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Wrkln (Chronicle t (£ mi slil nli o n aIM CONSOLIDATED MAUCH 17,1877. STATE LEGISLATURE. B PROCEEDINGS IN HOCBE AND SEN ATE YESTERDAY. Huge Day’» Work in Eaeh Branch- Members Legislating for the Good of the Common wealth—Fnte of Bill-. [Special to the Chronicle J THE SENATE. Atlanta, July 18—The Senate was call ed to order by the President. Prayer by E Bev. Walter R. Branham. Journal read and confirmed. £» ,„ Senator Greer moved to reconsider the \ bill passed yesterday preventing abate ' meat of letters testamentary or of admin istration granted to females, upon their B marriage. Bethought it would work in- more than a needless act. But he was willing to pass the bill, if jk'l. Amended so as to relieve it of some of its V most objectionable features, y ■■ Senator George admitted the law was an innovation upon the old law, but con tended that it was in the line of progress, and after reviewing the proposed change in the law, moved to table the motion to | reconsider. The motion to table was lost, L and the bill was reconsidered. K Under suspension of rules, House bill to fix license fees for selling liquors in the county of Berrien was taken up, read the second time, and referred to theCommitee on Temperance. Senator Polhill submitted a report from the Judiciary Committee, recommending the passage of the following: A bill to amend section 1424 of the i* Code. S Also bill amending section 1419 of the r Code. 11 The Committee on Education report- ed unfavorably upon the bill establishing |A a branch of the State University at Walth- ourville. Hk Hon. F. J. Chapman was tendered a seat Eram on the floor of the Senate. On motion of Senator Gustin the bill V reported by the majority for redistrictiag V the State, together with the two bills of- W sered as substitutes, were taken up and ■ read the second time. . F President Boynton was granted leave of > absence for to morrow. , * Hon. A. D. Candler was invited to a seat on the floor. By request, Senator Harris was added to the Committee on Temperance. * Bills on Third Reading. I. A bill to establish a branch of the State University at Wathourville. Temporarily k tabled. J A bill to incorporate the Borne and De wtVcatur Railroad Company. Recommitted, rw A bill to amend section 1419 of the f Code, relating to the mode of obtaining W license to sell liquors. s’ Senator Tutt argued against the justice |[ and good policy of the bill. Bethought it F a dangerous power to place in the hands r of one man to say who shall or shall not sell liquors. He was in favor of enacting ,\ a general local option law. The bill was L calculated to cirry the temperance cause k into polities, and thereby greatly retard its progress. Smith advocated the passage of llllllEpjjbill in a strong speech. He said the was not the issue in this purpose is simplv to put Jr present TaV’'only throws <MJ_. around the retailer. The one man power we wint to abolish is the power of a man to set up a one-gallon liquor shop by the Side of our schools and churches, with no law to prevent and no restriction thrown around him. .• A A message from the House announced ,t the passage of several bills. ; , Senator Gustin took the floor in opposi tion to the bill. He deemed the proposed law unwise, and thought it would fail to accomplish the purposes intended. His principal objection was the drag ing of the temperance question into politics. Senator Polhill thought the bill ought to pass, and started out by saying that the ar guments of the opponents of the bill were upon points not affected by the bill pro posed. There is nothing in the bill look ing to further prohibition. One man power is foreign to the question at issue. As to the question of politics, and the dan gerous colored element, the Senator called attention to the fact that the demand for prohibitory laws were mostly from coun ties where this element abounds. They want protection against the man who sets up a cross roads grocery to trade for stolen corn in quantities ranging from a pint to a bushel. Senator Jones also strongly advocated the passage of the bill, and said he was willing to stand or fall by his record on these questions. After several amendments had been pro posed and disposed of, the bill was placed upon its passage. The vote stood 21 for, 15 against, which not being a constitu tional majority, the bill was lost, A bill amending section 1424 of the Gode, making the seller of liquor in less quantity than five gallons a retailer, also, provoked considerable discussion, which was participated in by Senators Tutt, Mc- Donald and Davis. The bill was passed by yeas 25, nays 9. The rules were suspended and the fol lowing House bills were read first time : A bill to fix the time for holding courts in the Northwestern Circuit. A bill to incorporate the town of Dallas. Adjourned to 9 o’clock to-morrow. HOSSS OP REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 9 o’clock. Prayer by Bey. Mr. Smith. Roll call dispensed with. Journal read and approved. The call of counties was made for new matter and reading local bills the first time. A bill to authorize the City Council of Americus to remove the small-pox patients to a pest house, and to compel people living in Americus to be vaccinated, and to quarantine the town, was read the first time. Special Judiciary. A bill to empower the Commissioners of Warren county to levy a tax to repair pub lic buildings and bridges, to support pris oners, etc., was read the first time. Special Judiciary. A bill to refund taxes illegally collected by the State from the Summerville Mills i of Augusta. Introduced by Mr. Calvin and read the first time. Finance. A bill for the relief of John T. Mcßyrd and Henry C. Corby, securities in Talbot county, was read the first time. Intro duced by Mr. Robbens. Special Judiciary. A bill to exempt Dr. J. T. Robinson, of Randolph, from the operation of the act regarding the practice of medicine, was read the first time. Special Judiciary. A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Thomaston, Upson county, and the acts amendatory thereof. Intro duced by Mr. KcKenny. Local and Spe cial Bills. A consolidated bill to exempt certain physicians of Hart, Taylor and Worth oountains from the operation of the act regulating the practice of medicine. Read the first time. Special Judiciary. A message from the Senate' was an nounced. A bill to amend an act authorizing the Oommissioners of Newton county to levy a tax to pay the county indebted ness, was read the first time. Finance. A consolidated bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in the counties of Glascock and Paulding. Bead the first time. Tempe rance. A resolution for the relief of B. F. Brin bery, of Randolph, was offered by Mr. Urittendon. Read the first time. Finance. A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in the 242 d District of Jackson was read the first time. Special Judiciary. A hill to consolidate the offices of Clerk of the laperior Court and County Treas urer cf Pickens was read the first time. Special Judiciary. A bill to incorporate Jasper. Pickens county, was read the first time. Corpora tions. A bill to incorporate the town of Talking Eock. Pickens county, was read the first time. Corporations. A bill to prohibit any person or persons from driving sheep or cattle other than their own from the ranges where they nse. Read the third time and passed as amended. A Senate bill to change the time of bold ing the Superior Courts of Bullock, Eman uel and Screven counties, was read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Beck, of Lumpkin—A bill to amend the road laws pt the State so far as they apply to Lumpkin county. Local and Special Bills. Also, a bill to probit the sale or furnish ing of liquor within three miles of Sauls’ Chapel, Lumpkin county. Local and Special Bills. Also a bill to amend the charter of Dah lonega. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Dupree, of Macon —A bill to pro hibit the sale of liquor within five miles of the churches and academies of Marshall ville. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Osborn, of Franklin—A bill to pro hibit the sale of liquor in the county of Franklin. Read the first time. Special Judiciary. Mr. Bice, of Fulton—A bill to create a Dew ward in Atlanta, to be known as the Sixth ward. Read the first time. Corpo rations. Mr. Gordon, of Hampton—A bill to amend the road laws of Georgia so far as they relate to the counties of Hampton and Monroe. Read the first time. Special Judiciary. Mr. Zachry, of Henry—A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in Henry county. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Redwine, of Hall—A bill to pro hibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Bethlehem Methodist Church in Hall county. Local and Special Bills. Mr. McElvaney, of Gwinnett—A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in the town of Snellville. Gwinnett county. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Mitchell, of Gwinnett—A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Zoar church. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Foster, of Floyd—A bill to confer upon Ordinaries and County Commission ers jurisdiction to alter private ways. Read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Redwine—A bill to amend 809 of the Code. Read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Rice—A bill to fix the salary of the secretary of the Railroad Commission of Georgia. Read the first time. Finance. Mr. Brewer, of Liberty—A bill to pro vide for keepings record oi defaulting tax payers and furnishing lists of the same to election managers in the several counties of this State; read the first time. General Judiciary. A bill to prevent hogs from running at large on St. Simon’s Island; read the first time. Agriculture. Mr. Beck - A bill to appropriate thirty thousand dollars to the State University ot saidi*- : read the first time. ~ Also, a bill to establish an office of mining and mineral information and sta tistics, and to provide for the maintenance ot the same; read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Mclvaney—A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Mount Mariah Church in Gwinnett county. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Wright, of Floyd—A bill to con solidate, amend and codify the various acts incorporating the city of Rome and the several acts amendatory thereof. Read the first time. Corporations. Mr. Brooks, of Floyd—A bill to facilitate the forfeiture of penal bonds in the coun ties of this State. Read the first time. Special Judiciary. Alsa, a bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Rehoboth Baptist Church, Floyd county. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Graham, of Fayette—A bill to make land lines lawful fences. Read first time. Agriculture. Mr. Jonnston, of Echols—A bill to pro hibit the putting out of poison upon any lands, woods or waters in this State. Read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Dawson, of Emanuel - A bill to amend an act fixing the license fee for the sale of liquor in Emanuel county at one thousand dollars. Temperance. Mr. James, of Douglas—A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within three miles of Winston, Douglas county. Bead the first time. Special Judiciary. Mr. Stallings, of Coweta—A bill to pro hibit the sale of liquor within three miles of the corporate limits of Newnan. Local aud Special Bills. Mr Irwin, of Cobb—A bill to incorporate Powder Springs, Cobb county. Local and Special Bills. Mr. Bay, of Coweta—A bill to amend sections 282, 283, 284, 286, 296, 298 and 300 of the new code, in relation to county courts. Read the first time. Special Ju diciary. Mr. Park, of Greene—A bill to regulate tne official advertisement of all county officers in the State. Read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Irwin—A bill to make the first term of the Superior Courts of this State trial term for all suits as promisor? notes and other unconditional contracts in writing. Read the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Maddox, of Chattooga—A bill to amend 4157 of the Code of 1882. Bead the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Sweat, of Clinch—A bill to amend 193 of the Code of 1862. Bead the first time. General Judiciary. Mr. Maddox—A bill to amend an act in corporating the Rome and Chattanooga Railroad Company. Local and Special Bills. The House adjourned to nine o’clock Thursday. Richmond. THE SENATE. Atlanta, July 19. —The Senate met at the usual hour, with Vice-President Pol hill in the chair. The journal was read and confirmed. Senator Morgan was granted leave of absence on account of sickness. Senator Jones submitted a favorable re port from the Judiciary Committee upon the following bills: . A bill to prescribe the manner of dis posing of cases on the dockets of the Su perior Court. A bill fixing the time of holding Su perior Courts in the Northeastern Circuit. A bill changing the time of holding Superior Court in the county of Calhoun. A bill to prevent trespass upon the lands of another. The Temperance Committee reported favorably upon the bill prescribing the manner of granting license to sell liquors in the town of Allapaha. The President announced as the special order the bill to further prescribe the man ner of licensing foreign insurance compa nies to do business in this State. The re port of the Judiciary Committee was ad verse. Senator Morgan moved to disagree with the report of the committee, and supported bis motion. He argued that the oonstitu tional objections to the bill were not well founded, and that the question was sim ply one of expediency. The fact that the law requiring a deposit of $25,000, did not drive these companies from the State, is evidence of the fact that this law which cannot operate so oppressively as that will drive them out The transfer of cases works injury to the man who is not able to properly conduct his case before the Federal courts. Senator Oliver thought the restriction intended by the law just and reasonable He felt that the State should throw her strong arm of protection around the inter ests of her citizens, and with this purpose at heart he should vote against the adverse report of the committee. Senator Dußiguon stated the considera tions which led to the adverse report of the committee. It is a mistake to say there is no question as to the constitution ality of the bitt The decision Clearing upOtf the principle involved was by no means unanimous on the part of the Supreme Court of the United States. Georgians are not forced to patronize foreign companies ; they have a right to select their com panies. The committee considered the proposed law entirely needless. It would work harm by driving capita! out of the State, and destroy competition in this im portant business, which would work injury to the people directly affected. z Senator Livingston favored the bill. Without this law these companies have an advantage over their patrons which they should not have. The majority of people are not acquainted with the law, and elect representatives to acquaint themselves with all the laws and protect them. He said this was not the first time that Georgia has taken a step in advance of her sister States, and instanced her Agricultural De partment, which other States are imitat ing. Senator Baker— ‘‘Don’t you think they’ll be more anxious to get rid of it after they have our experience with it?” Senator Livingston —*‘l think not.” The Senator continued his argument, and said that he felt called upon to protect first the interests of the people of Georgia, and for this purpose he should vote for the bill. Senator Gustin opposed the bill on the general principle that all unnecessary law was bad law. He stated that these foreign companies last year paid our people losses amounting to $250,000 more than the pre miums collected. He argued also that the Jaw would drive these companies out, de stroy competition and bring loss upon those insuring. Senator Parks also made a strong speech in favor of the adverse report. He con tended that the law required these cor porations to sign away a constitutional prerogative before they can do business in our State. He said that at least one fourth of the companies doing business in the State withdrew when the law was passed requiring a deposit of $25,000 in the State Treasury. Senator Davis advocated the bill in a speech abounding in arguments well put together and forcibly set forth. He closed by saying : “If there is a company un willing to risk their interests in the hands of a Georgia jury, I say let them go to other quarters, where' they have more confidence in the honesty of the people with whom they deal.” Senator Tutt argued tiding for these transfersofwa<- ini luenoed' by jpliucal prejudice-; thutfl principle upon\which the pronostjl'S’lLwfi it only places foreigners on an equal foot“l K O ur ownjpeople, and should pass. * Senator Greer favored the bill. Senator Hoyt said we should take a prac tical view of this question—that theories built upon sentiment and imaginings of what might happen, should give place to more practical considerations. He argued that this bill would have a tendency to lessen competition and thereby increase the rates of insurance. The bill passed, 36 to IJ. The Committee on Agriculture report favorably upon the bill amending section 4500 of the Code; and recommend that the authors be allowed to withdraw the following: To place a tax of $2 on each dog. To compel owners of gins to en close them. By Senator Gustin—A joint resolution to confer with the Governor and Attorney- General as to the course to be pursued in regard to the Trezevant claim. Adopted, and Senators Gustin and Peeples appoint ed on the part of the Senate. On motion of Senator Dußignen, the bills for re-districting the State were made the special order for Wednesday next. House bills were read second time, and the Senate adjourned to 9 o’clock to-mor row. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 9 o’clock. Prayer by Chaplain McClelland. RolHcall dispensed with. Journal read.' Mr. Mcßhea, of Montgomery, moved to reconsider so much of the passage of the bill to prevent the driving of live stock from the ranges where they use. Mr. Mcßhea supported his motion in some very sensible remarks. Mr. Patten, of Thomas, opposed the re consideration in an adroit speech. The motion to reconsider prevailed. Mr. Maddox, from the Committee on Local and Special Bills, submitted a re port. Mr. Hulsey, from the Special Judiciary, submitted a report. The special order after the reading of the journal was taken up. A bill to require railroad companies of this State to return their property for taxa tion by counties in this State. Discussed to adjournment. Richmond. Graafs Love for Childrden. (Washington Star.) Sturdy soldier as he is, General Grant has a tender corner in his heart for the young, and especially for his own rela tives, and is very thoughtful about their need. Recently, going into the United States National Bank in New York, he asked its vice-president to get for him twenty English sovereigns. The next day he came back, and as the twenty English gold pieces were counted out to him, drew out of a vest pocket SIOO in United States Treasury notes, which be had rolled up in fanner style, and paid them over, while out of another pocket, carefully wrapped in paper, he took a handsome new Russia leather pocket book, in which he deposited the gold saying as he did so. “I have a little niece who is going to Europe to-morrow. She never had SIOO of her own before, so I am going to delight her heart with this.” This niece is the daugh ter of his sister. Mrs. Cramer. The President Draws $30,600 in the Lottery. This would be the “bobs” advertisement should the President on his visit to the Louisville Exposition purchase a ticket in the Commonwealth Distribution Co. there, and in witnessing the popular monthly drawing which takes place July 31st, see the number on his ticket pulled from the wheel with the $30,000 prize drawn to its number, or he might draw the SIO,OOO, or $5,000 prizes, for there are 1,960 prizes to be drawn, amount ing to $112,400. Tickets only cost $2 each. They can be obtained by address ing E. M. Boardman, Louisville, Ky. AUGUSTA, GA., WEDN COMMENCEMENT CHIMES. THE COLLEGE BOYS MAKE MAT TERS LIVELY. The Series of Literary Intertainmen«a, Sandwiched with Social Pleasures —The Chancellor's Magnificent Recep ion—Augusta boys at the University—John Mell's able Oration. [Correspondence of ‘the Chronicle.) Athens, July 18. —Commencement at the University of Georgia closes to-day. The occasion has been full of pleasure and has I een varied with literary and social entertainment so charmingly that the finish is accompanied with regrets on all sides. The attendance may not have been so large as upon some former occasions, but to-day the hotels are full, the streets ar and the ohaperbns open e l-for the exercises by the graduating class. The company is a brilliant one. There is prob ably no town in the South whose society is more cultivated and thoroughly elegant than Athens’ and no place offers so many attractions to the best elements in the State. Commencement usually has its mistakes. This time this proves to be the retiring’of the Sophomore and Junior speakers from commencement places. The boys have, many of them, gone home, and only those who are to receive diplomas are personally interested in the exercises. There are no inducemens to the average pupil and his parent to be on band, and the result is felt in the attend ance. There has been nothing yet-inven ted to take the place oi the Sophomore declaimed or tne Junior orator. The prominence of the alumni or the eloquence of the society speakers do not draw the crowds or fill up the gap. This has been rectified, however, and the boys next year will have a show as before. The literary programme for the occasion opened properly with the Society exhibi tion Monday evening. The speakers were: A, F. Bishop, Athens—T#e Power of the Orator. J. G. Walker, Atlanta—lndustrial and Scientific Education. Jno. Phinizy, Augusta—Honor, Public, and Private. ' J. B. Hutcheson, Jonesboro-Success Rides on Every Hour; Grasp it and You May Win. Bobt. L. Moye, Cuthbert—Education— So-called. Jno. D. Mell, Athens—The Ideal States man. There has been manifest improvement in the selection of subjects and the style of speeches at the University this season, although limited opportunity is given of displaying it. The belles lettres depart ment is presided over by a finished scholar and careful elocutionist whose excellence is shown in the richness of thought and the smoothness of the rhetoric of the young speakers. The speeches of Messrs. Jno. Phinizy and Jno. D. Mell are especially deserving of notice, both being written with thoroughness and care and delivered with eloquence- and force. These are two of the brightest boys of next year’s Senior class. & The address of Dr. Curry His realm was the domain ‘ he dwelt upon the , S’pea.v id eat/ the J cp’tfl th -tickui, unriffie nTIB typified in religion. Dr. Curry Ha’a UniverrrT taRB class of 1843, to vpbich he and affectionate tribute, and is a LmcoTn State. Hi'S reputation has broadened throughout the land from Georgia to Virginia, and he brightly illustrates that nob® old Savan nah Valley county which has given so many good men to the State, aid which, as Robt. Mitchell says, needs only a narrow gauge railroad to make it a Commanding republic in this growing sovereignty. Os Judge Hall’s address to the alumni as much cannot be said. It was about two hours in length and was “handed down” in a scarcely audible voice.. It was a re view of the University catalogue since 1804, and embodied a compliment to near ly every prominent man who had left these walk. Year by year the gradu ating classes were taken up, from 1804 to 1853. Tho children of Israel did not follow Mosee with meekness through the wilderness for forty years, and it could not be expected that the au dience would accompany Judge Hall un murmuringly through forty-nine years of unvaried personality. At the finish, how ever, the orator indulged in a beautiful flight of fancy as if some Horeb had been smitten. His peroration was fine, and his words glistened as if he had shewn his au dience at last “a pure river of light.” Judge Hall is an eminent jurist and dis tinguished alumnus of the University. To-day’s programme will be as follows : J. H. Phinizy, A. 8., D. 8, Rich mond county. “The character of the Southern people, as Developed in the Past.” J. W. Bennett, A. 8., P. K. S., Burke county. “Oommunism.” T. B. Edwards, A. 8., P. K. 8., Clarke county. Exeu‘ed. D. C. Peacock, A. 8., P. K. 8., Thomas county. “The Right to Bear Arms.” J. P. Brooke, B. Ph. P. K. S., Cherokee county. “Liberty—Freedom of Thought.” R. N. Holland, B. Ph., P. K. 8., Oobb county. “Specialty in Education.” Ex cused. H. R. Wilcox, B. E., P. K. 8., Athens. “The Influence of Scientific Discovery on Modern Civilizationt.” M. L. Wade, B. E., P. E. S., Chatham county. Excused. v C. M. Strahan, C. A M. E.,D. 8., Athens. Excused. Mr. Hamilton Phinizy, the first honor man of the A. B. course, has made a capi tal record at the University, leading his class for the three years he has been in college. He delivers two excellent speeches this commencement, and has a brother, one of the brightest boys in Athens, who is following fairly in his foot steps. young men reflect honor upon Augusta. Messrs Irvine Alexander, Grigsby Sibley, Joe Twiggs and others have also taken fine stands this year. Socially, a more brilliant session has not been enjoyed of late years. The attrac tions of the week centred and culminated in the Chancellor’s elegant -reception Tues day evening. There were present one of the most interesting companies that Athens has entertain®d of late years. It reminded me of the elder days of the in stitution, when the Churches, LeContes and Waddels gave their elegant drawing rooms. The Chancellor's residence last evening was a blaze of light- sorrounded with lanterns of every hue and animated by streams of visitors. I have never seen the citizens of Athens turn out so gen erally-reinforced by the society belles of thia and neighboring cities. The Gov ernor of the State was on hand—a dark, distinguished looking personage. The well iknown figures of Senator Brown, ex- Senator Barrow. Representative Ham mond, Chief Justice Jackson, State Senator Frederic and Representatives Rountree, Gary, Atkinson, Russell, Hams and others were grouped about the Chan cellor and his sociable lady. Dr. and Mrs. Mell were charmingly assisted in their reception by Mrs. A. D. Smith, Miss Mell, Miss Ellen Mell, Miss Lurene Mell, Misses McCord, Miss Wharton and Miss Frazer. The rooms were redolent with flowers and spangled with glis- , JULY 25, 1883 stairs the scene The refreshment tables ware embowered with flowers win the centre Sw chaste piece of with circling ivy, while on the side a miniature fountain coj^P^heiMß^j^^bing and splashing” in fmusic, The band was garden and con to enchanting nmMKwßb'wjnnoats of tempting ices and o&j£nong the crowd. The evenfcSe.was tMaMnst interesting, enjoy ableand fcrilliMKSf al' the Commencement GmMwvo-tE' PH* fftondJtSpwjfihred Presbyterian CfcMrcM^BkrtMtte— Fire Cistern. *>’ A \ St .0/. July 17.—The in lumber bouse of L H Mwti- Hvest front here, h ive’teen' 1 caught V The JWesfftipts forth« free use ofbemp are goed. * • The Presbyterian Church is now being pushed rapidly ahead, a large force being at work upon it. It will be finished by September, when it will be dedicated. Clara O. Tucker, daughter of Herbert and Alvarie Tucker, died Sunday evening, at 10 o’clock, aged three years and seven months. The deceased was buried in Springwood Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the Bev. J. O. Wilson officiating. A large fire cistern is being dug at the intersection of Coffee and Buncombe streets. ROME. Resignation of ,Rev. G. A. Nunnally— Free Bridges—Marriage Gossip. (Bulletin.) Bomb, Ga , July 17.—At the conclusion of his sermon Sunday morning,Bev. G. A. Nunnally, of the Baptist Church, great ly shocked almost his entire congregation by announcing that he was compelled to give up his pastorate, and that he had ac cepted the position of Secretary of the Baptist Building Board. He said he loved Borne and her people, but that bis salary had been insufficient to keep up his family expenses and that year after year he was forced to eat up money he had made else where. Ninety-five degrees is the average stand ard of the thermometer from 10 to 5 o’clock in the sun these days. A very good average, don’t youthink so? At last the plans for a free bridge across the Oostanaula seem to be perfected. Married, July 15, 1883, at the residence of Mr. Thos. Perkins, in Forestville, by the Bev. J. W. Gilliam, Mr. J. J. McEntire to Miss Adda Baker, all of Borne. We wish them lives long and full of happi ness. The election of a city Judge is a subject that affords much gossip for the idle talk ers. COLUMBUS. Ex-Comptroller Goldsmiib Deaths Condition of Judge Crawford— Factory Facts —ln the Guard House. (Ritquirer-Sun.) a Columbus, July 17.—Mr. W. L Goid ex-Oomptroller-General of the M reached the city last night accom- Rd by his family. They will make 1 JjSMLMh tr-cd o*! to Colum may find their and profitable. who has been in of the gas company for a long number of years, died Sunday night. Dr. Terry went up to Chipley yesterday morning to see Judge Crawford and re turned yesterday evening. He says he found him much brighter and cheerful, and in some respects decidedly better. He regards his condition as being hopeful and his recovery only a question of time, unless there is a relapse.* It wag reported in the city yesterday that Mr. B. B. Gunby and Mr. Bandal, formerly or* the Columbus factory, have purchased the cotton factory at Reynolds. A gentleman who flourished his pistol rather recklessly in the dining room of the Bankin House last night was given a berth in the guard house. Messrs. Williams, Whittle, Snider, Thweatt and Ledsinger went out from the city a few miles yesterday and bagged 152 doves. They had an excellent barbecued dinner and a royal day of sport as well. ATHENS, The Absence of the Students From the Chapel Sunday —a Sympathetic Visitor-Gov McDani.l. (Banner Watchman.) Athens, July 17— The conspicuous ab-; sence of the students from the Chapel on Sunday, was discreditable to them and to the University. A more chaste and thoughtful discourse than that of Dr. McDonald has rarely been de livered in those halls, and when he very properly directed the dosing sentences to the young men of the college, four rows of empty chairs represented the class addressed. The citizens of Athens have been charged with a lack of interest in the college exercises. Whether true or not let the students be induded in the indict ment. Sheriff Weir was called upon yesterday by a finely-dressed, intelligent-looking white woman, a stranger in Athens, accom panied by a negro man, and asked to see Jake Mavnews, the negro cow thief now lying in jail with a ballet in his shoulder. Weir let her in the jail, when she eat down by the negro’s side and expressed great sympathy about his condition, and seemed exceedingly anxious to assist the cow thief in any and every way possible, by offering to bring him any delicacy to eat or give him money. It looks a little strange that a white wodobd should take such interest in a negro thief and outlaw. Gov. McDaniel arrived last evening and is registered at the Commercial. Jake Matthews, the negro ox thief who was shot last Saturday by Capt Oliver, is sill in jail and his symptoms are more favorable. The doctors say if he does not take typhoid fever there is a good chance for his recovery. He has a powerful con stitution, which will probably bring him through. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Phinizy, of Augus ta, are the guests of Dr. Hamilton. The Great Lottery War Over ! From this time on the Commonwealth Distribution Co. will withdraw from the foolish war waged by rival lottery com panies, and attending to its own business leave the calling of fradulent.Ac., to them. The country is large enough for all, and this war has caused the new Postmaster- General to call these lottery companies “illegal and frauds” and deny them the use of the registered mails. The C. D. Co., by their fair manner of drawings, hope to merit patronage without saying anything evil _ against other companies, “live and kt live” will henceforth be their motto. On July 31st, in Louisville, Ky, the next drawing takes place, with a capital prize of $30,- 000 and numerous other large prizes As tickets cost only $2 each, everybody should have one, including their rivals, as they would be overjoyed by returning them “good for evil” by seeing them draw a big prize. Addriess B. M. Board man,. Louisville, Ky. THE GREAT STRIKE. HOW THE COMPANIES ARE HOLD ING OUT. Both Sides Confident of Success The Press News Not to Be Interrupted —Reports From AH Sections of the States and the Domin ion of Canada. (By Telegraph to the Chronicle.) General Office of the Associated Press, ( New York, July 19, 1883. | To Editors : -The Associated Press is likely to be well provided fer during the strike. The Western Union officials ex press the intention of serving the papers well and satisfactorily and claim to halt sufficient facilities for doing the press business. The operators, who have al ways received the best of treatment when W tije _ For some days there may be necessary de lay and it may for a while be wise to Cur tail the volume of news in some degree, but there will be no perceptible change in our business. The news coming from Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, and sections tributary to those cities will be as full as ever and there will be no diminition in the amount of cable news, but rather the reverse Wm. Henbx Smith, General Manager. General Order to Superintendents. New Yobk, July 19 —The following gen eral order was issued from the Executive Office of the Western Union, this after noon. R C. Clowry, G. W. Irdbue, C. A. Tinker, General Superintendents : - Please instruct all offices by telegraph as follows: Until otherwise instructed all offices will be care ful in receiving messages for transmission. Notify senders that the same can be taken only subject to delay and to mailing en route, if necessary to complete transmis sion to point of address. All such mes sages taken for transmission shall have written or stamped on the face of the same over the signature of the sender the words “accepted subject to mailing or other delay.” The Superintendents will cause to be printed and posted in the principal offices of their respective dis tricts a placard bearing the following in scription. “Notice”—“Messages taken to-day sub ject to delay and to mailing en routs, if necessary.” [Signed] Thos. T. Eckebt, Acting President. The Executive Committee’s Lust Appeal. New Yobk, July 19 —The Executive Committee of the Telegraphic Brotherhood sent a letter to General Eckert. It said: On Monday, the 16th instant, a committee of telegraph operators submitted to your consideration a petition entrusted to them for presentation to you by the Brother hoed of Telegraphers. You expressed your doubts as to the authority of that committee to speak for the employes of your company and have failed to respond to that petition. Your letter to B O. dowry, General Superintendent, discloses to the public the fact that you were in formed of the nature of your employes’ mjevances before they were pre ordin ary _ earenuEMtfezwer. tin,e as to what steps yon would takl, but knowing as we did th At this matter had been thoroughly dis cussed long before we waited on you.it was not unreasonable to expect an early reply. It is due to the interests you represent, to our organization and particularly to the general public that these matteis be speedily adjusted and that the responsi bility of any future action may rest where it properly belongs. It is with an earnest desire for a harmonious settlement of these difficulties and regard for the special and business interests of the people that we send this last appeal for *he recogni tion of the rights and the redress of the grievances of your employes. No leply was received to this address and the committee, which met this morn ing at 11:30 o’clock, took no action upon it. There were present at the meeting ex- Governor Cornell, John E Terry and J. W. Clendennin. Jay Gould was also pre sent, though not a member of the commit tee. It was decided only to hold a pre liminary meeting this morning, and after a short session an adjournment was had. Nothing was done except to issue direc tion to all heads of departments and chiefs in the employ of the company to notify the operators under their charge to present their grievances, if they had any, to the commit tee, and that such action would be taken as might be thought proper. The com mittee expected to meet again to morrow, but the summary action on the part of the employes of the company may possibly lead them to make 'some change’m their plans. The operators in the employ of the American Rapid Company left work at the same hour that those in the Western Union building struck. It is said that only half a dozen men remained in the office. The strike occurred in Chicago three minutes before that in this city. The Telegraphers In Secret Council. New Yobk, July 19. The striking operators were in session this afternoon, but the meeting was a secret one. This afternoon there were about 175 operators in the Western Union building, and it was learned that only about two-thirds of the regular force had struck. As fast as the operators applied for positions they were put at wort, and the empty desks are slowly filling up. All the members of the Executive Committee of the Brotherhood except Jno. Campbell have left for their homes. He will remain to answer any communications. He said this afternoon that instructions were sent out by the committee to the all over the country and Canada ; that unless a countermanding order was given, mean while there should be a general suspension of business at noon to-day, Washington time. At 9:3o?tbe last appeal was sent to General Eckert in the hope that at the last moment he might accede to the demands of the operators. but as no reply was re ceived, it was decided to let matters take their course. Instructions were not coun termanded, and at noon two hundred cities in the United States and Canada struck. The New York Office’s Condition. . New Yobk, July 19.—An actual count of the operators showed 156 at work in the main office, at 1:30 p. m. Os these, quite a number were girls, and some wera em ployes who had not for some time served at the wires. A few inquiries addressed to these men who remained elicited the fact that many of them had been in the last strike and did not care to hazard any chances in another one. They were for the most part the older grade of operators The messedgers and girls remained, and were flitting about as usual, none having left. A large majority of the Wheatstone operators remained. Out of 110 ladies employed, Manager Dealy estimated that only about 20 had left their places. One of the officers of the company, who has most feared the results of the strike, said: “We shall have a hard time, but we shall get through. So far, it is much better than I anticipated.” Reassuring—Thank-, to AIL Chicago, July 19.—The following has been rereived here: New Yore,.July 19. Col. B, C. dowry, General Superintendent; TERMS-$2.0fl A 7EAB I am glad to hear such favorable ac counts from you of the condition of the business in your division. I will honor your draft for any amount you may think necessary for the proper care and protmo tion of all the operators who remain and those who come to your relief. Arrange to board and lodge them in the best manner possible. We are comfortably off in the East’. There are about 150 operators in our New York office, with recruits coming in beyond my expectation. The other large offices are in very good shape and the business is fairly up. For yourself and for the loyal men and women, accept my thanks. [Signed] Thos. T. Eckert, Acting President. An Insight Into the Whole Aflk'r. Washington, July 19.—A telegragh op erator who announces himself as one of the officers of the local organization of the Telegraphers’ Brotherhood, and as author ized to speak, officially communicates the following information to the Associated. false announcenfent of the death of Gau. ’’’’***' Grant was a signal for the operators to strike is untrue. The order to strike was prepar< d last night at the same time the. » letter to Gen. Eckert was drawn up. It was communicated to the Brotherhood before seven o’clock, this morning, by means of an ordinary cipher--simple transposition of words. The executive committee of the Brother hood have not the autocratic authority that has been attributed to them, They have been acting within instructions which were formulited by a convention of dele g ites held some months ago in a Western city. The only discretion to be exercised by them previous to the inauguration of a strike was in the matter of the date oa which the bill of grievances should be presented to the companies and this dis cretion was limited to the time between July 15th and August 15th. The paper would have been presented on the 15th instant but the reason that that day was Sunday The following day. Mon day the 16th instant, was accordingly selected. It was part of the instructions of the Executive Committee that in case the demands of the Brotherhood ware not conceded within 48 hours after pres entation ofthe bill of grievances, a strike would follow. It was contemplated that notification to this effect should accom pany the document, but the committee was more conservation than their instruc tions and no threat nor limitation of time for reply accompanied the presentation. After the strike should begin, however, the entire management of it was vested in the Executive Committee. They have the power to order its discontinuance if they deem it advisable and such order will be obeyed. Nothing else will end the strike except the disintegration of the Brotherhood. When the Executive Com mittee of the Brotherhood understood from their reception by Gen. Eckert and the publication of hisjetter to Superin tendent dowry what the policy of the Western Union Company would be they then prepared the order fore strike The present action of tbe operator has been discussed in their local lodges s.uce last October. Each delegate to the con vention, at which definite action was agreed upon, took from his lo cal organization a complete bill of grievances. From these different bills tbe convention selected tbe points of greatest interest to the fraternity at large, the document proserdM by Committee on Monday After this paper had been agreed upon by the convention, it was submitted to the local organizations and by them unani mously ratified. The same operator says that there was no unanimity of sentiment among tho tele graphers in favor the publication of p order of the Western Union ;ulating the hours of labor. This olWw as construed by the men as tending so greatly to their disadvantage that the membership became united and large accessions to followed. Word of Cheer From Sympathizers. New Yobk, July 19. - John Campbell, of the Telegraphers Executive Committee received a letter this evening from John Jarrett, President of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers, at Pittsburg, wishing the telegraph movement every success and believing that their demands are reasonable and just. A dispatch was received from District Assembly No. 3 of the Knights of Labor, of Pittsburg, sending fraternal greeting and pledging their undivided support in the telegraphers effort to secure just re muneration. The Very Latest News. New Yobk, July 19.—Late . to-night it was reported that all was running smooth ly at the Western Union office and that an unusual number of operators were at work. The work accumulating during the after noon was being rapidly disposed of, and in every case except in regard to communica tion with Boston, the wires were clear. Up to 9 o’clock there were one hundred oper ators at work and after that time eighty, which is said to be only a few short of the usual number. The female operators were all sent home in hacks. Os the 153 branch offices in the city all but a few of the most important ones had been closed. Os tbe managers very few of them had struck, and were summoned to tbe central office. Late, however, they were sent back to their offices. Cots were provided for these that remained during the night, and supper provided at the ex pense of the company, many being day men who consented to remain. Reports from different points at 10, p. m., showed that every office was manned, Buffalo hav ing three-fourths of its force at work. At Indianapolis twenty strikers returned at night. At St. Joseph, Mo., all struck, but returned to work at six o’clock. At Louis ville nine remained at work. At Chicago tbe force numbered ninety-six. At Evans ville, Ind., four men were in the office; Waterbury, Oonn., and Springfield, Mass., have a full complement, the places of the strikers being filled. Toledo has a work- ' ing force, At Bath eighteen out of twen ty-four struck. Boston is badly crippled. MESSRS. GRANDYS ZORN. The Cunning Machinery and Dashing Plane Cutting Wood Into Sash, Doors and Blinds on Walker Street- New industries are being rapidly added to the many already at work in the limits of this thriving city. Not so new, as it has won an enviable reputation in its line, but helping to make the present Augusta a real hive of industry and famous for its great out-puc of manufactured goods, is the large establishment of Messrs. Grandyk & Zorn, manufacturers of sash, doors and blinds, on Walker street. These gentle men, who have had abundant experience in their business, have here a full corps of skilled workmen under tbe superintend ency of that master machinist, Mr. Wm. Finch, whose skill and. energy are a suffi cient assurance that orders for building material will not only be attended to un derstandingly, but also, expeditiously. The firm’s mills are located at Elko, 8. C-, and they are prepared to furnish any kind of lumber or timber suitable for bridges or trestle-work at short notice and at low prices, delivered in the city or on board the cars free of charge. Their capacity is such at the mills that they can furnish lum ber having a length of fifty feet. But see their advertisement in this issue and be convinced that Grandys & Zcrn mean bus- A in ess.