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COLUMBUS, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1872.
Volnme XLIV.-No. 27
The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H. .'.Editor.
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THURSDAY ....JUNE 27, 1872.
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ARKANSAS.
A friend at Little Rock eende ua a news
paper slip containing the lint day's pro-
ceedinga of the Democratic State Conven
tion. Ho writes concerning the Conven
tion that it was “the largest and moat in
telligent mass of men ever aaatmhled in
the State.” He also expressed the opin
ion that the Convention would not nomi
nate a separate Democratic ticket for
State officers, but wonld unite with the
Liberal Republicans—an opinion verified
by the telegraphio report now before na.
We copy some of the resolutions adopted:
3. That tho delegates apppomted to the
Baltimore Convention, to meet the 2th of
July next, be instructed to vote for the
ratification of the nomination of Greeley
and Drown as candidates for President
and Vice President of the United States
in the ensuing eleotiou.
4. That we endorse the Cincinnati plat
form of political principles and the plat
form of principles adopted by the Reform
Republican party iu their convention of
May 22, 1872, at Little Rook.
5. That it would be unwise and inxpe-
dient for the Democratic party to nomi
nate a State ticket for the ensuiug olec-<
tiou, and we declare against it.
0. That the State Democratic Central
Executive Committee be and hereby is au
thorized to act with the like com
mittees of all Reform Republican organi
zations in this State opposed to the pres
ent administration, in the conduut of the
ensusing eanvaas.
We learn from conversations that somo
of our friends are attaching too much im
portance to the second “Fifth Avenue
Conference" which last week nominated
Mr. Groesbeck for the Presidenoy. It
was uot the conference called by Carl
Bchurz and others, aa supposed by some,
but only a squad of politicians who make
“free trade" the paramount issue, and
who were bolters from both the Cincin
nati Convention and the Schurs confer
ence, after being twice defeated in their
efforts to give pre-eminence to thoir
bobby. The conference called by Mr.
Bchurz was very respectably attended,
and the nearly unanimous expression of
ita participants was in fsvor of abiding
by the action at Cincinnati. No formal
resolution to this effect was passed or of
fered, as none was considered necessary
after the individual expressions made.—
After it had adjourned Judge Stsllo called
a second conference of those only who
were dissatisfied with the aotion of the
first, conference—in other words, of the
“soreheads" and bolters. This pestifer
ous impracticable, Stallo, will eventually
be found supporting Grant.
The Washington reporter of the Savan
nah Nctoi telegraphed on the 20th inst.
that the opponents of Greeley and Drown
in the Baltimore Convention would proba
bly divido their votes between Groesbeek
and Adams. Alt! then it is not s matter
of principle, but only favoritism, that re
strains them front auceptiug Greeley; for
if Adams' politics differ from Greeley’s in
any essential particular, the peoplo of this
section aro not informed of it.
The Helms eotton statement for last
week exhibits a weekly receipt of only 112
bales; receipts of the soasou 52,000 bales;
stock on hand 175 bales.
The Atlanta “dead-beat" straight-outs
held their election for another set of del
egates to the Hlate Democratic Conven
tion, on Saturday. They managed to poll
802 votes for their ticket—about one-
third of the Democratic vote of the city—
and passed a resolution caling for atraight
Democratic nominations at Baltimore.
The Bavannah Mews copies au article
in favor of straight-out Democratic nomi
nations at Baltimoro, headed with the
qaery “Shall We Harronder in the Hour
of Victory ?” When did the Democrats
gain that “victory" you are talking about'/
The Columbus Enquirer doesn't be-
lievo that Horace Greeley is iu favor of
universal negro suffrage at the South.—
Isn't this the season when the Martina
homeward fly 't—Uacanuah Earn.
No; it's tho season when “enrses, like
chickens, como home to roost." The
JV r em will “know how it is itself" on the
9th proximo.
The Columbus Sun has several times
of late twitted ua about tho “modesty" of
Ilie Enquirer. Will the Sun state when
we ever made any claim to superior
“modesty"? Wo never made any such
pretension in our life; end it is a little
ungenerous in onr neighbor to bring
•gainst as a charge which we cannot pos
sibly retort upon our accuser.
Somebody, aa we learn from the dis
patches to the New York World, has been
•ending to Washington accounts from
Georgia which, to aay the least, lack con
firmation. A dispatch of the 21et inst.
•ys:
“Advices received hero from Georgia
Mate that the speeches of Judge Linton
'ions, General Toombs, and others,
at the indorsement of Greeley and
n by the Baltimore Convention, are
having great effect. The delegation from
that Bute to the Baltimore Convention
will oertainly - be instructed to vote
•gainst the Cincinnati ticket."
The Marianna (Fla.) Courier of the
20th reports that the late drontb has so
injured the corn crop of Jackson oonnty,
that it is now tfonsidered capable of only
~e-tbird the yield of an average year;
that cotton has not suffered so materially,
and though the stand is inferior, the yield
nay, with good seasons, be satisfactory.
Ushm-II foanty Convention.
A Convention of the Demoorstio and
Conservative party of Roaaell oonnty wiU
be held at Beale, on the seoond Monday,
the same being the 8th day, of July, to
select Delegatee to onr District Conven
tion. It to raqueeUd that each Beat be
represented. A. G. Jons,
• Ch’m Dem. Ex. Com.
Ben'Wood, according to a Now York
dent of the Savannah RepubU-
i to bet two to on that Greeley
be ""ffllmltfl on the first at
TIIK SIN AND MU. GBEKLEY—AGAIN.
The question at issue between us and
the Sun can be hrought to a point without
following in the track of iu devious logie
end evasive wanderings. It challenged
tho ciUtion of “one single sentiment of
Mr. Greoley in favor of enfranchising the
virtue and intelligence of the South with
out coupiiug it with the ignorance and
vice of tLe South also." We furnished
the “sentiment/' by quoting from Mr.
carefully prepared “Bases of Recon
struction" his ild ala ration that the thieving
and vagrant negroes of the South had no
right to vote and ought not to be allowed
to vote. The Sun now says that M(. G.
meant that the thieving and vagrant
whites, aa well as blacks, should not be
allowed to vote. Buppose that he did :
docs that sustain the Sun'* original propo
sition that he was uot willing to “enfran
chise the virtue and intelligence of the
South without coupiiug it with the igno
rance and vice of tho South also" ? It
show's, on tlio contrary, that he made
thieving and vagrancy, whether on the
part of white or black, a bar to privileges
or rights which be was willing to accord
to virtue and intelligence iu either race—
the very reverse of tho chargo made
agaiust him by the Sun.
Now let us consider what would have
boou the practical effect of this rule of
Mr. Ufeeley, if it hud been adopted. The
Sun evidently mount that'tho white race
was the representative of tho virtue and
intelligence of the South, while the black
race was tho representative of tho iguo-
ranco and vice ; and with some qualifica
tion this is correct. If, therefore, the vice
of the South was mostly to be found
among the blucks, Mr. G.’s rale would
have sensibly diminished ouly their vote.
And obsetving men of the South need not
bo reminded that if Mr. G.’s’ plan had
beou adopted and faithfully carried out,
as he u ished it carried out—if the thieving
and vagrant negroes of the South had
boon denied the right of suffrage by the
now constitutions— wo would uot only
havo had difl'ercut results of “recount, uc-
tion," but ii very different stuto of. affairs
at tho South to-day.
But it will bo observed by those who
remember or havo preserved tho quota
tion which wo made from Mr. Greeley’s
writiugs, that he was confining his re
marks exclusively to the measure of en-
frauehisemciit of tiro blacks ; the enfran
chisement of tho whites was uot tho
subject of consideration, becauso they
had always hud the right of suffrage.
Aud this brings uh to a consideration of
the difference between vuir.crc.nl and ini-
purtiiil suffrage, in regaid to which tho
Sun is still obviously beclouded. Tho
Constitutional Amendments—bad aw they
were—did not require the Boiilheru States
iu their constitutions to confer “univer
sal ’ suffrage on the blacktt, but only
“impartial" suffrage. The “universal"
grunt was the work of the oarpet*baggers,
assisted l»y the thievish and vagraut
negroes to whom Mr. Greoley said the
suffrage should not be extended. Ilsd
exceptions disqualifying thieves and va-
grautN been adapted, they would have met
Mr. Greeley’s view, and would very litllo
have affected the white race, while they
would havo either made great iuroads in
the ranks of the negro voters or have
effected a wonderful reformation in the
race—either of which would have been a
consummation much to be desired. The
render will bear iu mind that Mr. Greoley,
iu the article referred to, did not propose
au educational test of suffrage—on tho
coutrary, ho expressly repudiated it. He
was for impartial, not for vuicersul negro
suffrage, and the exceptions which he
proposed as • limitation upon universal
suffrage would considerably have dimin
ished the negro vote, without materially
affecting the white vote. The reoorda of
onr oourts and the acquisitions to our
Ponitentiary rolls, since the war, will
show to what extent it would have affected
the voting strength of the two races.
We have studiously excluded from this
article any expression to whioh our neigh
bor can object on uccouut of ita tone, in
the hope that if he repliea to it he will
copy it; in which case we will either copy
his repfy (if of moderate length) or let it
go unanswered.
Tho Atlanta correspondent of the Sa
vannah 3V»r« writes that Gov. Smith
departed from the practice of selecting
politicians to attend the examinations of
the Senior Classes of the University, and
that he has appointed the following gen
tlemen—nil leading educators or distin
guished for scholarly attainments—to at
tend the examination next mouth of the
Senior Class of tho University of Geor
gia : Hon. E. J. Harden, of Chatham;
lion. Nelson Tift, of Dougherty; Rev. J.
R. McIntosh, of Moscdgee; Professor B.
Mai loou, of Fulton; Prof. J. W. Gleuu,
of Jackson; Co). G. W. Raines, of Rich
mond; James T. Nisbet, Esq., of Bibb;
J. Watt Harris, Esq., of Bartow; Gen.
A. J. Hansell, of Cobb, and Prof. G. J.
Orr, State School Commissioner, of At
lanta.
Bew Cattle.—If there is anything in
thin world that excites our sympathies for
a people, it is to know that they are oat
of iue<jt. Hence we sent np toColambaa
yesterday, a drove of 75 or ltMJ head of
cattle, direct from the pastures of Florida.
Wo hope they will all arrive safely, with
the assurance to our neighbors of the Ban
and Enquirer, that so long as we have •
kine or a swine, wo shall share it with
them.
We have also forwarded to ibeir ad
dress, per Puuch Donghtie, several fast
and first-class horses. Among the lot the
celebrated “Barbour Chief, who made
bis mile here in 3:01, on a heavy track,
aud if he had not been held in, would
have made it iu 2:40. * Foot by all that k
horse flesh, aud according to Bmitba.
I Enfa ula Time*, With.
You sent up “direct from the pastures
of Florida"! TbalM “bully,” whatever we
may tbiuk of tho beef. Could yon not as
well have disguised \ our disappointment
by saying that there being no market for
the cattle in Eufanle, they wont- through
to Columbus ? We thank our Eufaula
friends for the promise to share with ua,
and hope that they will do it, even to the
last cat-fish or gopher, for we fear that
their brag cotton-buyer did not leave
enough Eufaula money here to enable ns
to bay Florida beef all the dull sseaea.
But we must beg our frienda of the “Bluff
City” not to claim magnanimity for suffer
ing the passage through their little town
of a herd of cattle that had alfhar been
eeeured by the* enterprise of Oeinmbna
batchers, or for wbigb Eufaula furatobotf
ho market, -
Seminary Paalatunent of a Nruro Wretch.
The Hswkinsville Dixpatrh has a long
account of the pursuit, capture, escape,
recapture, and lue final fate of the negro
Joe Phillips, who outraged Mrs. Charlton
Lovett, of Pulaski county, last Thursday
week. After great effort the negro was
finally captured and taken to llnw kius-
ville, reaching there Friday night. Tho
Dispatch lolls tho rest of the story as fol
lows :
On Saturday Afternoon citizons of tho
district iu which the crime was commit
ted called for the prisoner, aud ho was
turned ovor to them by Sheriff Fulghnm.
He was to be taken before the magistrate
district in whioh lie lived, and there stand
a commitimnt trial. The party having
him in charge lisd proceeded as far ns
Big Creek bridge, where a large number
of citizens—said to be from seventy five
to two hundred—from various parts of
the county had gat h< rad. Next morning
Joe Phillips war found Imaging to nn oak
limb a few foot from the load. He had
suffered the ponalty of his crime. Tho
punishment was summary, it iH truo, but
uone enn say it was unlimited. Ho was
more brute than liurnau; for bn it known
that but s few yours ago ho whs sovorely
whipped in tho sumo tieighhoiliood for at
tempting to commit a similar crime upon
another pets n. Ilia mother, too, on
learning of his death the simio day, re
joiced, for she entered her evidence
against him as n mo t unnatural being.
Large numbers of negroes from tho sur
rounding country visited tho scene on
Suuday and beheld him suspended as left
tho night previous. They murmured not
a word, for they deemed tho punishment
just.
[Vf
In Tills limine Hitiital!
, tin* New Vcrk Tribune, Ju
«1S.]
The Grant electoral ticket in this Btato
four years ago was headed by Murshull O.
Roberts aud Henry It. Holden as Honato-
rial electors. They aro both now for
Greeley aud Brow’n. Of tho twcuty-odd
surviving of the thirty-one representative
or district doctors, we know the present
leuuiug of but twelve or fifteen. Of
these, wo hoar that Edain A. Bteudwcll,
Moses 11. Griundl, Elislm P. Wheeler,
Horace Bom us, Eds in It. Reynolds, E.
II. Judson, Stoughton l'ittiboiie and Nor
man M. Alien, aro now supporting Gree
ley and Browu. We hcliova a majority
of tho entire Grant electoral ticket of
1868—that is, of thoso still living—will
voto tho Cincinnati tiekol next November.
What folly, ill view of such facts, to pre
tend that the Roptiblioaii puny >s uoi di
vided—that its solid vote is secure for
Graut!
Reforming the Senate.— 1 The Now
York Evening Post sets foilh iu an able
loader tho necessity of reforming tho Sen
ate, concluding with this sharp, sotisiblo
language:
“Tlio Senators whoso term will n!o«o
next March, and who should ho defeated
by the Legislatures to lo elected ill purl
or wholly next fall, are Spencer of Alalia-
iua, Ohboru of Florida, Jdoituu of Iudi-
uimi, Pomoroy ol Kansas, Kellogg of Lou
isiana, Nyo of Nevada, (Juukling of New
York, Pool of North Carolina, Sherman
of Ohio, Cameron of Pennsylvania and
Howe of Wisconsin. One of tho most
mischovioUH of tho circle was defeated
for ro-elcotiou last winter, when Mr. Win.
B. Allison wuh chosen to tho scat now oc
cupied by Mr. Hurluu of Iowa. Another
wus left out lust year, whi n Mr. Hitchcock
was elected in the place of Mr. 'i buyer,
to represent Nebraska. Thoso examples
ought to be followed up until not ouu of
them is left.
During all tho years that these men
havo sat in Congress, not a single meas
ure of nationul importance is pi iced to
thoir credit, and nearly all of them have
used their positions merely to influence
the distribution of the public patronage
among thoir favorites. Although they
claim to bo Republicans, they are such
only in numo ; they have constantly mis
represented tho principles of tho party;
they have divided its strength and d< foul
ed the objocts for which it was founded,
and which it has always kept iu view. The
Republican party cunuot uffoid to uphold
them ; iu every Btute where it undertakes
to uphold them it ought to bo opposod by
a combination of all honest men, whose
purpose it shall be to restore tho Konato
to its old character ior statusuianship,
sod relievo the administration of its woiut
enemy.
Exact Bratus op tup. Cotton Tax Bill.
In response to mauy enquiries upon the
subject, from parties both North aud
Smith who are interested in tho bill, the
Washington Republican says it is still
pending in the Ways and Meuns Commit
tee, aud will bo reported by them curly in
December hchkiou. Both Houses have
boon committed iu a direct manner to its
passage, and particularly to the unconsti
tutional ity of tho tax. The defeat of the
Morrill amendment to the Deficiency hill
was the first indication of tho feeling iu
favor of the proposition to refund. Tho
groat Hulk of tho cases brought before
the Court of Claims aro cotton cl inis,
aud the fight against tho amendment was
made directly hi the interest of tho cotton
producing class. Tho next, or second,
aud most conclusive ovidonco of the feel-
ing in the premises, is to bo found in tho
fact that the amendment to tho omnibus
bill prohibiting the Bocrctury of tho
Treasury from collecting tho two cent per
pound ou cotton judgments obtained be
fore the Court of Claims, was pawned I y
the almost unanimous voto of both
Houses, both political parties accepting
and committing them'-elves to the posi
tion origiuully taken by Mr. Ijawch and
others, when the tux was first imposed,
that it was not constitutional.
The Cincinnati Pi.ATrojiM.—Tho Mem
phis Appeal thus construes the platform
of the Cincinnati Convention :
“If we understand that document, it is
for universal amnesty, for local self-gov
ernment or State rights, leaving the peo
ple of the several States to rogulato uud
control thoir own affairs; for tho civil
authority as snpromo over the military ;
for upholding the writ of habeas corpus
and trial by jury; for reform in tho civil
service iu the Republic; for tho quostion
of revenue or tariff to be decided by tho
people through their representatives in
Congress—uninfluenced by tho executive,
but their action to bo indorsed by him ;
for the reservation of the public lands
toa actual settlers and occupants, and uot
reekleoaly squandered on railroad oouipa-
■iee r the controlling sentiment in ell Ce
il* to restore peace and fraternity to our
whole people, that they may alike enjoy
the benefits, privileges aud blessings of
our matchless constitutional government.
The Manchester Guardian publishes a
statement by Mr. Thomas Thornber, rel
ative to the loss of life and property by
the earthquake at Antioch. Of 3,00.1
houses 1900 were totally destroyed and
894 damaged. Of 1,183 shops and ware
houses, 734 were totally destroyed and
100 damaged. Eight hundred dead had
beeu extricated from the ruins, and more
were being found daily. The number-
maimed Was uuknown. Two peiaota
were found alive ufter having been buried
beneath the rubbish eight days. Oue died
immediately after being extrioated, but
the other, • girl, was alive, aud there
jvpre hopes of her recovery. Six hundred
end nineteen houaee were destroyed aud
60 persons killed end maimed in villages
between Antioch and Alexandretta. 2150
henaen were destroyed and 440 persons
fitted and malasad at Bnadia and the sur
rounding villages.
The eaptain of n Maasachnsette Whaler,
0|n I rooent voyage, took from a sperm
whale whioh he had captured in the Booth
lOK VMM (tMli/ THn »go.
From tli»* Italtlmoru QuhU«,U»*.
Intriguing for Cubs*
Wo have it announced from Washing
ton that the Wsr Department is reinfor
cing with now and heavy ordnance the
forts of tho Southern and Gulf coasts,
aud that the navy “is accumulating forgo
FKDElUIi TAX KCIIKMI.E.
Official I.Ut of ArtUieN sail Occupations Sub
ject to Tax.
Washington, June 20.—The following
supplies of nnval stores at tho uuval sta- . schodulo of articles and occupations sub-
tious." Tho object of both these incus- juefc to tax under the interuul revenue
lire. ia .aid to be “tbst wa rn.y ba pro- law3 „„ KU)ei , Jod |,y tiro act of Juno (Uh,
pared for all emergencies. 1
Wo lilso learn front Madrid that after 1 lb ''• h “ J"" 1 b »“ u lb®
Geu. Sickles loft tho Spanish capital the j UI T Department:
Spanish Minister at Washington was in- I spirits.
si moled by his liovormuout to roqiu.Rt j No . Spirits distilled front om.lrs,
tllst ruckles ungbt not bo Rent buck again, ponchos, or (jrniies, net uttllon, 70 couto.
booaiuo of bia well-known feeling to- No . « s,,mts dis'llltd from maloti.
wards Spain, and of hia iuterfereuue iu
Spanish politics.
We aro further told front Washington
that the return of Gen. Htcklea to Madrid
is to prcRont his loiters of recull, and to
press tho release of Dr. llouard—a sore
subject with the Spanish Govern men t,
which is not convinced that llouard is in
any sense au American citizen, and which
materials
other than apples, peaches, or grapes, per
gallou, 70 cents.
No. fl. licet.tiers (special tax), $200.
No. L Wines, liquors, or compounds
known or doiiominated as vriuo, and mudo |
iu iiuitatiou of sp-irkling wiuu or chum- ;
pug no, but not made from grupes grown
m tho United States, uud liquors not
tunde from grapes, currants, rhubarb, or
" 1 , "PUc of internal diaseniiionR homes filOW £ hi tho Hulled Stales, but
sod Cub,,., troubles, bo coerced into pro doced by being rectified or n.ited wilh
yielding to a .Iru.und until the justice of Ototillud spirits, ur by tho infusion of nuy
it is ts.rly osti.b ii.hod. iu..itor in spirits to be sold ns wine, or us
At the ssitte time it will bo noted that | u substitute for wiue, iu bottles contain-
ing not more than oue pint, p r bottle or
package, 10 cents.
No. 5. B.iuio iu bottles containing
more than ouo pint, und not more than
one quart, per bottle or puekage, 20
cents.
No. (5. And at tho same rate for uuy
forger quantity of such tnorohaudise,
however put up or whatever may bo tho
package.
No. 7. Dealers, retail liquor (special
tax), $25.
No. 8. Dealers, wholesale liquor (spe
cial tax),
No. 2. Manufacturers of stills (special
tux), $50.
No. 10. Stills or worms manufactured,
ouch $20.
No. II. Stamps for distilled spirits in
tended for expott, each 25 cunts.
No. 12. Btatups, distillery warehouses,
each 10 cents.
No. 13. Stamps for rectified spirits, each
10 cents.
No. 14. Stamps, wholesale liquor deal
ers, each it) cculs.
tobacco.
No. 15. Cigars aud cheroots of nil des
criptions, domestic or imported, per thou-
sund, $5.
No. Hi. Cigarctton, domestic or import
ed, weighiug not over three pounds per
thousand, per M, $1.50.
No. 17. Ciguiettes, domestic or import
ed, weighing over three pounds per thou
sand, per M, $5.
No. 18. Manufacturers of cigars (spe
cial tux), $10.
No. 12. Snuff of all descriptions, do
mestic or imported, and sinifi flour sold
or removed for use, per pound 32 cunts.
No. 2* j banco, i hewing and smok
ing, li cuveiul. h, ping or twist,
cut or g ... .ied, of every description,
tobacco twisted b> mind or roducod into
a condition to be consumed, or iu any
manner other than the ordinary mode ol
drying and curing, prepared for sale and
consumption, even if prepared without
the use of uny machine or instrument,
and without being pressed or sweetened,
and ull fine-cut shorts and r of use scraps,
clippings, cuttings, und sweepings of to
bacco per pound, 20 oouts.
No. 21. Btanips for tobacco or snuff in
tended lor export, each 10 cent.
No. 22. Dealers in loaf tobacco (spe
cial tax), $25.
No. 23. Retail dealers in leaf tobacco,
annual calcs not over $1,000 (special
tux), $5.
No. 21. Retail dealers in loaf tobacco,
annual sales over $ 1,000, for every $ l,-
000 over $1,000, 50 eouts.
No. 25. Doalurs in manufactured tobac
co (spociul tax), $5.
No. 20. Muntiluclnrors of tobnoco (spo
ciul tux), $10.
No. 27. Peddlers of tobacco, when
traveling with two horses, mules, or other
utiimalH, first class (speoiul tax) $50.
No. 28. Peddlers of tobaeeo, when
traveling uitli two horses, mules, £v.,
second class (spnciHl tax) $25.
No. 22. Peddlers of tobacco, when
traveling with one horse, mule, or other
animal, third class (special tax) $15.
No. 30. Peddleis of tobuoco, when
traveling on foot or by pub ie conveyance,
fourth class (spociul tux) $10.
i.tiy person who sells or offers to sell
and deliver manufactured tobacco, mull*,
or cigars, traveling from place to place in
town or through the country, shall bo re
garded us a peddlt r of tobacco.
FEllMKNTEI) LIQUORS.
No. 31. Fermented liquors, per bar
rel, $1.
No. 32. Brewers, annual manufactures
less tHim 500 barrels (special tax) $50.
No. 33. Browers, unnital insnuf uot urns
not lu.*.a Ihuu 500 burrels (special tux)
$100.
No. 31. Wholesale dculers iu malt liq
uors, $50.
No. 35. Retail dealers iu mult liquors,
$20.
1IANKH ANIJ BANKERS.
No. 3C. Riiuk deposits per month, 1-21
of one per cent.
No. 37. Bank deposits, saving, Ac.,
having no capitul stock, per six months,
1 of one per cent.
No. 38. Bank capital, per mouth, 1-24
of ouo per cent.
No. 32. Bunk circulation, per month,
1-12 of one per cent.
No. 4o. Bank circulation cx^ccdiug 2t)
per cent, of capital, iu addition, per iuo.,
1-0 of one per cent.
No. II. Banks, on amount of notes of
suy person, Btato bunk or Htnte bank as
sociation, used for circulation and pu:d
out, 10 pur cent.
Note.—Tho tax on income expires by
limitation with tho assrssmout on incomes
for tho calendar year 1871. The repea)
of the lax ou gas lakes effect August 1st,
1872.
lx It Straiige that the South Support* G ret ley t
tho Cuban Junta in this country
playing unusual activity in fitting out ex
peditions for tho purpose of reinforcing
their insurgent Iriemfo with men aud mu
nitions of war, nnd that tho Chronicle,
Gen. Grant's organ at Washington, shows
n suspicious knowledge of tho departure
General liyuu, who suited recently on tho
ateamer I’annie lor Cuba, aud whosa plan
of operations is stated by the Chronicle
to ho ns follows :
“On disembarking Gen. Ryan will first
rally (lie coast guards, and immediately
dispatch fleet couriers to tho iuterior of
the island to announeo to trusted Cubans
already aware of the approaching army of
liberation, his arrival, and will, with all
expedition, get together tho largest force
he can for the purpose of protoutiug the
landing of two expeditions which follow
him without delay. Throe steamers put
to sea tho same day, each ouo having the
same destination, but the Fannie will
reach tho rendezvous some littlo time iu
advance of the others. The eutiro force
amounts to full 1200 men, and alt of them
are completely armed aud oquippod.—
Gun. Ryan will remain on the coast, and
expoets fo have, within forty-eight hours
of his landing, nt least 5000 true Cubans
rallied to bin stand aid uud ready armed,
to make tight, if necessary, for the pro
tection of the discuiharkatioii of the men
from the two other steamers. More e.r-
]n iiit ions ore to follow the one air cud ft
ctartea, und c trout/ hop cm are entertained
that the [/rent object leill he accomplished
Inftrttn now and the Presidential tltc-
tion."
Wo have italicized tho closing sentence
of this remarkable exposition, because it
throws a flood of light iipou a movement
that wonld otherwise have been unuc-
counluhlo at this juncture, nnd of the po
lities! purpose it is intended to subserve.
Ti»c revelations of tho Chronicle make it
perfe» t'y evident that the whole gaum is
understood nt Washington, and that tho
cards arc packed for a political sensation.
Failing to ride into office upon tho cxeitc-
ntent of a quarrel with England, ortho
credit of an altogether one-sided scttlo-
iiiehl of the Alikbamu claims, General
Grant is now disposed to make political
nipit 1 by i spooring tho cause of Cuba,
oven though it should result iu provoking
n rupture with Spain. 'To this end the
Unban iiisui reel ion is to be fed with fresh
fuel, und Gob. Sickles, by reason of his
being olfcuHivo to tho Government ut
Madrid, ii rent back thorn, ostensibly to
procelli Ins letters of recall, but, iu reali
ty, to foment the dill'ereuces it is the
province of diplouiscy to eomposo.
A Madrid eorrospondont'-hiaisolf u
Bpauiurd of stiong American proclivities
—tints touches the coro of tho difficulty :
“1 four that our relations with tho
United States aro about to run a groat
risk, not from nny desiro of tho two peo
ples, but from tho encounter of two per
sonalities. The people desiro peace ; but
two belSicloKO Generals, ouo whom you
solid out, und nnulhcr who has 1 itoly re
turned from Cuba (Culm-hero do Rodas),
uro about to come together iu Madrid like
two loniotivcs moving in opposite direc
tions ou the same truck. Covered up un
der tho vails of diplomacy and patriotism,
I crsonal animosities and party aims uiny
plunge us into a war which, liko many be
fore it, could havo been avoided by p
frank understanding of poi < !u with peu-
..i~ ..... —i *--•*- tboro be,
•“^urod of
CHUrf, SO
■;oticealed
neutral iu
plo. Whatever ruclamutio.n
Spain would satisfy them, * »
it, by the uso of couoil' • •
long as no second into*
from them. If you i* j
the question of Cuba, .lure is *nipos
sible ; hut if you are dneiny at s< lethiny
else, you ovyht to say so iu the fare of the
world, and not put it forward under cover
oj tqnieor.nl notes."
It is this “driving at something else”
that tho Hpnniub Government has reason
to uppvohcud, and of which the people of
the United States ought to be forewarned.
General Graut long ago, bore iu Balti
more, openly avowed lus determination to
distinguish his administration by the ac
quisition of (Juba. The time is short;
but if we accept tho Cbrouicle us an au
thority, strong hopes uro outortaiued tbut
it will bo accomplished just in time to
to tide him over the Presidential election.
Nevertheless, his expectations may fail as
they have failed before. If bo supposes
that u war with Spain would bo a light
mailer, he underrates bis adversary. Cu
ba, tbe Queen of tbo Antilles, is the only
reiuuiuing Spanish possession worth keep
ing ou this continent. The people of old
Bpaiu cling to it with a fervor that, under
the prospect of losing it, bus become a
national piiHsion. They will not bartor it
uwuy tor n tnoiicy consideration, and uny
attempt ou the part of tLe United States
to annex the Islaud, either directly or iu-
dtrcotly, means war.
Nor is Hpuin a Power to be despised.
In naval strength the is, at this time,
more than a match for ns, nnd in such a
war the Spanish people, witbont distinc
tion of party, would unite en niustio in
support of the Government and iu vindi
cation of tbo national honor. Nor is it
ut all certaiu that tbo Cubans tbomsolves
desire to be annexed to tbe United Btutes.
We do not forget that Mr. Wallis, with a
fine toiu-h of saro.sm, said of them years
ago: “They miirit lead our history but
little nnd ill not to have karned that ‘an
nexation’ is ♦ quivalent to abaorption, aud
that the ‘proud bird’ of which we sing au
much, has oluws aud a l eak of his owu
edification, as well us benignant w ings for
tbe protection of dependent poultry. ' 1
luilfon Ifobi on Toxm lentradkteil.
Corsicana, June 21. — I am informed by
Col. H. L. Uhipmuu, just from Fort Rich
ardson, l hut tho report circulated and tel-
cgrapheJ to the effect tbut 5,000 Indiaus
were marching ou Huutsvillo to resend
Sant an la and Big Tree, is entirely tin-.
founded. Such a report was brought to
the f«.it from the Indian Territory, but
was u »t oiedited.
While the Indian bands are more bold
From the il»itfor<l Time*, (I). m.)
Is it surprising that the South is so
nearly unanimously for Greeley 7 Ought
uot those of our Democrats w ho make
wry faces over him, to cuusidor what is to
be gained by overturning Grant and his
infernal crow, who uro crushing aud rob
bing tho people of the South ? Ought
they not to look at the spectacle of car
goes of uieu sent North to long years of
life or death iu Northern dungeons for
pretended offences oh Ku-KIux in South
Caroliuu, and to reflect that Greeley's
election Will better this state of things?
Why, the whole State of South Carolina
is peuuilefs—bankrupt—aud its debt iu-
creused, by tho u e harpies, $13,01)0,000—
with not one thing to bhow for it. Tho
State fo divided into school districts, and
a paid superintendent put over each dis
trict, though some districts have scarcely
a <loz»n scholars; but it is tbe rnoucy, the
pay, that these white and black “snpunu*
tt ndet.th' are ufter, and they get it, too,
Ih'Kolutlon* Adopted bjr the Democratic Cos-
vest Ion of Alabasia.
Resolved 1st, That in the opinion of
this Convention, nnder existing ciroutn-
stances, the National Democratic Conven
tion ought not to make nominations in
opposition to the nominations recently
made at Cincinnati. -But this resolution
is not inteuded to instruct tbe delegates
to bo sent to Baltimore.
2d. That the Demoor at s and Conserva
tives of Alabama will abide by tbe aotiou
of the National Democratic Convention.
3d. That this Convention condemns, as
alike demoralizing and dangerous to good
order uud peace, all associations of men
foimed to evade or violate tbe laws,
whetkor State or Federal. That it is the
duty of every good citizen to obey the
laws uutil repealed by the law-making
power (or decided to be uuoonstitutiouid
by a court of competent jurisdiction).
4th. That this Convention denounces
as alar tiling to the citizens aud destruc
tive of constitutional liberty the use of
the military in the execution of the laws,
on tbe pretouco of protecting tbe free
dom of elections. That every person
who, by law, is entitled to vote, should
bo permitted to exercise this great privi
lege • of freemen, utiseduced by corrupt
iulluenros, and unawed by power; that
the purity of the ballot box is tbe life of
republics.
Resolved, That this Convention will
not select electors for President and Vice
President, but that the State Executive
Committee shall, after the nctiou of the
Baltimore Convention, select four candi
dates for electors uud four alternates for
the Stuto at large, and that the several
Congressional districts shall select one
candidate in each district for elector for
President aud Vice President, nnd one al
ternate ; and that tho Executive Cotuiuit-
toe of the State shall fill all vacancies
that tuny occur ou the electoral tioket
from any cause whatever.
Supporting (2ri-clry t’pos Trlnciple.
Gen. D. li. Hill—“Bethel" Hill, of war
memory—in the Southern Home, of
which he is editor, presents a strong arti
cle to show that the people of the BoUtb,
in their cuthiiNinHtu for Horace Greeley,
are uot guided by policy simply, but by
principle. Wo quote tho iollowiug strik
ing piiingrnplis from his article :
We do not take Mr. Greeley therefore
from policy, but from principle. We
tulce bim because ho is wub us in all tho
essential principles wbi h uro iuvolved in
the Presidential contest, lie is opposed
to c.irpetlmgisiu. He is opposed to mili
tary rule uud the persecution of the peo
ple. He is opposed to the thievish rings
which bankrupt tho iuushoh to enrich the
rogues, lie fo opposed to extruvuguore.
in ndininiHleriiig the government uud
high tuxes upon tho people. He is op
posed to two terms iu the Presidential of-
fico—the first term being employed in
bribing the way with stolen money fora
second tuim. He is opposed to squander
ing the public domain upon the swiud'ers
who bribe the Provident uud Congress to
puss iniquitous Rail Rond bills. lie is
opposed to putting iucompeteuts into of
fice, eveu should they be kiu to the Presi
dent. He is opposed to making u Poland
of the Smith, und in favor of wiuniug our
people by the law of kiitdtiesv. Iu brief,
on all the living Umu n uf the hour, Mr.
Greeley und the South are in perfect ac
cord, His platform and his letter em
brace all for which we cult now contend.
It is because of this agreement in princi
ple that wo accept him as our leader, and
not because of any low' views of policy
and expediency
“The Itudical enndiduto has but two
ideas in his lead. The first fo to get rich
er still by gifts from bribe-givers. Tho
seoond is to degrade, humiliate aud ruin
tho Southern people. We oppose him on
principle, aud we favor the limit whose
personal honesty is above suspicion, and
whose heart fo big enough to feel for tlie
wrongs and outrages committed upon ‘the
States lately iu rebellion.’ ”
(•coriita Dirts Winning Honor* Is Virginia.
We have received from a friend a copy
of the SlHuntoii (Xu.) Spectator, contain
ing an interesting account of tho com
mencement exercises of the Augusta Fe
male Seminary of that beautiful town at
the head of the famed Shenandoah Val-
ky. Thu exercises lasted three nights,
and took place iu the large Hull of the In-
s iiuto which was tust*fully decorated.
The exhibition cal ltd out tlm attendance
of the surrounding country, besides stran
gles Lour every Slate from Virginia to
Texas, * bo had daughters uud relutives at
the Seminary.
Ou Wednesday evening, June 12tli, tho
commencement exercises dosed wi h vo
cal und iiihtruiuei.tul music, reuding of
reportH, uddroriS by Hon. .1. Randolph
Tucker, award of diplontn, distribution of
certificate!!, nnd distribution <>f prizes.
The occasion is said to have Lean alike
brilliant and interesting.
In gluucing over the list of honors
awarded, wo observe tbut our fair State
of Georgia has gained the most distin
guished laurels, through her beautiful and
accomplished girls. The localities thus
honored are Savannah, Augusta, Colum
bus nud ThouiHHville.
We have gleaned this list carefully, feel
ing w ith whut interest the account will be
read, ami present below tho names of the
young ladies from cur Slate who have
distinguished IheuiNelvcs:
For honors in the rudiments of music,
nnder Prof. Kttinger, we find tbe name
of MissL l’latt, of Augusta, prominent
ly mentioned. This young ludy also re
ceived the tiled Uouor, gold medal, for vo-
cul mus e.
In hfotory, Miss Bailie E. Cooper, of
Goorgin, and Mias li. Sulfobury, of Co-
lumbus.
In Natural History—Mins G. Ripley.
Ill Chemistry—Mias Lizzie Harris, of
Bavannah.
English Literature—MissG. Ripley uud
Miss S. Ffott, of Augusta.
Moral Science—Miss Lizzio Harris, of
Suvannah, and Miss G. Ripley.
French—Miss M. McIntyre, of Thom-
asville, aud Miss Platt, of Augusts.
Ancient Lauguuges—Miss M. McIn
tyre.
Mathematics, embracing from Arithme
tic to Analytical Geometry, inclusive—
Mis Lizzie Harris, of Savaunab, aud Miss
M. McIntyre, of Thoiuasville.
Intermediate Department—Miss B.
Poiilkiin, of Augusta.
Best impromptu Letter—Mist Bailie
Cooper, of Georgia,
Uniform Dilligence and Obedience to
Bchool Regulations—Miss G. Ripley.
and numerous than heretofore, vot no ! Jhough the StMo iu bankrupt ai d its
. bond* are sunk out of sight iu iho market.
Tho Keeper of the Penitentiary is letting
loodo the convicts at the rate of thirty a
w eek, solely becauso ho hasn't a cent to
keep them from starvation. Doauy Con
necticut Democrats presumo to blamo the
unhappy people of Carolina for going for
Greeley ? or do they longer hesitato to go
with them ?
oar fo entertained at tLqlo.itscf their
upponraneo in any considerable force*.for
hostile purposes.
The North Caeouua Election.—Tho
first State election in the Presidential
campaign for Governor and members of
tbo Forty-third Congress ■ takes place in
North Carolina on the 6th. of August.
The canvass is about to open, and pro.
mines to be an exceedingly bitter on«.
The Administration at the back of Settle,
who is a candidate for Congress in that
State and was President of tho Philadel
phia National Convention, la already .ar
ranging his plans to tndaavor to oarry tbe
State. Senator Wilton bat been invited
tg make eptfeckffr
. Fatal Accidhmt—• A Caution to Bots
Cum ring Trees.—We regret to learn
that on Sunday last a very bright little
boy f ten years old, a son of Dr. Hinkle,
of Amerious, who was here on a visit to
his grandfather, A. G. Butts, Esq., fell
from a china tree and broke his neck.*-
Maw* I&ffraph,
hoot Regulations—Miss G. Ripley.
Improvement Medafo—Miss Mciutyre,
of ThoniBsville, aud Miss G. Ripley.
THE ONLY GRADUATE.
From a class numbering between 180 end
120 htudents, wss Miaa Lizzie Harris, of
Bavaunah, daughter of our well known
uud highly esteemed fellow-citizen Dr.
Juriuh Harris.
Mins Harris having received Certificates
of Proficiency iu the various uchoofo of
the Seminary, wss uwarth-d » Diploma as
u Full Graduate of the Institution.
Tb" Miss McIntyre above mentioned is
tho daiigUlcr of lion. A. T. Mulutjre,
our Cungrotuiioual Representative.
Tho Mmses Pollaine, of Augusta, wore
most honorably mentioned iu the Acade
mical Department.
Wo are unable to state tbe residences
of Miss Cooper and Miss Ripley; all we
know is they are Georgia young ladiea
who have most admirably acquitted them
selves in their Collegiate studies.—Sa
vannah Newt, 25(A.
Dr. B. F. Bheftall, the Coroner, haa ap
plied for a mandamus against Henry B.
Wetmorc, the Ordinary of Chatham coun
ty, to ordsr that officer to pay, or show
cans* why he will not pay, the feaa allow-
*d to» by taw Iw bOwa ia?
HtniSTRIAL Stl.SUM OK THK (J KOKH IA
STATU tOLLMifc.
It is proposed to establish in connection
with the Btato College of Agriculture and
the Mechanic Arts, an Industrial Museum,
to contain models uf improved agricultu
ral implements and maebiues, products of
agriculture, products of manufacture, and
the mechanic arts generally, representing
aa far as poHsible all industrial interests.
This appeal is therefore made to tbe pub
lic, not alone to Georgians and tbe people
of the South, but to all interested in In
dustrial Education, to aid us in this en
duavor, by aondiug to the Museum of the
State Collcno whatever may illustrate Ag<
riculture, Manufactures, or any of the
Mechanic Arts.
We solicit models of machines of any
character ; models of bridges ; plans and
photographs of buildings, bridges, etc. ;
minerals, specimens of ores ; specimens
of woods; products of agriculture; pro.
ducts of manufacture, exhibiting as fai
an poMiUile the various stages of prepara
tion ; aud generally, whatever may illus
trate the IudiiMtrfol Arts.
Donations will he acknowledged by
publication in the Catalogue. Direct all
articles to President State College, Athens,
Ga., marked “for Industrial Museum.’
The authorities of the following rail
roads, viz.: Georgia, Western & Atlautiu,
Atlanta &. West Point, aud Ceutral with its
connections, have generously offered to
give freo transportation to all articles de
signed for this Museum; nnd it is ex
peered the other railroads of tbe Btute
will be eqtiully liberal.
All newspapers favoruble to the cause
of Industrial Education are respectfully
requested to publish this card.
W. L. Broun, President.
Athens, Go., June 1, 1872.
Ntsmiw Abollfiht-U and Retained.
As it has been a disputed question
whether certain stampa were abolished by
the rovcuuo law passed ut the close of last
session of Congress, the correspondent
of the New York Journal of Commerce
has taken especiul pains to ascertain just
how far the abolition extends. The new
law in this respect reads us follows:
Section 36. That ou und after the first
duy of October, 1872, all the tuxes impos
ed by HtarnpH under and by virtue of
schodule B, of sectiou 170 of the act ap
proved June 30, 1864,aud the teverul aits
umcndiitoiy thereto he aud the same
heryby repealed, excepting only the tax
of two cents on hank checks, drafts or
dels. Provided that where auy mortgage
bus beeu executed aud recorded or muy
he executed aud recorded before the first
day of October, 1872, to secure tbe pay
ment of bondi or obligations that may be
made aud issued from time to time, aud
such mortgage not being stumped, all such
bouds or obligations so made aud issued
on or after said first day of October, 1872,
shall not be subject to uny stump duty,
but only such ol their bouds or obliga
tions i>s may havo beeu made and issued
before tlie day Inst aforesaid : And provi
ded furthur that iu the luouatime the
holder of any instrument of writing of
whatever kind uud description which has
been mudo or issued without being duly
stsiuped or with a dehmet stamp, may
muke application to nny collector of inter
nal reveuue, aud that upon such applica
tion such collector shall thereupon affix
tho stump provided by such holder upon
such instrument of writing as is required
l>V law to be put upon the same, and sub
ject to the provisions of section 158 of
the internal reveuue luws.
According to the internal revenue cir
cular-', soou to be issued, this meuns ub-
oliriou in respect of tlie following instni
meuts that now require stamps, uud the
reader interested may accept this uureful
epitome as final:
BTAMI’H ARE TO HE A110MSHKD ON
Coutmcts for iusurauco against accidun
tal iu juries.
Affidavits.
All agreements or contracts, or renew
als of the same.
Appraisements, of value or damage or
for any otber purpose.
Assignments, of a lease, mortgage, pol
icy of insurance, or uuythiug else.
Bills of exchange, foreign, island, let
ters of credit, or uuythiug of that kind
now tsxed by stamps.
Bill of ladiug and receipts, in the Uni
ted Slates or for anywhere else.
Bills of sule, of auy kind.
Bouds of indemnification of any kind.
Bonds of administrator or guardian, or
anything tbut has the name of bond iu it,
and now taxed by stamp.
Brokers’ notes.
Certificates of measurement of any
thing.
Certificates of stock, profits; damage,
deposits, or any other kind of certificate
now taxed by stamp.
Charter, or its renewal, or a charter-
party of any kiud.
All contracts or agreements.
Conveyance, or uuy part of tho work uf
conveying.
Endorsemeiit of any negotiable or uot
negotiable iuaiiuuiunt.
Entry, tor consumption, warehousing,
or withdrawal.
Gaugers’ returns.
Insurance policies, contracts, tickets,
renewals, Ac., (life, marine, inland and
fire.)
Lease. All through the lease list it
abolished.
Legul .documents. Writ or other pro
cess, confession of jndgmeut, cognovit,
appeals, warrants, &o., lelteis of admin
istration, testamentary, Ac.
Manifests nt custom-bonse, or anywhere
else, or for auy purpose.
Mortgage, of any kiud.
Passage ticks! to uuy place iu the
world.
Fawners* checks.
Power of attorney for any purpose.
Probate of will of any kind.
Promissory note for anything.
Protest of auy kind.
Quit chum deed.
Receipt. Now generally exempt, and
if iucluded in present law in any case,
will be hereafter exempt.
Bheriff’s return.
Trust deed.
Warehouse receipt.
Warrant of attorney.
Weigher's return, of any ohamoter.
STAMPS RETAIN Eli.
The tax of 2 cents on checks, drafts,
and orders, ia all of aohadole B. that is
retained.
Aud this is the detail of tbe stamp abo
litions in tho law of June 6th, 1872.
firerffla Railroads Ie Trouble.
[Special to thu JUvMioali Morulng Nt-ws.)
Washington, June 21.—The case of the
Government against the Georgia Central
Railroad, in which tho former claims that
the latter did not make a full return of
the net profits from 1865 to 1870, inclu
sive, was up before the Department yea-
terday and to-day, Messrs. Rodgers and
Mciutyre appearing on. behalf of the
Compuny. The Solicitor of the Depart
ment will make np the caae and submit it
to Commissioner Douglass, who will ren
der a decision. It is believed the matter
esu bo decided in a few days. The Cen-
tral Ruil road offers to compromise by
paying $80,000.
Collector Fanning, of the Third Dis
trict, has been instructed to bring suit
against the Georgia Railroad and Banking
Company, of Augusta, in the sum of
$100,000. Seminole.
Nicxels.—The N. O. Bee aars tho Sec
retary of tho New Orleans Rail Road
Company cast into the river some days
ago, the sum of $505 in nickels—all coun
terfeit, and whioh had been received for
fare from passengers.
The Boston Post venomously aaya:
^‘Pittsburg ia to have a colored jubilee.
Any <XSk ywld U itaywibl*.'*.
The Tree of Cortei.
AN ACTT OP INFAMOUS VANDALISM.
From the 8nn Fnuu-hio IluHetln, Juno 14 ]
One of the great historic trees of tho
world has juat disappeared through an act
of vandalism, the inotivo for which it ie
utterly impossible to discover. Every
student of history will rnmember tho
story of tho “Noche Trieste,'” or “Night
of Grief,” when the AztecK, intimated et
the discovery of the fell designs of the
Spaniards under Hernando Covtez, the
representative filibuster of all time, an-
Hftiied bis forces with indescribable 1 my,
cut it to pieces, aud almost succeeded in
cutting otf tbe few survivors iu their e!i-
cape from the City of Mexico, by tearing
up the oauseway which led across the
shallow waters of the lake to the main
land, in the direction of Chepultepeo.
Tbe Spaniards, hemmed in ou all sides,
and flghtiug, hand to hand, with the en-
orgy of desperation, forced their way
along the causeway, step by step, and by
throwing the bodies of tbe dead into the
gaps in the canseway, succeeded at last
in dragging*their artillery over them end
reaching the solid land. Cortez, wound
ed, disheartened and exhausted, halted
uuder a great cypress tree near where the
Gariata de Sau Cosmo iu the walls of the
city was subsequently located, and there
rallied the romnant of his forces for the
retreat toward Tloxcala, where he found
tho ullies who subsequently enabled him ‘
to reduce the city to capitulation. This
tree wan always held in great reverence
by the Mexicans, both t>y Spanish and In
dian descent, nnd a church was erected
by it in commemoration of the event
whioh occurred there. The “Tree of
Cortez" stood groeu and flourishing, tho’
forgo sections of its gigantic trunk were
decayed, until last month, when some
vaudal lillud tbe cavities with rags satura
ted iu coal oil, set them on lire in tho
night, and at dawn only n heap of »mok
iug coals marked the spot where this
grert historic lauduiark had stood. Pri
vate letters received from the City of
Mexico say that the greatest indignation
was awakened there by the dastardly out
rage, and the government and tho historic
society had ottered rewards for the dis
covery of the porpelrator of it.
flow to Make the Dumb Speak.
If a dispute ia going on, a woman, eveu
ii she is dumb, will find her tongue to
take part in it! What is more, she often
gets the best of it.
Long ugo, a king—or, ns some say, u
very wealthy man, but it does not muttet-
whicb, though a sounds better—had an
only child, u daughter, tlie heiress of nil
his wealth, who could not or would not
speak, lie tried all means to cure hoi,
but iu vaiu. At nt Inst he sent forth »
proclamation that whoever, being of fit
ting degroo, could restore speech to his
daughter should many her, and eventual
ly be lord of nil her father's wealth.
Mauy tried, but all failed. At last *»
prince who had » magical gift that of
<3iiusing things inanimate to talk with hiu*
- came forward and was admitted to tho
hull where the princeas wus. He spoke
to her aud tried to induce her to speak,
hut answer got he noun.
Now a lamp was hauging in the hall,
uud to it the priuce good-lmtuoredly ad
dressed himself. “Lamp," said he, “I
will tell you a story.”
“Soy on,” replied the lamp.
“Well," went on the priuce, “four trav
ellers—a carpenter, a painter, a cloth mer
chant, and a jeweler—set out on a jour
ney. By and by they camo to a rest-
house, halted there, and prepared their
food. The keeper of the rest-house had
laid on the floor a log of wood, very suit
able for oarving. Tlie corpenter seeing
this, pulled out his carving gear and
carved the log into the shape of a woman,
life-size nnd exquisitely beautiful. Thu
painter next took bfo brushes and colors,
aud painted the figure till it shone as bril
liantly fair as a goddess. Then the cloth
merchant opened his packages, chose thu
finest silks and embroidered robes, and
dressed the figure iu his choicest bravery.
The jeweler took gems, ear-rings, neck
lace and bangles, aud all such tbiugs, and
bedecked the figure with them. Last ol
nil the figure was endowed with life. I
do not take ou me to explain how that
came about, but it was tbe fact!”
“No more do I," said the lamp; but
prny go on. I bate digressions."
“When," continued the prinoe, “that
exquisitely beautiful being bust into life,
all tbe four fell violently in love with her
and each wished to make her his wife.”
“Why, I shaped that ui&tchleaa figure,"
said the carpenter,
“And I bestowed on her that blooming
complexion,” retorted the painter.
“And I robed her," exclaimed the mer
chant.
“Bat what are yonr choicest robes to
tho costly gems which were my gifts ? A
woman is of little of account without jaw-
els!" cried tbe jeweler.
“Thus they went on clamoring and dis
puting. Now, oh lump! who waa de
clared to be the rightful owner ?”
First the lamp said one and then anoth
er, giving reasons—and whatever the
lamp said the prinoe contradicted. The
dispute waxed hot aud furious, but seemed
never to come nearer to an end.
The princeas beard all the dispute, and
held her peace a long time. At laat she
could bear to keep silent no longer. So
she cried:
“Yon are both Billy! The true owner
was none of the four, but the keeper of
the rest-house—for to him the wood she
was made of belonged!"
“Ah! yea,” eaid the prince ; “you are
in the right, my princes3! And now that
you have spoken, let me claim my reward
and take you for my wife! " So they went
before the king, who was enohanted with
the cure, and they were married straight
way, and lived happy ever afterwards—
at least it is said the princes never gave
her husband any causo after marriage to
reproaoh her for too persistently-holding
her peace!
Two Doctor* Poisoned by Tenting a Prescrip
tion.
St. Louis, June 24.—The Republican
lenvns by correspondence from Hermi
tage, Mo., of a terrible poisoning case
which occurred in the town of Wheat-
land, Wednesday last. It appears that a
young mau named Moore applied to a
country physician for a prescription for
tho cure of agne. Objecting to quinine
tbe dootor preacribed some bitters com
peted of Peruvian bark, dog weed and
whiskey. Moore took a doae and started
for home, whioh he waa barely able to
reach, nnd shortly after died.
Drs. Redfleld and Barnes, who had been
summoned by Moore's mother to qniet
her fears that her son had been poisoned,
each took a dose of the bitters and soon
after started for home, but had proceeded
ouly a short distance when Dr. Barnea
waa taken violently ill, was compelled to
dismount from his horse, and waa just
able to drag himself home and died du
ring the night. Dr. Redfleld, feeling pre-
uiouitory symptoms of poisoning, spurred
bis horse to the utmost speed, juat reach
ed his house and fell insensible at tbe
door. He waa carried inside and died in
fifteen minutes.
The matter had not been investigated
when the letter waa written. Therefore
it ia not known whether the doctor who
prepared the bittera made tbe mistake, or
whether the druggist front whom ho pur
chased the medimnt oommitted tho blua-
SuiatUL — Representative Wall, of
Florida, to authority for tho statiRaiml
that on Saturday laat Mr. Brnmaortolfa
large number of oolotod dalafataa tto*