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3. THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. THE DAILY SUN. Friday Morning.... July 28. SUN-STROKES. J&g”' Greeley’s happiness consists in discussing politics and “cussing” poli ticians. f? The defaultingFlorida postmaster turns out to be a son of Governor Reed. Rascality certainly is hereditary. BgL. It is paradoxical, yet literally true, that the three Republican papers in Concord have not been in concord. France makes paper of hop vines. Is not that a dangerous kind of paper for the newspaper business ? It might bring them early to their bier. There is said to be much “sick ness in Boston.” Possibly, there is no place in tho world where a sturdy epi demic could exhaust itself with better advantage to the human family. Constitution, Code | the State the same right to prevent him also from n^er h7mik«*ll T ^ w? l ,r‘l^? Semb y ^» v e enforcement of his claims in her courts, until aud ordinances, consistent the taxes on thorn are paid? with this Constitution, and not repugnant to It is said that it is export facie By reference to the Constitution ofthe United States, which | the act itself ,-e flnfl C .Sr It"no 1W.1..11 a —.. .—Ti ■ ^ I uua me answer, it imposes no Washington uocsi of the Stated n « W ^? C8 L pr0vid< !i no forfeiture. Ample time is M Moses, B D Rrana « lDW ^nint of power, d-lcg&ti d by the I ullowcd—six months arc giygh within which this people in convention to the Legislative branch of law may be complied with andaftera^onsiderat^n the government, is as broad as the limits of the I ofthe whole casTwo havowme to xtensive as the pubUc interest or pub- which I shaU now read as the judgment of this lie welfare, in the opinion of the Legislature, may I court, in the case at bar J demand. It is a right restrained in its terms by T -n tit n _ __ . only two limitations: first, the Constitution of thoH ames B. Wallace va. William H. White head—Relief Act of 1870. Troup County—John T Boykin, John H Traylor, WO Tuggle. Walker County—T E Patton, M Bussell, Wm M Bryant. Washington County—Dr H N Hollifield, William Wilkes County—T S Hunter, Robt Toombs Jas It DuBose, Wm M Jordan. Wilkinson County—J N Shensolson, Wm Taylor, T Chambers. Tlie Air Line Rnilron.il. We are glad to state that there is a MARIETTA FEMALE COL LEGE. . The yellow fever in Bueuos Ayres, has given place to the small pox. A sup ply of cholera is not yet laid in, but will doubtless be on hand by the time the small pox shall have been exhausted. JG3?* St. Louis is happy. She is con soled for not being elected as the place for the National Capitol. She gets the next best thing, as the next National Democratic Convention is to meet there. A good place for such meeting. The Rochester, New York, Demo crat, (Radical) referring to the silence of the Maryland |Democrats, says “mu the word. ” If the word had been Mumm it would have brought over the Democrat soul and body. 8@U The Boston Joumcd says “ a Ku-Klux theory is needed.” Perhaps the Journal has good reason to think so, as tho correct theory that has been de veloped by the Congressional Joint Com mittee, is by no means suitable to the purposes of the Radicals. BgL, The definition of “carpet-bagger given by the St. Louis Times deserves to be embalmed in all the dictonaries. It is as follows: “Radical vagrants who have squatted like vultures upon the leavings of the war, croaking of loyalty between every swallow.” JSSy-A bill allowing occasional exchang es of pulpits between clergymen of the establishment and other denominations is to be introduced in the British Parlia ment next week. Let the good work proceed. It is plain the world will never become religious until religion is legis lated (?) into the people. BSL. A Boston paper calls Butler “an honest man.” It is understood that But ler will immediately commence an action for damages, upon the ground that that paper is wilfully attempting to deprive him of that qualification which, above all others, fits him to be a Radical politician and office-holder. State itself, and second, the Constitution of tho By reference to the Constitution of Georgia, the I COCHRANE, C. J, power of taxation is declared to exist over the whole Where the Court below dismissed the i . . , „ ._ b£ te T^e I P^^’s action, under the provisions of | P ros P ec t of Wngthe mails carried on no prohibition upon this exercise of the sovereign the a °t of 1870, for failure to file affida- Bus road at an early day. A proposition ^nne^i^td^Vutt^infriSmeS? o? ti£ 2& 1 ^ ^ ^ fr ° m aUtb ° rities of the road to the social compact, if it then be conceded as a right tlie ie S a i taxes due and chargeable there- Postoffice Department was forwarded on that the State has power to impose tax. it follows as OB. Utt ji ^ l «. 1 • , , a primary proposition, thatshe may also provide the Held that this nrovision of Aot of Wednesday last, which will doubtless be means of their collection, and impose penalties ior-ri-u uianjjis provision OI Uie ACCOI | , , , , . , , upon all who may fail in their compliance with her j ^ d ls constitutional, and the Legisla- j ucceptcd, and the order given to place legitimate demands, and the power therefore to im- tore of the State had the power under the the mails on the road, verv soon. pose tax and collect the same, is one which can be I , , ’ J questioned by no authority whatever; nor is it in '“ ,ous ' :i ration to pass such laws as was We are also glad to learn that the road the province of tho courts to pass upon the wisdom I deemed essential to the public welfare, - i . ,, T , . ... , or policy of the Legislative acts, or restrain their and Courts have no right to restrain bv 1S doin 8 ' vvelL 14 does finite a large busi- some^constitntioiSl povision. a L 3 * ' lolation ot I construction, the power delegated by the j ness in carrying passengers and freight, we, then, go to tho Constitation of the United people in Convention, to the people’s There are four trains on the road between States. Article 1, Section 10, Code §5023, cot tains I rpnrp^rt to ti vpq Iv . ^ • ... _ . . the limitations of the powers of the individual u • it . ., - , _ here and Gainesville, and tlie receipts tompayallUtemmtog a»ti«>plLa b/,UeCtoverS Upentes-.mtwitestenatag the toe i. the intent of the Legislature of Georgia, as to the 1 ment upon citizens, and it is not an im- only 53 miles long, and the business done ••an^[o“xtSnhel^of^toff^ F ail ^ el ^ f 0f ‘f 6 ° bli .S atbm of COntmcte L wholly local, neut, as against debts contracted before the first dav I'fOr tne btate to reqnire the payment OI mu:. Of June. 1865j and to deny ;to such debts the SdS such taxes due thereon, and to prescribe This success 13 due m a measure ’ the mode by which such payment shall to the great business capacity and finan Act, so far us the Legislative declaration is concern- be proved, before her Courts and pro- ciyl skill of E. W. Holland, Esq., who cesses S a , U be used *o en * orce claims has n ever touched anything which he has simply in effect to compel parties to pay their legal u P on which taxes may be chargeable. rmt marie a success of To illnstmlp* taxes chargeable by law, or declare the same to haw I Held again I H the failure to pay legal DOt ma “ ° ' ±0 lUUStrale - to*, or mating affida.it tlmt tUoj bare H^Uas very wisely adopted a low rate at of the legal officers, to enforce the contract or oblige- been paid, after six months have been charges for passengers and freights—Jow- * °But it will be said this law is cunningly devised to by the Legislature for that pur- er than any road coming into the city, afford debtors Bomo relief against the payment of P ose > works a failure of remedy by law mu are j ow enoucr h to urevent wagons their debts, because Of the right of tho sute court to enforce contracts; such failure of I J-Uey are iow enougu to prevent wa 0 ons ssssss*rSS”i “r.r dT a lhe j?!™"* 46 . r e f ,lt .°. ! the “°2 tro “, state may impose a tax upon such claims. The uni- failure of the Darty to pay his legal taxes, with the road for travel, and marketing bS’Sff 1 S'Sai^SSS1 01 1° ^“tfriwitb th. Uw. of th»Stote ; OI Wdgons and carte come into Atlanta #tan.pa thatm. an. npon such contract, or promiB- a'ld sncb ratluxe of remedy so invoked Lj oaK by thesideof other railroads ct Bory notes wiU be rejected in evidence, and the Uni- by the party himself, IS not an impair- I . , , , , .. , . ted States Court, will not entertain jurisdiction. The ment of his obligation or contract ingmto this city, for forty miles, bnng- iaw of fiongress has not prescribed for the dismission I T , , 0 a of such actions, bnt wiU not allow the Federal! JUdment aflirmea. Courts to enforce them; and such denial is not con Honest Professor—Private Con-, certs—Admirable Concert— Transporting Accompaniment Our Surprise—Quarrel Among the Flowers—Prof. Freyer— The College. IKS 0 * A Washington paper has the fol lowing demoralizing announcement: “If anybody in this vicinity has ever sent to New York after ‘queer,’ or counterfeit money, they may be interested to know that full lists of names are being made out for publication.” It ought to be published tinder the general head of “Fools’ List.” Tho announcement is made that “the Council of the Daughters of the Forest will hold a secret session on the Ridgeroad of Philadelphia in the Sun flower Moon. ” It must be confessed that this stirs up ghostly apprehensions of Ku Klux in crinoline; and the question is, upon whom are their assaults to be made? Alas! it is very much to be feared that Congress will have to enact a law for the protection of bachelors. sidered an impairment of the obligation of contracts, but arises'from tbc fault of the plaintiff in not affix ing to the evidence, in the manner prescribed by the laws of the United States to the instrument which he brings into Court and invokes the processes of the Court to enforce it the stamp or tax required by law; and this general principle in the law shows that the Legislative power of tho State or National Govern ment has the right to prescribe not only the rules of evidence in relation’to tbe payment of such taxes, but to direct the dismissal of such suits as may faU within the rules of evidence thus x<rescribod. We are accustomed to take too limited a view of the great powers which are legitimately in tho Legislative de partments of the Government. While in theory the other departments, judicial and executive, aro co-or dinate, yet the people look to the Legislature as the fountain of power, whose right it is to direct the ac tion and enlarge or limit the powers exercised by the others. The Supreme Court of the United States may adopt rules to-day which the Legislature will to morrow revoke, and this Court in its plenitude of power is alike the subject of State legislation. And when the Legislature, by the Act of 1870, pre scribes that it shall be the duty of the plaintiff to file his affidavit that all legal taxes chargeable by law on contracts have been duly paid, and that he expects to prove the same upon the trial, and upon failure to tile such affidavit, the suit shall bo dismissed, it only laid down a rule of evidence, incumbent on the plaintiff, the neglect of which will result in the dis missal of his suit, and this rule is in consonance with the others equally arbitrary and equally disastrous, if not complied with. Caso after case involving great legal rights a few terms ago, were dismissed for non- compliance with one of the rules of this Court, and to-day, the failure to file a bill of exceptions in pro per form and in proper time, or to furnish the proper sriofs, would be visited with equally disastrous con sequences. Mistakes in ificading or a misconcep tion of duty would entail the same results. The Leg islature prescribes tbe machinery of tho Court, the mode and manner of bringing actions, the times within which they must be brought, the rules of evi dence governing them and the form in which they must be presented—and we may hero remark that great substantial changes have been made in the ju dicial system of our State, which are recognized as beneficial. Much lias been said in argument as to the charac ter of this legislation as being against the policy of the Federal Constitution, which we do not feel called upon to decide. By reference to the powers of the General Assembly, we find they are invested with the power to make such laws as they deem necessary to the welfare of tho State; as to what may be tho wel fare of tlie State, they aro constituted the sole judges. Nor is this a new power, found only iu the Constitution of 1863, but it is found in the other Constitutions preceding it, and belongs to a scries of Legislative acts, commencing with the great revolu tion through which wc passed, and designed to pro tect the people on the little that had been left irom a disastrous war. It was considered proper and le gitimate for the Legislature to save what could be from the wreck aud ruin aud interpose its power ing cotton ancl other produce, and carry ing back family supplies—all this because The Georgia State Agricultural I freights on tbe railroad are so high the Society. farmers cannot pay them, and can lose the time from their farms aud haul with Below will be found a complete list of their ox carta c]ieaper> Delegates appointed to the State Agri cultural Convention which will assemble on tbe 8th of August, in Rome. Bartow County—Dr. S W Leland, Geo. H. War- ing. Thomas Tomlin. Mr. Holland has put the freights so low, that a farmer in Gwinnitt finds it to his advantage to put his bale of cot ton on tbe train at Norcross, come down THE RELIEF LAW. Iinpoitaut Decision 'of the Su preme Coart—The Law Sas tained. [Reported Specially for The Atlanta Daily Sun)] Yesterday we published tbe Head Notes of the decision of the Supreme Court in a case involving the constitu tionality of the Relief Law passed by the late Legislature, in which that law is held to be constitutional. We take the earliest opportunity to lay before our readers the full opinion of tbe Chief Justice iu this highly important case, that the legal fraternity and the people everywhere, may seo the reasons given for sustaining that law: Janes B. Walker, ) vs. 5 Belief—Act of 1870-Baker Wm. H. Whitehead. ) County. LOCHRANE. C.J. Plaintiff brought bis action for the recovery of note due him from defendant. The court dismissed the cast) on the ground that tho plaintiff had not filed his affidavit, required under the second section of the act of 13th October, 1870, and granted an or der dismissing said action, which judgment was ex cepted to. It is contended that the act in question is uccon stituticnal upon the various grounds which have been argued and reargued belore this court, until the path has both weakened down and the general authorities become iamtiiar to every court and law- yor. Iu the view which we entertain of this case, it would be a waste of time to review these various lists of authorities, which have been presented, in relation to the infringement or impairment of con tracts. This question has been adjudicated under the previous acts, so far as principle and analogy render them applicable to the case at bar. But we do not think that the case arising under the act of October 13, 1370, invokes any review of the princi ples of these former decisions. The Legislature of Georgia has declared by tho act in question that our courts shall be closed to the enforcement of claims, until tho legal taxes due thereon shall be paid, and more than six months were allowed within which parties plaintiff designing to use the processes of court, should conform to the requirements laid upon them. Had the State of Georgia, through her Legis lature, the constitutional power to pass this act? If she had, then this question is settled. Beforo expressing an opinion upon this general proposition, let us first see what the act does. It requires a party, before using the processes of our courts to pay all legal taxes chargeable by law npon such claims. Need we discuss the general power of the Legislature? the way with bis oxen. g SS _1Ili0rff D ™ ms ’ w H Hos ' on tbe train with it, sell it here, and re- baldwin county—s j Kidd, B B Adams, l Car- turn on the train to Norcross, carrying Banks County—Phi Delta Agncultural Society—3 his sack of Salt, bar of iron, and other Batiks County—M Van Estes, James T Turnbull. supplies—all for less in money than tlie WE E Sffih 5T7irrI-B F Whittiastoa. Wm Roberts, time> labor - wear and tear would amount Bibb County—Capt T G Holt, Jr, Gen Wm M to in value if he should come and go all Browne, Wm Lundy. 1 Bullock County—John Grimes, S E Grover, W A Hodges. Burke County—J J Palmer, E A Carter, E Gresh- n. Burrs County—Dr John G Elder, G W Thornton, G B Elder. Chatham County—Dr W H Chartres, J J Dale, W W Holland. Calhoun County—WW Colley, John Colley, C H Davis. Campbell County—O Winn, S P Steed, Levi Bal lard. Catoosa County—T M Gordon, A Graham, J M Combs. Clark County—Col. Frank Schaller, Dr K D Moore. Prof LeRoy Broun. Clayton County—J W Story, Robt McCord, J M Huio. Clinch County—T G Ramsey, S M Heitch J L Sweat. Pomological Society. We understand that the above society meets to-morrow for tbe transaction of business. The precise, hour however, we havenot ascertained. The culture of fruits is a subject of more than usual importance. The coun try adjacent to this city is admirably adapted to the growth of many varieties Cobb County—Amos s way, c d Phillips, J a | Q f fruit, and we are pleased to see that Bi saner, I 3 A _ powder Springs, agb’l soc’y—a c McIntosh, e more attention is to be directed to the Crawford county—G p Cuivcrhouse, w s Ogle-1 subject hereafter, and that this society has been organized under such favorable circumstances. Every movement having for its object the development of the resources of the country should receive tree, B P Moore, Decatur County—Duncan Curry, Thomas A Bar- row, John C Rutherford. DeKalb County—John C Ragsdale, Simeon Smith Wm M Reed. Dooly County—J H Woodward, J S Toole, J E Lilley. Carey wS, C j°Kn Bobt HHjr *g H EVason « I the encouragement of our people. There Early County—John B Mulligan, B L McIntosh, f s a great deal of money in fruit, and it J °Efitcgham County—F Graw, E H Eahn, Amos F would be folly in US to refuse the gifts of Elbert County—Emory P Edwards, James M j nature placed SO temptingly within our reach. From this society we expect Carter, J P Shannon. Emanuel County—M B Ward, Dr John H SUerod, against exactions by those who, with the process of I R J Pughsley. the Courts, would have plunged the unfortunate deb- Floyd County—Capt S Griffith, Joel Branham, tors still further into ruin, To legislate for the pub-1 Col T W Alexander. lie welfare, which was a Constitutional duty of the Franklin County—T T Dorough, J B Estes, O C Legislature, invoked the very h’ghcst degree of I Wyly. statesmanship. With singular unanimity they and | East Point Agricultural Society—Col Robt their successors have endeavored to preserve the Baugh, public welfare and to protect the individual and save Fulton County—J C KimbaU, E E Raws on,George what could be saved out of the unfortunate results of I Sharp, Jr. _ war. This last Act under review is more Constitu-1 _ Gilmer County—N L Cooper. Rufus Green, H R tional as to the legitimate powers exercised under the Constitution in view of tho public welfare, than the legislative ordinance of 1866, which has been held by this Court to be Constitutional. In Slaughter vs. Culpepper, 33 Georgia Reports, page 27, this Court, in construing the second Section of the Ordinance of 1863, aud iu replying to tho argument that this Ordi-1 tffi. Tyler N Peeples. Foot. Gordon County—W J Cantrell, W H Bonner, R Garlington. Green County—Thomas P Jones, Rev J Knowles, W H Branch. Gwinnett County—Eli J McDaniel, Thos H Mitch- mucli useful information will be given to tlie people, and from it we expect to date a new agricultural epoch. There is no place in the South present ing a better chance to clever capitalists to invest money in canning fruit, than Atlanta. The enterprise would reach a fortune to any energetic man. "We call the attention of live parties to the fact. nance was violative of tho Constitution of the United States, which forbids any State from passing any law “impairing tho obligation of contracts,” says: “We cannot think this clause of tho Ordinance obnoxious to the objection. It does no more, really, than change a rule regulating the admission of testimony in Courts of law.” “Who is prepared to deny,” says this Court, by a unanimous decision, “that the Leg islature may not, at its discretion, alter and amend eld rules of evidence—establish new ? Who, that it may not obliterate all distinctions which now charac terize modes of procedure in Courts of law and Courts of equity, and to command, if they so enact, that the broad and liberal principles npon which jus tice is administered on tho equity side of our Supe rior Courts, shall apply to aud control the verdicts of juries on its law aide?” May not the Government then demand the paymont of the legal taxes due, be fore its Courts shall be used for the enforcement of | der - Robert C McGough. tTat.t. County—31R Coker, P F M Fears. Hancock County—J S Newman, R B Baxter, Frank White. Harris County—R A Russell, R B Mobley. W J Hudson. Houston County—Col S D Killin, John H King, James A Hill. Fort Valley Agricultural Club—Maj J A Miller, Rev S H J Sistrunk, J H Branham. Jefferson County—Dr E H W Hunter, Gov H V Johnson, J H Wilkins. Jones County—Col E C Greer, Capt It W Bonner, Sam'l Barron. Laurens County—Dr Jas T Chappell, Elijah F Blackshear, Rollin A Stanley. .Lee County—Rev CM Irwin, G M Byne, G 31 Stokes. Monroe County.—Geo W Adams, Louis LPon- Presses for Sale. such contracts npon which legal taxes arc due and chargeable and to grant time within which snch taxes shall bo paid and to prescribe the mode by which such facts shall appear ? Away back of 1865, we found the same principle of pnblic welfare incor porated into the public acts of the State, finding its expression in laws intended to protect the people from the exigencies by which they were then sur rounded. This series of enactments has no word of import to vary the obligations of contracts, but sim ply to impose new rules of evidence by which the conditions arising out of the war may ho established by testimony. The condition into which the State was plunged by tbe war invokes the same legislation for tho public welfare. Slavery was abolished. Every species of property had mingled in the general min. The protection of property had been neglected by the law. The crops were made contributory to the Confederate Commissioners. Our people were heavily in debt. Tho currency of the United States, in which these debts might have been paid, was prohibited circulation under a penalty, and nothing was left undamaged, save the evidences of debt, which had been regarded as worthless, while the conflict was raging, bnt came to light by the restor ation of peace, and which, by their enforcement, would have leit the State of Georgia a republic of paupers. We think the legislation proper, and de manded by the public welfare; that it exhibits the wisdom of the Legislature, and should be sustained by the court, to protect the people from overwhelm ing ruin. Unless restrained by the constitutional Montgomery County.—John A McMillan, Dun can J McRae, M D Hughes. Morgan County.—Capt B H True, Thos P Saf- fold, Col L W Pon. Muscogee County.—Wm A Cobb, E S Banks, Jas M Leonard. Newton County.—Gen E L Thomas, Capt J G Paine, Hon J B Davis. Oglethorte County.—Pope Barrow, J H Bright- well. Pierce County.—B D Brantly, D W Weaver, J C Nichols. Colaparchee Club.—D B Searcy, J E Taylor, E B Taylor. Livingstone Farmers’ Club.—Alfred Livingstone, Col E Steadman, S J Cowan. Lowndes County.—Wm B 3Janaing, V F Dasher, H B Holliday. Lumpkin County.—Col Weir Boyd, Col M R Ar cher, Dr M B Vandyke. Macon County M L Felton, Chas A Walker, W A Reese. Miller County—J J Christie, Geo S Heard, F M Platt. McDuffie County—John R Wilson, Geo P Stoval, W TO’NeaL Milton County—Jackson Graham, A W Hol combe, G. Brown. Mitchell County—John B Whitehead, James H Spencer, B F Brimby, Farmers' Club—Geo H Jones, J J Thrasher,Moses Richardson. Muscogee County—Columbus Industrial County Association—Col W H Chambers, Edward Stephens, prohibition, they shonld be sustained on the ground Association- of constitutional right; and in the case at bar. we Young. _ o r T - • — - Pike County—J M Mitchell, Dr JS Lavender, J L Pope. have no doubt. As to this particular act, we think the Legislature had the right to deny its processes and tho powers of its own courts to all persons who fail to pay the legal taxes due and chargeable there on, and declare to the people what shall be the evi dence that this is done, and wo confirm the action of the court below, in dismissing the case. These Polk County—M H Bonner, John O Waddell, A R Jones. taxes ought to have been paid to the Comptroller General, and the party made affida; " Putnam County—W T Young, J T Dennis, J T DeJamett. Quitman Cotnty—John C Pittman, T G Guerry, J T Flewellen. ,vit as prescribed I Randolph County—Wm Coleman, O P Beall, Col by the statute, and upon his failing to do so, and H H Jones. filing the affidavit, it was only carrying into effect Richmond County—Geo A Oat.s, E H Gray, Gen the plain prescribed terms of the act itself, to dis- j A B Wright. miss the case and grant an order of dismissal. I Schley County—R*bt Benton, E S Baldwin, L E Nothing can be clearer than that the contract shall Eason, remain untouched. There is not a word of the act 1 Screven County—Capt J R Cooper, Geo C Dixon, impairing the contract, nor is. the remedy provided J B Humphries. by law denied. Both the obligation and the remedy | —Spalding County—James A Becks, H M Gray, G are distinctly left as they existed, nor is there any unreasonable burden imposed. The duty to pay tax is one of the highest duties of citizenship known to the Uw, and when any class of men evade their pay ment, the act is not only in vioUtion of Uw, but im poses upon others au additional burden of taxes to makegood the default. We do not see why the plaintiff or owner of the note shonld complsin. If he has paid the legal tax due and chargahle thereon, then he is entitled to his contract, and the courts are open to him; but if he has not paid it, why should thefgovemment open its courts to one who has confessedly failed to comply with his duties as a citizen, and has failed to pay his legal taxes due to the State. If it is-a sovereign right to prevent the citizen from voting, who fails to pay his tax, has not One “Henry” Power Printing Press— arranged for band or steam power—bed 33X47. The Sun is now being printed on tbis press. It makes from 1000 to 1500 impressions; is strong and easily managed, and with steam power, is No. 1 press. It is new, having been worked only 6 months. Price $1250. Tbe “Acme” Press works a sheet near ly as large as tbe “Henry,” at about the same speed. Is tbe best country news paper press built. It is new. Both these presses can be seen at work in The Sun Press Boom. Address A. M. Speights, Sun office, Oar Subscription List Kekxes-Vw House, Marietta, Ga., July 27, 1871. Editors Sun : We had our atten tion called yesterday to an unassum ing programme which modestly an nounced COMMENCEMENT CONCERT, BY Prof. Henry Sciioeller, Programme, efic., &c. We admire the honesty of the Pro fessor in making no effort to parade before the pnblic a thousand attrac tions which find their realization only in the imaginations of some vaga bond mountebank, and determined to go. “ Fifty Cents Admission /’’ (We would have given a dollar to see an honest man). We found the Hall even more crowded than it was for several even ings previous, when the Exhibition was free; and at the close we were, with many others, constrained to say, “here is one man who means more than lie says.” Por, besides the regularly advertised concert, there were private concerts, anonymous concerts (we might give them names, such as “Cupid’s melo dramatic love-chidiugs,” “Whisper ings of Venus,” &c.,) starlight cha rades, widower’s wooings, and various others too numerous to mention, too delicate to describe and too sacred to publish. The Professor, with the outmost propriety, might have dispensed with a number of the duets on the pro gramme. The audience kindly vol unteered to enact that part. Duets were conspicuous in every part of the house, in dark corners, behind posts, beside windows, and in the moonlight. These were the most interesting parts of the performance—to the immediate actors. They played in admirable concert, but took no part in tlie ADMIRABLE CONCERT of Prof. Henry Schoeller, assisted by Prof. E. L. Freyer, Misses Ida and Maid Underwood, and the pupils of Mr. Rogers’ school. The first two parts of the evening’s entertainment consisted of piano and vocal duets and solos, airs on the vio lin aud piano (by Professors Schoeller and Freyer), and choruses by the class. II Bacio (the kiss), as sung'by Miss Ida Underwood, was simply beauti ful—an epithet equally-applicable to the Bornean girl who sang it. Venus’ Dances, piano and violin by Profs. S. and F., was a musical onomatopoeia representing by sound the many labyrinthine mazes of the dance. Prof. Freyer’s skill on the vio lin is unparalleled in our experience. There is a magic, it stems, that directs his fingers. “I would that my love”—duet by the Misses Underwood—was greeted with prolonged applauses by the au dience. Some of tne sentiments found their echo in the hearts of many a poor yeoman, (if they were not too badly shattered to reflect the sounds.) Miss Zoe Rogers played “Perle du Nord” with remarkable ease and much expression. “Come, Let us Cross Over the Riv er” (Stonewall Jackson’s last words) is a new air [solo and chorus] by Prof. Schoeller, and was greeted with enthusiastic demonstrations by the audience. At the conclusion of Part I, Mr. Rogers announced to the young men that they were at liberty to complete that sentence addressed to all the world (to them) which had experi enced such an unfortunate termina tion at the beginning of the exercises (Ah! little did he suspect that the sentence had been completed and an other pronounced—a sentence of ex ile !) Cheer up, hoys, there’s conso- tion in the charity of the Lunatic Asylum. while the Misses U. were singing ^TwrifoflATi fA rtolATV ^ PATYl A YVOVCATi 0 173 munities were monstrous, and his taste barbarous. His kisses were be stowed with equal zest on the bare anatomy of plaster of Paris, and the blooming cheeks of Marietta’s fairest maidens, who were not much inclined to exclaim after his departure, “Pft, I dare you back again /” THE QUARREL AMONG THE FLOWERS. a new cantata for eight performers, was performed with success by Miss Ida Underwood, Miss Lillie Wyly, Miss Mary Thomas, Miss Ella Mace, Miss Ada Rogers and three others whose names we did not learn. A quarrel is always interesting; when among flowers it is quite novel, but when earned on in song of silvery voices, the charm is irresistible, and converted us forthwith into a hearty advocate of that innocent amuse ment. Miss Ida U. was dethroned and again reinstated amid the enthu siastic joy of all her fairy subjects. At the earnest request of many citi zens, aud visitors the concert will be repeated this evening at 8 1-2 o’clock. ROF. FREYER favored tlie audience with many fa miliar airs during the interludes, snch as “Coming through the Rye,” “Dixie,” &c., and at tlio conclusion was loudly encored. In conclusion we beg to recom mend to the public everywhere, the Marietta Female College. Mr. Rog ers, the principal, is one of the most finished scholars in the country, and as a teacher, we know him to be un surpassed. Had he three hundred students he would. deserve, thepi all. The progress and profic ; ency of his pupils are remarkable. The site of the College, on which they will soon erect commodious buildings, is one of the most eligible in the country, and the climate and society are all that could be desired. Success to this institution. Of it, its students and and professors and the hospitable citizens of Marietta, we hope to see and say More Anon. Is rapidly increasing, for which we re turn thanks to the public. We shall do all that we can to make The Sun worthy of support—worthy of the patronage and good will of the great mass of our peo ple. The evidences of popular approval, thus far, have been gratifying to us. Yesterday we received forty-three new subscribers; and within the past two weeks we have received over four hun dred new subscribers. We have no desire to boast, but think proper to state tbe fact, that the people are rallying to our support. To Printers. Twelve newspaper chases, suitable for papers from 22x32 to 24x36, will be sold cheap. Address J. Henly Smith, tf. Business Manager Sun. WASHINGTON. Cabinet Officers On a Visit to IVashlnt-lon— Jtussian Consul at J\'ew Vorli—General Jfohn B. Gordon Before the Ku-Ulttx Hunters—In teresting Tostimony. Washington, July 27.—Secreta ries Fish and Belknap and Postmas ter General Creswell are here. The President has recognized Wal- demar Bodisca as Russian Consul at New York. General Gordon was examined be fore the Ku-Klux Committee to-day. His testimony generally was corrobo rative of that of other conservative witnesses. He said he knew of no Ku-Klux as tli§y were described in tlie papers. He lia<7 been invited by the best people to join in an organiza tion which is purely for self protec tion, and used no disguises. Under the lead of bad white men a rising of the negroes was apprehended, which, without some organization on the part of the whites, might he dis astrous. The organization lie alluded to was not political and was not used foi\political purposes. The negroes, he said, did not essen tially sympathize with the Republi can party. They had equal interest with the whites in a good Govern ment. Alienation, on the part of the people of tlie South, against the Gov ernment, had been increased since the war by Radical measures, which they regarded as great wrongs, as well as military arrests, without warrants, or charges, and the trial and imprison ment of innocent men. He did not feel that he, or any of the Southern people, had committed treason. The Evangelical Alliance Commission will have an interview with the Czar next week. W Grant, S W Bloodworth, R P Johnson. Stewart County—John 31 Scott, J B Richardson, i BF Watts. Sumter County—W B Guerry, W J Reese, T D ! Speer. Talbot County—L Maxwell, B Leonard, Thomas Lnmsden, J B Gormans. Tatnall County—Jas O Esterling, C W Smith, Dr R F Lester. Terrell County—D A Cochran, John B Marshall, 31 L Harp. Thomas County—John G Deice, E T Davis, John Himbleton. South Georgia Agricultural and 3Iechasical [ Alabaster, Association—B F Hawkins, B B Moore, W D Mitch- Cherokee, « ell. - '.Alabama, -«♦ LIME. The stock of lime is not near equal to the demand. Orders are in for at least twenty tons of Ladd’s Hydraulic Lime more than can be supplied imme diately. MTe quote: Hydraulic, per bus C0c. S1.00 60@55c Invitation to Galop,” some persons in the back part of the hall were sud denly impressed with the propriety of the invitation, accepted it and depar ted double-quick, terror-stricken from the perils of a breaking tench. 1! (Just here we beg to return, in be half ofthe audience, their thanks for the ' TRANSPORTING ACCOMPANIMENT to the musical performances volun tarily tendered by the mills, locomo tives and steam engines in the vicini ty. It was voluntary, unexpected, spontaneous, uncalled for, and there fore lent an additional charm to the efforts of the young amateurs.) We wish to notice an indiscretion on the part of the manager. We are not very proud of our distinction as a member of the press, but neverthe less are a little jealous of the privi leges coincident with such a connec tion, and we dislike for them to be infringed upon. Imagine OUR SURPRISE and chagrin when we observed that a hat had been presented with a com plimentary ticket, and was wander ing about the Hall making reports (with his wiugs against the wall) with a facility that defied the skill of the most expert phonographer. His im- * The Culture of Flowers. We are glad to notice a growing taste among our people for tbe culture of flow ers. Nothing can be prettier than to see the cottage of the mechanic and artisan, or the mansion of the wealthy, adorned by beauteous floral growth. Flowers are so connected with the sentiments, and suggestive of love and purity, that their presence cannot but exert a purifying in fluence Let every householder adorn his house with the fairest of flowers, and not only will he beautify his residence, but he will feel better for it. The First Cotton of Crop 1871. The first bale of new cotton was re ceived in New Orleans yesterday from Texas. And a later dispatch from Baltimore says that a bale was received there yester day—classed as middlings, and sold at 27 cents. LaGrangc Female College. (Hie attention of our readers is respect fully asked to the advertisement of Pres ident L F. Cox, of the Southern Female College, in our paper this morning. It is one of the most popular female colleges in the country, being one amongst the oldest in the Sonth or elsewhere. We shall say something further of this college in a day or two. One Rev. Mr. Boardman conceiv ed the idea that it would be quite the thing to hold a prayer-meeting at the gate of the Saratoga race-course. The young men of the Christian Association were induced to promise to help him. The hour came and Mr. Boardman—but alas I the young men had been there and had g 0ne in to see the races. Tho Rev erend gentleman went home laboring un der the impression that he had led them into temptation.