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ffl i f i ATLANTA, GA-, MARCH 26, 1872. Or* Q sacral Longstxeet denlca that be signed the Sumjonliip of the Port of New Orleans beet use he was disgurted with Grant hut rays he did it solely becaaae be wants to retire from public life and wishes to be away a long time from New Orleans. Hr Oar clerer friend, CoL T. M. Acton, of that famous doable-back-action, rotary- motion, 40,000 power, Radical-kming ma chine, This Atlutta Constitution, cheered oar ssnetom by a visit daring the week. The Colonel is at Jolly, as wlUy, as pleasant as srar, and his corporeal appearance denotes high living. May their shadow—he and the enter prise ho represents—never grow leas.— CainmiOe Eagle. IS Jslfe Bawls the later JUferwa Candidate! A correspondent of the Tribane telegraphs from Washington that the letter purporting to have been written by Judge David Dav is, accepting the Labor Reform nomination for the Presidency, waa not written by the Judge, bnt was the invention of a newspaper correspondent- Judge Daria Is reported net to have accepted the nomination: at all, and disapproved of several important pfamks in the platform of the Convention. ■die •( Railroad* In Tennei On Wednesday, in Knoxville, the Knox Title and Charleston Railroad was told at public outcry to secure the State’s interest. It waa bid off for 8103,000 by Mr. Steers for the Bine Ridge Railroad Company. John J. Craig and R. R. Swepson were competing The BaplUt Henailen.' The Baptist Reunion and Thanksgiving Sapper waa a most auspicious and enjoyable occasion, and merits farther notice than wts given to it. The site of this church on Fora? th and Walton streets was originally selected as a ridge point from where the eastern and west- »:rr. waters (low. Before the war.it was a mo-t fl , :ri-hinr church. After the war, it renewed worship In a dilapidated building. Its zealous members non started the enter prise of a new church on a scale of m-igni- “ out of joint with the impoverished and calamitous days. The project illustrated their zraloas piety. A splendid structure arose, an orat or ent to the city, a splendid tribute to religion, lad a glorious credit to the congregation. A considerable debt was incurred, and re mained unpaid. This was the only draw back on tbe sate faction of the membership, and lately an arrangement waa made by which the entire debt was removed from the church as a body, and assumed by the indi vidual members. This discnthrallment was The Rogersville and Jefferson Road waa bid off by Captain Joseph Jaques, for $23,- 000, for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company. This was the only bid. m The Atlanta ransUtsstlsn. Wo s« indebted to the proprietors of the above paper for the courtesy of daily exchange. We esteem the favor more highly, because Tax Cossrrru- TKjh Is/a sterling journal—able and in flexible/ in the advocacy of principle and in valuable as a newspaper. Our friends who may desire a paper from the South that will keep them well and thoroughly poeted on tbe progroas of events in that direction, could not do better than to order The Cosstitc Tien to their address at once.—AthenslTcnn.) r*. . „ _ “To Straggling.” The Dalton citizen bag a very One edito rial against those Democrats who are croak ing at the present State administration under the above head. We regret we have not spaeeforit. It has no sympathy with the few malcontents. It winds up thus: “Wo ask these dissatisfied, if not disap pointed, Democrats to give tho administra non they have assisted to pot in power, i few months’ trisi, before they work ibcm- aslvea into a fret and annoy other people with Ihelr complain La. After the Legislature shall have held its next and most important session; alter the State shall have disposed of the fraudulent demands upon her, and provided for the pay ment of her honest indebtedness; after the administration shall have bad time to shape its financial policy, if the rights of any class of citizens shall be overlooked or disregard ed, it will be sufficient time to raises “hue Untfi such time, at least, let ns give the Governor and the Legislature a hearty sup port Let Insinuations, and grumbling, and groundless complaints, be hushed. Let s broader conception of our embarrassments and a more manly confidence in our State t prevail Ths Democratic Organisation, Our contemporary, the Greensboro Herald, has the following sensible and pertinent com ment which we indorse > We would respectfully suggest, whether would not be better for the Democracy bold fast the profession of their political creed and firmly maintain their organization, and adhere to their party name, until have further and fuller developments? Na tions sometimes form treaties and alliances for Mutual protection, defense, and conquest without surrendering their nationalities. Why may not political parties do the same? The great desire and labor of all constitu tional men is to rescue the Republic from corrupt spoilsmen who ere driving the coun try to an unlimited and unmitigated despot- lam. If they cannot do this through a single organization, let their distinct parties, whatever name, form alliances with all those associations that are struggling, in good faith, for the consummation of tho patriotic Tke West Paint ant El/toa Harrow Gauge Railway. In the above plain and mathematically dc- moLstrated article, Tux Coxsmcnos fully Otablishes the economy and other advantages gained to Atlanta by adopting a line of rail way from this point to penetrate the mineral regions of Alabama. In view of the Geor gia Western concurring with The Const itc- nii folly, and understanding thoroughly that the interests of this city are involved, Pttally, In the (access of this connection, suggest that the railroad men of both places meet, at once, and bold (conference looking to negotiating terms for a joint effort in enterprise. Could such a conference bo had, and the parties engaged meet, with enlarged views and liberal feelings, there would be tie question as to the result, and if the pro ject be successful, “we put it on record ” that both cities would have the most beneficial, tho most feasible connection anywhere to to mare, and fed the cost infinitely less. L wiring at the enterprise from the spec live stand-points of this dty and Atlan ta, lae prospect may appear differently, to tu It Is * necessity not to be ignored. In an interview had with Mr. J. R. Sianghter, «x-Fresident of tho Savannah and Memphis Railroad, be suggested that to secure the best advantages for us we should connect with bis read at or near Brownsville, a point fifty- eight miles distant from Wert Point, and that we might make terms with that road, whether It proceeds to Talladega or Birmingham, ■eniceable and satisfactory as thoughwehad a continuous line. The estimate of Mr. Wells, made for a nar row gauge railway, for the first twenty miles of his surrey of our line, is $7,400 per mile, exclusive of the cost of rolling stock, depot buildings, etc; This for fifty-tight miles aggregates $129,200. Thus it is seen that for this stmt, added to the coat of engines, can, etc., all the advantages sought may be se cured to both Atlanta and West Point Wt* Mnt Seat. Gee’glan Promoted la Sllsslssippi. Captain. T.^P. Hardee, a native of lower against the advice of h$r friends, who saw what she did not realize, that her powers wett gone. The result is blown.'She failed, and acted so wildly that-some said she was engy, others drunk. She bitterly denied the charges, but attempted no further perform ances. She realized that the sceptre of her genius was broken forever. The poor, im- The New Hampshire Patriot declares paverished, faded, sickly, heart-crushed wo- the late result in that State waa produced by 'man had lost every spark of her once proud Geoigis, a member of Goal Hardee’s- skiff during the war, and a civil engineer of repu tation, has been appointed by Governor Pow ers, of Mississippi, one Ofthe Board of Rail way Commissions. He is also tbe State En gineer. tbe most infamous means ever employed in a popular election, and is a triumph of fraud, bribery and coercion, alike disgraceful to the victors and to the State. By such means an endorsement of General Grant and bis ad ministration was obtained. In the South, bayonets produce Radical victories, and in the North frauds are sustained. The Eccentricities of Henry Clews* It appears that Henry Clews, the accom plished holder of Georgia bonds, made a se rious mistake in attacking the veracity ofthe editor of Tnx Atlanta Constitution. —.. , .jrhat paper, in its issue of the 20th, printed the occasionvof the reunion, and a joy owe, 'j^iccimens of Henry’s private comvpond- signifleant, grateful occasion it was. cnee—specimens interesting and unique, to The rooms were crowded. A sumptuous he sure, but altogether too volumiuous for re- supper was prepared. The worthy and popu lar pastor, Mr. Warren, made a few earnest ingratulatory remarks. The Rev. Mr. Span Id log, the Rev. Mr. Horaady.snd Rev. Mr.. Puller, made delightful five minute talks. The festivity passed off most pleasantly. We offer our congratulations to this worthy church on Us condition, and predict a broad ening sphere of useful ness. Georgia Hews Items. Tbe Old Reliable Theatrical company are to visit Americas next week. The First Presbyterian Church in Monte- ray Square, Savannah, is very nearly com pleted.—ffdeanaoA Republican. A great many fruit trees are in full bloom about Louisville. Nearly all the femu rs arc done planting their small patches of <ora, and are busily engaged making preparations to put in their cotton.—Rate and Farmer. Mr. David Blalock, who rerides on Look out Mountain, was in Chattooga Tnesday, re ports, that he killed two fine deer on Mon day, and thinks his luck was very bed, as he saw about thirty during the day.—Chattooga Adeertioer Mr. Joseph Campbell, of Gordon county, is dead. Tbe City Fathers of Rcsaca are Rev. Mr. Clements, J. W. Bill. J. Hill, J. II. Bar nett, and L. H- Hall. Mr. Henry Clemente is tbe Marshal. There are no vacant houses fa Calhoun. Resaealsgoiugtohaveasteam flouring mill.—Calhoun Tima. On the afternoon of the 30th an old negro woman was found dead on College street in Macon. Mr. James Elliott, for many years connected with the Southwestern Railroad, sod until a few weeks past for three yean one of the Supervisors of the road, died very suddenly on the 20th at Station No. 3 on the Southwestern Rood.—Telegraph and Mes- iger. Goano is being hauled off from Griffin in large quantities. Somebody will get hit make a fortune on cotton this year. Griffin vagrants need looking after. Mr. Henry Worthy shot end mortally wounded Mr. Thomas Stephenson at Sand Town on Wednesday last. The citizens of Jasper and Morgan counties are willing, if necessary, to doub’e their original subscription to the Griffin, Monticello and Madison Railroad. O ijlnStir. The State Road Investigating Committees were here on Monday and Tuesday, i hey summoned quite a number of persons as wit nesses, etc., but being fa secret session. \r« could not learn whether or not any discover ies of fraud were made by them fa ti.it vi cinity. We under-.land, however, that the amount of rascality they have brought tc light between this place and Atlanta is over- whelming.—North Georgia Citizen. A desperate negro, George Elkins, was on the rampage, in Columbus, on the night of the 20th. The police undertook to at rest him, when he first fired upon Policeman Bil- bro, the ball struck him cm the brea- tlxme ana glancing around lodged under tlm skin of the left arm pit; another shot skinm ci the hand of Policeman Mitchell and struck his left collar-bone. Elkins made his t*cipc. On'tmbut Sun. Shall we, or shall we not have an ice fac tory to Cdombus, is the question ? Heavy trains of Iracon and com continues to arrive by the Western Railroad, and as a conse quence away goes our money westward to pay for tbe same. Dr. John A. Urquhart has been elected President of the Columbus Medical Society. We hears report that Di. J.E. Blount, of Stewart, has been appointed Internal Revenue Collectorof this Did rich Some twenty persons made a very narrow escape from death fa Columbus, by the sud den and unexpected failing of a huge slice of the old Palace Mill walL—Enquirer. The ventriloquist, St. Maur, is in Marietta. Miss Hay Chambers, of Marietta, died of consumption on the 16th instant General Colquitt addressed a huge assembly or the county of Cobb, at tbe Court House-, last Tuesday. His speech was lengthy and full of good common sense ideas—ideas that are always arc. ptable to those whose life is real and practical. It was a happy and credita ble speech, and we trust will have its desired effect The City Council of Marietta has had a new fence put around the cemetery and^intrenched It, preparatory to end-,sing the entire grounds with a hedge of the Mc Cartney Rosa—Marietta Journal. A colored woman, Dinah Walker, died fa Aognsta a few days since. IIer sge was one hundred and twenty. A portion of tin- roof of tbe residence of Dr. M. E. Bwi.iney, of Augusts, was burned on Uie20th. George Tutt, alleged to have been one of the band of brigarda who robbed Mr. Evans, near Thom son, last week, after a hearing under a w rit of habeas corpus, before Judge Twiggs, w.is i leased. On the grounds: First, that the prisoner was not a fugitive from justice; and second, that he was not charged fa S--uth Carolina, tbe State where the offense charged against him was alleged to have been com mitted, with the commission of any crime. The other four prisoners brought down with him are yet fa jail We learn that the Gov ernor of South Carolina will make a requisi tion upon Governor Smith for Tutt.—Coiutt Yet Mr. BUIy Quinn, one of the earliest se ttlers of Rome, died on Tuesday night last Judge Hood is going to re-enter the journalistic ranks very soon; but whether as the proprie tor of a new paper, or the half owner fa Mosely’s Weekly, we do not know. It was rumored on the 20th that Mrs. Floyd, living near Cave Spring, was killed that day by a young man named Allen. It was said that in an altercation the young man struck her oo the neck and killed her instantly. We give the rumor as we heard it. Mr. Janu s II. Uilrath, of Chattooga, was burning a brush heap a few days ago, and jumppea upon it to slamp it down, when his foot dipped and threw him into the fire. The brush catching in his pantaloons, held him down while bis legs were absolutely charred. It is feared that he wQl not let over. There are sixty street Lamps fa Rome. The gas consumed fa each of these costs the city, by contrael. $40 a year. Bishop Pierce wut dedicate a Meth odist Church fa Camilla on the 3d proximo. Rome Commercial A two hundred dollar pipe was won a few days since by T. W. Cocke, at raffia Cleveland is to hare a new paper, fa tbe ; of the “New Departure” party. The Democratic State Executive Commit tee win meet fa Nashville on the 28th in stant. The Industrial Exposition Bunding Kathvffie will be ready for opening on the 1st of May. On Monday last two car loads of cattle were shipped from Sweetwater. The average Bright of the cattle waa twelve hundred James Webb, of Sullivan county, sold 506 for «Hm in Knoxville the other day. They were the result of a winter’s trapping oa the Tennessee. The Sweetwater Enterprise says that when (he Custom House at Knoxville is completed it will be the finest and most magnificent piece of architecture fa the Stale. The Knoxville and Charleston Railroad, ■od Rogersville and Jefferson Railroad were sold recently at Knoxville. The first to T. J. S. :s for $106,000, and tbe other to Tice President Joyncs, for the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, for $23,000. Hr Dobson says his friends seems deter mined to give him tbe title of Dr. His butcher, baker, and all the rest do it, but theypnt the Dr. after bis name instead of Last yeSr she reappeared upon the stage publication. Happily, fa order that the core of these letters may not go unrclished, Tnx Constitution makes the following epitome of the facts which Clews’ correspondence clearly eatahliahes.—Savannah Octet. Sectionalism. The Cuthbert Appeal has a very sensible article on State sectionalism, winding op tints: “Weftrast, for the sake of common justice, there will be an end to objections against ap pointments, otherwise proper, upon the ground that the applicant lives fa this part of the State: and that our patriotic and fair- minded Executive may hereafter, without complaints, be oermitted to select such men for high official stations as, fa his judgment, will fiat promote tbe public service; and that the press and people of all sections will sustain him in tbe honest purpose to serve them. 1 ' Citizens of Eufaula have taken nearly one hundred shares In tbe Southeast Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Assoriatk-n. The Montgomery papers have it, that I engagement of three nighu in that city was worth three thousand dollars to the tragedy queen, Madame Jananschek. The Hontgcmeiy Advertiser, of the 31st instant, contains the memorial of the Board of Trade of th» dty to Congress, petitioning that Montgomery be made a Fort of Entry The Hebrew ladies of Montgomery, are busily engaged in making preparations for the Grand Furim Ball, to ne given under the auspices of their Benevolent Aid Society, on the 27th instant. The proposed bridge across the Alabama river at Selma, b under discussion, some be ing fa favor of building it by a stock com pany, while others think it should be built by the dty. The Montgomery Theatre has been occu pied sixty nights by the various traveling dramatic and other companies during ihe season just closed, and It is estimated that the lessees of the theatre have been paid not !e than three thousand dollars.—Selma Times. Tbe thieves recently arrested fa Montgom ery, and on one of whom tome $15,000 worth of jewelrv was found, must have confeJe rata fa Mobile, as a trunk containing a large 1st of jewelry and a splendid silk diem was traced to and brought bade from Mobile, through the agency of a part of an express receipt, which .was also found on tbe pris oner. Most of the articles have been identi fied by General Hardee and Messrs. Bird and Baker, of Selma, as their property.—JKMs TrSrans. _ tar “Mary, I am gTad^yonr heel has got well.” “Why?” said Mary, opening her eyes with astonishment. “Because,” said Jane quietly, “I see it is able to get out." • Perhaps Mary’s stocking had a large hole fait The Quarterly Conference, of Palmetto Circuit, have passed a resolution to erect a monument over the grave of Rev. Dafcoey P. Jones. Georgia Railway natters The directors of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line met in Richmond lately, and raised the salaries of President to $5,000 per an* num; Secretary, $2,500; Treasurer, $1,200; Chief Engineer, $4,000; three assistants, $225 per month. Iron to finish track from Charlotte to Atlanta has been bought, and 16,000 tons will be landed in Wilmington fa July. The road will he done fa twelve months The road i3 2G2 miles long and will cost $5,000,000. Tins news is obtained from the Charlotte Democrat Tbe Atlantic and Golf Road has sued the Central Road for $70,000 worth of iron that seized by the Confederate government from the Gulf Roid, and passed into the use of t&c Central Road. The case is now on trial. The Savannah Advertiser says that John Stoddard, Hiram Roberts, Charles Green, W. H. Wiltberger, J. L. Villalonga and A. M. Sloan resigned as directors of the Allantic and Golf Road on account of CoL Screven, tbe President of the Road, withdrawing his resignation as Mayor of Savannah. Morris Kctchnm proposed to lease the At lantic and Gnlf Road for $363,000 per annum for 25 years. The company declinra the prop osition because Mr. Kctchnm will not fund the floating debt of $600,000. It is said tbe lease will come up fa another form. One important part of tLe lease pro gramme is the proposition to extend the rood to Mobile. The Central Railroad has bought a con trolling interest in the six steamships Virgo, Leo, San Salvador, Magnolia, Barnes and Herman Livingston. The Central Rood is going to survey branch road from No U to Louisville, Jeffer son county. The Columbus press complains that the Central Road has established a freight sched ule that will hart Columbus. The Sarannb press retorts that Columbus injured the Central by aiding the competing river line to the coast by Chattahoochee, Mobile and Pensa cola railroad. The Georgia Road has adopted the air brake. The Columbus Sun urges stockholders of tho Mobile and Girard Railroad not to sell the stock low, os the Central most extend it to Mobile by building the gap between Troy and Pollard to secure a Pacific connection. The survey of the Macon and Knoxville Road for 20) mila has been completed, and conditional contract for building the entire line has been concluded. The Pre-ident, Colonel Wm. K. DcG raffenjjed, has bargained from the Central the use of its bridge and several mila of track st Macon, thus saving $250,000. The Savannah folks are interested fa this road. The Lumpkin Telegraph is informed that the Bafabridge, Cuthbert and Colnmbns Rail road will be soon taken hold of by the North and South road, if there is any chance tuget the road after release from tbe present em barrassments. Between this road and the Hawkinsviilc and Enfanla'road, Lumpkin hopeful. Tho Rome Commercial bos visited the work on the North and South road. It is graded for seven mila from Rome to Cham bers’ MilL The road is narrow guage. There are 60 tons of English iron at Columbus for the track. The laying will commence soon. In twelve months the cars are expected to be running from Columbus to Rome—150 miles. The uttire road is to .be done fa eighteen months. A Strange Romance. We have frequently bad occasion fa these columns to show how the stem records of actual life furnish romance outstripping a]] possible fiction. The recent death of a dis tinguished lawyer fa San Francisco, a Mr. Harvey Byrne, has brought to light one of the most extraordinary and startling episodes of real drama ever recorded. It is a story strange ss it is touching. Matilda Heron, who has recently been brought before the public attention by her failure on the boards, and alleged madnesss, waa one of the most famous actresses of the day, twenty years ago. Her beauty and genins were wonderful, and she starred through the country with unsurpassed success. Young, lovely, brilliant and 9odal, she was feted like a queen. She received a homage that was never exceeded. In Son Francisco she captivated this Mr. Byrne, then a brilliant and promising youag lawyer of high social standing and lofty character. He won her heart, addressed and became engaged to her with the understanding that she was to fill her stage engagements then made, wed him and retire from the stage. His impatience could not wait. He hastened on to New York and they were privatdy married, June 10, 1854. Enjoying a honeymoon of only five days, he waa called back home bybnd- ncss, and left her to finish her engagements. At their conclusion he went for her. He re mained with her one night, and then without explanation left her forever. He became a moody, melancholy man. He gave no ex planation of his course. He wooed his pro fession with redoubled energy, winning its highrat honors and weightiest emoluments. He kept his great sorrow to himself. His sensitive, chivalrous nature felt the blow keenly. His life was tinged to its very dose. The cause of his laving so suddenly the woman he adored and wedded was said to be r«-”»in information he learned of her incon stancy. The temptations of her dangerous and dazzling life were too much for her. She yielded to the glittering evils that ac companied her shining pre-eminence. Her subsequent career has been most ro mantic. In an unfortunate hour, in the very zenith of her success, she became infatuated with a German named Schoepd, whom she married. He wedded her for her wealth, and soon, by his unMndncss, revealed his motive. Anguished at the discovery, she gave him all of her property, houses, jewels, dresses, money, and laving the stage, she went to teaching for support. Her health broke and her beauty faded. She lived broken-hearted and in poverty. The brilliant star disap peared from pnhlic attention, and was for gotten for years. and conquering power. Some liberal theatrical friends gave her the benefit of a performance that realized $3,000. This saved her from want A few days ago Mr. Byrne died, laving large property to the amount of $200,000 the most of which he willed to a friend,with whom he long ago made a romantic bargain, that the one dying first should lave the other his estate. The will has been admitted to pro bite. Under the California law, the husband can only will half of hia property away, acquired since his marriage, if ho laves a widow. She gets the other half. The papers tell us that the poor old woman is hastening to San Francisco to claim the half of her property as his widow. The proof of marriage and absence of divorce will give it to her, notwithstanding the sub sequent marriage to Schoepel, which was void, and cannot defat her rights as a widow, though it would lave her liable to indictment for bigamy if any one should - , * 3 *? ainI y, a Mrange and affecting tale .‘ 0Te ! disappointment, pride, crime, vicissi tude, misery and misfortune, Georgia Crop Itewi Tight lima fa Stewart county because the bread and mat question carries the meat ont of the county, says the Lumpkin Telegraph. In Troup county the fertilizers are being used fa large quantities. The LaGrabge Re porter hopes this is not an evidence of too much cotton. A good prospect for what fa Wilkes county, says the Washington lazettc. The what is small, bnt tho stand good. The crop has improved under ten days of warm weather. Farmers are very busy. Com is being rapidly planted. Cotton will soon fol low. Large crops of grain will bo put in. Cotton is placed second. Fertilizers arc being freely but judiciously used. Farm prospects very encouraging. In Elbert county bad weather has delayed farming. No com has been planted up to the 19th March. Oar weekly exchanges have too little to say about tbe fanning fa their sections. In formation is desired on this most important matter. Tho planting interest is the very basis of our State prosperity, the grand cen tral vocation from which all other interests diverge, and upon which all others are de pendent. As the fanner so the people. If he is prosperous, everybody else docs welL If he is unfortunate, the whole country in all its ramifications feels the effect Tbe desire to know what the farmers are doing is general And the interchange of knowledge not oniy gratifies the wide interest felt, bnt enables the planters themselves to benefit by each other’s experience. We hope to see onr State exchanges, par ticularly thoee in the country, fnrnish full regular weekly information about the plant' fag operations fa their sections. KITTY'S 'STRATAGEM $ Breaking an Engagement. Slad all Over* The Messrs. Clews & Co, the Yankee bankers who backed Bullock’s carpet-big government fa Georgia, bogus bonds and al have been in a terrible stew ever since Bul lock left the State in the hands of honest men; and have, at last, been wrought up to such a pitch of frenzy and fuiy mat they are foaming all over. They have come ont in a long and libelous publication against Col. Avery, editor of Tnx Costttotcon. Now, Messrs. Clews & Co., have acted with vety little judgment and shown very little nerve in the manner in which they bear their losses. Old, tried and experienced gamblers, usually take successes and rever- sa with the same apparent coolness and ealousness. The above mentioned; Yankee brokers, however, have not submitted to their bad Inck with the tang froid to bo ex pected in men of their standing and expiri- cnce. They bet havily on Bullocks’ hand, but there was a new deal and the ran of luck changed and they lost If Bullock’s luck had continued a little longer, they would have won large sums and the people of Geor gia would have lost havily, and would have had to bear the loss the bat they could. Bullock played badly, and his backers should keep quiet and show more nerve and not make themselves ridiculous by frettin ; and fuming so much. They have spoil ; their game in this State forever by their con- dnet, and the people of Georgia can neve r be induced to play another game with them. So we would advise them to pocket their losses quietly and try their luck next time in some other quarter. Perhaps their own section will, before many years, offer an ex cellent field for their little game. We would advise them to profit by the lessons of the past, and next time to press their luck while the game is in their favor, and to get rid of all bad cards sooner than they did fa the lit tle Georgia bond affair and when the lack turns against them to jump the game at once. But under no circumstances should they fact fa a passion, it simply makes them ridicu lous, does no good, often does hum to them selves and is exceedingly unbecoming fa old and experienced gamblers.—Washington Ga- A JtUlton County lav. Synopsis of a law passed at the last session to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenua for Milton county: Composed of eight persons, one elected from each Militia District, the first to be ap pointed by the grand jury and a record of ap pointment entered on the minutra by the Clerk of the Superior Court A Ccrtifiate issued by the Clerk shall he sufficient author ity for them to enter on their duties. The first appointment shall be at the March term, 1872, of the Superior Court The Board holds till the rcguUr election of county offi cer*, 1873. The Commissioners then are to be elected annually by the legal voters in each Militia District A majority of the Board can fill any vacancy, subject to the ratification of the gnmd jury. To be eligible, a person most be a resident of the county one year. Prior to appoinment, he must take the oath prescribed for all civil officers. The Commissioners shall be the legal advi- sets of the Ordinary of Milton county in all matters relating to levying taxra for county purposes, public buildings, roads, and bridges, and fa all county matters. The Commissioners appointed and elected .ball be exempt from jury, road and militia duty, and shall not be entitled to any other com pensations. This law shall not be so con strued as to deprive the Ordinary of anv fees bow allowed by law. . J. MT H. The Rev. Dr. Patterson, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago, is preaching on the part that woman is called to take in the mission of the church, the theme being suggested by the recent admission of Miss Smiley into Dr. Cnyler’s pulpit in Brooklyn. Daring his sermon he submitted the following propositions, to Bhow that it was not in accordance with Presbyterianism th it woman should occupy the pulpit: That no such representation of relation was ever assumed by woman or permitted when under the Old Testament dispensation; under these the ministers chosen by Christ were all men that the Apostle Paul unequivocally forbids women to speak in public, or usurp authori ty over the mas; that the position assumed by the speaker was that of the early church with the apparent exception of a few fanatical sects, and that it is exnrcsslv nro- vided fa the constitution of the Presbyterian Church that all elders and deacons shall be male members. Fkiexdlt Recognition.—It is said that Dr. John Hal] calls “hand shaking” a means of grace among Christians. Nothing can be more desirable or beneficial than for church to pay some friendly attention to and visitors who attend the public services of the sanctuary. We have heard of a Boston minister who says he once preached on “The Recognition of Friends fa the Fu ture," and was told after service by a hearer that it would be more to the point to preach abont the recognition of friends here, as be had been in the church twenty years and didn’t know any of its members. fg~The field is too wide, the harvest too great, the world too broad, and humanity too precious, either for delays, for jealousies, or for strifes. Indeed this human life is all too And when the sense o’fwrakneas, or o?gnSIt anff^Tn,'overbamhe weary head and heart, I cari but remember the trusting and trium- phant joy of the Apostle.—John A. Andrea. WA loving heart and a pleasant coun tenance are commodities which a man should never fail to take home with him. They will best season his food and soften his pil low. It were a great thing for a man that his wife and children could truly say of him: “ He never brought a frown of unhappiness across his threshold.” RHJW IT WAS DOSE. They wwe .itttav »ld« bj ) ide. And he Bi'ehsd, je-tl then she sighed, tteldbe, “Myduilagldoll”— l And he Idled, and she Idled. * Yon ere creation's belle! ” And he behoved, and she bellowed. “ On my sool there’s soch a weight! “ And he waited, and ehe waited. Such a little iStch as she was, this Day, of whom l write. She couldn't help flirting if she’d tried, and it wasn’t her fault, of course, if mffipxrerc taken in by the round, childish face iH great innocent blue eyes. For they wer■scores of them, and Kitty went on her wfc-c-joiefag—completing their bawilderment b^the shy looks, and smiles, and blushes, that really meant nothing, but were very effective, nevertheless. But fa an nnlncky hoar for Kitty, she aid Ya” to adarkffaelancholy young man, who had been her shadow for months. She wasn't in earnest, but did it for the “fan of the thing,” and because she wanted to know how it felt to be “engaged.” It resulted se riously, however, for, fa spite of express commands to tho contrary, the expected saitsr went directly to her father and toldl him all about it Mr. Day looked at his daughter mischiev ously that night, as she sat behind the tea- urn with such a comical assumption of dig- So I’m to lose my little housekeeper be fore long, am It? questioned he, significantly. “Why, papa, what do you mean ?" and Kitty blushed Earlet “Mr. Gilbert called on mo to-day. He is an excellent young man, and the son of one of my oldest Jhiends. I heartily approve your choice my dear.” “Ho promised to keep the engagement secret,” said Kijty, fa a vexed tone. “So he told me, butcondudctl afterward to break his promise rather than act dishi.nestly. Hot it wouldn’t have been quite fair to have concalcd the engagement fromme.” 1 don’t know why, I’m sure; It’s only bit of my fun, anyway. I never mant to marry him.” - Mr. Day looked at her sternly. “I'm not jesting," she added, pettishly. “He threw himself into such a passion that I was fairly frightened into saying ‘Yes,’ and sorry enough I’ve been for it since.” “Axe yon irfearncst, Kitty?” “Yes, I am.’Lqnd the blue eyes flashed defi antly. “la it possible that a daughter of mine liss so little feeling End principle?” “Now, papa, what is tke use of lecturing. Yon know mo of old. Fm in trouble and want yon to hefa me ont of it.’’ “Bnt you’ve Jbrcn your word, Kitty, and must abuletiy it" “Didn’t he break his?" “Ya, and was justified fa doing so. But you are not. Still, I’ll give you a choice of two evils, if yon think marrying young Gil bert one. Few girls would. Either keep yoor promise and make the bat of circum stances, or break it and pass the winter in the country with your aunt Dorothy. For I’m not going to 'have yon play fast and loose with men’s hearts after this fashion.” Kitty looked up in her father’s face, dcsbe- lievingly, but determination was written there; and, fi led with sudden dismay, she began to plea&for a reprieve of the sentence. But Mr. Day wouldn’t listen. “ You can stay fa the city and participate in its gaye- ties on one condition only, and that I’ve men tioned,” said Lp- “ Was ever anything so provoking?” mut tered Kitty, after her father had gone down town. “Aunt Dorothy liva in a furiora- looking old place, and it’s a perfect wilder ness around her, and papa knows that she is tke crossat old maid fa existence. But I’ll be even with him yet” The next morning Kitty announced her in tention of remaining in the city. “ But, papa, Air. Gilbert himself should grow tired of the engagement, after he knows me better, vou’ll not pnnish me for that, will yon?” and her eves trembled mischievously. “Certainly not, child. What a question ask!” But Kitty had a motive in it A plan had negated itsUf to her mind for out * both father ana lover. Bnt she didn’ to hurry, and began to pave the way for its success cautiously. As gcod luck would have it, who should call on her that morning hut cousin Joe, the firm ally and abettor of all her childish mis chief, and as ready to help her now as then. “Oh 1 Joe, such trouble as I’m in,” and she clasped her hands with a pretty little gesture of appeal. “What,you,Kitty? I»your canary bird fractious, or is it something about a new dress or bonnet that don’t equal your expec tations?” Kitty looked at him so reproachfully that he was sobered in a minute. “Tell me all abont it,” whispered he. “I’m engaged,” and if she’d been announc ing her own funeral, she couldn’t hare done itm a more solemn voice. Joe flushed up to the roots of his hair, and clasped and unclasped his hands in a nervous sort of way, but didn’t say anything. Kitty watched him maliciously. “It’s that young Gilbert. He’a a splendid fellow, and has great dark eyes and the dearest little moustache. You know him, don’t you ?’ “No—yes—a tittle,” stammered Joe, to the delight of his listener. “But what’s the trouble about ? Won’t your father consent ?’ and be looked so utterly wretched that Kitty, with a faint twinge of remorse, hastened tell him the true state of the case. He brightened up wonderfully. “Then yon don’t love the man after all ?” he asked. “Well, I don’t know,” she answered, medi tatively. “I never looked into tho matter much. I suppose he’s as good as any one, but I’m not m a marrying mood at present.*’ Joe’s countenance fell again. “Will you tell me just what you want?" said he a tittle sternly. “Now don’t be cross, Joe; you’re the only friend I’ve got fa tho world,” and Kitty raised her soft eyes imploringly. Ho was motified at once. “Why not break with Gilbert and accept the alternative F' suggated he. “Twon’t be so vety dull at aunt Dorothy’s I’ve a college friend in the neighborhood, and can visit yon occa sionally.” Poor Joe 1 The Idea of having her all himself was delightful, and he waited for her answer wilh subdued eagerness. “Is that the only plan that has occurred J on?” answered Kitty sarcastically; “you avn’t much ingenuity if yon can’t devise some other way of getting me ont of this dilemma. I’ve no intention of becoming an animated fossil. Now listen to what I pro pose.” Then Kitty disclosed her plot, and Joe listened approvingly, and the two heads were still bent close together when young Gilbert called an hoar later. He entered unan nounced, and Kitty gave such a start and blush at him that Joe’s hopes again sank to zero. Bnt if he’d been sensible he’d known that her embarrassment was the result of supprise rather than emotion. She was very arch and winning that morning until after Joe left (the tittle witch knew he was on net- ties all the time,) then she changed her tactics grew cold and distant “So you had to tell papa, after all,” she sneered, “men can’t keep a secret” Her lover tried to explain, but she wouldn’i listen, and gave him such a rating as wonld have done credit to the shrillest and noisest of viragos. , “Is this a specimen of her temper? thought he, escaping into the street as soon as possible. “ Who’d have thought her soft era coaid flash so, or the lines of her face sharpen fa snch a curious way? She really looked dangerous.” Had he seen Kitty langh and clap her hands as she vanished from the scene, he’d have been more puzzled than ever. The next time they met, she greeted him with such a charming smile, ana looked so naive and onconsdons that this tittle episode would have passed from his memory if “ hadn't been for one circumstance. He accidentally (?) overhead a conversa tion between her cousin and another gentle man. Kitty was the theme of the discourse. “ She's a dear little girl, bnt a regular vira go,” said Joe. “Everybody’s afraid of her when she gets into one of her tantrums. She just raves and goes on in a way that’s per fectly fiightfnL There’s a taint of insanity in the blood,yon know; her aunt and grand mother died fa an insane asylum." Young Gilbert listened, shuddering. These words explained the scene that had puzzled him before and awakened foreboding for the future. “You saw her father come down town last week with his head all bandaged up and heard him tell, perhaps, how terribly he’s afflicted with neuralgia, continued Joe. “Poor old 'gentleman! ’twaa Kitty did the mischief, for fa one of her angry fits she threw the flat-iron across the table, and it hit him in the temple. He’s anxious to marry her Off; and I hear Gilbert’s to be the happy That individual turned pale; He remem bered Mr. Day’s eagerness in forwarding his suit, and the wish he had expressed that his daughter's marriage should take place at an early date. Though his love for Kittty was as strong as his shallow nature was capable of feeling, a vixenish wife would be unen- durable. But wasn’t it possible that her cousin was mistaken, or had colored the pic ture a tittle too highly ? He resolved to wait for further developments. They came speedily. A week later he called on Kitty—just at dark—and was ushered by mistake (?) into the library. The door between that and the dining room stood slightly ajar; a woman’s shrill voice reached him from thence. Was it Kitty’s? Ya, he recognized it; he had heard it once before pitched in the same high key. “Don’t tell me you didn’t mean to,” she screeched, more like a yd woman it., any thing else. “You dhl, you did, you wretched little imp 1 ” Then there was tine sound of a heavy blow and the shriek of a child. “Oh! don’t,don’t,Miss Kitty!” wailed a pitiful voice. “ Twas so dark I couldn’t see when yon run up against me, and then I stumbled and fell and the pitcher got broken, and I tried to keep the milk off your pretty dress, bat couldn’t." “You stumbled and fdl,” mimicked Kitty. ‘Well, FU teach yon not to another time. Take that, and that, and that,” giving the child blow after blow that resounded through the room. “Stop yoor sniveling, too. Do yon hear ? Til make you if yon don’t" “Kitty, let that chitd alone,” said a new voice; and Gilbert recognized it as her cousin’s. 1 shall do no such thing! Get out of the way, and mind yoor own business I” she shrieked, and there was something that sounded like a bottle whizzing through the room and crashing np against the wall. Then a man's groan was hard distinctly. “Oh! Kitty, how could yon?" said her cousin, reproachfully. “You’ve cut my check terribly; see how Die blood runs?” Gilbert didn't wait to hear any more, but fled from the house, resolved th&tnewould’nt marry such a vixen, though she had the face and form of a Hebe. The front door had no sooner closed on him, than the actors fa tho above drama went off into spasms of merriment Kitty stood revealed in the gas-tight with dress uninjured, there was not a cut to be seen on Joe's face the child was nowhere visible. “Oh 1 oh 1 ’twas too funny P’ gasped Kitty “that whine would have deceived anybody, ’twas so natural. I half started myself, think ing ’twas really a child’s voice instead of yours. Yon deserve a reward of merit for such splendid acting." “Give me one then, and let me choose it myself,” whispered Joe. “Well, what will you have t" and she look ed up archly. “Yourself.” “What a modest demand P’ There was TO BE A CIIBISTIAN. Wbo would not be m Christian f liuTeeeea- Men .tutelar]-fro-n the term, •• if it brought Achuzeageiiietthetn! Tetthehonorednime IsrnUof gentlestmexulnz. odofertee. And beinty Hosts errand it; from ite eyes, Springs in iu hem, ad tnm iu lip. dittiile. EVe eren it prerern Intent to ite breut. And kiss nvrey his tronblee; se- n it take A prospect to hie vision which luth nude The oMmxn sing wilh chute ess; teen It lay Its soft hud gently oo tho blind and tame, ... i—. .v S3- * ■ , 1, iW op brine them beck ll.rk! -tie theloft'et: AM all the tangeage. In an the world I litre nooeMbluner! It relates to cJP™ And breathesoV God and holiness; toggeeta ... the streets to virtue end to God 1 the tan-nage bears, the world It relates to Christ. — Hid holiue-s; The Tirtne. of humanity, adorned By the rich graces or the Holy Ghost, To fit them for the Paradise on high, u-t ,. *—,i —.—’ret nunheo _ i f love. For erer end for ever; and implies A Bon and Hire of theKrannazGont “Do yon think so ?’’ and, taking the mis chievous tittle face between his hands, he scanned it closely. What he saw there was evidently satisfactory, for ho kissed it over and over, and Kitty, though she resisted a tittle at first, finally submitted with a very well to be oil with the old love be fore you are on with the new,” whispered he, slyly. “Gilbert’s done for, and I’ve stepped into his place.” “But he didn't treatmo in this way,” pouted she. “I hope not Twould be worse for him if he had. I’d shoot him fa a minuteand Joe tried to look belligerent, but failed wo- fully. Mr. Day was surprised the next morning by a ail from Kitty’s late suitor. The young man seemed ill at ease, and stammered good deal fa making his errand known. “I understand, sir, that insanity is heredi tary fa year family,” he began awkwardly, “and—and—” he paused and tried to collect his ideas—“that Kitty’s aunt and grandmoth er died fa a lunatic asylnm.” “ All a mistake," responded Mr. Day, pomp ously. “ There never was a case of insanity, either among my own kindred or that of my late wife.” ■ “ But your daughter, sir, has a peculiar dis position, and I find it isn’t suited to mine at olL We should be miserable together. I de sire, therefore, to withdraw from the en gagement.” “And have yon told her this?” thundered his listener, white with rage. Mr. Day really had a violent temper, and didn't need to feign ite possession, tike Kitty. “Dear me! tho father is worse than the daughter,” thought the young man. Aloud he answered, “ Oh, no; I come to you first.” (The fact was, he didn't dare face Kilty with any such proposition.) “ Well, sir, all I have to say Is, that you’re n mean, contemptible villain, and if yon don’t get out of my office this minute, Til kick you down stairs,” and before the words were fairly out of Mr. Day’s mouth, he started make his threat good. Young Gilbert made a hasty retreat, con vinced that not only Kitty, but Mr. Day, also, were partially insame. Kitty listened demurely to her father’s ver sion of the affair, and the anethemas he hurled against her recent lover. Once, though, during that narration she shook so with laughter that he looked at her suspiciously. But she put on at onco such an air of wretch edness he ascribed it to wounded pride. It was not till two years afterward that he learned the truth, and Kitty was married to Joe, who, I forgot to say, was not her own cousin, though she called him so, but a sort of distant relation. Mr. Bay received his revelation good humoredly (Joe had always been his special favorite,) and was ready enough to laugh with the rest over the way in which he had been outwitted. Labor statistics. In Denmark bricklayers, carpenters, e'c., receive 70 to 75 cente for a day’s work. In Prussia common manual labor fa agri culture is paid from 18 to 25 cente per day. In 8wcdcn, the average of an artisan in Stockholm and other large towns is fifty cents per day. In Switzerland, factory operatives receive on an average, for men, 40 cents. Printers get 45 to 80 cents. In Norway Agricultural laborers receive from $1 25 to $1 75 per week. Printers re ceive 50 to 80 cente per day. In Portugal, field laborers receive 15 to. cente per day. Skilled mechanical labor is paid from 25 to 50 cente per day. In Austria the average wages of the agri cultural laborer are reported at only $20 to $30 a year. In Belgium the wages of workingmen living in the country vary from thirty to forty cents a day. In tho manufacturing districts they average sixty cents. In Russia agricultural laborers receive average compensation of 65 cents per day, which has to keep them in holidays, and these day* in Russia number 1G3, laving only 202 working days in the year. In Paris blacksmiths receive from 60 cente to $t 450 ncr day; boot and shoemakers from $t to $1 20; carpenters, $1 20, working 12 hours; and printers $1 to $1 20 a day, or 10 to 12 cents per 1,000 letlcra for piece work men. In Italy skilled workmen receive 30 to 60 cents per day for 11 hours. Primer) receive from 20 to 00 cents per day. At Rome the ordinary wages of tho workingman are 85 cente per day. Legal Intelligence. One mans which the drinkers of Illinois arc proposing to take to avoid the penalties of the new temperance law is to get a writ ten permit from their wives .relinquishing in advance all claims that may arise fa conse quence of drinking. Decision Relittvk to Forged Checks. The Supreme Court has recenlly rendered important decision in the case of the Bank of North America vs. E. D.. Bangs ct aL, of Bos ton, relative to the responsibility of banks for forged checks accepted by them. By the decision it would seem that a bank may make reclamation on a party depositing check which proves to have been forged any subsequent time. Heretofore Uje im pression lias prevailed that after a hank has paid a forged check the responsibility rats wilh it, and the reverso decision of the Court is not accepted with general satisfaction. Financial Items. More than $500,000 was put into the sav ings banks of Massachusetts, upon the aver age, every week fa 1871. A bill before the Blinois Legislature, called “Tbe Credit Fonder Bill,” has for its object the formation of companies, with a apital of not less than $50,000, whose business it shall be to borrow money fa large sums of eastern, foreign or other capitalists, and loan in small sums on mortgages or trust deeds to shareholders or other*. It is claimed that men of small or even liberal means, by nniting in this manner with others, could save 2 to 4 per cent, besides avoiding the large commissions charged by local moneylenders. Commercial Items. The commerce of the Mississippi Valley amounts to two thousand millions of dollars per annum. The stock of iron throughout the world at the present time is estimated to be much be low the prospective demand. The weekly consumption of cotton in Great Britain in 1861 averaged 60,000 bales, of which 35,000 hales were raised in this country. In the last two year* the cotton consuming capacity of Great Britain has in creased 10 to 15 per cent The iron exports of Great Britain to the Unite! States in 1871 amounted to nearly $38,000,000 in value, being more than one- half the iron exportations. This statement does not include the hardware trade, which foots np near $2,500,000. Abundant crops cannot he grown on the same land fa succession anises fertilizing matter is returned to it fa equivalent propor tions to those taken away. AH ltnds on which clover or the grasses are grown most either have lime on it naturally, or it must be artificially supplied fa the form of stone lime, oystershell lime, or marble. gtligious gtpartmtat. Ollit WAflHISGtOf* LEITEB. The Japs Htllined-A Dull Scaaon— Lent Dota—All Sort*. Washikgtos, March: 22,1873. Tnx JAPS. Our oriental visitors have been much ma- lingcd by vivacious, hut far from veracious, correspondents. They are a quiet, observant, well-mannered set, and have conformed to our customs wilh remarkable aptitude. The statements that they live on hard boiled eggs and ice cream, and smoke opium ail day long, are utterly false. They appear at our places of amusement, and at tho receptions—I do not classify receptions with amusements, for they arc serious affairs—dressed iiko one of us, and though few of them can speak or un derstand our language, I am confident they do a good deal of thinking. Several of onr retail dealers have told me that they seem to have quite got the hang of our currency, and are very shrewd inj making their pur- Rclistous Reus Item*. Rev. D. Fisk, of Boston, is totally blind. The Presbyterian Churches of Cincinnati arc valued at $350,000. Mr. Spurgeon has four thousand and cighty- fonr members fa his church. Over 500 different books have been printed in the Chinese language by Protester, t mis sionaries. There are about 6,000,000 scholars and *,000,000 teachers in the Sunday schools of the United States. St.-Thomas’ Church, New York, the Rev. Dr. Morgan, raised $10,000 for the Episcopal churches in Chicago. Rev. Dr. Young, of Tennessee, succeeds Rev. Dr. Huston as pastor of Trinity M. E. Church, Baltimore. The Baptist churches at Colmnbus have re solved to abolish the pew rental system and raise money by contributions. The American Bible Society has recently inadu a donation of one thousand Bibles for the State Prison at Sing Sing. In the Catfiolic Church iu the United States there are 7 arch-bishops, 54 bishops, 5 mitured abbots, and 4,269 priests. Rev. Henry DeFoe, a de-ccudant of the author of “Robinson Crusoe,” is n clergyman, now settled in Leicestershire, England. The increase of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will go bevond 75,OtO in a membership of but little over 600,000. Bishop Neeley, of Maine, (Episcopal) states that all the churches in his diocese but two or three follow the free sat system. The minister* of the Indians Baptist State Convention show that there are in the State 524 churches, with a membership of 35,998. According to the Enilish Independent, there are 3,005 Congregational churches and about 3,000 preaching stations in the British Empire. The membership of the Methodist Episco pal Church South, during the past year, is reported to have increased about 75,000 in a membership of 600)000. An exchange says: “One of the oldest, if not the oldest church in the Middle States, is an old Presbyterian pile in Derry town ship, Dauplin county, Pennsylvania. The Southern Christian Advoate learns that Rev. Dr. Boring's fractured leg refuses to IieaL He may be forced to usccrutclira for months to come, if not permanently. Tho Catholic Bishop of New Jersey has ordered the clergy to refuse Christian burial to those who die of the effects of liquor, as well as to those who sell it to drunkards. There are about one thousand Young Men’s Christian Associations fa the United States and British Provinces, wilh a mem bership of ono hundred and fifty thousand. Tho Presbyterian Church, South, reports for 1871, 1,518 churches; 87,529 comntuni- auts, and 912 ministers and licentiates. To tal contributions for all purposes, $1,039,399. Bishop Clarkson has ordained four full blooded Sioux Indians to the ministry, fa the Episcopal Church, who labor as missionaries among the Indians in Nebraska and Dakota. Rev. Dr. C. P. Bush, states that there arc now 6,000 members of Christian Churches in China; there arc 49,009 iu India; 20,000 in Burmah; 30,00) fa Turkey, and 50,080 in the Western Seas. The General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church will convene in Rich mond, Virginiu, on the third Thursday fa May. It will represent the whole Southern Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. Chicbering’s tract, “what is it to believe in Christ?" (No. 357, American tract society,) published by other societies in this and other countries, u now. at least, on its third million in nine languages. After Father Taylor, the Boston pulpit ex- ccnlricity, had lost the use of one arm by paralysis, he was met hv a friend who in quired how he was. “Famously,” tke sailor picacher replied; “sculling to haven with one arm.” At a mating of Presbyterian minister* in Philadelphia recently, Dr. Sanders reported eighteen subscriptions for the Presbyterian Hospital, obtained during January and Feb ruary, amounting to $40,090, making the to tal $192,000. The statistics of the Baptist Snnd&y Schools fa the United States, so far os re ported for the Yar Book of 1872, are as fol lows : Schools, 8,047; officers and tacliers, 80,401; scholars, 607,033; baptisms, 8,614 volumes in library, 704,303. A correspondent of the Central Christian Advoate gives statistics of the expenditures by the M. K Church, in Colorado. The total amount for eight years is $247,044 90, of which $61,102 60 has been supplied by the Missionary and Church Extension Society. The Chicago Pulpit tells us of the fraterni zation of sects brought about by the late fire. A Jewish and a Presbyterian Congregation use alternately the Second Presbyterian Church. The Univcrsnlists, by the courtesy of a Jewish Congregation, worship fa a syna gogue. Ministers fa Canada are as poorly pro vided for as in the United States. The Toronto Presbyterian says: “Of two hundred and ninety-six ministers in charge, the lobby baffled. It is evident that but few jobs will be con summated during the present session of Con gress. This is not because of any access of virtue on the part of our National legislators but because the pending Presidential contest necessitates a semblance of virtue, and of watchfulness over the public interests. With in the past few days the St Croix Railroad land staling fraud, the Pacific mail subsidy- swindle, and the Yuba Buena fraud have been defeated fa the House, and are likely to meet a similar fate in the Senate. The Sen ate, as a rule, has been more prolific of |ob- bery than the House, but even that body now feels the necessity of compromising some what to public sentiment, and of esaprag the criticisms of an independent press. THE SEASON in Washington has thus far been one of the dullest and most disagreeable for many years. The watlicr has been particularly inclement, and for the past few days a gale of wind has prevailed, with an Arctic temperature. Our supply of coal is running short, and there will be a famine in this article soon unless the wathcr becomes milder. Add to these draw backs the continued spread of small pox, of which we are likely to have an epidemic, and the prevalence of malarial fevers, and it w ill be seen that there can be very little enjoy ment at the apital just now. LENT is pretty generally observed here, at least so far as social entertainments go, the heads of the government setting the example by dis continuing their receptions during this season. 'Hie devotees of fashion also find this inter mission in the round of gaitirc very agrcable, as during “the season” it is not unusnal to at tend half a dozen entertainments during the day and evening, commencing w itk morning receptions, with or without dancing, 'to be followed by dinner and evening parties and grand balls. As soon as Lent is over these festivities will be resumed and participated in with zest until the hat of summer drives our fashionables to the watering places. MERE INVENTIONS. I see you have published what purports to be a letter from Judge Davis accepting finally the nomination of. the Labor Reformers for the Presidency. I exposed thia forgery in my letter of the 15th instant Judge Davis has written no such letter. He doa not even consider himself bound to any party. He says that if a man of his known principlra is desired by the people os .a candidate for the highest office fa their gift he is at their ser vice. A look at his telegram on receipt of advices that he had been nominated by the Columbus convention will show his position at a glance. ANOTHER CANARD. During the interviews of the rival Louisi ana delegations with the President, Score tar r Boutwcll, who was present let fall a remark which was construed as indicating his hos tility to Collator Casey and United States Marshal Packard, who have had the support of tho President all along, Casey being a brother-in-law of Grant liter fa the day a Bohemian met Secretary Boutwcll coming from the White House, and fancied he looker gry. Putting this and that together he concluded that a rapture had taken place be tween the President and the Secretary on the Louisiana matter, and so he ret afloat a re port that Mr. Boutwcll had ban asked to resign. Of course there is nothing in it, but this is a fair sample of how attain Rohe mians fa Washington manufacture news. congressional notes. In thcHouse j’cstcidav Mr. Speer presented petitions from N. U. 'Woodward, of Butts couuty; Charles W. Thomas, of Fulton aunty, and John T. Rawson, of Spalding county, asking for the renmoval of their po litical disabilities. Mr. Whitely presented a memorial from artain citizens of Gargia asking that monument lie erected over the remains of 14.900 Union soldiers, who died and are buried at Andersonyille; Tommy Hauck. South Carolina Rears* Large lira have been raging in the woods around Aiken. Wm. Bates, Esq, of Greenville, and the founder of Batcsvillc Factory, is dead. The State Sunday School Convention will be held fa Charleston on the 151k day of May, The National Bank of Greenville has com menced operations, with Mr. Blackwood as cashier. A fire occurred at Union a few days ago, dratroymgboth hotels and other buildings. The South Carolina Presbytery, of the General Assembly Presbyterian Church, South, will convene at Abbeville on the 10th of April. So much guano has ban ordered this Ba son that the Charleston agents of some of tho phosphate companies arc sending word to their agents to atop taking orders, as it ii impossible to supply the demand. The State Treasurer, not having the funds on hand to cash Legislative certificates, upon the adjournment of the General Assembly, gave members and subordinate officers orders on the treasurer* of their respective aunties. one hundred and thirteen, or more than one- third, reaive less than six hundred dollars per annum. Two friends from two different churches, but of ono denomination, met the other day and discussed the preaching of their respa- live pastors. “Your preacher uses the ideas of^other men,” said one. “Don’t you wish your pastor would do the same,” was the sig nificant response. Contributions of some of the churches in New York city during the past year: St George's, $44,000 for objats beyond itself; Calvary, $52,000; Grace Church $59,428, which includes ite own expenses; Church of the Ascension, $63,000; Church of the Holy Trinity, $57,000. The Southern Christian Advocate rays Rev. Dr. Lovick Pierce is suffering with in creasing frahleness, but is still actively busy fa the Lord’s vineyard. On the 2-lth of March, when 80 years old, he will preach an anniversary sermon at Greensboro, the sane of his early labors and the birth-plaa of all hia children. According to the Church calendar, the fol lowing are the approaching festivals: Palm Sunday occurs on March 24; Good Friday March 29th; Easter Sunday March 31st; Low Sunday April 7th; Rogation Sunday May 6th; Ascension day May 9lh; Whit Sunday. Pentecost, May 19th; Trinity Sunday May 26th; Corpus Christi May 30th; Advent Sunday December 1st The cash amount paid for the support of Romish convents, churches, and schools fa New York, within the last years, amounted to $1,395,3S3, independent of absolute titles in fa to certain blocks of city property said to amount fa value to some $3,500,000, more or less. The total amount disbursed to other churches during the same period, amounted to $329,373. The churches fa Boston are thus classified: Unitarian, 27; Methodist, 22; Baptist, 17; Trinitarian Congregational, 22; Roman Cath olic, 17; Episcopal, 15; Presbyterian, 7; Uni- veraalist, 6; Jewish,; Lutheran, 2; Spiritual ists, 2; Second Advent, 2; Independent Con gregational, 2; Freewill Baptist, 8wedenbor- Swecdish, one each; making a total The Archdiocese of New Orleans contains 82 churches—7 building; chapels and sta tions, 27; priests, 159; ealesiastical institu tions, 11; clerical students, 30; literary insti tutions for young men, 5; female academia and parochial schools, 31; aggregate number of pnpOa, 10,000; hospitals and orphan asy lums, 16; convents, 16; number of orphans, 1,500; benevolent and charitable institutions, 16. Georgia New. Items. Mr. J. V. Davis having retired, Mr. W. L. Bigby has assumed tho duties of atNewnan.—Eewnnn Herald. We learn that tho Superintendent of the Gargia Railroad has recently adopted the air-brake on the night trains on his road. Oonstilutioualist. Col. S. T. Doyal has laid on our table a specimen of what which is two fat in length. Tins we consider ftao what for this time of the year.—Jfiddle Georgian. John E. Owens, the comedian, will com- mcnce an engagement of three nights fa Sa vannah, beginning April 25th. There are five mutual building and loan associations in Savannah.—Heat. The Rainbow Company, of Rome, has de termined to have a celeb ition on tho 9th of May, and to invite companies from Auguste and Atlanta, if the other Rome companies will co-operate.—Roma Commercial Miss Lizzie M. Rogers, of Vineville, a young lady not quite seventeen yean of age, who returned from school, at Baltimore, a abort time Mace, contracted a severe aid, oa last Saturday, which terminated in brain fever, on Wednesday, after a violent illness of only three days.—Telegraph and Messen ger. The amount necessary to perfat an organ ization of an ice company in kolumbus, has not ban raised. A voung couple from over tbe river, amc to Columbus to many on Wednesday; just as the fond and youthful pair were standing before the magistrate, the fattier appeared and carried the daughter home.—Columbus Sun. Warren county will not oniy hare a floral fair at Warrenton on the 2Sd of May, but fa addition to the floral department, horticul- turn), mechauiral and domestic articles will be admitted and appropriate place and com mittees assigned them. It is also proposed to made arrangements for the exhibition of shap and swine. A grand tournament will dose the exercise.—Georgia dipper. The decoration of the graves of the dead of tho Lost Cause will be observed on the 21st of April fa LaGrange. Dr. It B. Ilidlcy will deliver the address. On Sunday morn ing last a negro man, Bob Uollc, was found dead fa the street lie is supposed to have fallen iu a fit and died before assistance racked him. There are now 140 names on the roll of the Southern Female College at LaGrange.—Reporter. Tke Grand Jury of Elbert county, in their late presentments, “earnestly recommend the establishment of a County Court in and for the county of Elbert.” They al«o rav “the Grand Jury do not mpud with favor the establishment of a Pu' lie School system in the county for the present, but believe, after some thought devoted to the subjat, that it would, for obvious reasons, result probably in evil and confusion. Samuel Lnmpkin, Esq., recently appointed Solicitor General for this Judicial District by Governor Smith, was fa attendance at court last week, and wc were mnek pleased with the skill and ability he displayed fa the discharge or his duties. The State, wc think, coaid not have secured a better advoate among young lawyers. Btberton Gazette. Gainesville glories fa her ten pin alley. Mr. It. I'almcr, of Gainesville, exhibits a nug- S t of native gold, found fa the Etowah, near eline of Dawson and Lumpkin counties, weighing 74 pennyweights. Tlicro is, doubt less, many a similar pica fa our El Dorado. The sum of $540 has been contributed through Mr. J. K. Caldwell, towards the pur- All wet lands should be drained. Bandy lands can be most cffatnaUy im proved by hay. Shallow plowing operates to impoverish the soil, while decreasing productions. AU grain crops should be harvested several days before the grain is thoroughly ripe. The chopping or grinding of grain to be fed to stock effects a saving of at least twenty- five per cent. Thorough preparation of land is absolutely necessary to the successful and luxuriant growth of crops. Deep plowing and sabeoilinz greatly im prove the productive powers of a variety of ■oil that is not wet. No land can be preserved fa a high state of fertility, unless clover and the grasses are cultivated in the course of rotation. Alabama Itewa items. Selma is to have a steam laundty. A line of street at* is among the early probabili ties of Selma. The Montgomery police have ban uni formed with double breasted gray coats, with shining buttons, blue pants and black hate Mr. Jesse W. Wells and Mias Nannie Huff, of Perry county, married on the 20th. There are one hundred and thirty pupils at the Howard College, in Marion. Colonel Marfa has ordered uniforms for them. Messrs. Thomas J. Judge, P. T. Sayre, and T. VV. Watte, members of the Central Exau- tive Committee of the Democratic and Con servative party of the State, recommend to ail persons fa the State who are laboring under political disabilities, to make applira- tim for their relief through one of the Sena tors or Representatives from the State fa Congress. They are prompted to do this, thinking it the duty of all good citizens la boring under disabilities to place themselves fa position to give their services to the Slate, when it may bo to tbe interest of Ihe State to require it of them. Tennessee Rows Items. Olive Logan will deliver her latnre on “Nia Young Men,” fa Nashvillc,on the29th instant. There was a snow storm fa Nashville on the 22d instant It is a rare occurrence to have snow so late in the season. One of the hraviest snows, however, seen fa this coun try was that which occurred MarchflS, 1843. It fell to the depth of 18 inches—Hawn and American. It is reported that Governor Sam. Bard has gone to Washington to get additional as sistance for tbe Herald. It is rumored also that be has cast a longing eye upon the Post- offla of Chattanooga. The investigating committee of the Western and Atlantic Rail road, are in Chattanooga, and will meet daily at the Carroll House until their business fa the city is disposed of.—Chattanooga Tima. tSg~ The Tichborao case having termina ted in the defat of the supposititious Sir Roger, and the effort to revive the Mordaunt divorce suit having failed on account of the continued insanity of the defendant the British courts have obligingly supplied an entire new sensation to mat the unrated public appetite. The story on which this latest scandal is founded is a remarkable one. It seems that from 1859 to 1862 there redded fa London a public prostitute, who during all that time was engaged fa plying her avocation npon streets and at the public resorts fa the most shameless manner. In this way she met a wealthy baronet, named Sir Travers Twiss, who became enamored of her, and in the summer of 1862, having sent her to Dresden, he rejoined her there, and they were married. Subsequently, La dy Twiss was twice present at the drawing rooms of her majesty Queen Victoria, and vet it doa not appear that the prince of Wales remembered her 1 Bat in April last, after, it is said, frequently extorting hush money from Sir Travers, a lawyer named Chaffer, who had known her asa street-walk er, exposed her antecedents; and now the doting husband has brought a libel snit against him. To diversify the scandal, the heroine has mysteriously disappeared, and it is pretended that there is no cine to her whereabouts. Altogether the sensation is quite as promising a one as ite immediate predecessors, and the revelation that a nymph du pace, and a habitue of Cremome Gardens, had actually penetrated the divinity that doth hedge abont a queen, is most charming ly awful. chase of the Presbyterian Church property, fa Gsinraville. Mr. J. R. Webster, of Gaines ville, is dead.—GofaraeiSs Eagle. A correspondent of the Columbus Sun, signing himself “Flint,’’ writing about Atlan ta, ray s: “I was induced from various causes* atone time, to look upon Atlanta wilh preju dice. as involved fa immoralities so vast, and so de6cient of public opinion as to be entirely beyond amendment, and as glorying fa her own peculiar celebrity under the impress of her late Radial chiefs But, Mr. Editor, my visit to Atlanta iu 1872, has wrought other convictions on my mind. I will not consume your valuable spaa by details now.” , From our own observations and from in formation from onr farmers, we think there is a good prospect for what in Wilkes county this season. Our farmers arc busy st work at present and crops are being planted with great rapidity. Corn is going into the ground, and cotton will soon follow. On Wednesday night two negroes, Nat Wing field and his nephew Allen, got into a quarrel which resulted in the shooting of Nat. The wound it considered a fatal one. Both ne groes were employed on the tdantotion of Mr. Terry, about five mile from Washington. Gazette. Captain O G. Corley has become associate editor of the Bainbrklge Sun. Tbe North Alabama Railroad is to go to Bowden, on payment of $20,COO, which amount tbe citizens of Bowden propose to pay.—Palmetto Gazette. Mr. Peter Carroll, of Chattooga, was in Rome on the 23d instant. He 1ms only been married once and has twenty-four children. We challenge tbe press of the entire State to bat this.—Rome Commercial Sickness continues to prevail in all por tions of Newton aunty. The Methodist Church of Covington will, perhaps, bo pro vided with an organ. Jim Winny, colored, was caught while in the act of stealing money from the drawer of Dr. FitU, of Cov ington.—Georgia Enterprise. The grand jury of Morgan county recom mended the organization of a County Court, and fixed tile salary of the Judge at $500 per annum. They are to have a alia soiree in Madison, the night of the 2d of April. A little son of Mr. Vason, of Madison, was kicked by a horse a few dayo ago, and re ceived an ngiy gash in the face. The mer chants of Madison amplain of dull times. Appeal and Adtertiser. Seven car loads of iron for the North and South Railroad have arrived fa Columbus. It is very probable a large alton factory will be built soon on the site of the Paisa MilL*. Colonel Mott proposes to give fa the site for stock, and we hear another gentleman has preferred to secure $50,000, and others quite large sums. Hamilton Female College, in Harris aunty, was totally destroyed br fire on Friday last Tho loss is estimated at from $5,000 to $7,000. No insurance.—Cb- lumbusSun. The Rev. 8. II. Grcenlraf has been elected President of the Bible Bociety of Blackshcar. The size of tho Appeal has been reduced four alurnns for the summer season. Brunswick is negotiating a savings bank. Wm. T. Du- Bignon, Esq., has been unanimously reject ed marshal of Brunswick. The boys are ve locipede riding in Brunswich. There are 303 scholars fa daily attendance at the white pub lic schools of Brunswick, and 257 at the col ored schools Baida these, there are two night schools for the alorcd people, one hav ing 80 and tho other 27 scholars.—Seaport Appeal Eugene P. Belcher, Edwin Belcher and John F. Quarles, of Auguste, have been en rolled as Attorneys, Solicitors and Counsel lors of the Supreme Court of South Caroli na. President Magnth and Via President Tyler, of the South Carolina Railroad, were in Augusta on Thursday, and met President Wadley and Superintendent Rogers, of the Central Railroad, the four official, holding a ansultation at the Planters’ Hotel on Thurs day night The object of tbe conference is not known, unless it waa held, as some sup pose, for the purpose of taking some action with regard to the aid extended by the Geor gia to the Port Royal Railroad.—Chronicle and Sentinel Mr. John 8. Shipley, of Conyers, the Su pervisor, of the Georgia Railroad, received a severe wound fa his foot on last Friday, by the accidental discharge of a shot gun. A little negro girl was burned to death in Con yers a few days ago. On Monday last L. S. Orangier and A. A. Smith, were severely cut in Sheffield, by Geotgc and Tom Wilson. Coo yers is still improving. The town now baa four churches, two Baptists, one Methodist and one Presbyterian. New buildings are daily going up, and still the demand far liousra far not satisfied. The Atlantic and Great West ern Canal, when ampleted, will run fa a mile and a half of the depot.—Conyers Ex it is rumored that certain apilalkts, who are not slow to avail themselves of an eligi ble location, have decided to erect a grand hotel fa Savannah shortly, ao that by next winter those who may chance to visit Sa vannah will find ample, if not the bat hotel accommodations that can be found anywhere outside of New Yorlfi A fire alarm bell has been ordered from Troy, New York, far Sa vannah. It is of six thousand pounds ra pacity, and is to be placed as nearly as possi ble fa the center of the city. On Friday night last, the store of Joseph Volasky, of Sa vannah, was entered and robbed of goods, fa all, valued at $300. A woman was thrown from a second story window by a sailor on S«“rd*y- The only damage was she was stupefied from the sudden jolt.—Adtertioer. On the nightof the 14th three negroes went to the house of a respectable lady of Jack- ion aunty and demanded admission. Sus pecting at ona their objat, the sent her daughter through the back door to ha grand mother and raised the alarm. A negro raw and pursue^ her, knocked her down and at tempted to outrage her bnt faffed fa his fiend ish purpose. Meantime, a tenant on the place heard the noise and went to their assis tance. The negroes fled. ‘ A tree fell on a little boy, son of Wm. Potts, deceased, about nine years old, near Jefferson on Tneadar and killed him instantly. At the regular mating of the Directors of the Northeastern Railroad on the 21st inBtant, it was resolved to proceed at ona ‘o the permanent location of the road on the Harmony Grove line, and the Directors offered to advanre the expenses of location. It Is ansidered that this settles the construction of the road, and the com pany will be ready in a short time to receive proposals for contracts.—AShent Banner,