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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.