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t THE GOVERNOR'S CONVENTION AND j A CARD FROM MR. ST. CLAIR-ABRAMS. THE WESTERN CANAL. A CARD FROM R. A. ALSTON. SUNDAY. MAY 18, 1878. Daily | TH “‘ wkstaas tAs au. | i n the absence of Mr. Henry W. Gradr from | Ex-Governor Brown in bis letter tLis morn 77 the city, the undersigned alone will reply to a ing undertakes to exonerate me from respon- The ConNention which assem es ere on i paragraph which appears in the (Jonslitution sibility for the letter which was written to —— | Tuesday next will^be, in all respects, the rcost ; 0 f this morning, in a communication lrom • him by Mr. Henry W. Grady, one of the edi- Joseph E. Brown. We have stopped our tors of this paper, complaining of the great presses for the special purpose of replying to length of his letter, in reply to certain inter rogatories that were propounded to him in a previous issue of the paper. Mr. Grady’s let ter merely stated to him that the cost of the type setting was more than thirty dollars, and suggested that as his letter was not. confined to replying to our queries, but was an assault tSpon the Western Railroad, he should pay for the composition. This letter I saw lying upon the desk, and destroyed it Sub sequently Mr. Grady finding that his letter had not been sent, instructed the book-keep er, Mr. Dagger, to write another. When I heard that it had been sent, I expressed great regret for it, because I knew very well the herald publishing COMPANY • I remarkable gathering since the close of the ALEX. ST. CLAIR-ABRAMS, war. It will be the first effort looking to a 2fA. I ALWOs! lADf * formal and official recognition ol the fact that Mlfw Ma—ftw. ( between the West and South there is a com- lHE terms of the herald are as foiiowe : ! munity of interests and it will be, we believe, DAILY, I Year $N oo I WEEKLY, 1 Year.. .$2 oo ! the first step towards giving the fact force and DAILY, « Month!... A 00 WEEKLY. 6 Months l 00 , . . DAILY, 3 Months... 2KI WEEKLY, 3 Months 60 ] empiiasis. DAILY, 1 Month.... l oo | ; However much Southern men may have, Advertisements Inserted at moderate rates. Hub- | . . ... . .. - . eeriptioni and advertisements ‘^variably in advance, i in the past, opposed the construction of m- Addresa H£B ^tSer J^xiSmi^G^rgia ! ternal improvements by the general govern- Office on Alabama Street, near Broad. ment, no class of political leaders in the - - ~ - — - j South will venture such opposition to-day. TO ADVERTISERS. The policy in favor of such aid has already been established in the large subsidies to rail- 1*1 1 road and other corporations, both in money j and grants of land, and whatever political The boss fide eireulatioia of (he Daily Herald la larger than that of fheConeti t ration. The hma fide circulation of the Daily ' dangers may arise from the centralizing ten- Herairf Ik wore tnan douhee that of the i dencies of this policy, its material benefits are Sun. unquestionably great, and hence its popu- We are pr pared to vewlfy tills claim 1 larity. froHk onr book-. j Q matter of the Western Canal it is ! their impossible not to perceive the importance of j got off the projected improvement and the immense j len 8 th - it. The paragraph is as follows : It may be asked why I do not address my communi cation to the Hebald, where the frlse charges which I am noticing were published. My reply is that I pre fer to be heard through the columus of newspapers known generally to the public, and which are conduct ed honorably, and upon principles which allow no effort to lire by black mail. Last winter the Hekald made repeated attacks upon me, and failing to attract attention, finally’tendered me the use of ita columns for defense, and asked a reply to certain inter rogatories propounded by it. I prepared, and aent in a reply. And before it was published, the proprietors sent me a bill for letting up my communication in reply to their own interrogatories. I refused to pay the bill on the ground that I had not asked space in their columus, but bajl only sent my reply at their solicitation. And GOVERNOR’8 CONVENTION. GARROTTED. Hywaymen around Athens. Mr. Green Knocked Down and Robbed. A reporter of the H*eali> visited the various head- i quarters of the parties interested in the Governor’s ! Convention to get the salient facta concerning it. AT COL. ADAIR’S, who is Chairman of the Excursion Committee, we found ! that through his indomitable/energy and tact he had { procurred free passage over all the railroads in the I State for the distinguished party. At present the arrangement. for exeur.ton .re M Special Telegram to Atlanta Herald follows: * On the first day after adjournment, the excursion will go to Columbus, via West Point, where they will be entertained by the city and spend one day. They will than come up to Macon and eDjoy the hospitalities of that city for one day, when they will go to Bruns wick and examine her magnificent harbor, and eat the fat of her sand-heaps. From Brunswick the excursion will go to Savannah, where they will apend two dais, of couiae, in enjoyment of official artillary punch and its trimmings. From Savannah they will go to Augus ta, and, after one day of revelry in that burg, will re turn to Atlanta, thence it is probable they will go to Rome; arrangements for this latter excursion now be- I requested them to return it to me, if they did not | rejoice at the opportunity to be able to say wish to publish it. Failing in their effort to receive | that we had refused him a hearing, and I said Governor Brown would p not pay, but would | ing under headway. THE BANQUET AND BALL. rere unable to find the Chairman of thia Commit- _ j compensation for publishing an invited response to j to M ,. Gra(ly that r wonld publish the reply I tP '’ but,f “ rnfd from Mr - B ' H ' Hl11 ' Jr- that .rr.uge- Second Edition. assaults, tliev laid it before their readers, , ' r ' ments were being con.umm.ted in superb atyle-.bout best they c old by complaining of it. ; °’ Om ernor larown it tve were compelled to , $3,000 being raised, and a liberal contract being Mr. Green, contractor on the K. E. E. E.. was knocked down and robbed of two hund red and seventy-five dollars and a watch, last Thursday night. Yesterday a suspected ne gro was arrested after being severely wound ed. On examination to-day, he implicated three white and fonr negro men. The parties have been arrested. The citizens gave a superb banquet, last night, to her victorious firemen, the Hook and Ladder boys. All had a gay time. _ W. V. WASHINGTON. THE PUBLIC PRINTING. benefits it will oonfer upon the West and I , , i T , , , , , . T south alike. Its feasibility having been prac ! A ' Alst on - Henry W. Grady and myself have j ernor brown, and everybody else, that I am ; ticaUy demonstrated bv careful surveys and j re P eatedl * given them to acquaintances, never , equally responsible with the associate editors n- t. ui*u x , ... *. ... " . , .. i making a a secret of them, because never sup-1 for everything that appears m the Herald. We have hitherto refrained from returning ( investigations, nothing more is needed than . ° l, lT . T ...... . . . . . e 1 e b nosine lora moment that bv anv process of i Whenever I discover anything that is even o tins subject, from a sincere ieeling of com- the crystalization and concentration of pub- - UNU(5 ,or * k - - 1 . ......... . J . . .. .. . i reasoning they could be distorted into an at- 1 tainted with dishonor in either partner I shall lie sentiment in favor of its immediate con- , , ... , .. ... 1 tempt at black-mail. withdraw from my association with them. The facts Qply these. j carry it through three issues ot our paper. Colonel II. | I will take this opportunity to inform Gov- save US FROM-OPR FRIENDS. miseration. We have even allowed our truth to be called in question, desiring to wait until Mr. Hemphill should see fit to present bis bill for the balance claimed to be due, to the struction, to influence the legislative power of the government in its behalf. This Governor Smith is now striving to effect He has la- Governor. Here the matter was closed, so i bored diligently and energetically to this end, far as we were concerned, if Mr. Hemphill's friends had not -seemed determined to force ns to apeak out The Atlanta Sini, in aTicious attack upon this {paper, for our exposure of the management of the W'estern and Atlantic Railroad, takes occasion to refer to us as hav ing made an uqjust assault on Mr. Hemphill. Now, whatwre the facts in the case? Mr. Hemphill was elected Public Printer under an arrangement -by which be was to allow J. W. Burke, of Macon, to do one-third of the en- and the success he has thus for attained in the prompt and courteous acceptance of his invitations, by most of the parties addressed, to meet in convention, is a promising augury for the future of the great enterprise. Of the necessity for a union of the Missis sippi and Atlantic, by means of a canal, there is no question. While railroads, as carriers of freight, can defy competition as regards to speed, they cannot and never will success fully compete with water in point of price tire .printing, end p«ticipate in one-third of and ^ AU of the er Mississippi and swarded to Colonel Nicholls, with carte blanch*, to ge up a magnificent affair. Colonel Nicholls reports that . he has had more applications for rooms, by three ] 8 ”“ fr ° ra ?“ nc ” 1 Sicklcs ; th *‘. the Cuban Washington, May 17.1-73. ‘ The Secretary of State this evening rect ived a tele- The Herald propounded several iutenoga- : When Governor Brown insinuates, there- tories to Joseph E. Brown. He sent us u j fore, that the Heuald has published “false communication in which, after briefly reply- and malicious attacks on private character for thorities hare been ordered to send O K lly to Spain. Belknap has returned. The President appointed VT. E. Davis assistant Treas urer. Alva A. Knight, Collector of Florida. Wo still have suthority to say that shout fourteen I Tb * Sp “ i,h anJ Americ,n commission her. iofore Governors will be here. " I considered the claim of Perfectode Itoias, who claim- times, than he ever had on any public occasion hereto fore. All the muslin, tarletou, kid gloves and white gloves m the city have been bought up for the l all. all the profits. Under this arrangement Mr. Hemphill 4ms received, dnring the past two years, owar sixty thousand dollars. Last January he presented his bill for the printing of the poet year, for a little more than $27,- 000. Mr. Hemphill swore to this bill as be ing coKect, and made out in accord ance with law. Colonel Goldsmith, in aud iting the account, discovered overcharges to the amount of nearly eight thousand dollars. The ^Governor consequently returned the ac count to Mr. Hemphill, and told him to revise it, and when he should make it out according to law and present it, if found correct he would cause it to be paid. Mr. Hemphill at once sent to Mr. J. W. Burke to come up and help him to make out the account. Mr. Burke (who is universally regarded, and justly so, as an honest and high- minded gentleman and Christian minister,) promptly came up. lie soon discovered that there were many errors in the account, this among others: that after be, Burke, had added the twenty-five per cent, profit in Maoon, Mr. Hemphill had again put it on a second time, making fifty-six and a quarter per cent. Mr. Burke at once called on the Governor and informed him of this fact, but said at the same'time that he had no doubt it was unin tentional on the part of Mr. HemphilL Mr. Burke stated to the Governor that he .(Burke) wanted nothirg but what was right, that his character was worth more to him than all the public printing ever would be worth. Mr. Burke continued to investigate the ncocont, and inrtbe course of this investigation he dis covered that Mr. Hemphill had received the following sums on which he had never ac counted to him for his share: Mat. 25. for printing for Comp. Gen’l $ 99 12 April 12. Tax digests, and other printing 1,074 96 May 11. .1*200 copies of Compt. Gen’l B«pt. C*210 10 ing to our questions, he went entirely out of the way to attack the Western Railroad, and advocate the granting of a subsidy by Atlanta to a branch of the State Road. Mortified beyond expression at the imposi tion perpetrated by President Brown in thus taking advantage of the interrogatories pro pounded, Mr. Henry W. Grady, believing it only just and proper that we should not be called upon to bear the expense of putting the entire communication in type, addressed a letter to Joseph E. Brown, in which he stated | that the article far exceeded the limits we had iU tributaries, upon the banks of which are | aEticipated> aud sugge8 ted to him the propri- our largest grain producing States, need this outlet for their productions. Their present outlet by means of the railroads, lakes and New York canal, is inadequate aud expensive. Besides, for five months in the year, the water oonrses are frozen up and the entire harden of transportation i6 thrown upon the railroads. As a consequence we either find the depots filled with wheat and corn rotting ety of his paying the cost of composition. Both CoL Alston and myself expressed re gret that the letter had been sent, not be cause it contained an improper request, but because knowing the character of Joseph E. Brown, I, at least, apprehended that upon the first opportunity he would make the very use of it that he has now attempted to make. Nothing was further 'from the mind of the purpose of getting pay for laying belore the public the truth in defence,” he is guilty of deliberate and wilful falsehood. I have never yet been placed in circum fend my honor. I, too, “have lived long enough” to see all such characters as Gover nor Brown sink to their proper level, and I have no fears that my position will suffer in comparison with his. R. A. Alston. J. Proctor Kuott, oi Kentucky, will be here, ami will probably pay a visit to Duluth, bis namesake. (Mineral Jno. C. Breckinridge will also be here. He will occupy room 49 at the Kimball House. The chairmau of the committee on decorations re quests that the latlies who have evergreens, flowers, Ac., will send what they can spare to the office of Major Morgan, over the Sun office, to-morrow. They stances where it was even necessary to de- I request that all citizens Will make such dis play in the way of buntings, flags, etc., at their resi dences on Tuesday as they can, thus helping to show that Atlanta is alive to the great occasion, as well as to the great work which gives the occasion to us. We trust the ladies aud citizens will not disappoint the committee: nay. we know the ladies will not, for when did the ladies of Atlanta ever fall, to do their whole duty. Tlio committee on entertainment are perfecting their arrangements for the entertainment and ball at the Kimball House, and both promise to do hOQOf to the hospitality and liberality of Otir CiUz«H s. The various committees, who have been engaged in ma king preparations for the reception and entertainment of the distinguished visitors expected on this occasion, deserve great credit for the very able and efficient manner in which they have discharged their duties. Dollars and Dimes. AND DEPOSITS— FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS BANE — BUSINESS OF THE ATLANTA BRANCH. Ang. 5. Printing 1 for Librarian 27 00 •* 10. ** " Compt. General. 40 60 Nov. 13. “ “ « 68 00 “ 19. Banting as per act. presented 73 25 •• 3"). •• for Treasurer .22 00 Dec. ^21. 44 44 Compt. Gen’l 57 00 Jan. 17. 1,000copies Compt Gen’1 Kept.... *54 52 Mar. 17. Printing and advertisements 73 50 April 17. Printing for Compt. Gen’l 1,107 60 S4.70T 45 He brought the matter to Mr. Hemphill’s attention and notified him that he should demand his one-third of the profits on this work. Mr. Hemphill contended that he did not regard these items as public printing, but inasmuch as all the bil s had been presented, “The State Dr. to W. A. Hemphill, Btblic Printer,” Mr. Burke was not able to under stand by what process of reasoning Mr. Hemphill had kept back his share of this $4,707.45. He began to feel that the matter wa6 somewhat mixed, and he accordingly made out his account for all the printing which he had done and 6ent it to Mr. Hemp hill and told him he ooold make out his part of the Account. It did not require Mr. Burke more than two hours to make out his ac-l count. Up to this time Mr. Hemphill has never presented his claim for the balance claimed to be due. ^ It must be borne in mind that the items amounting to four thousand seven hundred and seven dollars and forty-Ave cents were not included in the -original bill of $27,400 pre sented. If Mr. Hemphill's bill is correct, why don't he make it not and present it for payment We ragnet very much that we have felt com pelled to bring this matter once mole before the public. We have remained quiet under the very ns kind and unjust insinuations of the press, because we scorned to have it sup posed that our puttiehing the facts relative to this matter were prompted by business rivalry or any other motive than a sincere determina tion to protect the public from injury. The issue is no longer with us. It is now in the hands of an honest Governor, and whenever Mr. Hemphill makes oat his bill for the bal ance which he claims and the issue is again brought up, the publie will be able to decide whether the Herald was right or wrong. We do not fear the final result. because they caunot be shipped, or we find j Henty w G rady than to blackmail the mis- the hapless farmer using his grain as fuel. | erable wretch wh ‘ 0 bas thns dared to charge The outlet proposed by the Western Canal | him and me with the offense. There is no ends at once all the drawbacks and embar- • man in Georgia more high-toned, more hon- rassments of the Western producer on the one j orable and more utterly above the practices side and the Southern, Eastern and foreign j of the blackmailer than Henry W. Grady, consumer on the other. It provides a water i No secret was made of the request upon course, which will always be open, in a sec- ! Joseph E. Brown to defray the cost of com- tion of country temperate in climate, and j position of the communication. It was told through which all descriptions of grain can to almost every one of our acquaintances— pass to the seaboard in every season, without j told weeks ago to some, and to others as late danger of delay from any cause, or of spoiling : as yesterday—told to such men as Governor from excessive heat. And, in addition, it | Smith, Colonel R. F. Maddox, Dr. Redwine gives to the producers of both sections a me- 1 Dr. Miller, and dozens of others, dium for transporting their products much I I repel' with all the energy of my scorn cheaper than they can be transported . for at j the charge of having attempted to blackmail the present time. him, and for making it, now denounce Joseph Surely, when the Western Canal promises so ! E. Brown as an unmitigated liar and scoun- much there ought not to be any hesitation on drel. the part of Congress to furnish the aid re- Had I been open to blackmail, or to bribe- quired for its construction. Not a great deal ; rv, he would long ago have purchased me. demanded from the government. Ail that Jseph E. Brown, however, well knows that is asked is the indorsement of the bonds of \ I repelled his advances with utter contempt the company. When we consider how many j when he twice sent for me to come and see millions the Union Pacific and other railroads ■ him. And every person in Atlanta, conver- have obtained ss gifts, pure and simple, this j sant with my career as a journalist, well appears as small as it is reasonable. All the * knows that I have always been a bitter, unre opposition to the project comes from the East i lenting opponent of Joseph E. Brown, and and from the cities on Lake Michigan, from i simply because I perceived in him a bold, un- an absurd and mistaken idea that the canal | scrupulous and dishonest man, who bad will injure them. New Orleans, too, seems ! vampire-like fastened himself upon the peo- hoetile, but it is a fallacy to suppose that I pie of Georgia and was sucking at their life- eitherthe Cresent City or any part of the blood, and I had only refrained from making Lower Mississippi Valley will at all be in-' these views public through peisonai regard jured. Indeed, in a country like this, yet for Colonel R. A. Alston, who, until to-day, sparsely populated, and possessed of vast on- seems never to nave had a proper apprecia- developed resources, no internal improvement 1 tion ot the man. in one section can result in the inj ury of an- I repeat here, that Joseph E. Brown is a other. New Orleans must remain the princi- liar and a scoundrel when be charges me pal depot of an immense territory, embracing I with attempting black mail. Beyond nearly the whole of Texas, Louisiana, Missis- my poverty I have nothing but sippi and parts of Arkansas and Tennessee, ; against pollution, and * .. , I that I shall maintain, pure and unsullied as and A6 soon as the supero water courses of j been transmitted to me through nearly the two first named States are united by a four centuries of ancestors, upon whose es- systern of canals, her commerce, wealth and j cutcheon there was never a stain, population will keep pace with the extraordi- ■ Alex St. Clair-Abrams. nary development of Texas aud the other trans-Mississippi States. With regard to the Lake cities and New : II is with pride and pleaB,lre tbat we refcr York: the opposition is altogether a selfish!*? the ^“^1*.management of thisgreat THE GEORGIA RAILROAD. one. Thev cannot move all the grain pro- thoron 6 hfare of onr State ‘ The fact tUat U duced, and what they can move is transported ! is makinS m0ney ’ and handsome dili ’ at a heavy rate. The Western Canal will j dends - while a Inatter of 00arse for vWid con * bring about a healthy and beneficial compe- tion; its fleets of canal boats, filled with wheat, and corn, and oats, and bacon, will carry to the crowded and struggling popula tions of New York and New England, cheap food and plenty of it, thus conferring the most benficent favors upon the millions and injuring only the handful of wealthy men who now use their monopoly against the pro ducer and consumer alike. We trust that the present prospect will be fully realized and that the Convention will be largely attended by the Governors of the Kiddle and Western States. The enterprise is one demanding energy and hard work, and we, in Georgia, at leaat, can rest assured that Governor Smith will perform his part of the labor with fidelity and ability. If the same zeal and interest are displayed by the Gover- gratulation, is not the conspicuous point on which we hang our praise. It is rather in that conservatism of management, tbat liber ality and sagacity of action, that prudence and courtesy of conduct, which makes it such a pleasure and convenience to the great trav eling public. Scarcely ever missing a con nection, never snggesting even the possibility of a collision, provided with good road bed, fine track, elegant coaches and reliable engines, it is one of the most charming routes in all the South. But one of the strongest points of this reliable road is the reliability, the courtesy and the efficiency of its corps of conductors. All of them have been connected with the road for years, and they know every inch of ita surface and every phase of their duty. They are kind and affa ble to the highest degree; firm in the dis- Desirous of obtaining reliable information, in re gard to the financial status of the freedmeu of Atlanta, for tbe purpose of communicating the same to the public, for the re&sou that light upon this subject bas been esgerly sought for, we wended our way to the branch office of the Freedman's Sayings end Trust Company, iu this city, aud made known the object of our mission to Mr. Phillip D. Cory, the efficient and courteous cashier, who received us with expressions of friendship for the journal we represent, and though buailv engaged in the discharge of his duties consented to give us whatever facts aud data we desired. It is proper here to state that the Atlanta Branch ot the Compauy was not established until January 15th, 1870, at which time it was opened for business, first on Bread street, then on Alabama street, in one of the buildings now occupied by the Herald, and still later at its present location, corner of Broad and Walton streets. Tbe Compauy was organized since the late war, wi!h it'; principal office in tbe city of Washington, and now has thirty-four branch offices in the Southern States, four of which are in Georgia—one iu Augusta, Macon, Savannah and Atlanta. We were very agreeably surprised at the exhibit ]made to us in reference to tbe matter of deposits colored people of Atlanta since the opening of the office here, and it goes [to show that an effort has been made to save their earnings. The total amount of deposits up to the present time has been $357,621 27, while the amount [of drafts for the same time bas only been $319,883 43, Reaving a balance of $37,737 74 now due depositors. The total number of deposits has been 14,750, and the* total number of drafts $10,0(H>. There are now about 1,100 depositors, averaging Nearly $34 to eAch account’ Many of these are children’s accounts, of only a few cents in amonnt, the bank receiving deposits of five cents and upwards. The largest deposit by any one colored man is $1,500. The company allows interest at the rate of six per cent. on all sums of $5 and upwards from the first day of the month, after Mhich the amount is deposited payable semi-annually. Among the promi nent depositors here, we note Bevs. J. A. Wood and Prank Quarles, C. L. Bridwell, Crawford Munroe, William Finch, Mitchell Cargill and James Tate. There has been over $100,000 expended in real estate investments by depositors of the bank since January 1870, which show a tendency on the part of the freed- man to abandon bis (migratory practice aud settle down permanently—this strengthens his local attach ments. The company loans money at ten per cent, per annum, and the only investments made are in government bonds snd real estate securities, the pol- •<y being prudential and intended to guard against a crisis or a crash. Tbe office here presents a very neat appearance, and has all the appoiutments necessary for an institution of its kind. Mr. Cory, the cashier, is a white fnan, while the as sistants in this department are two intelligent, bright mnlatoes. These seem to understand their busiueHs, have a clear conception of their duties and the system at command. The counter often presents a curious and interesting spectacle, a striking contrast worthy the attention o' Mr. Hyde, the artist. Here may be seen the school-boy and girl depositing nickels and dimes; the women with children in their arms storing away the proceeds de rived from their labor, in washing, ironing, etc.; the old and sturdy sou of Africa, with hammer or a day’s rations in his hand, on Saturday evening, laying aside the remainder of bis week’s earnings to grow snd in- London, Vienna., and J. G. Thrower. We are in receint of information to the effect tha t the session of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Templars of tbe vrorld, to have been held early in Juue, in the city of London, has been postponed until the 22d day of July next. It was announced a few days ago that our enterprising fellow citizen Mr. J. G. Thrower, would go as a delegate to this conven tion, and thence to the world’s exhibition at Vienna, Austria, but this gentleman, in consequence of the unexpected postponement will re main this side the turbulent waters of the Atlantic pursuing 4 he business of his profession, plastering, which he understands equally as well as he dees tern perance. This will be gratifying to his numerous friends and patrons in this city, lor he is now ready to contract for plastering, and will continue to devote his attention and personal supervision to li s matter. He is skilled iu his profession, aud never fails to give per fect satisfaction.' We have examined a great deal of bis work and can certify that, in our opinion, he cannot be excelled in the execution of plain or ornamental work by any man iu the South. He seems almost formed by na ture for this occupation—posseRcs tbe power to fin. ish up in the very highest style of the art. Without Thrower, both as a plasterer and Good Templar, At’ lanta would be as % bell without * clapper. Our people can’t spare him, and we trust that he will not again "feel constrained to depart from these coasts prematurely,” even for a brief space of time. Stay, Thrower, stay—you do us good, nnd we are now ready to reciprocate. When General KaoSaa took charge of the Western and Atlantic Bailnad, there «ere from fire to ten accident* every week, and tbe train* were always out of time. Now there are none, end the train* roll np exactly to the minute. Isn’t he tbe right man in the right place ? Shall he be tamed out and the xoad reverted to chics ? Will the leasees think of this soberly ? oors who are to meet him on Tuesday next in I C ^ ge ° f ** ^ bB * '"P 4 *** 1 «• *’ this eity, the hopes of those who projected I 0bhe,ng * Dd a & reeab,e ’ 1119 < ' alte 8 P leaflant the Weetern Canal will meet with a speeds I ,hing l ° ‘ P a99en K er to know that h ‘ realization. ” ! strikea the Georgia road for a twelve hoars I trip, that he will have as a traveling compun ” 7 >M4 * j ion one of Ihote gentlemen, Reed. Smith, Rome is going to have a wagon wheel man- Hicks, Woods, Welch or Purcell. The loss ufactory. The hubs, spokes, etc., are to be i ° f eilh * r ° { tbem wo l ° i ld be a calaniit y- put up there, but we don’t know whether the “fellows” will be “tired” there or not. W. M. Towers A Nixon will run it. The Albany News has this rigorous item: “A. H. 8. announces his disapproval of Got, Smith's refusal to pardon Kiss Eberbart, with a sort ol autocratic big Injun pomposity that is absolutely refreshing. “It is not likely that a man who applauds Grant for his honesty, and boot-lieks power for its tmilea, would approve any high official act of an looorruptibls patriot and honest Executive.’’ a noon showing. It always gives us pleasure to call atten tion to anything that shows a healthy and happy development of any part of tbe body of onr people. Elaewhere we publish an interesting ac count of the startling amount of deposits made by tb* negroes of this city in the Freed- man’s Savings Bank. Onr reporter has gone to the bottom of the thing, and makes a good showing for th* colored race. We shall ad vert to this subject again. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Colonel W. T. Thompson, of the Savannah Nevrs, ("Major Jones,”) and Colonel T. F. Smith, of the Brunswick Appeal, are in the city in attendance on the Press Convention, which assembles here on Tuesday. Mr. John W. Burke will opec a book store in the city very soon, in the stand now occupied by Mr. W. J. Wadsworth. Mr. Wadsworth is going to Texas. Mr. Howell Cobb, of Athens, was iu the city yes terday. We were pleesed to see Dr. J. P. Logan yesterdey, who has just returned from a trip over the Southwest and Northwest. He is very much improved in ap pearance, and enjoyed his trip very much. He says Texas is a splendid country, but not fit tor civilized men to live in. The following prominent Georgians were registered at the National last night : Seaborn Reese, Madison; J. D. Ford, Rome ; 8. W. Hawkins, Covington ; H. C. M'Caila and S. F. Smith, Conyera ; Edward V. Bran ham, Covington ; Geo. O. Cornwall, Auguata ; L. L. Landrum, Fayette county ; T. P. Talmadge and E. W Suelson, Athens ; Ed. King, Augusta ; G. H. Colter. Lagrange ; J. S. Hollafiela, West Point News ; Thos W. Powell, Newnsn. And the following were registered at the H. I. Kim, ball House—A. Taylor, Indianapolis ; H. B. Pelalfer, Anbnrn, Me.; Judson Harman, Cincinnati; T. F. Smith Brunswick; W. T. Thompson. Savannah; C. A. Tinsl dall, Ga; Harry Tilden, Cincinnati; J. McGinnis. Salt Lake, Utah; C. W. Blivens, Orangeburg 8. C.; F. H. W. Briggman, South Carolina; G. G. Grier, Ga. ed damages as au American citizen against Spain the confiscation of bis property in the Island of Cuba Rojas filed his application to become an American citi zen on the 28th September, 1870. The claims treaty *»* ratified February 1871. The Spanish advocate coc. tended against the advocate for the C. 8. that Rojaadid not come within the terms of the treaty, his citizenship having only begun but not completed. On this ques tion, the American and Spanish Arbitrators divided, and accordingly the case was referred to the umpire, Baron Lefever, Austrian Minister, for settlement. Ho has decided that Rcjas does net come within the terms of the treaty, and overruled the case. Six or eight similar claims sre settled by this decision. THE WEATHER. Probabilities.—For the Gulf States, Tennessee and south Atlantic States, easterly winds and rising tem perature, and partly cloudy weatoer, with occasional rain in the lower Mississippi Valley and western Gulf States. ARKANSAS. The Convention. Little Bock. May 17,1873. Additional delegates have reported from Alabama, j Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and | South Carolina. The Theological Seminary of Virginia Is reported in a flourishing condition. Gov. Baxter lias an Armed Body of Men to Protect Him. Littlb Rock, May 17. Ii73. A dispatch from Little Rock states that Governor Baxter remaius in the Capitol night and day, with a force of men en duty fully armed, to protect him against the threatened raid of the friends of Lieut. Governor Smith to oust Baxter and place Smith in in the Gubernatorial Chair. Matters about the State house are unchanged. The opponents of Governor Baxter have as yet made no move towards forcible possession of the building, or any part of it. An armed guard of new militia are on duty again to-nigbt. Nearly all the officers of the old militia have been mustered out, an l their places filled by men more in sympathy with the opinions of Governor Baxter. The action of prominent Republi cans opposed to Governor Baxter, provokes conaide- rable speculation. The Presbyterian Assembly of the United States reassembled this morning. Dr. Baird of the Commit tee on Publication read the Secretary's annual report. Tbe report is printed and is very voluminous. It re- terato the publication of works of the Church, and contains a long dissertation in relation to a benevolent institution for printing religious tracts and books, located at Richmond, Virginia, under tbs manage ment of the PresDyterian Committee of Publication at Columbus. , Mississippi, was selected as tbe next place of meeting, and the Assembly ad journed. Thompson. This inimitable caterer to the lovers of 'good eating will open his ice cream parlor to-morrow evening. Here he invites ladies and gents to call and partake of the finest ice cream in America. Thia is not all he keeps to eat either ; on the contrary, he has aii tbe delicacies of the season, aud iu the most tempting manner. Kalie Alarm. mustache and hair trimmed with all the skill of the French artist preparing for the time when customers depart to return no more, when men's beards cease to grow, and w'aen nature resumes her sway. Reader, will either of these things ever occur ? The Osceolas, of Atlanta, played a game of base ball with the Covington club yesterday, crease by ‘ntereat: the gay aud festive barber, with \ Osceolas won the match. Things in Pike.—A correspondent of the Griffin Daily News, says prospects in Pike are exceedingly gloomy. Cotton, the poorest I have ever Keen at this date, bad stands, small, and very trifling, as Uncle Rolin Jock- son used to say: “It has come up and sat down.” Corn looks like pin> woods children, small, frost-bitten and yellow. Wheat knee high; tbe heads about two inches long. Tbe few oats that were sown, sorry. Horses and males generally poor. Hogs gone np. Com cribs, bacon houses, and pocket books empty. All we need to make a poor, starved out people, is a continuation of the present svk- tem of farming: Guano to pay for, bacon bills to cash, corn accounts to foot, and not a red eent in the pocket If cotton should come down to 10 cents, woe unto this country. In the language of the Psalmist, “O that mine eyes were a fountain of tears, that I might weep daily for the folly of my people.” The Chronicle A Sentinel reports a large stock and bond sale &t Augusta, on the 12th, under the auspices of J. J. Cohen A Son?. The following is the result: ‘‘Greenville and Columbia Railroad, first mortgage bonds, 90; Greenville and Columbia bonds, guaranteed by the State of South Car olina, 55; Charlotte, Columbia and Auguata Railroad bonds. 83j; East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, six per cent: bonds, 76; Alabama and Florida Railroad, first mort gage bonds, 75; Montgomery and West Point Railroad, first mortgage bonds. $1; Charles ton and Savannah Railroad, six per cent, bonds, 61; South Carolina Railroad, seven per cent. Inoome bonds, 56; Mississippi and Tennessee, eight per cent coupon Donds, 76a80; Miuimippi and Tennessee, eight per cent income bonda. 691a709; city of Augusta bonds,' 861; Georgia Railroad stock, 79 Know* Where to Pffirrhuar. Entering a street car a few days. ago, we took reata beaide two ladica and were mnch amused by tbeir conversation. " Ellen, dear,” said one, "Charles 1b always remarking upon the very Uatefull manner in which yon and jour children drees. He thinks that your taste in hate, especially, ie exquisite.” 44 Does he, indeed,’’ replied the other with a grati fied air. 49 Well, love, the fact is that I am not alto gether the cause. 1 purchase all my millinery geode at J. M. Hollbrook’e. on Whitehall street, and his se lections are really lovely." " Why, Charley buys all hla bate there," exclaimed tbe first apeiktr. "1 must call at Holbrook's to day. i fee that he advertises a new lot of ladies and children’s hsta and millinery goods.” "Be sure and go, dear,” said Ellen, "^Holbrook’s stock is lovely.” Just then tbe car stopped, tbe ladies alighted, and wheu we last saw tbem they were walking iu the di recti< >n of Holbrook’s. The Cartemfile Xxpress tells us that the Possum Trot people subscribed $20,000 to wards the building of tbe North Georgia end Ducktown Railroad. Cartersville now has her shirts and things washed in a public laundry. Tbs Milledgeville Union and Recorder still keeps up a hot Are on tbe question of the removal of the Capital. Th. Bar. Gaorge T. Goatohina kaa baan ' r, ' rt * aiirf ‘* d '*' CK L ' lt ’ »/’ 4fc f r J * > lie j roceede of :he sale amounted to duly installed aa pastor of the Pre„bjWn*n . mors than out hundred and fortv thoesaod Church in Milledgeville. ' dollars The fire alarm was rung last night st half past ten, and the fire companies were out promptly, and went In a hurry in tbe supposed direction of the fire. They cams back Blower however, after they found out that the fire was fox fire. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a meeting of the Hibernian Benevolent Society, at their Hall, on Friday night, tbe 16th inst., the ob ject of which was to receive the report of the com mittee appointed ou the J4th iuataut to draw up reso lutions relative to the death of our late brother. R. M. Wall, the following report was received and adopt*-.'-: Whereas, In tha order of Divine Providence, R. M. Wall, a member of this Society, has been removed from this world, we, bis associates, while bowing in submission to the will of the Almighty, wishing to pay a tribute to the memory of our aaid late brother, unanimously adopt the following resolutions: 1. Resolved, That, in the death of R. M. Wall, this Society has sustained a loss which we feel with deep sensibility. 2. Resolved, That we recognize the ardent zeal and faithful energy with which he slwaya labored in carry ing out tha charitable objects of the Society, by visit ing tbe sick and the dying, and beiog ever ready, with his services and means, to allaviate suffering, without reference to the nativity or creed of the snfferer. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the minntea ef the Society ; that a blank page be inscribed to hia memory; that a copy of thvee proceedings be furnished to the family of the deceased, and also be published In the city papers. T. BURKE. Vice President. Thomas Hcnan, Secretary. A VOTE OF THANKS. HIBERNIAN HA LI.. I Atlanta, Ga., May 16, 187$. \ 44 Resolved, That the thanks of the Hibernian Benev olent Society are due aud hereby tendered to Messrs, C. R. Groom os snd O. H. Jones, for their humans ss slstanoe te the members of this Society, on tbe eve ning and night of the 13th instant, in caring for asd preparing for burial the body of oar late brother, Richard M. Wall. Thia 8oeiety shall ever feel gmtefnl to them for their kind and Christton-Uke conduct on "Resolved, That the above be spread on tlie min. ate* of the Society, and alee published in tbe city pa pers." A true extract from the minute*. T. Nr wan, Secretary. Special Notice. _ *W KIVXIW OF IMFCRK BLOOD FLOW *ND VI. brat* through th. .yiUm or thoa* talutad with Scrof ula, Halt Rh.um, Barbu’, rich. HyphUU, Eruption, or FlmpU. oa tb. Fmoo, Roughut*. or E*lnc of the Shin. Compound Extract ol 8txUln(i« claw... and drlTM oat *U ImporttiM, and .EMU aa lmmadlot. and permanent cur*. If j-ou wuh a complexion fr».h »mt ■P°ttma, ua, the r.mpwnd Extract ot •nUia*:.- whloh will aooa matter th. whole aad coat, ersr*- from poison and Mendafcae soloed For tale by all Druggista. may 16-11