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Jlic Htctxing grow No. ill BAY STREET. TERMS. ...810 OO ... 6 OO ... 2 OO gaga. w osn-nont I» Amtao*. pjjujxa by mail are Moppoa at the “H» „ZZ tue time pM« lor without fnrthar noth*. 8n3Krit>e« *111 please obaerve the ana* on th at The postage on nil paper, to paid « wlBhln. the paper famished tor sny ^ , r , r one year Mil hare their orders v itteaded to by resulting the amount •or th« 1^°® desired. So city .. twcrijjtton diocontiaoed unleaa by ^Ur* order* left at the office. To Advertiser*. A SQUARE ia ten measured lines of Nonpareil of the HoanoM* News. Amo-*’ ::atfUl advertisements and special notices U ou per square for each insertion. * Other advertising, first insertion, fl 00 per KT1Are . each gabse jncnt insertion (if inserted JJery day), 70 cents per square. f i0C al i or reading matter notices, SO cents per Hue for each insertion. Ad7t .r..^meElfl -nserted every other day, twice or oner a meek, charged 51 00 per square for gach insertion. >e contract rates allowed except by special agreement. Liberal discounts made to large ad- tertisere. Aavertisemsnts will have a favorable place ^ec first inserted, but no promise of continuous pablicauu© in a particular place can be given, as gll advertisers most have equal opportunities. Affairs in Georgia. An Atlanta mau who hasn’t had the itch isn’t admitted into good society. Mr. George P. Cornell, of Macon, was married recently to Miss Lucine Elder, of Indian Spring, one of the most beautiful and accomplished young ladies of Middle Georgia. Mr. Stephen D. Heard, of Augusta, is se riously ill. The bold and busy burglar is burgling in Macon. j. J. Clay tailed the fox in the recent chase in Jones county. The Count Johannes B. Gormane is en gaged in the plebeian vocation of gathering his rice crop. If this continues all taint of the fast society in Europe and other French towns will soon be eliminated. Since the editor of the Talbotton Standard has married, he has discovered that the modern pin-back is a mere skeleton, so to epe&k. This is candid, hanged if it isn’t. Sawyer says ho doesn’t get anything but good words from the people. We trust* however, that this is exaggeration. At any rate, we bespeak for the Commonwealth sub scribers without end. In Forsyth, where such things are done to perfection, the ladies propose to give an entertainment on the 26th, for the benefit of the Baptist Church. Three white women, who were living with negroes, were arrested near Macon on Sat urday Dight. One of these abandoned wretches, thinkiug to escape the law, mar ried her negro partner, thereby adding an other crime to the list. There is a law in Georgia prohibiting the intermarriage of the races. The Atlanta Constitution learns from re liable sources that the houses of Lowry & Eason and D. E. Allen, of Dalton, have fail ed and gone into bankruptcy. The first kept a general supply house, and the last a dry goods store. Itia reported that the liabil ities of the first will reach $40,000, while their assets will more than cover it. Of the extent of either, however, not much is de finitely known. They were indebted to At lanta merchants between $6,000 and $8,000. It is said that they have about $20,000 in notes and accounts, $10,000 or $12,000 in goods, in addition to the storehouse and two plantations. The Enquirer says all the oranges brought to Columbus are from Florida. Last season Columbus received 1,500 boxes, containing about 525,000 oranges, which were sold for $11,250. This year the business is expected to largely increase. There are many mei" chants who will pay freight ou all the peo ple of Florida may send. They can find a market at remunerative prices for all that may be sent. The Forsyth Advertiser says that a young man named Clayton Coody, son of F. M. Coody, of Batts county, was shot and badly wounded whilst coming from his home to Forsyth on Saturday morning last. He was a short distance on this side of the residence of Mr. Clint Ham, near the place formerly known as Proctor’s Store, when he was fired at by some one in the woods. As soon as the shooting was done the would-be assassin fled, and young Coody failed to re cognize him. He saw him distinctly enough to know that he was a white man. Coody was on horseback, and came to town as rapidly as possible and had the ball, which entered the lower portion of the body, ex tracted by Dr. L. B. Alexander. It is quite likely that the motive was money, as it was supposed that Coody had some money which he was bringing to town to pay a debt. The wound, while painful, is not considered by Dr. A. as dangerous. The same paper says that although in many sections of the country the price of real estate has declined a great doal and it is next to impossible to sell for any price, it is not so in Monroe county. Last week Mr. T. J. Cheves sold his farm seven or eight miles from Forayth, containing 460 acres, to Mr. Bicks Rutland for $5,000. The money is to be paid cash. Whilst this is not an extraordinary price, yet we believe it is more than land will bring in any of the Agricultural sections of the State. Thug the sarcastic demon of the Ge neva Lamp : The Lamp is offered for sale. To an enterprising, intelligent, industrious printer, this is a favorable opportunity to lay the foundation of a future competency. We would not offer our paper at such a sacrifice, but we think it our duty to go to Columbus and publish a daily that would not be too picayunish to oxchange with the surrounding country press. Price, $3,000 cash. Mr. T. B. Lombard writes as follows to Captain J. R. King, Lumpkin county: The ore and sand from the Etowah mine which you sent me to test, turned out much better than I expected considering the disaB- viutage of workiug soft ore in a mill using stamps of seven hundred and fifty pounds weight. From the five tons sent I obtained twenty-two and a half pennyweights of hard amalgam, which, when burnt off, wid make at least twelve peunyweights of pure gold. The mill had been lying idle so long that I wasted more gold than I other wise would. One hundred tons would in this mill vield three hundred pennyweights of gold, and in a mill of three hundred pounds stamp, would, no doubt, double n'ore than that amount. It you wish to ' e a further test at my mill with a larger omtnt of ore, I shall be happy to accom- mcKuVfi x *»n- A twenty stamp mill on your min* o) d M>* r weight, etc., for working such ore, Sill it the best paying mine in the country. . _ .. . . Wr'e, ior ^‘following > ^^yTou™tv a distinguished planter o _ L Hb0 ui Georgia, to him: “Jost afte. \ W two negroes raised in ) 0 h rt , bought an improved place of . -» ^ ^ lying midway between stations i. mnt _ the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, l ^hev about four miles from the road. T. f planted, after the usual manner, corn, cot ton, rice, peas and, I think, oats. They cropped tLus for three years, the land gradually degenerating, only such portions of it as they were able to manure. During the spring of 1871 they noticed a strange weed growing in the fields* and coming up thickly after the crops were laid by. It continued to spread anu grow thicker all over the field until every foot of ground, if left uncultiva ted, would be covered by it. It was soon discovered that it rooted out the common grasses and weeds, taking entire possession. It was feared that it would be a worse enemy than Bermuda or nut grasses, but it is now known not to be an enemy, but a blessing providential, for the reclaiming of this poor old worn out section of the State. Since its first appearance on this one place four years ago, it has spread to other places, *o that fields several miles distant have now become covered with it. It ■eeds heavily, the seed remaining in the ground all winter and coming up in spring. Like seed of crab grass, it makes no dif ference how deep they are buried, they do not rot, but will come up, even late in the fail. It is not an early grower, and hence never gets in the way of young cro P®’. r& £ e ^ getting up before May or June. The first light frosts of fall almost always kills it. While cattle and horses eat it with great rel ish, both green and cured, there niay he some objection to it as a forage plan* from the fact that after it is cured, ii roughly handled, it loses its leaves. Ibis may be remedied in the caring. The vines contain so much moisture it ia liable to_mola if packed in bulk. As a fertilizer it is un surpassed. On one of the places where it J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1875. ESTABLISHED 1850. }} WA8 turned under in its green state t fall on about two acres. On an adjoin ing two acres it was allowed to staud and die, the ground being broken this past spring, and fertilized with stable manure. The four acres were planted in com, culti vated all over alike, and when gathered the green soil manure yielded two bushels to one of the stable manure. The dry season, however, prevented the stable manure from having its full effect. In land that is at ail--* 4 lively” in plowing it it is necessary to use a goo 1 plow with a • sword attachment, or it will choke every five feet. The plant somewhat resembles the pea vine ; the leaves differ, as also do the seed pods. When thickly set, its branches grow up; when thinly set they spread out on the ground. There is but one main root; it does not send down roots from the joints, no matter how long the vines may be. “Are Wiere u; Lands for Sale in Southern Georgia ?” [Dr. W. B. Folk*, in Valdosta Times.] The above question is asked by the Savannah Morning News. This infor mation is sought on account of the numerous inquiries daily received by the News from Northern people and persons from a distance who have formed a favor able opinion of this country, and who wish to purchase lands and settle here. The question can be answered in the affirmative. Thousands and millions of acres of land are now lying broad cast all over Southern Georgia, and particularly along the lines of the differ ent railroads, that are offered for sale cheap, almost at nominal prices, which are awaiting purchasers, to be settled and developed. Lands that are fertile, well watered and healthy; lands that will pro duce corn, cotton, oats, sugar caue, peas, potatoes, garden vegetables, fruits, flow ers, and in fact everything that will grow in a tropical or semi-tropical climate, and that ir. abundance, well paying the husbandmen for his labor. The tier of counties from Savannah to Thomasvile, through which passes the Atlantic and Gulf li&ilro&d, may be men tioned os presenting unusual inducements to immigrants who wish to engage in farming, or the manufacture of lumber or naval stores. These lands are heavily timbered with as fine pine timber as is to be found in the world, and the lands fully tested in an agricultural point of view, producing in many instances with good manuring and cultivation, from seventy five to one hundred bushels corn per acre, and the same in oats and other field crops. This is not an overdrawn picture, but a veritable truth, as much of this produce is now in the barns of some of the best farmers, who produced it. The recent fair of the South Georgia Agri cultural and Mechanical Association de monstrated the fact that Southern Geor gia was not only equal, but in advance, producing a greater variety and a larger quantity per acre of all kinds of field and garden crops than any other portion of the State. Yes, there is plenty of land for sale in Southern Georgia just like the lands we have described. Colonel H. S. Haines, General Supt. A. & G. R. R., issued a pamphlet last year giving a description of a portion of these lands near his road. He now extends the invitation to publish free, in another pamphlet soon to be is sued by him, all the lands for sale in Southern Georgia. Persons owning lands and are willing to sell them for the benefit of themselves and the benefit of this section of the country, now have an opportunity to make it known through this medium. Profaniug a Sacred Ordinance. Henry Ward Beecher’s paper, the Chris tian Union, is sending out broadcast among the newspapers, a slip containing an extract from his last Sunday’s sermon, in which the Plymouth pastor announced hi3 resumption of the policy of silence. As we supposed, the language used by Mr. Beecher, though apparently wrung from an overflowing heart and the out come of the moment, was premeditated, and uttered in pursuance of a settled plan of action. The extract, which is headed “Silence Under Suffering,” consists of that pas sage in his sermon which Mr. Beecher delivered with streaming eyes and amid the tears of the congregation. He now sends it out to editors in advance of the publication of the whole sermon, as a declaration of his intention to resume the policy of silence. Studying the words of the extract coolly and apart from the dramatic man ner of their delivery, we discover in them an egotism characteristic of the man, an artful suggestion of the object of their utterance, a dexterous though impious use of the Divine example, and a skilful effort to convey the impression that Mr. Beecher is a person of the very highest godliness and the loveliest charity. The whole thing—the way he took of publishing his intention, the manner in which he spoke, and now the method he takes to inform the newspapers of his relapse into silence—is the height of as surance. It is a trick done under the cover of religious exhortation to evade the proposed inquiry into his case. Imagine a minister accused of adultery and prejury by members of his own flock having the impudence to stand up before his congregation, and with tears running down his cheeks, to say that he is not going to reply to the accusation because Christ was silent before Pilate, and asking his hearers to covenant with him to ignore investigation! It would be hard to parallel such impudence, especially in the case of a man who had lately spent six months and one hundred thousand dollars in an unsuccessful ef fort to defend himself against those very charges. Does Mr. Beecher think men are fools ? Does he have so low an estimate of the average intellect that he thinks he can by cant like this delude men into believing “that he is innocent ? No innocent minister so charged would talk of silence. He would raise his voice in protest against silence. He would compel his accusers to withdraw their charges or prove them. He would not remain in a cloud of doubt. A guilty man, however, would try to shirk inves tigation just as Mr. Beecher does. IT is use of a tearful invitation to the communion table to announce his inten tion to refuse to meet his assailants, was unseemly to the point of blasphemy.— N. Y. Sun. Ixdoob Safety in a Thunderstorm.— Mr. Latimer Clark, the eminent electri cian, gives the following useful hints as to the safest position people can occupy during a thunderstorm : A person re clining on a sofa or bed at a distance from all the walls of the room could scarcely suffer injury, even in a house struck by lightning, but a most absolute security is obtained by lying on an iron or brass bed stead of the form known as the Arabian bedstead, in which the head is surmount ed by an iron erection supporting the curtains. A person lying or sleeping within sue! a bedstead could not possibly receive any direct injury from lightning, ^en if the house were to be demolished, as h bedstead forms the most complete lit?htm. n 8“P ro * ec * or w bich could well be devised- A wooden bedstead, placed aeainst the .^*11. does not afford any spe- cial security. U inay flasb the danger is past—the eras* of the thunder, how- ever terrific it may appear, being perfect- ly harmless. Somebody has compared the opinion of foreign nations to the judgment of posterity. Just now the opinion of Eng land about our affairs loots a good deal more like the judgment of our ances- tors. Nothing could more curiously bring back to the American the hot tem per and forgotten passions of ten years ago than the English fear that our seren ity might be ruffled by the statue they have sent over for “Stonewall” Jackson. It is the anger of a bygone age they dep recate. Englishmen can pay no tribute to the character of a gallant American soldier, who died fighting for what he conscientiously believed to be a just cause, in which Americans will not vie with them. The personal character of “ Stonewall” Jackson finds no warmer admirers to-day than among the men be fore whose bayonets he fell and his cause went down in hopeless defeat.—AT. Y. Tribune. BY THE MORNING NEWS. Noon Telegrams. POLITICS IN FltANCK. Defeat of the Republicans Assembly. in the A HERZEGOVINIAN VICTORY. THE FUNERAL OF POOR GUIBORD. FRENCH POLITICS. Paris, November 16.—The motion in the Assembly to postpone the consideration of the municipal law until after the election, was opposed by the Republicans, who ac cuse the government of a design to influ ence the elections through the mayors, who, under existing laws, are appointed by the government. M. Buffett refused to aban don the mayors, to whom the government is indebted for devoted services. The elec tion will be free and straightforward. Ihe government has the right to make known and support its opinions at elections. The party of the Right cheered these utterances enthusiastically. The Left, regarding the speech as a defence of the system of official candidates, showed irritation. The post ponement was carried by a large majority. The result is considered •. ery important and antagonistic to the Republicans, as the present conservative and irresponsible mayors will manage the elections. The third reading of the election bill is flxsd for Friday. LIBEL suits. Florence, November 16.—In the libel suit of Connelly vs. Healy, growing out of a letter in the New York World charging art frauds, Healy was sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment and to pay a fine of one thousand livres, and the manager of the Tourist newspaper to eight days’ imprison ment and a fine of five hundred livres for publishing the libel. Both parties appeal. THE TURKISH DEFEAT. Cettinge, November 16.—In the victory of the insurgents over the Turks at Gatscheke, the insurgents suffered a loss of only one hundred and fifty killed, including one chief and six officers, and ninety-six wounded, and captured a provision train, fifty tons of ammunition and three hundred rifles. FOREIGN NOTES. London, November 16.—The estimated damage in London and its neighborhood is fully five millions of dollars. A special from Cettinge says: Selim Pacha retreated to Gatscheke, losing one thousand killed. Their baggage, ammunition and sev eral cannon were captured. suspended. Little Falls, N. Y., November 16.— Burke A Hely, bankers, have failed. Their liabilities are $100,000. Burke’s Bank, of Utica, connected with the firm, will be compelled to suspend for a few days. repaired. Omaha, November 16.—The breaks in the Western Union Telegraph wires between this point and Calafornia have been repaired, and the lines are now in complete order between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. REFUSED. Philadelphia, November 16.—The man damus asked for by the Park Commissioners to compel the City Councils to appropriate one million dollars for the park has been re fused by the court. FROM MADRID. Madrid, November 16.—The Cronista be lieves that the questions between the United States and Spain relative to the treaty of 1795 will result in au agreement. guibord’s ghost. Montreal, November 16, 9:30 a. m.—The Volunteers have just started from Champ de Mars en route for the cemetery. The police, armed with carbines, are also' on their way. PROGRESSING. St. Louis, November 16.—TJie trial of General John McDonald, ex-Supervisor of Internal Revenue, is progressing. THE CHIEF OF THE SMUGGLERS. A Prison Looming I p Before One of Gen. Banks’H Staff Officers. [New York Sun.] The trial of Col. Robert Des Anges was concluded Thursday with a verdict of guilty on all the counts of the indict ment. A motion for a new trial was made, and Des Anges was remanded for sentence. The extreme penalty for com plicity in smuggling is a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment for two years on each count, or both. Col. Des Anges, when he was an officer in the custom house, was esteemed by his fellow officers as a soldier of fortune. He wore several medals that he was supposed to have re ceived for meritorious conduct in the Crimean and the Algerian campaigns, and in the Italian war of independence. De tectives who have inquired into his his tory say that his full name is Robert Bruce Des Anges. Des Anges is an Englishman of Hugue not descent. His father is an English baro net, and his uncle is a wealthy land- owner. They say that Des Anges has not done service in any European war. He was discarded by his relatives for youth ful follies and a commission as Assistant Paymaster was purchased for him in the British army. He defaulted with £2,000 and fled to America at the outbreak of the rebellion, leaving his wife in London. He obtained a commission in the United States Army in 1862, and commanded colored troops in the Department of the Gulf for a short time, and was afterward appointed on Gen. Banks’s staff with the rank of Colonel. After the war Gen. Banks got a position for him in the Bos ton Custom House, and he was made an inspector of customs in this city in 1870 through the same influence. He was made chief clerk in the Third Division in 1871, and was pronounced to be Deputy Collector in 1873 to succeed Postmaster James. Evening Telegrams. THE PEACE OF EUROPE. C-llBOUD (tUIETLY SEPULCHRED. The Richmond and Atlanta Air-Line Railroad. Alabama's New Conatitntlon Adapted. CAPITAL NEWS AND NOTES. Washington, November 16.—The order suspending Postmaster Pease, of Vicksburg, and Postmaster Stearns, of Holly Springs, is revoned. Treasurer New’s partner in Indianapolis being partially restored to health, the Treas urer has reconsidered his intention to re sign. Jewell knows nothing of the reported change in the Postmaster General’s Depart ment. The Department of Justice decides that District Attorneys must initiate proceedings in violations oi customs laws, irrespective of their own judgment as to the ends of Justice, and then report to the Secretary of the Treasury, and take his direction in re gard to further prosecution. The President has commissioned George Deitrich postmaster at Calvert, Texas. The Cabinet discussed Mississippi affairs. They do not understand who is to blame for the state of affairs in that State, and aa investigation by honest men is proposed, whose report, it is hoped, will restore harmony among the Republicans. Wilson was restless last night, but is bet ter now. NEW YORK NOTES. New York, November 16.—Henry W. Ward has been appointed Cashier of the Western Union Telegraph. The Methodist Episcopal Board of Mis sions appropriated $14,475 to Italy, $17,400 to Japan, $2,500 to New York and Mexico. A meeting of the first mortgage bond holders of the Atlanta and Richmond Air- Liue Road, to hear the report of the Com mittee of Trustees appointed to look after the interests of the board, and report re ceipts, a number of litigations were reported in which the road his been involved, and states that a decree has been obtained in the United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia, appointing a receiver and directing a saie of the road, in order to pay the interest due on the bonde. The report also says that all that is now ne- cossary beiore selling the road is to obtain those portions of it situated in North aud South Carolina, and recommends that the bondholders pay six dollars per bond in addition to the two dollars already paid. A resolution was adopted to the effect that the report of the committee be accepted. Immigration. The fact is beginning to be noticed that the tide of immigration to the West has diminished to a considerable extent. It has not ceased, ner is it likely to. All the vast region of country toward the setting sun is bound to be inhabited, sooner or later. But immigrants from Europe are less in number, for the reason that they can find comfortable modes of living at home ; and those from the Eastern States to the West are getting to be much more scarce, for the same rea son. It may be that, directly, China and Japan will be throwing their surplus, in heavy instalments, toward the American shore of the Pacific. Of that we shall see as we move on. If so, our general increase in population will not be re tarded. It is also noticeable that there is a drift towards the Southern States. Despite the social customs of the native popula tion, and in some instances their feeling of repulsion, immigrants from the North and West are to be found in Northern Georgia, and the country round about, in Florida, in Texas, in Arkansas, and else where through the South. And these are making their influence felt. Long before this, the stream would have been a steady one, if the South had been wise. The immense tracts of land, the fine water power, the splendid climate, the mineral wealth—all are attracting population from the North to the South. Another four years of Republican administration, with its tendency to preserve peace, will be of more benefit to our Southern friends than they have any idea of. The above is from the Washington Chronicle, and is in the main true. Of course the closing sentence is what Arte- mus Ward called “aarkasum.” WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET. Washington, November 16.—Probabili ties : For tiie South Atlantic and Gulf States, Tennessee aud Ohio valley, rising and high barometer, brisk and high north east to northwest winds, falling temperature, decidedly cold and generally clear weather will prevail. For the Lake region and Middle States rising barometer, brisk and high west to north wiuds, lower temperature, and de cidedly cold and partly clondy weather, with light snows in lormer. THE ALABAMA CONSTITUTION. Montgomery, November 16.—Enough news has been received here to warrant tne statement that the new constitution is rati fied by a large majority. Perry county, a large negro county aud Republican gene rally by 3,000 mojoritv, gives 1,000 majority for ratification. The constitution was gene rally acceptable to both parties, and the Custom House and Federal officials generally failed in their efforts. NEWSPAPER LIBEL SUITS. Ban Francisco, November 16.—The court in the case of the Bulletin versus the Alta- California, libel suits, granted a motion striking out a portion of the complaint relating to the Bank of California. This will prevent’ the Bulletin Company from making good the truth and accuracy of their reports regarding the bank and its late President. THE PEACE OF EUROPE. St. Petersburg, November 16.—The Offi cial Gazette says Europe was never in a more favorable position for a peaceful settlement of auy difficult question, and a powerful Emperor is striving, assisted by other pow ers, to bring about a peaceful solution of the Herzegovinian troubles. FROM NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, November 16.—John Mc Namara, a car driver, was shot dead by John Dowling, who was put from the car for re fusing to pay. The advisory board left for the jetties this afternoon. PROM SONORA. Tuczen, Arizona, November 16.—The revolutionists and the government troops fought at Altar in Sonora. The troops were defeated. Sixty were killed and a number taken prisoners. FROM SAN FRANCISCO. SaN Francisco, November 16.—The great race for $30,000 in gold, four mile heats, occurs on Saturday. There was a sharp earthquake at 8 o’clock yesterday evening. THE RAILROADERS. Atlanta, November 16.—The delegates from Atlanta to the Railroad Convention at St. Louis on the 23d, will leave Atlanta on Saturday evening, November 20th. TWEED. Albany, N. Y., November 16.—The Court of Appeals dismissed Tweed’s appeals. He gets neither a reduction of bail nor a bill of particulars. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Providence, R. I., November 16.—John Powers, a printer, arrested for shooting at his wife, attempted suicide by catting his throat. found dead. Boston, November 16 — Orrin Marshall, who shot his wife on Saturday, was found dead. He left a letter alluding bitterly to his wife’s frailty. BURNED TO DEATH. Troy, N. Y., November 16.—Jane Castello died from her burns. Her drnnken husband threw a kerosene lamp at her. WALES. Bombay, November 16.—The Prince of Wales has returned. He will probably visit Ceylon, and then he goes to Calcutta. A LITTLEjOAMK. Brooklyn, N'evember 16.—A half dozen street car conductors have been arrested with false bell-punches. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Irwins, Pa., November 16.—Fourteen buildings, including ten stores, are burned. The loss is $50,000. GUIBORD. Montreal, November 16.—Guibord was quietly buried. THE OKEFEROKEE—WITHIN AND WIT BOUT. Sketches of Incident and Adventure. BY M. B. GRANT, (PAUL TRANSIT), CIVIL EN GINEER. PART L Knowing the interest manifested by the public generally in regard to the Oke- fenokee Swamp—that land incognito to all but the aborigines who occupied it, and in pursuit of whom General Floyd traversed it partially in 1836-7—I pro pose giving a brief account of the opera tions, incidents and adventures that oc curred during the survey and exploration of the swamp in the winter of 1856-7. Pursuant to an act passed by the Legis lature of Georgia in 1856, providing that a survey and exploration of the swamp should be made, to ascertain the extent and character of the imm mse body of land contained within its precincts, and also to ascertain the practicability and utility of the drainage of the same, for the benefit of the State and her citi zens, Governor Herschel Y. Johnson ap pointed an efficient engineer to perform this arduous duty. A corps of engineers was thereupon organized to accomplish the surveys aud ex^ lorations, and of this corps I had the honor of being a mem ber, and the consequent opportunity of becoming acquainted with the denizens of the swamp—bears, alligators, owls and rattlesnakes—and by contiguity and close observation, the opportunity of studying by Jeff’8 ingenuity, mysteriously ap peared in times of our direst need upon our mess table, and with what joy greeted by us may be imagined. Our conscientious Colonel, however, had his participation in the gracious brow sadly interfered with until he could account for its unexpected appearance on our board. Now, old Adam was one of the quiet sort, and rarely proffered news unless interro gated. When questioned, it appeared that he had in his own right, without “by your leave,” valiantly done unto Jeath an occasional bog that bad un knowingly trespassed on his bounds that is, the wide space where he chose to tie up bis horses, and he generously shared his spoils with his betters. LETTER FROM EATONTON. The Weather—Building Up the Town— The Cotton Crop—The Merest Demo cratic Disaster*—The Reason Why. [Specia. Correspondence of the Morning News] Eatonton, November 14, 1875. RAIN ! RAIN ! RAIN ! The present Fall has not, up to certain date, been a very dry or a very wet one. It has been “just about right.” An occasional rain kept the dust down, but there has been no severe storm to injure the cotton. Light frosts killed most of the leaves, some time ago, after which it turned warm, and it seemed as if every boll would open. New leaves put out, new blooms came. But on Thursday night, the 4th November, it began to rain, and kept on, with intervals their habits and customs, as'well as their of cessation, for five or six days. Part If one branch of the National Govern ment has been distinguished for official corruption more than another during the reign of Grantism, it has been the Navy Department. On this question the New York Sun has the following : The condition of the Navy under Secor Robeson is simply disgraceful. The cor ruption at its head eats into the whole of the service. The National vessels are turned iDto yachts for the convenience of the officers’ families, and ou wash days the diapers hanging in the rigging sug gest a floating nursery. The navy yards are the seats of jobbery, and the pay corps surpasses the old navy agents in the point of population and rascality. The best men m the navy are all disgust ed and disheartened. Though we spend abont twenty millions a year on our navy, yet we have not one first class ship. In spite of some one hundred and fifty mil lions spent in the seven years, we have now no navy at all worth the name. Se cor Robeson merits the closest scrutiny of the next Congress. We only hope he can be kept in Washington until he is thoroughly investigated. The only living descendant of George D. Prentice is a grandson of 14 years of age, who bears the same name. He is now canvassing the South for his grand father’s forthcoming book of poems. Carl Schurz has taken up his residence in New York city. Carl keeps his carpet bag going pretty lively. Senator Conk- ling’s term of office expires in a few years. At Unionville, New York, James Mar vin, a young farmer, fell in love with a young lady at a sociable last Thursday night. When the party broke up he offered to accompany the young woman home. In a joking way she declined his company, saying that she conld find bet ter. Marvin went home, and, going into the barn, tied three halter straps together and hanged himself from a beam. Cincinnati is complaining that the street railways have so cut up and grid- ironed her streets that scarcely one is left for a drive, and the press is violent in its opposition to granting franchises to cor porations on streets not yet invaded by these railroads. maimer of receiving visitors, upon all of which I propose to enlighten my readers. I deem it necessary to the elucidation of my sketches, and the ability intelli gibly to follow our wanderings, to give a general introduction to those who aided in the surveys—white, colored and ca nine—so here they come, each depicted faithfully, as, perchance, all unwittingly, their true characters were developed in concert of action on this memorable and trying expedition. First, our gallant guide and leader, Colonel Watchoverall. Green and fresh in each heart is cherish ed the recollections of his manly deport ment and gentle bearing. Now encour aging or gently warning us, as circum stances required. In our journey through life, in our pleasureable moments here after, will we recall his image as well as his violin, whose enlivening tones, after many a weary tramp, have restrung to life and duty our jarred nerves and re freshed our jaded spirits. Modesty forbids the author’s portrait, except his bodily presence, in the sketch before you. His moral and mental tran script must be judged of, as, thrown in concert of action with the rest of the party, his character is developed. Beau Level—our worthy “leveler”— admirer and confessed adorer of the fair sex, who, notwithstanding that his tastes, both natural aud cultivated, inclined him to a high appreciation of the refinements and luxuries of life, had the happy faculty of adapting himself to circumstances. His agreeable manner of submitting with a good grace to unavoid able hardships, and his ready apprecia tion of a good joke, had a most happy effect on the rest of the party. The notes which he could at will evoke from a fine Cremona, ever well played, added much to the enjoyment of our long winter evenings in camp. He was also a splendid performer on the saxe-hom, which must also be remembered among his many and varied accomplishments. His contented and cheerful disposition enabled him to endure without murmur ing discomforts and annoyances that would have proved torture to another. Kildare Langhom, Esq., lawyer by pro fession, and rodman for his health—who never lost an opportunity to improve his future expectancy (legally), deliberately mounting every convenient stump, and declaiming vehemently on some grave or gracious subject to the sapient auditors of woods, bushes and stumps, for whom at least could be claimed one attribute of good listeners—stillness. Ned Lucknow-.rodmanNo. 2—who liked engineering, but despised driving pegs; who never lost an opportunity to have a hunt, tree a coon, take a gum, or scare any small game unsuccessfully—a noble, manly fellow, who always gave a helping hand, and who never said stop when there was anything to be accomplished. And there was Roderick Rover, who took the position as chairman on this survey, hoping at odd times to be able to indulge his passion for hunting and fish ing, and other field sports generally. Notwithstanding my apprehension of tiring the reader’s patience, I cannot omit honorable mention of the colored members of the party, who on occasions of this kind, when in their proper places, are able and willing coadjutors in their respective spheres, and who, under cir cumstances like these, develop the char acteristics of their race with all the variations, frequently to our benefit, sometimes to our inconvenience and an noyance, but oftener to our amusement. We were fortunate in the variety and capability of those who accompanied us. Stepney—in his own opinion, by all odds the greatest man in the party, ex cepting the Colonel, and socially, in our estimation, a first-rate fellow, we “might have been spared a better man.” Well might you be astounded at his “get up,” particularly his hair, which was combed out in every direction, five or six inches from his head, upon which stood his distended hat, broadcloth coat, claw hammer pattern, white satin vest of ancient make and dismal hue, patent- leather shoes—in fact, the lame and im potent conclusion of a most gorgeous es tablishment, all of which he discovered, much to his sorrow and discomfiture, was not a requisite nor in keeping with the duties he had to perform. On receiving notice that he was to accompany the party, he had set himself dili gently at work collecting innumer able articles of cast-off clothing, gew gaws, trinkets, etc., which he fondly ex pected to take with him, and to trade off to the natives, as we wended our devious way through unknown regions. He had ten large chests filled, and great was his disappointment and sudden the termina tion of his speculations when informed that he could net take them—that even the White gentlemen were only allowed to take a small valise and one b’auket each. But Step ney was not one to remain long discomfitted. He soon regained his wonted good nature and began early to develop the humorous side of his character, which in after days added not a little to our amusement and entertain ment. .Jeff, the cook—He did cook well and was clean in his culinary operations and deserved the highest praise; but how he did despise, abhor and elnde the swamp! and managed, artfully (as so many of them can do), without its ap pearing, to compass their own ends, “massa” or “boss” to the contrary not withstanding Jeff, for a long while evaded this part of his duty. Trowserless, pantless, lame legged, aching head, and all manner of excuses, succeeded for a time; but ere the completion of the survey, finding it inevitable, he yielded cheerfully and bore his share of the explorating hardships. Orange—faithful to his duty, so quiet, little to say, but ever ready to do aud do well. Brahma—who liked the cook’s tent better than his work, potatoes better than his wife ; but, ah I how inexpressi bly dear became those absent objects of his affections, “wife, children and friends,” when the dismal project of plodding through the swamp was pro posed. The dread of leaving these help less orphans enabled him, like Jeff, for some time to be successful in devices to escape this onerous duty. Old Adam—teamster, attentive to his duty, and devoted to his cattle, but a bitter enemy to hogs that came around his horses. Several very savory dishes of pork, produced in various forms of the time it was very hard. Wednes day evening, the 10th, it cleared np, and, till this morning, we had beautiful weather, with a white frost every night. Now, it is raining again, and I don’t see the end of it, though, as it is only nine o’clock, a. m., it may be fair before I drop this letter in the office, which I shall do about nooa, having to go away for a day or two. The strange thing about the cotton plant, just now, is that the young, tender leaves of which I spoke above have not been killed, in many places, by the very heavy frosts of the past week. BUILDING HEBE begins to grow monotonous, and a little troublesome, because of the rubbish on the side-walks. The houses commenced the latter part of the summer have been finished, except Hearn’s stores, and Leverett’s Hall over them. Work on this was almost suspended for a while, but now, again, it is going on rapidly, as it commenced. Spite of the fact that the bricks, etc., cumberjthe ground in the neighborhood, we are all proud of this building, which will be the largest of the kind in the place. The front is of a beautiful, hard-burnt, bluish-grey—say nearly granite-colored—brick, made by Captain Hearn on his own land, right here in Putnam. The walls are thick and substantial from the foundation of the cellar rooms, up to the top. Mr. J. C. Denham, the builder and owner of Granite Hall on Mulberry street, in Macon—always a resident of Putnam, though—is to come after them all, with a building right next to Hearn’s. It re mains to be seen whether he will allow any of his predecessors to eclipse him. Mr. C. D. Leonard is to put another brick house, between McDade’s and Sparks’s. I believe he has done more building than any man in Eatonton, since the war, and maybe fairly called the champion in this line. None of the gentlemen whose names I have mentioned are mechanics, or professional builders. I only mean that they are the owners of the houses spoken of. cotton continues to pour in. I think some comes from every oounty contiguous to Put nam, except, perhaps, one. Eatonton maintains her proud pre-eminence as the best market in Middle Georgia. A week or so ago Madison made a spasmodic effort to galvanize herself up to our standard, but she cannot keep it up, simply because she cannot afford it, on account of the difference in freight to the seaboard. THE REASON WHY. It is none of my business, but I think the reason the Republicans prevailed in many of the late elections is simply that Northern people became frightened at the Democratic success last year, believ ing, as they do, that Democratic rule means a reinauguration of the Southern supremacy in the councils of the United States—the restoration of the ancient regime. This they dread worse than any thing that can happen. Rather than run the risk, they will take the chances of poverty and starvation—sell themselves body and soul to the devil—that is the bondholders. They say “take any other shape but this and my firm nerves shall never tremble.” In short, they are wil ling to suffer anything rather than give Southern intellect fair play. Deputy K. HIS BIG MISTAKE. Episode oT Book Canvai Good Old Days. sine in the A Wonderful Remedy—Salicylic Acid.—Only about a year ago Professor Kolbe, of the University of Leipsie, dis covered that salicylic acid was a powerful anti-ferment and anti-septic agent. Since then it has rapidly come into notice, and the valuable discovery of the Professor has been repeatedly verified. Dr. Thos. Nicholson, of this city, has recently cured with it a case of fish skm disease (ichthyo- «i«), which is declared by all medical authority to be incurable. This is, therefore, the first case on record ever known to be cured. The case is that of a little boy, whom we have seen, eight years old, who was bom with the disease, and has been treated by many physicians who uni formly pronounced the child incurable. His face, head and other parts of the body were as raw as bleeding beef. The little fellow’s brother, eighteen months old, died of the disease. Salicylic acid has a very close chemi cal relation to carbolic acid, but its supe riority in many respects is surprising.— N. O. Picayune. A Broken Heart.—The funeral cere monies of the late James Atkins, which were to have taken place in his residence in Bramhall avenue, Bergen Heights, N. Y., on Friday, were postponed by the tragic death of his wife, who, while pre paring herself in her bedroom for the ceremonies in the parlor, fell dead on the floor. The medical investigation which followed resulted in the discovery that she died of a ruptured blood vessel near the heart, and had literally died of a broken heart from excessive grief. The funeral services were postponed until Sunday, when both were buried in Green wood. Mrs. Atkins had, abont two weeks ago, been called from Canada to attend the sudden illness of her husband. On the occasion of Kaiser Wilhelm's visit to Italy the King presented him with two splendid mosaic pictures, made at Rome, which are much handsomer than the mosaics be gave to the Empress of Russia and the 8hah of Persia. He also gave his bust in marble to Moltke, and his portrait in oil, or miniature set in diamonds, to other officers of the German suite. He also presented $6,000 to the poor of the city in order that they may have a pleasant recollection of this happy event. If young men in the country, who aspire to position under the government at Washington, could realize the conster nation which prevails among the em ployes at every change made in the head of a department, and the continual unrest in which they live, move, and have their being, they would seize the plow-handle with a tighter grip, and jocund drive their teams afield, folly determined never to get within the charmed circle of official life and political assessments.— Washing ton Star. It didn’t pay much, but it was a mighty nice thing to be a circuit rider in old times. Such good things to eat—chicken, cake, pie—and such soft feather beds to sleep on, such a fine horse to ride, the smiles of the young ladies, the cordial: ij of the old folks, and the awe of the litt ie folks, made of him a prince in those days, gospelly speaking. I never was a preacher in my life, but I was taken for one once. It happened in this way. Soon after the Mexican war, a man by the name of Mansfield, away up about Boston somewhere, published a book entitled “The Mexican War and Its Warriors, ” full of “piefcers” of the war riors—Generals Scott, Taylor and Pierce, Major Ringgold, Captain Bragg, Jack Hays, Ben McCulloch, and a host of other famous ones. The publishers wanted agents to solicit subscribers aud deliver the book at a dol lar aud fifty cents per copy, of which amount the agent would be allowed to retain seventy-five cents, or half, for his compensation. I thought the book would take,—that there was a speculation in it, and want ing something to do, sent for specimen copies, borrowed ten dollars in specie from my father, and an old sorrel horse named Gulliver. I then packed my sad dlebags and struck for the everlasting hills of old Smith, and set about solicit ing subscribers. Contrary to my expec tations, I met with indifferent success. I persevered, though, rode round and saw the sovereigns, told them what I wanted, showed them the specimen; but they didn’t subscribe worth a cent. They would look at the pictures and hand it back, and 6ay it was a great book, but they didn’t have • the money to spare. The weather turned very cold, and I got “snowed in” at Rome and lost two days, and it nearly broke me. On the third day it cleared off, and I sallied out in a northerly direction, with a heavy heart, and, after riding about two miles, came to a log bouse, among the rocky ledges that so abound in that region. I dis mounted, bitched Gulliver by the gate, took off my satchel, leaving saddle-bags aud blanket ou my horse, and started for the house. The dog barked at me. I halted, and a young lady came to the door and drove the dog away, and invited me to come in, in a manner decidedly civil. She was good looking, and the bloom of the country girl showed in her cheek, while a fabric of country manufacture adorned her person—a neat homespun dress, “blue striped in the warp and checked back in the filling.” I asked for the proprietor of the premises, and she replied that her father was out, but would be in directly, and asked me to take a seat by the fire and warm, which I did,and she tripped off up stairs. The house was one of those many sub stantial log houses so common in that old county, with a side or entry room into which I could see from my corner of the fireplace, through the large cracks on that side of the building. It seemed to be the dining-room, and the table was spread for dinner, though it was not more than 11 a. m. As well as I could make out from my standpoint, the table ware was only ordinary delf, with a broken-mouthed pitcher, some dilapidated cutlery, and a moderately clean table-cloth. In a short time the old man came, a large, raw-boned old fellow, and saluted me cordially and shook hands with me. How it revived me; I made sure he’d subscribe. Meantime “my gal” came down stairs with her head all slicked up, with a calico dress on, and her face starched. I gave her an admiring glance, and she glided into the dining-room with a smile, and I set her down as good for another copy of my book. I kept my eye on her through the crack, while dis cussing the weather with the old man. She flew round that table like Mrs. Flor ence in the role of “ Yankee Help.” That broken-mouthed pitcher, delf ware, an cient cutlery and old table-cloth soon dis appeared, to give place to a clean cloth, China pitcher, cut glasses and white- handled knives and forks. After the old man and I had exhausted the subjects usually first discussed—i. e., tbe weather and the news of the day— the conversation subsided for a thin space. There was, however, on the outside a tremendous commotion among the chickens; the little niggers were skimming over the ledges and around the great rocks, and the big house dog was making frantic efforts to clear the fence and join in the excitement. I ventnred to suggest the idea of a hawk beiDg round; for if there is any one thing in the world that can rally the whole plan tation at a moment’s warning, it’s when tbe hawk comes and the old woman sallies out, and heads the column and “hollers” shew! while the old hen squeals aud the venerable rooster cackles. The old man, however, paid no attention to my sugges tion, but appeared to be in profound meditation. At last he broke silence, by asking me whether we should go up to the church before dinner, or would I pre fer and eat a bite first? “Church!” said I, “what church?” ‘'Well,” said he, “this is the day for our circuit rider to come round and preach for us, aud some times it happens he can’t come himself, but sends some one in his place, and I thought you had come to preach for us, and I had your horse put up.” When I told him I was not a preacher, but simply soliciting subscribers for a book, the “Mexican War and its Warriors,” at the same time offering to show him my speci mens, he arose from his chair, and such a look of mingled anger and astonishment I never had before or since. I thought the old fellow would strike me. He waved his hand at me and said: “Don t want to see it, sir! Don’t want to see it! Don’t want no books, sir! I thought you was a preacher or your horse wouldn’t been put up, sir !” He then rushed out and stopped the little niggers from chasing that chicken and had Gulliver sent for at once. The young lady, who had been an at tentive listener to what transpired be tween her father and myself, flew up stairs, and before my horse was brought out and saddled, bad doffed her calico, and came sailing down stairs with her home-made “ blue striped in the warp and checked back in the filling” on, and without deigning to notice me, proceeded to dismantle that table of its preacher fixings and restore it to a “home-folks” 1 ay out. When my horse was ready, the old fel low came striding up to the door, gave the dog a savage kick and said, “Young man, your horse is ready,” and looking at me like he wanted to fight. I mounted Gulliver and turned his head homeward, neither the old man nor his daughter bidding me good-bye, much less inviting me to stay to dinner, and I deemed myself lucky to get off at that. That was the biggest mistake ever made about me, aud I have never tried to sell a book since. E. F. M. IT DIDN’T WORK. H»w Mrs. Sniffle* Tried la Haber Lvcarffns. [Brunswick (Maine) News.] Mrs. Sniffles has had more trouble with Lycurgus, and has been strengthened in the belief thai he is totally unlike other men; in fact, teetotally unlike many of them. He had been on a long sober stretch np to a couple of weeks ago. About that time he learned that his only aunt, a rich old lady in St. Louis, had died and left him an immense fortune—to get, if he could. This was a sore disappointment to our friend, for he had expected to be made a rich man by the death of this (once respected) relative. Never was the news of an aunt's death read with more poignant grief by surviving kin. A postscript to the letter conveying the sad intelligence stated that the good old soul had be queathed her entire wealth to a benevo lent institution. This was the rusty rod of iron that pierced his soul, and made murky the fountain of hope. He tore the letter to pieces, and bent his falter ing steps to the nearest saloon. He drank—he fell. * * * * [Those stars represent drinks—forty drinks to the star.] Mrs. S. was in despair. She had thought his reformation was complete, and now “the old man was drunk again,” with no sign of ever letting up. Finally she bethought her of the system in vogue at certain inebriate asylums—that of mixing liquor with every article of food until the patient acquires a lasting distaste for alcohol. She determined to try that plan on Lycurgus. She procured a gallon of the worst whiskey to be had, and put some of it in the old man’s coffee, to begin with. It has been his unvarying custom to drink but one cup at a meal. That night ho passed his cup back to be refilled, saying as he smacked his lips: “Better coffe ’n usual, ole gal.” Next morning she increased the dose. He drank three cups, and fell from his chair as he was reaching for a fourth. He slept until noon, and went out to dinner. There was beef soup and whisky—half and half. Sniffles ate it all, and said, as he wiped his mouths “You’re git’n to be a better cook’n any body, m’dear. But yer didn’t make soup nuff.” At supper everything was saturated with whisky, and Sniffles ate until he be came helpless, and his wife had to dreg him to bed. The gallon of whisky was soon gone, and the only change that Mrs. S. noticed in her husband was that while it lasted he came to his meals with greater regu larity than usual. She is not the woman to give np any thing without a fair trial. She got an other gallon, and came near starving her self to death while she fed it to Sniffles in everything that he ate and drank. His appetite increased at a fearful rate, and he complimented her every day on her newly acquired skill in cooking. The second gallon soon went the way of the first, and after two or three meals had passed without the seasoning of which Sniffles had become so fond, he said, in tones which would have touched the heart of a tax collector : “Mirander, dear; the victuals don’t taste as good as they used ter. Seems to be somethin’ or ’nuther missing.” Is it any wonder that the poor woman gave up in despair ? Mrs. Monltoii’s Appeal. Mrs. Emma C. Moulton last evening caused to be delivered to Mr. Thomas G. Shearman, clerk of the Plymouth Church, the following letter, in whieh she uoks the church to join with her in requesting a Congregational Council to review the recent action of the church in dropping her name from the roll of members : Brooklyn, November, 12, 1873. To the Members of Plymouth Church: Brethren—Having been summoned Ly the examining committee to meet the church on the evening of November 4, at which meeting the committee notified me that they should present a recommenda tion to the church to drop my name from the roll of members on account of absence from the services of the church, I appeared accordingly and presented my protest against any such action. In this I declared what I now repeat, that “I am not an absentee in any proper sense of that word, nor does the rule of the church in regard to absentees contemplate any such case as mine. My absence is an enforced one, and is caused by the crime of adultery committed by Henry Ward Beecher, pas tor of this church, with one of his par ishioners, which I know to be a fact through Mr. Beecher’s confessions to me, and through the confessions of Mrs. Til ton, and through conclusive evidence of the crime from other sources. I appeared before the church in loyal obedience to the summons which I have received, and I hereby declare my disposition and desire to discharge all tbe duties devolv ing on me as a member that are consist ent with my knowledge of the adultery of the pastor and his false swearing with regard to it.” Notwithstanding this pro test and after it had been read, the mem bers of the church present adopted the recommendation of the committee and dropped my name from the church roll without considering the sufficiency of my reasons for being absent from the sacraments, without arraigning me for any unjust accusations against the pastor and without giving me a dismission to any other church. I am, therefore, so far as your action can do it, deprived of a standing in the Church of Christ, as it seems to me, without fault on my part, and certainly without any proper trial by you. I cannot feel that this is right, and I ask you to join with me in calling a council of churches, before which you may state your reasons for your action and I may state mine, and which shall impartially judge between us. I am one, and you are many. But I believe in God and His justice, in Christ and His kingdom. I am quite ready to be properly rebuked by such a council, if I ought to be, for not attending your services and sacra ments ; while I certainly desire that my Christian character and standing in the church should be vindi cated and restored, if that is right If you do not notify me of your consent to join with me in calling such a council within four weeks, I shall understand that you decline to do so, and that I must proceed to ask a council myself to consider these matters, which are of such great importance to me and to those to whom my good name is dear. But it would be far more agreeable to me to have you join me as one who has anxiously tried to do her duty as well as she could amid great difficulties in refer- ing the whole case between us to a com mon tribunal. Respectfully yours, Emma C. Moulton. A THRIFTY BOSS. Haw the Chief .f the Waehta#tM Bit AeeM.al.ted Wealth. [Washington correspondence of New York Sun.J Boss Shepherd’s rehl estate operations have long been the wonder of the town. How he managed to cover so many scree with brick and mortar has puzzled every body, even Ufa most intimate friends. A conversation with an old citizen to day on this subject, in conjunction with previously known facts, threw a good. deal of light on the real estate operations of the head of the Washington ring. First, it may be premised that the dwell ings erected by the Boas are mere shells, poorly built of the poorest materials. When Michler row on G street (built by the Boss, and m one corner of which tho wicked Don Piatt livee) took fire, it was found that there were no party walls save of laths and plaster in the roof, and it was only by a miracle that the block was saved from utter destruction. Two newspaper men who bought adjoining tenements to Michler row used to come down town every morning cursing each other ^ for disturbing each other’s rest the previous night. If one received a Caudle lecture on returning home in the “wee ama hours” the other was an unwilling listener, and a j.,ood snorer conld keep the whole block awake. But these are said to be substantial buildings compared to some erected later by Shepherd. It will naturally be asked how did the Boss find purchasers for such rickety edi fices ? It should be recollected that most of them were disposed of while he was Governor of the District, and the pur chasers were contractors under the Board of Public Works, who found it to their advantage, perhaps, to pay the price asked, and others who were self-con stituted champions of the ring. The latter, it may be safely assumed, never expected to be called upon for tbe full amount of their purchase money. They paid a small amount down and gave their notes for the balance, and tbeee notes they expected their friend the Boss would take care of. And he did take care of them by putting them where they would do the most good—to him self. In other words, he had them dis counted, and the makers of these notes had to provide for them at maturity as best they could. In this way the Boss managed to dispose of his houses at an advance of one hundred per cent, on their cost, which left him a very handsome profit indeed, after allowing for a heavy discount to the note shavers. A gentle man who figured conspicuously in the ring in its palmy days is now living in one of Boss Shepherd's houses, for which he paid some $17,000, and which, after the expenditure of several thousand dollars more upon it to render it tenant- able, would not bring $9,000 in the market to-day. Is not one source of the rapidly acquired nebes of tbe Boss now made clear? Another remarkable feature of his career, developed in the conversation to day above referred to, is that the Boss has ruined nearly all of his aiherents. Look at “poor Lick Harrington,” blasted in reputation and business prospects, and left without a dollar ! Look at George Gideon, with a house on his hands for which he paid the Boss more than one hundred per cent, above its value ! Antf* so on j might go through the whole list of those who intrusted their fortunes and their reputation to Boss Shepherd. Yet the Boss still flourishes like a green bay tree. IHG1I LIFE WAYS*. A Hhart Homanrr of a Smagaler’a Daogh. ter—How Mir Hedworth Willianooa, Bart., lias Involved Himself. A New Poet—Mb. Beecher Appeal ing to the Postmaster General.—The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is in trouble. He received a postal card the other day. on the back of which was the following: Brother Henry Ward Beecher of Brother Shear man, Tracy A Co.’s Plymouth Church, Brooklyn: Thoa shall not bear false witness acainst thy neighbor. The City of Churches once stood here, But God’s moral law it did not fear; Its idol was Beecher, its ruler a ring. That virtue and vice tof ether did fling; It flourished apace and greatly did grow. Then down in tbe dost descended full low. Gone to join Sodom and Gomorrah, Mr. Beecher sent this to the Postmaster General, and asked whether he could not be protected from such things. An elaborate opinion has bean sent out by tbe department to the effect that, while the law does not authorize postmasters to read postal cards, yet, in special cases, this may be done. Hereafter, therefore, the postmasters of Brooklyn will prob - ably supervise and suppress a part of Mr. Beecher’s mail.—Boston Herald. Singular Suicide—The Dead Body of Young Woman Found in a Tank at the Top of a House.—Friday evening, about six o’clock, John McCollagh, owner of the building at No. 800 Fifth street, had his attention called to the fact that the water pipes throughout the building refused to run. He thereupon went to the top of the structure, a five story tene ment house, under the roof of which was a large tank with a sliding wooden cover. Mr. McCollagh pushed the cover back and sounded the tank with a pole, and to his horror and amaze ment discovered a dead body lying in tbe tank. He immediately gave infor mation at the Seventeenth Precinct Sta tion-house, and Coroner Eickhoff was summpned. The body was recognized to be that of Nellie A. Denman, who had occupied a room in the house for several months past. She was a shirt maker, and had worked for Pray «fc Willis, of No. 384 Bowery, making from $18 to $22 per week. A shop mate of her’s, Miss Nellie Raymond of No. 74 Second avenue, states that Miss Denman had for some five weeks past been very low-spirited, and had frequently expreaed her intention of committing suicide.—New York Tribune. Around the whole rock-bound coast of England there is no more romantic spot than Mar.-den Rock. It is a marine re sort that attracts thousands of picnicers during the summer, while in winter it is the scene of the wildest storms. There is no house at the place—when the word “house” is used in the ordinary human acceptation. But there ii a mansion cav- erned out of the solid limestone cliff, with its drawing rooms, ball rooms, re tiring rooms, and sleeping rooms, which for half a century has won the admira tion of all beholders. Peter Allen, a bold and daring smuggler, sought sanc tuary here in the early part of the century. With the assistance of some of his human tools he cavemed his mansion in the rocks, and when the work was half compictcd, he brought home a bride. No one knew whence she came or who she was. But everybody saw that she was a singularly handsome woman. When the smuggling business ceased to be safe or profitable, Peter Allen devoted his energies to the establishment of his sea- cavern as a summer hotel. Everything he touched became gold. He educated a pig and two ravens, and when he went to market the pig followed him through the streets, and the ravens perched on his shoulders at his back or went thieving at the fruiterers’ stalls. The man knew the secret of advertising, and his summer hotel became renowned all over the land. In the process of time he had two daughters. Lizzie was a renowned rifle shot, and at one hundred yards could knock the bottom out of a bottle through the neck. A gun manufacturer of Man chester saw her perform the feat, and he presented her with a gold-mounted rifle which she retains up to the present hour. Lizzie was a brunette of the magnificent order, and in some respects resembled her father. From the time she was sixteen she had scores of lovers, and more than one aristocrat offered his hand and fortune. Like many women with dazzling opportuni ties, she married beneath her and has since figured in the London divorce courts. Polly was a beautiful blonde, proud and pretty as a picture. Local poets of Newcastle, Sunderland and Shields drifted into doggerel over her and Sir Hedworth Williamson, bart. of Cleadon ball, felt it impossible to keep his son at Cambridge University on ac count of the magnetism of Polly’s beauty The young nobleman spent days and nights at Marsden unknown to his parents; and in the summer of 1865 Polly and he were missing six weeks Soon after his father died, and the young man inherited the baronetage and became a member of Parliament for North Dur ham. He married a daughter of tbe Duke of Newcastle, and at the present time has two daughters. Miss Polly Al len never married, but she likewise has two daughters. The daughters are said to be Sir Hepworth WUliameon’s Mother and children have lived in com parative luxury until a month since when Lady Williamson met Polly and her daughters at Marsden. There was an instantaneous recognition by the two women of each other’s children. Words and explanations followed; with the se quel that Polly claims to be Sir Hep- worth’s wife, and now there promises to be a scandalous case of bigamy in high life. * In an article upon the ‘‘Consumption of Forests,” the New York IFoWd pro duces statistics of startling and warnine significance. The drain upon oor wood! ed resources is truly enormous. In one item of railroad ties the country uses np annually 94,530,000 cubic feet, eonal to 738,515 cords of solid timber, to secure which involves the cutting down of .t least 2,000,000 cords of standing timber Assuming fifty cords to the acre as the maximum average yield, the railroads of the country alone destroy annually 4o 000 acres of trowing timber. The annual consumption of the country for fuel ia put at over 50,000,000 cords of wood and thus takes a clearing of GOO OOO acres. The production of charcoal ir n requires the yield of 5,000 acres more annually, while manufactured lum her, shipping, fencing, etc., brine the total number of acres annually denuded of their tree-growth up as hieh as s vo 000. As oar total forest land amounts to 330,000,000 acres, this thing cannon about seventy years longer at the nreeent rate, or perhaps less. True, woodland* grow up again in some sections, but the increasing demands of a growing popu lation more than keep paoe therewith Something must bo done, w* ^ soon be in a melancholy condition de pnved not only of shade, and a prime necessity of our industrial progress. W also of one of the main agenci^i^,^ gftt £pirasa* tS further urging to piant trees after^h Could it hare been Mr. James A Van Buren who attempted on three several ^ caaions to fire the Navv Den.!!™^ buildings amhsatnrated that of Winderia basement forthe same nefarious design’ Answer, oh Cheever '.—Capital 80 •