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8- THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. TilE J^ILYj^UN Sunday Morning:.:. . 7. . . '...November 12. The Investigation of Blodgett’s Administration. * The investigation of the huge frauds and plunderings of the people under the Superintendency of the State Hoad by Capt. Blodgett, will be one of the most important, and require more careful and thorough proceedings, than any other—■ not excepting the misuse of the funds and bonds of the State, which are alleged against Kimball, Bullock, Clews & Co. As before stated, this, and all such in vestigation, should, in onr judgment, be made by a joint committee of tlie two Honses of the Legislature,tied, we believe, this is the prevailing opinion among the members of the Legislature. The proposition, honestly advocated by some, but invented and suggested for a sinister motive by those who desire to prevent investigation—to appoint an outside com mittee to make this investigation—we believe, meets with no favor. Whatever is done, should be done by the members themselves, who will bo directly respon sible to their constituents. But the committee should have what ever clerical and legal aid may be neces sary; and, in obtaining such assistance, the committee will, of course, select that which will be most efficient and most surely facilitate the investigation. No one on earth knows as much about the State Road books as Haj. C. P. McCalla; and be is the only man who was connect ed with the Boad, who is disposed to tell what he knows—not only of the en tries on the books, bat their unwritten history—and, of course, his services .should be at once secared. And then some Railroad man of ability, integrity and experience—such as Col. L. P. Grant—should, also, be secured to as sist in the investigation. With a good Committee of the two Honses, and such clerical assistance as we have named, there would be no difficulty in probing the matter to the bottom. Hon. Thomas Manson Norwood Is 41 years old. He was bom in Tal bot county, Georgia; and brought up in Monroe, and graduated at Emory College in the Class of 1850. He studied law under Hon. James M. Smith, at Cnllo- den, and was admitted to the bar at For syth in February, 1852. He immediate ly went to Savannah and entered upon the practice of his profession, where he has remained ever since. He was a mem ber of the House of Representatives in the Georgia Legislature in 1861-2; be sides this, ho never held any office, either before or since the war. , His father was possessed of an ample fortune, but believed it to be proper for everybody to learn some trade. Accord ingly, he bad the subject of this no tice, who was his youngest child, to learn the trade of a shoe and boot maker, which he did; and he made the boots with his own Lunds, whiph he wore when he went to college. He is a thinker, a systematic student, whose mind is well stored with scien tific, historic and legal lore; is an able speaker and debater, and one of the best informed men of his age in Georgia. » — >-*-« Letter from Texas. Belton, Texas, Nov. 1, 1871. Editors Sun: Bell county is the ban ner county of the 4th Congressional Dis trict, as the Democracy gave Hancock 1006 majority over Degener, the Radical candidate—notwithstanding Gov. Davis (King Edward I.) sent us twenty-two of his (pets) white and black negro State po lice, to coerce, drill, dragoon and compel the negroes to vote the Radical ticket, and intimidate the white men, it possi ble. To see twenty-two men, armed with WINCHESTER RIFLES, and loaded to tho guards with Colt’s 'late improvement, marching through the public square for several days before, and up to the election, in time,of Pence and in a peaceful and quiet town, is enough to awaken serious reflections in the minds of a people who are aware of the perfidy of the Radical Party, in power in this State, (so-called;) a parly which has no sense of shame, and who gloat in their own moral turpitude; who commenced their reign in Texas, with the State not owing a single dollar, and to-day a bill is before the Legislature to sell two millions of dollars of t&i per cent bonds to pay the interest upon a he public debt! Great God ! is this the beginning of the millen ninm ? Texas has redeemed herself; has elected the entire Democratic ticket throughout the State. Radicalism and public thieving are doomed in Texas forever. They will pass away with all their corruption into an ignominious oblivion. Then honest men will administer the State Govern ment after the next general election, to be held soon for members of Legislature t.iand other offices. We wish the people of Georgia and the South,who are in quest of homes, to come to Texas. We have an abundance of room for them. Bell county can sup ply 30,000 families. We have a popula tion of 12,000 in the county, and you can scarcely find them over our vast prairies. Unimproved prairie and cotton lands can be purchased from one to five dollars per acre, that will produce from 25 to 60 bushels of com per acre, and from three-fourths to two bales of cotton; improved lands from five to fifteen dol lars per acre. We have, perhaps, the best watered ► county in the State. We have the Lam- pastjis and Leon rivers running through the county, besides a Score of large creeks, springs and small rivulets in ev ery direction; grass, winter and summer; no cattle to feed in winter, or save fod der ia summer; timber sufficient for all purposes; rock, for building purposes, perfectly inexhaustible—said rock easily quarried and dressed to any shape, and in a short time becomes hard and lasting. Bell county possesses another great ad vantage, that is, beiDg in the center of the State, consequently the center of the great thoroughfare of travel from Northern to Southern, Eastern and Western Tex as. In a short time we will have the M. K. and Texas Railroad running through Belton, the county seat of Bell county. Besides, a railroad has been chartered from Calvert, (on the Central Railroad), to this place, a distance of 40 miles. We have abont 18 mails per week. The population of Belton is about 1000, and increasing daily. We have a two story brick court house, (Temple of Justice, “in a horn), a male and female school, numbering each over one hun dred pupils, besides a literary institu tion, under the guidance of Edward I, for the instruction of the descendants of Ham. " The first annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, will locate the Texas University in Bell coun ty, which will cost one million dollars. We have already sent The Sun 183, and send 15 more, notwithstanding the in crease of price. We consider The Sun a sound Democratic paper, which, to be admired, is to be read. If desired, will drop you a line again. Sic Semper. the: sword and tub wallet. An Allcgoiy. BY A. E. WATSOW. When first to earth dame Justice came, In fair habiliment arrayed, She brought with her a sword of flame That ne’er a strobe in error made; And when the glittering weapon fqll It did its execution welL And never was that blade unsheathed But for the right, and law was right, And right was with all honor wreathed; For when the weapon flashed in sight Injustice all its might unbent: And yet tho dame was not content. For, like Her sex, she would be loved— Lovo is, stronger power than ar— Though men with fear of her were moved, But few there were who reverenced her; Each stood,aloof, as if in dread, Whose turn ’twere next to lose his head. So straight to Jove she took her flight, And leU before the thunderer’s throne, And told him of her wretched plight With many a sigh, and sob, and moan; And prayed ths God whom she adored To case her wo and take the sword. It happed Jove was in genial mood:— • ‘Biso daughter, I will grant your plea! Four pain is fairly understood ; Here, give me back the sword/’ said he; “This leathern wallet take. Instead, And man, I think, will cease to dread.” She seized the wallet, and, elate, Straightway Bhe came to earth once more, And set np in her new estate. And quick began to gather store; If causes went or well or 111, No matter; she her purse must fill. Men marveled when they saw how changed Her manner was, nor guessed the cause; But thought some luckless chance deranged Her ministration of the laws; They gazed in wonder upon her. And found, somehow, they'd loBt all fear. Thenceforth dame Justice’ chiefest care Was that her wallet she might stuff; But how ’twas done, or when, or where, Did not concern her; ’twaB enough That she must swell her purse and pride, And so leant to the moneyed side. And ever since—the story goes— That Justice laid aside her sword, Grew plump, and pert, and adipose. She isjby all the world adored;, And men who erewhile feared her glance, Now woo her with a cash advance. THE CAPITOL. The members of botb branches of the Assembly will be able to commence their next week’s work comfortably, each being financially relieved to the amount of $100—the Senate' having concurred in a Honse resolution which proposed such aid to 'the member?. It was (a reas onable demand; but sufficient to meet hotel expenses, and enable a member to meet a friend from the country occasion- iy- The Senate passed a resolution to go into an election for United States Senator on Tuesday. The House election bill was taken up in the Senate and read the first time. There is but one opinion about this bill, and that is, that it will speedily pass the Senate, and become a law. The House has set its seal of condem nation npon the District Court. It pas sed a bill repealing the act organizing such tribunals,' and should the Senate concur, forty-four Judges and forty-four Solicitors will be thrown hack upon the profession to “earn a living.” It is very sad to think that it is highly probable that Judge(?) Blount will be deposed. There is now no infirmary for such as he, and nothing will be left for him but to go around the country again bellowing ‘Ku-klux! Ku-Klux! 1" until he almost deafens his audience with his stentor rav ings. _ Fire in Eatonton. Eatonton, Ga., Nov. 9,1871. Editors Daily Sun: A. very considera ble and destructive conflagration occur red here last night. Four or five stores were burned to the ground. Nearly all the business honses of the town were in a row opposite the court bouse, and it is a great wonder that the last one was not consumed—for they are all, except one, of wood, and are very close together and old. But the escape of those buildings still standing must be attributed to the fact that there was one vacant lot be tween them and those that were burned, and to the unceasing manner in which all present werked. Your correspondent never, in all his life before, exerted him self so much—he became completely ex hausted. Almost all the goods from the stores were carried out in the streets. But many were necessarily ruined by be ing thrown abont; some were stolen, while others were so badly injured and damaged that they are totally worthless. The losses sustained will be heavy, for none of the bnildiDgs, I understand, were insured. The origin of the fire is not known. Our people are taking a deep interest in the proceedings- of the Legislature. They expect much good to be accom plished by the intelligent, patriotic and honest representatives of our plundered State. ' Yours, very truly, Z. L F. The following, upon the same subject, in an extract from a private letter re ceived here last night; We have just learned that Eatonton was burned night before last, or, at least, twelve or thirteen stores on the north side of the public square. Among the sufferers was John Champion and Tap. Ward occasioned from the use of a kerosene lamp. BSP The Washington correspondent of the Savannah News telegraphs as fol lows, on the 9th: A short time since I had occasion to deny, on the authority of the President, a report extensively circulated in Georgia to the effect that the President had ex pressed a determination to declare mar tial law over the whole State. Since the publication of this denial the report has been again started and telegraphed hence to a prominent paper in Georgia, where it has caused much excitement. It is needless to say that the report has no foundation in fact. I have just had a conversation with the Attorney General on the subject. He assures me he has no knowledge of any such intention on the part of the Execu tive. Besides, the President would not think of declaring martial law over Geor gia, without first consulting Akerman. These reports are evidently promulgated to serve the base purposes of some Radi cal clique, or else to influence the elec tion of some time-server to the United States Senate from your State. Georgia Republicans who have visited Washington lately have used every effort to induce the President to declare mar tial law in Georgia, bnt without making the least impression. It is not believed that the report of the sub Ku-klux Com mittee will exhibit any just grounds for Federal interference in Georgia affairs. Thus the fact grows more aud more obvious that the silly reports in refer ence to martial law, which created such a stir upon the streets of Atlanta a few days ago, were the wicked contrivances of some Radical who desired to frighten the Legislature into some action or other. To thinkirig men, no evidence from Washington was needed to assure them of the utter falsity of the rumor. So en tirely groundless was it, that it was a wonder that there was found one willing to entertain it for a moment. No one has yet been able to trace it to its exact source, and if it were possible to do so, without doubt it would be found to have originated in Radical quarters. Doubt less, some one of them wanted to see how big a scare he could get up on short no tice. However, it does not appear that the author accomplished much, as the report ran itself into the ground in a very few hours. Methodist Protestant Conference: Pro ceedings.—3d Day. The Conference was opened with re ligious services by the Rev. O. Reaves. The examination of ministers was re sumed aud continued until 11 o’clock, when the election of a President and Recording Secretary for the ensuing year resulted in the choice of Rev. F. M. H. Henderson, the present incumbent, who was re-elected, President by unanimous vote, and Brother A. W. McCain was elected Secretary. The official and moral characters of the following named mini iters was investiga ted and passed: F M H Henderson, T J Key, T E Nasb, O Reeves, J B Morris, W B Armstrong, S H Griffin, S Moore, W T Griffin, W Shadrick, G W Morris. G Southerland, R S McGarrity, Sullivan, J G Mitchell, John Thurmon, J M Langford, J O A Radford, W B Armstrong, J A Farabee, S C Masters, D C Stokes, H G Andrews, A J Bryant, A Turner, H Parks, A W Mitchell, W S Johnson, G W Bryant, N Belcher, _B P Rogers, S E Smith, A C McKenzie, B B Ransom, T A Adams, T M Allen, J N Miller, T J Biggers, E Morris, C Webb, E Corley. The following named lay delegates were confirmed as members of the Conference: H Sharp, Carroll county; J W Adamson, Carroll county; E A Shields, McDuffie county; W P Bryant, Coweta county; G Grant, Merriwether county; J Starr, Coweta county; E Tatum, Campbell county; T L Handly, Fayette county; L Simpson, DeKalb county; WWS Stew art, Fulton county; James Beatty, De- Kalb county; J A Clay, DeKalb county; T G Barnett, Henry county; T J Ste phens, Clayton county; W G Bishop, Fayette county; George Harlan, Floyd county; L E Kuigton, Randolph county; A J Cook, DeKalb county; J G Brown, DeKalb county; M A Patman, Walton county; A W McCain, Clayton county; J Fullerton, Henry county; Jos A Mc Garrity, Baldwin county; C J Hancock, Clayton county; T J Biggers, Baldwin county; J Waller; G A McDonald,Carroll county. Committee on Orders and Itineracy submitted the following: “Whereas, There are several churches in this District, composed of colored persons, who are of our Faith and Prac tice: Resolved, That the President of the Conference be instructed to call a Con vention of Pastors and lay delegates, of said churches, at the , for the purpose of organizing a colored mis sion, with a view to the future organiz ing of said churches into separate con ference, under the name of the Georgia Colored Methodist Protestant Annual Conference, as soon as the requisite number of members are obtained. Resolved, That the President of the Conference, with appropriate assistance, at the above stated time, proceed to or dain Geo. Barge, now a licentiate, a Dea con; and then place said Barge in charge of the above named mission. The regular order of business was sus pended to introduce to the Conference the Rev. Dr. Jesse Boring, fraternal Mes senger of the M. E. Church South, who proceeded to address the Conference in a few well timed and eloquent remarks, also with a heart full of sympathy re ferred the Conference to the enterprise of the Orphan’s Home. He was responded to by the President of the Conference. Adjourned to 2£ o’clock p. m. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WOR SHIP. Trinity Church—Sabbath, 101 a. m., F. M. H. Henderson. 71 p. m., S. H. Griffin. First Ward M. E. Church South.— Sabbath, 101 a. m., S. H. Griffin. 71 p. m. F. M. H. Henderson. Evans’ Chapel—101 a m., Rev. O. A. Radford. 71 p. h., Rev. John Thur mond. Payne’s Chapel—Sabbath, 101 a. m., Rev. Dr. George Harlan. 7J p. il, O. A. Radford. St. John’s—Sabbath, 71 p. M.,Rev. W. B. Armstrong. Christian Chubc?—Sabbath, 1o1a.m. Rev. J. G. Mitchell. * JESS 5 * 1 Bullock and Kimball are supposed to have absented themselves for the pur pose of organizing a syndicate. Judge Stephens aud the Senate. Below we give a letter from Hon. Lin ton Stephens (published in the Constitu tion of the 12th inst.) upon the subject of his candidacy for the United States Sen- atorship, which speaks for itself, and which very pointedly states what we thought was well known in this city, in regard to his position towards office of every grade and character. Sparta, Ga., Nov. 9,1871. Editors Constitution: Your paper of yesterday contains a paragraph which, coming from a friendly quarter, quite surprises me. You say “the struggle for United States Senator has narrowed down to the following limited number of candidates.” You then mention eight names, mine in the number, and top off the enumeration with “and thirty-nine others.” Allow me to assure the public, through your columns, that this statement is wholly without foundation, so far as it relates to myself. I am not engaged in a “struggle” for any office whatever; and to publish me as occupying that attitude was as unauthorized in you as it is disagreeable to me. I am not, and never have been, a can didate for a United States Senator; nor do I desire that, or any other office whatever. This sentiment was recently expressed by me at the Capitol, in lan guage as emphatic as I could command, and repeated as often as fitting opportu nity occurred. Respectfully, Linton Stephens. • —t ->-•-< The following circular was laid upon the desks of the members of the Legis lature yesterday. It explains itself: THE PUBLIC PRINTING. ,, A Pair Proposition. The Proprietors of The Atlanta Daily Sun are willing to do the Printing for the State at a fair price, so as to make a reasonable, an honest, and not aa exorbitant profit on the same. The Sun is the only paper in Georgia whose Proprietors have expressed a desire to have the State Printing, and at the same time has advocated Justice, and favored retrenchment and reform! We have stated in our columns that we were willing to undertake the work for 25 per cent, less than has been paid for it at any time since the war; and we have commended the bill of Senator Lester, to give the work to thi lowest bidder. We are perfectly willing to take our chances in a fair hid for the work; and we freely say, that if any one else can perform the work for a less price than we can, that person, and not us, should have it to perform. This is but justice to the people! The Proprietors of The Sun are in fa vor of whatever will lighten the burdens and reduce the taxes df the people; and we shall not let our own interests stand in the way of such reforms. . We believe that our own TRUE interest lies in what ever is best for the interests of the whole people of the State. Our neighbor, the Constitution, is a candidate for Public Printer, but has never uttered a word in favor of reform on this subject. It seems to want the work with all the chances for abuse and ex travagant compensation, which exists un der the present law and pas! custom. The last issue of that paper (the 12th inst.) contains a communication from ( 'A Retired Editor,” condemning cheap things —such as cheap shoes and hats, and pre dicting evil results if the printing is giv en to the lowest bidder, and says a Radi cal “might carry off the prize.” The reading of this article sounds very much like this “retired editor” is an in terested parly, and wants a finger in the big pie and the fat things of the old re gime,vihidh. has hitherto absorbed so much of the people’s money for nothing. The State don’t want cheap printing, in the shoddy sense of that word, and no one has proposed anything of the kind. The work should be first-class, every way; but the pay for it should not be unreasonable and extravagant. And if a Radical can do the work ac cording ’ to requirements, at a lower price than a Democrat, we say let the Radical have it. If Democrats can’t per form the work as well, as faithfully, as promptly, and for as low a price as Radi cals, then Democrats ought not to have it given to them. We are willing to take the work at whatever a competent joint committee of both Houses of the Legislature will say it is worth; or at whatever price the Com mittees on. Public Printing of the two Houses may fix upon it. We will under take it’for a great deal less than has here tofore been paid for it. We can perform it so as to save to the tax-payers of Geor gia, at the very least, from 25 to 30 per cent, of what has hitherto beetr paid for it, and then make a good profit for our selves. We look upon the compensation allowed by law, and as it is customarily abused > nnder the law, as little, if any, short of plunder; and we are not willing to be parties to anything that defrauds the people. We are prepared to undertake the work and give any kind of guaranties for its faithful performance; and if we lose money by it, shall never ask the Legisla ture to reimburse us. We put ourselves npon record as being in favor of reform, and lay this fact before the people’s Representatives. If the Legislature think proper to elect a Public Printer, and think favorably of onr proposition, we will be thankful for their support. If they favor giving the work to the lowest bidder, we shall sup port that ^measure and be content with the result. "We respectfully make this proposition, and ask the members of the Legislature especially the Democrats in the two Houses—to duly consider it. J. Henly Smith, General Editor and Business Manager, for the Sun Publishing Company. P. S.—We have not formed any dis graceful combination, nor can we afford to eoter into a scramble for the Printing. The Sun cannot and will not take any step which would, in the least, be incon sistent with that purity and integrity which have characterized the whole life of its Senior Editor and Proprietor. Atlanta, Ga., 13th November, 1871. - ► • « Bullock the Fugitive. The Philadelphia Age o the 8th inst. says: Bullock, the late Governor of Georgia, while in Washington, in his flight from the aroused anger of the people he had plundered, intimated to a Senator that lie Lad abandoned Georgia forever. Ac- cording to late advices, Bullock didr.ot pack his capacious carpet-bag a day too soon for his own safety. Bullock was in Washington daring the whole of the last session of Congress. His business was to stave off an. election m the State, and prevent an examination into his rascally proceedings. His din ners were excellent, his wines choice, his cigars fragrant, his hotel bills enormous He acted the prince in a princely way, and Senators and members of Congress partook of his hospitality, and vote 1 at his suggestion. They should have known that Bullock was drawing all of his funds out of the Treasury of the State. „4* f £ r bullock, he, like sHoIden, of North Carolina, will be given a place on the editorial staff of some Radical jour nal in the jNorth, and allowed to abuse the people he has robbed. WHY HE RESIGNED. An exchange, speaking of Bullock’s resignation, says: . To avoid arrest for having taken undue liberties with the people’s money, he suddenly left the State; and to finally cut the Gordian knot of his troubles, he caused the production of a letter, dated prior to his hegira, announcing his resig nation. Bullock believes that: Hi who steals and runs away, May lire to steal another day. "WM. MARKHAM ON BULLOCK. Mr. Markham, of this city, is well known as one of the most firm and deci ded men itf tho Republican party. Here is what he says of Bullock: “The truth is, his whole administra- tration has been in violation of every principle of honor, and disgraceful to the Republican party, and regardless of the interests of the people of the State.” ' . Diamond Mining. We learn that a Bill to incorporate the “Georgia Diamond Mining Company’ will be presented to the Legislature on Monday next. Of course, that body will give it every encouragement, and pass it without opposition. The company is a solid one, and means business.' It is com posed of such men as E. W. Holland, A. Austell, Er Lawshe, Madison Bell, Turner Goldsmith, G. W. Hinkle, T. T. Smith, B. Y. Sage, and that very learned and distinguished Geologist, Dr. M. F. Stephenson. We learn that they con template digging for diamonds at an ear ly day, and intend to have a capital ofja million of dollars. Success to the enter prise. BIG FIRE 1JV CHATTANOOGA. $100,000 Worth of Property De stroyed. We have before us a copy of an extra issued Sunday morning, by the Chatta nooga Advertiser, giving a brief account of a disastrous fire which had just occur red in that city. The fire broke out about 1 o’clock Sunday morning, in the the jewelry store of Fischer & Bro., and in some two or three hours, seventeen buildings were destroyed. The fire was, undoubtedly, the work of an incendiary. The following estimate of losses is given by the Advertiser: L: Silberman, watches and jewelry, $2,000; H. N. Snyder & Co., groceries, $2,000; D. Kirkpatrick & Co., liquor dealers, $8,500; Nisbett & McGlohon, boots and shoes, $5,000; Ruble & Hight, agricultural implements, $15,000; Isaac Piper, groceries, $800; H. Schneider & Co., dry goods, $5,000; Natsauer & Lo- wenthal, dry goods, $7,500; Hurt & Hollan,groceries, $1,000; Henry Deustch, watchmaker, $800; F. Miotke, tailor, $600; D. T. Clippenger, $700; Patten & Payne, $2,000, from moving; Fischer & Bro,, 2,500—over $1000 in tools; J. J. McGlohon, lawyer, $150; E. G. Eaton & C**., $400; Pierce & Wood, $700. The amount of insurance upon the whole loss is $32,000; and it is thought that when a full estimate of the losses is made they will approximate $100,000. While this fire was burning some vil lain poured oil on a pile of shingles in another part of the city and set fire to it. Luckily, it was discovered before any damage was done. The Mayor of Chattanooga has offered a reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of the incendiary. It is to be hoped that the scoundrel will be caught and hanged just as soon as the law will per mit it. “Bullock is fore-stalled by tie State Legislature of Georgia,” (Boston Post,) and in-stalled as premium Georgia runaway. 1&3L. While there is some doubt about the propriety of Bullock’s Railroad ma neuvers, there is no question of his abil ity and expedition, in “making tracks.” “The hide of a Bullock is very thick; bnt the Governor’s attempt to hide his rascality is very thin.’’-(Bestow Post.) That’s the reason he thought it best to “hide out.” GEORGIA MATTERS. The Cartersville Express says: A honsn coutaming about 1,200 pounds of tobac co, jthe pioperty of a Mr. Wiley of Cherokee county, was burned Si? day. Ileflro m caused by or rather carelessness. 3 accident, Died Mrs. Susan Gresham of p n n ton: one of the oldest resident ° Cartersville, not satisfied with a factory, wants a town clock also. ‘ Oh t mf strava S ailc Q of some people! ’ The North Georgia Conference will convene in Athens on the 28th. The Examiner has been removed from Covington (to Conyers. There wasS much Enterprise in Covington for it t0 ° M, A,J. Belcher, of Newton countv ginned his hand the other day. the yield was not satisfactory. Sa ^ a Joe Taylor stole two fifty dollar bilk from another colored person at Buck- head the other day. It k , gheu “the other colored pemm" fie -■sssjasrja** 5*5 flattered himself that Medusa's hoirSd suddenly become as red as bis. Indian Spring wants a saw mill. The Mirror ought to facilitate the acquisition by furnishing a few “old saws ’ ’ Rumor is afloat that another daily m per is to be started in Macon, being the third daily for that village. b Five negro prisoners in the Albany jail, overpowered the jailer, Sundav evening, and walked out to freedom. A Dougherty county farm sold last Tuesday tor §14 per acre. The house of Mr. James M. Freeman a printer, in Albany, was set fire to ou Monday morning, and burned to the ground. The Hawkinsville Dispatch mentions a gourd, vine “thirty-five feet in diameter.” That is right, when you do tell one, let it be one that you know nobody will be lieve. Both the Talbotton papers, recently burned out, have re-appeared, in their former style and shape. Died—W. H. Searcy, of Talbot county, age 94. Died—Mrs. John C. Hodgkins, of Ma con, in Brunswick, on the 8th. Air Line Railroad. The Elberton Gazette, of the 30th ult., at the suggestion of many citizens, has called a meeting of the people of Elbert county to take into consideration the practicability of constructing from that point a branch of the Air Line to tap that road at some point above there. It is expected that this enterprise will be favorably considered by the Air Line Railroad Company and the citizens of Atlanta, who are most zealous in promot ing the interest of this road. So far as the situation and location of the country is concerned, this project is eminently practicable. We are well acquainted with the general profile of that section. It is on the ridge lying be tween Savannah and Broad rivers. Af ter leaving Elberton three miles, there is a continuous ridge of thirty miles, unin tersected by any stream whatever, and in every way is well adapted for the enter prise. The Washington’ correspondent of the Savannah News telegraphs the fol lowing, on the 10th: Attomfey General Akerman is unfortu nate, in that he has neither the confidence of his master or subordinates. Grant tolerates him because he does not like to peremptorily dismiss him, and his opin ions are the laughing stock of the lawyers in this city. Akerman dislikes carpet baggers, and at the same time is the most violent of those who are waging partisan warfare on the South. In discussing po litical affairs last evening, he remarked that persons who had not looked deeply into the matter, could not realize the ex tent of the Ku-klux organizations in some sections of the Southern States. He says that having been associated with the peo ple of the South, and having recently traveled about that country, aud having observed for himself, he is satisfied that it is impossible to govern those people with local courts, juries, etc., until these Ku-klux organizations are entirely broken up. The above is copied into The Sun for the sole purpose of warning the News to be careful how it tempts the wrath of Georgia’s representative in the Cabinet. Who knows but that be has a little bell, the tinkle of which migh be the premon itory symptom of martial law in Georgia? It were well not to “beard the lion in his den,” lest he turn upon us and tear us in pieces. Let ns not provoke the wrath of him who loveth us none too well at best. A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR INVEST MENT. Fine Flouring Mills For Sale. I OFFER FOR SALE MY MILLS KNOWN AS “J- W. Phillips Mills.” on Bear Creek, Campbell county, 4Ji miles northwest of Palmetto, on the A h W. P. R. R. The building is 26x38, three stories high; stone foundation 22 feet high—all in fine condition. It has a pair French Buhrs, one of ASsopus, a superior California Smutter, and turns out 15 barrels Flour, aud 150 bushels meal, per day. Has a 22 foot over shot wheel—could be 36 feet; never failing water power of 45 to 60 horse; place easy of access—fine road to the Depot, aud in a beautiful and convenient place for a Factory. J. W. PHILLIPS. oct3i-d4tw3t Palmetto, G3. FOR AL E . A FARM IN DECATUR COUNTY, GA. V¥TITHIN TWO MILES i OF THE CITY OF JS@“ Two workiDg-women of Indiana have fallen heirs to $82,000,000. From the way in which working-women have been made heiresses during the past two or three years, the probability is, that all the poor women of the country will soon be able to live without labor. BSP “Hautentots” is what the deni zens of Terre Haute are called. lean oi navigation on Flint river, connected - avannah by Rail and will soon be connected by ail with Columbus, Ga. .. . RSaid Farm contains 683 acres, about 350 of whicn are open. On the place are all the houses necessary for farm purposes, with a good well of water and con venient outlets. . Auy one applying early can have this farm wr S3 50 per acre. TiUes are perfect, unbroken from the original plot and grant to the present time. Address J- B. D. oct27-w3t Box 45, Bainbriage.u