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THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN- THE daily sln. THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS Wednesday Morning. October 25 ; — ==== THE BRUNSWICK k ALBANY RAILROAD MUDDLE BOOK NOTICE. when the road is completed. As yet,{ Clews* Co., No. 32 Wall street, New York only $655,000 of the company’s bonds! City, principal and interest to date of have been deposited in the State Treasu- P a ^ enti . Jjk. , . , . _ .. a,; e . oon , e , , : other proof might be introduced, but ry, while the -whole $1,880,000 of State . , . ,. , . , , . t , this is enough. There is rascality m the bonds have been duly executed, ,, J 1 matter. signed and sealed, and delivered to the Governor. Also, the whole of the bonds for the full length of the road, for One Explanation Suggested. We have before us another new Geor-1 gia Book. It is by the Rev. John S. Wil- A BIG MINE OF RASCALITY son, D. D., and from the Franklin Print- i . = ing House, both of this city. We find a most extraordinary Procla- Tbe work is a neat volume, of 379 j mation by Gov. Bullock, in the New pages, and is gotten up in good style. j Era, of yesterday. It is entitled “Necrology," or “The In it he specifies that the Chief Engi- Dead of the Synod of Georgia.” j neer of the Brunswick and Albany Rail- emor Bullock has delivered to Mr. Kim- j ougb t. no t ^o have left*the Gover- Some of the friends of Gov. Bullock the first indorsement of §15,000 per mile, 8Uggest that Mr. Kimball has overreach- liave been didy executed, sealed and de- j ^ deceived him; that he relied on livered to the Goa ernor. , Kimball’s financial ability and accommo- It has long been suspected that Gov-; dated him wi(Jl bonds to a large amountj Dr. Wilson is well known as one of the j roa d, lias informed bim that persons most venerable and able Divines of the having claims against the road, had Presbyterian Church in the Southern j seized the rolling stock and other prop- States. To him, in conjunction with j erty, interfering with its operations; Rev. Dr. N. A. Pratt, was assigned the That said Engineer is unable to secure duty some years ago, by the Synod of Georgia, to collect the memorials of “the Departed Brethren” of the Synod, and to prepare biographical sketches of them for publication. The book in hand is the result of the labors thus undertaken; and well has he performed the hallowed task imposed. We have read with great interest many of these sketches, some of them can not fail to be interesting, not only to every Georgian, but to thousands of others I scattered over the Southern States. We allude especially to the memories of Dr. Moses Waddell, Dr. John Brown, Dr. Robert Finley, and Dr. Alonzo Church; all of whom, at one time or another, were Presidents of our State University; and several of whom exerted an influ ence over the intellect of this and ad joining States, which will be felt for many years to come. But, besides these, what Georgian can fail to be deeply in terested in perusing what is herein col lected and treasured up of Dr. Tallmage, Dr. Hoyt, Dr.LCliarles Colcock Jones, (who was one of the most eloquent men we ever heard speak, either in the pul pit or elsewhere), Dr. Goulding, Dr. McWhir, Isaao Waddell, and John W. Reid, to say nothing of others on the list. We feel truly gratified that Dr. Wilson has been spared to finish this great book, and to perform, in the manner he has, the sacred duty assigned him by the Synod. We are also highly gratified to see such'a specimen of book manufac ture at our very doors. The time will soon come, we trust, when Georgia authors will not have to go out of the limits of the State in search of publishers; or of printing establishments, capable of putting up work of the sort, so far as mechanical execution is con cerned, in as neat and elegant a style as it can he done elsewhere. This time will come when our people shall patronize our own publications, of sound, useful and instructive productions, by our own writers, instead of going in search of mental food among the abom inable garbage, which is thrown in such abundance from the press in other quar ters, mainly because it is sensational and cheap. This book of Dr. Wilson we recommend to our readers as one well worthy to be in every family library. A. H. S, Dr. Bard. A special dispatch to the Savannah News, from Washington, the 22d inst., says: “Poor old Sam. Bard may be seen almost any morning sitting on the steps of the White House, watching for the appearance of the inscrutable. The of ficials, and even the ushers at the White House, laugh at Bard’s efforts to regain favor." The Doctor left here a few days ago. It was announced in his paper that he was on his way to Washington. We all at once knew he was trying to make friends with Grant. His paper has been pointing in that direction for some time, and we have already predicted that he would go over to tho support of Grant, if he would be allowed to. He will, we suppose, have to bring forth fruits meet for repentance, before he regains that lost favor. It would have been better for him if he. had never pretended to quit the Radical ranks. STATE MATTERS. auy action on the part of the President and Directors of the Company, looking to the payment of their dues, or remov ing obstacles in the wajrof operating the Road; That since the above report was made, to him, he has not been able to obtain satisfactory assurances of the ability of the Company to pay its liabilities; And because the State has a prior lien upon all the property of the Company, to the end that the laborers, contractors and the State may be secured, proclaims that the State has taken possession of the road, with all its property, and placed the same in the hands of Col. John Screven, of Savannah, President of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company. The foregoing is stated in substance; but the following is very important and we copy it entire: And I hereby give notice and Naming to all persons, that bonds of the said Brunswick and Albany Railroad Com pany indorsed by the State, and bonds of the State exchanged for the second mort gage bonds of said company, will not be recognized as carrying with them any ob ligation upon the State for redemption, until all valid claims for amounts due to laborers and contractors, and for famish ing material, shall have been fully paid and satisfied, and the party or parties holding said bond or bonds prove that the proceeds thereof were legitimately applied to the construction of said road, evidence of which may be filed with Hon. Clifford Anderson, of Bibb county, at Macon; Hon. Arthur Hood, of Randolph county, at Cuthbert; Messrs. Hines & Hobbs, of Dougherty county, at Albany, or Hon. Robert H. Brown, of Fulton county, at Atlanta—who are attorneys for the State in this connection. He then proceeds to direct all officers of the State, civil and military, to aid the Agent of the State in maintaining the peaceful possession of the Road till farther orders. This document makes a wretchedly bad showing for the Governor, and the crowd of plunders who have fastened upon the body politic. That whole Brunswick and Albany Road was a wicked, plundering scheme, and a fraud upon the people of Georgia—the perpetrators of which de serve the severest pnnishment. By means best known to themselves they procured a State indorsement of $15,000 per mile. The road runs through a country nearly level—requiring but very little grading abounding with the greatest abundance of the very best timber, and could not cost much to build it. Occasionally there was swamp, but we learn that Mr. Kimball has gone round them considerably, and has made the Road very crooked—all for the purpose of spinning out as many miles as possible. We think it not un likely that the cost of construction and equipment is not much, if any more than $15,000 per mile; and it is a stretch of the credulous, to suppose such an in dorsement was obtained from the Legis lature and approved by the Governor by honest means. * Bnt the most astounding transaction is that the Legislature afterwards, was in duced to pass an act, and the Governor to approve it, granting an additional in dorsement of $8,000 per mile—taking as its only security a second mortgage on the road for $10,000 per mile. This bill was approved 17th October, 1870. It sets opt with a -where as, that to provide the necessary roll ing stock, piers, wharves, cotton presses, &c., to fit the road to “become the eastern section of the Great Southern Pacific R.R, an “outlay of at least fifty thousand dol- ball the whole of these bonds, in advance nor>8 bands _ reljillg on ^ to be ab i e of the building of the road, and in vio- tQ take oufc of « 80ak » and refcQrn tbem lation of the law which requires them to L the Executive office> if they sll0uld be delivered as every ten miles are com-1 ever be ca]led for> and tbat he pleted, and the Governor’s Proclamation nQW CQme to time# ^ * BUggested . gives strong confirmation of this belief. »-• -< Why does he warn persons that the Too Much ora Good Thing. bonds indorsed by the State will not be | Mr. H. L Kimball, we believe, isPres- recognized as valid till he has certain tdent of seven railroad companies—all proofs which lie names ? having heavy State indorsement—yet did If he has delivered the bonds to Mr. no t succeed in building one. Too many Kimball according to law, why need he roads—too mnch State indorsement—too care who has them, or whether certain rn a o y irons in the fire. That’s what’s the debts due by the road are paid or not ? ma tt er . If he has allowed them to be used con- , , , , . , . . , Was that Seizure Legal? trary to law, his conduct can be under- 1 stood. Why does he appoint a number I The law provides that whenever the of eminent lawyers to ascertain these interest due by the Brunswick & Albany facts? It was his duty to know tbat I Railroad on bonds for which the State is the law was folly complied with be- liable, shall not be paid for sixty days fore delivering the bonds. There his after the same becomes due, the Gover- duties ended. Why should he wish to nor shall at once take possession of the find out the condition of the Brunswick road and run it for the benefit of the and Albany Railroad ? If he has issued State; and if the interest shall then re- the bonds legally, he has nothing to fear, main unpaid for six months, he shall sell and his precipitate flight to New York is it. It does not give him authority to useless. The only reasonable hypothesis seize the road, except for nonpayment of that he has been doing something dues to the State, or for which the State wrong. is liable. It is conjectured that Bullock and The Governor, in Ms proclamation, Kimball intended to make a joint profit does not allege such a failure to pay in- out of the illegal issue or use of 1 bonds, terest or dues; hence, it is fair to pre- ond, if necessary, Kimball was to suine the seizure was not for this cause, ‘cover” for him, but that having placed The question is, had he the 'authority to the bonds beyond his control, and the do so? crash coming suddenly, leaves Bullock Altogether, the Governor's conduct is naked and Kimball has nothing to cover strange and inexplicable/ him with. If this be correct, it explains his sadden visit to New York. The Era is very particular to say that I Two new locomotives, “Brunswick” the Governor left on Monday night, and and ‘‘Albany,” for the B. ■& A. Railroad, will reach New York on Thursday morn- passed through here yesterday en route ing, and return to this city on Saturday for Albany. We suppose they will not night. It is suggested by some, that if | he too late, he has bsen guilty of what is indicated above as a belief, he will never return; I but we shall see. He may not have been doing so, but his official conduct is very | strange. Seventy-five men, women and children left Floyd county, for Arkansas, Sunday night. The Express says the people of Carters- ville have plenty whisky, but are dread fully short of water. The Worrell sisters are doing Macon and her visitors. The Macon Citizen appears in a suit of bran new type, and looks as “lovely as a rose,” but that title head is awful. Americas has had a rain storm to brag about. We learn from the Indian Spring Mir ror that on the 16th inst., a little daugh ter of Joseph Wise, of Factory TTillj in Butts county, fell from a tree while gath ering chestnuts, and was severaly injured. She fell about thirty feet upon a fence, and was carried home with a broken thigh, an arm broken about the wrist, a fractured jaw, teeth knocked out, and generally bruised from head to foot. The attending physician, Dr. T. S. Saunders, informed us yesterday that his patient was doing well. The Monroe Advertiser says: On Satur day last, our citizens voted on the propo sitions submitted by the Commissioners of the town, for the purpose of aiding Hilliard Male Institute and Monroe Fe male College—the count resulting in 67 votes being cast for, and only 9 against; subscription. The subscription thus car ried will be $15,000. The Forsyth Presbyterians have pur chased the old Methodist Church prop erty, and will, in future, have regular services. lars per mile” will be required; that the road, when completed, will be fuliy I worth that sum, and be an ample securi ty for a bonded debt of at least $25,000 per mile. This, of course, is a big false hood, perpetrated intentionally.* The whereas harps upon the impor tance of securing to Georgia the Eastern terminus of the Great Southern Pacific R, R., and repeals so much of the first act as required the Treasurer to indorse the bonds, and makes it the duty of the Governor to do that work—giving no reason for the change. It then provides for the road to deliver to the Governor its bonds to the amount of $2,350,000, covering a second mort gage of the road to the State, of $10,000 per mile on the whole road when folly completed; and that the Governor shall deliver to the Company bonds oi the State, at the rate of $8,000 per mile as fast as every ten miles of the road are The indorsement is to be made as fast as every ten miles are completed and equipped. The road was intended to be 235 miles long. This, at $10,000 per mile, requires $2,350,000 of the company’s bonds to he issued, wMch the law requires to be de posited with the Treasurer, as security for the State’s indorsement of $8,000 per mile, which would make the whole amount of indorsed bonds $1,880,000 New Locoinotixes. Some Rascality in This. A Suggestion on tlxe Other Side. It is suggested that Gov. Bullock is responsible for Kimball’s failure, in this: That he, of Ms own will, persistently had bonds of the State orepared and has of fered to sell them illegally, which the Treasurer of the State was bound to ex- With a great flourish of trumpets, it has been announced, through the Press pose in defense o£ himself and Ms Becuri - by telegraph, and otherwise, ties > “ consequence of wMch they could that Governor Bullock, with com- not be sold-thus preventing Mr. Kim- mendable good judgment, had selected bsdl hom reallzlD S on ***’> ^nce his the great Banking House of Henry failure. Every question has two sides to Clews & Co. as the Financial Agent of 80 they say. Georgia.—the same House to'wboii had been given the United States Financial Agency in London, which was so long and so satisfactorily fi’led by the Barings. This statement has been made and be lieved for months. Now, the House of Another Swindling Feature. The Bonds wMch Gov. Bullock has is sued for the Brunswick and Albany Rail road, are payable in gold—known as “Gold Bonds.” Not one word is said Trying to get up a Scare Crow. Those who axe pleading against the impeachment of Gov. Bullock, upon thp ground that it will bring military govern ment upon us, are not making his any better, neither are they gaining any credit for themselves. We understand that some who claim to be Democrats are urging this course. They are .Exposing themselves to the very grave suspicion of aiming to screen the Governor from what they know to be the oust punish ment of his crimes, for a ^elfish or cor rupt motive. The public/mind at once goes to the conclusion ttyit such persons have axes to grind of base material, suit ed only to the kind of grin destone which Bullock is believed, tj/have. We suppose tint there is not a man in the Legislature, who in the least, desires or would advocate, any malicious impeachment or unjust or unlawful punishment of the Governor.— We are 6ure that no effort of this kind will meet with any sort of favor. The plea of letting him alone lest Gen. Grant should take vengeance on ns for justly punishing a criminal, comes with a very poor grace. It pre-supposes him to be guilty of an impeachable offense, but suggests that we retain in the Executive Chair a man guilty of high crimes. It is disreputable to the intellect of any man to recommend this course for the reason which some assign—leaving out of view the exposure he makes of his morals. What! Gen. Grant assume the position of visiting vengeance upon a people be cause a man guilty of Mgh crime and violation of just law has been convicted and punished? The very idea is pre posterous. The President has not the effrontery to assume any such position before the American people. If he is so disposed, let him do so. The sooner that course is taken by him, the sooner will the reign of the dominant Faction and their lawlessness terminate. No. The proper ground for the friends of Bullock to assume is that he is innocent, and has done no wrong. If he has violated no law; if he has dis charged his duty honestly and faithfully, he will remain in office. No one will de sire or attempt to oust him, if he has kept Ms skirts clear and his hands clean. If he has been guilty of criminal con duct, the men who plead for him simply on the ground that his removal will bring military rule, make themselves ridiculous, and lay themselves open to the very dis creditable suspicions alluded to. Gentlemen, if you want to save Bul lock, fight for him squarely. Take up the cudgels in Ms behalf, and defend him upon his record—upon his official con duct—upon his merits. You will win, if you show that he is right. A defense of him upon any other ground is unmanly, and cannot stand the test of a common scrutiny. MAYOR'S COURT. Clews & Co. deny being the Agents of about V old in * he cl f^’ or the the State, as will be seen by the follow- S rantm S the additional $8,000 per mile, ing letter to Dr. Angier, which fully ex- on second mortgage bonds, plains itself- The Legislature, as one of its corrupt Bnk’g House ofHenby Clews & Co., 1 “ d PtaaSeimg schemes, afterwards, 32 Wall Street, New York, V passed an act that all the bonds issued by October 21, 1871. .) the State, from that time forth, should Hon. A. L. Angier, State Treasurer, At- be payable in Gold. Upon this ex post lanta, Ga.: \ facto authority, Bullock has issued Gold Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor of tne K , __ , .. ~ . , 7th instant was duly received, in which I Bonds to Mr. Kimball. We know not you desire us “as Financial Agents of I what view a court would take of the le- Georgia in New York,” to furnish an ac- gality of this proceeding—unless the count of our transactions in the bonds of - ud e ^ such case should be a friend, that State, setting forth “the amount and r ° . , , , .... ... , ,, kind issued; the amount sold or hypoth- apologist:and'extreme political ally of the ecated; Hie amount realized by such. I Governor—in which case there could not transactions, and especially the amount be much doubt; but to common sense disbursed, and an itemized statement on honest meaning people, there is but one what account. ... , ,, , view, which is, that the issue or indorse- In reply we have the honor to say that “ the Fourth National Bank of New York ment of Gold bonds for this road, is a are the Financial Agents of your State violation of the true spirit of the law. here. Our firm has never held that ap-1 and an intentional fraud, pointmenf. We have submitted to Governor Bul lock an account covering our taansactions I with the State of Georgia. The same doubtless has, or will be, laid before you in.time for your report to the Assembly. Yours, very respectfully, Henry Clews & Co. One of the Causes of Mr. Kim ball’s Failure. If what we have often heard said, or expressed, as current belief, has any foundation, in fact, we have one clue to Dr. Angier, it will be seen, propound-1 Mr. Kimball’s failure, which should be a ed the proper questions, covering the warning to every man who may contem- whole ground. He wanted the informa- plate any improper method of obtaining tion to lay before the Legislature. He money. has failed to receive it. "We have heard the opinion very posi It will be seen that Clews kept the tively expressed that Mr. K. paid very Doctor’s letter on hand long enough to large sums of money to lobby members, communicate with Bullock before reply- to procure the passage of railroad char ing. This means something. ters—especially the Brunswick and A L- Bnt Clews & Co. deny that they are bany—and other measures in which he Financial Agents of the State. This we was deeply interested. It seems that the shall show is not true: Legislature did every thing he asked oi The following is an extract of a letter it, and it is believed that these measures from Henry Clews & Co., to the New C ould not have passed the Legislature York Times in the early part of this year: notwithstanding its known unwortMness “ The last report of the Treasurer of an d incompetence, had not a liberal ap- Gecrgia is actuated by violent personal i- ... „ . . ^ hostilities towards the Executive, as jg plicatmn of grease, m the way of evinced by the whole language of the greenbacks, been made, documents. With tMs hostility we have We have heard it stated that one man nothing to do; bnt as agents of the State, residing in this city, who occupies a , in connection with its loans, we are in a L • , , . upies a 1 position to know of the amount of the spicuous notoriety, at this time, being new issue of bonds referred to by the accu sed of heavy State Road frauds, for Treasurer, and the finances of the State for 'wMch indictments will be preferred v . The amount of indebtedness against Iiitt) bas made S25 00ft or completed aod in running order. ieSr^bei^OM W 0ther '“‘S 6 ’ En “- for his as >rsement of fiist mortgage bonds has been increased since, only by an ad- niember in procuring the passage clitional issue of $2,000,000 gold 7 per °f such bills by the Legislature, and their ° f '’ htaI ‘ ™ 018 f ppr ° Ta ! b r * ie Oo'^or. We have On ihe 30th November last, the follow- beat « that uramdmis, who are ing letter was written hv Mr. H C Cor- M ,° 0gmze4 . 88 fl « nlta K in nil son, Gov. Bollock's private secretary to °* con:I,p ‘ 10 “' “ d lriws < i names G. P. Curry, Esq., Augusta Ga • ^ ^ / t ° nC6 ° CCUr t0 m0sfc of our readers > (( t T* *? T rZ ua -- made large amounts by renderine- snob “I am instructed- by His Excellency, services. 7 rendering such 1°. “to®* you that bonds If this belief be well founded it ac bl t ™if tate ’ wlncl1 kave fallen due, will counts for Mr. Kimball’s failure’ a 1 he paid upon presentation to Messrs. Ls it goes. 5 Is it Ignorance, or is Some thing Else Aimed at? The Governor, as we stated yesterday, has seized the Brunswick and Albany Railroad, without authority of law; for he can only do so after the road fails to pay interest on the indorsed bonds. TMs has not occurred yet—at* any rate it is not alleged. But he says he has seized it “to the end that the laborers, contractors, and the State may be secured for all just debts,” and he gives warning to all that the first mortgage bonds of the road, in dorsed by the State, and the State bonds given in exchange for the second mortgage bonds, will not be recognized by the State “until all valid claims for amounts due to laborers and contractors, and for famishing material, shall have been fully paid and satisfied, and the party or parties holding said bond or bonds prove that the proceeds thereof were legitimately applied to the construc tion of said road.” Lowry, tUe Lenient. His Honor did not appear yesterday morning, at the usual hour. The assem bled convicts who had been trembling with suspense gave a sigh of relief. They stand in awe of the unrelenting will of oar honored Mayor. Fitzgibbon, however, with Ms usual urbanity, received their cards, ushered them into the drawing room, besought them to make themselves at home, (which they would have gladly done), and hurried up to the presence of His Honor, who was in the room above, deeply absorbed in business. Pat, with the most obsequious suavity, reminded His Honor that he was Lord Mayor of Atlanta town, and that his many friends were awaiting his presence down stairs. His Honor returned Ms compliments and regretted he was “not at home,” but in his absence delegated his right hand man, Lowry, as MASTER OP THE DAY’S REVELRIES. (Wm.) Holland was completely inun dated with a flood of tears. This cannot be attributed, however,to aleak in the levee. This is the case which His Honor de ferred from time to time, in default of competent witnesses. We are no longer at a loss to account for such precaution. What we considered an important trial proves to be Holland vs. Mayor and Coun cil of Atlanta. His Honor had issued subpoenas for the appearance of some of the crown princes, and was awaiting their arrival. They were very indignant that any portion of dev Vaterland should be assailed for an offense, but so it was, and they deposited $5 a donation to the im migration fund. SAMUEL LOWE, A youth of loio degree, was the rebel who instigated Holland to insult the people of Atlanta on the sacred Sabbath. Pe nalty: $6.00. $5.00—$6.00, $1.00. Here is the difference of offense between the instigator and the perpetrator. If there be a modern Blackstone, let Mm note this as an authoritative precedent. frank long | Mtched his horse too long on the side walk. He pleaded ignorance of the law, and was permitted to pay costs. Frank was the sable brother of Miss Lucy, the famous cradle rocker. THAT SAME YOUTH, To “fortune and fame unknown,” bids fair to become very notorious. He was discovered the last moonshiny night, on Peters street improvising thus : •• Como sit a while beside mo Beneath the moon’s pale light, And oh! forbear to chide me For I am sad to-night. The shadow of tho morrow Is falling round my heart; And a voice of wildest sorrow Is whispering, -we must part." In response to this piteous, heart-rend ing appeal, one of the city official sat down beside him and caressed him, but he continued: '•Sweet Love! the way is dark and drear, Danger and battle threaten near.” He was right. His revery was un fathomable. The city gentleman was touched. He conveyed him from the peril that threatened him. For fear that such talents might languish in obscurity, the youth was invi ted to His Honor’s reception, where he might secure the Mayor for Ms lite rary patron. His Honor commended his talents, but stated that such improvisa tion was conducive to lunacy, and charged him $5 and costs, Oh! the obstacles that embarrass youthful genius! FELIX SMITH threw some offensive matter on the street, yet he was happy, until he paid costs. It is a pity that JOS. LEADBETTER does not lead better life. He left home on Monday morning with $4.00, and re turned drunk as a brick. Three min strels were summoned, who testified that he was a* hopeless case—he had grown old and hardened in sin. One of them said: Now, the law gives the State prior lien upon the entire road and all its equipments, which is to be preferred to any debts due by the Company to “laborers and contrac tors.” Why is Gov. Bullock trying to secure payment to, first, laborers, then contractors, and, lastly, the State? Why should it concern him, whether laborers and contractors are paid or not? It is his business to see that the State is se cured as far as possible—nothing more. The seizure of the road without law ful authority to do so, and his anxiety to secure the claims of others in preference to those of the State, must have some meaning that is not at once apparent. Who are these laborers and contrac tors? We have been told that much of the work on that road has been done by the “Georgia Contracting Company,” of which Mr. Kimball himself is one of the principal members. TMs, if so, sug gests that the Governor is making an effort to save as much to Mr. K. as he can, out of the wreck, In preference to securing the State against loss. The en tire proceeding also, so far as seizing the road is concerned, looks like a sham a mere pretense—a blind thrown up, be hind wMchto do something’that will not bear the light of day. It looks like a desperate effort on Gov. Bullock s part the taking of an unlawful step to ae complish some unfair or unlawful pur pose. Is this the object, or did he not know any better? “I know a woman, pale and slight, With heart in hopeless mood. Who often toils throughout tho night To earn, her husband’s food. While he in strength of manhood’s power, Some gay saloon will seek, And spend more money in an hour Than she earns in a week.” Lowry knew she meant the man s wife, and with heart beating for suffering hu manity, he asked the savage to pay $10 and costs for being such a barbarian. That civilized Mm. Pat Fitzgibbon, Jr., anon attache of tho Court, bumped his head, which was the signal for adjourning. Important Decision.* A decision was given by Judge Hop kins, yesterday, in the Superior Court, in the case of A. C. Yan Epps vs. the City of Atlanta, for damages resulting from falling in an excavation on Marietta street, in the night. The counsel main tained that, as the city was a party to the suit, its citizens could not serve as jurors in the trial of the case. The Judge sus tained the point, and further decided that he could not preside ia the trial of the case. > •-* Sentence Commuted. Governor Bullock, on yesterday, com muted the death sentence of C. 0. Reese, to imprisonment for life. Reese, it he remembered, killed a man namedM wards, in Crawfordville, some time m s year. He was tried in Sparta during tu present year, convicted and the sentenc of death pronounced. His executi was to have taken place to-morrow. _ friends have been very zealous in his half, and they are rewarded in this com mutation of penalty.