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COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1872.
Volnme XLIV.-No. 4.
The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H. MABTIN....: Editor.
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MHIMIANA.
We opine that ull danger of a serious
eonfiict growing out of the division of
the Louisiana Legislature is now over,
though there may l>e a factious contest
for some time yet. On Thursday of last
week Gov. Waruiouth issued a proclama
tion commanding the Carter House to
disband, and the members to return to
their seats in the other House ; and at tho
tame time it wits privately given out that
no objection would be made to the re
sumption of their seats by the Cartorites,
and that Gov. Warmouth was in favor of
most of tho reforms demanded by them.
This seems to have weakened the Curler
faction, for on Friday seven of them mado
their appearance in tho Warmouth House
and answered to the call of their names.
This augmented the attendance iu the
Warmouth House to over sixty, giving it
at least ten more than a constitutional
quorum, and of course destroyed all ho|>e
of the Csrteriten being ablo to muster a
quorum. On Saturday a formal proposi
tion was made by the WannuftthiUm to
receive back *the Carter wing, but the
latter insisted that the House should bo
remandod to the unorganized condition
existing when it assembled on the 4th
inet., and fln.dly the negotiations for that
were terminated by the refusal of the
Warmouth House to receive a committee
from the Carter House because one of its
members had been expelled by tho Wur-
moutbites.
The Henate is still without a quorum.
Carter claims that a full Senate will side
with him, by two majority, and that the
Benate will recognize no other organiza
tion of the House but his.
Philadelphia h s been selected as tho
place, and Wednesday, the 5th of June,
aa the time for bolding tha Republican
National Convention. It waa urged in
behalf of Philadelphia, in the meeting of
the Republican General Committee which
mode ttie selection, that it was all-impor
tant to secure the Electoral vote of Penn-
sylvania, and that the Republicans of
Pennsylvania “needed stimulating."
Though Colfux bus reconsidered his re
fusal to run again for the Vice Prc fideucv,
it is not considered rortuiu that lie will get
the nomination. Hpeaker Illume, and
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, are
Mid to have aspirations for the nomina
tion, and if so they will probably receive
a strong support.
Most of tho members of the bar of his
Circuit have united iu a recommendation
to Gov. Smith to retain Hon. Wui. F.
Wright as Judgo of the Superior Courts.
In the City Court of Eufanla, Ain., last
week, a cose was tried involving the con
stitutionality of the net giving agricultural
laborers a lieu for their wages on the
crops cultivated by them for employers.
Ned Davis, colored, levied an attachment
upon the crop of Thomas Glass to secure
the wages of his labor. This was done
under the act of the legislature of Dec.
18G8, for the protection of agricultural la
borers, giving them a lien on tho crop of
their employers. This act, Major 11. R.
Bborter, argued unconstitutional, on the
ground that it failed to securo tho right
of trial by jury. Mr. A. II. Merrill argued
the contrary with groat power and ability.
Coart concurred with Major Shorter, and
the levy, by attachment was, on motion,
dismissed. From this decision the plain
tiff, by hi* attorney, Mr. Merrill, appeals
to the Supreme Court.
The eeat of John Sherman, last week
re-elected United States Senator by the
Ohio Legislature, is likely to be hotly con
tested. 1'bo Democratic members and the
snti-Grant Republicans had not united on
S candidate, but thu Democrats voted fur
s nominee of their own party, intending
to give him n complimentary vote on the
first balloting and nfterwards to unite with
the snti-Grant Republicans on Cox or
some anti-AdminihUation Republican.—
Bnt to the surprise of the Democrats and
Cox Republicans, it appeared from the
answers to the roll-call that Sherman had
received s small majority vote ou the first
balloting. In this emergency, snd before
the result was announced, a number of
Democrats rose to change their votes to
Cox, expecting that a few Republicans
would then do likewise and thus the elec
tion of Sherman on the first balloting
would be prevented, and Cox be elected
on snotLer vote. But the Speaker of the
House . a Sherman Radical) violated par
liamentary naage by refmdng to allow*
them to change their votes, and declared
Sherman elected. The Senate, by resolu
tion, denounced thin set ion of the Speak
sr in joint convention ; and aa the Senate
has a Radical majority of two votes, this
indicates that Sherman could not on an
other balloting get all the Radical votes
of that body. A resolution overruling the
doefeion of the Speaker is pending in the
Howe, and ahoald it peas, both branches
will protect against tha manner of Sher-
manVreleotioa.
DO* LEV* PA BOON OP HI.ODUKTT.
Tho extraordinary character of this
pardoj (published by us several days
since) must have been noted with surprise
by the render, Not only did the actiug
Governor refer to specific chargos against
lllodgett, upon which iudiotments bad
been founded, and undertake to pardon
hiui before conviction for these alleged
offences, but he granted him a full pardon
and immunity for all his conduct as
Superintendent of the State Road. No
matter what proofs may be disclosed l>y
the progressing investigation—no matter
hat new charges against Blodgett may
appear so well sustained aa to demand
other indictments—Conley enjoins the
executors of the law from holding him to
account. He is to go “scot free," though
the investigation may show that thu Slate
lost hundreds of thousands of dollars by
his mismanagement. The outing Governor
has granted him full absolution for the
past, and turned him loose upon the
world bearing a tuaik, like that of Cain,
to protect him against every demaud ot
justice or law. A more shameful abuae
of the purdouing power wus never before
knowu, aud in uuj other period but this
of Radical enormity and earpot-bag
usurpation, it would arouse throughout
the land the most intense indignation and
disgust.
It is true that a partisan Supreme Court
Bench iu Georgia has decided that the
Governor has power to pardon before
conviction. But we believe that even
such a Benoh would be compelled to de
cide that the Executive has no right t<
pardon beforo indictment, as Conley has
undertaken to do iu this instance. It
would be marvellous indeed for any judi
cial tribunal to decide that a Governor
can pardon a man upon the mere pre
sumption that he is to be iudictud for
mmi Hod of villuiuy, and by the pardon
estop a prosecution, llow can a pardon
be made to affix to a crime not specifically
charged or definitely ascertained when thu
pardon is is6uu<
Blodgett, in his letter asking Conley for
a pardon, plead that he could uot get a
f»»ir trial because of party prejudice against
liitu—that a “scape goat" was needed to
atono for all the offonce* of thu Statu
officers with whom he had been asso
ciated, and that he would be made thu
sacrifice if brought to trial. This calumny
upon the people of Georgia ought to have
caused the iudignant rejection of thu ap
plication, even if the Governor bad good
reason to doubt Blodgett's guilt. But
Conley endorses it by issuing the purdou.
Blodgett knew that he could get justice
before a Georgia court, but juatice was
what he wauted to avoid, aud wlist a
faithless acting Executive has helped him
to avoid. This, too, after Conley had,
only a few weeks previous, pledged him
self not to abuse the pardoning power.
There is, indued, something at once ludi
crous und contemptible in the plea of a
Radical politician of the South that he
cannot gut a fair trial in tho courts. Whet
kind of trials are his party allowing to
Democrats charged with Ku-Klux acts?
Are not all tho forms and principles of
civil luw violated to procure their couvic-
Was not the law so framed us to
make mere presumption conclusive evi-
of guilt ? Are not thu so-called
courts that try them “organized to con
vict”? Did Blodgett have a wholesome
fear that the poisoned chalice was to be
applied to the lips of the poisouer ? or did
thu consciousness of guilt unnerve him
upletely as to prompt him to
solicit this most extraordinary pardon for
offences not yet specifically charged?
If any evidence were wanting of the
hollowness of Blodgett’s plea of political
animosity that would deny him a fair
trial, his son and associate in the manage-
ment of the State Road has supplied it,
by boasting through the press that he is
uot afraid to stand a trial—that hr does
not desire a pardon—that he will demaud
a triul and establish his innocence beforo
un “impartial jury." And yet this younger
Blodgett was a subordinate of bis father
in the management of the Road, and has
been charged, like the elder, with defrsud-
iug the State while actiug in that capacity.
The following is his card, which we copy
from the Atlanta Constitution :
Atlanta, Jan. 12, 1872.
Editor—By the Atlanta Sun, of
this morning, it appears that 1, and other
parties who usd been connected with the
Western A Atlantic Railroad, had been
pardoned. I request you to ssy in your
paper that / have not been pardoned, nor
do I desire a pardon, for 1 feel well satis
tied that I can demonstrate the fact of my
innocence before any impartial jury in
Fulton county, and so bulieving, I will
demand a trial ut the earliest opportunity
possible.
Please give this a plaoe in yonr paper,
and oblige, Yours, respectfully,
At. til A.Ml f.msI.All ItK.
LKM It tl. ANSKMIfl.Y Of UDOKKIA.
itnrdajf, \'oth.~The i
the following bills: For
a. H. Mahson, jv., v'!
make Mrs. Matildu Beasley,
into passed
>e relief of
Bullock *. to 1 gf
f Bullock, a
frecdeulur : also, joint resolutions, intro
duced by Mr. Pennington, in favor of
universal nmncr.lv. Bills introduced by
Mr. Worthy, to relievo Daniel W. Hale of
the disabilities of nou-sge, and to com-
pensftto county treasurers, were referred.
The Senate made a special order for Mon
day tho “Limestone county bill"—which
proposes to nut hoi i/,o tho {Supreme Court
to make n decision on a ease concerning
railroad bonds i -sued by the county.
In the House, the Judiciary Committee
reported upon several bills to ameud the
itevcuua laws. The House passed tho
bill, favorably reported on. to repeal the
act approved Pub. lc*TO, nmondatury of
the ltcvenm* laws : aud concurred iti ad
verse reports oil V « bill to repeal tho
subdivision of tho luw imposing a tax on
physicians, and the bill to amend the sub
division relating to retailors’ boonse. It
leftist'll to concur in an adverse report on
the bill to amend section 71 of tho Reve
nue laws, and re-committed the bill to
a special committee; and adopted, with
an amendment, the bill to enforce tho
collodion of taxes from express compa
nies. Mr. llunvy, of Bussell, introduced
a bill to legalize and ratify a certain elec
tion for county (•Ulcers held in the town
of Scale, in tho county of Russell, on
the 8th day of January Inst. Read three
times under a mspunaion of the rule and
passed. The revenue bill introduced by
isid- red until thu hour
norms—aftersoon session,
iiday, Jan. 12—Leave of absence was
tod to Mr. McMillan for a few days,
r. lleidt moved to take up the report
I of the committee, which declared that
| therunre about a half dozen measures nec-
| ossary to bo aoted on at this session, to-
I wit: in relation to the Appropriation aot,
thu Tax act, tho bill to make provision
for the payment of iuterest on bonds fall
ing due. the perfection of the School law 1 ,
and a bill to create a county court, aud
providing that no other new matter be in
troduced without a two-third vote of the
General Assembly. This motion prevail
ed.
Tho report was amended by striking out
the part of tho report which rofersto now
matter, aud adding the words “that the
| lulls named in said report shall have pre
cedence of nil other matters.”
The report as amended was adopted.
The following bills were read the first
time:
Vuulk. for the relief of William
ells.
change tho counties of Irwin
ck, to incorporate the town
Mr. Smith
of ndjouri
Monday
-In I lie Senate, Mr.
■ I j 'int memorials to
thu time fur selecting
owe .1 lands, mid for a
C Mobile m.d Norlh-
OnipHiiy both adopt
ing the
cli. f of soldii
nfedcratu arm
military orde
at ate iu writi
thejr final du
le under
el tors to
>u which
('ported a bill emp,
The Central Railroad Farr Tickets.
Tka correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
writes from Washington: “Tha Central
Railroad Company of Georgia baa been
loaning a ticket covering a certain number
of feres over tba road, and which has
boon oood as a kind of currency by tha
company and by tba community. This is
hi miction of the national banking law,
und tha Comptroller of the Currency baa
•hM attention to It."
E. F. Blodoett.
Hiring Hands.—There seems to be
less said about hiring bauds in this county
this year than we have seen sinco the war.
We are glad to see that it is about getting
so that the negroes will have to hunt work,
instead of being run after and begged, as
heretofore, to work. When they get so
they can appreciate a good place, their la
bor will be worth more to both themselves
aud the farmer. Bat as long as they know
that if one man turns them off, his neigh
bor will hire him. right off, (which boa
been the case,) they will never do any
good for themselves or tha conntry, as
laborers.
We think in another twelve months
things will be altogether different with
them—in fact, we think it has already
changed Home, as we have not seen a man
who has said that he w*oiild have any
trouble iu hiring hands, and not one run
ning after them.—Lumpkin Telegraph,
nth.
Bullock's Barn.—Governor Bullocks
farm and bam in Cherokee county have
been levied on to satisfy labor and mechan
ic's lions in favor of Berry Gay and H. B.
Wallace.
This is very mournful. Bullock miscal
culated the power of justice. He estima
ted the retribution of violuted law by his
owh conceptions of the obligations of law.
Hence he got that born expecting to stay
und enjoy his pickings, it is very sad.
This summary way of bawling up a fellow
in the very zenith of snooeasfnl robbery is
an outrage ou Radicalism, a miserable in
vasion of vested plunder, and should re
ceive the fervid condemnation of every
scamp in the land.
It is sad to the dregs.—Atlanta Consti
tution.
State School CoencmaioinER.—Hit Ez-
celluncy Governor J. M. Smith yesterday
appointed Professor G. i. Orr, of Ogle
thorpe Univanity, Stats School Commis
sioner, and the Sonata in Executive ses
sion confirmed the appointment.
[Atlanta Constitution.
lor for lo-monm
“Limestone bill
ponud.
In tho House,
woro ititi (><1iic**(l
relief of ('l.ailos
limit the jurisili
in Clay and Bin t
Alubanm her full
gr«H
in i
Hi-
sentativeH shall lx
to amend tlm (’
quire Biennial ids
npeal tho I'su
trading or removs
allow a-ti
1 of ;
- ..’('look. The
uh finitely post-
public
it'd by Goi.gr.
animal sessions;
; to preventth
rt gaged props:
ihu
»g'“
for i
juries to the t erson to bo revived in tho
name of the personal repre-uuilntivo; to
restrain the tax collector of B.ilioiir f
levying oxi'C’Mivf taxes mi Win. I’.. John
ml II (' Copeland: to repeal the
to author
izn the i
in curt a
passed :
..f p.
'I he f. Bowing
mints
embiy (extoiulin
passe I ►
to
amend tl
Justices’ Court
tho State. Th
passed the l.’e>
Radical inomlx
may be iudicit
the Senate. T
ni of the (Judo
Adoption); to
g appeals from
i.le
louse also perfected and
m hill ; but most of the
votid against it, which
of strong opposition in
Bill to relieve the Mont
gomery ami Etifauhi Railroad of the 10
per cent, penalty for non-payment of
taxes was passed : hut the omnibus hill
extending the sumo relief to other rail
roads was defeated. A joint resolution
even Congress
special order
informed the Legisln-
roval of several Bills,
following ;
of maimed officers and
aged to the military or-
3 armies of
al districts, was made
12 in. to-morrow.
Tho G.
tore of
among them thu folio.
For tho relief of n
soldiers who belonged
gauizations and n«rvi
this State during tho late wnr.
To authorize the redemption of lands
sold for taxes and purchased By the State.
Tuesday, \(',th. The Sonate passed
the following House Bills : To ratify and
legalize the election hold iu the town of
Seale, January 8th, 1*72; joint memorial
to Congress to refund thu cotton tax.—
Tho following House Bills wero indefi
nitely postponed : To change tho county
boundaries of BarBonr and Rnrsell; to
define the words and terms used iu acts
of the General Assembly. The following
were referred: To repeal an set to
amend an act to establish Revenue laws
for the State of Alabama ; to change tho
boundary line Bclwoeu Loo and Tallapoo
sa ; to prevent homii i lcs ; to amend an
act in relation to appeals from Justices’
ConrtH. Tho Judiciary Committee re
ported favorably on tho Bill to establish a
criminal court for thu county of Bullock,
with civil and criminal jurisdiction. The
remainder of tho session was devoted to
the consideration of tho bill to pay the
heirs of Gen. J. H. Cl arion for bis legal
services to the State. 'J he subject was
not dispoHed of. But, on motion of Mr.
Martin, of Russell, all the amendments
bad been laid on the table, ami the bill ah
it came from tho House wus before the
Senate.
The House reconsidered the vote by
which the bill to relieve u number of rail
roads of the penalty for non-payment of
taxes was yesterday laid ou the table,
motion was then made to ri consider the
voto on the hill relieving tho Montgome
ry and Eufanla lbiilroi.il separately, and
the question on this motion was made a
special order for Thursday. A special
committee reported, as a substitute, a
bill requiring lax collectors to receipt for
taxes on a printed list embracing tho
property on which the taxes are paid,
which was passed. The following bills
were introduced by Mr. Tooner, and re
ferred : To prevent the carrying of pis-
tola and other d-adly weapons ('punisha
ble by fine); to prevent, trespasses on
land in certain cases (after public cau
tion.) By Mr. Taylor, to uiucud seotion
6 of the act to suppress murders, lynch'
ing and assaults
Hpeake, to repeal
Education establishing normal schools at
Talladega, Midway, Hcottshoro’ and Tus-
cumbia—referred. By Mr. Gilchrist, to
prohibit fishing in any artificial lake or
pond—referred. A resolution was adopt
ed requesting the Governor to coin muni-
oate the faota in reference to an alleged
loan of $32,000 to the Montgomery and
Also, to
nnd Baulk.
Mr. Ham
of Jefferson
\ Jaokson, to incorporate tho Georgia
Reliable Insurance Compuuy of AtlAuta.
Mr. Bariou—To consolidate the offices
of Tax Collector uud Sheriff iu Jones
county.
Also, to incorporate tho town of Cliu-
ton.
Mr. Lang—To prohibit the sale, etc., of
faun products iu Liuuolu between sun-sot
1 sun-risc.
Visa, to fix tho bonds of officers in Lin
coln county.
Mr. (’ouverse—to authorize the isstio
>f bonds in Lowndes county to build a
lourt house.
Also, to vest tho titlo of the market
square in Valdosta in the authorities of
id town.
Mr. Lipsey—to remove the county site
of Lee county.
Also, to iucorporuto tho town of Woot-
ten.
Also, to pay tho Ordinary of Lee county
a salary.
Also, to refund certain money to G. E.
Ed wards, former tax collector of Lee
county.
Mr. Meadows—to change tho line be
tween Madison and Jacksou counties.
Mr. Griffin, of Houalon—to amend the
charter of the Georgia Military Institute.
Mr. Hull, of Meriwelhor—to make ull
contracts relating to interest ou money
legal.
Mr. Bush—to legalize the adjournment
of Miller Suporior Court.
Also, to make it poual to sell any pro
perty subject to lieu of execution, etc.
Mr. Howell--to create a Board of Com-
missioneni for Milton county.
Also, to alter the Road Laws so fur ns
relates to Milton coiiuty.
Mr. Foil to reguluto the pay of Sheriff's
for keeping livo stock.
Also, to change tho tiuio of holdiug
Muscogee Superior Courts.
Mr. Davis, of Newton—to repeal an act
to secure thu rents, profits, etc., arising
from the ImmoNtend.
Also, a resolution in rolution to the
Statu Agricultural Society.
A resolution by Mr. W. D. Anderson to
ruiso a committee to investigate tbo sale
of tho land scrip granted to this State by
coupons, whs adoptod.
House adjourned until 10 o’clock a. in.
to-morrow.
SATURDAY, 13TH.
Senate. A bill to provide for filling
vacancies in office tinder the 4th article,
2d section of the Constitution. Fussed.
A bill to create a County Court in each
county of this State was, on motion, ta
bled, ( until a House bill to the same effect
shall come.)
A bill to make penal the refusal of mill
owners and others to redeem certain scrip
having the similitude of money, issued by
them to employees. Lost.
A bill to amend uu act to establish a
system of public instruction, approved
October 1:5, 1870, and for other purposes,
was amended und passed.
A message from tho House stating the
passage of u resolution providing for a
joint special committee to investigate the
sale of th(‘ Lund Scrip donated by the
Government and to inquire by what au
thority the same was mudo, was on motion
taken up, utm-nded and adopted.
A lull to change the lines between Tuy-
lov and Talbot counties. Fussed.
A bill to incorporate the Hpnuliling Man
ufacturing Company of Griffin. Fussed.
A bill to incorporate the Southern Im
migration und Land Company of Georgia.
ul.
NEW HILLS INTRODU
By Mr. Guerry—To make it penal to
hunt on the lands of another without
mission, etc. Also, to change the line be
tween tho counties of Hie wart and Quit-
muii.
By Mr. Snead—To provide n special
election for county officers in certain
By Mr. Cumming—To encourage the
manufacture of cotton and woolen goods
in this Slat
By Mr. McNeil—To require tho voters
of Cuthhcrt to register.
By Mr. Morris—To increase the pay of
jurors iu Talbot county.
By Mr. Dell—To uiiiend the garnish
incut laws. Also, to unicml the luw rela
ting to the inspection, etc., of fertilizers.
By Mr. Morris—To provide manner of
publishing legal advertisements.
By Mr. Griffin, of Twiggs—To incorpo
rate tLo Griswoldville und Jeffersonville
Railroad Company
By Mr. Wood—To prescribe the man
ner of admitting lunatics, etc., into thu
By Mr. West—To exempt certain prop
erty of maimed soldiers from taxation.
By Mr. lti *hards--To incorporate the
Atlantu and Tennessee Railroad Company.
l>y Mr. Russell—To confer certain
rights on M. Belisurio et al.
By Mr. Cloghorn—To ameud the charter
of Lookout Mountain Railroad Company.
By Mr Lumpkin—To secure to thu edu
cational purposes certain funds set apart,
etc.
By Mr. Rawls—To exempt curtain agri
cultural machines from thu laws against
puddling. Also, to make overseers of
roods constables in certain cases.
By Mr. Mansfield—T’q authorize the
levy of a tax for county purposes for titew*-
urt county.
By Mr. Hoge—To authorize the Gover
nor to appoint secretaries. Also, a reso
lution directing the Finance Committee to
impure into the claims of the lute State
Fruiter: and also into the claims of oertain
newspapers against this State. Adopted.
By M r. Bruton—To make it {tonal to
entice minors away, etc.
By Mr. Hoge—To amend the chnrter of
the Clmttuhoochee Manufacturing Co.
By Mr. McWhorter—To abolish section
1 8, article 1 of the constitution of Georgia.
Mr. C. T. Goodo was sworn in os mem
ber from Sumter.
The tax act of 1800 was revised and
pussed.
FIETH DAY’S rBOCKT.DINO*.
Monday, January 15.—Senate —Mr.
Simmons offered the following: Whereas,
it is well known to the Senate that the
id batteries ; by Mr. I Senators from the 2d and 7th, during the
act of the Board of j last session, left their seats without the
consent of this body; therefore,
Resolved, That said committee be in
structed to inquire into and report upon
the conduct of those Senators in so doing.
The amendment was agreed to.
The following bills wore read the firat
time:
Mr. Trammell—To incorporate the
Georgia Industrial and Banking Company,
Mr. Nicholle—To remove the county
site of Lee eountv and xA
tlon for owners of real
Mr. Cameron offered a resolution riifact
ing the Comptroller General to desist
from executions against wild lauds until
further instructed by the General Assem
bly: adopted.
Gn motion of Mr. Reese, the rules
wuru suspended to take up u House lull to
create a County Court iu each county of
the State of Georgia, except certain coali
tion therein mentioned; which was read
the first time.
Mr. Brock offered a joint resolution
that the Governor be authorized to nego
tiate and raise the sum of throe hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose of paying
the teachers of public schools, appointed
tuider the act Approved October 14tli,
1870.
Mr. Hinton moved to lay the resolution
on tho table, and said it was unconstitu
tional, because it appropriated money,
and could not, therefore, originate in tho
Senate. The motion was withdrawn and
tho bill referred.
Mr. Luster otVored a joint resolution,
that both houses of the General Assembly
take a recent* from Friday uext until 1U
clock a. m., ou tho third Wednesday in
July next; adopted.
A House bill to provide for the cx-
oliuugo of bonds after payment of inter
est thereupon was read.
Mr. Lester offered a resolution adding
lion. B. F. Bruton to th* list of Commis
sioners appointed to vote tho slock of
the Stalo in tho Atluutic & Gulf Kail road,
which whs adopted.
Bills on tho first reading wero resumed:
Mr. llillyer—To incorporate thu Atlan
ta and Enst Tennessee Railroad Cornpa-
ny.
On motion of Mr. Erwiu tho llouso
resolution, providing for u joint commit
tee to inquire into and report by Tuesday
what bills were passed by both Houses ut
lust session, und sent to thu Executive,
nnd which do not appear in the published
copy of the laws ot lust session, wus ta
ken up nnd coueurred in.
A House resolution rulativo to freights
and charges ou Railroads, and appointing
a comuiittuo to inquire what action should
bo taken iu reforuuco thereto, wus con
curred in.
A House resolution, relative to the re
moval of ull political disabilities iu this
State, was concurred in.
Bills were read tbo second time.
Senato adjourned until 3 o'clock n. »t.
AITKKNOON SESSION.
Tho House resolution providing for a
joint committee to consider the menus of
reducing tho present high Yates of freight
aud taritf on railroads, and what legisla
tion Hindi ho had ill rrfureuco thereto,
was taken up.
Mr. Smith offered an amendment -that
said committee shall be required to report
ut the presunt session. 'the amendment
is agreed to.
Tho resolution was concurred in—ayes
, nays ff.
Messrs. Hinton and Estes were appoint
ed under tho resolution.
On motion of Mr. Roese, the rules
i*ro suspended to take up the J louse tax
bill for 1872.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, transmitting sealed documents and
uskiug their consideration in Executive
suasion; in accordance with which the
Senate went into executive session, after
which hills were read tho first time:
Mr. Stuadmuu—To encourage the ninn-
ufac urn of cotton and woolen fabrics in
this Statu.
Mr. Fresidonl—To incorporate tho Dal
ton A*. Southwestern R. R. Co.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
January If.tU, 1872.
Mr. Suoad moved to rucousidur so much
of Saturday’s proceedings as rcluto to tho
passage of u lull to levy uud collect a lax
r thu yuur 1872, with a view to sliiking
t that ciutiHu which lays a special tux on
jiior. IIi3 contended that tho said lux
is illegal, uuroitsonahlu aud impolitic.
Thu motiou to rucousidur prevailed.
Mr. Snead moved to strike out thu said
suction.
The motion to strike out prevailed, and
the bill us amended was then passed.
The bill to raise a revenue, Ac., for tho
year 1872, was road a second tunc.
A resolution by Mr. Hull, of Meriweth
er, asking Congress to remove the disa
bilities ol persons ill this Slate, wus read.
Mr. Hall supported his resolution in a low
well-timed remarks, and it wus unani
mously udoptod.
A resolution by Mr. McWhorter, provi
ding that ibis General Assembly will take
a recess from Thursday next until the 2d
of July next, went over under the rules,
as did u resolution by O'Neal, of Baldwin,
providing that tho next session bu hold iu
Milledgevillo.
Mr. SiiumopH, of Gwinnett, moved to
to luku up a resolution authorizing thu
payment of $2,000 for each of the yours
lHti'.i, 1870, uud 1871, to thu State Agricul
tural Society, under un act passed iu 1800.
Messrs. Davis, of Nuwlou, aud Sim
mons, of Gwinnett, umdu earnest appeals
in behalf of tbo resolution. Tho resolu
tion was adopted.
Tho Souute resolution providing that
tho General Assembly will tuku a recess
from Friday next until the third Wednes
day iu July next, was taken up und con
curred iu.
A number of Houso bills woro road sec
ond time.
A resolution by Mr. Hogo authorizing
thu Governor to employ additional secre
taries, was adopted.
House adjourned until 3 p. m.
HOUHK OF REPRESENTATIVES.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House uiot at 3 p. in.
Tho following bills were road thu first
time:
Mr. Hudson—To repeal tho second sec
tion of an act to change the name of the
Southern Central Agricultural Society
A largo number of Uouho bills \
read thu second time.
A bill by Mr. lleidt, to provide for and
euforce a regiutration of voters for Chat
ham, Liberty and McIntosh counties, wus
road the first time.
Mr. Russell moved to suspend tho rulos
to take up a resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee to in vest i-
Mr. Candler said ho was not* willing to
vote for the resolution without further in
formation of tho object in view. There
were otheis besides Jndge Hopkins who
were involved.
Mr. Reese* said if the testimony in
•Judge Hopkins’ cam whs full ui d ail de
livered there could be uo wrong Uono any
one, und it was a matter of great public
import that the Legislature should have
tho tacts and act ou thorn. A largo num
ber of carus on the criminal side of the
oourt arising out of tho management of
the Western nnd Atlantic Railroad would
bo tried at the next terra of Fultou court,
and if facts charged by public report were
true Judge Hopkius was not a fit nmn to
preside in the trial of tlieso oases. If tho
icport of the committee when it uouies
iulo the Senate gives no grouud for iti-
culputiou, ho, tho Sneaker, would with
pleasure go to the full exteut in relieving
Judge Hopkins.
Mr. Ueose, upon certain statements as
to the time of the report of (he commit
tee, which were made by Mr. Gaudier,
withdrew his motion for tho present.
Mr. Nichols introduced a resolution
calling upon tbo Comptroller General to
furnish the Semite witli a list of all war
rants drawn ou the Treasury during thu
intumbuucy of Bonj. Conley.
'J'be resolution of the Houso appropria
ting $7,.*>00 to the Htute Agricultural Soci
ety was taken up und ou motiou of Mr.
Bums, wus roferud to tho Fiuuaco Com
mittee.
Bills on their third roadiug, were taken
up, and the bill repealing laborers' liens
wus read und Mr. llinton asked leave to
withdraw the bill, and Ioavo was granted.
Thu next bill was one for the uucuur-
agement of stock raising, giving tho
owner of a stallion a lieu ou the fold for
fees.
Mr. Nichols moved to ameud tho bill
by iuciuding jacks nnd bulls.
Mr. Umton i-nid ho observed that the
Senators wore disposed to rauko light of
the bill 11c, however, regarded the bill
an of very grave mid lurge importance.
Ho snid it was a cause of public regret
that our peoplo wero obliged to got tneir
stock ot horHGH and mules abroad. It was
a great economic question, and olio that
deserved better treatment than it was re
ceiving at tho hands of tbo Sonnte.
Mr. Nichols thou withdrew his amend
ment.
The bill wras, ou a division of tho Sen
ate, passed by yeas 14, nays 11.
Tlc bill giving to owners of water saw
mills the same heus now allowed to Htuatu
mills was passed.
Tho bill making penal the sale of agri
cultural products uftcr sundown until sun
rise, after being amended, Mr. Wellborn
moved to refer it to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Curried.
Bills wore read the second timo.
IIIM.H ON THIRD UKADINII.
A bill to make penal tho hiring of la
borers before llie expiration of the timo
for which they have been hired,
lerred to the Judiciary Committee.
A bill to secure thu oujoymout of pri
vate ways, and to provide a summary
remedy by which obstructions to the same
may be removed. Referred to tho Judi
ciary Committee.
A bill to regulate the foon of county of
ficers ol Upsou county. Fussed.
A bill to amend suction 1432 of tho Codo
relating to grant rag licenses. Lost.
A bill to amend the act incorporating
tho town of Greenville, Meriwether coun
ty. F.i
ed.
Eafaula Railroad Company. The bill to
wfoiM Um collection of taxe* from Ex-
oomfsmim «m read three times nnd
By Mr. llillyer—-A bill to nuthori/.o ex
ecutors, administrators, guurdians, ole.,
to sell properly ou the premises in cer
tain cases.
Mr. Wellborn presented a communica
tion addressed to the Frnsideut and mem
bers of thu Senate from Hountor Junius K.
Brown, who has been prevented by se
vere illness from attendance on thu Sen
ate, which was road. The communica
tion was iu re;>ly to a letter of condolence
from the Frohidont and members of the
Senate, and staled that the crisis having
passed, it was confidently hoped thst Col.
Brown would soon bo able to resume liin
scut in tbo Senate.
Mr. Steadman introduced a bill to in
corporate tho Cumming Manufacturing
Company.
Ou motion the Senate adjourna l until
3 o'clock p. iu.
House.—Tho House met pursuant to
adjournment. Speaker Cumming iu the
chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones, The i
journal was read and approved.
Mr. Ethridge moved to leeonnidur the
adoption of a resolution providing for the
uppoiiitmeul of a committee to investi
gate certain charges against Dr. Green,
Superintendent oi the Lunatic Asylum,
lie said thu committee was too amall, and
that lie does Lot believe thorn is any
foiiudutiou for thu churges made, but that
if there is, it is thu duty of thu Trustees
to ferret it out.
Mr. Russell said that whenever there is
a charge against u public officer, it is the
duty of thu Representatives to iuvestigato
the same, und it is equally due the person
charged to have his innocence vindicated,
if ho bo iuuocout; however, upon the
idea that a joint committee of three is
too small, he was iu favor of this motiou.
Thu motion prevailed: thu resolution
was amended by appointing a joint com-
mitteu of five, und was then adopted as
amended.
Thu Appropriation net whs taken up on
third rending. An amendment appropri
ating $1,000 to buy necessary books for
thu Stuto Library, was agreed to. An
nmendrnont, proposing to appropriate
s?300,IKK) to pay teachers for post services,
to bo raised by sale of bonds, elicited
considerable comment, and was theu sup
planted by an amendment that thu Gov
ernor shall draw liis warrant upon the
Treasurer for $300,000, to bo puid out of
money set apart for school purposes: pro
vided, that uo money set apurt for school
purposes for 1872 shall bo used for this
purpose, to wit, to pay touchers for serv
ices heretofore rendered ; and provided
that said amount so to be drawn shall be
distributed to each county according to
I the number of children, and that teachers
iu each county be paid out of the pro rata
share of ouch county. This latter amend
ment was adopted.
Speck* of W ar.
Washington, Jau. 13.— Special to th*
New York Mail,—Sworn statements in the
Florida cade have been received at the
Navy Department. They have been at
once forwarded to the State Department.
By order of thu Fresiduiit, a demand
will beat once made, in a tuauiier which
will admit of no evasion, for an explana
tion or apology and full satisfaction. The
attitude of this government will be un
yielding in defeuso of tho ussuiied honor
of our ting.
Minister Roberts is perfectly aware of
the feeling which prevails, and bus un
doubtedly notified his government that
* is no evasion from either an ample
apology or wnr.
New* York, Jan. 18.—A special from
Washington says tho Gotsh«koff letter is
regarded by high officers as a direct and
opcu insult to the Frcsidunt nnd Secre
tary of htatc, and likely to lend to serious
results. The country need not he sur
prised if Curiiii our Minister to Russia is
immediately ordered to demand his puss-,
ports, uud the Russian Charge D*Affairs
here supplied with liis, in order that ho
may take his departure from tbo United
Stulus.
Governor .Smith has appointed J. B.
Campbell and J. \V. Warren Executive
Dep irtment Secretaries.
TitliASI'UKIt A .Ml IK It’S UK POUT.
From th.* Atlanta (Will ul ion. I Mb.]
Wo have thu annual report of Treasu
rer Augior for the year ending December
31, 1871. it is beautifully printed on
handsome paper, and a specimen of work
by the now public printer.
Tho Treasurer shows the necessity of
thu recent bond bill. Uo states that ho
notified officially lbmry Clows and others
of tho dcfocts of tho Bullock bonds. Ju-
(jniry into our affairs is not repudiation.
Tho defective bonds discovered, they
should he withdrawn und genuine hotida
for our real indebtedness issued. This
will rectify our Slate credit.
Two millions of currency bonds were
issued by tho Governor without thu
Treasurer's knowledge to meet oik-sixth
of tho amount. A million aud a half are
still out, though temporary, and gold
bonds have been issued to substitute
them. Four million of gold bonds were
engraved, Imt only three millions issued
to moel less than one-fourth of the
urnouut. This excess indicated fraud.
The spending lliu income of the State
l'OAd and incurring a debt of a million
win; a swindle to help n fraudulent sale of
the road. Tho borrowing of money by
Blodgett, Superintendent of tho road,
from Clews, was unauthorized, and Clews
knew it, uud should apply lor redress
money not used for the State to Blodgett
ami Bullock.
Glows' account needs scrutiny. Tbo
interest and eoiniuissious are fully double
the ordinary rates. Tbo reported nuIoh of
gold tho Treasurer docs not credit.
Hois paying $B»0.000 of (Jobb bonds
due thu first,and $ 180,(hmfinterest on old
bonds, from llm tux of 1871. In June
aud July of 1872 $(132,27(0 of old six pur
cent. State bunds will fall duo. Hu sug
gests issuing 7 per cent, currency bomb
to fund them. Also, $2uO,<HM) interest
on old bondrt will Hinturo iu July. He
refrains from comment on Stuto aid rail
road bonds, leaving it to the Assembly.
The real debt incurred in the new is
sues of 1870 he does not know, but thinks
it cannot hoover onc foiutliof the amount
of tho new bonds. This would make otir
real debt about eight millions, independ
ent of railroad debt. This the State can
easily moot.
lie pays a deserved compliment to the
people ot tho State.
The following tables accompany the re
port:
. t * . . . /i Hmnti Court or Geouoia—Atlanta.
gate certaiu claims against Dr. Green, 1M -„ ,, , . . *
1'by.icuii Of the Lunatic Aaylnm. J L u b u S
A niewtage from tbo Governor was ro- out «<'»“'» H - K - McKay ,nd H.rmr
ceivcd, sayiug that the following resolu
tions hud beeu approved
A resolution on adjournment; a resolu
tion providing for the appointment of a
committee to investigate the haIu of laud-
script, and a resolution to appuiut per
sons to vote the stock of the State in the
Albany and Gulf Railroad Company.
House adjourned.
SIXTH DAY’S I’ROCESDIKGS.
Atlanta, Jan. H», 1872.
Senate.—The Senate met at 10 a. m.,
President Trammell in the Chair.
Mr. Wellborn gave notice that he should
move to reconsider the resolution raising
a committee to examine the bills pussed
by the General Assembly at its last ses
sion, after the expiration of the constitu
tional term ; and upon the motion to re
consider, objection having been made to
the preamble, tbe resolution to reconsid
er pi e vailed. The preamble was stricken
out.
Mr. Smith inovod to strike out Tues
day for the briuging in tho report of the
committee and substituting Friday, which
motion was adoptod.
Mr. Uoooo, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, made a special report recommending
that tbe bill providing for the repeal of
the laborers^ lien be not adopted. Ho
also introduced a resolution ealliug on
the apeoial Committee of Investigation
into the affairs of the Western A Atlantic
Railroad, to lay before the Legislature all
the facte and testimony now before them,
bearing upon the oAeial nnd personal in-
| tejrity of Judfe Hopkins.
McKay aud Hiram
Warner, Judges.
George C. Cowart, Esq., of Atlanta,
Gn., whh admitted to this bar.
No. 1, Blue Ridge Circuit was argued.
K. J. Lewis vs. A. M. Hudson. Oahefor
words from Forsyth. H. P. Bell, G. N.
Luster, J. It, Brown, J. S. Clements for
plain:iff iu error; J. N. Dorsey, Henry
Jackson A Bro., contra.
No. 2 was argued. It is Jno. W. Brown,
et. al., vh. Eli B. Wells. Ejectment from
Luiupkin. H. F. Bell for plaintiff in er
ror ; Weir Boyd contra.
No. 3 is H. B. Pulmor, per use of R. H.
Munch, vs. John Pultuor. Debt from
Dawson. Woir Hoyd, H. P. Bell for plff
in error; Geo. 1). Rice, contra. It was
diftraissod because no record had been
sunt up.
Court sdjonrufd till 10 o’clock, a. ni. t
to-morrow. -Atl. Sun.
One of tho Kalian clerical journals, tho
Units Cattoliea, makes an announcement
whioh seems to indioato that the depart
ure of the Pope from Romo is an event
that may happen at any moment. It says
in fact that it holds itself in readiness to
change the plaoe of its publication and to
follow the Holy Father wherever ho may
go. Hhould lie proceed to Franoe,
Switzerland or Germany, it will accom
pany him, and wherever he takes up bis
abode, there the Unite Cattoliea will be
printed and aent to anbeoribere without
extra charge. “And perhaps,” adds the
olerieal journal, “the very patient Pius
may be compelled to leave Ream
than ui expected. ’
Cash on hand J
Received iu January..
Received in February
Received in March....
Rorcivud in April
Received in May
1, 1871.
•<i in Jn
July
Received in AuugUNf..
Received in Hoplembc
Received in October..
Received in Kuveinbe
Received in Decouibe
Paid in January...
Paid iu Fubruuiy
Paid in March
Paid iu April
Paid in May
Paid in Juno
Paid in July
Paid in August
Paid in September....
Paid in October
Paid in November
Paid iu December
Total
Cash on band .Inn. 1,
to balance
Cash on hand ! in f report...*
Rood from g« m-raltax, 1871...
lloc’d from tuinpumry Ioann...
Roo’d from rout of Wostcrn .t
Atlantic Railroad
Roe’ll from general tax. 1870...
Roo d from poll tax, 1871
Uoc’d from liquor tax
Roc’d from tax on insurance
•auk and
express taxes
Rood from general tux, |8<;;»...
Rood from lax on wild lauds...
Uce'd from tax on circuHUN
Rec'd f roin rest it ntiou money.
Roe'd from rents of capitol....
Rac'd from spouiul reciprocity
tax on insurance
Rec'd from convention tax....
Rec’d from W. A A. Railroad
ticket ag't ou final seltl nt...
Rec'd from haIu of abandoned
freight W. A A. Railroad...
Roc’d trotu general tax, 1837...
Reo’d from over-payuient from
contingent fund ou Execu
tive warrant
Rec'd from geuerul tax, 1838...
Rec'd from fees of Comptroller
General's Oftlco
Rec'd from fees of Executive
Department
Rec’d from tax ou patent med
icine vendors
813.’, 74 4 11
84,072 41
102,043 03
111,841 17
03,314 83
17,040 84
71.010 38
00,7351 32
43,700 88
.”.2,404 38
44,000 11
1 10,303 ol
118,014 87
.831,7 03 I S
!»231,183 17
I 11.840 30
120,203 88
111.117 01
.*13,873 17
1 18,820 88
04,5518 10
10,80.1 43
2,417 87
37,488 00
II-VHM7 02
.114,081 01
321,882 00
281,300 70
214,712 71
37,107 10
30,818 43
12,110 78
11,840 20
8,8.14 83
3,100 (Mi
1,143 13
1,182 37
1,004 01
Total Idteroat due oaoh year, and Total
Auniial Amounts due each year (Prin
cipal and Interest.)
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The above table in exclusive of bonds
issued iu and sinco 1888, concerning
whioh nco pages 55, 4 and 1 of this Report,
and the Bond act, pages 11,12, 13 and 14.
Tur. Moumon Children.—The Utah
correspondent of the New York Tribune
writes;
“The human fruits which this um-
shipeil tree of polygamy lias borne,
though cousiderablo iu numbers, are yet
too immature to wield exteudoil inffuouco
upon business or social life. A few have
attained to tho ngo of 2.1 years ; hundreds
are 20 and moro, while those ranging
from 10 to 20 yeurs of age may bo num
bered by thousands. These young men
and women will compare favorably in in
telligence with the young people of any
land nndcr tho suu. In that kind of
worldly wisdom which tho pioneer- and
frontiersman require, they arc vastly tho
superiors of the young folks of Massa
chusetts—Ihe native home of yonr corre
spondent. In inonutuiu lore, woodcraft,
hunting and horscB, the boys “boat thu
world. In tho economies of tho house
holds, tho girls are the equals of any in
tho land. They are beautiful, too, in
large proportionate numbers, and if not.
highly cultivated, are at least gontlo nnd
pure. They like to dress finely, for this
stato of polygamous grace, even if ns
purely spiritual as its followers claim,
does not seem to work any remarkable
change in tho natural man or woman
either. Here arc wives for thousuuds of
young men, the daughters of polygamous
connection, yet perfectly chnsto. They
aro self-sacrificing, ns woman ever is, but
their unuelfiNhuess rarely goes to tho ex
tent of embracing polygamy for thoip-
selves. In the faco of fuels like theso,
for the trutbfii ss of which I can vouch,
and in support of whioh 1 could adduce
abundant testimony if it were prudent, it
iu folly to tell mo that polygamy has not
yet begun to die out.
The Killing at Taxon ill.
The following coinniutiication from a
reliable gentleman of Marion gives quite
a different version of the unfortunate af
fair at Tazewell. If we were misled in
our statement of tho facts, it is but just
that the other side should bavo a hear
ing:
DouiiLF. Murder at Tazewell, Ga.—
Mr. Editor : In your issue of tho 18th
inst. you notice tho killing of thu Alli
sons by Milton, und make Milton out a
murderer. The facts in connection with
said killing will show a clear case of just
ifiable homieide. Milton was surrounded
in a room amidst enemies brandishing
knives and assaulting Milton so that he
compelled to kill in Holf-dofonce.—
Milton is not going out of the way of tho
luw, but is willing, aud will at the proper
time sorreLdor to tho officers and have a
trial. Justice to Milton demands this no
tice of your editorial of the 105th instant.
Marion.
00
$1,831,108 48
Taid on special appropria
tions, 1870 $783,018 fill
Paid on public debt 5118,2.34 10
Paid on civil eHtabliHhmcmt.. 10.3,130 38
Paid ou legislative puy tolls 101,2510 00
Puiil on Printing Fund, 1871, 20,(MM) 10
Paid on special apprecia
tions, 1871 10,788 24
Paid on Contingent Fluid,
18,848 85
Paid ou Coutiugeut Fund,
1871 ; 15,142 21
Pain ou Contingent Fuud,
1872 0,015 47
Paid on Educational Fund... 8,831 (18
Paid ou over prymout of
taxes 2,720 22
Paid ou Printing Fund, 1870, 2,888 21
Paid on spocial appropria
tions, 1888...., 100 00
Total paymeuts $1,444,820 47
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1872,
to balance 1,80,707 01
1,821,500 18
TABLK 0.
ConaolidaUd statement of the Public
Debt of the Bute of Georgia, on the
first day of January, 1872, showing date
of issue snd maturity of outstanding
Sonde, Annul 1st* root on *Mh (*)■», tepqtafoC S» Corny* IndwinHy,
Double Mubdeb at Tazewell, Ga.—
Intelligence has reached here of a horrible
affair which occurred at Tazewell, Marion
county, ou H&turday last. Tho following
are tl* p rticulars as received from a
gentloraau who was prosent at the time of
the killing:
An election for Justico of tbo Peaco was
progressing. Henry S. Allison was ouo
of the managers of said election. It. W.
Milton carried to the polls n colored voter
for the purpose of forcing him to voto
for tho candidate whom he (Milton) pre
ferred. Mr, Allison protested ngAinst this,
telling Milton that tho negro must be
allowed to vote as ho wantod to. A quar
rel here ensued. Miltou drew a pocket-
knife and advnnood upon old man Allison,
swearing he wonld kill him, when young
Aaron Allison (son of Henry S.) inter
posed aud nttackod Milton with a stick.
Milton turned upon tho youth aud stabbed
him in several plaeos, causing his death
instantly; after which he renewed the
attack upon old man Allison, stabbing
him so severely as to oause his death in
about two hours. Milton then made his
escape nnd is believed to have Hod in
tho direction of this city. Friends of the
deceased parties have offered $5MM> reward
for Milton, for a description of whom see
advertisement.
Death of "Wiley E. Jones. -Pv a dis
patch reoeived here yesterday, we learn
that the above-named gentleman died at
the residence of his daughter (Mrs. L<i-
mar) in Macon, on Monday night lost.
Mr. Wiley Jones was u brother of the lato
J. R. Jones, of Russell county. Ho was
raised in Jones county, Ga., but came to
Columbus as far back as 1832. Ho was
formerly a wealthy planter of this county,
and for many yeurs resided in Lin wood,
near this city. He was for a long timo a
member of tit. Luke Church, and was an
exemplary Christian and good citizen.
Having lost his only son, a noble youth,
in the war, and the great bulk of his prop
erty. by the freeing of liis slaves, he left
Columbus shortly after the cessation of
hostilities and took up his abode iu Mncon,
where he has since resided.
France ami (IrrMiaf,
Paris, Januaij 18.—In the Assembly
to-day the discussion upon the proposed
taxation of raw material was continued,
but no notion was taken on tho subject.
Hostility to imposing of taxes is spread
ing throughout the oountry, aud deputa
tions are daily arriving at Versailles to
protest aoainat the measure.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
French authorities to prevent the assassi
nation of Gorman soldiers in occupied
departments, these outrages still continue.
Another ease is just reported, tho victim
being a Prussian soldier belonging to tho
garrison of Vatonr. The German military
commander bus demanded tho mrrender
of thu a—ssto, nnd the French anthorL
ties are mamhlug for him.
Frond* todies residing in various Hu-
ropeen copileie have epened beams for
the pnrpeae ef eolleeltof money tPtotit|