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Ragland & Wynne, Proprietors.
COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1872.
Volume XLIV.-No. 1.
The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN’ H. MAllTIX Editor.
ooLVMma:
THEUSDAY DEOEMBF.lt 2S, 1871.
—Terraii of Sntmrrtptioa—-
• Y«
Votr* for (•ovrrnor.
Upson couuty gave Smith 517 votes.
Greene. 460 for Smith.
Wilkes, 626 for Smith.
Spalding. 500 for Smith.
Early, 206 for Smith.
Randolph, 425 for Smith.
Calhoun, 4.51 for Smith. About 200
scattering. The special electiou iu this
county for u Representative resulted ns
follows: Boynton, l»em., 414: Pierce,
ltad., 210. At the regular election the
ballot-box was stolen, and no one was de
clared elected.
Washington, fit >9 votes for Smith.
Tin A ni it cat) Hill.
We are indited to lion, Jo-hun Hill, of
the U. S. Senate for u copy of the Con-
(ji i '/i'll (H>.! of tho 21st inst., con
taining a report of the debate in the Sen
ate on tl)« 2'»ih, on the Amnesty bill. We
are glad to see that Mr. Hill earnestly
and vigorously opposed all umeudiuunts
to the bill designed to restrict its scope
or t<< delay its passage. A spicy and aui-
mated dihcnsfiion between him and Mr.
Sumner, of the latter’s “civil rights"
amendment, form 'd a considerable part
of tho day’s debate, and Mr. Hill main
tained his position of opposition to the
amendment and tu Simimr's social equal
ity hobby very stoutly. That uiucndmeut
was Dually defeated by a majority of only
one vole.
Wo learn from this debate that Mor
ton's Amendment (which the Seuate
adopted) providing that nothing iti the
bill should iimko valid the election of
already cho
'•-'I 1
ith ('.it
elude Ex-Go
Senator Scott of Pa., tho bitter Uudicnl
oh \man of the Congressional Ku-Klux
Committee, surprised politicians on the
2<)tli inst., by declaring in the Sonato that
“what is now left of slavery and rebellion
in tho South can bo controlled by the
•ivil law," and expressing bis desiro that
“{!--• p< oplo of tho South should be al
lowed to chou*e their membots of (Jon-
; ress and Slate officers without restric
tion.'’ Ilia remarks, we are told, “made
n profound impression." Does ho coti-
ider tho Ku-Klux net “civil law," and the
ode of executing it ndoptod by the Pres
ident and the courts a “civil" proceeding ?
• President Wadley’s report to the stock
holders of the Central ltuilroad, at its late
meeting iti Savannah, exhibited the opera
tions of that road, and of tho Southwest
ern nud the Macon A Western It ail roads
(nil under one management) for the year
lr 71, an follows :
Cei tral It ail road earnings for
tig doth ult...$1,855,487 30
al K.ulro.ai Dank
t lie
"h ultin
Houthwestor
:<)lh ultimo
iding
ending
Total enrnings of tho tlireo
roads and bank
From this deduct :
Central It ai 1-
roud expen-
Contral Jlail-
road Hank
x pc-uses
3,(W»,t;:»:j so
s. w. n. it.
23,339 69
1*70,182 25
2,231,790 52
Leaving net 1,458,857 18
After tho payment of interest, divi
dends, taxes Ac., n balance of $9,990 re
mained. Two dividends for each road
were distributed duriug the year, viz,
$250,(8)0 each to the stockholders of tho
Contral. $ 10,200 each to the Southwest
ern, and $125,000 each to tho Macon A
Western.
The Now York Jit raid, with its usual
enterprise, organized on the coast of Afri
ca, nearly a year ago, an expedition to
penetrate tho interior and search for Dr.
Livingstone. One of its correspondents
had charge of the expedition, which in
cluded over imo hundred persons in all.
Tho 1!> raid is now receiving reports from
its enterprise. The expedition bnd pene
trated 525 miles into tho interior of Africa,
encountering many natural obstacles and
some opposition from the barbarous in
habitants, by which it lost men, boasts
and stores. It had met persons who re
ported seeing Dr. Livingstone last year,
and who represented him to be “very old
and very fat," and stAtcd his men had de-
aorted him, but that he was fflill prose
cuting his travels. The JleraltC* accounts
j are quite interesting, and we propose to
I dip deeper into them iu a day or two.
Tnr. Liberal ILfcblicanb op Mih-
aoufil.—The St. Louis Hi publican—organ
of tl.e “passive democracy"—pnblishes
Ijo address of the Liberal Republican
.‘Mite Committee, signed, also, by five of
the State officers—including Gov. Gratz
B’own—three of the State Senators and
wenty-one members of the House and
oy other citizens of prominence. A State
Contention is called, and active prepara
tions are to be made to carry out the poli
cy of tho Liberals inaugurated last year.
It is the first movement in the direction
•f the Presidential campaign of 1872 yet
'velopeJ, and hence possesses general
,-derest and importance.
We were afraid that the homicides com
mitted hi re on Christmas would give Co-
Iambic; un um-nviabie notoriety as the
town in w Licli tho day was most ahock-
i ingly desecrated. Hut our dispatches
> show that a little towu in Vermont takes
1 tho precedence. Aud Vermont it the
State in which, according to the published
census returns, not a single homicide was
committed in 1870!
A. F. Henderson, Esq., formerly a
•wspaper editor at Tuskegee and Mont-
jomery, Ala., committed snieide at Tus-
•8®c, on Friday last, by shooting himself
ith a pistol. He had many frianda, who
Mgrat the rash act.
A Kadtral R*ft>r«atloa !a Urenrla.
EDewhcro we copy from the Atlanta
Constitution a letter of Attorney General
Farrow, which is worthy of tho reader’s
attention. It throws some light upon the
action of a certain wing of the .Radical
party that secretly nominated James
Atkins for Governor, bnt didu't run him
for the cilice. It appears that this wing,
or clique, or “ling" of tho Radical party
(which, we are free to admit, seems to
comprise the best portion of the party in
the State, if we may judge by the names
mentioned iu Farrow’s letter) had no in
tention of running Atkins see fitly, and
only nominated him in that teay because
proceedings in the public would have dis
closed a divisiou of the party now admit
ted to exist. Tho coufession of it now
will not help Couley and hiH adherents in
their arrogaut claim that the special elec
tion was illegal aud not desired by the
people, siuce it is admitted that the best
portion of the Radical party (the faction
that iutends to coutrol the organization
hereafter) did resolve to participate in the
election, and w ere ouly prevented by tho
obstinacy of the other faction.
Furrow ’s wing of the Radical party de
nounce, and oven dioten Bullock ! They
maintain tliot ho committed his rascali
ties, not as n Republican, but in collusion
with certain Democrats, and they threaten
to expose the corrupt Democratic partici
pation in the bud deeds of his administra
tion hereafter. Hut a rather suspioious
accompaniment of thia threat is the inti
mation that they intend to mako tho dis-
clo«nres on the stump, in the progress of
an exciting party eanvuss. This is not
the course for meu to pursue, who seek
either u vindication of their own party
association with kuavea aud plunderers,
or the conviction of members of another
party of participation iu the plunder and
misgovernment of tho State. They
should go before the Legislature, or tl*)
Courts, witli their evidence, aud let their
charges be established by thorough inves
tigation, instind of using them to excite
or to bliud ignorant popular assemblies.
The charge is too grave a one for the
arbitrament of the stnuip ; it ought to he
passed upon by the bench or tho law
making tribunals.
Hut the determination of theso Radical
reformers to disconnect themselves from
“the Hullockites" of thoir party is as
amusing as it is impracticable. It was
because the party was an iynoratit as well
ns a c»n upt one, that such men as Bul
lock were put in high office by it and so
long sustained iu their mal-uduiiuiHtra-
tiou. Do Farrow and his fellow-reformers
propose to dissolve their connection with
the great mass of the ignorant voters of
tho Ktato, whom Bullock and Blodgett
and Bradley so easily led astray, and who
may again bo led astray by uny dema
gogue w ho ap]>oalN to their passions or
cupidity ? Do they not rather design to
“re-organize" tho same elements that
elected and supported Bullock, and on-
dcavor by their aid to secure office and
power again? The idea of effecting e
reformation of the Radical party of Geor
gia by simply changing the chief leader
ship is about us practicable as would be
the attempt to impart new power and effi
ciency to a locomotive engine by putting
on a new whistling throttle. The respect
able Republicans whose names are
tinned by Farrow may possibly delude
thanitlccs with the idea that they can re
form the Radical party of Georgia into a
party of honesty, intelligence and pro
gress, but the “age of miracles" will have
been revived wbeu they doit. They may
fancy that by denying and disowning Bul
lock in this day of his downfall, they may
free themselves aud their new party from
All rcspousibility for bis acts; but they
will find it an undertaking as vain and
fruitless as that of the old Hero to disen
gage himself from the fatal shirt of
Ness ns.
The notorious B. F. Whittemore and
other Radicals have been investigating
the condition of the finances of South
Carolina uuder the management of their
own party. They find the accrued State
debt to be $22,500,000, with contingent
obligations swelling the amonnt to nearly
)f'29,0(*0,(KK)! This in South Carolina, a
Stute noted for prudeut financial manage
ment before the Radicals obtained power
thero three or four yours ago. Tho com
mittee propose a very (any way for the
Radicul party of the State to free itself
from responsibility for this huge debt,
viz.: “The committee, in view of the
atrocity of theso disolosures, the work of
the present administration, or rather of a
ring composeilMif leading officers of the
Government of the State, unhesitatingly
say that the Republioan party which ele
vated them to power must show its con
denmation of such treachery and knavery
by immediate efforts, by legislative enact
ment as well as by every other deliberate
measure, to bring to justice those who
have prostituted the authority with which
they have been clothed and flagrantly and
criminally imporillod the trusts to them
confided.'’
Senator Sumner is about to introduce a
bill into Con gross which we can snpport
with our wholo heart. It is for the abol
ishment of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
with its hordes of collectors, inspectors,
assessors, clerks, oto., which oost ns last
year about $8,000,000, or two-tbirds as
much ns it used to require forty years ago
to defray tho expenses of the Government
of the United States. As the internal
revenue will probably all be collected
soon from spirits and tobacco, It can be
done through the instrumentality of
stamps from the Treasury Department,
without koeping up the expensive offices
tbnt are now in existence. But we are
afraid that this excellent reform will not
succeed. Grant will oppose it, for it outs
off his patronage, which he desires to use
to assist him iu his re-election. The of
fice holders aud their relatives and friends
will oppose it, and these two influences
will be successful, la it not lamentable
that we should maintain a host of useless
offices merely to accommodate the inter
est# of those who fill them? But that is
tho way things are done at this time un
der this administration.
[ Cincinnati Enquirer.
The latest franking abuse is thus told
by a Washington correspondent:
Ten thousand copies of the New York
Times, of Saturday, containing an edito
rial article assailing independent Repobli-
can Senators for their ooorne in support
ing the Trumbull resolution, have been
received at the folding room of the Senate
where tbev have been put into wrappers
at the publio expense. They are to be
apportioned among "administration”
atom for distribution oyer tbs country
pnder their franks*
Sl’MtAY SCHOOL FESTIVAL*.
Of these there wore several iu tlio city
and Girard Monday afternoon and night,
the first in order of time occuriug at 3
o'clock p. in., at the
BAPTIST cauRcn,
Where a very haudsome Christmas tree,
or rather illuminated pyramid, had been
prepared near the pnlpit, in the main au
dience room, over-arched by an inscrip
tion iu rustic letters, “God Bless Our
Children.” At tho appointed hour the
church was well filled with an interested
audience. Tho oxcrcises were opened
with singing by the school, and prayer by
Rev. Dr. Skinner, followed by auother
song nud brief Christmas nddress by the
l’astor. The Superintendent then an
nounced tho distiihution of special pre
miums, which took place us follows : Mr.
J. E. Appier in a fow appropriate remarks
presented on the part of the school to Mr. '
F. W. Acoc, Superintendent, a handsome
silver-plated butter dish, the receipt of
which was felicitously acknowledged. Mr.
Aeeo in turn presented to Mr. Appier u
beautiful Photograph Album (a gift from
members ol' Mr. A s class;) Mr. Brown
pres>nted n gold-headed cauc to Mr. J. C.
Porter, a gift from teachers iu tho school,
f which were tendered and roccivcd
with suitable little speeches. Special pre
miums were also presented to Dr. Skin-
und liuly and to Mr. Charlie Law, Li-
iau Secretary. This part of the per
formances over, the tree, which groaned
under its weight of nice things was dis
mantled, and gifts were distributed to
h pupil iu tho school. When this was
ended the shades of evening wore stealing
tho city nud adjacent hills, and tho
school dispersed, all the children being
apparently well ploased with tho libornl
provision which had been made for their
enjoyment. The poorer children were
followed to their homes by servants bear
ing baskets of provisions which had
thoughtfully been sent in by tho bouevo-
lent society of tho church. Tho Baptist
School nninbors 25 officers and tonchors
and about 250 pupils, and has ever boon
regarded as one one of the host regulated
and most flourishing schools of the city
Mr. F. \Y. Aeeo is Superintendent.
TRINITY (F.UHCOPAL) CHURCH.
This church held its usual Sunday School
Anniversary, and as usual it was a delight
ful timo to tho little people of the church.
Right here wo will say that no chinch is
more thoughtful for the little ones of its
flock, and none makes more liberal and
freqm nt provisions for their gratification
und happiness tlmu the Episcopalians.
Tho school, which numbers some 25
clasesH. containing in all 150 pupils met
at tho church at I p. in., where, uftur the
usual afternoon (.'kiLtmas services, ltov,
\V. C. Hunter delivered a short addresi
with special reference to the children
Afterward, the school in procession, with
tho usual banners and mottoes, marched
to Temperance Hall, wbero a finely deco
rated tree hud boon prepared. Hero, bo-
tween five and six o'clock, while the treo
was beautifully illuminated the classes
were culled in turn to the front of the
stage, where each child received tho usual
quota of gifts and confections. The
emony throughout was quite interesting
and was largely attended. Of this school
Mr. G. W. Dillingham is Superintendent.
PRESBYTERIAN C11CRC
Probably tho most interesting of this
series of Habbath school festivals was that
held at the Presibyterinn church between
six and nine o’clock Monday eveiling—
roost interesting wo say, because of the
object to bo subserved, and tho novelty
and variety of tho exercises. Tho exer
cises were begun by a song by tho school,
“Singing for Jesus," which was followed
by the Lord’s Prayer repeated in concert
by the pastor and the school. Other
songs were sung—all excellent—nftor
which Master Willio A. Rodd, selected by
the school to turn over to the church a
baud which hud boon taken up duriug the
year by tho tcachors and scholars of the
school, made bis appearance upon the
stago and aocompanied that interesting
transaction with tho following happily
conceived und woll spoken address
Genllomen : As tho representative of
the Sunday School connected with tho
Presbyterian Church of Columbus, it be
comes my ploasnut duty to present to you,
the regularly constituted guardians of its
welfuru, this paper which I hold iu my
band.
A few years ago, when our heavenly
l ather blessed not only this church, but
the entire community, with tho baptism
of His holy spirit, He put it into the
hearts of this congregation, who were
then worshipping in the building now oc
cupied by the Public School, to erect and
dedicate to His holy service this beanli
fnl temple. Tho times seemed most pro.
pitiou* for such an undertaking, and with
u liberality hitherto unequalled, tho pa
rents and grandparents of many of tho
children now before you contributed of
their worldly suhtauoo, with which
kind Providence had blessed them.
Before, however, they could complete
their noble work, tho clash of arms was
resounding throughout this country, and
tho rudo blast of war swept o'er our
Southern land, prostrating fortunes, aud
forcing them to raise money by loans to
finish this building in which they ho|>cd
to rear their childron for an immortality
beyond the skies.
Gentlemen, it is your duty to doviso
ways and means to relievo Ibis church of
of the burden that is now resting upon it.
Embned with this spirit, a few months
•go one of your number,who was then tho
heloved Superintendent of our Sunday
School, pro|*osed to the scholars to raise
a sufficient sum by the sacrifice of onr lit
tle pleasures to buy ouo bond. Here,
gentlemen, is the result of our self-denial,
and in delivering it to you we hope that
it will not only gladden your hearts, but
encourage yon to renewed exertions to
relieve onr lielioved church of all pocu-
niary embarrassments.
The bond was accepted on the part of
tbo Ghnrch by Rev. J. H. Nall in a few
brief and well-timed remarks, during
which he stated that the amount of the
bond thus redeemed amounted in princi
pal and interest tu $41C. 25. This amount
bad not all beeu raised by tho Sunday
School, bnt tbo public-spirited holder of
the bond, being cognizant of the effort
being made by the children, had met
them on half-way ground—so that in
reality every dollar raised by the School
hid paid two of indebtedness. lie banded
the bond over to B. F. Coleman, Esq.,
of the Board of Trustees of the
Ghureb, who, in eooeptlng it, applauded
the good deed of the School end urged
church members and the congregation to
“go and do likewise.”
evening, though there were other exer- was fired upon by Anderson, which ho
cises of an interesting character, which, (M.) promptly returned, tho ball entor-
were we to attempt to notice in detail, ing the abdomen ntid passing out through
would require more of our space than we , the back. Anderson's wound is not sup-
can well spare. There were a number of posed to bo mortal. McDonald and An-
recitations by classes of boys aud girls, j derson wo learn were Western sportsmen,
all highly appropriate to tho occasiou. | who came came hero first on Sunday.
That by Mrs. Jane Martin’s iufant class, j McDonald claimed Indianapolis as his
“Little Lambs," was especially worthy of - home. He bad on his person n consider-
note, as it was recited by a large class of j able sum of money aud other valuables,
small children, all of whom performed It is not our province to sit in jmlg-
tlieir purts in a highly creditable style, luent on these unfortuuute infractions of
“The Faithful Baud,” a eoncett exercise , law, but wo must sav that in commouwith
by boys, was fclso a meritorious feature all good citizens we regret that the peace
and was much admired. It was spokeu ! and good order of our city have been dis
hy Masters L. llcdd, Rounio Marcus,
Archie Willcox, Willie Ware, and D. Cod-
uian, aud was rendered moro impressive
by the display of banners inscribed
w ith appropriate mottos. “The Christmas
Tree" was Another exeroiso similar to tho
turbed by such shocking deeds of vio
lence.
Warrants woro yesterday issued for Ma
lone aud I/iytleld, and u‘preliminary o\-
nmiuntion in their respective cases will be
held at the Court House nt It) o'clock to
day, before Justice McUalioy and pci Imps
above, rehearsed by a class of young j others. In the mean time thoy were given
ladies. Each lady woro a badg<
motto inscribed thereon. Tho following
tho names of tho youug ladies and
their mottos: Miss Leila Redd, “Guur-
dian" ; Florence Dillard, “Cross aud
Crown"; Lula Hungorford, “Love"; Bella
Mcllhenuy, “Meekness"; Jessie Mathew-
Obedience": Emma Terry, *Tu-
tieuco"; Bessie Wyiey. — ; Havana
Beach, “Charity" ; Maggie Martin, “For
giveness": Annie Redd, “Hope"; Katie
Frazer, “Morey"; S. Muuro, “Snlvufiou";
Mary Ooctchius, “Peaoo.” Miss Redd, as
Guurdiau, recited iu admirable style those
portions of the exercise which fell to her
She received tlio offerings (hand
some wreaths) of tho oharmiug sisterhood,
and deposited them ou the Christmas
Tree. This little exeroiso won tho plau
dits of all present.
Theso exorcises wero iutorsporsed with
appropriate songs, nil of which were finely
rendered by the School, led by that ac
complished singer and lady, Mrs. J. U.
McIntosh. As wo listened to those de
lightful molodies, “What shall the harvest
bo?" “Calling away," “Singing for Joans, *'
Ac., wo could not help rejoicing thut tho
tiuio has ul length arrived when the world
and tho devil can no longer claim tbo best
music and highest musical talent. Iu t^p
sanctified use of such melodies wo sue
good reason to hope for a higher moral
and spirit mil elevation among the youth
of tho Inud.
Tho following summary was road iu tho
course of the evening, showing tho stutus
of the Fresh) toriun School: Number of
meetings during tho your, 47; aggregate
attendance of scholars, 8,870; of teach
ers, 1,545; of tuiichors aud scholars, 10,-
419; largest number of scholars, 309;
of tcuchc.rH, 48 ; smallest attendance of
scholars, 10(5 : of teachers, 13 ; uvertigo
ottoudunce of scholars, ieh ; of touchers,
33. John Peubody, Esq., und Mr. J. M.
Frazer, wo believe, are Superintendents.
NEW CHURCH.
This School, numbering about 30, pre
sided over by Prof. CIiuno, enjoyed a nice
little festival nt New Church Hall, Mon
day afternoon. Tho children received
as presents, toys, articles of food und
clothing, and were entertained for an
hour or two by suitable amusements.
OIRAItn METHODIST.
A very nice Christinas Tree was gotten
up at tho ubovo church Monday night,
dun principally to tlio energy of Superin
tendent Cary and Mr. nud Mrs. G. W.
Gufford. Tho school numbers 50. Suit
able presents and confections were pro
vided for all. Tho exercises wero opened
with sougs aud pray or. Jtev. Mr. Cauutz
delivered u suituhlo address. Mrs. Walker
performed at tho organ, nml tho wholo
exorcisea passed off ploasantly. A large
number of persons wero in attendance.
Homicides Monday Niout—Thero wc
two men killed in Columbus at a late hour
Monday niglit, and a third was seriously,
if not mortally wounded—a rocord of
which ns a public journalist we very much
regret being called upon to make.
Tho first of these unpleasant affairs oc
curred between tho hours of |o and 11
o’clock, Monday night, in which police-
man Charlie Barrow, wliilo in the dis
charge of his official duties received his
death ut the hands of Georgo Lay field, a
youug man who about u week siuco
rived in tho city from St. Louis. Tho
facts of this case as well as wo can gather
them are briefly those: Young Lnyfield
while undor the influence of liquor had
been guilty of improper language aud
throats nt Vm confectionery store of Mr.
I. G. Struppor. Mr. Ktrnppor had ordered
him away, and it is said that Luyiiold
threatened the life of Ktrupper. The lat
ter gave a signal and soon Polieoinnn Bar
row and his partner, McMichaol, arrived
aud took Layfleld in custody. They w
proceeding with him to tho guard house
and just as they had reached the corner
at Bayfield's bakery, tho prisoner jerked
Ioorc, stepped into the door of tho bakery,
drew his pistol (a Colt's repeater j and
commenced firing upon Barrow, two shots
taking effect—one in tho forehead, and
one iu the lower lip. Barrow fell and whs
soon after conveyed to his home in the
lower pari of tho city, whoro he expired
between two and three o'clock. Layfleld
escapod to Girard where ho was arrested
at a late hour and brought bark to the
city and lodged in tho guard hom e.
Coroner Wood held an inquest over tho
body of Policeman Barrow at the Court
House oarly yesterday morning, and
learn that the jury, of which John Ligon
was foreman, gave a verdict that deceased
came to his death by a pistol in tho hands
of Georgo Layfleld.
Tho socond fatal shooting affair oc
curred at Ella Luc’s house of ill fame
on Oglethorpe street, between twelve and
ono o'clock, Monday night, in which Alex
ander McDonald camo to his death from
a weapon in tho hands of Miltou Malone.
From the facts elicitod at the coroner's
jury in this case held about 12 o'clock
yeatesduy (Tuesday) it appeurs that de
ceased aud his friend James Anderson
bad gone to the above place; that subse
quently Malone went in; that a dispute
arose between Anderson and Malone; that
McDonald took it up; that he subsequent
ly thrust his hands in his pockets as if to
draw a weapon; that Malone seeing tho
action drew bis pistol and fired upon Mc
Donald, the ball taking effect in tho fore
head and passing through tho brain. Mc
Donald lingered some two hours before
dying. The testimony was further to ef-
iuto the hands of tbo sheriff.
Interment op Policeman Barrow.—
This unfortunate and lamented officer was
buried from the Court House about 55 p.
in., yesterday, llis rouinins were follow
ed to the cemetery by tho Mayor, Mar
shal. entire police force and numbers of
sympathizing friends.
Those Pusliminauy Examinations.—
Tho examining court met ut tho Court
House yesterday to enter upon prelimi
nary examinations iu the cases of Malone
Layfleld, but there being only one
justice present—Justice MoCuhoy—ho
declined to proceed with tlio investiga
tions without the nid of associate justices,
so by consont of counsel tho examinations
wero postponed until 10 a. m. to-day, at
which hour it is understood the case of
Liytiuld will first come up. Both exam-
mat ions will probably consume two days.
In tho case of tho State vs. Geo. Layfleld
Solicitor Thorton nud C. It. Williams.
The ttnrvcy for the 4'nnal.
Engineers’ Camp, >
Nr.ai: Warsaw Ferry, Dec. 21, 1871. »
Col. 11. 11’. Frobtl, Slate Enyinier and
Superintendent Public Work*:
Drau Kiu—For tho information of
yourself and the friends of tho Great Ca
nal project, I merely drop n line to in
form you that tho survey is progressing
reasonably well.
The Engineer Corps is now encamped
nt SholtonviUc, in Forsyth couuty, about
ore mile from tho Chattahoochee river.—
The lino has been developed from the Et
ownh to this poiut.
We will probably cross the Clmttnhnn-
chee about one mile above Hutchins Fer
ry, or about nn air-line, sny fonr and a
half luilos from Duluth.
I believe we have passed the most, diffi
cult barriers, nud it affords me pleasure
to state that 1 consider tho project eini- |
liently feasible, particularly when we con
sider the grand results to be secured to
the whole country by its construction.
When wo shall have crossed tho Chatta
hoochee, nml reached the Ocmulgeu wa
ters, 1 shall bo able to apprise you more
fully in regard to all subjects touching
more immediately our field of operations.
?ry respectluby your obedient ser
vant.
It. C. McOaixa,
Engineer iu charge of survey.
’>!•. " 'll r.piM'Hi' for tlio [0
Henning, Ingram (
feiiHO. In tho case
Thornton for prosi
A. Thornton, and
for dutense.
id Ci
ivford
of Malone, Solicitor
culioii; Henning, B.
Bliitiford »V Crawford
Tin* New Sc! I Luo.
The educational law passed during tho
recent seusiou of tho Legislature, makes
several important changes m our sehool
system. It ubolishrs the State Board of
Education, and tho District Trustees pro
vided for by the late law, as well as Coun
ty Boards as now organized. County
Boards me to be selected by the grand
juries of each county, to be composed of
live free holders, ••three of whom shall
bo elected for two yearn, and two for
four years, all of whom, after tho first
election, shall hold for the term of lour
years.” County Commissioners to be se
lected by tho Board of Education.
Tho County Board will meet quarterly,
remaining in session only one day ; called
meetings by the President, limited to the
same time ; compensation of members,
$2 per diem. Other legal meetings may
be hold without compensation, 'this law
places the educational interests of the
county under the more immediate con
trol of tho local Board of Education, aud
lesHens the functions of commissi mors,
both Statu nml county. Compensation ot
ty t
d In
ot I.
Dial
tion.
r ilny, to he dt
I>o.O(l of EdllCa-
OHillInth
nml the IVui-
TU* wm lb* principal iMtar* of Um( t*et Ui*t «(ttr uboolisg M«l>«aUd mUnt pi who would h»Y« Wto *a«t)»iptwi).
. .*o • • iOutio”s uro added : The first
provide., unit “it shall be the duty of the
State School Commissioner, immediately
utter the adjournment of the General As
sembly, to i>eml to the Ordinary of each
county in this State a correct statement
of the fund standing to the credit of his
county in tbo ’Treasury of tho State for
educational purposes, who shall place this
statement before the County Board of
Education ut its first meeting after the
election of tho members thereof; that
said county Bonrd of Education hLuiII
make un estimate of the amount necessa
ry, in addition to what will be received
from the State, to ent ry on said schools
for at loast. six months iu tho your, which
estimate of said Board shall be placed
before the grand jury of tho county at
its next session, and said grand jury shall
levy a county tux sufficient to ruise the
required sum.
The second provides that no past or
preseut legislation shall bn so construed
us to | revent any city with a population
of exceeding five thousand inhabitants,
or any county under authority from the
Gouorul Assembly of this State, from or
ganizing a public school system indepen
dent of this system, or to prevent the
said independent organization from draw
ing its pro rntu share of the educational
funds raised by tho State, provided tho
chief executive officer of such independ
ent organization shall mako tbo same
regular reports to tho Statu Sehool Com
missioner ns are required from the Coun
ty Commissioners by tlio above recited
net, and this amendatory act.—Atlanta
Era, 2\th.
San Domingo Still Lives.—Tho fol-«
lowing letter tells its own story with in
teresting minuteness :
“7b the Editor of the Sun:—But—1
left San Domingo City iu tho steamer Ty-
beo ou the 1st iust. 'The previous even
ing 1 was informed by Ricardo Cnriol,
Dominican Secretary of War, that Presi
dent Bucz was especially sanguine of an
nexation, having received u letter from
Corners! Babcock saying that by the
steamer leaving New York about Christ
mas timo tho President would dispatch a
now Envoy in tho person of Comumudor
•Joseph Bailey, of tho United States Navy,
with power to negotiate new proposals for
annexation. Curiol told me that Bailey
would be particularly acceptable to Baez,
ns lie (Bailey) lind lived in San Domingo
at one timo, and was an accomplished
linguist and a thorough bon virant.
“Kamana.”
Tho author of tho foregoing letter is a
responsible gentleman of New Jersey.
Wo shall bo glad to put nuy member of
either House of Congress who imty desire
further information into rommuiiicatiou
with hiin.—New York Sun.
Rise and Fall of the Western Riv
ers.—The signal officer at St. Louis ad
dresses tho following information to the
Merchants’ Exchange:
Following out your suggestion, tho
chief signal officer has had a cipher code
prepared for the rivers oil which stations
of observation aro now situated ot may
hereafter bo established. It is now pro
posed that this report shall give daily the
rise nnd full of tho rivers, and will bo
rendered with tbo same exactness and reg
ularity that lmvo characterized your daily
weather reports. 'This cipher cede is now-
in the hands of the observers id the vari
ous at at ions in process of acquirement,
and the reports are ordered for January 1,
1872.
A Washington dispatch of tho 21st inst.,
says: Representative J. B. Blair, of Mis
souri, elected as an independent Roimbli-
can, created a docided flutter in the House
by a speech on amneaty, in which he jus
tified slavery and virtually the wsr on
tho ground that the Utter was merely
revolution, and ttpit tne rebels were no
more rebels thau our for of ethers. All tho
Republican members from Missouri,
Messrs. Parker and Burdett especially, as
sailed Blair for bis speech, and did not
bslisve thero was another man in Miasou-
Iti'lmMii Cmiirrr
tent Ur).
This is certainly nn exciting amusement.
And it takes a Radicul ora in which to ad
mit of its indulgence. Hovering jointly
of both Penitent nuy aud
Congress is a luxury that few tuen have,
but Blodgett has been enjoying a long,jol
ly spell.
At last, the matter is decided as to Con-
css. It was u close shave. Foslur
rely missed several times. It was tho
ry skin of his teeth thut ho escape 1 get
ting iu for six long yeaiH to tho highest
bench iu the national council. Bnt miss
he tlii). That fun is over. That merry
piece of delirious gambling hi done.—
That jolly jig is danced. He had nice
times at it. He hobnobbed with grave
Senators, lln ooonsionly snionchod tho
too of royalty itself, lie occupied col
umns in the newspapers. Ho glittered
iu tho notice of a nation, lie toyed with
the destinies of parties. Hu had a high
old time of inipoDanco nml notoriety.
But it ended in smoko. He failed. The
royal race for a kingdom of power nud
profit lias become, presto, the ghastly bat
tle to keep out of the felons coll, and
shirk the horrible incarceration of Die pen
itentiary.
Verily life is very, very changeable.—
Fortune is indeed tickle nml capricious.
Foster Blodgett is a superb example of its
whimsies.
lie has oscillated into the grim grasp of
tlio law. Tho penitentiary looms durk and
horribly to the Senatorial aspirant.
Indictments for felony hung over his
head. Hu missed the Senate; will lie
miss tho jail ?- Atlanta Constitution.
Mexico.
Tel. Kimn t<> Hi.- N. V. HcniM.]
Matamoros, Mexico, Dec. 20, »
Via Brownsville, Tex., Doc. 20, 1871.)
In this city and in Brownsville, Ameri
can intervention is confidently imticipn-
ted. 'The representatives of Texas in
Congress are requested by the people of
Brownsville uml the adjacent parts to fa
vor it, on the ground that the lives aud
property of United States citizens along
Dio Mexican frontier are endangered by
tho unscrupulous warfare of tho contend
ing parties, bauds of marauders having
violated tbo frontier aud committed dep
redations on American territory.
Alabama’s Senator.—There is a very
it fleshc among the decent, people of
• mu to have a representative in tie
Senate again. Mr. Thurman therefore
to flay a resolution admitting to his seat,
as Senator from Alabama, Mr. George
GolUthwnilo. He said that it hud been
tlio umversul practice of the Somite to
admit tho person having tho certificate of
election, and where there was any ques
tion of (lie legality of the election to de-
cido that afterwards. At tho hist session
tho Committee on Elections unanimously
recommended that Mr. Goldthwuito be
admitted, pending tho investigation of his
ight to tho Hoal. Some discussion en
sued ou the resolution, und Mr. Sherman
rlfleeted to the present consideration.
IVaHhiuytou Core. (2l*f) World.
The Railuoad Council.—During tho
past two days the Directors of Die Geor
gia Railroad and representatives of tho
Georgia Central Railroad lmve been in
conference here. As we said yesterday,
the cause of the conference is supposed
to bo that the Pennsylvania Contral has
been endeavoring to lease those lines
of railway lending from Allaiita to Stluia,
Alabama, in which the Georgia nnd the
Georgia Central Railroads ar • both largely
interested. 'The Pennsylvania Ccntrul is
said to have made a proposition to tho
Georgia Railroad for the purpose of ob
taining the conseut of the latter to a
lease of the lines between the points
above mentioned. Tho Goorgia Central
is endeavoring to prevent any arrange
ments of this kind, und otters other terms
to the Georgia Railroad. It is believed
that theso terms will be accepted, ami
that tho Pennsylvania Central will fuil to
get coutrol of tlic said lines.
\AuyiiMta Count., 24(/t.
Tight on the Editors.—Mr. Henry
Gheiseliu, editor of Die Norfolk Journal,
eloped tbo other day with a charming
young lady of this city, and sailed for
Europe, leaving a wife and six children
behind, whereupon tho Ruleigh North
(’uroliuiim indulges iu tho following dis
couraging comments ;
Wo know Henry Gheisolin well. A
more accomplished gentleimim never lived
in Norfolk. Before ho began editing the
Journal he was u cotton factor in that city.
Never would wo have belicxcd it of liiiu.
Mr. Gheiseliu was ouo of the chief mov
ing spirits that brought Gilbert Walker to
the gubernatorial ehuir of Virginia. Hat
he turned oditor! That'* what ruined
him ! We uro moro und more satisfied
every day that wo live that editors ought
tv go like wild huusls on their all-fours,
and oat grass liko cattle.
Dr. Hurd lias been forced into bank
ruptcy. Tiiis has revealed his creditors.
The first man on the list is W. M. Tweed
$3,000; and the next Peter H. Sweeny,
$55,(KM).
The list is an interesting study. Tho
amouut of tho wholo is over $17,000.—
Among them we fiud the names of Mrs.
FosteY Blodgett, $1,000; Gen. Austell,
$2,500; Hoyt & Jones; $1,700; J. E.
Brown, $t5,8.‘tN ; J. Hill, $1,033 33; A. G.
Foster, $1,3513,33; T. P. Kuffold, $1,3513
355; N. L. Angler, $1,000; James Con
nor’s Sons, $55,075; C. G. Place, $0,
000; R. E. Glover, $4,500.—Atlanta
Sun.
The Havana Flavor.--The New Ha
ven Palladium says : “Tho sclir. Madi
son Holmes, Captain Bay 1 is, is loading' nt
Bello dock for Key West, with a cargo of
leaf tobAcoo. Tho vossel is employed by
Hartford parties at $1000 a month. The
tobacco will not be discharged, but on ar
riving at its destination the vessel will
lay at auchor for one or two mouths
wiiilo tho sweating process of caring is
going on, simply removing the hatches
in tho morning and replacing them at
night. It is stated that the year or two
required to sweat tobacco iu this oliniate
can bo accomplished in as many months
there : also that the air gives the tobacco
the peculiar flavor of genuine Havana.”
Philadeltma, Dec. 26.—Jaoob Barker,
a broker, known throughout tho Union,
ii dead, aged W *****
II. I». Farrow Exphrii* the lUillml ••Situation*'
In nt'oricla.
Editors Atlanta Constitution: I hoc
iu yesterday's Constitution a private telo-
gruiu over my signature, dated 7th inst.,
to Dr. Evans, of Ringold, and his reply
to the same. As I did not furnish you
with these telegrams, and ns you could
not have obtained them from the tele
graph office, of course they were furnish
ed you by Dr. Evans himself. As an hon
orable man he should not buvo published
a pint without the entire correspondence.
When, as a Republican, he volunteered
to publish to the world, through the col
umns of tho Icadiug Democratic journal
at tho seat of Government, private mat
ter pertuiuing only to the Republican
party, he should have published not
merely tho telegrams, but Ids letter there
in ulhub'd to, us addressed io me and my
response thereto. In thrusting himself
forwutd, by publishing over bis signature
his mvu disparaging remarks concerning
lion. James ittkiuh, ho has betruyed a
puirfonul grudge of which 1 was iguorunl.
Notwithstanding, Messrs. Editors, you
remark editorially in puhlishidg these n i-
cgruuis that •’comment is miuecossury”;
yet, uiy name having appeuiud in connec
tion with tho matter, 1 usk to be permit
ted to make some “comment" on the sub
ject of Colonel Atkins’ candidacy. Feel
ing that I am, perhaps, responsible to a
greater extent than any other person for
the movement looking to the participation
of tho Republicans in tho recent election
and the consequent meuMoii of Golouel
Atkins’ name iu connection with the cun-
didacy, 1 am unwilling to remain silent
when injustice is attempted towurds him
iu connection therewith.
There was ut one time every indication
that there Would be a Republican Candi
date in the field. A caucus was held id
the Capitol early iu the session, which
had for its object the reorganization of
tho Republican party und the nomination
of a suitable uiuu for candidate for Gov
ernor in tho recent elect iou. That meet
ing was composed of such men ns Ex-
Gov. Janies Johnson, Hon. John S. Rigby,
Judge J. R. l’anott, lion. Madison licit,
Col. R. Ji. Molt, and a large number of
other gentlemen from dilturuul portions
of the State, who have been in no way
connected with tlio Bullock ring, nml
whose interests uro identical with llie in
terests of the people of Georgia. A series
of such meetings were held, which re
sulted in a partial reorganization of the
party, the resignation ot Foster Blodgett
Chainuau ot tho State Central Com
mittee, and the actual nomination ut ono
Tin
»of Ho
A* llC
Jan
AdUt
i for Gov
cot nigs
participated in these ii
ize the tact that the shameful
istrution of Governor Bullock ha
thousands of the Font meu iu the State
>1 though wo hud not
tho power to rescue tho party from liis
control wliilo he wus possessed of tho
immense power und putrouugo of the Ex-
utivo, yet siuco ho has abdicated that
lice, with ail of its power, aud tied the
■uutry dishonored, yet “unwept, unhou-
ored aud unsung," wo aro delurni'
guui/.u the purty upon a basis not
hostile to the interests of, Georgia,
determined to go before the poop'e upon
the broiul proposition that tlio Rup.ibhi
party, us u party, is not responsib e
the conduct of a Governor who, alter
being elected, turned his back iipou the
true Republicans and coalesced with cor
rupt Democrats, betrayed iu every essen
tial particular the confidence of the party,
imposed upon the confidence aud creduli
ty of the less informed Republicans only
to iiho them for purposes nnd ends they
know not of, nud when ho could no longer
nse the power of his office and the mis
placed confidence of his puity tor the
promotion of ins own selfish purposes,
ii s ii d from Ins party aud his country.
5Sn_ • t eiug our convictions amt out
pUipuhes, we Uoslled to nave a cuudidati
against v, uom no charge could be trutti-
fully made of any complicity with any of
Bullock's schemes, a man of unimp<
able private character, a Republican and
a gentleman. We centered upon Col.
Atkins us Die man, uhd a large number of
us, from all portions of tlio State, ad
dressed him a tetter asking him to take
the field. Tho exceeding short space of
time intervening before the election pro-
eluded the possibility of u general can
vass ; a considerable portion of the party
were unwilling to enter the canvass from
a doubt as to the coUstltutioiiality of the
election law, and uuder all ll
stances Col. Atkins declined making the
contest. Jlis roasous for not ruuning
were satisfactory to us, uml nil purpose of
running u candidate was abandoned.—
There never was, ut any tiiuo, any pur
pose of running Col. Atkins, or any ouc
cIho, socretly. Wo uro progressing with
the work of reorganization for tho ap
proaching campaign of 1872, when we
will show to the puoplj of Georgia that
the Democracy (as ul hast luose styling
themselves Democrats; arc us deeply
plicated in Bullock's schemes as Die
publican parly can pe.^ibiy be. Wo
show tli it the wlo:i. j eipemted upon
tho people during Gov. Bullock's udlniu-
l by the Re
publican pally proper, but by unholy
mbiiintioiis lietweeu Bullock and D*
crats, aud some of us were ready to make
that showing before the people iu the re
cent election. There aro none of us win
recognize the true relations of the people
to tho Government, and are ut ult times
ready to how iu humble olic.dieueo
supremo will. Conscious of no crime
upon the people, we have no tears in luc-
ing them ; ami while some talk of there
being no freedom of speech in l
there are those of ns who exercised thut
inestimable right iu the past to tho fullest
extent by Die boldest advocacy of tho
principles of National Republicanism oi
the out ire State without any niolestatie
whatever, and, I'rovideuce permitting,
will do so again.
Col. Atkins is a true represental
National Republicanism, ami wherev
Die -J.G fi ui ry
phiu
Tlie Jltrain* or Du
Mr. G. A. Cutter writ
Galaxy as follows :
Ono of tho first subjects which ad«
itself to tlifc- rniml of 11.*-
tlio Plains, particularly if he bo «.f a
Hophicul or scientific turn *>1 mm i,
dingo, which is here observed in.
its perfection. Mfttiy a weary’mile <
traveler has been whiled -nw.iy m eu
oih to account t<n- tho 'fitful and b
fully changing visions pr«- i ut. it l
uiirago. Sometimes the distort nn
wonderful, amt so natural iwt'u(i
tho most experienced eve. Upon
occasion 1 mot a y officer wl.
spent several years un* the Pl-fli.s
the Indian country. lie was, on il
elision alluded b*. in ennui ufd <.t
tnchiuont of cavalry in pursuit - t <
of Indians who had I ■ n cum.
depredations on our frontivt*.
■idijtg at Die head of l;is c< :iniia
suddenly discovered, ns he t it u>.‘
party of Indians not. more thin «
tistmit. The latter .seemed U> I
ing toward him. The atlentio
was called to them, aud t
need them Indui.-v • m
’ £»
“trot"
ud for
id. i.
nl to III*
ek. ’! i
tanen between
supposed foe v
Indians nppeai
in itnent. Tin
!*1»
sounded, when it w.
supposed party of
the decayed cumis »
buffaloes, which mu
nified by the mir.e:
motion imparled h
the appearance of ii
I have seen a t
wagons, with whin
ing through n inira«.<
the wagons to ti«-l
magnifying the a)/,
sciitod tho Rppcurn
sailing vossols limb
usual appearance o
correct likeness of
sea. Sometimes tin
cause of frightful si:
its deceptive appeal
Trains of cmigiai
to California or (>rcr
ing water to qii
*»•»!« I-
of the
als, lx
the mirage displayed helm
'.V rcpie
It
lik.
P I"
tanco of from
times, if the nature * f D
ornldo, it is dispell* 1 \
ward it ; at others it is '
us, hovering in sight, hi
reach. Hero and tl i *
region are pointed out ‘1
who arc said to have be
the mirage, until their
ished und they sucuniui
A Teuriule Eaktiuhm
tine Confederation. -
the 22d of Octolu r mo:
ants of the town of Or.
of Kultu, had returned
but had not gone t<> I < <
rumbling sound had a
beeu hoard betokening
them. At 11 o’clock p.
an earthquake wero In a
immediately after a i.
people rushed madly :i»t
succeeded in escaping
side. Tho shocks eonti
opened and swallowed i
town, so tlmt tho thriving
second in importance n
disappeared in t.-u miiiut«
remaining upon a st**i >
owing to tbo |h'.i|.1o ln ii
there was but one hlc 1-
Reyes.
In tho Province «-f Jir
quake was l'« It ith t .n 11
a volcano burst foilh in m
torrunoun movements w. n
the whole lino of tin And
The Coal Si iti.\ oi I
London corrCHp«*ud«'Ut writ*
The commissioner--* appoint,
into the several nmtb-i . r«•'
in the United Kingdom L.iv
the first volume of their repo
sing a general report ami tv.o
In the face of tho cry so gun-
in Hindi alarming prophecy tli
supply, tho basis of Kngli.-di
industry, is drawing to an cm:
ports possess grave inter. :.t i.
lish public, and l am probabl
in attributing to American r.-a
iu this fording. The
of tho fears entertainr u by coal ;.l
in estimating the available c n.at
in tho British Isle at one i.m.*
forty-six thousand four hundi.
eighty millions of tons, sufficient
tho country two hundred and tw
years.
di-pr
Road Steamers.- The 1
its late session, granted a
Georgia Steam Road Nla--
We are told that a numb
men in Middle ami S.u.i
have takon stock iu the <•
amount of .**."»o,nt»k lb
Craig, of tho House, is an .
o! this company, tho or
which will be perfected d
preaching adjourned ses-sie
isiuture. Col. G. W. Lee,
gc.stml the lormatiou «*t D
in communication with D.
Co., Broadway, N«*w York,
pose of bringing one of the
ous to Alluntu amt putting
Atlanta Sun, 21(4.
Employment of Sou
The Nashville Union say
Wo obsorve that the <
tho Southern ngiicull u
speaking flatteringly «>f
fellow the adoption ot i
u f ' among the planters, ind.
ho 8y«teiu. The laborer iu
has has appeared before tlio people, iu all *8 reeH to wor ^ *“ ,,r < ^ a - v ;''
of his canvassing for the purty, his known * ,,M employor nim
honesty of purpose ami integrity of char- the employer tun
not«.r. Imvu ci.im.-d Hu m lu lienr nD.l re- 1 » ud °"«> Uundrna
NiHM-t liiiu. Y,t it i» nuuounoed lliruuuk | “ un I 10 ' •*““**-, * ll ’ ,l '- r '' -■ "* -
n of tin- ii.--1 i*Mt ,liu " o,It •*>“ lllu ’-
your columns, the official organ
moeroey in this city, over the sigiuitur
Dr. C. S. Evans, that Col. Atkins
ploys an extra bund,
riud by halving the
rinU.M-kiic." It HuemH iliUk-ult, Mr. li.l- ftodiu« himself uuJ furiil»hiii K i.ulf
itor, to determine who are “Hullockites,"
for within ten days after Dr. Evans tele
graphed me that Atkins is a “Bullockito,"
I see au editorial in your columns allud
ing to the election for Senator in the 4 Ith
District, in which Dr. Kvuus was n candi
date, and you sluto Hint Dr. C. S. Evans,
“Bullockito" candidate only received srr-
entren votes in his own county. I had
supposed that Dr. Evans was not u “Bul
lockito,” and hence I corresponded with
him. lie informed me in tho letter allu
ded to iu the telegram thut ho was an
“anti-Bullock" candidate; but you state,
in giving the result of tho elect iou, llmt
ho was a “Bullockito,” and only received
nerentern votes iu his own comity. 1 pre
sume that you gained this information
also from him. If, however, Rome one as
little posted on his political status us tie
is on Col. Atkins’ has caused you to d.i
him iujm-tice, 1 loavo him to put himself
right when he gets through defending the
status of others.
Henry P. Farrow.
Atlanta, Ga., Doc. 22, 1871.
Alexis whon ho loft Boston, presontod
the Massachusetts Historical society with
three ouk loaves and a twig, which were
taken from an oak tree in Ht. Petersburg,
which grew from an aoorn planted by the
Emperor of Rusaia himself, received from
Mr. Sumner of Boston, which ho took
ftom a tree which shades Washington's
tomb at Mt. Vernon.
1 James W. Hackstt, the veteran actor,
it dangerously iU*
for team.
the Wo
.Ml Slat
tall bo
Tho follov
hill introduced in tho ll«u
sontalivos by Butler, of M.
i Monday :
That no citizen of Dio V:
having tho qualifications prose:
law entitling such citizen to vot
election iu any State or Territory
in any mnunor hiutlcrud or deprived ot a
voto at any election by reanou ot, or ou
account of, auy distinction ol si x.
Koo. 2. That tho provisions of n v. ♦
entitled “Au net to etiforc tin* rights of
citizens of tho United States to v*.»«• iu
the several States of this Union, and t' jr
other purposes,” approvod May 55J*u, 1S70,
appropriate to enforcing the provisions
of this act, uro hereby made applicable
thereto.*
Tho New York Evening Post t
slaps ai Grant and his leading organ,
Now York Times:
Tho country is tired of the perp“D:
discussion upon what in cnlb d “Gumr.
Grant’s nepotism." It is mortifyiug t
our national pride that tho President hn
permitted his immediate per*a»uul
gaut*” to take notice of it at all; stil
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