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vannah a» Second Class -Halter.
Written for the Morning Fetes.
lOiTOA FALLS.
High upon the breezy mountain.
Bright Toccoa winds its way—
Sliding over sandy 61 allows,
B« unding over rocks of gray,
Breaking into silver arrows,
parting thro* the rocky narrows—
Changeful as an April day.
Swifter grows its onward motion,
Louder calls its sylvan song—
Swifter, stronger, louder, brighter,
Like an athlete growing strong
For a le?»p whose height shall measure
All the muscle, pride and pleasure
That a life hath treasured long.
On the brink, an instant pausing
Ju its l>eauty, strong and bright.
Ere into the dizzy distance
It shall cast its grace and raieht.
jj lt . n _down, riven, broken, shattered,
Ail its strength and volume scattered
Into diamond drifts of light.
Falling like a starry shower,
With a rhythm sweet and slow.
O'er the frondy ferns and lichens.
To the rocky gorge below;
Painting, with a shining glory.
Rainbows on the cliffs so noary,
Seared with storms of long ago.
At its feet a phantom twilight
Broods above this weird retreat;
Silver beach, and oak and holly.
Trailing blossoms, fair and sweet.
Mountain ivy, gl iwing laurel,
Mingle bells of pearl and coral.
Where the broken waters meet.
Oh : my heart; tlio - years may bring thee
Other scenes surpassing fair,
None can teach my soul the pleasure
That so oft hath thrilled it there.
Words ana voic* s, f.trms and faces.
Haunt thee with the tender graces
That no other place can wear.
Crccnsboro, Ga. B. M. Z.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1880.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
Georgia A Hairs.
The Thomasville Times can stand the pros
pect of losing the wheat and oat crop, but
it stands aghast at the bare idea of the
blackberry crop being u failure.
The small grain crops are reported as im
proving generally throughout the State.
A correspondent of the Oglethorpe Echo
writes that paper that an old gentleman In
Crawford county was recently presented by
a nephew with a bottle of whisky forty years i Kirkman,
old. Upon its reception the old gentlemau
remarked that be had rather have forty bot
tles one year old. He evidently preferred
quantity to quality.’’
A Mr. McGeebee, of Columbus, In a fit of
playfulness the other day, sat down on a
young woman. A day or two after she died,
the effect, it is alleged, of iujuries she re
ceived at that time.
The Advertiser claims that Albany is the
best wool market In Southwest Georgia.
The Americus TOror(frr"boaste that there is
in that town a relic of the war which is to
be found in no other town in the South. It
is a negro man by the name of Lee Kirk,
who was from Pennsylvania, and during the
war was a member of the Seventh Pennsyl
vania regiment, but net liking military ser
vice, he deserted, and drifted arouud
throughout the South until he wound up in
Americas, ne firmly believes that were he
to return to Pennsylvania he would be tried
and 6hot as a deserter.
The Rome Courier reports that on Thurs
day there was a heavy fall of scow in
Walker, Chattooga and Whitfield counties.
At Chattanooga, Tennessee, the fall was
sufficient to have made it three inches deep
if it had not melted so fast. A gentleman
who lives ten miles south of Rome says that
it snowed hard at his house for about a half
hour. .
Rabbits must be very plentiful in Sumter.
The Arnericus Republican mentions an in
stance of a sportsman killing twenty in four
shots. If he had killed four In twenty shots
it would have been up to the average.
The grain elevator at Augusta is to be in
creased in its capacity on account of the in
creased shipments ot grain received in that
city from the West. It will at present hold
100,000 bushels, and is to be enlarge^ so as
to hold 150,000.
The Macon Trfcffraph announces the sud
den death of Dr. G. L. D. Rice, of Macon
county, at his home near Marshallvllle, last
Wednesday evening. He had supped with
his family, and appeared in the best of
spirits. An hour or so afterwarde he
suffered from an attack of heart disease,
and died in a few momenta. Dr. Rice
was one of the most prominent cltlxen6 of
his county.
Atlanta is reconciled to the loss of the
Georgia Western. She is to have coal de
livered in the city at twelve cents a bushel
or thr<*e dollars a ton, and this without the
delay or the expense nee*»88aiy before the
above named road could be ma’** available.
Hoyle, the Fulton county defaulter, has
employed ten California lawyers with whom
he has expended $4,000 in fees, to prevent
his b -ing brought back to Georgia. It is
safe to presume that every legal technicality
which can be devised wili be made as avail-
* s !e as possible to shield him from the con
sequences of his rascality.
Speaking c? the quadrilateral alliance bc-
tw^u Messrs. Newcomb, Wadley, Brown
Alexander, the Constitution says: “There
doubt that this four-sided combination
the strongest ever made in the South; it
c»nnot be broken, and it is a triumph to
joeng Victor Newcomb, Its projector.”
Snow was reported in North Georgia last
Friday.
A black snake five feet loDg was killed in
a 6tore in Rome latt Thursday.
Improvements are going up all around
Darien.
* Echo: “It Is a matter almost
to keep in jail a negro aide to do
work. It matters not how aggrava-
Says the Augusta Chronicle: “The other
afternoon a 8ummerville lady telephoned
down to a city druggist for some medicine,
to be sent out on the six o’clock Hill car.
Looking from the instrument the druggist
saw the car shoot past his door, making its
way up the street. This he communicated
to the central office, when one of the ac
commodating assistants there, driving up
town, stopped the car for a moment, the
druggist in the meantime putting up the
medicine, dispatched it to the car, and
through connections were made. What
would Augusta be without the phone!”
Brunswick Advertiser: “A tramp calling
himself Caldwell, this week extracted Matt
Thornton’6 fine gold watch and chain from
a trunk at Mrs. Rusch’s boarding house, and
pawuirg the 6ame for twenty dollars, pa’d
his hoard bill and left town by the dirt road.
The Marshal being informed of it, put con
ductor Sharp on notice, and that night as the
train stopped at the four mile post, Mr.
Caldwell entered quietly and took his seat.
His fare was collected, and all went well to
Jesup, where he got off and registered as
W. L. Lane. The Marshal of that place,
being on hand, took the gentleman Into cus
tody, and quiety locked him up and notified
Marshal Norman of the fact. He is now
registered at the Hotel de Moore, of this
city, under the name of Caldwell. A striped
suit will probably be needed for him after
the May term of the Superior Court.”
The 8t. Simon’s correspondent of the
Brunswick Advertiser says: “With suitable
accommodations on the beach and at the
mills, 8t. Simon’s could induce the greater
portion of the Florida travel to spend from
oi e to six weeks on It, both goine and com
ing. With our agreeable temperature,
balmy breezes and pure air, all we need is
hotel accommodations to make the island
one of the most inviting spots in America.
Our beach for bathing purposes has not a
superior in the land. Gradual, beautiful
and shelving, without an undertow, it is
even preferable to Long Branch or Coney
Island.”
Athens Banner: “Deputy Collector Ware
and Deputy Marshal Bird made another cap
ture on Wednesday of a wagon and two mules
from a Mr. Lan irum of Union county. Will
our mountain people never quit this Illicit
whisky traffic? The law is plain, and if
they get caught it entails trouble on them
which will last them for years to come. We
know that it is Impossible to get the tax
taken off of whisky, as the revenue to the
government pays over fifty millions yearly
into the treasury, and if they take the tax off
of whJskv it will be put on something else.
It Is a mistaken Idea to think that small
licensed distilleries will not, pay. We have
it direct from Commissioner Raum that In
the Fifth and Sixth Districts of North Caro
lina there are several distilleries with a ca
pacity of only three or four bushels of corn
per day, making money and living peaceable.
The risk is too great for the amount made,
and we advise the mountain people to quit
it, or take out license and run according to
law. We are opposed to the revenue laws
as they now stand, but we have no hopes of
their being repealed, even if every man,
woman and child from the banks of the
Chattahoochee to the loftiest peaks of the
k Blue Ridge should sign a petition for their
repeal ”
Says the Albany Advertiser: “On Sunday
night last some vile creature In human
shape, who has not yet been clearly appre
hended, but who is supposed to have been
prompted by a spirit of fiendish revenge,
went Into the lot of Mr. ‘Billy* Godwin, a
farmer,twelve miles below this city, and ad
ministered poison to every horse and mule
he had—five in number. Monday morning
the sick and suffering beasts all refused to
eat, and Mr. Godwin soon became satisfied
that they had been made victims of foul
play. They gradually grew worse, and by
Thursday noon the last of the four mules
was dead. On Thursday Mr. D. W.
the well known stock deal-
of this city, who had been sent
for bv Mr. Godwin, went down to see
what he could do for the relief of the euf
ferlng beasts, but all his efforts were with
out avail. When he left Mr. Godwin’s
Thursday afternoon he said he had no Idea
that the horse, the last of the five animals
In the lot, would live until night. A post
mortem examination of some of the mules
left no doubt that they had been poisoned,
and that the deadly drug made use of was
arsenic. Mr. Godwin had on his place some
caterpillar poison, left over from last year,
and his solution of the matter is that some
of this was thrown into his lot trough be
fore the stock finished eating their food on
Sunday night. He also thinks that he
knows who the villain who committed the
foul ceed Is, but we do not propose to say
anything for the present that will point to
him, hoping that he may be clearly appre
hended and brought to justice.”
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL
CAUCUS.
The Alleged Outrage Upon the Negro
Cadet Whittaker.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
End of the New York Walking Match
—Hart the Winner.
MOVEMENTS
OF THE
SIAM.
KING OF
THE NEW ORLEANS RACES.
A Fight With Apache Indians.
THE GERMAN ARMY BILL.
miscellaneous and minor matters.
Itnpc
a day’*
ii, uiuucia uui nun ^ 1 ^■ “
k ‘. : , 9 cr ime, some farmer short of a hand
arxs ready to bail him out, and some of
bonds are not worth the paper they are
.' n ten ( *n. If this thing is to be continued
* bad as well close up our jail and post on
iae dof > r , ‘To Let.* ”
TheBoston correspondent of the Thomas-
*na , nie * elves an account of a shocking
ua Lual accident as follows: “LaetSatur-
John Foy, a little child of Mr. P. 8.
'!■’ * as fatally burned. The little boy,
'n i s * etffeen one a °d two years old,
a who had ju?t bcguD to walk, bad been
'‘•“J ^ or a considerable time with his
'“odfather, Judge Thomas Adame. A
,ras b had been burned iu the yard
^ n _. , Dttle one wandered to this and sat
ii n m the not yet extinguished embers.
' dreadfully burned, and lingered in
<b'm aEon y until Monday morning, when
fiin h r 1 " l,eved him of his sufferings. The
In® t» took place at Boston Tuesday even-
Maoon Herald: “A committee waited pn
j • Henry Jones, of East Macon, on yester-
j'i ’» to negotiate for the purchase of Fort
and grounds. The design of the
in wisbiug to buy was to pre-
itow/kJ 8 toe oldest ‘ruin’in the State of
Bar ,5* over which, if let alone, desola-
do t f, ° OT: stan<1 6t,,! for lack of work to
. . „ further designed making adi-
Ivepark around it—a cool, ‘seques-
^bot,’ where the curious might rest.,
Says the Darien Gazette: “There were
some forty more rafts of timber on the mar
ket oft Monday, aggregating about 1,000,000
feet. Contrary to the expectations of a few
the price reached the highest point of the
sea.-ou. This demonstrates the wisdom and
sound judgment of those who are engaged
iu cutting, and who are not afraid to come
into market with a big drift. There is a
popular idea among the cutters that if they
bring a couple of million feet to market
within a few days, that the Darien mer
chants would take advantage of them by
reducing the price. We hope, however, that
the experience of this season will convince
thrm that their conclusions were erroneous,
and that they will understand that the
Darien merchant appreciates fully the
fact that the cutter cannot afford to bring
h*s timber to market uule*s he cau aeli
It for a fai r pile?* There seems to
be a smaller proportion of scab timber down
this season than usual. Why this should
be so we are at a loss to understand. From
the quotations we would think that the
margin for profit was greater on scab than
on hewn timber, find we would think that
there woyld be a amount of this
class of timber£ut. The mills along the
river doubtless stop a good deal of it, and
It is a matter of much surprise to the deal
ers here that the cutter will sell to those
mills, as scab timber-16 bringing more in the
Darien market than the river mills get for
their sawu timber. There is no doubt In
our mind but wuai the cutters who sell up
the river would realiae at toast twenty per
snrs
shrewdest of the cutters understand, *nd hn "nH tu, -nd foo„ M was wn
canuot be induced to sell their timber short
of the Darien market. Many others would
find themselves richer in purse If they, too,
would come on to Darien before selling.”
Not Exactly Wif+jIlE Expected.—
Scene Police Court: AUorfiey for the
defense of a man charged with haying
brutally beaten a woman cross examin-
ing..the woman: "Now, then, state to
court what your relations with this
defendant have been.” ‘‘Well, I have
supported him for two years”— “You
have supported him for two years, eh?
You positively swear that you have
supported him for two years?” “Well,
not eiactlv two years, but”— “Oh ho’
not exactly two years, eh? Your Honor
will observe that the witness contradicts
herself. Very well, miss. What did
you mean, miss, by falsely asserting that
you have supported this innocent gentle
man two years? Answer that, if you
cat), miss!” "Well, I meant”— “Never
mind what you meant; don’t you dare
to teli me what you meant. Tell the
court now, if you please, what portion
of the two years you did not support
this honest fellow, my client.” “The
only portion of the time I haven't sup
ported him during the past two years was
the various times he was in jail.”
Attorney subsides.
Moung Edwin, a Burmese, who has
been educated in this country with the
view of sending him as a Baptist mis
sionary to Burraah, lectured last week
in Baltimore. Speaking of the deplora
ble condition of women in the East,
owing mainly to peculiar religious teach
ings he said: “Girls in China are be-
lieve’d to have no souls, and to kill them
is not murder, and therefore not to be
punished. Where parents are too poor
to support the girl children they are dis
posed of in the following vvay: At regu-
lar intervals an appointed officer goes
through a village and collects from poor
parents all the girl children they cannot
care for. when they arc.about eight days
old He has two large baskets attached
to the ends of a bamboo pole and slung
over bis shoulder. Six ini ants are plac
ed in each basket, and he carries them to
some neighboring village and exposes
them for sale. Mothers who desire to
nisc wives for their sons buy such as
they mav select. The others are taken
to the government asylum, of which
there are many all through the country.
If there is room there they are taken m,
if not, they are drewned."
A Concession to Smokers.—The In
diana Supreme Court has decided that
inasmuch as smoking Is a necessityto
those who have acqu red the habit cigars
may be sold on Sunday. The court holds
that “whatsoever is necessary and proper
trtd 1 t .1.!- Acnrtnnf
tut ,Ms ®rtitnbling monununt of a d on Sunday to supply this constant
‘riibtinn 0D ‘ R l J , t ala6 ! for hunm ” 't dailv need is a wotk of necessity within
pti^r- tLe y could Dot *? ree u P° n the the fair meaning of the statute/
TUB ALLEGED OUTRAGE UPOJl THB NBGBO
CADET.
West Point, April 10.—Cadet Whittaker,
in his examination, after detailing the cir
cumstances of the alleged outrage as first
told by him, was asked what had been hia
personal feelings within a month as
to the probability of his graduat
ing. He replied: “I always felt
I would get through.” He said he never
had special cause for discouragement be
fore this occurred. He was asked if he
had ever written any gloomy letters to
friends or others. He said he wrote a
gloomy letter to his mother about
her affairs preventing him from graduat
ing. He told her unless he was sure
6he could find some way to pay her rent he
would resign. He»wrote another letter to a
certain party, saying if he could not raise
that money for his mother he would resign.
When he received a letter in reply,
tendering money as a loan if he
would pay it after he graduated, he
accepted the offer, and the first installment
came due soon after, but this was some
weeks before the outrage occurred. An
endeavor was made to connect him with a
colored bootblack of the academy, but he
testified that his last visit to that person’s
family was over a year ago. He tes
tified that he had reasons to suppose that
there were no prejudices in the minds of his
instructors against him, and tbfet he bad a
fair chance of getting through, as far as
they are concerned, but felt that his social
isolation has had an effect on him
as far as his studies are con
cerned. When some of the pieces of the
belt with which he had been tied were
shown ’witness, it was revealed that one
piece contained eyelets which none but the
belts of officers contained, -and Whittaker
had never been an officer. His counsel
deemed this important. He also denied
ownership of the black necktie found in
his room.
Inquiry in the alleged hazing case was re
sumed and Whittaker was recalled. He
said he had no conversation with his assail
ants except to &ay “Please don’t cut my
ear.” lie had been told the gas was
found lighted in the morning, but he
had positively extinguished it before
his retirement. When the surgeon aroused
him he thought his assailants had re
turned. The penknife and scissors
found in his room he identified as his own.
He was shown a white handkerchief with
the corner cut out that was found in his
room, but said he never saw it before Ttiurs
day last During the examination he was
taken into the ante-room, where the court
examined his ears, ankle and bead, and on
his return, in answer to a question, said
that in his opinion an oath was binding
on his conscience to tell the whole truth,
and that he firmly believed a false
oath involved future punishment. The Re
corder then spoke to hiin as follows: “I
want you to put your hand on that Bible,
which you have so often read, and take an
oath that you are in no way cognizant, in no
way a free agent, or have any knowledge or
connivance with your assailants.” Whitta
ker took the Bible, looked his questioner
equareiy in the face, and was asaed, “Do
you take that oath?” He replied
clearly and firmly, “I do, sir.”
His testimony afterwards was short,
when the two barbers attached to
the post were sworn in regard to the cutting
of his hair, their evidence going to show
that the small p^Ir of scissors found in bis
room could cot have cut his hair as it is now
cut. When these witnesses finished, at the
suggestion of Whittaker’s couosel the latter
withdrew, and then Cadet George R. Bur
nett, of the first class, was called to the
witness stand.
Burnett’s testimony showed that he was
officer of tije day when Whittaker was
found. He was the first one to enter the
room, and called him repeatedly, but Whit
taker made no answer. Witness then de
scribed the position in which he found
Whittaker, his appearance and the condi
tion of the room. Witness, by direction,
laid himself on the floor by the blackboard
and showed the position Whittaker was in
when he first saw him. His feet were
elevated and he lay partly on his side, and
it seemed almost impossible for Whittaker
to have untied the cords about his feet from
the position that the witness illustrated he
was in, especially if hU bauds were firmly
bound. lie also exhibited how the knots
were tied, showing there was more than
one full knot, and that the knots were of
a character somewhat difficult to untie.
Afterwards he tied his own wrists as he said
Whittaker’s were tied, and then broke the
bonds, though the space between his bands,
after he was tied, was two inches, whereas
he testified that the space between Whitta
ker’s hands was one inch, and his wrists
two inches, which would make jpucb dif
ference fn leverage when pulling laterally,
In breaking the bonds witness suffered
abrasion of the skin on both wrists. In ap*
trance he is physically stronger than
He was also
bound foot, as was Whittaker,and
laid beside an Lou which had been
brought Into court, and ofs feefr
when he showed that he could reach the
knots on his feet with his hands. It is pro
per to state that before Cadet Burnett was
called to the witness stand Whittaker, at
the suggestion of counsel, retired from the
room and was not present durlDg Burnett’s
evidence. Adjourntw.
CONOSESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. April 10.—On motion of
Mr. F. Wood, of New York, the House con
curred in the Senate resolution providing
for the appointment of two members of the
Senate Finance Committee and the House
Ways and Means Committee as a joint
committee to take into consideration
the alleged loss of revenue arising
from the evasion of the tax on cigare
aud other articles subject to excise
duty, and what remedy can be provided by
law. The House then, having dispensed
with the morning hour, at 12:05 went into
committee of the whole, Mr. Springer in the
chair, on the army appropriation bill, and a
general debate was commenced upon the
Amendment prohibiting the use of troops at
the polls as a police force.
Mr. Sparks opened the discussion. He
called the attention of the House to the
fact that this identical clause had already
been added to the appropriation bill. It
made a prohibition of the use of the army
ou a contingency that the appropriation
should not apply if the array were used in a
certain way. He had understood that the
great leaders on the other side had
acceded to tbo amendment. The
vote upon the amendment had
shown that but twelve Republicans had
voted against it. He confessed that the
amendment did not meet his views. This
tame, cowardly amendment did not come
up to that standard of legislation on the
subject that he would have wished, and if
he had the power he would insist on some
thing much stronger than this and unyield
ingly insist on its adoption. He would
wipe out this un-American, Republican, un-
Democratic, villainous statute, which owes
its existence to the inspiration of fanaticism,
and to the era of hate.
Mr. Conger—Will the gentleman state on
what side the hate and fanaticism was?
Mr. Sparks (not noticing the question)—
It disgraces the statute book aDd insults
the sovereign people of this country. With
this I am done. , . ,
Mr. Conger—Does the gentleman intend
to answer where the fanaticism was?
Mi. Sparks—I am not answering ques-
Mr! Couger (sarcastically)—I will venture
to say that the gentleman may answer with
out being in danger of beffig shot on the
BI> The general debate was continued by Mr.
Hawley, of Connecticut, who twitted the
Democratic party upon their evident inten
tion not to participate In the debate, and
sarcastically inquiring whether it was afraid
that it would bring about the nomination
and election of General Grant, or whether
the stentoriau tones of the whisperer of
Gramercy Park had prohibited the discus-
S * < Mr. Robeson, of New Jersey, followed
with a strong speech in opposition to the
amendment, contending that it meant that
the military power should not be subordi
nate to civil power. Messrs. Kelfer,
McCoid, Haskell and Frye also spoke against
the clause, and all of the gentlemen en
deavored to draw the Democrats into de
bate, but they remained silent.
Mr. Conger railed at the Democrats for
what he called their cowardice, their pa
ralysis, their dumbness, and their unwilling
ness to debate the pending question.
Without action the committee arose and at
5:10 p. m. adjourned.
democratic senatorial caucus and the
8POFFORD-KELLOGG CASE.
Washington, April 10.—The Democratic
Senators met iu caucus at 10:90 o’clock this
morning and remained In session until 2
o’clock p. m. The question of taking up
the Spofford-Kellogg case was the subject
under consideration, and the discussion con
tinued with a good deal of animation and
spirit. Messrs. Bayard, Lamar, Garland,
Reman and others spoke against the
present consideration of the Kellogg
case, while Messrs. Saulsbury, Hill,
Vance and Jonas again insisted that it
ought to be brought before the Senate
for action without delay. The arguments,
pro and con, were much tbe same as
those of yesterday aud the day before, ex
cept that even more determination was
shown to-day by the advocates of immediate
action. It was also openly suggested that
the proposition to unseat Kellogg and seat
Spofford could not be adopted, because
there were Democratic Senators who
would vote against It. Mr. Hill said,
“Very well. Let them vote against it.
The committee had done its duty, and It
now remained for the Senate to do its duty,
no matter what the vote might be.” He in
sisted upon the case being disposed of, and
in regard to its possible effect upon
the Presidential electior, said that
ought not to deter the Senate from
disposing of the case. Finally a reso
lution was adopted by a majority of
three providing that the Geneva award bill
shall be taken up first and shall be con
sidered from day to day until disposed of,
and that then the Chairman of the Elections
Committee may call up the Kellogg case,
unless, meantime, a Democratic caucus shall
decide otherwise. The caucus this morn
ing was not fully attended, and it was un
derstood another will beheld before the final
disposition of the Geneva award bill, to pa^s
finally ujpou the question of consideration
of the Kellogg case. This was a sort of
compromise, aud it was consented to in the
hope of bringing about a better feeling on
tbe question than now exists. It Is the un
derstanding that the final decision shall be
made by a full vote of all Democratic Sena
tors if It can be obtained.
THE WALKING MATCH.
New York, April 10.—In the walking
match the score at noon stood: Hart 520,
Peeram 517, Dobler 500, Howard 509, Allen
490, Krohne 4S4, Williams 481, Hanawaker
415.
At 8 o’clock, Hart, while on the last
lap of his 559:h mile, was presented by a
quartette of ladies in one of the boxes with
a handsome sash of red, white and blue
silk, which was placed around his shoul
der6, and he then proceeded on his walk
with the same graceful movement as at the
beginning of the walk. At this time there
were about eight thousand persons in the
garden. At 8:11 the figures on tne bulle
tin announced that Hart had completed lila
5G0th mile, being 7% miles ahtad of the
best time on record. As he reached
the scorers stand be was halted and
presented with a magnificent floral
design, an arch springing from a bed of
flowers. Fiom the centre of the arch de
pended a pair of patent leather shoes. With
this gift resting upon h<s shoulders he, in
company with Allen, who had run down
the track and placed one shoulder under
one side of the gift, circled the track amid
the shouts and applause of the spectators.
At 8:28 Hanawaker scored his 450th mile,
thereby becoming entitled to a share of the
gate money, which, however, will amount
only to about fifty-three dollars. During
the evening Hart received from B. J. Mc-
Swyny, on behalf of “an unknown,” a chal
lenge for the O’Leary belt. At 9:24 the
heavy silver belt was taken from its case.
Hart camc down the strecth, carrying a silk
flag, while the band played “Yankee
Doodle.” Referee Custls fastened the
broad plates of the belt around the
young fellow’s waist, and amidst thunders
of applause he rounded the track on the
la«t lap of the greatest 6ix d%ys’ walk that
ever took place. He completed 5G5 miles
and 105 yards at 9 o’clock 24 minutes and 30
seconds. Allen made the greatest record
for last day, viz: 88 miles and 1 lap. The
final score was: Hart 505 miles. Pegram 543
miles and 7 laps, Dobler 531 miles, Howard
534 miles and 5 laps, Allen 525 miles and 2
bps, Krohne 510 miles, Williams 509 miles
and 5 laps, Hanawaker 450 miles and 3 laps^,
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
New Orleans, April 10.—The fifth day
of the races tbe track was heavy,the weather
clear and pleasant and the attendance large.
The first race, for a purse of $125, half mile,
was w..n by Miss Blanche by ten lengths,
La Percheles second, Bessie Davis third,
beatiug George 8, Kitty Hawk and Benny,
who fell before entering the home stretch.
Time 54 seconds. In the pool on the track Mbs
Blanche and Bessie Davis stood 05, Benny
30, George 8 13, Kitty Ilawk and La Per-
chelee 11.
The second race, for a purse of $200, one
mile and a furlong, was won by L’Argen-
tine (who led from the start to the finish),
Gabriel second, Mollie Hart third, beating
Short Line, Frank Short and Turin. Time
2:21j^. In tbe pools on the trarK L’Argen
tine sold for 1*20, Fabriel 41, field 16.
The third race for a purse of $200, all ages,
three-fourths of a mile, was won by Hattie
H. by half a length; Jack Handy second,
Gabriel third, beating Kuight Templar, Dell-
church, Fulcher and Emma Cooper; time,
1:18^. Hattie H. led from tbe start to the
finish. In pools, on the track, Handy and
Fulcher sold for27S, Dellchurch End Gabriel
72. field 55.
The fourth race for a purse of $250, a mile
and three-quarters, wa6 won by Long Tom,
Ela Rowlett second, Typhoon third, Jim
Fay last; time 3:10. Long Tom won by
half a dozen lengths, leading from the start.
In the pools Long Tom sold for 25, the field
for 10.
Qeperal Grant was present at the race.
THE GERMAN REICHSTAG OK THE NEW ARM t
BILL.
Berlin, April 10.—In the Reichstag yes
terday the debate began on the reading of
the army bill. Herr Stauffenberg proposes
to restrict the term of operation of the bill
to three years, but tbe motion was
rejee|x)d by a vote of eighteen to
fourteen. A he flrsj. and second paragraphs,
fixing the peace strength; of the army,
until March 31, 1888, at 437,270 meb,
was adopted—yeas 186, nays 96. The Min
ister of War declared the bill owed ita orl-
gin not only to the present political situa
tion, but to reasons of a lasting character, and
th _ * - ^rmanent military budget alonecould
(five the army sta":."'” roetider.ce^ Herr
Rickert, National Liberal, said tbe
ening of the afiny was of the highest impor
tance to the natlun, and must not be made
a party question now. He declared that a
party existed In Germany which wished to
weaken the defensive power of the whole
nation to uphold with a mighty hand the
possessions which Germany had acquired,
and to maintain peace.
MOVEMENTS OF THE KING OF SIAM.
New York, April 10.—A special from
Pari3 gives on the authority of a correspon
dent at Bangkok, Siam, ^Itanerary,) the pro-
posed^joumey of the King of Siam. The
King leaves April 23on a Siamese man-of-war
for Singapore, thence by boat of Messagires
Maritimis to Marseilles, thence to Berlin,
where he will arrive about June5tb and
be received by the German Emperor. From
Berlin he will go to Brussells aud London.
On July 1st. he will embark at Southampton
on an American man-of-war for America. He
will be accompanied by a splendid retinue,
among whom will be several royal princes,
ministers of war and foreign affairs, and
a dozen prominent Doblemen. He will re
main three weeks in America, going South
as far as Richmond and West as far as
Chicago. He will visit Lisbon later in Au
gust, staying at Rome in October and return
ing to Siam In December. His visit to
America is the result of an earnest invita
tion extended by Grant.
spec!
i of Pre
ial
‘resi-
DEAD—SUICIDE.
Galveston, April 10.—The Jim•* s
from Brownsville says: “The wife
dent Diaz died yesterday.”
A Marshall special says : “William Stead
man, a law student, shot himself yesterday
because he failed to enter West Point
Academy some time ago.”
MURDERED BT A LUNATIC.
Louisville, April 11.—Mrs. Wilhelmina
Fiske, a German woman 6ixty years of age,
was murdered by her eldest sin, William,
this morning, the instrument used being a
butcher knife. The boy has be. n insane
for the past three years. No one witnessed
the deed.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE NOTES.
Washington, April 10.—The Senate Com
mittee on Railroads, in consequence of the
Democratic caucus to-day, postponed their
intended bearing of argument on the Texas
Pacific bill until Thursday.
the bellaire railroad accident.
Wheeling, W. Va., April 10.—Later re
ports from the accident on the Bellaire and
Southwestern Railroad say nobody wae
killed. Postal Clerk Danford was slightly
injured.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Natchez, Miss., April 10.—Captain Pat
rick McAlister, of the towboat I. Sharp Mc
Donald, was accidentally shut and killed by
Captain Glazer, of the Harry Brown, yester
day.
FROST.
Vicksburg. April 10.—A white frost oc
curred here yesterday morning.
Florida Ship Canal.
Editor Morning Xem: The publication of
the final report of the survey for the St. Ma
ry’s and St. Mark’s canal, with estimates of
cost, puts this matter in a tangible shape for
discussion and for comparison with other
proposed routes.
The whole distance of the above route is
170 miles ; the summit level is 60 miles in
length, 105 feet above plane of refewnce ;
there are required 11 locks to ascend and
descend; aggregateof material to be moved,
225,644,160 cubic yards : total cost, $54,010,-
598.
The advantages offered by another pos
sible route have been but little mentioned.
I ask of you the privilege of bringing it to
the notice of ship canal advocates, whose
only object is a profitable commercial ship
canaFofferlng the least possible detention
to vessels using It, and of comparing It with
the St. Mary’s and St. Mark’s route. Could
we ascend In a balloon at St. Mary’s and
drift southward down the middle of the pe
ninsula, noticing the characteristics of the
surface of the country, we should find it to
be very different to what it is generally
supposed to be. The land gets higher as
we go on, rising in 6ome places to over two
hundred feet. Bradford, Clay, Alachua
and Putnam counties all have high land.
In the middle of Alachua, looking to the
eastward, we should see that the Santa Fe
lake is on one of the last spurs of this high
land, the waters of Rice creek, not two
miles south of It, being one hundred feet
below the surroundings of the lake. The
creek runs eastward to the St. John’s
Looking thence westward we should see
that Gainesville is similarly located, and
that there is no high land between Rice
creek and Payne’s prairie, nor any thence
to the Suwannee river. There is here a
notch cut across the peninsula from Palatka
on rhe 8t. John’s to Fort Fanning on the
Suwannee. The average height above plane
of reference would be less than fifty feet.
At 15 miles from the St. John’s the sum
mit level commences 50 feet above plane of
reference, reached by 3 locks Jen gth of sum
mit level 60 miles, being tbe same as In the
St. M. <fc St. M. route, with earae cost. One
is approached by 115 miles of excavated
canal, tbe other by 15 miles. One has 11
locks, the other 6, with a possibility of being
reduced to 1, or to a level throughout with
out. locks.
The canal from the St. John’s to the first
lock would require the excavation of
19,430.400 cubic yards; the summit level
120.120,000; aggregate 139,550,400 cubic
yards: at 20 cents per yard gives $27,910,080;
add 20 per cent, for contingencies, and it
gives a Total of $33,492,096—locks, guard
gates and river dredging omitted in both
cases.
The two routes may be compared thus :
St. M. ana St. John's
St. Mark's. Su 'wnee
Cost of excavation $54,000,000 $33,500,000
Locks to build 11 6
Detention at locks, hours 11 6
Detention by slow^speed,
hours 31 15
Water supply required
for locks l 11 0
The entrance to the Suwannee would re
quire Improvement, also the St. Mark’s.
This route would involve the St. John’s
bar problem, or, if its Incurability be still
officially insisted on, a canal across the
marshes at. a cost of $12,000,000 will reach
the finest harbor on our Southern Atlantic
coast. This, for several forcible reasons,
might be the better route to tbe sea; and
the cost of this portion should not be
charged to the peninsula canal account, as
it would be necessary to complete that
grand system of inside navigation, which
would, by this proposed canal, extend from
the Chesapeake eutirely arouud to the Mis
sissippi, being an immense advantage in
time of war, and of no less importance to
commerce In time of peace.
A canal from the St. John’s to the Suwan
nee uniting two great natural highways on
the east and we6t at their nearest point of
approach, oftertng a continuous line of un
obstructed, naturally protected navigation
around the sea coasts of eight of the
greatest wealth producing (not simply
wealth handling) States, is one of the most
deserving and imperative of national enter
prises. Yours respectfully
Joseph Voile.
Gainesville, Fla., April 7, 1880.
FIGHT WITH INDIANS.
Santa Fe, N. M., April 10.—Information
received at military headquarters state that
General Hatch, with a part of his command,
attacked 300 Indians who were encamped
In San Andreas Mountains. The fight lasted
six hours, when the Indians retreated,leaving
their dead behind. Capt. Henry Carroll,
of the Ninth Cavalry, and seven soldiers
were severely wounded. A large amount of
stock was captured from thelndlaDs, who
are supposed to be Mescalero Apaches, as
they retreated towards Mescalero Apache
agency. General Hatch with his command
is in pursuit.
foreign items.
London, April 10.—The Liberal net gain
is now stated at 97 seats.
The total number of votes polled thus far
is 1 525,000 Liberal and 1,141.000 Conserva
tives. showing a gain of 401,000 Liberal, and
118,uGO Conservative votes.
The report of tbe death of the King of
Theebaw is unfounded.
The small pox is raging at Mandalay, and
tbe heir apparent has died from the disease.
FIRE IN NORFOLK.
Norfolk, Va., April 10—A fire occurred
in the F ircell House at 5:30 this morning,
originating In a defective flue leading from
the barbershop. The guests escaped with
out Injury or loss. The damage to the
building and furniture is abuut $9,000.
which is covered by insurance. It is ex
pected the hotel will be open in a few daya.
The Florida Governorship.
Editor Morning Meics: Among those who
have been mentioned as suitable candidates
for Gubernatorial honors in this State, tbe
name of C. E. Dyke has not stood forth, It
seems to me, as prominently as it deserves.
Capt. Dyke has done more for the Demo
cratic pafty than perhaps any other man in
Florida. His time and his talents have been
devoted to It, the best of his years given in
Its behalf, yet he has never asked for nor
received any honor at Its hands, but ba*
been content to 6erve as a hewer of wood
and a drawer of water. In view of
our obligations fco him, therefore, would it
not be a graceful act on tbe part of Florida
Democrats to- make him their b r andard
bearer in tbe coming campaign? Respect
ing bis qualifications for the position it Is
hardly neoeseary to speak. His integrity,
his executive and administrative ability, and
hia warm zeal for tbe welfare of bis State, are
too well known to require comment. While
his ready analysis and clear com
prehension of any complicated question
of State peculiarly fit him for the duties of
an Executive. Let me then call upon the
people of Florida to consider well before
choosing another for thg responsible posi
tion. Especially do I appeal to the press of
tpe State. Jt ebou|d bo a pleasure to the
members of the fourth estate to place
his name prominently before the pub
lic, and with a strong effort and
an enthusiastic shout to elevate him to the
office of Governor. For you may rest as
6ured that as his wisdom and sagacity as a
i ournalist have given him the title of the
Nestor of the Florida press, so will his
ability and influence be equally conspicuous
In his acts as Chief Magistrate. Senkx.
April 9, 1880.
Bishop Bowman, at the New Y’ork
Conference of the Methodist Church, last
week, gave some rather notable advice to
several young men who are about to be
admitted to the ministry. He told them
to look out for women—that is. not to
succumb to the multifarious fascinations
of the sex which so much disturbs the
peace of mind of this world. He in
formed them that the women looked up
to them , with reverence, not because of
their being men of ability or address, but
because of their l>eing disciples of Christ.
He solemnly told them ne^er to take
advantage of their position. There was
a place of eternal torment, and it was far
too good for a minister who would
betray the confidence reposed in him.
Bishop Bowman seems to know what
he is talking about. The fact that such
advice should seem necessary may
reasonably call for the most solemn re
flections.
A Railroad Passenger Killed by a
Traajp.—An unknown tiarnp, Wednes
day afternoon, shot and killed a passen
ger on the Bee Line Railway, seven miles
west of Sidney, Ohio. The negro had
boarded the tram at Sidney, but haWng
no money was put off at Harlem station.
As the train started he got on the plat
form and fired through the window, pre
sumably at the conductor, but the ball
struck and killed Joseph M. Lehman, of
Houston. The negro escaped.
OUR ATLANTA LETTER.
Weather—Cheap Coal-Gen. Toombi
and Railroads—Elinor Topics—A
Centennial Journalist — Radical
Wrangles—Final Paragraphs
Svecial Correspondence of the Morning Fetes,
Atlanta, April 10.—Oar warm weather
was brief, and followed by a “cold wave,’
which still lingers and reminds us that
“cheap coal” Is soon to bless our city.
Which also reminds me that the Railroad
Commission, and not Mr. Newcomb,is to be
thanked for this “cheap coal” boom. Under
the Commission’s tariff, the price of coal
woald have been but very little higher.
Governor Brown and Mr. Newcomb’s
railroad are deeply Interested In coal mines,
and the boom for “cheap coal,” which they
have started, will put money in their pockets,
and also increase the business of their re
spective roads.
Atlanta will reap some benefit from this
redaction, bat not to the extent that, enthu
siastic writers would have the public be
lieve. Cheap fuel Is a most desirable and
valuable thing, still, without an abundance
of capital to create manufactories, it can
accomplish but little in the growth of
city.
What Atlanta most needs, and what she
has never had, are citizens of large means
who are willing to invest, as do the people
of Augusta and Columbus, In great manu
facturing enterprises. The “every-man-for-
himself” system has ruled here too long,
and unless men of means combine their
capital In manufactories of more than ordi
nary capacity, the “grand possibilities of
tbe future” will grow beautifully less.
Gen. Robert Toombs is the happiest and
proudest lawyer in Georgia. His bitter op
position to corporations, especially rail
roads, has paid him handsomely In the
way of big fees. In nearly every suit
by the 8tate for past due taxes from
railroads, he has recovered large sums, and
for this service pockets a liberal percentage.
Hh has been vigilant and watchful, laborious
and determined from the start, and has ably
fought the defendants inch by Inch with
masterly skill and to final success.
minor topics.
The Hon. Jonathan Norcross of^ this city,
late Radical candidate for Governor, is
flooding the country with his new pamphlet,
“Democracy Examined.’’ The old gentle
man writes with his usual vigor' and disre
gard of facts.
Judge Pittman’s action in regard to Sara
Hill Is not a permanent settlement of the
case. Tbe plea of insanity was not offered
during the trial, and it cannot now set aside
the verdict of the court. Under the plea of
present insanity, Hill can be seut to the
asylum instead of the penitentiary, but he
will be subject to fill out his sentence when
ever declared 6anc.
Federal interference with our State courts
Is no new thing, nor has resistance to It
been wanting. Judge George N. Lester
made a gallant fight against It about a year
ago, bat failed to succeed. The matter Is
one for Congress to act upon, and no Supe
rior Court can hope to stop or even greatly
modifv the abuse of Federal power com
plained of by Judge Pottle. As it now
stands, the act of Congress is frequently
used in eases entirely foreign to the Inten
tion of the framers of the law.
The April number of the Southern Farm
er's Monthly, Issued from the Morning
News establishment, has created great sur
prise in agricultural circles here, and is pro
nounced tbe finest number ever issued in
the South of an agricultural magazine, and
a credit to any Northern publishing bouse.
To the oft-repeated inquiry, “When is Estill
going to stop spending so much money for
its improvement?” I simply reply, “When
ever the people stop sending in the money
to keep it constantly improving.”
A CENTENNIAL JOURNALIST.
It la well known that the present year
brings around the centennial of the estab
lishment of^Sunday schools, and that.it is
generally supposed the first one was started
by Robert Ralkes. Bringing all the various
dates and claims together, it is clear to my
mind that 1780 and Robert. Raikes deserve
some recognition io the matter, whatever
else may be done in regard to conflicting
claims. I would suggest, therefore, that the
editorial fraternity inaugurate a movement
in honor of his noble work for Sunday
school«. He was editor of the Gloucester
Journal, and through the columns of his
paper he ably supplemented his street and
school labors for the poor children of
Gloucester, England. It would be a graceful
act on our part to commemorate the phil
anthropic work of our brother Raikes.
RADICAL WRANGLES.
There has been deadly enmity between
Conley and Bryant for several years, and
whenever they lead their factions Into a
public meetine the fun commences.
This year, however, it became more seri
ous than ever, and they were about to fight
over the mutual “you lie,” when John L.
Conley, the son, knocked Bryant around
quite lively. ^
Unfortunately there are not enough offices
in the State for all the Radicals, and on this
account a persistent warfare is kept up by
the “outs” on the “ins,” the prime mover
being John L. Conlev, who made such a
strong fight against Collector Clark some
few weeks ago.
I have refrained from writing “up,” or
“down,’’ these wrangles, because the par
ties are anxious for the notoriety of the
press, and because Georgia has nothing to
do with the matter. With a Republican
President to control Federal appointments,
and a Demorratlp State t3 elect oar own of
ficials, it manes no difference who is “in”
or who is “out” of the Radical crowd.
It Is onlv every four years that the public
hears much about the handful of Radicals
In Georgia, and then only on account of a
desire to seek favor with the successful can
didate for President. This year the State
convention meets on the ?lst, an$ a lively
row is sure to ensue. The last convention
was bad enough, but the approaching meet
ing will eclipse any of its predecessors.
Several contesting delegations will appear,
and as the negro element is asserting itself
In a defiant manner, a scene of indescriba
ble confusion may be anticipated. It will
be a regular Grant-BIaine-Sherman triangu
lar fight.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Everett Family are at the Markham
House, aud speac in glowing terms of their
kind treatment in Savannah.
Ground has been broken and the contract
given out for the elegant new building of
the Young Men’s Librarv. It is to be on
Decatur street, near the Markham Honw*
Judge George Killyer Is erecting a fine
brick block on tbe corner of Broad and
Alabama streets, and Governor Brown has
eoramuneed stllf another handsome block,
this time on the corner of Pryor and Ala
bama street*.
Your Washington correspondent, “Poto
mac,” tells of an old man sixty-five years
old being refused a clerkship there. I well
remember that the distinguished Rev. John
Pierpont, when nearly eighty years old,
held a clerkship in one of the departments,
and I have before me now a letter written
by him then, and I doubt if many young
rnen can excel its beauty and distinctness of
Style.
Cotton planters will hail witl) 4 e Ugfct an
able and comprehensive paper bn the “Cot
ton Worm” from the cultured pen of Frank
J. Mott, A. M., and Ph. D., of Columbus,
Ga., a gifted son of Colonel R. L. Mott.
Aside from superior educational advantages
In this country aod Europe, Dr. Mott has
been for several years oue of the largest
cotton planters in Alabama, and is there
fore not only able to write scientifically
about the cotton worm, but can also illus
trate his theories by practical experience.
Every cotton planter should carefully read
this excellent paper.
D. W. Mclver, Esq., the young and popu
lar editor of the Tuskegee Xcw*, is a candi
date for Clerk of the House ot Representa
tives of Alabama. As Secretary of the
Alabama Press Association, and In other
similar positions, he has proved himself well
qualified for the higher place now sought
by him. Having done unwearied and faith
ful service for his party in many hard cam
paigns, and being a gentleman of character
and ability, bis election ought to be almost
unanimous, and we trust It will be.
Chatham.
OUR JACKSONVILLE LETTER.
BIsbee Trying to Marshal His Black
Legion*—Division* and Insubordi
nation in the Radical Camp—Un
availing Threats and Pronnncia-
mentos—The Ledwilh Boom—A mi
ll la bee Alliance —The Piratical
Craft with the Black Flag-The
GaluesvIUe Convention to be the
Battle Ground-Tbe Municipal
Election—The Democrats of Duval
Conuty —St. John’s Bar— VI in or
Hatters.
A Mother Refuses to Perjure Her
self.—Mrs. O’Donnall came forward in
New York Monday, and stated that
Thomas Barker, a merchant, whose body
was found at the front door of her resi
dence, was killed by her son, Richard
O’Donnell. The difficulty grew out of
a contest over a dog which ^longed to
Barker. O’Donnell begged his mother
to say he was out of the house the night
of the murder, but she refused to perjure
herself.
Evading the Asti*Chinese Law.—
Certain California capitalists have suq-
cecded in evading the operation of the
anti-Chinese law. The Oakland jute
grain sack factory, when told that all
corporations must discharge Chinese
hands, complied with the law and gave
up its corporate charter, but started the
factory a week afterward as a private
company, with 750 Chinamen—the old
Special CorrespoTutence of the Morning Setcs.
Jacksonville. Fla., April 10.—Like an
eagle perched upon a lofty crag, from which
he surveys the landscape below, and from
which at times he dashes like a thunderbolt
upon his trembling quarry, stands Colonel
Biobee In the national capital, surveying
with keen eyes and attentive ears tbe doings
and sayings of the people of Florida. For|
be it known that he has determined to recti
fy things down this way, aud that matters
for the future are to be managed according
to his way of thinking.
Like Shylock, he boasts that the law gives
him the pound of flesh, and he Is thirsting
for deep and frequent potations of Demo
cratic gore. See him, as he stands shaking
his index finger menacingly at the quaking
“crackers,” and threatening them with the
terrors of Federal courts and the bolts and
bars of Federal prisons ! How the fires of
patriotic Indignation flash from those scin
tillating orbs, as he scornfully surveys the
affrighted culprits, who shrink into nothing
ness before his electric glances and majestic
figure!
From time to time he Issues a pronuncia
mento in the true Mexican style, full of big
words and sounding phrase?, in which he
announces his intentions and makes a dis
play of the manacles, thumb-6crews, racks
and other instruments of torture which he
proposes to use upon the vile bodies of his
enemies.
His haughty spirit ha* been sorely chafed
bv the contemptuous manner in which tne
Democratic press received his first ukase,
and he pines for vengeance and victims.
From Pensacola to Key West the papers
have sneered at and flouted the bombastic
effusion, and have ridiculed the author as
well as the production. It has utterly failed
to produce the dire consternation that he
fondly hoped to arouse, and the editorial
fraternity are gyratlpg their fingers around
their noses and bidding the warlike Colonel
to “try it again, old fellow.”
It is painful to think that the sceptre has
departed from Judab, and that there are so
few now to do the once great Republican
leader of Florida the usual reverence.
While he is manufacturing weapons aud
ammunition at Washington, there are mous
ing owls and nibbling rats working In the
dark,and slowly but surely undermining his
pristine power and former Influence. There
is an astute little man In the interior, artful
as a fox, wise as a serpent, industrious as
an ant and untiring as a mole, who Is pos
sessed by tbe ambition to occupv the proud
eminence held so long by Col. BIsbee. For
months past this Individual has been at
work setting snares, baiting traps, planting
seed and weaving plans, the grand
consummation of all which chicanery will
be developed when tbe Radical Convention
assembles at Gainesville. Even here in Col.
BIsbee’s own county, some of the sentries
have left their posts'and manifest an unmis
takable disposition to elect a new com
mander. Antagonisms have sprung up, and
Jealousies have been engendered that threat
en seriously to mar the usual harmony, and
to strike heavily at the root of the almost
despotic authority, once wielded by Col.
BIsbee. There are clouda in the horizon,
now no larger than your hand, that may yet
gather into a resistless cyclone.
BLbee doesn’t want Ledwfth nominated
for Governor. This arrangement would mar
eome of his plans, and hence the henchman
of the ex M. C. fought Ledwith vigorously
at the County Convention. The latter, how
ever, had done some very shrewd manipula
tion, had bis forces well in hand, and suc
ceeded not only in obtaining the pledged
support of the entiue delegation, but In even
defeating Bisbee as a delegate. Hence there
is war between them, and the battle-ground
will be pitched at Gainesville. In fact, therel
Is ta’k of .another convention In this County
and a contesting set of delegates. 3 1
It Is said that Conover started the Led*
with boom, with an eye to his own inter-
jests, but that to his utter amazement the
little bantling that he petted and fondled
baa grown so rapidly that he now derides
parental authority and has joined a tilibus*
tering expedition. Madam Rumor has it]
that General Ledwith and the Little Giant
Dennis have formed an alliance, offensive
and defensive, by which each of the con
tracting parties bind themselves to promote
to the extent of their ability the ambitious
views of the pair of confederates. [
It’s a powerful team, and no mis-1
take. Both of the partners are strong
with the negroes, who have rallied
to their standard by scores and hundreds,
and they have already acquired an Influence
and gained a following which can scawely
be checked or counteracted »t the State
Convention. Ex-Gov.Rced,Parson Hicks,Col.
Bisbee, Messrs. Brigham, Archibald and sev
eral other Dons are endeavoring to stem the
tide that bears on its foaming crest the Led
with Dennis combination, but the piratical
vessel, with the Hack flag nailed to Its mast-)
head, has already left the slow and clumsy
fleet of its pursuers far astern.
While the auti-Ledwith men are wasting
time In talk, General Ledwith and Mr.
Dennis are visiting the different counties,
manipulating the primary meetings and
bargaining for delegations. It is even said
that the former aspirant visited a con
ference of recent occurrence, and b7 judici
ous contributions and a most edifying dis
play of religious fei vor, captured the entire
Dotty.
It matters very little to the contending
factions, however, who may be the nominee I
at Gainesville, as the choice of the conven
tion will be heartily supported by the rank
and file of the party, while In their hearts
they may bitterly despise each other, the
hope of place, power aud plunder will weld
them into a solid mass. A peace will be
patched up in view of the Impending strug
gle, and the old farce will be repeated with
pretty much the same cast of characters.
A* it looks now, the only method to de
feat tbe team is to use that potent factor,
money, freely at Gainesville. The delegates
may be deaf to the crack of the party la**
but the chinking of tbe bto found dad*j*7
dollars win a sweet mns;c win
arrest the attention of uian, of the repre-
eenfhtiveq there assembled.
it may be that tbe knowledge of the effi
cacy of this man, of effecting a wholesome
change In popular opinion, may eccouut
for the apparent apathy with which tho
opponents of Gen. Ledwith regard his
movements. They are veterans in such
warfare, and know the forces they com
mand.
In spite of the admitted superiority of the
municipal ticket put into the field by the
Conservatives, It was defeated last Monday.
One great advantage has been gained, how
ever. There Is a decided Improvement In
the composition of the Council which has
been elected, and much more Is expected
from the new Mayor In the way of sup
pressing gaming and other Immoralities.
In a square party fight, the Democrats
of Jacksovflie will always bo defeated. The
city is Republican by a very decided major
ity, there being probably from two hundred
and fifty to three hundred white voters con
nected with that party within Its limits.
I kn^jv that the impression prevails in the
interior amoog the white counties that >^ e
Democrat* of Duval are lukewarm and In
active. This Is a gross Injustice, puva!
polls the heaviest Democratic vote given by
any county !n the qtale. We are compelled
here to fight the Radical* from January to
December. A hard-fought campaign is
never known by tho masses in the
white counties. There, after the
nominations are made, the only questiou or
doubt Is as to the majority that will be
given. Ilere »e arc forced to combat tbe
influence and powi r wielded by the Lnited
States Court, with its patronage and numer
ous attaches, the Collector of Iuternal Reve
nue with htsjsatellttes and a large number of
Influential lawers, mereban's and others
connected with the Republican party. In
spite of tbe heavy odds against us, the
Democrats keep up a sound and effective
organization, and make a bold and gallant
tight, and contribute more money and do
more work than any half dozen white coun
ties combine^.
Our commissioners have returned to
Washington for the purpose of pressing the
claims of this section of the State upon
Congress for su appropriation to corameuee
the work of deepening tbs bar at the mouth
of the riyer- This great water course Is the
outlet for a thousand miles of territory, and
the completion of the proposed improve
ment would soon restore the sqm Invested
iu the rapid sale of public lands aDd In the
consequent early settlement of the country.
The prospect is highly favorable that the
committee will recommend an appropria
tion for the purpose, sufficient at least to
get the work fairly under way aud to give
assurance of its ultimate completion,
North ward the stream of travel takes Its
ay, and the ptazzss of the hotels no longer
show the crow ds of gaily dressed people that
occupied them two or three weeks ago. As
the strangers drift in from the up-river
country, they rest a day or two before taking
tbetr homeward flight, and this circumstance
will keep the hotels open until tbe first of
May.
One hundred and ten ladles and gentle
men from Angusta, Ga , were in this city a
day or two since. Unfortunately their visit
was very hurried, and they went off almost
before It was generally known that they had
arrived.
A heavy rain, night before last, has been
followed by a decided and marked fall in
the temperature, and yesterday and to-day
have been among tfte coldest of the winter.
Fires have been lighted and warm clothing
donned, and It Is certainly most remarkable
weather for the tenth of April. Had It not
been for the cloudiness last night there
would have been a frost this morning.
Ex Senator Osborne is of the opinion that
Florida will vote the Republican ticket In
November. There Is as much probability
of this as there Is that he will construct his
humbug road, the Great Southern, to Key
West, by the first of January. W. H. B.
THREATS OF THE THIRD TERM
ERS.
An Open Declarationol'War Against
Blaine and Sberman.
Tho Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald thus speaks of the
agitation existing in the third term camp :
and of their plans and purposes:
The third termers are in a state of
full blown irritation over Senator Blaine,
and here and in the West are threaten
ing him with the most savage punish
ment “when the ex-President gets in
again." It was his place, they say, to
thankfully take the second place on the
third term ticket, in which case they
were ready to promise him the succes
sion, whatever that might bo worth.
Ilis course in setting up for him
self, they say, is impudent and
disloyal in the highest degree,
and they say plainly that when the ex-
President comes “to his own again” poor
Blaine shall go into obscurity as deep as
that in which, they add, Bristow rests.
There arc really third termers who are
indignant that Mr. Blaine would not
volunteer to accept the Vice Presidency
cn the third term ticket. If he had done
that they could have nominated the
ex-President easily. Mr. Blaine, on the
other hand, does not conceal from the
third term leaders his opinion that the
ex-President ought not to be renomina
ted, and cannot be elected it he He
is entirely frank and outspoken on
this subject with them, and toils them
that the third term project is bad
for the party and portentous of < vil for
the country, and that, in his judgment,
it would be a gTave calamity to the coun
try if i he ex President could be elected.
Nor is Mr. Sherman any less outspoken
in his opposition to the third term busi
ness. He has always been an open op
ponent of the third term, and said con
temptuously in 1874 that such projects
were nonsensical, “because the people
are not going to surrender their rights to
any man. ’ He is of the same opinion
still. It is clear that if the ex Presi
dent ever “comes to his own again,”
“those who now oppose or even fail to
support him will feel the weight of his
resentment. ” The declaration of war is
made in his name, and if is high time
for timid people to “get out of the
draft.” The third termers, to judge
from their talk, are not going to be
trifled with. They will show the coun
try how to “discriminate between virtue
and vice” in a way which will make tbe
foolish opponents of the third term howl.
Meantime the Blaine men, the Sherman
men, and the Edmunds men are not
threatening anybody, hut they say they
would like to see a candidate nominated
who can reasonably expect to carry the
whole of his party with him, and they
do not believe the ex President is the
man.
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If you feel drowsy, debilitated, have fre
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As there are a number of imitations offered
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to buy no Powders or Prepared SIMMONS’
LIVER REGULATOR, unless in our engraved
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|>ry ©oods, &c.
Another Land Slide
The Bottom Clean Cone
1 A CASES 4-4 PRINTED PERCALES at 12^c.,
1V worth 20c.
20 pieces SILK and WOOL BLACK HERNA-
NI, 56 inches wide, at $1 25, worth $2 50.
10 pieces SILK and WOOL HERNANI, two
yards wide, $1 50, worth $3, suitable for shawls
or dresses.
100 pieces ALL-WOOL BUNTING, at prices
that no other house can afford to sell at, we
having purchased in December for future de
livery.
BLACK CAMEL HAIR GRENADITSE—goods
that never wear out or turn rusty—suitable for
Call for a Convention of the Irijh
Race in Philadelphia on St. John‘s
Pay, 1880.
.Yetr York Sun, April 4.
To the IrM Race in America and All the
World Orer:
Seeing that the old land from which
you sprung is made a beggar aud a by
word of wretchedness among the nations
of the earth by the rapacity of England,
we solicit a representation from all
classes and creeds of Irishmen at a con
vention to be held in Philadelphia on St.
John’s Day, 1880, to determine the
measures necessary to obtain for Irish
men the full, free, and independent gov
ernment cf their country. We, who ad
dress you. are impressed with the belief
that while England holds Ireland in her
merciless grasp. <jpr country will never
have peace or happiness; that she will
ever be tho victim ot England’s plunder,
and ever be an object of out door relief
for the General Poor Law union of the
world. We also believe that England
will never give up Ireland until, as
Froude says, she is “beaten to her knees,”
Wedesire to see her beaten to her knees,
and we believe it can he done if we will
only practice the lesson that our enemy
teaches to ail nations she has ever cursed
with her government; that is tight
her with her own weapons. We
believe that engaging in con
stitutional agitation, in sending
good men tA the English Parliament, in
land leagues and tenant leagues, in “new
departures,” or in any departure from
the oue thorny path that leads all coun
tries to freedom, will only be idle, profit
less work, leading us astray and wasting
our energies. Tho true charity, the true
relief for the old land, is to engage in
earnest work, and to labor to bring that
work to a successful issue. There is
Irish blood enough iu the country. In the
world, to accomplish tho task before us.
'V C deem it pro(>er to solicit a repre
KUtfttive from every Irish society—Clan-
ua-Gael, Hibernians, Fenians, the Mu
tual Alliance, the Skirmishers, tempe
rance, benevolent and beneficial socie
ties—having a membership of men desir
ing the freedom of Ireland. If any di
vision, branch, club, or circle of a socie
ty has a constitution that will pre
vent the society from taking action to
send a delegate to this convention, ten or
more of the members can come together,
after the adjournment of the society
meeting, and act as men of Irish blood.
Where men of Irish blood do not belong
to any Irish organization, ten good men
cau come together and, in writing, dele
gate odc of their number to tfle conven
tion. Yours, in the pause of freedom.
(Signed by &a immense number of rep
rcsentative Irishmen.)
mourning:. The largest stock and lowest
figures this side of Mason A Dixon's line.
100 pieces NEW DRESS GOODS.
^ 200 pieces finest quality PRINTED ORGAN-
300 pieces RUCHING, new designs.
Beautiful CREPE LISSE RUCHING, at 25c.
Wo again assert that the above line of goods
are exclusively confined io our house, and
challenge any house in Georgia to show the
goods at any price.
MISSES’ HOSIERY, a new line just opened.
The best DOLLAR SHIRT In the world—
“THE ELCHO,” unlaundried.
75 dozen. Any gentleman can wear them.
They are reinforced back and front, $1 each.
GRAY &
mh23-tf
B. F. MEM,
187 BROUGHTON STREET.
THIS WEEK:
f NOVELTIES for Dress Trim-
A Confiding Virginia. Planter,—
Another complaint ma ,i e Monday
against Timothy and Mary WortOD, the
gypsies who were arreated in Brooklyn
last week on ‘.he charge of swindling
William Preston, of Princeton, Indiana,
out of $2,000. David S. Trout, of Fair-
view, Koanoke coun'y, Va., alleges that
the Wortons cheated him out of $10,000
in May, 1877. Mr. Trout, who is about
fifty years of age, owns a plantation in
\ irginia. He says that in February,
1875, he received postal cards, signed
“Dr. Worton,” stating that there was a
silver mine on his plantation. Later
Mrs. Worton called on him and said that
there was a charm upon the silver mine,
which could not be removed without the
presence of a package containing $10,-
000. Mr. Trout pivcured the money,
and she wrapped the bills in brown
paper and prayed over them. This per
formance was repeated s^geral times.
Finally she went away, and Mr. Trout
found that ahe had taken the bills and
left pieces of paper in their place.—Sew
York Triljyn;,
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It ts In these esses Dr. Jayne’s Expectorant
exercises ita most beneficial tfleets, and has
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Besides promptly removing Coughs aud
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Piques.
Novelties in French PIQUES —Corded
Plaids, Brocades. Polka Dots, Lacs
Stripes, etc.—from 12^c. to 40c.
Printed Lawns.
New styles. Rich Borders and Colors.
Printed Cretonnes.
New style 8, very handsome designs, rich
colors.
Lace Bunlinsrs.
Elegant French BUNTINGS, Lace Stripes,
in Black, Navy Blue, Garnet and Cream
Colors.
Lace Buntings.
BLACK LACE BUNTINGS from 35c. np.
Plain Buntings.
Double and *:Bgle width Black FRENCH
BUNTINGS in a variety of qualities.
Camel’s Hair Buntings.
In fashionable Colors. Also Black Satin-
Striped.
All wool Colored BUNTLNG8 at 20c.
Full lines o' COLORED DRESS GOODS,
Spring styles, from 10c. up.
PERSIAN I'— — -
mirgs.
Bengalines,
DRAP DeLYON, CREPE De YERSAID-
LKS, and other handsome Black Dress
Parasols.
High novelties in PARASOLS. Also an
extensive stock of trimmed and plain
PARASOLS and SUN UMBRELLAS.
Ham burg Embroideries.
Fine work and handsome designs. Cam
bric and Nainsook, a great assortment.
Hosiery.
Spring Novelties in Children's and Misses’
* Hose. Ladies' White and Brown Fine,
regularly made BalbriggaD Hose at 25c.
Gentlemen's regularly made English Half
Hose, double heel** and toes. Gentlemen’s
Fine Balbriggan Half Hose, double heels,
toes and soles. Gentlemen’s Lisle Thread
Half Hose.
Handkerchiefs.
?Adies’ Plain fl. 8. and Colored Bordered
Handkerchiefs in great variety. Colorea
Bordered Linen Handkerchiefs for chil
dren. 3 for 25c. Gentlemen’s Linen Hand
kerchiefs, Plain, Hem-stitched and Col
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Lace Top Gloves.
gloves’ ° f I ‘ adles ’ T °P f ,arK
Corsets.
Hercules Supporting CORSETS, Glove*
fitting, Cuirasse and many other kinds of
popular new CORSETS.
Laces.
French novelties in White and Black
LACES, Irish Laces, Lace Fichus, Em
broidered I>awnTies, Fancy Buttons.Mar-
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Full lines or Irish Damask and Satin Damask,
Table Linens, Doylies and Napkins, fine Dam
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150 dozen 'Job lot.> 34 inch all Linen Towels 15c.
each.
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f er $ale.
Desirable Lots for Residences
FRONTING THE PARK.
L OT No. 10 Lloyd ward, fronting east on
Whitaker, between Waldburg and New
Houston streets, 60 feet, and running back
Howard street 136 feet.
Also, Lot No. 12 Lloyd ward, frosting
Whitaker street, and running back to Howard
street 136 feet.
Both these lots are in fee simple. For terms,
etc., call on
R. M. DEMERE,
dec2-tf No. 2 Commercial Building.
TO SAW MILL MEN.
Two Second-Hand Portable Engines
For Sale.
T wo
GD
Second-Hand Portable Blandy EN
GINES are offered cheap. One 25 horse
power, suitable for saw naU; one 10 horse
power, suitable for pump or gia. Both in good
running order. For terms and further particu
lars address J. C. ANDERSON,
Superintendent Georgia Land and Lumber Co.,
apl-tf Camps, Telfair county, Ga.
(SduGtiQttiU.
Rudimentary Instruction
I N the English, French, Italian, Spanish.
Latin, Ancient and Modern Gretk, and He
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assist and prepare scholars in ail the English
branches requisite to enter college. Terms- on
application. Address
# ^ HUGO 3. PLATEN,
feb5-tf Savannah P. (X
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