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SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1879.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
lieuriria Affairs.
,, , (; >aurr, heretofore a very small
*.u!ni?bed in Atlanta, bas been
ilargcd, and now comes to us with
.iraijoe of quite a respectable daily,
v fi-a*ure of journalism, it offers to
.., jS of Atlauta one of its advertising
f. , .. ,,f charge. That may suit the
, rs pretty well, but it will hardly
il,,. needful for telegraphic news or
a curious thing is human nature.
,• l.-.impkiu Indejmulcut announces
farmers of Stewart county object to
L . y A \ for their cotton infold. Aud
j- ;t u-ar ago some of these very peo-
o ;io\v complain of too much gold,
Lkirg about the desirability of a
of
g-nogg, eggs have
Ceuta per dozen in
UIll
The F
that tbr
-.iliOi.chee river was higher at
i- :.i ? M »'i i y tuan it li is been
• -piiug of 1>«0 A w.itchmm at
and I*: (i-uix Mills reports to the
..,t i' io»_* during the night at the
imo-t !iv>* iuc-ies per hour,
we a Sum Pa T ch among us ? An
special to the Augusta Xtws, dated
: iu.-t., say? that on Tuesday morn-
tii fell from the railroad bridge that
tlie Chattahoochee river to the wat< r
i distance of two hundred feet. He
ujured, and quietly swam ashore,
rankliu Rnjister is reliably informed
city of Athens will lay the rails and
i iai!road from Harmony Glove to
ill** if the people along the line will
• grading.
,1,,-hua Lang, of Walthourville, has
i the editor of the HinefcVille Gazette
■ eorn which deserves the name of
; -it \. It is r>ix ears in one. Each
parate, with full formed graius, bu'
united together at the bottom to the
.1/'•»/•<* Adrertiaer says that wagons
with cotton were more plentiful in
v.. list week than It remembers to
i-n in years. It was impossible, it
for the warehousemen to weigh the
i: . fast as It. came in, and wag
,r ,wding the streets for hours awuit-
ieir turn.
of several thousands of dollars in
. a.d out by the bank at Forsyth f.,r
:. ;is s ason, not oue-fourth bas been
! ou‘ or redeposited, most of the mer-
n.jiving their deposits in currency
, ...!v-as if our farmers weretryingto
ti.eir gold with the idea that ills bette.r
ureeiibacks. They will, however, very
lind out their mistake,
olored man in Scriven count}* was a
lays ago hauling a wagon load of furni
among which w as stored a loaded gun
.•lily from some cause or other the
■:i was discharged, and the load tore
if sole of one of the shoes pf the
•r, took off one toe, and inflicted a
1 in another.
A : gro boy had bis head caught between
the Lumper and bed of a Cottrell A: Bab
cock j riming press in the establishment of
li.... vV May, Atlanta, last Monday after-
ia ce, and, in a moment, was crushed to
Mr. \V. M. Henry, of Jefferson county,
La- di..v 1. the F-irt.d Asica some cotton bolls
that are of 'cry singular appearance. They
bC uiged to the cluster variety of cotton.
One ii.> ’i contained nine locks and one
el,n, and they grew iu clusters near the
nub.-talk. Mr. Henry says this is better
*.L >1: the ordinary cotton. It can be planted
r and makis more to the acre. Itdoes
!• -• mu bottom laud.
According to the Americus Recorder, the
c-. ii ted pi npie of Sumter county are paying
th-ir taxes more promptly and cheerfully
tin- season than ever before. Many have
already paid w ho have never heretofore been
ku>wn to come up voluntarily and settle.
The Ft carder regards this as a sure sign of
increasing prosperity among the colored
population of that county.
Tne Drew crusade will clo>e to-night iu
Atlanta by a grand temperance jubilee at
the First Methodist Church iu that city.
The ease of John W. liurge, charged with
the murder of John C. Towler, ou the 20th
of February, 1873, which for a day or two
pa>t has been progressing iu the Superior
Court of Bibb county, was given to the jury
Tuesday. Up to a late hour that night no
virdiet had been rendered, and the general
impression was that a mistrial would result.
From the Macon Telegraph we learn that the
i-d-e has been in the courts nearly seven
}ea;-. It lias been once tried and a verdict
of v..Iuutury manslaughter rendered. A
uevv trial was granted by Judge Hill, not by
tk- supreme Court, and since then the case
ha.- been continued several times
"A ,-uiail but disastrous speculation” is
thu* recorded iu the columns of the Mon
roe A l-trtiser: “Six of the good citizens of
For-uti, each having twenty-live dollars of
iu.u:e\ for w hich he could find no profita
ble employment, concluded to buy one bun-
dr,. 1 hales of cotton futures. The telegram
t * :i broker was duly seut aud just about
that :me a break in the market occurred in
Vov Yo: k, and the broker telegraphed for
-5i'si more, as the first margin was gone.
■. •• the six had fairly recovered, another
h came for 5250 more, as cotton had
deni! • 1 Mill further. Then, as the Psalmist
’i'li,. i tav. the ‘heathen raged.’ They
Were mighty elese cu to bping heathens,
judgi g from the emphatic way they t x-
pre-M 1 them-elves. File English language
Wj- m el. qii.iTe and Chinese was employed.
It w imp >asib!c to collect the six together
in urn* body. The very sight of each other
iuade them sick.”
Ill*- Tiiomasvillc Enterprise gives an ac-
< an accident, which was alarming
1 miitlit have been fatal, as follows: “On
L.- - my. little Tommie, the three year-
oid cm of Mr. W. P. Co}le, our worthy
fiber iff', was standing in front of the lire
I>Ue.-at home, when the mantelpiece sudden-
■v '. .j.pi.-q over without any warning ami
ffrueiv the little fellow just a little back of
‘be top of his head. The blow cut the
scalp and tore it away from the skull for
seine two inches or more, scraping the bone
dean and laying it bare, but fortu-
£at,w nor injuring it at all. The weight of
die mantelpiece at the same time threw him
furw.ird and brui-ed his forehead badly.
Br. Taylor was called in and dressed his
wound*, which operation the little fellow
bon* with a fortitude that might well be
bv many older persons. We are
glad ‘ ■
The Sylvauia Telephone has on exhibition
at its office a piece of petrified wood—either
hickory or sweet gum—which was broken
from a log found beneath the surface of the
earth In Bulloch county. It was found on
the plantation of BattGay, Esq., on what is
known as au “old Indian farm,” and the
bark of the tree Is to be seen on one side of
the piece of stone.
Athens Banner: “Just before golDg to
press last night we learned that Mr. James
Carter, a worthy aud steady white citizen
of Athens, had been dangerously wounded
by a stab in the right breast, just above the
nipple, with a knife In the hands of a negro
named Tom Roberts. The cutting occurred
in Hood’s establishment ou Jackson street.
Roberts fled immediately afterwards. Mr.
Carter was carried home. His wound is not
necessarily fatal, but is considered quite
serious. We could learn nothing of the
particulars further than that it grew out of
a dispute about a game of billiards which
the negro, probably, owed for.”
The Rome Daily Bulletin gives the follow
ing account of a terribly shocking tragedy
which lately occurred in that neighborhood.
It says: “Mr James Thomas, a young man
who resided on the Selma, Rome and Dalton
Railroad, about six miles below Rome, on
Mr. Nick Powers’ farm, was buried last
Sunday afternoon, he having died the day
previous at one and a half o’clock. The
circumstances preceding and causing Mr.
Thomas’ dea’h were the most terribly tragic
that we have ever heard of in this section:
Three weeks ago last Saturday Mr. Thomas
came up to Rome. That night he re
turned home on the Selma, Rome and
Dalton . train. He requested—as we are
informed—the conductor to stop the
train for him to get off at the Six
Mile Station. The train was not
stopped, and, it is supposed, Mr. Thoma6
jumped off. At any rate he was found the
next morning In a pond near the road, sense
less, his head terribly mangled and broken,
and with one leg driven up about two inches
shorter than the other, besides being badly
bruised in various other parts of the body.
Mr. Thomas was taken home, where he re
ceived every attention, and, notwithstand
ing his terribly mangled condition, lingered
—entirely senseless however—until last Sat
urday ut half past one o’clock, when death
relieved him of his sufferings. Mr Thomas
was a young farmer highly e&teemed in ids
neighborhood. We understand ha* the
road has offered to compromise any claim
for damages by the payment of five thou
sand dollais.”
The Augusta Chronicle mentions a most
atrocious crime recently committed near
that city, as follows: “Intelligence reached
this city yesterday afternoon of a most atro
cious murder at McBean, on the Centrai
Railroad, fifteen miles from Augusta, Mon
day night. The victim was Mr. William
Ilarralson, a young man about, eighteen
years of age, who kept a store at the station.
He had made arrangements for coming up
to Augusta to purchase Christmas goods,
and it Is supposed had a considerable sum
in the store for that purpose. It is said he
instructed a negro named Anderson Jones to
call hint earl}* in the morning, in time to take
the passengei train for Augusta, having fre
quently called ou Jones for similar services
before. We also heard it stated that Jones
slept in the store, so as to be certain abou
calling Ilarralson. Yesterday morning tin
store was closed, but as it was known that
Ilarralson was coining to Augusta no atten
tion was paid to the fact. About 12 o’clock,
however, Ilarraisou’s little brother went to
the store and opened the door, when a hor
rible scene met his g<ze. His brother was
Jving o:i the floor dead, in a pool of blood
hir. head crushed by a hatchet, which was
near by. Tne hoy at once raised the alarm,
aud in a short time several neighbors gath
ered at the spot. The unfortunate young
man had evideutly been killed for the pur
pose of robbery, as his money was goue,
The negro Jones was missing, and sus
pieion was ^directed to him as the mur
derer. As it was supposed that he had
come to Augusta, a messenger was sent ou
the freight train to inform the police. This
he did promptly, and Jones was found in
short time, near the depot. He denied all
knowledge of the murder and said he was
ou his way to South Carolina to get married.
He declared that he came to Augusta on the
morning passenger train, but the employes
of the road on that, train stated that he did
not. The police were also informed that
Jones was seen in Augusta yesterday morn
ing before the train arrived. He told one
of the officers that he was at Mr. Ilarralson’^
store late Monday night, at which time he
paid him an account that he owed at the
store. Jones was lodged in the guard house
to await an investigation. Ilarralson was a
quiet, hardworking young man. Ills
mother lives a short distance from the sta
tion.”
BY TELEGRAPH.
A Former Citizen of Savannah Drops
Dead.
Special Telegram to the Morning News.
Dakien, December 17.—Mr. Charles A.
Davis, formerly of Savannah, dropped dead
in the dining room at the Magnolia House
at naif-past eight o’clock this morn
ing. Mr. Davis contracted a cold
In Savannah on the ninth of Oc
tober, and it has been troubling him ever
since. Hemorrhage was the cause of his
death. His sudden demise has cast a gloom
over our entire community, where he was
well known and highly esteemed.
A SUDDEN 1EATH.
NOON TELEGRAMS.
THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.
Latest
from tlie War
America.
in South
The Maine Election Tronbles.
A RAILROAD CASE DECIDED.
General Nolen.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
able to report that, he is rapidly
"V. raig, and will speedily be well again.”
Cav« t'.ic iituesvilic Gazette". “Cipt. A. J.
Hul.'Li - has kindly given us a few samples
°f W plants grown by him. - These plants
tr f not vet nice mouths old and are two feet
binu. Capt. II. assures us that they will be
Lrcc* enough at oue year old to furnish
'ca.es for use. There are many in this
county who have been more than
gratihed with the result of their experi-
01 't’p in the culture of tea. Some samples
tLi.-i home-raised, home-cured tea were
6 ‘-nt to Commissioner LeDuc. He pro
nounced the flavor excellent—preferable in
fact to any imported tea. The plant is an
ornament to any flower garden, and aside
Bom its use would pay for the trouble and
expense.”
u ‘‘"’e learn,” says the Forsvth Advertiser,
‘hat the negroes of Monroe county r.re
taking contracts with the land owners for
year, thus showing that they haven’t !
Sot the exodus fever very bad. We are glad •
rn hear this. These colored people who are
^oot p acting for next year are the producers, l
a Urge extent, aud we prize them highly.
7* have * ‘ *
tie CJiIef* to Have a Powwow
■"with their Great Father—The Holi
day Adjournment—Hard Ui»—The
Administration and the Grant
Boom.
murder-
them
Special Correspondence of the Morning News.
Washington, December 16 —We are to
have another farce in Washington in the
shape of an Indian “pow-wow.” Some
thirteen of the L'te Chiefs, who have recent
ly been on the war path with a good deal of
effect, are to be brought to Washingion to
see their “Great Father,” or rather ilu-ir dc
facto Great Father, as Mr. Hayes was uot
elected. It. will cost money to briug them
here, aud their presence cannot possibly be
of any good to anybody. It is the rule of
this government, though not a written
rule, that whenever a band of Indians
break out and are unusually
ous, a certain number of
are brought ou to Washington to “pow
wow.” They talk, but what they say never
has any influence with their bearers. It is
all decided before they come. They are
gratified for the time being, aud go away
apparently content with the ‘‘decision.” It
is the intention to move the Ute Indians and
let in the gold hunters upou their rich lands.
They will be brought here to talk about it,
and will then be taken back and their re
moval effected. It is the old story over and
over again. Jhe Black Hills belonged to
the Indians; the lndlaus fought for their
land.-; after the tight their Chiefs were
brought on to Washiugtou, had a pow-wow,
went back and were removed. The Ute
settlement will be a repetition of the Sioux
outbreak adjustment.
THE HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT,
Congress will adjourn next Friday until
January 6th. The work has beeu well got
ten uuder wav, though no bill has beeu
passed It is not probable that Mr. Hayes
will be called upou to sign a bill before the
adjournment. Already members are asking
for leaves of absence in order to get borne
aud prepare for Christmas. The closing
davs before the adjournment for Christmas
and New Year’s drift along—uot aimlessly,
but laying a good foundation for the
busiuess when the session really com
mences January 6th next. Quite a number
of Senators aud members will remain in the
city during the holidays, many having their
families here, and others, the Pacific coast
and extreme Northwest men, uot being able
to make connections home and back during
the recess with auy degree of comfort.
hard up.
It is generally thought that members of
Congress always have plenty of money and
are never cramped for fuud&. This is the
very opposite of the truth. For confirina-
tiou, consult the disbursing officers of the
House and Senate. Out of the two hundred
and ninety-seven members of the House
and seventy-six members of the senate, there
are uot over one hundred and fifty who do
not draw their pay before it is due. They
always drop in about the middle of the
month and want “just a few dollars. Of
course they always get it. But when the
regular time comes for drawing of salano.-,
they are few who are entitled to it.
On the other hand, there are the mil
lionaires in Congress who allow their
pay to run on for a year or perhaps two
years, and then draw it in a lump. Living
in Washington, especially for Congressmen,
is expensive, aud therefore the anticipation
of pay is pardonable The proprietor of one
of the largest hotels in this city told me last
eveniug tnat It was no uncommon thing for
him to credit members of Congress for their
whole session’s board uutil they appeared on
the scene for the next session’s work. He also
6aid that in not a few instances be had been
“left” in the matter of board for Congress
men.
ARp THEY WHEELING AROUND ?
A gentleman who is on confidential rela-
lions with Hayes expresses the opinion that
the administration is preparing and trimming
to come into the Grant boom, and renounce
Its allegiance to Sherman’s movement.
There are no indications of this beyond the
statement of this gentleman, but It may be.
The administration maybe waking up to the
fact that John Sherman’s chances are, at the
best, very slim, and hopes to be on the win-
nlng sido. The Republican party has not
experienced a change of beert in regard to
Grant, as has been represented. It ia s,UI
for Grant, aud his nomination in ‘
THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.
London, December 17.—A Cabul dispatch
states that David Shah, who was com-
inauder-in chief of the Afghan army, and
who was sent by the Ameer to quell the re
volt during the massacre of the British at
the Embassy, has been arrested.
A Cabul di-patch, dated the 15th, says :
The most, difficult position of the eneni)
was gallantly carried yesterday. Later iu
the d iy the troops lost a position which
they had before taken.”
A Kohat dispatch announces that General
Tytler has attacked and captured Zaar,
which was stored with the grain of all the
Zeaimukat tribes. The enemy left a lartre
number of dead on the field. The British
loss was four wounded.
London, December 17.—The Viceroy of
India telegraphs to-day that communica
tions with General Roberts are now inter
rupted
The Daily Standard says the cantonments
of Shlrpur are 6Urrouuded by high brick
walls loop-holed, with an outer ditch be
hind the walls. Earthworks are thrown up,
adding to their strength ami making a plat
form for the delend-rs to tire form.
At the corners aud at intervals along
the walls are bastions for guns. Against
a position 6uch as this, held
by five thousand British troops,
with an abundance of artillery and muni
tions of war, tlie rush of the savage mob
could do nothing, and their numbers, how
ever large, would add little or nothiug to
their aggressive force. The troops now on the
way from Jellalabad and OandamuK number
two regiments of cavalry, seven regiments
of infantry aud two batteries of artillery
Such a force as this one, free from the de
files, should be able to give a good account
of itself, and make its way forward, how
ever large a force Mahomed Jan may de
tach from Cabul to arrest its advance.
TnE MAINE ELECTION TROUBLES.
Augusta, December 16—Tne Council
were engaged to-night in is-uiiig the remain
ing certificates which had not been sent out
up to this time. At midnight the members
of the Council say the official list will not be
given to the public till to-morrow. They
say the House will stand sixty-one Republl
cans, seveutv-eight FusioDists and twelve
vacancies. The Senate, twenty Fusionists
and eleven Republicans.
Augusta,December 17.—The Council have
completed their official report. It confirm
the figures in the previous dispatch. No
decision bos yet been reached upon county
officers.
RAILROAD CASE DECIDED.
Little Rock, Ark., December 17.—Chan
cellor Carroll, of ttic Pulaski Chancery
Court, to-day decided the case of the State
vs. the Memphis and Little Hock Kail
road Company et al. The suit was
for the foreclosure of a mortgage to secure
a loan of one hundred thousand dollar.-
made in 1861. The decree is for the State
and orders the sale of the road, rolling
stock, etc., unless the debt and interest
amounting to over two hundred and two
thousand dollars, is paid by a day named.
The case will probably be appealed.
THE CHILI—PERUVIAN WAR.
Panama, December 6.—Advices from
Lima, to November 25, state that Gen
Buendia attacked the Chilian army on the
19th ult. at a place called San Francisco, on
the railway which stretches inland from
Pisagua, and that the allies were forced to
retire demoralized, and with very heavy
loss. The Chilians were entrenched.
congressional committee notes.
Washington, December 17.—The House
Banking and Currency Cumm.ttee decided
this morning to substitute Mr. Price’s bill
for Judge Buckner’s bill, requiring one-lialf
of the national bank reserves to be kept iu
coin. The bill will be reported to the House
after the holiday recess.
BREWERY BURNED.
Altoona, Pa., December 17.—The Altoo
na City Brewery was burned this morning.
Loss $40,000. Insurance $16,000 Several
men sleeping in the building escaped by
jumping from the windows.
COMMUNISTS PARDONED.
Paris, December 17 —An official decree
has been issued pardoning one huudred and
fifty Communists.
EVENING TELEGRAMfc
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Speech of Senator Morgan on the Fi
naucial Problem.
DISASTROUS FIRES I.VIOWA AXD
XEW YORK.
Strike of Chicago Pork Packing Em :
plojes.
ACTION OF THE REPUBLICAN
ECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
EX
Collision in
the Harbor
Went,
of Key
evitable now as ever.
to-
county
Welcome.”
Miss McLean fainted on entering her
, ■ ... - i new in St Matthew's Church, Halifax,
1 large number of negro idlers in 1 s . i„ v an( j was conveyed to the
>; to whom the State of Kansas 15 j ^st^ wereThe died in a short time.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, December 17.—In the
Senate, Mr. Davis (W. Va ), introduced a
bill to repeal all permanent annual appro
priations. Referred.
Mr. Butler presented a petition of the citi
zens for the improvement of the Savannah
river. Referred.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported adversely on the bill to
establish an United States Circuit Court for
the State of Texas, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. gaton introduced a bill for the ap
pointment of acoinmtssion toconolstof nine
members from civil life, who shall be em
powered to visit the different sections of the
country and make a thorough investigation
of the tariff question, with’ a view to a re
vision of the present tariff laws.
Mr. Morgan introduced a joint resolution
providing that all the public lands which
have been granted by Congress to certain
designated railroad companies to aid
in the construction of their respec
tive lines of railroad, and which
have not been earned by said railroad comr
pauies through a proper fulfillment of the
conditions of the respective grants, shall be
declared forfeited to the United States, and
shall be restored to the public domain aud
be thrown open to settlement within ninety
days after the passage of this act.
The following are the names of some of
the railroad companies affected by this
resolution, together with the amounts
of land heretofore granted to, and by
this act, withdrawn from, them: The Atlantic
and Pacific, 42.000,000 acres; the Texas
Pacific, 18,000,000; the Northern Pacific, 47,-
000 000; the Gulf aud Ship Island, 650^00;
the Alabama and Florida, 419,000; the Coosa
a nd Tennessee, 132,000; the Mobile and
. - - the Coosa and Chattanooga,
States a sufficient and permanent supply of
money to maintain our national prosperity.
Mr. Morgan, speaking upon his resolu
tion, said it was antagonistic to the reso
lution recently offered by the Senator from
Delaware (Mr. Bayard). Though the prin
ciple of that resolution might be theoretical
ly correct, there was danger of going too
fast in its enforcement. We are too prone
to think our existing prosperity permanent.
Other countries, however, are beginning to
undersell us in our ow*n markets, and it
Is not Improbable that we will thus lose
much of our advantage in foreign
markets also. If this occurs we shall
have need of all the good sound
money we can get, and possibly
more, to prevent calamity.
The movement represented by Mr. Bay-
ard’6 resolution is urged on chiefly by great
capitalists, and although their opinions are
entitled to great weight, their financial skill
Is not easily diverted from their own wel
fare to the’interests of other classes. New
York is the great financial centre, and the
Treasury Department does not seem to be
able to carry on its operations with
out the aid of New York bankers,
but it does uot follow that the inter
ests of the money centre are antagonistic
to those of the whole country. Capital re
sults from the labor of the people, and
should not be organized against them, as it
ia iu this movement, to destroy the legal
tender quality of greenbacks. Our people
have confidence in our paper money because
they know it rests on their credit, and they
are determined and able to pay it in coin.
Capitalists, however, wish to be able to lend
national bank notes to the people and pay
them for their crops in this currency,
but when the people pay their debts
the capitalists demand a description
of money whose volume shall be entirely
within the control of the national banks. If
there ever was a time when the legal tender
clause should have been abolished, it was
when the notes were below par. People had
tried to maintain this currency through war
aud calamity, in the face of oppressive laws
to keep it down, and when they had been
successful, it was attempted to be destroyed
by men engaged in the business of manipu
laiing money.
It would be raising an unjust suspicion
of the good iaith of the people to take
away the legal tender quality, when the
people had actually begun resumption.
When the bondholders were bound by con
tract to receive legal tenders, they were in
terested in upholding their value. Now the
position was reversed, and the people
were ground between the upper and
nether millstones. So long as greenbacks
were below par, the national banks found
them useful to redeem their circulation aud
keep up their reserves. As soon as they
reached par they ceased to be useful in this
way, aud became obstructive to tne bank
ers’ busiuess. They occupied a field nearly
as large as the national bank circulation,
and if they could be driven out the
national bauks would have the whole field
to themselves, and so, it seems, greenbacks
must go.
The Republican party had been enacting
tragedy in Iluance. The first act was to
change the character of the public debt
from a lawful money contract to a coin con
tract. The second was to change that coin
contract to a gold contract. The third was
the rapid and forced contraction of green
backs and the expansion of national bank
currency and extending the public debt.
This paralyzed industry and caused honest
citiz us to turu out as tramps.
Continuing, Mr. Morgan said Congress
had no more right to destroy the legal ten
der quality of this money, and so vitiate its
contracts, than it had to do the same with
other tnouev. It was his belief that such a
measure would be a great breach of the
public faith. The notes must stand as legal
tender or be withdrawn. Mr. Morgan went
to say that should the balance of trade
turn against us, and gold be drawn from
the country, greenbacks would be indis
pensable as our currency, and would be still
kept at par by the honesty and good fait h
of the people.
With regard to the national banks, Mr.
Morgan said be would not advocate their
abolition, but be would advocate the aboli
tion of the monopoly that enables national
banks to draw interest on a fund deposited
with the government to secure their cir
culation,while holders of gold aud silver are
not permitted to bank up on it at all. The
power of the bauks was dangerous; he would
not increase it by removing a currency
which may keep them In check. He would
vote against auy measure that would disturb
the industries of the country. There was
danger that we might destroy the business
confidence uuder which we were returning
to prosperity.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mir.tee on Finance. Soon after the conclu
sion of Mr. Morgan’s speech the Senate held
a short executive session, and at 2:15 ad
journed.
In the House, Mr. Martin, of North Caro
lina, introduced a bill for the establishment
of a national steamboat service.
Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, offered a
resolution of inquiry, as to wbat legislation
would be necessary on the subject of Chinese
immigration. Referred.
Mr. Ballou, of Rhode Island, introduced
a bill restoring the legal tender currency to
its constitutional requirements. Referred.
The text of the bill is as follows:
“ifc it enticted, etc., That section 35SS of
the Revised Statutes, making United States
notes legal tender in payment of all debts,
public or private, except for duties on im
ports and Interest on the public debt,
hereby repealed, and that hereafter gold
and silver coin only shall be a tender in
payment of debts;” also, repealing the
stamp tax on bank checks. Referred.
Mr. Robinson, from the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported a bill for an additional
judicial district in the fcitate of Georgia.
Passed.
Mr. McCord, of Iowa, from the Committee
on Manufactures, reported back the joint
resolution proposing a constitutional amend
ment to give Congress power to grant and
protect trade marks, and spoke in its favor.
There was strong opposition to the resolu
tion on the Democratic side, and after some
discussion it was referred, together with the
bill introduced by Mr. Armfield, of North
Carolina, on the same subject, to the Ju
diciary Committee.
The House then went into committee
of the whole on the military academy appro
priation bill, and after some discussion the
committee rose, and reported the bill to the
House without amendment, and it was
passed.
Mr. Dibrell, of Teunessee, from the Com
miitee ou Military Affairs, reported back
the Senate bill for a transfer of the arsenal
properly iu Charleston, S. C., to the Trus
tees of the Holy Communion Church Insti
tute. Passed. The House then adjourned.
DI9A5TRQUS FIRES-
Cincinnati, December 17.—A dispatch
from De*MoineS, 1 wa, states that thp busi
ness portion of CUrkesville, Butler county,
Iowa, was burned Sunday morning. The
loss is over forty thousand dollars The fire
originated in the store of H. A. L. Burton,
which is supposed to have been first robbed
and then fired.
Elmira, N. Y., December 17.—Nine busi
ness places at Addison, N. Y., were de
stroyed by fire early yesterday morning, in
volving the loss of $100,000. Relief was
sent from Coming, Uornellsville and El
mfra. Two Elmira firemen were injured by
the falling walls, und Assistant Engineer
Williams, of Addison, had his leg broken.
WADLEY’S IRON WEDGE.
What 1C la Composed of and Sow It
Will Spilt Proposed Railroad Com
binations—From the Great Western
Markets to the Atlantic Coast—The
Central Railroad and Its Various
Important Branches—How It
Takes In All the Largest Cities
from Montgomery, Ala., to the Sea
board— Savannah the Future Sea
port for Western Produce— r l he
Ocean Steamship Company has
Solved the Problem of Savannah’s
Future.
Girard 841,000: the Coosa and Chattanooga,
150,000; tie Alabama and Ch»ttsnooEa,
898,000; the Pensacola and Georgia, 1,568,060,
the Florida Atlantic aud Gulf Central, 183,-
000; the North Louisiana and Texas, 611,-
000; the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg, 3.S00.000; the St. Louis and Iron
Mountain. 640.000; the Little Rock and Fort
Smith, 1,900,000. The resolution was re
ferred to the J udiciary Committee.
Mr. Morgan offered the following resolu
tion : That a continuance of the existing
volume of united States Treasury vote*,
with their legal tender preserved, and the
maintenance of their equivalency of value
with coin, is demanded by the present ne
cessities of trade, commerce and Industry,
and that the full restoration of the silver
coinage to an equality with gold la neces-
eary to secure to the people of the United
*AaBIHOTON WEATHER FKOFHSl
Office of thb Chief 'ignai observer,
Washington. P C.. December 17.—Indica
tions for Thursday:
In the South Atlantic States, falling possi
bly followed by rising barometer, sopthwesf
veering to cooler northwest winds, and pari
ly cloudy weather.
In the Gulf States, southerly winds, shifting
to cooler northerly, partly cloudy weather,
occasional light rain, and rising barometer.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, cooler
northwest possibly backing to southwest
winds, cloudy followed by clear weather,
and rising barometer.
In the Middle States, cooler north and
west winds, rising barometer, partly cloud;*
weather, and in the interior occasional ligh,
snow,
STRIKE OF CHICAGO FORK PACKING EMr
FLO YES,
Chicago, III., December 17.—The em
ployes of the packing houses held a meet
ing last night and decided to strike to-day.
The cause of the determination Is the dis
charge by various firms of one thousand
union men. The union demands the pack
ers shall not employ non-union men. The
packers say they will not be dictated to, and
are ready to remove their business from
Chicago rather than submit to the dictation
of the union. A number of houses did not
buy any hogs yesterday afternoon.
DON CAMERON, VICE CHANDLER, DECEASED.
WASHiNqTO^, December rThe Repub
lican National Committee,' at its meeting
to-day, elected Senator Cameron permanent
Chairman, and decided that the next Na
tional Republican Convention should he
held at Chicago on June 3d, 1880.
COLLISION IN THE KET WEST HARBOR.
Key West, December 17.—The steamship
Dover, while entering the harbor and dock
ing, ran info the Ann Elizabeth, loading
with sugar at the wharf, and cut her Btern
down', causing her to leak badly.!
In a fight atMahanoy City, Pa.,Daniel
O'Connell struck John Hackett, knock
ing him over a stove and breaking his
neck. O’Connell gave l^imseli up. *
Special Correspondence, of the Morning News.
Atlanta, Ga., December 16.—Your cor
respondent is not given to sensational let
ter writing, nor does he take any stock in
booms” and big display headings, yet
thinks the above a most fitting caption for
the present epistle.
On all sides there are rumors of great
railroad combinations being formed to con
trol Important lines of travel from the West
and Southwest to the Atlantic coast, some
of which are supposed to be antagonistic to
the interests and business of the Central
Railroad and the port of Savannah.
This fact has called public attention to
the Savannah, Griffin and‘* North Alabama
Railroad, now under the control of the Cen
tral Railroad, which is looked upon as a
dangerous rival to auy combination which
may be formed for the purpose above
named. This road has only to be extended
from Carrollton, Its present terminus, to
Chattanooga, Teun., to flank any very for
midable rival seeking a through connection
with the Atlantic coast. As this extension
cau be made much quicker than the pro
posed * xtensiou of the Macon and Bruns
wick Railroad from Macon to Atlanta, I have
appropriately heaued this letter “Wadley’s
iron Wedge,” and bhall proceed to show-
how ltfccau split railroad combinations.
WHAT SUGGESTED THE EXTENSION.
The proposed sale of the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad, with a provision for its
extension to Atlanta, was considered by
many persons a direct assault upon the Cen
tral Railroad—not only giving a new and
competing road from Macon to Atlanta, but
forming a through line from Chattanooga
to Brunsw ick for the traffic of the West and
Southwest.
Under this state of feeling it was easy to
create a mountain out of a mole hill, and
soon the report spread that Colonel Wadley
had a force of five or six hundred men at
woik near Carrollton extending the Savan
nah, Griffin and North Alabama Railroad in
the direction of Chattanooga, and that he
would s-jOU have an independent through
line of his own from Savannah to Chatta
nooga.
Inis report, coming as it did from what
it appeared to be a responsible source, cre
ated a wide-spread alarm iu certain railroad
circles, and called public attention to a long
neglected aud almost forgotten unfinished
railroad enterprise. There was a general
examination of railroad maps, and various
were the speculations indulged in as to what
would be the result of an extension of this
road through to Chattanooga. Some of the
ablest aud most experienced railroad men
in the State frankly eoufessed that Colonel
Wadley held the winning card in the game
proposed to be pla>ed, and had the “Iron
Wedge” thatcoula split any rival combina
tion made against him.
Very soon, however, there was a sudden
change in the talk indulged in as to the
whole matter. We were told that the Ma
con and Brunswick Railroad would not aud
could uot be extended to Atlanta until after
the meeting of the next Legislature, as there
were fatal defects in the present act author
izing the project. We were also informed
that Col. Wadley had no idea of extending
the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama
Railroad from Carrollton to Chattanooga.
I am not prepared to say that either state
ment is true or false, but I can state that
the friends of both extensions are anxious
for them to be made at once. The friends
of the Macon aud Brunswick extension use
some queer arguments in the advocacy of
their proposed extension, two of which are
sufficiently absurd to be mentioned here.
“NOWHERE AND NOWHERE.”
We are told that the Macon aud Bruns
wick Railroad “begins nowhere and ends
nowhere.” Of course this is a very doubtful
compliinentto the cities of Macon and Bruns
wick, if the statement be true. There are
sensible men, however, who deny that it
possesses even the shadow of truth.
Brunswick has one of the finest harbors
on the Atlantic coast, and her shippiug in
terests are constantly on the increase. Her
port is open to the 6teain6hips and com
merce of the world, aud it ia folly to say
that 6he is “nowhere.” Macon is the “Cen
tral City” of the State, and offers to the
Macon and Brunswick Railroad the advan
tages of four diverging lines of railway, one
to Augusta, one to Atlanta one to Colum
bus. and another to Montgomery, Ala. Can
su'-h a plaee be called “nowhere?”
But we are told that the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad is at the “mercy” of
the Central Railroad. This is the merest
bosh. So are the Atlauta and Charlotte
Air-Line Railway and the Western aud At
lantic Railroad at the “mercy” of that little
piece of railroad from Atlanta to West
Point—the Atlanta and West Point Rail
road. So, also, are the Port Royal Railroad
and the Charleston Railroad at the “mercy”
of the Georgia Railroad. All these roads
have but one outlet qnd one ponnection to
and from Atlanta. The Macon and Brups-
wick Railroad has the aaqae, apd is In a far
more prosperous condition than either of
the latter roads.
There is no more need of another railroad
from Allanta to Macon than there Is for a
rval line from Atlanta to Chattanooga, to
West Point, or to Augusta. If the present
“Railroad Commission” is worth anything
under the laws recently enacted, it will be
impossible for the Central Railroad to dis
criminate against the Macon and Brunswick
any more than the West Point, the Georgia
and the Western and Atlantic can (Rscrinji-
nate against one of their connecting lines
within the limits of the State. There is,
therefore, as little 6ense in crying out that
the Central Railroad “discriminates! against
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad” as in
assertiug that the latter railroad “begins
nowhere and ends nowhere.” Neither
statement is founded on fact or soqnd
reason.
FROM GRIFFIN TO CARROLLTON.
Hearing so much about the proposed ex
tensiou from Carrollton to Chattanooga, and
wishing to be posted for future events in
that direction, I conclu^d to take a run
over the road from Griffin to Carrollton aud
see how much truth, if any, there was in tin-
report that a large force was already at work
on the extension.
Mr. Tom 0. McLendon, one of the most
pleasant, popular and efficient conductors
on the Macon and Western Railroad, turned
me over to Capt. D. W. Croft, at Griffin,
and secured for me the kind attentions of
that most excellent gentleman, so long and
favorably known as the “boss” of the road
he beiDg conductor of the only train now run
uing between Griffin and Carroffton. With
him I made the round trip, and through bis
courtesy obtained much Important informa
tion.
The distance from Griffin to Carrollton is
sixty-one miles, with stations every five or
ten miles apart. Some of them are towns
of importance, while othere gre small Vil
lages. Qf tfce former, Griffin, Newnan, Car-
roYltdn and Senioa are important places,
and have newspaper offices Turin, Brooks
ville, Sharpsburg and Whitesburg are grow
ing towns, and Sargent’s station and
Bowensville have cotton factories in opera
tion. At Griffin the train connects with the
Macon and Western Railroad, r y nd at New-
nan it crossas the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad, twenty-five tniles from Griffin and
thlrt!y-six from Carrollton. One round trip
daily is now made over the road, leaving
Griffin, on return at noon, aqd reaching
Can'olltqn about six o’plofk.
Under the present schedule a mi^el
train, passenger and freight, leaves Carroll
ton at six o’clock in the rooming, and
reaches Griffin at quarter past eleven,making
close connection with the Atlanta bound
passenger train. Strange as it may appear,
passengers from Carrollton frequently go to
Atlanta by this route, rather than by the
West Point Railroad from N e wnqn, Al
though the distance is fifty-eight miles
greater, the time is au hour less by way of
Griffin. The passenger business Is not large,
and a divided car accommodates the usual
white and colored patrons of the road. The
train, however, carries a large amount of
freight, which grows ip quantity every year.
The present season tl+ere h^s beep h marked
increase in lumber and cotton freights, and
Captain Croft, with all his energy and ex
perience, has had his hands full. As the
Central Railroad furnished him a powerful
locomotive and a first-class engineer; Mr.
W. O. Carroll, formerly of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, he has been able to
handle promptly all the freight offered.
PAST HISTORY o? THE ROAD.
As I took my seat ‘in' a “half-shell” pas
senger car at Griffin, and noted only three
other passengers on board, I could hardly
realize that this was the railroad about
which so much had been said, and from
whose extension so much was feared.
I am free to confess that after a five years’
residence In Atlanta, aad frequent travel
over both the Macon and Western Railroad
and the West Point Railroad, I had never be
fore heard of or noticed the Savannah,
Griffin and North Alabama Railroad, either
at Griffin or Newnan.
Of course I had to plead ignorance and
solicit all the facts within reach, as my ob
ject was to gain Information in regard to the
past, present and future of the road. I was
surprised to learn that the original project
was for the building of the road from Griffin
to Decatur, Ala., there to connect with the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad and the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
My surprise grew out of the fact that this
road would have opened up to Middle and
South Georgia, years ago, the great coal and
iron mines of North Alabama, as well as
created an important through line to
the West and Southwest. Since that time,
however, the South and North Alabama
Railroad has been built from Montgomery
to Decatur, and that later and more success
ful enterprise captured the “golden egg.”
Why such a thing should have been allowed.
If possible to prevent it, passes my dull
comprehension.
If 1 am not mistaken in dates, the road
was completed to Carrollton In 1874—per
haps a year later. Some time in 1876 it
passed into the control of the Central Rail
road. Like all short lines of this kind that
struggle into existence, this road needed a
great deal of work to put it in a good con
dition. With a constant increase of its
freight business has come a demand for
more important and substantial improve
ments, and the making of these has, in an
accidental way, brought this hitherto ob
scure road Into marked prominence before
the public. Whether or not it Is to remain
thus prominently In the foreground, or be
remanded back to Its former obscurity,4s a
question that coming events, whose shadows
only now flit around us, will have to decide.
Your correspondent cannot safely predict
either result.
PRESENT IMPROVEMENTS.
There was truth in the report that a large
force was at work on the line of the road,
but not for its extension beyond Carrollton.
If I understand the policy of Col. Wadley—
aud I think I do—it Is to put all his branch
roads in as good order and safe condition as
the Central Railroad Itself. Accidents on
small roads are sometimes as fatal as on
important routes.
This he has done with the Mobile and
Girard Railroad from Columbus to Troy,
Ala., and the Vicksburg and Brunswick
Railroad from Eufaula to Clayton, Ala.
Neither of these acquired roads is a through
line, the one terminating at Troy and the
other at Clayton without connections. Nor
is it probable that either road will be ex
tended in the immediate future. The best
work on a railroad Is always the cheapest in
the end, if the road Is worth any improve
ments at all.
What Colonel Wadley has done for those
roads, and for others with which I am not
familiar, he is now doing for the Savannah,
Griffin and North Alabama Railroad. He i8
outting the road ki first class order, which
requires a large expenditure of money, ow
ing to the magnitude of the undertaking and
the superior character of the work executed.
Trestles are being filled in with dirt, stone
culverts aud bridge pler6 built, and the en
tire road-bed improved In every respect.
The growing freight business of the road
has made many of the Improvements a pres
ent necessity and suggested others for the
future.
Mr. Hugh Carlisle, one of the best and
most experienced contractors for this kind
of work iu the State, has charge of the ma
sonry department, and I have never seen
better or more substantial stone culverts
than he has constructed along the line of
this road. There are none superior on the
great through routes In the South. At
present Mr. Carlisle is building stone piers
on the banks of the Chattahoochee river,
about two miles this side of Whitesburg,
where the road crosses on a substantial
wooden bridge. These piers are verj* ex
tended and remarkably well constructed,
which fact seems to indicate that there may
be use for a double track across the river in
the not far distant future. 4* all events
Mr. Carlisle Is doing his work well, and that
is all the public can find out for the present.
The contract for filling in the trestles was
given to Mr. Lemuel Kendrick, an old and
honored merchant of Whitesburg, who
built the bridge over the Chattahoochee
river, and was one of the largest original
stockholders in the road- As Mr. K. has a
big store at Whitesburg, and his dirt train
has its camp only a f«w mile6 away, the
men come to Whitesburg to be paid off
monthly. It was during one of these recent
pay day excursions that the report started
in regard to the extension of the road.
Some person thought there could be no ne
cessity for so large a force simply to put the
road in good order. But a ride over the
line will convince any one that the force Is
none too large for the quantity and quality
of work being done. The trestles are nu
merous, and many arc very deep and quite
long. Not a foot of work has been done In
the way of extension beyond Carrollton.
WILL THE ROAD BE EXTENDED ? .
It may be suggested that the present Im
provements are too expensive aud substan
tial for mere local purposes, and that they are
being made with a view to an extension, in
the near future, of the road to Chattanooga,
Tcnn., or Decatur, Ala. Admit that this
may or may uot be true, still the Increasing
business of the road cannot be lost sight of
in this connection All the towns on the
line are growing yearly, and thereby add
considerably to the passenger and freight
business in both directions.
Then the factories and saw mills along
the road are multiplying in numbers aud en
larging their capacity, and these alone fur
nish no small amount of business. The
factory at Bowensyllje has new machinery,
and is making seamless bags for the Virginia
salt wor^s. tiargent’s factory, which iu a
first class establishment of its kind, hag also
added now machinery, and is now turning
out colored as well as white yarns for the
Cincinnati market. Col. II. J. Sargent, the
proprietor, Is a gentleman of ripe experi
ence and bouudless energy, and his present
factory of five stories will doubtless have a
companion building of similar size before
two years 6ball have passed away.
Of course the people of Griffin, Newnap.
Carrollton and other places alOfig tnp l|nf!
desire the speedy £i^e ns *t>p ft f road,
independent’ of any outslda pressure. It
woufd open up a great route to the We6t,
and bring an immense carrying trade
through their borders. Not a few of them
express the hope that Colonel Wadley will
be forced to build the extension in order to
protect the Macon and Western Railroad
from a destructive competition on the part
of the proposed extension ol the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad to Atlanta. They be
lieve it would be a paying investment lor
the Central R-iilroad to make at this exciting
period, when' rival corporations a«o seeking
to flank it pn both siaes aca at the 6atnp
tiide attack its centre.’' Iu no other way cap
it ho securely hold Its own and bid dehanye
to its enemies.
Said a clear headed, experienced and well-
koftWP r&ilroao man to me the other day:
“I consider tbe Savannah, Gr.fllu and North
Alabama Railroad the greatest unfinished
railroad enterprise iu the 8tate. Its com
pletion to Chattanooga, Teun., or Decatur,
Ala , wi uld open up the best and most
desirable route from the Western majliyto
to the Atlantic seaboard.”, £pea£ti)g of
other proposed lines, ot 4 »-imilar character,
he addedi ‘’They cannot compete success
fully with this line to Savannah, as neither
Port Royal nor Brunswick can offer cheaper
or better steamship facilities.” This gen
tleman had recently expressed bis views to
Colonel Wadley,-and urged the extension,
but with no apparent success. ~ A wise rail
road king genetfffiy keeps his own counsel.
I do not mean by this hint that the road is
to be extended. I only know that it will
soon be in perfect condition from Griffin to
Carrollton for the running of the heaviest
and fastest freight trains to be fouud qq any
great through route in the South. To ex
tend such a roaj will not oe an Impossible
or a slow work whenever the emergency de
mands it. Supervisor R. H. Howard, whose
district extends from Barnesville to Carroll
ton, says this road is in fetter order than the
Macon and y/estem. i> am of the 'same
ivself.
opinion roysel]
THE CJREAT RIVAL LINES,
Recent railroad combinations have sug
gested the extension of the Savannah,
Griffin and North Alabama Railroad, and it
may be well to glance briefly at the main
facta in the case.
Col. Cole, of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Loais Railway, has been very Dusy
of late purchasing, either directly or through
his friends, connecting lines of railroad,
wilh which to form a great through route
from Chicago to Atlanta. Of course this
combination is to be under his control and
ran in his interest.
Dr. Standiford, of the Louisville and
Nashville Railway, haa ipso h.eeu equally ae-
tfye in forming'a similar combination to At
lanta. His recent purchase of the road bed
of the Georgia Western Railroad, which he
proposes to build at once, gives him a short
line to Decatur, Ala., where the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad crosses the Memnhls
and Charleston Railroad. ’•
Next we have the g^eat Cincinnati South
ern'Railroad. now 1 completed to Chattanoo
ga, Which hai no special connection at Chat
tanooga with Atlanta. For the present this
company will have to content itself with
Chattanooga as a distributing point, un<eec
it forms an alliance with Colonol Cole, 6ne
of its most dangercus rivals', and uses the
Western and Atlantic Railroad to Atlanta.
'Colonel Cole has secured control of the
Western and Alan tic Railroad, from Chatta;
nooga to Atlanta; Dr. Standiford haa pur
chased the unfinished Georgia Western
Railroad, and proposes to complete it from
Decatur, onbisoWn road, to Atlanta; but
the great Cincinnati Southern Railroad finds
itself at Chattanooga with no outlet to the
Atlantic coast, except over a road controlled
by one of its most formidable and aggres
sive rivals. •
-Its quickest and surest relief from this
embarrassing position is found in the speedy
extension of the Savanuah, Griffin and
North Alabama Railroad from Carrollton to
Chattanooga. By this extension the Cin
cinnati Southern would not only have an
independent connection wi'h Atlanta, via
Griffin or Newnan, but also s» cure a first-
class direct through line to the Atlantic
coast, via Macon and Savannah, over the
Central Railroad. It may be possible that
such a connection and such a route will not
be needed. If, however, the three rival
lines above mentioned wax warm In their
contests for supremacy In the Western
carrying trade, the Cincinnati South
ern will no doubt seek an Atlanta connec
tion and an Atlantic port through the ex
tension from Carrollton to Chattanooga.
WHAT THE EXTENSION WILL ACCOMPLISH.
The readers of the Morning News will
be astonished at what can be accomplished
by the extension of the Savannah, Griffin
and North Alabama Railroad from Carroll
ton to Chattanooga. The proposed build
ing of the Georgia Western Railroad to
Decatur will necessitate the giving up of
that place as the western terminus, and
make Chattanooga the most desirable ob
jective point.
Let us suppose, for instance, that the
Central Railroad Is seeking an important
and reliable connection with the W est and
Southwest. Colonel Wadley already has a
line from Savannah to Carrollton. ^ At Grif
fin it goes on to Atlanta, and at Newnan It
crosses the Atlanta and West Point Railroad.
Extend the line from Carrollton to Chatta
nooga and it opens up a half dozen connec
tions with important railroads.
Say that tbe Columbus and Rome Rail
road is to be completed, and this extension
will cross It; admit that the Georgia Western
Railroad is to be built, and this extension
will tap it at an important point. Then it
will cross or tap the Selma, Rome and Dal
ton Railroad and the Alabama Great South
ern Railroad, thus giving it easy access to
Rome and its river commerce, and to the
Irou and coal mines of that section of Geor
gia and Alabama.
At Chattanooga, if circumstances demand
ed, it could form a close alliance and through
connection with the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad to the West and Southwest, or
remain neutral- in the fight, if any there
were, and take all freights offered by the
rival lines without fear or favor. It could,
I say, form a close alliance with the Cincin
nati Southern, or remain neutral and get
business from both the great through lines.
Then, again,where it taps the Georgia West
ern Railroad it could compete for soma of
the Atlantic coast business of Dr. Standi-
fora’s great rival through line to Atlanta.
Were the extension made,and all tbe above
named results reached, the Central Railroad
would still have its Atlanta line unbroken to
Savannah, and if Atlanta remains the great
distributing point, as it is now claimed she
will, Col. Wadley would also get hi6 share
of the carrying trade distributed there. I
do not think bis Carrollton extension, even
with a close alliance at Chattanooga with
the Cincinnaii Southern, would very seri
ously interfere with his Atlanta connections.
Of course I speak without official sanction
or advice, and my views may be, for wbat I
know, utterly worthless. I will, however,
offer a few reasons for so thinking.
A FAR REACHING CORPORATION.
Few people realize the length, bradth and
importance of the Central Railroad and its
numerous branches. I doubt if a similar
corporation .exists to-day in the South. Of
course 1 do not refer to any of the recent
combinations for Western trade.
Starting at Savannah, where it has a mag
nificent line of ocean steamships to New
York, it has direct lines to Augusta, Atlau
ta, Columbus and Montgomery, Ala. At
Millen there is a line to Augusta; at Wadley
a branch to Louisville; at Tennille a branch
to Sandersville; at Gordon a branch to Ea-
tonton; at Barnesville a branch to Thomas-
ton; at Griffin a branch to Carrollton.
At Macon tbe line goes to Columbus, and
thence, eighty-five miles, to Troy, 41 a r
Another line from Macon goes to Mont
gomery, Ala., with the following branches:
At Fort YqJJey, a branch to Perry; at Smith-
ville, a branch to Albany (connecting with
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad) with extension
to Arlington; at Cuthbert, a branch to Fort
Gaines, on the Chattahoochee river, where
the Central Railroad has a line of ateamers
from Columbus to Bainbridgc and Apalachi
cola; at Eufaula, a branch to Clayton.
It ’ will be seen by this that the Central
Railroad is to-day operating nearly one
thousand miles of main line and branches,
not to speak of Its half ownership (with the
Georgia Railroad owning the other half) of
tbe Alabama Western Railroad, aud it6 other
valuable interests of a similar character.
Then there are its numerous river steamers
and ocean steamships, all of which are im
portant feeders for its diverginj railroad
lines. A single glance £t this record will
convince any person that Col. Win. M.
Wadley, who so successfully presides over
all these varied interests, is a man able to
defend himself from the assaults of his
moft formidable railway rivals, come from
whatever quarter they may. He thinks a
great deal, but he says very little. Taixing
men are harmless, but bawate of thinking
men.
. Nor is this all, iu the way of successful
management. At Savannah, to preside
over the most important interests, Le has
placed Col. ’\ym. Rogers, cool-headed, firm
qnd cautious, who always Knows what to do
and how to do it in any sudden emergency.
At Macon, the great central point, he ha6
put his son-in-law, Capt. W. G. Raoul, a
a uiet, modest young man, yet every way
tted for the responsible duties of his posi
tion. He manages the two Southwestern
lines, and the Montgomery and Eufaula^
with their numerous branches. At Colum
bus he has Col. Wm. L. C^ark, one of the
best men I ever knew, and a thorough rail
road manager, as Superintendapt of the
Mobile and' Girard Raih-oad^ arid to look
after the'lpcal'ipteres(s of the’southwestern
Railroad at that pl;;oo.
GoL Wadley hac been equally fortunate
in the selection Of h»s general agents, who
represent the road and its steamships at all
important points. Mr. George Youge, ii
New York; Mr. Dave W. Appier, ia Atlan
ta; Mr. J. C. Shaw, everywhere, are among
the. most familiar to me of these agents;
apd If ail the others are as faithful and as
successful, as they doubtless are to keep
their places, the Central Railroad, ia the
midst of all its rivals and enemies, can
proudly exclaim. “X still live.” With its
main lipeq reaching fropi Savannah to Au-
gus^a, Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, Eufaula
and Montgomery, and its branch lines num
bered by the score, \t is folly to talk about
crashing oqt the Central Railroad by a
rival l|ne from Macon to Atlanta, or bv
creating rival through lines to Port Royal
and Brunswick. At Montgomery it stare6
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad full
In the face; iu Atlanta it boldly confronts
the Western and Atlantic RaiRoad, and
claims a share of the through business; in
Augusta It is pot slow to secure a good
measqrp of‘travel and freight. Even with-
tffit the use of “Wadley’s Iron Wedge,” I
think this great Georgia corporation will re
tain a healthy growth and do a good \?ork
for future generations.
SAVANNAH 4$ THE SEAPORT.
After g^, whatever may be said of tbe
various lines of railway to the Atlantic
coast, the great question to be settled refers
to a desirable seaport for the immense
traffic of the West aud Southwest that msf
seek the advantages of a Southern outlet to
the ocean.
Granting t^qt Atlanta shall remain as she
now *3, the distributing point for Chatta-
nuoga’s carrying trade, and that the pro
posed new railroad is built from this city
to Macon, what is to prevent Savannah
from holding the balance of the shipping in
her hands V Give Brunswick on the oue
hind and Port Roy al on tbe other all the
advantages they, can
still there will remain to Savannah a supe
riority* of inducements which neither of tbe
otner ports can hope to equal in the fu
ture.
Tbe highest naval officers who have sur
veyed and inspected the ports on the AtLm*
tic coast have given tbe nryfcraaee to Sa
vannah for “depth, cf watfcr and easier ac-
tabllshed to their ports, the same increa e
of traffic will sustain them without in the
least im paring the future growth and in
creasing business of Savannah. After look
ing over old and new schemes in regard to
both the ports named, aad studying care
fuRy the past and present history ol the
“Forest City,” I am clearly of Hie opinion
that she can generously give both Port
Royal on the one side, and Brunswick on
the other, ample “elbow room,” and yet re
main as 6he now is, proud Empress of the
Atlantic coast ports.
Sidney Herbert.
girrr £iUg.
TUTT’S
PILLS
- SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
Lost, of Appetite, Bowels costive. Pain in
the Head, with n dull sensation in the bcclc
part. Pain under the shoulderblode, fu” -
ness after eating, with a disincline* ._'**. *
exertion of body or mind, Irritability cf
temper. Low spirits. withafeeBng cf hav
ing neglected some duty, Weariness, Diz
ziness. Fluttering at the Heart, Dots be
fore the eyes, Yellcw Skin, Headache
generally over the rijefat eye. Restlessness
with fitful dreams, highly colored Urine.
IF THESE WARNINGS ARE UNHEEDED,
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED.
TGIT'S PILLS nee especially adapted to
such case., one dose effect* such a change
of feellns ns to antonish the snfl'crrr.
CONSTIPATION.
Only with regularity of the bowels can perfect
health bo enjoyed. If the constipation is
of recent date, a sinprle dose of TUTTS PILLS
will suffice, but if it n»s become habitual, ono
pill should betaken every nigh Lgradnally lessen
ing the frequencyof thed'»se until a regular daily
movement is obtained, which will soon follow.
Dr. I. Coy Lewi**, I'nlton, Ark., nays:
•* After a practice of 25 years, I pronounce
TL'TT'S PILLS the best anti-bilious medicine
ever made." ^
Kcv. F. R. Osgood, New York, snysi
“I have had Dyspepsia, Weak Stomach and
Nervousness. I never had anv medicine to do
me so much good as TL'TT’S DILLS. They are
ns good as represented.”
Office 3o .Murray Street, New York.
TUTT’S HAIR DYE.
Gray Hair or Whiskers changed to a Glossy
Hlacs by a Eiriglo application «-f this Dye. It in-
parla a Natur.il Color, acta Jnst infancon-Iy. rnd ia
‘ as Harmless i 3 spring water. Sold by D/ucais-.s, < r
6«*nt by express on receipt of $1.
Office 35 Murray Ct., New York.
febl7-Tu.Th.S.w<fcTellv
fjrg (Bonds, &t.
ce6S.” Ti tbi's great advantage may be
added the largest and most powerful cotton
compresses: tbe fastest and safest steam
ships on the Southern coast, ample wharves
and storehouses ; superior railroad facilities
and river and coast steamers ; abundant
banks, brokers, commission merchants and
pilots; a well-regulated atffi efficient fire de
partment and police force. These are fa
cilities and advantages that can only be con
centrated by years of patient toil and finan
cial success. Savannah, hoary with the tra
ditions of a century, stands crpvynfd not only
with these jewels as a great export, but
girded about with scores other advantages
which Ecusi eyer attract tq her grand harbor
the ^orfttnerce of the world.
Let the proposed* line of railway he con
solidated to Port Royal, 8. C., and the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad be extended to
the Macon and Brunswick ^a£voad, thus
opening up a new through’ line to Bruns
wick, ai£ me'UeorgiaUentral Railroad,
vkttupyihg an interfacing position between
tne two, will remain the one great and. un-
destroyable iron artery between, the Atlantic
coast and the gran^e^ and storehouses of
the Weft. The Increase of business will
give constant employment to all the rolling
stock of this powerful corporation. And so
let it be with Brunswick apd Port Royal.
Give them the railroad connections they are
now seeking, and let' steamship lines be es-
GRAY O’BRIEN.
MW GOODS!
Q ~ PIECES FRENCH CACHMERES. in all
Ot) the newest shades, at 50a, sold in the
early part of the season at Sl-
100 pieces FRENCH NOVELTIES, beautiful
combinations, at 50 per cent, off early season’s
prices.
BLACK CACHMERES
We will offer the greatest bargains ever
shown in these goods, 50c.. bOc., 75c.. $1. Bring
your New York samples along and match them
if you can in quality and price.
Black Dress Silks.
New lots opened. Every yard warranted.
We challenge comparison with any New York
samples. S i 25. SI 50. $2 00, 5- 25, and the beet
in the world at $2 50.
Black Brilliantines.
30 pieces just opened at 25a, 30a and 35c.,
worth 50a, 60c., 75a
BLACK HENRIETTA.
10 pieces Silk and Wool, 31 00. $1 25, very fine
$150, worth $2 25.
KID GLOVES.
100 dozen Ladies’ WHITE KIDS, 4 and 6
button 75a
100 dozen Ladies’ EVENING SHADES. 4 and
6 button, at 75c.. worth just double.
75 dozen Misses’ KID GLOVES, in dark and
medium shades.
35 dozen Ladies’ Black and Colored Seamless
KID GLOVES, with improved fastenings.
LADIES’, MISSES’ AND BOYS’
FANCY HOSIERY.
300 differ t-nt styles to select from.
75 dozen F.ftdiee’ very richly Embroidered
LONDON LENGTHS at 50c., 75c. and $100,
worth from $1 (0 to 32 50 per pair.
Boys’ Suits, Harum Scarum.
CAN’TWEARTHEMOUT,
at $3 00.
A full line of Boys’ Finer Goods in stock. No
slop-shop goods kept in stock.
AUCTION, AUCTION.
5C0 dozen LINEN HUCK TOWELS, such as is
not seen in this market only once in a century.
27 pieces 8-J, 9-4 and 10 4 Bleached TABLE
DAMASK, some of the finest made.
200 dozen % LINEN NAPKINS. 75c. to 34.
A^beautiful line of Square and Oval DOYLIES,
from $1 to <4 per dozen.
Anew line of Ladies’ UNDERWEAR.
50 dozen Gents' SCARLET WRAPPERS and
DRAWERS, medicated
100 dozen LadiesJUERINO VESTS,jjOc.,beau-
tiful fur goods at .oc.
2CO dozen Ladies’ French Th. HAND KER
CH I Et S, H. S. and Tucked, at 25a, cheap
at 50c.
GRAY & O’BRIEN.
A Merry Christmas
To all who are willing to make those hap
py and cheeiful who are near and doar to
them. To accomplish this, make appropriate
and judicious presents. Whilst it is advisable
that you do spend money for such purposes,
use your best judgment in not wasting it; by
this I mean purchase more of the useful than of
the ornamental, and what is of more import
ance to you as well as to me is. make your
Selections at My Store
where you will find all that is desirable at much
lower prices than elsewhere. Certainly it can
not hurt you to investigate this assertion, for
whilst I recommend you to
Spend Your Money with
a Lavish Hand,
1 warn you not to throw it away, and you
surely will do so if you don’t
HEED MY AD VICE
Ip Fancy Goods we have DOLLS at 5 and 10
cents apiece, for which you have to pay else
where 15c. and 25a We have SILK HANDKER
CHIEFS at 10 cents and up to $1 59. We have
real nice pure Linen Ladies’ HANDKER
CHIEF for 5 cents, and a fine Hem-stitched
one at cents; they are worth 15 and 25
cents. We have Gents' Linen HANDKER
CHIEFS at $1 per dozen, worth double. We
have all kinds of JEWELRY worth a great
deal more than we ask for. We have KID
GLQVES, Berlin GLOVES, Riding and Driving
GLOVES. CUFFS and COLLARS for ladies and
gentlemen. We here call attention to 1,000
pairs of Linen MOURNING COLLARS and
CUFFS at only 10 cents for the sett, worth 35 to
40 cents. We have bargains in ZtpllYR
IIAWLS. Gents’ and Ladies’ SCARFS and
TIES. Tbe cheapest TJNDicRWEAR for ladies
and gents eve^sspn. Laches' SKIRTS.CLOAK*.
SHAWLS, handsome DRESS GOODS from the
iowest grade to the most exran&we. Plain and
Damassee SILl^S. SATINS, RIBBONS of every
kind. H$re wa call the attention to a lot of
FANCY RIBBONS
l\t $ and id cents per yard, sold elsewhere at 20
and 25 cents. We have Children’s FUR SETTS,
HOSIERY of every description, BLANKETS.
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, eta Especial at
tention I call to a lot of SILK WRISTLETS at
50 centa a pair, worth $1 25.
This all may be fun for you, to me it is busi
ness, and don't forget it, and make it your
business to call at
DAVID WEIS6EI9TS
Popular Dry Goals House.
B. F. McKEfflA,
187 BROUGHTON STREET,
Between Bull and Whitaker Streets.
USEFUL GOODS!
tfuratiuf.
A
VEGETABLE
MEDICINE FOR THE
BLQOaUVER&KIDNEVS:
GURATINE,
Fw Blood Lucases.
Cil RATINE,
For Liver Complaints.
CURATINE,
For Kidney Piseues.
CURATINE,
Foe Rheumatism.
CURATINE,
For Scrotal* Disease*.
CURATINE,
A medicinal com
pound of known value-
combining in one prep
aration tne curative
powers for the evils
which produce ai\ dis-
**;uses of the Bleorf, the
Wrer, 4he £Murym.
Ivunue&s In action and
thorough in its efli-«-t.
It is unexcelled for the
cure of all
eases such jai Scrof
ula. Ti*M»era. Moils,
VeMr.SaU XAe.m»,
JUeu»iafism, ^Mer
curial JPnfmmfing
also CeafNpetleii.
Saar Stom
ach, Retention of
Urine, etc.
ASX TOUR DRUGGIST
FOR IT.
msuncBEimcB.
BALTIMORE. Md.
SUITABLE FOR
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
FOR LADIES.
BALBRIGGAN HOSIERY, CORSETS.
Morocco BELTS and BAGS. Canvas BELTS-
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, colored bordered
and plain.
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, embroidered.
Charles «£ Harris’ Seamless KID GLOVES.
Embroidered and Lace Top KID GLOVES.
KID GLOVES at 25, 37 and 5u cents.
KID GAUNTLETS. RUCHINGS.
CASHMERE GLOVES, ribbed tops.
LINEN COLLARS and LINEN SETTS.
Black and White LACE SCARFS.
LACE FICHUS, etc., etc., etc.
FOR GENTLEMEN.
Hem-stitched LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS.
H. S. Colored Bortiered HANDKERCHIEFS.
KID GLCV> S, DOG SKIN GLOVES.
NECK SCARFS, BOWS.
SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS.
Fancy and Plain HALF HOSE.
SLEEVE BUTTONS, SCARF PINS.
SUSPENDERS, etc., etc., etc.
FOR CHILDREN.
Fancy LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS.
Children’s KID GLOVES.
CASHMERE GLOVES. MITTS.
GAUNTLET, WOOL MITTS.
Elegant French Fancy HOSIERY.
Elegant English Fancy HOSIERY.
Boys’ SUSPENDERS.
And many other useful goods for ladies,
gentlemen and children.
NAPKINS, TA BLE C’LOTHS.TIDIES, TABLE
LINENS, BLANKETS.
BLACK DRESS SILKS
Fine MOURNING DRESS GOODS, Colored
DRESS GOODS. CLOAKS and DOLMAN8.
B_ F. McKENNA,
137 BROUGHTON STREET.
C«BS, &(.
auNS.
WE HAVE IN STOCK A LARGE
ASSORTMENT OF
BREECH LOADING GUNS.
MUZZLE LOADING GUNS.
BOYS’ SINGLE GUNS.
BEEECH LOADING SHELLS.
BREECH LOADING IMPLEMENTS.
HUNTING COATS and SHOES.
HUNTING LEGGINS and BAQS.
SMITH & WESSON REVOLVERS.
200 low-priced REVOLVERS.
75,000 METALLIC CARTRIDGES.
Dupont’s celebrated GUNPOWDER.
FOE SALE LOW BY
PALMER BROTHERS,
oct!8-tf 148 CONGRESS STREET.
asotris.
nov27-Th.fc'ATuA wl y
Wratctasi.
LIFE ELIXIR.—DR. La PORTE’S never
fails Jo restore Lost Manhood. ASTHMA
relieved in five minutes, and a speedy cure
effected. CHILES and FEVER cured
in twentr-four hours without the use of inter-
md medfcufte. II never fails. Circulars of tbe
above preparations, with certificates of cures,
cent free. Address S. C. UPHAM. Braiden-
fown. Manatee county, Fla. Sold by all drug
gista.aov22-8.Tu.ThAw 1 r
PRESCRIPTION
C'OR THB SPEEDY CURE of Bexal-
r nal Weakness, Lost Manhood, aad all dis
orders brought on hy indlseretfsa or ten ess,
The Marshall House
WITH ITS
SPACIOUS VESTIBULE.
EXTENSIVE AND
Elegant Verandah,
Affording ladies a fine view of the promenade.
Airy and Well Ventilated Rooms,
UNRIVALED TABLE,
IS PAR EXCELLENCE THE
Leading Hotel of Savannah.
JOHN BRESNAN,
octlfi-tf Manager.
gubliratuws.
M AN’S MISSION ON EARTH.—A thorough
medical treatise, indicating how confirmed
disabilities may be removed. The experience
of 20 years study, observation and professional
practice, showing the agencies that will insure
restored manhood, strengthened vitality, and
sound conditions of health, that have been im
paired by overtaxed powers. A statement of
obstacles to marriage and- of the means by
which they can be removed- By mail 25a,
currency or postage stamps. Address Secre
tary Museum Anatomy and Science. 439 Sixth
avenne. New York. dec2-Tn,Thd84ia