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THE ATLANTA WE E K.L.Y CONSTITUTION. DEC. 21 . 1875.
xBE COEfcTiTTJTIOB
WEEKLY EDITION.
TKtXS OF BCM KirnoH.
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THE SATlOSkL BASKS.
A norel but A very eerneU end ordetly
conrrnlioo was fetid lest week is Co’.am
bus Ohio, la comiderlbe new ceil. Tbe
de)eg*:e* came fromtwe Ij-flrc Ohio
counties to eootkkr who t/e tramp and
wbat should be dose wilb them after
coo rid km at well. How far should
tramp be outlined? Uoar coulj their
labor be atiliardt How cooM the whole
system of itioeraet beggary be flopped
or u but checked? These were aome
Of Ibc qocMkma that called seventy -eight
repreaestatire me a to Columbus laat
week.
The reported debates plainly thow
that the delegate* did sot cc me to the
Chares 1 too loaded down with asy aenu-
mentalities on the subject. They looked
It aquarcly in the face, ail be log de-i
ron* ot nipping an iniquity in the bod
that threat! nt to become a permanent
iaatltntion. The number of professional
tramp In tbe United States la
estimated st 00,000, and tbe
number it rapidly Inereaaiog
uadcr tbe pressure of tbe bard times
Tbe atriking fact waa alao brought out
that the pernidoua plan of paring tramp
from one town to another it coaling tbe
country mom in tranaponation than their
keeping would come to in tbe towns to
which they belong.
A preamble which declare* the im
portance of tbe tramp queation, and alao
the Justice of compelling them to work
for what they cat, Introduce* the con
tention's formal conclusion*, which are
aubatantialiy as follows:
That a large claaa of praona exist in
Ohio, who propelly belong to the va
grant Clear, and who lire by prryiog ou
uie people. To atop ibia evil,
that can only bo atopped b; lurmab-
log employment to ihi. claaa of auch a
character a- to make their labor remun
erative, a plan for wark houses in all ibc
c tk a and inn ua autllcienliy large to *us-
tain thaw, is nrouju.iuib.il, and addi-
lioual legwlatioo by ubicb any diairicl
compost d ot one or more townships
he sutttons.fi to elect aucb home-, c
fomi aciiam gang, ia to be asked for;
that magistrates be given uulhority to ai-
re»l all va^rtu r, mid, upon conviction,
to c mmii il,cm to these work ln.ua a,
which may alao In* used for |ietty < lien
am; that tiliasystem of work bouses, ui
be i ffeclive, must extend over the whole
slate; that luru tUeg ol free trauapurla-
lion to tramp is dissppioved ot; that
after woik huuti a are»aubltsbed, private
charity hr vaar,nlashould emir< ly cease,
and ibc pr per aulte.riuca abou d be au-
tboriXsd to employ praona committed to
wo-k Houses on Un putilic highways, nr
at other labor outside the proper work
Lour a.
The tramps are n.w l) be heard from
and they mil-1 apeak quick if they with
to auticlpile advene legislation in sue
stall a as Ohio. It would not ou atrangs
if they held a convention in Columbus
alao. as it is a:id that all well central
towns in tnc northern ila'.e can furnish
enougli of I hem cm a few hours' notice
to make a convintinn as large as the one
that met last wee k to denounce their pro
The report of tbe comptroller of the
currency shows that tbe actual number
of them Witutions on tbe first day of
last month was 2,003 of which 107 were
oigaaiz-d daring tbe put year. Tbe
greater part of the report b taken op
with an elaborate defense of the present
banking system. The comptroller bow
per, admits that tbe people an taxed
about twenty-two million dollars a year
it sue to tbe banks money for
their use backed by tbe credit Of
tbe country. He presents long
tables to prove that tbe banks in ques
tion are not pying large dividends to
stockholders. Ilia figures pot the aver
age semi annual dividend of soutbern
and eastern banka at ire per cent, while
tbe western banks pty about five and a
bait per cent. Those ia Georgia paid a
dividend of five and one tenth per cent,
on tbe first day cf laat Marcb, and of
three and seven-tenths pr cent, on the
Bnt of last September. There was n
nearly similar redaction in avenge
profile throughout tbe cxmtry ia the
Utter part of tbe year.
Only thirty-tight banks have failed
since tbe organisation of tbe national-
banking system in 1883, twelve of which
were located in New York and none in
Georgia. Tbe average lose to deposi
tors' and other creditors since 1689
through iu:h failures baa been twenty
and one-fifth pr cent of this claim. This
favor iblc result ir attributed to tbe ac
cumulation of surplus under
the restrictions of tbe banking act.
Twin. Ja, aald, "Co, father, you can’t I KcDtwain taya Babtcck la one of the
fjjg wane-'* I nicest lltt'e fellows yon ever saw. Tom,
Ham has brought that third
tenaepook out of Its grtnagafu with a
Bixoa off his finger* and stripes on Ms
clothes. Joyce will have company where
Aamrand a half to a dog 11 tbe Kan-1 Avery goei.
•at areragr; La. 188.00# sheep to!5,0C0 taaronFanOTT. of California, ha* been
* appointed orator for the ensuing year by
rtTTxra of tbe moet UOntnllel demcera-1 **" 0r “ d M “ ttr 01 Vl,on5 -
tie papers fa Hfmfatfppl are ciglcg tte fa-1 Fxxavon Hascux declares that the newe-
‘lehmeat of Got Ames. I pper post age law of last ee-akm ih ill n-t er
Aa the office ef‘i«ag# advocate general “emptied If becanbtlp It
was Incorporated lato tbe army a fewyearsl A Gxxsiav Journal describe* German lib-
slnee, Mr. Holt retl.es with half pay and si I erty In the following terse language: “Pay
Uxei; be e soldier; end bold jcur tongue.”
Ir the nresttentlal eamnslzn continues 101 Strang* as It mej eppeer the Missk-
develop jfveBaees at tha rate of tbe past few | fippt legislature w01 contain ftjmbt
TLc actual decrease ia bank circula
tioo from the passage of tbe act of Jana
ary 14, 1875, to the firs’, day of last
month waa $0.774,548. Georgia baa
lost* ia retired circulatioa $137,871
South Carolina. $318,585; tad Alabama
baa gained $62,40). The actual amount
of national bank noua outstanding on
November 1, 1875, was $345,586,0.2.
There wc rc tbca only 482 notes of tbe
denomination of one thousand dollars
in existence. The number of fives
over oneba’f of the total number of
bill#; which was on the lstolL 41,253.102
During the year ending October 31,1875,
no lets than lo7,697,606 bills or over
three times tlio number in circulation,
'ere received iu the comptroller's office
and destroyed.
T!i ‘ e ipital of the banks in Georgia is
$2.1:43,052, which ia taxed me follows, ac-
to tbe comptroller's report: Unit
ed Statu* taxis :’»i,G56;'fcUtf' i taxes$53,872
fetal $83,523, or three per cent. The
capital of the Alabama banks,$l,G34,883,
it taxed $44,035 or two and nine-tenths per
Cent. The capital cf the South Carolina
bunks, $3,156.250, yields in tax $146,075,
or four aid seven-tenths per cent. The
average taxation of national bank capl-
three and a half per cent. These
and many other facta are preienled in
the comptroller* t< poit for tbe purpose
of strengthening a system that docs not
command a very laige share of public
approbation.
A recommendation that the provision
re quiring the affixing of tbe two cent
stamp upon bank checks be repealed, and
a bewildering string of tables bring tbe
report to an end.
Tilt; LOO MTsaNOS
There are some persons who d
•lop to thick that the keeping of deg
costa snnic'.hmg. Thi mj j et p c think the
bruits live oo inoonhbiue or koimlltioj!
of that kind, when the ruth is they con
sume the refuse food that could and
should be changed into pork, with
other food, all to the value of fire
cents a dog per day. These arc proven
amt incontest iblc facts, and whoever
will take the trouble to wzteli
average dog, or consider
wanu will soon percrive tbat'diq ft do cost
more than they come to. The subjoined
figures were made by the Home, Firm and
Orchard for Missouri, but they apply
equally an well to Georgia, which ia
state of about the .uu)3 size aud Jully
a* bad o£f as tar us dogs are concerned
The si stir tics of one Mute, Missouri,
report 401,000 dogs, w hit h d» g* furnish
oue of the m*u*t important economic con
siderations affecting the state. In the
first place, they iniutal.- against the mui
ton ciop annually to the extent of
least |5,‘ 08.000; secondly, they cost
an average of twenty-five cent* a week
each, $H .50 ',000—enough to run all mar
con toon schools, and haw u MiitaMt
*urplu>t thirdly, they a'so kill anumtll
through h)dr«'phol>a, u* least 125 p
son*, whi'-h at fO.OH) « m U—the uvera
price paid by ra»Wo..di» ler the very
poorcMtif brskcsn.en—amounts to the
further sum of $600,000. Here i.« a di
rect rip in 1 ore «*t ne uly $7,7.50,000 for
dog*, rot t » mention the fines, costs, And
more remote a ntinenml damages result
ing tiom the law >uil* about cL g tlgli
Ali i ver. r ot e of friendship lielwr
oa»c * *t cunt'siive turn. Capital'7
o * do a represent s*u tc of $ SO,00*5,001
a- u, vs su «1 at c« nij* -uud inter* st, their
woriblo-n s« w, uui puy oil the national
debt la-1, r* lUOO
TflE POME E T ECTION.
Mm Rasuall ha«, it i* staged, pre-
par»d a bill t • reduce the regul *r nnny
t«» fifoen thousand men. It w.mM n
tire four ' undrtd * rtl- ers, inc'uding tfc
1 < uietu st m m ral uud s«>me of the uuj
g t eral* and b igadirra, and it would
also tfdu«e the rmy budget sixteen
m lho. s Says tin Cincinnati Enquirer
Tt e at my *bouM b practically abol
bin d I be fortified plat es and the for:*
und* r the c n r.*i ot the g*>vcruiu<
• b ud b filed l»y «>1«1 and disabled
viu-ms in «be ft<ior.-tl •cFV.ee The
are ibtu-aid* ot litem, to wh«*m lb*
w.rdnaa not Uvn kind. Thty would
o >' • 'Slder w ha' Wf ar.* «b*>ut to Coin mend
a Godsend. I,.t theu, a rcrgeaM aud
two * r tbie« men take care ot llm public
pCPf'crty, wherever »l may be collected
A* I** lb* IndiTt.s, rcunint] them to the
consideration «»I the n.onuted volunteer-
of the slates or l< rrdories where thei
ineur^i-».4» an likely to ho They under
stand the Indian. They nro effective in
fight:ug him. Our regular soldiers, wb
Air mamly G* rutan and Irish, do not
They haw n. t *cen great forests or ik
ioum« n*e weetrrn prnirit *. *•» nrly ail ot
Un- un* ot millions of dollars lavished
upon the Armj— r.»m which one in
aighlvrn deserts every year—could be
saved.
The Ykksbuig 11*.raid of the 5th inst.
tay»: "The weather has been very un
favorable for picking cotton for a month
or more. Almost the whole of Novem
ber was lost by rainy weather. Daring
tbe latter part of November we heard
many planters complain of the weather,
and tbe great difficulty of gathering cot-
tan December has opened worse than
November, there has hardly been a day
suitable for picking cotton since the firit
of the montb, and at this writing the
rain iacomiug down Meadilv, the skies
bear a thick appearance, and the end of
tbe bvi weaint r seems to be as remote
as it arms two weeks ago. Should it stop
raining, ia this latitude, it must necessa
rily turn very cold, the ground is very
mnddy, and a week moro must be lost,
hen the rains cease, t>e:ore picking can
amount to much. Thu* from five to six
weeks of the cotton season are certainly
lost. This will cert daly cut off the crop,
for all the estimates arc based on at
least average weather. Oar opinion
that the crop will be wasted and cut off
somewkerv near three-fourths of a mill
ion baica.”
Tmk new comm.Mioucr of la*lian af
fairs, Mr. John Q. Smith, of Ohio, was
snku br ul the kry-ihird congress,
whore ha m*lea good rvpuUlioo ns a
dear-hKwaid, firm and independent
man. Mr. £mub is 51 years of age,and,
though a farmtr.ha* figured more or les-*
ia Onto pditiCS for 15 or 20 years. He
w«a twice elected to the Mate
it Dale ol Ohio, and was also member of
he lower house ol the legislature two
The election of tbe 7th test for muni
cipal officer?, has resulted in a muddled
condition of alLiirs. Msyor Spullock
order* d it in his official capacity, and
n*v*r tlia* he Is beaten, discover* that the
was not enforced in respect to the
presence of a justice of the peace at the
colls as one of tbe superintendents
of the election. This over
sight, it is cliimed, nullifies
the clcctton, which is very likely the
cave. The charter directs that a justice
of the peace tU&ll he present to bold sn
election, :ind none was present. Judge
Wright hold', therefore, that there was
no elet t’on. lie appeals t»the success
ful cind due* to co before the people
again in a new electien, and tbui quick
ly and p^c.ably settle the difficulty.
The whole matter is more or less com
plicated by the hotly-held views that are
«-ntcna : nc 1 by tbe Romans relative to
the proper disposition of Ibeii large and
burdensome bonded debt. Id fact, were
it not for the questions connected with
tbe de'it r.o one would probably have
cared enough abaut the election to have
ilctciltd or at least proclaimed the tcch-
nicul error complained of. As an illus
tration of the feeling in Rome oo the
Mihjccl wc give the Rome Courier's re
marks on the situation. Referring to
Mayor Spullock's letter suggesting the
illegibly of the election, it says;
Now, if the above be true, Msyor
Spullock place* hunsclf in an awkward
position. Being mayor it was his sworn
duty to see that it.u law was complied
with, and the people protected in their
right, llis failure to do so is lobe ac*
1 counted for only upon two liypothi£cs,
ignorance or meanness. He must have
been ignorant of the law, iu which case
ne is iucunipeten: for bis place, or if he
knew beiu-r he trescliorously permitted
it with a criminnl intention to prolong his
own rule, in which case he ought to be
sent to the chain gang for malfeasance.
Fool cr knave, let him take which end of
tre rope he chooses, he ougb: to be hung
with it.
The prisid.nl never lcarrs anything
from his blunders—he is too obstinute
and bull lieadid for that. Tnis is evident
in his latest Louisiana appointments,
lie has just made ex Governor Wells ap
prober at New Orleans. Wells was pres
iih-nt of the returning board which coun
ted in Kellogg governor, and he has
been condemned by two republican com
mittees cf congress. Grant hat also do
cidrd, it is stated, to appoint E. C. Bil
lings t > the vacant district judgsbip. He
is a carpet-bagger, and was at one time
thcciPtral bead of the infamous bank
ruptcy ring run by D'lril’i court. He
is the iu m wuo also drew np the famous
midnight order,and got Durell, as judge,
to sign it. Indeed, his appointment is
about as bad as if Durell were reinstated.
Tbe president was disposed to appoint
CoL Williamson, a reputable republican,
but Senator West claimed the right to
have Billings nominated. The rest of
the Louisiana delegation went to Presi
ded Grant and protested against the se
lection.
Tub Cincinnati Enquirer urges the
imposition of an income tax instead of
a l«x upon tea and coffee as proposed
by the president. It docs so because an
income lax "reaches tbe rich. It does
cot the poor. Herein is its justice. A
tax upm tea and coffee reaches all alike.
So docs a tax upon blankets, upon cloth
ing, and cun upon household furniture.
The man with nothing, who uses them,
pays perhaps as much toward the sup
port of the government as tbe one who
has huedreds of thousands of dollars.
It is well to reverse all this. Tbe bur
dens of government should fall upon
tho>e who arc best able to bear them.
The poor man should not be taxed in
the same ratio with the millionaire.
Therefore let us have an income tax
properly graduated In that way only
can we make tbe bondholder o! the cast
aud the protected capitalist pay their
share for the support of the a iminxsira-
diy», there will be music In the sir three or I black democrat. His name !s Vaughan,
four from now. I sad he Is a repxesentave from Panola coun
tfttevt a*ifH**wi«"> has been reeetv-1
ed bva critical rev ev Into the Eizllsh lan- Time are now seven colored men In con
gnage. The Loudon Spectator of October f«<M. lhree of them could not read cntil
10 b, ipeaks of tbe Spanish “coipet-bag- I the war emancipated them. One, Robert
gets” In Cuba. I 8mallr, served In the army and navy on
GXX.CEAXT MM. meuagr, MBoM-tata*tb.*«r.
>*a an tnstUutloo, polygamy sbos’d be bt^ I Tax new cisplsln cl tbe bcos* has
Isbcd from tin land;” Iran wbleh we lcfer made aa entirely oiw departure by appear-
that be only object* to It as an *1ntlto-| Inglnngownaxd kreeUng on a ctubkn,
I ofleilng prayer from tbe Epltccpal prajer-
Itlooks naff tb pr sidcat, 8 crelaiy
Bristow and Hr. Bl t «.* tat down to n Tax Balt Lake Tribune ray* ex Senator
three-banded or o i jroal" game for that I Nye baa ao fat recovered Us reason and
republican'nomination Each man baa » beaiihthat bis friend* ban removed Mm
strong band, aa) be cm betnued to |lny hm the Insane asylum. Strong hopes are
| ti ll0l . I entertained of bis complete recovery.
Tax vice chancellor ol Cambridge uni- Jcsricx Ewsrxx'a too Wiu marry Justice
venity, England, boa announced aa tbe sub-1 Daria' daughter at Christmas time,bat tt!s
ject of this year’, poem la the competition preeumed that these accord (centralira rep-
for tbe ebanctllor's model, the "Centenary I resentalrvee of the enpreine bench dl 1 their
of American Independence." I owneonrtlng.
Tax Baltimore Sun announces thalGea. I 8xsatox TBiUX Snanox, of Kevada,
McClellan baa takce np Ms residence in bu not yet appeared In the seat wMchcost
Baltimore, acd wc understand that tbe I him *900,0C0 and Is not expected to attend
reason for this Uttai Ms son, who isnsof-1 the session st all this winter. Business In
fererf om asthma flsdt U practicable in the tcrcsUOD the FaeMe coast wBl detain both
air of Baltimore to Mve In perfect comfort, Mm and bla coJcague, John r. Jonea.
which he toa d not do io New York or New I Locuraxa pipers ue agitating n stpsra-
Jeney. I tlon of the agrlcnltanland minofacturlog
Tn* southern pe ,,lo gilded a coveted departmenta of sugar culture, the plan In
on to^ay la ■eenrtag ths appoint- I volrlng n central mill to vrMch tbe planters
meat of n special boose committee on «bail cany their emae to be ground aodlhe
levees. There is owe ttlog that these p«»-1 J“ ,c * 10 “* «dned.
pie will Insist upon In order to Eccnre thrlr I Mr. Blaise Is coming to be locked upon
test behavior, acd *bst is that the govern-1 ss (he leading iepubllcan opponent to the
mmt cbali pursue a liberal policy In build* I third term tebezee, and the most c«tuol tx-
lngup the levees, so that the growth of 1 amlmtlou of public sentiment at tte pres-
cot'.on may be certain, and free from pros-1 ent time shows that lie is tbereby gaining s
pective Inundations. I strength equaled by cone ot bis rivals save
Tucr had better just bunt open all tbe 1 Secretary Bristow,
pi Ison doors acd let * be fcoj s out The jail I On the 1.5th of December tbe Dally Dcm
system Is a mockery. The bots is away, I ocrat will appear at New Orleans. Robert
and here comes news (bat Helmbold is fret I Tyler, a sen of tbe cx-president. Is to be
again. None bat honest men stay in jail, 1 tbe chief editor. Mr. Tyler was recently
and «bey haye to lie fed «t the public ex- I editor ot the Montgomery, Ala , News and
pense. VTou dn\ It b? a good dial better I cha rmancf tie demotratic state commlt-
to j r»t burst the a bole basinets wide open* I tee, ia which position he aided largely In
... .mm . , I redeeming the state from radica km.
t\ asbington and Jackson, toward the I ... , . ..
dose of their second terms, ksvisg been Tne p.pers are triaging ont sfreri. the
.pok.n of form elect on, each tcok oeea- P»'"* °* E ” rt ’* *° 6bo "
Sion, In M. last me.age previous to the thepecuUsr fitness of his seUe ioos. sen-
election of n successor, to declare un laten- »—•>« » «>•*«"• Hta
tlon to retire at the dose of the tC coud S“erm.n, was a member o! toe comm.ttee
term. It will be observed that General U* «»teonttl congress which prepared
Grant has omitted to do anything of the *«*» « frte aedrrstkn of independ
sort.- -Cincinnati Commercial. I cnee.
Acconntxotothe ccnrus cf 1370, the I I* LoulsUns, Chief-Justice Ludcling is
cbuieh property of the country was divld-1 ■’ a 'P !rlnt ,or tlle r » aic *’ nomination for
ed among the sects at follows: Methodist., K° T « Tor - Uode’Mg Is backed by tte ee.l-
OCOtSt 131; Roman Catholics, ISO 075 5M; I lw *g portion rf the radical party, but the
Pfmbyterlsrv, *53 365,858: sipTut,. *»«>«» " ™P«I« «»
008,108; Episcopalian., *36,5H,M9; Con- wagmteunlencennd vim, and. Indeed, in
gregsUonalt, *35,060,698; Kefermedl respceubility, if such a terrasmight be *p-
ebuteb, $16,131,100; Lutherua, *14,917,-1 P 1!,d lo ,hf,n ! “ d * ,;I »' ob »Wy nominate
.entering,” *35,(00,003. It seems to I * ,heir0 ' ,n d ™cminstlon.
be reugbestm B!tbop lUvc.-, Mr. Prcsl*| The World’s Washington coirespondent
d -tt. I telegraphs ia hot haste tbit Famlln, of
Taa snggestlac mule In this co'umn .be I Maine, Is to be made president of the ssnate
other day that 8. n a tors Jonc* snd Sharon. I pro tem. vice Ferry, cf Michigan; bat tbe
of Nevada, are lively to find their personal I Times’ co:respondent telegraphs that noth-
ioteiests to eonfl ct with their public boil- I tag la kcown of such a purpose srorg the
ness this whiter, Is row emphasised by tte I *cca*ors themselves. Indeed, the senate
•’.Element which comes from California I cannot displace Mr. Ferry, and that states
tha tbe two gcntlemt n will not take tbelr I the whole fact. The gossips may as well
seats la tbs cenate. Mr. Sharon ia even I find f omethlog el.e to ta'k about,
sstd to eoo.emplste resigning M. senator- Fo> ^itcmted. natural me: n
•hip. Fjw critic, should abuse Sharou for ^ A ’ of , 0nKhtI0
«Uoo. He has acted nobl( In regsrdto I tbe belt of the world snd wear !t upon
» on s a a I occasions. Tbe littleness of tbe man, cr
Tairanasax has 1991 granges. Conducted I rather the thing, Is shawn in his refusal to
aa they are, tn the In tbe Interest of sgileul-I girt Mississippi congressmen elect th?!r
tare and good, economical, honest govern- I credentials, without which they cannot
ment and without partisan bias, the ralu- I lake their seats, lie courts impeachment,
tary effects of their influence are visible la I bat even that will not make him a martyr
every direction. One of tbe most va nable I even in tbeejes of LU own pa.ny.—[Mem-
lessons taught by the granges is that of d!- [ phts Ledger.
Terrifying cops—a lesson which roathtrn
farat-rj should have learned many years
Chtbch property istixcd !n Cslifcrni?,
and this was brought about by tbe heathen.
The Chinese stalled themselves of the ex
emption of church property .o evade taxa
tion cn their .oss-homes, which are very
numerous and mainly mertly opium Bro
kers resorts; snlto prevent this It was nec
essary to make gfueral the taxation of all
real estate used for religious purpoie?.
It seems probable that Greet Britain will
oocn quietly absorb the two Dutch republics
In South Africa. The rulers of thesww re
publics have consented to enter Into eon-
aultat on with the view ot forming a foath
African confederation tioflsr to that of
Cenads. Thus Eegxnd is quietly ejticnfl-
Inglts immerse empire without the n-
dltare of blood or of much money.
Paixcz Charles, of Bolms-Brsunfels, a
nephew of the late Queen Louisa of Fr^it,
died on tbe 13th of November in Eruez-
Etcb, Germany, at the age of €3 yean. In
1S43 he came to the United States snd
founded, among other colonies in Texas,
the town of New Braunfels, which is still a
flourishing German community. On his
return to Germany, in 1645, be married the
widow cf Prince Francis of Salm-Salmfnd
led the life of a coUkr.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
A General Deduction of Expenses
to Be Enforied by the Kew
Howe.
The Estimates to Be Cut Down at
Least 850,000,000
THE GRANGERS
All the Patron* ltetnrned to Their
Horae*.
Rem!nisrenees of the f estlons.
Gex. John McDonald keeps tn talking
in the Sb Louis jail. 11* say* Gen. Bab-
sgo. Wt whose ^cllcri .ppllcstlon will be „„ ,, ' Dd wU| ^ ' bie to prote
certain, in time, to prodace fine' cial aid
co i m rclal Independence.
himself so. lie declares that the president
cou!d not have had the remotest idea of the
Another of tbe president's pets Is in 1 remotest ides of.the existence of a whisky
trouble. Grave charges have been mode I ring, and says that both hiaself acd Avery
agslnstthe official management of Marshal I are victims of a con*piracy to uuue Eecre
Packard, who has been fo.emost,in all ths I tary Bristow president. Gen. McDonald
alminis:ration's villainous work in Lonlsl- I should bear In mind that the assertions of
sna for years. Tbe mattcrhs> beta brought I a con vie'cd tliicf do not have a ponderous
so nearly to a head that two of Packard’s | weight with the public,
t'ols are cold to have d.{appeared, and
with them forty-flve thousand dollars of
governme nt fnnds—or at least that amount
Is ante count el for. Among o’ter thirgs
It Is charged that large omoants are charg
ed on the books for fees when the coarts
were no* io
!*• 8am Bard, formerly of Cejr^Ia,’bat
now of Alabama, were not constantly itch
log for notoriety, we would help him to win
a place in the temple of fame, alongside of
George W. Childs, A. M., of Phlltdelpbfa,
and Dr. Topper Holland, of New York.
Sam's intellectual advocacy of a third term
Tux Washington clubhouse tt getting I B o». Grant would_not prevent u. from
advertised "0sckw.nl." A (..per at lb. "W W ® J“ U «- “f b “ prop«[.ted this
capital punished a cut of tt yesterday,with “°, U J1 on * 1 »«r Georgi., among the office
a remark like thh: “H-nestv wtu not go I Mfcra, snd he tt now introducing tt to
new that siren club bouse wifhiu on. huo- other * outh ' n ‘ ‘ ut “-, Wbererer he goe.
dred sard*. That club bouse hasbeeu built b ' ,UrU ,n or K‘“ ,or ll * motion, writes it
wi hmonejob alned throughth.tswlnd.iog «*>» s»tat«U«ttMl way with great exdra-
freedmsn'a bureau bank, fr.-m poor colored I mcnt i *b d then, when continced tt won’t
people of all part, of tbe country. Tbe tskiwithtbecommunity in which he ttbors.
ground, and every stone of the palatial S«s oil somewhere else, looking
building, belong to tolling masses of former I ior bclter lock. After be fcas got through
elevee. the negro,., of the United 8t.tr..” I w, ' , • Alabsmr, as be got through
| |The Hon. Rcverdy Johnson has gone to
England as the agent of the state of Flori
da, to sell three millions of seres of land be
longing to the commonwealth, and this vet
eran negotiator and diplomatist feels confi
dent cf success In favorably plsclng the
lands. Should he succeed In his mission the
proceeds of the rale ere expected to oe suf
ficient to pay eff the entire debt of Florida,
(which is very small) and leave something
n the treasury besides.—New York Trib
une.
Cardinal McClosket secured all while
n Rome toward the building of the cathe
dral in Firth avenue. He says that the
building will be completed before tbe end
oflS77. ne gave tbe order while in Itsly
for on r Itar to be placed in tbe cathedral at
a cost of 8230 000. It will beef the finest
Italian msrb'.e, spacious, and of the Gothic
style of architecture, and j lcntlfully deco
rated with jewels and mosaics. Tbe work
is ftlrev*y uuder way, snd will be Imported
before m&LV months.
Tut Fsorlda Guardian says that Tampa
bos shi| ped about 10),C01 oranges. Upon
which tbe Pa’atka Ilerald says: ‘From
our knowledge of that section, wc Judge
that this shipment U just the beginning.
Orange cuiture iu tbe ntigbborbood of
Tampa U extensive, and tbe increase of
popu'aticn down there will, in a few year* f
make that beautiful gulf port the centre of
consider ble commerce.”
The ltev. 5 L Townsend, the new ckap-
itacf the bouse In congress, who, scconl-
ing to the I loo. Mr. Barnum, suffered
martyrdom ir tbe shape cf exile at tbe
binds of the Connecticut republic
duiinTthe war, was formerly a Tanbury
rector and teacher, of extreme southern
view#, and was not “driven f.
state” st all, but chose to leave on account
of “incompatibility” of deposition and
temrer on the pan of him<.e'.f and his pur-
Isblon r#.—[Brookljn Union.
It is net often that a man finds two
nues to justice open to him simultaneously,
but such is the fortuueof General Babcock.
Between tbe civil and military courts every
sba'ow of doubt overhang! :g this doutle-
barrcled public eeivant—his exact relations
to !lie sriuy which have so much perplexed
us; his re^ponsibil'ty as a citizen which
body undentin'!#; his sudden accumula
tion of vast wealth on th s ia ary of s major
of engineers, which is an unfa'homed mya
lery of inatbemafes and economy—should
all be remove! acd '.be ecu -try made hap
pier.
Here is a candidate that may give Grant
some trouble. Tbe Rev. W. E. Mat'liews,
cf Noble cou-ty, Ohio, announces himself
as a candidate for the (residency on these
excellent grouuds: “dome months a~o,” he
says, “I was strongly Impressed in
that this nation needed just such a mau as
I am at tbs head of the government, be
cause my principles are rea'ly patriotic and
philanthropic.” His platform is equally
simple. It Is: “The taxation of conds, tbe
Issue of iufiicient greenbacks to jay off tbe
national debt at once, the exclusion of
Catholics irom office and the preservation
of distilleries ” All that Mr. Matthews
lack* is a military record.
The state seal of Indian), which repre
sents “a fu'l grown buffalo ball deliberate
ly rut blog up to a granger wbo is chopping
down a tree at sun rise,” is not by Rny
means tbe most rcma’kabl j of tbe devices
employed fer that purpose. Georgia offers
something more astonishing in the picture
absurd summer bouse supported by
three pillars and guarded by a continental
scld'cr with wen’s legs; and Kentucky ac
tually presents a figure of General Wash
ington in the set of ho'diog np *n intoxi
cated friead, ia order to keep him fsem
falling against a bookcase io the back
ground. After this California’s d vice
Minerva s'tting on a 6*one, while a cinna
mon bear nibbles her left leg, seems artis
tic snd nice.
Washington, December 8, 1875.
"The book of estimate#,'' as it is call
ed, is officially designated "Letter from
the secretary of the treasury transmitting
estimates of appropriations fiquired for
tbe service of the fiscal year ending
June 30,1877,” and is a very interesting
document os well as a very important
one. The total estimates are $310,000,-
Q00, an increase of seven or eight mil
lions over those f or the current year.
They will however, undergo a thorough
revision and cutting down by congress,
and a total reduction of $50,000,000 is
regarded as both feasible .*unl probable.
In this reduction the south as usual will
be tbe largest sufferer. The estimates
however, will show what it is proposed
to do for Georgia and Florida, and I
give below the official facts and figures:
For salaries and expenses of collectors
of internal revenue of Georgia—
First district $ 9.500
Second district 11,000
Third district 11,000
Fourth district 14,000
For expenses and salat Us cf the sur
veyor general of Florida $6,200.
The organic act of this surveying dis
trict provides $3,500 for clerks' hire and
$1,000 f' r contingent expenses. These
amounts being made greater tbe present
estimates are submitted as absolutely re
quired for the service. Au increased es
timate for cleiks' hire is rendered neces
sary for current busiuess and arrears of
office rents.
For continuation of building custom
house and postoffice at Atlanta, $25,000.
FIAT JUSTITIA.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
1 ho Reasons Given by the Gc vernor
for Respiting Brinkley.
Woril Abont Bnford—IV hat
Gainesville Is Doing.
Ms Kx*k, tbe new ipeskvr, tt atsll,
stalely Ban, more than six feet in htifbt,
with Georgia, be will mske Ms wsy to Flori
ds, moving from TsiUhstsee to Key West,
and from there over to tbe Dry Tortagar.
J. 1L Vaitix and T.K.Wynne are the
new proprietors of the Columbus Times,
baring relir.d iron tbe Eoqoinr.Hess:*
Salisbury, Klink <k Co. are lie pneaot
propnclois of tbe Enquirer. J. H. Mar-
tin assume, ibe editorial conduct of tbe
Timet in s (Tactful salutatory.
broad shouldered, with a bead we’J potted, At o-e lime Grsnt gave Sam Bard tbe office
a foil growth of brown hair, and ejes that ol Tosimastcr at Atian-a, and thereupon
aeem to read you through at a glance, mi. I Bam Bard promnneed for the third term,
tcbolanblptt ot tbe highest order, books I Qr,int turned him ont of the postomce, but
are hi* dearest Companion! and his Judj-1 hmfetd of changing ground on tbe third
mentofmen 1* keen and dttertmina'lag. *enn, he eu ported tt the more lnt*l!ecinal
Tbe man tt wholly practical. There is no 'J> 1111 »t H»t K has become bis sole Idea,
element of humor or rom.nce about him, I 8*m Bard tt intellectual, andhewrileswilh
and I is manners are dlgniOed almost to ,be »'* lj ’ance of his Intellect. This makes
austerity. Ue 1*47 yea-* old.—Chicago him an interestlrg personage, and entitles
Tribune. Mm to a plsce with the great obituary poet
Vk K«u. made Ms canvass in a parlor of ^™L*» 1 _ tb * «“° dh “ d Tur ’
on the second floor, attended by htt haie, 1 ”' rof ! “ w Tork — S ’ T ’ 8un ’
agreeable wife, aid Ms son, a bright young I I, the third term spook to present itself
man. It was a simple reception, carrledon la religion# vestments after at?—Xorwich
for a week. Hot a drop of liquor; no dark Bulletin (Republican.
“inside"-room.;^nothing appeared there bat „ fte „ „ , lhlrd t<rn ftbe Sew Tork
a polMcian anl hi. family nmklng game. It Trt()BBe tocg ^, thit Bithop H „ en ih<m: ,
waa very apparent that the new and princl- j ^ m , de .
pal political combination within the democ- 1
racy is hereafter to be the west beyond the
Ohio, with the south beyond the Caro linos.
Obio was sacrificed, except in one office
where the candidate’s personal acceptability
bo*e down Us sffil!stions. So writes * Gath’’
to the Graphic.
Tax New Orleans Republican complains
as follows: New Orleans contributes large
ly to the support of Parisian folly. Ask for
the owners of property below Canal street,
block after block, and you will be toll they
Ute in France. They have no money for
pcb'ic Improvement#, they pay taxes only
upon compulsion, and they rail away against
the government of city and state. Thepocr
tenants pay rants, and the absent landlords
spend the substance abroad. New Orleans
is peculiarly cursed with absenteeism. This
was tbe esse before the war, ao! it is so
now. Onr city is contlnnally being drained
o build ap Farts.
Babccck’s friends at Washington
list, instead of being engaged In a con
spiracy to swindle the government and
cover crime, he is the victim of a bon! of
conspirators who wont to crash President
Grant and Us friends. Th# beads of this
company are sold to be “a high official in
tbe treasury department and Carl Scharz.”
Bristow most be the treasury official meant,
and, judging from this morning's dispatch
es, the conspiracy is ia a pretty loir way to
succeed, so far aa Babcock Is concerned.
Another Smith in the interior depart
ment! Secretory Chandler hunted high
sad low for an Indian comstaloner, bat
bad no success till he struck the Smith
fsm iy. There were three Smiths engaged
la the noble work of elevarrg the red man
to the dei'ghu of drillzaUoa before This
new member of the faatily was discover* d
What would become cf the Indians were
these no Smiths! From the time of that
httie affair between Pocabootae and Cap
tain John, the innumerable descendants o:
Premier 8tr:xderge3 Las 26.000 sub
jects. He wouldn’t object to hsvlog Samoa,
though.—Boston Post.
Ox the ceding birthday of General It. E
Lee a collection will be taken in all ths pub
lie schools of Virginia in ol! of the Lee
mocumtnt fund.
There ore now in Califrrnla three thou
•and children born of Chinese parents who
wlli be voters in a few years.
Petitions for the repeal of the tax on
bank chtcks are being circulated In many
localitie#, and will roon begin to pour in
ujon c.ngresi.
Mr Kerr’s reply to the question,“When
will the committee on the Pacific railroad
be announced?” “Not until I con find seven
honest men to jut on 1-”
Th* Rev. Dr. E.clestor, of PhUodelph’a,
bu written a letter to the Episcopal dio
cesan suth-ritles declining the bishopric cf
Iowa. Now, Mr. Bowles,here U the c l ancc
for Mr. Charles Fiand# Adams.
Tn doorkeeper, Mr. Fltzhugb, which ia
the only office of ixportaice filled by a con
federate, has given a laige proportion cf hia
patronage to northern me a acd union
•oldiera.
Judge Gresham declines to be considered
an ••; Irani of the governorship of Indiana.
Ex-Senator Pratt, the present commissioner
of Internal revenue, la mention* 1 In connec
tion with the position.
The clerk of the boose, George M. Ad
am#, of Kentucky, has selected John M.
Hire, of Kentucky, for chief clerk of the
boose, vice Clinton Lloyd. Mr. Rice raa a
member ol the forty-second congress.
Tn republicans ore hoping that the
•aucratie heuae will en cavor to emulate
tha republican party la the subsidy busi
ness, and It la almost possible that the ie
publicans will be diaappoiated.
Es«Confederatee la Congress.
1 Chicago Tribune. J
The confederate congress .is represent
ed iu tbe forty fourth congress of the
United States by John Goode, Jr., of
Virginia; Thomas ti. Ashe, of North
Carolina; Ben 11. Hill, of Georgia; Otho
R. Singleton, of Mississippi; Robert A.
Hatcher, of Missouri; John D. C. At
kins. of Tennessee; acd A. T. Caper-
ton, of West Virginia ; 3Ir. Fitzhugh,
Texas, who was the sergennt-at arms
the confederate congress ; aud alt.ough
the democratic nominee for chaplain,
the ltcv. J. L. Tow mead, was never *
the confederate service, lie was forced
vacate his rectorship in Connecticut be
cause he refused to read prayers for the
president and for the success of the
union arms.
The confedera c army has furnished
goodly squad of recruits for the forty-
fourth cougress. Lanman, m the pre
face to his skeleton ske'ches of the new
congress, says that "twenty-six served
the confederate army.” But the official
rosters of the C. S. A. ia the archives of
the war department tell a different story,
and show that among the "wearers cf
Ike gray” were : Adj. Gen. George Gold-
thwaite, Brig. Gen. W. 11. Forney, Coi.
Paul Bradford, Col. G. W. Hewitt, CoL
B. B. Lewis, and 3Iaj. J. N. Williams,
of Alabama; Brig. Gen. W. F. Siemens,
CoL h F Gause and Maj. Thomas W.
Gunter, of Arkansas; Maj. Gen. J. U.
Gordon. CoL J. Uartridge, CoL P. Cook
ai.d Capt. \V. E. Smith, of Georgia;
Lieut. CoL J. S. C. Blackburn, of Ken
tucky; Maj. Gen. It E. Gibson, CoL
W. W. Levy, and Capt. John Ellis, of
Louisiana; Brig. Gen J. L. Alcorn, Col.
L. Q. C Lamar, aud CoL C. E. Hooker,
of MUsUsippi; Brig. Gen. JobnB. Clark
acd Capt B. J. Franklin, of Missouri;
Maj. Gen. Matt IL Hansom, Brig. Gen.
A. M. Seales, Brig. Gen. IL B. Vance,
CoL W. 31. Bobbins, and Lieut. CoL
A. 31. Waddell, of North Carolina;
Brig. Gen. G. B. Dibbrell, CoL W. C.
Wbitth one, CoL Casey Young, LieuL
CoL David M. Key. and Lieut- Col- John
D- C. Atkins, of Tennessee; 3Iaj. Gen.
S. B- Maxey, Brig. Gen. James W.
Throckmorton, and CoL D. B. Culver-
son, of Texas; and Brig. Gen. Eppa Ilun-
ton, Brig. Gen William Terry, CoL
HodL E. Withers, CoL C. J. Faulkner,
Col Geo. C. Cabell, and Capt. Beverly
B. Douglass, of Virginia.
Some of the above mentioned con
gressmen were in tbe confederate ranks
at the first battle of Bull Hun, and ser
ved until the great surrender at Appo-
raatex court house. A number were s»-
\erely wounded, and have lost Iimts.
The state grange adjourned at mid
night Friday night, and by noou yester
day, they had "folded their tents’’ rnd
departed homewards.
Wc append some items of interest con
cerning their meeting which was held
yesterday.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
The master appointed the following
delegates from the state grange lo the
transportation convention assembling in
Chicago on the 13:h: Dr. T P Janes, At
lanta; Dr. J E Godfrey, 3ludison, A T
Leet, Ringgold; G W Adams, Forsyth;
CoL 3L C. Fulton, Thomson; Hon. L
F Livingston, Covington; J B Jones.
Burke county; T G Ilolr, Macon; Dr. 11
11 Cary, LaGrange; G W Jordan.
THANKS TO RAILROADS.
The grange returned thanks to the rail
roads pcssieg them here and back heme
for half fare!
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE.
The state grange ratified the contract
made by the ex committee with the
granger:*' life and health insurance com
pany, and pledged them selves to do all
in their power to s.^ure the amount of
insurance required to build a magnificent
temple for the order in this state. The
temple when completed is expected to
yield an annual income of several thou
sand dollars, to be devoted to establish
ing farm colleges to educate the sons of
farmers, and prepare them to take charge
of the farm
His Action In the Case Shown .to
IiaTC been Entirely Consist
ent with Duty*
A Ladies’ Entertainment at Marietta
Exh bitten of the Deeatac^ High
School*
For rebuilding the front beaccn i t Sa-
pclo island, Georgia, $2,5C0.
For completing the werk nt Foit Jack-
sen Savannah river, $8,100.
For continuing operations at Fort Pu
laski, mouth of Savannah river, $50,000.
Foit Taylor and l a’.leries, Key West,
Florida. Proticticn of cases face from
further iacroachmcnts from the sea, $35,-
000. Construction of the batteries, $25,•
OeO.
Fort Jefferson, GardeuKey, Florida.
Completing covering of larutte maga
zines and lor modification of sewerage
of the renter, and other provisions for
the health of the garrison, $23,000.
Fort Pick en.®, Pensacola hath jt. Con-
tinuitiou of cartberu barbate batteries,
$50,‘.00.
Z^Fort McKee, Ptns-acola harbor. Con
tinuation of carlhcrn barbette batteries,
$50,000.
For continuing the improvement of the
barber at Cedar Keys, Florida, $30,000.
For continuing the improvement of the
Cbattahoochee aud Flint river#, Georgia,
$50,000.
For ccntinuing the improvement of
Sivannah harbor.
For continuing the improvement of
the Ootianaula and Coosawattcc rivers,
Georgia, $13,000.
For continuing the improvement of
the inside passage between Fcrnmdina
and St. John’s, Florida, $5,000.
Tnese estimates (or river and harbor
improvements will all he largely reduced
if n<*t entirely stricken out. There is
talk of having no river and harbor bill
this session, iu which case the various
:tate delegations must do what they cau
by separate bills. The strings cf the
money bags will, however, be held very
tight this year. Economy and retrench
rncnls arc the watchwords of the hour.
THE CHAMPION IDIOT
among those who send letters from
Washington to rural papers has been
discovered. His non dc plume is "Now
and Then,” and he is an "occasional
correspondent,” of the Detroit Evening
News. He proceeds to tell how Wil
son's death may be turned to account by
the democracy, and says—an unmiti
gated barefaced lie—that "leading dem
ocrats have beeu inspired with the
thought that the death of the vice presi
deal may be turned to their advantage,
and made to prciucc a fourth revolu
tion in the administration of the govern
ment ” Let me quote further:
You rnusst have remarked with what
zeal and pertinacity the democratic
pres#, especially at the south, and its cor
respondents here, have insisted that the
senate was without a president j.ro (cm.
when Gen. Wilson died, Mr. Ferry's
term having expired with the last sesrion
of the senate. If they could establish
this fact, no other obstacle than Gtn.
Grant would stand between the democ
racy and the presidency.
The constitution and the law* provided
that in case of a vacancy in the offices
of president and vice-president, the
president of the senate becomes acting
president of the United Slates. If there
be no president of the senate, then the
speaker of (he house becomes acting president
and he will lie a democrat, in that
event, the administration of the govern
ment passes into the hands of the demo
cratic party.”
He then proceeds to discuss murder as
n political agency, and intimates that
the assassination of Grant will be next
in • rder, thus giving to the democrats
control of the government. That such
an idiot as this exists and is able to write
letters from Washington which arc pub
lished in Detroit, is convincing proof that
the fool killer in making his rounds has
omitted those two cities. When he does
visit them, Detroit will lose an editor
and the Evening News of that city
B ston, Dec. 11.—A remarkable at
tempt at blackmailicg F. Gildow&ky,
one of the largest furniture dealers
here, has culminated in the exposure of
the plot and arrest of Ezra S. Goodwin,
a private detective and chief conspirator
Goodwin induced a former employee of
Gildowtky to swear that the latter hired
him to set fire to his (Gildowsiy’s) facto
ry in 187:, m order to defraud the insur
ance company. Goodwin claimed to
represent the company, and armed with
a false affidavit demanded $42,006 of
Gildowsky, or his exposure and ar.est.
The latter secured the services of * de
tective and ostensibly agreed to pay a
portion of the blackmail. He entrapped
Guoawin n a room at a hotel where he
wasanested. He is now in jail in de
fault of $3,»’00 bmiL Williom Fogg, who
mode the talae affidavit was also arrested.
He came from Florida in order to carry
this scheme.
'occasional correspondent.
TOE COMMITTEES.
Georgia had a poor showing in the
house committees of the last congress.
Whiteley wai on the committees on
manufactures and public expenditures;
Blount on manufactures. Young on mil
itary, Cook on militia, Rawls on revota
tionary pensions, Harris on mines ahd
mining, aud Bell ou coinage, weigats
and measures. Young was also a mem
ber of the select committee on the cen
tennial, and Hon. Alex. n. Stephens on
the committee on the revision of the laws.
These are all minor committees, save the
military and revisioo of the laws, and
Gen. Young and Whiteley, it vyiU. be
observed, are the only members of the
delegation who served on more than cne
committee. In the present congress
Georgia will be »:ntitled to at least one
chairmanship. It is assumed that this
will fall to 31r. Stephens, and that he
will be made chairman of the committee
on the revision of the laws, and given a
good place on the ways and means com
mittee, But as it is doubtful whether
3Ir. Stephens will be able to attend to his
duties here this winter, some other dis
position may be made. There are 3Iessra.
Cook, Harris and BiouLt, members of
the last house, who are entitled to p'o-
motion, and one of them, at least, should
be given a chairmanship. As one of the
first of the southern states to redeem
herself from carpct-bag rule, Georgia is
entitled to recognition. Her delegation,
by the way, is regarded hero as a partic
ularly strong and able one.
PEUSONAL AND GENERAL.
Ex-Congressman Rawls, of Savannah,
arrived here last week. He is said to be
"looking for something,” but I believe
has not found it yet*
Hon. Alex. II. Stephens will have a
chairmanship, probably that of the com
mitlee on the revision of the laws, if he
is able to attend to h:s congressional du
ties this winter.
Gen. P. 3L B. Y'oucg arrived here a
day or two before the caucus, looking
handsomer than ever. He went to work
with a vim for Sam Randall, and a help
ing hand to DuBose, but hadn't the sat
isfaction of winning on either.
The general opinion here seems to be
.that DuBose should have bad the clerk
ship. At one time it looked as if ua-
south was going to be gouged out of
everything. DuBose can be a mighty
good fellow and not half try, but he
can’t come down to button holing and
the small tricks by which votes are usu *
ally captured.
Sir. McDougol, an cx-member of the
Georg a legislature, from Chattahoochee
county, is here and an applicant for place
under the house. Tbe state delegations
have been caucussing at the capital to
day for the purpose of deciding their
patronage. Tbe wont part of the busi
ness is that there are not offices enough
logo around. There is less than one
appointment for each 3L CL
Thomas Hauck.
THE NEXT YICriM.
New York, December 11.—’To-mor
row’s Times will contain the following
Fifth Avenue Hotel, Dec. 1L
The republican national committee
wili meet on Thursday, January I3tb, at
10 a. m?, at the Arlington hotel, Wash
ington, for the purpose of fixing
the lime and place for holding the next
republican national convention lor the
nomination of president and vice-presi
dent,
[SignedJ E. D. Morgan,
Chairman.
W. E. Chandler, Sx’y.
DR. MAXWELL S ADDRESS.
Dr. William 3Iaxwcll, master of the
state grange of Tennessee, delivered a
brief and effective add ess. lie came
here to learn. He urged the members of
the Georgia state grange not to be de
spon dent.
The grange in Tenne«s< c had passed
through the same period of depression,
disappointment and despondency, but
banding together as brothers, had rallied
and are now prospering both a* an or
ganization and as individuds The trad
ing feature was taking possession of both
state and national granges. The advan
tages ot these transactions were based !
entirely on business principles and not
on any partiality to the patrons of bus
bindry on the part of the merchants.
It is ail due t<> co operation aud concen
tration over certain parlies-increasing
their business and then employ them to
work on small profit*.
The principal difficulty in the way oi
reaping the greatest benefit from purcha
sing agencies, is a want of confidence
Had not been able to concentrate on a
single agent for want of this confidence
—and had been compelled to have sever
al zgeccie?,*nd thus lose some of the ad
vantages. The egg aud chicken crop of
east Tennessee is worth more than the
wheat crop, though it is a line wheat
country. The only difficulty is the ab
sence of confidence iu the agencies oc
the part cf patrons. Thousands ol dol
larj have been saved in Tennessee by
these agencies undo by these savings.
There is a better plan wlrcliis known
as the Rochdale English co-operative
system, which is to unde capital aud put
it into the hands of a commit tc*, who
buy just where they can get the lowest
prices. These are s >hl to members at
small profits and turned over t ftcu-div
idends divided.
A. T. Srcwart makes ten dollars pel
second bv turning over often. One
house in England mode clear last \t
for distribution $00,000
A store of this kind is established b
man who has been amongst you and
making it a success.
This plan will cout.ol the trade of the
country before we pass off the stage of
life, if you put in your five dollars,acd
everyone else does the same, nil wf ‘
trade at their own store. This giv
trade, low prices and success. The dif
ficulty under our system is that a new
purse has to be made up for e«:ch pur
chass instead of having a business esiab
list el pocketing profits which glows
aud enables us to control trade. We
are not ready to dispense with agents yet
but supply your stores through these
agents until wc get well established.
Let the ag.nts of neighboring states
say what is needed elsewhere aud ex
change. These agents must be paid sal
aries to he safe—it has worked well
everywhere it has been tried. The only
difficulty is the funds to pay salaries to
start on. Where these salaried ageuts
arc it costs you nothing to buy, so that
you will coou save enough to pay sala
ries. Where jou can’t pay saliiies,
charge a small commission, lo go into
the treasury to pay salaries.
Dr. 31axwell said Lc came to bring
the greetings of forty thou
patrons of Tennessee
Ue was a Georgian; his mother
Georgian; he had always beeu proud of
the Georgia blood in his veins. He not
only brings the greeting • f brothers of
Tennessee to brothers of Georgia, but of
the sisters of Tennessee to the sisters of
Georgia. To the eisteis < f Tennessee
we attribute the elevation of our
brothers of Tennessee. To them is due
the fact that our brothers are fit to be
the companions of noble woman. Dr.
3Iaxwell closed by extending the hand
of brotherly greeting to the sisters in be
half of the sisters of Tennes-e?, and of
the whole state, to 3Iastcr Smith ns the
representation of the patrons aud
matrons of Georgia.
A great ueal of comment, cti i ism and
uncalled for imputation has teen torn be
fore the public In the press and otherwise
recently, connected with tha temporary
escape of a cond. rnned nun from the gal-
cress-.rce.
cpsrterof Tuu Constitution called
Uovcracr fc’uiiih ycsleiday and asked
tho privilege d an interview on the subject
of ths Blink ley case, and the governor's
:t:on tbercou. The governor expressed a
illingness to answer any quest iou that
_i ght be propounded, sajiug he krev# of
n »reason for wi hholaiug the motives cf
bis action ia the case from the p-ibllc. The
foiljwlug is the substance of tht* Interview:
THE REASON V FOR TUE UESF1TE.
Reporter—\5 ill you please state, Gov-
ernor,wbat were the grouuds of your action
iu granting the several respites of Brinkley
Gover.'O t—Certainly tir. I have tu»-
poa U tha those grounds were already un-
del stood by the public, as they were set
forth in gcuersi ttrms iu tho orders lhenr-
se'ves, hut I will state them more ex
plicitly.
The rirst application made to me was for
a commutation of the punishment of Brink-
ley to an lmprisoumcu'. for life, upon the
ground that the homicide was committed
uuder the iufluencc of insanity. This ap-
pli vtion was refused, for tbe suflieieut rea
son that the jury t ad found Brlukley guilty
of murder, and I would not leview their
finding. The circumstances of the homicide
were atrocious and, if Brinkley were s»ue,
ha deserved to suffer the extreme penalty in'
the law. But, if be committed the homi
cide under the influence cf insanity, and the
verdict of the jury w as a mistake, as in that
e"en*. it would have b:en, then he was Lot
guilty of any offense wbo:ever, and 1 could
uot nrst assume his insanity aud th* u pro-
m.unce him guilty, by seuding him to the
penitentiary for life.
T1CSTISO THE FLEA OF INS1MTY.
It was then allege 1 that Brinkley had
given unn.i-takable iudicati ;us of tusanity
after trial aud conviction. 1 suggested
that a jury cf inquis ticn should be sum
moned under the law governing such cases.
Ttis was done, but the jury having tailed to
agree, tke qu?s.io:i of B inkley's svnity re
mained uusetMal. Th.ro w as no law au
thorizing a sccov d jury oi iiuiuistiiou, aud
I here w.u> little reason to hope that a second
jury would be more likely toI’greo than the
first. Under the ci.c instances 1 felt it my
duty to upyoi.it a board of pbyslchns to as
certain and report upon Briuklfy’s tncilal
:onditl?n. 1 appointed upon t is traru
ni!en..’U of the very first s a ding, bo:h
clt 7.ins and pri*feerioual in m, aud wt.o,
siding out *>f CowetA county, were les-
likely to be under the influence of any local
ferling which might exist there.
The bmir.l reported th-t B iakley.ia their
opinion, was responsible f »r his c nducl.
* thus careful to have t :c question of
the present tani:y of Brinkley investiga e l,
because I felt It would be an ’ud* lible tTnie
upon the administration ot jus ice to inliie*.
capital punishment upon aa i sane uian.
Wheu the hoard u ported, 1 supposed tbit
ttiHre would be no application for fur her
iuterf rcuei ou my pa;t.
SEEKING A NEW TiiUL.
litis, however, applic xtion for fur
ther respite of execution was made, to en
able the counselor Brinkley to apply to
Judge Buchanan, in vacation.
DC FORD NOTES.
Buford, December 11, IS'
Buford is one of the most thriving
towns on ibc Air-Line.
The people are in doubt as to how E
31. Filzgibbous, the man that \va9 foun
dead, came to his death, though the ina
jority think it was the final result of too
frequent imbibing* of liquid hell-fite
aud dUlilied damnation.
R :v. T. E lvencrly, an old citizen of
Gwinnett county, is cleaning out and
taking dowu the old sign of what was
once a bar room, pr< paratory for a stock
of new good#, not vials.
The committee appointed by the citi
zens of Buford to take some action in
tbe enterprise of building a bridge across
the Chattahoochee tiver between Buford
and Gumming, determined to let out the
contract to the lowest bidder.
GAINESVILLE NOTES.
Gainesville, Dec. 11,1875.
Rapid improvements aie going on at
Gainesville in the way of building. The
largo hotel on main street, jttrt above the
Richmond house, will bo completed by
next summer—General Longs:reel’s en
terprise. We observed quite a number
of wagons on the streets from the moun
tains loaded with apples and all kinds of
productions.
A blind man is to give a concert at
Brilton next Friday nignt.
Rev. John Dorsey, one of the ol.lttt
citizens of Hall county—73 years of age—
is now up the Air-Line on a camp deer
hunt.
The Richmond house is one of the
best hotel- in the city, with Mr. Craig
for its proprietor.
MMUETTA AVVVF.S.
Mauikita, Dec. 10, 1875.
Editors Constitution: Tho ladies
of the Methodist church held their festi
val la-st eight ut Nichols* llall.
There was a good attendance and
a satisfactory patronage. Several of our
excel ent matrons prts ded over the
tables. They were arsis’eil by quite a
bevy of lassie#, amongst whom we rec
ognized Misses 1. M , L I* , L. M., A.
8, L IL, *M L , K W., L I>, J. A.,K.
\Y.. and 31. N
w hole affair was c« uducted with
luurii good t;istc, and tt.c nceipts will
contribute greatly ti» the c« n.lorts of th
cupants of tnc pars >n:i;»*'.
11 urines# is said to be dull, aud our
merchants—wc mean the put b nt ones—
tire shortening sail, s > ns to b • ready for
tho hard times ahead.
The health of our community was
ver belter. Rovciufl.
—Sam Gurr brought in a live hog
weighing 444 pounds.
—$200,000 has been paid out for cotton
here during this season.
—The Hugh Allen place containing
2,300 acres, sold for $4,300 last sales day.
—3Ir. Geo. 3Iuttart, agent of the W.
UT. Co., at this place, has purchased
the Perry line from Ed. Byington, and
put it into operation.
—A young man was augling nt the li-li
pond ut the festival Thursday night and
and caught a lady on one of his lines.
3tirrcr.
1'rotestanl Methodists
Editors Constitution:—The
annual conference of the Georgia dis
trict, Methodist Protestant church, met
atBowdon, Ga., Dec. 3rd, 1875.
This is a church non-cpiscopil in its
government, weak in numbc.”s hut
strong in their laiib. The origin ot
this church, together with the cause, or
necessity of the same, is too well known,
especially to all Methodists, for me tc
go into its history. But a history it Uas (
and an interesting one at that. Suffice
to say that it is a living, glowing 3IetLo-
distchurch, achutch without episcopa
cy', acknowledging and advocating the
mutual rights of the laity aud min
istry, and recognizing an effectual itiue-
rency as the very life of 3Icthodistn.
As stated above this body, thirty three
ministers (itinerants) and en
equal number of laymen, met
at Bowdon December 3, 1873, aud was
called to order by the president, Rev. J.
O. A. Radford.
The introductory sermon was preach
ed by Rev. I. G. Mitchell, of Atlauta. A
large amount of business was transacted
by* the conference, which w’os done in
Christian love, peace and harmony.
Rev. J. Q. A. Radford was re-elected
president and Prof. John A. Morris, sec
retary, and J. 31. Adamson, assistant
secretary.
The following is the list of appoint
ments for the ensuing year:
President—Rev. J. O. A. Radford.
Bowdon circuit—J. A. McGarrity
Carroll circuit—John Thurman.
Tallapoosa circuit—F. 31. 3lcCalman,
T. J. Biggers, assistant.
Gordon circuit to he supplied—O.
Reeve?,’ and W. S. Johnson, assistants.
Walker circuit—Dr. George Harlan,
T. 31. Allen, assistant.
DeKalb circuit—F. II. 31. Henderson,
S. C. Master#, assistant.
Henry circuit—F. Wclden.
Flint river to be supplied.
Walton circuit—J. O. A. Radford.
Laurel Branch—J. 31. Langford.
Randolph circuit—W. J. Causey'.
Palmetto circuit—E. IS. Finley; S.
Mcore assistant.
Hampton station—J. G. Caldwell; Dr.
T. T. Key assistant.
Blooming Hill mission—Rev. Dr. W.
B. Armstrong; T. M. Smith, assi.-tant.
Peachtree mission—J. G. Mitchell.
Sunday school agent—E. 3iorris.
Publishing commit tee—Rev. F. II. M.
Hendereon, i). D.; RjV. E Morris, Prof.
J. A. Morris.
Executive committee Missionary socie
ty—J. O. A. Radferd.R. R. 3IcGarri»z,
E. ilorris, ministers; A. J. Cook, D. H,
Mobley, R. T, Bowie, laymen.
The first Sunday in March next wrs
set apart as a day of thinksgivmg and
prayer throughout the Georgia district.
The next session of the conference
will be at Caatenrille, Walton countv,
Georgia, Thursday before the first Sun
day m November next. Introductory
sermon to be preached by Rev. Dr. \Y.
Armstrng. J. 3L A.
trial, ufon the ground of newly disc*
evidet ce. This application was under cath
aud 6ft forth fuiiv ^ud particularly the
naxis of uiauv of tin witutsses \\h *.m* «vi-
dcnci bad been nuaiy fouod, ana gave
briefly the substance o- what i ach one' t.u’d
tistify. Io addition to thl >, a Ui go number
of cllidavlts were laid before ine, ir.ad: by
witnesses thea»selv\B felling forth, ui
brief, fads within tneirknowledge relevant
to the Js-ues In the ca*c. Upon ooklng to
the record of the cise luthe Miprctnccourt,
1 found that not a tingle witness Lad been
Introduced in behalf of Brinkley on the trial
The brief of tUe evidence showed that prob
ably an attempt had been mu lc by his coun-
ftl to draw somrthing from the s ale’s wit
nesses on cros8-cxa iiinitl jn,upon which to
rei-e a t resumption ot iusaui'.y. But it
was manifest from th«: record that no such
e vidence had been obtained and the case as
finely submitted to the jury stood in aU
the nakedness of au a rucious crime with
out any possibility of a reasonable doubt as
to the guilt cf the eiiaiia.it.
TUE EVIDENCE OF INSANITY.
IierOttTRR—But why was this. Goyercor?
If so much tvldeuce of Brnklev’a iuMUtty
existed, why was no pro^f of it mafcu.jon
his trial?
Governor—Tltit l» not for mo to answer,
Mi. 1 am uot fiudiug fault with any person
1 mention it as a fae; disclosed by the r< c
ord, and which materially controlled iny
a'.tion in the matt r. The lault certainly
was r.ot with Briuklcv, if he was crazy.
Kefohter—But, Governor, it hai been
fugge.-trd by lawyers that this newly dis
covered evidence is merely cumulative lu
its character, and for tha* icafcon a new
trial could not bn granted under the rules
of law.
Governor—This is a mistake I think
sir. Cumulative evidence is that which Is
in addition to ev.dcnce already c.htatncd.
As already stated, no evidence was intro
duced for the defend nt at theft id. It was
not, nor is It tow, within my knowledge
that Brinkley’e counsel knew, at the time
of the trial, of any witness by w hom the
tn«anit7 of Brinkley could tc shown.
On the contrary it appears upon oath, as
already stated, that all tucii evidence is
newly discovered. Thccifc, as presented
to me, wav till#: A citizen had been put
upon iris trial for an offense which involved
his life. He had beeu found guilty. TUe
day of execution was tix d and near at hand
No witue s had been h a:d in his behalf
upen bis trial Lvldeoc.*, under oaths of
many witmssi-s was presented, going to
show that this m u had been alUictcd
with insanity foi many years past. I he
character of many of tuese wi ii.es;*s I
kuew to be reliable. It was not f .r rue to
decide the question of insanity. It was a
question for a court aud jury. Theic was
au application by tha counsel for an
opportunity to apply to the proper court
for a ie-hearing of the cate. If the allege d
crime was committed under rite itiflu»nc
of Ins nity, then thism n was, in the vi w
of the law, iuuoceut. If the uewly discor
ded evldtuca were true, should not this
p ;or creature bo allowed the privilege of
Bubmittiug it to a ju-y of his countrymen ?
Was it for me lo say that ho should be
bung cut of existence, so that the courts
could not even dete-mino whether by law
he had the right to another hearing ot the
ease ? I did uot to think, s'r.
TIIE CIOVEUNOltiS ACTION CONSISTENT.
Reporter—But, governor, how docs
yourac ion ia granting a respite in this
ease comport whh jour actiaa in other
similar cases ?
governor—It is entirely consistent with
it. Applications for respites from e x.
lion have F cen nude to me in b-v ral c
upon the grouud of newly discovered
deuce, and I have never refuse J to grant
•hem when the cvtdcrcc was considered
meitioriiil, and the application was property
supported. Spann was revdted to euablc
hts counsel toluvc a commission of lunacy
sued ot t in his behalf. 1 he same with refer
ence to Mitchell Cogswell, colored. Henry
Jackson, Colored, wras respited just forty
minutes before the time appointed for his
execution, upon #ug estions, properly sub
FXniUlTUN OF Tlli: DECATUR HIOH
SCHOOL.
The Dcsa’.ur high sclio.d closed its
second session with a very interesting
exhibition on Friday evening, the 10th
instant.
Tne bi-ge hall of the new academy was
crowd*d with visitors, and the rostrum
was tatidully dctora'cl with flowers
ami evergreens.
A number ot beautiful drcmalic per*
formvncis were skillfully rendered'—as
tho “Stammer icen,” “The Princess of
Nature,” itc. The young ladt*s were
charming to look upon—tbc'r costumes
btaulirul and appropriate, and their per
formance cdmimblc The young gen-
llemca a‘eo acquitted themselves well
as uctots, especially iu the play repre
senting the trials of a school master.
The little boys and little girls surj rtied
the audience with their excellent perfor
mancc, pirticuU'lv in th? p.ay of
Mother Goose,"and “The Georgia Fam
ily.” a most laughable ufti r piece.
The declaim rs .also did remarkably
well
At the cloie of the exercises budges oi
merit were bestowed by a committee up
on the folio a ing pupils: Willie Nelms,
for declaiming; Miss Mamie Kirkpatrick,
Miss Nor i lidle Stark#, Mbs Jennie
l'owcll, Mi s Mattie Sieeland Mr. Thus.
Avery, for acting. All did to well,
however, that the com milieu found dif
Acuity in deciding between a number oi
contestants.
The badges were delivered by Dr.Fh irr
with appropriate remarks.
Up hi the whole the exhibition was h
decided success, and to 31 r. Thomas A.
31urr«3 r , Ilc principal, and hi* tlliiticnt
colaborer-, Mrs. Slurkc and Miss l*ierci „
it lends additional tesliniH y to a reputa
tion already high, and strengthen» the
confidence of the public iu the institu
tion over wh:ch lacy preside.
^ R. C. W.
Nummary ol Male News*
Columbus* New Mayor.
Special to The Constitution.
Columbus, Ga., Dec 11,18 5
The municipal ejection to day pasted off
quietly. The result ia not definitly known,
but it is generally conceded that 8. B. C\eg-
horo is msyor, probably from seventy-five
to one hundred majority. H.
milted, that evidence had j
ered, showing his innocence of the crime
charged against him.
Giutavus Peterson, colored, also received
• respite upon a similar suggestion. In
some cf thc;c casts stvcrrl lespi'.cs were
granted.
llPchell Cogswell was found to be a con-
fl-mod lunatic All the other* mctiSionel,
after lengthy lUIgatlou upon the lc .v
cctdings in their mpcclive cases, were
ecuted for their crimes.
WHAT A RESPITE M JAN?, p
Rfiorter—A respite, then, doc3 not
“mean a pardon” in all ca‘
Governor—Not by any means. IlespUes
are grauted only when the euds ot ja-tiica
demand it. It is certainly wrong to punish
for crime so long as the law giv^s the ac
cused patty the right to question his guilt
before the courts. This right was, in ray
opioion,thowu to exirt In tne case of Brink-
it-}-.
KErORTEi:—But, governor, v by did you
respite for so long a time ?
Governor—Ik cause it was r.eccsia'y,
under the ruling of the supreme court in
ihe'ea e. This court held that such mo
th ns could not be made and heard in
tlon. This Ceciv on was difLient from what
the jract ce h*d been In such cases. Tbe
next tcim of Coweta superior court.will be
hrld in March next, aud tt was necessary
tLat ■ he respite should be ex ended so os
to cover that term of the court. Every order
for respite has been for such time or.lv as
was shown to be necessary. In discharging
the verv disagreeable du’y which devoivc-.s
on me In this ca«e, I have sought only to se
cure the ends of jurtlce. 1 am satisfied with
my conduct.
The l*st expression of satisfaction ended
the Interview and onr reporter, thankin;
the governor f ,r his patience and kindnest
retired.
Gainesville Election.
(3 eelol to the Constitution.)
Gainesville, Dec. 14,1775.
Tr.e municipal election, to-day passed off
quietly. Tbe E^gle ticket, headed by D.G
Candler, for major, defeated Dr.II. 3.Brad,
ley, tte present Incumbent by £3 majority.
E.
AUGUSTA.
—ChandilU-rs io the centre is the la
test innovation in street cars.
—The Southern and Allantic telegraph
company has applied D. Infrcvillc's sys
tem of duplex telegraphy.—Constitution
alist.
—Five shares of Central r.ii road stock
w as sold yesterday at 50* i.
—The chicken fight will take plr.ee
next Monday, probably in Harrisburg.
—Georgia railroad slock if still going
up—83*2 was asked for it yesterday.—
Chronicle and Senliucl.
Hoke »5mith Attaches Same of West,
Edwards k Co*s. Consignments.
Special'to The Constitution.
West Point, December 11, *.375.
Iloke Smith Is here and has taken posses
sion of, in the name cf the receiver H. Cat
tleman, twenty to thirty thousand dollars
worth cf stock, supposed to belong to West,
Edwards & Co. E. J. c.
—Americus has fcix hundred and fifty
registered voters.
—Americus has a young man who
measures seventy-two inches around the
waist, and throws up the beam at three
hundred and seventy-two pounds.—[Re
publican.
COLUMIJU3.
—In the freight of the Julia St. Clair
was some boxes and bundles containing
thirty-five or forty different varieties of
wood, obtained from Florida. They arc
to be prepared and exhibited at the
Philadelphia centennial next year.
—Pc-t:r Curran lias been adjudged a
lunatic.
—Early yesterday morning, ia
Browncvilk-, Ala , two sisters—one mar
ried, the other s:uglc, but engaged —
daughters of Mr. Harris, hud a dispute
as to the looks of husband and lover.
Miss Belinda seized a pair of heavy
tongs and .striking her sister, literally
knocking out the left eye-ball. A Col
umbus physician removed the hanging
ball; and on .a third visit in the after
noon, pronounced the condition of the
PHticut as very dangcrou?; in fact, or
life despaired of. Miss Harris was dis
missed from the Eagle and Phenix mills,
where both sisters were emploved.—En
quirer.
CARTERS VILLE.
—The county court is defuuct.
—Mrs. Thomas' youngest daugli'er, a
little child about four years old, burned
♦o death. The family were at breakfast
when the sad accident occurred. Almost
the entire skin was burned from her
body, acd death must have ensued in a
few minute*. Her clothes caught from
tha fireplace.
—A sid accident occurred near Van
Wert, lait Friday, which resulted in the
death of a son of 3lr. Thomas Thomp
son. lie had been target practicing with
a pistol, whcD, in returning the weapon
to his pocket, it was accidentally dia-
charged, .’lie bill passing through his
bowels and lodging, it U supposed,
apaxst liis left hip. He lived until Sat
urday morning at 3 o’clock.
—The Birtow house has been leased
to w. A. Dickerson, of Morristown,Ten
nessee. - Planter's Advocate.
CEDARTOWN.
—A runic r to the effect that the con
tending parlies had agreed to let the
Cherokee railroad go to sale tn l then
contend for tbe proceeds, is afloat in
town.—Express.
ELLIJAY.
—c he a** of a man in this county
who borrowed a horse to tend a farm,
and after the crop was In he had the
cheek :o charge the owner lor wbat the
horse had eaten while in Ills possession.
—It is rumored that arrangements
have been made by Vhich the mining
operations at Ducktown will be contin
ued during the pending lawsuit; the
miners get their back pay, and business
be resumed as heretofore.
*“Tke comptroller general sent cur tax
collector au order to *pay over au t *.x
money in liis possession lo 3Ir. J. W.
Renfro, the newly appointed treasurer.
Our collector says something must be
wrong with 3Ir. Goldsmith, if he is fool
enough to think of getting any money
from him, as he needs all collected so f«r
for hi3 own use, but if they will wait un
til be gets all his debts paid he will loan
them what be bos left.—Courier.
FORT VALLEY.
—Ilogs in this section are dying of the
cholera.
GRIFFIN.
—The city council elected the follow
ing oeffhrs: Cleik and treasure r, Tbt i».
Null; chief marshal, \V. E D. Warren;
deputy marshal, G. D. Johnson; 1st po
liceman, C. R. Doc; 2d poffeemaa, J. (\
Bridges; 3d policeman, J. T. Morris;
4th policeman, O. L. Magnan; watchman,
Perry Pitts; city sexton, B. >V. Doe; city
surveyor, I). S. Holman; clerk marktt,
A. B. Andrews; mayors pro tem, F. D.
Dismukc, C. 1C. Johnson. The offices
of city physician, city attorney, and
street overseer have been abolished.—
News.
IUW IS TON.
—Two little children of Mr. II. W.
Price of No. 16 0. R. IC , were poisoned
Saturday night from eating cheese.
They were relieved by the medical skill
of D.*. Fluker who was called in.
—This locality was visited on Satur
day ni<ht with the rare phenomenon of
a violent thunder storm with the ther
mometer below 50 degree?. Several
trees were struck a short distance from
town and fired, atd burned the entire
night.
—Judge Wiley Holland, one of the
county commissioners, ever 70 years
ot age, was, notwithstanding the ram of
inst Tuesday, the first one of the board
to arrive at the court house. For i ight
years prior to the war lie served the peo
ple as tax collector aud was a most effi
cient officer, and during that time never
misstd an appointment to meet the people
to collect the lax.—Southerner.
LUMPKIN.
—On Saturday, Mayor Tucker was ra
th-clod; W. T. IIawes was elected mar
shal; and C* 31. Lose, Dr. J. E. Carter,
31. L. Everett, A II. Simpson aud Dr.T.
I*. Miller aldermen—Enquirer.
TOCCOA.
— Lost Saturday night a terrific hail
storm visited this locality, accompanied
with electrical discharges of lightning.
The face of the earth was literally cover
ed with hailstones.
—Wc noticed a few days ego, a cart of
handmade shoes, boxed and shipped from
Gainesville to Athens, Ga The slices
were manufactured byJ. W. Ayers and
son.— Herald.
MARRIED IN GEORGIA.
I — J B Clark to Miss Alice Urn?er, t f
Fort Valley.
James Junius Smith to Mi ? AUxcna
Fisher, of Thoraasvillc.
—B W 3IcManus toMUs Ella U Hhtcs,
of Thomas county.
—Robert C Fit’s to Miss 3Iattie C
Mims, of Troup county.
—J. L. Fielder to 3iiss Carrie Moore,
of Carroll county.
W. If. Crocker, of Stewart county,
to 31 hs Adelaide Butler, of Webster
county.
—)If. Woodruff to Miss Mary Tur
ner, of Lumpkin.
J. I). Rung, of Pickens county, to
i Lizzie Roach, of Dawson county.
J. J. Yokuni, of Tallahassee, Fla.,
to 3liss Mattie L. Cox, of Savannah.
—Israel Hawk, of Appling county, to
3Iis3 T. Dove, of Telfair county.
—Dr. T. J. Brown to Miss Sallie M.
Powell, of Thomas county.
—B. W. 3Ic3Ianus to 3Ii»«s Ella R.
Hayes, cf Thomas county.
—A. J. Liles to 3Iiss S E. Dick' v, of
Thomas county.
—J. T. Lawton to Miss llcnrec’ta S
Hatcher of (Juilliuun couuty. a
—Di*. G L. G1 /. rerto 31i*sMaryJ.
Beaver, ».t Hi ig»*ld.
—Dr. C T Jackson, of Houston coun
ty, to Mbs L >ula Alexander, of Forsyth.
--Mr F S Cater to Miss Katie Cooper,
cf Perry.
—Jnckson Trout to Mrs F K Gray, of
Cave Spring
—Felix L Davis to Miss J J William 1 ',
of Car* 11 county.
—.1 A .shadinger, of Carroll county,
to Mi-s Camilla Jackson, of Heard
county.
—J I* Fielder to Miss Carrie 3foue, of
Carroll county.
—O P Fitzsimmons, jr., to Miss Emma
A Jordan, of Monticello.
—J. If. Everett, of Camilla to Miss Ida
Brucsen, of Baker county.
—A. If. 3Iathc*s to Miss Lucy Griffin,
of Bainbridge.
—Babe Bagley to MUs.Fannic 3Iedloc k,
of Forsyth county.
—T. G. Gardiner to Miss Maggie De
Cottcs, of Augusta.
—Ed. Wynn to 3tiss Fannie Terrell, of
Putnam county.
—It C Title, to 3Iiss Mattie C. Mims
of Troup county.
—J. S. McGinnis to 3Ihs Luclla 31.
Brilab, of Chattooga county.
—Arthur Mancum to Miss Sallie Mini/,
of Banks county.
— Hugh McDonald to 3Ii#s Mary I.
Duffcc, of Columbus.
death’s DOINGS IN GEORGIA.
—Mrs. E. Jackson, of Jackson couuty.
--Mrc Iiadden, of Forsyth county,
aired 84.
—Mrs. G. W. Findlay, of 3Iacou.
—C. A. Warren, of Houston county.
—Davis Dawson, of Upson county.
—3Irs. tViliiain Bradford, of Yal
dost a.
—3Ir. A. Halton, of Telfair count}.
—Jones Illcks, 31 aeon county.
—Mrs B B DeGraffenreid, of Baldwin
county.
Rev C P Reman, of Hancock county,
aged 7'.).
—Dudley Davis, of Frauklin county.
—The Emprets Eugenie’s diamonds
have according to tlic Times of India,
been told lo the Maharajah of Puttialla.
—Baguage tmaslicrs will handle
trunks gently for a time in view of that
dynamite explosion at Bremen the otbt r
day.
—George Alfred Townsend won two
thousand dollars on the election of
Speaker Kerr. Ho is temporarily writ
ing on monogram paper and drinking
green seal.
—A countryman's description of Prof.
Proctor—"He is what they calls ‘a say-
vani*—one of them chaps as goes into
ruptures over things as nobody under
stand?.”
—The cost of operating thc^palace ho
tel at San Francisco has been so great
that Senator Sharon has fe»t it necessary
to admonish Warren Leland, the mana
ger, to retrench.
—Orange county, New Yoik, enter
tained more than lb,000 tramps during
the part year, and if there were any at.-
gels among them Orange couniy is still
“unawares” of it.
—For the expenses of an exhibition of
"Ohio educational matters”—sc bool J
marms, perhaps, at the Philadelphia
show next summer, the legislature is
asked to appropriate $7,400.
—It is dangerous for fat, hald-h ado \
men to go through Vermont now toward
Canada. The officers arc on such a look
out lor Tweed that every one having
aldermanic proportions is most vigor
ously interviewed.—Boston Journal.
—William Eddy and his two sisters
and their husbands, 3Ieesrs. Brown and
West, have taken their departure from
Spirit Vale, near Rutland, Vt., where
they have carried on the spook business
for several years, and gone to Colorado.
Horatio Eddy and 3Irs. Iluntoon will
conduct the business at the old stand.
—Among the bert pedestrians arc two
young English ladies, sisters, who tramp
five or six miles every afternoon, wear
ing dark cashmere suits, with vest over
dresses, and kilted tkirts short enough
to show heavy walking boots.—Wash
ington Letter.
—It is said that about 15,000 bunchi s
of violets are sold per day in Paris.
Their sale amounts to SOO.COOf a year.
They arc not in so much favor now as
they were during the empire, for tbe vio
let is looked up* n as an imperial flower.
It is therefore a political flower, and
some people fear to be thought imperial -
iats if ihey wear a violet in their button
hole.
—The number of Singer's wives lias
not been increased for three days. Un
less there arc a good many more to hear
from it !s likely the estate, if it pans out
$15,000,000 as stated, will yield nearly
$10J to each of the wives whose claims
have been presented if they conclude to
avoid litigation and share and share
ftlike.