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A little time for laughter,
A litre time to sing,
A little time to kiss and cling,
And no more kissing alter.
A little while for scheming
Love’s unperfected schemed;
A little time for golden dreams;
Ttaon no more any dreaming.
A little while ’twas given
To me to have thy love;
Now, like a ghost, alone I move
About a ruined heaven.
A little time for speaking
Things sweet to say and hear;
A time to seek, and find thee near;
Then no more any seeking.
A little time for saying
Words the heart breaks to say;
A short, sharp time wherein to pray;
Then no more need for praying.
But long, long years to weep in,
And compiehcnd the whole
Great grief that desolates my soul—
And eternity to sleep in.
Affairs In Georgia.
A party of Milledgeville hunters recently
killed forty-six rabbits, two squirrels and
three partridges.
Mr. Lafayette Sanderfer was recently mar
ried to Miss Lizzie Rogers, of Monroe
county.
Mr. W. W. Jordan, of Forsyth, lost one
hundred and fifty dollars tho other day.
The man that in these times carries one
hundred and fifty dollars regularly about
his person is entitled to get robbed. We
haven’t a particle of sympathy for Jordan,
though we feel for his money.
The city editor of tbo Augusta Constiiu-
tionalist, in a vein of sarcasm, asks us what
we mean by “pine-top” whisky. This is ab
surd. Tyndall might as well have asked
Farradv what he meant by electricity. This
sort of business won’t go round, so to speak.
Mr. Thomas II. Wynne, of Monroe coun
ty, is doa 1.
Two little boys were found drowned near
Columbus the other day.
We regret to learn that the Newnan Star
is to be suspended. This is owiug partly to
pecuniary difficulties and partly to the con
tinued ill-health of Captain F. S. Fitch, the
editor and proprietor. Fitch promises to
tackle tho quill again, should he get well,
aud if ho djesn’t got well, tho only boon he
asks is “a clean obituary.”
The body of an escaped lunatic named
Ravens w as found in Baldwin county the
other day.
The statement in tho Atlanta lLrald to
the effect that Rev. W. A. Dodge is dead
turns out to be untrue, and thc unfortunate
reporter has been discharged.
Allan Pinkerton, Jr., a well-known detec
tive, is in Augusta. Augusta is a nice place
for detectives.
The Atla-ita Commonwealth says that the
oldest lady in Campbell county died on the
20th at the residence of her sou, Dr. Jas.
Horesby. She was one hundred years old
lacking ono month. She had been a mem
ber of the Baptist Church seventy-five
years. She had a remarkablo memory and
recollected many things connected with re
gard to the revolutionary war. Her health
was remarkable good up to the very last,
except that she could not get about mneh.
Peace to her ashos and respect to her vene
rated memory.
Messrs. Davies A Hansel 1, of the Thomae-
ville Enterprise, start the now year with a
very neat salutatory. May success attend
their efforts.
The llinesvillo Gazette says that a fatal ac
cident occurred at the residence of Mr. D.
W. Sikes, of Tatnall county, on the evening
of the 17th ult., by which Mr. Sikes’s little
daughter lost her life. The statement as
given by Mr. Sikes is that Marion Alexan
der and Jimmie Smith were walking up the
steps with their guns in their hands for tho
purpose of arranging for a fox chase next
morning. A dog ran violently against Mr.
Smith’s gun, causing it to fall and discharge
its contents into the head of the little girl,
who was standing only a fow feet in front.
Death resulted in an hour. No blamo is at
tached to Mr. Smith, as it was from no care
lessness on his part, but entirely accidental.
The Macon Telegraph says it has been
known for somo time that there were some
deer near Black Lake, about three miles
from Macon, on the eastern side of the river.
Last Saturday Mr. Mit Massey took his pack
of hounds and went for a deer chase. He
had not been out long before the dogs jump-
©3 a tine buck, and an exciting chase began,
which lasted an hoar and twenty minutes
aud ended with the capture of the buck,
which weighed one hundred and fifty
pounds. Mr. Massey no w feels like flinging
the gauntlet at the feet of Jones county.
He thinks his Floreuco Nightingale, which
led in this chase, a little tho host dog i n the
cjuntry, aud her value Las been raised sev
eral hundred per cent, since she ran down
that buck in so short a time.
Tho Forsyth Advertiser says that on
Thursday, the 23d ult., Mr. Stephen D.
Jackson, living near Cabauiss, in Monroe
county, came to a tragic death in the fol
lowing manner : He was riding in a buggy
aloug the Brown’s ferry road en route to
Jasper county. Mr. Wesley Hathorn was
driving along tho same road, in company
with two ladies, about a mile behind Mr.
Jackson. One side of the shaft of the buggy
Mr. Hathorn became detached and
dropped upon the feet of the horse, and
caused him to become Lightened and
Mr. Hathorn and the ladies
thrown out, but were not
run.
were
hurt. Mr. Jackson saw the frightened
horso coining at full speed, and
eariug that he would run against hie buggy
which was a little child) got out for the
Purpose of stopping the horse, or at least
to prevent being run over. It is thought
i at the axle of the buggy struck him. He
was found insensible, with his skull fractur
ed aud a j e g broken. He was brought to
orsytli and given comfortable quarters at
e 9 reer House, and received attention im
mediately from Dr. Rudisill. Dr. R. attend
ed him faithfally, and did all that human
^ill coalJ accomplish, but without avail.
lingered ia an unconscious condition
j QU1 ‘^"dav night, when he died. Mr.
a< -k> )I1 W&!j J ie&r gj^y y earg of a g e> an d
^as a man highly respected by his neigh-
0r ” aD( * acquaintances, who will deeply la-
eiu his sudden and tragic death.
e *^ u oUsta Constitutionalist states that
ei 7 painful rumors have reached it, from
Atlf U> tliat the University, at
ens, is very far from being what the peo-
,. e 0 Georgia would liko to see it. Lack of
^'Helpline ia said to be one predominant de-
J U Dc ^‘ institution of this kind should
second to none in the United States, and
- r ) "^-wisher of it would rejoice if meas-
th- t r rC taken *° 80 elevate and improve it
thfi' 1 e - 0UQ g men of Georgia could, within
«° Wn coaim °nwcalth,be instructed in the
manQ er. Reform, it is de
clared b) the wise map, need* agitation. Is
A. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY (J, 1876.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
there no capable person who will start the
ball, and, by public discussion, bring the
whole matter to the attention of all whom it
most concerns ? We shall welcome any con
tributions to this end, and trust that the
issue of such a discussion will be the thor
ough reorganization of the University,
thereby making it the peer of any rival in
stitution aud the pride and glory of the
State.
Griffin Aeirs: There is no donbt that thou
sands could be saved the tax-pavers of
Georgia by the consolidation of many of the
small counties, aud the abolition or consoli
dation of many of the small offices, which
could be done without injury to auvbody
except office seekers. While penning the
above an old citizen came into onr office aud
said something will have to be done to re
duce the taxes of the people. Ho said be
fore the war he paid tax on one hundred
and tweuty thousand dollars worth of pro
perty, aud his tax was from thirty to forty
dollars, and since the war he only pays tax
on twenty thousand dollars, and his tax is
now two hundred dollars. Quite a differ
ence.
Milledgeville Union : It is now ascertain
ed beyond all controversy that the people of
Georgia want a convention to frame a new
constitution for them, but there are a few
individuals who will still oppose the calling
of a convention from selfish motives. First,
the Atlanta ring of speculators, gamblers
and lobbyists will oppose it, of course. They
fear the capital will be carried back to Mil
ledgeville, where they will not have so good
a chance to ply their trades. Most of the
office-holders will oppose it for fear their
term of office will bo shortened. Those
members of the Legislature wh o go to At
lanta for a spree will oppose a convention
for fear if the number of tho legislators
should be reduced they will not be re-elected.
The offico-seekers will not daro to say
whether they favor a convention or not, for
fear of the Atlanta ring. Some will pretend
to favor a. convention, but will say not now;
wait until after the Presidential election.
These men intend to deceive somebodv;
trust them not. Now is the best timo for
holding a convention. Let the people watch
their representatives and note how they
vote on that question.
Thomasville Enterprise: The account of
the beginning of thc trouble between Mr.
Foster and Prince McCauley has been pub
lished so generally that it is useless to
rehearse it. The evidence given on the trial
of Henry Butler disclosed the fact that after
the rencontre between Foster and Prince
was virtually ended by Foster retiring to
the store of I. Levy to have his wounds
dressed, Butler and many others, proba
bly two hundred colorc i men, assem
bled together, a surging, roaring
mass of men, with many oaths and
imprecations, demanding that Foster be
given up, or they would come in and take
him out, tear down the house or burn it
aud tho whole town down. A few white
men took their stand in the store to prevent
their entrance, and finding the crowd grow
ing-worse and worse, closed the door and
prepared Themselves to prevent the rash
which seemed immineut. The Sheriff’, D.
F. Luke, appeared on the scene, and com
manded thorn to keep quiet and disperse.
His order had no effect whatever, and
seemed only to enrage the crowd, and only
when a few members of the Guards
appeared on the street with loaded guns
did they begin to scatter. Owing to the
darkness and the confusion, only a few of
those engaged in the row coaid be identi
fied. Those have been arrested and tried,
• xcept one or two who gave leg bail, and
sentenced as follows : Henry Butler (Coro
ner of the county), to $1,000* fine or twelve
months on tho chain-gang and six months
imprisonment; Felix Carter, $100 fine
or eight mouths on the chain-gang; John
Williams, $100 or eight months on tho
chain-gang. George Royal and Charles
Carter were arrested but proved they hail
done nothing to urge on the row anil had
assisted the Sheriff in iryiug to qniet mat
ters. We hope the punishment of these
parties will teach the colored men that it is
dangerous for them to engago in a riot
simply because a fight has tak-n place be
tween a white man and one of their color,
as ihe law of Georgia specially provides for
the punishment of such riotous proceed-
iiV TMWII
T1IE MORNING NEWS.
Noon Telegrams.
A SERVIAN REVOLUTION.
The Cuban (Question in Germany
THOMAS, THE BREMERHAVEN DEMON.
ENULAND’ITROLBLESWITH EGYPT
The Irish Home Rulers in Council.
Gill Haven’s Manias.
Among the objects of Bishop Haven’s
bigoted detestation aud fear the most
prominent, I suppose, are the Roman
Catholic Church and the Southern white
people.
His desire to renominate Gen. Grant
is no new thing. More than a year ago,
and after liis return from Mexico, about
which country he was then issuing what
proved to be, in the general opinion, a
vtry offensive book, he surprised me with
the declaration that “We must have that
country,” holding a map of Mexico be
fore me ; and when I replied it could not
be got without a war, he said, “We must
have it; it belongs to us; our people
want it; what do you think of Grant
and Mexico as a platform for 1876 ?
Don’t you suppose that would sweep the
country?” I was a little shocked that any
cl. rgyman, even Bishop Haven, should
deliberately propose a scheme of public
robbery, but he exclaimed, “You’ll see
that I am right; you are all wrong about
this matter. You are opposed to a third
term I hear; you don’t like Gen. Grant;
you don’t know anything about it; you’re
as wrong as you can be.” He is detested
all over the South for public expressions
in favor of an amalgamation of the negro
with the white races, and I became satis
fied (during a tour of the Southern State?)
he had done a great deal to keep up
anil even embitter wherever he labored,
not only race prejudices, but the
feelings naturally remaining from the
war. When he comes to the North he
industriously spreads a tale of “disloyalty”
of the Southern whites and of the wrongs
suffered by tho “poor negroes” and of
the dangers to their future. In fact, he
talks of the South precisely like the
average political carpet-bagger, and the
final clause of his argument, like that of
the political carpet-bagger, is always,
“We must re-elect Gen. Grant to keep
down the rebels and protect the negroes.”
He presumes to sit in judgment upon the
late Vice President, and to declare that he
was struck down by God because he would
not support the force bill. I, on tbe other
hand, declare that in a journey through
six Southern States, made for you during
the last spring aud summer, I saw, with
one exception, not a single honest and
respectable Republican who did not freely
tell me that there was no need of a force
bill; that even the present enforcement
act was useless; that what the Republi
can party needed in those States was pu
rification from the control of rogues and
plunderers, and that what kept up the
ill-feeling against negroes, so far as it
exists anywhere, was their too ready and
constant affiliation with low whites and
artful demagogues who, under the plea
of being Republicans, use the negro vote
to rob the tax-paying and property own
ing citizens.
Some prominent Methodist clergymen
do not refuse to use their influence as
Methodists with the President to further
applications for office. A conspicuous
instance of this kind came disagreeably
under my notice two years ago, at the
time when the appointment of Collector
Simmons in Boston created very bitter
disappointment among the respectable
Republicans of Massachusetts and unfa
vorable comments elsewhere. General
Butler’s influence with the President was
supposed at that time to have procured
this appointment, but Judge Hoar, cer
tainly no friend of General Butler, told
me that it was the Methodist influence
in Boston which carried the day for Sim
mons, and I satisfied myself afterward
that this was true. There are other and
more scandalous instances of such mis
use of Methodist influence which it is
not worth while now to mention.—
New York Herald.
“Hans Breitman” (Charles G. Leland)
is writing a book on fans. Apropos of it,
a London correspondent writes : “I have
recently seen a collection of fans, one of
which was made by a Normandy lady of
title. It consisted of a beautiful pattern
of lace woven of golden hair, ‘ said to be
her own,’ and the sticks ornamented with
small delicate polished crescents, inlaid
with tortoise-shell. These little mosaics
were made of her finger-nails, which she
carefully stained and saved.”
Valentine Kessling (white) was instant
ly killed at Cincinnati Sunday afternoon
by Geo. Crow (colored.) The parties
were inmates of a tenement house peo
pled with whites and blacks, on Sixth
street, near Mound street. Kessling had
threatened Crow, and meeting him Kess
ling commenced an assault and was
stabbed with a pocket knife, dying almost
immediately. Grow surrendered himaelf.
THE BREMERHAVEN FIEND.
New York, January 5.—The box shipped
by Win. K. Thomas on the Celtic, which ar
rived October 24tli, was fonud in the store
room occupied by the White Star Line.
Thomas attempted to insure the box for
thirty thousand dollars, but, failing, had
it pi&ced in a special room, where
it remained daring the passage, and was
then placed in tho room where it was found.
Thomas came with the box on tho Celtic.
The box was opened to-day. It contained a
smaller box, four bags of large bird
shot, and an oiled canvass box lined
with steel oue-eigbth of an inch
thick. It was of pine wood, nailed down se
curely and fastened with a strap of iron.
Tho smaller box contained two bags of shot
and two other bags lying on the bottom.
There is no address or mark on the box.
The box is now in the hands of the police.
London, January 5.—A Paris dispatch
says Mrs. Thomas or Thomassen, willow of
the man who caused the Bremerhaven dy
namite explosion, has delivered to the Ber
lin police authorities her husband’s volurni-
nioas correspondence.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
London, Jauuary 5.—Yesterday at Dublin
there was a conference of members of the
House of Commons who belong to the Home
Rule party in order to agree upon a course
to be pursued during tbe coming session
of Parliament. They decided to support
the Land Bill, which is to be introduced
by Mr. Isaac Butt, member for Limerick
city. The basis of this bill will bo the fixity
of tenure and fair rents. Mr. Butt will also
ask leave of the House to introduce a bill
making better provision for university edu
cation iu Ireland. The auestion of Home
Rule will be raised iu tho Commons
at the close of the recess invariably taken
at Easter, when tho attention of the House
will be called to the severity of the coercion
act. the question of the taxation of the
cattle trade and the amnesty bUl.
It is announced that the section of the
Brazilian cablo between Lisbon aud Ma
deira is broken.
AMERICA AND CUBA.
London, January 5.—A dispatch from
Beilin to the Post Bays tho German Govern
ment is reported favorable to tbe proposi
tions contained in the American cir
cular iu relation to Cuba, German com
merce being seriously prejudiced by
Cuban disorders. Tbe German mer
chants settled iu Havana recently
presented a memorial to the Reichstag ask
ing redress through the intervention of
Germany. It is reported that the Spanish
Minister at Berlin has notified the German
Government of the dispatch of Spain iu re
ply to the American proposals of its con
tents.
ENGLAND AND CUBA.
London, Jauuary 5. —The Reuter Telegram
Company’s correspondent at Cairo, denies
that there is any foundation fur the reports
of the trouble between Mr. Cave, the British
Special Commissioner, and tbe Khedive.
They are on the best of terms, \ubor Pa
sha resigned because bo was dissatisfied
with the separation of commerce and for
eign portfolios both of which he had hereto
fore administered.
The London Stock Exchange was aeverely
disturbed yesterday on account of the ru
mors. A heavy fall occurred in Egyptian
securities, which, however, has been in a
great part recovered to-day.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Washington. Jauuary 5.—The Committee
on Privileges and Elections had an hour’s ses
sion and adjourned till to-morrow. They had
an informal vote, whether the Senate at this
time had pover to elect the President; ayes:
Morton, Cameron of Wisconsin, Wailleigh;
nays: Cooper, Merrimon. Mitchell did not
vote. In the Senate, Morton’s Mississippi
resolutions went over to Monday’s executive
session. There were no nominations this
morning.
The House is apportioning tho President’s
message to committees.
THE INSURRECTIONARY PROVINCES.
London, January 5.—The Times of this
morning publishes a letter from Ragusa
containing the following : “All information
from official aud unofficial sources confirms
the opinion that not only is Aus
trian occupation of the insurrectionary
provinces determined upoD, but that some
foreign occupation is absolutely ueces
sary as a precaution against tbe massacre
of Christians wherever they are unarmed
and helpless.
STRIKING MINERS.
Brussels, Jauuary 5.—Many of the
miuers who were out on a strike have re
sumed work. It is hoped that the strike is
now ended. The Burgomaster of Louviere
denies that the strikers used firearms in the
recent disturbances, or that tho distur
bances were serious. Troops aie still
patrolling the district, though it is not
likely their services will be required.
TROUBLE IN SERV1A.
London, Jauuary 5.—The Standard's Vi
enna special says that news has been re
ceived that a conspiracy is discovered in
Belgrade to make Karazwizewitch the reign
ing Prince of Servia. There have been sev
eral arrests. Prince Milan dares not ven
ture from the Palace.
ORATORICAL DISPUTE.
New York, January 4.—Tho second an
nual oratorial contest of the Inter-Collegiate
Literary Association took place last night.
Eleveu colleges were represented. Julian
M. Elliott, of Hamilton, took the first aud
D. J. Tompkins, of Cornell, the second
prize.
*‘tom brown.”
New York, Jauuary 5.—A special dispatch
from London says Tom Hughes is compell
ed to decline the invitation to come to this
country to witness the international rowing
match between British and American oars
men, should ono take place. The declina
tion is on account of pressing home duties.
NAVIGATION ON THE HUDSON.
Poughkeepsie, January 5.—A steamer
reached hero this morning from New York,
and will leave again, going south, to-night.
The weather is colder, aud ice is making a
little,
MISSISSIPPI POLITICS.
Jackson, Miss., January 5.—J. M. Stone
has been elected President pro tern, of the
Senate. His election is important, as indi
cations are that Ames aud Davis, Governor
aud Lieut. Governor, will be impeached.
BABBY.
St. Louis , January 5.—Babcock’s case is
set for January 51st. Babcock’s counsel
said he would be present when called aud
plead not guilty.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH PEWS.
New’ York, January 4.—The sale of Ply
mouth Church pews reached $63,000 against
$70,000 last year.
The Monroe Doctrine and the Fate
of the French in Mexico.—A prominent
Washington official, in alluding to the
Monroe doctrine and European interven
tion iu the affairs of this hemisphere, re
marked that the fate of the principal
actors in the first and only attempt at a
violation of this American policy, the
French invasion of Mexico, should prove
a very emphatic warning to all present
and future monarchs. The Emperor of
the French, when compelled to sum
marily withdraw from Mexico in conse
quence of the moral influence of the
United States, began a series of disasters
and disappointments which culminated
at Sedan, and found the usurper of
Mexican inilependance a throneless
fugitive. The field marshal, Bazaine,
whose career in Mexico is associated with
deeds of infamy, has lost his baton and is
an exile. Maximilian paid the penalty
of his life on the soil of his ephemeral
empire.
Grant must be in a bad humor when he
seeks seclusion. A dispatch says: “The
President has determined to extend his
celebration of Christmas till New Year,
and therefore declines to receive visitors
until then. He thinks, also, that he
needs a rest of several days to prepare
himself for the hand-shaking process to
which he will be subjected on Saturday
next” We suspect that crooked whisky
does not agree with the Presidential
Kvoning Telegrams.
( OXGKESSIONAL.IEWS AXI) NOTES
RADICALS IN THE HOUSE MAKING
ASSES OF THEMSELVES.
Also Some Jackasses in the Senate.
OLD MAS “BRIS» GIVES A MAN A
C'ilAKACTEK.
.>Ii»cellnurou* Foreign Newn and Note*.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Washington, January 5.—In the House,
Kerr occupied the chair, apparently in good
health. Few members were absent. Mat
ters concerning banking, currency and the
resumption of specie payments by national
banks, were referred to the Committee on
Banking and Currency. Matters pertaining
to the legal tender notes were referred to
the Committee of Ways and Means.
During tbe call of States the following are
among the bills introduced: To repeal the
bankruptcy act; to make prisoners on trial
before United States Courts competent wit
nesses. .
Mr. Douglass, of* Virginia, intro
duced a resolution for the appointment of a
select committee to investigate the affairs
of the Freedman’s Savings aud Trust Com
pany and its several brauches, the causes of
its failure, the parties responsible therefor,
etc., with tho names aud residences of all
debtors of the company. Adopted.
Mr. Martin Caldwin, Secretary, was asked
the number of United States troops stationed
iu tbe States of Alabama, Mississippi, Ar
kansas and Louisiana on the 6th of Decem
ber.
Casson, of Indiana, offered a resolution
recognizing the brave and gallant services
rendered by the loyal soldier* to the country
in the time of its greatest need and peril,
earnestly recommending to the people the
utmost care and watchfulness over the
rights aud interests of these brave men
by securing employment to them;
that in all cases of public em
ployment, all other thiDgs be
ing equal, the soldier shall havo pre
ference over the civilian, and declaring
that the House is in favor of giving liberal
pensions to diseased and crippled soldiers,
their widows and children, aud their de
pendent fathers aud mothers.
The previous question was seconded by a
vote of one hundred and forty-two to nine,
aud the resolution was agreed to, amidst
laughter on both sides of the House.
Morrison, of Illinois, offered a resolution
directing the several committees having in
charge matters pertaining to military af
fairs, Indian affairs, naval affairs, post
offices, public lauds, public buildings
and grounds, claims and war
claims, to inquire into any abuses or
frauds in the administration aud exe
cution of existing laws affecting those
branches of the publio service,
With a view to ascertain what
changes and reformation can be made so as
to protect integrity, economy aud efficiency;
also instructing the Committee on Expendi
tures in the several departments to prooeed
at once, as required by the rules of the
Mouse, to examine into the state of
the accounts and expenditures of the
respective departments, whether all moneys
have been disbursed in conformity with the
aDpropri^tions made, aud what provisions
are necessary to be adopted to provide more
perfectly for the proper application of the
public moneys, and to secure the govern
ment against demands unjust in character
or extravagant in amount. Adopted.
Lawrence offered a resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the Judiciary Commit
tee to report a bill compelling the Pacific
Railroad Company to pay the interest en
dorsed by tho government or by indemnity
bonds. He argued that in twenty years tho
road would owe the government $200,000,-
000 if tho preeent system continued.
Fort, of Illinois, offered a resolution de
claring that the doctrine just enunciated by
the House iu the adoption of the resolution
offered by Mr. Casson, of Indiana, is so wise
and just that it should be followed
by the officers of the House iu filling
the subordinate places under them,
and instructing them in all such
cases to give to well quali
fied Union soldiers the preference
over soldiers of the Confederate army.
(Laughter.) He moved the previous ques
tion on its adoption. The previous question
was not seconded, Wood, tf
New York, remarking that this was the Cen
tennial year, a year in which all past dissen
sions, * difficulties and controversy
should be forgotten. He moved to
refer the resolution to the select
committee on the Centennial celebra
tion. He wanted tho House to go to busi
ness, auJ have no more buncombe.
The motion was agreed to by one hundred
and twenty-one to ninety-one, and the reso
lution was accordingly referred.
Harrison, of Illinois, offered the following
resolution:
Jlesolced, That in the distribution of
the patronage of the. House of Repre
sentatives of the government generally,
those duly elected anil who by law have the
appointment of subordinates should regard
tho Jeffersonian test, “ Is he honest? Is he
faithful? Is he capable?” aud that recent
events in the Federal Administration give
peculiar force to this Democratic sentiment.
(Laughter.) Adopted.
Caulfield offered a resolution stating that
certain charges have been made implying
fraud and mismanagement in the construc
tion of the custom house and post office
building3 iu Chicago, aud instructing the
Committee od Public Buildings and Grounds
to enter into an investigation of such
charges. Adopted. Adjourned.
Washington, January 5.—In the Senato,
the chair laid before the Senate a commu
nication from the Secretary of War, trans
mitting the report of the Chief of Engineers
in regard to tbe amounts appropriated for
the improvement of the mouth of tbe Mis
sissippi river, Fort Jackson and Fort St.
Phillip. Ordered to be printed.
Morrill, of Vermont, introduced a bill to
further provide for the redemption of United
States legal tender notes, in accordance
with existing law. Ordered to be printed
and lie on the table. Morrill said he intro
duced the bill upon his own responsibility.
He presumed no Senator desired to repeal
the act passed at the last session to provide
for specie resumption. His purpose in in
troducing this bill was to make the execu
tion of the law easier.
Sherman submitted a resolution to the ef
fect that the Commissioners of tho Freed
man’s Bank of the District of Columbia are
hereby directed to communicate to tho Sen
ate a* detailed statement of the assets of
said company remaining undistributed aud
all tbe assets collected or changed in any
way since the date of their report, tranemit-
ted to the House of Representatives on the
14th of December, 1874. Agreed to.
Sherman, of Ohio, also introduced a bill
to amend the act of June 2Uth, 1874, amend
ing the charter of the Freedman’s Savings
aud Trust Company, etc. The bill provides
that in case of the resignation or death
of any of the present commissioners tlie
survivors shall carry on the work.
Authority is given to sell the property at
public or private sale and to compromise
debts. It also provides that when the com
missioners are prepared to make dividends
said dividends shall be paid by assistant
treasurers or government depositories
throughout the country.
In the executive session there were no
Southern confirmations.
BALTIMORE NOTES.
Baltimore, January 5.—William King is
dead.
Hugh Moran was found insenrible in the
cabin of an oyster pungy.
Joseph S. Cleveland is supposed to have
been suffocated by coal stove gas.
A meeting of the newly elected Board of
Directors of the Corn and Flour Exchange
was held to-day, at which the following
named officers were elected to serve for the
ensuiDg year: President, Charles D. Fisher;
Vice Presidents, Walter B. McAtee and Geo.
A. Baer; Secretary, Wm. F. Wheatley; Treas
urer, R. M. Wylie; Executive Committee,
J. B. Hall, James Knox and W. D. Fuller
ton.
TWEED.
New York, January 5.—Judge Westbrook
sustains the challenge to the struck Twoed
jury. Tho process to the sheriff to summon
a jury was defective, as it did not contain
the names of the twenty-four chosen.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
Concord, Mo., Jauuary 5.—The Republi
can State Convention nominated P. C. Che
ney for Governor and W. A. Pierce, Railroad
Commissioner. The resolutions reaffirm an
unutterable opposition to the third term.
“brts.”
Washington, January 5.—Accepting the
resignation of And- r Rutherford, Secreta
ry Bristow says. Your resignation has
been accepted with >m the slightest imputa
tion on your inti g, An officer.”
MONTGOMERY.
Quebec, January 5.—The house where
the remains of General Montgomery were
laid out is offered for sale to the United
States Government for the erection of a
monument.
FROM GREECE.
Athens, January 5.—The Chamber of
Deputies has resoived that the members of
the late Bulgari’s ministry, except one, be
tried for violation of the electoral law.
FROM SERVIA.
Ragusa, January 5.—Five Turkish steam
ers, with five battalions, ammunition and
E rovisions, landed at Kleck Nicsye. Alduga
as been revictualled.
THE LAM) OF FLOWERS-.Yo. 11.
Fernandina and ita Railroad and Steam
boat Facilltiea—From ff tarke to Galnea-
vllle—The Town* of Starke and Waldo
—Gainesville and Alaehua Count)
Operations of the United States Land
Office — ?l (canopy, Arredondo and
Archer.
A BID FOB JOYCE’S PARDON.
Governor Fletcher's .Mission to the W hite
House—Armed with Letters that Estab
lish Gen. Babcock’s Guilt-—How the
President uiay Have his Secretary bv
tbe Release of Joyce.
WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET.
Washington. January 5.—Probabilities:
For New England and the Middle States,
falling barometer, southerly to westerly
winds, slight rise of temperature, generally
cloudy weather, anJ areas of rain or snow.
For the South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather, southeast to southwest
winds, stationary or falling barometer, and
slight changes in temperature.
For the Gulf States, Tennessee, and Ohio
valley, clear or partly cloudy and slightly
cooler weather, with northerly to westerly
winds, increasing in force on the West Gulf
coast and rising or stationary barometer.
Cautionary signals continue at Eastport
anil Portland.
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Annapolis, Mu., January 5.—Tho Mary
land House organized, with L. C. Smith, of
Washington county, as Speaker.
FAILED.
Boston, January 5.—Hamilton, Richard
son A Whitney, dry goods dealers, are re-
]>orted as having failed. Liabilities $5:o t -
000.
THE VERDICT.
Boston January 5.—The jnry in the libel
suit for $10,000, in the case of Metcalf vs.
the Boston Herald, gave a verdict for
plaintiff for one dollar.
HERZEGOVINA.
Constantinople, January 5.—It is
rumored that Server Pasha is recalled from
Herzegovina.
CANADA AND AMERICA.
Toronto, January 5.—The Globe has an
article urging a more extended extradition
treaty with the United Statei.
jimmy.
8t. Albans, January 5.—The boy who
claimed to be Charley Ross, is fully identi
fied as Jimmy Blanchard.
MONTENEGRO.
Vienna, January 5.—The Montenegro War
St. Louis, December 30.—Mrs. John
A. Joyce and ex-Gov. Thomas C. Fletcher
will reach Washington to-night or to
morrow morning to negotiate a pardon
for Joyce. Both of them spent several
days in Jefferson City last week, and had
long conferences with Joyce, in the course
of which plans were agreed upon for the
visit to Washington. When Mrs. Joyce
came from Green Lake, Wis., ten days ago
to visit her husband, she had with her the
letters written by Gen. Babcock to her
husband. A United States detective
named lteardon, who had been watching
the McDonald place at Green Lake, learn
ed through domestics in the family of
Mrs. Joyce’s intended visit, aud gained a
hint or two of the object. He followed
her, and at St. Louis was joined by As
sistant District Attorney Bliss, who went
with him to Jefferson. There they search
ed Mrs. Joyce’s baggage but failed to find
the letters. The lady kept them about
her person during the whole time of her
travels, and at Jefferson they were exam
ined and talked over by Joyce, Governor
Fletcher, and one other party who was
interested in Joyce’s trial. These letters
establish beyond all doubt or cavil Bab
cock’s connection with Joyce in the
whisky frauds. Mrs. Joyce goes to Wash
ington to lay these letters before the
President, and Gov. Fletcher proposes,
as a mutual friend between Joyce and the
President, to negotiate a pardon.
It is considered here that the Adminis
tration is under the greatest obligations
to Fletcher. He was the chairman and
the controlling spirit of the Red Cloud
Commission, and moulded the final report
which was published on October ID.
have it from an intimate acquaintance of
Gov. Fletcher that the Commission in it?
investigation skirted the borders of most
astounding frauds, which, followed to
their sequence, would have involved Co
lumbus Delano and the Administration in
a most reprehensible manner. Fletcher,
however, managed the investigation with
consummate skill, scalping Saville and
attacking the laws aud regulations as in
operative and at fault, and in the end re
lieved the Administration wholly from
odium. While acting as chairman of the
committee, Fletcher also wrote numerous
letters to the Globe-Democrat over the
signature of “ Piute Chief,” which were
calculated to counteract the effect of tbe
Marsh charges. Bearing this relation to
the Administration, Fletcher goes on to
Washington believing he can use these
Babcock letters diplomatically, get Joyce
a pardon, and not hurt Babcock.
Acting under orders from Washington,
District Attorney Dyer has been obliged
to dismiss all his clerical help at a time
when he was just in the midst of prepa
ration for the trials of Babcock, McKee.
Maguire, Munn and Linegar. It is the
unanimous opinion of the friends of the
prosecution that this must more or less
cripple the government counsel. When
Henderson was dismissed his partner,
George H. Shields, also drew out of the
cases. Broadhead was appointed, to be
sure, but he has not as yet touched the
cases, and will not until next week; and
now the clerical force, the members of
which have been engaged in copying and
putting in shape a vast bulk of docu
mentary evidence, is cut off. A connected
chain of testimony has to be made up for
each count of every indictment, and to do
this requires a great deal of time spent in
going over the evidence aud transcribing
the portions applicable to the several
counts. This work, so much of it as is
manual and routine, has heretofore been
done by clerks. The day before the re
moval of the clerks they were occupied
until midnight with this work. It is be
lieved that by the diminished counsel and
without this clerical force the proper
preparation for the trials cannot be made
by the 11th of January.
A Fatal Joke.—Gottlieb Richart, em
ployed in a paper mill at Spring City,
Chester county, Pa., committed suicide
Wednesday morning. It appears he and
his wife had a quarrel about some trifling
matter, when he told her that he would
take his life. She paid no attention to
his threat, and had nearly forgotten the
affair, when in passing to another part of
the house she discovered his body dang
ling from a rope fastened to the top of a
room door. It is believed that he merely
intended to frighten her, as the wall and
door bear marks of his desperate struggles
to free himself.
Gov. Hendricks took occasion to speak
a word on the school question at Indian
apolis on New Year’s eve, and declared
that any one attempting to injure the
efficiency of the public school system
should be regarded as a public foe. It is
evident that President Grant is for once
in harmony with the whole people. Thus
far not a solitary citizen of the republic
has been found who holds a different
opinion. If he will now give us some
profound remarks on the weather he can
have a fourth term as well as not.—Bal
timore Gazette.
Fatal Shot by a Dog.—John Wright a
negro man living in Lynchburg, Virginia,
whilst out hunting on Friday morning
near that city, was accidentally shot by
his dog jumping upon the lock of the gun,
causing it to explode, and lodging the
whole load just under his chin, causing
death in a few moments.
Saturday night in Philadelphia Martin
Speliskey was thrown from the bar-room
of a lodging house. His head struck an
iron projection, producing wounds which
resulted in death. Conrad Weingartner,
proprietor of the place, and Fred. Miller
were arrested on the charge of causing
the man’s death.
The eightieth birthday of Mr. Thomas
Carlyle, on tho 7th of December, was
made the occasion of a festival to him by
his London friends. His health is still
vigorous.
Edward H. Johnson, a noted thief and
express robber, has escaped from the
Tennessee penitentiary through means of
[Special Correspondence ol the Morning News.]
Gainesville, December 6,1875.
I reached this city by tho way of Fer
nandina, which is ninety-eight miles dis
tant, and which is the Atlantic coast ter
minus of the Atlantic, Gulf and West India
Transit Company’s Railroad—the only
thing that keeps any sign of life in the de
cayed looking town. The New Y’ork steam
ships also have their headquarters there,
in connection with the railroad, and carry
on a very heavy freighting business. There
is but little activity on the streets of the
place, as many of the stores are closed to
legitimate trade. There are, however, some
fine store? aud several handsome residences
to be seen, but everywhere the visitor is
reminded that the hand of time, bringing
misfortunes with it, has been laid upon the
prosperity of that once flourishing and
beautiful seaport city. Except the shell
road to the beach, where can be found a
splendid drive of nearly thirty miles, Fer
nandina affords no attractions to winter
visitors. I greitly enjoyed a visit to the
light house and beach, and could almost
adopt as my own the poetic lines of Mrs
Woolson:
The tide comes In—the birds fly low,
As if to catch our speech.
Ah, Destiny ! Why m 1st we ever go
Away from the Florida beach ?
RAILROAD AND STEAMBOAT FACILITIES.
The Charleston steamers “City Point” and
“Dictator” touch at Fernandina on their
way to and from Jacksonville. It is also
proposed to run a small steamer to St.
Mary’s aud Brunswick, Ga., making connec
tiou with the Macon aud Brunswick Rail
road at the latter place. The New Y’ork
steamships, at this season of the year, are
very unreliable. I mot persons at
Fernandina who had been waiting nearly a
week for the incoming steamship, which
was detained by fogs between Port Royal
and Fernandina. That was rather ex
pensive waiting, as hotel rates in that city
are first class, whatever the accommodation
may be. Many passengers for Cedar Keys
aud the Gulf coast prefer to take the cars at
Fernandina, reaching that point by steamer,
while others choose the “all-rail route,” auil
take the trains of the A., G. A W. I. T.
Company’s Railroad at Baldwin, forty-seven
miles from Fernandina, where it erodes the
track of the Jacksonville, Pensacola and
Mobile Railroad. New passenger cars are
soon to be put upon this route, which will
then be much more comfortable for its
patrons. Capt. D. E. Maxwell, the efficient
and hard-horkiug General Manager, is a
pleasant and agreeable public official, and
in his conductors I found most excellent
aud accommodating gentlemen. To Con
ductor Eugene Allen I was specially in
debted for kind attentions during the trip
to this city. Although we left Fernandina
before daybreak, I am sure I lost nothing,
as there is but litt e to attract attention be
tween that city and Staike.
FROM STARKE TO GAINESVILLE.
I was not unprepared to find in this sec
tion an excellent agricultural country, as a
prominent citizen of Fernandina had writ
ten me that the lands along the line of this
road, “especially around Starke, Waldo,
Gainesville, Arredondo, Archer and Rose
wood, were well adapted to the production
of all kinds of vegetables and semi-tropical
fruits.” Thc country lying south of Wal
do,” he added, “I consider the most attrac
tive section of the State, being perfectly
healthy, having good water, rich and rolling
pine lands, with hundreds of beautiful clear
water lakes, which abound iu fish and
game,” Until we reached Stark** I saw
nothing along the line of the road but pine
forests and swamp lauds. These
however, seem to have been found valuable
for naval stores,as I coanted aboat ten flour
isbing turpentine distilleries between Fer-
, uandina aud Gainesville. Of logging camps
there were nearly the same number, and all
of them carry on an extensive business.
One or two log trains arc daily run to Fer
nandina, while several large steam mills
near some of the camps saw up a great num
ber of logs and ship the lumber to such
points as offer a ready sale for it. Tbe
shipments of turpentiue and rosin must be
very large, as the facilities here for obtain
ing the raw* material for the manufacture of
these articles are unsurpassed, and ship
ments can be made directly from the distil
leries to Fernandina, where they can be
readily transferred to the New Y’ork steam
ships.
THE TOWNS OF STAKKE AND WALDO.
I was very much pleased with the pros
perous appearance of Starke and Waldo,
the former (which is in Bradford county)
seventy-three miles from Fernandina, and
the latter, (which is in Alachua county)
nine miles this side. Starke is the smaller
town, having less than five hundred inhabi
tants, and is not remarkable for the beauty
of its surroundings. Still, to a man looking
for fertile farming lands, it has some good
points that are readily seen aud appreciated,
oranges, bananas, pineapples, sea island
cotton, sugar cane aud corn are successfully
cultivated in tnat section. “The finest
flavored oranges we have ever tried,” says
the experienced editor of the Jacksonville
Press, “not excepting those from Indian
river, we recently plucked from a tree iu
the yard of Mi. Limbo, who resides some
fifteen miles south of Starke.” Game
and fish are abundant, as a number of
lakes are within easy reach of the town.
Bradford county has a uopulation of about
five thousand, and the deaths for list yeai
only numbered seventeen. Alexander Wil
lis, one hundred and four years old, runs his
farm on New river, goes to market anil to
mill, aud never thinks abont dying in tho
poor house. Such men always have some
thing better to occupy their busy thoughts.
I do not mention these facts to lead people
to believe that they will “live forever” if
they settle about Starke, bat to show that
all unhealthy looking places “are not what
they seem.”
Waldo, being a much larger town, pre
sents a more attractive appearance, and
Beem i to have a rather better location. From
this point a railroad has been graded to
Ocala, and the cross-tios are laid lor a mile
or so near the town. It is doubtful, how
ever, if the work is resumed on the road for
several years, although it yius through a fine
section of country and taps the great orange
grove region abont Orange Lake. Santa
Fee Lake is but two miles from Waldo, and
of the desirability of that section the editor
of the Jacksonville Press says: “ The region
contiguous to this lake, which is upon the
highest land in East Florida, is excellent
orange land, as is proved by the many flour
ishing trees to be found at Waldo an<(south
ward. Tbo inhabitants iu this section are
mostly white, and verypeaceable, industri
ous and honest. Rev. William Johnson, re
siding near Morrison's Mills, has a grove
not inferior to any one of the same age
which we Lave seen on the 8t. John’s river.”
There are also natural “laud sinks,” subter
ranean rivers and “sich like” abont Waldo,
and yet it would not seem a natural land
sink to me for a good farmer to sink money
cultivating land in that section. This may
appear to somo like a “goak,” but it is
meant in “dead earnest,” although I own
no4and in that section aud havo not spoken
to a man who has any for sale there. For
general farming purposes and fruit culture,
if persons desire to be on the line of a rail
road, I sbonld advise immigrants to look at
the lands from Starke on to Arredondo.
There is plenty of government land in
Bradford and Alachua counties that can be
homesteaded, or land can be bought cheap
from parties having it for sale, or from per
sons who may wish to “try their luck” in
some other section of the conntry.
GAINESVILLE AND ALACHUA COUNTY.
This city is widely known, not only as the
county seat of one of the most important
and prosperous counties in Florida, but as
having located in its midst the United
States Land office for this State, an institu
tion which has of lato become of great im
portance to immigrants and settlers. The
present population of the place is abont fif
teen hundred, with prospects of a steady in
crease in the future. Mr. W\ F. Rice, the
stirring and genial railroad and express
agent, tells me that the business in his office
has increased one hundred per ceut. this
year. The first shipment of sea island cot
ton was made on the 2d of Angnst, and the
crop is now* nearly all marketed. About
three thousand bales have been shipped up
to t iis date (There % large amount of frtight
received here by rail from the New York
steamers at Fernandina, and the New Or
leans steamers at Ctd&r Keys, a considerable
portion of which goes into the interior of
the country. I noticed a quantity of fruit
trees—pears, apples, plums, peaches and
;rape viDes—at tne depot, and was told that
’ruit culture was rapidly increasing, and
that the negroes were (going into .it exten-
si\ely.
It is admitted that for general farming
purposes, and moderate fruit culture, the
lands in Alachua county are equal to those
of any other part of the State. “In oar
opinion,” says a recent experienced writer,
“the time is not far distant when fanning in
this belt will be more profitable than any
where else in the Union. Through this
section lie most of the large plantations of
East Florida, where the culture of our gr<
before the war. Under the present system,
these plantations cannot be successfully cul
tivated on a large scale, and many, there
fore, are now lying waste. These afford
the best opportunities for colonies. The
lands are already cleared, and in many in
stances fenced, and can be bought for less
than it would cost to clear and fence it.
* * * In our opinion, those who come
to Fl -rida to engage in general farming,
will do well to visit this section.” This is
the opinion and advice of a well informed
gentleman of Jacksonville, who had no
selfish motive to govern him In forming or
expressing his views. From what I have
seen hereabouts 1 am free to confess that I
feel like endorsing his opinion of the
country.
Gainesville is built on a square, in the
centre of which stands the wooden Court
House. Bat few of the stores present an
attractive appearance, and everywhere old
and dilapidated buildmgs are to be seen.
This shows that before the war the town was
an important business centre ; and that it
is destined to regain its former prosperity,
there is ample evidence. I see new build
ings and residences going np, old buildings
teing repaired, aud other signs of renewed
activity. There are a great many negroes
here, but the same is the case in* Jackson
ville and Tallahassee. Brother Drake, of the
Alachna Citizen, has an extensive steam
planing and grist mill, and there are one or
two other similar establishments in town,
and also a moss factory. There aro four
churches for white people and three for ne
groes, and several good schools for both
classes. Of hotels there are three, but a
large, first-class establishment is greatly
needed. Dr. Ashmead, a young physi
cian of Brooklyn, New York, is now
agitating the project of erecting here
a “Sanitarium” for invalids, as this
is considered one of the very best lo
cations in the State for consumptives. As
the weather has been cold and rainy since I
have been here, aud I have been nnablo to
secure a room with a fire in it, I have not
been favorably impressed on the subject.
Others, more fortunate than I, aro positive
in regard to the extreme healthiness of the
place for Northern and Western invalids, a
number nf whom are already here for the
winter.
A little more public spririt on the part of
prominent citizens, and a large number of
uew settlers might be drawn to this place.
The fearful tornado which passed over a
portion of the town the first of last month,
doing considerable damage, dispirited some
persons, but the effects of this misfortune
are rapidly vanishing, and in a little time it
will be forgotten. Gainesville occupies too
important a central position not to grow un
der the present favorable surroundings.
Stages run from this point, carrying the
mail, to Tampa, taking in their route Mi-
canopy, Wetumpka, Ocala, Brooksville, Fort
Taylor and other important interior towns.
Stages also run to Newnansville and Orange
Springs, loca’ed in the midst of the richest
lands in this section of the State. This is,
and will remain, an agricultural region, and
with returning prosperity to the South!
Alachua county must share in the success
which will then* attend agricultural labor.
Although this town has recently had three
newspapers, one is now deemed sufficient to
do its business and advocate its claims. The
Aiachua Citizen and New Era, of which B.
Drake, E9q., is editor and proprietor, has
for its motto/*No party, no color, no creed,”
which forbids me to classify it politically. It
is a very neat paper, and many of your read
ers will be surprised to know tnat all the
type setting and press work ia done by two
negro boys, who are excellent workmen and
who conduct themselves in a very creditable
manner. Brother Drake is a stirring fellow,
and finds lime to run a grist mill, a saw and
planing mill, a furniture store, a news aDd
variety store and a newspaper. He is a
shrewd and hard workiDg man, so that he
Iseeps his many “irons in the fire” from
Iburning. Much of his snocess, I take it, is
owing to the energy, good sense, and rare
ability of his accomplished wife, who knows
rull well how to give a worthy husband &
[helping hand. She is one of the most gifted
vocalists and pianists in the South, as well
as a very successful music teacher, and has
frequently appeared on the stage with noted
opera singers. In company with a few
friends, met socially at her attractive home
last night, I enjoyed a rich musical treat.
•She thoroughly understands the use of a
tine piano, and her rare vocal powers can
master the most difficult Italian opera, or
joyfully render the most amusing negro mel
ody of the day, with all tbe intermediate
[styles of vocal performances. For a very
[delightful social and musical feast, as well
as for numerous kind favors during my stay
lliere, I am most sincerely grateful to this
hospitable and pleasant family. My thanks
are also dne Messrs. Dawkins, Brown, Acee
aud Papv for favors shown me, and which I
have not* space to more fully acknowledge in
this already too extended epistle.
OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE.
Il paid a visit this morning to the United
States Land Office, which occupies a neat
llittle cottage 011 the corner of a street back
one block from the public square. Messrs.
J. A. Lee, the Register, and S. F. Hallidav.l
Itbe Receiver, were absent when I called, but
I was mo?t courteously and kindly treated
by their subordinate officials. Two colored
American citizens were busy with the maps
trying to locate homesteads for themselves,
and I was informed that a large number of
I African-American citizens have already se
cured homesteads in some of the most de
sirable sections of the State. Others have
located on government lands, ignorant of
Ithe law requiring a proper entry, and lost
all their labor by being ejected by parties
who subsequently entered the same lands as
required by law. This has caused consider-
ble hard feeling on the part of the ne
groes, who caunot be made to understand
hew it is about “dat ar mule and forty acres
ob land.” In answer to my inquiry as to
how maov entries had been made daring
tho mouth of November, I was
Jferrcd to a colored clerk in the
corner, who informed me that the
first entry in November was numbered 2,060
and the last one of the same month was
numbered 2,304. From this it will be seen
that the whole number of entries for the
month ^vas 298, or over ten for each work
ing day. As these entries varied from forty
to one hundred and twenty acres each, the
total amount of laud taken up was only
something over thirty thousand acres.
On the desks I saw hundreds of applica
tions yet to be acted upon, and if any ot
your readers are mad because of delays in
this office, let me assure them that “Rome
was not built in a day,” nor can an entry of
laud be made in a hour. Maps aDd records
aud surveys have to be very carefully ex
amined and compared, which is a slow job,
• specially when the persons engaged in it
aro constantly interrupted by parties who
prefer to make verbal applications and ask
“a thousand and one*’ useless questions,
which a public official of good manners
always feels bound to answer in fall. There
are millions of acres of State and govern
ment lands in Florida, in all except the
old counties in Middle Florida, for sale or
open to entry for homesteads. In a previous
letter I gave the prices of State lands, and 1
need only mention in this connection the
expense of entering a homestead on govern
ment land. For one hundred and twenty
acres the cost is $18, of which $13 is to be
paid when tho entry is made, and the re
maining $5 when the final papers are de
livered; for eighty acres the oost is $7 at
time of entry, and $2 when final papers are
taken out; for forty acres the cost is $6 when
entered, and a fee of $2 to “prove out” at
the expiration of five years. Letters ad
dressed to “United States Land Office,
Gainesville, Fla.,” enclosing a stamp for re
ply, will secure any further desired informa
tion on this subject. I would here state, as
a matter of importance, that some of the
very best lands in Florida are to-day being
taken up under the homestead law by men
of means and influence, as well as by th6
poorer classes, in Orange county and other
desirable localities.
MICANOPY, ARREDONDO AND ARCHER.
While the town of Gainesville is not just
at present growing to any marked extent,
the country about it is constantly receiving
new Bettlers. Some are from the North and
West, but the most of them from Louisiana,
Alabama, Georgia and other portions of the
South. Mic&nopy, about fifteen miles in
the interior, is a very delightful place, has
been settled up with a good class of people,
and much attention is being given by them
to fruit culture. The soil is prolific, the
healthiness of the locality undoubted, and
everything indicates that the present tide of
immigration to that point will steadily in
crease. The same can be B&id of the new
ami growing town of Arredondo, six miles
beyond Gainesville, on the railroad. It bids
fair. I th<nk, to become one of the most im
portant railroad towns in the country, as
immigrants are generally pleased with its
location, and its inducements to settlers.
Archer, nine miles nearer the Gull, is also a
growing railroad town, and is worthy the
attention of parties seeking homes in
Central Florid i. This whole section has one
important advantage, that of railroad and
steamship commnnic&tion with the outside
world, which affords cheap transportation to
and from Southern and Northern markets.
There arc daily trains each way over the
railroad, one train going to Cedar Keys,
where connection is made with a line of
steamships to New Orleans, and the other
train going to Fernandina, where a similar
connection is made with a line of steam
ships to New York. Connections are also
made at each point with smaller steamers
that run along the coast. Gainesville and
its suburbs are abont one hundred miles
from tho Atlantic coast and nearly sixty
miles from the Gulf coast, with an altitude
A KENTUCKY INCIDENT.
A Marshal Shaata a Daaprrada, and the
Deaperatlo'a Friend* Shoot the Mar
shal.
[From the Cincinnati Commercial.]
Lebanon, Ky., December 27.—George
Northcraft has been for some years the
terror of the order loving citizens of this
community. He is known to be guilty of
the murder qf three inoffensive men, yet
such is the fear that he inspires that
men dare not prosecute him, lest their
houses be burned and they be murdered
in their beds. When a reward was offer
ed for his capture he rode boldly about,
and no man dared to touch him. To-day
men refused to express an opinion of
him, lest he might hear of it and avenge
it. Yet now that he is dead, probably
some of these stories are exaggerated,
because of tbe very relief from fear
which the news brought. For some
years, however, this community has
stood in dread of his anger: witnesses
could not be induce* to appear against
him, while a single threat would enable
him to secure testimony to any assertion
he miqht choose to make. Some years
ago. in consequence of a most brutal
nrirder he had committed, a reward of
*.">00 was offered by the State for his cap
ture, and & company of militia was sent
up to secure him. For weeks he eluded
them, simply because he inspired such
fear that no one dared to refuse him as
sistance. Finally he delivered himself
up to a comrade, who claimed the .'j.TOO
reward, gave it to Northcraft, and with
it he paid the expenses of the trial, which,
through witnesses procured by tfce dread
of his vengeance, resulted in an acquittal.
For a year or two there has been a
feud between him and his brother, and
the Fogle brothers. They met last spring
in a saloon, and several shots were ex
changed. and one or two of the parties
wounded, hut none fatally, after which
the hostility seemed to die out.
Thomas Chandler has been for several
years Marshal of Lebanon, and is
described as one of the bravest, as well
as one of the most discreet and orderly
men in this part of the State. For some
time Northcraft has borne a grudge
again him for the manner in which he
discharged the duties of his office in his
(Northcraft’s) prosecution.
About two weeks ago Northcraft, in
order (as it now appears) to get an oppor
tunity to kill Chandler, revived the quar
rel with the Fogle brothers, and for a
fortnight the community has been in
daily expectation of bloodshed. When I
reached town this afternoon these bullies
were on the street, their immense revolv
era scarcely concealed, and a whisper
(men seemed hardly to trust their
thoughts to words) soon spread that the
quarrel was to be settled to-day. Many
people were afraid to go about their busi
ness for fear of a stray shot whenever the
melee should begin. Attention for a
while was diverted by a fight between
some soldiers and negroes, in which four
or five shots were fired, but nobody hurt.
By and by it began to be noticed
that the threatening party, Northcraft
and backers, seemed least anxious for
close quarters, and Chandler remarked to
a friend. “It’s me they are after, not the
Fogles.” By dark there was a rumor,
soon confirmed, that a treaty of peace
had been signed, both parties pledging
themselves to drop the quarrel and be as
strangers to one another; and all hut
those who understood the true purpose of
Northcraft went home thinking that all
was well. About a quarter after six,
seven or eight shots were heard in the
upper part of town, and in a few min
utes the main street was deserted and
stores closed, except here and there a
door opened to admit a straggler or hear
the news. I stepped into a half open
door of a hardware store, whose Rhutters
had been quickly adjusted, and there
found ten or twelve excited men anxious
to hear the result of the firing, but afraid
to venture out. In the course of half an
hour, however, the street was again filled
with excited men and wild rumors, which
finally sifted down into the following
facts, as nearly as I can gather them :
After the truce had been signed the
Fogle brothers and their friends went
home, and Northcraft and backers, con
sisting of his brother and two men by
the name of Brent, set about the real
purpose of their conspiracy, and began
creating such a disturbance as they knew
would necessitate the interference of the
Marshal. It wasn’t long till he responded,
remarking to a friend, “ Well, we have
to arrest them,” and, with a posse of three
or four men, approached them. Coming
up to Northcraft, Chandler presented a
shot-gun and ordered him to surrender.
Whether he refused to do so or not is
not known. At any rate. Chandler fired
and killed Northcraft. and at the same
time one of Northcraft’s companions, who
was on horseback, fired at and killed
Chandler. Several other shots were fired,
but so far as is yet known no one was hit.
Northcraft’s friends escaped. As soon as
the remains of Northcraft and Chandler
were cared for, about twenty-five men,
armed and mounted, started in pursuit of
the fugitives, and succeeded in capturing
the two Brent boyp, who are now lodged
in jail awaiting their trial.
The feeling against Northcraft, now
that he is dead, is general and outspoken.
Indeed, it is a positive relief that he is
out of the way; men breathe freer, while
regret for Chandler is heartfelt and 6in
cere.
It is a singular ooinoidence—shall we
call it a fatality?—that within twenty
paces of where Chandler fell, thirty years
ago he buried a knife in the heart of a
companion with whom he had quarreled,
end against whom he was defending him
self; while within thirty yards in the
other direction Northcraft’s father killed
himself.
DYNAMITE!
Or . W—lp*
lectlaaa.
.. '{’ h ^ boat w » s lying below the Arsenal
cboking a stump," and they were Seated
around the capstan. Old Pei, the mate^
Ud just-finiHhed reading aloud about the
} namite explosion and many were the
conjecturea that ran around the circle as
tr how tt happened, and as to the locality
ol Bremen Finally an old gray-haired
vt leran, who looked as if he had been
b-rn in the bed of the river, muttered*
•Bremen, German, Bremen, Germen
where m the devil is Bremen?” butn, '
body in that party could enlighten the old
uiuii. He scratched his head for a few
moments, and after throwing a reinforce
rnent of “navy" into his mouth, he sud
deuly exclaimed: “Pardners, I know all
about that dynamity; they make it ud in
Cincinnati.”
“Iu Cincinnati,” they exclaimed ir*‘*
chorus.
“Yes : in Cincinnati,” repeated the old
veteran ; an.i in answer to their looks a
amazement he continued : “Y’ou remits,
her about teu years ago when I was'^» s
deck-hand on the old P. W. Strad. ‘*"^iiT/
didn’t carry but one mate then, ar c U1 ’'
to stow all the freight in her hd T.
was a bully boat for freight in
river, and one trip from Cincinnati^
guards were a draggin’ ia the water,
course from Cincinnati we had lots of
beer aboard, and all that were stowed in
the hold. Yes, sir, if you had a gone
down thar you would have swore she
were a floating beer vault, and we had to
keep our eyes skinned to keep the rous-
ters from makin’ love to them are kegs.
The river were a fallen’ and we found
every bar all the way down till we
got to Shawneetown; and thar we
struck hard aground. - We tried to spar
off for a hull day, but nary a spar. Boaten
used to be boaten them days; so thar we
laid until a big rise took us off. No payen’
off and layen’ up them days, and we hail
a -oaren’ good time for three long weeks;
acd it were six weeks from the time wo
ie.'t Cincinnati afore we got to Orleans.
It w’ere dark when she got in, and afore
noon the next day we had all that freight
piled out on the levee. I was a gotten’
ready to go up to the ‘barrel house,’ and
was a washen' my hands at the pump fo-
ward of the galley, when tbe mate comes
a cussen’ and swearen’ cause thar were a
keg of beer missen,’ and I had to get a
lantern and go below and hunt it up. I
scrambled all over that hold and liked to
have knocked my brains out aginst her
low deck afore I found that miseen’
keg: and where do you think it
was ? Why, back in the starboard wing
were that keg of beer, kivered up
with a lot of old dunnage, and along
side of it were a Dutch roustabout
tryen’ to get into it with a screw-driver.
My eyes! pards, but you ought to have
seen me a goea’ for that Dutchman, and
after I had got through a pounden’ him I
made him roll it out in the hold. Just
a i he Rtooped to shoulder it I fetched
him a kick and the next minute I were
a layen’ all over that hold, and I saw that
keg a flyen’ up through the deck followed
by the Dutchman. Cracky! but what a
noise it made anil it skeered me so that
it were five minutes afore I could gather
myself together, but when I got up on
deck, would you believe it, pards, thar
laid that Dutchman a huggen’ that keg
aud cryen’ as if his heart would, break. I
looked at him and then at the keg, and I
ooulil hardly keep from cryen’, too.”
“Why, was either of you hurt bad ?’’
asked the mate.
“No, neither of us were hurt at all,
bat the cylinder head had been blowod
out of that are keg, and there wasn’t nary
a drop of beer left in it.”
“Well, what did you cry for?”
“What did we cry for!” angrily ex
claimed the old man. “Why, who in the
devil wouldn’t cry to see a hull keg of
good beer all a goen’ to waste ?”
They looked at each other, and then
silently arose and walked back aft, just
as the old man muttered something about
‘‘some people haven’ no feelens!”
An Irish Duelist.
coast country I shall havo something to say
A Southern Vendetta—A Cold-Blooded
Assassination on the Lower Missis
sippi.
Memphis, Deoember 31.—The Ledger
says last Wednesday evening W. Carrol
Bolton was shot dead at Randolph land
ing at the head of Island 40, by some
person unknown. A rifle ball passed
through his heart and he fell dead near
the dwelling of Jack Stinson, a fisherman
and suspicious character, who lived with
a woman said not to be his wife. Stinson
circulated the report that Bolton had
been shot by the Hallis boys, who re
sided in the neighborhood, and with
whom Bolton had quarreled the day be
fore, and that after he was shot he reach
ed Stinson’s cabin and fell dead. That
night Stinson got up a crowd and made a
raid on the Hallis boys, firing a number
of balls into the dwelling of one of them,
but without killing or wounding any one.
Yesterday Stinson and young Tom Bolton
came to Memphis and obtained a burial
case, which they took to Randolph land
ing on the City of Chester. On the way
up Bolton began to suspect that Stinson
had killed his uncle, but both being
armed no hostilities took place until tbe
boat reached the landing, where a crowd
bad assembled. A3 it was proven at the
inquest that during Tom Bolton’s absence
Jack Stinson had shot Bolton from the
window of his cabin, some one in the
crowd cried out to Tom Bolton that Stin
son had killed his uncle, whereupon Tom
Bolton drew his pistol and commenced
firing at Stinson, who by this time was
in charge of Constable Dick Gay and a
man named Prewett. Twenty or more
shots were fired in rapid succession by
different parties. Jaok Stinson was rid
dled with balls and fell dead over the
guards of the boat. Constable Gay was
shot in the arm and Prewett was severely
wounded in the thigh. Stinson had been
seen to assassinate Carrol Bolton, and
this was proven at the inquest. No far
ther particulars concerning the tragedies
could be learned.
A book agent called on a farmer the
ether day, and was told that the farmer
was too busy to talk with him. “But,”
said the agent, “your farm work is all
Christopher Van Slyke, o'f Clarkville,
N Y shot and killed his daughter Emma
— .... j*... .= at 1 o’clock Saturday morning. He claims
done; yon have nothing to occupy your the shooting was accidental.
time.” “Yes X have, too,” retorted the firing a centennial salute, Mid pointed ^
f«mer. “X’ve got to pUnt’my loot and gunin the direcUon of the room where
a. a t 1 11 a — _ a. — _ miba a Knnk an.nl ” Ana? k. Sul H. I Ilia ilATlf
Pat Power, of Daragle, was a fat, ro
bust man, much distinguished for his
intemperance, and generally seen with a
glowing red face. He on one occasion
fought with a fire-eating companion
named Bill Briscoe. When taking aim
at him he said lie stili had a friendship
for him', and would show it. So he only
shot off his whisker am! top of hi3 ear.
When traveling in England Power had
many encounters with persons who were
attracted by his brogue and clumsy ap
pearance. On one occasion a group of
geutlemen were sitting in a box at one
end of a coffee-loom when he entered at
the other. The representative of Irish
manners at this time on the English
stage was a tissue of ignorance, blundefs,
and absurdities: and when a real Irish
man appeared off the stage he was
always supposed to have the char
acteristics of his class, and to be a
fair butt for ridicule. When Power
took his seat in one of the boxes
the waiter came to him with a gold watch
with a gentleman’s compliments, and a
request to know what o’clock it was by it.
Power took the watch, and then directed
the waiter to Jet him know the person
who sent it. He pointed out one of the
group. Power rang the bell for his ser
vant, and directed him to bring his pis
tols and follow him. He put them under
his arm, and with the watch in his hand
walked up to the box; presenting the
watch, he begged to know to whom it
belonged. When no one was willing to
own it, he drew his own silver one from
hia fob, and presenting it to his servant
desired him to keep it: and putting np
the gold one, he gave his name and ad
dress, ami assured the company he would
keep it safely till called for. It was never
claimed.
On another occasion he ordered sup
per, and while waiting for it he read the
newspapers. After some time the waitbr
laid two covered dishes on the table; ani\
when Power examined their contents he »
found they were two dishes of amoking
potatoes. He asked the waiter to whom
he was indebted for such good fare, and
he pointed to two gentlemen in the op
posite box. Power desired his servant
to attend him, and directing him in Irish
what to do, quietly made his 3upper
off the potatoes, to tbe great amuse
ment of the Englishmen. Presently
his servant appeared with two
more covered dishes, one of which
he laid down before his master, and the
other before the persons in the box.
When the oovers were removed there was ^
found in each a loaded pistol. Power
took up his and cocked it, telling one of
the others to take up the second, assuring
him “they were at a very proper distance
for a close shot, and if one fell he was
eady to give satisfaction to the other.”
The parties immediately rushed out, with
out waiting for a second invitation, and
with them several persons in the adjoin
ing box. As they were all in too great a
hurry to pay their reckoning, Power paid
it for them along with his own.
An Heir to Millions that Ke Cannot
Touch.—Probably the wealthiest young
man in this city is Joshua Montgomery
Sears, son of the late Joshua Sears, who
died February 7, 1857, leaving his son
heir to hia large estate. The heir reach
ed his majority on Christmas, but by the
terms of the will, which left the property
in trust, he now receives but a small frac
tion of the estate. The elder Sears left
property of the estimated value of $1,-
A00,000, Alpheus Hardy, Horatio Harris
and Hugh Montgomery being named in
the will as trustees. Under their man
agement the property has increased in
value until it amounts, accordirg to^the
assessors’ returns of May, 1875, to $4,~
026.400 in real estate in Boston, in addi
tion to investments in mortgages, etc.,
etc., of a like value. Young Sears is at
present a student in Y'ale College, and has
been educated under the guardianship of
the Hon. Alpheus Hardy. He is a young
man of intelligence, and is said tc be
possessed of many of the characteristics 01
his father. By the terms ot the will tbe
son was to receive $30,000 when he was
21, $4,000 annually from that age to 25,
$6,000 annually from 25 to 30, and $10,-
000 per year subsequently. There seems.t"
be no direct provision in the will that
son shall ever reoeive other of the estate
than the above save in the matter of his
education. Who will inherit this vast
property in the event of the son’s decease
ia a question of the courts.—Boston Her
ald.
raise a book agent.” And he did. He I
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