The Weekly sun. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1870-1872, October 18, 1871, Image 6
6 THE A T L A N TA WEIKiT the daily sun. I thousand tbe loss by _tke hundreds of millions. It is fearful. The FbiDAY Mountso ...October 13- j people can have no conception of the An area, approxima- Policy—Candor.” The (Wumhua (6'fa.) Sun, iu its issue of the 10th inst, has an artie’.e under the heading of the above caption, which we give to our readers in full in place of editorial matter of our own. It is as follows: We desire to ns? the word policy at present, n awful devastation, ting ten square acres, in the business center, of one of the most populous and prosperous cities on the continent, is ut terly destroyed. Not one building is left on the whole orc-a. The men who did double track, and kept neatly trimmed, not only present a beautiful border of green to tne eye, but is a perfect protec tion to the roaa from nil intrusion. The rail tracks of England and the public highways never cross each other on a common level. When necessary to cross—one spans the other by a substantial bridge, usually of stone, so that collisions can never occur. At every depot—only a few miles business in those houses—prosperous apart—solwtantial and very often elegant . ., , , ,, , i depot build mgs offer refreshment rooms, business it may be-are, for the most and other conveniences to the use I ha as expressive o: a system of governmental manage ment, but as it dent ten curtains', as opposed to prin ciple and c»ud r. Wo believe th&t a large propor tion of domestic and national misunderstandings and difficulties originate in a want of disposition or an affected inclina'icn to conceal correal opinions and convictions. The number of persons compara tively is few who are unable to speak understanding- ]y; to those wlio darken wirdom with words, to effect home selfish purpose. We know the minds of Rome are natural’y ;-o crotchety that rather than go to a given point’ along a beaten highway, they prefer the cattle and hog track - through briers and mud to find their destination: 1’orUiuntcly, however, the mass of the world is gifted with common sense and o*o separate tilo wheat from the chaff, the shell from the kernel, and t- . r o:T or sec through, the thin ar tificial mask the deformities or beauties of the real object a*auv years ;.<;o wo heard the late lamented Judge Gaston, Of Not U» Carolina remark that in all of his varied experi'-nca'ind observation of liumanrtj, lie never enconntere t 1 >nt ono real eccentric man, and that man was John Randolph, of Roanoke. Ha had scon thousands who, from ignorance, pride vanity, or some solflsli feeling, did not wish to be “booked on the roll of common men,” assume a doubtful virtue when they had it not, in language, dress and manners. Truth is always simple, and needs no reflected light to reveal the beauty of its form and features, Error alone passes best in a “counterfeit presentment," and is more apt to awaken suspicion and hatred in tho end, than confidence and affec tion. , . iLosc remarks have been suggested from the am biguous position now Oi :ti pied by several of our political papers. A professed agricultural, mechani cal or literary Journal, is not expected to have a de fined opinion as to politics, but at this time par ticularly, it should bo different with political journals. Of this latter clast thcro are several that are like that remarkable gun made to kill 11 pointed at a deer, aud to miss if aimed at a calf. Throw them up in any por.ition, and they come down like a cat, right side up—but always on the strong side. In the last few months, their orac ular responses have been so uncertain that by sen tences here and there they can prove themselves Democrats, Radicals. or a mixture, of both—if nec essary. If they commit themselves editorially to one position, they will publish and indorse an oppo site opinion, iu tlic fame number. ‘•They wire in, and wire out, Aud leave their readers still in doubt, Whether the snake that made the track, Was going North, or coming back.” They talk about harmony when .their very equivo cal position is tho cause of the discord they affect to lament. They say tho Southern people are so wise, that discussion “meant for either their enlighten ment or direction is, therefore, superfluous. How ever much wo may differ in judgment, we are to gether in principle.” Now, we profess to be charitable, but this thing of jumping on a Itadieal pl.rtf. rm and calling it Demo cratic, is jUBt a little too tolerant. Charity ceases to bo a virtue when it willingly closes its eyes to crime, or seeing it, is silent and inactive, and makes no ef fort to counteract its influences In aid of truth, can dor, conscience and country. If the Southern peo ple are already so wise, why not, like Jack Cade, hang every editor with his pen and ink horn about bis neck, for con-raryto the King, lii3 crown and digni ty they corrupt the youth of the realm, and the peo- plo generally, by tlio erection of grammar-schools and paper-mid.-. and us.- surli abominable words is nouns and vorbs, SUN-STROKES. &Sy-Joaquin Miller has a nctv poem in the forthcoming November number of So-.'/tier’s Monthly. “From Sea to Sea” is the name of it. JCSrThe Chicago conflagration was B tarled by a women who carried a kero sene lamp into a stable. “Behold how great a mailer a little fire kindlctli!” J865 r “ Michael Phelan, the noted bil liard player, has made his last “run,” “caromed” on the end cushion of life, and “pocketed” himself in eternity. £@“Tf the present cool spell contiuuca the people of Charleston may snap their lingers in tho face of Yellow Jack and bid liim be off with himself. 1K3L. From the interest that the Wash ington Chronicle manifests in.North Car olina politics, one would fancy that Hol den still imagines that he is Governor of that State. Those who have seen fit to exer cise a little pardonable pride, have oft< called Atlanta “the Chicago of the South. With reasonable propriety Chicago may now be styled the Atlanta of the West. The Columbus, Mississippi, Dem ocrat, thinks Gen. W. S. Hancock, for President, and J. Proctor Knott, for Vice President, would be good material for a Democratic ticket next year. It is stated on reliable authority, that the amount stolen by Radical offi cials, since Grant came into power, is only some §25,000,000. The public will be glad to learn this, as the impression is abroad tbat the stealage has amounted to at least §27,500,000. Bdk. The Chicago Post thinks “public embezzlement, through forgery and fraud, is of the nature of treason, and worse than murder, and should be made a capital offense.” One would reasona bly suppose that it is a “capital offense,” as capital is the principal desideratum in tho commission of the crime. Be?” The Washington Chronicle says: “One of the silliest and most unfounded of all the unjust attacks on the President is that he is improperly controlled or in fluenced by others in the discharge of his duties.” Tbat is true; for those who wore disposed to control him “improp erly” have desisted, having discove" - that, if let alone, there is nothin proper that he will not do of hi- n accord. Criy In his little speech, in Pitiably Penn., last week, President Grant said: “I hope that the day is not far distant ■when our citizens will look upon the Executive as President of the whole country, and not as the representative of any party or section.” That day will come just as soon as a man shall occupy the Presidential Chair, who does not use his high office for the special promotion of the party wlio placed him there. When a man becomes President he ought to cease part ruined. Their employees are out of work. The families of tho employees are homeless and without all food save such as a generous and diligent charity has provided. It is impossible to picture the suffering of those women and chil dren. Tho men can endure it; but tho women and children must suffer beyond comparison without shelter, without food and, possibly, without even enough clothes to keep them comfortable daring the day. Pitiable, indeed, is their con dition; and if there is any people in the world tbat knows how to sympathize with their unfortunate fellow-creatures, it is the people of Atlanta. They have been through the same ordeal of are. They have seen their homes and their places of business laid in ashes. They have been turned out into the world, without, food and without shelter, to seek the means of support at the hands of an uncharitable world. They were not oven permitted to Temain in sight of the ruins of their former comforts. These would have seemed friendly even though all that made homes of them was swept away by an incendiary conflagra tion. Having learned sympathy in such a school, they know how to send words of condolence to the sufferers among the people of Chicago. But, apart from sympathy, they have little else to send. They have had time and the good for tune to be able to ^restore their waste places, but they have not yet succeeded in placing themselves iu that condition of affluence which would justify them in dividing their goods with those upon whom misfortune has burst in its fiercest fury. But they send out their sympathy, which is all they have to send. B&rRiehard H. Stoddard bias just pub lished a new volume of poems, which continues to illustrate his rank as one of the sweetest of American song and ballad writers. The following is one of his Arab songs: I know a little rose, And O but were I blest, Could I but be the drop of dew Tbat lies upon ber breast! But I dare not look so high, Nor die a death so sweet; It is enough for me to be Tbe dust about her feet! Pogue says that it is all well enough, but he can write a song that contains as much sentiment and more truth. To prove his assertion he hands in' the fol lowing: I knew a big red nose, And oh, but I were blest, .L Could I builu.tlia luoliy dag To give tbat nose a twist. But I cannot reach so high To this meanest of my foes, And oh, he is too stout for me. Who owns that big red nose. STATE MATTERS. A brake-man, named King, was killed onthe Central Railroad, Tuesday even ing, about three miles from Macon. His head was crashed by coming in contact 'ith the ' l abels of a bridge under which •• vs passing. ' ■jujc number of deaths in Savannah last week was 18, of which twelve were colored. ^ « A Berrien county cow has brought forth four live calves. The Yaldosta Times is authority for this statement. Last week the Yaldosta Times an nounced the death of Mr. aud Mrs. Pat rick Crawford, aud this week it an- nous: .3 tbe death of their son, Patrick. . Til e Mneon Telegraph complains that its office is infested with blood-thirsty mosquitoes. Have the insects found a “thin” skin there? Tiie Macon Telegraph has seen a pear “nearly twenty inches in circumfer ence.” The same paper gave Georgia something over 1500 counties a few days ago. If the Telegraph keeps on it will win the reputation of being heavy at figures. Professor Wilbur has been ventrilo quizing Cartersville. Col. Wm. L. Strain, of Greene county, died on the 5th instant. passengers. Trains pass us like a flash of light on the other track every hour, with a crash and noise like a shrieking shell. The country is divided into small fields, bounded invariably by the hedge, and presents everywhere a neatness and beauty rivalled only by our best kept lawns. The whole face of tho earth, with but rare exceptions, presents an unbroken landscape of the richest green, soft to the eye, npon which the finest cattle and sheep are grazing, here and there re lieved by a clump of trees or some soli tary oak, that affords shelter from the sun. Very few mansions of any importance are seen from the railway. But, every where, the neat English cottage, with its surrounding barns and stables, aud its hay ricks, neatly built, and covered with a thatch of the same material. Many of the cottages are covered by i thatched roofs of straw that appear to have lasted for years, and afford, not only a perfect covering, hut one warm and comfortable. I have always associated thatched roofs with low and miserable cabins and abject poverty. Very far is this from the truth—many of the cottages, built of brick, with all the comforts and conve niences of a rural home, are often seen with thatched straw roof—sometimes covered with moss—showing tbat these roofs aTo not only comfortable but dura ble. When, from lapse of time, the roof needs repair, another thatch is placed on the old roof, without removing it.— They are cheap and durable, and add no little to the picturesque beauty of these English homes. Cattle, horses and sheep are seen in numbers. The hog is rarely seen. The fields are usually small, and the mowing and reaping done (mostly) without ma chinery. The hedges are usually crossed either through agate or over a stile, and oftenen avenues of trees shelter the road and lead to the quiet cottages that usu ally are shaded by a similar foliage. As far as I could see, the public roads were beautifully smooth and hard, rarely straight, hut winding among these lovely landscapes with gentle curves that add much to their beauty. Occasionally a neat stone church would peep, with its pretty spire, from the old trees around it, and when, on one occasion, the sound of its Sabbath bell came floating over those sweet, green fields and I saw the crowds of. neatly dressed people—almost all on foot—seeking its entrance, I real ized a dream of English rural life that has often filled my mind when poring over such descriptions in early life. Bnt pages would not describe all the beauties and sense of comfort presented by one of these scenes of rural beauty. No lands wasted, none worn, no weeds, or briers, or bushes, but every rood shows the most careful and judicious culture. Some of the wheat shocks recently cut were still on the field, thick and nume rous, evidencing on ample yield. In one field I saw the gleaners, composed of u number-of -women, following tlxo reap ers, and carefully gleaning the few stalks of wheat left behind. To add to the beautiful landscape rest ing under my eye,the road runs, for some distance through the valley formed by the river Trent, and its bright waters wind among these beautiful fields, teem ing-with rich luxuriance, presenting the additional charm of water scenery to a landscape that few pencils coulfl. do jus tice to. A. M. o. BALTIMORE. Tlie Hospitality of the Citizens—Excur sions and Entertainments—llultlmorc and Ohio Hallway—A fo-vvcrfal Cor poration-Immense Business and Ram ifications—10,000 Employees and 0,000 Cars—Executive Qualities of President, ixarrett—Tire Republic Life Insurance Company; Branch in Baltimore—Col. It. 31. Johnston's and Mrs. General l’fgnim’s Schools—Horn Jefferson Da vis in Baltimore. LONDON. .better from A. M. S. Riding on the English Rail—Agricul ture—Appearance of the Country— English Comfort. London, September 17, 1871. Dear Sir : The railway cars in which I took passage to London, while they are comfortable, exhibited nothing of that beauty of design and luxury in appoint ment tbat you find on American rail ways. Baihimo.be, Md., Oct. 2, 1871. Editors Sun : There were many pleas ant incidents connected with the Com mercial Convention in Baltimore. The delegates were cordially welcomed by the corporate authorities and the citizens, and their sojourn here was an almost con tinued ovation. Various excursions and entertainments were tendered, and the most sumptuous provisions made for pleasure and comfort. The visit to Druid Hill Park; the excursion to Annapolis; the visit, by invitation of the President, John W. Garrett, to the’ extensive iron machine shops of tbe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Mount Clare, and which culminated in the grand banquet given by tbe citizens of Baltimore at Maryland Institute, are such compliments | as are the highest evidences of generous and hospitable natures. The visit to the works of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad furnished the occa sion for information in reference to the magnitude and business capacity of this powerful corporation, the corner stone of which was laid in 1S26, by Clias. Carroll, of Carrollton. Including its branches, it has one thousand and ten miles of track, has 6,000 cars and 4.00 locomotives,which are yet inadequate to the demands of commerce. The stock in this road amounts to fifteen million dollars, and has a surplus of twenty-one millions, which is devoted to the extension cf the road or the construction of such branches The sinking fund of the road will pay the bonded debt «s it matures, and no apprehension of embarrassment is enter tained, as its financial condition is such as to place it beyond such * contingency. J. W. Garrett, Esq., who is now and has been at the head of this enterprise for thirteen years, is a railroad man of acknowledged ability. To him all accord integrity of character and unusually good judgment. He deservedly enjoys great popularity as a citizen and as an enterprising and bus iness man. He was the President of the Commercial Convention during its ses sion in Cincinnati, in 1870. . The recent change of the gauge of the Ohio and Mississippi Railway (connect ing St. Louis with Cincinnati) to conform to tbe gauge of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the completion of the iron bridge over the Ohio river at Parkers burg, has put it in the power of the grain dealer to transport by rail from St. Louis to Baltimore his freights without break ing bulk; and this progressive movement has induced the construction ot a wheat elevator on tbe bay, near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot. When ready for use, the grain will be received by the elevator in bulk from the cars and in turn transferred in bulk to foreign bot toms and transported to European ports— thus accomplishing a journey exceeding four thousand miles, without being sub jected to but a single transhipment—an achievement that is destined to work a wonderful revolution in the direc tion of grain to tide water, for it is asserted that two cents a bushel on wheat and ten cents a barrel on flour will control the trade aud that, since the uninterrupted con nection of the Western marts with Balti more, three times the amount of produce has found its way to this market than was formerly shipped over the line of the B. & O. R. R. This company propose to construct a railway direct from Pittsburg to Chicago to be called the Baltimore, Pittsburg and Chicago Railroad, which, when completed, will place this city in the front rank in competition for the products of the West, and bring Balti more in close rivalsbip with New York as an entrepot for grain and provisions. In my rambles through the streets of Baltimore I occasionally meet with a for mer resident of Georgia, among whom I was pleased to see Prof. G. K. McCay, so long a Professor of Mathematics in the University of Georgia and who also was prominently connected with the Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Athens. In a pleasant interview with him, I learned that he was largely interested in the Republic Life Insurance Company (having invest ed some §30,000 in tho Institution) the central office of which is in Chicago, but which has a home branch established in Baltimore, the stockholders in which com prise some of the wealthiest and most pro minent business men-of the city, one or two of whom are among the heaviest cap italists of the State, the value of their possessions amounting to millions. The company is established on the stock plan, with a capital stock of §5,000,000, aiid it has organized home companies in many of the large centers of business through out the Union. Whilst in New York, a few days ago, I observed a comspicuous sign of the ‘‘Re public Life,” on a tall marble front building on Broadway, and was reminded that a branch of the same company had been recently established in your city, tlie Stookltojelere -of which tire among your citizens, capitalists as well as men of standing and high social position. Whilst I was in Baltimore the Secreta ry of the Home Company here, was on a visit to Richmond, Ya., for the pntyose of extending the facilities of the company to that city by establishing a branch there. One of the prominent features of the company is to allow each home com pany to be composed of its own citizens, and to make such investment in tlieir re spective cities as an enlightened under-- standing and self-interest" may dictate, so if the company should succeed in' At- lunta she will.realize the benefit of what ever may be achieved in this direction. The company here maintains a high character, and is realizing the fruits of a popular institution. - • . Col. R. M. Johnson, another Georgian, is conducting a prosperous enterprise in the Pen Lucy Institute, located near Bal timore, of which he is the head. I had occasion to visit the school, and was fa vorably impressed with the attractive features that it presented. It is near enough to the city to realize any advan tage that could not be secured in the country, and yet sufficiently isolated as to free it from the effects of diversions incident to the busy throng. A beauti ful grove of nine acres shades the undu lating landscape, and is a delightful re treat for the youths assembled: here. I found;in attendance from Georgia young Peters and Koutz, of Atlanta; Trammell, from Griffin; two Lockets, from Albany, and Carter, from Murray. I also vis ited Mrs. Cary’s and Mrs. General John Pegram’s school located on the beautiful Charles street, yet remote from any surroundings inconsistent with the successful conduct of a first-class institu tion that has been in existence for a pe riod of thirty years. The cultivation and accomplishments of the ladies in charge of this institution is quite a sufficient guarantee for its proper management.— Quite a number of young ladies from Georgia have received their education here, and others have just arrived and entered upon the labors of the session here. Hon. Jefferson Davis and lady are in the city, and I learn that he proposes to make it his home, having accejited the Presidency of an Insurance Company that is provided with an office in Baltimore. J. N. S. a un- Alexandria. The rolling mill of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company We left Liverpool at about twelve M., _ aud for tlie ^ mile or ^ o ran through j as fchtf S»ckhdia1ra m^'deemluokhS to be partisan. If Grant had done so he j a taDU ® 1 der the cit *> “ the s *b- ! interests to build. ,. , , „ / , . urbs, flashed into daylight, and then An army of sixteen thousand men is would doubtless have found himself to- ’ . w . ' omnlovedbv the ron.l mi.l J , _ ., . . , , . „ burst npon the sight that beautiful nano- e , p o ^i roau ’ ana . P“J" roJi day, “President of the whole country,” ,, ° , u P ano ^ : shows the disbursement of six hundred instead of the partv that put him in office, j rama ° , aud awD ’ ^ ed S° and cot- j thousand dollars per month to employees. 1MU, Not anywhere iu the annals of the | rural districts Fifteen hundred hands are engaged in r, * * . . , °* the kingdom. To one acquainted . the shops within the city limits; the com- worli t does there appear the record °f i alone with the agriculture and landscapes pany owning forty-five acres of laud with- From Baltimore to Cincinnati—Tops graplij- of tbe Country—Picturesque Scenery—Petroleum Wells tiik! their YScl‘1—A Grand Occasion In Cincin nati. Cincinnati, October 4,1871. Editors Sun : I reached this city yester day, having traversed a picturesque region that lies between this place and Baltimore. The topography of the coun try is rendered the more interesting by its rugged features, characterised by undulating grounds, which swell into is located here. Another point oflnterest is Petroleum, where oil wells have been sunk and ex tensive operations are conducted.' Im mense tanks are seen among the wells for the purpose of receiving the oil. The oil sometimes rises to the top of the wells and overflows, and hasty dams are impro vised. When a well has rewarded the owner with a satisfactory yield, a torpedo is thrown into it, and the act of explo sion has the effect to reopen the veins and a new supply is the result. Cincinnati enjoys the prospective ex citement of the unveiling of the Davidson Fountain, which ceremony transpires on 16th inst. with great pomp and circum stance. A few years ago a citizen of this city—a Mr. Tyler Davidson—died sud denly without issue, and his large fortune fell into the possession of Henry Probas- co, Esq., his relation. Mr. Davidson having expressed a purpose to erect a fountain and present the same to tbe city, but having died without consummating his design, Mr. Probasco is carrying into execution his cherished wish. It is a munificent gift to the corporation aud cost one hundred thousand dollars in Mu nich;* It is constructed of bronze and is some 35 feet high, and is surmounted by a female figure of the same material. A vault has been constructed be neath the fount, which the City Council have agreed to keep con stantly supplied with ice, (requiring several tons per day) within the folds of a spiral coil, and of which the multitude may always partake, free of cost. The city authorities have expended a large amount of money in beautifying the grounds. Much talent was displayed in the exquisite conception of artistic skill in the execution. Von Mueller, the art ist, is here from Munich to superintend its erection. On the occasion of tho ded ication addresses will- be pronounced by Archbishop Purcell, Governor Hayes, Hon. W. S. Groesbeck and others. The occasion is an epoch in the history of the Queen City of the West. The finest industrial exposition ever witnessed on this continent is now to be seen at Cincinnati. Elevators, to furnish rapid-transit to visitors from one floor to another, and circular railway tracks, pro vided with passenger coaches, in which a round is taken for half dime. Washiu and sewing machines, the handiwork of delicate fingers, and the evidences of the skill of the mechanic and the artist, the display from the floral kingdom, the fruitage from the vine, the luxuries from the garden, the rare productions from tlie nurseries of Clifton, Walnut Hills and Avondale, and even the genuine Al- penhorn from the Mount Rigi, Switzer land, and the sparkling cascade, are here arrayed along the glittering avenues of this imposing temple of art. On yester day there were 14,000 visitors, and the receipts §2,300. J. N. S. Great Fires of Modern Times. Norfolk, Virginia, was destroyed by fire and cannon January 1, 1776. Property to the amount of §1,500,000 was de stroyed Soon after New York passed into the hands of the British, September 20,1776, .five hundred buildings were consumed by fire. In 1811, December 26, the theater at Richmond was burned, in which the Governor and many leading citizens per ished. Six hundred warehouses, aud property to the amount of §20,000,000, were de stroyed by fire in New York, December 16, 1835. April 27, 1838, in Charleston, 1,158 buildings were consumed, covering 145 acres of ground. April 10, 1845, in Pittsburg, 1,000 buildings were destroyed by fire. Loss, §6,000,000. Fifteen hundred buildings were burned in Quebec May 28, 1845, and in less than a month afterward 1,300 more—iu all two-thirds of the city. July 19, 1845, in New York city, 302 stores and dwellings and §6,000,000 worth of property were consumed; June 12, 1846, the whole of New foundland was destroy ed by fire and 6,000 persons rendered homeless. September 9, 1848, in Albany, 600 buildings, besides steamboats, piers, &c.; 24 acres burned over. Loss, §3,000,000.* St. Louis lost 15 blocks and 23 steam boats by fire, May 17, 1849. July 9, 1850, in Philadelphia, 350 buildings were lost by fire, 25 persons burned, 9 drowned, 120 wounded. Loss §1,500,500. In San Francisco, May 3d to 5 th, 1851, 2,500 buildings were burned. Many lives lost, and §3,500,000 worth of prop erty destroyed. December 24, 1851, 35,000 volumes were destroyed by fire iu onr Congress ional Library. July 12, 1852; 1,200 houses were burn ed in Montreal. August 25; 1854, Damariscotta, Maine, was entirely destroyed by fire. The same day more than 100 houses in Troy, N. Y., and a large portion of Milwaukee*.! Wisconsin. October 9,1857, a great fire occurred i in Chicago; §600,000 in property de-[ stroyed. July 4.1865, the city of Portland, Me., | was nearly destroyed by fire; ten thou- i sand people rendered homeless; loss- §15,000,000. February 17, 1865, the city of Charles ton was almost destroyed by fire, and great quantities of military and naval stores. THE GBEAT TTBE IN LONDON. This great fire, whose ruins covered 436 acres, extended from the Tower to the Temple Church, anii from the north east gate to Holborn bridge. It destroyed in the space of four days 89 churches, the city gates, the Royal Exchange, the Customhouse, Guildhall, Sion College, and mauy other public buildings, be sides 13,200 houses, laying in waste 400 streets. Over 200,000 people camped out after the fire in Islington and Higli- gatc. Concerning this fire, Sir Christopher Wren built a monument with this in scription thereon: “This pillar was set up in perpetual remembrance of that most dreadful burn ing of this Protestant city, begun and j carried on by ye treachery aud malice of ye Popish faction, in ye beginning of the proportions of lofty hills, and have rendered tunnelling of frequent occur-1 September, in ye year of "our Lord 1660~ rence—twenty-three tunnels beiug pierced in order to ye carrying on their horrid . j -■- .aqpr ,rxr-r— —ryv t—v 0 ... v between Grafton and Cumberland—adis- plot for extirpating ye Protestant religion sucli a conflagration ns tuat winch has of the Soutlr, it is difficult to convey m m the corporation, winch was acquired , ' f , , . , ,, . audoldEuglishlibertv.andyeintroduc- ju6t laid Chicago in ashes. Never before ,au giiage the exquisite loveliness of an • before real estate attained such exorbi- i U ‘ uce <) on un le m es. . Uvunoer- ing Popery aud slavery.” hastbe fire-fiend been such an uncoil- 1 rural scene, as presented by tbe.se taut figures as it now commands. laud is an extensive coal mining town, This inscription was finally erased by •rnDiihte t„rmr to. ■; rn , well tilled agricultural districts. Hedges, The rails for the use of the road are ; having a population of 15,000. Au ini- order of the Common Council, January roliai'.c terror to a community. Die 0 f the white thorn, neatly trimmed, line ! manufactured at Cumberland, on line of mense quantity of coal is transported to ! 26, 1831. by-" the 1 each side of the railway, with its broad road. ~ ‘ ~ — houses burned are rock k*»qul Baltimore, Georgetown, Was-hiugto:.''and The Church of til”Canipoguitt, S.uti- ago. was burned Decembor fi 2,000 persons perished in the flaS It will be seen from the abovTrn that the conflagration in Chicago g? largest which has taken place in* S e world since the great fire in T ^ 1666.— Washington Chronicle. ^° n ^ Caught tlie Rascals. On Friday the 29th of Seotember v structions were placed upon the tJLu the Air-Line Railroad, between and Duluth, with the obvious i n S throwing the train off the track and ^ dangering life. Determined to ferret 2 the TillaiDs, if possible, jft, *** secured the services of Messrs Minn} and Rasbury, detectives, of this q : \ This was equivalent to securing the nt petrators of the outrage, and consent' ly, on Thursday, three parties were o ', rested and brought to Norcross, chared with the crime. These were John and Bn! Me Carthy, brothers, and Ezekiel Math ews. Two of the party have confessed to the crime and turned States evidence A preliminary examination was exu(v>foj to have been had yesterday. “I Told You So.”-Dr. Bard seems to exult over tlie triumph of tho Radicals in 0 h* and Pennsylvania—at any rate, he seems to hu?i enjoy the opportunity of charging the failure of°t] Democrats there upon the “Southern people - p cause they would not take his “advice;-* aad - n , *" turing us upon the “necessity” of ‘‘promptly fl > aking” "counsels” which “lead to defeat,” J.- c He has been advising us to adopt BMittliam-ti, very essence of Radicalism—to indorse and abide bv forever tho worst thing ever done by tho revolu tionists; and because we will not, he says v 0 have defeated tire Democrats in Pennsylvania and Ohio ^ Garroting—An Old Man Choked axd Robbed.—Several days ago an old gentleman named Andrews, from Charlotte, N. C., arrived in this city and put up at tho Air-Line House. Ha was the agent for a certain kind of machine oil, which ho wanted to sell. A man by the name of Wade, who has been hanging around tho city for a long time, represented hims.clf toAndrewsiw tlu-prasterifachinist of the Air- Line Railroad, aud made him believe that ho wanted to purchase a supply of oil for his road, and thereby formed a sort of business acquaintance with the old man. About 10 o’clock he invited Andrews to fake a walk }and see the city, which he accepted. After walking around several blocks Andrews proposed to return, when Wade insisted upon going around on another street, and then going to the hotel, and upon Andrews refusing, Wado seized him by the whiskers, choked him down, and robbed him of sixty dollars and changed hat3with him. Yesterday tho police went upon his track, and from information supposed ho had gone to the Rome Pair when Alarshal Williams telegraphed to tho authori. ities there, and soon received a dispatch that ho had been captured, and would be down on the 1:30 train thismorning. Wade gave his name to Andrews as Snow. >-•-* Court and other Matters at Faie- Buns.—Yesterday was the second day of the trial of Spaightat Pairburn. Quite a number of tho citi zens of Campbell and adjoining counties were pres ent, many of whom we had the pleasure of meeting and exchanging friendly greetings with. There was much difficulty iu obtaining a jury, and over two hundred were called before the panel was formed. Judge Wright Is the right man in tho right place. He shoves business, aud keeps perfect order in court. ~ We nre under obligations to nearly everybody there for kind treatment and courtesy, and especi ally to Dr. John Goodman, member elect to the Leg islature, and to Judge W. IX. Andrews. The following is a list of the jurors chosen in the murder trial: R. It. Robinson, R. McWilliams, M. M. Smith, J. E. Steed, J. J. Miles, J. W. Phillips, T. J. Bullard, Wm. Aderhold, A. G. Aderhold, Robert McWilliams, T. J. Phillips, W. M. Vaughn. Prosecuting attorneys: Solicitor General Dorsey, Col. Buchanan, Col. Lester and Col. Mobley. Defence: Tidwell & Fears, Andrews & Roan, and Col. Toggle Governor Bullock Spending Money With the. Lawteks.—It is the duty of the Attorney General to give legal counsel upon all questions when called upon by the Governor, and to represent the State-in suits at law, where the State is a party. For this service the law prescribes that he shall receivo a salary of two thousand dollars, aud that he shall re ceivo no other compensation as Attorney General. Iu any case, before any Court, where theAttorney General really needs help, theGovcrnor is authorized to employ assistant counsel, and pay a reasonable foe out of the contingent fund. Bullock, however, has spent not les3'than $38,COO in fees to lawyers— most of it in cases where not even the services of the Law Officer of the State was necessary. Ho has gone outside to lawyers—sometimes to men of dis tinguished ability—and at other times to those not so distinguished, and where there was no need of it whatever. Ono single lawyer lias drawn over $8,000 from the Treasury for this kind of service, while a number have drawn very large amounts, ranging from $500 to $4,500. Not a fourth of this money was properly or nec essarily spent. In almost every single case it was equivalent to throwing the money in the lire, so far as any benefit to tho State was derived. To illustrate: A portion of tho stockholders of tho Macon and Western Railroad, aud other parties, sued out.au injunction against the officers of that company, which was lately tried in Macon, to pre vent the consummation of the lease to the Central Railroad. Bullock employed some fonr or five law yers to represent the State in that case, in oivier to prevent the lease. Gen. Phillips, of Marietta, Col. Bacon, of Macon, Anderson & Lanier (Clifford An derson, Chairman of tho State Democratic Executive Committee), of Macon, and B. B. Hinton, of Colum bus, we believe, were employed by Bnliock for this very useless business. Why should the State of Georgia oppose that lease? What interest couid the State government have in it either way ? And for this very needless service Bullock has agreed to pay them $ 1,250 each—so wo hoar. This amounts to >5,000 of the people’s money thrown away by the reckless creature who sits in the Governor's chair. Can any ono tell us the object of Bullock in thus scattering the State’s resources with a lavish hand, where they are not needed and cannot do any good? Why has he been advertising his proclamations so heav.ly—publishing them in nearly every paper in the State? Has he expected to secure the influence and support of men aud papers who, otherwise, would not have been in his favor? If this is his calcula tion, we are sure he has reckoned without his host And these immense fees to lawyers who have" been paid at the State Treasury are only a part of what was spent iu the same way by Bullock and Blodgett, for similar ueedle8S,pi*rieiide'Iservice3 iu connection with the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The Gov ernor made a contract with Col. Farrow to discharge the duties of attorney of the Western aud Atlantic Railroad, at a salary of $3,000 per year, and then called on other law j era for opinions on the merits of claims agamst the road—sometimes payiug ’such attorneys as much as twenty-five per cent, of the amount of a claim for an opinion on its merits. Sometimes as much as $1,000 wa3 paid for such opinion. The firm of Hopkins A Brown, of this city, was paid a fee of $1,00-0 for an opinion in the Dobbins-Gaskill-Blodgetfc cotton case. These fec-s were often paid attorneys without even presenting the case to the Attorney General for investigation. The Liverpool A: London k Globe. See tlie statement cf tho condition of thii Fire in surance Company, by General talker, tlie Local Agent It lours like strength. A company tbat can st »:>d a loss of two million at a blow, a;ul not fee! :t, wlU 0.0 to trust.