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Newspaper Page TextJilt tgcraing IN’S No. HI BAY STREET. TKELtlS. 910 OO 6 OO 2 OO TH-Wcekly. Ueekly..—- OOCKTBI BCB8CBIPTI0MS PAYJlBU « ADVANOT. ALL p».^T8 by noli are stopped at the expira tion of the time paid for without further mottos, gn^crlbtcs will please observe the dates on their tmppert 1 . The postage on all papers Is paid at gftV&QO&h. persons wishing the paper furnished for any ttne leaf quo year will have their orders promptly attended to by remitting the amount for th« time desired. Ho city subscription discontinued unless by positive orders left at the office. To Advertisers. A SQUARE is ten measured lines of Nonpareil 0 f the Moxninu N*wa. Amusement advertisements and special notices f 1 00 per square for each insertion. Other advertising, first insertion, $1 00 per iquare; each subsequent insertion (if inserted every day), TO cents per square. Local, or reading matter notices, 20 cents per Hue for each insertion. Advertisements inserted every other day, tvriee »uk, or once a week, charged $1 00 per square for ftch insertion. Ho contract rates allowed except by special agreement. Liberal discounts made to large ad vertiser!*. Advertisements will have a favorable place When first inserted, bat no promise of continuous publication in a particular place can be given, as ill advertisers must have equal opportunities. V(fairs in Georgia. Goodnesi gracious ! Eatonton is to have a telegraph line. Mr. Tiiilip West, of Lee county, is dead. The LaGrange Reporter remarks : Gov. Smith lias offered a reward of $500 for the person who burned the gin-house of Hon. C. C. Duncan in Houston county. Is this the only burnt gin-honae the Governor has heard of this year, or how ? Mr. Seaborn Winslett, of Putnam county , is dead. Mr. James C. Smith, of Clinch county, has made over oue hundred dollars an acre this season on four acres planted in sugar cane. A Randolph county man, nearly forty years of age, has never been inside of a court bouse while court was in session. The boiler of a steam saw mill exploded in Putnam county the other day, without materially injuring anybody. Mr. C. H. C. Willingham, of the Rome Courier, waa presented a cane by the people of Rome the other day. It was a very graceful and well deserved tribute to one of the most thorough and conscientious journalists that ever put pen to paper. Mr. Woodward has retired from the Dahlonega Signal. It will hereafter be conducted by Messrs. J. E. Neal &, Co. Mr. J. E. McDade was married to Miss Katie Burns in Eatonton the other day. Here’s luck to the young people. The medical commission appointed by Governor Smith to investigate the alleged jnsanity of Brinkley, the Newnan wife-mur derer, have reported adversely. Mr. Roese Crawford has resigned as So licitor of the Muscogee circuit, and Mr- Grigsby E. Thomas has been appointed .in his stead. The colored folks in Thomas county are having what they call “ festibuls.” Col. J. R. Hudson, of Putnam county, made this season sixty bales of cotton with three males. So says the Eatonton Messen ger. The now church at Waycro3B has been dedicated. The Sheriff of Early county is punishing prisoners by stinking them to death. A nogro boy in Butts county killed his sis ter and another colored boy the other day by fooling aroand with a premature shot gun. The Atlanta sharpers have got down to swindling niggers. Thomas county has a “Fruit and Vegeta ble Growers’ Association.” The Early County Manufacturing Compa ny have suspended. A man named Thomas Denning was beaten to death in Dooly county recently. A premature pistol put an end to the pud ding-eating propensities of Sam Warren in Pulaski county recently. Samuel waa some what colored. The Hawkinsville Dispatch says that on Friday night last some wicked incendiary set fire to the crib of Mr. Thomas L. Grif fin, on the old McDuffie plantation, in Wil cox county. The crib and five hundred bushels of corn, just gathered from the field, were entirely destroyed, together with about five stacks of fodder, and some fattening hogs that were in their beds under the crib. The loss falls with crushing weight upon Mr. Griffin, who was in Hawkinsville at the time with a load of cotton. Atlanta Constitution: Mr. G. A. Miller, the veteran journalist of Columbus, climbed our long flights of stairs this morning. We were glad to see him looking so well. Ho had just come from Crawfordsville, and from Mr. Stephens, whom he has been assisting during the past eight months in his work ou a new cyclopedia. Mr. Miller is not san guine about Mr. Stephens’s speedy recoverv from his latest attack. He certainly will not be able to go to Washington before Jan uary, and it is le&red that even then he will not not be strong enough to undertake the journey. Mr. Stephens is becoming ad vanced in years, and this no doubt ope rates to make his recovery leas speedy. While all who understand his case believe that he may be spared to Georgia several years to come, yet none are very confident that he will be strong enough to take his seat in Congress this winter, and stand its discoin- f01 ;*and excitements. t««l- bason, ticket agent, writes from A11antn in' ♦' wise: “Steer clear of this t™^ n £, ln „ . -r two. Don’t even pass town for a week Jf a wi fi be through on a train. • f^d and rifled. It overhauled about Vest. ... f ir ... in beats all towns for cones. '.' n ^ bo ' re8 the whole world, and I think o. t in the world a ladies’ fair ia the ba t * * have given Mr. Porter orders to ten . , ■*" body tb&t I am dead, and have hung cr-.. on my door. 1 am going to get Bill Moore to write my obituary and publish it. I peep out of my window sometimes in the direc tion of the A. J. Markham House, and ever and anon I see two or three stalwart, fierce looking female body-snatchers watching around the corner for & man, aud when he ventures out they pouDce down upon him and go through him, and press him into sei- vice, and make him follow them round from store to Btore to carry their plunder. I would be glad to see you come up at any other time, but not now. I am not living— not one of the survivors—not sleeping—but dead.” LaGrange Reporter : Gentle reader (we know yon are gentle), who do you suppose are the funniest men in Georgia ? Not Hav- erley’s Minstrels, not John Robinson’s clowns, not even the candidates for Gover nor. The trustees of the University of Georgia are just now the funniest men on the planet. Even.* man of them ought to have a cap and bells, and spotted breeches. They have decided that no student at the University shall pay more than twenty dol lars a month for board, and one day last week the students wero hauled up before the faculty and put on oath as to the amount they are pay ing. Some of them had paid for months ahead and made various other arrange ments which they could not conveniently change; but everything had to yield be fore the inexorable fiat of the trustees. Of course no one will blame the trustees for this rule. It is impossible for a boy to get an education if he pays tweUtj'-one dollars a month for board. The trustees ought to go farther; they ought to ordain that no student shall pay more than twenty cents for a box of paper collars; that no one shall buy more than three pints of goobers per week; that lager must sell three glasses for a dime ; and that no student shall treat another, except on borrowed money. Those aud other equally important regula tions will suggest themselves to the minds of the trustees if they would give the sub ject proper consideration. We beg to sug- { lest these changes. But speakiag serious- y, every friend of the University of Geor gia must feel grieved at the manner in which the trustees have been conducting the affairs of the institution for some time past. They have allowed the two strongest men in tho faculty to leave, and now they seem bent on bringing the institution into contempt and actually impairing its useful ness. J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. SAVANNAH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1875. ESTABLISHED 1850. BY TELKIPB THE MORNING NEWS. Evening Telegrams. THE ST. LOUIS WHISKY FRAUDS. Reports of Some Lively Testimony. ANOTHER VESSEL LOST AT SEA. Death of a United States Senator. THE WHISKY FRAUDS. St. Louis, November 21.—Amended in dictments are presented in the United States Court against Wm. McKee and Constantine McGuire, and one against them jointly. Other indiotments were found, but against whom was not ascertained. Wm. McKee, of the Globe-Democrat, tes tified. He flt.tly contradicted Engelke. Fitzroy and McGrue. Neither Joyce nor Leavenworth paid him money for campaign or other purposes. He never had personal knowledge of the whisky ring, and knew nothing of it except by rumor of what was published in our paper about it. He was the head of a paper which represents the dominant party,and was of course repeatedly importuned toinierfere in behalf of parties in trouble with officials. Constantine McGuire, Bevenuo Collector from 1873 to 1875, testified that he bad no connection with the whisky ring, and never received any money nor had any under standing with McDonald or others regard ing this subject. Marshal Newcomb, United States Marshal from 1869 to the day before yesterday, tes tified that he never bad any understanding with any of the whisky ring ; never received money from them, or anything of value ; never know of McDenald placing anything in the way of investigation by me. Wm. Patrick, United States District At torney from 1872 to 1875, testified that he never bad a conversation with McDonald, Joyce or any one which connected him with the whisky ring—never received money from such sources. General Boynton, correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, would not believe Mc- Grue under oath when personally interest ed. The defence rested, and Court ad journed to Monday, when counsel will sum up. WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET. Washington, November 21.—Probabili ties : Daring Monday, in the South Atlan tic and Gulf States, rising aud high barom- e;ur, northerly to easterly winds, with deci dedly colder aud partly cloudy weather, and possibly occasional coast rains will prevail. In the Tennessee &Dd Ohio valley, high barometer, north to east winds, possibly shifting to southeast, with generally clear and decidedly cold weather. In the upper Lake region, upper Missis sippi aud lower Missouri valleys, high, fol lowed by falling barometer, winds shifting to southand east, clear or partly cloudy aud colder weather, except in the two 1 «st dis tricts, vrhere there will bo occasional snow and slowly rising temperature. In the lower Lake region, Middle States and New England, rising and high barome ter, falling temperature, fresh and brisk northeast to northwest winds, generally clear and decidedly cold weather. For tho Canal regions of Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey the temperature will fall considerably below freezing Monday night. YELLOW FEVER. Galveston, November 21.—The Captain of the British brig Mystic, off the bar, re ports all bis crew, himself included, nine in number, had yellow lever. Three died in Cuba and oue died this morning. Two aboard aro convalescing. Three, including the Captain, have recovered. The vessel is anchored a mile outside of the (quarantine station. AGREED TO DISAGREE. Washington, November 21.—The jury in the case of John Frawner, indicted lor the killing of Thomas A. Kennan, his wife’s paramour, was to-day discharged, being un able to agree. They bad been out since Friday, and stood 10 for acquittal, 2 against. LOST AT SEA. San Francisco, November 21.—A portion of ihe hull of the brig Willimantic, from Umbolt Bay hither, come ashore at Gold Bluff. It is supposed that she found ered in the recent gale. Nothing has been beard of her crew. MOODY AND SANKEY. Philadelphia, November 21.—The San- key and Moodv meetings commenced to-day at the old Pennsylvania railroad freight depot. Between ten and eleven thousand persons were present. mutiny. San Francisco. November 21.—Chinese advices to the 14th say that the Chinese crew of the German schooner Anna, muti nied and murdered the captain and mate. A WAR INEVITABLE. San Francisco, November 21.—The Japan Gazette is informed through sources which it usually finds reliable, that war with Corea is inevitable. O’LEARY—WESTON. Chicago. November 21.—O’Leary made 503 miles and Weston 4514. O’Leary, who wins, made bis last mile in" 13 minutes and 11 seconds. DEAD. South Norwalk, Conn., November 21.— United States Senator Orris 8. Ferry died here this evening. His health has been failing for some time. SCANNEL BROTHERS. 8t. Johns, N. B., November 21.—Liabili ties of Sc&nnel Brothers are a half million dollars. Astronomical Item.—A young man, whose appearance indicated that he was fresh from the North, was about to mount a Spanish pony, a few days ago, in front of a livery stable, to take a little ride for the benefit of his health. He was sur prised to notice that when he attempted to mount all the spectators withdrew to some distance. They knew how Spanish ponies pitch sometimes. The doctor explained to him the reason, subsequently, that they did not want to be there was to avoid his falling on them as he came down so suddenly, and now that young man entertains an extravagant idea of the intelligence and foresight of our peo ple.— San Antonio Herald. Churches Robbed in West Virginia..— The Wheeling (West Virginia) Intelli gencer of the 11th instant says that the ^j^’rches in the country just east of that citv a ~ e pillaged quite generally. On Mono’w night the Presbyterian Church at Elm Grov " was broken into and twelve or fifteen Bible.' were ^en from the li brary case. The s. ,m f night the Antioch church, near SherrarJ"- broken open and entered by some via ‘ un ; Bible taken. The Pleasan 4 Church was also visited the s.‘ une and a very fine Bible was taken' th 6 *® - from. Nor did the Mount Olivet M- L. Church escape the midnight maraudors, a Bible and two commentaries being car ried away. The school hjuse at Bethle hem was also broken open, and an over coat, revolver, and cloak taken. There may have been other articles taken, as it is impossible to ascertain the exact extent of the losses until the librarians of the different churches submit their reports. There have been several other small rob beries of tools, etc., in the same neigh borhood recently. The Bankrupt Law. — Philadelphia, November 15.—The committee to whom the subject had been referred reported at the meeting of the Board of Trade to night in favor of memorializing Congress to amend the bankrupt act so as to re quire that all judgments, notes, bonds, or other instruments conferring or au thorizing an entry of judgment or other lien against personal property, should be entered or recorded on the proper dock ets of the county wherein the debtor re sides, and where he does his principal business, at least four months prior to the filing of any petition in bankruptcy by or against the said debtor's security therefor shall have no lien, priority, pref erence or procedure over any other claim in bankruptcy. The report was adopted. Abbeville (S. C.) Medium: “When the earthquake occurred on Monday night there was a political caucus in session in one of the rooms in the court house, and it is said the whole crowd instantly dropped on their knees and made a thou sand and one promises for the future. It takes an earthquake to move some people, and if we could only get the court house ring cleaned out we would be will ing to comer on a volcano.” A gentlemen happening in a certain store recently, observed a large pile of patent medicine almanacs on the counter. Taking up one and examining it, he po litely inquired, “Are these gratuitous?” “No,” replied the matter-of-fact store keeper, “these are almanacs.” “Latin and Greek are all right,” said a Delaware farmer as he halted his team, “but gimme a man who can plow around an apple tree ’thout touching the roots.” A SLIGHT FRACAS. General Imboden Attacked by General Bradley Johnson. A Brace of Absconding Bankrupts. Heavy Snow Storm in the West. Crooked Whisky and Crooked .Supervi*«ni THE TEXAS BORDER TROUBLES. Galveston, November 20.—The following has been received from San Antonio, Texas, to-day : The following telegram was received at headquarters this morning : Major Alexan der arrived at Loscueros and reports that forty men of the Eighth cavalry crossed this morning before his arrival, by Raudlett’s order, Major Clendin having left for Bing- gold to support McNally, who was driven by the Mexicans to the river. This was done in violation of orders given by me yesterday morning. I have directed Major Alexander to return the troops to the north bank. He has answered: “It will be done immediately. I have carried out your instructions in regard to surrendering the thieves and returning property.” Major Alexander reports a large number of troops concen trating in front of him. [Signed.] Potter, commanding. It is by no means impossible that the Mexicans may take the offensive. Loa- queros is a notorious den|of Cortina and his robbers, and not less than oue thousand conld be assembled there on short notice. CONFEDERATE GENERALS IN A FRACAS. Richmond, November 20.—Just previous to the departure of the 9:20 p. m. northern b(Mud train to-day, an exciting scene oc- cu^Rd on one of the cars between General BraUPy X. Johnson and General John D. Imboddj^hTlie latter, who was about going on tbe train, was ap proached ' by General Johnson, who after telling Imboden ho had been looking for him all day administered sundry blows on his person with a cowhide. Imboden at once made at Johnson, when the latter drew a pistol; but before he could use it they wero separated aud both arrested. They were taken to the station house and placed under bonds of $1,000 each for appearance at the police court on Monday. The cause of tho assault is attributed to the evidence given by Im boden in the contested election case between Johnson and Knight for seats in the Stato Senate. THE CONVENTION AT MEMPHIS. Memphis, November 20.—In the Texas Pacific ltailroad Convention there are full delegations from Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis sissippi, Cincinnati, and partial delegations from South Carolina, Missouri, Alabama, aud Kentucky. Governor Magoffin presided. Mr. Davis responded to repeated calls. The resolutions appeal to the people of the Nortn and country generally for aid, and ask Con gress to grant, the national credit for the construction of the road. Memphis, November 20.—In tho conven tion, tbe proposal to add St. Louis to the list of pronossed termini, was debated, and it was finally resolved that tbe omission was not done in a spirit of opposition or hostility to that city. Tbe body then adjourned. The friends of tho roads are sanguine of good results. DESTRUCTIVE 8TORMS. London, November 20.—Recent gales around the coasts of Groat Britain have been terrible, and destructive of life and property. Tbe Lloyd’s agent at Dover, telegraphs that it is believed 13 vessels were foundered in the Downs daring tbe storm last night, and forty or fifty lives lost. It is estimated that from five to six hundred vessels of all s >rts are now anchored in the Downs off Deal, waiting fair weather. London, November 20.—The first reports of the loss of life and vessels are unfound ed. The Pall Mall Gazelle, however, an nounces that the coast between Yarmouth and Lowestoft is strewn with wrecks. Three vessels are ashore on Goodwin Sands. CAPITAL NEWS AND NOTES. Washington,’ November 20.—The Post Office has advice of tbe robbery of a mail on the Corpus Christi route, supposed to bo by border Mexicans. The mail ambutanoe with contents was driven off by the robbers. The Northern mail will reach here at 1:30 p. m. on and after Monday. Naval promotion—Commodore Trenchard to Rear Admiral. Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, was at the In terior Department to-day. SHIP ON FIRE. Boston, November 20.—The Captain of the ship Favorita, which arrived here to-day from Manilla, reports, October 1st, latitude 17:0:50 south, longitude 71:0:10, 3aw a largo vessel on fire; ran down to her, but she sank in about five minutes after we reached her. The Favorita cruised around the spot for two hours, but could not discover any trace of the crew nor learn anything to establish the vessel’s identity. A LIBEL CASE. San Francisco, November 20.—The com plaint of Janies W. Simonton, against the iroprietors of the California Alta for libel, ias been filed. Damages are placed at $50,000. The suit is based on an article in tbe Alta of September 21st, accusing the plaintiff of doctoring the press dispatches, and conspiring to break the Bank of Cali fornia. NEW YORK DELEGATES. New York, November 20.—Mayor Wick ham has appointed a delegation of promi nent gentlemen to the St. Louis Railroad Convention. A FIRE. Laconia, N. H., November 20.—The A very building, fired a yeai bud a half ago and again last Sunday, was burned to the ground to-day. ONE MORE. Milwaukee, November 20.—8. J. Conklin, ex-8pecial Agent, has been arrested, charg ed with receiving money from distillers. BRIDGE BURNED. Philadelphia,November 20.—Tho wooden bridge over the Schuylkill at Market street, was burned, caused by a defective gas pipe. THE BUMMER. Washington, November 20.—Gen. Sher man goes to Florida to spend the winter. FROM CUBA. Havana, November 20.—Yalmasoda went to the field of operations to-day. THE OKEFENOKEE—WITHIN AND WIT! OUT. Sketches of Incident aud Adventure What Georgia Produces.—The estab lishment of a “Department of Agricul ture,” or, rather, an agricultural exhibi tion, in Central Georgia, is doing much toward making better known the plant ing and farming interests of that State. The object of the institution is the ex hibiting of the various products of the State, and obtaining data as to the ex tent of the territory applicable to the raising of the various products. Among those now on exhibition, and which are or can be successfully cultivated, are the following: Five ears of corn, weighing 8$ pounds; upland rice ; banana Spanish potatoes; Cuba and St. Domingo yams ; Georgia made sugar; tea plant; genuine goober pea; chufas, or earth almond, aud hemp and jute. There are potatoes from Lookout Mountain, which are said to equal the best in market. Among the varieties aro Compton’s Surprise, 15 ounces; Peerless, 16$ ounces; Snow Flake, and Boundless Beauty, 134 ounces.—N. Y. Bulletin. MORE FAILURES. York, November 20.- -Cladios B. Conaut has failed for $110,000. London, November 20.—Sloane & Rich ards, metnl brokers, have suspended. Lia bilities $500,00.). New Orleans, November 20.—The failure of Wallace A Co., wholesale dry goods deal ers, is reported, with liabilities amounting to $75,000: assets $500,000. SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. Madrid, November 20.—It is stated that all foreigners tried in Cuba for participation the rebellion shall have counsel. The Cronista says the last American note was discussed in the Cabinet yesterday. Mean while tho situation is satisfactory and promises a favorable and early settlement of tbe pending questions relative to the United States. HEAVY SNOW STORM. Omaha, November 20.—Reports from the West show a very heavy fall of snow and sovere storm extending from Laramie City on the east, and beyond Corinne and Elks on the west, during the past week. To day’s train from the West was three hours late, but all other trains are reported as running on time. A CROOKED SUPERVISOR. Louisville, November 20.—In the case of tho Uni.ed States versus O. H. Burbridge, special supervising agent of the treasury, with headquarters at New Orleans, pending since April Gth, for $47,000 alleged deficien cy, a verdict against Burbridge in $36,000 was rendered. ABSCONDED. New York, November 20.—Chas. B. Orvis and Dexter A. Reid, two dealers in hard ware, occupying rooms in the building No. 52 Centre street, absconded, leaving debts behind aggregating from seventy-five thous and to one hundred thousand dollars. OUT OF EMPLOYMENT. Middletown, N. Y., November 20.—Three hundred persons are out of employment by tho suspension of work in the tanneries, caused by the depression in the leather trade. FROM RANGOON. London, November 20.—The 7\mes has a Calcutta special, which says the alarm at Rangoou originated from a band of robbers who attempted to seize the arsenal. There is no political signification in it. ROBBING AN EXPRESS WAGON. Chicago, November 20.—While the driver of the United Express Company was de livering a package, the wagon was driven off and robbed of forty thousand dollars’ worth of goods. No arrests. TURKEY. London, November 20.—The Morning Post has a report that the Turkish Ambas sador at St. Petersburg was suddenly sum moned to Constantinople. The weather is tempestuous. Much damage. MORE SUSPENSIONS. New York, November 20.—Rosenheim & Libman, dealers in fancy goods ; the Union Braiding Works, and Mahon A Murray, dealers in peddler’s supplies, suspended yes terday. DEAD. Rome, November 20.—Cardinal Pietro Di Galvestriisdead. Troy, November 20.—Wm. Meniman, a newspaper man and Herald war correspond ent, is dead. WTT.T. burned. Detroit, Mich., November 20.—The large saw mill of Reynolds A Emlaw, at Grand Haven, was burned last evening. Loss, about $50,000. factory burned. Cincinnati, November 20.—The factory of Harshman, McKenzie A Co., at Union City, Ind., was burned yesterday. Loss $20,000. MURDER AND SUICIDE. Erie, Pa., November 20.—Jacob Wal- neyons, sixty years old, killed his eldest daughter and himself. POSTPONED. San Francisco, November 20.—The race has been postponed to the 25th. Two Massachusetts Dogs. — Those who love dogs will be interested by these incidents : An English eetter dog, owned by Tho nas W. Lane, at West lioxbury, Mass., while out hunting the other day, brought to his master a pocket book con taining $425, which he had found in the woods. The owner’s name was found in it, and the dog now wears a thirty-dollar silver collar, presented by tbe owner of the wallet as a reward of intelligence. The body of Mr. C. C. Moulton’s little son, who was drowned at Springfield, Mass., lately, was recovered through the sagacity of a dog that was near the mill pond when the little fellow was drowned. No person had seen the boy at the pond, aud search was made for him in every other direction. The dog coaxed so hard for them to go in that direction that at last suspicion was aroused that the child might havo been drowned, and the water in the pond was drawn off, and the body found. Mr. Caspar Buberl, a German artist of this city, who executed in marblo Valen tine’s recumbent figure of General Lee, at Richmond, Va., in so thoroughly an artistic manner, has sent to that city a statuette of the General which has ex cited the most favorable opinion of the artist’s skill. The figure is about two feet high, in military costume. The pose is very artistic, and the grouping of the cannon, saddle, etc., as accessories, are happily introduced. The artist is spoken of by the local press in connection with the proposed equestrian statue of General Lee.—Appletons' Journal. BY M. B. GRANT, (PAUL TRANSIT), CIVIL EN GINEKB. A Bad System.—“No, sir—no, sir, remarked an old Detroit collector, “this carrier system should never have been tolerated for a day. Wtiy, sir, seven or eight years ago if I had a bill against a man I’d come to the post office and be likely to nab him the first thing, but now he hires a room on some fourth floor, has his letters shoved under the door, and while I’m up there knocking away he’s looking through a gimlet hole and grin ning like a Chicago alderman ! ”—Free Press. Burned to Death—Suspected Foul Play.—Cincinnati, November 17.—The Gazette's Jackson, Ohio, special says: Mrs. Mary Bruce was found burned to death yesterday, near the burning dwel ling of Mrs. Lowder. Her sknll was fractured, and it is supposed the woman was assaulted in the house during Mrs. Lowder’s absence, and the house was fired to conceal the fact, but she crawled out and died. Nathan Lowder, son of Mrs. Lowder, has been arrested, but the evidence is wholly circumstantial. It is no small affair to hold the office of Mayor of London. A man of moderate fortune cannot perform the duties of the office, as in addition to the $50,000 al lowed him to pay his “expenses,” he has to spend as much more from his private purse to pay for all the banquets and balls he is in duty bound to give, beside disbursing largely to public charities. About $100,000 will just take his honor through the year. As Cotton is enor mously rich, he stands a chance of get ting through the ordooL Those Italian Murderers.—Denver, Nocerriber 17.—Frank Valindero, oue of the party who murdered the four Italians in this city several weeks ago, has been captured, and was to-day brought to this city. He was the only one of the as sassins at large. All will be tried soon. Several of the band have confessed the crime since incarceration, and it is be lieved all of them, seven in number, will be hanged. —J- A Colont of Ostriches.—Montgomery Queen has purchased one hundred Afri can ostriches, and is about colonizing them on his place near Haywoods, a small town fifteen miles from San Fran cisco. It is Mr. Queen's intention to raise ostriches solely for their plumage, each bird yielding over $200 worth of feathers yearly. He has invested $100,- 000 in the enterprise.—Denver News. The Mobile Register says: “Up to very recently ‘Europe’ was tbe word that sounded in the ears of all Northern per sons of this country in bad health, but now ‘the South’ is rapidly taking its place. Our section of the country is fairly beginning to attract that attention which it justly merits as a health resort, and so we know the battle is more than half won.” He was a sharp looking little man, who had offered to go on the bail-bond of a prisoner. The counsel for the people was suspicious, and asked him quite sternly: “Do I understand you to swear that you are a property holder in this county?” “You do,” he answered, proudly; “I own two lots in a buryin’ ground less’n quarter mile from here.” A tramp at South Wyndham, Conn., entered a house the other evening while the family were temporarily absent, passed the night in the guest chamber, aud after helping himself to a breakfast from the pantry, departed before any of the family got up in the morning. A dress which had been lying on the bed was carefully placed on a chair, and be yond that nothing was disturbed. An enthusiastic caller at the White House suggested to the President that the result of the recent elections pointed unmistakably to the renomination and re-election of General Grant to the Presi dency. The President smiled, and pleasantly responded, “We can’t tell what will happen.” The other day, when a Detroit grocer spelled sugar “s-h-u-g-a-r,” a friend pointed out the word and remarked, “That word isn’t spelled quite right.” “Ha! I see,” laughed the grocer, one would think I had no education.” And he crossed it out and wrote s-h-u-g-o-r.— Free Press, PART IIL Before describing the Swamp, I wish to refer to the section of country sur rounding it in Georgia, and generally known as the “wire-grass region,” and more especially that portion in imme diate proximity to, or in easy access of, the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, which passes directly through it. Erroneous impressions have existed as to the true character of this section and its ad vantages for settlers, those only having been correctly informed in regard thereto who have had the opportunity of traversing leisurely. The Gulf Road may properly be said to enter this wire grass region after crossing the Altamaha river, and leaving it when the oak and hickory lands of Southern Georgia' are reached, in Lowndes county, though a much larger area to the west and south has been inclnded in speaking in general terms of the “ wire-grass region.” This whole country is heavily tim bered with the best of yellow pine, and probably embraces as large an area of timbered land, in one body, as can be found in the South. The whole country is well watered by streams, many of them abounding in fish. No section can equal it in health or surpass it in climate. Between the Little and Big Satilla rivers and in the vicinity of these streams the surface is rolling, having a subsoil of clay, and well adapted to the growth of all varie ties of fruit. From the Satilla to the Alapaha the surface is flat, though ele vated. Beyond the Alapaha the surface is again rolling. The soil is good throughout, and with proper at tention well repays cultivation. Every where corn, cotton, sweet pota toes and sugar cane are raised, and also vegetables in abundance. For farm ing and stock-raising generally, the as sertion can safely be made, that it has every requisite. It is true that richer soils can be found in other and less ex tensive regions, but whose very rich na tural soil is the sole consideration, it of. ten happens that other and even greater advantages are not to be found. To the permanent settTer, the combination of the greatest number of advan tages must control, and most important among these is health. The Atlantic and Gulf Railroad has already accomplished wonders in ^he develop ment of this whole country, and tho work is still going on and the settlers coming in. This railioad is a silent but potent feeder to Savannah, and must be relied on as a main support, and it is to be hoped that every encouragement and inducement will be given for its further extension and increased prosperity. The same character of timber and soil extend to the borders of the Okefeenokee, where we again find ourselves in the “Cow House.” On the Monday following our arrival at the Swamp, we employed ourselves in cleaning up and adjusting our instruments, and making other needed preparations for commencing our survey. lu order to obtain ihe knowledge requisite to effect the objects of the sur- ve3*s, it was evidently necessary to ascer tain the size and shape of the Swamp, and the difference of elevation of its sur face at different points, as neaily as prac ticable. On our first arrival in the Swamp in what is called the “ Cow House,” on its northeast side, I found by actual trial that the level could not be run over that portion of it, in the ordi nary manner, on account of the yielding and tremulous character of the soil. The difficulty consisted in the fact that the instrument could not be made to retain a level position long enough to take the necessary back and foresights. This I afterwards found to be the case with the whole of the eastern, and, indeed, of most other parts of it, though perhaps in a less degree. The greater portion of the Swamp is also cov ered by a very dense undergrowth, which, with the difficulty already mentioned, would have caused it to consume a great deal of time to make any extensive examinations of the interior with the level. Under these circumstances, I concluded that as it would be necessary to run a com pass line around the whole Swamp in or der to ascertain its size and shape, it would be advisable to run a correspond ing line of levels, and take the level of its edge at many different points. From these I believed that a sufficiently accu rate knowledge of the relative elevation of different portions of its interior might be obtained to answer the purposes of an experimental survey. If the Swamp should hereafter be drained, it will, of course, be necessary to make more thorough and minute instrumental examinations. Tho running the line around the swamp, station stakes with thrir respective num bers upon them, were driven in the ground every quarter of a mile, and there were permanent marks (technically called benches) made upon trees every three or four miles for future reference. The latter will be useful as starting points for any lines of levels that may hereafter be run. It being one of the objects of the many to ascertain the character of the interior of the Swamp, three principal explorations of it were made. The first nearly through the centre from west to east, the second through a considerable portion of the southern part of the swamp, and the third across it from west to east, some miles north of the first. We also penetrated it for several miles at different points on the east side, and ex plored the two prongs of the Suwannee three or four miles above their point of junction, where that river runs out of the swamp on the west side. A ridge varying in height from twenty- five to thirty-five feet above tho swamp runs along the eastern ridge of it for many miles, and separates it from the St. Mary’s after that stream returns from its great detour to the south, and from Spanish Greek, which runs into the St. Mary’s from the north, at a point nearly opposite the middle of the Swamp. To ascertain the most favorable point for cutting through this ridge these lines were drawn across it fiom the swamp, viz.: one to the bed of Cow House Creek; one to Stanley’s branch, and down the latter to the St. Mary’s, and the third and most northern one to Spanish Creek. Besides Suwannee, Cane and Surveyors’ Creeks, the Suwannee river receives the waters of Alligator and Gum Swamp Creeks, and of the Double Branches, the two former reaching far back into the country, and the three last of which run into the northern part of the Swamp. The Suwannee river, in a distance of fourteen miles from where it leaves the Swamp, falls some thirteen feet. In times of high water its surface, where it runs out, is above the adjacent swamp, and thus it fails to famish a free outlet for the waters of the Swamp when it is most needed. The same difficulties attend the other great outlet ef the swamp, the St. Mary’s river, and the extreme southern end of the swamp. This river receives all the water that flows into the swamp on its east side, besides all the rain water that falls on that portion of the swamp. The line of levels which was run around the whole swamp and connected with tide-water in the St. Mary’s river, near Trader’s Hill, furnishes the following in formation in regard to the elevation of the surface at different points: The high est point of the swamp is at its northern extremity, where it is 126$ feet above tide-water. Near Ellicot’s Mound, where the branch of the St. Mary’s leaves the swamp, it is 111$. A nearly uniform de scent continues to the southeast comer of the Swamp, Where the Sawaona comes out of the Swamp on the west, it is about 1104 feet The length of the Swamp from north to south is 394 miles, and its greatest width 254. The whole area of the Swamp is about 400,430 acres, of which about 5,530 lie within the State of Florida, and 394,900 in Georgia. It is estimated that the Suwannee river now drains an area of swamp and the adjacent country to the extent of 428,000 acres. It is also estimated that the St. Mary’s at Ellicot’s Mound now receives the drainage of 176,000 acres. £* Such information of a statistical na ture, as was considered proper and necessary to a comprehensive understand ing of these sketches, has been drawn from the official reports of our surveys. The proposed plans of drainage, esti mates of cost, analysis of soil, tabular statements, etc., properly belong only to the official document, and in this connec tion I desire to state, that the report of Col. Richard L. Hunter (Col. Watch- overall), is thorough and exhaustive of the subject, and will prove of great value should the drainage of the Swamp be undertaken. To those who may be sufficiently inter ested in these sketches, reference to a map of the Swamp will aid very much as to locations and surroundings. Near the upper end of the “Cow House,” and not far from our camp, we discovered an Indian mound, some dozen feet in diameter and three or four feet high, which, answering our purpose ex actly, we determined to adopt as zero (starting point for our surveys). This mound was, in general character, similar to others that we found in different parts of the Swamp, differing only in size and shape, and containing human bones very much decayed, together with Indian ar row points made of flint rock, pieces of clay pottery, etc., which are to be found in nearly all of them. The Indians evidently used stone hatchets lor chop ping, which fact was confirmed by the jagged appearance of the stumps, where trees had been cut off by them, as also in the case of notches cut by them in trees which were discovered in different parts of the Swamp. Our anxiety to enter the Swamp had reached fever heat, and the Colonel con sented to our immediate exploration as far in as the Double Branches, before we should commence our surveys, at the same time expressing the hope that we would always be as anxious to go on an exploration when required. The party were a unit as to going in, with tbe exception of Adam, who said it was not his business, and Brahma, who evi dently imagined that he had discovered something ominous as to the future in the Indian mound and its contents. He had grave suspicions that all the Indians were not dead and buried in similar mounds, that some wero yet in the Swamp, and he even went so far as to assert that on the previous night he had distinctly heard the barking of dogs in the Swamp, which he knew were Indian dogs by the very bark. We mildly sug gested that it might have been Boots, but he indignantly refuted the idea of Boots going into the Swamp alone ; and possibly, his conclusions as to our valor ous Boots were correct. LETTER FROM EATONTON. A Telegraph Line—Cotton Picking—The Weather—.Military Notes—A Brick Warehouse. [Special Correspondence of the Morning News.] Eatonton, November 20, 187 “THE CAMPBELLS ABE COMING.” That is thtv telegraph is. The poets and the wires are up as for as Dennis station, or thereabout, and soon we peo ple of Eatonton can communicate with outside barbarians m a more expeditious manner than ever before. COTTON PICKING DRAGS. Most of tbe niggers have found that they will not make fortunes this year— as the fools expect to do with every crop —and so they don’t trouble themselves about gathering the cotton that is still left in the field. Even in the best of weather they pick not more than half the time that they might, if they would try hard. And they are very much demoral ized. Poor idiots! “Dumb, driven cat tle !” They will go idle, crazy, drunk or what not, for tbe next two months— for they can all manage to get enough to •subsist for that length of time—doing scarcely any farm work; and after that they will be obliged to wake up and do something. THE FACT IS, farming in this section the present year, as a general rule, has not paid either landlord or tenant, employer or em ployed. What is to become of this coun try perhaps Horace Greeley, if he were alive, conld tell; or mayhap that mad cap, Mr. Lecturer G. F. Train, if he hadn’t quit eating meat. Perhaps Rev. Mountebank Beecher would try his hand. What sayest thou to a hare, or the melancholy of Moor-ditch ?” But away with these “unsavoury similes.” THE WEATHER. When I wrote last it was raining. That was on the 14th. The ground again be came saturated. In the afternoon it ‘held up,” and was very uncertain until Tuesday, toward night, when it began to turn cool, after a clear-off, and next morning it was what the hog-drovers used to call “cold as flugens”—whatever they meant by it—and continued so till Thursday afternoon, when it began to turn warm, to cloud up, and by midnight it was iaining. Giminae! “Vat vead- ers !” Yesterday afternoon it brightened out once more; and so it goes. SUPPER OF PUTNAM RIFLES. This affair came off last night under the supervision of the ladies of Eaton ton, and that is saying enough. Who can or will undertake to praise, where language can convey no adequate idea ? It was, like everything else undertaken by those fairy fingers, excellence itself. A BRICK WAREHOUSE. There is a wooden warehouse in the depot yard, run by Mr. F. Leverett; but in the last few days it is rumored that gentlemen from abroad are here, pros pecting for the erection of a brick ware house, to be placed on tho now vacant lot between McDade’s and Sparks’s. Deputy K. LETTER FROM FORT DADE. Generoaa Act of a North Carolinian. Bbooksyille, Hernando County, Fla. > November 15, 1875. Editor Morning News: “In the course of human events,” and. more particularly, in the coarse of pres ent defaulting, ring and general rascally events, it is, or should be, a delight to writer to record, and a pleasure to every good man to read, a deed of voluntary munificence, no matter where oi whom performed. It is my pleasure to write down one. Not long since, a worthy gentleman from North Carolina came to this county in search of health, and fixed his home in the neighborhood of Fort Dade. He opened a small school witti a view to in struct the little ones, but his kindness, generosity, and earnest efforts in their behalf, soon increased bis school to such an extent, that his small house could illy afford room for his pupils. With a heart abounding with love for his charge, intimated to the citizens of the neighbor hood that ho would gladly furnish the means to purchase a tract of land and build thereon a large, neat and comfort able house, and donate the same in per petuity to the neighborhood, if they would select the land and appoint & com mittee to superintend the building of the house. On Saturday, the 13th inst., a meeting of the citizens of Fort Dade neighbor hood convened at the Masonic Lodge, to consider of and devise measures to avail themselves of this generous offer. The meeting organized by electing R. M. Wilson, Esq., Chairman, and Judge W. B. Center Secretary. The chairman, in a few brief but elo quent words, explained the object of the meeting ; after which Col. D. H. Thrash er, Hon. N. A. Carter, Parson Swaine, Manning Smith, and others followed, and in glowing language set forth the importance ot educating the young and rising generation of our State aud county, and depicting the curse of ignorance and the disadvantages and setbacks of the uneducated, each speaker taking occasion to eulogize the donor of the generous gift aforesaid. On motion of Col. Thrasher, the chair man appointed the following committee to select the location and superintend the building of the house, to wit: J. R. O’Berry, S. L. Hancock, J. W. Hudson Robert Sumner, N. A. Carter, D. H. Thrasher, W. J. Albritton and Manning Smith, to which said committee the chairman on motion was added. It unanimously Resolved, That the Savannah Morning News be requested to publish the pro ceedings of the meeting. The name of the magnanimous and generous son of the old North State is the Hon. P. Wilkins, the remembrance of whose noble act will never be forgotten by the good people of Fort Dade, and long after his earthly race is run and his soul has crossed the deep waters tho young beneficiaries of his munificence will rise up and bless the name and deed of P. Wilkins. Yours, Lr.x Charley Ross Again—A Carious Case, Philadelphia, November 18. — In formation reached this city a few days ago from Connecticut that a woman had been travelling through several villages of that State with a little boy resem bling strongly the missing Charley Ross. The fact was communicated to Mr. Ross, and a photograph asked for. The picture wab sent to Thomaston, Conn., where the woman was stopping, oncT it is said that the boy corresponds in fea tures very strongly to those in the pho tograph. On Wednesday night Mr. Ross received a telegram from Thomaston signed by A. P. Bunnell, stating that tbe boy is Charley Ross beyond doubt, but that the woman could not be arrested without authority from the Governor. This morning Mr. Christian Ross tele graphed to Mr. Bunnell, at Thomaston, requesting him to take the woman and child, (the latter supposed to be the lost Charley Ross,) referred to in the telegram received the night before, to the telegraph office in that town, in order to question them by wire, and to learn from the ope tors and others the color of the hair and eyes of the child, and what other infor mation could be obtained. Bunnell sent back an answer immediately that the woman and the boy were at a house about four and a half miles out of town, but that he and the sheriff, who bad procured a writ for the woman’s arrest if it were needed to take her into custody, would start for the place and have them brought to the telegraph office as requested. The party expected to be back about 2 o’clock p. m., but it was not until 6 o’clock that night that the sheriff telegraphed that both the woman and child had disappear ed and could not be found. While the search was going on after them he inquired of several persons who had seen the boy as to the color of his eyes. Some said they were blue and others gray. Bunnell, however, insisted that the child had bright dark eyes, and telegraphed that he is determined to find the woman, and is confident of success. The mysterious female claims tbe child as her own, and told several persons in the vicinity of Thomaston that she re sided at Hamden, Conn., which is a town about twenty-eight miles from the for mer place. It seems that the woman has been travelling through the State for some weeks, accompanied by the sup posed Charley Ross, and Mr. Ross had received a letter a few days ago in rela tion- to her movements, although no at - tention was paid to the matter until the telegram was received from Thomaston yesterday morning. Capture of a Counterfeiting Gang. —New York, November 17.—For some time past a gang of counterfeiters have been flooding the city with counterfeit five cent pieces. Captain Kinnock, chief of the secret service in this district, last night received information that the coun terfeiters resided at No. 77 Eldridge street, and proceeding there he arrested five of them—Mrs. Ellen Barney, aged seventy years; her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Kinny, and Mrs. Kinny’s children : Liz zie, aged thirteen years; Francis, eleven; and K&lie, eight Captain Kinnock searched the house, and found three hun dred spurious five-cent pieces and also a mould for making counterfeit money. All the prisoners were brought before the United States court to-day. The children stated that their grandmother forced them to pass the counterfeit money. Emannel Demott, the reputed stepfather of the children, is at present in the State prison for counterfeiting the five-cent nickel. A volunteer New Orleans reporter, who wanted “just to try his hand,” he said, “on the graveyards,” brought in the fol lowing : “Near the entrance of th6 ceme tery stood the Grecian mausoleum of Fire Company No. , its gorgeous aud brilliant decorations showing that the gallant boys do not forget that their de parted comrades are still bravely battling with the fiery elements in another world. ” The yonng man was not engaged The Chicago board of education has re fused, by a vote of elven to two, to re store Bible reading in the schools. A Man Throws a Lighted Lamp at His Wife.—Troy, November 16. —Jane Costello died in this city yesterday, the victim of a shocking murder. On Sat urday night John Costello, her husband, entered their dwelling in Fourth street under the influence of liquor. The couple quarrelled about the disposition of the man’s wages. Costello threw a stove cover at his wife, which she dodged Costello then left the house, but returned in an hour more intoxica ted than before. In his absence his wife had drank some liquor. The quarrel was renewed. Mrs. Costello was heard by the neighbors to exclaim, “Put that lamp down.” Then there was a thud, a sound of breaking glass, a scream, and Mrs. Costello rushed into the street a mass of flames. Her husband had thrown the burning lamp at her, and the contents scattered over her clothes. Before any person dared approach the woman, her garments had burned to ashes, and her flesh was shockingly charred and disfigured. Her piteous shrieks for help aroused the entire neigh borhood, and the excitement was in creased by a general alarm of fire which was rung by some excited person. 'The woman was at length taken back to her dwelling, where she received proper med ical attendance. Her husband was ar rested immediately after the fatal act was committed. He is thirty-seven years of age, and his wife was thirty-five. The couple have one son, who was born before they were married, and who is now in the House of Refuge. PROGRAMME FOR THE TERM. THIRD What a Gentleman In the Inner Circle at Waahiagten Saya A boat It. Washington, November 16.—It is per fectly patent to any ordinarily intelligent man who has any acquaintance with the public men who live in Washington, or who frequent it, that the third term movement is daily growing in strength. After an absence of several months from the city, I returned one week after the Pennsylvania election, and although ex pecting to find an increased zeal on the part of the third term agitators, I was not prepared for the altered tone with which almost every man I met spoke on this subject Republicans who had invaria bly scouted the idea of Grant securing a renomination a third time from the Re publican party, admitted that it was within the range of probabilities. Others who had time and again declared them selves unequivocally against such a scheme, hesitated when I asked them if they thought it possible that the people of this country would take the risk of electing Grant again. When the ques tion was pressed home and an answer in sisted npon, they, with here and there an exception, admitted that there were certain exigencies in public affairs which might arise which would imperatively demand Grant’s re-election. From these conversations I drew the following con clusions: First. That Grant has definitely made up his mind to secure a renomination from the Republican party, and that he will use all the power he can exercise to compel it. Secondly. That if the present members of his Cabinet who are supposed to be ambitious of Presidential honors them selves don’t become cordial co-operators in the third term project, they will have to give way to men like Chandler. It is no secret that Postmaster-General Jewell will have to go if he does not allow his department to be run in the third term interest. Thirdly. The two war cries with which the people are to be rallied to Grant a third time will be down with the traitors and opposition to Catholics. On this platform Grant and bis friends are confi dent of winning the next Presidential race. Jim Casey told me a few nights since that, as the representative of loyalty and Protestantism, Grant would have mere positive strength in 1876 than he had in 1868 or 1872. I do not believe that Secretary Bristow is in favor of & third term, but at the same time I am satisfied that he will not oppose the scheme. He will co&lent himself with the work he has in hand— the administrative reform of his depart ment and the placing of the new 44 per cent. loan. He has a hold on Grant whioh none of his associates have, and if he does not choose to take an active interest in Grant's re-election, he will be suffered to remain where he is. He must, however, give up his own Presidential longing. As to the possibilities of a war with Spain no man living save U. S. Grant can tell. If he really meditates a war with Spain as a means to a certain end he guards the secret in his own breast. It is undeniable, however, that fiom the highest to the lowest officer in our navy there is a religious belief that war is not only possible, but highly probable. They get this impression from the bureau officers in the Navy Department, who are industriously circulating the story that a difficulty with Spain is almost un avoidable. I am more than half inclined to believe that Secor Robeson has given this cue to his subordinates, and that it is designed to cover some extraordinary expenditures which he has made or is about to order. Da. Helmbold’s Case.—Dr. H. T. Helmbold is trying hard to get out of the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane, in which he has been confined for the last two months. He appeared before Judge Barrett yesterday, to take advantage of a fancied defect in the order of Judge Donohue committing to confinement for lunacy. His wife was represented by counsel, who opposed a motion for the dismissal of the commitment, and it was asserted that in her belief Charles L. Fox well, a former clerk for Helmbold, was endeavoring to secure his liberty in order to get possession of the buchu business, now conducted in her in terest. It was also shown that Dr. Helmbold’s lunacy had been affirmed by Drs. Joseph Wooster and J. M. B. Cross, after a thorough ex amination. Dr. Cross is famous as an expert in insanity. Judge Barrett de cided that the commitment is valid. Dr. Helmbold while in the court room mani fested no indications of mental disturb ance. His malady takes the form of fre quent outbursts of madness, with inter vening periods of quiet. He is constantly alert for possibilities of escape, and is watched closely. His fare is the best that can be had in the asylum, the pay being taken out of his fortune, which is in the hands of his family. The failure of the last legal effort for freedom de pressed him greatly, and as he accom panied the attendant out of the court room, he said he was going back to im prisonment for life.—N. Y. Sun. llith. A drag driven by an elegantly attired lady, and with a trim ano neatly-dressed colored boy perched on the footman’s seat behind, was passing through the streets, when it was espied by an old negro woman. “Bress de Lord,” she exclaimed, raising her hands as she spoke, “Bress de Lord, I never ’spected to see dat. Won der what dat culled young gemmen pays dat young white ’oman fur drivin’ dat kerridge? I know’d it’d come, but never ’spected to lib to see it. Dis nigga’s ready to go ’way now.” The life of Mr. George Belmore, the English actor, who died in New York on Monday, was insured for £1,000, which, with his other property, will make his family comfortable. An Attachment Against the Secre tary of the Treasury Refused.—The case of Thomas H. Gardner against E. F. Anderson, for damages for defamatory words contained in a letter written to the Secretary of the Treasury, at Washing ton, was continued in the United States Circuit Court on Monday, to give time to. the counsel for Gardner to procure a copy of the letter, without which he could not go to trial. Mr. Hobbs, for Mr. Gardner, asked for an attachment to compel the Secretary of the Treasury to appear in court and produce the letter. Judge Bond over-ruled the motion for the at tachment on the ground that an act of Congress makes copies of papers in the various departments of the General Gov ernment evidence. The act, the Judge said, was passed to prevent the hind rance to public business which would re sult if the Secretary of a department was required to appear when summoned witaess throughout the country. Gardner wa.« a clerk in the Appraiser’s office in Baltimore, and he charges that the letter referred to caused his dismis sal.—Baltimore Sun, 17th. The Election in Maryland.—The Secretary of State has furnished a care fully revised statement of the recent elec tion in Maryland for Governor, Comp troller and Attorney General, and also of the vote on the constitutional amendment proposing restrictions on removal of cases from one court to another. From this statement it appears that Mr. Carroll, Democrat, for Governor, had 85.454 votes, and Mr. Harris, Reformer, 72,530 votes— Mr. Carroll’s majority being 12,924. Mr. Woolford. Democrat, for Comptroller, had 86,240 votes, and Mr. Wilkins, Re former, 71,073 votes—Mr. Woolford’s majority being 15,167, which is his exact majority in Baltimore city. Mr. Gwinn, Democrat, for Attorney General, had 86,- 411 votes, and Mr. Wallis, Reformer, 72,- 898—Mr. Gwinn’s majority being 12,631. The vote on the constitutional amendment waa 53,355 for and 21,474 against it—be ing a majority in its favor of 31,881.— Baltimore Sun. PAUL KOBPBY. The Receat Career .1 «** Re-owneiChe—PlMer-He Beee»ee a H.peleaa .Maniac. [New Orleans Cor. Chicago Timer.] Fifteen years ago the name of m Morphy, the famous chess-player, was » familiar as household words m aim every portion of the civiliaed world, was a lion in his day, and no mistai , and for a yonng man—he was not o twenty then—be made considerable noise. For a twelvemonth he was a ^sensation, and then passed away from public no “ and fame, as suddenly as he had risen those giddy heights. Among those who recollect the brilliant career of the great chess king, there are very few who could tell you anything about his existence during the past ten years, or, indeed, whether he lives or is dead. ; . , But it is safe to assume that the revival of the subject here will prove a matter of much interest to thousands, for although Morphy dropped from the world s new many years ago he has not by any means been forgotten ; and the very mention of his name, almost anywhere, will suffice to awaken a curious desire to know what has become of him, and what has been his history since he resigned his crown in the domain of chess. With the wonderful and dazzling career of Morphy in 1859 and I860 all men are familiar. What led to it will here be re- cited. He was bom in New Orleans in 1840, of a Creole family, rich and re spected. When a mere lad he evinced an aptitude for chess, and in six months after having played his first game he de veloped into a marvelous player. He not only beat his father and his teachers, but vanquished the best chess players in the city, and in three months more bad so progressed that among the most skillful players at the game in New Orleans and there were many good ones here—none could even approach him. At this time his fame had traveled not only to the North in his own country, but to Europe, and then his star began to rise until it became brightly conspicu ous oa two continents. His entrance upon the life of a public chess-player was effected against the remonstrances of his parents and bis kindred, who saw some thing ignoble in the public parade of young Morphy’s talents, and the cultiva tion of the notoriety which would neces sarily follow. But Paul was charmed at the prospect of becoming famous, and no argument could turn him from the course upon which he had set his soul. So he became great, but it will be hereinafter seen, that as the price of his fame was his family’s sorrow, it came home to him in after years, and made him a morbid, melan choly man. It has at last reduced him to a mental wreck, and he is now an in mate of a private asylum, where he has resided for the past three months, and whence he will perhaps never emerge alive, as he is considered to be hopelessly insane. When Morphy returned from Eu rope in 1860 after his magnificent triumphs there, it was not as a conqueror that he came, but as a man who, having tasted the fruits of glary, has found them bitter in tbe and, and. disgusted with himself and mankind, resolves to eschew the world and its people forever. This was Morphy’s condition of mind when he came back to his New Orleans home late in 1860, and then was seen the first gleam of his after sorrow, which reproached him for having grieved his family, and which settled upon and remained with him ever after. From the hour of his arrival here he declared he had done with chess for the rest of his life, and he not only vowed never to play or look upon a chess-board more, but he expressly enjoined upon all who knew him to never allude to the sub ject of chess in his presence, save under pain of his severest displeasure. It came to be generally understood that he had thus set his face against what had once been his pride and ambition, because to its indulgence he charged not only a re morseful feeling at having crossed the wishes of his parents, but likewise the forfeiture of brilliant business prospects. At all events, he despised chess as much as he hod once loved it, and he stead fastly refused to mingle in the world be yond the confines of his own kindred. Thus he lived a secluded and morbid ex istence here until the outbreak of the late war, when, in oompany with several members of his family, he went abroad. In 1866 he returned to New Orleans, and renewed his life here under the same conditions which had prevailed before his departure, save perhaps that he was more retired than ever. Still he was a conspic uous character, although no one exoept his mother could lay'claim to his friend ship or his notice. His daily routine of existence involved a walk on Canal street every morning, where his dapper little figure—always scrupulously well dressed —became as well-known and as regularly looked for as the noonday bell. After his daily promenade he retired from public gaze until evening, when he appeared in his bex at the opera, where, it is saicL he never missed a night. It is further re lated that during these years he permit ted no friendly acquaintance; he was never known to associate with anybody but his mother, and persistently repelled advances from those who, having been friends of his early youth, desired to re new their associations. He lived a strange life, a strange, moody, and peculiarly mournful man. Twelve months ago, he began to show the first positive symptoms of a breaking down of his mental faculties, and he soon manifested such eccentricities of disposi tion in public life, that his mother began to be unhappily alarmed about him. This concern, as it proved, was not without warrant. He continued to man ifest increased symptoms of mental aber ration, and after vainly striving to battle with the inevitable, his mother sadly recognized the fact that her son was in sane, and three months ago, as already recited in this article, he was placed in an asylum. It is a sad sequel to a history whose pages were once aglow with a world’s ad miring plaudits, and there are many in both this country and in Europe who will invest the knowledge here conveyed with a tender interest, and with it revive the recollections of -a man who, in his time, was famous far beyond the common lot of mortality. Ho didn’t look like a beggar, but he had his plans all laid before he struck Vicksburg, and he cleared a hundred dollars here in two days. He didn't go around whining: “Please, sir, for the love of God,” as most of them do, but he walked up to a man, called him “Gene ral” to start off with, and tbe shin- plasters came in faster than he could take them. The only five men in town who didn’t contribute were men whom he inadvertently addressed as “Captain.” — Vicksburg Herald. Somebody of a statistical turn of mind has calculated that in New York city there are 450 miles of street railway, 1,500 cars drawn by 12,000 horses, and carrying an nually 160,000,000 people. Raiagcs of Diptheria. Poet Jeevie, November 17.- The throat disease which rEged so fatally in this Ticinity a few weeks since has broken oat sgrin hereabout and in other parts of the county. Two oases in the family of Jas. Bose, a farmer living one mile from th;. place, have proved fatal, and three other cases are reported in that neighborhood, which are considered hopeless. Three members of the family of William Bice in Mamakating, have died within two days, and Mr. Bice is dangerously sick with it. A family named Jackson, five number, have all died within the past week. A* Honesville, a small village three miles west of here, several cases are reported, one fatal. At Lacka wanna, Pa., the diaeaae appeared in three different families; bnt as yet no deaths have occurred. The disease is raging violently in Newburg. Two children of G. Frederick Wfltzie, of that city, have died, and Mr. Wiltzie’s life is despaired of, he being jnst alive last night. A niece of Mr. Wiltzie, daughter of W H Taylor, has also died. At Vail’s Gate there are several cases, none of which have as yet proved fatal. The health au thorities of Newburg have taken tho matter in hand, and it is thought that the spread of the fatal epidemic will be checked. Wooden Bams.—Experiments which have been made on one of the rail wavs of Pennsylvania to test the efficiency of wooden rails are said to have succeeded much beyond the expectations of the projectors of the enterprise. The rails are of sugar maple, seven inches by four inches in thickness, and about twelve feet in length. The ties are let down in the ordinary way [notched; and the rails let into them about four inches. Thev are then keyed firmly with wooden wedges driven on the Bides. The cost of laying these rails is $450 a mile No iron spikes are required, and the Dost of track-laying is about the same as in the «se of iron rails The highest rate of speed for locomotives to pass over such a track with safety has been fixed at six te€ ° ^ hour. It has been esti- mated that a wooden track will last, ordi narily, from three to four years. 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