Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1868-1887, March 22, 1878, Image 1
|h t pctrs. ^;{ WHITAKER STREET, iMORNLNG SEWS BUILDING). SUBSCRIPTIONS. „ t flO 00 r iVCE. DELIVERED BV CARRIER OR PREPAID * APVA>C*. til papers are stopped at the expiration of the A ,>aid for without further notice. Mail q., ,.Ti*>ers will please observe the dates on their wrappers. Per^ms wishing the paper furnished for any ‘ u - n „. less than one year will have their , 1, rs promptly attended to by remitting t! t amount for the time desired. ADVERTISING. SEVEN WORDS MAKE A LINE. Onlinar. advertisements, per Nonpareil line, ^ , fii.-ial. Auction and Amusement adver tisements and Special Notices, per Nonpa reil line, 15 cents. g^ing notices per line, Nonpareil type, 20 notices. i>er line, Brevier type, 25 cents. A dis* unt made on advertisements continued for ••lie week or longer. REMITTANCES for gnb^-riptions or advertising can be made w.. post Office order, Registered Letter or f xprrss. at our risk. All letters should be addressed, J. H. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga. SONG OF TBDK MYSTIC. V correspondent in Fredericksburg, • Is not this poetry too ;, M Vio be lost? It was written by a t'-itlo»lif priest." We are glad of the op portune to help in prolonging a song so peculiarly sweet. 1 I w ilk down the valley of silence— p,.\ : Mi•• dim voiceless valley—alone! ... j | ,r not the fall of a footstep v i'i 1 1 mu- -save Gods and my own, v -I,,- im~.li of my heart is as holy U v-uj-s when angels have flown! Lon - was I weary of voices, \\ j, music my heart could not win; j - a • , l was weary of noises, ’Tli u fretted my soul with their din, L ( jj * was I weary of places \\ : n 1 met but the human—and sin. 1 walked through the world with the worldly, 1 ""raved what the world never gave, \nd ! - ii-i• “In the world each ideal XI. <• -1 lines like a star on life's wave !_ i on fin- shore of the real And sleeps like a dream in a grave.” ^n i still did I pine for the perfect, \:i i -till fomulthe false with the true; I - .'._:.t ti"t t'lu* human for heaven, j; ,r.-a light a mere glimpse of the blue. \ . I wept when the clouds of the mortal Vailed even that glimpse from my view. And i t<>il'*d <'ii, heart-tired of the human, \ii.i 1 mourned not the mazes of men; Till I knelt l »ng ago at an altar, \ n [ fi.-ard a voice call me; since then 1 walk down the valley of silence That lies far beyond mortal ken. Do veil ask what I found in the valley? i i- miv trysting place with the Divtne; An ! 1 fell at the feet of the Holy a rid ainive me a voice sjtid, “Be mine.” Tii.-n i- from the depths of my spirit An echo. "My heart shall be thine.” Doyou ask how I live in the valley? I V**.*j», and l dream and I pray, Lut no mars are as sweet as the dewdrops the 1*0808 01 May: And i.i \ prayer like a perfume from censers Aseeiiuetli to God night and day. In tie- hush of the valley of silence l ,'n-am all fin- songs that I sing; And the music tloats down the dim valley, Tiit each finds a - word for a wing. That m men. like the dove of the deluge. Tin* message of peace they may bring. But far on the deep there are billows That never shall break on the beach, An i 1 have heard songs in the silence That never shall float into speech. An ! I have bad dreams in the valley Too lofty for language to reach. And I have seen thoughts in the valley— Ah me: how iny spirit was stirred. And thev woiv holy vails ou their faces, Their footsteps can scarcely be heard; They pass through the valley like virgins, Too pure for the touch of a word. 1).> y..u ask me the place of the valley, Ye hearts that are harrowed by care? . It li«-th afar between mountains. And <;.»! and his angels are .there: And one is the dark mount of sorrow, And one the bright mountain of prayer. Aci Georgia Affairs. |,rding to information- given to the Constitution by a gentleman of Atlanta, an attempt will be made at the May meeting of the stockholders of the Georgia Railroad to oust Judge King and Col. Johnson from their offices, unless they resign in the mean time. The opposition to these gentlemen propose further to concentrate tbeir strength upon Gen. E. P. Alexander, of Alabama, who is now connected with some very im portant railroad interests, and it claims to be able to make a successful light. The cause of the dissatisfaction is the failure of the administration to pay a January dividend. The * "uriitututn.says that “a hard and bit ter tight may be put down as one of the probabilities. We may possibly see such stirring times in May next as we have not had since Bob Toombs and Ben Hill had a giant's tussle over the right of Judge King to indt >rse the bond of the lessees.” (>n Tuesday last as Capt. W. W. Montgom ery, of Home, Deputy United States Marshal, was conveying to Atlanta two United States prisoners, one of them leaped through the door of the car while the train was going at full speed. Captain Montgomery, not taking time to stop the train, immediately followed his prist >ner’s example, and leaped out after hint. The train was on a down grade at the time, and could only be stopped with difficulty. When it was stopped and backed however, much to the surprise of every one, who expected to find both men mangled and dead, they found Montgomery seated on the track with his prisoner, having chased aud brought him to with a couple of pistol shots. Neither party was seriously hurt. Certainly such remarkable instances of pluck and good luck combined are rarely ever recorded in this world. Last Friday night James McKee 1, foreman of the Atlanta rolling mill, became intoxi cated, and, entering the store of MePhee Brothers, just opposite the mill, used very insulting language to William MePhee. The latter picked up a weight and knocked Mc- Keel down with it, inflicting a blow from which he died on Tuesday. The deceased was a Western man, and had lived in Atlauta seven years. He leaves a wife and three children. MePhee, at last accounts, had not been arrested. Mr. John Robinson, a young lawyer of Sandersville, lias been selected to deliver the oration ou Memorial day in Atlauta. The Brunswick Advertiser gives sensible advice when it says: “Young men should leave their pistols at home when they go to church, and not have them sticking out of their pockets.” < )ne Coleman, a colored man, stabbed Mr. Williamson, of Glynn county, seriously last Monday. He has been arrested and is in jail. Mr. John D’Antignac, of Augusta, has written a letter in which he says that the cut he received a few days since, and which has already been noticed in this paper, was purely accidental. He does not anticipate any serious result from it. Extensive preparations for a library fair, to come oft soon at Masonic Hall, Augusta, an* being made. General Robert Toombs has been elected orator for Memorial day l5y the Memorial Association of Columbus. The Purim ball, which took place at the Berry House, Columbus, ou Tuesday even ing last, is represented as having been p. "ruud and exceedingly well managed and enjoyable affair. Speaking of roads, a correspondent of the Uovington Star writes a la Thomas Hood: “Our roads are not passable; No, not even jaekassable; And if you would travel them You have to down and gravel them.” “It is estimated,” says the Covington Star, “from information obtained from the funeral agents and manufacturers of fertil- ^ers. that there will be at least twenty-five Per cent, more commercial fertilizers U6ed 1,1 Georgia this year than lias ever been Used in one year in the State.” McDuffie Weekly Journal: “Col. John R. Wihon, of Mesena, was in Thomson several days ago, aud while here showed us a dia- Rrani of a new compound self-acting, auto matic cider press, which is destined to work ? revolution iu cider making. The machine ls simple and cheap and works almost without motive nower. In fact a child can stand by and see it operate without assist ant*. It will.produce instantaneously either hard or sweet eider, as may be desired. All that is necessary is to place the apples in a convenient trough and attend to drawing off the eider. A mere glance at the diagram will convince the most skeptical of the won derful ingenuity of the invention.” Griflin A’em: “The Savannah authorities have succeeded in inducing thirteen tramps to take a little regular exercise by working 0n the streets. That is uext to establishing P tramp quarantine.” -*• J. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1878. ESTABLISHED 1850. Over two thousand dollars are now on band for the erection of a Confederate monu ment in Columbus. This is about one-third of whatis needed, and the Columbus Tunes says; “The increase iu the fund goes on slowly, but the older it gets the faster it in creases. The general opinion seems to be that it is best to let the fund lie in the sav ings hanks and accumulate interest. We have, however, always thought that the monument would be built much sooner if the money now on hand was spent on it as far as it would go. There is enough to lay the foundation and get the work started, anti the fact that the monument stood in an un finished state would prompt the people to give liberally aud frequently, so that it might be completed.” Says the Walton County (Social Circle) Yidstte: “On Saturday morning last a little (laughter of our fellow-townsman, Dr. Daeus, accidentally caught afire by ventur ing too near the flames and had nearly all her clothing burned off. Fortunately her hair was wet, else she would have been seri ously burned about the head and face. She was considerably burned on the back and bips, but not seriously. Her mother was near and smothered the flames with the bed coverings, where the little girl had taken refuge from the devouring element.” Evidently to serenade one’s sweetheart iu Gainesville is a pleasure which is heightened by the danger one runs in its indulgence. For instance, the North Georgian of that place makes this announcement: “We are requested to announce that the young man who attempted to serenade his sweetheart on Green street the other night with a rendi tion of ‘Whisper You’ll be Mine Love,’ can, by calling, secure the remnant of bis pants, as the bull-dog has no further use for it.” i The Athens Southern Watchman presents its claims for the United 8tates Mint which is spoken of as about to be located in one of the Southern States. It says: “Now, if this mint is to be located in Georgia (and we think it highly proper that it should be) would not Athens be the most eligible site for it? Our city is just outside of the gold fields of our own State, and easily accessible to the gold-producing sections of all the other Southern States. Besides, it strikes us that the large stone building in the upper part of the city, known as the “University High School building,” could, at very sinail expense, be made to answer the purpose ad mirably. The location of this institution in our midst would prove a great benefit to our city, and we throw out this suggestion with the hope that some of our public spirited citizens will take hold of the matter and en deavor to secure its location here.” Buena Vista Argus: “We were pained to learn a few days ago that Mrs. Willie Smith, near Friendship, had become greatly de mented and irrational. We* were told that she had to be kept in bed and watched after continually to prevent her self-destruction. It is painful, indeed, to think of human misfortunes, but that of loss of mind is truly impressive, while it excites the deepest sym pathy.” The Columbus Enquirer-Sun of the 20th gives au account of a fight in that city be tween a colored preacher and u blacksmith, as follows: “Yesterday afternoon upper Oglethorpe street was made lively by an al tercation between a colored preacher and a blacksmith, which came near ending disas trously to the divine. In every ‘ squabble ’ there are two sides as to the cause, result, etc.—so there were in this one. One is that Rev. Nelson Ashurst, colored, went to Jeff Holbrook’s shop, and, after some words, drew his ‘ little pistol ’ aud attempted to use it, but this delicate little fellow snatched it from him. The preacher then *etired after abusing them all. The reverend gentleman turned his steps to Browneville, where he resides, and peace was restored. In an hour or two Joe. a son of the preacher, bent ou avenging his father's de feat, came over with a shot gun, but was also foiled, and likewise returned to the parental roof. But for the timely interfer ence of Shep. Rogers, he would have shed blood. The other side is that Jeff, and two or three more commenced beating the preacher, whereupon he drew his ‘little pistol.’ Ashurst is a wood workman, and has been in the employ of Jeff., aud about some work the difficulty originated. The ease has been reported, and if the preacher comes over lie will certainly be arrested. We would add that Jeff, has always been considered one of our best colored citizens, and is a member of the colored Baptist Church of Col urn bus. ’ ’ Florida Affairs. An oratorio and sacred concert was an nounced to be given in St. Augustine on the 20th instant, for the benefit of the Episcopal Church in that city. Several line singers from the North, as well as the best of home talent, were expected to participate. We notice the announcement of the death of Judge George S. Hawkins,which occurred at his residence at Marianna on Thursday night last. He was a prominent citizen of the State, and his age was some seventy years. A native of New York, he removed to Florida fifty years ago and has since re sided in Apalachicola aud other portions of the State. He was Captain of a company during the Seminole war and received a wound which lamed him for life. From the effects of this, for the past eight years, he was unable to walk. General Loring, of Confederate and Egyptian fame, was his Orderly Sergeant in the campaign. For a number of years he was Judge of the Circuit Court of Florida, and for two or three terms represented her in the United States Congress and tilled this position at the time the State seceded. At the time of his death he was engaged in codifying the laws of Florida, and had accomplished much of the task. Governor Drew has issued a warrant for the execution of Samuel Godwin, who was committed at the last session of the Su wannee County Court for the murder of Mathew Boseman iu Lafayette county in May lost. The execution is ordered for Fri day, the 29th instant, at Live Oak, within the walls of the jail or within the jail yard. If the Florida flea would only remain in one position he would not be such a trouble some insect, but his highly wrought ner vous temperament,which induces him always to be getting up and sitting down, is what renders him obnoxious to society at large. Iaite rains have so swelled the water courses about Tampa that there is consid erable trouble in crossing them. The contract for carrying the mails be tween Cedar Key and Havana, in connection with the fast service from New York, has, it Is stated, been given to Clyde A* Roberts. There will be three steamers employed, one of which is now being completed at Ches ter, Pa. The service will commence Ap ril first. St Patrick’s day was sensibly but heartily observed at Pensacola. We learn from the Echo that “the day passed of quietly and notwithstanding our cosmopolitan popula tion there was no disturbance of any kind. St. Patrick’s day, 1878, will be held iu affec tionate remembrance by the admirers of Ireland’s great patron in this, the Queen City of the Gulf, and their names are legion.” Mr. George Wild, a performer at the Bay View Varieties, Pensacola, was drowned while bathing at that place on the 17tli inst. A small party, composed of members of the variety profession, had gone on a pleasure trip to Santa Rosa Island, and while there bathed in the surf. Mr. Wild, more adven turous than the others, swam about one hundred yards from shore when he was seen to throw up his hands and in a morneut sank. His friends did everything in their power to aid him and to recover his body, but without avail. Scuppernong grape culture is receiving increased attention from the citizens of Levy count}*, Florida. In order that both parties may be secure, many Florida farmers are hiring laborers under written contract, thus avoiding loss. It is generally admitted that those who are willing to contract in writing for advances to enable them to farm, are encouraged to make good crops, and willing and able at the end of the year to pay their indebted ness. The session of the Florida Presbytery, held at Fort Read, Orange county, on the 7th instant, adopted some important meas ures. The most important business accom plished was the approval of the revised book of Church Order and Discipline. The de liverance of the General Assembly of May last denouncing dancing, was also approved. Reports of a very encouraging nature were received from most of the Presbyte rian Churches in the State. Arrangements were made to supply some of the churches that have been vacent with preaching. St. Augustine is now^tilled with visitors— ever}* train bringing additions. Last week upward of three hundred arrived on one train. The hotels lire all doing a good bust ness. A severe wind and rain storm visited Sumter county Wednesday, the 13th inst. Bunko men have lately been operating Jacksonville, but according to the Sun and Pr?*s their last effort resulted in a disastrous failure. That paper of the 20th thus writes: “Early yesterday morning the bunko rascals commenced operations by tackling an elderly gentlemau, stopping at the Nichollb, on the corner of Bay and Hogan streets*. The bunko man mistook liim for an acquaintance, and begged his pardon. The gentleman went down Bay to John Clark’s store, bunko No. 2 waiting in the post office door for his reappearance. A re porter, watching the proceedings, inter viewed the elderly gentleman, who seemed unwilling to carry out the programme which tne reporter informed him would soon be proposed, and therefore when No. 2, ‘a nephew of Mr. Wycoff,’ finally accosted him on the corner of Bay and Pine, the elderly gentleman turned a deaf car and wouldn’t wait until the inte resting lottery ticket scheme was broached. That was the end. The gamblers displayed considerable irritation, gathered in knots in front of the Turf Exchange Saloon, on the piazzas of the Elmwood aud Mrs. Buffing ton’s boarding house, intermingling fearful ly wicked words with the consolation they were endeavoring to administer to one an other. It is questionable if they open again—rent bills must be paid in advance, and the treasury is in no condition to war rant further outlays in that direction.” The Palatka Herald always manifests very great interest in graphically portraying the delights and advantages of its section of the State. It says in a recent issue: “A short trip to Orange Mills this week or the south limits of that charming settlement, impressed us with the beauty and growing interests of the settlement. Our time being limited, we did not get beyond Dr. Cowgill’s residence. The doctor has seven hundred young orange trees just beginning to bear fruit. The grove is in most excellent con dition, and the land seems admirably adap ted to the growth of the orange.' A tine dwelling, a beautiful water front, and every thing indicating taste and enterprise makes the site of this gentleman, about whom so much has been said, a happy, charming retreat, aud he evidently means to enjoy it. Time, which softens all asperities and oblit erates much of the political prejudice of the day, will doubtless give way to a more en larged charity and a spirit less inclined to think evil. ’ We had the pleasure, while awaiting the return of the little steamer, of stopping at the house of Mr. J. James. This gentleman has a beautiful location, indicat ing taste aud cultivation, which will in a few years be a fruitful orange grove. The sun was getting low as we sighted the approach of Commodore Root’s party on the Fairie, when we were kindly greeted and had a de lightful run to the wharf at Palatka.” Says the Florida Union: “On last Monday night four rooms of the Carleton House were entered and several hundred dollars worth of money and jewelry taken. Among those robbed was lion. l). L. Yulee, of Fernandina, who lost liftv dollars in cash, a check on Drexel & Co., New York, for over seven hundred dollars, and a United States Treasury draft on Assistant Treasurer of New York for one hundred and thirty-five dollars. On Tuesday night the St. James was entered and three rooms rilled of their valuable contents to the amount of about one thousand dollars. It is believed by one of the ladies who was robbed of her rings that chloroform was administered to her, as she was quite certain she had the rings on her lingers when she retired. Five parties were arrested as being suspected of robbing the Carleton, but three were discharged on Wednesday, as no evidence of their com plicity could be obtained.” The Sunland Tribune, of Tampa, is very severe on the anti - railroad croakers of its town. It says: “We hear of certain parties saying every now and then, ‘O, if you build a railroad from Tampa, you will ruiu the business of the place. Little interior towns will spring up along and near the line and take away all your trade.’ Y’e gods! where is the fool- killer? Why has not Jacksonville become a jungle on the banks of the St. John’s be cause of Lake City, Live Oak. Madison, Monticello, Tallahassee and Quincy? Let these Dogberrvs write themselves” asses. Ah! well, gents, we know whose livery you wear.” Tampa Tribune: “ With proper drainage, much of our low lands or flat woods could be brought into cultivation, and the rich soil fitted to bear any kind of crops. Some of the mdst fertile fields in existence were for merly marshes or overflowed lands. Our State should encourage this profitable work . of improvement. Large tracts of this kind of land could be reclaimed with no great expenditure which are now considered worthless.” The Florida Dispatch thus recommends the News: “It will be gratifying to the farmers and gardeners and to the shippers of fruits and early vegetables to learn that that enter prising paper, the Savannah Morning News, has made arrangements by which it will here after receive and publish a weekly telegram from each of the leading commercial cities of the North. East, and West, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis and Louisville, giving the quota tions of ruling prices of such commodities. The dispatches will appear in the Daily News ou Thursdays and the Weekly News on Saturdays. All farmers and dealers in terested in such matters will make money by sending for the Weekly or Daily News.” We learn from the Lake City Reporter the particulars of a narrow escape experienced by two young ladies at Cedar Key lately, as follows: “Miss Stewart, of this city, ami Miss Haddock, of Jacksonville, were out horseback riding on Saturday evening last, and on returning to the city concluded to try the speed of their chargers, when Miss S.’s horse ‘flew the track,’ and, making a short ami sudden turn at the corner of a fence, the fair equestrian, by some means, quit the flying steed and took a reclining po sition in close proximity to the fence, receiv ing a bad cut on her head. Her companion, Miss H.. seeing her sudden change of po sition, quick as thought leaped from her horse, while under full speed, to render timely assistance, and was slightly lamed by the jump. Fortunately, neither young lady was seriously injure!. We learn Miss S. has gone to Quincy to be present at a wed ding, having recovered from her bruises.” The following from the Lake City Ro ]x>eter sounds well: “Although it is early in the year, the evidences of earnest improve ment are visible, and we predict that this will be the most prosperous year the farmers have enjoyed for a long time. It is the determination of the people to export more than is imported, and to produce those erops for which there is the greatest demand. There is more machineiy in use hi this county than ever before. Several rice mills are being fitted up. More lumber is being sawed, more land being plowed, and the^people are more hopeful than for years past.” The St. Augustine Press says: “ St. Au gustine has been visited during the week by the so-called bunko men, or rather confidence men, who have in several eases relieved some of our Northern visitors of their pock et books. Notwithstanding the Mayor has given public warning of the appearance among us of these gentry, still people with all the Yankee acuteness of character which they are supposed to possess seem to be the first to get the confidence of these sharpers. What we need among us is an association, to be made up from anioug our young men, to give especial attention to the ‘ bummers’ on their arrival in the Ancient City, and by* ‘ short, quick and decisive' measures to let these gentry know that the quicker they leave the town the better for them, as well as for our community. Such an organization will do more to rid us of these pests than any other course that could be adopted.” LETTER FROM OUR TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT. Hayes Pictured by a* Friendly* Pen. —In the White House sits a man of me diocre ability and attainments, one whom I believe to be thoroughly honest and sincere in his purposes, possessing much sound sense and judgment, with not a little appreciation of tlie popular necessi ties of the time, but weak and wavering in action, hesitating and unreliable in pursuing even his avowed ends. Con fessedly the compromise candidate of his party, he owes his position not to the vote of his countrymen, but to a for tuitous and unprecedented series of events, to a second compromise of abso lute justice with public necessity. Re cognizing this fact, appreciating the shadow which darkens his title. Presi dent Hayes was bound by every dictate of honor, by every motive of expediency, to administer his'office primarily for the benefit of the whole people, without special regard to party interest. Such seems to have been his desire and such the governing principle of his course, and yet how widely he has failed to come up to the just expectations of his most sincere well-wishers, even to the standard of his own expressed purposes, is only too apparent.— Young Sam Bowles in the Springjidd {Mas*) Republican. Galnenvllle— Its Progress and Its At tractions—The Banner County- Educational — Newspapers — Per sonal — Vegetables — Archer, Arre- donda, Bronson and Levy Counties Gainesville, March 16.—Editor Morn ing News: This is the most enterprising town along the line of the Transit Rail road, about one hundred miles south of Fernandina, and it is one of the most at tractive points to winter tourists. Here he finds a dryer atmosphere than he finds along the Sl John’s, so that it is be coming quite a resort for invalids. The hotels at this place have shared the trade with their more pretentious neighbors in Jacksonville. In fact, the Arlington House is first-class in all of its appointments. The table is superb, and the attention is all that any one could ask, both in the office and the dining room. There have been during the past two weeks something like an average of seventy-five guests in this hotel alone. There are several other smaller houses of various merits. The progress during the past five years is wonderful in the number of houses built. I am very much taken with the style of architecture of many of the buildings. Some of them are really tasty, as well as substantial, in their appearance. They give evidence of permanency, and look as • if the men who are building, have come to stay. Business seems to have settled down into a more permanent shape, and the mer chants are not striving to make it all in one season and then leave the country. Most of those with whom I con versed are try ing to build up their busi ness upon a firmer basis, and have c:ist their lots with this good people and in tend to remain. The town is laid off handsomely, and in a few years the shade trees will furnish most pleasant walks beneath their overhanging boughs. Gainesville is comparatively anew town, yet she has some twenty-five hundred or three thousand inhabitants. Some of them have ample means to improve their premises, and are doing so with histe and good judgment Most of them are enterprising, and consequently they have a live town. I know of no in land town in Florida that I would prefer to that of Gainesville. Society, judge, is good, from the limited know! edge 1 have of it, and the number of school houses and churches I see in the place. The Academy here is under charge of two Georgians, Professors E. P. Cater and W. N. Sheats, both competent and expe rienced teachers. They have a daily at tendance of over two hundred pupils. They are assisted by a competent corps of instructors. There are two newspapers published here, one by the Hampton Bros., the Times, and the other by 0. A. Myers, the Florida News. Both are represented as doing well. The Hamptons are young men of promise, and no doubt will do their adopted section much good in battling for the right. The editor of the News, O. A. Myers, Esq., is perhaps one of the best posted men in Florida politics in the State, and certainly is capable of making a good paper any where. Among many other friends I have met here is Yates Thompson, Esq., formerly of Savannah, and a member of the firm of Thompson & Falk, grocery merchants. They are doing a thriving business, and Yates has made many friends since he came to this city. I also, met with an other gentleman well known in Savan nah—Major Henry Elliott. He is doing a large insurance business. I am under many obligations for attentions to Col. A. S. Acec, the local agent of the Savan nah News. Gainesville is the county site of Alachua county, and is surrounded by some of the best farming lands iu the State. It is the distributing depot for mails and freights to Newuansville on one side and for Micanopy, Ocala and other points farther south. The funnels in Alachua took the premium at the last State Fair, and they wear their honors well. This is the best county of laud along this line of road, the larger portion of it being devoted to vegetable or truck gardening. The farmers ship immense quantities of early vegetables to Northern markets. They have been shipping large quantities of peas during the last two weeks. Archer is twelve miles below Gaines ville. but in the same county, and is a fine farming region. Along the line of railroad the farms are small, not exceeding ten to twenty acres in cultivation, but devoted to vegetables, which are now seeking a market in the larger cities North. I was there a few days ago when thirty-five crates of peas were forwarded to one house in New York, and the business men there say that they will ship about forty thousand crates of vegetables this year. This is independent of their melon crop, which is quite a source of revenue itself. The new settlers at this point arc nearly all Western men, and are excel lent farmers. Archer is but a small place, but has recently put on citv airs by the election of town officers. They are mak ing an effort to build a new Methodist Church at this point. I was the guest of Uncle Joe MacDonell, who is not un known in Savannah, and who has as big a heart as anybody. Arredonda is just six miles below Gainesville, and is of quite recent date. Still I see quite a number of nice new cottages surrounding the station. This, too, is in Alachua county, and is a point from which is shipped large quantities of vegetables. Some say more are shipped from this point than' any other iu the county. It is certainly a beautiful sec tion of country, and very desirable for a place of residence. Emigrants continue to arrive in all parts of the county, and the population is now greater than in any county outside of Duval, in which the city of Jacksonville is located. This county merits examination by such as de sire to find new homes in the State. In almost every available point the leading men have organized agri cultural clubs and societies, and they are working in good earnest to make their approaching district fair a grand success. This comes off on the 30th of April, and will no doubt he a credit to the State. Bronson is the county site of Levy county, and lias some very* comfortable looking dwellings and a neat and sub stantial court house. Some of the stores do a very large business, and, as it is the only town of any size in the county on the mainland, a considerable traffic is carried on from the interior. Cedar Keys is not approachable in any other way but by boat or railroad, so that Bronson attracts the trade from the entire county outside. The people here are also striving to build a Methodist Church, and the young people from Bronson had been down to the Keys giving con certs in behalf of this fund, and brought away something over a hundred dollars. The Florida State Journal is the only paper published in the county. ft is published at Cedar Keys, and edited by Dr. R. H. McHvane, who is not only a good hotel keeper, but a good editor, druggist and doctor. Success to him. My trip aiong the line of road has been made exceedingly pleasant by the courte sies of both the officers and employes of the Transit Railroad Company.” Of them I may have more to say in a subse quent letter. Jack Plane. OUR ATLANTA LETTER. Weather— Quiet Time*—The Hang- iua of fins. Johnoon Jlinor Top ic*—Capt. IV. A. Shaiv and Him New Steamer—SL PatriclrN Day la Atlaata—Picture of Geu. W. II. T. Walker—SeriouN Fire ia Norcro** Building—Narrow Escape of New* Office. Special Correspondence of the Horning News. Atlanta, Ga., March 20.—Y our cor respondent came very’ near not having a chance to give your readers a letter to day, owing to a serious fire, the particu lars of which are given below. We are having fine weather, and every thing seems to be moving along quietly. A few cutting scrapes, an occasional murder, a small fire and plenty of street auctions keep off anything like mo notony*. The hanging of Gus. Johnson has created a flood of yellow covered, blood and thunder literature in this section, one- half of which is sensational. He was, no doubt, a hardened murderer, but he was likewise a great “blower of his own horn’’ and •. lover of the sensational. ' MINOR TOPICS. Your Volusia, Florida, correspondent speaks of Captain Shaw, of the steamer George M. Bird. In him I recognize Captain W. A. Shaw (brother of Mr. James C. Shaw, the efficient General Passenger Agent of the Central Railroad), formerly of the steamer Lollie Boy, whose generous hospitality I frequently shared during my trips up the St. John’s river. The steamer Bird was then being con structed, and I am glad to know that my excellent friend (and popular command er) treads the deck of such a fine craft. May he meet the success he so richly merits. The celebration in Atlanta of “ St. Patrick’s Day” did not occur, as usual, “in the morning." The day passed quietly away, aud about eight o'clock at night the rolling .drums and the bugle blast announced the gathering of true Irish hearts at DeGives Opera House, which was densely packed, hundreds being unable to get in. The military made a fine display, and the address of President J. F. Burke is pronounced “au Irish gem of the first water. ” The ap pearance of the Cleburne Guards, who bore the sword of General Pat. Cleburne to the stage, was greeted with tremen dous applause, for “ His sword of might "Was a beam of light. Though it led to an exile's grave.” A PICTURE OF (JEN. WALKER. The relatives and friends in Savannah of the lamented Geu. William Henry Talbot Walker (father of Mrs. Dr. Schley and Mrs. Col. C. W. Anderson), will be glad to know Col. J. H. Seals, of the Sunny South of this city, is now having a fine picture of this gallant Con federate soldier engraved in Philadelphia for his paper. The picture will be accompanied by a full and deeply interesting biographical sketch of Geu. Walker, made up from material kindly furnished by Generals Johnston, Wheeler and Chilton, Col. Ross, Major Cuinming, and other dis tiuguished soldiers. The sketch will probably appear iu the “Memorial Day issue of the Sunny South, aud will most fittingly* embalm the virtues and the heroism of “Georgia’s noble son. Her love flower of chivalry.” NORCROSS BUILDING ON FIRE. Your correspondent, who occupies a sleeping apartment adjoining the rooms used as the Atlanta office of the Morning News in “Norcross Building,” was aroused about five o’clock this morning by* the cry of fire, and the smashing in of doors and windows directly* under his own window. Looking out he discovered that the fire was in the book store of Messrs. Burke & Hancock, on the first floor, from which dense volumes of smoke were already pouring. Too sick to be turned out of doors, except at the hist moment, he qui etly resigned himself to fate, which, for once, decided in his favor, and saved both him and his goods from the fiery ele meats. The extensive drug establishment of Messrs. Pemberton, Samuels A Reynolds, which occupies the corner, has a pack ing room in the rear of Messrs. Burke & Hancock, separated only by a light wood en partition, latticed at the top to let in the light. The fire originated in this packing room, and after awhile worked its way into the second story*. The promptness and vigilance of the fire de partment, however, confined the flames to the rear portion of the building. The large and valuable stock of Messrs. Burke A Hancock and Messrs. Pember ton, Samuels A Reynolds were considera bly damaged by lire, but suffered heavy loss from being flooded by water. The insurance will probably cover the losses, which range from $15,000 to $20,000. The lmlf-basement floor on Whitehall, which is occupied by Moses Bentley as a barber shop, was flooded with water and ilso damaged by tire. The upper floors were damaged by cutting into the floors und partitions to get at the fire, and by the fire itself. In addition to the law offices in the building, the families of Colonel J. II. Seals, Professor W. B. Seals, of the Sunny South, and Mr. Prince occupy* rooms there, the building having been used until last year as a part of the Na tional Hotel. The escape of the block from entire destruction was owing to the zeal and efficiency of the firemen and a plenty of water with which to operate. Although an old structure, it is one of the best known in the city, occupying a central position on the corner of Marietta and Whitehall streets, aud its destruction would be a great loss to the community. It is owned by* the Hon. Jonathan Nor cross, who purchased the lot when At lanta was Marthasville. Chatham. ANDERSON TO BE LIBERATED. The Decision 4>f the Snpreme Conrt Orders His Discharge. The Opinion ol the Lower Court Avoided and Reversed—The Verdict of the Jury Set A*ide and the Pri*- oner Ordered to beDiwcharged—Full Text of the Deeinion. The uppertendom of Washington is profoundly agitated with the fact that up to this time the entire diplomatic corps, male and female, has been omitted in all invitations to dine at the White House. Such a neglect is very fmusual, if not unprecedented. The cause is believed to be the trouble about having wine on the Presidential table, the average diplomat regarding wine as essential to the art of dining, and the Executive being sternly opposed to supplying any such pleasant temptation to the unwary*. The subject is a very perplexing one, and how it is to be adjudicated no one seems to know.-r- Nashville American. Tree Felling by* Machinery. An English paper has an interesting account of the recent trial of a new machine for cutting down trees, at which Mr. Gladstone, who has attained fame as an amateur chopper, was present. The machine consists of a steam cylinder pivoted on a cast iron bed plate, and laving a long stroke, which puts a saw in motion. The steam is supplied from a portable boiler through a flexible tube, and is chiefly admitted into the cylinder at the piston end, only a little” steam passing in behind the piston to serve as a cushion. The effect of this arrange ment is that the saw cuts iu the return stroke and not in the thrust, the teeth being all curved accordingly. The apparatus, which can be carried by four men, is laid on the ground near the tree, to which it is fixed by two jaws and by a chain placed round the tree just below”the saw-cut. and drawn taut by a screw. From this it will be seen that the machine cuts close to the ground, thus economising the timber. The first tree felled was an elm, two feet nine inches across th£ cut, which came down in less than four minutes. When the work goes on uninterruptedly the task is accomplished with great rapidity. In a private trial, five trees were” felled, inclusive of the time occupied in moving and adjusting the appa ratus, in thirty five minutes. In the heart of one of these trots, by; the way, was found an entire brick. The saw* was not made to cut bricks, but as it was driven by steam it had no time to debate the point, and so went right through the impediment, with the loss of a tooth. As the saw cuts well into the tree, wedges are driven in, as is usual iu felling. The pressure of steam required for the felling of such trees as were operated upon is about fifty pounds from a three or four- horse power. It was the general opinion ol the gentlemen present at tfce trial that the machine was perfectly successful and that where there was much wood to fell it would be of great service, particularly in American, Indian and colonial forests, which it was designed to dear. The following is the text of the decision rendered on Monday by Chief Justice Man niDg in the Supreme Court: No. 7972. The State of Louisiana vs. Tbos. C. Anderson, appellant. Appeal from the Superior Criminal Court, parish of Orleans. The defendant having been convicted of the crime hereinafter set forth, was sen tenced to two years’ confinement in the penitentiary, from which he has appealed. The offense charged in the information is that he did falsely* and feloniously utter and publish as true a certain altered, false, forged and counterfeited public record, to- wit; The returns from the parish of Vernon of au election held for Presidential electors, in the State of Louisiana, on the seventh day of November, 1876, as shown by the original returns of said election made by* the Super visors of Election for the parish of Vernon, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged and counterfeited, with intent to in jure aud defraud, etc. The case came up upon numerous bills of exceptions and assignments of errors. We shall confine our examination to such of them only as are necessary to the decision of the issue presented to us. The prosecution was commenced by* an in formation filed by* the District Attorney for the parish of Orleans, and it is objected ou behalf of the prisoner that the filing of an information is not allowable, because—first, there has never been a preliminary examina tion of any specific charge agaiust him, and that he did not waive such examination, and has not had au opportunity of meeting the witnesses against hint and ol cross-examining them; seeoniL there has not been any finding by an examining officer that the offense charged has been committed, nor any adju dication by such officer that the prisoner was guilty thereof; third, the information filed is a flagrant violation of section 1010 Revised Statutes of 1870. The section merely provides how prelimi nary examinations before committing Magis trates shall be conducted, and is much the same as the statute of other States upon that subject. The objections are not well founded. It has never been supposed that a preliminary examination by a committing Magistrate was an indispensable precursor to a prose cution, either by indictment or information. [After sustaining its decision overruling the points made by the defense and citing English and American authorities, the Chief Justice proceeds to set forth the technical defects in the indictment upou which the decision of the court below is reversed.] We have said thus much upon those points of the defense which affect particularv the constitution of the tribunal, and the kind of proceeding by and through which the trial was had, to the end that the rightfulness of the one and the legality of the other may be vindicated. We now turn to the investiga tion of some of the alleged defects which the prisoner claims vitiate the prosecution, and here it is necessary to state succinctly the requirements of the statutes touching elections, in order to understand the nature of the objections. The commissioners arc appointed for each poll, whose duty is to count the vote imme diately upon its close; to make duplicate lists of them, with very minute specifications of certain details, and deliver one of them to the fiupcrvimjr of registration of the parish and the other to the clerk of the Dis trict Court. The supervisor of registration within twenty-four hours thereafter, must consolidate such returns to be certified as correct by the clerk of the District Court, and he must forward the consolidated re turns, with the originals received by him, to the returning officers. These officers, known in common parlance as the returning board, must meet in New Orleans within ten days after the closing of the election, and can vass and compile the statement of votes made by the commissioners of election. The presiding officer (of this board) shall open in the presence of its members the state ments of the commissioners of election, and they shall from said statements canvass aud compile the returns of the election in dupli cate, deposit one in the office of the Secre tary of State, and make public* proclamation of the other bv printing in the official journal. Acts 1873, page 15. The act was approved November 20, 1872. The offense charged in the information is uttering and publishing as true a certain altered public record, to wit: The returns from the parish of Vernon, as shown by the original returns of said election made by the supervisor of election. When the State offered in evidence the alleged public* record, the defendant ob jected on the ground that it did not conform to the description contained in the informa tion; or, in other words, that it was not the record for the uttering and publishing of which, altered and forged, he was criminally charged. Thereupon the State moved to amend by striking out the words “original returns,” and inserting “consolidated state ment of votes, parish of Vernon,” in lieu thereof, and by striking out the words “su pervisor of election,” and inserting in their stead “supervisor of registration.” The amendment was permitted and the trial proceeded on the information as amended, and a bill was reserved. We do not propose to consider the right to amend, because the situation of the accused, though changed, was improved by the substitution and his chances of escape increased. The document was again offered iu evidence un der the amendment and received. Whenever forgery* of an instrument or the uttering of a forged instrument is charged, and the instrument has a legal definition und.meauing—that is to say, has certain characteristics or qualities imparted to it by law—it is not needful to set it forth in the information with rniuute precision, because the general or legal term by which it is known sufficiently designates the kind of in strument meant. Thus a bond or a will is an instrument known to the law, and the law dictates what shall be known and held to be a bond or a will. But when a statute pro rides for an instrument, not known to the law hitherto, or in other words, creates it and impresses upon it certain features pecu liar to itself, forgery cannot be committed by making a false statutory one in a form not provided by the statute, even though it be so like the genuine one as to deceive most persons, and the uttering of such false and altered instrument would not be pun ishable. 2 Bishop Criminal Law, sec. 506. Under our statute It Is oply necessary to set out the purport of any instrument, dr to designate it by name, if it is usually known by one, in an indictment for forging, utter- ering, etc. (Rev. Stats., 1870, section 1049.) But in order to be forgery the instru ment thus set out aud charged to be felo- uiously made, must be of such character that, if genuine, it would be evidence of the fact it recites. The instrument must be such that when forged, it does or may tend to prejudice the rights of another, or, as put by Bishop, it must either appear on its face to be one, which, if true, would be legally capable of effecting a fraud : (Secs. 503,511; State vs. Smith, 8 Yerg. 150 Bar- num vs. State, 15 Ohio 717; State vs. Snow, not yet reported.) The instrument charged iu the amended information as having been falsely uttered is the “consolidated statement of votes, parish Vemon, made by the supervisor of registration.” The statute nowhere gives to this consolidated statement any* efficacy or value as evidence of the result of the elec tion, nor does it anywhere direct or permit it to be used as a means of ascertaining such result. The returning officers are not required to use it. The instruments or documents they are required to canvass are the original returns of the commissioners, and from them and them alone they must com pile the vote. This “consolidated state ment” of the “supervisor of registra tion” is of so little account that its pre servation among the archives of either parish or State is not commanded. The clerk of court is not furnished with a (jgpli- caie, as he is of the ccn^mhs.sionuiV returns. There is no officer who is authorized by law to give a certified copy of it for use as evi dence, or for any other use. The clerk is directed to certify it as correct, and this ap- >ears to have been required so that it may >e known to conform to the duplicate list of commissioners’ returns in his office: and after it is so, certified the supervisor trans mits to the returning officers along with the original returns sent him by the commis sioners, and from the latter alone thev com pile the vote. If who supervisors of registration of every parish in the State should alter and forge every* consolidated statement of votes made by each one respectively, and transmit them thus altered and forged to the returning of ficers, and these officers should canvass and compile the votes as the statute requires, not from these consolidated statements, but from the unaltered commissioners’ returns, no injury would be suffered by any individual or by the body politic. The supervisors’ con solidated statement is not made by the stat ute the basis of the final canvass and com pilation of the vote, as the original re turns of the commissioners are, and hence the alteration and forgery of all of them, the returns of the commissioners re maining unaltered would not change the re sult of the election in any parish. To con stitute forgery, the forged instrument must j be one which, if genuine, may injure au-1 other, and this must appear, either from the description of the instrument, or by the averment of matter aliunde. Where, from aught that appears in the information, the instrument was a nudum pactum, or of no effect, forgery cannot be predicated upon it. People vs. Tomlinson, 35 Cal., 503. And the same principle, of course, applies to the uttering of a forged instrument. It is unnecessary for us to say whether the consolidated returns of the supervisor of registration, without the clerk’s certificate, is or is uot a public record, susceptible of forgery. It is sufficient to remark that the paper offered in evidence is not the instru ment, the utterance of which as forged is charged upon the defendant. After conviction a motion in arrest of judgment was made, because it was-not charged in the information, either in its original form or as amended, that the utter ing or publishing the alleged altered and forged instrument was done by the defen dant in any official capacity, either as one of the returning officers or in any capacit other than as au individual, and that sue offense could only have been committed in an official capacity to operate an injury to or fraud upou any person or body politic. It is evident that the uttering and publish ing by a private person, or by* a person in any public capacity other than that of re turning officer of elections, could not have injured or defrauded anyone. Suppose that four Presidents of as many banks in this city had uttered and published as true, al tered and forged consolidated statements of votes of any parish at an election, as made by the supervisor of registration, and had caused the same to be printed iu the official journal under their signatures as Presidents of the banks, would they have been in dictable therefor under the Statute? And why not ? Simply because they had no ‘ legal mission or authority to do that act, and as no legal effect would be produced by it, no one would be injured or defrauded by it. Every one is presum ;d to know the law, and therefore to know that the persons, thus altering and publish,ng, were without authority to do that pailicular act, and that it was void and of no effect when done. Hence it is the essence of this crime that it should have been committed by a public officer, whose function it was to prepare and publish the true canvass and compilation of votes, and the averment that he uttered and published the false canvass and compilation in his official capacity, and under color of his office, is essential in an information to sup port a conviction, aud justify a judgment thereon. The information has not such averment. The charge of the Judge below*, which is admirable in its judicial tone and temper, though, as we have seen, erroneous ou the questions of law* we have reviewed, pro ceeds throughout on the idea or assumption that the act charged in the information as criminal was done in the defendant's official capacity. Even the instructions asked by the defendant’s counsel are based on that idea. It was nowhere so charged. It is not needful to say more for the deci sion of this cause, nor were we inclined to advert to any of its features, other than those directly presented by the record, but we are driven from this reticent attitude by having spread before us in the printed argument of some of the defendant’s coun sel an open letter, dated “Washington, Fel*- ruary 4, 1878,” addressed to the prisoner, and * signed by Johft Sherman, Stanley Matthews and others, in which the public, and the people from which the jurors are to be drawn for his trial, is informed that he is falsely accused and maliciously per secuted. A few years ago—it was within the present decade—a member of the British Parliament undertook to influence the course of a public prosecution, then pending in an English court, against a fraudulent claimant of the honors and estates of an ancient house. The criminal trial there, as here, had been pre ceded by a civil proceeding, and Kith were* of unexampled duration, so that the ques tion, who was the rightful heir of the Tieh- borae family ? had extended beyond the legal circle, and had invaded social and political life. When the unwarrantable publication had been made by the member of Parliament under his own signature, in which be had endeavored to bring opprobrium upon the court and its officers by charging that the claimant was falsely accused and malicious ly persecuted, Lord Chief Justice Cock- burn promptly repressed his impertinent though not interested zeal by inflicting upou him a fine of £250, and sentenced him, in default of payment, to imprisonment iii the county jail. He went to jail, and there remaiued until a relation released him by paying his tine. On the reassembling of Parliament at its next session, the Judge formally communi cated his action to the House of Commons, that it might be officially known he hud not wantonly invaded its 'privilege, and that body, ever watchful over the inviolability of those privileges, silently approved the Judge’s vindication of the sanctity of his court. Public opinion, in this instance and in this country, can alone exercise that punitive power, the employment of which is equally well merited on both occasions. It is ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the judgment and sentence of the lower court is voided aud reversed, that the ver dict of the jury is set aside, and that the prisoner be discharged from custody. A SUPPRESSED BIOGRAPHY Air. Frotliiimliam’ft “Life of Gerrit Smith”- Why it* Publication wan Stopped —The Author's Explana tion, New York Times. During the latter part of last Decem ber Rev. Octavius Brooks Prothingham’s “Life of Gerrit Smith” was published by Messrs. George P. Putnam’s Sons, and ou Friday* last that firm announced that the biography had been withdrawn from publication. The reason of the sup pression of the work, which was hailed as a noteworthy and valuable addition to American biography*, is the refusal of the family of Gerrit Smith to accept as his tory the story given by Mr. Frothingham of the great Abolitionist’s connection with John Brown. Mr. Frothingham explained the matter last night to a Times reporter. The stereotype plates of the biography, accord ing to Mr. Frothingham, belong to Mrs. Miller, a daughter of Gerrit Smith, who lives in Geneva. By the terms of the agreement between Mrs. Miller and the Messrs. Putnam, 4thor party had the l ight to withdraw* within thirty days. If the owner of the work wished to stop its publication she could do so by acquaint ing the publishers with her desire; and the publishers could send back the stereotype plates whenever they chose within the period of time specified. Mr. Frothingham said he passed a great deal of time in collecting materials for the biography ; he lived for a time a* the old homestead in Peterboro’ and worked slowly. Either Mrs. Miller or John Cochrane, Mr. Smithuephew, could have read the manuscript if either had desired to do so. As for the facts, Mr. Frothingham says they are un impeachable. Gerrit Smith was inti mately acquainted, he insists,, with John Brown’s general plan. Of the particulars in the Harper’s Ferry matter nobody but Brown himself knew until all was over. Mr. Frothing ham finds no difficulty in explaining Smith’s denial of his connection with Brown. After the capture of the old warrior, most of his associates fled to Canada. Gerrit Smith was at Peterboro, too ill to leave his home. He had been suffering from a nervous disorder, and soon afterward he went to a private asy lum near Utica, wln*re he passed a monti*. When he left the asylum tL,c umntry was still agitated about the John Brown* raid. Mr. Smith denied specifically any knowl edge of the Harper’s Ferry*” matter, and his denial was literally* true. But that was merely incidental, and Mr Jxmiih had thorough knowledgeqX Bmjwu’s plans in general. This is Mr. Frothingham*s explanation. Mr. F. B. SanbonYs Life of John Brown contains statements which support Mr. Frothingham. Only the first edition of the Life of Gerrit Smith had been published, comprising one thousand copies. These have nearly all been sold, so that the boo|^ will be come rare within a few months after it was first given into the printer’s hands, Mr. Frothingham does n**t know whether or not Mis. MiUe* and Mr. Cochrane in tend to buy up the copies of the work extant. It is probable that the public libraries are furnished with copies, which will be jealously guarded. Mrs. Miller did not demand the suppression of the volume until the second week in February. HAYES, THE* NON ELECT. Suii«et Cox’* Klnsrius; Reply to Hew- Itt’tt Extraordinary Speech. Congressional Record. March 13. But, Mr. Chairman, I would not for an hour or a moment have left my duty* in the chair- but for the conclusion of n.y colleague’s (Mr. Hewitt’s) two hours’ speech of yesterday. I could not misin terpret its drift. It was intended to “quiet title.” Lawyers know* what that means. Bills for that purpose are some times equitable but always timid. Often times they are the baleful fruit of unrest. My colleague, with all his diplomatic, political, mechanical, metaphysical, fiscal, prophetic, moral, or religious genius, cannot quiet one particular title. lie cannot read that one title clear to tic White nouse, or any other mansio* [Laughter.] Being in great part re sponsible for the electoral commission, he would naturally desire to have its re suits certified as good. They were bad, especially from the time of the Florida count, and no washing will wring out t!."’ damned spot. With its stain the multi tudinous seas will continue to be in carnadined till the present Executive retires for a better man. * Supposing—which is a violence—that the technical pow*ers of the electoral law were observed; yet there is a higher 1 ‘stat ute of frauds” which will never obliterai or whiten the damned spot. No special pleadings, no refinements of social sci ence, no snaps of parliamentary* Practice, no tortuous conduct during the count or since, no whining lor content, no timidity of wealth, no odor of sanctity over the deed can ever eradicate the damned spot. It will not out. It was said that if there was fraud, tbv counted non-elect President was not privy or guilty. But the answer return*. “Why is the receiver to lie cleared, and the forger who helped him to the pro perty go unpunished ?” When my col league points to the scandalous breaches of faith which have marked the acces sion and conduct of this Electoral Com mission President, why does he not stig matize this fact, to-wit—that to-dav Yi non-elccted man holds the highest office in America by the crime of convicted forgers ? And why, why, why does the convicted, by the receiver’s consent, re tain one of the most important Federal offices in Louisiana ? If the non-elect, by such means and by thus approving, is not a fraud, or a party to H, why do we still hold relations through our customs service, with the incriminated and con victed ? Well and truly did my colleague sho w the breaches of faith and trust which this quasi-President has committed as tw civil service. He said well and truly that the non-elect had dishonored hfs platform troth and his inaugural promt c by the nomination of personal and in competent men to diplomate position. But, “most lame and impotent conclu sion 1” my colleague thinks the incumbent who sit* upon a petrification of sytemati. chicanery is not himself culpable. The temple and the steps to it may be nr. abomination; but the high priest—oh, 1 is immaculate! Mr. Chairman, tlie present Executiv. was somewhat informally denounced by me the other day as a fraud. There were many reasons of a personal nature why 1 should have been the le t t<» have made the remark which excited the ire of one gallant member. I had known this President in younger, happier, and better days. I had been prompt here to recog nize his situation a friend would visit one in trouble whom he once respected. I had in an elaborate Fourth of July speech made a part of my theme the necessities of recognizing the de facto, even when morally we were bound to affix the “badge of fraud.” Some duties here are paramount. We often practice before a bad court. Our clientage de mand it; but even in so small a matte; as writing a missive for apolitical enemy —I found that a political apostate, under Presidential guidance, for personal spite —I mean the P'xstzuaster General, was prompt to attempt to injure me with party’ friends for recognizing this d. facto relation; und so prompt that he printed a letter of mine and that of Air. Sayler, of Ohio* in favor of this Republi can gentleman; so as to draw from il Some sense of recognition of the official who was acting us President. I am aware that nobody cares for these personal matters, but sometimes they serve io Illustrate social and political ethics, and in this case they do more. They* point this moral; that when on<* takes an office to which he was not elect - ed, and takes it through crooked patho and under absolute proofs of guilt, it is best not to trust anything he does. When my colleague (Air. Hewitt), therefore, makes out the present locum tens ns of tin White House as coming in with the rad- ant beauty of innocency and rich in tin. opulence of civil service refined, and yet believes that he lias since dishonored even* pledge of his to civil service reform, is il not meet to ask, “ How can we gather any good fruit from such scraggy shrub bery ?” • Once Gen. Gpin» aald that no man worthy the office of President should .be willing to hold it if counted in or placed there by any fraud. Better than that ; the Democrats, who never flinched in the last Congress, told their constitu ents before they parted last year that— “Under the forms of law*. Rutherford II Hayes has been declared President of the United States. His title rests upon disfranchisement of lawful voters, the false certificates of the returning officers acting corruptly, and the deer sion of a commission which has refused to hear evidence of alleged fraud. For the first time are the American people confronted with the fact of a fraudu lently elected President. Let it not be understood tliat the fraud -w ill be silently acquiesced In by the country'- Let no hour pass in which the usurpation 1 forgotten.” After signing that paper am I to si 1 still here and listen to apologies for such t title resting upon tho disfranchisement of lawful voters > Am I to acquiesce in a power based on false certifications? Am I to endorse corruption m retumin:: officers? Shall I bow and bow obsequi ously before a commission w-hioh refused to hear the evidence of alleged fraud? We said that it would and should not be acquiesced in by* the country*. Shall we keep our promise ? We said that no hour should pass in which the usurps tion should be forgotten. Others may- let the hours dance gayly in the goldeu light of patronage; and ethers may be ‘^bonded” to listen to the strains of the silver veto, out my constituents may* can cel my commission if I forget the” troth we made to each other when we signed “the Congressional address” aqd pledged ourselves that never should there be rest for this wicketino»*. Never! Never! ?ri) Goods. B. f. MEinrcC 157 Brouf-hton street. WE HAVE TOST RECEIVED THE FOLLOW- WHICH WE OFFER AT OCR USUAL LOW PRICES. 100 A choice lot of Plain an.l strim.l mint™ SILKS, from Sic. a,» tOLORED A lot of Elejrant Emhn.klnrttl WHITE moim SUITS far Children a,,,i ^ i " PI Vt’E A full line of White NAINSOOK. Children and Miasea. • Very Fine FREXCH A full line of White Sd FREXCH ORGANDIES. A full line of Flue SCOTCH, thin NAINSOOKS, Full lines of WHITE SWISS MCI LS VTi-rn RiAand bishop s lawns. vi to ' 80 p taaTle ihish It low pri^ - WarranU - 1 «" Lmen. A splendid assortment. f LINEN TAR I pvap KINS and DOYLIES. *AHLE NAP ham ask HONEY - An elegant line of Ladies- soani* Blonde LACE XEckscAUES.’ S[Vlnab and A " vti .L-xi'"''' EMBROIDERED SILK LACK NECKTIES, new designs. 20 ml.Tf'i'w “ve "l-ti EMBROIDERED " 1IITE EACF. NECKTIES, from 25c. up. 50 dozen NEW CORSETS, including the popu- lvL.ol:" lpar ''' auU -odeEd Corsets. Ladies extra HOSIERY l . lon K BROWN bai.briggan CMdrenV. very fine an,I handsome FANCY BALBRIGGAN HOSIERY spring colors. 100 Smh'hau-$k sl,pertoe BR0WN A splendid assortment of HAMBURG FW- BROlDEWra, in canduie and Muslins, handsome designs and extra fine Agents for R. J. ROBERT'S PARABOLA NEEDLES an.l RAZOR-STEEI/ bSssomJ mhis-tf * “the best in the world. WISHES TO CALL ATTENTION TO HIS HAVING RECEIVED A VERY CHOICE LINE OF 'iiig & Summer Silks ALSO, AN ELEGANT LOT OF BLACK BROS GRAIN SILK, All of which will be offered at the Very Closest Prices! 450 PIECES EMBROIDERED 0 & " gs Ranging in price from S cents a yard to $‘I 50 a yard. SPECIAL BARGAINS LADIES’ UNDERCLOTHING NYTHICII has been largely replenished, and n now includes many NEW DESIGNS. An inspection of these frotnls cannot fail to con vince the purchaser that in p»int of finish and quality of material as well ah Lowness of Price! they surpass any that has been offered in this City at corresponding prices. 100 dozen TWO-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in Spring colors, at 50 cents a pair; actual value $1 00 a pair. 500 dozen LADIES', GENTS’ ami MISSES’ HOSE, to close, reduced fully 25 per cent. A JOB LOT CONSISTING OF ABOUT SIXTY PIECES Black Silk Warp Henrietta Cloth, LUPIN'S BLACK FRENCH CASHMERES AND TAMISE CLOTHS, TO BE CLOSED AT A Great Reduction FROM FORMER PRICES. 50 BLACK THREAD EMBROIDERED DOL- MANS, at less than half of last year’s prices. DANIEL HOGAN. “I’ll drink to thee," Ulysses cried. As he saileff the Golden Gate. ; “No paltry draught cJ common wine, But a Lumber of whisky straight. " Then bumpers he took, the story runs, Till they numbered almost a score; When a dreamful sleep o’er the hero came, And he drank to the Gate no more. The convict labor question is provok ing discussion in New Jersey. It is pro posed in the Legislature of iW State to prohibit the making of hats and shoes in the SU»te prison, because the manufacture of these articles is a business which five thousand or six thousand honest persons are dependent on for the support of their families, and it is ucjua to bring cheap convict labo; in competition with them. It »s admitted, however, that the prisoners must be kept employed, and if possible made to earn their own living; and it is proposed that they shall be put al work in pursuits in w!> ; h other States are more largely engaged than New Jersey. B’At suppose all the other States should adopt this plan also; would not the imagined advantages of it be annulled, and the convicts of every State be brought in competition with honest labor of all others?—St. Louis Republican. , X PIECES BLACK TAMISE CLOTH. W 1 •) inches wide, at 75c. awl $1. worth -*%c. more. BLACK FLORENTINE BINGALINE. CAMEL HAIR GRENADINE. BLACK ALPAf A, and a full line of BLACK GOODS generally ami ex ceptional value. 50 pieces BLACK and COLORED HUNTING, in all the different shades, ns low as J»c. 30 pieces NEW BOCRETTE SUITING. 100 clOii-n Gents’ LINE* HANDKERCHIEFS, hemstitched, 3-4 size, at w-. 3 ’ worth double, !« dozen Ladies' HEMSTITCHED rtwo-inch hem), at $2, 52 50 and £L 150 dozen M LINEN HEMMED HANDKER CHIEFS, at 5c., 8c., Wand I2c. 10 pieces 104 LINEN SHEETING, a life drive. 20 pieces PILLOW CASE UNp*; ,* ~-i. : width from W to ■*> ent prices, inches. ranging dozen DAMASK LINEN NAPKINS, at 75c. tojiau. The above goods having Seen purehas.-.i du ring the large Ijnen Auction ris, we snail offer them at much below .am . 4-1 heavy, , worth Ute. Mrs. Hayes told a reporter in Ohio a few days ago tliat she finds Washington a delightful place of residence. “The White House,’* she said, “is such an ele gant home ; the rooms are so large and so splendid that I am perfectly in love w*ith it. Just now, .too, the conservatory is filled with such a profusion of magnifi cent flowers! I brought some cut flowers with me for the especial benefit of my friends.” 21 welbs FAMILY LINEN, Richardson, Sous & Otrden. at 1 K - The biggest drive in TOWELS ever offered. 100 dozen PLAIN HUL'K, at 100 dozen DAMASK TOWELS, at l2**e 200 dozen EXTRA LARGE HUCK, the t**st 25c. towel in the world. ail dozen VERY LARGE HUCK TOWELS, at $2 50, good value for $3 5°. 3,000 yards “ BRAOANEA" SlJmNQH- equal to Linen, 40 inches . * ’ 15c., worth 25c. We purchased the io . 50 dozen Gents' UNLAUNDRIEL SinRTH^at 50c., 75c. and $1. Every Shirt warranteu a per feet fit. dozen Ladies^ L'NLALN^JflL? SKIRTS, at .50c., SL 31 A * 15U ’ v v 33, with fine embroidery. The largest and most complete hoe of SUN SHADES and PARASOLS ever offered by 10,000 yards HAMBURG EDGINGS, fine goo* Beautiful designs hiJAWNET^R^^® NAINSOOKS and LINEN. trashy, cheap goods among them. 100 WHITE and COLORED SHAWLS, at about fifty cents on the uonar what It cost to make them. 35 pieces SPRING CASSMERE fur Mefi an Boys. NAVY BLUE 6-1 and « SITTINGS. NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER. GRAY & 0’BEIEU. mhlQ-tf