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THE DAILY SUN. Thursday JIobnino December 26. fair Next Advertisement* alt ray* ft. > n M t bocal (rrul Business Slices on Fourth rage. SI n|lc l oplri •r thr *•■i r*r gul* •« Uu DAILY, .a. 8 CouU WfcOXf.il..A. .{£ A >..v- ' & * u • i! HBT UOBOLOUIC AI* omoE chief or «iomal sebfice, t Washington, D. O., 27(h Dee’r, J871. f The barometer will probably continue to riwa ou Thursday, with uoitb weal wind* UsUsm to Uac north in Stw England and the Middle State*, and north-east wlnda In the Southern and Gulf Mate* — Nouttf n wind*, frith Ibrwttnio*. weatboiv weather prevail very generally eaat of the Mlaaia- aippi. Brisk bat not dangeroa* wind* are antlci- patod for this aranlng. ! C V, Y AFF AIR3- CBHifrmu ahd Bbidal Pbesent*.— Silk dreaaea, «ot>roMere<l clookx, fun, French kid gloves, silk andcr-gsrments, Frerf KWfty.’I'ftncli fedMoAk' ^reosh , fans, real lace acta, every nov- iies, real Jet agts and threo cnsca of cariosities—all opening at the London Siera, Marietta street In. That FwaouuuL—See the advertisement of a gold penholder lout. The finder will be rewarded. A Book-Knars#.— Any person wanting one would do well to consult the adver tisement of B. K. in this morning's pa- pen ' Ne* IeAbV Prehekth.—See the adver tisement of nice things by T. R. Ripley, in The Sch this morning. There are beach warrants out lor the Blodgetts, bnt they liavo not been ar retted. Great Sale of Splendid Propebty.— The property at th6 corner of Pryor und Hunter streets, opposite MeDaniel’s cot ton wsrehousc, advertised to he Bold by Col. G. W. Adair, at tbo City Hall, next Tuesday, is tho most centrul and dcair- able now on the market •--••SSI* t*T ' ' ' ^ Am ill-fitting ahirt is a torment, while a weU-nad* comfortably fitting ono is a luxury. Bead the advertisement of a lady whose specialty is making shirts and white work lor ladies wear. The address—To the People of Geor- ria, by several members of the Senate, is an able exposure of Conley's inconsisten- vindiostion of the course of the Legisla ture. Bowdon CoLLEOt—Bead the adver- tisemept of Bowden Institute fa our col umns this morning. This Collego is well established bell patronised and popular. Boarding and tuition igM oheapor tliau in the large aides. The Massm. or as -Grant ur Geor ou.-A-WdaA apctial otUatim to tlia ad vortisemonta of tho editor of The Manual for the State 61 Georgia. Ho laftn expo rienced writer of biographical/md other s'letchea. His liook will, no doubt, he an interesting one. Atlanta MANfFAiTTBES,—One of the finest mssinfsetaring establishments In tho South is that of O. C. Roger*, 1b thiseijy,, His saddles, Uri dies and hnr uess are equal in neatness and fiuish to any that aru teengbi from Ike North He keeps a large stock of bnggies, wag ons and other articles in his liuu. ..0 *► •••"• Pebsonal.— Col. 8. 0. Beuham, who represents the St. Louis and South-Eas tern Railroad, has boon spending severe’ days aU tbe Kimball House. The Colonel it an active railroad man, and tho&oughly couvorsant with the impor tant interests which ho represents.’ Ho is a nephew of Stephen A. Douglas. Htonk Mountain fooo mmodation Train. ~-gta>qjd after Mouditf, the 25th instant, will leave Atlanta at 5:20 p. m. just fit* « behind tho regular moil train, and continue until tho season requiroa a change, which will ho made for tho convenience of a majority of the patrons. By direction of B. K. Johutor, Nupdrin tendon L •IsOtS-tl Kd. A. Wrmnek, Agent Just Received, on Saturday, Decem ber 23d, four car loads elegant Furniture for lioliday presents. Fifty full botl- roow auks. Ihrlor Furniture low or thou New Yortt wholesale prices. All custom work. Fully -twenty per cent, saved iu freights, besides manufacturer's profits*, an it^th housekeepers should remember jiefofe buy in k iloeaherc. We olwayi sell to our customers, or or make some other dealer cut his Unger uiiila to the quick. Fumnituub Euvouum, dec24 3t t\ Kitit’s Oornkr. Day op DKLivmi.iwttt.~-'The prison doors of tho calaboose were thrown open on WBiday; and the prisoners released to participate in tho festivities of Christ inas. This was effected at \Tic suggestion of Lowry, w^V)$ tbs good uess of bit heart* revolted at tbe idea of tbe poor sinners langiishiog in cells, listening to the jofttl bldtaof etj»kcrs,.tirc-al*i#nud ChfUMbfc hbnos, and he interceded with His Honor, who forthwith sent out an Via Otfy's offender* from cOnftbVtnenf. To the People of Georgia. Fellow Citizens—As Senators in the present General Assembly, we submit to « ou through tbe press a brief history of 10 proceedings or that body at its late session, and the reasons for its action on certain measure* bow laws, notwithstand ing tho veto of the acting Governor. We do this because we have been acting for you, and ft el that you should know all. Aud many things which have been done, imd the reasons tor their doing,you could learn in no other manner. Only .meday before the meeting of tho L* gilature in November laat, liufas li. llulhck, justly fearing impeachment for his many crimes committed against, the Constitution and laws of tnls State, which he lmd sworn t maintain and ols*y, resigned his office of Governor, nti&ihf Mae. Houjnmm Com U j, tin than J'rfeidrot of tho Henate, according to the provision of our Consti tution, having tirst taken the proper oath, commenced to exercise the func tions of the Executive Department ot our Government. These events met tho BopresonUtivu* of the people upon their assembling at tbe Capitol, and necessarily produced much excitement and confunion. How Mr. Conley should be treated after the organization of the two Houses, when bis office of President of the Sen ate had censed, was a grave quas* tion. Was ho to bo treated uh Ciuver* nor ot the State for the nuoxpired term of liuf us li. Bullock, or as an usar- j>er of this great office? While a huge majority of the Representatives in both branches of the General Assembly be lieved, os they still do, that the right and duty of exercising the functions of Gov ernor when that officer hod resigned or had been removed from his office, were simply incidents of another office, that ot President of the Senate, until the vo- cancv in tho office of Governor could bo filled in the manner pointed oat by tbe Constitation^an election by tho people; y*t it was agreed, in order to preserve the peace of the State, that Mr. Tram mell, President of tho Senate, should not qualify as Governor, aud tliat Mr. Con ley, ex-President of the Senate, should remain undisturbed until an election by the people could be hail in pursuance of the Constitution. This was a concession which should forever suppress all clamor about the revolutionary designs of tbo Democratic party in Georgia, considering that the Constitution, in terms of tho pluiucst character, declares that tho President of the Senate shall exercise the Executive powers of tho Government in case of the resignation of tho Governor—uot that one who has been such President, and ceased to be such,shall exercise the duties of tho Executive Department. This determination having been Totaled and executed, it is necessary to say a word mi the right to havo an elec tion now bo strongly disputed by Mr. Conley and his friends. Have we such a right, or is it true that Mr. Conley can legally exercise the functions of Gover nor until January, 1873? The right to else tion arises from a provision of tho commission to examine into the transfer Coustitiition iu these words: “ The Gen oral Assembly shall have power to pro vide bv law for flUiugtiuexpircd terms by a special election.” If a bid, providing for a special election to till tho unex- piled term of Rufat* B. BuUdc.k, lias been passed by both branches of the General Assembly, has been vetoed by tho acting Governor, has boou passed by a aousti- tutional majority over tho veto, the requisites of the Constitution havo been complied with. Tho right to make pro visions for filling unexnirod terms is not restricted to a provision In advance of the vacancy, but covers aU oases, either by geuaral law before a vacancy happens or by special law after such \aoancy oc curs. Tho first important action of tho Legislature which incurred tbo hostility of tho acting Governor, wan tho resolution to suspend the 20th section of tho Appropriation bill, which hod been used under the title of tin* “in diu rubber clause, ’ to spend over $50, 000 on newspapers, nearly the some on lawyers, and a very large sum, many thousands of dollars, on reul and preten dod captors of felons. The acting Gov ornor.ossuwod the ground -though iucon sistcutly with Ills previous opinion, as he, while iu the Senate, had ieiuod in sus pending tar IatN by resolutioR^-tlmt a law eoidd uot ho suspended by resolu tion. It will be seen by reference to the case of Jone* vs. Tho Macon and Brunswick Railroad Com]>auy (39 Georgia lie ports, ittgo 138) that in tho opinion of the highest tagal tribunal in the Jitato a res olution xonv be used to suspend tho pro vision* of a Jaw. On account of the titno which might be consumed in dis cussing the first veto, and tbo facility with Wliicti the name object might be otlurwiM accomplished* the Senate re ferred this veto meMigo to n committee from which no report Was over made. The second measure which called forth from tho acting Governor a veto message was tho bill to provide for an election to fill the unexpired term of Rufus II. Bullock, a meas ure propose d by the Democratic party in a spirit of i>ouoc, to preserve the quiet of the State, and to avoid any claim for Federal interference. Tins mess- lire, though vetoed by Mr. Oonlev, was, nsverthttlesh, passed by a constitu tional majority over the veto, and is now tho law of the land, aud however it may bo treated by law-breakers, will receive from oil good citizou* that respect aud obodiouce duo to tbe law. We hope, uuder the circumstances attending the puMags of this bill, that the acting Gov ernor, baring already contested tho mat ter with the General Assembly and been defeated In a constitutional mode, will make no further contest when the result of tho election is announced, but will surrender tbe offioo of Governor to him whom the people have selected to hold it. If Mr. Conley will oUaurve the oath which w tionai requirement to promote common schools, and to cause the. right of suffrage to be respected and appreciated by tbe voters of the State, very early in the aes- $ion determined to act fully and fairly on this matter, and when the veto of the acting Governor came in, the bill, not- witli«t4Bding liia veto, was made a law in the manner pointed out by the Constitu tion. Ho, now, this matter is settled, nod the teat hers of common schools will feel that a part, ut least, of their just duo* will bo regularly aLd certainly paid, aud the voters of the Htate will feel that the privilege of voting, electing rulers, and legislators, aud officers depends upon a prompt payment of the poll tax. The fourth measure of the General Assembly which incurred the hos tility of Mr. Cowley, acting Governor, was tho bill to repeal the act organizing the District Court. This justly odious Court, which the Radical party had fas tened on particular, districts of the Htate, Mr. Couley exerted aU. his .strength to perpetuate. Incompetent Judges and State’s Attorneys, and tbe enormous cost ot the ooart in the amount paid to Dis trict Judges and Solicitors, wore the rai sons, and amply sufficient they were, for the abolition of this court. To veto ft aaeasore ridding the-op pressed and poverty stricken people of the State of a eonrt tinsuited to their cir cumstances, and overwhelming them with taxes, seems to us most extraordinary. Tn'thtft veto,—a/T fi!5o Tn several others, the acting Governor abandoned the usual grounds of Executive veto, and in a role peculiar to himself, ha* encroached upon matters entirely of legislative dis cretion. Tho fifth measure of the Legislature, which tho acting Governor vetoed, was the bill to reduce the jxty of members from nine to seven dollars per day.— When we consider that Mr. Conley, with out any scruples, has, from his excess of patriotism, served the State 328 days, ex clusive of this session of tho Legislature, at the modest sum of $12 per day, making the amount received by him for fastening the District Court upon the people, and all thoso equally obnoxious laws passed in 1808, and 1870, $3,030, this veto places him io a most ridiculous attitude. His vpto of this bill woe in purt founded on the idea that as the exiting law, enact ed by himself and his friends, gave mem bers of tbe Legislature nine dollars per day, tho per diem of the members could not bo reduced by the men en titled to loccivu it. VeriJjr a Hulou has arisen among us, and a Daniel come to judgment!! The sixth aud last measure of the Leg islature which Mr. Conley, for the time being exercising the functions of Gov ernor, endeavored by his veto to defeat, was the famous Bond bill. This bill re quires all persons holding funds of tho State issued since 18C8, to report the same to a special commission for regis tration before the first of April* 1872* and if such holders fail so to do, said bends ore to be dectncd prime facie ille gal and fraudulent. It also roquires the of said bonds, how they aro held, and upon what consideration; and also pro hibits the Treasurer of the State from paying interest ou said bonds until the further order of the LegieUture. The 5th section, which contains the clause last cited, excited the special opposi tion of Mr. Conley aud Jus friends, the Bond holders. He and they desired tho interest paid on all bonds issued since 1868, and registered in the Comptroller General’s office. They claimed that such action was necessary in order to sustain flic credit of Georgia. The Democratic Legislature passed this bill over the acting Governors veto,, believ ing it absolutely necessary to protect the bona fide holders of regularly issued Stute bonds, and to preserve the tax-payers of the State from utter ruin. It was known to the leading Democrats in both branch es of tin* General Assembly that oue banker in New York, Bussell Sage, held for an advance of $375,000 00, at, le :st ono million dollars in Georgia bomb ; that the confederates of 1 hillock aud Kimball (Henry Clews & Co.) for advances and payments with a large amount of usury, amounting to nearly $1,700,000 00, held $2,500,0(H) 00 of Georgia bonds; that Bullock himself had declared that $800,- 000 00 of the bonds held by Clews were iu valid, and $500,000 0) of thoso held by Russell Sage were of a similar uatuio; aud that other large holders of Georgia bonds had only advanced partially on tho bonds held by them. With such knowl edge, how could the Legislature, with any show of justice, allow these bond holders to collect interest on tlu* amounts named iu the bonds? How could they have acted otherwise to liavo protected tho bona fide creditors of the State, and the tux-payers, than to have required the hnldeiftof bonds, issued during a jieriod when fraud was • abroad in tho laud, aud rogues aud swindlers filled the high offices of the State, to come forward und show in what manner aud upon what couaiiler at ion these bonds wore in their posses sion? In addition to all this, it was well known that Bullock hnd fled the Slate because he had i&sued $1,800,000 of gold bonds to Kimball A' Co. for tho lieuetit of the Brunswick & Albany Railroad* iu de fiance of the Constitution and laws made by his own Radian] Legislature. Iu our opinion, if tho Legislature had not passed this bill over Mr. Conley’s veto, it 4 buld have merited universal execration. Wo believe if the Legislature lmd passed no other bill than this, and hud consumed the whole forty-five days in so doing, it should receive the commendation of the people. A rigid adherence to the pro visions of this bill will eavo tho bnr- t lie nod tax payers of the Stute from that min which a few short weeks since was staring them in tho face. Besides these measures, so neces sity to the welfare of the people, the Legislature, in a short session of forty-live days, passed many import ant general laws uud more local laws than were ever before matured and passed in the same period of time. The new Constitution having thrown upon the Ordinaries of the several counties of the State tho whole county business, it had been in some places neglected, in some used for base purjxiscs, and in others hnd overwhelmed the Ordinary by its amount pointed out by the Constitution) long enough to satiify the pro tem. Executive that bis failure to recognize would z!7>t affect them. Tho General Assembly, as we believe and assert, fu’lycompli'd sith tho requirements ot the Constitution in extending the session five dnys. Both Houses, by a two-thirds vote, on the day before the expiration of the forty days, agreed to extend the session five days after the expiration of the forty days, and due notice of this action was immediately given to Mr. Conley. We maintain that the action of the Leg- fsluture was constitutional aud necessary to tho prseervfttioii of liberty. Suppose it had been on one of the very last days, say the 3Uth day of the session, discov ered that the acting Governor hod done the same thing (illegally indorse railroad bonds), tor which his immediate prede cessor and friend, Bullock, had fled the State; suppose further, that it had, in the time above mentioned, been discov ered that Mr. Conley had sold pardons of Xalons tor “moneys numbered;” suppose that it had been in like manner discov ered thut the acting Governor, in the in terest of tho bond-holders and for money paid him, was induced to veto the b6bd bill; suppose farther, that it had been discovered that Mr. Conley, while aotiug as Commissioner to investigate and au dit claims against the “State Rood,” had, for money paid him, allowed uu- Jnst claims to perns and be paid, would » construction of Jjy^ Constjtutipftl to-, which gave the Governor the right to break up tbs General Assembly, when both branches had agreed to contiuue in session to investigate his conduct, be received with astonishment? A con struction which would allow, the Execu- adnnuisterod to him when he entered upon tho duties of the Executive office, he will surrender the office. If he is a law-abiding citisen, 'Inuring tbo wol- furo ol tbo State, ami Uist “luw and or der" uisy reigu supruuie, be will inter pose no obstructiun to tbe oxoctiliou of tbe kT. Tbo third measure which culled forth from tho acting Governor an exercise of he veto poopi , was tbe bill to repeal tbo sn s shsp'w&ug a collection of the xdl tax for svfend years past Tho Radical party, which for the last three years has ruled and ruined the Htate, iu order to its power, hod from time ^ ift...tiiuo W43P£ftded the collection enumerated, but tor its assertion and °f a poll tax, claiming that such maintenance against the acting Exrcu tive such opportunities to defeat rhe Gen eral Assembly Can only be tolerated from necessity. Now, is there any such ne cessity? The words of the Constitution on the subject of extension of the session are as follows: “No session of tho Gen oral Assembly, after the second under this Constitution, shall continue longer than forty davs, unless prolonged by a veto of two-thirds of each branch there of.” “Every vote, resolution or order, to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary, except on a question of adjournment or election, shall be pre sented to the Governor, and before it shall take effect be approved by him, or, being disapproved, shall be passed by u two-thirds vote.” “No provision iu this Constitution, for a two-thirds vote of both Houses of the General Assembly, shall bo construed to waive the csoassity for tho signature of the Governor, os in other coses, except in the case of the two- thirds vote required to override the veto.” If this lost cited clause refers lo the first cited, ns to the extension of the ses sion, then Mr. Conley was right aud the Legislature was wrong. To what, then, does this last clause refer? Iu our opin ion it only refers to those provisions in the Constitution which require a two-thirds vote; for example, to lay off new coun ties, to abolish counties, to pass u bank charter, to make a donation to any person, ate. We do not believe that it refers to the section first cited, because, os wo think, whether a session shall be coutiuiuaMoiiger than forty days involves a question of adjournment over which, by express provision of the Constitu tion, the Governor bus no jurisdiction. When the Constitution declares that the session shall not continue longer than forty days unless prolonged by a two- thirds vote of each branch of tile Gene ral Assembly, it declares, as we under stand, that, after tho expiration of forty days, the Legislature shall adjourn “si/le die.” To adjourn '* sine dia" is to break up the session—to continue it no longer. Hence to contiuue the session is to re fuse to adjourn “*»»« dia\ The reaolu- tion properly passed declared fthe inten tion of the General Assembly to be to continue in session after the forty days, not to adjourn “ sine die," but to udjuuru at the expiration of five days thereaf ter. Wo believe the question of ad journment wtm passed upon in twe aspects: firstly, iu refusing to adjourn at a certain time and agreeing to continue, and, secondly, iu agreeing to adjourn sine die at another time tliau the expira tion of the fortieth day. Richardson, in his large dictionary, defiues the meauing of the word “adjourn” to be “to discon tinne.” The question of odjonrnment i: thou simply one of cCntiuuauce, and over this question the Constitution declares that the Governor has no control. As the precedents (so-called) on this ques tion are uearly equally divided We make no aflaslou to them.' • TreCeficuta to be of value must have ariseu out of contests and discussions. Having made this contest for the rights of the General Assembly against the acting Executive, we have done what we believe to be our duty, and confidently appeal to tire people of Georgia for their approval. Wm.M. Rresk, Chaklbs Kibubb, Thomas J. Simmons, John T. Burns, Columbus Heard, C. J. Wellborn, Georoe Hillyeii. —-—-—mh ’ Tub congregation of 8t. Stephens’ Chapel, will have a Christmas tree for their Sunday School, in their Hall, on tho corner of Walton and Forsyth streets, on Thursday, 28th iust., at 7 o’clock r. m. All, and especially the children and congregation of St. Phillips Church, are cordially invited to be pres ent Geo. Macau ley, Rector. The Grand Opera.—Owing to the ex ceedingly cold weather last evening, the Fonues-Habelaiann Operatic Troupe were not greeted with so largo on audi ence as their masterly performance de served. All of the audience, enraptured with the rendition of II Troralore of Verdi, with one voice, express their inten tion to return to-night, to w itness a per formance which, for true merit, genuine pleasure, peerless acting, and inspiring music, is a rarity in °nr city. In 11 lvosolore, M’Ue Anna Rosetta os oonora (Soprauo) sang with all the touching effect of Nilsson, and acted Road Stbaickbe.—We 4 have a letter from Dr. F. F. Taber of this city, in which, after alluding to the fact that road •teame • cost much leas than railroad en gines, and their great convenience and efficiency in transporting freight to inland points, he calls the attention of the com pany who are introducing these steamers into Georgia, to the fact that a Georgian has invented uud patented a steam rood wagoD, uud has nearly completed u work ing model of it, which has many advan tages over anything of the kind yet in vented. Its principal feature is, tliat it is a four- wheeled macliiue instead of two—having the advantage in this of the traction of two front wheels. It is lighter, costs less money, and is the invention of a Geor gian. It, therefore, baa a greater claim for patronage than the machine of any one elsA Dr. Taber asks the company to oom- •municite with thin Georgia inventor, foster home iuventiou* aud support na tive geniUM-.iUvl ability in preference to that which is foreign; ami that a letter addressed to Coh W. C. Bibb, 41 Brood street, New York* will reach the inven- We give the substance of Dr. Taber’s note with pleasure. We hope the day is not distant when we will not be under the necessity of laying dow'n cross-ties and iron rails for steam engines to run ou, but that this cun be mode to go wherever an ox cart con be driven. Decisions of the Supreme Court.— We have before os Part 2, Vol. 41, of Georgia Reports, by CoL N. J. Ham mond, Reporter. It is a took of 366 pages, and coutuins a large number of tbe most important decisions ever given in Georgia. It covers parts of the June term of 1870,‘and of the January term of 1871. It oau be hod by addressing OoL N. J. Hammond, of A. W. Hammond k Son, of this city. It is well printed on good paper and properly indexed. Local & Busiuesri Notice**. Jrirt Stokes k Bro., beg, respectfully, to call the attention of the ladies to their full stock of Finest Fancy and Family Groceries aud fruits, nuts aud canned goods. ^ tied 0-81 Dap* Japauese Cocoa Sticks made tor the first time in Atlanta, at Block’s Can dy Factory, No. 75 Broad street. Broken Candy 20 cents per pound. Chocolate Caramels every Wednesday.— Freeh Candies of all kinds kept constant ly ou hand. nov25 BiT Atmore’s Mince Moat, at ilecl9-8t Stokes, k Bro. Go to McBride k Co.’s before you buy your Christmas and Bridal Presents. Their stores are furnished with tbe cheapest and most beautiful in the city. dec20dtf Diamond Oil.—Do not endanger your lives aud property by using danger ous oils. Go to the corner of Whitehall and Mitchell streets and get Diamond Oil It is endorsed and recommended by tho “ Board of Underwriters” and by the United States Government; is the safest and cheapest oil in use. dec20dtf fitb* Dollar Stores—Fifty Cents Stores 1—Do not send off orders for Vases and Dolls, Cups, or any other fan cy article. McBride & Co. have large lots just from auction. dec20dtf Bsauwfca beyond description— tbe Dolls, Vases, Toilet Sets, China Sets, Knives, Arc., at McBride & Co.’s, bought at auction. They are the cheapest in the city. dec20dtf At Reduced Prices.—I will sell my entire stock of Ladies’ and Misses* Furs, at greatly reduced prices. Parties wish ing these articles would do well to call on me at No. 40 Whitehall street. dec20d5t John M. Holbrook. iin.l character. To alter this slate of | «itU the graoo and of a flrxt thmg. r<4*0'l «hch special Icgiilatiou, I ^ lrm ,; ennt . Tho Auvi ] O t,o„.. and Miserere were produce^ with magic ef fect. In the latter, Mannco’s voice, by Then much special legislation was Hooded for the cities, towns aud villages to enable them to preserve peace and or der in the State. We thiuk that the Legislature has not ouly merited the com Herniation of the people for the acts Hit* TIi* riiiMfam *7 m “*■*> «-«■*«««g uuu sucu muinte balTOdaSiafeJniaa^ vJSC* .*Jh(£"^ ««'*« U>“continue attended of the IMploa of Tcrpeichore, who, MiewgfcoM wxeriMtien, liaa lout none of her ebafna. The«iod ern billet worahipa at the shrine or The moae with the aame ardor that character, lied tho BhveobJa daughter ia “aald lang Bjnc.” The gay and faehfonable votaries paaacd thaeveniug at the hall in <loic<T well-ordered p1«uu», such aa be- cornea the moderate in the pursuit of plAaure. Koch credit ia duo our (ler- mt population for thtu preserving the old, ti■••honored customs of their an- { castors. ... ... , , its session without the consent of the , , and thus mlieve taerr mstq, delu- Governor beyond the forty days allowed fM^rodadhutmta who Ud not paid by tho Constitution. When tho acting their taxes, from tbs ban of the constitu- Govarnot, ou tim day hofoio tho expira- tioaol requirement which makes payment tion of the forty days allowed by the Con- tt necessary qualification of an ! stitution for the length of tho session un less continued by a two-thirds vote, ooti- lied the ljegislatnre that he, only allowed elector. This lax was, and ia tho principal aotuwe /ruui which lo raise a fund (or common schools, and though pretending to ha tbe egpecial friend to common schools, the lUflicul parts hail II- legally need its power (for a porti- eau purpose, as shown already,) to pre vent the collection of this tax, and thereby strangle tho common sohooU The Democratic Legislature, houi-stly endeavoring to carry oat tho constitn- hold his office for a few short woelu for the sake of peace, would not recog nize your representatives aa the Legisla ture of Oeorgia after 12 p. w. on Sunday night, then the representatives could only prove recreant to the people by yielding to Mr. Conley, or maintain the rights or the Ucueral Assembly and remain in ses- ita touching pathos, seemed to thrill the audience with its electric fhrcwell, and the entire opera, one of the aofeleat et - torts of Venii, was rendered in a style wholly unfamiliar to Americans. To-night they will produce fYa thank. We admonish one and all to seize ihe op portunity for witnessing the crowning exhibition of the It is believed that the oldaet rose bosh in the world is one which is trained upon ono side of the Cathedral of Hihloaheim, in Oermsnv. The root ie buried nnder the crypt, below tbe choir. The stem is a foot thick, and half a dozen branches nearly cover the eastern side of tbe church, bearingoonntlaw flowers in sum mer. Its age is nnkmoVrti, out documents I exist that prove that the llishop llezilo' sidn (hpviiyg lust continued the session nearly a thousand years ago protected it beyond tlfb torty days in tbe manner J by a stone roof, which is still extant The Weekly Sun, an 8-page paper, is sued every Wednesday. $2 per year; single copy, 5 cents. #S,. Rupture.—Why will you suffer from tyiptnre, when you can have lleliof and Cure. Throw away your disagreea ble Trusses, aud coll on Drs. Rowe A Taber, Capitol Building, Atlanta, Ga. dcclOdtf * STERLING SILVER-WARE. SHARP & FLOYD, No. 33 Whitehall Street, . ATLANTA. Specialty, Sterling Silver-Ware. Ipecltl attention It requested to the many now and oltguat |Inci man •fac tored expressly to oar order the past y«ar, and quite recently completed. A« unusually attractive assortment of novelties Tn Paney Silver, cased for Wtddlsg *|Ml Holiday present*, of medium and expensive olsaracter. The Home we represent manufartare ost an unparalleled •calc, employ lup on Sterling Silver-Ware alone ovei Hundred skilled hands, the most u< piUlied talent In Designing, aud the best Labor-saving Machinery, enabling them to prod nee works of the highest character, at prlees VBAPPROACHED by any competition. Our eturh ut prte- t U the largest aud most varied this side of Philadelphia. auslnatlon of onr stock und prlees will (tsvsstn onr sales. OUR HOUSE USE ONLY BRITISH STERLING, — SV* Fob Rmrr.—A splendid Store Room in Odd Fellows' building, on Ma rietta ztreet. Apply to R. P. 8. Kimbro k Co., Mo. 0 Decatoz ztreet, Atlanta, Ga. d*c28-6t _ Slightly Tarnished Silver Ware, good ox ever, from beat makers, at and below coat, at McBbide A Co.’s. dec20Jtf W. New London Layer Raisins, Leg horn Citron, New Currants, Jellies, Fla vouring .Extracts, and Finest English Spices, at decl9-8t Stores A Bso. All our goods are warranted to be the very beet, and at Broad street prices. ttou T*t IhAHowo - Oru^The safest and cheapest. Comer Whitehall and Mitchell streets. * dec20dtf • landing Committee* of the Georgia State Senate. Judiciary—Reese, Chairman; Brown, Candler, Wellborn, Nannally, Hillyer, NiclioUfl, Hoyle, Brock. Finance—Simmons,<fiiairman; Hinton, Candler, Barns, Hillyer, Lester, Heard, Nieholls, Bruton. Enrollment—Hovle, Chairman; Well born, Hillyer, Peody, Brown, Kibbee, Welch. The State of the ItepabHc—Wellborn Chairman; Reese, Hillyer, Brown, Kibbee, Hinton, Brock. Education—Nieholls, Chairman; Kib bee, Jervis, Reese, Lester, Clark, Camp bell. Internal Improvements — Nunnallv, Chairman; Burns, Bruton, Erwin, Black, Hinton, Jervis. Banks — Lester, Chairman; Hillydr, Simmons, Burns, Erwin, Welch, Stead man. Privilege and Elections—Brown, Chair man; Heard, Griffin, Kirkland, Kibbee, Hicks, Estes. Petitions—Estes, Chairman; Hoyle, Black, Cone, Cameron, Colman. Public Buildings—Erwin, Chairman Kirkland, Lester, Black, Burns, Bruton, Cone. The Penitentiary—Kibbee, Chairman Nieholls, Jones, Cone, Candler, McWhor ter, Wallace. Lunatic Asylum—Hinton, Chairman Simmons, Erwin, Smith, Kibbee, Ma thews, Welch. Military—Jervis, Chairman; Kirkland, Cone, Erwin, Brock, Estes. Deveanx. Printing—Hillyer, Chairman; Candler, Simmons. Hinton, Wellborn, Richard son, Clurk. Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Burns, Chairman; Jones, Black, Richardson, Hillyer, MoWhorter, Jervis. The Institution of the Blind—Jones, Chairman; Simmons, Hoyle, Cone, Hen ry, Kirkland, McWhorter. Agriculture and Manufactures—Stead man, Chairman; Jones, Mathews, Jor dan, Erwin, McWhorter, Anderson. Auditing—Candler, Chairman; Bruton, Nieholls, Peddy, Heard, Kibbee, Wallace. Engrossing—Jordan. Chairman; Hill yer, Cameron, Hicks, Cone, Black, Brock. Journals—Cone, Chairman; Cameron, Hicks, Mathews, Welch, Bruton, Wal lace. State Library—Heard, Chairman Black, Estes, Jervis, Welch, Colman Walhioeu New Counties aud County Lines—Mc Whorter, Chairman; Kirkland, Jordan, Anderson, Smith, Cone, Crayton. •lauding Committee* of the House of Representative*. Judiciary—Maura. Hoge of Fulton, Wb. I). Anderson of Cobb, Phillips of Echols, Graham of Dade, Dacon of Bibb, Sneed of Richmond, Simmons of Gwinnett, Murphy of Harris, Pou of Muscogee, Scott of Floyd, Edwards of Elbert, Peeples of Berrien, Dell of Screven, Hunter of Brooks, Cumming of Richmond, Tierce of Hancock, Russell of Cbstham. Finance—Messrs. Rawles of Effing ham, Cumming of Richmond, Crittenden of Randolph, Netherland of Rabun, Barksdale of Warren, Howell of Milton, Jackson of Fulton, Nutting of Bibb, Cato of Troup, Gray of Bartow, Batts of Hancock, Ormond of Houston, Hunter of- Brooks. Committee o« State of the Republic— Messrs J. W. Wofford of Bartow, Clark of Troup, Jones of Terrell, Hall of Up son, Goldsmith of DeKalb, Bush of Mil ler, Hoge of Fulton, Goodman of Camp bell, Wofford of Banks, Lang of Lin coln, Johnson of Jefferson, Guyton of Lanrens, McWhorter of Greens Committee on Military Affairs—Messrs. Baker of Pike, Watters of Jasper, Chan oey of Early, Paxton of Charlton, Mat tox of Clinch, Carlton of Colquitt, Sar gent of Coweta, Reid of Union, Renfroe of Washington, Bell of Webster, Jenkins Worth. On Banks—Messrs Cumming of Rich' mond, Scott of Floyd, Harvey of Marion Bowie of Walton, Wynn of Wilkes, Mor ris of Talbot, West of White, Trammell of Psnlding, Griffin of Twiggs Beoseley of Jefferson, Clark of Richmond, Booth of Pnloski, Fanlk of Irwin. On Privileges and Elections—Messrs. Phillips of Eohols, Pierce of Hancock, ltnssell, of Chatham, Rnther/ord of Crawford, Sellers of Appling, Allred of Pickens, Floyd of Morgan, Williams of Decatnr, Smith of Oglethorpe, Flynt of Taliaferro, Slaton of Wilkes Head of Haralson, Colby of Greens On Internal Improvements—Messrs Hall of U|»on, Woodall of Talbot, Wood of Walker, Summers of Newton, Heidi of Ckatlmm,Uickardsof Cherokee, Wood ward of Dooly, Ronntroe of Emanuel, Barron of Jones, Pentecost of Carroll! llilcy of Lumpkin, Hudson of Schley' Jones of Hark On Agriculture and Manufactures— Messrs. Davis of Newton, Bunn of Polk W. P. Anderson of Cobb, Bryan of Hen’- it, Jones of Gwinnett, Cox of Burke, Davenport of Ogletlioi|e, Johnson of Clay, Murphy of Burks Brady of Sum ter. Braddey of Glasacock, Handley of Pulaski, Putney of Dougherty. Ou Public Expenditures—Messrs. C. A. Nutting of Bibb, Kelly of Chatham^ Hammond of Butts Tarver of Baker' McMillan of Ualierskam, McNeal of Ran: dolpli, Pou of Muscogee, Griffin of Houston, Sneed of Richmond, Wilson of Fulton, llallenger of Floyd, Ross of Bibb, Muuslkid of Stewart Ou Educaliou—Messrs. Jackson of Fulton, Bacon of Bibb, Wofford of Bar tow, Cody of Chattahoochee, Davis of Newton, Simmons of Gwinnett, Joiner •f Dougherty, Etheridge of Putnam McNeal ot Randolph, Bryan of Henry' Morrison of Ware, Guerry of Quitman Berrien of Bnrke. Ou Enrollment—Messrs. McMillan of Halieisham, Converse of Lowndes, Craig of Telfair, Dell of Screven, Gleglioru ut Chattooga, Baker of Bryan, Bate man of Taylor, Spence of Coffee, Sto vall of Columbia, Hillyer of Camden, Palmer of Dawson. On Journals—Mesars, Bush of Miller, Killian of Towu*, Cloud of Warren, Emerson of Whitfield, Kennedy of Bul loch, McConnell of Clayton, PayDc of Catooaa, Knowles of Pierce, Moreland of Meriwether, Glover of Sumter, Field of Murray. On Penitentiary—Messrs. Goldsmith of DeKalb, Dukes of Morgan, Baker of Pike, Davenport of Oglethorpe, Morris of Talbot, Jones of Hart, Harvey of Marion, Brown of Monroe, Rutherford of Crawford, Simmons of Hull, Riley 0 f Lnmpkin, Palmer of Dawson. On Lunatic Asylum—Mesars. Eth eridge of Putnam, O'Neal, of Baldwin Hughes of Forsyth, Cloud of Warren’ Johnson of Jefferson, Clements ,,f Montgomery, Lipsey of Le*, Wbatly of Fayette, Battle of Thomas, Larnkia of Columbia, Jones of Terrell, Chastain of Gilmer, McNeal of Randolph. On Deaf and Dumb Asylum—Messrs. Bunn of Polk, Simmons of Hall, Lipsey of Lee, Gray of Bartow, Browner of Franklin, Farmer of Liberty, Bro.vton of Tatnall, Mann of Wilcox,' Martiu of Johnson, Meadows of Madison, Howell of Milton, Wilson of Fulton, BullcDncr of Floyd. b On Blind Asylum—Messrs. Putillo of Harris, Collins of Mitchell, Taylor of Washington, Emeraou of Whitfield, Jones of Msoon, Pierce of Hancock) Hancock of Jackson, Hooks of Wilkin son, Richards of Cherokee, Goodman of Campbell, Franklin of Fannin. On New Counties and Coqnty Lines— Messrs. Fain of Gordon, Gnyton of Lau rens, Clark of Troup. Jonesbf Gwinnett, Hendleyof Pulaski, Converse of Lowndes) Meadows of Madison, Woodall of Talbot) Clower of Monroe, Braddey, of Glass’- oock, Putillo of Harris. On Publlo Printing—Messrs. Wm. D. Anderson of Oobb, Heidt of Chatham, Carlton of Colquitt, Cato of Troup Chastain of OilnMr, Nethoriaod of Ru! bun, Richardson of Clark, Johnson of Spalding, McWhorter of Greene. On Auditing—Craig of Telfair, Riley of Lumpkin, Rountree of Emanuel, Frauk- lin of Fanuin, Atkinson of Thomas. On Petitions and Memorials.—Heidt of Chatham, Graham of Dade, Bryan of Henry, Edwards of Elbert, Johnson of Jefferson, Berrien of Burke, Baker of Pike, and Hall of Meriwether, McMillan of Habersham. On State Library.—Bacon of Bibb, McMillan of Habersham, Jackson of Ful ton, W. D. Anderson of Cobb, Russell ul Chatham. Oa Western and Atlantia Railroad — Jackson of Fulton, Hall ot UpsoD, Mc Millan of Habersham, Craig of Telfair, Tarver of Baker, Wofford of Bartow, Fain ot Gordon, Cato ot Troup, Mc Whorter of Green, and Hall of Meri wether. Ou Public Buildings and Property.— Cumming of Richmond, Wilson of Ful ton, Wynn of Wilkes, Kelly of Chatham, Hudson of Schley, Netherland of Rabun. On Corporations.—W. D. Anderson of Cobb, Cumming of Richmond, Fain of Gordon, Hoge of Fulton, Phillips of Echols, Pou of Musoogee, Peeples of Ber- ien, and Hall of Meriwether, Phillips ol Eohols. Special Aotioets. Notice to Travelers going West Via Hemphi*, Tenn.—The Proprietor* of the “CommercUl Hotel,' corner of Front and Jefferson street*, Memphis, re, •pectfnlly request the travelers from Georgia to pnt up at their establishment. The Hotel la most conve niently situated, can acoouuuodat* over three hun dred guests, has a first class table and charges very moderate, $2 50 per day. decGdUw [Signed] ALLEN BROS. CONTENTS “ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN,” FOB TUB WEEK EM DIB Q WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER STth, 1871. Page I—'The New Hampshire Democracy. New Hampshire Politics. Washington Correspondence. Mr. Stephens snd The 8un. Sun-Strokes. Geor gia Matters. Local Notes, ete. Page The Suspended Texes on the Press.— Catching Wild Hogs. Benjamin Conley. Pnblic Acts passed by tho Georgia Legislature, 1871. Lo cal Notes. Tho Boys of the Period. Telegrams. Pugs 3—Georgia Matters. Local Notes. Tele grams. The Bonds of Georgia. Appointments of tho South Georgia Conference for 1872. Grant's Military Police In Illinois. Advertisements. Page 4—"The Comptroller Generalship." Tho Legislature and the Press. An Anniversary. Bun- Strokes. Georgia Matters. Local Notes, etc. Pag* ft—Telegrams. Communication from Fieri- da. Commercial. Advertisements, etc. Page 6—Temper of the douth. Death of* For- mer Prominent Cttixen of Georgia. Washington Items, Rebel In Real Lift. Sun-Strokes. De layed Telegrams. Georgia Matters. Local Notes. Telegrams, etc. Page 7—Sun-Stroks*. Georgia Matteve. Com- pcnnation of Jurors in DeKalb and Fulton Coun ties. In Memoriim. Public. Acts Passed at the Let* Session of the General Assembly, 1871. Th«- Condition of tbo South. Sowing. Snn-Strokes. Page 8—The Washington City Patriot. Th# Eud Approaching. Local Note*. Telegrams, etc. WANTED! 10,000 MINK SKINS! I AM nowr paying the following prices: Good Cased Mink 8kiu«, gl to f-j each; Otter, fl to f 3; Coon snd Fox, 10 to 25 coots; Muskrat and Opo* sum, 8 to 10 cents; Bosver, 25 to 75 ceuls per akin. I will pay aa high a pries for Southern Furs as any house in the South; and when ten or more Mink or Ott«r Skis* ars sent me, or $20 worth of other Furs, I will pay the freight from any point of the country- I do thia to save expense of traveling to hunt them. for twelve years proprietor of tho Atlanta Fur Company, aud tn that time received hundred* of consignments, and never had but one complaint in regard to prioeor asttlameut. snd that when 1 entrusted the settlement to another party. Hoping my past will be s guarantee for the future, solicit the privilege to purchase yonr Furs. th Railroad street. x BERTRAND ZACHRY Dealer ia Fore. The HarrUbur*, utyirnnio CORN NUELLEK. T HE Greatest Thing Out, Great saving of time snd labor. Weight 8 pounds—Price $3. Evans k Walker. Agents for Putnam. Hancock, »nd Taliaferro counties, addrass: Craw- HUTr^nifBOlf A- ttlttKEt BROTHEB8 Agents for tho State* Addissa, Macon. Ga. GEORGIA—TAUsrBKBo Coumrr. F ,. Ciuwfmkbvili.s, Ga., Dec. 7,1871. • ARMrCH aa the Atlanta Sun has tho large<t«ir- culattou in said county, of aay newspaper of the State, notice la h— “ * **-* ~* toteuient*. ) paper. deeO-i (IKORGIA—Doiiglat County, rpwo MONTUB intB DATM, an appl I- TION will be made to Um Court of Ordi of Donglaa (county, Oeorgia, at the first regnlsr Isrm Sth'r expiration of two months from tlu* so- i. for leave to Mil the lands belonging tothees- • Of Was. B. Barnett, Lags of Uutou county, Ar kaaass, deceased. November «. 1871. novlWtm county, i wT'y.lfEADBE, Adm'r. STATE OF GEORGIA, \ To the Superior Court o Comm op rovtom. j said county. rilHE PETITION OF J. K. WYLIE, A. C. and B- A F. Wyty.O. E. Gibbon. W. H. Hancock. J. O ltruckner, I* B. Devi*. William H. Cumming. W. P- PsttiBo and J. X. Oodfrey, and snrh other* »* * with them. i Ecoeutric toundry andTlkundry Machine Com pa nyof the City M Atlanta;" that they desire under said corporate wsme to carry on the Lsundn business to th* city of Atlanta, in said oounty; U>ej the capital stock of said company shall con^ii-t ' < on* thousand shares of the par value of ten dotlan- share; that when four-firths of the capital sh"* snail have hem subscribed, tbs business of f»« company shall commence, th* remaining one-flit 1 ' of theitork bSkghSdliJ"Jjufcrfud Stock lor the benefit of th* stockbohlsrs; that th* amount of tin capital stock to b# actually paid in before conmici" iug boston**, shall be tvonty-Ave per oeot of th« above turned four fifths of said stock, *aiouuUng to two thousand dollar*; that your petitioners deatrr t-» be Incerpurated far tbe period ol twenty years, and your petitioners will ever pray, Ac.