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COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 2G, 1872.
Volume XLIV.-No. 13.
The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN II. MAHTIN Editor.
COLUMBUS:
THURSDAY MARCH 21, 1872.
Of Snli»«Ti|»tlo» —
•• I.KT SMIIOMI. JFAI.OTSY ( HASH;"
We direct Attention to an article which
wo copy from the Cuthbert A]>jnnl. We
like its Reutimcnts, though tho writer
seems to huvo luisappruheuded the spirit
of onr remarks upon *x\hirh lie comments.
Wo only stated a fact, that the taking of
tho Governor nud ull three of tho Su
premo Court Judges from a section of the
Stato embraced within a radius of one
hundred miles would afford a cause for
oompluiut to thoso who might want lo
find fault with the constitution of the
State Government. Whether, critically
speaking. Columbus is or is not in south
western Georgia, is not material—it whs
territorial proximity which wo had in
view, not nicoly-drawn sectional divisions
of the State. Wo have only to add that
we join our Cuthbert cotemporary in the
hope that local prejudices w ill bo discar
ded us unworthy and mischievous.
Col. < Imrli'H lur-ytti.
Tho sudden death of this gimtlemnn in
Mobile was announced two or threo days
since, lie wns a son of Col. John Cor
ny th, c hief editor of tho Mobile JlegMtr,
nnd w as .the commercial editor of that pa
per. It appears from tho facts elicited at
tho coroner's investigation that Col. F.
was shot in tho head, just behind tho
right ear. Tho tuoro plausible presump
tion is that he allot himself in a moment
of depression or aberration. Hut it is a
singular fuel that though there wore three
or four gentlemen in the room with him at
the time, noun of them saw tho pistol, or
knew how it was fired, or by whom. They
at first supposed that it had accidentally
gone off iu tho pocket of s«.ino one in
the room. The verdict of the jury was
that tho catiRo of his death was “a pistol
shot wound from u hand to Him jury un
known ; there being no testimony ad
duced on the examination of tho witness
es to causo any rellectiou on the company
present at tho time."
One witness testified that Col. Forsyth
took a pistol from his (witness') hand
about 20 minutes In fore tho shooting,
promising to return it; and it was given
iu evidence that u pistol resembling this
one was found on a counter some four
foot from whore tho deceased fell. To
show tho difiie.ultv of tiuding a more posi
tive verdict, wo ropy the tustnuuny of
one of the witnesses:
Julius KhIava was standing with his
right shouldor iu contact with the back
of deceased, conversing with nnd front
ing Col. English, Mr. Dempsey, say two
feet from Col. F., the four About forming
a square, Cupt. Fowler to the left and Mr.
Gayuor iu tho hack ground, hut ull close
together. Did not soo Col. F. ; ho waa
not in Col.K.'s lino of vision, but it seems
Almost impossible ho could havo dour
Anything and Mr. Dempsey not notico it.
Felt no movement of Col. F.; heard a
loud report, and con hr not tell where it
came from till he saw deceased gradually
settle down. Thought a ball had taken
effort on him . 1 bought for a moment ho
was feigning ; they did nut try to raise
him. haw lus face growing pale, felt his
pulse, and then went to Col. John For
syth, and thinks McPhiilps came in as he
left. Fowler was not ttieu holding his
head. Don't think anybody cl.m had coiue
in. Saw neither pistol, blood nor pow
der murk. Thought tho pistol had
gone off in some one’s pocket. He didn't
fnll for aouio seconds. Witness had been
there 35 minutes— watching the clock oc
casionally, ns ho had an appointment.
Deceased had been there ull tho time.
Had been talking with him. Ho seemed
down-hearted, and talked but little ; said
“I'm worried.'' Had said nothing for 10
or b*i minutes, except a courteous greet
ing on Col. English being introduced.
They bnd druid; some I.'* minutes before:
deceased called for brandy and soda wa
ter, put it to his lips, nud did not drink—
xnado a motion with Ins head us if to go
out. Did not see tho incident of the pis
tol. Has been under the impression that
tho pistol was not in Col. F.’h baud, but
now think the loudness •>[ the report was
due to its proximity. At tho moment did
not have the impression that it was so
Soar.
Governor Brown, of Missouri, in n rc-
reut npeecb, put an extinguisher on the
report that the Liberal Convention would
not meet in Cincinnati on thefirst of May.
He said it would meet them on that day
frithout fail, nnd ‘take full account of
this attempted prostitution of the Re
publican party to the corrupt service of
enoman.'' Mr. Brown further dtdirod
that the committee in chargo hud corres
pondence to show that the Convention
would he largely attended, and “have to
Assist iu its doliburati ms many of the Amt
Statesmen of the nation," nnd that every
State outside of Nrw England, and sever
al from there, would be represented in it
“by well accredited Republicans, earnest
iu their faith of reform.”
Senator Sumner, according to concur
ring reports, has parted company with the
Grunt Radicals, and w ill go to Cincinnati
instead of Philadelphia. Tho Washington
correspondent of tho Savannah Xtir* tele
graphs: “He announces himself forever
cut loose from* the Ai^niuiatration wing of
the Republican party, and is determined
henceforth to act with its opponents. Hu
is advised and sustained in this course by
letters from many of tho most prominent
Republicans in the North.”
A tremendous landslide in Brazil, along
the line of the Punlo Railroad, is reported.
An inclined plain, mih s iu extent, moved
from its foundations end buried the road
for a loug distance under earth and rock.
It was believed that it would tuko two
months to restore the road to working
order.
Anditor Reynolds, of Alabama, has
vpiveu notice to the tax-collectors of that
State that they mu-t make their final set
tlements cn or before tho first d<«y of
April, and tboso w ho fail tv ill be proceed
ed against fur ueiuuit, on their ofiicui
bonds.
The Atlanta Constitution is informed
by the Comptroller Goncral that the in
crease in the State's wealth last year was
over nine million* of dollar*.
The Board of Directors of the Peni
tentiary of North Carolina havo issued
notice to the sheriffs of the aeveral coun
ties of tho State that in cousequenco of
Gov. Caldwell refusing to approvo requi
sitions on the treasury for money, to oar
ry on the institution, no more convicts
cna be received.
Tin: RtDHUS AMU THE VICK PBKMDKMTY. ;
One branch of the Republican party
find great dissatisfaction with Geueral
Grant's administration nud nro clamorous \
for his defeat. Many of them will try to 1
beat him at Philadelphia, and many more
will probably take stock in the Cincinnati
Convention, which is gotten, up especially
in opposition to him. No fault is found ,
with Vice President Colfax's official ,
course, nor is any decided and implacable ;
hostility to him manifested by any por- •
tiou of his party. Aud yet it is a singular
fact that Gou. Grant is better assured of ,
a renoiuim.tion than Mr. Colfax. Why is \
it that the one, thus sharply opposed for
the gravest causes, is almost sure of a re
nomination; while the other, against
whom no charge is mode, is likely to be 1
beaten ? There can l»e but one true an
swer—Grant wields enormous patronage, |
and is using it unscrupulously to secure
his owu rc-cleeliou ; while Colfax has no j
patronage to dispense, nnd is left to com
pete on equal terms with other cHpirants
for the Vico Presidency. The hitter has
no army of Internal Revenue olllcors,
Custom House oflhialrt, Postmasters, etc.,
to work for him, ami is therefore in great
danger of defeat. This condition of the
ruling party affords striking proof of cor
ruption of American politics. It is not
tho will uf the people or the merits of a
candidate that decide party nominations,
hut the patronage of the Government.
It is even charged that Gcucrul Grant
while using Lu ofiiciul patronage to pro
cure his owu rouomiuution, is covertly
working to prevent tho reuomination of
Colfax, lie imagines that some other
noiuiueo for tho Vice Presidency would
bring greater strength to hint iu some
doubtful States, uml with his usual s lfish-
nes, lie is quite willing to have Colfax
sacrificed to promote his owu election.
What a contrast is this to the nteadt'ust-
Uesa and fidelity with which Gen. Jackson
adhered to Martin Yuti Bareti! Thu fol
lowing is from the Wu.diingtou corres
pondence of the New York J lent Id (Grant
paper):
“A strong movement agniust Mr. Col
fax as the Republican candidate for Vice
President is developing, and a combiti t-
tion is forming to make Senator Scott, of
Pennsylvania, tho second man on the
ticket. This course, it is declared, will
hu goncrully acceptable to the Eastern
States and conciliate all the himtilo ele
ments in Pennsylvania, satisfying Tom
Scott, Cameron aud Forney, and even
healing the McClure breach iu Philadel
phia. Tho elevation of Scuutor Scott to
the Vice Presidency would make u vacan
cy iu the Senate, which could hu given to
Forney without disturbing Cameron, it
is generally undo:stood that the White
House is unfavorable to Colfux, and if he
is bouton the nomination will probably hu
given to Juiiius F. Wilson, Henry Wilson
or Senator Scott. This iu u new element
of I rouble, nud it is impossible to tell
what tuay come of it.”
The persistency and recklessness with
which the President, while thus aiding in
the defeat of Colfax, is preparing to
“force” his own reuomination, iu thus
stated by tho Now York Tribune:
“The announcement that the President
has declared his intention to force his
nomination nt Philadelphia, whether there
shall then appeur a reasonable prospect
of hm election or not, is made in our
Washington dispatches on tho authority
of a leading Congressman nnd warm sup.
porter of the President. We should like,
iu npite of this warrant, to doubt it: since
it is a saddening thing ts> find a man
ready to rend the Republican parly in
pieces, not for any question of party prin
ciple or reform in party practice, but to
secure additional roward to himself. ”
Hon. P. W. Voouiieeh. —In his letter
declining the democratic nomination for
governor of Indiana, lion. D. W. Yoor-
lieoN widios it to be understood that no
doubt ns to Ilia result of the coming elec
tion iuduccd the course he has taken. 11a
regards tho overthrow of any party which
attempts to support and prolong the pres
ent administration aa certain as the pulls
are open to n free people. He conoludes
by luying: “Tho oldost, the ablest, and
the most distinguished leaders of tho re
publican party are now engaged in prov
ing thut tho administration of Gon. Grant
is wholly unworthy of respeot or confi
dence. Tho republican state convention
f Indiana, on the 22d of last month, took
issue with the veiy founders of the party
this point; and I have not the slrnd-
of a fear os to what the verdict of tho
people will bo iu October und November
next."
The Democratic National Convention.
The New York World acrimoniously re
plies to a complaint by Mr. Stephens,
through tho Atlanta Sun, about the tardi
ness of the Democratic National Commit-
too in calling the National Convention of
the party this year. The World shows
that for the last thirty years the average
date for the assembling of the Convention
has been in tho early part of June, and
that it has not met earlier than June since
1*18. The World concludes as follows
iu which, we think, it jumps to probable
but not certain conclusions): “Our
National Convention will assemble, as
usual; it will probably be culled at a
somewhat curlier day. than usual; it will
nominate a regular ticket, as usual; and
the party will go into the Presidential
contest us a regular, compact, disciplined
host. Wo think ' tho Committee wonld
make n mistake if they should issue the
call pluvious to the Connecticut election,
which may throw important light on the
drif t and tendency of public seutiment.”
We infer from the telegraph's brief
report of tho general tone of tho Loudon
press, that the British Government has
virtually “backed down" from its position
that the question of consequential dam
ages should not be submitted to the
Genova arbitration. It may take shelter
behind the quibble that it only agrees to
leave to the Conference the decision of
the question whether such damages shall
bo considered, being well assured that
they will be thrown out. But this is a
subterfuge too thin to deoeive tbs English
pros.? and people, who took the ground
that the demand for such damages was an
insult to their country and should not be
entertained. If we are correct in thia
conclusion ss to the reply of the British
Government, it is not unlikely that it will
lead to a change of tho English Ministry.
Henry Ward Boecher says: “An impu
dent clerk can do almost as much injury
to n store ns the neglect of tho proprietor
to ndTor^ao his w mss.”
bciclopinrnU at Atlanta.
We extract tho following paragraphs
from a letter dated Atlanta, l.‘>th, to tho
Mnuon Tclegra; h :
I am informed that Fatty Harris’ ac
count of bin organization of tho House
in January, 1870, is ono of the richest
and raciest thiugs on record. Ho fur
nished the ordcis which Bullock gave
him, and their correspondence while ho
was in tho chair. Among tho orders was
one for him “to pay no attention to the
Code of Georgia, nor to auy parliamen
tary law, but to follow his instructions."
His evidence on that point should bo
printed and circulated as a campaign doc
ument throughout the country.
Tho Bonn Committee seems to bo re
garded now with more interest than any
of the others. I suppose ii is licoaufto of
tho magnitude of their subject. While
tho other committees deal in hundreds
nnd thousands this committee deals iu
millions. I am informed that some of
the finuds they have discovered are as
tounding. It is said (and 1 have good
reason to beli ve it) that they luvo ascer
tained that mi the bomls of the lhiiu-
bridge, t'uthbcrt anti UoluiubuK Railroad,
Bullock has placed the endorsement of
tho Mtato to the nmonnt of *t;ttO,nt);»,
when there purer has been a bar cf iron
laid on the road, and only twenty miles
graded. These bonds have been negotia
ted by Kimball, and the holders are cur
sing the State Localise she duos not pay
the interu't.
Bullock endorsed bonds of tho Bruns
wick and Albany Railroad to the amount
of nearly four millions, ninLbesides this,
loaned the road the gold bonds of the
Stale to the amount of two millions
more, making six millions iu nil, when
only about (•no-half of the road hud bocu
completed!
Tho Cariersville nnd Van Wort rond re
ceived the State’s endorsement for £275,-
000, before four miles of the road had
been completed ! The name was then
changed to the Cherokee liailroud, when
Kimball applied for ami obtained an ad
ditional endorsement of ^.V.13,000, prom
ising to cancel and return tlm $270,000;
but he bis never done so. llonry (’lews
is now trying to sell the road because tho
State has ret used to pay the interest on
this first batch of bonds.
1 Fr.un the Ctithbort Appeal.]
bit Scciioiiul Jen ton*) Ccnkp.
“But there wore local considerations in
the way of his appointment to the Bench
of the Hu promo Court, as will lie apparent
to all who bear in mind the fact that Gov.
Smith and Justice Met ’ay are from South*
tern Georgia, nnd Chief Justice Wnr-
11opi a contiguous purl of the State.”
| Columbus L’la/uinr, i\th,
'<> ««,»»» l ‘>1 intercut an.l nyin-
patiiy. The agitation o! sectional ques
tions may weakeu und do ns harm. There
bare possibility that it can tend to
strengthen its.
*"e only lefer to it in a paternal spirit,
to prevent misehi. f from growing out of
its continued agitation. Ii is news to our
•pie tlmt ( '• limih'.is, the homo of Gov.
Smith, ami which is only a tract ion nearer
to Florida than Tennessee, is in South
western Georgia. And \vc are puzzled to
soo the force uf reason why the appoint-
ment of Judge Warner, who undoubtedly
belongs to the up-country,'’should operate
to prevent, tho nppointuiet of Golonel
Fielder at Cufbbert.
As the matter is spoken of, wo beg to
refer our cotompuiury to the tacts ul the
lie ignores politics in crediting Judgo
MoGay to Southwestern Georgia, nud for
gets he has been a eiti/.ctiof Atlanta since
18118. 'Then wo will charge Augusta with
two Governors in kuccosmou, bexulosCoo
ley. Tho Eastern part of the Slate has
had three KupremoCourt Judges, all from
Augusta Starnes, Jenkins nnd Montgom
ery. Northeast—Euuipkin, from Athens.
Middle Georgia, four- Nishet, Harris,
Stephens and isiehrnne. Northwest Geor
gia, three- McDonald, Walker and Brown.
Western Georgia—Warner, appointed in
three different periods, and Judge Ban
ning. Southwest (leougia, two—Lyon and
McOay.
If our cotemporary will stick n pin on
tho south sidw of Columbus, and run east
to the Savannah river, he will havo south
of tho lino an nren of I to by 280 inches
—half the land, people ami wealth of tho
State'— in which there never has boon but
turn out of fifteen Judges at tho Supreme
Court.
Southwestern Georgia, so far as wo
know, never tiifee the section was organ
ized, had a State House officer—never a
State liosd olfieor—except Col. Jtcn May:
never a United States Senator, Govornor,
Foreign Minister, Consul, Federal Judge
or MuihLu], or auy appoiutiuont whatever,
except what was necessary to ho mudo of
citi/.onK residing hero.
We trust, for the sake of common
justice, tlu.ro will bo An and to objections
against appointments, otherwise proper,
upon the ground that the applicant lives
iu this part of tho Statu ; and that onr
patriotic and fair-minded Executive may
hereafter, without complaints, bo permit
ted to Select such men for high official
stations ns, in his judgment, will host
promote the pfihlie service ; and that the
Frees and people, of all sect ions, will
sustuin him iu tho honest piirposo to
servo them.
Not A Farthing to In* Paid for < oiisfqucnt'nl
From the London Tin..*, r« i.. j\.J
Notl iug could bo moro nbsmd than an
abandonment of our pordtion because the
Mini dry have received a <.i\il reply from
Washington. Is it supposed that what
we wanted was an angry reply, and that
having failod in | nvok.ng one, wo
yiel.1 nt once und admit the Amotionu
case without further question? The ne
gotiation of the Treaty of Washington
las not given uu an exulted notion of dip
lomacy, but we have comforted ourselves
by thinking that it was only to amateur
diplomatists that our interests at Wash
ington were confided; it, however, tho
diplomutistn at Baris eun really believe
that we will submit to the authoity of tho
arbitrators, on the question of iudircot
damages because we have received a soft
Answer, shall he tempted to give up
diplomacy altogether. BY* do not intend
to nog any tiding in respect ef consee/ucn-
tiol damages; and the nxtxon why itt
cannot consent to go on with the arbitra
tion if the claim for consequential dama
ges bo pressed is thut it is neither just to
ourselves nor to the tribunal before which
we should appear to allow* a quest ion to he
argued which we insist is not wirhin the
reference, and any determination of
which wo arc determined beforehmd to
treat as a nullity. This is our position,
and it canwd bo too clearly understood.
What may bo tho result of the difficulty
we know not, and it does not rest with
oursolves; but it never shall be laid to
onr charge hereufter that the Treaty of
Washington was abortive becauso wo did
not make our meaning plain when tho
question of its construction arose.
* Tho r.ew County Court Law devolves
ou the Grand Juries of tho several coun
ties the decision of the question whether
they will Iiavo the County Courts for their
respective counties. It is time that the
people of Muscogee county wero giving
this question souro consideration, so that
the Grand Jury, at the next term of our
Superior Court, may wet with an under
standing of the wishes of the people.
The Lumpkin Independent opposes the
acceptance uf this new Court by its
oounty. We will publish its article to
morrow, ss s aampU of tho objections
urged against ths Court,
TIIK CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
[Washington Lvtbr to Now York Herald, drain
• Organ.]
The recalcitrant Republicans have beou
contemplating a conference for some
weeks'tu agree upon a plan of uotion in
view of the comiug campaign. For one
reason and nuothcr no full meet iug of
the discontented patriots wits held till to
day, though several ubortive meetings
were previously held And the whole polit
ical situation canvassed.
Tho first meeting of uny significance
was held at Mr. Sumner's house, that dis-
tinguiahed Senator expressing himself
fully and clearly uh to the comae which
ought Lo be adopted. Mr. Huiuner was
of opiuiou that Grant wns stronger with
the people than is desirable, and that to
insure success iu the canvass it will be
uecossary to go before tho people to de
monstrate the misdoings of tho Presi
dent. This did not huvo a very cheering
oH'oot on tho assembled braves, and they
hesitated till to day, when they decided
to Nuud ono of the discontented Senators
to Cincinnati to coufer with General (’ox
and other leaders of tho new movement
iu regard to tho Liberal Republican Con
vention. It is understood that Heuator
Tipton will be entrusted with this tuis-
aion. The intention is to huvo a grand
convention, nnd ovory effort will Ito made
to secure full delegations aud a large at
tendance. Tho conferences, so far, havo
included only tho recalcitrant {Senators,
tho members of tho House not yet hav
ing shown tho courage to kick out of tho
truces, though Gov. Blair, of Michigan,
and u few others havo boetl talking very
earnestly uml loudly for eotuo time. The
conference busied itself more with dis-
OUHsionu of the best way to gel a crowd
at Cincinnati than with the principle* or
candidates of the coalition, which, it is
expected, will ho formed. Huuinor, Fen
ton, 'Trumbull, Schurz and Tipton were
nt the conference on Saturday, and must
of them again to-day. They have agreed
not to abide by the adieu of the Phila
delphia Couventou if it nominates Grant,
but to look to Cincinnati for u candidate
and success. A disposition to accept
Judge Davis na the candidate is manifest
ed: but this matter is held iu abeyance.
Mr. Simmer is understood to tuvor Da
vis us the candidate, und to uny that if his
advice is taken and tho canvass vigorously
pushed tint even Massaoliiiaelts can be
carried against Grunt. Mr. Mchurz is
equally Hunguino of the German element.
The unhappy Senators believe tlmt Barker
w ill not accept thu nomination of tiie lubor
party for Vico Breaident, nud that his
place will be given to thu Cincinnati con
tention if it (leeides to ratify Judge Davis'
lominutiou. Fenton will probably re
ceive the nomination if thia course bo
■duplesi.
Tho election in Now Hampshire lms not
dampened tho ardor of tlm enemies of
President Grant, nnd tho Democrats ac
cept it us u decree of tho inevitable no
il easily of a coalition with the discontented
Republicans. They see no hope for tho
emoernoy ns a party, and express them-
ilves to-night as heartily in favor of tho
•.lion contemplated by tho recalcitrant
Republican Hciinturs in their conferences
n Hatuiduy and to-day. Tho Now llutnp-
shito election was waited for by all parties
ii index of strength, and whilolho
! ihinds of tho Administration tiro jubilant
aud assert that Grant will be elected by
x overwhelming majority, its enemies
o not inclined to look unfavorably upon
tho situ it ion, and declare tlmt tlm Kopub-
licuu victory in that Stato will provoko
wed opposition, and cuiiooutnitu ull
tho hostile elements.
At tho snum time (hero iu no disguising
the chagrin of both tho Democrats and the
•mtited Republicans with tlm nomina
tion of Judgo Davis. Trumbull whs tho
hoico of all tho men who took part, in
the Loginning, in tho movomeut lor a
:‘onlilioli, nud they gave him up not with
out bittoruess, and only give him up be
en use they boo in Davis their only chance
iccei-H. Tills is understood to ho the
ou for no decided movement in behalf
candidate and tho bending of every
enorgy to make tho outward demonstra
tion ut Cincinnati imposing.
Supreme Court ojtGkoiioia, March 10,
IH72.—Argument of No. 1, Atlanta circuit,
was concludt d.
No. ii, J. 11. Porter vs. Sivoly Me El
roy, lion from Fulton, was argued. Now-
nrtii A U.irrihon for plaintitl'm error. 0.
F. Akeru, contra.
No. 8, J. 11. Lovejoy A Co. vs. A. G.
Chisolm, assumpsit from Fulton, was
argued. Hill A* Candler, for plaintiff iu
error. L J. Gartrell, Henry Jackson «V
Bro., contra.
No. It, It. B. Bullock, Govornor, vs. E.
E. Chisolm et al., certiorari from Fulton,
was diniiiinHcd for want of proper certifi
cate. \V. G. Irwin, District Attorney,
for pluiutiil in error. L. J. Gartrell,
Homy Jackson »V Bro., contra.
No. II, W. B. A J*'. N. Chisolm vs. S. B.
Crittenden A»C'o., claim from Fulton, whs
l ikon up. L. J. Gartrell, lieury Jackson
A* Bro., for plaintiff iu error. JliUycrA
Bro., coulra.
Tho hour of adjournment arrived pend
ing tho uigumcul for defendant in error.
M ho cause of H. H. Boone vs. A. and W.
Morgan, injunction from Sumpter, which
hud been hut down for the heel of tho At
lanta circuit, was postponed to tho heel of
the Cherokuo circuit.
Court adjourned till 10 o’clock, a. M.,
uf Tuesday next.—Altunin Conttlilulion.
firpiiKMK Court ok Gkoroia, March
ltith, 1872.—After delivery of opinions in
cases argued last week, the argument of
No. II, Atlanta Circuit, was concluded.
1 his finished that Circuit.
ROME CIRCUIT.
Tho following cases wore arguo l.
No. 1—Geo. D. Whiteman, i t al. vs. R.
II. Bullock, Governor, Ac. — Complaint
from Walker: E. M. Dodson, (by W. Dab
ney,) for plaiutiff iu error; no appear-
unro for defendant.
No. 2—John D. Collins vs. E. M. Rich
ardson, ot ul.—Cuko from Bolk: E. N.
Ifloyles for plaintiff in error; J F.
Thompson, by J. W. H. Underwood, con
tra.
No. 3— 1 Thos. Blackman vs. E. W. Clem
ents, Deputy Sheriff—Rule from Bolk :
Alexander A Wright for plaintiff in error;
Blanco, Dodd A King, J. W. II. Under
wood, coutra.
No. 4—Wesley Shropshire, et al., vs.
Mary A. Brown, Administratrix—Eject
ment from Chattooga—wus taken up:
Wm. II. Dabney for plaintiff iu error ;
J. W. Underwood, coutra.
Peudiug argument for dofendant iu
error, Court udjuurued-till 10, a. nr., to
morrow.—Atlanta San.
The Round Mountain Ison Property
Sold.—Capt. J. M. Elliott liaa sold to
Mnj. Shelby Seymour, of New Orleana,
tfio abovo named valuable mineral pro
perty. Thero is perhaps no locality in
North Georgia or Alabama thut pozheahos
more advantages for the manufacture of
pig iron, aud it is a matter of pleasing
interest to tho pnoplo of a large section
of the country, that the works are to be
rebuilt at an early day.—liumc Courier.
Col. II. P. Farrow, having tendered his
resignation as Attorney General ot the
State of Georgia, to Gov. Smith, waa on
Monday sworn in aa United States District
Attorney, in the District Court at Atlanta.
Rov. Dr. Btuart Robinson, of Louio-
ville, has commenced a suit against the
Chicago Evening Post, for defamation of
ebaraotor in charging that during the war
ha advised his congregation to ahip oloth
ing infected with yellow fever to promi
nent Northern cities. The amount of
damages said to be claimed is f100,000,
Pork Parkins in tho Wont.
Tho reports from all tho pork-packing
places in tho West, with tho exception of
Home of tho larger places, have boon in
onr puKKOAHiun for some time, nnd we had
delayed publishing them, waiting until
tho reports at all tho larger places hud
been mndo up. Chicago, Olovohuid uml
Milwaukio had not boon reported in de
tail, nird we may add Toledo; but tho
pressure upon us to publish onr report
luiM been great, niid'an wo have obtained
tho numbers cut at tho places referred to,
together with a fair estimate of tho avor-
oiiclllded to publish the
number reported packed in each State,
k, which shows the trade ns accu
rately us is necessary what has been the
result. M’ho averngo net weight of tho
hogs will he four to live pounds below
that of lust season, mid of lard about one
How n fane of llyilropltolila Was Curnl.
A correspondent of the Detriot 'Tribune
describes at some length a fearful case of
hydrophobia, where tho mail won in ooti-
vnl* ions, “harking like a dog," frothing
at the mouth, and making strenuous, el-
tons to bite every thing that came near.
1 piling these convulsions the patient
would seize tho pillows from his bed in
his teeth, and shake uml rend them with
all the seeming ferocity of an angry dog.
An intense dread of wuter also exhibited
itself. ’The doctors decided to place the
patient upon tho same treatment which
had beeu successful in a former case,
which, for the aid it may be to others who
suffer from this treatment, we hero give
us follows : 'The iujcctiou under tho skin
of large doses of morphine, aud tho ad
ministration of largo doses of castor,
hicli is u powerful anti-spasmodic.—
pound less per hog. We give tho footings ' About ono grain of the sulphate of
this week, retaining the details until we plane wus inject
obtain the nverngi s at tho places named,
o as to enable us to make thorn out hc-
ilirutely, us well as to give the exact num
ber packed at the places already alluded
to. We feel assured, however, ns already
intimated, that tho result given below
will not be changed essentially by those
which will appear iu our full nud filial ro-
port. Wo estimate Chicago ul 1,17.‘»,IH)»;
Toledo, 1(1,000, and Cleveland, 28,000.
Wo have tho exact liumbriHtil Milwuukie,
St. Louis aud Detroit. The footings, by
Stales, nro ns follows :
1870 71 1S71 72
Illinois 1,281, .*>28 1,:
Ohio 701,110
Indiana 42.‘», 17.4
Kentucky 288,5)70
Wisconsin 2.M,loo
Tennessee 11,270
low a 188,014 1
Minnesota 11.000
Missouri I.VJJ.m t
Kansas 8»u;it
Nebraska 2,700
Increase in number 1,125,301
Wo will mid that our reports contain
uo hogs cut since the first of tho mouth,
although many have boon cut since tlmu
at Chicago and nt Indi in.ip.Jk Ciucin.
nati Trice Current, March 13.
iukI An
&pyi.“gfieU Re
aring
id An
In tw
Tho Saxon farmers,
vhetlier farming pays.
ung:
ask
’hey maintain a
, , , . nnd during tho
lust third of a century have advanced tho
rate of pb dilution proportionately with an
increase of nearly 50 per cold, iu popula
tion. 'This advance has not been through
the American uvcMiin of introducing new
methods, but, probably, by u closer und
more desperatt b.icing of the old and sul
lied methods of fanning.
Mho railway recently took mo over
thousands of acres of crops in tlm process
of harvesting, in the kingdom and Brtis-
for tin
irt Unit would delight tin
iriciin farmer, lying as !<
• to the plow ns tho geiitli
:»f Illinois. Of
culd i
fur ii
idc of tlx
ill.
road, stretched one cultivated expanse,
hnmurrod by fences hut checkered uiluvci
with infinite interchange of crops, s -aice-
ly any one field of one crop being of more
than olio or two acres in extent. Yet iu
all (Iichm thousands of “tin oh" (certainly
Jiern a field is a “Hour”) not a mowing or
muping machine or home r.die was to be
seen. Every swath had been haggled off
lllld tumbled together by 111 t old bullion
scythe, every winrow of liny hail been col
lected with a puttering baud rake, every
sheaf of grain hound by a woman h arms,
und when the crop lmd finally gone oil’
upon wheelbarrows or drawn bv harness
ed cows, the serrio 1 rows of Htubblu ex
posed tho antiquity of the iiiuwi r’s tools,
and his or her uii:»iriifiduo-.s in using even
thine, imagine a scythe only threo feet
in length, lour inches broad at the h • I,
lived in a straight snath, and a Imml lake
with a young sapling stripped of its lmrk
for a bundle, mid you huv<- six ciiucus of
the outfit of a Gi-ruian haymaker.
The Wife of Carl Srliur/.
A Washington letter lo the Now Orleans
The effort mndo by Carl Schurz wi|l ho
long remembered us one of the most
remarkable exhibits of oratory ever wit
nessed iu n chamber famous for such dis
play. Mhosu now living who can look
buck with knowledge to thu day when
Wulmtor, (May, Calhoun and Corwiu wore
wont lo charm the ears of bearers in thnt
forum, rcAilily admit that this effort of
Henator Kchurz towers above them all.
This is saying much, for the natural incli
nation is to exaggerate the past. The or
ators of a former day were reuiurkuhle,
but this ono of ouch is a wonder. Sena
tor KobUiZ has a remarkably clear and
rather piercing voice, lie speaks with n
great command of language and a some
what German accent, but so far as choico
of words and const!uotion of sentence,
are concerned, in the purest English.
For hours he held that vast icsembly, uml
when he closed there wns a strange ming
ling of relief and regret, such as ono
feels at tho cud of a beautiful aud Irngio
opera, when thu last strain pours out us
the curtrln drops.
1 happonod to bo witness to a little
scene of domestic beauty that was to mo
exceedingly touching. Mrs. Schurz, wife
of the Senator, i» one of the must beau
tiful and accomplished women in Wash
ington. Her i-xparicm u i
not diminished her sweet Gcruiuii nature, 1
thut is us impulsive and gentle us a < hihl. [
Shu hud road, as 1 subsequently learned, j
he attack made by Senator Colliding
injected under the skin once in
four hours, und a half drachm of thu pow
dered castor, mixed with syrup, given in
ternally. The effect was to produce sleep
in about an hour und a half until 1) o'clock
Sunday morning, whin tho hint convul
sion occurred, after which he suffered
sovoro’.y from obstinato vomiting until
Monday nt ten o'clock when thut also
ecu-.oil, leaving the patient comparatively
easy, but vo»y much prostrated. Since
that time he bus gradually improved, and
now is, to all appearances, quitowoll. In
addition to the above treatment, ntfiall
quantities of chloroform won* inhaled at
times aud on Sunday morning tho patient
wu.-i wrapped in a woolen blanket wrung
out of a warm solution of muriate of am
monia, eighteen to twenty grains to the
ounce. This was tho troatuient which
(lucked this feat fill malduy, and which
the doctors,«ior fho sako of humanity, lire
anxious should be publi.-.hed to the world
and thoroughly tested.
Cotton Faiuuch in India:— Au Euglish
writer says: Tho marvellous delicacy of
touch possessed by tho Indian women
counterbalances tho inferiority of Indian
cotton in weaving the lice and delicate
nmalins to which tho names of “webs of
woven air,” “dew of night," “running
waters,” etc., uro given by the natives.
1 hey now use tho spinning wheel gener
ally for the ordiuar.v fabrics, but tho spin
dle still holds its pluoo in the hand-, ol the
H indoo woman when employed in spin
ning thread for the liner muslins. For
tin so t^o Hindoo woman first curds her
cotton with the jawbone of the boalce
fish; she then separates the seeds by
iiieatm of a small iron roller, worked
backwards nnd forwards upon a M it board.
An cqiiully small bow is used for bring
ing it to the slate uf a downy llouee,
whicli is made Up into small rolls, to be
held iu the hand during the process of
spinniiy;. Tho apparatus required for
thia consists of n delicate iron spindle,
having a small bull of clay attached to it
iu order to give it a sufficient weight in
turning, and imbedded in a little day is a
piece of hard shell, on which the spiiullo
tjit'UH with the least degree of friction.
Very great attention is paid to the tcui-
peraturo of (he air during tho process of
‘•pinning, nnd tho spinners iu the dry
climate of thu uoithwest of India actually
work under ground in order to secure u
iii.'i-t mid uniform atmosphere.—London
IC.vn miner.
Fa i
nt liuuin
ceil ut t
• failures
i svstem
• National Banks.—An om-
icr of this city has kindly
ir disposal a circular list of
of nil National Banks since
adopted, and from which
we compile the following facts. Ther.
have been seventy-one such failures
throughout the United Slates, distributed
over the different Slates, as follows : In
New York 22, or nearly one-third of the
whole; in Iowa ii; in Ohio 7; ill Missou
ri I; iu Wisconsin 5; in Bcnusylvauia 2;
in West Virginia 2; iu Old Virginia 3; iu
Illinois 2; iii ludiaim 2; in Minnesota 2;
in Mississippi 2; iu Michigan 2; und in
Teuiiusauc, Utah, Nuvmlu, Maryland,
Maine, t'ouuocticiit, District of Colum
bia, Georgia, Louisiana nnd Alabama,
each, 1 : thus showing that, though tho
proportion of such creations is of course
tar less, there has been hut comparatively
a small number of failures in the South
ern States, whore tho national green
back, or its equivalent, the 1’. S. bond, iH
far less plentiful. Mho same circular, is
sued by u Bhiladclphia firm, -contains n
proposition to buy up the notes of such
broken banks as are named in it at four
per cent, proiuiuu).-— Mobile Tribune.
The Washington correspondent of the
Now York Weald Hums up as follows the
facts so far disclosed or established by tho
“sale of arms" investigation :
1st. M hut the law* requiring tho thirty
days’ notice of tho contemplated safe of
arms was violated.
2d. 'That arms wore delivered to French
ogeuts ufler it was discovered that par-
pro buying wero purchaaing for
Fran ci
3d. 'That officers of tho government
wero fully aware of tho fact thut arms
were delivered ut tho piers und on board
of lhe French vessels iu New York.
I tli. 'Thai iu these several transactions
international, statutory, nnd luuuiuipul
have boon knowingly violated.
5th. M hat uo Senator has been in con
ference with any French ngout or French
spy precedent to this investigation.
Blantino.—We have noon tho farmers
of our couuty busy, this week and last
planting corn. Matty huvo ulready plant
ed their entire crop,* anil iu some places
the land is hiring lint in roadmens fur cot
ton. We think the planters of Ktewnrt
uie almost convinced that it is u suicidal
policy to be forced to buy corn to supply
their farms, even with bread. Wo heard
riaVlifo haH i 0,10 feumrk in our office this week, that
uin nature, I cor » f° r the last tbroo or four
xs had well nigh mined him, hut that
hud turuod over a new leaf, and from
w ^ ^ w on, would always try Jhst to raise a
her iliiHhttnU',"uml*wifo # rn;75ho Vhoii(;hl”it j ful1 jnpi'ly of corn, uml llmt utter di.ing
terrible aud ututHHworuhlc. On tho Tuck- i HO * devote *h° balance of bis tuno to cot-
day Senator Schurz was to reply she war- I to,, « I’®??* P 0, , utoe ** ® t i , * ll . ,
dered ubout rtath-bsly, and ut laa, unable I Let this plan bo followed by every
to control herself, about 3 o’clock went to ftud you will soon see us ull mure
tho Capitol. She thought ho would havo ! prosperous. Aho land freshly plowed
eoncliidud by that time, aud all fur good I looks perfectly mellow and we predict a
or had must bo over. At tho first en-I fi,1 ° cro !| y eor - 1 ho sovero winter has
trance sho found tho doorknepor with his l ^ c * n j)* 10 for culturo.
head thiu»l inside. She uskud for her | [Lumpkin Independent, Udh.
“Oh! madam," cried tho man, “lie’s I *1 hk Dav Goons Trade.-—'IMie New York
making such a speech! Conic iu ; ull the j ^ „* UV , I , 0W °* K ooda
ladies are on the lloor. **
•Shu held buck, nud a page hurrjing
brought out henator huiuner.
“Du come iu," begged tho M
sots orator, “and hear >our husband in
the grandest effort thut ever full from
human lips."
Over persuaded, who was led through
the crowd to a corner, where she dropped
into a seal kindly offered her. She
business for the week, says :
'The woolen goods trade presents some
features altogether unusual nt this period
h,i_ | of the year. There is a comparative dull
ness in the trade in spriug goods, while
winter weights are iu active request nud
sell more freely than they have at this
period for n long tituo post. 'The reasons
fur this are, perhaps, not difficult to im
agine. 'The heavy buyers of goods already
dropped Lor fair head into hor hands, | ^°J d ^°’ r amounts of light weights, and,
hiding her face, anil we can imagine beard l believing thut those goods will not go very
that dear voice iu vindication—and iu wh®* 1 higher this season, they are dispos-
suoh aa earnest appeal to tho American | <ld (keir purchases only as they
people fur ju.ti.ro to oureelvt’K and purily.j ll 1 , ° 8 U ™*_ K f . dl “!5.i, 1 ?!
for our institutions, wlulo the ii *
iliei
wild applause. When that voice ceased
and at last she looked up, her oyos were
wot with toars. Womud like, she had
found relief in woeping.
The State arsenal.—It is rumored that
Gov. Smith bus placed thu old State Arse
nal, comor of President and Whitaker
streets, iu churge of the Savannah Volun
teer Guards, (tho Eighteenth Georgia Bat-
.taliou). We understand there wus a
meeting of the ottiucra on Saturday, whon
tho letter from the Governor, containing
tho aliove authority, was road. It is also
stated that a requisition for three hundred
•Und of anus will be honored aa soon ns
they oau be procured by the State.
[.yir. Jfctw f 18(A,
evident, houevor, that woolous will be
nr»ti riallv higher during the summer aftd
f ill mouths, and clothiers and other largo
buyers, who usually stoek up ut that pe
riod, are prepared to mako purchases now
of uny goods that can be pioked up at a
reasoquble advnnoe on lost fall’s prioee.
An advauce of fifty cents baa already beeu
puid by some buyors on three-quarter
oaskimeres.
New Yore, March 18.—A special from
Washington to tho Times says the friends
of James F. Wilson, of Iowa, are very
active in the movement to socure his
nomination for the Vice Presidency at
Bhiladclphia. A prominent politioiau
stated recently in this city, that he wan
positive President Grant favored the
pomianUon of Wileoa for tbt poeiUoo,
Thomthon, G v , March 17, 1872.
Jiilitor* Aui/uxfa l^oiktitnlionidiat:—
Our town bus, since yesterday, been in a
furor of excitement over a very daring
robbery committed about twelve miles
from mis place ou the waters of Brim
ciCek, the victims of which wore au old
gentleman named Jesse Evans and his
w ife.
'The parties who committed the deed or
ganized themselves into a hand of bri
gands about tlio first of January last.—
'This baud consisted ol' live men who are
uou know n, four of whom have beeu ar-
sted. M bey commenced their deproda-
•ns in the rttato of Mouth Carolina, upon
the person of a citizen nninoil Littleton
Smith, nnd committed au tumult with the
intention 11 rob him, but after bagging
I beating him they failed to secure his
•ncy. They made two other fruitless
ds homowbero iu uud about tho same
neighborhood.
'J Isis bold nud during band of robbers
has for its loaner one (’apt. 0. V. llaiuil-
Jti, who cumo to this villiago and receiv-
d the sympathy of our citizens as a refu
gee from the tyrannical usurpations in
Month Carolina. Ho immediately went to
It and decoyed into his scheiuos of vil
lainy the following named young men:
John Ramsey, Thomas Wi^<, Howard
Long, ond l»ol Roney. Becoming doa-
peratu Irmn his failures iu Month Carolina,
elected as tliotiiuutre of his operations
the neighborhood of thin place. On lust
Friday night lie sent John R.iinsey, Thom-
Willis mid Dol Konev to plunder the
uso of tho above named family. How
ard Long wiui to have been one of tho par
ty,hut failed to secure conveyance. From
tlio testimony elided it seems that Dol
<*y furuisluil the wagon, and the party
then stole a buggy from hr. Mid Holland,
ind left this place about ■leu o'clock, drove
welvo miles committed the robbery, and
etuilieil a little while before daylight.—
Willis knocked al ibc dour, und when ask-
l by Mr. J.vui.s who'was thee, gave an
■wmie*I ii..mu id some citi/.uu living iu
lo liiMgl.boihnud. Mr. Evuiik suspected
ia dialador ot ins visitors, und held tho
our until his wife imulo a light in the
repLcu. When the door was opened, u
isiij was presented to his breast by one
ol the party, who, demanding his money,
iiuother prcsctitcd a pistol to the breast
of Mrs, Evans, und required her to kuep
quiet nt the peril of her lite. They told
Mr. Evans that they had killed some ne
groes in Mouth Carolina, uud that they
uuist have his money, and forced him to
unlock bis trunk, und took possession of
about $8').in gold uiid about $270 in eur-
icy. 'They also appropriated u pistol
1 a kmfo. About daylight Cupt. U. V.
Hamilton and Howard Long nu t the par-
tic-. at a luir-ioom, und Hamilton received
> 100 and Long >20 of the ill gotten booty;
and alter a drinking carousal, Willis, in
carelessly handling his pistol, accidentally
shot Hamilton, indicting a slight wound
iu his side, just abovo the hip. They
then agreed to meet at Hamilton's room
huvo division, Home time in the ovuu-
ing.
Early that morning business required
Mr. F. M. Usry to go io Goorich A fsry s
iu tho imnu-diuto neighborhood of
Mr. Evans, and while they Hero trying to
got up a cloy lo the affair, u gr.iudson of
Air. Evans, 18 years old, suiit ho saw Ihe
•k fnll * ff of ono of the moil, and he
•gin/.ud Moiu Willis, l pun this ns-
ion Air. Usry made Irnuto to Thomson,
and found Willis drinking and spending
nicy with gicut pru.agultty. Ou the
day ol the night ll.o robi.ciy was com-
ntted, Mr. TMy’a son hud required Huiu-
ton I- well him a undo lor n debt ho was
wing Ins father, and when ho brought
thu luulo he prouihu l that it he paid him
thu money ut any time thu next day he
would return the mule to Hamilton. Ou
Saturday morning, after Hamilton was
hiipplied with money by the robbery and
alter ho wus wounded, 1m sunt for young
Usry, und Mrs. Hamilton Lauded him the
$HM. Mho rcmuikcd that her husband
was disabled froyi business, sh« would
give him her money thut she had laid lip
to pay their hoard to redeem the mule.
After this circumstance, and Will.s spend
ing money so profusely, being made
known, together with thu low obtained
by Mr. Usry, they were airesltd. Some-
line during the night Willis made a con
fession, uud by daylight this (Sunday)
uiug nil tho parties, except John
Ramsey, who gave log bail, wore urrostod.
About io o'clock thu preliminary trial was
opened before Justices Johnson and
llobl s. Wiliis aud Roney made full and
iplcte revelations of tlio whole affair,
and the result is tlmt Willis, Rouoy nud
Long huvo beeu Committed for a felony
that cannot be surpassed for boldness of
execution and yet so open to ^election.
■>u account uf Hamilton's wound ho
i not ready for triul, hav.n/ uo coun
sel, aud hu has been u.lowod until 8
clock to-moirow M ndn\ evening to
obtain eonnr.cJ nnd j n pue tor the trial,
cconnt of which i wi 1 write to you
nud wiiaiuvtr c!h.? may luru up intoroat-
iou.a, Lniy,
Ledoeb.
Further from the UoIicmxI OutlanM—TIic Her-
uhi CorreuyoHdeat u PrlaoNeK
uni it... Wilii.tiiKt-.il (N.c.) Joiirintl, 17.J
When tho train passed Moss Neck, on
tho Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther
ford Railroad, yesterday, Stephen Low-
und Andrew Strong, two of the Uobu-
otillttWHf.uppcured at thu depot, ouch
armed with a Winchester ritle, uud four
Colt's navy revolvers iu their bolta. With
them wus the latest Herald correspondent,
A. B. lluudcisou, a Into bohemian who
reported himNfclf a prisoner to tho out
laws. lLuiiurfion had slung across his
shoulders u long backwoods rifto, belong
ing to ouo uf Ihe outlaws, nnd was oscort-
eci wherever hu weul by .Stephen Lowery
and Andrew Strong, lie remarked pri
vately, that ho was still d( torminud to in
terview Henry Berry Lowery, if to be
found iu thoRO parts; but ulso stated that
from all accounts it Bcuiued that he had
flown the country, not ouo uuul, howev
er, had ho been euublcd to oldaln of the
whereabouts of the chief lender of the
gang from those who had him in custody.
They insist, though, in declaring Buss
Strong not dead, but hndly wounded.
'This Bohemian, lletuicraou, is boavy
ou the sensatioual, us will appear- from
the following dispatch to tho Now York
llorald, which was handed the conductor
by ouu of the outlaws to forwurd to its
dust mat ion, but which w as uo doubt writ
ten by llendcrsou himself. It is us fol
lows :
We havo captured your correspondent,
A. 1». Henderson: wiil not hu.t him, but
will kuep him ouo week. Boss ia not
dead.
quantity of tho goods stolen on that ‘raid
have been recently discovered at their
dwellings.
Stephen Lowry, the moat desperately
brutal of tho whole gang, bow seems to
bead tho outlaws. If Boss Strong bo
really dead, aud Henry Berry Lowry de
parted tho country, tho gnng is now re
duced to three—Stephen Lowry, Tom
Lowry aud Audrew Strong. There seems
also to have been internal dissensions
umoug them lately—the old story of quar
rel over the spoils; and thoy are beyond
doubt badly demoralized. A vigorous
effort toward their capture or extermina
tion is now almost certain of success.
| Wilmington Journal, IQth,
From tlio Liuiiiiklu Iiideiiemlvut, IGth.
Count) Court.
The Legislature at its last session
passed what is known as the County
Court net. 'The County Judge receives
his appointment from the Governor, end
his term of office iu four yearn. “The
grand jury, at its spring term, shall after
careful oxamiuation assent and declare
whut amount shall be paid to the county
Judge for his services au judge in all
criminal mattern, and for his services in
attending to such county business as may
be entrusted to him by this not."
The Ordinary is required to levy a tax
to pay tho asHCSHmont.
The couuty Judgo shall have jurisdic
tion in all civil cases, matters of contraot
and tort, whoro the priucipal sum claimed
does not exceed one hundred dollars.
Appeals are allowed in all cases when
the amount claimed is over fifty dollars.
Tho criminal jurisdiction extends to all
offouces of less grade thau felony, with
full power to hear, determine and sen
tence the uamo.
'The proceedings in criminal cases are
tho samo as were prescribed for the pro
ceedings in tho District Court. If a jury
is demanded by tho defendant, a contin
uance shall be granted, a jury summoned,
and tho triul beard beforo the jury at the
uext term of tho court. Tho county
judge may hold his court anywhere in tho,
couuty, nnd summon jurors from any*
part oj the county to the place of holding
court.
“Tho county Judgo shall discharge all
the duties fortuelv devolved on the Jus
tices of tho Inferior Court, os to county
business.”
The act ouly goes into effect upon tho
rooommendatiou of tho grand jury at its
next session.
The above nro somo of the leading fea
tures of tho bill. Now the question
arises, do wo need or want such a court ?
Have not tho people of Mtewart couuty
had enough of such courts ? Have you
lost sight of Blunt and his accounts
against tho county for .services that wero
bettor never rondored ?
We think the people have had a gorge.
of such courts, aud that it would bo bad
policy to organize another. 'Thore is too
much uncertainty about the law to make
it popular. Will the jury rocoiumeud the
law for Stewart couuty, not knowing to
whom the uppointiuout of judge will he
given
We know (hat Gov. Mmith would not
appoint a Jtadical; but would ho appoint
a inau we all havo confidence in ? Would
auy mau capable of performing tho duties
the office of Couuty Judge imposes upon
him, take it, aud do his duty fuithfuliy—
kuep his office open at all times, or regu
larly, os tho Clerk of the Superior Court
required to do—for the small allowance
tho peoplo could a ford to pay out for the
benefits the law promises ?
We take it, that no man who would he
a proper persou to bo entrusted with the
financial ajj'airs of tho couuty, would do
all tho luw requires of him for less thau u
guaranteed salary of one thousand dollars.
For hia whole time and attention would
bo required to discharge the duties of his
tfice.
Now, do the people want tho Court at
that price! to say "nothing of jury fees,
uud other incidental expenses of the
Court, all of which will huvo to come out
f tho county troasury.
Tho law does not require the Judge of
thu Court to establish his office ut any
particular placo. Should tho man receiv
ing the unpoiutmeut choose, ho might
■pen his offico at his residcuco, which
would be, perhaps, in some out of tho
way placo, or iu one corner of tho county
- -and soiuo jurors, drawn to try criminal
casus, would be compelled to ride thirty
miloH to get to the placo of trial. Many
other serious objections oould bo raised
against the law for our county.
The Courts ut prosont have jurisdiction
over all kinds and grades of crimes, as
well as civil actions. Magistrates havo
power to try all civil cases of same nature
us is conferred upon the County Judge ;
aud the Ordinary of the county—a bonded
officer, ono Qhoseu, and to be chosen by
the people—is, under the present arrange
ment, required to do und perforin all the
duties in relation to county affairs that
formerly devolved upon the Inferior
Court.
With these facts, so plainly to be seen,
before us, and until somo strong reasons
are shown why the Court should be inau
gurated in Mtewart county, wo enroll our
names among its opponents.
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Tins Lowry Gano.—M'ha impression
grows stronger that lieury Berry Lowry,
leader of thu Uobeson outlaws, has disap
peared from his Muuffletown haunts. We
have confirmation of the report that hia
brother has recently boon seen carrying
the favorite ritle of the leader. Our most
recent informant is of the opinion that
instead of being dead, Henry Berry haa
left the country io disguise. It ia con
tended that thero is do positive evidence
of his buviug beeu aeon since the Wednes
day succeeding tho late robbery at Lnm-
burtou, when the safes end that large
amount of money were atolea. Henry
Berry Lowry, iu all probability, availed
himself of the poeaeasiou of theae funds
to fly the oooDtry; for there is now
soavoely a doubt that the plunder did fall
| l»W tht hands of tho Lowry gang, M ft
Important to J ubticks op the Peace.
Tho following act of tho General Assembly,
approved Decomber 12th, 1871, will £>e
found of importance to tho various Jus
tices of tho Beace throughout the county:
Section 1. Brovides that Justices of the
Poace and Notaries Public, who are ex-
uificio Justices of tho Poace, shall keep
separate dockets of nil oases, civil and
criminal, disposod of by them, tho actual
disposition of each caso aud the amounts
of costa colloctcd aud from whom.
Seotiou 2. Provides that those officers
shall lay their dookots before the Grand
Juries of their res|H>ctive counties, the
first day of each session for their inspec
tion.
Section 3. Provides that a failure to do
so, shall be deemed a crime, for which
those officers shall lie iudioted, and the
trial of their oases shall have precedence
over all other cases, civil or criminal, and
if convicted shall be punished by a fine
nut to exoeed one thousand dollars, six
months in jail or both, iu. the discretion
of the Court, or to work in the ohaiu gang
twelve mouths, as the Court may deter
mine. _ __
[Special t» the Courier-Journal.]
Washington, D. C., March 17.—It ia
anuoiincod that the administration will
submit an umnosty bill to the Senate on
Wednesday next through Senator Morton,
und ask its immediate consideration. * It
proposes to except all who left the army
or navy and the Congress of the United
States to join the rebellion. This is sub
stantially tho same as the bill from the
House now (tending iu the Senate, and
thu reason for introducing a new bill is
not apparent. However, as Mr. Sumnar
threatens to antagonize all amnesty bills
with his oivil rights amendments, it is
quite manifest that this new measure of
relief will like the others to aeoure the re
quired two-thirds vote.
Fatal Effect of Vanity.—At an in
quest upon the body of a young girl, in
Burlington, Vt., the evidence proved con
clusively that she came to hor death by
sating arsenic to beautify hor oomplexiou.
She nod been in the habit of eating
olovea, pickles, chalk, dn., for the same
purpose, and having seen in a newspaper
that some ladies in the old ooantry ate
arsenie to whiten their akin, aha took
some of tho poison for that purpose, and
with fatal results.
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