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Newspaper Page Text—T-: pgoFjgteioyAL cards- .-LAWYERS. Lott Warr en* JBL’i’lVn&'lJSZ AY JLlAW j , ALBANY. OA. By WESTON, EVANS & WA3REN.} Devoted to the Interests of Albany and Southwest Georgia. {$2.00 Per Annuls. WOUUUT ft JOURS, VOLUME 13. ALBANY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14. 1879. NUMBER 33 ALBANY. GEORGIA U 'DOCTORS* W. U. PlMCO. Dra. Holmes & DeMo3s, anmm . a GEORGIA vV. A. STROTHER, U. B. Albany. Georgia. Oft* OTV mm Dri£ Store Dr A. W. ALFRTEIVDi v lltaaru*aarroaadlxCMatzr- OEca HOTELS The Old Reliable BARNES HOUSE, rm st, situs,«... BOGEN HOUSE, ' \foa3tOLT TOWNS HOUSE,) BROAD STREET. ALB AST, GEORGIA tnas»«»CTHjM.i» nw wmtswiwi"gfijg nuiy - '■ THE ALBANY NEWS (orrcspodeuff. JUHSSON HODSE, SalihfUle. 6a., Omul*iSusiii^WhrUhUs b2tof rfcrjUOst! taukn kna *taaty Gw to mu. McAFEE HOUSE, Smithville. * - : Georgia- S. MeAFEE. Proprietor. ■ SOCCBU ■Tateski House INDIAN* SPRING, GA. rrtBIS nlWkMVB I A mtnfabua htsln* nfiirnlabcd with new and «le- gut fazmltsn, to now opeard tor lie reception of Healfk and Pleasure Seekers! ■ of Borrt today C; week fit; month 130 SPECIAL X DU CEMENTS B. W. COLLIER, NOTICE! Note* from Ty Ty. Tr Tr, Ga., August 4, 1879. Dear News: Wear* enjoying the most balmy weather that ever a coun try was blessed with. After the se vere heat of the sultry term this klud of weather it highly appreciated.— The moisture of the atmosphere con tributes to the rapid growth of vege tation, and all things have a cheering outlook, especially the late crop. The corn crop, though injured tome hv drouth, will be sufficiently large for the borne. consumption. Hardly a farmer In ourwhola vicinity but whst win make enough to “run him through.” * The young people of Ty Ty and vl- cinltv, under the leadership of a few older heads, on the first Sabbath tn January organised a singing society which bat met regularly ever since. The 1st and 3rd Sabbaths in each month being the regular days oi meeting. At their meeting last Sun day we were present, and are cer tain we never heard better vocal mu sic discoursed by any class. Our village ie still improving. Mr. Hamilton bat just completed his com modious store room; and Mr. Joseph M. Harrell has the material collected and ground cleaned off for the erec tion of a store house. Ty Ty can boast of more fat men to the size of tho place thau any town in South Georgia; but few are follow ing the leadership of its symmetrical founder, whose height and flesh were such proportion, and our village i» quiet in proportion to the flesh, for who ever beard of fat men heading riot or herding together in turbu lent mobs.” Our Artists, Messrs. Golden & Dees are doing some fine work in the pic ture business, and the young gents and belles are taking advantage of this good opportunity to procure and exchange “portraits.” The few worthless curs of our vil lage gave one jubilant yelp when the news, that the legislators were their undying friends, reached them. They had been upon their good behavior for the past thirty days, but have ta ken to foraging tor a living, and are fast getting back that look of plump ness for which they have heretofore been noted. A commendable pride in building up (he cause of education is shown by our citizens in the liberal patron age given our school, which is in a flourishing condition, and every re view shows a rapid and almost unpa ralleled improvement in the pupils, showing that the present incumbent doing his whole duty. J. . oawtSf toth*peoples Beautiful Monuments tor Iks creTMorartfc* <(<ar AacMMd onaa, tilth. ■Hrtowrttora lstredoccd to tktocwreuy, tortk. ■MiraMottU.S30.WSud p). All work enu MsauwttoinniHthc stsssnsisrir! uuM to b. pat sp la eod aider. aak.reiftk.vwk.rtk. anal* I ha. uk» it UtwtyariWknrtaci. Dr WWFusd, Dr J Jus Mavra rODtaaarjTreik Barrett. Joke ud Tlx raaawaalir ud Jodra Cmpt.ll aa recard ra vwfcj AtooJadre Clark, Dr Hoyl. Col Parka, I CkaatoaW,BreMrlacy aad J-dre Cnm, vbo cm ■ I vdhtig a bawllfol mark . virSflrltatoov. that tb. u thrlr work, I art tej work, at Davao ••56. oa Loo atrort. < doore caw of Jtr racjiV wOL ., Itoopoctfully. ___ D la wisdom In tbit Warm Clltnm'c . —TO- jKEEP COOL/ As osasl in paat years, we again "fl: «mr ocnrieca to the Cinzano of Soo'baaa Georgia *ta the ICE and LEMON 'Ir We propose to rive saibfsciiun lu all o tlasllop. wowlier io receiving order, t boats or^at a distance. InO pound tickets, : . : 18 5 50 - - ; r : I. 5 Those who do not purchase tickets v.tt plesaafMtl tbs money, as we will at >• charge small quantities of Ice. Sunday IkmujiE Io II A M . 3 to 5 P. M. W. E. & R. J. CCTLIFF. 019 REPAIRING! BtE McAlister >to« public tfcftt U la prwp*«d Repair all kinds of Cotton Gins, Ksllclts pttr&Oiep. bBtLffBCtC.il or cell Umf headquarter* raekaoo atreet, Albany, Ga. bit Infallible curt If yon your ARE YOU TmM lift Corns or Yarn nakenttK Tiaosra r.r ms of u Conraad Wsrt Care FmeUa. Thor vUI Do Toil Need Stationery? TayosooTkio Snot Aaoortoao Twenty-tiro Int t'actojsoo. aad yoo (M more lor jour moaor — ■ Or Course You Need GROCERIES <J« to fcia If you want them cheap. Particular 1- liXtWf9i to all cmtouiera. Call to wt him. Aa« forget tbit 11 Int a Tbea’s it tbt only place yoo <eaa etc tot faaulae #M Mot Umi Wto hay.” CaBou lilm before going borne aod got you 0ask, at It It the boo io market. HIRAM TISOX, Zboad £L, Albany, Ga. Yard Jn East Aliian; Wpy ror roa uu A UntmtM TAkD hao raes.Uy fceu aSahhak- MlnBtot AlSuy. Forty ibcnaud toot, coy alaalGcz■rantlln,oaa hard., tm band aad soaSly ^ ■ . n.Mior Letter from Baker. Baker Co.. Ga., July 30,1879. Editors News: Please allow us a small space in your columns this week reply to s card from H. L., dated llardup, which appeared in the last issue of the Advertiser. In our communication cf the 3th inst. we in advertently failed to mention all the names of the ladies who assisted in decoratiug the church at llardup on the occasion of the celebratlou at that place, and as some of them (so says II. L.) feel slighted about it, we will here sttte that it was clearly not out intention to slight any of them, but was simply an oversight on our part. Ob, no, we never intended to slight any one of them. On the contrary we think too much of the dear crea tures for that, but not being presen' on the day of decorating the house, we of course did not know who was present, and as we failed to get a lis' of the names we only mentioned e few who we heard assisted in th< work of decoration. As II. L. tool, the liberty to correct us, (and right lad we are of it) wo hope he will al low us the same privilege. In addi tion to the names mentioned by bin. we would suggest those of Dr. Davis and G. T. West, Esq., who, we are in formed, were present, and rendered valuable aid to the ladies, and made themselves useful generally. H. L. “takes to task” some mem bers of the choir npon the manner In which they protrude their lips, and the “uniqueness of style” while sing ing ; and as we are a member of that “sacred body" we have failed thus far to note any “protruding lips” in ottr immediate vicinity, (and we are sure ue haven't been napping) for should they have been the property of some of the female members we should have been tempted to kiss them. Well, lie that as it tnay, wc wonder if “there is a chord in the music that is missed when his (II. L’s.) voire Is away?” Oh, yes, don’t you remember on a certain night when II. L. was away the singing was ad mitted by all to have been a farce, a dead failure. Now, II. L., please try and he on hand hereafter during the vocal exercises, and fill up that awful vacuum, caused by the absenco of your dulcet voice. Yours truly, Un-Hawt Hal. From the Seven-Hill City. Rome, Ga., Augfist 2nd, 1879. I reached here safe and sound on the 10 o’clock train Tuesday. The Courier had kindly pre-announced my arrival. I am the guest of Dr. J. W. Janes, and the heart of a poor piney-woods man could not crave any better guesting than I receive.— The driig store of Janes &'McDonald Is one of the houauzas of ‘the city.— Their medicines are called for by physicians and druggists from Ten nessee far across the line of Alabama. Since my arrival the rains have been so incessant and my health so indif ferent I have had but little opportu nity to inspect the Inwardness snd outwardness of Rome. I have been twice upon the summit of Cemetery Hill. This hill just across the Etowah and reaching, high above' tlie sur rounding objects, presents a com manding view of long mountain ranges, and gives, within easy range of the eye the life and stir and com motion of this city. Near the base of Cemetery Hill is the beautiful little village of De Soto, located whore tin- great Spaniard is said to have biv ouacked when moving on his wild hunt after the Mississippi river. If he had been seeking a country grand with Its majestic mountain scenery, gorgeous and glowing with floral and arborial beauty, grotesquo and iu- tonsely romantic with its cliffs and chasms; a land of Italian skies and Italian sunsets, that land was then within the range of his vision A land "Whan brlghlar attoa dlapeoae aareoer lights. And milder moons em pond Iso too nights," was never more to be seen by that daring adventurer. I have formed the acquaintance of Judge Harris, of the Courier. The Judge is an intellectual, genial, thor- our-going gentleman, and his paper stands lu the front rank of North Georgia journals. The Rome ‘ Tri bune and Bulletin, with whose edi tors I have not yet the pleasure of an acquaintance, have each given to the “Cps and Downs of Wife Hunting” the most flattering notices I have yet seen. “A prophet hath honor,” etc. From this place to Atlanta tho cot ton crop looks decidedly fruitful; corn suffered some while the drouth continued, but is now prospecting successfully. I have not yet confronted a single Roman who is in favor of running either Felton or Mrs. Felton in the next Congressional race, but I learn that in other localities Feltonian fu tures are very marketable. Bill Arp is now residing in Bar tow, giving his attention to crapping and amusing and edifying the public through the columns of the Constitu tion. Long may he wave. I might exhaust many pages in dwelling on the wealth, thrift and en terprise of Rome, the commercial, moral, social and economic advan tages it possesses, but its local news papers and its many visiting corres pondents havo already made this fruitful subject have the bearing of a “thrice told tale.” I dined yesterday with onr Jenin! friend, Billy Laramore, who is a thrifty driving grocerv merchant here. I have also shaken the hands of Revs. Rollin Mallory, C. A. Evans. P. L. J. May, Col. Nathan Bas9 ami others with whom I was acquainted in former times. I shall probablv rem&in here a week or two. My health is not yet restored. On my return I am to stop in Atlanta, and ■nder the direction and in the buggy t Mr. L. A. Stokes, to visit ‘the fac tory, rolling mills, fair grounds, am! ither points of interest in andaroum the Gate City. X. Correspondence on Mormonism Elder Standing, the young Mor mon preacher, who wa9 killed by a mob in Whitfield county, a short time ngo, just previous to the killing wrote the following letter to Governor Col quitt : “Van Zakt Sore, Fanniv County, >a., Juno 12th, 1879.—Dear Sir: As an older of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, commonly call- ud Mormons, I take this occasion to address a few lines to you as the high est officer of the state. I have recently received several let ters from members of our denomina tion residing at Varnvillo Station, iVhitfleld county, informing me that dders of my profession havo been obliged at times to flee for their lives, us armed men to tho tiuiubor of 40 or iO havo come out against them, and tave also on various occasions enter- ered their houses in search of said elders. 1 am fully aware, dear sir, that the Popular prejudice is very much against the Mormons, and that there aro minor officers who have apparent ly wiuked at the condition of afl&ir* tbovo referred to. But I am also awaro that the laws of Georgia are ■trictly opposed to all lawlessness, and extend to her citizens the right to worship God according to the dic tates of conscience. History, however, repeats Itself, and the laws, where prejudice exist-, are not always executed with impar tiality. A word or lino from tho governor would undoubtedly have tho desired effect. Ministers of the gespel cou.d then travel without fear of bciug ston ed or shot, and the bousos of the saints would not be ontered into in defiance of all good law and order. Your kind attention to this matter will be duly appreciated by your humble and obedient servant, Joseph Standing, Presiding elder of the Ga. Conf. “To his Excellency Gov. Colquitt, At lanta, Ga.” To this he received the following reply: “Atlanta, Ga., June 21, 1879.—Mr Joseph Standing, Van Zant store, Ga: Dear Sir—In reply to your letter of the 12th instant, the governor directs me to say that your statement is en tirely correct, that ‘the laws of Geor gia arc strictly opposed to all law lessness, and extend to her citizens the right of worshipping God accord ing to tho dictates of conscience.’ Under tho provisions of our state constitution the reformation of reli gious faith, or opinion on any subject cannot legitimately be the object of legislation, aud no human authority can interfere with the right to wor ship God according to tho require ments of conscience. So long as the conduct of men conform to law thev cunnot be molested, aud, even for uon-conformity thereto, they can be interfered with only as tho law di rects. No individual or combination of individuals can assume to vindi cate the law. Courts and judges are instituted for that purpose, and to them is committed the office of legal ly ascertaining the porpetration of crime, and of awarding punishment therefor. The governor regrets to hear tho report you give'frora Whitfield coun ty. He will instruct the prosecuting attorney for that district to inquire into the matter, and if the report be true to prosecute the offenders. I am, sir, very respectfully vours, J. W. Warren, Secretary Executive Department. Prince Louis Napoleon’s Prayer. Bets are being made that tlie cotton crop of this year will be as large as the last—based on the fact that the plant, though smalt, is well fruited snd that there has been very little shedding. The com crop will be miserably short—no bets are made on that Mazeppa it believed to have been mush attached to his horse. Teaching Children to Think. An address to parents, from tin- committee on education of toe year !y meeting of Friends, contain' this hint: As education neithc • begins nor ends with school, Uoni - influence has a most important pai l in it. Much depends on the readi ness and patience with which a child', first questions in the fields of knowl edge or of thought are answered. An encouraging answer will stimulate thought and investigation; and an unsympathizing and indifferent an swer will leave the child to choose inferior ways of finding pleasure, and so begin the bias of itslife. True Christian tenderness and self-denial cannot be better exercised often than in trying to understand the mental difficulties of children who are not naturally quick of apprehension. It is in the very early years of life, gen erally, that the habit is formed of loving to think, or of disliking to think; and no doubt the scale has often turned in favor of disliking, on account oi some difficulty which the child might have been helpod to master by a sympathizing parent, but failing in its efforts, it becomes dis couraged, grows tired of repeated en deavors without the pleasure of suc cess, takes up tho depressing belief that it cannot think anything out, and goes on through life under this disability; and thus a loss of intellec tual pleasure, and a turning to lest profitable sources follows, as well os a failure to fill up the intended mea sure of usefulness. When Payne, the author of “Home, Sweet Home,” returned to Boston af ter a long absence in Europe, he call ed upon a lady, an old schoolmate, who said : “Mr. Payne, don’t you find Boston much changed ?” “Yes, mad am,” he answered, “very much—t re- oeive many invitations to attend church, and very few to dinner.” When the poor poet went to assume his office at Tunis, his luggage was at once pathetic ana amusing—he had several trunks filled with bcekr, snd hardly any clothes. And he fllsd aud was 'buried far from “Home, Sweet Home!” Tb* Sun ] A prayor in the handwriting of the Prince Imperial has been found among the papers in ills desk at Cam- dem Place. It is published by the Morning Post, which adds: “The elucidation of his high character alone justifies the publication of a sacred document, which will prove to the world how intimately be was pene trated with all the feelings which most becomes a Christian, and which five higher hopes thau are afforded iy the pains and the perils of this transitory life. The following is a translation: My God: I give to Thee my heart, but give to me faith. Without faith there is no strong prayer, and to pray is a longing of my soul. I pray uot that Thou shouidest take away the obstacles on my path, but thut Thou rasyest permit me to overcome them. I pray not that Thou shouidest dis arm my enemies, but that Thou shouidest aid me to conquer myself. Hear, O God! my prayer. Preserve to my affection those who are dear to me. Grant them happy days. If Thou only givest on this earth a cer tain sum of joy, take, O God! my share, and bestow it on the most wor thy of my friends. If Thou scckest vengeance upon man striko me.— Misfortune is converted into happi ness by the sweet thought that those whom we love are happy. Happi ness is poisoned by the bitter thought, while I rejoice those whom I love a thousand times bettor than myself are suffering. For me, O God! no more happiness. Take it from my path. 1 can only find joy in forget ting the past. If I forget those who are no more, I shall no forgetten in turn, and how sad the thought that makes one say, “Time effaces all.”— The only satisfaction I seek is that which lasts forever—that which is given by a tranquil- conscience. O, my God I show mo ever where ray duty lies, and give mo strength to accomplish it always. Arrived at the term of my life, I shall turn my loukB fearlessly to the past. Remembrance will not bo for me a long remorse.— Then I shall ho happy. Grant, O God! that my heart may be penetra ted with the conviction that those whom I love and who aro doad shall sec all my action. My lifo shall be worthy of their witness, and my in nermost thoughts shall never make them blush.” GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Proceedings Condensed. SOtb Hot. Aug. etb. THE SENATE. The following House bills were read the first time: A bill to amend 2070 of the Code. Referred to committee on judiciary. To prevent forfeiture of recogni zances, except when the State is readv for trial. Referred to committee ou judiciary. To itinend section 930 of the Code relative to tho amount of tax collec tors’bonds. Referred to committee on judiciary. The special order was a bill to pro vide for tlie lease of the Macon aud Brunswick railroad. The bill pro vides for a lease of tho road for a term of 20 years at a minimum: of (60,000 per annum. The committee on jtidiciary recommended its pass age by a substitute, which was,.read. Mr. Holcombe moved to take . up the substitute by sections. Agreed tou Mr. Holcombe offered au amend ment striking out twcnty.yeara as the term of the lease and inserting ten years. Mr. Fain opposed the amendment. Mr. Holcombe spoke in favor of his amendment, and said he thought the best policy was to sell the rail roads belonging to the State and to pay the public debt as nearly as pos- sible. Mr. Bryan thought it would be verv wise to striko out twenty and insert ten years. He moved that the consideration of the first soction be postponed until the other sections wore considered. Mr. Preston opposed the motion to consider in this order. He thought the amendment to make the lease for ten instead of twenty years would virtually prevent a lease of the road. Mr. Bower offered an amendment inserting (50,009 instead of (60,000 as the annual rental of the road. He supported his amendment with a few remarks in favor of its justice. The object of tlie bill is to get something like a fair investment of the State, Fifty thousand dollars would be a fair figure. M r. Bryan renewed his motion to consider the first section of the bill prescribing the time of the lease, the price to be paid, etc., after the other sections had been considered. Mr. Hawkius opposed this propos ed order, aud said the first section contained all the most Important pro visions of the bill. The committee had labored long aud faithfully on this question, and it would be best tb follow the bill as closely as possible. Mr. Fain, chairman of tbo special joint committee appointed last win ter to examine into the condition of the road and to recommend the best policy concerning it, rnado a strong speech in favor of the passage of the bill. l(e argued that the present management had been as good as possible and yet the State had never vet made as much per annum out of this road as (lie bill provides for its yearly rental. Then why should a company afford to pay (60,000 per an num for it? Because the bill pro vides for (200,009 to be spent at once in improvements on the road, and a good company could pay this with advantage. The passage of this bill wonld do much toward the settle ment of tho difficulty over freight tariffs in this State. Mr. Holcombe replied to Mr. Fain. He thought the State could regulate freight tariffs better by having a road from Macon to Chattanooga, than by any possible legislation on the sub ject. The bill proposed that the leas ers, and not the State, should build the competing road from Macon to Atlanta. Mr. Preston—Does the senator think that a good company could be induc ed to take this road'for ten years ? Mr. Holcombe—I can only answer the senator in this way. I learn that there have been various ways formed to grab up this property, whother they have calculated on grabbing it for twenty or for ten years. . Ho op posed any provision to allow compa nies to take this road and experiment on it and then give it back to the State if it don’t suit them. Is the State of Georgia ready to go into the business of building railroads on a. credit? Ue opposed the proposed measure, and said it was more of an omnibus bill than any he had ever seen. Tlie motion of Mr. Bryan to con sider the first section last was lost. The amendment of Mr. Holcombo to make the lease for ten years was lost. The amendment of Mr. Bower to fix tho rental at (50,000 instead of (60,000 per annum was lost. Section first was then adopted. It i-t stated the receipts from inter nal revenue for tho month of July will exceed (9,500,000, and tho ro coipts from customs will reach near ly (30,000,000, and may possibly ex ceed that amount. •‘This can’t be beat,” as the man bald -wbcn he bought the porcelain egg. TUB IMPEACHMENT. Mr. Howell, chairman of the special committee on rules for the impeach ment of Washington L. Goldsmith, coniptrollcr-geuoral of Georgia, pre sented his report. HOUSE. Mr. Adam9 moved to suspend the rules to take up a Senate resolution authorizing tho Governor to offer a reward for the arrest and capture of parties engaged in forging and coun terfeiting the great seal of state, which prevailed and the resolution wa9 taken up and agreed to. Mr. Harris offered a resolution that the memorial of Hon. James A. Green in reference to his claim for services as agent of the State to collect a claim against tho general government be referred to a special joint committeo of two from the Senate and three from tlie House to roport on. Mr. Miller suggested that he striko out all relating to a committee from the Scuntc, which he did, aud tbo res. olntiou as amended was adopted.. The special order at ten o’clock, he. ing the election of seven impeachment managers, whs taken up. Spcukcr Bacon appointed as tellers Messrs. Born, Blccklov, Ives and Lamb, and announced that he would call the roll of the House and each member could come up and deposit his ballot as bis name was called. Mr. Wright moved that each mem ber indorse his name and county on tho back of his ballot, which motion prevailed. The call of the roll commonoed at 10:05 and concluded at 10:35 o’clock 131 votes wero cast, of which 03 was necessrry to a choice. Tho Speaker announced the dec had to be taken for tlie election of the three remaining members. At 12:20 the tellers began counting thq vote, and at 12:50 the Speaker an- nounced Messrs. Polhill, l’ike and Adam* as elected. The bill tn provide a board of com iniiaioners for the Macon and Bruns wick railroad Is made the special or der for Thursday at 10 a. ra. 91st Dar. August :th. . THE SENATE. THE MACON AND BRUNSWICK RAILROAE- The Senate, when it adjourned thi- day before, had under consideration a bill to provido for the lease of the Mgcon and Brunswick railroad The first section had been adopted and the second section was then read. . Mr. Hamilton of tlie 21st, offered an amendment requiring an adver tisement for sixty days instead of for ty-five days.- Lost. The third section was read. Mes srs. Bryan, Bower and Russell offer ed .atpendments to the bill. itr. Russell epoke in favor of his amendment, which related to the se curity to he offered and to the amount wbioh the lessees are to be worth. He also opposed the line which declared that the road shall hot be teased to speculators. Mr. Hawkins spoke in favor of the bill aa it lt.and tald the road should be let to good men at home who could use It beneficially. Mr. Holton offered au amendment to strike out the Hues referring to non-resident speculators. Mr. Bryan agreed with the view of Mr. Hawkins that it is best to stick to the blit : as closely as possible. Mr. Bryan offered an ameuament that the road should not be leased to any speculator. Mr. Bryan’s amendment was agreed to. Mr. Hamilton, of the 21st, moved to amend hr making the security $250,000 instead of (500,000. Lost. Mr. Lumpkin offered an amend ment changing the phraseology of the bill. The section as amended was agreed to. The fourth section was then read and adopted. The fifth section was read. Mr-Gumming offered an amend ment to Strike out the proviso of the section relative to the condition of the road alter it shall be returned. This amendment of Mr. Gumming, striking out the:provlso, was adopted. The section aa amended was passed. Tha sixth, and seventh sections of the bill were then read and adopted. To the eighth section Mr. Fain of fered an amendment, which was agreed to.. The ninth and tenth sections were read and adopted. Mr. Grimes offered an amendment confining the expenditures of the commissioners to the profits of the road. The.amendment of Mr. Grimes was adopted, and the 11th section, as amended, was agreed to. The twelfth section was read. Mr. Wellborn offered au amend ment to the section, which was agreed to. The 12th section was passed as amend ed. The thirteenth aectlon was read and agreed to. The fourteenth section was read.— Mr. Grimes'and Mr. Holton offered amendments to it* Mr. Bower offered an amendment in favor of. which be was epeakiug when he yielded the floor, that the standing committees might make re port*. The report* were read. Mr. Hawkins introduced a bill to create a board of railroad commis sioner*, etc. Referred to committee on.railroads. The 8enate then adjourned to ten o’clock to-morrow. HOUSE. MACON AND BRUNSWICK RAILROAD. The special order being the consid eration of the bill to lease the Macon and Brunswick railroad was taken □p, and on motion of Mr. Fort tabled for the present. NATIONAL QUARANTINE. On motion of Mr. Adams the rules were suspended, arid the senate bill ceding to the United States certain land in'the Savannah river for a qua rantine,ground was taken up and read the second time. THE <UtXKNS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. Messrs. Harris,. Humber and Hollis were announced as the special com mittee cm the memorial of Hon. J. A. Greeno. INFORMATION ASKED FOR. Mr. Chambers introduced a resolu tion calling upon the principal keep er of the. penitentiary to give a de tailed statement ot any money re ceived by him since October 20tb, 1878, from the lessees of the peniten tiary convicts, the amount received, from whom, and when received, and the disposition of the same, which was agreed to. SENATE AMENDMENTS. On motion of Mr. Russell the house took up and concurred in the same amendment to the house bill “to pro tect the liberty of the citizens in pro ceedings for recovery of personal pro perty where ball is required. On motion of Mr. Duvall, the house took up a.nd concurred in the senate amendments to the house bill to afneud the act to culargo section 4310 of the code.” SZd DAT. Ang. 8th. THE SENATE. The unfinished business, pending consideration of which the Seuate ad journed the day before, was the bill to provide -for the lease of the Macon and Brunswick railroad. Mr. Bower itad the floor, and he resumed his re marks ou the thirteenth section of the bill. The main question was to find oilt on which side was the mouey for the State. I* It better to sell the road for (1,125,000 as the bill prescribes, or to rent it for (60,000 h year? Mr. Bower argued at length on the prop osition to sell the road and use the moneY for the reduction of the' debt. He'did not think the government needed the money which could lie thus obtained. It would be bad pol icy to sell the road and pile monoy np in tho treasury whore it wonld get no interest, whereas the Stalo can re&t tho road and get a good per cent, on the value. ' Tho proposed price of this less* would be a far better per a-aae as compared with a sale of the •'isd. Mr. Bower’s time was extend -<l and lie continued his speech, mak- ng it evident that he has given the subject a verv care Oil consideration. Mr. Unwell replied to Mr. Bower, fid said that he had gotten some of Ms many figures mixed, and hie po rtion now did not seem cousffitent .vith that he held on a previous oc- -aaion. He favored giving a liberal ity to the lease which would induce competition forth* lease of the road-. The road, aa General Toombs said of t road once, begins nowhere and runs nowhere. It must have an outlet, and the bill must provide for this.— Strike out the section providing for this and you ruin the bill. We ar* getting the road in a worse and worse condition every year. We have tried for five years to dispose of this road aud have failed. We now' have a chance which give* the lea sees certain privileges which are nec essary: Leave out these and there is but one corporation on the face of the earth that would bare the road. And that is the Gentral railroad. There is no objection to allowing the Central railroad to have the road, but we must put all would-be lessees on the same footing. If we keep on as we now are going in tho management of this road, it will get so after awhile that we cannot giro it away. A ju dicious salo or such a lease as the bill ]iroposesisthe best possible poliev for the State. Mr. Preston replied to tho figures and theories of Mr. Bower. He de nied the proposition that real estate declines in value along the lines ol railroads.-. Railroads are great devel opers of the resources of a section. M.\ Bower said be did not state that railroads injured the country through which they ran. Mr. Preston then continued his ar gument in favor of the bill to least the road on the terms proposed. Mr. Preston agreed that the defeat of the section wonld amount to a dp- feat of the intention of the bill. Hr said the committee had given the subject a most careful consideration and unless a good reason to the con trary exists it would be better t». stick to tbo bill. Mr. McDaniel’* amendment, look ing to a joint occupancy of the trick of tlie Georgia road was agreed to. Mr. Lumpkin offered an amend ment striking out the last lines of tb- thirteenth sec.Ion. This was offered as a substitute for Cumming’s amend ment, and was accepted by Mr. Cum- tning. Mr. Curamlng argued in favor o' the_ substitute for bis amendment, which provided that the proviso of the section be stricken out. He de clared the proviso to be a grant ot state aid and such cl.earl, would allow parties experiment on it, and if they failed, to throw it bark on the bands of thi state with all the burdens iucnrrel in its management If these privilege- are just to the lessees, they are hurt ful to nn old aud vested interest Thi- is n>*t a p:oper position for the slat- to assume. He felt no personal iu tere-t of any kind in the matter. Mr. Wellborn said the section nn der consideration wa» very importan- indeed. Mr. Ctimming had reall.- argued that an inducement to ilo i thing offered by the state is equiva lent to state aid. The term State, aid is not u««d in the present constitu tion of the state at all, .. Tha constitu tion does not forbid, such a policy, si- is proposed in'this bill. This section is the very soul of the bill. Strike out this section and the. road is left in the hands of the state,’ juat as it is now. The question of the disposition of this road has long agitated thi legislatures of th* state. He review ed some of the figures of Mr.,Bower, who entered into an extenaive calcu lation on the subject. If a proposi tion were made for the state to fur nish the neceesary money for the im provement of the road ne might fa vor that, but the beat measure pro posed is the bill which provides for a good income to tho state from the road. cu me proviso woe i grant oi s aid and auch a proceeding i- rlv unconstitutional. The section ild allow parties to taka the road. tion of Messrs. Turner, of Brookiuleant.'than tha.prioe proposed for the Hammond and Phillips, of Cobh, and I sale. M*. Bower continued his speech Davis, of Houston. A secoud ballot t aud argued as to the bouefits of a THE HOUSE. The house was called to order by Speaker Bacon at 9 a. m., and. open ed with prayer by Rev. John Jones, chaplain. DISCRXTIONART POWER ORANTED. ' The joint committee on Jnqatic asy lum reported a resolution (hatthe Su perintendent of the lunatic asylum be allowed to refute admission to h»tra- leas idiots and other harmless cases when dangerons cases are unprovided for, and discretionary power be gran ted him until ample accommodations are provided to,r all classes of pa tients. Agreed to.' reconsideration. Mr. Butt moved to reconsider the bill to supplement the act carrying into effect paragraph 2, section 18, ar ticle 6 of the constitution. Messrs. Butt, Awtry, Fort, King and McWhorter supported the mo tion, aud Messrs. Turner, of Brooks, and Mathews opposed the motion.— The bill was reconsidered and referr ed to the judiciary committee. BILLS READ FIRST TIME. Mr. Turner, of Coweta-—To pro vide for the payment of insolvent costs in felony cases. Referred, to committee on judiciary. Mr. Hutchlus-r-To prevent tha re ception in the lunatic asylum, of par alytics, inebriates, idiots, and epilep tics. Referred u> committee on luna- tic asylum. w - Mr. Miller, of Houston—To pro r vide for tho punishment of road com missioners tor neglect of duty. Re ferred to committee on internal im provements. —. j . • Mr. Carr—To amend aoction 1455 of the code. Referred to committee on agriculture. Mr. Harrison—To provide for ac tions for costs by the representatives of deceased persons. Referred to committee on the judiciary. Mr. Redwine—To prevent the maintaining or running of lotteries in this stale. Referred to committee on judiciary. Mr. Luffraan—To abolish the wild land office. Referred to committee on -wild lands. Mr. Rogers—To repeal ail laws providing tor- the election of county commissioner* by grand juries, and to provide tor their elertion by the voters of the county. Referred to committee on education. Mr. Clegg—To amond - tho act reg ulating the trafflo -in seed cotton iu Decatur and Randolph oountie* by applying its provisions to Lea coun * nnumuieeon agri culture. Mr: Wheeler—To anthvrize and re- q 'i ,r ? . e Governor to sell the real es- oclongmg tothe State in Mil- ladgeville. Referred to committee on finance. . To provldc f °r the changing of private wav*. Referred to mm- m it tee on judiciary. Mr. Strother—To amend section ° r the code. Referred to commit tee on Judiciary. READ THIRD TIME. To repeal the act to render more ef ficient and economical the inspection and analysis of tertiiizers. Bill and -UQstitnte made >hc special order for Thursday next immediately after reading the journal. PROVIDENCE FOR THE INTEREST. Mr, Hotchli* offered a resolution directing the treasurer to pay the in terest on (50,000 6 per ccut. bonds, 1s- -uad August, 1859; on account of the Atlantic and Gulf railroad, aud due August, 1879, although there are no coupon* attached for the last quarter. Referred to finance committee. a general investigation. ^^Yaltere offered a resolution providing for the . appointment, of three special committees consisting of nine members each, to investigate thoroughly and completely the treas ury department, the department of agriculture, and the office of principal keeper of the penitentiary, with pow er to send for persons and pa)>era, and Ell other powers necessary to a toll discharge of their duties. The Speaker announced the fol lowing committees appointed: On the Treasury—Messrs. Miller, .of Houston; Sibley, of Richmond; Crawford, of Muscogee; Nisbett, of Bibb; Awtry, of Troup; Redwine. of Hall; King, of Floyd; Hollis, of Marion; Sheffield, of £arly. On the Principal Keeper of tho Penitentiary—Messrs. Chambers, of -Wilkinson; Walters, of Dougherty; Garrard, of Muscogee; Hulsey, of Fulton; Tatum, of Dade,- Patterson, of Pierce; Butt, of Uniou; Ivcv, of Ware; aud Tarver. On the Department of Agriculture. —Messrs. Smith, of Oglethorpe; Liv- ingston, of Newton; Hill; Pope, of -Jasper; Smith, of Walton; Welch; C.’ W. Williams, of Meriwether; Mitchell, of Taylor, and Wheeler, of Walker. ^„ On the State School Commissioner. —Messrs. Dicken, of Henry: North ern, of Hancock; Oliver, of Banks; Turner, of Coweta; Janes, of Polk: Bell, of Emanuel; McCtirry, of Hart; Burch, of Laurens, and Carr, of Rock dale. Mr. Dickiu offered an amendment providing for an additional commit tee of nine to investigate the office of >tate school commissioner, which waa Agreed to. The resolution as amended waa adopted. Deaf People’s Troubles. «*v /orIt Times.) One of the saddest features of ex- ces ive deafness is the unhappy men tal effect it is apt to leave on' those troubled with II So frequently ia this the case that it lias been said that persons of morbid dispositions are peculiarly liable to this way of look ing at the matter, cau-e and eff-ct are transposed. It Is certain tha: persons of cheerful dispositions have been ap parently transformed into something vholly different from their former selves by being deprived of th-; ordl- tary powers of lieariW. This change is nut uifflcnlt to un- lerstand when one takes into account .he many trials and deprivations a person whose hearing is greatlv im paired is called upon to bear. He ia ■utwardly iu no way diflerent from other people, and unless lie has with aim at all times some ugly symbol of iiiSiinflrmity, like an ear trumpet, stranger* cannot know and friends tre likely to forget that be ia wanting n one of the most uied powers of sente. Of course, when something ia said to him which he does not under stand, in consequence of the light careless way iu which the words are ottered, or because the sounds are los( tb him in the jarring burn of a general conversation, it is easy to ex plain one’s helplessness aud' ask to have a question or statement repeat ed.; But to be thus perpetually ac knowledging onVs weakness is ex ceedingly distai-tetol to most persons; ihe more so as the confession rarely brings with it any satisfactory return. The prevailing belief of those who have not associated much with deaf people is that to make them hear itl* only necessary to raise the voice.— This, in most instances, is a complete mistake. Few men, and still fewer women, who are not professional vo calists, speak plainly when they speak with a loud voice, and hence it often happens that the victim of their kind efforts is in no way assisted in the tash of understanding them, while all those who may be near are made aware of his misfortune. The proper way is to speak slowly and-distinctly, for with the d«af the recognition of volume pf sound ex ist*, just as a nearsighted man has a perception of an object, only in one case as in the other, tho outlines and divisions are uncertain snd contused. Asithis is rarely understood, those who are troubled with deafness soon find that attempts at general social intercourse bring with them more discomfiture than pleasure, and the natural result is to force the sufforer iuto a kind of mental isolation. Farmers in the West. We often groan about the condi tion of the agricultural interests in the Southern States, .but how much better aro they in the West? By way of illustration, we clip the following from the testimony before tho Con gressional labor committee, taken the other day in Chicago: George M. Sloan, a farmer in Wis consin, testified: Farms were all mortgaged to their toil value througli- out tne State. The price of farm la bor was lowering at pre-cut. being from seventy-five cents per day to tcu dollars per mouth. The penal law of Wisconsin against begging had destroyed the surplus of labor.— Farmers seemed blind to the fact that, three-fourths of the so-called tramps were hone-t laborers out of work; thought an increase of cur rency would benefit Wisconsin. The panic of 1873, caused by too much speculation, caused the existing de pression among the laboring classes: thought the Government committed a great wrong in contracting tlie cur rency; contraction meant national suicide; it forced them to do with one dollar what they had agreed to do with two.” “Farms all mortgaged to their full valueThat docs not sound pretty well tor tlie great and growing West. Women’s fashions in Paris are aaijl to be in a state of chaos. Worth a new designs are marked by great simplicity, but ofiate Worth has been successfully rivalled l>v other men dressmakers, and some of these have gone to the other extreme, so that fashionable women harely know wh»( to wear.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Albany news. (Albany, Ga.) 186?-1880, August 14, 1879, Image 1