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3 THE ATLANTA WEEKLY SUN. Conley’s Consistency—-The Era Leaps before it Looks. The Era of yesterday declares that the Election Bill was not legally passed by the Senate, because it required the vote of President Trammell to make the nec essary two-thirds. It charges the Senate with “ violating its own rules.” Doubt- GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. TWENTIETH DAT’S PROCEEDINGS. SENATE. Thursday, Nov. 23. Senate met; President Trammell in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Ketcbnm. The roll called and journal approved. Mr. 'Wellborn stated that doubt had less this bright idea is suggested by Ben-: been expressed ns to whether the pre- jomin Conley himself. Be that as it may, we find that he, when President of the Senate, pursued the same course pre- cisely. On the 22d of July, 1870, the Senate being in session, with Benjamin Conley in the Chair, the following proceedings toot place: Mr. Burns moved that the Senate ad journ until the following Monday. Mr. Nunnally offered the following amendment: That/ the House concur ring, the General Assembly adjourn at 1 o’clock, r. M., this day, without day. The call for the previous question be ing sustained, the main question #as or dered upon the amendment of Mr. Nun nally, whereupon the yeas and nays were required to be recorded, and were, yeas 18, nays 18. Those voting in the affirmative are : Messrs. Bradley, Burns, Candler, Cor bitt, Fain, Hicks, Hinton, Holcombe, Jordan, Matthews, McArthur, Nesbitt, Nunnally, Smith (7th), Stringer, Tray- wick, Wellborn and Wooten—18. Those voting in the negative are— Messrs. Bowers, Brock, Campbell, Col- man, Crayton, Dickey, Dunning, Griffin (6th), Henderson, Higbee, Hungerford, Jones, Merrell, Sherman, Speer, Wal lace, Welch and Mr. President—18. So the amendment of Mr. Nunnally was lost. Here was a case in which the ayes were 18 and the nays 17. The President of the Sfenate, Benjamin Conley, voted nay, making the nays equal to the ayes, and therefore defeating the proposition to adjourn the Legislature, which had been engaged in a crusade of Plunder and Robbery for many months. The work was not finished to the satisfaction of tho plunderers; there fore, Conley voted for them to re main longer in session. He is still in favor of Radical prolongation, and is, no doubt, aiding and abetting in making un dignified threats to raise a row, and get up a collision with the United States Government, if he is not allowed to usurp the office of Governor as long as he pleases. This is Radical consistency and Radical honesty. But this is not all: On the 16th February, 1869, the Sen ate being in session with Judge Conley in the chair, Mr. Hinton moved to recon sider the action of the Senate on a bill to change the line between Talbot and Mer iwether counties. The Senate the day previous had refused to act on the bill, and postponed it indefinitely. Mr. Hin ton’s motion prevailed, and the bill was put on its passage. The yeas were four teen—the nays thirteen. Conley voted nay—making the nays fourteen. This prevented the passage of tho bill. Again, on the 23d of February, 1869, tho Senate took up the bill to establish a system of public instruction. Mr. Nun- holly moved to lay the bill on the table, upon which the yeas and nays were called —resulting in yeas fifteen, nays fourteen; whereupon the President—Co..ley in the chair—voted no—making it a tie, and de feating the motion. We have not had time to examiue fur ther. No doubt other cases could be found, but we have cited enough to show the shallowness and insincerity of the ob jection that is raised. We would attrib ute this objection to a lack of informa tion on the part of the Era’s editor; but we have reason to believe its inspiration came from the Executive office. Hon. H. Green, of Zebulon, is in the city. He is a true Democrat, who ad heres to the old, time-honored principles of the party. The Bev. Mr. 'Wadsworth and his bride came to tho city kst night on the Macon aud Western trainfrom Griffin. Mr. Hudson, c£ Schley, expounded a little law yesterday to a sable Representa tive who interfere! with one of the House pages. The poiijt he chose to insist up on was that it wus “law to tfirash any colored member who interfered with a page.” The “Jones” family having become too numerous ia the House, it has been determined in a ‘ council of war” to exile one—Mr. Jones j of Macon county, who, notwithstanding his threat of bayonets, Mr. Russell of Cimthain insists shall be disinherited by "Tie family. Mr. J. is a fighting man, but he has learned from Mr. Russell that chat is a game in which two are allowed; to participate. Joe Fry Arbested.—E. C. Murphey, special detective, who has, for some time, been tracking Joe Fry in the United States and Canada, came upon and ar rested him in Springfield, Mass., on Tues day, 21st inst. As our readers remem ber, he gave bond for his appearance at Court Failing to present himself, he has been rcarrated, probably at the in stance of the court as well as his bonds men. Ho is‘ charged with frauds, al leged to have leen committed daring his connection with the State Road. He will be brought back to the State as soon as the necessary requisition can be for warded. siding officer had a right to vote except in case of a tie; therefore, to arrive at the sense of the Senate on the question, he moved to correct so much of the jour nal as relates to the passage of the Elec tion Bill on yesterday. Mr. Bums insisted on the President’s rightto vote, and read a precedent there for from the journals of the Senate of 1869. The President ruled that the Chair had right to vote in order to make the re quisite two-thirds on the passage of the bill, and sustained bis ruling by reading from Cushing, and also based the same on the constitutional right of the District represented by the President, to vote, which no rule could restrain. Mr. Wellborn said that a precedent would be established by this action, and in order to settle the matter definitely by decision of the Senate, he appealed from the decision of the Chair. Mr. Burns hoped the decision/would be sustained. Campbell spoke against the ruling on the ground that it was not competent for the President to change the character of tho result from negative to affirmative by a vote, and that as soon as the negative character of the result was determined by the want of the requisite majority, the vote bad ceased, and read from Cashing. Mr. Reese placed the right of the President to vote in sach case on higher authority than Cashing, Mell, or Jefferson; for, under the Consti tution, the Representative of the 43rd District, bad a right to vote in any po sition which he might occupy, and cited a precedent from the impeachment trial of President Johnson, where the pre siding officer of the Senate claimed and exercised the right to cast a vote which determined the question whether he should be President of the United States; also, a celebrated case in the United States Congress, on the occasion of the adoption of a constitutional amendment, in 1803, where a constitutional majority being required, when the vote stood ayes 83, nays 42, the Speaker of the House, Mr. Macon, claimed the right to vote, and it was by that vote that the amend ment was adopted. [Cushing 122—note.] The decision of the Chair was sus tained by ayes—Messrs. Black, Brock, Brown, Brnton, Burns, Cameron, Can dler, Clarke, Cone, Estes, Erwin, Heard, Hicks, Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyle, Jervis, Jones, Jordan, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Matthews, McWhorter, Nichols, Nun nally, Peddy, Reese, Richardson, Sim mons, Steadman and Wellborn—32. Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Campbell, Coleman. Crayton and Wallace—5. The consideration of a bill to provide a remedy by which money or property stolen or detained from the State or the Western and Atlantic Railroad may be recovered, and an amendment thereto, being unfinished business of yesterday, was then taken up. The amendment changes the mode of prosecution of per sons charged with having violated the provisions of the bill, and dispenses with bond and security required by the bill, except by order of court on the return of i role nisi, issued at the instance of the informer. Mr. Hinton forcibly advocated the amendment on the ground that the re quisition of the bond would be an im- pediment in the way of prosecution. Mr. Nunnally opposed the amendment. He defended the bill as reported, and said the Committee did not desire to shield wrong doers, but to shield the courts from petty suits instituted by all classes of persons from any sort of motive and to protect the innocent from such unjust prosecution. Mr. Hoyle favored the amendment and desired to encourage informers in every way, without unreasonable restriction. Mr. Brown spoke in opposition to the amendment. He thought there could be no difficulty in finding solvent per sons to go security on the bond in any meritorious prosecution. Mr. Hillyer insisted that the practical effect of the bill as it stands is to restrict suits, so as to prevent the recovery of property stolen from the State. He re viewed the history of the bill, and said his idea of its necessity he had obtained from his experience as commissioner to andit accounts against the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and he found out there what general interest was in the matter, and the widely disseminated knowledge concerning it. Mr. Brown said there was one instance here in the city of Atlanta which the bill would reach, where the property could not get away, and as far as that matter is concerned, on behalf of those interested in the purchase of the Mitchell property, he invites investigation by a committee, or otherwise. Mr. Hillyer averred that the bill had been drawn with no reference to the Mitchell property, and that that had not been thought of until the billjkad been committed; that some of the purchasers were among liia best friends; but that could have no iufluence upon his action, and they should be made amenable to law as all other persons. Mr. Candler asked if it was possible that no objection had been made to the bill until this discussion hod developed thfc fact in its execution it might involve friends and citizens, and he hoped it would be considered without any bias or prejudice for or against any one. Mr. Nichols called the previous ques tion. The call was sustained, and the motion to strike out section 9th was lost by Ayes—Messrs. Barns, Cameron, Cand ler, Cone, Griffin, Heard, Hicks. Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyle, Jones, Jordan, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Matthews, McWhorter, Nicholls and Simmons—21. Nays—Messrs. Anderson, Black,Brock. Brown, Bruton, Campbell, Clark, Cole man, Crayton, Deveuux, Estes, Erwin, Jervis, Nunnally, Peddy, Reese, Richard son, Smith, Steadman, Wallace, \Yellbom and Welch—19. Mr. Lester stated that the discussion of the bill had taken a course at which he was mortified, for it bad been assumed by the Senators that the bill had been introduced so as to enable its ^movers to shield themselves in its execution behind some irresponsible insolvent; whereas, tho bill had been introduced solely for the purpose specified in it, and not to meet any particular case. Mr. Hinton offered an amendment to the bill, providing that when the infor mer is unable to give bond, as provided in Section 9th, he shall be allowed to file his affidavit and proceed as though bond had been given; adopted by ayes 19, nays Mr. Smith offered an amendment that the bill shall relate to the future, and provide for the recovery of property which may hereafter be so determined, orstated; adopted. Mr. Burns moved to strike out the words “counsel fees;” adopted, by ayes— 23; nays—14 The bill was passed. Bills on first reading. By Mr. Bruton—To incorporate the town of Cairo, Thomas county; also, to amend paragraph 3, section 1969 of the code relatin to steamboat lines. On motion, the Senate then adjourned until 10, a. ir., to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. House met; Speaker Smith in the Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cox. Jour nal approved. Clower of Monroe moved'to reconsider so much of yesterday’s proceedings as relate to the passage of the Election Bill over the Governor’s veto. Mr. Lang made the point of order that the bill had been ordered transmitted to the Senate by a two-thirds vote, and was therefore out of the power of the House. The Speaker ruled the point well taken. A resolution providing that hereafter this House will meet at 3 o’clock p. it., tor the purpose of reading Honse bills a second time, was adopted. Mr. Farmer of Liberty offered a reso lution instructing the Judiciary Commit tee to report whether or not any further legislation is necessary to provide fully for an election for Governor in December next. Mr. McMillan moved to amend by in structing the Committee to inquire wheth er or not a law in reference to filling un expired terms can be so framed as to cover the present case, as well as fnture cases which may arise. The amendment was accepted and the resolution was adopted. The Spalding county contested election case was then taken up. Mr. Hall, of Meriwether, preseted certificate from a physician saying that Mr. Daniel A. Johnson,fljthe present in cumbent of the seat, is dangerously sick in Griffin. Mr. Hall said that he offered this certificate simply to show why Mr. D. A. Johnson is not in his seat J this morning. A majority of the Judiciary Committee reported that the evidence submitted to the Committee on Privileges and Elec tions, to-wit: the evidence of the Grand Jury which examined the ballots, was ad missible. Mr. McMillan thought the evidence submitted was not admissible, and read from the Code in support of his position, He was in favor of declaring that there had been no election. Mr. Simmons of Gwinnett said that the majority of the Judiciary Committee held that the section of the Code regu lating the manner of taking testimony was in conflict with the Constitution, which says that each branch of the Gen eral Assembly is the judge of the quali fications and election returns ot its own members. He thought otherwise, and was of opinion that the evidence sub mitted to the Committee on Privileges and Elections was inadmissible, and that to hold the contrary would establish a dangerous precedent. Mr. Russell reviewed the fact3 of the case, and contended that the section of the Code was never intended to limit the Legislature in its efforts to develop fraud and the casting of illegal votes in the election of its members. In this case it was clearly proven that 87 illegal votes were cast, and all of them were for the present incumbent, except two. Throw ing out these illegal votes, the contest ant bad a clear majority. Whether a man he Democrat or Republican he does not want to see him upon this floor rep resenting a county if he was elected by illegal votes. Mr. McMillan was allowed to conclude his speech which was cut short by expi ration of allotted time. He continued his argument in relation to the law of the case, urging that the evidence, other than that taken in the regular and usual wav, ought not to have been admitted, espe cially if the incumbent had not had the required notice. Mr. Pou was opposed to the adoption of the report of the Committee, and was in favor of declaring that the present incum bent is entitled to retain hi 3 seat. As to the notice, even if not given the present incumbent waived it. when he appeared and put in a plea. Bat the law pre sumes that the incumbent, who was sworn iu, was legally elected, and the onus of proving the reverse, was upon the contestant, and he ought to have to shown that the parties who voted those illegal ballots, voted them illegally or re sided out of the county, and these facts, in the opinion of Mr. Pou, were not fully proven. Mr. McMillan offered as a substitute for the report of the committee a reso lution declaring that there had been no election in Spalding county. Mr. Scott said that at first he was dis posed to oppose the claims of the con testant, but upon more reflection and an examination of the law, he became con vinced that his claims were well founded. Under the statute, taken in connection with the Constitution, there can be no doubt but that the evidence taken was clearly admissible. Mr. Netherland thought that even after a member had received a certificate-from the Governor, this House is not estopped from reopening the whole case and fully investigating all facts connected with the election of such member, and this maybe done by a choice of the means and man ner of making such investigation. Mr. Pierce said that the Committee on Privileges and Elections, composed of members of both parties, made this re port unanimously, after matnre invest! gation. It certainly is true that one or the other of these parties was elected, and there was no evidence before the Committee to warrant the declaration by this House that there had been no election. If the evidence of fraud is sufficient the contestant ought to be seated, aud if it is not, then the incum bent ought to be let alone. The proof was sufficient to show that illegal votes were cast, and the incumbent admits it by not offering rebutting proof. Mr. Pierce reviewed the evidence, and claimed that the frand of stealing the ballot-box was chargeable to the incumbent’s party, and that after the notice of contest was given. Mr. Henderson called the previom question. The call was sustained. Mr. McMillan’s resolution declaring a vacancy was lost. The motion to adopt the reyort of the j committee, declaring David H. Johnson, the contestant entitled to the seat, was put. The yeas and nays were put with, the following result: Yeas 98, najB 33. Mr. Hoge gave notice that he would move a reconsideration to-morrow. Mr. McWhorter said that the House had decided that Mr. David H. Johnson was a member, and that action could not be gone, behind. Mr. Johnson was then sworn in. The substitute reported by the Finance Committee for the bill to change the per diem of officers and members of the Gen eral Assembly was taken up. This sub stitute fixes the pay of President of the Senate and Speaker of the House at $10 er day, and of members and Senators at <7 per day, with $5 for every 'twenty miles as mileage. On this substitute the Honse went into Committee of the Whole—Mr. McMillan in the chair. The committee rose and reported that no conclusion had been come to. A motion to go again into committee; lost. Mr. Snead made the point of order that no members can vote on this question because of their interest in it. This point was not ruled on because it would dispose of a bill which the House was considering. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Sellers, Hooks, Collins and Harvey. A message from the Governor was re ceived, but not read. Pending discussion of the bill to reduce per diem, the Honse was declared ad- joured until 3, p. m. evening session. House met at 3 p. m. A number of House bills were, read the second time. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Tarver, Pou, Rountree, Johnson of Clay, Bruton of Decatur, and Griffinof Twiggs; also, to Messrs. Patillo, Hooks, Richards and Goodman—a sub Committee on the Blind Asylum—to visit Milledgeville on official business. House then adjourned. FOREIGN NEWS. ENGLAND. SUN-STRQKES. I OUto Logan is lecturing on “nice young men.” The Health of Princo Arthur. j -5©“ New York even forgets Tweed in London, November 23.—A bulletin is | ^ er lunacy about Alexis, published this evening signed by the ___ 71 * • * “ , „ physicians, saying that Prince Arthur Now York prints are full of is suffering from an attack of typhoid the Prince, fever. The symptoms are not alarming. The winter is unusually -early. Three skaters have been drowned at Farmoutb. WASHINGTON. TELEGRAPH NEWS By the New York Associated Press. DOMESTIC NEWS. NEW YORK. A Big Fire—That New Radical Move— What Alexis will Propose—Counterfeit er Bailed—Thiexcs to Turn State’s Ev idence. New York, November 23.—The malt house of Peter Ballantyne & Sons has been burned. Loss in building $75,000, in stock $80,000, in machinery $15,000. Joshua D. Minor, the alleged counter feiter, has been bailed in the sum of $30,- 000. Detective Whitely says he was of fered $200,000 to abandon the prosecu tion. Ten cases of small pox have been re ported since yesterday, and thirty since Saturday. The pictures contributed by New York artists for their suffering brethren in Chi cago realized over $9,000. The Herald has personal information from Ben. Butler, Henry Wilson and Thurlow Weed. They know nothing of the formation of an anti-Grant party. Wilson also disbelieves that Sumner is engaged in any such movement. The Herald professes to have reliable information that the Grand Duke Alexis is charged with the mission from the Czar to this country, being a proposal for an offensive and defensive alliance between Russia and the United States. It is believed the voucher thieves will turn State’s evidence and disclose who employed them to burn the papers stolen CONNECTICUT. Bodies Recovered from tlic Wreck. Norwich, November 23.— Seven more making, in all, nine bodies, have been recovered from the wreck of the City of New London. Baker, the engineer, saved several lives before losing his own. The boat was insured for $100,000. ILLINOIS. The Snow King. Chicago, November 23.—Heavy snows West and Northwest have, in many in stances, stopped travel. Alexis at the White House—His Recep tion by the President—No Speech-Mak ing—How they all were Dressed—How futile Ladles were Dressed—A Kohby Af fair Altogether. Washington, November 23.—At one o’clock to-day carriages containing the Duke and Suite arrived and entered the Executive Mansion—the assemblage on the portico giving cheers as the Prince alighted—-which lie acknowledged by lifting liis chapeau and bowing. The Duke, Minister Catacazy, and Admiral Possiet, were the first to enter; then fol lowed his Excellency W. F. Machin, Counsellor of State, Count Olzoufieff, Count Shouveloff, General Gorloff, Dr. Cudrieu, Lieutenant Tudeur and Mr. Sherkoff, of the Duke’s Suite. The Dnke wore a uniform of bine cloth, short frock coat, with gold epaulettes, sword, and pale blue sash over his shoulder. He removed his chapeau immediately upon entering the door. Minister Catacazy wore his Court uni form, heavily trimmed with gold laces. The members of the Duke’s suit all wore full uniforms, elaborately trimmed and decorated according to their respective ranks. The President and members of the Cabinet were in full dress suits. Mrs. Delano was dressed in black vel vet, black lace shawl and pink ribbon headdress. Mrs. Akerman was dressed in black silk with, train and bonnet, with maroon trimmings. Mrs. Grant was as sisted by Miss Nellie, Mrs. Sharpe and Miss Bessie Sharpe and the ladies before mentioned. Mrs. Grant and two young ladies, her daughter and Miss Sharpe, were dressed in demi-toilette of black silk, with point lace collar and sleeves and bright-colored ribbons. Mrs. Sharpe wore a pale green silk, with train. As soon as the Duke and his suite reach ed the blue parlor, his Highness took a position between an ottoman in the cen ter of a room and the door leading to the red parlor, with his face towards tho door entering the blue parlor from the hall. Minister Catacazy and .Admiral Possiet stood near him on the other side. The members of the suite took positions in the rear of the Duke. The President, accompanied by his Cabinet and Secretary, then entered the parlor by the door leading from the hall, and Minister; Catacazy presented the Grand Duke to the President. They ad dressed each other in English, each ex pressing his pleasure at meeting the oth er, but no formal speech was made by either. The Duke then presented Mr. Bois, of his suite, and the President in turn pre sented the members of his Cabinet. The usual hand-shaking attended the intro ductions. The President then escorted the Duke to the red parlor where the la dies were assembled, presenting him first to Mrs. Grant, then to the other ladies. Secretary Fish then followed, present ing each member of the suite to his Highness to the ladies. Conversation was then entered upon, and introduc tions took place between the members of the cabinet and the suite of Prince and the President’s Secretaries. The Duke, admiral Possiet, Geh. Gorloff and one or two others of visi tors, spoke English fluently, and con versed ia that tongue. Conversation with some of th e visitors who did not speak English was carried on in French. After a pleasant conversation of about fifteen minutes, the Duke bade the President adien, and then the ladies and members of the cabinet. Members of his suit followed, and the distinguised visitor withdrew. Upon entering their carriages, they returned immediately to Minister Catacazy’s honse. The Dake leaves here to-morrow morning, in a special train for Annapo lis, to visit the naval school there, and goes from there to New York, by rail, to-morrow evening. The Grand Duke is rather prepossess ing in his personal appearance, tall and erect, of robust build and quick step. He is of light complexion, and wears quite a nobby little moustache and side whiskers. His hair is cut short, after the fashion of the Russians. “Alexis Alexandrovitch, officer of tho first wa:cli on the Svetlana,” is whom America is welcoming. SSL- The busy B’s who formed the At lanta Radical ring have suddenly becomo humble B’s.—Savannah JSexcs, Tweed is making a desperate ef fort to reorganize Tammany; but tho public is making a more desperate effort to reorganize Tweed. Bowen, of the Brooklyn Union, threatens the New York Standard with a libel suit. It is not stated ^what is the Bowen of contention. New Orleans has a “Phil Sheri dan Irish Republican Club.” The Irish, is all in its name, the Club being com posed, in the main, of negroes. BSF® Olive Logan has made a joke: She says “people in New York are fond of money except wliero it is the people’s gold that jingles—then they don’t like the Ring.” Alexis speaks English. The Now York belles, who have been spending tho Summer and Auiumn in organizing a battery of Russian tongues, find that their time was wasted. Boston is agitated to know wheth er Alexis will mix with the fellows around the hub. They have forwarded a photo graph of the big orgau as an induce ment. BgU The Ku-Klux are operating in Ohio. A mulatto was found the other morning, near Cleveland, with his head battered and a soldering iron rammed down his throat. Homicide. PENNSYLVANIA Tlic Defaulter—The Pennsylvania Cen tral. Philadelphia, November 23.—A writ of sequestration against the property of Mercer, the defaulting City Treasurer, and an order for his arrest, have been issued. The Pennsylvania Central will take possession of the New Jersey roads on the first of December. A contract has been concluded between the Pennsylvania Central and the Inter national Steamship Company for a line from Philadelphia to Antwerp. GEORGIA. The Fair—A Grand Success. Savannah, Nov. 23.—The crowd at the Fair to-day was immense, Receipts at the gates show 15,000 visitors. The ex hibition is very fine. In order to allow time for exhibitors to enter articles now on the way, the Board of Directors have concluded to extend the Fair until next Wednesday. The Fair is a complete success. MISSOURI. Sew Chamber of Commerce—Bonds Seized for Taxes. St. Louis, Nov. 23.—A company has been organized with $1,000,000 capital, to erect a New Chamber of Commerce. Forty-five thousand dollars of State bonds, belonging to the Life Insurance Company of America, have been seized for taxes, which the Association refused to pay, on the ground thkt the bonds are exempt from taxation. Anna Barrett died to-day from an overdose of elixir of opium. The Hon. Reverdy Johnson and ex- Attorney-General Stanberry, departed for Columbia, South Carolina, as coun sel for the defendants iu the Ku-klnx se. Early this evening Minister Catacazy, accompanied by Admiral Possiet, called at the Arlington House to see Secretary Fish; but this gentleman having shortly after the presentation at the Executive Mansion returned to Department of State, left their cards. Catacazy and the Admiral next called on Admiral Porter, and on several members of diplomatic corps; subsequently all the Grand Duke’s Suite dined together with him at the res idence of Catacazy. At 9 o’clock to-morrow morning the Grand Duke will leave Washington on a special train for Annapolis. The party will be accompanied by Secretary Robe sou, several naval officers, and General Horace Porter. The party will remain at Annapolis about three hours, where the Duke will visit the Naval Academy, and on returning to Washington he will, with his suite, leave on the special train for New York. The Duke, when asked to day concerning a future visit to Wash ington, stated that nothing had been definitely arranged on that subject; but that he should be glad to come here dur ing the session of Congress. The Russian Minister and Russian Commodore left cards for Fish to-day. The general impression is, that Fish has blundered in allowing personal pique to override Vattel’s precepts of international courtesy. “Gov.” Sambabd, of “True Georgian’ and “Ida Ho” repnte, arrived in the city last evening. He proposes to resume the publication of the “True Georgian” (so- called), and will print it with the blood of the Bourbons. Chattanooga has caught the man who is supposed to have kindled the re cent fire in that city. He is a negro and his name is Jake Smith. The Times says: “A person who is acquainted with the prisoner and whose name we will omit for the present, states that his true name is Calhoun, and that he was once employed as brakeman on the Western and Atlantic Railroad; that ho hailed from Atlanta, Georgia, and was formerly in the cm ploy of John Peel, a butter scotch maker on Decatur street in that city. Ho is an expert villain, which will be readily understood when it is known that he freed himself from his shackles a few minutes after they were placed upon him.” It has been understood that Mur phy was removed from the New York custom-house to pacify Greeley. It seems, however, that the appointment does not tend to increase the placidity of the philosopher’s mind. The Tribune says that General Arthur has some quali fications for the custom-house collector- ship, that he lately held a ten thousand dollar Tammany office, from which ho was only driven by the Tribune’s ex posures. He is a devoted servant of the Murphy clique, but he is not personally objectionable now. — A traveler says “the Africans con- sider the ^hite ant a great discovery.” The impression has been that those can nibal fellows are not particular about tho color of the aunt, if she is not too old and tough. STATE MATTERS. Rev. C. W. Howard has gone to Sa vannah to the Fair. Bainbridge butchers peddle pork at ten cents a pound. Died—near Bainbridge, last Friday, Mr. O. C. King—aged 65. Albany is to have a new paper. A farmer has sent the Gwinnett Herald a pair of pumpkins, male and female, and the editor has since been employing his time it trying to tell “which from t’oth er.” Judge K. T. Terrell informs the Greens boro Herald that he has made this year sixty barrels of corn and four bales of cotton by his own labor, paying out only fifteen or twenty dollars for extra labor during the year. Burke Superior Court is in session. Augusta had a small-sized fire Tuesday morning. Died—last Thursday morning, Abram Foard, of Baldwin county—aged 81. The Milledgeville Union says: Mr. J. C. Swayze, of Macon, United States Com missioner, has been id this city soma days, taking testimony in claim cases of loyal citizens for property seized by the Federal army. We learn there are abont fifty cases iu this county, a large propor tion of which are widows, minors aud ne groes. Augusta sportsmen have been amusing themselves with shooting wild geese. The Macon Citizen says : A story is told of a young gentleman iu this city, who, a few evenings since, called upon the idol of his heart, but for some rea son, possibly because of his having los largely in a cotton speculation, she re ceived and treated him coolly. He re uiaiued standing in the parlor a few me, ments, but finally made a movement to ward the door, remarking that “In guessed he’d go.” “Oil! ’ said the lady starting from a beaut i-semi-unconseious ness, “won’t you take a chair?” “Well, I don’t care if I do,” was his reply, and he took the chair, thanking her kindly, and cair.ed it home.