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ATLANTA, OA., TUESDAY. JULY 30
({■•duett'*Securities I.tablc.
Tbit morning Judge Hopkins delivered bis
<-l>iuiua id the run of Lewis Scofield and
Varney A. Ha-kill n. A. M. I’erkerson, Dep
uty Sheriff Fultun cuunly, being a petition to
enjuia* 6. fa. i»ucj against them as security
on (be bond of lHod*-tt, late Superintendent
of tin: Western and Atlantic Railroad. We
wfll publish it in a few days- It in principic
nnm (be our of like character against Uie
aettrllst of Blodgett'* bond aa Treasurer of
tlic Wiwtcrn and Atlantic Railroad. In cacti
ca*o the Chancellor refused to enjoin tin.
THE WEEKLY
VOLUME V.l
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY.
Truiubull on tircelcy.
fefpafnr Trumlmll, one of tlic htrom» lead-
m of H»e ItiiHiJilicin [*artjr, marie a Greeley
n|a**;ii n few (lays »£<», in Minot*. in which
Ik? nitere*! the follniiing sentiment. Coming
as It (hwr from a Rqinlrfkan, a man of great
alwlily aiwl w knowledge*! honesty, it ha* a
|HtitlMr^i|;iiiricMMe ( aii aanotiocing adhesion
to tlmn- great Democratic principle* for
whirl* ll»*; Fh'inicracjf lia« K* long been figlit-
rg, nail whose op|Mn>itr» TrumlmH han tri«^J
*i*d e< •<>«!• uiii«<I. Tlwre is great ebeer in the
•jbprmkiri of such ronHliliilimml sentiment*
from such a source:
•Uuiau; fircejey stand* on Hie primiplrs of
tkfikMH4it«itioa,aiHl on pri*>ci|i(«-H that would
:*n*J9rt« to tli«: people of tin* HtuUa llicij
trjural (rif j«i|irrmaiil, that would preserve
Bjlp tfc^ cHnsen hls individml riglit.i iminiir
f*rr»-il with l»v FokrtfpotiT. ffrnre tioUi
iViRHrraU imri lb.-|m»»lie:»ni* iau Mipfiort him.
Tim great ((iieMionfl lbat Imre Uivirird us
atogoue. We can all go together. What
beautiful sight it will lie wiien you sec this
|«op u i lee ting a iuhu to Uhj Pr^Mency, not
us.« Democrat. not aa u Ihpublhnn. liul an a
r imliaite pledgml to administer the govern
tnynl ffr llie people, and not for the parly in
UiuoKinlrjr.
Unlit tag !• urrelejr.
!‘.i gralffying to see that the Democratic
l«Dy br-dlyfeg to Greeley. A uumltcr of
wytthy Democrats, in tlieir zeal to prevent
4inrirfm nomination, went |»retty far in
tluf’lr i.ljitejYiniH. lint true men ami gallant
s* richer* uui iicvty con cnl to In: inactive in a
tight involving their welfare mad the Welfare
oMIitafe dear to them. The Bavatmah Ite-
pubricali dins notes the falling 1 into line
of.* wptUsy citizen of that city.:
CJaitah Jons Uupo—Our renders will
roMMliivthe apeeeft malic by tfciagentleman
ai a IfcWMRratie meeting m this city on the
oi*fht of Jute lU, in which, in speaking of
31 r« Graufey, be ttkl lie never would vote for
the fatier ofm** Hrpublican party. On the
tintrolmiMiof the News, yesterday morning.
•%enrij?rqoiiani to find that tlic Captain hai
thriMii » !<* «!• n-vminatton, and Htmounrt-s
' V • *r ifiu»»l4 *b to vote for Mr. Greeley, ltcpii-
•o-ltiiip WMr'iihiifSMk SDii caudhbtie as antL
*bi—rllWriiihi tetettflod it would not <!•>
bwhim, a ■ good citizen, *» remain neutral,
aud he musi .•elect the Greeley ticket as a
(lioiow of evils. We regard this as a wise
and wc think lie will have many
of site ni alritmiils following lib example.
Ur|M»rt on llullock.
4ohu K N i( bolls, kTP. Iloge, 8. A. Me
Nnt, W. II. I'aync, and C. J. Wellborn, the
« >rijiidtlvc on Ilullock’s official mismanage
ment, have reported. Tlic evidence is volu
minous :uul decisive of Uiandless guilt The
( ommfttcv has done its work well. Its labors
hare fuen toilsome and faithful.
Wc shall give the mature estalilishcd. The
( omplirity ami co|Kirtncrship of llullock and
K inibslf is dearly proven. K. 8. Jones testi
fies that Kimball admitted it and enjoined
hiiu “to k«.vp mem.” They kept their lmnk
a. ikmiiiM tog« ther. As Suite’s ogi:nt Kimball
b irrmvcd and owed f5l/i00 on the
0|N*ia rroiiM? flaking an aggregate of
±m,:,tH>, of which he only paid $100,000,
»• cvi»»|f $1411,/MU still ductlio State. Ifnlloek
jn iiiihled Kiiubill to borrow money on tlic
St.deavreklil aud use it privately, nnd also
p ii4 out the Slate’s money interuit on Kim-
I* ill’s private loans. All of the frnudlenlly
ai.bd railroads Kimball was President of
Uaikfi'l overdrew his jNTSonal account in
HiuGcorg'a National Hank $88,0Ti? Ifc*. He
h u? a • , «t*«-eial acwwnl” in tin? same hank,
which is marie up of State items anionntiti;
t‘» I. The balauee of this account
due him w:ls .VJ. It is tlic eliun-
••t tuis seemmt to 11m? t H ■ T s ,on,l * account by
the hank to secure itself that cattecd the sci/.
urn of the bank. lSulloek iwnnitted State
money de|His»Uil in the hank to be used (Hi
KimlRiira iHiirunt
The |Hm'di»se of UiHIjuti llonse is shown
t*» have Iktii corruptly aided hy Ihillm k.
The committee reports that a fraud was
l<cr|rhr.ilol at the start, in which Lnlloi k
partieipatol. IhilWk framed the Irndiu;
|*i|xa* connected with the matter. To cover
tin* inortg4f»« of *0,000 on the Imilding,
KiinlKill tlqvwilol with the G(»vcn*(»r a ccr-
titicalc f**r $IGO,000 of city Ismds. The city
was only due $i0:>,000 of bioids, and, there-
f* *re,l i.e ivrtiticale was a false (hit, TIicfc bonds
w ere appropriati-d by llullock and Kimball
f**r th« ir private use. llullock was charged
with the care(»f l!ic>c Isolds and corruptly
l*eruiilt(sl them to p:»ss out «»f his hands.
Kimball v»*U» irtnrn $T»t,r>00 atWaneed to
him for living the 0|>era Hmise. llulloik
issued him all of liuiUiiids,wiUnHi*.m|iitriug
the U luru of this m*HK*y. Tin? mortgage of
is unpaid, the Voids to cover the
uityrigago gone aud Kimlrall's $» 1 ,.j00 still
unpaid, all of which is due to llullock aud
shiAnt ollinal eorruptioH ami venality.
The committee i? convimxHl that llullock
had an interest iu tlic Mitchell projHTty.
Wheievcr Kiuilull figured there was Hid-
lin k Kimlxill Urnglit the pn>(wrt^onct\lmt
tli.^t was nv<md*\! ati*l a new arrangement
was imuk that gave him the cutirocontfol of
11U claim for a certain sum, and Kimball aud
the heirs should divide after payment of cx
jh iisce. The pr*»|vrty bnntglit $315,000.
r*n» luiia got aliout $*>0,000. Govwu«*r
.linkins employed Collh*r A lloyt in this
ease, llullock employed Col. DiHtglierty,
lh>pkiits A Drown, and I)oy:U A Nunn ally,
and n talno*! Collier Hoyt. All tbewe at
torneys were a»UU*d to tlic service of the At
torney General. Whcu Kimball submitted
the terms of compromisi) to pay $35,000
for the Suites title. Governor llullock
> ut the ^woposttkm to the lawyers cm-
pK*y.ol» lL'pkins A Drown being the
U adtug cotmsU. The counsel were four
t.Mnvt (Vtnpromwe, Colonel Nunnally being
tw u *il fr»*m giving an opinion. There is a
vonlTYt of testim*my. Colonel Hopkin*
m%dw Uic n jsnt of the counsel. Hcunder-
-t-svl that they had arrived at no conclusion
and .-o u isirted. The others understood dif
tercutly. Under his report Bullock sent a
mes-ag-' favoring the compromise which was
made l*v the r*egislatnw, who took $35,000
and registered a bid of $100,000, ollcrcd bj*
(vttaiu citizens of Atlanta. The committee
r that the measure was carried through
l*y a rr^'rt to the most shameless expedients,
which Dul’.xrk knew of.
Diuhwk a>aUacted to the press for adver-
tiling and pmclamations $140^95, including
f«*rty-two papers. This is outside of public
prhil'ug’and State Road printing. Of this
;i*4«n ni $3S,410 1« u still unpaid, $111,951
,VI having ban paid. The heaviest single
aiftonnt due is $1*42 50 to the Methodist
U v>k ccnccni; the smallest $5, to the Colum
bus Suii. The Atlanta Dcutche Zeilung is
dtte $wkk ib warxt* Air criminals were fol
lowed l*y pardons for the same culprit Re-
woriU were offered after captive of scamps
ww» wade. The purchase of the “Era” was
the crowning'outrage of this sort of thing.
'Hi*' committee report Bullock the real owner
of the piper, and do not doubt that he bought
it with ti e Slate’s money. Blalock, the bus
iness manager, understood from Dr. Bard,
who sold, that Bullock was the real owner,
llullock gave directions about its manage
ment, retaining employees, raising salaries
< ie. The paper was forced on the State Road
employees, who were discharged if they did
not take it The Stale Road was Wed to
support the paper. State patronage was
poured upon it to a criminal extent.
Bullock and Kimball I»orrowed for the
State and themselves $3,334,267. There
is still due of this $71/2,654 50. The
Fourth National D.uik of New York
advanced $1^35^563 39 for cou)Km* and
expenses. The committee n-port against
[laying $^15,003 Vj Fulton Dank of Brooklyn
on $50,000 currency bonds, loaned to Kim-
led! ; against $75,000 to Kuascil Rage, loaned
$ i'V\000 cnrrency by Sage to John Rice
for Kimlxill. Bullock tried to subsidize the
lawyers as well as the press. He paid fees to
tlic sum of $49,361 75. He paid bis uncle,
R. II. Brown, over $7,000. Large fees were
paid in c.* * s in which the State h id no in
terest. The committee nxotnim nd suits to
recover the money illegally paid.
BuUfx k pardoned bn«y!ca^t. generally go-
g on the iv-rolummdation of his Secretary,
Ci«[»uiin AtS.m.son, who examined the |>apere.
He pardon* .1 523 case*. Money could get
pardons. Some of the Governor’s staff had
;i pardon brokerage. Pardoning before convic
tion w as a favorite practice. Pardon for po
litical fealty was much oo docket. Bullock
sinned br'iud gauge in this particular.
Tin: management of the penitentiary under
IliilltHrk was a wholesale syslcin of sleala^a
<^«*bm(*l Walton, Chief Keejier, Posted, hi*
rr iu law. Clay, Eugene Walton, Wills—nil
are prov(;ix to have stolen Penitentiary prop-
<tly. The record is shameful. Bullock’s at
tention was called to the matter, but he did
*t interfere. Bacon, shoes, wagons, oxen,
wliiyky, etc., walked into tue pockets of its
•Ulcers. Grant, Alexander A Co. paid Hul-
iNirt $5,000 to o*e his influence with Bullock
to let them have the convicts. The commit
tee conclude that LUdlock sliorcd in the plun-
ler. It n-comiuirri'ls that stc|»s be taken to
git ku k the stolen property.
Bullock’s con nectioa with the Stale Road
i*t attended to l»y another cr»iuiuiUee. This
(rMumilii c sati-fied itself that llullock was in
the frauds.
Tlic committee looked very little into the
State Road lease »| pcs lion, and exiwess no
(•pinion.
llullock indorsed Ixmds for the Brunswick
id Albany i util road, the Carters ville and
Van Wert Railroad, and Culhbert, Il.iiu-
fH-iiigc nnd Columlius Railroad with full
knowledge tli.it the roads were not completed
to w arrant the indorsement, aud he li^l rc-
l*eatcdly afterwards to help the sale.of these
i ijeg.dly indorsed bonds.. The ebmniittec -dK
ilmt L’c Voidd not.Uius L^vc rCjVi-aLcdly
violated law have for i»ay. jv Jw*lfli*'"*
The record of BullocVs role as a “lyeas
Stmelor” a diktjbifctT *wc.‘ *r^
modling or tlic I*egislalurc is' 1»h> frc?di to
need recital. Goo. P.’ Burnett is satisfied
flint Bullock paid his Washington expenses
out State road.
The committee touches on Bullock’s gen
eral extravagance. Bullock sent through
the Express Company North $V>33,000 in
1 mnds. He paid the Express Company
$6*535 freights. lie paid the Telegraph
Company $22297. He paid $^00 to hull a
dozen [tapers in Georgia to publish his
Stnte’s-rigbts letter to Senator Scott. He
paid John L. Conley ^11,500 for his unneces
sary Analysis of the Constitution. The cost
of the Analysis was $i$24. lie paid the
Atlanta lulciligencur $2,00J to publish the
dieisions in the White case; tlic publica
tion Iwing unauthorized, and an iufriugement
of tlic Supreme Court reporter’s rights. He
jHiiil by draft $:>2,900 to minority members
of the Legislature in?t died by force for lime
they never served, and that others served and
got pay for. The committee recommend
suits to get Iliiw money back.
Hut it would lx? an endless job to re-count
all the things against llullock. The commit
tee present a powerful and unanswerable
indie.: mmt against him. If he failed to do
any GulN«rnaU>rial wrong it was because he
laeknl the rhance.
The committee bus done its work well,
aud is entitled to puhlic thanks for iu
*1 lie Mate Ko.i*| l ease.
On another page is a communication
ag linsl tlic present Lease. It would seem
that Hie ;n-oplc of Georgia have about mode
up llicir minds that it is to the best interests
of Hie Slate to leave tlic Lease undistmlied.
The leading [vipers of the State are so cx
pressing themselves. The CommUtcc on the
IjCusc w ill make a report in a few days, when
wc shall thoroughly review the matter.
Gkohota Western Rait.koaik—The au-
i»«nl nus tlug of the Etockho’dcra of the Goorgia
Western l^iilioaiK'onin.iny convened at the office of
iXnupaiiy y« utt-nlrty in«>nting.
The nu-i tiiiK w.i5 « j:Ucd to order hy Major Camp
bell Wallace. President, \V. P. Oi me acted an Sec
retary.
The rc]M>rt «»f the Engineer wx* road. Owing to
tin* pinwnrc on our coliiinua we omit ii lira morning,
•lection «»f officer? recalled u follows:
Pretddrut—CsmphcU Wallace.
Director.*-J. II. June?, John Collier. J. A. Hayden,
W. Mite hell, A. Leyden, L. P. Grant, W. J. Gar
rett, G. W. Ad *ir, K. Y. Clarke aud V, P. Rice.
Drath of Ilic Hon. John D. Kelly
The House adjourned yesterday in respect
l lie memory of its late member from Chat
ham. the lion. John 1>. Kelly. Mr. Kelly
wa* an old and honored citizen of Savannnh.
n ((tiering tin? resolutions adopted by the
, the Hon. Philip Riesscll, Jr., spoke
iiH'hiugly and earnestly of his late associate,
whom he, as the younger, had often
consulted in the past days of legislative labor
! ditties. On conclusion of his remarks,
tlic reflations of respect were unanimously
adopted and the House adjmirned.
‘A lie Georgia Western*
where will 1* found tlic proceedings
of tlic Stockholders' Convention. This great
ro:ul ts now an assured fact, and, what is im
portant, li vs the general confidence of the puq-
lic. As h is been remarked, the contractors
and members of the Board of Directors
themselves are worth the amount of money
to bn*d\l the road. Upon the Board are three
members of Council, the Mayor, Sir. James,
the Mayor pro tern.. Col. L. P. Grant and
the Chairman of tlic Finance Committee.
Tlic Chamlier of Commerce is also repre
sented. Every t! > ing moves prosperously.
For The CoMt’tatlon.
Judge Linton Stephens*
<£ai« deeiderio titpador aatmodas
Tam aui espitie i
In oar private grief for our friend it
is difBcnU to realize the extent of the
public losa which has befallen Georgia
in tlic death of this her distinguished
and trusted son. Nor can its proportions
he fully appreciated till wc get further from
it Aa one who feels it deeply, in both its
public and private aspects, I am constrained,
in advance of this fall realization, to pay the
[mrtial tribute called for at once by affection
:uid admiration. If the portraiture be at all
life-like, it will receive many a response from
saddened hearts throughout the length and
breadth of the 8late.
Three great qualities fitted him for emi
nent public usefulness: great Capacity,Hon
esty and Fidelity. These qualities inspired
tbeir proper counterpart in others and gave
lath, (what was no less necessaiy), the entire,
deserved and familiar Confidence of the peo-
[4e of his native Stale.
His capacity was great, not onl3' of thought,
extending over a very wiile range, but also of
expression, and that not limited to thinkers
only, Ifce liimself, but embracing tliccommon
mind as well.
lie did not live and reason apart from other
men, bat was one of their number— in accord
with their modes and habits—understood
them, and conveyed his own thoughts to th(?m
in strong, vigorous Anglo Saxon, like Bullion,
with a plain stamp.
His honest, w:is not less great and varied
than his Intellectual endowment-'. It per
vaded his public and private life, his heart,
head and longue. lie was an honest seeker
at er truth. Falsehood in all. its forms lie
detested and despised. He loved the truth
in his heart. His intellectual appetite craved
truth as its proper nutriment, and his tongue
was equally candid and sincere. He was, in
fact, just what he seemed to be.
Such qualities justly commanded the pub
lic confidence, resting on a strong foundation
of tried merit. That slow growth had be
come, after long and varied tests, deeply
rooted and vigorous iu tlie public mind, aud
it met no checks or drawbacks on bis part;
for he was honest with liimself, and his gold
lud been first tried in the fire, for his own
use before Ii was offered for currency among
others.
And so lie was a bnlwarkof Public virtue.
Dishonesty shrank from his presence; for it
he had little tolerance. Honesty rested fear
lessly upon his strong championship, and
felt safe in hr* bauds.
__ powerful intellect of cxtraordinaiy
breadth and scope, yet as acute ns
it was comprehensive—capable of vig
orous action npon* subtle and delicate
points—a grasp of subject, per
fectly vire like—a .nervous, direct energy
of expression, which cut through all vapors—
were at his command. These facilities equal
ly fitted him for the investigation of law or
Lict. A clear, general view or the entire
4ul»jcct, in all its relations, and in its just
proportions, enabled Mnl lo systematize his
llioujriits and adjust-himself to a case with
wonderful rapidity. • He never rested in ip-
vcstigatioiuill he touched; bottom, and from
|4l|c rAclr oui**found lie could hardly be dis
lodged by :uiy lurw of; ophfetry. If he had
any difficulty,It was in his hearers, iti thttr
want of discrimination to jx:rceiVe real, not
fanciful distinctions. Bat this veiy infirmi-
fheorporated in his scheme of present
ing his case, bo that he could show nice
points even to dull eyes.
Uutjt was after nil the honest heart behind
alj thi*—of which tbo intellect and will were
the mere executive officers and agents—
which secured the public confidence, that
with all these faculties he would do good and
not harm: that he was not only not easily
deceived himself, but would not willingly
deceive others. Of his powers in that direc
tion we cannot speak, for they were not put
to the test
The warmth and sincerity of his personal
friendships explains something of the grief,
as well as sense of puhlic loss, which his
death lias occasioned. Ills public and private
character were all of a piece. Only, in his
private intercourse there was incomparably
more of tenderness and marked kindness,
than the severely logiciul character of his
intellect would have led those to suppose
who only knew him in argument Not com
paratively alone, but positively, he was con
siderate uud kind in an eminent degree in his
intcrciMirse with others, and never gave
wilful or intentional offense to any honest
man, to uuy dull man, to the weak or the
helpless.
AH these traits were big, plain and distinct
—no mistake about them, nor about the man.
Aud the jK'oplc knew that they understood
him. lie had l»ccn tc- led till they were satis
fied. lie had been been weighed in the balance
again and again, under very varying condi
tions, and not found wanting. We do not mean
that lie was without faults, for he was a man.
But they were not secret or disguised. He
wore no musk, aud his faults were belter
known than their palliations and his strug
gles against them. Suffice it to say, they
were not those of a selfish nature. Let none
judge of them harshly—only sorrowfully—
lor they injured himself more th:in others,
and deceived no one.
His death occurred in his full intellectual
prime. Ilis sun went down at the high noon
of his faculties. They were very remarka
ble, and very reliable. He was grown in a
gnat school, accustomed to emergencies,
fall of resources, and ready with them, a
trained intellectual Athlete, belonging to him-
sels. llis self-reliance was great and well
Atlanta, Ga., July *24,1873.
A meeting of the delegates fr*>m the Thirty-
Fourth Senatorial District, comprising the
counties of Gwinnett, DcKalb and Hcmy,
was held this day iu the National Hotel for
the purpt**? of nominating a ccudid&te for
Senator.
On motion, C. T. Zachary, of Henry was
called to the chair and Tyler M. Peeples, of
Gwinnett, was elected Secretary.
T. M. Peoples then read the proceedings of
a meeting held in GwinacU on the 20th inst.
printing Ooloael Samuel J. Winn os the
choice of Gwinnett county for Senator, to
succeed the lion. Milton A. Candler.
Col. Robert A. Alston then offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention ratify the
nomination tendered by the county of Gwin
nett, and recommend to the Deraocn
the several counties of this Penatoria’
trict, Cid. Samuel J. Winn as the Democratic
candidate fot Senator, which motion
earned unanimously.
It was farther resolved, That the Secretary
fnnr.'h Tns Atlanta Constitution and
Gwinnett Herald with a copy of the proceed
ings of this meeting, with the request that
they be published.
C. T. Zachry, Chairman.
Tyler M. Peetles, secretary.
liia bearers. Few men bad so thorough
possession of their own faculties.
As a Judge his decisions were founded on
Principle, not authority. He made authority—
le was authority—for he found a solid lwsis
ever before lie liegan to build. His decisions
needed little bolstering. They could stand
alone.
But he exemplified a most rare combina
tion of gifts, being great, not only as a Judge,
but as an Advocate, before Court or jury, or
on the Hustings, in cases civil or criminal,
.upon questions of law or fact, in the pre
paration or at the trial, or in the examination
of witnesses.
Indeed, n measured estimate of his fac
ilities would be regarded extravagant. Such
power did n high intellect acquire under the
guidance of honesty. He grappled with
great problems with a singular mixture of
abstract mid practical power, of subtlety
and common sense, in liis [H*rceptions of
truth; and,strange to say, where he went
himself iro* the very heart of these problems,
be was usually able to carry others along willi
him.
This brief notice would be incomplete if I
failed to say he was a firm believer in Chris
tianity. I remember the marked emphasis
with which he once expressed this conviction,
with that characteristic clearness and bold-
new which admitted of no misconception, in
the words,. **I believe 'Christ is Gon.” His
farther remark was, substantially, that with
this great intervention of Deity, all lesser
and ancillary miracles, introducing the Chris
tian system to mankind, followed on
proper evidence, as matters of course.
As his manner was, the great, huge fact
stood out first, unmistakable, and its qual
ifications and modes were super-added after
wards.
The public loss is indeed great, the gap left,
wide and yawning. Such capacities, so
handled, lost at any time to any State, would
be a calamity. By Georgia, and just now, it
is peculiarly felt. And yet, to say farewell
GEOBGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Tuesday, July 23,1872.
Senate was called to order by President
Trammell.
Prayer by Rev. E. W. Warren.
On motion of Hon. T. J. Simmons, the
House resolution relative to the land scrip
was taken upland concurred in.
Hon. L. C. Hoyl moved to reconsider the
action yesterday m passing the bill to change
article 3, section 3, paragraph 1 of the Con
stitution relative to the apportionment of
Representatives in the House. Lost.
Hon. W. M. Reese moved to reconsider the
action yesterday on the bill requiring express
companies to deliver freight to the owners.
Discussed by Hon. W. M. Reese for. and
lion. M. A. Candler and Hon. J. K. Brown
against Reconsidered by yeas 17, nays 13.
The Judiciary Committee made a report
on the bilb before them.
J. W. Warren, Secretary of the Executive
De[>artmcnt, announced a message from his
Excellency, Governor Smith.
Hon. J. C. Nicholb, chairman of the com
mittee to investigate the official conduct of
It B. Bullock, late Governor, submitted the
report of the committee. On motion of Hon.
J. T. Bums, the report was tabled for the
present and 750 copies ordered printed for
tlie use of the General Assembly.
Bilb were then taken up for a third read-
in fo compensate the Commissioners for re
vising the jury box in Worth county. Passed.
To authorize tlie corjioratc authorities of
Dalton to issue bonds for educational pur
poses. Passed.
To prescribe ho w married women may sue
afid be sued in tbeState, ’Phased. . *, -
‘ To amend the act creating a County Court
in each county in this Slate except certain
counties therein named. Pass'd.
To amend section 4758 of the Code.
Passed.
To submit the question of the removal of
the county silc of Appling county to the
legal voters of tlie county. Passed.
To define the powers of Ordinaries in
writs of habeas carpus. Passed.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of several bills.
ffo amend the act increasing the pay of
jurors in Worth, Clay, et al., by increasing
the pay of Bolilb in Jasper county to $2 per
day. Passed.
To amend act amending act incorporating
Ociuulgee Rail read, changing name to 3f aeon
and Cincinnati Railroad, and striking out the
clause prohibiting any union with the Cen
tral Railroad Company.
Hon. B. Conley moved its rofcreucc to the
Committee on Internal Improvements.
Hon. G. Hillyer And Hon. L. C. Hoyl sup-
>rtcd tlic motion to refer,
lion. T. J: Sinimons and lion. C. J. Well-
l»om opposed the motion to refer.
Referred to Committee on Internal Im
provements. 4 ‘
To incoriHirate the Tallarava Manufactur
ing Company of Clark couuty. Passed.
To incorporate tlie Gainesville* Jefferson
and Southern Railroad Company. Referred
to CoiiirnittccOp‘Internal Improvements.
To change the line between the counties of
aiidolpli and TerrclL Lost ;
, |fo authorize Judges of the Superior Court
’to. designate who shall serve us grand imd
ho as petit jurors. Lost
To amend section 4146 of the Code. Passed.
To amend section 2013 of the Code. Passed.
To provide for the payment of insolvent
cost to the Solicitors General of the Macon
and Atlanta Circuits. Judiciaiy Committe
report adverse to its passage. Recommitted
to the Judiciary Committee.
To require the Ordinary. of Chatham
county to furnish a room for the City Court
and rooms for the officers free of expense to
the city of Savannah. Passed.
To regulate the practice in Superior Courts
relative to amendments.
Judiciaiy Committee reported advene to
its passage. Recommitted to J udiciory Com
mittee.
To provide for holding elections for Gov-
cmoi in case of vacancy. Passed.
Hon. B. Conley moved that when the Sen
ate adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet on
Thursday morning at nine o’clock.
Hon. George Hillyer moved to meet
to-morrow one hour for reading bills.
The motion of Hon. B. Conley prevailed
by a large majority.
The following bills were read the fifst
time:
lion. J. A. Jervis—To provide'for the pay
ment of ‘tlie debt due to the icachezs of pub
lic schools iu this Stale.
Hon. L. C. Hoyl—To relieve the securities
Henry Rich, Tax Collector of Clay
county.
Bilb were read the second time and refer
red.
Hon. T. J. Simmons offered a resolution
recognizing binds issued by Governor Jen
kins, amounting to $614,600, secured bv
mortgage on Western and Atlantic Railroad,
and indorsed aud put in circulation by Gov
ernor Bullock, as valid aud binding. Refer
red to Finance Committee.
The bill to perfect the Public School Sys
tem of thin State was read the second time
and referred to the Committee on Education,
and fifty copies ordered printed for the use
of the Senate.
Bills were read the first time.
Hon. C. C. Kibbcc—To authorize the Ordi
narics of this State to establish election pre
cincts in each militia district in the county.
(A very important bill.)
Hon. J. S. Cone—To regulate the sale of
beef cattle.
The Senate adjourned until Thursday|mom
ing, 9 o’clock A. if.
Mr. Hunter, of Brooks, stated that he
derstood the previous question was exhaust
ed, and the Speaker so ruled.
Mr. Pierce, of Hancock, appealed from the
decision of the Chair.
Mr. Hunter then addressed the House in
favor of sustaining the Chair, declaring that
the vote was upon agreeing to the reporVand
not upon the passage of the bill, two
totally distinct questions.
3Ir. Bacon supported the appeal from the
1872.
iNTJMBER 17
of UicconwuUce&taawformal
at liis suggestion it was recorJ-
_ _ i of justice to others who had
bout represented as attorneys ^employed by
it-iliock. Qe was glad that tho gentleman
hai maCc tho explanation; that tho proper
amendment could be made exonerating Sir.
Bacon from all blame.
Sir. Payne, a member of the Committee!
stated that be was not present when Sir.
Bacon’s name was added, but ho desired to
was on the passage of the bOl, and not on
agreeing to the report.
Sir. Griffin, of Houston, supported the do-'
cision of the chair.
Sir. Simmons supported the appeal from
the chair.
that the ruling of his predecessors was that,
call of the precious question called up the
chSf;7Sg tM to SiunSSs’ rnoUo? «ty that tho report of the Committee was
unanimous, their proceedings were harmoni
ous, and that it became their dnty to report
all acts of Bullock that were executed in
violation of tho Constitution. He accepted
with pleasure tho explanation of the gentle
man from Bibb, bat in Justice to the Corn-
Sir. Phillips, of Echols, reminded the chain .JniUee, he would say there was evidorce of
.■ Si... MV Karan ti«vincr Gtmtiavwl asattnmCV
.Mr. Bacon having been employed as attorney
in a railroad case in South Georgia, and if he
muiTi question and all its amendments, and remembered aright there was evidence of a
therefore he thought the previous question * * ' , ™ w " * h “ *“■—*
was not exhausted.
warrant having been drawn for the amount
as not exnausted. j of the fee in favor of the gentleman.
Sir. SIcMillan maintained it Vis a matter*^ Mr. Russell, of Chatham, offered the follow
of memory, and he hoped the question of one resolution:
■ . Itesoi
appeal would be put, and allow each mem
ber to vote npon it
The decision of the Chair was sustained^ 01 * on - Jol *n D - kelly, member of this
House from Chatham.
Resolved, That this House tenders to the
by a vote of 75 to 53.
Sir. Pierce moved the adoption of the re- — - . .. .
port of the committee, and called tlie nievh. peopio of Chatham county, whom thedo-
ocascd so ably represented, the expression of
ous question.
The Speaker decided that Mr. Hunter had
the floor.
Sir. Hunter then offered the following. Resolved, That as a token of respect for
amendment, anfproceed to speak upon It .-.qpUm memory of the deceased, tho members
“To amend, by changing the counties of '•
Brooks, Lowndes and Echols to thfe First 1
District; county of Burko to the Kfglif; d-J chair and desk made vacant by his death be
loo of Mn/lidAn ntirl 'ESwVr.l-Kn iA *1.. flffinCfl.
counties of Madison and Franklin ltd tlic
Eighth, and the countiw of ; Grceno on >
Oglethorpe to the Ninth. ■ -s \
Mr. Simmons, of Owinnctt, made lwHt
of order that the House had agreed to the re
port of the'committee^' and therefore it cOntd
not be amended.
Tho Speaker sustained the point • —<«
Mr. Hunter then moved to recommit th'«
hill, maintaining that the apportioineut
would give a black majority in several dis
tricts.
Several substitutes were offered hut they
were all ruled out
Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, moved to
adopt the report
Mr. Bacon moved tbo previous question,
which was sustained: - ->
On motion of Mr. Griflin, of Houston, a
call for the yeas and nays was sustained, the-
vote being 105 against Uio call and 50 for it.
On a call for the passage of the bill it wts
passed liy a vote 120 to 41. - -
Yeas.—Messrs. Allred, W. D. Andcrshn
nnd ff. P. Anderson, of Cobb, -Anderson'of
Pulnski; Bacon, Baker, of Bryan; IJakrr, or
Pike; Ballanger, Barksdale, Barron, Batr-
msn, Beascly, Berrien, Bowie, Boynton, Briui-
dy, Brauner, Brcwton, Bryan, Bunn, Bush,
Butts, Cain, Cato, Chancy, Chastain, Chirk,
of Richmond; Clark, of Trollp; Clcghorn,
of Chattooga; Cheghorn, of Muscogee-,
Cody, Collins, Cox, Craig, Crittenden, Daven
port, Davis, of Newton; Dell, Durham, Emer
son, Ethridge, Fiiin, Farmer, Field, Flint,
Forrester, Glenn, Glover, Goldsmith, Goode,
Goodman, Graham, Gray, Griflin, Gurtvy,
Hail of Upson, Hammond, Hancock, Harvey,
Head, Hcidt, Hill, Heap, Howell, Hudson,
Hughes, Johnson, Jones of Gwinnett,
Jones of- Hart, Jones of Terrell, Ken
nedy, Killian, King, Kuowk-.- t.-dflp-
kiri, Lang, Lipscy, .Martin,.'Mattox, Mc
Connell McMillan, McNcai, Meadows, 5Ser-
ris, Murphy of Burke, Murphy of Harris,
Nutting, Patilio, Payne, Pentecost, Phillips,
Pierce, Pou, Reed; Renfro, Richards, Ross,
Rountree, Rutherford, Bcott, Simmons, of
Gwinnett, Simmonsof Hall,,Slaton, SmiUiof
Oglethorpe, Sneed, Stovall, Sommers, Sum
merlin, Tarver, Taylor, Trammell, Watters,
West, Whatley, Wilson, Wollord of Banks,
Wofford of Bartow, Wood, Woodall, West
ward, Wynn—120. ■>;
Nays—Atkinson, Battle, Bell, Brown,
Campbell, Carlton, Clements, Clowcr, Con
verse, Davis, Dukes, Floyd, Franklin, Griflin,
of Houston, Hall, of Merriwetber, Hillyer,
Hunter, Jenkins, Joiner,'Knowles, Lewis,
Mann, Mansfield, Moreland, Morrison, Oliver,
O’Neal, Ormond, Palmer, Paulk, Paxton,
Peeples, Putney, Rawls, Riley, Russell, Sar
gent, Sellers, Simmons, op Houston, Smith,
of Coweta, Spencer, Williams—41.
to. Hillyer gave notice that he would move
to reconsider in tho morning.
Mr. Hall, of Upson, moved to transmit the
bill to the Senate.
Mr. Hunter opposed the motion in na-Pom-
est speech, maintaining U.at-tlre-npporlvo-v
ment was unfortunate and calculated to
[sastrousto the Democratic parly,
of the great majority of the black
voters in several of the districts as reported
by the committee.
Mr. Bacon supported tho motion in a brief
speech.
Mr. W. D. Anderson, of Cobh, stated that
■be gentleman from Brooks had nuulo a gal
lant fight, but in order to avoid he wonld
move the previous question, which ho ac
cordingly done.
The call for the previous question was sus
tained and the bill transmitted to the Senate
with bat few dissenting voices.
Mr. Hogc submitted the report of the com
mittee appointed to investigate the official
conduct of Rufus B. Bullock.
On motion of Mr. W. D. Anderson, of
Cobb, 750 copies were ordered printed, and
tlie report made the special order for Wednes
day, 31st inst.
On motion of Mr'McMillan, the bill incor
porating the city of Brunswick was taken up
and recommitted to
HOUSE.
House met. Speaker Cumming in the Chair.
Prayer hy Rev. W. H. Strickland.
On motion of Mr. Phillips, hills introduced
at the January session were taken np and
read the second time.
Mr. Graham, of Dade, submitted the re
port of tlie joint committee from the Senate
and the House for re-districting the State.
Mr. Johnson of Spalding, moved to have
bill printed for the use of
l>e -t.rtula.
Mr. JohnCarughi, of Colomhos,' died on
the -Dili July.
Hon. John Keliy, Representative to the Leg
islature from Chatham, died July 23d.
Mr. William M. Stephens, of Liberty
county, died July lSth.
.-tarried.
Mr. James M. Connor and Miss Margaret
E. Robinson, of Gwinnett county.
On tlie 11th instant, Mr. George Klllgore
and Miss Sarah Winkle, all of Floyd coanty.
to the man is harder than to say it to the
statesman, the jurist, the public servant That
respect for his character which delighted
to do him public honor, and to speak his
praise as the peer of the first statesmen of the
country, is lost in that deeper feeling of affec
tion which found familiar expression in sim
ply calling him “ Linton,” a name which, in
the wide limits of Georgia, and in many a
circle beyond, is fall of meaning, and needs
no appendages and no tribute. ** Linton I ”
It calls np the whole at once of that noble
nature in which was garnered so much of
public and private wor.li, of intcllctual treas
ure and training, of friendship, honesty and
truth.
If such theyoss to the public and his
friends, what is it to tlie nearer circle ? Wc
cannot intrude here We can bnt commend
them in this hour, to a consolation and sym
pathy above what humanity can give; There
is an awful Power to which all most bow.
This Power, alone, has the balm to heal the
wounds which it has made and bind up the
hearts it has broken.
Mercifully, each day draws us closer to
the future—leaves a veil betwixt us and the
past. The earth of our State now teems
with the loved and lost, who went to her
bnsotn before the lapse of three score years
and ten. Another name worthy of Westmin
ister Abbey, is added to the honored Dead of
Georgia. Samuel Bassett.
South Carolina Sent.
A Greeley and Brown club lias been organ
ized in Charleston.
The saw and the hammer can be heard in
all parts of Charleston.
The Columbia Union says authoritatively
that Governor Scott will not be a candidate
for re-election.
Mr. John D. Browne, thirty-three ycare the
keeper of the Charleston city cemetery, died
n few days ago.
200 copies of the hi
the House, and make the report the special
order of the day. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Hunter of Brooks.
Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, stated that the
report of the committee was almost unani
mous, there being only two dissenting voices,
and they opposed the redistricting of the State
on principle, and not the arrangement. He
moved tlie adoption of the report and the
previous question.
Tlic Speaker ruled that tlie gentleman
could not make two motions at once.
Mr. Itunter, of Brooks, supported the mo
tion of Mr. Johnson, of Spalding, to have 200
copies printed for tlie use of the House, etc.,
maintaining that the members should have
more time to consider so important a bill.
He further sta’ed that the fact that the con
vention would meet to-morrow prepared to
nominate electors was of no force, for at the
last meeting of the State Democratic Execu
tive Committee they determined that the
nomination of Congressmen for the State at
large would be provisional and conditional;
Unit if tho Legislature redistricted the State
the nominations wonld be withdrawn to allow
the districts to make their own nominations.
Mr. Bacon moved the previous question on
the substitute offered by Mr. Gwinnett to
adopt the report of the committee. The call
was sustained.
Mr. Griflin, of Houston, call for the yeas
and nays, which was sustained hy a vote of
31 to 72, and the Clerk proceeded to make
the call.
The following is the bill reported hy the
Joint Committee on Apportionment:
First District—Counties of Appling, Bryan,
Bollock, Burke, Camden, Charlton, Chatham,
Clinch, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Glynn,
Liberty, McIntosh, Fierce, Screven, Tatnail,
Wore and Wayne.
Second District—Baker, Berrien, Brooks,
Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty,
Early, Lowndes, toller, Mitchell, Quitman,
Randolph, Terrell, Thomas, Worth.
Third District—Coffee, Dodge, Dooley,
Irwin, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pulaski,
Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Telfair,
Webster, Wilcox.
Fourth District—Campbell, Carroll. Chat
tahoochee, Coweta, Douglass, Harris, Heard,
Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot,
Fiftii District—Crawford,Clayton, DcKalb,
Fayette, Fnlton, Henry, Houston, Milton,
Pike, Spalding, Upson.
Sixth Distrito—Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Jas
per, Laurens, Newton, Pntnam, Rockdale,
Twiggs, Walton Wilkinson.
Seventh District—Bartow, Catoosa, Chat
tooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Floyd, Gordon,
Haralson, Moray, Pudding, Polk, Walker,
Whitfield.
Eighth District—Columbia, Elbert, Glass
cock, Greene, Hancock, Hart, Jefferson, John
son, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Rich
mond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington,
Wilkes.
Ninth District—Ranks, Clark, Dawson,
Fannin, Faraytb, Franklin, Gilmer, Gwin
nett, Hall, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin,
Madison, Morgan, Pickens, Rabun, Towns,
White and Union.
On a call for the yeas and nays on agree
ing to the report of committee, the yeas were
110, and the nays 47.
The Speaker announced that the House
had agreed to the report of the committee,
and the question next was npon the passage
of the bill.
lived. That this House has heard with
deep regret the announcement of the death
its sorrow and sympathy upon the afflicting
dispensation of Providence.
and officers of this House wear a badge of
mourning during tiro session, and that the
the Committee on Cor
porations.
On motion tho rules were suspendrd for
reading the following:
Mr. Clark of Troup—A bill to authorize
the payment of costs due the officers of
Court of Troup. Read the first time
Mr. Mattox of Clinch—A resolution that a
committee of three from the House and two
from the Senate be appointed to inquire into
the condition of wild lands in the State; that
the committee see the Comptroller General
and Wild Land Clerk and if necessary re
port a bill which will secure the revenue due-
the State from this source, and also to secure
the bona fide owners of these lands in their
right
Mr. Bosh moved to amend by instructing
Urc committee to report the number of acres
of land not given in for taxes in the State.
Resolution as amended agreed to.
Mr. Craig, of Telfair—A resolution inviting
Gen. Ira R. Foster to a scat on the floor.
Agreed to.
Mr. Hnnicr—A resolution that the Judi
ciary Committees of the House and Senate
take into consideration the propriety of a
law requiring the registration of voters, and if
they see proper, report a bill for that purpose.
Agreed to.
to. Griffin, of Houston—A resolution fora
more intelligent judiciary system. Read a
second time and agreed to.
Mr. Bush—A resolution requesting the
Governor to suspend issuing land grants in
the State until measures have been taken by
the Assembly to suppress tire evil arising
from the defects of tbo present system of is
suing land grants. Agreed to.
The members of the House and the public
generally wore invited to attend the delivery
of the address and poem before the Conven
tion of tho Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
this evening.
House adjourned.
ill aped.
Resolved, That in further respect for his
memory, the House do now adjourn.
The House then adjourned by a unanimous
vole till 0 o’clock to-morrow morning.
SENATE.
TmniSDAY, July25,1872.
Senate called to order by President Tram-
udl
Prayer by Rev. E. W. Warren.
Leaves of absence granted to Hon. W. S.
Erwin and Hon. J. T. Burns.
S ills were read the first time:
on. C. Heard—To prevent the discharge
of fire arms in cities and incorporated towns.
Hon. K. E. Lester—To amend the act
giving employees of steam saw mills liens of
tn.j highest dignity.
Also, for the relief of Mrs. T. S. Cereopuly,
of Savimnsh.
Hon. W. P. Mathews—To amend section
2251 of the Code.
Hon. W. M. Reese—To provide for the
payment of insolvent criminal costs in the
Northern circuit
Hon. W. C. Smith—To change the lines
between the counties of Fayette, Campbell,
Coweta and Spaulding.
Hon. G. Hillyer—To amend the act incor
porating the Dollar Savings Bank of At
lanta.
Hon. C. C. Ivibbcc—To revivo tho act in-
irporating the Rome Gas Light Company.
Also, to incorporate the Hawkinsviile
Banking and Trust Company.
Hon. R. & Lester—To provide for the
payment of insolvent criminal costs in Chat-
un county.
Hon W P Mathews—To repeal allthc pro
visions in railroad charters granting State aid
except where vested rights have accrued.
Hen. C. W. Styles—To amend the act in
corporating the Albany and Columbus Rail
road Company. (Striking out the name of
H. L Kimball.)
L H. Anderson—To require tho trial of
colored men by mixed juries.
Also, to repeal tho act amending the road
laws, so far as relates to the county of
Houston.
Hon. Reuben Jones offered a resolution to
appoint a committee of three on the consoli
dation of bills relating to the incorporation
of towns, changing of coanty lines, in-
corporatinglwuikB,creating Commissioners of
Hoads and Revenues and increasing the pay
of Bailiffs and jurors.
Hon. C. C. Kibbcc offered as an amend
ment, which was accepted, providing for the
appointment of a committee on the consoli
dation and order of bills reported by the
several committees relating to the same sub
ject matter, with their order.
Hon. B. B. Hinton moved to lay the reso
lution on the tabic, which prevailed by yeas
12, nays 11,
Bending of hills for the first ime resumed.
Hon. J. R. Brown—To incorporate the
Gt-oigia Land and Immigration Company.
Hon. B. F. Bruton—To amend tho act in
corporating tho Grand Trunk Railroad
Company.
Hon. B. B. Hinton—To make legal the
acts of the county Treasurer of Marion
comity paying jurors $3 per day.
J. B. Dcvaux—To authorize Justices of the
Peace in Jones county, in certain circnm-
stances, to appoint any person to act as Con
stable.
The special order being the consideration
of tlic but to execute the 15th section of ar
ticle 1 of tlic Constitution was taken np.
The Judiciary Committee recommends its
passage.
Hon. T. J. Simmons opposed tho passage
of the hill in an earnest aud forcible speech,
us unnecessary and injurious.
Tunis O. Campbell opposed the hill be
cause it did not meet the wants purported to
be met by it.
Hon. Reuben Jones was opposed to all lien
Hon. M. A. Candler said the bill was mis
understood. It was to punish men for fraud.
Hon. W. M. Reese, in an elaborate and
masterly manner, explained the object of tho
bill and its history.
Hon. C. W. Styles was opposed to legisla
ting morality into the people.
Hon. George Hillyer supported the bill on
strong constitutional grounds.
Hon. B. B. Hinton urged the passage of the
bill in a terse and eloquent effort.
Hon. B. Conley moved to table the hill.
Lost by yeas 0, nays 22.-
Hon. A. D. Nunnally moved to recommit
Lost
Hon. B. F. Bruton called the previous ques
tion on the passage of the bill, which call
was sustained, and the bill passed by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Black, Brown, Cameron,
Candler, Clark, Cone, Estes, Heard, Hicks,
Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyl, Jervis, Jones, Kirk
land, Mathews, McWhorter, Nicliolls, Peddy,
Rccsc, Smith, Wellborn—22.
Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Bruton, Camp-
H0U8E.
Wkdhesdat, July 24,1872.
Houso called to order by Speaker Cam
ming.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Heidt
Mr. Speaker Camming stated that upon re
flection he had decided to reverse the ruling
which was sustained with such partiality on
yesterday, in reference to the “ previous ques
tion.” He announced that more in defer
ence to the uniform practice of his prede
cessors than to other authorities, he wss of
opinion that the “ previous question exhaust
ed the question before the House.
Mr. Glenn arose to a privilege question.
He stated that in tlie report of the commit
tee to investigate the official conduct of Ru
fus B. Bullock, his name occurred as one of
the attorneys employed by Bollock. He of
fered a resolution that a committee of three
should be appointed to investigate his con
duct. Upon an explanation by the Chairman
and 200 copies ordered printed for the use
of the Senate.
Messages from tho House announcing the
passage of bills were received.
Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning,
9 o’clock.
houIe.
Houso met. Speaker Cumming in the
Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jones.
Mr. Heidt bagged leave to withdraw tho
bill offered by him changing the name of
Dodgo to Jenkins coanty. When he inrto-
daced tho bill ho was informed that Mr.
Dodge, a resident of Philadelphia, had writ
ten a letter which reflected npon tho citizens
of that county- Since that time, however, he
had learned that the court house was built by
that gentleman on condition that the county
should bo named for him. Ho was allowed
to withdraw it
On motion of J. R. Griffin, tho hall wss
tendered to Messrs. A. T. Akcrman and others
this evening for tho purpose of “speech-
making.”
Leaves of absence were granted to Messrs.
Jones, of nart, and Phillips, of Echols.
The following bills were road tho third
time and acted upon:
To authorize and require all legal voters in
the town of Thomosville to register their
names before voting. Amended by the Ju
diciary Committee and passed.
To incorporate tho Mutual Insurance
Company of Savannah, Georgia. Recom
mitted to the Committee on Corporations.
To relieve John F. Conley, of Catoosa
county, from disabilities of marriage occa
sioned by a suit of divorce instituted without
his knowledge by his wife. Passed.
To amend the charter of the city of Alba
ny. Amended by the Committee on Corpo
rations and passed.
To incorporate the town of Harrell in De
catur county. Lost.
To amend an act incorporating the city of
Rome. Passed.
To authorize the Ordinary of Twiggs coun
ty to borrow money upon the credit of the
county. Passed.
To amend the laws in reference to nuncu
pative wills. Lost.
The report of the committee to investigate
the conduct of the Board of Commissioners
of the Western and Atlantic Railroad was
submitted by Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, and
on his motion 300copies were ordered printed.
A bill to organize and lay out from the
county of Clarke a new county to be called
the county of Oconee.
The bill was supported by Mr. Hunter, who
presented a petition signed by about 1,500 of
tho citizens of both sections of Clarke county
in favor of creating Urn new county.
Mr. Pou opposed the bill on principle as
calculated to establish a bad precedent
A message was received from the Governor,
notifying tho House that he had approved
the bill authorizing to receive cash payment
on the first sale of the college land scrip on
seven per cent discount
The discussion on tho question of the new
county of Oconee was resumed.
Mr. W. D. Anderson, of Cobb, maintained
that the agreement entered into between the
citizens of the two sections, which occasioned
a compromise at the last session, created no
obligation upon the General Assembly to
support that private contract, and be opposed
the tendency to organize new counties.
Mr. McMillan said ho was constitutionally
opposed to the creation of new counties, yet
while he considered this tho onfonnly wise
policy ho was always ready and willing to
consider tho claims of individual cases, espe
cially when such claims were plausible. He
stated that the passage of the bill was the only
remedy for the tumult and discord that
subsisted to a degree between the two sec
tions. That the town of Watkinsvillc con
tained- all the necessary buildings. That
Athens was very remote from some portions
of the county. That the organization of
the new county would not entail an addi
tional representative, and no additional ex
pense. That the proposition and bill bad the
indorsement of the citizens of all parts of
the county: and for these reasons he advo
cated the bill.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston, opposed the bill
in a speech on principle.
Mr. Davis, (colored,) of Clarke, opposed
the bill for several reasons, and among them
he mentioned the extraordinary expense in
curred by supporting two sets of county
officers.
Mr. Pierce said that tlic Legislature could
not undertake to accommodate private inter
ests when they were in conflict with general
good, and opposed the bill on principle and
he policy of the LCRblalure.-
Mr. Richards called for the previous ques
tion, and tho call was sustained.
A vote of two-thirds bong requisite to the
isssagc, the yeas and nays were called,
tost. Yeas 50, nays 99.
The rules were suspended to take up the
following resolution by Mr. Graham:
That the Finance Committee inquire into
tho facts connected with a contract between
R 5. Bullock; and Dr. M.-F. Stephenson, for
tho latter to furnish five hundred copies of a
book entitled the “Mineralogy and Geology
of Georgia,” and recommend such measures
as may lie just and proper. Adopted.
Reading of bills was resumed.
To incorporate the Gainesville ’and Jeffer
son railroad. Withdrawn.
To authorize tho Mayor and Council of
Gainesville to subscribe to the capital stock
of certain railroad companies, etc. Passed.
To compensate A. A. Trammell for certain
property. Withdrawn.
The following resolution introduced by Mr.
McMillan was adopted:
That the Committee on the Penitentiary
be instructed to inquire and report what ac
tion, if any, is necessary to be taken by the
general Assembly to secure the humane treat
ment of penitentiary convicts farmed out
under existing laws; that to this end they
have power to send for persons and papers.
To authorize the Ordinary of Calhonn
county to issue bonds to raise monqr to re
pair and build bridges, etc. Passed.
To incorporate the city of Dawson. Sub
stitute by Committee on Corporations.
Passed.
To authorize the Ordinary of Butts county
to issue bonds to raise money to build a court
house. Passed.
To incorporate the town of Clinton, Jones
county, eta Amended and passed.
To authorize the County Commissioners of
Lowndes county to issue bonds to build a
court house. Passed.
To vest the title to tho Market Square in
the town of Valdosta in tho Mayor and
bell . Column, Conley, Crayton, Dcvaux, Grif- Council of said town. Recommitted to Corn-
fin, Jordan, Kibbee, Lester, Nunnally, Sim- utittee on Corporations,
minis, Steadman, Styles, Wallace-16. To pay the Ordinaire of Lee county a sale-
Bills were read the third time ty u» addition to his fees. Lost
To declare the indorsement of the bonds To incorporate the town of Wooten, in Lee
of the Brunswick and Albany Railroad, by county. Laid on the table
the State, null and void, eta. Passed by the To make all contracts for interest on money
following vote: „ , ,
Yeas—Messrs. Black, Cameron, Candler, . To make pawl to sell any property know-
Cone, Estes, Heard, Hicks, Hillyer, Hinton,
Hoyl, Jervis, Jones, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester,
Mathews, McWhorter, Nicholis, Peddy,
Reese, Simmons, Steadman, Wellborn—2d.
Nays—Messrs. Bruton, Campbell, Coiman,
of the committee, the resolution was with
drawn.
Mr. Bacon arose also to a question of priv-
Speaker: I rise to a question of privi
lege. I hold In my hand a copy of the
report of the committee appointed to inves
tigatc the official conduct of Rufus B. Bul
lock In that portion of the report relative
to lawyers who had received foes from Bol
lock occurs the following item: A. O. Bacon,
for services rendered under Executive order,
$1,240 00. I simply desire to say now that
this statement is utterly untrue. Since Bul
lock was elected Governor I have never
received one dollar out of the Treasury of
the State on any account excepting my pay
as Presidential elector in 1818, and my per
diem and mileage as member of this Legisla
ture. On the contrary $1,230 was offered to
me and I declined to receive it As I shall have
something farther to say on this subject when
the report comes before the House in its
order, I now foih -ar.
Mr. Huge slated that it was the intention
of the Committee to do no one any barm;
that the evidence of the fact was furnished
ingly subject to tbc lien of an executor with
out giving notice to the purchaser. Lost.
To change the time of holding the Supe
rior Court of Muscogee coanty. Passed.
To change the time of holding the Supe
rior Court of Rabun county. Passed.
Brown and Hon. W. C. Smith To make criminal to hunt npon the landa
excused from voting. of another without the consent of the owner
Tbc other bills relating to declaring null or tenant Laid on the table,
and void tho State indorsement on certain Mr. Bacon stated that at tbc request of the
railroad bonds, were made the special order committee to investigate the conduct of Bul-
for Monday next lock, ho rose to make a statement of facts
To require judges of Superior Courts to connected with bis employment as attorney
give specially in charge to grand juries the in the Macon and Watem Railroad lease
'vagrant laws. Passed. case. He was selected by the original conn-
To relieve the securities on a penal bond scl in the case, who were authorized to make
of J. C. Digby, of Jasper coanty. Passed, the selection, and not by Bullock. He wquld
To tax non residents who herd cattle in not have received an employment in any case
Worth coanty. Passed. from Bollock. The object of the esse was
To authorize tho Central Railroad, Macon to protect the State’s interest in the Macon
and Western Railroad, and Southwestern and Brunswick Railroad of two and a half
Railroad Companies to issue bonds to the millions of dollars The case was gained
amount of $5,000,000, and execute mortgages, to the Superior Court Mid lost to the
and for other purposes. Made the special Supremo Court. After the argument
order for to-morrow. the Supreme Court, he objected
To provide for the payment of the debts flxmg the tee, although he believed that
of Sumter coanty. Tabled for the present. Bollock would gladly pay any amount acker -
To authorize the corporate authorities of He, with Mr. Anderson, of Macon, wrote
Hawkinsviile to subscribe $5,000 to the stock letter to Bullock stating that they doamed
of each of the Hawkinsviile and Eufaula, to fix the fee, and asking tom to refer the
Atlantic. Fort Valley and Memphis Railroads, matter to others. It was so referred, and an
Passed award of $1£50 made for each attorney.
To create a Board of Commissioners of This money had not been paid when Bullock
Roads and Revenues for Bullock county, absconded. When this occurred, Mr. Bacon
Passed recognized to it a confession by Bollock that
To amend the act incorporating the Atlan- he was a plunderer and a defaulter, and de-
tic. Fort Valley and Memphis Railroad Com- termtoed to receive no money from the
pany. Tabled for the present. Treasury which came through his hands
To prohibit the catching of fish to scins to or his immediate successors, never mind
the waters of the Ohoopce river to Johnson how justly it might be due. Accordingly
coanty Passed. no warrant had ever been drawn for the
To amend sections 4725,4735,4735,4737, amount, hut on the contrary when offered toe
4741 of the Code. Passed. money he had ’refused to receive it The
Reading of Senate bills for the first time service to the case was legitimate or he never
was resumed. wonld have been connected with the case,
Hon. W. C. Smith—To create a Board of snd he had now to his possessions letter
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for from Governor Smith, who was known
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, was laid on
the table.
Leaves of ahseoco were granted to Messrs.
tu.icm.Ti, Guyton, Jones of nart. Booth,
Cox, Emerson, Rutherford, Wynn, and Clark
of Troup.
Messrs, Clcghorn and Cox wore added to
tho Finance Committee, and Mr. Cato to the
Committee on Education.
House adjourned.
[COKTTNVED OS EECOSD PXQE-]
Delegate, to tho State Democratic
Convention:
Appling—G. J. Holden, Hall.
Baker—W. D. Williams, A. L. Hawes.
Baldwin—W. W. Williamson, W. Carrakcr,
W. T. Napier, D. B. Sanford, T. F. Nowell,
T* EL Latimer.
Banks—N. Wofford, D. J. Sanders, J. K. P.
Douglass.
Bartow—W. Akin, Lewis Tomlin, J. W.
Wofford, J. C. Branson, P. M. B. Young.
Berrien—H. T. Peeples.
Bibb—J. Jackson, T. Hardeman, J. B.
Wooms, T. B. Gresham, T. U. Conner, T. G.
Holt, A. B. Ross, J. A. McManns, E. Ander
son, E. Groce, E. F. Best.
Brooks—J. IL Hunter. W. B. Bennett
Bryan—C. H. Baker, R. E. Lester.
Bullock—D. L. Kennedy.
Burke—T. M. Berrien, R. A. Murphy, P.
D. Cox. T. B. Felder, Capers Dixon.
Butts—Wiley Goodman, B. W. Collier.
Calhoun—J. L. Boynton.
Camden—W. G. McAdoo.
Camjpbell—W. H. Phillips, H. P. Holman,
J.W. Beck, J.W. Nelms.
/Carroll—G. 8. Sharp, G. A. Bonner, J. L.
Cobb, ILL. Richards.
Catoosa—A. T. Ilackctt, C. W. Gray, W.
J. Whitsctt, W. H. Payne, J. M. Lyon.
Charlton—J.i Paxton.
Chatham—J. Hartridgc, A. R. Lawton, T.
R. Mills, D. A. O. Byrne, W. J. Russell.
Chattahoochee—D. C. Cody.
Chattooga—C. C. Clcghorn, 8. Hawkins,
K. It. Foster, T. Hiles. J. E. Joiner.
Cherokee—J. O. Dowda, M. S. Padcn, J.
Roberts, J. B. Richards.
Clark—J. Jennings, J. D. Pittard, L E
Bitch, B. Wharton, J. B. Carlton, 8. P. Thur
mond, A. L. Mitchell, J. Bamcv, J. A. Price,
E Speer, H. C. Billups, W. Jackson, A. L.
Cobb.
Clay—J. E Johnson, J. H. Evans.
Clayton—W. 8. Waterson. H. P. Ander
son, Elija Glass, J. M. Hale, J. S. HcCcnneU.
Clinch—IL A. Mattox.
Cobb—G. N. Lester, J. M. McAfee, C. D.
Phillips, T. S. Stewart
Coffee—M. Kirkland, J. Spence.
Columbia—G. W. Evans, L.C. Lamkin, T.
A. Bloomhard, F. E. Eve.
Colquitt—Isaac Carlton.
Coweta—T. A. Barnes, J. T. Caitnichael,
J. D. Simms, O. C. Cavendor, U. 11. Wilkin
son. R. W. North,S.P. Steed,.I. J. Hood,
H. Buchanan, W. F. Wright. J. E. Stallings,
W. W. Thomas, E C. WV Smith, W. B. W.
Dent R. Y. Brown, L. R. Ray, O. Wynn, It
M. Hackney, C. Robinson, W. 8. Gcrrald,
W. U. Anderson, W. A. Post, T. W. Ander
son, W. R Allen, G. W. Vance. J. T. McKoy,
J. W. Wyly, W. IL Baker, M. M. Sanders,
Y. H. Thompson, G. W. Ramey, J. P. Mar
tin, J. A. Allen, D. Swint, W. U. Baker, J. IL
Buikcs, J. Pinson, N. Mattox, A. B. Brown,
W. A. Tomer, G. O. Wynn, N. O. Bridges,
J. W. Abrams, L. H. Foatherston, J. C.
Woollen, D. Stallings, Dr. A. It Wellborn,
A, E. McGarity, E Douglass, T. Kirby, A.
D. Freeman, A. Leigh, A. Guntz, C. D.
Smith,W^E Swearingen, W.Orr.lLO. More
land. J. E Luckie, A. J. Garrison, J. T.
McKoy, sr., J. W. Bradley, J. T. Taylor, B.
H. Wright, A. E Calhonn, D. F. Brewster,
E P. Fcathcratonc, W. E Orr, T. A. Brown,
H. Q. Wilkinson, E D. Cole.
Crawford—W. Rutherford.
Dade—E D. Graham.
Dawson—John Palmer, G. K. Looper.
Decatur—J. C. Rutherford, B. E Bower,
E M. Johnson, J. D. Hoyle.
DcKalb—IL A. Alston, Junius Hillyer, P.
B. McCurdy, J. J. Morrison, D. Johnson.
Dodge—Ira R Foster.
Dooly—J. IL Woodward.
Dougherty—J. Jackson, J. Stevens, W. H.
Jones, N. Tift, A. M. Jones, E G. Lockett,
Max Smith, G. J. Wright. R N. Ely, J. A.
Davis, G. W. Pollard, D. H. Pope, D. A. Va-
son, T. R Lyon, N. F. Merecr, R. S. Rust,
W. E Smith.
Douglass—A. S. Gorman, E Polk.
Early—B. L. McIntosh, IL T. Nesbitt, D.
Shackleford.
Echols—R W. Phillips.
Effingham—M. Rawlcs.
Elbert—R Hester, IL Franklin, T. A.
Jones, J. Blackwell.
Emanuel—Mi E Ward, J. E Coleman.
Fannin—W. Franklin.
Favctte—W. "Whatley.
Flqyd^-J. 31. Spurlock. S. Dunlap. D. a
Printup, C. N. Fcathcratone, J. E Loyd, J.
W. Turner.
Forsyth—J. L. Hughes, R A. Ekes.
Eranklfo—A. W. Brawner, E R Frco-
Fulton—W. Ezzard, J. M. Calhonn, M.
Mahoney, W. P. Johnson, W. G. Gramlin.
W. T. Newman.
Gilmer—J. P. Chastain.
Glasscock—W. G. Braddy, W. J. Wilchcr.
Glynn—J. L. Harris, J. J. Harris, T. E
Davenport, A. J. Smith. J. F. Smith.
Greene—A. A. Juemigan, C. Heard, M. W.
Lewis.
Gordon—R M. Young, W. H. Bonner.
Gwinnett—W. E Simmons, G. IL Jones,
G. Howell, T. M. Peeples, N. L. Hutchins,
W. IL Hannah.
Habersham—W. E Erwin, IL M. Richard-
n.
Han—G. D. Rice, J. N. Dorsey.
Hancock—G. F. Pierce, T. A..Bntts, J. B.
Johnson, C. W. Dubose.
Harradson—J. H. Williams.
Harris-J. M. Mobley, J. T. C. WiUiams,
D. H. Hart, J. W. Murphy, C. F. PaUillo, C.
L. Dcndy. W. L Hudson.
Hart—J. W. Jones.
Heard—E F. Oliver, J. T. Farrow, 3. T.
Moore.
Henry—E Foster, D. Knott.
Houston—Eli Warren, a HaU, a D.
Anderson, J. M. Simmons, E W. Crocker.
Irwin—R Paulk.
Jackson—J. Randolph, J. R Hancock.
Jasper—A. J. Watters.
Jefferson—1L W. CareweU, J. H. Fblliill,
W. F. Dennv, D. J. Alexander, D. K. Dixon,
A. Beascly, J. G. Cain.
Johnson—T. A. Parsons, W. H. Martin.
Jones—a Barron, A. L. Hamilton, J. W.
Barron, R T. Row.
Laurens—C J Guy ton,R A Stanley, J Rivers
Leo—G. IL Stokes, A. IL Allfriend, J. W
Forrester, G. Kimbrough.
Liberty—J. W. Fanner.
Lincoln—H. J. Lang.
Lowndes—A J. Bcssent, C. R||Pendleton.
Lumpkin—R IL Moore, R A. Quillian.
Macon—W. H. Willi*. T. P. Oliver, W. IL
Fish, J. W. Williams, R Williams, IL L.
Hue, J.D. Frederick,T. Martin, M. B.Smith,
J. A. Smith, L. O. Miles.
Eve, Thos. Barrett, R. J. Wilson, JL P
Foster, J, R Pouraelle, A J. a Jackson, W
BL-Bfoett, Alex; Phillip. John Fhinizy.Jr
Rockdale—A C. McCalla, D. N. Raker,
W. IL McCord, T. D. Swann.
Schley—CL B. Hudson, W. G. Wonack, T.
B. My era. - - ^
Striven—J. C. DeU, V. fl. Bums, M. A J.
Hunter.
Spalding—J. D. Stewart, H. Patrick, M.
Loenstein, F. D. Dismukc, J. M. Bloodwortli,
W. Stevens, J. S. Boynton. F. a Fitch.
Stewart—J. IL Lowe, W. H. Harrison, C.
J. Tucker, C. IL Humber.
Sumter—B.E Dykes, E B. Hollis, A S.
Cults, a C. Elam, W. N. Freeman, J. A.
Cobb.
Talbot—W- AJLlttle, O. E Leitner, J. W.
Parker, J. H. Brown.
Taliaferro—J. F. Reid, G. W. Bristow, W.
G. Stephens.
Tatnail—J. B. Brcwton.
Taylor—J. R Walker, W. D^Grace, W. O.
Telfair—I. L Harris, C. W. Campbell..
Terrell—W. G. Parks, R F. Simmons, W.
Kaiglcr, J. W. Reddick, J. R Jones, R T.
Harper, E J. Longs tree t, L. C. Hoyl, F. E
Perry.
Thomas—O. H. Cook, a J. Cassells, A J.
Love, E M. Smith. R G. Mitchell.
Towns—D. W. Killian.
Troup—W. L. Atkinson, M. White, J. H.
Tsylor, E Beall, C. M. Heard, C. H. C. Wil-
lingliam, E G. Swanson, J. E Davis, C.
Coweta county. be a first-class lawyer, to the effect that the
Hon. T. J. Simmons—To amend the char- service was legitimate and the money justly
ter of the town of Forsyth. due. Yet he has made no chum upon the
Hon. iL Kirkland—fo change the lines Legislature for its paymoit Mr. Bacon
between the counties of Clinch and Coffee: added that he beleived he had stated All fixe
Senate and House bills were read the sec* facts desired by the committee, to which
ond time and referred. statement the chairman of the committee
The House resolution to appoint a joint bowed assent.
„'mmittce to report on “wild lands” was Tlic reading „ — .
..y c n np, concurred in, and Hon. L C. Hoyl To incorporate the Augusta and Louisville
and Hon. C. C. Kibbee appointed as the com- Railroad. Lost „ _
mittee on the part of the Senate. A resolution authorizing the Governor
c * —-t -v pay out of the rental of the State Road t
stun of $1,974 74, due the East Tennessee,
~Eon.L. C. Uoyl submitted the report of pay out of the rental of theStateRoad the
the committee on the Auditing Board. Tabled,
Madison—I. J. Meadows, D. R|Moselcy.
Marion—R B. Hinton, T. W. llarvey.
McDuffie—M. Fulton, J. E Smith, J. H
Scott, J. R Wilson, A E Stuiges, G. P.
Stovall.
McIntosh—R E Lester, (proxy.)
Mcrriwelhcr—EL IL Harris, W. ,T.
, . _ Revel,
R A 8. Freeman, A J. Hinton, A H. Free
man, J. W. Park, R D. Render, G W. wa
lianis.
Miller—L A Bush. __
Milton—J. Graham,*R J. Camp, G. W.
Hook.
Mitchell—J. R Bennett, J .H. Spencer, J.
T. Calloway. •
Monroe—IL P. Tripp, A D. Hammond,
W. E Tweek, IL W. Rutherford, T. E Cab-
am. and J. P- Harrison.
Montgomery—J. D. Clements.
Moreau—J. A Bilinps, J. E Godfrey, J.
G. Bostwick, L. W. Pou, W. A Hammond,
N.R Atkinson, T. IL a Brobston, W. D.
Barker, J. F. Sheats.
Muscogee—IL L. Henning, A R Lamar,
W. D. Cbiplcy, N. L. Redd; Jos. F. Poo, T.
R Clcghorn, W. A McDougald, J. R Dozier,
Reese Crawford, Lewis Garrard, T. a Fon
taine, W. A Bedell, C. R Russell, M. IL
Blanford, L. M. Lynch, Thomas Ragland,
G. DeLancy, E C. Hood, J. A Lee, W. L
Salisbury, J. Peabody, P. Ingraham.
Newton—E L. Thomas, K. J. Henderson
W. E Griffin, J. P. Simms.
Oglethorpe—W. G. Johnson, W. M. Wfl-
Iiagham. John T. Hurt, B. P. Tsylor, Samuel
Lumpkin.
Paulding—Henry Lester, T. W. Darby.
Pickens—L J. Allred, E P. Price:
Pierco-a W-HitcAT. J.Fuller, A Mc
Millan, J. T. Calcord, T. L Strickland.
Pike—W. P. Alexander, R J. Powdl, J.
H. Baker, W. Barrett
Polk—M. M. Bonn, J. Thompson.
Pulaski—C. C. Kibbee, R W. Anderson,
James Boothe, J. W. Brown.
Putnam—T. G. Lawson, J.R Reese, W.
CT Anderson, J. A Ethridge, F. Leverctt, Z.
J. Edmondson.
Quitman—T. L. Guerry, R. G. Morris, W.
P. Jordan.
Rabun—C. W. Cameron, T. HcComul. J.
V Netherland.
Randolph—W. M. Tumi in, H. Fielder, S.
A NeU, T. Perry, C. A Harris, J. L. Flcwcl
lyn-
Richmond—A R Wright, J. E Cumming,
Claiborne Snead, Walter A Clark, IL W.
Hilliard, Walter H. Levy, James Gardner,
John T Shcwmakc, Fred T. Lockhart, John
J. Cohen, J. a Hook, Henry Moore, W. Fred
Union—J. Reid.
Upson—T. A D. Weaver, John L Hall, J.
W. Snclson, J. G Uzarn, J. W. Suggs, W. T.
Rcspcss, T. D. Ferguson, J. R Black, J. F.
Williams, J. G Williams.
WaRon—J. W. Arnold, N. H. Crawley, D.
H. Walker, John Nnnally.
Ware—D. Morrison; Thomas Sweat
Warren—E H. Pottle, JL IL WcUborne,
C. 8. Dubose, E A Brinkley.
Washington-G IL Pringle, L. Kelley, W.
G Mathews, J, W. Robison.
Wayno—Willis Clay.
Webster—Phil Cook, a H. Hawkins, of
Sumter, alternates.
White—H. Lyon, W. B, Bell, W. U. Lo
gan.
Whitfield—I. E Shumate,
Wilcox—D. C. JIann, Rotit Bowen.
Wilkes—W. M. Reese, H. T. Slaton, S. W.
Wynn.
Wilkinson
Worth—R R Jenkins.
Walker—D. G Sutton, J. Y. Wood, T. Y.
Park.
news By Telegntpli.
Washihgtos, July 23.—The President
leaves Washington again to-morrow night
The Cabinet today had -notiung of public
consequence before ft, and business was soon
over with. All the members were present
excepting Delano, who ia en route from
North Carolina.
The July report of agriculture is now ready.
The report* of com represent 989 counties,
usually producing seven hundred millious of
bushels annually, and indicate an increase of
three per cent. This is equivalent to more
than three-quarters of a million of acres, anil
a total area in this great crop of the countiy
which nearly equals in extent the aggregate
of all other tilled crone together, is probably
about thirty-five million acres. Tho Statca
in which an increase of acreage is reported
art I ax follows: New ' Jersey 2 per cent.;
PenhsylVatnaS; Snnth Carolina2; Georgia 1;
Alabama 3; Mississippi 1; Louisiana 8; Texas
8; Arkansas!; West Virginia3; Kentucky
Ohio 2; Michigan 10; Indiana 1; Illinois
„ Iowa 1; Missouri 4; Kansas 28; No
braskaSO; California 1. A diminution ap-
icare in Mai no of 4 per cent; Vermont 3;
. itaasachusclla 4; Rhode Island 5; Connecti
cut 0; New York I; North Carolina 2; Ten
nessee 1; Wisconsin 4; Jlinncsota 3. Tho
area in the remaining States ia reported tlic
same as last year. Of tho reports from 989
counties, 203 place tlic condition above 100;
413 place the condition below 100. Illinois
is represented by 65 counties, of whicli 23
stand above the average and 23 below. Of 54
counties in Missouri the condition of corn is
above the average in sixteen and below in 25.
Of thirty-six in Kansas 8 only send figures
less than 100. In Iowa, where cool cloudy
weather generally prevailed in tbc spring,
followed by changeable weather, and in some
sections heavy rains, only two reports of
condition are above 100; and in Ohio,
where tho drought has been severe,
bnt 3 reports out of 45 have given figure
higher than one hundred. The States
making returns higher than one hundred are
Vermont, 101; North Carolina, 101; Ala
bama, 110 ;Mississippi, 110; Louisiana, 110;
Texas, 110; Kentucky, 103; California, 101.
The following returns of the condition below
average: Maine, 98; New Hampshire, 98;
Massachusetts, 98! Rhode Island,03; Con
necticut, 98; New York, 95; New Jersey, 96;
Pennsylvania, 98; Delaware, 93; Maryland,
92; Virginia, 94; Sooth Carolina, 96; Geor
gia, 94; Florida, 78; Arkansas, 95; West Vir
ginia, 95; Ohio, 90; Michigan, 90; Indiana,
95; Illinois, 09; Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota,
95; Iowa,88; Jlissouri, 92; Kansas,98;Ne
braska, 97; Oregon,97. Tennessee ia placed at
100. Wheat—improvement in the condition
of wheat is reported from New York, Mary
land, Virginia, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas,
and ton slight degree some other States, while
a small decline is reported in Ohio and in
some of the Southern State*. Tho avenges
in the winter wheat States stand at follows:
Connecticut 91, New York 78, New Jersey
69, Pennsylvania 69, Delaware 75, Jfarylahd
57, Virginia 99, North Carolina 113, South
Carolina 103, Georgia 102, Alabama 110,
Mississippi 108, Texas 145, Arkansas 106,
Tennessee 105, West Virginia 95, Kentucky
112, Ohio 75, Indiana 83, JUssouri 66. Of
the States producing almost exclusively
spring wheat, are Maine 108, New Hamp
shire 103, Vermont 104, Wisconsin 101.
Jlinncsota 110, Iowa 103. Nebraska 113,
Oregon 95, California, which is not fully re
ported, 120 for early sown. 113 for late Kan
sas, spring 95, winter 00, Illinois spring 104,
winter 95, Jliclrigan spring 98. winter 8L
The average condition for the United States
is almost exactly the same as in June, or 91,
six per cent, less than the average. Tho
quality of the grain is uniformly superior In
the Middle States and in Ohio, Jlichigut
and Missori and wherever Inferior condition
is reported. The straw is short, bnt the
heads are generally long and well filled, the
kernel plump and heavy. The quality of
solid old wheat will probably prove as fine
as any ever produced in that section. In
threshing the fulness of the heads, In propor
tion to the quantity of straw, causes the
yield to exceed the expectation, and may
go far to offset the small decrease in the re
ported condition. It Is quite probable
that the general excellency of the
grain will make tho present crop of
equal value to that of last year. There
has .been almost an entire exemption from
rust and comparatively little complaint of
insects. Tho hessian fly is reported in several
ilaccs—more numerously in tho Ohio Val-
cy—and the chinch bug lias caused losses in
many counties of Illinois, Iowa and Jlis-
souri.
WAsmsoTow, D. C., July 34.—The new
French Jlinister, JL DcnvalUe, presented hie
credentials to the President today. The
usual diplomatic speeches were made.
The President made a large number of ap
pointments to-day. Among them are:
James IL Proudfit, of Wisconsin,Surveyor
General of New Mexico.
E Wilson, Postmaster at Coiambus, Texas.
Wm. L. Scruggs, Assessor Internal Reve
nue, 4th Georgia district, and John Tyler,
Jr„ for Florida.
Richard Beardsley at Alexandria, Eypt,
vice Butler suspended.
Samuel W. Dabney, Consul at FayaL
James White, of iuinola. Minister resident,
Argentine Republic.
Under the new law by which tbc Internal
Revenue Supervisors are reduced from 25 to
10, the following are retained:
Alexander P. Fulton for Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the
District of Columbia; P. W. Perry for Vir-
' West Virginia, North Carolina, South
ina, Georgia and Florida; G. W. Emery
for Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama, Missis
sippi and Louisiana;.EP. Cobb for Jlissou-
ri, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas.
CLATMAJiTs.—The following is a complete
■ntoCctillirt of ramc. or citizen, of Fallon county
RjMis.a, who are "ctiimsau arainut th« C.IUst
aisiss for property ilW to taw bet, tekraov t.ir- |
aid*dfortiieueof the Union armies, it bring ■■■■
re-entod thst during tlie tite rebellion tl.-ragta
o( thera ckbnsita were coutaatl/ with
the United Stttce; that they never, of their own free 1
will or accord, dld.«r attmqUad to ttajwrtafaac. hr
wont or deed, to injnre Mid cause or retard lUeacces*
and thst they were at all Ones ready and willing to
laarist the Union canec, ao far as their mcaaa sad
■liver Baker, Areada Baker. William L Baldwin.
L William K Ilrow n. L W JBurtz, Urooka Ha*b.
E Cainpl)t.l\ Il'rKia Cn^-ey, John ACa c oy, Njecj
Jlicfc.ird I). Clayton, [John Coughlin, ;ScUn*
Jin. Charles P Course/. Thorn** ii W Crowells,
■M H DavlP, Mrs Mary Asm Dari*. Frank Day.
I Jarnrs N Dcfoor, Annas Ddpcy. AbnerB Donaldson.
Charles Down man, C M Dooshoo. Blabeth
Duaahoo, A T&jte. 8«h Dj*. » K Ed-
Idlemsa, Gsorft Edwards, 8assnnsh Elliott,
Wilson Evans, James J Evan*. Jobs J Fain,
Carc: .i. >
Hi,: a k*!u
UaiTllntin, \\ i!
II .J il.ylt/xlivr.
Samuel Jones,
Patrick Jordan, W0U«b8 Kmm. SeletaTraWBf^
John Kiley. Cathcsiae JOItafcMichael „KrM£ifsmm
M Lamar, James Laodrom, Nancy J Lee, Charles B
Isons, Vuilam V l’srker. L P l’cscock, Benjwnin S
Pod, John G Pound, Mary M Prince, Martia quick.
ArebdtaCBay, WlUUunB Klee. Wiley Klee,Grew.
B Roberts, NorweH M Koblwwn. barehF Hore, Dr
JobnOTncker, Reuben Tumi i n. Mirth* A Turner,
John B Turner, R W Tnrnlptced, Dr JM Vreon,
Dsrld Write, Rebecca A WaBacri Sonnet H Wrilaee.
Lssnh Wrilsce, John 11 Webb, Robert Webreer.
SMI Wil-on, I II Wilton, EUs. Wood, Autin
iDSYancy—Total lit.
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