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■ onstitution.
ATLANTA, GA-, JANUARY 80,1872.
A letter from Washington tells ns that am
nestf stBl Ungers fa the Senate. The House
has shown considerably more of magnanimity
tti.n formerly. Indeed, nnirersal amnesty
would be granted by the House if it were at
all probable that the Senate woo'd concur.
The resignation of Senator Vance js now
in the of his friends. When that fact
becomes known and his successor is elected,
it la thought the Senate will agree to am-
ItTa a cartels commentary on Radical leg
islation, that a great pablic measure of ad
mitted necessity like amnesty should be per
milled to hang Are on account of hostility to
one unimportant individual like Senator
Vance. g
The Six UBBdrtd Million As
Jay Cooke has really proposed to take six
hundred millions of the new nations! loan.
Talk abont big things ! This is about the
biggest indtrldnal thing that the history of
the world shown Cooke is backed by the
Rothschilds. A million is a large matter.
But think of six hnndred millions of dollars
in a speculation. Phew!
Cooke proposes to tike fifty millions of
tire per cents, by the first of February, with
the option of fifty millions more daring the
year. lie eaks that the interest be made
payable In Europe, and then will take two
hundred millions more of the fires, and three
hundred millions of the four-snd-a-half be-
f .re 1°75t Is gone. This payment of interest
r. : ..iud will save expense to the bondholders,
and insure commissions, that will run the in
terest op.
Hon, Hiram Warner.
The appointment of Chief Justice Warner
by Governor Smith, elicits universal con
gratulations. The following from the Car-
terariUe Standard and Expsea it a good spec
imen of the genera! comment:
" This incorruptible and great Judge, we
are truly glad to learn, has been appointed
and his nomination ratified by the Senate, as
Chief Justice of the State of Georgia The
appointment will be hailed with pleasure by
the people of the8tate,and by none more
than the members of the bar. One of the
firet great minds of the bench, he remains
his post to diffuse the light which beamed
■round it when hia departed compeers,
Lumpkin and Nhbet, shared with him its un
tarnished honors. Long may he lire to dis
pense that justice which was administered in
Che olden times, when virtue and talent were
traobscuied by the lesser and unreliable offi
cials which were forced upon us by corrupt
and selfish administrations.
Tbs Administration Weakening.
The SL Loots Republican is much cheered
up at the great weakening recently of Grant’s
Administration. It ssys he Is not nesr
strong •• he wss three months ago. It points
to Louisiana, where Warmouth has his heels
on the Grant party, and Grant is afraid
Interfere with his bayonets; to Georgia, where
the administration is thrashed out of its very
boots, and national interposition too ticklish
a thing to be attempted. Itihowsbow there
are nineteen Republican Senators opposed
the administration now against two some
time back. It refers to Schurz, outlawed by
the GianUte* a short while ago, and now
powerful that the chances are pretty even
to which will whip.
It thinks the disaffected Republican i le
nient has shown its power greatly, and that
the Grant party is not the arbitrary, aggress
ive concern It was six months back, but hu
miliated, weakened and on the defensive.
It augurs good results if .the Democracy will
wiioly help.
The Gotten Outlook.
Smith, Edwards A Ca, of Liverpool, give
hinuevteuiWe statistics Of the cotton trade
of Great Britain.
The following is the comparison of cotton
movement in Great Britain for two years:
1871.
Balsa
Tutsi Imports i-iX-iffi J’i??’—
Deliveries In the Irate 8*14,800 *.*17.
Actitsl c.iuMimpuos .3,114.00 *,7*7,.
Av.ir.Re weekly cnnsampllcm.... »,'C# :X.*UJ
Exp n* 810,300 658400
Olovk li-ee eber *9 ... 7*7,000
Block sfliMt fur tlrast Britain ... 401,000
X*d.u*;.U prc.ciu cotteiuapUoa. CO.iNM
Tuis shows a remarkable increase fa
year. We bt-gin this new year under
versed circumstances, expecting n small crop
instead of a large one, with fair stocks
hand and prices higher and rising. The crop
will he not less than three and a quarter
million hales, or a million less than last year.
This firm advises tbo English cotton man
ufacturers tons*great economy. Altogethc
the chances of much advauce-in the price of
cotton are not considered good. Spioneti
arc weU supplied, there being 370,000bales fa
Liverpool, London and Havre alone above
last year, cheap cotton can be more largely
used, and the good prices will stimulate
great increase of cotton planting for next
Tear. m m m
Oar Platform for 1878.
The North Georgia Times lays down these
good rules.
As we enter upon the duties of another
year we beg leave to lay before our readers
a summary of the tine we expect to pur
sue.
1st We intend to furnish those who pat
ronise us a readable paper.
3d. An important part will be devoted to
original matter, such as communications, ed
itorials, etc.
3d. One of the most Important items will
be the news department, giving the news of
the wide world.
4th. A choice selection of.miscetiany will
deck our columns.
3th. A little spice and humor will be the
finishing touch of the whole.
7th. Our merchants require us to cash
every article of merchandise we purchase and
consequently necessity compels ns to adopt
the same measure.
8th. Money most accompany advertise
ments or orders for work.
The Prosperity of Albany.
The following lines from the Central City
wil 1 do for other latitudes:
Our people should be united fa their efforts
to build up our city and render it all its supe
rior advantages are capable of making it. In
whatever else we may be divided, we should
know no division of sentiment or feeling
here. As citizens of Albany, we should be
as on*, ever appreciating the Importance of
unity and harmony. No city ever advanced
naturally, of Itself. Advancement alone can
be secured by an intelligent and perais'ent
effort on the part of its citizens te become
wealthy and powerful.
Natural advantages are bat the smx of
progress fa the hands of a determined and
enterprising population. Nor can a people,
any mure than an individual, work resolutely
and successfully unless their heart is fa the
matter. They must become attac,
whatever they seek to promote. And what
ever lends to alienate their affections oe in
duce them to think tightly of their inheri
tance should be avoided as an evil of the
greatest magnitude.
Hence, if we would succeed fa tasuringjtbe
success and progress of Albany, we must learn
to look at it fa the most favorable light, and
train our minds to dwell upon its beat points
and most attractive features, until we become
engrossed and enthusiastic in ear admiration
of and attachment to it For instance, we
must learn to lew Albany as the citizens of
Savannah love their city, and almost idolize
its name and fame.
Cbref^or ParlHir
That staunch Cld Democrat, Joel Parker,
has been elected and inaugurated Governor
New Jersey His inaugural rings heavily
States rights. The Democratic papers
everywhere are quoting and commending ifi
He urges local self-government and scathes
corruption fa office as the crashing evil at
the dmy.
His views are admirable. We do not re
produce them, as he presses the theory of
Stales rights, so familiar and so dear to ill
Southern men, particularly.
There is one veiy anomalous feature, how-
lUR ItV'wBRttnt' of Governor
Parker's inaugural. We find the most ultra
anti-new-deporture paters the most pro-
in their indorsement. The Mobile
Register, the Louisville Ledger, we believe,
and, lastly, the Atlanta Son, are very em
phatic. Mr. Stephens calls attention to n
letter from New York, whose suggestions he
worthy not only of perusal,
bat of mature reflection.’’ This letter, after
saying that “the New Departure strategy and
piastre policy have failed,” suggests that
Governor Paiker’i inaugural “contains the
tn tterials for the best Democratic platform,
and there cxgr.pt be found fa. the United
flutes a better Democratic candidate in the
contest of 1872 than Governor Parker.’
Yet, fa that inaugural so suggested to be
used for “the best Democratic platform,” and
whose author is held forth for a flue Presi
dential Democratic candidate, and which
suggestions Mr. Stephens ssys are worthy of
mature reOcction j yet. we repeat, fa that in
augural we find the following paragraph as
serting the very essence of the New Depar
ture. Read it:
If the people at any time conclude that the
general government has either too much or
too little authority for the safety of the na
tion there is a lawful mode provided to
which its delegated power* may be increased
or diminished. Much of former 8tate juris
diction has recently been absorbed through
constitutional amendments. The constitution
provides for this method of alteration; and
when an amendment is ratified by the re
quired number of Slates it becomes part of
the organic law, and at such should be re
spected and obeyed, whaterer 'views may
have been entertained as to llie policy of the
change. As law-abiding citizens ue thould
recognize th‘ Conetilution, tetth the amendment
Hereto, ae tho late of Ae taml. Farther agita
tion of the politic d imuee invoked in tie recent
amendment! mould be detrimental to the
and harmony of the country.
But we forbear. We have always worked
for harmony, .and this certainly illustrates
the harmonious tendencies of the party.
There have been disagreements that have
grown out of misunderstanding, and it
would hare been well if more toleralioD had
marked the discussions of party difference*.
Each day hut vindicates the propriety ol
our course In condemning the Southern dis
cussion last fall of that unfortunate New
Departure issue—a discussion without results
save for harm, about a subject the most mis
understood and misrepresented in the world.
We have always believed that the masses
of the Democracy North and South were
true to the Constitution and would unite on
a brood ground of common conviction in the
national contest. At the same time we
thought that the sections of the party must,
in their local matters, be free, and any at
tempt to nationalize local fights, and to cramp
ail views to the same procrustean bed could
but work damige.
Bggg&BBSBga
AMSKSTY, e mm .gnm
A iiacy Debate in theUnited States
Senate.
Morton Locks Horns with Thur
man and Blair, and Gets
Badly Gored.
upon sicxiv sentimentalism
tnerosity. He thought there
1 of m isapprehension throngh-
r in regard to the disabilities
and addressed the Senate upon it Hede-
clared himself opposed to universal suffrage,
and characterized the arguments fa favor
of it as based upon sicklv sentimentalism
and spurious gtuerorityj
was a good deal '
out the country
now resting upon those who engaged fa the
rebellion. It was, perhaps, not generally
known that J effersan' Davis and all hia fol
lowers had as much right to vote as any man
ed fa the Union army. He re-1
: history of the Fourteenth Atnend-
argued that the provision in it au
thorizing Congress to remove disabilities by
a two-thirds vote -was not designed to au
thorize the removal of disabilities from
classes,bat only from individuals It seemed
therefore to be strafaiog the Fourteenth
amendment to past the amnesty bill as it came
from the House. He was willing, however,
to vote for that bill, but he never would
vote for it with the exceptions stricken out.
The disability proposed by that amendment
I upon Southern leaders was the last remain-1
ling legal mark of disapprobation'o( the re-
bellion. and he could never consent to lls re-
Mr. Morton called for the regular-order,
tn*r tv *■ awage the «hi,
Perhaps there is no greater social problem
in the minds of the ladies than how wives
shall keep their husbands away from the bil
liard saloons and bar-rooms at nights. So
many married men, whose evening hours
should be given to the home circle, and inno
cent association with wife and children
around the home fire-side, spend them play
ing billiards and junketing among the royster-
ing crowds of liquor shops.
The wife spends the day fa the drudgery
of house-keeping duties, and feels that she
has a right to the companionship of her hus
band in his leisure hoars. The charming
picture of the social intcrcouse of the eve
ning fireside after the cares of the day are
over, is one wistfully longed for, but too
often vainly realized by many a devoted
wife. She has a right to expect it She has
a strong claim on the wanderer. Shut out
by domestic duties from the world, she looks
to her husband to fill the world’s place in her
life. It is a deserved compensation for her
drudgery that her husband should enliven
the few honra of the day after supper with
his presence and conversation.
For the benefit of those neglected wives
-who wonld like to correct this hod state of
things, we give the following admirable
method of strategy:
'It’s no place for a woman." So said a
AM" The people of the several States have
yet to learn by sadder experience, bv deeper
financial derangements, and by soctalaad po
litical disorders, that there con be no depart
ure from first principles—from right private
and public fair dealing without the whole
atdtl and political fabric of society being dt{
moralized. There is still a harder lesson to
be learned—thsi there is no help for such as
unhappy condition but in a speedy return to
tr.t principles, and to primitive virtue and
economy.—Jefenenian Democrat
Bow Wonsan's flight* Wore
In Wyoming, where the woman's rights are
fa metivo operation, the thing is reported
be all right. The women vote intelligently,
and defeated the whisky candidate. As ju
rymen, they escaped challenge on account of
the gallantry of the lawyers. This has be
come court ctiqsctte since. A murder
was tried. One woman got sick, after three
days, and a new juror was selected, and three
more days lost in retaking the proof for bis
Ixmcfilat the expense to the county of over
$1,000. The prisoner gave up and plead
guilty, tired out. It turned out that one of
the woman juror was not n citizen, Ibe pros
ecuting attorney being too sheepish to ask
her any questions. The coart ordered a new
trial, but the accused plead guilty again,
rather than go before another, chignon juiy.
The way tiio husbands Suffered is thus de
picted :
As to the husbands and children of these
ambitious jurors, their case was truly heart,
rending. During the entire week they could
neither speak nor communicate with their
loved and lost. At morning the doorways of
the courtroom were crowded with disconso
late husbands and children waiting to catcb
a glimpse of their wives and mothers as the
Sheriff brought the jnry into court. At
night liny would linger to gaze at the retir
ing forms that once gladdened their homes
and their hearts, as they were marched off ly
the Sheriff to the public hotel, to rot and
spend the night together. One husband be-
came uncontrollable, and asked the Judge
permit his wife to go home and see h, r chil
dren and spend the night once more. But
the Judge was inexorable, and the poor hus
band returned alone to bis desolate fireside to
indict a withering review of the bane
ful results of Woman’s Bights,
which appeared in an evening paper
on the following day. nis argument was
based upon the domestic impracticability
the system, and upon the divine au-jounce-
ment that U is not good for man to be alone.
During the entire week the ladies and gen
tlemen of the jury ate, drank apd slept under
the guard of the Sheriff, the ladies nil in one
room and the gentlemen in another cummn-
nlca'ing. The day on which the court dis
missed the jury was one of rejoicing on the
part of the afflicte-i. But home had lost its
charms for their wivoe and mothers, whose
heart* had been turned by the flattery of
counsel, and their heads filled with vain am
bitions. The following week was spent by
these exemplary women upon the sire,-ts arid
fa public places, telling what happened
the jury and what they knew abont criminal
I*w and the rules of evidence. They re
minded one of a rchool boy, with his first
pair of red topped boots, or Young America
with his first cigar.
Some trouble occurred through the incon
venience of young jurors wanting lacteal ra
tions.
One woman run for office, and some of her
political sisters let their prejudices override
their party fealty and elected n man. She
was foolish enough to outdreas them, and
they couldn’t stand that.
Altogether, womans rights is very serene.
It shows the “human nature” of the dear
petticoats conspicuously, and makes so clever
a topsy turvy of social matters that we are
“agin” it
The Great Political Questions*
The Washington Chronicle, the Grant or
gan, and the bitterest Radical sheet in the
land, thus unwittingly gives fits to Radical
ism fa its statement of the issues before the
country. It characterizes the sets and
of the Radical party in a manner most un-
exceptionably pointed and truthful, though
U meant its language to apply to the Democ
racy:
“The great questions of the campaign wifi
be whether the Government of the United
States shall exist and prevail fa its integrity
fa the Southern States as it exists and pre
vails fa the other States; whether tbe fact
that a man is an American citizen will pro
tect him fa his life and property; whe'her
there shall be a government by tbeKu-Klnx
inside the lawfully established government,
overriding and excluding tbe latter from its
proper operations; whether color shall be a
crime and toyalty a badge of disgrace;
whether the State* referred to shall be
Mexicanized by tbe machinations and the
rule of violent men, or so influenced and
controlled by the authority of the nation
that peace and order shall be restored to
them, life sad property be protected, the law
made paramount fa all things, and those
Sums pot fa a way to recover from their
present depressed and impoverished condi
tion. Throe are questions that affect the
whole country. They cannot be evaded.
They demand solution.'’
Neatly “done!” Whether the Southern
States ore to be“Mex:canize<f by Grant and
bis Radical compeers, under Radical mvchim
ations and his violent rule, or law be made
paramount, and these Suves be pot in away
to recover from their present bed fix. caused
by Radical govtmnnent, is a mighty
moral, because to do so wonld be toacknowl-
edge that the rebellion was not wrong—that
it was merely a difference of opinion, and
that the leaders of tbe rebellion have the.
same right as loyal men to bold tbe highest
offices of the government The question o'
amnesty had generally beep argued jurcto-
fore on grounds of expediency and expert
ence, but he wished to consider it upon a
higher plane He thought there was a great
principle involved—a principle of consisten
cy, of doty to the Government, and espe
cially a principle of the greatest importance
to posterity. It was argued that amnesty
would conciliate the people of the South,
but he believed that the leaden could no
conciliated fa that way than
rattlesnakes could lie conciliated by
restoring their extracted fanga They would
die ts they had lived, rebels. Vfbateyer dig
nity history might give to their character
must depend upon their consistency in main
taining that altitude; therefore, they could
not be conciliated by this measure, and if it
would conciliate the masses of the Southern
people it would be by their taking it os an
admission U)tt they were always in the right
and that tbe people of flip North were in the
wrong. If universal amnesty were to he
granted now K would be impossible to con-
vinoe the negt generation that there was any
thing wrong in the rebellion, apd the Repub
lican party could not concede the guiltless
ness of the rebellion without falsifying iis
whole record and disgracing itself before the
world. The consequences of the rebellion
were for greater than the consequences of
all other crimes committed fa the United
States up to this time.
Mr. Morton predicted that, if general am
nesty were granted, the next step will (rs to
pension rebel soldiers; next to pay the rebels
for their property taken by the Union armies
in the war, including their slaves, and next
to pay the Confederate debt. In conclusion,
Mr. Morton said ho,wonld vote for Mr. Sum
ner’s amendment, the supplementary civil
rights hill He agreed with Mr. Sumner in
putting lustice before generosity or spurious
magnanimity. What might be mercy to the
individuals amnestied, would, in his opinion,
be cruelly to fature generations, and while he
was willing to vote for a general amnesty, he
believed universal amnesty would be mbn-
man and immoral, because it would be tin ad
mission of the innocence of the rebellion,
whose consequences will linger fa the coun
try lor centuries.
Mr. Thurman said he was at a loss to com
prehend the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Mor
ton). That Senator asserted (hat universal
amnesty would be inhuman and immoral, and
he was prepared to vole for this bill of uni
versal amnesty, provided Mr. Sumner’s
amendment should be adopted.
Sir. Morton explained that what he had de
nounced was nniveraal amnesty, lie would
vote for this House bill because it made ex
ceptious of persons who might lie regarded
as among the authors of the rebellion.
Mr. Thurman suid that if the House bill
wassosatisfactoiy to the Senator, he was at
a loss to account for his denunciation of uni
versal amnesty on this occasion, as no one
had proposed to amend tjiisliiil so as to make
it apply universally. He thought there wns
only one to account for it. The Senator
from Indiana had seized ibis opportunity to
make • speecti'which wonld strike the key-
noteof tbe coming campaign. That func
tion had so often devolved upon him, or
been assumed by him, that it had passed
into a common law of the Radical parly that
be should do this at the beginning of every
campaign, and the only regret he (Mr. Thur
man) had on the subject was that in all the
years during which the Senator had been
studying that music he had not discovered n
new tone, or even a single new nott.
[Laughter.] It was the same old story
about the wickedness of the rebellion and
of the Democratic party, and the Kune old
array of terrible results which would follow
if the Democrats should get into power,
and which were to be found no where else
bat in that Senator’* jmaginatiop.
Mr. Blair suggested that it yyas not the
same note that Mr. Morton struck in 1865,
when ho made a speech fa favor of President
Johnson.
Mr. Thurman—I leave that to be settled
between the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blair)
and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Morton).
The Senator from Indiana makes the same
old charges against the Democratic party
dangers, which he believes, of course, or he
would not make them, bat which 1 venture
to say that no human being fa his senses and
intelligent enough to form an opinion docs
believe or can believe fur one single inslant.
The payment of the rebel debt 1 How is itto
be sold, in the fape of the 14tb Amendment,
which prohibits any State from making any
payment of it f The payment of pensions to
rebel soldiers is also positively prohibited bv
the 14th Amendment. The paying of the na
tional debt is guaranteed by the Constitution.
The institution of slavery is prohibited by the
Constitution of the United States, and yet a
leading Senator, one who is looked upon, per*
haps, as the leader of his parly, and as the
particular mouth-piece of the Administration,
has the boldness to hold up these preposter
ous statements to frighten the American peo
ple out of their propriety. Sir, it may do
very well on the stamp in the swamps of
Indiana [laughter], but it is not too much to
say that to men who arc accustomed to re
flect the apprehensions which the Senator ex
presses are preposterous and ridiculous. Now
I find great difficulty in understanding this
administration. The President, fa his an
nual message, recommends an amnesty, and
here is tbe Senator from Indiana [Mr. Mor
ton], one of his chief supporters, denouncing
it The President recommends civil service
reform, and the Senator from Wiscon
sin [Mr. Carpenter] jpours out upon it the
vials of his wrath and ridicule. lean hardly
understand it; but if I were a suspicious
man I wonld say that this old trick of throw
ing a fab to a whale—I would suspect that
when the President says, “Let us have civil
service reform,” there is a mental reservation
that it shall be killed fa Congress, and that
when be says, “Let ns have amnesty,” there
is a mental Reservation that the Radicals fa
the Senate shall kill amnesty. I do not
charge any such hypocrisy upon the Presi
dent, but it does look wonderfully strange
that every important recommendation by the
President is ignored by his friends fa this
chamber.
Mr. Thurman, fa conclusion, argued the
question of the rights of States tinder the
Constitution.
Mr. Morton, in reply, said that Mr. Thur
man had just male an old speech about the
danger* or centralization, which also had
been often tie ml in the swamps of Indiana.
It was the* nne old Democratic States rights
speech. The Senator has just said he could
not understand this Administration. That
was truth. The Democratic party were un
able to understand this Administration.
S tar,] or the time in which they lived,
vert'like a man riding fa a car back,
who never sees anything until he is
clear past it [Laughter.] As to the dangers
that would result from their coming into
power, he would ask whether the Democrats
were not committed to pay for the rebels’
slaves? To show that they were, he sent
Blair’s Broadhead letter to the desk to be
read, and said it was because of the senti
ments expressed fa that letter that Mr. Blair
was given a second place on the Democratic
Presidential ticket.
Mr. Blair—If yon had not backed out of
J our speech fa 1805, fa favor of Frssident
ohnson, yon might have got my place.
Nonnr husband in Lawrence to his wife a few
months ago, when she, tired of staying alone,
took her three little children to the billiard-
room and took a seat by his side. “It’s dis
graceful,” said he, looking daggers at her.
“I know it,” continued the injured wife,
“and yon have borne the disgrace so long,
my deaf, that I am determined henceforth to
share it with you,” and she took ont her knit
ting work and settled down for the evening.
Her husband persisted fa urging her to go
home. “I will go,” said she,'when you go,
and not before.”
He was evidently a little disconcerted fa
his plaving, and went home a little earlier
than usual. The next evening tne pro
gramme was ail acted over again. This time
the your
Letter true Boa. 3. It. PeoXittJfi at
Vlicmila—Tk< Batr *r Ore Hour
with Democrats and Liberal He-
pabUcane. “A
The following idler from Hon. J. R. Doo
little, is in response to one addressed to him
by M. C. Galloway, of the Memphis Appeal:
Deae Sir—Yob*.note of 'the 18th ultimo,
asking my views upon the political situation,
the prospects of a Democratic nomination,
and of “ passivism,” was duly received, and
ought, in courtesy, to have been answered
some time ago.
In my opininodha present party hold pow
er simply beesqs^hose who are opposed to
it do not act togSRer. Three million Demo
cratic voters are opposed to it, rnd, as I be
lieve, nearly one million Republicans are also
opposed to it. Cur the four million unite
and vote together? If they can, they will
have a majority dr five hundred thousand.
If they cannot,'thtjfcmnst fail.
How can this onion in political action be
effected ? It cannot by a coalition of leaders
to obtain office and power. There must be n
union of thema'sSuponcommon principles,
and to effect a common and great patriotic
purpose.
The whole country wails now to see what
shall be the action of the Liberal Republican
Convention to beheld in Missouri on the 24th
instant.
If that convention shall plant itself square
ly upon ideas, affwpledge itself to principles
which all true Republicans, and all true
Democrats of Jefferson’s and Jackson’s
school cherish as vital to the maintenance of
republican government, and to constitution
al civil liberty, thty may command the con
fidence not only of the 1,600.00) liberal
Republicans, hnt of the 3,000,000 Demo
cratic voters. But in order to do so, they
must declare agriffU centralization; against
keeping military'power above civil authori
ty ; against using the Federal army to con
trol conventions and destroy the freedom of
elections; against the stupendous frauds,
peculations and robberies of the carpet-bag
governments of the Souih, as well as of Tam
many, tbo eustoquhoose, and else who re; and
fa favor of universal enfranchisement; of
giving to all th estates their just and equal
rights undor tho Constitution; in favor of
the principle of one term for the Dissident
These questions'do. Indeed,’ demand solu
tion. And the solution is simple, namely,
the overthrow at the ballot box of the revo
lutionary faction of Imperialists that have
overthrown constitutional law, blotted ont
despotically the rights of States, unconstitu
tionally usnrped the control of domestic mat
ten belonging to the States for the General
Government, nullified the sacred privileges
oljljyna Charta, and subverted the Constitu
tion and kept np intestine war fa time of
peace, to perpetuate the reign of the Radical
dynasty.
fSr.r
Mr. Morton explained his speech in 1865,
and said the Senator from Missouri (Mr.
Blair) had once been a member of the Re
publican party, and had left it*
Mr. Blair—X left it because of its usurpa
tions. I joined it when the whole party could
have sat sown at a dinner table, and I left it
w hen it was fa power all over this country to
join the pxrty that was out of power. As to
the Senator's speech, I remember that when
_ ‘ Ithewa
i thought tc
l’s Cabinet,
rere misled
to be a veiy
‘ and if the
he delivered it
fit person for Johnson’s
people of the Sooth were misled by any per
son, it was by the Senator himself fa that
speech.
Re-Elected.—Tbe numerous friends of
Hon. E G. Cabaniss will be pleased to learn
that he has been re-elected to the responsible
potitionaf Audiiorof the State Road. Judge
C. is the right man fa the right place.—Mim-
yonng husband went home a tittle earlier
than before, and carried the baby himself.
This was the last time he was ever seen in
the billiard room. A similar ocpnrrenfe was
■Med a few montus since not a hundred
miles from the connty seat, but this time it
only lasted one evening. Ladies, try it; it
works like a charm.
General Nerve Items..
[coxnxxsxn roa tux coxsrmiriox]
Baltimore received 11,051} emigrants last
year.
Kansas City, Mo., is growing faster than
any other in the UnitedlStatcs.
Two thousand and twenty-six buildings
were erected In Boston last year.
The amount refunded to 8tatcs for ex
penses in raising volunteers from 1861 to 1872
is $13,000,000.
The wife of an Blinois octogenarian re
cently presented her spouse with the 34th
pledge of love.
There are 173,173 adnlts in Ohio who can
neither read nor write. \ye presume some of
onr Georgia Radical papers think “slavery
did it.”
Before tbe war, one army headquarters on
the Pacific coast, at a cost of $20,000 was
sufficient; we now have four,at a cost of
$100,000.
It took eighty clerks to engross 133 bills
that passed tbe last session of the Louisiana
Legislature. The expenses of the session
were only $767,000.
Foath Carolina Itwr Items,
[COSDSStZD TOR TBR CONSTITUTION ]
Some one has stolen the records of the
Town Council of Aiksn.
Mr. Martin Ponder was seriously, if not
fatally stabbed, a few days ago, by [Iel]am
Hunt, at Pickeus.
Gadsden had a $7,000 fire last week. Four
boys were drowned in New Bedford, a few
days ago, while attempting to cross the ice
over the Aeushuet river.
At a meeting of the Directors of the Bine
Ridge Railroad Company, held in Edgefield
on the 24th, Colonel j. J. Patterson was
elected President of the company.
Petitions have been presented in the Sontli
Carolina Legislature for charters for a Rail
road from Spartanburg via Laurenn, Ninety-
Six and Edgefield, C. H. to Aiken, or Au
gusta, and for a railroad from Greenwood via
I)6rn’s Mines to Augusta.
Columbia had another cow hiding affair on
■Means**
DTiMit Politics.
the 24th. Mr. Pocher, of-the ijnn qfdijack, dml
of applying thrfRkinciple to the present Ex
ecutive, and of a practical civil service re
form by placing a Statesman of capacity and
integrity at the head of affairs.
Should that convention take some such
course and the liberal Republicans of other
States follow tfielr example, and show that
the liberal Republicans of the whole country
hare the courage to work, and, if necessary,
make sacrifices to sustain true Republican
liberty, tbe great mass of Democrauc voteis
would not only sympathize with them, hut
in some proper and efficient mode fraternize
with them fa political action fa order to save
our republican system of government. If
they seek to lead, however, they must show
themselves worthy of leadership. They
must ap ak to the peop’e in no uncertain
lonta, and match before them with no falter
ing tread. Respectfully yours,
J. R. Doolittle.
The Origin ol an Otil Proverb.
About the year 1(100 B. C., there lived in
tho countiy of Phrygia, in Asia Minor,
peasant by the name of Gordius, who, while
plowing in bis field r ne day, noticed an eagle
alight upon his yoke of oxen, where it re
mained alj the day. Gordius became very
much alarmed at this. Olliers believed it to
be a prexjigy ngd prevailed upon Gordius to
consult the soothsayers of Tclmessus, a city
fa Lydia, which country in those davs was
f.mous for Ihqjhicncc 0 f augury.
As he canto into tho city he was met by
very beautiful young woman. He related to
her tho cause «&his coming to Lydia, upon
which she assured him that the prodigy indi
catcd his elevation to a throne. As an evi
dcncc of her faith fa her interpretation of
-this extraordinary omen, she offered to be
come bii wife. AJthongh Gordius had doubts
as to the verification of the prediction, lie veiy
willingly embraced this opportunity’, and
they became man and wife. .
Not long aftis this occurrence a sedition
broke ont among the couqtiymen, who were
at the time without a rqlcr. They finally
appealed to the oraolea for menus to stop this
anarchy. Tho oracles advised them to
choo e a King. - They were to note tho first
man who passed the temple of Jupiter
driving an ox-cart. This person, the oracles
assured them, was destined to become their
ruler. According all rushed to the temple.
Gordius shortly.passed, driving his ox-cart
T!>» **«“!idfegqi bailed himastheirsoveroign,
and he thus became King of Pbtygia.
As absurd as this may appear at a glance
it has many parallels in history. The popu
lar caprice lias frequently conferred honor
and power upon person * of obscure birth,
from a motirejp more rational than the one
ire Arlington K»tatC*-Mrti t ee Pe*
tltlons fioaiKti tof it* Purchase.
Sirs. General Robert E. Lee has petitioned
Congress, through Senator Lewis, of Virginia,
appropriate $800,000 to pay her for the
Arlington estate. She inherited the property
from her father, G. TV. P. Custis, fa 1857. It
sold at the beginning of the war for
$90 tax, and bid fa by President Lincoln for
tho United States for $20,800, of which sum
sho has received nothing. She argues tbe
sale to be invalid because the tax wns ten
dered before sale; because tho act of Con-
authorizing the sale was unconstitn-
tionai, as Congress had no jurisdiction over
the place, it not being purchased by the con
sent of the State for erecting forts and other
needful buildings; because the sale was un
constitutional of the whole to pay so small a
sum when the land was divisible, and the sale
of a part was sufficient
The facts of the case certainly make out
an unanswerable case. The act was one of
spoliation without lawful warrant. The es
tate was not General Leo’s. Mrs. Leo is un
doubtedly due a restoration of the [property
or compensation therefor.
tSTWc learn that Governor Smith, of this
State, ha3 signalized his advent into the Ex
ecutive chair by a system of the most rigid
economy. His clerical force is only nine in
number—only one in excess of that em
ployed by Bollock—and the total monthly
cost to tho Slate, lor these employees, isonly
$1,130. We presume the tax-payers will be
gin to breathe easier. Wecongratulatethem
u\>oti this precursor of a general reform!
The above is a specimen of the statements
of the Radical organ.
Governor Smith has only-five secretaries
and clerks. They are Colonel P. W. Alexan
der and J. W. Warren, Secretaries of the Ex-
ecotive Department; Colonel J. B. Camp
bell, Warrant Clerk; Colonel T. 0. Howard
and D. J. Meade, Clerks. Mr. Fleisch.oneof
Bullock’s clerks, is temporarily engaged fa
the office in arranging papers and documents,
and IL J. G. Williams, another one of Bul
lock's clerks, is engaged fa bringing up his
books preliminary to retiring.
The salaries of the secretaries of the Ex
ecutive Department and Warrant Clerk is
$150 per month each; that of the two clerks
$100, inch, per month, or $650 per month,
or $480 per month leas than stated by the
Radical organ.
Pochcr & Co., met Mr. J2. W. Scivcs on the
Street in front of the Columbia Hotel and ac
cused the latter of misrepresenting him,
(Pochcr.) finally drawing a cowhide, which
he applied vigorously until the parties were
seoarated by Captain George T upper.—Daily
Union.
Tcuncsxcc News Items.
[CORDXXSKD VOR TBR CONSTITUTION.]
Knoxville is excited about the cave which
has been found beneath the city.
A new German Lutheran Church has just
been completed in Memphis.
Knoxville has an old lady 70 years of age
who is cutting a third set of teeth.
Hundreds of Memphians will attend the
Mardi Gras festivities fa Netv Orleans next
month.
Tho fashionsble drink of Memphis is
“Wine Negus ” It is composed of sherry,
sugar, hot water and lemon.
The Memphis Appeal says; “It is rumored
that a majority of tbe Methodist clergymen
who will meet here during the week arc for
locating the great university which is pro
posed to he creeled in our beautiful suburb
of Raleigh. The institution is to be started
on a basis of half a million.”
Sartug a sedition In Flor-
Versonal,
[coxdxxseo roa Tin cuvrriTuriox ]
A daughter of General Banks is the belle
of Washington this season.
Radical Governor Davis of Texas, recent
ly acted os umpire fa a knock-down between
two Radical editors.
Pinchback decided the legality of his own
election, in the Louisiana Senate, by giving
the casting vote on a tie.
Robert Cnykr has refused a $10,000 salary
and the pastorate of the church of the Mes
siah fa New York city.
Governor Joel Parker is the first man who
has held the office of Governor fa New Jer
sey for two terms under tho present constitu
tion.
* ^
Can yon Ago. J it |
Can you afford to smoke am) chew tobac
co, thus spending from three to thirty dollars
a.month, and injuring your nervous system,
and perverting your whole constitution, and
thereby transmitting to children a weakened
constitution, thus makingtbom puny invalids
Can you afford to burn ont your nervous
system and demoralize yonr whole character
by the use of alcoholic liquors?
Can you afford to indulge in habits of spec
ulation, gambling, and other tricky and mean
modes of making money ?
Canyon afford to make money at the ex-
Dense of yonr manhood, your morals, your
health, your just respectability and yonr in
tegrity?
Can yen afford to gain even the whole
warid and thereby make of yourself a moral
wreck?
Con you afford, for the sake of momentary
amusement, to waste your youthful prepara
tory years, when by study yon should be
come a scholar, or by industry either a tradi
man or a useful artisan ?
Can you afford to rob yonr mind to clothe
yonr back with silks and satins, and gratify a
mere love for display ?
Can yon afford to be tricky, and thereby
defraud your employer of the just services
yonowe him, even though you do get your
pay, thus making yourself a moral bank
rupt?
Con yon afford to be otherwise than up
right, truthful, faithful, temperate, courteous,
and in oil respects correct?
Terrible Fate era Lien Tamer*
on correspondent
> telegraphs, undei
of the London
under date of Jann-
The Bolton
Daily Echo
ary 3d:
“Lost night Maisarti, the lion tamer at
Handers’ Menagerie, now exhibiting in this
town, was torn to pieces by the lions with
whom be was performing. He struck one
of the lions on the nose, slipped on
his feet and armless side, and
one of the lions immediately seized
h<m by the scalp and tore it almost
oil The other lions then sprang up
on him and tore off the flesh completely from
the lower pert of his bock and thiehes.and
inflicted serious injuries upon his chest,
breaking only his right and only arm. The
excitement in the show was so intense that
the slide dividing the cage coaid not be got
in. One of the lions then draggpd the jr vic
tim from the separate compartment back to
the infuriated group, who again set upon
him. The partitions were at last got np
The mangled body of the lion tamer was then
recovered and taken to the infirmary, where
he died fa ten minutes.”
Writing about the expensive toyi now
made for chOdren, Finny Fern says: “ The
doll of my bibdsys wss' a crooked-necked
squash, with a towel for a dress, and a nu
merous progeny of little encumbers for babies;
and I was just os happy and a great deal bet
ter contented than the little girl of to-day
with a $100 Paris doll.”
A FltltiHfPt :. DkaTU.
IAon-Tamer Torn to Pieces by Five
Ltone—Borrtble and Sickening J3c-
tnll*—Panlc-Strltltcn Crowd Look*
log On*
From the Bolton (England) Ert ning N*ws.l
A series of farewell performances were be
ing given prior to the menagerie proceeding
to Bury, and on extra performance was an
nounced, and look place at 10:30 o’clock.
Attached to the show wss a man
ence, in tl;e middle ages,'a wool-comber was
made chief magistrate o( the republic, simply
because ho picked up a national Sag and
waved it over the bends of the multitude.
To commemorate this remarkable elevation
to a throno, Gordius dedicated hia ox cart
the temple of Junitcr to regal majestj’. He
fastened a knot to the beam of the cart, so
dexterously involved and perplexed, that the
oracles promised the dominion of tbo world
to the man who could untie it. The untying
of it probably was ’impossible, as both ends
were woven together. Great numbers tried
to untie it and failed. At length Alexander
the Great came, and after repeated and fruit
less efforts, he drew his sword and cut it.
Thus resulted the saying, “ cutting the Gor
dian knot.”
Alabama News Items*
[dosmsscn van th* constitution.]
Tuskaloosa u about to have b new hotel.
The wheat'prospect fa Cherokee county is
very good.
Calhonn College has opened in Jackson
ville, under most favorable circumstances.
A paper to he called the Wide Awake, is
to be publishcdJat Seal Station, Russell
county.
Mr. Williams McGchcc is compressing bay
in Cherokee com tv, and baling it for
market.'
•The Masons of Wctampkn propose to have
a fine concert early in February to raise funds
to enlarge their hall.
Messrs. Sprague, of Weaver’s Station,
havo skipped a large supply of broom corn
to Atlanta,
Hontgomeiy wants city water works, a
convenient railroad depot, a cotton factory,
and an iron foundry or two,
For the first time In many years, Mont
gomery was visited by. a first-class snow
storm on the 25th instant,
A well known citizen of Mobile, who has
been tho happy possessor of eight wives, was
arrested and bound over in the sum of
$3j000 for bigamy.
The Savannah and Memphis Railroad
made $500 net profit last month, which the
Locomotive thinks “pretty good for a road
running only twenty-five miles.”
*“ [!•■■ w..
Fa*filmi Foibles.
(CQXPRRIRQ FOR TBR CONSTITUTION.]
As men part their hair in the middle, ladies
have taken to wearing theirs parted on the
No bonnets ore worn this season at the
opera, the hair bcinffTery fancifully dressed
instead, and loaded down with feathers and
flowers.
A lady fa New York city, paid the enor
mous sum of $17,00(7 for one of the smallest
proscenium bores at the Academy of Music
during Nilsson’s performance there:
The wife of President Theirs attempts to
perform tbs fashion setting functions re
luctantly relinquhhcd by Eugenie. Among
lime. Thiers’ edicts is one against false hair.
Small lace or tarleton caps are very much
worn by New york young ladies in full
morning toilet, fa some cases a bandeau of
carls being fastened in front, so that the nat
ural hair can still remain in crimps.
A new style of trimming tarleton and tulle
dresses is with fionnees headed by large
bunches of rosebuds, lilies or Parmese violets,
large bnnehes of the same being also used to
loop np the skirt and ornament the corsage,
fa the shape of a bertlre or bretelles.
Lace collars are of every conceivable
style and shape. They may be deep and
pointed, or long and narrow; they maybe
large and square cornered, or they may be
’; hut with all of them, the
large end round;
nndersieeves I
are made with the lace arranged
to fall over the hand.
Heligieus News.
A Methodist minister fa Minnesota having
obtained contributions in lumber, is erecting
a commodious parsonage with his own hands.
The First Presbyterian Church of Eliza
beth, New Jersey, was organized fa 1661, and
has not intermitted service for two hundred
and seven years.
The first Seventh-day Baptist Church fa
America, at Newport, Rhode Island, cele
brated its two hundredth anniversary on the
22d of December.
Bishop Beckwith preached fa the Presby
terian church fa this citv, on Wednesday
evening last, to a very large and appreciative
The American Missionary Society has re
ceived offers of the services of two hnndred
colored mpn for missionary wrok among
their kindred in Africa.
A SocTHZRir Methodist Usitersitt.
The delegates from the various Methodist
Conferences met fa Memphis, January 25,
and organized with the otriect of establish
ing a Southern Methodist University.
r»T A petition, signed by fifteen hnndred
mechanics of Richmond, was presented to
the Legislature, on Saturday, asking for tbe
removal of the penitentiary from Richmond,
and that convict labor shall not be brongbt
into competition with the skilled and honest
mechanic* of that eity. 1
Shows That Endanger Human Lite.
We give fa another column a graphic ac
count of the tragic death of a lion tamer in
a circus show in England. We re-produce
the terrible thing to enter a protest against
public shows that emperil human life.
We are for public amusements of the right
sort They arc alike a necessity and a bene
fit properly conducted. They afford amuse
ment and instruction. They furnish needed
recreation. They fill tho gaps betwoon toil
and lighten labor.
Bat when they pass the boundary of inno
cence and safety, and endanger human life,
the law should step in and slop them. They
then pander to bad passions and injure so
ciety. They cease to be amusing and become
vicious and detrimental.
In the competition of the show business
every device of novelty is used to draw
patronage. In this rivalry enterprising
showmen have introduced these hazardous
performances that so frequently result in lass
of human life or ejse |q horrible accidents.
Humanity is against this. Law should
assist humanity. Let us have no more bolo-
casts of show victims, no more mangled
subjects of wild beast fury, no more people
murdered in trapeze achievements where the
chances between life and death arc so equally
divided.
Let it be a penal offenso to make an exhi-
tion where precious b^gg life is in danger*
Tire Georgia Western Cansl,
We are very glad to see that our City
Council, Friday evening, passed a resolution
inviting Cojonei probe) to address the Coun
cil and citizens of Atlanta at) pegt Monday
evening at the'City Hall, upon the subject of
the great canal.
We have often urged the vast importance
of this enterprise to Atlanta, and we hope
that Colonel Frobel will have a full
Let every man attend who has the good of
the city at heart, and give at least the en
couragement of a hearing to tho friends of
the scheme.
Othercitics of Georgia are lending active
aid to the project, and Atlanta should not be
behind.
Besides Colonel Frobel, other gentlemen
are expected to address the meeting. Let
have a full house.
Democratic r.xcculjre Cqmp;tttca
Jt is learned that tbo National Democratic
Executive Committee will not meet till after
the Philadelphia Convention, to decide when
and where the National Democratic Conven
tion shall be held. It is thus proposed to ad
here to the passive policy until ail the plans
and purposes of the Republican party on the
Presidential issue are fully developed, and
therefore maintained that there is ample time
for the Committee to call the Democratic
Convention as late as August, and thus give
full opportunity for all elements opposed to
the continuance of the present administra-
tiou to unite in an opposition Presidential
ticket. This view of tbucourse to. he pursued
meets with the approval, it is understood, of
many of the Democrats in Congress. *
The Atlanta Confutation.
We are promt to see this noble paper bound
ing forward with all the vim of self-snstain-
ing manhood, and unmistakable evidences of
permanent prosperity. It is now conducted
with marked business energy, and on a high
standard of editorial ability.
At no time, since it was aglow with youth
ful vigor in tbe early months of its bright
career, under our own editorial management
and as the offspring of onr own energy and
sleepless industry, hasjlt exhibited so much
life and activity as at present Messrs.
Hemphill & Clark, the clever proprietors and
business managers, seem to be newly inspired
with laudable enterprise, and are making
good time in the race of competition; while
the gallant and gifted Avery seconds their ef
forts with nobler and higher aims fa the
sanctum.
The Constitution is now the State's or
gan, and as such is and will be one of the
most interesting and most important papers
published fa the State. We commend it to
onr triends in Southwestern Georgia.—ABany
.ffrio*.
Dower tn the Heart*
The zeal that God excites within us is
often the means of effecting the purpose
which we desire. After all, God does not
give conversions to eloquence, but to heart.
The power fa the hand of God’s Spirit for
conversions is heart coming into contact
with heart. Truth from tbe heart goes to
theheart. This is God’shattle-axeana weap
on of war fa his crusade. He is pleased to
nse the yearnings, longings and sympathies
of Christian men as the means of compelling
the careless to think, constraining the hard
ened to feel, and driving the unbelieving to
consider. I have little confidence fa elabo
rate speech and polished sentences as tbe
means of reaching men’s hearts, but I have
great faith in that simple-minded, Christian
woman who most have souls converted, or
she will weep her eyes ont over them, and in
that humble Christian who prays day and
night fa secret, and then avails himself of
every opportunity to address a loving word
to skinners. The emotion we feel and the
affection we bear are the most powerful im
plements of soul-winning. God the Holy
Ghost usually breaks hard hearts by tender
sympathy.—Spurgeon.
South Carolina News Items*
[COXSKSSCD FOR THE CONSTITUTION*!
John Templeton plays fa Charleston next
Monday night Blind Tom will visit Charles
ton soon. Snow in Charleston on the 25th
instant
The grand jury of York county is com
posed of nine whites and nine negroes, and
the petit Jnry of twenty-one whites and fif
teen negroes,
The prisoners, from York county, who
were sentenced at the recent term of the
United States Court fox violating the “en
forcement act”’have been sent to Albany,
New York, for imprisonment
The contract for mounting heavy guns fa
the forts fa Charleston harbor has been given
ont and the work commenced. Two ten-inch
Rmtm*n guns and three thirteen-inch mor
tars are to be placed fa Moultrie, and two
hundred pound Parrots fa Sumter.
Tho*. Maccarte, whose professional appella
tion was “ Massarti, the Lion-tamer,” and he
at this extra performance entered the lion’s
den for the last time. Maccarte wss a young
14 years old, but he had
traveling exhibitions of
this kind from avery early period, lie hail pre
viously lost an arm when performing with
Messrs. Bell & Myers’ circus at Liverpool.
Ho had previously been trained by Messrs.
Batty as a lion tamer, and having joined
them for a short time, ho was ergaged l-y the
late Mr. Handera to succeed Mocorno. He
was a very bold and adventnruus man. and
had been frequently cautioned respecting his
rashness. The unfortunate tuan commenced
his performances on Wednesday evening,
when he was hardly fa a proper condition to
do so; and having exhibited the gorrilla and
the serpents be entered the lion's den. At
this time it is calculated five or six hundred
persons were present, and the five lions in
the den were put through their p rformances
with the usual success and applause. On all
general occasions heated bars of iron and
iron scrapers sre fa readiness, but on this fa
tal evening tho matter had been n- glccted,
THE FIVE LIONS
were ail powerful animals, and tbe unfortu
nate man on entering the cage noticed that a
blacked-maned African lion, which had only
ao recently as Monday last bitten his hand,
appeared veiy restive. He consequently
fixed his eyes on it, and this in some decree
diverted his attention from an Asiatic lion
known by the namcof Tyrant,against whom
he had Ireeu cautioned only that morning to
keep carefully to his instructions. It is ne-
C'.ssary here to note that when performing
lions are tamed there is a line drawn, or
what is known as -‘the office,” in technical
phraseology, by which the beasts arc taught
to regard ihat linc os a limit beyond which
the performer must not pass, knowing, if he
docs so. the consequences to be expected are
most dangerous. Tbe presumption is that
this line was overstepped, and Maccarte, who
was attired as a Roman gladiator, was return
ing his falchion to its sheath, slipping, he fell
on tlie floor of the den. Tyrant fastened on
him, seizing him by the haunches, and then
tlie African lion fastened on to his armless
shoulder. Maccarte immediately called upon
the keepers for help, and meanwhile to tire.
He then drew the short Roman blade which
formed a part of his costume and commenced
fighting desperately with the lion Tyrant,
thrusting the sword into its face, mouth and
eyes. The crowd,
PANIC-8TRICKEN,
crowded around and effectually prevented
the approach of the men who were used to
the habits of tbe animals. The shouts of
tho audience, the desperate and manful slrug-
wATEttiWOnKSCRLEBIlATION.
Immense Crowd-Itrllllnnt success—
Parade ot Fire Departmcnt-Tbe
Fire Worke-Supper—Toasts-Batl.
Thursday morning opened auspiciously on
the beautiful many-hilled city of Romo with
_ bright sun and afaar sky, for the celebra
tion of the inauguration of the water works
The city was thronged with people from all
sections. Selma, Talladega, and Jackson
ville, Ala.; Bowling Green and Louisville,
Ky.; Dalton, Cartereville, Augusta, Macon,
and other places were represented by delega-
gle of the fated man, and the smell of tlie
blood which was streaming from Microrte
incited tne other animals, and their savage
instinct was awakened. A third lion—an
Abyssinian one—seized him by the ribs, and
then a five yea* old lion, and an especial
favorite of the lion tamer, caught him by tbe
head, literally scalping him, the flesh hanging
down his neck. The treacherous favorite
bad no sooner accomplished this work than
be returned to his corner.
THE DEADLY STBUOOLE
progressed, and Mr. Birchall, who had from
the first been most active, placed iron scra
pers in the fire to beat them. Pistols and
gun9 were discharged, but they, unfortu
nately, were only loaded with blank cart
ridges. and the blazing of gunpowder failed
to drive t) c animals from their quarry.
Meanwhile the irons were heated, an iron
shutter to separate the animals in the cage
when an opportunity offered, was in readi
ness, and Mr. BirchaU and an assistant suc
ceeded in heating off the animals, the fifth hav
ing in the time scented and tested the blood
which streamed out of the carriage, added
hia fan is to those which had already played
such havoc with tho human form prostrate
before them. The sliding door was pushed
in; three of the animals, being driven away
with hot irons, were separated, and then tbe
lion that had seized Maccarte by the shoul
der was driven in a corner. The shutter was
partially opened to drive him among the
others, when a fourth infuriated beast seized
him just above the boot and dragged him in
again among them. Then
THE FRIGHTFUL WORE
went on again for a few sickening and horri
fying moments. Ilot irons were now avail-
able, and the brutes being driven off, the poor
and almost pulseless piece of humanity 'was
drawn out from the place it wns fated lie
novor more should enter. He sustained suf
ficient sensibility to speak to his warm
hearted colleagues a few faint words, praying
them not to take him away to receive inedica
aid, as he knew that he was a dead man.
llis anxious friends carried him tenderly to
the infirmary, where after a few moments he
breathed his last, after muttering a few inco
herent sentences. As tlie shattered frame
was borne past Mra. Manders, he faintly
waved his band and gave her an expressive
look, which conveyed tho words that he was
past all hope of aid. Many of the shots
fired entered the bodies of the animals, and
they received great injuries before they were
driven off their prey. The lion Tyrant is
three and a half years old. and Imd been
brought up [roip a whelp by Mrs Manders.
Tlie animal having been a favorite, it was
during the early part of its training allowed
to run about that portion of the caravan
used as a habitation, and it freely gambolled
with its mistress. The sire of lira animal
was the ono that nearly worried Maccomo
some time ago. The only arm the deceased
had was streaked with deep gashes from the
shoulder to the hand; the scalp was torn
right back, and from tho hips to the knees,
where he was seized from behind, the mus
cles are completely tom out. There are
pieces of tiesh gone from the ribs, and the
bones of the pelvis, which are the strongest
in the human frame, have had pieces bitten
clean ont
At the inquest oq Thursday Mrs. Maccarte
said sho had not seen her husband since 2
O’clock on Wednesday. He was not under
the influence of liquor when he left her. He
was always afraid of tlie lion which first at
tacked him, and he expressed a fear of it on
Monday. Hia salary, with perquisites, was
about £4 per week The llev. Enoch Franks
said he saw tho deceased go into the den.
His opinion was that the deceased had taken
sufficient drink to made him fool-hardv, but
he did not think any one could call him
drunk. The Coroner said there wss not in
his opinion anything fa the evidence respect
ing the drunkenness of the man that affected
the case. It appeared that when ho was
down he defended himself in a manner that
showed he realized his position. The per
formance being an extra one, the heated
irons were not ready, and here he did not
think there was any blame to be attached to
anybody. In the course of his employment
Maccarte met his death, and, however they
might reprobate his calliag, they must think
also that it Is an institution of the town, and
which, as the law stood, conld not bo stop
ped. Until the people of Bolton became
more civilized and discountenanced these
sights, so long wonld managers fill their
places of amusement by such spectacles.
Tho Jury returned a verdict of death by mis
adventure, and added: “Thff^ury feel it to
be their bourn; en doty to ex Dress their en
tire disapprobation of the reckless custom of
so called lion tamers performing in dens
where ferocious animals are caged)”
TnE Bible Grows With One.—If yon
come to Holy Scripture with growth in grace,
and with aspirations for yet higher attain
ments. the book grows with you. It is ever
beyond you, and cheeri’y cries—“Higher yet.
Excelsior P Many books in mv library are
now behind and beneath me: I read them
years ago, and with considerable pleasure; I
have read them since with disappointment;
I shall never read them again, for they are of
no service to me. They were good in their
way once, and so were the clothes I wore
when I was ten years old; but I have out
grown them—I know more than these
books know, and ' know wherein
they are fanlty. Nobody ever outgrows
Scripture: the book widens and deepens
with onr years. It Isjlrne, it cannot really
grow, for it is perfect; but it does so to our
apprehension. The deeper yon dig into the
8cripture, the more yon find that it is a
great abyss of truth. Tbe beginner learns
four or five points of orthodoxy, and says;
“I understand the gospel, I have grasped all
the Bible.” Wait a bit, and when his soul
grows and knows more of Christ, he will
“Thy commandment is exceeding
have only begun to understand it.”
cniusTVAs cmsfE.
■T CRARLXN w. UCSNZR.
Doje not hear thehenrolranthtm. mUtac
From rac.elwea blit and masic-mencartog glen •
blytheecm*IteU. “gt«dOdta p . S 75un t :
“ Peace be o« e*rtb, and good will tow*rff«M*“ 7
The Star of BethJrbem, In
ToFaitb’epiophetle
It. b djr light grown
In tbe dim tepee of elgblea
Atlanta was represented by Hon. John n
James, Mayor, and Aldermen Wells, Castle-
btffry, Fowler, Leyden, Farrar, Grant,
Mitchell, and Mayes; W. Rush ion; W. B.
Biggers, Chief of tho Atlanta Fire Depart
ment, and Messrs. John Collier, Jr., Thomas
Gordon, Dr. W. Coe, J. Raddcn, A. Boss, D.
N. Judson, L. B. Langford, and C. Shearer.
Tho press were represented by Captain C. W.
Howard, of the Plantation; Wallace P. Roed,
of the Era; and C. W. Wells, of Tiie Con
stitution. (Much to the regret of the Ro-
manites, all of the press of Atlanta were not
represented on this occasion).
Tho train bearing the Atlanta delegation
did not reach Rome until half past 11 o’clock-
being an hour and a half behind lime. They
were met at the depot by the Mayor and
Council of Rome, Fire Department, etc., with
carriages, and received as welcome guests.
The parade of the fire department was
postponed until the arrival of the Atlanta
delegation. The parade was magnificent.
At its conclusion tho power and utility of the
water works was demonstrated liy tho en
gines throwing one stream, two streams and
four streams. Tho visitors were loud in their
praises of the operations ”f the Rome Water
Works. It is said that these works only cost
the city of Rome $73,000.
The streets were crowded with a vast
throng of people. Many of Rome’s choicest
at:d fairest daughters graced tho scene with
their presence and smiles.
The firemen took charge of their guests
and gave them tlie full benefit of the solid
and fluid luxuries of the city. The Hook
and Ladder made a handsome show with
their fine uniforms and active work.
BL-twecn eleven and twelve o’clock snow
commenced falling, but it did not dampen
the ardor or weaken tho lavish hospitality ol
the people of Rome to her guests. Thcy
scemcd to look upon the snow as the result
of the high playing of the engines—as spray
congealing in the clouds.
The guests were escorted about the city
during the afternoon, every guest having an
escort.
The Pyrotechnic display was a brilliant af
fair. The arrangements were admirable and
the fire works gorgeous—the light illumina
ting hill top and dale in regal magnificence.
The “Water Fall’’ figure was exceedingly
beautiful and interesting.
The snppcr came off at night, from 8 to 10
o’clock. There was an immense crowd out
to enjoy the festivities of the evening. The
supper was too sumptuous and magnificent
fa all its appointments to do full justice to in
a newspaper paragraph. The ladies of Rome
certainly bear off the palm in beauty and in
Betting up entertainments of this kind.
Every one responded to the kindly feelings
of the hour, nnd the cillz-’ns of Rome vied
with each other in making their guests
thoroughly at home.
The following toasts were offered:
Onr Invited Guests—Offered byJ. W. 11
Underwood; responded to by C. W. Howard.
Our Visiting Firemen—Offered by James
Noble, Jr.; responded to by W. R. Biggers,
of Atlanta.
The Gate City—Offered by Hon. H. D.
Cothran; responded to by Hon. John II.
James.
The State c| Alabama.—Offered by Henry
W. Grady; responded to by M. J. Williams
of Alabama.
The Press—vindicating the rights of the
country at 20 cents a line.—Offered by Col.
T. W. Alexander; responded to by Wallace
P. Reed, of Atlanta Era.
Bowling Green Kentucky, the Pioneer of
Water Works.—Offered by* J. F. Shankliu
responded to by Capt. Tuttle
Our Neighbors—Offered by Dr. E. Hiilycr
responded to by Judge ParroL
Our Railroad System—Broad gauges when
wo can; narrow gauges when we oan't—of
fered by Colonel W. 8. Cothran, responded
to by E. Hulbert, of Atlanta.
Our Manufacturing Interests—Offered by
Dunlap Scott; responded to by Sanr Noble.
ThcCity of Rome—Offered by Mr. Mallo
ry, of Kentucky; responded to by Colonel
C. G. Samuels.
The Ladies of Rome—Offered by Mr.
nines, of Kentucky; responded to by A. V.
Wright.
The Rome Water Works—Offered by M.
J. Williams; responded to by Major C. n.
Smith.
Pure Water—the occasion of onr assem
bling and of onrfntnrc security. Offered by
J. Branham; responded to by L. R. Gwalt-
ney.
Our Agricultural Interests—ns developed
by our Fair Association, and illustrated by
oar Farmers. Offered by Judge llarvev
responded to by General Black.
The speeches of Mayor James, Chief Big
ger* and Wallace P. Reid, were handsome
efforts and well received. Mayor James was
the most popular man in Rome and received
marked attention. Our young friend Reed,
of the Era, was taken charge of by the ladies,
nnd we surmise surrendered before he left
the eity.
The entertainment concluded with a hop
at life Choice Hovse. This came off with
eclat, and was a recherche affair.
The Atlanta delegation reached home
Friday afternoon perfectly delighted with
their visit to Rome.
So shlncth still thellcSt ot Leva annSIng,
Proclaim thcLorJ, as on the n*t*I <Uj.
Oh. holy light of Ctrrlrt 1 Diviner *rt.v.dnr
Than folborbcl ehccn ot *U the staclng >wham t
Accent the tentage that car heart* won d trail*.
And ood-waritgaide ca through onr aortal ymre.
Atlanta, 187L
“SOT KXOWIXOr
I know not what will U. fall me,
God hanga a mlat o’er my eyra.
And oYr roch atep of my entrant path
llcmakelh new rente* to ilae.
And every i«t He vend me, romca
A* a aweet aad glad aarprlar.
I SCO not a atep b. for: me,
Aa 1 tread the uajaof th* roar:
Bat tbe pa-4 la Mill la God** heaping,
500 Avoirdupois.
The above amount of material was received
here on Thursday last, in the shape of tbe in
fant of The Atlanta Constitution, Col.
Acton represents of the best dailies in Geor
gia, and wc would recommend any one wish
ing a first-class paper from Atlanta, to sab-
scribe to The CoxsTmrnofC. Whilst here,
the Colonel tried his weight cm the post-office
steps, bqt would not venture—“pleast hand
out my paper.”—.” ” ‘
Renewing Pajkt.—When paint ha* an
old, dingy look, take z flznei doth, dampen it
and apply as much first quality Spanish
whiting as will adhere to it, and rob the paint
Bat little robing will be required to remove
all dirt and grease. Rinse thoroughly with
pure water, and then rob dry with a soft
doth. Paint thus cleaned looks like new,
and does not receive such injury as from soap
suds. This process of cleaning is a good one
to perform before laying varnish over old
paint.
Commerce of tbe World.
(oovnxxixp roe tiie constitution.]
Italy exports c >rn,oil, flax, wines, essences,
aye stuffis, drags, fine marble, soaps, paint
ings, engravings, mosaics and salt
Switzerland exports cattle, cheese, butter,
tallow, dried fruits, linen, velvets, lacts, jew
elry, paper and gunpowder.
Germany exports wool, woolen goods,
linens, rags, corn, Umber, iron, lead, tin, flax,
hemp, wine, wax, tallow and cattle.
Russia exports tallow, flax, bemp, flour,
iron, copper, linseed, lard, hides, wax, ducks,
cordage, bristle, furs, potash and tar.
Spain exports wine, brandy, oil, fresh and
dried fruit*, quicksilver, sulphur, cork,
fron, anchovies, silks and woolens. *
China exports tea, rhubarb, musk, ginger
borax, zinc, silks, cassia, filagree works, ivo-’
ty-ware, lacquered-ware and morocco.
Hiudoaian exports gold and silver, cochi
neal, indigo, sarsaparilla, vanilla, jalap, pi-
mento, drugs and dvestnfiL
Austria exports minerals, raw and manufac
tured silks, thread, glass, wax, tar, r utgall,
wine, honey, and mathematical instruments.
France exports wines, brandies, silks, fancy
articles, furniture, clocks, watches, jewelry,
paper, perfumery and fancy goods generally.
Prussia exports linens, woolens, zinc, arti
cles of iron and brass, indigo, wax, bams,
copper, musical instruments, tobacco, wine
and porcelain.
England exports cotton, woolens, glass,
hardware, earthenware, entierv, iron, steel,
metallic wares, salt, coal, watches, tin, silks,
and linens.
Brazil exports coffee, indigo, sugar, rice,
hides, dried meats, tallow, gold, diamonds
and other precious stones, gums, mahogany
and India robb’r.
West Indies export sugar, molasses, rum,
tobacco, mahogany, dye-wood, coffee, pimen
to, fresh fruits and preserves, wax, ginger
and other spices.
East India exports cloves, nutmegs, mace,
pepper, rice, indigo, gold dost, camphor, ben
zine, enphur, ivory, rattans, sandal wood,
zinc and nnta.
United States exports principally agricul
tural produce, cotton, tobacco, floor, provis
ions of all kinds, lumber, turpentine and
wearing apparel.
The Last Shall be Fibst.—In heaven,
will there be distinction made between the
rich and the poor? Yes; but many a vain,
heartless creature who glides down the broad
aisle of a church, rustle into a pew, and amid,
the flutter of silks, laces and leathers, bows
herheadfera fashionable prayer, will enter
tbe next life aa poor as the poorest beggar
ahe.now looks down upon. While those who
have patiently suffered, and grown strong in
poverty, privation, and the thousand grie
vances the poor hare with them always, will
enter the eternal gates fa a halo of glorv,
resplendent with everlasting riches
lUtioioUS iepwjmttt
trwi-r
The fal*r« Ilia a
An t wh*t look* dark ta tea d ataere,
II if briakleuaa 1 diaw sear.
PorCfTtiapa tte dreaded fatnra
Ha* le-a bitter than I think,
Th* I*trd stay aweeten th - water
U. fore 1 Hoop to ■.rink.
It mar he Heir watting
For the coming of my fo-1
Some girt or rnett rare b’ea-lng
Sam* Joy so mrenri lr street.
That my lipa can only iremhla
With the thank* 1 can't I*port.
Oh t netful, hlia-ful lowtanre,
”17* b’leavd not to know;
It keeps mequiet lo tbe arm*
Which wilt not let me gw.
And hnrhe* my rout to re*’
On the bosom that juvet to* «o.
So I go oa rot lam - tug,
I wonld not if I High’:
I wonld lather walk m lh-* d.-tk with God
Titan go atone In the ligltt.
1 would re’her walk with Him hy/tizl
Than walk alone by eight.
Yet 1 s
tint that the dear leant chewe,
£o I rend the con tug tear* hack.
With the whiapered words: It
Hellgloua Item*.
. rcoxcmtsCD roaTaacoxariTCTiott.1
We should not retain the remembrance of
faults we have once forgiven.
The human soul, like the water of the salt
sea, becomes fresh and aweet fa the sky.
The grt nd essentials to happiness are some
thing to do, something to love, and something
to hope for.
Ti ulli is immnrial: the sword cannot pirn O
it, fire cannot consume it, prisons cannot in
carcerate it, famine cannot etarve it.
What wc do for ourselves, will aooo be
forgotten; what we do for others, may be
the vision to cheer the soul when the eye
can no longer behold the loved ones.
The Christian needs a reminder cvcre hour;
some defeat, surprise,adversity,peril; toIw
agitated, mortified, beaten out of counc, so
that all remains of self will be sifhal out
Truth is the bond of union and the hash of
human happiness. Without this virtue there
is no reliance in Intigusgp, no confidence in
friendship, no security in oaths aad promises.
An excellent mother, in writing toone of
her sons on tlie birth of his eldest child, ssys:
“Give him an education, that his life may In
useful; teach him religion, that his death
may be happy.”
America’s gnat thinker, Emerson, says:
“Life is hardly respectable if it has no gen
erous task, no duties or affections that con
stitute a necessity of existing. Every man’s
task is his life preserver.
Religion can never be nnrthing but a poor,
punny, sickly growth u mere effervescent of
sentimentalism, until it is based upon strict
obedience to all laws of onr being, the or
ganic as well as the spiritual.
It is a noble and great thing t» cover tho
blemish’s nnd to excuse the failings of a
friend; to draw a curta’n before his stain*,
and lo display his peifectiona-. to bury bis
weakness in silence, but to proclaim llis vir
tues upon the housetop.
A learned man has said that tbe hardest
words to pronounce in Uic English language
are “I made a mistake ” Frederick the Grunt
wrote to tlie Senate, “I have Just lost a bat
tle, and it’s my own fsuit.” UoliLinitb ssys,
“His confession showed more greatness then
his victories.”
Christian Courtesy.
Every man has bis faults. Ids failings, his
peculiarities. Every one of us finds himself
crossed by snclt failings of others from hour
to hour; and if ne were lo resent tluni all.
or even notice all, it would be Intolerable, If
for every outburst of hasty temper, and
every rudeness that wounds in our daily path,
we were to demand an apology, require an
explanation, or resent it by retaliation, daily
inlercou’se would be impossible. Tbe very
science ot social life consists in that gliding
tact wliieh avoids contact tvitii the sharp
angularities tit character, which does not
seek to art]list orctue them all, but cover*
them aa if it did not see. So a Christian’*
spirit throws a cloak over these things. It
knows when it is wise not to see. That micro
scopic distinctness in which all faults appear
to captious men who arc forever blaming,
dissenting, complaining—disappears fa the
large, calm gaze of love. And, O, it is tins
spirit which onr Christian society lacks, and
which we shall never get till each one begins
with his own heart.
Facts auodt the Uiolb.—A ft lend sends
us the following interesting paragraph. A
prisoner, condemned to solitary confinement,
obtain’ d a copy of the Bible,' nnd, far three
years’ careful study, obtained the following
facte:
The Bible contains 3,586,159 letters, 773,-
c93 words, 31,173 verses, f,18V chapters, and
60 books. The word and occurs 40.277 times.
The word /ted occurs 1,753 tin-.es. The word
llec-Tcnd occurs but once, which is the 9lh
verse of the 111th Psalm. The 21st verse
of the 7th chapter of Ezra contains all the
letters in the alphabet, except the letter J.
Tbe finest chapter to lead te the t6th chapter
of tbe Acts of the Apostles. The lVih chap
ter of II Kings and the 8?lh chapter of bateh
are alike. Tbe longest verse is the 9th verse
of the 8th chapter of Esther. Tbe shortest
verse is the 85ih verae of the lltb e .
St. John. Tbe 8ib, 15lb 31st, and 31st i
of the 107th Psalm are alike. Each verae of
tbe 188th Psalm end alike. Thera an no
words or names of more than six sybablca
Rui-es FOE the JuUKKKY or Ltr*.—'The
following rules, from tho paper* of Dr.
West, were, according to his memorandum,
thrown togelUer as general waymarka fa the
journey of life:
Never to ridicule sacred things, or what
others may esieera as such, however absurd
they may appear to he.
NeviT to show levity when the people are
professedly engaged fa worship.
Never resent a supposed injury till yon
know the views and motives of the author of
it; nor seek occasion to retaliate.
Never to judge a persou's character by ex
ternal appearance.
Always to take the part of aa absent per
son who te censured fa company, so far as
truth and propriety will allow.
Never to think the worse of another on
account of his difference from us in political
or religions opinions.
Never to dispute if yon can fairly avoid it.
Ho Not Feet.—John Wesley said, “ I
dare no more fret, than to cunc and swear.”
This te a high attainment in faith and ta
grace. If it were as general as Wesley’s
hymns are fa them effusion, tbe piety of tbe
Christian would be amazingly advanced.
Darenotfret? Why, there are scores ot ladies
who dare do nothing else on rainy diys, and
scores of men who are fretful and foolish
when things do not move as they want them
to g’Vand yet both these men and women are
ions in faith of Christ, eminent for zral on
public occasion*, and esteemed to be all but
saints already, by those who profess to kuow
them best, but who don’t know them at all
Darenotfret!”
Hepwoeth on Sectakianism.—The great
Unitarian minister in renouncing bis creed
said: “I do not care, dear friends, to join anv
sect fa Christendom. I like all of them. I
have dear friends in all of them, but they are
not barriers between ns; and ought there not
to be in this bright, beautiful America of
ours the ereat Christian Church that knows
not a difference between the Presbyterian
and Methodist, the Episcopalian and tbe
Congregationalism,” but soya, “wo are all
brothers; wc believe in the rame God, tho
same Christ, the same Holy Bpirit, and tho
same immortality.”
Seotsiuanism.—I have tried to be a sec-
tarian. I can’t be. I have labored to work
out the principles on which people spend
their lives fa building np dividing fences be-
tween themselves and neighbors. But I
have always found that a summer spent in
building fences brings a winter of starvation
without a crop. I prefer to think of lb use
things fa which, as Christians, we are united,
and taey'constitute the whole troth which if
necessary to save us from sin.—Or. Ting.