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gMw aud (tawmial CONSOLIDATED APRIL lO, 1870. rates of subscriptions. FOB THE WEEKLY. One year , 00 Six months Tliroo months FOB THE TRI-WEEKLY. $4 00 One year 3 00 Six months ” j q0 Throe Months If not paidfltrictly in^anca the pricey Ton Weekly Courier will bo $>- a J lh To T duS K of"««»«* on. copy «m be fur- nished Free- Gen. Grant lias approved the Electoral Count Bill, and it is now the law of the laud. The joint committee has commenced the count, and within a week we will perhaps have a definite solution of the long vexed question. The commis sion is composed of the following Supreme Court Judges: Clifford, Field, Strong, Miller, Bradley. Senators—Edmunds, Thurman, Morton, Bayard, Frelinghuy- sen. Representatives—Hutton, Hoar, Abbott, Garfield, Payne. There are three Republicans and two iLmncrats. as judicial members of the Commission, Dui lu.o —- . — the public any uneasiness. Political feel ing will not affect ihe judgment of any of the five judges, and we should be quite content to have all Republicans. The Cummisiou will render a fair decision, according to the law and the facts, apd to that decision the country will cheerful ly submit. The Electoral Count Bill passed the louse of Representatives by a vote of DG to 8G. Of the SG nays (57 were Re- ublicans. Among the Democrats voting ith Sitting Bull Morton—all small ion—were Bradford, Caldwell, Forney mi Williams, of Alabama, aud W. E. mith, of Georgia. These are all Dain tily very small men never before showed j conspicuously small as when they hold temselves tin against such men as Tlittr- utti, Bit yard, l’ayne, Randall, Hill aud .ainar. If the Legislature cannot relieve the rmers of the worthless inspection fees their fertilizers, we do hope it will ,ve the justice to equalize the fees and f discriminate against Augusta, Rome id Columbus in favor of Savannah. If it worth only 25 cents in Savannah, ; do not see any good reason that it ould be worth 50 cents in Rome. For tbo modest little sum of one million of dollars, J. Madison \\ ells, whom Senator Thurman eulogizes as a patriot only equaled in honesty by Eliza Pinkston in virtue, agreed to give the; State of Louisiana to Tilden. Mr. Tilden didn't want it at that price ; so J. Mad'son knocked it down to Hayes for much less. The editor of the Seima Times is try ing to intimidate Jere Haralson’s wit nesses by reminding them that if they swear a lie they will be subject to the pains aud penalties of perjury. This way of hull-dozing a case should receive the immediate attention of Morton. The electoral vote of Florida has been ferred to the Electoral Commission. r e will probably hear the result to-day, liich result may settle the question of, 'ho is elected ? at once. California will have no difficulty in exporting every pound of her surplus productions this year at the cheapest sort of rates for freight. There are now in port at SanFrancisco thirty-four dis engaged ships with a tonnage of -11,000. and a tleet having a tonnage of 150,000 l’or that port or already on the way, one- third of this bsioo at Mew York and one-eighth at Liverpool. The Califor nians are puzzled to know what to give them for return freight. A dispatch from Ragusa io the Reu ter's telegraph company says that the British, German and Italian consuls will proceed to Centije to-day, it is re ported, in order to induce Prince Nich olas to make peace with the Porte, if the latter will cede to Montenegro the twelve districts demaned. Montenegro lias consented to allow the Turks to send into Nicore twelve tons of provi sions during February. M. Perm is a famous Paris dancing master who is making a fortune by giv ing the Parisians lessons in the Boston. That popuk r American dance was taught to the lucky professor by one of the belles of the American colony’. He introduced it at Trouville last summer, where it became at once tremendously popular, and every one rushed to learn “le Boston." The excommunication of a Protes tant Episcopal clergyman—a solemn and unusual ceremony—took place at Trinity Church, Pittsburg, last Friday. Tiie person deposed was the Rev. Per- eival Beckett, lately of McKeesport and Monongahela City. The charge was immoral conduct. Bishop Kerfoot read the sent**"" 0 . Mr. IV. IV. Corcoran, of Washington, is now 78 years old. He has speDt $200,000 on the Corcoran Gallery and the ground on which it stands, and S 100,000 on the original collection of pictures and statuary; and for an endow ment found he has given S900.000. The Pittsburg street car companies are experimenting with coal oil as a means of removing the snow from their tracks. The petroleum is distributed and set on lire, and the snow disap pears like dew before the morning sun. A brass wire mask for the face has been invented by’ the catcher of the Harvard base ball club. We bave al ways held that the game should be played only by skeletons in armor. There is talk in London of setting up Cleopatra’s needle in Northumberland avenue. To remove the obelisk from Alexandria and re-erect it will cost at least SdoXXJO. ipton, Goyemor of SoutJj the subject of an exqxr engravi*"*-'”®* (r M. DWINELL, PROPRIETOR. “WISDOM, JUSTICE A N fty-M O D E R AT IO N.” TWOtDQELABS FEE ANNUM* VOLUME XXXI. ROME, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1877. - n \ -t, ; wwptu iw vv NEW SERIES-NO. ifSSKSSSSiSS 50 per cent, additional upon table rates. CITY GOVEKNMEMT. Proceedings of the City Council. Rome, Ga., January 29, 1877. Adjourned meeting: Present, Hon. T. W. Alexander, Mayor, presiding; Aldermen, J. W. Bones, William West, W. F. Ayer, F. Woodruff, R. S. Norton aud J. C. Rawlins. The matter before Council being the further consideration of the report of Water-works Committee and amenda tory ordinance, the follow ing after bein read the third time was unanimously adopted: nnmxAXPF Section' 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of Rome, That the Mayor shall appoint three Councilmen at the first annual meeting in January of each year who shall constitute a Board of Commissioners for thecareand management of the Rome Water-works, who shall hold their offices tor the term of one year. That the present water works Committee compose the board for the year 1S77. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained, That the said board shall exercise a gen eral supervision over the water-works the property connected therewith and over all officers and agents. ?ec. 3. And be it futher ordained, That all bills for expenditures by the said board be approved by the chair man. Sec. -1. And be it further ordained’ That the said board shall have power to make all necessary repairs of the works, but shall not make any addi tions to said works, nor extend the mains and pipes of distribution with out the approval of Council first being had and obtained. Sec. 5. And be it further ordained, That at the annual election of officers each year there shall be elected by the Mayor and Council, one engineer, and if the interest of the city dimandsit, an assistant engineer, and one collector of water rents, (who may be the Clerk of Council) and fix their salaries an nually and require sucli hond for the faithful performance of their duties as may seem right and proper. Sec. G. And bo it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the engineer to have general supervision of the en gine-house, engine, reservoir, pipes, hy drants, wrenches, stop-gates, fire plugs' machinery, structures and property con nected with the water-works, subject lways, however, to the supervision of the board of commissioners, and to such regulations, and directions and re strictions as the board, or Council, may from time to time prescribe. He shall inspect all plumbers work for connec tions with the pipes. He shall attend to the sufficiency of the supply of wa- torinthe reservoir. Ha ohall K* --- quired to uu all repairing to the engine, boiler, pipes mains, otc., with the help of his assistant, as can be done consist ently with his other duties. He shall be duly sworn to discharge bis duties faithfully. Sec. 7. And be it further ordained, That the assistant engineer shall be re quired to turn on and shut off the wa ter whenever so directed by the board, chief engineer or collector. He shall be required to make weekly trips of in spection to notice the leaks and waste of water and shall report any and all violations of this ordinance as re- juired by section 24. He shall dili gently attend to all duties and assist in all repairs to the engine, boiler, reservoir, pipes, etc. He shall be required to sprinkle the streets whenever so direct ed by the Council or Board of Commis sioners. Doctor LeMoyne, the cremator, has two more bodies placed at his disposal. Now, “if a body meet a body cornin’ thro’ the file’ what will happen ? The Bennett-May duelling ground has been photographed. Sec. S. And be it further ordained, That the collector of water rents shall have control and supervision of the col lection of water rates, subject always, however, to the supervision of the Board of Commissioners, and such reg ulations, directions and restrictions as the Council may from time to time prescribe. He shall keep a book con taining all the assesssments of water rates and shall collect and receive pay ments on the same and shall pay all money thus received to the City Treas urer. lie shall be duly sworn to dis charge his duties faithfully’, and shall give bond for the performance of said duties in such sum as the Council may prescribe. Sec. 9. And be it further ordained, That if any’ person shall open any hy- drant within the limits of city of Rome, or lift or remove the cover of the same without license of the Board, or of the engineer or collector, exceptin case of fire, and then only under the direction of the fire company, he, sue or they so offending shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 10. And be it further ordained, That if any person shall make any opening or connection with any pipe or mains without the license mentioned in the preceeding section he or she so offending shall Ho lioblo to a penalty ol not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 11. And be it further ordained, That if any person shall turn on or turn off' the Water in any of the pipes or mains without the license men tioned in the 9tli section he or she so offending shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 12. And be it further ordained, That if any’ person shall destroy, deface, impair, injure or wantonly force open any gate or door, or in any way, whatsover, destroy, injure or deface any part of the engine houses, reservoir building or other buildings, or the ap purtenances, fences, trees or fixtures thereunto appertaining, or any water pipes, gates, cisterns, hydrants, fire plugs, fountains, or any fixtures or property appertaining to the Rome Water-works, he, she or they so offend ing shall be liable to a penalty’ of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 13. And be it further ordained, That the Mayor and Council of the city of Rome shall have power to au thorize and license plumbers to make and repair connections with the water pipes and mains of the Rome Water works, under the direction of the chief engineer, and any person not duly au thorized or licensed as aforesaid who shall make such connection shall, on conviction before the police court pay a sum not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 14. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the plumb ers to make returns in writing to the office of the collector on the completion of all connections made by them,giving a description of the premises, location of service cock, length and size of pipe, the number of hydrants, bath, water closets, fountains, street washers, ap paratus for garden hose or other appa ratus supplied therefrom, together with the name of the owner and occupant of such premises. It shall be the duty of the engineer to inspect the connec tions and upon being approved by him, he wi. turn the water on. Sec. 15. And be it further ordained, That if any lumber shall neglect or refuse to make the return required by the preceeding section or shall make a false return of cennections and fixtures attached thereto he shall, on conviction, pay’ a sum not less Ilian flve uur mum than twenty dollars lor each offense, and be subject to removal or withdraw al of his license. Sec. 16. And be it further ordained, That permits ior water will be granted on the payment of the rents for the current quarter. Sec. 17. And be it further ordained, That all connections made with the dis tributing pipes or mains shall be pro vided with a good and sufficient stop cock therein,locatedatthecurb stone,for the purpose of stopping or shutting off the supply of water whenever the same shall be necessary. Sec. IS. And be it further ordained, That all persons shall be required to pay for the service pipes from the dis- triquting pipes or mains. Sec. 19. And bo it further ordained, That if the connection or branch pipe, stop or hydrant cock, through which the premises of any person shall have been supplied with water shall become leaky for want of re-riri* shall be the duty of such person . rthwith to have ihe saii-turepaired, and upon failure to have the same repaired within twenty- four hours after notice, the supply of water on such premises shall be shut off. Sec. 20. And be it further ordained, That if any’ person shall by any false key or otherwise after the water shall be shut off from any’ premises, cause or suffer such premises to be supplied with water, such person, his aiders and abettors, each and every one, shall for every such offence, be subject to a pen alty ol' not less than five nor more than twenty’ dollars. Sec. 21. And be it further ordained, That if any person shall knowingly and unnecessarily wastejthe water on his or her premises, he, she or they shall be liable to a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for such offense, and the supply of water may be withheld from such premises. Sec. 22. And fie it further ordaineu, That if any person shall wilfully pol lute the water in the reservoir or pipes or maliu, L, ollC WT tllCy CO alT.inCllIjg shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 23. And be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of every per son whose premises may be supplied with water to prohibit persons from procuring any water from such prem ises under a penalty of a fine not less than one or more than five dollars, for each offense and the supply of water may be shut off from such premises; and every person who may use the water without paying therefor, upon conviction before the police court shall be subject to a penalty of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars. Sec. 24. And be it further ordained, that it shall be the duty of all attachees of the Rome water works and the of ficers and members of the police force of the city to report to the collector in writing any leaks or unnecessary waste of water that may come to their knowl edge, also any violation of this ordi nance. Sec. 25. And be it further ordained, That private fountains or jets shall not He used more than G hours each day, from 7 to 9 A. M. and from 4 to 8 P. M and only from March 1st to November 1st unless specially permitted on addi tional payment; and the right is reserv ed to suspend their use whenever in the discretion of the Board of Commis sioners, the public exigency may re quire. Any one violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one nor more five dollars for each offense. Sec. 20. And be it further ordained, that the supply of water may be with held from all premises when the ordi nances, rules nr regulations adopted by the Mayor and Council and the Board of Commissioners have in any manner been violated, and the supply not again let on except upon a rectification of the cause of with-holding the same, and satisfactory assurance given that no fur ther cause of complaint shall arise and upon payment of the sum of fifty cents to cover the expences of shutting off and letting it on. Sec. 27. And be it further ordained. That the rates to be charged for water shall be payable quarterly in advance at the office of the collector on 1st of Jan uary, April, July and October rateably for any fraction of a term: and on fail ure to pay the same within five days thereafter the water shall be shut off and not again let on, to said premises until arrearages are paid and at least fifty cents in addition for shutting off and letting on. Sec. 2S. And be it further ordained, That the rates when assessed shall be final and conlusive subject only to revision by the Mayor and Council. Sec. 29. And be it further ordained That it shall be the duty of all persons, who may desire water for building pur poses to make application at the office in writing accompanied by an estimate of the amount of bricks, perches of stone or yards of plastering for which it is required and pay the rate assessed there for before using the same; and any person using water in violation of this section shall, upon conviction before the police court be liable to a penalty not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offence. Sec. .30 And be it further ordained That all fines and fees received for penalties underthis ordinance shall be paid to the Clerk of Council. Sec. 31 And be it further ordained, That any person whose premises are or may be supplied with water in pur suance of this ordinace shall be deemed and taken to assent to the terms and requirements of the same, or any ordi nance amendatory thre of. Sec. 33. And be it further ordained, That the following shall be the rates i from and after January 1st 1877, to be' charged annually for the use of wa ter. PRIVATE DWELLINGS. Hydrant in yard or house—one or five persons G 00 Hydrant in yard or house—six or eight persons S 00 Hydrant in yard or house—over eight persons-. 10 00 Where houses are occupied by more than one family, the same rate to he charged for each. HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. Hydrant in yard or house—one to four rooms $10 00 Hydrant for five or 6 rooms 12 00 Hydrant for seven or eight rooms 15 00 Hydrant for nine or fifteen rooms 20 00 Hydrant for each additional room 50 SAL.UONS. For drinking Y $15 00 For lager beer 12 00 For billiard - 10 00 Fctr bowling alley 8 00 STORES, SHOPS AND SLEEPING ROOMS. For dry goods and hardware, each $ 5 00 For grocery stores 8 00 For liquor stores 15 00 For drug stores 15 00 For blacksmith shops, per forge 5 00 For shoemaker, saddler, harness, cabinet, wagon, tailor, car penter, &c., where four per sons or less are employed -- 5 00 Where over four persons are em ployed 8 00 For offices 5 00 For banks 8 00 For printing offices 15 00 Fcr physician offices 10 00 For sleeping rooms 5 00 For barber shop—each faucet-- 5 00 SCHOOL IIOUSEsT For thirty scholars or less $10 00 For over thirty scholars 15 00, LIVERY- STABLES. By meter per 1,000 gallons $ 25 PRIVATE STABLES. Each horse or mule $ 2 50 Each cow 2 00 Each hog 1 00 Each carriage, buggy or spring washed. 3 00 HOSE ATTACHMENTS. For sprinkling streets, one-half width, sidewalks, steps and windows per front foot 25 For sprinkling yard and garden and washing walks 10 00 MANUFACTURING, ETC. For photograh or daguerreau gallery $12 00 For bakeries 10 00 For soda fountains 8 00 For confectioneries 10 00 For tan yards, per yat 3 00 Eating houses 12 00 Stone or marble yards 8 00 For Drivate dwellings, each ffi fXL — hotels, For hotels, boarding bouses, and public places, each 8 00 WATER CLOSETS. For nrivate dwellings, each 5 00 For hotels, boarding houses, sa loons and other public places, each 10 00 BATHS AND FOUNTAINS. Rates for sleeping rooms, stores, etc 8 00 Rates for hotels and boarding houses, each 12 00 Rates for barber shops, up to two, 12 00 each Rates for barber shops each ad ditional 10 00 Fountains 12 00 LAUNDRY. Each wash tub or machine 10 00 BUILDING PURPOSES. Stonemasonry each 25 cubit feet 05 Brick-work, 10,000 or less 2 00 Each additional 1000 18 Plastering per hundred yards-- 50 MISCELLNEOUS. For water per barrel, 40 gallons. 05 For daily average 500 to 1,000, per 1,000 gallons 50 For daily average 1000 to 200 40 STEAM ENGINES. Per horse power 4 00 FOUNDRIES MILLS AND ETC. Foundries, flouring and plaining mill, rolling mills, railroads gas works, by meter, for the first200,000 gallons, per 1000 gallons 25 Over 200,000 gallons, per one 1000 gallons 20 TO BE ASSESSED BY THE BOARD OF COM- MISSSIONES. Brick yards, soap factory, candle fac tory, stock yards or pens, brewing, theatre or concert hall and all other purposes not specified. When more than one branch of bus iness is carried on in the same premi ses an assesment will be made for each branch. Sec. 32. And be it further ordained, That ordinances in conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed. The following resolution was adopt ed : Ordered, That all arrarages of water rents up to and includeing the quarter of 1877 be made due and payable on or before the 15th day of Feburary, and that the supply of water be shut off from all who fail, neglect or refuse to pay by that time. Council adjourned. J. F. Shanklin, Clerk'of Council. The power of unscrupulous audacity is crushed, at last and the spell of its continued success is broken. Morton, Logan, Chandler, and the Camerons will have to yield the leadership of the Republican party to a purer and better class of men, and the whole tone of our political life will consequently under go a change over which every lover of his country must rejoice.—Kansas City Times. So soon as this matter is settled and with somebody as President we get in to smooth water, the first business of Congress should be to take up the ques tion of the election of President, as Senator Morton has so long urged chould be done, and provide a reaso nable, intelligent, comprehensive and coherent plan.—New York Tribune. The value of a finger has been es tablished by a New York court, and the finger is $1,000. James McMahon, a stevedore, had one of his digits mash ed to a jelly in loading a barrel of lard, and brought suit against his employer, with a verdict as above. The defence was contributive negligence. - The Legislature. Eighteeatll Day’s Proceedings. SENATE. . The Senate met at the usual hour, Mr. Lester presiding. Mr.Bryan introbuced a bill amend ing the act providing for the relief| of indigent and maimed soldiers. .a - Mr. Hudson—A bill to repeal an act authorizing county authoriities to |let out county convicts to the lowest bid der. i-ih.'i I Bills on Third Beading. | The following bills were then read aud acted upon; A haja authorizing the Dade county coal coknpany to call in certain 12 per cent herds, anp tesue 8 par centho4ds, and foadther purposes. Passed. A Bill to incorporate the Ooesananla and Coos&wattee Steamboat Company. Passed.- f HOUSE. The morning session was consumed in discussing the convention bill, which was passed/and ordered to the Senate. The House was called to order at 3 P. Mi, by Speaker Bacon. • Bills ori Third Reading. To reduce the number of grand jurors to thirteen. Lost To alter the law of the lien of judg ments in this State. Lost. To alter the law relative to mortgages. To bear date from record. Lost To fix the number and per diem pay of jurors in Whitfield county. Lost., To amend the act incorporating the Northwestern railroad. Passed. To compel parties obtaining judgments in justice courts to have them enteired on the dockets of superior courts. Lbst. To render females/eligible to -the of fice of State librarian. Tabled. Nineteenth Day’s Proceedings. SENATE. The Senate met at the usual hdur, President Lester in the chair. Senator Shewmake of the committee on banks reported. A bill authorizing the Castle Rfick coal company to reduce its capital stock, 4nd increase said reduced stock from time to time—recommending j its passage. Also a bill amending the charted of the Capital Bank of Macon, recom mending its passage. Also a bill to amend the charter of the Bank of Rome—recommending; its passage Motions and Resolutions. Senator Graham offered a resolution amending the 24th rule of the Senate, so as to provide for reference of bills to committee on first reading instead’ of the second reading. The Senator explained that he sim ply desirec^to aavo time. If the com- aittoFto which the bill wao roio—..a lsapproveait, It might be arrested on its first reading, and thus the second reading done away with. The following bills were read the first time: By Mr. Asbury, of the 23d—To es tablish a normal department in the State Agricultural College at Dahlone- ga, and to further provide for the mil- lifry feature in said college. By Mr. Mattox, of the 4th—To amend an act to prohibit hunting on the land of another. By Mr. Reese of the 29th—To amend section 1649 of the code relative to fees of solicitors general. The House bills establishing an in dependent school system in West Point and providing for calling a constitu tional convention were read the first time. The bill authorizing the Castle Rock coal company of Georgia was consid ered by the Senate in the committee of the whole and slightly amended, and on return to regular session, read the third time and passed. The bill amending section 598 of the code was also considered in the com mittee of the whole, and afterward taken up and passed. The bill repealing the law allowing interested witnesses to testify was read the third time, and created quite a de bate between Messre. McDaniel, Harri son, Black, Bryan, Lester, Bush, and Cabaniss. After an elaborate debate the bill was lost. The Senate went into executive ses sion. The following appointments were confirmed: Salem Dutcher, solicitor general of Augusta circuit; C. B. Hudson, solici tor general of Southwestern circuit; C. T. Bartlet, solicitor general of Macon circuit; Simon W. Hitch, solicitor gen eral of Brunswick circuit. HOUSE. The House was called to order at 10 A. M. by Speaekr Bacon. Prayer by Rev. John Jones, D. D., Mr. Richardson moved to reconsider action on the bill to fix the number and per diem pay of jurors in Whitfi eld county. Messrs. Mathews of Talbot, Stewart of Spalding, and Hood opposed the motion. The motion did not prevail. The special order being the contested election case from Baker county, was taken up at 11 o’clock. Mr. Sheffield, of Miller, moved the adoption of the majority report recom mending the seating of W. W. Dews. Mr. Cochran presented the report of the committee declaring that Mr.*A. L. Hawes, the sitting member, is entitled to his seat The majority report was adopted by yeas 114, nays 29. Mr. Kennon offered a resolution that Mr. A. L. Hawes be paid the per diem and mileage for the time be has occu pied his seat, which was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Carlton, the chair man of the finance committee, 200 copies of the tax bill were ordered printed. On motion, the House adjourned un til 10 A. M. to-morrow. Twentieth Day’s Proceedings. SENATE. The Senate met at the usual hour and proceedings were opened with prayer by the chaplain. Roll was called and the journal was read and approved. Senator Howell moved a reconsider ation of the action of the Senate on yes terday in rejecting the bill offered by Senator McDaniel, which provided for the repeal of the law allowing patties in civil suits to testify in their own fa vor. A warm debate followed, in which Senators McDaniel, Howell and Shew make favored a reconsideration, and Senators Black, Bryan, Harrison and Furman opposed it. Upon a vote the Senate refused to reconsider. A sealed package for consideration in executive session was received from the Governor through his private secre tary. The Senate then considered a bill on its third reading entitled an act to pro hibit the giving or famishing to any person any intoxicating liquors on the day of an election within three miles of the polls. On motiqn of Senator Asbury the bill was amended so as te read “within one mile of the polls.” On motion of Senator Asbury the penalty for the violation of the ordi nance was made such as is prescribed in section 4570 of the revised code, and not in section 431o, as originally stated. The report of the judiciary commit tee which was adverse to the passage of the bill was voted down and the bill as amended was passed by a vote of 24 yeas to 15 cays. HOUSE. Tha house was called to order at 10 A. M. by Speaker Bacon. Prayer by Rev. W. C. Richardson, representative fron Whitfield. Bills on Third Reading. To exempt from taxation all cotton, corn and other agricultural products of the previous year, in the hands of tire producer on the first of April. Passed. To amend the act fixing the perdiem of jurors in Schley county. Amended by applying its provisions to the coun ties of Whitfield, Jackson and Clay ton. Passed. To amend sections 3419 and 3420 of the code. Judiciary committee recom mend a substitute amending the law of baiL Passed. To ratify and confirm the orders and decree of superior courts renewing the charter of corporations. Passed. The committee of the whole recom mended that it pass. The report was agreed to. The hill was read the third time and passed. The Senate took up as the report of the committee of the whole, a bill to provide for the selection and compen. s ition of competent and impartial ju rors for the trial of cases in which a county may be a party and for other purposes. Tiie committee on the judiciary re commended its passage with the follow ing amendments; Amend section 1st. To strike from the said section all of the same after the words “for other purposes.” Amend by striking from section 1st after the words “presiding judge,” these words “on application of the oratjr ?r Ida counsel in term timeor in vacation, whose interest is in compli ance with that of the county,” and in sert the words „after he shall be satis fied, in the exercise of a sound dis cretion, that said case should be tried by a jury of another county, it shall be his duty to pass an order to that effect, in the court where this case is pending, designating from which adjoining county a jury shall ba drawn, and then upon the application of the party or his counsel, whose sinterests are in con flict with that of the county where said case is pending, while he may be hold ing court in the adjoining county de signated in said order.” The report was agreed to. Bill was read the third time and passed. The Advantage to be Gained by Opening the Etowah River. 2b ihe Editor of the Courier: First, it would procure a cheaper route through the richest portions of North Georgia, where, at present, there is no outlet for the produce, which comprises a large scope of territory and consists of one of the largest grain contries South of the Tennessee river. This section has been a noted figure iu the illicit distillery business, requiring the assistance of United States soldiers. The people could not be blamed, for they had no way of transporting the grain; therefore, it was required to condense the bulk in order to get it to the railroad. After passing through this rich and fertile sec tion, going the Etowah, we come to the greatest mineral section in the South, whose treasures lie open to every eye, waiting transportation. Whole moun tains of the finest marble in the world meet the eyes on approaching, making them dazzle on the setting of the sun, so grand is the scenery. The vast bed of pyrites of iron lying there, profitting no one, when, if we had transportation, companies could be formed with a few hundred dollars and make sulphur, arsenic, oil of vitrol, which would supply the United States, which supply is now mostly imported from Europe. We have vast beds af cloride Magnesia, which, in the empire State is worth $20 to the ton. We have, also, vast quantities of asbestos selenite, mica, heavy spar, porcelain, etc. On going up the river a little further towards Dahlonega, we find “ burst up” of copper ore, which, by analysis under my observation ranged fromm 10 to 40 per cent. The ore is principally malichite, and variegated copper pyrites. This rude ore alone, brought down to Rome, would establish a branch of business far surpass ing any business that could be started in the South. Smelting furnaces in Rome would then be a necessity for reduction of copper ore. Going np the Etowah 20 miles below Dahlonega, we strike the noble metal re gion. We have 20 gold mills near and around Dahlonega, which we can be proud of, as some of them are as large as the mill in California. These mills have ( been running 4 fkars with great success, as 10 of the mills near Dahlonega make $25,000 a month. There are three mines —the Jones, Findley and Dry-Hollow veins—that are half gold. All of these mills have to be supplied, which is done with great cost by teamsteriag across 'the the country. If the Etowah is ever opened, we can claim tbat-thf resources of Georgia are open, which Will make the state take a front rank/ - Yours, truly, Jno. D. Hoff, Essayist. The Fraud in Lousiana. llow the Return of Vernon Parish was Fixed for Hayes. Washington, Jan. 28.—The develop ments made by the Committee on the privileges and powers of the House, with reference to the mutilated condi tion of the orignal returns placed be fore the Louisiana Returning Board, is one of the chief topics discussed here to-day. The confusion of Kenner on being confronted with the original re turn of the parish of Vernon, and his feigned inability to recognize the eras ures alterations that appeared on its face, are more folly accounted for upon a critical examination of the paper in question. Without the aid of a mi croscope, by plaicing the paper up to the light, the transfer of votes from the Tilden to the Hayes column is to a keen eye clarly discernible; but even with the aid of a miscrocope, which was placed in his hand, Kenner would not acknowledge that he could see the changes which were plainly visible to the naked eye. Another proof of the transfer is in thehandsofthecommittee. Acertified copy of the orignal return, as filed in the office of the clerk of the parish, has been obtained, and was placed side by- side before the witness with the origi nal return which was sent to the Re: turning Board, and which the Board has refused to produce, the supposi tion being that it was destroyed to hide the evidence of their fraudulent delib- erations-fHence Kenner’s confusion $nd nervousness upon discovering that it was in the hands of the committee, and his refusal to give an intelligent expla nation of the palpable difference ap pearing On the face of the two papers. On the original return, which Went through the doctoring process while in the hands of the Board, appears 4 the word, “compile,” which Kenner recog nized and acknowledged as being injhis own hand-writing. He testified that toe word “compile” was indorsed oh a return whenever it was unaccompa: nied by any objection to its being re ceived as the true and genuine return. This shows that the alterations may have been made after the compilation of the entire vote of the State, when It was found nessary to overcome the ma jority of the Tilden electors, - i. It is claimed by the Board that they found it necessary to throw out jthe Votes ofthree precincts—Nos. 1,7. and 10. But how can that be when a cpm- parson of the two papers referred! to show that the aggregte vote in aboth is the same? Futhermore, the testimbny taken before the Lousiana committee shows that there never was a more peaceful election than that in the par ishes designated on the 7th of Novem ber last. But the transposition in the returns, which was supposed to be out of existence, is unmistakable. In the mw of numbers ODDOsed Precinct No 7 of the return on file in the office or the Clerk of the parish, in the Tilden col- nmn the figures 97 are repeated eight times, once for every elector. In the Hayes column the character 0 is repeat ed eight times, showing that the Hayes electors did not receive any votes in this precinct In the mutila ted returns the figures 97 appear eight times over erasures in the Tilden col umn. The same thing is apparent with reference to Precinct 19, except that 81 is substituted for 97 and in the certi fied copy from the Clerk’s office the figures 3 occurs six times for all the Hayes electors except Kellogg and Birch. This makes a total transposi tion of 180 votes from the Tilden to the Hayes column. The real animus in sigling out these two polls will be brought out in due time by the committee, the proof being now in their possession. All the cir cumstances attending their alterations, the names of the persons who made them, when and how they were made are also in the possession of the com mittee, and the different members of the Board will be confronted with them as they take the witness chair. Ken- nor’s testimony will be completed to morrow, and then Gov. Wells will be called. As the rottenness of the management of ihe Security Life Insurance Compa ny is developed, it becomes more and more evident that criminal indictment should be found at once against the offi cers of the company. And yet they are said to be honorable men, who would scorn to fly the country, and would face a jury with a firm hope in a speedy acquittal. If this is so, they certainiy ought to have the opportuni ty. Meanwhile, the stockholders who have regularly received their annual twelve per cent, dividends have been called upon to refund, though $66,000 is but a drop in the bucket that holds a deficiency of over two millions. The latest revelation is that the officials, be sides their salaries, divided among themselves a percentage of the gross receipts, a scheme modelled upon the Tammany Ring steal. These last dis coveries have an effect far from sooth ing on the feelings of the unfortunate policy holders. Miss Gail Hamilton says gayly that her experience with free passes has been of the most short, slender, and spasmodic kind, but so far as it has ex tended it has been one of unalloyed de light. “ It has always seemed a waste,” she says candidly, “ to pay money for going from place to place, because you want all your money to spend when you get there. I have never yet re fused a railroad pass, and, Heaven helping me, I never will!” Soon Morton and Cameron and Sher man will be unknown in the high coun cils of the nation for their States will strip them of the honors they have so unworthily worn; and as justice moves in the sometimes slow but sure fulfill ment of her appointed work, the names of Clayton and Patterson and Dorsey and West will be forgottonin the char ity that will teach forgetfullness of the varied scars bred by civil war.—Phila delphia Times. Ben Hill’s election from Georgia will be satisfactory to the country at large. He offended the people of the North with his AndersonviUe speech in the House, last spring, which Blaine bul led him into making-, hut that is now. hurried under the dead embers of - the last canpaign. He has pulled himself ahrest of the best men in the country since then by showing considerably more partriotism than partyism.—In dianapolis News. CONTRACT RATES OF ADVERTISING* Ono Equal o one months.— One square three months... One square six mtfUis.. - One square twelve months^.^ - One-fourth column one month........... Ono-louxtH column three months...... One-fourth column six months....... One-fourth column twelve months.... One-half «ilnmw one wymth One-half column three months......... One-half column six months........ One-half column twelve month fYnAPnlmn?. One t One column six i One column twelve montr * 4 00 8 00 12 00 20 00 10 00 20 00 3S 00 60 00 20 CO 32 00 60 00 104 00 36 00 60 00 104 0# 100 00 The World’s True Heroes. From the New York Herald.] Several years ago a great publisher called ayoung acquaintance to theside of his dying bed and said to him, “Never make the mistake of supposing that the world’s great people arc those who ate most promiuent. Although I have known hundreds of distinguished men and women I have fonnd the truest goodness and heroism only among poor obscure, imperfect weak members of classes of which society knows noth ing and cares less.” The story of “A Demented Godiva,” published in the Herald of yesterday, gives point to this assertion. A poor woman, as innocent in her apparent shame as her famed prototype, proved to be the sole sup porter of an insane parent, although the woman herself is demented. The case may be an extreme one, hut it docs not stand alone on the record of no bility of the poor. Iri.fonl city tene ments and in wretched country huts there are hundreds of thousands of men women and, children who destitute of money, education' genius, intellect anti even physical strength, are wasting painful lives for the sole benefit of those depeiffient upon them, and receiv ing in return an accumulation of agony caused by the insufficient results of their labors. Every one jostle then*; daily in our crowded streets; shabby in dress, stooping in gait, halting t. ungrammrtical in speech, and nninttr\ esting in feature, except when antieipa-rY tions of new miseries are too great for \ Y the face to hide, or when the blank-/’''" ness of dispair shames the pencil off the greatest artist These people never \ beg; they are almost as silent as the fates they are conquering even while r . they themselves arc being overborn; 4 they are utterly let alone by the rich, v 7 the cultured, the intelligent, of whom . was once written the terrible words, > “Eyes have they, but they see not.’ , And yet suffering, friendless, hopeless, joyless, except in the dim realization of their own unselfishness they uncon- sciously preach sermons compared with which the greatest pulpit efforts are idle words. They put to shame the V. 7 heroes of Church and State, and con vict society of its most enormous and most inexcusable crime. What Littlefield Can Tell. J. N Murphy, of Davenport, la., tes tified that having recieved a telegram , in December, he went in pursuance of the request contained therein to St Louis, and there met'Mr. Stealing and Mr. Littlefield. Littlefield showing to him a paper from Vernon parish for inspection, when witness handed it back to him. Subsequently Stealing handed the same paper to witness. No money consideration was paid by the latter for the paper. Littlefield made a statement to witness_ about this re turn, and witness repaired to Spring- field to consult with Gov. Palmer on the subject. Littlefield’s statement was that while the Returning Board was in secret session, Gov. Wells came into the clerk’ room, Littlefield being at his own desk, with the returns from Vernon parish before him. Gov. Wells reques ted Littlefield to transpose the vote of the socond and ninth precincts, and the reason assigned by him was that such transposition would elect the Republican candidates for District Judge and District Attorney of that district Littlefield told witness that transposition was according made by him. After Mr. Morrison’s committee had called Wells to testify, Wells said to Littlefield that there being some annoyance about the parish of Vernon there would have to be some change, and asked Littlefield whether he could not figure and see whether he could not nnake 178 votes for those candidates. Littlefield said he could do it by alter ing there precints. i, 7 and 10. “Very well,” said Gov. Weils, “make up the record, and we will have affidavits pre pared.” Wells told nim to make a copy, and certain tally sheets were then taken by Gov. Wells. Witness went to New Orleans to verify the statement which was repeated by witness to Gov. Palmer. Witness said that he was present in the committee room during the time that Littlefield was here. Littlefield testified that he never receiv ed any instructions from Gov. Wells, but he informed witness to the contrary, saying that Wells did so instruct him. The Usury Laws. The usury laws belong to a past age. The time has gone by when people failed to recognize the fact that money, like any other commodity, is worth just what it will command in the mar ket, and that its price must be regula ted by the supply and demand. Ap peals to prejudice, based on Shakes peare’s conception of the character of Shylock,areout of date. Besides, when Shyloak found some difficulty in ob taining the letter of his bond, he was ready enough to beg the return of his money, without interest, and the most avaricious loaner would s> on put out his money at three or f-ar per cent, when he discovered that he must do so or suffer it to remain idle and profit less. The present usury laws offer an inducement for their evasion which, few money lenders care to resist, and the borrowers are made the victims under the plea of the risk incurred. They are inconsistent, besides with all sonnd commercial principles and w-ith the sense of the business community in New York. It is time they were remo ved from the statute books, and, as a bill to repeal them has been introduced in the Assembly by Mr. Cowdin, it is to be hoped that their days are num bered.—Alew York Herald. The objection that the bill brings the judges of the Supreme Court “into politics”’ has no meaning in reality; what is ment by bringing a judge “into politics” is putting him in some posi tion in which he is exposed to the per manent actson of party motivis, and where if becomes a party neccessity to “control,, him. To bring in a few of all the judges of the Supreme Court to decide a particular election is no more objectionable than it is to have (pu> warranto cases in court and it is infact one of the great advantages of thedroposed plan that by bringing in a majority of judges, it is to all intents and proposes a summary quo warranto, tried before instead of after the cot !, and therefore removing all probability ef a contest in the courts afterward* - The Nation.