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^,1 §a sh , li m, to. "WISDOM, JUSTICE AND MODERATION." K)IE XXIV. ROME, GA., FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 13, 1870. NEW SERIES—No 37. 1 not | Some (Cminer. l,SEL GKAO' r -^"" Cia ‘ e EdI ‘° r - yl£3°F WEE “!;. ...... J3 00 '^1. -~ 100 00 [■jjtftM.--''" IS ADVANCE. , more coc copy bo fu, &• M. DWINELL, Proprietor. ADVERTISEMENTS. ^’•nAto^istrator-.Exoctoroor ,,i^ J b :,Ld by law to be hold on jm. i: «1“' M month, between the T^Re- orenoou and three in th. '? p.nrt li..use in ‘he county in r Situated. . tifppre* 1 . - roun be given ttenl pub- t«“‘-'Xof'^'nal property must tf 4t»«aaen through a public gai- Creditors of an estate, ! f“‘ lilbd n«Uons trill be made to the ^ lf f. 1 u..r t o h f 5 Administrat;on.6uar. !t ,p. le-t-r blish „a 30 days—for taiSslU®. three nonths- *<£frol Guardianship. 40 ays. foreclosure of Mortgages must ate , tb L h iv for four months—for es- jijiea raontb ) »o ^ 0 f three Iwarbe continued accord- thcle-al requirements, unless oth- fr’ed at the flowing HATES. s Mortgage Mectoris li. fa. f 00 , 3 00 P^iet.SI.hniuS^ion 3 .. I if, letter-o'Guardianship 3 00 , et application for dismission from |f,fiJpl'iMtim'’for dismission from fette3:rrr:-:»oo Ito Debtors and Cred.tors | j" itVotives. fiOuay?, . nft ' t of Morig ige. per square......... 4 00 ■rtising his wife, (in advance) 10 (10 county, and lived within two miles of At lanta for thirty-five years. The Georgia Railroad.—The At lanta Constitution learns that the Georgia Railroad will shortly have one hnudred and fifty new freight cars and four new lo cooiotives placed on the road, in orde. to meet the requirements of business. The freight cars are now being bnilt. The showing for the present fiscal year disclo ses the earnings of the road for the past year to be 8250,000 over lust year, and $350,000 over that of 1888. S. K John son, Superintendent, is a live railroad man, and possesses all the qualifications neces sary to make him efficient and untiring in the discharge of his duties. Judge Joh P. Kin the President,is truly a Railroad King. A large cotton Factory is soon to be started at Macon by Northern capital.sts. The Armory buildings are to be used for that purpose. Mr. H. S. Wetmore, Ordinary of Chat ham County has been removed by Bnhock and confirmed by Terry, and A. W. Stone a notorious shyster appointed in his place. Reason, Wetmore decided recently that Ballock is not Governor of Georgia, but a sub of General Terry. This Ordinary did □o more than to announce officially that Bullock is jost who he claims to be, viz :— provisional Governor, bnt it seems that ‘•sas for goose is not sas for gander, these times.” itl^H^nil'-W MOUSING, May 6. •latukk adjourned. itHtizcn! of G lorgta will rejoice that fijKTtsioojl agency that has been run [rend weeks past in Atlanta, by a vile If plundering bummers under tlio Iead- , I; li. Bullock, has adjourned to |st Wednesday in July. has had nearly everything his lie first expelled some and ad Lotte, until he had a clear major- fsuppliant tools iu both Houses, and lie rent Inr the spoils with an eager- Ithat would uavc been quite commend |io matters of legitimate business, lehave no doubt hut that the commit- lifTarestigation—a majority of whom 1 specially selected for that purpose— Inhibit the “whited sepulchre.’’ beau- Jirplastered, and at the next session.— litate Hoad, that now has a smash up lit eteij day, and pays no mon°y into Ittnsiry, when its net proceeds ought !, it least, $50,000 per menth, will 14s be presented as a model of good H.’nMtandeeoDomvtand it will doubt- lb; ascertained, after careful investi- pbjthese honest whitewashevs, that Indi a the State have been misap ply bj the Governor. (prilisii in another place a classified Id these committees, p-epared for the a Uiastitntion. luttsr op Republican Members op 1 ItsismcuE.—We publish to-day ■protest made bv some of the prominent the llepublican party agains I 3 . hr and unmitigated tyranny prao- • by the Bullock ring to force their I 38 to a quasi endorsement of the Leg- l' ! It will oe born in mind that the I s . refused by a strict party vote to al- |' s protest to be spread upon the Jour- I'- egb some forty of the best men in 1 ~ to its entire truthfulness, pefed ia respeetful language, and p-.al objection can only he that it is a [1 recital The Ballock ring I*, their schemes of plunder and cor- I : aeblushing effrontery appa- .W fearing that justice will overtake “Ulist. STATE news. Agricultural Fair Association Iras The Scalawag Norris, SherllT of Warren County, Arrested for Bribery. We learn from the Chronicle & Sentinel that Chap Norris, who for a time was a great terror to the citizens of Warr n coun ty, was arrested a few days since by com mand of Gen. Terry, on the charge of hav ing received bribes from various persons not to arrest them. It seems that he has reoeived in cash S3.200 and promisory notes to the amount of some four thousand more. Parties paid him this money not because they were guilty, but because' they wished to he ex empt from military arrest and “sweat box” trial, and Norris was accuser ani witness, and the pliant tool for the exercise of rad ical hate. But money was too sweet to him and he was willing to cease false swearing to avenge the death of Adkins and Darden, if he could get a good swad of it. All he has to do now is to bny up his accusers, and radicalism will be satisfied. Alabama News Death ot Maj. S. N. McCraw.—The Selma Times chronicles the death of the above named estimable gentlemen. He was an ex Confederate officer, and a lawyer by profession. An Ice Factory is about being started in Montgomery. The proprietors announce the price at li cents per pound. Mr. A. F. Anderson, of Wetumpka, on the 29th nit., while turkey hnnting, shot and killed two lads by the name of Wil liams and White. The lads were partly concealed behind a tree, and he mistook them for the game he was hnnting. A correspondent of the Montgomery Ad vertiser, claims that the Democratic party will have an overwhelming majority in Northeast Alabama in the coming election. We have no domt of it. Bot ?»izedin ]j, rtew Co , and prep- B Ate bring nude for a Fair in Oc- °f Cartersville propose to li< JV'' 01 ' bo instant, on the * 5 Etowah near the track of the and Van Wert R. R. tao h> the River. The tir Thootasville to Alba- to be completed to the lat- "*•« week. cro P in all parts of the State J. t0 be verv promising, Corn ‘^agUtthe Cherokee •° 6r P r ' cc ^an wheat. In B *. or ^ Si,10 and wheat 81,- a P*0Ycrs of the State Road will n rr ersarypicNic ° nfte ' have an excursion to Ma N-Ho. If T, id- • ' roWn of Marion County Jf^oson the 29th ult. ‘tfheu ^ ^, IiLEV Railroad. President of a letter to >ly,states , L . ,bert .J H'll, Edge- io.-no., , 11 W >H be in opera- b f ‘1*0 1st Of September 1 ^ heiL L r ' D n ° M1 RaiIroaa |. the Ea fr a” ei «ht y WH and in L^^Atlnu^ WiU be ‘oady for SieT in ti0 c n ’ re P° rts oetUersof ReKalb Strife Among the “Trooly Eoil.” The Tribune and Times of New York, have each other by the ears, and each seems terribly bent on blood. Such scandal amoDg the faithful has not been seen iu ma □y a day, and the rno-al tone of the New York journalism is not likely to be improv ed by the encounter. The T mes is severe, but docent, while Greeley raves like a mad bull, and paws up all sorts ot filth into the ’ fe As specimens of the complimentary lo tices jow passing between these two wor thies we quote briefly from their lespectlvo issues of Wednesday : The Times says Horace Greeley is “the great original of Pecksniff” and that “his life is an organized hypocrisy.” It also al leges that Horace has more recently beea discovered engaged in one of the most nu- scrnpnlons and profligate conspiracies of which political annals hear record,” mean ing thereby his collusion with Morrissey to get the Tammany (Democratic!) nomina tion for Govert or. It goes on to say that Greeley “has now either by his own act, or by that of still baser instruments, dragged journalism through an abyss of filth never before seen in this country.” Nor is Greeley silent under these impu tations. He calls the Times a disreputable paper, and denounces Mr. George Jot es, the managing proprietor, as “worse than nobody.” That journal, be says, “contin ues to tell so many lies that it seems hard ly worth while to refute them. He then goes on to speak of tbe disreputable Times us affording “an instance of the lie pare aod simple, persisted in with an earnest ness that shows the poor liar most think there is gain in it." So much for those who style themselves the “representative journals" of America, the great organs of the “God and morality party.” Dodging.—In the House of Represen tatives yesterday, Scott, of Flow'd, made a conn ' fine effort in supp ort of his resolution to ap • point a Committee of investigation of the charges agaiust Governor Ballock, the offi cer of the State Road, and Treasurer An- gier consisting of snch noted Republicans Amos T Akerman, of Elbert, (who, in a re cent speech in this city, characterized the Sonthean Confederacy as ths vilest of all. institutions,) Hon, R. L. Mott, of Colum bus, (who was voted for in the Republican Nominating Convention as a candidate for D. S. Senator,) bon. John D. Pope, of Fulton, (who was appointed Jndge by Governor Bullock,) and such conservative men as Judge John Collier, of Fnlton, and Col. G. N. Lester, of Cobb, Mr. Lee, of Newton, admitted that these men were gentlemen of honesty and intel li gence, but thought they would take up too much time in the investigation and cost the State too much money. Mr. Scott then replied that be wonld amend hiB resolution so that they should not draw one cent from the Treasury. Two Republicans informed him that they would give SiOO each towards defraying the ex peoses of that committee. The people- would raise -the money to remunerate them for their services. The Radicals refused to vote for snch a- committee, thus proving that they did not favor an investigation .—At. Const. OUR COUNTRY’S DEAD. i Memorial Day. Written BI V. P. 1 Tread softly here—break not their rat— Here Honor’s sons do well to sleep; Our country’s crarest here are bleat— Gnblest are we who weep; Why should they wake, who, freemen died; Whose hero-names areglorified; Still let the weary sleep. Yes, let them rest—oor peaceful dead, The grave is vir ne ’a blessed shrine; let spring aronnd each glory-bed— Her sweetest garlands twine; But let her life-restoring Bpell, Awake not those who sleep so well, Beneath the flowering vine. And why should sorrow’s tears be shed 1 The sun's bright smile—the south-wind’s kiss. Should greet alone each happy bed— Where honor sleeps in bliss; The watching stars are worthy eyes To weep, and with sweet dews baptise—,,., And Heaven grants them this. V Why.should we sigh for those wh» in valor’s silent, dreamless bed ? The eloepers there are less oppressed, Than we who watch the dead; The living wear oppression's chains— The sleepers are beyond all pains— “Are/ree among the dead.” Here let them “rest beneath the treat' Where happy birds their raptures tell, Where flowers breathing on theatre ere, Would all our grief dispel; Let Zephyrs wake the vernal cheer. And only bloom and joy be there— Where sadness should not dwelL Here though no tomb their names disclose, Yet all unknown they sweetly rest— E'en nameless children find repose, Upon the mother's breast; Earth's cold embrace—her loving clasp, Is better than the despotts grasp— Their nameless rest is best. Yes, let them rest—their work is done; Sweet peace is theirs, and they are freo— Tbe olive Iranch from death is won, Beneath the cvpress tree; Ho hate con wound them with its blame, Nor pierce them with its tongue of shame, Nor spoil their liberty. Why should wo then our pity weep— And Borrow—her libations poor ? “ Godffiveth his beloved sleep— And all their Woes are o’er; Nay. tears to these no more we give; The dead are we, the slaves, who life— ffhen freedom is no more. For Virtue’s death and Freedom’s late, For mangled laws and morals dead, The shronded glories of the state, And hope fores tr fled; For cruel wrongs that never cease, For factious bate that murders peace, For these—our tears be shed ! Our braves are not the only slain; “Our Chase” is not “the tostf alone; Our slain lie cold in Freedom’s Fane— Our chartered rights—their spirit flown; Alas, the Nation’s life is spent— The loss of all ne may lament. When all that’s good is gone. Kimball’s Hotel. Tbe Atlanta New Era says: It will occupy the position of tbe old Atlanta Hotel, where Dr. Thompson, one of tbe pioneer hotel keepers of the' Gate, Citv, so long reigoed and catered for the public. The ground purchased from Dr.Thompson cost 876,000. To square the lot addition al purchases have buen made from R. Pe ters, aod John P. King, amounting to 822,000. It will front on the railroad, and on Pry or and Decatur streets. Its Pryor street or main front, which faces the tiity Park is 210 feet ia length. Its fronts on the railroad and cn Deaatarstreet will each be 163 feet. The first story in all these three aspects will pre.-ent an iron front, and will contain sixteen stores four fronting oo the railroad fonr on Decatur street and eight on Pryor street. The main entrance will be on Pryor street, facing the City Park. This will oc cupy about fifty feet of the front. From this a ladies entrance is effectedjalso a main stair case to the parlors, promenade, balco ny, etc., on the second story, where are to be, besides the parlors, the dining room breakfast room, family rooms, etc. The third, fonrth and filth stories will be set apart for general sleeping rooms, of whieh there will be,io al, about 260. The basement will contain a billiard hall, 50 by 130 feet, provision, fnel boiler and bath rooms, water closets, etc. The building will be heated by steam, thoroughly ventilated, and guarded against accidents by fire. It is estimated that it will require in its construction 4,000,000 of bricks, over 10,- 000 floor joists and fonr hundred window frames. A Good Man for tbe Place. The Hon Richard Busteed, whom Lin coln made a Judge, and whom it has pleas ed Providence to inflict npon those people of Alabama, who have anything left to steal at his little games with new vigor now that he has escaped impeachment. He has just removed Col, Sam Tate, one of the best railroad men iB the country, from the position of Receiver of the Sel ma and Meridian Railroad, and in his place has installed me John Hardy, the depth, strength and comprehemiveness of of whose eminent dishonesty and evil walk and conversation extorted a tribute of in dignant denunciation even from General Sway ne, of the Federal army, and the Freed man’s Bnrean in Alabama. Swayne swore, on oath once, that Hardy, who was United States Marshal then, was the most a rrupt creature he had ever known, and as Swayne had known a good many quartermasters, hammers, cotton thieves and treasury agents, and bnrean agents, his testimony was considered pret ty conclusive. There can be no donbt of Hardy’s eminent fitness for the position of Receiver after snob endorsement. That is as far as going “snooks” with Bnsteed is concerned. The benefit the stockholder* will derive from the arrangement is not qoiieso clear. What they receive from the Receiver won’t weight their poekets much.—Macon TtL Cheap Jumbles.—One onp ofbntter, two caps of soger, three cups floor, and one egg, cream or. milk sufficient to mois ten the dough; roll thin and bake in a quick oven. Drinking Customs of New York. The New Yerk correspondent of the Journal says “the drinking customs ofNew York are fearful," and for an illustration adds. ■I met the other day in the street quite _ well known minister, who was so drnck that two friends could hardly hold h<m up, From tbe Constitution. A Protest Against the Action of tbe House of Representatives in Concurring with the Resolutions of the Senate to Raise, Reve nue and Appropriate Hosqt In Violation ol the Constitution or Georgia. Whereas, oo the recommendation of His Excellency the Governor the Senate did on the 29th nit., adopt certain resolutions to re-enact the Tax and Appropriation Acts ot 1869, and the same having been report ed to this Hons-i for ooncnnence, were on motion, adopted as a whole, without amend mend; therefore, We, the undersigned members of the House of Representatives, do most respect fully protest against the said action, and request that this, onr solemn protest, may be entered npon the Journal of this House. We protest in the name and behalf of the people, for the following reasons: 1. The Constitution of this State requires that “all bills torraising revenue and appro printing money shall originate in the House of Representatives," giving to the Senate only the power to “propose or concur in in ot er bills." ty,by wbioh this House rat, nor concurred in tbe measure which origins'ed in the Senate, to pass laws by mere resoln- lntion to raise and appropriate money,was so clearly in violation of the Constitution that no argumrn' is necessary to prove it. It is without a precedent in the bistoiy of legis lation in any country where Constitutional liberty is established. 2. When the report of tbe Committee containing the recommendations of His Excellency on which this action was based was under consideration, some"member vot ed for the adopt on of that report on theas- snrancc of the Speaker that the Appropri ation Bill could (or sbonld) be introduced aod acted npon in the n>Dal way, after three regular readings; that it could (or should) be considered section by section, in committee of tbe whole according to tbe rales of the House, and amended in any way that a majority of this body might de. tennine. But when the resolutions were brought from tbe Senate to the Gtonse, and a mem her proposed to introduce an appropriation bill, he was over-rnled hy the Honorable Speaker, who instead thereof, entertained, contrary to his former ruling, a motion to concnr in the resontions which origins ed in the Senate. A membar then taised a point of order, insisting npon the first rating of Speaker, who replied that in oonseqnence of instruction from General Teny, he had changed his mind, and rale to entertain the motion to act on the Senate resolution and adopt them as a whole. This latter ruling we hold to be in violation of the Constitution of tbe State of Georgia. Bnt according to the statement of the Speaker, made to this House, General Ter ry is alone responsible for setting aside the Constitution of Georgia, in matters pertain ing to the vital interests of the people. It thus appears that he has arrogated the sole right to determine the manner in which the General Assembly shall raise and dis burse the money of the people, and has as sumed to set at naught the most sacred rights of a free people, as reoognized in all representative governments. J. H. Caldwell, C. K. Osgood, J. E. Bryant. The foregoing statement is strictly cor rect, and we approve the protest. M Shackleford, Rep. of Heard county. C C Cleghoro, Rep. o’ Chattooga county, V P Sisson, of Hep. Fulton county. Dunlap Scott, Rep. of Floyd county. L C A Warren. Rep. of Quitman cono’-y, G R Harper, Rep. of Sumpter connty. A T Bennett, Rep. of Jackson connty. L H Walthall, Rep. of Polk connty. J E Gullatt, Rep. of Fnlton connty. L Nath, Rep. of Gwinnett county. T F Rainey, Rep. of Schley connty. J W Mathews, Rep. of Houston connty. W H Clark, Rep. of DeKalb county. G W Hook, Rep. of Milton county. U O Tate, Rep. of Elbert count. C H Kytle, Rep. of White county. J D Smith, Rep. of Ware connty. J A Harrison, Rep. of Fraoklin co. R A Scale, Rep. of Pike connty. A E Clon'd, Rep of Clayton connty. R A Tnrnipsecd, Rep of Clay connty. J K Barnani, Rep. of Stewart county. N J Perkins, Rep. oi Cherokee county. M R Ballenger, Rep. of Floyd connty. T M Hark ness, Rep. of Butts connty. J Armstrong, Rep. of Looly connty. J N Harris, Rep. of Murray connty. T Paulk. Rep. of Berrien connty. Wm. B Grey, Rep. of Walker connty. C C Humber. Rep. of Stewart connty. F L Pepper, Rep. of Calhonn connty. G W Rnmph, Rep of Wayne connty. J B Sorrells, Rep. of Walton connty. C C Duncan, Rep o( Houston connty. H C Fryer. Rep. of Early county. R. W. Phillips signs the protest as being true according to the best of his recollec tion. We subscribe onr names without folly endorsing the statement as to the precise language of Speaker McWhorter, “that in consequence of instraetions from Gen Ter ry, he bad changed his mind, etc." The Speaker’s exact language we do not now re collect, bnt he had seen proper to change his ruling after investigating tbe subject. W. P. Price. John A. Cobb, G. S. Rosser, Wm. S. Erwin, H. R. Felder. Backwardness of Southern "rade. The New York Daily Bulletin says that while there are a good many merchants in town from tbe West and Northwest, South ern buyers are still scarce. The editor says: * Various reasons are assigned for this ap parent indifference. It is ascribed by some to the political disturbances resulting from tbe failure of attempts at reconstruction; by otbeis to the heavy purchases made last Fall in onr market by that section, and which to a great extent remain undisposed of; and still bv others to tbe proposed in vestment of all the available capital in cot planting for the ensuing crop. However corrector otherwise these theories may be, the fact remains that the Southern mer chant! who entered onr market in the ear ly part of the season have confined their mrehases to very limited amounts. While myers from other sections are now here, duplicating theirearly bills, we have yet to hear of any noticeable similar transaction? from the Southern trade. Why do you "walk ’Bob.when yon’ve got a donkey to ride V said a gentleman to an Irish lad who was walking by the side of his donkey. ‘Sore then,' said the boy ‘I am just walking to rest my legs.' Brick Pomery says : ‘The State of Ten nessee takes its name from the Tennessee river, the course of which is somewhat in the shape of a spoon. The word ‘Tennes see,’ in the Indian dialect, signifies ‘Crook- ed Spoon.’ That’s the reason Bntler ‘goes’ and*his liitguage was"neither chaste, rtver- for the State under the subterfuge of re- ent. nor decent," . construction/ Term* of Office Under the Constitution of Georgia. Gov. Bnllock and the extreme Radicals in Congrss, who are trying to defeat tbe Bingham. Amendment, which limits the terms of State officers to the time prescrib ed io the Constitution, are actuated by per sonal and partisan motives. Their par pose is to violate their oaths of office, ig nore the Constitution, usurp the rightful authority of the people, and perpetuate their tyiaoieal rale. We extract from the Constitution of Georgia and the ordinance of the Conven tion so mneh as is necessary to show that there is no donbt as to the terms for whieh the several officers mentioned were elect ed. Art. 3—See. 1. “The members of the SENATE shall be dated far four years, ex- cept that the members elected tt the first election from the twenty-two Senatorial Districts numbered in this Constitution with odd numbers shall only hold their offices for two years. The members of the House of Representatives shall be dated for two years.' Art. 4—See. 1. “The Executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office during the term of four years.’' “After tbe first election tbe Governor shall be dated quadrennially.” (every fonr years.) Art. 5—See. 1. “The Supreme Court shall consist of three Jndgcs. * * At the first appointment * * one shall be appoint ed for four years, one For eight years, and one for twelve years; bnt all subsequent appointments, except to fill nnexpired terms, shall be for the term of twelve years.' Art. 5—Sec. 3. “There shall be a Judge of tbe Superior Court* for each Judicial Circuit. * * At the first appointment of snch Judges* * one-alf of* the number * * shall be appointed for four years and the other half for eight yearr, bnt all snbse qnent appointments, except to fid unex pired terms, shall be for the term of eight years.f See. 5. * * “The District Judges and Attorneys shall hold their offices for a pe riod cf four years.” Sec. 5. * * The Ordinary shall hoi 1 his office fv the term of four years-” Secs. 6, 7 and 8. The several terms of 'Justices of the peace.” “Notaries Public/' “Attorney Generals of the State,’’ aud’So- icitor Generals for each Judical Circuit,’’ are fixed at four years. It will be elMerved that these several terms of office are fixed absolutely by the Constitution. There are provisions in the Constitution which are necessary For the convenience of the people and for continuing the func tions of the office in cases of noforaeen eon tingencies. The first of these is, that “the General Assembly may by law change tbe time of election; bat this cannot be con strued to change the positive declaration of the Constitution as to the several terms of office. The other provision is that mem bers of the Generti Assembly aod other of ficers “shall hold until their successors are elected and qualified. The ordinance of the Constitutional Con vention (No. 5,) after providing for the first election to be held “April 20, 1868.” for “voting on the ratification of the Con stitution, for “the election of Governor, members of the General Assembly, Repre sentatives to the Congress o tbe United States, and all other officers to be elected as provided in the Constitution,” Ac., makes the following declaration as to the terms for which they shall hold their offices: “And the persons so elected, or appoint ed, shall eater npon the duties of the sev eral offices, to which they have been re spectively elected, when authorized so lo do by Acts of Congress, or by the order of the General Commanding; and shall eon. done in office till the regular succession provide! for tbe year 1868, and on til suc cessors are elected and qualified; so that said officers shall, each of them, hold their offices ns though they were elected on the Tuesday after the first Monday io Novem ber, 1868, or elected, or appointed, by the General Assembly next thereafter.” Tbe officers elected under this ordinance entered npon the lnties as authorized both by “Acts of Congress, ’ and tbe “General Commanding," and they are to “eontinne in office till the regular succession provided for” in the Constitution “after the year 1868.” Under this ordinance the constitutional term ol tbe several State officers then elect ed commenced in Noveml er, 1868, and the next election most be h-ld at the end of the term prescribed by the Constitn tion. If Congress can violate onr State Con stitntion and appoint onr State officers or if Governor Bollock and bis elan can be backed by Congress in the usurpation ol the State and the plunder ol onr people without arousing the whole Union to a sense ot their own danger,then indeed may we know that free government is a moekery and Con gross omnipotent.—Savannah Republican A Living Fossil—A Man With Soap stone Lungs —Coroner Bntterworth beldf an inquest on Sunday over the body of Frederick Rufland, a batcher. Raflard worked at Cross and Market Streets, Pat erson, and was standing at the door of the shop when his attention was ealled to two boys fighting on the sidewalk. While be was trying to part them,one Kahoe stepped up and struck Rofland on the head. On Sunday he died in his boarding Lonse, 78 Market street. In the belief that the blow on his head had led to his death. T>rs. Warner and Blundell were directed to hold post mortem examination. Cause of death was thereupon discovered to be tbe singu lar condition of the man’s longs, which had, to all appearances,been turned into soapstone. The longs were bard as stone, ami on touch felt like soapstone. How the man breath ed is a mystery. Of course the coroner’* lory exonerated Kahoe.—AT. Y. Sun Aprs How Oar “Governor” Travels. The Courier-Journal of Thursday, has the following: On Sunday night last, on the Western and Atlantie railroad. Gov Bollock, of Georgia,who was en route from Washington to Atlanta, took possession of six sections of the sleeping car between Chattanooga and Atlanta, and tiie superintendent of the road took the remaining sectiors, compelling the lasscngers to sit np all night. Gov. Bnl- eck was traveling in imperial style, being attended by an officer and twenty men, armed, equipped and uniformed as United States troops. Fonr men and an officer stood guard on the inside of the car and two men at each door. The others wero in the car adjoining the sleeping ear. It is said that the valiant Governor, although so strongly guarded, wtr extremely fearful that he wonld not be permited to reach Atlanta alive. Strange to relate, there was not the slightest attempt to disturb him at any point on the route. “Paris by Minllght and Gaslight.”—A work descriptive of the Mysteries and Miseries, the Virtues, Vices. Splendors, and Crimes of the City of Paris—By James D. Mc Cabe, Jr., National Publishing Company, Atlanta, Ga. The onnsnal facilities possesed by onr first-class Subscri; tiou . Book Publishers have enabled them, says a cotemporary, to famish the public with many works o r great interest and value; bnt the most pow erfnl and attractive work of this kind is the book now before ns. It is simply the city of Paris photographed by tbe author’s pen and the artist’s pencil. It is magnificently illustrated, and is issued io the very best of style. It not only abounds in solid and use im information, bnt faithfully reproduces the most startling sensations of the gayest city in the world. It tells ns how the beau ty and splendor of tbe bright city have been purchased at a frightful cost of misery and suffering; how virtue and vice go arm in-arm, and how the latter is noderm ng all the sweet courtesies of social life; and how most fearful crimes are committed and con cea’ed. It teils us of high life and low life; of palaces and hovels; of the Emperor's family and the workman’s household. We mingle freely in the most magnificent and dissipated pleasures, and drop in involnn tary tear into the common ditches where the oor sewing girl is la : d to rest. All that has made Paris the most beautiful an I attractive, as well as the gayest and vie' ed- est city in the world, unite to make this book the most interesting we have seen for many a day. The author, writing of what be bos seen and experienced, has evidently sought to make his volume not only tbe mo-t power ful and fascinating sensational work of the day, bnt also a book which shall hold a place in every library as an authority np in the subject whereof it treats. The book is magnificently illustrated with 150 fine en gravings, by the leading artists of France —Dore Therond, and others whose names amply attest tbe character of the work. It is comprised in one large volume of over 800 pages, and sold only by subscription. The White-Washing Committees of the Geor gta l egislature. Communicated to the Cuastitotion. Mr. Editor The folk wing are the whitewashing committees appointed by Capt. Blodgett, aod anaonDced in both Hooses of the General Assembly by the presiding officers: On tbe Western A A ttan tie Railroad Senators Brock (ring) Coleman (ring) Woo ten (Dem.); Representatives Lee of New ton (ring) Parks, of Gwinnetc, Maxwell, (ring) Phillips Tweedy, (ring). On charges against tbe Governor and Treasurer; Senators Harris (ring) Nunnnl ly. Fain (Dem); Representatives Bethnne (ring) Bell, (ring) Darnell (ring) Shu mate (Dem.) Price. On the penitentiary: Senators Speer, (half and half) Wallace (15th amendment) Candler, (Dem.) Rep’ esentalivu, Htllyer (ring) Simms. (15th amendment) Tnrner (15th amendment) McArtbnr (Dem.j Rawls, (Conservative.) Capt. Blodgett, Gov. Bollock end Presi dent Conley were closeted together io Conley’s room, fixing up tbe committees The “ring” men predominate in every committee; the few staunch Democrats on them will report in accordance with the facts, bnt yet, the report already agreed on by the '‘ring" will be pat through uofler (at they assert) “instraetions from General Terry.” On the committee to investigate the charges against the Governot, is the fath er of the State Ruad Treasurer, an ap pointee of Rnllock’s, and a depot agent on the State Road. On the committe to investigate the State Road is Tweedy, Blodgett’s right hand bow er—a mere puppet in his hands. A Democrat. Calico.—Why shonld “protection” force ns to bay dear, inferior calico, instead of cheap, snperior calico, simply because the eheap, snperior is British, and the dear inferior American ? In New York, Lan caster t prints sell at 17 cents a yard. In Manchester, England, Hoyle t prints sold at latest date at 51 pence, equal to lOJc gold. Add to this 30 per cent for premi am and expense, and it will appear that the British calico could be afforded here in New York at 131 ceotsa yard, or 31 cents cheap er than the American. More t -an this, it better printed than the American, so mneh so that, at the same price, a thonsand of English would be sold oat before tbe American boxes wonld be broken in. Being thus cheaper and better, why are we not allowed to hove it ? Whthe dear, inferior always, and not the cheap, supe rior I The tariff is the answer. Some New England manufacturer wants “protec- tion”—that is to say, wants yon fined if yon bny foreign calico, th is forcing yon yon to buy of him; and the tariff does tbe work for him and against yon thus : I yard English Calico: First cost. 105c spense, 2c. ilhonl “protaction” (1) Dot; specific. Sc. r ir sq. yd. { .vide tjc Duty and valorem, 20 per cent, 2c 125e gold ,or 14c cur. "Protection 1 With “protection 1 tie gold, or 7c cur. 195c gold, or 21c onr, [Wor/B. Notice to Inventors.—Atlanta, April 25. 1870.—“Tbe acting Secretary of tbe Georgia State Agricultural Society makes acknowledgement to her Britanic Majesty's Consul at Savannah, tor tbe notice for warded to this office, of the preminn of £5,000 sterling, offered by the Governor General of India, fir tbe invention of a macliit-e for tbe preparation in a certain manner, of tbe fibre of the China grass. “The communication of her Britamc Majesty’s Consol will ba published in the forthcoming Premium List, very soon to be issued. This offica will, at all times be glad to receive intelligence from the office of - Her Britanic Majesty’s Consol, and copi is of the publication referred to will be sent to him npon its first appearance. Very respectfully, T. C. Howard, Act. See. Ga. S. A. S. A blushing damsel called at one of the agencies recently to boy a sewing machine. 'Do yon wants feller V inquired the modest clerk in attenda ice. ’No, sir,’ replied the ingenuous maiden with some asperity, “I have one.” _ Imagine the feelings of the poet who wrote of his departed love, “We will hallow her grave with onr tears.” when the prin ter set it np, “We will harrow her grave with onr steers.” FHIO. Reportcd_for the TrI-tVeekly Conner. WasmsoTON—Memphis, May 9.—All the Bishops are present except Early, of Virgin ia who ia sick. . The following Conferences responded:— Baltimore, Virginia, West Virginia, North arolino, oath Carolina, Montgomery, Mo bile, Louisiana, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee, Holston. Kentucky, Paynesville; St Louis, Missouri. L ttlc Rock, Arkansas, -Indiana Mission; East Texas; Trinity, Wes tern Texas'; Columbia, Pacific, Illinois. The .whole number of delegates was two hundred and fifty-six, of whom 167 were pres ent Janesville, O., May 6.—The boilers of the new power house of water works explod ed with a terrible crash. The engineer and fireman were the only persons in the building. The fireman was blown through the roof and landed fifty feet from the building, and will probably die. The engineer was not mneh hart. The building was blown to pieces— loss about 8100,000. Washington, May 6.—Revenue to-day *663,000. Women are incompetent as Census Mar shals. Their business is to multiply not enumerate the population. Gen. Walker says The Indian Commissioners have called a convention to meet at Cooper Institute, New York on the 18th of May to promote a reform in the Indian administration, and to sustain The Opelika Era says that a proposition from a company of Northern capitalists has been accepted by the directors of the Sa vannah and Memphis railroad, to build tbe entire line, from Opelika to Toscumbia, the work is to be finished in two years. — The President nominated ex-Governor Wells Attorney for Virginia. No other South era nominations. Tbe Senate to-day dismissed the House res olution to adjourn on the 4th of July, and the Exesntive, Legislative and Judicial ap propriation bills, without coming to a vote on either. Adjourned to Monday. Col. Allen Rutherford. 3d Auditor of the Treasury, will attend the Republican State Convention at Raleigh next Wednesday, It is proposed at that time to fix npon a man fur Attorney General of the State, and devise a plan upon which to work daring the ap proaching campaign. The United tates Pharmaceutical Associa tion are in session on the deceminal pharmo- cesses, accepted a delegation from the Wo men’s Medical College of Philadelphia. The American Medical Association com mittee on Ethics, reported favorably on the credentials of the delegates from the woman's hospital and college of Philadelphia. Paeis, May 6.—Ganlois’ independent or gan says the opposition party has sent com mittees to London and Brussels to ascertain the real truth of the alleged conspiracy. Conference yesterday at Tulleries, at which Ollivier, Canrobert, Pietri, Lebonf and the Minister of the Interior, were present. The design of the Conference was to agree upon precautions necessary to preserve pub lic order on Sunday next, the day of voting. Meantime the police and other local anther- ities are making all precautions passible in furtherance of the same end. Makselaise, May 6.—Rochefort’s Journal seized to-day on account of an article on po litical affairs. Arrests eontinne of persons suspected of implication in regicide plot. Genl. De Wimpfen reports to the war de partment from Oran, that the tribes of Al gerines which was recently routed, have sub mitted to French rule again. Two sharp en gagements were had with the rebels on Sun day, tbe 3rd inst., in both which the French were successful London, May 6.—It is stated that the ex pedition against the Red River insurgents has been abandoned, owing to unfavorable news from that region. The betting on the Chester cap closed at midnight yesterday, al lowing four to one against Sabinas, five to one against Derby, eight to one against Son- shine, and twenty to one against Palmerston. New Yore, May 6.—Gen. Jonrdan, Col. Costello, Major Betancourt and other officers of Cuban service, arrived to-day, and report the Caban cause ia better condition than at any previous stage. The success of the rev olution depends only an time. Supplies con siderable; erms and amunition have been safely received from abroad. Much has been taken from the enemy. Stock of amunition on hand sufficient fur present needs. Cuban army numbers about 10.000 equipped. Ar tillery sufficient for tbe present. The meth od of warfare consists chiefly in the nse of mountain howitzers. The season is now in in favor of the revolutionists, giving them what they most need, time for organization and collection of supplies. The rainy season retards Spanish operations. Col. Costello, n wealthy planter of the interior, who is thor oughly familiar with all the resources of the revolutionists, says it has never been so strong as its friends claimed, nor so weak as Span iards assert, bnt regards the situation at pre sent, altogether hopeful Havanna, May 8.—The steamer Tnrnip arrived last night bringing the Caban Gen eral Gaicanria, under a strong guard of na val officers. He was immediately taken to jail where a verbal court martial assembled for the purpose of trying him. The court sentenced him to be garoted, and he was ac cordingly garoted at Principe fort at 8 o’clock this morning, on the heights of Principe.; The General remained perfectly serene and firm to the last Charleston, May 8.—A collision occurred this afternoon on the South Carolina Rail road, 5 miles from the city, between the reg* ular passenger train and a train with several hundred colored people hound for a camp meeting. One colored boy killed and several colored persons wounded. Gov. Scott has ordered an election for May 15th, to fill Congressional vacancy caused by Whitmore’s resignation. There will be a regular party nomination, and Whitmore’s only opponent will be S. C. Demur, an ex officer of the Federal navy, who runs as an independent Republican candidate. Paris, May 8.—This city gives 44,000 against Plcbicitcs. In the Department, as far as heard from, great majority in affirma tion. Precautions against an outbreak dou bled. Great agitation, bnt no conflicts. Philadelphia, May 8.—The papers this a. m. are fille » with details of the damage done by the hail storm. McKenzie’s nnrsnries had 4,000 panes broken, and damage to the extent of *10,000. St Marks and New Bethel Churches had val uable stained glass windows shattered; half the street lamps wero destroyed. The hail stones were 12 inches in circumference, and weighing 11 ounces. Many serious accidents occurred from runaway horses. Washington, May 8.—The House adjonra ed until to-morrow without transacting any business. In the Senate Morrill, of Vermont, by unanimous consent, is delivering a long speech on the tariff question. Washington, May 8.—Revenue to-day 8117,500. The friends to the annexation of St Do ming.) now claim that they have the necessa ry two-thirds vote to secure the ratification of the treaty. * Last night the column supporting the gal lery of the colored Baptist Charcbin this city gave way, causing the galleiy to settle about a foot. The congregation in attempting to es cape, jumped from the first and second story- windows. Several were injured—none se riously. In the Senate the Legislative, Executive and Judicial appropriation hills were con sidered. The Senate committee amendments incrcas ing appropriations to officers of assistant treasurers at New Orleans and Charleston— the former *1600 and the latter *2600, were agreed to. Paris, May 9.—Returns foot np yes 7,126- 288; no 1,485,844. The vote of the army forces, as known, yes 219,20; no 36,538. Excitement intense, but no disturbance. A council of Ministers was held to-day, the Emperor presiding. It is reported os a re sult of the deliberations that the Minister of War will render resignations tomorrow, and Olivier will be charged with the formation iff a new Cabinet. Victor Hugo has been cited to appear be fore tbe tribunal for an article in the Rappel, exciting hatred and contempt for the govern- ernment. Montpelier, May 9.—Lawrence Brai- nard, elected for the short term os United State* Senator in 1854, died to-day aged 86 years. New Yoke, May 9.—The evidence in the McFarland trial concladed, and the prosecu tion sums ap to-morrow. Immense crowds, including many ladies, in the coart room. Rome, May 9.—The opponents of the dog ma of infallibility hold a conference to-day. London, May 9.—The report that John Bright will resign from the Cabinet is au thoritatively denied. The anticipated redaction of dnties on Iron by the U. S., causes great activity in iron. From Cuba, Direct, A young Baltimorean, just from Cnba, tells the editor ol the Colnmbns Enquirer that the prospects of the patriots are gloomy indeed. He says that “the area of the rebellion has been greatly contracted, that demorali zation is general, and disorganization near ly complete. Tbe feelings of the people are still for independence, bnt their hopes are faint. He believes that without prompt assistance from the United States, asd on a math targ. er scale than that heretofore extended, tbe revelation will soon be entirely pnt down. “The hardest fighting on tbe Caban side has beon done by the volunteers from tbe United States. They have been generally victorious in actual conflict with tbe Span iards where the odds on the side of the latter were not excessively great. But the causes above mentioned were sufficient to torn oven victory into defeat. “The negroes did not generally flock to the Caban cause on account ot toe revolu tionary proclamation of freedom, and those of them who did so made poor and unrelia ble soldiers. To the Public. Under this head, we fiod the following card in the Atlanta papers of yesterday. The Joint committee, appointed for the purpose of investigating the charges which have been circulated against his Excellen cy, the Governor, in relation to the nse and misapplication of the public funds, having fixed npon the 18th day of May, 1870, for commencing sueh investigation, would respectfully state to the public that it is the pnrposo of the Committee to inves tigate all charges that may be brought to their notice,in tangible form, fearlessly and as lolly as practicable. Any person har ing any charge to make is reviled to com municate the same to any member oi the Committee, either personally or by letter, giving an outline ot the matter complained of, end furnishing the names of witnesses, and giving any other reformation which may aid the Committee. Tbe Committee respectfully ask oil pub lic journals in the State, feejiog an inter est in the matter, to gire pa blicity to tbe foregoing. John Harris, Chairman. A. D. Nunn ally, • J. C. Fain, Marion Bethune, W. B. Bell, S. A. Darnell, I. E. Shumate, W. P. Price, Committee. Doles In tbe Pocket Book. Farmers, mind well that yon keep no boles in vonr pocket books. If you do, bo sure all the “tin” will slip tbroneh and be lost. Let ns see how some men make holes io their pocket books : If yon plow shallow, plant inferior seed, then suffer wliat comes np to ran to gras3 or (all a prey of insects, yon make a bole in your pocket book. If yon turn out your stock upon the com mon to mix with inferior breeds, or allow them to stray or be stolen, be sure yon have a hole in yonr pocket-book. If yon purchase abroadjwhat yonmight ea- sily and cheaply make at home, snch things will make holes in yonr pocket book. If yon keep bad fences or bad gates, and yonr nei; hbor’s stock break in npon yonr growing crops, and then worry or in jure them with dogi, and by so doing torn a friend into an enemy, yon make a sad rent in yonr pocket book. If you spend yonr time and money at elections or stores, drinking and carousing, when yon ought to be at work, be sore there is a big hole away down deep in your pock et book. . If you leave your tools to be thrown about here and there, exposed to all sorts of weather, be sure they will rot and rust and make holes in yonr pocket hook. Land nndraiaed and anmannred, stock poorly fed or neglected, orchards left to grow at will or be pruned hy cattle, idle ness, sloth, tobacco, whi-ky, worthless dogs fine clothes—all these make sad, sad holes in the pocket book, the memory of which will not be pleasant when the evening shad ows came, and you find that yon have done nothing for a rainy day.—B. TF. Jones, an Am. banner. General Thomas A. Wilcox, one of tl killed in the recent Richmond disaster, wl gained great reputation as a division coi mander in Longstreet’s corps daring war, was a native of Alabama.