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The Daily Herald SUNDAY. JUNE 22, 1873. THK HERALD PtBLISIlI.N'U COMPANY, ALEX. ST. CLA1R-ABRAMS. IIENRY W. GRADY, R. A. ALSTON, Kditom and Managers. THE TERMS of the HERALD are m followe : DAILY, 1 Year $10 00 | WEEKLY, 1 Year...$2 00 DAILY, « Months... 6 00 | WEEKLY, 6 Months 1 00 DAILY, 3 Months... 2 60 | WEEKLY, 3 Months 60 DAILY, 1 Month.... 1 00 J Advertisements inserted at moderate rates. Sub* scriptione and advertisements invariably in advance. Address HERALD PUBLISHING CO., Drawer 23 Atlanta, Georgia. Office on Alabama Street, near Broad. TO ADVERTISERS. Tile bona ride circulation of tlie Daily- Herald is larger than that of the Consti tution. The bona fide eirrulalien of the Dally Herald Is mote tnan donbte that of the Sen. We are pr pared to verify this claim from onr books. “Law Abidek,” in whoso short squibs there is a great deal of rough common sense, comes at us again this morning on capital punishment. TO ADVERTISERS. As an indication of the rapid manner in which the circulation of the Herald in creases, we append a table of the number of quires printed each week for eight weeks past. We give the weekly total, because we do not keep any daily average, the Foreman of pva press room making his returns every Saturday, the correctness of which is ascer tained by comparisons with the returns of the Mail Clerk and Book-keeper: Quires. For the week ending May 3 649 •• •• '• " " 10 661 «« “ * 17 673 “ 24 698 “ •• “ “ “ 31 727 “ “ " ** Jane 7 744 “ •• « •• •• 14 779 “ •• •« “ " 21 810 It will be seen from the foregoing figures that the daily average on May 3d was 2,506, while the daily average for the past week was 3,240, being an increase in eight weeks of nearly seven hundred subscribers. It is proper to state that in this increase we have not included the numerous large orders we have received from time to time, but have confined ourselves strictly to the actual, legit imate circulation of the Herald. We feel authorized in claiming that the Herald has very nearly as large a circulation (if not as large) as both the other city papers put together; and it will be observed that the increase continues steadily and without pause. Wanted—A few fonts of italics. Must be common material, specially adapted to the use of adjectives. Apply at Opelika, Ala bama. THK OPELIKA TRAGEDY AGAIN. AN ATLANTA FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY NEEDED. The serious statements concerning the North Missouri Fire Insurance Company and the grave probability of its fail ure has awaken ed to a proper realization of their danger many of the property owners of th is city. Not far from two hundred thousand dollars are yearly paid to Fire Insurance Agents here lor pre miums, and the greater part of the money leaves Atlanta never again to return. While this large expenditure is annually incurred, the insured possess no better security that their risks will be paid should their property be destroyed, than is afforded by popular faith in the solvency of the companies. Not a single “foreign” insurance company in Georgia deposits money with the State Treasurer as an earnest of good faith with its policy holders, or invests its funds in Geor gia. As a consequence, the insured are completely at their mercy. If a company fails, there is nothing left those who have paid money on policies than to submit to the loss and insure in some other company, perhaps to find it as frail in performances as it is fair in promise. But why should this annual depiction of our capital continue ? Why do not our cap italists organize a strong Mutual Fire Insur ance Company, and thus retain in Atlanta the large sums of money yearly paid to Com panies of other States ? If such men ns Gen. Austell, John A. Jones, A. C. and B. F. Wyly, A. Leyden, R. F. Maddox, John Stephens, and a hundred other men we could name, would organize such a Company, they would give it a solidity that would insure it two-thirds of the total number of risks taken in outside companies. It is a matter worthy of record that every fire insurance company established in Georeia has prospered. Why not in At lanta, where the field is more inviting and the demand more urgent ? We need a home company here. Atlanta requires something more tangible and solid than flaming adver tisements showing huge assets, which dis appear like snow in springtime before the first serious conflagration. Such a company would pat.au end to the gross impostures practised upon an already too credulous peo ple, and enable property owners to feel sure certainly that their money, when paid for policies, is really, to use a metaphor, bread thrown upon the waters which will return “after many days.” We trust that our men of money will seri ously consider the necessity for just such a company as we have suggested, and will lose no time in organizing one. We believe that it would yield to them a larger profit than they could obtain by lending their money at interest, and it would unquestionably benefit the city by keeping some two hundred thous and dollars at home now sent out annually to companies which have no other interest in Atlanta than to get as much as they can out of property owners, and to pay back as little as possible, and that little only after many and vexatious delays. Out of a large batch of additional evidence in the Hooper case at Opelika, which we re ceived this morning, we extract the testi mony of the ODly witnesses who touched npon the alleged cause of the killing. All the other evidence was confined to proving the good character of Miss Barnett, and to show ing that the witness Allen could or could not have overheard the conversation he swore took place between Hooper and the young lady. Dr. G. S. Cobb, whose evidence we print elsewhere, is the only man who swears that Mr. Phillips told him anything of the scan dal. He, with apparent truthfulness, admits that in The first conversation the deceased de clined to give any names; and in the second only confirmed what Cobb said he had heard from other patties in relation to the names. Even then Mr. Phillips explicitly told him that he did not know who the lady was; that he had been told it was Miss Barnett, but that he could not say it was that young lady of his own knowledge. Mr. Phillips further stated that he “could not prove criminal inter course” between the parties. He tried in every way to hush up the scandal. In the cross-examination Dr. Cobb says: •• In the second conversation, Mr. Phillips told me that on Monday morning, the 7th, he went to Johnnie Hooper and told him he ought to be more particular, and mentioned what he had seen. Johnnie asked him what lady he alluded to. He said he did not know Of his own knowledge who the lady was. when Johnnie asked him this. “I told him that Miss Dozier had told me the lady was Miss Barnett.’' Johnnie then said: “If you insinuate that, I will shoot your head off.” Phillips said that he told John nie that he did not go there to make him mad, but to warn him as a father, and that shooting was a game that two could play at “But it you wers to kill me perhaps you would not want to kill ,two or three wo* men.” He said Mr. Hooper aaked him if the women had aeen it, and Mr. Phillips replied, “Yes.” Phillips said that Hooper then asked him not to say anything about it.” It will thus be seen that nowhere is it shdwn that Mr. Phillips circulated^the scan dal. He only admitted that he had seen Hooper under (to him) anspicions circum stances; but even then he declared that he did not know who the young lady was. Not until the question was pat to him point blank, “Was not the young lady Miss Barnett?'' did he admit that he had been told it was; at the same time stating that he could not swear that It was, and could not even prove criminal conduct. ' Sift all the evidence and but one conclu sion can be arrived at. It is that, alluding to the testimony thus far elicited, a most un just and slanderous rumor affecting a young lady’s character was circulated by somebody; but it is clearly proven that Mr. Phillips was not the man who circulated it. It is also clear that Hooper killed Phillips without any justification whatever: unless, indeed, it be justifiable to take life because a man refuses to make denial of a report wtic h he did not circulate. Unquestionably, Phillips had a story to tell, but Hooper's pistol effectually prevented his telling it. If he was alive he could, perhaps, show beyond denial, how un just it was to charge him with slandering a young girL But he is dead and cannot con front and contradict anything that may be said against him. He has been the victim of a most atrocious murder; and we stroogly sus pect that Hooper was not a voluntary agent in the bloody deed; but that he was urged on to its commission by a clique of unmitigated scoundrels, who were anxious to kill some body. JLOl'ISlASA—A DANGEROUS COMPRO MISE The basis of co-operation between the white and colored citizens of Louisiana has been published. General Beauregard was the chairman who reported the resolutions, and it is with sincere regret that we chronicle the fact. We know that the condition of Louisiana was terrible and we give him full credit for his patriotism in seeking to do all that was possible to extri cate his State from the political death which has for some time threatened it, but we must condemn his judgment. His plan is merely an attempt to escape from present trouble by adopting a compromise, which will result in evils ten times worse. We do not believe that any large portion of the white people of Louisiana will ever consent to snch complete and thorough social equality as he has recom mended, and thus they must become divided. Their only safety is in complete unit}. Di vide them aid henceforth the State must con tinue to be a prey to misrule and oppression. When he says, by “our people” we mean all men, of whatever race, color, or religion, who are citizens of Louisiana, we agree with him. We are perfectly willing and anxious to see the negro in the full enjoyment of his politi cal rights. The law gives them to him, and the sooner we accord them the sooner they will cease to trouble us. The right to vote carries with it the right to hold office, and if any community prefers to l>e ruled by negro officers, we say let them have their choice. We also believe that banks, insurance offices and other public corporations should recognize and con cede to negroes, when they are stockholders, the] right of being represented in their direc tion. Rut, when Gen. Beauregard recom mends that there shall be no distinction in public schools, or factories, or foundries, or machine shops, and that the proprietors of all places of public resort, and the captains of steamboats and other public conveyances, shall pursue this policy, we do enter our pro test. This thing may come, bat we are not prepared for it, or do we believe it ever can exist without perpetual trouble. This compromise may cause a lull in toe present difficulties, but whenever it is at tempted to be carried out in practice, they will break out a fresh. As Commodore Tat- nail remarked “blood is thicker than water,” and all the resolutions and compromises that the most earnest patriots and peace-makers may pass can never extinguish the distinction of Caste which God himself has established. We certainly desire to live in peace with the negro. Their numerical strength is so great that our prosperity depends upon his becoming a gocd and useful citizen. We regard him as the best agricultural laborer in the world, and we have always done all in our power to encourage him to buy land sad own property, and thus become interested in good government. Seven years ago the writer divided his land in small farms and settled negro families, who have planted orchards and worked their lands successfully. They are still on the land, and probably will remain there until their families grow up. We, therefore, agree with General Beauregard when he recom* mends the large landed proprietors the policy of adopting the small farm system. At the same time, we feel that the relations of the two races should now be clearly understood and firmly established. White men will never con sent to social equality with negroes, and all attempts to encourage such a delusion must end in harm. Deal justly with the ne gro; give him his due; protect him from vio lence; give him a fair trial in the courts; res pect his rights as a citizen, but at the same time let him understand that in social life he must continue in his own sphere, and while we will not encroach upon what be longs to him, be must not attempt to thrust himself where his presence most ever produce repulsion and bad feeling. Viewing the question in this light, we feel that General Beauregard and his Committee have made a great mistake. BIRMINGHAM COLONEL ADAIR’S LETTER AND WATER WORKS. We publish elsewhere a very interesting ac count of Birmingham, written for the Her ald, by Colonel George W. Adair, who re cently paid a visit to that city. In the very animated and admirable description given of the place. Colonel Adair has not lost sight of its sanitary arrangements. We call particular attention to what he saj’s concerning the water works established there. The system on which they have been established is iden tical with that advocated by Colonel Adair for Atlanta, last winter, and the conviction is again expressed by him, that with sixty thousand dollars we could obtain an efficient system of water works, capable of supplying us with all the water this city would need for years to come. Why, then, is it not tried? Why is not Colonel Adair’s proposition ac cepted ? He says that if the City Council will give him sixty thousand dollars he will furnish Atlanta with all the water she needs. Surely this sum is not too large for our ultra-econom ical Council to appropriate for so desirable a j purpose. We fear, though, that a majority of i the present Couneil are wedded to their idea; and it will be a matter for prayerful thankful- I ness if we escape some sucb terrible scourge ! as has visited other cities better provided | against danger than we are. Col. Adair’s offer is something more than ' a suggestion. It is a plain, straightforward offer, from a i practical business man. that if the city will furnish him with sixty thousand dollars he j will supply water enough for oar present i needs. If we are too poor to build works for a city of twenty or fifty years hence, then let us have such as we are able to pay ! for. It would have been very foolish to post pone the building of a street railway, because we could not raise money to carry it through every sheet and to grade lines that may be built up in the next twenty years; and so it is folly not to get a supply of water for present needs, because we can’t take care ol posterity. We say with Sir Boyle Roach, posterity never did anything for us, and why should we be so anxious to do for posterity. Wake, up gentlemen, and let us hear from you. Give us water. We are tired of paying one dollar per week for a sprinkler to keep down the dust, and carrying three times as much insurance and paying three times as much for it as we otherwise would if we had water. JOHN McK. GUNN. Some days since we published a circular which was sent to our office by a member of the bar, signed John McK. Gunn, in which he stated that he had been compelled to pay three thousand dollars to get the decision of “Joe Brown and Kent McKay,” on the home stead law reversed, and he thought every creditor who collected any money in conse quence, ought to pay him at least half of all they should recover. He offered to “go halves” with any lawyer who could so work upon the sympathies of a holder of old debts as to indace him to contribute and to protect the lawyer, he would send him a receipt in full of the whole amount so collected, and yet allow him to retain half of it. This circular struck us as being so su premely foolish, that wc at ones pronounced it a forgery, as we had hitherto entertained a better opinion of Mr. McK. Gunn’s sense. Hearing that he was in the city, we sent a re porter to interview him, and to our surprise and regret Mr. G. acknowledges that he is the author of this remarkable circular. Did Mr. McKee Gunn suppose that any holder of an old debt, who would enforce his claim against a poor debtor, even if it involved the ruin of his family, would be willing to divide with him anything he might thus recover. Vain hope. We advise Mr. Gunn to abandon it at once. What has been the result of this decision which Mr. McKee Gunn says he ob tained at such tremendous expense and effort. We do not believe it has benefitted anybody except the Registers in Bankruptcy, and the officers of the United States Courts, and the newspapers which have published the adver tisements. We don’t envy Mr. Gunn his re flections when he surveys the field and sees how many people he has contributed to make miserable. We don’t think he will get much satisfaction in the way of money, but we can assure him that he has caused a vast deal of sorrow in Georgia, more, perhaps, than any man since Sherman left us. We know of so many cases of hardship that we really believe there will be an effort made to get relief from our next Legislature. Mr. Gunn has secured one thing. He has secured a fame that will cause his name to be remem bered for at least two generations. So did the man who fired the Ephesian Dome. WATER WORKS. Did our City Fathers read a telegram pub lished in the Herald of Friaaj’, from New York, in which Mr. Howard called to the Board of Underwriters the fact of Atlanta being too perilous a fire risk for good com panies to take, since the City Fathers had declined to furnish additional water facilities? We have no idea that our northern lriends will retire their risks as long us we have a penny with which to pay them, but the peo ple are getting very anxious for something definite on the subject of water works. Where is the committee of investigatiou that was appointed some weeks ago? Can’t we hear from it ? Father O’Keefe expects his uction against Cardinal Cullen to be tried again, and will occupy the meantime with suits against Bishop Moran, Dr. McDonald, the Dublin Evening Post and the Kilkenny Journal. BIRMINGHAM. It is with diffidence that we suggest to the | colonel City Council the disbursement of any money not absolutely necessary in the conduct of the city government, but we feel that we will be pardoned for saying that it would be a very good idea, if the money can possibly be spared, te donate a few thousands to the Fulton county Fair Association. As to whether the Fair will be a success or not, we cannot presume to say, but we do say that it will be worth five thousand dollars to the city, to have a half fare rate established on the several railroads leading into the city, for one week. This will be done if the Fair is held. If it is done, hun dreds, aye, thousands of people living in the towns, cities and villages near Atlanta will A . . ... ... .. ° sufficient to justify the owner in putting np the proper- take this opportunity, and come to Atlanta i ty , tanclion . uirminghun ta certainly to “do a little trading.” We will have dur- a remarkable place. ing the whole week a series of excursion 18 not two years since the first survey was mad*-, trains, packed to the utmost, arriving daily, i wlth not * building °n the .tte; now there .re four , , , , , | thousand inhabitants of first-class people. On the and each excursionist will leave probably an . ... ...... .. , ,, 1 J streets you will meet intelligent business men and well average often dollars in the city. dressed ladies. They have five nice churches, with We merely throw this hint out to be debated preachers in charge; four good hotels; a plaining mill by the committee to which the matter has an ‘l K ri8t mill > run b y steam; over one hun- been referred. 1 dred t*°- 8 tory brick stores, with iron and granite fronts well finished; over four hundred nice, tastily built cottage residences, costing from three to six thousand dollars,—a number of more costly residences, some bein° finished at a cost of not less than ten thousand dollars. The city is in a valley, on the site of an old plantation, and is between two mountains, one of coal and the other of iron ore. No mistake about this. Just as well say IV—A RKMABKABLK PLA AND APPEARANCE—ITS COAL AND IRON—AS A RAILROAD CENTRE—WATER WORKS, ETC. Atlanta, June 21,1873. To the Editors of the Herald : As I promised to give you my impressions of Bir mingham, on my recent visit to sell lots for the “ Ely' ton Land Company,” at auction, on the 18th inst., I will say the auction sale was a failure. From West Point to Birmingham I found the fields covered with grass and water; corn and cotton may have been planted, but they will have to be “ recon structed ” before any yield will ever come of it. The Alabama and Chattanooga Bailrosd waa on another spree, and no one could reach the sale from either end of this road. The failure of trains and the depression of the plant’ ing interests caused a small attendance at the sale, not Mr.. John Stephens was on the right track decidedly, when he went before the Council, and insisted in a forcible speech, that the regular merchants of the city should be pro tected against the shout of itinerant hordes that infest our large cities from one end of the year to the other. Oar regular merchants there ,a no e™ nite at stone Mountain .. to -u there ... . . at , i is no coal and iron at Birmingham, pay their part of the taxes the year round, Th , r hav . CO mpte«d .od h.ve in .aoo.l.1 oporw- rent stores, keep up the city, contribute to its j tiou a wealth, and make its name honored, and they splendid system of water works, should be protected in the exercise of the re- on precisely the plan I advise Atlanta last winter, ciprocal privileges it grants them. Let the Council act boldly and decisively in this mat* | ter. THE CHOLERA. selected a pure spring branch, three mile* from the depot, procured an engine of 25 horse power, con structed a dam across the branch, and with eight-inch iron pipe conveyed the water one and a quarter miles to a high hill, one hundred and seventy-five feet above the level of the dam—and there the water is kept in a brick reservoir—and from thence it is carried by its own gravity, through eight-inch iron pipe, to the city TERtRlSXiE REPORTS FROM j below. The supply is sufficient to fill every cistern I we have in Atlanta. NASHV iLiLiF. In fact, the supply of water that Birmingham has now from works erected at a cost inside of sixty thousand dollars, is amide for Atlanta for all Over Ninety Deaths from the 1 practical purposes. We ha\e the streams and the ele vation, and at a cost of seventy-five thousand dollars Scourge on Yesterday . can fill a large reservoir in the center of the city, and . all our cisterns now built, and such as it may be nec- ~ essary to build for fire purposes, and carried thence to Its Appearance and Progress; tnc Ecwer '-' l ' ith thc “ Ei6,am ' eofraiuw * ter * Ild in Cincinnati. pure running branches, will keep all these clear. Thus we may be secured against the danger of being j burnt out some uight, and render our sanitary ar- , r&ngements complete. Why not stop theorizing, and special correspondent at Nash- go to work and do it? THOUGHT> FOR ATLANTA. Whether or ville has fallen a victim to cholera, or taken his de parture from that aftlicted city to a safer place, we If the city will furnish me the amount mentioned, have not been able to ascertain, but ;for two days past j w m p U t dovn the pipeB and furnish a he has failed to forward us any reports of the condi tion of affairs there. THE DISEASE STILL SPREADING. It is certain, however, that the scourge is still spreading in Nashville, and if private telegrams re ceived in this city on yesterday can be relied upon, it it has assumed frightful proportions. One dispatch reports that cholera carried off more than ninety per sons on yesterday, the large majority j of whom were negroes whose uncleanly habits and style of living invited the disease and aided materially in its propa gation. AMONG THE UPPER CLASSES. While, however, the negroes were the principal victims, thj disease was gradually extending its ravages among the better classes, and wag finding victims among persons whose habits and style of living were unexceptionable. As a consequence, the exodus from Nashville continued, though ou a diminished scale, as nearly everybody has left the city already who can afford to temporarily absent themselves from their homes. IN THE RAILROAD TOWNS. Private advices also represent the disease a a appear ing in the several towns on the railroads in Tennessee and Kentucky leading from Nashville, and it is not improbable that before many days we will hear of its appearance in Louisville. As will be seen by our dispatches, it has already appeared in Cincinnati. The Disease in Cincinnati. Cincinnati, June 21,1873. There were three deaths Thursday and three on Friday. Reported to have been caused from cholera, t The Ileultli of Atlanta. Some of our country exchanges are giving publicity to absurd rumors concerning the health of Atlanta, and it is even asserted that the cholera has appeared here. We desire to here state implicitly that not a single case of cholera has been in Atlanta yet. Reports were spread in three different instances that such was the case, but they were all ascertained to be false. Two of these cases were cholera morbus, and one was cramp cholic, and iu all three the recoveries were rapid. Atlanta has certainly been less healthy among the past few weeks than she usually is, but her unhealthiness was due solely to local causes, which have either been wholly or partial ly removed. Within a week we hope to be able to chronicle the complete cleaning up of the city when Atlanta will resume her distinction as the healthiest city in the United States. Already there is a marked decline in sickness, aDd the death rate is as small as usual. In conclusion we desire to state that whenever a j single case of Asiatic cholera is reported in this city, we shall promptly and frankly publish the fact. We j do not believe in the policy of suppressing news of : this kind. If Asiatic cholera, or any other infectious : or contagious diseafe appears in our midst, we hold it 1 our duty as journalists to make public the fact, and \ .eh water need. There is no use in burdening ourselves to keep the hundred thousand inhabitants that are coming here in the future comfortable: let us make ourselves comfortable. “Sufficient unto the day is the.’evil thereof.” If the city grows, then Increase the water works to meet the necessities of the day. This is fair and just, and it is common 6ense. Let us learn something from Birmingham and have water works. BIRMINGHAM AS A RAILROAD CENTRE lias the same relation to Alabama that Atlanta has to Georgia, with this advantage: The valley land around it is better than we have, and then she has all aiound her inexhaustible supplies of the best quality of iron, coal, lime, marble, etc. "lbere is now a railroad run. nine through Birmingham from Montgomery to Nash ville and Louisville. From Montgomery roads arc running to Atlanta, Pensacola, Lufaula, Columbus. Selma, Mobile, etc. Then she has another road from Meridian. Alabama and Chattanooga, where roads branch off to Selma, Mobile. Vicksburg, New Orleans, etc. This railroad runs by Birmingham to Chattanooga, where roads branch eff north, east and west. These roads are now in operation and run daily through the place. She has, in prospect, a new road now being built from Opelika to Corinth, Miss., by which Un people of Savannah and Southwest Georgia will have a direct line to St. Louis. THE COAL AND IRON INTERESTS of North Georgia and Alabama are now attracting the earnest attention of capitalists in Europe and America, and in ten years the magnitude of their developments will astouieh even the most sanguine minds. Coal is becoming a necessity and iron is not only a necesaity but fast becoming a luxury that enters into every » ter prise. When THE GEORGIA WESTERN is completed, iron can be carried from the Ooosa mines to Port Royal and thence to Liverpool cheaper than it can be procured from the over-worked mines of Eng land ; and coal can be shipped from these fields by way of Port Royal on the largest vessels that float on the Atlantic. It you will examine the geography of our country, in view of the contracts and contemplated improve ments hinted at,and give the subject a little thought,you will aee that my failure to have a big sale in Birming ham is a small affair compared to the future destiny of Birmingham and Atlanta, when these great rail road enterprises are perfected. Get a map and look for yourselves. Next is the Georgia Western, from Atlanta to Bir mingham. The completion of this road will give Charleston and Port Royal, uud Augusta, a direct line through Atlanta to tue coal and iron of North Ala bama, and another outlet to the great West. There is a road in contemplation direct from Mobile 3 shall perlorm that duty without hesitation. But, , „ . . . , . . . .. . ..... i to Birmingham, Wheu the link between Birmingham a do beg our country cousins to wait until the disease ; . ... . really do«-s appear before they give publicity to wild rumors. Associated Press Accounts from Nashville. Nashville, June 21, 1873. The mortuary list irom the cholera shows flfty-nine and the Mississippi river, at a point a few miles south of Napoleon, where a bed is already graded from the west bank of the Mississippi towards Northeast Texas, where it tans THE OKKAY SOUTHERN ! making west to San Diego on the Pacific ocean. This deaths, of which forty-eight were colored. The j ig now being built through Mississippi, east, to- weather is rainy, with occasional sunshine. wards BirminghaaI . When this road is completed it Deaths ill Memphis The Surrounding I will put Atlanta and Birmingham on the Air Line road Country. j between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. These Memphis, June 21, 1873. are The weather to-day is hot and clear. ! visiosaby roads, There were fourteen deaths from cholera. ; but are under charter and construction, audio five Reports from the surrounding country state that the disease still prevails, but in a less violent form. A Cholera Death in Washington. Washington, June 21, 1873. The Doctors announce a cholera death to-day of a cleanly colored woman iu a healthful locality, and state that cucumbers was the cause. Several cases of choleratic diarrhea have beeu re. ported. Action of the Massachusetts State Board of Health. Boston, Juno 21, 1873. Massachusetts State Board of Health has addressed a circular to the cities and towns of tbeStatc advising the health authorities to take prompt measures to avert danger from Asiatic cholera. WASHINGTON DOTS. A New Postmistress Gone Telegraph- Hoar on the Lookout. Washington, June 21,1873. Mrs. White is appointed postmistress at Water Val ley, vice Bnford, suspended. Secretary Richardson has gone to Harvard. Secretary Delano will be gone for seventy day*. The Star says the automatic telegraph, with its fran chises, is about to pats Into the hands of the Weatern Union. The War Department wants a quarter of a million head stones for the Union dead. Hoar, fnrmetly Attorney General, is prominently mentioned for Chief Justice. years will be completed, and when done will be of r tual benefit to both Atlanta and Birmingham. I have no fears of the future. We have the elements ot wealth and power within our grasp, and men of e ergy and capacity, who will make them available. In great, haste, I have complied, this morning, with your request—to give you my impression of Birming ham. THE TURF. Races at Fleetwood and Jerome Park The Winners and their Time. New York, June 21, 1873. Fleetwood races—Constance won the first; time 2:37 2:3C\, 2:34 won by lady Bunkers, 36 > 4 . Young Bauuo won the second—time 2:28’*, 2 29V 2 81 2:31 ’ 4 . Quarge won the thin! heat. JEROME I*ARK RACKS. [The following dispatch says "add to Jerome Park,” but the report of the first race has not reached \ Ei's. Hkrald. ! Second race: Haudicsp sweepstakes—one miles a quarter; the horses started were Woodbine, liren- nus. Stock wood. Buckdeu, The Nurse, and Little’i colt. The race waa won by 8tockwood—time 2.12. Third race: Selling race—one mile; the five horses started were, Gerald, Quitx, Saudford, Winosap, and Liverpool. The race was won by Sandford—time 1:46V The fourth was a selling race of one mile and three quarters, seven horses starting. Won by Vespuciun time 8:11. P 01S 0 N E D ? • Testimony Before tile Polaris Investigating Committee. Captiiin Hall Declares He was Poisoned. Buddington Drunk Very Often. Hall’s Death Takes a Stone from His Heart. Washington, Jane 21,187J. Th*; following is s glance of the additional evidence in the Polaris examination, which has just been printed: Gustavs W. Lindquist, a native of Stockholm, was a seaman ou board that v#-*wel; was the last one that lelt it, and never had any other belief than that Capt. Hall died a natural death, although he knew there were men around who did not like Hall. There was good discipline while the Csptain lived, but they put discipline along with him in his grave. There waa uo mutiny or difficulty ot that kind. At the time the ship and the floe parted she did not leak more than she had for a considerable period before. He saw the ship next day, and thought those on board could not have failed to see all on the floe, because they had the masthead to see from, but he did not know the condition of the vessel was such that they could hare done so. They might, he said, have thought it easier for us to get to them. I do not think the ship will bo able to get out without help, because she has little coal, and under canvaeg cannot pass through the ice. I think the parting be tween us and the ships purely accidental. Peter Johnson, a seaman, and a native of Denmark, testified that he had uo reason to believe that Capt. Hall died from any other than a natural cause. He never heard anybody ssy that KE HAD BEEN POISONED. He used to say that somebody was going to -boot him but this was when he was not in his right senses. He did not know anything about any difficulty aboard the ship,, but beard that the officers aft did not agree very well. He had seen Capt. Buddington when be had a little too much, but cou’.d but see it on the oth ers the night Captain Buddington was all right. There was then no liquor on the ship. Wm. Jsckson, tbe cook, a native of New York, said Hall accused the peo ple of poisoning him; didn't call by name, but would p^int toward Dr. Bessels and ssy, “THAT MAN POISONED Me.” Alter be became very bad he thought everybody was trying to poison him. It was said he was out of his I head. Hall thought the witness was goiDg to shoot him. He had no idea Hall died any but a natural death; he had no reason for believing to the I contrary ; be could not say that any officer of the ship i got drunk; he never saw any one who might be called ! drunk. James Herron, the Stewart, a native of Liver- j pool, but au American citizen, testified that, when I Captain Hall came back from his sledge journey on the i 24th of October, he, in response to Hall's request, gave j him a cup of coffee made by tbe cook, but he had no i idea that he died from other than a natural cause. BUDDINGTON BECAME DRUNK : ofteier aftef Hall's death than before; the other offi cers used drink, but he didu't see them drunk; he was pretty sure Buddington was not drunk when tt e ship and ttoe parted; Buddington's command was | submitted to by every person on board: bethought ' the Polaris would come out all right, j Wm. Winderiuan, being sworn, said: He was a sea- i man: born in Germany; had no reason to believe that Hall did not die a natural death; thought the separation j of the ship and floe accidental: he thought the ' ship could have come to to them if she had been iu good condition. Fred. Aunting. a seaman from the I Russia, testified that he didn't know what was the mat ter with Hall. He had never heard of any difficulty except some little difference between Capt. Hall and Mr. M*-yer at Disco, and bad never seen any of the officers drunk, nor did he hear of anything of th 0 kind. Juo. W. C. Kruger testified at Disco THERE WAS SOME <;RUMBLUS(, ! iu regard to the grab. Rumors were afloat in the ship ; that Dr. Bessels, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Chester, the engin eer and Captain Buddington were about to leave the ship. There was some talk among the crew, but it amounted to nothiug. It was not known at the time if it had attracted the attention of Captain Hall. Wit ness did not hear anything about it from Cart, Bud dington himself, and it amounted to nothing after they left Disco. A STONE OFF BUDDINGTON'* HEART. j Frederick Jamta, seaman, born in Prussia, testified that after the death of Hall one of the men went aft iu the morning and met Csptain Buddiugtcn. Tbe Cap tain said: “Well, Henry, there is a stone off my heart.' Henry said, “Why so ? Why, Captain ?” • Hall is dead.” We did not, the witness said, like that very weiL As far as my opinion goes, I think Captain Hall died a natural death. Captain Buddington made fan of Cap tain Hall a good many times among the men. Captain Buddington was very friendly to Captain Hall till hie back was turned. Captain Buddington was drunk very often. We did not think the vessel would be able to come out without assistance, as she had only thirteen o: fourteen tons of coal on board—just enough to last her for the winter. Personal Intelligence. Alton Angier has left for New York, whence be will sail in the steamer Java fer Europe. We wish him safe and happy over the ** briny deep.” It will gravity many Atlantiana to know that Mr. Dick Peters, kuowu as an accomplished young cnil engineer, lately engaged on the Western Railroad, is chosen as Chief Engineer of a fine and solid road of East Kentucky. We feel assured that he will fill the place with honor. Major General Fielderat, of the Virginia Army, and as gallant an officer as ever went to battle at the head of his hosts, has been spending some days in the city. He doubtless meets many old comrades here. Mr. Busaey of Columbus, son of Colonel Barney of the Eagle and Phu-nix Mills, will, on next Tuesday night, engage in marriage Miss Lizzie Lucas of Athens. The groom and his friends will pas* through Atlanta to-night. l>r. Watkins Hicks created great enthusiasm u Au gusta with his lecture on •• Home. Sweet Home.” He ought to l>e asked to deliver it here. C. W. Felts, of W. W. Felts k Bro., Tuskegee, Ala bama is at the National Hotel sick. He came to the. city for the purpose of buying goods. \\ e hope to sew him out again very aoon. The following prominent persons among ethers were registered at the National lastmght: ■ M. G. Robert, Misses Bessie and Bailie Cooper Washington: J II Nichollsaud daughter, Naooochee;. F A Frost, banker, LaGrange; Visaes M.Elheney. Abercrombie and Wimberly, Macon. P F Chambers. Columbus; F U Cold well, Chattanooga; Captain W B Thomas, Opelika; J B HolHnshead. Fort Valley ; J M Austin. East Point; Geo C Cornwall. Augusta; WL Bass. Macon; H G Dewis, Greensboro; Rev W A Parks Marietta. CM Dickey. Xenia, Ohio; J s Hunter and W H Terrie, Pendleton, 8 C; W J Harris, Alabama; Hon H R Harris and wife, Greenville; W S Wamn, j l 8 Honey and T 8 Garner, city. Prize Declamation.—There will be a prize deola- matiou by the yonng men of the Atlanta Select 8chood at the hall of the Kimball House on Monday evenii^ next, June 23d, at eight o'clock, at which time the prize will be delivered by Geu. A. C. Garlington. It is needless to remark that the presentations speech of the General will be fine, for no other kind emanates from hla eloquent lips. The entrance to the hall is on Wall street, and the oeeasion will doubtless prove, one of intareet.