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THE A TLANTA WEEK L Y SUN.
telegrams.
jJew York, October 6.-
Soule, and will reduce civil salaries, and
i P 1108 °- the progressive part
It is renorfpd t we,fare of Spain will be adopted
It is reported | London, October 6.-The cotton
that all the officers of the Staten TMand JS
Ferry Company were aware that there | 7_ Y’.' £No , ljaaca
wpre seventy-th
SVcttfloUi »t UieWof thc
?ion, and the ^ cfc tliat ^ was caused by | Th
on account of the depressed
The steamer Robert Lowe has arrived
to agreed: the engineer for ten min- a t Plymouth. Th^y-tW of^r crew
U IV A. Robinson, formerly cashier of on l cc . oant of the wretch-
several prominent banking houses, has ioni J insufficiency of the provis-
lieen convicted of embezzlement, and p Ams c t-i
Senced to five years in the Btate ^S^tnLlu
P The pleasure yacht Jennie Lee belong- g?IW Story"? baniahmeilt from
bnrne?l 'to the'waVer? edge" in°’LmS suto'e^f th °F r ° m u P°n thc
Sd Bound, List night. A nurse and pohtlcal 8ltQatlon
is about to be issued.
. Rome, October 7.—Twenty professors
m the University of Rome refuse to
the oath of allegiance.
Constantinople, October 7.—The pro
gress of the cholera is cheeked. Fears
of its assuming an epidemic form are sub
siding.
Paris, October 7.—Victor Le France
infant of Jevrolds’ were burned to death,
Tlic fire was caused by the upsetting of
0 kerosene lamp.
San Francisco/ October G.—Mrs. Ja
vier, who shot Mrs. Lake, with whom
{lie former’s husband lived, has been in
dicted for murder.
A match for $20,000 between unnamed
California horses is to come off over the I ha^been aipoimedProvisionaTMiniste?
Sacramento course, within ninety days, of Finance during Quartier’s absence in
and another match has been made m Berlin to ratify the Commercial Treaty.
which San Francisco truck horses are to I rru„ l . "
trot twenty miles in one hour.
at Chicago, were 1.30 this a. m. Then
it was apparently raging fiercely as every
block of building on the north side of
Vanburen street is now wrapped in flames.
The elevator is safe so far, and the fire
seems to be spreading south and west,
and notwithstanding the wind is now di
rectly south, and blowing hard. The
glare from the burning buildings lights
the streets for half mile away, so one
may see how to read. The entire fire
department is now on the ground, and
making almost supreme efforts to check
the flames. The losses probably already
amount to millions, and the end is not
yet.
Salt Lake, October 9.—Arrests for
licentiousness continue.
There was incendiary talk in the Mor
mon Conference Saturday.
Louisville, October 8.—A bridge over
Sait River, on Louisville and Nashville
Railroad has been burned. It will cause
very little delay.
Charleston, October 8.—There were
no deaths from yellow fever Saturday,
Mrs. Halt, tho mo‘her of seven chil
dren, residing on Falsom street, was
burned to death last night, by her clothes
taking fife from a kerosene lamp which
■she attempted, to fill.
Numerous brilliant meteors, passing
from southeast to northwest, have beefi
??!l r L C ?ilu lpart30f thi3 Statewithin |provokes‘a s^a^newspaper controversy
which is very severe on American pub-
The court revision, to which Rossel
appealed, sentenced him to death.
The Republican journals demand of
Thiers to take prompt measures to sup
press the Bonapartist conspiracies.
Algerian agitations continue. Appre
hensions of abandonment of the colony
are felt.
the past week.
Salt Lade, October G - —There was a
special conference at tho Tabernacle j
yesterday. Eight thousand Mormons
•were present. The Federal officials were
bitterly denounced.
Brigam Young became excited, prayed
curses on the Federal offi rials, and said;
fishers. The international copyright is
strongly demanded.
The ship England, from Quebec for
Liverpool, was abandoned at sea.
The gambling houses at German water
ing places are not to be closed.
The smack Peto sunk in Yarmouth
“Trust in God, keep your powder dry, barbor , Seven persons were lost,
and dont fail to have on hand a supply Madrid, October 7.—The Minister of
of ammunition. | bag telegraphed to the Captain
General of Cuba that necessary reinforce-
The regular semi-annual conferance
begins to-day. . I ments will be forwarded promptly to up
Judge Jilclvean discharged the Grand hold the national authority and preserve
Jury till November 13th, and - thanked I tbe intef rrj t y of the Spanish Dominion,
them for the work they had done and __ ~ mi
said of the important indictments pre- Matamoras, October G.-There is ab
sented many are not yet known to the revolution in Mexico The
public, and when they reason, there State of Neuva Leon takes the lead The
icrmld lie more work to do Governor of Neuva Leon and all the
Chicago, October G.-Tlie drougli now State officers have leagued against Jua
prevailing in the West has not been It is expected the movement will
equalled fn twenty-five years. All through be seconded by the neighboring States,
central and southern Illinois the wells and The merchants here and on the coast are
small streams are completely dried up, uneasy about the coming events Great
and the inhabitants find great difficulty preparations are being made at Matamo-
in obtaining sufficient water for house- ia ^ for /ked^n^o ie m y.
hold purposes and for stock. The soil is Grnr OF . September 3&:—J ^ ^
soary thatplotrfhgis ichtaeaimpossi- No rLlutiofa-
Thors is a movement amohg thc *^l *£*3*8858?&&&: hut
firm.
Galveston, October 7.—The election
ites here to adopt the Berlin prayer book
and observe Sunday as the Sabbath. I
Cincinnati, October G.—A conflagra-1
tion is raging near Custar, Wood county.
The inhabitants are fleeing.
passed off quietly throughout the State,
as far as heard from, except at Grasbeck,
The inauguration of the famous bronze where five negroes murdered an old citx
Tyler Davidson Monument took place to- zeu> Apphcalnte. The negroes
- day. The city was immensely crowded. wei ' e ar f ested -
During the spectacle, five tiers of seats, Nothing reliable as to the result of the
not properly secured against accident, ^ ectl ° d 01111 J 3 ® obtained.. It is s 1
fell, carrying their occupants to the I thought there is a small Democratic ma-
ground. Three persons were seriously, 13 or fty about one thousand
and quite a number slightly injured.
Baltimore, October G.—The Episco
pal Convention consented to the conse
cration of the Rev. Mr. Howe, as Assis
tant Bishop of tho diocese of North Car
olina.
The proposed amendment to the canons
to give the English clergy the same
A severe storm, commencing tjiis even
ing, submerged for several hours the bay
front of the city as far back as Church
street. The damage is small, considering
the violence of the storm. Three miles
of the Galveston and Houston Railroad
between the city and Bay bridge were
badly damaged. It will require several
rights inthexffirtrch ffeSU of th£ ^ tojW* the damage. The, steam
country as oar own clergy here, was re-1 er Twelfth Era anchored m the bay and
jected.
Pittsburg, October 6.—John C. Duun,
Postmaster General under Buchanan,
and of long newspaper connection, is
dead.
Philadelphia, October G.—T. J.
is a total wreck. The passengers and
crew were all saved after clinging to the
wreck all night. A negro was drowned.
Other vessels were slightly damaged,
The shipping off Galveston is safe.
Jefferson, October 7.—The election
The vote in Mano
Hemphill, treasurer of the Walnut street P asse ^ J 0 *' 6 ^ an . <
Theatre, was robbed of $2,000 in a street ^ Bryant s majority i
car, last evening. 10 °- The white and colored vote is about
St. Paul, ^October 6.—The great c< 3 aa ^ ™ n , .
prairie fire is unabated. Its course is October 7. The business
southeast, towards the Iowa border and *** of town was burned to^ay 1 , la
the Minnesota river. Tlic losses are I eluding the hotel. Insurance So,000.-
confined principally to houses, bams,' I j0SS n °t stated.
fences, wheat and live stock. Only two
fives are known to have been lost. Many
small towns are completely destroyed.
Washington, October 6.—the 'Presi
dent has returned.
Tho supervising Steamboat Inspec- ra S 1D S
tors are considering representatives from' " erc
the British Board of Trade, complaining
of the present system of signals adopted
by the Board.
Indianola, October 7.—The town was
flooded deeper in the storm on the 3d
by tide water, than has been known in
twenty years.
Wilwaukee, October 7.—The fires are
worse than ever. Thirty men
burned near Pensauki, and the
town was also burned.
Salt Lake Citx, October 7.—In the
semi-annual Mormon Conference the
The Southern Cairns «l--^ltCK?®aaS#ZS5
will appoint no more special commission
ers to take testimony in ,tlie South, ex-
VAO UOillLUVUJ AAA jlAlA; WWUllJj WA" •> -i
cept as successor of late Commissioner ie ^L anes ®
of tho apostles had been arrested for
Blackman, of Mississippi
They also refuses to allow special com
missioners in the South to receive testimo
ny supporting anyclaim exceeding $3,000;
but if claims, sn excess of that amount
be reduced, it will bring them within the
jurisdiction of the resident commissioner.
No further application for healing tes
timony will be entertained this year.
The barometer which was, Thursday
afternoon, north of tho lower lakes, has
moved northeast, with a decided fall in
thc pressure and raiu on the middle and
east Atlantic coast. The storm in the
report the following as the matters upon
which they respecially recommend Leg
islation. They recommend that certaiu
acts in the administration of the holy
communion, or other occasions of public
worship to be enumerated, be prohibited
by the canon, to-wit: 1st. The use of in
cense. 2d. Placing or retaining a cruci
fix in any part of the church. 3d. Car
rying a cross in procession in the church.
4th. The use of lights on or about the
holy table except when necessary.
5th. The elevation of the elements
in the holy communion in such man
ner as to expose them to the view of the
people as objects toward which adoration
is to be made in or after the prayers of
consecration, or in the acts of administer
ing them or in conveying them to or
from the communicauts. 6th. The mix
ing of water with the wine as part of the
service or in the presence of the congre
gation. 7th. The washing of the Priest’s
hands or the ablution of the vessels in
the presence of the congregation. 8th.
Bowing, crossing, genuflections, prostra*
tions, reverences, bowing down upon or I and only one to-day.
kissing the holy table and kneeling ex- Savannah, October 8.^—The story of
cept as allowed, provided for or directed the sinking of Orange county, Florida,
by the rubric or canon. It being provi- is a hoax. No such phenomenon has
ded that reverence at the mention of the occurred in that section. This statement
name of Lord Jesus is not intended to be would be unnecessary but for tbe fact
disallowed; it being farther provided that that several responsible and widely cir-
private or personal' devotion, before or culated papers at the North have re-pub-
atter official ministration, is not to beun- fished tlie ridiculous story, with serious
derstood to include or justify-any of’the editorial comment,
acts prohibited. 9th. The celebration or Jefferson, October 8.—In the Second
receiving of the holy communion by any District Connor, Democrat, has 231 ma-
Bishop or Priest, when no person re- jority in two counties. The other coun-
ceives it with him. 10th. Employing or ties have not been heard from,
permitting any person or persons not in Galveston, October 8.—Five counties
the holy orders to assist the miuister in of the First District have been heard
any part of the order for the administra- from and Herndon, has a net majority of
tion of the holy communion. 11th. Us- 525.
ing at any administration of the holy Twelve counties of the Fourth District
communion, any prayers, collects, gos- give Hancock, Democrat, a net majority
pels or epistles, other than those provided of 1,3G2.
in the Book of Common Prayer, or un- The quarantine against New Orleans
der 14th of Canon, 13th of Title, 1 of i has been raised.
the Digest; they further recommend In the Congressional election the De--
here: 1st, That no Bector of a parish, mocratic net gain over the vote of 1869,
or other minister, shall be allowed to in- as far as heard from, is as follows: First
troduce the choral service without the District, five counties, 235; Second Dis-
consenting vote of the vestry, or contra- trict, two counties, 600; Third District,
ry to the prohibition of the Bishops, five counties, 2,436; Fourth District,
2d. That no surpliced chair shall be em- twelve counties, 2,846, indicating the
ployed except under the same limitations, election of an entire Democratic dele-
and when such chairs are employed the gation to Congress,
only addition to their ordinary attire Washington. October 8.—The Secre-
shall be a surplice reaching to the ankles, tary of the Treasury has directed the
3d. That no Chancel shall be allowed to Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers to pay
be so arranged as to prevent the minister the November coupons, upon rebate of
from officiating at the right end of the interest, tbe 25th of October and on and
holy table. It is to be noted that a ere- after that date to pay the interest, due
dence table is lawful. 4th. The Commit- November 1st, without rebate,
tee further recommend that cardinal pro- The Mexican Claims Commission will
vision be made touching thc dress appro- decide twenty cases to-morrow,
priateto clergymen ministering in the The steamboat inspectors have decided
congregation and the only vestments that passenger boats may carry petroleum
declared appropriate to clergymen so min- on their foreguards, when there are no
istering be, first, for Bishops, the pres- other means of transportation,
ent episcopal robes; second, for all minis- Capt. Dick Wolfolk, of Louisville, is
ters, awhite surplice, a black or white here, looking after the steamboat inter-
stole, a black caissock not reaching below est of the West,
the ankles, a black gown and bands. The present meeting of the steamboat
They also recommend that provision be inspectors is regarded as very important
made: 1st. That on occasions of services, Their services are private,
where expediency or necessity of health Collector Murphy was interviewed
require it, the University cap may be yesterday, and said he was ready to re
used. 2d. That candidates for orders, sign when the President thought the
who are licensed to act as lay readers, may interests of the country required it, but
use the academical gown. 3d. In addi- did not think the President would take
tion to the Canonical provisions now such action without substantial proof of
recommended, and in consideration of his unfitness.
the fact that nothing can be so plainly S. M. Yanburen, United States post
set forth, but doubts may arise in the use agent in this city, has been arrested,
and the practice of the same. The charged with being a defaulter. •
Convention further unanimously re- Minister Catacazy declares that the
commend that action be taken to carry story that he spoko in infamous terms of
out in such manner as may secure its the President and Secretary Fish, or that
observance. The principle declared in he ever put a low estimate upon Ameri-
the second resolution sent to this House can character, is false,
by the House of Clerical and Lay depu- The local reform delegates to the Ro-
ties, at the General Convention of 1868, Chester Convention issue an address to
to-wit: That all matters of doubt refer- the Democracy of the city, urging the
ence shall be made to the Ordinary, and nomination of men of the highest char-
no charges shall be made against tbe acter for intelligence and integrity to the
godly counsel and judgment ot the Legislature, having no doubts of their
Bishops. ability to elect them by an overwhelm-
In conclusion, tho Committee recoin- ing majority, thus assuring the utter and
mend the adoption of the following reso- speedy downfall of the Tammany Ring,
lutions: that some of tbe stolen millions may be
Resolved, That this report be comma- recovered. They close by saying, “let
nicated to the House of Clerical and Lay! us pledge ourselves to vindicate and re-
Deputies. I deem the honor of the Democratic party,
Resolved, The House of Clerical and and use every means through the ballot
Lay Deputies concurring, that a joint box and the courts to bring those who
committee, consisting of three Bishops disgrace our party to punishment. u
of the Presbytery and three Laymen be London, October 8.—The Lord Mayor-
appointed, to whom the subject matter will entertain. Leon Lay at a banquet on
of this report shall be referred, with dis- tbe qsth. A meeting will be held at an
cretion to report to this Convention at ear i y jay to discuss the questiog of com
an early a day as practicable, such canon merc i a l trade between England and
as they may deem necessary in the prem- ]? railC e
iaes, all of which is respectfully submit-1 The’observer contradicts the reports
AUkbU and Her Prosperity.
40
Alf. Lee,
J. Williams,
T. M. Clark,
W. H. Odkkdumkb,
J. B. Keafoot.
Topeka, October 7.—A party of Texas
cattle drovers spent most of the day iu
forcing business men to trust them. At
Refine a roAi resulted, and in attempting
to quell it the marshal was wounded. One
drover accidentally shot another.
San Francisco, October 7.—Three
of the escaped Nevada convicts have been
captured and killed.
The Arizona, from China, has arrived
with 1,151 tons of tea, silks and other
merchandise, for New York, St. Louis
and Chicago, comprising 24,908 packages.
Chattanooga, October 7.—-John D.
. ~ .., .. .. . , Long, Indian Commissioner, and Gen.
extern Gulf has apparently entirely sub- CoSt % £ tbe interior Department, with
sided, and the central area of lowest pres
sure is now spread over the south Atlan
tic States, where fresh and light souther
ly wiuds and clearing weather arc now
reported. An area of partially cloudy
smoky weather, with a heavy fall in the
temperature, has extended from Arkan
sas to Lake Ontaria and Lake Michigan,
the central highest pressure being north
ward of Illinois. Tho barometer has
fallen in the extreme northwest, and fight
local rains have been reported in Wis
consin and Missouri.
Cool weather, with northwesterly
winds, will probably extend on Saturday
over the Gulf and Atlantic States, with
clear or partially cloudy weather south of
the Ohio river. Partially cloudy and
clearing weather in the middle and. eas
tern States. A small area of cloudiness
remain in West Virginia on area of low
pressure, with rising temperature; and
southerly winds will probably advance j
three car loads of Cherokee Indians,
passed through here last night en route
for the Indian territory. Large nnmbers
will soon follow. The party was in charge
of Col. A. A. Barnes, General Freight
and Ticket Agent of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, who has made a
contract with the Government to trans
port the remainder of the Cherokee tribe.
New Orleans, October 7.—Five pilot
boats were driven ashore southwest of
Pass Gale on the od, including the Rob
ert Bruce, and totally wrecked. Four
pilots were drowned. Frank Bailey and
Charles Carlen clung to the wreck thirty
hours aud were rescued.
Chicago, October .7.—The fires in the
woodland on the prairies are prevailing
in every direction, including Michigan,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. A heavy
stop the conflagration.
ram alone can
The country is dry as Uneler uuu-cumpiuu.ee tuc
Baltimore, October /. p 1 ; gardiug the inspection of boilers.
Convention is engageu on the obituaues | fa Tllo j ri -^ n 1P
members.
tod. _ 1 0 f under-handed marauders of the Bona-
(Sigued) Alf. Lee, | prists in France for the restoration of
Napoleon.
Brussels, October 8.—Three hundred
workmen of Ghent are on a’strike. They
demand a redaction of the days labor to
Accompanying the foregoing report I fen hours, wages to be unchanged, and
were the following resolutions from the double pay for work over time.
House of Bishops: _ Paris, October 8.—Dombrowski, who
Resolved, That, m view of the gravity was £be leader of the mob in an attack on
of this subject and its bearing, this house ^ £ormer resideuts in Lyons, has been
is unprepared .for the immediate action nested tried, and sentenced to two
on the report submitted by its Committee mon t] ls imprisonment and a a fine of one
on Ritual Uniformity with previous con- bnn d r ed francs
sideration of the same in joint commis- Lambre cht, Minister of the Interior,
sion of the two houses of the Conven- su ddenly this morning at his resi-
tl0 2- - , m« -i , , . J dence while dressing.
Resolved, The houses of the clerical _ „ Q
and lay deputies concurring, That a joint Berlin, October u. Peoyen Quertier,
commission be appointed for the consid- fc ^ e French ilmister of Finance, and
erationof the above named report of the °them “raved tins morning and visited
Committee of the House of Bishops con- French Embassy. .
cerningthe ritual, aud what action, if It is rumored that'Yon Armm has been
any, may properly be taken in the prem- recalled.
j ses< Madrid, October 8.—Minister Condan
Further action was postponed until declares that the Government cannot
Tuesday. prosecute members of the International
Washington, October 7.—The postal society so long as they obey the law, but
treaty with the German Empire was he promises to give the Cortes an early
signed to-day. opportunity of discussing the question.
Several appointments were made to- Bomb, October 8.—Two convents have
day—none affecting tho South. Major been occupied by tbe station troops.
Terrers H. Wheeler, of the Engineer The inmates quietly withdrew.
Corps, was appointed Professor of En- The Italian Parliament will opened
gineering at West Point, vice Mahon, about the middle of November,
deceased. ; _ '.. I New York, October 7.—Cotton quiet
A delegation from South Caralma, and weak . up i an ds 20; Orleans 20J; sales
covering tbe whole Eepublican party, ex- 3}147> g ales of co tt 0 n to-day for future
cept the Sawyer wing, are waiting in the del i ver y, 93,150 hales: October 19J©
President’s ante-cham? er to secure tbe 1 19 9 _ 1G; November 19i©19 7-16@19g;
removal of United States Marshal John-1 D ecem b er 19i©19? 7-19 J; January 19|;
son - February 19}@19j; March 20^. Flour
New York, October 8.—The steamers | stea dier. Wheat firm. Corn firm. Pork
| Delaware aud Roundout have been libeled £13 (£, Beef quiet. Lard firm, kettle
for a non-compliance wtth tbe law re- 10 ^ Groceries and navals firmer.
ers - | Freights steadier. Monev easy at 5©6.
Tbe trial of tbe officers of tbe Staten | Discounts in demand at G. v Sterling 89.
into Missouri aud Wisconsin
Madrid, October 6.—The Mulcomp’s j
ministry i:;.s been definitely constituted. ° r _, tLL ,, w i ; n ir .**■' r —■>> — —
Alazaga and Aivarese Loving declined to The Committee reported stioogly in ; h orror) Wld commence to-morrow,
serve. Thc foreign aud interior nort- ! ffl vor of conformity ui services. t i Tbe gallery o£ Havemerger’s sugar re-
folios have tendered to Senors Cantals j The the case f ! fiaery fel1 ^erday, killing three per
and Pedros r< spectively. Pending ‘ their I Deputy Collector, rendered a verdict of j SO ns.
acceptance Malcomps himself will ad
minister the affairs of the foreign and
interior departments.
It is announced semi-officially that tbe
new ministry will persevere in tbe meas
ures of economy inaugurate! under
i Island Ferry Company, for tbe Westfield j Gold Governments strong but
notactive. States neglected. Tennessees
67i, new 66J. Virginias GlJ, new 68.
Louisianas 65, new 58, levses 70; 8s 82;
Alabamas 101; 5s_68. Georgias 82; 7s92 j.
North Carolinas 42 J, new 23. South
Carolinas 73, new 51}.
guilty iu four counts aud innocent in | Michael Phelan, tbe celebrated billiard
five counts of tbe indictment. Sentence j p] a yor is dead.
lias been deferred. Chicago, October 8.—Six squares be-
The committee of five Bishops appoint- j tween Clinton, Yan Bnren aud Jackson
ed by the House of Bishops, on tbe Gtli, streets have been burned.
make a long conciliatory report; They! Tbe latest advices from the great fire i-40 141, bs lU-4Us 11
New York, October 7, midnight.—81s
lSj; 62s 15$; G4sl5|; 5-203 16, new 14
A few of the newspapers in Georgia—
especially in the southern and southwest
ern portions—including oar respected
cotemporaries of Milledgeville—occasion
ally make ill-natured flings at Atlanta—
most of which—we respectfully submit—
are smartly mixed up with 'the spice of
spite.
Tbe Bainbridge Argus, accounts for
“tbe rapid growth of Atlanta” thus:
That her prosperity has been brought abont
* through complications and copartnerships with her
leading men and the officials of the State Govern-
1 inent; and that much of the money used in build-
1 ing up the city has been raised on railroad bonds,
State taxes and the earnings of the State Road. In
other words, that Atlanta’s prosperity, not being iu
teeping with the material condition of the coun-
•* try. owes her advancement to Radical corruption
and fraud. And if such is the case her doom is
sealed, and her prosperity among thc events of the
“past.”
Iu addition to sueb flings as tliis, there
e two other complaints indulged by
some papers and individuals iu the State.
They are:
1. That we have the Capitol ot tbe
State, wrongfully.
2. That we have not complied with our
contract when we obtained it.
We will first notice tbe last two charges.
Tbe Capitol is located here, because it
is so nominated and required in the Con
stitution of tbe State. When, tlie
election was held, at wbicli this
Constitution was submitted to tbe people,
if we recollect rightly, Savannah, Augus
ta, Macon and Columbus, voted for Bul
lock and the Constitution. Atlanta is tbe
only leading city in the State that gave
Gordon a clear majority. Even Milledge
ville, we believe, voted for Bullock and tho
Constitution. This looks likeAtlanta is not
any more to blame for tbe Capitol being
here than some other portion of tbe
State—if there be any blame attached to
tbe matter. It is true, that most of our
people desired it to be here, and made a
liberal offer to secure it, but there was
nothing unfair' or corrupt on tbe part of
Atlanta in tbe whole transaction.
The city entered into a contract which
she has faithfully complied with; and we
venture that there is not on record an
instance of a more thorough compliance
with a contract on the part of any city or
corporation, than that of Atlanta in this
matter. We will recite the facts and in
vite any one who feels disposed to at
tempt a successful refutation.
When the Constitutional Convention
proposed to remove the Capitol here,
our city authorities agreed to pro
vide suitable buildings for . the Legisla
ture and State officers for ten years.
In consequence, she, at considerable
expense, re-arranged and fitted up our
City Hall, so that it temporarily answered
all purposes for the Legislature and State
House officers, and also made satisfactory
arrangements for the Governor. This
complied with her engagement. .
But, that it might not be said that her
compliance was not liberal, she entered
into a contract with parties who were
building “Kimball’s Opera House,” by
which, at an expense of over $10,000 a
year; she secured better accommodation
for the Legislature and State officers than
was ever before provided in Georgia. It
was well done, and with a liberal hand
by our city.: .vj-:-; ■ • .-r v'f.
This was the status when the purchase
of the Opera House by the Legislature
was brought forward in that body.' At
lanta had nothing whatever to do with
the making of this proposition. She had
fulfilled her engagement, and was content
with it. The project of purchase was
brought forward, and the Legislature
proposed to Atlanta, that if she would
pay $135,000 of the purchase money, it
would be taken in lieu of her then
existing obligation. To this our City
Council agreed—though we had already
liberally and handsomely' complied with
the city’s contract at considerably less
expense. The trade was made, and At
lanta paid the money. Was there any
thing wrong in this ? In our opinion the
trade would have been made if Atlanta
had not acceded to the proposal; and no
one, it seems to us, can charge our city
with either obtaining the capitol wrong
fully, failing to comply with her contract,
or of being guilty of any improper con
duct in the matter any way.
Neither is it true in any sense that At
lanta is thriving through any “copartner
ships” with “the State Government,” or
the “earniDgs of the State Road,” or that
her “advancement” is due “to Radical
corruption and fraud,” or that her “pros
perity” is not in keeping with “the
terial condition of the country,” and her
own resources and energy.
The growth of Atlanta from the
first has been a matter of aston
ishment to the country, and even
to most of our citizens. The
reasons for it are not com
prehended by those who think she would
go down, but for the fact of the Capitol
being here. If the State Government
were removed to-morrow, it would not
check .o:r retard our onward march in the
leash Ours is essentially a commercial
city, having a highly energetic and
thrifty population, and possessing com
mercial advantages which but few in
land cities can boast of. This is the
secret of our growth and prosperity.
Some individuals in this city have, no
doubt, participated iu the peculations
connected with the State Road and the
State Government; but we deny that our
people generally, or any considerable
number of them, have profited by any
sort of corruption or jparticipation in the
wrongs which have been perpetrated.
No people on earth would more prompt
ly scorn such prosperity,
f It is a singular fact that, notwithstand
ing all Hie efforts of Bullock and the
State Road Ring, Atlanta is the only
large city in the State that has not fallen
into Radical hands, but has kept, all ttii
while, a soundly Democratic city govern
ment. The charge of prospering through
Radical corruption and fraud, is simply
ridiculous. "We have kept the Radical
plunderers from bankrupting us, as they
have other cities; aud wo have sternly
and defiantly, in the presence of Bol
lock and liis cohorts, proclaimed our
city as their political enemy, and have
stood our ground unscathed.
Twenty More Cases
Opening this morning, containing ev
ery known novelty, at the London Store,
d&wlt
MAYOR’S COURT.
Only one Case ami a Continuance.
Saturday Jousen’s checks called for
two solitary offenders. This is reducing
the week’s work to a very fine point, and
shows a moral exhibit of the week’s do
ings in a most encouraging manner. The
first case was continued over till this
morning, and the next was a case of
JAMES BRIDIE,
accused of drunkness on the streets.
Jim had not fully recovered his intellect
when he came into Court; and after the
Mayor, had asked him several pointed
questions in connection with the recent
mishap his answers were so entirely in
distinct and unsatisfactory that the Court,
just to sound the depth of bis under
standing, asked him the following simple
question: “If you were the wife of your
grandmother’s uncle’s half sister, what
relation would you be to your unole’s
grandfather’s husband, and how many ?”
James.answered “several.” This throwed
him, and the Court knew his mind was
cloudy, and made him pay $5 for not
knowing his lesson.
75 cents, all wool, Plaids, for 50 cents;
cents Black Alpaca for 25 oents; 50
cents Empress Cloths for 40 cents, at the
London Store. d&wlt
Call anti See
From tbe Columbus (Ga.) Sun, Oct. 4,1871.
How We Have Departed from
our English Ancestors,
A correspondent of The Atlanta Sun
recommends to the Democratic members
of the approaching session of the Legis
lature to disregard the disability, so-
called, of tbe 14th Amendment iu the
election of a United States Senator. The
Macon Telegraph and Messenger de
nounces tlie suggestion as “foolish and
mischievous,” aud refers to the case of
ex-Govemor Yance, of North Carolina.
It is true Yance was ref used his seat after
he was elected, but in politics, as well as
in religion, tbe blood of martyrs often,
in the end, proves the seed of the Church.
We boast greatly of our progress iu civil
rights and the privileges of our people in
this day; and if we protest against the
usurpations of representatives against the
liberties of the governed, we are pro
nounced by the devotees of kingly pre
rogative “Red Hots” and “Bourbons.”—
The case of Vance and others shows that
we are still over a hundred years behind
our British ancestors, in the principles of
popular, representative government.
John Wilkes was elected to Parlia
ment from the county of Middlesex,
England, in 1768. He was expelled
four different times, and each time re
turned by his constituents to Parliament.
At last, the House of Commons declared
Wilkes’ opponent, Col. Luttrell, elected,
though he had received only 300 votes,
on the ground that the votes for Wilkes
were xoidfrom incapacity to serve. This
measure, we are told by historians, awak
ened intense indignation throughout the
whole country. ' The contest between
Wilkes and the ministry became a con
test for the preservation of the rights of
the people. Presents of jewelry, &c.,
were forced upon him, and, though in
prison, tbe sum of £20,000 was raised to
pay his debts. He was twice commanded
to attend at the bar of the House, but
refused to appear except in his place as
membei' far Middlesex. He finally tri
umphed and succeeded in 1782 in having
the records of his expulsion expunged,
and the House voted that the resolution,
passed February, 1769, by which he had
been declared incapable, was “ subversive
of the rights of the whole body of the elec
tors of the Kingdom.”
Wiliam Ennett, Senator elect to the
Legislature of North Carolina from the
county of Onslow, was expelled, after
trial and conviction, for the forgery of a
certificate of election in 1844. He was a
Democrat, and although by his corrup
tion and that of his friends, the
Whigs lost the election of the officers of
the Senate, they, with the example of
Wilkes before their eyes, were not
“foolish and mischievous” enough to
displace Ennett after his second return by
his electors.
Such was British liberty oue hundred
years ago, and such was the rights of
the American people before the advent
of Radicalism. Every State is entitled
to two U. S. Senators, but Radicalism
has erected a standard of qualifications
unknown to the Constitution, which in
cludes an ignorant negro and excludes
the most intelligent white man; aud it
is called “foolish and mischievous” to
presume to disturb such a standard. Are
we the descendants of John Wilkes and
John Hampden, or is Chatham’s lan
guage our mother tongue ? Shall we be
denounced as “Red Hots” and “Revolu
tionists” because we claim kinship, not
kingship, in blood and principle to those
who wrested Magna Charta from the
meanest of English monarchs, and held
the head of the most amiable aloft and
dripping from the scaffold, rather than
wear the badges of slavery ? Are the
prerogatives of Congress, (and even a
branch of it) already more omnipotent
than King John or Charles the First ?
God forbid that what was confirmed by
Parliament of British liberty one hun
dred years ago, and wrested centuries
before by the British sword, should to
day, in this boasted Republic, be stamped
by the voice of freemen, “foolish ^and
mischievous 1”
