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ESTABLISHED IN 1843. M. DWjLNULI, Proprietor. IS. F. SAWYER, Editor. Voluntary Communications, containing In teresting or important News, respectfully solic ited from any quarter. Rejected Communications we cannot under take to return unless the postage is sent with them for that purpose. Wednesday Morning, Feb. 7, 1877 SIR. STEPHENS. Tne announcement of .the death of Mr. Stephens was, we are rejoiced to state, premature. It was telegraphed from Washington that he had died, but the dispatch was afterwards corrected. He is very low, and, though still breath ing, but little hopes of his recovery are entertained. McDonald, of the whisky frauds, has been unconditionally pardoned and re leased from the penitentiary. farmers. The Post publishes the following in semi-official from: If no unforeseen accident occurs to disturb the disposi tion which animates all the powers we may hope that in the course of the next month such assurances will be given which will ratify the strong ex pectation now entertained that the prospect of a European war is obviat ed. On Monday, the 19th inst, an excur sion composed of a number of capital ists will leave Cincinnati for the pur pose of visiting the South, and investi gating its material condition and capa bilities. The excursion will reach this city on the evening of the 22nd, and stepping at the Rome Hotel, will remain over the next day. We trust that our people will take speedy measures to receive and entertain these gentlemen during their stay. Would it not be a graceful thing to hare an excursion down to Round Mountain, and Corn- ' T «,und, Wolikin, Freeman, Duke, Da-1 JOKYttw Case of Cain and Abel. Begimiingto Eel at the Work ot'the Return- | tug Board* 'Rihh- Hughi Eiglitecutu at. Spor.al Dispatch to the If. T. World.J Washington, Jan. 27.—There js now li-TOL*** SENATE. Feberaiy 3, 1877. The Senate met this morning at the every prospect that the true and inward usual hour, and after prayed the call- wickedness of the laouisiana Returning fog Q f the roll and the reading of the Board will be made clear as the day. journal the following business was Tbe whole Board is now here under transacted : It seems quite probable that the Leg islature will provide for a Constitutional Convention, but there is danger in the details they will so constitute it that it will be a farce or a power dangerous o the State’s permanent and great interests. No very large deliberative body can be trusted to secure the best possible re sults. When the lower branch of the French Legislative Assembly was com posed of 500, it was a mere mob, and the history of deliberative assemblies the world over proves that they are safe, judicious and correct in their conclu sions, in proportion, as a general rule, I he kept a bar-room. Through Little-1 The judiciary committee recommended to the paucity rather than the rnagni- field, one of the clerks of the Board, I a dverse! v to the passage of the bill. 1 the committee baye come into posses- 1 — arrest by the House, and are to be com-1 Reese moved to reconsider so pelled to tell all they know. Another j much of the journal of yesterday as re member of the Board, Kenner by name I fofog m the bill to amend section 4527 testified to-day. He looks to be a 0 f thp revised code, which pas agreed mere boy, and a small one at that, and, { 0 though vouched for by John Sherman a bill .to define more particularly as one of the most respectable citizens I wbo are entitled to the benefit of the of New Orleans, testified himself that homestead and exemption of property. tude of their numbers. tion of the returns, some of the original ; ost _ Report was agreed to and the bill was A bill to regulate practice in the su- If now we are to have the much de- anJ gome copied ; but cnongh to cou . sired convention, for the purpose of re- v ; c t every memberof the Board of for- p reme court of Georgia was reported versing the fundamental law of the gery and fraud. Kenner admitted to I f avorab ] v by the judiciary ccmmitteee. State, it should be composed of our the committee to-day that the returns I The report was agreed to, and the ablest and best men, and the member- f ro ?V three P recincts in bil j was read the third time and pas- . . had been altered so as to change the sed ship should not be so large as to maae TO j e f rom Tilden to Hayes without any I a it unwieldy, and subject to demagogical pretension or change by the Republi- plaintiffs fo‘fi fa'in cases of‘illegality influences. There should not be over I cans of any intimidation or irregulari-1 execution was reported advisely by 100 members, and we would suggest the I ty 011 the part of the Democrats in the the judiciary committee, delegates be obese, * ge.etal tick.*, SS»JWSSS JWiti E A case of Cain and Abel has just oc curred in the mountains of Pennsylvania. John and William Liston were the brothers in this bloody basin ess. Neither was a keeper of sheep nor a tiller of the ground. Both were woodchoppers and lumbermen in the mountains, and the source of the trouble was a woman, and A debate was participated in by Mr. Over $20,000 were paid last season for Regales uy general uoaeu,, ~ ^ int realIy 0 f Iocal Re- Bkck ~ j £“ d ^ Howell ^ in'fa- inspecting fertilizer. Who paid it? The each Congressman District, allowing | publican candida tc S , butit was found | “fR P ’ each district nine or eleven delegates. necessary to alter the Tilden returns to FOSTAl TEEEGRARI1Y. even with Bill for that thrust if it took makefthem; 0 correspond! U The ^Republi-1 ,J he re P° rt was a S reedt< > *> d the biU him a11 his life " But tho brothers W A bill to make it not unlawful can members of the committee were la response to the little notice we made I qU \ te dur ^ ounded b >’ I seU by‘Wtail orotherwisVZyXmi- In response to the little notice we made and asked leave to call in some one dc wi ' es b the manufactU7e 4 in tllIs a few days ago to the petition to have the expert in Louisiana affairs. The whole- gtate _ and ( 0 exclude the same from government take charge of the telegraph, I sale frauds commuted oy the L . on i s - the operations of the uarious license and run it as a postal department, we j? na Returning Board are now, 1 is e-1 an( j p ena | j awg wag re p 0r te'd adversely . • v i p I, • • * *• lieve. sure to made palpable to the * - -- - - have received the following interesting | blin j est Republican partisan. Governor and pretended Senator-elect Kellogg, the head and front of the of- ..v ......... - .... fending in Louisiana, had an inter- llIC nuula41D I noticed a short piece in your paper of I view with the President to-daj, and I drs( . gL . c ti oa the words “in quantl yestenlsy in favor of the Government ,Committee of Ue; n ? t le5B than ° n l . qoai y Vwhich Teieomoh Thintin- probnbl, you|S“sfnS “pffi'fe.XS'Ste|“• On motion the rules were suspended jams nuiou j. gamer uum uukihui——— —*— "7—. "rTT" land Messrs. McAfee and Felton were <> w„..tific papers) I wish merely to show how ^ a ® ^oremor Nicholls U and I added , t ,° tQ ? committee on education, disastrous such a change in our telegragh Colonel Levy of the House, called and system would prove. From the annual | assured the President that the stotusguo article: Rome, Ga., 26 January. To the Editor of the Courier: by the judiciary committee. On motion of Mr. Black, the report was disagreed to. Mr Furman opposed an amendment to insert after the word “wholesale” ' report of postoffice department of Great I would be maintained. The President Britain rendered Parliament in 1875,1 d * d no * S* ve Kellogg any encourage ment. shows the receipts for telegraph service I for the year ending March 31st, 1S75, Independence Not Neutrality. was 65,600,000 and the expenditures for the same $5,965,300 showing a net loss of f From tho Springfield Republican, Jan. 22.] $365,300. The telegraphs of Great Brit- It seems impossible for some people amb,a obem* c.„p|‘° SrSLoStm™?,, SS, Mr. Wessalowski was added to the committee on finance. Leve of absence was granted till Wednesday next to the .committee on the penitentiary that they might visit the prison camps in Dade. Fannin, and other counties. Mr. Howell, chairman of the com mittee on judiciary, made a report, which wa3 read. The bill to amend See. 4527 of the revised code was taken up and recoin wall, to show these noted iron deposits. | to that time about $60,000,000, and there | t end< tbey saVj t0 be f or jj a y es , and | mitted to the judiciary committee. — • • ' ’ - - --* *’* I A bill to incorporate the Georgia chemical works was reported favorably THE LEGISLATURE. Alreadj we begin to hear the old snd captieua cry of “ a set of jackasses: let ’em adjeurn,” raised against the Legislature. We deprecate the cry as applied to the present body, whose labors so far have been eminently practical and characterized by sound statesmanship. Wo do bespeak for its members a more charitable judgment upon the part of the prossand the people. Mr. Henry W. Grady telegraphed from Atlanta, then news of Mr. Hills electioDj coupling it with the following gratuitous proposition: Mr.'Hill has a following such a3 in power, number and enthusiasm no man has had in Georgia in many a year. His victory of to-day will organize this fol lowing into a party. Now, no one doubts Mr. Grady’s loyalty to the interests of Mr. Hill, but such silly utterances as the above is fatally detriment al to his patron as it is manifestly unjust. It is deeply to be regretted that the splendid triumph of Mr. Hill, a tri umph in which every Democrat shares, should be tainted with such an egotistic and contemptible boast. Why should Mr. Hill wish to form a new party when the Democracy has so signally honored him? Mr. Hill should restrain the foolish enthusiasm of his friend. were claims still pending, which amounted I then declare for Tilden. Well, we I to several millions more. Every year's I have been for Hayes from the start as deficiency has been loss of interest upon I interpreted by himself. \\ e have always 1 stood squarely on his letter of accept ance. Did that bind us to follow the so vast a sum. This latter ilem alone, at the low rate of 33 per cent., amounts to S2,100,000 yearlj. At the prevailing rate of interest in this country, 7 per cent., this loss would, of course, he twice as j great. These difficulties so serious to Great Britain are but a bagatelle to those party leaders when they fought the 1 by the finance committee. The report was adopted and tbe bill passed. The bill to repeal so much of an act to regulate the sale of spirituous and campaign on other issues ? When Til- °t ber liquors in Floyd and other coun den is elected by the people, our presi- > bes 80 * ar 113 i be same relates to th< dential preference must yield to the event. The day of personal preference is past. There has been an election. We declare for Tilden only because we which the people of the U. S. would be | believe that he is President by the called upon to meet, should tne advo-1 popular vote. W ould it be independ-1 cates of Government telegraphy succeed the foisting upon as a similar system. ent or honest to conceal that conviction or uphold the manipulation of the Lou isiana Returning Board ? But why The official report of the Government I not accept that just now as a choice of telegraph for the year ending December I evils—sharp practice on both sides, you 1st, 1S74, shows great loss which I will I know—and rely on Mr. Hayes to con- town of Newnan, was reported favora bly by the committee of the whole. Report was adopted and the bill pas sed. The bill to prohibit giving or fum ishing to any person, intoxicating li quors of any kind on days of election was made the special order for Weden- day next at 11 o’clock. The committee on the judiciary re commended the passage of the hnm-e bill to abolish the county court of Clay- done the error by a brilliant reform ad-1 ton county. Report was agreed to. Pp^rrnnn^T-VnnlrGvn ^ I ministration ? Because we believe in I The bill was read the third time and B,W,, Holland. B,l™,„ Aaio. No, S?h*.“ t. SSXt Russia and Ronmania all lost likewise. Excuse me for troubling you witli this, but I merely wished to show that accord ing to the way the thing has worked out in Europe, it would be very poor econo my to take the telegraph and put it in the hands of this Government. Yours, etc., Adkins. STATE PRINTER. Thej Legislature in electing Jas. P. Harrison to fill the unexpired term or Col. Alston, as State Printer, received the hearty plandits of the press and people, who recognized in Mr. Harrison a gentle man of tbe strictest integrity, eminent capacity, and with superior facilities for doiDg the work. %We trust that the ac tion of the Legislature in this instance will prove the precursor of its final action on the matter, and that it will elect Mr. Harrison for the next term. The mem bers, we presume, are familiar with Mr. Harrison’s facilities for doing the work, and the character of the work daily laid before them’is sufficient guarantee of his capacity for doing it. He is eminently worthy "of the public confidence and his re-election will be a matter of grateful propriety. We are glad to know that our immediate representatives voted for him in the first instance and,we do hope they wifl snpporthim again. EXPENSIVE ECONOMY. We learn that a bill is being urged before the Legislature to reduce the number of judicial circuits, and that this is done under plea of retrenchment. Now, as to the other circuits, we will not undertake to say anything, but do most earnestly protest against either •wiping out, absorbing, or materially enlar ging the Rome Circuit In Floyd county alone we have had, for the last four years, an annual average of twelve weeks Superior Court sessions, and yet there are about six hundred cases on the dockets, and most of them ready for trial. The judge is actually on the bench from thirty to thirty-six weeks in a year, beside five or six weeks more, sitting in chambers—thus making near forty weeks out of the fifty-two in which he is closely employed in the arduous and exhausting duties of his office. This is quite as much as the very best constitutions can bear, and quite enough to break down men of ordinary powers of endurance. We wish it distinctly understood that we are in favor of strict economy, and all reasonable retrench ments that are practical, but it should be remembered that there is a “with holding that enricheth not,” and a “giving that doth not impoverish.” If it is necessary tc curtail the ex penses of the State—and we fully be lieve this ought to be done—then why not abolish some of the “bureaus.” There are the “guano smellers” and the “bug hunters,” and perhaps one or two others that could be dispensed with without detriment to the public inter ests. WHAT CONKLING SAID. The speech of Senator Conkling on the electoral arbitration bill is pub lished in full in the Congressional Pc- I shall not forget bis counting in. cord for Tuesday last. It does not con-1 Tilden shall be inaugurated, we shali tain the passage attributed to Mr. Conk-1 not forget his watch-cry of reform of the just that shineth more and more don't lie that way. There is nothing so brilliant as success, when it starts fair. “ But be one thing or the other.” Exactly. That is just what we pro pose to be, according to our best lights, whether coincident with party lines or not, and the last place we shall go to for our ethics is the party organ. If, as the negro preacher said, there are only two paths—one leading to hell and the other to damnation—right there we take to the woods. We believe, too, that out of the thickest woods the truth and right will find their way into the open field. They live, while parties die. If Hayes shall be inaugurated, we Ii ling in the Associated Press report. That report made him say “ he believed the Republican nominee had been chosen the Chief Magistrate of this country.” No such largnage is found in this authentic report of his speech. What he really said was this: “Mr. President, it is because I mean, at every stage which the law and the facts shall justify, to maintain that the Re publican nominee has been chosen Chief Magistrate, that I would have his title so clear that it can jaever he challenged.” Our motives will be declared by the or gans. Time will also declare them. Unlucky Building A very romantic cass of double sui cide lately occurred in the village of To vsontown, a suburb of Baltimore. William Graham, a builder of Pitts burg, contracted to build a fine dwell ing for a Towsontown man, and went with a force of machanics to do tbe work. He had contracted at too low figures, and the job ruined him. He f ciary committee. The house bill to amend act incorpo rating the Bank of Rome woo. reported favorably by tbe committee on bonks. Report was agreed to, and the bill passed by a vote of 34 yeas, and nays. Committee on the judiciary reported favorably to the passage of a bill to amend an act prohibiting hunting up on the lands of another. Report was agreed to, and the bill was read the third time and passed. A bill fixing the time within which applications for new trials shall be made was tabled. A bill to amend section 3845 of the code was tabled. A bill to better protect creditors of states in proceedings to assign dower was reported favorably by the judiciary committee. Report was agreed to and the bill was read tbe third time and passed. The committee on tbe judiciary re commended the passage of a bill regu lating fees of solicitors general. Report was agreed to aDd the bill passed. A bill to amend section 3807 of the code was reported adversely by tbe ju diciary committee and was recommit ted. Rules were suspended and tbe fol lowing bills were introduced and read the first time and referred to the judi- finally discharged all his men except one, to whom he appears to have been much attached, and the two continued work together on the house. Graham The bottom has been kicked out of was completely ruined in fortunes and the Republican conspiracy, and the I did dare to go back to his Pittsburg Republican party has ’ kicked the bondsmen But stiff another misfor- , v j 1 tune be f e u bim in Towsontown. He bucket. | y e j[ j n j ove w ; tb a beautiful young heir- By Mr. O’Daniel—To require the comptroller general to ascertain the number of lunatics, epileptics, idiots, &c., in the State. HOUSE. Tbe House was called to ordei at 10 He | A. M. by Speaker Bacon. __ ___ Prayer by Rev. A. E. Cloud, repre- ess there—Miss Jennie Lee—and he | sentatives from Clayton county. Effects Of the Louisiana Fx- seems to have built great hopes upon af- Bilk on Third Reading. posures feetions. But when he asked her the For the relief of Gideon L. Matthews, I important question she said “ no” so I of Washington county. Pas9ed. Washington, January, 31.—The de-1 emphatically as to leave him no eneray To repeal the local option law so far velopments in the Louisiana business I to continue his suit, Ruined in pocket I as relates to Adairsville. Passed, yesterday and to day have shocked and blasted in heart, he returned to an To repeal the act to allow additio- many of the most devoted Republi-1 upper chamber of the nearly finished I nal compensations to the sheriff of Bar- cans and thrown aierrible atmosphere dwelling he was building, with his one tow county. Passed, villainy and venality about the acts I fellow-workman and friend. They To amend the charter of the city of of Mr. Wells and his associates of the I closed the door and windows, turned on I Caftersvill. Passed. Returning Board. It is nol questioned [ the gas and lay down io die together in I To authorize the transfer of certain that the Board was in the market, and the dark. Graham left a letter on the cases from the superior court to the that the return would have been made I front door sill which told what the two I city court and vice versa. Passed, for Tilden had satisfactory terms been I of them were going to do, and explained [ To amend section 2040 of the code proffered, and the forged .alteration of the cause for the act. The door of the by adding to the list of articles exempt the returns by direction of Wells after I apar'ment was forced open, and the two from levy and, “50 bushels of corn, 1,- the court had been concluded, is also bodies were found so nearly lifeless that 1000 pounds of fodder and 1 one horse iroven apparently beyond the possi- the doctors had no hope of the recov- wagon. Passed., bility of successful contradiction. It ery of either. In Graham’s pocket was To amend section 3,583 of the code, is understood to-night that Maddox will found a letter addressed to Miss Lee, Passed. answer the House committee’s ques- and the two letters discovered told the I * • — tions to-morrow, and, if so, the revela-1 whole history of the case as above re-1 The testimony of Littlefield as to the tions will be very damaging. It is now lated. Graham had almost performed forged parish return and that of Colo- felt on all sides that the acts of the his contract of building—making so I nel Pickett, which will be fully con- Louisiana Returning Board will go be- close a shave of it that the other con- firmed by Maddox to mor-row, and fore the Electorial Commission so taint-1 trading party is willing to let him off. gains incidental confirmation even by ed with fraud that they can command -«• *■ the remarks of Gov. Kellogg to a Her- but little respect from any tribunal that | The Jewish Restoration.—A curious aGl reporter to-day, cause a sentiment possesses judicial attributes. There is rumor is afloat, for which we do not of disgust with the Louisiana carpet- certainly less confidence felt to night in vouch, that the Porte, in its eagerness baggers, whose open abandonment by the success of Hayes there was two for money, has offered to sell the He- Pinchback, Slonaker and other Repnb- days ago. | reditary Pashalic of the Holy land to lican politicians shows that they are no any candidate accepted by the Jews longer a power in the State. But it is Mr. Tilden, who is a very abstemious I in return for a loan. The transaction not easy to see how all these develop- person at the table, was a cause of des- would be one of the most singular in ments, unless they are followed by the pair to his cook—an accomplished history, but it is not beyond the range confession of some one of the Return- functionary who once prepaired the ma- of possibility. Palestine needs noth- ing Board, can be effectively brought jestic meals of Dnm Pedro. Mr. Dorsh- ing but irrigation and trees, and though before tha Electoral Commission in eimer, on the contrary, loves and un- the Jews dislike agriculture, fellaheen such shape as to compel them to give derstands the charmes of good cookery I sufficient might be attracted from the State to Tilden. That, in view of and whenever he dined witn the Gov- Egypt. The restoration of the Jews, I these developments and of other evi- ernor and particularly enjoyed some with Lord Beaconsfield for first King, dence yet to come, they can give it to dish he would send his compliments would be an incident romantic enough Hayes seems impossible on any theory and a congratulatory message to the I to satisfy even the imagination of the | of the commission’s.powers,.for, .as. an cook. One day Mr. Dorsheimer was I author of “Alroy.” leaving the Governor’s house when the —, - - . . a t - cook appeared on the basement steps, Near Epinal France, three young- and may perhaps rightly hold, that and expressed his gratitude fo/ the I sters bought two quart bottles of brandy I they have not power to do absolute Lieutenant-Governor’s appreciation, at the Fair, and drank the whole be* justice, they will hardly hold that they High up in the Welch mountains, three miles from the lumbering village of Mountville, the boys, John and William Liston, lived with their father in a log cabin and bad the reputation of honest, peacable characters. A year ago John Liston, the elder brother, married Sally Carley, the daughter of a neighboring mouataineer. Three months since she died. At this time William was court ing with a view to marrying Sally’s sister Eliza. John being now wifeless, and the winter cold, began to look upon Eliza with longing aud speak to her of loving. She favored the fresh widower’s suit, and gave William the cold shoulder instead of a warm heart. She broke her engage ment with one brother and promised to marry the other. This made the brothers enemies, and aroused the savage in Wil liam. At Christmas time they had a hos tile encounter, and in the fracas William severely stabbed John. The wound was not deadly, and John said he would get Georgia Legislature. SXXATOB3 HOLDING OYER. Fisrt district—R £ Lester, of Ch&th&m, Third district—D G Hopps, of Pierce. Fifth district -G W Newborn, of Clinch. Seventh district—J McDonald, of Thomas. Ninth district—TJ Perry, of Calhoun. Eleventh district—W A Graham, of Clay. Thirteenth district— L M Felton, of Ma- not a difference^of thrift in occupation. “Fifteenth district-T D Wilcox, of Irwin Seventeenth district—G R Black, of Sre ven. together in their woodchoppers’camp and swung their axes to harmonious-resound ing time until a few days ago, when Wil liam Liston disappeared from camp did not return. This was the way of it: Bear signs had been seen in the neighbor hood, and several of the campers started out bear hunting, among them William Liston. John Liston did not leave camp with the others, but soon changed his mind, sbouldred his gun and ivent. Wil liam Liston had taken a path by himself to the mountain. John followed the same course, and presently the report of a gun was heard in the direction the brothers had gone. Nothing was thought of this, however, as the woods were lull of game. In a short time John Liston came back to camp and saying, “ He’d had all the bear hunting he wanted,” resumed work with his axe. At nightfall the hunters returned to camp without the bear, and William Liston was not among them John knew nothing about his brother, he said. William did not return that night or the next day, and then the whole log ging camp of ten men went out to search for their missing companion. John Lis ton went*along, but it was observed he was not at ease. He took erratic courses in the woods, and finally slipped away from the party, and disappeared alto gether. The others continued the search for William Liston, with forebodings of a fratricide which some deep snow-drift or chasm of the mountains might reveal, The snow was deep and the crust hard, The party lost all track of the hunting expedition and after two day’s vain search gave up the missing man, fully convinced, however, that his brother had murdered him, and hidden the body some where under the snow. In the meantime John Liston was flying from the mountain region, doubtless dreaming of the time when the snow would melt and expose the grinning skeleton of his murdered brother. But he would then be far away and the vision would not shock him under another name. Tbe woodmen had not so long to wait for the mystery to be unfolded. A few days ago an expert went out to test shingle trees, and coming to a deep gulley over arched with pines and their burdens of snow flakes, he saw at the bottom of the ravine the body of a man lying face down ward nn the crust of snow. Ho descend' ed, and recognized the clothing or Wll liam Liston, the face and almost the whole head haying been blown away by a heavy load of buck-shot. The wood man was of powerful frame; he should ered the body, carried it to the camp, and thence to the father’s cabin. The coro ner’s jury had no difficulty in finding that William Liston had been murdered by his brother John. The difficulty now is to find John, and see what kind of a defence he can make against the charge of fraticide. Even the history of Cain and Abel repeats itself. Nineteenth district— C S DuBose, of War ren. Twenty-first district—W O’Daniel, Twiggs. Twenty-third district—W Rutherford, of Cra» ford. Twenty-fifth district—WT Hudson, of Har ris. Twenty-seventh district—H D McDaniel Walton. Twenty-ninth district—W M Reese, of Wilkes. Thirty first district— J U Freeman, of Habbersham. Thirty-third district—G E Deadwylor, of Jackson. Thirty-fifth district—E P Howell, of Ful ton. Thirty-seventh district—J T Slaughter, of Carroll. Thirty ninth district—E C McAfee, of For syth, Forty-first district-^.! P Chastain, of Gil- •aer. Forty-third district—R E Wilson, of Mur- ray. SENATORS ELECTED. Second district—J H Cliftou, «r u. Fourth district—J M Maddox. Sixth district—J W Slaten, ot Echols. Eight district—I A Bush, of Miller. Tenth Mr. Davis and His Work. The Handsboro Democrat says, that Mr. Davis intends taking up his abode for a time on the beautiful Mississppi coast, near Mississippi City, in order te engage in writing the Reminiscences of his Public Career, which he has consented to do at the earnest solicitations of his friends. The friends of the so-called Lost Cause” will learn with gratification that it is to be vindicated by the able pen of the distinguished gentleman who was the leader and representative of that cause. A cause which endeavored to as sert the true principles upon which this Government was founded, which his tory will do it the justice of according. Mr. Davis’ Reminiscences, we suppose, will embrace the events in which he has been a prominent actor in a long public career, and will be a most valuable con- tribntion to the history of our country. In entering upon his work, Mr. Davis seeks a quiet and pleasant retreat by the seaside aud has rented a small cottage at Beavier, where he will have the advant ages of a charming climate and the socie ty of agreeable, devoted friends. The Democrat informs us, that Mrs. Dorsey, a most intelligent and highly educated lady, a delightful cumpanion, has prof- ferred her services as Mr. Davis’ amenu- ensis, and that he will be assisted in gath ering material by a prominent gentleman of Mobile, who if our surmise be correct, fully capable of rendering Mr. Davis valuable assistance. Tbe country at large will anticipate the issuance of this work with eager expects- tation.—Mobile Cycle. district—U Wcsoloaski, of Dough erty. Twelfth district—W H Harrison, of Quit- man. Fourteenth district—Drury Reid, of Wil cox. Sixteenth district—Neil McLeod. Eighteenth district—J T Shcwmake, of Richmond. Twentieth district—F C Furman, of Bald win. Twenty second district—T B Cabaniss, of Monroe. Twenty fourth district—D C Cody, of Chat tahoochee. Twenty sixth district—T M Harkness, of Butts. Twenty eighth district—Dr J E Godfrey of Morgan. Thirtieth district—R H Bullock, ol Mad) son. Thirty second district—R R Asbury. Thirty fourth district—G W Bryant, of Henry. Thirty sixth district—P H Brewster,Jof Coweta. Thirty eighth eistrict—^ S Ragsdale. Fortieth district— John S English, of Union. Forty second district—J R Gamble, of Chattooga. Forty fourth district—J W Curcton, of Dade. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED. “Ah, Mr. DorB’imer," he said plaint- tween them within an hour, when they are compelled to do injustice.”—IFaift- ively, “I haf cooked for two great men became insensible. The youngest aged J inglbn comtpondent Herald, the Emperor of Brazil and tne Gover- 13, died on being taken home, another nor of New York; and both of them aged, 16 expired a few hours later. _ _ A lemon tree at Stanford, Fla., pro want their dinner in the middle of the I The third, aged 17, recovered, and at* | duced 6,000 lemons last year, son} of day, and eat him in twenty minutes!” J tended the funeral of his two comrades. | which weighed a ponds each. Labor digging excavations very often disturb the old bones of New York. is a pity, for the bodies were doubt less laid away in silks and satins, there to rest, as their friends devoutly hoped, until the sound of the horn which is to waken the resurrection morn. To some of these the resurrection has already come, and the old bones are takenup, re moved to the morgue as a formal cere mony, and then boxed up in a mass and bnried in potter’9 field. How some of these good people will be astonished when they wake up there on the lsat day and find themselves huddled among the unknown paupers! The first waking thought will doubtless be that their friends played them a very shabby trick. Late digging has been done on the old sites of two churches and their adjoin ing graveyards. One was Hope chape], which afterwards became the Waverly and Line Edwin’s theatre, and Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels’ house. The other was an old church on Broadway, which is now Heller’s Wonder theatre. How things change! It seems that in the march of civilization and improvement theatros grow up where churches were, and all things are changed, JJvep the pions are qot held sacred, and the end of all is in potter’s field among the un known. “Good morping, Donnelly! J hear yonr daughter has a baby: is it a bay, or a girl?” “Shure, Miss, and it’s meself as (loesen't yet know for the life of me if I’m a grandfather or a grand mother, bedad.” Appling—.! J Roberson. Baker—Howes. Baldwin—T A Green. Banks—J I Turnbull Barlow—Thomas Tumlin.JD V Slokely. Bibb—O A Bacon, L N 2Whittle, W A Davis. Berrien—Jas H Kirby. Brooks—H G Turner Bryan—L F Cox. Butts—S F Smith. Bullock—RW DeLoacb. Burke—IV F Walton. Calhoun—Dr O H Paul." Carroll—H Hogan, E Phillips. Campbell—J M Wilson. Camden—G A Mallette. Catoosa—J W Owenby. Charlton—Felder Lang. Chatham—J L Warren, P.M Russell,'.Pratt Adams. Chattahoochee—A Wolhridge. Chattooga—W H Penn. Cherokee—W B C Buckett. Clarke—Dr H H Carlton. Clay—R E Ko^uon. Climb LiEWIS 3TKICK—... Clayton—Rev A E Cloud. Couee—J Pearson. Colquitt—James Vick. Cobb—W Phillips. W P^Harden. Columbia—J P Williams. Crawford- -S H Causey. Coweta—W W Thomas, Dr R W North. Decatur—IV IV Harrell, Hi-am Brackett. Dodge—Nicholas Rawlins. Dade—James A Case. Dawson—Joseph McAfee. Dooly—Dr L W Mobley. DeKalb—Mr Ragsdale. Dougherty, A M Wolihin, HBiuice (col’il) Douglas, C R Bowen. Early, W C Sheffield. Ecl-ols, J D Smith. Effingham, H P Brewer. Emanuel,G W McGar. Franklin, D J McEntire. Elberi, J J Burch. Fayette, W S Brown. Floyd, J R Freeman. J H Reece^ Forsyth, Thomas Willingham. Fulton, J H James, G TFry, H Hillyer. Franklin, W C McEntyre. Gilmer, Joseph Prickett. Glascock, E G Scruggs. Glynn, James Blue (col’d), Gordon. M J Dudley. Greene, W II Branch, V D Gresham. Gwinnett, N L Hutchins, W J Born. Haralson, A R Welton, Habersham, J H Grant. Hall, A D Candler. Hancock, W J Northern, J T Jordan. Harris, L L Stanford, GAB Dozier. Heard, M T Almon. Henry, Geo E Wise. Houston, A L {Miller, B M Davis, J F Sykes. Hart, J B Benson. Irwin, J B Fletcher. Jackson, G R Duke, A T Bennett. Jasper, J C Key. jefierson, M A Evans, J C Polhill. Johnson, S W Fortner. Jones, N S Glover. Laurens, C S Guyton. Lee, Adams (col’d). Lincoln, Dr J L Wilkes. Liberty, IV C Boenn (col’d). Lowndes, W A Carter. Lnmpkin, W P Price. McDuffie, J S Jones. Mclntosh/W II Atwood. Madison, S W Colbert. Meriwether, J B Roper, J W Taylor, Miller, U C Sheffield. Mitchell, C W Collins. Milton, J M Stewart. Montgomery, D J McRae. Murray, Dr Thos Leech. Macon’ W H Willis, J D Frederisk. Marion, Ufowell Hollis. McDuffie, Dr J S Jones. Monroe, Jeff Hagan, T S M Blood worth. Morgan, J S Reid. Muscogee, R J Moses, N G Oattis. Newton, J P Simms, L B Anderson Oconee, R R Murray. Oglethorpe, J M Smith, A F Pope. Paulding. W J Gray Pickens, L J Alfred. Pulaski, Geo W Gordon. Pierce, A E Cochran. Pike, J B Mathews. Polk, Seaborn Jones Putnam, J A Reid. Quitman, L P Dozier. Rabun, W M Peckett. Randolph, Arthur Hood. Richmond, J C C Block, PatJWalsh, W Ewing Johnston. Rockdale. W L Peck. Schley, N J Wall. Screven, W P Wade. Stewart, C C Humber, B F Davis. Sumter, Allen Fort, W II Davidson, Spalding, J D Stewart. Tatnall, Jas B Smith. Thomas, W M Hammond. Troup, A H Cox, J F Awtry. Talbot, J C Maund, J M Mathews Taliaferro, B F Moore. Taylor, Bennett Stewart. Terrell, G T Marshall. Telfair, J Wilcox. Towns, Y G Goodman Twiggs, J T Cffover, . Union, T J Haralson. Upson, Hr J "IT Brown. Walker, J M Shaw. Walton, WB Smith, IFare, W A McDonald. Warren, Hr W H Pilcher. Washington, J A Robinson, G wpeacock Wilkinson, N C Hughes. Wilkes, F H Colley, IF R Callaway Worth, J W Rouse. Wayne, James Knox Webster, Dr W C Kendrick. White, Whitfield Rev W C Richardson Note.—Bemocrzts in Reman ; Radicals i Italics; Independents in Small Capitals. The Standing Committees of the Senate. The committees are as follows: ON TOE JUDICIARY. Messrs. Howell, chairman; Black, Bubose, Shewmake, Wilson, Brewster, Furman, Cab aniss, Bryan, Bush, Harrison, GjmUe,Reese. O.V FINANCE. Messrs. McDaniel, chairman; Felton Reese, Dubose, Hudson, Rutherford, Black Graham, Shewmake, Godfrey, McLeod Bulloch, McAfee, Deadwylcr, Slaten. Susli Cabaniss. Maund, Wolikin, Freeman n ? vis, of Bibb; Hughes ’ Dnkl ON INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. i Messrs. Harrison, chairman; Chastain, juroto!!. Harkness, Mattox, Keid, Newbern ON THE STATE^OF THE REPUBLIC. _ M**‘'.r* {5hu*k. chairman; Furman, Har ifon Brews*»•*., Kvait, ikigsdule, Cody. ON EDUCVTJOX. Messrs. I ; •. e!i ilruiau : Peiry, O’Dan itl, Co<iy f t rtt-1.:..,!, l\'t x>:..'o\vski t Cabanisi on banks. M essrs. Shewmake. chairman; Cabaniss Howell, Wessalowski, Perry, Prewster, Free- ON ENROLLMENT. Messrs. Freeman, chairman; Bryan, Ruth erford, Bush, Deadwyler, Shewmake, Gra ham. ON PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. Messrs Slaten. chairman: Clifton, Blajk. Tr„w-„ii. n * . 1 ON PETITIONS. Messrs. Chastain, chairman; Newbern, England, Asbury, Hopps, McAfee, Slaughter. ON LUNATIC ASTTLCM. Messrs. CFDaniel, chairman; Godfrey, Slaughter, Hopps, Harkness, Cureton,Slaten. ON PENITENTIARY. Messrs. McDonald, chairman; Wilson, Graham, McAfee, Wessalowski. ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Messrs. Furman, chairman ; Hopps, Dtad- wyler, McDonald, England, Bulloch, Free man. CN MILITARY. Messrs. Wilson, chairman; Wilcox, Mat tox, Rutherford, Cabaniss, Bryan, Godfrey. ON PRINTING. Messrs. Cabaniss, chairman; Dubose, Bush, Slaughter, Asbury, McLeod, Perry. ON DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM. Messrs. Petry, chairman; Chastain, New* hern, England, McDaniel, Clifton, Ragsdale. ON INSTITUTION FOR TIJE BLIND. Messrs. Hudson, chairman; Freeman, Clifton, Bulloch, Felton, McLeod, Reid.J ON MANUFACTURES. Messrs. Harkness, chairman; Hudson, Chastain, Newbern, Asbury, Wessalowski, Gamble. ON AGRICULTURE. Messrs. Felton, chairman ; Hudson, Ruth erford, Godfrey, Cody, Harkness, Wilcox. ON AUDITING. Messrs. Brewster, chairman; Perry. Slaughter, Graham, Wilson, Bryan, McAfee, ON ENGROSSING. Messrs. Graham, chairman; Furman, Reid, Cureton, Wessalowski, Hudson, Cody. ON STATE LIBRARY. Messrs. Bryan, chairman; Shewmake, Howell, Harrison, Furman, Dubose, Bush. ON NEW COUNTIES AND COUNTY LINES. Messrs. Wilcox, chairman; McLeod, Mat tox, Newbern, Bulloch, Clifton, England. ON JOURNALS. Messrs. Bush,.chairman ; Ragsdale, Reese, IIopps, Gamble, Uarrison, Chaistain. ON CEOLOGICAL BUREAU. Messrs. Black, chairman ; O’Daniel, Cure- ton, Felton, McDonald, Bulloch, Reed. Standing Committees of the House. The Speaker then announced the fol lowing standing committees: THE COMMITTKV. ns THE JUDICIARY. Messrs. Stewart, of opauicUng, chair man ; Whittle, Tnrnen Black, Ham- mond, Hood, Croker, Trumbull, Fort- Hilly er, Jordan, o: Hancock; Key Simms, Colley, Polhill, Adams, of Chat- han ; Branch, Cox, of Troup; Davis of Houston; Mathews, of Talbot; Fry, Standford, Wade, Sheffield, Cochran Reese. Mubleyj Seruggg. Oirenby Oreeu, Whtttie, Northern hfo’ r tl "5 er, Richardson, Brown, of Favett’ do field, of Early. Wilson, Burch ofllL THE COMMITTEE ON PE.NITEXTIT^ Mesora. Kennon, ehairman- T n • Allred, Hawes, Peacock, phiir ' Cobb: Ragsdale. Rouse Sheffi ft Early; Woldridge, Miller ett, Bacon, of Liberty; Buntz. ’ - THE COMMITTEE OK AUDITIXo Messrs. Allred, chairman- Car Bryan, Dawson, Dozier, of Ihrrt ’t COMMITTEE OS SEW COUNTIES AND iy " ” TV LINES. U Messrs Thomas, chairman; M C P SS Maund, Loweu Pearson, Fortner r>' cox, \\ ilhams, Roper, Huckett IT t. ol Carroll: Kimsey, McAfee ’(V ls Causey. ’ '- ar ' a COMMITTEE O.V PEISTOO. m Messrs. Awtry, chairman; R 0 bi„. u McGar, Moore. Oattis, Vick of TatnaH; Kirby, Davis, of S o, Wise, Burch, of Thomas; Could n u lette. ’ 111 ; to COMMITTEE OS IMMTOnit,„„ 2 -ones, ot Polk, chai^. Key, Johnson, Harrell, Long, MatW of Talbert, Fletcher, Callaway, G n cl Hogan, of Monroe: Mobley’ p f ' Rawlins, Phillips, of Carrol; Colt = Russell. ' - COMMITTEE OS PCnLIC LIBRARY. f Messrs. Reid, chairman; lira: Black, Davis, of Houston; Frees T: McAfee, Key, Johnson, Williai Bloodrrorth. COMMITTEE OS PUBLIC PROPERTY ® Messrs. Evans, chairman; Mam 0 Hogan, of Monroe, Pickett, of Rul tl Rouse, Smith, of Echols; Smith Butts; Strickland, Walton, of Bur Benson, Brown, of Fayette; DeLoi: * Freeman. »i Committee on Geological Burea- Messrs. Candler chairman, Wat Price Tumi in, Sims, Causey, Du* Jones, of McDuffie, Perkins, Smith Tatnal, Walton, of Harrison, Puri- Gresham. Committee on Rules—Speaker By ex-officio chairman; Messrs, Stewart Spalding, Candler. Hood, Price, On motion, three hundred were ordered printed. cot. Sufferings of the Russian Trot THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. Messrs. Carlton, chairman, Moses. Walsh, Jones, of Polk, Hutchins, James, Reid, of Putnum ; Phillips, of Cobb; Guyton, Paul, Pope, Miller, Paine, Turnlin. Jonrdan, of Pulaski Haralson, Candler, Evans, Awtry, Mills. Leach. THE COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS. Messrs, Hood, chairman, James, Brewer, Reece, Black, Jones, ol Polk Turner, Case, Sheffield, of Miller. Guy ton, Wade? Cox, of Troup; Hollis, Haralson. THE COMMITTEE ON STATE OF THE REPUB LIC. Messrs. Whittle, chairman, Benson, Brewer, Ilood, Cloud, Dozier, of Quit- man ; Evans, Frederick, Green, Glover of Twiggs, Iiumber, Haralson, Price, Kenrick, Kennon, Miller, Mathews, of Pike ; McDonald, Oattis, Paul, Pickett, of Gilmer; Reid, of Morgan; Robson, Smith, of Oglethorpe;Stewart, Spauld- ine: Turnlin. Walsh. Carlton. ing; Turnlin, Walsh, Carlton. INTERNAL IUPROVEMENTS. Messrs. Phillips, of Cebb, chairman; Wolihin, Stoeknley, Stewart, ofTaylor, Smith, of Butts: Turper; Taylor, Sikes, Sheffield, Early; McIntyre, Hil Iyer, Hammond, Willingham, Allred Goodrum. AGRICULTURE. Messrs. J union, of Pulaski, chairman, Frederick, Northern, Humber, Dozier, of Harris; Richardson, Awtry, Gresh am, Peek, Harden, Scruggs, Lang, Smith of Oglethrope, Callaway, Atwood, Burch of Elbert, Glover, of Tw iggs; Glover, of Jones; Reid, of Morgan. PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. Messrs. Russell, chairman, McDon- ,ld, Fort, Cox. of Troup; Sheffield, of Miller, Branch, Humber, Peacock, Ad ams, of Chatham; Cochran, Hollis, Blue Adams, of Lee. ENROLLMENT. Messrs. Paine, chairman; Green, Reid, of Putnam, Bowen, Marshall Knox, Peek, Willis, McDonal, Pope, Rouse, Humber, DeLoach. JOURNALS. Messrs. Willis, chairman, Almon, Brown, of Upson; Duke, Owenby, North, Mallette, Harrell, Roper, Stew art, of Milton. MILITARY AFFAIRS, Mess re. Colley, chairman ; Simms, Adams, of Chatham ; Jordan, of Han cock ; Grant, Collins, Hughes, Regce, Pope, Shaw, Walton of Burke. TnE COMMITTKe'oNjBANKS. Messrs. James, chairman ; Willis, Moses, Marshall, Dozier, of Quitman; Cox, of Bryan; Wade, Wall, Sikes, Smith, of Waiton. THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Messrs. Price, chairman; Northen, Carl ton, Hollis, Fort, Thomas, Goodrqm, Stokeley, Hutchins, Le^ch, Mathews, of Pike; Cofker, Frederick, Johnston, Rouse. THE COMMITTEE ON DEAF AXn DUMB ASY LUM. Messrs. Pilcher, chairman; North, McIntyre, Kendrick, Turnbull, Walton, of Burke; Smith, of Echols; Blood worth, Peacock, Born, Shaw, DeLoach. THE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND. Messrs. Dozier, of Quitman, chair man ; Harden, Perkins, Glover, of Twiggs; Bennett, Strickland, Guyton, I Paris CorretpondcEce of tho New YorkTi-, While we are enjoying excepliot warm weather here, the Russians; having an exceptionally rigorous r. ter. The cold at Moscow has ban i tense, and at St. Petersburg it iy : terfered largely with the pleasuie the Nexskoi-Perspectif. To city per. accostomed to months of sdow and this makes no great difference, bn! any army, taken from its usual gar ods and sent into the field, it makes the difference in the world. An off informs me that the Russian an upon the frontier is suffering tern: It was sent down there just at the! ginning of winter, and has to lie it in a low, marshy district, where : winds from the Black sea, and &c the ravines of the ice bound Caucas swep in by turns with great violet I cannot vouch for the truth of the jort, but it is said that the Grand Dc Xioholes found his army in so bad condition that he would not take f nupmBiiui/ or commanding it. T: men were dying like sheep witB ti murrian, and the Grand Duke feigt illness in order to get recalled to- Petersburg, to remain until war v declared, for he could not bear the i: of seeing an inactive army melt ar ’ day by day without obtaining any go result Gen. Kauffmann has been; in command, and he will have to r- pond one of these days to the old qc. tion. “Xarus, what have you dc with the legions confided to yourcar: The Turks who have as fine r- tions as any commander could de-: rub their hands with glee at the for ble reports that come from the etsf Good Horses, The horses. scrubs. farmer wants go: He don’t want plugs He wants horses to work wi proper spirit. He wants horses t will readily sell in market when he: no use for them—of good size: s’; action, carriage. He wants horses it he can ride, drive before the buggy, e riage or farm wagon; that will m fast, trot fast and not be all day in to eliDg a few miles. He wants horses: all work—for he can’t afford to keep ponderous dralt team, and then a bug horse and a saddle horse, and a cams team, but he wants a horse of suffics size, strength, activity, action, to fill* these places. This is the kind of hor- fhat is needed upon the farm.—Bret of horses can be improved just as ~- as breeds of cattle, sheep or sri: Save the best, those that are most it: ligent, have greatist constitutional r- or. finest style and action, for tbe u del farm horse, and you can maker: ey breeding horses as well as any ofc farm stock.—Exchange. At the same time that renurku- shipments of muskets and mud®- of war are being made from this try to Turkey, the news come-' fie Birmingham in England, whose P c cipal industry is the manufactrre rifles, that never before, at a time impending war, was business so “V In the United States the facilities }'• producing arms have been much - proved and developed, and the are made so cleverly and cheap, u* serious Diuw liuo hoon <nven ^ ^ branch of England’s commerce. Certain bom idiots are endearoru to acclimate Mardi Grass in New to- The effort was made a few years H in Chicago and failed. It is an e»: which will not bear translating to w- and uninviting soil. Jack Frost is “ much for King Carnival. “Down in the Month.’ Where there is a continual dropp. down into the back of the ,7 irritation and inflammation cavities and throat, with hawking, =P‘- ting, and a sens6 of fullness abou head, be not deceived or fa D ';7 •<; simple cold. You are . a ® ict f7 tirr ; • that scourge of this climate, ta ^ the forerunner of Consumed 0 - , its early stages a few ba [“ e3 ff . <; Sage’s Catarrh Remedy will * j, entire cure. When wniirine Medical w*?,/ 1 Pierce’s Golden Medical "f.Xf should be used in connectioni Remedy. These standard ? Remedy. 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