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PUDI IIHED
ON WEDNESDA Y MORNING
BY
H. H. CARLTON & Co.,
Proprietors.
II. H. CARLTON, Editor.
dustrv, think you they arc going to
submit t<> that condition of affairs, 1
Sambo vs. Civil Rights.
The restaurant of an enterprising
WEDNESDAY MOItMNG, MARCH 81.
General Local and Traveling Agent.
Capt. ,T. E. Ritcii,
I, tb* duly atiiharlird i(c»l of the NoRTII-Ejisr
Ubocuiax.-
C*er. Kirru l«al*> tli-.luly tuMMignlof
bat >|.lcu Hit w.-ekly, the '■ Sunny South."
which would prove the abandonment colored man, in the upper part of this
of the means of their agrandizement ? , city, was visited one day last week by
Think you that the Northern statesmen, three white females, who, being some
w ho have so long understood that your distance from home, ami having failed
The Relations of onr Cotton growing to
the Demands of Commerce, and to the
Present Political Necessities of the
Month.
Cotton, once the "King” of our
Southern wealth and prosperity, is’now
the "King” of our poverty; of our
wanted recuperation and prosperity;
of our general financial and corainer-
cial distress; yea, and we boldly add,
of our present political oppression. In
the presentation of this somewhat para
doxical proposition, we fully recognize
the fact, that it is and has been largely
maintained, that the overthrow of our
former system of labor, that so pecu
liarly adapted to cotton culture, has
not only made the continuance of cot
ton growing a necessity, hut even de
manded its increase. And further
more, that the absolute state of bank
ruptcy in which the South was left as
a result of the war, coupled with the
fact, that the Western States could
furnish our stores of provisions cheap
er than we could raise them, plainly
indicated our relief and recuperation
in confining our agriculture almost ex
clusively to cottou raising.
Notwithstanding, as we -ay, these
views have lieen largely maintained,
and supported by ap; arently conclu
sive arguments, vet, we unhesitatingly
hold and assert, that the wisdom which
so inclined or induced this direction to
our agriculture was short-sighted, and
the policy unfortunate, even to the re
taining of the South in its present
non-prosperous and burdened condit
ion.
We do not now propose to defend
our position, by entering into that dis
cussion of the question, which would
bring to our support that detail of
statistical facts which might here be
presented, nor do we design to base our
argument upon that array of sound
principles of political or practical
economy, which might be brought as
convincing proof of the unwise and
mistaken policy of our Southern plant
ers; but simply to rest the whole pro-
position upon the presentation of
few pldin and practical facts, such as
may induce a sound common sense
view of tilia subject.
Capital and labor in Europe and
America are very largely employed in
the manufacture of cotton. These
goods, to a great extent, may be seen
as the bulk of freight upon every line
of transportation upon the American
and European continents; freighting
every vessel that traverses the seas of
the globe, and filling the warehouses
aud shelves of the merchants and com
mission men, over two-thirds of the
world.
With the large dividends and con
sequent increase of capital, which has
resulted from the cotton manufactures
of Europe and America, that interest
has been greatly enlarged, and cotton
has entered more extensively into the
commerce of the world. England could
never lmve become a great commercial
nation, except through the agencies of
her manufactures. The boasted in
dustry and accumulated wealth of the
Northern and New England States,
would to-day, in a large degree, be re
tarded, overthrown nnrl destroyed, by
an interruption to the successful opera
tion of their cotton mills. Through
these enterprises is their comfort pro
moted, their general industry stimula
ted, their civilization advanced, and
their commerce more widely extended.
Now, let us turn and consider for a
moment, whence all this cotton, the
basis of these enterprises upon which
is founded not only the success of En
glish commerce and wealth, but which
has given to the Northern and New
England States of these United States
such commercial, financial and politi
cal strength in the government, as to
make them ready violators of our sec
tional rights, and powerful to maintain
an unjustifiable and unconstitutional
oppression upon the very produceis
of the source of their power and
wealth ? The examination of the sta
tistics upon this subject, both at the
present day and for years past, goes to
prove that uiuc-tenthsof the cotton con
sumed iu the world, is produced in the
United States, ana it needs no proof
to establish the fact, that American
cotton is almost exclusively the product
of the Southern planters. Then, with
the foregoing facts established beyond
the fear of successful contradiction, we
would emm'stly ask, iu all true sinceri
ty, nnt^Hi the name of an oppressed
and down-trodden South, would not
rest to our cotton lands, which gives
power and wealth to our enemies and
oppressors, and brings only weakness
and poverty to us, the sufferers, prove
the true and wholesome policy of an
outraged people, who alone, amongst
all nations, oan boast the element* of a
truo indcpendaoM? Yes. prove the
mighty" King* of our relief?
staple product was the source and foun
dation of their financial as well as
political might in the nation, and who
so well know the financial souls of their
constituents, are going to stand that
deprivation which will bring to us a
blessing and to them bankruptcy ? No,
.Southern agriculturists, ihe mighty
power of nations, who have gained
their strength from the results of your
labor, nil! not be chained, when the
constitutional rights of a free people
are being so trampled under foot,
through sectional hate and prejudice,
as to prove the source of their ruined
industry and crippled commerce.
The Northern abolitionists, who love
their coffers more than the Southern
negroes, who have been the subjects of
their fanatical religion and humanitari
an professions; who consider their
material prosperity of more importance
than constitutional amendments, and
who would sooner yield the enactment
of law-, wherewith to gratify their sec
tional spleen, than sacrifice that which
would replenish their money drawers,
would quickly sue unto you, with such
terms as would not only guarantee
unto you those constitutional rights
vouched safe by your forefathers, the
founders of American independence,
but such as would forever effectually
release you as " hewers of wood and
drawers of water” to our Northern
oppressors.
[continued is our next.]
St. Louis and Seaboard Government
Line of Transportation.
A corps of Engineers have been for
some days in this neighborhood, sur
veying a government line of transpor
tation, commencing at St. Louis, and
having its terminus somewhere on the
coast of Georgia or South Carolina.
This we understand is to be a combi
nation line of river and railroad connec
tion. Commencing at St. Louis, it
runs down the Mississippi river to the
mouth of the Ohio, then up the Ohio
to the mouth of the Tennessee, up the
Tennessee to the mouth of Hawasse, to
Charleston, Tennessee. From thence
to be ru i a double track railroad to
Rabun Gap. The survey, which has
been mado coming this way, runs via
Clarksville and Belton io Harmony
Grove, and from thence it runs on the
ridge east of Sandy Creek to Winters-
ville, on the Athens branch of the
Georgia Railroad. Now, to obviate
this go-by given to Athens, in the event
this line is perfected, it will behoove
the directors of our Northeastern Rail
road to push their enterprise to com
pletion with all possible speed. Real
izing, us no doubt they do, the great
importance of an early completion of
this road, we fully tielieve they will
exercise such renewed energy in push
ing the work forward, that we may
confidently expect to see the road in
operation at no distunt day.
to bring their lunch, called for dinner
While they were eating and being
waited upon by the attentive owner of
the establishment, a regular black
“ civil righter ” dropped in and de
manded his dinner, when the following
conversation ensued:
Restaurant Keeper- -" Look here,
nigar, what von wants in dis here
eating house?”
Civil Righter—“What I wants?
Why I wants my dinner, of course.
What you specks I wunts ?”
R. K.—“ Look here, boy, 1 tell you
now once for all, I don’t feed nigars in
dis here saloon. So you make your
black self scarce about dese here parts.”
C. R.—“Humph, nigar, you must
lie ’side yourself. Don’t you know de
* cibil rights bill ’ done pass, and am
dc law ub do land ? So you jist fetch
out your vittals.”
With this last remark, the restau
rant proprietor, feeling that his right to
govern his own establishment was be
ing rather imposed upon, seized the
negro applicant for dinner by the col
lar, and hurling him from the door,
exclaimed—
“ Leave here, you black scoundrel.
You come back here trying to run
your ‘swivel rights’ on diseatin’ house,
I’ll make you think you was in h— 11,
wid old Sunnier. tryin’ to run your
•swivil rights’ on dat hotel.”
The ‘‘civil righter” got his dinner
somewhere else, and the city officials
are now examining the best legal au
thorities, that they may justly and
satisfactorily adjust this difference be
tween these two beneficiaries of the
"civil rights bill.”
Latest. It is intimated that each of
these colored individuals have wri.ten
to Ben. Butler, requesting him to act
as his counsel when the case reaches
the United States Supreme Court.
The Atlanta Herald,
Always interesting, being noted for
the excellent character of its reading
matter, and at all times presenting the
news of the day with such force and
sprightliness of pen as to make it one
of the live aud able journals of the
State, was made particularly attractive
in its issue of the 24th inst., by con
taining an interesting and finely pre
sented interview which its Reporter
had with Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar, of
Mississippi, and Col. W. Lelioy
Broun’s Scientific Address upon the
“ Moon,” delivered before the State
Agricultural Society, at Tbomasvillc,
Georgia.
As it would simply be murderous to
either of these able and elegant pro
ductions to attempt to extract from
them, we will not prove guilty of such
crime, hut promise to give them both
in full to our readers in the future
issues of the Georgian.
Those Spelling Matches.—As
the “ Spelling Bee,” or “ Spelling
Matches ” are becoming the attractive
and interesting features of other towns
and cities, can’t Athens ring in and
try her hand ? Let our “ orthographi
cal experts ” get up one bv all means.
This being the seat of learning of the
State, we certainly ought to be able to
get up a regular “King Bee.” We
would suggest a class from the Uni
versity, one from the State College,
one from the High School, one from
the legal profession, one from the mer
chants, and one from the mechanics,
each selecting five or ten contestants,
and the match to take place at some
public hall. Contest to be continued
from night tonight, until thechampion
is determined, who shall be awarded
some suitable gift of merit. We would
further suggest that a small entrance
fee of twenty-five cents be charged,
and the full proceeds (less ex|>enses),
be devoted to the Athens Guards, to
enable them to perfect their organiza
tion. This would make the occasion
not only interesting, but profitable to
that enterprise, which should be the
pride of our city.
Death ot Mr. W. C. Colbert.
It again becomes our sad office to
announce the demise of another es
teemed and valued citizen of our com
munity. Mr. W. C. Colbert, a native
of Madison county, Ga., and for annm-
borof years an active and enterprising
citizen of Athens, after a painful ill
ness of seven weeks, resulting from
hypertrophy of the heart, died Wednes
day, the 24th inst.
Blessed with that genial tempera
ment and bouyancy of spirits which
ever induced him to behold the bright
side of nature, he was a most agreeable
and popular companion with his large
circle of friends and acquaintances,
and an exceedingly kind, loving, cheer
ful and happy husband and father.
To the community who will ever
bear in fond remembrance, so esteemed
aud beloved a citizen and who now
so deeply mourn Lis loss, and fo
those who, by reason of ties of
the closest and tenderest relations, his
memory must be dearest and his loss
most keenly felt, and who are deeply
bowed down and sorely afHictcd ivy this
sad dispensation of providence, it
should be a source of the greatest com
fort and consolation, to know “ that
their loss is his eternal gain.”
“ Peace to him that sleepeth,” and
may that kind providence which pro
mises “ heavenly recognition ” in that
morn of resurrection, comfort the
weeping widow, orphans, relatives and
friends of the lover! departed one, and
soften unto them this sail affliction, as
he temuereth the winds to the shorn
lamb.”
Senators Gordon and Norwood.
—We are under obligations to those
our Senators, for copies of able and
interesting speeches made during the
late session of Congress.
The s|>cech of Mr. Norwood, upon
the "Louisiana Law,” which is claimed
as one of the finest efforts that has
been made in the present United
States Senate, shows much of intellect
ual force, deep research and elocu
tionary finish, and finely sustains that
reputation which his speech upon the
“ Civil Rights Rill” gained him, as an
able and gifted Senator.
The speech of Hon. J. W. Johnston,
of Virginia, made iu the Senate, upon
the “claim of G. W. Custis Lee, to
the Arlington Estate,” (and for which
we are indebted to General Gordon,)
was a most able and convincing argu
ment; and if justice was hut a char-
acteristic feature of the Federal Ad
ministration, we dare sav, would gain
possession of this valuable estate to its
true and rightful owners.
“That Promenade.”—Many, very
many of our young men are solicitous
to know what “ the promenade ” is.
Quite a number fancying that it is an
advertisement, which might, perchance,
secure them “ happy moments ” with
some fair damsel, moments in “ the
promenade ” in which they might give
expression to those pent up thoughts
and feelings, now so burdensome to
their happiness, have entered their
names as candidates for the position.
A certain gay, festive and fascinating
young jeweler of this city is particular
ly exercised about this mysterious
“ promenade. ” As his name stands
first on the list, it may be taken os
proof positive, that he is an anxious
candidate for that “promenade” which
will surely lead to the felicitous state
of matrimony. He pines, but not
without hope.
Civil Rights Bill Unconstitutional.
Elsewhere will be found the charge
of Judge Emmons, of the United
States Court at Memphis, to the Grand
Jury of his Court, declaring the so-
called Civil Rights Act unconstitu
tional, and that they are not to find
bills of indictment under it.
This goes to show how the iniquitous
measure is likely to be treated by the
Courts, where the presiding officers are
determined in their support of the
Constitutional rights of the people,
and will doubtless hasten the bringing
of this act of Federal usurpation be
fore the Supreme Court, where, no
doubt, it will be forever settled with
its scaled condemnation of unconsti
tutional.
in front of her, and if this does not
{Southern farmers, you who have! servo the purpose of fetching out ye
Afflicted with a Snake.
•
We learn that a certain Doctor in
this place, has a negro patient who is
in a state of rapid decline, under the
imagination that she has a large snake
in her throat. And that whenever
she is approached, she opens wide her
mouth and imagines the snake poking
his head out with the usual hissing
sound, whereby he means a defense of
his hiding place. She objects to its
removal, upon the ground that it
would prove her sudden death.
Ndw, as it is reported to be a black
snake, we would recommend to the
Doctor to swing a rat or spring chicken
. studied the jealousy of nations, that ] snake, then, we would suggest to him
have even wegod war to extend those ^ to send off at once for the celebrated
financial, commercial and manufacture : “ Negro Snake-biter or Killer,” of
iug advantages, based upon your in- j West Point, Ga.
TnE Street Railway has, we
learn, been leased to Capt. McGinty,
with the understanding that lie at once
put it in first class condition, and ope
rate it ta its full extent. Now that
this enterprise has fallen into the hands
of a man with capital sufficient to
meet the requirements of the lease,
and full ot that energy necessary to
to make it a complete success, our citi
zens may expect the “ Street Rail
road ” to fulfill the purposes for which
it was built. Would it not be well
for the Company to consent for Capt.
McGinty to tare up the double track
on Broad Street, and run a single track
in the middle of the street ? This, it
occurs to us, would not only lessen the
expense of maintaining the road, but
would doubtless remove, in a large
degree, that prejudice which lias here
tofore been felt towards it by many of
our citizens.
Mr. Robert P. Dickerson, of El
bert County, was in our city one day
last week for the first time in fifty-three
years. After purchasing a bill of
goods of some of our merchants, he
looked around the town a little and
remarked, “ that he could hardly re
cognize the old town of Athens, as it
had improved right smartly since his
last visit.”
SP
Madison County.—The citizens
of this County held a Convention one
day last woek for the purpose of ap
pointing delegates to the Congressional
Nominating Convention, to be held at
Gainesville, Ga., on the 14th of April.
Bell delegates were appointed.
The vote 6tood, Bell, 45; Hill, 35,
Easter Celebration at Emman
uel Church.—Notwithstanding the
great inclemency of the- weather on
Sunday last, this celebration was a
magnificent success. The Church was
most beautifully decorated, and the
“floral offerings” of the Sabbath School
Classes were elegant, tasty and appro
priate. The rendition of the “Pro
cessional” aud the Carols” by the chil
dren, was very fine. The address ot
Dr. Drysdale, the Rector of Emman
uel Church, was exceedingly appro
priate.
We regret our space and time will
not permit a full description of this in
teresting occasion, but forces us to
conclude our account thereof, by pro
nouncing it one of the most beautiful,
interesting and successful “ Easter
Celebrations” that has ever marked the
history of this Church. The children
of the Sabbath School, had a most en
joyable pic-nic occasion on Monday.
That “ Celluloid Coral” Jew
elry.—We are the proud and compli
mented recipient of a set of those beau
tiful and elegant “Celluloid Coral”
shirt-buttons, now being sold at such
low prices by L. Schovenell & Co.
Only those who have been there to
behold this fine class of Jewelry, can
appreciate or imagine how grateful
we are to this courteous and obliging
firm for this handsome present.
Messrs. Schevenell & Co., in addition
to their supply of this new kind of
jewelry, are now displaying in their
Show-cases a large lot of genuine
“ Whitby Jet” jewelry of most mag
nificent styles. Let all who desire to
purchase tasty and elegant goods of
this class and at exceedingly reason
able prices, give this firm a call.
Democratic Conventions.—At-
tion is hereby called to the notices of
the President of the Democratic Club
of this County and of the dtizens of
Oconee County, calling meetings of
the citizens of their respective Coun
ties for the purpose of appointing del
egates to the Congressional Nominating
Convention, to be held at Gainesville,
Ga, on the 14th of April.
Let all the Democrats of both of these
Counties be sure to be in attendance
upon the meetings, that a true ex
pression of the views and opinions of
the people may be obtained, and dele
gates be chosen in accordance with
the wishes of the majority.
Rev. John Calvin Johnson, who
perhaps has united more couples in
the “ holy bonds of matrimony” than
any other nrau so licensed to do in the
whele -State of Georgia, was muchly
engaged last week in the exercise of
this sacred duty, and with his usual
grace and in his exceedingly felicitous
style, made happy and added to the
list of his life-time friends and ad
mirers, the following couples;
On the 23rd inst., Mr. James C,
Nichols to Miss Marv A, Parr, both
of this County.
On the 25th inst, Mr. William M.
i Watkins, of Social Circle, to Mrs.
Margaret Pattman, of Clarke Countv.
THE TORNADO.
Unparalleled in the History of
Georgia.
Immense Destruction of Life and Prop
erty.—A Mother Deranged by the Loss
of Ittree Children. A Father Orders
Six Coffins. Route and Incidents of
the Storm. Terrible Suffering and
Destitution, Etc.
The storm that visited a consider
able portion of this State, on Saturday,
the 20th inst., is unprecedented in the
history of Georgia The daily papers
of the State, for a week past, have
becn'fillwl with the most heart-rending
accounts of this ten ible and destructive
visitation. As our space will not al
low us to present a full and detailed
account of the calamities consequent
upon this storm, we give the following
condensed report from some of our
Exchanges:
There appeared to be four whirlwinds, or torna
does, one from Whitevillc, in Uarris county; an
other front Harris county iuto Merriwether; an
other near Hamilton, and another from Harris
through Talbot. The two (list created immense
havoc to property, but no lives wee lost; the one
near Hamilton killed three children of H. W. Pitts,
and badly wounded two others, one having both
legs, both arms and a thigh broken, and injured
Pitts and his wife. The latter is bereft of reason
from grief. Every house in its course, for twenty
miles in length and half a mile in width, was lev
elled, trees blown down and carried hundreds of
feet, ami fences scattered everywhere: furniture,
clothing* stock, etc., all gone, and people suffering
on account of the destruction of food. The fourth
was most destructive, for, twenty miles in length
aud half a mile in width, its i atii is marked by
ruin and devastation. The little village of Mount
Airy, in Harris county, was totallv destroyed, not
a bouse standing. The wile and children—four
5 rown, three of which were young ladies—of Capt.
. H. Kennon, were killed and their bodies blown
from fifty to one hundred yards. Ten persons were
badly injured. Capt. Kuuuon had to order six
c« thus.
Uaughvllle, Talbot county, was completely des
troyed, and ten whites and sixteen negnies were
killed. Five churches, six stores aud four school
houses demolished.
The storm just touched Upson county, but did
considerable damage, killing several negroes, injur
ing many whites, aud destroying bouses and forests.
In Harris county it killed seven white
them children, besides wounding many.
At C.uuak it destroyed ttie hotel, depot, several
dwellin^saud stores, leaving but one bouse unin
jured. One iiersou was killed, and manv wounded.
Wagons nnd teams were blown away, the animals
killed, os also many cattle and hogs.
Near Milledgevillc thirteen or fourteen persons
were killed. Human bodies were blown away and
no remains found. l«argc plantations, with forty
or fifty persons on them, have not even a houa?
left—forage, stock and all are gone. The cloud re
sembled an hourglass in shape, was vertical in po
sition, and as luminous as a biasing file. It so
closely resembled fin*, that nn alarm of lire was
stan h’I ntid |>eople turned out. Oue man’s head
war Mown completely otf his shoulder*.
Ai TIwmisou several houses were destroyed and
many jxrsons injured.
At Klaui Church, uear Cainak, where meeting
was l>eiug held, the storm destroyed the house,
killing oue persfm and Injuring many.
At Apnliug, oue end of the Court House was
blown oil*, and several dwellings destroyed. Three
persons were killed and inauy injured.
Between C'amack and Thomson, on one side of
the road the trees were lying in oue direction, aud
on the other in another, which indicates that the
storm which desolated Camak and the one that vis
ited Thomson met uear the line of road. Travel
ing in opp«wite directions, their force must have
been terrific.
The details of the calamity on Mr. 8. I>. Massic’i
place, near Sparta, are most pitiful. There were
sixteen houses on his place, and of them all there
is not one piece of timber left upon another. Ills
residence was built of hewn logs, weather-l>oarded
outside aud ceiled inside. Some «>t tbete logs were
blown to a distance of a mile and a half, ami shin
gles from the roof were blown io tne distauce of
several miles. When lie saw the storm coming,
Mr. Massie made a frantic effort to save his wife
ami child. He ran into the house and seizing them
attempted to gel them out of doors ; but before he
reaehod the door the walls were crushed in. lie
thrust them toward the door, and was himself
caught iu the tiiulier*. When the storm had passs-d
he discovered bis wife lying near him with her
brain crushed out. His child, an only one, aU»ut
two years old. lie found iu the garden, with a tear
ful hole torn in its side. It was dead. Mi«» Ella
Berrv ha«l been blown into the top of a pine tree,
which bail fallen near by. Her legs were broken
in seven places aud she was otherwise awfully
mangled. She lived four hours. A negro m. non
the place ran to the nearest house for help, and
wheu neighbors arrived they found Mr. Massey
who was badiv hurt, silting beside his dead wile,
with his dead child in his arms and the dying girl
lying uear him. A field in which the wheat was
six inches high, and a broom-sedge field, were
cleaned as bare as if they had l>cen burned and the
ashes swept olf. A covv of partridges was found
dead near the house, two dead rabbits were found
in the yard, and all tire < hh k«ii«, rats and cats <
the place were killed. The skirts of Mr. MaML
coat wore blown olf, and his shoes and socks were
blown from his feet and have not yet been found
The injuries to his person arc very severe. A con
siderable amount of money which he had iu tin
house was blown away, so was all hiasilver, in f ct
everything, even down to his clothing. He had to
borrow clothing from bis neighbors. A common
butt hinge was buried t« the joint in a tree, and is
still firmly fixed there. Small rocks were blown
with such violence that they were iinl»cdded iu
trees, nnd are still to be seen there.
The damage iu the country is terrible. Heath
and destruction marks the’ cut ire length and
breadth of the tornado. .Stock, houses, and lood
are all destroyed and the (»cop!e left in a starving
condition.
The course of the storm as far as it can be traced
is as follows :
The first we hear of it is at Aiken. S. C., though
it committed terrible depredations all through the
North and East. From 8.1*. it entered Georgia
Richmond county above Augusta, sped theuce
Columbia county, completely wiping out Appling,
and thin swept through McDuffie, overturning
Thompson. It then hurried on to Warren countv,
destroying Camak; then turning sharply south’
ward, barely touching Warrenton and Mayfield
and theuce Into Hancock county. It swept through
Sparta and Heveaux, and skipped into Baldwin,
barely missing the ancient city of Milledgevillc.
It seems then to have Jum|M*d over Jones and
Monroe counties, but lit on Epson county about
Thoiuastown, and passed thence in a south west
erly direction through Talbot, Uarris, and the
upper corner of Muscogee into Alamama, where it
seems to have been lifted above the earth, as we
hear ot no serious damage that it did over there.
There were fortv-six persons killed and fifty-one
wounded; and this does not include the scores
negroes whose names it is impossible to get.
A Handsome Gift.—Mount Ver
non Lodge of A. & F. M., is now
elegantly fitted iu the East, South aud
West with very handsome chairs, *
present from the Knights of Phythias,
New Engine.—Capt. Nickerson
the agent of the A thens Foundry &
Machine Company, now boasts superior
work at his establishment by reason of
a splendid new enginethey have recently
received and put in operation.
STATE NEWS.
Columbus contributed $2,403 30 in
a few hours on Monday, for the Harris
and Talbot county sufferers, and more
will be raised.
The papers of thp 27th inst., an
nounces the death of Mr. David
Dickson, of Oxford, Ga., the well
known agriculturist and originator of
improved prolific cotton.
The Telegraph & Messenger of the 27th
inst., announces that Col. Willis A.
Hawkins is lying very dangerously ill
of hemorrhagic fever, at, Leesburg,
where he has been attending court this
week.
The moral tone of Society in Atlanta
won’t tolerate the Can-Can worth a
cent, and the papers of that city, the
Herald especially, goes for such insults
to Southern modesty, decency and re
finement, with a boldness and fierceness
for which that journal is peculiar.
The Governor, it is announced by
the Atlanta Herald, has appointed
Dr. James F. Bozeman to assist Col.
John Jones in the management of
the State’s finances; and as an assist
ant, Col. Jones is perfectly willing to
accept the services of Dr. Bozeman.
So everything seems to be entirely
satisfactory to everybody.
The Milledgeville Union and Recorder
says, “ a gentleman who saw the whirl
wind strike the Oconee river, says the
water went up, he thinks, an hundred
feet in the air, and for a few moments,
the bottom of the river, where the
tornado passed, was laid bare, the
mud and soil was Mown into the tops
of the trees.”
In the case of Jeremiah Howard vs.
Win. H. Fay, contested election for
the office of Tax Receiver of Jefferson
county, Governor Smith has decided
in favor ofWm. H. Fay, and in the
case of J. M. Acree vs. Henry G.
Daniels, contested election for the
office of Tax Collector of Schley couuty,
in favor of Henry G. Daniels.
Another fire in Atlanta, on the night
of the 22nd inst. Loss $25,000 or
$30,000. The fire broke out in the
two story frame building on Decatur
street, opposite the old city park, oc
cupied by Mrs. Frank, which was de
stroyed together with the adjacent
building, owned and occupied by Mr.
John Lynch. Other buildings in the
vicinity were saved by the firemen.
B. Pye & Son Bankers and Com
mission Merchants, and Wm. L.
Lampkin & Co., bankers and ware
house men of Forsyth.. Ga., have sus
pended. Their liabilities are very
heavy—assets of a character not read
ily convertible. D. G. Proctor & Co.,
have also suspended business. It is
said that Proctor’s suspension is only
temporary—he banked with Lampkin,
and Lampkins failure stopped Procter.
The value of lands in Sumter county,
since 1871, according to the Comptrol
ler General’s report, have increased
25 per cent. In Webster, the value
has increased 24 ;>er cent. In Schley
county, it has decreased 7 per cent.
In Stewart, decreased 20 percent. In
Terrell, decreased 30 per cent. In
Lee, decreased 25 per cent. In Ran
dolph, decreased 3 per cent. Iu Ma
con, decreased 22 per cent. In
Marion, decreased 16 per cent. In
Dooly, decreased 12 per cent. In
Pulaski, decreased, 12 per cent.
At a public meeting in Columbus,
on Monday, the 22nd inst., to take
action rclutivo to extctxlint; relief to
the sufferers by the storm of Saturday,
it was resolved to ask the city authori
ties to give $1,000, and the County
Commissioners $3,000 for that pur (lose.
The City Council met aud promptly
complied with the request of the meet
ing, but the Commissioners state, that
while they heartily sympathize with
the suffering, they have no (Miner to
grant the request. The amount asked
of the Commissioners, it is thought,
can bo easily raised by private sub
scription.
The Augusta Constitutionalist says,
a meeting of the Merchants’ and
Planters’ National Bank, of that city,
was held on the 22ud inst., “ at which,
it was resolved to wind up the affairs
of the institution nnd discontinue busi
ness. The reasons given for this action
arc, that the business of the Bank has
ceased to be profitable, and there are
no indications that there will be an
early improvement; hence, it was con
sidered best to wind up before a loss
should be entailed upon the stockhold
ers. We learn from prominent stock
holders that the assets are sufficient to
insure S120 for each share of stock.”
GENERAL NEWS.
WA8HINGTON, March 23.—When the
Senate met this morning, the consider.*
ation of the Caucus Resolutions on the
Louisiana question was resumed.
Mr. Jones, (Deni.,) of Florida, spoke
against the adoption of the resolutions.
At the conclusion of his speech, Mr.
Anthony, (Rep.,) of Rhode Island,
who had them in charge, gave notice
that the Senate would remain in ses
sion until a vote was reached. Several
amendments of explanation and modi
fication were voted down, and the
resolutions were adopted by a vote of
33 to 24. Mr. Booth, ot 'California,
was the only Repuh iean who voted
nay. Mr. Hamilton, (Rep.,) of Texas,
declined to vote. The following is the
full text of the resolution:
Resolved, That the action of the
President in protecting the government
in Louisiana, of which William P.
Kellogg is the Executive, and the peo
ple ot that State, against domestic,
violence, and enforcing the laws of the
United States, is approved.
Washington, March 24.—The ac
tion of the Senate tabling Pardee’s
nomination places litigation in Louisi
ana in an awkward position. The
district judge alone has jurisdiction in
bankruptcy and admiralty cases.
Neither Judge Wood nor Judge Brad
ley lias initiatory voice in these branch
es’ of the law. There is now in the
hands of the registry of the District
Court for distribution by order of the
district judge, seventy-two thousand
dollars.
Other suits in bankruptcy involving
$200,000 are pending. There is doubt
oi the President’s power to appoint a
Judge ad interim. It seems probable
that all cases in bankruptcy and ad
miralty must remain in abeyance until
the next session of Congress. Judge
Pardee has unconditionally withdrawn
from the contest.
New York, March 23.—The
Equitable Life Insurance Company
reported in a New Jersey dispatch of
last week, as having failed, was a small
cooperative association, located at
Elizabeth—and not the Equitable
Company of New York City.
New Orleans, March 23.—A tor
nado has occurred in Quishita valley
very destructive of life and property.
The tornado was three hundred yards
wide and traveled fifteen miles south,
levelling everything to the earth.
Action of the Standing Committee of the
Diocese of Georgia in the Matter of
tire Bishops Elect of Southern Ohio
and Illinois.
The Committee consented to the
consecration of the Rev. Dr. Jagger,
iu the following form :
Resolved, While we entirely disap
prove of the “ Cheney letter,” we, nev
ertheless, iu view of Dr. Jagger’s letter
of explanation, “disavowing emphat
ically the interpretation put upon cer
tain phrases iu that letter,” and stating
that “ the ground of his action was
symimthy with one peculiarly tried, and
not approved of his course,” do give
our consent to his consecration.
The Committee refused to consent in
the case of the Rev. Dr. DeKoven, as
follows:
Whereas, Information has reached
the Standing Committee of the Diocese
of Georgia, through the official state
ment of the Convention of the Diocese
of Illinois, that Dr. James DeKoven,
whose papers are now before us for
confirmation to the holy office of
Bishop, received but a bare majority
of the votes cast, to say nothing ot the
illegality of his election ; and,
Whereas, Respect is due to the
large and unprecedented minority of
the Diocese of Illinois still in persist
ent opposition to him, and,
Whereas, Doubts surrounding the
doctrine held by the Bishop elect are
known to us, and we maintain that
the Church should have the benefit of
any doubt in regard to error of religion
alleged against a candidate for any
holy office, and.
Whereas, We believe that a Bish-
An Act
For the relief of maimed and indigent
soldiers.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia,
That from and after the passage of
this Act, it shall be the duty of the
Ordinary of each couuty in this State,
in each year, before the couuty tax is
levied, upon application to him, ami
proof being shown to him by any
person, that he entered into the mili
tary service, in defense of the South,
duriug the late civil war between the
Confederate States and the United
States of America; that he served
faithfully in said service, and in the
snine lost both eyes, or two limbs,
meaning thereby arms, or legs; that
he has not more than one thousand
dollars of taxable property ; to levy a
special tax, as a part of the county
tax, of one hundred dollars for each
of such applicants, when such proof is
made to his satisfaction, which tax
shall be collected by the County Tax
Collector, and paid over by him to such
applicant, when he is shown by him a
proper certificate from the Ordinary of
said county; said tax of one hundred
dollars shall only be levied for a citizen
of said county, and shall cease when
such applicant, so relieved, ceases to
be a citizen oi said couuty.
Sec. 2. Repeals conflicting laws.
Approved March 3, 1875.
A Novel Barometer.—One who
has tried it, says, “A cup of coffee is a
sure barometer, if you allow the sugar
to drop to the bottom of the oup and
watch the bubbles arise without dis
turbing the coffee. If the bubbles
collect in the middle the weather will
be fine; if they adhere to the cup,
forraing a ring, it will be rainy ; and
if the bubbles separate without assum
ing any fixed position, changeable
weather may be expected.”
A Lard from Treasurer Jones.
To the Gentlemen of the Joint Finance
Committee of the General Assembly
Now in Commission:
A communication to the Chronicle
and Sentinel, which appeared iu that
journal of 17th inst., signed “One of
the Committee,” takes me to task for
various short comings.
As I desire to reply to his several
charges and point out the misrepresen-
tations and perversions of the fact shop , the artists in which are paid by
therein contained, I tmnk I am en- the government, and provided at its
op of a Diocese, particularly one
against whom these errors irt religion
have been charged, should command
a more general approval than has been
the case iu the present instance; and,
Whereas, It is not possible for us,
iu view of the evidence which has
reached us, to give testimony without
publicity or affection in the presence
of Almighty God, that the Bishop
elect of Illinois is not, so far as we are
informed, justly liable to evil report
for error in religion; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Standing
Committee of the Diocese of Georgia,
regretting the necessity that exists for
so doing, are nevertheless constrained
to withhold our consent to his oense
cration, and we hereby decline to sigu
his testimonials.
N echo in the Senatorial Barber
Snor.—The Civil Rights bill has come
home to the United States Senate iu
an unexpected manner. Attached to
the U. S. Senate chamber for the use
of the members is a first class barber
CIVIL RIGHTS.
The Recent Act of Congress Declared
Unconstitutional by Judge Emmons
of the United States Circuit Court-1
An Unexpected Ruling.
Memphis, Tenn., March 22nd
Judge Emmons, of the United Slates
Court, to-day delivered an elaborate
and exhaustive charge to the Grand
Jury in reference to the Civil rights:
It is to be regretted that a question
of such exceptional importance, and
one which is producing so much ex
citement, should come lieforc the
Court in this form.
At an early day, however, and du
ring the term, we are compelled to de
cide the matter you lay before us.
The severe penalties inqioscd bv this
law upon the prosecuting attorneys
and other officials, will, wt ure advised,
be attempted to be enforced, should
the Grand Jury fail to indict, in the
assumption that their action will be
controlled by such officers.
The Court’s every consideration,
makes it a duty to answer your ques
tions at once. You ask whether it is
a crime for which you have a right to
find an indictment, that a negro has
been denied the full nnd equal enjoy
ment of the accommodations, advan
tages, facilities, and privileges of thea
tres and inns of the State. Such de
nial is not an offense over which Con
gress can give this Court jurisdiction.
Those are matters which the Btate
governments alone control. Parties
who thiuk themselves aggrieved, can
bring Civil action in this Court at
once. Any decision we may then
make, can lie reviewed by the Supreme
Court.
He then gives bis reasons for enter
ing into the details of the case, which
are mainly the excited condition of the
classes whom the law was iutended to
affect. Until the three recent amend
ments to the National Constitution
which abolished slavery and attempted
to protect ;ha civil and political rights
of the freedmen, all parties conceded
that the Federal Government had no
power whatever to restrain such an
offense as this. The punishment of
murder, arson, assaults and batteries,
trespasses, frauds, injuries to reputa
tion, obstructions to the right of at
tending the church, the public schools,
the theatres, and forcing the right of
being accommodated in inns and by
common carriers within the State,
were matters uot only not granted to
the general Government, but in the
Constitution itself, expressly reserved
to the States. The vast mass of civil
and political rights included in the
compendious phrase, “ the right to
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness,” rested entirely under the State
protection. To this familiar and un
questioned truism, there was universal
assent then, and is now.
The only qhestion presented for ju
dicial determination is, “ have these
amendments completely revolutionized
the while character of our govern
ment?” Because it is eutirely*qpident
that if Congress has the power of reg
ulating the theatre and other places of
amusement in Memphis aud other
cities of the Union, this necessarily in
volves the power of protecting the
more sacred and important rights of
the colored citizen.
He then reviews the Thirteenth
amendment, and declares that it abol
ished slavery and did uo more.
He also reviews, at length, the
Fourteenth amendment, and says:
The clauses forbidding the Slates to
deprive any person of life, liberty or
property, without due process of law,
or to deny any person the equal pro-
tiou of the laws, have no application
to this subject. They are intended
solely to prevent the arbitrary transitr
of property from citizen to citizen
without legal adjudication or process,
aud to prevent the establishment of
tribunals for one class of persons vary
ing from those which determine the
rights of all. These inhibitions, too,
beyond all controversy, are aimed at
titled to the name of the author, so
that standing in the open field I may
not be required to meet a hidden as
sailant. I therefore respectfully ask
that the author of that communication
avow himself, and let me have fair
play. Being assured of his position
he is, of course, invulnerable and in
no danger, and consequently has noth
ing to dread in the avowal, which,
when made, I assure him and the pub
lic shall receive due attention.
Respectfully, &.,
John Jones, Treasurer.
p - S.—All papers in the State,
lovers of tru'.h and justice, and especi
ally those that have published the anon
ymous communication mentioned
above are earneasiy requested to give
the above a prominent insertion and
oW 'ge- John Jones.
Now York Press on Andy Johnson’s
Speech.
New York, March 23.—The Irib-
une says Senator Johnson’s speech will
hardly meet inordinate expectation, as
the argument in the Louisiana case
compares unfavorably with that of the
others.
Johnson s views on the third term
and reflections on Grant and Sheridan
will attract attention.
. lit® Times says the speech was nom
•nally on Grant’s course regarding
Louisiana, but really on the course
and achievments of Andrew John
son—the same unending stream of
disjointed boasting, with occasitffal
ahrewed and blunt points against hia
enemies.
The Herald thinks the gpeeeh will
make a profound impression by reason
?{,•}» ««l«tne88 and oou rage. Virtu
ally the speech ip an impeachment of
Gen. Grant.
Tbe World gays the speech wffl se
cure attention to the political situation.
the action of the State only, and have
no reference to individuals. He cites
decisions in Micigan and Ohio in sup
port of this, and also the slaughter
house cases of the Supreme Court,
(16 Wallace,) and then deals at great
length with the outrages against the
colored race, and expresses his sympa
thy with that large and respectable
class of our fellow-citizens, including
beyond question, a majority of tbe
more conservative Christian gentlemen
of the South, who regret that there
exists nowhere in either government,
State or National, the power of pun
ishing those mean and cowardly mur
derers. •
expense with an exquisite stock of
toilet articles. Bruce, the new colored
Senate from Mississippi, who is a full-
blooded negro, availed himself of this
tonsorial perquisite the second day
after he was sworn in, and has been
since then an occupant of one of the
chairs for at least an hour every day.
As soon os he arrives iu the morning
he has his hair nicely curled by his
colored friends, and before lie leaves in
the afternoon he gets fixed up again
for dinner. Some of the more fastidi
ous Senators who visited the place a
few mornings ago, were astonished at
the unusual sight of a “nigger” in the
Senatorial barber shop. The combs
and brushes with which they were ac
customed to be adorned were deftly
flying through his kinky hair and over
his swarthy face. The result is they
have given the Senate barber shop a
wide berth, and held several indigna
tion meetings on the subject.
Personal in the New York Evening
Telegram, March 13th:
“Judge and Mrs. Schley, No. 601
Fifth avenue, have gone South to re
main until May, when, we are inform*
ed, they will sail for Europe, to be ab
sent six or eight months. Mrs. Schley
was Mrs. Emma Keep, and upon the
death of her husband, Mr. Henry
Keep, the railroad millionaire, was
known as the richest widow iu New
York. Her individual .fortune iB es
timated to be worth $10,000,000, and
is appreciating in value every year.
Mr. Keep left one daughter,, an
heiress, aud she was married about
four years ago and lives in Paris hi el
egant style. Judge Schley is well
known and highly respected in the
South, and owns a fine plantation
near Savannah, for whiok he has re-
fused handsome offers time and again.” i
5Ve copy from the Gainesville Eagle
the following obituary notice of one of
Banks County’s best and most highly
respected citizens:—
Gen. Thomas F. Anderson, of
Banks county, one of the oldest and
best citizens of this section of Georgia,
departed this life on Thursday even
ing, the 18th inst., in the ninety-eighth
year of his age. Gen. Anderson had
filled many important positions, always
with honor to himself and credit to his
constituents. He was a volunteer in
the war of 1812, and commanded a
company in the war with the Creek
Indians in 1836. He represented
Franklin county for many years in
both branches of the General Assem
bly, nnd we believe he represented
Jackson county one term in tne Senate
after his home was cut off to that
county. Gen. Anderson was some
what of a remarkable man intellectu
ally and physically. When lie was
ninety-five years old his mind seemed
as active and he was bodily as string
as men ordinarily are at fifty.
was a kind, good hearted, public spir
ited citizen, and will have leW'*?
friends aud acquaintances all over
State to mourn his loss.
t he
The St. Louis Democrat
packing this season “has turner°.
about 1,100,000,000 pounds of hog ^
various forms, or 555,000
enough to load 55,000 cars, and «v
railroad trains. Ten full trains e .
duy the year round, would ha .
move the meat packed^ nt the
during the past winter.”
A letter to the New York
from Harrisburg, Pa., states tba •
Hancock’s friends are laboring*
make smooth his road to the v
cratic candidacy for President v
governorship of Pennsylvania.
The Democrats of Previdenee, B-
have nominated Chas. R *- u *L
Governor. The convention .
largest the Democrats have be
y Old John Robinson, the great
icon -Circus man, is • cand«» tt
Mayor of the city of Cincinnati.