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TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4
Pew Renting-—Yesterday the pews
in the Presbyterian Church rented for
$3,100. Fifty are yet to be disposed of.
Baptisms.—There were thirteen ne
groes immersed in the river Sunday af
lernoon at the foot of St. Clair street.
Tnere were ten men and three women.
I'he ufteruoou was very cold.
A Week ok Prayer.— The ministers
of Savannah have united and appoint
ed the present week for daily pruyer
meetings.
Emancipation Day.—The negroes
ot Augusta celebrated,the first oi Janu
ary as emancipation day. The Consti
tutionalist gays they behaved decorous
ly and made intense radical speeches.
Bollock's Return. The Atlanta
Express says our chivalrous Governor
: rived yesterday, and was escorted to
lit Capitol with guard tore and aft.
Oh, conscience, thou art a leriible ac
cuter.
To Resign.— We learn ltiat Judge
I ,i,n D. Pope, Judg of the A'lanta
i.ucuit, will resign his position —At
Utnta Constitution
Heavy Snow for This Latitude. —
A t'.ntleinau tells us that a snow about
an inch iu depth, in drifting places, fell
along the lower end of the M. & G. rail
road early Monday.
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Sisters ok Mercy.— We are inform
ed ihero are twelve in Columbus, in
cluding four novices-—those who have
taken only the white veil.
Clerk of Superior Court.—Mr.
Win. S. Lloyd, the present incumbent,
is a candidate for the position. The
universal decision is that he has made
the best clerk this county has ever
known.
For Clerk of Superior Court.—
Major Roswell Ellis is announced as a
candidate. He is well known to the
people of this entire section as one of
the most honorable and intelligent oi
citizens, and one who has extensive
business experience. No man has
more warn personal friends and ad
mirers. He will fill the position most
ably. See card.
Tiik Sharpest and Quickest.—The
sharpest and quickest trick Hulbert has
played was in taking the proceeds of the
earnings of the State Road for two
months beforo being kicked out of office.
If be will use the funds freely and tell
what ho knows on Brown, Bullock and
Blodgett, it will help him amazingly in
his Senatorial race.
Serious Explosion. —We learn, says
the Atlanta Constitution, that the en
gine Choctaw, on the State Railroad,
exploded yesterday afternoon about 3
o’clock, one mile this side of Dalton.—
The fireman and wood-passer were
killed instantly, and the engineer, Mr.
Ellsworth, was mortally wounded.
Tim State Road. —The Atlanta
Constitution says Foster Blodgett en
tered upon the discharge of the duties
of Superintendent of the State' Road
yesterday ; A. Ij. Harris became Mas
ter of Transportation, the office of Su
pervisor being merged with that posi
tion ; W. H. Stalling, Treasurer ; James
Mullen, Master Machinist. We learn
that a good the sub officers
have tendered -ttaetifcresignations.
How It Commenced. The first
morning of the new year was ushered
in cloudy but pleasant. The afternoon
saw plenty of rain, and the night gusts
of wind that nearly cut the body in two.
Sunday was very cold, with keen biting
blasts; Monday opened with a little
snow, and then turned pleasant. It’s
an old adage that a bad beginning makes
a good ending. The year should be
ucky.
Perils of a Balloonist. —The At
lanta Constitution says: Notwithstand
the weatheryestordayafternoon,the
bail ion arose at 20 minutes to4o’clock.
It went up with great rapidity to the
height of about a mile, when, owing to
some defect, the balloon collapsed. With
great presence of mind, Dr. Hape drew
the cords tightly together, thus doubl
ing the ends of the baloou together and
preventing the too rapid escape of the
gas remaining. The balloon descended
rapidly, and struck in a briar patch
about two and a half miles from here,
near the Marietta road. The Doctor
ishelved several bruises and scratches
on the bead, face and arms, but no seri
ous injury.
An Express Marriage. —Express
messengers are the fastest meu of the
age. They accommodate their pace to
nothing less than railroad speed. With
all their hurry they can And time for
romance. Thus Mr. P. W. Nickolson,
Monday morning about 4 o’clock, while
the M. & G. tram was stopping at
I’homasville, was joined in wedlock to
Miss Mattie Bryan. He then hurried
his bride, the choicest package he ever
had charge of, on board the train and
attended to his usual duties. That’s the
mode ala express.
Through and Columbus Cotton
—Since Sept. Ist to Saturday last the
M. & W. I’. R. R. has brought from
Montgomery, en route to Savannah,
21,108 bales, and 2,992 for Columbus
warehouses from way stations; total,
24,010,
For the week ending Friday, the AI.
A G. R. R. brought to Columbus ware
houses 599 bales, arid 144 for Savan
nah. Since Sept. Ist it has brought
15,207 bales to Columbus and 4,153 for
Savannah; total, 19,360.
NbwYbah's Sunday School Fkstvai,
—One was given in St Paul’schurch Sat
urday night. Rain was pouriug down,
but the church was crowded. A large
holly tree, some eighteen teet high with
spreading branches, had been erected in
the audience room. It was laden with
gifts (some $135 worth) for the children
and ligeted by differently colored lamps.
The effect was exceedingly pleasant.
After singing, whichwas most delightful,
and a prayer and an appropriate address
by the pastor, Rev. A. M. Wynn, the
gifts were presented to the scholars in
his most happy style, by Mr. Abner C.
Flewellen, Assistant Superintendent.
Bounding hearts were made to exult
more gladly by gifts and pleasant words.
More singing showed how skillfully the
Superintendent, Air. Wm. L. Sherman,
(himself a splendid singer) had trained
his pupils in vocal music. One most
sgreeable feature was the presentation
by the school, through Mr. Flewellen,
of handsome silver pitchers, one each to
Alessrs. Sherman and Wynn, as an
evidence of their appreciation of their
service as Superintendent and pastor,
their love for them as men. It was a
glad time of hope, love and joy. Why
are not such scenes of more frequent
occurrence ?
VOL. XI.
The Ladies’ Fair Saturday and
Last Night. Notwithstanding the
rain a large crowd filled the Fair Room
on Saturday night.
About 10 o’clock the voting to decide
to which company of the Fire Depart
ment to give a Silver Trumpet was
closed. Each vote was counted at 50c.
This night 497 were polled for Hook
and Ladder company, and 118 for No. 5.
The latter had previously been ahead.
The total vote was 1008, of which Hook
and Ladder company received 666; No.
5, 321; scattering 21. The Hook and
Ladders were announced as having re
ceived the highest vote, and 345 majori
ty, and to this company the trumpet
was awarded. The Fair derived $504
trorn this source alone.
The large and beautiful doll ‘Yashti,’
which had been decked in exquisite
bridal array, was won by a little girl,
Miss Marta McCarty. So excited was
the pretty winner that success brought
brimmiDg tears to the eyes, and other
little girls who had been defeated wept
for sorrow. Miss ‘Vashti’ was ardently
coveted by many a bright being.
A negro boy, Ike Wentfroe, in the
employ of Mr. Needham, won Mrs.
Lee’s silver set, valued at SSOO. Some
gentleman threw for him.
The “What-Not” was won by a gen
tleman from Stewart, Russell or Casle,
(the name on the books spells either
way.”
Last night another large crowd at
tended. YV. H. Bartlett won a fine gold
watch; W. E. Woolfolk a rifle. The
land will be raffled at a future day, and
so will some other articles.
About 10 o’clock the silver trumpet
was delivered to Hook and Ladders by
Mr. Dan Grant, of No. 5, with a very
handsome impromptu address, and re
ceived by Mr. Henry Pope, of the Hook
and Ladders, who replied briefly and
appropriately. Mutual 'good will fol
lowed.
About 9 o’clock an auction of the re
maining articles commenced, Mr. ,
of the store of Ellis & Spencer, being
auctioneer. The bidding was spirited,
and at this writing is continuing.
The Fair closed last night. The
ladies have worked faithfully, and made
it a brilliant success. It has continued
ten days, and we suppose the clear re
ceipts will be in the neighborhood of
$5,000.
Interesting to Meat Buyers.—
Those who have meat to buy will read
the following letter, which we And in
the Atlanta Constitution :
St. Louis, Dec. 24, 1869. j
Editor Constitution: You will see, j
from last quotations in this and other !
western markets, that the article of pork
has declined from $3 to $5 per batrel.
All the people of the South should do,
is to hold off and not buy until they are
compelled, to get cheap meats. Let
thorn use up all their surplus betore
buying a barrel of pork at present rates.
Sixty days hence they will get mess
pork $5 per barrel cheaper than now.
There is no outlet for the packing this
season but to the Southern country, and
St. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati are
full of hog meats.
They can not ship East or to Europe
at present prices, and the only market
is the South. The South would act the
fool to come in and help these hog and
provision sharks to sustain the market.
No, let the planters hold off', and both
use and buy sparingly, and they have
the game in their own hands this season.
Flour $5 to $6 ; beef 10 to 12c. ; and
pork S3O to $32 —“Shoo fly, don’t bod
der me!” Yours,
Alaramian.
Chinese Labor.—A dispatch from
St. Loui3, under date of the 30th, gives
the following interesting particulars in
relation to the Chinese labor movement:
John G. Walker, the gentleman hav
ing in charge the Chinese who arrived
here Tuesday night, in a communication
to the Republican, says: A marked
characteristic of the Mongolian race is
suspicion and a want of confidence, and
this tendency can only be combatted
through strict adherrence to truth and
compliance with promises.
sambo safe.
There is little prospect at present that
John will trespass upon the domain of
Sambo to any serious extent. Those
who have held out hopes of procuring
very cheap labor by importing it from
the shores of Eastern Asia, are, I think,
mistaken in their conclusions. From
one end of China to the other the value
of labor in America and California is
well known, and although labor in Chi
na is very cheap, able bodied men will
not engage to expatriate themselves for
a series of years except on condition ol
receiving such high wages as will ena
ble them to return home in comparative
affluence.
I am confident no reliance can be
placed on obtaining and retaining Chi
nese laborers for agricultural work, ex
cept at the wages of the country where
the labor is performed, and much more
is this the case for railroad labor.
Mr. Walker believes, however, thatß
considerable numbei of excellent labor
ers may now be found iu California at
from twenty-six to twenty-eight dollars
per month and find themselves, or sev
teen to nineteen dollars and found.
A Scene from the Proceedings of
the Corfs LeGisi.ATiF. —President: M.
Roehefort has the tloor. [ Sensation. 1
Voices on the extreme right; La do
lure! La cloture! (Close the debate.)
Eugene Pelletan : Silence ! silence!
Are you afraid of the member from the
first district of Paris V
A member of the right: We despise
him and—
Pelletan : Everybody ought to des
pise you!
Cries : Order 1 order !
President: All this is out of order. M.
Rochefort has the floor. (He rings the
bell.]
Rochefort (ascending the tribune):
Gentlemen, why would you try to choke
me down ? 1 have listened patiently
to tirades from your side which would
be tiresome if they were not sincere.—
(Loud interruptions. ]
Granier de Cassaguac (ironically):
You are sincere, are you not ? What of
the oath you took ?
Rochelort (laughing): I never was a
police spy.
Granier : Nor I either.
Voices : Si ! Si 1 (Yes 1 Yes 1)
President: X shall call to order the
first member that interrupts again.
Granier : Mr. President
President: Sit down, sir, and let M.
Rochefort speak. You can reply to him
afterwards. M. Rochefort, proceed.
Rochefort: I beg the Chamber to take
notice that whenever I want to speak
systematic efforts are mad? to drown my
voice. Men who come here solely
owing to the influence which the Gov
ernmeut has exercised in their behalf,
would do well to respect the rights of
real representatives of the people a lit
tie more. [Cheers ou the left and
laughter ou the right ]
The Alabama Claims. —The follow
ing item from Washington is “inipor
taut if true :”
An important rumor was circulated
in Washington yesterday, to the effect
that the Duke ot Argyll is coming over
as special ambassador, with a proposi
tion to settle the Alabama claims by
ceding British Columbia and the Win
nipeg region to the United States. It
seems, however, that we are expected
to pay a good round sum foi the territo
ry in addition to relinquishing our
claims for the depredations of the Ala
bama. How this will strike the Amer
ican people it is not difficult to foretell.
The British Government holds the
howling wilderness of the north at too
high a figure to find a purchaser down
here.
Private orders are said to have been
sent out from Washington to all navy
yards directing that the work of fitting
out vessels of war for service be vigor
ously prosecuted. This looks like trou
ble was apprehended.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
THE DO .SOMETHING*
The conduct and action of the South
ern people have been greatly embarrass
ed during all of this reconstruction
business by sundry honorable and
patriotic gentlemen, who have been
constantly impressed with the belief
that they could do something to better
the situation. They seem to have learn
ed positively nothing from experience,
but are, even at this late day, badly
afflicted by the hallucination that much
has been lost by inaction, and that all
may yet be saved by doing something.
What that vague and indefinite some
thing is, or is to be, none of them take
the trouble to state; but all of them
mourn over past inactivity,and prophesy
glorious results in the future if some
thing is only done. Among this class
we may safely enumerate Judge Reeso,
a gentleman whose acquaintance we do
not enjoy, but to whom we cheerfully
concede the most zealous purpose and
patriotic motives.
He has recently written the following
letter to the Atlanta Constitution :
“Dear Sir: Yours of the 27th instant
was duly received this day. lam op
posed utterly to any resignation or
withdrawal of one member of the Leg
islature. Such a course would but ruin
us. We have already had enough of
‘non-action.’ I favored an active can
vass everywhere for members to the
Legislature, but other counsels prevail
ed, and hence our peril to-day.
“Yours, truly, W. M. Reese.”
We fear Judge Reese also belongs to
another class of domestic prophets, who
can always foretell the result correctly
alter the result has been attained ; the
most distinguished member of which
has been most faithfully portrayed by
Longstreet in Squire Thomas Loggins,
vide the fight in Georgia Scenes. We
have wearied with this continual cant
about the present peril brought about
by the “non-actionists.” It is not true.
The policy of non-action did not prevail
but in a single State—Alabama-- there
it was successful. It defeated a most
obnoxious Constitution, and the Radical
Congress was compelled to override the
silent verdict of the people, by force. So
far from being non actionists,our people,
considering their resources and condi
tion, have been the most active and per
sistent politicians. In their restless
desire to do something, in an ambition
for office and distinction, has lain the
danger which threatened them most,
and which has put them in all the peril
which has surrounded and still sur
rounds them. Let us look to the
record. Virginia took to the new
movement. Judge Rives, John Minor
Botts, Thomas 8. Flournoy and other
leaders of the old Whig party, backed
by the Richmond Whig, accepted the
plan of congressional reconstruction.
All of the above named gentlemen
ran as candidates for the first Conven
tion called in Virginia. They were
each and everyone defeated by an ig
norant and brutal negro. The present
Governor of Virginia, though a radical
and a carpet-bagger, shared the same
fate. The military had charge of
the registration and the counting of the
votes, and .Radicalism, extreme Radi
calism, dictated the result. That is
what Virginia got for her first attempt
at action. Her distress became so great
that she made another attempt and took
Radicalism, with all of its abomina
tions. She humbled herself into
the very dust. She is still out of
the Union and a bill has been framed
and will be passed for her further deg
radation. So much for her second at
tempt. North and Sou.h Carolina re
sisted with all their might and main, we
mean the true people of those States.—
They were not strong enough and went
under the black yoke. Mississippi went
into the fight, and whipped it most gal
lantly. Action did all that was demand
ed of it, but it did not suit Congress, so
anew deal was ordered. The military
Satrap in command, said he would car
ry the election for the Radicals with his
bayonets. He did it and the “do some
things” were most fearfully defeated.
Texas took a Union shrieker, Jack
Hamilton, and thought to divide and
conquer. She did win, but the Radi
cal party will not abide the result.—
What we ask, have theactionists gained
in these States ?
But let us come to Georgia. It was a
hopeless task for us to go into the con
vention contest. But some of our peo
ple would go in, did go in and were
badly demoralized thereby. But they
rallied to a man and put into the Guber
natorial race, as actively as anybody
could wish. Gordon defeated BullocK
by many thousands of votes, but Hul
bert a creature of Radicalism and the
military, with a stroke of the pen put
the balance of figures on the other side.
We managed to get a few good men in
the Legislature. These are now to be
turned out. Some of those we trusted
and honored have defied public opinion,
and sold out to the enemy. Our time,
talents, labor and money have been ex
pended in a vain and futile contest and
we are now told that our peril has been
brought about by “non action.” He
must be a superficial or inattentive ob
server of political events, who with two
eyes in bis head and brains behind them,
cannot see that our action has only in
creased our difficulties.
If the South had stood with folded
arms, a prisoner of war, after the con
test and permitted fanaticism to wreak
its vengeance without a murmur or a
movement, to-day her condition would
have been brighter and better, for in
passive resistance was her strength and
her safety. But we do not desire to
provoke ill-feeling or controversy over
past issues. The present is upon us
with its momentous necessities. To
those gentlemen who have something
with which to heal our political disor
ders, we leave the grateful task. We
beg of them quick remedies, a speedy
convalescence and a permanent cure.—
Our own diagnosis of the case of Geor
gia, is just this: She is suffering from
bad government, put npon her by force;
she has no power to put it off, and will
continue so to suffer, until the party
■w hich has put this outrage upon her is
driven from power. To your work
Messieurs Medicine men. It your prac
tice be not downright quackery, if it be
not tainted with personal dishonor or
political degradation, we will swallow
the nostrum, no matter how nauseous.
Old Man Badly Injured.— We un
derstand that Mr. Stroud, a gentleman
of some 90 years of age, by a fall early
Saturday night, bad a rib and thigh
broken. He lives in Lee co., Alabama,
some eight miles from Columbus. He
was going from his residence, when he
made a misstep and fell. He is under
the treatment of Dr. Stanford, one of
the most skillful of surgeons.
General Prim publicly declares that
there has been no change in the opinion
of the Spanish Government or Cortes
on the question of a monarchy. The
Duke of Genoa will probably receive
the crown, but should he decline it, the
government will not favor the establish
ment of a republic.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1870.
TELEGRAPHIC.
By Telegraph from Europe.
London, Jan. 3.—Thos. Creswick,
the artist, is dead, his age was 54.
The London Times in discussing the
demise of the London Star and Morn
ing Herald, asserts that party organs
are now absolute.
Rome, Jan. 3.—A1l efforts to improve
the acoustical properties of St. Peters is
failing. The Council hereafter meets
in Quirinal.
The Civilian Catholic, published here,
has a long article on the relations of
the different nations of the world to the
Council now in session in this city. It
states that Governments generally have
neither favored nor hinderedjthe Coun
cil, except Russia schismatic, which
prevented only bishop of Poland, not
killed or exiled to Siberia, from being
present to relate the misfortunes of
the martyred of the country. Only one
nation, France, had given proof of her
solicitude in keeping a garrison here to
protect the tranquility of the Council.
From Wasblugton.
Washington, Jan. 2.— Boutwell sells
one million of Gold and purchases one
million of Bonds, on alternate weeks in
January, on account of the sinking fund;
also sells one million of Gold and pur
chases two million of Bonds on alter
nate weeks, and alternating with sales
and purchases, on account of sinking
fund for special fund. Result for the
month is the sale of four millions of
Gold and the purchase of six millions of
Bonds on both accounts. The Treasury
will also anticipate interest on Coupons
in sixty days from ( the present action
upon the rebate at six per cent.
Cuban parti zans here deny that the
Junta urged the patrids to abandon the
struggle.
It is understood the President favors
the ratification of the treaty for the pur
chase of St. Thomas and Samana.
The debt statement shows a decrease
in the debt of nearly $5,000,000. Coin
iu the Treasury, $109,000,000. Cur
rency, $12,250,000 ; other coin bearing
securities $65,000,000; sinking fund,
$22,500,000.
Delano has ordered over 1,000,000
blanks for income returns. The weight
of the paper is over 17 tons.
The hope of an early repeal of the in
come tax, is regarded as unfovorable.
Revenue to-day nearly a million and
a half.
From Uiivuua.
Havana, Jan. 2.— lntense excitement
pievatls here in consequence of an
announcement in the Havana Journal
of this evening, that the revolution has
to terminate according to the published
statement. The editors of the Journal
have seen a copy of a circular signed
by the members of the Cuban Junta in
New York, ordering the insurgents to
lay down their arms for the present,
giving as a reason for abandoning of
the insurrection, the failure of a recent
fillibustering expedition and the inabili
ty of the Junta to send more men, and
further, the action of the American
Government in preventing gunboats to
sail from New York. The circular se
verely attacks the course of Grant.—
The Junta advised the Cubans to sub
mit to the Spaniards in order to save
further bloodshed.
A fire to-night destroyed five houses
in Monte street.
A further announcement has been
made from the interior border insur
gents, offering to capitulate. If all news
is true the revolution may be considered
to be repining, but full confirmation of
it is wanting.
From Now Orleans.
New Orleans, January 3. —Both
branches of the Legislature met to day.
In the Senate nothing important was
done. In the House, Speaker Lowell
having resigned, Mortimer Carr Par
was elected Speaker.
The Governor’s message will be de
livered to-morrow.
Total gold receipts at the Custom
House here past year 4,899,000; previ
ous year 4,258,000; increase last year
646,000.
The Republican states that J. J. Al
ston, agent ot ihe Scandinavian Emi
grant Society here, is contracting with
planters for a supply of 200 laborers per
week —Norwegians, Swedes, Danes,
Germans, &c.
From Ohio.
Cincinnati, Jan. 3. —Operators of
the Western Union Telegraph Compa
ny struck this morning ; cause said to
be a reduction of salaries in California.
Columbus, Jan. 3. State Senate
organized, electing a Republican Clerk
and a Democratic Sergeant at-arms.—
House partially organized. Cunning
ham, reform candidate from Cincinnati,
elected Speaker. Democrat elected
Clerk. The Republican reformers from
Hamilty county voted steadily with the
Democrats.
From Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2. —The storm
yesterday washed away the track on
the Baltimore Railroad, on either side of
the Long Bridge at Bush river, causing
a delay of trains both ways. A large
force of men have been at work all
night, and the damages repaired.—
Trains are running regularly. Storm
was most furious all day Sunday, and
the waves washed over the bridges
both at Bush and Gunpowder.
The Supreme Court will hear the
Schoopher case in error on the Ist Mon
day in February.
Railroad travel hence, in all direc
tions resumed.
From Ohio
Cincinnati, Jan. 2.— The Hamilton
county neutrals hold themselves aloof
from party caucusses and organizers;
Legislature depends upon them.
The tobacco merchants of this city |
have sold $7,000,000 worth of leaf this
year; increase of half a million over
last year.
From Mobile.
Mobile, Jau. 3. —There was a de
structive fire here last night at No. 77
North Front and No 8 Commerce sts.,
destroying the stores ot Payne A Lard- j
ner, crockery dealers, cotton rooms of j
Watson, Irwin & Cos., and J. Sheehan, ;
liquor dealer; also damaging the stock
of Gwynn & Cos., hardware dealers, i
Loss estimated as follows: Payne &
Lardner SIB,OOO, including a large cargo
of unopened goods, insured for $10,000;
Watson, Irwin & Cos. $3,000, insured
for $1,000; Sheehan $28,000, insured
for $15,000. Other losses not known. ,
Work of an incendiary.
From Atlanta.
Atlanta, Jan. B.—Gen. lerry to_
day issued his order assuming command j
of this State as a District, under the
reconstruction acts.
Snowing.
From Detroit.
Detroit, Jan. 2.—Violent etorm
and snow ten inches deep.
From Wilmington. j
The Republicans elected their ticket.
Very small vote cast.
WEDNESDAY MORNING JAN. 3.
A baby is called “the family organ”
by that incorrigible Boston Post.
Prentice is much better. At last ac
counts he was considered out of danger.
Two Indians that have just arrived
in Washington are in the height of
fashion—drunk.
Nine plantations of Lafourche, Loui
siana, have made this season 528 hogs
heads of sugar, against 739 hogsheads
in 1868.
Mules. A Nashville paper says
eight hundred mules passed through
that city on Thursday last, coming
South.
An American has interviewed the
King of the Sandwich Islands, and in
formed that potentate “that his (the
King’s) head was level.”
Frederick S. Cozzen, the author of
the genial and clever Sparrowgrass pa
pers, died in Brooklyn last Thursday.
Byron once wrote to Tom Moore, “I
would rather have a nod from an
American than a snuff box from an Em
peror.”
Money Easy. —The New York bank
statement for the week ending Friday,
is regarded as favorable for ease in the
money market.
Arrived.—Father Kirby, who suc
ceeds Father Cullinan, (removed to At
lanta), as Priest of this parish, is now
in *the city. He is an Irishman by
birth, of imposing presence, and, we
understand some fifty years of age.
Comfortable family residences,can tie
rented in Houston, Texas, at, from ten
to fifteen dollars per month. Store
rooms are advertised at fifteen dollars
per month, withoutj,securing an appli
cant.
Won’t Accept.—The Memphis Ava
lanche has information from Mississip
pi, that Gen. Alcorn, Governor elect,
positively refuses to accept the Provi
sional Govemorshipj(tendered him by
Gen. Ames.
D. C. Humphreys. —Late Washing
ton advices say that D. C. Humphreys,
now of the so called Alabama Legisla
ture, will be made Judge of the U. S.
Supreme Court iu place of E. M. Stan
ton, deceased.
Punch reports this conversation :
Firstjcollier—"My gal weighs fifteen
stun’ and a ’arf.” Second collier—(su
perlatively exultant)—“Lor bless you,
you ought to hear my gal swear.”
A Radical Representative.—The
telegraph reports that the United States
Vice Consul at Glasgow, Scotland, has
been convicted of forgery and sentenc
ed to seven years’ imprisonment at hard
labor.
“The Little Woman.”—Jenkins
announces with a great flourish that
Mrs, Abraham Lincoln has purchased
a house in Switzerland, and now dwells
in peace and tranquility “by the mar
gin of fair Zurich’s waters.”
Ladies’ Fair Last Night. The
remaining articles were auctioned off' in
the Fair room last night, and the room
for the purpose of exhibition, closed.—
The consolidation of the receipts of the
different tables will perhaps be made to
day. The reporter thanks the Mother
Superior for remembrance.
Music Dancing and Manners.—
This is the title of a neat little volume
from Prof. McDonald, of Montgomery,
Alabama. It treats of music, dancing
and deportment, more particularly at
balls, parties, weddings, etc., and may
be interesting to those desiring informa
tion on these subjects.
Profitable Newspaper. —The New
York correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times says “The New York Tribune
declared another dividend of S2OO a
share the other day, making SI3OO a
share for the entire year. The shares
are now held, I understand, at SIO,OOO
apiece—an advance of S4OOO during the
past three years.” There are one hun
dred shares of Tribune stock, and the
dividend of SIBOO per share, means a
profit on the paper, in the year 1869, of
SIBO,OOO.
A Kind Remembrance—Our friends
have not been remembering us much
during the holidays. It has been so
wet and disagreeable we suppose. But
our friend Spear from his handsome
stand of canes, has kindly remembered
the man who most needs support—the
Editor. Political and other malefac
tors need not be alarmed, the weapon
is not large enough to hurt, and only il
lustrates the prevailing taste in the leg
itimate drama. Spear has many other
beautiful and valuable things besides
canes, and will not forget those who call.
Dead.—The Savannah News reports
the death of Dr. J. J. West, of that city.
During the late war, Dr. West was cap
tain of Cos. B, Eighth Georgia Volun
teers, giving up a lucrative professional
practice to serve the cause of his State.
He succeeded the lamented Col. Bartowi
and was promoted to the Captaincy of
the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, and as
such commanded that organization
in the first battle of Manassas. He af
terwards resigned to accept the position
of surgeon in the army.
Air Line Railroad.—The Atlanta
Intelligencer says : An excursion train,
carrying out the Directors, General
Austell, W. II- Brotherton, Esq., E. R.
Carr, Esq., and Judge S. B. Hoyt, and
a large crowd of persons, consisting of
railroad and city officials, went out in
the first passenger train that has ever
gone over any portion of this new road,
as far as the bridge over Peachtree
creek. The road is well and smoothly
built, and the bridge and trestle over
the creek are substantially and acientifi
cally constructed. This road is an en
terprise of Atlanta, and her citizens
will rejoice to hear that twenty miles
more of it will be completed and in
running order in a few weeks. The
whole line, as far as Gainesville, which
place is fifty-three miles distant from
this city, is under contract, and will be
pushed rapidly to completion. The
train returned to the city at four o’clock
yesterday evening, having been absent
about two hours on the trip.
Snow. —Our Atlanta people awoke
Sunday morning to find the city envel
oped in a beautiful sheet of snow. On
yesterday snow fell during the greater
part of the day, and melted as soon as it
gtruek the earth, which caused the
streets to become very muddy in a short
time. —Atlanta Intelligencer.
THE SPLIT AMONG THE RADICALS.
Some of our State exchanges are jubi
lant over the split in the Radical party,
and predict the most wonderful results
therefrom. We regret to be unable to
share in the general jubilation. We
cannot see how the said split is to bene,
fit us iu any degree. In the first place
there is no Radical party in the State
of Georgia. When the State offices
are divided.out, the Radical party may
be individually named in the course of
a moment or so.
This handful of desperate adven
turers and disgraced Southerners, have
always been quarreling, whenever there
was any plunder to divide. They curse
and damn each other with great volu
bility just before anjelection and have
even committed the folly of telling and
printing lies the one on the other, when
the naked truthjwas quite sufficient! to
hang the last one of them. It may be
immensely funny to us. It does gratify
a feeling of contempt and hatred that
all just men must entertain for them.—
But iurther than this it does not go.—
They quarrel among themselves, but
whenever an issue arises between them
and the decent white people of the State,
they stand solid and as a unit. They
receive their directions from the mana
gers of the party in Washington and
are controlled by a power they cannot
resist, ifthey dared. We have but to go
a little way back in the history of these
knaves.
We will commence with the biggest
one of the lot. Joseph Brown declared
Bullock would bankrupt the State, if
elected. Yet Joseph stumped the State
in his behalf and deceived many of the
good people of Cherokee by his able
and earnest opposition to negroes hold
ing office. Bullock and Angier, and
Farrow, fell out about the Opera House
and the spoils. Yet Terry, the peace
maker, comes iu and reconciles them.
The gang has quarreled on each and
every occasion, before a division of the
spoils. But in no single instance have
they ever failed to come together, when
ever honest people were to be oppressed
or despoiled, or when the public treasu
ry was to be robbed.
In view of a redistribution of the
spoils, the hounds snarl and tear each
other.
When the Legislature meets, they
will all be howling and snapping at us.
Excitement lu Montgomery.
A Colored Legislator in a bad Fix.
The Montgomery papers come to us
filled with the details of a judicial in
vestigation, which has just occurred in
that city. It seems that a colored girl
named Susan Simmons, living with
Messrs. Edwards and Honey, two gen
tlemen who have emigrated from the
North and settled in Montgomery since
the war, went before a Justice of the
Peace and charged these gentlemen with
having drugged, robbed and murdered
a guest in their house sometime since.
The name of the man was given, a de.
scription of his person and property,
also, which tallied with the description
of a gentleman by the name of Echols,
who had been missing since October
last. Susan charged that his corpse
was buried in the cellar of the house.
Upon investigation no trace of the body
could be found. In the meantime,
Messrs. Edwards and Honey had taken
out a warrant against Susan, charging
her with larceny. Upon searching her
house, large quantities of goods belong
ing to Messrs. Edwards and Honey
were.found.
When Susan was confronted by the
officers of the law, she made a clean
breast of it, and confessed that she had
been hired by a nigger .named Speed, a
member of the Legislature from Bullock
county to commit the perjury. Speed
has been arrestsd and lodged
in jail. Upon his person was
found the watch andchainknd seal,and
other valuables of the missing man,
Echols, and it is more than suspected
that tbe Honorable Speed and some of
his radical brethren, are guilty of the
murder of the missing man.
The case has excited a profound im
pression in Montgomery, and the pros
pects are bright for Speed to be lodged
and clothed as he is now, at the public
expense, but in a different building.
The Fire Department.—Last night
being the first Tuesday in January, the
annual election of officers of the various
Fire companies (with the exception of
Hook and Ladder, which occurs in
April,) took place. Below will be
found the officers selected :
Fire Company No. I.—Foreman, W.
H. Brannon; Ist Asst. Foreman, F. A.
Pomeroy; 2d Asst. Foreman, E. M.
Clarke; Secretary, E. M. Clarke;
Treasurer, J. D. Johnson; Engineer,
J. G. Burrus.
No. 3. —G. W. Rosette, Foreman; R.
H. England, Ist Asst. Foreman; W. H.
Hall, 2d Asst. Foreman; G. W. Rosette,
Treasurer; Geo. C. Sherwood, Sec’y;
J. W. Shoup, Engineer.
No. 5. President, E. L. Wells; Vice
President, Dan. F. Grant; Foreman,
D. E. Williams; Asst. Foreman, C. E.
Booher ; Foreman Hose, Geo. J. Bur
rus ; Secretary, G. R. Flournoy ; Treas
urer, E. B. Porter; Engineer, P. H.
Madden. Standing Committee ; F. G.
Golden, John L. Hogan, Henry Ever
ett.
Names Omitted.—ln the lists fur
nished us the following officers of the
Fire Department were omitted :
No. 3—President, I. G. Strupper.
No. I—President, R. R. Goetchius.
Real Estate at Auction.—Yester
day C. S. Harrison & Cos., sold a half
acre city lot, improvod, corner Broad
and Early streets, belonging to Mrs. J.
S. Williams, for $1,260. One story
house on lot.
They sold the house and 80 acres of
land in Wynnton, known as the Dibble
place, for $2,850.
On Monday, at Silver Run, Ala.,
they sold 48 mules at au average of $145
per head, and a half interest in the Boy
kin plantation, of. 1400 acres, part river
land, to T. S. Fontaine, for $8,700 —
about sl2 50 per acre.
Y'esterday Ellis & Spencer sold the
following property for prices named :
Store No. 3, in Warren’s Arcade, two
stories, 147 feet, 10 inches in length
$1,900.
Lot No. 37, of the estate of Hines
Holt, 202 j acres, six miles from city,
$470. This lot a few weeks since
brought SIOOO, the buyer being under
the impression somehow that it was
river land.
Twelve acres of land in Wynnton,
with some poor houses on them, ad
joining lands of M. W. Thweatt, J.
H. Sikes and others—s62s.
Cotton at Opelika.—Received frrm
September Ist, 1869, to January Ist,
1870,6,000 bales; stock January Ist,
1870, 469 bales.
Tbe Late Melo-Drainia In New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Capt. Jinks in the Police
Court.
We have already alluded to the fact,
that Mr. and Mrs. Capt. Jinks, of the
Horse Marines, are not getting along
amiably. We make some extracts from
the New York World, in relation to the
parties and the cause of the quarrels.—
The World gives the following graphic
pen picture of the parties. Here is its
portrait of “ Gentle Alice
She is a young woman, about 28
years old, with beautiful golden hair
and blue eyes, oval face, and clear com
plexion. Her appearance is very dis
tingue, her stature is about the middle
height, her hands are small and white,
and yesterday were literally covered
with diamond rings. Her hair was
worn ala grecque, and a jaunty hat ot
blue velvet, with white ostrich leather,
hung down over her forehead. A \a
lenciennes collar peeped out over a
tight-fitting sealskin jacket, and her
costume was completed by a rich walk
ing dress of a black and white stripod
silk.
This is the hero :
He iB low sized, of swallow dark com
plexion, black hair parted in the middle
with ambrosial curls pasted to his tore
head, which is rather low. He lias the
square Saxon face, prominent cheek
bones and bull neck, mid yesterday his
beard had not been shaved off, and he
looked as a man looks recovering from
a heavy drunk. His voice is peculiar,
and has an oily, soft ring about it,which
is not unpleasing, and yet cannot he
called pleasant. He speaks with a de
cided English accent, dropping his H’s
all over, and aspirating letters intended
not to be aspirated. He was dressed in
a mixed yellow and green Derby jacket,
dark pants and vest, with an Oxford tie,
in which a large solitaire diamond pin
was fastened. He was gloved, in one
hand he carried his hat, which was of
the latest English fashion, and with the
other hand he grasped a leather opera
glass case which he had slung across his
shoulder. He appeared to guard this
case very carefully, and bestowed a
great deal af attention on it, constantly
shifting it from side to side, and exam
ined it from time to time. Every
minute he gave a half appealing, half
searching look into the face of Mias
Allice Dunning.
Os Fisk and his speculations in do
mestic happiness (Fisk will speculate in
anything, the reader will perceive) the
World offers some naive remarks.—
“We must protest,” it says, “against
the insinuation which has been made
that one of our merchant princes, emi
nent alike for his integrity, his modes
ty, and his puritanic simplicity of life,
has been in any way concerned in the
wreek of the domestic happiness of the
gallant Captain of the Horse Murines.
Had this gentleman ever given auy rea
son for the slanderous coupling of his
name with that of any female star of tbe
dramatic firmament, there might be
some excuse for this base insinuation.
As it is, we can confidently point to his
record and ask ift.hu unprejudiced mind
can honestly entertain the idea that,
under auy circumstances, this gentle
man could have put in practice the
loose notions which Mr. Beecher has
lately preached.” And then the World
has this, which glitters with tinsel and
morality :
Flowers do not perpetually and inva
riably strew the pathway of tho horse
marines. The promenade down Broad
way, tho entrancing delight of which
the song has so persistently informed
us, is not always free from unpleasant
episodes. The beach at Long Branch
has its domestic as well as its watery
breakers; and the presence of the most
enticing tassels on the dainty boots of
the most fascinating of beauties does
not forbid the co-existence of angry
flashes in her brilliant eyes. That pop
ular purveyor of masculine vocal velvet,
Mr. William Horace Lingard, is a mul
titudinous example of these several uu
pleasant facts. The world has long
known that he was wedded to his fasci
nating co-laborer in the fruitful field of
burlesque, Miss Alice Dunning. The
World, however, has not known the
domestic woes that wrung the manly
hearts that beat beneath the gorgeous
uniform of the horse marines. The
same unconscious world was also ignor
ant of the fact that when walking down
Broadway, or along the beach at Long
Branch, Care (with a capital C)
walked by the side of William Horace,
bathed in continuous proximity to his
person, and made the search for useless
and utterly undesirable clam shells an
empty and joyless form. But such was
the extremely awkward state of things.
With all his experience as a husband—
for, if rumor speaks truly, he has a large
and varied assortment of wives—Wil
liam Horace, like the late Mr. Weller,
Sr., found his “last wentur” an unhap
py one. The tassels on the fairy boots
of liis latest adoration concealed a varie
ty of metaphysical thorns. His marital
feelings were painfully pricked, and he
sounded the sad depths of matrimonial
infelicity. Still his indignation ought
not to have taken the form of pistols,
and his affectionate reproofs ought not
to have been accompanied with naughty
names.
Eminently Satisfactory.— The At
lanta Express gives the following rea
9ons, for wishing Blodgett to go to the
Senate:
“We owe the Senate much more
than we can pay at this time. That’s
one. The next is the reason the scamp
gave for marrying a respectable girl
whom he admitted he did not love. His
object, he said, was simply to disgrace
the family.”
We take it that Blodgett has been
bought out of the Senatorial race with
his present position, and that Bullock
aDd Joseph Brown intend to divide
those offices. Bryant don’t fancy them
and he commands the black brigade.
But Bryant can be purchased at a small
figure.
of his latest adoration concealed a varie
ty of metaphysical thorns. His marital
feelings were painfully pricked, and he
sounded the sad depths of matrimonial
infelicity. Still his indignation ought
not to have taken the form of pistols,
and his affectionate reproofs ought not
to have been accompanied with naughty
names.
Eminently Satisfactory.— The At
lanta Express gives the following rea
9ons, for wishing Blodgett to go to the
Senate:
“We owe the Senate much more
than we can pay at this time. That’s
one. The next is the reason the scamp
gave for marrying a respectable girl
whom he admitted he did not love. His
object, he said, was simply to disgrace
the family.”
We take it that Blodgett has been
bought out of the Senatorial race with
his present position, and that Bullock
aDd Joseph Brown intend to divide
those offices. Bryant don’t fancy them
and he commands the black brigade.
But Bryant can be purchased at a small
figure.
From Rome.—The Savannah Repub
lican says, Very Rev. W. J. Hamilton,
Adminstrator of the Diocese of Savan
nah, has recently received a letter from
Rt. Rev. Augustin Verot, D. D., Bishop
of said diocese now in attendance upon
the Ecumenical Council at Rome, ad
dressed to the flock entrusted to his
care, in which he cautions them to place
no reliance whatever upon the numer
ous false and ridiculous statements
which are being daily sent over tho tel
cgrnjdi wires, anil published in the sec
ular newspapers throughout the world
iu ri.leieuei- I.> (!;■• nedon of the Council.
He furiiiM ....>» i v. iy portion of the
Christian world is duly represented in
the Council, and that they are in perfect
harmony with each other, and with the
Holy Father, the Pope.
Two Veterans Gone to their Re
ward. —We regret to learn that on Sun
day last, Rev. Wesley P. Arnold, died
at Clinton, Jones county, and Rev. Jno.
W. Reynolds, at Barnesville. Both
were in attendance at the late Methodist
Conference in Rome, and apparently in
good health.— Atlanta Const.
A Henious Sin of Stanton’s.—A
correspondent ol the Philadelphia Post
states on the authority of the late Secre
tary of War Stanton himself, that he
prevented President Lincoln from
drowning himself, in despair, in the
Potomac river at a critical juncture of
the war. !
NO. 44.
Ttie Pope s Address to tbe Council.
The following is a translation of the
Pope’s address to the Council:
Venerable Brethren : What we
asked of God by many supplications
aud prayers—that we may be able to
inaugurate the Ecumenical Council ap
pointed by us—this has been granted,
to our great joy, by the remarkable aud
singular grace of heart, there
fore, exults iu the Lord, and Is suffused
with inconceivable consolation, because
on this most auspicious anniversary ot
the festival of the Immaculate Concep
tion of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
you who have boen called to participate
in our solicitude have assembled iu
greater numbers than formerly in this
citadel ot the Catholic religion, and we
thoroughly rejoice in your presence.
Now, venerable brethren, you are as
sembled here in the namo of Christ, that
with us you may bear testimony to the
Word of God and Jesus Christ, that you
may teach the way of God in truth to
all men with us, aud that you may judge
with us, under the guidance of the Holy
Ghost, of the opposition of science,
falsely so called. For it ever there was
a time when zeal for the Divine glory
and the salvation of the Lord’s flock
demanded of us to surround and defend
Zion, it is now. For you see, venerable
brethren, with what violence tho old
enemy of the human race has attacked,
and still attacks, the House of God. —
Under his guidance that wicked eon
spiracy of the impious is widely diffus
ed. Strong in union, powerful in
wealth, protected by institutions, aud
wearing the liberal vail of malice, aud
full of weakness, it does not cease its
most bitter war against the sacred
Church of Christ. You know the na
ture of that war—its power, its arms, its
progress, its councils. You have con
tinually before your eyes the trouble
and confusion, the grievous perversion
of all right, the various urts of bold ly
ing and corruption by which the whole
some bonds of justice, integrity, aud
authority are looeeud, the worst pas
sions are inflamed, the Christian faith
rooted ont from souls, so that the end
of God’s Church might well be feared
now, if it were possible for it to be de
stroyed by auy machinations or endeav
ors of man. But, as St. John Chrysos
tom said, “nothing is more powerful
than the Church—the Church is strong
er than Heaven itself.” “Heaven and
earth shall pass away, but my words
shall not pass.” What words? “Thou
art Peter, and on this rock I shall build
my Church, and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it.”
His Holiness then rising, whilst all
the others knelt down, made the follow
ing prayer:
We are present, O Lord Holy Ghost
—we are present, fettered in the magni
tude of sin, but specially assembled in
Thy name. Come to us and be with us,
and deign to abide in our hearts. Teach
us what to do, where to go, and show
us what we should effect, that with Thy
help we may please Thee in all things.
Be our salvation and the guide of our
judgments, Thou who, alone, with God
the Father aud His Son, dost possess
the glorious name, Thou who lovest the
most perfect equity, suffer no disturbers
of justice; let not ignorance draw us
into the wrong path ; let no favor warp
us, nor regard for gilts or persons cor
rupt us, but bind us effectually together
to Thee, by the gift of Thy grace alone,
that we may be one in Thee, that we
may in nothing swerve from the truth ;
that, assembled iu Thy name, we may
observe in all things justice aud piety;
that here our opinions may in nothing
clash with Thee, and that hereafter we
may obtain the everlasting rewards of
our well doing.
The prelates answered “Amen.”
KunrluK of tbe Boast.
lie is Seen Again by a Wretched Inter
viewer.
Front ttie New York Star’s Interviewer
A HORRIBLE JOKE.
“It is true that Grantand yourself are
reconciled ?”
Benjamin winced a little at this open
ing, but replied:
“Reconciled, certainly. You are well
aware of my forgiving disposition. I
never bear malice, and you remember
the adage that “revenge is sterile and
renders nothing. Besides, the Puritan
education I have received has implanted
deep within my bosom tho virtuous
maxim that “to err is human, to forgive
divine !” Grant, you know, is not for
giving, but is, per contra, for-taking.—
Hence, when I forgive, he forsakes, and
the whole matter is thereby amicably
arranged.
“Well, General,” said we, not wish
ing to press private matters too closely,
“explain how it is that every resolution
you offer on financial matters is imme
diately tabled by your Republican
friends without the courtesy of reference
to committee ?”
THE HERO WAXETH WROTH.
At this juncture the General betrayed
evident signs of irritability, of about the
same character that McCoole exhibited
when Tom Allen tapped him “one for
his knob.”
“ Damn the fellows, ’ ’ ho roared,
bringing his fist down on the table with
a thud’ nothing but jealousy, and mean
jealousy at that. A large majority of
them haven’t any bonds to be taxed
anyhow, but they are, of course, in the
interest of those who have. They hav
en’t got a dollar to jingle on a tombstone
over aud above their salaries. They
talk about ‘good faith and National
pledges,’ without the remotest idea of
the effect of either. Then, again, the
Committee on Banking and Currency
have come into conflict with the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, and this
was demonstrated to the confusion of
the latter by the reference of Ingersoil’s
bill, on motion of Garfield, to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency.—
Every blasted fellow in the House has a
plan of his own on the great questions
of finance, incluning Mungen, of Ohio
who ‘orders it up and goes it alone,’
with reputation for trumps, and has
ne’er a bower or ace in his hand. Os
course he got euchered, and so will a
good many more of them before they
come round, as they will do, to my way
of thinking.
As to what the people of Georgia
should do under the atrocious outrage
which haß been perpetrated upon that
State by Congress, the Cincinnati En
quirer says : “While we would not as
sume to criticise our friends in that
State, wo can say with truth that pub
lie sentiment among tbe friends of the
constitution in the North counsels them
to maintain a passive submission, but
to do nothing of a positive character
that would commit them to this revolu
tionary violence. If the ratification of
the fifteenth amendment is required, let
it be done by negroes and carpet bag
gers alone; the people should have no
hand in it. An active compliance with
the condition will not propitiate, as
some may weakly imagine, the Jacobin
dynasty. The more that is yielded the
more will |be required. One demand
is the basis of another, just as their par
tisan necessities may seem to require.
What is really necessary is tho exercise
of a little patience and endurance by the
persecuted South. This state of things
cannot exist long, and will soon, we
trust, be swept away ; but it cannot be
hastened by any ablution in the pool of
humiliation and political disgrace.”
Taking the cue from the recent wo
man’s lecture, “that men should pay
their wives pages,” the Louisville Jour
nal says: “The general bad condition
of the linen of the men of the nation
may now be accounted. A widespread
conspiracy to reduce it to a buttonless
state, and then strike for wages, has
now been discovered through the talk
ing propensities of one of the conspira
tors.”
Hog Killing. —Over 3,000 hogs have
been slaughtered in Morristown, East
Tennessee, since the packing season
opened. Some 8,500 have been slaugh
tered in Knoxville.
Tbe United Staled end Ocean Cable#.
Secretary Fish has caused to be for
warded to all our ministers and and iplo
matic agents abroad the following ex
plicit letter ot instructions upon the
subject of ocean cables:
Department of State,
Washington, November 18, 1869.
Sir: The President, thinks the present
moment favorable for the negotiation of
a joint convention by the marine pow
ers of the world for the protection of
submarine cables. The United States
have a peculiar interest in fostering tho
construction of these indispensable ave
nues of intelligence, and iu protecting
them against wanton injury. Its do
mains extend from ocean to ocean, and
its commerce plies at tegular intervals
alike from tho ports of the Atlantic and
of the Pacific to the ports of Europe and
of Asia. Its citizens on shores of both
oceans are iu communication with each
other across tho continent, both by the
rail and the telegraph. This central
position iu the commerce of the world
entitles the United States to iuiiliate
this movement for the common bent fit
of the commerce aud civilization of all.
The features which the President de
sires to incorporate into the proposed
convention are :
First—Suitable provisions lor the pro
tectiou of such cable lines, in time of
peace and war, against willful and wan
ton destruction or injury. We have
seen during the present year the sub
marine cable connecting Cuba with the
United States severed, and communica
tion through it interrupted. The Pres
ideut proposes to prevent similar des
truction aud injury hereatter by a Joint
declaration that such acts Bhall be deem
ed to be aetsof piracy, and punished as
such.
Second—Suitable provisions to en
courage tho future construction of such
lines. Experience has already shown
that the assumption by one nation to
control the connections with the shores
of another will lead to complications
that may, unless arranged, result iu
preventing all direct telegraphic com
munication between lire two countries.
The President deems that this can be
best prevented in future by providing
that hereafter no conclusive coucession
shall be made without the joint action
of the two governments whose shores
are to be connected. In this way the
capital of both countries will be enlisted,
and at the same time possible causes of
difference will bo removed.
Third—Provisions against scrutiny
of messages by government officials.—
Tlte President thinks Unit the right to
establish such a scrutiny iu favor of the
power controlling either end of tho ca
ble is calculated to lead to trouble, and
aud had therefore better be prevented.
A draft of a convention embodying
these points has been prepared, and is
herewith enclosed. It will be uuder
stood, however that this is submitted
simply as a basis for iuture discussion,
should the leading powers concur with
the United Slates in considering the
subject one for international considera
tion aud jurisdiction. The President
desires that the representatives at Wash
ington of Great Britain, France, Portu
gal, Spain, Italy, North Germany, Aus
tria, Russia, Belgium, Holland, Sweden
and Norway,Denmark, Turkey, Greece,
Venezuela, Brazil, the Argentine Con
federation, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru,
Ecuador and Chili, may be empowered
to enter jointly and simultaneously into
negotiations with the United States and
with each other, with a view of con
cluding a joint convention for tho pur
poses hereinbefore referred to, and in
structions identical with these are issued
to the representatives of the United
States at each of those powers. You
will, upon the receipt of this, propose to
the Cabinet of to give to Us min
ister at Washington powers to enter in
to such negotiations with the United
States, and with tho representatives of
such other powers as may bo empower
ed for that purpose, and to conclude
with them such a joint convention ;
and you arc at liberty, in your discretion,
to furnish to the minister of foreign af
fairs a copy of these instructions and
their inclosure.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.
A Western Editor’s Description
of Pittsburg.— Pittsburg people never
have fresh air, except when out of town.
They live on coal and smoke and float
ing cinders. Wo inhaled seven tons of
coal the first day we were there. The
people breathe smoke, eat smoko, chew
smoke, and carry it loose in their pock
ets. It is now seventy two years since
Pittsburg has been warmed or reached
by the sun’s rays. Once a streak of
sunshine, for several years condensing,
undertook to penetrate the cloud of
smoke over the city, got lost, became
smoked, and fell like a stunning edition
of the “Black Crook.”
The ladies use smoke and coal dust to
protect their complexions. Little boys
and girls stand on the corners with wet
brooms and sponges to wash people’s
faces for five cents. Everybody is of a
color in Pittsburg. At the postoffice
window the clerk distinguishes the peo
ple by certain signs, it being impossible
to see their faces for the layers of coal
dust and smoke. Wo saw a little boy
crying on the streets because ho had
lost his lather, who was six feet ahead
of him in the blackness.
Every one wears mourning in Pitts
burg. A harbor went there to color
hair and whiskers, he more'n busted in
a week ! Men kiss each others wives
in Pittsburg, unable to tell which is
their own only by the taste. Women
send children on errands, first writing
on their laces with a thumb nail or net
stick. People feel their way by door
knobs, and read by raised type. A man
onco stood in bis room with the window
raised, changed his shirt nine times in
four minutes, and only got a clean one
on him when the window fell by acci
dent and kept the smoke out. Met a
man with a cold who had been blowing
his nose, and that organ looked like a
burnt stump on each side of which a
woodchuck bad been burrowing.
Bed clothes are unknown in Pitts
burg. Leave the window open and
sheets of smoke settle upon you like
newspapers from a machiuo press.—
Some years since somo snow fell into
the city through the cloud of smoke—
the smoke was not hurt, but the snow
looked sick ! Men carry lanterns to see
to shake hands. When looking at a
watch to see the hour it is the fashion
to light a match. They make broad
cloth by banging a spider’s web out till
filled with smoke, and use hot coal dust
for pepper. They roll the smoke,
sweetened, into sticks it for licorice.—
Louisville ( Ky .) Sun.
Free Love in Massachusetts. —
The Boston correspondent of the Chica
go Journal, writes:
Down in Essex county, last week
twenty-eight divorces were granted In
the Supreme Court. In Bristol county
as many more were granted. It has
been just so all over Massachusetts dur
ing the past six months. This must
show that either woman’s rights are in
the ascendant before her time, or that
society, in some respect, is rotten to the
core. If the sacredneßß of the family
cannot be preserved, tbtu the same
causes that tend to destroy it, if carried
out to a legitimate issue, might have a
destructive tendency upon all out insti
tutions and lead to their final disintegra
tion. If there are unhappy couples in
Chicoga who want to get unmarriod,
they bad better come to this State.
How Victoria Looks.— A corres
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says
that Quocn Victoria is shorthand stout
—so stout, indeed, that fat would per
haps be a more correct term. Her face
is full, round, very largo aud heavy ;
mouth large, aud lips thick, but neither
impressing you disagreeably ; nose
rather promiuent, but symmetrical iu
shape, and termiuating sharply ; head
ot medium size, but looking somewhat
disportionate to her large face, more
noticeable for breadth at the base than
hoight, and flat or level on top; fore
head straight or finely developed ; eyes,
I think, blue, expression unassuming,
kind and motherly. Her hair quite
gray—therefore, I infer, all her own.—
She looked to me from 55 to 00, though
her actual age is 50. Her complexion
has the bright scarlet hue indicative of
much dinner wine-driukiDg, which is
said to be very regular with her ; aud
some people say she don’t restrict her
self to the milder stimulants.
Savannah, Jan. s. — Arrived— Strs.
San Jacinto, New York; Carroll, Balti
more. Cleared—Schrs. Mattie E. Fa
ber, New York; Oriol New York.