1871.
Page I—'The New Hampshire Democracy. New
Hampshire Politics. Washington Correspondence.
Mr. Stephens snd The 8un. Sun-Strokes. Geor
gia Matters. Local Notes, ete.
Page The Suspended Texes on the Press.—
Catching Wild Hogs. Benjamin Conley. Pnblic
Acts passed by tho Georgia Legislature, 1871. Lo
cal Notes. Tho Boys of the Period. Telegrams.
Pugs 3—Georgia Matters. Local Notes. Tele
grams. The Bonds of Georgia. Appointments of
tho South Georgia Conference for 1872. Grant's
Military Police In Illinois. Advertisements.
Page 4—"The Comptroller Generalship." Tho
Legislature and the Press. An Anniversary. Bun-
Strokes. Georgia Matters. Local Notes, etc.
Pag* ft—Telegrams. Communication from Fieri-
da. Commercial. Advertisements, etc.
Page 6—Temper of the douth. Death of* For-
mer Prominent Cttixen of Georgia. Washington
Items, Rebel In Real Lift. Sun-Strokes. De
layed Telegrams. Georgia Matters. Local Notes.
Telegrams, etc.
Page 7—Sun-Stroks*. Georgia Matteve. Com-
pcnnation of Jurors in DeKalb and Fulton Coun
ties. In Memoriim. Public. Acts Passed at the
Let* Session of the General Assembly, 1871. Th«-
Condition of tbo South. Sowing. Snn-Strokes.
Page 8—The Washington City Patriot. Th# Eud
Approaching. Local Note*. Telegrams, etc.
WANTED!
10,000 MINK SKINS!
I AM nowr paying the following prices: Good
Cased Mink 8kiu«, gl to f-j each; Otter, fl to
f 3; Coon snd Fox, 10 to 25 coots; Muskrat and Opo*
sum, 8 to 10 cents; Bosver, 25 to 75 ceuls per akin.
I will pay aa high a pries for Southern Furs as any
house in the South; and when ten or more Mink or
Ott«r Skis* ars sent me, or $20 worth of other Furs,
I will pay the freight from any point of the country-
I do thia to save expense of traveling to hunt them.
for twelve years proprietor of tho Atlanta
Fur Company, aud tn that time received hundred*
of consignments, and never had but one complaint
in regard to prioeor asttlameut. snd that when 1
entrusted the settlement to another party.
Hoping my past will be s guarantee for the future,
solicit the privilege to purchase yonr Furs.
th Railroad street. x
BERTRAND ZACHRY
Dealer ia Fore.
The HarrUbur*, utyirnnio
CORN NUELLEK.
T HE Greatest Thing Out, Great saving of time
snd labor. Weight 8 pounds—Price $3.
Evans k Walker. Agents for Putnam. Hancock,
»nd Taliaferro counties, addrass: Craw-
HUTr^nifBOlf A- ttlttKEt BROTHEB8
Agents for tho State* Addissa, Macon. Ga.
GEORGIA—TAUsrBKBo Coumrr.
F ,. Ciuwfmkbvili.s, Ga., Dec. 7,1871.
• ARMrCH aa the Atlanta Sun has tho large<t«ir-
culattou in said county, of aay newspaper of the
State, notice la h— “ * **-* ~*
toteuient*. )
paper.
deeO-i
(IKORGIA—Doiiglat County,
rpwo MONTUB intB DATM, an appl
I- TION will be made to Um Court of Ordi
of Donglaa (county, Oeorgia, at the first regnlsr
Isrm Sth'r expiration of two months from tlu* so-
i. for leave to Mil the lands belonging tothees-
• Of Was. B. Barnett, Lags of Uutou county, Ar
kaaass, deceased. November «. 1871.
novlWtm
county, i
wT'y.lfEADBE, Adm'r.
STATE OF GEORGIA, \ To the Superior Court o
Comm op rovtom. j said county.
rilHE PETITION OF J. K. WYLIE, A. C. and B-
A F. Wyty.O. E. Gibbon. W. H. Hancock. J. O
ltruckner, I* B. Devi*. William H. Cumming. W. P-
PsttiBo and J. X. Oodfrey, and snrh other* »* *
with them. i
Ecoeutric toundry andTlkundry Machine Com pa
nyof the City M Atlanta;" that they desire under
said corporate wsme to carry on the Lsundn
business to th* city of Atlanta, in said oounty; U>ej
the capital stock of said company shall con^ii-t ' <
on* thousand shares of the par value of ten dotlan-
share; that when four-firths of the capital sh"*
snail have hem subscribed, tbs business of f»«
company shall commence, th* remaining one-flit 1 '
of theitork bSkghSdliJ"Jjufcrfud Stock lor the
benefit of th* stockbohlsrs; that th* amount of tin
capital stock to b# actually paid in before conmici"
iug boston**, shall be tvonty-Ave per oeot of th«
above turned four fifths of said stock, *aiouuUng to
two thousand dollar*; that your petitioners deatrr t-»
be Incerpurated far tbe period ol twenty years, and
your petitioners will ever pray, Ac.