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1 :... VH WMBRSB—aBBMawn——S— THE BAINBMD&E WEEKLY SUN $J FKR ANNUM. YOL- VII. the weekly sun PUBLISHED jivery Sa,fu.rcLsL3r jOHX R. HAYES, Proprietor. Terms or Scscriwioh. One Copy, Oa* Ye*r., 42,00 0a» Copy, Hir Montlu, 1,00 0*« Copy. Three Months, 75 Invariably in Advance From the Savannah Republican. from THE STATE CAPITOL. LIiiISLATIV* PROCEEDINGS —INAUGXJRA- TIOII OF GOT. SMITH- —THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 10. THE INAUGURATION. Both Houses met in joint session, in the House of Representatives, at noon, to inaugurate the Governor, at which hour Hon. Jas. M. Smith, Governor elect, arm-in-arm with ex- Governor Johnson, appeared at the door of the House, and proceeded to tho Speaker’s desk, followed by the Judges of the Supreme and Su perior Courts and a number of dis tinguished citizen* among whom were Generals Gordon and Ben rung, Hons. B. H. Hill and Fielder. The Hall and gallorios were crowded. «ov. smith's inaugural address. The following is the Governor’s address : of the. 'General Assembly: Onco more liavo we met together in obedience te the requirements of the law and commands of our com 3uoii constituents. You have already token the oath prescribed bv the ('.institution, and have entered upon tin* discharge of the important, duties mpiired at your braids. It now ro- M-iiw# lav me also to take tli» oatL of ullico, and ftunsmi obligations which the law imposes upon the bead of the Executive De partment of the Government. Be- Toiul this ceremony, the occasion which brings us together culls for little remark ; indeed, the times in ■which.we fox* deeds rather than words —for pithienoe and *elf •denial—for honest .Koal ki the public ,vn ice for personal economy and habitual sell-conti<«#l ; for, after all, •the happiness of States, hs well of individuals, depends, under Provi dence,* upon themselves, rather than upon others. Our coiflltry has just emerged from t. a beat and excitement of a Presi dential election, and it may be we have not yet sufficiently recovered •our equanimity to draw those les sons of wisdom which an earnest patriotism and practical statesman ship \ould oduoe from the contest -wn«l its consequences. It may be affirmed, however, that there is noth dug in the part we took for which vre should reproach ourselves, and this, whether vre regard the manner in ■which we deported ourselves, or the candidates whom we supported. — had failed on & former occasion, 'hen ws cast our united suffrage for eminent citizens of the North, en tertaining similar political senti ments with ourselves, and it would ■win impossible that any candid and intelligent mind could doubt that the result would have been the same "p had repeated the experiment, anxious to do our whole duty *nd to resume our place in the Union, '•th spirits chastened by adversity a firm purpose to obey the laws, ‘Hough we had no voice in making we this time adopted as our °»udidates men who had been con *picuoriß in the past for their advo cacy of those principles upon which e present dominant party had gone power. Recalling the example °ur Great 'Chieftain at Appomut tox > we again tendered the white of submission and obedience to '' ne l&ws, and, without approving, * e yet unreservedly declared our to submit to what had Wu done, and to bear as best we -"uld the heavy yoke that had been placed upon our necks. Having submitted to both sword • ■ 1 i.iw, and having granted impar suffrage to all elasses of ** 1 we hud bored that we might claim in return universal am nesty,. the right of local self-govern ment, and that precious bulwark of personal liberty, the great writ of habeas corpus. The result is before the world—the candidates of our adoption were stricken down by their own friends because they sought to ameliorate our unhappy condition, and one of them, distinguished alike for his integrity and abilities, has fallen a sacrifice to his efforts in the cause of amnesty and the reconcilia tion of his distracted country. We have done only our duty, and all re sponsibility for the further contin uance of this deplorable condition of the Southern States, must rest now, and in history, upon those who will neither forgive nor forget. We sub mit that there is nothing in the pres ent attitude of these States which can justify the President in over throwing local govern meats through the assumed authority of a Federal judiciary or by military power. What further remains for us to do, it is assuming but little to say, is that the State of Georgia will con tinue to perform her part in good faith as a member of the Federal Uuion, and that her people will dis charge every obligation resting upon them as citizens of a common coun try. It is our duty, as well as our interest, to send our wisest and most discreet men to represent us in the Federal Legislature, and to rely upon the ballot and the peaceful weapons of argument and reason, to correct j the existing and prevent threatened abuses. The sword of the conque ror has written many sad changes in our fundamental laws and institu tions, and it is still uplifted over us, and indeed over the whole country. Perhaps it were expecting too much that th& country should return at wjk, in:.. .* r ~nfl orftrr WO-gl'Cilt ft COllVlll sion as our late civil war. We have at least realized in all its bitterness the truth that, in times of revolution, •objects of weight and value sink to the bottom, and are seen no more, while tilings light and trifling are rendered buoyant, and, by their own rottenness, rise to the surface and float in triumph before our eyes. — But, thanks be to an All Wise and All Good Providence, the evils abroad, native and imported, and spawned upon our State by retiring armies, httve disappeared frog* our high places, aud no longer flaunt their ill-gotten wealth and power in our down cast faces. Returning to the rt-ate of Georgia wo shall find much within our own borders to engage the best efforts of the patriot and the statesman. The vast mineral wealth that sleeps in virgin purity within our soil, our lan uishing agriculture and manufac tures, the confused state of our leg islation, the public faith almost ship wrecked by those who preceded us in these halls, the unsettled condi tion of our labor, and the moral and mental darkness in which nearly one-half of our population now grope their uncertain way —all in voke our earnest attention and call for timely consideration. We have climate and soil which, whether we consider the variety and salubrity of the one, on the fertility and adapta bility of the other, are unsurpassed by any similar extent of territory up on the face of the globe. Our lot has indeed been cast in pleasant pla ces—let us then gird up our loins and perform our parts like men, turning our backs upon the sad memories of the past, and abandon ing despair to faore ignoble souls ; let us reclaim our harps from the willows, and looking hopefully to the future, renew our songs of cheerful industry and returning faith. When j we shall have done this, we may .con- j fidentialiy trust that He who sits up on the circles of the heavens, and makes the clouds His pavilion, will i again send down upon our blasted homes refreshing showers of His di vine favor, and lead us once more into the paths of pleasantness and peace. After reading his inaugural, the Governor took the oath of office be fore Judge Montgomery BILLS INTRODUCED. A bill was introduced in the Sen ate to prohibit county officers buy ing jury scrip at a discount. A bill to provide for the return and payment of taxes on wild lands. A bill to take the list of voters in each county. A bill to change the rules of evi dence as shown in section 4462 of the Revised Code. A bill to repeal the act relative to fence laws and stock. A resolution was adopted, appoint ing a Joint Committee to considers proposition from the owner’s of Stone Mountain, looking to the employ ment of convicts at that place. MISCELLANEOUS. After the inauguration both Houses adjourned until to-morrow. The House has taken three days to organize and pass a few resolu tions. The Legislature should now go to work and transact business promptly. This will be retrench ment and economy. There is a movement on hand to take a recess till July, but this would be making legislation a mat ter of convenience to the members, and would be trifling to a certain extent with grave responsibilities. The election of Secretary of State, Treasurer, etc., will probably con sume Saturday, as there are numer ous candidates. In a personal in terview with ex-Governor Johnson, he desired yous correspondent to state that he peremptorily declines being a candidate for Congress from the Eigth District. While not averse to serving the State in any other ca pacity, he would not upon any con sideration serve in the Lower House of Congress, and will not in any event jeopardize Hon. Alex. H. Stephens* claims for the Senate. passes from tbo good until the end of the session. Necessity of Ventilation. 1 hold that the breathing of impure air is a fruitful source of disease of the right heart occurring after middle age. How many people ignorantly favor its occur rence by confining themselves to closely shut, non-ventilated, hot, stifling rooms, in which the carbonie acid has accumulated two oi?three per cent, of the air they res pire! How many are thus destroyed by being compelled, through the exigencies of life, to pass the greater part of their time in pits and manufactories y. here ventila tion is defective, or in which the air res pired is poisoued by noxious fumes and offensive emanations from the materials undergoing the process of manufactui’e ! llow many are falling victims to the poi sonous influence upon the heart of the at mosphere of au underground railway! — What do these facts suggest? How are these evils to be prevented? The simple answer is: Let the rooms in which you live be effectually ventilated by an incom ing current of air filtered from all adven titioub impurities, and so divided that no draught shall be felt; and by an outgoing current which shall remftre from the apart ments the carbonic acid, carbonic oxide, sulphurous acid gas, sulphuretted hydro gen, and other noxious compounds, as rap idly as they are generated. Apply the same principle to public buildings, thea tres, schools, manufactories, pits, and to all places in which people are accustomed to congregate.—Popular Science Monthly. Expected English ‘lmmigration. —We are likely to have a large immigration to the United States from tbe agricultural districts of England. Very little of this element has hitherto been added to our population, and when the tide once sets this way we shall expect to see many thou sands of sturdy Englishmen turning their faces Araericanward to better their for tunes. A meeting has just been held in London at which the miserable eondjfion and low wages of the English farm labor ers were fully discussed. The I/>ndon dailies, with a single voice, advise the ill paid farmers to emigrate, and undoubt edly the advice will be taken by many. Several companies are already forming, the numbers being about equally divided for Canada and the United States. Gov. Scott of Kentucky. —While he was Governor, some one sent him a challenge to fight a duel, to which he designed no reply. The challen ger, after waiting for a time, sought an interview, atid desired to know if the General intended to accept “I do not,” said he. “Is it possible that General Scott, brought up in the army, declines a combat? said the gentleman. “I do,” said the edd here. u J hen the only means left me for satisfaction, is to post you a coward!” ‘•Post me a coward 1 In so doing you will post yourself a liar.” And ■ there the matter ended for theitrom-jvmcE to all. BAINBRIDGE GA-, UNUiRY 18th 1873. Xapolsp. London, Jan. 10.-The Empress Eugenie and all the household -of Chiselhurst were pi oai at the bed side of Napoleon wlh he died. The Emperor showed sligt signs of con sciousness toward moments, and spoke to. the KixAeSs twice in a verj’ feeble tone of The last*- indication of life wa aft simile when the Empress knelt ai£g passed her dying husband. * She w« complete ly overcome by her emotions and fainted at the The Prince Imperial, who had been, summoned by telegraph from Voolwich, ar rived at Chiselhurst fifteen minutes after the death of the Emperor. He was greatly affected aid kissed the face of his dead fatheyseveral times. The Emperor died peacefully' and passed away without the slightest, sign of pain. His death is attribu ted to syncope or embolism, k post mortem examination of the Re mains will be made to-day, and he body will lie in state for several days previous to the funsral. Eugenie knelt at his bedside foi several hours after the death of the Emperor, en gaged in prayer. Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, has sent a message of condolence to the • ° * Empress in her sad bereavement. The Prince es Waljs and Prince Teck visited Chiselhurst yesterday. Tire remains of the Emperor will probably be placed temporarily in St. Mary’s Church. The Prince of Wales, who is at present the guest of Baron Rothschild, at Acton, has requested the postponement of alp French plays at the theatres in Lon don. as well as the ball which was about to be given in his honor- A dispatch from Paris* says the news of the death of the ex-Empe ror Napoleon great impres rsng t at,Vie«4fey-‘ I) ®r* v VT;«';ar rentes. The Bonapariisi' Deputies in the National Assembly left the chamber upon the receipt of the intelligence, and many of them will come to Lon don, where the Priijce Napoleon, Princess Mathilde, ML Rouher, M. Fieury, and others, are expected. The news was received through out th« provinces with great regret, and much sympathy is expressed Lor the Empress Eugenie. All the London journals this morn ing publish highly laudatory obitua ries of the Emperor, London, Jan. 10.—A dispatch from Chiselliurst at 10:30 o’clock this morning, says the Empress Eugenie is more composed, but she is still very much prostrated and sees no one but her nearest relatives. Arrangements for the funeral of the Emperor have not been decided upon. It is said that the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral have offered, subject to tbo appro\ al of the Home office, a crypt in that cathedral, beneaih the crown of Thomas a’Becket, as a temporal v tomb for the remains. Rouher, Fleurry, and several other well known Bonapartists, have ar rived at Chiselhurst. Telegraphic dispatches are being received from distinguished persons from, all quarters expressing the deepest sympathy for the Empress. Gray Hair.— An English writer has recently asserted that an undue portion of lime in the system is the cause of premature gray hair, and advises to avoid hard water, either for drinking pure or when conver ted into tea, coffee, pr soup, as hard water is always strongly impregtra ted with lime. Hard water may be softened by boiling; let it become cold, and then use it as a beverage. It is also stated that will cover the human hair blay-, and not stain the skin, may be made by taking one part of bav rum, three parts of olive oil, and one part of good brandy by measure. The hair must be washed with the mixture every morning, and in a short time the use of it will make the hair a beautiful black, without injuring it in the least. The article must be of the best quality in a bottle, and always shake well before applied From Washington. Washington, Jan. 10.— The Pres ident to-day nominated O. H. .eryj of North Carolina, to be Consul ■ at Oporto. The friends of the cotton tax re funding scheme are making power ful, and what they think will prove successful movement in furtherance of their object. A circular accom panied by figments of Judge B. R. Curtis, Messrs; Hughes & Sharkey, and • Ilerschell V. Johnson, as well as memorials and resolutions of nearly all the Southern States and eitiei, have been signed by all the .members from the cotton States.— Tr present this circular—which, with accompanying papers will be laid on he desk of every member— is a dec laration that they intend to press the passage of the act at this session to refund the tax collected by the Gen eral Government after the close of the late war. They set forth that, in their belief, the law imposing the cotton tax was unconstitutional, that it was unjust and oppressive in its operation, that it fell essentially upon the producers, and waa passed when their States were wholly unrepresented, under a mistaken idea that it would fall upon consumers. They ask of Congress i fair example of the arguments sub mitted, which they claim, demon itratcd the correctness of their de mand. It is stated that this paper is sign <l unanimously by all the members of the House of Representatives now’ pitsent from the cotton States, irre spective of politics or color, and it is exacted will have a powerful effect and give dignity and force to the movement. Heroic Conduct of ABoy. The recent rains that caused the “ big flooJeTTtovne antT-w* AlAi l , wui-auM, and caused two creeks near the’town of liockmart, Polk county, to overran their banks and sweep off all before the surging stream. The two creeks united near the junction, on the farm of Col. Seborn Jones, was a small wooden house inhabited by Mrs. Moo.’e, a widow lady, aud her children. The house was situated near the bank of the creek. In the rear, and between the house and a neighbor's, was an old slough, made by some former rise in the creeks, but passa ble on all ordinary occasions. The water bove the confluence of the wvo streams carried away several mill-dams, and came down in a huge wave at night. This noise made by the mail, roaring, foam ing current aroused Mrs. Moore. On go ing to the door to her astonishment she found the water in the yard,'and appar ently rising with great rapidity. Not pausing to think, but dreading to be car ried away in the house down stream-, she sought safety in flight. But the slough was tilled with a stream of water, pouring down with great velocity. Over on the other shore was the house of the neigh bor. If she could reach that, she would be safe. Her oldest boy, a lad of some 13 or 14 years of age, being an expert swim mer, thought he could swim across and se cure assistance for his terror stricken moth er and children. He made the effort but his little sister, w'bo did not wish to be lift behind, clung to him- The brave boy es sayed the bold aud dangerous task of try ing to cross with his sister clinging tohira. A gentleman on the other side shouted to him to go back, that assistance would be rendered. But the din of clashing waves and roar of turbulent waters prevented the heroic boy from heaiing the shouts. Ihe current bore him down with frightful ve locity, and in a few moments the spirits of brother and sister emerged from tbeir earthly caskets—to rise upborn on angels’ wings. The grief-stricken mother remain ed, the waters soon subsided, and the bod ies of brother and sister were found on the bank clinging together. Napoleon. London, Jan. 10—Midnight.— A post mortem examination on the remains of Emperor Napoleen was concluded at Chis elhurst this afternoon, and shows the im mediate cause of death was the failure of the action of the heart. The body will be embalmed and put in state. The date and place of tbe funeral has not been appoint ed. It is probable, however, that the fun eral ceremonies will take place in the Ro man Catholic Church near the imperial residence. South Carolina has a clergyman named Thomas who, when visited by the Ku-Klux the other night, took an ax and made hash of two and wound ♦u she third. Fatal Accident on tho Macon and Western Railroad. A fatal and, as w* hear it, inexcusable accident happened early yesterday morn ing, two miles above Bear Creek station, on the Macon and Western Railroad, in the oollision of the down train which left Atlanta at 1.15 a. m.* with the up train which left Macon at 10 o'clock p. m. ou Wednesday night. Telegrams state that the eugineer (Johnson) on the up tra*a was drunk, andstartsd off frem Bear Crock station, where, by schedule, he should pass the down train, ahead of schedule lime, and encountered the down train, which was en time, about two miles Above the station. A coilkiow ensued, which disabled the two engineers, shattered several cars, and knocked six of them off the track. Ot the resulting casualties, we hear that seven negroes ou the up train were killed out right ; but how many were wounded we have at present no information. On the down train no injury to life or limb is so far reported ; but wo shall get fuller par ticulars before going to press. Conductor White, of the up train, is reported to be in fault, in not observing rules and uncoupling at once, when he found his driver unmanageable and ahead of time. Conductor Ilarkness of the up train, was all right by schedule, and had not the smallest reason to look for 'any ob struction at that time, and ao near the usual passing place of the trains.—Tele graph & Messenger. Not Generally Known. —Martin Van Buren is the only man who held the office of President, Vice President, Minister to England, Gov ernor af his own State, and mem ber of both Houses of Congress. Thomas H. Benton is the only man, who has held a seat in the U. S. Senate for thirty consecutive years. The only instance of father nod son in the Senate at the same time is that of Hon. Henry Dodge, Sena tor from Wisconsin. and Augustus <j. LTocJge. Senutor from lowa. Gen. James Shields is the only man who ever represented two States in the U. S. Senate. At one time ho was Senator from Illinois, and sub sequently from Minnesota. John Quincy Adams held a posi tion under ihe Government during every administration from that of Washington to that of Polk—durlug which he died. He had been Min ister to England, member of both Houses of Congress, Secretary of State and President of the United States. He died while a member of the House of Representatives. A Big Haul. —Many persons have heard of the “Florida Fisheries/’ but few know the mine of wealth there is in them. On the 9th of De cember ult., Mr. John R. Mitchell, Who has for sometime been seining on the Gulf at the St. Marks Light House, caught at one haul with the seine 20,836 mallet The “ strike” was made about night, and the cap tured fish were not taken ont until the the following morning. Daring the night, thousands must have jumped, but the number mentioned were taken out and saved. Averag ing 276 fish to the barrel, which is a big average, the haul was equal to 76 barrels, worth at least on the coast $450. This is the largest haul of mullet that has been made on the Gulf within our recollection. Talla hassee Floridian. Governor Dix, of New York, in his message to the New York Legis lature, submits that the votes of fire sixth of the States for General Grant may be regarded “as an indication that the animosities incident to the late deplorable conflict between the two great sections of our country are gradually wearing away, and that a liberal anti enlightened poli cy on the part of Congress and the eminent eitisen on whom the public confidence has been thus signally bestowed, will lead to an eventual and not far distant oblivion of past differences.” Senator Roocoe Conkling’a renomiua tion by tbe Legislative Republican caucu*' comes in the shape of a compliment that will gratify him. It wat unanimous in a full cancos, no opposing candidate being named. Hia eketioa by the Legialature jg, of comae, a foregone and irresistible conclude!? —N Y Tribnr.* IN AD VAN 08. Powerful Arguments.—A f«w days ago a tall, rougb-looinngmoun taineer entem) the Union ltniifdM! ticket office at Denver, and, through a mistake, purchased a ticket for New York via the Kansas Pacific line, when he wanted to go over the U»- ion Pacific. lie did not discover th*i fact until after the ticket had beett ! paid for, and on asking to cliauge it, ) the latter refused to do so. •'You won’t change this ticket, then, won’t you ?” ®"No, sir,” replied the agent ; have your ticket, and I have the money for it. and if you waufc a tick* et over the other route you will have to buy it.” Very quietly tho stranger twisted his ticket into a small roll ; m y serenely he drew from under htr right coat-tail a six-shooter wbout the dimensions of a mountafih flow-*- itzer; cooly and deliberately he' stuck the twisted ticket into she nup zle of that six-shooter, and sticking the ugly-looking thing through tho little square wiudow of the ticket office, almost in the agent’s face, and speaking in the tone that left no doubt of his determination, lie said : "Stranger, thur’s that ticket; taka it yourself and change it, or by (J-d I’ll blow it cl etui through you.” Tho ticket was changed immedi ately lyid witoout any more words from tho agent, and tho mountain eer walkod away, saying: "I jest thought I could induce bins to change his mind a little,” Health of Senator Huxnr.r-t-ftsnatc* Sumner’s pfaysimu states tl.at the condi tion of the former ia very l*d indeed f' kfw frequent reouirejuvw '■* — ute * the “‘P * r * fl< ’ '> f th * nal rflffipulty which. ha-* alib ied him for the last fifteen years. Those attacks am very violent and prostrating, but arc ol duvaDmv '1 . t_a 1 the of sleep, anti on retiring each ntgQt ' has nu opiate iu tre .Tuced under the skin of the arm, from the influence of which slum ber alone is induced, Advice to Buts, -—"You arc made tube kind, generous, nml magnAui mous,” sayes Horace Maun. “If thorci is a bov in school who has a club foot, don’t let him know you ever saw it If there it u boy with rag fed clothes, don't talk about rags iu his hearing’ If tbore is a lame boy, assign hi;q some part in the play which does nut require running. If there is a dull nu-r help him get his lesson,”— Apple* of Gold. Congress is taking steps that it should have taken long ago, to stop frivolous con tests for seats. Tbs Hpuse has passed a law that the expenses of unsnscessful con testants Ehall not. be paid by Congress in the futuie. Hitherto expense* were paid, and lot# of defeated candidates con tested seats to g-t the pay and enjoy a snatch of Washington life. Over $275,000 in a dozen years, have been spent iu this way. Marriage at tiik Death Bed.— A. C. Abott, a fireman of Cjiryvlestown, Mass, injured at the great (ire in Boston, died on Friday night, At the time of his inju ry lie was segaged to be oiarricd to a young lady, and, at- the dtwire of both par tie#, the couple were married at the hos pital three days before the young man's death. His brother was buritri in the ruins at the same fire, and the mother died (ml grief at her bereavement, At the late sale of government lands at Bt. Cloud Minnesota of 2,500,000 acres offered only 35,000 were sold to oaah purchasers and all excepting 2,000 which brought $2,50 per acre was sold «t the minimum price of $1,25. Ohio has a law by which any hus band who opciMJ hi* wife* letters can be made to pay right smart for it It isn't a good Htute for a jealous man to live ip. Os the signers of Jeffiyson Davis bail-bond there are now dead, G. A, Myers, John M Botts, Thomas it. Price, Wm. H. McFarland, and AY in, H. Lyons, of Richmond, and Horace Greeley, of New York, who were the first signers. Tbe ex-Emperor Napoleon is re ported to have expressed pleasure at the late doings at Versailles. “M. Thiers,” he added, “is playing my game, and he is doing it. so well that I shall be recalled to France even sooner than I could wish.” V *it4e * T,,/v u-T rirv'T, ; •wh? r?. NO SO