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vannah as Second Class matter.
Georgia Affairs.
On Thursday morning of last week the town
of Lawrenceville.Gwinnett county, was startled
by the report that a murder had been com
mitted on the Hsrrtcane Shoal road, about one
and a half miles distant. On Investigation It
was ascertained that on Wednesday night two
men. Jaik Daniel and Russ Braziel, both des
perate characters, but friends, cams in town
together. Here they took several drinks
and started off together about half past
one o'clock Thursday morning. While ont on
the road, at the point above mentioned they
got Into a fight, aud it was found that Daniel
had fired three times at Braziel without effect,
and Braziel had br&inei Daniel wi h a fence
rail. The murderer then made his escape, and
the Coroner's jury brought in a verd'Ct In ac-
Iti on Satur-
Tlamak.com-
ing at the rats of iw*aty
■*- a TiidCtit sifter BiUjfWllWl man from
Jlrg ftaofl*.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1880.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
least a
from the flames. Dr. Ham was at once sum
moned. aud his rkillful management soon re
lieved her suffering as far as was in the power
of medical fklll. The injuries wen* vere
vere, especially to one hand and one or
lower limbs. The doctor thinks at
month of careful nursing will be
before she will be well enough to be out. Mrs.
White has been heavily afflicted. Only very
recently she recovered from a prolonged and
nearly fatal attack of typhoid fever. This was
followed by an attack of neuralgia lasting half
a month, and this unfortunate accident caps
the climix of her misfortunes."
The WiuterviUe correspondent of the Ogle
thorpe Echo writes that paper as foDows:
••(Governor 8t. John, of Kansas, speaking of
the negro exodus to that State says: ‘it may
eud in the complete demoralization of labor in
the South. The Southern whites have got to
f ve them protection or they will move North.
have no doubt that many now in Kansas
would return to their old Southern homes if
they w»-re guaranteed protection »o life, money
and their elective franchise.’ We hear of no such
dissatisfaction among the Southern negroes,
except from the Northern per Die during a gen
eral election. The negroes among us get every
dollar they earn and vote for who they please.
If we have to take them to our bosom on the
social equality order, as Governor St. Jihn
would have us. then all of them had better emi
grate to Kan-as. Indeed this emigration is a
lea Ten we want to see working. This demorali
zation we would like to see come. The cotton
cropa of the ‘Southern whites’ would then
bring its worth, and substantial white emigra
tion flow Southward. Further, when th*.
negroes get to Kansas.we want them to remain
there and marry and intermarry among these
God and morality whites who are eternally
preaching their isms to us."
THE SUPREME COURT.
3cX\H0N AND OTHERS VS. THE
CITE.
The Registration Law not lu Con
flict with the Constitution—Alleged
Pranas Coder the Law Left to the
People to Correct — Judge Flem
ings Derision Sustained — Other
Cases of Local Interest Decided.
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the track. It seem* that the engineer saw
him and whistled for him to leave the track,
but, as he neither heard nor heeded, the en
gineer reversed the engine, but too late. The
unfortunate min died that night.
The Gwinnett Herald announces that one of
the old citizens of Gwinnett county, now in his
eighty-seventh year, was worried to a bloom
ing young brid-i last week.
Theie was a big row among the ne
groes working on the Lawrenceville (Gwinnett
county) Railroad on a night last week, in which
one or the combatants. John Sloan, was badly
used up. The Lawrenceville He.nUl says; “He
was shot and terribly beaten with sticks, and it
Is regarded as doub ful whether he will live.
Bloan is a bad one, and has the luck of getting
worsted in every fight. But a short time since
he was cut nearly in two with an axe. We
understand that the parties engaged in the
row have left the county.’*
The correspondent from Wintarville of the
Oglethorpe Echo writes that a Mrs. Fairer, of
or near Carnesville. Franklin county, died the
4th of December, and preparations were made
for the interment of tlia body, but the limbs
not getting stiff it was deferred. Eight days
after her friends still refused to bury her on
account of the supple condition of the body,
and, what was more strange, her appearance
remained unchanged, aud the corpse had not
become offensive. A number of phyri dans,
however, examined her remains aud all pro
nounced her dead.
Owing to the continued wet weather for the
past several weeks the farmers about Elberton
have been prevented from sowing small grein.
and the -Yeics learns that there has been less
wheat sown the present fall than aoy year
since the war. It sa> s wheat is an uncertain
crop in that section, an \ many farmers think
th»y can buy 1t cheaper than they can raise it.
A few years ago, states the OgleUiorpe Echo,
a gentleman, doing a fine business in Lexington,
was persuaded by a brother, living in Texas,
to move out there. Soon after his arrival the
brother who gave the advice returned to Geor
gia, and has grown rich, while his poor dupe
has grown poorer each year in the Lone Star
State, and is anxious to move back to old Ogle
thorpe if he wai only able. The Echo says:
“We advise some of our Tex is-struck friends
to ponder this sad and true story.”
On Christmas night a number of negroes got
into a row at Surrency, No. 5 Macon and
Brunswick Railroad, and a lively fight re
sulted. Six of the participants were shot,
three having been badly and the others slight
ly wounded. They were all said to have been
under the it fluence of liquor, but the origin of
the difficulty is not known.
At No. 5 Macon and Br .nswick Railroad,
near Brentwood, John Bennett and L. M. As-
pinwall became involved in a diffleul y on
(.'Lrfotmas night, while under the influence of
liquor, and Aspinwall was shot by Bennett in
the forehead. The shot, though painful, is not
dangerous. We learn that thj community are
very much down on Bennett, and denounce his
act as cowardly.
The close of the old year brings also to a
close the fifth volume of the Cumming
Clar on. Its editor says it approaches a young
manhood flusht i wi h success, and will com
mence the new year with renewed energy and
determination to be bouest in all the views it
expresses.
The Atlanta Post-Appeal is responsible tor
saying that ex-Governor Smith got in ins
stocking at Christmas a three cent postage
stamp with the motto “good for one mile** in
scribed thereon.
Augusta Chronicle: “Onecfllie ‘most emi
nent railroad men in the South’ pronounces tl e
Georgia tt estern a compound of wind and
moonshine, and declare that common sense
pointed clearly to the Chattanooga connection
as the only one worth talking about, as a
means of relieving Atlanta from her present
coal famine."
Says the Early County Seres: “Just as good
an orange as we have eaten this year, and
about as large a one as we oft**n see, was sent
us on Wednesday last by Mrs. L C. Collier, of
Baker county, it was grown on a tree on her
own premises, this being the second year of
ita bearing. We believe Southwest Ueorg.a
might successfully raise oranges enough for
home consumption, and from this sample and
others we have seen the quality would not be
inferior to the Florida orange.’
A dispatch from Hamilton, dated on
Christmas, states that Levy larmer. a colored
section hand, working on the r*ilr»>ad near
that town, was found dead on the file track
ChrLstrow night. The way freight train was
switching cars when the engineer discovered
the man lying on the rail just ahead The
alarm signals were quickly blown, but without
effect, as the body showed no signs of moving.
The engine and two cars passed over the chest
and amis, and when taken from under the
wheels life was extinct. Foul play is ku peeled
by some, but nodm yet. Levy » a faith
ful and true servant, respected by white and
black.
“We learn," says the Elberton .\>ic«,“that cer
tain parties are making preparations to estab
lish groceries on the several roads leading to
Elberton, iutt o itside the incorporation. They
Kill obtain revenue license and sell by the
gallon. We have not had time to ex
amine the law on the subject, but the im
pression s-*ems to be that they will have none
other than the revenue license to pay. If such
is the case, we think it would be better to
grant license within the incorporation and
endeavor to preserve order by strengthening
the police force. If the traffic cannot be sup
pressed. let the town have the benefit of the
revenue We believe the town authorities have
made a faithful effort to suppress the whisky
traffic here, but from evidences that may be
seen daily upon the streets, we are compelled
to acknowledge that their efforts have been a
failure. While we are as much opposed to
bar rooms as ever, we think it will be prefera
ble to have them licensed and under the super
vision of the town authorities than to have
them on the borders of the town without any
restraint."
According to the Elberton Seres, a certain
section of Elbert county, a few miles be ow
that town, seems to be infested with a regular
organized band of thieves Says that paper:
“Since the discovery by Messrs. Uairdner &
Arnold of the loss of several bales of cotton
from th»ir cotton yard, we learn that quite a
number of parties in the lower part of the
county have di>covered that i hey have been
losing cotton. Among the parties arrested so
far are Jerry Heard, Henry Tate. Kit Tate.
Sanford A exande r *Dd Marsh Downer, all
colored, it is thought there are still others
connected with the gang who have not yet been
arrested. Jerry Heard turned State’s evidence
and blowed on ih-» other parti-* above named.
Jeny was fined lu the first case $£) and costa
which he paid un promptly: bur he had no
sooner got rid of the first case than he was
arrested and committed for burglary—stealing
ootton from a house belonging to Mr. D. M.
Carlton. The trial of Henry Tate is set down
for the 27th instant. Henry an-1 Jerry appear
to be th- leaders of the gang. Kit Tate waa
arraigned on the 17th, plead guilty, and was
fined $75 and ccrda. Sanford Alexander also
plead gui.ty. and was fined $1C0 and
The Gaiuesvf
Florida Affairs
Mr. J. H. Ancrum writes from Jasper, under
date of the 26:h inst., that the firm of L. & B.
F. Strickland was entirely burnt out and noth
ing was saved. Ancrum <£ Co. were damaged
about $500. The people all, ladies and gentle
men, white and colored, worked energetically,
but to no av&iL
The Orange County Reporter reports that the
yield of oranges throughout that section of the
State will hardly be as large as it was last
year, owing to losses by the recent storms.
The fruit, however, i« extraordinarily large
and fine, and will command an extra price in
the market. A few sample lots have been
brought in which would bring fancy prices in
any of the large cities. In any event, says that
paper, the present year’s crop will go far to
establish the fact that South Florida can p o
duce the finest oranges in the world.
The Orlando Reporter states that instances
are not infrequent this teason of sugar cane
putting out seed tops. Ordinarily, it says, this
would bd considered a little unusual, but the
cases are so numerous that they attract but
little attention.
The Oca-a Banner is informed that M-.Htnry
Redding was drowned in a pond near his reri
dence at Camp Izzard, on the 14th instwhile
endeavoring to get a duck he had kil ed. The
accident occurred in the presence of his wife,
who was unable to render him any assistance.
Contracts have be in made for the immediate
building cf the wharf and warehouse of the
Jacksonville and Fernandina Railroad at Jack
sonville. Pile driving is going on satisfactorily
over the Nassau river and marshes, and grading
will be finished by the time the tracks are com
ph* ted. T he weather to favorable and the work
progressing rapidly.
In addition to the large numbers of persons
coming into Florida by every train and steam
er, the Fernandina Mirror learns that many
are coming in by private conveyance. A resi
dent of Starke informs that paper that at least
one hundred conveyances of persons moving
into the country have passed through Starke
within the last two weeks.
The Feman lina Mirror learns that work was
commenced on the )Palatk* rood on the 27th
instant at Palatka. The road will be construct
ed upon the narrow gauge principle, and will
be pushed forward with vigor. It will inter
sect the Peninsular Railroad near Hawthorn,
about thirty miles from Palatka and about one
hundred miles from Femandiua—this would
bring Palatka and the up-river travel within
five hours of Fernandina by rail—and practi
cally many hours nearer all northern connec
tions than it is now by the river.
The DeLand Agriculturist think* that the
first and foremost duty of the Florida Legisla
ture, soon to assemble, is to place the public
scnools of the State on the very best basis, that
education may be brought to the door of every
citizen. Indeed that paper goes so far as to
advocate compulsory education. It thinks that
the improvement of th-) State lands is another
measure of great importance which should re
ceive attention. It thinks it would benefit tbe
State to give away every other forty acre iot
to actual settlers, and thereby derive from un-
produciive property a regular income from
taxation. It would go eveu further and not
only give away such lots, but allow the settlers
a period of th ree years free of taxes.
Tbe editor of the Quincy Star has had the
measles, but is happy to announce his recoT
ery to his friends. He says if anybody thinks
measles “ain’t much * they are welcome to
their opinion, but as for him he has had enough
of them.
The South Florida Journal reports that frost
to a greater or less extent was experienced for
five consecutive mornings last we*-k about San
ford, something very unusual for Orange
county. No effect is visible from its virita-
tions in some sections, while the browning of
sweet potato and banana leaves in other sec
tions is about the extent of th* damage. The
extreme'y dry weather accounts for the small
harm done. The thermometer on the frosty
mornings varied from 31 to 42 degrees in the
different local ; ties heard from.
Sanford Journal: “Mr. Wm. Humphreys, a
7 worthy citizen of the Longwood neigh
Atlanta, Ga., Decemoer 28.—In the ap
plication of McMahon and others for in
junction to restrain the Mayor and Aider-
men of the city of Savannah from enforcing
the registration law of Chatham county on
the ground of the unconstitutlonality of the
law, Justice Speer delivered a lengthy de
cision, reciting all the allegations of Mc
Mahon and others, and the answer of the
M ayor and his associates. He then stated
that the Superior Court had only taken
action upon the question of constitu
tionality and not upon the charges of
fraud and non-payment of registry fees and
other irregularities charged. The Supreme
Court would leave all those matters to
the people -t the ballot box, where they
can be more properly corrected, and
would also take action only upon the con
stitutionality of the registration law.
It is a settled view that a breach of con
stitutional law must be made pi tin and pal
pably wrong. Are the registration laws of
such a character? This court thinks not.
Under the constitution, there is no
repeal of local laws not inconsistent with
that instrument. The additional qualifica
tions put upon voters as chsrged are only
salutary regulations and not new qualifies
tions, and are the means of carrying out
the .vgistratlon law. It fs proper to regu
late, by legislative action, tbe municipal
elections of cities, and the authorities must
have power to protect, in some secure man
ner, the said elections. We cannot see how
this registry can be in coLfl-ct with the
constliutlonal provisions for elections. The
one dollar fee is right and legal, and for
the benefit of the citizens themselves. If
abuses gather arouud the registry system
they are for the people at the ballot-box,
and not the courts, to remedy. The judg
ment of the court below Is affirmed.
In the case of Armstrong, Cator A Co.
vs. H. W. Pease and wife, of Savannah,
judgment Is affirmed.
In the case of Mrs. Eugenia M. Nathans
vs. Thoma6 Arkwright—a claim to the Shef-
tall tan yard property—Justice Speer ren
dered a lengthy decision, and judgment was
affirmed for Arkwright.
In the case of Baker and others vs. Mc
Intosh and others, in relation to the colored
Baptist Church of which Campbell was pas
tor, Justice Speer rendered an elaborate
opinion reversing the decision of the Su
p»r!or Court, whose action could not be un
der tood in the face of the law and
the facts. Baker and others were
and still are entitled to their
rights as deacons and trustees In said church,
and could not be driven out to the lo&s of
those rights by the .boisterous and unruly
conduct and action of the contending fac
tion.
The weather is disagreeable, and it is try
ing to snow.
ville Eagle
orts the following
•Serious Accident:”~“On last M< nday after
noon, Mrs J. H. White, on Oak street, met with
a most serious and painful accident. She was
sitting be'ore a large fire in the Fitting room of
her residence, with her infant child in her lap,
when she was suddenly seized with something
like vertigo, and fall headlong into tbe roaring
blaze. How tne 11'tie one escaped Is s mira
cle. but somehow in her fail it did escape being
eanied into the flames. Johnnie, the little
sight-year-old son of the unfortunate lady,
sprang to her asslstanoe, and draw his mother
igh-
?>U
on the streets of Sanford last Saturday. His
entire right side was rendered helpless, and
he was speechless. Mr. Fred. Turner took
him home in his baggy, but at latest accounts
he was worse, and the gravest fears are enter
tained that the attack may prove fatal. Just
as we go to press, we learn that Mr. Hum
Dhreys died last night."
Alluding to the incoming administration, the
Monticello Const Hut ton says: “We have been
a great admirer of Bloxham. We early advo
cated his nomination. We believe that he has
the requisite ability to direct the helm ot State,
and tie one of the wisest and most popular of
o«r Governors. He goes into the Gubernato
rial chair at a favorable time and under bright
auspices, and he has our best wishes for a suc
cessful and brilliant administration of the
affairs of State."
According to the Journal, there is no abate
ment to the business boom of Cedar Key. That
paper sayr: "Buildings are goin^upon every
hand, and from morning until night th* sound
of the carpenter's tools are heard. Every man
who has a Disposition to earn an honest penn"
has no trouble to find plenty of work,
things progress as they have in the past two
years, we will have a population of five thou*
and in five years hence.”
Orlando Reporter: “Two crates of ripe toma
toes raised on the banks of the St.John’s, were
shipped to New \ork on the Western Texas
last week. The raiRer pocketed ab»ut ten dol
lars per crate. This fact should open the eyes
of the people of Orange county. There has
been no weather yet sufficiently cold to injure
tomato plants, and tbe only reason why one
hundred crates per week have not been
shipped from this point is tnat the plants were
not put out in time and properly cared for
Will our enterprising truck growers bear this
item in mind, and next December see to it that
they have a supply of this vegetable ready for
the Northern market just at a time to secure
the fancy prices above quoted.
Regarding the Peninsular Railroad, the Fer
nandina Mirror says: ‘This road, which is the
extension of the Transit Road towards Tampa,
has reached tne north 6hore of Orange Lake,
and is now within fifteen miles of Ocala, to
which place tho roadbed is nearly completed.
Of the value of this road some idea can be ob
tained by examining the description of Marion
county, which we copy from the new pamphlet
of the Como issioner of Immlgrat on. It is
safe to say that the local freight which will
pa‘s over this road will, within three years,
exceed that which is brought from the trunk
road below W**ldo. In a dition to what will be
furniphed by Marion county and the Ockiawa-
ha, a large amount of huriness w II be obtained
from the eastern part of Alachua c- unty and
the western part cf Putnam county. The
steamer Alpha, on Orange Lake, makes now
two trips daily to move the oranges from the
landings on the lake to tbe receiving station on
Lake Lockloosa. On Friday la-t a car load of
oranges came direct- on the road from the end
of the treetl* north of Orange I Alee, and as
fast as the rails are laid the road commences
the transportation of freight. The road wil*
probably reach Ocala by the first of February
and will then be In communication with thi
upper Oclawana Ocala naturally takes
great interest in the early completion of the
road, wh'ch - hey have so long looked forward
to. The business of Ocala is already very large,
probably seccsd to no interior town in the
btate. When the road is completed to that
point thev will be in d rect communication
with Jacksonville. Fernandina. Savannah and
Charleston, the distance being by the Transit
rosd about 100 miles to Jacksonville, and 130
to Fernandina. The country around Oranee
Lake and Ocala has already begun to feel the
stimulus of this Important work, and we have
no doubt that there will be a strong effort to
extend the road at once io the direction of
Tampa, according to the original plan and pur
pose of the originators of the Iransit road.
Every mile of railroad constructed is of great
value to the people of tbe State, and carries
with it immigration and improvement.”
“It disagrees with me.” A common re
mark. If you take TuU’b Pills you can eat
anything you like, and feel no bad effects.
They act specifically on the llvsr, stomach
and bowels, causing a free flow of gastric
juice, which Is seseutlal to good digestion,
and regulates the bowels when all other
medicine fail*.
LOSS OF A COTTON LADEN SHIP.
The “Nanqiiam Dormlo,” from Sa
vannah for Liverpool, Driven on
the Kocka at Bermuda During m
Gale—The Ship a Total Wreck—
Some of Her Cargo Saved In •
Damaged Condition—A Schooner
Slips Her Anchors.
Bbrmcda, December 28 —The ship Nun- ;
qusm Dormlo, from Ssvsnnsb with
a cargo of four thousand bales of cotton,
for Liverpool, was towed into Murray’s
anchorage on December 11 by tbe tug
boat Brittanla. Captain Cousins called to
obtain a steam pump, that he might pro
ceed on his voyage, his ship being
leaky. Soon after the vessel’s anchorage
a very heavy gale sprung uo from the north
west, and continued very violent for several
hours. About noon the ship dragged her
anchors and came on the rocks near to shore
opposite the naval tanks, where she has be
come a wreck. Every effort Is making to
save the cargo, which Is being brought by
boats into the harbor of St. George.
Latek.—The work of saving the cargo of
tbe stranded ship Nucquam Dortnio still
continues. Up to the present time, ac
cording to official returns, about 1,200 bales
of cotton, more or less damaged, have been
landed. Tt is believed the ship will be a
total wr ek.
The schooner J. P. Wyman, from Jack
sonville, with pitch pine, was towed Into
Murray’s anchorage during tbe recent north
west gale, where sbe came to with her two
anchors down. She soon began to drag and
carried awav the bob6tay, and to avoid going
ashore she slipped both anchors and put to
s^a. A schooner, supposed to be tbe J. P.
Wyman, was subsequently signalled to the
eastward.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION
Exaggerated Disaster — Flore
Troops for Natal.
London, December 28.—A dispatch from
Durban says the disaster to the Ninety-
fourth Regiment on tbe road between
Lydenburg and Pretoria has been exag
gerated. Thirty only were killed and
wounded. The rest were disarmed and
allowed to proceed to Pretoria. A steamer
with one hundred and forty soldiers has
arrived at Durban.
London, December 28.—Only 300 of tbe
8ixth Dragoons, with 30J horses, can be
shipped aboard the National Line steamer
“The Queen,” which has been chartered to
carry troops to South Africa. The rest of
the regiment, numbering 200, with a bat
tery of artillery, wil! be sent in two other
transports.
An official dispatch from Pietermarttz
burg sayF: “The attack of tbe Boers oa
Potchefstroom Camp lasted throughout
Sunday. Tbe British loss was slight. 7"
Boer6 have seized Uterecht.”
The troop ship Euphrates will take from
Bombay for Natal, south Africa, the Fif
teenth Regiment of Hussars and a battery of
artillery without horses and also the Sixty-
fifth Regiment of Foot.
London. December 28.—The C“"® r d
steamer Palm'ra will take a battery of artil
lery to Natal. Two other ships besides
“The Queen” will take out the rest of the
reinforcements for South Africa.
FROM AFGHANISTAN.
Khan Aglio Put to Deatb-Iase-
cnrtfjr of the Ameer’s Position.
London, December 2S—A dispatch from
Candabar to the Times say6: “Khan Aghs
the Gamshade Chief, who had abandoned
the combination against his son ln-law
Ayoob Khan, and had gone in and 6urren
dered to him, was put to death on his ar
rival at Herat.”
A Calcutta dispatch to the TIm« says:
Ameer Abdurrahman is far from feeling
hiR position assured. At Cabul the situa
tion is most critical, and It would not be
surprising if within a few months he should
be obliged to fight for bis throne.”
Cold Weather In the West.
Chicago, December 28.—Further reports
received from points in the West show that
the weather is generally colder there than in
Chicago. In mauy pLces the thermometer
marked 1-4 to 20 degrees below zero during
the day and evening.
Nsw Yoke, December 28—At srven
o’clock this morning the mercury stood: At
Fort Garry. 41 degrees below zero, a fall of
1 degree; Escanalm, 20 below, a fall of 20
degrees; Duluth, 30 below, a fall of tt de
grees; St. Paul, 25 below, a fall of 14 de
grees, Milwaukee, ltt below, a fall of 19
degrees; LaCrosae. 20 below, a fall cf 5
degrees; Chicago, tt below, a fall of 18 de-
grees; Alpena, 10 below, a fall of 80 degrees
Detroit, 3 below, a fall of 30 degrees; St.
Louis, 4 below, a fall of 14 degree*-; Indian
apolis, 4 below, a fall of 30 degrees: Toledo.
1 below, a fall of 30 degrees; Cincinnati, 0
above, a fall of 25 degreee; Pittsburg, 5
be’ow, a fall of 22degrees; Buffalo, 4 above,
a fall of 22 degrees; Rochester, 5 above, a
fall of 22 degrees; Washington, 19 above, a
fall of 13 degrees.
Writ of Certiorari Refused.
New Oklsans, December 28.—Tbe Su
preme Court has refused to Issue a writ of
certiorari in the case of President Wlntz, of
the New Orleans City Railroad Co., who re
fused to disclose tbe names of persons to
whom it was alleged $70,000 had been
paid by the railroad company for
their influence In procuring a grant to run
railroads in certain street* for a term of
twenty-five years. Mr. Wintp still rtmains
in the parish prison, whither he was com
mitted on Friday last on his refusal to give
the names to the grand jury.
Another Line to tbe Seaboard.
Cincinnati, Ohio, December 28 —Nego
tiations are pesding and will probably be
soon completed for tbe purchase by a party
of Cincinnati capitalists, among whom are
Charles W. West and M. E. Ingalls, of the
Kentucky Central Railway. The plan is to
build the road to connect this road with the
Knoxville and Ohio Road, and by combina
tions with existing roads to make a through
line from the Northwest to the seaboard. It
will be Independent of the Louisville and
Nashville Road.
In a Leaky Condition.
Sandt Hook, December 28, 8 a. U.—The
steamer Persian Monarch, from New York,
December 23, for London, is now off the
Highlands returning in a leaky condition.
The steamer Assyrian Monarch, of the same
line, from New York December 25. for Lon
don, Is lying by her.
Every certificate we publish regarding Dr.
Bull’s Cough Syrup is genuine, and we will
pay a reward of $1,000 to any one proving
the contrary in a single case.—Vogeler,
Mey r A Co., Baltimore, Md. dec29 It
A CHRISTMAS EVE TRAGEDY.
Two Xegroea Killed and Many
Wounded.
Fortress Monro*, Va.., December 28.—
A disturbance occurred oa Friday evening
at Smitbville, fifteen miles west of here,
between a white man named Dunn and a
party of colored men, who had met to or
ganize a military company. One of the
colored men caught
the whiskers and slapped
whereupon
he
drew
Dunn by
his face,
single
:up;
barrel*.d pistol and killed the negro. Daun
then ran into a store and loaded hD pistol,
when the crowd, beaded by Dan Cook, with
a drawn sword, attacked him. He shot
Cook dead in his tracks, after which he
seized a butcher knife and cut his way out.
One man named Ed. Drew was badly cut.
In the abdomen and will probably die, while
the others were more or less Injured. Dann
gave himself up and is now in jail at Wil
liamsburg. Intense excitement prevails
among the colored people on tbe Peninsula.
THE IRISH TRAVERSERS.
Weather Indications.
Orric* Chief Siqxal Observer, Wash
ington, December 28.—Indications for
Wednesday:
In the Middle States, colder, generally
cloudy weather, light snow, stationary or
Fl'ght rise, followed by falling barometer,
northerly to westerly winds, possibly north
easterly in the southern portion.
In the S uth Atlantic States, winds sbift-
eg to northerly and easterly, generally
lower temperature, increasing cloudiness,
areas of rain or snow, and stationary or
slowly falling barometer.
In the Etst Gulf S ates, Increasing
cloudiness or rain, possibly snow in the
northern portion, falling followed by rising
barometer, variable winds generally from
north to east, stationary or lower tempera
ture.
In the West G-ilf States, generally
cloudy, rain or snow, northeast to north
west winds In the eastern portions, falling
followed by rising barometer, and east of
Texaa lower temperature.
In Tennessee and tbe Ohio valley, gener
ally cloudy weather and areas of snow,
lower temperature, and northerly to westerly
winds.
Kelorn of One of tbe Chinese Com**
mlsnloners.
San Francisco. December 27.—W. H.
Trescott, one of the commissioners to ne
gotiate the treaties with China, arrived by
the steamer City of Pekin this evening. He
has been besieged by interviewers since his
landing, but remains strictly reticent re
garding the proceedings of the commission
and terms of the treaties. The only infor
mation he vouchsafes is to the effect that
the commission on their arrival at
Pekin look up their quarters at the Ameri
can Legation; that tbe negotiations, which
occupied one month and one day. were car
ried on at the Chinese Foreign Office; that
Commissioner Swift is at Shanghai and wili
return by the next steamer, and that he (Mr.
Trescott) will go East on Wednesday.
As to the terms of the treaties, Mr. Tres
cott maintains most vigorous silence. He
says he has not seen the reports heretofore
published regarding the work of the com
mission, and he declines either to affirm or
deny them.
Damaged by tbe Late Storm In New
Jersey.
Long Brancu, December 2S.—Railroad
travel has been returned on the different
roads, hut tbe Inland towns not visited by
railroads are in a state of siege, as only a
few of the turnpikes have been broken. The
estimated damage by the storm to property
along the shore is from $125,000 to $150,000.
The sea Is still very high, and has carried
away some of the jetties at Highlands
which protected the railroad bed from being
wa«hed out. The report that forty of the
Iron girders and ten of the tabular columus
of the ocean pier had been carried away is
pronounced untrue by the engineer of the
pier company.
Tbe New York Stock Vlarkct.
New York, December 28 —The 6tock
market opened % to ^ per cent, lower, but
at the first call a recovery took place and
prices advanced 3* 10 P« r cent. Tbe
special features In tho rise were New Jersey
Central, Delaware, Lackawaona and West
ern, Lake Shore, Michigan Central and
Kansas Pacific.
During the afternoon a weaker tone pre
vailed, the market being affected by a strin
gency of money. Under realization the
market dropped to per cent., the lat
ter In Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. At
the close the market was firmer again. The
total sales were 406,000 shares.
Convention of Delegates to the Irish
Natloual Land League of the
United States.
Rochester. N. Y., December 28.—The
National Convention of Delegates from
branches which form the Irish National
Land and Industrial League of the United
States will be held in St. James’ Hall, Buf
falo, on Wednesday and Thursday, January
12 h aud 13tb, 1881. Each branch of fifty
members is entitled to one delegate, ana
ary branch of three hundred members to
two delegatee.
Population of Southern States.
Washington, December 28—The follow
ing le a statement of the population of cer
tain of the Southern States according to the
emeus of 1S80 It Is 6till subject to possi
ble corrections: Alabama, 1,261,241; Arkan
sas, 802,504; Florida,‘200.566; Georgia, 1,537,-
878; Louis-ana, 940,263; North Carolina,
1,400,000; South Carolina. 995.70C; Tennes
see, 1,542,463; Virginia, 1,512,203; West Vir
ginia, 618,193.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE STATE
TRIALS IN DUBLIN.
Celebrating Its Anniversary.
Boston, December ‘2S.—The city of Cam
bridge celebrated to day the two hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of its settlement.
The day was opeLed with tbe ringing of
bells and firing of cannon, and at 10 o’clock
a large audience assembled in Sanders'
Theatre, where poems were read by Dr.
Holmes and Prof. Longfellow, and a histori
cal addrefs waa delivered by Colonel T. W.
Ulggtnson.
Tbe Late Lynching la Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pa., December 28.—District
Attorney Anstell has Issued warrants for
the arrest of all who participated actively
in the lynching of Joseph Suydcr. He says
he will do his duty fully in the matter, but
fears no jury can be found willing to con
vict.
Chief Justice Hay Declines la Pre
side—The Selection and Coaaposl-
tlou of the Jury—The Opening
speech by the Attorney General-
Home Buie Resolutions— The Irish
Franchise—Attempted Morders.
Dublin, December 2S.—The State trials
were formally opened to-day in the Court of
Queen’s Bench before Lord Chief Justice
May and Justices Fitzgerald and Barry. The
great crowd around the approaches to the
Four Courts, loudly cheered the traversers
upon their arrival. The Judges took their
seats shortly after 10 o’clock. The body of
the court is occupied by the counsel engaged
in the trials and other members of the bar.
Tbe principal gallery is filled with the Irish
members of Parliament, a few ladies, and a
sprinkling of the general public.
Chief Justice May read, with considerable
composure, a document declaring that he
should not take part in the present trial. It
contained a vindication of his former
speech. The announcement that be would
not preside caused no manifestation.
After Chief Justice May had finished
reading, Justice Filzeerald took tbe chief
seat and the trials were proceeded with be
fore him and Justice Barry. Only eighteen
out of twenty-four jurors called answered
to thrir names.
Attorney General applied for a postpone
ment of tbe trials until to-morrow bt cause
o' the shortness of jurors. M. MacDonougb,
of counsel for tbe traversers, urged that It
was usual to select a lury of twelve from
those who answered to their names. Justice
Fitzgerald agreed that the latter was the
regular course. Three jurors were
then excused on account of age
and infirmity, and Mr. MacDonough
challenged another. A legal argument of
more than an hour ensued on Mr. Mac-
D. nough’s challenge. The court decided
that the traversers had the right to chal
lenge, in the usual way, a certain number
of jurors, but counsel for the traversers did
not take advantage of this decision to ob
struct the course of the trial.
A Jury was finally empaneled after much
difficulty. It consists of eight Catholics,
three Protestants and one Quaker. When
the Jury had been constituted, tbe Attorney
General opened the case for the Crown in a
firm but moderate tone. He said the object
of tbe conspiracy In which the traversers
were engaged was to cause the social ex
communication of a number of persons
and to make their lives not worth
having. He painted out the absurdity of
the idea of parcelling out Ireland among a
population of fire millions, which would
only add to the misery of the unfortunate
country. He severely condemned the policy
of the Land League, which, he said, advo
cated freedom, yet brought all Its pow« r to
bear in the coercion of private Individuals.
The government, be said, were bound to in
stitute proceedings to put down the wicked
agitation.
A great crowd sheered the traversers on
the adjournment of the court.
London, December 28—At a meeting of
the Home Rule members of Parliament,
held In Dublin yesterday, resolutions were
passed as follows, in addition to those al
ready announced: That union among the
Irish members of Parliament is so absolute
iy essential that large discretion roust be
conferred on tbe Parliaments*y Commit
tee to which the members present pledge
themselves to submit; that any attempt in
Parliament to pass the coercion bill should
be resisted to the ^most by every means in
tb-lr power. It was stated during the meet
ing that no English and Scotch bill would be
allowed to be proceeded with until the ar
rears of Irish legislation are wiped off.
A deputation of the corporation of Dub
lin has interviewed Mr. Forster, Chief Sec
retary for Ireland, and urged that the gov
ernment introduce a bill in Parliament to
assimilate the franchises of Ireland to those
of England. Mr. Foreter said that the
government .intended that the thorough
franchise be made alike in the two coun
tries, but that it would be as well
Dot to meddle with the county
franchise at the present, as they
were looking forward to a great
change in the English and Scottish county
franchises, and perhaps the Irish franchise
would be dealt with at the same time. The
government, he said, were of the opinion
that tbe municipal franchise ought to be
similar to that of England, but they could
not promise to deal with the matter imme-
dlately, as other Irish business was very
pressing.
Rsv. Canon Fleming, rector of Ballina-
kill, County Galway, has been fired at near
h:ls home, but was not hurt.
Clonmel, December 28.—A policeman
has been dangerously wounded by a shot
from behind a hedge near Cappagb white,
county Tipperary.
Canadian Opposition to tbe Govern
ment’s Railroad Policy.
London, Ont., December 28.—A largely
’.tended meeting was held here
last night aud resolutions adopted
opposing the government’s proposal
to complete the Canadian Pacific
Railroad as inexpedient and extravagant.
Public meetings to discuss the terms of the
bargain made by the Dominion Government
with the Pacific Railroad syndicate will be
held to-night at Toronto, Gravenhurst,
Beaverton, St Emories.
Montreal, December 28.—At a meeting
of tbe Council of the Local Board of
Trade to day it was resolved not to take
any action to embarrass the government In
the Pacific Railway scheme.
Llcbt Skip A drill.
Richmond, Va., December 28.—The
steamship Richmond, of the Old Dominion
line, which left Nf w York on Sunday, re
ports having had a rough voyage and shift
ed part of her cargo. Last night, while pro
ceeding under sail, she pzsfed the Delaware
five fathom light ship adrift.
Destroyed by Fire.
Hartford, Conn., December 28.—Bevin
Bros. Manufacturing Co.'s lathe and finish
ing shop and office, at Easthampton,
Conn., were burned thia morning. Loss
$20,000. One hundred hands are thrown
out of work.
A natural beautlfier and restorer of the
complexion—Cuticufa Medicinal Soap.
CAPTURE OF A NOTORIOUS GANG.
Centennial Celebration Postponed.
Charleston. 8. C., December 28.—The
celebration of the centennial of the battle
of Cowpens, with the unveiling of the
monument of Daniel Morgan at Spartan
burg, 8. C., has been postponed from Janua
ry 17th to a later date, not finally determined
upon. The principal object of the post
ponement Is to give an opportunity for the
co-operation of New Hampshire, Connecti
cut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, whose Legislatures
meet next month.
Reported Failure and Contradiction
Chicago, December 28.—It la reported
that the grain commlasiou firm of W. P. Me
L«ren A Co , of Milwaukee, has failed for
$100,000. There are no particulars.
Regarding the failure of the Milwaukee
firm of W. 1*. McLaren A Co., the manager
of the Chicago branch, Jno. A. Rice, states
that the firm is closing up in this city, and
that was all there was in the story of the
failure of this branch. This step has been
contemplated for some time.
A Youthful murderer,
Cincinnati, December 2d —A dispatch
from Washington, lad., reports tbe murder
on Monday night or Marcus Bratton by Jno.
Woodsmall, during a quarrel which oc
curred between them while returning from
a singing icbool some twenty miles north of
Washington. Woodsmall is 17 years old
and Bratton was 21.
Return of au Explorer.
London. December 28.—A dispatch from
Berlin to the Daily Xnes says: “The Ru.^sian
traveler and explorer, Col. Rleguvalsky, has
returned to Omsk safely, after two years of
dangerous exploration in Chinese Mongolia.
His attempt to enter Thibet w&s unsuccess
ful.”
Brief Telegraphic Summary.
A heavy suow storm throughout the
northern part of Texas is reported.
The President has recognized Charles M.
Bancroft as Vice Consul of Hajti at Mobile,
Ala., and A. Grant as Consul uf the Nether
lands at Pensacola.
The French Senate has adopted the bud
get of estimates of receipts, as recommend
ed by the Chamber of Deputies, the Right
abstained from voting. The session of both
Chambers hag closed.
A Fight for One of the Prisoners—A
Railroad Train Stopped—Threats
to Arm aud Turn Loose the Out
laws—A Compromise Agreed Upon.
Los Vegas, N. M., December 28.—A noto
rious gang of outlaws, composed of about
25 men, who, under the leadership of “Billy
the Kid,” have for the pa&t six months
overrun Eastern New Mexico, murdering
and committing outrages, waa broken up
last Saturday morning by the killing of two
and the capture of four, including the
leader.
The prisoners were lodged In Los Vegas
Jail, and calls for lynching were mad*; but
through the vigilance of the captors. Depu
ty Sheriff Garrett and others, this *ras pre
vented. Yasterdav forenoon Garrett and
the other captors boarded the train with
the prisoners for the purpose of taking them
to Santa Fe. 8heriff Romero remonstrated
against the taking of Ruiabaugh, one of
the prisoners, who had killed a Los Vegas
Deputy Sheriff, to Santa Fe.but to no effect.
He then went to the depot with a posse of
300 men and made a formal demaud for the
prisoners, but was told if he wanted them
to take them. The Sheriff then stationed
men at the engine to cover the engineer and
the balance of the posse crowded about the
train, the platforms of which were crowded
with additional guards, pressed into service
by Garrett. Every window of the cars served
as port holes for rifles. Somebody suggested
to take the prisoners now. Stewsrt, one of
Garrett’s party, said the Instant the first
shot was fired he would unloose every pris
oner and arm him. For a while a fight
seemed imminent. Chief Engineer Robin-
sou appeared and demanded that
the train be allowed to proceed, and
the Master oi Traupportation said if the
train was not allowed to proceed he would
arm all the railroad men and take it out.
Detective J. F. Morley, of the Post Office
Department, jumped into the cab with a
pair of six-shooters, and told tbe eugineer
to leap out. A compromise was finally con
cluded, by which it was agreed that the
Sheriff and two men should go to Santa Fe
with the party and Eee if tbe Governor
agreed te bring Uudsbaugh back to Loa
Vegas. The train then proceeded.
THE MURDER OF CONKLING.
Scared to Death.—Last week tbe
children at public school No. 3, near
C&rsin’s Run, proposed to play ghost,
ami selected Annie Sicable, a little girl,
about 11 years of age, as their victim.
They accordingly organized, and with
out the knowledge of Annie posted one
of their number in the pines enveloped
in a sheet. To this place they led The
unsuspecting little girl, and at a given
signal the sheeted figure made its ap
pearance. The children who were in
the plot ran and halloed “ghost!” aud
with them ran little Annie, believing she
had seen a real ghost. She reached the
schoolioom door and fell insensible,
literally frightened to death. She was
taken to her father’s house, near by : and
died the same day.—Harford (ifd )Dcm.
When & man of family finds himself at
tacked by a violent cold, it is his duty to re
lieve the anxiety of bia wife and children
and seek a remedy immediately. Dr. Ball’s
Cough Syrup coats only 25 cents a
and a few doses will give instant re-
dec39-R
Cough
bottle, i
lief.
Intense Excitement at Socorro, New
.Tlexlco—The iflnrderers Arrested
by Cltlxeus—A Conflict of Armed
Bodies Probable.
Denver, Col., December 28.—The Tri
bune's Santa Fe dispatch says a very serious
disturbance exists to-day at Socorro. The
New Mexico authorities refused to arrest
the murderer of ConkHng, editor of the
Socorro Sun, and the citizens flu ding no
resource at law have arrested aud
hoi 1 by force tbe Sheriff and four others,
including the murderer of Conkiing. A
rescue of the prisoners Is threatened and
bloodshed is Imminent. A request has been
made on tbe milif ry commander of the
district for troops ud although the troops
cannot be used posse cornUalus. yet a
company has been organized 'from
Colorado, New Mexico, as means of pro
tection of public property anil the property
of the railroad company. Bodies of men
are bt ing armed at Albuquerque and other
points in the vicinity, and they will
go Vo Socorro tonight. Grave re
sults may be expected, as all
the women and children have been moved
ont of town. Acting Governor R'ch Is
doiug all in his power to secure proper
action with tbe law.
LETTER FROM DARIEN.
OUR JACKSONVILLE LETTER.
A New Enterprise-What It will Ac
complish—Tbe Points It will Con
nect—The New Beslon which will
be Developed—A Wilderness to be
Reclaimed—What Freights this
Route Hay Expect— A Fresh No
velty for Tonrlsta and Sportsmen
— Its Value and Advantage to
Florida and Savannah—Christmas
and How It was Passed—Rexnla-
tors and Gamblers—Street Rail
road.
A Quiet Christmas—Alleged Hls-
statement Reasserted-A Hysterl-
oos Harder—Destructive Fire.
Darien, December ‘17.— Christmas passed off
very quietly in this city, business generally
being suspended, all parties Riving themselves
up to fuu and frolic, and notwithstanding m&ur
indulged pretty freely In the flowing bowl, we
did not see a single disturbance throughout tbe
dav. All parties, we are plea3€d to note, were
apparently determined to get a’1 the enjoyment
possible out cf the occasion. The young men
of town and Ridge joined in getting up a parade
of fantasies. The programme ould not be
carried out in full on account of the rain during
the earlier part of the day, but in the afternoon
thev turned out about twenty strong, all
mounted, and gave the people an exhibition of
fancy dressing and rough riiing. After the
fantastics had gotten through with their
parade, several gentlemen got up a subscrip
tion for a sock race, which furnished amuse
ment for the crowd for some time, all passing
off quietly.
Some parlies in this city, it seems, have
taken umbrage at a portion of your correspon
dent's communication pubi-'shed in ycur issue
of tbe 13th inst.. the offensive portion (to them)
being in the paragraph devoted to politics.
One gentleman, I am informed, pronounced
tbe information false, publicly, so that I am
compelled to take cognizance of It.
We have endeavored throughout o jr corre
spondence to give only matters of news, es
chewing everything personal, and have many
times been asked by your readers in this place
why we let many things pass without mem ion.
Our reply has been, because we wish to give
matters of news only for tbe general reader,
and when we wrote you the information above
alluded to It was a matter of conversation on
the street*. We now say we can and. If neces
sary, rciU give names of parties alluded to.
and further, will attach affidavits of some of
said parties qualifying every Item of inform*'
tion we gave as true. We have no apologies to
make, nor anything to retract, and can only
add. the truth does not always soft some per-
>ns.
Information was brought to the city yester
day afternoon that a colored man and his wif-
had been found murdered, at a settler*- - -
ed Ardock, about eight mile- * kCOm XSSStv'
We have tried to get -/me reliable information
V 1 ''* 80 n,anr rT1lnor «
afloat it h, difficult to arrive at a conclusion.
1 he most reliable a* the many rumors is to toe
effect that yesterday, neighbors noticing a cart
in the yard and a yoke of oxen hitched near
by the house of Chance Brown, and no one
stirring, went to learn the reaaon. when they
found the body of Brown some distance from
the house, and on going into the house they
found the wife lying on the floor surrounded
by a pool of blood. Upon investigation It was
found that Brown had been shot in the back of
the head. We have not been ab’e to learn any
particulars of the killing of the woman further
than that she was shot. In the cart was a hog
which had been evidently killed ths night be
fore Its ears had been taken off cJo*m to the
head, evidently to destroy the marks. Homo
colored people, who knew Brown and his wife.
In conversation this morning, expressed a De
li .f th»t the dead hog was the cause of the
murder, but whether Brown and his wife lost
their lives in trying to protect their property
or not is a question which we hope will soon be
solved.
A fire occurred in our town about 3 o'clock
this morning, the store of Mr. Frank D.
Aiken, who nas been doing a general mer
chandise business, belDg butned to the ground.
The bui'ding was a frame one. which was built
about two years ago by Mr. Aiken, on a lot be
longing to Jos. Hilton, Esq., on the river
from.west of the Magnolia House. Fortunately
the wind was favorable and carrltd tho sparks,
etc., across tbe river. The stock and building
were a complete loss. We learn that Mr. Aiken
had a policy for a small amount on the stock,
and Cap*. Hi;ton held a policy on the building,
but fqr how much we are unable to say. Mr.
Aiken lost a good printing press, with type,
etc., on which there was no insurance.
Ken-arks in reference to a fire engine are now
in order. Thistle.
A Case of Hydrophobia.—A few
months ago wqs noted in the Press that
a supposed rabid dog had passed through
Kirkwood, in Camden county, biting a
number of other dogs and animals. One
of the dogs bitten belonged to Mr. Seth
Foster, aod being a valuable hunter, he
refused to follow the example of his
more cautious neighbors and slaughter
it. A few weeks ago he was out gunning
with the dog, anti while attempting to
put him on a rabbit trail the dog refused
to follow, suddenly turning and biting
him in the hand. Mr. Foster thought
little of it at the time, but was induced
to kill tbe dog, which he had before re
fused to do. lie then took an herb pre
paration guaranteed to prevent any ill
effects from the wounds, which quickly
healed. Tbe case has received wide no
toriety through the press, and the prepa
ration beea eagerly sought for. On Sat
urday evening lust Mr. Foster was at
tacked by unmistakable symptoms of
hydrophobia. He continued to grow
worse on Sunday and yesterday. The
attending physicians last*night said they
had no hopes of his recovery.—Philadel
phia Press, 21sf.
The Friend of Delicate Ladles.
Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is
tbe remedy that will cure the many diseases
peculiar to women. Headaches, neuralgia,
disordered nerves, weakness, mental shocks,
and kindred ailments, are effectually re
moved by its use.—The Mother's Magasine.
d#c2tt-W,F,M,w&Tel2w
Jacksonville, Fla.. December 27.—In con
nection with the remarks in a late Issue of the
8avannah Mooning News, rels Jve to the im
provement of the Inland route between this
city and Savannah, a How me to call attention
to a contemplated prolongation that will add a
line of over three hundred miles along the
coast of this SUte to that already ia successful
operation. This project would afford an unin
terrupted inside channel from the south end of
Lake Worth, in Dade county, and open up the
truly tropical portion of FlorUa, which at
present has no available outlet. Th s would
stretch down to a point near the Everglades,
and a little southeast of Lake Okeechobee.
A company has been organized under the
name of the “Atlantic Coast Steamboat Canal
Company." and (he articles of association are
on fife in the office of the Secretary of State.
The purpose of the company is to construct a
steamboat channel connecting Lake Worth
with Indian river. Indian river with Mosquito
lagoon and Halifax river, and Halifax with
Matanzas river, which would bring the naviga
tion up to 8L Augustine, thence through North
river and from that point into the St. John's
by a cut into Pablo creek to Mayi>ort. at
the mouth of the St. John's, or into
Jullngton creek, which would bring in vessels
twelve or fourteen miles south of Jackson villa
The carefully prepared maps of the United
Stat- h Coast 8urvey. which I have examined,
indicate the entire feasibility of the project,
and show wbat an enormous extent of terri
tory it would open up for settlement. The
work to be accomplished also to comparatively
light, andean be effected at a very moderate
outlay when compared with the great impor
tance of the undertaking. No rock will be en
countered. and many of the cuts a ill be made
through marshes Dredging machines will do
most of the work that will be required, and
the progress will bo rapid.
Thu promises to be a great enterprise, and
it is to be hoped that it will soon be carried
through. The great and creasing need of
Florida is transportation, and I, for one, am in
favor of extending State aid and every possi
ble facility to any honestly undertaken project
that will remove the barriers to our growth
and prosperity. This route is one already
opened, except in same few short links, by the
hand of Nature, and science and capital can
soon remove the existing obstacles.
The value of the embryo feeder to the trade
of your city ca not be overeetimated. Just
thiuk of an unobstructed iun through a land
locked passage for five hundred miles through
a new, rich, growing and productive country.
The whole Atlantic coast of Florida is very
desirable for occupation, on account of the
fertility of the soil, it* various productions and
the salubrity of its climate. Many portions of
the coast will, in the course of a few years, be
come summer resorts for Floridians.
The Atlantic coast is the true somi-lropical
portion of our St&to—where the pine-apple
reaches perfection, where the banana and
cocoanut flourish, and where garden vegeta
bles can be gathered, of all descriptions, daring
the entire year. Yet. for w'&nt of transporta
tion, this most desirable region has but a. canty
population. If such an outlet was made, as is
proposed, this now almost deserted strip of
territory would immediate’y give evidences of
astonishing vigor and vitality. Tne lands,
now regarded as worthless would soon be in
the market and would find eager purchasers
Th-) inducements and advantages of this sec
tion are well known, but what is the use
of raising fruit and vegetables, when it co*ts
more to put them in market than they will
bring, and when the time occupied in their
carriage frequently involves the total loss or
serious Injury of such perishable commodities?
Gold may be very abundant, but few will dig
for it. if it costs a dollar and a quarter to col
lect a dollar’s worth of the precious metal. So
there are thousands of strong arms and stout
hearts ready and willing to pour into this good
ly country, of which I am speaking, as soon as
the requisite facilities can be afforded.
It is estimated that the Indian river country
alone will produce this year from sixty to
seventy thousands of boxes of oranges, while
Daytona. Blake. New Smyrna and other points
will produce an equal number. The fruit from
this s* ction now reaches a market by small
coasting vessels or by lighter-*, brought to
Titusville, thence hauled over to the St. John 1 *
and conveyed to this city by the few small
steamers able to navigate the tortuous and shal
low waters of the upper river. Its transporta
tion it expensive and tedious, and the damage
oy frequent handling and loss of time render
the business precarious. The percentage of
injury occasioned to the fruit rrem that re
gion. owing to the causes enumerated, is often
si great that the shipper finds bis account of
sales on the wrong si de of the ledger. Head
winds or other causes often render the entire
cargo of one of the litiie sloops or schooners
engaged in this traffic almost valueless by the
time it reaches this port. By the new route,
fruit can be loaded at the grove and not han
dled until it reaches Savannah for transfer to
the Northern steamers.
But it is not only the orange trade that will
furnish freight for this route, for the vegetable
business would Immediately attain immerse
proportions. The proximity of that wonderful
current of warm water, the Gulf stream, is a
constant stimulus of vegetation and acts as a
sort of natural hot house during the winter
months. From this section all the early vege
tables ran be placed in ths Northern markets
at least two months in advance of Norfolk and
from four to six weeks ahead of Savannah or
Charleston. This is an enormous advantage,
for the earliest vegetables bring tne
highest prices. Open this country,
make it* oapabilith-s generally known,
and the industrious truckers from Vir
ginia. the Carolines and Georgia would soon
be seeking homes in what is now almost a wil
derness. Florida Is to be the garden and fruit
8tate of the whede country, and its peculiar
conformation and superior facilities for these
productions must give it absolute and unques
tioned pre-eminence over all competitors. The
rapid increase of wealth in this country, the
growing taste for luxuries and the ability to
gratify such inclinations will always amply re
ward the labors of the truckers, and render the
business of those engaged in this occupation
remunerative.
Again a large portion of the receipts of this
new route would be derivod from tourists.
Thousands of those who visit us each wi***-
for pleasure would eagerly avail i***- -•**
ot tne opportunity of traversi”- -mselvee
and unknown region. T * ,< thl * strange
annular a trip " ** would soon be aa
would *— — LUAt U P the Oe law aha, and
yen up a new experience for sight-
.^ers. Fine hotels will spring up along the
rout*, and civilization will soon convert the
present waste into a scene of beauty. Ardent
devotees of the gun and rod will find the dwel
lers of the -vooas and waters in such numbers
as to create bewilderment, for in those far-off
legions they have exercised undisturbed pos
session from time Immemorial.
Havannah should be deeply interested in thi*
enterprise, as it will add greatly to her trade.
Her merchants should lend prompt and willing
aid to the projectors,_for the population along
their supplies when
the route would purchase
' their t
they dispose of their productions. 'Fhey have
alaays looked carefully to their interests, and
will not be apt to neglect any new avenue that
will lead to increased prosperity.
The company at the head of affairs Is com
posed of energe ic and able, gentlemen and
will push the work to an early commencement
Their maps, plans and estimates have ail
been prepared and are ready for inspection.
This is no wild-cat, visionary rtcheme, but an
honest bona fide undertaking and one
R mraises great and Important results to the
lture of Florida. It will supply one of her
greatest necessities—will add Aiiother induce
ment to immigration—bring her vacant lands
Into market—lighten her taxes, and put money
in the pockets of her people.
Colonel J Coryell, of this city, controls the
company, in connection with Northern parties.
Christmas opened gloomily amid a salute of
fire crackers and small artillery. At eleven
o'clock, however, the clouds were dispersed,
and the remainder of the day was bright, bal
my and beautiful. Those who were seriously
disposed attended the various p aces of wor
ship. while the more lightly-minded devoted
the holiday to fun and frolic. Young America,
already anxious to make a nrise in the world,
certainly succeed* d in doing 90.for the i~ua ding
of drums and tooting of t.n horns commenced
at daylight and ceased not until tbe little mu
sicians were exhausted. Of course some un
fortunate wights partook too freely of egg-nog
and “slch lil§v," but tbeir hillarity was good-
n tured, eud the lynx-ejed policemen were
blind to petty imgularities, that on other oc-
ca ions would have brought the offenders be
fore the Mayor.
The difilcu.ty at Baldwin between “the regu
lators" and the gamblers, culminating In the
fatal affray at Darby vlile between the two par
ties. occa&ioned some sensation Had the
blacklegs not accompanied the officers of the
law to aid in making the arrests, there would
have been no disturbance. Those for whom
warrants bad been issued had no intention of
rental Ing any legal process, and evinced no de
sire to injure any one of the officers. General
rumor has it that the gang of scamp* operat
ing at Baldwin, weie not strictly, in the slang
dialect, “sporting men," but fellow* who would
uot shrink from picking a pocket or robbing a
sleeping car.
While it is to lie regretted that human life
has been taken, it is to i** hoped that the crew
of miscreants who infested Bald win may find
this country rather too warm a latitude for
their future residence, and will not stand upon
ihe order of their going. While “the regula
tors" acted without th* sanction of law in re
covering the property of which they bad been
defrauded, they bad the tarit sympathy of all
the better classes of society, who would re
joice to see tbe community rid of this danger
ous elemenr. A very strong feeling sgeTnat
tbe gamblers is growing up in thU city,
and several of those “who toll not.
neither do they srio.” but who are
gorgeously arrayed, may yet come to grief
They injure the fair name of our city, bring
discredit upon the officials and should be sum
marily squelched. Many of their victims
among the wealthy strangers, although cogni
zant of the frauds practiced by “the sports,’’
prefer to pocket their losses, rather than to
encounter the ridicule of their friends, by
making a complaint. These “bunco” men use
art* and device* that would ensnare Lucifer
himself, and many a Northern and Western
niAA, who pride> himself upon his natural
shrewdness and knowledge of the world, falls
an easy dupe to their dangerous allurements.
Almost with the announcement of the street
railroad followed the commencement of the
work, and the cross-ties have been laid along
almost tbe entire length of Bay street. The
iron and cars are on the way, and by the mid
die of January this improvement will probably
be In operation. One of Its advantages is that
it will connect the depots of the three rsilroads.
and in this respect be a great accommodation
Conjecture is ripe as to the composition of
the incoming State Cabinet, but Governor
Bloxham has very wisely kept his own coun
sel, and nothing is yet definitely known npoa
the subject. Many are aspirants, while but a
few will be chosen.
Elaborate preparations continue to be made
for the inauguration at Tallahassee, which
promises to surpass in brilliancy and interest
all previous similar occasions. Among the
prominent features will be a grand display of
the military, a ball and banquet. W. H. B.
DM Sis!
Hack Silks!
r PHE residue of this season's goods, com-
1 poeed of the mast reliable makes, will be
• —■ — RATES.
at the LOWE4T RULING I
I desire to call special attention to qualities
at $1 50. $1 75. fat 00. $2 50 and $1 00, sa de
cided BARGAINS.
£iw Regulator.
Read the Following Testimonial
Richmond, Va.
Gkntlmen—I take the liberty of Informing
you of the great improvement—well, you may
sty. the entire restoration to health—caused
by n«*ng SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR.
I was under medical treatment for a long
time (being treated for Dyspepsia), but all
zinds of medicine seemed to do me but little
good. I suffered intensely with ful! stomach,
headache, etc. One day I was told by a neigh
bor who had taken the REGULATOR that it
was a sure cure for my troubles. I decided to
try it. not thinking it would do me any good.
The flrvt doee I took relieved me very much—
it was so decided an improvement I began to
put confidence is what my neighbor had said
to me In one week after taking the REGU
LATOR I was as strong and hearty as I ever
was ; my complexion began to clear up. I was
told by all my acquaintances I wsa looking so
much better. I think it to the best thing I ever
took for Dyspepsia, without any exception. It
did me so much good I was determined I would
give you my testimony without being asked
for it. Yours respectfully.
Henxt G. Cssnsbaw.
Original and genuine manufactured only by
J. H. ZEl LIN & CO.,
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Sold by all druggists. decS-W.F.M.wATelly
f Rare
Is made from a Simple Tropical Leaf of
Value, and is a POSITIVE Remedy for
all the diseases that cause pains In the lower
part of the body—for Torpid Liver—Head
aches—Jaundice—Dizziness. Gravel. Malaria,
and all difficulties of the Kidneys, Liver and
Urinaty Organs. For Female Diseases,
Monthly Menstruations, and dur.ng Pregnancy
it has no equal. It restores th*) organs that
make the blood, aud hence is th# best Blood
Pu rlfler. It is the only know, remedy that
cures Bright's Disease. For diabetes, use
Warner’s Sale Diabetes (’are.
For sale by Druggists and all Dealers at
$1.35 per bottle. Largest bottle In tbf
market. Try it.
H. H. WARNER A CO.,
Jy34-d,w£Telly Rochester, N. 1.
Colored Silks!
Coloied Silks!
The stock is filled with goods ranged in n
from 75c. to $2 00 per yard, in every a
suitable to the present season.
Ia mv assortment of BROCADED and
CY NOVELTIE8.which has been aelet
all possible care and attention, will be L
many items of EXCEPHONAL VALUE.
CABPETS AND MAI
A few pieces TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, fl
sold regardless of cost to close this a
buxines*.
50 pieces Red and White CHECK MAT
at SOc , reduced from 30c. Tbe better \
equally cheap.
decl*-Tu.W.ThAMtf
Positive Facts & No Burnt
yurmtarr. Ar.
Special Inducements.
Iu order to make room lor a
Urge lot of Holiday Hoods, I
am offering my entire stock of
Fine PARLOR and BED
ROOM 8UIT8. SIDEBOARDS,
etc., at cost. A lull assortment
of all (trades and styles oTFUR-
N ITU RE on hand. Also a large
stock of SHOW CASES. Prices
ower than the lowest.
M. HOLEY,
185 AND 188 BROUGHTON, AND 17, If AND 21
JEFFERSON STREETS.
nov8-tf
the
at figures to astonish every one, hU ^
LACE and SILK TIPS. FICHUS, LIHEN.L
and SILK HANDKERCHIEF**, hi
stock of CORSETS, KID GLOVES. JEW
rich and rare. For presents let eve-yb
a pair.
His HOSIERY DEPARTMENT is che
his DBES8 GOODS in all giades are thee
est In Savannah.
His BLACK SILK at 75c. U »>etter t
dollar Silk founu elsewhere.
TOWELS and TABLE DAMASK
equalled.
TIDIES. LACE SPREADS and SHAMS
Also DOLLS for the little ones.
In fact, the choicest selection of
numerous to mention. Convin
152 BROUGHTON STREET.
JACOB COHI
ferorrrtrs and Srortstonj
FBESH CANNED GOOj
I^OSTON RAKED BEANS. Fresh BJ
Ij macaroni. Fresh codfish b!
LUNCH TONGUE. ENGLISH BRAWN.
B6EF, Fre^h MACKEREL, Frreh LOB*'
Fresh SALMON. Fresh CRAB MEAT.l
CLAMS. FISH CHOWDER, Muetard a
m«.to 8ARDINFS. MILK CHOCOLATE
assortment of PhE^EUVES and JELL LI
93c. per pail. Try them. For sale by
C. M. & H. W. TLLT<
31 WHITAKER fi
decfS-tf Sanssy k Harmon’s old a
SMOKED TONGl
FLORIDA GUAVA JELLY.
SPANISH GUAVA JELLY.
EXTRA FINK OLIVES.
FINE8T OLIVE OIL
CELERY SALT.
CRY ST A LIZ El) GINGER.
PRESERVED GINGER la Jan.
PICKLED OYSTERS.
SELLING OUT.
BARGAINS.
B alance of my Christmas goods, in
eluding BEDROOM SUITS. CARPETS. 1
STOVE8 and 8TOVE FURNITURE, wifi be sold ‘ A «f fc $1 537 WI
VERY LOW on EASY TERMS. 1 A» JLm CL \js Tf • Tf J
». HEJRViAN,
AmW?” ^^son and President streets.
Parhinmj, &t.
J. W. TYNAN,
ENGINEER AND MACHINIST,
Cor. West Broad aid Indian Streets,
REPAIRS ALL KINDS OF
Machinery, Boilers, Etc.
igJilUarro (goods
HOLIDAY DEUCACI
T ruffles, jellies.
MINCE MEAT. EELS in gel lee.
PIKE APPLE CHEESE, MUN8TEK,H
FOOD, NECFCHATEL and SWISS
RAISINS, CURRANTS.
CITRON, CAVIAR.
CHERRIES, PEAR*.
ALMONDS, WALNUTS. FILBERTS,
and BRAZIL NUTS, etc . at
NICHOLAS UNO & BE
decS0-tf
19 BARNARD E
Christmas Go<
JEFFRAS. SEELEY&C9
CINCINNATI.
REPRE8ENTD BY
J. P. PETTY, ATLANTA, GA.
[MUM -
(Coal.
COAL.
FKESH FROM THE MINES.
I f* XTRA quality Just arrivsd. Prepared ex-
J Preesiy for Family. Stove aad Office use.
Just the Coal for Grates. Stoves aad Raogea.
Prompt delivery, full and liberal weight.
Orders by mail, telephone or given to our
drivers will be filled at once.
Knickerbocker Ice and Coal Co.,
oovstf 144 BAY 8TRKET.
(fltrtftittg.
Clothing at Reduced Prices.
E H HEIDT’S stock of Clothing to large and
• to reduce it will offer at very low price*.
OVERCOATS for Men snd Boys from $4 00 up
to fine Reversible »nd English diagonal or
Beaver Goods equally reduce*. BUSINESS
SUITS for Men or Boys from $5 00 un to fine
goods at proportionately reduced prices. Our
stock of H.\Td is replete with all the late
styles, including special style# for the holidays,
at popular prices. KING OF SHIRK at $1 00
and 51 25. The “ACME," a splendid shirt, m
White and Fancy Colored Laundrled, for $1 CW.
Gents' SILK and CAMBRIC HANDKER
CHIEFS, SCARFS. TIE8. BINGS. PINS. etc.,
suitable for presents, in endless variety. Gents’
and Boys’ UNDERWEAR, etc. Headquarters
for Good Clothing, 138 CONGRESS 8T. deel3-tf
DAI8IN8, CITRON, CURRANTS.
IL NUTS, CANDY, MINCE MEAT.
JELLIES. PRESERVES, ORANGI
PLE8.
FANCY CRACKERS, all kinds.
WINES. WHISKIES. BRANDIES, I
PAGNES. etc.
FIRE WORKS. FIRE CRACKERS.
Tbe largest and best stock in the ci
lowest prices.
BRANCH & COOl
declO-lm
iimni
lOO Bbls. Pure Apple
25 BBLS. WHITE BFAN8.
500 SACKS LIVERPOOL
50 BBLS. PURE CIDER ViNEGA
POTATOES, OI ^N8,
always on hand at
L. F. NELSON &
declS-tf 174 BAY STREET.
JUST A
MINCEMEAT.
CITRON and |
RAISINS.
BRANDY PEACHES.
A full assortment of JELLIEP.
▲ full assortment of PRESERVER
» different kind of FANCY BISCUITS.
For sole by
J. i. HERSCHBACH & CO.
noTls-tf 90 WHITAKER STREET.
Btiatrias!.
A POSITIVE CURE
Without medicine
Allan’s Soluble Medical
Patented Oct. 18. 1876.
No. 1 will cure any ca
No 2 will cure the hhw u
matter of how long standing.
No nauseous doses of cubeb*. copui
of sandalwood, that are certain to proa
dyspepaa by destroying the coatings of
«tnmu>h
Price $1 50. Sold by sU druggists, or
on receipt of pnee. For further partSculi
send for circular*. J. C. ALLAN A CO
P. O. Box 1513 83 John at.. Nsw Ysrt
dec.O F.M&W*m
WRAPPIMC PA SCR.
SALE. OLU nEWSPAPKi- 1
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