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(Hiromctc anD jsrntfnel. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1877. HER LOVER. With wistful eye* she looks O’er fields and running brook* Aud blooming fclover. To where, rieath western skies. Aflame with gorgeous dyes. An unknown kingdom lies. Where reigns her lover. Above daye's closing gates A light cloud swings and wait*. As for seme rover Who’d sail for distant lands, The far off Indian strands Where he. her king, commands, — Her king, her lover! Tho gazing eyes grow dim At thoughts of flight to him. The far off rover; Her pulse is thrilling now With throb and beat and glow ; The hlnehes on her brow Are for her lover! ***** The Hammer days again Have come, with ana and rain And scented ciover; The soft, still nights have come, Like birds returning home— Hat where alas! doth roam Her iooked-for lover ? 0 gathering, heavy cloud, Mayhap with wintry shroud Thou’it shic-id and cover Her grave beneath the trees; For. ah ! no western breeze Will bring o'* r sunny seas Her deal, slam lover! .IfV ANSWER. Do you know you have asked for the costliest thing . , . Ever made hv the hand atsive; A woman’s heart, and a woman’s life, And woman's wondeiiui love ? Do you know you have asked for txiis priceless thing. Asa child might ask for a toy, Demanding what others have died to win, With the reckless dash of a boy ? You have written my lesson of dnty out, Hen like yon have questioned me, Now stand at the bar of my woman’s soul, Until I shall question thee, you require your mutton shall always he hot, Vonr socks and your shirts he whole ; | require yo r heart to he true as God's stars, And a* pure as is Heaven, your soul. You require a cook for your mutton and beef; i require a much greater thing— A seamstress you're wanting for socks and shirts — I took for a man and a king— A king for the beautiful realm called Home, And a iaan that his Maker, God, tihal! look upon as he did on the first. And ray, ' It is very good!” I am fair and young, bat the rose will fade .( rom my soft young cheek one day ; Will you love me then "mid tho falling loaves, A* you did mid the blossoms of May ? Is your heart an ocean, so strong and deep, 1 may launch my all on its tide ? A loving woman finds heaven or hell, Tho day she becomes a bride. I roq lire all tilings (ha 1 are grand and true, All things that a mau should he ; If you give this all, I would stake my life To ho ail yon demand of me. If you cannot ha this—a laundress and cook You can hire—and little to pay ; But a woman's heart and a woman's life Are not to bo won that way. BEFORE THE MIRROR. BY PAUL H. BAYNE. Whore in her chamber by the Southern sea, Her taper's light shone soft and siiverly, Fair a a planet mirrored in the main, Fresh as blossom bathed by April rain, A maiden, robed for rosifu) sleep aright •Stood in tier musing sweetness, pure and white As some shy spirit in a haunted place ; Her dew-bright eves, and faintly flushing faoe Viewed in tho Glass their delicate beauty beam, Strange as a shadowy dream within a dream. With fingers hovering like a white dove’s wings. Mid little, tender sighs ami murmurings. Joy s scarco articulate speech, her eager hands Loosed the light coif, tho ringlet’s golden bands Till by their luminous loveliness embraced, . head to lithe and dssome waist, Poured iho froo tresses like a cascade's fall. Her image answered from the shimmering wall, Answered and deepened, while the gracious charms Of brow and chock, hated breast and dimpling arms, * To innocent worship stirred her happy heart ; Her lips - twill rosebud petals blown apart— Quivered, half breathless : then, subdued but warm, Around her perfect faco, her pliant form, A subtler ait seomed gathering, touched with tire By many a fervid thought, and swift desire, With dreams of love, that, bee-like, oarne and went. To feed Iho honied cote of life's content. Closer toward her mirrored self she pressed, With largo, child eyes, and gently parting breast. Bowed as a Flower when May-time breezes pass. And kissed lior own dear Image in the Glass! The Galaxy for December. VNIIKK THE VINE-*. To VI v Vine find School House, the “I.ue# Cobb Institute.” ETHEL HATTON. Oh. under the vines of the L. C. 1., Where tho glimmering sunbeams play j I bade ray girlhood a sad good-bye, On the evo 1 came away. Sure I think Night’s star eyes wept on tho night That 1 loft thy green laughing bowers, And from their eyes the tear drops so bright— Fell to christen baby flowers. Oh, vine clad home of my girlhood, farewell ! For I never shall know thee more ! Hut in my soul shall memory’s swell, Murmur thy lust voices o’er. Yes. for uudor these vines I sat and dreamed. While the breeze* my hot cheek fanned, Tho vines catching the sunbeams that gleam ed, And cast them down from their hands. Oft would I sit with lesson unlearned, Till the book would fail at my feet; Letting my muse that within me’lmrued. Sing her lays so wild and sweet. lint Oh, my Muse, I am twinging thy brow, Not with laurel's all timo to last. Only with roses I twine them now, To die whon fragrance is past. My fanes have broke each gossamer wing, 'Gainst the cruel rocks of lioasott. And heart flowers blooming iu tho spring, Diod in tho winter season. .For you gave me thoughts pure, tender and bright. Yet so fragile beyond control. That they could not boar tho world'e cold blight. Folding their wings iu my soul. FoltloJ their poor broken wings in my soul, Like not'in's too bright for art to portray, Visions too dainty for sculptors mould To form, e'er they glide away. On the harp of my life haug willow wreaths. As tokens they never can sing The music that in my sad soul breathes, And echoes of Heaven bring. It is there the faces of angels stay. And bright hopes with sweet voioes sigh ; Some that I hear,! in a bygone day, 'Neath vines of the L. C. I. Voioes ami hopes l shall never hear more, Upon Lethe's fabled stream they die, And white arms whose farewell clasp was o’er, On the day we said good-bye. Ob harder lessons in life I have learned Thau I ever learned 'neath thy bowers. Farewell homo, where my brightest hopes burned. Home of my girlhood hours ! Under those loved vines, to a conch of gold I’ve watched the sun-god sink to rest, And seen the lillies blush in the fold Of that red god of the West. Soon the morn come out, like a fairy boat. And cover all the earth below With moonbeams that downward softly boats To earth, like mimic snow. No re\ lipped shells sing the ocean's song, Or fairy harps wail in the pines; So memory's tide shall bear along. My loved ones under the vines. A Capture. Last Tuesday evening the police ar rested a white man and bis wife charg ed with larceny in Madison, Georgia, On the 7th instant the Chief of Police received a telegram from the Atlanta Chief of Police, asking him to arrest this man and his wife, giving their de scription, if they came this way. The ruau gave his name in Atlantans Engene Preston. On the 19th instant Mr. J. C. Bead, of Eatonton, was robbed in Madi son of his gold watch and pistol, and it is charged that these parties com mitted the robbery. On the 20th Chief Christian received a telegram from Mr. Read, requesting him to arrest them. The two left Mad ison after the robbery was committed on the Georgia Railroad passenger train, and proceeded as far us Beraelia, where they left that thain, boarded the accom modation train and eatne as far as the seven mile post. Here they left, the “picayune” and walked across the coun try to the Toombs plantation, in Co lumbia county. In Columbia the man represented that he was a land agent and wanted to purchase laud for West ern immigrants. Last Saturday Lieut. Prather went to the neighborhood of Quaker Springs and hunted for Preston, bat did not find him. Tuesday, how ever, Lieut. Prather arrested him in this city. He then said his name was J. J. Thompson. His wife was afterwards arrested at a boarding house. They will be held until the arrival of Mr. Bead this morning. It is not known why they were wanted in Atlanta. A Uitftc Life Ended. Colt'mb.a, Teas., November 28.—Ro per, alias McGhee, for an unsuccessful indecent assault on Miss Butler Temple ton, was lynched in the presence of 2,000 people. Tb Sceleli Hierarchy. London, November 28.—A corres pondent states that the establishment of the Roman hierarchy of Scotland has been indefinitely postponed. SOUTH AND NORTH. RELATIVE COhT OF RUILDINGL Home Practical Ward* Pram a Practical llailder—Nabstaatlal Food Far Bv. Straw to l)l*r*l—Mbawioa (hat Mtrawa Daa'l Atwaya Itbaw Which Way aba Wlad Slews. A reporter of the C'hboniole and Co>“TmrnoALi*x interviewed Mr. W. E. ISarrick, a practical builder yester day, on the relative coat of building at tho North and at the Bonth. R porter—Will you give me some facts Mr. Barrick, iu regard to the coat of LuildiDg here and at the North ? Mr. Barrick—l have noticed several articles lately in your live paper in re gard to the facilities for the manufacture of cotton goods in the two sections of our common country. North and South, and I use the expression common coun try in no idle sense having been raiaed North and now having had four years experience South, I can safely say that any man that will come Sonth and at tend to his legitimate business (no mat ter what bis politics are) will find as I have found, a cordial support. Bat to the matter under consideration—the facilities of the two sections in manufac turing cotton goods. The views as ex pressed by Messrs. Cogin, Hickman, Sibley and others as regards the cli mate, staple, labor, and other means nreessary to the successful operation of this great branch of industry, are true both in letter and spirit, and while there are others who have written upon the subject that know far more about the manufacturing of cotton than I possibly can, and while they are better posted, no doubt, in regard to the difference of cost of manufactur ing the great etaple between the two sections, yet there is one point upon which I am as well prepared to spqpk as they and one that enters largely into the cost of not only manufacturing of cotton but of the permanent improvement of any place or business, and that is suita ble buildings, and as the cost of any en terprise is based upon the cost of the different items necessary to conduct it and as suitable buildings enter so largely into the items necessary, and as persons, who wish to invest in any enterprise will first inquire into all the oost attending each and every item, both as to quality and quantity, as a practical builder, one, who has had experience in building in both sections, I can give you some facts and figures. I will here make the broad assertion, and which I propose to support by facts and figures, that a factory or building of any kind either stone, brick or wood, can be built now for one half the money in Georgia, that it can be bnilt in Massachusetts, and I mention these two States as ex amples. But what are the facts ? First, as to quality—the stone and brick quarried and made in this section are as good and durable as anywhere. In the erection of the Vauelnse Factory the stone is as good a quality as I ever saw. It was quarried upon the spot. The lumber in quality cannot be surpassed. Ask any Northern builder when he wants strength and durability where to find it, aud he will tell you in the Geor gia bard pine. The fibre of the wood is so close and compact that it will stand a greater pressure than any lumber known to trade, Then, for the beauty of it. You have only to look at the in terior finish of a great many churches North and South, particularly those which have an open worked roof, and at cars aud fine dwellings to see its beauty in the golden finish it presents. What material makes a more durable floor one that will stand the test? Aud, last ly, all who know anything about the durability of timber know that heart pine exposed to weather will last longer than any material known to the trade. There is about from three to five dollars difference in the price of brick, run of ki!u and about the same ratio iu stone. But when you come to the wood depart ment the difference is far greater. In the retail trade North builders have to pay from 825 to S3O per thousand; for the samo grade South, from sl2 to sl6 Manufactured goods, such as sash, blinds and doors, aud in fact all manu factured material necessary to build, are upon the sumo ratio. Hardware cau be bought just as cheap here as North. This may seem strange, but it is never theless true; and when you go into the wholesale market you find the same, if not greater difference. Northern whole sale prices are sl6 to $25 per thousand; Southern prices, same gofids, from $5 to $lO. Skilled labor at the North from $2 to $4; same grade of labor South, from $1 to $2; and the me ehauics here, taking all branches, make more than they do North, because here it is twelve months labor, at the North, six and not exceeding eight months. The difference in price is more than lost in the difference of time, it being a well established fact that an idle man will spend two dollars, where a man at work will not spend one, and the expense of living, clothing and fuel make the Southern mechanic better off at one dol lar than the Northern one at two dol lars. I think I have supported my proposition that bnilding South is cheaper by one half than North, Men look at facts and figures, not at straws. But when the straws wave one oan tell which way the wind blows, and it seems clear to my mind, from the way Governor Straw's straws are waving, that the financial wind has set in the wrong direation, for the interest of this shrewd business man. Ho seems to scent the danger from afar (and it is not so far away either), and he begins to wave his straws and warn the moneyed men not to come South. If Governor Straw were a young er man and could pull up stakes I should soon expeot to see him and the young Straws that just begin to wave, down here, buying a mill site on our raging canal. But all due allowances ought to be made for our aged friend, the Governor. His pins are set, he can not come, and naturally he does not want others to drain the chest. But he might as well stand at Niagara Falls and with his straws try to wave back that mighty stream as to try and wave back the mighty financial river that has turn ed its course Southward. Men will find out where it will pay best and there they will co. lam sorry for the Governor but I cannot do him any good unless he takes my advice and sonds some of the young Straws down to start a mill on our beautiful caual. I would further advise him to start early as the sites may all be taken aud I might not be able to build as cheap for him then as now. TIIK TWENTY-NINTH. [ Corretpondsnet Chronicle and Constitutionalist. 1 Lingolnton, Ga., November 22. —The following we send yon as a synopsis of the Senatorial Convention held at Col. J, Belknap Smith’s Mills on No vember 20th instant. To this Convention ten delegates were sent —four from Wilkes and two from each of the counties of Columbia, Mc- Duffie and Liuoolu. The meeting being organized by Mr. J. W. Morgan, Presi dent of the previous invention assem bled at. Thomson, Ga., on November 6th instant. The names of James W. Rarkesdale, of Lineolnton, anil H. C. Rooney, of McDuffie, were duly presented by their respective friends as candidates for nomination before said Convention; and no other names were presented at that time. In proceeding to ballot some of the Wilkes delegates cast two votes for Col. Wm. D. Tutt-, but failed at any time during tho Convention to declare him as a candidate for nomination, which had it been doue by the said delegates from Wilkes, he would have been no doubt nominated. Then the Convention proceeded to bal ; lot with the following results ; Barkes dale, 5; Rooney, 3,,aud Tutt, 2; Barkes dale being supported by the counties of Lincoln and Columbia, and one vote, out of fonr from Wilkes; Rooney being supported by Me'Jnffie and one vote from Wilkes, and Tutt by two votes from Wilkes, but without his name be ing placed in nomination before said Convention.at any time, as a candidate. The second ballot gave the same re sult as the first. The third aud fourth ballots gave the same results, and stood as follows : Barkesdale, 4-Co lumbia and Lincoln supporting his name; Rooney, 4—McDuffie and two votes from Wilkes supporting his name, and Tutt by two votes from Wilkes. Still none of the Wilkes delegates plac ed his name in nomination, but simply voted for him as it seemed to suit. At this juncture, seeing plainly that it was the intention of the Wilkes dele gation (from the scattering manner of their voting) to prevent the nomination of either Barkesdale or Rooney, whose names had been presented to the Con vention for nomination, and seeing the name of Col. Tutt had never been pre sented in regular and usual form to said Convention by thoße who voted for him, which, if it had been, would have se cured his nomination, it seemed evi dent that his name was only used to prevent the nomination of either Barkes dale or Rooney. This seeming a plain fact the counties of McDuffie, Lincoln and Columbia combined to prevent farther manipula tion of the Wilkes delegatee, who un doubtedly had ends to promote by de siring to run in someone from Wilkes county, and thus secure the nomination for themselves, though no such name was placed before the Convention. Then to prevent farther manipnlation, as just stated, the name of Dr. H. R. Casey was presented by the county of Columbia for nomination and the fifth ballot resulted in his nomination, he be ing supported by the three counties of Lincoln, McDnffie and Columbia, and one vote from Wilkes county. The balance of the Wilkes vote was scattered as usual, not giving their sup port to the compromise candidate, which is skill farther proof that the Wilkes delegates desired the nomination for tbemselvw. If it becomes necessary in the future the design and intentions of the Wilkes delegation can be shown. Juhtic*. GEORGIA MARSHALSHIP. LETTER FROM SENATOR GORDON. Sm ot Mr. W. A. HiF -Hln-rpreaentaiUas Exposed—How aMu Tried ta Bea Radi cal la One Place aad a Democrat la An other—Another Cane of aa Easlneer Heine hr Hia Own Petard. Washington, November 12, 18TT. i/r. W. A. Huff: Dear Sib— l have only to night re ceived yonr letter of the 9th inst., which waß handed to me printed in pamphlet form. Before attending to the request it contains, permit me to correct some of the gross misapprehensions of mate rial facts upon which your request is based. First. You say that the President promised me last March to appoint a Democrat Marshal of Georgia. About this you have been misinformed. The President made no such promise to me. Second. You say that you have infor mation upon which you rely that the President had appointed yon as a Dem ocrat, and that I convinced him that you were not a Democrat. This is not true. Precisely the reverse is true. The President had not appointed you at all. He had made up his mind to appoint yon, but not as a Democrat as you will presently see. I did not convince him, but he did satisfy me that you were being urged, ‘‘not as a I never said to the President that you wire not a Democrat; nor did lever say one word to him directly or indirectly, from which any such inference oould be drawn, you have the facts, in this res pect, as in several others all reversed. The facts are these, I arrived in Wash ington on the day preceding the one on which Congress assembled, and then heard for the first time that you were being pressed for appointment as a suitable person to build up the Republi can party in Georgia. Surprised at this l ut once asked the President to with hold any appointment for a day, and until I should be beard from. The President consented. My object was to ascertain the truth in reference to this report. On my return to my hotel a printed copy of endorse ments of yourself was placed in my hands. On the first page of this pam phlet I found that Messrs. Mcßurney and Dibble, Republicans, from Macon, had presented your application. They say in their letter to the President, “We have the pleasure to hand you herewith his {your ) application.” This seemed to indicate that these gentlemen were yonr chosen agents for this purpose, for it did not occur to me th it they would state to the President that they presented your application “herewith,” <fco., unless they really did present it and had charge of it for this purpose. On the second page of this pamphlet I found the reasons assigned by them selves for their anxiety to have yon made Marshal. They state these rea sons in the most frank manner. I give the reasons in their own words. They say in their letter to the Pres ident that his {your) appoint ment would materially strengthen Re publicanism in Georgia in harmoni zing,” &c., <Scc., “and bring much add ed strength from sources hitherto dor mant or in active opposition” Now, when I found that these Repnblioans were your chosen agents apparently to present your application and had as signed these reasons for your appoint ment and I found the letter of Mr. Dib ble to the Attorney General on the next page, which he states that, the “real true Republicans in Georgia,” (italicising the word true) “desire bis (yonr) appoint ment,” it ocoured to me that it was time to look further into this matter. I felt that it was my duty to the people of Georgia to learn from the President himelt the impression on his mind as to your political status. I therefore asked the President the direct question: “Is Mr. Huff urged for appointment as a Democrat.” I give the President’s reply in his own words. He said, “No; not as a Democrat, but as a man with very liberal ideas in politics. This information given me by the President himself, supplemented by the fact that Messrs. Mcßurney and Dibble had presented your application and urged your appointment, because it would “materially strengthen Repub licanism in Georgia” were the reasons, the only reasons, and I think sufficient reasons, for my opposition to your ap pointment; and I am sure are the rea sons which governed the Georgia dele gation. I had, in response to your wishes ex pressed to me through yonr friends, en dorsed yon, under the firm belief that yon were a Democrat and would seek the office as a Democrat. The apparent in consistency, therefore, of being endorsed as a Democrat in Georgia and urged for appointment in Washington as “not a Demoorat,” but as a suitable party to strengthen Republicanism in Georgia, left me no alternative but to say to the President that I did not believe your appointment would be acceptable to the people of Georgia. Yonr insinuations that there were other reasons impelling the Georgia delegation to oppose you are not worthy of a reply. In answer to your inquiry why the “pamphlet arguments,” aa you term them were not used against you at an earlier day, I have to say that I have no knowledge of the motives which brought them out iu opposition to you, as I have none of the purposes which prompted their use in yonr favor, neither do I know why they were pub lished in pamphlet form by yonr friends; I only know that when, for the first time they were presented to me, they made upon my mind precisely the same impression, which by some means had been made upon t.be mind of the Presi dent; viz. : That you were being urged for appointment—“not as a Democrat.” In conelnsion let me say that it is very difficult to determine from yonr letter the precise request you make of me. Relying upon your sincerity in de nying that you bad any oonneotion with the publication of these endorse ments and political pledges made for you, lam more than willing to state that great injustice has been done you by those Republicans who made these publications and pledges for you, and who presented you to the President as “not a Democrat,” and urged yonr ap pointment, on the ground that it would "materially strengthen Republicanism in Georgia.” It is, however, to be greatly regretted (and yon will pardon me for the sugges tion) that you did not expose this wrong aud denounce this misrepresenta tion of yonr purposes, when you first learned that these “ pamphlet argu ments” were being used in your interest at Washington. Had yog, on receipt of that copy sent you a few days after its publication, or in June even, made known yonr disap proval of suoh arguments and yonr dis sent from such pledges, you would have saved the President from any mis apprehension as to yonr political status, me from the disagreeable tusk which a sense of duty to my State compelled me to perform, and yourself possibly from the morrifieation experienced at thelo6sof the offiee yon desired to fill. As you saw fit to publish your letter before it reached me, i respectfully re quest that you will publish my answer, if yon are disinclined to do so I shall publish it myself. Respectfully yours, J. B. Gordon. national notes. Ussier, nod Hippie. Frew tke National Cap ital. Washington, November 28.—General Ord is expected here Friday, for con sultation over the border troubles. The Treasury sells a million of gold Satur day. Senator Sargent was in his seat to-day after a few day’s absence, to conse quence of the suicide of his sister. There will be a court of inquiry over the loss of the Huron. The Depart ment closed at noon for Thanksgiving. a*el Clearances— F.o*-RolUd£ on the Coast. Mobile, November 28. Secretary Sherman revoked the order refusing clearances to vessels from Mississippi ports. Citizens of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have petitioned Congress to send a commission to investigate the log question and the oonduct of the Government agents at Pascagoula. Nine Deputy Marshals arrested the sheriff of Jackson county at Pasoagoula to-day. The charges are not known. A Just Punishment. Ebik, Pa., November 27.—The men indicted for tarring and feathering a woman of donbtfnl character at Water ford, in this county, have all been sen tenced to the penitentiary from one to ten years. Some merchants insure theif stock and houses and neglect their children. Why not save the mother’s heart and life by carrying the baby a boi of Tbb thesa’ (Teething Powders?) Other fathers do it SaruiiFi Health. Savannah, November 29.—The Mayor and Board of Health authorizes the statement that the health of the city is excellent and the mortuary reports of the entire season is below previous yews. forty-fifth congress. DILATORY TACTICS UPON BUT LER’S CREDENTIALS. The Committee Purer Kell***’* Claims— Minority Report for Npofford—Legislating Ajralost the Union Peel So-Toiling Up Gee. Bailer’* Case. Washington, November 26. —1n the Senate, Wadleigh, of New Hampshire, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the report accom panied by a resolution declaring W. P. Kellogg entitled to the seat as Senator from Louisiana, for six years from March 4tb, 1877. He asked a present consideration of the resolution, but ob jection was made by Merrimon, Withers and others, and the resolution was laid over until to-morrow. Merrimon, of North Carolina, submitted a minority report, signed by Hill, Saulsburv and himself, in favor of seating Spofford. Ordered printed. The Honse bill to repeal all that part of the act January 14th, 1875, known as the Resumption act, which authorized the Secretary of the Treatary to dispose of United States bonds and redeem and cancel greenback currenoy, was read and referred to the Committee on Finance. The latter portion of the morning hoar was devoted to discussing the resolution submitted by Chaffee, of Colorado, calling npon the President for informa tion as to what impediments exist which prevent him from executing laws against the Union Pacific and its branches, bat before reaching the vote the morning hoar expired, and consideration was resumed of the resolution to discharge the Committee on Privileges and Elec tions from further consideration of the credentials of M. C. Butler, claiming a seat as Senator from Sonth Carolina; and Davis, of Illinois, explained the reasons why he favored the motion to discharge the committee. He said it was impor tant that the vacant seats from South Carolina and Louisiana be filled. Legis lation of Congress was binding npon the people of those States, and they had a right to expect that their claims for these seats Bhonld be acted npon at the earliest possible moment. Had the Committee on Privileges and Elections reported in favors#! seating Kellogg be fore the Senator from Ohio, Mr. Thur man, submitted his resolution to dis charge the committee from the Butler case, he would have voted to consider the Kellogg case first, but he thought the resolution of Mr. Thurman, having been snbmitted first, was entitled to the precedence. Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, after a brief reply, moved that the Senate pro ceed to the consideration of executive business—rejected—yeas, 28; nays, 30. Conover, of Florida, and Patterson, of South Carolina, voted with the Demo crats in the negative. Debate Open on Gen. Butler’s Case-(liarßt’N of Corruption Preferred. Washington, November 26.— The Butler ease being resumed, Edmunds read an article from the New York Tribune, alleging that Butler had used corrupt influences in the lobby and in the Senate itself. Edmunds proposed that this question be referred to a com mittee. After a very sharp debate the substitute was defeated by a vote of 27 to 30—Matthews and Davis, of Illinois, voting with tho Democrats, and Patter son, of South Carolina, against whom the resolution is mainly aimed, not voting. The question recurred ©n the main resolution, and an all night session is probable. Exeontlve Session. At five o’olock the Senate went into exeontive session, on the vote of Senator Davis, who said much executive busi ness required attention. A prolonged open session is expeoted after the doors are opened. Edmunds .Sustains Ills First Defeat—Conover nnd Patterson Hold the Balance—Dilatory Motions. The scene in the Senate to-day would be worthy a full statement but for the nufortunate condition of the wires. Mr. Edmnnds met his first signal defeat by the rejection of his motion to refer a newspaper article charging a bargain between Gen. Butler and Senator Pat terson, to the Committee on Privileges and Eleotions. Had this motion pre vailed, as it was a substitute for Mr. Thurman’s resolution to discharge the committee from further consideration of Bntler's credentials, and empowdered the committee to send for persons and papers, a vote as between Butler and Corbin would have been indefinitey postponed. Mr. Edmunds, however, made his resolution the vehicle of nn geutle words toward Mr. Patterson and Conover, whereupon Edmunds was haudled for his course regarding Pinoh baek. Mr. Edmunds, they say, was defeated and laughed at, for the first time, to day. The bearing of Conover and his speech are pronounced excellent. Mr. Patterson was somewhat excited, and once pronounced a statement of Mr. Edmunds untrue. Mr. Thurman made the point that while these charges were pending against Mr. Patterson the ma jority had made him Chairman of one of the most important committees of the House. Filibustering Tactic of Republicans. A number of dilatory motions have been made by Repnblioans to put off a vote. They are having read papers as to the South Carolina election to kill time. The object is to tire out Judge Davis, of Illinois, and make him vote for adjournment ; if he don’t tire to keep the session np till twelve o’clock, to-morrow, when Kellogg’s ease will be called np. Report Unfavorable the Col. FltKNimonN— Ills Confirmation Probable in tlie Senate— Harlan Supported—Whnrton, of Kentucky Bounced. The Senate, after an hour and a half executive session, without confirming any one, resumed consideration of the Butler case, with a prospect of settling it. In executive session the Judiciary Committee reported adversely on Fitz simons and favorable on Harlan. They also made an adverse report on Whar ton’s nomination as United States At torney for Kentucky. The friends of Col. Fitzsimons are not apprehensive of his defeat before the Senate in executive session. They feel that in securing a report, though ad verse from the committee, his confirma tion is sure. The danger was that the nomination wonld be smothered there. Puttertfon’ci Cose Concluded—Butler’s Chan oeu Good for Che Senate* Washington, November 26. The argument in the Patterson habeas oorpus case was concluded last night. Jndge Humphrey will deliver his opinion on Tuesday. It seems nnderstood that Senator Sharon will not be here to give his vote in favor of Kellogg and against Butler. Bailer’s chances are good and Kellogg’s are not bad. The Commissioner of Internal Re venue oppuses any change in tax ou pirits end tobacco. The Mobile Postmaster. Washington, November 26. The Senate Committee on Post Offices agreed to report favorably the nomination of Nickersham to bp Postmaster at Mobile. Senator Spencer has been strongly op posed to the nomination. Eiistis Submit* Auther Brief. Enstis submitted a brief report—re ferred to the sub-committee to report to a fall committee to-morrow. Nominations. Washington, November 26.—1n view of the determination of Governor Mc- Cormick to retire from the office of As sistant Secretary of the Treasury, there is a strong movement on the part of the friends of Hon. Geo. E. Harris ; present Attorney-General of Mississippi, to place him in that position. Nominations— Jas. B. Jolley, Collector of Customs, Teche, Louisiana. BUTLER’S CREDENTIALS WREST ED FROM THE COMMITTEE. Exciting Scenes in the Senate Chamber— Gordon Manfully Flings Back Edmunds' Innuendoes —Ransom Grapples With Hoar Carolina and Massachusetts Re divions. Washington, November 27- —The fol lowing is illustrative of the character of the contest now progressing in the Sen ate : Patterson said that if the Senator (Mr. Edmunds) said that he (Patterson) made a bargain of that kind, he said what was not true. [Sensation.] Edmunds, of Vermont, said it was one of the duties of a Senator and a gentle man to be careful in his statements. He repeated the statement as made in pub lic newspapere, that the Senator was un der indictment for the alleged offense of having secured his election by bribery. Gordon, of Georgia, inquired where the Senator got this information. Edmunds replied that it wa3 the com mon statement on the streets and in the public prints, one of which he held in his hand. Saulsbury, of Delaware, arose to a point of order,and stated that no charge was pending before the Senate against any Senator. The Senate owed it to the morality of this body that scandal against Senator! should not be indulged in on the floor without specific charges had been made against snch Senator; he therefore thought that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) was out of order. The Vice-President over-ruled the point of order and said he did not un derstand the Senator from Vermont as making charges against any Senator. 1 Mr. Gordon said the Senator (Ed mnnds) has seen fit to arraign, by in sinuation, not only two of his former party associates, bat Senators on the Democratic side of the chamber, for what be was pleased to call a corrupt bargain; and, sir, upon what evidence ? Upon newspaper articles, reports and whisperings around the Capitol. Now, Mr. President, why this indirectness ? Sir, I wish to place that Senator npon notiee that if this side of the ohamber or any member of this body is to be ar raigned upon such testimony, we might jnstly retaliate. If corruption is to be charged by insinuation and .innuendo, which I will not follow Webster in say ing is “the basest subterfuge of cow ardice, of malice and of falsehood,” let it be nnderstood that npon like evidence I might arraigu that side of the cham ber for having invoked a Judge npon the bench to hold the decision in a criminal prosecution over the head of a Senator, so as to indnee him to change the political coarse he has panned for the last few days. But, sir, I only rose to protest against such. insinuations, and to put that Senator upon such no tice that npon such evidence I could demonstrate that Republican Senators had sought to influence a Judge to use his fearful powers on the bench for po litical ends; had sought to change the very Temple of Justice into the Altar of Sacrifice, for aSeDator who chose, to vote according to the dictates of hisconscience. In farther illustration of the artifices to beat time and exhanst Senators s* as to consent to an adjournment, Mr. Ran som, if North Carolina, as the reading of testimony was about beiDg resumed, inquired of Gen. M. O. Bntler had an opportunity of cross examining the wit ness. Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, who was Chairman of the committee whioh in quired into the South Carolina affairs, said the testimony of the witnesses was taken down by the stenographer and handed to Gen. Bntler, and that he sug gested to Merrimon, a member of the committee, such witnesses as he desired to have examined and the questions he wished to be asked. Mr. Ransom, of North Carolina, asked Tf this testimony was not taken with closed doors, and if Gen. Bntler was not excluded from the sessions of the Court? Mr. Cameron replied in the affirma tive. Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, solo voce: The usual way. Mr. Ransom referred to the remark made by Mr. Hoar which he said reach ed his ears and said it was unnsual in any civilized community to have testi mony taken to damn a man and not allow him to be present to cross-examine witnesses. Had not Mr. Corbin, the contestant of Mr. Butler, these same witnesses with him two or three weeks? Mr. Cameron replied that nearly all the Democratic witnesses were under in dictment and they were summoned tso Columbia to attend Court, Mr. Corbin then being United States Attorney for South Carolina. Mr. McDonald, of Indiana, asked if the Senator from New Hampshire wonld not read the testimony of Gen. Bntler. Mr. Wadleigb said that he thought it best to put in one side of the ease first. Mr. Hoar said that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Ransom) assumed a style of speech unbecoming to him. Mr. Ransom, “Mr. President”— Mr. Hoar, excitedly, “I do not yield, I have the floor.” He (Mr. Hoar) was sorry that it was a strange thing that any place where common law or Chris tian law prevailed outrages should be committed and among the members of a great party, not a man was found to raise his hand to stop them. Mr. Ransom said he had the floor by the courtesy of the Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Wadleigh, but the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Hoar, interrupted him and then claimed the floor; that the Senator, daring his re marks, took ocoasion to first reflect up on him (Mr. Ransom), then upon the party with which he acted and upon the section which he loved. He desired to say to all that when he desired to be instructed as to what was becoming, he trusted he should have the good sense to seek that instruction from other sources than the Senator from Massa chusetts. Mr. Hoar said that when Mr. Ransom made the statement that in no civilized community a man conld be condemned without an opportunity to cross examine the witnesses, was it an answer for the Senator from that great State of Massachusetts to say that in no oountry would suoh wtoug be committed as had been in the South. That an swer was unbecoming his character and unbecoming the Senator from Massa chusetts. Nothing prevented him (Mr. Ransom) from using a harsh term to denounce the statement of the Senator from Massachusetts but the proprieties of the Senate Ohamber. There was not a good man in the South who had not denounced all outrages. Did it become an American Senator to throw calumny upon eight millions of people, upon thirteen great States, whose glory did not pale before that of Massachusetts herself here to-day ? Senators had witnessed an assanlt made by the other side of the Chamber upon one of their own number; one whom the policy of the Republicans put over the people of the South. The Republicans had had the control of the army and navy and the judiciary, and now they undertook to lay their own crimes at the doors of the Southern people. If his manner was wrong or objectionable he couid not help it; he oould not help his nature, but he desired to say to the Senator from Massachusetts, that when he (Mr. Ransom) saw a man come here who was the peer of all, in whose veins flowed the blood of Oliver Perry, when he heard that bright name assailed, he must defend it. Mr. Hill, of Georgia, said that he de sired to appeal to the sense of justice of the Senator from Massachusetts to know what this discussion about the Ham burg trouble had to do with the elec tion of either Mr. Corbin or Mr. Bntler. Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin—“ Has not Gen. Butler been indicted?” Mr. Hill—“He has not been indicted; he has asked to be, bnt a Republican solicitor said that the evidence was not sufficient.” Mr. Wadleigh again quoted from the evidence before the South Carolina com mittee and said that Ku-Klux outrages had not been denounoed by the Demo cratic party. The Combat Deepens—Butler’s Case Wrested from the Committee ot Elections—Patter so nand Conover to the Rescue. 8:30, a. m.— The fact having again de veloped that no quorum was present, another call was ordered. After some delay, the Vice-President announced a quotum. Edmunds, of Vermont, moved when the Senate adjourn to-day it be to meet at 2 o’clock to-morrow. Again no quo rum. The absent Senators having been summoned, a quorum finally responded, and various dilatory motions from the Republican aide of the ohamber for an exeontive session to adjourn, bo., were voted dewn. At 9:10, a. m. f Mr. Wad leigh, of Vermont, resumed the floor, aud Mr. Burnside, of Rhode Island, continued reading testimony for him until after 10 o’clock, when he yielded the floor to Cameron, of Wisconsin, who said the claims of Messrs. Bntler and Corbin, claiming the seat as Senator from Sonth Carolina, were so blended together that one coaid not be disouss ed without the other. He proceeded to read the brief of Mr. Corbin, claiming he had beeu legally eleoted Senator from South Carolina. At 11:80, a. m., Mr. Allison, of lowa, moved a recess un til 1, p. m.—rejected; ayes, 21; nays, 25. Cameron, of Wisconsin, resumed the reading of the brief in favor of Mr. Cor bin, and continued until 12 o’clock, when Wadleigh moved to take a recess until 2 o’clock—rejected; ayes, 23; nays, 26. Wadleigb, who bad held the floor since 10:30 last night, gave notice that he now yielded it, at 12:05, p. m, Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, who oc cupied the Chair during the temporary absence of the Vice-President, said he wonld call the attention of the Senate to the faot that the hour of 12 o’clock, which was the hour for the daily meeting of the Senate, had arrived and, in the judgment of the Chair, legislation would be continued until an adjournment of the Senate took place, and unless objec tion was made, it wonld be so consider ed—no objection being made. Dorsey, of Arkansas, moved to pro ceed to a consideration of executive business—rejected; ayes. 22; nays, 25. Mr. Merrimon, of North Carolina, said that he did not rise to enter upon a discussion of Sonth Carolina affairs as they appeared to him as a member of the oommittee of the Senate which visited that State about a year ago. At some future time, when the Senate should be |in a better humor, he would give his views. For the present he wonld merely show how entirely false were the statements as to intimidation in South Carolina. He argued that the Republicans had been in the majority in that State. They eould do as they pleased and did do as they pleased. The whole population in South Carolina en titled to vote was 184,943, and the whole number of votes cast in 1876 was 183,- 388. How was it that persons were in timidated when nearly the whole vote of the State was polled? Moses, the Republican candidate for Governor in 1876, received many more votes than any candidate before had ever received. He then referred to the Hamburg riot and aaid that the evidence be fore the oommittee showed that the tronble was in consequence of a long continued series of outrages in Ham burg on the part of the negroes who lived there. He defended.the charge made against Mr. Bntler of being con cerned in the riot, and said Mr. Bntler happened to be there, and no doubt sympathized with the white people;] but to hold him accountable for the outrages at m orders 'committed there was against all'decenoy. The evidenoe showed, that when men were shot down like wild beasts at Hamburg, Butler had left the place. Mr. Merrimon quoted at length from testimony to show that violence did not exist in South Carolina. He ar gued that the presence of Federal troops in the Bt4te affected the vote of that State to the extent of at least 10,000 votes. Again, it was the common im pression that all the nagroes in South Carolina voted the Bepubiioan ticket, whioh was erroneous. Thousands of them voted for Hampton. Mr. Merrimon then argued that there was a conspiracy in South Carolina to prostitute the army of the United States to oarry the elections the refor the Republican party, and Mr. Corbin was concerned in that conspiracy. Cimerou, of Wiscousin, said that the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Mer rimon) was fortunate enough to get a clever Senator to pair with him last night, and now the Senator looked as fresh as ever. The clever Senator who paired with him stayed in the Senate all night but did not vote, therefore he (CVtmeron) did not propose to go into an argument now as the Senator (Mr. Merri mon) physically had the advantage of him. He then referred to the testimony and charged that there had been intimi dation and violence in South Carolina against the colored people during the campaign of 1876. He spoke at some length of the rifle clubs organized in the State for the purposes of intimidation. The pending question, being upon the amendment,submitted last night by Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, providing that the resolution be made the special order for 12:30, p. m., to-day, he said the time mentioned in that amendment having passed, he would modify the same so as to make the resolution the special order for Wednesday, the 28th, at 12:30, p. m. —rejected: yeas, 23; nays, 28. The question then recurred cn the resolu tion of Senator Thurman, which reads : The Victory Gained. “Heaolved, That the Committee on Privileges and Elections be discharged from the consideration of the creden tials of M. C. Butler, of South Caroli na.”—agreed to; yeas, 29; nays, 27, as follows : Yeas—Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Cock rell, Coke, Conover, Davis of West Vir ginia, Dennis, Qarlaud, Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones of Florida, Ker nan, Lamar, McCreery, McDonald, McPherson, Merrimon, Morgan, Pat- terson, Rndolph, Saulsburv, Thur man, Vorhees, Wallace, Whyte and Withers—29. Nayes—Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bruoe, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsyl vania, Cameron of Wisconsin, Chaffee, Conkling, Dawes, Dorsey, Edmunds, Hoar, Hower, Jones of Nevada, Kirk wood, McMillan, Matthews, Mitchell, Merrill, Oglesby, Paddock, Rollins Saunders, Spencer, Teller and Wadleigh —27. Armstrong, Grover, Davis of Illinois, Eaton, Barnum, Ransom, Johnson and Maxey, who would have voted in the affirmative, were paired with Plumb, Blaine, Christiancy, Sargent, Hamlin, Ingalls, Windon and Ferry, who would have voted in the negative. Immediately upon the announcement of the vote Mr. Edmunds objected to the present con sideration of the credentials and under the rules they were laid over. The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Thurman, by a vote of ayes, 29, nayes, 27, went into execntive session, and at four o’clock, when the doors were re opened, the Senate, after a continuous session of twenty-eight honrs, adjourn ed until 12 o’clock to-morrow. TUB SANATORIA*. SITUATION. How Ihe Democrat. Hold the “Ac”—A Vivid Plctnro of Patterson and Conover In the Toll.. [Washington Special to the Ohioago rones.] The work of the Senate briefly summa rized is this : The Democrats, by the aid of Senators Conover and Patterson, have been able, in the face of every move made by the Republican Senators, to substantially, althongh not yet in fact,” discharge the Committee on Privileges and Elections and to leave the considera tion of the credentials of Gen. M. C. Butler before the Senate as unfinished business, and therefore entitled to pre cedence over all other business of the Senate now pending. Both l 1 Patterson and Conover Had announced themselves as in favor ol Kellogg as a separate proposition. Sena tor Edmunds, acting for the Republi cans, sought to take advantage of the expression of feeling and get the Kellogg case put in ahead, and even moved to discharge the committee to do so; but Patterson and Conover were in the hands of their master, who held them rigidly, and they were obliged to vote as direct ed, until Mr. Edmunds, discouraged by repeated efforts to catch them, moved an adjournment till Monday. Then Mr. Conover, to keep himself within The Pale of His Party, Voted with his Republican associates, and so released himself from the ordeal until that time. Senator Edmunds was telegraphed for on yesterday, and ar rived this morning from Virginia. He oonduots and the Republican fight to-day. He was impassionate and composed in his manner during the exciting two hours until the last, when his voioe grew so low as to be scarcely heard. His object in seoaring an adjournment until Monday is To Get Senator Sharon Here, Who is absent without a pair. He will arrive here by that time. It is further intended to have the Committee on Privileges and Elections prepare its re port in favor of seating Kellogg, so that it can be made at that time. This beiDg a report of a committee is privi leged, and will, therefore, be entitled to take precedence; but the same majority that carried the Democrats through to day Will be suflicient to set this order aside. The rare spectacle of a felon in the hands of his keepers walking about the Senate floor in their churge and voting as they direoted is one that has never been seen in the Senate before. A more humiliating sight than John J. Patterson in his subjection to Gen. Butler and his Democratic associates is rarely seen in politics. He came into the Senate worn and wrinkled with the fatigues of his criminal trial. From the first he never voted without openly consulting with the Democrats, openly walking over and consulting with them as each vote was proposed. Patterson’s gray-brown hair w*s brushed back in crinkly, waving masses from a dead white face. His black eyes snapped uncertainly with The Expression of a Rnf In a trap. His short, brown mustache was gnawed short over tremulous lips, pale with nervous agitation. Was this man trembling on the brink of a peni tentiary that he never remained still ? He would go to his seat and then dash to the cloak rooms, and then over to the Republican side. At first his own party men would talk with him. Later they left him to himself, while even Democrats talked to him patronizingly, knowing to what extent he was an ab ject tool of their will. Nothing but the most imminent danger and a relentless grip upon big very life could have led Patterson to openly stand up to-day and desert his Republican associates. The contempt showered upon him by all sides was The Most Wittering I'nol.fcment That is ever fastened upon an official rogue. He had no credit with any one. What he did was not the result of any conscientious belief, but because of ab ject fear and to escape the penalties of his crimes. The same iron power had possession of Oonover, He consulted repeatedly with the Democrats. Several times he dodged a vote and then was brought back. Qcoe he voted with the Republicans, but was immediately seized by the Democrats and lobbied into the dark rooms until he came back and changed his vote. As he rose in all of his shambling, pitiable weakness and huskily said that he desired to change bis vote, this carpet-bag Senator did his inner conscience the intense flattery of blushing A Boiled Red Color Up to the top of his bald skull. It was bad management to have the subjection of these poor devils made so apparent. They should have been drilled in ad vance, and not have needed so mnch open instruction upon the floor of the Senate. Daring the discussion the straight military figure of 31. C. Butler, Tightly bnttoned in a half-dress coat, was seen calmly walking to and fro in the rear of the Democratic seats. He has a clear-cut, deadly qniet face. His cold gray eye, straight nose, thin lips, and prominent chin mark a man of un usual force of character. He sat in the rear of the Democrats to-day like a gen eral watching a battle nnder his own command. Patterson fawned before him, and daring the debate Oonover snuggled down by the side of this 0001, collected, grave looking man, as if he needed further reassurances from the wrath of his Republican colleagues. Ab Old Pelltlclan, Who has seen numberless political fights, sat tbrongh the two hours’ debate to-day with a pair of eye-glasses perched upon his nose in the gallery. This weary, worn speotator did not take his eyes from behind the dead rest he had thought his glasses upon the scene be low. He never took a long breath until the adjournment came. Then he shot up his eye-glasses with a snap as he said, “This is decidely the most intense ly interesting session of a political body that I have ever witnessed.” COTTON MANUFACTURE. ScDUtr Garden, of Georgia, Give, an Ac coant ef the Develepaient e Thl. Industry la tha S.ethers States—An Interesting Letter. [Special Dispatch to the Boston Herald.] Washington, D. C., November 19 The following letter, written by Senator Gordon, of Georgia, cn the manufac ture of cotton goods in the South, to a gentleman in New Hampshire, will be of general interest to manufacturers in New England : United States Senate Chamber, ( Washington, Nov. 16, 1877. ] E. H. Cheney. Esq., Lebanon , N. h.: Dear Sir —Yours of the 11th instant is at hand, and I hastily gather and send you the following faots bearing on the subject of whioh you write : That the South is the proper place to spin cotton, no one with broad views on the subject can doubt. That this de partment is but in its infancy in that section and is being steadily developed statistics disolose. With transportation lines sufficient for present and any near prospective population ; with the ex perience that smaller farms, better tilled, are best for profit under the new era, with no slaves to invest their sur plus in, Southerners, never a money lending or a security investing people, have turned their attention to industrial enterprises. As they reoover from the shook and desolation of the past, their little surplus finds investment naturally in cotton mills. Georgia has always been in the lead of the Southern States in this re gard, and stills leads them, though Mis sissippi, the Oarolinas, Alabama and Tennesaee have naturally increased their surplus and looms since the war. The past year has seen the construction of the Eagle and Phoanix, No. 3, Colum bus, Ga.; Matthews’ Cotton Mfll, Selma, Ala.; Mobile Colson Factory, Mobile, Ala. (commenced); Enterprise Manufac turing Company, Augusta, Ga.; Nat chez Cotton Mills, Natchez, Miss.; At lanta Cotton Factory, Atlanta, Ga.; Vau oluse Cotton Factory, Graniteville, S. O. (commenced); besides some smaller ones. These enterprises, as a rule, are of the most substantial and solid ohar aoter, their machinery of the latest and most advanced patterns, built with a certain knowledge that the South in manufactures must compete with the skill and experience of the East and of England. It is common for English manufacturers to suppose that the South is oontent with second-hand ma chinery, that her mills manufacture only heavy, unbleaohed domestics, rough in appearanoe, and poor in work manship. This is an error, and while the majority of the Southern mills do manufacture heavy goods, and as the rule brown domestics, still there are ex ceptions, and the near future must see the rule materially altered. The mills of the South have been generally suc cessful, and the errors and want of ex perience of the past will doubtless be corrected in the future. The largest of the Southern mills are Eagle and Phce nix Manufacturing Company, Colum bus, Ga.; Graniteville Mills, South Caro lina; Augusta Factory, Georgia; Lang ley Mills, South Carolina ; Western Mills, Mississippi. These mills have been uniformly successful, and are divi dend-paying institutions. The Eagle and Phssnix have three cotton and one woolen mill. They manufacture color ed ootton goods, and run 1,600 looms, and will consume 48 bales of ootton daily, as soon as their last mill, now nearly all in nnning com pleted. The Wisson Mills of Missis sippi also make colored goods. Some of the advantages claimed for the South are its prodigal and remarkable water power, their absolute cheapness, and the ease with which they can be controlled, the regularity and splen dor of the climate, the cheapness of labor, the aceessability to the raw ma terial, the saving in the transportation, commission and loss in weight upon the same; the saving on the return of the goods, the exemption from taxation guaranteed for a series of years by several States. The labor employed is whitq labor. It is a common error in the East to suppose that Southern mills employ negro help. The tastes and adaptability of the negro unfit him for this work. Their fingers lack the deft ness, brains the wakefulness neces sary to w mill operator. The depart ment bosses are, as a rule, seleoted either from Europe or the East. The rivers never freeze, the water never gives out; do need of reservoirs, no fear of floods or freezes. It is a common argu ment with new Englanders, who have never been South, to say our climate is too warm, and unfit for this style of in dustry. The argument has no founda tion either in reason or fact. The theory is exploded by the indisputable faot that as fine and as beautiful yarns, with as many ounces to the spindle, have been and can be span in the South as in any place in the world, It should be remembered that Southern cotton spin ners generally use an immeuse amount of cotton to the loom or spindle. This is because they make the heavy class of goods. Eastern mills are olten dubious at the reported Southern consumption per spindle, simply because they forget that No. 14 is, in most of the Southern mills, the finest number, and that s’s and B’s are often spun. The margin primarily being the difference of freights in raw material, it follows as a sequence that Southern mills, until the demand for heavier goodß is satisfied, naturally manufacture that class of goods using most cotton. Several Southern mills buy much cotton direct from the field, gin it and consume it; thus saving all commissions, all freights, all losses in tare, for bagging and ties. It is an easy matter to see the difference in cost of ootton, say at Columbus, Ga., and Fall River; Mass., November 14, quotations : middling uplands (Fall River mfg.) N. Y., 11.13 o.; middling uplands, Columbus’ 9.750.,; difference in cost, 1.380.,500x1.380. —B6 90. Then there is freight to Fall River, commissions, loss in weight. Or say he’ buys, as may be done in Columbus, Ga. 500x89 75, 848 75; commissien per bale, 81; dray, ship, marking, etc., 30o.; freight, 0105 per 100 lbs.xsoo- 85 25; marine insurance, i per cent., 28c.; ex change on draft, $ per cent., 250.; total cost ih Fall River, 855 88. ; in Colum bus, Ga., 848 75; difference in favor of Columbus, 87 08. No account taken of loss in weight. This profit alone on the rawmaterial is mure the than average prof it to the Eastern mills for the past five years. Southern help, of course, has mueh to learn, and there are economies whioh experience alone can give. Col umbus and Augusta, Ga., have splendid water power, cheap and easily controlled; the Sfinth is teeming with them. These two cities have put them in a marketable shape. Hoping that these crude thoughts, thrown out hastily from a pre occupied mind, will subserve your pur pose, and reciprocating warmly your patriotic sentiments, I am yours, very truly, (Signed | John B. 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Also a large let of goods at all prlces-atl qualities sold low down for cash. W. 8. ROY AT. nov2s-tf AUSTIN MULLARKY 4 CO. Will ibis week offer the largest stock of Crochet and Knit Wool Coeds in the city, at extraordinary Low Prices. A large let of Crochet WoM Shawls, in all the new and favorite shades of White, Bine, Scarlet, Cardinal, Pink, Brown, Drab, Cray, Nixed, etc., etc., from $1 to $6, full size. A foil stock of New Style Berlin Rifts, Nnbias, Clouds, Seemless Jack ets, etc., etc., from 59c. to the finest quality. A complete assortment of Children’s Wool Jackets, all sizes and colors, from 50c. to $1 50. A large lot of Children’s Hosiery, to be sold at nearly half price. A fnll stock of Dress Silks, in Plain Black and ail the newest shades and colors, the latest importations and finest qualities, at sl, $1 25 and $1 50 per yard, worth at least one-half mere. Call and see onr stock before making yonr purchases. We only advertise Coeds we can supply to onr enstomees. AUSTIN MULLARKY & CO., povlß-tf 262 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. A BETTER DAY HAS COME ONE THOUSAND CASES BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS FOR THE PEOPLE AT Wm. Mulherin’s, 293 Broad Street. MERCHANTS who pay Cash will find prices as low as the New York. Baltimore and Charleston Markets. PLANTERS will find a class of goods specially suited for Plantation services. MECHANICS can get, at low prices, BOOTS, SHOES and CAITERS, that were made to order and are warranted to stand hard service. A large stock of LADIES’, MISSES and CHILDREN’S fine SHOES on hand “Quick Sales and Small Profits” is the motto. Wm. Mulherin, oc2B-Buwe&frd&wlm 303 Broad Htrook. MILLER & BUSSEY, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, No. 283 Broad Street, Corner Campbell (store formerly occupied by M. O’Dowd), offer to dealers and the public at annsnaily low prices for the CASH: 40,000 Founds O. B. D.S. Sides. 50 Barrels Sugar Syrupß. 20,000 Founds 0. B. Sides. 300 Bolls Bagging. 10000 Pounds D. S. Shoulders. 500 Bundles Ties. -J (A / \ Boxes Tobacco all Q(A ( \ _L \ J grades. OV7 \J Barrels Flour—all grades. ft f A Q(A f\ Packages Mackerel, in half ÜBags Bio Coffee. O V/barrels and kits, tj 8 Barrels refined Sugar— f\ It) all grades. U V_/ Barrels Liquors—all kinds. too Barrels Beboiled Molas- Together with spices, Candles, Soaps, Teas, &c., &c. Ail Goods and Weights gnarauteed. MILLER & BUSSEY. or 9 tf MYERS & MARCUS, 286 and 288 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA., —WHOLESALE DEALEBS IN— Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Trunks, Etc. PRICES AS LOW AS IN NEW YORK OR PHILADELPHIA A Large and Varied Stock on Hand. sep3o-suweAwiy NEW PROCESS FLOUR. CRESCENT MILLS, AUGUSTA, GA. J. F. & L. J. MILLER, Proprietors. OUR FANCY FAMILY FLOUR MADE BY NEW PROCESS HAS NO EQUAL. mh4—d&wly NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS, NEW GOODS l JUST RECEIVED AT L. RICHARDS A GBEAT VARIETY OF NEW GOODB, Dress Goods, Now Shades aa d Styles, Black Cash meres and Alpacas, Best Makes and Superior Blaoks. A BPECIALTT IN GENTS 1 BHIBTB - Shirts finished In the beat style at 75c. and 14- Gents', Ladies', and Children's Undervest and Drawers—a large assortment Just received. Gents’ All Wool Scarlet Shirts and Drawers. A superior article —Ladies' Underrest—at 50c., worth sl. New Cloaks, Shawls- A great variety Net Goods for Children. The best stock of Hosiery in the market. Blankets, Flannels, Waterproofs, New Shades for Suits, Caseimeres, Jeans, Ac., Ac.—at the lowest prices. Domestic Goods at Faotory priceo, The best m the cheapest. Salter A Cutler's Sewing Silk—all Sizes and dolors. ISO Doaen Ladies' Hgpe at 12]c., worth 25c. Will sell them by the dozen at 41 25. Kid Gloves at 60c., 76c., 41. Notions, Fancy Goods, Neck Ties, Lace Bibbs, Ae. Samples sent as usual. Express paid on orders at retail amounting to 410 and over. L. RICHARDS, BBOAD STREET-, AUGUSTA, GA., NEARLY OPPOSITE CENTRAL HOTEL. notlS-tf