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A STHIOT GUNSTHVOTIOJI or TUB OUXSTITtlTION—AN MONKST AND BGONUHIOAL AD»IISI«TKATION OF TUB OOVBItNMKXT.
T COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1872.
Volume XUV.—No. 10.
The Weekly Enquirer.
JtfliN L. MABL'IN.....
.Editor.
LOLl'MBFS:
THURSDAY FEBRUARY :
tO,' 1072.
—Trrui* uf snliMTl|itiun—
Ouo Year iu ;uU,u.<v .....
CeortrU Agricultural Shirty.
On Fri.lay, the aeoond cloy of'tke ses
sion, Major Cooper offered a series of
resolution*, embracing several subjecta
for discussion or fiction, which were
placed ninofig tho business orders. Reso
lution* offered by a gentleman from Do-
Kalb, favoring immigration, ami endors
ing Col. Howard's mission to Europe,
were adopted. J. B. Jones. E-q., of
Burke, delivered an instructive and en
tertaining ftddre on sheep raising. Col.
H 'ward explained tho origin of hi* rnift-
bi >u to Europe, the ways and means of
carrying it out, and what he proposed to
effect. At the night session, Walter A.
Weems, Esq., addressed the Convention
upon the subject ol tho “Giuat Atlantic
and WYsUrn Canal;" ami the Society
adopted resolutions approving the enUr-
pri"e. A resolution for tho appointment
of a coiumiUeu of ono from each Cun-
grcrtsioiyd district, to memorialize the
legislature to place under the control of
the Stale Ag.multure! Society tho laud
scrip apptopriutod l.y Congress for the ea-
tublinbuient <<f an AqriuuUnral College,
was adopted. A resolution whs adopted,
recommending IL«- repeal of tlui Lieu act
of 18151), and the Mortgage or •“Security"
act of Dec. 12. lei I, ns Uutruubutul to the
pluuting interests. The committee to
suggest* subjects fur li.veHligation, ap
pointed at n previous meeting, ruporitd n
Buhodulc embrucihg a long hat of subjects
for inquiry and experiment.
■i\ u’>i icpurl thy i\gliou of Saluuluy;
Tbo Chair amioum ed the f» Mowing
» of ihu
Ttir f rep Ortitalj Vu4tr 1,000,00®.
The constantly diminishing re eipts of
Charli* Vranris Adam' os the 4 *Ca«e." I
It appear* that the interviewers have
ALAUAH1 LKti IHLATl'KK.
school for tho education of wliite female
the lost three or four weeks have certainly { beeu “after" tho American arbitrator for
tho eoi
Scrip"
trm
.d m
• K.dtj,
iho **i«and
I inward. i lit t 1 nig., nuional Dis-
backer. tin ('<-ngr»-mioral Din-
Idb I ;t. Congressional District,
tt i uditor, L’vi i otigreHHiuimi Dim-
M. I*. Price, (It U Congressional JMsiriet
W. W. Cato,.hi Goitgreaniorml District
J. It. Join -t, .'ill l ougieHMonal J>istrtct
'Jim following e.untnUtOe Whs also an
nonnead on the resolution relative to lln
Atlantic and Wool urn Canal passed yeh-
teiduy ovoninp Idcssrs. Stemtuian, liar-
deni an und Atkinson.
An CHsoy on tho subject of Dust in
Wheat, was presented and oidered pub
lished in .the ininnti , of the Cjnvontiou.
A resolution for the fippomtuisut of a
committee ot three to e*iubluii un organ
of thu Society, and also » resolution lurk
ing the D'antainot the organ of the So
ciety, wore, ou motion, tuid upon the
table.
A communication add teased to the So-
ci*»'y from Mr. Price, member of Con
gress, on the rtubjoct of the Laud Scrip
lor tho ostuUnduuoui of an Agricultural
College Wus, on inoliou, referred to tho
special .committee liuving that subject in
Charge.
A scries of resolutions expressive of
thanks for the liuhuundcd and generous
hospitality of tho i ihorities and cili/cus
of riavanuoli; t . tie; /./. •• for th- lr cour
tesy and the favors dm ah the conven
tion. collectively iii.il indtvidual y. Autl
thanks to the Piv.-nlrut, Suirotary and
assistant w ercuny, lor the faithful u..in
ner in whico they have discharged then
arduous duties.
A resolution to publish u volume of
“transactions" of the Convention wus
adopted. J ho Cliuir announced that sev
eral mutters un thu regular order of busi
ness, owing to want of time for their
Cou.iiderution, had not been readied, and
upon motion it wr. . resolved that any
member having written ehsays, or who
would have lurnihhed written essays
upon tho sqbjecis thus neglected, should
bo at liberty to proii nt the Same to the
Heerctury to bo incorporated in the
transacti ms of the s iciety.
The lust act of t!.o Cm volition was tho
neloctioirof n place for the next meeting.
Griffin, Athens and Atlanta were nomina
ted, and on a vole taken, it was decided
that the* August Convention bi.ould bo
held in Gi illiu.
The Chuir announced that the hour had
arrived ut which the Convention had
agreed to adjourn lo go ou the excursion
down the river, and that tho Major of
the city and Ob.iirmart of tl. • Committee
of Arrangements wore pjesont, uud ex
pressed a wish that tho Convention pro
ceed to the boat ii. a body, which beii g
unanimously consented to, the Chair an
nounced tho Cocvcat.ou adj r.irued sine
die.
Advices from Matamuraa
tho revolutionists have <<
their forces around Sun L
left only a garrison in olUc
ruser.I that
ut rated till
l'otosi uud
»ee*. They
upset the calculation* of those who have
been contending that the cotton crop of
1871 would exceed three millions of bales.
The Agricultural Bureau, even, will have
to give it up, and try to do better next
time, and the leaser “big crop" prophets
must submit to a loos of faith in their
sagacity. Everything has favored a
greater effort to burry the remnant of the
crop to market, during tho last few weeks,
than was tnude during the corresponding
weeks of la*t year—higher prices, naviga
ble rivers, more railroada, and a cold term
that delayed plantiog operations and
afforded a better chance for hauilng to
market: and yet the receipts, as compared
with lofit year, as well as with formor
weeka of this season, have been progress
ively fulling off, until those of last week
were but little over half a* large as those
of the corres|>ondiug week of 1871.
Tho Montgomery* Ailrerti*er of yester
day sums up the prospect thus : “In the
year l*<7t» the receipts of cottou at ull the
ports from thu 1st of March to the 1st of
September aggregated 7UD,IMS) bale*. If
the same number filmll come iu this year
the total receipts for the cotton year
reach ‘J,i»Jti,t)(H) bales which will of course
include ull the old crop left on band at the
beginning of the year, say not lens than
200.000 bales. But we have no idea the
leuuipts this year will keep pace with
those of 18«0~*70, for reasons heretofore
sufficiently set forth. It will be “a tight
sipmczu” if tho incoming crop goes ubov
2.700.000 bulls."
AInIinhi* l*«rhilallsa.
A* will he sum from tho re]>ort of pro
ceeding* il-iewhere, tho Legtaluturo
Alabama adjourned nine die on Monday,
uftcr a long piotiuctud session. It hud
difficult questions to manage, ami the di-
verso compositions of the two Honset
were not favorable to their eu*y manage
meat. 'J he Senate being nearly uuuni
uioudy Kudicul, uud the House over
wholmitigly Democratic, it wns found ex
ceedingly difficult to effect nn agreement
upon any measure partaking in the least
of a party character, and such a cbnructc
was given to most of tho important mat
ter* of legislation during the session.—
TLuro were tho Eli ctiou, the ltoveuue,
the A. Si C. Kuilroad, tho Congressional
Districting, and various bills of loss it:
torcst, that were all regarded from a
putty htMudpoiut, or viewud es measures
lmt might be so shaped a* to affect party
politics. Considering tho antagonistic
party purposes and effinilio* of the ma
jorities in thu two Houses, it is not won
durful that they had difficulties and pro
longed contests, hut rather surprising
that they did at last come to Agreement
on so many of the vexed questions of
tliu session.
As fur us we can umko out from the re-
ports at hand, thu I.egiMlature finally
agreed upon a Funding hill; an Election
bill containing provisions for challenging
and other facilities for preventing illegal
voting; an Ednoutional bill providing
for the settlement of teacher's claim*; a
bill coufeuiug on thu Governor sufficient
power to uuuiHgo tho troublesomo A. A*
C. Ituilrond question ; and a bill provid
ing for thu election of the Additional
Representative to Congress. W
able us yet to Hay whether the two IIouroh
fully agreed upon a new Kuvonne bill ; if
not, the old law remains in force.
Our daily compendium of proceeding;
has beeu constantly made up from the
full reports of tho Montgomery Adtrr-
ti*( r, and it has been oar endeavor to no-
lice all legislation of general interest or
of local interest to the counties in Alaba
uia contiguous to ua. We will copy a
lint of the acts of such general or local
interest when they appear in the Ailctr
Umt, after which we hopo to bid the Leg.
islature of Alabama, as at present consti
tuted, an emphatic “good bye."
The people of Randolph couuty, Gu.
are to have an election ou the first Tues
day iu April, to decide whether they will
have a new court-house built or continue
to use the present building.
A tncrcliwt of Galveston, Texas, writes
to a New Orleans paper that be sees no
ntasoii to chuuge Lis opinion, previously
expressed, that the total receipts of cot-
ton nt Galveston for the current season
will not exceed 200,000 bales. As they
wi re much larger last year, it is apparent
that tho heavy receipts expected from
Texus to hUHtuiu the three and a half mil
lion estimated will not Ire forthcoming.
Bradley's, formerly McLeoVa lumber
mill, situated at the foot of Hay street
in Savunuab, was burned, with a large
quantity of lumber, on Saturday evening.
Loss heavy.
bis view* on the present aspect of the
aims question, and though they report
him sonu'whAt variously, none make him
any serious nppreheusiou* on tho
subject. Tho reporter of the N. Y. World
makes him say that ho cau't any whether
the claim* for indirect damages will bo
ithdrawu or not—don't think the Gov
ernment is ut all set upon their accffit-
lUid— thiLks it perfectly fair to submit
them und let them taka their chances, A c.
Here is tho ller>ilt1 interviewer's report:
Reporter—Au* you hopeful, sir, that tho
controversy about the Amern-.m claim for
.uiHgesuiU be amicably
settled, or do jou think tliut thu Treaty of
Washington will be a lullu»c and tuui tho
ourt ol Arhiltntion will not meet at all?
Mr. Ailauts—Sofui nothing lms occurred
Rich warrant* iuy saving unit the treaty
Mid bo a fui.arc. J lull Loudon wheu llie
greatest oxeiU uQUt prevailed. It w.m on
in - when Mr. Giadslonu made his
uhi.iuratc speech, which 1 read
But since then
cd his language,
g speeches ho look
le mi id at first.
• any likelihood that
The total of the rewards offered for the
capture of tho Henry Berry Lowrey gang
iu Kohehon couuty, K. (J., the Wilming
ton .lotinod uiys, will nearly reach ft Hi,
<MX>.
are btfcieging the place will* wen.
It is defended by Gt ii. Hoclie, the best
officor adhering to Juarez, but he is nua-
ble to free himself from the besiegers.
His surrender K probhW-' at any moment,
and then Northern Mexico i.-» all lost to
J unrez.
The. National t’rohibiriou Convention,
which UQmiimUHl James Black of i’a. fur
President, and J-ffin Jiivi.sell of Michigan
for Vico* President”, consisted of ID 1 dcl-
og«»te«, repie enting nine States, none of
them Southern. A large niiud
names \v**re presented for nomination to W« 1 oarn from sources which we br-lievc
ih.> wuon 3 tUi.m l^vij 1L A. reply ol 8«o«.
, I tary I ish l<» Ivu l Granville a uote, consid-
Davis, ol 111 ; Clopf Justi 1 e Ch.is *, i». 1. i er<J( j j„ Cabiimt council ynsterdny after-
Butler< Janice Black of l*u.; Gerrit Smith, j noon, is as firm in substance as it is
J. D. Cox, Horace Greek v. friendly in form. It i* a oourteona refn-
-— | sal to ruodity the American “case" in any
Tho ltailionls of lho lmh Smutorial | p»rti< uliir.- : .\VH) York Ulh. ^
District havo roaoivad iu District Couren- ; H ** stirmised, however, by the World,
tion not lo mukc uparty nouilnntiou for a : <l*at tho Secretary a reply couUioa a aug.
euccesaor to Seuator iVelcli, resigued, but i geation tiiut tbe lioui'd of Arl.itrelion ran
to support Joel Armstrong, r.u iodopuu- ilcterniino tbe fjimtion of the admitHiblUty
dent Democrat. Col. C. Styles is the ' ”f the claim for indirect or consequential
Democratic nominee. j Astnagee. Herein, perhape, line the aoln-
— tion of thr difficulty, aa Dugland ought to
The gathering of agitators at Antwerp, f,.,| assured t.f a decision favorable to ber
.Belgium, lo which allusion is daily made view , t lbo 0UOT .
in our telegraphic dispatches, i* a oonvo- i
cation of the “legifimirit.' of Europe, not i From copies of telegraphic correspon
of France alone. Genuary i* re^refieut- dem o published in the Raluigh Sentinel
ed by tho pr«t,cnco uf avveral oi ti o potty w * f ihv -tith im»t., it appear* that there i*
kiugiv ltttc'-y dutbroned lo a^graudizo “the & prospect of thu authofiUea of North
empire," Spuiu by a large party of Hour- Garoliua “getting ' Littlefield. On the
buns, and Italy by a few pretenders. It j ‘^btb. Gov* Caldwell telegraphed to J. J.
is said that they are trying to mnke a 1 of Taiiahassee to “got" Little-
common omnibus cause for all deposed ! ^ Governor of Floride
“legitimacy.” I wonld »®rrender him. The aeme day
Williams replied that Governor Day bed
A Sispalch from Raleigh, N. 0., says j promised to delivar Littlefield, but
that it is reported and believed there that j
Qov. Caldwell (liud.) iulsuda to dsny tho
legality of tho cloction of nil Htate ollioera
chosen by the Legislature nt itq lute ses
sion,^nd to make new appointments to
(nit hituself. He has not. it would ssem,
jirofltsd by the f»ie «f Holden.
rendered him to tha shsriff to prevent his
return upon Caldwells requisition.—
Caldwell telegraphed on tho Hist, ‘Tot
Cod’s sake get him V yon on. Wil
liams, in reply, asked for authority to
employ counsel, end the Governor e*.
thorixid him lo do so. Thai the utter
sUtnds m fur m henrd from.
hasty
j uni biforu my dupari
Gladrttonu has tu<
n his two follow
buck uiiK.h of wliat
ltuportor—Is lh»
tho Rii'isli govt tmuciit will count
pay thu const (pumtial UamagoN iu u lump
sum outside ot urbiiruliou ?
Mr. Adams—The real question is not
about paying iluiuagcs, but about admit
ting the cl-iiui of uouscipiuntial d.images
witliiu Cue province of tho Couit ot Aibi-
tratiou. Mr. Gl idstono holds tliut such a
claim is not rucoguized by thu treaty, and
lins also diclurcil hit use If against thu pay
ment of consequential damages iu a lump
Reporter Then, if tho English govern-
eni will not admit such claims to arid-
trillion l.or sutllo them in uuy oihor way,
what good h thcio likely to cornu of thu
pntv, sinco our govermuuut cannct re
do from its present attitude?
Mr. Adams - l havo had no official in
formation of the intentions of our gov-
viiiiiont. It is dotd»ile.-s po.Nhitdo tlmt
his may j rove a stumbling block to 1 lie
m ention i f the trusty. But Mr. Glad
stone's declaration may i ot bo liusl. iiu
bus been known to modify his spcocUus
n<i his opin^oUH. In the beat of dobuln
lie allows hiiU'vlf l«» lm curried away und
o overshoot hi* mark, llo evidently did
int meun idl ho said at that. * * * *
Rnportoi - 1 . thu picsont difficulty with
higluud likely to reach a stugo where war
able
I .lo
not ll iiik* ho. although
real v of Washington
dain-«r to England
ol mitiitiou between
U ll Nut support i
lnde|..
id proprietor of
.day lust he lie
• ib!e t<# Intel vn
Mr. Ad.n
W».hlllli:;to
public opu
ted us muc
ing Chin It
Grant man. und us Mtoh, o.lh d upon Mr.
Sumner. Mr. Low mi wns not long in
finding out the Senator's opii-i-m of, and
future purpose relative to 1*. S. Grant.
Sumner said: “Inin satisfied that
Grant is a dishonest mini. That is suf-
fitiout to justify me in saying most posi
tively that l cannot and shall not support
For other rcasonw ho is unfit to la
idem of tho I'nited Slides. Iiu is ig
uorant of thu dotail-i »>f civil governraont,
and does not mi infest a 0i-*posili(»n to
leuru them, lie i* venal, ambitious, vul
gar iu his habits, and posseHses a cunning ,
which is low und dogged, llo lms a
strung will, lmt it is never rout rolled by
jii, hence b •eoiuen perverse, and the 1
, when ho should flu most yielding
and gentlemanly, is most obstinalo ami
unmanly. Such u man is unfit to lie the
President of tho United States and most
unfit to bo tho oandidate of the Ropiihli-
can party. Hu ought not to bo nominated
by tintl party, and shall not he if 1 can
help it. I cannot honorably support a
party that will snstsiu such a man. '
Mr. Bowen then propounded to Mr.
Sumner the following question: “Sup
pose the con volition should place your
lleagno, Mr. Wilson, on the ticket with
Grunt, what would you do iu that case? ’
T would oppose it," was the prompt re
sponse of Sumner.
Tne MriiDEiuu or You.no Buukk.—
e mentioned yesterday morning the
fact that a negro had I con arrested upon
HUHpici >n that lie wa the murderer of
youug Mr. Bnrke near Jelloraonville.—
Articles of clothing hi d bi on found in
his possession which led to hi. arrest, and
yesterday a bn tbor of the murdered umn
came up and identified them. The negro
afterwards confessed his gmlt, or at least
confessed that Lc was pro.-ent when it
wns committed and shared the pluuder.
Most of the stolen articles wr re, li »wever,
found in hi* possession, or in the pussos-
sion of those lo whom he hud rhspo-ed
them. The name by which this “man
uud brother” has been known loceutly is
8hiu Hick*. His j roj er t atnti is I’e.te
Blunt and fie is an camped penitentiary
couvict.—Macon 'Jthgrnjft,
An Art
To amend tho r*ury Laws of this State.
beet ion I. Tho General A.'.Humbly of
the State of Georgia do enact, That when
any person makes a written contract to
pay lnti rest nt a ru*e nut exceeding ten
per centum per annum for the use of
money, su-h cunt net shall bo valid and
binding, aud m iy be enforced iu thu
Courts of this St,do.
Sue. 2. Rh it fmtrier enacted, That if
the coutract is silent ns to tho rate of in
terest, seven per centum per annum only
can ho collected.
S-c. 11. Be it further enacted, That in#
usury heretofore paid sliall be recovr red
hack unless tho p« > r-ton « r parsons wl.o
paid the some institute suit therefor with
in six months aftir thu pn**ago of this
Act; and no u-mry hurualicr paid shall l>e
recovered back unh.ss sui d f-.r vtithiu six
months after the payment thereof.
Hoc. 4. Bn it further enact ml, That
where a written contract is made to pay
more than ton per centum for tho uso of
money borrowed, the lender shall not b«
entitled to recover more than teu per
ceutmn as interest ou tho sum lent.
Sec. •'*. Be it further enacted, That all
laws militating ngniust this Act bu, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved December 11, 1871.
A N« w Alabama Imw.
A* Act for the bettor protection uf hu
man life.
Section 1. Bo it enacted, By tho Gen
eral Assembly of Alsbam-i, That wheu
the death of any minor child is caused hy
the wrougful act, or omissiou of any offi
cer or agent of un incorporated company,
or private associatiuu uf persons, the
father of suid child, or if the father bo > press Company.
Saturday, 21M.—The Senate passed
tbo House bill to voat in tho Tennessee
anil Alabama Central Rail load Company
oertaiu lauds, Ac.; also the Senate bill
known ns tbe Million Loan bill. Several
new kills were iutroduoed iu tbe Seuate.
IVe note the following: To oonfer oer
taiu authority upou Alabama detectives,
with an amendment; to relieve widows
over 45 years of taxes in certain cases; to
cucomngo the investment of moneys in
this State by lifo insurance oompanies of
other States. The last namod was passed.
Thu Hcuato passed tho House bill to sell
the swamp anil overflowed lands to tho
Mobile Si North western Railroad Compa
ny ; also the House Penitentiary bill: al
so the House bill to provide a sinking
fund for the State of Alabama. Thu bill
re-districting the State iuto seven Con
gressional Districts was discussed, with
out action.
In thu IIouso, on motion of Mr. Henry,
tho bill to ustuhlish a Criminal Court for
Kusuoll couuty was tulieu up uud passed.
Tlio Agricultural College bill passed its
third ruadiug. A hill to intlict poualtios
otmuou carriers for luakiug unjust
discriminations on account of race, color,
nmoudod un follows ou motiim
of Mr. Lowu: “Separate apnrtmcuts
shall be provided for the two classes of
ur population, by tho owners and man
ges of ull public conveyances iu this
State,” which ninoudmout whs subse
quently modified hy striking out public
and inserting railroads, aud
the bill was ordered to n third reading on
Monday. Tho House passed n bill to in
vito and procure immigration iuto tho
State ; also a bill to prntoct tho Statu in
its liability on account of railroads; also u
bill to aid in the construction of tbu. Co
lumbus i Miss.;, Fay otto and Decatur
Railroad. The joint cummmitlco ap
pointed to divide thu Statu iuto sovun
Congressional Districts reported that they
could not agree. The llouso coumured iu
tlio Senate’s amenduumts to the Election
bill, and made the Ruveuuu bill the spe
cial order for 10:15 a. m. Monday.
Tho Governor sunt to tho House a veto
of the bill to sell tlio swamp aud over
flowed lands to tlio Mobile A Northwest
ern Eiiilrnnd Company. Hu objected to
the bill that it was not a compliance with
tho design of Congress in muking thu
grant of thu lands, that tho price, 2 cuuts
per aero, was inadequate, Ac.
The following were among tho hills ap
proved by the Governor:
To fix tho timo for tho trial of criminal
cases iu tho Circuit Court of Burbour
county.
To raise revenue for tho State.
To amend section three of un act to
empower tbo ComiuissioiiorH' Court of
Chnuihors county to issue bonds for tbo
purpose of liquidating tho indebtedness
of said couuty.
To change tbo lino between Leo and
Chambers counties, so ns to iucludo tho
south west quarter of section 8, township
20, range 25, in Loo county.
To exempt nil truuscripts and oihor pa
pers used in making out claims for pen
sions aud county claims from btump tux
on State and county seats.
Joint re.solutiorili to tho President of
the United Stutos in behalf of tho furiu-
ing interests of Alabama.
Joint memorial of tho General Assem
bly of tho Htate of Aliihuuia to thu Con
gress of tho United Stales asking au ad
ditional grant of thu public lauds for tho
endowment of un Agritmllural College
ntid Mechanical College iu thu Stale of
Alabama.
Monday, 2»iM. — Tho Honuto passed tho
following new bills: To regulate fare
and freight charges on ruilroads iu this
State ; for tho relief of Early Horn of
llnssell: to fix tho time of holding the
Chancery Courts of Barbour, Heury and
Dale counties; to incorporate tho Clanton
Hook and Ladder Company of Dadoville;
to repeal an net for tho salo of swump and
ovei flowed lauds. Tho Senute also
passed its bill to provide for tho disposal
of lands grunted hy Cougross iu behalf of
Agriculturo ; also Senate bill for the re
lief of Simoon D. Wilson, Into tax collect
or of Pike county. Mr. Worthy, from a
special committee, reported unfavorably
on the bill to remove the State House to
Birmingham—conourrcd in. Tho Me
chanics’ Lien bill was lost by the casting
vote of tho President. After passing
resolutions of thanks to its presiding of
ficer (Lieut-.Gov. Moron) uud to tho Sec
retaries, the Senate udjutirncd nine die —
the IIouhq bill to puy tho employees of
tho A. A C. Railroad being the mutter up
at the moment of adjournment.
In the House, Mr. llnnry, by leave, in
troduced u hill to reorganize the Congres
sional Districts of tho SLate (retaining sis
district* uh at present, and making tho 7th
consist of tho State ut large), which was
passed. The House also passed the fol
lowing bills: To fix tho tiuicN and pi
for holding Chnneey Courts of Barbour,
Heniy und Dale; to repeal the act of
1M#51, authorizing the sale of the swaiup
and overflowed lauds of tho State ; to un
thorize a special tax in Pikn county for
tho purposo of paying for bnilding of cer
tain bridges. Tho Houso passed resolu
tions of respect to tho memory of G.
Frank Smith, deceased, late Representa
tive from Choctuw ; also resolutions of
thanks to tho Speaker and other ofilcers.
Adjourned nine die.
During tbe day the Governor informed
the two Houses ut his approvul uf a num
ber of bills, among them—
To protect tho Statu in its liability on
account of railroads.
To invite aud .procure immigration to
the Stuto of Aluhnnm.
To amend subdivision 7 of section 112
of thu ltevonue law of 1888, approved
Decembor 81, 1888.
To establish » criminal court in the
county of Russull, with criminal and civil
jurisdiction.
To aid tbe construction of the Colum
bus, Fayette and Decatur Railroad,
Au uut iu relation to the Southern Ex-
To repeal an act enacted by the Board
of Education of white female teaohera,
approved 20th Dec., 1871.
To Ycpuul an act enacted by the Board
of Education entitled nn act to provide
for the education of white teachers.
To omond certain sections of the Re
vised Code, viz: 883J1, 8884, 88ffii, «887,
HSfiD, 585.‘i, 3855, 385U, art. 2, chap. 5,
title 2, part 4.
Tin* rrmlilentUl Nomlaullon*.
It is the opinion of several of onr
Northern exchanges that tho Labor Re
form Convention, which last week made
it* nominations fur the Presidency and
Vico Presidency, turned to umke such se
lections as would foiostull tlio action of
Yuorliirs amt Hunks on Kpaln and taka.
SiMs-ial to tie* Now (Jibuti* I'icuyiint*. .
Wakuinoton, February 23.—Mr. Voor-
hies spoke of Spam as being a brutal aud
bloody power, against which tho people
of Cuba had revoltod, being supported
therein by tho aympathius ot tbe people
of tho Uuited States. The struggle that
had been going on in Cuba for tho lust
three years had no parallel iu the history
of mnukiud for many centuries. Al
though Spain hud in 18tiD 107,000 soldiers
in Cuba and 57 vessels of war in Cubuu
waters, it wan given out from tho State
Department here that the struggle hud no
proportions worthy of noticu. Hu did
not speak for tho annexation of Cuba to
thu United States, but for the recognition
of her independence. The condition ot
the island wus such that there was not u
l of soil buyoml the reach of Spanish
tho Liberal Republicans, w ho meet ne xt I bayonets that was subject to Spanish rule.
at Cincinnati, aud of tho Dcmocruts who
Will moot iu convention ut a later and still
undetermined time. It is believed that
tho Labor Reformer* uotninutod Davia
und Parker, not because they are in any
wuy distinctly affiliated with tho Labor
Reform movement, but boc-anso tho body
nominating them supposed tlmt they
add he acceptable to thu Liberal Re
publicans and tho Democrats. ‘On this
subject the Pittsburgh Poet iu Democrat-
paper favorable to tho nomination of
Tho*. A. Scott of Pennsylvania), Rpcuk-
iug apparently with more authority than
thu other journals ubovo referred to,
Hays:
“Tho nomination of Judge Davis of I ho
Supremo Court, as a Presidential candi
date by the National Libor Reform Con
vention at Colntubiis, has great political
significance. Wo are informed byuie-
turued delegate that assurances who giv
en by the movers iu the Cincinnati Con
vention that Judge Davis would be ac
ceptable to that body, as well us the dis-
tingtiished gentleman associated with him
a* Vico President, Hon. Joel Parker, Gov
ernor of New Jersey. In ease this ticket I
is adopted by tlm May convention, in I
Cincinnati, with any degree of unanimity, |
it will make a formidable presentation, ■
and involve a deni of mighty lino coin.id- j
elation for the forth coming Ropubln-au
and Democratic National .Conventions. ”
Tho New York Journal of Commerce,
after sharply criticising the action of tho
Labor Reformers iu nominating mou not
distinctly connected with their move
ment, makes tho following contrast lie-
tween them and the Prohibitionists, from
which wo derivo nioro information con
cerning the Prohibitionist nominees than
•o posseflsed before:
“Tho national Prohibitionists, in their
invention, seetu lo bo inoro candid than
the Labor Refuruiuia. They havo nomi
nated men for President and Vice-Prosi-
dunt who aro staunch Maine law support-
:TH, and no mistake, but they luivo no na
tional reputation. Wo have no idea who
James Black is, unions ho is a man who
iorved.iu Congress from Pennsylvania
imny years ago; and tho liuuiu of Rev.
John Russull, of Michigan, would be
pially unfamiliar to us but lor tbo cir
cumstance that ho figures iu thu prohibi
tionist documents as chairman of tlio ex-
ocutlvo committee. While lm was about
it, ho might os well havo been loss mod
est and hud himself named for President
instead of Vico. Whatever else may lie
said against tho penal prohibitionist*,
they cannot he accused of being afraid to
purude their corporal's squad ou all possi
ble occasion, indifferent to tho gibus of
their oppoucuts.”
We clip tho following nows items from
tho Atlanta Cuimtitution of Tuesday:
Another Injunction Cask.—Wo learn
that liotiry Clows A Co. lmvo, by tln*ir
attorneys, tiled a bill boforo Jiidgu Ers-
kino, of tho United States District Court,
to enjoin John W. Wolford from using
the Chorokoo Railroad in Bartow county,
and tho Shoritl of Polk county from sell
ing tho Polk county portion. Tho case
will como up for a hearing brforo Judge
Erskino ou next Saturday.
Emiikzzi.kmknt.—G. W. Evans was ar
rest ed yesterday on a warrant sued out by
Milton A. Candler, Chairman of tho State
Road Investigating Committee, boforo
Justice Butt, charging him with omhez-
ziing while conductor on tho Stuto Road,
on tho 27th of December, 1870, tho sum
of *D 40, collected from passengers, llo
was reloaned upou hi* own word of honor
to appear this morning und givo bond iu
the sum of sj< 1,000.
Hkavv Defalcation.—Homo few weeks
ago a clerk in this city wus discharged by
his employers for using up fifteen or
twenty boxes of cigars, aud left for Can
ada. In the last few days, report says,
his employers have discovered a deficit of
some .**10,000. We withhold names lor
the present.
Human k’h Barn.—This prnporly, wLicli
was advcitiflid in the Journal, by the
Khorifi'of ( h'jrokeo county, last mouth,
tp satisfy a mechanic's lion, wus not sold,
but Haul lien wits about to bo liquidated
with greenbacks from another source,
when some Atlanta parties attached tho
money, which left our mechanics unpaid.
The real ostnto was deeded in tho name
of Bullock'h father, or some other Bul
lock, instead of the original Rufus, con
sequently, the property could not bn le
gally soid. Mr. (»eo. J). Sylvester, Bul
lock's employee, superintends the farm
aud carries it on very systematically.
[ Marietta Journ(tl, 2\th.
I'aliBral .qiiTulutlnn ut Wunhliuton.
Ahil
not Hviug, the mother may iiisinUi
action i.g.anst said corporation or private
association of persons tor said wrongful
Act or omission, and may recover such
damage* us the jury may assess ; provi
ded, that suit must be brought under the
provisions of this Act within twelve
month* after the decease of **id child,
nod not After.
Approved February 24, 1872.
Baja the 8t Louie Time*: “It ia atid
that tho Autboritic* at Waahiupton are
now devising a ayatem which will effect-
prevent any stealing being done in
ton future, aalcaa the authorities doit
thameelvae." J net so. The authoritieH
wUI retain their ebauce and improve it.—
fratfiftffM Patriot,
To regulate elections in tho State of
AUbiUi in.
To pruviilo for ( Bibkiug fund fur tbu
redemption of tbe Htete debt.
To eeUbliuh ( oollege *t Auburn, in Dee
conuty, Ale., for tbe Irenefit of igriaultare
und UMobsnio ertu, pureu.nt to au (Ct of
Congrcee of tbe United butee; approved
July -1, 18C2.
To re.tr.in (be Tax Collector of Bar
bour county from collecting exocaaiva
taxoe from Wni. V., John 0., and Henry
C. Copeland, Chaa. Burma, lira. Jane
Carver, and Dr. E. B. E. Bryan, ail ot tbe
city of Enfaula in tbe year 1871.
in relation to the Agricultural and Ua-
chaaioal Collage of Alabama.
To repeal au act eeaoted by tho Board
of Educative MtabUOdag a ftmlc *ona*l
More '
-They
Hu referred to the order of Gen. Dulce.
under which eight American vessels had
already boon overhauled aud some of
their crews taken out aud shot. Why thu
I'nited States Government should con-
codo to Spsiu the light to insult thu
American ling on the high seas and bo
afraid to say that thore wus uuother party
to the conflict, wus more than bo could
Hay. Jlo never know one belligerent
without thore being uuother belligerent,
utiles* tho other was running aw ay, which
was not tho case with tho Cubans.
lie hud a list of eight peaceful unarmed
American citizeus who hud been shot in
cold blood iu Cult*, protesting that they
lmd novel* borne arms against tSpain. Jlu
bml also n list of nineteen American citi
zens who wero languishing in Cuban pris
ons, cut off ftotu all outside communica
tion—moomunioadoH, us they were culled.
Of twenty more who were also in prison,
but not iucomuuioados • and of tweuty
more whose property hud beeu confiscat
ed ; m fact, the Spuuish authorities had
treated tho American name and Amuncuti
authority with tho most sovereign und
unmitigated contempt in the West indies;
und he would show that ftpuiu had some
reuuou for doiug so. lie also hud u list
of • ightocu hundred und twenty-eight Cu
bans, with their Humes and residence,who
liud beeu executed in Cuba for political
oil'ouct-s since the war commenced’; of
twenty-six hundred and titty who hud
! been ieizcd,nnd whose fate wus uuUnown,
I but who might safely be set down us mas-
named: of one hundred uud forty-five
Cubans coudeumed to death, but who
were fortuuately out of reach of thu Span-
irh authorities; and uf seven hundred
and seventy seven men and worneu who
had beeu transported to tlio penal colo
nies of Bjiuiu, ou the coast of Africa uud
elsewhere, and some of whom were now
laboring iu thu chain gangs.
He referred also to tho massacre of the
medical students in Cuba charged, but
falsely, with having desecrated thu -gruva
of Castanou, an oppronuive tyiunt. He
referred also to tho last decree of Yulma-
seila, which hn clmructvized as a decree
ol extermination, uud said that while Peru
lmd acknowledged the absolute independ
ence ol On hit, and her belligerent rights
had been acknowledged by Chili, the
I initial Status of Columbia, Bolivia, and
even by poor disordered Mexico, tho
Unitod States was the only power recog
nizing free institutions iu all the Western
world who had tio kind word to say to the
struggling people of tlmt doomed island.
This, tlio strongest, tho freest country,
with all its boasted power, bearing thu
dogs of war rending tho flush ntnl crush
ing tiro hum s of their victims, wus silent.
L was a sad uud lnisoruhlo spectacle—a
most pitiful spectacle ; und what rnudu it
still worst) was that, within three months
uf tor thu first gnn wus fired ou Fort Sum
ter, Spain hud recognized tho belligerent
rights of the Southern Confederacy.
Mr. Bunks, Chairman of the Committco
on Foreign Affairs, suid ho did not antici
pate any difficulty with Great Britain or
with Spuin, but he believed that the best
way to secure peace was the assertion of
our lights, and the preparation to defend
them. Hu was sum that the House would
soon have nn opportunity of discussing
t Do relations with Spain on n legitimate
aud proper measure, where votes would
follow discussion ; for that reason ho hud
not introduced the question hi the con
sideration of the pending hill. Hu had
listened to the gentlemau from Indiana
(Mr. Voorhiesj with great pleasure, nud
he heartily concurred with most of his
views, lint if the House wanted to break
off our relations with Hpniu it should
strike at the Minister to Spain, not at the
Consul to Cubu, who hud quasi diplomatic
relations.
Hu would uny, in behalf of tho Com
mittee ou Foreign Affairs, that tho House
would havo an opportunity of discussing
those questions at length, when the votes
would follow the deliberation, which was
exactly what was wanted.
lie thought the gentleman from Imliaua
was perfectly right iu luikiug thu state
ment. Every member knew how difficult
it wus to get an opportunity to address
the Houso, und that he must take such un
opportunity as presented itself.
A Sensation.—A decidedly new sensa
tion is promised us ou the 12th of next
August. The fumou* M. Fluutamour,
professor of astronomy at Geneva, has
discovered a new comet, which, it is de
clared, exceeds iu size any similar meteor
hitherto known of. By the elaborate cal
culations of this learned observer, the
new comet is dinting directly toward our
globe with prodigious velocity, and will
come iuto collision with it on the 12th of
August, as aforesaid. The approach of
this terrific object will be berulded by an
extraordinary degree of heat, and thu ca
tastrophe cannot possibly bu avoided uu-
lens by a deflection, not now* to bo prog
nosticated, produced by tin comet im-
pinging ou the uttri elive scope of soiuo
other ho.ivouly body. We believe that
\VMiHisi'.ton. Fob. 25,' 1872.—The po
litical outlook from this poiul of view is
considerably mixed *1 this moment.—
Tho nomination of Judga Davis for Pres
ident by thu National Lubor Convention
at Columbus, last week, has given great
impetus to a movement that hud been
quietly started some months ago for the
nomination of Judge Davis us a means of
biiuging about a cohesion of all tho par
ties and factions opposed to the Grant
Administration. 'i he promoters of this
movement include some of the staunch
est old line Dtiuocruts, as well us Repub
licans, who have beeu pulling their heads
together, in a qniet way, iu the evenings,
at their residences, or m their rooms at
tho hotel*, ever since the holidays.
They aie ri present at ivu men, from all
sections of thu couutry, influential and
patriotic, ex-HiTiKloiR,ux-Uepreaentatives,
Judges, and tho like, who havo hereto
fore taken tho tore front iu tho lead of
their several parties, are now content to
lake u buck seat and permit others to
manage the Piesidential canvass, to the
end that old party prejudicoa may not
burden tho standard bearers in their com
ing content with tho Administration par
ty. New men, that is men who represent
tiiis eclectic plan, uro to be selected, and
ns a type of such, they point to Judge
Davis. If tho project shall be carried
out as proposed by this eccluclic party,
tho K itioii.d Liberal Republican Conven
tion, to be held at (Jim iunnti iu May,
will nominate Judge Davis; and, finally,
the Natioual Democratic Convention will
do likewise. This being accomplished,
they make no doubt ot thu election of
then* candidate, no matter whether the
Radicals nominate Grant or sumo other
candidate.
Again, there is another class. Demo
crats and Independent. Republicans, who
refuse to ligbi ihe Administration, except
if bu done within flio strict organization,
severally, of tho Democratic and Repub
lican parties. These aro gradually yield
ing their resolves to the necessities of
the hour, but they give way under pro-
tuf.t. YVhcre Runnier, Trumbull aud
Bohuiz, and the class of which they me
tlio types, shall be found directly when
the contest warms up, und finally wl.eu
the nominations shall in* made is matter
of much speculation. There is pretty
fuir authority for the statement that Sum
ner says ho will not support Grant in any
evont. Trumbull bus icpeatodly said h«
docs not intend to go outside of the Re
publican party to make war upon its
abuses, aud tho misdeeds and blunders of
tho Adininlstration ; Mid Selmrz prefers
to remain wi'hiu thu R publican party, if
he can consistently. Lilt both of thcsi
gentlemen lasing been recently n ud out
of the party hy ihu spokesmen, Morton
and Conkliug, and hy all thu strict party
Republican journals, it is believed they
will be found iu the eclectic organization
above mentioned.
As to the icnomination of Grant by
tho Radicals at Philadelphia, no wull-iu-
furmed person here has expressed u
doubt. The party organization is con
trolled by the niii o holders and Grant’s
personal friends und supporters, and they
" curry thu Convention by it large ma
jority. Thu G rue ley's and other* who op
pose Grant's nomination are expected to
i up and protest of course, but. tho
Convention, it is now ascertained, will bo
lurgely composed of thu Administration
men.
Slip*
rt oft.'ei
Tr
Tint Lowly Outl
Fjuk into a Raii.hoaii Tkain. A disputch [ this alarming prophecy corresponds w
dutod Moses Neck, Robeson County, N. | one of Dr. ('umtuing’s mote recent au-
C., Ifith inst., say* : j noun cements; and, if so, science and
Henry Burry Lowry, the notorious out- j religion (or ono ecceutriu representative
law, and his confederates, have been hold- j of it) will for once and unequivocally bo
ing a carnival here for two days, Bleeping ! in accord. The inhabitants of tho oarfh
at a store noar the railroad station. When j will have at least this consolation, that
the down train from Wilmington arrived ( after tho ITantaiuour comet comes within
hero to-duy they had a barrel of cider tho range of telescopic observation, and
rolled out of the store and were treating a I becomes visible to the naked eye, there
largo crowd. When Lowry was told that will yet bun longtime for them to act .
ho had hotter keep a good look-out or | their houso* in order and prepare for tho _ .
some ono would kill him or some of tho ! “eternal smash"that must ensue.—A’. Y. » ,1*1'! 1 " .Mc.xmio, wmt,
gang for the rewards offered by the State, Time*.
be replied that nil they asked was to he |
let alone, und they would leave every; Georgia Mimtauy Institute.—This
body else alone. They were, ho said, do- j Illustrious educational inatituliou is about
tormiued to kill one man, who was travel- resurrected from tho wreck of war aud
ing backward* and forwards on tbo train. ! owl le-established under greater advanta-
Wbilu bo was Buying this the individual \ g«* H»hu it formerly poosesaed. An ex-
whom they bad doomed was ut tlmt very periuieutal farm will ha attached, edneu-
momciit crouched under a soat in tho rour j Bug young men in practical agriculture
car. Hu baa incurred the anger of tho | * fi well as tho sciences. The bust chum-
outlaw* from the fuel that bo volnuteerod *•** 1“ tbo Fuited States will take charge
1872.
Tho*. W. Latimer of Fairborn, wasu
milted to this bar.
Opinions were delivered in cases argued
last week.
(.'II ITTAltOOOJIF.IS ClRCriT.
Nos. 1 to inclusive; No. 43, and
N< s. I ! to J'.», inclusive : nil being relief
oases in wh:ch Win. Dougherty was soli
counsel for plaintiff in error, wore con
tiuuud because Mr. Doiighcry was too un
well to argue them, i nd counsel for tbe
dofoiisu was unwilling to put them to tho
heel of thu docket.
No. 41—Andrew Park vs. S. J. Hen
ning, adminihtiutor, ot ul.—relief f
Muhcoguo—wus continued because of tho
douth of ono of tin parties; Yv'm. Doilgh-
orty for plaintiff in error; JI. L. Running
contra.
Tlio following cnsi'.s wero withdrawn
No. 38-it. L A J. It. lhisi vs. S. A. Ril
ling, ndiu r—relief from Muscogee : It. J
Moses for plaintiff in error; Peabody A
Brannon contra. No. 42— Hunry Mc
Cauley vs. Isaac Mof-es—complaint from
Muscogee: li. L. Running for plainutV
in error: Peabody & Bruimon contra,
No. 42—J. II. Thedford vs. Elijah Mul
lins et r.l.—suit on bond from Hnrris
L. L. Stanford and E. II. Worrill for the
plaintiff iu irror; J. M. Mobley cout
No. 71 — Barbara Dnv s vs. Y.'iu, Lag
et ul.—suit on admiaist:nlnrs timid, In
Ohattabooeboo—w«* iii},.n t l»v con-unt:
D. li. Burls and I'* a!Ki'iv A B.sunon for
pluiutiif in error; L. \ Y uornlou uz.d E.
G. Bailor,! rontr...
No. ; I aid Kowiae-l vs. Isaac
Colouiun, «t petition jro inleriMe
eno, from Mapogee, w i* argued : L. T.
Downing' for pint Utah in error; Chappell
A* Bussell, uud Furrow A Thomas contra.
No. 35, 33 and to were placed at thu
heel of this Circuit hoc mse of tho Provi
dential absence of M. H. Blanford, coun
sel for pluintiU's iu error.
Nos. Jill, Hurt ridge, Chisolm A Loyd vs.
Daniel Fiy, und 37. Hart ridge, Chisolm A
Loyd vs. Le.inder M,y. et al., both relief
cases from Muscogee, were dismissed for
want (if prosecution. R. J. Muses for
plaint illiu error in both oases; Fuabody
Ac Brannon in No. 3ti, and B. A. Thorn
ton iu No. 37, for defendants in error.
No. 4 I - Eagle A. Phouix Manufacturing
Go., Ac. vs. Charb s Wise- illegality Horn
Muscogee, was argued: ii. L. Running
for plaintiff in emu ; l'uabody A Brannon
for defendant*.
Nos. 15, 50 and 51 were placed to the
hed of the Circuit because of the absence
of M. J{. Blanford.
No. 52—W. C. Dawson vs. J. R. Ivey
j and W. N. Garrard, Executor relief from
Muscogee, wus argued: Peabody A Bran
non for plaintiff iu error; Moses A. Down
ing eontrti.
t was was passed till to-morrow
Bul
lock A Uadnliffo—complaint from Musco
gee, was taken up : Moses A Downing for
plaintiffs in error; Peabody A Brannon
for defendant.
Pending thu argumout the Court ad
journed till to-mor’ow at o’clock.
Atlanta Sun.
lust winter as the executioner of Oxendiue,
one of their gang who was hung ut Luiu-
bertnn. As the train moved off they salu
ted the conductor in military style, und
took deliberate aim at tbu train with their
rifles and continued to fire until it was
beyond gunshot distance. Thu nmu
whom they have threatened i* known iu
Wilmington by the name of Frock Mars-
dun, and is u sailor boarding-home run
ner.
Dentistry by Machinery.—An inge-
uiona Yankee baa invented an exoavutor
for the nse of dentist*. It is a machine
for drilling those dreadfnl holes iu the
teeth which ere usually prepared with ao
much toil for the operator and ao much
torment for the operated upon. It is ca
pable of about 2,000 revelations a minute
and eonaennently will bore iuto a person’s
molars and elear oat a cavity iu a very
short spaee of time. Whether tbe sensa
tion prodnoed is calculated to contribute
to one's happiness or not we are not in
formed* bat it is a great point to get rid
of the everlaating gouging end scraping
of the dentist.
of it. If, ua contemplated, that noble old
military chieftain, statesman uud scholar,
Gen. Joacpli E. John.stou, is placed at
the head of it, it will command the pat
ronage of every Southern State. Al
ready erected on the institute ground*, is
u fine brick edit! ou which tha Marietta
Mule Academy i* conducted.—Marietta
Jurrnal.
•T. O. O’Neal, a citizen of Robertson
couuty, baa forty-one children! Sixteen
of them served in the same Confederate
company, from Henry conntv, Ala. The
fathor is living with his eighth wife. He
is a carpenter by trade. Ho is aixty-five
years old ; says ho will never die until the
number reaches fifty; pronpoct good.
[ Waco ( Texas) Examiner.
There is now living at Mossy Greok,
Tennessee, a colored woman who ha* ar
rived at the advanced age of 10G years.—
What ia more remarkable, she has given
birth to twenty-nine children, of whom
twenty-five are now living. She was the
slave of John Branuar, Esq., deceased,
end is avw liying with his widow.
Affairs at Lawren-i kvu.i.k.— Parties
who reached hero yestoiiiuy from Law-
roucoville bring thu tidings that Mrs.
CUborn, the posttuutcesa ut that pluce,
has heuu removed and the ollleu placed iu
charge of William llurvoy. It api>ears
that numerous complaints have beeu
made of loeb of money mailed nt I*aw-
reucoville. P. II. Woodward, special de
tective of the Postul Department, went
there to work up the ecu. Ho placed
fifteen £l groenbbdu iu un envelope and
dropped i» m tho letter-box of the office.
Next day h • intercepted tho mail uurrior
between Luwruuceville aud the Air Liue
Railroad, and searched thu mail bags, but
did not find tbe letter. The next morning
the result was tho same.
Mr. Woodward returned to Lawrence-
ville, and upon examination of the post
office, discovered tho letter, postmarked
and nnbrokeu, behind a box uuder a
counter. He interviewed the postmistress,
and sho protested that she never saw the
Utter. He next interviewed her aaaiataut,
Boott Thomas, who admitted that he had
seen the letter, aud ealled the attention
of the postuistreaa to it aa a trap act to
. catch thorn, and they threw it under the
•ounter to await developments.
1 PwWTImhum (tut) nigbt («put«
unknown. It is said that Mrs. CUborn
was not arrested, but removed from
office.—Atlanta Const., 28tA.
Outrages bj a U. 8. Marshal aed Ssldlers.
On last Saturday night two weeks sgo.
Zack E. Thomas, United Btatea Marshal
for North Alabama, with ji squad of Fed
eral horsemen went to Mr. Mike Senaa-
baugh'a residence and called him to the
door. When he opened the door he was
seized by two men, who poshed him back
into the dining room, where he beheld
the face of the bUok-hoarted Thomas.—
Mr. Bensabaugh argued in vain with them,
and finally threatened to report them to
tho authorities at Huntsville, whereupon
tbe candles were blown ont, and he (Bsn-
sabangh), received a severe blow on his
bead with the bntt end of a pistol from
Thomas. The soldiers then used their
brass knuckles, whieh brought the old
man bleeding to tbe floor; his pockets
were then searched for greenbaou and
valuables, but the confusion awoke Mr.
Sensubangh’s cook and she gave the alarm,
and the murderers and robbers fled with
out accomplishing their design.
Thomas and his squad left early the
next morning, and passed through Moul
ton that evening. A few miles southwest
of Moulton, we learn, they went into en
old widow woman’s yard, end shot down
hor chickens and hogs, and destroyed her
corn and fodder.
We hope it will not be long until the
villain is arrested and brought to Justice,
ond those of his men who assisted him
banished from the land.—Decatur Ncvds,
Homicide.—A difficulty occurred on
Tuesday last, at Bailie’s store, iu this
county, between Robert and Norvilla
Bailie and a negro named Crawford Hol-
ston, which resulted in the death of the
latter, at the hands of Norville Bailie.—
The investigation at the preliminary trial
elicited the following as the main facts
connected with the unfortunate affair:
The pnrlios were engaged in making a
settlement, and a dispute arose, when
llolston called Robert Bailie a d—d liar,
and drnw a pistol threatening his .life.—
llo was instantly fired upon by Norville
Bailie and killod. Mr. B. at once placed
himself in tho bands of the officers, and,
after a hearing of tho fact*, in substanoa
ubovo was discharged.—Monroe Adver
tiser.
A Curious Story auout Mbs. Lin-
(ioln Reiterated.—[From the Boston
Herald, Vthruaru 23d.]—A few days ago
a paragraph iu the Herald, based upon
what wqh known to be good authority, an
nounced that Mrs. Abraham Lincoln had
recently visited Boston, und incognito and
closely veiled attended a public seance of
a well known lady medium on Washing
ton street, ou which occasion tho spirit of
her lamented husband uppeared and, by
unmistakable manifestations, revealed to
all present tho identity of Mrs. Lincoln,
which she attempted to keep secret. We
have now the best Authority for saying
the report was in all respects accurate,
that Mrs. Lincoln did visit Boston on tho
4 th inst.; that she took lodgings at the
Parks House, registering her name as
Mrs. Linder; that she remained there ten
days, during which time she made fre
quent visits to the medium above men
tioned, and that while at the hotel her
identity was discovered by a person who
hud often seen her in Washington. Bhe
desired to have her visit to Boston un-
kuowu, but the injunction of secrecy
ceased to be biuding after the revelation
at the public seance. It is farther stated
by those in a position to know, that the
interviews with the medium were of the
most satisfactory and conclusive nature,
as affording tests of the real presenoo of
the spirit of her husband.
(Jrant lla* the Sominatloa Certain.
The Republican Committee of Maine
boa chosen delogaten to the Philadelphia
Convention, and adopted a resolution
“indorsing Grant and Colfax.” The Re
publican Central Committee of Ohio also
has just called a State Convention for
March 27th, and unanimously adopted the
following resolution:
“Resolved, That the administration of
Gen. Grunt meets with our cordial appro
vul, and wu trust there will be no division
in the Republican party as to his renomi
nation as our candidate for President by
tho approaching Republican National
Convention.”
Pennsylvania has already declared for
Grant; so has Now Hampshire; so has
Iowa ; so has Georgia. Here are 74 votes
lor Grant iu the nominating convention
already counted up; and if wa add those
of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Missis
sippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Florida and Texas—States in which the
Administration party is the whole Repub
lican party—we have 130 votes which may
bo counted os absolutely oertaiu for Grant.
Bat in addition to this, there is scarcely e
doubt that nearly all the States, with the
possible exception of New York, Masse
chusotts, Louisiana, Alabama and Nebras
ka, will follow the example of Ohio and
Maine, and instrnct their delegates to vote
for Grant. If the President’s partisans
can carry an instructed delegation, with*
out opposition, in suoh a State aa Ohio,
where there is a strong Republican failing
against hint, the question of his nomina
tion is virtually settled; he will secure it
w ithout an effort in the Convention.
[Missouri Republican.
(iraut and the Whleky ftlaf.
The New York Sun publishes a latter
from Baltimore, aud supplements it with
a double-leaded editorial, with raferenoo
to the famous, or rather infamous, Balti
more Whisky Ring, containing startling
revelations of corruption, in which soma
of the highest officers of the Administra
tion aro implies led—including, notably,
Postmaster General Creswell and Senator
Cameron. The San says:
The impunity with wbioh certain distil
lers iu Baltimore have been aljowad to
defraud the Government has long been
notorious, and tbe gains of tha Ring have
been computed at millions of dollars.
The wonder which such a state of affairs
would naturally excite ceases, however,
when wo find no less a personage than
Postmaster General J. A. J. Oreewell
writing to one of the conspirators to rob
the Treaaury, authorising him to tell tha
other members of the Ring, whom ha
designates as “our friends,” that ha has
thrown his personal and political influ
ence against a measure intended to pro
tout the Treasury from their dishonest
purposes, and that he apprehends ao dan
ger in defeating it. Whan Senators and
Cabinet Ministers oombinawith UUdt dis
tillers to plunder the Government, and
bring the influence of an Executive, who
thinks the acquisition of wealth tha high
est aim of human ambition, to support
their designs, it ia evident that tha mast
strenuous endeavors of the Secretary of
tha Treasury to circumvent their aobimea,
however cleverly he may guard them from
public observation, can only result in
failure.
A Ten Millionaib* Orphan.—Mrs. W.
B. Aator, who died in Hew York on tha
tilth inst., in her 78d yqpr, leave* $10,-
t too,000 to her half-orphan grandchild,
Misa Ward, who sinoe bar mother's depth
lms been a favorite iu tbe miUiooaire’a
family. Thia ten million* is her mother's
private fortune, of wbioh bar grand
mother waa executrix. When, fifty years
ago, Margaret B. Armstrong give her
hand to toe now rieheat man In America,
hewaapoor; but aoon after tha marriage
her husband's uncle Henry,
Bowery butcher, bequeathed
Wm. B., and not many years wrwaraa
old John Jacob gave hjmapiujjf ^
u, , a‘EMS5<£<a:
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