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The Daily Herald.
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1873.
THK iIKKALD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
ALBX. ST. CLAIK-ABRAMS.
fltONKY W. GRADY,
K. A. ALSTON,
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Oar State Exchanges.
The Colombo* Eoqmrer *aj»: We feel *ad in an
nouncing the death of Mr. John A. Ramsey, which oc
curred at the re*idence of Mr. J. W. Peaae, at an early
hour last evening, from a brief attack of typhoid fe
ver. He wa* a promising young man, and one who
had many friend* in the city. For a year or two past
he had clerked at the grocery hous* of Freer L Illges,
where, by his correct deportment and induatrion*
habit*, he secured the good will of hi* employer* and
the respect of the community generally.
Also: From parties who came down on Use North
and Sonth train yesterday, we learn that one William
Seats shot and killad hi* brother, named W. G. Seat*,
at 1>4 o'clock Wednesday, ftt his room In Hamilton.
The weapon used was a pistol. The shot took effect
in the left breast, producing death almost instantane
ously. The deceased, it is stated, was just recovering
from a drunken spree. No cause is assigned for the
rash act. The slayer was arrested, and his preliminary
trial fixed for yesterday.
A Griffin lady objects to the city hearse; calls it a
caboose; wants It Improved, and thinks of going be
fore the City Council and making a personal appeal to
that effect. Tbit is a grave anbject.
The Enquirer Rays that the crop reports grow no
better fast. We bave conversed with all the ware
housemen, and they give the same un favorable reports
from the sections whence they draw cotton. The va
rious estimates go to show that the crop will be cut off
from one-third to one-half, and in some cases even
below the latter figure. The irrepressible caterpillars
have wrought great mischief in some of our best trad
ing counties. But, discouraging as these reports are,
we trust that Columbus will receive, as her proportion
of the crop, between 50,000 and 60,000 bales. This, if
it commands good prices, will make a fair business
during the winter. The expectations of many are
doomed to bitter disappointment. Such things must
be expected through all time. Our people must not
give way to dejection.
Gainesville is dreaming over several important rail
road enterprises.
The Gainesville Advertiser says that on Thursday
evening last, about ten or twelve miles above this
place, in a cut near Rice and Mitchell's mill, the down
passenger train ran over Mr. Berry Bates, of Dawson
Cointy, badly severing his right arm and hor*
ribly mangling his right leg. The mangled limbs were
amputated by Dr. Wills, assisted by other prominent
pbyeiciane of this place, but to no avail, as Mr. Bates
died that even ing.
Colonel Red win* announces that Hen. Van Estes is
now associate editor of the Gaioeeville Eagle.
** T. U. V.” of the Norcross Advance, bas grown lib
eral. He is tho richest editor outside of New York.
Hear him: We havo five town lots within five hun
dred yards of the Norcroes depot that we will give to
any person who will agree to build a respectable
house thereon, within a reasonable time. We mean
what we say. We will give a deed to the lot, and take
the party's written obligation to build, and when he
does binld we will return his written obligation. We
hope persons who are desirous of locating here for the
purpose of educatiog their children will at once avail
themselves of this rare opportunity.
The telegraph wires are being distributed along the
Air-Line Railroad. In a little while the once insulated
mountains of Georgia can talk ahead of time with the
metropolitan centres of the world.
Hall county young men go over to Gwinnett and
steal the pretty girls.
Mr. Ambrose Wright, near Albany, died on the 8th
inst.
Mrs. Tefft, widow of Mr. I. K. Tefft, an old and high
ly respected and esteemed citizen of Savannah, died
quite suddenly at her residence, southwest corner of
Bull and Jones streets, about 3^ o’clock Thursday
morning.
Oyster soup is sow taking the place of that made of
vegetables, calves' head* ox tail, et id omne genus
soup oh }
Elder W. E. Moreau is preaching in 8andersvil]e.
About the biggest business man in Rockmart is
named Ferguson.
the hospital and its site.
The great need of a Hospital bos been long
and seriously felt in tbe city. Indeed, it is be
coming a crying evil, if not a down right re
proach that with such a population, we have
no place—save a calaboose—to wbicb to carry
those who may unfortunately fall by tbe way-
side or be found fit subjects for a Hospital or
a Lazaretto.
Some few good Samaritan spirits bave of
late, been at work to raise funds for tbe pur
chase of a suitable site for the erection of a
Hospital, and if we are correctly informed,
GEN. GORDON AND THE SOUTHERN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Our Baltimore correspondent, some time
since, gave ns notice of a rumor that tbe “At
lanta Department of the Southern Life Insu
rance Company bad been reduced to a mere
agency, and that Gen. Gordon bad resigned.”
In tbe same issue that contained our Balti
more letter, we editorially corrected the ru
mor. We now take occasion to reassert that
rumor never bad a more fragile foundation.
Instead of tbe Department here being reduced
to a mere agency, it bas assumed additional
quit, a conriderable-thougli inaofleient- importance, and Gen. Gordon, it* worthy and
fund bas been subscribed, and “ the Hospital
Association” and tbe City Council bave tbe
matter under advisement
Now we would simply suggest that the
grounds of tbe Atlanta Medical College are
amply sufficient for both the College and tbe
Hospital of any desired dimensions or capac
ity,—that tbe site is every way eligible, con
venient and pleasant, with good water and
proper drainage, and we therefore submit tbe
question : Cannot an arrangement be effected
between tne Board of Trustees and the Fac
ulty of the Atlanta Medical College, on tbe
one part, and tbe Atlanta Hospital Association
and the City Council, on the other port, by
and through which tbe Hospital can be erec
ted on tbe College grounds, thereby saving
to tbe Hospital, for building and other pur
poses, tbe large sum of money necessary for
tbe purchase of a site, in no way more eligi
ble, convenient nor better suited *o tbe pur
pose than these College grounds?
honored President, !■ now devotedly attached
to Hs welfare, and more actively engaged iu
promoting its interests than ever. We are
creditably informed that tbe business of this
sterling Southern Company was* never more
prosperous, and far surpassing the expecta
tions of its most sanguine friends. Tbe De
partment in this city bas probably done more
towards securing this success than any other.
We know whereof wo speak. We are deeply
interested in everything tending to •advance
tbe material interests of our section, and hence
have taken tbe pains to convince ourselves of
tbe merits of this Company. We find it safe,
sound, economically managed, and liberal in
its dealings. We unhesitatingly commend it
to our readers, and trust that increasing suc
cess may demonstrate the appreciation of our
Southern people for our Southern institutions.
THE USURY LAW.
THE AIR-LINE RAILROAD.
THIS GREAT ENTERPRSE
COMPLETED.
A Herald Reporter Inter
views Col. B. Y. Sage,
the Chief Engineer.
A Complete History of the Road
from the Beginning—The
Different Routes Sur
veyed—Several Or
ganizations— Its
Completion,
Cost, &c-
Early Establishment of Sched
ule and Through Trains.
sketch of the main points in th* history of the roed
from its commencement to its completion.
Reporter—I am much obliged. It is a great work,
with an eventful history, the completion of which ic a
matter of j net pride to all who bave been connected
with the work. Will you, if there ie no impropriety,
inform me what has been
TH* AGO ax G ATX COST
of the road up to this time ?
Col. Rage—The road, with tbe equipments, hee thus
far cost about $30,000 per mile. The length of the
road is 2G5 miles, which makes the ooat $7,000,000, or
in the neighborhood of $8,000,000. This ie in stock
and bond*.
TH* SCHKDCLK.
Reporter—When will your schedule be promulgated,
and tbe regular running of through train* be com
menced ?
Ool. Sage—A convention of the representatives of
all the roads from New Orleans to New York will be
held here on Monday next, to arrange ibis
schedule. We have made up one which
we like, and which we thought would meet
tbe approval of all the roads, but some of them
did not approve it, and they are all ooming together
to compare views and agree upon a schedule. The
train# will be started aa soon as possible.
THE TIME TO NEW YOBK.
Importer—How much will the time to New York be
reduced by your route ?
Col. Sage—The time from this point to New York
will be only from forty-one to forty-two hours. The
shortest time by present routes, I believe, is 48 hours.
Reporter—Who are the present stockholders or
owners of the road ?
Col. Sage—It is at present owned by tbe Southern
Security Company.
ITS DBHEPITS.
Reporter—I suppose already
| . through this extensive, mountainous
iUOlUllKiPDt tO 1110 111 teg- and long neglected country i a already showing vast
Special Telegram from our Ma
con Bureau.
Macon, Sept. 13, 1873.
To the Editobs of the Hkbald :
The Agricnltural Association of Bibb county
assembled in the Court House to-day.
It was resolved to use extraordinary efforts
to properly represent Bibb county at tbe ap
proaching Stale Fair, and to entertain guests.
A COMMITTAL
of forty-five was appointed to take charge of
the matter and see that the county and its
products are properly represented, and visit
ors entertained.
All the speakers agreed that the displiy at
the Fair will be the grandest ever seen in
Georgia.
MILITABT.
Tbe city military companies held a grand
dress parade in the afternoon at the park, at
which a great many people were present.
The oompanies and the battalion were abso
lutely perfect in their evolutions.
It was r-oorted that the Floyd Rifles will
not enter tor the prize.
SPAIN.
We publish below tbe Usury Law now en-
If such an arrangement could be effected, j forced by the Bute o{ Connecticut, by there-
it would assuredly redound to tbo benefit of
both the Hospital and the College, and we
think the subject worthy the calm considera
tion of tbe friends of the Hospital, and of the
College,—not only of tlie«e, but of every good
citizen who feels a desire to provide for the
poor destitute sufferers in our midst. We
submit the question to those who may feel an
interest m this matter, regarding it as the
quest of several prominent merchants of this
city, who want the passage of a similar law
agitated in this State. They showed us a
published copy of the discussion of the Leg
islature of that State while the bill was pend
ing. After a lengthy argument of the matter
tbe vole was cast and the law passed by a vote
of 173 to 53.
THE BILL
most speedy, convenient nnd available %>lan j Section 1. No person. Savings Bank, Bank-
for securing a Hospital at tbe least possible
cosh
THE PH1LLIPS-WADDKLL AFFAIR.
Elsewhere we publish tie correspondence
between Mr. Phillips, ot this city, and Col.
Waddell, of Seale’s Station, Alabama, in re
ference to a communication published iu an
Opelika paper concerning Mr. Thos. Phillips,
of Opelika, who was killed by Mr. Hooper of
ing Association, or incorporated institution in
this State, upon any contract lor the loan of
money or goods, wares, merchandise, or any
property whatever, shall take, directly or in
directly, more than the value of seven dollars
for the iorbearance of one hundred dollais for
o je year, and at that rate for a greater or less
sum, or for a longer or shorter time.
Sec. 2. Every person or incorporated insti
tution, which shall take, accept, or receive,
by means of any bargain, loan, exchange, con
veyance, or otherwise, more than the sum
, , u —-of seven dollars for the forbearance of one
that place. The communication charged Mr. handred dollar8 in money , or otter property
Phillips with a scandalous connection with a j of that value, for one year, and at that rate
certain woman of his neighborhood, on 1 for a greater or less sum, or for a longer or
account of which he asserted he was expelled ' ^ sha11 forfeit the value of the money, or
, _ „ • j other property so taken, accepted or received,
from the chnrcb. Mr. Tbos. Phillips, oi this J f or forbearance, who shall, within one year
city, a nephew of the deceased, took to thereafter sue therefor, and prosecute his suit
himself the championing of his uncle’s good to effect.
name. This correspondence is the result.
Sec. 3. Section Six ot “An Act entitled an
Act to restrain the taking ot Usury” shall re-
It may be pertinent to say that tho letter i mft j n j n force, except so far as the same relates
sent by Col. Waddell to Mr. Phillips, which i to Savings Banks, Savings institutions, and
Col. Lay refused to accept, and which seems
to be tho hinge of the whole affair as it were,
is said to have been in substance as follows.
Mr. Waddell was disposed to acknowledge
that he bad been too hasty in one statement,
viz., that “the late Mr. Phillips had been
expelled from tbe church,” having learned that
he resigned; the letter further, it is said, asked
Mr. Phillips to meet him by friend or in per
son and discuss tbe charges contained in his
Building Associations.
Sec. 4. All Acts and parts of Acts, incon
sistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This Act shall not affect any con
tract or suit now pending ; and shall take ef
fect from its passage.
THE HOWELL MAFTUFAUTHING COM
PANY.
Col. Clark Howell and his sons are pursu
iog tbe only course which will give us man-
communication in the Opelika paper, saying j u*a c tori ed * They have not made speeches,
Alabama News.
The Daderills Headlight thinks Bob Bacon, of Co-
lomb^y.the best talker for his “heft" in the State.
At the last term of the county court of Augusta,
there were thirty-seven criminal cases—nearly oil
misdemeanors.
The Jonrnal says that Alabama received a medal
as an sward of merit for minerals at the Vienna Ex
position. Cotton exhibitors of Mobile have received a
medal of progress.
A grsngo was organized on Monday evening. Sep
tember 8th, at Hstchechubbee, Alabama, by Mr. VT. 8
Gordon, who has just been commissioned Deputy for
the counties of Bussell, Lee, Chambers, Randolph-
Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa and Macon. Granges have
also been organized at Glennville, Seale and Crawford.
The Advertiser of Friday says: Tbe stock holders of
the South and North Alabama railroad held a meeting
in the «ity last Wednesday, the results of which have
not yet transpired. Tbe stockholders of the Mobile
and Montgomery road met yesterday, and patting this
and that together we argue that some arrangement is
on foot by which the twain will shortly become if not
one Hash, at least one roed, to all intents and pur
poses. Also, we learned yesterday that one of the
largest and generally moat snocessfnl planters of
Lowndes county had this year a one hundred acre
field of cotton from which he did not expect to gather,
one hundred pounds. In fact, as we are informed, he
does not expect or intend to attempt to gather any-
that he was certain Mr. Phillips would not
insist upon his retracting them if they could
be proved to be true; and as evidence that he
had some basis for a discussion, called Mr.
Phillips’ attention to six certificates from gen
tlemen sustaining his side of the case, (these
certificates enclosed.) This, we believe, is
about the substance, or the spirit of the letter.
Mr. Phillips refused to receive it, stating that
he came to vindicate his uncle’s memory, not
to discuss his character.
Wo submit the correspondence at present
without comment.
The Columbus San says upon this point:
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
The Atlauta Herald reports having pos
session of the entire correspondence in i.lie
Waddell-Pbillips affair, but has not space in
which to publish it before Sunday, on which
day it will appear.
We have beard gentlemen connected with
Major Waddell say they desired nothing bet
ter than that the entire correspondence
should be published, and that were this done,
they would be perfectly satisfied, and submit
the cose without a word. They also state the
Phillips party has not the entire correspond
ence.
We desire to state that ns there is an alia,
sion made iu one of the letters ot this corres
pondence to Mr. DeVotie, of the Columbus
.Sun, we deem it justice to publish in to-day's
paper a denial published in the Sun of Sat
urday, of what is understood to be this
game charge. He says:
ANOTHER PLEASURE EXCURSION.
The Atlanta Helald understands that Mr.
rity and Ability ot' the
Present Officials.
This great line of railroad, materially sborteninc
tbe distance and time from New Orleans, and from
this city to New York, an enterprise which has been
regJFded as one of the most important that ever was
commenced east of the Mississippi river, for forty ... .. ...... . . — .
j. r . . . sand bales disposed of in that market. Similar im-
years, is now finished. It lacks only the arranging 1 . a
1 going on at every point on tho entire
regular trains running through. To rnako this ar
rangement, a convention of representatives of ail the
railroads interested will assemble in this city to- j f actg ho gave
morrow.
This great work has been
NKABLY TWENTY YEARS
Madrid. September 13,1873.
A report was current in Madrid to-day that Intran
sigent#, deputy of Galvede, has plaoed crews nun-
{ be ring in all 1,900 men, on tbe Frigate Numsncia and
road j the steamer Fernando d’Castolico. and that the vee-
sels thus manned have sailed from Cartagena for
Torre vy.
Various uodies cf Republican troops in the North
are about to take united action against the CarksU. *
The Intransigentes made another sortie from Car
tagena yesteulsy and met with more success than on
the day before. They captured a number of mules
and several pieca* of artillery. They also burned the
fascines of works of the Government forces.
Later intelligence of the aocident yesterday to the
express train from Vittoria to Madrid, says the dies*,
ter was much more serious than was first announced.
The number killed was 17, and 50 wounded, and scarce
ly any person on tho train escaped uninjured.
All the clausee of the bill increasing the power of the
government has been adopted by the Cortes.
It is reported that Don Alphonso, brother of Don
Wo then thanked Col. Sage for the very Interesting Carlos, has left bts command and returned to France.
sigus of improvement in buildings, cultivation, the
enhancement of real estate, etc.
Colonel Sags. Yea, very great indeed. It has in
fused new life everywhere—such as I have named, at
Xorcroaa and Buford. When the train first reached
Gainesville, there were less than five handred inhabi
tants, and not a house had been built there in twelve
years. Now there are fully two thousand five hundred
Inhabitants, and three hundred honses have been
built. In 1870, there were eight bales of cotton sold
in that town; last year, there were nearly three thou-
ECONOMY, ABILITY AND INTEGRITY.
Several of the persons who took aa active part 1
tbe Insurrection at Alcoy, has beeu tried and con
and retired ; and in concluding this
notice, we will leiuark that the building of thia road,
through thia Switzerlandic region, which has, nearly I demoed to death.
, . .all the way, been across the great mountain ranges, ! —
^ e ! n .B P x? d a iC . t * d ’ ! » na not Paralle’—thereto—thus making the grading THE WEATHER,
among the heaviest ever done in America, and all, :
and a few have.labored persistently to defeat it; butv
join in the general rejoicing equipments thus far coating only $30,000 per I
more duelistic troubles. Ah be assured tbe
editor of this paper, one of tbe proprietors
and ourself, each separately, on bis word of
honor as a gentleman, that bis first trip to
Neal’s Landing was one solely for pleasure,
we suppose be may regard this one as of tbe
thing from it. This year bas beeu the most disastrous j same character. We never would bave men-
to Central Alabama that was ever known.
they bave not appointed committees; neither
have they passed resolutions. But they have
gone quietly to work and are getting up a
cotton factory which, while adding to their
Qwn wealth, will also add largely to the
wealth of Atlanta. The machinery for the
factory has been ordered and will be here in
four weeks, and by next Christmas tw© thou
sand spindles will be at werk. At first only
thread will be spun, but next year the neces
sary looms will be obtained and cloths made.
As everybody here knows, Col. Howell is
a man of large means, and bis sons are all in
affluent circumstances. Tbeir wealth bas
been acquired by years of hard labor and
careful management Nevertheless, they do
not hesitate to risk a part of that wealth in
an enterprise which has almost seemed for
bidden to Atlanta, so reluctant have been our
moneyed men to invest their capital in it.
Doubtless it would pay Col. Howell better at
present to lend out bis money at two and a
half per cent, per month; but we shall be
very much*disappointed if the result of his
manufacturing enterprise does not demon
state that there is a large and a safe profit in
cotton yarns than in money lending.
As the pioneer of cotton manufactories in
Atlanta, (for his factory will be in every sense
of the word an Atlanta business), Col. How
ell and his sons deserve the praise of the city.
That they expect to, and will make money out
of it, is not nothing of consideration; but
that they were the first men to invest their
money in it is what entitles them to the
B. D. Lay, M. D., intends to visit Opelika on i thanks of the community. We have nodoubt
Monday next. Gentlemen here apprehend | that when they have proven that cotton facto-
believe even these
at its completion.
INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL SAGE.
Yesterday one of our reporters, learning that Colonel
B. Y. Sage, the Chief Eugiue<r, was in the city, called
upon him to obtain for this issue of tbo Herald a
succinct history of this road. The interview was
short, but very pleasant and highly satisfactory, as
follows:
Reporter—Colonel Sage, the proprietors of the Her
ald have requested me to call on you and ask you to
furnish them with the leading facts in the history of
the Air-Line Road; and if you can spare a few mo
ments for this purpese, I will be obliged.
Col. Sage—Be seated, sir, and I will cheerfully give i
you all the iufoimatiou I can.
Reporter—Then, Colonel, I would he pleased to
know wheu the road was organized. Was there any
work done on it before the war ?
THE BEGINNING—FIRST SURVEYS.
Col. 8age—The road waa chartered by the Georgia
Legislature iu the winter of 1856, and the company-
organized in 1857. Jonathan Norcroas waa elected
President. A survey was made by Alex. Warrell, the
engineer, during that year. He ran down the Georgia
Railroad to New’s Station, and from thence to Law-
renceviile and Jefferson, crossing the Oconee River at
Hurricane Shoals, passing near Madiaon Springs, and
through Hartwell, la Hart county, to Anderaonville,
South Carolina—a village at the junction of the Seneca
and Tuguloo rivers.
During tbe following year B. 0. Morse, another
engineer in the employ of the company, located a dif
ferent route, commencing on the line of the State
Road about Winship’s Foundry, running up Peach
tree ridge, following tho same aloDg the Hog Moun-
IWakhingtok, September 13, 18^ :.
mile. i. the hinhe.t evidence ot the economy .nd .bll- I Prob.bilitie.-For So, Eu S l.nd. rain «U1 prev.ii.
ity with which the work h.. been performed. The 1 tho mini ’ Te ' ri “* to ,r " h “ d bri,k “orlbweet. with
State endowed the bond.ot the company, but tbe , clearing but partly cloudy weather and tallins temper-
. .. , . . . , . . I ature by Sunday morning. For the Middle States,
company decided not to use the bonds, and returned > * °
: Lower Lake region, Ohio Valley and Tennessee on
' Sunday, brisk and fre&h northerly and Northwest
I winds, clear or partly cloudy weather and lower tem-
! perature than on Saturday. For the South Atlantic
The number of interments in the city cemetery from j states, rain areas to-night, with winds verring to west
them to Governor Smith.
DASHES HERE AND THERE.
the 5th to the 12th instant inclusive were:
Whites, over 10 years C
Whites, under 10 ye
Colored, over 10 years
Colored, uuder 10 years...
3
i and twelve
tioned this were it not for the several Btnte-
| ries will pay, the moneyed men of Atlanta will
stait new ones; bat to them alone will the credit
and tho honor be due of having, quietly and
without speeches fiored the corner stone of
the foundation upon which all of Atlanta's
future greatness and prosperity must rest, if
Colonel M. 1. Bulger ha. become tbe editor of the I ™ents this man has repeated concerning the that greatness and prosperity are to be solid
city editor—statements which were originated a nd enduring.
Total, for seven daj
Of these there was oae
Of the entcre number a
females.
About the largest stock of liquors ever brought here
at one season is being received by Gutbman k Haas.
Capt. Sam Verdery, formerly with Hose A Co., is at this
house. Tbe numerous friends of this gentleman wilj
find him tbe tame jolly fellow as ot yore. Country
merchants would do well to make a uote of this.
Professor Garst, a phrenologist of no mean preten
sions, is prepared to give perfect charts of the heads
of any one desiring his services.
The petition to Council on Friday night in relation
to bar-keepers was reported aa having been presented
by O. C. Carroll. Thia gentleman Informs us that
this was a mlatake of our reporter, and requests that
this correction he made.
Mr. Moses Cole is satisfied, after due investigation
that the burning of his house last Saturday morning
. . , was not the work of an incendiary, as was reported at
tain route to Oaiuc.vllle-U.euca throu g b OUl.vill., j tle t , m „. The burning ... accidental
Uoruersville, and to Anderaouville. -
and north, but followed on Sunday by lower tempera
ture and clear and clearing weather. For the Gulf
gtates, east of the Mississippi, northerly winds, lower
temperature and partly clondy weather, with coa?t
rains. For the Upper Lake region, Missouri and lows,
light and iresh winds, probably shifting to southeast
bite pauper aud seven col - | aD(i BO uthwest, and generally clear weather.
ALABAMA.
The lnckiest man in town yesterday waa Ed.
Thomas, who found three new fifty cents bills in one
pile.
Tbe rush on Winship for his cotton gins and screws
. is unparalleled in the city. He bss sold over four
Ool. Bag.—Io I860, I located th. route from here to j hundred thi. .cod. and tho d.m.ud i. Dupree
THE LOCATION OF THE PRESENT ROUTE.
Reporter—Neither of these routes were finally
adopted. Who located the present route ; and was it
done before orsicce the war?
Pinckneyville, very nearly as the road i
Mr.
j dented.
Hickey ... then chief engineer, and I ... hi. a..i.t- | Co|one , Crawf0 rd, .ho b.» «o m.n r hou.e.
ant. The line a. then proposed, waa to e.ve the State j to wp , k , i8 rltber mad b ,, r . u ,. wepnta
Bead at Wln.hip'. Foundry, going by th. old Collier j in bl . Mme Sunday, Ju.t dry "Bob" I.
place, north of Atlanta, crowing Peachtree Creek, east | M he c „ im , in lh „ w . y of , b ,„ be insilU tbat
of the bndge, .triking the ridge above Bnckhead, and ; ba „ tba man froM whom to „ n , bau .ea. and refer.
following it to Gaiueaville.
THE run GRADING.
A small amount of grading was done before the war
at three points—at Flower's 8tation. near here, then
near Gainesville, and again near Hartwiil, in Hart
county. The war stopped all work on the road, and
thoroughly disorganized the whole enterprise. After
the war, in 1866,1 called a meeting of the Stockhold
ers, which assembled and effected a new organi ration,
Tbe Directors, after thia, in July of 1866, assembled
in New York, and authorized me to begin the work
anew, which I did iu September following. Owing to
the financial troubles of one of our leading men iu the
enterprise, tho work wss again stopped in the winter
of 1866, and not resumed till December, 1867, when
the company was again reorganized, and Colonel Bu
ford elected tho President, with myself as Engineer.
Reporter—At whsl time was th* work of grading
actually commenced after the reorganization ?|
to his list in another column for proof of what he
says:
The counters of Phillips A Crew present tbs moat
varied and finest display of new aud elegant reading
this morning of any houso in Georgia. Everything in
their line can he fonnd there.
In a case before the Supreme Court, in which ——
8taucel vs. the State, for compounding a felony, from
Clayton county, Col. A. W. Hammond appeared foj
Stance!, and the Solicitor General was represented by
Col. L. J. Glenn. The judgment of the Coart below
wss reversed.
The following remains of a few heroes who died in
the Southern cause repose in the Nicho'.asville (Ky.)
cemetery. Msny of the inscriptions sre so dim and
disfigured that it is impossible to decipher the State
and Regiment: G W Tribue; T Willoby, 1st Georgia;
C Richards and W H Richards, 41st Ala; J B Hall, 1st
Georgia: Wm Thornton co A, 41st Ala; W J Hale, 40th
Mobile, Sept 13.
Tbe advisory board of health of the city has in
structed the Mayor to issue a proclamation quaran
tining New Orleans, so far as local travel is concerned.
Through passengers are not effected by thta order
CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco. Sept 13—The Oregon Republican
State Convention turbulent. Hiram Smith nominated
for Congress.
Messrs. Stanford and Hopkins, addressed a meet
ing of tho worklngmeu- in the shops of the Centra 1 .
Railroad, at Sacramento, yesterday, on the subject cf
the recent elections. They said that tbe people had
decided against the railroad, and consequently the
bonds of the company would not he saleable in the
Eastern States or in Europe, and the construction
must be stopped, and that many of the workmen
would be discharged at once, and that other dischar
ges would follow. It is not the intention of the com
pany to remove the shops from Sacramento.
Governor Booth has been tendered a public recep
tion to-night, by the people of this city.
LOUISIANA.
Shreveport, Beptemoer 13,1873
Eighteen death* occurred yesterday. Whole fan.. -
lies are down, and the nuraea are worn out. The de
parting stages are crowded. It is thought that tarn-
periug with the Red River rafts had something to do
with the epidemic.
ENGLAND.
London, September 13,1873.
The Admiralty hoe advices of tho capture of tbe
sloop Daaahue of the alavo ship* near Oaehelie Is
lands. The suffering upon the slave ship* from small'
pox and emaciation is terrible.
MACON DEPARTMENT.
H. C. STEVENSON
CITY EDITOR.
MACON, GA.. SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, 1873
Col. Sage—I waa going on to Bay, that in 1*61 tbe [ Georgia . j A Pole., co H, 4ad Oeo; J M Walaon, mb
company obtained an amendment to their charter
Mias; M E Copeland, Ala; E S Dickson, 42dt*eo; W
tbe States of Georgia and South Carolina, aud procur- j Lairil , Oeorgl , ; L john.on, 6th Georgia; H
ed a charter in North Carolina, aud Iu the fall of that | Campbell, 63d Virginia; .1 H White, 4th Alebama; W
yeer eurveye were egein commenced, end alter long 1 MBobe.coC, 16th Georgia; John K Cox, 50th Oeo;
snd laborious work aud much careful collection, the , j n roc ^ t jeth Georgia.
preeent line wa. located and finally adopted by the,' i b » .nd i.eat mueic ha. ju.t been ieeued by
company. In March, 1669, bide were adverttaed fur g obn Cb u r ch A Co., 66 W. 4th etreet, Cincinnati. Two
the grading of the first twenty miles, and a contract
mtde with Messrs. Scott, Bondurant A Adams, aud '
ground was broken in the work m April.
THE FIRST BAIL WAS LAID
in September, 1868. Ihe first Engine that ever went j The order w»a turned over to Bob Dobme, the
upon the track wss the old Georgia Railroad switch I with a glass eye,"
lew pieces by Henry D. Lofge, “Far Away" and
'Grangers," waltz, are on our table.
A fancy doctor irom LvFayette, Ala., ordered a pair
Our ()Acc.
The Branch Office of the Herald is oti
Cherry street, over Helfrich's confectionery
store. Parties desiring to aubflcribe lor or
advertise in tne Herald, will always find
some one in the office to attend to thesr
wants.
The Her ml Brothers.
We take pleasure in calling attention to the adver-
j tisemeut of this houto to be fouud iu our paper
DadeviUe Headlight. , - , . ,, T , , , , . y
Captain J. M. Elliot, of Boo., ha. organ!z-d . com- » nd exlgt ln Mr - W » imagination,
pany in Georgia for the purpose of esUbllshlng iron — . ■*
works near Gadsden
A man named Ben Bate* eat nine pounds of cove
oysters at one setting fn Centre tbe other day, which
waa not much of a bate either, for he inquired how
long it was till dinner aa aooo as he finished.
Lightning struck a half acre of cotton in Cherokee
county, totally raining it.
When a man joins the Good Templars in Tslltdega
tbe local papers at once make a note of it.
Forty-five scholars graced the hallo of the LoFayett©
Female College last Monday morning, 01 the resump,
tion of ita exerdaea. Good opening.
There were seventeen accessions to the Baptist
Church at Cuseeta, Alabama, last week.
Major Earp, the most celebrated etad-horse keeper
in East Alabama, has been on a visit to LaFsyette.
Mr. Clipper waa glad to *ee him.
The editor of lb* Clipper foiled to Me, oh a recent
visit to Opelika, “Fella." Ihe Wind mao.wtth *elbw . , ... , .
more bud btlW tg®* loft," -parched a*i Vhenaver their nghta are invaded,
“gingy-cake*.*' 'He if doubtless known by everybody
who travel* via Opelika.
Mr. A. R. Etchison, who baa been tick for a month,
died at tbe residence oi Mr. Jompk GevUale, fbnr mile*
from LaFsyette, on last Saturday evening about half
poet seven o’clock.
The IAFayette Clipper say* a neighbor of Mr. W. E.
Sbesly, near Weverly, **y* that this gentleman will
make two hales of cotton to the acre, oar informant
aaya he eaw one atalk that contained 415 bolls, and
another that contained near $00 botis. The worm*,
however, are getting troublesome in hi* cotton, which
will, perhaps, cut off the yi*ld to * great extent.
HALF APOLeeOETK .
We feel called opon to explain, rather than
apologize, to oar readers this morning, for
the lack of editorial and general news matter.
The great rnsh upon ns of over sixty columns
of new advertisements—a thing entirely un
precedented in the history of newspapers in
Georgia or the South—and the labor of pre
paring the trade statistics and other matter
specially for this issue; has prevented us from
preparing much in the wo/ of general nettaot
discussing anything editorially.
We are publishing a paper for the people,
and our columns aie at ther service whenever
they wish to make known their business, or
In bonnets the style is very pronounced.
The shapes are larger and a great quantity of
trimming is usea—flowers, lace, ribbons,
feathers and jet or steel ornaments—all being
used upon the same bonnet* Rich Lyons
velvet iu the darkly beautiful shades in vogue,
with cross-out bands, folds, and pipings of
faille, are tbe material in vogue, laid plain
upon the Directoitu Shape, Somewhat en
larged as to crown, but with the small flaring
brim which is well known, and so admirably
adapted for displaying the face trimming of
lace nnd blonses.
Batts County.
THE CHOPS, COURT, ETC.
From a gentleman just returned from Butts
county, we learn that a few visitors still linger
at Indian Springs.
He states that the corn crop is simply ex
cellent.
Cotton too is pretty good.
The Superior Court is iu session at Jackson.
There is no criminal business of magnitude
beiore the Court this term.
A minister traveling in the West in a Mis
sionary capacity several years ago, was hold
ing an animated theological conversation with
an old lady upon whom he had called, in tho
course of which be asked her what idea she
had formed of tdlal depravity. “Oh, said
he, “I think it is a good doctrine if people
would only liveup to it.”
The Boston Transcript wants to know what
made Lot’s wife go back on tbe old man ?
Was she discontented with her lot ?
MISSOURI,
8t. Louis, September 18, 1873.
The John Howard wa* Larmed ye*terd*y at Com
merce. Tbe passenKers and bagKage were landed,
wbea the boat waa scuttled. The Howard loot $100,000
two year* ego. She left here Wednesday with l,$i)0
ton* of freight for New Orleans and a cargo ln tow.
ongine—“The South Carolina;” aud the first Air Line | thing ia settled. What tbe thunder he wants with
“•hooting glseses” i* more than we can say.
Corporal Charles Clinton, of the U. 8. A., wa* fined
five dollar* and coots by the Kocorder yesterday.
loconotive—the “DUpaich”—wa* placed upon the
track on the first day of October, 186$.
THE FIRST TRAIN
reached Norcroes in May. 1870. There was then only
a little log cabin snd a whisky shop at the place. Now
it la a beautiful thriving village of considerable trade.
In the fall of 1869, contract* were made with Scott,
Bondurant k Adam*, and with Grant, Alexander k Co.
to complete the grading from Norcroa* to Gaintsville ;
and in December of that year, the lattsr company re
moved all their force* to Gainesville.
Before Christms* that year the car* reached Ruford.
There was then only a single building—* double log
cabin—at the place, with one end rotted dowu, and a
widow woman with five daughter* living in it.
The first tmin thstwent
TO UAINEHVILLE
wa* in June, 1870—au excursion of the knights Tem
plar—the Grand Encriupmom °f Georgia being then
ln session at thi* place.
A Slit CONTRACT.
In the spring of 1870 a contract wa* entered into
with P. P. Dickson to grade the onttre line from
Gainesville to Charlotte, North Caroline, and in July
Work was commenced stmiUtoueonsly all along the
line from Charlotte to Spartenburg—seventy-five
Btilos; but in the following year he sold out his con
tract to Thomas A. Scott.
Early in the jeer 1871, a contract waa made with
ORA NT, ALEXANDER A CO.,
to grade the road from Gainesville to Tugaloo River;
and In tbe spring of 1872, the remainder of the road,
from Spartanburg to Tugaloo waa let out to contract
ors, who speedily put a great force to work all along
the line. On the 26th August, just past,
lOI LAST HriKE
was driven by President Buford, at Seneca Bridge in
South Carolina. 1 believe I have given you a brief
hooting glasses” through the boss of this column, j to-day.
Io a casual stroll through Its salesrooms and mauu-
l if he don't know how it i*. the j factory yesterday we were convinced tbat this estab
lishment Is one of the Institutions of Macoo, and of
Middle Georgia.
There ie displayed in it* store-rooms some of the
most matchless harness and saddles wo ever aaw. We
Jack Craig (the crags and peaks) ought to have been
up for trial, hut he leaked out, sad left his sureties
aud the court to eettlo for his non-appearance.
James Powers, having failed to find a sufficient
quantity of marble from which to mannfacture
another Greek slave in the neighborhood of Brooklyn,
concluded to take iu the entire sidewalk, and when
found was in the undisturbed possession of six feet
of the corporations highway. He got off with nothing,
aud shook hands with the court.
Captain Johnson, of the Police force, is considered
one of the beet looking men in tho city. His days.
saw there barneos from $15 to $$©0, saddles of every
grade, anl bridles of every style, from that need upon
the plsnUtioa to that gUtlertnf on the “four-in-hand. '
And they all go oat with the guarantee of the hone*.
“Suoceas ie a teat of merit,** says the edags, and w*
remember them Bernd Brothers a tew years ago when
they had only a small store on Cotton Avenue Bat
by perseverance and industry end honor, they have
succeeded In winning a name which tew men can
boast of and a trade which assures a fortune.
Empire Stone Works.
Attention is directed to the card of P. H. Ward, pro-
Lowever, are about numbered, as he is going into the 1 prietor of the Kmpire Stone Works of Macon. He
makes the ratling of grave# at Rose Hill a specialty,
d te fully prepared to furnish materials in his line
matrimonial “decline."
FRANCE.
Paris, September 13, 1873.
Verdun was evacnated by the German troops this
a. m , and after they had left the town was filled with
rejoicing people, and uumberleas Hags were displayed
from the buildings.
DAKOTA.
Yanktowr, Sept 13—The death of Gen McCook waa
th* result of a personal quarrel la a billiard parlor.
His antagonist'* natna waa apelt in half dozen different
ways in the diapatchos. Flag* are at half moat ln
honor of McCook.
MARYLAND.
Batimouk, Sept 13—Chas C Weyford, Aged 53, sui
cided— Intemperance the cause. H Roof crushed la-
tally between two cars on the Central R R.
%o oil who wish them for various purposes.
Twc Great Rawls. —Over two hundred chance*
have been taken ln the riffle of Ool. Clay's horse*,
buggy end harnea*. which will com* off on th* 30th
day of October, during Fair week. The phieton will
be here next week.
Personal.
Rev. W. W. Hicks will be in the city next Tuesday,
tbe 16th Inst. He will perform the marriage ceremony
on that evening at the First 8treet Chnrcb. It waa
hoped that he would preach on Sunday (to-morrow)
hot he will aot be able to be here.
Mayor** Coort.
Not a erne graced thia tribunal thia morning. Verily,
if tbirgs don't freshen up, hi# Honor will have e
considerable corps of reatleea policemen on hi*
baud*. But a* thi* 1* Saturday they will have two
day* to go on, and insy give some of them something
to do. We think if they w>uld perambulate the out-
skirt* a little they might make it pay.