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The WgEKLr Courier is issued
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING,
At No 23 Broad Street.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 4
Slit. STEPHENS’ SPEECH.
We publish a telegraphic synopsis of
the speech of Hon. A. H. Stephens’ made
in the lower House of Congress on Mon
day last, in opposition to the Civil Rights
bill. It will be seen that he opposes it on
the ground of its unconstitutionally and
its inexpediency. He believes that it is
a subject for legislation without the juris
diction of the Federal Congress, but a
matter belonging to the reserved rights of
the States.
Mr. Stephens does not believe in the
equality of the races, except that equality
before the law which gives justice to all,
nor that the Declaration of Inderpeu-
dencc convevs the idea that all men were
created equal in all respects, physically,
morally and mentally. It was, however,
meant to assert the great law of nature,
that all men had an equal right to justice
—to stand perfectly equal before the law.
We think Mr. Stephens gives the true
Southern idea of this question, and it is
the correct one. We do not believe there
is an iuteliegeut man in the South who is
not willing to accord the negro all that is
claimed for him by Mr, Stephens. This,
all are willing to secure to him. It is all
he needs and all that can be really asked
for him.
Any law enacted forcing the equality
of the races, socially, will be met with
stern opposition, and be the means of
great trouble in the future. The white
race will not submit to it, and the result
will be collisions and bloodshed whenever
the negro attempts to thrust himself for
ward as the proposed Civil Rights bill
entitles him to do. It will bring about a
“ war of races,’’ and there is no estimating
the perils and disasters which will follow
its enactment.
No one sees this more plainly than Mr.
Stephens, and for this ieason he opposes
the measure on the ground of its inexpe
diency. It is to be hoped that his speech
will have the desired effect, and that this
nation may be spared the painful results
that may follow such impolitic legislation.
A series of resolutions adopted by the
General Assembly of Virginia, on Mon
day last, are to the point, and present the
question in a nutshell and in its true
light.
THE •> EURO” MEMBERS.
- There are several ex-oflicers of the
Freedmen’s Bureau and about forty
civil and military officers of the late
Southern Confederacy among the dele
gations from the Southern States in
Congress. The Washington Chronicle,
in referring to the completion of the
“Congressional Directory,” with bio
graphical sketches of the members of
both houses, says:
“ The Confederates liave authorized a
full statement of their official relation
with the rebellion; but those who held
positions in the Freedmen’s Bureau have
without exception, indicated a desire
that no mention should be made of
that fact.”
We do not know that the “buro”
members are to blame for not desiring
their connection with the Freedmen’s
Bureau should be known. If there
were ever a graceless set of scoundrels,
as a large proportion of them have
proven themselves to be, those “buro"
men appropriately belong to that class
of our “American fellow citizen.”
The days of 1S6S-’C9 will long be re
membered by the people of the South
as those when military upstarts ruled
this section of the country with a
heavy hand, extorting from the white
man and the negro black mail upon
every occasion.
No wonder the “ buro” member are
anxious that any statement should fol
low their names in the Congressional
Directory giving this part of their
history.
Poor Louisiana !—Ths once proud
State has suffered greatly from Radical
rule. Gov. Kellogg, in the course of
ais message, delivered to the Legislature
on Tuesday, says the total debt of the
State is $24,2S3,336. Some of this is
of doubtful legality, and was being
tested in the Courts. The State had
tried to pay the interest on this whole
amount, and had done so up to date,
but could do so no longer without
maintaining the rate of taxation, which
was almost confiscation. He adds that
if the members forming the opposing
bodj' do not come in and take the seats
which have been kept open for them
they must take all the responsibility of
the result of their conduct.
We publish in this number of The
Courier startling statements of the
manner in which the people are plun
dered by Federal officials, to which we
direct the attention of our readers. Is
it not high time that the party' in pow
er be displaced, that honest men rule
for the good of the country where
rogues and thieves fill their pockets
with public plunder earned from the
sweat of the toiling millions?
A New York dispatch, of the 8th,
states that, in a suit of the Eagle Man
ufacturing Company of Georgia, to re
cover damages for alleged illegal seiz
ure and sale by same, on Draper, of
cotton belonging to plaintiff, the jury,
on that day, in the United States Cir
cuit Court, gave a verdict for plaintiff.
This verdict will probably decide other
suits of a similar character brought
against Draper for alleged illegal seiz
ures and sales of cotton while he was
acting as government agent.
THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP.
The obstinacy with which the con
firmation of Williams’ nomination for
the high and honorable position of
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States has been
only in the Senate, but in every quarter
of the Union, and from all-political
shades of opinion, and the equal ob
stinacy maintained by the Preeident,
throws the bone of contention in the
Radical ranks. The President is firm
and the Senate Resit^ting. Pride of
opinion on the part of the President
and the injudiciousness'of thenomina- upon, wo -know to be true; that the
tion as seen by all conspire to create a
“ hitch” that must be removed without
offense to the President and with proper
consideration for the dignity of the
Senate.
To obviate farther difficulty between
the Executive and the Senate, and to
preserve the unity of the Republican
party, strategy must be resorted to to take
the appointment out of the hands of
the President. To meet this emergency,
Senator Conkling is about to present a
bill to abolish the office of Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States as an appointment by the Pres
ident, and make it the duty of the
Associate Justices to elect the presiding
justice, whose pay shall be the same.
This is intended to let Mr. Williams
down gracefully, and save the Repub
lican party the blemish of a great
scandal.
It is now stated that Mr. Williams
will be withdrawn, and that his letter
of withdrawal is already written, and
was to have been presented yesterday,
Friday. It would seem that were
Williams a man of any sort of modesty,
and therefore fit to hold such a high
position, in the spirit of a high-toned
gentleman, he would long since have
removed the embarrassment of the
President, and hushed the scandalous
discussion of his morals and his fitness
for the office by a prompt declination
of it; but his own obstinacy in retiring
from the field, under the circumstances,
ought long ago to have convinced the
country of his want of self-respect and
unfitness for so dignified official dis
tinction.
And President Grant is not free from
self-willed selfishness in this matter.
A man is to be admired for “ sticking
to his friends,” when he can do so
without injuring others; but the Pres
ident should remember that he has no
right, and is under no moral obligation
to his friend Williams, to persist in a
nomination that is so distasteful to the
people, and which is not believed any
where, by any party, to be to the inter
est of justice and the dignity of the
highest judicial tribunal in the Gov
ernment.
The latest news give us the intelli
gence that Williams has been with
drawn, and in the President’s message,
doing so, he states that it was done at
the request of Williams, who will re
main iu office as Attorney Generai
Williams’ letter to the President, will
be found in another column.
The nomination of Colonel Bristow
for that position in another brief mes
sage, was subsequently withdrawn, and
the question now is, Who is the next
man?
THE LECISI.A1URE.
The Legislature of Georgia will as
semble next Wednesday, the 13th inst.
There will doubtless be an exciting
session, as there will be several questions
of importance brought before the body.
The principal of these are—-
1. The call for a State Convention for
a revision or reconstruction of the Con
stitution.
2. The repeal of the Lien Law.
3. The re-enactment of the Usury
Laws.
4. The payment of the Bullock
Bonds.
There will doubtless be other impor
tant matters brought before the Legisla
ture, but these will be absorbing topics
of legislation, and it is probable they
will consume the greater part of the
time of the session.
It has been stated fiom some quarter,
with how much truth we do not under
take to say, that the Lessees of the
State Road will surrender their char
ter and give up the road as a bad job.
We shall keep our readers fully
posted on actions of the Legislature
that are of vital importance to our cit
izens ; and we would remind those
who are not patrons that the pres
ent is a good time to subscribe to The
Courier.
“Tiie Plantation.”—The January
number of this valuable Altlanta agri
cultural monthly has just come to
hand. It is edited and published by
Col. C. R. Hanleiter, now, we believe,
the oldest editor in the State, and one
of the best. Col. Hanleiter, in the
make up of the Plantation, adheres to
his old tastes that characterized him as
a newspaper editor for so many years,
in making his selections of the very bed
matter. Everything he does is with
great care.
The Plantation ought to find its way
into every farmer’s household, because
of its great usefulness as a farm and
family publication. Its price, $1.50 a
year, is so low that everybody can
have it.
THE “DEAD HEAD” SYSTEM
The Atlanta Herald announces
other step.upon its part in the way
ndependent joufnalismt that after
ly next it .Will receive nor grant
y ytmngtomthe “dead head” liW but
that it will pay its way upon railroads,
steamboats, to shows of all kinds, and
exact pay for all it does in the way of
printing and publishing, and not gratu
itously as heretofore.
That the system has been abused,
there can be no question; that railroads,
hotels, shows, etc., have been imposed
press has suffered thereby is equally
susceptible of demonstrations. News
papers published at the headquarters of
railroads, often impose upon the kind
ness of railroad officials in their very
polite requests for passes for others
than their attaches, of men who have no
connection with such publications, the
pretext being made that some friends,
who desires to travel over the road upon
his own private business, is an agentor
correspondent for the paper. And upon
the other hand, newspapers make
many publications for railroads valu
able to them, upon which there can be
no proper estimate placed.
But there are courtesies, properly
limited, which may be exchanged be
tween newspapers and railroads, steam
boats, hotels, etc., with perfect proprie
ty, because both sides receive a quid
pro quo for services rendered, which
may be agreeable to both parties so
long as it is not abused, and none enjoy
the courtesies except those for whom
they are intended. And this brings to
mind another abuse which some mem
bers of the press arc guilty of without
thinking of its wrongfulness, and that
is in distributing complimentary
tickets to shows and other public ex
hibitions to friends outside who have
no connection with the press to the ex
clusion of those for whom they are in
tended.
We do not believe there is any im
propriety in extending and receiving
certain courtesies. A retd independent
paper may indulge in both without
compromise of its manly vindication of
the right or denunciation of the wrong.
An independent journal can refuse
courtesies or to grant them whenever it
comes to a muzzling of free expression.
It is not necessary to be discourteous to
be independent.
LAST WEEK’S COTTON FIGURES.
The New York Chronicle reports re
ceipts of the seven days to Friday
night, the 2d instant, 170,215 bales,
against 214,726 bales last week 195,925
bales the previous week and 172,910
bales three weeks since, making the
total receipts since the first of Septem
ber, 1S73, 1,909,940 bales, against
1,734,219 bales for the same period of
1872, showing .an increase since Sep
tember 1, 1873, of 175,721 bales.
The Chronicle’s visible supply table
shows at the same date 2,640,858 bales,
against 2,294,556 bales last year and
2,312,922 bales in 1871, showing an ex
cess over last.year of 346,302 bales.
The quotations in Liverpool for mid
dling uplands compared as follows:
1873,8@Sld; 1872,10J; 1S71,10S@101.
The interior port receipts for the
seven days were 33,618 bales against
25,029 for the corresponding week of
last year; shipments 38,650 against
20,522; stocks 138, 217 against 61,585.
The New Y’ork market during the
week was shocked and unsettled by the
discovery of 130,000 excess over run
ning estimate of Liverpool stock, and
quotations were reduced a quarter.
INTER-STATE COMMERCE—!.UBIP
TRANSPORTATION.
The commerce of The United States
is gieatly blocked up for the want of a
system of cheap transportation. Es
pecially is thsi so in regard to the
Western and Northwestern States, the
great grain and provision producing
section of this country. It has become
a question of great national import and
has formed the subject of much discus
sion and deliberation as to how the
commerce of the country shall find
quick and cheap transportation to the
markets and seaports. The farmers of
the West complain that they do not
find remuneration for their capital and
labor for the want of such transpor
tation. The planters of the Cotton
States arc forced in consequence to pay
exhorbitant rates for their provisions
for whicli they are dependent upon the
grain growing States.
These interests combined have made
the subject of cheap transportation a
question of a national character and its
discussion in Congress ha becom e a
matter of great political significance,
and is doubless destined to be one that
will have the tendency to unite the
South and West by stronger ties than
exist between any' other sections of the
Union, and will result in closer, quick
er and cheaper modes of inter-State
commercial relations.
We publish in this issue of The
Courier an accout of the deliberations
of a number of Congressmen in Wash
ington city on Saturday night last on
the subject of cheap transportation
From this it will be seen there is a
great interest manifested in regard to
it by the members present It will be
seen, also, that the Atlantic and Great
Western Canal in which there, is great
interest felt in Georgia, was favorably
referred to.
Whether any definite action will be
had on the question during the psesent
session of Congress is a problem yet to
be solved.
TUB ROME COURIER.
A large number of mules were sold
at auction in Montgomery, Monday, at
prices ranging from $40 to $100. They
generally were in an impoverished con
dition. One planter, who run sixty
plows last year, sold forty mules.
The Carnival at Atlanta, on Tuesday,
is reported by the press, to have been a
complete success. “ Rex” was greeted
by ten thousand people who witnessed
the procession. The Twelfth Night
Revelers were attired, in all the gor
geousness of Eastern, ancient, modem,
rural and artistic costumes. Why can
not Rome, the liveliest little city' in
Qeorgia, get up a Carnival ?
“ Specks,” the Washington special of
the Atlanta Herald, under date of 6th,
says it is rumored that Grant will veto
the Civil Rights Bill, which causes a
flutter in Republican circles.
The President positively refuses to
withdraw Gov. Bard’s name for the At
lanta postoflice. Whitely, Freeman
and Farrow are fighting Bard strong.
We publish in this number of The
Courier sonic beautiful verses under
the title of “ The Old and the New.” It
is from the pen of Mr. J. C. Harris, the
wit of the Savannah News. ' j
On Wednesday, Monroe, of Ohio,
from the Committee on Education and
Labor, in the House, reported back ad
versely the resolution offered Tuesday'
by Syplier, of Louisiana, issuing army
rations to be issued in relief of the
starving poor in the Southern States.
The cammittee had talked over the
matter fully and freely, and the result
arrived at was that the committee did
regard it as the proper sphere of Con
gress to enter on a general system of
providing for pauperism in the States.
If this precedent were established, it
would soon be found that Congress had
entered upon the whole business of
taking charge of pauperism generally
throughout the Slates. The report was
adopted and the committee was dis
charged from the further consideration
of the subject.
The Commonwealth of Georgia.—
We have seen the initial number of
this new candidate for public favor,
and take pleasure in saying that it
presents a very neat appearance and
starts out with good indications of sue
cess—having ten or eleven columns of
advertisements to begin with. This is
a magnificent showing for a new paper
and we hope the proprietors may real
ize their highest anticipations.
Col. Sawyer, the editor is a strong
and pungent writer, and will doubtless
make the Commonwealth a popular
and influential weekly.
McEnery telegraphs to Washington
city, under the date of the 8th, as fol
lows : “ Only six Fusionists of the
House. The House has gone to Kel
logg in in spite of all patronage. Not
a single Senator.”
The Zouaves, the baggy breeches
boys of Jonesboro, Ga., are in the
“ Gate City” to attend a military ball
given by their brother Zouaves, the
baggy' breeches boys of Atlanta.
Maj. E. B. Walker, who has filled the
position of master of transportation on
the State Road for more than twenty-
three y’ears, has resigned.
It is rumored that John L. Rapier, a
well known citizen of Mobile, has pur
chased the Register of that city. Col.
John Forsyth remaius as editor in chief
The Griffin Star is now published
daily. It is a neat little sheet of six
columns, edited quite lively, in Fitch’s
own way'. The locals are also sprightly.
Caleb Cushings of Massachusetts has
been nominated for Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court.
Mr. C. II. C. Willingham, long one of
the leading editors of Georgia, takes
charge of The Rome Courier.—Eaton-
ton Messenger.
Mr. C. II. C. Willingham, one of the
best editors in the State, now shapes the
political views of The Rome Courier.
—Columbus Enquirer.
Charlie Willingham, formerly of the
LaGrange Rqwrtcr, ancWICsequently
of the Atlanta Sun, has control of The
Rome Courier We may new expect
two veTy’ respectable newspapers, for
Messrs. Snead and Willingham belon
to the old school and never descend to
the level of the blackguard or indulge
in the practices of the sensational ro
mance.—Albany Hews.
Mr. C. H. C. Willingham, who built
up and made the LaGrange Reporter
oneof the most popular weekly papers in
ithe State, has been engaged as editor
for the Rome Conner which has al
ways been a highly respectable paper.
Col B. F. Sawyer, its former editor, goes
to Atlanta, to conduct the new Demo
cratic weekly, The Commomrcalth of
Georgia. We wish all parties abundant
success, and particularly Charlie, who
was trained in our office, and has long
since “made his mark,”as wc knew he
would.—Athens Watchman.
C. II. C. Willingham.—This gentle
man so well known to the Georgia
press, takes editorial control of The
Rome Courier, sharing his lot among
the good people of Cherokee Georgia.
We had at one time strong hopes that
Mr. Willingham would have become a
citizen of this place, but wc congratu
late ourselves that if not of us he is
among us, and this portion of the State
is to have the benefit of his editorial la
bors. Mr. W. is generally recognized
.as one of the ablest of the editorial
fraternity in Georgia, and we heartily
welcome him to this region of the State,
with a strong recommendation to the
public favor.—CartcrseiUe Standard.
Tiie Rome Courier—Our excellent
friend C. II. C. Willingham, Esq., who
for some time past has been engaged
on the editorial staff of the Atlanta
Herald, goes to Rome about the first of
the New Year to take editorial control
of The Courier, an old and well es
tablished tri-weekly and weekly journ
al. We regard Charlie as the Prentice
of Georgia journalism, and feel quite
sure that he will impart a freshness
and vigor'll) the paper that it has not
enjoyed since the time when Knowles
so gracefully occupied its tripod; and
we have confidence that his connection
with it will greatly redound to the in
terest of both proprietor and patrons
—Plantation for December.
On the Civii. Rights Bill.—The
Georgia Press arc paying high compli
merits to the Hon. A. II. Stephens for
his great speech on the Civil Rights
Bill. It is also highly complimented
outside the State. From the Louisville
Courier-Journal:
“ Washington, Jan. 5.—Decidedly
the sensation of the day was Mr. Ste
phens’ great speech on the Civil Rights
bill. The gallaries were crowded to
hear him long before the time arrived,
and there was some impatience while
Judge Harris, of Virginia, made some
really good points against the measure.
Mr. Stephens asked for an hour and
finally procured it. He proceeded to
speak from a seat on the right of the
Speaker, where he could have the
House directly in front, and nearly the
whole of the members flocked to his
neighborhood.
The speech was a written one, and
read, which detracted somewhat from
its effect; hut this disadvantage was
atoned for by the prccisiou and force
with which the propositions were enun
ciated. Moderate in tone, the protest
of Mr. Stephens against the measure
was calculated, if anything could do
so, to make the majroity pause in their
mad career.
The Jay Cooke Failure.—-A Phil
adelphia letter to the New York Tribune
says that by the recent failure of Jay
Cooke & Co., Jay Cooke loses an estate
belonging to him individually that was
once thought to he worth nearly $4,000,-
000. Mr. .Moorhead had $2,000,000, of
property, it is said, before he entered the
firm, aud is now, of course, penniless.
The other members also lose large private
fortunes. None of them can possibly
save a dollar from the wreck, judging
from present indications.
Mortuary Statistics op New Y’ork.
—The total number of deaths in New
Y’ork during 1873 is slightly over29,000.
This is 3,600 less than the mortality of
last year, the decrease being chiefly
due to the less fatal character of the
diarrheal diseases of the heated term.
Assuming that the average population of
New Y’ork for the year is 1,000,000, the
death rate is equal to 29 per 1,000 per
annum.
letter From cave,spring.
—— , , ‘
Cave Spring, Jan. 11,1874.
To the Editor afth* Courier.., - t* r ^ .
Will .you permit one—aHfefc an
entire stranger to you, J)er9oiiiHy**-to
give you a fewjynddm mitg.Mgna here
and there, amid the v busy cares of a
busy life. But, A” Importe, we don’t
wish to occupy too much of your space
with prefatory remarks;; so-doffing onr
hat and making a polite bow to the
public, we will now—pencil in hand—
group together an item picked up here,
an incident there—the whole occurring
and transpiring within the . corporate
limits of Cave Spring, yclept “the
beautiful village”—a place to say the
truth, well known to many of your
readers—and present them to the pub
lic through the medium of your val
uable journal.
So much has been -said about the
outgoing of the old and the incoming
of the new year, that we deem it to be
only necessary to pass it silently by,
and yet, we- cannot wholly ignore it,
Time, that fine old gentleman, but, who
is better known as the hoary headed
iconoclast, donning the caps and bells,
has rang down the curtain upon the
scene, and the year 73, so heavily
freighted with its cargo of dead hopes,
aspirations, affections, animosities, etc.,
has sped silently away into that world
of oblivion, over which the shadows of
night are gradually creeping. Now
that it is gone, and gone forever, would
it not be well enough for everyone, be
he Jew, Gentile, saint, sinner, or even
the muscular Pharisee, to close up his
old books?—inasmuch as evil prepon
derates to such an overwhelming extent
in all therein contained—and open up
an entirely new set, keeping in view,
all the while, the stereotyped expression
of the preacher, “ the fear of God before
his eyes.”
Well, this is not writing about Cave
Spring. Some one may remark: Yes,
it is; but indirectly, young man. Cave
Spring is a part of the whole, and as a
whole is affected,' so are its parts
affected. And we want you to note
what has been said above, for it is not
entirely inappropriate to some of us
living here.
I can’t say that this place is improv
ing very fast; indeed, in a materialistic
point of view it is only marking time.
Here, as elsewhere, many old fogies—
connecting links between forty years
ago and to-day—are to be found, and
to their shame be it recorded, that the
spirit of progress and reform has been
so crippled by their efforts, that it is
doubted by many whether the place
will ever be any larger than it is at
present As an illustration of this, on
the 10th of this month, there was an
election held here for councilmen. The
result of which was that the retrenchment
ticket was elected by a majority of
three to one. This, in our mind, looks
very unlike progress.
An effort is being made in certain
directions here, and hereabouts, to cut
off this portion of Floyd county, and
attach it to the adjoining county of
Polk. To those gentlemen who are
engaged in the proceeding, we would
commend one of zEsop’s fables; name
ly, the mountain in travail, with this
difference, that even now a mouse will
not be brought forth.
Business of all kinds is very dull,
and moves on with the same inelastic
step, witli no prospect of its getting
brisker or better.
The schools here will commence on
Monday, the 12tn inst. The Methodists
have succeeded in procuring the services
of Prof. Loomis—a gentleman not en
tirely unknown to fame—as an instruct
or of their youth for the year. From
what-we have seen of him, we are
satisfied that he will “ make his mark”
here as a teacher; and I presume some
of his pupils, too, will think before the
exercises of his school close, that he
“ has made his mark”—upon them.
The Baptist school will continue
under its old regime, Prof. King at the
head of the male, and Miss Cottrell, a
lady of superior intellectual attain
ments, at the head of the female de
partment. The prospects of both
schools are very flattering.
Some ecclesiastical changes have
taken place here since the first of the
year. Rev. Mr. Simmons, a Methodist
minister, now occupies the place made
vacant by the transfer of Mr. Rivers to
Washington. The Rev. Mr. Taylor,
Presbyterian, and Mr. Browne, Baptist,
remain here for the present year. So
you see the the spiritual wants of the
people have been amply provided for,
and it is to be hoped that by the time
the year 1875 puts in an appearance,
their wants (I mean in a spiritual sense)
will he fewer than they are at preset—
they, in the meantime, having realized
not Plato’s ideal man, but the practical
Christian of the 19th century. This
letter has already grown tho long; so,
an recoir. . Free Lance.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
A Meeting of Congressmen to Discuss It.
PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
The Baltimore Sun's corresponds
at Washington informs that paper, that
the Secretary of the Senate is busily
engaged in resurrecting from the
records all the instances of back pay
grabbing by Congress since the forma
tion the Government, and which met
with Executive approval. It appears
that there have been six of them, and
the first was perpetrated September 22,
1789. It provided for seven months
back pay, and was approved by George
Washington, the pay being small both
for the men and the times. The sec
ond was passed March 16,1716, gave two
months back pay, and was approved by
James Madison under similar circum
stances. The third act was passed Dee.
1,1817, gave two months back pay, was
approved by Jas. Monroe. The fourth
was passed Aug. 16,1856, gave seven
teen by Franklin Pierce. The fifth was
passed July 28, 1866, gave sixteen
months back pay, and was approved by
Andrew Johnson. The sixth act was
passed March 3,1873, and was the big
gest haul of all, giving twenty-four
months back pay, and was approved by
U. S. Grant This last act was the only
one of the series which increased the
salary of the Prqgidept who signed it
In the Senate, Pratt’s amendment to
the salary bill, compelling members to
refund back pay received since March
3, 1873, was rejected by a vote of 45
to 14.
WAsHiNGTOl^Jah, 10—Anuqjiber of
members of the-^puse of Representa
tives met to-night-'at the Loom. of the
Committee on" the. Ju^jciary, pur
suance of a call numerously signed to
take into consideration the subject of
cheap transportation. Representative
Dunnell, of Iowa, was called to the
chair, and Representative Barrere, of
Ulinois,and Hereford, of West Virginia,
appointed secretaries.
Representative Holman, of Indiana,
being-called hpon for some remarks,
alluded to the fact that daring last
CSngrife^ the •Tfppfopriatidns for rivers'
and harbors exceeded $5,000,000, and
said that it was currently reported that
an effort would be made to reduce
them this session to $3,000,000. What
was to be the policy of Congress on
the subject of cheap transportation, was
a matter of great moment. But if
there was to be such a reduction as had
been reported it need not affect cheap
transportation; and a very large part
of the appropriations usually being
for local objects, these might in the re
duction be dispensed with, aud the
appropriations applied to a few specific
objects, where the entire States are
concerned, and where the money would
be spent for the benefit of the people
at large.
Representative Siner, of Virginia,
said his State had long been committed
to cheap transportation, and would
endorse any and every proposition hav
ing that object in view. He was anx
ious this meeting should pledge itself
to support only such measures of the
Committee on Railways and Canals as
shall represent all the interests of the
country, not only the James River and
Kanawha Canal, but all other projects
for cheap transportation.
Representative Hurlbut, of Illinois,
a, member of the Committee on Rail
ways and Canals said he came here to
receive information. There were before
the committee projects involving an ex
penditure of one hundred and thirty
million dollars. All of them had their
friends while many of the projects were
local or sectional. Some of them were,
national. Although in the section
where he lived there was no immediate
connection with the Mississippi River,
yet that river was important to the ag
ricultural interest of Illinois at large.
He looked on the Mississippi River as
Mr. Calhoun did, namely as an inland
sea which came under the head of
such improvements as those for which
Congress might make appropriations,
and therefore lie was in favor of the
Fort St. Phillips Canal. The report
of the engineer on this subject would
he furnished to the committee. There
were other projects for facilitating com
merce probably as important to the
country as this was, and which might
or might not receive consideration.
The improvement of the lakes, and the
means of rendering navigation accessi
ble to the sea were second to none
of the other schemes proposed for
cheap transportation which included the
deepening of the St Clair flat and the
Niagara Canal. Then there_ was also
before the committee a project for a
canal across New Y’ork so as to diverge
to the canal theVestcrn produce which
now sought an outlet through the St.
Lawrence river. Another scheme was
the opening of the Tennesse river,
through various channels, to afford
sqjhe outlet to the Atlantic so as to
reach Georgia or South Carolina. This
was also a subject of inquiry for the
committee, who were waiting for the
report of the engineers. There were
other schemes of a like nature and im
portance. The cry in the West was for
immediate action on the part of Con
gress to relieve them from engorgement,
from the overflow of the productions
of the Mississippi valley. There was
growing up a well founded complaint
against railroads. This had been going
on for ten to twelve years, and had ex
tended to other States. A sub-commit
tee had reported to the general commit
tee a bill which would be considered
by the providing for a board, with a
view to reduce the exorbitant rates now
charged by railroads. lie thought the
committee would endorse this bill and
report it next week, lie was satisfied
that Congress could act upon this sub
ject under the power to regulate the
commerce between the States, and gave
his views in favor of a freight railroad
thirteen hundred miles in length, show
ing the great advantga.es which would
result, both to the Western producer
and the Eastern consumer, while the
road itself would be a source of great
profit. He could prove that with an
enterprise of this character there would
be such a reduction of transportation
rates as would enable us to successful
ly compete in the European market
with the wheat of the Black Sea and
the Mediteranean. An appropriation
to construct a double-track railroad
from some point of the Hudson, near
New York, to Council Bluffs with
branches to St. Louis and Chicago had
been made, but the projectors require
the United States to guarantee the pay
ment of interest on a certain portion of
their bonds. He hoped in the course
of a week to propose a bill, embodying
it a pledge of the United States, with
such guards and guarantees as would
prevent an occurrence of such suppo
sitions by railroads as those to which
they were now subject.
Representative Luttrcll, of California,
said lie was in favor of cheap and
speedy transportation, and the most he
could do was to vote for it. lie said
he desired the appointment of a com
mittee of nine to make such suggestions
concerning railroads and canals as would
express the views of this meeting in be
half of tlie general interest of agricul
ture, and that they would all vote for
such maesures as would accomplish
the object desired. The farmers of Cal
ifornia are almost bankrupted by
freiglit shipping railroads, and are
slaves of monopoly.
Representative Herford, of West Vir
ginia, said that it was proposed to vote
$20,000,000 for the navy and $26,000,-
000 for the army, in time of peace
Rut very little money was appropriated
for the West. Instead of voting to re
duce, he should vote to increase appro
priations for rivers and harbors.
Representative McKee, of Mississippi,
said that while there was much talk
about retrenchment, they all knew thata
good deal of money would be spent,
for many members of Congress had
bills preferred for court houses custom
houses and post-offices in their respec
tive locaities, and they would resort to
log-rolling to pass. There was one ex
penditure, however, which shoidd be
stopped, and that was the post-office
ALABAM A NEWS.
Pr6f. H. F. Whitfield, of the Univer
sity of Alabama, has invented a safety
lamp-
The Montgomery papers say, though
large plantations failed, small planters
made an abundance of cotton when
aggregated.
Death has claimed another of our
old citizens. Thos. H. Brasher died at
his residence eight miles east of this
place, Sunday night last, in the 76th
year of his age. He was one of the
earliest settlers of this county, and for
a number of years a leading man in it.
He represented the county in the lower
branch of the legislature at the session
of 1S47 and ISID.—Shdby Guide. ‘
W. T. Webb, of Talladega county,
worked three mules on his farm this
year. The following is a statement of
the products of his crop: Cotton, 22
bales; corn, 700 bushels; wheat, 250
bushels; oats, 70 bushels; sweet pota
toes, 200 bushels; clover hay, 20 tons;
plenty of fodder and a good crop of
r3 - e, peas and turnips, and has hogs
enough to make his pork.
Judge Woods, of the United States
Circuit Court, holds that contracts for
future cotton are valid inter practis,
unless there is a joint agreement, on
purpose, not to deliver, and that,
though the contract between the origi
nal parties ina3' have been illegal, the
agents can recover for losses paid on
request of their principal, even though
the contract may have been invalid by
reason of an agreement not to deliver.
The Montgomer3' Journal says tiie
proprietors of the three tlnily papers
in that cit3' proposed to the printers,
in view of the panic, to accept less than
fifty cents a thousand, .the amount
which had been paid. The Union de
clined. The proprietors refused to ac
cede to the demand of the printers,
and hence all connected witli the Ty r -
pographical Union struck. The papers
have secured other printers’, but came
3'esterday with less reading matter thah
usual.
The Eufaula Heirs reports that on
Saturday night a negro entered the
store of Mr. G.- M. Jordan, near Eufau
la, and asked for tobacco. While flic
father of Mr. J. was leaning over to get
it, the negro knocked him senseless to
the floor with a bludgeon. Eddie Price,
a bu3' of fifteen, came in snapping a
derringer, and the negro treated liim
likewise. A neighboring negro ap
peared at this moment, and the robber
and would-be murderer fled. The two
injured persons, though their skulls
are not broken, are not expected to live
because of the profuse hemorrhage.
WASHINGTON NOTES
Wc clip the following special from the
Atlanta Herald of Sunda3' last:
Washington, Jan. 10.—Hon. Alex
ander H. Stephens gave a dinner at the
National Hotel this evening, at which
were Senators Gordon and Norwood,
Representatives Cook, Young, Blount,
Harris and Bell, together with Judge
William Schley and Mr. Hidell, of
Georgia, Mr. Saltrell, of California, and
Mr. Stokes, of Alabama. The dinner
was without political significance, and
was merely a reunion of Mr. Stephens
and his friends.
Judge William Schley, of Savannah,
is at Willard’s with his bride, formerly
the wealthy Mrs. Keep, of New York.
They were married on Thursday, and will
leave for Georgia on Monday.
Mr. Barwald has been appointed post
master at Americas.
Dr. Bard is confident that he will be
confirmed on Monday. Win. Markham
is here, looking after the Atlanta post-
office.
The Southern members are jubilant
over the nominaticn of Caleb Cushing
for Chief Justice. He will undoubtedly
bo confirmed. The Radical Senators
consider Cushing’s nomination a« a punish
ment for the refusal of the Senate to con
firm Mr. Williams.
It is generally believed here that H.
P. Farrow, district attoruc3’ for Georgia,
will be removed next week.
Prince and Fannin, of Augusta, are en
route for Washington to look after the
Augusta postoflice. The indications are
that ex-Governor Conley will be the next
postmaster of that city. Suecks.
Grand Loti
REAL EStil
THE GEOftJ
WmTOTjj
Public the following
RE£L ESTATE Iff ns
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W H DLE TICKETS0H|J
CAJPITA^pRijrg
TICKETS 10 DOLLAR
Legalized by the State Amt,
I-U l.o in Auiu^V
$!26 000!
l»r»U l»74
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pan
the
1 NIRST AND CAPITAL P B „,
’ Hi-Vf.1) Lot in the ci*, ,r“h
in s xn ««.et <>t the Lnion
lt.nA. mi l running buk j,
al.ej— a tic* an.1 eleraut, _ *.
story building th.irron-t.s4,..?
and s oeping apartmenta-^,",
$3000 per aunum, valued * *
Second Prize—A City Lo* o„ , „
Spring strejt, between Cain wl*
streets in Atlanta, fronting uj,' ’
ruauing btek 20« *
whereon there is erected a ne^
gantly built dwelling ho Ui e iC0 ,S
eleven convenient and cob**!
rooms, besides bathing r W3 W E.
rooms, water-closet, fuel roc J
with water works attached
cold water pipes, and all necas^™
buildings. One of the most
city residences in the South,
Third Prize—A Farm in the n-j*™
Cedar Valley, Polk county, G*-,
a half miles from Cedartow’n, cot-
320 acres—half cleared; bali^a.
timbered, abundant running '
fortable buildings, etc,, valaed «
Fourth Prize—A Farm in Kacao’
ley. White county, Ga., of2u
well impro\ed and in a high «•
cultivation; good dwellins,
necessary out-houses, adjoini*,!
new and magnificent posse*;/
Capt James II. Nichols, valued
Fifth Price—A Farm of 80o acres
20 miles west of Macon, in C.
county, Ga., in the fork of Big ^
tie EchaconnaCrteks—halfdem
in a good state of cultivation: \
heavily timbered with uak, i;.
and beach—good dwelling, out-hi,
etc., capital gin and cotton p:«
tied at
Sixth Prize—A Tract of land of iii
situatod in Richmond coontv
half mile from the corporate.
Augusta, Ga. with all theimpm
thereon, consisting of an elegic;
dwelling, with all the n ccsan
buildings in good orJer etc., tali
Seventh Prize—A recently improT*:
lot in Marietta, Ga., cnntamisf
two acres, a ten room dwellic;
thereon, in good repair; kitehk.
vants’ house, dairy house, fubl*
within two hundred yardsoftfctr.
Depot, value 1 at
me
t.:
kV.
7,030 One pria,
4,500 0nepr.»;
J.300 0neprz»ii t
2 ion iii! . Mai
*,100
One prizo
One prize
One prize
One prize, first
One prize, se^-ond
One prize, third
One prize, first
One prize, second
One prize
One prize, first
Gne prize* third
One prize, fourth,
One prize, fifth
Oae prize, sixth
One prize, first 4<
One prize, second 475 Six hand*
640 prizes, amounting in the aggren
GOO approximation prizes, raheii:
90C One prize.:
751- Oneprii*
550 < ine pr:*
550 One {r:».
550 O^e prin,
550 One pri:i
550 One pri*.
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The United States Government v
Jay Cooke & Co.—Aetc York, Jan. 9.—
In the case of the United States Gov
ernment vs. Jay' Cooke & Co., for the
recovery of 18,720 coupon bonds, with
interest, amounting in all to S35,5S0 56,
which were presented to the Assistant
Treasurer in this city by Jay Cooke &
Co. and paid. The bonds were after
wards declared counterfeit, and the
decision given for the Government. A
writ of error was taken out by Jay
Cooke & Co. to-day. Judge Woodward,
in the United s'tates Circuit Court heard
the case and reserved his decision.
S. W. Smith, Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Northern
District of Mississippi, indicted on a
charge of embezzling $22,000 of Gov
ernment money, is under arrest in this
city, and will be taken in a day or two
to Mississippi.
A Year’s Crimes and Casualities in
New York.—-The New York Times of
1st inst. contains a statistical account of
the crimes and casualities in that city
during 1873. The recapitulation gives
the following result :
: street,-!, rivers, 4c, 113
building in New Y’ork, opposite the
Aston House. That one lmliding
would cost more than four times as
much as would be requird to complete
the St. Philip Canal, so that the com
merce of the Mississppi could reach
the sea. He would say in the words of
another: Let us place the money where
it will do the most good.” (Laughter)
The greatest depth of the Pacific ocean,
between California and China, is said to
be about two and a half miles.
It is said there were nine hundred and
teventy-four new granges organized du
ring November.
Infants found dead in the s
Death? by snfTbeation
Deaths by accident - -
Accidental shooting and j
Efleets of heat - - - -
Drowning - - - - -
Suicide ------
Homicide
Abortion - - - - - -
Jukicial hanging - - •
Total - - -1,155
The fact that two hangings offset
fifty-six homicides, shows a lamentable
laxity of justice.
Bold.—In the debate on tiie salary
bill the other day in the House of
Representatives, a Mr. Flanagan, of
Texas, made the following remarks:
“ Mr. Flanagan, of Texas, thought
$7500 not an excessive salary, and had
remarked when the bill passed that it
should have been S10,000. Since then
he had not changed his opinion. He
had drawn the money. (Producing
greenbacks from his pocket.) Here
they are, sir. This is my pay. I am
going to fight for it till the last." ( Laugh
ter.) I have not stolen that pay. I
have endeavored to earn it. (Renewed
laughter.)
Mode of DrawiE
There will be upon the stags
the contents of which can be hb
spectators. A committee of
way connected with the maa;s
undoubted Integrity, having i
examined, will place in the lar;
tickets exactly al.ke, and haviar,
hers from one to 12,600, corre?; :: fmed,,
tickets sold, A similar conuaititt
counted and examined, trill piafiu
cisely aliko the prizes which art)
smaller wheel. Both wheels trilltia
until their contents _ .
boy under fifteen years, biindti... 1 rform
draw from the larger wheel m*
ticket?, and holding it up in iu.
spectators and auditors,its nanf
by the crier appointed for this
all present may hoar. The nun:
passed to the committee of citiic-
say whether the cumber has Ike:"
It will then be prssed to a regi.cr
file it and record it upon a bud ?
that purpose. A boy of similar
wheel i
draw from tho smaller
containing a prize, which wi.. -
held up to the view of the
tors. The value of the real estate:
be called, and passed to the
after inspection, will give it to a: -13 p J
to file and record. The prize tit
to file and record. I ne prize W .
belong to the ticket bearing the sa H| -
■3. S.
>meliu
ven—sa
TheCi
xtion
4er,m:
water
perly
theci:
perqi
Pap-
% kee P
ple*u
immediately before it. Thus ths
continue, drawing Sr»t from tia
containing the tickets, and then
or prize wheel, until all the tube? 9
prizes are drawn. An accural **
above will be kept on file, )
committee of disinterested
mi T» 1. .!.,™- thro* hi
The Prizes below three has**]
value are approximations, and
od and paid as follows: The 1
tickets sold being considered in
cally formed, and having the
12,600, and the lowest 1,
whatever number in this circle ~
determined to be entitled to tn*
of $25 000 will be taken as a
of which tho next three hun^^^M n
numerical order will —ec which
prizes, thus making
capital the
the t*
... ..^hundred nearest
which wilt bo entitled to *
ten dollars. All the tickets
prizes will be excluded, and t ?
to include six hundred on both t
tal, being three hundred on
the purpose of the management-
P Monv—All money fo
tickets will he deposited m hz-
on receipt of remittances.
Trajhkkr of Titles with:
the drawing, parties putting
market under this scheme, are
good, va’id and unencumbere^
the Georgia Real Estate and
pany—said Company obligati*?
transfer such tide in fee «®P|:
parties who may draw such ft .
Tickets can be hid on 2“" ’
by letter, to wthori^Stf^—
1. R £.£ :
President Ga & I
Atlanta or
Corporaton^on.^wnlUm^*
«»., Root. Schley, Esq-. - r
Gardner. Augusta, Ga.
lace, Atlanta, Ga : II-
J. D. Wadddell. Atlanta, Ga.
Parties de.-dring to t
rough the Georgia Real
tion Company in their nex •
be drawn <»n Jaly 1, jjgsti!
President Gi
Atlanta or
Agents wanted in ete-;
ianl3,tw-w3tn
For Sale or E# 1
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FIFTY HORSE
BOILER, raniplete
order. Will *'
New Y’ork, Jan. 8.—The Chamber of
Commerce, at its regular meeting to
chu - , adopted a memorial to Congress
Against the repeal of the bankrupt law,
representing that the repeal of existing
laws would he highly detrimental to
all classes of the mercantile commun
ity, and the law had better he amend
ed in some important particulars.
tV series of resolutions were adopted
against the present revenue law, and a
committee appointed to present them
to Congress.
New York, January 3.—There was
a dense fog here this morning which se
riously interferred with all river traffic.
On East River the ferry boat Clinton
collided with a tug boat, damagas to the
amount of $1,500. Several lady pas
sengers were on board, but no one was
hurt.
cheap for cash. Apply 1 L* w iirS> t
. seat i e n-a
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i GOOD FIRE AND
Iron Safe is offer 13 ^ \ ^
Iron Safo is v***..—
New York cost. It is a 3 K
medium site for MerchM“
Cocrikk Office. -
Basement Boonw
-three gooe basemeM...
1 Comma Ortico BuM*?
and well lighted, are j
are suitable for Barber BMP*
or small stocks of Family
at Courier Office.
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