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J. H. ESTILL,
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Savannah. Ga.
. Iell », } |{collect of MIm .Mamie
" r >t ior ll* r Album.
Well, what shall it be k
t ry. <>r the restless sea,
billows, weird phantoms of
racing from darkness to
star beams, sparkling in
on crests of the sea?
•act which leaps from the
grandeur all nature keeps
id of the wild waters roar-
ii.-ir melodies pouring,
s all solemn and still,
stream leaps from the hill?
tl r.v ret, which modestly
* >r mid silent tombs
olding to gladden the eye,
ciise rising on high.
It silent, it speaks to the
anting that life must de-
A. N. S.
vim/wt 14. 1878.
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all of'
ami ha
Georgia Affair8.
j.l oritics of Columbus arc still ex-
,g with kerosene oil tvs a street
r. hen v)l’ gas. S3 far but little dif-
has been seen in the strength and
,r the two lights, while the
will cost $12 50 per annum per
: : the latter $30.
.fin continue to infest Columbus.
,■ »ayo that a gentleman of that
L Corelv troubled with a drunken
M..ud.iv night. Said tramp made
LaraU* attempts to enter his house,
only forced to leave by threats of
to his person. That paper thinks
mc.isuivr- of protection should be
its citizens against the insults of
. s rii from the F.iberton Gazette that
- h of December the gin-house of
.hum - M. S^ith, which contained
mndred bales of cotton, was set on
,.mr of his employes, and, before
could be suppressed, nearly one
bales of cotton were destroyed.
t,dy f,>r the proprietor, hr had a
an employed, who saw the lire be
lt under much headway, and the
,a> promptly given, else the loss
have reached near to six or seven
1 bales, instead of one hundred,
•ck Mr. T. B. Rainey “caught up
hree of these tire fiends at Bolton,
»ne ,*f the party, a woman, confessed
t. and implicated the other two. All
ete taken to Athens, and placed in
wait trill for their crime,
ichange observes that “it has been
1, \\e believe, by sanitarians, that
vgnated with the effluvia of guano
i i\v to health.” If this be true,
ii- section of country will soon be
tl-iest in the world.
>hn Robinson, of circus notoriety, is,
, a property holder in Atlanta,
o’j berry, a colored citizen of Cov-
has recently written a work on the
;y of the colored race, which will
y soon be published,
ibitious gentleman of Americas has
announced himself an independent
i- for the Forly-seventh Congress,
e election com-s off in 1SS0. That
might be called taking time by the
-m-p >ndent of the Sandersville
writing from Wadley about the
»us murder there duriug Christmas
f Mr. (»uinton Stephens, says that
has yet been obtained as to the
itors of the crime. He thinks that
pgravated ease like this, the whole
ting enveloped in darkness and
. tin* Governor should go to the
•lit of Un- law in the matter of offer-
ward. the county should offer $500
•o' 1 reward, and every good citizen
give ;i«. much as he can reasonably
By this means the several rewards
iggn gate $2,000 at least, and per-
c-hm or $4,000. This would be
t to induce a most thorough aud
g investigation by the best detec
tin' country, and in all probability
* light one of the most atrocious
ng man residing near Stone Moun-
> w days ago, while in a state of in-
>n. attempted to commit suicide by
hi- throat with a poeket kuife. An
i> 'Gif shirt collar, however, foiled
dc.-ign, the knife barely penetrating
ir . and inflicting a slight scratch in
hty of his jugular. Since he sober-
e has not repeated the experiment.
If }ou will imbibe too’ freely wear
-Iborton Gazette advocates that the
nd bar of the Northern Circuit com-
1 er« ,-t a suitable monument over
> e Of the late Colonel Ihomas W.
, of Elbert county.
■"".j S>nt'uul is anxious for Augus-
and secure for herself the State
r - fall. It thinks that city’s chances
ce it stated that Mr. J. K. Ilines and
tile Evans were married in Sanders-
^ "cek. Mr. Hines is a young gen-
wh(t has many friends in this city,
horn wish hint long continued health
Mol)uthe .Journal: “But, aside from the
«*f the case, the brave, high-toned
•'* Georgia can never forgive Mr.
^m-aking, under-handed raan-
i*t in w hich he first disseminated liis charges
° i-'urruptiou against the Governor.”
Athens Uai>huuui: “It will be remem-
that about a year ago two negroes
p no w re confined in Oglethorpe county jail
i the jailer down and made their es-
l>n •''•iturday afternoon last, Messrs.
‘” a, ‘ ( 1 Holcombe, of our police force,
' in iCl ' a Pturing one of them,
•atned \\ inston Allen, who was originally
''.'‘prisoned on a charge of stealing eotton
‘r »in .Mr. John Winter, of Wlntervflle. He
** ii .‘ ^ out I 1 Carolina ever since hia
’ ape until seme two w r eeks 6ince, when he
••mured back, and was promptly 4 gob-
»*ea up aiul placed in Sheriff Browning’s
■ U, await the requisition of the authori-
“<*s of Oglethorpe county.”
The following remarkable story of a free
uc. and Die sad effects of “a vaulting am-
•ition which oft o’erleaps Itself,” is re-
, ed j y the Americas Republican. We ro-
protUuw. it i only remarking that if that calf
au nave remained content with the honors it
'An already gained, it would not have come
•j an untimely end: “One evening last
* ***» 25 Macon bound train was near-
trf i- e 'm CU9 ’ a - vear Bng crlf was on the
i’ihm engineer attempted to frighten
:/ r bV T blowIn e whistle, but to no pur-
.'7 ’ seems that the calf wanted a ride,
ud w ould not be scared out of It. When
e struck Hie calf it rolled over
, 1 :£ e ^ow-eatcher, where it rode quietly
^ e P ot, > chewing the cud of cou-
coif ° n ’ ^ ben Ibc engine stopped Mr.
Wa f ^ e P OR lted in the cotton yard by
some of the bauds unhurt. It then w r alked
J. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1879.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
around, viewed the suburbs of town near
the depot, and headed for the railroad
again some hundred yards up—as the train
started off—taking position on the track for
another ride. This time it was not quick
enough, and lost three legs, and conse
quently had to be killed. We are inclined
to believe that dead-heading through life
is a poor thing—as well for human beings
as for the brute creation.”
The Augusta Keening Sentinel f in another
lengthy article on the Hill-Murphy affair,
expresses its opinion as follows: “It is
very certain that Mr. Hill must prepare to
receive blows as well as give them. So far,
the majority of the press is arrayed against
him, and a powerful party machinery will
be moved in the same direction, and with
perfect concert and organization. He will
have no child’s play when the real campaign
opens. His record is full of mistakes. He
cannot be relied upon to keep his position.
When Tom Xast hailed him in a famous
cartoon as a hard-money man, one week,
he had to change his bill for a bole in
the ground, the next. Just now he has
the sympathy of thousands in his war upon
a false system, but bow long he can hold
that sympathy remains to be seen. If what
seems to be a well authenticated statement
be true, Mr. Hill, in a very brief period,
shifted from a vociferous enemy of the
State Koad to one of the lessees, just as he
strode out of his uncompromising ‘Notes’
to his pronunciamento of 1870-71, which
was another kind of note altogether. These
things have been forgiven but not forgotten.
In his war on lobbying, be will be backed
up. How long he will keep up the war on
one side is a matter of conjecture. He is
too versatile and Johnsonian to remain
long on a single line of controversy. If he
has determined to remain steadfast this
time, let him add immensely to his cause by
a pledge, while he is Senator, to abandon
fee-taking as a lawyer, in Atlanta, Wash
ington, or any other place. Nothing so de
tracts from Senatorial dignity as this huck
stering between times, as if "modern states
manship consisted in being half peddler and
half demagogue. Ben. Hill, lu eager chase
of a legal fee, while a Senator from Geor
gia, is not a more wholesome spectacle than
a subaltern at At lanta turning a penny in the
same direction.”
The contest over the Macon municipal
election has been dismissed before Judge
Holt, on motion of the contestants. This
action does not stop the contest, however.
The Telegraph land Messenger of yesterday
says: “In this dismissal of the case as it
stood yesterday, no concession of rights are
made, nor is the case abandoned. The writ
of quo tearranto will now be resorted to, and
the proceedings will be carried on to the
full extent, as previously intended. The
testimony already collected will prove
of no service as it now stands, ex
cept in giving valuable information to
the attorney, for the contestants. The guo
warranto will be sued out before Judge
Simmons to-day. The case will come up be
fore that gentleman and a jury. The jury will
be drawn by him as other juries are drawn,
and by enactment of the Legislature he is
empowered with authority to so direct the
proceedings that they shall be concluded in
ten days.” It is believed, though, that
more time than ten days will be consumed
before the matter is decided.
Florida Affairs.
Florida sent $1,510 S3 to Memphis last
summer for the yellow fever sufferers.
The Jacksonville Union publishes this
piece of valuable information. It says:
“A year or two ago we placed twenty-five
oranges iu a box, packing them in dry sand
—tliis the 20th of December—placed the
box on a shelf where the air was uniform.
Six months afterward, on examination we
found all fresh and sound, except two,
which were exposed on the top. Will others
try the experiment ?”
The ground assigned by Governor Drew
for his refusal to give Bisbee a certificate of
election, is that he had no power under law
to do so, having alredy issued a certificate
as required to Hon. N. A. Hull.
People were thrown out of bed by Sunday
night’s “quake” iu St. Augustine. Much
commotion was also stirred up in Jackson
ville.
The Orange County Reporter strongly urges
Hon. W. Archer Cocke a-s the successor of
Conoverin the United States Senate.
We sec it stated in the Tallahassee
Floridian that the present Legislature, in
point of dignity and intelligence, is quite
an improvement on its predecessors for
many years past.
News from all parts of the State, says the
Jacksonville Breeze, indicate the presence
of the earthquake widely extended through
our State. Various are the conjectures as
to its cause and its effects. Some were
made to think of the end of time, and it is
suggested by 6ome that it will furnish
abundant theme for the Second Adventists,
and yet our world rolls on aud busy life
still stirs.
According to the Fernandina Express, not
withstanding the fact that nearly two inches
of snow lay on the ground for tw'enty-four
hours, and the novelty of sleigh riding was
indulged in by the citizens of that city, it
has yet to hear of any injury done fruit
trees. Orange aud lemon trees iu the city
arc looking green aud healthy, and reports
from the country state that no trees were
killed or even injured.
The following post offices were estab
lished in Florida during the last quarter of
1878: Salem, Taylor county: Spring War
rior, Taylor county; Green Hill, Taylor
county; Hopevillc, Hernando county; Bay
St. Joseph, Hillsboro county; Middleton,
Suwannee county; Rio Carabellc, Irankllu
county; Albion, Levy county.
The Jacksonville Sun and Press, on ac
count of the late earthquake, heads its col
umn of State notes “The Quaked State.”
General Lee’s birthday will be celebrated
at 3:30 p. m. in the House of Representatives,
Tallahassee. From .the Floridian we learn
that “the services will be appropriate to
such a day and such an occasion. The ad
dress will be delivered by Colonel T. W.
Brevard, wh'.'se oratorical powers are well
known. This comuici*i.or2^ion is in aid of
the ‘Lee Memorial Association’ amhurued
by the Legislature of Virginia, the object of
which is to erect a monument to the memo
ry of the great soldier whose merits even
those who resisted his genius acknowledge.
Florida Agriculturist: “A few days since
we had the pleasure of an interview with G.
ii. Norris, of Spring Garden, \ olusia coun
ty ou the subject of shipping
fruit. Mr. fconi* was returning
from Chicago, whither he had been with
a car-load of oranges. He starteu fcjjtn
Jacksonville with 35,W oranges about the
20th ult., the car arriving in Chip*? 0 °n the
27th—seven days on the way. lie says that
it wiU not pay to ship to Chicago urness
each shipment i= accompanied by a-reluble
man, to see to the tmnpfyrriug and immedi
ate forwarding of the ears oy t.;e
various lines over which they pass,
and during cold weather to warm
the cars by gas stoves or otherwise, else me
delays may be ruinous, or the intense
duriug the winter freeze aud utterly destroy
them. At Jacksonville Mr. Norris asked the
agent if he went on by the express train ir
he could rely upon having file c$r forwarded
at ouce, aud was Assured that it v*s all
rio’hi. He went on, advertised his oranges
to^arrive at & certain time. They were ten
hours behind time. Notwithstanding the
fact that extra care had been L»ken in cur
ing, packing and handling, there was some
decay—sufficient to show that delays are
dargerous. The car from Jacksonville cost
$135, half fare ticket for Mr. Norris, and
full fare back. The oranges sold at $3 2o
to $4 50 per hundred.”
In a late issue the Jacksonville Breeze con
tains this caustic rebuke. Under the head
of “au outrage” it says: “The Sun and
Press, in its tasuc of this morning in an
article on ‘Who Will Win the Prize? re
ferring to the election of United States
Senator, writes as follows: ‘How tnuen
money any of these gentlemen (meaning
the candidates) has to help along, we know
not, and it is possible none will be required,
hut it is not quite certain that a t lor.ua
legislature is auy more virtuous thau
similar bodies In other States, though such
a fact may be demonstrated this winter.
Such a suggestion is worthy the source from
which it emanates, aud is beyond
doubt entitled to the credit of unique
ness, because there is probably but one
author who would be guilty of such insult
to the dignity and character of a new
legislative body on the second day or its
first session. The editor, no doubt, is meas
uring this body of men and law-makers by
those who have preceded them for the past
eight or ten years. But he should remem
ber that those were composed of an entirely'
different set of men, largely of his own par
ty and stripe, and that these are of an^en
tirely different stripe altogether; and that
from these, the whole State feels confident,
a widely different course of conduct will be ,
the policy. To say the least, a suggestion of
bribery, such as made by this paper—that
claims to be the best and has four Limes the
circulation of any paper in the State, and
therefore wields four times the mightier in
ti uence, etc., etc.—is simply unmitigated
impudence, and deserves to be so regarded
by the whole peonle.”
Florida has a prospective rival to Dr.
Carver, the famous shot, in the person of
Mr. C. P. Davis, who resides near Jamonia,
in Leon county. The Floridian says thaton
Friday last at the fair grounds in Talla
hassee he “amazed and delighted the as
semblage with au exhibition of his wonder
ful skill as a marksman. He succeeded iu
breaking eighty-nine of one hundred aud
fifty small glass"balls which were thrown iu
the air, as well as two of three balls placed
on the ground at a distance from him of
perhaps thirty feet, shooting with the gun
placed against his hip. The throwing of
the balls was done by an experienced
person, aud It was a noticeable fact that
when the balls were thrown straight up Mr.
Davis would almost invariably break them,
while those thrown toward himself he
would almost invariably miss. Moreover,
this being the first public exhibition of his
skill Mr. Davis has ever given, he, no doubt,
was rather nervous, as he is known to have
done much better shootiug than the above
on several previous occasions. He uses the
Winchester rifle, and is really an excellent
shot. With practice he will undoubtedly
be able to cope with any marksmen of the
country.”
Some evidence of the tremendous fright
which the late earthquake produced among
the denizens of Paiatka at 12 o’clock Sun
day night, may be gathered from the follow
ing correspondence from there to the Sun
ami Press: “About the hour mentioned
above, when our good people ‘with their
thoughts composed to peace,’ (the result
no doubt of the wholesome sermons they
had listened to during the previous day) had
long since ‘given their eyes to sleep,’ they
found themselves suddenly seized by sensa
tions of the most frightful character. The
windows rattled, the houses shook, and the
very foundations of the earth seemed
moved. Some sat upright, shaking and
quivering with fear; some sprang from their
beds, lighted candles and lamps, and began
to look to a settlement of their final ac
counts. < )thers rushed in wild confusion to
the doors, and would have shouted ‘Fire.”
had not the entire absence of any
light to confirm their fears convinced
them that the whole city was not in
an immediate peril of flames. One of
our most prominent young men,
whose apartments are in close proximity to
the river, would undoubtedly have launched
his broad born upon the narrow bosom of
the St. John’s, had he not, with his charae-
teristiediscretion.adopted second thoughts,
which came very opportunely to his rescue,
just as he was about to make the fatal
plunge, and returned to his couch where he
quietly slept till morning. One man ran
out, revolver in hand, expecting to meet a
band of marauders at his door playing bat
tering machiues against, his house. One
lady thought that the foundation of the
house was giving away; another expressed
her belief that the Judge had changed his
position in bed and shook the house, but
the old doctor said it was nothiug but
‘Bob’ (the dog) scratching fleas.”
The Key West Key tells of a villainous
tramp as follows: “During the late holidays
a tramp made his appearance in a small
skiff at the premises of Mr. Stiekney Ro
berts, near Chocoliska, and desired to re
main a few days. Mr. Roberts and his
family visited a neighbor on the 1st inst.,
leaving the tramp at his house, who, during
tbeir absence, succeeded in robbing the
premises of almost everything of value, viz:
all the best clothing of Mrs. R., over $100 in
money, jewelry, and all the provisions on
hand, not forgetting matches, ete. The
tramp is pf medium size, sandy whiskers,
aud appeared to be a seafaring man. The
skiff is sloop rigged, not. painted, but is
tarred over her bottom. We sincerely hope
this scoundrel will be caught and made to
suffer for the ungrateful olfeuse.”
STEAMBOATS AM) BARGES.
From tlie Valley to the
Seaboard.
Traders’ Hill, Ga., January 10.—
Editor Morning Xem: To the old friends
of the News who have read, intelligently, \
articles from the pen of the laic Colonel P.
n. Raiford, and your own, in favor of “elon
gating the Mississippi river to the harbors
of the Atlantic,” it will be a matter of in
terest to know that the examination of the
proposed route has commenced.
In the river and harbor bill of the last ses
sion of Congress au appropriation of $7,500
was made and placed at the disposal of
General Q. A. Gillmore for the purpose of
making the survey from the St. Mary’s river
to the Gulf of Mexico.
It Is to be regretted that Congress did not
see lit to appropriate a sum commensu
rate with the importance of the proposed
work, but the friends of the route are sau-
guine that even with this small amount,
honestly expended—and that is the inten
tion of Gen. Gillmore—the survey will
show a way to Atlantic harbors from the
granaries "of the West, safe and commo
dious at all seasons of the year for every
kind of craft carrying produce on tho
Western rivers.
It is not the object of this communica
tion to enlarge on the merits of this pro
ject, as that has been sufficiently
shown in your columns for years
past, and in General Gillmore’s report
made “in compliance with a Seuate resolu
tion of January 9th, 1877,” but only to call
the attention of those who have really un
derstood what an Atlantic mouth for the
Mississippi river meant. To the survey now
in progress that will, without doubt, de
monstrate the entire feasibility of the route
as claimed by its friends.
The line of levels has been run by Col.
W. J. Winn’s party from tide water to the
Okefinokce swamp, and the elevation of
that great natural reservoir will doubtless
correspond with the survey made by Lieut.
R. L, Hunter for tho State of Georgia in
185ft-’57.
Those who have read Lieutenant Hunter’s
report and survey of the swamp and basin
of the Oketinokee, and are at all conversant
with what are usually called large reservoirs,
will, in part, be able to comprehend the
magnitude and capacity of that basJn as a
water supply for a canal of the largest di
mensions.
But it is uGt efpepted—neither should it
be—that engineers take anything for grant
ed. Therefore, the survey will be continued
around the swamp, noting the sources of
water supply and penetrating the swauip
from uuTerent points, in order to get as cor
rect an idea of Uiis most remarkable place
as their limited means will permit.
On the 9th inst. the writer of this had the
pleasure of seeing Col. Winn aud his party,
with two qf Oapt. Chesse’-’s sous as guides,
embark frotu “Chcssor's Island” ju four
b«,aU for “Black Jack Island,” fifteen miles
d:s f ant.
“Black Jack Island” can be reached at
all seasons of the year, by boats, through
the lakes, ponds and straits connecting
♦hem, and is the favorite hunting ground of
Capt. Chesser and his family, who have
Jived ou “Chesser’s Island” for over twenty-
years.
Strange as It may appear there cannot be
found a more health looking people than
those living on the borders and islands of
the Ckefinokec.
Notwithstanding the small appropriation
for the survey, etc., the friends of the
“Barge Line” can congratulate themselves
that the working engineer, W. J. Winn, is
one who acts as if he believed that the best
wav to do a thing was to go and do it.
Therefore we may 6oou expect to hear
that he has made the circuit of the swamp
and is off for the Suwannee.
Respectfully yours,
Okepikoku.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Boston’s Magnetic Motor. — The
perfection of Wesley AY. Gary’s motor
has been hindered by the inventor's ill
ness at Boston, hut the work is far
enough advanced to indicate that a most
important principle in magnetism has
been discovered. This is recognized by
at least one prominent electrician, while
others snuff at the idea of a man not a
scientist making such a discovery. Mr.
Gary is continually improving his ma
chine. and bv a change in the position of
magnets in the rotary engine he has suc
ceeded in doubling its power, so that he
expects it to be fully as practical for gen
eral use as the beam engine. Meanwhi’e
he is continually receiving letters from
electric light companies, organizing in
many of the larger cities, and from
many manufacturing establishments,who
wish to secure his machines.
Knows How It Is Himself.—Said
Sir. Beecher, in his sermon on the domi
nance of destructiveness of this age:
“Look at the feeling of society towards
those who have done wrong. It is not
that of sympathy or regret. The feeling
is, ‘Crush him! crush him!' Or, as the
lower portion of society tersely expresses
it, -Serve him right, damn him!"’
Beecher know-s how it is himself.—
Bouton Boat,
NOON TELEGRAMS.
YESTERDAY’S CONGRESSIONAL
PROCEEDINGS.
.Hr. IViudom"s Resolution to Elimi
nate Sectionalism from Polities.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE BILL
FOR REFUNDING THE NA
TIONAL DEBT.
The Potter Committee on St Mar
tin's Affidavit. <
ANOTHER 3IOLLIE MAGUIRE TO
BE HUNG.
Bark Success IVreeked near liittj-
Hatrk.
Tlie Bill lor the Improvement of the
Jli*»lKhippi Bluer.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, January 16.—In the House
the Speaker announced the regular order
to be the consideration of the bill reported
last night from the Committee on Ways
aud Means to facilitate the refunding of the
national debt aud the pending question to
be ou the passage of the bill.
Mr. Mills, of Texas, asked Mr. Wood, of
New York, to yield to him for an amend
ment subjecting all lionds hereafter issued
to taxation. Mr. Wood declined to yield
for that purpose,and the bill was then passed
without division.
The House is in Committee of the Whole
on the bill for the improvement of the
Mississippi levees.
The proposed Mississippi river improve
ment commission is to consist of five per
sons, appointed by the President, to have
charge of the survey of that river aud to
consider the plans and estimates for the
improvements, its navigation and the
protection of its alluvial lands. Upon the
preparation and Congressional approval of
such plans, the Secretary of War shall
cause the improvements to be made. The
bill appropriates $250,000 for salaries, aud
the committee which reported it has added
an amendment appropriating $3,800,000 for
strengthening the Mississippi levees. Mr.
Gibsou gave notice that he would offer as a
substitute an amendment appropriating
$2,500,000 for the improvement of the Mis
sissippi from the head of the passes of that
river to the mouth of the Illinois river.
Mr. Reagan gave notice of amendment
directing the commissioners to consider the
practicability of improving the Mississippi
river by opening additional outlets into the
Gulf of Mexico.
Mr. Ellis offered an amendment as a sub
stitute appropriating $4,«SOO,000 to repair
the levees and improve the navigation of
the Mississippi under the direction of the
chief engineer of the army. Messrs. Rob
ertson of Louisiana, Chalmers of Missis
sippi, and Robinson of Massachusetts, spoke
iu favor of the bill. Further debate was
postpoued to Wednesday next, the vote to
be taken on Thursday.
In the Senate, Mr. Wlndom, of Minnesota,
submitted the following:
“Resolved, That with a view to a peace
ful adjustment of all questions relating to
suffrage, to the effectual enforcement of
constitutional and natural rights, and the
promotion of the best interests of the whole
country by the elimination of sectionalism
from polit ics, a committee of seven Senators
be appointed by the Chair and charged
with the duty of inquiring as to the
expediency and practicability of encourag
ing and promoting by all just ami
proper methods a partial migration of
colored persous from those States aud Con
gressional districts where they are not al
lowed to freely and peacefully exercise and
eDjoy their constitutional rights as Ameri
can citizens, into such Slate as may desire
to receive them aud will protect them iu
said rights, or into such Territory or Terri
tories ef the United Stains as may be pro
vided with occupation for one thousand;
and if the said committee shall deem
such migration expedient and practicable,
that they report by bill or otherwise what
in their judgment is the most effectual
method of accomplishing that object, and
that said committee shall have leave to sit
during recess. Laid on the table for the
present at the request of Mr. Windom, and
he gave notice that he would call it up soon
for the purpose of submitting some remarks
iu regard thereto.
Mr. Blaine reported favorably on Mr. Thur
man’s resolution to admit the Hon. George
Bancroft to the privileges of the floor.
Unanimously agreed to.
Mr. Dorsey, of Arkansas, submitted a
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury for a statement of all
appropriations and expendituies from
the National Treasury tor the pur
pose of paying the expenses of the In
dian Department from July 1, 1790, to June
30,1878. Agreed to.
Mr. Thurman, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported with an amendment the
Senate bill to extend the operation of the
Act of February 27, 1875, to provide for
settlements with certain railway companies
for one year. Placed on the calendar. It
refers to various Southern roads.
The Senate during tho morning hour, on
motion of Mr. Ingalls, took up the House
bill providing for the payment of arrears of
pensions.
The Senate passed the bill granting arrears
of pensions to persons entitled thereto,
dating from the time of death or discharge
from the service. It will require about
eighteen millions to pay such arrears. The
bill was passed as it came from the House,
without amendment.
A BARK WRECKED.
Washington, January 16.—The Signal
Corps station at Kitty Ilawk repoits that the
bark Success, Captain Habei’y, owned by
George F. Sewell, from Wilmington, N. C. f
loaded with naval stores and bound to Ham
burg. sunk seventeen miles south of Kitty
Hawk, at 6 a. m., on the 15th. The crew
were saved. She was in a sinking condi
tion and run ashore. She now is sunk about
300 yards from the beach.
THE ROTTER COMMITTEE.
Washington, January 10.—The Potter
Committee met and discussed the question
whether St. Martin should be called, aud
whether his affidavit shall be inserted in
the minutes. If urak finally agreed to insert
the date of Sheliabarger’s letter aud the
offer of the affidavit, and the committee
adjourned.
ANOTHER MOLLIE MAGUIRE TO BE IIUNO.
Pottsvjlle, Pa., January 16.—Martin
Bergin will be hung at 10:40 for the
murder of Patrick Burns at Tuscarora,
Pa., on April 15, 1870. He is the nine
teen!!: Moffie Maguire hung for murder in
this litate.
EVENING TELEGRAMS.
THE ALABAMA SENATE CON-
DEHN5 FEDERAL INTERFER
ENCE IN ELECTIONS.
Tho Loudon Press on the French
Political Situation.
FURTHER ABOUT THE INDIAN
FIASCO AT FORT ROBINSON.
Doubt Concerning Archbishop Par-
cell's Resignation.
NEW CORK RAILROADS AGAIN
BLOCKADED BY SNOW.
Various Note* of Intercut.
WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET.
Office of the Chief Signal observer,
Washington, D. C., January 16.—Indica
tions for Friday:
In the South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather, slowly rising barometer
north of Florida, westerly to norttherly
winds, and slight followed by slowly rising
temperature.
lu the Gulf States, rising followed by fall
ing barometer, northerly winds, shifting to
easterly and southerly, stationary or slight
rise iu temperature by Fridat afternoon and
partly cloudy weather", with light rain near
the West Gulf coast.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley during
Friday, falling barometer, rising tempera
ture, partly cloudy weather, and winds
shifting to south and easi.
In the Middle States rising barometer, a
slight fall, followed by rising temperature,
northwest winds, shifting to west and south
erly and generally clearing weather, except
light snows in the northern portion.
CONFIRMATIONS.
Washington, January 16.—The confirma
tions are Lewis E. Paine, United States At
torney for Wyoming; James Longstreet,
Postmaster at GainesviUe, Ga.
THE FRENCH POLITICAL SITUATION.
London, January 16.—The political
situation in France is the leading topic dis
cussed by the dotting papers.
A special from Paris to the Daily Sties
says: “The Ministeri d situation is full of
difficulties, but I need not repeat the con
flicting rumors, which will lose their interest
after a declaration, whi:h M. Dufoure, Presi
dent of the Ministry, is expected to make in
Parliament to-morrow. To-day the extreme
Left object to M. Gresley, the new Minister
of War,as a satellite of the Duke D’Aumale,
and they think the compensation awarded
to General Barefon, an enemy of republican
institutions, of *he command of the Rouen
corps, a two frequent evidence that the
Ministry has not shaken off the shackles of
unconstitutional and irresponsible power.”
The Daily Telegraph's Paris dispatch says:
“M. Gresley’s republicanism is not denied,
and I do not thirfk that Englishmen will ap
prove the action of the Liberals in oppos
ing the appointment of a man whose only
fault is that he is not the Minister of their
choice. There is even some talk of upset
ting the Cabinet, but I caunot imagine M.
Gambetta permitting the party to tempt
him into such unreasonable conduct.”
The StandardParis correspondent tele
graphs the following as the opinion of a
French military contributor: “The Left have
fully made up their minds to have the Min
isters f and are determined to remove all
but Republicans frdm office aud to
carry out the wishes of the electoral
body, especially as regards the Ministry
of War. M. Gambetta’s speech af Romans
left no doubt as Berthe magnitude of the re
forms that would be insisted upon. Fore
most among these is a change in the Gene
rals in command of the army corps, most of
whom are regarded as hostile to republican
institutions. These changes and reforms
cannot be expected to take place, if there
shall be at the bead of the War office a man
so undecided in character as General Gresley.
Ilis past, the compauy be keeps and bis
general scepticism in all things, rank him
among the members of that most unmean
ing of parties, the Constitutioiial-Orleanist.
The Left would have liked to have had Gen.
Faidberbc, but his physical Infirmities in
duced them to select Gen. Farre, and it was
Farre whom Dufoure proposed for office,
but President Mac Mahon refused to sanction
his appointment and threatened to resign if
it was insisted upon. M. Dufoure yielded
and assented to the appointment of Gen,
Gresley.”
PURSUIT OF TUE ESCAPING CHEYENNES.
Fort Robinson, January 16.—General
Crook has ordered the pursuit of the
Cheyennes to be continued. Company K
of the Third Cavalry, Captain Lawson
commanding, has gone to the front, where
Company A, Captain Wessels, will join
forces with them to-morrow and the pursuit
be resumed with Wessels commanding
the entire force of the troops. The soldiers
will have six days rations.
There are fifty-two bucks, two squaws
and several children In the tort prison. Of
these there are fourteen wounded. Thirty-
two Indiaus, of which twenty-two - were
bucks, and the remainder women aud chil
dren, have been killed. Twenty-six were
buried in one common grave. It is believed
that about fifty Indiaus, including “Dull
Knife,” escaped. “Wild Hog,” “Old Crow”
and one other savage are in irons.
TUE ALABAMA SENATE ON FEDERAL INTER
FERENCE IN ELECTIONS.
Montgomery, January 1C.—In the Senate
of Alabama the following resolutions were
adopted yesterday :
Whereas, The interference by officers of
the United States in popular elections, is
justlyregarded by the people of this State
as an evil of great magnitude: and, whereas,
such interference in part, at least, is to in
fluence and control the action of the State
.n selecting electors for President and Vice
President of the United States: therefore.
Resol ml, That the Committee on Foreign
Relations be instructed to inquire into the
expedience}- of providing by law for the se
lection of electors for President and Vice
President by the General Assembly until the
acts of Congress authorizing interference by
Federal authority are repealed.
ARCHBISUOP PURCELL.
Cincinnati, O., January 16 —The Catholic
Telegraph doubts the truthfulness of the re
port of Archbishop Purcell’s resignation,
because Rome would not consider the ques
tion of a successor until it sent official word
of its acceptance of his resignation to Arch
bishop Purcell and consulted him and the
other Archbis.iops of the country.
A FAILURE—OPPOSITION TO TUE DISCIPLINE
BILL.
London, January 16.—McOmas Co.,
merchants, have failed. Liabilities, £80,-
000.
A Berlin dispatch says that it is reported
that Bavaria is the firmest opponent of the
Reichstag discipline bill in the Federal
Council, where strenuous opposition to the
measure is expected.
A SNOW BLOCKADL.
Buffalo, January 16.—A heavy snow
storm again blockades the raiiroad. Noth
ing is runuing on the Buffalo, New York
and Philadelphia Railroad.
LETTER FROM TALLAHASSEE
The Earthquake — Not a Plrawant
Picture to Contemplate—The Hull
Brother*—A Noble Record—Gover
nor Drew HeJ~u*e* ;o hire Creden
tial* to Blfcbee—'The CoiiHfittilional
Convention Question — Proponed
Kcdnction of Fee* —The .tloflett
Bell Punch — Florida Syrup —An
Inilueuza Epidemic.
Mr. Hqjes and Ifce Strong-Minded
A committee appointed by the Wo
man’s Suffrage Convention, held in Wash
ington City last week, consisting of Mrs.
Cage, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Wells, Mrs.
Williams, the latter two of Utah, called
on Mr. Hayes at the White House on
Monday, and presented a memorial and
other papers in relation to female suf
frage, aud charging that Mr. Hayes had
ignored the women of the country in his
annual mq^sage. They also called the
attention of Mr. Hayes to the recent de
cision of tli£ Supreme Court in relation
to polygamous marriages and to the ef
feet of enforcing the act of 1862, annul-
ing such iparriages, and said that it would
make thousands of women outcasts and
their children illegitimate. Th? good
Mr. Hayes saiu that he was deeply im
pressed by what had been said, and re
quested that Mrs. Williams aud Mrs.
Wells make out statements in writing
and submit them to him. He wanted ail
the information on the subject he could
procure. They promised to do this, aud
Mr. Hayes then aaked them how he
could serve them. The reply was, “By
vetoing any bill to enforce the act of
1862.” In answer to the anf j
remarks made in relation to female suf
frage, 31 r. J Lives said; “You say I have
ignored the women of the country in my
annual messages. I will carefully consider
what you have said and the papers you
have presented to me In my next mes
sage I will act according to the dictates
ot my conscience and the light I have.”
On Tuesday the same delegation had a
special audience with Mrs. Mayes, who
received them in the Bed parlor. The
Utah ladies again laid ilieir cases before
her, saying that if the anti-polygamy act
was enforced it would make outcasts of
fifty thousand women of Utah who now
have happy home? and are honored
wives. One of the Utah ladies said she
was the mother of two handsome boys.
Being a second wife, she would be de
prived of name and her boys would not
be able to bear their father’s name nor
inherit from him. 3Irs. Hayes said she
sympathized with everything that hud
for its object the bettering of the condi
tion of women. She had received all
the petitions that had been sent her from
Utah and elsewhere, and while she was
unable to do anything, she appreciated
tile spirit in which they were sent. The
interview lasted about half an hour.
Special Correspondence of the Morning Stirs.
Tallahassee, Fla., January 15.—A
man generally feels tolerably secure when
walking upon terra Jimui, but when that
solid earth vibrates and quivers beneath his
feet, like the North Carolina reb who was
“stung by a bung,” he becomes terribly
demoralized. I don’t know what we are
coming lo in Florida. We have scarcely
thawed out from the freeze of last week,
when to, mother earth has an attack of con
vulsions, and by her mighty throes throws
all of her children in this part of the world
into a cold perspiration. Many ludicrous in
stances are told of the alarm which was oc
casioned. A lady, whose husband was ab
sent, was roused by the shock, and under
the impression that there were thieves in
the house, liEa himp and made a search of
her residence. An editor of. Jacksonville,
perceiving his room door opening, grasped
his trusty pistol and prepared to give the ex
pected burglar a warm reception.
So far as heard from the motion was felt
from Puuta Rassa, iu the south, to Tallahas
see. Within the memory of man, the pres
ent is the first experience of this character
recorded iu the annals of Florida. Prof.
Agassiz pronounced the opinion that the
outire peninsula of Florida was based ou
coral arches built up from the bottom of
old ocean, ami it is not a pleasant picture
to contemplate that by the sudden crum
bling of those pillars one might, very unex
pectedly, find himself struggling with the
briny billows. Notwithstanding this con
tingency, I propose to hold on and not emi
grate for the present.
There were two distinct and separate os
cillations perceived here just before mid
night of the 12th inst. The movements were
from east to west, and in duration about
thirty seconds. Another was noticed about
3 a. m. on the 13th. They were sufficiently
violent to jar houses, rattle window sashes,
aud to produce the sensation upon one of
my informants of an approaching attack of
vertigo. With the present facilities of ob
taining news, the precise locality where this
phenomenon occurred will be known and its
effects given. A wave of molten lava, pro
pelled beneath the earth’s crust at a speed of
twenty-five miles a minute, accompanied by
its pent-up gases, struggling for escape, is
an exhibition of the powers of nature
which reduces human strength to absolute
nothingness.
Lieut. Goy. Hull, President of the Senate,
is a tine specimen of manhood, and con
ducts the deliberations of the Upper House
with grace and dignity. He is a native of
Camden county, Ga., and is one of a family
of twelve children, eleven of whom reached
the age of maturity. There were eight
sons when the civil war broke out, seven of
whom entered the Confederate array, the
eighth being disabled from sendee by the
loss of an arm. Of this number, three
perished, two on the field of battle and one
from disease. This is a noble record and
one of which auy family might be proud.
As the member from the Second Con
gressional district, his utmost efforts will be
put forth for the bcEt interests of his State
and people.
Governor Drew has refused to give the
certificate of election to Col. Bisbee, being
guided in this action by the most compe
tent legal advice. He takes the ground that
he has already discharged all that was re
quired of him in this matter, and that Con
gress is now the sole arbiter. Col. Bisbee
has procured a certified copy of the last
canvass ordered by the Supreme Court, and
will present these credentials at Washing
ton. He is still here, and curiosity is
aroused to learn what expedients he will
now adopt to effect his purpose.
Considerable diversity of opinion exists
among the members of the Legislature as to
the expediency of calling a constitutional
convention. A Democratic caucus was held
a night or two since to compare views on
the subject, which resulted in nothing defi
nite. Many express the doubt, should such
a body be assembled, if their labors would
be approved by the people. It is regarded
by many as a hazardous project.
The present Legislature is strongly in
clined to take an economical position, aud
it is whispered that considerable reductions
will be made in the present fees of State
and county officers. Some care should be
exercised in this respect., as in many of the
thinly populated counties the receipts of
the various offices are nqw so light R6 to
offer but little inducement for competent
men to fill the positions.
Judge Hilton, of this city, has procured a
Moffett bell punch, and the instrument is
examined by many of the law-makers. An
attempt will be made to pass a bill au
thorizing its use in this State, ft R thought
that it would add twenty-five thousand dol
lars or more to the revenue.
Gov. Drew showed me yesterday a tine
sample of cane syrup prepared on his plan
tation at Ellaville by a new process. The
article was as thick as honey aud clear as
amber, destitute of the usual rav» taste, aud
clarified by the use of clay. The Governor
is not only au excellent executive officer,
but is setting an admirable example to the
planters of Florida by his skill, success and
enterprise as an agriculturist.
But little besides ordinary routine; work
is going on in the I egitiamte, aiid but lit
tle iseypuitt-u until the Senatorial question
is settled. Several of the candidates are
on the spot, and the contest thicker*: gs the
day for the initial struggle approaches.
A regular 6pidenilc of influenza prevails,
and suffused eyes and rubicund noses aftd
thickened utterances are fashionable.
W. H- B,
AS TO MR. HILL AND THE MUCH
CONTESTED FEE
A Reply to Senator Benjamin II
H1IIS Recent Letter to tlie People
of €>eor« la on Che Late In ventila
tion—A Commentary Upon ID Va*
rlouM Allegation* Entered Into.
Botii Clerks and Senators Should
be Included.—We hold that 3Iurphy
did wrong in taking the fee, and that
the taking of a fee or reward by any
man holding office under the authority
of the State, for the purpose of increas
ing the liabilities or indebtedness of the
State, ought to be prohibited by law,
and the terms of the law should include
not only clerks in the departments in
Atlanta, but also United States Senators
and Representatives in Congress.—Rome
Courier.
The Radical Senators held a caucus in
Washington on Saturday and concluded
that the more rigidly the force laws were
enforced the stronger the party would
become. As the party centralizes on
Grant it demands tyrannical action to
wards the South In assuming that
everybody's right shall lie protected, the
Radicals do not mean to include the
white laboring men of the North, who
are forced to vote as their employers de
mand. —liartford Times.
3L\de Insane by a Broken Beer
Bottle.—Mrs. Jane Tremaine keeps a
barroom in Dallas, Pa. On Thursday
she set a box containing a dozen bottles
of lager beer near the stove, to thaw.
One of them exploded. A piece of it
struck 3Iiss Annie Adams in the fore
head, and there deeply imbedded itself. A
physician extracted it. 3Iiss Adams lay
for twelve hours unconscious. The in
jury has left her a helpless, and, it is
feared, a hopeless lunatic.
.LETTER FROM KINGSLEY, FLA.
K °.'Cct» of Hie Cold Wave—(TirUtmaw
Holiday Enjoyments— A Pollll«-al
HJoetiiiR—lieatli of an Old Kc»ideut.
Kingsley, Fla., January 13—Editor
Morning Sews: The recent cold wave
reached us January 3J, and continued until
the 7th inst. Ice hung ou the trees for
nearly three days, and the thermometer got
down as low24 degrees, aud among or
ange growers long fsi^es were seen ; but,
strange to say, very few trees were injured
—none of the larger ones. This is account
ed for by the fact that the weather had been
unusually coo 1 for some time previous, and
therefore there was but little sap in the
trees.
Kingriey enjoyed itself thoroughly during
the Christmas holidays, the principal feature
being a Christmas tree loaded with
fruits not usually seen growing on pines,
the quantity being large, so that all got
something, Santa Claus being very impar
tial, although his lon£ gray hair aud beard
and his snow-sprinkled coat caused some
amusement. Among the laughable presents
were a goat to R. Buddy, a hog to M. W.
Ordway, a boat to W. Carpenter, a sheep to
B. H. Alden, and a deed to a hotel lot to
your correspondent. A bountiful supper
was supplied, and with the singing the time
was fully enjoyed by all, and what speaks
well for our place not one of our citizens
gets drunk: no drunken men are ever seen
here.
Clay county last Saturday met in conven
tion to recommend to the Governor men to
be appointed to th<? various county offices.
The general idea seemed to be “turn out
the old and put in new,” as only one of the
old officers Mr. O. A. Budington, was re
commended for reappointment. Time will
show the wisdom of their choice.
Another old pioneer has gone to rest. Mrs.
Board, the mother of our much esteemed
citizen, D. J Silgox, has passed away, full
of years and loved by all. Mr. Silcox has
the sympathy of every one here. \V. L.
3Ir. Spurgeon has written a letter to a
gentleman in Hartford in relation to the
reports concerning his habits. This let
ter, which is published in the (burant,
is as follow8.
“Nightingale Lane, Balsam, Sur
rey, December 24, 1878—Dear Sir: If
3Ir. Neal Dow knew the truth, he would
not make such charges against me. Mv
manner of life is before the world. Ask
them that know me. Whatever faults I
may have, 1 have been preserved at all
times from excess, and I have given no
ground for any oae to accuse me of it.
t use no alcoholic drink as a beverage,
but I am an habitual abstainer, and, as a
rule, a total abstainer. ‘Beer,’ of which
3Ir. Dow speaks, I never touch, and I
never thought, much les3 said, that 1
could not keep up my work without
brandy and beer. I do not believe that
these, or any other stimulants, are a help
to any man.' Yours truly,
“C. H. Spurgeon.”
Editors Constitution: The letter of
Senator Hill to the people of Georgia
alnmt the majority report upon the
Northeastern 1 tail road bond investiga
tion, published iu Sunday’s Constitution,
was very generally read, but failed to
create any very great interest. As far
as I am able to learn, the letter, while
written with Mr. Hill’s customary abil
ity, did not present any new view of the
matter, and failed to make any impres
sion upon the public mind. It evoked
more dissent than approval. Its posi
tions were contested by many upon the
ground of conflict with the facts, as
shown by the evidence taken by the com
mittee. It was not regarded a3 by any
means a dangerous attack upon the ma
jority report of the legislative com
mittee, nor as likely to* have much
weight. Its generalities about tbe im
propriety and bad results of using public
office for private gain was not considered
as applicableUl.the case. ...Hie attempt
to show an analog}' between Tweed’s
robbery of millions of dollars from the
city of New York, while a State Senator
and an official, and the fee of Murphy
in this bond matter, was esteemed as
too preposterous and far-fetched for
serious consideration. And some ex
pressed indignation that 3Ir. Ilill should
be putting the State of Geoigia in a false
position by endeavoring to show iu the
State a parallel condition of corruption
to that existing in New York during tne
period of the enormous peculations of
the Tweed robbers upon a basis so
trivial. I shall endeavor to succinctly
state some of the points presented in
refutation of the letter that the public
may form a conclusion from both sides
THE REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE.
While attacking the majority report,
Mr. Hill has nothing to say against the
minority report. The most curious dif
ference between the two reports has
never been alluded to. Both agree in
vindicating Governor Colquitt, and in
pronouncing the rumors against his in
tegrity as slanderous. If anything, the
minority report is the strongest in its
language on this point, stating that it
“brands as a libel” the insinuation of
wrong against the Governor and charac
terizes the rumors as a “mass of calumny
and slander.” Both reports urge legis
lation to prevent any further prac
tice before the Governor for fees, but
the majority report uses the phrase,
“any person holding office by authority
of the State,” which the minority report
does not contain, under which language
a United States Senator would be pre
vented as well as a clerk in any depart
ment from taking such a fee. It is sup
posed that the use of this phrase is one
ground of Mr. Hill’s objection to the ma
jority report. The majority report states
that Mr. Murphy was “not guilty of any
illegal conduct or corrupt practices,”
while the minority report omits any com
mentary upon 3Ir. 3lurphy, though one
of the two gentlemen siguing the mi
nority report is said to exonerate Mr.
Murphy. As the minority report does
not censure 3Ir. 3Iurphj', which 3Ir. Hill
desires done, that report which he favors
cannot come up to the measure of his
wishes.
MR. HILL AND MIL MURPHY ALIKE.
3lr. Hill’s denunciations of corruption
in 31urphy recoil upon himself, for he
tried to do what 3Iurphy did. He is an
officer of the State, while Murphy is
only the clerk of an officer. 3Iurphy
contracted to work for the Governor’s
indorsement, and so did Hill. Mnrpliy
did work and so did Hill. Murphy was
to get a fee and so was Hill. 3Iurphy got
his fee. Hill did not, aqd here is the
difference. 3Ir. Hili t :’n his own testi
mony, swears he went to the Governor
and urged him to indorse the bonds be
fore any litigation was thought of and
the litigation was the suggestion of the
Governor; so it is not true that 3ir. Hill
did not work for the indorsement before
he conducted any litigation. 3[r, 3Iur-
pljy contracted to get the views of cer
tain legislators and got them. The two
occupied the same position. Both con
tracted to do the same thing for a fee,
and both were in the employ of the
State. If it was a crime in 3Iurphy, it
w»s a fefeatei crime in Hill, for Ilill held
a higher place. And if Mr. Hill’s elabo
rate address makes Murphy criminal, it
m^ktiS him criminal in a ten fold degree.
If Murphy was guilty of using a public
office for fgivate guiu, so was Hill. 3Iur-
phy, the clerk, had as much right to
practice before the Governor as Hill, the
Senator. Hill proposed to plead a deci
sion of the courts and Murphy a statute.
Wherein is the difference so far as right
is concerned’; Grant Mr. Hill’s reason-
;ng light, and 3Iurphy was less guilty
than Hill. If there is anything in 3Ir.
Hill’s address, he has simply pilloried
himself, jr he lias made a ease of cor
ruption against Murphy, he .has framed
au indictment for himself.
CHARGING CORRUPTION ON TIIE GOV
ERNOR.
A Curious commentary upon Mr.
Hill’s address has been the criticism
upon his conflicting statements about the
Governor’s innocence. Ir his address
there Is a noticeable avoidance of any
charge of corruption against the Gov
ernor In strange contrast with the injuri
ous insinuations of his Baltimore Gazette
interview*. In the address the whole
complaint against the Governor is that
the Governor failed to see that Murphy
was corrupt because lie used public
office for private gain. The shifting
position so often about the Governor is
suggestive. Stabbing the Governor’s
character under the guise of devoted
friendship is queer friendship, not de
sirable. He shows his love to the Gov
ernor by attempting to blast hi3 good
name.
PATRIOTISM AND FEE.
The strongest criticism upon Mr. Hill
is that his declarations that his sole
moving motive in the whole matter has
l>een an unselfish desire to seek the pub
lic good and purify the public service.
The testimony taken by the investiga
tion committee throws a light on the
subject that as it has the sanction of the
oath, outweighs 3Ir. Hill’s assertions.
The proof is conclusive that fee and
nothiug but fee-was the inspiration of
Senator Hill. In January, 1878, 31 r
Hill wrote Governor Colquitt a short, de
cisive letter that his failure to notify
31r. Hill beforehand of his intention to
indorse the hoods turned him over to a
lawsuit for his fees.
In page 25 of the committee’s report
31r. Morrill swears: “3lr. Ilill told me
if the mill would pay him $5,000 he
would stop the whole thing— all the pro
ceedings. ’
Page 44, Judge S. II. Iloyt swears :
“3Ir. Hill said that he believed that lie
would go to the Governor and try to get
the Governor to make Mr. Murphy pay
tbe money hack to the rolling mill, and
he would get his fee; and he supposed if
that was done he would be justified, as a
public man, to give the Governor the
benefit of the doubt.”
Page 07, J. \V. Renfroe swears: “Mor
rill came into my office about the time
the committee was appointed. He said
to me he wanted to bring about a settle
ment of the whole affair, and it could fie
done if Mr. 3Iurphy would divide his fee
with 3Ir. Hill- 1 asked him if lie had
any proposition from 3Ir. Hill. He did
not say. X said then: 'Get a proposition
from 3Ir, Hill, and if you want to con
vey that to 3Ir. 3Iurphy through'me I
will do so.’ In the next conversation he
said that if 3Ir. ilurphy would divide his
fee with 3Ir. Hill, the whole matter
would he shut up. (Juestion—Did he
say that he spoke by authority? An
svrei—tYell, he said: “Well, I speak by
authority. ’ The morning after 3Ir. Ilill
was examined, 3torrilI came into my
office early that morning, lie staid some
time, and said: ’I am sorry you did not
enter into that thin" with me and make
that settlement’ I told him I did not
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know how that could settle anything.
He said: ‘Well, if that had been done,
Mr. Hill’s testimony would have been
such as not to hurt anybody.’ I asked
him how he knew. He said: ‘Well. I
know. I know all about that.’ ”
The testimony of Mr. Morrill and
Judge Hoyt was claimed to be mistaken
by Mr. Ilill, but the testimony of Mr.
Renfroe was never denied. If this testi
mony was true, aud it stands unim-
peached, it shows that Mr. Ilill was will
ing to condone the appalling crime of
Murphy, if he could get his fee, and
that so far from any sentiment of public
duty governing him, Mr. Ilill was think
ing only of liis fee and ready to give the
benefit of doubts to the Governor and
even modify his testimony under oath.
This sworn evidence makes a grave case
against Mr. Hill, and puts his address
in a light so farcical that it had been
better for him if it liad never been
written. lie may well feel aggrieved at
the result of the investigation.
OTHER CURIOSITIES OF MR. HILL’S FEE.
There are other strange features of Mr.
Hill’s fee that should affect the public
mind. Mr. Goodnow swore that bis con
tract was to pay Mr. Hill $10,000, of
which $5,000 was to come from the roll
ing mill aud $5,000 from the railroad.
Mr. Hill swore that his fee was to be
$7,000: The question is asked, did Mr.
ilill knowingly lend himself to a plan to
help somebody make $3,000 out of the
railroad. Again, Mr. Hill swore that
there was no contest over his fee. Yet,
iu answer to his suit in court a sworn
pica was filed.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
But the most ludicrous feature of all
this storm is Mr. Hill’s solicitude about
the Democratic party. Mr. Murphy is a
formidable personage, this clerk of the
Treasury, this humble emploj'e of the
Treasurer’s Department, to have the
whole integrity and unity of the Legis
lature. the State of Georgia, and the
Democratic party on his single small
shoulders. This is indeed to dwarf in
tinitesimally some very big things and
make the destiny of grand interests rest
on an utterly unconsequential pivot.
The truth is that this view of the matter
is so preposterous that it is a subject of
surprise that Mr. Ilill should have been
betrayed into any such silly outgiving.
SOPHISTRIES.
The address is full of sophistries. Does
Mr. Hill for a moment suppose that he
has a keener sense of public wrong than
the able gentlemen who made the ma
jority report? He endeavors to make
out that, because they said Mr. Murphy
had violated no law, they approve
more than he docs using public office for
private gain? He endeavors to construe
Gov. Colquitt’s refusal to do what he
could not do, viz.: discharge Murphy
from his place, as an approval of crime.
Mr. Hill has done nothing more cq;*-
demnable than iu attempting tu put
Murphy and the Governor in a falsi*
position by holding that Murphy T7as a
clerk in the Executive Department, thus
making out a confidential relation to the
Governor that did not exist, as if Mur
phy was a member of the Governor’s
staff. Tho Governor has no more con
trol over, or connection with, the Treas
urer’s Clerk than Mr. Hill The consti
tution draws a broad line between the
Executive and the Treasury Depart
ment. The Treasury Department aud
its clerk is not even an officer of the
government, but the employe of the
Treasurer, that he can discharge and re
place at any moment,
IMMOLATED.
But in this matter Mr. Ilill has given
evidence of his unconquerable proclivity
to occupy the attitude of a persecuted
martyr for the public good. This much
immolated servant, who ia always being
sacrificed, has, by some curious hocus-
pocus, reversed situations with the slan
dered Governor and criminated Murphy,
and gotten triumphantly again upon the
congenial and chronic pedestal of perse
cution, to his own delight and the in
finite dismay of the puUk>, who from
ibis time forward, arc io be deluged with
“explanations,'* This repeated saver of
State, nation and party is once more
saving things, but necessarily connected
with it is that personal persecution so
dear to his soul, Impartial.
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Black Silk Warp HENRIETTA CLOTHS, for
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Fine Black BR1LLLANTINE. formerly $1 per
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