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SI'N-STROKES.
BQl* The Iudiauapolia bar*
"PloaBauton don’t like being kicked
out.” It waa rather uu-Flcasant on him.
teJ* Admiral Porter bus j»oor health
Now if it was Robeaon it might bo anid
that ho is wa-siek.
JkaX' The ('ourier-Journuf» "Small
Talk” ia bo email that the reader can
Beared^ soo the point
Bf?X- “Figures don’t lie” says the Now
York Times, If that bo truo it is evident
that the Times is not a figure.
ttay* The New York Globe calla for the
hangiug of a switchman who neglected
his duty. The Globe is evidently burd
up for a noose paragraph.
Bfll, The papers are asking tho ques
tion "is suicide epidemical ?” and this
too, when an epidemic of suicide is prev
alent in tho country.
lix&‘ The Louisville Commercial has a
column headed "Table Talk.” It is nat
ural enough for one to look to that ool-
umn for spice, but one docs not find it
there.
WSt* The harmony among the Louisi
ana Radicals is a thing greatly to be ad
mired. They evidently think two Re
publican parties aro necessary to beut
tho Democrats next timo.
j6®r*-‘‘Tlie new departure of tho Hitler
ites iB sot for the third of next month. ”
Tho Courier-Journal has borrowed one of
Harlan*8 shirts as an "ascension robe,”
and is ready to join the new departure.
Tho garment just fits.
UgL, Speaking of Mr. Stephens, the
Courier-Journal soys: "he is a renowned
poragraphist.” Mr. Stephens, if less
conscientious, would doubtless be glad to
say the snmo of the editor of the Courier-
Journal.
Bgi,, Tho Louisville Commercial com
plains that Governor Loslie does not
"maintain law and order” in that State.
Will the Commercial please explain how
and Executive can "maintain law and
order” in a State whero there are 38,000
white Radicals. That number of Radi-
calls turbulents would make paradiso a
pandemonium.
To-morrow is the annual recur
rence of the birth-day of Napoleon III,
late Emperor of France. Hitherto it has
been observed os a national fete day
by tho French people. Now, there are
fow Frenchmen who would care, or daro,
do more than curse the day he was born.
Ono year ago Napoleon was at tho head
of his army, doing what ho could to re
deem hia promise to hold his fete in Ber
lin. To-day he is an exile from his coun
try—is no more to tho French pccplc than
any other mau; and if he is mentioned
more frequently than other exiled French
men, it is that all the greater curses may
bo heaped upon him. Alas! what a game
of sec-saw this life is in all of its condi
tions. Fortune is a wicked flirt. To-day
she loo8ensH.be strings’of her leticule, sn«l
empties all her wealth at the feet of her
favorite. To-morrow she has n<3 favors to
bestow, but angrily blushes away all her
former bounties. A few mouths ago tho
word of Napoleon bad the power to af
fect the value of all tho Stocks and Bonds
in tho world’s Exchange. To-day ho has
no more power in that direction than a
Comanche Indian. Thero is no doubt
that this birthday will bo the saddest of
bis life, und anything but a fete day to
him. Quite as melancholy is his condi
tion as was that of tho other Napoleon,
whose spirit chafed and fretted while lis
tening to tho dash of tho waves against
tho rocks of "wild St Helen.”
GEORGIA MEWS.
Tho Americas Republican announces
the death of Mr. Ferry H. Oliver.
Savannah has had a miscegenation cose.
Tho Early county News announces tho
death of Henrv Botts, ono of the oldest
citizens of Miller county.
A negro boy confined in Brooks county
jail, under a charge of burghiry, recently
escaped from the jail guard, oud has uot
yet been recaptured.
A revival liaa been in progress in the
Baptist Church at Quitman for the past
ten .lays, and a number have united
themselves with the Church.
The Bainbridge Son says : Crops geu-
e.rally aro in a bettor condition than has
been supposed, judging from conversa
tions we have held with farmers lately.
Tho Washington Gazelle of the lltlr
says: ,, , „
On Wednesday morning Mr. A. W.
Buclaon, who has been suffering from
mental derangement for some time past,
committed suicide by taking strychnine.
A rattlesnake five and a half feet long,
with double fangs an inch in length,
seventeen rattles, and two inebee between
tho eyce, was killed in Dr. W. J. Oliver's
yard, at Fowlstown, On., one day last
week.
The Macon Telegraph says there is now
more mechanical labor going on in that
city than at any time within tire last
twenty years. Almost every rod estate
owner ui tho city is making improve-
ments of some sort about his property,
and, with what new buildings that are up,
all of the meclianies tire kept busy, and
thero is work for many more if they were
there to do it.
Qnring the past three or four weeks,
says tho Washington Gtudle of the Uth,
tho drought has done immonso damage
throughout this county. About one-thinl
of the county has liad no rain for about
nine weeks. Wo passed through tmswxr
tion some ten days ago, and for tho first
timo saw corn actually dead in the Helds,
in many fields the corn could havo been
burnt by placing a lighted match to it.—
The cotton VIas little, it any, better. Wo
saw many fields wLio.b we do uot believe
would make a bale to tcu acres. Fortu
nately, the other portion of our county
has buffered very little, the drought hav
ing set in after tbo cully corn was pretty
well made, and wo have bad good rains,
during the post week, In time to save tnc
lute crop. Cotton, however, is not good
in any section, and we doubt if more than
half the quauiity will be gathered as was
hu.t year. We hoi>e that, iu spito of the
terrible dronght in a portion of tho coun
ty, that t-nr ugh corn will he made within
her borders to supply the home consump
tion. The fruit crop is very Abundant,
but very inferior in quulity. Tho peach
trees are oveiloaded and breaking down
uuder the weight of the heavy crop, but
tho fruit is small, barJ, gummy and of
pour fluvor. If hall or two-thirds had
been removed from tho trees after ull dan
ger of frost was gone, tho crop would
have been much finer.
Tho Elbeiton Gazette of the lOlhsuys
The crops iu this section have suffered
intensely for the last two weeks from tho
excessively warm, dry weather. They
were looking very promising until the
drj weather set in, but oil hopes of any
thing like an average yield, cither of cot
ton or ccrn, havo boo abandoned.
Tlie aggregate value of Putnam county
taxable property for 1871, is $1,001,712,
against $1,400,000 last year, showing an
increase of $271,712. Tho number of
polls is 1,508—whites 508, blacks 1,000.
There are only fourteen professional men
in tho county.
Ou Sunday oveniug last, some young
people near Rocky Mouut were taking a
walk. Ono young lady, having a small
switch in her hand, struck a young man
who happened to havo a small copper
cartridge in his pantaloons pocket, winch
exploded, tho ball passing through their
clothing and lodging in the kneo of the
lady, producing a painful and dangerous
wound.
A correspondent of the Augusta Chron
icle, writing from Marietta, says: "Shrewd
farmers hereabout estimate that the cot
ton crop this year will scarcely exceed
two and a half million bides. In the
lower portion of tho State it has been be
set l>y too frequent rains, and iu the up
per i»ortiou by tho wont of rain. In cer
tain districts up hero corn and cotton are
suffering from tho ravages of grasshop
pers, or if you please, as the Charleston-
aiis say, "hopper-grasses.”
A correspondent writing from Louis
ville, Jefferson county, to tho Savannah
News, gives tho following account of a
pc occurrence in that vicinity:
jn Tuesday ovening last Mr. J. L.
Coleman went to tho plantation of Mr.
G. W. Brinson to arrest a freodman by
tho name of Bugg Fierce, who was con
cealed in a house. Coleman demanded
admittance, which was refused. Ho then
forced tho door open and entered, when
he was shot by tho negro and instantly
killed.
The Mayor of Augusta submitted the
report of Engineer C. A. Olmstead to the
City Council last Monday. The plan
embraces 36,865 feet of canal at an esti
mated total cost of $371,610 56. This
will produce a mechanical force equal to
10,560 horse power on thirty feet fall,
which, at ten dollars per horse power
yearly rentage, would bo worth $105,600
per annum. Tho actual rentage to be
paid by the Augusta and Oglethorpe
factories will amount to $28,000, which
would pay interest on $400,000.
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ROME AMD THE ROMANS.
Api>carunct* of tl»c City—It* I*oifly Sit
uation—IU Present Thrift anti Future
Prospects—Industry- Touches Here and
There—The Newspaper World of Rome
—The Fair Grounds—The Ladle* of
Rome, Ac.
Rome, Ga., Auj. 11, 1871.
It is uot to be reasonably expected that
even Rome, the classic "Seven-hilled
City” of the Empire State of the South,
should be able to put ou its best attire or
show off to the best advantage its indige
nous beauty under tue disadvantageous
effects of a seven weeks’ severe drought,
when a mantle of subtle dust covers, ns
with a pall, every visible object, and even
dame Mature refuses to be happy uuder
the vertical rays of an almost tropical
sun. Yet, iu spite of all those infelici
tous surroundings, Rome cannot conceal
her native merits and beauties as one of
tlie brightest oud most interesting cities
of our dear old State. She sits a queen
enthroned upon her blooming mountaiiis;
her glowing feet laved in the silver
waters of her tributary streams, tlie ro
mantic Etowah and Oostanoulo, sur
rounded by her glorious sisterhood of
charming valleys, and holding aloft the
golden sceptre of manufacture and com
mercial enterprise.
SCENERY.
Without doubt tho scenery around
Rome is tho most picturesque in Georgia;
oud for its loveliness and quiet grandeur
unsurpassed in tho wholo extent of our
country. It must bo seen to be appre
ciated; and the traveler to this eyrie of
tlie mountains will l>e surprised at the
beauties that nature unconsciously re
veals to his ravished eye, and cause him
to linger with love and depart with re
gret from a spot hollowed by all that can
refine tho mind and elevate the poetic
aspirations of the soul.
TJIIUFT AND PBOSTECTB.
Tho thrift and industry of our Moun
tain City is oue of its most noticeable
features. On every side the whirr of ma
chinery and tho welcome souud of busy
steam is hoard, showing that the people
of this city are wide awake to their best
interests, and aro boldly marching for
ward in the grand column of progress,
whoso thunderous treud is startliug the
world and shaking the dry bones of the
slow post in their sepulchres. We are
glad to notice these grand indications of
uoblo spirit and enterprise on the part of
our sister city; and this feature bus boon
one of continued praise ou tho lips of
every visitor and member of the State
Agricultural Convention, now convened
in this city. God speed tho best inter
ests of Rome !
THE FSOPLB
of Rome are noticeable for their energy,
thrift, wide swakeness, and mountaineer
hospitality. Though tho proportions of
this classic-named city ore small, the
heart of its gallant people is metropoli
tan, and its grateful scope endeavors to
embrace a whole continent of charity and
hospitality. "No pent up Utica contracts
its powers”—a fact grateful to tho weary
sojourner witbiu its verdaut walls.
toe cnors.
Wo aro sorry to learn and to observe,
owing to the violont^drought and excess
ive heat, even the virgin fertility of the
soil arouud Rome has failed to avert the
frown of an adverse season, and that In
consequence the crops in the vicinity of
Rome arc languishing and virtually with
ering, and unless the grateful dews of
heaven descend Roon in alleviating show
ers, tho crops of this region will ho al
most a failure.
TTIE NEWSPAPER WOULD
of Rome is very excellently represented
in that live and most energetic Demo
cratic Daily, the Rome Commercial, under
the auspices of the Grady Bros, aud Col.
Shonkliu, uii.1 in tho Tri-Weekly Cuurier,
Mid tho Borne Wecl.lt/. Tho faculty that
controls tho column* of tho Commercial
jtant'i unsurpassed in tho uint'a ol Qtor-
? ;ia journalism for toot, ability, vim, pro-
easioual dam, anil other , annuals ui
good journalism Cot. -SlianUiii com
bine. many qualities that go to luako uj>
a first-class newaju)>er man. lie is a first-
rate political writer, oud a practical nriu-
ter—understands the muuagrnient of tire
mochanien) as well as the editorial depart
ment; and is one of the most accomplished
and genial gentlemen we have met in an
ago. Henry Grudy is a brilliant writer,aud
a prime of good follows in general, and
him a host of friends not only in classic
Rome, hut all over the State. By strict
attention to business a most auspicious
future lies boforo him, ns be has all the
constituents necessary to luako u uian of
murk iu his day aud generation. The
luluuee of his aidaleaxnnpt are worthy of
him, aud together succeed in wielding
the power editorial with effect and honor
to tin ir profession.
Wu wish Itomau journalism unbounded
success, and that the shadow of its con
ductors, and that the light of its tripods
may never grow leaa.
the pair onousns
are beautifully situated, aud give evidence
of that practical forethought and lurge
comprehensiveness of tho necessities of
these practical times so characteristic of
tho people of Romo and of Floyd county.
Much interest was manifested by the
members of the Agricultural Convention
during the excellent collation spread at
the Grounds for their entertainment ou
Wednesday last; and tho construction aud
adaptability of tho numerous buildings
upon tho Grounds struok every observer
most favosably. Tho Fain of this Asso
ciation are always perfect successes; and
the approaching Fair in October is looked
for with deep interest.
buildings, btc.
A jaunty, business-like air pervades the
busiuess streets of Romo, aud well-filled
shelves aud counters give evidonco of tho
prosperity of tho city. Thero arc also
many elegant and comfortublo private
residences, as well os conspicuous public
buildiugs. Judging from tho number of
churches, the Romans aro a devout, os
well os keen commercial and political
people, which speaks well for them. All
that Romo still needs is a first-class hotel,
a la Kimball House, to accommodate the
hundreds of aunual visitors to the Moun
tain City. And last, but not least, I must
daintily touch upon tho
ROMAN LADIES !
Though my ill star has fated mo to be
hold but little of their beauty, owing to
tho paucity ol their numbers upon the
hot, dusty streets, yet those examples
which I have seen ontitles me to lay claim
for them to the highest appreciation on
the part of tho sterner sox. They are
graoe/ul and elegant in toilette, with a
springy, mountaineer step, buoyant os
the bright air of the bills on which they
live, fresh os the dew upon the mountain
heather, and sweet-voiced as the waters
of their blending nativo streams. God
bless them, and give them, in His own
good time, clever and industrious hus
bands.
In conclusion, I desire to acknowledge
the unstinted courtesy of Col. Siianklin,
the Grady Bros., and Major Milton, of
tho Commercial; and to Captain Mapp.
Their attentions made this visit to Rome
os pleasant as could be desired. S.
BTATKAOIUCPLTt'HALCO.VVKNTlOX.
Tlie Agrh-nltural Co1I(T«-DIiiiioiIH*i»
oft lie Script—Speeches by Gov. Brown,
Col. McKinley, Hon. B. C. Yancey, and
others—Rev. C. W. Howard on the L»i-
bnt- System—Labor Contracts, Kir.
Special correspondence of the Atlsuts Sun.
Rome, Ga., August 10th, 1871.
Etlilon y the Sun .-—The first tiling in
the order of business this morning was
the discussion on the resolution to memo
rialize the Legislature to allow the Con
vention the disposition of the Land Scrip
donated tho State by act of Congress of
July 2d, 18C2, for the establishment
of an Agricultural CoUogc. Ex-Governor
Brown firet appeared upon tho floor ns
tho representative of tho delegation from
the Alumni of tlie University of Georgia
He favored no special locality, but was
hero to net for tho host interests of the
whole State. Ho showed, that with the
!>est success in the sale of this scrip only
seveuty-fivo cents per acre could be real
ized from it, which would raise about two
hundred thousand dollars, os an endow
ment fund, there being two hundred and
seventy thousand acres for Georgia’s
share: that it was utter folly to talk of
dividing this fund and establishing two
schools in different sections of the State,
ns the whole fund would not be sufficient
to properly endow ono College if set up to
itself.
Ho spoke of tlie advantages of tlie
University of Georgia ovor all other com
petitors ; that it already hod tho profes
sors to teach the requisite branches with
out paying others, and could afford op
portunities for the Agricultural class in
any of the various collegiate studies at
tho same time. The law of Congress
prohibits tho expenditure of any part of
this fund for tho erection or repairing of
buildings; it was, therefore, useless for
sections whioh had not buildings to at
tempt the establishment of such an in
stitution without an additional endow
ment. He oited instunoes of all similar
institutions North, and many in England
and Germany, to show, 1st, the necessity
aud advantage of such an institution;
and, 2d, their inability to oontinue in
successful operation if snstainod by a Bum
of money no larger than that whioh
would bo realized from this scrip, and
not in connoetion with ono already pro
gressing successfully.
He was followed by CoL McKinley, the
mouth-picoo of the MiUedgovillo delega
tion. His points were, 1st, That Mil-
ledgevillo had the buildings and ground
for an experimental farm. 2d, That the
students who would attend this school
would bo tho plow-boys, who would be
compelled to be at home to do the labor
of the farm at oertain times of the year,
and Athens was too distant. Millodgo-
ville was in the centre of tho aootion
which would furnish these students. Ho
ridiculed the-University; .poke of it as
haviDg always been an institution after
the old Scotch Presbyterian and Irish
preaokor fashion, whero La tin and Greek
poetry were taught with tome suoceas, but
of late it had been made an imitation
German tchooL
Col. Price, of Dablonega, then ad-
dreeaed the Convention, presenting the
claims of the North Georgia Agricultural
Collego to a part of this scrip.
Col. Yanoey spoke in behalf of tho
claims of the University, showing plainly
its superior facilities and advantage*, aed
cloaca in some eloquent remarks upon
what constituted a true aristocrat—an
lumesi man—which had a fino effect in
doing away with the feeling which bad
been engendered by this discussion be
tween tho barefooted boys of tho moun
tains aud the aristocrats of MidJlc tail
Southern Georgia.
The result was the referring of the
matter to the original Committee ap-
inted last Spring to memorialize tho
Col. C. W. Howard delivered an ad
dress upon “The necessity of a change
in our agriculture iu ooa«equeu<-o oi it
change in our labor system." He thought
the development of the mineral resumve-
III Georgia wae tho principal agency
through which this change was to bo
brought nlxiut, and that sheep and tur
uips would be tho chief fertilizing ag' ii
lies.
CoL Barnett offered a resolution, that
as the noted and valuable works on the
subject of Agriculture of George Villo
had been translated by u young Georgia
girl hi a style of great elegance and per
spieuity, that this body earnestly recom
mend its extensive circulation iu the
event that the translation should bo pub
lished. Also a vote of thanks to the fair
translator. The j-cnoliitiuii was adopted
unanimously by a rising vote, iu reap,
to this Georgia Lull, Ujkiu inquiry by
the unmarried delegates, the President
anounced that the Indy was the duughte
of CoJ. C. W. Howard.
Gol. Clinch, of Sparta, offered in be
half of the Agricultural Society of Han-
oock county, a resolution to appoint a
committee to memorialize the Legisla
ture to so uniond the statute an to make
tho lcaviug of an omployer by laborers au
offense to bo punished by fine and im
prisonment, instead of making tho same
a misdemeanor, aud tho person so en
ticing away such laborer liable for data-
ages. This resolution excited consider
able uud spirited debate on both sides,
A substitute was offered by Mr. Tuggle,
of LaGrange, which was adopted. It
was to refer to a committee of fivo to re
port upon the practicability of niernor-
alizing the Legislature to make such
ahzing tho Legislature to mono such
changes in the Code relating to contracts
os they deemed best for tho interest of
the State.
Mr. Newman, of Hancock, offered a
resolution to refer to a committee the
expediency of establishing a State Jour
nal of Agriculture, which was adopted.
llauy ol tho delegates have left, though
tho business of tho Convcution is still
goiug on with great onorgy aud dispatch.
I understand au adjournment is expected
on Friday night. Auer.
UTEKV1KW WITH TMK DHKSIDKNT.
What he Say. or Southern Appoint*
menu, lets.—Facts nliout Fli-asanton'r
Buapcnftlon.
Tlio Southern correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commerce has writ
ten to that journal from Washington, un
der date of tho 8th instant, an interesting
account of nn interview with President
Grant, together with some other pertinent
matters. Ho writes:
AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT GRANT.
Understanding from General Balicock
tlrnt the President would be glad to have
a talk with me about southern matters,
your correspondent embraced an op
portunity to sten into tho sanctum
sanctorum oi tho White House aud in
dulge in an interview. A remarkable
improvement in the President’s health
is apparent at the first glance. He is
much stouter than usual, aud looks
well. Our conversation i. at first was a
mere matter of explanation of affairs in
the Southern States from the standpoint
on which I based general conclusions its
to tlie material, social and jiolitieal condi
tion of the different States, us shown in
letters sent you from the States them
selves, together with tlie business and po
litical prospects in thoso States. The
President listened attentively, aud inter
posed many questions. He seemed par
ticularly anxious to know wliat the peo
ple thero thought of his appointees in the
custom-houses and postotlices and other
government positions. He was answered
that the general complaint against his offi
cers is on political grounds, and that the
chief dissatisfaction at the South is with
State and county officials. The course of
the Bout-hern people toward government
officials is generally determined by the
honesty and capacity shown by tlie in
cumbents. As a general tiling, govern
ment officers get along well with the jko-
pie, aud many of them aro highly re
spected. The men against whom the peo-
plo of the South generally show a vindic
tive spirit are men who were dishonest at
home in the North, and arc now thieves
at tlie South, conducting their nefarious
schemes uuder the sliielu of officiul posi
tion, as republicans, and as republicans
only, because thoy thereby manage to use
tho negro votes to elect them to office.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID.
Tho President admitted a belief that
thero are many very bad men in office in
tho South claiming to be republicans,
but who would be anything in the polit
ical lino that would lurther their bad de
signs, and are not, therefore, chargeable
to the account of tho Republican party
as a great political organization. BLo be
lieves a largo number of Ku-Klux out
rages have been committed, but that the
gradual advance of a better feeling
throughout the South, besides the mortil
effect oi the passage of tho Ku-Klux bill,
has stopped Ku-Kluxism and outlawry to
a very great extent. He did not propose,
in making appointments, to consult pol
iticians in fch# South, who vote against
tho Republican party, any more than ho
would in tho North. But he was deter
mined to givo them honest aud compe
tent government officials, and he would
take it as a favor when men of any shade
of politios disooyer dishonesty or incom
petency on tho part of his appointees lo
acquaint him with the fact. Woll-autheu-
ticated complaints from any onarter
would receive caroful attention. Ho hod
removed all objectionable men from tho
New Orleans custom house, and he be
lieved ho had a good set of officials there
now. He regarded the condition of tho
South generally as improving.
The President was hurried. Ho was
obliged to oconomize timo in ordor to
get off to-night; Concluding the inter
view, he said :
"As for news that you may wont to
print, I can only say that I have decided
to appoint Mr. Douglass commissioner of
internal rovenue.”
" And let Pleasanton go ?”
"Of course?’’
" Why, I thought you were a friend of
Gen. Pleasanton’s. You luive no hard
feelings against him, havo you ?”
"Nono whatever. It bus become
neceasary, in order to secure harmony iu
public affairs, to appoint a successor to
him. I like Gen. Pleasanton. Ho aud
I were together at West Point, aud have
been friends ever since, and always will
be, I hope.
THE SENSATION OF TUE SEASON
has been the suspension of Gen. Flecsan-
ton. Cabinets are close corporations.—
Members thereof seldom quarrel, because
of a reciprocal feeling that each must
finally returned ill the papers the wuivi
oh if no appeal had been made. Mi.
Pleasanton began to loso friends, aud
among them were numbered some of
those who were mainly instrumental iu
securing a position for him. Others
grew' cool toward.*! him. The reason for
this change was very apparent. Certain
gentlemen expected to ubohirn as a pliant
tool, cud they found they had selected
the wrong mau. The next thing for
tl em to do appeared to be to havo Pleas
anton dismissed. They either joined
bauds with Mr. Boutwoll ordid not ussist
their friend Pleasanton.
WUAT PLEASAN TON DID.
Mr. Ph'UMUitou awarded eoutruetn for
printing revenue stamps. He failed,
after thorough examination, to discover
any particular merit, but believes he
could^soe decided disadvantages iu the
fibre paja-r of ono of the bidders, and
therefore resolved to use another kind of
bank-note paper for stamps. Mr. Rout-
well lielievcd the patent fibre paper used
by the Department for bonds, notes, Ac.,
a mirueulouw discovery, aud decided
Unit the Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue should adopt that stylo of paper and
no other. Mr. PI wwuton refused, und
though the contracts wore to commence
outlie 1st day of July, yet no work has
been done on them because of the disa
greement between these two officials.
Tlie dividend taxes assessed for the last
five montliH of 1870 were declared wrong
ly assessed by Mr. Pleasanton, and the
Secretary overruled him again. When
Mr. Pleasanton reversed previous rulings,
and declared that tho law does not cor.
template taxing l>orrowed money os enpi
tal, Mr. Boutwell again flew into a pas
sion, and docliU'od that t ho country would
be ruinod by this man Pleasanton.
WUAT no LTWELL DID.
Tho discussion of tho question uutur
ally marked lines of defenso. The Sec
rotary of tho Treasury protested to tho
President and his fellow-members of the
cabinet that his "subordinate” was doing
things iu opuosition to his policy; while
ho (Boutwell) was trying to put the
screws down tight and draw every dollar
ho could, liko drops of blood, from tho
tax-payer, Pleasanton, was actually throw
ing the doubt, whero doubt existed, to
tho benefit of tbo taxpayer. Pleasanton
contended that he was not a subordinate
in any sense of tho word, and that tho
decision of tho Commissioner of Internal
Revenue was final in each case, and that
he desired that point tested by the At
torney General. Ho applied to tho
President to huve tho test made but tho
President reform! him to Secretary
Boutwell, whom he did not like to of-
iend. Of course Secretary Boutwell
would not submit the question to the
Attorney General* Mr. Pleasanton then
begged tho President, again, to wait and
solicit the opinion of the Attorney Gen
eral as to the question of subordination.
Mr. Boutwell, whose iniluouco is feared,
stood iu the way and prevented it. Tho
result is known.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
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fjurtuoare, (fitiltrj. C?«no, <CTc.
W A1 >NWORTH
©o.,
iMPnr.Tr/ns and WHOLugAi.i-: dkat.kkb in
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS,
Cnri'iage Mnlxor**’ un<I UiiI1<1<>fh MnlcrialiindToolH
nutobor and Xjoathor Boltin*,
No 21 Whitehall Street Cor. Alabama, opposite James' Bank. ATLANTA, GA.
tUnicljtc, Jtmtlrn, Silrrr (Dart, ®it.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS!
A Woman is Found in lied svitli
Her Throat Cut—-Slic Dies
Shortly Afterwards—.iVo Clue
to the Perpetrator of the Deed.
■Ou the oth«f for wtattuco csll.
nil odd Biiu'i wi-ikueu grow* tlie ttrougth of all.
The long and short of it is, then, that
the Cabinet, with the probable exoontion
of Mr. Akerman anil .Mr. Fish, who is
absent, united at last in Bupport of Mr.
Boutwoll in his persecution of Mr. Pleas
anton. The commencement of this aifiiir
was in tlie recommendation of Mr. Pieaa-
anton that Congress abolish tbo incomo
tax, and tho publication of statistics fni-
nished by him to show that tho t»x is
bnrdensomo nud unnecessary. Then
came the minor decisions regarding the
routine of tlie office. After that came
the Now York Central Bailroad decision.
Mr. Pleasanton's ruling was revised by
the Secretary. The former wonld havo
collected tlie tax in less than two weeks,
but tho latter prevented him. Mr. Pleas
anton refused to modify bis viows to suit
those of the Secretary, and the Socretsry
Lust Tuesday night, or mtlier early ou
Wednesday morning, about il o'clock, a
Mrs. Davis, living about twenty-oight
miles from this city, near tho lino of Bill-
look-and Bryan counties, was found sit
ting up iu bud with her throat cut, from
whioh siio died iu a fow moments after
alio was found in this condition. From
the best information that wo can obtain,
it appears that Mr. Joseph Davis, living,
as boforo stated, near tho line of Bullook
and Bryiui counties, had gono fishing,
lcaviug his wife, her sister and his family
of children at home, suspecting no ill to
befall any of thorn boforo his retnrn.
Hia wife was a young woman of about
twenty-five or twouty-six years old, and
was tbo third wife. He had raised fam
ilies of children by two former wives, and
hod quite a number of small children.—
On tho night in question the family had
ull retired to bod os usual, the children
slopping on a bod mado on tho floor.—
Tho sister of Mrs. Davis was also sleep
ing in the samo room. This sister was a
widow, a Mrs. Drigger.
The evidonco adduced at tho Coroner's
inquest furnishes tho best information,
and we publish it as related to us ;
One of tho children by a former mar
riage, u little girl about twolvo years of
age, testifies that after midnight she saw
Mrs. Davis got mi from her bod and walk
to where tlie children were lying, giving
two of them a slap, as they were crying
and making a noise. From there she
saw her return to licr bed, and, iu a short
timo afterwurds, heard her cull to her sis
ter, Mrs. Drigger, saying sho was bleed
ing to deatii.
The evidence of tho sister, Mrs. Drig
ger, is not only different from this, but
is conflicting in itself. Sho states that
after Mrs. Davis left the children's lied
she walked to a cupboard, against which
the little boys' pants were hanging ; that
she then walked to the table in tho room,
and from there back to her lied. In a
few moments Mrs. Davis eallod to her
sister, who, together with tho children,
ran into her room, finding her sitting up
in bod, complaining of bleeding very
freely. They were very much excited ;
made considerable noise, and finally an
old negro woman oamo into tho house.—
Mrs, Davis died in n short timo.
In the morning n number of persons
wont into tho room. Tho little boy, in
looking for his pants, found them lying
on tho table, instead of hanging against
tlio cupboard wlioro he had put th m the
night before. On examining the pockets
his kuifo was gono. It was somo timo bo
fore tlio kuifo was found. Some ono took
the tub containing water to the door, and
iu pouring out tho water tho knife came
out. Huviug been in tlio water for somo
timo there was no blood to bo seen ou it*
Tbo physician iu attendance examined
tlio knife, and comparing tho cut on the
noek with the blado of tho kuifo, gavo it
us his opinion that it was mado witli that
particular knifo.
There was no oilier evidence before the
Coroner's jury; Mrs. Driggor uiado sev
eral contnulietory statements. One time
she said it was two hours after sho saw
iu-r sister liefore sho died; ut another sho
said it was one hour. The verdict of the
jury was, that “deceased come toiler
death from Home -harp instrument iu the
hands of tui unknown person." Bonn
are of tlie opinion tliat she cut herself
with the knife, which they suppose she
was holding open in her hand cutting
tobacco, [anil in the effort to brush off
mosquitoes sho stuck the kuifo blndo into
her neck. Tills in quite improbable, as
tlie knife could scurccly have been found
in a tub some distance off bud this been
tho case.
Mrs. Davis was buried on Thursday.
None of her own or her hnsliond's friends
can form any satisfactory idea of tho true
murderer, aud it appears that she was
unable to give any information after she
called her sister to tho laid. To soy the
least, it is a most horrible and mysterious
deed, ami if another than herself is the
iH-rpelrotor, wo trust he, she or they may
be discovered aud brought to justice.—
Savannah Xetes, 12fA.
LAWSHE AND HAYNES
ARE
Oirorlri.gr Tlrelr Elntlro Stools: <at G-reatly
Rodncod IPrloes-
LOWBR Til A iV THE
SAME QUALITY OF GOODS
HAVE EVER BEEN OFFERED IN ATLANTA.
To Oontlnuo for Thirty Day*, to
Malto Room for •PXxoix-
FALL STOCK.
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life Jnsnrance—firotiibe for the S*lple»*.
ATLANTA
SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE OOMP%
ATLANTA,
G ooriflu.
A.jH. COLQUITT,
Vic* ru**it>x
■ MORRIS^
A PURELY Southern Imtitutiou, Inventing IU Muney whore It obUI&i It* Petronege—more
felly meuegod than auy Company of it* age in tho country—Ita loaeee being over fifty per ci
the average of Amorican Companies—It* Ratio of AmoU to Liabllltloa being greater than any In*
e^ual builuett* in tho United State*.
any tnetltatton of
JBOA.IFLID
WADE HAMPTON,
B. a YANCEY.
W. A. CALDWELL,
D. U. MUUCmSON,
OF DIREIOTORS.
JAMES*. GRAY, C. H. PHIXIZY, .
D. E. SUTLER. J. J. GREGG,
L. W. HOLLAND, A. H. OOlAJUm*.
WM. JOHNSTON. J. 8. HAMILTON,
ROBERT THOMAF, K. H. COWAN,
r. J. PELZKK, W. B. 00X.
U. V. M. MILLER.
B. V. M. MILLER,) Medical
J. M. JOHNSON, f Board
CARD.
At the Annual Meeting of the Stockholder* and Wrectnr* of the Atlanta Department of’ the 1.
Life Inauranco Company, tho undoraigued wore appointed, in accordance with the earaect deelre of the
ProMident aud Hcm tary. a committee to examine tho book*, aa*eta, liabilities, etc., of the Department
We have patiently aud thorouMhly examined everything pertaining to the Company’* buainoee, and i
gratified in being able to state to the abeeut Director*, Stockholder* aud Policy-holder*, that the baMneei
tho Company ha* boon conducted by the officer* with economy and fidelity; and that our former confidence
the country, ha* boon ctrcngUu'ti
J. H. HAMILTON, ;
BEN. C. YANCEY.
A. H. OOLQUIT.
Where is Obodiili ?
CHARTERED BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
AROLINA LIFE INSUR’NCE CO.,
OF M HIMDIXJS, 'X'lflarRI.
ANNCts, $1,028,703.96.
OHlc-o No. 43, Macllsoil Stroot, MempBls, Toisja
c
JEFFERSON DAVIS, President.
jfi. j. trams,
Firat Iffce President.
F. T. V FT TIT,
Second rice President
H*. F. BOn.E, Secretory.
ttnJHOjmo.V, Sientr.t J|SMt, C.
'. WOODS*-.fall, M. 0„ JU4. Ei•miner,
v. Meoar, mm,,
a. j. juwr,
MBPIOA.Ii
DM. JJMEM /. JLMXJ.VBKM,
Jkefeiioon Davis, Memphis, Tens.
M. J. Wilks, President M. k C. It. Ik
W. B. Hunt, Memphis, Tenn.
Wu. JoYNim, Joyner, Lemmon * Gale.
J. T. Pettit, Pettit k Simpson.
W. B. Gukenlaw, Pes’t. Peoples In. Go.
B. K. Pullen, Merchant.
F. W. White, Henrando, Mias.
T HIS COMPANY was organized in 1867, with • Capital Stock of 1200,000,
ha* Mteadlly increaned it* aa*eta until now they exceed a million dollar*.
0. B. Chukot, Memphis, Tenn,
W. L. Vahok, Memphis. Tenn.
F. W. Smith, President Peoples Bssk
N. 8. Bbcok, W. 8. Brooe t Co.
J. O. Fizxb, Gsilbreath, Stewart k Oc.
E. W. Muniohd, Memphis, Tenn.
NaroLKoH Hill, Hill, Fontaine k Co.
vion* management.
•oundneea and the fidelity and eoonoaxy of tli pre
nit* of each insurance journal* m i
half million dollars.
It* outstanding rlaka. and have asurplua reaMlalag af mm ft
SO- AGENTS WANTED.-** Apply to
TiajroK tt HULSEY, Attorneys. ML A. ALSTOJf
Atl»nt». M»v IS. um. Sw.
I 5,000
Bit. JOS. P. LOGAN, MEDICAL EXAMINES, ATLANTA,
T HOSE contemplating Life Insaranoe are respeotfully rsqu
lue the oioriu of this Company. They will And it _
Superior to Many and Inferior to None, in the Kmentials tfcat
give Sound Insurance at ttae Lent Possible Cost.
W. T. WATERS, Gon.Ag't,
— IT ornrnjz s-*. rs/rwsz a>- * it.aNTA. QA
B. Z. DUTTON,
PRACTICAL
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