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ATLANTA WEEKLY CONSTI1 UTION. JUNE 4. 1878.
The Atlanta Constitution
WEEKLY EDITION.
TKRM6 OF WEEKLY.
Weekly, per auram..
- six mo.
.1st# of wtr
M> Ponn'a committM are aaiely at
work.
The rsmed edge has no ebaima for
John Sbormar.
Tara far there baa been no re eola
tion. It U probable that the aemeon it
too far adranced.
Va. P< ttu and Mr. Btepbena ongb
to comprotniae on the incarceration ol
the eiaitiog elateeman. Taey make a
nice pen foil of «—artrfo.
Mb Hayu' secretary of the treaaorr
onrht to be more private in hia at-
tempta to hnll-dcae witneaeea. Hi*
canctia with Anderaon waa one of the
moat diamal fai'urea on record.
It moot ha- a been a desperate con
tingency that canned Mr. Key to write
hia remarkable communication. Were
there no southern democrats within
reach whom he mieht have conaulted T
Wa are easily Mexicamscd. That is
to aay, the United States are. The
necessary ingredients are already in
band-John Sherman, a bar of aof>
torp, a ping of fine cat tobecco, and a
witness named Andersm
Me Key wants an independent par
ty. . Mr Hayes needs no independent
party. What he wants is the support
of a solid south, and this be will get
unless such blander, as that of Mr. Key
are to be retreated.
• BILL AMP."
“Bill Arp” is now a regular eontribo.
lor to our Weekly. One of his rich,
hnmorons letters will appear in every
edition of this paper. Subrcribeatonce
if yon do net wish to mis, what he has
to aay.
TO TMKllrTLB POLKS.
We are glad to see that the interest
in our pilule column is on the increase.
Send in yonr answers if you want
handsome prize,
TUK tkmmmsska judicial ticket.
Although the people ol Tennessee
elect this year only judges of the so
prerne court, yet a elate convention ol
very Dearly eight hundred delegatee
waa held. It took two days to nomi
nate five candidates for supreme jude-
shlpa. Judge Iteaderick, of Knoxville,
Uie present chief justice of the state,
beads the list. He is an. able man
commanding the confidence of all
classes and parties. The other nomi
nee from Kiat Tennessee is Judge
McFarland, who is the youngest mem
ber of the present supreme court. He
took the place made vacant by the
death of Judge T. A. K Nelson. Judge
Cooper, the third nominee,
sides in Nashville, and
now serving as chancellor.
Judge Peter Turney, the other middle
Tennessee nominee, is a member of the
present supremeheneh,on which he has
served since 1870 The remaining
nominee is Judge Lea, of Haywood
county, in west Tennessee. He was
member of the supreme court daring
Governor Brown's administration. The
ticket as a whole embraces some ol the
beet legal talent in the elate, and is in
every rerpect satisfactory to the people
We do not know whether the radicals
intend to put up a ticket or not, but
really does nor matter wbat they do.
The calf rf accmmon cow crossed with
a Jersey boll is worth fifteen to thirty
dollarv. Major Cox’s fine bull “Ken-
netaw” has over one hundred calves in
the neighborhood of his farm. This
single animal, therefore, added fully
two thousand dollars to the value of
he herds of hia neighborhood. A
common goat is worth only one- fourth
mcch as one good Angora; and so
bogs, aid in fact of every animal on
the farm. New it most be borne in
mind this increased te!nation is no
fancy or arbitrary price put on by a
(reak. It is solid improvement. If yen
keep the graded animals on yonr farm
they will yield you a proportionate ad
vance. The graded cow will give so
much more butter; the graded sheep
so much more wool; the graded beg so
much more meat.
Bat we have considered only the ad
vantages that come from grading com
mon herds and flocks. There is n-nch
more profit to the individual and the
stale, in the breeding and nsing of
thoroughbreds. It costs just as much
to feed a poor hog as a good one, and
yet the latter can be fattened to 800 and
,000 pounds, while the former stops at
300 and 400. Messrs. Peters and
Cox, by heavy outlays, have eslab
lisbed as fine breeding farms in Geor
gia as can be found anywhere in
the United States. They can sup
ply, and are supplying, Georgia
farmers with grstjed or thoroughbred
stock—reliable, pare, and acclimated
at low figures. They have done and
are doing an immense deal to legener
ate and uplift our grand old slate.
There are drxens of others who are
co-t p irating with them, and we have
simply selected them as the mos* con
epicuous and considerable of their
In conclusion of these facts we
nominate for president of the United
States on the JerseyMerino-Angora-
Berkshire platform, Richard Peters of
Georgia; for vice-president, W. B
Cox of Georgia.
ALABAMA POLIIICS.
The democratic state convention of
Alabama concluded their labors on
Thursday night. A two days’ m
was required, which is not surprising
when it is known that the convention
contained five hundred delegates, and
that it adop'ed.the two-thirds rule,
the beginning of the bsllottirg lor gov
ernor there were four aspirants, but on
the fifteenth ballot the ballolting was
confined to Mr. Langilon, of Mobilr,
and Mr. Cobb, with the latter largely
ahead. Mr. Langdon’s name was then
withdrawn, and Mr. Rains W. Cobb
was nominated by acclamation. Here
sides in Bhelby county, nr at Birming
ham, and is comparatively a yonng
man. His public career consists prin
cipally of an enviable record in the
legislature. Hia nomination
in no sense a surprise, as his
name has been prominently before
the people for the gubernatorial office
many months. The Montgomery Ad
vertiser says his prrnliarand well-re
cognized fitness for the responsible
position will carry satisfaction through
out the entire state. The candidate
for secretary of state la the publisher
the Montgomery Advertiser, and the
other nominees are acceptable men.
The platform claims for the demo
cratic party the final defeat of the re
construction rings that infested the
state, charges the prevailing distress
upon the fraudulent practices and class
legislation of the republican party, cm-
emulates the people upon the sense ol
liberty and security that pervades the
state, compliments Gov. Houston'
administration, and pledgee the demo
cratic party to a maintenance of the
credit of the state.
Toe election occurs in August, and
there is no reason to doubt that It will
result in a sweeping democratic victo
ry—a victory that will mt only give
the people efficient stale and local offi
cere, but will displace the little fat
suttler and bring in a senator that the
state will be pmnd ef.
MBSSBS. Pauls asd cox as BE.
POBKEBX
While all the loud-mouthed folks
the country are howling about politi
cal reformations and blatant reform
era, we pmpove to aay a quiet word
two in preire of two quiet Georgia
gentlemen gho have done more in the
way of practical refoimalion than any
dozen politicians yon might hang on
string. We refer to Ool. Rxhard Pc.
ten and Major W. & Cox, both of this
ct;y.
It has been said, and truly, too, that
be who cause* two blades of grass
grow where one grew before, is a public
benefactor. It may be said with equal
truth that he who makes one cow give
wbat two gave before—or one hog
wrigb what two did before—is a public
benefactor. The gentlemen whose
names bead this article, besides doing
ths first benefac ion, have also effected
the two last. It is impossible to esti
mate tbs mere money value that Mr.
Peters has added to the stock of this
state. He is the Tetann of them aX
It is not too much to say that directly
and Indirectly, he has by importation
and fine breeding added over a bun
died thousand dollars to the value of
Georgia. M*j-r Cox. following in ids
tracks, has done an immense deal
good.
Let us look at the mat ter a little. The
lamb of the common sheep is worth,
say one dollar. Ths lamb of a common
ewe crossed with a Merino buck
worth four or five dollars. A
Merino buck can thus add over five
hundred dollars—or probably twice
much—to the value of the sheep of
county in a single season. A common
calf is worth from three to fire dollars.
claim, as be does, that be represents
the south in Mr. Hsyee’s cabinet.
Why should either Mr. Key cr Mr.
Hayes become frightened overaninves
tigation that, according to the charges
made by republican organs is merely
for the purpose of providing campaign
ammnnition for the democrats? All the
mattering* and complaining] of the
Blaines and CoDkiings, and all the
sneering remarks of BUI Chandler and
Charles A. Dana at Mr. Hayes’s title
did not seem to move Mr. Key. But
this committee, against whose action
Mr. Key's letter is intended to be a
protest, in connection with the fact that
both branches of congress will soon be
democratic, causes this southern repre
sentative in the administrative council
fear that there is a movement on
foot to "Mex’canize” the government.
Xhiaisavery bad sign. The Mexican
methods are supposed to be fraud
ulent, and it is the purpose of Mr.
Potter’s committee to inquire if the
government has not already been Mex
icanized. It has been, and still if, our
opinion that when the will of the peo
ple waa subverted by trickery and
fraud there waa great darger of Mex>
camzing the government. We expect
nothing better from republicans who
have an interest in creating the confu
sion which they pretend to deprecate,
but we must confess that we are sur
prised to find Mr Kev so willing to lend
helping hand to this disreputable
crew who are so ready to precipitam
the result which they pretend to con-
OKOBOIA to CONOBKSS.
The boose bill authorizing the presi
dent to appoint General Uhields a brig
adier-general, on the retired list, came
up as unfinished business on Tuesday
of last week. Neither General Gordon
nor Mr. Hill was in his seat when the
vote was taken to put General Grant’i
name in the bill, but Mr. Hill come in
soon afterward, aDd took a lively hand
in the debate. It was during this de
bate that Mr. Blaine undertook to stir
up Mr. Hill. We give the concluding
portion of the latter’s effective reply
The senator frara Georgia la perfectly willing
to stains here and any that ba will wait until
needs help below be will aWa H to him.
the senator from Mains la a very last man; we
know that; and ha la re-dr to help a man
brfore he needs IP I aay that It the position of
gentlemen werefevemed. If Uenerel Greni
In the condition of General Bhlelds, and
ba orUdnal hill waa In lavor of General Grant,
who waa In the condlUon of General Shields
audit the proponltlon waa made to pot on Gen
eral Shields la addition to General Grant. '
•bonld vote against the reposition to amend
not vote foe men; I * so for principle,
pot know wealth, reuat r from Maine Totes /or
1 have nt ver been able In U d OOP lUanshtar 1
I have said ovet and over that I would vole for
any (entuman who rendered the services
that either of theaa dlaUncnlahed gentlemen
have rendered whenever thry gaa Into e pavilion
to need it; but I am, iSr, as as American sens
lor. willing to aland here and to be reinoualble
to the eonate lor a voce not to rax the a!read
overburdened people of America to support
awn who neither saw It nor needs Ip IMaolIe
laliooe or applause lo the galleries.] That
the principle lo this bill now. Yet gentlemen
on the other aide keep IbtusU eg at a- General
Grant. * They keep endeavor t to make u ap
pear that somebody over ere la opposing the
Dill because General Grant’s name la now In
Uave we not disclaimed It T Have we not de
nied It f Do not the facta ana tala the deals
Whj Is tt that gentlemen will soak prrslaten.ly
0 lepreoonttu the oratory that we nte eppealue
lenenl Grant? S r, 1 honor General Grant,
1 do .very other brave man who iouzbl wnilu
the war lasted and erased to Debt when the war
!. For these who fonaht and fought on
while there waa war, the American people ca
never have too much nspect. For those who
debt sod 0<ht ohly lo l me of ]
.can people can never have too little respect
[Applause In the gallerltc-]
Mr. B'ainn was silenced. The bill
was rejected by a vote o( 30 to 34, Mr.
Hill voting “ay” and General Gordon
being absent. In the honor, Mr. Bell
btained leave to.withdrew from thr
files the papers in the case of W.
Whitmore. Mr. Harris presented the
petition of citizens of Talbot for thr
passage of the Texts and Pacific rail
road bill.
On the following day, in the house,
Mr. Harrison offered some resol a
ions to extend the hand inveetl
gation to O egon and South Oar
olins and declaring that congrats
nss no intention to nnseat M
if ayes. The yets and nays were order
d as to whether they should be re
reived as a question ol privilege.
Herein. Boll and Felton voted *‘my, r
mil Messrs. B'onnt, Candler, Cook
Harris, Cartridge and Smith voted
•'no.” Mr. Stephens did not vote,
quorum did not vote, and Mr. Harrison
withdrew the resolutions. The hill
establish an official gazette was taken
up. Messrs. Bell, Candler and Cook
voted in favor of Ben Butler’s pet pro
ject ; Movers. Felton, Harris and Smith
voted against it. Messrs. Blount, Hart-
ridge and Stephens did not vote. Geor
gia lost her solidity on that question.
Messrs. Blount and Stephens were
paired.
When the states were called lets'
Monday for bills snd resolutions. Mr.
Hartridge introduced a bill to amend
section 4233 of tbe revised statutes
Mr. Felton, a bill granting a pension
Jacob Scite, of Georgia, a soldier
1812; also a bill for the relief of L.
Gudger, of Georgia. During the various
votes on the army appropriation bill
nil the Georgia members voted, except
Mr. Stephens, who was; paired. They
voted each time in favor, of army re
form.
Very little local business wss trans
acted daring the pest week. The bill
to provide a permanent form of gov
ernment for the District of Columbia
occupied a good pen of the senate’i
time, while the army appropriation bill
held the attention of the honae.
congress adjourns on the seventeenth
of next month all private and local
bills moat go over to the ahon session,
with small prospect of
MB KMT'S LKTTKB.
We regret to see that Postmaster
General Kay is frightened at the move
ment to investigst" theeh ctorel frauds
in Florida and Louisiana, and it ia
be regretted by all peace-loving citi-
i -ns, whether they live at the north
at the south, that even expediency
tthonid have found it necessary to give
-hapeaud expression to such a docu
ment as that embodied in our tele
grams of yesterday. We have no right
to assume that Mr. Key is insincere,
but if he is not we have a right to
same that he knows nothing whatever
of the scope and tendency of public
feeling in the section which he claims
to represent in the cabinet. We have
stated time and again, and we repeat
it here, with inch et
seems to suit tbe
that there ia no desire on the part
the southern democracy to ocseat Mr.
Bayes. U Mr. Key is not aware of this
be has paid but small attention lo the
drift of southern sentiment, if he does
not know that out ol tbe tomnt and
confusion of tbe post ten or fifteen
vean the south has gained a harvest of
oonacrrausm—at least what oar north
era friends teach ns to call conaerva-
t sm—then be is scarcely prepared
other waaa piece of political dap-trap. | for what we had to eell, and have to
Mr. Hale did not avail himself of the 1 pay more for what we had to Buy. It
democratic offer* to pass his amendment
as a separate resolution, bat on the fol
lowing day Mr.Wilson,of West Virginia,
a democrat, offered the following reso
lution :
Where** & Mtoci committee cl this hu
heretofore been appointed to lnveatlgale alleged
frande in eocnecutn w.th the el.ctoral vote or
the states cl Louisiana and Florida; now, ibere-
Mr._ Key is an able lawyer. He ia
well aware ol the fact that the title to
the presidency a as settled by both
branches ol congress, and that it is im
possible to declare Mr. Hayes’s seat
vacant.
He knows that under onr eonstitution
it is necessary that a president shell
quality and take the oath oi office on
the fourth of March next following his
election, and that Mr. Tilden failed to
do this. He is well acquainted with
tbe fact that the friends of Mr. Tilden
exhausted all peaceful methods of pre
venting the consummation of
the frand, and besought
him to perfect his title
to the office under the conslitntion, by
going through with the form of inaugu
ration on the fourth of March. He
failed to do so, snd then failed to be
come a de jure president. Mr. Key is
furthermore acquainted with the fact
that Mr. Tilden was deterred from this
coarse, when he learned of Grant’s de-
termination to arrest him an the charge
of treason and throw him into Fortress
Monroe os an instigator of sedition and
rebellion nprnhia appearance at the
capital for that purpose. And Mr.
Key is probably well acquainted with
tbe fact that tbe conduct of Mr. Til-
denin connection with this matter,
coupled with the admirable policy ol
Mr. Hayes toward the southern people
after his inauguration, made os almost
iorget the frauds resorted to by the
republicans to carry the election. The
people of the south do not blame Mr.
Hayes to-day for what was done by Bt ;1
Chandler, McLin aud Cowgili in
Florida, Judge Corbin and Gen. Grant
in South Carolina, and John Sherman
and Kssson, Anderson, Wellsand com
pany in Louisiana. These men snd
their allies committed a great outrage
on American liberty. We recognize
the right if the republicans to defend
them; but we are pioud to know there
is one party at least that has the c >nr-
oge to ear these acts shall be investi
gated and held np to public gaze to de
ter each men in the future.
We say, lay this running sore bare.
Let it be seen by all people that it may
be known that frand cannot be Com
mitted with impunity, and covered np
to suit toe convenience of a party that
fattens on it. There is no danger of
unseating Mr. H-tyee, anises he gives
countenance in his acts to trends as
Croat*as those perpetrated to elect him,
Many of onr people are as well
satisfied with his administration as
hey wonld have been with Mr.Tildeu’i*.
b,.t if he authorizes such letters as that
written by Mr. Key, and upon which
we have been commenting, it it scarcely
p aaible to predict wbat resalt may
follow the attempt of the republicans
.1 the Conkiing stripe.
Be It motved. That rock on—low be, and
tfcey are hereby, antboraedtolcvestizalefranda
teecfamz the election alora-ald In any other
■tale, provided they have probable canae to be
lieve that inch rranda cabled.
This resolution waa adopted, the
democrats voting for it. Our dispatches
of yesterday show that the committee
have already had tha question of ex
tending the investigation to Oregon
under consideration. The committee
has all the power that it con'.d have
had tinder the Hale amendment, lor
which Mr. Stephens so strenuously con
tended. This power was granted on
tbe twenty-second instant. On the
thirtieth Mr. Stephens says he looks
“upon the whole of this proceeding,
conducted as it waa, conducted as it has
been, as moot unwise, moot unfortunate
and moat miechievoa*.” And yet he
practically got all that he wanted.
We regret that Mr. Stephens has
taken the stand that he has. It was
certainly unnecessary. He has won, it
ia true, a whirlwind ol applause Irom
the republicans, bnt he Is very mnch
mistaken if he thinks that ids crane on
this question will be approved in Geor
gia. H there areadezendemocrats in
tbe state who are not in favor of a thor
ough investigation of the {reads com
mitted in connection with the counting
of the elt ctoral votes of Florida and
Louisiana, we do not know where to
find them. No one wants to get Hayes
oat of office, bat all want the whole
troth of the electoral count, to the end
that a repetition of each an outrage may
be made impossible, and the safety of
the country secured for all time to
come. Acd the people of Georgia axe
not afraid to commit the inquiry to the
men that constitute the select commit
tee. There is not a hair in Mr. Potter
or Mr. Morrison’s t^ad that is not law-
abiding, cautious aud conservative, and
Mr. Stephens will find that he cannot
bring such men into contempt by pre
dicting that their work will prove
"either a contemptible farce or a hor
rible tragedy.” He should have
waited, for he says he is not in favor
of defeating the investigation o! frand
of any kind.
safe to say that peace will put seven-
-five millions in the pockets of the
people of the south.
With good crops almost assured, with
absolute prospect cf increasing ease
the money market, and with a good
prospect of peace in Europe, are we
not justified in taking this morning a
hopeful view of the condition of busi-
? Let us then be thankful to-day,
and workfol on the morrow.
MB POTTBB AMD MB. STIPBBBS.
Mr. Stephens very properly denies
Mr. Potter’s statement, that be had en
tered into a conspiracy with Mr. Gar
field or Mr. Hale or any otner person
to deliver twenty-two votes to the re
publicans. His answer is overwhelm
ugly conclusive on that point, and Mr.
Potter deserves tbe castigation he
rtceived for even giving credence
to sneb a story. Bat beyond this
strict tv personal matter, we confess we
cannot see wherein Mr. Stephens has
just ground of complaint, wherein the
facta demand any such reply ns he has
reen fit to make to Mr. Potter’s letter.
Mr. Stephens is an old politician. He
understands the importance of discip
line and obedience on ail occasions of
party strife He knows that Mr. Potter
was given charge of a hard fight—that
he had to contend with radicalism and
absenteeism—that there had been
deadlock iastirg several days, and that
victory, if attained to at all, mast be by
the akin of the teeth. At the end there
waa not a single vote to spare. And
yet Mr. Stephens thinks that Mr. Pot
ter, who was the mouthpiece of all the
democrats in the hones except three-
over one hundred and fifty in number
—that he honld have permitted him
to appeal lo "both sides ot tbe house”
.to vote down the previous question
With all due respect
Mr. Stephens, we must be
permitted to ssy that he asked
altogether more than was reasonable,
or consistent with the responsibility
placed in Mr. Potter’s hands. Mr. Ste
phens saw fit to antagonise one hun
dred and fifty democratic members,
and be has no right to complain if they
wonld not let him make an advert, ap
peal at a critical moment. Mr. Stephen!
baa since cirried hia rebellion still
further. In the democratic caucus of
Tneeday aiternoon he notified his asso
ciates that “under no ciicnmstances
would he consider himself obliged to
acquiesce in a caucus decision, if it did
•not concur with hia own views of wbat
was right and proper." We have great
confidence in Mr. Stephens’ judgment,
bat we deeply regret that he has taken
this position. It most inevitably re
sult in a weakening of hia influence, if
not in an injury to the email democrat
ic working majority of the house. If
other democratic members were to Jo!
low Mr. Stephens’*example, the par .
woo'd speedily be at the mercy of its
opponents.
The greater part of Mr. Stephens'
letter is, however, devoted to a denun
ciation of the Potter movement. He
declares it to be one-wsded; be insists
throughout that Mr. Hale should have
been permitted to mould it as he wish
ed. What are the facta T Mr. Potter
acd the democratic majprity offered to
adopt the Hale amendment as a sepa
rate resolution. Owing to the nature
of Mr. Potter’s preambles it could not
be added to hie resolutions. One call
ed for an inquiry into accomplished
trends which changed the electoral
vote; the other into mere attempts at
fraud which resol ed in nothing. ’ One
The expectations of a harmonious
settlement of the eastern question have
increased until, in the pnblic mind, the
Berlin congress ia considered as good as
called. Pork and wheataregomgdown
and the peace feeling ia everywhere in
the ascendant. The good offices of Ger
many opened the way toacoDgress,
and Croat Schoavsloff did the rest, at
least aa far as the negotiations between
Russia and England are concerned.
Theee two governments have come or
are about to come to an understanding,
subject of course to tbe action of the
congress. This understanding neces
sarily involves some considerable con
cessions on the part oi Russia. The
feeling at St. Petersburg is that these
concessions have been altogether too
great—have been almost humiliating.
In'the absence of official u’terances, all
is conjecture either here or at St. Peters
burg. Beaconefield has doubtless been
firm, snd the tzar in the cause oi peace
and to escape bankruptcy has yielded
some points. A cablegram to the New
York Herald givea the following as the
pointswhlch Ejgland and Bus aa have
agreed upon: -
1. There chatl be two Bulgarian provinces—
on* north ot the Balkan*, under a prince; the
other aonth or the Balkass (eot to loach the
-ilieoa aea, and Its name to be chosen by tbe
coegreta), with a Cemtian gevaromeet, sad
the coveniment modeled upon that ol .the Eng-
1IIS MBIT BOUSE.
The disturbance that tbe adminis
tration and the republican party in
general are just now engaged in rais
ing, ia simply an effort to cany the
next boose. The Mexican cry and all
the pretended fear of revolntion and
anarchy means that and nothing
more. They are trying to alarm the
capitalists and the timid in tbe north
ern states. Inviiw of this effort, the
party prospects for the next honae are
becoming very interesting.
The present house consists of 1E6
democrats, 130 republicans, and the
seat mide vacant by the death
Judge Leonard. The democrats have
therefore just twenty majority. We
give the strength oi the parties by
sections:
Miana _ s Ejp-
Jltadte ar ‘* na *
The wrao—
The >aath_
Tbe democrats will cot only hold
their own in the aonth, bat will doubt
less gain two seats in S rath Carolina,
one in Florida and one in Virginia.
The re.apportionment in Ohio will lead
to a gain of not less than five. A gain
of four ia expected in Missouri, from
*i tnilar cause. These gains wonld carry
the democratic majority to forty-four,
provided there were no loseea. To
overcome these figures tbe republicans
most carry, in the northern states
twenty-three more distric's than they
didin 1876. Can they do it? Tbe follow
ing table will permit each reader
make Lis own figures as to the result
K. D. R. O. B.
*0 Ohio 1J
At rvnnsjlTania—2*
at. fthece Island... 2
3Z. (tenth Carolina. 6
:tS Ttum
34. Tex.i
TUB BOPKFTJL OUTLOOK.
Amid the rash of events the par sage
of the Fort currency bill has not
traded as mnch attention aaita import
ance warrants. It not only forbids the
drawing in of more greenbacks, but
requires Mr. Secretary Sherman to keep
the present volnme in circulation,
fast aa received the bills must be paid
out again. This secures to the people
an equal volume of greenbacks—in
round numbers, $346,000,090. The act
does more than this, however,—it in
augurates a very large, although indef
inate, expansion of the currency. It
provides for such an expansion without
without saying so in express terms.
For it should be remembered that the
free banking set remains in force, and
every new issue of bank notes is
mnch added to the circniation of the
country. Before the Fort bill became
a law—we assume that the president
will sign it—$80 of greenbacks had
be retired for every $100 of bank notes
newly issued. Add to tbe increase
back notes tbe product of onr mines
and we have a yearly expansion of
t mail proportions. Judging by the
crease daring the past year, it is safe
to pnt the increase of national bank
notes daring another year at $20,000,-
000. The mints will add in the same
time $40,000 000 of legal tender silver
to the circniation. The yield of new
gold will not be lees than $50,000,000.
These figures give an expansion by tbe
first day oi Jane, 1879, of $110000.000
If resumption comes, the stock ol gold
now in the country will be added to the
circniation, than givirg ns in the coarse
of a year all the money that the bnsi-
nese of the country will probably de
mand. This happy result is
straight on'ccme of the silver bill and
of the bill to atop the terrible process
of contraction. The south and west
made a good fight, and won it.
Bat we have much mare to be thank
ful for this blessed Sunday morning
than favorable leg-'slaticn. A glorious
harvest baa begun, asd the prospected
peace are decidedly bright. In fact,
peace seems almost as certain as fine
crops. To the south a peaceable solu
tion of the eastern question is especially
desirable; for a renewal of war on an en
larged scale would cut both ways—it
would put down the price of cotton
while it pot up the price oi both meats
pea cs is S/OUT.
THE COMING CRISIS.
We Suppose 2 bat la itae Beeson
Atlanta May SO.
Editor* Constitution : Why is it
tha* the person who ratsea a window in a rail*
road car and lets In tha dost and draught on tha
other passenyera Is usually a womAu,and always
the ugliest and sourest locking one on the
THE FOURiU oF JULY.
Arrangements for a Grand Fire
matt’s Parade*
We are informed that arrangements
are being made to have a grand fireman•» pa
rade in this dty.togetter with a ccntret for hcae,
reela pud steam erutires on the fourth of July-
This iff jrt is beirg advance^ with a Tiew to
bring the fire depanmenu o!
AUGUSTA AND MACON.
Georgia, to this city on that day. It ha* been
intended by the friends of theee two aepartments
that if a sufficient inducement is offered that
tney will come up and bring with them seme of
their crack companies Other department* may
also be induced to come. Savannah. Georgia*
ia never behind on an occaaiou of this kind. C
lumbus, too, may send up some cf their fast
runners with their picked reel and fine steamer
Our informant rc-rarked that he would not be
surprised at ail ii Charleston did not come
I root with a fine steamer or two*
One thing ia certain, the prizes will be cffjred,
and will be bandseme enough to tempt tbeir
attendance in our city on that day. It la pro>
posed to give a first and soc >nd prize for the
fastest time made by the hose reel, and similar,
prizes In the steamer contest The total cost of
ths prices will amount to about $403. A: range'
menu have been made with the various
railroads running into onr city to
MIX BALT TAKE TICKET^
to all visitors to onr city on that day. These
reduced rates together with the fact that
entrance fee will be charged contesting com
panies, should have the disired efl.ct and bring
to onr city quite s large number of visiting
companies on that occasion. The contest will
be arranged to come off in the forenoon so aa
to allow all to visit Oglethorpe park in the
afternoon and witness the races.
The main feature of the sport during the af
ternoon at tbe track will be the match trotting
r.ce for $500 a aide between the stallions
“Storm,'* of Atlan'a, and '‘John Kimble Jack-
sots," of Griffin, Ga. Tbe programme for tbe
day ia a very attractive one, and will brieg large
nnrnben of strangers to onr city*
me, are of kindred character. They
are all of the same class of crimfs, be-
1 Ions to the same family and difier only
I in character and degree. -If a frauda-
WEW MORr predictions by lent electoral count in Florida was
t 3m member prom thr I germ&in to a like fraudulent count in
Bioaxa. I Louisiana, why not • a like fraudulent
count in Oregon or any other state
equally germain to a proposition to in-
Mr. strphrns Thinks Be waa Sal | vestigate frauds.
Down Upon—Bla History of tbe I 4. Mr. Potter justifies his course in
Aegt»latlve lock out-a Bine Look retusing an investigation into the frauds
t kvtrjttiiBE. alleged in Mr. Hale’s amendment be-
1 cause, he said, “We understood it con
tamed recitals to which we cannot as-
Washisgtos, May 30 —Alexander I wnt and. which would have forced us
v, i;„.t .-n n - I to vote against our own resolution.
Stephens has replied to the allusions Tll ; a 8eems t0 me again to be an unten
him, contained in the letter ol Mr. I able reason. Ia the first plsce, in si-
aiksou N Potter, in a commnnica-I lowing Mr. Hale to offer an amendment,
tion to the Washington Post, which is whatever tbe-recitals it might have had,
v,.t„_.. I it by no means committed the house to
given oeiow. I the truth of the allegations It would
I notice in the issue ef your paper of only haT e allowed him to make them
this morning, a letter from Hon. Clark- I jj e qquI j
eon N. Potter, of the house, in response 6 Mr. Potter ins*tffia that the object was
to inquiries of one of his correspond- not and ^ Dot to att8Ck X he title of Mr.
ents in relation to the passage of his Hayes. If so, then why did he not, or
resolution in regard to the appointment | managers whose instructions he was
- a committee to investigate the frauds ca rr y i E g out, allow Mr. Young’s amend-
the late presidential election, etc, I ment to go in, which distinctly suited,
which not only justices, bnt requires w | t jj purpoee of quieting thecoun-
some public nonce by me, so f at as the i ry ,that the object was not to disturb the
letter relates to me and my acts.in^con-1 title of tt.e present executive, which
nection therewith. This notice will be l ^ad been so constitutionally settled by
brief as possible, and with all due re- the laat congress? Bnt I nave no time
spect to Mr. Potter, since lor him per-1 sa y move at present, t xcept to add
sonally I entertain sentiments of high that i look upon the whole of pro
esteem That portion ol his letter to ceding, conducted as it was,conducted
which I wish chiefly to reply is con» I ^ Has been, as most unwise, most
tamed in the following words expressed I unfortunate and most muchievous. Its
by Inm to his coires^ndent: effect will be to disturb the peace, bar-
**You ask me whv Mr. Stephens was ‘hovrhd I , _$ .l.
down.' Tbe howling was ty the newspapers. ”*°, n y a ?.^ quiet of the country.
To interrupt the pending order of business by a I Neither Mr. rotter nor anybody else
motion or sta ement requires unanimous co - prevent it. and I Bay to him most
sent, and every member baa the absolut? I u„ „f ; n .
right to otjvct to interruption This objection respectfully, that nothing short oi im-a
is expressed by tbe wnrus, 1 object, or a demand I mediate, general and farm c jncert ot
I r the regular order, someiirms one pereon 1 action of the law and order abiding
of all parties, repub,icaus anl
iar order,’ win be beard from many persons. It I democrats, throughout the union, in
so happened that there was very general un- reprobation of tills investigation pro-
willlngoees to hear Mr. Stephens. He had Bug- I fn _ f i _ _:.u ./(t:-
vested that we should receive and adopt the I ceeding any further with a view to ais
Hale amendment. It was reported ■ he had I turb the presidential title, such as an-
tiveu the republicans alistol tt names who pounced by the Pennsylvania democ
racy in th&r conventions few days ago,
ly mutagen, aud has made our side especially I can arrest the most fearful conBequeuce
2. The Turkish treope shall withdraw Irom
the latter province, and not re-enter it.
3 England deplores, but will lot oppose the
reirccbstion o! Bessarabia.
4. England reserves the right to diicuae in the
ccngrets all international arrangements relating
to the Danube.
5 England does not consider the possession ol
Batoum by Russia sufficient justification for
hostile interference, and Russia promise* not to
farther advance her frontier in Asia.
6. Russia will give up Bayssid to Turkey, at
the uquest of England, but in cxchance Tur
key shall cede to Persia the province of Ketcur,
close to Bays aid. This has l ng bem a dis
puted piece ol territory, and the right efit.
Russia lays, belongs to renia.
7. Russia promnea neither to take thr mo’’ey
indemnity in land nor to in.erleie with Eng
land’s claims on Turkey as a creditor. The
points aa to she payment of the war indemnity
> be discussed by th* congw.
8. The congress will take steps to reorganize
Epirus, Thessaly and other Greek provinces.
9. Russia agrees that the passage of the Dar
danelles and Bosphorus shall remain in sum
quo
10. England (fill suggest at the congress that
Euiope reorgan'ze Bulgaria, and will discuss
the questions of Road' n occupation of and thj.,
passage of troops through Roumania.
Whether the Herald’s correspondent
has ascertained the exact truth or not,
it is reasonably certain that the essen
tial qnestions involved will be settled
by the powers. The only source of un
easiness at present is the attitude of
Austria; bnt Count Andrafsy claims
that her military preparations look to,
not a (allure of a meeting of congreee,
bnt a failure of the c mgress to settle the
questions. 6he must, he says, be pre
pared to look the facts in the face. The
truth is, Austria is mercenary. She
wants war. She proposes to arm, but
she does not propose to fight in any
event. She wants a chance lo sell her
neutrality for a big lot of territorial
rights. She feels that she cannot drive
a good bargain in the congress, and
hence her mntterings and demonstra
tions unfavorable to peece. They will
come to nothing. She cannot prevent
the assembling of a congress, and her
jealousies of Anglo-Knsaian negotia
tions are more amusing than danger
ous.
The dead lock, which will, we hope,
be fully broken this week by the issu
ance of invitations to the congress, be<
gan on the 18.h day of March, when
Prince Gortechakcff declared to Lord
Loftns that Russia would decline to
dircoss the treaty of San Stefanoin the
congress except as to the clauses which
•effected European interest Un Maich
21 Lord Derby informed Count Schou-
TAioff that the British government
could not recede from the position
which they had taken. They must in
sist upon their stipulation that every
article in the treaty should be placed
before the congress. On Match 26,
Count Schunvaloff replied that the Im
perial cabinet aleo refused to modify its
declaration. This deadlock will be
nearly three months old before tbe of
ficial notices of its dissolution are giv>
en. It mast be conceded that the re«
salt bas vindicated Beacon&fields claims
to the first rank of statesmanship,
while it has made Russian diplomacy
the laughing stock of Europe. The
British lion is a deal larger animal than
he was when the deadlock began, and
the Russian bear has correspondingly
shrank. Bnt let ns await the action of
the Berlin congress.
THR GAY AND FESTIVE.
Hew* from the Tnrf and the Stud.
—Target practices are quite frequent
in Savannah.
—About fifteen thousand males and
horses have pass d through this city during the
season cow coming to a close.
—A cattle dealer passed tbroach this
city sever*l days ago and disposed of about
dczisn fine Jersey cows at good p’lcea.
—There are several green horses
Oglethorpe course, which have recently beta
p.ttcc J upon the track to uave their speed in*
creased.
—A number of our citizens have or-
canizid ariftec'nb. They shou’d give a per
formance with their powder anu ball pluffers
at an early date.
—Every day or so we learn of some
resident of Georgia purchasing well bred stock,
which goes to show that speed is being appre
ciated in onr midst.
- CapL M. J. Doyle, of Savanna!^
one or tbe leading turimeu in onr state, pub
lishes a card in Wilkes* Spirit of the T m**, in
which ha says some pretty hard things about
Mr Jack Chamber*, of Augtuta.
—Arrangements are being perfected
to h-ve two day’s racing at Oglethorpe park,
commencing July 4th. This »port will
sat extent add much to the pleasure oi
rs who will be in oux ci?y ou that day.
—Among the horses sold at tae Mc^
Ferrin Mie in Louisville, we fee It quoted that
wss mu cl
who m '
itall at Mr Taylor’s stable.
—^This would be an excellent opi
tuuity for Kimble Jackson to coins to Atl
and enow ins speed. It might cause him it
e quite a favorite with th? backers of hone
tbe people of Atlanta tha? be baa a right to brag
.. id, the boys will treat you
right.
—We have before us a pregtamme
for two days trotting to come ofl at Odctbi
park, commencing Tuesday, June 18
horpe
i that day' will be toe 3-mlu-
SIS'k The second day there wil be three
lie. The first will be the *2:40 cl as* mile he'
J three in five, toharnea#, lor $135. -A pi
ot $50 will b? given lor souuiem roausters,
in three, to buggies. The third race will be
free to a.l for a pime o! SX0 It wil. be mil<
heats, best three iu five. In each of there races
the entrance fee will be ten per cent. The itc
ond and third homes in the racca of either day
will get an Appropriate share ol thu purse Thu
programme and hand bill* have been sent "
aud the irec lor ail Be bee dk Co, of Enfaula,
will send Freo Tyler, a flue trotter, to this c'
to represent their stables. Mr HUglos will.—
here with Kuuna. Suit, Gouges and Little Mac.
Mr W J Clark, of Jacksonville, Fla. h A already
written that he will be here with Dixie, wbica
he is confident will win the free iu ail purse.
Mr Sain Porter, of Macon, will seed dendnel to
the. front to represent him in the hones c
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A Little Sbahtptsre Hew.
Macon, Ga., May 34.
Editors Constituti'in : When CJar
encr. in relating his dream, says, ‘Then came
wandering by a figure like an angel’s with
bright hair, dabbled in blood," etc., to whom
does he allude? Botx.
He alindea to the yonng Frlcce Edward, son
of Henry VI and Margaret. After tbe battle of
Tewk-bnry,Margaret’s forces being overthrown,
sbe and her son were taken before Edward lit
Th* prince being saucy, Edward struck hjjn
with his cloved hand. Clarence and Gloucester,
afterwards Richard III. at this hurried the young
prince oat of the apartment and stabbed him.
He was very fair snd comely, having hts father’s
physical beauty. See Henry VI, Sd part, 5th
act, ecane 5th.
That’s What It I*.
Noackoaa Ga., May 38.
Editors Constitution : What ia the
middle name oi Hon. Bex H. Hill? Sub
Harvey.
Jos* Leaving fler »*Teena.**
Atlanta, Ga., May 38,
Editors Constitution: What is Mrs.
Sothem’a age ? Be as exact sa you can
H. J. R
She will be twenty next July. If this ia not
exact enouch, you will h*Te to see the lady—or
A Heat Little Trio.
Gjsanttdxb, May S3 :S78
Editors Wxikly Cosstituti n—I
come to you far the nnt time far some Inform**
non. 1. Is there anything to prevent perspira
tion ? 2. Why do editors and preachers always
use plural pronouni,as "we,” "onr,” "n*." etc.,
when there is only one of "ns* f 8 Is Mrs M. E.
Brjant, of tie Bonny South, a widow? F.eate
answer next week and yon will have the brat
wishes of Beau K , Jr.
L Yes; don’t get heated. 3. Preachers don’t
do it. Editors do, becsn e tbe paper is Imper
sonal, and the editorial rtfl e’s he views of the
staff of editors, or the paper as* whole. 3. Mrs
Bryan is not a widow. Sbe has an exce lent
husband who is quite as proud of his wife as the
public is.
JutUsIhea*, John.
Gxozgia. May 26. U78.
Editors Constitution— Did not *
jedge In one of the western states decide that it
was not constitutional to naiutal z: a ( hi da*
If so. who * aa he, and wLu ia tua ad
dress? Respectfully, etc. chlxaxax.
Such a decision waa made, but we cannot re
call the cane of the judge or his location. The
paragraphias, who sits at oar Mde, recalls hia
rolling eye to earth and suggeste that tt waa in
Montana that the decision was made. His sug
gestion don’t* Stop tens thing, however.
A qscsUsB From a Xss-«BbMriber
Koscsoa*. May 36.
Editors Constitution : It is said that
General N. B. Forrest, of late confederate noto
riety, is deed. Please let ns know of the troth-
talnesa. If he is alive can we know from yon
hi* address? X X
He 1* dead, and we are conaiquently unable
will let Irish tiiil come up, but we hope that he
*lli. Slate laws will not b inveked to get
mon$y back if he wi_s 1L There will be no baby
act m the play. If Captain Djyle wins a purse
he will be congratulated by the defeated parties
and allowed lo keip every cent of the amount.
By all mean*. Captaiu Doyle, come op ana
the Girl go to the lront in the free for ail.
SPbRTlNO NOTES FROM ABROAD.
—The board of review of the Na
tional Trottinr association will mee. at Pittsburg
ontbelttb of Jun*.
—The ••Bill Btsa” rcandal is creating
quite a tenaction in the west. Johtmie blow, “
owner of the animal, has been b.owu — *
racing ring.
—D. fewieert’a mare, by Australian
dam Betty Ward, by Lexington, fouled * brown
colt by Ten Brutes. lO.h lost. Thu is the first
of the great horse’s get.
—Messrs. Merriman & Co., of Min
ncspoils, n jolce In a fine fl*l> fo.u out of tbrir
last trotting mare Mary L»ne. by Gov. Sprague.
Tbe fitly is pronounced a rema;sable «>uu. The
Mcttre. Merrimon & Co. mouestiy claim 3:13
her matk as a flvoyear-old.
—The stock of Gen. Grant exceeds
the expectations of the most sanguine. There
an six of his suckling colts In the pasture,
of ordinary mares, snd five out oi the six
marked exactly like Uteir fire, being chenuui,
with white race, light tail, and no other marks.
—The Driving Park association have
done a wise thing, in addition to tbe regular
publ ahed programme. Tovy rff r a pure* cf
$500, open to all pacers; $-*501 > fi a , $125 to sec
ond, $75 to third, ano *50 to fuur.n. Race to
take place Jane 6. Razos will tty to beat 2:14 the
*'BV5 day.
—The mile acd three quarters race
for all agts at the P. m' co course was run Satur
day test and won ty Gov. W. de ILimp’c
3:33 bcaiiugtme toted racers. Vlorov
the tree htccicap s aku> for all ag- s. one
and a h-lf iu 3:51 betting LUPhwhackcr
Iu the iwo mil*’ Lea ■ for all a^e.», Kinnev
tn two straight heat*, Tom Bzcon second
Venulaier tnira
—Messrs. H. D. & J. M. Nye,
Flint. Mich., have told to HT Merrill, d U.
•At*. Mich., their fine*>nnd stallion Munbrino
Frank, 6 years, by Mumbnuo Gift Thiscch is
of great promise and cut trot fiveseoouds faster
than Msmbriuo Gilt
They also fco.d to Wi
a fine mare by Mambrino Gilt (Mambriuo
Queen.)
—Gen. Wm. T. Withers, of Fairlafta
Farm. Lexington. Ky., has told and shipped to
Professor T Aimsuung, cl Mount Union. Burk
counry, Ohio, the t- c-year old stallion colt
Brown Star ( ante ductged by purchaser to
Prince Edwaru), by William Welch, son of Bys-
pvA ’s Ram Plutonian, and sire of Robert Bon
ner’s Prince Imperial, dam Red Bose, by Co&x-
Hn*s bur, son of Seely’s American Star.
—JI Case’s stable of trotters, four
number, are quartered at Freeport, in charge
Ed Briber. Gov fprtgue I* in luny health, t—
hia accustomed speed, but hardtj in condition
fur a race. Dom Peoro anl Edwin B are well
advanced in werk and will be heard from favor
ably in their claates Mills C (2»6). is on* cf the
■table She is taking her work stti factorin',
and will, undoubtedly stir d ih* grand prepar
ation. There is one "stick f utio w’ ’
sure.
—At Proep c l . Park fair grounds, Fri
day of l>st week, D*n Marce cold a number
trotters at the following prices: D*ndy, *
gelding, to J 8 Atwood. $155; Mo arch, gray
gelding, to W Rudd, $47>; bea Fuam, white
gelding, to J H Wa rner. $iu0; Fred, bey gelding.
THE WOMAN IN BLA.3K
GREETING %TO THE NOR
GEORGIA MURDERESS.
Kat« So them. Hatband .and
at tha Depot—Scrambles for a Mshl
—Kelsey Joins the Throng, a
They are all Bound Noolhward.
“3ILL ARF.”
-OKSS THE PIPE OP
PEACE.
DIPLOMATIC JANGLE.
Facta and Humor* rom the Capita 11
HAO ami“the SSwuSS'lhe^u^SSvwlIid sowed the wind and will reap the whirl-
my being heard, It was announced by tee wind. My own opinion is, as 1 nave
presa that‘Mr. Potter’* trquiry was interrupt- repeatedly said, that this affair will
ed,” when Mr. bteph.nawss head lined aa “the I uitiro.eenntemnti,
vererable statesman howled down by Potter’s I Pf°^ e * ln l ^ e end. either a con ^“P^
-ab»” I ble farce or a horrible tragedy. Wheth-
Mv comments upon this extract I er it will lead to the Mexicanization of
from his letter are as folio wt: lour federal repuohc, this the result
1. If there was any gross mistake in I most show; but I say, as I said on &n~
this matter, it was by Mr. Potter and I other recent occasion, that all soft
not by me. So far as his statement is 1 words, instituting in the minds of the
calculated to convey the idea or im- I people of this country the idea that Mr.
preesion that 1 had given the republi- Hayes can be peaceably unseated by
cans a list of any nanus who coaid foU I congress, are as delusive and as guileful
low in any motion to prevent investiga- as the whispering of the great arch
tion, it is entirely without foundation. I fiend in the shape of a toad in the ear
As a matter of truth, it has not the ] cf Eve, irom which sprang all our
shade or shadow of a lact to rest upon I woes. Very respectfully,
I had not conferred directly or indirect-1 Alex. H. Stephens.
ly with Mr. Hale, Mr. Garfield or any
other repnbhcan upon the subject. I
had not spoken directly or inairectly
with Mr. Hale within the last two
weeks befene upon any subj ect, nor had
I had any words with Mr. Garfield upon 1
this matter, except what were made I St. Petersburg, June 1—'The health
some weeks before when he objected to I of Gortschakoff is not sufficiently im-
the reception of the Mari’land me ” I proved to give much hope of his at-
morial, at which time I urged him in I tending the congress. The Agence
the house to withdraw his objection I Lasse says if Prince Gortschekoff is
and let this memorial of a state go to unable, Count Scbouvaloff and the Rus
the committee on the judiciary and be sian ambassador at Barlin will repre-
reported upon, with a view of quieting I sent Russia,
all questions attaching to the presiden- I A bussian warning.
tial title. My speech upon that occa- _ _. , _ „ , .. .
sion, and my appeal to him, was I Petersburg dispatch
dnly reported in the Record, nor sa ys tlmt the public are eemi-officuuly
had I at any time any conference w&nied not to believe the various re-
with the pr sident, as I have seenal- P° rts . cmacernmg the concessions^ by
leged in some papers, upon the sub-1 The people nevertheless fear
jecL On the Monday that Mr. Potteris *** t ?° 1 8 ^ eat, ,»,ra
resolutions were offered, I had appear-1 _ A to the Standard irom
edin the house solely with a view of Copenhagen remirts that Rnfsia has
gettirg a suspension of the rules for purchased the fast Swedish steamer
the purpose of haviug passed the bill ^erotola to be used as a cruiser,
of the committee on coinage, providing I concentration,
for the retirement of the three and five I _, _ , ,, .
cent silver pieces and having them re- The Standard’e dispalch from Vienna
coined in other denomination!! aa it , a s»y 8 that Austri! intends to concentrate
so far making the debased or subsidia I troops on the river pay*
ry coinB legal tender when they are ™ Tt !® D *' y NewB '
presented in amounts of $20 and up- We have reason to believe that earlv
wards and have them redeemed when next week parliament will ke informed
presented at the treasury in lite of the arrangements concluded for the
amounts. This bill, upon being read. I m ©©tirg of the congress,
was almost unanimously passed. 11 THB Congress.
then got leave of absei c3 for one week I The Agence Russe Bays the congress
on acconnt of my health with a pair will nold only one session, daring which
with Mr. Harris, of Massachusetts. I -he basis of pesca will be settled and a
was told that I bad hardly gone oat of final treaty signed Congress will also
the capitol when this cyclone burro I make arrangements for the execution
upon the hons». I had no intimation I of the treaty and for the organization of
of it before. 01 reaching my room 11 various local commissions to enpervist’
was confined to my bed, and it was not I ,he same conference. The amb&ssa
until next day that I knew of wbat I dors at Constantinople will supervise
had o: curred in the boose after I left. I the operations of these commis&ions.
Mr. Potter himself waa one of the first |
whom I conferred with on the subj c . I THE INv n? ATI0NS
Wednesday, 15th, after the house bad The R-spnblique Francaise states tha’
come to a dead lock, from a s ; ck room I the issue of invitations to the congress
I addressed’to Mr. Potter tbe following is hourly expected. On the othei
note, of whidi Gen. Knott tarnished hand, a dispatch to the Times dated
me a copy, to-day. It is in these I B3rlin last night, says the negotiation*
word*: I between England and Russia hc.ve not
Washington. D. €. M*y 15 L 1873 —The Hon | * * _ '
to issue invitations.
. v^azw • Hu A Vienna correspondent of the Daily
you in parson.' L-ri me then s ? y to yon in I Telegraph says that Austria has jns
2ke”uJ.bou« rati'Si re “ ivBd fahsfictoi-J assurances on the
resolution under. tbe previous question, thu- 1 subject of th© b-TOudAnes of BlX.garih
entunr Mr HaJe’sother amendments looking u> I and tbe Russian occupation of tbe
-- enlarged Investigation. Do not insist on nrovince
previous question. I ccald not vote for it I * z.. . „ , ,
if I were present and were not paired, a? I am; I The Agence Raai© publishes an artl
norcouldi vote for the resolution under the | c J e w hich seeks to de nonstate how
SSTffSS nssxi, the wealth and prosperity
and unite the republicans My opinion la that I Egypt v»ou;d be increased by a Euro
mirchief instead of good will come of the laves- | pean e d minis 'ration,
tlga’.ion by the passage of yonr resolution, as r. I M
is. under tha previous question. Please excase I AUSTRIAN manifestations.
this1 note; I feel it.my duty, feeble as I sm, to mu n R Hr i; n fnrreBiMMident of thr*
■end it to you. Very respectfully and truly Ah0 1Ser,,n Correspondent 01 tor
yonrs. etc.. Alexander il Stephens I Times asserts that Austria h ’8 notified
After that note had been ditspa clied I Russia of her intention to occupy tht
to bim ; I sent the following note to Mr. I island of Adakaleh, but neither re
Candler, my colleague in the house : I ceived nor asked Russia's consent.
Wahjinoton. May 15, 1878 —Hon. Milton I A Time* dispatch from Buchare'
■s.r i SSSfbJ*‘, T “r“ tlje K mmsuian and fiu.tiisn offi
day. Am sun confiued to my room. I think it I rets are very cordial when they come
Is Important thatpnr frteudartiaU not vote for in contact on the frontier.
aSSSSS’.ISKf a letter from Bavins states .hat the
ought to be allowed. We ought not to have I lypbns fever is itc easirg with the
a one-sided investigation, lb© country will not I warm weather,
be satisfl’.d with that sort of an inquiry The |
people want fair play, right and justice, and
will be eatitfied with nothing ahora of this If I rm, a ,?. nnf A 1
the Potter resolution is passed without alto*-1 , , ® '^ c ** os says Count Andrap^y
1ng an amendment lcoklng to an investigation or I declarations are a direct menace to R-
Jther hJltged frauds. mUchlef and uoteood will I si a* a nroutinnR in R-mmunia. nnd Rniu
A DIRECT MENACE.
"I 11 1 *ia*» positions in R omania and Buiga
other. I should if there and not palred°a* I am* I ria. The Invaiide R isse says Austria
vote against the previous question and then I cou.d mobiiiz • 850,000 men and supply
w.rede- them with 25 days’ rations for 45 000,
‘ * 0 • y * Aigx. h. &t*phxxs. I 000 fljrins. Her sixty millions credit
After this I sent a simitar note to my I ma9 ^ mean something more than pre
cobeague, Mr. Harris, and req iesUd I emttion. Russia must take counter
him to announce my pair if a vote was I measures,
taken. From these notes it will clearly I bus iaK fears.
appear with whom I had conferred. A St. Petersburg dispatch to the
and the opinion I entertained of the Times says that the people are greatly
effect cf the proceeding then going on I dissatisfied at the secret negotiations
in the house, upon the democratic par- now in progress They fear the results
ty as well as on the c -antry. I looked I n f the war will be nullified. The Aus-
npon them as nnwise and untimely I trian occupation of Adakaleh confirm-*
and fraught with mischief. It clearly I hem in their suspicion. Tbe prospec
appears from these notes that I waanot 0 f a cungresa, therefore, does not give
m favor of a motion to defeat the in- unmixed satisfaction,
vestigation of frand of any kind. 11 The Telegraph's Vienna correepon.
was only agains. a one-sided investi-1 dent says the Austrian government at
gation. I also, as I have been since , er ly distrusts R Esia, and this feeling
the preside!.U*1 contest, constitution- j 8 now shared by the c mrt and cabinet,
ally decided against any investigati on I that the Austrian policy is no longer
*X! ew to ! mpeac k ° r hampered by in video counsels,
title of the present incumbent of the 1
executive chair. Tbe democracy of. ...
the school in which I was reared was I ^ ... >
based on the principle of law and or- The friends of Mr. Thomas will be
der, upon an abiding by the law as con-1 ratified lose© that tbe Texas Express company
stitntionally expounded. This was I acknowlcclgel hts gallantry ln the protio
the state of things when I made 110001 U»eirproperty,a* w01 beaceaby theft*
my arpoarance in the house I towtocoomnmnJcaitonj
On Tuesday night a vast crowd had
gathered at t e passeuper depo - for the purpose
of cc ting a peep a*. Mrs. So:hern, thu now fa-,
moo* FI k«r a county wife Through a mi.cLance
which hza be? n explained in The Constitution,
abe did not arrive. It wa* announced, however,
«hat she woo'd be here last nigbt, and ool se
quent y
1XXENFE CROWD, INCLUDING JURY LADIES,
a-sembled at the pss enger depot to get a sigh- of
the murderer-'. It was probably the largest ere wd
ever aseembled in At-anU at ? o late an hour of
the n'ght. The pa&eenger dep t waa 1 ter* ly ful
* peop e.
HER DESTINATION AND BE* FUTURE.
Aa has been announced before, Mra. S 'thern Is
booked (or Capt. Jack Smith’a camp in Balcwiu
county, t'apt. Nelins, thu keeper of the peniten
tiary, informs u» th4t la every canp of convic
there arj some “trusties,” usually women, who
are employed as cooks, scat s’re* fee, etc., ad
who have very many privileges that the average
convic. does not have. He has requested Capt
Smith to give one of these places to Mra. 8o:hern t
and he hts agreed to do eo
Amoreiil. the sister ot Mrs. Sett cm, bas been
Capt. Smith’s care for some rime now, and
speak* very highly of the imoune treatment she
ha^hidatthe hands of Mra. Smith. Captain
lms asked her the other day If she
auxious t j bepirdoned cut She re plied that she
was not; that she liked Mrs. Smith so wel: that
she intended lo stay with her after her time was
out, if Mrs. Smith would allow her. '1 here ts uc
doubt that Mrs. So hern wl!l r ceive just as hu-
i’ment a« is poraib e under the terms of
pen'tentiaiy di-ctp inc.
Capt. Nelms wrote Ler lhal he w< aid permit
her to Lriujc h?r baby with her, and said, forte
more, that he had succeeded in ge tfeg n poriti n
wl.h Capt Smith for her h'itb&r.d, who might
come o.i with Ler if he desired to do so. A gen
tleman of this city pnvidei money will which
'Bob’* could puj his expen ca to h ? cunp.
Mrs. So them and her husband and child, ac
companied by her guard, got off the train ou the
side opposite the ladies' srioon.aud went around
to it in an unexpected direction. This caused
A STAMPEDE
in pursuit of the poor woman. The crowd
rnsicd right alter her and every man tried fa
get the best look at her. She waa attired In a
lack dress add wore a dark hat and a black
veil which nuug so as to partially obf cure her
After the party, entered the saloon they
were met by Colonel J. W. Nelms, principal
keeper of the penitentiary, who gave
some directions ss to their d eposition and con
venient* during their brief stay here. While
they remained ln the saloon the men and boys
outside clambered around the windows and
;re -ch other in
THE DESPERATE EFFORT
to see the convict. Borne of them climbed on
cars and ov»ri«.oked the scene. It was feared
at one time that they wonld storm the door and
have their own way in spite oi restraints.
Several gentlemen were admitted to the
saloon and conversed with Kate Both
l her husband. The woman
naturally reticent and did not
say mnch. In appearance she is not particular
ly striking, being tail and slender aud wl’n
rather delicate feature*. She looked pal’s and
weary last night, ahd seemed to dislike the no
toriety oi her reception.
Bob Sothem is a robust and rather fine-looking
tan of twenty-eight.
The baby was also the object of the wilder-
rios.ty which bubb „d over on everything cou
necud with the unfortunate lami.y.
Mra. Sothern’s maimer was very calm, though
her expression was serious, if not sad.
She was carried away on the Maoou train at
11 o’clock. She will reach Saudersville to-day.
We learn that Mr. 8othcru hr s irranged to get
work near his wile and they will not be scpxrs-
Rtfl ctlona and Deduction* — Bnjr«
and Thing*—Trie Hite and Fall or
Prnideais and Preaebera—A High- *
Hliricd Hale—A Little Political
Discourse—soldiers of the Camp
and Btoldler* of The Cross.
ted.
On the same train went Kelsey, the man who
goes to serve a term of
THFXt YEA I
in the penitentiary ouder a sentence passed
last week.
The crowd lingered until the train left and
then seemed anxious to see more.
SOME LETTERS ON THE MJBJFCP.
Matfy cn-tons le tere h sve been received upon
the tubjc.’t of this ewe:
Ch ulcs Herbtt, of he Macon l:bnry, write
ab rat “brave Kit • Sothm.’
An Augn-ta man nwpe Got. Co'qailt for a
demni- g * this u< bl j woman to a panlskm
that i- worse ’ban death ” lie t ;oes en to say tha t
he is preparing a petition for her full pa-dm
Another oie wii es: * Every true huebxnd iu
Georgia should adm re Mrs. Ka’e So:hem —
tbe woman wh • knew hra tights and h-d
(ooiag r to c a'.ntaln them.”
a notable fact that the governor did not
rec?ive a sin tie letter asking thv the si nte<
the la v be executed. The cnivereal weght of
petition was on the ether tide.
NAMING THE MAN
IHB MEETING OF THE FIFTH
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Ordered fobs Held la Baraenvlllei
the 12th of September. '
mesnt th« ascertainment ol truth; the iu4 breadstuff*- We would get less to give yon his addrem. You ought to read th*
Thursday, the 16 ih inst.
had not heard from Mr. Potter. _
had not consulted directly or indirectly
with any republican in tbe honseor
out of the house. I made an appeal to
Mr. Potter to withdraw bis call for the
previous question to allow me three
minutes only. My object was to get
him to withdraw bis call for the pre
vious question, or if be wonld not, to
appeal to the honae, to the patriots on
both sides to vole down the previous
question an'd allow Mr. Hvle or any
other republican to offer snch an
amendment for the investigation a
they might see fit It was then that
Mr. Potter declined to withdraw the
C-ll or allow me three minutes. He
paid that it waa no disrespect to me, bnt
that he could not do it as he was acting
under instructions. Whether Mr. Pot
ter had communicated to others the
purport oftny note and because he bad
determined that I ehonld not be heard
upon the subject, I do not know; bnt
I certainly Lad not suggested in that
note that the democrats should do any>
thing else than to receive all tne amend
ments or additional propositions for in
vestigation that might be offered from
any quarter.
2 Mr Potter seems to confound hia
da*es. Hespeakea of what occurred
when he rose to make a proposition to
Mr Hale as if done upon the second
day upon which I asked to address the
house. In this he is mistaken. His
proposition to Mr Hale, was on the
next day, Friday, and had no c <nnec-
tion whatever with the proceedings in
which I was denied hearing.
3. Mr Fitter’s reasons for retosing
ira. ire nraraa. m uca .-e r Ha!e .’® ‘ meadment - »PPe*r to me lo
foMtrated bj .bor nd « u- be elogalar aud moat untenable. He
a. It i, tfopw) 4, tb. nuu>4 “J? it waa becuae it waa not ger-
i FabricSchoora of Atlanta. mam. Why it was not germain I cm-
]ase4.~*tf '
E Gilmore, f .75; Bos on, biy gelding.
Allan, $35); Etta, ba y mare, to J Albert, fe75
Spo-.tect Colt, $735; Ptfa, bay gelding, to 1 1
walker, $575. Ihrae others were withdrawn.
—The books of entry cf the Mon-
mou’h Pirk rues at Long Branch, cio-cd May
35tn. For the Long B-*cch n mi dies p swetp-
■uk.s of $ 0 »© each, wi.h $600 aoced one
mile and • qnaxier there are 39 r.omia*tiona
For the Jerrej Derby une enuat.ee lea, with
$1,000 added; one and one-bail mites, there are
16 entries. For the Hop* fm S ates, one mile,
same entnu.ee lee. with ftOO adeed; there are
i? nominations. For the Mol month Cup, $S0
entrance fee, with $L500 added, two tnd a quar
ter miles; there are 16 nomiEotkma. For tbe
July stakes, entrar.ee tee the a m.\ with $400
•doed, five fttriosga, there are 28 nominations
For the West End hotel stakes fax fi bea 3 yean
old, $50 each, p p..wlth $1,000 added, one aud
a bait miles; there are T6 nondi-stiona. For the
Handicap sweepstakes, one an<i three quarter
mile*; $30 entrance fee, w:th <7u0 addeo; there
are 30 homixatiooa.
Oar Premium.
We will send, carriage free, a Wor
cester’s Unabridged Dictionary to tha persen
sending a-12names and twenty-four dollars to
ocr Weekly
This Diet'on try la a mas ire volume of 1854
page*, and c^nU'ns considerable more hancme
hundred thousand word 4 In its vacs’ ul*»y, with
their premnAatio*. definition, and ttyno'ojy
Ills Qlaatratei with orar lOUtf neat wood cats,
and is ecr ebed bv mo •# than a thousand excellent
articles on Synonyms*, in which fire tbons nd
synonymous war da are treated, and seen a’cy
r* aid w 11-
tha standard
Memphis Term., May 10.
Mr. J L. A. Thomas, Messenger—Dear Sir: I
■end you by to-day's express a copy of reaolns
tions adopted by the board of directors of this
company at Its recent meeting in New Orleans,
recognizing yonr fidelity to the compszy'a inter
est and jcur courage in defense of same on the
occasion of tbe attack by robbers upon the tram
on which you were messenger at A ten’s station,
Texas, on February 331 last, and I also Indore
you a draft on the auditor for the sum of two
hundred ($2:0) dollars, as further endeLoe of
the compacy’a appreciation of yonr conduct on
the occtsiap before referred to.
Charles L. Loop.
Secretary and Treasurer.
Flaw Prevention of ts Terrible Dlarater
No disorders, exceeding the most
deadly forma of lung disease, ln*olie each a
tretneadocna destruction of organic .issue as ibos
which fares upm tba kidneys, “uc-. maladies
when th»y become chronic—and
tion of trouble, to kxoto tier's Bitters, which
experience has proved to be clghly effective as a
means of Imparting tone and rega’arity to the
organs of urination, as well a* to he river
stomach *td b wela A noth r beneficial result
of this medicine nat raliy conscq:ent upon it-
drop nr. snd other maiaa.ea. By inrreaamgthe
— vfcy of the kdneya, it inaugurates the depur-
june»..d3t tne* thur rat Awky Jane!
—Improper articles oi fo:d often
cause the blood to become loaded with
fool humors. Cleanse the blood with
Dr. Ball's Blood Mixture and be
healthy. 243
Who Will be Un
bttd
^„ _ Hayes will not*be unseated, bnt the
pot see. Ail frauds, it wonld seem to republican party may.
Griffin, June 1, 1878
The democratic executive committee
ol the 5 h con?reerional district met at twelve
o’clock tn. at the Wheel er nouse.
Present:
W T Newnan, chairman, Fulton county; J
McConnell, Clayton c-junty; R D Smith, Craw
ford county; L J Winn, Dt-Kalb county; L
B’alock, Fayette countv; C *1 Zichcry, Henry
county; T B Cabincae. Monroe county; J
Hunt, Pike county; F D Ditc uke, Spalding
county.
Absent:
C H Richardson, Houston county; B T Robinr,
Milton county.
On motion, J A Cotton, of Ufaon, waa re
quested to act as secretary. ..
The following retolutier s were sdrp’ed
1 R solved. That a convr’-tlm' « . • demo
crat* ot the 6th congi< i>s’on dU rict 1* hereby
called to assemble a UtjucaUl eat lOo’ckck
m. on Thnrrday t 13 u d*> ol September next,
nominate a candidate lor congress from said
district.
*. Resolved, That the buls of representation
in said convention shall be aa follows: Esch
county shall be ectUlad to two voles for each
member to which it may be entitled ln th
lower branch of the general assembly
8 Reeolvad, That the manmr and time for
selecting delegates to said c invention shall b*
left to the savirri democratic organizations
the several counties of the district, without
direction or dictation by this committee.
On motion, the thanks cf the committee
returned to Mr. B Wheeler proprietor of the
Wheeler house, for me of rooms for the meet
ing of the committee, a for othlr courtesies
extended.
Oa motion the dsmrcr»%c papers of ih'a dis
trict w.re r qu- s’.ed to pub. 1th th proceeding
of this mtetif g
On motion 'hecomm ttee adjonruel.
Wm. T Newman, Chairman.
J. A Cotton, S cretary.
TBE VOICE .OF ALABAMA
Unfal crlng Democratic— An Arraign
meat or Rndlcnllem.
Montgomery, May 31 -The demo
cratio state convention a< j .urned e’n
die last night. The following is tin
platform:
The democratic and conservative people r.f
A ttbima In convention a^a mbled. r^-araertlnu
tne priLCipa-s adup;cd.ln onr co iVcution of *76
do roaoiv* and declare-
Special Correspondence of The Constitution
Mr. Editub: I love to meet a nabor
and hear him say, “how’s craps.” I
continue to like farmin. I like it bet
ter and better, exsep that the wheat
iasumwbat doubtful about nankin a
crap. A little long bug with a tail at
ooth eends has got Tn the joints and
sucked the tutp oat, and its fallin down
in patches. Looks like there is always
eumlkin preym onsumthin, and nnth-
n is safe from disaeter in this sub loon*
ary world. F ies and bugs and rust
prev on the gteen wheat. Weevils eat
it up when its cat and put away. Iiits
eat the corn—moles eat the gubbers —
hawks eat the chickens—the minks
killed three of our ducks in one night
—cholera kills the begs and the other
night one of my nabors’ mules cum
along with the blind staggers and fell
up a paif of seven steps right into my
front gate and died without kickin.
n en there is briars and nettles and
trend salts and smartNweed and pisen
oak and Spanish need es and cuckle
burrs and dog fennel and snakes, thats
always in the way on a farm and must
be looked after keerfullv, especially
snakes which are my eternal horror,
and I shall always btlieve are
sqm kin to the devil himself.
I can’t tolerate snch long insects.
But w’e farmers bav to take the
b^d with the good, and there is more
good than bad with me up to the pres*
ent time.
My corn begins to look splendid.
These warm niuhte it grows while I am
..sleep-just lika the intiust un them
darn little just debts you owe^-excuse
me, Mr. Editor, I don’t know for sertin
that you owe any, but i ’a a reasonable
presumption, cousiderin your bisneas,
and its no disgrace, nohow. Mrwt ev
erybody owes em from the United
States of America down to the umblest
individuals, of which la?t I am whom.
I look upon it as a charitable act to bor
row from a man who has a surplus. I
think a heap of Gov. James and Gen.
Austel, and all snch, and it wonld greve
me to hav their money get musty and
would rust and rot for lack of borrow
ers. 1 8 metimes take a little just to
encourage ’em, fer they are iiutnau
beings, and ju.t as much entitled to a
livin’ as the best of us.
Mr. Editor, its a great comfort to me
to set in my piexzer these pleasant
evenings and look over the farm, and
smoke the pipe of peecd,and ruminate.
Ruminate upon the rise and fall ol em
pires and parties and presidents and
prerchera. I think when a man has
parsed th) Rubicon of life, and seen
uis share of trouble, smokin’ is al«
lowable, f ir it kinder reconciles
him to live on a while long* a
and promotes philosofic reflections. *
never knowd a high tempered man to
be fond of it. Old Aunt Patience told
me she had been smokin, for 50 years,
and 1 heard her advisin’ Mrs. Arp to
try it awhile, for, sex she, “missus, it
makes a bedy so qniet and peaceable.”
Bnt my wife, you know, was raised a
Methodist, and they are fernent it. Just
like all other denominations, they
make a close ran on snm things, and on
otheis a little loose in the socket. I’m
now livin’ in a Methodist settlement
right under the dnppina ol Dr. Felton’s
chapel, and they are a good people
around me, and I’ve been wonderin
how the doctor kept em all so strait
while he was so far away. It does look
like a pity to see his meetin houue
closed every Sunday, aud maybe, when
he comes home again, a kind Provi
dence will conclude to let him abide
with his flock. But then, on the other
hand, it may ba more importaut for the
doctor to use his influence with the ras
cals at Washington to keep em ftom
stealin and lyin, and at the same time
attend to our political intrust and con*
tinue to send us reliable girdin seed, it
may be all for the best. Tne good L >rd
knows, I don’t. Tneref ire I haven’t
made up mv mind about sendin him
back again. Yousee there is Gen Wof-
ford, who i my friend, and he mout
want to go, and he built a finer meetin’
house than anybody, and anybody is
welcome to preach in it who is heavenly
minded and a go d democrat. The
general is no preicher, bnt then he can
run the camp while the doctor is run-
nin’ the cross. Then there is my triend
Gu8 Wright, and he mout want to go.
He aint got anv meetin’ house of his
own, but then he preaches all around
general 1®, and dips ’em and washes the
saints’ feet, and so forth. He waa a
general, too, aud can run the camp and
ihe cross beth, and I always wondered
why he dident bnild him a sinnygog or
sumthin’. I like to see every man
work up to the full measure of his ca
pacity. Yon see the preachers and the
Botdiers have got the country sorter in
a swing, and no other so:t needent tun
tor office till the thing wears out. No
body needent try to get in on the eter
nal prii c;ples ol the Jeffersonian de
mocracy. Therefore, if we h-»v got to
take 'em, lets take the very best we can
git.
Mr. Editor, I read the other day that
there was thirty-seven preachers in
congress, and they waa all Methodists
and Baptists, and itdidentlook exactly
fair to me. Cant, we have a few Pres
byterians and Episcopalians sent on
just to keep the scales on a balance?
But then they couldent go, for their
churches wou’t let ’em. 1 ve ruminated
a power over these things, and aint
hide bound ab >ut it neither, for my
doctrine is not to fnss about what you
cant help. I reckon its as proper for a
soldier of the cross to go to congress as
a soldier of the camp, and them two
norts seem to be a gala in’ground among
the people every day. I wonder if a
-tidier of the crodie will ever stand
any chance ? Solomon said if a man
bad his quiver fall of children he should
stand in the gates, or words to that
effvet, and S Jomou was a smart man,
bnt it looks nowadays like a poor feller
with ten or a dozen dident bav mntch
time to etand around a gate or swing
on it either. Bit I forbear for the
present. Yonrs truly, Bill Aar.
P. 8. - Ax Harris if he can tell why
a hop vine winds round a pole with
the sun, and a bean vine c imbs it the
other wa>? He never answered my
fi et conumarom yet, and, in my opin*
•ou, he's buried. B. A.
N. B -Take notice.- I had a sick
mule yesterday, and seven men cum
along and told me what to do for him,
and so I give him lie soup and para-
goric and salt and whisky and butter
milk and molasses and sweet milk and
epsoni salts and keroseen oil and lard,
and bled him m the mouth and Tubbed
him with a rail and he got well Please
ax Harris what cured him. B. A.
First, Taat the democratic and c~.nferT*Tlvt-
party o! law and otter, is th * omy party nf t
cins nation, and to iu pairioti anu ur.c -..an#
effuris und r the b.et*lr>gs ot God,
reconstruc ion. to destror th>» puaci sed hapt.l<
ness sod protperltyof both races in the south,
by involving them in ceaseless turmoil and col
lision
Second That the finarcia! distress, extend
ing tn nuny fac ulties fa misery wa w-nt. is tbi
necessary outgrowth oi the profligate expendi
ture, fraudulent practices and clats leeimatlo*
which has marked the courac of tbe ro-puoilcan
party.
A That by creating new and usele-a offic *
a.d endowing there already created with
pnneely pvrquirit a incwith the sim
plicity nf ouj ftjn m of S'tvcrnmeut, they lrave
organ’s.-d an »rmy of officiate low Aitarolrga
sue: g h which t>*nle- Webster warned ns toity
rear# Ago w. u d endanger the liberies of c ur
people. We denounce tbe n< lbod*,theme*«uro»
and the men who are rcaoonsible for .them a»
unworthy tne support of an noncet and free
people We contra-otete the whole pcorle
of Alabama upon 'be reign of coetd
been achieve
. J the union of
governme race—the wbi’e peop e c f the land.
Fourth. That the admimairatiou of theatate
govtrntmnt tos ty-en ably, wisely and Justly
a-tmil.Kered since th. flrs inauTUratlo:' of tn*
excellency. Governor Booaoo, mdse bold that
tbe ptedgisof the party to retrench expendi
teres, reform abuses, and improve the law- hav
oeen redeemed. In support -f thiaaaasrtioj we
refer with pleasure and confidence to tne stat
ute books, tbe fi asocial condition o! the state
and the peaoe and good order which
pervades the whole commonwealth.
5th. Thatiti*the purposed the democrat>
and conservative party of Alabama to pre
serve in violate its obligations to the people,
to the boos fide creditors of the state, and we
congratulate the tax payer- upon the prospect
of irtdDC able to redqce the rate of taxation
wf thout impairing the credit of the auto or tar-
p brigiugud b»ne.
ROOT ano BRANCH.
Change. Occu not
i tie tirotKla
Special to tbe Constitution.
Augusta, Ga.. May SI.
General Alexander, the new Georgia railroad
presidin'., la
WEEDING out a lot
of old employees i f the road. To-davthe res
iicnation of Wiiliam Hardman, master ms-
cblnlst. and Mr. HU), pa chasing ag nt. wire,
accepter?. Mr. Cook, assistant machinist, wa»
promoted to master. It is repo ted that the
ticket agent, Mr J. A. Roberta, at this place
will resign.
SOME RESIGN ATteKi AT YOU* END
of the line will, it is reported, be arc pl
ed. One-half the working forca in the
thape ha* been discharged and the remainder
placed on fu 1 lime.
in an intebvikw
with an Evening News reporter to-day. General
Alexander raid, in response to the question as
to whether any other changes were to be made,
that changes might from time to time be neccs-
s.ry. bn 1 at present no others were anticipated,
or at least to be made- At tbe laat meeting ol tha
board ot direc ore of the Georgia iced.
THE SALARY OF THE FRZHDENT
was raised from $4500 to $6,000 dollar*.
John B McDonald, aged 88 years, and father-
in I«w of Hoa. Patrick Walah, and father of J
X. McDonald, died suddenly in this ci’y this
forei ooo.
An Aged Convert
Last Sunday night, Cely Crawford, a
negro woman, aged 106 years, who resides on
Pratt street, was converted at tbe bftr revival at
Wheat fatreet church. Her eon, Randall Lanier,
an aged gronud-pen merchant, came in yester
day to announce the fact to na Beta over 70
years old. He says Lis mother will be baptiz'd
oext Sunt ay at Wheat Street church. He eccms
rejoiced at her conversion
. — L ke beautiful jewels in bra sen set
tings are handeome features upon a face
marred by signs of blood poisoning.
1 he great purifier of the blood is Dr.
^uU’e Blood Mixture. 243,