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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEEKLY NEW ERA VOLUME IV. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WEDNmDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1870. NUMBER 17 euiml Wager Sw: retired list ou net Etlrnvagai ir Democratic friends a: -Larses of extravagant Suite Administration. Ir very well that there i When C the total 356.635; living l,e< **• > 035, »very busy mak- a gainst the pre- Of conrse they no foundation in fact for inch charges, and so ring tho changes ou the amount of contingent fund expended by Governor Jenkins for cemdtes as compared ith the gas bills for the present State House! We propose now to state a few facts, and chal lenge the Democracy to make a showing. tor Jenkins was inangnn»*-*d of thi.i Stat.- was only $ V ' J - ; when li«- was n in.»\.d from of oO, eu in only a few months more than , the debt of the State was $G 5 t!oC,- ,viug an increase in the public debt of nearly FOUR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Under the present State Government, the public debt has not been increased one single dollar, notwithstanding the extraordinary leg islative expenses forced upon the State by the new* Democratic rebellion of September 1868, and under which the colored members were forced to secede. Another bit of extravagance is foaml in evidence before the Ruilro&d Committee. Maj. Campbell Wallace paid attorney's fees to the amount of $38,716 15, and there is still large sum to be paid in addition as final 1 nnder the contracting of Maj. Wallace. Come up now, ye economical Democrats and explain! The public debt statement for July 1st, 1870, is a gratifying exhibit The reduction in the national debt for the past month, was more than twenty millions. The reduction of the debt during the fiscal year 1809—*70 was $108,- 053,410. The coin balance in the Treasury is now $112,776,048, against which there is $34,- 47,120 of outstanding gold certificates. The ••■nrrency balance is $28,945,067. With a re duction of nearly $109,000,000 during the past year, it is easy to account for tho advance in h c prices of five-twenties abroad and at borne. It is stated that the demand for the stock in the East Tennessee and Virginia Road has increased of late. Shouldn’t wonder! Does anybody know o any stock for sale at fifty cents in the dollar? More Plgnrea for our Democratic Friend*. Tlie expenses of Gov. Jenkins* administra tion from October ICtb, 1866, to October, 16tb, 1867, was $2^700,950 58 less $11,586 73 cash in Treasury at lost named date, making tho total expenses for the year $2,6S9,- 969 85. The expenses for Gov. Bullock’s administra tion from October 1st, 1868, to October 1st, 1889, were $1,444,895 00 less $116,695 00 cash in Trcusury nt lost named data* making the total expenses for tho year $1,328,- 200 OO being ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE DOL LARS less than tbs expenses of the economical: " Democracy” under Governor Jenkins* "lace curtain” administration for the some length of fine. How about the expenses for candies now? Wlint Ollier* Think. A gentleman writing from Savannah says: "Each arrival of the Era brings with it new bless. I look to it with an interest which it has seldom been the province of a public journal to awaken in my mind.” A subscriber writing from Covington says: "EncIos«sd herewith I hand yon $10 for the Daily New E u a. I was a subscriber more than twelve months ago, but became so disgusted with it under its former management, that ita very name became offensive. I like it very much under its present administration. In deed I am so well pWucd with it, that I intend to constitute nn stir an agent for the purpose of extending iU circulation. Every family in Georgia should have it” Another subscriber writing from DeKalb county says: "I am glad to know you are valiantly battling for sound Republican principles. We fee proud of the Era. It does honor to the par ty and the State. Aside from its politics, the Democrats all like it — like it so well that they always want to see it, sometimes before the subscribers can have an opportunity of reading it'* "An Old Line Whig” writing from Stewart county says: "I do not agree with you in politics exactly, bat I must say that as a representative journal the Era is nn honor to tho State. Consider me a subscriber for twelve months.” A gentleman writes from Trenton: "The Era seems to be the paper in North •Georgia. I see it everywhere I go. I regard it as the newsiest paper in the State.” The Prejudices of ConnervstIsm. The unsuccessful attempt by the Irish laborers of Killarney, last week, to dislroy a number of mowing machines, reminds one of the laughable incidents connected with the introduction of Railways in Western Virginia, Nome twenty yean* ago. The "wagoners’* of that section threatened to shoot the Engineer w ho should run the first steam engine on tho Bristol and Lynchburg Road; but when the Road was completed, and the fact became ap parent that "the more Railroads the more freight,” and consequently the more drayage the more demand for fine horses and profitable labor, tho mountaineers very wisely abandoned their purposes of violence, and become the foremost advocates of a triangular line between Kentucky aud North Caroli Loss than a quarter of a century ago, a dis tinguished Methodist Preacher incurred the displeasure of certain " old fashioned people” by making an effort to build a College in the mm% section. One old "Farmer Fogy,” who numbered bis acres by the thousand, finally consented to donate a barrel of Irish potatoes to the proposed work! The donation was of conrse accepted; in process of time, the Col lege was built, and one of the old farmer’s sous (then a plough boy) afterwards beeamo its first graduate, and tlieuce one of its Profess ors. Tho young mau is now a distingmsh- m Public 3Irn aud the Xe\v*p*perPir«i. *1 When a man enters public life, he maj ex pect public criticism. llis Acts become public property, and his record and opinions on pub lic affairs are legitimate topics of newspaper discussion. But this discussion should be dig nified and courteous; and, in all cases, confined to a man's public and ofilcial character. His personal character and bis record as a private gentlemen, should be held sacred. One is public property, tho other is not; and there can be few better evidences of the blackguard in journalism, than an ill-suppressed disposition to pass beyond these well defined limits, and deal with the private and personal character of public men. Hen of ability scorn to do itp conscientious men null not do it nnder any circumstances; and a well bred man ora not do it. If therefore all journalists were men of culture and ability, or if they were con sdentions or even well raised, tho profession would never bo scandalized by disgusting personalities. Their diatrabes might be severe, bnt not vulgar; pointed, bnt not personal, condemnatory or even mercilessly sarcastic, but seldom pnoriie, disgustingly flippant, de nunciatory and venal. Of all things with which oarilizcti people are cursed, the most loathsome, the most mis- cbievions and the most diabolical, is a scur rilous newspaper press. It is an impure fountain from whence flows one continuous, loathsome sluice of moral contamination. It corrupts the minds of tho youth. It appeals to the instincts of the depmvod. Its tendency is to subvert reason and disorganize society; and its very existence is a terrible commen tary upon the public ta-stos and morals of that community from whence it derives its support We have some of this class of journals in Georgia, as there ore elsewhere in the United States; and these have their supporters here, os have the condniU of tho fllth and slime of iite- ratnre elsewhere. It is a feature of “ civilisa tion” by no means peculiar to Georgia; yet we have sometimes suspected that Georgia had more than her full share of these public nuisances. These presses combine the gross est ignorance with the most shameless Tonality. They ignore argument. Indeed, they seem not to know what argument is. They neither use argument themselves or understand it when used by others; god when they feel like criticising the public nets of a ptjJJJo offi cer, seem not to know bow else to do It thou by ignoring bis public character entirely, and calling him a scoundrel or a blockhead! In this way, they convince nobody not previously convinced. They arouse the feelings of none bnt those whose evil propensities are always aroused. Tbej >tirthe d. ptli -; only of a con genial sphere; and this is, happily, in most so far beneath the surface of enlightened Public opinion, that that trihatm is spfdam seriously purtnrbod by these slsngwhsngers of the press. A Vital (lurvflon. It is impossibls to disguise the fact that the great question of the hoar involves fig) very existence of American labor. Greedy capital ists, whose sole aim is to make the rich richer aud the poor poorer, have allied themselves with the semi-civilized Asiatics for the purpose of degrading free labor. The ^imighty DoU.tr is the canoe, the Chinaman U16 means, and revolution or starvation will be Die Inev itable effect It is no time to dally with the matter. The question is not to be handled with kid gloves. The only way to treat it is to expose its enormity, its injustice, and ita folly at once. The workingmen of America believe that the “laborer is worthy of bis hire,” and firmly demand the recogni tion of this truth by the capitalists. The em ployer likes n working machine but dreads a thinking machine. He proposes to flood the country with a horde of Asiatics in order to make himself independent of native labor. Recollect that this plan will not rednee the price of manufactured articles; it premises no benefits to' the consumer, bat everything to the mqnnfsetnrar. The result will be high prices, oppression, monopoly and famine. This is worse than the combination between “Black George, and Blifil, the Paritan and the black-leg! It is an al liance between the Christian millionaire and tho Fagan slave! We wonder that the Goths and Vandals ever snccoeded in overturning tlie Roman Empire, and Americans flatter themselves that they are exempt from the possibility of such misfor tune. We are nearer the evil than we think. Onr Goths and Vandals are to establish them selves in oar capitals, in oar very families.— Their unblushing immorality makes them tar more to be feared than the barbarians of old. The beet men in the country realize the dan ger and ora sounding the notes of alarm.— Wendell Phillips and Senator Wilson have bold ly exposed the danger and the infamy of the measure, and the press regardless of party .irgcnerally with them on this issue. Capitalists 'will find it the part of wisdom to pause before it is too late. This attack upon the rights of American lobor cannot anoceod. Our work ingmen command the brain and muscle of the country! They ore determined to resist every anjast aggression of Capital, and they are right. The people are bound to rule and it is madness and folly tor a selfish few to oppose cd clergy! lief that 1 things cor People the id the old man died in thebe- old way” was net the best, all idered. are generally honest in their prejndi- shere ignorance, rather than “ pure eusseilnesa" is tlie mainspring of opposition to Progress, it is easily removed. The same process of reasoning that will conviuco all in telligent plongh-boy tliat the square described on tlie liypotlieuuse of a riglit-augled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the two oilier two sides, will convince l-.s con servative parent that Railways and mowing machines are better for laboring men titan horse carts aud hand sickles. Demonstration is necessary in both eases, but that is all tliat is ever necessary. A little common sense will settle all minor objection'!. What the 11IU Means. From reading the debates in the House of Repsosentativcs on the Georgia BUI, we find that there was no donbt whatever upon the minds of either Democrats or Republicans as to the meaning oi striking ont the words “in the year 187a" Hr. Beck, the Democratic member of the Reconstruction Committee and the distin guished recipient of Mr. Treasurer Angler’s slanders against the Governor, said : “I have shown that every man who pro poses to vote for this bill, as well as every member of the Committeejby whom it was re ported, knows and votes intending to indorse ibe right of Bollock and bis Legislature to prolong their term of office for two years, in open, palpable violation of the Constitution aud laws of the State, while they are unwiUing to toko the responsibiUty of saying so, os the original Cessna bill proposed." Hr. Beck thus states the cose from a Demo cratic stand-point. Instead of “prolonging" a term of office in “violation of the Constitution and laws of the State,” however, the passage of tho bill marks the date when tho Constitu tion goes into effect absolutely, and Urns fixes the time from which the terms of office named in the Constitution begin to run. The Con stitution very clearly fixes the term of the Legislature at two and four years, and to hold longer than that term after the Constitution goes into force by the admission of the State, uuu'd lie a violation of the Constitution; bnt to deny to the Legislative elected at the time of ratification of the Constitution, the right to hold the term named in the Constitution from the time that Constitution takes legal effect, would l>e a palpable violation of it, and an outrage upon the rights of tho voters who elected the members to hold under the Con stitution, as also upon the rights of the mem beis themselves. . Two classes of persons unite in opposition to President Grant’s Administration. The Frank Biair-Wade Hampton Democracy don't like him, of coarse. They never did; and they like him less now than ever, since bo Las not verified their prophecies, made during the campaign of 18G8. His adminis tration has branded them as false prophets. Hence they ore os much opposed to him now as they were two years ago. In this oppo sition, however, they have a show of consis- tentev, and this is more than the other class can boost ot Their antagonism arises from mere party considerations; and these have no deepes foundation than a love of plunder, misnamed “patriotism.” They oppose Grant's administration as they opposed his election, and from the some motives, tliat is, because they are the outs, and lnnst so remain daring the Republican ascendancy. The other class of opponents claim to be, or to have been Republicans. Many of them were awkwardly mixed up with Andy John son's Bread and Batter Convention of 18GC. Some of them opposed (he Reconstruction acts of 18G7. They deserted poor old Johnson at a time when he most needed friends, and, as if to atone for their folly and indecision, sup ported the Republican nominees of 1868, and this with a zeal characteristic of most new con- verts. They wanted office—then os afore time—and they Want it still; and ns they have tailed to get office nnder Grant as they tailed to get it nnder Johnson, they very con sistently oppose both. Their condition is, therefore, a desperate one. They are pleased with nothing that the President has done; and since their services have not been colled into requisition, have come deliberately to the conclusion that “Qiqnt is a failure!” The people, however, seem to understand the na ture of the case folly. \npolron anil tbe Exiled Prince*. Lonts Napoleon has never known a moment's peace since the eaapd'etaL He has proclaim ed himself tho State, and declared that the Empire is peace, knowing very well that it it Hit career was a romance, and liis promises are made of tho same stuff. He realizes the truth of the poetic sentiment that t tie with Wood mein. Cnmnozot witb blued. Audiltinn's pqp bos been to him a poisoned chalice. The gilded splendors of tbe Tnille- ries cannot make him forget his fears. The shadoa's of ooming evil gather over his heed like a pall, aud their dark drapery is suited to his sombre thoughts. He has a throne, bnt bayonets support it; the throne has an heir apparent, bat his chances ore doubtful. The Princes of Orleans and Bourbon, though exiled, still lire and bide their time.— Tbe gory Macbeth never dreaded the issue of tbe murdered Rarwno more than Napoleon fears these scions of tho legitimate dynasty. Quite recently the Princes requested permis sion to retbrn to la telle Fraser. Their peti tion was refused by the Corps La/Ulatif, in compliance with tbs wishes of Hspoleon. Al though seven miUions of voters endorsed lha Empire, at the lost election, the “man of De cember” has so little confidence in the strength of.his i1|taMlttlmf Tin jll n notpor- «rit the Count V nfcurfiitalrlli* tbe! Count De Paris to return. Do Paris is his great bngbear. He is very popular in Prance. If Napoleon should die suddenly the world may witness a curious revolution. The Napoleon ic eagles may yet be trampled in the dust, ami the lillies of the Bourbons regain their ascen dancy. . Politic* and Grammar. The phrase, “the United States is at peace” Ac., as used by the President in a .recent State paper, gives offense to the Dmqpcracy. They object to thgt form Of expression upon the grounds that they object to some of the definitions in Webster's Dictionary, that is, because it implies National nnity, or “Cons' solidatiou.” The phrase, when* the illipsis is supplied, reads thus: “the United States Government is at peace,” Ac., or “the National Authority of the United States is. at .peace,’- Ac. To say that lh& United States are at peaee, would imply more Governments than one, more authorities than one; and the ques tion would be open as to whether the United States, as a Nation, was alluded to all. Mr. Bnchanan, who beld that the Union was merely of sand,” and that paramount allegiance was due the local State organizations, might, very consistently with his Democratio disintegration heresies, have used tho verb in ita plnral form; bnt neither Washington, nor Hamilton, UOr Jay, nor Madison, nor Adams, nor Jackson would have been guilty of snch on indiscre tion. They held that the United States was a Nation, represented by a government—“one compared of many ports,” bnt nevertheless oxx, and not more than one nationality. And if the war settled any question at all, it most certainly settled the question of paramount oL legiance. Even Hr. Davis, as President of the late Confederate States Government, was in the habit of employing the angular form of the verb in connection with tho “Confederate States”—thereby implying that, notwithstand ing the loose theories of disintegration audio, cil sovereignty, upon which that Government was predicated, be regarded the Central Power os Supreme, and therefore a National Unity. ig 1 ’ HI purtr—X Graceless Practice. One of the greatest nuisances of the age is the practice of button-holing prominet charac ters and systematically punishing them for the benefit of the gossip-loving public. The New York press reporters consider ‘^interviewing” as a fine art, and so persistent are they, that bnt very few are able to escape their dutches. The reporters arc making a burlesque of it lately. Haring interviewed all tho prominent political personages, they are now turning their attention to the female brokers and the Prin- Editha. But their latest joke was at the expense of Madame Patterson Bonaparte. Tho knights of the quill got into the old lady’s good graces, by means of flattery—that sure avenue to the favor of the sex—and, find ing her in a confidential mood, made her tell them everything about her marriage with that graceless scamp, Jerome Bonaparte. This sen sational romance of real life, was then duly ex aggerated and colored to suit the public, and printed in the New York papers. It is ri diculous throughout The spectacle of a tooth less octogenarian relating the follies of her youth, and vainly deploring tho loss of her beauty, is absurd enough, but on paper it reads like a roaring force. Something must be done to protect the weaker sex from these oily-tonnged reporters ! In their present de fenseless condition, they are ready,* on tho slightest provocation, to tell all they know and what is still worse, all they imagine ! President Grant and his party had a capital fime at New Haven on the Fourth. Around tlie "World. The return of the Red Stocking lfcu Club, from their victorious tour, cren excitement in Cincinnati. The Spanish Cortes, having foiled to t ie t a King, have adjourned till November. M«fit- pensier stands the best chance, at jtre.se ir A soda fountain exploded in New York- other day, killing its manager. j The Prince of Wales takes great Interest in the Public Schools of London. 4 Sunday dancing, in Milwaukee, is toY prohibited in future. 3 James William Smith is the colored t from South Carolina. He passed the requfcd examination. Frank Thome is to receive $10,000 for lc l* ing from the suspension bridge at Niqgija Falls on the 13th of August Professor Smythe says next winter vfijpe exceedingly severe. f — Immigrants are rushing into Texas. ■ Eight thousand Chinamen have landc^t San Francisco since the 1st of January. -f American locomotives are used ou railroads in Pern. Passengers will soon be able to go tfcoi from Cincinnati to Omaha without cl New Foundland wants the troops withi from the island, About 90,000 sheep are to.be killed inJ 1 lforaia for want of pasture. , The Darien ship canal will have to be givto up. The difficulties are almost iusurmonti. able. The wheat crop in Europe is quite prom ising. rI Englishmen are excited over the adultera tion of beer. th* Tin discovered in large quantities in fomia. Petroleum added fuel to the floiuo in stantiuo^le. A cod fish caught in Portsmouth harbe^Xho other day contained a bottle of champagui. The parks in the Northern and Westqxi cities are very popular institutions! sands of people resort there to spent leisure hours. The French Corps LcyishitiJ had a vcry'W- citiug {]iscus>jon over standing armies list week. Quite a nnmqer of Morpions have lett Lake City with the intention of their homes. Auburn, N. Y., had a rooster tournament01 the Fourth. They know very little about haiigir^fT**- pie in Virginia. Lewis Kennedy, the oihtr day, did not succeed in getting himself hanged until the rope broke twice. The late terrible fire at Pittsburg was caused by the lightning striking an oil tank. In Chicago last year 14,000 dogs yere slaughtered by the police. ^ ^ During th* IftiC httig-.r. t. \v t r^. one firm sold 150,000 glas^s u : did not think it a very brisk sale v _ r The Great Rv»tcm U in V-.r^au r.:J sailors are dissatisfied and disorderly. The Fenians had a free fight among them selves, nt n late meeting in Albany, N. Y. Philadelphia is a base ball Puradho. Eighteen thousand emigrants left Liverpool for America during the month of June. The Czech Catholics ef Russia say they will join the Greek church if the infallibility degrna is adopted. Greece had H big earthquake last week. Several hundred Indians on the Sheridan is preparing for another ride. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte left $320,0)0 to his own son. Richmond College is to have a Law school connected with it. Wales has a railroad with a gauge only two feet wide. It carries heavy freights. Another ant£Chinese meeting war, hell in | New York the other uight. -S0*^***\ ( Seven thousand visitors arrived at Long Branch last week. The outrages upon the Jews in Rouinania were of a serious nature. They were beaten, stoned and shot down in the streets under the eyes of the police. A rich silver mine has been discoverei in New "Mexico. Drought in New York has injured the crops. Thermometer in CaHfornta stood at 115^ de grees last week. 4-remarkable suit has just been triad in Boston. Thomas & Talbot, newspaper and magazine publishers, were sued in the Su preme Court to recover pay for prose and po etical manuscripts which they received from one Charles Dickinson, and which thejtjle- clined to publish. After keeping the manu- cripts a few weeks for stomps to be sent for their return, they destroyed them. The Court decided that the manuscripts were the prgpfcr- ty of tho author until the publishers paid for them, and that in neglecting to return them to the author, they became liable for their value. The jury returned a verdict in favor of tho au thor for $50, which the publishers paid, with the costs of Courts. Farrow, soon after ho went into office. Tho lull Act of Dec. 13th 1862, authorized the Inferior Court or corporate authorities of any town or city, to provide suitable hospitals, da, for those affl»c*ed with small-pox, and tho 3d sec tion of aoid Act provides that said court or corporate authorities shall havo all accounts for the same properly credited, and forward them to his Excellency the Governor who shall draw his warrant on the Treasury for the amount set forth in said account. This Act of 18C2, is repealed by the Act of April 17th, .1863, and provision made for the settlement of all claims by the Siate, which accrued un der said act of 18G2, after th« same had been submitted to, and passed upon, by a special jury' as provided in said Act of the 17th of April, 1863. So by reference to these acts of 1862 and *63 it will be seen that Ihero is no law authorizing the paymeflt of small-pox cases by the State, except such as accrued be tween the 13th of Dec., 1862, and the 17th of April, 1863. The Act of 18C2 is re-enacted by the Act of February 5tli, 186G, except the 3d section of said Act of 1863, in lieu of which the 3d section of the Act of 1866, provides that small-pox cases shall be paid for by tax ation os provided for in said section, which is now the law. The mistake occurred in this wav, my copying clerk had those several acts before him and copied the 3d section of the Act of 1862, instead of the 3d section of the Act of 1866, which as before stated was not discovered until it was too late to make the correction. The Act of 1862 and the Act of 1866 are exactly the same, except the 3d sec tion. See the several acts of 1862, 1863 and 1866, title small-pox. I have written hastily with bad materials, but I trust your Excel lency will understand me. With great respect, Ac. David Irwin. 81’IIUT OF THE GEORGIA PRESS. THE SOME COMMERCIAL (DEM.) Of the Legislature and its relations to the Georgia Bill says; The whole matter of an election, so far as we are able to interpet the Georgia Bill passed by Congress, rests with the Legislature. By that body the decision will bo given as to whether we shall have yet ono more oppor tunity to rid onrselvea of the tyrannical and oppressive masters nnder whose iron heel we ivc been ground for the past few years.' Upon this question, no donbt, there will be a desperate fight made. Should an election be allowed, the Radical party fear that their days in power are numbered and their efforts to prevent it will be hard to bear down. [Most candid Democrats freely admit that the striking from the Georgia Bill the words, "in the year 1870” defeats tho scheme for an election this fall. It would indeed be strange were they not to so conclude in the face of the debates in Congress over the Bill.] THE ATHENS WATCHMAN (DEM-) Hasthis paragraph: As an act of courtesy, and not from any political sympathy, we insert the card of the Atlanta New Era, which is os bitter a Radi cal sheet as we know of It is conducted with ability, but without any fairness—os its garbled evtnrats, under the caption of "Spirit of the fffcmocratic Press,” fully proves. [The act of courtesy is duly appreciated. If trolling body of old lino Whigs, whose old party prejudices they wish to influence, and whose old party partialities they wish to con ciliate. [We think the Courier over-estimates tho Hill clique, and under-estimates the intelli gence of old line Whigs!] THE MACON TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, (DEM.) In tho course of an raticle on the Chinese La bor question, says: It strikes ns that this grand problem of Asi atic labor cannot even be staved off by any thing short of absolute legal prohibition, and even that will only delay the issue because it will only bo a war against nature and the laws of trade. We may liken that stupendous ag gregation of Eastern labor to waters collected for ages in on immense reservoir, with bonks composed of national ignorance, prejudice, superstition, bigotry and a policy of isolation founded upon immoral usage. [If the Chinese could be civilized, and ren dered anything more than mere slaves for tho degradation of honorable labor, and used for anything better than the mere instruments of a Monopoly, their sudden influx would be a matter of less serious consideration. The time will come, however, when the importa tion of Chinese laborers will be regarded os a mistake similar to that sought to be correct&l by the Act of 1807.1 THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, (DEM.) Speaking of Colleges and College life, says: For the lost thirty years or more, our col leges which were located in isolated situations, have in general been removed to the larger or more popnjoqs $pv?ns and cities, the dormitory system abolished, the students boarded in genteel families near by the college, lecture and recitation rooms. ■Students must be associated with genteel families, else they will indulge in the grosser vices which their isolated position encourages. Tho necessity of removing Mercer Univer sity to a larger place than Penfield, where it was located thirty years ago, arises ont of the fact that students of the present day arc not trained for a life of asceticism, bnt for a living busy, active, progressive world. Hence many advocate its location in the very heart of At- ata. [Such considerations qs these are worthy tho attention of those charged with the duty of securing a location for Meroer.] STATE NEWS. Another picnic.to-day at Le Hardy’s Spring ... .Colored population observed the Fourth. BANDERSVILLE, Two mocking birds in town whistle Dixie very well... .Hot weather.. ..Occasional rains . .Com and ootton doing wolh MACON. Watermelons abundant Fourteen coses before the Mayor Tuesday morning The Drum Corps went to Fort Valley to celebrate tho Fourth Three fights Tuesday Base Ball gomes interrupted by the Tho Printers’ pipnic passed off pleasantly with dinnor, danoing, etc. The Spanish brigands arc very active, have captured a party of English travelt- hold them for ransom. Small-pox Claims. Nearly every county in the State has one or more claims for expenses on account of small-pox cases, and we learn that ma»jr_of them are being presented at the Executive Department for payment. Upon inquiring at thp Capitol we are informed that there is much misunderstanding in connection with these cases, arising ont ot a conflict between a section of the Code and the text efjhe act of the Legislature upon which the sec tick was supposed to have been founded. The ( makes it the doty of the Governor to draw his warrant in payment of the bills when audited by county authorities, and the act of 184ffex- pressly declares that the counties shall levy a special tax to pay such bills. The attention of Judge Irwin was called to this contradiction between the Code and the act, and we have been permitted to copy his reply. The Legislatue will doubtless take snch ac tion as will decide the matter os to time and place for payment of these claims. The following is the letter from Judge Irwin, the distinguished jurist who codified the laws: Marietta, Ga., July 2, 1870. His Excellency, It B. Bullock, Atlanta, Ga. my dear Sir: Your letter of the 1st instant, in quiring in relation to the law authorizing sec tion 1414 of the Revised Code, was received this morning, to which I reply, that there is ' no law authorizing said section 1414; it is the result of an accidental mistake, which was not j discovered until it was too late to make tht correction, of which I think I informed' Col. j tl." AVuashman a single case^here- .4 r^A it. jmilLita . contemporaries have ^becn au4 ti'v*tttzl with unfairuess^we.wiU rfully make the correction. This would be better than a general assertion that the Era is "unfair,”] THE MILLKDGEVILLE UNION (DEM.) Is still harping ou the Capitol question. It says: The Atlanta papers are very much exercised over the Capitol question, and affect to be greatly alarmed at an effort which, they say, will be made, at the approaching session of the Legislature, to return the Capitol to Md- ledgeville. We presume no such effort will be mode v :i h the present packed Legislature. What the n.ends of Milleageville ask, and the >eople of Georgia demand, is that the Lcgis- ature do nothing at this time, bnt leave the question to be determined at tlie next elec tion. THE MACON TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, (DEM.) Referring to tho proposition to build a new and magnificent^State House in Atlanta, says! ■ Better buy the Opera House twice over, if that is the only alternative, and take the chances of selling it for a fish market when we go lmdc to MiuedgoviUe. We are told this scheme of building a Stone Mountain palace which shall rival the Parthenon of Athens, is very popular in Atlanta, but trust the negroes will not fairly conclude the bankruptcy of the State by falling in [This talk about removing the Capitol to Milledgeville is decidedly funny. It simply can’t be did.” The people have laid that matter on the shell Let it rest] In another article, the same paper says: As to the Capital we must prefer Milledgville and uni** 8 * new reasons to the contrary, not now apparent, should arise, we hope the De mocracy of Georgia will put it hack there when they can do so. But surely with the so- called Legislature that we have, and the exist ing Constitutional provision on the subject, we cannot be expected to waste our time in urging a removal now. The Milledgeville pa pers and correspondents may have leisure to omnso themselves, bnt we really think they had better save their ammunition for the day of battle. Upon the proposition to bny the Opera House, if we were a legislator and could not possibly defeat it, we have only to say that we should prefer even that to the alterna tive of building a new Capitol at larger expense; but as we have no infinence or voice in tho matter at all, one way or the other, we do not propose to busy ourselves upon the subject until a possibility of some good effect from our interference shall arise. THE SANDEBSVTLLE GEORGIAN (DEM.) Begins a long editorial essay os follows: As all who know ns know, we were never a Democrat, that is, we never belonged to that great party, which for fifty years controlled the Government, a nullifier, a State rights man, a whig, until the whig party north be came sectional, we battled against the Democ- [Whether reference is here mode to tho jour nal or merely to its present individual editor may admit of doubt in the minds of some.] Upon theological questions the editor seems sound. He says: Though the Southern character differs greatly from Northern in that we are slow to adopt new theories of religious belief. Groun ded in the belief of the Scriptures as revealed truth, the Southern mind rejects such impos tures as Mormonism, Free-loveism et id omne genus, which seems \o find congenial soil in which to flourish in puritanical New England. Even in 1843, daring the excitement caused by Miller and his followers, which spread prettv generally over tho North, the believers in Millerism at the South were "few and far between.” Dr. Camming, of Scotland, who lias been hammering on the destruction of the world for a quarter of a century and has writ ten several prosy volumes upon the subject, has made no converts at the South. THE ROME COURIER (DEM.,) In an article entitled "Danger Ahead,” dis cusses some of the dangers which threaten tho Democracy from disappointed men who are at a discount politically, and who therefore want to form new parties. The Courier As wo stated in onr former article, the greatest danger to meet lies in the blandishing attempt by such men as Bard, Josh Hill and liryaut, to organize a Conservative party, and by mo doing, to win off from the Democratic party the large, tho influential, aud the con- Fino tomatoes in town Base Ball Club organizing, Emancipation day was cele brated last Saturday. AUGUSTA. Snperior Court trying criminal eases Judge Carji nterin the city A conple of, f • igjxtaduebtheother day near the cemeiety.7 fi^bouy nurti... W. T. Wet-j more and W. T. Hays from Atlanta «rr«*Aatl, on instructions from that place; but set at" liberty, os it appeared that they were guilty of no offense Tho Fourth passed off very quietly. A few colored people celebrated number of small fights A fire broke out over Rail’s bakery Tuesday night but was ex tinguished without damage. MILLEDGEVILLE. Hot weather. Judge Schley expected every day City Court mi4obi Several small fights on the Fourth The picnic of the St. Patrick’s Frco School Society was a success The will of Edward Padelford has been admitted to probate An immense concourse of people witnessed the Regatta at the Isle of Hope on the Fourth. Ten boats ran the four mile race. The first prize was awarded to tho "Undine,” and the second to the "Wave.” supreme' court ovgkorgia. Jane Terra, 1870. JOSEPH E. BROWN, C. J. Order of Circuits with the number of cases from each— Blue Ridge Circuit 4 Western Circuit 1 Southern Circuit 2 Southwestern Circuit 17 Pataula Circuit 34 Chattahoochee Circuit 42 Macon Circuit 6 Flint Circuit 4 Tallapoosa Circuit 6 Atlanta Circuit 7 Romo Circuit 10 Cherokee*Circuit 6 Northern Circuit. 8 Middle Circuit 9 Ocmulgee Circuit 9 Eastern Circuit...,,,.,,,,,..,...., 6 Brunswick Circuit 5 DAILY PROCEEDINGS. Tuesday, July 5, 1870. The following judgments were rendered: Thos. J. Thornton vs. Jesse McLendon— motion for new trial from Troup. Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Spencer Marshall et at vs A. M. Lazenby— Homestead from Walker. Judgment, allow ing a bachelor a homestead, affirmed. Michael Fricks vs. Archibald Miller—com- >laint from Gordon. Judgment of the Court >elow reversed on tho ground that it was too late to set the illegality of the consideration of tho original note, given by the officers for the horse, after judgment W* been obtained upon it in 1866, in the Courts of this State, recog nized by the government of the United States. And said judgment was a sufficient consider ation to support the note now sued on. Pyrant Easley vs. Joseph Camp—motion to set aside a judgment from Henry. Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Allen Williamson vs. John R. Wordlow— Motion to set aside a judgment from Walker. Judgment of the Court bmow reversed on the ground that the Court erred in not granting the motion, as to the thirteen other oases be sides that, founded on the copy note set out in the summons. N. J. Wilkinson ct al. vs. tho Inferior Court—Nuisance from Tronp. Judgment of the Court below affirmed. J. W. Clayton & Co., vs. Campbell Wallace, Superintendant of the Western and Atlantic Bailroad—Assumpsit from Fulton. Judgment of tho Conrt below reversed on tbe ground that the Court erred ill refusing to hear and decide the (notion for a now trial in tho care as set forth in the record. T. H. Morris vs. Frances Morris—Equity from Floyd. Judgment of the Court below affirmed. Jack Pryor va. The State—Assault with in tent to murder. Judgment of the Court below affirmed, Robert M. Clarke vs. Robert H. McCrosky —assumpsit from Fulton. Judgment of the conrt below affirmed. Warner, J., dissenting. Clark & Grubb vs. Catherine Valentino—as sumpsit from Fulton. Judgmont of the court below reversed. McKay, J., dissenting. Argument in No. 2, Cherokee Circuit—Sel- weekly wages paid to persons employed in woollen mills, in England and the United States, in the years 1807 uudlSCff, respectively, is taken from the table on wages in woollen mills: Occupation*. Wool Wool Dyers. Pickers Finishers Crops flourishing NEW NAN. McDowell Honse rented by E. T. White from Atlanta College Temple commence ment came off lost week Three colored men struck by lightning Saturday last Not hurt mneb. ATHENS. Tho Fonrth passed off quietly. COLUMBUS. Justices and Mayor’s Courts full of business ..Superior Court trying civil Wheather pleasant Promiscuous shooting endangers tbe lives of the citizens. HOME. The Southerner and Commercial proposes that the young Romans practice for the Tournament at the Atlanta Fair. The Seven- Hilled city can ent a very creditable figure if she will The Fourth passed off very quietly. A few patriotic individuals trotted out the “crathers," and were themselves trotted off to the callaboose, much to their disgust Several members of the Legisla ture are passing through the city ou their way to Atlanta The Committee on the address concerning tbe Columbus, LaGrange and North Georgia Railroad, is moving in tho matter The Directors of tho Fair Associa tion for the Cherokee country are taking active steps to advance the interests of the society Col. B. C. Yancey, President of the Georgia Agricultural Society, was in the city Tuesday Mr. Jas. D. Munice is dead. He leaves a wife and several children The picnic at Le Hardy’s Grove, yesterday, was doubtless a pleasant affair, as every arrange ment was made to secure its success The Bainbow Fire Company paraded Monday, in full uniform. They presented a fine ap pearance. CABTERSVIIXE. The bridge over the Etowah river on the Cartersvillo and Van Wert Railroad was fin ished on the 4th. It is a fine structure, built of the best masonry, iron and wood Some 6,000 bushels of wheat have been delivered at this station, at $1 25 per bushel Cotton promising A new Town Hail is to be built Bartow Bible Society meets Sunday morn ing. Rev. ID. Porks will bo present Tho editor of tbe Express flies off into bucolics thusly: “Showers continue; crops growing finely; weather hot; fanners waging a desper ate war against Gen. Green, who quits the field of strife sullenly; he is on old hero of a thou sand battles, and so often victorious, that bo now dies bard; he is game, but be falters, he reels! wo confidently believe ho will retreat bo- fore the stalwart arms of tho yeomenry. Up and at him, boys! once more to the broach! once more charge! “ft little more grape, Capt Bragg," and the day is ours—victory will perch ou your standards.” SAVANNAH. A largo tree on Anderson street was struck by lightning Monday, and split from top to bottom John Donovan, returning from tho Isle of Hope, had bis foot so badly mangled by a cai-wheol that it bad to bo amputated Savannah Medical Coliego wants $11,000from the City Council A gentleman had a nar row escape from drowning at Isle of Hope, while bathing, on tho Fourth The Park presents a beautiful appearauco since -it has been improved... .Die Presse, a new German paper, has been started Colored people cel- ebratad tho Fourth in a very orderly mvnne r Average wagea, (gold value*.) i • Percentage in U. 8., England, favor of the 1809. 1867. i U.S. $6 75 5 50 ,6 60 4 67' C OG 3 78 6W C 22 7 47, 4 67 2 48 5 75 5 GO 6 00 17.56 30.C9 16.00 27.25 22.93 34.38 14.81 11.57 19.67 Tho work is comprehensive in scope and minute in detail, the object of Mr. Yoon'* having been to make as complete an exhibit as possible of tho present condition of industry ana the industrial clauses. Both in collecting and collating the information it contains, every precaution has been token which could contribute to strict accuracy. The report will, therefore, be of great value to the Legis lator and Statistician, as a reliable work of ref erence, covering details nowhere else to be found. It would also bo a most useful book for general circulation, and • i.tlly «0S among the classes in European nations from which emigration to our country is chiefly drawn, since it would not only enable the in tending emigrant to compare the general ad vantage of the United States with those of his own country, but would indicate to him tho particular State or section in which his own occupation receives the most liberal remuner ation." In the preparation of this work, Mr. Young has simply presented facts and figures, leaving it to the reader to draw such inferences as tho data before him seem to warrant It is hoped that a large edition will be or dered by Congress. A Fnuny Tribute to Woman. At the Press Banquet in Richmond, the other night, Mr. II. C. Tinsley, who present ed the appearance of a clergyman and in per son much resembles Rev. Dr. Plumer, former ly, of this city, responded to the toast of "Wo man.” He was quite diffident, and appeared to be very much impressed with the solemnity of the occasion. He said be had always re gretted that so mncli time was wasted at thewo parties and ao little information gained. He was glad that the toast entrusted to him was one with which he could uss some statistics, and make his remarks profitable to those around him. He had compiledhis Agues from the Cen sus Bureau, and there could be no. mistake about them. He found that there were 17,> 836,401 ablebodied women in the States, only two of whom were over nineteen years of age, and both of them wdre Geore Washington's nurses. This statement about age the speaker confessed was a remarkable one, but he hoped if any one present had any donbts they would not express them; a census taker had done so on one occasion, and ho only lived forty-eight hours. The great disadvantage at which mau, who.is of all ogee and of all stages of decrepi tude, is placed in a race with seventeen million women in perfect health and only nineteen years old was graphically described. Woman, tho speaker thought, was an unmitigated suc cess in every walk of life. As a philanthropist she was beyond criticism. She was never known to let up in doing good, and would insist on doing good whether you wanted her to or not. One eminent lady (only nineteen years old) had made it tho business of her life to visit and rectify lunatic asylums. She attended to one. so carefully that the superintendent of fered to give her all the lunatics and ten dol lars if sue wouldn't come there any more. She refused the offer, and the superintendent ma, Rome aud Dalton Railroad Company va. went up to his room and blew his brains out. x*. Harbin—was resumed and con- ~As an Tinsley-thought she was Elnilefi, OoL Wm. H. Dabney for plaintiff in dectnc, and referreaTZmaCAseofa pwsongiy error,' and Judge C. V. McCfrtclifirfomeflflMl- rera tarerore wW. after rending two ckapteni cj ant in error. No. 3, Cherokee Circuit—Lucy Patterson, ex’tr’x, vs. Thomas Tumlin—was dismissed for non-compliance with the 10th Rule of this conrt Pending argument in No. 4, Cherokee Cir cuit, th«- court. adjourned till 10 o'clock a. : to-morrow*. Wednesday, July.O, 1870. Argument in No, 4, Cherokae 'Circuit— William Solomon vs. the Commissipners of Cartersville—was resumed aud concluded.— CoL Warren Akin for plaintiff in enfor, and Col. A. Johnson, by Judge D. A. Walker, for defendant in error. No. 5, Cherokee Circuit—B. G. Pool and O. H. Lufburrows vs. P. R. Lewis and B. J. Lewis—was argued for plaintiffs by Messre. Akin and Wofford, and for defendants in error by Judge D. A. Walker. Thursday, July 7, 1870. No 1, Northern Circuit—James T. Dillard vs. the State (misdemeanor from Oglethorpe)— was argued for plaintiff in error by Col. Mathews, and for defendant in error by W. G. Johnson, Esq. Pending argument in No. 2, Northern Cir cuit—Lane vs. Latimer, complaint trom Han cock—tho Court adjourned till 10 o’clock a. m., to-morrow.; Gen. Toombs appears for Lane, and Messrs. Linton Stephens and E, H. Pottle for Lati mer. A most valuable document on this subject, of about seventy-five pages, prepared by Mr- Edward Young, Chief of the Bureau of Statis tics, for the Special Commissioner of the Rev enue, is now in type and nearly ready for dis tribution. It contains: I. FACTORY LABOR. Giving tables of the average weekly wages paid in the various industrial establishments of the United States, (from "Agricultaral Im plement Factories” to "Woolen Mills,”) in the respective years 1867 and 1869, Tho tables are the result of inquiries made of the proprietors of the respective establish ments. This division embraces* about thirty pages. 1L MECHANICAL LABOR. Several pages are devoted to the wages paid in the leading mechanical employment, (from, "blackshiths” to "wheelwrights,”) in overy State and Territory in the Union, giving the average daily rates with board, and without board, in tbe respective years 18C7 and 1869; and a recapitulation by sections. in. FARM AND OTHER LABOR. About 12 pages are devoted to this branch. Tho average daily aud monthly wages of both experienced and ordinary hands, including form and other common and domestic labor, in summer and winter, with board and with out board, in each State and Territory of the Union, are given for tho respective years 1861 and 1869, also, a recapitulation by scctious. IV. EXPENSES OF LIVING, ETC. To complement tho preceding tables of wages, die average cost of provisions, groce ries, fuel and leading articles of dry goods, as well as of house rent and board, are given in each State and Territory, for tho years 1867 and 1869—also, a recapitulation by sections— the list embracing 59 distinct items; a statement showing the average weekly expenditures of workingmen’s families in the manufacturing towns of the United States; and another, giv ing the average income and expenditure of sim ilar families in Belgium. V. THE COST OP DWELLINGS. To ascertain whether the high rente paid by workmen were justified by the increased cost of building, inquiries were addressed to lead- St Elmo, took ofl his paper collar and leaped overboard. It was too much for him. As un dertakers, they have been abreast of the fore most, and sometimes ahead of the foremost, having been known to skip nimbly over the bodies of a family of orphans in order to g-t into the first hack going to their lather’s fu neral. [Applause.] The address oi Mr. Tins ley was replete with similar information rela tive to this new infusion into American poli tics, and nearly every single man at the table was seen to take copious notes of bis re marks. Several married men having drawn revolvers, Mr. Tinsley took his seat, promising to continue-his remarks when circumstances were of a less depressing character. Shortly after taking his seat, the speaker, hearing that three or four determined looking females had been seen around Zetelle’s front door, sent to Mayor Ellyson for a police force to see him home. Tire Word “Sulary" Derived From Salt. Spilling salt was held to be an tmlacky omen by the Romans, and the superstition has descended to ourselves. Leonardo da Vinci availed himself of the. tradition in his famous pictnreof the ‘.‘Lord’s Supper,” to indicate Jndas Iscariot by tho salt-cellar knocked over accidentally by his arm. Salt was used in sacrifico by the Greeks and Romans, and also by the Jews, and is still made use of in baptism by tho Roman Catho lic clergy. It is an omblem of purity, and of the sanctifying influence ou others of a holy life; hence our Lord tells his disciples, “lie are the Salt of the earth.” Tho salt being spilt after it was placed on tbe head of tho victiom was considered a bad omen, being aupposrel to Signify that the sacri fice was not accepted; and hence the supersti tion. When we say of a shiftless fellow that ho docs not “earn his salt," wo unconsciously al lude to an ancient custom among the Romans. Among them a man was said to be in posses sion of a “salary" who had his “solarium"—his allowance of salt money, or of salt wherewith to savor tho food by which he lived. Thus salary comes from salt; and, in this view of tho word, how many arc there who don't “ earn their salt.” Treasurer Angler, We have received from some source a large hand-bill, on which is printed Angier’s argu ment for his defense. It claims that while ho has triumphantly cleared his own skirts, he has proved every charge he made against the Governor. The concluding paragraph is as follows: "Thus you will perceive that the proof against the Governor is overwhelming in sus taining every charge the Treasurer has made. The testimony shows, beyond dispute, that the Governor has knowingly violated his oath of office, and wilfully and defiantly set at nought the constitution and laws, and re garded himself as a dictator, supreme above all considerations of a legislative body. "N. L. A voter, Treasurer.” Notwithstanding his arogant claims, we think tho proof shows that Angler is a very unfit man lor Treasurer, and this sentiment is very general, so far as we can learn. The Governor and Treasurer have succeeded in very extensively "chawing up” each other, and the latter is so effectually used up, that there will undoubtedly bo a new Treasurer very soon.—Griffin Star. Dutch Ingenuity. The Lewiston Journal says there is a steep hill in Greene, not far from the river, traversed by a road now unused, concerning which a very amusing story is told. A Dutch peddler traveling through tho town with a one-horse team, selling ribbons, toys, and knicknacks generally, arriving at its summit one day, and overlooking tho valley below, thought bis horse hardly strong enough to hold back the load down so steep a hill. But his ingenious Dutch intellect soon conceived how to do it. Uu- the animal, he led him gently ing builders in various cities aud mauufactur- down the declivity, and returned to draw tho ing towns, asking the cost in 18C1 and 1809, I cart down him<«.lt. Getting between tlie shafts, resx>cctively, of the various materials, as well : ’ * — ’ v ' * * - as of labor, employed in the erection of dwell ings for workingmen. Tho result shows the increase in tho cost of materials to have been 58 per cent, of labor, 103 per cent, and of building lots, 147 per cent. Most of'the above informatio i obtai one grasped iti each hand, he started on the .1. ^ Vh.wly aud cautiously at 1 ..t heavy load soon gaining impetus, and impel ling him forward, he furnished no more re straint to its progress than a feather before (lie wind. Down it came, faster ami faster, and and faster flew the iHitclmian’s i . by Mr. Young through the assistant assessors, j keeping time with one of the liveliest quiek- The collation and tabulation of a vast number steps ever composed, till finally, out of breath of returns, involving great labor, caused delay | and wholly e xhausted, be fell, tho cart passing and" prevented their accompanying tlie last j harmlessly over him in its unchecked career, report of tho Special Commissioner of the j and plunging with fearful velocity into tho Revenue, to which they now appear as a sup- valley below, where it brought up in a demor- plement. alized condition, its contents scattered about i The following comparison of the average the utmost confusion.

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The weekly new era. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1870-????, July 13, 1870, Image 1