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*■ ^tthb ^0n6thntion. ATLANTA, OA., APBIL », 1872. «mt(U — nw»r The Macon and Knoxville B»2road Com pany la pushing the surrey. The grading of the North Georgia and North Carolina Railroad will begin in July. The North Eastern Road i* being located, saya the Athena Watchman. The ■■!!*«* Cwnuttw. CoL Hoge and Capt. McNiel of the Bol lock Committee hare returned from New York. CoL Hoge informa us that the New Yolk brokers and bankers tea tilled fully, freely and cheerfully. A number of facts were ginned. Our especial friend Henry Clews poured forth volume*. It waa proven that Hr. Kimball had need State’s money in his enterprises. We hare not apace now to ■ay more of the visit of the Committee. The “Fat naf." Acton, the “fat boy” of The Atlanta Conarrrtmon, putin hla Jolly appearance in pur sanctum on Tuesday morning last He represents The CossrmmojC in a flourish ing condition, which we are indeed glad to hearr Tis the beat paper in Atlanta, is Dent, ocratic to the backbone, and baa done, and is doing, noble service in unearthing and expos ing Radical wrong-doing, and is Justly enti tled to the heavy patronage it ia everywhere receiving.—North Georgia Citizen. ■•rear OalTinitr. Madisojt, Ga, April 8,1872. Editor* Conelitution— 1 Gentlejceh: En closed please accept this circular as some evi dence of the success of a Denominational College at Macon. This One building will be done by October next, if no hindrance shall occur. It will C09t about $70,000, and is one of the finest university buildings in the South. We are taking firm footing in Macon, ana expect very soon to accomplish a large meas- nre °f P^'?- Ueroen> Very respect respectfully yours, D. E. Butler. The Agrlewisiarhl College at Athene- The very intelligent and fair-minded edi tor of the Griflln Georgian, In an article dis cussing Governor Smith’s disposition of the land scrip, seems to be in the dark In suppos ing that there was no college of agriculture legally organized at Athens. - The Code of Georgia, section 1201, para graph S, declares that the Board of Trustees of the State University has power ‘To establish all such schools of learning or art as may be useful to the State, and organ ise the same in the way most likely to attain the ends desired.” This authority they have exercised. denfls era# Raws- Cobb county farmers going heavy on guano, says the Journal. Ditto in Spalding county, says the Star. In Whitfield county, the Citizen says wheat looks well, is sown much in excess of last year, and large crop predicted. Oats healthy. In Gordon county farming has commenced in earnest, says the Times. In Screven county planted com has rotted in the ground. Cotton lands are too wet to be plowed. In Clarke county, says the Watchman wheat and oats are small, backward and not a third as much as should be. Yew persons are done planting com, or even prepared to begin. No com up between Athens and tbc Blue Ridge. Peach trees not In full bloom. Cotton prospects good, judged by the great purchase of hay and fertilizers. Farmers are feeding stock on Connecticut hay at fifty dol lars a tou. when they could famish it them- ' From the agricultural report at Washing ton, we flnd that horses and mules have In creased one per cent. In Georgia; milk cows, two per cent; oxen and other cattle have de creased two per cent. Horses and mules have decreased In value; also cows. Georgia com has been sent to Egypt and planted, with satisfactory results. Mr. Purse, at Marlow, baa experimented in ■trawberries, and finds the Agriculturist and Wilson’s Albany seedling finely adapted to Southern culture; Heat affects the faeny more than cold. The finest hemes came be tween March and July, and from October to December. _ The Cotton Tax B1U. We publish in another column the bill be fore Congress to refund the tax paid by the people of tho cotton producing States on raw cotton, to which we Invite the attention of our readers. From the representations of this measure, made by certain letter writers from Washing ton, we were apprehensive that its provisio is were exceeding partial as against the interest of the producer. We are glad to find that ■uch representations are not sustained by the text of thebQL It provides for a Board of Commissioners “to hear and determine all claims and appli cations” that may be presented, and when just and correct, to direct tlie payment of the tax to the person or persons entitled thereto, their heirs, executors, administrators or aigns; and as 'planters, freedmen and others have an interest In the cotton tax, [said Commissioners fshall adopt such rules and regulations as will most effectually ■■cure thepaymentof the tax to the parties to whom thesame Is justly due and properly belongs.” The Board is clothed with ample powers to prescribe the forms of evidence to require the production of books and re ceipts or copies thereof, or when such books or vouchers fall to show the payment of the tax, then the validity of such claim may be established by other evidence. We think these provisions are ample for the protection of the interests and rights of all parties. We cannot doubt that this Mil will receive the aealous support of every member and Senator from Georgia and her sister Southern States. It Is a measure of vast Importance to our people, and they are watching its progress with deep solicitude. If it should fsn consequence of the opposition or even lukewarmness of any, their constituency w&I hardly forgive them. But we apprehend no such defection. As a unit they will re- ■pond to the universal demand and expecta tion of the people to vote for this bill, the passage of which will not only be hailed with joy as the first set of justice towards the South since the war, bat it will tend to •often sectional asperity. Iks Agricultural LssS Scrip. In another column we give an interesting communication from a gentleman who has bestowed much study on the matter, ex plaining the whole subject, synopdzing the aw.and detailing the action of other Slates. In addition to the leading papers already mentioned that have indorsed the action of the Governor, we add the warm indorsement of the LaGrsnge Reporter, Washington Gs- setto and Covington Enterprise; The opposition principally comes from the points, where opposition is natural ruder the inspiration of local self-interest. Marietta and Griflln were both eager suitors for the •erip, and it would be strange if fheydidnot exhibit disappointment. ■swatktag Heavy. The Atlanta San shows np some official dereliction on the part of the Sheriff, in the matter of the New Era office and certain at tachments that were levied on it. Why don’t the Sun and CortsnrunoN fer ret out the difficulty and expose the rascals? Outriders are beginning to look upon the Bute fraud investigation business, as a sort of pantomimic farce, and to wonder if the whole of Atlanta, including the press, is en gaged in the play.—Albany Newt. Rye! Colonel! No reflections on Atlanta or her press. Tou, above all others, know faithfully the work of exposing the rascals has been pursued. Results must ttdl whether the investigation business is a farce. An oc casional bobble is unavoidable, bat the gen eral result has been satisfactory. The Vase •( the Rev. 3f|t« WsoSi The case of the Reverend Myron Wood, for the seduction of Miss Emma drivers, in the DeKalb Superior Court, that has just re sulted in the second conviction of the accused, one of the most remarkable that, in a con siderable legal experience, we have ever known in a court room. A minister of the Gospel, a man of excel- lent antecedents, long ministry and pare life, with a family, is dragged before the courts, charged with one of the gravest crimes that such a man could commit. He is accused of the deliberate, systematic and sacriigkras ruin of a young girl who had the strongest claim upon bis chivalry and religion. The girl is bis accuser, and tells a talc of terrible consistency, backed up by strong circum stances. Bis family and many friends believe im plicitly in his innocence. He is cast oat from his church and shorn of bis ministerial robes. He is twice convicted end sentenced by the tribunals of justice. After conviction, he makes a solemn, patient, earnest bat unem- blttercd statement, foil of Christian spirit, firmly asserting his innocence. His attorneys seek the highest court of the Bute to reverse the verdict. Thus the matter sta»gt~ Is it not remark able? If guilty, whaSjt “ oral monster Upon the hypothesis of guilt, a blacker fiend don’t exist oat of the bad place. It would be hard for the lmiginitiop Jo conceive a more cruelly, darkly, wicked spirit than this preach, er of God’s GospeL The spectacle of a minis ter prcying'upon girlish innocence under the blasphemous prostitution of prayer, and then crowding the awful shame of lecherous per jury upon his young victim in a guise of hypocritical sanctity in the very hour of con victed gnilt ia one of those exhibitions of cool, deliberate sustained criminality such as rarely falls to history to recount. On the alternative supposition of his in nocence, a more hideous case of persecution, a more touching instance of torturing mar tyrdom, and a ghastlirv example of young female depravity was never recorded in the darkest chronicles of time. The alternatives arc fearful. The mind reels between them- Notwithstanding the solemn verdict of tlia court, and before the last shotting off of the escape from tbe fel on’s doom, tbe judgment wonders errantly from the one possibilly to the other. A pure and innocent divine dragged cruelly to shame by the soft hand of pitiless girl hood, and the murdered virtue of young female innocence sacrificed to the Inst of sacriligioos minister, prowling in the livery of Heaven, and diming a counterfeit piety in the very hoar of established crime, consulate a picture of painful and distracting con trasts. But this is not ail. An outraged church shivers under the shock. The celestial voca tion of God’s ministry suffers. Tbe sensi bilities of true Christians everywhere are lacerated. Ia there cot more that the Church can do In this matter to solve the mysterious prob lem of guilt, in view of the solemn assevera tion of innocence by the accused and bis sol emn appeal to the bar of God. OUR WASHINGTON LETT Eli. Ike Real Facts of Belmont's Visit Wamblngtou—Tbe South orer- •efced.-lbe Alabama Claims-- Gee gla Items. WssmxGTojr, April 2,1852. A contradictory reports have been sent hence respecting- Mr. Belmont’s visit to Washington and its resnlis, it may be well to state the facta. There is no use in making a mystery of a very simple matter. Mr. Belmont came here to confer with leading Democrats Codgress, and did have a conference with' ran, though it was not a formal affair. The Democratic Congressional Committee was not called for the purpose of mee'ing the Chairman of tbe National Executive Demo cratic Committee, hot quite a number of Democratic Senators and Representatives met Mr. Belmont at Welchej’s, where an inter change of view was bad. There was some conflict of opinion, though not of so positive a kind as to mar the har mony of the meeting. While some thought the present passive policy of the party should not be disturbed, others fa vored thp calling together of tbe Na tional Executive Committee, and the naming of a day for holding a convention. It is probable that tbe Committee will assem ble at no distant day, and that a convention will be held not long after the Cincinnati Convention. No one proposes to take any steps looking to a disbandment of the party, or a sacrifice of policy or principle. Nomi nations will be made as usosL It is, how ever, not improbable that these nominations will be identical with those of tbe Cincinnati Convention. This, however, is contingent on the acceptability of the Liberal candidates. Davis and Parker would undoubtedly be in dorsed by the Democracy, .ga would Grata Brown if given the first place on the ticket. Even Senator Trumbull aright be swallowed, though as the author of most of the recon struction legislation, he would not prove very ' to the South. This is mere specu- S. F. H. morse. The death of Mr. Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, is a noticeable event In the his tory of the times. Statesman nor'warrior has ever so impressed the world as lids man by bis single achievement What telegraphy has done for progress cannot be told. Samuel Finley- Ureesc Morse was bom in Charlestown, Massachusetts, April 27, 1791, He was therefore 81 years old at bis death. Ho graduated at Yaio College in 1810. He became a portrait painter, studying in Eng land. He worked in Boston, New Hamp shire, Son til Carolina and New. York with varying success. In 1835 he invented bis telegraph machine, in 1837 sought a patent in 1814 built tbe first telegraph line from Baltimore to .Washing ton. . It was in 1832 that the Idea was first sug gested to him of the telegraph. He was taming from Europe in a vessel, and a fellow passenger was Professor Jackson, who de scribed the experiments that bad been made with the electro magnet in Paris. This gave rise to discussion about tbe time required for the fluid to pass through the wire! Jackson suggested that as it was instantaneous the spark might be carried any distance, and be used to carry information. Morse seized the idea and laboriously nud eventually worked It out into his great invention. Two Europeans contest the honor of tbe invention with him, Wheatstone, an English man, and Steinhoul a Bavarian. But their systems are different from Morse’s The telegraph covers the civilized world, and some part of the uncivilized. Mr. Morse was one of the projectors and first President of the. famous "National Academy of Design.” He once held a pro fessorship in the University of New York. His straggles in getting bis great discovery practically carried ont would form an inter esting chapter in tho painful progress truth. He was ridiculed and repeatedly dis appointed. Beggared in means by bis expe riments and efforts, he applied to Congress for help for a long time unsuccessfully. Finally, President Tyler was the instrument of his success. Thirty thousand dollars was placed at his disposal, and tbe thing was done. He lived twenty-seven yean after his in vention was put practically to work, long enough to see it become tbe greatest physical agency of human progress ever known,- and the mightiest power of tho ago. The submarine telegraph and the oceanic cable were bis idea also. He has been honored all over the world. Turkey gave him diamonds; -Prussia a gold medal of merit; France made him a cheva lier of the Legion of Honor; Denmark, knight of tho Dannebrog; Spain sent him the cross of the Knights Commandeiy Wurtcmhurg and Austria distinguished him. In 1857, the representatives of ten coun tries voted him $80,000. Grand dinners were given him in Europe. The Montgomery Advertiser thus finely moralizes. But vain are all the honors that mortality can either cqjoy or bestow. They cannot move the silent dost or “ soothe the dull cold earof death.” The man whose fame is borne from the riven to the ends of tho earth by the swift winged messengers of his own crea tion, lies to-day food-for worms, a mockery of his former greatness. The sad realities of Fate can neither be propitiated nor concealed, and though we mourn the Mow that strikes the good nun and the great to the earth, we fed that he bad filled bis allotted space, and filled it so well that millions yet unborn will hang with wonder and delight on the story of the trials and tbe record of the triumphs of Samuel Finley Breese Morse. _ Turkish Loren, The art of writing ia not general among the Turks, and when s lover wishes to counimn- nicatc his sentiments in writing, they have a mode of effecting it without pen, ink or pa per, by means of flowers, fruits, woods, silks, state and colors, of which they make a pack et, each article having an allegorical sense. The packet is called a seism. Those who employ this mode of communication have a casket stored with the necessary articles to compose a seism. They have a dictionary, which they know by memory, of the allu sions which they wish to give by their flow- An anilret signifies “We are both of one mind,” a piece of rose bosh, “I weep continu ally, bat yon deride my tears;” a piece of cloth, “I am tired of your importunities;” a piece of buckram or canvas, “We shall be together to-morrow;” a piece of silk, “Yon have gained my. mind;” a lookiag-glass, “I am ready to sacrifice mysell to you;” a pistol, “I love yon very much.” A grain of raisin, some blue silk, a pes, a morsel of sugar and a piece of the wood of aloes, arranged in a certain order, form a billet donx to this effect: My heart, lam in love with yon; the pain which my love occasions to me has nearly deprived me of my senses; my heart passion ately desires yoon; give mv disease the necessary remedy.”—PhOadeipkia Pros. _ An artless newspaper man, who lately bought a few sausages, thus relates his troubles: “I got them sausages home without -S«orL£i of ’em had huddled np together, and sleeping sweetly. Two of ’em had crawled to my milk-pail and were lapping tbe milk, and one, a black and white one, was on the fence trying to catch an English row. I drowned the whole lot.” A BILL Ta Refund Certain Tuxes Collected by the Government of the United Stales on Haw Cotton During the Tears l66S-’6-’7-’8. Whereas, Large snm3 of money have been collected by the United States as a tax on raw cotton since the dose of tbe late civil war, under the provisions of the internal revenue laws of the United States; and Whereas, After two solemn arguments, the le Supreme Court of the United were equally divided in opinion as to the validity of said taxes and the constitution ality of the laws under which they were col lected; and Whereas, The same were unequal and un just in their operation, and have been re pealed so far as regards said cotton tax; and Whereas, Said tax laws, in their practical operation, have not bad the effect contem plated when they were enacted, of imposing a burden upon the consumers; but saiu taxes have fallen exdusively on producers who, while paying this special tax on cotton, and which, at that time, were especially burden some, have, in common with citizens of the several States, paid their due proportion of all other taxes; and, ' Whereas, No other raw agricultural pro duct of any of the States has ever been so taxed, even during the war; therefore, - - Be it enacted by (Js Senate and House of Repr'ientaliusof the United States of America n ” that restitution shall be made of all moneys collected as taxes under leof the lotion, however. Yfe ljsve yet to sec what the Cincinnati Convention will bring forth. 5 yet to learn the strength of the Libe ral movement, and the principles which are to guideit. Shoulditproveaone-horseaffuir,we have only to make our nominations and trust to the fortune of war. If the platform be a wise and patriotic one, and onr candidates well chosen, we may confidently count on the support of a large number outside of the Democratic ranks who are opposed to the re- election of Grant. On the other hand, if the anti-Grapt men ran a ticket, and so divide the Republican party, our chances for suc cess are equally good. THE LIBERAL CONVENTION. All statements as to the action of a conven tion for which delegates have yet to be desig nated most be taken cum gram tali*. They are mere speculations. We are told one day that it will certainly re-notninalc Davis and Parker; then Trumbull is said to be the “coming man;” and again we hear “that an agreement has been entered into by tbc lead ers of the Cincinnati movement to nominate Judge Davis for President and Governor Cur tin, of Pennsylvania, for Vice President, and that they expect, by putting Governor Curtin on the ticket, to carry Pennsylvania, while Davis will bring to his support thousands of laboring men throagout the country, who are for uniting in semi-political organizations, and are ready to cut loose from all party affilia tion.” This purports to be an authoritative statement, but I do not very well see bow a convention pgn be pledged in advance, while there is an uncertainty as Jo the material of which it is to be composed. THE SOUTH OVERLOOKED. It is a little remarkable that, in all this po litical speculation and.gossip, tho South is rarely referred to. Neither party seems in clined to heed its views or predilections. This is all very well, for the Radicals who hsve little to expect from the people they have ontraged,plundered and trampled upon. But is the Northern Democracy ignorant of the fact that the South holds the balance of power, and that, without the support of the Southern States.it would be sheer folly to think of putting a ticket in the field. This fact should not be overlooked wben the . time come to work np the ticket. Care must be taken to select men who, at {cast, are not ob jectionable to tt>e South. Nor are these views put forth in any fractious spirit, bat simply to urge that no possibility of contrib uting to a triumph over the present corrupt administration bp Overlooked. THE ALABAM4 CLAIMS. The Cabinet has had under consideration, to-day, a second note from the British Gov ernment relating to tbc Alabama claims. In tbc first note Her Majesty rejected the propo sition to consider indirect damages at Gene va. To this Secretary Fish replied. The note under consideration 'to-day -is the response to his reply. Although its contents have not been made public, tbero is no donbt of an adherence by Her Majesty to tlio prin ciples already enunciated in opposition to allowing tbc quistion of indirect damages to be presented to tbc. Geneva Conference. The opinion permits, however, i|;at argumenta tive persnasionstare prominent in Granville’s second letter, instead of direct opposition to tbe views of this Government It docs, not appear, as yet, that cither government is dis posed to compromise, apd a dead-lock iu the -negotiations is not improbable. CONGRESSIONAL NOTES. The proceedings of Congress, yesterday, were less interesting thob usual to Southern readers. Mr. McIntyre introduced a bill for the re lief of the political disabilities of A. J. Glenn, N. L. Osborn, George D. Rice, and others, of Georgia; and Mr. Farnsworth, a bill for the relief of T. P. Robb, of Savan nah, Georgia, late Collector of that port. JJI5BT AGAIN. * ‘ The conteat in ConneotUmt.is over ( and the result appears to be just wbat I predicted, the election of the Radical ticket by a small majority. MORE BAYONETS. Gen. Emory writes to the Secretary of War requesting more troops, cavalry particu larly, be sent to him for tbe preservation of order in Mississippi, where he asserts great lawlessness exists. Is there to be an election in that State shortly ? Tou scott's Messrs. Bigby and Speer, of Georgia, voted with those who wear the collar of Tom Scott to give away a government reservation in the centre of this city to the Pennsylvania Cen tral Railroad for a depot site. PERSONAL. ' S. H. Baker, of Georgia, is at the Conti nental HoteL Tommy Hauck. and by virtue of the several acts of Congress, and regulations pursuant thereto, imposing a tax on raw cotton,,ailer the proclamajion of the President of the United States removing all restrictions from trade throughout the United States; dated June 13th, and 24th, 1805; and the said restitution shall be made as herein after provided. See. 2.. That a Commission shall be ap pointed by the President, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, to consist of three discreet and competent persona, who ■taS have power tq examine, Lear and deter mine all claims and applications, under the provisions of this act, and when found just and correct, to direct the payment of the same ia the person or perspna entitled there to, their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and as planters, freedmen anu othere, are^ntereslfid in the option tqx, said Commis sion, shall adopt such rules gnd regulations as will most effectually secure the payment of the tax to the parties to whom the same is justly due and properly belongs. Sec. 3. That said Commission shall hold its sessions in the city of Washington; shall continue in office for the term of two years from the date of their commission; shall sit upon its own adjournments, and a majority of the members spall constitute a quorum for the transaction of bqsincss. Before entering on their duties, said commiss oners shall take and subscribe an oath to support the Consti tution of the United States and faithfully to tcTform the duties prescribed by this act. o case ot vacancy by death, resignation, or otherwise, the President shall appoint some discreet and competent person to fill tbe same. Sea 4. That said Commission shall have power to make and prescribe the forms oi evidence and rules of proceedings for its gov ernment and the transaction of business and the adjudication of cases before it, and shall have power to call on any department ot the government or any subordinate officer of the same for information, for copies of books, papers, and other proofs in their custody, or under their control, or for any books, papers or proofs remaining in or under the control of former or present officers of tho government containing entries concerning said taxes, with the names of parties paying said taxes, and the amount or amounts paid. When original revenue collectors’ receipts for thx moneys and collectors’ books cannot be produced, nor copies of the same certified under tbe rules of the board be had, or said books or vouch ers fail to show the payment of the tax claimed, the Commissioners may satisfy themselves of tho validity of the claim or claims submitted by the testimony of wit nesses under oath, taken under such rales and regulations as they may adopt; bat when the originals or copies of the came, certified un der their rules, are produced, they shall be deemed conclusive as against the government of the United States. Sec. S. That said commissioners shall de signate one of their number to act as chair man, and his signature shall be the attesta tion of all process, proceedings, and copies; and said commission shall have power to summon witnesses, and to enforce their at- A Batch of Romance. Beauty is certainly ontotri^ping fiction in the race of romance. The novel writers are doing their best. The feast of fancies they breed is a prolific one. The stream of litera ry creation is a swarming current of won ders. But fact is beating fancy'. The real surpasses the imaginary. Looking over the reconlof daily events as chronicled in the press, we can any day pick you out a bake£stij|ozen of actual romances that read like the wild tales of a dime novel, oniy they are a little more so. . , Here is i thrillingjgiount of a beautiful young woman in silks and diamonds found on the banks of the Tiber, near Rome, with gem-studded-dagger buried to the hilt in her body, and the word “ -Vendetta” written in blood on her collar. The lovely Princess, Catarina Cbigi, daughter of the noble and flins- trions house of Aldobrini, the oldest and most noble of Rome, mysteriously disappeared, and there she lies murdered, and tho i is believed to be heronctLaffianced, the proud Prince Eberto Gingliq, equally noble with herself. She had strangely resolved to take the veil. Hex.lover became mad in despair, and so the tragic. encL There, in England, the whole people have been interested in the case of Lady Trawiss. For years she has been the wife of a Ifeamed, wealthy and noble officer of the courts, honored in society,-received by the Queen, a beautiful, spotless, high-bred lady. A pettifogger named Chaffer scatters the cal umny broadcast that, she was once a frail street-walker,, known in the days of her dis grace to him, and j;is own wanton. He is sued lor Blander. Hite caso comes up. Lady Trawiss goes on theffiand.andfordays stands the ordeal of a rigid examination,, swearing to the utter falS^ of Chaffer's charges. At -tho last minute her husbaud with draws the -case, -and the Judge, tonnded, dismisses it and releases the ac cused with the scathing statement that while it thus seems to be* an acknowledgment of Governor Bollock not only Indorsed literal, but alto Informal and He* fcctive Railroad Bonds. The following letter speaks for itself.. It shows bow Bullocktndoreed Brunswick and Albany Railroad bonds sent to him by Henry Clews & Co., that were defective on their face. Wo give this as cumulative evidence in the huge pile of testimony on this Bruns wick and Albany Railroad bond fraud: Atlanta, January IS, 1871. Henry (Sett*<£ Co., Troaturer B. and A. HR, New York City: Dear Sm—I am instructed by his Excel lency the Governor to inform yon that wo have this day forwarded to your address, per express, 100 bonds of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad first mortgage indorsed by the State—Nos. 1,601 to 1,800 inclusive, not signed by you as Treasurer. Tne indorse ment has been placed on the bonds as re quested by yon, but it is hoped that in the future it will be convenient for you to cause them to be fully executed by the Brunswick and Albany Company before they are pre sented for. indorsement and record by tbe Secretary of the State. Tbe informality in this instance has not been noted. Very respectfully, II. C. Corson, Sec. }ix. Department, Tbc Governor writes to Covington that ho docs not know wben arms will be ready for distribution to the volunteer companies, but hopes to be able to furnish all that may be desired. Governor Smith and tbe Land Scrip ot Georgla*«A Fall Statement of tbo Case. Editor* Constitution : By sn act, approved July 2,1863, Congress granted to the several States an amount of public land, to be appor tioned to each State in quDity equal to 30,- 000 acres for each Senator and Representa tive in Congress to which the States are re spectively entitled by apportionment under tbe census of 1860. Under this.net, llie pre- THfi fort societies of s avan nah AND CHARLESTON. apart and left them. Three epsr- Dld Not Wear Socks. Quite a good story Is going the rounds of Sacramento on the subject of socks. There ore quite a number of eccentric statesmen in Sacramento, and among other eccentricities it was firmly believed that one of these scorned the idea of wearing socks. To eluci date this momentous question was the desire of several fellow-statesmen. So two grave and reverend seignora came together and dlscnsacd the question. The first, whom for brevicty sake wa will call Smith, af firmed that Jones (the statesman) Jid not wear socks, while Brown declared that having slept with Jones, he knew that he wore socks. Tbe upshot was that a $20 piece was pat up by Brown and Smith re spectively and deposited in the hands of of tbe sergeant-at-arms. Now Brown was in doubt on the proposition, so be went to Jones and stated the issue. “By George,” re plied Jones, “you're a goner. I don’t wear socks.” This caused the confident Brown to go down in his boots; but quickly rally Ug, he said: “Well, now, I can't afford to lose that $20. Tell you what I’ll do—I’ll go in with yon, and we’ll divide the coin.” Jones agreed, and the pair went np on the dome, where Brown drew off one boot and palled off one sock. Jones pulled off s boot and encased, his homy foot in the sock, and both descended to the lower re gions. Jones quietly went to his desk, and in an instant was immersed in the interests of his constituents. Brown went to Smith and suggested that, after adjournment, Jones be interviewed on the sock question. Smith agreed, and the Seargeant-at-Arms was chosen as referee. After adjournment, the party hied themselves off to a committee-room, and innocent like. Brown informed Jones of the terms of the wager, and Jones was requested to show a foot. Suddenly he cast an anx ious look toward the smiling Brown and turned pale. He bad forgotten upon which foot he had placed the sock! with a well-feigned groan of anguish he trusted to lock end presented the right boot; which the Scrgean' at-Arms quickly pulled off, and lo, and behold, there was nary sock upon it “The wrong foot, by George!” exclaimed tbe owner of "the boot,' Brown retired dis- committed, and tbe quartette were shortly afterwards seen at Swimley’a taking it straight. Jones retains the sock as a me mento, and to jog his memory on future oc- Alabam* News * The Masonic Institnte, at Lawrenceville, has been burned. Work has commenced on Birmingham’s new cotton factory. Mr. John D. Ragland, an old citizen of Mo- hile, died a f e w days since. Notwithstanding the short cotton crops, and the terrible tight times for the past six months, thebe has been but one failure among the business men of Selma, within that tune. Tennessee News Items. . Chattanooga shippedl,300 bushels of com to Gantersvilie, on Monday. Chattanooga is trying to capture the Bap- ;ist University of the South. Knox county has levied a tax of one dollar a head on does, lor school purposes. tendance in any part qf the United States through the United States marshals or bailiffs specially appointed by the commission to dis charge sucu. duties, and to issue subpepnas duces tecum, and writs of Attachment, to compel the production of any books, papers, vouchers or other documentary or written evidence pertaining to the payment or .collec tion of said tax which may be in the posses sion of any pnblic officer or other person; and any person who shall re fuse to obey any legal subpoena, attach ment, order,’or summons issuing from laid Commission shall be subjeot-to such pains and penalties as tbe Ciryilt and Distript Courts of the United States may inflict in cases of simi-. lar contempt And ft is hereby declared that all books, papers,'vouchers, (private receipts excepted,) and other documents pertaining to the collection of said cotton tax here tofore, now, or hereafter ip the hands of public officers or other persons, are the property of the government of the United States, and are hereby mado ■ sub ject to tbo order or control of the Com mission named in this net; and any person •who Bhall wantonly or maliciously secrete, deface, erase, mutilate, or destroy any book, paper, voucher, receipt, or other official evi dence of tbe payment or collection of said tax, or any part thereof, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction in nnv court of competent'jurisdiction, shall be ini- prisoned for not less than one year or more than three yeajs. See. 6. That whenever in their discretion it may be deemed expedient, said commission may reqnire the testimony by commission of all or any persons competent to testify in the circuitconrtsof the United States; and when, in the judgment of said commission it is nec essary, they arc hereby clothed with power to send for persons and papers. Sec. 7. That it shall be the - doty of the Secretary of the treasury to cause bonds of the United States to be prepared in sums of five hundred dollars each and one thousand dollars each, payable at the Treasury of the United States, to bearer, at tho end of forty, years from date, in gold, bearing interest at tbe rate of four and one-half per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, in gold, with coupons attached, to be railed cotton-tax bonds, to be signed and authenticated in the manner directed and provided in section three of an act entitled “An act to authorize tbe issue of United States notes, and for the redemption or funding thereof, and for funding the floating debt of tbe United States,” approved Febru ary 25,1862; which bonds So authenticated, shall be by him delivered to the person or persons in whose favor the Commission shall have made an award, or to his, her, or tbeir administrators, executors, or assigns, in pay ment of snch claims as said board shall al low, on the presentation of such claim or claims certified by tbe chairman of said board; Provided, That when any snch claims are for a less snm than the smallest denomi nation of bonds, or an excess be left of a claim allowed, over and above the exact amount of a bond, certificates for tbc odd amount, payable to the order of the claimant or his assigns, shall be is sued by the Secretary of the Treasury; which certificates, whan presented in amounts exceeding five hundred dollars, shall be re deemed at the Treasury Department in the above mentioned bonds so far as practicable, and for the residue a new certificate shall be issued in like manner as provided for the original issue. Ail claims certified by the chairman of the Commission shall draw in terest from the date of snch certification, until the same are exchanged for bonds as above provided. The faith of the United States is hereby pledged for the due payment of the interest and the redemption of the principal of said bonds, and the same shall be free from taxation, as in the case of other bonds of the United States. Sec. 8. That as several of the States in which cotton is produced have not received their proportionate share of banking capital, it is hereby enacted that the bonds herebyan- thorlzed to be issued be, and the same are hereby authorized to be used as capital for banking in the States in which said tax money was paid, in the same minner and form as is provided for under the laws estab lishing the present system of national banka. Sec. 9. That there shall be paid to each of said commissioners a salary of thousand dollars per year, payable quarterly; and they shall have power to appoint a clerk and mes senger to attend their sessions at Washing ton, and are authorized to employ snch addi tional services as they may deem necessary. Sec. ID. That all laws and parts of laws and regulations in conflict with the provis ions of this act, so far as they conflict with the same; arc hereby repealed. ty A lady writing to her father, describes le loss of a favorite cow as follows: “ Yes- the truth of bis trie that the lady drops the case an<l flees tho Country, yet that he. the accuser must go forth with the everlasting scorn of all honest men that he thus cause lessly played the malignant persecutor. The husband cf lhe poor woman resigns all his high offices and accompanies her abroad, exiled from hytne and friends. Thus the romances spring up. Among the high-born and tlur worldly great the dramas run as well as in the homes of the lowly. Fiction will have to stir itself. Fact is now ahead. Georgia Hdllway News. The newly chartered company of tho Ma con and Knoxville Road will meet at the Kimball House, in Atlanta, first of May lo or ganize. Full attendance asked. The Lumpkin' Telegraph give3 account of a great meeting for the Hawkinsvillc and Eu- faula Road. U, will be 120 miles long, and cost $3,500,000. A German company, beaded by a Mr. Strong, bas subscribed $1,- 500,000. In itew York $700,000 has been subscribed. The balance of $300,000 must be raised by the people of Dooly, Sumter, Webster, Stewart and Quitman counties. In Stewart $23,000 had been subscribed. Tbe Albany News thinks it all stuff that CoL DcQraffenried bis made a contract to complete tbo Ocmuigee and North Georgia Railroad, os tile Central Road is against that enterprise in reality. The Albany News compliments highly tbe State Road, and recommends that route North. It also says neat things of Mr. B. W. Wrenn, the General Ticket Agent The Jasper county people have advanced 20 per cent on their subscription to tnc Griffin, Monticcllo and Madison rood, says the Ap- officers of the Central and South Car olina roads and Morgan line of steamships have tried in.Augusta to get the Georgia road to withdraw its aid of a million of dollars to the Port Royal road in a recent meeting in Augusta? but failed. McCallalian & Co. have contracted to build tbe thirty-six miles of the road from Augusta to Steel Creek. The road beyond Steel Creek is under con struction. President Wadley, of tbe Central Road, on Saturday, finding the baggage master un able to 'act, took the position" himself. The Cherokca Railroad on Monday will run trains from Rock mart to Taylorsville. TI1E FORT SOCIETIES OF CHARLES" TON and savannah. the terday and for the route strayed from the pasture, selecting the railroad track her luckless liberty,-was caught by the late afternoon train from tbe north, and left in nearly equal portions on either side of the track.” To which the father promptly and succinctly replied: “Apropos of your cow, see Genesis, xv: 17.” Consult ing Genesis according to this direction, she read: “And it came to pass that, when the ran went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp that passed between these pieces.”—Rarpra’s FgThere is point in this remark of the Boston Post: “Principal business of the Radi cals—announcing tbe death of the Democratic their hardest work- party; k—to bury it” What is a Port Society? Wiiy are woof the interior called upon to aid in its work ? A Port Society is an association of per sons whose aim is to ameliorate tho condition of seamen by promoting among them tem perance, morality and religion, and tbc inte- rioris called upon for aid because the grow ing work has become too onerous to be sus tained by the ports alone, and because (the facts considered) the interior ha3 also a large interest in what is attempted.- From the days of sea-fanng Jonah, sailors havo been a wonderfully neglected class. On land they have been social outcasts, left to the decoy of unprincipled crimps, and to the tender mercies of “land-sharks,” between whom their soul and substance have been de voured, and tbeir bodies often sold, during a sta'c of drugged unconsciousness, to strange vessels, which tbe law compels them to serve. Yet, whenever suitable means iiaye been used in a suitable way, it has been discovered that, notwithstanding tarred hands and a rolling gait, “poor Jack” carrjcs beneath his -weather beaten exterior a heart as warm as anybody’s; as responsive as any body’s to moral and religions influences, as cbild-like as it is fearless, and often generon9 to a fault When these facts were made known, good men began to say: “Why, these sailors are not sea-monsters after ail—they are men— they are capablo of reclamation. And tbey have claims also upon us, for they brave tbe dangers of tbe deep to bring us the coveted product of other lands.' Tbey are in our service and we are bonnd to care for them.” This train qf thought gave birth to the Port Society. Humane people of every Christian name, and many of no name except that of humanity, united to provide “ Bethels,” or Seamen’s Chspels, where tbe Gospel may be preached to them; and “ Sailors’ Homes,” or respectableboarding bouses, where freed from the seductions of the crimp nnd the “land shark,” they may preserve their hariheamed wages and their self-respect, and be fitted to receive impressions in tbc Cbapei. In evidence of the good accomplished by these means, two facts will suffice. Tbe Chaplain of tho Savannah Port Society re ports, officially, having preached during the past year to “2.404 seamen, who have earn estly and devoutly engaged in the services;" and tbe books of tbe Charleston port society show many thousands of names (exact num ber forgotten, but upwards of 27,000) of sea men signed to the temperance pledge, in which the Chaplain thinks that fnlly one- half, and perhaps two-thirds, have continued faithfuL These facts Show what Port Societies are and what they are doing; and if the patience of onr kind editor is not exhausted, there will be shown in his next number tbe reason why -the interior!) called upon to aid in the work. F. R. Goulding. portion due to Georgia was 270,000 acres. By the terms of the grant, the fund is to remain undiminislied forever, and the interest must be inviolably appropriated to tho endowment, support and tnaintainanceof at least one college, to be established within fire years after the date of this act; but by a subsequent act, further time was given—un til the 2d day of July, 1872, to the States which have not accepted under this act. The lending object of this was declared to be, without excluding other scientific and classi cal studies, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanics arts, in such man ner as tbc Legislature may prescribe, in order to promote the liberality and prac tical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and profusions of life. By a subsequent section of CongrSss, an excep tion is made, which allows a sum not exceed ing ten per centum of tne fund to be expend ed in the purchase of lands for sites, or ex perimental farms, whenever authorized bj tbc Legislature of the State; but this is 'coupled with an inhiblion against the appro priation of any part of the fund to the purchase, erection or repairs of any building or buildings. By an act of the Legislature of Georgia, approved March 10, 1866, the State accepted her portion of the land scrip. By a subse quent act, approved December 12,1866, the Governor was authorized to apply for, receive and sell these iands and land scrip, and to in vest as he might deem best, tbe proceeds of said sale or sales, in the bonds of thi3 State, and disburse the interest of the investment in tbe support and maintenance of a college as contemplated by the act of Congress, lie was further authorized to provide rules and regulations for the organization, governance and operation of said college until the next ensuing session of the General Assembly, and to do and perfora all other such acts as might be necessary and proper to secure to the State tbe full benefits contemplated by tbe act of Congress. During Acting Governor Conley’s brief ad ministration be obtained the said land scrip under the provisions of the foregoing act, and sold it for $243,000—$50,000 cash and the balance cn eighteen months credit. Such is the condition in which Governor Smith found this scrip interest of the State. He knew that unless a college was organized and put into full operation by the 3d day of July next, the proceeds of this scrip would he for feited to the General Government. The writer of this article has never con versed with Governor Smith, npon the sub- ject embraced, and does not know bis reasons for giving the proceeds of the sale of this scrip to the State University; but he feels well assured that in doing so, the Governor has acted with the prudence of wisdom, and to the best intents of tbo agricultural and mechanical portion of the State. •here is no doubt that the actions of other States upon this subject were fully and thor ougbly investigated before any steps were ta ken in tbc matter, for Governor Smith does not act hastily or rashly, but always thought fully, and after due deliberation, looking to the interests and commop welfare of the peo ple of his native State. He doubtless saw the action of the great State of New York on the agricultural land scrip. If so, lie found that the Legislature gave this scrip to the -State Agricultural So ciety, who held it near eighteen months, nnd after a vain attempt to establish an agricul tural college, returns it to the State. It was then given to tbe Cornell University, at Ithi- ca, uuder the auspices of which its invest ment has proved successful beyond the most 8anguioe expectations of the warmest antici pations of its beneficial results. In Kentucky, where this scrip was given to the State University, near Lexington, he conld sea that the most extensive mechanical and manufacturing shops to bo fonnd in the West, are carried on and operated by the students of the University, and nndcr these auspicies are manufactured tbe best and most approved patterns of mechanical and agricultural implements, such g9 have given precedence to this country as one of inven tion and progress. TfiW® implements, scat tered throughout tbc North and South, tell truly of the advantages that have arisen from the placing of the scrip funds in the hands of a university. In additiou to these manu factures, there is successfully managed, near the same place, a large and fine experimental farm, once the home of Kentucky’s learned son Henry Clay. Tho Missouri State University, too, was the recipient of this endorsement of land scrip, and is to-day standing proudly among the peerage of such institutions, the wealth and honor of whose Shoes spring from agricul tural and mechanical pursuits. In this con nection, it may not be out of place to men tion that in all but three exceptions, the col leges br univgr-ities of the States have re ceived the benefits of this agricultural land scrip provided for by tbe act of_Congres3 re ferred to. Under these circumstances Governor Smith bas undoubtedly performed this pnblic duty, due frombim to the people of Geoigia, with out in the least way consulting his own per sonal feelings. As the Chief Executive of the State he bas taken into consideration the advantages arising from making tbe disposi tion he has of the land scrip, and wc can vety easily conceive tbc great and lasting benefits arising from this action. The State University, already grandly eloquent in its history of achievements, shall, with this en dowment and its new advantages, yet become the Mecca to which the eyes of genius and labor will not look- in vain; and from which the pilgrim scholar shall turn away laden with the just award of its beneficence. In this country. Agricultural Colleges are, as yet, experiments; yet, with cx-Goveraor Charles J. Jenkins as President of the distin guished Board of Trustees, and Chancellor Lipscomb at the head of an able and learned Faculty, what may we not expect but tbe fnll realization of all that Governor Smith has anticipated and striven for in his diposi tion of the land scrip of the State. Agricultural. These societies, as shown in a preceding ar ticle, are certainly doing much to ameliorate the condition of seamen, by tbe promotion among them of temperance, morality and re ligion. Wo cannot help wishing them well, yet connot help asking why arc we of the in terior called upon to aid in Port work? Because it is port work, not because it has no claims beyond port, but because its imme diate field is a port jand because it has hitherto been sustained almost solely by persons in the ports; but now, the work has become gra iter than its former friends can sustain, andtttere- fore they send their voice to a distance for help. Charleston and Savannah have been con tributing, each, thousands a year to this cause for many years, and the Charleston Port So ciety is in debt, needing some $1,000 addi tional to its funds; and the Savannah Port. Society, although not owing a cent, ismaking vigorous efforts to build a Seaman's Home, and to remove their chapel to a more favor able location in this city, for which they have $6,000 promised on condition of its being speedily covered by $8,000 more. In view of the facts given, a little reflection will enable a person, looking at the matter from a Christian stand point, with a wilting heart to sav, the Port Society is virtually a Christian mission to a most needy and most neglected class of our fellow men. If I aid tho missionary work in China or Japan,I am bound to aid it at my own door. But viewing it simply in tbe light of hu manity, how easy it is to say: The sailor has no friends on shore, except those who become so by principle. Tbe moment he lands he is assailed by treacherous and al luring enemies; but I will be bis friend, in asmuch also as be is engaged in my service. He is like the man in the parable, “who went down from Jerusalem to Jerico, and fell among thieves,” but I will unite with others to act towards him tbc part of tbc good Samarium, and to rescue him from the clutches of the “landsbark." But ignoring for a time the claims of hu manity and religion, and viewing the matter from a mere mercenary point ol view, there is luiucb to be said in its favor. Wbat would tbe world be without com merce by sea? How could our cotton get to market? Wbat would become of our cotton fields? Whence would come the trade'.to build our railroads, enrich our mer chants, and give growth to our cities? Wfl nf litre iitwto I ’rtnftvloMfp SttitPd Agricultural Items. Ground bone is mentioned by experienced fruit growers as the- very best fertilizer for trees. A good, firmer will never be satisfied with his farming until he sees his land growing better every year. Johnson county, Iowa, during tbe last three years, has sold $70,000 worth of tim othy seed, and $150,000 worth of flax crop. Hog hair is recommended for hens’ nests by a correspondent of tbe World. He says hens setting in these have never been infest ed with lice. Grundy oo.unty, Iowa, is said to have more large farms th&n'jmy other county in th# State. One of 6,000 acres, owned by George Wells, produced last year 30,000 bushels of wheat m m m Ex-Govemor Jenkina* Letter A brood The great letter of Ex-Governor Jenkins has excited attention out of the State. The New York World thus concludes iu comments: “In these sordid days it is pleasant to knew that the old sentiments of official dignity and devotion to principle still lire; and in Geor gia, where the history which Governor Jen kins recalls has special significance, it is easy to see with what enthusiasm the matter of his letter will he received. The stout fight made by bis Excellency in 1867-8 has never been forgotten, and, from the reception accorded bis account of that contest, it is not at all un likely but that in the regular election of this fall Mr. Jenkins will sgain be choaon the Ex ecutive of the state;" We, of the once Confederate States, know by experience some of tbe inconveniences of. a blockade. But lo learn more fully wliat we owe to the sailor, let us suppose a block ade so universal and so permanent ns to an nihilate commerce. Wc look, a few years afterwards, at the country, most of our rail roads have gone to wreck, there is no cotton to export, there arc no goods to bnng back, our factors and merchants have deserted the cities and gone to tilling the soil, the sound o£ the hammer and .lie saw have ceased to be heard in our cities, for there arc more- houses than inhabitants, and the cities ore dwindling down to villages. In viewof this picture drawn, wc are glad to say, from fancy only, bow emphatically docs every man’s pocket say to him: If you arc a merchant, a factor, a planter, a dweller iu a city, a stockholder in bank or railroad, it is your interest, told in dollars, to help the sailor. F. R. Goulding. Oglethorpe County-Crop Bewi, Etc. Wolfskin. Ga, April 4,1878. Editor* Constitution; Nearly cvetyonenear enough to -tbc post office is taking a paper and most ot them Tne Constitution. The new sub-cribcrs urc very much pleased with the paper. Tbe spring is very late and rain in nbund ancc in these parts. Farmers arc through planting corn, and arc speedily making ready for planting the cotton crop, which will be moderately large. Everybody is buying fer tilizers, and intend to “make a spoon or spoil a bom” this year. Wheat looks very fine, and a large crop is anticipated. Peachtrees arc in full bloom, and the prospect fora fruit crop is very good. Respectfully yours, * * * OIJII .HI5SISSPPI I BTTER. The Farmer* Flaming Cotton. LaFaykttb County, Miss., March 27. Editor* Constitution: Cotton planters in this Sts(c are preparing for a large crop of cotton—tho whole country, as far as I hato seen. Tbey seem to think that it will be as dear for another growing crop as it was this last year. It seems as if the minds of the farmers in this country run upon cotton. . If I bad dominion 1 would prefer some grain to support the State, and then make cotton for extra money. It is true that tbero is money in tbe growing of cotton, though not for one-horse {armors, where they hare ail their provisions to buy, as they do in this part of the State. This State will produce grain in abundance if correctly cultivated— especially North Mississippi. As good wheat as ever I saw grow, growed in this State. Yours respectfully, - 1 ’ Georgian. About Women. In Russia women are permitted to act druggists. Women are now admitted to fifty Ameri can Colleges. Four-fifths of tbe 10.00Q school teachers Massachusetts arc women. The prettiest pair of boots exhibited at recent fair, in Cincinnati, were made by little Dutch girl, aged 16. The Western confectioner who a few montbs ago taught his parrot to say “ pretty crca'ure ’’ to every lady who entered bis store is now a millionaire. Japanese women, whose lovera are faith less, rise at two o’clock in the morning and drive nails into sacred trees, vowing that when ber lover dies she will pull them out She believes that the god, to Bave his tree, will strike her lover dead. This is a little worse than lying awake nights to bale pco- p, lc - ; , Fashion Notes. Honlton lace parasol covers over black silk are tbe latest novelty in th.t line. Tbe large, figured Spanish lace is to be used this season for bridal veils. Jet and steel are now much worn, espe cially in butterflies and daisies for the front of the hair. Heavy silk curtains are taking the place of doors on the inside of some of New York’s fashionable residences. A new style of ornament for the hntr is small humming bird, witn diamond eyes and a jeweled arrow through its breast. Pointed and scolloped floweis are tbe latest Style of trimming dresses, and make the la dies look like small perambulating awnings. Dolly Varden calicos continue to be very popular, and are largely imported. They are made up with polonaise, with skirt of block silk or alpaca. Georgiu Crop News. The farmers poshing ahead in the fine weather, says the Valdosta Times. The farmers of Newton county say the fieedmen are “masterly inactive.” Cotton acreage this year will exceed any year since the war. The Madison Appeal says the planters have high hopes. Fertilizers more largely used than ever before. The Albany News says the crop prospects are bad. Cora stand thin. Rain interfering with cotton planting. In Meriwether county, says the LaGrsnge Reporter, the farmers are working hard; weather delightful; com planting most fin ished; majority preparing and manuring cot ton land; some already planting cotton seed; others waiting; fertilizers largely used. Splendid wheat and c’over in Jones ronnty. In Harris and Talbot counties, says the Co lumbus Sun, the freedmen are working well. Cora planting finished, but some re-planting necessary. Plenty fertilizers used. Area in corn tbe mme rs la«t vear. Cotton area will exceed last year. No cotton in. Cotton lands require re-bedding. The Land Scrip. The Augusta Chronicle yields its assent to tho Governor’s disposition of tbe land scrip though it preferred Milledgevflle. It claims, however, that the policy of free tuition shall be fully carried out at the State University. Levities. He Mr. Cobb baa married Miss Webb. . knew that they were meant to be joined Boon as he spied her, A boarding house keener mixed some pat ent medicine in his hash, because it w as ad vertised as a cure for consumption. “The prisoner has a very smooth counte nance.” “Yes, he was ironed just before' was brought in. That accounts for it'-' Truths.: It is better to have the big end of a little, than the little end of a big thing. One gifted and beautiful woman, if wrong, ly disposed, can work more evil in society, can scatter more seeds of corruption and death than, with their utmost efforts, men. No class of women are more to le pitied than the daughters of rich men who, having real force ana energy of character, have : vent for it, because fashion requires them sit still and fold their hands. fforts, a score Caanndrmaii. How can you tell the weight of a fish ? By his scales. How many days belong to tbe year? 325 the rest ere Lent When is a clock on the stairs dangerous? Wben it runs down. How does a cow’s tail resemblo a swan’s breast? They both grow down. Why is a thief in a garret like an honest man ? Because he is above doing wrong. Personal Items. George Craikshanks is eighty-four. Susan B. Anthony will stump Illinois. Faber, the pencil man, made a million of dollars. The Japanese Embassy is very fond of oysters. R. W. Emerson is giving six lectures in Boston. _ News Condensed. Pari3 has 24,000 street lamps. Some 8,000 people reside in the Vatican. The Bible is being translated into 14 Indian dialects. Americans to the number of 50,000 cross the Atlantic annually. The women of Vineland, N. J., will enter the Presidential contest. The Lord’s day is time separated with a view to eternity; always give God his own; if he claim but one day in seven, let him have a whole day. Georgia.News items. Miniogitis is doing its work in Cedar Town. Rockmart Reporter. There is to be a general parade of the Firemen of Savannah 1st of May. There is a movement on foot to rc-organize the “ Young Guard,” of Covington. . Mr. Casterday, of Grantville, is dead. Mrs. Amanda Malone, of Greenville, is dead.—Ao- G range Reporter. A prominent grocery house of Columbus sold $1,800 worth of goods on Wednesdsy. Ootumbu* Enquirer. At a railroad meeting in Lumpkin on Tuesday last, in the interest of the Hawkrns- villc and Eufaula Railroad, $25,030 was rub- scribed.— Telegraph. The calico masquerade and skating souw in Madison on Tuesday night was n decided success. Among the most attractive cos tumes were the Milk Maid, Miss M- McHq Dollv Varden. Miss L. R., and Mrs. Parting ton, Miss C. B.—Appeal and Adtertimr. On Thursday night a woman -named Lize came out second best in Macon witii a good razed slash from a pocket-knife m her breast. Mr. A. Wannack has instituted suit for $10,000 against the Council of Macon for the burning of his house during the holidays by fire-works.—Telegraph and Messenger. Mr. James M. Stover, who has been work ing in Gainesville for several mcnibs, died on the 1st altera lingering illness. Major M. P. Caldwell proposes to engineer the Gainesville and Jefferson Railroad from pre liminary survey to final estimate, and take it ail up in stock of the road,—Gainesttule Eagle. Mrs. Helen Watson died in the basemen' of the Bawls House, on the 3d instant, from the effects of too strong a dose {of medicine. Mr. Fiuner has a chicken that has not a feather t-n its whole body, but is covered lux uriantly with hair. It is supDOsed to be a nephew of tbc headless chicken of Atlanta. Home Commercial. The Washington Gazette votes “Atlanta,’ as tbc place for tbc Press Convention. The editor and proprietor of tbe above paper re quests tbc widow of every Confederate sol dier from Wilkes county to send in her name that be uiay hsve tho pleasure of furnishing her a copy of tbc Gazette, so long as that paper remains in his hands. On Monday night a negro man living on B. II. Ivey’s place, in Warren county, at tempted to gain admittance to a negro cabin on tbe same place, by the utterance of the cabalistic number one. A young darky within tbe cabin not understanding the cabala, replied with a load of lead, and tbe soul of the mystical colored man fled to realms of dark despair.—Georgia Clipper. Tbe tin roofing of the court house at Con yers is finished. Ail that now remains to be completed is the inside plastering and floor ing. Tbc fanners of Newton county say that the freedmen are maintaining a masterly inactivity. They also say that the number of acres'to be planted in cotton Ibis year will exceed that of any year since the war. Cov ington bas twenty-eight widows.—The Ex aminer. « Mr. H. L. Sprayberry, of Chattooga, has brought suit against the Nashville and Chat tanooga Railroad for the death of bis wife and two children. Mr. 8. procured emigrant tickets at Chattanooga, for Texas, and was sent by way of Nashville and tbe Mississippi River, and was aboard the Nick Wall when said boat was sunk. In which his wife and his two children were drowned.—Chattooga Adeertiscr. Mr. J. Godin has been appointed to keep tbe city clock of Augusta. A gentleman while sitting in one of tbc windows of Oi- rardy’s Opera House Wednesday night, during the progress of tbo Easter bail, lost ids balance and fell into the alley below, s distance of twelve or fifteen feet. Fortu nately his fall was broken by n policeman, who happened to be below. Both parties were slightly bruised. -Augruta Chronicle and Sentink. Seventy-five new subscribers for the Wash ington Gazette in one day. Miller DuBose, of Sparta, was admitted to practice law at Warren Superior Court Efforts arc being made to secure a telegraph line to Washing ton. Rev. B. Whilden, of Marshallvillo, has accepted a call to the Baptist Cburch at Washington. Tbe entire interest in the Ga zette bas passed by purchase into tbc hands of Dr. Henry F. Andrews, its former editor and part proprietor, who will hereafter have entire control of all its departments. Van dals in Washington amuse themselves by smashing street lamps, tearing np shade trees and by throwing stones through the windows of private rooms.—Washington Gazette, Tbe prospects for our caqal and facto ry are glowing. Bsltean riding on the over flown waters of Thronaieeslia is fsshininna- bie in onr city. On Tuesday last in the suburbs of Albany, Gits Peterson, colored, shot and mortally wounded John Simmons, colored. The interest iu religious ipatters continues with unabated acid in all the churches of Albany. Flint river was higher on Jlonday tiy.in it has been, but once, since the Harrison freshet Ford’s mill in Worth county, was a considerable battle ground on Saturday last Jim Keen was dangerously cut on the bip; Ncp Taber was dangerously cut in the abdomen and side; Gus Scott, an innocent looker on, was shot fatally in the" abdomen; Phil Ford, colored, cut in shoulder and arm and hyad split open with b’udgeor. Bill Keen and a stranger cut more or less se verely, and many others bruised and bunged. All the wounded arc doing well.—Albany Nctc*. On tbe 4th instant a meeting to confer to the separate and mutual interests of the South Carolina, Central and Georgia Rail roads, anil the steamship lines running ' tween New York, and Charleston, nnd vannali, was held in Augusta. There were present President Wadley and General Gil mer of the Board of Direc tors of the Central ltoad; President Magmtli and General Tyler of the Directors of the South Carolina Road; Mr. G. M. Quintan!, of New York, President of the Morgan Lino, of Steamships piyinj between New York and Charleston, am President John P. King, MaJ. G. T. Jackson and John Davison, of the Georgia Road. The main point under consideration wasSlic recent action of the Board of Directors . the Georgia ltoad, in reference to the Port Royal Road. The conference ended withuut other results than convincing ail par ies that the Board of Directors of the Georgia Road are fully determined that the Port Royal shall be an accomplished fact.—Constitution alist. Alabama Ncnrs Item*. gfligious-gcparimfut. REST. oh ii Look up. there Is » home abort Where life le tree from rare*. No farewell words *re spoken there; Notrattond look of fcrets aW*»— Ah t earth is full of clouds and tears. But adl I* bright In UciYf a. AH that to lore and cherish here Fade* hie tho U*ht of parting day. But there are crowna of Joy above And voices ye hare missed so. long Will answer to your own: And God will hM In one araln Tbe hearts by death’s cold ■oterrim. Corn Is selling at sixty cents per bushel in Jackson county. The cars on the Savannah and Memphis Road are running to Dadevillc, in Tallapoosa county. Williamson Gray, Rev. Henry Ivey and Jesse Ford, three bright Masons of Perry county, are dead. The building of Judge Gibbons and Mrs. Eliza Battle, of Mobile", was destroyed by fire on the 4th. Loss, $25,000, Two houses wore burned in Marion one day last week. Sparks fell in the campus of Howard College, one mile from the fire. The rite of confirmation was administered by Bishop Wilmer to twelve persons at St. Wilfred Church, Marion, lost Saturday. A Death-Bed Wish.—The storv ia true. Old Mr. Thompson, the doctor said, had hut two hours to Jive. We stood by his bedside, and held his hand; and, as the shadows gathered over liis pallid countenance, wc leaned toward him, and whispered to him: ‘“rhompson, have you anything to sty? Any last words yon desire to utter? Any regrets to express before yon leave the world?” He tamed bis head slowly toward ns, and with a sigh, said: “I have but a single sorrow. There is bat one recollection that brings a pang to mv heart os 1 die. I depart with the reflection that I have neglected to improve but one great opportunity of my life.” “And what is it, Thompson? Tell ns frankly, and perhaps we may be able to promise to amend in snch a fashion that your last momenta may be soothed and oom- lortable.” “No! no! Max," he said, “That cannot be. My only regret is”—and here a look of un utterable disappointment came from his eyes—my only regret, in departing, ia that I have never seen the Fail of Nia-My-ra F The best of it is that old Thompson recov ered entirely a few weeks later, and, although he lived for fifteen years afterwards, he nev er went near the Foils once. Kisses add Busses—The highest excel lence of a kiss, according to thoee who have considered the subject in ail iu kissodness, is its mutuality. Hence the kiss on tbe lips, where both parties to the contract arc equal ly interested. Is said to be the kiss par excel lence. Otherwise we might believe the un bussed, and therefore unblessed, bachelor who responds to the opinion of a French au thoress that “A kiss gives more pleasure than anything else In the world* by saying: “That writer evidently never experienced tbc childish rapture of descending tbe stairs by sliding down the banisters.” But when it comes to the case of another kissed chroni cler who likens the sensation of her first kiss to “A tub of butter swimming in honey, cologne, nutmegs and cranberries,” and saya, furthermore, “she felt as if something was running through her nerves on feet of dia monds, escorted by several little cupid3 in chariots drawn by angels, shaded with hon eysuckles, and the whole spread with rain bows,” if a Christian might suppose he could by any degree of searching find such mutual affinity, he might fondly hope to be pardon ed for honest watching among matrons, or misses, for kisses such os this, os the sum ot human blisses. Religious Kelt s Items. The “White Doves,” of Russia, a religious ect, number half a million. The African Methodist Episcopal Church, of Jacksonville, has been levied on by the Radicals. Tbe persecution of native Christians in Japan is being carried on, it is said, with un abated vigor. Tbe gross earnings of the Methodist Book fVmrem of New York city in 1871 were $95,095 92. There are 1,940 Baptist Churches in Eng land with 2,346 chapels; 178,183, and 556,074 Sunday School scholars. According to the New York ObserveFssta- tistics, 93 Presbyterian clergymen died in the United States during they earl": 71. llcv. Howell Taylor, while preaching re cently in tho Methodist Church in Waco, Texas, was struck with something like on ap- poplcctic fib There arc four hundred and seventeen Baptist Churches in London, with a member ship ot' twenty-seven thousand four hundred amt twenty-six. Rev. D. G. Corey, pastor of the Sleeker Street Baptist Church, Utica, New York, has baptised 798 persons during his 30 years ot labor with that church. The Third Congregational Church, of San Francisco, ha3 received several Chinese con verts lo full memliership, the first church in the Pacific Stales to take such action. Bishop Quintard recently admitted to Dea con’s Orders two gentlemen formerly priests in the Koman Catholic Cburrh, the ltcr. C. C. Parsons "and the Krv. Richard N. Newell, L.L. D. A sect of Mohammedans has arisen in Persia, now numbering 200,000, which recog nizes the Bible as the word of Ond, and at tempts to reconcile the creed of Islam and Christianity. In tiie Rhode Island Methodist Conference of Laymen, last week, a series of resolutions were adopted, in which olijictlons were stated to any change in tbc Plincrancy and Episcopacy. Miss Sarah P. Smiley,the Inaker preacher, occupied the pulpit of the Grace Methodist Church at Buffalo, a Sunday or two since, and that of the North Presbyterian Church in the evening. At a meeting of the Methodist preachers in Brooklyn, New York, recently, a long dis cussion in favor of longer terms of ministra tion ensued, ill' 1 subject will la- brought before the General Conference during the coming session. When a Hindoo priest is about to baptize an infant, he utters the following beautiful sentiment: “Lillie babe, tliou eatercst tiie world weeping, while all around you smile, continue so to live that you may deport in smiles while all around you weep." Rev. Dr. Peabody saya the time will como when the nations now called civilized and Christian, but which resort to war to settle, their difficulties, will cease to lie classed among even civilized nations, but will be re garded as barbarians. Silos Wright, Chief of the Cherokee na tion, is a Presbyterian prcicbcr. Lewis Downing, Chief of the Choctaws, and John Jumper, Chief of the Scminolea, arc Baptist preachers, and Samuel Chncol, Chief of tbe Creek nation, is a Methodist Episcopal preacher. The religions journals in the United States number about three hundred, with a circula tion of two and a half million. The Metho dist Church prints one copy to every one hundred and forty members; the Baptist on. to every two hundred and thirty-seven; the Presbyterian one to every three hundred and thirty-three. I.ire’s Brightest Hour. Not long since I met a gen Herman who fa assessed for more than amillion. Silver was in his hair, care upon his brow.and he stoop ed beneath bis burden of wealth. We were speaking of that period or l.fe when he had realized tiie moet perfect enjoyment, or, rather, when he bod found the" happiness nearest to be unalloyed. “ I’ll tell you, said tbe millioniUrc, “when was the hapi.ieat hour of my life. At tho age of one aml-twehty I had saved up $800. I was earning $500a year, and my father did not take it from me, only requiring that I should nay for my Imard. At the ngc of twonty-two I lied secured a pretty cottage, just outride of the city; I was able ta pay two-thirds of the value down, and also to furnish it respectably. I was married on Sunday—a Sunday in June—at my father's house. My wife had coinctomc poor m purse, liut rich in the wealth of her womanhood. Tho Sabbath and the Sab bath night wo passed beneath mv father’s roof, and on Monday morning I went to my work, leaving my mother mid sister to help in preparing my home. On Monday evening when the labors of tbe day were done, I went not to the paternal shelter, as in the past, but to my own bouse—my own home. Tl.o holy at mosphere of that hour seems to surround mo even now in the memory. I opened the door of my cottage and entered. I laid my bat upon tlic little stand In the hall, and passed on into the kitchen—nor kitchen and dinine-room were ail one then. .1 pushed open the kitchen door and was—in Hravcni The table was set agaiust the wait—the evening meal was ready—prepared by tbe hand* of her who had cr.tne to he uny helpmeet in du d os well as in name—awl by the table, with a throb bing, expectant look upon her lovely and loving face stood my wire. I Hied to speak, but could not I could only clxtp the wait ing angel to my bosom, itm- showing to her the ecstatic burden of my heart. The years have passed—longjong years—and worldly wealth has flowed in upon me, and I sm honored and envied; but, as true as heaven. I would give it all—every dollar- for the Joy of the hour of that Juno evening in thelong, $ An re arerc H ATaa . 7- T .J. — long ago."—New Tort ledger. Good Advice to Clkboyukn—'The New York World says: There is no necessity for a clergyman giv ing private interviews to female parisbiooera or other women, either in the vestry of his church, bis study at home, or any other place: If he had a reasonable sense of delicacy, ho would never- do it under any circumstance*. Private conferences with unattended wo men in the solitude of a church edifice, ves try or library, aie inexcusable acts of impru dence. The conscious rectitude of hh own intentions cannot justify them, for he has mv right to expose cither himself or hi* sacred profession to the license of evil longues. Moreover, he should distrust ti n prudence, if not the innocence, ot a woman no wanting in that instinctive delicacy and sensitive hon or which beautify her sex, os to seek inter views with him alone, unaccompanied by any friend. Ho never need receive female calls except at home. If he is married, tho presence of his wife would protect both par ties; and it is not easy to conceive wbat a pure woman conld wish to say to her pastor, which she ought to shrink from divulging to his wife. If tbo clergyman ia unmarried, he, of course, hoards in some respectable boose, and should receive an unattended female vis itor not in his own room, hat in tbe open parlor of the family, regretting the sympud- ty, when he does not distrust the innocence, of women who call to tee him without an attendant Faith and Knowledge.—Yc are wide, O ye great wits, while yon spend yourselves in cnnoni questions and learned extravagances. YejBhall find one touch of Christ more worth - to your souls, than all yonr deep and labor- some disquisitions; one drachm of faith more prectoos than a pound of knowledg*. In vain shall yc seek for this In poor books, if yon miss it in your besom*. If yon know ail things, and cannot truly say, “I know whom I hare believed” (3 Tim. 1: 12,) you have but knowledge enough to know your selves truly miserable.—RiAop Hail. CS'Thc Edinburgh Review publishes sta tistics in regard to the state of education ia Italy, showing that more than three-fifths of those who were married ia 1669 were in a state of deplorable ignorance, and this, too, in * country filled with bishops who pretend that tbey have always bad a mission to direct education. Spanish statistics recently pub lished disclosed the same fact. There are nearly twelve millions of Spaniards who can neither read nor write. These millions were trained under the Roman Catholic system. 13$ Some of the Methodist papers are discussing the question whether it is expe dient to elect a colored Bishop, in view of the benefit that such action might confer on the numerons colored membership. We see it stated that some student* in a New England college are about lo try tbe question in tbe courts as to tiie right of a college to require the attendance of Ameri can citizens at prayers. 1 ~ 1 —e>' INDISTINCT PMN71