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4 THE ATLANTA WEEKLY 8 U N. THE DAILY SUN. Saturday Morning August 26 THE STATE ROAD MUDDLE. k Brilliant Elanlt Movement by Foster Blodgett—A Struggle for Supremacy—A Compromise. The Era of yesterday morning con tained an Executive order -to which tl*e omme of Gov. Bullock was at tached, dated the 19th inst., of which the following is a copy: Ordered, That the Hon. Foster Blodgett, Superintendent of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad, be, and he is hereby authorized to remove any or all of the persons named and appointed in the Executive Order of January 23d and 24tli, and February 1st. 1871, to bring up the accounts and records of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, so as to disclose the complete and final balance of the af fairs of the road to and including the date of its transfer to the control of the lessees &c.; and he is hereby empowered to appoint others in their stead, as he may deem necessary to perform the du ties assigned to said persons in said Ex ecutive orders; • and to discover any frauds or irregularities in the accounts or conduct of any agent of said road. Annexed to that was an order signed by “Foster Blodgett,Superintendent,” dated the 24th instant, which, after referring to the foregoing as authority, soys: Ordered, That Is. P. Hotchkiss, Audi tor, Isaac P. Harris, Treasurer, and Chas. P. McCalla, General Book Keeper of the Western Sc Atlantic Railroad, are hereby removed from the Board of Com mksioners to bring up the accounts and reoords, etc., of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. iPISTOL IN HAND. Yesterday morning when Major McCalla went to his office, he was astonished to find a man stationed at the door with a pistol in hand, who informed -him he was there by order of Foster Blodgett to keep him out of the office, as he was discharged.. The Major regarded this as a very strange and unwarrantable proceed ing, and determined NOT TO SUBMIT to it. lie was appointed to the posi lion he lias held since the lease, by order of ‘Governor Bullock, and he decided that ex-Superintendent Blod gett jcould not remove him from a place held by Executive appointment. True, Blodgett claimed Bullock’s or der as authority, hut it is well known that Bullock was not in the State at the date of that order, and his power to issue such an order while out of the State was questioned. But if the power to issue, and the legality of the orders in both cases, were admitted, there wns-no necessity for any such a HIGH HANDED PROCEEDING in McCalla’s case. He is a man whom no one had accused of inrproper con duct, and was at least entitled to an honorable discharge and theprivilege of turning over liis office and -books decently to his successor. He .and his friends quickly determined that such a disgraceful proceeding should not be submitted to. Besides, why should it be desired on the part of Capt. Blodgett to eject him thus summarily and dis gracefully? The answer to this however, is obvious to some minds. McCalla’s honor, in the public mind, is untarnished. Ho one has charged that any of the State Bond funds which have been ILLEGALLY ABSTRACTED or appropriated, has ever stuck to his jfingers. On the contrary, he has .been active and vigilant in ferreting .opt the frauds aud peculations, co operating zealously with Maj. Har grove and others who have under bake p this herculean task; and it is upon Ms affidavits that all the ar rests have so far been made. He has also beeju watchful, aud lias kept im portant hooka and papers out of the way of those whom he suspected of be ing very desirous of putting them where they could not show evidence of their guilt The gentlemen who have been la boring in this cause for months, 4 de- termined further not to recognize BLODGETT’S AUTHORITY at all, and not to allow him to take the books, records and vouchers in his possession. Acting upon this idea, Maj. Hargrove, who is the legal adviser of Maj. McCalla, at once de termined not only to rescue the office from such a forcible and lawless oc cupancy, but to prevent the books and papers from falling into the hands of Capt Blodgett and those who are suspected or charged with the crimes of embezzlement plundering and forgery. He, therefore, directed Capt. Tim. C. Murphy, of our city police, to take charge of the office, giving him the following WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS : Atlanta, Ga., August 25, 1871. To Capt. ciin T. Murphy: Sib:-—The interest of the people of Georgi a as well as that of Major Charles and allow or reject them, as they might think proper. When this took place, we know the P. McCalla, General Book-keeper of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, demands that rooms No. 45 and 46, Capitol build ing, bo not entered without the consent , .... , ... and presence of Mr. McCalla and his Wople thought they were done with the counsel. You will, therefore, proceed at Bullock-Blodgett administration of the once to said rooms and prevent the en- State Road, and of all Ring robberies on trance of anj’ one, unless otherwise di rected. Criminal prosecutions are now pro gressing against several late officials of the State Road, at the instance of said McCalla, and it is deemed necessary that all books and papers be preserved. Z. B. Hargrove, Counsel. THE PLOT THICKENS. Meanwhile Capt. Blodgett was not idle. In order to fortify himself, be issued the following order addressed to Attorney General I*arrow, who is also attorney for the State Road by Executive appointment: Office W. & A. Railroad, | Atlanta, Ga., August 25, 1871. ) H. P. Farrow, Attorney TV. «ft A. Rail road: Sir—By'virtue of authority in me vested, I have removed the General Book Keeper of the W. & A. R. R.; and in consideration of the condition of the un finished business of the said road, and in consideration also of the fact that the past conduct of certain persons hereto fore connected with the road needs in vestigation, you are hereby instructed and required, as attorney of the W. & A. R. R., to take charge of the books and papers of the said road, and employ sucb assistance as you may need to bring up the same and take all legal steps proper in the premises. Foster Blodgett, Sup’t. Upon this the following entries are made: “ . ■ 11 a. m., August 25tb, 1871. The above is a true copy of the instru ment under which I have taken posses sion of the books and papers of the road. H. P. Farrow, Attorney W. & A. R. R. Col. Farrow lias not possession of the books and papers of the W. Sc A. R. R., by authority of the within order. This August 25, 1871,11 o’clock 20 minutes. Chas. P. McCalla, G. B. K. It Appears that Capt Tim Murphy and McCalla and bis friends were too formidable to be kept out of the office by the' one man who was stationed there with a pistol, and they went in. Col. Farrow, it appears, also went into the office about the same time, and claimed to have taken possession of it, as per the foregoing order of Capt. Blodgett and Col. F.’s indorsement thereon, which • McCalla denied, as per his counter indorsement; and thus they were in the rooms, each claiming possession, but McCalla and his party really holding it. And this dispute was a matter of seriojns consideration and negotiation all day, till very near night, when, we were informed, an understanding and agreement was arrived at between the Counsel for each party, that posses sion of the books and papers is to be given to some eminent person, hav ing the confidence of both parties, who is yet to be selected—meantime, each party is to have free access to rooms and the books in the presence of each other, but not to he consid ered exclusively in the possession of either. And thus the matter rests at the present writing. P. S.—Since the foregoing was written, we learn that Lieut. Queen with a posse of three Policemen were designated to guard the hooks in the rooms of the Capitol, where they now are—also, that it has been mu tually agreed to turn over the entire books and papers of the office to Dr. C, L. Redwine. THE RULES OF THE-W. & A. R. R. VIOLATED. Ex-Superintendent Blodgett Takes Of fense, and Removes tlxc Offend in Party. Day before yesterday Maj. McCalla, the General Bookkeeper of the W. & A. R. R, paid in the State Treasury 83,950 of “Restitution money,” and the following morning (yesterday) an order from Foster Blodgett, by authority of Gover nor Bullock, appeared in the New Era, removing McCalla from office ! It seems that Major McC. was for the moment oblivious of the fact that for ten months of Blodgett’s administration pri or to the lease, not one cent of State Road earnings had been allowed to find its way into the State Treasury ; that claims against the Road amounting to over §400,000, mostly arising during said administration, have already been paid in cash out of the State Treasury, with large amounts still behind and unpaid, f£hd that in the eyes of Blodgett it is an unpardonable offence to pay money into the State Treasury, and thus violate the rules of the Road! It could not be en dured for a moment, and he was re moved. Major McCalla and Major Hargrove have been, and gre cow zealously en gaged in trying to find out the exact whereabouts of the abstracted and miss ing earnings of the road, and it is be lieved their investigations are pressing closely on the Ring Masters of the grand scheme. On the 27th December last, the road, with all its effects, was turned over to the lessees, with authority of law to settle with, all connecting roads, and a Board Was appointed by the Legislature to ex amine into all claims against the road, that account. Who can tell as when we are to find the end of their usurpations, peculations and and audacity? j&£a?"Tlie Petersburg Progress wishes to be known as a “New Departurist. ” Let it skedaddle if. it wants to. It is a re trograde Progress anyhow. * BgL- A Radical paper says: “Grant has appointed but forty-one relatives to office;'* but neglects to add that he was unhappy because there was no more to be appointed. BgLAn English Savan has written a work on “The Meteoric Origin of Man.” Whether or not men eame to the earth as “falling stars,’’some of them have fallen dreadfully since they got here. BgL. The Louisville Ledger says : “the most obstinate man in the United States is Parson Brownlo w. ” That is true. He lived out the natural term of his life ten years ago ; but be lives on just for con trariness. JKaf* The Terre Haute Express is under the conviction that “best thing the Demo cratic party can do, is to die.” That conviction will be terribly deepened on the mind of the Express and all other Radicals by the incidents of next year. EgL.lt is claimed by the “New Departu- rists” that their platform would entrap many Republicans. True, some of them might get upon it, mistaking it for the real, original Radical structure. There are abundant reasons why such a mistake might be made. The Louisville Ledger asserted that an article in the Nashville Banner was written by the editor of the Courier- Journal. The editor of the Banner de nies the charge in a manner that would lead one to believe that he is not “Hap py,” but he is. B-2L- The Capital says : “ there never was a President before who did so much social injury to Washington as the present extraordinary head of the Government.” Humph ! and his party is doing a “social injury,” to the entire nation,, by miscegenation, and such. Yellow Fever. A Charleston correspondent of a recent date speaks thus : An old resident told me there had been five deaths from what he had no doubt were sporadic cases'of yello w fever.— There is quite a division of sentiment. All died of black vomit, but a chemi cal analysis, they say, settles the ques tion that it is only a high stage of bilions fever, produced by decaying matter near the market. A little while will certainly settle the ques tion, and none will rejoice more than myself to learn that Yellow Jack has not again cursed this hospitable old city. GEORGIA NEWS. Misses Beta and Gamma, of Colum bus, furnish us with the following inci dent which they think mama “did splen didly :” A young gent of our city, whose moustache was visible by the aid of a Craig microscope, went to visit a young lady upon whom he had been “soft” some time, and the would-be mama-in law thinking they were too young, gave “young hopeful” a gentle hint to that effect—firstly, by calling the young lady out and sending her to bed, and sailing into the parlor with a huge slice of bread and butter, saying, in her most gracious manner : “ There, buddy, home is a long ways, off, and I know your mama is anx ious.” “Young hopeful” wentslowly out, and when, he got into the street, gave vent to his feelings of astonishment bv softly exclaiming to himself : “Gracious Dick ! The mischief you say ! ” COVINGTON. The Examiner of the 25th says: We regret to announce that a telegram was received here (this Wednesday) announ cing the death of Captain Elijah Rosser, at Greensboro, Ala. Capt. Rosser has been for a number of years, a citizen of Covington, and was on a visit to some relatives in Alabama. MACON. A correspondent of the Telegraph, writing from Twiggs county, says: There is a greater area planted in com than was last year, but wifi be only half as much housed, with veiy little fodder, as it was burned before the corn would admit of its being pulled. Owing to the cotton plant being so full of sap from the excessive rains, and then the long drouth, the bolls are opening very rapidly, though little more than half grown. The weed is small, consequently has on very little fruit, and is shedding rapidly. So we cannot possibly make more than an aver age crop. -*-•-* State Road Officials Gone Crazy Since the Lease. Editors Atlanta Sun: In your notice of the arrest of Messrs. Harris and Wrenn, for having a large amonnt of money in their hands which they have heretofore failed or refused to account for, you state that they excuse themselves on the ground that they have been wailing for the Legislature to designate some person to whom this money could be paid. Now, the Code of Georgia requires Mr. Wrenn to pay over instanler, to the Treas urer of the Road, whatever money he may receive, and the Treasurer is required to pay over monthly, all surplus in his hands. The excuse rendered by these officials for not complying with the law (if the report be correct) is most extraordinary, and I can see no escape for them from the punishment of a violated law, except in being held to be crazy or lunatics. The law is plain as the noonday sun. Detective. The Correspondence Between Col* Far row and Maj* McCalla* Those who have boldly, and in the face of difficulties and discouragements that but few would like to encounter, under taken the mighty work of detecting the acuity parties and exposing the frauds, forgeries, corruptions and thefts, which are believed to have been carried on in con nection, with the State Road under the Radical administration of Capt. Foster Blodgett, were resolved,, iat all hazards and at whatever cost, to prevent the rec ords thereof from falling into his hands, with no one to watch them but himself and those whom the people generally sus pect and believe to be complicated with whatever of wrong doing may finally be established. In the order of Blodgett, which we published on Saturday, removing McCalla, Hotchkiss and I. P. Harris, based upon the pretended (or real) order of Governor Bullock; the subsequent “order” of Major Hargrove to Captain Tim Murphy, to take charge of the rooms and not allow any one to enter them without authority; and the still subsequent, verbally confused instruc tions of Captain Blodgett, transferring the whole matter to Attorney General Far row, requiring him to bring up the “un finished business” and investigate “the past conduct of certain persons hereto fore connected with the road;” in all this, we say, there was a semblance of lawful authority on the part of Blodgett and his friends; for he had the so-called or der of the Governor, (remember, that Bullock was, at the date of said order outside of the State, and his authority to issue it under such circumstances was ; and is, questioned;) while the friends of the people, in their action, had nothing to sustain them but a consciousness of correct motives, and a determination, that no opportunity should be given to any one hereafter, to cover up any pil fering tracks that may have been made, See how “conscience doth make cow ards of us all!” and how a man who has occupied a high place, where great pub lie frauds are believed to have been per petrated, and who is generally believed to have been cognizant of, if not in com plicity with, them; and who, if not ac tually guilty in either of these respects, ought to have known of and prevented any sack frauds and robberies, if they were perpetrated; and if not perpetrated, ought, at least, to have so managed the important trust in his hands as to have satisfied the country, and saved himself from the public odium now resting upon him—an be gmade to quail, and surren der what be claims as his legal rights, before the high indignation of a virtuous public sentiment! Whether Capt. Blodgett be guilty or innocent of the charges which the public mind entertains against, him; whether his effort on Friday to get the exclusive posession for himself and those of like ilk, of the books and papers, was with a good or evil in tention—no matter which—that attempt has the appearance of a last desperate effort—a dying kick, an expiring gasp— in the vain struggle once more to put himself in a position of importance and assume an attitude of some consequence before the public at this juncture. That dying kick was a dead failure! It did not put him on his feet again! He is down, and there he will remain (if he is not sent to lower depths), unless the public, after a thorough investigation, shall come to the conclusion that he ought not to be kept down, and shall come to his relief and help him up! This will be done if they find he deserves it; if 'not, he might as well submit without a struggle, for there is, in such case, ho salvation for him. If it is clearly ascertained and proven that his skirts are clear and his hands clean, none will more cheerfully come to his. relief than The Sun; but until this proof is furnished to the peo pie, he must lie in the mud; aud he might as well take it patiently. This much by way of introduction to what we intended to say of the corres pondence between Colonel Farrow and Major McCalla, which we now proceed to do : We commend its spirit. It is highly creditable to both of them. It evinces, on the part of each, an earnest desire and determination to make searching inves tigations at once, and to bring to a speedy account all delinquents and all pecula tors and forgers, if feuch ^re found. We have not the slightest doubt of the good faith of both these gentlemen. Major McCalla has heretofore shown this, by having warrants issued [and procuring the arrest of five or six parties. We are aware that he performed this, from a high sense of public duty, after failing to in duce Captain Blodgett to take the same steps, and perform this work himself. Colonel Farrow we have known for years; and notwithstanding we have had no sympathy with his political views, we have confidence in his integrity of purpose, and rest contented that he wfil vigorously press the work upon which he has entered, sparing neither friend nor foe, political or otherwise, who may be found to have offended. This is our opinion of Col. Farrow, which we do not hesitate to express; and we shaU enter tain it till some reason for changing it is furnished. We are aware that some of our readers wfil differ with us on this ^ he has been connected with Bullock s Radical and justly odious administration. We respectfully ask all such to suspend their judgment till they see the result. J The books and papers are in the hands of honest and responsible men—in win m the people have the utmost confidence J and whatever is done under their direc tion the country will be satisfied wi h— no matter what that may be. Such is our judgment, and such is the feeli ng o every respectable man in this community. ►»-< «I Was Very Glad of It.” Captain Blodgett, ex-Superintendent of the State Road, who has been unnec essarily * ‘prolonging” his term, in his letter to the Editor of the Era, which we publish this morning in The Sun, makes allusion to a conversation, which he says took place between himself and Major Me Calla, in relation to the report of the latter having paid into the State Treasury a certain sum of money, and says he told McCalla that he was “very glad of it!” GLAD!! Ye Heavens, listen! Foster Blodgett ‘’GLAD,” that a little money lias at last been paid into the State Treasury, by a State Road official! If this little mite, paid into the Treas ury, at this late day, and under such circumstances, has so rejoiced his heart, why did he not make’himself more than twelve times as glad at the end of every month during the past year by paying into the State Treasury more than twelve times as much (which he could easily have done from the earnings of the Road) as that small amount of “restitu tion money!” If less than §4,000 of “restitution money” going into the State Treasury now, has made his soul “glad, would not the payment of 850,000 or over into the Treasury every month, from the legitimate earnings of the Road, have, kept him supremely happy, and in ec static pleasures, all that time? No doubt he would now be glad and rejoice if he had done so. No doubt he would give the world if he could recall the past. But opportunities once lost are gone forever\ They can never be recalled; and let all who are exposed to temptation, or who have opportunities- to involve their honor in the hope of gain, remember that the path of stern, unbending recti tude is the only safe one !• You inust not toy or dally with sin, nor stop to consider its tempting allurements; if you do, you are already more than half lost; and ten to one your loss is irre trievable. Woe to the man that is tempt ed and yields up his honor! But to stop moralizing: It seems that Capt. Blodgett was deeply concerned and exceedingly anxious to have that money deposited in the State Treasury lest he might be arrested! Ah, arrested! What virtue there is in the fear of arrest, and in being arrested! Did Foster Blodgett have any of the money which has come into his hands (or into the hands of those under him, which is the same thing) since the lease of the State Road, depos ited in the State Treasury, or manifest any anxiety or desire or disposition to do so? The fear of arrest was not then be fore his eyes! but this time it was! It seems that Isaac P. Harris and B. W. Wrenn never manifested any sort of disposition to settle up the balances in their hands, till they were arrested; and we have been informed that they even denied, on several occasions, that they owed anything to the State. How this is we do not know; but it seems that there is virtue in being arrested, and in the fear of arrest. ment upon the charges preferred Since that time Mr. Cobb has* been • and about this city and was here w Tuesday. The telegraphic news 0 f” arrest published in the city papers ^ yesterday morning was indeed news to his friends, who expressed great surprise It. is supposed that the arrest i n York on Saturday was upon a charge o'! complicity of the safe robbery. ih e only news we are able to give in relatio to the affair amounts in substance to the above statement. More Arrests. Yesterday officer Kendrick returned to this city bringing with him Mr. James.Mullins, whom he arrested some-, where below Macon, and Mr. W. R. D. Millar, of Savannah, arrested in that city. Both are charged with complicity in the State Road frauds and peculations, and, wo understand, will have a hearing before Judge Hopkius this morning at the City Hall. Mr. Millar is accompanied by his wife, and is stopping at the Kimball House. Both he and Mullins are in the custody of the officers. ARREST OF GEORGE S. COBB. More of tile Express Robhery, and xvliat Came of It. Our readers will remember that about two or three months since the safe of the Express Company in this city was robbed of a considerable amount of money. Several arrests were made of the em ployees of the Company, but nothing ever came of the investigations instituted at that time. At the time of the robbery, George S. Cobb was the money clerk at the- office, but was not arrested. Subse quently, at the session of the Superior Court, he was indicted for cheating and swindling, and placed under a bond for his appearance at the next term of that Court. The evidence upon which this in dictment was predicated, consisted in the statement that, as money clerk, he made overcharges, collected the same, and put the money in his own pocket. For in stance: A package coming from West Point, upon which the tariff was fifty cents, he would enter it as seventy-five cents or a dollar, when the consignee paid the charges, etc., he put the over plus in his own pocket. The story goes, that about the time of the big robbery here, he took sides with parties who were arrested upon suspi cion, and made himself objectionable, if not suspicious, with those who were em powered to ferret out the robbery. Any way, he resigned his office as clerk, and quit the service of the company. Then came the Superior Court, and his indict- T E L EG R AMs; The census tables give the total norm lation of the United States at 3» «a§f 983. ’ 00> * The following has been received at Washington without signature: c “St. Augustine, Fla., August 25 -jtv O. A. Mallory Sc Co., New York It Lodimi was wrecked 75 miles South of here. Twenty were lost. The Messbov was picked up yesterday. He brought the news of the total wreck of the vessel The survivors are the Captain’s son, the first and second mates, the chief and as sistant engineers, firemau, four sailors and the mess boy.” Savannah, Aug. 25.—The steamship H. Livingston, in the river yesterday collided with the schooner M. B. Bram! hill, and carried away the schooner’s jib- br om and bowsprit, and damaged her upper works. The Livingston proceeded on her voyage. She is supposed not to have been injured. Martin’s Industry Light Ship put into Warsaw Sound this morning. No one was lost. The ship is not badly injured. The steamship Leo spoke the ship Rosa Sprague, of Boston, with the loss of all her topmast, off Port Royal, at one p. m. to-day, heading for S lvannah. The Spanish bark America came to the city to-day. Selma, Aug. 25.—The army worm commenced operations on the*21st in this vicinity, and is now committing fearful ravages. The crop will be ma terially shortened. Wilmington, August 25.—For two day’s we have had reports here that the yellow fever prevailed at Charleston. In- formation received to-day removes all doubts as to its existence there, and, it is feared, in epidemic form. A letterre- ceived this morning, from one of the most prominent clergymen of Charles ton, states that a malignant type of the yellow fever is there, and that the writer has himself seen four cases. Informa tion from another source states that the disease is there, and is thought to be spreading. The city authorities of Wil mington telegraphed to the Mayor of Charleston for information, yesterday, but have received no answer up to five o’clock this afternoon. Notwithstanding the above testimony, the Charleston pa pers of yesterday say the health of the city was never better than it is now. Palis, Aug 25.—The Government has forbidden public rejoicings in this city on the 4th of September, the anniversary of the Revolution in Paris last year against the Bonapartists. It is reported that assurances have been received at Versailles that the Prussian troops in France will be reduced to fifty thousand on the 1st of September and those who remain will be lodged inbar racks. Don Carlos has arrived at the Bay of Oune. His adherents in Spain are di vided in opinion as to what course to pursue. In the Assembly to-day the amended bill providing for a gradual disbandment of the National Guard was passed. The journals sorrowfully comment on the scenes iu the Assembly yesterday. It is said Thiers will accept no compro mise on the question of the prolongation of his powers. Gen. Faidlierbe has written letters censuring the Assembly, and resigning his seat as Deputy. Charleston, Aug. 26.—The Medical Society of Charleston, in view of the prevalence of yellow fever here, held a meeting last evening, and after full inves tigation and discussion resolved to make official publication of the real facts of the case as follows: That the yellow fever of a mild type does exist to a limited extent in Charles ton; that it is mainly confined to one neighborhood; that the first ..case dated from July 27th, and the disease has pre vailed during the month that has elapsed. Since then there have been, perhaps, in all, up to this time, thirty-five cases, nine of which have proved fatal, but that the disease does not seem of a character dis posed to spread rapidly or widely. It is added, that difference of opinon exist in the profession as to the probable spread of the disease. The Board of Health announce this morning that the number of cases reported since the 23d instant indicate that the disease is assuming an epidemic form. New York, August 26.—The Coroner’s jury of Brooklyn over the Westfield vic tims return a verdict that the boiler was originally defective and worn out by use, and invited the catastrophe. Vander bilt, President of the company; Mat thews, United States Inspector; Braisted Superintendent of the company; Robin son, Engineer, are responsible, and should be accountable for the deaths. The arrest of the parties has been or dered. A dispatch from Charleston, alluding to the progress of yellow fever, says the declaration of the medical society is con sidered by leading physicians, including the health officer, as an extreme state ment. Many of the cases on which it was based were doubtful. The health officer does not consider that the facts in the case justify him in withholding 8 clean bill of health from the New York steamer which sails to-day. It is reported that a canal boat in the Racitan river was ran down by the pro* pellor Annie. Captain C. Thurman 3 two sons and daughter were drowned. George T. Cobb, of Atlanta, Ga., arrested, charged with larceny of §10,000 from the office of the Southern Exp resS Company. Cobb was the money clerk of the Atlanta office at the time of the robbery. Athens, August 26.—During a video* storm which passed over Earnia, a t 0 ]^ 1 on the Turkish frontier, lightning struck 8 powder magazine, which exploded terrible effect. The destruction of l )U ’k erty is very great, and inhabitants, terro stricken, fled to the country.