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CEDARTOWN RECORD. W. S, D. WIKLE & 00., Proprietors. > CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1870. VOL. II. NO. &2. TIMELY TOPICS. 1 UR Haiti more Ohio railroad com* l»anv, which in just hall as old ns tho re public, has winrnr morated ita scmi-ccn- tennial by the compilation of a map of the region, now the United Staten, allow ing it an it wna a hundred yearn ago. The map was made from works nnd records in possession of tho New York (Jcograp'jicnl society, T **U. net proceed* of the raid on the cro *»kcd whisky ring, according to official " <»toment8, appear to lie thus far 13,150, DoD in property noised, assessments and emit* in official bond*. Up to May lat the raah treasury receipts from the above were $600,0(H). The excuses of the treasury department operations, it la said, have not exceeded $25,000. The somewhat ningulnr announcement ih made in tho Han Francisco papers that tho general land of the bonanza state of Nevada ia exhausted, and tho governor even can not. get his salary. It is charged that the malingers of the consolidated Virginia mi'.ie have refused to pay their bullion t ax, and this completely upsets the flnr.nccs of the state. Omti.ation L practiced somewhat promiscuously in Russia. Homebody writes: “The Kussiau ceremony of sa luting every one upon Easier with the sentence • Christ is risen,’ ami a kisa, was carried inn with much pomp by the emperor ami his court. Precisely at midnight, the hour being announced by cannon, the czar, bis family and all the court dignitaries, together with the chief officers of the army and navy, went procession into the church adjoining tho Winter Palace. Hero, at n certain stage of tho ceremonies, tho czar gave three kisses each to the state dignitaries general, aides-de-camp and the command ing officers <d the guard. Mass was then celebrated, and tho company dispersed. Peace is again announced In Central America. Salvador and Guatemala, af ter the usually bloody encounter, have resolved to establish |x*rinnnout friendly relations, which undoubtedly will lie a very good thing for all the five republics, as the quarrel of any two of them, usual ly, involves a general scrimmage, in this instance, Guatemala has so thor oughly whipped Salvador that the latter republic is now entirely nt the mercy of President Rurroi*, whose motive in inter fering with his neighlmr was to continue the weakening of the clerical party, a process which lie lias inaugurated ir own country. Hurrois is a man of very liberal and progressive ideas, and he has accomplished much for Guatemala, the project for a confederation of the five republics has failed, it might Ik* well for Iturrois to negotiate for the consolida tion of Guatemala and Salvador and begin the confederation scheme in that way. These two republics together have an area of 200,211 square miles and a population of 1,700,000. One of the fine charities of New York which is growing in |>opulurily every year is the flower mission, which collects flowers from all sources and distributes them among the sick in the hospitals and asylums, and at their homes when they are t*K> poor to buy them. They an partially distributed, without regard to party, sect or class, and often carry mes sages of kindness and suggestions of care and comfort and lovo which are more helpful and invigorating than medicines, * >ne excellent thing accomplished by the mission is that it gives an opjiortunity to ho many charitable ladies to visit tb)-e they can help and cheer. Hast year over a thousand poor sick people w.-re visited by the flower-giving Indii who but for the flowers would have had no excuse for visiting them. The pense of the mission has been only about $100 in six years, which is another ommendatiun of it to public notice. Then it gives young ladies something to do which is calculated to initiate them into the deep mysteries of sorrow and habits of practical benevolence. Foreign .Statistic*. The fallowing important nnd interest ing statistics are extracted from an i-tract prerented to Parliament by Valpy. They are baaed on returns ob tained between I860 and 1873. Changi in some of the items have of course oi curred since the latter date, as for ii s'ance the debts of France and Spai have largely increased ; but in a general way the figures give a fair idea or the tiial condition ot the lending nations of LATEST NEWS. aOltTII A Nik H»»T. T. 11. Rusae'.l, who murdered Charles Fawn in Yazon City, Miss., ha* been sen tenced to Mate's prison for life. The president has Dominated G. \V. Griffin, of Kentucky, consul at Apis, Friend ly and Navigator islands. Judge Renttie 1ms l>een elected judge of the fifteenth judicial district of liOuisinua, by the democrats. The congressional committee to Inves tigate crooked whisky nflhira in Now Or leans, commenced its sitting in (lint city last Efforts are being made in Michigan to •lire the repeal of tho liquor tax law. I In friends sav that ns n restrictive measure it lias nlrendy proved superior to the old pro hibition law. A dispatch from Lincoln, Nebraska, June 12, given the following particulars of the massacre by Indians of a largo portion of nptiiin Stone’s company of Cincinnatians ru route for the Black Hills: About fifty miles from iled Cloud Agency the day was so warm, and the roads nearly impassible from sand, tin* men bad deposited coats and weapons in the wagons, nnd were straggling wearily behind, when Indians rushed down and cut them off from the train. Tho ran*- saefe followed with but little resistance, the Indians numbering several hundred. The leaders, Stone nnd .tames Wood were nmong the first to fall. As far ns ascertained, thr names of those killed are : .Stone, Armstrong, Kelly, lludleston, West, Wnlinsky, llarr, hihnyteiiux, Bauer, Wuuek, Oldwngc, Shut- tong, It. Lotts, Kruiiek, Moreaute, Caddie, MoKcog, I,cancer nnd two drivers. Tho bearer of the report declares that not a sin gle one of the forty-nine esonned. Several of tho bodies scalped ami mutilated were taken into North Loop Fort. It iN stated that nesrly all the Indians have lift the agen cies, nnd are on the war path. At no time since tho l.nrnmio treaty of '60 has the Indian attitude toward the frontier seemed more threatening, or the Sioux spirit nnd action more disastrous nnd pnrnlyxing to every interest of these grent central northwestern territories Ilian at the present hour. It appears wo can never have a grand peace council without its everlasting follower, an Indian war. Wyoming,Nebras ka, nnd Dokots are now experieuciugi in a morn intensified degree, wdint marked their history since tho miiHsaore of *V x b*I* cr conaidoriltion, old Fort Phil Kearny. Tho same elements are moving the northern tribes that crested the Mriffla of half a dozen years ago, nges which, after the "big talk" of Inst fall, wore confined to the enterprising pionaera and and adventurous miners of the Black Hills, have been ditTusnl'Iike a spring flood, that haseome well-nigh submerging the hopaa nnd future of tho territories east of the mountains. The '75-ers can no longer claim the special right to the outrages of the dinns. There is not a rnnehero from the old Bosrmnn trail to the Missouri, and from the Yellowstone south to the railroad, thnt is safe from Hioux attack nnd nunihilntiop The nnxicty Is now at fever heat. As far down as the Chugwalrr, a delightful way between this post and Cheyenne, the ranchmen are preparing to giro tho Indians a reception. . KANT. Andreas Fuchs, who killed William Kiuimons, In Brooklyn, and then cut up the body In a horrible manner, lias had his sen tence to death commuted to imprisonineii for life. Two white whales, from Labrador, arc on the way to New York. The Htar says : “ A trap of novel construction nnd gigantic pro portions raptured the whales at ebb-tide; a powerfnl derrick was used to raise the trap, and it was (Awed to a point on the land where a special train of cars was waiting receive it. With great difficulty the tank nnd its leviathan inmates was placed specially constructed car; two other laden with fresh sen-water, which wii ranged so ns to feed the trap with constant passing nnd rep-uising streams, wen Inched, nnd the monsters were transported in safety to Portland, Maine, where they rived on Friday night.” roiiKius. Seven thousand Spanish soldiers sailed from Cadis for Cuba Inst week. The captain-general has been officially authorised by telegraph from Madrid todrnw daily on the Spanish treasury for fifty tin ssnd dollars in gold. The only difficulty with England surrendering Winslow is said to ho the means of doing it gracefully. Members of parlia ment of all parties agree in the justness of the surrender. The grand vizier has sent the follow ing telegram to the 'lurkisli minister Washington: “In presence of unanimous will of nil the people Abdutsgis Knhn lias been dethroned, and hi* majesty Hultan Mu rad, heir presumptive to the imperial throne, has been proclaimed emperor of Turkey. A Ixmdon correspondent slates i thnt the British government w-pl not surren der Winslow until a supplemental treaty hi been negotiated between Great Britain and the United .States embodying the principf of the act of 1870. The correspondent also says thnt communications are now passing between London and Washington for that purpose. If an agreement is not reached by June loth. Winslow will he released. The imperial proclamation issued by the new sultan at Constantinople expresses the hope that the bonds of friendship be tween Turkey and all foreign powers will be drawn closer. It concludes with the nouncement that Murad has ascended the throne by the grace of God and the will of the people. The proclamation was received with public rejoicings. The Journal de St. Petersburg (offi cial), commenting upon the recent events Constantinople, points out difficulties which beset the path of Murad F.fTendi, tkc sultan, and says: “But the solicitude ol Eu rope to prevent the crisis from increasing gravity remains unchanged. The powers continue to agree in their desire to demand train the Turkish government, whatever that government may bo, tho execution of India- pensablc reforms.” o war between Guatemala and Sal vador Is ended* A preliminary treaty of peare Wait concluded at Chalohunpn on tho twenty-fifth of April. The treaty stipulates that President Valle and General Gonzales, vice-president of Him Salvador, shall nbdi- Valle shall call a junta of respcftrtltle Salvadoreans, who shall It atm* a provisional president. This provisional president shall wilnin ten days call mi election, to take place within n month, for president nnd other offi- of state. After tills call has been made, tho troops of Gautcmnln will withdraw from San Salvador. In the meantime tho citieso Santa Anna nnd San Miguel w ill tie occupied by the Gautemnlean forces. MtMia.UNKOrN. Tho public debt statement shows a de crease during May of $-t,fltfj(ilfi; coin bai lee, $0rt,lt24,7fifi; currency hnlanee, $0,285,- 8; special deposit hold fur the redemption certificates of deposit, $3-1,885,000. The secretary of tho treasury has di eted tho retirement of $40-1,208 in legal- tenders, that being eighty per cent, of the national hank circulation issued during the present mouth. This leaves an outstanding greenback circulation of $370,138,008. A counterfeit twenty-live cent silver coin has been put in circulation, which is a close imitation of tho genuine. The only ninnuor of detecting them, is the (Into of 1870, no new coin having been isiuod of tlint date, and noticing the dead sound they give, unlike silver. Tho oath of office as secretary of war is administered to Mr. Cameron yerterdny morning, hy Judge McArthur, of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, and soon after Mr. Cameron began Ids nca- duties at .vnr department. Tho ceremony took place at tho executive mansion. At the same time judge Taft qualified ns nttornoy gen- •ral. CONGRESSIONAL. In the senate on tho 27th, Mr. Morton submitted tin* followingi Ordered that the senate proceed Friday next, at 1 o'clock, tc vote, without further debate, upon the pend ing and eogunto questions. Mr. F.dmunds ' iL moved to amend the order S(f , hnrf-vjOrdered that the senate proceed Monday ' l, after consideration, to vote upon the and cognate questions.” Agreed to #•.» 28, nays 21. Adjourned, n the 29th, the sennte met and I mine* cly resumed consideration of the articles of. impeachment, with closed doors. The sedate this evening by ii vote of 37 nays to •flfyeaa,’rejected the resolution of Mr. Pad- dork, that Wm. W. Belknap having censed to hoar civil offico of tile United States by reason of hia resignation before proceedings in Impeachment were commenced ngninst him by the house of representatives, the nte cannot taka jurisdiction In thin rase. wnH then decided hy the same vote (lint said Belknap is nnieunhlc tn trial hy iinpeanh ment for nets done ns secretary of war, not withstanding his resignation, nnd it was or dered thnt respondent, and mnnngers on tin part of Hie house of representatives, appear •mi Thursday next at 1 o’clock to hear judg ment of senate. In the donate, on the 3 1st, alter the conclusion of the morning hour the oonsid oration of unfinished business, being the hill in relation to the Jnpnneso indemnity fund was resumed. Mr. Frelinghuysoii moved t( amend money after d.iducting all the pay ments properly charged to said fund Agreed to. Mr. Rhenium moved to amend hy striking out the clause authorizing (lie return of tho fund, with nil accumulations of interest, and insert in lieu thereof n clause authorizing the return of the principal only. Agreod to yens 22, nays 21. Mr. Hlicrman moved to amend so as to provido thnt the residue of said fund, lifter returning the principal, so far ns the same is in bonds, shall he delivered to the secretary of the Iren to lie cancelled, nnd Hint portion of it n money slinll lie converted into the trensurv of the United Hiatus. Agreed to. The hiM was then read the third time nnd passed yens 24 nays 20. After executive session the sennte adjourned. Iii tbc senate oil June 1st, legislative business was suspended nt one o’clock and llie consideration of the articles of impeach men against the late secretary of war was re siiuied in tho senate. President pro tempore s After some dchnte Mr. Wright Hint the senate sitting as n court of impc incut adjourn until Tuesdny next, 1 ii • • • -i.- *- sitting executive (I, and a nuuihe private bills on the calendar passed, journed. In the senate on the 2d, a bill to dose the channel of the Ohio river on the south of Neville island, by Hie construction of embankment or causeway from the hern! of the island to the southern shore of the river, was passed. A Mil for Hie relief of K. M Blount, of Chicago, and a bill to exempt all vessels engaged in the.navigation of the Mis sissippi river and its tributaries above New Orleans passed. ... .... a „ „ the chair laid before the senate unfinished business. The hill making appropriations fi legislative, executive nnd judicial expenses of Hie government for the year ending June 30 1877, nnd for other purposes. The amend ment ns proposed by the committee, restor ing tin- salary to five, thousand dnlinrs per niiniirn uas then agreed to without division. Other amendments proposed hy the commit tee on appropriations, restoring salaries of officers and clerks of the senate nnd house, capitol police, nnd employes in the* library to the amounts received hy them under the existing law, were agreed to, ns wan also the amendment appropriating ten thousand dol lars for the congressional printer nnd em ployes of his office, and twenty-fire hundred dollars for contingent expenses of thnt office. When the amendment to strike clause reducing the salary of the president lo twenty-five thousand dollars per annum from and after March 4, 1877, was reached, senator M’f'reery moved to non-concur in that amendment. A debate ensued and pending the discussion the senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned IIOUNK. In the house on the 27th, Mr. Single ton, from the committee on conference < the disagreeing votes of the two houses ( the consular and diplomatic appropriate hill, reported that Hie conference had been unable to agree. Report agreed to. On n tion of Mr. Banning the house proceeded consider the hill to promote the efficiency of the army, to provide for its gradual rcdqc- tipn and to consolidate certain of its stall'de partments. A preliminary vole, there being no quorum, nnd the republicans generally refraining frffifi Voting. Mr. iturUmt sug gested that the bill be referred to committee of tho whole, and set down for discussion nnd notion on next Wednesday. Mr. Ban ning, who hnd.oiiarge of tho hill, iloolition to Ncoodo to tin* proposition. Thereupon a motion to adjourn was made hy Mr. McDotl- gal. Tills was fqlRuVed hy Other dilatory motions, nffil Hie nlubUidVrlhjf Unh kept up itutil on motion from tho democratic side the house.adjourned. In tho house, oh* tho 29th, Mr. Adams nfftred the following: Whrrens, Tho fact is nppnrcnt thnt allhrsnehesnf iiiniinfactiiritig, mechanical nnd mining pursuits aro at this time greatly depressed, and that all legisla tion which tiyuls tn emliarrassincntH by Hie limiting of values or rendering nut nil factor- Ing, moolmnlonl operations uncertain is un wise and injudicious; therefore, Resolved, That in the judgment of Iho house, legisla tion at tills time affecting Hie tariff Is inex pedient. Tno previous question hnving been ordered, Mr. Morrison moved to reconsider that vote, nnd it was reconsidered yeas tin, nays 05. Mr. Morrison then roso to tho dis cussion of the resolution, and tho reso lution, tints giving rise tn debate, it went over mulct; Ilia rule until Mon day next. Mr. Goodin, from Hie committee on public Inuds, reported a hill providing for tho sale of tho Osage ceded lands in Kansas to actual settlers, Passed. Adjourned till Wednesday, Tho house, on tho 80th, look up tho consideration of Louislniui contested election ease of Hie Hpcncor vs. Mnroy, and was ad dressed hy McCrary, who supported tho mi norlty report of Iho nuimuittcc on election*. After ii long dismission the minority rcsnlti lions wore rejected. Yens, 72. Noes, too The majority resolutions, declaring Mr. Mo- rov, the sitting inmnhcr, lint entitled, to his seat, nod Mr. Win, B. Hpenoer, is entitled to It, were adopted without (Inversion. Mr. Durham from the* noiniuittKo on tho revision of laws, reported a bill to perfect tho stat utes of Hie United Htntns, he also stated that tliu bill was tlu* joint work of the two com- tees of the house an I somite, perfecting the statutes n* they wctu oil the 1st «f Januiuy, 1878, no new legislation has been entered upon, tint it was simply a correction of er rors and perfecting of Iho statute. Ad journed. In tho hotiHO on Juno 1st, tho hilt lo amend title 83 of iho revised statutes, relat ing to merchant scftjicu-lt provides fr,i the commissioner, for every port of entry Ii Is also n port of ocean navigation ’ passed. Mr. Thompson offered a resolution calling on the secretary of slate for copies of the correspondence between Hie state pnrtmcnt ami the government of gruat Brit ain in reference to the sequestration of lands nut! property in New Zealand claimed hy William Webster to hnvt* been bought from nntivu chiefs previous la the possession of the island hy the British. Adopted. .Ad journed. In the house on tho 2d, aster tho rend ing of tho journal, tho house went into com mittee of the whole on tho Indian •appropri ation hill. Thera wax cnnsidcralff^progress made III the IdII,*#,'till the usual.discussion about Indian outrages, (but Iho seel Ion Tor the transfer of the fiidinu bureau to the department was not reached when the ( inittee rose. The consideration of Hie hill for Hie distribution of Hie Geneva award was fixed for Monday next. The house then took ii recess, the evening session to he for gon- crnl debate on llie (arid hill. PHILADELPHIA LETT MIL i'hlM'hnl" -rollon.—Kalillill* Ari-ltlng “ Will llie ►:«hlltliloii I’nr—Jilt- rrllnnr. From Oar H|>ccinl Correspondent, Piili.ADKi.niiA, May 24.—Iii my peregri nations in, nnd around the grounds, I hear hut ono expression, which Is, that the lotion fully comes up tn Hie standard ecived of, and carried into faithful execu tion hy its projectors. In area, architectural display, comforts, varied exhibits, agemeut, the exhibition of our centennial year is n grand success, without any qtmlifi cations. Ho varied aro llie nttrnctioiiH that the most cynical can't fall in being led Into entliiiNinsni, and the most careless will lie charmed at some speciality, that strikes the right key, vibrating the human chords with charming (.-fleet. 1 heard one of a bevy of sprightly girls, exclaim, " Emma, let’s go to machinery hall.” Wlint do women know about machinery?” Yet tho * eesUicised over a Berlin vase. Tims it is there is something for all and each. “ Did you see the women’s pavilion?” said a fragile blonde to a two hundred pound avoirdupois belle. "Phew! hies ' was it?' “No think much of it anyway.” "But wasn’t that soda fountain just sjdemlid?” And so it is. All tastes are entered to, nnd ns a whole, the exhibition furnishes dainties for the most cosmopolitan taste. The being with Hie most intense Diogenie instincts, will in- drawn nut of his tub of con ceit and will lie skeptical no longer, hut, will cheerfully concede thnt virtue to our k* thnt in developed in t he. industrial forces and art elimination* than dazzle the beholder who is sensible to works of economical efl'ort for tho general good, and whose sensitive iicks accepts the higher and nobler results of a nervous organization in the sphere of c: I belie thought. COTTON. Tim staph- is creditably displayed, and justly so, as the extraordinary influences e cried in our manufacturing circles, nnd i importance in our exchange system, rende all matters pertaining to its culture of signif icant interest. The foreign exhibit shows cotton from Itrszil, Egypt, Peru, Australia, Asia Minor (Hmvnia), Bengal, East Indies, West Indies,t'liina, Africa. Domestic.'—-Mo bile and Memphis uplands. The two prize samples in Hie show cases, one from Met phis, the other from New Orleans, seemed I hfiiir ofT the palm. There is a cotton navil- ion of foreign staple* arranged in decidedly good taste which will he detailed in another letter. EX III HITS Altai VINO. To-day we noticed a train with stuff id ani mals representing the wilds of Colorado and Buffaloes, deer, elk, and Kansas, life smaller game. One entire train was unload ing French goods. In the agricultural hall, scores of boxes are being unpacked with ev ery conceivable character of articles for Hint department. Boxes containing rare works of art, had been plac'd upon the walks | pnratory to opening, and from all countries, and vast quantities from home are constant ly being wheeled in to the respective apart- are attended to, the farmers of the middle states will come en-Md/wr, and from the west ern states they will dock to the grandest fair the world lias ever seen. Many will come from the so nth. The general impression pre vailing throughout the country, that the rail road fares will he reduced, is holding many back; Hie great rush from the south will be gin in July, nnd continue throughout the summer nnd fail. In Hie city of Philadelphia, hilt few of the citizens Attend regularly, a* like all things near home, llie many will post pone, and then they nre aware of the unfin- mnplction. BUI from the 15th of June to tlu* close of the exhibition, I fet-l assured Hint paying asseinhhtgt's pill lie in order and Hint the nlteiidnntiq will he sufficient to am ply compensate In (lolliirs null Oeflts, the pro- prietors' interests for their outlay. 1 be’ pay a thousand-fold in Its touchings, in the varied fields of Utility rtlld ornament. sllst’iaUNr. Visitor# ly lltb erotimls, Wednesday, 17th, ..ish ailmissloilN, fliirteon thousand one hun dred mid thirteen, and hut three hllntlretlntul eighty-seven complimentary; exhibitors, six thousand two hundred and eight. Tho Hy* nans have a bazaar, near tho Turkish pnvOi ion, erected hy five natives of Jerusalem, of oriental woods. The sides al'e yellow, Hill roof olive green, Hie cornices blue nnd gold, The attaches are rn rimluinr, and have oil ex* liihiticn and for shIu bijouterie in olive wood from tin* mount of olives, hntiki of the Jor don, Hebron, and HcHiIchom, comprising jars, oases, sleeve buttons, enues, work boxes, and vnried ornaments. A Drngnmonn. Da vid dntnnh iu in charge. The hurenu of agri culture oiler Hie fallowing prizes; First bust cow $250.00, second best cow $100.00. For first best herd $300.00. Tho scale of points to he adopted hy the club is founded upon Hint of the Royal Jersey society. The grand re-union of knight* templars will lie June 1st. Times have changed, 28th of April, 1748, Clement Issued his bull against tree ma sonry. Tho headquarters of the general committee urn at the old mnsoniu hull,(’host- niltstrcet,below Eighth. ComtnniidcrlcB tel egraphing tho eomtuittco ns to time of arriv al will he furnished escort*. Tho address of welcome will bn hy the most eminent grand master of the United H|ates, lion. Jnmea Herron Hopkins. Full arrangements are perfected nnd published. The greatest, run of billiards on record was made by Hexton during the tournament, 281, nveraga fecund on record, 27, 8,11. The following In official i Slrawborries, Juno 71b to 15th. Early grass butternut! choose, June l.'llli to 17th. Early summer Vegetables, Juno 20th to 24th. Hon ey, June Sloth to 2-lllt. UaspberrlcH and blackberries, July 3rd to (till. Noutliorn po- niologieal products. July 18lh to 92(1. Mel ons, Aug. 22d to 2dih. Ponchos, Hopl. 4th to Dili. Northern pomological products, Heiit Util to l8tll. Autluuii Vegetables, Hepl. mb to 23d. Cereals, Hopt. ‘ifitli to 80th. Pota toes nnd feuding root*. Oct, 2d to 7th. Grapes, Oct. 8th to IfUli. Autumn butter and cheese, Oct. 17lli to 21st. Nut*,Oct. 23d to Nov. tnt. Autumn honey luid wax, Oct. 23d to Niiv. 1st. Applications for entry should be addressed lo Burnet Lindrotli, chief of the bureau of agriculture. Dairy products arc to ho shown on Wednesday of choIi week. Tho field tri als of mowing maelilnuH, tedder and liny rakos will take place oil grottllils near Hchnnck's station, on the Pennsylvania rail road, between Philadelphia and Trenton, from Juno 15t)i to 30th, and llie trials ot reapers from July 5tli t« 15th. I spoke of Australia. Few of my rondorn aro aware of Hie importance of this oalled Island, hut, Instead a continent. Australia lias an urea of twenty-four hnmlrml miles fropi cast to west, seventeen hundred mllua from north to south, coast line eight thou sand mile*, and possesses one of the.greatest natural Wonders in tho world on the N. IC. coast. Great Barrier Heel, length one thou sand miles, three hundred nnd fifty of which is unbroken, all of wltluh in of coralline structure. It is tin wonder so iinunrjnjtt nil liitef-cAtfng n member of 'the family of 'cold- niiil nations, should he represented by so distinguished a commissioner and super!) colloutlnu of articles from the nuturnl anti industrial forces of Hint country. It Is well to have Ihi! virtues of Argus in your inspec tion of the beauties and wonders of tho exhi bition iih a hundred eyes will servo you, hut remember that " don't touch” is, or should he upon each article, and think of Ilrlareus. with Ills hundred arms, for It scums ns If some visitors had as many, so daftly and of- tcntipiCH dp they break the ruling of hands (Jon. W. Biddle iludincs the sollfllturslnp of the commission, ami Mr. Hlioemakcr was unaiiimously elected to a position lie lias creditably filled in the past. Tho Judges of award from Geimnny have arrived. $23,022 easli taken in on last Friduy. Permanent headquarters for the press are established in the western wing of the deiiiirlment of pub lic comfort building east of tho judge's pa vilion. Tho offices of the commission will 1)0 transferred to the same building. Tim llchtcw monument will lie on hand In time to lie unveiled July 4th. The claims of col onized to positions 15 til III! I to )>' the centennial guard. The hank clerks of New York have an excursion to the c tcniiial on (lie AOtli ins!. The fireworks the 4th of July will lie In charge ot Prof. Jackson, of Philadelphia, Who is to receive $10,000 for Hie grand pyrotechnic display. Oregon exhibits ryo nine foethigh,87J4 bush els to the acre. Oat* ten feet high, eighty- seven bushels per acre, t’oncentrntcd elder pul up iu sheet*, so an individual ran carry a quart of cider in Ills vest pocket. Gunned snlinon from the Columbia river. Mahoga ny, the only production in Hie U. H. resem bles the lunnogany of Brazil. It costs fifty een 1s to have the regulation photograph placed in your pnsscH, and tills must hi! done by June 1st proximo. The centennial exhibition ground covers two hundred and thirty-six acres. The presid ing officer of the German jurors is Prof; lieu- hnux. Her majesty, the empress Augusta, nnd her royal highness, the 'princess Ludwig of jk-HKc Darmstadt, nre contributors of al- humic views ami needlework. Naples makes one of the finest disnlays of cameos. Franco distinguishes herscll in filagree, surpassing In your corrcsnoinlent* opinion the Japs. Germany exhibits artificial eyes. Bohemia has a magnificent collection in glnss goods. •St. Louis lias a handsome exhibit of billiard tables. The most superior finished mantel piece in tills or any other exhibition is of Mexican onyx. Rhode Island has a beauti ful collection of plated goods. Dresden makes a creditable presentation of metal and bronze, goods. Homo of tlieso goods from Berlin nre of excellent finish. Hamburg sus tain* her rcpnlution in ivory manufacture. Munich, Bavaria, startles you with a gilt al tar $3,000 gold, and saints life size nt $75 each. Also set* of stations. Benaissance, $2,020,gold. As I predicted the indenture of pictures hy canes nnd umbrella* has enuxfcd l)r. Otto Gross, the Austrian commissioner, to close his department until name protect tion could be arranged for the works of art. After the 22(1 inst. no goods will bo admitted to the grounds except between 7 and A. M. Theodore Thomas would have a grand chorus on the 4tli of July of all competent musicians, who will perform Handel’s Dot- tiiigon To Dcum. flail Columbia will do,or something else American. The commission er* from Porto Itioo have arrived. Tho cen tennial detective force Las been reduced. Tlila argues well for the good behavior of the average American. Joseph Bahihkuk. is he a condition of the work nnd The Okcfenokfifi Swamp. Tho surveying parly Hcntout to survey the Okefcnukce swamp, report that it measures ono hundred and forty-two miles in circumference, and. with the sinuosities, ono hundred and eighty miles around. This vast formation, thirty mi leu long and seventeen miieH wide, ia largest swamp in the United Htates. lies in the southeastern part of Georgia, hut partly in north Florida. Here is the Huwanec river, made famous by the gro melody of the " <)ld Folks nt 1 fome.” It traverse* a large section of upper Florida, is bordered with valuable cy- piGHs aid other timber, and empties into the gulf at a point eighteen milea above Cedar Ivoyn. Okofonokoo Hwaiup was for generatiouM a relit go for runaway slaves. Indians have lived there until recently, cultivating gardens; and In the depths of tho jungles and forests aro thousands of hears, nnd a gi*ent ninny Florida " tl- geni”—tho cougar.or American panther. Ono curious experience of tho surveying party was to find thcmsclvcHatone time, while in the niidat ot a groat, swamp, nuffirrlng for water. Tho discovery of a lot of moUtulH, V probably built by a race of men existing before tho Indiana,” is nlso reported, hovernl skeletons wore taken out of them, but crumbled as soon as ok posed to the air. HA VANN AII, (IA. Tin* Itranlnllnniaf Ihr I'rMbitiirlsn lira- vint Aasviiililjr on |l>« K«llii*l»nuli Cnnnvll " fr'rnlvriml tlelntlnit*” Will! Iho Nortliri-ii « Iuii-cIi I’osllloii of llolli OrinnliN- Ilona on-TIml Niihjrvt. C’orreipamh noCof tin* Courier-Journal. 1 mentioned In my lotlorof yesterday, that, before the oloso ol tho morning session, Hie lesolutions which had been under discussion since Saturday morning hud boon adopted by a rising vote of seventy-eight to thirty-nine—precisely two-thirds. Hero aro tho resolutions in full, ns modified and passed : Resolved, That this assembly hereby expresses its approval, In general, of-the proceedings of tho conforotico held at Jsmdon iii July last, composed of tho representatives of a largo rnfMonj some fifteen thousand congregations, -of the of tho I’roHbytorinn churches of the world. Resolved, That tho nssemOly approves of tho general tenor of the constitution of the new allinticn providing for a gen eral l'resbyterlan council, to bo hold every three years. Resolved, That this assembly will ap point dolcgutca to represent tho I’rcshy tc- rinu church in Jjic United HtaU*s in the general council,' to Ihi held In Edinburgh in 1H77, provided that tlila appointment of delegate* shall not be underntood as pledging any funds of tho church to de fraying tho expanses of tho delegates to tho council. Resolved, Thnt tho delegation so ap pointed shn^l select 'from their own num ber members to prepare any papers con cerning the condition and |H>sitlon ol onr church, to bo append upon the records of tho council, and, in case the dolegnles bo unablo to attend the council, they aro hereby authorjzed to ropresont our church in such official letter tut tlioy may agree upon. It was so desirable to have unanimity in our church--scattered as it is over more than a million squiiro miles of ter ritory—and so important to present to the world a united, front iu a spirit of concord and brotherly loVo. that, this morning, Rev. Ijt,* Motees 1). JTogo, of Richmond, proposed the following additional resolution, and requested that not onp wqnlonpuld bo said upon it by tho friends of tho mOTlfim) which wns successful yesterday; but thnt ■ its opponents should freoly say whether this concession, in lido for harmony, was ac ceptable. Rev. John R. Adger, D.D., of Houlh Carolina; Rev. Joseph Bard- well. of Mississippi; Rev. J. It. Giirno, of Tennessee, amt anothor very hand somely reciprocated tho kind spirit of tho majority, and it was passed unanimously. No, there was ono dissenting votp, and ho would not " down,” oven for tho sako of harmony—Rev. W. W. Rrimm, of Eastern Texas. Tko following is tho resolution: Resolved, That,Jin appointing delegates to the general l’rcsbytorinn nlliitneo, it is with the distinct declaration that it is not to ho regarded as another and higher court, but as an assemblage of commit tees apiMiintcd by the several bodies whiclutnoy represent for the purpose of joint conference and joint report, and for such action ns belongH to at; association of delegates thus constituted. FRATERNAL RELATIONS. The session to-night, from 8 to 10:80 o’clock, was occupied in the discussion of the deltcnto subject of frntcriml relations with the northern i’rcHhyterian church. It was sprung, somewhat unexpectedly, by a report from the committee on hills and averturos in reference to an over ture from tho i’reshytnry ot Bt. louis, asking tho assembly to take some action to remove misapprehension among our people as to the true position of our church. It may be well to explain what is meant by the term “ fraternal relations,” in its ecclesiastical sense. It is quite usual in this country lor churches or de nominations of kindred faith and polity to send Christa in greetings to each ether, when not in a representative capacity or as a church-court lo deliberate for the interest of the church at Inrgo. This is done by electing, or designating, at each meeting one or more delegates to each such corresponding body, who shall at tend at its next meeting, and, when vuit- ably introduced, address the moderator utul Ixxly in a handsome spirit, tendering Christian salutations, frequently adding a short account of the statistics, growth and prosneotH of the church represented. The numerator replies in like handsome terms, and the general jjoOrt feeling lte- twcon tho two cliurelics is thus kept up and stimulated. No such relations have ever existed between the northern nnd southern Presbyterian churches, for tho very obvious reason that, in certain de liverances during and after the war the the former body (then two bodies known as Old Hchool and New Bchool) used harsh nnd illiberal language toward their brethren in the south, which the latter win not forget and will not excuse until to some extent apologized lor and dis avowed. The former charged the tatter with being a "church organized in the interest of rebellion, nnd of slavery;” also with "schism,” and with holding opinions " heretical and blasphemous,” and directed their church sessions not to receive as member# persons coming from the south unless they should repent of their sins of rebellion and slaveholdlng. As tho cxcitementof the times gradually cooled down, and calmer days returned, repeated movements by the northern as sembly were made towards conciliation nnd compromise. Rut they have beep too proud and spirited, have shown too little moral courage thus fur to make tho amende honorable, oven in a greatly modified form, and the southern brethren will notfruternizc.uutil some satisfactory explanation, disavowal or disapproval of their action, or apology in some form, is made. BOTTOM PRICES. Tho following from Iho Amcrionn Grocer is of interest to nil persons con cerned in business; it would bo n curious thing if it should prove that an infallible mode hns been discovered of solving, nt the right moment, that ofton-weiglity question, "Have wo touched bottom?” The American Grocer says, sinking of Iho great sale of six thousand packages of dry goods: " The grout dry goodssulo wliicli lias been bold this week is a very significant.event In the annals of tho dry goodB trade. It was ordered hy tho largost manufacturers in the country In clean out their accumulation of goods nnd find whore tho bottom was in nrlcert. It was a masterly conception boldly car ried out—an effort by ono stroke to do away with the oflecls of the imnic.in at least one department of traclo, and its justification appears fn the general tone of cheerfulness prevailing nnd tho better conditions ol trado anticipated. As If to provo that corresponding with accu mulated stocks in manufacturers’ hands there waa existing in the country a largo deficit, firms from every part of tno union sent their representatives in re- snonso to the eirctilnr Issued announcing tho sale, and tho crowd of wotihl-he buyors was immense, nt one timo being estimated nt tlireo thousand persons. Mr. Bliss, ot the firm of Wright, Bliss & Fiibyun, at whose storeroom iho sale wijh hold, in his preliminary address stated boldly that ho believed a time had como for a united effort among merchants to put an end, if jHjHsible, to tlu* prolonged depression which had oxiated in tho mar ket since tho autumn of 1873, and that ‘IxiLlom prices’ should bo ascertained, with a view to inducing n revival of bu siness, and it was hoped thnt tho prenont sale might form a basis for future oper ations. The salo was afterward enrried on with tho greatest animation, which developed nt times into quite a furore. On tho first day more goods wore dis- jHised of than wns originally Intended, and many more could have been sold hail they been on bund. Tho avorago prices obtained wero entirely satisfactory Co tho sellers; they shewed afnlllngoff of About ten por cent, from the last market'quo tations. Tho aggregate amount brought for the eight lliousand cases sold was estimated at nearly two million dollars. Wo shall watch with great interest the course of tho dry goods trado after this bold stroke, t»' see If tho results nhtici- { uited nre roalizod. If rock Ixittom can >o 'touched In this way and confidence restored, from a conviction thnt prlcea can go no lower—-the accumulation of stock being cleared out—capital is once mpro sol in motion with a definite and assured return, and in ono branch of business nt lenat tho effects of the ’panic aro at an end, and every other stage must lie to hinder equally decisive measures In other branches of business. Wo hear continually tho question raised whether Hitch nnd such an article haa reached bottomf and Instead of waiting any longer to see, what would l>o the policy of a general disburdonment just to know at once the worst,and goon afterward with tho assurance that nothing worro could follow. Jvet all those who have largo accumulations of whatever kind act In concert nnd follow tho example of tho dry goods men, and rock bottom will bn touched all around in the shortest space of time, and producers may begin again with at least assured, if not altogether fluttering results.” A ({nick Juror. AiiRUitn (On.) (Vinslltutlonnllst. Wo heard his honor Judge Gibson tell an amusing story of tho way a juror went for it conviction. He says ho was trying a murder ease a fnw years ago down in ono of tho wire-grass counties, nnd ex perienced great difficulty iu getting a jury; thnt eleven jurors had been sworn in, and in tho next panel that was brought ill a small, lean, lank, caJaver- ous looking fellow who had on ono shoe, his pnnls wero nearly above Ills knees, his shirt open both front and back, nnd tho nforcHftid trousers were hold up by a single gallows. Tho solicitor proceeded to ask the usual questions in such chaos follows: " Mavo you front having seen the crime committed, or heard any of the testimo ny delivered under oath, formed and ex pressed any opinion as, to the guilt or in nocence ol the prisoner at the bar?" Bo tho "single guilds” fellow, in a clear and distinct voice, answered: " Not any.” Second question—Have you any prej udice or bias resting on your mind for or against the prisoner at the bar ? Answer—I liain’t. Third question—Is your mind perfect ly impartial between the state and tho accused ? Answer—Hit air. Fourth question—Are you conscien tiously opposed to capital punishment? Answer—I isn’t. The stale did not like the jurpr.much, but it being late and jurors scarce, ho was put unon the prisoner in‘the usual manner, tlic solicitor saying: "Juror, look upon tho prisoner; prisoner, look upon tno juror. The juror was quite near tho prisoner, and when this command was given ho i bent over him scanning him from head to foot. The juror looked upon the prisoner firmly in the face, and then turnirg to tlic judjjo said, in a firm, solemn voice, " Yes, judge, I think he’s guilty.” Rroorehh of Evanoelization. — Bishop Whipple giveH an account of some tableaux given by a tril>e of west ern Indians for his amusement I hey were intended to show three phases of an Indian’s existence—tho w.Id, Iho civil ized and the Christianized. The curtain rose first on a party of aborigines in a dark forest,-nearly nude—this was the native state; tho second showed to bis delighted eyes the same actors, dressed as sc mi-savages, armed with rifles and pistols, and grossly intoxicated. The third was composed entiroly of women,