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Die -oed ia aobalde u» reintt from the oj>e rat tone of aweh a bwi'i of union as to make the ex wtea.-e ct a party held by it always preca n*>oa. Is ant the beginning of the end of Kepablicaa sapreiaacy tn thia country ap parent ’ T*«v Mr Coaxuxu not only desired bn Mpeetci to la* returned to the United Mate* Senate is auffi-.eniiy evidenced by the ftdtawiac words taken from his letter to the New V>rt Legislature. He and Platt wvme •‘Such distrust has been expressed of the orrectm of our positions that we think it right and dutiful to submit the ■natter b* the power to which alone we are bound and are ready to how. The Legisla ture is tn seeaion.” Clearly that language was an appeal for roelection. rtaMAIOB Hill nays that the negroes, when suddenly elelevated to political influence, the tools of designing Republicans, , and that the white South was compelled to t.eeow solid as a matter of self-protection against the Republican party. He says that the negroes at first regarded the right of autfrage as a toy with which they played, nut that now they think of it as a thing of value, and vote with the Democratic party. Mr. liiarivxn. says Senator Hill, should fill Federal aA?e« with men who are Old Whigs and Unionists, bnt are not obnoxious to {be people at large, and where he cannot find them he should appoint conservative ■ Tur amount of Mr. Coxklixo’s wordly goods is attracting the attention of that modest retiring, reticent class of produc tive citiiens. the newspaper correspondents. -■Gath" says: "Roacok Cotntuno, from the beet I can hear, ia worth lietween 5‘200,000 and fdiM\OtX). He has always been pru dent in his expenditures, and his wife is a oarefnl housekeeper. He owns, perhaps the best bouse in Utica— a large mansion in a private park; but intertaining little com pany, and his wife having respectable mean* and being in the midst of an excel lent country of produce, he can probably live at U:ica for abont SII,OOO a year.— Wheta er his peccadillos have been costing him anything is not known, but it seldom happens that a man Rises hia head without bleeding at the pocket.'* I'm rep. rts ot Jewish persecution in tin asm. continue, and each day adds new honors to the accounts. The victims are fleeing from in crowds. Their houses are burned, their places of business are plundered, their synago ties are broken up. and those who are too poor to fly are horribly maltreated, and in many places are net c-uly suffering bnt starving. The worst feuture of this brnuldy is the absence of any protection. The Russian authorities appear to be incapable of quelling the popu lar tumult, and the crazy, ignorant, super stitious mob is allowed to have its own way in maltreating a people who are guilty of no rffense. Their situation not only shows the rval feebleness of Russian authority in internal affairs, but is a disgrace to modern civilization. If Russia cannot do anything to protect tiie-e unfortunates, then the other European Powers should make their influ ence felt. A fasckl post has just buen established iu England by Postmaster-General Faw cett and an international agreement has recently been completed between France, Germanv and Relgium and Switzerland for a parcel post between these countries. In both instances, the post office proposes to do a general express business at a fixed chargs for small packages up to a certain weight. In France, this charge is to be 22 cents for packages up to six pounds weight, not over 24 inches square in any dir.■ction. This is altogether different from the pvMal charge for carrying merchandise in this country, which is so arranged as to give the express companies the profit on t the short distances, and the Government the loss on the long one*. The French charge is only for railroad points; an in crease of about 50 per cent, is made for deliveries at a diaunce from railroads stations; but, however arranged, a parcel post should be run as a part of every postal department. A bxilboap beneath Broadway the whole length of Manhattan Island, with branches to the L’udson Hirer Railroad station, and along the Fest side, is now projected, with General Mrxh.aixax as President. Each night a wooden bridge of fifty or sixty feet will be laid on Broadway. and the earth ex cavated from beneath it, the contents be ing carried off by small tunnels through the streets. Two brick tunnels with arches be tween them will then be built, rails laid, and the whole finished without diatwbing k the traffic of the street The engines ate • fee propelled by compressed air, thus aroid lag the smoke and bad air of coal engines; AB the sir being supplied from stationary ma china-p at each end of the roatf- The will be lit by electric light, and ran telephone at the rate of forty mdes an &oxir, or deducting the frequent stoppages, at an average of twenty-five miles an hour. The trains will be equipped with hydraulic brakes, the tracks laid tn asphalt, deaden ing the sound, while the eren temperature will permit the rails to be placed close end to and, avoiding the dicky-te-clack of the ordinary r wr a imo ■mtn a— B»BBB»bmB|bB MMnfi —<K. SB« mlgM >bb an wB *m* IBmbbm • Ma BbAb* Bb tovw. B» B gaßwally bstawwfi ta W ama as «M aanfißß <MAMa. a»4 hm Wtestßß and ■— Maybmy Be Bb ssMßafi kB te» (Mnaaw wwb «k fßaanas . M M wwrp»4 Ms asset iislrry ««h wiMir imi ii . 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Roeaer IsnanaoLL ia a Nihilist, pure and Simple. Hui narrow mission ia to destroy, not to build up; and he would rob man kind of its best boon without supplying an insatiable and divine element df human nature with aught to fill its place. In one of hia dogma, quoted at the head of this article, Mr. Imokusoll attempts to put doubt forward as the stimulant to all int*i!ec*--ai advanceiucuu If* would revei»e the common belief into a saying of his own: "Be dies who does not doubt." If Mr. InoaaaoLL. in the above sentence, has attempted to be logical, he has succeeded ia making himself ridiculous; if he has endeavored to rest his position upon any auch idea, he has well uncovered his own weakness. If Robut Ikgkmoll had have I said that he who does not think for ' himself ends all intellectual advance ment, he would have come nearer the j truth. Many of his old ideas upon the freedom of thought were fine, but he has not appreciated bis own best sayings, and does not appear to know in what his ' strength has consisted. It is the glory of man to explore and find out. In the world | of science, of material philosophy, of meta- i physics and in political economy, man’s , best victories have been attained by rigid . speculation and exhaustless experiment. I Reverence for the old is giving way to revelation of the new, and antiquated cue ton and tradition have fallen down before habits and convictions established in the present As enlightenment becomes wide spread man grows into a general thinker; for mental independence follows physi cal emancipation. Truly has it been as serted that "he who cannot think is an imbecile; he who will not think is a 'bigot, and he who dare not think is a slave." Robkbt Ikoerholl, however, makes one of his masterly mistakes when he intimates that doubt is the stimulus to intellectual advancement. We hold that belief is the mainspring of all development. It is the desire to improve upon what we already es- . teem which best fits ns for research and nerves one for exploit. The man who sneered at the efficiency of the : sailing vessel and doubted the expediency of moving upon the waters was not the one who invented the compass or expanded the ■ sloop into the steamship. The scientist ■ who railed at the old signal stations for : flagging news never strong up the electric ! telegraph, nor was it left to him who doubt | ed the policy of preserving parchment, which seemed cumbersome and absurd, to frame the first matrix of type. It is the de sire to improve upon the old—not to dis card it entirely—which has worked the growing good of this world. Bnt few men can overturn whole systems and revolution- j ize entire methods. It has been left for few people to be reformers—and we humbly submit that Mr. Inobbsoll is not one of the elect. It has been said that discontent is the in centive to wealth. The meaning of the sen tence is that wealth depends upon the de sire of every person to better his financial condition. It is this working for some thing higher and be'.ter which adds to indi vidual prospeiity and builds up the business world; but how misguiding to say that discontent is the incentive. Were all capi« talista and laborers discontented with their positions, products and prospects, how unhappiness would increase and fail ure intensify I In contentment is hap piness, and there, too, effort may be best expended. It would be just as dan gerous to encourage agitation and dis content in order to add to the skill of labor and increase the power of capital, as it would to encourage men to doubt and to sneer, in order to broaden their faith and better any of their conditions. Development does not spring from doubt. He beet acts who thinks most, feels most, and, we may add, believes i moat strongly. Belief is not adverse to bet tering our code of morals or improving our religions condition, and he can effect that reform, whenever reform is needed, by hav ing faith in and reverence for the old sys tem. lie who wrought the most perfect work on earth, and "spoke as never man spake,” talked in parable, not in satire, and proudly claimed that His mission was not to “destroy but to build up"—not to doubt but to perfect. Mr. IxoKßsoixmust excuse us. His creed is unsound, his sentiment is misleading, his policy illogical and inane. Mr. Ingkbsoll, . in fine, is not a great infidel. I OUR MANUFACTORIES. While the stoek excitement continues our manufacturing interests have not been suf fered to languish. It will be seen from a report in our local columns that all the new stock of the Enterprise Factory has been taken and that the work of enlarging the mill will be commenced at once. This is cheering news to everybody interested in the progress of Augusta and the evidence that not only our own people but capitalists at a distance have firm faith in our manufac tories. Despite all the assertions of malig nant spirits—and, thank Heaven! they have i grown small and beautifully less—who woeid fain keep us down to the end of time, Jhfte are hundreds of intel ligent practical Bien at the North who know a goal‘thing when they see it, who cannot be prevented from investing their money fchere it will bring them a large interest, notwithstanding all the political diatribes about insecurity of life and prop erty at the South. Figures speak for them selves, and no mere assertion san blot them out. Hence it is that men of means in New fork. Cincinnati, Boston and other North ern aiUM who have been accustomed all their lives to business, who think and act for themselves, Lavs placed large sums in new manufacturing enterpna«s is Augusta. They see the success which has atte*d_d older enterprises of a similar character, in vestigation convinces them that those more recently organise* have an equal chance to do as well, and they do pas stop to ask what ar* the political opinions of the peo ple among whom the factories are located. They know that Georgia is prosperous; that her. bonds are away above par in the New York stock market; they are awaye that Augusta’s advance tn material wealth sad enterprise have bee" equal to those of *ay pity in the Union of similar opportunities, and reasoning from the past, they believe with our oyn people that her prosperity in the future is an aapnred fact. A large part of the capital of ths SMe” Mills and the Enterprise Factory has bean by Northern men, and it is very <haar what about manufacturing here whan m« willing to invest se much money in these mills. st are sat isfied that the future wiU show that they were correct in thatr judgment Our own people have also invested largely in both factories, and they will be amply repaid put only by the value of the stock to themselves b Bfcritaßla. taa w* b «ta *eii •ttotow MBBikiiyby ttaten atk. ■tow* «f ml bub*. «b 4 tta sifißiiw u • totoetaM*. Tta«» m* toiM they tov Xtatoaelwß, nil itooriuurrovnuKiATr. Uto* a MBBca «t i Bit j tkrvw BMtta th* SMNte «f lb* United Mata* tai ad jo»rto4 atedk aad thte rva«it vm tetoght ak.et by tte Dim, rr ala. Vta* the Sm ■Mfi b ii— B ivl at—toa «■ (ta 4*h of ta* Ma Th. tM»• was *o »»L4 n—an why it ofeoiid hot finwh th* !■—«m tor which it war —had together, in two wreka. The Pr»«»i»nt had hia nppouttßaate ready, and th* only iegitimate bMtae— before tho s —ate wm the Confirmation ot rejection of the nomine*-* A* men of wisdom, "grave and reverend signiora," the country had a right to expect that the Senator* would dis charge their proper duties and not descend to partisan trieka, for the purpo— of aggran dizing men who were not worthy of atten tion. A* soon as it was apparent that Ma ■okb was recreant to the trust reposed in him. the Democrats quietly accepted the situation, and yielded the organization of the committees to the Republicans. To all people of unbiased judgment then, was . nothing now in the way of a prompt dis patch of business and the revolution therefore, of Mr. Dawks for the election of Senate officers, took the country by sur prise. It was then that the bargain by which the Republicans had wrested the control of the Senate from the Democrats, who had every right to suppose that they were in the majority, became too glaring to be hid behind any masked battery of po litical sophistry. Gobham and Riddlebeb oeb were the bosom friends of Mahone, and the arguments of Republican Senators why the election should be ueld, lost all their force, if they would have had any in any event, in the face of the fact that such election was to be held solely to advance these two men, at the behest of the Vir ginia Readjuster. Such action as this, the Democrats properly determined to defeat by every means in their power, and with what success the sequel showed. For weeks and weeks the country witnessed the spectacle of a Republican President hampered by a Republican Senate, of unacted upon nominations, simply be cause Mr. Mahone’s new associates saw fit to press the claims of two men who had no claims at all except through the power of their Virginia backer. The indignation of the masses was naturally aroused, and it found expression in no uncertain sounds until the Republican Senators discovered that it was no longer safe to combat public sentiment, and the real business of the ex tra session was at last entered into. The Democrats had triumphed, and they had the approval of the country. It is one of the remarkable incidents of this struggle that the Republicans not only failed to con vince their opponents, but actually satisfied themselves that they were espousing a bad cause. Gorham and Riddlebebobr at last became so nauseating a dose to even the stal warts, that nobody believes they could have been elected towards the close of the session if the Democrats had withdrawn their opposi tion. They will not be heard of again as candidates for the Senate positions, or if they are, it will be seen that some of their strongest supporters in the recent deadlock will be the quickest to throw them over board. The Democratic Secretary and Ser geant-at-Arms hold over and they will prob ably continue in office during the greater part of the regular session, if not to the end. Mr. Conkling's theatrical exit, which was evidently designed to serve as a menace to the President and startle the country with the magnitude of the event, created a some what different impression from what the New York ring master expected. ’ Instead of shuddering over the retirement of the Hyperion-curled statesman and his man Friday, as a tragedy, the peo ple have universally looked upon it as the funniest of farces, the antics of the spoiled child who failed to get the moon when he cried for it. Mr. Conkling had so long been accustomed to dictate to the Republican party of Now York that hie vanity and self presumption had become inordinate. While Mr. Gabfield was to be the nominal President of the Union, Mr. Conkling looked upon New York as his in dividual property and the Federal offices within its limits as rewards for his political frie. ids. The constitutional rights of the Chief Executive were as naught in his eyes compared to his own prerogatives. Mr. Gabfield was to be used as the cat’s paw to draw the fat chestnuts out of the fire. It was very evident from subsequent events that Mr. Conkling never dreamed of oppos ition to his behests. When, therefore. Mr. Garfield undertook to,act for himself, to appoint such men in New York as he deem ed the public interests*demanded, Conk ling’s rage was unbounded. Judge Rob ertson was a man endorsed by everybody - by the New York Legislature itself— but he had refused to be one of Mr. Conk ling’s hewers of wood and drawers of wa ter, and therein his offending. The Presi dent was given to understand that unless he withdrew this nomination he must ex pect war to be made upon him by the New York Senator. But Mr. Garfield was not a man of straw. No breath from an angry man, even though that angry man was so important a personage as Mr. Conkling Seemed himself to be, could swerve the President from his purpose. The caucus was appealed to, but the caucus which se often had yielded to the imperious de- mands of Mr. Conkling declined to take up arms against the President. It was now the part*ot wisdom for Conkling to have yielded, but his rage had blinded him to every consideration but his wounded self conceit. His resignation and that of Senator Platt, his henchman, followed. It was i plain that this was no actual retirement from the political arena, in the minds of either Senator. The New York Legislature was to be appealed to for vindication, by their re-election, and such a re-election was to be understood as a practical condemna tion of the President's course. Bat now another Stirprise awaited Mr. Conkling. The was not so certain as he imagined. The Legislature, which so short a time before had given its approval tb Judge Robert son, was not prepared to reverse its action and condemn the President for appointing him to office. Hence it is that it is ex tremely doubtful whether either of. the re tiring Senators will be returned. The anti-CoNKUXG element in the New York Legislature is very determined, and it is hardly probable that the Democrats will unite with the Conkungites to re-elect a map who has always been their bit ter and unoom promising foe. Such a man as Mr. Conkling should be kept in re tirement for all time to come. He is not an honor to America, and his bitterness and malignity have done more to keep up sec tional feeling than anything else. He has : never been willing to accept the situation, to let well enough alone, and permit the country to work out its great destiny free from political agitation, for which there was not the remotest necessity. When the : South was striving hardest to keep pace in : the progress of the age, when it was invit- i ing Northern capital and Northern immi- \ 1 gration, Mr. Coxkusg was loudest in his ' demands for a political crusade against her. ; ’ He ha? been the unrelenting enemy of ! this section, and, so fay as we know, with • out any cause. The counsels bf the Nation I are well rid of such a haughty and malig nant spirit The country will prosper bet ter without him. Like many others who have aimed higher than they could reach, he will go down unwept and unsup g. It is our duty as it is ths duty of the whole country, Without regard to partisan ship, to support Mr. Giarauo’s adminis tration so long as it is apparent that he is deing his duty as President of the Bepub -1 lie and for the best interests of the country. Updo this his actions have | been in keeping with his patriotic declara tions in his inaugural address. We at the . Soutn haye po longer any thing to fear from ad verse legislation. The day for tech has j long since passed. Nor have we any reason I Io Relieve that our prosperity will be re- AUGUSTA. GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE -Y iBBI. • . *•- • . *> torfodL ta Uwi <raa»rt ta *• ar> warktoig iiftatp. «b --' BBgataß*i<. a*d «r« BU» ta* fttoto of ««t todwtry. It m Bataa for «erk üb*- •bbb b Mr I wntra. any taMta *• cta««* ttat wmblr* tate ot mi lii rbßritpt ttat fototato bb4 jtate* ar* mtoowß q«attt*aa BM*g **■ Tk* aapatol tini< tatat frate tta North ta a praitiwl coetmlMta* to all *®<rh Mmcaarn «tate»*«t* *taa, anoaoy ta ***kteg fowtaßiat b -t*»o*»- ttaa.*ry Maxton, ta eaaatAMly tat a traa* tpry aaJ nncartiua rjeditta*. it ta waana taa* folly to eoalaavor ta ratord b- ( viatnat by practical ia*a ta tba Roathara Mate* of tba ABericaa tapabite. Naittar Mr. CoßKLnni nor any of hta cappottaaa can amplMh it. aa 1 tb« peoaprroa* fatara of tb* Mouth ia ’ aa rartata a* that tba *ua ■biaaa in tba bnwiu <Jur cropa will <ro*. our iimmi will torn our la-tonH. «*bd our reaoaroea will ba developed drapite all the malignant attack* made upon u«. and we will not lack Northern capital to aid as ta our undertaking*. wilk kb cmnrrv botbl [(ler«)ond»*n»'ZninW»<ind G>n*titutumniuil.) Washington, Ga.. May 23. On Wednes day night lent an incendiary attempted tb fire the store now occupied by Mr. M. V. Moore, situated near tho depot." The door > and atepu were sat urated with kesosine oil; fortunately the flames were discovered be fore any serious injury was sustained and were soon extinguished by the ignipotenj fluid. Had the fiendish purposes of the demon been accomplished not leas than $25,000 worth of real estate would have' been destroyed, including the engina house belonging to the Georgia Railroad, besides a large amount of merchandise, as thery are a number of residences and business houses contiguous. This is the second at tempt to burn this portion of our town— familiarly known* as “Dublin” - recently. The previous attempt was on a warehouse, which is in close proximity to the one just fired. An effort to fire the public square was also attempted, and as yet no person is even suspected. Wilkes county iff justly indignant over the escape of Albert Smith from jail on last Thursday night, who ran ran over the jailer while entering the jail with his supper. Sheriff Crafton at once swore out a warrant against Mr. Hackney,’the jailer, charging him with collusion and bribery, and lodged him in jail, and when interviewed about the escape speaks reservedly and gives no gratuitous information. The public is under the im pression that his "knock down" was a sham, and that money did ■ the. work. His case is to have a preliminary investigation to-day. Smith will doubtless make good* use of his liberty and seek other climes. A reward for his apprehension will be offered by the prosecution and Gov. Colquitt. Calla way, whom Smith slew, was his brother-in law, and the killing was thohght to be the result of too much whisky. At any rate it was extremely intense —thirteen balls pierced his body, either of which would have proven fatal. Tho unfortunate young man was shot after he was dead, and another bloody tragedy was scored for Wilkes. The “dry drouth” is upon us; Spring oats a failure, and the average farmer with an ominous shake of the head complaibs of hard soil, “hard times and wuss a comin.” - HARTWELL VOTES. * i Correspondence Chronicle and Constitutionalist] Hartwell, May 1,6.—0ur county is about to be afflicted again with an election in July next, on the “fence” question. The peti tion as required by law has been signed, and the requisite notices published. As we adjoin Anderson county, South Carolina, where the practical workings of the Bystem have proved in a measure successful, a num ber of our people lire in favor of it, especial ly those living in the part of the county next to Anderson. The opposite part of the county, and the largest portion, consisting mostly of small farms, in which there are good fences and large areas ot forest land, are opposed to it; this part of the county having the largest voting population. It is not likely, therefore, that it will carry, judging from that and also the election held here two years ago, whidh resulted in about 125 votes in favor of the new law, and 1,- 050 votes against it, or for the fences to remain as they are On Saturday evening last, the larger stu dents of Prof. M. H. Looney’s High School held a public debate in the Court House. There was a large crowd present, and the young men acquitted themselves very creditably. Prof. Looney is one of the best teachers in the South, and the advancement of the larger students, since the beginning of the session in January last, has been wonderful. He has two assistant teachers and abdut one hundred and fifty scholars in attendance, amongst which there are forty large boys, as students boarding in town, and who come here from adjoining counties and a distance The sensation in last week’s Elberton Gazette on Henry Hill (the murderer hung here last month) not being dead, amused our people very much. It is not probable that the editor of that paper, or any of his assistants or “devils,” could have been at the hanging, or they would never have written such an article. The negro hung twenty-seven min tues, and was ministered to by five phy sicians and two preachers, who pronounced him dead, long before he was cut down. — After he was taken down his body was given to the negroes, and whilst they were dig ging his grave, lay in the -coffin in the hot sun for several hours. The action of the sun may have produced some moisture on his skin, but it was just the same as that ex uding from any vessel exposed to tlie sun. in the same way, and was no sign of life. We was buried, and well buried. THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. Chief Jaatiiie Waite’* Ok-der—The Result of the Appeal and the Sale of the Road. [News and Courier.] Col J. E. Hagood, the Clerk of the United States Circuit Court‘for the District of South Carolina, received yesterday morning from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the Unit ed States the official copy of the following order, which has been regularly filed as re quired by law : Supreme Court of the United States, No. I,o9s—October Term, 1880. George W. Williams, F. J. Pelzer, James S. Gibbes, et al., appellants, vs. Calvin Claflin, et al.—Appeal from'the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. On motion, Mr. Chief Justice Waite de livered the opinion of the Court: In Jerome vs. McCarter, 21 Wall, 31, we said that if, after security on an appeal, which operated as a supersedeas, had been apcepted, the circumstances of the case, or of the parties, or of the sureties on the bond had changed, so that security which at the time it was taken was sufficient, did no,t continue, to be so, we might, on proper ap plication, so adjudge and order as justice should require. The present appellants are interested only in preserving their security for a debt of the railroad company amount ing, when the decree was rendered, to about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.— When they took their appeal, execution of the whole decree had been stayed by an other appeal, of the present apprileetff’wllo were the complainants below. Conse uent ly, the amount of security to be given fhen by these appellants was a matter of but little importance The appeal has been "ismissed, and in this way the circumstances of the case are materially changed. It is easy to sec that what was sufficient security on this appeal when taken is probably not so now. These bonds, secured by the mortgage according to the decree, amount millions of dollars, and the value of the security is necessarily subject tp the fluctuations of trade. The appellants a*e to a considerable extent interested in the same bonds, but if their debt u paid in full they cannot com plain at the execution of the decree. It is, therefore, ordered that the superse deas herein be so far modified as to allow a sale of the mortgaged property to be made under but that the Court b&ow retain in its registry, subject to the order'of this Court until the final determination of the present appeal, so much of the proceeds as shall be sufficient to satisfy and discharge any balance that may remain of tha. debt due these appellants, after the proportion ate share they receive under the decree upon the bonds and coupons they bold as collateral shall been applied thereon. M.ARAUOIBG Kldmap ■ Woma* In Texas The Citi- Bea* ladigaaaL (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Galveston, - May 22.—A dispatch from Eagle Pass says: “Several days ago three aimed Mexicans crossed the river at Shel don's ranche, 35 miles below here, during the absence of Sheldon, and kidnapped a young woman in his employ, forcibly drag ging her across the river to Mexico. The reason given for the outrage is that the woman's husband i$ indebted to the Mexi cans, and the woman was a peon to the lat ‘ tyr, in consequence of her husband's unpaid debt The parties reside in a little village on the Rio Grande, in Mexico, opposite the ranche. ' she citizens are highly indignant at the invasjop and tlje kidnapping on American soil of a defenseless woman." Talbottow (G*.) .Wearly Destroyed by Fire, (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Columscb, Ga. , May 21.—A fire in the town of Talbotton, Talbot county, Ga, , de stroyed all that portion of the town west of public square last night laying in ashes ten stores find three offices. The lose ie esti mated at $12,000. -I B B- Stewart county h« a pine tree 340 years old, judging from the “rings.” _, ■ HWT GUPHBt. . ckwtbmbbbl * wturßK >xm rr* * * ■»■■ «*•«•* t« AlMatoewtNmWTC "1 Tli HI., Bw «B <e— C. tay. At aflgtal <«foafr y.nifoi «tee»B« tta >tat tayu mm tata tta Cwitapß fitted . vita a fondly canvd trara Atta* MBd Atatata, ta tta r«MB of F«* tafotaK to Jta B tta tetotaßM ■< tta *BlBBI»1 Uf.-r.r_n Urtaytir* After* filra— ♦ brid* of sMty-ff«v rataate* tta ptay am**d ta a ptad «■ tta rmd wata* • tate «fi tta wtar* vwtacta of rooty ' fommfdMß v*t* ia wa>tia< to <*a«r«y ttaßto ta* ■**»» of tta «*foterat>B -« Mean ««»»• f fov hwadtod yard* dwtaat tara tta raawd tort Tfoa tad ta* jtoUy rteawa by ta* eoramtato*. last Bui of tta fart pray sr. «a •ocount of its atagutar ta»U aad tta bi* torto ao«aßon*a that elaatec aroaad tt. Tta <n»v* m about tev*aty-Av* yards aqaar*. and a hundred yerra ago was tta tawy >a« grdnn J of ail the region aroaafi tta Soar i«bing trading po«I of that hardy Iriabman. George Galpbin. He, with General Wil liamaoe, Cbarlea Grxrflwiu. and others of note in the locality* .and •ome three hundred of the aettla«*-o< ttat day lie barter! in thia apace, but no headstone aor mound marks they renting phaM, and the 1 . exact location of any grave known For fifty year* the place has bn? neglect i ed, and' the grave* of some of Month Caro- I line's eons of- whom she ia justly proud I cannot be designated. But nature bna been more mindful of the presence of the bon-1 ■ ored dead, and the sturdy oak* and stately • elms, fitly draped in their mourning veil* of trailing uioaa, stretch out their arms to shelter them in their last sleep, and every breeze murmurs its sad Requiem over their- 1 nameless graves. It is, indeed, a lovely spot, and sweet must be the sleep of those who rest in this hallowed place. Besting , in.the deep shade of these giant trees that ' for a century have stood as nature’s monu ments above the sleeping dead, listening to , the solemn dirge of the sighing breeze and soft murmur of the restlese river, tbe mind steals back to the contemplation of long ago, and phantom forms of the heroes of old seem to start up on every side. It is a , place of sacred memories-and properly was it selected for the memorial services. At 11 o’clock the ceremonies began with music from the band, followed by Major E. S. Hammond, the President of the Cen- | tennial Committee, as follows: “It de- ■ volves upon me in behalf of the Galphin Centennial Committee, to introduce to you | the Chairman of the meeting to-day, and I - give to you the name of one whose great- * grandfather, a century and a quarter ago, erected the Fort whose ruins are here. Within the sound of my voice the mortal remains of this great man lie beneath the shade of these noble trees. I introduce to you Dr. George M. Galphin.” Dr. Galphin then said 1 " Ladies and Gentlemen—Vs e have met to day to commemorate the noble action of our ancestors a hundred years ago, which terminated in a few months in the conquer* ing of their foes and the liberty of our country. It becomes us to do."honor to those men, whoso noble patriotism, heroic devotion and indomitable courage gained fl victory hare whose results have been so momentous. And great indeed have been those results. The thirteen colonies of those days have now grown into a vast em pire extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and second to none on the globe. In to-day reviving these hallowed memories, we deem fitting and proper to return thanks and invoke the blessing of Al mighty God. I therefore introduce the Reverend Mr. Bradford.” The assemblage rose to their-feet and listened to the following eloquent prayer : “Oh ! thou eternal Jehovah, who reigns from everlasting to everlasting, who Ifras before the mountains were brought forth or the world was formed—to whom a thousand years are but as yesterday—thou art worthy to receive honor and praise not only from tho hosts of Heaven, but also from all as semblies on, earth. And to-day we acknow ledge Thee as 'Makerand Ruler of all things in time and eternity. We pray that proper thoughts may fill our minds on this occa sion, and that we may fix-our affections upon eternal, and not upon things that pass away. One hundred years ago there were animated scenes enacted here, but those who mingled in those scenes aje in the dust. Look down on and blegs, we pray, the services of this day. GraKt that they may be ruled by peace, harmony and quiet. Accept our thanks for all-favors and bless ings on our land, for our goodly heritage and that our lives have fallen in pleasant places. We ask all in the name of <jur great Redeemer, Jesus Christ!” After a fine selection by the baud the Chairman gracefully introduced our dis tinguished townsman*, Col. O. C. Japes, Jr., as orator of the day, who following eloquent and address’*, Pleasant and profitable js it at epochal moments to stay the engulphing waves of time, which are ever hurrying into the dark sea of oblivion the memories of form er days, and bearing into the realm of shadows the tradifipps of persons and of events which rendered them remarkable! Especially agreeable is the vision when the uplifted curtain reveals the images of per sonages and the ifebulous outlines of trans actions intimately associated with our own homes and illustrative of our peculiar annals. The'conservation of these inheri. tanees bequeathed by a distant past en riches the present and dignifies tho future. In this new country, whose legacies are so meagre in all that appertains to voiceful antiquity, it is meet When opportunity occurs and the lapse of the century gives pause that we assemble together Upon his toric ground and for eur own edification and the instruction of the coming genera tions call to remembrance the deeds of the olden time. Three hundred and forty-one years agone, within full view of the spot where we are now congregated, occurred a memorable meeting betweeh theCacicaof Cutifachiq.ui, and the adventurous Adelantado, Hernando de Soto." ' ’ ' ‘ Then followed a careful and interesting presentation of all that transpired durihg the sojourn- of the Spanish army at Silver Bluff', in which the speaker, in his own powerful style, drew a beautiful pen picture of,the Iqpely Indian Queen, her.'generoqs reception of De Soto and' royal. Entertain ment of his troops; of their search for the queen mother, in order to secure many valuable pearls, which they had heard were in her possession; of the melancholy death of the young Indian guide ; De Soto’s dis affjioin'tnaent at not finding gold and silver, and his final cruel return for the kind treat ment* he had received from the beautiful Queen. The next picture presented by the orator of this historic spot was when it had long since ceased to exist as .the mulberry shaded house of the Queen of- Cutifachiqui; and*had become the trading-post of George Galphin, an intelligent and enterprising Irishman, enjoying the .full confidence of the Colonial authorities,- and conducting an extensive and lucrative traffic with the na tives. These prior memories having been dwelt upon in graphic delineation, Colonel Jones proceeded in the contemplation of the special event in. centennial celebration of which we were this day convened, and that was-the capture of Fort Galphin on the 21st of May, 1781, by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Lee nnd his brave followers. The leading events in the narrative have passed into history. “Compared with many other engagements which occurred within the confines of the Carolinas and ot Georgia during our eight years struggle for inde-. pendehce,” said Colonel Jones, “this cap ture of Fort Galphin will perhaps be reck oned as the small dust of the balance, and yet it. was not devoid of significance or lacking ;n important consequences. It supplied our needy army with stores which it sadly craved. It weakened the royal forces in Augusta and conduced most materially to the capitulation of that town. It inspired the Revolutionists with flesh courage and nerved their arms for farther exhibitions of valorous emprise. It gave to this spot its bravest and most triumphant tnemory which to-day we hail with grateful hearts and revive with loyal lips.” Alluding to the changes which have transpired in later years. Colonel Jones con cluded : ‘■The stockade fort at Silver Bluff—Gal phin, as we know it, or Dreadnaught, as the King's soldiers called it—crumbles into nothingness, and the brick house, with its dependent structures, which Galphin built, lapses into decay. This post, bereft of its importance/ passes into possession of the agriculturalist, and is esteemed simply as a fertile plantation. On every side are the graves of the later generations who here in habited and who- have been gathered to their fathers. , General Williamson, George Galphin, Judge Ephraim Ramsay, Charles Goodwin, and others whose virtues are cherished in grateful remembrance, peace fully sleep beneath the protecting shadows of these beautiful trees. At a remove of only a' few miles rises a mortuary shaft marking the last resting place of the Hon. James H. Hammond, late owner of this his toric spot, and one of South Carolina’s most gifted and honored sons. ‘ Thisjlocahty, my friends, is emphatically i the home of departed memories, the abode of traditions, and the dwelling place of the phantoms of things that were. The same bold river with restless tide hastening onward to mingle its Waters wjth the heav ■ing billows of th? broad the same over-arching skies, the same potent sun, kindred forests -find voices of nature, but all else how changed I Robbed of that utility and importance which _jt once en joyed in the esteem of the primitive peo ples of this region; no longer useful for pur poses which" gave ityjonsequence in Colonial days, and marred is to its fortunes by .the results of the late war between the States, Silver Bluff exists amply as a name and, but tor the recffllections which cluster about it, would be jjnpotent and voiceless in the ____iaaai«aißßllSwa« -1 TNDSTTNC'I M wta*fc lta«Jr» *b4 wtaSffita * s•**. 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Ttav* vara from 1.30 U V> 2‘OD par-, ■oaa prmAt Tba Military «f Routh Oua haa vara fairly rapraaaanJ by tba Puiw<- to Rifiva. of Aiks*. aadar tha .cmataaad of Cant. W. W. Will ram*. I An ri«**at bortaeu* aa.i a tent* supply ofTrfreatnaraia wwroa hand to gratify tba inner maafand too much aaaaot ba MM ia commend** ion of those ia charge of tbe celebration. It a** a grand *acc*a* and ever* one present will bold the occasion io plaaaant remem br race. After dinner most of the yonag people devoted them*elve* to the dancing platform, but aome atrolled along the romantic bank* of the river to tell the old, old story, which alone ia ever new The occasion waa thoroughly enjoyable, and every one went home convinced that ceu • tenniai celebrations were a grand thing. GEORGIA NEWS. Brunswick ia soon to have a big fair. Mr*. Susan Whitehead, of Milledgeville, ia dead. Eatonton wants an archery club and a livery stable. . Milledgeville wants a Woman's Christian ' Temperance (Inion. * The beef, as a general thing, obtained in i Macon is miserable. The Darien Gcuette continues its interest ing sketches of Georgia journalists. Rev. Thos. A. Griffith, a well known young Episcopal minister of Georgia, has ; gone to California. Gen. Lnwtdn, Gen. Phil Cook, Gen. Toombs and Mr. Wadley were all in Macon on Monday. That was a proud day for Macon. Macon proposes a coach line, to run through the town. To do this, Macqn may extend her corporate limits. Is this a threat to the Central Road f * The Harlem Columbian says: "We are«or-, ry to learn that Hon. S. C. Lampkin was quite sick last week, being afflicted witt several carbunkies.” The Georgia Legislature will assemble July 13. AH local bills will have to be ad vertised thirty days before their introduc tion into either House. The examinations of the Senior Class of Mercer University are ended for the Spring term, 1831. Speakers' places and honors will be awarded to-day. Says the Eatonton Messenger : "Rev. Robert Adams, left on Tuesday for Rich mond, Va. Mr. Adams is one of the repre sentatives of the Augusta Presbytery tb the General Assembly in Richmond.” Gen. W. M. Browne, of the State Univer sity, will delivers lecture before the" Facul ty and students of the M. G. M. Jc A. Col lege, in Millegeville, early in June. The Atlanta Phonograph says: "Malignant scarlet fever, which spreads and kills every time, is just as bad as yellow fever. Will our dear city fathers give us a clean town.” A resolution was adopted by the recent Press Convention at Rome, that a copy of each paper belonging,to the Association be sent to the Lunatic Asylum for the benefit of the patients. A difficulty occurred recently in Webster county, in which Joseph W. Harrell was seriously wounded! It appears that a young man nameu Smith han been keep ing bar for Hardfil at Smithville, and was accused by the latter of misappropriating the money he collected. A well known'capitalist of Macon, and who generally knows whereof he sneaks, predicts that the cotton receipts of' Macon will reach 000 bales within the next two years, through the railroad, combina tions-rece'ntly formed and still being con solidated by amalgamation of other lines. Oxford will .soon enjoy'a grand society sensation. Hon. A. 0. Bacon has been invited to. deliver the Masonic oration at' Rome, June 24th. . ■ The Rome Hook and Ladder men are still practicing to see how they would have beaten the Athens boys. ‘ ’ .Says the Atlanta Constitution: ‘‘Captain Nelms has gone to the. Dade coal mine to inspect the convict camp there.” '■ The indications now are that the Macon and Brunswick Road will build straight to Atlanta, leaving Social Circle and Covington some twenty miles to the left.' Several members of the committee ap pointed by the last General Assembly tc inspect the convict camps were in Atlanta,' Wednesday,.en, route to the camp of £lOl. B. G. Lockett, where their labors will be gin. .' CROP KKWS. Rice is promising around Darien. Gardens in-all Georgia,need rain. Cotton is chopping out, th Stewart countyi .Blackberries are scarce in South Georgia. Rust is reported' in Franklin county wheat. z Oats are suffering from drouth in Hart county.. Why are chickens and eggs so scarce in the country? Timber trade in the lower counties was never heavier. Oats' are' being cut and hauled by many Columbia county planters, and hands are in demand. If a dry May insures a good crop year, some of the planters will produce more than they can harvest. The Eatonton Messenger says: “ With more cotton than usual planted, how will the farmers feel next Fall, if a drouth should blight the crop ?” , The Swainsboro Herald says: “Shearing sheep is the order of the day, and sheep owners say that their sheep are turning out better than they expected.” The Meriwether County Vindicator says : “Cotton looks . well. Corn not enough planted—the quantity planted suffering for lack of proper work. Oats needing rain. Wheat very good. Irish potatoes sorry. Gardens very poor.” [Walton Ominty News.] We hear many complaints from farmers that their hands have left them just in the busiest season of the year. [McDuffie Journal.] We are assured by persons from different parts ot the county that fully a half crop of fruit will be on hand this year. A consid erable amount of cotton land in this county remains to be planted. [Covington Enterprise.] The oat crop In this section is thought to be cut off fully one-half by the continued dry weather. So far as we have been able to learn, the stand of cotton in this section, is -very good. Appearances indicate the peach crop will be a fair one in this county. Preparation is being made for wheat har vesting. M’CtLLOlGtl’j FAREWKbL. Last Appearance of the American Trage dian at Drury Lent Theatre—Criticism or the Weekly Press— Speech on the Suc cess of the Engagement. [By Cable/a the Herald.] London, May 21.—Mr. John McCullqugh concluded his engagement at Drury Lane to-night. Financially he has obtained a greater success than any American actor •Who has appeared in London scr far. Both as Virginius and Othello, he was severely criticised by first night critics, and very un justly, but the size of the houses and the enthusiasm among the audiences grew till in the end the calmer judgment of the week ly and society papers gave expression to what will unquestionably be the decision of London on his appearance. Society says: “One of the highest compliments that can be paid himj at a time when the person ality of actors and actrqpsqs generally figures more prominently than anything else on the stage is that he completely merges himself in his character and that we do not see so much.of Mr. McCollough as of the Othello of Shakspeare.” The Era says: “The good impression made by Mr Mc- Cullough in Virginius has beefi strengthened not a little by his really splendid perform ance in Othello at Drury Lane, and we have no hesitation in saying that in our opinion no finer representative of the Moor has -been seen upon the English stage for many years. His commanding stage presence, his clear and resonant voice, his superb elocu tion and his power of pathos on tfee first night’s representation laid firm hold on the interest, sympathy and admiration of a great audience, in answer to whose tumul tuous cheers and repeated demands tor his appearance before the curtain he was sum moned no fewer than three times at the end of the third act. It must have sent a glow of gratification to the heart of the actor, and must have convinced him of the appreciation of the English playgoers.” — A Womaw the Cbbk. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle. 1 StnoEßsnr, Ks., May 25.—Wm. Durban was shot dead yesterday morning by Jas. Mulaney. They had quarrelled about a woman. SBW ■ IN WATEKY BI RIAL BLENT. a C»aa«*M Uonrae Wane TWaa Otar ■■■■aru—ia Tw •***» a W»«n>i ii Sm« r— May M ' »4a»k. tbe btaMae with •••» r «a bftpMwfi kaarA. ww I ' kaaffi and arban neat OH Bsftamy tefcMa. «w bdta. Wfew lb. i •Ay.rn.4Ma anMsety asfcyiul. MtaM <*'*•<’*»—ii a Mai wwe*. > with tb« water • adyu. AH tba pi—ijtv 1 -wwa ■■naaeUy taka tba . ataa* ibaai ana-baif oftbaaa batag n t-n r»~ tba dabata Tba taut a*wa eT tba dbaMer wbkA twMtad tbe tay waa beeawbi by tbe •urvivota, wlta «rugcUd ttawucb tba ' ttrert*. wet and waary Tba news Ml Mte a ibur 4Mi ah. and a 4» pads task ptauw fse tbe spot. Arrivmy tbaa* a htarible -igbi ate* lba«r ataa. Fifty at «rty tmdtea bad already ‘been rtaai ir*. and were lytncn tbe bank. Tbeae arriving fran tha city and from every Jireeiaon r crowded around.'antteos to see if any rela tivaa ware on board. About one tbounaad families were represented on tbe excursion. , and the rail of asgutela that arose at U>* ■of the victim* was heartrending. , Father*, mother*, bronier* an<l aiMers ruabed about, panic utricken. endeavoring to identify friends. By seven o’clock about i eighty bodies were recovered from under , the wreck. Almost every minute some , victim wav brought to the surface and con ; veyed to the bank. The steamer Princraa Louise was early brought to the spot and the victims placed on the upper deck. Fires were lighted on tbe bank overlook ing the river, petroleum torches were brought and search waa continued until ■ bight. About 15u corpses have been secured. Among the dead are Jamee Robertson, man ager of tbe Rank of British North America; J. C. Meredith, clerk of tbe Dividend Court; Wm. Mcßride. Asseaaor and Sec retary of the Western Fair Association; Mr*. Wm. Ashbury, Wm. Millman, of Montreal, com mercial agent, and two sone, and J. Rogers, plumber. . All is confusion at the present moment. The landing at the foot of Dun das street is now crowded with people, all waiting inlireathlsss expectation for the ar rival of the steamer Princess Louise with • the bodies. The total loss will aggregate | 175. Mr. Matthews, night editor of the : Advertiser, lost his wife and two children; Harry Smart, of the M-ee Press, lost his wife, two children and sister-in-law; J. Siddone, ' of ths. custom service, lost one boy; Dr. j Oronhyatekna lost a boy aged ten, and Miss Bayiey. Among the missing are also Alice Dradman, of New Brighton; Miss Griffiths, i of Buck’s street, and Alfred Trimbell, prob abip Test. A full list cannot yet be obtain ’ efl.- AH is the deepest confusion. The newsjiHper staffs, like all else, are sadly de moralized, all having friends involved in the calamity. The whole city seems almost demented to-night. The accident was certainly due to gross carelessness. The boat was over crowded to a disgraceful extent. Manager Geo. Parish was expostulated with by several at Spring Bank, and urged not to let the boat go out in that overcrowded condition, but he is reported to have'replied : “All right;' I know my business,” or something of that sort. Sam’) Stewart, a stove merchant, one of those who protested, left the boat at Spring Bank with Several hun dred remained there, unable to get passage and had to walk home -a distance of four miles—to-night, no conveyance of any. kind being available. A telephone was in con stant use between the water works and the city by friendly inquirers. * This disaster will put an end to the pleasure steamer business, as, hereafter, people will not venture on them. The river, which has been the subject of many jokes and puns, on aftcount of its supposed shallowness, is, in reality, in many places twenty or thirty feet deep. London, Ont, May 25, 3:20, a. m. - The work of recovering bodies at the scene of yesterday’s disaster is still going on actively. Up to this time 170 have been found, and most of them were, brought to Uh is city.' All undertakers’ shops are besieged and coffins are going out by the» score. The crowds at the river bank and at the steamer landing here are not diminished. Among the bodies identified are those of the two daughters of James Burns. The excitement seems to increase as the night advances. A large. number of bodies remain on the grounds at Sulphur Spring baths, awaiting claimants. Farther Details ot the Calamity. London, Ont., May 25, p. m.—Further details of the scenes at the time of the. oc currence of the terrible calamity of yester day have been received. The v< ssbl was so heavily laden that she shipped water in small quantities occasionally when the crowd would happen to surge' to either side of the boat. On the return trip, when more than half way home, a slight commotion on the boat—said by some to have been caused by the playful pranks of a number of youths on the lower deck, and by others as cribed to the boat Striking on a imag—caused the crowd, out of curiosity, to rush to one side, and as the side of the boat sank with the additional weight, a volume of water, a foot or two indepth, poured in up op the Tower deck, which was crowded with passengers. Instantly the crowd on both sides rushed to the opposite side, and their weight, together with, that of the water shipped by the boat, caused a lurch in the opposite direction. Then it was that the disaster occurred. The sides of. the boat sunk in the water to the depth of one or two feet, and while the crowd on the lower deck were struggling to save themselves from slipping down in to the river, the stancheons supporting the upper deck suddenly gave way and the whole structure, with the load of human beings, came down on those who were be low. The scene that followed cannot be described. The boat continued to settle on its side deeper into the water, the water taking with it many of the (iassengers, who were stunned by the fall of the upper deck and were therefore unable to help them selves, while many, who were precipitated into the river unhurt, rent the air with vain appeals for succor, which those of the passengers who were safe' were powerless to extend to all in a moment. THE LONE STAR STATE. Jay Gould’* Latest—Railway Matters— Criminal News—Crops Destroyed. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Galvzston, May 24. —lt is reported' here that Jay Gould has obtained possession of the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad. A special to the News, irorn Houston, says: “In the County Court, to-day, in the case of Henry Deepenbrook vs. the Interna tional and Great Northern Railroad Com pany, the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for $20,602.” A special* from Plano, in this State, says) “A severe hail storm, two miles in width, passed over the western portion of this county, completely destroying, all growing crops, also fruit's and vegetables.” A special from Eagle Pass, dated May 23, says: “A party of six citizens of Eagle Pass crossed the river yesterday evening to attend a circus in Piedras Negras. Hardly had they entered the town when Captain Villareal, commanding the Mexican garri son, with a force of fifteen soldiers, sur rounded them and matched them to jail, where they remained all night in ignorance of the catfse of their arrest. This morning a party of their friends crossed the river to investigate the cause of their' stay, and an alcade had tbe prisoners brought be fore him. No charge was preferred against them and they were released.” TEXAS ITEMS. Mail Robber* On Trial and Mardasora at Large—Railroad to Brazos River. (By Telegraph to the. Chronicle.) Galveston, May 25.—The News has the following specials, dated May 21: Ban Antonio—the preliminary trial of Cogan, Rowley and Humphreys, for robbing the United States mail between here and Oak ville, last March, ended to-day, each being held over for action of the grand jury in tbe sum of fifteen thousand dollars.. J. H. Tinnin, as accessory, was held in the sum of five thousand dollars. The case of Adar ■lrwin (colored), as accessory, will come up to-morrow. Patrick Lyons was found dead in the western outskirts of the city on Thursday last. Parties arrested on picion of murder have been discharged, leaving no clue to the case. DdUas —lt is stated that the Missouri Pacific Railroad will be built to the mouth-of the Brazos river. _ EXCITEMENT IN.THE WHEAT KET. Chicago Exchange |n A* Cproar—The “ Ball* ” •“<* To**ing (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Chicago, May 25.—The wheat market was excited and higher thia morning, advancing over two cents, amidst great uproar, con fusion and irregularity in rates. Other ar ticles on ‘Change were weak and lower, ex cept oats, which were a trifle firmer for de ferred options. Continued dry and sunny weather was considered unfavorable to the wheat crop, and there was considerable manipulation and tossing about by the "bulls,” who had command of the situation. The market closed with considerable anima tion and somewhat lower prices. The question has often been raised wheth er the electric light could not be'used for lecomotive headlights; -*• P P ’ ” ’ S 2 A YEAR—POSTAGE PAID. cm»K«wtujr TO ar«MT*r*. ■war R*lW_< n TO* Vtafta rO 1 •"—< —• » p (fiesta! B* ** €ta*aM> sml ftaettfalßMCM..) I OMBtaw ILa C ■ May 21--A »ww ratt * rata tee toadtec to Au*ntaa to s>nf ml. mi to saM by tta Mm fa to ha*» a tarfcß*. It to to ta roa tasa Ori»s*ta*»*a I Nrwtarfvy a*4 Io itaa criy. era- r mmbc firaa ta» wte tta AUaMaraad I Fratah ttnal Taitoy. a*4 r***Mßc ttatefih r Mayan I ra—ty. X. C. rate Ta***■»!. » aMkto< Fwari Rrnal rtvae fifty —ilia i ' froo Mbdl tA Kjmhi- I IftocvMSo'W**. A i ni**iir*lb pestM* sf tta AtfaaiM- mU , Vtotab Bn*»4 Valley Road is alfwady *l*4- I j ed. a».l tato rilrawanll*' cowaty ba* already r | rated • lat<e sabaaripUea to build a mad > from her* to l*a*r*a> i AtOoinmbtetta aew Im* would etnta tta Mouth Oaroliaa Railrna.l aad rxt to i Augusta. It fa proposed, also, to bnihi • II ooonectKß from tare to Belum, maaectia* ' with tb* Saraanab Valley and Grraawood j aad Auguste Railroad*. Thi* wealthy eitj i and county aad people are tboeoaghh ■ aroarad oa tta subject of having a through line from the West to Augusta. The die i tance from hero to A ago ata. by Belton, i. 113 mile*, tnfiueniial and wealthy par ‘ ties are interested and bare been maturing : tbe scheme quietly for *otu» month* Chief 1 1 Engineer Kirk, of the Atlantic and French , Broad went to Columbia to-day to attend a . meeting. _ ‘ a. B. W, i WAVyvtBORO NOTRS. Watkebboro. May 24.—Superior Court ia , i still in session here. Yesterday t-a»l L-w --son was tried for the killing of Lncitida Miller. The defendant was represented by Messrs. J. J. Jones, H. H. Perry and E. F. Lawson, and the State by Solicitor-General . Wright, unaided and alone. ’ The case was one of purely circumstantial evidence. Mr. : Wright’s speech was an able and eloquent one and told*on the jury, who, after being out for about twenty minutes, returned a | verdict of guilty of murder in the first de gree, bnt recommen led the criminal’s ini priaonment in the penitentiary for life. • More anon. H. TBK BIRGE OF NEW PALLAS. Troop* Inxeet the Castle Where the Evict*, ed Tenant* Have Fortlfled Thynwrlvr* ■ —How th* Fira* Attack Wa* Mad* anil How IheConstnbalary Were Hepulaed Exciting Beene*. [By Cable to the Herald. ] Limerick. May 22.-LThe state of affairs in New Pallas District remains much the same. The Sheriff is still unable to execute his writs of eviction. The military force, consisting of one hundred picked men of the Ninth Regiment, and a similar number of the Fifty-Seventh, returned to headquar ters early this morning without attacking, as any assault on the castle in which the occupiers of the land hifve fortified them selves could not but have- resisted in most serious consequences: During the course of the day a eonncil was held between the resident magistrate, the [sheriff and the mil itary and police officers. It was resolved to invest the'catffle and starve out' the >oert pants. ' With Ahis object a number of the soldiers and police formed a cordon around the castle to prevent the besieged from ob taining provisions. It is plain that all who are in the castle are determined as ever to hold out. They seem, to be in the highest ajjirita, and to be amply supplied with creature comforts of al"l . kinds. The holders of the castle are loud ly cheered by those w*o are outside. The. bridges had been-ibroken down,'as the idea" got abroacUthat artillery wfa to be sent to . storm the castle. The destruction of the bridges were intended to obstruct the passage of the cKfiflon. It seems that the disturbances began after the sheriff's visit to the farms of the two tenants. Neither stock nor property of .any kind was'to be found, nor was any resistance offered unrtl the castle was ’Here they sought a , certain Timothy Quinland. As soon as the sheriff and his party approached a shower of stones came on the police from this stronghold and the resident magistrate states that a bullet struck the wall along side of the agent. The police wish swords, batons and rifles, beat back the crowd, bnt could do nothing against the castle garri son, which was armed with scythes, forks and other implements. Three priests ar rived on the scene, and effectually exerted themselves to secure order. But for their interference there wotild have been blood shed. The Retreat. When the expedition faced for home they found another broken bridge before them, .ahd while they were making the passage the crowd, who had broken away from the priests, opened fire with stones. Imme diately the police we(e given the • order to load. Father O’Donnell sprang forward in front of the levelled rifles and shouted out that he _wou[d be responsible for order. Meanwhile a bpfly of police rushed on the crowd of men and. women in the rear. Swords and batons were flourished. A re-' porter was roughly handled, and the police struck out excitedly, right and left. This was the last collision, and tho.police then safely crossed '.the bridge. Half an hour later two Land League bands, with banners, and accompanied by thousands of people, arrived on the townland,., from Tipperary, ■and being too late for the disturbances pro-, ceeded to celebrate the defeat of the lind lords. It watf intended to evict John Ander son, of Castletown, but the bailiff, through fear, refused to net with the sheriff, and the eviction had to be abandoned. As the troops were filing past Anderson's house a mob assembled along the road and behind the hedges on the east' side, and began to • pour in a shower of stones. Several of the troops were struck and wounded. The dis trict is in a most turbulent state. The local priests declare that if any further attempt is made to carry out the decrees- by force they cannot restrain the people, and a most disastrous collision will be the result. The civil power, backed by military’ force, is powerless, and the next steps are .awaited with the greatest anxiety by the authorities, who have ordered the troops in Dublin to’ be in readiness to proceed to the south at an hour’s notice. The arrest of the Rev. Eugene Sheehy has greatly intensified the excitement which prevails in the copnty Limerick,-and if is now next to impossible to put the law in operation without resort ing to violent measures. TESNESsEE’S DfcßT. Tile Comptroller Served yVlth .An En joining Bill on the Funding-Act. F" (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Nashville, May 25.—A bill wan served on the . Comptroller yesterday, by the Sheriff of this coupty, enjoining the Fund ing Board from <»rrying out the require ments of the par and'three per cent. Fund ing act. ‘ The bill alleges that the Mineral Home Bailroad bonds of, and the bonds issued for war interest aid war purposes, were illegally issued ; that the Funding act was procured by bribery ; that members o£ the Legislature were speculating in Ten nessee bonds when the act passed, and that one member received ten thousand dollars and another fifteen thousand for voting for .the act. The bill further charges that the acr is unconstitutional, because it appro priates the revenue for ninety-nine years, while the Constitution prohibits appropria tioifs for longer than two years ; also, be cause it confers judicial powers on exe cutive officers to pass upon the legality of bonds; that, by the coupon feature, the school fund is diverted from its legitimate purpose.; that it provides for funding bonds held by certain bondholders, but excepts bonds held by charitable and , educational institutions; that the act fails to recite in its caption or otherwise the title or. substance of the law repealed, reviewed or amended; that it repeals the section of the act of March, 1873, prohibiting the exception of anything but Treasury war rants, gold and silver, United States bank notes and old issue of the Bank of "Tennes see, for taxes, by making the coupons re ceivable for taxes. The bill further alleges that the act is ambiguous, and asks for a construction of the act by the Court. The bill of injunction was presented to Judge Williams, at Winchester, and fioi granted on the 20th of May. The Comptroller— Nolan, one of the members of the Funding Board—says no action will be taken to dis solve the injunction until the return of State Treasurer Polk, ahd the Secretary of State, Nunn. GEORGIA MOONSHINERS Destroy * County Jnl| Release Their CggfMterstea. (By Telegraph to the Chronjple. 1 Washington, May 24. Commissioner Baum to-day received a telegram from Col lector Clark, at Atlanta, Qa. k stating that thirty men have broken down the walls of the jail in Fannin county, in this State, and rescued a number of persons charged witji violations of the revenue laws.’ Commis sioner Baum directed Collector Clark to take out warrants, collect a posse and arrest the offenders if possible. FATAL EXPLOSION. A Youthful Engineer Kills Two Men and Injures Others. , (By Telegraph to the Chronicle-1 Mrunn, May 25.—Xesfcrdgy Afternoon the boiler in the foundry of T. L. Bisk A Co. killing w. H. Holden' and Edward Hopkins, and seriously injured Frank Gunbins and Jehu Adams. John Hoyle, the engineer in charge atlhe time the accident, was a youth of 15 years. j A GREATSuCTHI KN MSTEX . I emta cm* Bxr«.atw« vwv nermn Ten «*w cmmmwb * TWB. I *» «* - I moom-BW * ,*X , v ««**» *.,q ( taw ta* Maw Teta wtatatog. a s.gota ( «f Hto testa selfed ttot j— ytamtaf. wtaa tta Mtewta* tawy tataw ; «taw M ptam. 0< Osta Mta* etawt «» teta tta tan «w liimta tatMtav-asawjMW cm <'<tattaetaeß I «■*< to tta ■wwejtote* wtto aagmd to tta . cytatatatatota by ym to taw Fata tW JNMwibMß* W 4*4 t W MM rXtMB , efwwwewto? (M. Octa. I tar* taM taw taw la tta k tat tw»* three weeta to frta to tta tap.—Bare yww any e«*eettaw to gttaag , to tta pwtaie wtat aeewrtwd Itow T ta. [ tta extewt <rf parrtaw. aimuiy ekada. and made aoow to ta taflt* Col. (Me- None at all. 1 ‘-arsed free* my friend* wta held a anatro,;tag tetata ia tta Kml Ttaaeaeer. Virgtote aodGeorgta- Railroad »y«te«n that they were wilhm te •*ll ttair stock. I also tam*d itai *to« tiattaul were being prnaeewtod -by auottar . a party for its purehaae. Haring detemmeJ to control thi* line. I formed tta «yMi wto which purchaaed tta four fifttaof Di. i oek in tbe East Tenneeaee. Virginia and Gr vgai Railroad system; the syndicate a willingneea to take the other onr-fifth at the same price, if deaired by those h<ddta* it. About the same time the pnrehaea of the Mncon and Brnnawi-k Railroad wag effected, and capital sufficient to extend that road to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to . Rome, wm subscribed, which connect th* Georgia system with the Eaat Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia system, and Chatta nooga with the Georgia system hv a abort ent-off of eleven miles between Ooltewah, on the Chattanooga division of the E T., Va. A Ga. Railroad, and th» State line, on the Dalton division of the same road By 3, p. m , on Monday the amount required to accomplish all that the syndicate have at present in hand - $16.000.(K1D waa sub scribed. From the applications made sub sequently, doubtless tbe subscription ccnld have been doubled if it had been wanted. Maj, Wilson. Col. M'-Ghse and Mr. Walters, among the genthm-n wbw sold out, retained an interest in tbe new syndicate, and will cooperate in the ftifnee, and the mors extended develop ment of this very important property. Tbe new combination hta great strength, which will necessarily biTof Advantage to tta ter ritory Ahrongh which tta system* will run. m it is onr purpose to finish petting all our lines, in'all about 1,400 mile* when completed, in first-class order, and speedi ly finish the road from Knoxville to tbe State line, connecting with tta L uisrilie and Nashville Railroad to Ixinisrille, as well as to complete the road from Morris town to Paint Rock, on the North Carolina line, there connecting with North and ' South Carolina's system*of railroad*, which will give the shortest line from th* Nor<h west to the targe terri(orv lying east of and between the mountains and the *ea>«ard. Tbir. will open up for all East Tennessee a targe local business into tbyt territory. The formations of a new line from Chatta nooga to Atlanta, and the Atlantis* Bruns wick and Savannah roust be of grant ad vantage to tKe commercial prosperity of th* whole country aa well a« of Georgia. It will be our policy not to unnecessarily antagonize any existing internets, while de veloping what we believe to ta the best in terest of the whole country. Our aim will be to harmonize.wjlh onr connexions and riyal interests. We believe that the con struction of our new roads will add to'lhe business over our Eastern lines and the Norfolk and Western, through tba impor tant port of Norfolk, as well aa from th* Memphis line, the natural outlet 'of which is believed to be Norfolk. Rep.—ls not Senator Jos. E Brown. Pres ident of the Western and Atlantis Railroad and pecnniarly infested in the road 7 Ho* will Ml' feel towards your new enterpria* and the cementing of your systems I Col. Col'es-Senator Brown it President of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and pe cuniarily interested in that property. lam <|tao Vice-President of that road and o#n about tha same amount o(«tock in the lea** company as Senator Brdwn. I have not had the pleasure of meeting with the Senator nines my plans have been matured; bnt I know enough of that gentleman's broad and liberal views, and his devotion to th* best interests of the State of Georgia and • the whole.South, to Warrant me in believ ing that he will not oppose whpt I am pro posing to do for his State. On the con trary, I hqve-strong hopes of receiving hi* co-operation.» Senator Brown is one of th* most able, conservative, fair dealing and far-seeing men in the whole country, anti his desire for the promotion of the State of Georgia is not surpassed by any of her sons. Besides, I do not think a new line Will materially affect the income of the • Western and Atlantic Road. Daring th* laitt season it had more business than it was possible for it to do with prom pines*, .• and the new line I have arranged for rut.* for a great part of the way some distano* from the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and will secure a very large amount of new business that the Western and Atltyitio Road does not now get. In very many ways I shall add business to the new line which the Western and Atlantic could never se cure. I shall not part .with my interest in the lease of the Western*and Atlantic Road. Rep.—How.Jo you think Gov. Colquftt will feel towards yonr new enterprise ? Col. Cole.—l not as yet had an In- • terview with Gov. Colquitt on this subject, but expect to see him in Atlanta on next Wednesday. The Governor is an able man and a representative of this progressive age, and I am sure that what wo propose to do for Geqrgia will meet with his hearty ap proval and cd-operation. Rep.—There are several very large New York capitalists in your ayn licate, are there not, and among them Mr. George I. Seney ? How long have you been acquainted with Mr. Seney, and what are his general char acteristics ? . Col. Cole.—Yes, there are several of the most prominent capitalists in New York in the syndicate. I. have known Mr. Seney for several years, and my acquaintance with him has been-of the most pleasant charac ter. iniinense wealth, Mr. Seney it a,Christian gentleman, and most liberal und broad in bis views. He is also a philanthropist, having lately given away v several hundred thousands of dollars to public institutions. He gave SIOO 000 “ some months ago to two colleges in Georgia. He is a very able financier, and has the en tire confidence of feVery person who know* him, or comes in contact with hiip. His heart is greatly enlisted in the enterprise I haye in hand. He believes that the South has a great future, and he proposes next Winter to visit the South and look for him- into the interests of Geor gia and Tennessee. Rep.—Most of the miles of the road pro posed to be constructed at once lie in th* State of Georgia, do they not ? Don’t you think that capital could be secured to de velop the important agricultural and min eral interests of Tennessee as well as of Georgia ? Col. Cole-Yes, the roads to be at onep built are almost entirely in Georgia. We expect to have the road from Macon to Atlanta running by January,- 18S2, and from Atlanta to Rome by the same time, if possible, but there is some work be tween Atlanta and Rime, which may delay us a little, but all will be built as quicklv as men and money can accomplish it. Yes,, now that our own Tennessee has stepped upon the high plane of public credit, I have no doubt that capital will be readily se cured to develop her immense resources, and make her one of the greatest States of the Federal Union. Col. Cole left last evening-at 4:45, p. m., for Atlanta, for the purpose of immediately putting under contract the new road front Macon to Atlanta, being the Northwestern extension of the Macon and Brunswick. As soon as ta reaches Atlanta a corps of engi neers will be organized and an office estab lished at Atlanta. LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB. Summary of the Seventh Day’-s Race*. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Louisville, May 25.—The following are summaries of the seventh day’s races of the Louisville Jockey Club Spring meeting . Association purse, $350, mile heats, Boule vard, 1,2, 1; Una, 2,3, 0; Frank Cheat ham, 3,1, 2-time. 1:46, 1:45%, 1:46X. Merchants’ stakes, mile and an eighth: Lelex won, Gabrielle, second; Bancroft, the favorite, third—time, 1:56. Purse. S2OO. . Mile dash': Jack Haverly won; Duke of Kent, second;Mary Anderson, third—time, Purse, s£oo. Two mile dash: The race waA won by Gtetaway; Surge, second; Cash Clay, third— time, 3:38. A foul was claimed in this , race. Callao was the first under the wire and was distanced by the judges. La*t Day’s Summary. Louisville, Kx., May 25. - This was the last day of thetSpring meeting of the Louis- ■ ville Jockey Club. The first event, a dash of five-eighths of a mile, was a walk over for Cottrell’s entries. The second race was a dash of one mile, which was won by Duke of Kent, Gen. Pike second; Wumpee, third—time, 1:44. The third race, three-quarters of a-mile, was won by Knight Templar, with Duke of Kent second and Alarmist third—time, 1 ’ The fourth race, one mile and a quarter was taken.by Übert, Belle of the Highland*,’ second; Valeria third—time, 1:5844 The last race, onomile aad one-sixteenth, was won by Gabrie;, Pope Leo, second, and Vici, third—time, 1:51. * . • < » ».