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Constitution. Terms el Satocriptlsn: ff’ZZKLY COSSTITCTIOX p«r anw |l 00 All aabccrlptiOT*? ire psjsble strictly In siTw.ce sod, st the ezplr^oa of thetlas for which psytneo: |i nude, nnlew prrrlofuly renewed, the nsme of the f sbtcrlber win be stricken froa oar books. Z9T Club* of Ten $15 00, sad s copy of sent free to thecetter-ep. ATLANTA. OA, gKBKPABY 27, 187?. A(mU «• r Tka (MtilW**•». VOLUME rv.i ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY *27.1872. INUMBER 47 • Owl. T* JK. ICTOIt 4Msnl TfseeU lag Afcnt* r ' . _ , _ . _ Tae foUowtsg tautemen ait rkgMf < ss l-<ml ijc’oU. *or*!cel »«***<( receipt^ib^riyikxu to Tjc dnunrcnov, At tV* following places: AMnNi o*. ° P Ocn-Tsa. Athens, U*., WL T. Ptttard. AtU rnviUe. ew«». i. Georgia. 1. O. NtlM-W. l fi*.. G*#h A Bearden. -(magtOs, cmw SSydoJEsoSssnAlOTjlgw- ’ jgSSSflESbAifcSrT: Osetmtss. c». aimuox A Xltjrrsn. SSBn^cii»5£*ro A *Anxo«». CMbtM *te'rgiu Joupt T. kldduo. h»-t mK q* , Isaac b. mm. Rji vuur. o,. a. k. Everett P.IrlHim, A. CllUBI. Por^th. Os.wTTtlllner. OIMK.IK, «»., I.». Bora. ■'I a«r. <lk JOL T. Una, wl Ka«ci*s ilasxau. Onm>bin l o>.. J-P- Ztx*ra EE&itS.&££. , Trice A Callaway. lOi, ksorr t Nous. xiiwTl. , t UmuMUonil at Law. Opelika, Ala, a. 8. Baowa. RlnnokLia, 6. W.Tnxxia. ItowcU factory, <ia. T. D. Adam*. Ratledjrs. ua. fi*. Rrswaar. HalkoaJ AraaL M hmMoaalala. Ua . J<m* W. McCcsirr. Banoi.Coweta cor sty. Q*., W. K. SuiiWkSL. • Poet. ate. ..I X M. Lenttruiai. Bsessash. Urlfla A North Alsbsms RsiUosd, Usosec Kupri -k. Trenton, ^s., James A. Case. Thosssaton. Os., J. tv. Adaxcs. Uimus Covary Rstlrosd, O-urge Kendrick. ViIUtow, Os., J. A. Clsnunts. Villa Hlea, Os., W. B, Candler. Wail. In .’ton, Ua , UantT ( OmIA. Waat Point, Ua., W. A. Jovta. U'Amijton.Ua. R.V. Baku**. Zebulon, Ua., SalllTaa A Halalar. CW Governor Leslie, of Kentucky, hna neiliter whisky. brandy, nor any other spir ituous, malt or other vinous liquor, at bis levee* or dinners. Cold water, Ood’a bever- ago to man, Is wbst Leslie offers to bis guests. Governor Noyes, of Ohio, has adopted a sim ilar rule. ' ■ IV In the State ScnateJn New York Mr. Lord presented a preamble and'.resolution reciting dut President Grant bad been guHly of receiving presents In common trilb tlic late clerk of tbe Senate, therefore the Presi dent should resign, as the clerk had donr. Toe resolution was tabled. a mm 'PWlMli I s#jaeBB'dw*» THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. vm with Ash tlaC«4»joint WA.iHIM; OaN LEHEK. GLOUdlA, WBdllUW CANA Whilf-iit u true lhat.eities cannot be tntfft i up riii'l sustnlmd without eomrocrtK, Icftflho j tme that raarnfaelare* are a powerful ad-1 juact in their advancement in population, | wealth and power. Especially a this true of j interior cities. The reasons are obvious. t 6npihrc A(e«imt •( fits Fannit tar OBrfl U Wa*hiDgi«n-The le- •W* «ni Di««ppolniuienU-A Word •f Wise ConnMi fa the AtpirlBC— An Intcrentiuf and ln» tractive Let ters Inlere,Uag CsmijSBdsaaa W- tv,ecu Ueneral Wajrae aim C. tone! ProVed. Washexotos, February 15.1872. Office-seeking is not a pleasant pnsftiunE miuui..™ is it profitable as a pro! osion. I have bad While h Is true that a cdtyjocated on .or j no experience m that line myself, for a true nearjihe ocean, wilb a good harbor, bat com- journalist spams government pap, and has a I SCUBA?!'- 11* THU Salk op Revenue SrAXPa.—The demand for proprittery and docnnwntaiy internal rerrnue stamps for aeveral months past has .exceeded tbe de mand at any time since the organization of tbe Irarcuu, indicating either increased pros- Iverify or more honest stamping upon the part of manufacturers. The' demand is especially large for documentary slatnps of thedenom- inatkmaof $70, $50, $100, $200 and $500. Tbe old aerie* could be easily washed, entire ty removing the cancellation marks with out defacing the stamp. Not* this la in possible, the vigitottcs being printed in fugitive inks, which disappear upon the slightest touch of rbemi.ulg. . gm m The Germ aw Parliament The personal statistics of tlie German Par liament, now aaacmblcd, show by far the brat represented classes to be the administra tive olllccrs, lawyer and landed proprietors. Among the first and last of thc*e, the noble .-lemant preponderates. The Assembly com prises 141 tilled gentlemen, among whom there are no less than eleven princes, besides Prince Ilisiiurck, who attends, not as a dep uty, hot as a Minister. There are eleven members of die high civil service, and four teen who have held tbo rank of Ministers at parlous times, and in various States. The milluwy element is represented by forty-four olUccrs, Jed by Field Marshal Von Mollkr. Besides’ bln] Ibere ere eight U. puties. who have served in tiW hoe war. The schools and universities hfts furnished twentv-seven d grades, and the rivil Cbwbes eighteen- fifteen being Roman Catholics aad one of these a Bishop. Tk« Urlllati elds of tbe Alabama ^Claims. The BrUishV'case” submitted to the Gene- vt Board of Arbitration has been laid before Parliament and Issued to die British public. The document is divided into ten parts. Tbe concluding sentences are as follows: "While England regrets tbo departure of rebel-cruis er* from her ports, she cannot acknowledge (he Justice of the claims against her for pc- c raisry damage* for their acts. Tlie United Blates must solidly establish the fact of Eng land's negligence. England 1* ready to ac cept the award of the Tribunal of Arbitra tion. whether favorable or unfavorable. She do dres only that it shall be Just” Tbe great question was brifly referred to In (ha {louse of Commons. Mr. Disraeli asked whether A ivy answer to Earl Granville's note concern ing the Alabama claims hail been received. Mr. Gladstone repUedUhat nothing .official bad lorn rewired, but that Minister Schenck hid expressed hU opinion that the reply of bis government would reach London about tha let of March. ,Oar Indian Mtonnds. The subject of our Indian monads has ex ceed great attention lately. Many ascribe the Jraildla? of the monads to a race that lired in swarms long before the Indians held the country—« race called tbe Monnd Boild- era.‘, A writer In the Mobile Register takes ],,!• on this print, arguing thus: «So according to our theory, (and the SmMbaaoian Institution thinks enough of it to be now engraving our drawings, and ar ranging forlu pubiicaUouJ'there an very vrsst mystery connected with tbo old Indian .. >an j t i/ter all. We do not even accept ™' v, uscaa left by a raoe of people at all them - to oar modern Indians, for we find supcnoi ^em to warrant us in any sorb bcuel. ' ( mound of earth, and it mercial advantages over that of an interior City, the interior has natural advantages for manufacturing over that of tbe coast. The (wo, then, are thus; far about evenly balanced, but when' we come to combine commerce and manufactures the Interior city hss^mmcnsely the ad rentage. In a word, the interior city can command advantages which, as a general rule, cannot be attained by a coast city.* The great lutnre controlling cities ol lids coitinent will be the interior ones. In discussing this question, we should not forget that our railways with their amazing power are navigable streams, penetrating our valleys and mountains, never obstructed and always open to navigation. Unlike the (hip upon the ocean, which leaves no track behind it, they dispense their benefits continuously and unceasingly wher ever they go, infnsing their own tireless en ergy into Ml interests with which they come in contact. Modern commerce is quite a difierent thing from Jhat of olden time. Ancient commerce was dependent entirely upon sail ships, bar- bo's and navizable streams. Modern com merce has all these multiplied many fold, and in addition, the railway, the great com mercial missionary, the great economiser of time, in conjunction with that annihilator of space, the wonder-working telegraph. ll've, then, we have the most powerful of all combinations in favor of interior cttiea.li In addition to this, they are located nearer to oqr deposits of coal and Iron, and In the midst of our agricultural districts. An interior city availing Itself of all these advantages cannot fail to advance rapidly,aud become a power in the land. Atlanta is thus situated. It rests with her citizens to_say whether she shall befcome a great, populous, wealthy and powerful city, by combining manufactures with commerce. She cannot become a great dig without this combination, yet she is making no effort in that direction. Do her business men fancy that Atlanta's future is so secure that they can afford to ignore tbe fact that she has been thus far the creature of circumstances, that her very remarkable growth has been forced upon Tier by a combination of advantages without cost to her, or effort on her part? Is her future so impregnable that she can rely npon commerce alone for her future pro gress? Is her destiny; so securely fixed that she can afford to neglect the establishment and maintenance of manufactures. Augusta, Columbus, Rome, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville, her competitors in commerce, arc making rapid strides in the intrduction of machinery. Are (lie natural or acquired advantages of Atlanta so far superior to* the^dtics named, that she can dispenso with the creation of new values, and rely only npon her profits on the sale of pins and needles.'.nafis and screws, shoe pegs and leather, sardines and molasses, vermifuge and catnip and Yankee notions? It is nseless to disguise the fact, nianut.a-- tureswS must liavcT ilat how ? Wo win discuss this question in a future number and endeavor to point oat how this desirable and absolutely necessary end can he accom plished. _ Not surprising- The Era man consider* the position of Gov ernor Smith in the matter of the Cartenvilie and Van Wert Railroad as “remarkable." We are not at all surprised that the moral sensibilities, os well as mental perceptions,of that paper arc stunned by the spectacle of a Governor standing squarely and firmly npon the Constitution and laws he is sworn to sup port, nor can we withhold the admission that the infrequency of tbe fact, during the' last four rears, makes tbe present instance of duty discharged" remarkable.” The so-called Governors of Georgia have been so intent npon private gain by public plunder that they have little, time, and lesi Inclination, to consult the fountainof authority. But a new dispensation is inaugurated. Honest men sit in the places lately polluted by thieves and robbers, and a virtuous action will no longer be "remarkable.” The example of public virtue prill react upon and foster pri vate integrity, and, jf it savor not too much of flattery, we may hope that |ts beneficent influence may be illustrated in the amend ment of the Era. Wo give a copy of the letter below re ferred to in tbe Era as being inconsistent with tbs Governor’s final action. Executive Department, 1 State op Georgia. [■ Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 8, 1872.) Bon. Robert X). Haney, Rome, Qa. t Dear Sir—The Hon. D. 8. Printup was appointed by late acting Governor Conliy agent for the State of Georgia to take charge of the Cherokee R-ilroad, and property be longing to that Company, to bold the tame under the charter, to pay semi-annual interest on bonds, etc. In the press .of business with which I have been bnrdeucl ci.no: I game into office, I have not found time to 'investi gate the question of the interest of the State in the bonds in the hands of Clews & Co., and others, and of the legality of the indorsc- t^enls made by Governor Buuock. Iamnow engagisj traog that duty, but cannot hope to reach a tforifltuinw, in a matter of so much importance, before Tuecdpy ga*L I learn that (he Polk end of the road is advertised for sole on that day, by the Shod if of Polk County, to satisfy certain labhrera? liens. Under the circumstances I fed it to be my dntv to ask that the sale be posponed for one month, bit no longcy, until I can satisfy myself npon tlie question of fit's interest of Uic State in the road. U assured of that in terest { would feel it my doty to maintain Coload Priulsp as the agent of the State, in possession of the road, without asking the interference of H) e judiciary. But being doubtful whether the State it bound by its indorsement of the bondv of the company, I am not willing to lace any decided line of conduct without the ma tured consideration. I fed sure that the delay af ked for i- necessary, and that it win result in protecting the State and the inter est of all concerned. pries charg'd fo.- every tiling, wuicu iiasT ntCiauiUlwl ilie choke o! n 6xlii niiic rooib at (he very lowest figure from twcuty-li*e u> forty dollars^ per month in times like these. Hope tells him it is only for a few days, as lie will then have his appointment and can afford to live like * tiff*" 1 beating high with^■ nopiy Wi^iiSXcxkm Of parents, mothers, tuier* and friends fresh upon his endeavors, he starts forth upon his work with zeal, industry and determina tion. The first thing he does is to gather all the influence possible, and this ■must come chiefly frollh the member of Congress from Ins District, and will de pend upon the position and wealth of father or uncle, the number of votes each can con trol, and in some cases upon tbe amount sub scribed for eontingeneiet in its broadest sense. Ninety-nine cases eut of a hundred the 31. C. will give him a letter to the Secretary or Commissioner, detailing all the fine points in his^ moral, mental and political character, which, when he reads, will be astonished to find himself in the possesion of fucuities he had only dreamed could belong to saints, phi losophtrs and statesmen. Whereupon he ini mediately goes forth u hh oil the assurance of instant and complete success. The morning has just commenced and with a light, happy heart he mounts the massive steps, dciguing only to touch tlie toe upon tbe outer edge of every other one. Reaching the base of the broad colonade, he enters the portals of the preat house of marble or granite wherein (lie magines) he will soon be seated in the quiet and lucrative employment of drawing a hundred dollars a month and (he don’t im agine) spending twice that suui. The mes senger points out the room of the Secretary and with, a boldnes3 foreign to his uature and only.put on for the occasion upon tlie strength of the powerful letter of the 31- C., he ap proaches and is admitted to the ante-room, where he is told to lake a seat. WAITING. The Usher dtaxppcars, and the applicant is left to amuse lrmsclf as best he can, nntil the (Secretary sends for him. Looking around for a seat, he finds alPoccupicd, and soon learns that at least fifty are before him, awaiting a turn to see the same official. Nothing daunted, he settles himself to a pa tient waiting, and in the novelty of the posi tion, hours pass almost unnoticed, while, in the meantime, probably twenty-five have been admitted and their cases vised. In this man ner days and sometimes weeks are consumed before he gets an opportunity even to pre sent his letter. O, the untold hours of unrealised hope and agonizing suspense, milies of weary plodding up and down those hard, steep stone steps, nights of auxioas waiting for tbe morrow that never comes, do the “letters” entail upon many an applicant for government office, 1 will leave Uxose to tell, who bouyed up w'ilh hope from promises made upon them, have from day to day kept arim despair from the hearts of wive and children only to see those beloved idols crushed the more hopelessly^ an nrncttvncw.wrrn thk scciietaky. With ardor considerably damped, patience *dtno&t mhousted, determination weakened, d hope i.nxHfied, he is at last ushered into I am, dear sir, yoius trojy, U Aia« 3J. Surra. case with more mouna »o» v » - Iwblitv, haw bunt their rowers'* perishable material than earth. aoJ. c°B'C- qneatly, our poets and philosophers i* to day would not haw bwu pleasing <w POTTO* their brains about ‘Who were the Mound Bunders ?"’ When rotate! M- C. Jones, formerly of Sareanoh. now of New York, wss here some abort while tack he expresoed the same riew os the shore writer. Colonel Jones b the best posted antiquarian student, on Georgia antiqitiee, that we know. He has devoted much time to this subject, and has nearly completed an elaborate work npon it. He once published a pamphlet contending that these mounds were court rue ted by the Mound Builder*. But farther research has dunged Ids view*. And it wUl be tees that tbe whole tendency of scientific investigation is>j explode the holy horror for red tape. I haw, however, been a "looker on iu Venice ” and have seer, from the outside, some of' the troubles and trials which beset those who come to Wash ington in search o' employment- under the government At my solicitation one of the unfortunates has written out his experiences. Posing over the motives which led.him to abandon the sweets of rural life, I take np his narrative from the time of his arrival in Washington. Having reached here safely, and settled the preliminaries of board, etc., hi: experi-. £nr*l*M lllf* fipvf flrstvIsioL' in •t>ca aavliSat-Kii iirif- Cucc3 the fin»t drawback in the cxii<*il*iiuiii» -tenfold aa a nationul measure. Political Notes The New York Tribune claims additional popularity from itt opposition to Grant The anti-Col r ax men at Washington Lav- revived the old cry that the West has had his hands, and as there arc others in the room he feels naturally timid at having his private matters to exposed. The Secrctaiy hurriedly "lances over the “letter” and politely tells him “he is very sorry, but there are no va cancies at present, and assures him that at the very first oppor tunity he will give him an appointment or that his application will be filed for future reference, and that lie will be most happy to comply with the very urgent request of .Mr M. C. These and a thousand other evasixe answers will be given; ixeaccepis the one of fered and retires, still with enough hope left to renew the attack with more letters detail ing all the great deeds military and civil of his very long line of ancestors. Another week' passes probably a month, before he has made any more progress than to procure the filing of his additional letters, with a straw xromise “he may expect to hear something?” Iere his troubles and anxieties commence to assume liarrassing proportions, for he has been here months already, bis pocket-book is nearly empty for the third or fourth and probably the last time, as friends at home iave sent him llie last dollar they could spare from tlicir scanty store, shoes worn out, clothes shabby, and yet he is held here by a fas cination that seems beyond his control, and each day an imaginary hope gives life for still further pursuit. In the progress of all this ho has met with indignities (not to use a stronger word) short answers, false promises and deceptions of every kind. He lias, as is the lot Qf most young men chan* * country to city life, been led into evil asso ciations, and there, in the saddes t hour of trial, lost that tone of morality he brought from bonjjp, and is fast squandering the tew dolhjs fujwining, upon which real his char acter for honesty with the pojjr woman who has trusted him'fer room add board, THE JI C. VISIT!'D AGAIN. O-ire uxor.* he besets the 31. C. to tell him bis disappointment, who rympathLses with him de. ply and promi.** to go in person to see wb/ t&c appointment has not been made. At tills *nj}Gunpej& ; # t a new hope seizes upon him,and hpirihriitsfri*'mdjstbQmetbat in a very *h.»rt line* th« appointment will be f. rUxcoming. Alas! the experience of thou sands will till that this hope is alike delusive. The M C uTf, n*» doubt, of his intention to erve him, but important bills in the House, ommitle • meetings, etc., have so occupied his time, that it was impossible for him to sec the geefetaxy, but very soon he will at tend to liU cal). *3fy d$*r young friend, this very soon rarely ever apd if ft docs your answer U, “The Secretary mom*scd me to give you an appointment about the first of the month. What month ? It never transpires, and thus he is led on from day to day, until months are consumed, and he still lingers in the one delusive hope until, with morals, money. honesty gone, he is §unk in debt ana ae- (pair. IS CONCLCSIOS. It is not my intention here to burden Ike character of officials with tlupliciiy or even with A mat of charity or common humanity, fori know (nil well that all snrtaof means hare to be employed to sat sty the cravings of the myriads of office seekers, and that the patience of Job would wane under the importunities of this army of beggars, but I would beseech them, ip tire name of the young men of the' coontiy, to giye ail such a decided yes or no. It yon intend to get u> office for a man, ac complish it at once, and if yengfngotoreven dare not. from political reasons, flatly refuse, cire him the negative mildly bat promptly, and advise him to return to the plough or the bench, and in after years posterity will blr y on for yonr troth and counsel. Thosp who think of coining to Washing ton in search of office will do well to read and ponder upon the Btategjer^a of my triend. Tommy Haw*. A Mortuary List.—The Boston Bulletin Savannah, Ga., February 14th, 1878. Coior.el R. IK Frubel: Ky Dear Fbobel: I have read with pleasure and profit your excellent address be fore the Council and citizens of Atlanta, on tlie 1st instant, that you were kind enough to send me. You have covered the subject completely and I endorse your views fully, except as to the matter of cost, which will greatly exceed your estimate. None of the rivers are properly navigable, and it will require large sums to make' them so, especially the Ocmul- geeaud the Altuinaba. Put your estimate at $50,000,000, and you will be nearer the mar:.. Hot even at ih:;t turn the canal will amply compensate for the expenditure, and ■The worth of a thing is what it will bringi and If cafe handled milih-ns should he spent in the enterpri-c there would still be % lug* margin of benefit to the country. ! ' Darien and Brunswick (by canal to the Al- Itnmaba) will become tbe oat-port horhore. [Both (r-pabie of tioing ahrgebusineso; and .with steam as a direct or auxllliaiy power, connecting them with Europe, and other At lantic ports. t-'avanni'.I: can derive no imme diate advantage from the canal, but will hold her own with the aggrandizement of the State, and grow upon tflo increase of Darien and the city that may be established on tbe Brunswick harbor, the present site, Bruns- [wick being of no account for commercial purposes. Blythe or Colt nd’s Island—per- haps both—will furnish future cities there. ■But Savannah will havo no cause to com! plain, for as the country fills np and onr re sources increase she must be an outlet for a certain area of country that will find its mar ket hero ■The blockade, annually, by ice of the Erie canal, and recently of the Pacific Bailroad by snow, demonstrate incontestably the ne cessity for channels of travel and trade whether by railroad or canal, free from these influences of temperature that render them in effective during many months. Yours is a great project, and-it is a tree one. I was with Lcssepsia Egypt when making Iris pre liminary surveys m 1855, and witnessed his struggles against difficulties in inaugurating Me most important improvements of one of the the day—an improvement that will material ly affect the future of the world. And yon have not tiro opposing elements of different kinds to contend with that he had, and you have no cause to despond or despair. With my hearty wishes for-ycur success, accept these hastily expressed opinions from your friend, Harrt C. Wayne. Atlanta, Ga., February 17,1872. General Barry 0. Wayne: My Dear General—I was so much grati fied at the receipt of yodr kind favor of the 14th insL, and to ynow that the great enter prise which for years past has bad my undi vided attention, meets yonr cordial approval and endorsement. The question of a direct and unobstructed water communication be tween the grain producing sections of the West and tlie Atlantic seaboard, is one of vi tal importance to every portion of this coun try; an J in it are centered the surest hopes of Georgia for relief from her present financial difficulties and distresses. In the absence of an a'curate summary the question of ooets most, in a great degree, be dependent upon surmise, but the estimates which I have given have been prepared after a careful study of works of a similar character in other por tions of (he country, and I do not think will vary greatly from results obtained by the survey. I have been assured by theengiueers engaged in the work that this is the ease, tire estimate docs not include the work upon the Tennessee river, north Coosa canal, hut is iri- ctufii-d. only for that portion of the canal within too territory of Georgia. Then no donbt that both Brunswick and Darien will, in time, be greatly benefitted by the opening of this canal, and may ultimately become important comiRcroi,'! cm Lor*; ' • e .1 ’ \ • ( ■ *. . lutiivii.-iMr v. .u,n ilum.i; , Wist tb*> | Uiink you are mistaken as to the direct ef- feet it will have upon Savannah. The inland navigation from the mouth of the Altamaka totl.a city is» feandcommoi oris. Tiiccojt of to win" ’ :ii" h already loaded over that diatance will be insignificatit. Her trade re lation* arc already established both at home ami abroad. Bite has the cunitol to command millions of this new mule, and there is no doubt of her cm rjry and enterprise, if the re sult* of p ist years is *ny index for the future, f have looked upon its importance to Savan- ah *is second to ih.ti of nocity in the Union. It i' % wii!ioui doubt in her power to become t!.e seaport of St. Loui.t Cincinnati, Louis* ' !»•, and of ilie oilier great commercial :aari» o the West, and it will be her own anil if she fails loseize upon the ad vantages ofk ip j. Her railroad syrtem mu3t and will continue to make her the great cotton market of the South, and this with the y&st export trade in grain which the canal will give her, together with the import trade, which it will draw, must make her one of the most impor tant cities upon this continent. God grant that tbo day bo not distant when not only Savaunsh but every portion of our dear old State may feel its’ life-giving influ ence, and Georgia may again resume h»r former position of influence and power. 1 assure you, my friend, that I have no higher ambition in life than the hope that 1 may in some humble degree be instrumental in aiding this work on to a successful result. I am, General, your friend, B. W. Frobel. DEctfllONS riraz— W OP GEORGIA. Tuesday, Feb. 20,1872. nnraaa, STS. A Benj. P. Kafir, administrator etc., vs. Leslie G. , Carter. Motion%n dismiss, under Relief Act, 1878l Free Walton. McCAY, J. An affidavit an administrator, in stflt pending is vor, on a debt contracted with his intetts lore the first of June. to the best of bl and information al paid' on the same foi each year since the.same came into his pos session as administrator, except for the y< 1869 and 1870, dqwncnt being advised i..... the note was so oraibtful of collection that he was not required to pay taxes on the same for the Vtas 1869 and 1870, being then considered Jtoibiful if not uncoileci- able,” is a aubstatlsBbompliance with the 1st section of the act « October 13th. 1870. 2d. Tbe fact that* widow and minor* are interested as disttitxitecs, with other biers and creditors of uAaestate, does not briog a a suit on a note duofi, ynes ate and in suit bran administrata^WiLbin the 14th section of the Act of (NMa-r littk; 1870, so as to ex- etfcte tire tiHng an aid proof at the trial that all legal taxes due an the debt have been paid. j'- Judgement rcvcrtsSj. Walker and McDaniel, for. plaintiff in er ror. J. W. Arnold, Hillycr & Bro., for defend- anL R. M. Smith vs. M. V. Brand. New trial, from Walton. McCAY, J. I When on a hill filed for an account and settlement of the affairs of a partnership, there was an answer and the parties at issue, on the bill and answers, and there was a verdict for the plaintiff, nod a motion for a new trial, on tbo ground that the Court erred in refusing to conliuue the cause and it ap peared, on tho hearing of the motion, by the sworn statements of the absent counsel, that one of thbm was prevented from attending Court by provid-Miat cause, and the other, because the Judge had informed him, in open Court, at the regular term at the lime he had fixed the day for the adjourned term at which the case Was tried, that he had given Mr. Walker leave of ubscpcc from the adjourned term, and that none of his cases would be tried; that Mr. Walker was a leading coun sel for the plaintiff in this case, and was counsel in all the cases gr which the absent counsel was en .ployed; that lie had so public ly notified the Court, and that trusting to this he had not attended the said adjourned term: Held, That it was do abuse of the discre tion vested in the Judge, in such cases, to grant a new (rial. Walker* McDahlel„W. W. Clark, Hillyer & Bro., for plaintiff in error. J. W. Arnold, Glean & Dunlap, J. J. Floyd, for defendant. Eliza Faircloth vs. Writ. St Johns. Eject ment, from Mitchell. McCAY, J. 1. Where A bargained land to B, taking his notea for tho purchase money, giving his bond for titles, and afterwards indorsed one of the notes to O, who indorsed it to D, and B having paid some of the purchase money, abandoned tbe land, and A having died, bis administrator took possession of tbe land. Held, That the indorser and minor cliff-- dren of A are entitled U> a homestead in the land as agaiust a judgment obtained by D on tlie indorsed note againdt B ns principal, and A and O as indorsers. Tbe equity of 11, uu- dcr his bond for titles, wilb some of tlie pur chase money paid, to pay the pu chase money and demand a title does not, in such a case, make tlie lien of 1 the judgment para mount to the homestead. 2. If, at tlie time of the. sale of land ba ilie sheriff, an application be pending for a homestead in favor of tbe family of.the de- fendant, and notice thereof be given at the sale, the purchaser huy^Biubjeet to ihehome- stead. ^ ,ntfi*.f>»'4- . a,. :.isJ Judgment reversea. J. J Bradford, W. A Byrd, Vasou & Da vis, Clark & Goss, for plaintiff in error. W. E. Smith, G. J. Wright, for defendant. James Seymour vs. h. Morgan. Injunction, from Dougherty. McCAY, J. l; Equity will not interfere to restrain a trespass, unless it affirmatively appears that the damage will he irreparable, or from the insolvency of the trespasser, or other cause, the remeuy at law Is incomplete. 2. A Mo-rill' has no nuthurilr to put a pur chaser of real estate, at a Sheriff's sale, iu possession, if to do so it is necessary to turn out a purchaser, front tlie d- fcmluut ill cxe- cu ion whose title is anterior to tbe date of tbe judgment, even tboueli it ue true that, for some reason, the judgment was a lieu anterior to its date, so that the purchaser gets good title. Judgment affirmed. Vason A Davis, Clark & Goss, for plaintiff error. H. Morgan for defendant 8. Freeman, L. H. Feulherston, J, B. S. Davis, J. S. Bigby, and Hugh Buchanan, for plaintiff in error. II. Wright Douglass, for defendant Wm. Abridge and Gunge W. Alieom vs. L. A. PattUlo. Award. MONTGOMERY, J. 1. Wuere a controversy is submitted to ar bitration undir the C- dc, and 'he arbitrators and pirties have several meetings, at tbe firs' of whch only two of the arbitrators ar- pres.nl, and no objection is made by either Deny at ibe time to the absenco of third ar- bi rator; it is too late, on motion to make the award the judgment of the court to objec. to rath motion on the ground of the absence of the third arbitrator from the first meeting, esp -daily where the arbitrators were unani mous. 2. Where numerous objections are filed to an award, on the ground that tbe award was the result of accident or mistake, or fraud of some one or all of the arbitrators or parties, or is otherwise illegal, all of which objections are, in effect objections because the award is contrary to evidence, or the weight of evi dence ; the testimony submitted to the srbi trators should be before this court to enable it to pas3 intelligently upon the objections made. Nor will the fact, that the objections were demurred to for Insufficiency dispense with this. Judgmentafflrmcd. Clark & Pace, by E. P. Howell, for plain tiff* iu error. _ Walker*McDaniel, X. A. Billups, for de- feidrat. ‘ D. Good & Son vs. NicLolas Rawlins, Sheriff. Rule against Sheriff from Pulaski. MONTGOMERY, J. 1. Where a Sheriff is ruled by a plaintiff in fi. fa. and answers, to which answer a tra verse is fiAd. and plaintiff, at a subsequent term, proposes to withdraw his traverse and substitute anothcr. it is impossible for this court to say that the court below abused its discretion, in'affowiug the-Sheriff a continu ance on the ground of such substitution, unless we had the new traverse before ua 2. It is not necessary under Revised Code, section 3,89*, that the consent of the mort gagor, mortgagee and plaintiff in fi. fa. levied, to sell the entire fee in the land levied on, should be in writing. 8. It follows, that where one, purporting to be tlie agent of the mortgagor, gives such consent, it is not necessary that tire agency should be created by writing. 4. A ratification of the act of such agent by the mortgagor—supposing the agent had no authority at the time of sale—is valid under Revised Code, section 2,165. 5. It is not necessary for tbo court to apply the law, given in charge to tbe jury, to tbe facts of the case, when- implication is plainly apparent Judgment affirmed. II. C. Duncan, W. L. Grice for plaintiff in error. Hausell & Hanscll, Pate & Ryan by Clark & Spencer, for defendant Neil McKay, Thos. J. Fletcher and It H. Fletcher, administrators, vs. Richard Roe, Casual t jector, and Geo, Kendrick and Cor nelius Coffee, tenants. Fjcctment from Sumter. - MONTGOMERY. J. -1. Where a defendant in ejectment relics on seven years adverse possession uudcrcolor of title, he canmiaiin, under such title, only so muuli of thffland ns the hugest descrip tion in ids deed will embrace.. 2. If, at the time his grantor makes the deed to him, such grantor, by accident or de sign, iKiiuts out more land than the largest description in the deed will embrace, and the defendant takes possession of the whole tract so |K>inUal out, he is in, as to the over plus, only by the pedn pooeuio, and cannot set up prcscrimive title as to that part unless he has so held it for twenty years. 3. Tlie lessor of the the plaintiff can re cover of u mere intruder upon prior pos session alone. 4. Where the lessor of tho plaintiff is jiuicd, he canuol lie said to hare voluntarily abandoned, because ho dors not resume pos- ses-ion immediately on the land becoming vacant again, e pecigl y where the defend- Relief Act of 1870, but no sale has taken place, the plaintiff in fi. to., Is not obliged to attack his affidavit of the payment of taxes to tin execution under the fifth section of that Act, so long as he takes no steps to force a sale. Judgment affirmed. W. A. Hawkins, for plaintiff in error. EH Warner, for defendant Wn.fi. Brewer, agent for Kapp and David, vs. James M. Broadfield. Relief from Sumter. MONTGOMERY, J. 1. Upon a motion to dismiss a snit for Utc want of the affidavit required by the Relict Act of 1870, it is not errer In the court to hear and pass upon the evidence offered in support of the motion, especially where no objection is made at tbe time.. 2. No allegations in the declaration, which, if true, would excuse the payment of taxes under the Relief Act of 1870, will dispense with the affidavit required by the Act, unless sworn to. Judgment affirmed. Hawkins & Qucrry for plaintiff in error. C. T. Goode for defendant. Additional Uomminlouere Appointed a* dear Southern Claims for Com pensation- The Southern Claims Commission have ap pointed additional Commissioners to take testimony In the Southern States in cases under $3,000 in amount { W. E. Connelly, cf Wedowee, Ala.; D. S. Thornburgh, of New Market, Tenn.; Henry R. Whitfield, of Co lumbus, Hiss- Special Commissioner An drew Sloan, at Savannah, has resigned his appointmcnt,.and his successor will be ap pointed in a few days. Other commissioners are also to be appointed at Memphis and Huntington, Tcnn. The late decision of the Supreme Court on tlie unconstitutionallty of tbe "Drake amendment” does not affect this Commission, which is governed entirely by the act of Congress establishing it Claim ants will still have to rely upon other evi dence than executive pardons and amnesty oath to prove their loyalty. Legislative Cost. Mr. Potter, of MuCiackusetts, has gathered some, interesting facts relative to the. average length and cost of legislative sessions in twroty-four leading 8tales of the Union. Tlie New Hampshire House of Represents tires has the largest number of members— 338—while the Delaware House has blit 21. New Hampshire, however, has the smallest number of Senators—12—except Delaware, which has nine persons in tbe upper House. California pays her legislators $10 per diem, while those of Rode Island receive but $1 per day. The Kentucky Legislature meets bnt ouce in two years, and the average length of sessions is sixty days, while tlie Legislature of Massachusetts bolds annual se-sionsnf about 170 days. Tlie Massachusetts Legisla ture is also ahead in the matter of expense. Law in the Bay State is enacted at tlie high cost of $256,0C0 per annum, while in Dela ware the Legislature costs but $10,000 bien nially ; in Rhode Island, $3,000 annually; iu New Jersey, $>4,000 per year, aud in New York, $43,001 annually. Tho Agricultural 1 oitveitv.ou at XVashl **gtou. ever occurred. Ju Igmciil reversed. Hawkins anil Uuerry for plaintiff in error. Hankins & Burke for defendant. R. G. Fulgam vs. The Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company. Assumpsit, from Pu laski. McCAY, J. Where there was a subscription of stock i a railroad company, and when due the payment of tbe amount subscribed was de manded by the company, and payment was refused: Held, That it was not necessary for the company to show that it had issued, or of fered to issue, the certificates of stock-As 4 condition precedent to a right of fecoyery op tlje subscription. VictorHugo has in press threenew volumes; Judgment affirmed, two of poetry and one of juvenile tales. Hausell & Hanscll, Clark & Spencer, for plaintiff in error. & Hall, Charles C. Kibbeo, by Reporter, Literary notes. Bret Hartc says he bitterly regrets not hav ing remaiued in California. Antonio Mnschio, a Venetian gondolier, has published a little work on "Dante's Divina toy defendant. The idol found on Colonel Tomlin's place sear Cartenvilie about which eo much has been aalJ, was believed by Colonel Jones to be ma Indian and not a Monnd Builder’s idol, it being {very different from genuine idols of (be Builder* that bars been identified. Senator Wilson has been preaching Chris tian rO , S n "> on b<dore Young Mena’ Assocuu IbE in hi'iladelphia. The Snriazftehl Massachusetts Republican endorsratbeplatform adopted by tbe liberal Republicans of Missouri. Radical leaden and long-headed poUtkhux are beginning to express their alarm at the ibarp tom political events are taking latterly. Too Tucc—When a rakish youth goes astray, friends gather around him to restore him to the path of virtue. Gentleness and kindness are furnished to win him hack to parity and peace. No one would ever sot poet that he had committed any wrong. Bnt when c poT, confiding girt is betrayed, sta receives tiu brand of society, and is driven from the path of virtue. The betrayer is honored, respected, esteemed; but there is no more peace for her this side of the grave. Society has no loving, helping hands 'orher; no smile of peace; no voice of forgiveness. These are earthlv mortalities known to the heavens. There is a deep wrong In them, and fearful are the consequences. John Adolph vs. J. W. Joscy, administrator, etc. Motion to set aside verdict from Web ster. McCAY, J. When a motion was ipaije to apt qsffie q verdict on the ground that the defendant— the loosing party—was prevented from at tending the trial by serious sickness. Held, That that in such a case it is not necessary to file a brief of the testimony given at the trial, and it may be error in the court to refuse the motion for that reason. Judgment reversed. C. T. Goode, C. B. Wootten, for plaintiff in error. B. a Wofrilj by W. A. Hawkins, for de fendant. ur ui AJIUZ.U, wiuj upon tiic most ran- wrCAT, j. youtji die with her. was closed and the argdmeqt heard, the at has tiw following valuable mortuary list: S^^su'jJu^h/sMghtTkciii’L'^tbei^'kadow 1 , Hawkins <fc Gutrry.for plaintiff in error, -UethuseU died of liver eomplaiotl^t's | ^ SS'lffo3em“ torirTonelmess; _B- S, WorriU, J. i. Wimberly, by W. A. wife of salt (beam. Al to hsireysrpclas. Goliah Raman of |bc drop-sy. Nebuchadnazzar of too much vegetable diet, leaving Mrs. N. a grass widow. John Bunyan, troubled by conn, took bis ptllgtimy and progressed. Desdemona also took afilbow. Ramson was killed by a pillar, too. Hnatgoiger was (slpnied out of a balloon. Julios Cnsar was (sikUlcn in war. John Rodgers died of an overdone 4b! Romeo dial ol heart di*- ea*e. Gvernor Hotfoot dyed hismoustacbe. Artcmus Ward was joked to deaRi, A Good Reason:—Uttle “Johnny” Me- 8wain, an Interesting M4»reUr little girl re siding over at Pineyille, daring ray^,asgjgSrs««g ^4.-^ | y their wants and woes were unforgottem'; jfcOAV, j, J, The Ordinary of apountyhasnointhoj- TffEBEJrtrryoy HirriXESs.—Ruskin says; ity, under any general law of this Slate, even "Do not think you .can njake'g gjri lovely, if with the recommendation of the grand jury judo make her happy.'- There is pot p gjj| fig£ “ '' siding over at Pineyille, during the reseat bad weather several mornings to put in her appearance at school, -Johnny,” questioned one of her vital mates, “don't yon hate to remain at homo and have to go foot in-your class next morn- in* r "No,” she replied. “Why not, Johnny V “Because when Tm foot they cafft turn me downl” was the pMdsopical reply, da—Beard Ctnlnty Sipci Uammedia.” F. F. Whipple, in speakin" of Mr. Emer son's wide reading, says: "He collects tons of rose haves ami converts them into ottar of ruse-* A Boston man has preserved all the paro dies upon the poem of “ The Heathen Chi nee,” that he found in the papers, and has forty-three of the Ab Sinine productions. Tlie Pope, having committed tbe Cbnrcb of Home ts the whole of the teachings of the well known Ligaore, Dr. Dollinger is now preparing a work on tbe immorality of thechafaptpfo' that person. The MS., consisting of more than & thous and pages, writterr in Gottschalk’s own hand, and giving an animated description of New , « York society, is about to be published at the W. D. Owens ,ys. Mart Is Saunders. Case expense of the Emperor of Brazil, with whom the pianist lived mate terms. Where, in an action to, ^-...lages for an as- The ScsUm literary World says a popular sault and battery bv tho defendant upon the author—a lady, a resident in (hat vicinity, plaintiff, the defendant was awilnesssndwas received a handsome New Year's present examined ip full upon the case, anddurinf from her publisher*. It was it sum of more the trial a bill of indictment, with a plea o: than five thousand dollars, and Represented guilty, for the same beating, and a juugnien. her iter centage on tbe sale of her books du- affixing a fine of twb hundred dollars wai ring the last six months. In July last the introduced by the defendant iu mitigation o DubiUhcrs paid her o»er nine thousand dol- damages—and after the evidence was closet Pus. and the argument of the counsel on both sides to the jury concluded', the court per mitted the defendkpt 1 to 'be re-intro- y^»»wist4,sr^ ssyjJ** £& tilMt. h2 thrived pleasures, and given to them, no less than to would Uecbcap& to pfed guiltj than to a the richest, the pleasures of her laughing tempt to defend and t|iat the fine would he saftf£?.s6:|6»oFS from Webster. The National Agricultural Convention at Washington Iras closed its labors. A delegate just returned informs it's that wbile there was the utmost social nn-l per sonal consideration extended to the Southern delegates, yet in the official tninsao ions of the body, there was an evident dispodtion of the Northern -members to umlerrate the scientific knowedga of tho Southerners, i’s w.iovsm_-1> =:lfy taut no s-cb-vaeirucyj nit3”lliing'cropped but right arrogantly on sev Til ocoasions, and if persisted in might result in a final declension of Southern dele gates to participate in such conventions. Giles Jackson vs. the tieate. Voluntary Man slaughter, from Dougherty. MONTGOMERY, J. 1. Where in a trial for murder it appeared that diseased had tbrcnteml prisoner's life, whereupon prisoner left the field where the quarrel tuok place, returned in about t .enty luinutcs aud said, if deceased was going to whip him he was now ready for liiui, and de ceased advanced upon him, pistol iu hand, upon which prisoner shot and killed deceased, and the jury return a verdict of voluntary manslaughter, this court will not disturb the verdict. Provocation by threats will in no case he sufficient to free (be person killing from the crime of iqurdcr, or front manslamghter if tlie circumstances reduce the homicide to that grade. 3. Where counsel for prisoner consents that the jury may return their verdict to the Clerk, it im jilies u consent that they may dis perse after haying done so; and if tho ver dict so returned is one for "manslaughter,” not specifying the grade, it is not error in the court to order the jury to reassemble and change tlier verdict to either voluntary or involuntary manslaughter (and the jury do change it to voluntary manslaughter,) unless the prisoner can Bhow that one or more of the jury have been tampered with, or that his case has been otherwise prejudiced by reason of the diapering of the jury. . The finding in this case is not contrary to the erinence. Judgment affirmed. G. J. Wright, for plaintiff in error. No appearance for the State. ' Qoc. P. Thomas & Co.,et al.va. G.M. Stokes, administrator. Injunction, from Sum ter. MONTGOMERY, J. Whore tlie Judge of the Superior Court, in the exercise of his discretion, grants or refuses ar injunction, this Court will not in- tctfcrc, unless such discretion has beep ipk 11 - ifestlv- abused. JuSgment affirmed. N. A. Smith by It. H. Clark. P. Cook, W. A. Hawkins, for defendant Wm. Keen vs. James W. Rouse, Ordinaty, etc. Mandamue, from Worth. MONTGOMERY, J. A Sheriff is not entitled to costs on tax fi. fas, whether for State or county taxes, unless the same be collected from the dg- fendanl* Nor does the fact that tbs fi. fas. issued illegally Under' order'of the Inferior Court, alter the rules. Judgment affirmed. D. H, Pope, bv J. XkNws *- Harris & Smith for defendant N. & A. F. Tift, plaintiff* in fi. fa, vs. D. A. Newsom, defendant iu fi. fa, and Eli$abet)j Newsom, claimant Where a factor 1 nikkes advances to a plan ter, and takes a Ken upon the growing crops adder Revised Code, section 1,977, such ad vances ore in the nature of purchase money, and the lien is, therefore, supe rior to the wife’s title, where the c»R was art to her as^efsotjaltj' under the ltogje- CeorglaNews Items. The Sandersville brass band has been rc- organized.—Cen'ml Georgian. Mr. Joel A. Bilbro, eon of policeman Bil- bro. of Columbus, died on Saturday last.- Enquirer. Columbus is to be supplied with cislerrs. Judge Lucker, of Florida, will address tl.e citizens of Columbus on Friday; subject, “ Tropical Florida."—Sun. A negro man named Wade was stabbed by Mr. George Abel inn slight affray, in Macon, on Saturday night last There are hopes ol his recovery —7elegrogh and Vettenger. The police of Romo have put in their ap pearance in new uniforms—cadet gray with brass bnituus. Mrs. William It. Smith, of Floyd county, died on the 11th instant— Courier. Captain Eldridgo Barlow, of Stewart county, was thrown from his baggy last Wednesday, and was so seriously injured that he died in a few hours.—Lvntafa'a Tele graph. There will be at Appling, Columbia county on tbe second day of March next, a dcdici* tion of the Monumental Slab, or Record, to the Confederate dead of that county.—Me Duffle Journal The Griffin B: nkjng Company went into operation on tho ltttii. Major 'William it Bates, President, and Judge James 8. Jones. Cashier. Colonel r-aiiiui-1 iUiii-y has ordered ono hundred tree*, mostly water oak and dm, to he set out on. the grounds aronnd the mal- institute.—Qriff.n Beret. The dockets of Monroe Superior Court, to lie called next-week, are the- smallest known for years. The new entries on tho civil re curds number only thirty-three, ami thecrim- inal docket is very light A new Baptist Church, also a warehouse, are to lie built ai Milner. Cb. Walk ns, colored, (lied of lock jaw al thq plantation of A. B Zelnrr on the t2lh instant. A few days previous, his fool was pem tralod by an old nail, and the wound wa* neglected nntil lockjaw set in, killing him after a few hours of suffering.- '* Admiiecr. Augusta has in her City Hall Park two queer birds. General A. K Wright, G. A Oates and E. II. Gray will represent Rich mond county in the State Agricultural Con vention at Savannah. Subscriptions to tbe Gumming Manufacturing Company stock now amount to one hundred and thirty-five Minttsand dollars. Augusta has a chicken thief The Abbot Pantomime troupe are de lighting Augusta audiences. The " Widows’ Home Association’’ of Augusta have per fected a iiennancnt organization and the fol lowing officers have been elected: Mrs.John MeKinne, president; Mrs. Alfred Mann,vice- president; Miss Lou Bing, secretary and treasurer.—Chronicle and Sentinel. Major J. P. Hertz, Esq, of Savannah, is dead. A gang of sixty mechanics, compris ing carpenters, masons and screw-men left Savannah on one of the New York steamers staling that they could obtain no work in that city, and were forced to leave and seek it cliowbere. On tlie morning of the 18th, a horse rap away with a buggy attached to lijm in wh’rli was Mr. Cohen, of Savannah, his wife and child. Mr. C. wss thrown out and received some injuries. Hit left ear was severed from his head as if cut by a knife. Ha i> loo received several bruises a* out the face and head. Mrs. Coben and child were not injured, Mr. E Yulee is to lecture in Savannah on tbe “Claims and Life of Swc- deniMirg." A meeting of tlie cummiltce of the citizens of Savannah baa been held and arrangements made in reference to extending tbe l.oipitalitics of tbe city to the Convention of the Georgia Stato Agricultural Society. Samnnah Betel Pipe, Hines & Hobbs, Clark $ Goss, fof plaintiffs 11 error.’ No appearance for defendant. Sarah E. Lewis. Administratrix, n. Joel R. ' 0. Horne. Relief,' you do make her happy.- There is got pee of toe county, to borrow money on tbe credit restrainT vou pot on a good girl's nature— ol the ebrjety, apd if, for this puspose, he there is notone shock you give to berinstincts issue county bonds and sell them, tbe county of affection or of effort—which will not be is not liaple on the bonds so issued- _ indelibly written on her features with aliard- 2. On a proper case made by bill in the ness which ij all the more painful, because it name of citizens in the county—tax payers— take3 away the bflgiitops* ffnip the eyes of it is the duty of the Judge of the Superior innocence, and the chanp ftoru th.e broy of Court, qs (Jbanpeljor, (q restrain until 169 ylrtus. The perfect loveliness of aw.Qman’s hesfing, on the merits, qu Ordinary frpm 1 V !«■'■■ « i-m-cict in thnf maif-atii* ordering such bonds to be paid by the Treas- a widow, as administratrix of her husband, sues on a note made prior to J rst, VS ', and offer* ip prove that het^-jf her minor children ere tbe sole heirs of inti stale, i bat there are no creditors, and tbtt tlie entire assets of the estate are less than tlie amount exempt under tbe homestead laws, the rase should not have been dismissed for Want of tbe tax affidavit under the Relief Apt of 1870. Had the proof been made, it wqqld bay/1 bFPU;ht t!i e ^ vritbij) the Hth section of that net. Where a tax-payer returns notea held by him in bulk, at what he considers them worth, and psya the taxes regularly on the gross amount go returned, it I* a eufijejeat mraKfliance with tbp Actio carrj-the case to the jury. . Judgment reveizcd. Hawkins & Guerry, foaflWntiff in error. W. A- Hawkins, for defendant. Jacob Hiley, executor, vs. A. 8.' Hartridge. countenance pan only consist in that majestic „ . peace which is founded iu the mempiy of nrtr of the count!, provided that the mjunc- bappy apd useful yeprsrrfuU of sweet tiqn be so framed as not to interfere with the records; apd from the joining of this with right of the bondbflldpj*—who are not par- that yetmore majestic childishness, which is ties to the bill—to the use of every remedy still full of change and promise, opening ah allowed by law, through the courts of law wavs, modest at once and bright with hope and equity to test and enforce any claims . - I, - c - _ of better things to bewon, and to be bestowed, they may set up against the county in the ment to let in the defenses provided for by She’U There is no dd sge where there is still tbit premises. ;' promise—it is eterpal youth.” Judgment reversed. 2. Where a levy was made prior to the New* Condensed* Connecticut has sixteen daily newspapers. It cost $337,129 07 to light Boston’s streets with gas last year. The snow is eleven feet deep on a level in Nevada county, California. The new city directory of SL Louis esti mates tbe present population at 375,1,00. During 1871 there were seventy-six horses in this country that trotted their mile in 2:30 or less. Cincinnati is said tq Ire tltc most densely populated city in the United Stato, having 36,000 people to the square mile against New York’s 33,000, George Jacques, of Worcester, Mass., has given the city one hundred and fifty thousand feet of laud, valued at $50,000, os a site for a city hospital. Literary. Wales has but one daily paper, the Western Mail, and that is Conservative. In Rome the foundation is projected of a kind of International Library Club. Mrs. Emma Sontbwood has written another book—The Lost Heir of Linlithgow. Public libraries arc encouraged by tbe State in Chili, and some few towns now have them. It is rumored that Thnriow Weed does not do much at his autobiography at present, owing to brain trouble. The finding of the stone at Ip'debea, in Moab, purporting to have been set up Qy Moses, turns oqt tq he a hoax. (That Dickens Did. The London Time* doses a very clabara review of Mr. Foster’s book with this tribute to the genius of Charles Dickens; Before the power qf biz pen many an old iniquity, whether it existed in spite of law, or pleaded an immunity sanctioned bylaw for Us continuance, went down and y-as ex tinguished forever. Wherearc all the York shire schools which starved so many “."mikes,” and where those Ecclesiastical Courts under the ermine of which such legalized injustice was perpetrated? They exist no longer, and to their extinction the humor of Dickens mainly contributed. T‘> ,f e arc things so odious «nd fit the gatpe time eo ridiculous that yon tytye oply to p>jnt fhpn oqt aud they cease to exist: to mock at them and they are extinguished forever So it was with' Dickens. He pointed them out and they vanished; he laughed-at them fiB'SvkS often* vulgar"in ^manners aq-.l dress, and often overbearing; that he was ill at ease in the intercourse with gentlemen; thqt he preferred being a King in very ltr.s com pany; that evep In UW e#(ly days he lived lather in a clique than in society; that he rai'' something of a Bohemian in ills best moments—all these are truths aflVciing tbo private character of the man find his social position, but of tittle worth when wrifitad against the transcendant merit of fits works. Such as he was. we in our generation — iver tohelipld hjaequal, A bout Women* The favorite 8ultima of his Majesty of Turkey is only 11 years old. A Frenchwoman in Toledo, wife of a fish erman, speared 800 pike in four days. Boston papers say that New York wives. When enraged against their tpouaes, call tb*m custom house frauds. jfnoxvi\Ie, Tcunessc, has a youth( 1 feta- (nine tax collector, Miss Lucy Stevens, who collects more In a day than a d* # a male publicans could in a fortnight. A Western girl who has been brought U] knocks dowr/svery man that kisses her, am she is so pretty 'hat half the married and all tbe single men in town have black eyes. In Greece the meu Ultd not toe women de vote their lives to dress, and complain of '(nothing to we*r.” They spend all their money in the purchase of fine clothes, and all their time in pinking and adorning them selves. The women on the oonuary <lev. te very little attention to toe all important sub joct, and seem devoid of vanity. . Si-e Departments and th-lr Coat. We find in the Philadelphia Insurance Reporter of tlie loth ultimo, a comparative co?t of the various fire'departments of the country, and the number of companies »tlie lied to the snme. VVc give toe list be low. and would call particular attention to tlie fact that, while Savannah lias one of the most effective tlie organizations in the Union, it is supposed at a cost of not more than one-third of that of any other city. This is ( fact worthy pi Jl' -.L --. mid w*i’ submit to suoli of onr Couucllmeu who arc disposed to object when tlie Department asks for ad ditional means to increase its efficiency. The statement is made up for the year 1871, and is as fo’Iows: New York, 55 comnanlrs, peld fS3',8ft Bottom36corappules,paid.... 446 17V SL Louie Mo„ ft companies, peld 13 4>« New Orleans. 33 omp.nle*, .ohudetr 329.337 Wcvtl.nl, chi-.,« companies, paid 8 Ml Pitlebarr, w com/wulcs 'paid.... "*“* <9,7-3 80.361 33,743 Chicago, 17 compial.e, paid Providence, R. 1,1J Companies, paid AtSanr,icon*paaics,paid " ... New llav. n 7 companies, paid a tavillc, 3 companlet, pud Pcteolt, 7 c**m.antra, pud Baltimore, 9 camp .tiles, paid 9(000 II Ttrorcl. 6 con ‘ Mobile. 9 comp Cincinnati, '67 Charleston, (I Cihuintuits, voluutoer.. Savannah, 9 compa'ilea, volaiireer m,am Pasting Events. Tennyson lias taken up his abode in a pret ty little village of North Wales. Fivo thousand pounds have been subscribed toward they reposed expedition in search of Dr. Livingston. Fifty dollars is the usual fee for au organ- t3t in New York to play ten tunes at a fash ionable clinrch wedding. Nearly three hundred students have ma triculated at Washington and Lee University during toe present session, A late New Orleans Picayune contains tho valedictory of A. II. Holbrook, for thirty years one of its editors and proprietors. At a meeting of railroad officials in Mobile afewdaysago,rat<»of passage from Moble to New York via Montgomery, Lynchburg; etc., were reduced from- $47 to $10. Rhode Island allows herlcgisiatorabutone dollar a day and four cents mileage. And vet they don’t seem to steal any m n re than legislators who are actually paid something. Uric fa Thrashing matjblnes on trial—Wife be&ters in court The map who took a hold stand has re solved to bring it back. A bachelor’s face is often the worse for car—a married nun’s for wear and tear. Old maids should always go to the thealer before the tine- of tho curiam, because then there is. a chance of an overture. Are you the mate of tilif ship?” asked an emigrant of toe cook, who was an Irish man. “No, sir “was tlie reply, ‘-’Iamthe man whoeooh top watpv “I gay. John, where did you get that rogue’s hat?’ "P-leasa yer honor,” said John, “it is an bid one of yours that missis gave me yes terday.” Reynolds, the dramatist, observing to Mar tin tho thinness of toe house at one {b*{lie war. "’'No,” repli«Uheother; "itwss owing to the piece’’ p LALVll V*-r») (*. JL. mj Relief, from Macon. MONTGOMERY, J. L Where a defendant permits Judgment to be obtained against bint, after the passage of the Relief Act of 1868, be has had his day in I court, and cannot afterwards open the jndg- Deatb or a Miser’s Daugute u.—Tlto Albany Knickerbocker tells a sad story of toe death of a youpa lady residing in that city, who was to have been married on the day on which ahe died. She suffered from a prostrating though not necessarily fatal dis. ease; and her father, who is reported to be worth over$!00.000, refused to secure medl- aal care. Finally toe younglady’s betrothed secured a physician, bnt it was toq late The fnneral was a very large one, and it is re ported that the expense of toe coffin, car riages, etc., was borne by the young man to wham the lady was engaged to be married. Personal Items. Lotta has been elected an honorary mem ber of a New Qri°shs base hall olub, and will doubtless make a good oatch. A young widow, in Louisville, has been sued for the amount of her dress material that so captivated the Duke Alexis. Gough and Nilsson ran together at ( bos. Ohio, la the utter discomfiture of toe fetter, toe orator having twice as large a Gcoge Elliolt Is said to have received the hugest tram ever agreed to be paid in advance by a publisher for a novel. She was given $30,000 for “Romola,” which came out in toe Cornhill Magazine. Mias Lama Waldron, eldest of tlie “Queen Bisters.” who arc well known in our theatri cal circles, was mrrried at her home in Brooklyn, on the 22-1 ultimo, to Mr. Henry Farmer, the great flutist, of Memphis. Sowtla Carolina News Items. J. J. McCarter, a prominent hook dealt! In Columbia, died on Saturday last. T. J. Moses has bcen elcctod President of toe Stale Republican Convention at Colum' bia. Tho Pedce river is greatly swollen, and deluging the country, in the vicinity of Marl 1 boro. Mr. James Brennan baa been elected Presi dent of the United Iritii Association of Charleston. There was a collision near Orangeburg on the South Carolina Railroad on Friday last, and several Ca'a were smashed up. Tilly were freight trains, no one hurt. The wait rime site on Ui« Mlver'd booeh Tbe red berried hollj. tbe crees-vnUod lew: The shining laarel la froeted now. * 3 * And tb« tman of tbe daylight ere abort tad few. But kind hearts b<wt by the bright firedde And soft ejee sparkle by candle-light; * And we draw tbe cnrtslns st eventide Shut oat tbe shadows and welcome night The snow-flakes fall through the darken'd sir Bat never s morse) for tost cere we * * And. It m*y be, we hare Oliver lospsr^. And can give o the homeless a penny fan. Ah ( brighter then shines the homestead Ere. And dearer teem the de*r faces all, ^ If we stretch oo< oar bend to psll oat of the mlra A brother, who Into It chances to fall I Ard the ivergrccns—holly, and lani*-). and yew— Be the einblom* ere * - lanirl, and yew— hearts’ good will I From the New York Commercial. Ell Perltlns—Flirting Girin and flirt* Imr Pot aw. ' Fifth Ayksck hotel, February 10. These flirting Fifth aVrenue fellows! ^ Everywhere 1 cn the young ladies arts fu rious at the way Browivs boys are conduct ing themselves this wiuter. Their chief aim seems to.be to get a young lady “ on the string” and then trifle with her affections. They always talk, but they never propose. They fuss around three or four monihs with a young lady and then plead poverty and Ihe l-don'i-want-to-tako-you-frum-your-nico- home dodge. Now the girls are willing to go. They are willing to live in * garret with a brave,, handsome, working fellow, wi*h a heart big enough to kill them with manly love. They don’t like these timid, calculi- ling fellows. They like a man who will rush headlong wherever love beckons him, know- mg that happiness and wealth will surelv follow after.. The young ladies begin to get mad.^ They are ti ed of wailing. This letter, from a young Fifth-avenue belle, came yesterday, and it tells well tho syren tale of love and flirtation: “Ftttt Avenue, February 9.—AJy Dmr i'ifth-avcnuc youmr ;aaiesh*vc got an idea. You know the New York flirting fellows have been going on drea. fully lately. \Yo never know when they are in earnest. They keep us wailing, watching, and fast ing, but they never como right square out and iiropoec. They talk sweet enough, but when we get them right down to the pro pping point they dodge off or remain al- iCOt. “ "'hy, only Sunday night, Charley Brown, rhoui I love—really love too much for anv- " horn I love—really lovi: ton mucli for any. thing- called, and even he fooled me like the rest. I'll tell you how it was: “Pa and ma were at cliorcb, and slater had gone up to Vaasar to school, wheu Charley— the dear boy—came. Well, avc sat on the sofa, where we always do. Bv and by be took my nand; then he told me lie loved me. This made me blush—not because it wm anything new—for the fcllowsall say that. “Do you love m> ?” be asked, leaning for- ward so th->t I fell his head against mine “Yes, 1 barley, you know Ldo,” I replied, and then 1—why I wailed for Charley to say the rest, hut he held my hand thoughtfully a tittle while, and then dodged off by saying, “Well, Lizze, Pin glad you love me, for 1 do like to be loved f Ofe tke mean fellow! I could ay with rage, but X like him, aud I like to hare him come here, but I do think it was mean to make me commit myself so, and then lie— why, maybe lie’ll go right off and do tbs same toiug to some other girl to-night." lizzie’s idea. This is our new idea. All tho girls have agreed to it Wc call it the honorable dodge, and we arc bound to put through every flirt* iug fellow in New York on iL The idea is— but I’ll tell you how X practiced it last night and you will understand it better. But you know it is a secret, and of course you tre to e trusted. " Well, lastnightFred Palmer called. You know he is an awful flirt We sat on the same sofa where Charley and I sat before. Tho gas was low, and pretty quick Fred bt- gan to talk ‘soft’ I pretended to be affec'- ed. Then lie said,' W hat u pretty ring you have, Lizzie" The old dodge, you know.” “Yes. so-so," I rcpliid. "Is that your crest engraved on it?” he asked, taking my hand. (Another old dodge you cuuw.) "It isn’t half pretty enough for your hand,” he continued, “you should have a diamond solitaire. Would you like oner’ he asked looking lovingly Into my eyes. “Y^” I said “if it comes from the right one” “How would you like one from me, Liz zie!” he asked with a sigh. “Oh 1 I should to delighted, if I thought ion loved me,” and then 1 looked down oa tis coat sleeve But, Lizzie, you know I do lore you—I love you dearly, I .” “Do you lovo me enough to speak to father about iL?” I asked, interrupting him. "Yes,” dear Lizzie, I will speak to him lo- fnftrrow,*H>:"5Ser, kissing tdy HA “No, Frederick," I remarked, rcinovingmy hand from biz convulsive clasp, "I’m glaa yon are willing, but I’m engaged to Alfred Smith, you know, and X was only seeing how far you would go!” So keep tlie idea a secret a little while, my dear Ell, and wo girls will fool every fellow iu New York. Mum is too word i Yours, Lizzie . Scandal (or t»a Ladles. Gcntral Banks’ daughter is the belle of toe season—handsome, graceful and exquisitely dressed. A bachelor is politely described as a man who has neglected his opportunity of making some poor woman happy. Hcrcnles was a model husband—rather than stay out late at night, lie invariably car ried his dub home with him. Mrs. Corbett is said to be toe most beaut!- foi, and Mrs. Carpenter toe cleverest of the Scrators’ ladles at Washington. Some young men are a little partial to blue- eyed maidens; others like dark-eyed Iss-cs; but \he moneyel girt* have the most suitora. “ Why." asked a disconsolate widow,” is venison like my late and nevci sufficicntly-lo- be lamented husband ?” “ Because—uh dear, ob dear—it’s dear departed.” A bride in Indiana, after tbe snnelosinn of the marriage ceremony, stepped gracefully forward anu requested the clergyman to give out toe hymn, "This Is the my I long have eoughL" Criminals. From statistics submitted to the National Prison Association at their recent meeting, it appears that the prison population of the country number about 40,06 *,of whom 16,000 are confined in forty Stole Prisons, 12,Quo in Houses of Correction and other institutions of reform, and 8,000 are awaiting trial or de tained as witnesses. It is well this mass of vice is diffhsetf- Conccntration in one locality would be fear ful It muit be admitted, however, that as near consolidation of the crime in one spot, as has ever transpired, was when the Radical carpet-liag element was achieving Southern reconstruction. Tnre Lobs hy the itnntiJOS.—The Super intendent of tlie Census estimates the If s* of {mMMtn by the late rebellion as-follows: Direct loss from wounds and disease, 500,000; additional Confederate .loss, 350,009: indi rect loss by tbe withdrawal of 1,500,000 men from domestic life, and -tbe consequent di minution of births, 1,2 6,000; lo*s by the check given to iramigraiioo, 854.000; retar dation of increase in toe colored population, 562,039—total, 3,000,000. W* 8 * t- Fashlnn Items. Pale, delicate, neutral tints are much liked for evening toi'ets. A month at home, and then a wedding tonr. Is to be the role hereafter. . . <uc im Ja , nMJt shades of blue, the palest green and rose, and the salmon color. Lace collars are of every conceivable style and shape and pointed, or long and narrow, or large and round. Handsome silk, of some bright color, fin ished with white lacc, makes a pretty tie to be worn with a black silk dress. Silver ornaments are becoming very fash ionable, and necklace, car-rioga and brace lets are made of the light-colored filagree silver. Ladies who Iia-e just returned from abroad report that large panniers have gone entirely out of fashion, ond.overskirts are madeahort and plain. *They also report that the latest style of dressing toe hair la a simple curl al the back of toe' front hair smoothed above the forehead. Psrel|B News Items. A recent official report states tha* list year there were 10,060 doctors In Russia. Within the last three months living in Paris has augmented to an extent which is alarming to its citizens. Horseflesh, says tlie Paris papers, has be»n discovered by medical men to be very bene ficial In cases of chest diseases. The High Church party in tho English Church, are again threatening proceedings against preaching in black gowns. It bas been estimated that during the late war between France and Germany, two hundred and fifty cartridges were fired to each man struck. The London Globe says that there is some probability of too commodious railway cars in me on the American lines being adopted in England. They will lie fitted up with Bleeping compartments, and perhaps dining saloons. . rarJonea. a kind-hearted man, thinking his landlady had d.ffi-ully in making limn ends meet, surprised her on Saturday ivght by raising the price of bil hoard. What w « Ills amazement, at the end of ttv next a ecg, when lrs grateful hosWss informed him tout abe Lad concluded to rai-c 111* hoard yet ag tin—for she thought she had as good a right to raise as he! [indistinct print