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H. H. CARLTON & CO. DEVOTED TO OUR POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS, Two Dollars per annum, in advauc VOL. 4. NO. 21. ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1876. (Tljc 2Uj)tits (Georgian. II. II. CARLTON & CO.,Proprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: —— * ONE COPY. One Year, $ 2 OO five COPIES, One Year, 8 70 TEN COPIES. One Year...._.__...™_._ IS OO RATES OF ADVERTISING. Transient Advertisements $1.50 per square first insertion and 75 cents per square for each rnr.tiauaacc. Local notices 20 cents per line. No local notice inserted for less than $1 00. Contracts as follows: 1 Column 12 months $”00.00 j Column 12 months 130.00 1 Column 12 months .... 05.00 1 Column fi months 12000 4 Column « months 70.00 1 Column 0 months 40 00 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. ('Italian for letters or tiuirjlinsblp.M| OLD SERIES, VOL. 55 B. NICURSoa. CHILDS, NICKERSON & CO. ! A PLEA FOB PEACE. ‘ ! -- - - Ev<!nin S Port.] | After reaummthc speech of Mr. Jamea 6. Blaine CD I jMMrteasKsysaafls member nf the fcteeaiidlniplacabla, «n aeeomplhdmd Teanea^slady, Mrs. Virginia L. French, wrote the poem which we givcbelow from the Nmhrille American, it ie an im- rwaaiooed plea for peace, and room than peace, for affectionate brotherhood and the revival of friendly memories older than the late civil strife. Here is the poem: TnPunmAmniFni IMPLEMENTS I 1 '* 7 ? Unted th « m together—our gallant sires of old— 1,11 ' | Tnough one was erowued with crystal snow, and ona ! with solar gold; ! They planted them together-on the world’s makstic j (.eight • | At Saratoga’s deathless charge, at Entaw’s stubborn AOEXTi YOB t ! At inkliilff ht on the dark redoubt, ’mid plunging shot Winship and Sawyers Cotton Gins,; At noontide gasping in the crush of bank’s bloody • . . swell— * «C M <XC., <XC. i With gory hands and reeking brown, amid the mighty flay, • PEAEERS IK Hardware, Iron, Steel, Nails, FAIRBANKS' SCALES, RUBBER BELTING, AGRICULTURAL Mill Findings, ATHENS, GEORGIA. QIN8 DELIVERED IK ATHENS AT MAKCFAC- TUBERS PRICES. Sept. 80—1-tf. .-li—rm-hrtisrs or Dlsmkston Aitmlnlstrster. SuO \i.plu nii.»n for Letter* of DHniiMlon Guardian ft 25 , Application for Leave to Sell Lands ft 00 Notice Jo Debtors and Creditors ft 00 SalesoiLjnd, Ac., per square «... 6 SO Sale* Perishable Property, 10 days, peraq...»«.«...«.. l fiO Kdray Notice*, 30 days 3 00 .sheriff Sale*, |ter square 2 50 Sheriff MorUajje fi. fa sales per square. 5 1)0 Tax Collector’* Sales, per s«|uare. ................. ft 00 K„r,closure Mortage, per square, each lime. 1 00 Exemption Notices iin advance) 2 2ft Rule Nisi’s, per Kjuarc. each time-....«....«.««.......„. 1 50 Business and Professional Cards. Lamar Conn. Howell Cobb. L. & 11. COBB, Attorneys at Zaw, * Athens, Ga. Office in Dcnpree Building. fit.22.1y. ALEX. S. ERWIN, Attorney at law, Athens, Ga. Office on Broad Street, between Center A Reaves and Orr & Co., up stairs. Which .urged and swelled around them on that mem- omble day. Wb *ten hei P-* 4 i “ Je P #,,d * n «** * ojrobol and a drrr *oD and planted the Palmetto and the They planted them together—by the river of the Yean— Watered with our lathers’ lieaila’ blood, watered with our mothers’ tears; In the strong, rich soil of Freedom, with a bounteous beulaou From their Prophet, rric3l and Pioneer—our Father W ushington! Above them floated echoes of the rain end the wreck ) Like “drums tost beat at Louisburg and thundered at WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JIWELT.Y KEPAtHEO IS A SEAT, „ Quebec,” wobkiiakl.ee I 1,16 old '£ hu *® nk m Jnrkni9i “ tke uew »'"» .e»iouw.ni aA>si«, rose to shine And warranted to give entire satisfaction. ! O’er those emblems o the sections—the Palmetto and Ornamental and Plain Letter Engraeinya Specialty. ! U>e ,>lnc ' . ■ And we’ll plant them still together—for ’tis yet the C0 ^*,t 7tOTS ' m le " BKi *" Ccn,K ' iIHrSS - 0A - Our *U. lie rs’valor won for us by victory and toil; 1*0.1011. I (1„ Florida’s £i.r everglades, by bold Ontario'- And thro’ them seud electric lift blood! —DEALER IN— latriai and Imported Watches, Clocls, Jcwlrr, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Musical Instruments, Huns, Pistols, F.tc. flood, as leaps the kindred Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, COLLEGE AVENUE, •• Hext Boor to Post Office. j For thus it is they taught as who for Freedom Jived and j died. | The Eternal*!) law of justice must and shall be justified— ! Tlml God lias joined ti-gcther by a fiat all-divme I Tuc dotiuies ot dwellers ’neuth the Palm-tree and the Fine. li. E 7HRASHER, A 22OZjYEY A2 ZA1Y, WATK1NSVILLE, GA. i >fflce in former Ordinary’s Office. • j»n25-ly REMOVAL! 2. A. SAZE. 3)EA r 2ZS2, 11 AS REMOVED to the office lately occupied bv Dr. J. W. Morrell. Satisfaction guaranteed in both Work and Prices. jsni.Vtf _ C. J). JUI L, ATTOJtJYEY AT ZAW, ATHENS, GEORGIA. Prompt attention given to all bunineas and the same respect tally aoiicted. janll-ly. POPE BARROW, A TTORNEY A 2 ZA W, ATHENS, GA. Office in Mr. J. II. Newton's new building. jan4.1y. AUGUST DORR, MERCHANT TAILOR, Iuronra or Fine Cloths and Do: skins, HATS, READY-MADE CLOTHING, AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, iVhl.'.Sm. tM Broad Street, Augusta, Ga._ »r. R. LITTLE, Attorney at Zair, CARNESV1LLE, ga. ______ J. S. DORTCH, Attorn ey at Z.a n>, CAKNESV1LLE, QA. O N hand, Uppers for making Low Qnnrci-, Con gress, Alexia-Ties, and Prince ..Alberts. Repair ing promptly executed. bend ten dollars, per mail .-r express and vou shall re ccive a first class pair of boots. . Jane SO, 1875. r,5-tf. Great Reduction in Prices GOVKBNQR AND THE! the State University would cease to have XJNlYBBlTV BILL. (a corporate existence. The legal conse* a „,rvTV I, , . ,o-« quenees which would ensue, need not be Athens, La., March 6,18(6. here particularly stated. Whether the To hit Excellency James It. Smith, Gov- ernor of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga : Will Jiis Excellency be so kind as to in form me what has been his action on the “bill reorganizing the government of the State University,” and introduced into the House of Representatives by myself? If the bill has met with Executive disapproval, " ill his Excellency be so kind as to furnish titles to the donations and endowments, vested in the present Board for the use of the University, would revert to tlw donors or their heirs, is a question I shall not pause to discuss. Suffice it to say, the cause of University education in the State would re ceive a blow, from the effects of which, it would be long in recovering. 2nd—But evils in addition to those re- mo with a statement of the grounds upon fenred to. would exist, caused by the on- which his veto is based ? ' Very respectfully, - $£? H. II. Carlton, Rep of Clarke Connty. State of Georgia, BxweiTrvE Dkpaktjient, Atlanta; Oa., March 10,1876. T. I7. (Tarkon, j wieldincss and numerous membership ef the new Board. The present Board, consisting of thirty-two tnemlters, has been found too large for efficiency. Sometimes a bare quo rum (nine members) is present at a meeting. If difficulty is found m securing the pres ence of nine members out of thirty two, is improbable., that fifty out of one hundred ll&mT Ga.: ' " I g» one. codrdjever bo convened ? Unless •Sir—Yonr fiivor or the 6th inst, making . n,e ™ ,H;r8 8h,mld a « end fir8t mcet ’ inquiry in regard to the bill to «4rgani« , nex > the , «^htKMsn re-e.»t» the government of the State University, ^ " ot 1T ^ M 1 * W *tho-t passed at the late session of the Geneml ‘''T’ . h Unlvcr8ll y " ouM be practicallv, Assembly, lias been received. The Legis- VvithoUt “X government. If the required lature adjourned before the expiration of q u o r . un ‘ (^J' '“embers) should Cul lo attend the Constitutional period for considering vacancies m the the bill, and hence, it forms no part of mV » d . V** .“H? "? r ~“ ld u* official .Imy to state my objection thereto ? Re g unls >» R “ P™ba-. In answer to your courteous request, how- h [ e lhat » .quorum would ever be present ever, and- for your personal information, I mcet,,l S ^ This question finds a sat- encloso herewith a brief statement of the ^® tor JL* ns 7?| r ,n a .. 8,m li ,e statement of reasons which led me to withhold my as- few® f ° r * .l °T^ sent from the bill. J distribution of the Trustees over the whole State. No compensation for either services or expenses is allowed the Trustees. The Very respectfully, James M. Smith. Executive Department, . State of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 29, ’76. chief service required of them would be the filling of vacancies in their own Board, and the choosing of Regents. Now. is it probable in these days, when almost every man is compelled to work with his own Aye! well pi ant tliera yet together—tlio’ the cloud is on their brows. And winds antagonistic writhe and wrench the stalwart boughs; Driving winds that drift the nations into gaping gulfs of glootn, Swcepiug ages, cycles, systems, into vortices of doom; Though me waves of faction, lolling in triumphant to the shore, Arc breaking down our bulwarks witb their sullen rage and roar; . Serried armaments of ocean filing in line after line, Washing up the deep foundation* of Palmetto and of F or the next thirty days. Brackets, Wall * *“*' Pockets, and mil kinds of Ornamental Wood Work, Shall this, the moil of Freedom, from their roots be will bo sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Now Is the time to make your houses beautiful at low figures. Great bargains given In everything at ~ * BURK BANKRUPT BLANKS. P hilip asoloman’s authorized edition, the only complete edition pnblished. Sent bv :i a. ^ j e . Cal SMI t'Ot: WOO lag —OR— CLOTH FOR WOOL. The .Athens Manufacturing Company are now making a much larger variety of Woolen Goods than ever before, and propose to Exchange them for Wool, believing it to be more to the interest of tbe Planter to Exchange tl.c Wool for Cloth, rather than have it Card ed and Spun at home. Call for Samples and Terms o! Exchange. R. L. BLOOMF1 ELD, Agent. May 19,1S75—29-tf. Miss C. Potts, Pasliionable Dressmaker (Over University Itauk.) Broad Street, - - - Athens. Would ro*pcctfnlly infonn the Ladies and her triend* trencrally, of Athens and vicinity, that she is now pre pared to do Dreas making in the Neatest and most FASHIONABLE STYLES. i»ivinjr satisfaction. A. G. HcCURRY, ATTO HATE ** It T b.ill’, Hartwell, Georgia. 'VlLl. give Strict personal attention to all business en trusted to his care. Ang. 4—40—ly. Asa M. Jackson, L. W. Thomas, JACKSON <fc THOMAS, Attorneys at Law* Athens, Georgia. JOHN W. OWEN, A.ttoi'ney at Law* TOCOOA cjtt, OA. Will practice in all the counties of the Waatern Cir cuit, lbrt nnd Madison of the Northern Circuit. Will hoy >jvc'ml atteuion to all claim* entrusted to hla care, octSOwly. ' P. O. THOMPSON, Attorney at Law, Npii ul attention paid to criminal practice. For refer- JWJ apply to Ex. Gov. T. 11. Watt, and Hon. David vuipton, Moutgomerv Ala. Office over Barry’s f Feb. 3- frank jiarralson, ATTORNEY AT AW, CLEVELAND, GA. , V’^clicr in the counties of White, Union, h-™- »n'. Vanning, and the Supreme Court at y. ,n fiivo special attention to all elaimsen- tnw.,1 lolu, care. Ang. 111875-41—tf. E. SCHAEFER, COTTONBUYER, slilnw"’ Cl “ h , ,,ric « paid for Cotton. Agent for Win --TJLS^land Presi. oct20wti. TOCCOA CITY, OA. E. A. ]\ JLLIA^SQN, Practical WATCHMAKER AND JENYELLER, in 1 *'- Drug Store, proad Street, Athena, G*. iu a su|*riqr manner and warranted 8“ satuiaetlon. J,n. 5—»f. IC-tf UKKE’S Bookstore. : by CRKE, Bookseller and Stationer. May 14,1J75—SS-tf. U. S. Internal Revenue. Dkpvtv Collictou’s Onnr, Fourth Di-trict, Georgia, Athens, Jan. 15,187 LL PARTIES DESIRING 1NFOR- niation a* to TAX imposed by the United Statve tor, 1 «. > 876.) j washed away ; By the chafing of the billows aud the breaking of tbe i spray 1 i A’.: the Hand which rules the vortex which u surging | now before ns | Above its “uell of waters” sets the bow of promise .’or ns— And tbe time will come when Discord .lull be buried in tlie Vast, ' The oriflame of Love shall wave above tbe breach at lost, And beneath that starry banner—type of unity divine— Shall stand those stately signals—the Palmetto and the Pine. Shall the old victorious Eagle from their boughs be wrenched away By the double-beaded V nhure of Disunion and Decay I Forbid it, Ikavcn! Columbia, guard tbine emblems gathered here To grace tlie brilliant drawning of this grand Centen nial year, And bear them as thou man,heat on with gonfalons un furled, With thy foot npon the fetter, for the freeing of tlie world! And gnarj the Holy Sepulchre—Mount Vernon's sacr- ed shrime— For tins is Freedom’s Holy Land—her promised Palestine. Ob! thou voice of God outfluwiug from the lips of holy Peace. Soothe tlie tnrmo.l and the tumult—bid this strife and sorrow cease! O'er savannahs steeped in sunshine, over mountains dark with rain. * Send tlie glad and thrilling tidings in thy sweetly solemn strain— Let snowv North and sunny South send up the shout, “All's well!” And tlie ninsic ot thy coming strike onr heart-stings with its swell. (As to Jessie Brown at Lucknow struck the air of “Auld Dang Syne” From tlie pipes of Havelock)—Save the Pal.u and save tbe Pine! God plant them still together! let them Sourish side by side In tlie balls of onr Centennial—mailed in more than marble pride ; Witb kindly deeds and noble names we’ll grave them o’er and o’er. With brave historic legends of the gltricns days of vore, bands, The echo of our trinmph peals to earth’s remotest lauds— While “Faith Fatemity and Love” shall joyfully ent» o Around our chosen emblems—the Palmetto and the Pine. .. . . , , M cuiuiraivu iu «uriv wtlll (US on It After ane consideration of tjio b.ll to be Lands for a livelihood, that the Trustees entitled “ an / ct to re-organize the State would quit their homes in distant parts of Unnersity and for other purposes,” I find the State and attend, at their own proper myself unable to approve the same. The expense, a meeting of their Board at principal grounds ot objection to the bill, [ Athens, to perform duties such as those briefly stated, are as follows: just mentionedV Would so many as fifty 1st—'The mode of selecting the members be likely to do so? I think it extremely of the new Board of Trustees, is gravely doubtful. Under the circumstances, it objectionable. “The several Judges of the would he very difficult to fill the Board in Supreme Court and the present Board of the first instance. It would he still molt Trustees aw required to unite in electing difficult to obtain a quorum at the first meet- the members of the new Board by ballot. i„ gi a „d this difficulty would probablv ins It is intended, it would scent, that each one crease at each subsequent meeting there of the Judges is to he entitled to cast one after. In this view of the case, it would he vote, but it is not clear what number of bal- vciy imprudent, to say the least of it, to lots is to beallowed the present Board of hazard the future of the University upon Trustees. The right to vote is not given the provision of this hill, to the several members of the present 3rd-One of the popular objections to the Board, as it is to the several Judges, hut present organization of tlie Board is, that it it is given to the Board itself. A reasons-1 jg “ a self perpetuating, close corporation.” ,!® .construction to this provision of the j understand this objection to mean that hill is, that tlie present Trustees, acting in t |,e Board may keep itself in existence the capacity ot a Board, should have the without external aid, and that it possesses right to cast no. more than one vote. .The j the exclusive right to govern the University uncertain meaning of this provision is re-1 [f the possession and exercise of such power ferred to, as illustrative of the want of be au evil, then the evil is sought to be V\At*at1AAItl! ev 11*1.1 r, 11 twint..iilna 4 Is A AssStisss Usll I s. «• . « a « « THE BkAINE-LAXAK DEBATE. Overthrow of the Bally from Hike. Internal Revenue Laws, cau obtain the eame by apply- While tile clear, exultant chorus, rising Irom united iiiff to * W. S. MAYFIELD, . Deputy Collector. Office over Jacebs & Michael’s Store, Broad Street, Athens, Ga. janiS-tf CEKfiiniClUBTHCr RAILROAD TICKETS For sale, by all routes, and to all principal points in lh * UNITED, STATES. Buy your Tieketa before leaving Athens, and get all ntorinatioii from Gait. WM. WILLIAMS, Agent Southern Express Co., Athens, Ga. May IS, ’75?*»£ R< R. SAULTER, DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF WIN ES, WHISKIES and LAGER BEER, ALE, GIN, CIGARS, CALL AT SAULTERS EXCHANGE, Jackson 6tbxet, Athyns, Georgia. Oct. 2—d-tt. shoots Niagara his thundeMoned de- eclio back the waves npon the Mexic “Tcgothcri tree— “Together Sea— “Together!” sing the sylvan hills where old Atlantic roars— “Together!” boom tlio breakers on tho wild Pacific shores— “Together!” cry the People—and ll tog*tJker' it shall An everlasting charter-bond forever for the free; Of Liberty the *ignet-sea)—tbe one eternal sign Be those united twMtm*—tho Palmetto and the Pin FIIACTS AND PHIJN. Livery, feed and Sale Stable, ATHENS GrA. GANN & REAVES PROPRIETORS Will bo found at their old atand, rear Franklin llonae building, Thomia rtreet. Keep alwaya on hand good Turnouts and careftil driven. Stock well eared Tot when cntruuted.to our cart, all time*. Stock on hand for rale at declStf. A, A, WINN, —.With—- GROOVER, STUBBS & CO., Cotton Kaotors, —And— General Commission Merchants, « Savannah, Oa. SjpUffv Tics, Hope and other supplies famished, ij. ‘‘Wal cash advances made on consignments for ,r ’liipmeDt to Liverpool or Northern jwto. BOOTS AND SHOES ■ro mitten, N W. HATJDRTJP, ARTIST, Ha* removed bta Shop front tbe old Lombard Building to the oppoaite eide of Colliy.Av nue. next door to the LIVERY AND ULE STABLE, fringes, Buggies and Horses for Hire. TERMS REASONABLE. ^IITEIIEAD’ Washington, WiIk*,Co., Ga. Leatcr Building, guaranteed. Prices Liberal, and Find CW» Work June IS, 1875-SS-tf Blasting and Digging Wells! a\ 1TH AN EXPERIENCEOFTWENTY YEARS, fv 1 hereby tender mj eerviee* to tbe citiieu* o Athena ud vicinivy. Firet ela»* work guaranteed. Residence at the Talmadge Uonae, between tne uppet bridge and Check Factory. All order* will receive prompt attention. EDWIN W. PORTER. Planters* Hotel. Augusta, Oa. r I Mils WELL KNOWN HOTEL HAV I ing been Renwdele.1, Enbmred, thoroughly Reu- ovated, Repainted and Newly Furubbed dunng the Summer o?1875, i* now opened, with increarod faeili- tiea for the aoeommo latum of the traveling public, febl-ly B. P. CHATF1EI.P, Proprietor. Piticlibnck is called Anglo-Afriean. Maine is supplying the country with ice. Mrs. Belknap was bom in Massachusetts. Taft, the new Secretary, will stand high in the cabinet. He is six feet. A Hunt countv (Texas) baby's mother is thirteen years old. New England is sending colonies to Ari zona. London Punch:—(At a party I—He. "Shall we sit down ?” She, u I should like to, but my dressmaker says I must not.” Centra] Pacific Railroad trfins have been unusually blockaded in thp snow this year. Much " fqst freight” has been destroyed The Icelanders cultivate English more (ban any other European language, Shakes peare and Byron being their special favor ites. A correspondent of the Oswego Gazette thinks the election of Senator Bayaid, of Deleware, to the Presidency, would make things all right in Washington. Rochester Democrat:—" Dr. Mary Walk er was never heard to swear but once, and that was when she got her pants on wrong side before.” The Empiess of Austria has taken Eastou Nest on, Northamptonshire. England, for her residence this summer. Her sister, the ex- Queen of Naples, will reside on an adjoining estate. judicial in its nature, nor liasit the remotest at e itself by filling its own vacancies. The relation toany one of their constitutional I Board of Regents to which are given, with duties Whether they would' accept the slight exceptions, tlie same powers as are trust is not known, but certain it is, they now possessed by the present Board of won d be under no inure obligation to do Trustees, is to be chosen by the new Board so than any other citizen of the State, j from its own members. No person outside TmioiiUI they accept, it would be as citizens Q f their charmed circle may aspire to a ]>o- and not as-Judgcs. sition on the Board of Regents. Vacancies But would they accept the trust in any on this Board are to he filled by the Presi- capacity? In answer to this question, it is dent of the Board of Trustees. Only such only necessary to state that the entire time reports as are now required of the present of these officials is occupied iu the discharge Board, can be required of the Board of of the high and responsible duties of the Regents. It is imperium in imperio closed Court over which they preside. They quite effectually against all prying curiosity would hardly feel bound, even at the sug- from without Iflhereis room in thepresent gestion of the Legislature, to adjourn their system for the exercise of favoritism and Court and doff the ermine for the purpose for the formation of cliques, there would of executing a trust wholly unconnected certainly be more margin and greater facil- wiili their official functions. It is almost ities for such pract : ces in the new Board, certain that the Supreme Court will he in To sum up in one seutenee: The provision session at the time fixed by the bill for the of this bill would not remove a single evil election of the new Board. Parties and existing in the present system, and would counsel attending the Court, would, in the introduce others which would, in my j idg- cvcnt of adjournment,' lie subjected to the raent, speedily destroy the best interest of expense either of returning to their homes, the University. The present system should or ot idly waiting at the door of the empty not be abolished uuless a better one is court room for ah indefinite period of time, adopted. It is not mere change we need, How long they would he required to wait, but reform. All measures of reform should cannot he even conjectured. The most be well considered and cautiously intro- casual reading of the bill suffices to show duced. The evils existing ill the present hat much time would necessarily be con- system should lie remedied with as little sumed in selecting the members of the delay as possible; but, in my opinion, the Board. This seems to have been the im- remedy cannot be found in the ill-adapted pression of the General Assembly, and au ami ponderous machinery provided in this thority was given “ to adjourn from day to hill. James M. Smith. If y the"bHl shotdAbe ccmMruedto^vemia 0, ^ n, «« ,0 » ttwMwtCowadttee or the K^h^.^y^aW. .^eNationalDemocraticReridentCom- Judges of tlie Supreme Court only three. wmrdeted their orp,n,ration “ _ r ,, . , * and established headquarters at 1,824 F. Tlie Trustees would have the power to str( , et ^ near the Ebitt House. The Com. control the matter of adjournment as they w j tlee is lnad e up as follows: Freni the pleased, and, Virtually, to determine the Senate—J. W. Stevenson, ot Kentucky; length of tune the si tting of the Court yf W. Eaton, of Connecticut; H. G. Davis, should remain suspended. It is not pre- of West Virginia; W. P. Whyte, of Mary tended or believed, for one moment, that lan)1 . j B . Gordon, of Georgia. From the the Trustees would be guilty^of any tin- Hou U_ H ris t ,. r Clymer, of Pennsylvania; nrnner cnmliipt. lliey wonld doubtless,! s— r ,« 1 ■ t 11. [Waahington Special to Cbic*Ko Time.-.] TVhether the Democrats had warning and carried on their work with p emeditaiion is not known, but they conducted their battle on the plan of an ambuscade, and as the general verdi.t goes tomight, there Is not a shred of the enemy. Blaine, the daunt less, is stripped of his laurels and lies un horsed. Tne Democratic party, whatever its follies may be for the future, has DEMOLISHED ITS POWERS to meet and heat its adversaries on a purely legal and pugnaciously personal discussion. The democrats, through Clymer, deman ded the instructions of the house, and Lantar asked for the text of the supcena which at once recalled the purpose of the court and the drift of the republican argument. Danford, one of the members of the com- mitteee, while all eyes were looking, and all ears listening excitedly, asked tremblingly if there was any other testimony than that which his colleague, the chairman, had read to the house. This was one of the main SEK8ATIONS OF THE DAY for upon this point hinges not only the case in the house but Belknap’s fate in court. A member loyal to his committee with the in terest ot the public at heart, not of his party, would not have asked such a question. Lamar, who had been watching the debate and poring over the authorities, here inter posed with au eagerness and spirit rather un usual to hear in debate, interjecting a point of order and directing Clymer nat to answer. Cymer with well meaning malappropriAte- ness, cainc to the rescue ot Blaine, saying that there was no evidence withheld. A streak of enlightenment shot over Blaine’s sensitively expressive face. He saw his.wny to daylight. His enemies were walking into the trap. He turned the delmte at once in to a political channel, disavowing with an oily frankness and desire to frighten wit nesses. He repelled the insinuations that anybody in this district (meaning the presi dent) had intimidated witnesses. BLAINE’S PURPOSE was so obvious that a feeling nf curiosity fell upon the house to see how the red flag would be received. By luck Blackburn fell in with the Maine man, and, knowing his ground nnd understanding the use of the English tongue, stripped Urn gentleman so naked of his conceit that he was a spectacle to the house. By this time the house was AT FEVER HEAT. Such a free use of the president’s name and such a plain analysis of partizan pur pose aroused tbe animosity of one side and stimulated the enthusiasm of the other. Blaine had been aching to measure swords with Lamar, and the southerner, with a sort of grave resignation, accepted the situation, and led his ambitious antagonist on step hv step until Blaine’s big frame went through all the contortions made memorable in the Audersonville debate. He rushed frem his seat to the speaker’s circle, and, half turning, he hurled vindictive menace oj^irrelevant response, as law or logic canie from Lamar. Warmed to the work in hand, he de ended WITH WOMANISH VEHEMENCE the mandate of the court, though denying its authority, and reaching hit usual climax of partisan purpose, broke out into taunts and jeers at the cowardice and dishonesty of his adversaries. “I dare you,” said he pacing madly downward toward the speaker's desk, his arms akimbo, his eyes aflame “ I | Hun. B. II. Hill gets a Flag. Since Mr. Hill delivered his great speech, siys the Atlanta Courier, his daiiy receipts of letters, complimentary, curious and con- derautory, has Lecn something wonderful. One of the most interesting of those letters came from a Mrs. Kimball, of Phi ad ■Iphia, accompanied by a “Rebel battle flag." The following is the correspondence upon the subject: Hon. Mr. IliU: Dear Sir—I forward to you the flag captured by the soldiers of theUniim, when they took possession of the capital of yonr State. It was given to me as a token of gratitude for kindness shown to the sick and wounded while in Savannah, and sent to me by the boat in the return from up the river where she landed the troops. It gives me g ensure to return it to a worthy son ot eorgia, with the hope that the past may he . forgotten. I never mil to appreciate a brave man. The noble sentiments expressed by you in your speech in reply to Mr. Blaine, prove you such. Mr. B.aiue is from Maine, my native State, and I have always admired him, but I feel he has made a mistake this time., May God bless you, and give you wisdom and thought to continue in the way you have started, thus briuging about an era of good feeling and prosperity to our troub led land. Your speech, the firet from the South since its restoration to power in Con gress, is worthy of her. May our united strength cause our •“ Father’s House” to be come the light of the civilized world. Your Yankee Sister, Mrs. H. S. Kimball, W. Philadelphia, Jan. 13th, 1876. BlacksmUli Shop. MEDICAL NOTICE. r “^MU V ' ciUUoTl °f many of ray former patron*,! T^rffQtioQ of Medicine mams,-Si 1 } ^*1* i will my especial attention to the 4^: q| and* ton Ghronio Di*ea*e* Janet. WM. KING, M. D 1S76—88-lr. proper conduct they wonld doubtless I c yv Ch api n , of Massachusetts; J. W. make no unnecessary delay w discharging Throckmorton, of Texas; A. S. Jewett, of the,disagreeable ^“*75 but would not the of New York; VV. M. Robbins, ot North Judges of the Supreme Court refuse to w gavfor.of Ohio- From the place the session of their Co. it, by their Distriot of Colnmbia—W. W. Corcoran, voluntary action, beyond their own control Jame> g_ Harvey and Charles Masou. The In the event ot such refusal on their part, [Democratic organizations in all the States no valid election wild be held for members aQ( j Territories are requested to report their of the new Board, The eleotore, by the immedia ^| y l0 , the National very terms ot the bill, are “the several I Committee for applications for doc- Judgcs of tho Supreme Courtonef the umeDtg| speeches and other political matter, presen. Board of Trustee. Both bodies ftnd a jj ounnannications on business of the must untie ra nuking the clecum, nd , mmitteew ai be addressed to the Secretary, if either, for any reason, should fill to who moA the5r newspapers to the j^icijme therein, the action ot the other, w jji revive a ll documents pub- tf not absolutely void, would be, to aay the I lighed b them f(ee of ^ least of it, of very questionable validity. f 1 (^gnld) Heioteb CtWER, Chair’n. And not only would, the Judges probably \V. II Babnum, Treasurer, decline tho trust, but thepresent Trustees I Jas. Harvey, Secretary. themselves, might likewise retusc the prof- ——— — . tered honor. The bill provides that from I Grant and Belknap.—Captain G. T. and after the passage of the Act, the pres-1 Robinson, now of Baltimore, and formerly of cat Board shall he aliolixhcd. The present the Tenth United States Cavalry, was sta- Trnsteea might, under the circumstances, I tioned at Fort SiU for four years, and while consider the offered distinction a very ques-1 there ascertained clearly the facta upon tionable one. They^are first almost harshly I which Wm. W. Belknap has now been deprived of their existence as a corporation driven from the War Department. More ana then required to choose their snecets- than a year ago he went to Washington per- Just a year ago a Norwegian, when drunk, itoze his hands and feet so badly neat Deoirnh, Iowa, that they had to be amputa ted. His wife last week got judgment for Si),500 against the druggist that sold him the liquor. General Braxton Bracg. with some iren tlemeu from Mobile, Ala., y.d A¥)M\u. T«x; as, are taking §tgjts for thq. establishment of themselves. 'They tniillit think (he taS au at Fort SiU, tq wham Marsh, lh* briber of indelicate one, "alid ‘tlial they cq.uld not, Relknap. had sold the privelege for which he aeiioently, take part in the election qt all paid ReUu'ftP 80,000 a year. Now, it'for the reasons indieated,or freyn ] Captain Robinson states that he firet com any cause whatever, the eleci\oq of (foe new I municated these facts tj President Grant x ' • ’ ” equired by ! in 1872, that he renewed the communication in couse- in 1874; and finally sent them to him for FEW & MEKIWBATHER. H ILL FEW AND WESLEY MECTWEATmn, lifswnntri', th| ft tlioVart? prepared to do *11 mn.iner of . ^xu^uei.. lyork in the Blacksmith Line, nnd ntrc:usonab!ooliarjrcs. , purpose „ „ „ , , , . They have the best workmen and nso noUinii: » the , ™ the country, with a view to establish .., —j , ... , best materiel. Carrinee work, plantation work, l.orse ,. f* , nmeppnte tlie present Baird would cease on the first whom the whole case could be proved shoeing *ndm.y difficult job. » *pedsJtr. Shop o P large stock renche, and also to prosecute roe prc»cuox~ thenceforth. I Y Sun posit* Messrs Gann & Reave*’ Livery Stable., I mining operations and farming. Monday in j, , “i • M»raa——I—— ■ '' dare”—he made a sudden start, emphasizing each emphasis with a blow upon the desk ns he passed, and his heels crunching into the carpet step by step—“dare," * l dare’—and as he reached the outermost verge, his voice rose to A STENTORIAN SHRIEK— “ I dare the other side to refuse." To soy that there was a sensation in every part of the house is to uive the feeblest possible idea ot the extraordinary scene. The democrats, aroused indignant, exasperated, huddled in a mass toward the speaker’s desk. The repub licans aroused, and thunderstruck at the consumate audacity of their leader, broke into a deafening storm of applause. The Maine man had broken the enemy's line, and if he hud only the metal to deal with which he met on that famous amnesty day, the democrats would have been routed, but now ensued an UNPARALLELED SCENE in this session. Lamar, who had listened calmly and looked with composure upon the exciting evolutions, physically and mental ly, of tho man of Maine, responded, with dignified serenity, monotonous selfpoise, a reassuring readiness of resource, and a thorough mastery of words, which simply left Blaine shorn 'of his strength and strand ed. "No dramatic daring of the gentleman from Maine,” said Lamar, frigidly, "cao pre vent this house from exercising its ct nstitu- tional rights in this m .t-t r. Criminal courts can punish ofienders, but they dare nut intrude upon the prerogatives of the house.” Blaine is notoften defeated so com pletely, and this occasion will remain mem orable in the midst of those who saw both it and the amnesty debate. Lamar, calm, undisturbed, ominously arose as the gas lights flashed from above and beuan in vec tive which rsidled the republican leaders into a mass of quivering helplessness. Blaine has ached fur a season to pit himself against the quiet Mississippian. Never was anibi tion so radi; never an OVERTHROW SO SIGNAL. He had pursued his policy of tauuts and in terruptions, as Lamar proceeded, until the Mississippian’s patiencegavc way. He turn ed upon the applauding partisans who were egging Blaine on, and shaking his arms sternly, said, "Oh, you clacquers who are laughing at him, you will he wailing before I get through with him.” Surprised but not warned, Blaine kept up his interruptions, imerting incohequent queries now and then for tbe aggravation of the speaker. Tbe democrats, feeling for Lamar, cried, "Shame! Shame!” and Randall, in the chair so far forgot the dignity of the occasion as to for get he was the presiding officer and called out to Blaine ’to take his seat Lamar, ...... , „ . . however, undisturbed hided his time and sore. No, not to choose; for, as tp a por-1 sonally to laj these facts before the Military earned bis triends that he had that to say tion of their successors, no choice is given Committee of the House of Representatives, ^hich would leave him speechless for the them They would be required to elect all- bat they would not hear him. He also took pjeggjjt o. thems Ives, and would have no discre- care that the same fopta should bo made n*TtMLRss for the future. tion whatever in the premises. They might | known to Prea\deqt QrafiL Tb ^ ech “ r g^ jj e stripped hisargument of all its subterfu g«s and-left the republicans high and dry as defenders of fraud, champions criminals, and expounders of law they knew nothing nbout, impaled Blaine himself on a point of taw so strong that he was left squirming and helpless. No debate was ever listened to with such varied emotions of excitement, an .cr, disgust and surprise, and tbe general verdict to night is, that Blaine was complete- House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., Jan. 15, 18/6. Mrs. H. S. Kimball, West Philadelphia : Dear Madam—Yonr noblo letter of the 13th instant was received this morning. By express, I have also received the flag “captured by the soldiers of the Union when they took possession of the capital of my State ” I cannot adequately express the feelings awakened in me by* this gift, and by the touching and patriotic words which accompany the gift. The flag itself i- a sad reminder of angry daj’s, but your beautiful expressions ol' devotion to* our country, finding, as they certainly do, a sincere response in iny own bosom, awaken ■ lively hopes that we “shall have war tjo more.” For yonr more grateful approval to my humble efforts to this end, please also accept my warmest thanks. I can truly-say, I have no mission in public life bat to aid, as far as I may be able, in re storing public peace mid iu prompting the public good The people of the North cannot afford to ask the people of the South to yield their manhood, for that would prove themselves of the North unmanly. Thu peop’e of the South cannot afford to yield their manhood, for that would he to confess themselves unworthy. Let tho people of each section admit the great troth which will demonstrate the manhood and worth of lioth: That wo differed honestly; that we fought bravely, and that our differ ences arc settled in good faith, on the basis. of the Constitution as it is. And now, with our people all free, onr States all sovereign, and our country all one, let us nil “ unite our strentgth to cause our ‘ Father’s house’ to become the light of the civilized world.” Your Southern Brother, Benj. H. Hill. Mr. Hill then determined to present the flag to the Young Mens’ Library, of Atlanta. Mrs. Belknap’s Appeal to an Old Fkiend.—Before her marriage, Mrs. Belknap was a bosom friend of Congress man Blackburn’s wife- To her, last night, she betook herself when her husband, com ing home from the committee, declared that all was lost. To work more effectively upon Mrs. Blackburn, the wretched wife brought lier baby to plead for her. It was one of the cold, stormy nights experienced in Washington. The ground was covered with an inch of slush, the snow melting as it fell. As she appearcdfit Mrs. Blackburn’s, it was almost impossible to recognize her. A plain cloak was thrown over her, and her babe was pressed in her arms. She had barely reached the inside door, when she fell, in a faint. Recovering, she fell np on Mrs. Blackburn’s neck. Sne raved pite ously to save her husband and child. Sho alone was guilty. They might hang or imprison her, but spare her babe and her husband. During the scene, Mr. Blackburn came in, and the two women clung to him, his wife almost as much moved as tho wretched wife and mother. Blackbnm says he was rawer so moved in his life by an appeal, biit he was powerless, if he had liceu willing, to shield Belknap. He told the unfortunate woman, gently but firmly, that justice must be done, and that lie was powerless. This was not the first time Mrs. Belknap had asked Mr. Blackburn’s good offices. She told him some points of the story a few weeks ago, hut did not say how her husband was implicated. Blackburn did.not u derstand, and, jokingly, promised to apprise her of any plots against her hns- band.—Chicago Time*. pmite j»n4.1y. . o ,eminent. ; the last time in 1875. submitting nil the evi-• *- v A v the terms of the bill, all the powers of t deuce and giving lha names -of witne-ses by " * ... ... *' —■- —*--■*—* i- L —-L-i ~’ J *■- \—JY. I Senator Ingalls is much talked of for Vico President Governor Smith’s Dilemma.—Reports from Atlanta says that Governor Smith is much perplexed to decide whether he shall consent to run for Govenor a.third term, or consent to take Mr. Norwood’s place in tbe United States Senate. Both positions have their advatages and disadvantages, and the arguments pro and con, so nearly balance each other, that he is sorely perplexed to de cide which to choose. It is said the Gover nor reasons thus: The office ot Governor is encumbered with many peiplexities and duties nf uhictl I am- heartily sick and.tired; there is the Treasury difficulties and the eternal importui.ity of some ot tho Atlanta ring for money or tavous of some sort. Tho United States Senate is an easy position. Senators have nothing to do but draw their pay and rations and the Senate is a good place to make money. Many Senators who went there poor liave suddenly become very r cb. Besides, if I choose the Senate, I get rid of giving those expensive dinners and suppers, which a Governor is expected to give. But if I leave the Executive Chair, what will become of all ray friends and re latives who now hang upon me for a support? It 1 drop Alexander, and Brown and Fle- wellen, who will take them up? Echo ans wers, nobody! And if they lose my patron age when will they be able to support them- sdves? -Echo answers, never more 1 There conflicting questions make it difficult to de cide which to choose. Why can’t I have both? Alexander and Btzeman might sign all tbe warrants and answer to my name whilst I am in Washington. This would* suit me exactly.— Union and Recorder,