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I • jjonf or advertising can be made
kS^'t'o^r, Registered Letter, or Ex
p jgt All letters should be ad
l d J? J. H. SSTILL,
Savannah. Ga.
NoBB •
jabbbrwocky.”
1 at a beebic sat,
; iijs frineepling beer,
/ • ion tha yumpeey eat,
«cut ot his ear.
tart
:: U his ear, they said,
r could dee,
,\; j\vu in h s toes, and his head
f trunks and tea.
r rat told the factial fib
:=!'>■ son of the A dirman Slib,
- r ’ ; ‘ v.vav with hid h ind on his rib,
puzzled his beer.
, the c un was the yolk of an eg£— .
• Vi .... • hr ii- ad oi a lager-beer keg—
h star "
a :i porpoise and had but one
•■)j» were all made of straw.
at all people were cakes—
til-powder, and sin a noise
gu 1 when struck by snow-
ives and ice couldn’t thaw,
blackbirds, and rabbits were
ale • paper were better than boots—
•meii’= cotes were the same thing as
Luat stone n.:i~t be cooked to be good.
. : j w hi h1 as these things he did
''‘•fnt-ekic'l bis bead in his hand ;
[ • ' viuup-'cat played with a pormus
ubbled about in the sand.
, of the things that the yumpsoy
• anil ids te a- s were of glue ;
tt j ho went through the door on his
LJpSeet again with you—A-doo !
Affairs iu Georgia.
nceof the Catoosa Courier, at Ring-
Ba9 horned on Satnrday night, to-
» with the entire block. Solicitor
jiackoit lost his book3 and papers,
:. Fowler lost his medicines and his
.Vow l irk Journal of Commerce, in
r a to ihe clause in the new consritu-
akiu" lobbying a crime, thinks that
r..: be impossible to make any such
.•;, n constitutional, and adds, that
remedy lies in electing high-
] intelligent men to govern the
who can neither bo bought, nor
u r c?.j >k-d, and in creating a public
lent that will ostracise tho lobby,
ui.-o, even a constitutional provision
Hon. Henry Washington Hilliard has
c appointed Minister to Brazil. It will
remembered that Mr. Hilliard was the
•pendent candidate for Congress from
Fourth Congressional District and was
ten by eight thousand votes. The salary
ichedtotke mission is twelve thousand
its per year, and this piaster, doubtless,
heal up the soreness of his defeat, and
siblythe old reliable Fourth may vote
id /or Mr. Hayes at the next election;
we rather doubt it.
le North and South Railroad has been
Ttiscd for sale by order of the Governor.
?a!e will take place at Columbus on the
Tuesday in September, and the citizens
j.umbus are anxious about the loss of
two hundred thousand dollars worth of
wned by the corporation, and desire
- v.s.: ways and means to “hedge the
pending drop.”
Railway ha3 adapted a neat
fecontrivance to keep cinders out of the
senger coaches. It is simply a board
it by fourteen inches, with a slot ia one
1,tout the window casing. Sitting it
right, pn jectihg an inch or so inside, it
list completely wards off the dirty cinders
provoking to travelers.
'be watermelon trade is lively in Bruns-
k.cnofirm in that city having shipped by
iffier to New York this week four thou-
‘d of this fruit.
“• Lewis C. Wylly, at Patterson statiOD,
-t : - and Gulf Railroad, unfortunately
engine house, together with a grist
land one pair of extra mill-rocks, meas-
tools aud machinery, consumed by fire
be Atlanta Constitution thinks it the duty
Le c nvcLti n to make the location of
capita! a part of the organic law. We,
rethink a large majority of the people
Georgia, think otherwise. If, as the
3*y0* the majority of the people
Georgia are in favor of Atlanta as the
the Slate capital, it is very easy to
the same at th6 time the vote for
,iCatl0Q is taken ; hut tho Constitution
' - that ii v.as strongly opposed to the
the question of tho removal of
capital before the veto on the call for
convention was taken, and strongly inti-
•• it did not openly say, that such
uM defeat the call. Now it
the
ad hominum, and
intimates that if Atlanta is left out
cousii'tmen Northern Georgia will
l Mhe rescue and defeat the conven-
tv.tu s\ we think the question
2 left to
separate vote of the peo-
,aUd we trust such will be the action of
convention.
‘ Easterling, a resident of Sum-
l°st- a son oa Sunday last in a
; ^*- tre S8ing manner. The lad, about
* I j* veard a 8 e > as was his custom, had
- one- of his father’s mules to ride
•' --j, when tho animal shied suddenly
- r c'v L:m violently to tho ground, dia-
‘ ia = D( -ck. Ho lived twenty-four
ke after the accident.
T “capital” and “capitol” are
■^Luc-d very frequently by readers and
1 '• Capital 'u the city where the seat
^verameut of au Empire (Atlanta, for
^ ^ 1IJ L r lorn, State or Province ia lo-
'-vpitoi is an edifice occupied by
~ j '* J ' ' n iheir deliberations (the Kim-
ni f era Hoase for example.)
• l - H. Stephens and family will ar
& lCato t
3a Springs tho latter part of this
‘Whitfield county in tho year 1S7C, ac-
• r V ! be rc P or t gathered by the Re-
^ Returns, there appeared to
7./°^ *"° ^ lUU Gred and twenty births,
e J 1 , ^ on G-lialf per cent, of which
aud forty-one aud one-haif per
; ‘ Nearly seven per cent, of
, °‘° '* or ° colored. There were also
.'1. ca ‘ j p, thirty males and forty
' 5 a,J u> -seventeen por cent, of the
*ore colored.
tab" jf " e JJrooks bounty Gem, lay on
Wfcr e i ‘* st e » ei hng, and straDge to say
t , f uo '‘ ^aoyed by those pests,
f'junrt* 8 .* luvesti gating the cause
L 1 F' 1 ® Gem full of opiuions of the
[ 0f (i . d *' e to discovery, the
j^, lkJ ^ 13 per8er.” It must be a good
ihec
tba* m ° 8 * inter csting games of base
‘**8 taken place lately was played
lti “- City Park, at Macon, on the
the Bumblo Bees and
d?0 Eall Clubs, both of Macon.
to W JQ tliG Same by a score of thirty
" a# ^cKevitt’s underhand throw-
^erv
on the Nameless boys.
t e e ^ eea have been organized
: - played twenty-three
have never lost one. They are
i to >
ig u j, C ' cc h- a challenge from any club
•c .u mljfcr8 cio not exceed the age of
J * u - ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1877.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
The Towa Council of Jesup i B making
arrangements to have shade trees set out
cm tho streets needing them, and to let out
the streets by contract to be kept in pass
able order.
o^r day ’ 8 P roceeain g8 (Tuesday)
^ e University of Georgia were fall of
interest. The champion debate between
the two literary societies, the “Demcslhe-
man and tho “Phi Kappa,” attracted a
large and attentive audience. The question
vlZTlT'- “° aght Sn ®«8e in the
United States to be Universal?” It was,
after a brilliant forensic fight, decided in the
negative. The Junior exhibition followed,
which was very creditable, Senators Hill aud
Gordon being interested spectators. The
Sophomore medals were presented to J. H.
Armstrong, of Augusta, and A. W. Smith',
of Atlanta. In the afternoon Dr. Hoyt de
livered the annual address before tho alumni,
a masterly effort of a great thinker. Emory
Speer wai elected by the alumni a member
of the Board of Trustees.
Clinch, the Athens correspondent of the
fa a v!“ “Thf^°" tC?f r C°'^>“ionaltt~
says _ The lerro Lithic Spring is slid re-
gardea as a sovereign cure for many dis-
fn ’hf’,! tS rS t0r ? bei “ s extens 'rely indulged
in by the Athenians. I understand that the
city recently offered two hundred dollars
per acre for the ten acres of land immedi-
* el i*^°‘.“ lnS .l he . epriu|? ’ for thc purpose
of converting that area into a handsome
park, a thing much needed. It, however
dm not succeed m making the purchase, as
the proprietor holds the land at four him-
dred dollars per acre.”
The Charleston Journal of Commerce, re-
feinog to the work of the Georgia conven
tion, editorially, says: “The Georgia Consti
tutional Convention is not accomplishing its
task as rapidly as was expected. The indi
cations now are that it will be in session
nearer forty than thirty days. The trouble
seems to bo that a party of well meaning but
not very sensible gentlemen have become
possessed with the idea, as the swine be
came possessed of devils, that the wisdom
and virtue of Georgia will depart when they
become no more, aud that no future Legis
lature will be worthy of trust. This class is
endeavoring to cumber the constitution with
details of legislation which have no busiuess
in such an instrument, and are greatly re
tarding the work of the convention."
This is the style in which Tillman of tbe
Quitman Reporter goes for some one:
“Some vile, low-down, brutal fiend of hell
took it upon himself to besmear the door
plate of our office with mud last week. We
just want to say to the joung scape-grace
that his crimes are so mauy already, and of
such a mean, vile type that the chains are
forged and the keys ready to be turned that
will consign him to the only place he merits
—the chain gang. We are on bis track-
ills skin is white, but his heart and deeds
are biacker than Egyptian darkness. He is
so mesn that hell would blush to owrnhis
soul; he is so low down, cowardly and con
temptible that none but the lowest or third-
class of the negro race will associate with
him. None but a coward and thief would
take the darkness of night to cover Ms foul
deeds—none but an emissary of the clevil, a
poltroon, a pusillanimous, suck-egg, sheep-
killing dog in human shape could be in
duced to commit au act in the darkness of
nigbt that he would not dare undertake in
daylight.”
Under the head of “Strike on the Air Line
Raiload,” the Atlanta Constitution has the
following editorial : “Several days ago Col.
Price, of Lumpkin, came into the Constitu
tion office aud told us of a piece of downright
rascality which he witnessed on the Air
Lino Railroad. Somebody, whom he did
not know, when they met the train in the
morning coming from Atlanta, got a copy of
the Constitution that had been mailed to
JeffersoD, Georgia. He saw the man tear
off the printed name on tbo paper and
throw it down. Colonel Price had miss
ed his paper frequently, and thought
be had a clue to tho trouble. He
brought the pieces of the printed name
to this office aud told us what he eaw. Wo
mentioned the matter in au editorial next
morniDg, and called attention to tbe fact
that papers were stolen on the train and »old.
Yesterday wo were informed by Mr. W. Jink3
Houston, the adjutant of the great railroad
man who was educated under Mr. Wadley
(Mr. Foreacre), that on account of this edi
torial our paper could not go out on the
early train any more. This is about as small
a piece of meanness as we have ever beard
of in a railroad official occupying tbe posi
tion Major Foreacre does. We all know that
General McRae, Colonel Grant, Mr. S. K.
Johnsou, and even Mr. Wadley would have
been above anything like this.” We give
the above entire from the Constitution,which
is dignified as an editorial, in order to show
how far the prejudice of the Constitution
cairies it. There was, and is, not the slight
est reason why the Constitution should cou
ple Mr. Wadley’s name, in the illiberal man
ner it does, with that of Mr. Foreacre,whose
action in the premises had offended the C T on-
stilution ; still less occasion for the qualified
remark contained in the close of the article.
The Douglassville Medium kindly says of
the Savannah News: “We again reter to the
above journal with pleasure. Besides the
many new attractions, tho Weekly News
has an agricultural department that is not
surpassed by any agricultural journal in the
South, and is edited by Capt. L. C. Bryan,
of Thomas county. In all its departments
the News is edited in an able manner and
reflects credit upon its proprietor. To any
of our readers who desire a first-class paper
from abroad, we m»st heartily recommend
the Savannah Weekly News.”
The memorial to the State Convention re
lating to public carriers, containing the
constitutional provisions of various Statep,
and decisions of tbe Supremo Court of the
United States, establishes, we think, beyond
dispute, the following propositions, with
which the memorial closes: “That the right
oi the State of Georgia, in every case where
a maximum of rates was not invited by tho
corporation and put in its charter, to pro
vide, by proper legislation, a rule of uni
formity to res adjudicata. No objection can
be.made, do appeal be had. It stands as the
Daramcunt law of the land, commanding
obedience from all persons, whether natural
or artificial. ' It now appearing that
tho convention is tho proper forum,
and that it has the constitutional power,
ought it not now in good faith to all the
towns, cities, villages and the inhabitants of
Georgia, to compel a uniformity of rates,
leaving to the wisdom of such carriers to fix
their rates in conformity with said provis
ions. That any private person ha3 the
right, in his own business, to charge what
ho pleases, aud to discriminate in favor of
or against a class of persons is conceded ;
but when a corporation depends upon the
will of the sovereign to carry on a public
business, it consents to the exercise of su
preme power to take cognizance and provide
suitable laws for its guidance.”
Teinity Chubch in Danger—What
Might have Happened if Wall Street
HAD BEEN BOMBARDED BY GUNBOATS.—
Gen. Hillhouse, tho Assistant Treasurer
in charge of the United States Sub-Treas*
ury, called on Commodore Nicholson at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Thursday
last, to see what assistance he could ob
tain from there in case of an attack on
his building. The General felt very so
licitous about the immense treasure in
his custody, and he expressed his fears
to the Commodore, and asked him what
help he could render.
“I will move a gunboat down the river
opposite Wall street,” the veteran navy
officer answered; “and if a crowd attacks
you I will turn the guns on them. ’
“What do you think will be the effect
of your firing ?” General Hillhouse asked.
“We would knock down Trinity steeple
with some of our shells.”
General Hillhouse said that he hoped
that such would not be the result, and
requested the Commodore to instruct his
gunners, in case they were called on to
bombard Wall street, to aim so as not to
hit Trinity Church.
In the United States Assay Office, ad
joining the Sub-Treasury, the prepara
tions made by Thomas C. Acton, the
Superintendent, to receive raiders were
most extensive. Pipes were laid for
throwing vitriol and other daadly acids,
of which considerable quantities are kept
in the building.—New York Sun.
A gentleman caught a pickpocket in
the act of robbing him. “You are not
clever enough, my fine fellow,” said he ;
“and what a dirty hand you have!
“My hand's clean enough,” coolly replied
he rascal, “it’s your pocket.”
The Jewish population of Palestine is
about ten thousand souls. These are
divided among four principal “com
munes” viz.: Jerusalem, Safed, Tiberius
and Hebron. Just half of the population
reside in Jerusalem.
An English parson libeled a brother
clergyman by sowing “Whitehead is a
scamp” in mustard and cress m ms gar
den, and the libeler has been committed
for trial.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION.
Nineteenth Dny'e Proceedings—.notion, to
Reconsider—No Inferior Court,—Re-
port on IIoiuc*itend nnd Exemptions—
Dutcumion an *l Amendment*—Slow
Work with Judiciary Iteport—Some
Important Amendment*.
[Special Correspondence of the Morning News.]
Atlanta, August 1.—President Jenkins
called the convention to order at 8:30
o’clock, when prayer was offered by Rev.
Geo. F. Cooper, M. D., of the Thirteenth
district.
After the reading of the minutes, Mr.
McDonald, of the Fifth district, moved
to reconsider the action of yesterday
which decided against Inferior Courts.
Mr. Davis, of the Tenth district, op
posed reconsideration, and Col. Ingram,
of the Twenty-fourth district, moved to
table the matter, which prevailed.
Mr. Brown, of the Thirty-ninth dis
trict, desired to reconsider the amend
ment offered by Mr. Mynatfc, of the
Thirty-fifth district, yesterday, which
was voted down, striking out “majori
ty” and inserting “one or more,” and
providing that tho Governor shall fill all
temporary vacancies on the Supreme
Court bench with Judges of the Superior
Court.
Gen. Gartrell favored reconsideration,
as did Mr. Wallace, of the Twenty-third
district, aud Judge Collier, and the mo
tion prevailed. This is an important
amendment, and it was adopted by a
large vote on being reconsidered.
Ex-Attorney General Hammond, of
the Thirty fifth district, asked that Judge
Wright’s (of tbe Forty-second district)
new paragraph be reconsidered, that its
construction might be improved and a
more suitable place bo assigned it.
Messrs Mynatt, of tho Thirty-fifth dis
trict, and Davis, of the Tenth district,
favored the motion, and Judge Wright
opposed it. The vote to reconsider stood
sixiv four yeas to eighty-nine nays,
which defeated the motion.
Leaves of absence were granted Gen.
Lawton, of tho First district, Col. Hol
combe, of the Thirty-ninth district, Col.
Lewis 1 , of the Nineteenth district, Mr.
Conle3 T , of the Second district and Mr.
Gigniliiatt, of the Second district.
General Toombs, Chairman, then pre
sented the following report of the Com
mittee of Final Revision of the Constitu
tion on the report of Committee on
Homestead and Exemption?:
exemptions.
Section I. There shall be exempt from
levy and sale by virtue of any process
whatever, under the laws of tho State,
except as hereinafter excepted, of the
property of every head of a family, or
guardian, or trustee of a family of minor
children, or every aged or infirm person,
or person having the care and support of
dependent females of any age, who is not
the head of a family, really or personalty,
or both, not to exceed in value in the
aggregate sixteen hundred dollars.
Sec. II. No court or ministerial officer
in the State shall ever have jurisdiction or
authority to enforce any judgment, exe
cution or decree against the property set
apart for such purpose, including such
improvements as may be made thereon,
from time to time, except for taxes, for
the purchase money of the same, for
labor done thereon, for material furnished
therefor, or for the removal of encum
brances thereon.
Sec. III. The debtor shall have power,
with the consent of his wife, if any, to
bo made in writing, and attested by two
witnesses, to waive or renounce his right
to the benefit of the exemption provided
for in this article, except as to household
and kitchen furniture, wearing apparel,
and provisions for one year, to be selected
by himseif and his wife, if aoy, not to
exceed three hundred dollars in value;
and he shall not, after it i3 set apart,
alienate or encumber the property so ex
empted, but it may be sold by the c debtor
and his wife, if any, jointly, with the
sanction of the Judge of tbe Superior
Court of the county where the debtor re
sides, or the land is situated, upon appli
cation to him, the proceeds to be rein
vested upon the same uses.
Sec. IY. The General Assembly shall
provide by law, as early as practicable,
for the setting apart and valuation of
said property, and there shall be no oilier
exemption than that provided for in this
article.
Sec. V. The applicant shall, at any
time, have the right to supplement his
exemption by adding to an amount al
ready set apart, which is less than the
whole amount of exemption herein al
lowed, a sufficiency to make his exemp
tion equal to the whole amount.
Sec. VI. Rights which have become
vested under previously existing laws
shall not be affected by anything herein
contained.
Sec. VII. All property of tho wife, in
her possession at the time of her mar
riage, and all property given to, inherited
or acquired by her, shall remain her sepa
rate property, and not be liable for the
debts of her husband.
President Jenkins retired for a time
from the chair, which was ably filled by
Hon. L. N. Trammell, of the Forty-third
district, formerly President of the State
Senate.
Judge Harrell, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Rules, reported the following
changes: To the ninth rule is added, “If
a motion to lie on the table is decided in
the affirmative, ths original motion, with
all other motions—subsidiary and inci
dental—connected with it, is removed
from before the convention until it is
again taken up.”
To the tenth rule is added, “The effect
of the previous question, when sustained,
shall be to bring the house to a vote on
pending amendments, in their inverse
order, to and including the original pro
position.”
Rev. Dr. Tharpe, Chairman gof [the
Committee on tho Sale of Railroads, call
ed attention to the fact that his report
was made the special order of to-day, but
was informed by the President that rule
21 gives “unfinished business” precedence
over the “order of the day.”
The unfinished business was the mo
tion of Col. Warren, of the First district,
to decide whether Judges should bo
elected or appointed, but, by request of
friends, that gentleman withdrew his
mertion until section twelve shall be
reached.
Gen. Gartrell, of the Thirty-fifth dis
trict, under a suspension of the rule, in
troduced a resolution inviting Hon. W.
H. Felton, member of Congress from the
Seventh district, to a seat in the conven
tion, which was adopted. Dr. and Mrs.
Felton were in the gallery, aud he soon
after came down and accepted a seat with
Geu. Wofford, near the Secretary’s desk,
and was cordially greeted by his old
friends.
Mr. Key, of Jasper, the irrepressible
amender, opened the work of (he day
with an impracticable amendment, but
was as promptly voted down.
Mr. Scott, of the Thirteenth district,
wished to amend paragraph seven (old
numbering) so that the Governor, in
case of a tie, shall appoint a Judge to
cast the deciding vote, but Mr. Wallace,
of the Twenty-third district, said this
was provided for by Mr. Mynatt’s amend
ment, and moved to strike out the para-
orapb, which was carried.
D Mr. Fontaine, of the Twenty-fourth
district, desired to have the Superior
Court Judges “go round” the circuits,
but his proposition was voted down.
Mr. Key offered another amendment
providing for only fifteen circuits, but a
motion to table led him to withdraw it.
Colonel Featherstone, of the Thirty-
sixth district, wished to disqualify Judge?
from sitting on cases in which they were
interested, which was tabled.
Rev. T. G. Underwood, of the Thirty-
first district, wished to strike out in para
graph three, section three, the “ap
pointed” and substitute “elected, and
otrii-A Ant “isftn” and substitute “1878.”
strike out “1880” and substitute “1878.
At the request of Mr. Hunt, of the
Twenty-second district, this paragraph
was laid on the table until paragraph
twelve shall be taken up for action.
Colonel Ingram, of the Twenty-fourth
district, amended the second paragraph
of section four by striking out after
“law” and adding “all the powers hereto
fore exercised by courts of equity in this
State.”
Mr. Grace moved to table it, but was
defeated by sixty-three yeas to seventy
nays, and it was adopted by eighty yeas
to forty-eight nays.
Mr. Hawkins, cf the Forty-second dis
trict, amended the third paragraph bv
striking out the surplus word “other,”
and Judge Harrell wanted to strikeout
the last ten words in the sixth paragraph,
but his motion was tabled.
Mr. Spence, of the Thirty-fifth district,
created considerable debate by two
amendments to the seventh paragraph.
After “verdict of jury,” he would add
“at the first term thereof, after service
has been perfected,” and after “failed,”
the words “under oath.” Judge Reese
desired to separate the first one from the
other, but failed, and they were voted
down, Judge Mathews, of the Thirtieth
district, and Mr. DuBose, of the Twen
tieth district, opposing them in the joint
form.
Mr. Mobley, of the Twenty-fifth dis
trict, desired to amend after “filed,” by
adding “after personal service,” which
was tabled.
Senator Reese, of the Twenty-ninth
district, then moved to add after “filed”
the words “under oath,” which, amended
by Mr. Pace, of the Twenty-seventh dis
trict, to read “under oath or solemn
affirmation,” was adopted; yeas 116,
nay8 -19.
Mr. Willis, of the Twenty-fifth dis
trict, added a new paragraph (nine) that
the General Assembly shall provide for
the appointment of some proper person
to sit in cases where th9 Judge is dis
qualified.
Section six was then taken up, and
Col. Robertson, of the Thirty fifth dis
trict, offered a substitute for the whole
section of three paragraphs, but it was
ru hlessly tabled with all its merits.
Mr. Dismuke wished to make the Ordi
nary a Probate Judge, but the old name
was preferred by the convention.
Mr. Pace wanted to provide for appeals
to Superior Court, but was voted down.
Judge Reese, of the Twenty-eighth
district, however, secured this object by
an amendment, which was adopted, in
serting after “appeal,” the words “or by
consent of parties without a decision,” in
second line of first paragraph.
Messrs. Bass, Wofford, Little, Collier,
Reese, of the Twenty-ninth district,
Warren, of the First district, Hammond,
of the Thirty-fifth district, and McDonald,
debated the second section, pro and con,
in regard to taking the control of reads,
bridges, etc., from the Court of Ordinary
and giving it to Commissioner?. The
proposition, however, was finally tabled.
The third section, like all such
sections in any report, called out
Mr. Underwood, of the Thirty-first dis
trict, with his proposition to cut the
term of Ordinary down from four to two
years, but his motion was tabled by 95
yeas to 83 nays, Mr. Key having called
for the yeas and nays.
Section seven was leached, and Mr.
Osborne, of the Thirty first district,
wanted to have all the Justices of the
Peace elected by the people. Mr. Davis,
of the Tenth district, explained the dan
gers of such a course, and the motion
was lost, as was the motion to reduce
their term of office from four to two
years.
Mr. Moore, of the Forty-third district,
in an able manner advocated and secured
an important amendment to the first line
of the second paragraph of this section,
after “ex contractu,” in these words, “and
in cases of trespass or other injury to
personalty.”
Mr. Westmoreland, of the Twenty-sixth
district, wanted to strike out “one hun
dred” dollars, in second line, and insert
“fifty,” and Mr. Grace to strike out and
iasert “two hundred,” both of which
motions were tabled.
Messrs Willis and Mobley, of tho
Twenty-fifth district, desired to amend in
regard to appeals to the Superior Cjurt,
but were voted down.
Mr. BrowD, of the Thirty-ninth dis
trict, wished to abolish the monthly
sittings of Justices’ Courts, but failed to
carry his point.
Mr. Hunt made another effort in re
gard to appeals, but was equally unsuc
cessful.
Mr. Key again rose up with an amend
ment conferring “such other authority,”
etc., but was “bounced” amidst general
laughter and applause.
The fact is, the convention had become
thoroughly disgusted with a constant suc
cession of useless amendments, and were
then prepared to vote down anything.
Section eight was amended by the ad
dition of paragraph four of section seven
to paragraph first.
Quite a discussion arose in regard to
section nine, Messrs. Mynatt and
Guerard, in concise speeches, showing
that the City Courts of Atlanta and Sa
vannah would be unable to comply with
the provisions of this section. Messrs.
Moore (author of the section), Mathews
and N. J. Hammond debated the ques
tion, and the courts referred to were
excepted by amendment.
The words “first” and “elected under
this Constitution,” were stricken from
the last line of the section, on motion of
Mr. Hammond, of the Thirty-fifth dis
trict.
Section ten brought Mr. Underwood,
of the Thirty-first district, to the front
again with “elected” in place of “ap
pointed,” and “1878” for “1880,” in re
gard to the Attorney General.
Mr. Willi?, of the Twenty-fifth dis
trict, offered a substitute, abolishing
the office, and made a stirring speech
in favor of his proposition. The State,
he said, has paid sixty-two thousand dol
lars for extra legal services (not includ
ing the Alston and Garlington “big fee”)
since the office was created.
A motion to table the substitute was
voted down, and Judge Mathews was
about to advocate the continuance of the
office, when Mr. Pierce, of the Twentieth
district, raised a point of order, that the
matter had really been postponed until
section twelve should come up for con
sideration.
Rev. Mr. Edge, of the Twenty-first dis
trict, cut the debate short by a motion to
adjourn, it beiDg 1:35 o’clock. President
Jenkins then presented a memorial from
citizens of Cobb county in regard to live
stock killed and not paid for by the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad, after which
the convention adjourned to 8:30 o’clock
to-morrow morning. There has been but
little really important work accomplish
ed to-day owing to a multitude of trifling
amendments, all creating more or less
useless discussion. There are several
irrepressible amenders that must be “put
down,” and they will be if they “rise up”
to-morrow, as the convention is already
disgusted with their course of action.
Chatham.
Speaking - of Wednesday’s abortive
high firing to scare the rioters, the
New York Times observes:
“Chicago has been the scene of riots in
which several people have been killed
and many wounded. It is not preUnded
that the rioters were railroad hands, nor
that they had any real interest in any
labor movement. They were ruffians
who went into the mob for the sheer ex
citement of the thing. The rioters were
encouraged by a kind-hearted error of the
police, acting under the Mayor’s orders.
These officers of the peace attempted to
scare the rioters by firing shots in the
air, or blank cartridges. The rabble were
scared until they found that nobody was
hurt. Then they recovered their courage
and charged upon the police, aud several
were hurt. It would have been a mercy
to have fired ball cartridges in the first
instance. That would have broken the
mob. The temporizing spirit which be
gan with blank shots was neither merci
ful nor effective.”
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes
thi3 anthem from one of its lccal ex
changes :
‘*Go, my son, and shut the shatter”—
Tills 1 heard a mother utter;
“chatter’s shut,” the boy did matter.
“I can’t shut it any shutter.”
Second Annual Meeting of the State
Horticultural Society.
[From the Macon Telegraph, 2d.]
The second annual meeting cf the
society was called to order by the Presi
dent, Mr. P. J. Berckmans in Harmonic
Hall.
Mr. W. M. Moses, of Tennville, moved
that a committee of three be appointed
to examine all patent machines and ap
plications of all parties desiring to exhibit
them to the society, and that, through
this committee alonp, should such patents
come before the body. The motion pre
vailed, and the committee appointed
were W. M. Moses, M. W. Johnson and
T. H. Willingham. On motion of Mr.
Newman, of Atlanta, the Committees on
Examination were appointed, to wit:
Committee on Vegetables— S. I. Gustin,
W. K. Nelson, W. M. Massenberg. On
Peaches—E. C. Grier, W. M. Moses, S.
H. Rumpb. 0a Grapes—J. D. H. Brown,
John Stark, D. C. Schultze. On Apples,
Pears and Miscellaneous Fruits—Dr, Sam
Hape, K. M. Sims, J. S. Newman, J. M.
Stubbs and A. L. Hartridge.
The society adjourned to three p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The society met at 3 p. m.
The President announced that there
seemed to be some misunderstanding, and
that a gre xt mauy were under the im
pression that the sessions of the society
were private, but that such was not the
case.
• On motion of Mr. Grier the regular
order of business was suspended, and es
says, etc., postponed, so as to give the
public an opportunity to hear them to-day.
The President explained the kind of
members belonging to the society to be
either stockholders or annual members.
Mr. Stubbs introduced a resolution
inviting all to seats with the body who
are members of local organizations, or
who feel an interest in horticultural pur
suits; and that all wishmg to become
members do so by presenting their names,
passed.
Som6 twenty-two gentlemen availed
themselves of the privilege and became
stockholders and annual members by the
regular ballot of the society.
Mr. Grier opened the way by a motion
for a discussion of the various fruits in
th9 society’s catalogue, and to gain the
experience and degrees of the success of
the members. The catalogue was iaken
up, and the first fruits discussed were the
varieties of apples. The following are
some of the comments made on them by
tbe members of the society:
A variety of opinions prevailed as to
the Astrachm: the general opinion
seemed to be that it was a first rate
variety.
The Buncombe was condemned by
Colonel Etubbs, and praised by Mr.
Johnson, of DeKalb county.
Mr. Berckmans highly commended the
Black Warrior apple.
Mr. Holt, of Macon, advocated the
Carter blue, and the experience of the
majority agreed with him.
The Early Harvest was pronounced very
good, while the Equinstelee seemed a
favorite.
The Horse apple was reached, and “it
don’t need any recommendation, it is the
King of the Cannibal Islands,” so says
Mr. Grier.
The flavor of the Ilorse was said to be
good.
The Kittageskee—a most prolific apple.
The Oconee Greening—the finest
flavored of Southern apples.
The Shockley—excellent all over the
State. One of tho best keepers. It is
most successful in Southwest Georgia.
The Stevenson Winter—small, but has
a fine crisp flavor, keeps well aud grows
well in the same region as above.
The discussion here closed.
Mr. S. T. Jenkins, of Atlanta, offered
tbe following resolution:
Whereas, The Telegraph and Mes
senger hus been most earnest and faith
ful in publishing the approaching session
of this convention, and in impressing its
importance upon our people.
Resolctd, That the enterprising editors,
proprietors and reporters of said paper,
are entitled to the thanks of this body,
and they are kindly invited to seat3 with
us during our session. Passed unani
mously.
Mr. S. T. Jenkins also introduced a
resolution, which was passed unanimously,
cordially inviting all the wives of stock
holders and all other ladies to be present
at the meetings of the society aud en
courage by their presence and their
smiles on to-day, also requesting the
representative of the Telegraph and Mes
senger}' to extend a hearty invitation to the
citizens of Macon generally to come and
enjoy the essays and discussions and to
witness some of the horticultural pro
ceedings of our undeveloped State.
A seat on the floor was tendered Col.
R. M. Sims, Secretary of State of South
Carolina.
To raise the finances of the society, it
was suggested that the fruit now on exhi
bition be sold, and a committee, by mo
tion, was appointed to mature some plan
for disposing of it. Committee: Messrs.
Stnbbs, Johnson, Peter, Willingham and
Jenkins.
Mr. Moses—A resolution that a com
mittee be appointed to report the sense
of this body as to the benefits of the Bu
reau of Agriculture. Committee: Messrs.
Moses, Willingham and Hartridge.
Society adjourned until 8:30 p. m.
At the evening session the various
kinds of peaches were discussed at
length and the society adjourned until
nine o'clock this morning.
MiCMAHON AND GRANT.
The President of France on the Ex-Presi
dent of the l nited State*.
An Electric Fire.
[New York World, 30th ult.]
About 5:45 p. m. yesterday, “supper
time all over the country,” as Mr. Dolan,
tho expert in finger-billiard?, remarked
in order *.o show that business in the
office was at that moment at a standstill,
one of the operators in the immense
operating room cf the Western Union
Telegraph Company, which is on the
seventh floor of the handsome structure
at the corner of Dey street and Broadway,
noticed a tongue of fire issuing from a
chink in the ornamental wood casing
around what is known as the “grand
switch” in the operating room. An
alarm was instantly given, the etationary
hose were manned and water was turned
on the flames, and at 5:53, when the fire
men arrived, the fDmes were extinguish
ed, but they insisted on tearing out a
window aud ripping up some woodwork,
and thus caused about twice as much
damage as would have been occasioned
had they left matters as they found them.
The actual damage done by the fire is
about seven hundred dollars, but the
company w’ere put to great inconvenience
and will not be able to send messages
from tho main building until Wednesday.
The cause of the fire was defective in -
sulating packing around two wires that
were crossed in the 'switch. The grand
switch is an enclosure twenty feet long
by five in width, and is situated in the
centre of the north wall of the seventh
floor, immediately over the elevator shaft.
About four hundred wires pass from the
battery room in the sixth floor through
apertures in the ceiling into the switch,
which controls some ten thousand con -
nections. The wires as they enter the
switch are separated, and from the level
of the floor are coated with cotton insu
lators. Some time ago two wires got
crossed, and the insulators being defec
tive the cotton of which the insulators
are composed ignited from an electric
spark and a slight fire occurred. Since
then experiments were made to discover
a perfect insulator, and the fire last night
again proved the danger of the cotton in
sulators and the ease with which a new
insulator composed of rubber, bat war
ranted uninflammable, burned and con
ducted the fire all over the switch.
When the fire was discovered there
were only a dozen operators in the place,
but in one minute water was thrown on
the flames, which, fortunately, mounted
upwards, destroying and damaging the
elegant cabinet work of the switch and
rendering it inoperative.. When the fire
was extinguished prompt measures were
taken to secure telegraphic communica
tion outside of New York, and, as it fre
quently happens in winter when a sleet
storm sets in, a corps of operators was
sent to New Jersey where there are always
facilities for communication ready in an
ticipation of some disaster in New York.
[From the Cincinnati Enquirer.]
Paris, July 13.—By an invitation just
sent to me I am reminded that on next
Friday Marshal MacMahon will be sixty-
nine years old, and he hopes to celebrate
the event in his quiet way. He looks up
to his age. His face bears the hard and
deep lines of a Southern campaign, and
an active, somewhat nervous nature. His
dark blue-gray Hibernian eyes are quick,
youthful, passionate, yet sympathetic.
His crisp gray moustache adds to his firm
and expressive mouth. When he laughs
his whole expression changes, and he
seems a disguised boy, so full of hearty
youth does he appear to ba possessed of.
Iq height he appears about five feet ten,
though on thisoccasion his loose, lounging
suit of eray clothes and his broad-brim
brown felt hat served to deoeive one as to
his exact figure. Every motion and attitude
of the student of St. Cyr—for that school
never lets its early training pass away
from its oldest of scholars. Y r et the
French military student and soldier is
much more free and easy in his gait and
bearing than a tyro “Volunteer” in Eng
land After a few preliminary words we
sat down beneath the cool shade of the
grand old trees. Some letters were
brought to him bearing the superscription
of Duke of Magenta. I never felt the
force of this title for Marshal MacMahon
in the face of the proud title of Marshal
of France. The one sounds effeminate,
while the other carries the clang and glory
of arms. His wife, one of the ablest di-
plomates of France to-day, calls him Mar
shal, aud, be sure of it, the woman who
loves and esteems her husband always
calls him by that appellation which signi
fies the moat manly traits of his charac
ter. Your nimby-pamby pet name men
and women are always weak creatures,
however good.
“So you left England at the same time
that Gen. Grant did ?” said tho Marshal.
“Well, please God, I hope to meet Gen.
Graut. I have been a very interested ob
server of him as a soldier and as Presi
dent of your great country—and, indeed,
what a great country it is ! I am always
amazed at its extent, its diversity and its
unity; for, say what one will, America
cannot but b3 a unit, be the sectional
sentiments ever so strong; and France
—Europe—should be most solicitous iu
maintaining this unity, this peaceful,
great nation!”
The Marshal spoke with some degree
of emotion, yet with that quiet, genial
impressiveness so peculiar to the French
gentleman and courtier, and which is
more impressive in the elasticity of their
language. Resuming his couver.nticn,
he said: “Ah! the generous English
have given General Grant a grand wel
come. They are supreme as hospitable
receivers of their guests; it makes one
hungry to read of their banquets and
bounties. Aud what a grateful tribute,
too! I am sure Gen. Grant and America
esteem this as another link in the chain
of amity. It is such greetings that speak
of peace; and I would rather have one
peace proclamation than twenty declara
tions of war.”
“That is the disposition, also, of Gen.
Grant,” I replied.
“Yes,” remarked the Marshal, “soldiers
are not always as anxious for war as some
people think.”
“Were you an officer with General
Grant ?”
“No, Marshal, I was not.”
“He had some excellent officers. There
was one General MacPherson—I pre
sumo he was of Scotch or Irish origin—
he was a good soldier, was he not ?”
“He was so reputed, Marshal.”
“Then General Sherman is a very good
soldier also. He is a serious man, and I
think he loves his profession,” said the
Marshal.
“Yes, I think so,” I replied.
“I was perusing the reports of his
great March to the Sea, as it is called.
It was a great journey. Bat had he had
to battle with General Johnston the en
tire time, I imagine he would have
found a more able commander than the
younger officer who was so suddenly
placed as his successor. General John
ston I regard as a very superior officer.
Is he still in America ?”
“Yes, Marshal; I think he is in Vir
ginia.”
“Does General Grant retain
health ?”
“Oh, yes; he looks a very healthy and
hearty man, with a long lease of life
before him.”
“What excellent troops he had in your
Western States, after the first two years
of your sad war. They grew into vete
rans quickly. But in your country you
are all soldiers. You are familiar with
firearms from youth. Organization and
discipline soon follow with experienced
officers, because your men, as a rule, are
intelligent, and, like tho French, love of
couutry inspires you very much. When
I think of it, the vast number of troops
brought into action under the command
of Gen. Grant as the chief of the army,
is very amazing, and particularly so when
they become such excellent troops in
such a little while. I view Gen. Grant
with much esteem. Look at the vast
territory he commanded and forces he
engaged! To us those rivers, plains
and mountains, and those interminable
Ewamps where he moved his men and
material over and through, are incon
ceivable. I thought Algiers a very trying
place in 1830, but when I read of your
Western country campaigns my expe
rience became very tame.
“The superior control evinced by Gen.
Grant,” said the Marshal, “in moving
large masses of men, and his opinialrete
in adhering to his plan of campaign,
mark him as the greatest of living Gen
erals.” I am at a loss to find an exact
equivalent in English for the French
word opiniatrete, conveying as it does the
idea of reasonable obstinacy. Seeing
some visitors approaching, I bid the
Marshal good day, and left him and my
friend.
good
A llubokcn Romance.
Lieutenant Herman Meyenberg, of the
Fourth Battery, Twenty seventh Regi
ment of Artillery of the German Empire,
eloped on Thursday night with Miss
Emma LaDgmark, a pretty German girl
of seventeen summers, who resided with
her parents at 82 Hudson street, Hoboken.
Meyenberg is a handsome man and well
proportioned. He is the son of a rich
merchant of Frankfort-on-the-Main. The
father’s name is C. Gombrick. The Lieu
tenant assumed the name of his grand
father, Meyenberg, at the latter’s especial
request, and was in return bequeathed a
fortune of eighty thousand dollars when
the grandfather died several years ago.
He obtained a year’s furlough, and last
August he was sent to this country,
plentifully supplied with money. He
traveled until his means were exhausted,
and then settled down at Mrs. Von
Moltke’s boarding-house, No. 82 Hudson
street, Hoboken. It was thfcre that he
became acquainted with Miss Langmark.
Starvation staring him in the face he
sought employment in a sausage factory,
and made enough money to furnish the
necessaries of life. Meyenbirg was
deeply enamored of .Miss Langmark, and
kept up a secret correspondence with
her, her parents having forbidden him
the house. Several weeks ago the Lieu
tenant procured some pecuniary aid from
some intimate friends of his father in
this city and Chicago, and on Thursday
last he eloped with Miss Langmark. The
latters parents are greatly distracted,
and have asked the police to learn the
whereabouts of the runaway couple.
Meyenberg’s furlough expires next
month, and it is possible that the German
Consul will look after him. It was re
ported last night that the pair had sailed
for Europe.—N. Y. World.
Mrs. Wm. Ford, of Cheatham county,
Tennessee, was about dropping into a
slumber the other night when she felt
something cold and clammy encircling
her feet. A copperhead snake had
wrapped itself snugly around her foot.
She was bitten by it between the toes
several times. She is now in a fair way
to recover.
CHICAGO VIRAGOES.
A Peculiar Nrene ot Thursday's Fero
cious tutbrenk.
[From the Chicago Inter-Ocean, Ju’y 27.]
Women first came to the front as ram
pant rioters yesterday. The taste of
blood which the men had had in the early
part of the day seemed to have inflamed
the women. The night before last there
were a few, half crazed with liquor and
smarting under their real or fancied
wrongs, who were bold enough to yell for
pillage. Yesterday there was a ripening
of this sentiment, and the result was an
Amazonian outbreak in the afternoon. In
the neighborhood of West Twenty-second
and Fisk streets there are a number of
planing mills, sash, door and blind facto
ries and lumber yards. Just northeast of
this are the homes of many of the most
restive of the rioters. These men run
down in a few minutes to Meted street
through alleis, open back yards, etc., and
disappear as suddenly in the event
of an attack from the police. The
men were glutted with their en
counters of the forenoon. Now
was the women's opportunity, and
they at once began to improve it. Hun
dreds of Amazons congregated in the vi
cinity of Twentieth and Fisk streets.
The nearest factory from that corner was
the Goss <fc Phillips place. The crowd
rapidly increased. Women with babies
in arms joined the enraged female rioters.
The streets were fluttering with calico of
all shades and shapes. Hundreds were
bareheaded, their dishevelled locks
streaming in the wind. Many were shoe
less. Some were young, scarcely women
in age, and not at all in appearance.
Dresses were tucked up round the waists.
Open busts were as common as a barber’s
chair. Brawny, sunburnt arms bran
dished clubs. Knotty hands held rocks
and sticks and wooden blocks. Female
yells, shrill as a curlew’s cry, filled the
air. The swarthy features of the Bohe
mian women were more horrible to look
on in that scene than their men in the
Halsted street riots. The unsexed mob
of female incendiaries rushed to the fence
and yard of Go3s <fc Phillips’ Man
ufacturing Company. The con
sternation which this attack ‘created
extended to Twenty second street,
at that hour very quiet. A crowd of
men gathered on Fisk street to witness
this curious repetition of the scenes of
the Parisian Commune. The fence sur
rounding the yard gave way and was car
ried off by the petticoated plunderers in
their unbridled rage. There was fear for
a little while that the Amazonian army
would continue their depredations. Word
was dispatched to the Hinman street sta
tion, and a force of officers under Lieu
tenant Vesey pushed down to the corner
of the contest. The women hisried as
they saw the blu9 coats march along.
Some of the less valorous took to their
heels incontinently. Seme developed
into wonderful athletes, and ditches were
danced over as though they were the floor
of some popular ballroom. Others stood
their ground. A shower of missiles
greeted the boys as they came smil
ing along, left front into line.
One woman pitched a couple of
blocks at the heads of the
officers, and fcien moved oa to attend to
her family duties. The men were weak
in the strength and forcefulness of their
language compared with these wretches.
Profanity the most foul rolled easily off
their tongues with horrid glibness, ex
pressions were made use of that brought
the blood mantling to the cheek of the
worst hardened men in the crowds of
spectators. It was awful. Several shots
were fired, by whom was not known.
The police soon restored order and drove
the women back, and finally scattered
them. This most disgraceful of occur
rences is the mo3t disgusting revelation
that has yet deepened the shades of the
already too black record of riot and vil
lainy which for nearly a week has dis
graced the fair fame of Chicago.
How the Gallas Kill the Black Panther.
[De Cossan’s Cradle of the Blue Nile.]
Wonderful stories are told of how
tho Galla hunters capture it, for they
dare not meet it face to face with their
spears, and therefore resort to strategy.
It is said that, when the Galla hunter has
discovered the haunt of a black panther,
he digs a round hole in the ground some
six feet deep, and just large enough for
him to stand upright in. He then
gets into this hole, and, placing his
round buffalo-hide shield on the top of it r
so as to cover him entirely, calls to the
panther in a mocking voice, daring it tu
come out of the jungle where it is con
cealed. The panther, who is naturally
a very passionate beast, on hearing this
defiance, immediately rushes out and
tries to get at the hunter by knawiog at
Lis shield, which covers the top of the
hole where he is ensconced; but the Galla
holds tight, and then ensues a dialogue, or
rather a monologue, for, though the pan -
ther is supposed to understand Galla, he
only answers by growls. The hunter first
abuses the panther, and then ridicules it,
calling it all sorts of names, until the un -
fortunate panther gradually works itself
up into such a frenzy that it at last fairly
dies with rage, and the hunter, emerging
from his hole, secures its skin. In con
Urination of this story, the Abyssinian?
declare that when the black panther skins
are brought to market they never have
any mark of lance thrusts or sword cuts
upon them, as Lave the skins of other
animals which are killed in the chase. I
fancy the truth is that the panthers are
snared by a device which they often use
in Abyssinia for catching the spotted
leopard. A running noose is firmly tied to
the branch of a tree, and the branch is then
bent down and attached to a stake in the
ground in such a way that anything
moving the noose will set it free; a kid or
piece of meat is then placed behind the
noose, which is carefully concealed among
the leaves and placed in such a way that
the leopard, in springing at his prey, will
pass through the noose; of course he be
comes entangled in it; the movement sets
free the branch, which flies up, and the
leopard, instead of eating the poor little
kid (whose feelings must be anything but
pleasant), suddenly finds himself sus
pended in the air, where his struggles
soon cause the running noose to tighten
round him, and he is easily killed by the
hunters.
CALIFORNIA’S MONEY KINGS.
How Philadelphia’s Soldiers were
Treated.
[From the Lancaster Express and Examiner ]
Last evening as Mrs. Wm. II. Pool,
who was attending camp meeting at
Landisviile, was on her way home in a
wagon, she caught sight of a man tramp
ing along tho road with a bundle on his
back. At first she thought it was a
tramp, but a second look showed her
that it was a soldier with his knapsack on
his shoulders. She ordered the driver to
wait for him, and took him into her
wagon. He was worn out, and she took
him to her boarding house, gave him a
bath, supper, and bed. Thhs morning
the soldier told his story. He said he be
longed to a company that was carried
above Altoona to assist in quel icg the
strikers. When they arrived there the
train was stopped, and allowed to go
no further, and then the railroad com
pany, instead of taking then back
to Philadelphia, took them back
a few miles and left them in the woods
without food or any necessaries of life.
The company threw the scant contents
of their pockets into one common fund,
and sent a man to buy eatables. The
provisions bought were soon exhausted,
and then they agreed each man to strike
oat for himself, and make the best of his
way home. This they did, and this man
getting ahead of the rest, reached here
first. He was afraid to .go through
Harrisburg, and so went around by way
of Hummelstown. He had had nothing
to eat for two days, and was almost
famished. The farmers along the route,
when they saw him coming, ran in and
shut their doors. This morning he went
to the depot and asked to be taken to
Philadelphia, but the conductor refused
to take him without a ticket. Mr. Boyle
then telegraphed to headquarters for per
mission to pass him, but it was refused.
When this was made known, the amount
of his fare was quickly raised.
Roormou* Wealth Accumulated Within
Two Decade**,
[From the San Francisco Bulletin.]
No doubt tho richest mining firm in
the world is that of Flood <fc O’Brien,
Mackey Jc Fair. Their interest in two
bonanza mines, at the present depressed
prices, cannot be less than $23,000,000.
They own the Bank of Nevada, with a
paid-up capital of $10,000,000 and a re
serve fund of $2,000,000. They are repu
ted to own $20,000,000 in. United States
bonds. Their real estate and other prop
erty in sight cannot be worth less than
$3,000,000. Besides these investments
they own a controlling interest in several
other mines, some of which, like the
Best & Belcher, are believed to be on the
line of rich deposits, and may at some
future day be classed in the list of “bo -
nunza mines.” Add these items together
and we have a total of $60,000,000, which
is an under-estimate of their wealth, but
how much so wo cannot say. The annual
income on this property is not less than
$20,000,000. The individual interests
cannot be defined, but we should hesitate
to indorse the statement of the German
financiers in this particular. It would
not surprise us, however, if satisfactory
proof were offered, that tbe entire assets
of these four men would foot up
$100,000,000.
Next in order we should estimate the
wealth of the four principal owners of the
Central Pacific Railroad and the other
connecting roads of California—Stanford,
HuntingtOD, Crocker and Hopkins.
These men are the largest owners of rail-
road property in the world. Most of this
property ia encumbered by the issue of
mortgage bonds. But we suppose that
these four men have a clear margin of
rising $50,000,000. Besides railroad
property they own a great deal of land,
town sites, alternate sections, country
seats, city real estate and so on. It is a
low estimate to say that they are worth
$12,500,000 apiece.. Prospectively they
are worth vastly more. It may, indeed,
turn out, with their nearly three thousand
miles of raiiroad and their large amount
of real estate, that six or seven years
hence they may be, if not now, tho
richest men in California, or in the United
States. For the present, however, we
adhere to our estimates, and set down
the men who are the principal owners of
the Bank of Nevada and the great bo
nanza mines as the richest men in this
State, aud set down the four mon who
are the principal owners of the Central
Paciiic U niroad and connecting roads as
ranking next in order, with the qualifica
tion that we do not hold ourselves re
sponsible for these calculations. They
have at least the merit of shrewd guesses,
with considerable data to fortify the
opinion. No doubt other names might
be added to the following list of those of
our citizens having fortunes of $4,000,-
000 and upwards:
Capital. Income.
Flood O'Brien, iiackey
& Fair $100,000,000 $20,000,000
Stanfoid, Huntington,
Crocker and Hopkins.. 50,000,000 s.iiOO.OOO
Lax & Miller 20,t0),000 Unknown
D. O. Mills 10,000,000 1,200,000
Michael Hecse 10.000,000 1,000,000
Wm. Sharon S.000,000 800,000
Haggin * Tevis 10,000,000 600,000
Levi STaus & Co 10.000,000 600.IK0
Pope & Talbot s 000.000 500,000
S. and I. Glazier 6,000,000 500.000
John Parrott 7,000,000 450,000
James Phelan 5,000,000 400,000
Peter Donohue 5,000,000 400,000
N. laming 4 000,000 300,000
Donahue & Kelly 10,000,000 Unknown
S. C. Hastings 4,000,000 Unk.'owu
A. McCreary 4,000,000 Unknown
L. M. Sachs & Co 4,000.000 Unknown
Genera! Williams 4,000,000 Unknown
H. M. Newhall 4,000,600 Unknow n
Scholle Brothers 4,000,000 Unknown
James G. Blythe 4,000,000 Unknown
Lazard Freres 5,000,000 Unknown
E. J. Baldwin 5,000,000 Unknown
Murphy, Grant & Co.... 5,000,000 Unknown
We have not exhausted the list by a
long wav of men worth several millions
each. In fact, we have no means of de
termining accurately the fortunes of a
considerable number of men who are very
rich. The number of men who are
millionaires in this State was never so
great as now. None of them were rich
twenty years ago, and very few had for
tunes even ten 3 ears ago. Quite a num
ber of those who had large tortunes five
or six years ago da not now figure in the
list of millionaires. The ups and downs
of mining interests have made the priu-
cipal difference. A considerable number,
also, who were not rich five years ago,
have large fortunes to-day. 'Financial
‘‘ruin” in this State only means that men
in the hazards of business have lost, with
the strong probability that they will more
than make their losses good in the future.
If it is a land of “ups and downs,” there
never was a country where men got up so
soon as in this. There is spring, untiring
energy—men who have faith in them
selves, in tho country and in the good
Providence which is on the side of all who
honestly try to help themselves.
We have purposely omitted from this
article the long list of men worth from
$1,000,000 to $3,000,000. Hoorn may be
found for this on another occasion. There
is not another country under the sun
where so many men have made large for
tunes in eo short a time without capital
for a start. There is not another young
city in the world which contains so large
a population of wealthy men. These
facts illustrate iu a striking way the won
derful resources of this coast. Tue men
whose fortunes have been enumerated are
only middle aged. It is more than proba
ble that some of these or their heirs will
be the richest men in the world.
THE KEY. MR. BOTT.
Arrested while Lcadina Iu One of bis Cod-
greeatiou’s Evening Prayer Meeting*.
[From the Philadelphia Times.]
When the Eev. Thomas B. Bott ar
rived at his church, the Twelfth Baptist,
at about o’clock last evening, he smiled
as he glanced at the congregation assem
bled, which consisted of thirty-eight per
sons. He got into the pulpit and began
vigorously cooling himself 'with a lady’s
fan. The hynn, “What a friend we have
iu Jesus,” after a few ineffectual trials,
was sung, Miss Iiillie Younger taking the
lead. The pastor then announced that as
it was the usual Tuesday evening prayer
meeting, he would take for his text a
portion of Bnnyan’s “Pilgrim'sProgress.”
He spoke of the true Christian and the
pliable one. The latter, he said, can be
tempted, as was evinced in some ex
members of the flock, “one of whom does
not live more than a square from here.
He was one of your pliable Christians,
and now he is an arch-fiend. He got his
price and fell. I believe every man and
woman has his or her price. They can be
tempted and will fall.” He stigmauzed
those who had left the church recently
as turn backs, turn-coats, backsliders
and pliable. He dwelt at some length
on love and hate. Just as he was finish
ing the last prayer a constable approach
ed the pulpit, called the reverend gentle
man to one side, and read a warrant for
his arrest issued by Magistrate Lukens
on the complaint of Mrs. Bott, charging
him with failing to provide for her and
their children. Mr. Bott turned pale,
and the perspiration oozed from his
forehead as he excitedly asked, “Bid my
wife do that ?” On being assured of the
fact, he requested the constable to wait
outside for him till he dismissed the
congregation. The officer consented and
went outside. The congregation had
noticed their shepherd's excited manner,
and surrounded him with the query :
“What’s the matter?” He answered
evasively, and, quickly slipping out,
joined the officer. His flock soon ascer
tained what was the matter, and three of
t hem burst into tears, while others made
such expreasions as “It is a shame!”
“She should be arrested, not Bott!”
Mrs. Bott said that on Monday her hus
band visited her mother’s house, where
she is dwelling, and attempted to remove
her furniture, but was prevented by her
locking the doors.
The Antovelli Lawsuit.—The h
ing of the Antonelli case will be resui
on the 8th of November, on which 01
sion Signor Tajani, it is calculated,
open the case in favor of the Coun
with a speech of not less than two c
duration. The Counts Antonelli si
their anxiety as to the result not only
engaging Man for the defense, but
actually producing the Cardinal’s \
This they obviously do to secure the t
thirds of the Cardinal’s fortune, wt
must be theirs, even should the Coun
gain her suit.—Borne Letter to Lon
News.
A measuring worm, without any pre-
paratory training, can drop from the limb
of a sidewalk maple thirty feet high and
light inside your collar and wriggle down
your back as plumb as though it had been
shot from a rifle. Sometimes he drops
down a woman’e back, and then, from
the snbsequent uproar, you would think
that he had been shot out of a volcano,
and brought the volcano along with it.