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Written for the Morning News.
WHEN I AMI «.ONE.
Ahe
Th<
, I am gone, O lay me whe re
. wild flowers sweetly bloom,
on the soft, ambrosial air
Exbale their rare perfume;
., little birds, on dewy eves.
When day is growing dim,
• II n „ s t!e niong the forest leaves
Ani sin 1 'their vesper hymn.
•, .n 1 structure 'round my grave,
But o'er my peaceful breast,
. ^d. drooping wil'ow wave.
To mark my place of rest;
e slab of marble white,
ring hands placed there,
i her name who sleeps beneath,
rom all earthly care.
it would be sweet to know
I. n-s would gather there,
r my slumb’ring ashes bow,
m hle. trusting prayer;
for me—I hope to sing
rforth immortal lays,
r celestial choir above,
? prayer is lost in praise.
A sun;
And o
Inb
Wh
.\n 1 o'er that place where angel bands
Their guardian stations keep,
I would that those I’ve loved on earth.
Would come, sometimes, and weep;
Bat not for me—in regions bright
With fiever-ending day,
1 shall have joined the ransomed, where
All tears are wiped away.
But prayer's th>- golden key that opes
The pearly gates on high,
While from his throne the Saviour stoop3
To listen to our cry;
A ini softly o'er the troubled breast,
•Mul the fast gath’ring tears
steals the sweet hope of endless rest
Beyond the tomb of years.
Oeorsiii Affairs.
M..dtfon is a town of which Georgians
should be proud. She observed Memorial
day by closing up every business house
within her limits.
The ladies of Mr. John T. Ford’s comedy
company presented a basket of flowers,
xLlch they had brought from Charleston, to
the ladies of the Augusta Memorial Asso
ciation, to be placed on the graves of the
heroic Southern dead on Memorial day.
Father Butler, recently iu charge of the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Augusta, ha6
been appointed “Provincial of the Southern
District,” to take control of the Roman
Catholic Order in the South. His head
quarters will be in St. Louis or New Or
leans.
The Confederate Survivors Association
held their annual meeting in Augusta on
the 26th lost., and an appropriate and elo
quent address was delivered by Colonel C.
C. Jones, Jr., President. At the conclusion
ol the address an election of officers to
r-.-re during the ensuiug j'ear was held with
the following result; President, Colonel
Charles C. Jones, Jr.; First Vice President,
Captain F. Edgewood Eve; Second Vice
President, General M. A. Stovall; Third Vice
President, J. C. C. Black, Esq.; Secretary,
Berry Benson; Treasurer, Captain C. E.
The Fort Valley Adiertiscr heads one of its
columns “Localettes.” We don’t know how
It Is, but somehow or other, we never see that
word without thinking of pantalets.
The Thomasvllle Ibst gives a long ac
count of the fatal shooting of Mr. Rainey
Chastain by Berry Scroggins, below the
four mile post on the Thomas county line
r ad, on Friday last, the subsequent chase
after the murderer, his refusal to surrender
alire, and his being finally, on Saturday,
shot dead by the Sheriff and posse of
Thomas county, who were determined to
take him dead or alive. The general im
pression prevails that Scroggins was in
sane.
The Covington Enterprise says that New
ton county possesses within its limits suffi
cient water power to run one hundred fac
tories, and it wants capital to come to the
county and develop its resources.
The Ilinesville Gazette has been feasting
on June apples that ripened in April.
The people of Monroe county, through
the columns of the Forsyth Advertiser, call
U P° D their friends in Georgia to assist them
in rebuilding the Monroe Female College,
*hich was destroyed by fire a few months
**>• Fully $25,000 had been expended upon
the building, while the insurance on it was
only $5,700. This institution had, previous
10 its destruction, educated the daughters
of Monroe for more than twenty years, and
its loss is an universally felt calamity.
The Rome Tribune remarks that “ the
ivancah News continues a full car length
’ any daily paper published in the
South.”
A correspondent from Albany to the At
lanta Go institution say6 that Messrs. D. A.
and N. Tift returned on Friday last
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1880.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
government is evidently determined to break
up this business, and it would be well for
all who may be engaged in It to take warn
ing in time.”
Augusta News: “One of the most re
markable instances on record of the te
nacity which marks life and Its struggle
against dissolution comes to light in the
death of Wm. Cox, occasioned by a fall
last Saturday afternoon from the steps of
the printing house of Paul & Hall. Medi
cal treatment discovered the fact, on inter
nal examination, that his bowels were com
pletely paralyzed, and his case has been
watched with keenest professional interest
and overwhelming amazement. It seems
that Cox, who is a well known printer, has
been for two months a veritable living
skeleton, brought to the verge of death
and starvation by his inability to eat, oc
casioned by an Inflammation and perfect
stoppage of his internal organs in perform
ing their functions. Instead of dying, as
was naturally expected by everybody, the
man actually lived, and, to the surprise of
none more than the doctors, recovered the
use of bts organs and was in a fair way to
regain health. Alas for humanity, however !
Poor Cox, getting able to walk about, came
up towu on Saturday, and hobbling up the
printing office steps, joined the boys and
talked over the cases. Starting home and
down the steps, his strength failed, aud top
pling, dizzy, and without a particle of
strength in his emaciated person, fell head
long down the stairs. His head struck the
granite step at the bottom, a blood vessel
In bis head was broken, and he was borne
home almost lifeless, but still pluck. On
Sunday, however, the man who had lived
through a score of deaths died, and after
astonishing learned physicians by recovery
from a disease never before cured, died
from the fall, brought on by overtaxing a
frame from which strength had departed.”
The Oglethorpe Echo says: “ In 1830 Ogle
thorpe reached its highest maximum of
population, the census showing it to have
been upwards of 14,000. Since then there
has been a gradual decline in every decade,
until in 1870 it was not quite 12,000. Wilkes
reached its height In 1820, and has declined
with Oglethorpe. The population of these
two counties have nearly tallied. The de
cline is attributed to the steady exodus of
our people westward. It is thought that
both counties have gained some since the
last census.”
“Mr. Richmond Howell,” says the Camilla
Dhjmtch, “writes us of the follpwtug painful
accident: The little three year old son of
Mrs. Allen Howell, of this county, was se
verely burned a few days ago. She went out
to get some wood, leaving him in the house
playing with a box of matches (a dangerous
plaything). Hearing him scream, the mother
ran back to tbe house, and found that he
had lighted a match aud set his clothes ou
fire. She succeeded in extinguishing the
flames, but not until the child was badly
burned.”
Covington Enterprise; “Single ladies are
eligible to the position of census enume
rators in case they tell their age and put tbe
figures in their own hand writing aud swear
to it before an old bachelor. None under
twenty years will be accepted. Thi6 lets
out many of the old maids in Newton who
wouldn’t swear they were twenty for a gold
ring.”
Says the Macon Herald: “Tbe engineer
of the two o’clock Atlanta freight traio, in
coming Into Macon from Atlanta yesterday
morning, saw a man sitting on the track
in the curve near tne diit bridge. He at
once whistled down brakes, but the train
was going at too high a rate of speed to
stop in time, and the engineer shut his eyes
and stopped as soon as po36ible. The train
was backed, and the engineer expected to
find the mangled remains of some unfortu
nate, but a6 luck would have it, tbe pilot of
the engine threw the man against the em
bankment, giving him only a few bruises.
The conductor’s lantern revealed the face
of a young man named Rice, who had, as he
said, been driuking a little too much, but
that the pilot had completely sobered him.
It was indeed a very narrow escape from a
horrible death.”
&hea<
V«n,
from Brunswick from a conference with the
clt y and railroad authorities iu that place in
reference to a reduction of the tariff of rates
flowed to the Brunswick and Albany R*il-
so far as It affected Albany. “Their re
port to the Board of Trade,” says the corres-
i P°ndent. “showed that they had accom
plished their object so far as the Brunswick
Albany Railroad authorities were con
cerned. Their next move will be to get a
revision by the State Commissioners in At
lanta. The Commission allows the Bruns
wick and Albany Road to charge an advance
of thirty per cent, on the established rates ?
which makes freights dearer by that route
from Albany than on either of the other two
roads to Savannah. The impression D gain
ing ground that the Railroad Commission is
* meddlesome failure.”
A severe hail storm is reported to have
occurred In Decatur Monday morning.
The congregation of St. Phillip’s Church,
Atlanta, are to have a new church edifice.
w*u be very handsome, and will cost,
completed, about $80,000.
The following exciting snake story is told,
,?r true, by tbe Meriwether Vindicator:
Ju* Mr. John M. Phillips and his brother,
V j re 'lde near the Warm Springs, were
untieg on the mountain last week for some
ffliss/og fc 0 £ 5 the y uneX p e ctedly encounter-
enraged coach whip snake. The rep-
‘ e ^king fight, and Mr. Phillips having
, Wl th which to defend himself, he
Bcjiu° rce d to battle with rocks. He de
S i contest as unusually exciting for
*. era * rainutes, the snake raising himself
Mr i?iT.? Ve * eet ln t-h® air and dashiDg at
«r'‘“frfrps with the intention of coiling
thp» ^j m ‘ By good dodging he avoided
6err G< * en springs of the angry and hissing
with Dt ’ an< * fry a well directed blow
Wm a roc ^» knocked the snake down. He
w»« f° 0n ^kp a tehed, and on being measured
louLd to be seven feet long.”
Uanta Constitution: “In our isssue of the
P t 5 nt we informed our readere of the
] v .., °* Mr. Pleasant Short, Postmaster at
pA l°K> Ga., on a charge of illegally di6-
uiei* K i° f P 081 *#® stamps for the purpose of
| ^ ne the compensation of his office,
imt* . e D0W to record the arrest on the 23d
fry Special Agent Redmond, of Sir.
D ' Klu6e y» Postmaster at Cleveland,
Mr ifi count y* Ga., on a similar charge.
examined before United
rojni 9 G oa nnis8loner Dunlap yesterday, who
fr*r hi 10 & ,ve tal1 in tlie 6um °*
the reappearance at ensuing term of
'-mttd States Court in this city. The
Florida Affairs.
The Fernandina Express says : “For the
benefit of those who grumble at the Demo
cratic administration in this State, we give
the following statement of the general ex
penses of Nassau county for the last five
fiscal years, ending October 31st: 1875,
$7,820 04; 187(5, $8,040 30; 1877, $(5,130 10;
1878, $5,054 37; 1870, $6,085 02.
The Gainesville Sun saya the railroad
boom ha* struck Florida and inspired a new
hope of future prosperity in the hearts of
the citizens ol tbe State.
The Gainesville Sun saj’s : “The Savan
nah Morning News comes out now double Its
foimer size. It is one of the moat valuable
dailies of the country and deserves especial
ly Florida patronage. Every business can
in the county ought to take it.”
The Madison Recorder records that on
Saturday night last as John Davis, a colored
man, was going to his home in the country
on an ox cart, he was met ly one Prince
Warren, who had in his hand a long stick
or piece of rail. Warren advanced on Davis
and knocked him off the cart, when they
engaged ln a fight. Davis drew bis knife
and commenced cutting, giving Warren
several thrusts, one of which struck him in
the heart, and he (Warren) died in a few
minutes. A jury of inquest was empanelled
next day, which decided that tbe deceased
came to his death by wounds inflicted by a
knife in the hands of John Davis, and de
cided that it was justifiable homicide.
The report of the School Superintendent
of Columbia county shows that in that
county there are thirty-five schools for white
children, with an average attendance of six
hundred and thirty-five pupils, and fifteen
colored schools, with an average attendance
of five hundred and geventy-five children.
The total C06t of running the bchcojs is two
thousand six hundred aud eleven dollar*.
The establishment during the present year
of five more white and two more colored
schools is recommended.
Palatka was visited by two hail storms
last week. The Herald says that “during
the 6torm, on Thursday, a bolt of lightning
struck tbe residence of B. Putnam Calhoun,
Esq. The fluid penetrated in a half foot of
the lightning rod, tore a large hole in the
roof, knocked two holes ln the cistern,
thereby letting all the water out, glanced
across the street striking and splitting a
fence post wide open.”
The Palatka Herald thinks that it is not
likely that the orange crop next fall will be
as large as it has been the past season. It
says the unusually warm winter prevented
the sap from going down. The growth of
the trees continued without intermission all
through the season, which preyented the
full bloom of the orange, which usually
comes on in February. This spring it
noticed that the trees about town had com
paratively but few blossoms, and groves in
the vicinity were In much the same condi
tion. The young groves, however, have
had the advantage of an open warm winter,
which has pushed them along amazingly.
The Jacksonville Union learns from Mr.
W. W. Reed, a member of the surveying
corps of the Way cross Railroad, that the
line haa been located from Waycrossas far
as Callahan, and that the surveyors are now
working beyond that point. The route is
considered very favorable, and no serious
obstacles exist.
An alligator, measuring eleven feet and
eleven inches ln length, was shot and killed
in the river, near Pond’s foundry, in La
Villa, last Sunday, by John Gray, a colored
maD. The Jacksonville Union says that
John Winner, porter In Huff’s store, cut
open and found in its stomach,among other
things, a well preserved brickbat and a
pewter ring.
Twenty-two Indianians have been excurtr
Ing to Pensacola lately. They expressed
themselves much pleased with what they
saw.
The Marianna Courier reports the present
outloox for an abundant supply of the
fleecy 6taple in that section of country quite
gloomy.
Baron Hans Von Lutticban, of Austria,
was married to Mies Susie Earle, of Florida,
at the residence of the bride’s father, nea»
Waldo, last Tuesday. After a tour of
Europe they will return to Alachua county,
where the Baron proposes to reside in fu
ture.
The Tampa Tribune reports a visit of a
citizen of that place to the camp of old
Chipko, Chief of the Creek Indians in Flori
da, and the following is what he learned
from his visit: “The tribe has eighteen
members, five of them being warriors. Old
Chipko, the Chief, is ninety-seven years
old, bent and crooked up with age and
wrinkles. Tallahassee (who has five boys}
they would make successor to old
Chipko on his death, but for the fact of his
having had his father and mother massacied
in the big Indian war by the whites—he
would take his revenge upon becoming
Chief. His eldest son will succeed Chipko.
Tommy, Billy Micou and Billy Buster, who
has three wives, moved from Talla
hassee in 1843 to their present camp on Lake
Kissimmee, sixty-five miles southeast of
this place. They live on wild game and
fish, cultivate twenty acres of land, raise
corn, potatoes, sugar cane and hogs,and live
in palmetto huts. Their only dress when
working is a shirt, and when in full dress
they wear turbans and buckskin covered
with tin ornaments, like savages on the
Western plains. They retain their old sav
age habits and desire to be let alone. Capt.
Pratt, of the Indian Bureau, and Lieutenant
Brown, of St. Augustine, went to see them
last summer in their interests, but upon
learning they were from Washington, told
the interpreter ‘he had no U3e for Washing,
ton man, he no good for the Indians.’ ”
The following article of great interest to
the people of Florida is taken from the Bos
ton Herald: “One great want of the beauti
ful peninsula of Florida has been good and
improved modern facilities for rapid travel
and transportation. With this desideratum
there would be an Immediate and great
development of the State, and it Is a grati
fying thing to all who have an interest in it
to know that there Is a genera! movement to
thl6 end,among the most promising of the ob
jects being that of the Jacksonville, St. Au
gustine and Indian River Railroad Compauy.
This company, which has recently been or
ganized at St. Augustine, has for President
Mr. Alpheus P. Blake, of Hyde Park, Massa-
chu=etts. The Board of Directors consists
of Warren Currier, of St. Louis, Mo.; David
Loring, of Boston, Mass.; G. Hunter,
of Albany, N. Y.; Frank Genovar,
of St. Augustine, Florida, Alfred
S. Giles, of H\de Park, Mass.; Harrison
Reed, of Jacksonville, Fla ; James H. Col
lins, of Boston, Mass.; W. Lyon, of 8t.
Augustine, Fla.; M. Bowden, of Jackson
ville, Fla.; A. P. Brewer, of East Saginaw,
Michigan: and E. M. Alba,of St. Augustine,
Fla.; Secretary and Treasurer, David Loring;
Superindent, James H. Collins. Tbe road
which this company proposes to build is in
tended, at first, to furnish direct connection
between Jacksonville and St. Augustine,
and thence exteud to Indian river. This
will open up one of the most interesting sec
tions of the tourist, and one of the most
valuable for tbe production of tropical and
&emi-tropical fruits, early vegetables, straw
berries, etc., that there is on the peninsula.
Mr. Blake, in connection with others, has
been for 6ome time engaged in projecting
this important enterprise, and it would
seem that his large and successful ex
perience in the vicinity of Boston, in
projecting and building towns and railroads,
eminently fits him to undertake this enter
prise and carry it to successful completion.
As the feasibility of the two foot gauge rail
road has been fully demonstrated by the
8andy River Road, Maine, Mr. Blake and
his directors have decided to adopt tflis
gauge for their road. The great capacity
and small co6t of these two foot roads ren
der it possible to build them In Florida to
an almost unlimited extent. The develop
ment of Florida as the great prospective
fruit producer for the country, as well as
the opening up of its interior sections to
the ready reach of the tourist, is a thing of
national importance, and tbe completion
of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and In
dian River Railroad will be looked for with
Interest all over the country, though in no
place more than Massachusetts, whose citi
zens bear so conspicuous a part in the en
terprise.”
Marianna Courier: “On Sunday last
Lindsay, a colored lad In the employ of Dr.
Holden, showed sigus of mental aberration,
caused, as it was tupposed, from over ex
citement on the subject of religion. He
had joined the church ou Tuesday night be
fore, and was greatly excited over his
cbai;ge of life and spirit, which continued
until last Sunday, when he was found to be
insane. He attended church iu the morn
ing and again at night, using very boister
ous language, and at times became enraged.
At this writing his mother is compelled to
secure him with chains, he having attempted
to take her life. The courts should take
some action in the matter.”
Pensacola Gazette: “Pensacola 6bips a
number of fish from the Gulf and bay to the
interior, and among them many choice and
delicate varieties. In addition to their fine
quality, some kinds possess a tenacity of
life which is truly remarkable. A gentleman
of this city recently told us his experience
with the Gulf fish known as the ‘red group
er.’ He purchased on a very warm day
recently a red grouper and a red snapper to
gether, alive from the well, and carried them
to his place of business, about a quarter of
a mile distant. Before he reached there the
snapper was dead. Not so the grouper,
however. When laid on the floor of the
office be was extremely frisky, ami jumped
all over the room. The gentleman stayed at
his office for about two hours, and then
went away and remained two hours and a
half, entirely forgetting the fish. Upon re
turning and touching the trouper, that indi
vidual jumped a foot from the floor. The
fish was then sent to the gentleman’s resi
dence, *ad lived until it was killed by tbe
knife. It had remained alive nearly five
hdurs after being taken from the water.”
riio Gubernatorial Canvass in Florida
Montickulc, Fla., April 24.—Editor
Homing News: Your Tailahgssee corres
pondent of the 21st 6ays the pulse of Mid
dle Florida beats atrong for Perry. I say I
believe it beats strong for Governor Drew.
I say naught against General Perry, but In
dorse heartily every word of encomium pro
nounced upon him by your correspondent.
The latter I judge to be of the gentler sex-
from tbe astuteness displayed in alluding to
Perry as a man of war and of blood. The
thousands of solid, substantial Northern
men who have settled in Florida since the
“late unpleasantness” would not take any
special delight in voting for a man for
Uove.ucr were too much emphasis given
to the fact that be were the gray. Your
correspondent says that Florida did not nave
the opportunity to show her full strength in
the campaign of 1870, and pleads now fora
representative map to lead her in this hour
oi peril. This deponent happened to be
member of tbe Quincy Convention, an-
knows whereof he speaketh, when be says
that ji.mong all Florida’s representative men
not one could be found to lead her forlorn
hope against the Kadicni crew that had well
nigh brought her to the verge ol ruin i Gov.
Drew, the unrepresentative mac, threw
himself into the breach, and dl 1 for Florida
what Hampton did for South Carolina—
gloriously redeemed and disenthralled
her I He did not get as
many votes as Hull. And why? Because
while Drew secured for Hull the entire
Northern vote, the latter failed to bring to
Drew’s support a few hundred voters of the
Bourbon stripe. All honor to Gov. Drew 1
Whether representative or not, whether he
is or is not a “ society ” man, and does or
does not “put on airs” at the capital, he
has made ns a good Governor, and is im
mensely popular with tbe masses of the
people. The people remember with grati
tude that he reduced the heavy burden of
taxation, when their representatives failed
to give them this relief. They feel that he
is eminently the people’s man, and looks di
rectly to their Interest. There Is another
fact fresh in their memories: When the
representative men threw every obstacle in
the way of holding a convention of the peo
ple to change a c on«titution, which they
said, in the canvass, n.ade an autocrat of
the Governor, Drew voluntarily remitted to
the people these extraordinary po wers, ana
allowed them to elect their own county ofli-
eers. , ,
I ask this candid question of every
thoughtful Floridian : Has not Governor
Drew been our Hampton to lead us to vie-
torv, to good government, low taxe9 and all
the" blessings of profound peace and un-
naraleiled prosperity which we now enioy?
Jeffersok.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NOON TELEGRAMS.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Kentucky Legislators Indulge in a
Rough and Tumble.
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION AND THE
TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS ITE7IS.
Thomas McCarthy was picked up in
Pittsburg, Pa., Friday night, suffering
with delirium tremens. He accused him
self of drowning a friend named Frank
Pinkman, but this was thought to be only
the result of a disordered mind. He
told the truth, however, Pinkman’s body
having been found in the river near
where he said he committed the deed.
The two left their boarding hou»e to
gether It is thought McCarthy intended
to commit suicide, that Pinkman attempt
ed to save him, and that McCarthy held
him under He water until he was
drowned.
It should be the business of every one
having a cold to treat it promptly and prop
erly until it is gotten rid Of—intelligent ex
perience fortunately presenting a euritiye
in Dr. Jayne’s Expectorant, thoroughl)
adapted to remove speedily all Coughs and
Colds—allay any exciting inflammationi oi
the Throat or Lungs, ami remove the dis
tressing symptoms of Asthma or Pleurisy.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, April 27.—Mr. Cox of New
York, Chairman of the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported back a resolution
calling on Mr. Haves for copies of all cor
respondence wiih the English Government
relating to the alleged Interference with
American fishermen lo Fortune Bay on
January 6th, 1878. Adopted.
The session of tbe 15th of May is set aside
for the consideration of bills reported from
the Committee on Education and Labor,
particularly the bills to restrict Chinese im
migration, to enforce the eight hour law,
and to apply the proceeds of the sale of
public lands to the educa Ion of the people.
Frye, of Maine, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill regulating
the importation of raw material to be manu
factured in the United States and used in
the construction and repair of vessels em
ployed in foreign trade, including the trade
between the Atlantic and Pacinc coasts of
the United States, or built for foreign ac
counts. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was then passed.
Mr. Forney, of Alabama, introduced a bill
exempting tbe State of Alabama from tbe
provisions of tbe act to promote the devel
opment of the mining resources of the
L nited States. Referred.
A bill for the relief of Cbas. O. Ducloyal,
of Louisiana, was reported back from the
Committee on Private Lind Claims and
passed.
Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on the Revision of the Laws, reported
a bill for the protection of telegrams from
search and seizures. Placed on the House
calendar.
Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported a bill
relative to the cancellation of export to
bacco bonds. Referred to the committee of
the whole.
The House then resumed consideration of
the bill to authorize the registration of trade
marks. After some discussion and a slight
amendment, the bill was passed. Adjourned.
In the Senate, Mr. Eaton, from tne Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported without
amendment the naval appropriation bill.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Burnside, from the same committee,
reported adversely on the Senate bill to de
tail army officers to take command of the
expedition fitted out by Morrison and Brown
of New York, to search for the records of
Sir J ;hu Franklin’s expedition. Indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr. Morgan, by request, introduced a bill
directing the Court of Claims to investigate
the claims of the Benjamin Welland LaAbra
Mining Companies.
Mr. Whyte, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported favorably a bill for the re
lief of Commodore Donald McNeal Fairfax,
of Virginia. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Burnside, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported adversely on the
House joint resolution to furnish a bronze
monument of Gen. Daniel Morgan to the
Cow pens Association of Spartanburg, S. C.,
aud It was indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Hampton, from the same committee,
reported favorably a bill turning over to the
Governor of South Carolina four pieces of
condemned cannon for the use of the Marlon
Artillery. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Conkling presented the petition of a
large number of business men of New York,
for an amendment of the statutes, so that
duties on imported sugar shall be assessed
on the quantity delivered from, instead of
entered in, bonded warehouses.
The House bill to authorize and equip a
scientific expedition to the Arctic Sea was
taken up and passed.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the Kellogg-Spofford resolutions were tem
porarily laid aside, and the Indian appro
priation bill taken up. After some discus
sion it went over without action, and the
Senate adjourned.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATORS ENGAGED IN A
ROUGH AND TUMBLE.
New York, April 27.—A Frankfort dis
patch says : “Iu the House of Represent*
tives yesterday, ex-member of Congress
John D. White* who now Is Representative
from Clay county, charged Speaker Bigger
with ruling on the side of dilatory legisla
tion. The Speaker 6aid White uttered a
falsehood. White retorted : ‘I throw that
back in your teeth.’ Later the Speaker
apologized lu the House, but said he had no
apology to make to White. After adjourn
ment they met in the State House grounds
and had a rough and tumble fight, in which
White got in the most effective blows.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of
both.”
TUB DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AND THE
TELEGRAPH.
Cincinnati, April 27.—Notwithstanding
the adverse action of the City Council on
the subject of permitting telegraphic com
munication to be established with Music
Hall, where the Democratic National Con
vention is to be held in June, the Probate
Court of Hamilton countv ha3 granted per
mission to the Western Union Company to
put up poles and wires to tho ball during
the session of the convention, ifo further
interference is anticipated.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
London, April 27.—The Telegraph an
nounces that Sir William Vernon Harcourt
has accepted the post of Home Secretary
The Earl of Derby was offered a seat In the
Cabinet, but declined.
EVENING TELEGRAMS.
POLITIC A l, CONVENTIONS TC
MEET TO-DAY.
Time of Meeting of the New Par
liament.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS TO-DAY.
liARUiSLCRt., Pa., April 27.—Many of the
delegates to the democratic ^ ate Conven
tion arrived to-day, and all the hotel lobbies
are crowded. Senator Wallace and Speaker
Randall are on hand, quartered at tba Bol
ton House. There seems to be no doubt
but that the delegation to Cincinnati will
go uninstructed, and the only question
likely to be raised is whether it shall vote
as a unit or not.
Columbus, O , April 27.—The hotels are
al read v crowded with delegates, in readiness
for the Republican State Convention to
morrow. Matters are yet in a chaotic con
dition, but Sherman delegates, being largely
in the maiority, are trying to map out a
S rogramme of i.usiceas. They have about
ecided to instruct delegates at large to pass
resolutions requesting the general delegates
to support Shermau as long as there may be
a reasonable chance for his nomination at
Chicago.
THE WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET.
OrriCE of the Chief Signal Observer,
Washington, D. C., April 27.—Indications
for Wednesday :
in the South Atlantic aud East Gulf
States, northeast to northwe-t winds, rising
barometer, cooler followed by warmer clear
weather.
In tbe Western Gulf States, south and
east winds,falling barometer, warmer cloudy
weather and possibly rain.
Iu Tennessee and the Ohio valley, dimin
ishing northerly winds veering to* warmer
south and east, stationary,followed by falling
barometer, partly cloud; or hazy weather,
backing in the southern portion* to south
west winds, rising barometer, clear, slightly
cooler, followed by warmer weather.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.
Charlottesville, Va., April 27.—A
freight train on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, ran into the rear end of a freight
train going West last night at Waynesboro,
badly wrecking an engine and fifteen cars,
killing Mark Wood, fireman, and danger
ousl/ wounding Engineer Lorenzo Smith.
The West bound express, iu consequence of
the collision, was delayed seven hours.
meeting of the new parliament.
London, April 27.—Parliament will meet
at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon next.
Right Hon. Henry B. W Brand, Liberal,
will be re-elected Speaker of the House of
Commons. The House will adjourn on Fri
day, the 30th inst., for almost a fortnight,
to permit of the re-election of members
who will take office in the ne .v Ministry.
poaTi,'A3TET.S NOMINATED.
Washington, April 27.—Mr. Uayes this
afternoon sent to the Senate the following
nominations: Postmasters—Zachariah B.
Hargrove at Rome, Ga.; Win. W. Jenkins
at Charlotte, >\ C.
OUR ATLANTA LETTER.
Weather— Sommer and Winter Re-
aorta—Tlinor Topics—General and
Personal IVew* Items—Kallroad
.Tlattera—The Radical Convention
How It Drew theCoIor Line—Lieut.
Bateman.
Svecial Corresjxmdence of the Homing News.
Atlanta, April 26.—We are just now
having mixed weather of the warm, damp,
muddy, rainy, disagreeable kind, which
provokes colds, couehs and kindred dis
eases.
Summer resorts are having an early boom
because of the open winter. Already Blount
Springs, Ala., have about fifty guests, some
twenty days in advance of a formal open
ing. The rush will commence 6oon, and
Tybee Island should put forth its announce
ments without delay.
The winter resorts of Florida and South
Georgia are being deserted. There are some
thirty Northern and Western people at
the Markham House, stopping a week or
ten days, en route home. Some of them,
in the last stages of consumption, will not
live to spend another winter in our sunny
clime.
This is “Decoration Day,” but dark clouds
and deep rolling thunder make it doubtful
if many people gather at the cemetery at
four o’clock. There will be no procession,
only an informal address at the soldiers’
graves in tbe cemetery. Savannah’s plau is
the one that will dually be adopted all over
the South, the quiet but sincere decoration
of soldiers’ graves—all for the dead, and no
vain display for the living.
minor topics.
The recent rains here have been the mo6t
severe ever known. Few water courses and
culverts have been able to carry off the
floods of water, and great damage has re
sulted. Another heavy washout occurred
on the Air-Line Railway, but the trains were
promptly put on time again. Farmers and
mill men have also suffered great loss.
It is suggested that the holding of the
Georgia Press Convention at Cuthbert on
the 12th of May will interfere with many
editors’ plans to attend the Brunswick Fair.
It has been suggested that the 17th or 18 n
would be better, and then the editors could
go to the Albany Fair on the 19th. Presi
dent Efitill is respectfully requested to con
sider this change of date, which he has the
authority to make under the circumstances.
Grand Representative B. H. Richardson,
the talented city editor of the Morning
News, on his way to the Supreme Council
of the Royal Arcanum at Detroit, Michigan,
was cordially greeted by a few friends at the
Markham House yesterday noon, who gave
him a pleasant “send off” by the Kennesaw
route at three o’clock. B. W. Wrenn, the
ubiquitous General Ticket Agent, in a brief
but eloquent speech,tendered your associate
the freedom of Catoosa Springs on his re
turn trip.
railroad items.
Co’onel Wm. M. Wadley and Captain W.
G. R iouI, of the Central Railroad, passed
through Atlanta on Saturday en route to
New York.
Alabama State officials have written to
the Railroad Commission of Georgia for in
formation in regard to the operations of
that body, as their State is to inaugurate a
commission under the next Legislature.
The injunction secured in the United
States Supreme Court by the Southern Ex
press Company, which restrains the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad from removing
the Southern Express from tbe Mobile and
Montgomery Railroad, is but tbe commence
ment of a stubborn fight.
It is well known that the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad have organized a Union
Express Company, which has been running
over their main line. They now propose to
expel the Southern Express from all their
recently leased lines, and put on the Union
Express. President H. B. Plant and Super
intendent M. J. O’Brien, however, are de
termined not to withdraw their express
until ordered to do so by a judgment of the
courts. Their first step has been sustained
by Judge Woods’ injunction
THE RADICAL CONVENTION.
Owing to the divisions and wraDgling in
the convention, in which the First district
acted an important part, I gave your read
ers full reports of the daily proceedings by
special telegrams.
Another reason for making my telegrams
full and complete was found iu the open
aud declared purpose of the negroes to
throw off the control of white Republicans
and “run the machine” themselves. I can
only add a few suggestions to the tele
graphic reports, nothing important having
been omitted.
SEMI COLORED LEADERS.
It was evident that the pure negro was
not a power in (he convention, the leaders
being considerably mixed with white blood,
and to some extent, ou that account,shrewd
er and abler in political matters.
The city negroes also seemed to have the
best of their more ignorant brethren from
the country, who followed their lead with
remarkable docility. An outsider could but
observe that the semi-colored city negroes,
not a few of whom are office holders, pro
pose to relieve their white Republican
friends of the burden of running the party
any lODger.
WHITE MEN NOT WANTED.
Bryant’s plan for the future of the party,
as unfolded lu his speech, was to stcure
large white accessions from the Democratic
ranks.
Heard, of Athens, bitterly opposed this
method, and said he never knew a Democrat
to come over that did not want office. Let
them take a back acat if they come at alj.
Judge Lochrane’s conversion was treated
with open contempt, and he was branded
as a man whose political principles were
like the shjftffig wiud. The speeches, yiews
and action of the convention were plainly
opposed to white recruits, as Bryant in his
death throes sadly declared.
BULLOCK, HAYES AND GRANT.
Several times dpring the proceedings of
the convention, prominent colored delegates
boldly attacked high Republican officials
because of their failure to give the colored
race proper protection and a share of their
patroDage.
The nomination of R. B. Bullock as a
delegate to Chicago raised a howl of indig
nation oc this ground, president Hayes
was repeatedly censured for his neglect of
colored men, by whose votes he was elected.
Grant was admitted to be a great soldier,
but pronounced a complete failure as a
statesman. Some of the denunciations were
open and defiant, and made by representa
tive mep,
BRYANT’S DOWNFALL.
As it was anticipated that Bryant was to
be crushed by this convention, the specta
tors in the galleries were surprised at his ap
parent control of affairs for nearly three
days.
They aid not Know that tne “rings” were
simply using him as their tool, and that
when the proper time came he was to be
utterly and forever crushed out of Georgia
politics. When he “sat down” on Har
grove the galleries yelled with delight, and
Bryant swayed his towering form and felt
himself all powerful.
But when his claims came before the con
vention and he could no longer be used for
tricks and “rings,” his sceptre crumbled
like a staff of sand, and the defiant and
tricky 8kowheganite found himself
slaughtered by the t eiy colored ra».c he had
professed to love so much and so faithfully.
LIEUTENANT A. E. BATEMAN.
Failing in his efforts to Shermauize
your correspondent through his personal
friends or by his own persuasions, this gen
tleman has seen fit to address himself to tbe
editor of the Morning News, and disclaim
the title I gave him, that of “chief operator”
for Sherman in the Republican Convention.
He protests Loo much, as the record of
facts is all against him. His bill for extra
meals at the Markham House, for news
paper reporters, delegates and others, his
barroom accounts, and his very liberal use
of funds ln other ways, proved him to be
the “chitf operator” of the Sherman finan
cial (?) policy. Again, his evident effort to
impress everybody in the convention and
around the hotel with the idea that he was
‘bigger man” tbau Sherman, certainly
made him appear as the “chief operator7 In
every other sen*e.
I am an older and more experienced man
than Lieutenant Bateman, and can under
stand how easy it is for an ambitious young
man to magnify his importance when in
trusted with suen a mission as he came here
to undertake. I excuse, therefore, his ef
forts to gobble up reporters, delegates and
lobbyists, and overlook the fact that a
Lieutenant’s 6&larv could hardly be made to
cover hi« extravagant expenditures. But
bis unblushing attempt to deny his real po-
sitlos and operations Is beyond palliation or
excuse. Chatham.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Downey tbe Beit A dvertised .Man ln
Congrea* — Tbe Savannah Hiver
VI ail Service—The Juror** Test
0*tb—Tbe Fishery Question—Tbe
Springer-.^fannlng-Flnley Case.
SENATOR THURMAN.
While a young man, his mother, sis
ter, and a lady friend were driving over
the ferry flat at WicklifTs Landing, on
the Kentucky river, Wednesday, the
horses became restive and unmanageable
and plunged into the river. The young
man alone escaped. The ladies were
drowned.
For tender and Inflamed faces Cutieura
Shaving Soap is worth its weight ln gold.
ap28-lt
Special Correspondence of the Mamina News.
Washington, April 25.—There is nothing
like advertising. Delegate Downey, of Wyo
ming, says this emphatically, aud congratu
lates himself that all his advertising has
been free. His poem, which was published
the other day in the Congressional Record,
under the “ leave to print ” a few remarks,
has given him more prominence than he
would ever have attained. From an obscure
delegate in the House, without a vote, and
of whom nobody had ever heard, he has be
come an object of interest. The visitor to
the capitol now wants his guide, or some
body else, to point Downey out as one of
tbe lions not to be missed. The
mere fact of the publication of the
poem in the Record would not have
made the name of Downey famous. The
agent iu putting the laurel of notoriety on
his brow is the newspaper. The Record has
frequently been dotted with extracts from
the poets which adorned the speeches of
members, but never before has it contained
an argument all poetry, and that too origi
nal. This circumstance was enough of a
novelty to cause comment. There has not
been a paper in the country which has not
said something about it. Hence Downey’s
present prominence everywhere. Nearly
every member of Congress has been
loaded down with requests for copies of
the Record containing the poem. The edi
tion was last Saturday completely exhausted.
Downey ha6 proved equal to the emergency,
however. He copyrighted his production
and has had it printed in pamphlet form,
price twenty five cents. It is being sold
rapidly. It is said that the author will de
vote the money that accrues to the founda
tion of a public library for the capital of
his territory. He is thoroughly surprised
that his effort should suddenly spring into
demand. Since eighteen years of age he
has been flirting with the muses, but beyond
a stray publication now and then in a week
ly of small circulation has never been able
to get his efforts in type. Like Byron, be
woke one morning and found himself, if
not exactly famous, at least the talked-of
man of the*day. The poem would fill nearly
the whole of obc copy of the
News, leaving no space for that healthy
adjunct, the advertisement. It is Homeric
and heroic. It is supposed to be an argu
ment in favor of a bill introduced some time
ago by its author to decorate the capitol
with Scriptural paintings. The poem itself
would never suggest that such was its
character. It is rambling, and deals mostly
in heavy figures and metaphors. There are,
though, many passages—sometimes forty
lines in a stretch—which possess genuine
poetic merit.
The appearance of Mr. Downey’s effort
in the Record is regarded by some members
as an infringement of his privilege to print
without delivery, for he did not read it, but
just shoved it into that receptacle for many
a speech that was never made. It is contended
that he had no right to copyright. Although
there has been something said in both
houses about tbe publication of tbe poem,
uotLing will be done. Downey had just a3
much right to print it as Representative
Emory Speer or any other member has to
fill the Record with speeches never spoken,
it is urged that Downey’s feat should serve
to stop the practice that has been ever pre
valent of giving members of Congress
“leave to priut.” This will not amount to
anything either. The privilege is one too
dear and one too useful to Congressmen for
them to give it up. The average member
never catches the Speaker’s eye for a set
speech. He can, however, eet leave to
print. The speech appears with
nothing to indicate that it was not
delivered. The advantage of the privilege
is on its face sufficiently self evident to in
sure that it will not be interfered with.
THE RIVER MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN SAVAN
NAH AND AUGUSTA ORDERED.
The Post Office Department, as tele
graphed you, has ordered that a weekly
river mail service between 8avannah and
Augusta be established, and that it go into
effect July 1st next, when the appropria
tions for the fiscal year beginning that day
become available. The establishment of
this service is due entirely to the efforts of
Representative Nicholls. He made applica
tion for it some time ago, as announced in
the News. Then the charge for convey
ing the mail was put up to such a high
figure that the department, although
acknowledging the importance of the
service, drew back and hesitated. Mr.
Nicholls saw Postmaster General Key
about the matter several times, and went to
work to get a reduction from the contractors
in their offers for performing the work. As
high as $7,000 had been named as tbe figure,
and no offer lower than $5,000 had been
made. Through Mr. Nicholls’ efforts a re
duction to $4,125 was effected, and this has
been accepted by the department. An order
was issued establishing the service, as men
tioned in tbe beginning of this topic. The
contract is awarded to Dr. Reredeli for the
amount stated. Judge Key, while this mat
ter was pending, told your correspondent
that it was & matter of surprise to him that
this service bad not been long ago asked of
the department,
TUE •* UKORS’ TEST OATH.
A rider was put on oue of the many bills
In the extra session which were vetoed by
Mr. Hayes repeating sections 80.1,820 and
821 of the Revised Statutes, or what is com
monly known as the jurors’ test oath laws.
Tbe Senate afterwards passed a separate bill
repealing the sections mentioned. That hill
is now on the House calendar. It will not
be passed according to the present under
standing. The programme now is that on
the sundry civil bill which provides for the
pay of jurors there shall be put a proviso
repealing the test oath laws. This will be
another rider, &o-calJed. The bill will go
through, however, and be signed by Mr.
Hayes.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
It is probable that one or two United
States men of-war will be 6ent to Canadian
fishery waters now that the fishing season Is
near at hand, to protect United tftai.es ves
sels engaged" in the h;hing business there.
It will be remembered that a couple of years
ago, in the Bay of Fundy.a fleet of American
fishers who went there to repair nets and
cure their catch wa3 set upon, their seines
destroyed and the result of their work
seized. This was within the local taws.
Mr. Evarts, the Secretary of Utate, who ts a
man of many words and few deeds, made
quite an outcry about this outrage,
and wrote a formal note to the British
Government, demanding indemnity for
the loss sustained by the Americans. He
has just been informed that one of the last
acts of the Beaconsfield Ministry wzz to
deny the yaiidlty of the Jaim and refuse
all ’ consideration of the indemnity de
manded. The attitude ai>sumed by Great
Britain is that tho treaty of Washington,
which was supposed to settle the fishery
question, la subject to local legislation. As
such legislation is always against American
fishermen, thi3 practically nullifies all rights
attained by the treaty, and this government
is left out in the cold as to practical results.
It is now proposed by Mr. Evarts to secure
the abrogation of the fishery clause of th$
treaty of Wa'ffiin-rtqn. A bill will first have
to be passed by Congress authorising the
abrogation, and then Great Britain will
have to be notified. Pending these steps
It is proposed to send United States vessels
to Canadian waters to guard American in
terests. Mr. Evarts may succeed in the
diplomacy connected with these steps, but
if he does it will be a most remarkable ex
ception to hts career as Secretary of State—
that of a man who starts out on many im
portant propositions and never consummates
any of them.
SPRINGER—MANNING—FINLEY.
Tue committee ni the House, of which
Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, is Chairman,
charged with the investigation of the recent
attempt to bribe Mr. Springer, Chairman of
the Elections Committee, in the Donelly-
Washhum contested case, will get to work
this week. Mr. Springer can show that
Finley either wrote or tnstigated tbe lette;
which was received Ly bL wife, containing
the offer of a bribe. The investigation wifi
not amount to much- Everybody is pretiy
well satisfied about Finley, end attempts on
his part to screen himself will amount to
little. Mr. Manning will clear himself from
any doubts that may be entertained as to his
conduct in the matter, but Finley will be
foiled In his attempt to convert the ».oui-
mittee into a Finley white wa^h*D- machine.
Fotqwac.
Hi* Response to a Serenade at Co
lumbus.
Senator Thurman arrived in Colum
bus, Ohio, at 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon, and was met at the depot and es
corted to the Neil House. The Senator
was serenaded in the evening and re
sponded in an half hour’s speech to a
large crowd. The following is an ab
stract of his remarks:
My friends and fellow townsmen; If
any one of you were far from home, and
should receive a warm aud cordial wel
come from strangers whom you had
never seen, j*ou would feel grateful for
that kind attention; but, grateful as one
may feel, there is something nearer to
his heart in a welcome home by friends
and neighbors. As I passed through
Newark, to day, I purchased a Columbus
paper, and to my surprise I found I was
expected to make a speech here to-night.
I did not come to Ohio charged with a
speech. [Laughter.] I came here to get a
little rest after five months intense labor.
At no time am I a long speaker, and there
fore it is but seldom that I am tedious. I
shall speak to you, therefore, very briefly,
but what I do say, commend to your
careful consideration. My friends, it
has been said that every Presidential
election is a crisis in the republic; and
though it might be doubted whether in
the past that remark is so absolutely true
that there was no exception, yet it must
be admitted that in later years every
Presidential election has been a crisis in
our affairs, and do one can tell how’ long
it will continue to be ; but of one thing I
think we may be absolutely certain, and
that is the Presidential election of 1880
will be regarded as long as the history
of this country shall be studied as a crisis
in the affairs of the republic. Why do I
say this? I am not accustomed to mag
nify things. Why, then, do I say that
this is a crisis in public affairs? Be
cause, in my serious judgment, the elec
tion this year will go far to determine
whether substantial liberty shall longer
continue in America.
Judge Thurman then spoke for some
mmutes upon the phrase so often re
peated by the opponents of tbe Demo
cratic party, that we need a stronger
government. The meaning of this was
that we should have a stronger National
Government to rule over the whole peo
ple of this country. The people should
be content with the government as it has
existed for three quarters of a century
under which we have flourished as no
other people flourished. There is but
two modes of givmg strength to a gov
ernment One is fraught with benefl
cence to the people and safety and pros
perity to the State. Tbe other mode
means despotism over the people and
means ruin and ultimate destruction
to tbe State. The first is
to so constitute your government
and so administer it that it will challenge
and receive the affection of the people
who dwell under it. that they shall not
merely obey but shall revere and love it.
A government thus supported by its peo
ple, whatever may be its form, however
few maybe the powers expressly con
ferred upon it. is one of the strongest
governments upon the earth, if not the
strongest. Suph a government our fore
fathers thought they bad ordained for
the Government of the United States,
and such a government the Democratic
part}' always advocated. The other mode
of strengthening a government is to
strengthen it merely by force—by great
standing armies.
This point was dwelt on at some
length, and illustrations of the result o!
such kind of governments were given by
reference to Great Britain over Ireland,
the .Empire of Russia, etc., the applica
tion made of the principles underlying
these two forms of government was that
the former mode was that by which the
Democratic party sought to administer
the government, while the Republican
party resorted to the latter inode. He
concluded as follows.
Now, my friends, iu my judgment the
great question which i to be solved is
whether or no the strength of our gov
ernment, in the future, shall come from
the affections of our people, or whether
it shall be that streDgtn which despots
and despots alone employ.
Governor Colquitt and the Guberna
torial Contest.
Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist.
State politics is beginning to assume a
little activity. The alignments are not
definite. The discussion of men is wag
ging a little. There is a sort of sporadic
activity in spots about. Local candi
dates for (iovernor are beginning to ap
pear. There seems some disposition to
urge the geographical question. Southern
Georgia presenting Rufus E. Lester and
Northern Georgia .1. W. Underwood,
while Middle Georgia presents Thomas
L. Hardeman and General L. J. Gar-
trel!. Governor Colquitt has the ad
vantage of a general state following.
They are all good, worthy citizens, and
wouiil grace the Executive chair.
A very shrewd and distinguished pub
lic man from another part of the State
was conversing here the other day, and
gave utterance to the following comment
on the situation. He said:
“Undoubtedly, the strongest man for
Governor with the masses of the people
to day is Colquitt. I do not enjoy his
close' friendship. I am impartial be
tween him and others. But there is one
feature in which his administration is the
most successful the State has ever known,
and it alone is enough to put him back
in the Executive chair, if he wishes it.
I allude to the management of Lhe State
finances. I have looked into it thoroughly,
ami Pfeif you it is something astonishing
in its merit. In the three years of his
administration, the public credit has
risen to the highest point: a floating debt
of a third of a million of dollars has
been wiped out; the rate of taxation has
been reduced nearly one third, saving
a quarter of a million dollars in tax
burdens: a quarter of a million of money
has been collected from the United
States Government on claims that hung
up for years upon years, until he had
them pushed through; fully $150,000 has
been collected of back taxes from rail
roads, and half a million from the same
source is expected, relieving the popular
burdens; the expenses of every depart
ment of the State government have been
reduced in accordance with economies
suggested by him in his first message;
aud, finally, we see from all these causes
the income of the State so swelled, that
not only will the regular installment of
the State debt be paid this year, but the
Governor has funds to redeem an extra
quarter of a million of State bonds, and
is now doing it. Talk of financial sue
cess! It is something wonderful what
Colquitt’s administration has done.
There is another thing about Col
quitt's term that is worthy of remark.
It has given him and the State more
character abroad than any administra
tion in half a century. Colquitt, to-day,
is better and more favorably known over
the Union than the Governor of any
other State in the Union. These facts
cannot be ignored, and will have a
fearful weight in the canvass. There is
another practical consideration thataust
not be overlooked. Every one of the
other aspirants is a friend cf Colquitt’s.
Lester took a manly and hold stand in
the State Senate, iu one of the finest
speeches of the session, for the full ex
oneration of the Governor in that vile
slander business. Hardeman retired in
his favor in his last campaign, and has a
brother in the Comptroller General's
office. Underwood is a pronounced and
avowed friend, and proclaims his regard
openly, wnile General Gartrcll declares
his kindly feeling.
“It is the merest dictate of ordinary
sense and plain political management for
each of the candidates to prefer Colquitt
to the others. For if Colquitt is re-elec
ted he will only hold the one term and
then retire. But if either of the others
arc elected he will wish a second term
and the chance to te Governor for the
others will be further off than if Colquitt
is the man. And in addition to this
Colquitt ami his friends can defeat any
man that violently antagonizes him.
‘I give you this emphatic talk for what
it is worth. The speaker is one of the
l)C6t posted men in the State, and known
to be an uncotuuiovJy sagacious observer
of public events."
sat XTOtisuas.
NEW FRESII GOODS
C 'HOICE MACKEREL in Mb tin*.
Choice CORNED BEEF, booelem. in roll*.
Choice LCNCH TONGUE in 2 cane
Choice CHOW CHOW 20c per quart
Choice HAMS at ?f«c per pound.
Choice BUTTER 85c. and 5uc.. good at 25c.
A too. SALAD CREAM. BROMa, COCOA and
COCOA SHELL* 3 , fresh OAT MEAL and
BREAKFAST SAMP.
For sale at
H. W. TILTON & CO.’S,
ap22-tf
Sign of the Big Ham,
30 WHITAKER STREET.
CRACKERS.
A FRESH SUPPLY. BOTH PLAIN AND
SWEET.
PHBfifERVBS.
LARGE ASSORTMENT
CANNED FRUITS A VEGETABLES.
SMOKED TONGUES.
CHIPPED BEEF.
PIG HAMS.
A. A. & C. W. WEST’S,
COR LIBERTY AND WHITAKER STS.
apgl-tf
IMPORTED ALES.
CASKS C. A C. GINGER ALE.
5 casks BASS’ ALE
OFFER SIGNATURES.
A canary bird had quite an extended
trip among the mail bags on the Maine
Central last week. It was in a small
wicker cage, and in some wsj got mixed
up with the mail, so that it was placed
in one of tbe bags with a lot of papers.
This bag was thrown off at Brunswick,
Me., and the bird went to Wiscasset,
and returned to Brunswick again, where
it was taken out uninjured and as lively
as ever.
Said the nurse to the doctor : “Sure, sir,
I only know of one good medicine for the
baby^and that U Dr. Boll’s Baby Syrup.”
Some CnrfouM Facts from Ancient
aud .Vlediicval History.
Uuston Gtobc.
The practice of signing as a mode of
giving formal assent to written contracts
or charters is probably as old as, and in
one sense we may say older than the art
of handwriting. Among all peoples the
art of authenticating a document was
accomplished by the most illiterate per
sons, either by affixing a stamp with the
signet ring they carried, or by imitating
the process of signing by some other and
rude device. Conspicuous amongst these
more rustic manoeuvres was that which
Gibbon mentions as adopted by Theo-
doric, the great O-tiogoth, King of
Italy. He had a gold plate made, in
which the first few letters of his name
were cut in the Greek character; and
when a paper had to be signed by him
the plate was laid upon it, and His
Majesty, passing the pen along the paper
in the interstices of the metal, traced by
these means the royal signature, which
he could never remember in any other
way. A still more barbarous and un
gainly device was that which was in
vented, or at least practiced, by the
Turkish Sqltaa; of Ieonium, when that
town was their capital. They simply
dipped their hand in the bowl of ink pre
sented to them, and laying it flat upon
the paper or papyrus, left the indelible
impress of it in a gigantic and most cop
spicuous shape. A somewhat similar
habit is reported from India, where
landowners in the Mahratta country are,
or were until lately, accustomed to (lip
their thumb in the sandal dye. and by
pressing it on the paper leave their sing
manual, or, as in this case it should per
haps be called their sign-digital. This,
was in the case of rajahs or zemindars,
who could not write their own name; but
it is said that in another part of ja.lia
a Brahmin who was lpgldy ‘educated re
sorted to a practice very like that of the
Iconian Sultans whenever it was his in
tendon to make a very generous and
comprehensive grant, the character of
which he thought would he well typi fled
by the mark of the open hand. The
origin of tbe “mark’’ with which
illiterates now sign is enveloped in some
doubt; but it would tie quite #rong to
suppose that the cross they now use was
employed in very early times. On the
contrary, it is said that for mapy cen
turies after the 4&*k ayes those who
could not afford to wear a ring or keep a
signet used to make some special and
peculiar mark, such as an arrow head, in
which it was supposed, and pethaps
lightly, that their autograph could be
recognized. It is well known to any
bibliophile that ’William faliakspeare spelt
his own name in several different ways.
In France, Majslerbes spelt his in at least
five different ways at different times.
Raphael signed most usually in Latin, but
sometimes in Italian. Napoleon altered
the spelling both of his Christian and his
surname. So Mary Queen of Scots,
whose English was most feeble, signed
indifferently a3 “Mary," “Marie” and
“Mqryp,’ A number of persons have
dropped the conclusion of their names
and signed with the first syllable, either
making a sort of illegible Scratch to rep
resent the other letters, or simply omit
ting them altogether, as did Theodoric.
Under the costliest and cheapest carpets
Sewed Carpet Lining should be placed.'
Use that manufactured of Cotton and Pa
per. American Carpet Lining Co., New
York and Boston. Sold by aUCsrpet Deal
ers. ap'28-lt
The Christum Union pays the follow
lug graceful compliment to the Metho
dist Episcopal Church: “Of all the
Protestant churches, tku Methodist is the
most thoroughly organized; of all the
highly organized churches it is the most alm ‘
flexible—the least handicapped by tra
dition or constitutions. The unit of the
organization is the class meeting, under
the charge of a leader whose duty it is
to acquaint himself with the spiritu d
condition of its members, and to secure
their voluntary contribution* to the
church; these class meetings are under
the general supervision of the pastor, to
whom the leader reports; the pastors are,
in turn, under the supervision of ' the
Presiding Elders, who are appointed
annually, they again arc under the su
pervision of the Bishops, who finally re
port to the General Conference, which
meets quadrennially.”
Rubber Stamps of every description.
Name stamp only 75c. Leave your orders at
Eetffl’s News Depot, 21U Bull street.
ap2Q-12twitTeHt
Frederick Crill was executed at New
ton, N. J., Saturday, for the murder of
his daughter, June 5, 1871). He left a
confession recanting his statement that the
shooting of his daughter was accidental.
He had taken bis gun to go liuntiog, but
having some sharp words with his daugh
ter, who was at the wash tub, he shot
her in a moment of passion. Only the
jury of twenty-four men were admitted
to witness the execution, but a large
crowd assembled outside with a brusa
band, which played during the ceremo
nies. When the Sheriff put on the hand
cuffs. CrtU, wno had an eccentric notion
of keeping himself intensely warm dur
ing all his imprisonment, asked him to
take them off and warm them, and also
to warm the noose. He expressed him
self prepared to die, and made ao violent
struggle after the drop felk
Newman Smyth in his late work on
“Old Faith iu New Light," thus forcibly
presents the idea that Christian faith
should never hesitate to welcome new
jlght. Our spiritual life can suffer
and grow pale only if we shut it off
from tho increasing light, and leave
it to grow in the darkness. The
clear shining of knowledge may
dissipate a thousand fancies which we
have mistaken for realities; but it shall
bring to faith health and vigor and re
newed life. While many run to and fro,
and knowledge is increased, Christianity
cannot be preserved as a cloistered vir
tue or a scholastic m t, but out in the busy
world, under the open sky, rejoicing in
the light, its strength shall not be abated,
nor its eye grow dim. ”
21m Regulator.
A SK the recovered
I>y*peptic*k BiliCUs
Sufterers, Victims of
Fever and A^ue, the
Mercurial-Dioea s e d
Patient, huwr they
recovered Health.
Cheerful Spirits and
Good Appetite —
they will tell you by
1 taking Simmons' Liv
£K Regulator. For
DYSPEPSIA, CON
KIUATION'. JAUN
DICE. Bi’ioua Attacks, SICK HEADACHE
Colic, Depression of Spirits, b< ‘UR STOMACH,
Heart Burn, etc., etc.,
IT HA1 NO KUUAL.
TLim unrivalled Southern Remedy is warran
ted not to contain a *imrle particle of Meecfky
or any injurious mineral substance, but is
Pt RELY VEGETABLE,
If you feel drowsy, debilitated, have fre
quent heada rhe. mouth tastes badly, poor ap
petite and tonjru® u*ated, you are suffering
from torpid Lver or ’‘biliousness," and nothing
Wili cu»e you so speedily and permanently as
to take
SIMMONS) LIVER REGULATOR.
CAUTION
As there are a number of imitations offered
to the pubJio,we would caution the community
vo buy no Powders or Prepared SIMMONS’
LIVER REGULATOR, unless in our engraved
wrapper, with the trade mark, stamp and sig
nature unbroken. None other is genuine.
J. H. 1E1LIN Sc CO.,
Price- $1 00. Philadelphia.
Sold by all druggist.
ap5-TeLM,W,F&wly
5 casks GUINNE88’ EXTRA STOUT.
Also, 25 bbls. PEACH BLOW POTATOES.
For sale low by
JAS. McGRATH & CO.,
NO. 17 WHITAKER STREET.
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DELICACIES,
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC.
V MRAM'S Kosher Wurst, fresh Cerrelat
Wurst, White Wax Cherries, in cans, an
excellent article; Olives, in glass; Antouini’s
Olive OU: Rcqueford. Limburger, Swiss and
Cream Cheese; Caviar, Salt Sardelles, Dutch
Herrings, Bitter Almonds, fresh Walnuts, Pe
cans, Filberts and FRESH GROCERIES arrive
by every steamer at
NICHOLAS LANG & BRO.’S,
apl*i-tf
19 BARNARD STREET.
5,000 Bus. White & Mixed Corn
K AAA BUSHELS OATS.
0,UUU 40.000 pounds BRAN.
900 bales Philadelphia, Eastern and Northern
HAY.
200 bushels COW’ PEAP, all varieties.
40 cases FLORIDA ORANGES.
25 barrels APPLES.
150 barrels POTATOES.
MEAL, GRITS and RICE FLOUR.
RICE and PEANUTS.
T. P. BOND,
(Successor to T. P. BOND & CO.),
ap5-tf _ 157 BAY STREET.
It. L. MERCER,
Reservoir Mills,
CONGRES8 AND JEFFERSON STS.
GRITS AND MEAL,
Choice and Fresh always.
Grain, Hay,Flour,Bacon,
Constantly arriving and for sale at very low
est ruling figures. Good quality, correct
weights, dispatch guaranteed. mh24-tf
HUCKIJNS’ SOUPS.
TOMATOE8.
PEA.
VERMICELLI.
MOCK TURTLE.
OKRA.
GREEN TURTLE.
TERRAPIN.
These Soups are cel;,orated for their purity
and flavor. For sa^e by
a. c. Harmon & co.,
31 WHITAKER STREET.
VEGETABLES.
Xi i BARRELS POTATOES.
ao crates BERMUDA ONIONS.
Just received by
C. I.. GILBERT & CO.
aoiK tf WHOLESALE GROCERS.
tflotlung.
ECONOMY IS WEALTH.
To save where you can is a laudable
Nobody has any money to throw
away. The only way to save is to buy
from first hands—from the manufacturer.
Keep the fact well in mind before pur
chasing elsewhere, that we manufacture
all our Clothing. Other houses may
blow, but in comparing prices with ours
the public will soon find out that it is
only brag. They buy their goods of the
manufacturer and have to pay a profit
besides. Our burinewt in conducted vith the
aim to sell direct to the consumer at the
same price as retailers have to pay to
wholesale houses in New York. The
immense amount of business we do
enables us to sell with a small profit
Eterybody buyiny of the Famous Few
York Clothing Mouse sares money. Our
Clothing for Spring and Summer for
style, beauty of material and low prices
surpasses all our previous efforts. We
have added Ilats to our stock and guar
antee you that nobody will sell you a
Mai or anything else in our line as cheap
as the FAMOUS NEW YORK CLOTH
ING HOUSE, 140 Congress street, Sa
vannah, Ga. aplT-d&wtf
OLD TIME PRICES
AT HEADQUARTERS FOR
Good Clothing!
4 SPRING SUIT. IIAT aud SHIRT at Itead-
11. quarters, at old time price**. No house lu
the City can beat that. Alive to the times we
placed cash orders iu it*aonfacturers’ hands
previous to th** advance in values.and can afford
to at old time prices. Facts speak louder
than words. CLOTHING. HATS. SHIRTS and
COLLARS for men. youths and boys, at old
time prices KING OF SHIRTS. CELLULOID
and GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS of every
description in the same catalogue.
E.HEIDT,
ap26-tf 139 t'ongresK street.
hotels.
The Marshall House
WITH ITS
A RTIST'S Manual of Oil and Water Color
Painting, Crayon Drawing, etc., 50c. Guide
to Authorship, 50c. Of booksellers or by maiL
JESSE HANEY A CO.. 11$ Nassau street, New
York. je3-tf
SPACIOUS VESTIBULE,
EXTENSIVE AND
Elegant Verandah,
Affording ladies a fine view of the promenad$.
Airy and Well Ventilated Rooms,
AND
UNRIVALED TABLE,
18 PAR EXCELLENCE THE
Leading Hotel of Savannah
JOHN BRESNAN,
oct!5-tf Manager.
Westminster Hotel,
ltSTK Street, east or Union SqraaE, N. Y.
Perfection In all Its Appointment*.
THREE DOLLARS PER DAY.
febl&- 3L W & F3m
^frtilisrrs.
GUANO!
DoLEON’S
Complete Cotton Fertflizer.
I shall keep a supply of this brand constantly
on hard. J
PERHYM. DeLEON,
I ap J-M.W,FUa&wtf Savannah, Ga,