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WeeMjj Ownirlr $ ESSIES J?£} CONSOLIDATED MABCH 17,1877. GOSSIP ABOUT MINING. THE WEALTH OF THE COUNTRY AROUND CANTON. Good i.nd Bad IlTMtmfnti in Georgia Miura Senator Brown'« Old Cop per Mln— «fyle« of Mining— What -t* Found in Georgia Miaea—General News. (Correspondence of the Chronicle.] Cantos, Ga , June 26. Mr. A. H. Moore, the gentleman reported to have ■old to some English capitalists a gold mine in thia county for five millions of dollars, lives at Ophir in Cherokee. Mr. Moore has been mining here for some fifteen years and has done very well in buying and selling mineral land. There has been no practical evidence of the large sale reported. The mine has not gone into the possession of the capitalists nor has work been begun by them that any one knows of. I have questioned closely about gold mining in Cherokee county and do not are any extensive operations here st present except the Frank- superintended by Mr. Moore. There fras been some profitable mining done in the county. Mines have been suc cessfully worked at several points. The Franklin mine, the Little Biver or Chero kee mine, the mine at Old Sixes and the Kellogg mine have all done well in the past, chiefly under hand labor. Mrs. Franklin and her brother drew adjoining lots that turned out to be very valu able, the gold yield running to a quarter of a million it is said. Colonel Wm. E Nickerson some two years ago tried mining in the county. He first attempted the dredging boat plan, dredging the rivers. He bad a boat that cost him some $12,000. He found that thia was not profitable, and tried hydraulic mining. He operated in the Sixes mine, but was not sufficiently pleased to con tinue it. He stopped his mining opera tions, and has built a large saw mill near Canton, which he is successfully running. There have been unquestionably some good mines in Cherokee, but an opinion prevails whether true or not that it is not as a good mining country altogether as the region about Dahlonega. The experience of miners here has been that the simple, inexpensive ways of mining as by hand labor have been more profitable than run ning by costly machinery. In about a mile of Canton is the copper mine, which Senator Brown sold for $25,- 000, snd gained bis first good start on the road to fortune. His father-in-law. Dr. Gresham, bought the lot at public sale for a small sum, thinking his young son-in law might wish it for the wood. Young Brown attached little value to it, but took it, and afterwards sold it to a company of Savannah capitalists for $25,000. They bought machinery and expended some $150,000 in working the mine, but did not go deep enough to strike the profitable vein that there is reason to believe is there. Their money gave out and the mine was abandoned. There is a large hole in the hill, with high embankments of the ex cavated dirt and immense decayed timbers, that show where these gentlemen sunk their money. Nothing has been done with the mine since. It is owned in three ■hares. z Judge James R. Brown is one of the owners. A short distance from the mine, at the foot of a sleep, hill, is the WM..fine _ajum spring that has water equalling <u strength t 'u&.kacus Rock bridge Alum Spring water in Virginia. The water has never been analyzed, but it has been tried by persons with marked benefit. This is an uncommon and valua ble spring, and I believe that it will pay handsomely to improve and utilize it. There are other fine springs of a medicinal nature near here, especially a very good sulphur spring, and the country abounds in springs with iron in them. Talking with Col. Nickerson about his mining experience he says: ‘•The styles of mining that have been used here are river dredging; the working of sulphuretted veins where the gold is inti mately associated with iron pyrites; hy draulic mining where the surface soil and gravel are worked for gold by a forcible stream of water obtained either from steam pumps or from a head of water; and work ing by hand, where the gold bearing grav el is shoveled into what is called a “Tom,” which is a box about twelve feet long, a foot wide and six to ten inches high, placed on an inclined plane and a small branch turned to run through it, and the stream washes the sand and gravel away and leaves the gold, which remains by reason ot its great weight in the crevices or "riffles,” as they are called, of the box. The larger part of the gold that has been found and the larger part of the profit has been made by the hand working, where the main expense is the labor. A boat for dredging can be constructed at an expense of $12,000, of w|iich SB,OOO is for the steam shovel, weighing 12 tons, and the balance for the boat, that will work 500 tons of dirt a day and cost sls a day to run. An hydraulic outfit for doing a liberal business will cost about $5,000, and give 75 horse power steam and 1,500 to 2,000 gallons of prater a minute. My theory is that several email pumps are better than one large pump, as there is a steadier stream and less of a shock. A mining outfit for working a small sulphur etted vein will cost, say $7,000, including a $2,500 stamp mill. There are four mines in Cherokee coun ty that have made fortunes—the Kellogg, Sixes, Cherokee and Franklin mines. No one knows what has been taken from the mines in this county, but it amounts to several millions, and many a farmer has made his money mining with which he has bought his farm. Ido not suppose there is a forty acre lot in Cherokee coun ty that gold cannot be panned from it enough to make a showing. Neither the Sixes nor the Cherokee mines are being run. The Franklin mine is in full blast, and I understood some limited work is being done on the Kellogg mine. I con sider the Kellogg a good mine. The Sixes mine is what ia called a deposit .mine, that is the gold is in particles mixed in the loose ■oil. The Kellogg is of the same descrip tion. The Franklin and Cherokee are sulphuretted veins. There is no reason to doubt that close prospecting would de velop other as valuable mipes in this coun ty. The counties that have taken the lead in gold mining are Hall, White, Habersham and Rabun. There is no iron mining in this county, though there are plentiful beds of iron ore. do not think there will be general mining in this county, as the gold is ■to much scattered. The gold deposits, are of a character to stimulate constant and active interest. OoL Nickerson is a practical, enterpris ing young Northern gentleman who has Located here and displayed a great deal of [energy and liberality. He owns the livery ■itable m Canton. He has some specimens y gold tfken in his mining operations. ■Tie yellow nuggets look very attractive, ■he largest of them were taken from the mine. There is a wonderful fascina in the idea of gathering up pans of dirt or river water and findins the [■■en ore scattered through it. true gold mines of this countiy are ■magnificent valley farms with their river bottoms. I have mentioned these beautiful plantations right All through this country su:h ■HLe scattered. Some six miles from the Etowah, river is the farm of Field, a place that will compere the lordly plantations of M:.I- die or Southern Georgia. Embracing over fifteen hundred acres, with six hundred acres of river bottom, smooth, level, rich, it is bursting into sffluent hatvests under a tida«e that is tbe very embodiment of modern agricultural science and pro gress. Every kind of labor saving implement is used on this model place. The ground is broken with sulky plows, the crops are put in with planting machines, the ground is attended with cultivators, and the great crops are harvested by the best machinery. The plantation is stocked with thoroughbreds. Jerseys and Orchards of every variety of improved fruit have been planted. Everything is raised on this royal farm. Col. Field has not ignored the clover field, that proper feature of a North Georgia farm. The truth is that this country has been a constant surprise to me—a revelation of fertility, healtbfulness, beauty, good farming and superb resources. It must, with the instrumentality of the all poten t ai railroad, become one of the most popu lar sections of our marvelous common wealth. I close to catch the mail, and to go out into the country to spend the night with Mr. Sharp. Richmond. OXFORD COMMENCEMENT. The Hope of the Country On the Ros tmm—Fine Oratory and Hine Ora tors—The Sermons—Dr. Means. (Correspondence of the Chronicle.) Oxford, Ga , June 25.—The commence ment sermon of Emory College was preached yest> rday by .Dr. Haygood to a very large audience. His sermon was one of the beet of his life. Abounding in good thought, at times it was grandly eloquent. In the evening memorial services of the late Dr. Means were held. A short but very exhaustive sketch of his life was read by Prof Stone, who was followed by Bishop Pierce, Dr Potter and Capt. Pooe, all of whom spoke feelingly and admiring ly of Dr. Means. Seldom is there so pleasant a time to hold an Emory commencement. The re freshing shower yesterday afternoon cool ed the air and settled the dust, and this morning came in with all the beauty of a spring day. There were a few clouds about the sun, but towards ten o’clock, the hour for opening the exercises, they were all blown away, the eon came out and Oxford was alive with gaiety and beauty. At 9% o'clock the band struck up its sweet est notes, and as its voice echoed down the streets, and ever the campus, crowds of sub-fresh, and little darkies were seen making their way towards it. This was sophomore day. exercises opening at ten o’clock. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Chris tian, Mr. E. P. Allen, of Shanghai, China, was introduced. He spoke “A Plea for Ireland,” and spoke it gracefully and elo quently. His friends expect him to carry away one of the prizes. After him came W. L. Branham, of Oxford, who, at the conclusion of his sheech, waa heartily cheered. He spoke Senator Vest’s invec tive against Mahone. Mr. Branham is one of the hero members of his class, a good writer, a graceful speaker, very pop ular both wi<h the faculty and with the boys. We would not be surprised if the committe awards him the prize. R. W. Flournoy, of Madison, Ga., spoke "Liberty.” by Henery. W. B. Ford, of Cave Springs, Ga., had a subject that won for him Jjie attention of the audience before begun to Speak, fie spoke "The Women of the South.” No one had better attention than he, and when he was through the hearty applause showed that the devotion shown by our women to the Lost Cause is still held in sacred memory by the people of the Sontb. W. T. Hanson, of Macon, Ga., spoke "The South Faithful to Her Duties.” 8. Hollingsworth, of Tampa, Fla., told us of "Soutrern Chivalry.” His style is more like that of a man than a school boy. He has a full, well modulated voice, and may get one of the prizes. “A Defense before the House of Repre sentatives” was made by J. H. McGehee, of Savannah, Ga., and a good defense it was. Next came Mr. E. V. Mobley, of Cole man Citv, Texas, on "Mississippi’s Con tested Elections.” Mr. Mobley comes from eloquent ancestry, and was by far the handsomest and most graceful speaker of the day. His voice is ringing and musi cal, and with an ease in delivery seen only in the natural orator, he held his large au dience almost in breathless suspense dur ing his entire speech. There is but little doubt that he will get the first prize. W. Y. Short, of Bentley, Ga., "On Be ing Found Guilty of Treason,” held the hen-em close attention. R. P. Williamson, of Ellaville, Ga., spoke "Address to the People of the South,” by Hon. B. H. Hill. He is a little ministerial in his delivery—tall and slender, a clear, high ringing voice, with an enthusiasm that needs to be repressed rather than cul tivated. He was heartily cheered at the conclusion of his speech. He was the last of the sophomore speakers, and after him came four short speeches in French and German. They were interesting, yet but few knew what they were saying. To night occurs the champion debate between the Few and Phi Gamma societies, and also the presentation of the Boynton, Allen and Bigham medals, which is the most in teresting occasion during tue whole com mencementexercises. H. THE FLAMES IN NASHVILLE. Tennessee’s iCaeital Town Visited by the Fire Fiend—The Losses and In surance. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Nashville, June 27.—A fire, this morn ing, destroyed the building on the corner of Clark and Front streets, occupied by Diehl & Lord, beer bottlers, and Valentine <fc Co., chewing gum and prize package manufacturers, and partially destroyed the Woodward, building adjoining, occupied by Phillips, Butteiff & Co., dealers in wooden and stoneware, and Handly,White <fcCo., druggists, whose stocks were par tially destroyed and damaged by water. The building occupied by Diehl & was owned by A. H. Rmnier, of New York, and was valued at SIO,OOO and in sured for $5,000. The Woodward build ing was insured for $5,000 Valentine A Co.’s loss is $20,000 and insurance $6.- 000. Diehl A Lord lose on and fixtures $6,000, and are insußß for $3,500. Phillips, Butterff A Co.’s loss is $6,000 and is insured for $5,C00. Hand ly, White A Co.’s loss is covered by insur ance of $7,000. A Post Trader Who Wouldn’t Be Rob bed. Helena, Mont., June 27.—At 3 o’clock, Saturday morning, while the coach from Deer Lodge for Helena was crossing the main range of the Rocky Mountains, 18 miles west of this city, two men with hand kerchiefs tied across the lower part of their faces, stepped from a brush and ordered the driver to halt Jno. McCormick, a poet trader at Fort Missoula, was on the box with the driver, and drawing a six shooter quickly opened fire on the high waymen. One was badly hurt and crawled back into the brush. The other returned McCormick’s fire, seriously wounding one of the wheel horses. The team took fright and ran, and was soon out of the robber’s range. Three other passengers were on board but were unharmed. The treasure box was on the coach following the one at at tacked. THE INDIANS AGAIN. THE CAPTURED CHIRICAHUAS AND WHAI ’S TO BE DOVE WITH THEM. ”hf Statement Inc .rrrct Tbat They Have Been Crowded Upon tbe San Carlos Reservation lnte.'n al Revenue Reeelpts—General News Notes From Wash ington City. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) Washington, June 27.—Seeietary Lin coln, to-day, received tbe following dis patch from General Crook, dated Whipple barracks, yesterday: The report that the Chiricahuas have been forced upon the San Carlo® reseivation is incorrect. The facts in the case are that those who had surrendered were sent forward under a guard of four companies of cavalry and Indian scouts. My instructions to Capt. Crawford being that the Chiricahuas should be kept with the scouts until other arrangements could be made. Chirica huas who went alter their families told me that they would join the column at the line or should we have gone too last then they would follow along the mountains and come in at San Carlos. We have no means of communicating with them nntil they come in at the agency, and if the first arrivals ’find that those who started back with us are not with the scouts, we destroy all our chances of ever reducing them to a state of peace. Tbe Indians on the San Carlos reservation are in no dan ger of being contaminated by contact with the Chiricahuas. As a matter of humanity, I am anxious to get in the last of this band so as to leave nothing undone for the recovery of the captive boy. Tbe Investigation of Arcliitect Hill. In the Hill investigation, to-day, J. M. Wilbur testified to having done some work on the New York post office building in 1877, after Hill became Supervising Ar chitect, Wilbur presented his claim for $40,000. Hill remarked that he ought to have something for settling such an old claim. He referred Wilbur to a clerk named Gannon. The latter took the wit ness into another room and told him they (Hill and Gannon) ought to have ten per cent. for settling the c*aim. The witness neither accep ed nor rejected this suggestion and he believes Hill, and Gannon, reported adversely upon his claim as it was disallowed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and has not yet been paid. On cross-exammination the witness was asked why he had not made a record of this conversation at the timeot the oc currence. He replied, well I though it was a rather strange proceeding on the part of a government official, but I was a stranger in Washington at that time, and J. did not know but that it was a custom with officials here.” Gannon then took the stand and denied that any such conversation ever occurred as had been detailed by Wilbur or that any proposition bad been made by him (the witness) to Wilburnl for 10 per Cent of his claim for passing it. Hill referred Wilbur to him (Gannon) becanse it was customary in tVe office to refer a claimant to the clerk having the matter in charge. Mr. Hill tcok the stand, and said a portion of tbe testimony of Wilbur?is true and part of it is false. “I never had any conversa tion with Wilbur, in which it was’’either said or intimated that I would receive or permit any compensation to be paid for tbe settlement of the claim.” Wilbur was cross-examined, wi.h the object of demon strating that whatever claim he had was against Bartlett & Bobbins,tbe contractors, under whom Wilbur was sub-contractor, but this line of examination was stopped. The Internal Revenue Receipts. The internal revenue receipts during tbe month of May, 1883, were $346,813 greater than during the same month of 1882. There was an increase of $231,729 from spirits, an increase of $220,527 from tobacco, an i icrease of $167,363 from beer, a decrease of $4,049 from banks and bankers, and a decrease of $188,752 from miscellaneous sources. The com parative statement of the collections of internal revenue during the first eleven months of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1882 and 1883 shows as follows:* Total receipts from spirits, 1882, $64.- 514.092; 1883, $68,852,655-an increase of $4,338,563. From tobacco, 1882, $43,- 450,981; 1883, $39,762,075-a decrease of $3 688,606. From fermented Pquors, 1882, $14,419,644; 1883, $15,051,498 - an increase of $631,854. From banks and bankers, 1882, $3,888,721; 1883, $3,- 748,561 —a decrease of $140,160. Mis cellaneous, 1882, $7,334,571; 1883, $7,- 249,969-a decrease of $84,602 Total receipts, 1882, $133,608 009; 1883, $134,- 664,758—an increase of $1,056,749. Yellow Fever Bound for New York. The Surgeon-General of the marine hos pital service has been advised that the American bark Helen Sands left Havana, Cuba, on the 25th inst., bound for New York, and that several of her crew were sick with yellow fever. These facts have been communicated to the health authori ties at New York, with the view of having the infected vessel prevented from enter ing that port. Paymaster Wasson and the President. The President has approved the findings and full sentence of the court martial in Paymaster Wasson’s cass. An will be issued from the War Department to morrow, officially announcing his sen tence, which is dismissal from the army and be confined at hard labor for eighteen months in some prison to be selected here after. Health Associations Along the Missis sippi. The National Board of Health has been informed that the sanitary council of the Mississippi Valley are preparing to estab lish inspection stations on the Mississippi river. Enormous Customs Receipts of Late. The customs receipts, to-day, were over one million dollars, and the receipts from this source have recently been very heavy, owing to the withdrawal from bond of su gar, opium and other articles upon which increased duties go into effect July Ist. IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED, The Administration Party Defeats the Windomites—The Nominees. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) St. Paul, Minn., June 28.—The Repub lican Convention met at noon yesterday. C. D. Giifillan was made Temporary Chair man. Committees were appointed and a recess taken till evening. On re-assem bling, Mr. Giifillan was elected Permanent Chairman by Gov. Hubbard’s friends over Pillsbury, who was nominated by the Windomites. Gov. Hubbard was renomi nated by acclamation. C. A. Gilman was nominated forJLieutenant-Governor, Fred Vorvaumbach for Secretary of State, and W. J. Hahn for Attorney General. Yellow Fever on Board. New Orleans, La., June 28.—A special to the Trmes-Democrat, from Biloxi, Miss., says the Norwegianjbark Alma, from Vera Cruz for Pascagoula, arrived at Horn Island, yesterday, but having yellow fever on board was sent to the quarantine sta tion at Ship Island. The second mate died to-day, and there is said to be another case on board. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUDY 4, 18b3 RECOLLECTIONS OF THE OLD CAPI TAL. Governor Johnson Editor of * Cam paign Organ—lnteresting Re miniscences. Editors Chronicle: I propose, with the permission of the proprietors, to give tbe readers of the dear old Chronicle some random sketches of men and times in Milledgeville, running back to tbe good old days of Gov. McDon ald— some forty years. Heigho ! that is a lona time ago, and very few of the present readers of tbe paper have any knowledge of the happenings of those days, among the "big bugs,” who congregated occa sionally at the seat of government It will not be difficult for the reader to discover the party bias of the writer, nor shall I attempt to disguise it. But I shall endeavor to set down naught in malice. Dear me, how timegioftens all our aspirities. Manyh|f the great men of the nation have began lHe as school teachers—as Webster andßtephens. But few, indeed, have buckled on the armor of tbe quil diiver, mounted the revolving chair assumed the royal "We.” either at the !■ ginning, or at any other period, of career. Perhaps not a score of ougal ent pnblic men - except among , mate friends, and he had v=>ry recall the fact that the late JlersffiPM Johnson was, thirty-eight years ago, tQI editor of the leading State weekly newspa? per of his party. Yet fact it is; and there? by hangs a tale. In tbe winter of 1843-4, H. V. John-ov; then slightly known beyond hie circuit, left Jefferson county, then one of this strong old Whig boroughs, where by reason of party prejudice he could not have received the office of J. P,, and came up to Bild win, another Whig stronghold. As the boys said, he only swapped the devil for the witch, for at that time "Gns Kin? yun”—the Hon. A. H Kenan—had Bald win in a swing. But at any rate Mr John son enlarged his views, if he did not improve it. His own family was growing up, and he had, besides a step son, and Mrs. Johnson’s half brother also, to be educated. So he came up and settled in midway, two miles from the capitol, taking the old Rockwell house, and opening hi# law office in Milledgeville. During 1844, in the memorial contest between Po]k and Clay, he made great reputation as a stump, speaker, leaping almost at a bound to tbe very front, among snob men as Toombs, Stephens. Lumpkin. Walter T. Colquitt and like giants of that time. Very natu rally his fame spread from tbeteentral point over the whole State, and very naturally too some over zealous admirer suggested him as a candidate for Governor, against Geo. W. Crawford, the Whig incumbent, who was re nominated and re elected in 1845. Tbe suggestion was made in the spring or earlv snttmer of 1845, in the central Democratic organ, the Federal Union, or a? ve Whig boys called it, the Federal Ruin. Mr. Johnson was then in the very flush and prime of his manhood, a magnificent specimen of a man in every respect, not much over thirty He doubtless felt himself/ too young for such, a position, and, beydes, he never was an office seeker-BA med and loa'hed the idea. It ever, only eight years after that he was o icted Governor, defeating that noblest R irpan of them all, Charles J. Jenkins.Jbjr Jii very small majority, and tancing the Know .Nothing carcWdate, Judge Andrews. of thitJacksnp>nion • th* DemoSralfTff Con vention June, 1845, a letter was read Johnson to one of the dele gates, /Pegging his name be not brongut in, and promising to do all in bis power for the nominee. There was quite nu exciting contest for the nomination, the friends of Judge Warner urging him with great zeal and pertinacity as the only man who could beat Crawford. But War ner was a Northern man, and that always stood m his way, but not so much then as later. However, finally the nomination was given to a Savannah man, the Hon. M. Hall McAllister, a gentleman of parts, of fine presence, genial and whole-souled. But McAllister, besides being a low-coun try man at that time, against all whom there was much foolish prejudice then, which is not all dead even yet, was also of Northern birth. And his nomination led tn H. V Johnson becoming editor of the Federal Union. Tbat paper was then owned by Park & Boeers, but Colonel John G. Park, who had years before been Sur veyor-General, and was a man of influence in the party throughout the State, was the real head and front, body and soul of the paper, and he kicked o"t of the traces. From purely personal reasons he disliked McAllister exceedingly, and swore in his wiath that his name should not go to the head of his columns, making the original remark that he "would not vote for him for a dog pelter in hell.” Then there was consternation in the camp. If the central organ refused to hoist the nominee’s name at the masthead the election was lost beyond peradventure. What to do ? The time was short—only little more than two months to election, and there were no telegraph lines in Geor gia then, as only the year previous Morse had erected the first short line from Wash ington to Baltimore. Purchasers for the paper were soon found—Col. D. 0. Camp bell, of Macon, and Ges. Thomas M. Grif fin, of Newnan—but neither of them could well come to Milledgeville. In this emer gency friends remembered the rising young Johnson, and his offer to do all he could for the nominee. He was near by, his law office in the same building, and it was not supposed that the editorial labors on a weekly paper could seriously in terfere with his legal business. So after hasty correspondence and conference, Hon. John E. Ward representing the Sa vannah interest,Mr. Johnson was installed editor of the Capitol organ of the Demo cracy, many persons believing at the Uffie that the influence of Mrs. Johnson, superior woman, who knew her better than any one, and knew his poWrs and capabilities, turned the scale in iavor of acceptance. His career in the position was short indeed, only about two months, but perhaps no such able snd brilliant work was ever dene on a weekly paper in this State' before or since. But this short editrrial expe rience, however brilliant and gratifying, was not such as to induce Gov. Johnson : ever again to appear in the same character. He was not a man who sought popular ap plause - on the contrary, he rather despised it, and especially did he despise and ab hor any arts or efforts to secure it Mr. ’ McAllister, notwithstanding he traveled in the up-country in a broken topped carriage, and showed himself every where a genial gentleman, and notwith standing the able help of the press and the stump speakers, was defeated, but onlyJby a small majority. In fact, for two weeks or more after the election, so slowly did the news travel then, tbat his friends kept up their spirits, and his opponents had the blues. After all was over and the smoke cleared away Mr. Johnson sent in his “lit tle bill” for one thousand dollars, as Col. Park informed me, which Col. Ward and the Savannah friends thought exorbitant if not outrageous, in view of all the cir cumstances, and particularly as the elec tion was lost and there could be no good pickings. This state of affairs led to cool ness, if not estrangement, and perhaps was one of many other reasons why Gov. Johnson never further pursued the career editorial. When Mrs. Dorsey ‘thanked God” for the verdict, Infidel Bob looked like a sour mash. IRISH IMMIGRANTS. SENDING PAUPERS TO THE UNITED STATES. Resolutions of tin New Y’erk Commis sioners of Immigration—What An chor Line Officers Say—The Ques tion Aired in the Old Country lhe House of Commons Telling About It. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) New York, June 28.—The Commission’ era of Immigration, to-day, resolved that .all immigrants coming to this port from the almshouses of foreign countries be re pented to the collector of the port as un able to take care of themselves without be coming a public charge, unless authentic evidence to the contrary is produced, and that the collector be asked to detain in the Mream vessels carrying the immigrants for ajfime sufficient to permit a thorough ex ’ gnrination by the inspectors. An officer of Anchor Line said to-day that thev fogqldnqttafr* aov pastongers back wjth- ■|he Secretary of the Take Fund De ’l dares. June 28.—The Secretary of the UTuke Fund declares that all emigrants who have been assis’ed to go to America by that *fund hate been sent direct to relatives or friends in that country, and have been pro vided with money on landing. The Commons Discuss the Matter. London, June 28 —Mr. Trevelyan, Chief Secretary for Ireland, replying, in the House of Commons, this afternoon, to the question of Cowan as to whether it was true that pauper emigrants had been sent to America with the knowl edge and consent of the government, said the repqjrts about the landing of paupers in America were greatly exaggerated. He stated that the steamer Anchoria took no inmates of any workhouse, and all the em igrants sent by the commissioners had been supplied with funds. No paupers had been sent out by the boards of guar dians. Mr. Trevelyan also said that tele grams from America on the subject should be received with great caution. He said the Furnessia took out 421 emigrants of whom only five families had been in the workhouse, and in each of these cases friends in America had offered them homes. He had himself seen all tickets of the emigrants, including railway tickets, from the other side. They had also checks for the full amount of the landing allow ance, which, for adults is one pound, and for children ten shillings each. Mr. Trev elyan said that questions relating to the action of the American government in the matter should be addressed to the Foreign Office, as his business was simply to ascer tain whether the administrative details of Irish emigration were carried out as far as possible. Mr. Lawther, Conservative, gave notice that be would, at an early day, call attention to tbe subject. Sr. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY. A Letter Concerning an Old and Honor ed Institution—Commencement Exercises. g [Correepcndence of the Chronicle.] EMtoiTSBURG, Md,, June 28.—A large. Assemblage of the relatives and 'friends or ttre pa pt hr' of 4R. Joseph’s Academy gath ered in attendance at the usual com mencement exercises which took place to day. Some eighty miles distant from Bal timore, from where it is accessible by rail road, St. Joseph’s is located, in the most picturesque valley of the Blue Ridge re gion in Maryland. The spacious, impos ing buildings of tbe Academy, com bining comfort and elegance, are charm ingly situated in a grove at the sum mit of a slight elevation from which a vi« w of beuuty strikes the eye; long sweeping expanse of bright, green lawn, beyond which is caught a glimpse of the quaint village of Emmittsburg—the blue outline* of distant mountains, and nearer by flashes of reflected sun light from tbe wa ters of a little lake, its banks fringed with oaks, where pleasure boats are moored suggestive of pleasant moments of recreation—all make a scene not soon forgotten. Always an interesting occasion, "distri bution day” at St. Joseph, was this year, a particularly brilliant event, there being a large number of scholars coming from all parts of the United States, Cuba and Mex ico. and several graduates, who in a va ried programme of musical and literary ex cellence abundant!'- sustained the enviable reputation the academy enjoys as one of t the most desirable seminaries of the land. It is one of the oldest Catholic institu tions in the United States, and being re garded as the Mother Home of the good Sisters attracts to its ranks of teachers the most gifted minds in that community. A high order of scholarship is maintained in all branches of learning, and believing no female education complete without a knowledge of that useful part of domestic economy, la cuisine, St. Joseph’s is pro vided with a model kitchen where scholars are taught the art culinary, and a novel fea ture of the commencement was a tempting display of their skill, which elicited com ments of praise from the visitors to the great pride of the young ladies, who thus apart from tbe more elegant feminine ac complisbments, acquire an essential knowledge of housekeeping Many of the prelates of the church were present and the distribution of premiums was made by Archbishop Gibbons, who accompanied the presentation with a brief but touching address. The first hon or fell this year to Miss L. Broadhead, daughter of Senator Broadhead, of Califor nia, who in her ode, "Farewell to St. Joseph’s” gives promise of uncommon poetic power. Maryland. The Balloting at Coneord, N. H. Concord, N. H., June 28.—The ballot in the joint convention for United States Senator, to-day, resulted: Whole number, 309; necessary for a choice. 155; Wm. 8. Ladd, 1; Jeremiah Smith, l;Chas. Doe, 1; Chas S. Bell, 1; Benj. F. Prescott, 2; Gil man Marston, 14; Aaron F. Stevens, 16; James F. Briggs, 28; James W. Patterson, 33; Edward H. Rollins, 99; Harry Bing ham, 113. • The second ballot for United States Sen ator this afternoon resulted : Total vote, 287; necessary to a choice, 144, Smith, 1; Doe, l;Bell, I; Wm. Shaw, 1; Prescott, 1: Marston. 13; Stevens, 15; Briggs, 26; Pat terson, 33; Rollins, 93; Bingham, 102. Ooncobd, N. H., June 28.—A vote is to be taken daily for United "States Senator, though no quorum of either House will be present before Tuesday. Resolutions to defer the taking of any binding votes for Senator till a week from Tuesday was de- E'eated in the joint convention after the bal ot this afternoon. Arrested For Tampering With the Mail. Chablotte, N. C., June 27. Henry Gillespie, late postmaster at Davidson College, and Jas. F. Gamble, the clerk, were arrested, here, to-day, by Post Office Inspector Lawson on the charge of rob bing tbe mails of $299. They were taken o Daridfion College where an investigation if the irregularites in that office ia being ,nade. Gillespie and Gamble wail el ex .mination and were held in S6OO bail A.. E. «Si C. The Narrow Guage Idea for the New- Rood—A Traveller s Views. Editors Chronicle; Slate Rock, Columbia Co., Jane 26. — We have read in your weekly several aria cles on the subject of making the Augusta, Elberton A Chicago Railroad a narrow stead of a broad gauge. The difference in the cost of building a narrow and broad gauge road as stated in said articles is not correct, according to my reading. The difference in cost is about twenty-five per cent in favor of the narrow gauge. lam satisfied that Capt. Dwight, the civil engi neer of the A., E. Jt C. road, will not pnt the difference higher after several years’ experience in building narrow gauge roads in South Carolina. Augusta is putting her money in this road. Now, if she gets the road at all, is it not reasonable to suppose that she will want railroad connection with the railroad system of Georgia ? Narrow gauge roads are the exception and not the rule, and contemplates but few passengers and but little freight. Suppose the com pany should have to issue bonds to com plete the road, would they not feel SKA SJU-Sk « especially where the section of country through which the road is to run is un known. Why, says the man with money to put into railroads, your little road as a local affair may pay or may not. I prefer to put my money into the railroad system of the country. I want to be connected by rail with the great valley of the West and with the seaboard, with the North and the South. Again, one of the big points in this road is that it will shorten the distance to the valley of the West at least 150 miles— a saving of 300 miles on the round trip and some of the friends of the road have predicted that it will be the first road in Georgia to require a double track. Why go to boring with a gimblet when there is a big auger in sight. No, no; away with the narrow gauge. Let us round up and find out exactly what we have left, and if it is required, in order to build a first-class road, put in half; and if that will not do, why, put in half of tbe remaining half. Traveller. THE SAJVANNAH VALLEY. Mr. John S- Davidson tmbng the Men of Elbert—The A., E. «S C.—The Canal Dam. The Chronicle yesterday met Mr. John S. Davidson, Esq., who has just returned from a t-ip to Elberton, where he attended a Masonic convention composed of six or seven of the counties of his Masonic dis trict. The convention was attended by representative members from that section of the State, and Mr. Davidson reports that they all without exception, represent the crops of their counties as satisfactory; the grain crop being, with some exceptions, a fair one, and the present promisee of cot ton and corn being excellent. He says there is a spirit of hope and independence among the farmers which has not been so general for a number of years. They ex pect with abundant harvests this year to be placed solidly on their feet and many of them hope to lay by some surplus of cash. Fafilroad He says the feelliny throughout that entire section of confttry in favor of the ‘Augusta and Elberton Railroad is very pronounced and encouraging. It is be lieved that if ’he people of Augusta and neighborhood will grade the road to Broad river its completion will be assured. All of that section are anxious to trade with Augusta They have many ties which hold them to us, and though for the present compelled by stress of circumstance to go elsewhere, will gladly return to their-first and earliest love. He says that it was a matter of surprise to him to learn of the earnest interest of such a large part of the people of these counties, and their assur ances of material aid to this important en terprise seemed really enthusiastic. The Dam Question. The Savannah river counties are deeply concerned, too, about our dam, and many of the leading men express themselves as anxious to have the difficulties arranged without resort to any harsh measures, and are at present opposed to and refuse to support some of the extreme plans sugges ted as a remedy by a few of the more in temperate citizens. KILLED AT HIS POST. A South Carolina Railroad Engineer Crushed to Death. Yesterday morning about half past eight o’clock an accident occurred on the S. C. R. R near Charles ton, in which a valu able engineer and a citizen of Augusta was crushed to death in his locomotive Mr. Sam Smith was running the engine, No. 54, drawing the special train from Summerville into Charleston, a distance of about 21 miles. This train carries each morning into the city a number of mer chants and school children, who reside in the country, and when about two . miles from Charleston struck the ■ switch, of the track leading off from the main line to the phosphate works. This switch it seems, had just been changed to admit of the passage of a hand car from the regular track yesterday morning and by most unfortunate inadvertance was not closed. The Summerville train which rounded the curve at a rapid rate ran into the switch before the opening could be .detected. Within two cars lengths of the switch stood some freight cars on the side track and info these the engine crashed its way. The tender turned almost over upon the locomotive, and when found, the body of Engineer Smith was hopeless ly crushed and cut. He was dead in a few minutes, and the col ored fireman, Paul Washington, was se riously cut about the legs. None "of the passenger cars were injured and the pas sengers were not hurt. They could plainly feel the air brake which the faithful engi neer had immediately applied, too late, however, to stop the train, dying like a man at his post with his hand upon the lever. Samuel Smith was about forty-five years of ape, and his wife, daughter and son in-law left for Charleston last evening. ■ The body will probably be brought up to day to this city for interment Deceased ; was one of the best engineers on the road and had just been transferred to the Sum merville run. There were about one hundred and fifty passengers on tbe train, none of whom were hurt. They owe their lives to the heroism of the engineer who instead of jumping from the engine after the train left the track, occupied himself during the run to thejseene of the collision,in reversing his engine and putting on air brakes. Tbe accident was caused by the carelessness of tbe section master, says a telegram last night, who was reparing the switch at the time. The coroner’s jury lays all the blame on section master fi. G. Stewart. He was arrested last evening and has been committed to jail in default ©f $2,000 bail. Arrest of an Austrian Staff Officer. St. Petersburg, June 28.—An Austria® staff officer has been arrested, near War saw, He had in his possession strategic plans of the river Bug. TERMS--$2.00 i YEAR THE LOVED LEE. UNVEILING OF THE STATUE if LEXINGTON. Ceremonies of the Occasion The Address of Major Daniel—Father Ryans’ Original Poem—Distin guished Ones Present at the Exercises. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.} Lixixgton, Va., June 28.-Valentine’s recumbent figure of General Robert E. Lee was unveiled here, to-day, with im posing ceremonies, in the presence of 6,000 people. Gen. Wade Hampton act ed as Chief Marshal, and Gen. George Stewart as Assistant Marshal. The pro cession formed on the University campus at 9 o’clock and marched to the cemetery, and, having decorated the grave of Stone wall Jackson, returned and paid like hon ors to the tomb of Gen. Lee. The ex ercises were opened on the Universitv oompus by prayer by Rev. R. J. Mcßryde, after which Gen. Jubal A. Early, the pre siding offioef, after a few fitting remarks, introduced the orator of the occasion, Major John W. Daniel. For nearly three hours the eloquent Major held his im mense audience in rapt attention. There is but one verdict as to the address and that is that it is entitled to take its place among the masterpieces of American ora tory. After the close of the address, Father Ryan was introduced and recited his original poem, “The Sword ofh.ee,” which was received with loud applause. Among the distinguished persons pres ent. we-e ex-Gov. Smith, W. W. Corcoran, en eminent Washington banker; ex-Gov. Letcher, Gen. W. F. H. Lee, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, ex-Chancellor Bruce, of Louisville; Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and daughter, Gen. Corse. Gen Lilley, Mrs Gen. Pickett, Mrs. Gen. J. E. B. Stewart, Hon. J. Ran dolph Tucker, and Hon. C. R. Br oken ridge, of Arkansas. After the literary exercises the Rock bridge Artillery fired several salutes from Confederate guns used in the first battle of Manassas, after which the Memorial cham ber was thrown open to the public and was thronged for hours with visitors. THE OHIO PLATFORM. Letter From Hon. Henry W. Hilliard. Editors Chronicle; Dear Sir—Since our recent conversation in your office in regard to the tariff ’hat important question has been considered by the Democratic Convention of Ohio, and a formal statement of the opinion of that body has been announced. I have not seen so satisfactory a definition of that great problem of political economy for many years. It meets every difficulty that surrounds the question. Let us examine it: We favor a tariff for revenue limited to the necessities of the government economically administered, and so adjusted in its applica tion as to prevent unequal burdens, to encour age productive industries at home, afford a just compensation to labor, but not to create or foster monopolies. This declaration is clear, comprehen sive and positive. It recognizes the fact that the Constitution has conferred upon Congress the power to raise a revenue for , the support of the government, “to lay ’ and col’ect taxes, duties, imposts and ex cises.” In framing a tariff for the purpose of providing a revenue for the support of the government, it is proper to lay duties on articles which will. yield the requisite amount, but at the same time Congress must regard the condition of the country; it must adjust the measure so as to secure an equal distribution of the burdens of taxation, anditsheuld discriminate so as to encourage productive industries at home. The system of direct taxation is oppres sive, inquisitorial and odious. It is open to the grossest abuses. A wisely adjusted tariff is a beneficent system. After a conflict of opinion for more than half a century, I sincerely hope that the country will adopt the system recommend ed in the resolution under consideration. I forbear to trespass on your time. Very sincerely jours. Henby W. Hilliard. ON ’CHANGE. Lively Times In Chicago Yesterday- More Failures Recorded. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.! Chicago, Juns 28.—The market on ’Change suffered another bad break this morning, and the forenoon session was marked by uneasiness and at times great excitement. The repression in prices ex tended to provisions and grain as well, but was more especially felt in pork and wheat. Pork has shown a steady and heavy decline for the past three davs and this morning took a tumble of Lard declined 7t£al7l£c., making the quotation for July options less than that touched on the day of the failure of McGeoch. Wheat, which has di play ed a weakness for a week past, dropped I cents per bushed in’ addition to day. These declines renewed all the un easiness of the past two weeks and the an nouncement was made at noon that H. O. Kenyon &Co. and John Sinclair had suc cumbed. They have been dealing in grain but were not rated as very extensive deal ers. One cause assigned for the unusual weakness displayed by the market is the bad showing made by the firms of Mc- Geoch, Everingham & Co. and M. S. Nichols & Co., particularly the latter firm, from whom a better report as to assets had been anticipated. A Crowd of Swindlers in Durance VileZ . New York, June 28.—Isias A. Briggs, a broker, Wesley Lyon, a lawyer, and Emil Brie, a lawyer nearly 70 years old, were arrested, to-day, on a charge of selling forged Missouri State bonds to Edwin R. Kirk, a sailmaker. Kirk was induced to purchase the bonds of face value of 5271,- 185 but subsequently learned that Brie had had similar bonds lithographed in this city on representation that he was a State official of Missouri. Briggs was sent to the State prison some ye?.rs ago for at tempting to blackmail John Jacob Astor. Bne ranks as a professional forger. Lyon was arrested a year ago on the charge of selling forged bonds but was released on bail and never tried. In Briggs’ posses ion were bonds of the New York and At lantic Railroad Company and of the Chi cago, Brazil and Ohio Railroad and Coal Company, supposed to be prepared for ewin Hing purposes. Reign of Terror in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ab k., June 28.—Lawless ness has long existed in the corners of Garland, Yell and Montgomery counties where the outlaws have organized a reign of terror. In April Wm. Potter was assas sinated and the criminal openly de fied arrest. Last Sunday an armed party took possession of a neighboring church and drawing weapons on the preacher, compelled him to read a notice warning the officers and leading citizens to leave the county or be killed. To-day Gov. Berry issued a proclamation urging the sheriffsand other officers of the counties and all good citizens to use every effort to bunt down the desperadoes. He expresses a determination to break up the murder ous band,