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The Daily Herald. THB CASK OF YOUNG TERRY* TUESDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1873. THR HERALD PUBLISHING COIIPAYY ALK1. ST. CLAIR-ABRAMS. HENRY W. GRADY, R. A. ALSTON, Editors and Raaaftra. THE TERMS of th* HERALD are u follow*: Daily, 1 Year 910 00 I WEEKLY, 1 Tor... »8 00 DAILY, 8 Month'. DAILY, 3 Month*. DAILY, 1 Month.... 100. Advertisement* inserted *t moderate rsftws. Sub- artisements *evartablj in ad ranee. HERALD YOBLISHnfO OO., Drawer 93 Atlanta, Georgia. Office on Alabama Street, nnr Broad. NOTICE TO THB GRANGERS. A Mass Meeting or the Gbanoxbs wni TAKE EULCE IN MiCOS, ON TUESDAY NIGHT, THE 28TH INST. A Meeting or the State Geanoe mix TAKE I-LACE IN MaCON, ON WeDNESDAT NIGHT, OcTOBBB 29th. - A FELL ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED AT BOTH Meetings. j We pcblish, elsewhere, & remarkable stats* ! meat taken from the £olnmbns Enquirer, of 1 the suicide of a young boy Of sixteen, who ' deliberately blew his brains oat, because he j was arrested in an attempt to rnn away to j Texas. It will be fashionable now to write I diatribes against tbe baneful books which in spired this boy to lea re his home for a life of romance and adrentnre. And yet how unjustly ! __ The books which do more to produce the <0 “runaway” spirit in boys’ breasts than all the rest pnt together, are Mayne Reid's and Wil liam Gilmore Sims, aad there is no health ier reading that can be found for boys than these very books. They make the mind robust and strong ; they fill it with hun dreds of useful suggestions, and educate the boy fully in the infinity of resource that is always coiled np in the breast of a brave and sagacions man. The morals of the stones are always good, - and the plot of the book is (invariably) the escape of the hero, ueually a boy or a simple minded trap per, by bis own legitimate exertion from a position of peril and privation. Besides the general spirit of confidence in hamau sagaci ty, hopefulness in apparently desperate straits, and presence of mind on occasions of imminent danger w ich these kooks teach. The actual details recounted in them are of great value to the young mind as a fund of lesonrce and information. Wbat a world of poetical knowledge—actual, useful knowl edge of men and animals and the elements— THE NOMINATION AND THE CIlAltUKS OF UNFAIRNKS9. When the system of nomination, pnt in force on Saturday, vas adopted, we predicted that it wonld prove more injurious to lbs interests of reform than the old system of voting by wards. How fully this prediction has been verified may be seen in the excite- i does "The Desert Home, or “The Bnsh COb. FARROW'S HUE OF THE STORY. Elsewhere we print a communication from Col. Henry-P. Farrow, in which he denounces as false the statement that he is seeking to injure either Major Smyth or Major Chamber lain. With the truth or falsity of the state ment we have little to do. Our information was obtained from parties whose position warranted our regarding them as good au thority. Between them and Col. Farrow rests the question of veracity. In saying that our editorial “insinuated” the same theory, Col. Farrow does ns decided injustice. We are not iu tbe habit of indalging in insinuations. What we said was that we understood there was a contest between the District Attorney’s and the Marshal's office, the former tryihg to put out the latter. Suoh was oar understand ing, oar information being to that effect. If no such contest exists, and if Col. Farrow is not endeavoring to injure Marshal Smyth, the. falsehood cannot rest with us, bat with our informants. While we cannot say that we feel any special Iriendliness for Col. Farrow, he is quite mistaken if he imagines thnt we propose to do him injustice. To our bitterest enemy we accord the fullest justice, insinu ating nothing and stating nothing that is not heard from responsible sources. Our blows are always hit squarely and fully in the face. We deal in no back-handed blows—not even at men who seek to do us an injury. THE NOMINATION I Meeting of the Executive Committee. Allegations of Unfairness in the Sixth Ward. First Be com Third Fourth Ward ; 71 Fifth W*rd 134 8ixth ward Seventh Ward 43 J. WABLICK. Firat Ward 160 Second Ward 163 Third Ward 38 Fourth Ward 113 Fifth Ward 244# Sixth Ward Seventh Ward.. J. H. GOLDSMITH. First Ward,. 1. Second Ward 14V Third Ward 45 A Card From Col. H. F. Farrow. Office U. S. Attorney, District or Gi., ( Atlanta, October 27, 1873. J To the Editors of the Herald: My attention bas been called to an editorial in your issue of yesterday, under the follow ing caption, to-wit: “The Bribery Charges Against the United States Marshal’s Office,” and to statements made by Chap Norris, Jas. O. Dowda, S. A. Darnell and others, upon \ the other vetea being interviewed by the Herald special re- j to meet to-night at 8 o'clock. Soon after the adjourn- porter, in which my name ha3 been used. | m0Dt of tho meeting several of the managers and "Jerks of the sixth ward arrived, but none of them Forty-Seven Unnumbered Tickets Found in the Ballot Box. The meeting of the Central Executive Committee was called to order at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning, at the Recorder's Court room, to receive the vote from the respective wards and to make a consolidated return. Mr. Evan P. Howell was called to the chair. All the votes except tbe Sixth being there, they pro- oeeded with the connt and made the return from those wards. About the time that the count com. nidLced, a protest, signed by Charles A. Collier, was sent to the Committee, giving reasons why the Sixth Ward's vote shonld not be counted. Mr. Howell said there was no objection to any ex cept the 8ixth ; that he thought It was proper to pro ceed with the connt of the other wards snd to send for the mansgers of the Sixth Ward. Col. 8. B. Spencer suggested that the managers of the different wards meet in convention and give in their respective votes. Mr. Newman said that as there was a pro test against the Sixth Ward, that the managers of that ward and the ballot box^s be sent for. The managers were sent for, but ap to 10>£ o’clock none of the managers of the sixt'i ward had appeared, and as counted th) meeting adjourned znent which has grown out of the alleged ir- i Boys, or “Robinson Crusoe, or regularities in the Sixth Ward. It is not our I Family Robinson" contain, purpose to express any opinion on the merits ! They are each of them the stories of a of the case. That we leave the Executive ! good. Godferring people, being cast out on Committee to do, and we coll upon its mem- j an island, or lost in a desert, with no re- bers to perform their dnly fearlessly j sonrces BaTe P°ssibly a few remnants saved and impartiallv. We shall do Col. Spencer j from thc wrcck of ,bo w »g° n or the Bhi P- J' et justice bv saying that we do no t i building up around themselves by a qniet believe he would accept a nomination ! B ‘ n(, y of nature, and a careful adaptation of fraudulently obtained. We also feel assured one circumstance to another, a home, and that Judge Collier is the last man who would I fiUin g U wlth comforts which tbe denizens of foroe himself on the people against their will. ! the city, and buyers from markets, and ba- ........ , . . .. . . j 7<x|*q niiolit mvv \nd which biit onn ipniipr them, X dctiie to submit a brief stii.cmc.it . At the same time, in the interest of political, “'8 Lt tnT - ■ And which but one reader j Saturday Inst Mr W S Gradv came to 1 >« —- .u.u. morality, we trust that the allegations 0 f: m a thonsind may ever have a s.mtlar lot ot j Mr«i7 to I Po-Uvei, that there wa, on,, 17 blank vote, pnt in unfairness will be rigidly investigated. If a : be called upon to woik out a similar baIya- ( re p 0r t er j or the Herald and informed me ! the ballot box. If any mere were found, then they majority of the Democrats of Atlanta voted ! t* on » none of them will rise from the • that he desired to interview mo concerning I were put there by the mon who tampered with the /nrMwenlHur nn mol,! in of ! perusal of one of these books, with-! alleged corruptions on tho part c f certain ballot box. To an inquiry made by some gentleman 0 * ® ou t « robuster mind a deener sense * United States Deputy Marshals and revenue as to how it was that out of the 47 unnumbered votes tempt a reversal of their choice by fraudulent out ° robuster mind, a deeper sense , officers ftnd the p r ^ se c a tion8 instituted, or to means. If, on the contrary, Colonel Spencer ais owu power, and a firmer , j U6 tituted against said officers. I was po- is the choice of a majority, his claims to i in lte beneficenc ® of Providence and the ! lite and courteous to him, but at the same ... /' • j- • j i i eoodness of God. which will tend creatlv to 1 time most emphatically declined to be inter- recognition are paramount to all md.v.dual | ^ ^ \irne « fta jhta ! ™*ed mafters pending in a court These matters having been thrust before the public through your columns, and my name ; m7 Austin hTd'theVrilyVheeU and having been so f-eely used in connection with ' of tho mimger, cam. know anything about tho ballot box. Ooe or two said Later one i who laid that Austin throw the vote, out On Saturday last Mr. W. S. Grady came to j of ‘ho window. Two of them raid preference. We started out with the intention of being non-committal, and shall adhere to that in tention. It is not for ns to prejudge the case. (Have charges of unfairness have been brought. Forty-seven unnumbered tickets were found in the ballot box of the Sixth Ward, whereas it is said that only seventeen such votes were pot in the box before tbs polls closed. Again it is asserted that men went from ward to ward voting under assumed names and that some of them voted in every ward. If these state ments are facta they ought to be ascertained and made public. We have had enough of ring rule. It is time for good men to act. No matter wbat the result may be, we insist upon the Executive Committee investigating fully and deciding fairly. Until it has decided who are nominated, there arc no nominees. Only those that the Executive Committee declare nominated are the nominees. MISCONSTRUING THE MEANING. HERALD'S We have received the foilowing communi- cation: Atlanta, October 27, 1873. To the Editoas of the Hebald : future life. We believe very strongly in these books of stirring, eventful life, as pabulum for the young mind. They are far better and health ier food than the namby-pamby books which teach that the only way for a boy to be good is to keep bis hair plastered down over his ears, to never climb a tree, and to die young. These books are unnatural, and if foroed upon the boy, will, like tbe nasty pill which the un- wise mother forces between her child's teeth withont the alleviative sngar, produce nausea and disgust. And even if these hearty, soulful, klood-and- inorrow-making books do occasionally stimu late the yonDg hero to essay a voyage of ad venture and discovery on his own account, they are not to be cast aside for that reason. One of tbese “runaway” escapades is nothing against a boy. They all want to do it. Adam is very probably the only man who conld have serionsly averred that be didn’. want to run away from home, at some time or other in his boyhood. Those who don't go, or try to go, merely tail to do so beoauso they haven’t the enterprise, or energy or skill to arrange the details of the elopement. In ninety-nine cases ont of a hundred they are brongbt back home, spank ed by their parents, lectured by their Sunday In yonr paper of yesterday, you say that School teacher, and worshipped by their ns- Col. Spencer “will go into office with the full ; sociutes. knowledge that an overwhelming majority of the virtue, the intelligence and the integrity of Atlanta are opposed to him and voted against him.” Some of my acquaintances have construed this language into meaning that a large majority of those who voted for CoL Spencer were disreputable characters. I have denied this, and expressed the opinion that you meant to imply, that a majority of the virtue, intelligence and integrity of At lanta who took prominent part in the canvas were against Col. Spencer. I voted for Judge Collier, bu‘ some of my friends did not, and it is on their acconnt that I write this. Very respectfully, yours, A Mechanic. The case of young Terry is an anomaly. We are totally unable to discover any suppo sition which can explain his motives, and we must confess that we look upon his death as a pure accident, the pistol being taken up probably in a fit of pardonable braggadocio, and fired by an incautious pressure of the fingers upon the trigger. The usual rule in such esses is that the youDg knights errant come home docilely, and at once go to carrying out in the horse lot or the garden those Utopia schemes they had planned for tbe prarie or the forest. We aregla 1 that we have received the forego- j ='g letter, b< cause we have been asked severalj questions con erning the editorial referred to, ! ma -j - - * * .1. — . U- ... : A n..l .1 . i AL-i A V. — MAAAniieev “ f ! ® A SWEET DOCUMENT. This tender missive reached ns in last which makes it evident that the meaning of what we wrot: has been wholly misconstrued ‘Editors Herald—Stop sending me your { paper. Independence may be a good thing, l.y not a few persons. Oar correspondent is . but j haye had cnougU of it from ycu . If i i causes, t right iu his construction. For ns tohava^., th# Dower> z wonld not only 6top wy charged that a large majority of those who vo- 1 ‘ 1 JanlI€8 1 in which I. am tbe prosecuting attorney, or ■ concerning anything likely to come before that court or its grand jury. I condemned in the most positive terms tho interference of newspapers with matters pending before a grand jury or a court, and expressed to the reporter a hope that the Hebald would not do so. I gave him no in formation whatever concerning the matters ' inquired after, and regret that others did. There is but one feature of your editorial I C re to notice, and that is the insinuation that I am seeking to do injustice to Mar shal Smyth or bis Chief Deputy, Major George D. Chamberlain. In so far as your editorial asserts or insinuates that I am seek ing to involve, wrongfully, either of those gentlemen in these alleged corruptions, it is not true,and have never, by act or word, inti mated anything of the kind ; but, upon the contrary, have uniformly exhonorated both of them on all occasions where these matters have been spoken of. The only official communication which I have been called opon to meke in regard to these alleged corroptions was to Mr. Thomas D. McAlpine, a Special Agent of the Revenue Department,who were sent here last July to investigate these oharges. I knew nothing of each charges being preferred at Washington, nor did I know anything of Mr. McAlpine or his errand here until the day he arrived. His presence here was without any agency or knowledge on my part. He spent some time in making his investigations, and before leaviog placed in my hands certain charges, which it was desired I should have investigated before the Grand Jury. He ask ed me before leaving to communicate to him my views as to these matters, and it Whs my duty to do so, and I performed that duty. In his report made to his superior officer, dated Sept. 12,1873, he used the following language, to wit: “I am sustained io charge of corruption in the Marshals office by the Hon. H. P. Farrow, United States District Attorney for this Dis trict. He says, to use his own language, that while he bas no reason to make a charge of such a character against either Marshal Smyth or his Chief Deputy, George D. Cham berlin, yet there has been unmistakable cor ruption on the part of a number of deputies. There have been instances iu which deputies have been detected and fled the country— others have been tried and escaped on techni calities—others are now indicted, and oth ers will be indicted at this term of the court. The District Attorney has been surrounded by unusually embarrassing circumstances, arising from the jury Rystem he found in ope ration when ho came into office last year. The absence of any system in business, and other together with the fact that he has not time to give that attention to irregu- Fourth Ward. Fifth W»rd 346 Sixth Ward SeveLth Ward 82 W. P. SIMMONS. First Ward 272 Second Ward 122 Third Ward 130 Fonrth Ward 156 Fifth Ward 349 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 66 la refell presence. Mr. Dodd—1 was in the engine house •Hi , C. W. HUNNICUIT. First Ward Second Ward Third Ward Fourth Ward 137 Fifth Ward 220 Sixth Ward Sevenxh Ward 117 J. A. HAYDEN*. First Ward 145 Second Ward 142 lhird Ward 137 Fourth Ward 121 Fifth Ward 175 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 83 L. a. McDuffie. First Ward 236 Second Ward 108 Third Ward 136 Fourth Ward 135 Fifth Ward 324 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 84 A. L. FOWLER. First Ward 2G3 Second Ward 166 Third Ward 67 Fourth Watd 157 Fifth Ward.. here th-? 8ixth Ward vote was being counted, and in compao}' with several other gentlemen. About 11 y t o'clock I noticed a number of tickets being counted that wera not numbered. I spoke to Alderman McDalBe, of tbe Sixth Ward, who is oue of the cxndlda'es nomi nated, of what I saw. We then asked Mr. Austin how it was that soma of the tickets ware not number ed. He stated that they had neglected to number the first seventeen tickets polled. We then asked Mr. A —" — to allow us the privilege of examining the votes •*- reedy counted. He aft first refused, but upon mj slat- tug that we only wanted a fair nomination, he reluc tantly consented and handed the hat containing the votes to Alderman McDuffie. Mr. McDnfiie took tbe votes out of the hat and counted them. We found that out of the number of tickets counted by him, that there were 36 votes not numbered. Oat of those tickets there was only one for Collier and the reat for Spencer. The balance of the vote was coanted by Mr. C. A. Collier iu my presence, ont of which we found II unnumbered votes, making in all 47 votes that was not aam- 173 i A very largo majority of these votes were exact’y alike in color and size. C. A. Collieb’s Statement. Th# reporter then called upon Mr. Charles A. Col lier and solicited a statement from him concerning the unnumbered votes at tho Sixth Ward precinct which wa give below. I was informed that there were serious ii regular i. ties being practiced at the Sixth Ward polls, and went there to protect my father’s interest. Soon after 1 entered the hall, I detected tickets being called and counted that were not numbered. After about two- thirds of the votes had been counted tbe managers changed tbe plan of counting in order to facilitate bosicers. At that time Ur. McDuffie, candidate for alderman in the Sixth Ward.Mr.Oreene, T.J. Dodd.and myself, requested the managers to allow us to examine the votcj already counted, in order to ascertain the number of unnumbered votes. Mr. Austin etxted that seventeen votes were polled when the polls were , IIM1 275 i fir8t opened, before Ihetr attention was called to the Sixth Ward | fset that it was necessary to number them, that when Sevculh Ward. 97 ! E. MAIlfcU. found in the box, only two or threo of them Collier and the rest for Sponccr, Colonel Spencer said that possibly the men who wore counting these un numbered votes did not look for Collier votes. Through the courtesy of the Central Executive Com mittee we are enabled to publish below the returns from six of the Wards, and the protest entered by C. A. Collier, giving reasons why the vote of the sixth ward, as reported by the managers, shonld not be counted, also the statement of the managers of the Sixth Ward: FOR MAYOR. John Colei kb. Firet Ward 29.) Second Ward... Third Ward 68 Fourth Ward 146 Fifth Ward 279 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 120 B. B. Bpknckb First Ward 22 J Second Ward 129 Third Ward 129 Fourth Ward 151 Fifth Ward 276 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 60 FOR COUNCILMEN. W. H.BBOTHERTON. First Ward 158 Second Ward 143 Third Ward 38 Fourth Ward 124 Fifth Ward 214 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 84 J. F. MORRIS. First Ward.. 222 Second Ward 89 Third Ward 145 Fourth Ward 112 Fifth Ward 227 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 63 J. B. GOODWIN. First Ward 249 Second Ward 131 Third Ward 113 Fourth Ward 131 Fifth Ward 197 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 57 A. HAAS. First Ward 228 Second Ward 222 Third Ward 69 Fourth Ward 179 Fifth Ward 374 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 118 W. D. ELLIS. they were so notified, thay immediately commenced j numbering, and that we could take their word for it. Second ^Vard ^ that there were but seventeen unnumbered votes in Third Ward. .... ................... .. .. 1 (/J j the box. Mr. Dodd again a?ked to be allowed to ex amine the votes already counted; that he wanted noth a ing that was not perfectly fair. Mr. McDuffi* joined in this request and Mr. Austin handed the hat con taining the votes already counted to Mr. McDuffie, who then examined every ballot in presence of Mr. Willie Spencer, son of 8. B. Spencer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. T. J. Pollard and myself. Every vote was carefully examined by Mr. Mc’jaffie and Mr. Spencer, and th^ were satisfied that every ticket laid aside was num bered. Of this batch examined there were thirty-five for Spencer and one for Collier. After tho rest of the tickets were counted by the Third Ward 133 1 ®stagers, I examined them in the presence of Mr. Spencer, Mr. Pollard, Mr. Dodd, and another gentle men, (name not known,) and in that batch we found eleven (11) unnumbered tickets, eight for Spencer acd three for Collier. Afterwards, in the same presence, we counted ail the tickets, pieced them back in the ballot box and left them In charge of the managers and clerka. MB. POEEABD’6 STATEMENT. T. J. Pollard corroborates the statement of Mr. Collier, with this addition ; In separating the nn- numbered from the numbered ticket, he saw a ticket with number one on it. That ebortly after the change in the manner of counting the votes was be gun, Mr. Ksely, one of the managers, gave up his scat and the ballot box to some one who he (P) docs not know, and that this substituted party drew from the ballot box daring the remainder of the count the ickete, and handed them to Mr. Lambert. After the counting was completed, Mr. Collier and myself, with the willing consent of the managers, took the box aid counted therefrom the tickets, they being d. posited in my hat, and we found 351, which Mr. A u ft in informed me was the number of votes en tered upon the register during the voting. After counting,the tickets, Mr. Collier and myself replaced them in the box from which we had taken them, and Mr. Austin, one of tho managers, placed the box upon the table. Mr. Collier »nd myself then left the hall, about 2:3) or 3 o'clock, leaving the three managers, threo tal’y-aheet clerks, and not nore than three or four ethers. Fourth Ward 104 Fifth Ward 187 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 4'1 J. M EORISG. Firet Ward 209 Second Ward 188 Third Ward 43 Fourth Ward 143 Fifth Wa d 221 Sixth Wa-d Seventh Ward 103 J. LANGSTON. First Ward 247 Second Ward 121 Fourth Ward 146 Fifth Ward 323 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 92 j. c. McMillan. First Ward 388 Second Ward 251 Third Ward 155 Fourth Ward 231 Fifth Ward 412 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 142 It. M. FARRAR. Firat Ward 228 Second Ward 204 Third Ward 72 Fourth Ward 199 Fifth Ward 297 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 94 First Ward 297 Second Ward 184 Thi.d Ward 146 Fourth Ward 158 Fifth Ward 320 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 72 JOHN KEELEY. First Ward 434 Second Ward 262 Third Ward 183 Fourth Ward 2Si Fifth Ward 518 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 170 J. F. BOZEMAN. Collier's Statement. E. P. Howell, Chairman Central Ex. Committee: Dear 8ir—As the representative of Judge John Col lier I protest against the connt of votes as reported by the managers for the sixth ward on the following grounds, to-wit: 1st. Because there are in the ballot box forty-seven (47) votes that were not numbered by the managers, and are not numbered. The managers themselves as serting that but seventeen (17) votes were placed in the box by them without beiug numbered. 2nd. Bccanee there were more votes polled than there are voters in the ward. Respect ful'y. C. A. Collier. The chairman of the Executive Committee calls a meeting of tbe committee to-night, at seven and a half o’clock, at the Bec rdir’s court room, to settle the differences existing. Whst the Managers of the Sixth Ward Buy. The undersigned, managers of the Democratic nom ination lor the Sixth Ward, held in the city of Atlanta, on Saturday, the 25.b, for Mayor and Councilmen for said city, certify that there were 351 votes cast; that wo failed to number the first seventeen tickets, not know ing that it was required to number tbe tickets; bat from eighteen up we numbered them all. There were 351 names polled, Mr. W. D. Adair being the last man that voted. Upon counting out the tickets,we found that Mr. 8pencer recieved 23S votes for Mayor, and John Coi- Greensboro. , Unities in tbe Marshal's office, impelling the .paper, but 1 wonld slop tbe IIebald alto- execution of tbe laws which be otherwise | First Want.. 150 tedforCoL Spencerwere not virtuous,notmtel-, ^ el k er ,. j would have given them. And that while be ligent, and not honest, would have been for us ; — We have stricken the name of the writer off is disposed to make some allowance for the to have been guilty ot a gross libel npon one- j oar books, and shed a bucket fnll of tears j ‘ ;la J s °f persons who are necessarily resorted i ifiL- -. . _ .» zi a* i , „ . . _ to for tbe perlormauce ot much of tbe dredg- half this community. A moment s reflection whlle performing the tragic act. How fortu-! ery o{ tha {o mce bnt ftftfr ma king nil proper ' i nate a thing it is for ns that he has not the ' allowances the corruption and culpable iu- woald convince any person that no each mean ing was intended. When we wrote of “tbe | power to smash the IIebald altogether, virtue, the intelligence and the integrity of Itnt suppose he had the power, what then ? Atlanta,” we referred especially and particn- Lie would stop the first paper published in larly to the active leaden on both sides—to Atlanta for years which has dared to confront the men who bring forward candidates snd eT (] s ftn d to dcnoucce them conduct political campaigns. Unquestionably bad we believed it at all likely that our meaning wonld have been mis- coaetrmd wo wonld hove boon more explicit ; bat as it never entered our mind that any per son wonld Imagine no ineane enough to pub licly libel an entire oommunity, we wrote as the artiolo appears. Our friend, “A Mechan ic,” may rest assured that the day we believe only one-half tho men who voted for Colonel Speneor (muoh lorn n majority) not virtuous, not intelligent, and not honest, on that day we shall take our deport are from Atlanta and seek some more congenial place of residence. That last is that because we did not horrah over the result of the voting it became neces sary to And fault with ns, and so tbe editorial referred to has been seized as the pretext Aside from the feet that nothing wee farther from ear mind then to slender belt the voters of the oity, to gratuitously insult Colonel Spenoer by saying that non# bnt men of dis reputable ehemeters voted far .him, if tbe friends of “A Mechanic” will bear in mind that probably seven hundred of those who voted for CoL Spencer ere onr patrons, they will not require even this article to convince them ot their error in the construction they have placed npon onr language. The barber of the Joliet penitentiary shaved thirty-two men in an hour and a half. He wonld stop a paper which has disdained official patronage obtained by a sacrifice of wbat ia good and right and proper. He wonld Btop a paper which is not ashamed to print how every dollar it ever owned came into its money drawer. He wonld stop a paper which has songht only the good of the people and whieh bas al ways endeavored to stand between the hard toiling, honest masses, and the cliques, the rings, the ruffians of politics and the thieves of the lobby. Btop the Hebald ! Poor fellow, yon wonld be far more hart by its stoppage than any one of its editors and proprietors! Happily for yonnelf, as well as for the public whom we serve, yon have not the power. Elsewhere we publish the statement of Mr. D. C. McCord of alleged ill treatment at the theater last night. It does appear to ns that it is a very easy matter for a polioe officer to be have with politeness to citizens. Even had it been necessary to request Mr. McCord to take a seat, tbe rcqnest conld certainly have been made without offending and ontrag: ig the feelings of a respectable man. We trust that tbe authorities will teach the officers wbAt politeness means. Because u man wears the uniform oi the police it does not authorize him to exeicisc his authority in the brntal and nngentlemanly m inner, in which it wonld ap pear, Mr. McCord has been treated. I efficiency cannot be tolerated.” Tbe foregoing extract from Mr. McAlpiue's report is correct, as 1 stated it to him, and is in nccord w ith all my utterances on the sub ject. The people of this community can judge whether I am seeking to do injustice to either of these gentlemen. 1 find, as reported in the Hebald, that Norris and others insinuate that I am not pressing these investigations as I onght, while others think that I am show ing over zeal in efforts only intended to re move obstacles from my path. The reported interviews contradict the editorial, bnt I leave these parties to reconcile their own differ ences. I shall endeavor to discharge my dntv without caring whether those prosecuted think I am too vigorous, or those urging the prose cutions think I am not as vigorous as I ought to be, and withont caring whether the Hebald approves or d isapproves wbat is done. It is my steadfast purpose to discharge my doty wherever it may lead me. Dnty shall be tbe monitor which directs. I shall prose cute to the beet of my ability all who violate the law, if their crimes become known to me, and while I shall leave nothing undone to bring all private citizens who violate the law to just punishment, I shall endeavor to use j double diligence and vigor in tbe prosecution ward. S:coiid Ward 155 Third Ward 37 Fourth Ward 127 Fifth Ward 224 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 104 R. C. YOUNG. First Ward 270 Second Ward 117 lhird Ward 140 Fourth Ward 151 Fifth Ward 319 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 67 D. A. BATIK. First Ward ......178 Second Ward 1H6 Third Ward 40 Fourth Ward 127 Fifth Ward 207 Sixth Ward Seventh Ward 102 J. O. KELLEY. First Ward 255 Second Ward 119 Third Ward... Fonrth Ward.. Fifth Ward.... Firat Ward Second Ward... Third Ward.... Fourth Ward.... Fifth Ward Sixth Ward Seventh Ward. J. O. WATKINS. of all offloers who, after being trusted by tho Fourth Ward lie Government, betray the trust reposed in them j Fifth Ward 189 and violate the law they were sworn to obey | ’.7.7.7*7.7.7!!".*.7.7.*”.7.'66 and execute, for I regard them the greatest ‘ B PITTMAN. of nil criminals. viniw.rd * 193 And now, Messta. Editors, permit me to : geoond 78 say in conclusion ns to yonr insinuation that Third Ward 87 I am attempting to injure Major Smyth and , Fourth Ward JJJ Major Chamberlain unjustly by lending too | Ward. ..................................... ready an ear to false charge s against them , Seventh Ward.... 3' that I pronounco it a baso fabrication, every | line of which is false, and the party furnish- ^ ^ ^ ^ ing you tho information upon which t aid in- ' s^Vud Ward sinuation was b u*c-d viands branded with | Third Ward, falsehood. Respectfully, Hknky P. Farrow THE FAIR - EXECUTION OF A NEGRO TOR MUR DER— LENT’S ClBCUS, ETC. Greensboro, Ga., October 17, 1873. By request I call to report the success of the Greene County Fair Association. It closed on Saturday last, with satisfaction to the as sociation and citizens of the county. On Friday George Copeland, colored, was executed for tbe murder of Miss Richards— his offense being Arson, rape and murder. On various occasions he implicated others of his race—but he admitted, just before he was executed, that he did it alone, and no one had anything to do with it bnt himself, he having committed all the offenses with which he was charged. The rope was cot at 12 o’clock, which, from the fall, broke, bnt not without tier K« for M.y 0 r : .,d th.c.ndMat«f u rCo O ncto.n h lelt tho V)( . lim jn „ dvi oondition . received th. Dumber cf vote. u per trily -bee.8 Ho afterwards bung up and remained kept iu laid ward »ud herewith returned. There | ftbout twenty-five minutes, until the physician were only .eventeeu tickets ro: numbered. When we j pronounced him dead. were counting oat st night, several partie. cue into . E;lr)y t^js m0 rning (OcL 27th,) crowds be- the room and overhauled tho ticket*, and took them , gjm to coino into town to see Lent’s mam- aud put them in hats and recounted them, and took ! moth circus and animal show, which promises them over the protest of the managers, stating that | to surpass anything in its lino. It requires they represented one of the candidates. The number | two trains of cars to travel. Large crowds of tho voles or ballots agreed with the list of voters, j had gathered, and notwithstanding the strin- beii.g two lose, according to their count, and if there j gency of money matters it will carry away a were any tick ;ta not numbered after the first i teen, (and ttaeaa managers believe there were they we *e not numbered through mistake. „ _ After these parties came in and overawed the mana- | sen ^ 1° relieve the sufferers at Memphis and gers and handled the tickets, agaiust the will of tho bhreveport. managers, the said managers did not feel that they could certify to the tickets as being nuUmpered with, but the result of said election or nomination is fa’r as given by tho tally sheets and the list of voters here with returned, the tickets having been scattered after beiDg handled by these said partie*, who were not managers. The folio aring we certify to bo the vote for Alder men in said ward, to-wit: first ward. J F Mori is 181 J B Goodwin 196 W H Brotberton.. 63 A Haas. 188 KKUORD WABD. John Keelj 818 W D Ellis 13J J F Bozeman 91 THIRD WABD. ven- I large amount of money from the conutry. one.)! The writer would have preferred that the money spent in this way shonld have been Just before I be train left the depot a shoot ing scrape occurred between three brothers aud a brother-in-law—the brother-in-law do ing the shooting, bnt lortnnatelj- no one was hurt The origin of the difficulty was strict ly a family matter. Great excitement pre vailed when the train moved off. J. W. Winfield. RC Young 224 J G Rally 218 D A Bsstia 71 OWEN LYNCH. 167 FOURTH WABD. John H Flynn 199 ...» ...7... i4j J CWstktns .169 FITTS WABD. J. H. n.YBS. First W.rd Fourth Ward l'i? Filth W«<l »»« Sixth Ward Seventh Ward ...,110 J A Hay (ten SIXTH WABD. JM Boring.... 62 264 238 KKVHMTH WARD. 258 JCMcMUUu... RM Farrar H. I). Austin, ) Job. Lambert, [ Want Manager*. John W. Owkn.) ALDKUMAN DODD INTERVIEWED. WMAT HK HATH BOUT 1 HK FOBTT-MCVKM UNNUMBERED VOTES. Report r— Al the e is soms atr«st ts k sbont the Not only does suicide appear to rnn in f.m - i ilies, but the particular mode of release from life and its burdens. Mr. J. C. Hoadley was su old and highly respectable citizen of Fair- field, Michigan, and bad no family trouble* or other distressing cares that were known to his friends. His brother drowned himself at De troit a few years ago, and Hoadley grieved at this tragic incident in his family, moved ont of town and away from deep watei. But he apparently took the family skeleton along. He bought a farm with a shallow creek run ning through it, ond th* temptation to pass through tha gate into th* better land became too strong to be resisted. Without say known provocation hs went to the ereek, lay down ia three feet of water, and died. His body was found by his family a few hoars after hs had been last seen by them, lying £ooe downward*, with the back of his coat almost dry. He had left bis hat with hia wallet under it on the bank, to show that hu death was not su aooidenk A Chines* celebrity has turned up ia 6ao Francisco. He was educated in Pennsylva nia, and lived lor a time at Washington, where he imbibed republican principle* and a desire to propagate them ia tha Celestial Empire. H* went home, organized secret so cieties for the purpose, nod made a wild at tempt at revolution, which of oourse tailed. After many vicisaitudes he returned to Oeli- tornis, where he has devoted himself to de feating the infamous objects of tbe Hip Yee Tong Society. The society offered $1,500 for his assassination, and the attempt of some oue to gain this prise was what brought him to light. His name is Wong Say Kee. Not a esse of necessity—A cigar east.