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TIIE CONSl'ITl TION PUB. CO
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR TIIE WCEK'L ENDING**TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1877.
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Th. report of tha manager* ol the
Central railroad, recentl, pnhtirb«d,
ahowa that the total .Aminga cl the Una
and all the connection, over which it
ha* control, for the fiacal year, are
$2.toil 0(12 21. The total expenwe were
ll.M2.ia8 M. The earning., aa com.
pared with thaw of the preceding jeer,
.how a falling off of $ 192.44U 8», not-
withai.nding a reduction of nearly
$336 000 waa made in expenaea. In the
face of three flgnrae, however, it ia giv
en oot that a armi.annnal dividend of
two and a half per cent, will ha paid.
Tide information will be received aa
glad tiding. l.y the widowa
and orphan, wboeefond. ware invented
In Central railroad ah area at a time
when the management of that corpor
ation waa marked by liberality, pregreaa
and enligh’enment. The bardahlpa
there unfortunate people have had to
.offer, and the agony of hope deferred,
the diatram of poverty and thebumilia
tion of want, they have been compell
ed to endure, will be illy-compenaated
by the declaration of dividend, in the
future, but the little payment of two
“dollar, and a half par .bare will be
moat welcome to thoae who own a lock
aa an inveetmant, and not aa aapccela
tion.
While thiaia true, the atoekboldera,
who know nothir g of the plana of the
m nagera of the road, will join dialn-
termed onteldera in wondering why,
if a rai annual dividend of two and a
half )«> cent.' can be declared
thla Near when there la a decreaae
ol $l'.r2 -HU Kl in the earnings the
manager, of the Central ahould not
have declared an anuual dividend of
ten per cant, hut year. Tha report
ah >wa that the prnepecta of the road are
not aa bright a. they were lut year
that ia to aay, there haa been an actual
decreare in llie buaineaa < f the
Central line and ita connection, aa
compared with hut year rmonnting to
nearly two hundred tlionmnd dollar..
To .tale Ihe fact, still more clearly, the
manager, drcl.ro a nomi-annual divi
dend of two and a half per cent, tbia
year on a balance of $82ti,82& 35. and
re ft] aed to declare any dividend
laatyaarona balance of $983,541.23.
What ia the inference to be drawn from
- ffuch n paradox ia boeincaa i
ment? The editor of Ihe Colombo.
Kn<|iiirer, apparently aa much myall
lied aa the reat of na, ruggeatively in-
•piiree il tha declaration of tfcia
dividend on anch an unpromtaing
twain aa that furniahe.1 by the report ia
for the purpeaa of giving a few favored
onre an opportunity to unload Block
ai d aurely the in<iniry ia pertinent
enough to give f xai for reflection. How
ttiia may be, we know not, but if there
are any aneculatora no
gaged in manipulating maltere
lor the purpoee of ridding
thrmaelvra of the atock of the Central
rai road, they are to be congratulated
on their ahrewdneas whatever may be
mid of the mean, they employ. We
ray they are to be congratulated on
their rhrewdneaa, but, after all, it re-
.|uiree no great amonnt of foresight to
perceive that the Central rail-
r*d can never prosper under
ii. present illiberal and unjust manage
ment. There are certain principle, un
derlying every busineea—the busineaa
of railloading, aa well aa the buainere
of selling dry goods—that cannot be
violated with impunity. It may require
tact and intelligence of a special kind
to interpret and apply these principles,
or il may not; toil unless they are prop
erly interpreted and intelligently ap
plied, dia ater ia the result. This ia
invariable. When a dry good. mer
chant, presuming upon a monopoly, ia
just and liberal bia patrons only when
circumstances compel him to be,
he violates these principles and
failure ia the revolt. When a railroad,
with ampler facilities and s larger mo
nopoly, follows the example of the
merrhant, precisely the rams result,
ensue. Tbs culmination may oe long
er delayed, but it ia sun; and when it
does come it ia crushing
in ita effects. The Central
railroad las been approaching this
culminathn for several yevra. la
policy haa been illiberal, unjust, and
narrow-minded. Presuming upon a
power and an impregnabiV*- that no
corporation can posses, it • c >uulry
where the people bars been taught to
love liberty and justice, and where
Ihe law-makers are enlightened and
patriotic, the Central railroad haa em
ployed all the means at ita command to
make itself odious to those upon whom
it mainly relies for profitable bnaini
support, and ita success in this partic
ular has been notable.
We have not the slightest idea that
what we or any one else may write
with respect to the intolerance and ob-
atinancy which characterise the man
agrmenl ol the Central railroad, will
prove in tha slighle* degree effective
Nor do we write with that end in view
Fortunately for the public—
fortunately, indeed, for the interests ol
the stockholders of the rood themselves
—the new constitution places the rem
ade in tha bands of the people.and that
they will proceed coolly, dispassionate.
ly and fairly to apple it, no one need
doubt who know. their temper or ap-
pr< dates the paramount importance of
ti c issues involved.
COM ax IMS past API) raiDMM.
It moat he onr.faaasd that tha work of
the forty-fifth congress haa not thus
for been eitb-r excessive or unexcep
tionable. It has not done mocb of any
kind. Of the bills perfected by it
during the first sixty days of its exis
tence, the New York Sun makes the
following tabic
PM wares
Army but lit**! w£lS?
•vans.if auis.... rata. n
Treat nans Ita
‘’"■JS"** SSWM Forty.
ana unarms.l»0au_
Arts ran. Eshiuuoa M1J_.
ratal 41 77C.3m.SS
If toe comparison is made between
Ihe army bill, as passed by the house
at its last session, and its deficiency
bills, the sum will be found to be $6,-
180,80833 leas than the army bill and
deficiency bills passed during the last
sixty days The deficiency bills of the
leeteongrees were, in two years, $5,-
307,12$61; tha deficiency bills already
~ in two months by the forty-fifth
are $4,869,219 86.
Beyond these bills, the work of the
work of the sixty days ia all summed
np in talk, everlasting talk, over the
appointnarnte, or the currency ques
tions ; but no action waa had on any
of the bills upon which tha revival of
a reasonable degree of proeperityin the
country depends All of the bills re
lating to the currency “went over.”
Mr. Matthews’s concurrent resolution
declaring the right of the government
to pay the bonds in silver will come np
in the senate aa unfinished business on
the 10th of January, when that body
will reassemble, the pending question
being on the amendment of Mr. Conk
iing to make it a joint resolution, so
that It moat be approved by the presi
to become a law. Should it pass
aaa concurrent res lotion it will not
require approval by the president. It
Is not likely that the debate upon this
reeolnlioa will be resumed immedi
ately upon the reassembling of the
senate. Probably a bare quorum only
will be present on the 10th of January,
and toe body will adjourn over until
the following Monday, aa quite a num
ber of senators do not propose to return
to the dty until that day. On Tuesday,
the 16th of January, Mr. Voorhees will
be entitled to the floor to speak upon
tha resolution sn > mi tied bv him on
Thursday last, declaring that it ia ol tbv
highest importance that the financial
credit of the government itself, in all
ita deparlmenta, ahould, In good faith,
ktep all ita contracts and ibligations
entered into with its own dlisens. On
Wedoeedey, the 16th of January, Mr.
Cockrell sill submit resolution- of re
spect to the memory of the late Senator
B'gy, upon which there will -be eulo
gistic remarks by six or eight senators;
and on Tborsday, the next day, Mr
McDonald will submit resolutions of
respect to the memory of the late
Senator Morton, upon which quite a
large x umber of senators will speak
So the financial debate sill pr- habit
not bo resumed before Mouday, Jaua
ary 21.
BOLD AO A IS.
The radical organs thick they have
discovered “the dewn of a new er* in
southern politics.” They claim to see
the reniatkvble dawning in the returns
of - nr own election, which, so they say,
was s: rlclly a contest between the Bj ur
ban, ftsd th. anti.B-jarbOfra. This elec
tion ia called a “significant election
So it was, bat its significance does
not indicate any disruption
the democratic party whenever
has to face radicalism. We
give however the Washington roorback
on tfcia «! j-ct that appeared eimulta-
ne-iu Jy In the New York Tribnne, the
Chicago Tribnne, and the other big and
little Tribunea of the rsdical world:
Bepon. aocoerslnf the lets elections in Gaor-
Ils. nralvad by oSMben tram Uul Male, ikaw
mrj Ir stance, exorpt two, ludaccsd-
TALKING WITH TOOMBS. CALCRAFT’S CRAVAT.
BOMB FRESH ID BAB FROM XUB F *C K BUST BAMPLEBONB AT MAD-
UK BAT COMMONER.
la the flelfi. General Oorloo thinks that this
prohablj «Jt« the Independents elghtj
ibenoT thelecislaure, loetesd of twelve
lumber they had in the lest aescob: j. in
■peakiAg feceaVy of the development of the
independent movement ta Georgia. Senator
Gordon declared that it w«s the legitimate
growth of the president's bob them policy, end
“ movfioents of that sort were inevitable,
extending over a large portion of the south.
By becoming the champion ot the adtslnUua-
a e gard to confirmations. Senator Gordon
betievea that be has pot himself at the head of
the independent more meet in Georgia. He
undoubtedly expects to erenre the votes of the
independent legfslaton ia bis coming eenatr rial
nontnt. Other prominent southern leaden ex
prwe the opinion to-day that the Georgia elec-
Uora indicate the faeglonteg of a new order of
igs in the eooth. The negro vote, they aay
divided. There wee no color line; and the
Independents and B' urban democrats both
■ought the aid of the buck man. Toe result
hat been the def« at of the B^orbona In almost
every lnsuaoe. The Independent tickets were
TUB Fit OM Tlt.lt TkUUISLES.
One of the trusty fiends of Tbs Coat
enronow beard that General Toom'.s hat
reached the dry. Aa inspection of the Kimball
fegider proved that this information »a
correct so. without card or announcement, the
Send invaded Bo IS and touka front scat. The
general, with his accustomed kindness, greeted
the fiend cordially and made him fa 1 at home.
This was the first opportunity we bad amt with
talk with the general about recent events.
tmk rants stamss.
“General, are you going to ParisT"
‘•Yea, air. You boys have written a good deal
In your paper about my going there as a com*
1 sppredate the Sind motive but 1
utt beg to be excused !*•
“Why Is thatT”
“Well, I can't affjrd to take a commission
anybody? I want no office As you haTe
said I know enough peep'e in Loodoo and Paris
feel at boms. Let somebody who needs the
Influence of a position to introduce them have
un going to Paris, how-
I am glad to that.”
"Yes, sir, 1 am going. It will be the third
Paris exposition that I Will have attended 1
attended the exposition ol 1855 as a senator; 1
attended the exposition ol 1867 as r. fagee sad
am going to lb leone aa a gentleman!”
PROGRESS OF TUB COLORED PEOPLE
Notwithstanding the fact that the
colored people in the eonth have been
persistently deceived and misled by the
carpet-baggers, and deliberately swin
dled oat of their hard earnings by the
radicals, they aiff not aa badly off as
might be supposed. At any rate, they
_are not badly off in Georgia, where, for
several years past they have reaped the
snbetantial benefits and enjoyed the
material results of good gov
ernment; end it gives n$
pleasure to observe that a spirit of br a>»
nebs enterprise and progress, as neve
as it is promising is developing amonp
them. We have already, in an inciden
tal way, called attention to the fact
that a number of colored men in An
gusts, Ltd inaugurated a movemen'
looking to the establishment of a cot
ton factory. S-'ine of the
influential among them have
already held a preliminary meeting, at
which it was resolved to organises
company witlft capital sU.ck of on«
hundred thou ar.cT"dollars, and to be
gin at once by making an effort to raise
fifty thousand dollars. Fifty of those
present at the meeting subscribed U
the stock, and considerable enthusiasm
as manifested. It is to be hoped tha*
these colored men will succeed in their
Hurts to establish a factory, and tha
it will prove to be permanently profit*
able.
nueovi
‘General, how i about the umbel on ia the
new conetitutlou to dealgnate a eucoeeeox to
Gov Co quitt ia cam ol his death before the or*
taxation ol the legislature?”
•'Well, that is very idle diacuoioa. Suppose
Gov ColquiU should die to-morrow, what is the
rteull? A lot of fellows in
the sute won’t get their warrants
the tnaeory slgued' That
!• about the extent of the d«mage docs. Why,
the whole army of the United Bute# has gone
i months without its pey—why* can't forty
in Georgia do the same? Tfayesaflod
one. Just as the aoldien Aid, to eaah their
is upoa the government. I will pay the
Judges and the clerks up there at the cspiio:
their little ealarks if inch a oootufency takes
cm. It Is really a very email Balter ”
B» t who would be the legal successor r*
"Why not bolus K Lester? Didn’t tioaiey
take tae office after his term as senator ana
it ef the male had expiree?
Does not the coostitmlon—the new
constitution*- fix the date for
ting and organ-skiloa ol the new lefts-
latere, without any interference from the gov-
•i? Is the elate ever without a legislature?
and should the governor die, why wouldn't
Lester be hie successor until another is lccted
either governor or president of the senate?
“That is the point of the discusrton.”
‘And 1 think it a very nonsensical discussion
The Texans in tbe earthwork at San
Klixario were not aa gamey as their
ancestors in the Alsmo. They did not
hold the fort long enough to mske it
even a temporary Plevna to the news
paper world. What if their ammuni
tion did give oat, conld not they have
given the enemy cold steel, or if their
bayonets were not fixed, tbe butt end
of tbeir muskets, rifles sn<l ahot guns
together with anythii g $ lse available ?
The world never makes its heroes oot
of beleaguered men who surrender
qoickly, and San Elisario lost its
first and probably best chance t<» be
come famous. And the advance guard
of the relieving army was only a few
miles *wa\! It is too late now to be
wail the rcsnlt. The mob carried the
fortrees, hung the objects of its hatred,
and dispersed.
While the government is concen
trating troops at San F. izvrio
tile the row over the aa<i
pits three committees i
investigating the condition of aff-iirs
the Rio Grande, and oar relations w
Mexico. The senate’s epee al comuiii-
tee conaiata of Messrs Conk ling, Howe,
Hamlin, Jones of Nevada, D »n Came
ron, Eaton and Maxey. This commit
tee will look more particularly into oar
coalmen ial relations with Mexico, and
will also call for the diplomatic corree-
pjadeoco between the two countries.
The truth ia, this c mmit.ee is s pack
ed jury, and Mr. Evarts in particular
and the administration in general are
ita victims. All the republican mem
bers of the committee are Conklingitea,
and the two democrats pref- r him to
Hayes. This committee is authorized
to ait during the recess, and tnsend for
persons ard paper*. The house com-
miltee on fbreigu effdrs haa similar
authority. The house committee or
military affairs also tried to take a hand
in tbe engroasirg subject. It proposed
•nd a sub-committee to the Rio
Grande to take testimony concerning
the border troubles, but the house
just before the adjournment for the
holiday recess wisely sat down on the
proposition.
The trouble over the salt licks of
San E xario will not probably bre* d war
but between Mr Evarts’ desire to win
glory for this administration and the
desire ot Texas for war, right or wrong,
we are on the verge of a tn uble that
wouhf involve 300,000 men and tens ol
millions of money. Tbe situation on
the Rio Grande is substantially the
that it has been ever since Tt xaa became
a part of this country. Mutual raids
have occurred ever since. S. me times
the Mexicans stole the most, and some
times the Tt xane. It is a condition ot
affairs that should be remedied. Th*
trade of robbery and pillage must be
broken up, and it is the duty of esn-
greet to devise the mesas. The con
gressional committees can not take
hold of the matter any too promptly
If Mexico can not or will not suppress
h-r marauders, we can and will, and
that be war, let c-'ro*
ARE YOU I HERE, JOHN JIdPPYf
A Nhhbville man, Th. Fremy, h*»
attacked us in a private letter on ac
count of some aristocratic proclivities
he has dbcovered in a recent editoria
in Tui Con titution. Wh*n M
Fremy is informed that the writer o ;
the article to which Le refers was born
within a mile and a half of the county
poor-home and frequently went with
out his dinner on Sundays when perch
and “horny-heada’ displayed an un
usual aptitude for worms—
when M. Fremy learns al
this, and learns, further
more, that we quite agree with him
that **s degenerate aristocracy can no
check the popular uprising, nor one
can with the fist to repel a spouting
®pring,” as he felicitously remarks—Le
will probably allow his sui-picions to
wander off in search of one who
more Lsbitnal in bis erisuicracy, as i
were. If he duesu’t, then we have n«
other recour e than to call on Alber;
Roberts, of the American, for such pro
•ection as, under similar circumstances,
would eWlv eivetn him.
Tub returns from fifteen s’ates, ir.
which part'izin contests occurred dor
ing this year give the following results
Dvmnrmt. GfeenNuk
MWlg
Xeb«*$k« - VS 999
Httnpahir , 40 TVS
ode inland. 1J.4.V*
The other elections of the year were
either non-partiz tn or all on one «de
This table is hardly a fair one however,
because no account is taken of the
tea in the democratic states of Oali
fornia, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia
and West Virginia.
Ca l. Plbasant a. ProveLU of the
Augns a Chronicle, n marks; •HSround
work upon which the new capitol ia to
b* erected by the Atlanta city council,
will doubtless be commend d a tan early
day. Come, gentlemen, np with tbe
ed flea.” Well, there’s no use in shak
ing the plastering down in this business.
It will be time enough to begin kalac-
raiuing the upper story when the
Chronivle gets in all the returns from
the election. At last accounts Atlanta's
majority waa onlv about 30,000.
With Blaine at the Hot Spring and
Cockling washing hie ‘•honor*’ in the
tack-yard, the acuth ought to be able
enjoy a right (xmfortabie ChnflUne?
The feud bet wren Mr. J. J. McD maid
and Captain BillTumlin, of Randolph
county, is not yet ended. The last
Cuthbert Appeal contains a col urn
communication from tbe former, whtcL
is pointedly personal. When Tun
lin has withdrawn from tbe contest
which he and his friends at first three
tsned to make, it was to have bee*
hoped that harmony would be restored,
only amorg the supporters of tb«
wo candidate*, but between the can
didated themselves.
Da. C. W. Bsxjoa’e Csleky and
Oitsoiuj ruse ere prvpered exp eselj to can
Sick Header he, Ncttu-f HewUchc. Dyeped'
E apache. Nearalgie, KerroDeecae »1
aea^ aae will curtesy case. Price l'ce»x*.po*t
age Ires. bmA by Office, fw. X
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MATS
i'Hi
TS.T5S
Total.... 1617
\6!7 330
OLD SI.
* li Ualajc f Parle mm a Oewtlemaw -
What He llilnka About Ihe Guber
natorial and II ernes trad hluff-
He OUm; Atlanta a Kap on the
IHONriILK.
The Mory of Ihe Harder ard 11» J net
Punier*meat—A Human Brute Die
patched.
TMK KKW HOXBTXAD.
‘•Well, General, how about the hornet tea .1?
There la aome question made about that?”
"Thalia worse lo.lj than the other. It m*}
knavery. There is a sensible
view of the honustead matter
which should readily commend itself to er.rjr
The homestead of 1X77 has been adopted
and is cow a constitutions! right belonging to
cU'syii. It is not an .ImperLc: right, to be
supplemented with legislation in ord r to be*
con.c available. Any ltwiNlatlou upon the sub
ject is for mere convenience. Let the man who
wants the homestead AL. his cUim to il—It is
,COO in amount and abeoln.fclj not subject to
levy and sate. Wno dam to trespass upon this
constitutional rfoht? Who ia fool enough to
buy and risk his money ‘n the face of such
claim? It 1s sheer nonsense to talk about a m
being debarred from this great right by reason
tacking legislation, prescribing the me.ede
tails of iu enforcement.”
•Then you deem tbe right absolute now 1”
“I do, and I will undertake to enforce it in
any court in Georgia. 1 defy all the powers o f
earth to interfere with it iu any other way than
that pointed out in the constitution itself.
TUB NEW CUKS11TLTIOX.
Of course, you are rejoiced at the sua
the new cou titutiou ?'*
It ta the grandest triumph of the sge. It ta
splendid constitution and will survive long
alteryinsndl are dead. It contains great
principles. It adopted Itself. Who
worke fur it? Who tried to have
adopted? All that wa- done with reference to
done again-t it, bat it triumphed just as
the honest and true priudplcs of human gov
eminent will always trlumpb. It is a ooastitn-
tion for ‘people’—it contains no word about
race, color or proriou<* condition, except as to
schools. It ta what the people wanted and they
acmpted it.”
THK CAPITAL.
I suppose you sic glad of tha set'lcmcnt of
the capital 7”
“Oh, yes; tint settlement was right Atlanta
deserved the capital and will alw-ys rtf! ct
credit and honor upon the common-
Ni'A.lh. 1 prmuunced fer her among th<
ve y fl at of her friends bu: I dkl not tike her
*u:oa upoa tbe new c institution. Atlanta
>r Atlanta in that fl bt, and would have asc-
fleed the new constitution to have
mw it all Bui I was for Atlrota on prli ciple.
and while Ler action did not change my pref
erence, it uid not urge me v,ry strong!) to
smpiou her esum above ttiat of tbe cnnaiitu
rn lam glad she won. The public have
shown favor for Atlanta, and now Atiant*
should show htraelf for the public Interest. Sne
gratuity, with a great future, and should
cot mar her fame by adopting any ol the tac
tics of her late opponents **
Hereabouts tbe interview closed.
Naehvillk, Dec. 19.—A special to
the American from Knoxville says that
Jack Hunt was swans off at 1:30 p. tn.
Four thousand persons were present
from Monroe and the adjoining conn-
ties, and manv from North Carolina.
At 9 o’clock Monday night Hnnt
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
by an overdose of morphine. His
mother and brother, who visited him
that n ght, probably furnished the
drug. He was discovered about 2 a
m. nearly unconscious, and by the aid
of emetics and a stomach pomp his
life waa aaved. But he had not entire*
ly recovered from the effects when
hang.
A sheriffs posse of 56 acted as an I
escort. He said privately he was guilty,
but made no formal talk on the scaf
fold. Hunt said he was prepared to
die. Religiousaervices were conducted
by Rev. CoL Tharp and Rev. Kelsover.
rhe aseembltge was addressed bv
Sheriff Warien, appropriately regret
ting that he had to perform the saddest
duty ot his life. A letter written by
Hunt was read at his request, asking
his parents and brothers to prepare to
meet him. He uttered an inaudible
wayer after bidding his friends good
ly, and died in seven minutee, with
little itrug
tained stoJ
AS AFFECTING ECENB
when he parted with his mother, aged
sixty. A demonstration w as expected,
and a squad of mounted men, includ
ing Hunt’s brothers, were around the
‘ il frequently, bnt werefina ly dispel s-
1 by the sheriff. Bar rooms were
closed at the request of the citizens.
Everything waa quiet and orderly, not
withstanding the vast crowd. The
body was given to Hunt's brothers,
who conveyed it to the family burial
place in tbe eastern portion of Monroe
county. E ght months before tbe mur
der, Jack Hunt, then aged about twen*
tv, married a girl named Margaret Ann
~ * hter of Clem Davis, who
was a tenant on Hunt's farm. The wife
was only shoot sixteen or seventeen
years of sge. The couple soon began to
have bickerings, and in a little while
Hnnt began to brutally chastise his
wife on very slight provocation. Re
senting this, the wife threatened re
peatedly to leave him, and on
THE MORNING OF THE MUBDEB,
which was the 19ih day of Jnly, 1875,
went over to the house of John Farmer,
a mile or so distent. Mrs. Farmer was
Hunt's sister, and while the families
were friends, they were noton intimate
terms. In the course of an hour, Jack
Hunt himself came over to Mr. Far
mer's. The latter had just taken a
bucket and started to the spring. Jack
came in and sat down, and when Mrs.
Farmer remarked that he and Margaret
were a qneer couple, he afrked, ‘‘why?*’
Mrs. Farmer said “because.’* Tnen
Jack said: “What has she been telling
yon ?” Mrs. Farmer replied : “Noth-
mcF n( tnv onnconunnoo ’’ .I'ipV IlimM
No. 26, Volume X
AS lO BIBMABCK.
|J0IIN BULL'S BELLOWING.
Does He Eemra. or Does He Hot |
EXCITEMENT AND UXB A BIMBBB
. London, Dec. 19.—A Berlin dispatch | in okbat Britain.
t > tbe Standard says: The anxiously
expected solution of
B ITt»e £ngll«b Cabinet Codtill-* Hat
THE FATAL CRD IS (era - Downing Mr«rt l)l<liirb$U-
!Qgb again at a stand-still. Since I Rouion «na Nbwioira «r fcmnr
k.v it his been certain that! Gevmanj*e
__ Bismarck will not return to I Kalslug More Troops — rot ward
lin this year. Dr. Sidow, under I rr*.m rievi
j&retary ot state for ecclesiastical af-
gti. declines to become the successor
cl*Dr. Herrmann, president of the I* some salty rex arks.
erior council of the Evangelical I London, December 19.—The Pall
rch, and consequently Dr. FACk,|Hall Gazette, in a leading editorial,
lister oi public inetinctor and ec- Isays: 4 The cabinet Oas come to a wise
cl.tiastfral affairs, has refused to conn-1 resolution. If, in these days, after
t*l?ign the decree accepting Dr. Herr-1 reading the history of the last ten years
main's resignation. To-night it ial—after marking the relations ot the
’••’ti-ored Count Nf-sselecede, I continental powers— alter learning the
iberlain to the empress, and one I lesson which the condition of Europe
of Prince Bismarck's most influential I at this moment plainly teaches -if,
\ implacable adversaries, had been I after this, any man thinks a rich era-
ret^Dvea from the coart. I pire can exist without ever asserting a
another RUMOR. disposition to fight f >r its possessions
Pna• Berlin diaDstch sava * n< * «ktence, that man most be a foci.
SaJfaU7!»i.a: kgsa i-sat-—— *
** — ■ ■ ■ ■- I SOME KIND OP A TRAITOR,
il Hon Gm./a!uion7The homestoul U* 1 ® ■“* ?' tajhor, perfiupi, who Je
has oeeu a fruitful source of litigation * humamtanan or a
ever si t) co the adopUon of the conetitu-1 “ d “» Euglishman
tion of 1868, and if wears to judge the ,
future by the past, we caunot hope to T ,^° Po6t “y B the summoning of
escaje^^toe Vesulltog trim »“.w no more
wroeg in inception, wrong iu priori- jfj®?« other powers
pie aid wrong when made available. {!““S® SfSaidiwOil
do nrt, however, propose to discuss the fheoaft*™ ™
question; of coulee ltis expected that vrios to^he^dio^riof her
lawytre will differ. I merely desire to TOlce m ,hC dUipo8al of her own
call attention to a eeclion of the home-1
stead which seems to be left out of all bijiobs ok cqakob.
the copies of the new constitution I .,, 10 Financier this mormDg eaye: I tions to Bosnia and Heraegovina.
which I have seen, and it is a very irn-l A11 “ri® statements more or less of I TBK tuokpekkr.
portaat one, at least it does not appear | unfsTOrable character, were in cxr-1 Time, rwlnds. •» .ditnri.i
'n ar'Jcle PC Iculatton on Btock exchange Tuesday. 116 ,, c0 ' lclu dea an editorial
By reference to the journal of the According to one, there are dissensions B l ’> ' or .’ h ® P'S 8 ®"*’ *^® “on-
conveotioc, page 498, it will be per-1 *“ thecabinet; another affirms that the &• bot'evK irritated at Russian am
ceived that Mr. Greer, of the 21st dis- Marquis of Salisbury, sectetary of state ciumot b ®-
trict, offered a section requiring the M®' India, and Earl Carporvan, secre-1 lle ' e llself an y daoger.
exempted proj>eity to b© valued by t ol state for the colonial depart-1 Mobilization of tbocps.
commission oi three freeholders, which I ™®nt, are to quit, and another says I A Bucharest correspondent reports
imtiotj waa laid on the table. On page I Lord Beaconefied, thus rid of a I that erders have been given iu Russia
609 Mh Greer moved to reconsider so I C *°S upon his policy, will send troops I for the immtdUte mobilization oi 60,
much ef the journal as referred to the I GalifoiL It is farther reported that I 000 fresh troops. New battalions are
section, which waa agreed to, and on I the queen has forwarded to the minis* I continually crusting the Danube,
page 615 it appears that Mr. Greer| ter8 a written memorandum or state I the Servians.
offered the following section, which paper setting: forth her views upon ;he A Belgrade c »rreanomlpnt of thi*
wra mfopied „ an additional Hjgga 1 Tii^rara^ne^^richi.
t. , , . . I ““ sounded iSerl “ * lth I vancing eastward from Adelia, and has
“Thehomeetead and personal prop. re g a ‘ d to already effected a juncUon with Russia
erty to be exempted shall be set apart I a tk.ntatur mo\e cf tikrky and Roumania.
ana valued by a commission of three I in the direction of an arrangement, I . .
freeholders of the connty, one to be I and met an unfavorable answer ; and I v T
selected by the applicant, one by the I so one might go on with an enumers-1. ®'5 I We a C fi n ?? t
creditor or creaitors, and the other by I tion of idle reports and discussions I ,ean “i that L-ru Ueacom field has
the ordinary, and an appeal from their I which are exercisii g men's minds, the I J 0 .®® 0 ] 1 ®® parliament rether to ob-
1 i _ . t . • .. I ....... . . .**. . ’ . I fain innpmmtv In. anmnthinn antnalli
award may be taken to a jury in the multiplicity of which attests the uni- t ? , “ '“^enmity for something actually
superior court.” I vereal interest frit in the question at I dtm ® th * n to con8ult *t as to a policy.
important that if the above I issue, and the general belief that an-1 a fubwabd wovbxkkt.
section is a part of the constitution the other crisis in the war is reached. _ ... ....
fact should be known. The object of I All that can be truly said 18 ’:tena correspondent of the
the mover of the section was lo prevent I is that an unnecessary feeling prevails. I times says: intelligence from all sides
irauds so often practiced in the old way T1IK IM . LlaII Pu u CY . *
of setUng apart the homestead,
A DEAPBKAiM DARKEY
Hl« l -r for n 1-IIM Krg|«ter.
Old Si ciune in yesterday and wanted
to kuow:
“Whet do one ob he*h Mofflt rrgl«tun
actjrrDock?-<tatta vintdoiteyo*'?'
“A MofFelt trgi«ter ? Why, utu, what do j u
nt to know that for?”
Kf j« U 'tiuw me, d&t eint wbat I *x«l
jer ”
Well, I don't know whet lb*y ro»t I don't
gin tMU-room or keep count of bow m*i y
drinks I take.'
“Yss, tab; I kno’d dst, but whu X wants ter
git al ar'd* price ob de registtu V
“Do you want ooc T*
“Dst I does-aa’ 1 wants bit bed
-What far?"
“WelLd X on'erstan’s bit, •bery time ytc
torus occrank de bell ring* aji' dcc ock-eurk
counts *one’ ?*'
“TbsUstboot it-'
•'.'ess so, an' dexv*s er plsoe in dis town dst
reds one ob dsm mersherc* vuser dan dry
ee’s er dock tn er hoarpiici r
“WThcre is teat r*
“Out dar at de ebu'eb dat I’»s beppin ter boss.
\r *«e ebery tune ds taks mp dey collecksbsr
<le pta'e dee’t count out 'coalin’ ter de way de
fakessrs dry pat ta! Dat arses de pint—de de
take# pat in wat dey s> s dey docs er does de
piste-mover gtt soae ob de cash mixed up wid
sis coat-ataebes ?*’
“WeU. whet is your plan now r*
“Hit ar* ler *tacb de register ter de p'.st* sn
laqui v de collccktur fer ter torn de crank an’
ring de bsD aoee fsr ebery Are cent d»t's ret in
1« piste. Dew ds gss-meetrr 'rasgement *11
teow jess bow much ait orter pan ou; I Ter
ace. de re's aome pars ob 'igloo dsf» jrot ter
‘pend ou science ter bep hit keep s rate!
a Attempt to «n»Mfeiiinine • olo»el
Jo tm O. him art by as Drunken >r
grw—Tt»e Wrticb Iw Jail—Laelte-
mi ut lattae l'on.naalty.
Griffin, Ga., Dec. 19, 1&
Colonel John D Stewart, member
el« c* to tbe legislature from ibl i ounty, came
ear U ing ass-aMinated here to-day by George
Randa l, colored. Colonel S't-ararl with
bis family at tbe dinner tabic, and Randall,
who was in hU enp'oy, came in to wait
table as was his <attorn. Colonel tt wsndis-
ooyered that be was intoxicated an l told h'.ro
to retire, that bis services would not be x.ecded
for tbe present Tbe boy bow -U and did retire,
bu* soon n-taruel and without a word attacked
Colonel Stewart
WITH A BOW1B KMFI
attempting to cut hi* tbruat, but u flicted only
a very slight wound. Odonel dtewar.
:mmedtateij defended himself, but having n
weapons, it was by a most desperate band-:i
hand struggle that be escaped He dually, in
tee struggls, succeeded in wrenching the knife
from the wcuid-be assassin’s band. Ihe
tc:earns of members of tbe family
hsoreur uc ran koohb )ks.
who came to Colonel Stewart's assistance aud
ia*lly succeeded iu smiting the negro, and
desperado ta now in jail. The community
is indignant, and tt ta feared that tbe negro will
be lynched.
ing of any consequence?' Jack turned
to nis wife and asked her why she did
not go home. Hne told him she would
not go until she got ready. Jack drew
hia pistol and fired at her, wounding
her in the wrist. Jack and Mrs. Far
mer then ran out of doors, and Mrs
Hunt went to the door and caught
hold cf the door facings, and said :
‘ Don’t leave m?; I am shot.” Jack
fired again back into the house
and again wounded his wife.
TII13 TIME MORTALLY.
The ball passed entirely through her
body, between the fifth and sixth rib ,
and lodged in the door beyond. The
wounded woman reeled and fell,and ss
Mrs Farmer went bacx into the room,
Jack hurried awav from the tcene.
Mrs. Farmer lifted up tbe woman's
head, and the latter whispered : “I'm
gone.” Mrs. Farmer asked her if she
could not pray, but was answered “No,
I can't pray; you pray for me.” In a
few moments she was dead.
THE EL PASO 3t.lSS.lCRB.
Detail■ of t» c Snrrcndrr and Itac
Mioollus or Cnarturtl Frlaoun
Uftve unr Hubb*rd’s Telegram.
Washi>gton, December 19.—The
war department has the following ad
vices:
Chicago dispatches received at Lieut*
Geu. Sheridan’s headquarters late last
night fr- m Cantata Blair in command
at Fort Bliss, say tLat the Texas Rangers
at S-tn El'za Rio,
FUkKANDERED YESTERDAY MORNING
Judge Howard, agent for the Stlt
Mines, and Atkmson rand McBride,
rangers, were shot and the rest of the
IUngers disarmed *"d liberated. The
Ringers are now at F rt Bliss, opposite
El Paso, Mexico, and tbe mob dis
persed.
NATIVE Bv'RN CITIZENS.
No help was given the mob from the
Mexican side of the river. The mob
composed entirely of native born
citizens of Texas.
GOVERNOR HUBBARDS DP.PATCH.
Gov. Hubbard telegraphs thej sec
ret&rv of war, confirming the surrei -
dtr of tbe Rangers, and the shooting
* Howard, Atkins n acd McBride.
Gov. Hubbard adds: “The balance of
he state troops are held as prisoners.
The latter will doubtless
8HABE THE SAME FATE
anlees rescued by the United S.ati-s
forces who were, under your ordeis,
marching to their relief. We have in
formation of large bodies of Mexican
citizens participant g in this matsacre.”
And Now ft Do hH her?
Bosr x. December 19.—A special dis
patch from St. John’s, N. B., reporting
the arrest of John A. Miller, alias Chap*
man, the Georgia forger, says that
Miller haa been forging paper upon his
father's banking house in tbut city for
a number of years, but it waa not dis
covered until the early pari ci 1876
He had obtained abt u: one hundred
thousand dollars in this manner when
the crime was discovered. Miller left
Georgia and has been shadowed by de
tectivea ever since.
▲ HolwsntL
Newbcbg, New Ycbk Dec. 19.—Thee
Koonev’a house at West Point was
burned and his two child an, aged
and 5 years respectively, perished.
They were locked in the house, their
parents being absent.
The iMhlufftinkm.
Montreal, Dec. 19. — The strike
along the canal hence to L*chine,seveu
miles, continues. There have been
several fatalities. The strikers demand
■ a dollar a day and fortnightly pay
“That's a i
kink. SI; bat what n yon j
menu.
coin* to do when they pot bo:toes in tee
. ^ _ . . „ 1 Nashville, December 19.—A Urge
**Da*now! Xfeca^d sf lateotobdnt. lse meeting of the merchants demanded
^ th « Iwlemre accept the 50 per
And tee old man went off iiadly bothered ^ proposition made by the creditors
, T , of the stale.
joint action were refused in almost
contemptible language.
PRINCE BISMARCK’S PROGRAMME.
The Telegraph's Berlin dispatch says:
An impression prevalent in diplomatic
and bureaucratic circles here is that
the German government ia desirous of
tbe termination of war, that it will ad
here fully and freely to whatsoever
conditions Russia may resolve to ex
act. and that it haa reeolved neither
itself to advance any obstacle nor so
far as it can help, to prevent any other
power to hinder the extinction of
Turkey as a European power.
The Liverpool Poet, a sort of pro
visional conservative organ, published
a London special dispatch yesterday,
saying that the absoluteness and almost
insolence of the tone of Germany’s re
ply made deep impression in minis
terial circles.
ITALY AND GREECE.
Vienna, Dec. 19. —A dispatch to the
Political Correspondence from Constan
tinople says, the port© ha* instructed its
minister at Rome to ask for an explan
ation of the relations which are grow
ing more and more intQuate between
Italy and Greece.
Austria's policy.
Count Andras*y, addressing the
budget committee today, said he
would, under no circumstances what
ever,make the slightest alteration in the
poliev heretofore pursued, which con
sisted in the mainteinance of neutrality.
While providing for the protection of
Austria’s interests, acd the exercise of
her influence at the finm settlement.
Austria would
DECIDEDLY PROTEST,
and, it necessary, prevent any atte mpt
on the part of Set via to extend opera-
bears no doubt that the Russians from
Pievna have commenced a forward
Let U5 hear from you, Messrs. Edi Maxcuksteb, Dec. 19.—Tlie Loudon movement in every direction. Then-
tore, aa to whether the above is a part 8 ?y era .‘ ‘“‘McMtona that they are
of the constitution, and if eo, why was ab ° at 10 “““* Sch, P ka P* 88 -
it left out. Anti IL | JanUilr | ar J, convened. If LordRea schemas i-asiia.
conefield's wishes had been fully con- There is great dissatisfaction in Con*
suited, parliament would meet much I stantinople with Sulieman Pasha, and
earlier, so that the cabinet might have | his recall is probable.
UNOPPOSED.
Bail—J K leiwhw. 1
Haralson Taliaferro.
Henry—W T D cken.
irwin-Jamea B Fletcher.
Jones—R H Barron.
Jastwr-E C Pope.
JccksoQ-W I Pike. A T Bennett.
J< ffeaoQ—-J L PoUtill* and K A Tarver.
Johnson—W L Johnson.
Luwtules-CUM UowclL
Uberty-KP SliUer
Laoreus-H M Burch.
Lincoln—J E Strother.
Madison—j a Green.
Montgomery—D J McRae.
Mooroe—J G PbitMiy and B H Zcllner.
Marion—H T Hollis.
Morran—L G Anderson.
McDuffie- !>r J 8 Jones.
Mitcbil —C W Col lin a
!i* r £r. t uc^i? l 1 d u ‘““ a c w wutuma
^ewtou—L F Linncttoa and Lem Anderson
r CK»ne*-W YKkfer.
K Oeiethorpe-J M Smith* and W M Willing
5S2t4^ '
Polk—C G Ji
Pickens—R R Howell.
Pteroe—» P Patterson.
Pike-8 K Cook.
Paulding—O T Bimtle.
Quitman—LP ix xier •
bvw n Slf ,, I5»ii) lh:D ““ M - (T0b<,0 “ l “ w
Dtara?°“- UUWri * > “, 0eo B ■“ft •» L
Hocadols-Br Ckn
Kxbun—Jnb& 11 Blrckley.
Spalding—John D Sfewan..
Scbler-HJ Walt
Sumler-Alten Fort, W It Dariacm.
-ft * Hammond* and Dr.DH Wllmol
-J J Wilcox.*
John C Maund* and JK il
Troftp-A H Got* and J f Aw trey.*
Town*—8 Y Jamsou.*
Taliaterro-J T Chapman.
Tbnell— KJGHtll.
Twice#—James T Glover.
Taylor-J D Mitchell.
Wilkinson—Frank Chambers.
WaPon—W R Smite.*
.Tt? “ PStC. “« B r-Jort*".
it C Humber.
WhltfleM—J A Kllanks.
Walker-J B Wheeler.
W aync—J A Pocpell.
Webater- Dr W c Kendrick.
Worth—G « Ford.
White—J J Kimsav. /
Wiiorx—Samuel D Fuller
those matked with an • an
of the last legislature, now se-cketed.
43,946!
The Official Figures Iu the Late Flee
llam-A Sum In Arithmetic that will
Bring Tears to the £jes ol Hacos
and Savannah Editors.
The figures in the following table are
carefully compiled from tbe returns In the
crctary of Hate's office. They (ire tbe full
vote of the counties in the recent election:
James T. Farley
Ban Francisco Call.
Everybody knnwe. or, at least, ought I trie” benefiT of "the* coondb* of
to know, James T. Farley, a min who I t ^ e na tion in the proposed arrange- ,
has risen in politics with the growth of menl8 f or peace. Seeing no hopes of Belgrade, December 19.—The Ser
the state, until he is now a favorite I carrying a majority of his colleagues I viana occupied Frckopolje unopposed,
among the aspirants for that highest w ith him in his extern policy, £-ird 1
honor a Bttle can bestow, its represen- I Beaconsfield desired to rely upon his ■
B:.“rs5S2ra?i&the next assembly.
lrttme, m dark hair and full beard lieVeB the prime m i uifi ter ol much re
Jl^^^ihponaibiiity. Two or three prominent who are the fomtvnate beat
but whose eye looks Iraenly from under I memberg 0 f tlie cabinet take iheirl uold.us im ins : »o uuusrs.
Its shaggy brow, evidence that while atand on the plea that no questions
yeare lrave left their traces on the body, which are b^j the competence of
the iirain is yet as clear and active as in I ministry have yet come before I Hens ontud Itepresentatlves
youth. Mr. Parley impresses one with I them, but there is one further and •** *wrefuiy compiled from u>*-
an idea of reserve, and althou^U his more 8Q » Mt anUal reason that tbe nre- I Lstesi wud Best Kru.ru
manner is cordial, still it does not lead I m | er » 8 influence with the bulk of his
one to attempt familiarity, in other pjyty would bring upon them , .
words he is c *oI, self-possessed, and too I ' I Fikst Dtrrmcr—Cbstham, Bryan and Effloc-
well f accustomed to the ways of the as oscomfoutaiile .-be. sere ‘MlttiSSLt,. Tamoil rad Hein
world to be caught by petty flatter). j n f avor 0 | his personal policy. The tuaa j U cuttou.*
His headquarters for the campaigu are ^ has now bleu fought in t&ecabi- nm * “ d
in that excellent hoetlene, the Arcade, I Qet w itb the result of a compromise. Focrth dktiuct—oljnn. Cam-leu and Chari
and hia cosy rooms I found him ia&Ll instead of a December session, which I ton-J MTw*o
evemrg surrounded by a body guard of I the premier was known to deairei par . rirra maraicr-Com*.*
old primcgl and personal friends. Ac liiament willmret three weeks earlier I mstu’distmct—Kcbole.Lowndearad Berrien
ceding to my petitiou for a private con- lhan u8ual . This date, however, will -J * s.ai.u • _ . _ ^ ,
vernation, he passed into an adjoining be too far off to assist the ministers in 4’,^T;.iS T_Brook *- Thom “ * “* ^
room, wduch C'.uld probably tell many I t b e deliberations that are now engng- 1 eighth tn tbk.-t—IK-catur, Miller rad Mltcb-
a tale of partisan schemes. The con- j ng their attention, and which have in- ell—n a Kimaoi.
versanon ran as follows, or rather his | d * ccd them toset this week. The me.li. | K g‘S;i‘ STalCT X '
acd Worth
Randolph and Ter*
while, and answering with dulibent-1 f u jj i DB tead of h e r present ( tft-r tei I Qaiun*i. W H liarriroa.*
turn fcut vi bout hesitation: “Mr. Li^ h a r own reforms under the gaar- Ll®' a Hn T !l ll ?^ ,U " _ ' T
Parley, you wid be t^lltHl u,,on ere au * a . H of Kuropt, Kns:ia is backed by I FocoraasTH ijwroict-Dooly, Wila-x, bodgi
long to answei a mulutude of questions | „. CTIiI . Mn , 7 iMjdPi^iu-di ttowmwj. ^
n2S g :
Baldwin
Brooks...
SKk:
I’OACU.. 12!I»
Crawford Stt
PROM MEMPHIS.
TH© Trial of Co© fur Nnrdrrl. g
Brarb-Dropprd Dead.
MEurnis, Dec. 19.—The case of l>.vm
H. Coe, for killing L. M. Beach, is on
trial in the cnmiaal court. Severance
has been granted in the case of Cleve
land Clark, his brother-in-law,charged
with being accessory to the kil.ing.
FOUND DEAD
A Mr. Smith, of Keoknk, Iowa, who
has bren selling Masonic lodge room
furniture, waa found dead in the street
near the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad depot this aorning, he having
evidently dropped dead from heart
disease while walkirg to the depot.
The body was taken in charge by the
before the caucus, but l would like to I TUK M 1U£ ™ ostial bowers
interview yon upon such matters as I in tier demand that Turkey’s overtures I anu Ir.i.-J JohMon
may occur to me before ytu are put to I l® r pvace shall, in the first instance, be I Km . t)n ,. y,. tl ^ic^. ^i.*
the more trying tesL I uo not intend I addreeeed to her. One of the pr. jects I kkvsntuinth DnTKicT--Bulloch,8craven and
io place any words in yonr mouth but «i>h which * seriion of ihe cabinet ie B'»ke^u u ^
such as you may use.” Af er cot.sider-1 credited,is that if Ruvia will o-oaent to I Joseph B Cumminga.
able dibcussiou as to the propriety of I refer the ultimate terms of frettlement I niskikskth Di«Tuicr—T«luticm>,Warren and
an interview at this Btage of the con* to tbe approval of the powers her Greew-JcAx a SpCgfata Hancock and
test, Mr. Farley at laltsaid: “Well, amour propre shall be gratified by » c *?££££* '
ask wbat questions you choose and 11 direct appeal from the vanquished twx.-tv-fiut 1 — —
will answer then, as briefly and point-1 enemy, but it is more than doubtful nV^ucT-Bibb Monroe and
euly at I cau. Of the Texas and P-cific whether the czar’s government will BuSJmia*
railroad I have only to say, arid I say i 1 1 anree to this arrangement, bo that the I twlnty-thihd DisrwcT-Hoostoo, trawfor
frankly and truthfully, that I am abac, real difficulty Lord .B*"™*™* “t^wi^^SSS-Mnscoaea.Mark*
lately op^iosed to the government’s I has to confront is a single-handed I w ^ w ^7 t ^ all(MJcaio _T w Grimes,
paving a subsidy to that or any other I peace, which woold not beobject :d to, | twenty r »th Du.t«ict—Harris, Upson and
read. I am perf * :J J ^ * u ' ” '
„ ad to see Tom
f-dists build railroads m an* uani m mv ■ — —- —- — — ;—-—■ »- —a*• * *-*■ • -— —-•*■——* .." .v, ,
United Staten, ho long aa they build vd, not .imply toascertainingdvfimtly
with their own monev, but I am nol what proposals beyond those oi the '
willing to see tbe government lend past conference will satisfy Russia, but I twxxty-hinth Listeicc -wiikti, Lincoln,
them its aid or credit in what respect she is prepared to re- SSS5^SmoSSili« > n and
4 My idea u^ton the cexid silver I ^pect those I Ri»»en—Sam Lumpkin,
question would require more lime than I other British intere-.ts I Thiaty naarr in Taier— Hart, Franklin and
aoridminf 1 ra «>>ich were not exhaus'edin Mr.Cross’ “^f^sntoSScr- White. Lumphtn
a believe a silver dollar should b® »I relate’mrinW t-7toe ^xten^rf’^rme < * Dlr,a | CI_Ha1 '' Ba ^'
U Q ekcUd^riiHJl'Itrii^m a hri!i^ D it| h m nian ®“ne“‘inn. lb® f >>te cf the Turk- ■’"thuSt^cSth mmJicr-Gwiumn. DcKalh
that resn’t. Tlie financial question has th Xh e e hitare a of 0n B?! f itari* I Xlsmw!mm Dnnicr-Faliaa, Clayton rad
men ?"A SStSttMl to kS ^f^H^HUv-Corare.y.err.^mer
men. and 1 don t claim to fully under-1 1 * Dre . iaelv British iniereBts Dou«ta*mud ownpael. F A Duncan,
stand It, but after carefully Studying it I Thikty seventh District Troup, Heard and
I egree «i:h the ideasexpJevsed by Sir. aad - ! 1 c "" n - 1 ° n " a
Tilden in his letter accepting the presi-1 ™3SP!i!L£ . ..
Tuimr-MNTH District—Ch rokee, Milton
thequrationofresampuon. X donotIroiw^'th”e^Iof^wTthou^hthe
should Le’heavfiy K3S wito Sovemments are wUlrng to f.rgo their t oilmcr rad
liquidate a public debt in the F®J- oT’tLr* rieis wd d “te^“ Futyd
me . Dt , 0 , f * & . Ich °“ 8 . 8 ®«*r® rs ought | SmSSri There is at pr^-nt I “ft* 888 *- a " r i iml «**!#•
certainly to be equally interested with
ourselves. Iam opposed to anything | so stos »Bon Eustia i Catoora rad
that approEriies repnotation. I that she will in any way bind her-1 Wolkci-JCeJ.menu.
self. Ihe premier tlius comes to be
credited with a personal policy, of
E»r»tM-«lo
New Orleans, December 19.—Gen.
Escobedo, of recent Mexican border
fame, arrived heie yesterday, from
Brownsville. He aay^ hia visit to
Louisiana is sinaply in pursuit of pri
vate business errands, and that after
remaining hero about a fortnight he
will leave for Galveston. In conversa
tion he utterly disc’a*med the rha'g“
that his recent visit to the Rio Grande
for the purpose of organizing an
expedition against Diaz. He denies
that L;rdo and his adherents secretly
encourage a coi flict between the
United States and the Di£Z govern
ment. He does not apprehend ary
danger cf war between the two gov
ernments. _
KrI'Cions.
Springfield, Ilu, Deceriber 19.—
The diocese convention of the Episco
pal church, Springfield diocese, unani
mously voted both orders, and selected
Rev. George Fox Seymour, D D., dean
of the sreneral theological seminary, of
New York, bishop of this diocese,
which was create! by the late general
convention at Boston.
Ik* C.t«llr.
Pbovidnce, L L, Dec 19.—The
steamer Estelle made the trip from
—It ia b : ghly important that a flee- Tbe Briat *1 outside Newport yesterday witb
_ tions of the Throat. Lunge or Bronchial, London, December 19.—The press the United States officials, coilectoi
J rube-*, ah< aid be checked a* once, and | asacciation learns on good authority DeWoif and the officers of the revenue
lor this puri*we notbii g eouaia Dr.; that ti e quetn siU open parhament in Cutter on board. *?l« makes a “imilar
rVnAla 1't.nti tiftririfl Iain ♦ r .1.. . ,
Bujl’a Congfc sjrnp
trip to^jay.;
Oonstita- The Cspi- The Ilomo-
4M 271 57Xj
H40 358 3071
1088 1495 ES
330 7SH
W 322! uSO
1105 .TM 1244
I075» fit! 110*|
TOO lOW! 1203
1206 200 1406
577 J21I 3*2
1015 if»l 240;
584 WR 1062
Forsyth..' 1118 i7t io>il .111
Fnui^lin till <ii! mi! 611
L.. 2571 3«1 wan 52;
MOMK MIMED «rOOlPMIXTM
Edition. Prlnlrd lor the two Hec-
tion. nf the Vnlon*
For some time past agents have been
retting In Uilicit; a book colled
It la a work
to Amerlcu pollUetl hlttorj, rad prepuwl ib»
the eminent hiatorhn, Bancroft. Tha atenu
bar. been very soeoeahtl lo Alton ta. placing,
it U raid, not lere than 60S volmnea In thli dtr
akoa. Th. price, wa britave, !■ 44.
An Omndr-I alory. corcringan Important tact
la told aa. ooncrnlnx UlU book and iu ad ran.
turca In Dreamt. II It raid that the agent one-
oeeded In telling about 70 ol three book* In that
lltlte “bur*." and the other dey went down to
deUver them end ootleet tor them It happened,
however, that In looking through the book, one
ol the buje»t drecorered that hia votame differ
ed Tory materially boo tboaeor hie neigh bora.
Httoaod.loclimtaiioe.tbat where hie uelgt-
bora* booki raid:
-Jeff. Da via wat caplnzod-—
Hie own road:
■Jetr. Da via wax captured In a womu'i
Where the other book* told:
-YOtt Pillow wu captured by the Cbofedci.
oteathu day—
Hia own reed:
“Frit Plliow woe captured by the Oonfeder.
oun thle dey. and ihe (aniron mamacred by
Older of Geo Format, will maay nrgroee."
There dtfferenoeaexlitedao reveret nagee. rad
It waa aooa dhooverod that the pnhUthen had
prepared two odlUooaot their hook, one Inten
ded for ctrcnlalton la theionth, end. of conn?,
tieaot «hedhh«a—etaneareti conuiaodin
the edition Intended loc northern clrcnlallon.
Upon making thle dlacorerj they wen very
much angered, end tt once mode fer the agent.
They eetaod him, made him refund their money,
end then ord. red him to eractntr, which he
very promptly did.
We understand that he waa very much aeton-
lohed at seeing the votame Intended for north
ern circulation in Urn hands of e southern
buyer, and arid he couldn't ere why they -had
•ent that book down here."
We receive three facte from on Atlanta grade-
tan, who la Jast irem Dreatar. Itappearato
oi that tn the light of three eutementa the
aonthern people ahould not patronise this pnb-
rcatlon. A hook that la purporely garbled and
mutated aa this one la, cannot berell.bteor
trathfal. It le elandcroua toward the eonth in
both the eutemenu we hare quoted, rad In
Itrcene...; lbW; jam 1 T'.t
-Tn..! 1510 74 1.775
■ott, io*»i <r. nits
—! 70S 17*1 Klli
Hab-n'm Mil 481 7|8|
Holt ! l:U7| HI! 1X«!
Hancock ltrr. 151! ITS
1085 177! SWl
880 SSI 7371
Ubcrty.. SIS
Uncofn.l TCI
Lowndesi 4»l
Lumpkin 721
M#csn...| 798
Msdiftoo.; 738,
Marion. 8tM
McDuffie j 637
Mclstmh 92
Mitchell. 549
15W*. 13311 1917,
576, 89 324
1155! 1464
921 42! «70]
15921 485; 1229
Newton.. 762 ; 649; 1384
1010 j
Rt PRESENT All FES.
A rptinc—Michael Branch
Baldwin- *
dwiu—J;
Back#—D C OUrt-r.
B^rrh-n—J 11 Kirby.
Bartow—T W Milner *nd R II Cannon
Bibb—A O Beoon.* C J UsrnasLd K A Nta-
MifXucstttl bjr tens
Randolph, Masl, Dec. 19.—Catua-1 which the leading idea is to compel
riue Kjan, residing ou Lafayette street, I Russia to respect our interests in cssc*
was found under the influence cl gas, I of a single handed peace. No one sug-
without slight hope of fier recovery. It I gests liuht Lird Beacomfield woulti go
wasdiscoved lattr that her chil *ren. I to the extent of an immediate declare
three boys, and a girl named Mary E. I tion of war, but he would enter I b *j^ krf PDD(1Til
Barry, aged 14, a relative who passed I on s course of warnings and I Br.jck—H g Turner,
tbe night with tnern, were all dead ; I threatening^, which wruld in 1 Brysu—J M «
suffocated by the same cause. levitably lead to war, if Rusbia oid I >imih
I not give proof of unexpected modera I B*rkt—E % Perkin#,* W FWsltoo* and S A
Harming Along. tioa. It is C< c!Sbrai-W W Paine,* A I7.U Adama* rad
K< chesiek, December 19 —Gardner I Tina riiisg cf tub uccan ,s p * re. Btrtrkirad..
l!l!^hnm.bt e th 0 r h f a fail< i‘. l 1 ’ I which haa occupied bo much time dar-1 c:ay-w j jobn«on.
tho^depoattora will | ing «he enhin.t ai.fingajf Friday. Mon-1 g
Pauldlug;
i*ickma.e
Pierce... 838! 1211 144|
Pike HR7 764> 1251 1
Polk 1 llte 107, 11821
Putaftkl.. 1 839 213, 263
Putnam.. 1.346 84 , 330
S iitman j 553 57 330i
bun... 475| 10! *H8'
R'ndolnh' 945! 1328 1543
Kichm'd. 3019 1412 1 1779
Rockdale, fiOtj 3M, 885;
Schley..
Screven..
less?.
Sumter..
“ " «...
rro 1 454 155 394
TstnalL.. tufii 10H 156
783 502 534 775
Yd W 399 51 [
811} 8« 1490 143
day and to-day (Tuesday). No little I
asperity haa been shown in these dis- I
elusions, in consequence of what may I
27V 121! 1«
520, 361 j 469
155*1 8511 1047
338 521 57
Tdd 2! |.363
Cone Duwu.
New York,^December 19.—The ship J be regarded aa an^acl of
* v r ~ ll “ *‘ 1 ' flagrant pasty disloyalty
Ch-rltoo—Felder Lams-
CoSee—J«mcs Ptaroto-
Camden—Tnoota* Bi-lcr.
Sunday from Norfolk to Liverpool was
burned ut cea. It had on board 5501 . . - A .| f» PhTiTiT iand u*or ec Ruberv
bales of cotton. by a very prominent member of the g^Etei£-JM wife* •
ministry. It is staled that one of the most Carroll—H Uocu, B Phil tip#.
_ , , active opponents of Lord Bcaonsfield’s I uowete—J D3nm#>#ad Wa Turner.
What is Dooley s \ east Powder, do I policy baa lecenlly exchanged opinions
,ou uk. my friend ? It taumdefrom tee pure« with Earl Granville and the Marquis of SKKSrtelTr H Smy.
rod strongest elemro a Amea* teem, cream- j Hartmgton as tQ the prospects of a CO- I Crawford—J K Jordan.
tnrtramreletroingi.penciatxpM.y to tbtre lotion of the ministry in order to carry | J J^SabroSfjw yrat^re
DeKilb-H A Alston.
Dou«:**-W M McGnoirk.
thrown cold water upon that suzgee- 1 2 BorSun
tion. At the present moment office is • - -
not particularly desirable and if I judge
rightly, neither of the noble lords are
likely to be m favor of a coalition of
the government.
The news of the overt ares above re**
ferred to has but just oozed out, and
if the incident has caused < s much in
dignalion in the cabinet as it has in
THE CONSERVATIVE CLC
IVn 13151
WhiUicld lrx7
worth...1 (4801 51
32 4} 91
6i7 518
Tl’U
IW‘
Tbe ( onkllng-Uortlon. Affair.
Special to CStioago Tim*.
TUB BELLIGERENTS.
Washington, Dec. 16.—Although
the Gordon 8 *Conkling difficulty, so far
as regards the possibility of*any per
sonal rencounter ia concerned, is oeU
tied, the talk about it only appears to
be redoubled. The protocol, as printed
this morning, has awakened the live
liest comments. Conkling, in allow
ing this form of adjustment to be used,
haa recognized the code as much as if
he bad accepted a challenge from Gor
don. That part of the preamble of the
protocol which states that nothing
would have come ef the difficulty had
it not been for eraperated publications,
ia absurd, for the reason that the gen*
tlemen conld not find a subject for a
quarrel in what is reported as taking
place between them unless the publi
cation was really correct.
CONKLING
would have accepted the challenge if
given, but it ia understood by bis
friends that his course would have been
one of two: First, he would have
armed himself and then read tbe chal
lenge in open senate. The reading he
would have accompanied by such in*
salting comments as would have pro-
yoked an assault from Gordon tfien and
45o I there; when he would have defended
I himself. Hia Becond course would have
I been to treat the challenro in such a
way that Gordon would have been
M1 , forced to assault him. Then he would
^ I have defended himself, and killed Gor-
4» | don if be could. As the matter now
stands, according to the code, the gen
tlemen in quest ion ar© in honor bound
m I to resume all tbeir former relations aa
*> I if nothing Dad happened. The arrange-
I ment of yesterday is in strict accord-
2621 ance with the code, and leaves in the
us I moat chivalric mind no vision of tar
nished honor.
GORD3N
I looks to-night aa if he had not slept
I since the executive session, when the
1 difficulty took place. He was placed in
- , a terribly trying position. Senators
I Morgan, Ben HiU, M. C. Butler, and
281 Lamar told him that be could do only
““ 1 one thing if he hoped to hold np hia
head in the south again, and that waa
to challenge Conkling. Mrs. Gordon,
'*» j a handsome, black-eyed brunette, in*
sisted, too, that her husband must chal
lenge Conkling. Gordon is an extremely
w I sensitive man. His prominent position
jJI I and the necessary storm of obloquy
18* I that would be rained upon him and his
** I people for the revival of the duello
] here all weighed upon him. But in
'te I spite of ail this it can now be definitely
»| wjj I stated that, as telegraphed last night.
c ‘ 27 ij I the challenge would have been sent had
1081 aot tlie arrangement of yesterday been
made.
THE CORRESPONDENTS IN TIIE DARK.
Special Correspondence Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Washington, December 1^—All ex-®
citement in resj*ect to the Conxlingand
JJ31 Gordon difficulty has died out. The
I accounts of the affair which have ap-
7651 peared in the New York Tribune, New
14 *| I York Sun and some other papers, have
been singularly false and slanderous.
5721 The malice toward General Gordon ia
too apparent to render refutation nec*
__ T eaeary. General Gordon has, since tbe
177 I occurrence, steadily declined to con-
I verse with reporters on the subject, or
14 I even to correct the misrepresenlions
2M 1 which portray him as eagerly seeking
t» I a difficulty. He waa on the floor
I of the senate speaking to a privileged
iw I motion, ana in no way referring
w I to the New York een-
toJ I ator, when he waa interrupted in a rude,
in 1 disorderly and offensive manner by Mr.
m I Conkling, who bore him a grudge on
>7151 account of bis emphatic snpport of tbe
iso I New York nominations. Even then.
fill I 1*121 Gen. Gordon's language was measured
SI I and dignified, and be very sensibly
7a I forebore to accept the Conkling suegea-
84i I tion of a settlement at once. What
I source would have been pursued by
rt. I him if the mediating senators bad failed
, >181 in their efforts, it is now needless to
*551 E* I .state; but all that the correspondents
sn I have fetated woold or wonld not be done
*m I is pnregueas woik. They literally knew
^ I nothing about it. As to Mr. Conkling’s
.... >3181 plans acd purposes, it is fair to assume
267?.: 2651! 1721 j tbat they were equally in the dark.
THE FEDERAL FOCUB.
manufacturer#. T&e rt#uit 1# that the bUcuit, 1 QQt ^ Gladstone-Salisbury policy,
retla. vtfflra, case, bread rad patty produced xhe libera i leaders are aaid to have
axe beyund conpari*on.
Majority for ratification..
Mllllitertfle-V-'-* '.'.'.'.'.'lll.T...
DEPREDATIONS ON rUBLIC TIMBER.
Washington, Dec. 19.—Commission-
... I er Williamson, of the general land
8761 office, received a telegram from J. W.
I James, his special agent in Minnesota,
I for the suppression of depredations on
*o I public Umber lands, announcing that
££ I tbe government has obtained judgment
3si I in all civil auita for the recovery oi logs
1X31 and lumber, and all parties except one
I have a p.'ea of guilty in criminal suits.
WADE.
A commission will be issued for
Wade, collector of the third Georgia.
„ I When his bond for $50,000 is approved,
156 j he will take poesesrion of the office.
ADJOURNED.
The supreme court adjourned on Fri-
„iio.te21 day for two weeks.
REALLY TRUE.
Blaine Haile, Dorsey and Robeson
*® 147 I have certainly left for Hot Springs, Ar-
Tlie Age of Competition.
fn tbia day cf the world competition
ltKinlfi hecxtmLft. But in tb« ongrenb’c
t e beet whie-win# the pns of pbb ic pr#Xer#cxe
in tjKtc of all the Cocelta u ol to botaier np weak
•rude#. Fur thi# rea-ou Doolxt’# Yia*t
Ftwnn 1* recoen-'Jed «#th# hi&hett poc#l5.e
*c«mcat ia btkinc powder.
“Sea foam, indeed! You may tdk
•boat the Iro.h o* the oce#& u much u you
bat oj id*-#l ta r«ther found in the
Dooley—I#t#c L Toofe.
DewKtu—J McAfee.
Elbert—R F T#ta
Djwnir g street has been a very “warm
corner” during the post few cfeys. The |
Froar.oel -John BelL
Fotmyth—* WillinzhAm.
Fannin—B C Duner.*
Fftjretle—D A McLuca#.-
Frroklin— J H bbanuou.
Falun—WH Hataey. N J Ham mood, and
P L Mynatt.
Floi«i—A J Ring and John H
Gt»*«oock - E G Hcruzsa.
Glynn—'T W Lunb
Ughtao • iud u .rity of fxu/w,*’ aaid a lady to bar I fore going probably gives a very fair
fr.iuda. *raai.’a tic kud of ron#, btacutt and I idea of the political situation in Lon
Bfcftic help I d<
Dooiat’• Yia»t Fu*lul I’L utt cc
my touae.” F
c^k# aade Ly tia: jrtce of Ctne#tic help I don. though there are many other and | Hike#*
I r enfl cting rumors, c ne of which is that | 82ro^d wd«S2l
Gordon—W K Krokin.
Hou* on-A L Miller.* B M Darii* and J F
'Ingland’s overtures to Germany for
BABC3CK B PAL.
The president has pardoned John A.
—— I Joyce. He had served his term and
Majority for homeatcad 1877 41,8061 ^^e pardon relieves him from tbe fine
and restores him to citizenship.
HYDROPHOBIA.
—Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, who ia now I William Poor, who waa slightly bit-
writing a most charming and mat rue I ten by a small dog eight weeks ago,
tive “History of New York City,” ia I died of hydrophobia.
one of the regular contributors to “An- I
drews* Bazar.” Her name is associated I 6eo#pl»s t# mill*
with others no lees notable, and the re-1 Naw York, Dec. 19.—United States
suit is a Uble of contents to please the 1 deputy collectors made a raid npon the
most fastidious. Thia magazine ia I building at No. 20 Ash street Brooklyn,
published at Cincinnati, and contains I where they seizwi illicit whisky stills,
among its specialties a household and I Among the spoils waa a large copper
fashion department, most ably edited. I still, two fermenting tube, C,000gallons
Ladies consult sheir beet interest by I of maah and some whisky. There were
taking this puldicatJon, if no other. • noarresta