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THE DAILY SUN Thursday Morning. ....June 29. The Rome Courier on the Departure. New To Our Exchanges. e. 7.® 11 j We will be greatly obliged to our exchanges if they will state that Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, the Political Editor of The Sun, has not removed to Atlanta, but still resides in Craw- fordville, Georgia, and should be ad dressed at that place. Letters on business connected with The Sun of fice should net be addressed to him ; 1 only such as relate to the politics of the paper, or political communica tions intended to be published in our columns, should be sent to Mr. Stephens. All letters on business should be addressed to the Manager, Mr. J. Henly Smith, Atlanta, Ga. • .‘ If all our exchanges will oblige us in this respect we will cheerfully re ciprocate the favor at any time. From the Mobile Register, June 23d. ' Alex. H. Stephens. Mr. Stephens comes to the front as a political journalist, and assumes control of the political columns of The Atlanta Sun. We copy his salutatory in another place. He starts on his well-known ground of Jeffersonian Democracy, and while he says nothing about parties and “new departures,” he makes known the principles he will advocate and defend. Nothing is more true than his declaration that “the great living issue” now before the people of the United States, is between consolida tion, centralism and empire on one side, and the sacred, sovereign right of local self-government'by the peo ple of the several States on the other; or, in other words: The great question is, “whether the people ol‘ these States are to live under a government of laws or a government of bayonets ” This is the great, practical, absorbing *living issue/ at this time.” We suppose that there 'snot an ad vocate of the “new departure” in this land, who will not subscribe to this declaration. And the question be tween them and men of Mr. Ste phens’ view’s, is whether it is better to join battle with the Radicals in 1872, directly, on this true and living issue, or to hold it in abeyance as a politic device to flank the Radicals out of power. Our judgment and our tastes all favor the attack in front, with vizor up and our 'true flag fly ing. We believe honesty is the best policy in party warfare, as elsewhere. We think it quite as easy, (and pre fer that course), to whip the Radicals in open fight on their blunders and crimes, as to Ku-Klux them while pretend in" to endorse their amend ment frauds. _ v . ; J Radichl Morality. The morals of the South Carolina Radicals must be deplorably had. The New York Tribune, of a recent date, says: “Incidental to a report of thie status of ex-Congressman Bowen, convicted of bigamy, we have a shock ing account of the Second Congres sional District of South Carolina, While Bowen, who. claims the seat oj the District, is in jail, it is charged that DeLargc, sitting member, pro cured his certificate by frauds, prac ticed by three managers of election; and these managers have been tried and convicted of fraud; that ballot box stuffing was common at the late election; that other managers are on trial for misdemeanor; and, finally, that further damaging evidence re main behind. The Second- Congres sional District of South Carolina, it is clear, is in a pitiful need of mis sionaries.” A* * , TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS. ,XI A Boston newspaper expresses great and pitying indignation at a specta cle witnessed in a street car in that city—eleven men sitting selfishly, and one woman standingup—with a baby. This will not be an uncommon sight while companies undertaking to ac commodate the. public with seats do not run cars enough, and labor under the impression mat the capacity of those which they do run is unlimited. Most men would gracefully have yielded to the united influences of woman and baby, and abdicated the place, but the eleven who would not yield, it must be confessed, only stood u P°n their legal rights, or rather sat upon them. It’s the companies that make the men selfish.—AT. Y. Tri- l fMM •*“*"** • §9*bfUt—-r rMf :■ ■; MU > K, j From iho Mftcon Telegpaph, 27th. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Macon and Western Railroad in this city .yesterday, 18,261 out of the 25,000 shares of stock were rep resented. A resolution instructing their Directory to consummate the lease to the Central Railroad in event the decision of the Supreme Court should permit, or otherwise to con form their action as nearly as possi ble to that result, was debated and passed by 11,03G votes against 7,225. From th« CartersTUle Express, 27. There is an old negro woman resid ing near this town who has given birth to twenty-seven children, the youngest one being about two months old. “ How high ish dat.” WVhave watched, with . I^ferest, par taking of curiosity and amusement, the course and the progress of the “New Departure.” Its very name is suggestive of a recreancy to principle, for the policy and the principles of modern politics are but the same—a change of policy involves a change of principle, and when the great Democratic party of the nation con- sente to a HUiteriAl change of its policy, ip t but paves the way for a corresponding change in its principles. We are told that the new departure is only a change of policy, a mapping out of a new pro gramme. whereby the time honored prin ciples of party can be more expeditiously vindicated. Aiwwt hmm ; ..—J A change of base is sometimes neces sary to military strategy. A change of commanders is also oftentimes conducive to good results ; but we never hear of a change of colors unless there is treason in the camp. The abandonment of our flag is the abandonment of our cause, and when one lowers his flag in the dust he gives up the cause for which he fought ..In this new departure we cannot help but see a lowering of the colors—not a change of policy, but a change of princi ples ; not a change of leaders, but a bod ily transfer of rank and file into the camp of the enemy. If the measures of the Republican par ty are to be accepted as fixed facts, what is there to distinguish the two parties one from the other. If the principles of Bntler, of Morton'and of Shallabarger, are to prevail, instead of the doctrines of Jefferson, of Madison, and.of Calhoun, what is the use of a party organization at all? If wo are not to fight them upon the great questions of State sovereignty, vs. centralization and despotism, what are we to fight upon ? If the new depar ture means—as it can only mean—a de parture from the principles that once gave life and vitality to the Democratic party, what is the use of urging any one to fall into its sweep, for it only leads into Re publicanism, and if it is for the purpose of strengthening the principles of that party, it would perhaps be best to step at once into its ranks, and become a part of its organization. These can be only one object in.mnin- taining the Democratic organization, un der the new departure, and that would be to oust the ins, and to place the outs i a. This object is a very poor one, hard ly worthy the serious eftorts of a great party. The emoluments of office only benefit the incumbents, and when no principle is involved, cannot affect the interest cf the people. It is not that we want the laws admin istered, and the country governed by our personal friends, hut that we want them administered and governed upon princi ples of sound governmental justice and truth. If there is to be no difference in the principles of the two parties, we can see no great reason that we should exercise a preference for the candidates: "We would not be understood as repu diating the validity of the reconstruc tion measures. They have, when brought to the test, been declared valid by the only power recognized in the govern ment as competent to test their validity, and as long as they remain unrepealed, we are bound to submit to and obey them. If the new deperture intends to con vey this principle, we can endorse it, but if it goes beyond this, and claims that being valid, they are at the same time unalterable, irrevocable and final, then we are free to confess that the new de parture has attained a very wide and wonderful deyiation from our ideas of the true theory of the American govern ment. It is a departure that we cannot follow, because it carries with it the abandonment of all that is true and good in our government, and leads irresistably into a centralized despotism. And here again we are liable to be mis construed, and the opposition that we hold against the principle of Congres sional interference with State preroga tives, may be taken as an opposition to the practical effects of that interference. We do not object to negroe suffrage, if it is conferred by the people of the States themselves interested, but we do object to it when forced upon us by the people cf another and disinterested State. ■\ye give the foregoing article from the Rome Tri-weekly Courier of the 24tli inst. our hearty indorsement with this qualification: That the va lidity of the “reconstruction meas ures” have never yet been brought to the test before tbe Supreme Court of tbe United States. On all the points under those acts yet brought before that court, the decision lias been against their validity. Such were the ji’iilings of that court in the Mis sissippi case, the Texas case, and the case that went up from Virginia; and such were -the rulings upon all the cases involving the validity of the That court has heretofore avoided any decision upon the direct question of the validity of the reconstruction acts themselves. This is our"under standing of that matter. 'V tha Daily Son of 7<me 29th. Union Cot* Tenn^ June 28.. Thera was a terrible hurricane at Hick man, making water-spouts in the Missis sippi fifteen feet high, destroying the Northwestern Railroad wharf boat and warehouse, and unroofing many houses. The damage amounts to 810,000. MAYOR’S COURT—NO. 1. A Scone la Court*—-HB Honor Agitated _A Tale of Trne iovi?. A 11 la . Reverting Thing*. June 28. The Supreme Court of Jackson deci ded yesterday that the acts of County Commissioners, nnder Radical role of the State, are void, and warrants issued by them are not binding. Kail Hand Accident—Indian Bn id. St. Loos, June 28. A construction train on the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, having some fifteen la borers on it, ran into a band car, near W&s8elli&t, 60 miles from here, yesterday morning. Six flat cars and all the labor ers were precipitated down an embark - ment 30 feet high, falling on broken rock, which had been used for filling.— George Saunders fell beneath one of the cars, and had every bone broken. He was instantly killed. Wm. Miller fell head foremost against a stone, splitting his skull, and died soon after. Others are more or less injured, and it is fefjtad some more of them will die. The wound ed were placed on board the express train from the West and brought to this city. l wrfH tO imgi and tv The Texas Union says there was an In dian raid on Warren’s wagon train some time since, in which seven men were killed and forty mules were captured. It was designed for the capture of Gen. Sherman, of whose coming the Indians had knowledge. When the attack was made, one of the Chiefs was heard to give an order to take General Sherman. From tho Ciirtersville Express, 27th. Rumpiit in a Court-Room. 4. * ^ Memphis, June 28. The Appeal's special from Oxford, Mississippi, to-day, referring to a diffi culty that occurred in the Federal Court on. Monday, says, “The Radical account of the difficulty in the Federal Court here was grossly false. CoL Lamar asked the Judge of the United States District Court to put a man, who was a witness for the United States in a Ku-Klux case, under bonds to keep the peace, upon the ground that he was threatening peaceable citi zens. While Col. Lamar was stating the facts to the Court the man arose and ad vanced toward him in a very threatening manner, with one hand under his coat as if to draw a pistol. Col. Lamar asked the Court to require the man to take his seat until he finished his remarks. With out waiting for interference on the part of the Court the man continued to ad vance. Colonel L. drew a chair upon him.— The man then fell back and took his seat. Great excitement from the District At torney and others, for the arrest of Col. Lamar, and for soldiers to come into the Bar. ensued. ColonelL. said, “Ihave committed no disorder. I have done nothing to justify my arrest.” Then the United States Marshal, with soldiers fol lowing him, approached Colonel Lamar and, as he was abont to lay hands on him, Colonel L. struck him with his fist, the Judge all the time endeavoring to restore order. Very soon order was restored.— When everything became quiet Colonel L. apologized in a very handsome and ample manner to the Court for striking the Marshal, the Marshal having declared that he did not approach him for the purpose of arresting him. The Judge accepted the apology and the Marshal declared himself satisfied. < The JYew French loan. Versailles, June 28. The Count de Paris arrived here to- The success of the new French loan has been tremendous. Advices from Faubourg, Metz, Bordeaux, Rouen, Lille, Marseilles and Harreall agree in reporting the amoiint of subscription of fered as far exceeding all anticipation, Citizens of all classes vied with each other in their anxiety to assist the Gov eminent in the present emergency. . llenperate Battle with the Coreant. *" , London, June 28. A dispatch just received from the British Consul at Shanghai announces that the United State forces, under ad miral Rogers had gained a decided vie .tory over the Coreans. The attack was made on the 11th instant, the point selected being the Corean strong-hold on the Island of Dinghin. The mariners landed in a corps, and immediately af terward opened fire on the fort. Coreans were in great strength and of fered a most determined resistance to the mariners, whose battery advanced.— Volley after volley was poured into the Coreans defending the entrance to the citadel, and the Coreans, unable to face the deadly fire, drew back. The move ment was instantly observed by the Mari ners, who instantly pressed forward .and succeeded in forcing an entrance.— They were met with a perfect shower of spears, bullets and other missels, and, though four of their number, including one officer were killed and seven wound- ed^ a desperate fight at close quarters en sued, which resulted in a complete route of the Coreans, with great slaughter, Five hundred were killed during the con flick It is thought that these valuable losses will have a good effect. The announcement in the London Ga zette that ratifications of the Washington Treaty have been exchanged is neither I admitted nor denied by the c”* " 1 *- of Mr. j but is believed to be correct, as lie | The Civil Service Commissioners met Dr. Leland on a: at the Interior Department to-day and a pow-wow over the subject of re- A. H. S. Mortuary Census. -While Ben Lattimer, colored was nor -by .the officials here standing m the grocery-store m.i. J ,. A. R. Hudgins, Saturday last, said, “discoursing Dr. Leland subject which was of considerabel in- j had trust to dis whole immunity.” some ! * orm of the boys desirous of having a little fun, tilled his pockets with coffee, lemons, oranges, etc. After Ben had gotten through with the Doctor, his attention was called to his pockets, anti he was advised to run. Which lie indignantly refused to do.' He said, “I’m not gwiue to run: dey tried to qevastiqate ray character; hut I wouldn't run.” lie spoke for about an hour, and such speakiug, we never heal’d before, and wound up his re marks by positively affirming that “if ever I finds out who put dem things in my pockets. I’ll prosecute 'em for trigonometry, and Ben never preva- ricates. -™— Macon is eating Spring chickens at from thirt^Jto raty cents a head.,, . As anticipated by ns yesterday, his Honor fully recovered from the faint spell by which he was attacked, owing to the skillful treatment of our eloquent friend, Alderman Cassin, and appeared fully alive to the importance of the trust in him reposed. As he entered the Court room he was taken back considerably by the large and ItemMPeG-wf * j ^ , EXTREMELY FASHIONABLE AUDIENCE j which was awaiting his advent. There was manifested a disposition to cheer; but Johnson, with his usual consideration and forethought, bad given warning of the extremely delicate condition of his Honor’s nerves, which was sufficient to repress all hoisy tokens of approbation. One blonde lawyer, especially, seemed anxious to honor the occasion with his cane, but on our urgent remonstrance he desisted. Johnson seemed to be too full for utterance, and was extremely agita ted.- He was trembling like an aspen leaf, and bis face wa3 pole as death; but bark! did ye not hear it? ’Twas but the car, rolling o’er the stony street. On with the evidence, and let oaths be un confined. But‘vain the effort. Amaze ment and wonder was depicted on every face. A stamping noise, as of hurried footsteps, was heard in the hall; Fitzgib- bons flung the door open, exclaiming in a brogue too rich for our imitation: “See, the conquerring hero comes!” when who should it prove to be but Tom "Williams; known among the boys as bismarck! v Johnson’s face immediately assumed a jubilant expression ; his heaving bosom ceased to palpitate so rapidly ; he looked mildly serene as though there was noth ing rotten in Denmark now. His Honor underwent a complete metamorphosis. He looked an altered man. His face was suffused with a confident flush ; his lips were firmly set; his eyes sparkled with unusual brilliancy. Congratulations pour ed in upon Williams, and a special com mittee of one was appointed to look af ter his horse, which they found in the yard, covered with foam. It was reason able to infer that the rider had been on official business, else he would have been arrested for fast driving. Will ams, be ing a business man insisted upon busi ness being gone into right away. The result was a demand for the presence of A MEMBER OF THE SMITH FAMILY, whose business is to catch the shadow (vain work) ere the substance'fades. But the course of photographing, like the course of true love, never did run smoothe, and has many ‘lafies to divert the attention. Mr. Smith went to the Kimball House, the day before, and had a delicate attention paid him, by which he did not choose to abide. He raised his arm aloft, and with one fell blow, shattered the hopes and destroyed the plans of his fearful adversary. His Honor sympathized .with Mr. Smith, and allowed him to depart in peace, when the shadow catcher. o. B. LANE, ESQ., was politely requested to answer for his conduct. It appears that Mr. Lane is is also emulous of his profession, and is not on good terms with Mr. Smith.— Consequently, when he complimented Mr. Smith on the evening previous; he meant it for a gentle reminder of by-gone pleasantries. Mr. Smith was not used to Lane’s style of jokes, and resented the attention very warmly—in fact, it was hinted that he applied his fist to some part of Mr. Lane’s person. The Son of yesterday-was produced to throw light upon the subject. Therefrom was read a card, in which Kuhn & Smith state that they don’t make pictures on Sun day; " neither do they put the beer on Hopkins by paying 850 fines. It was here remarked that the beer was on Smith now. Mr. Kuhn volunteered his testimony, and said that lie wrote the card in question. He wondered if Lane would have spit'in bis face. Counsel—It is fortunate for you, then, that he did not meet you.’” ' Mr. Kuhn—Perhaps. I have not spo ken to Lane for over four years. V- * ; . Counsel—Why ? "KbiJ P Mr. Kuhn—Because I know him to be a notorious liar ! Mr. Lane (jumping up hastily and step- ingforward)—This is more than lean bear. I will not be thus- insulted. Mr. Kulin—I repeat^it. .The Mayor—This must stop. I will not'allow the court-room to he used for the purpose of insults. I have the au thority to enforce respect, and I will do it. ' S will put the penally of the law on the first man that violates order. Mr. Kuhn—I was called before the Grand Jury myself. I there, stated that my own and Mr. Dill’s establishments looked at Johnson, as much as to ay, “ What a lot of naughty boys!” I 7/k HON. DENNIS MEYERS, a venerable looking old gentleman, who associates with the “boys,"” has had his case continued twice, and this morn ing, Mr. O’Halloran, his left bower, was sick, and he was not prepared for trial without Mr. O’Halloran’s presence. In consideration of his extreme age and gray whiskers, his Honor allowed anoth er continuance until this morning. COL. JAMES BANKS was puzzled about the attitude of affairs ia France. He was studying whether it would not be well to offer his sword to the Count de Chambord, and reinstate him upon the throne of his fathers;- but he did not exactly feel right in throwing the Due P’Anmale overboard, and was therefore, sore perplexed. In this di lemma, he went and took a drink of somebody’s best,-and it went straight to his head, and shoved out the Count and the Duke, and his new-born babe. His next recollection was in the calaboose, with Johnson looking tenderly over him. He was sorry; wouldn’t do the like again; was never introduced to his Honor be fore; would never be introduced any more, (we here began to pity him); and, flually, begged to be excused. His Hon or reflected; Johnson cogitated; Wil liams watched the fast drivers passing by the window. The result of all this was an entry of $10 and costs against the penitent Colonel. /— - • TBkVIS WILLIAMS j* ;• J drives a cart. He looked upon the snn and earth and said it was good, and fair to. behold. He was not prepared just at that particular time to invest in At lanta real estate; but he u’as awfully in need of a load of sand. He concluded to get it off the street, and went to work. A policeman intruded .upon his daily la bor, and marched him off to the cala boose. His Honor reasoned with Travis. If he had been taking the sand off pri vate property the owner might have shot him. Travis wept at the probability. It was fearful As he thought over the matter he asked himself the question, “HI had a been guzzled, who would have cared for mamma now ?” His Hon or thought pathetically, “ Who ?” Wil liams, taking his eyes off the passers by, murmured, “ Who ?” * Johnson heaved a heavy sigh, turned his eyes heavenward and repeated “Who?” When a crowd of urchins at the door shouted, “The Freedmen’s Bureau, of course. ” Travis paid the costs. MISS BELLA TANNER, a beautiful and prepossessing female, keeps a room of her own. Miss Amanda Brown, equally accomplished and grace ful, occupies the one adjoining. Of course these ladies have gushing springs of warm affection to bestow; but the dif ficulty in this instance was, that the same male biped was the recipient of both.— Miss Bella enjoyed the felicity of his company on Tuesday evening, and drank in his protestations of love for her. Hr exclaimed, “Qh, darling! I don’t know what to do, I love you so !” whereupon soft eyes met and lip met lip, as describ ed by Moore and Byron. Miss Amanda had been listening to this through a “hole in the wall,” and could restrain her ire no longer. She made her presence known. The gentle Bella “cussed” her in dulcet strains. “As I’m an angel, your Honor,” exclaimed the timid Bella, “I’m a very decent woman !” His Honor looked upon Bella long and intently. So young, so fair, so full of youth and pro mise. H6 scarcely had the heart to fine her, and evidently thought, “Happy could I be with either, Were t’other dear charmer awayl” Johnson-looked'at his Honor, which seemed to recall the situation to his mind and he ordered $5 and costa. His Honor adjusted his spectacles, coughed, sat up straight in his chair and announced himself ready for a' seige of the Rolling Mill, rioters, the report of of which will be found elsewhere. Quite a large crowd assembled to see how His Honor would dispose of the Rolling Mill Rioters, " of whose antics we made mention yesterday. ^ - - The prisoners present, nine in number, named Riley Smith, John Bell, J. Bird, Squire Andrews, S. White, H. Hardy, two brothers Kinnebo, and "Dick Andrews, were a villainous looking set of men, and seemed fib for any dark deed of blood, treason or stratagem. The Rolling Mill hands generally were present, to testify, and seemed to enjoy the affair hugely. B. H. Thrasher, Esq. was retained for the defense, and the city was represented by Mr. Newman. - bti jrr •*«* . , ^ ... , r ,„ SQUIRE! ANDREWS,’ tt! M j - “ punters, and the volume will "be done on Sunday. Lane is below my no-: one of the mos^ villainous and stalwarth Kud\ as coon as the work on popula- tice. * ; j negroes on the stand, charged with the Tran, t e volume now printing is Thus the trial proceeded, in a manner, offi-uae of resisting an officer in making , ms • he mortality tables will no doubt, interesting to those concerned. )e ie moa complete and valuable L. ane looked rampant. Smith looked MAYOR’S COURT—NO. ». Tile Rolling Mill Rioters—Lively Occur rences—How to 6et|,a Friend Out or Trouble. The Census Bureau has prepared —- -----— — —- - samples of its mortality tables for the , were the only ones in which work is not j ' • Lane looked rampant/ ttus country. Each j stormy. Kuhn looked wrafchy. But His of dUridihrr^f 1 ' 00 instead g OJlor looked severely dignified, and felt ol dividing the country into sections, 1 J and the periods will be shorter. The confident to perform’ < his duty while names of the diseases are grouped ttauked by WUliams and Johnsou ' The scientifically as heretofore, and the counsel sfated that thur was » cas e of per centage of unknown causes of deaths is greatly reduced. Gen. Wal ker, Superintendent of the Census; leaves for Europe this week for the benefit of his health. assault and battery, and asked that it be carried to a higher conTt for triad. Lane was accordingly bound in the sum of $500 to appear at the' next term of Ful ton Superior Court, and His Honor au arrest. Abont sixteen witnesses were put on oath for the defense, and present ed an extremely ludicrous appearauee as they tried to reach the book at the same time. They all managed to get a finger in the pie, nevertheless, and when the much abused volume was passed around to do kissing duty, it suffered terribly. The loud smacks could be heard dis tinctly outside, and when it was passed back into Johnson’s hands, it looked as though a little washing would not be out of place: "The witnesses were then sep arated, and the facts elicited in the ex amination were substantially as follows; Mr. Smith, one of the foremen at the Rolling Mill, discharged an obnoxious colored employee. The negro refused to consider himself discharged, however, and Mr. Smith called upon Mr.Belcher, a policeman appointed by Mr. Scofield but sworn in by the Mayor, to eject the negro from the premises. j| tifc—till Policeman Belcher then requested the negro to leave, and upon' his refusing to do so, collared him. The negro still re sisting, Belcher called on Mr. Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins interfered, and in the scuffle which ensued many of the negroes left their work to come and stop the arrest. Squire Andrews grabbed Belcher and pulled him off the prisoner, threatening if he persistad to bury him lower than Hell. As this is a place Belcher holds in great awe, he concluded not to provoke Squire's further displeasure. In the meantime the prisoner made his escape. One of the colored witnesses,in describing THE CHASE OVER THE HILLS, said : “Dere was tree divisions of U3. De fust was de cullud man running for his very life, afeard he would be cotched. De second was -de white brigade and de policeman, who were trying to cotch de fly-away nigger. Last dere war us black folks, who made de tird division, a try ing to cotch up tode second division, and to see de fan. We run over de fields, and was determined dat dere was enough of us not to be run over.” Another wit ness said the crowd didn’t use bad lan guage, “’cause dey was all brother Baptists.” HIS HONOR IMITATES GRANT in many things. In the progress of this trial he became weary ; his eye grew languid"; he looked upon Newman; Newman looked upon him; an idea struck them both; they treated each- other, to cigars, and smoked during the whole trial. No doubt fairy visions float ed in the spiral vapor, and his Honor re sumed his usual dignified empoinment. Only once was his Honor’s temper ruf fled, and that was when Mr. Thrasher, he thought, was asking too many ques tions. He told him he was very angry ; Thrasher said he was sorry; his Honor said he couldn’t help it. After a few more words, the thing was settled by Thrasher promising to ask only one ques tion at one time. The whole brigade of negroes swore one way of course, as they always rest under the impression that they are to swear out the man by whom they are subpoenaed. After the evidence was gone through with, his Honor declared Squire Andrews guilty of the offense charged, and sen tenced him to thirty days on the street force and fifty dollars fine—all of which Squire paid. The case will be cerlioraried to the Superior Court on the ground that Belcher was not a regular policeman, not having been elected according to the plan laid down in the city code. The other eight will be tried on Mon day next. We hear that Mr. Scofield in tends to discharge every man convicted. They are a murderous looking lot of men and richly deserve any punishment that may be meted out to them. AT THE CALABOOSE an interesting scene might be observed. The mothers, wives, etc., of the prison ers came out in full force, and were gab bling like a flock of geese at a mill pond. In the evening the Rolling Mill hands generally came down to see their caged comrades, and raised money enough to deposit $25 apiece for the eight prisoners as surety for their appearance next Mon day. nil ; -.vy-, : '_p-cv ■.»»■» -va Tile Electric Telegraph in. 1787. The following extract from Arthur Young’s Travels is new, and will be read with interest. It'is taken from the Dublin edition of 1789, voL 1, p. 135. Mr. Young writes from Paris, October 15, 1787 : “In" the evening to Mons. Lomond, a very ingenious and inventive me chanic. * — * * In electricity be has made a remarkable discovery; he takes it with him into a room, and turns a". .machine inclosed in a cylin drical case, on the top of which, is an electrometer, a small, fine pith ball; a wire connects with a similar cylin der and electromer in a distant apart ment, and his wife, by remarking the corresponding motions of the ball, writes down the words they indicate, from which it appears that he has formed an alphabet of motions. As the length of the wire makes no dif ference in the effect, a correspondence might be cai’ried on at any distance; within and without a beseiged town, for instance, or for a purpose much more worthy and a thousand times more harmless, between two lovers prohibited or prevented from any better commucation. Whatever the nse may be, the invention is beanti- *• «fct, dhre*Unx+m Doubtless M. Lomond w r as over whelmed by the revolution then im pending. A man of genius and in dustry, his only record is in the few words of a curious Englishman. Con trasted with the late ovation of Pro fessor Morse, one cannot but feel the incident pathetic. _ From the Macon Telegraph, 27th. Judge Thomas S. Humphries, of Jones county, died at his residence on Saturday last, aged 70 years. He oc cupied a prominent position in that county for many years, filling success fully the offices of Judge of the Su perior Court,State Senator and Sheriff. He was a worthy man, and his loss to his family and neighbors will be felt quite severely. .* JkTJV* XMD» STikict pk, wt