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TI'ENDAY MORNIM®, JANUARY IS,
Tiik Protest.— The protest of Sen
alor Hinton, in his own behalf and in
behalf of the other Senators, sought to
be excluded, is a very strong and unan
serable document. But it will avail
nothing. The military commission was
organized to convict. It at once over
ruled the plea to the jurisdiction, and
Terry has already endorsed the opinion
of Farrow who, a Radical correspon
dent says is “a man of capacity when
you seat him to a good diuner.”
Inexplicable. —The recantation ot
Mr. Collier, a Senator, is to us inexpli
cable. He could not have taken the
oath without due n.(lection, and consul
tation with friends. lie must have
known of his own position. If he took
it knowing lie was ineligible—it was
had. Taking it back was pimply worse.
Ho might have comprmni.-i and by agree
ing to support Bullock. As it is be
seems to have compromised himself.
Tim Point. —Senator Cameron hit
the nail on the bead in the debate on
iLiu Virginia hill. He told Warner, the
carpet bagger and bummer from Ala
bama, that the Southern people would
not receive him, or any of his kin.!, so
cially. This is true, strictly true, and
it gratifies us beyond expression to
know and feel that is true. And it is
also true, that it is beyond the power of
the Radical party to make the Southern
people do Ibis thiug. Congress can rob
and oppress, the Southern States may
be perpetually governed by the bayonet,
the Constitution may t*e torn into shreds,
the nigger may be given supreme po
litical (lower, but the hearts, the hearths
and homes of the Southern people can
not be opened to such as Warner or
Cameron, Roth, it will be remember
ed, were among the distinguished visi
tors at the State Fair.
New Jersey Stands Square —The
Message of the Governor of New Jersey
nhows that the financial condition of
that State is an unusually healthy one.
The exhibit for Ilia year bliowb an ex
cess of receipts over expenditures, and
assets enough on hand to pay the entire
debt of the State. The Governor takes
strong grounds against the ratification
of the Ffteenth Amendment, and favors
a qualified suffrage for all who claim the
privilege of the franchise hereafter.
VißtuNiA in Congress.— Before tho
holidays the House of Representatives,
was supposed to be opposed to the ad
mission of Virginia. But Bingham’s
bill has slipped through that body with
marvellous ease. The Senato blocks the
way. This lends color to the report
that the Senate and Ulysses I, are not
amiably disposed, the one towards the
other.
Horace Stands rySistf.u Stowe.—
Willi almost entire unanimity the
American press condemn Mrs. Stowe’s
scandalous and unsustained charge
against Byron and his sister. Tho New
York Trihuno, however, tries to do
something for the poor old woman, and
ventures to say for her that “ she has
nearly made out her case 1"
Alabama Legislature, Saturday.
—lu Senate, House bill to ratify and
adopt as the law of the State certain
acts of tho military authorities, was
passed.
In the House, amendment to section
1775 Revised Code, in relation to Insur
ance Companies, and an act to repeal
the amendment to the act forming the
county of Bullock were passed.
All tho other action was of a local
character, and wholly uninteresting in
this section.
The Rural Carolinian.- The .! u:-
uary number of this new agricultural
journal is wortli the price of a year’s
subscription. Parties may subscribe
(or it and the “Sun” on very reasonable
terms.
Dead. —The Opelika Locomotive an
noutices the death of Deputy Marshal
Mitchell of that place, ou Friday last.
He was run over by a railroad train
during the holidays.
A Good Creed —ltaudall of the Au
gusts Constitutionalist, says:
“We believe in the People of Georgia,
ami we believe in God and the Future ;
hut our taith in any mummery of the so- ,
called Legislature is infinitesimal.”
Colonel James F. Neil, a gallaut
Confederate soldier in the late war, was
frozen to death near Shelby ville, Tenn.,
on Saturday last. His body was not
found till tho following day.
Married. —Miss Lucia It., daughter
ot the late Lieutenant General Leonidas
Polk, was married on Saturday, the flili
instant, in New Orleanß, to Edward
Chapman, Esq., of that city.
The Man and toe Place have
Met. —Thu Montgomery Mail aunouu- j
ces that one of the scalawag members j
of the Alabama Legislature bad arrived
at the place where they all should hy j
rights be: A dirty, drunken member !
from Chambers county was in the guatd ;
house.
All Right.—The Atlanta Constitu
tion says that Bullock and his gang are
“extremist” whose overthrow it advo
cates. Upon that, we strike hands
with it.
Colored Emigrants. —The Augusta
Constitutionalist says over one hundred
colored emigrants arrived in that city
last Thursday night by the Augusta and
Charlotte road, destined for the South
west, and passed up the Georgia road j
to Atlanta.
The municipal election held in ClUh
bert last week resulted in the election
of lion. John T. Clarke, Mayor, and
Samuel McNeil, J. McK. Anthony, J.
B. Buchanan, and Isaac Early, Council
men for the ensuing year. E T. Davis
was elected Marshal, and li. Baskin,
Deputy Marshal.
The Athens (Tenn.) Post tells its
friends who are expecting an extraordi
nary high price lor their bacon, that
they will do well to watch the Western
quotations for that article. It tells them
they will fiind the market shaky and
uncertain. _
OrEN Again.— After an intermission
of 1,800 years Laugini reopens the Pom
peii theatre with “The Child of the
Regiment,” solicits the continuance of
the patronage bestowed upon his pre
decessor, Marcus Quintiws Martius, and
promisee to equal the efforts of that em
inent manager.
VOL. XT.
The New Pastor. Rev. O. L.
Smith, D. D., preached Sunday his first
sermon before Bt. Luke’s Church, of
which he is pastor. The subject in the
morning was the manner, subject and
end of preaching. The theme was abiy
treated. His manner is pleasant, enun
ciative and distinct; his thoughts forci
ble, language eloquent, and throughout
his effort was breathed the true, gener
ous spirit of enlightened Christianity.
Both members and congregation are
highly pleased with the minister and
the man. The night sermon was upon
Christ, as the Saviour of the world.
A King-ly Marriage.— Col. Hugh
M. King, acquainted with chivalrous
proceedings of the tented field, as four
years ot war have well testified, nothing
daunted by his country’s defeat, has
carried the war “into the kingdom by
the sea,” as Mr. Poe terms the ocean
bounded cities, and there won a prize
to be envied. Woman did what batter
ies could not, and he capitulaied at the
word ol Hymen, and though conscious
he Gid a bright miss-take, most happily
“still rules, a King.” From woman’s
empire a bright gardon was granted
him to gladden and make happy the
heart while life lasts. As will be seen
by the following, the realm of single
blessedness has lost a gallant, chivalrous
King, and society gained a lovely queen:
married.
In New Orleans, at the residence of
T. D. Miller, on Tuesday, January
11th, by Rev. Mr. Gallager, Col. Hugh
M. King, of Columbus, Georgia, and
Miss Lizzie Gordon, of New Orleans.
No cards.
May life he as happy as love can make
it, is the heartfelt wish of the Colonel’s
hundreds of friends in this section.
More Factory Houses. —We under
stand the Eagle and Phenix Cos. intend
building fifty mure houses iu Brownes
ville for their operatives. Brownesville
is the small village over the river, nam
ed after Mr. J. Rhodes Browne, for
many years Superintendent of the man
ufactory. It’s quite a neat place, and
is thickly populated.
Meeting of Stockholders of Co
lumbus Manufacturing Company.—
At the meeting of the stockholders of
Columbus Manufacturing Company,
held yesterday, tho following Board of
Directors were elected : James Todd,
of Louisville, Ivy., T. M. N. Philips, of
Kentucky, J. 11. Clapp, W. 11. Hughes,
and Gen. R. H. Chilton. It is the same
Board as last year, except that T. M. N.
Philips succeeds W. A. Richardson.
At a subsequent meeting of the Direc
tors, Gen. R. 11. Chilton was re-elected
President and Mr. J. R. Clapp Superin
tendent. The Factory now is ruuning
over 4500 spindles and last summer was
filled with new English aud American
machinery. In the last six months the
company has made 10 per cent, on its
capital.
Contemplated Improvements.
The talk on the streets yesterday was
that a company of six western men had
bought the “burned lots” on Broad
street, nearly opposite the Southern
Express office, and intend erecting
three large brick buildings, each of three
stories. They are to be used as stores.
The company will have the sidewalks
paved nicely with flagstones, and ar
range everything so as to draw leading
merchants to tho locality. This Up
Town District, tho 773d,commencing at
St. Clair street and including Camp
Montgomery, is the smallest in the
county, yet it pays more tax than all
the others combined by several thous
and dollars. The factories and ware
houses and the improvements contem
plated will yet draw a heavy trade to
that quarter. The new hall, which is
certain to he built by next Fall, will
also add to the attractions of this por
tion of the city.
The Test Oath in an Alabama
Court. —We learn from the Mobile
Tribune, of the 12ih inst., that when
the empaneling of a jury was com
rnenced in the United Stales Circuit
Court at Mobile, on Tuesday, the 11th
inst., Mr. J. P. South worth, the District
Attorney, insisted upon having the
“test oath” administered to the grand
jurors. Judge Woods at first allowed
the oath to be administered, and tbe re
sult of it was that the jury, in the lan
guage of the Tribune, presented “such
a disgusting spectacle of amalgamation,
ignorance and stupidity, that the Judge
very considerately vacated the order.”
The (Ecumenical Council. —Two
of the most important committees in the
(Ecumenical Council are those on faith
and on tho propositions of the bishops.
Among the members of the former are
Dr. Manning, Archbishop of Westmin
ster, and Archbishop Spalding, of Bal
timore. Tho other committee, which
has the examination and approval or
rejection of all propositions which the
bishops wish to bring before the council
includes Cardinals Antouelli, Patnzi,
Cullen and De Bouuechose, Archbish
op Spalding and Dr. Manning.
Even So. —The Atlanta Constitution
j says: A high Radical judicial officer,
| we are informed, told Democrats yes
| day, that it was the easiest thing in the
j world to get over this crisis. Just let
enough Democrats withdraw their oaths
to give Governor Bullock’s faction a
clear working majority, so that Foster
Blodgett, could be elected United States
Senator, and the withdrawing Demo
crats should have their disabilities re
moved at tho earliest hour, and be re
turned to their places. That the Gover
l uor didn’t want a Senatorshig
TnE Era Changes Hands.— This
morning’s Era contains a personal card
from Dr. Bard, saying that he retires
from its proprietorship and editorial
management.
There have boon rumors for several
days of this change. It lias been stated
and believed that certain Bullock men
were trying to get. it, to run it as an
open Bullock organ. Various names
rumor connects with the new adminis
tratlon, among them W. L. Scruggs,
and J. Clarke Swayze. It is also rumor
ed that State money aided in its pur
chase, and that State patronage will run
it.— At. Con.
TnE Selma and Memphis Rail
road. —We learn from the Greensboro
Beacon, that the Selma and Memphis
road has been completed and is running
to a point seven miles West of Marion,
Ala , and that track laying is progress
ing rapidly. The grading is ready for
the iron to a point about eight miles
from Greensboro. This looks as if the
Selma and Memphis road is a live insti
tution. The gallant Gen. Forrest is the
President.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
ROCHEFORT-THE RADICAL.
This country is not the only one
cursed with radicals. France has one,
a very troublesome one, in the person
of Henri Rochefort, editor of the Mar
sellaise. This fellow differs in some
respects from the American radical. In
the first place he will fight in defence of
his opinions. His sword backs his word.
He does not steal. He is a man of in
tellect and cultivation. In every other
respect he is a radical of the most viru
lent species. His attack upon the Em
peror, Empress, and the Prince Imperi
al, while he was editor of “La Lan
terne,” were, next to Sister Stowe’s
slander of Byron, and Beecher’s ser
mons, the most infamous things we
have ever seen in print. For these and
other offences, he was banished. Dur
ing the past summer he was pardoned
and permitted to return to Paris. At
the last election he was returned to the
“Corps Legislatif”—the Legislature of
France. Here he has been turbulent
and violent, and in his new paper, the
“Marsellaise,” he has again belched his
venom upon those who forgot and for
gave his previous offences. Lately he
has caused a commotion in Paris. He
provoked a quarrel with Pierre Bona
parte, a descendant of Lucien,brother of
Napoleon the first. He sent his chal
lenge by two of his assistant editors,
and one of them was killed while on the
mission.
Pierre Bonaparte gave this statement
as to the affair, after having volun
tarily surrendered himself:
“M. Fonvillo and M. Victor Noire
came to my residence with a menacing
air, with their hands in their pockets,
and presented a letter from M. Paschal
Grousset. I said: It is Rochefort, and
uot his creatures, that I seek.’ Read
the letter,’ replied Noire. I had my
hand on my pistol in my pocket. ‘Are
you responsible for it?’ I asked. At this
I received a slap in the face from Noire,
when 1 drew my revolver and fired at
him. Fonville crouched behind a chair,
and from the protection that afforded,
aimed his revolver at me, but he could
not get it to go off. 1 fired at him w idle
he was in that position, when lie ran out
of the room. He stopped in the next
room,and again turned his pistol toward
me. I fired at him again,and he fled.”
This statement hears the impress of
truth, for a Bonaparte, raised with all
the peculiar and punctilious notions of
the French about the duello, would
scarcely tell a lie about such a transac
tion. The High Court of Justice has
been ordered to convene for his trial,
hut Rochefort demands that lie shall he
tried by tho radical rabble. At the fu
neral of his dead second, he incited a
portion of the populace to violence.
Though a report of it made gold jump
in the New York gambling hell, the de
monstration did not amount to much.
A Parisian mob, that flies before one
regiment of infantry, is not much of a
mob. At last accounts Rochefort’s (ta
per had been closed. It would not sur
prise us to hear soon of tho close of his
career, for there was,in the language of
Minister Olivier to Rochefort —“Mod-
eration and Justice to day, Power to
morrow”—something that mu9t have
made the latter quail, even after his
threat—“ Justice to day, to-morrow Re
venge.” France has a sovereign cure
for fanatics—the guillotine.
The Badlral Fe»lsti»ir.
Harris, the huge piece of fat that Bul
lock has appointed to manage the House
of Representatives of the Georgia Leg
islature, is a sweet youth—in fact, quite
as sweet in the radical sense as he is
fat. We know nothing of him save
that he was turned out of the Postofiice
service for stealing mail bags, but the
Savannah News publishes the following
letter from Harris, in which he tells
something about himself:
[CONFIDENTIAL. ]
Cleveland, Oct. 3d, 1800.
My Dear M —:
I want you to do me a favor without
delay. You know we have several times
talked about getting up an endorsement
of your humble servant for Postmaster
of Savannah, by such men as F ,
A 1' , &c., &c. Can you do it
for me now—the day you get this V—
’Twould be invaluable to me, and save
the appointment of B or C . < Get
it up and send it to the Postmaster Gen
eral, with a letter of transmissal signed
by yourself, in yournewspaporial capa
city, stating that it is gotten up in my
temporary absence from the city , oti leave;
that I Lave advocated and supported
the Conservative cause and immediate
admission of Southern representatives
from the start, and any other good thing
you know so well how to say. (The
above to be in your letter of transmis
sal, remember.) I’ll be in Washington
next week, and will call tbe matter up
and get it put through. Now do not
delay, S , hut put it through on the
fast line. Try to have it mailed by
Monday or Tuesday, October 9th; then
I’ll get it the 12th or 13th. Write me a
private note at same time, addressed
A. L. Harris, Special Agent Postofiice
Department, Washington, D. C.
The Radicals are raising hell up here,
and will sweep Ohio. 1 think it would
be a good plan for you to prepare the
peopie to expect a Radical Congress for
the Fortieth. Would to God it could
he prevented, but It can't. I think the
Radicals will hang themselves with the
rope they are paying out now. There
must be a reaction —the Union cannot
bo kept divided as it is now. Tbe Al
mighty won’t allow it. Respects to
t p , J , B , and all the
other spirits of Savannah.
Ever, A. L. Harris.
The Assassination op the Pil
j,ows.— In addition to the notice of the
assassination of the two sons or Gen.
Pillow, which we copied from the
Huntsville Independent, we find the
following in the Tuscumbia Alabamian,
published iu the county where the as
sassiualion took place. The Alabamian
says:
We learn from reliable authority tha
on Sunday night last, persons in dis-
I guise entered the house of Capt. Grant
j ville Pillow, who lived near LaGrange,
in this county, and tired two pistol shots
at him, both striking him in the face,
i Capt. Pillow managed to escape, going
with bis brother William Pillow, to the
i house of Josiah Horn, E-q., in La
Grange. Shortly after his arrival at
Mr. Horn’s, the disguised parties came
| into the house and fired a load of buck
shot into Capt. Pillow’s body, killing
him instantly. His brother escaped and
was not heard of again until Tuesday
morning, when his dead body was
found about two miles from LaGrange,
!in an old field. This is a terrible and
, mysterious affair. No due to the per
petrators as yet.
\ The gin house and gin, on the prein
ises of Mr. John Culver, four miles from
i Sparta, in Hancock county, Ga., togeth
| er with about twelve bales of cotton,
belonging to Mr. Michael Butler, and
about one thousand bushels of cotton
1 seed, was burned on Monday night of
| last week. It is thought the fire was
the work of an incendiary.
On! Don’t.—The Chattanooga Times
says that a delegation composed of A.
G. Sharp, late Mayor of that city, and
several other capitalists, have gone to
Atlanta to get the Legislature to take
B ome action looking to the annexation
f Chattanooga to the State of Georgia.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1870.
TELEGRAPHIC.
By from Enrope.
Paris, Jan. 17.—A motion to post
pone the debate on Rochefort’s arraign
ment failed by a vote of 39 to 19. Oli
vier opposed postponement. Several
! Deputies received menacing letters in
case the Chamber authorizes Roche
i fort’s prosecution.
■ Rome, Jan. 17. —The Council sat four
: hours Saturday. The oldest legates
complained that the speeches were too
long and the obligations of secrecy were
j violated by members.
I Rome—The Empress of Austria after
receiving commission from the Pope
; left the city.
Over 300 fathers refused to sign the
petition in favor of infallibility. Many
others returned evasive answers. The
opposition propose a counter petition,
and assert that there is a certainty of
sufficient adherents to defeat infalli
bility.
London, Jan. 17.—The Tablet, Cath
olic organ, says: “To favor infallibility
would be erroneous.”
The Times thinks the presence of the
French troops may encourage tho Pope
to insist on infalitbility, notwithstand
ing the reluctance of the Council.
Paris, Jan. 17.—The city is tranquil,
though anxiety is manifested regarding
Rochefort’s decision in the Corps Leg
islatif to-day.
From Atlantis.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17.—The Com
mittee appointed from both houses ad
dressed the following to Gen. Terry:
“Wo, the undersigned, a committee
appointed at a meeting of both Houses
of the General Assembly, irrespective ot
party, having objected and protested
against the manner of organization of
said General Assembly as illegal, un
constitutional aud unauthorized by law
or precedent, respectfully request the
General Commanding, that as it has
been decided to transfer the question of
eligibility of members from the forum
recognized by the constitution aud laws
to that of a military commission, that
after an investigation has been made
and a record of the facts in the several
cases been completed, the same be sub
mitted to the Judges of the Supreme
Court of Georgia—the liigiiest judicial
tribunal in the State —fur their opinion
as to the eligibility of the members
whose seats are questioned.
“Trusting, General, that the forego
ing request may be irranted, we respect
fully ask an immediate reply.
“Signed: J. E. Bryant, Chairman;
Caldwell, Scott, Burns, Price, Candler,
Williams, Osgood, Holden, Shumate,
and Harper.”
Col. J. E. Bryant states that on as
sembling of the House he did not say
the acts of Congress were illegal and
revolutionary. He always supported
tiie reconstruction acts of Congress aud
present act of Congress.
Nothing done in the Senate.
The House met and read an order
from Bullock, approved by Terry. That
order gives time pending investigation
of the right of certain persons to hold
seats under the reconstruction acts.
From Wovlilncloo.
Washington, Jan. 17.—Committees
done nothing.
Senate.—Many petitions.
The House refused tho use of their
hall to the President of the Committee
of National Labor Union to expound
their views.
Revenue $843,000.
The Honolulu minister was presented
to the President Saturday. He is a
Maine Yankee.
Albert Spry and John Bonner, promi
inent actors in the gold panic, testified
to-day. Other witnesses will be exam
ined to-morrow.
Terry’s dispatches indicate that three
Senators and ten representatives are
clearly disqualified and will be expelled
by Mililary order, still, however, leaving
the Legislature iu the hands of the Con
servatives.
Prince Arthur arrived Satnrday.—
The festivities in his honor, as far as
the programme announces, are exclu
sive of dinners, one of which are by
Fisk or by Grant.
Among the nominations is D. H.
Starbuek, District Attorney for North
Carolina.
Senate —Petition presented urging re
duced rate of licenses to maimed sol
diers.
Sumner, from the Foreign Relations,
presented a bill regulating ocean cables;
also providing for the payment of the
French claims prior to 1801.
Virginia resumed.
Stewart desired the House bill be put
on its passage.
Sumner refused to allow the bill to be
read more than once.
Conkling suggested that the House
bill be offered at the proper time as a
substitute.
Morrell, of Vt., declared Virginia un
fit to be admitted, with or without con
ditions. He would, however, rather
trust the rebels of the South than the
Democrats of the North. Gov. Walker
was not a fit representative of the loyal
men.
Morton proposed amendments that j
the restrictions of the 14th amendment i
forever apply to Virginia, and making
acceptance of office conflicting there
with a penalty.
Finally, Stewart’s motion prevailed, j
and the Senate bill was laid aside and
the House bill considered.
Edmunds then moved his amendment ;
exacting the restrictions of the 14th j
amendment.
The discussion was continued quite
tamely, Thayer closing with an hour’s
speech, when he was interrupted with
a motion to go into Executive session.
[louse—Under regular call, resolution
directing the survey and examination
of the West bank of the Potomac, from
Georgetown to Harper’s Ferry, to re
port the practicability of running a rail
road along said bank.
Joint resolution by Butler, of Tcnnes
see, declaring acts legislative, judicial
or executive, by persons disqualified by
the 14th amedment null, was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
The balance of the day was devoted
to discussion of appointments for the
Forty second Congress.
Sherman has telegraphed his approval
of Reynolds’ action approving of the
installation of Davis and Fanagan as
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of
Texas and convening the Legislature.
Butler arrived and spent most of the
day in the Senate.
The friends of Virginia’s admission,
pure and simple, are discouraged
today. The speeches showed no chan
ges and were mostly of the “spread
eagle” character.
From Montgomery.
Montgomery, Jan. 17.—1n the Sen
; ate to-day the bill taxing railroads and
their property for the benefit of the
State and exempting from County tax
was discussed.
Bills were introduced repealing all
j lottery charters, and to expedite the
building of the Alabama and Chattanoo
ga railroad.
In the House Mr. Brown, the elected
Democrat, was sworn in, having been
returned to the legislature, from Cham
bers by an almost unanimous vote.
Bills introduced all local.
From Cuba.
Havana, Jan. 17—A memorial signed
by one thousand Spaniards has gone to
Spain requiring the Cortez to postpone
reforms in Porto Rico. The people o*
Cuba are unprepared to receive reforms
and are prepared to wait until Cuba is
represented in the Cortes.
The Cleopatra and Triton have ar.
rived from Vera Cruz. Seward and his
party are aboard and remain a week in
Havana.
From Mew Orleans.
New Orleans, Jan. 17.—Gambling
houses have been closed in conformity
with an act of the Legislature.
From SI. Louis.
St. Louis, Jan.l7—A terrific thunder,
wind and hail storm to-night. Panic
in the theatres; several considerably
hurt. _
From tlie Cuthbert Appeal.
Ulorloas Mews—The Work Pro
gresses.
Last week the President of tho Bain
bridge, Cuthbert and Columbus Rail
road, sent us the following telegram :
Col. 11. H. Jones —Contracts to Col
quitt, have been let to Major Harris.
The line thence to Cuthbert was ordered
to be prepared at once for contractors.
B. F. Bruton, Prest.
It will be preceived that the managers
of this great enterprise have gone to
work with commendable energy, and in
the hands of its indefatigable head, Col.
Bruton, aud the able and experienced
engineer in charge, success is beyond a
peradventure.
The company have now in hand am
ple means to construct the first twenty
miles of road, after which the aid of the
State will he forth coming.
In the meantime, subscribers are
meeting with great promptitude the sev
eral assessments called for, aud new
names and contributions are constantly
added to (lie list.
Very soon the whole line from Bain
bridge to this point will he let out in
short sections to contractors, and the
work will then progress rapidly,through
one of the most favorable regions tor
railroading in the United Slates. Light
grades, no large water courses, aud an
abundance of the best timber, offer rare
facilities to the contractors.
Once completed to this city, our Slow'
art county friends will assuredly take
speedy and vigorous measures to ;place
themselves iu connection with the outer
world.
Not a doubt exist that they alone will
build the road to Lumpkin. Then Col
umbns, which we regret to say, has
ever been singularly apathetic on the
subject, must come to the rescue in self
defence, and complete the last liuk of
the enterprise, or forever lose tho rich
trade she now enjoys, from Chattahoo
chee and Stewart.
Let none then who by their subscrip
tions have put their shoulders to the
wheel, fail to keep the machine in mo
tion, by their timely subsidies when
needed.
From Col. Screven, we are assured,
of the earnest sympathy and support of
the Atlantic and Gnlf road, in behalf of
our project, which, when finished, will
prove so rich a feeder to tiiat great ar
tery of commerce.
Mr. Davis Nettled in the Insurance
Business.
The New Orleans Picayune says:
The friends of Jefferson Davis will,
recollect that it was some time ago an
nounced that this distinguished gentle
man had been elected President of Car
olina Life Insurance Company, of Mem
phis, Tennessee.
Mr. Davis returned to this country,
after being relieved from the persecu
tions against him, that he might here
seek such employment at would support
himself and family, utterly impoverish
ed by the events of the war.
Some time after his arrival here he
was offered this position of President of
that insurance company. He declined
to accept it, generous as was the offer of
salary accompauying’it, and much as it
was needed by him, until he could ex
amine into the condition, management
and prosperity of the company.
He, therefore, procured the services
of an eminent assurance actuary from an
Eastern city, who went to Memphis and
examined carefully into all the business
of the company, past and present, and,
after a thorough siftiug of the same,
pronounced it sound, correct and well
managed. Mr. Davis, therefore, ac
cepted the presidency tendered him,
and entered upon the exercise of the
ofHce. He has since devoted himself
earnestly to mastering the duties of his
position, so that he may secure himself
and all who may entrust their means
and confidence to this institution from
any loss of the same.
He has appointed as the General
Agent of the company, to reside at New
Orleans, Gen. Braxton Bragg, and the
General Agent of the company, Mr. J.
H. Edmundson, has been here for some
time giving Gen. Bragg full information
respecting the business of the company.
The Effects of Climate on White
and Black Life in Louisiana.
It is a -rather curious fact for the con
sideration of historical students and
those of vital statistics, says the New
Orleans Picayune,that, although almost
two generations in the life of man have
passed, and the whole number of col
ored men who participated in the battle
at Chalmette in January,lßls, did not
exceed five hundred,the number of pao
pie of that class who, under a law pass
ed by the present General Assembly eon
fering upon such persons a pension, has
brought to light the fact that between
seven hundred and eight hundred col
ored veterans have already presented
themselves, aud furnished the necessary
affidavits of themselves and witnesses
to secure the issuance of eerterficates
upon which pensions can be secured.
This is a pregnant fact in the vital sta
tistics of Louisiana, and one which
plainly exhibits the very remarkable re
suit before undreamed of anywhere,that
I here is a region of tho world where
lapse of time takes a certain number ot
white men to their graves, while it act
ually adds to a given number of the
black race and drives death away' from
them entirely.
Removal of the Capital.— There
was a meeting at St. Louis, on Thurs
day night, to consider the removing of
the National Capital. Tho Chairman
was authorized to appoint a committee
| to visit Washington to use their influ
ence in getting the removal question he
fore Congress, but especially to prevent,
i if possible, further appropriations for
i government buildings at Washington.
(It was stated by some of the speakers
that there is a Congressional organiza
tion which, two weeks ago, numbered
nearly 80 members,and is constantly in
creasing, whose purpose is to defeat
appropriations and generally agitate the
removal question.
Cotton at Montgomery. —Received
j past week, 1422 bales; total receipts
• 60,789; stock Jan. 14th, 16,328.
Proceed Inga or the Military Con
mission.
“Star Chamber, Y
Circumlocution Office,” >
No. 24, Capitol Building Jan. 15, ’7O. J
At the hour of 10 o’clock, as per ad
journment of this body, a few reporters
of the press, and the Secretary of the
military inquisition, were assembled.—
At about 20 minutes to 11, Geu. Ruger,
Gen. Haines end Major Goodfellow ap
peared in the Star Chamber, and called
the case of Senator Winn. This was
military promptness ! Farrow said he
had sent his man Friday, Geo. S.
Thomas, to Marietta, to procure it, but
he hadn’t yet returned. Farrow wast
ed perhaps a half hour in relating the
supposed adventures of this “Innocent
abroad” upon the sea of political uncer
tainty. The upshot of it was, that Far
row didn’t intend to try the case to-day.
j The Board, who seem to be fair
minded gentlemen, (especially Generals
Ruger and Haines) and not a litte im
! pressed with the idea that it is all a farce,
| then, with the very slightest imaginable
| trace of satire in their eyes, asked Far
row if he was ready in any other ease.
Farrow, hesitatingly replied, “ N-o,
; s-i-r; we have almost agreed on a state
|of facts in Hinton’s case.” The Board
: said they would grant a recess of twenty
j minutes, and then retired to their secret
j council chamber adjoining.
! The twenty minutes under Farrow’s
manipulation lengthened into an hour,
and finally the Board appeared upon
the stage, and Col. Lester then demand
ed for respondents, that specific charges
should be made against the Senators on
trial. Farrow objected to this, and har
rangued the Board ou the question for
some time. Judge Richard Clarke pre
sented the justice and law of his demand
so clearly and forcibly that the Board
only retired long enough to write out
their decisiou.
They then returned and Major Good
fellow read an order that Farrow must
present his charges, in writing specifi
cally—without prejudice, however, to
his right to present any others that he
might discover thereafter.
Farrow here moved to put the defend
ants upon the stand and prove all nec
essary facts by them, in order to facili
tate measures. Judge Clarke replied,
objecting. lie said that as counsel for
defendants, they were willing to put in
writing and sign anything that could he
proved ; hut, as their ineligibility in
volved a criminal prosecution, he object
ed to forcing them to testify against
themselves.
Judge Bigham, as associate counsel
with Farrow, replied, that this was not
a criminal proceeding, hut a mere inves
tigation of eligibility, and for the testi
mony of the party on trial, there was a
precedent in the first organization of tho
Housein 18GS. Judge Clarke explained
that then it was don:! by consent of the
House, and when it involved no crime,
to he declared ineligible.
The Board then retired and returned,
saying that the respondents would not
bo forced, against their will, to he made
witnesses in their own eases.
Farrow then desired to know if, with
the consent of respondent, lie could put
him upon the witness stand ?
Os course there was no objection to
this from any quarter, and Farrow,
seemingly surprised at getting what lie
asked for, seemed like the man who had
found the elephant and didn’t know
what to do with him. But after awhile
he said he would then put Mr. Hinton
on the stand, by his consent; and then
asked leave to retire aud prepare charges
against Hinton. The Board granted
ten minutes and retired. Farrow aud
Bigham —arcades umbo —retired also.
Bigham and Farrow here returned
and read the specifications against Hin
ton.
When Col. Lester filed two pleas— one
a plea to the jurisdiction, and a plea of
not guilty.
The Board said as to the plea to the
jurisdiction, they would allow it filed,
but as a Military Commission, they had
no authority to consider the question of
jurisdiction.
Hinton then swore that he was elect
ed Judge of the Inferior Cout of • ,
about the first of January, 1861—before
the Ordinance of Secession. He did
not take the oath of office, because, be
fore he received his commission, the
Ordinance was passed and he refused
the office.
Hinton then stated that in justice to
himself, he would like to relate a con
versation between himself and Cos).
Farrow. Hinton submitted his case to
Farrow, and Farrow stated that he de
clined to fix a date for the commence
ment of the rebellion, but would say,
that if he were a juryman he would sit
ten years before Hinton could be con
victed on that state of facts.
By counsel for defense—He did not
become a Justice of the Inferior Court
until after the State had seceded; tbe
Arsenal at Augusta, and Fort Pulaski
had been seized by the State authori
ties.
Attorney General Farrow then asked
for a suspension of the case, reserving
the general right: to offer additional
evidence, thougn not expecting to offer
any.
Mr. Hinton asked that, if new evi
dence was offered, that he be notified,
in order that he might offer rebutting
evidence.
The Commission then took a recess
until 3 o’clock, p. m. —Atlanta Const., of
Sunday.
Items from tbe Albany News.
Extensive Robbery. —The store of
Messrs. Brown & Wesolowski, dry
goods merchants of this city, was rob
bed of eight or ten thousand dollars last
Tuesday night.
About a week ago Mr. Brown lost his
safe key, and it is supposed that the
finder or robber of this concealed him
self in the store on Tuesday evening,
and during the night opened the safe
and took all the cash except twenty
cents. The notes and other papers
were left. It is believed, from the tracts
made as he left the door, that the thief
is a white man.
Labor. —Many planters in this coun
ty are still on the hunt for labor to till
their ground. We learn from a gentle
man recently from Baker county, that
the difficulty of procuring hands is much
greater there than in this county. Many
negroes in that county thus far decline
making contracts.
The numerous friends of the Hon. D.
A. Vason, of our city, will be grieved
to hear of his sad bereavement in the
death of his wife.
Mrs. Vason died yesterday morning,
after a protracted illness. She leaves
several small children to feel with their
father, this greatest loss.
Grant’s First Veto. —The curiosity
of Senators was decidedly piqued to
day by the reception of a veto message
from President Grant. His first veto !
And what has he ventured to veto ?
was the natural inquiry. Finally the
Senators in:-islet lon having the! m per hint
document read It proved to tie a veto
of a private hill for the relief nl one
Roddy White, doomed to he lorevcr il
lustrious as involving a possible collis
ion between a loyal President and a
loyal Congress. The document, which
referred to the letter of the Ordinance
Bureau, for reasons, was read, ordered
to lie on the table and be printed. The
ice is broken at last; but Grant may
make the same excuse for the veto as
the girl did for her transgression : It
was“*«c7i a little one.”— World.
Symptoms. —Slight pain in the side,
the skin and eye assume a thick yellow
coat, digestion is impaired, an unpleas
ant sinking sensation at the pit of the
stomach is experienced, the bowels are
irregular, the mind fretful, the memory
weakened, sometimes a slight cough,
coldness of the hands and feet, some
times loss of appetite and others unnat
ural craving for food, dizziness of the
head, depressed spirits, feeling of un
certainty, of having left something
undone, but can’t tell what it is. Take
Simmons’ Liver Regulator, it will re
move all unpleasant feelings and make
oyu well.
WEDNESDAY MORNING JAM. 19
Large Number of Employees- —We
understand the Eagle and Phenix Man
ufactory now have over 500 employees.
These furnish support to about a thou
sand people. _
The Result. —The result of the in
terview between President Wadley and
Superintendent Clark, of the M. & G.
R. R., with the contractors last Satur
day, at Union Springs, was that the
latter promised to push the extension to
Troy at once. If not, the road will do
the work itself.
Agents of Fertilizers. —R. B.
Gunby & Cos. aro agents for a variety of
most excellent fertilizers. In addition
they have the St. Charles county com
for seed, and oats. We refer readers
to the notice.
Liquor Licenses.— Thus far the City
Council has granted thirty-one second
class, to sell at 10c. and under, and four
first class, to sell at 15c. or over. There
are fifteen or twenty yet to be granted,
making the total number of barrooms
in the city some 50 or 55. In all cases
the applicants are required to give re
spectable bondsmen to keep an orderly
house, arguing such a requirement may
do good and cannot work harm.
Change of Name.— The village over
the river, now generally known as
Browneville, where a majority of the
operatives of tho Eagle and Phenix
manufactory live, together with the
village to be erected, just opposite the
factory, on the Alabama side, for the
employees of the new mill, has been
named McAllisterville, and is hereafter
to be called by that appellation. It is
named after Capt. McAllister, who for
many years has been connected with
the establishment, and aided greatly in
its success.
Operations of a Year. —During the
year 1869, the Columbus factory was
not run during 64 days of the Summer,
while new machinery was being intro
duced. The report of the Treasurer,
shows that during the time it was in
operation, 242,392 pounds of cotton, at
an average cost of $25 54-100 cents,
wero consumed, and the following
goods manufactured: Yarns, 9,536
bunches, weighing 47,680 pounds ; 4 4
sheeting 8,549 pieces, measuring 304,
245 yards and weighing 100,131 pounds;
7-8 sheeting, 5,996 pieces, measuring
212,602 yards and weighing 57,672
pounds; Sewing and Knitting Thread,
3,684 pounds; Wrapping Twine 27
pounds; Rope, 439 pounds; Cotton
Batting 140 pounds.
The company owns the. finest water
power on the continent, as a considera
hie river has a porpi-tual fall within a
mile, of42A feel, and the current runs
through a natural tail way, with rock
walls, twenty feet wide and fifteen deep
at low water. The power, it is estimat
ed, will run one million spindles. The
mill and property aro located three miles
above Columbus.
Dumb. —We have searched in vain,
our Nortiiern and western exenanges
for comment on last week’s doings at
Atlanta. The Tribune has partizan
dispatches from Atlanta, representing
that Bullock is all right, and that his
course and that of Terry is entirely sat
isfactory to the Radical party and a
large portion ol the Democrats. But
Horace Greeley is as dumb as an oyster.
He opens not his mouth on the Georgia
situation. The other New York dailies
have very meagre accounts of the affair,
and none deign a notice, save the Her
ald, which dismisses the Georgia ease
with a sneer. The Cincinnati Commer
cial has a special correspondent at At
lanta. He has given full accounts and,
for a Radical, very fair ones, both by
telegraph and mail. Yet the leading
organ of Radicalism in the West, says
never a word. Are they dumbfounded
at the “unmitigated outrages” or do
they wait for their cues from Washing
ton ? It is a strange thing, in Ameri
can journalism, that the outrages perpe
trated upon the people of Georgia,
should so far have provoked no pro
tests, or endorsements from triends
or foes.
Montgomery and Troy Railroad.
—The incorporators met in Montgome
ry on Monday afternoon.
The chairman, Col. J. A. Farden,
read the charter of the road, after which
a board of temporary directors was
chosen. The following gentlemen con
stitutc the Board:
Messrs. Joseph Goetter, 11. E. Faber,
D. H. Cram, Jno. W. Durr, J. A. Far
den, A. N. Worthy, H. P. Lee, B. K.
Ponder and C. A. Miller.
The Board then proceeded to elect
temporary officers, which resulted in
the election of Mr. D. H. Cram for
President, and Mr. J. F. Whitfield as
Secretary and Treasurer.
It was understood tha.t so soou as a
sufficient amount of stock is subscribed,
au election for permanent officers will
be held.
To be Turned Out. —Terry lias in
structed his Military Commission to
declare the following Democratic
members of the House ineligible:
Isham Raildisli, AppliDg county; R.
W. Phillips, Echols; E. M. Taliaferro,
Fulton; J. 11. Nunn, Glasscock; R. A.
Donaldson, Gordon; W. P. Brice,
Lumpkin; J. N. Harris, Murray; L. 11.
Walthall, Polk; L. C. A. Warren, Quit
man; Thos. F. Rainey, Schley; O. C.
Humber, Stewart; G. N. Harper, Sum
ter; Frank Wilchar, Taylor; John B
Sorrells, Walton; J. D. Smith, Ware.
Dp.ATn of an Old Negro.—Undo
Jacob Reiser, an ordained Baptist
preacher, died in Montgomery ou Sun
day night, after a long illness, at the
age of 67 years. He was universally
r< speeled hy all classes All printers,
wh.i were in Muutgomi ry during tho
days nl !mtnl presses, will remember
“Uncle .1 •!<■ ” ns hi excellent and re
i spected pressman.
Alabama Legislature, Monday.—
There was not an item of any interest
to our readers which was not telegraph
ed yesterday. Local matters of the
Southern, Northern and Western parts
of the State occupied the whole day,
and none were acted on.
A Military Mayor. —Tho Atlanta
Constitution gives it as a current rumor
that Z. B. Hargrove is to be made May
or of Rome. Major Hargrove was
Mayor of Rome last year, but was de
feated in his aspirations for a second
term at the recent election, over which
ho is said to have chafed considerably.
General Joseph E. Johnson has defi
nitely declined to accept the proffered
Presidency of the University of Nash
ville, Tennessee, as his business en
gagements are such that, he cannot with
honor ask a release from them.
NO. 46.
PKUDUIE THE PROOF.
The Atlanta Intelligencer of Sunday
last gives the following extract a prom
inent place in its oditorial column :
“We do not hesitate to say that the
administration of the Western and At
lantic Railway, under Governor Bullock
and his efficient and faithful officers,
will compare favorable with any prece-c
ding administration of the road.”
That journal boastsof its “high tone,”
its honesty, and its devotion to princi
pie. It sets itself up “par excellence”
as the exponent of the Democratic party
or Georgia, as the champion and defen
der of tho best and dearest interests of the
people of the State. The extract which
wc have copied contains a very bold
and broad assertion. It is quite safe to
say that the belief of the Intelligence!
is not shared by a single intelligent
man, woman or child in the State. In
deed, under the shadow of the sauctum
of that paper, almost in hearing of its
editors and managers, a conflict is bciug
waged, the most important issue in
which concerns the control and man
agement of the Slate Road, aud a scruti
ny into its administration since it has
passed into the hands of the Radical
party. The Democrats who liuvc agieed
to join hands with the Radicals cuuuot
be moved by political considerations.
They know that they are in a minority,
and that their strength aud power are
liable to be cut down at a moment’s no
tice by a Radical Congress or a Military
Commission. They cannot hope for a
speedy admission of the Stale from ef
forts of theirs, with the case of Virginia
staring them in the face. They have
combined to protect if possible, the ma
terial interests of the Slate, to save the
public treasury from further plunder, to
put the State Road in the hands of com
petent, honest and responsible officials.
The belief is wide-spread and deep
seated in the public mind that the ad
ministration of the State Road has nei
ther been wise, judicious, economical or
honest. It is a settled fact, capable
of proof positive, that unscrupulous,
dishonest and irresponsible men have
been entrusted with its management
and earnings. Since the assembling
of tho Legislature, facts havo appeared
in the journals of Atlanta which give
strength to the popular belief ou this
subject. Some of the published state
ments implicate to some extent the
manager and proprietor of the Atlanta
Intelligencer. Bold assertions will not
suit his case. They will not clear up his
complicity, or restore public confi
dence in the management of the lload.
The people want and demand facts.
They desire proofs to sustain the asser
tions ot tho Intelligencer. It has been
shown and is not denied by the Intelli
gencer, that it has been in the pay of
the road. It must produce proof to sus
tain its assertions, or rest under the
suspicion of being paid to make asser
ting which cannot be sustained.
There have been just, economical
and successful administrations of the
State Road. The Chief Justice of the
State has appealed to the peoplo to
unite to bring this thing about again.
He is a Radical, the chief of Radicals.
His letter contains an Imputation upon
the management of the State Road, an
imputation that is in direct conflict with
the assertion of the Intelligencer.
The Democratic Party of the State
denies that the Road has been justly or
honestly managed. The Intelligencer
assumes to be the organ of tho Demo
cratic Party. As an humble private in
the ranks, as one of the people, as a
tax payer, we demand that it shall make
its assertion good by competent proofs.
Bullock and Hulbbrt—The Good
Little Boys. —We have continually
labored under the impression that we
should gain nothing from the split in
tho Radical ranks, and have endeavored
so to impress our people. We have
just stumbled on a little piece of intelli
gence that confirms our faith. The
Atlanta correspondent of the Cincin
nati Commercial has interviewed Hul
bert a second time. The amiable mar
tyr thus responds:
“What do you think of Bullock’s
course V”
“I like Bullock; he’s a generous, clov
er fellow, but he’s too much of an ex
tremist cither for his own good or the
good of the State. He listens to bad
advice.”
“Were you expecting to be decapita
ted when the order came ?”
“Yes, the thing has been working for
three months, or more. But Bullock
did a good thing for me when he cut oil'
my head. I told him so the other day,
and he acknowledged it.”
Hulhert loves Bullock; he is so gen
erous, so clever. And Bullock he kicks
Hulhert out of the fattest place in Geor
gia. And Hulhert is not mad. Oh !
no. He loves Bullock. Bullock has
done him a favor. And Bullock ac
knowledges it.
Bryant’s Tale. We find iu the
Baltimore "Suu” the following dispatch
from J. E. Bryant:
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13.—The Gen
eral Assembly met ou Monday. In
direct violation ot law, Gov. Bullock
ordered a Mr. Harris, au officer on the
Slate road, which is entirely under the
control of the Governor to ussunio the
duties of secretary pro tern. lie took
absolute control ot our alfairs.although
the law of Cougress authorizes the Gen
eral Assembly to perfect its organisa
tions. We should have organized per
manenlly yesterday, it this man Harris
had not dismissed us when we had been
iu session but two hours. I protested
against the usurpation of authority hy
this uniu, aud he sent two fellows
whom tie called sergeants-at arms, to
arrest me. One was a son of Foster
Blodgett.—Tho other drew a pistol on
me to shoot me. The whole was an un
paralleled usupatiou of authority iu this
country,except by the rebels.—As a un
ion soldier and a republican I protested,
hut it did.no good. If Bullock and Blodg
eltjcoulinue as.they have begun they will
sink the republican party of Georgia
forever. 1 have resigned the position of
postmaster of Augusta from what 1 re
gard as a sense of duty to my State, and
have taken my seat in the General As
sembly. No matter what may be said
of me, I shall be true to my record as a
union soldier and a republican. If the
Georgia Assembly is allowed to proceed
and organize, we will elect an anti-Bul
lock republican and ratify tho 15th
amendment. Tho democrats who are
disqualfied refuse to take the oath.
They all submit to the law. In fact,
there is but little opposition in the State.
Will Gov. Bullock be allowed to contin
ue to obstruct the organizing of our
House l J. E. Bryant.
Republican member General Assem
bly.
What the Military Commission
will Do.—The Atlanta correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial says :
The Commission will, of course, un
seat a number of Democrats, and there
by give the Radicals a majority—just
what they have been working for.
The Tuakaloosa Monitor says that
preparations are being made to com
mence work on the Alabama and Chat
tanooga Railroad near that point in a
few days.
Correspondence of the Sun unit Times.
EDITORIAL HASH.
(I’lsts El|(lull.)
BY SIDNEY HERBERT.
Lost Child 111—The Rev. Dr. Full
or, an eminent Baptist divine of Balti
more, in a letter to the Index and Bap
tist, in speaking of theerror of pulling
Baptist daughters into Pedobaptist
boarding schools, says: “A. gunUmuan
from Georgia called and said to me,
with deep emotion , ‘we have lost that
child of mine.’ ” It seems that this
gentleman—a man of nuans and a Bap
tist deacon—had done what some Bap
tists think is an unpardonable offence:
put his daughter into a Presbyterian
hoarding school, and while there she
bad joiued the Presbyterian Church.
Poor “lost child!" what a sau fate!!
And yet, suppose that tins father-in
full of deep emotion —when he alights
from the Baptist traiu iu the great Union
Depot at the New Jerusalem station,
shall discover, to his great surprise,
that his lost daughter lias also arrived,
safe aud sound, by the Presbyterian
traiu, think you he will lay aside his
bigotry sufficiently to greet her with the
joyful cry, “the lost is found,” oi will
he, turning his back upon her, piously
exclaim, “one lailh, one Lord, one bap
tism," aud go iu search of one of the
only two denominational mansions—
Baptist and Episcopal—which are sup
posed to exist iu heaven—leaving his
poor daughter to spend an eternity witli
Methodists, Presbyterians, Cougroga
tionalists, aud other heretics.
Peddling Coal Mines. —Our old
friend Prof. T. Addison Richards, Pres
ideut of the National Academy of De
sign, of New York, is quite as sketchy
with the pen as with his prolific pencil.
During a visit which he made to tho
coul regious ou the Susquehanna river,
in Pennsylvania, he met with a little
adventure which he has graphically de
scribed, aud which I beg to repeat to
the reader:
Entering the tavern one evening after
a hard day’s work, ho sat down for a
moment, with his sketch book over his
shoulder. His travel stained uud gen
erally forlorn aspect—for he had been
into aud about the coal miues—attract
ed the inquisitive notice of a gaunt
native, who, after a most wistful scruti
ny, ventured to inquire:
"What are yer peddling V”
“Peddling?” echoed Richards, half
awukeuod from Ids reverie.
“Yes; what tiave yer got to sell ?’’
“Oh I ah 1 yes 1 we are peddling—coal
mines 1”
“Coal nunoß? Whore is they ?”
“Iu the Rocky Mountains,” replied
our artist; who thereupon displayed the
pages of his sketch hook, showing him
two views of a neighboring mine which
he had that day sketched. “This one,”
said Richards, “is a sketch of tho out
side, and tiiut one is the Inside of the
beds; that is the way they are to look—
when we find them !”
“O, ye—es 1 I see 1” said the native,
with a chuckle of sunning comprehen
siou. “110, he, he ! 1 guess you’re one
of them chaps what’s going ’round
making picturs 1 I’ve seen three Oj
four on ’em ’bout here lately. Didn’r
mean no ofl'ense”—
“Oh, no, not at”—
"Only I seed you havo a box, and l
thought yer might have something to
sell: and I guess yer did sell me— didn’t
yer ?”
After complying with the request to
“step up and take something,” by way
of apology for intruding, our friend
Richards turned away to seek the pri
vacy of his own room, when lie was
thus accosted by his cheerful questioner:
“I say, you there, Mister 1 Guess if
you don’t sell all them coal mines afore
you get hack I’d like to take a few on
’em ! he I he 1 he 1”
A CnEAP Substitute.— Josh Billings
don’t say many sharper things than the
following hit at a class of young men
that strut about and show off thoir lack
of brains aud utter uselessness in the
world. Josh says: “When a young
man ain’t good for anything else, I like
to sec him carry a gold headod cane.
If he can’t buy a cane, let him part his
hair in the middle !” This certainly is
a very cheap substitute for a gold head
ed cane.
Punctuation.— lt is said that Grant’s
friends and Jay Gould have been quar
relling about a punctuation mark in a
telegraph dispatch—a period(.)—which
might after all have been a fly speck.
We heard of a minister who got up a
great controversy about the punetuatiou
of a passage of scripture, when it was
finally discovered that his Bible was
marred in its punctuation by fly specks.
Near the City Hall, in New York, a
hatter hud up a sign, “We press your
hat while you wait for fifty cents." But
the newspapers made fun of him, and
he changed it, “We press your hat
while you wait, for fifty cents.” Do
you see the point ? It’s a comma 1 —
But the old darkey beats ’em all with
his, “What do you think! I’ll shave
for a quarter and give you a drink.”
But wheu they called for the drink they
found that there was a double shave; for
he would immediately turn tho sign
over and display the other version,
which read, “What! do you think I’ll
shave for a quarter aud give you a
drink?” Not much. They "speck 100
much of that uigger,” and ho took tho
fly off of them.
Clayton, Ala.
Tnw Rev. Lothakio Tuuns Up,
Fights and Goes to thu Guard
Hoube-— A Now York telegram of the
12th iust. any a :
At about nine o’clock this evening,
Huvureud Horace Cook, the eloped
clergyiuau, suddenly made his appear
aucu in the publication otllce ot the
World, anil demanded to know who
wrote the sketch of his life in this morn
ing’s paper. Upon being referred tor
information to one of the editors, who
at the time happened to be iu the publi
cation office, the excited clergyman uud
denly turned around and assaulted the
editor, at the same tune demanding, in
loud tones, the name of the writer ol the
article. No satisfaction was, however,
given, and the office clerks, having so
sured the person of Mr. Gook, held him
until the arrival of a policeman, who
arrested hint and took him to the Heck
man street station house. Here the
assaulted party made the necessary corn
plaint, and Mr. Gook was consigned to
one of the dark cells over night, to be
examined before a magistrate in the
morning.
Before being locked up, and in an
swer to the questions of the sergeant in
command, he stated that he was thirty
years old and was married. Upon being
asked what his profession was, he shed
tears and said : “1 have no profession
now.” Then again, in an excited man
ner, he exclaimed that he would give
hiß left arm to face the man who put
this sketch in to day’s World. His
pockets wore thon searched tor knives
or pistols, but nothing was found except
a large sum of money. Ho was then
locked up.
It has been ascertained that he arrived
in town this afternoon and registered
himself under the name of Daly, at
Lovejoy’s. Reports have it that Miss
Johnson has returned to her parents.
This last, however, needs confirmation.
The Atlanta Constitution says Mr.
Samuel Burdelt, of Milton county, Ga.,
slaughtered this season, four hogs of
his own raising, weighing over 1000
pounds. The largest weighed between
five and six hundred, and the smallest
over three hundred pounds.