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TIIE MORNING NEWS.
SATURDAY'S DlJsi’ATCHES.
Til K SAVANNAH COKTOM HOUSE.
WabUiNOToN, October 28.—Tbo .Star say*
the Treasury Drjiartment has directed spe*
cial treasury ag©Lt Hale at Savannah to tako
chargo of tho Cnatom House at that port,
und nettlo up the accounts of the late Col.
1* etor, Col. Ilobb. A new Collector will 1 e
uppointi d on tho return of Attorney General
Akermau to Washington.
A special to the Tribune nays: Tho investi-
K ition by the United States Court of Claium
in the various claims against tho United
States for cotton seized by tho Government
officers during the rebellion, brings ont some
remarkable developments, which tend
throw additional light on the mystery wb
has surrounded the sale of cotton by the
Government Agents shortly after it was seize i
from the Confederates during the war. The
Government realized from the sale about
tinny thousand dollars, but the examinations
of the Government Agents' books and other
evidence which has been obtained through
the presentation of these claims, reveals the
fact that the cotton was worth over twice that
amount. It appear* that some of the agents
at New York disposed of tho cotton at twen-
ty-nino rents a pound, when its market value
at the lime of the sales was seventy-five cents
per pound. Home of tho agents appear to
hav/* b* eu in collision with the parebast rs,
and the poorest kinds of cotton were shown
a* samples of the entire lot held by the G« v-
erntnei.t, tho bidders getting it by this nr
rangement ».t the low figure of twenty-nine
oents ptr proud, and subsequently sold it at
the market price, thereby realizing a hand-
aoair profit. The claimants, however, refine
to hn«e their claim* at a figure less than its
market value at the time of the sale.
It is feared that tho Government will, in
refunding the money for these cotton sdz-
nres, be a considerable loser, especially now
that the British claimants stand a chance be
fore the mixed commissioners of being al
lowed some compensation for these 1oh«iv.
It is now known at the Treasury that several
of these eotton agents defrauded the Govern
ment out of large amount* of money. The
Rccontits show this, hut what steps the United
Ntut.s will take to recover its just durs
have not been decided upon.
Litkii. The statement that special agent
llale had been instructed to take charge of
the Savannah Cnstom Honso cannot bevrr-
ifled.
K.t ll.t'HK OK INNI'flANCK CONPAIIIR*.
Cincinnati, October 28.-The State Audi
t. r 1ms filed letters in the Circuit Court look
ing to the dissolution of the Knickerbocker.
Equitable, Garden City and Commercial In
surance Companies, these companies being
The Aggregate assets of tbs Kuickarbork/ r.
including its capital stock, notea of band,
etc , is $70,000. and the losers are $75,000.
The Equitable'* assets, not including ils
capital, but including tae capital stock m t
paid in, is $330,000, and its looses* $3,-
000,000.
The Garden City's assets, not including
capital siook, are less than $300,000; its les.ea
us $2,000,000.
Toe Commercial has risks to tbs amount
of $15,000,000, with assets, exclusive of cap-
i■ a 1 stock and stock paid and unpaid, of
$500,000.
RAILROADS.
Change of Schednlc.
GENERAL HUPERINTENDENT’H OITIOI,)
Atuktic and Gntr ftAtLBOAD/
Hayammab. October se. 1x71. .
J. H. E8TILL. PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1871.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
FOKEION NEWS.
London, October 28.—Austria submits pro
posals respecting the International for tbo
consideration of tbs Government at Berlin.
It Las Lecn decided that the Papal con
clave on the hubject of the Pope’s testament
shall meet in France, not at Rome.
The Russian legation at Berlin has been
rained to an embassy. Prince Gortschakoff
is expected at Berlin to-morrow.
The French army baa been reorganized
into nine corps, each corps containing three
divisions, each division two brigades, each
brigade two regiments, and three thousand
men each, in addition to cavalry, artillery
and forty-five tbouaand men extra for Algiers.
Vatican circles oontinue to give out that
the Pops will shortly lesve Rome unless the
Due Darmont is favorably instructed by the
French Government, and there is no possi
bility of such instructions.
Bowz, October 28.—An allocution of the
Pope is published, in which, while it recog
nizes the bishops appointed by the Julian
Government as poasessing the rf qoisite quali
firations for their offices, it solemnly repudi
ates Italy's guarantees. It protests against
tho invasion of the Holy See. The allocnticn
also oondemos the coarse of Dr. Dollinger,
and snch a* are following his example in
warring against the decisions of the Ecumeni
cal Council.
London, October 28.—Mr. Gladstone made
a speech at Greenwich to-day, in which he
eulogized the Queen, complimented his col
leagues and pointed with pride to the vitality
of tho Liberal party. 11s declared Ireland
was mors oouteuted, and promised that the
troops in the colon?;'- should bo reduced,
with various other reforms.
Madnd, October 28.—It is stated offieially
in the Cortes, that during the past year the
eost of the Cuban war was two million dol-
A conspiracy has been discovered among
tho troops at Barcelona and twenty wero ar
rested.
Rome, October 28.—A conclave of Cardinals
to consider what action the College should
take iu the event of tLe Pope’s death, is
shortly to be held at some point in France.
I*It<IPKI<I<KK Bl R.IKU.
Port Haven, October 28.—The propeller
I'ean Richmond has been burned. The
chambermaid was drowned, but others es
caped. Thirty-two thousand bushels of
wheat were lost.
WEEKLY HANK STATKMKPIT.
New Yoax, October 28.—The bank state-
ent shows loans decreased over two mil
lions, specie increased a half million, legal
ders decreased nearly a half million, de
posits decreased nearly a half million.
KltO.Vt WASHINGTON.
Washington, October 29.—The President
has iMii' d a proclamation for thanksgiving
on the 30th of .November.
It is stated that Mr. P. M. Creswell will
recommend a postal telegraph to Congress.
The following consular officers for tl e
German empire have been recognized : Jo-
bann. z Bossing, Consul General at New Y'ork;
J. W. ('arch. Consul at New York ; Cbarhs
Gtto Wisle, at Charleston; J. W. Jockuscli,
at Galveston; C. T. F. Schwarz, at Loub-
villc; J. K. It llochnette, at New Orleans;
V. W. Hav, nwinkle, at Richmond; Robeit
Ban'll, ut St. Louis ; Jacob R saers, at Sa
vannah.
KllO.M BOSTON.
Boston, October 28 —The murder of Kate
Indian i« still involvod in mystery. Tbo
Chief of Police, Savage, requests any infor
mation cal -nlated to throw light npon the
tragedy. The wrapper round the furnace
wrench, with which the murder was done,
was a copy of tho Helena Clarion newspaper,
dau-,1 Febiury 16th, 1871, published in He
lena, Ark tunas. Any one sending such pa
per to persons in this vieinitv should com
municate with the Chief of Police, as it might
furnish a clue to tbo murderer.
PrtOM PHI l< % I»K I.I’II I A.
Puildllpuia, Ootober 28.—A bird-fancier
v !»o had a large collection of pigeons, male
* t*. guinea pigs, and fancy dogs, has ab
sented himself lor the past week from his
shall tv on Coates street, being on a drunken
spree. The police broke open tho plaeo yts
lerday and found nearly all dead from bon -
gt,r. The heulth officer has taken possession
to abate the nnbance.
K 1102*1 SALT UKR.
S\lt Lake City, October 28.—Trouble is
apprehended when Hawkins’ sentence is d«-
1,v, red. The w omen seem moat excited.
The Federal officers have received threaten
ing letter*. Brigham Young has left ti e
city. Evidently something of importance is
pending, but the Gentiles generally do not
apprehend resistance to the law.
AlliairM in C-rorgla.
There was a reunion of some of the mem
bers of Evatis’ old Brigade in Macon last
week. About two hundred were presen*,
and the meeting was equal to a revival. A
reorganization was effected.
Several weddings are about to “transpire"
in Car ter svi lie.
Now that Grant says that he isn’t backii g
Bullock, what objections have the slack-wm’s
to his impeachment ?
Atlanta is to bAve a new Episcopal church
to cost $60,000.
Col. J. J. Findley, of Gainesville, has re
ceived tho appointment of U. S. Deputy Mar
shal for the Northern District of Georgia.
A colored citizen of South Caroliua, who
dissolved copartnership with another negio
by moans of n shot-gun, is thought to l>e
hiding around iu Augusta.
The chestnut crop in tho neighborhood of
Gainesville is bringing good prices.
Marietta will soon lay tho corner-stone of
her now female college.
Rome will soon be lighted with gas.
Jonesboro having been prostrated with tho j proach the centre is the Machinery Hail,
clamoring lustily for a bra? ““
THE 8TATE FAIR.
Sam* llandim Notts—What was Doi
and How It was Done—Tho Grows
aad the Handings—W hat Mayor III
hasDoss—Dsshti Here and There—Per
sonals and Inpetsonali.
[Special Correspondence of tbe llouno News.]
Macon. Ga., Fair Week. 1871.
I came np here with the intention of send
ing you full note* on the Fair, but I found
that a eerie* of hastily-written letters, dashed
off between cork and decanter, would by no
means do justica to the occasion. I con
cluded, therefore, to send yoa special tele
grams daily, and reserve letter-writing to the
last moment.
If the readers of the News—those who
have not attended the Fair—will pnt them
selves in my place for a time, 1 will endeavor
to give them the benefit of my six days’ ex
perience as an amateur inspector of ab
normal vegetable*, trotting horses and other
specimens of home industry. So, now, if
yon are comfortably settled in my place we
will proceed.
At seven o’clock a. m., you leave the soft
and serene allurement-* of a reserved but vir
tuous couch, and collect your scattered
thoughts. Your first distinct impression is a
fierce hankering after the usual supply of
m&tntinal mush, and yon immediately tackle
George Brown—it is settled, of course, that
you are stopping at Brown’s—for a breakfast
ticket by cajoliDg him with a dollar bill. Pro
ceeding to the dining-hall, you find yourself
in the midst of a crowd of ravenous people,
the feeblest of whom are wrestling with sun
dry beef-steaks and demolishing divers sau
sages, with a vivacity of manner and a *elf-
confldence truly remarkable. You drop care
lessly into your seat, and,with calm heroism,
sport with your knife and fork, until, finally,
a colored cherub flops a towel, which he ufss
instead of a wing, and glides gracefully to
yonr side, and—yon are happy.
Yon emerge from the unctuous confusion
at peace with yourself and the balance of
the world, and begin to cast about for a con
veyance to the Fair Grounds. Presently yon
hear the tinkling of a bell and the rattling
of wheels, and pretty soon yon see a litt!e
yellow cab rolling along. Furthermore it is
pulled by a mole. Upon the top is painted
the soul-stirring legend, “Brown House to
Fair Grounds." A disinterested bystander—
evidently a native—informs yon in the most
casual manner that the aforesaid vehicle is h
street-car. Yoa smile a weary smile of un
belief, aud sigh as you stuff yourself into the
aforesaid. Fifteen or sixteen more people
squeeze into the cab. a boot-black bang-
himself to the door handle, the driver strikes
the gong with an immense show of import
ance and au evident intention of being on
time or breaking * trace, and we go scudding
along to tha Central City Park. As yon ap
proach the entrance gate, yon are struck
with its picturesque appearance, and this
feeling grows as you get nearer. The elabo
rate finish of the gate shows taste and judg
ment. It is artistic as well as convenient,
and combine*, in a most remarkable degree,
the useful with the agreeable. You will find,
upon inspection, that what is true of the en
trance gate is also true of every structure
upon the grounds. They were designed
constructed in the best possible style,
yon will be told by visitors from the North
and West that they are the most beautiful,
commodious and convenient Fair building*
in the Union.
I left you in the street car wedged in be
tween several uninteresting persons of the
masculine way of looking at thiDgs. Extri
cated from this predicament, you enter the
grounds and pause for a moment to take in a
view of the place. Directly in front you see
a fine grove of forest trees, in the midst of
which is the half-mile track. Numerous
seals are scattered throughout the grove, and
here aud there a statue or a fountain gleams
white through the shadows. Beyond, the
buildings *nd halls of the Exposition rise
into view. Altogether, it is a most impres
sive scene, and you feel that nature and art
have combined to make the most magnificent
fair grounds on the continent.
The large building to the right as yon ap-
_ of shafting running from
the other is driven by a large portable steam
engine in the rear. Here the gins and other
mumps
band.
Locks of hair, of the auburn variety, aio | machinery will be tested. Over there is
plentiful in LouisYilte. I sbtnplo machine, wound which a enrions
A pair of trained goats at Indian Spring • t r.“n£Shi.£e«. make
pulled twelve hundred and six pounds lip I Angles faster’n a cat cau wink his eye.”
grade the other day. We have always as- j Can it be possible? Yoa are amazed. Of
serte.l that a healthy Sir William goat is the course yon have no idea of tbe promptness
i and dispatch with which a well-condmonea
I Thomas cat can raise and lower bis eyelids.
strongest animal in existence.
A country editor inaugurates tho fall cam
paign with this flouribh: “Autumn is nour
fully upon us. Tho forest leaves have donned
a paler hue. The uote of the bird, and the
buzz of the insect indicate that wo are now
enjoying a cooler aud balmier atmosphere.”
A Pike county boy, seven years of age,
picked two hundred und fifteen pounds of
cotton in one day recently.
Cartersville is disposed to pnt on airs over
a stalk of cotton bearing one hundred and
fifty-five well-matured bolls.
The two apprentices of the Blakely A T <tr.t,
have professed religion, hut Grouby will hold
out until after the Savannah Fair.
The death of Mrs. E. C. Mims, of Jones
boro, ie announced.
Dr. J. B. Guest, who was severely slabbed
some tim* ago in Miller county by Stephen J.
Spooner, died last week.
Newnan had a gander-pulling lost Satur
day.
Mr. William W. Turner, of Eatonlon, baa
retired from the editorial chair of the Tress
ami hfeasengrr. Mr. Turner is a very forcible
and elegant writer, and his retirement is a
decided less to tho profession.
Tho motto of the Early County Xews is tbns
succinctly stated: “This is strictly a white
man's paper.”
Captain William Hammond, of Dalton, :is
dead, aged eighty.
Blakely f* complaining of the negro charcL*
meetings ia lb.it vicinity.
Dawson is to have a “grand masked tour
nament” nrvt week.
The Dawson Fair begins on the 7th of No
vember. It promises to be very successful.
A little girl, eight years of age, was burned
to death in Whitfield oonnty recently.
Websti-r county wants some more post
offices.
Col. 11 F. Sawyer, editor of the Rome
Courier, has been summoned to testify beforo
the sub-Ku Klux Committee.
The hi'chan of Mr. William M. Peeples,
of Dawson, was burned last week.
The Atlanta Sun Las this: A decision was
given by Jiid^e Hopkins yesterday, in the
Superior Court, in the case of A. C. V*u
Epps vs. the c ly of Atlanta, for damages re
sulting from falling in an excavation on
Marietta street, in tho night. The counsel
maintained that, os the city was a pi rty to
the suit, its citizens could not serve aa juror*
the trial of the case. The Judge
KKOM NKW YORK.
Naw York, October 28.—Rosenweig. tb«
aborii *t.iht, has been convicted and sou-
tenrt-d to soveu year* hard labor.
A bill of complaint against Tweed, Garry, .... . . . . .. .......
t ,, , xCi a s v- J tamed the point, and further decided that
Ir.g<r«oll and nindward, asks judgment for \
over six millions he could not preside in the trial of the «*a*e.
‘ - ... I And this: Mrj. MoCalla, of the U sited
States Engi jeer Corps, arrived in this city
yeverdav w. ruing, for the purpose of or-
itbooQi-r FK-ionoe Roger,, from ChwlMto:., j gwuMl, un Eugioesr Corp., luid entt ring
S. C.. bound to New York, Arrived h,r, to- apon i L , .urr.y of th. AtUntio »nd Gre.t
day, aod in anchored at the lower quarantine.
The Captain and aecond mate died on the
passage of yellow fever.
DBATII OF OKFIKtiAld ANDERSON.
Cincinnati, October 28.—Dispatches an
nounce the death sf General Robert Ander
son, at Nice, France.
upon tLe survey
Western Canal, which is to run from Mn tele
Shoals, on the Tedhessee river, across to
Coosa; thence np the Cooaa and Etowith;
thence to follow the ridge across the Cb at-
tahooehec, at some point North of Atlan to,
and thence to the Ocmnlgee, and to the AA-
but it most tie marvelously rapid, to be sure.
The rattle and roar of machinery is deafen
ing, and pretty soon von have an odd idea
that you are standing upon your bead some
where without being aware of it. Here arc
tho Massey aud Griswold gin*, and here is u
sewing machine run by steam. Passing on
through, you come to various specimen* o!
■team engine*, among them a rotary engine
of five horse power. Schofield and the Find
lay’s are well represented in this department.
Further on you com# to the flying ponies.
Looking about, you observe several booths.
from the entrances of which men (who roll
their r’s as if that nnfortnaate consouaut was
red-hot) are wildly appealing to various small
boys and negroes to seize upon this their
last opportunity of beholding all the cariosi
ties of earth, gathered at great expense from
tho tropics a* well a* from tho boreal regions.
The small boys and Eegroes are further as
sured that there is nothing in these rare col
lections to give offence to the most “farstedi-
ons.” And so on and so forth.
This large building here to onr left is the
dining-hall. It is capable of seating at least
five hundred people at once, and when you
are told that Isaacs is at the head oi the
culinary department you feel certain that
everything will be done iu style. Tho bread
ovens in the cook room can bake two barrel*
of flour at one time, while numbers of hog*
are ofTeied up daily on the ranges a» a Lolo
caust to those who hanker after the flesh-
pots of Macon. Below the dining-hall is the
Ladies'Cottage,a beautiful specimen of archi
tectural taste—comfortable aod convenient.
To the right of this is a liquor fountain aud
cigar stand*. Beware of them. In front ot
the Ladies’ Cottage is a beautiful fountain.
Beyond this is the single truck railroad.
Near by rises Floral Hall. You at once make
a mental note to the effect that it is the finest
structure on the grounds. Taking it for
granted that the day is Thursday, we
•nter the building. The sesne is dat ing
beyond description, and you make another
mental note, the purport of which is that
yon have never before beheld such
collection of beautiful women. They siream
by you in myriad*. They pass you by
the thousand. You are bewildered—con
fused. This is more than you bargained
for. Yon expected to see pretty ladies, of
coarse, but your wildest dreams did cot
equal snch a scene os this. The mixture ol
blonde and brunette, and the intermediate
characteristic# of beauty—the sparkle of
blue, black and hazel eyes—are all exquisitely
confusing ud joo l»j jour baud upon
.our maulT bosom and tbank Heaven that
jou are a Georgian. Von are impressed «itb
the idea that no other land upon earth can
lay claim to each bewntifnl women and such
brave men. Some one inquires as to the
whereabouts of the Prettiest Girl in Georgia.'
Yon turn npon him fiercely. Bah! Go to,
thou blockhead. The P/G. in G. is a myth
and a humbug—the plaything ot thoughtless
editors. Behold the Prettiest Women in the
World! and you point ont to yonr inquiring
friend the dazzling assemblage of Floral
HalL The exhibition of articles in this Hall
is very fine—the finest perhaps on the
grounds. There are three floors, and sdl the
available space is filled. The walls are ele
gantly decorated, aud everything about the
building is finished with the most exquisite
taste. Yoa go through tho building examin
ing and admiring the display, until yoa ar
rive at the fine art department. Here are
some very fine paintings and collections of
elegant photographs from the galleries ol
Pugh and Riddle. Among the articles in
this department you are particularly struck
with several specimens of needle-work by
Hra. Bowdre, of Macon. Oae Is a picture of
Mary, Queen of Soots, surrounded by ^
group of Kuigbts. The coloriog is exqaisitc,
and the features of the men perfect. The
distribution of light and shade is very effect
ively done, and yon wonder that such a gem
c^nld have been executed with a needle.
Yon pass up to the roof by means of a
stairway, and fiod yourself upon one of the
tarreto of the buildiug. Here you have a
splendid view of the race-track, the grand
stand, tho Judges' stand, etc. There is to
he some fine sport on this track next week,
but you must beware how you take np side-
bets of “twinty to sivin on Basil Duke and
Ida Fulton, be Jasus.” You also have a view
of the main manic stand, from which tbo fine
band of the Second U. S. Infantry is dis
coursing eloquent music. Beyond the music
stand is Premium Hall, to which, after you
have escaped the delightful thrall* of the
Floral Temple, yon make yoor way. On
your left, as yon enter, is a branch of the
Western Union Telegraph r/Uce, and the
Southern Express. On your right is the
Acme Pres* of the Macon Citizen. On your
lelt. again, is one of the wonders of the age
in the shape of Abel’s Combination Loom.
Some very fine specimens of its weaving ars
near at hand, aud the gentleman who is in
attendance will take great pleasure in show
ing yon the modus operandi of the machine.
It will weave three nundred yards of cloth a
day. Further on is a magnificent collection
of buggies and carriages of every conceivable
style.
Y'oa make your way to the second floor,
and, strolling around, find yourself face to
face with a veritable Heathen Chinee, who
is bardly engaged in showing how he cau
cook. Yon taste his bi*cnit. and conclude
that this, at least, is a game he understand*.
Yon compliment him on h>s culinary skill,
but the only reply you receive is “Hong
kong,” or something of the sort You repeat
you observation, and it is still “HongkoDg;”
whereupon you request the H. C., whose
ways are d., and whose tricks are v., to rise
aud explain. H* still tells you “Hongkong”
iu the plainest English, aud you appeal to
the bystanders for protection. Are you, too,
to be overrun by Chinese cheap labor? Not
while the blood of an American patriot
course* through your veins.
You descend to the level sward on tho out
side, and while you are looking at the beauti
ful little fountain in front of the Hall, a little
man with a beaver hat runs over yon. He
seizes your Laud in a most eordial grasp, and
looks at you with his sharp, sparkling eyes as
if he is about to fire a joke at you. You are
taken by the geniality of the face aud the
heartiness of the greeting. There is some
thing winning and winsome about the man
that you cannot precisely describe, but the
impression ia very distinct, nevertheless. Ho
shakes your hand once more and is off in a
flurry. That is Hoff—Mayor Hafl^ of Macon —
the most thoroughgoing man in the South—
the most enterpriring — the best patron of tho
press—and one of the most successful in
business. Why, a few years ago, he was
peddling lightwood knot* and watermelon*
in this city—a poor, but brave and hopeful
little boy. And so he i* a Georgia man, you
a>k ? I believe you. He is a homo produc
tion-native and to the manner born. He ia
worth more to hi* State, and has accom
plished more for his section than all the
Kimball* you could import between this and
dooms-day. The Fair Ground* you see hero
are one of the monument* of his enterprise
and vigor. Four month* ago, they had not
b»-en touched. To-day they will compare
favorably with any iu the world. Huffs
friends—and they are legion—aro speaking
of running him for Governor. There is • o
doubt he would make a good one. Ilia
executive ability i« only (quailed by his
terprise, aud under the adminifttration of
such a man, the material interests of Georgia
would proHper beyond anythiug her history
ha* ever known, 'lhe editorial fraternity on
the ground* have just presented Huff with an
elegant silver fruit-stand a* a token of their
appreciation of his enterprise and as an
acknowledgment of the success of his efforts
to make the present Fair a success. There
was no clap-trap about this presentation. It
was a genuine testimonial.
This whets your desire to see distinguished
people. Stand here a moment, and I will
point you out a few. That jolly-looking bru
nette. of FalsUflian proportions, who is shak
ing bis side* over there, ia Col. Tom Harde
man. He is one of the most popular men in
the State, and is very prominently mentioned
a* a candidate for Governor. Col. Tom is
the best stump speaker in the country, and
has hosts of frieuds and admirers. The
quiet, placid-looking person over there is
Col. Thomas Norwood, of Savannah. He is
a man of brilliant part*, aad is very popular.
He is a candidate for United States Senator.
That gentleman walking rapidly along
tbero is General A. li. Wright, of Augusta.
He bos a quick, nervous way of doing thiDgs,
and is full of fire aud energy. He is also a can
didate for United States Senator, and his
chances Are very good. Tho tall, sad-looking
person on hi* right is General Pierce Young,
member of Congress from the Cherokee
country. The dapper little man on the left
is Col. John B. Weems, one of the most bril
liant members of the Bar of Georgia. The
toll gentleman standing a little iu front of
this trio is Col. B. G. Lockett, of Albany.
H* owes the most extensive farm iu the
Sooth, and is a thoroughly progressive fann
er. He planted this season ten thousand
acres in cotton. That slim, slick-looking
personage standing near the musio stand is
Joey Brown. Asa cultivator of eollards, he
is without a rival. The tall,fine-looking blonde
moving slowly snd serenely through the
ground*, a* if in deep thought, is B. H. Hill,
once the most popular man in Georgia. One
would not think from the calm and quiet ex
pression of his features, that a venomous
bumble-bee erewhile rioted iu the classic folds
of hi* pantalettes. Yet such is the sad fact.
There are others you would like to know,
but I desire to introduce you to some of tho
representatives of the press. The Editors'
Home is near at hand, and when you have
wet your whistle with a glass of strawberry
pop, we will advance on two sides and sur
round the building. So then! That old
gentlemen writing in the corner is Col.
Joseph Clisby, of the Macon Telegraph. He
is the President of the State Press Associa
tion, and is as genial as the day is long. He
is just now engaged in writing ap the points
of a ploughing match. Snb*oiling is Li*
theme. He would advocate snbsoiling even
in planting a battery. The veteran ovei
there is CoL Miller, of the Columbus .Vun.
He is engaged in fighting the New Departure
verbally, und is profoundly impressed with
the idea that his paper, the Atlanta Sun. and
tbe Mobnino News are the only daily papers
in the State that have stood square up
soratch. The Frenchv little gentUmat
hero i* Mr. Daniel E. Gavit, of the New
Y'ork Express. He is an energetic worker
aud a good talker, and he will take tbe occa
sion, if an opportunity offers, of telling you
that the preseut fair is the most successful
in every respect of any he ever
He has attended exhibition* this
from Maine to Louisiana, and he ought to
know. He will tell you that the generality
of Fair buildings are mero sheds compared
to these, and he is, therefore, a Huff man
from tbe ground up. The neat-looking indi
vidual there in the portico, who has tbe ap
pearance of a well-fed circuit rider, is Mr. W.
A. Hemphill, one of the proprietors of the
Atlauta Constitution. He is one of the pleas
antest and most agreeable members of the
profession. The good-looking young man
who has just dropped in is Major Anderson
W. Reese, of the Telegraph. If he gets hold
of yonr band he will make yon wince, for be
ha* the muscle of Guy Livingston com
bined with the cordiality of a Georgian. He
hasn't been on tbe grounds to any great ex
tent, bat he claims “tbe largest aggregate
circulation” on the P. G. in G., in the person
of his little daughter, Flewelyn. If you
could see the little charmer for yonrseif, you
would agree with Reese. The pious-looking
party seated at the desk by the window is the
qneerest compound of good-humor, talent
Clipper. He impresses you as being full of
dash and spirit. He is a man that you know
would do to tie to. The portly gentleman
here is Colonel Cary W. Styles, of th» Albany
Anas. He has a martial air about him, and
is a very fluent speaker. He is a candidate
for Clerk of the next Honso of Representa
tives, and would m*ke a good one. There is
Waterman, who keeps up a running fire of
sarcasm at everybody, and Geerge Woods,
who appears to be digesting everything he
hears, and Baecom My rick, who is just
sprouting a mustache, DeVotie, Grady. Call
aod others. If you desire to see those whom
I have not mentioned, or if yon desire (o be
come better acquainted with those whom I
have mentioned, you have only to take your
stand by Ihi* table writh the glasses on it, and
pretty soon you will be face to face with all
of them.
The young fellow with the white bat is
Edward Payson Weston, tbe celebrated pe
destrian. If yon are introduced, bs will in
form you, quite incidentally, that he is con
nected with ths press, being in fact one of
the editorial staff of tbe New York Sun. He
speaks of Mr. Camming, the managing ed
itor of that paper, as “Amo*,” and you take
it for granted that be Is pretty well acquaint
ed with him. He wiU also inform you that
he doe* not propose to participate in a walk
ing-match at the Savannah Fair. He might
be beaten, yon know, and that would uevi-r
do. Competition is by no means the life of
E. Pay ho n'* trade. He i* a tough walker,
though, and no mistake. Fifty miles in nine
hours aud a half, besides stopping to catch a
runaway horse, aud walking a half mile back
wards, is no very easy feat Endurance, and
not speed, is what Weston is willing to bet on.
There is a general move toward the river,
for the purpose of witnessing the boat races.
Tbe terraced bank is already crowded with
ladies, gentlemen and children. In order to
have a better view ot the race, and to enjoy
the occasion thoroughly, yoa step aboard of
Pope Freeman’s pretty little steamer, and go
puffing up the stream at a great rate. The
scene ia of the gayest description. Thousands
of beautiful ladies, arrayed in tbe brightest
colors, the soft haze of Indian sammer, the
autumn-tinted foliage of the trees, dappled
olouds drifting slowly to the West, sudden
gUHts of sweet music on the wind, add each
a charm to the hour, and you find yonrseif
wondering whether all this is reality. Surely
there has never been jast such •* scene since
A STARTLING STORY.
The Soclete Internationale •ad the
Chicago Fire— X Diabolical Plot for
the Destruction of the City—Horrible
Confession of one of the Prime Movers
—Remarkable Verification of a Prophe
cy by Cieorge Francis Train.
[From the Caictgo Times. October 23.]
I am a member ot the Societe Internation
ale. The headquarters of the organization
are in Pari* and its ramification* extend all
over tbe world. There are branches in Lon
don, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool,
Dublin, Berlin, St. Petersburg. Naples, Flor
ence, Vienna, and other ei ies in Great
Britain and ou the continent, and in New
Y’ork. B »»too, W. ahington. New Orleans,
and Chicago, in this country. Its members
are bound by a fearful ca:b neve*- to divulge
any of the plans or operation* of the society,
and were it koown that I whs about to relate
the story I have commenced I should never
live to finish it, while if tbe author of this
ever becomes known I will die a death more
horrible than that which met any of the
victim* of the inquisition. It is, therefore,
with fear sud trembling that I sit down to . followed.
THE POWDEB MAGAZINE OS SOUTH WITBn STREET.
Oar only fear ot want of sacce*s was that
the authorities, failing to stay the mad
rent of fire by ordinary means, would lesort
to tbe last and only hope—lay a few blocks
in rain* by means of gun powder. To gourd
against this, a train had been laid comniuni-
eating with the magazine, and required but
a spark to destroy it. When tho work had
been so fully inaugurated, I hastened to the
point to which I had been assigned, wild
with frenzy more terrible than any I had ever
bt-for* experienced. I reached the spot
where the match should have been applied.
A huge coal lay within a few feet of it A
slight kick from my foot would have placed
it over tbe hidden fu*e, but the htreets were
thronged with people, aud I shrank from
committing the act that would have
PLCNGED HUNDREDS OF HUMAN BEINGS INTO
ETERNITY.
That moment’s hesitation was their salva
tion. The powder brigade- arrived almost
upon the inntant, and the explosive gas was
removed from the building. Among the first
barrels removed were those with which the
train commonicated, and although a stray
spark afterward fired the fuse, no explosion
—• 53
sender Trains on this Hood-wit] t
EXPRESS PASSENGER.
Lost# Savannah daily at.t - .V..
Arrive at Jesnp “
Arrive at Bainbrldgs •*
Arrive at Albany " _
Arrlvs it Live Oik •• “?*•*
Arrive it Jacksonville 6.46 a. m.
Leave J sc Aeon rills dally at. «.»: p. os.
LeaveUveOak “ *•
Leave Albany •• 6,50 p.a
Leave Bolnbtid*e •• » »-• “
Leave Jeaup ** 8 25 a. n
Arrive at Savannah «. ’..'....ll.M».a
Through to Jacksonville without change.
No change of care between Savannah and Albany
win with trains on Florida
isndina and Cedar Keys. m
6 45p.i
S-'eeping ei
Dm Brunswick make close c
naction with ti
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
exoepted) st. .11:00 p. 1
t AlbsrTy ,Jnn "* V "
it Live Oak •• .... 1:00 p.1
t Tallshaxtee •• *.*»*« .
Jacksonville
Leave Jacksc
.... 6:0
rite the truo story of the origin of tho
Chicago fire, and nothing but the sternest
sense of duty, aud a desire to clear my con
science of a load that is too heavy for endur
ance, would induce me to pen these lines.
Daring a short residence in Paris in 18C7
I was thrown much into the society of lead
ing members of the Commune. Being an
American, it was supposed that I would favor
anything that would tend to bring about an
absolute equality between all men. At first
I laughed at all such notions, regarding them
a* not only utterly impracticable, but as tend
ing to overthrow ail law and order. But as
expedient alter expedient was suggested,
some of them seeming to be feasible, I caught
th© infection that animated my associates,
and soou became a blind enthusiast in the
'Cialism. While there I became a
member of tbe Societe Internationale, and it
not surprising, therefore, that on its
FIRST ORGANIZATION IN CHICAGO,
some eight months ago, I was selected as one
of the •.»iine movers. Since I had returned
from France I had been in correspondence
with n lino of those prominent in the movo-
there, among whom w«-re M. Henri
the famous days of the good Haroua Al Martin, wb«» was among tbe first to fall a
Baschid.
A shout from the shore calls your attention
to the fact that tbe race hns began. Three
boats have entered—the Lucille and Alice, of
Savannah, aud a boat rowed by the ltoff
Club, of Maoon. The Lucille is leading, but
the Macon boat is close at hand Macon put*
a spurt tor tho front. Kimball, my boy,
me (loan to yonr kuitting. Miller, fctraigbt-
yoarself. [Schley, you are wanted. Tit-
comb, Kan to yoor oars. Dear children, ouh
pull for old Savannah. Once more—and
again J Ah .' there we are, safe to tbe j
front—and the race is won. But the Macon
>y* were clone at hand. Tiny swing their |
ire as if they had been born ou the salts. |
You don’t worry yourself about the
~ ' ‘ ' “ ei
wituess the exhibition ot fire-works. There
will also be a dance in the commodious din
ing-hall, whereat you may execise your calves,
provided you have nojeonscieutiou* scruples.
And thus the week flies away and Saturday
comes, and though the Fair is by uo means
over, you have an engagement iu Savannah
ou Sunday. Yoa acknowledge this fact with
regret Yon hare enjoyed yoa ruelf thoroughly,
ami yoa feel like conuratnlatiug everybody
yon meet. That is, traditionally, gentle
reader, if your lines have been cast in ns
plea-ant place* as mine.
I trust that the Committee which attended
the Fair on the part of the Industrial A*soci-
utiou look pretty fall notes. Tbe Stale Fair
through the energy and foresight of Huff
and lhe wise liberality of Macon and ber
citizen*, has been made one of tno grandest
successes of tbe season. If the citizen* of
Savannah will take a personal interest in
the success of their exhibition, as did those
of Macon, we will ahow Georgia and the
world a Fair quite equal to this.
In bringing to a close these random and
desultory notes, I desire to return nsy sin
cere thanks to Mayor Huff, to Col. Thomas
Hardeman, to all the member* of the Macon
pres*, to Col. Henry D. Caper*, and to Mr.
Malcomb© Johnson, tbe efficient Assistant
Secretary of the State Agricultural Society,
for their unfailing courtesy aud attention,
and for personal favors. J. C. H.
fresh in the minds of all, and M. Jnlins Ga-
radine, from whom I learned tho progress tbe
society was making, and many of its future
The organization in Chicago was formed
under the direction of two Communist* who
had fled from Paris, and myself. As else
where, none bat the most daring and trust-
werthy were admitted. The avowed pur
poses of tbo society were harmless in them-
Helves. They were to endeavor to elevate the
workingmen to the level of the rich; to pro
mote communistic sentiment* among the
masses, and, us soon as possible, to inaugu
rate the reign of socialism, when everybody
.joy equal benefit*, and poverty and
aid * ' “ “
Hardly had I recovered from the mrnnen-
.ry da*h of hnmaue feeling that overcame
me, than I was placed in imminent peril of
my life. Tho flame* had advanced north
ward on both sidts of where I etood, and
wer© ru*hing toward m© with fearfnl rapidity.
Dared by the vanons conflicting emotions
that had filled my breast. I had not noticed
this, aud when I awoke from uiy trance the
most horrible of deaths stared me in tbe face.
Hemmed in on every side in a crucible of
fire, I for • moment gave way to despair.
But desL-ait gave me strength, aud, breaking
down a heavy door, I rushed through a store
to the river, and plunged into its water*. A
boat moored at th© dock assisted me to cross,
although I did not waato time in getting into
it, but pushed it be'ore me as I swam.
Reaching the North Side, I ran with all my
speed through tho streets townrd the city
limit.*, seeking to escape from the terrible
scenes my eyes had beheld.
In the meantime my co-workers in crime
had not been idle. As the current of fire
passed northward from Van Uuren street it
appeared that a large tract bounded on the
north by Madison street, and on the west by
Dearborn street, including a valuable section
of tho city, would escape the terrible destruc
tion that bad visited tbo remainder of the
city. Tbe flames had proceeded along Har
rison and Van Bureu streets to Fourth
avenue, and here teemed to have spent their
force. It was
A TERRIBLE MOMENT,
For millions were trrmbliug in th© balance.
A few brave men ba'-tled with the demon,
and bnt for tho omnipresence of the Inter
national* would hnre stayed its progress.
Bat a man rushed iuto a bouse that had been
abandoued by its occupant*, ostensibly for
tbe purpose of saving some household uten
sils that had been left, and returned laden
with goods; but a moment afterward the rear
of the building became a mass of flame, and
a gust of wind carried it eastward to the lake
aod northward over the district that had thus
far been spread, thus completing the universal
Leave TaliahOssaa •* .... 8:46a tn.
Leave Live Oak “ .... -1:6» p. m.
Leave Albany •• .... tJOim.
Leave Jesup " ...,10:46 p.m.
~ rtve at savannah {Mondays excepted.... 3:46 a m.
This is the only train, making cloae connection al
Oak, tar stations, on J., P.jk M. Railroad west ol
in ration at Alban^wlth trains on fcouth-
Live Oak.
western Railroad.
Both of tbe six
Jesup with trains
above trains
Arrive a
close connrat’on at
„.lh trains to and irom I'
Florida.
MACON PABRENUKK.
ranoah (Sundaysexcepted) at.... 7.00 p. ns.
Jesnp st.... 10.30 p-ns.
Macon (Mondays excepted) at.... 6.60 a. m.
Leave aiocon (Sundays ax cep tea; at. 8. so d. nu
Leave Jeavp (Mondays excepted) a
Arrive at oavanuah •• * a
Close c
oct27 tf H. H. HAINES, (
o and from Atlanta.
Change of Schedule.
Savannah. May 37.18T1.
* AFTER SUNDAY, THE UHTH INST.,
#er Trains on the Georgia Central Kail-
Arrive at MUledgerUle 8:46 P. M.
Arrive at &d.>ntor
10:4
6 P. U.
1P.M.
it A apusts with trains going North, and
trains to Oolembn* snd
DOWN DAY TRAIN.
•nd Atlanta.
7:00 A. M
1:15 A. M.
I-.S8 P. M,
t Anpusta aa above.
M.
NIGHT TRAIN* GOING BOUTH.
'. M
Connecting with trains to Columbus, leaving Macon
it 5:26 A. M.
NIGHT TRAINS GOING NORTH.
>ave Savsnnaa 7:00P.M.
<©ave Macon a 6:30 F.M,
trrlve at MilledgevtUe M:45 P M.
Irrlve at Ratontoa. !«:4fi P. M
trrivo at Augusta 2.45 A. M
irrlve at rtavsnuah 8:3k A. M.
Making close connection with trains leaving An.
Posrangara going ov<
inndayn excepted) with the MUIedgai
the reunite by pt eceuble means, to resort to j, bad bsen j nt o>ide.i to destroy bat tew build- i
whatever measures shonld be deomed advise- and tliUSO lh . business headquarter* I
[From tbe Atlanta ConstJtaUon ]
The Brunswick and Albany Rail
road Again.
We are informed by the letter to which we
referred yesterday, that Mr. J. A. Burns, the the utmost caution. Tbo project of raising
Superintendent of the Brunswick and Albany — 1 •' * s * '
ble by the directors of tbe organization.
The first two months of tbe existence of
the society were cor.sumtd in
FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS
to stir up strife between tho mechanics of
the city and tluir employers. Bnt the disas
trous const queuce* of the eight-hour strike*
ia 1807 were yet fresh in rtm»-mbrauc« t and
for once the labor onion* refused to do tbe
bidding of their prompters. This was a dis
couraging blow, bnt the members of the so
ciety were determined. In no city of the
Uuion was more to be feared to communism
from a continuance of the existing condition
of affairs, tor colossal fortunes were being
amassed in un incredibly short space of time,
and an aristocracy of wealth was springing
up that threatened to become so strong as to
defy overthrow. Plan after plan was sng- <
gested, and abandoned as impracticable. Fi
nally, the
BURNING OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CUT
was snggented. Appalled by the thought of
working such desolation iu the fairest city on
the continent, I at first shrank from partici
pation iu tho tran«action. I protested that
instead of promoting the objects of tbe soci
ety it would only retard them. But all tbe
others were firm, and, weakly, I yieldsd.
Gradually the insanity produced by being a
promoter of a calamity that would shake the
world to its centre took possession of me.
Sleeping or waking, my thought* were filled
with the plan.
To mature the details of the plot required
and residences of the hfflu<-nt. As dnring j
the progress of the fire on the South Sid
mines were sprung in various localities o
Ticket
ILL! AM 1M'
Through to Now York in 47 Hours.
.Offlce.
the I General -*n perm let. AenU
flames advanced, but only where the natural I ,# i***** or#*
course of the flames was likely to have the | ™ *** AlltUlllt «
work imperfectly done.
Th« 'ire proi!res,ed too slowly. The WAtei
work* were in full blast, and there wa* danger i q U irke
that through their agency some of the build
ings doomed to demolition would be saved.
The work* bad been prepared for destruc
tion, bnt the time hud not arrived, as lhe
fire was several block* away. But notwith
standing this fact th© match wbb applied, and j a «jd AF'
the workmen were obliged to fly for th« ir j \_/ P**s®nger - 1
lives. Iu their fliwht the man who had fired j tou RoUroau will run ostMiows:
the mine was overthrown and badly injured, j DaY accommodation train.
ami as tbe fire advanced be fell a victim toits LeaveSava noh dally (Sunday a excepted) at 8:00 A, M.
fury , Arrive a Char eeton at.... 6.n6 P M.
ml . . , • .. ,1 I<caveCharleaton dally (Snudsys excepted) 8:*0 A M.
This ended tbe work of the incendiaries of t Arrivs at savannah.... b.oop. M.
the Societe Internationale. The element* j night express TRAIN,
completed the destruction, aod the loveliest Leave Savannah dally at ..11:15 P M.
AFTER MONDAY, JULY 3tcT
r Trains
nd Cbarlei
t Charleston a
and those genial qualities of head and heart
that attract people that you ever saw. He is
not tnoch in a Bacchanalian carouse, bnt he
is bonnd to have a front seat iu a raffia, a
social game of draw poker or several-np.
His name is Shropshire, aud he edits the
Macon Citizen. The jaunty Irishman,
who is making a speech to Shropshire,
Is John Black, of the Eofaula. (Alabama)
Actm. He has recently connected him
self with the Good Templars, aud >ken
to writing poetry. Those are healthy signs,
and his friends are hopeful. The gentleman
who has just come in is Sim Atkinson, of tbe
Ath.n, Banner. Oanot hi* rirwea u Iff* ha
never emekee. This Is » highly flsltenng
record. The toll man who is interviewing
the agent of a sewing machine just yonder
is John B. Gorman, of the Talbotton Sa*d-
arrL He is full of life and energy, and is
Ltfiradmonishing the sawing machine man
in thrilling loose to advertise in tbe Standard.
Tbo flaxy looking young fellow there to
Mfjor Obarito McGregor, of tho Warrenton
Railroad, on the raoruing of the 20th, left tin
road without notice to any one.
Amoug the contractois to whom it is said
Kimball uas sold out his interest in the road
tho names of Lyons & McLendon,
A Blue A Co., Hines A Hobbs, aud others.
The price is said to be $150,000.
CoL C. L- Schlatter, tbo Chief Eugiueer,
proposed that the employe* who had seized
the rolling stock for their debts should re
lease it aud let him run the road and pay
them.
The employes refused unless paid or given
security that payment would be made iu
thirty days, they to appoint George L Cook
Superintendent.
There seems to bare been great excitement.
Everybody wa* grabbing. Whisky flowed
freely. Eogines and everything else availa
ble were levied on and seized indiscriminately.
In connection with Gov. Bollock’s seizure
of the road his proclamation implicates him
in a fraud upon tbe State.
He casts suspicion on the bonds he ha* had
executed, registered, and by himself deliver
ed to II. I. Kimball. In the case of the en
dorsed bonds, “as fast as every ten miles is
built in a substantial manner, and the sune
in go >d running working order, which snail
be certified to by au engineer appointed by
tbe G< vemor, tho company shall present to
the Governor the bonds of said company,
which his Excellency is required to endorse
and delivor to said company." It then ha*
been no fraud in the delivery on the part of
the Governor, he ha* no further control ov»r
bonds thus delivered, a* they are bona fide
tbe property of the company, tho State having
as security for tbe endorsement the road com
pleted and in running order, upon which tbe
State has the first lien. And the Governor ad-
verriRing the bonds and appointing court* to
receive evidence of validity or application, of
itself i* presumptive evidence mat tue txover-
nor bas practiced a fraud npon tbe State by en
dorsing and delivering bonds before the r<*ad
\ra* complete. And by application to the pro
per officers wo find that $3,300,000 of the en
dorsed bonds, by older of the Governor
were signed, sealed with the great seal of
the State, registered and delivered to his
Excellency; the last as long ago as the 13th
day of April; while the road is very far from
being completed to the extent to authorize
anythiug like this amount In addition to
tbe above, the Governor has bad aign*d
aod sealed with tbe great seal of the State
and delivered to him $1,880,000 State bonds
for the Brunswick and Albany Railroad Com
pany, being tbe full amount said road is en
titled to when completed tbe entire length to
Eufaula; making iu all, aid by tbe State to
said road, five million oue hundred and
eighty thousand ($5,180,000) dollars ! twice
tbe entire indebtedness of the Stale at the close
of the war. No wonder the Governor has
taken a eudden flight to New Y’ork.
We learn that the Governor Las not nsed
the services of the proper engineer. Colonel
Frobel, the Superintendent of Public Works,
to examine aud report upon the railroad pre
liminary to the endorsement of bonds, but
that he appointed an engineer in tbe employ
of the road, whose connection with th© road
should have precluded his selection as the
State’s agent.
It will be observed that at present there is
no evidence of tbe delivery of the bond* over
tbe legal amount to Kimball, ouly ol tbe
preparation and delivery to Governor Bul
lock of tbe entire arnotmt that the road would
call for when completed.
The question arises whether he has de
livered the surplus to Kimball in violation of
law, or whether he has them in hand ? If the
latter, what has ho been doing with them
since April and May ? I* his California trip
connected with this matter? The subject
engenders maeh speculation.
The truth is that the Governor is sinking
deeper in the mire daily. The coils close
around him. New evidences of mal-adminis
tration rise to the surface almost honrly.
Whatever may be the alleged impolicy of
ipeachment, the thorough investigation
id punishment of the grave official delin
quencies of Governor Bollock are demanded
mjd imperative measure of right.
mob by means of Rome popnlar excitement,
nml to burn and pillage tho city, was debated
at length, and at last abandoned because of
i's bazardonsness aud the inevitable Ins* of
life that it would involve, for to take life was
not our object—it was only to humble the
uien who had waxrd rich at the expense of
the poor. The incendiarv torch was finally
fixed upon, and on the 9‘.h day of Angnst
preparations were actively begun to carry it
into execution.
Several times a day was fixed for the awful
tragedy, but a* often abaudoned.
THE CO-OrKRATION OF THE ELEMENTS
Was needed. Tbe torch wa* fir»t applied to
the warehouse on tbo corner of State and
Sixteenth street on tho gusty moru'ng of the
30th of September. It was hoped that the
high south wind then prevailing would carry
the fl*tn©8 to the row of frame bnildiug* to
the northward, but a sudden change iu the
wind defeated the project by enabling the
fire department to quench the flames. Again
on the Saturday night preceding the catas
trophe a match was applied on Canal street,
and for a few hours all seemed to be working
well, and but for the failure of one of the
petroleum mines to ignite. Sabbath morning
would have seeu Chicago in ashes.
But the doom that was overhanging the
city was delayed bat a day, and that day
cauie near proving fatal to onr plans, for
then aud only then were we in dancer of
betrayal. George Francis Train, a member
of tbe Societe Internationale, lectured in
F*rwell Hall on tbe evening of the f*»ed
Sunday. In the course of bis addre** his
manner chanced for a moment while be made
nse of these words:
“This is the list public address that will
BE DELIVERED WITHIN THESE WALLS ! A TER
RIBLE CALAMITY IS IMPENDING OVER TIIE CITY
of Chicago. Moke I cannot sat; more I
It -seas Wall lor him (hot lie closed ... 1,„
did, for there wero half a score of hands
grasping half a score of pistsls that would
have checked any further utterance forever.
It i* with much hesitancy that I approach a
recital of the
SCENES OF THAT HORRIBLE NIOHT.
All day long we had been in secret con
clave where do mortal could spy out our
doings. Petroleum miues had been laid in
a score of place*, and trusty men were sta
tioned at each of them to apply the match at
the proper moment. The plot bad been so
arranged that all shonld appear a* accident,
cur part being mainly to assist the progress
of tho flames, for we knew that, once beyond
a certain limit, no agency could stay them.
The place, above all others in the city
which promised the great measure of suc
cess, was in the barn on DeKoven street.
No “old Irish hag” was milking her oow at
the time, as the reporters of the city press
are determined to have it. A human being
of a different sex was there, however, bat
had disappeared a* if by magic, before any
mortal eye had remarked his presence.
Before the arrival of the jaded firemen at
.the scene of the conflagration, half a dozen
mine* Lad been touched off, and their efforts
to subdue the flame* were as futile as the ef
fort* of a child to stem the raging cataract
of Niagara. When the flames had reached
tho river, work began on the South side.
Simultaneously a mine wa* sprang at the
gas-woik* aud another near Van Baron street
bridge, and two whole blocks were a
SEETHING HELL OF FLAME
in less time than it takes my unaccustomed
pen to tell it From thence onward the fire
was assisted by a mine set on Wells street,
near Monroe, another a block and a half
further east, and still another in Farwell
H ill. Little did those who listened to citi
zen Train oa that eventfal Sunday night
suspect that they were sitting over a maga
zine that needed but the touch of a match to
involve them in a perfect hell of flame.
From that point the destruction of the
South Side, with its massive granite pile* and
well-stored warehouses, was assured. On
ward sped the flames, and wherever they ap
peared likely to skip, a new magazine was
fired, and ruin with his fearful front involved
the fair city.
i. had been delegated to explode
portion of Chicago
WASTE. DREAR RUIN.
Habitable only by ghouls and the ill-omened
birds of tbe night. The result* are more
than had been anticipate but are yet not
satisfactory. Many buildings that bad beeu I Route, via Richmond and Washington, iiax
doomed by the Internationals escaped the j savannah to New York. 66)6
The Day
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mmodatlon makes close coi
h. by either the Bay Line Ii
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9:16 P. M.
iontb and Baltln-ore. or the Acqula
flrey ordeal, while a large tr«
been determined to spare is now a ruin.
RETRIBUTION
Is not long in following the perpetrators of
great crimes. Two of the original founders
of the organization in Chicago met death in
the terrible conflagration they had instigated,
and I alone am snared to suffer worse than a
that it had j The Night Express mokes £
Arqnis Creek Route only. Time, (mm Hsvsnnoh ts
New York, 47 hoars.
«-8LREeiya CAR8 WHEREVER SEEDED.
■ough Tickets can be bad at R. B BreuV Special
Ticket Agency,
ton I
Offlc.
Jy28-tf
btreeto, witt.o
Agent ban
lira charge. Also, at Depot
A F. BUTLER,
b and Charleston Railroad.
t the fire in its progress also perished _ . w _
.-ably in lh*' hell they had conjured up. j Koatl riO-OpCned t«» White bum
the Train i
Moatffoan
while two others are probably maimed for life.
As for myseli, I have litfle hopes pf escap- | 8at,
iug the vecgexucp of the International*.
to which I subscribed carries with it the
penalty of death in a form more horrible than
any that has been visited npon mortal since ,
the sun first rose over chaos. The organiza- j o( ,< H<»ne
tion is omniprerent, permeating every circle , Montgomery
of society, each member being bound to mete . Iain of Hope,
out the penalty cf the oath to any one who *' t '
may divulge if* secrets. This, its greatest j Montgomery!
of secrets, has been writh n under the load j oi Hope!
of a gmlty conscience. Life has lost all its , Ander»oust..
attractions for me, and I scarcely care to liv>*, j r t Hop*-
save to see the damage caused partly throngh j i*U, of°H©p«".
my instrumentality repaired. Bat if it shell | Andersonst..
appear that I can r.ot escape from those who . Isle of Hope,
have already involved me in so much misery, j The 9:55 a.:
I will yet not die at their hands, but willprc- , m - lrtl
fer to lie in accursed ground.
P. S.—Lnt me add one word of warning. Leave Montgo
Other cities, both iu this country and Europe. | Andcrm
have been threatened with Are. The Socieb
Internationale is implacable.
►UPKKISTENDVNT'H OFFICE.
O N AND AFTER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TM,
the Trains on this Road wlU run os follows:
| ARRIVE.
:46 amris e of Hope.... 5:10 am
Anderson at 6:40 • m
if Hope.... 6:4-' a m
Vlontgom
01..of Hope..
, 8.-20 s
fFro
All Sunday trains go to White Blaff.
Saturday night trains leave Anderson street at 8:90
The rates and ctoMificatlon of freight the same a.
Trying; to Get Up a Scaro Crow.
Those who are pleading against the im
peachment of Governor Billock, upon the
ground that it will bring military government
npon u*, are not making hi* case any better,
neither are they gaining any credit for them
selves. We understand that some who claim
to be Democrats are urging this course.
They ate expodng themselves to the very
grave suspicion ot aiming to screen tbe Gov
ernor from what they know to be the ju-t
corrupt motive. The public mind at one©
goes to tbe conclusion that such poisons have
axes to grind of base material, suited only to
the kind cf grindstone which Bullock is be
lieved to Lave.
We suppose that there is not a man in the
Legislature, who in the least, desires or
would advocate, any malicious impeachment
or nnjust or unlawful pnnisbmeut of lhe
Governor. We are sure that no effort of this
kind will meet with any sort of favor. The
plea of letting him alone lest General Grant
should lake vengeauoe on us for justly pun
ishing a criminal, comes with a very poor
grace. It pre supposes him to be guilty of
an impeachable offense, bat suggests that we
retain in the Exeoutive Chair a man guilty of
high crimes. It is disreputable to the intel
lect of any man to recommend this course
for tbe reason which some assign—leaving
out of view the exposure be makes of bis
morals.
What! General Grant assume the position
of visiting vengeance upon a people because
a man guilty of high crime and violation of
just law bas been convicted and punished ?
The very idea is preposterous. The Presi
dent has not th* effrontery to assume any
such position before th© American people.
If he is so disposed, let him do so. The
sooner that coarse is taken by him, tho
will the reiguof tbe dominant Faction
and their lawlessness terminate.
Th* proper ground for tbe friends of
Bullock to assume is that he is innocent, and
has done no wrong. If he has violated no
laws; if he has discharged his doty honestly
aod faithfully, he will remain in office. No
will desire or attempt to oast him, if he
bas kept his skirts clear and his hands clean.
If he has been guilty of criminal conduct,
who plead for bim simply on the
ground that his removal will bring military
rale, make thefnseWes ridiculous, and lay
tbemhelves open to tb© very discreditable
suspicions alluded to.
Gentlemen, if you want to save Bullock,
fight for him sqnarely. Take ap the cudgels
in hU behalf, and defend bim upon his re
cord—upon his official conduct—upon bis
merits. Yodwill win r if yousljpw thathois
right A ddfeas© of hint apon any other
nronnd to unmanly, and cannot stand the
tost of i
e marked and prepaid.
N HOW
•upe Intend ei
JOHN HOWARD.
ft of . common icnitiaj.
The Only Reliable Gift Distribution In tbe Country I
$60,000 00
IN VALUABLE GIFTS I
TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN
L. D. NINE’S
152nd Regular Monthly
GIFT ENTERPRISE!
To be drawn MONDAY. November 27tb, 1871.
Two Grand Capitals of $5,000 each In Greenbacks.
57ft2i7«*i«r I “ greenbacks
Whole number of Cash Gifts, 1
1 Hor-e and Bugsy, w.tn Silv-
worth $6 0; One Flue-toned Rosewood Pisx
$600; Ten Family Hewing Machines
each; Five Heavy-cared Gold Uanilni
Heavy Oo’d Ur<»1ns. worth $300 *
American Hunting Watches, wurth $U5c
$100
e and Bugsy, w.tn Silver-mounted Harness,
. fcA); One Flua-toned Rosewood Piano, worth
$600; Tan Family Hewing Machines, worth S1S0
each; Five Heavy-cored Gold Hunting Watches aud
Heavy Oo’d Uualna. worth $300 each; Five Gold
- ntlM Watches, worth $fi6 each; Ten
Watches, worth $100each; 800
«oi.a end Silver Lever Hunt fag Watchra (ia all),
worth from $20 to $300 mod ; Ladies’ Gold Lcontlne
Obelus, Gent’s Gold Vest Chains, Ullver-plat»d Co
lors, Solid Silver and Doabla-plated Table and T#>
spouns. Ivory-Handled Dinner Kuivee. Bllver-plated
Dinner Fork*. Silver Vest Chains. Photograph Al
bum*. Ladles’ Gold Breastpins and Ear-rings, u
Gold Breaa'.plns, hhirt binds and Sleeve Buttons.
get rings. Gold Pena, (stiver extension,) etc. Whole
pins, Hhirt Studs and Sleeve Buttons. Fin-
told Pens, (silver extension,) etc. w h
imbor Gifts. 6.000. Tickets limited to Com.
Agents wanted to sell tickets, tn whom lSeral pre
miums will be paid. Single Tickets, $1; six Tickets,
$6; Twelve Tickets. $10; Twenty-five Tickets. $20.
Circulars oootalnlng a fall list of prtsea, a descrip
tion of the manner of drawing, and other information
in reference to the AUtrlbut on will be sent to any
one ordering them. All letters mast be addressed to
L. D. SINK, Box 86,
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