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A BABY PARMER HANGED.
Execution of Margaret Waters for
Wilful Murder.
Mrs. Joy, the laundress, said, when be
fore Mr. Ellcott, that the washing bill
was frequently ten shillings a week, be
sides what was done at home. That
ought to be a proof positive that I al-
iys kept my little ones clean. When
W TIIE WASTE BABIES OP ENGLAND ARE
COT ltU» OF—MARGARET WATER'S STATE
MENT OF HER CASE—^PABTICCLAES OF
THE LAST SCENE.
Margaret Waters, the baby farmer,
was executed at 9 o’clock, within the walls
of Horseinonger-luuo Prison, the county
jail for Surrey, England, on the 11th of
October. It will be only necessary to
state, with reference to the crime of the
culprit, that she was convicted upon
out of six similar indictments, for the
wilful murder of an illegitimate child
months old, the allegation
part of the prosecution being that she
and her sister, who was tried with her
and acquitted, had initiated a regular
system of murder by professing to “adopt’
newly-born children, upon the payment
of a small sum of money, their real ob
ject being to get rid of these unhappy
children as speedily as possible, so that
little or uono of the amount they received
should be expended. The case was alto
gether a novel and peculiar one, ami the
culprit and her sister were, in the first
instance, only charged with misdemean
or, in having neglected to provide the
children who were placed in their charge
with proper food and necessaries, and so
ndangered their lives, and after several
f the unfortunate children had died, the
coroner’s jury only returned verdicts of
manslaughter against the prisoners, ac-
ing, nt) doubt, upon the impression that
the deaths were the result of neglect and
want of proper attention, and negativing
the. supposition that they were actuated
byauy deliberate intention of causing
death. The case was, however, consid
ered of so much importance that the in
quiry was taken up specially by the At
torney-General, and under his direction
MURDER
AN INDICTMISN"
was preferred against both prisoners in
where death occurred. The
prisoner, as above stated, was convicted
upon one ol these indictments, and for
this offence sho suffered the last penalty
of the law. The prisoner appi.
conducted herself remarkably well since
she has been in prison, but although she
has frequently stated that sho had been
guilty of deceit and fraud in reference to
the children entrusted to her, she has
down to the last moment persisted in as
serting that sho never entertained the
intention of destroying the lives of the
hfidren. She was visited for the last
by her two brothers on Monday,
end the interview was a most painful
e. The brothers hud previously had
interview with the Lord Chief Baron,
io tried the prisoner, and they inform
ed him that they could procure evidence
to show that tueir unhappy sister had
treated the deceased child with kindness,
and that she had also done all she conld
for the other children. His Lordship
aid that evidence of this description
would have been important if it had been
duced at the trial, but it was not in
power to interfere at that time with
the execution of the sentence. An ap
plication for delay had also, it appeals,
been previously made to the Secretary
of State by the prisoner's brothers ; but
the “ ' * - -
answer tliejr received on Saturday
i that the case had been •' r, n^ w
sidered, and the Government were nna-
ble to find any grounds for granting the
application for delay. Ever sinee she
has been under sentence the prisoner ap-
to have taken very little sustenance
aud it was frequently necessary to ad
minister stimulants to her, and the llcv.
Mr. Jessopp, the chaplain of the prison,
who has been unremittingly kind and at
tentive to her since she has been under
his ebargt*, was frequently called up in
the night to visit her and endeavor to
console her while she was in a paroxysm
of grief and despair. He always succeed
ed in doing so, and ho expresses a con
fident opinion that she was sincerely re
pentant. Oa Monday nighi the prisoner
requested to be allowed to write
STATEMENT OF HER CASE
which sho desired to be published after
her death. Sho was engaged a consid
erable time in doing so. It was as fol
lows :—
“Horsemongeu Lane Jail, Monday, I
Oct. 10, 1870. j
The ller. John Jessopp.
“Drab Sir : Peeling it is only right
before I close my eyes in this world to
write you a few lines to tell you, my
faithful aud ollVctionate spiritual adviser,
how far I have transgressed the law in
this awfully solemn and degrading case,
I embrace this, my opportunity of doing
so, Imping that at lcast you will believe
me, especially with death aud eternity so
near. I plead guilty of obtaining money
under false pretences, of a course of de
ceit and falsehood ; also to laying dowu
five bodies of children who died of con
vulsion or diarrhoea, and thrush. These
all died, since about the 2Gth of March,
the beginning of which was I went ouc
morning to the cradle of a baby to take
her out, Sho looked very ill, she just
gas] :ed when I lifted her up, and died of
convulsions. Fearing the exposure of
an inquest, I adopted the means of lay
ing down tbo Ixxly, knowing I had in nc
way contributed to the death of the in
fant or any other. Aud here I solemnly
and the Rev. Mr. Jessopp was with her
soon after 7 o’clock yesterday mornipg,
and remained with her till the last mo
ment She was engaged in prayer down
to the time of Calcraft, tbo executioner
being introduced to her cell. She did
not betray any emotion while undergoing
the operation of pinioning, and appeared
to have recovered all the firmness which
characterized her during the trial. A
processon, consisting of Mr. O. Abbott,
the Under Sheriff, (upon whom devolved
the painful duty of carrying out the pre
liminaries for the execution), the Gover
nor, aud somo of the jail officials, was
formed, and the culprit was brought
throngh the residence of the matron,
which adjoins the prison, to the place of
execution. She walked with a firm step,
AFTER THE ROPE HAD BEEN ADJUSTED,
she, in a calm, composed tone, uttered
what was described by all who heard it
a beautiful extempore prayer, and ex
pressed a fervent hope that she might be
saved. She then shook hands with the
Rev. Mr. Jessopp,. and said in a firm
voice, “Good-by, Mr. Jessopp, good-
whicli could cause a death,
not given proper food that is an error of
judgment, but «s to »our food it is fals
I never in mylife gave food in such
state. Since being in prison the thought
has frequently occurred that it is hard to
suffer for the deaths of those cliildrcn
who died iu the workhouse, or yet the
one of Mr. Cowen’s. It was ou the 10th
of Juno that I first spoke to Eliza Row
land about her mother suckling baby
Coweu, and when Half passed the house
I feared it was a man of the name of
Hollingsworth, from whom I had ob
tained a lone of money on my furniture.
It was owing to the very high rate of in
terest, together with the fines charged,
which first plunged me into such diffi
culties, and not being able to meet my
payments left Peckham and other places
secretly as soon os I knew he hod found
me. Therefore, seeing Half pass and re
pass, I immediately remarked to Row
land that there was inoro trouble in store
for me, because I so feared bo hail found
me. Mrs. Rowland was engaged by mo
at ten shillings a week to wet-nurse baby
Cowen, and sho was with her a fortnight
before he died. I can but say
I WASHED Ail. THE BABIES EVERY MORNING,
including the poor little one, and he
more than the rest, on account of his
suffering so severely from, thrush and
diarrhoea and sickness. Any mother who
is troubled with a child suffering in this
manner, especially a young infant, well
knows that it would be in a fearful state
if neglected for one day, much
«nch a thing could be, if only washed
two or three times, in three weeks.
A gain, I solemnly deny fever having ; od-
ministcred laudanum, or any noxious
drag, to this or any .other child;also,
that the whole of the evidence as to the
dirty state of the children la not true.
writing this I endeavored to avoid all
feelings of bitterness to those who have
sworn so falsely, and as there are among
those witnesses several men of position
and education, I am quite sure when
they this night feel that though their
testimoney a fellow creature, who has,
no doubt, fearfully erred, must on the
morrow suffer death, their consciences
must, indeed, condemn them. Man has,
indeed, been unmerciful to me, but God
I trust will not deny me His saving mer
cy. He knows all hearts. In this my
Gethsemane, I pray earnestly that they
may be forgiven, as I forgive them.
With such evidence, such revolting dis
closures, the jury could not do other
wise than return the verdict that they
did, and the Judge must of necessity
pass upon me the sentence of death. I
fully understand why this case has been
thus got uj)—it is to expose a system
wrong in itself, because it affords the
very ready means of parents
rrriNa rid of their illegitimate off
spring,
What do they care what becomes of
their poor little things ? They have only
one care—to hide their shame; all love,
if any, is satisfied. They are the sinners,
and were they no such sinners, so unfor
tunate a one os myself need not be
sought One of the children who died
in the workhouse, but who was under
Dr. Bullen’s care for weeks, was only
brought to my house on the 10th, pre
vious to my being taken by the police on
the 13th; so I had only had that child
two clear days. That I have deeply
sinned I confess, and wish it were possi
ble to make reparation to those whom
I have grieved or injured; but it is not
to be; but I do humbly ask tlieir for
giveness.”
The statement then concludes by an
earnest expression of thanks to the chap
lain, the governor, and the matron of the
prison for the kindness the prisoner had
received from them, and the prisoner
subscribes herself as—“I remain, dear
. yours affectionately and repentent,
Margaret Waters.”
The culprit slept very little last night,
A Tale of Horror.
She also shook hands with Calcraft
and one of the prison warders who
standing near her; and, upon the
bolt being, drawn tho drop fell, and she
nppoared to be dead almost instantane
ously. The scene outside the walls was
ne of littlo or no excitement. About 7
’clock, between 200 and 300 persons,
principally of the lower class, assembled
in Horsemonger lane, anil there loitered
until 9 o’clock, when the black flag, in
dicating that the culprit had paid the last
penalty of the law, was raised above the
wall, over tho entrance to the prison.—
The majority of the people then dispers
ed. Mauy, however, lingered until 10
o’clock, when tho body was cut down
and tho flag was removed. The culprit
was thirty-live years of age and was in
person small and diminutive. She was
described in the calender as a widow,
and her husband, it appeared, had been
dead about several years. The usual in
quest was held upon the body in the
course of the day.
It would appear that the final decision
arrived at by the Home Secretary was
not made known until a late hour on
Monday night. On Monday afternoon
an intimation was made to the brother of
Margret Waters that if he could obtain evi
dence to show that the culprit had made
arrangements to secure the services of a
wet-nurse for the baby Cowen before the
discovery by Sergeant RaU of the baby
Last week’s Saginaw Republic says :
It has been known for somo time that a
dirty, wretched old man lived outside the
city, about a mile or so, in a filthy littlo
cabin, entirely alone, and that lie was a
hermit. No one ever went near him, for
it was said he was a magician. His only
companion was a miserable looking dog.
He came into the city sometimes to beg,
and would piteously implore for money,
stating that he was starving. Sometimes
he would gather rags or scraps of paper
and sell them. Every one supposed him
to be wretchedly poor. He had an evil
look, and mothers would remove their
children when they saw |him coming.—
One day last week, however, a child, the
son of Mr. Abraham Skinner, went out
alone to fish in the stream, and happen
ed to wander on until, before ho knew it,
he came to the hovel of the old man.—
At first ho was frightened, but seeing so
one around, he plucked up courage and
went nearer. Everything was silent.—
He went anil peeped through a crack in
the side of a hut. Ho almost screamed
at what he saw, for he beheld the old
man bending over a bag of money that ho
was counting. There were other bags
beside him containing large quantities of
money. Mr. Skinner's son was so ter
rified that when he attempted to move he
stumbled. Like lightning the old man
rushed out and seized him. “Ha,” he
screamed, “I’ve caught you, have I?
You saw me, did you ? Well now, you’ll
pay for it” And before Mr. Skinner’s
son could say a word, the old monster,
with an awfnl laugh drew out a knife
and cut the child’s tonguo lout.—
Then ho chopped off his fingers. 4 4 Now,”
he said, *• now you can go, for you can’t
tell.” The poor boy ran off, overcoma
with agony, and ran to liis father's house
only to fill then with consternation.—
What was the matter with their child ?—
He coultl not speak to tell them! He
could not write, for his fingers were cut
Still the poor boy, after efforts of the
most horrible pain, managed to fix a pen
cil between his bloody stumps of fingers
and wrote the awful tale ! A party was
immediately organized aud hastened to
tho miser’s den. He was at the door ns
they approached, and fired a revolver
six times nt them, wounding two of the
party seriously. Mr. Skinner returned
the fire, and the aged villian fell, with a
piercing yell, mortally wounded, 44 My
money—my money !” He moaned, “my
beautiful money !” and ho crawled to his
bags of gold and sank upon them—a
corpse !—Over §10,000 was discovered,
which was presented to the poor-house
and other charitable institutions. The
event will never be forgotten by our
citizen*. The child is slowly recovering.
The miser was buried the day after, ami
the hut was torn down.
farming establishment at 4 Frederick'
place, Brixton, it might have a material
effect upon the ultimate decision of the
Heme Secretary. The brother accord
ingly went to Brixton and saw Mrs. Row
land, the wet-nurse in whoso charge tho
baby Cowen was when it expired. He
said to her, 44 Can yon undertake to say
that Mrs. Waters engaged you to wet-
nurse the baby Cowen before the discov-
, - v say that.”
It had beeu hoped by the friends of the
culprit that Mrs. Rowland would have
been able to state that nn arrangement
lmd been made between her and Mrs.
Wftters to take care of tho child; and had
she been in a posUiou to do so, the capi
tal sentence would not, it is understood,
have been carried out.
[If ever thero was an innocent victim
to social sins, this poor, helpless woman,
surely, was one, aud that roaring mob of
judges, priests, ami lords and ladies that
offered «»n tho altars of their in
fernal moralities, were in truth the real
authors of, crime. It is the social con
dition—the system—the monstrous
wrong imbedded in English society that
produces baby fanning, pauperism, pros
titution andjtheir associate horrors. And
yet, this England, fairly dropping to
pieces from sheer social rottenness, has
deluded ns into the destruction of a mill-
lion of precion8 humon lives to 4 ‘abolish”
our social system and collapsed into her’a
—to violate, ignore, disregard the natural
distinction of race and sink into the un
natural distinction of dass— to blindly
butt our brains out against the handy
work of Jehovah, and collapse into the
human invention of 44 kings, lords, and
commons.” SnCh a thing as baby farm
ing conld not happen in ten thousand
years in the South, as such social diseases
as pauperism, prostitution, Ac., are im
possible in the natural order of American
society. But Ijie 44 abolition of slavery,* 4
the violation, disregard, of the natural
distinction of society, will not only bring
us' 44 baby farming,” pauperism, &e„ in
an much profusion, as that of i England,
but auporodd tho rottenness of Jlongrel-
ism,-and therefore marching on as we are
now, fifty yean hence New York, Boston,
Ac., must, in comparison, render Sodom
and Gomorrah moral and pleasant
yllowj
Number 3‘J.
Blobbs at Lions Branch,
Freaks of a Slf.ei*-Walkeb.—Wo fiml
i an exchange the following riugular
iso of sonabnlism in Concord, N. H.:
44 J. W. Hatch, janitor at the State
House, aud who resides at the South end,
the Countess of Rumforil place,
arose Sunday morning, aud whileiWalk-
iDg around in front of his housef saw a
woman stauiliug there with her arms
folded. She hail no hat or shawl on,
and Mr. H. Supposed it was some neigh
bor waiting for milk; but seeing that she
did not move, went and spoke to her.—
After a moment she answered Uim,iand
asked him if she could not come iu and
rest, as sho was very tired. Mr. H. at
once admitted her into the house, aud
she sat dowu by the fire. She appeared
very cold, and her clothing was drip
ping wet. Mr. H. was of course sur
prised at her appearance anil conduct,
but asked no questions.
Breakfast being soon ready, she was
asked to sit down to the table, which she
did, and drank a cup of coffee and ate a
little food; after which she lay down upon
lounge anil immediately dropped to
sleep. Mr. Hatch covered her up, and
she slept till noon, when she awoke and
began to look around her, apparently
di confused, and asked where she was
Mrs. H. told her aud she asked who she
was. The woman told her she was Sarah
E. Ross; that she was the wife of James
Ross, and lived six miles from the State
House, on the Road to Canterbury. Sho
further told them that she bad no recol
lection of having left home ; that the last
she remembered was being at a wedding
house the Saturday night be
fore, when somo friend was married, and
that she lay down with her clothes on to
rest a few minutes before doing some
work she intended to do before retiring.
She further told them that she was in
the habit of getting up in her sleep, aud
she had frequently got up at nights—after
having done a hard day’s work the day
before—and gone to work, and sometimes
continued working half the night before
she would woke up. At this time she
had been very liurd at work preparing
for the wedding, anil the result was what
we have described. She was very much
exhausted, having walked about seven
miles, exposed to the rain-storm of Sat
urday night, with no protection for her
head, and haying on only such clothing
as she would wear in the house at a party.
Mr. Hatch took his team and carried
her home, where he found her fami
ly in the greatest distress at her absence,
but which was speedily changed to joy
at seeing her again. Mr. H. was the
cipientof many thanks and blessings for
his kindness from the family, and they
will probably be careful that she does
not attempt any more auch pedestrian
feats—at least, for the present
It is certainly a very strange affair.
Mrs. Ross is about 30 years of age.—
That she did pot leave her house until
afterS o'clock, and then walked seven
miles, ate breakfast conversed with the
family, and then lay down and slept—
Iu the middle of the season the Rev.
Mr. Blobb’s, who is theologically “sound”
sent his wife, who is theologically un
sound. and their son Billy to Long
Branch. Billy who is a precious child,
and whose father had cautioned him not
to forget to write him, penned a letter a
few days after, anil nnreod by his mother,
scut it. Tho same mail carried to print
both letters here below. The first,
Billy’s, read thus:
Dear Daddy.* It is awful nice here in
the country, and me and ma are having
such jolly limes. I think the nicest
place in the world is a watering place;
don’t you daddy ? At first I felt awful
lonesome without you, anil says I to dear
ma. “When is pa coming up from the
city, ma ?”
“Nev^r, I hope, Billy,” said sho; “your
father’s such a dry Old slick, and wo are
much better without him.”
O daddy! you wouldn’t know ma now,
if you hadn’t seen her before, sho is look
ing so well and young. She has taken to
wear such lots of hair, and our maid Sal
ly, says she doesn’t look older than many
a gal at 17. Mu’s got a real splendid
beau, too, with such splendid mustaches
and whiskers! Ma calls him Charlie, I
call him a brick, because he gives me
heaps of candy. Sally says lie’s the
nicest gentleman she ever saw.
Tho waiters are bully boys, and I get
no end of stale tarts, pies and pound-cake,
besides bottled ale and tobacco. They
are teaching me to play euchre, too, and
I think it’s a real nice gome. Ma has not
time to look after me she’s so taken up
with dressing, dancing, and Mr. Charlie.
O pa! I want to see you awful bad;
don’t come yet—it would moke ma so
hopping mad. Please write soon and
don’t forget to send me plenty of pocket
money. A fellow can’t do without “tin”
here. Your affectionate son, Billy.
Mrs. Blobbs wrote as follows, the only
point of contrast being that it gives a
different view of tho matter;
My Dear Husband :—My health is a
little better, thank the Lord, and I begin
to enjoy tho Sabbath-like peace of this
splendid place. I miss yon very much,
and my thoughts ore often with you ; but,
for tho sake of your flock, I will not ask
you to join mo at present. Dear lit
tlo Billy aud the Bible are my usual com
panions, though, when I seek it, I find a
good deal of religions society hero. Are
you lonely without me, dear husband ?
I hope not, for the fresh invigorating air
hero is doing me more good than medi
cine, and if I could remain until Septem
ber I believe X might be restored to my
former health.
Give my fondest love to the dear sis
ters of our church, and tell themlremem-
ber them in my prayer. I readyonr sool-
stirring sermon in Monday's Inquirer. It
filled my heart with peace and comfort.
With love and mauy kisses I bid yon
adieu. Will write you again. Billy will
nd you a note, which you will receive
ib this. Your loving wife,
Lucy Blodbs.
Mr. Blobbs, in a state more easily im-
::ned than described, left for Long
Branch immediately after reading the
above epistle. IIow Mrs. Blobbs receiv
ed her indignant Lord and master we
don’t know, but he has brought her back
to Gotham. Last Sunday Bhe sat in her
old pew nt church, looking very sorrow
ful. The pastor, Mr. Blobbs, preached
a very eloquent sermon, taking for his
text the following : “Who can find a
irtuous woman ? for her price is far
above rubies.”
of a Banditti than of Legislators, I thank
you and the Young Men’s Democratic
Club, of Fulton, for the “semi-official”
(I presume.) ex(toes in The Constitution
of the 5tli, of the expenditures of the
last Legislature, for its own pay anil the
.pay of its officers. It appears from your
exhibits that for a little over two years
it has expendid for this purpose, §989,-
05500, or pear one million dollars', .-•j
I am not at all astonished at the amount.
Besides meeting, most of tho time, du
ring the long days of tho summer, and
remaining in session only two or three
hours each day, doing little or nothing,
and then occasionally adjourning from
Friday evening till Monday for the pur
pose, I suppose, of resting and reenpera-
ting from the “fatigues” of these ardu
ous labors ; during tho hist session, and
especially during the last week or ten
days of it, tho Radical members espe
cially voted away tho money of the peo
ple to themselves and to tbeir favorites
as if the people of Georgia were richer
than Cresus and all the Rothchilds and
had “no poor kin.” I did not, however
commence this for the purpose of writ
ing anything denunciatory of the majori
ty of the last Legislature, but did it for
the purpose of helping you a littlo
your “good work,” by adding to y
facts and figures.
That your readers and the people of
Georgia may see, in a more glaring light,
the perfect recklessness, and want of
conscience, or the total disregard of any
responsibility, on the part of tho majori
ty of the last Legislature, in their expen
ditures for themselves, etc., I have con
cluded to copy, from tho Comptroller
General’s reports, the expenses of former
Legislature for nine years immediately-
preceding, ami during, the war, in part,
for pay of members and officers of the
Legislature. For the years following,
the expenditures were:
For 185o ami 185C, (biennial session) 9168,416 OS
**•,242"
being all the time unconscious—seems
almost incredible; but so it was, and Mr;
Hatoh-ia ready to substantiate the facts in
every particular.
A Female Jury.—The court of the
future woman jury, lady counsel, hand-
mo young man ou trial for murder:
“ Ladies of the jury, I appeal to yon;
should such whiskers be hung ? True,
he killed his wife; but as you know, she
a horrid, jealous thing, aud led her
poor husband such a life. In my opinion
killing was too good for tier. Ladies, be
merciful; the prisoner hangs opon your
lips. Consider his eyes, consider bis
nose. Were I married to a woman who
called me an unprincipled wretch, oh,
wouldn’t I kill her? Ladies, be gener-
’ (Jury retire, but return with t
verdict of not guilty; judge, jury, coun
sel, and all shed tears and kiss indis
criminately. They toko up a collection
for the prisoner, who, next day, marries
the forewoman of the jury, out of grati
tude.)
A Queer Institution in New
York.
[From tbo Chicago Post,
In New York city they have a private
postoffice, on Broadway, where they
charge teu cents a letter for delivery.—
It is the headquarter* of flirations,
amours, intrigues, plots, robberies and all
sorts of clandestine and illict correspon
dence. It bids fair to supersede the per
sonal advertisement column. The agent
of Satan who keeps tho shop says:
“ I propose to keep a thoroughly gen
teel office, where anybody can have mail
matter addressed and kept until called
for. All classes of society by means of
this office can exchange billets iloux with
out danger of exposure. I have among
my patrons already the names of the mer
chants, bankers, brokers, and professional
and business men of all grades, many of
whom are well-known iu the community.
Ladies, too, from the Fifth avenue and
other fashioneble streets up town, stop
in front of my door, and other points i
the neighborhood, and send their ser
vants to my office for their mail. Some
times mysterious ladles come personally,
who are heavily veiled, and whose en
trance and exit are almost instantaneous.
They receive, ther highly prized epistles
and deport. It’s none of my business
who. they are. If I did know I wouldn’t
toll. I never divnlge any secrets I may
liavediscovered.
' He declares that he receives and de
livers two or three hundred, lettersla day.
Old Sawney is -evidently lose in Broad
way. k
Expenditures for Part of Members and
Officers of the Legislature—The Past
$866,385 53, lor Niue Years—The
Present, $989,055,00. f<: Two Years.
Melledgeville, November 9, 1870.
Editor Constitution: At • -ne who was
“riled” not a little, 33 I ; by durin;,
the post session of the Legislature anil
saw the Radical side of t Senate and
House (two-thirds or tie ee-fourths of
whom, all told, perhaps u.t payers into
tho State Treasure ns mm-‘» 03 $200 per
annm, in taxes) voting nwi-y tho money
of the tax payers of Georgia with an ex
travagance and recklessness, more worthy
For 1858..
05,529 40
115, 840 00
114,427 52
6*2,849 36
94,604 65
Excess $ 112,66947
Showing that the expenses of the last
Legislature for pay of its own members
and officers to be §112, G69 47 more than
that of other Legislatures for nine years!
And, what is more, during one of these
■ years (1863) the currency that the
ibers then received was worth but
five cents on tho dollar for gold. And
what makes the matter look still more
extraordinary, during six of these years
(1855-5G-'58-59-60)rtko number of the
members of the Legislature ranged from
fifty-four to eighty-two mpre than the
present Legislature. From 1855~to i860
each county had a Senator; now there
is but one Senator to three counties. In
1855 to 1857 there were 118 Senators
aud 155 Representatives—273 in all—51
more than the present Legislature, which
consists of 4-1 Senators and 175 Represen
tatives— 219 in all; in 1858, 12G Senators
and 1G3 Representatives—289 in all—70
more than the present Legislature. In
1859 anil I860, there were 132 Senators
and 1C9 Representatives—301 in all,
82 members more than the present Legis
lature. Iu 1861, 1802 and 1863 (three of
the nine years), thero were 45 Senators
and 169 Representatives—212 in all, and
only six members less than the present
Legislature.
Aud mark it, here, /Mr. Editor, that
these nine years' expenditures were
made when the people of Georgia had
from $500,000,000 to $700,000,000 of
property, while the two years’ expendi
tures were made when they had but
about $200,000,000 of property.
You further state that of this vast
amount ('$989,055.00) over $125,000
for clerk hire by the last legislature.
The Comptroller’s reports, from which
we obtained the above gross amounts ex
pended for members and officers pay for
the years above stated, did not separate
the gross amount paid for clerk hire ex
cept for the years 1860, 1861, 1862 and
1863. For these years, the pay of the
Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the
House and their clerks,
For I860
For 1861
For 1802
For 1863
follows
45,561 Co
7,380 00
12,425 00
13,896 00
'lit hundred
Total
Forty-three thousand w __
and ninety-six dollars for clerk hire
against over $125,000 for a little ovei
two years, will show an average expen
diture, I think, of about $6 to $1 (one)
by this last Legislature, when compared
with these other Legislators for clerk
hire.
Surely these things alone ought to
causo every patriot in Georgia to rise m
and see to it, that if possible, no snet
legislators as the authors of such ext rav
agance and folly as that yon have shown
shall ever again represent an honest and
free people. Tho exhibit you have al
ready made (even though there may oi
may not lie “worse things behind,”]
ought to induce all good men in the
State to take a little interest in politics
for awhile, or at least, until after tbo
December election. I hope your good
work will not be in vain, and thaf all
will go to work, and “cease not tlieir
labors” nntil these vampires and “mon
ey changers,” now rioting ou our sub
stance, are overpowered, and aro made
comparatively harmless.
Trusting, Mr. Editor, that yon and
the Yonng Men’s Democratic Club of
Fulton county, will continue in your
telegraphic
■Washington, Nov.* 12. Congressional
elections show the following Democratic
gains and losses: Alabama gains 2, Ark
ansas 1, Florida 1, Illinois 3, Indiana 1,
Louisiana 2, Michigan 1, Missouri 4, New
Jersey loses 1, New York gains 4, North
Carolina 3, Pennsylvania 5, South Caro-
linia loses 1, West Virginia 2, Wisconsin
gains 1. Total gains, 36; losses, 4. The
remaining States to hold election have io
the present Congress 12 Democrats and
8 Republicans.
Berlin, Nov. 12.—The following is
from the King to the Queen : Vcrsaillas,
November 11.—Gen. Von Der Tann,
yesterday, retired from Orleans to Towry
before a superior force. He fought the
French, however, all day. Ho has al
ready been reinforced by General Wit-
tick—*»4 -Prinee-AHfiefe - 'The Duke of
Mechlenburg Schwerin, will also join his
forces with those of Von Der Tann, to
day.
Tours, Nov. 12.—Tho Government
here don’t consider the rupture of the ar-
isiije negotiations os final.
London, November 12.—The Germans
have occupied Beancourt and Etalpes.
Garabaldi, after the battle on Thurs
day, between Mont Belavid and the Swiss
border, marched with twelve thousand
men upon Belfort.
Tho Prussians have plundered the lit
tle town of Achy.
The French Admiral at Cuba lias re
stored to free navigation of the North and
Baltic Sea to neutrals.
Cincinnati, Nov. 12.—Faran is editor,
and Cocker ill managing editor, of the
Enquirer. The new arrangement com
mences to-day.
A dispatch from Dayton says that pri
vate advices from Washington say the
English mission has been tendered
Scbenck.
Night Dispatches.
IMPORTANT FRENCH VICTORY.
London, November 12.—The following
dispatch of the Now York World’s cor
respondent at Tours on 8th inst., which
delayed in its transmission, gives the
particulars of the beginning of an en
gagement which resulted in victory for
the Army of Loire : A great battlo is be
ing fought to-day between Mer and Bem-
giverv. Tho affair began yesterday with
engagement between the advanced
guards on the borders of tho Forest of
Mnrchenoir. Tbo French were'attacked
at 11 o’clock in tho morning by the Prns-
colnmn consisting of two battalions
of infantry 1500 strong, cavalry and teu
guns. The French occupied a line from
Persey to St Laurent des Bois. At noon
a Battalion of Chasseurs drove back the
Prussians between Yalbenc and Villecic-
Tain. The FrenchCavalry then vigorous-
ly 'attempted.Ao tarn the flank of the
Prussians, who, however, maaagatb4©
effect a retreat iu tho direction of Chat-
teau Feuf, leaving their dead and wound
ed on the field ; among whom were 20 of
ficers. Many prisoners were taken. All
this happened prior to a more decisive
engagement which took place on the fol
lowing day.
Nothing official has been received from
the army of' the Loire sinee the official
report of General Paladines.
It is asserted that Gambetta went to
Orleans lor the express purpose of hast
ening tho attack nil along tho enemy’*
Communication between Gen. D’ An rel
ies oml Gen. Trouchu, and the gov-
vernmentat Tours is constantly main
tained by means of carrier pigeons.
Tours, Not. 12.—O ver seventeen hun
dred Prussian Prisoners, captured at and
Orleans, passed through the city to
day on their way to South France, there
was great excitement among the people,
aud it was with much difficulty that a
riot was prevented among hundreds of
people along tho lino of march, who re
cognized among the prisoners^tboee who
had so outraged them at Chateau Dunn,
and other places. The prisoners were
hooted, but by efforts of _iho greater part
of tho crowd violence was happily pre
vented.
Cheering reports arc still received from
the army of the Loire. There are ru
mors oija great advantage gained yes tor-
day,{Gen. Von DerJTann’^army, notwith
standing it had been reinforced by an
entire army from Chartres, is in full re
treat.
Gambetta has gone to Orleans.
London, Nov. 12.—News of the bom
bardment of Hamburg is hourly expect
ed. The battlo of Orleans was very
serious. Tho French line extended from
Vendomo to Beaugencey. Travel has
been restored between Orleans & Rizon.
Garibaldi reviewed the troops at Autun
yesterday. Two Italian vessels have
gone to Maraailles to protect Italian citi
zens there. Six thousand Prussians are
marching on Montcmedy.
There was a heavy snow throughout
Yorkshire yesterday.
The citizens of Templemora and Kill-
bridies parishes, Ireland, are forbidden
to carry arms.
A bill for extending suffrage lias been
introduced into tho Belgian Chambers.
Vkhsailes, via Berlin and London,
Nov. 12.—Gen. Von Der Tann reports to
headquarters here to-night (hat there has
been uo further advance of the enemy in
his front. . 4X
New York, Nov. 12.—The World’s
■pecial from London says the whole tido
of popular feeling now pa England
running strongly in favor of the
French. Even the Times, feeling this in
fluence, has changed its tone, and now
urges Gcmauy to make peace, to with
draw from France while sho may do so
with safety. This fceliug is partly
due to the horror excited by barbarous
and wholy unjustifiable conduct of the
Prussians in attempting to suppress popu
lar resistance in Franco, and partly to the
rapidity of the growing conviction that
England will bo tho nextvicttmof Ger-
avbitration. The speech of Lord
Chief Baron tho other day, which declar
ed that Austria, would bo prostrate be
fore Germany; that Russia will be com
pelled to barter her Baltic ports for Con
stantinople, aud that England, being on
ly safe so long as she remains mistress of
1, must arm herself for a desperate
struggle, lms produced great alarm aud
dismay, aud a hearty wish for the reputes
oftheXkngtaS ondthe triumph of the
French.
'good work,” and in due time, give the
people more “facts and figures.”
I am, very respectfully, yours, T.
Benj. G. Turner, Radical, who has
been elected to Congress from the First
Alabama District, is a mulatto, and used
to be a very honest, upright and indus
trious boy. And up to as late as tho first
of 1867, despised Yankees and took no
part in politics. At thottim§ he was a
man qf large property and well thought
of, but we are sorry to see him in . his
present condition.
BSL- In another column we print a com
munication taken from tho Atlauta Con-
si itut ion, showing somo of the corruptions
.V n n ..r« n-» T , wuuovreu. AlUVUU, UUUfcCbBUrUUUUl. wxin
of the Bullock Government. In our next 0 no hundred and fifty thousand men,
we shall offer some oomments. * —
More prisoners, captured in the battle
at Orleans arrived here .this afternoon.
They were immediately dispatched to
South France.
The Moniteur to-day published 1
extended details of the recent battle. On
the first day the battle became general,
soon pfter an attack was mode by Gener
al Palliers, who had command of
wing. The French army made a decided
success from the tart. The Prussians
were in strong position, but Palliers took
veteran troops and stormed the Prussians,
driving them before him, capturing mauy
prisioners and carrying every position.
So marked was his victory that Gen.
Paladines warmly praised his conduot.
Tho Gardes Mobile from the depart
ment of Loireetchcr who were under
a heavy artillery fire of the enemy,
wavered a little, bat Gen. Barrillc,
who was in command placed himself at
their head and they broke through the
enemy’s lice. The Mobiles from the de
partment of Zartlie, behaved admirably
and charged on the enemy with bayonets.
The Chasseurs of the lino also distin
guished themselves.
New York, Nov. 12.—A special dis
patch to the World from Tours has the
following full details of the victory of
Gens. D’Aurelles and Palladinc over Gen.
Von Der Tann, which havo not yet l>een
received. Tho engagement commenced
at tho cast and west of Orleans, on
Wednesday, 9th inst, and was continued
until the evening of Thursday. During
Thursday the French drove the Prussians
from Orleans, inflicting severo loss
them, and aro now in occupation of tho
city. Gcd. Von Der Tann, with the
remnant of liis army, is now retreating
on the road leading from Orleans. Pith-
iviers, after vainly attempting to forco
his way throngh, retreated on Chateau
Nouf and Modtagio where he hoped to
join the army of Prince Fredrick Charles.
Gen. D’Aurelles has a force of 50,00 men
on the north bank of the Loire, and 70,-
000 on the south bank. The"destruction
of the roads and bridges between Com-
mercery and Orleans has prerented the
advance of the army under Prince Fred
rick Charles. He has about 75,500 men.
a great-part of whom aro probably north
of the Mann. After having disposed of
the remnant of Gen. Von Der Tann’s
army..Gen. D’Aurelles will maroh direct
ly on Paris and assail thb ! German tinea
between Versailles, and St Germain,
while Gen. Trochu, makes sortie out with
r<&- A Tribune Versailles letter , tajfr;.’
“Two peasants were shot a day or two
ago for conveying information. Their
way of proceeding was as follows : Hav
ing discovered where tho last German
sentinel was placed, one peasant come
up through the German lines pretending
that he was going to gather grapes in his
field, which happened to bo just out-,
sido tho Prussian boundary. ; Of course
the sentinel refused to let him pass.
While he is gesticulating and pleading
his cause up comes another blue-bloused
peasant. ‘Oh,. my dear brother,* cries
blouse No. 1, how art thou, aud how are
thy wife and children ? The two broth
ers embrace, and each slip a packet of
letters into the other’s blouse under tho
nose of the sentry. But the other monr
ing a gsentiy was more suspicious and he
put himself and his needle-gun between
these two dear brothers and Paris and
sent them off to the supports in the rear.
When searched whole bundles of letters
were found on them, and they were §t
once shot as spies.’*
The Bcksiso of Valdosta.—The Val
dosta Times, of the 8th, says: 44 Just
before going to press this morning, the
alarm of fire was heard. We rushed to
tho scene of action and found that it had
broken out in the store of R. L. Dickson.
Despite tho united effort of tho citizens
it swept every thing from S. A. Smith’s
to V. F.” Dasher’s, consuming the dry
goods stores, respectfully of S. A. Smith,
R. Young, R. L. Diekison, J. W. Wells
Sc Co., W. H. Briggs, the drug stores of
Drs. Paramour and Thomas, jewelry
store of J. M. Gray, and several ware
houses.
“ Tho greater part of tho goods were
saved, though tho loss was great. There
are various surmises as to the cause, but
nothing definite is known.
“ Owing to tho lateness of tho hour,
wo cannot go into further particulars,
but will give them next week.”
to ent bis way out and raise the siege.—
t®* It is thought the Governor is go
ing to appoint our very best and conscien-
cutious men os election managers. As
tho law compels them to swear to its com
plete execution, the Governor knows be
will get it well and faithfully executed by
the appointment of such men. This is
rather a sharp trick in him. Wonder who
originated the idea ?
•@u. War, with all its terrible necessi
ties, is not wholly destructive of the rules
of honor and the courtesies of civil life.
A packet of letters, addressed to officers
and men of the Prussian army, falling
into the hands of the French, they were
sent to M. .Crcmieax, by whom' they
were forwarded -unopened, to Connt
’Bismarck, for distribution.
A number of our yonng men have
organized a “Glee Club” with Henry
WestheimerasPresidentondGee. Rosen*
field as Secretary.
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